NBC has said that is plans to offer podcast programs of “NBC Nightly News” and “Meet the Press” on iTunes, reports BetaNews. NBC Nightly News will appear on iTunes weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, and Meet The Press at 1:00 p.m. ET. “All three major networks have offered both video clips and audio podcasts through the iTunes service for some time, however this arrangement with NBC is the first of its kind,” notes the story.
Read MoreOther World Computing (OWC) today announced its “Consumer-Created Commercial Contest” running through December 31, 2006 and open to the public — allowing amateur digital filmmakers have their chance to play advertising executive. Grand prize in the contest is an award-winning NewerTech miniStack V2 external hard drive storage solution and FireWire/USB port expander. Other prizes include OWC gift certificates, FM transmitters, and other technology products. Winning entries will be broadcast at the Macworld Conference & Expo in January.
Read MoreAspyr Media today announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Warlords has begun shipping in North America for Macintosh. The game is licensed from 2K and was developed for Mac by Aspyr Studios. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for Firaxis Games’ award-winning title. “Paying homage to some of history’s greatest military leaders, this expansion delivers eight unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful ‘warlord’ unit.
Read MoreLaCie today announced increased performance of its Biggest FW800 RAID subsystem with hardware RAID controller. The FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 dual interface RAID now comes with internal SATA drives for faster performance, and a sleek new silver design with lockable hard disk drawers to prevent accidental removal or damage. It’s available in 1TB (US$1,299) or 2TB ($1,699) capacities, both of which are shipping now).
Read MoreFreeverse today announced a contest for the best work of art created with Lineform, the Apple Design Award-winning drawing and illustration application. Offering a grand prize of US$1,000 (and two runner-up prizes of $200 each), Freeverse is seeking entries from the creative Mac community. The contest begins today and entries will be accepted for one month. Any style, any subject, will be considered so long as it is created using Lineform alone. A free trial version of the software is available.
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