Year: 2005

Steve Jobs warns on digital music price hike

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said the music industry is “greedy for considering a hike in the price of digital downloads, warning such a move would drive users back to piracy,” reports Reuters. “If they want to raise the prices, it means that they are getting greedy,” said Jobs at a news conference in Paris today. “If the price goes up, they (consumers) will go back to piracy and everybody loses,” he said.

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Intego announces Personal Backup X4, VirusBarrier X4

Intego today announced the latest version of Intego Personal Backup X, its backup, synchronization and volume cloning solution for Mac OS X. Personal Backup X4 version 10.4 incorporates numerous features designed to provide faster backups and improved ease-of-use. The new features that have been introduced enhance the overall backup procedure for users, making it faster and more efficient, says the company.

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Softchaos releases Webstractor 1.5.2

Softchaos today announced it is shipping Webstractor 1.5.2, the latest version of its Web content capturing and processing application. Now for the first time, Webstractor, its documentation and support resources are available in French. Version 1.5.2 also introduces the option to choose between search engines, plus enhanced Flash-handling capabilities, as well as fixes to reported issues. Webstractor requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later and is priced at US$79.99.

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