Year: 2005

Web Crossing Now Supports Podcasting

WEB CROSSING NOW SUPPORTS PODCASTING

Leading, Scalable Message Board and Collaboration Tools Now Powers
Podcasting Via Weblog and RSS Plug-ins

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 31, 2005 — Web Crossing, Inc., the leader in
scalable message board and collaboration tools, today announced new
standards-based support for Podcasting.

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Best Buy to sell Mac mini, iPod shuffle

Confirming a report from Merrill Lynch earlier today, Best Buy has quietly updated its online store with a note saying that it will sell Apple’s Mac mini at its brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S. The electronics retailer will offer both Mac mini models (1.25GHz/40GB and 1.42GHz/80GB) in its 660 stores “soon” and can be pre-ordered online now. Best Buy’s site also notes that its stores will soon begin selling Apple’s 512MB iPod shuffle–but not the 1GB iPod shuffle.

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StickyBrain 3.2 adds .Mac integration

Chronos today released StickyBrain 3.2, a update to the popular note manager for Mac OS X. Version 3.2 brings .Mac integration features, in addition to its Palm and iPod synchronization. StickyBrain 3.2 allows .Mac members to back up and restore their notes to their .Mac account for safe keeping or as means to move their notes between multiple computers. StickyBrain 3.2 also aims to enhance the user experience with performance improvements and user interface refinements. StickyBrain sells for US$39.99.

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Massachusetts schools to get iBooks

Some 2,500 students in Pittsfield and North Adams middle schools in Massachusetts will get Apple iBooks as part of a new laptop pilot program expected to cost US$5.4 million over three years. “The Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative is modeled after a larger program begun in Maine in 2002 and credited with inspiring students to learn needed skills for the future work force… Spearheaded by former state Rep. Peter J.

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iSkin announces Wild Sides iPod protectors

iSkin today announced the iSkin Wild Sides eVo2 protector for Apple’s iPod. The form-fitting silicone case features vibrant colors banded with white stripes that glow in the dark, and comes with a colorful iSkin Wheel Cap protector, a matching colored ultra-clear screen protector, and a removable iSkin RevoClip. iSkin Wild Sides will be available in three color combinations–Rebel (deep blue with white), Diva (hot pink with white) and Verve (bright green with white).

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