Year: 2005

Apple acquires rights to iTunes domain in New Zealand

Apple has attained the domain name rights to tunes.co.nz, reports TechWhack News. Reportedly the company purchased the domain from a Dunedin businessman who first registered the Web address. “Apple approached Dunedin’s Dave Goosselink who owned the domain earlier this year. Dave was using the website to sell Apple’s iPod devices purchased through the international Amazon web store.”

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Studiometry update adds new features and more

Orange.net Software today announced the release of Studiometry 3.0.3, the latest update to the company’s organizational tool for studios and freelancers. This release adds new ability to set clients to non-active, removing them from lists while keeping their information in the database. Other new features and enhancements have also been added, but this update focuses mainly on stability and performance. Studiometry is priced at US$99.95 and a 21-day free trial is available.

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Macromedia releases version 8 of its product line

Macromedia today announced Studio 8, Flash Professional 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, and Flash Player 8. Dreamweaver 8, the latest version of the company’s Web design and development application, will be available in September for US$399 for a full license ($199 upgrade). Fireworks 8, a solution for creating and optimizing high-quality, lightweight graphics and images for the Web, will be available next month for $299 for a full license ($149 upgrade). Flash Player 8, Macromedia’s Flash Player client runtime, is free of charge and is available now.

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Japan iTMS sells one million songs in first four days

Apple today announced that its iTunes Music Store in Japan has sold more than one million songs from since its launch four days ago. With over 90 percent of the songs priced at ¥150 per song, the iTunes Music Store in Japan features a mix of local favorites and popular international artists, with Japanese artists claiming both the number one song (Def Tech) and the number one album (Ulfuls). “iTunes has become Japan’s number one online music store in just four days,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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