Author: mactech

ATI will ship the next revision of its Radeon card, based on the R200 chip, in late summer, according to The Register. The card will likely be titled the Radeon 2. There’s no word yet as to when the Mac version will be ready — Mac versions of ATI’s card have generally lagged some months behind their PC counterparts.

In its efforts to offer a myriad of “e-government” services online, the UK government has inadvertently snubbed Mac users, reports Macworld UK. Mac users will be unable to access the services — at least for now — as they require the use of Internet Explorer 5.01 on a Windows system due to the certificates that the site uses that are incompatible with Macs.

EarthLink, Apple’s exclusive North American ISP partner, has teamed up with RadioCentral to launch EarthLink Radio, a new service that allows users to listen to “the same popular music found on many of America’s top radio stations.” The service requires no proprietary software and functions directly in a browser — provided you’re running Windows. At present, there is no Mac support, although RadioCentral says it is “working hard” to support all operating systems in the future.

MacUser UK is reporting that Apple has announced a deal with Thus plc, making Demon the “exclusive UK Internet Service Provider available via Apple’s Internet Setup software.” Reuters is also carrying a report, quoting Bill Allan, Chief Executive of Thus as saying “Teaming up with Demon will allow Apple’s UK customers to get the most from their Macs, whether for personal web browsing or running their businesses.”

The Mac Show, an Internet-based live radio show focusing on all things Mac, has announced their guest lineup for tonight’s broadcast (9:00-11:00 pm ET). Tonight’s guests include Alan Graham of Visor Central; Frank Casanova, Apple’s Director of QuickTime Product Marketing; Ben Discipio, Sales Manager for PWR Systems; Peter Cohen, of MacCentral; Colin Smith, Technical Resource Manager for Adobe Canada; MacMinute publisher, Stan Flack, and more.