The background song in Paris Hilton’s controversial advertisement for Carl’s Jr. — Cole Porter’s “I Love Paris” — has been released exclusively on the iTunes Music Store, reports NAMC. “The new version of the song, sung by Mandell and arranged by HUM’s (HUM Recordings) Rob Lopez, has generated significant buzz among consumers,” notes the story.
Read MoreSilicon Valley’s frog design claims that Mac OS X Tiger is the “beginning of the end” for the Mac Finder, reports Wired. The design firm postulates that with the search advances in Tiger (read Spotlight and Smart Folders), there will be an ever-decreasing need for traditional nested folders. Apple does not agree, however. “The Finder is far from dead,” said Wiley Hodges, a senior product line manager for the Mac OS in the report.
Read MoreRoxio today announced the launch of The Boom Box, a Mac software suite comprised of five applications designed to “reveal the iPod’s full power and potential.” The Boom Box allows users to convert Web pages, emails and other text-based documents into audio files and create their own personal audio books that they can listen to on the go. Applications included in the suite are: CD Spin Doctor, MusicMagic Mixer, Audio Hijack, iPodderX, and iSpeak It.
Read MoreGene and Grayson Steinberg’s Tech Night Owl Live show tonight from 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET will feature Macworld’s Christopher Breen, Leander Kahney (author of “The Cult of Mac”), industry analyst Joe Wilcox, and author David Biedny — all of which will share their insights into Apple’s decision to switch to Intel.
Read MorePixelated Software today announced the release of iNews 1.0 public beta, the first version of its Desktop RSS/Atom feed reader for the Mac. iNews allows users to organize, categorize and read news feeds from multiple different Web sources. It will search thousands of feeds, refine the search by category, and browse by genre and subgenre. Other features include Smart Channels, customizable HTML news, embedded browsing, live searches, live and customizable Breaking News updates, and more. iNews is designed for Mac OS 10.3 and is priced at US$25.
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