Author: mactech

ITN, a leading television news station in the United Kingdom, is using a series of Macs to edit polling-day feeds from election day. The data is processed and then fed across the screen as a ticker-tape.

Worldwide chip sales are expected to fall 14 percent in 2001, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association. The drop accounts for nearly US$30 billion in lost revenue. The Association remains optimistic about the future, however, predicting revenues will grow some 20 percent in 2002, and another 25 percent in 2003.

Following up on its coverage yesterday of the departure of Richard Kerris, Director of Maya Technologies for Alias|wavefront, Macworld UK reports that the company plans to ship Maya for Mac in September. An Alias|wavefront spokesperson also noted that Kerris — who was the head of Maya for Mac — left the company due to the softening economy.

At a conference in Monaco today, Palm unveiled an insertable Bluetooth wireless card that would enable it to communicate with other devices using the technology. The card, which is expected to be priced less than US$150, will be available this fall. Bluetooth still has a long way to go to become a standard in the wireless world, but this announcement by Palm is sure to be a boost to the technology.

News.com reports that Handspring will announce a US$100 rebate today on their $399 Visor Edge personal digital assistant (PDA). In order to receive the rebate, customers will have to trade in a PDA from Handspring or any of its competitors.