Applenews + developments: iPod, Mac and moreThe best games for Mac- November 28, 2005 In my other life as a tech writer, I occasionally write video game reviews. The pre-Christmas flood of product began to arrive a few weeks ago, and I've been playing console games -- Xbox, PS2 and GameCube -- ever since....http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/28/the_best_games_for_mac.php How to improve iTunes- November 25, 2005 Download Squad has some good tips to improve iTunes for Windows. The post mentions several useful add-on programs, including iTunesKeys and idleTunes.idleTunes has a host of useful features: - find and insert album artwork into tracks - copy iTunes playlists...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/25/how_to_improve_itunes.php iPod competitors need "universal dock"- November 23, 2005 Tony Smith at the Register suggests that Microsoft is pushing for a universal dock standard to help competitors take on the iPod. Tony's reasoning: if rival MP3 players can use the iPod dock it loses a competitive advantage. If Apple...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/23/ipod_competitors_need_universal_dock.php Enhanced RSS from Microsoft- November 22, 2005 Tech buzz of the day goes to Microsoft, not just for the launch of the Xbox 360, but for Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) -- a proposal to extend RSS to make it easier to share data more easily. Call it...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/21/enhanced_rss_from_microsoft.php Steve Jobs on SNL- November 22, 2005 It seems like a new, smaller iPod comes along every few minutes. Maybe that's true. Video: Steve Jobs sketch on Saturday Night Live...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/21/steve_jobs_on_snl.php Stockpiling flash memory- November 21, 2005 Apple says it will prepay $1.25 billion USD over three months to secure a reliable supply of flash memory from five suppliers: Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba.We want to be able to produce as many of our wildly...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/21/stockpiling_flash_memory.php Price sends a signal- November 18, 2005 Yes, this is another post about iTunes pricing. This time, the trigger was this post by Joel Spolsky, who notes that prices send a signal to potential buyers. The very act of establishing "premium" songs (or "discount" songs) communicates the...http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/18/price_sends_a_signal.php |