Author: dsellers

Apple counting down to the 10 billionth iTunes download

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | |

Apple has launched a web page (http://www.apple.com/itunes/10-billion-song-countdown/) that’s counting down to the 10 billionth download at the iTunes store. And it’s offering a promo to go along with it.

To entice you to spend your hard-earned moolah, Apple says to buy a song, and if it’s the 10 billionth download, you could win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Actually, you can fill out an online to win without buying anything. Either way, you have to be 13 or older to participate.

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Google pays apple over $100 million annually for search deal

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | |

Will Apple build its own search engine? Not likely, as the company is getting over US$100 million a year from Google in its revenue share deal, reports “BusinessWeek” (http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-getting-more-than-100-million-annually-from-google-for-the-iphone-2010-2) as Google is the default search engine in Safari.

Sure, that’s not a lot of money for Apple, “but it’s enough that it doesn’t make sense for Apple to put considerable resources towards building its own Internet search engine.” Of course, if Apple wanted more money or options, there’s Microsoft and Bing.

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IBM brings business-grade social software to iPhone, Macs

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | , |

IBM (http://www.ibm.com/us/en/) says it’s delivering business-grade collaboration and social software for use with the iPhone, iPod touch or Macs.

Organizations can now use IBM software for enterprise social networking; instant messaging; and securely encrypted email and collaborative applications with the iPhone and Mac.  
The new software includes Lotus Symphony 3.0, IBM’s office productivity suite, which is now available on the Mac,  providing spreadsheets, presentations and documents free of charge.

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LaCie announces Rugged eSATA

LaCie announces Rugged eSATA

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | , |

LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced the Rugged eSATA, a mobile external hard drive that features a Power eSATA interface. Bus-powered when connected to a USB-eSATA combo port, it purportedly offers transfer speeds of up to 90MB/second.

The USB-eSATA combo interface, also known as Power eSATA, features a slightly different connector than eSATA and is frequently found on late-model laptops. The drive is also compatible with standard eSATA ports when the included USB power-sharing cable is additionally connected.

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Apple releases Mac Pro Audio Update 1.0

Posted by | Feb 11, 2010 | , |

Apple has released Mac Pro Audio 1.0 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1004). This update is for Mac Pro (Early 2009) computers running Mac OS X 10.6.2.

According to Apple, this update reduces processor utilization during audio activities, such as playing or recording music. audio activities, such as playing or recording music. It’s a 1.64MB download.

You can obtain Mac Pro Audio 1.0 via the Software Updates component of the Mac OS X System Preferences app.

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