Today's Headlines - Friday, December 23rd, 2005
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- 2:15 AM - iPodObserver - TheStreet.com Names iPod, iPod nano Among Best Tech Gifts of 2005
by Staff -
Writing for TheStreet.com, Cody Willard has named the iPod and the iPod nano among his five best tech gifts of 2005. About the video iPod, Mr. Willard wrote, "That tiny little screen is remarkably comfortable to watch." For those looking for a smaller digital media device, never fear, because "the nano is a dream machine."
. » - 1:55 AM - iPodObserver - VP Dick Cheney's iPod Takes Priority on Flight
by Staff - Returning to Washington after a four-day trip to the Middle East, Vice-President Dick Cheney used one of the only working power outlets on Air Force Two to charge his iPod. The move reportedly frustrated reporters who needed to file articles. »
- 12:00 AM - Cinematize Now Outputs Video in iPod, PSP, Web Formats
by Staff - Miraizon has released version 2.05 of its DVD movie clip extractor, Cinematize. »
Headlines - Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
- 5:25 PM - Cracked Carols: PC User's Lament
Just a Thought - Vern Seward composed a Christmas carol dedicated to those slaving away over their Windows PC. »
- 4:50 PM - Canon Powershot A410 3.2MP Digital Camera Drops to $135.94 Delivered
DealsOnTheWeb.com - Our DealsOnTheWeb.com site found a deal on the PowerShot A410 3.2MP Digital Camera for US$135.94, including free shipping. »
- 2:40 PM - iPodObserver - Analyst: Video Downloads 'Perfect Test Bed For Full-Length TV Shows'
by Staff - Vamsi Sistla, an analyst with ABI Research, on Thursday issued a report in which he explained that the burgeoning market for video downloads to portable players such as iPods "will be a perfect test bed for full-length television shows.". »
- 1:15 PM - Security-Protocols Details OS X Denial of Service Threat
by Staff - Security-Protocols has released information about a denial of service vulnerability in the KHTMLParser in Mac OS X v10.4.3, as well as earlier versions of the operating system. »
- 1:10 PM - Sony Snags Former Apple Media VP
by Staff - Sony announced on Thursday that it has hired former Apple VP of Interactive Media, Tim Schaaff, to fill its Senior Vice President of Software Development position. »
- 11:40 AM - Tunatic: Identify Songs By Sound
by Staff - Wildbits announced the immediate availability of Tunatic on Thursday. The application can identify a song on the radio, or from another sound source, based on how it sounds. »
- 11:05 AM - New ScriptPak For GarageBand 2
by Staff - MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of its ScriptPak for GarageBand 2. »
- 10:55 AM - CipherWorks 4.0 Encrypts Files, Disks
by Staff - SubRosaSoft announced the immediate availability of CipherWorks 4 on Wednesday. »
- 10:20 AM - iPodObserver - iPod, iTunes Makes Google Top Lists
by Jeff Gamet - The iPod and iTunes were both on Google's lists of popular searches for 2005. The lists are a part of Google's annual Zeitgeist report, which analyzes the trends in search queries for the past year. »
- 10:15 AM - TMO To Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Dec. 22nd, 2005
by Ricky Spero - The Roundup comes a little early this week, in an attempt to steer clear of holiday madness, but the news is just as juicy as ever. »
- 8:25 AM - Piper Jaffray: Holiday Sales Keep Apple at Outperform
by Jeff Gamet - Holiday sales are higher this year than they were in 2004 at Apple specialist stores, according to a Piper Jaffray report issued on Thursday. Retailers showed stronger sales for both Macs and iPods. »
- 7:45 AM - Apple Releases Aperture 1.0.1 Update
by Staff - Aperture 1.0.1, Apple's pro-level photographic management and manipulation application, was released on Tuesday. »
- 12:00 AM - CopyCatX 3.0 Creates Disk Images From Damaged Media, More
by Staff - SubRosaSoft has released version 3.0 of its drive duplication software CopyCatX. The upgrade uses fault tolerant algorithms that enable it to create disk images even when media is damaged, such as scratched CDs or damaged hard drives. »
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Featured Articles
- Cracked Carols: PC User's Lament
Just a Thought - Vern Seward composed a Christmas carol dedicated to those slaving away over their Windows PC. »
- iPodObserver - iPod, iTunes Makes Google Top Lists
by Jeff Gamet - The iPod and iTunes were both on Google's lists of popular searches for 2005. The lists are a part of Google's annual Zeitgeist report, which analyzes the trends in search queries for the past year. »
- TMO To Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Dec. 22nd, 2005
by Ricky Spero - The Roundup comes a little early this week, in an attempt to steer clear of holiday madness, but the news is just as juicy as ever. »
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- Piper Jaffray: Holiday Sales Keep Apple at Outperform
by Jeff Gamet - Holiday sales are higher this year than they were in 2004 at Apple specialist stores, according to a Piper Jaffray report issued on Thursday. Retailers showed stronger sales for both Macs and iPods. »
- TMO Reports - Goldman Sachs Ups iPod Numbers Based on Holiday Demand
by Brad Cook - Goldman Sachs on Wednesday issued a research note in which the firm increased its expectation of iPod shipments this quarter from 10 million to 11.6 million, in light of strong holiday demand and supply chain checks that show better component availability. As a result, the firm has bumped its EPS forecast to US$0.53. »
- Apple Death Knell #48: Sometime in 2006, Steve Jobs Will Fall from Grace
The Back Page - The odds are that Steve Jobs will suffer a fall from grace sometime in 2006, or so says USA Today writer Kevin Maney. His reasoning is simply that no one can continue a ride like Mr. Jobs has had in the last couple of years, so surely his rising star will fall, and soon. »
- Apple Ranked as Fastest Growing Web Site
by Jeff Gamet - Apple is the fastest growing site on the Web, beating out Google, Amazon, and even Microsoft, according to a recent Nielson/NetRatings study. »
- TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #30: Apple iMac Reviewed
by Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun - The new iMac is the focus of tonight's show. Both Dave and John had a chance to review ths iMac separately, and this episode is their first chance to talk through their experiences. Lots of juicy info here beyond the iMac too, for all to enjoy! »
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