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Tom Walther has put together a page with photographs of the Apple retail store in Durham, North Carolina. The store is scheduled to open next Saturday at the new Streets At Southpoint Mall.

Alessandro Levi Montalcini has released USB Overdrive X 10.0.0b4, a new beta verison of his universal USB input device driver for Mac OS X. The new version adds AutoScroll support, accelerated scrolling support, support for global settings, and additional improvements and bug fixes.

C|net takes a look at what changes might be made to the PC in the coming years, as Intel explains its vision at its Developer Forum. Among the items set to take hold next year are more compact and stylish case designs, as well built-in wireless networking — features that Macs have touted for years. From the more technical standpoint, Intel expects 8x AGP slots, USB 2.0, and serial-ATA hard drives will be standard by the second-half of 2003.

Apple has published two new Hot News features explaining theunique use of Macs in creative and professional environments. The TonyAward-winning ActorsTheatre in Louisville, Kentucky uses three Power Macs and an iMac toproject pre-recorded digital actors on stage, which allows three actors toplay 40 different roles in a live performance of Skakespeare’s Macbeth.

Casio announced the GV-10 earlier this week, a 1.23 megapixel digital camera designed to withstand water, dust, dirt, and drops. The GV-10 complies with IEC standards for water resistance, meaning that water will not enter the camera when it is submerged in 1m of water for 30 minutes, as well as dust resistance. The DV-10 also features a 2x digital zoom and 8MB CompactFlash card, and will ship in March for US$349.99.