A new startup company run by ex-Apple CEO Gil Amelio, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and former Apple executive Ellen Hancock has been launched, reports EE Times. The startup, Acquicor Technology, also raised US$150 million in an initial public offering on the American Stock Exchange. The new “blank check” company, which does not make or sell anything of its own, will seek acquisitions in the technology sector.
Read MoreForbes has published its annual list of the world’s richest people. “In our inaugural ranking of the world’s richest people 20 years ago, we uncovered some 140 billionaires. Just three years ago we found 476. This year the list is a record 793. They’re worth a combined US$2.6 trillion, up 18% since last March. Their average net worth: $3.3 billion,” notes the magazine.
Read MoreDigital Foci today introduced its Memory Card Travel Case, which organizes and protects digital flash memory cards in one place. The case features a silver brushed aluminum shell with a molded, hard rubber lining lining providing protection and accessibility for the memory cards (CompactFlash I/II, MD, SM, MMC, SD, miniSD, MS, MS PRO, MS Duo, and xD card). The Digital Foci Memory Card Travel Case is priced at US$19.95.
Read More3rd Annual Revolution Convention Returns to Monterrey
Early Bird Discounts End May 1, 2006
March 15, 2006. Monterrey, CA. RevCentral and Runtime Revolution Ltd,
announced plans for the largest gathering of Revolution users and
developers to be held in Monterey, California from June 17-18. This marks
the third consecutive year that RevCentral has hosted this event. Runtime
Revolution, Ltd is co-sponsoring the event.
In 2005, Revolutionaries converged on Monterey and enjoyed a two-day
gathering that drew nearly unanimous rave reviews.
Rage Software today announced the availability of Macintosh Explorer 4.4, an update to the tabbed file browser and file management tool for Mac OS X. This free update adds a new compact list view to maximize the amount of files displayed on screen as well as improves the updating of folder listings when items are moved, copied or renamed in the Finder. Macintosh Explorer requires Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X 10.2 or later, and is priced at US$15.95. A free trial is available.
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