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Analysis: Is the taxman eyeing iTunes?
California State Assembly Bill 1956, which would have added digital downloads to the list of the state's taxable items, was narrowly defeated this week. But the question of taxing items such as iTunes downloads isn't going away.
Some new MacBooks afflicted with QuickTime problems
Some new MacBooks are showing flickering problems with QuickTime MPEG-encoded videos.
Atto offers video production-optimized storage drivers
Atto Technology is demonstrating multipathing drivers for its Celerity Fibre Channel host cards that maximize bandwidth for enterprise storage.
Google Maps set to include YouTube videos
Google Monday announced that local business owners can now add YouTube videos to their listings in Google Maps.
Nvidia 8800 GT card comes to first-gen Mac Pros
Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT card is now available as an upgrade kit for first-generation Mac Pros.
Final Effects Complete 5 ships for Avid AVX
Final Effects Complete 5
MacPractice offers credit card processing
MacPractice, the practice management software for dentists and doctors, now supports integrated credit card and debit card processing.
Kensington keyboard sports slim lines, USB ports
Kensington's Ci70 keyboard features a low-profile design similar to Apple's keyboards and features three built-in USB 2.0 ports.
Analyst: AmazonMP3 growth not coming at Apple’s expense
AmazonMP3 may be a popular download service, but Apple isn't losing any customers because of it.
Signiant accelerates Final Cut Studio WAN transfers
Signiant Media Solution is a new software system that enables post-production houses to control how Final Cut Studio files are sent over Wide Area Networks (WANs).
Nisus Writer Pro adds comments, mail merge
Nisus Writer Pro 1.1 Preview Release is now available, and sports new features like comments, mail merge, "Go To Page" function and more.
iTunes, Starbucks create ‘Pick of the Week’
Starbucks has launched a new iTunes promotion -- the Pick of the Week, where Starbucks customers can use a card to download free music.
Apple rolls out 2.0.2 update for Apple TV
The updated software for Apple’s set-top box delivers a collection of unenumerated bug-fixes.
Samsung, partners push mobile TV
Samsung and other vendors are demonstrating a pending mobile TV broadcasting standard that had been forecast for completion last year.
Psystar sells a $399 Mac clone
Psystar began selling a $399 Mac clone even though it goes against Apple's Mac OS X licensing agreement.
Stan Flack, MacCentral founder, passes away
Jim Dalrymple remembers MacCentral founder Stan Flack, who passed away Monday.
China Mobile still fighting iPhone’s revenue sharing
China Mobile Communication’s concerns about the iPhone’s revenue-sharing business model have kept China’s largest mobile service provider from negotiating with Apple.
Microsoft reveals new content partners, DRM for Silverlight
Microsoft has unveiled new content partners for Silverlight and provided details for a new DRM system for the technology.
Iogear ships DVI video/audio extender
Iogear is offering a new gadget that enables you to move a DVI display up to 100 feet away from your Mac, using Ethernet cabling.
Blackmagic offers Video Recorder, Broadcast Videohub
Blackmagic has introduced a new device aimed at consumers and one aimed at large post-production houses.
DeckLink HD Extreme adds HDMI capture and playback
Blackmagic's new DeckLink HD Extreme card features HDMI capture and playback, 3Gb/s SDI and other enhancements.
G-Technology to offer 4TB G-RAID Pro
G-Technology's forthcoming G-RAID Pro drive will be available in configurations from 1-4TB with FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 support.
eMusic passes 200m downloads
Indie music reseller eMusic announced that it has passed the 200 million songs sold mark.
VectorDesigner adds PDF, EPS import
VectorDesigner 1.1.0 now imports PDF and EPS images, and improves SVG image handling.
Typinator 3.0 fades into the background
Typinator 3.0 from Ergonis -- the text auto-typing and auto-correct software -- now operates as a background app.