At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007. In addition, Apple previewed a version of Tiger, running on an Intel-based Mac to the over 3,800 developers attending Steve Jobs’ keynote address.
Read MoreApple today announced it expects to deliver over two million copies of Mac OS X Tiger by the end of this week, including copies sold at retail, copies delivered under maintenance agreements and copies bundled with Mac systems shipped, making Tiger Apple’s fastest selling OS release ever. Developer support for Tiger is also setting new records, says Apple, with hundreds of developers including Microsoft and Adobe announcing support for Tiger.
Read MorePlantronics today announced the availability of the .Audio 85, a foldable, multipurpose stereo headset that provides high quality listening for iPods and Apple computers. The .Audio 85 also provides excellent voice transmit for Apple’s popular iChat and GarageBand, as well as online gaming, speech recognition and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication applications. The new headset has a suggested retail price of US$79.99 and comes with a leatherette carrying pouch.
Read MoreAdvenio today announced a new version of their popular MacXword crossword puzzle client. Version 1.3.0 brings multi-letter cell values, direct word navigation, and Spotlight integration, among other new features. In addition, the company announced the MacXword Puzzle Collection — 50 new crossword puzzles, available as a print-optimized eBook and as MacXword-readable puzzle files. They are offering a US$5.00 discount on MacXword or the MacXword Bundle until June 20, 2005.
Read MoreApple Unveils Preview Release of QuickTime 7 for Windows
WWDC 2005, SAN FRANCISCO–June 6, 2005–Apple today delivered a preview
release of QuickTime 7 Player and QuickTime 7 Pro for Windows, the
industry’s first mainstream H.264 solution for streaming and playback of
High Definition (HD) video on the Windows platform. Ratified as part of the
MPEG-4 standard, the H.264 video codec delivers pristine quality video
across a broad range of bandwidths, from 3G for mobile devices to iChat AV
for video conferencing to HD for broadcast and DVD.