A report on MarketWatch today notes that Richard Chu, an analyst with SG Cohen, said that a recent survey of 1,400 consumers in the US has “caused him to become more positive” about Apple’s shares, citing iPod’s high market share is increasing sales of Mac systems. He also looked favorably on the strong sales of Mac OS X Tiger.
Read MoreVerbatim today announced white inkjet-printable DVD+R Double-Layer (DL)-certified media for 2.4X to 6X DL drives. Packaged in 20-disc spindles, the new 8.5GB/240-minute discs feature a inkjet-printable surface that provides “remarkable ink absorption and excellent drying properties,” notes the company. Verbatim high-speed, white inkjet-printable DVD+R DL media is available now for a suggested street price of US$169 for a 20-disc spindle.
Read MoreWolfram Research today announced Mathematica 5.2, the 64-bit multicore release and the latest version of the company’s science and technology software system. Version 5.2 brings 64-bit technology to all supported platforms. Consequently, more than 4.3GB of memory (the 32-bit address limit) can now be addressed, and high-precision or large numbers are processed in 64-bit rather than 32-bit digit chunks for faster computation.
Read MoreLaCie today announced a partnership with Group Logic, developer of network workflow software, to integrate ExtremeZ-IP v4.0.5 File Server software into the LaCie Ethernet Disk for increased Macintosh file sharing support. ExtremeZ-IP is a Windows-based file server that fully supports Mac OS X.
Read MoreVertus this week will release Fluid Mask, a Photoshop plug-in tool that allows users to quickly and accurately cut out objects from images. “When an image is loaded, Fluid Mask’s engine analyses the distribution of colors, finding the natural groups according to the content of the image. Together with information calculated about edges, gradients and texture a model is constructed which divides the images into regions.” The tool is aimed at graphic artists within design agencies, catalogue houses and publishing houses who regularly cut-out images.
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