Apple’s web guys drop the ball again… Apple iTunes Movies to debut tomorrow?
Posted by Helper Monkey Macenstein reader Tin Man sends in a report he noticed over at Digg that suggests Apple has created a “moviesâ€? directory on its website at http://www.apple.com/movies. When attempting to access the directory, one receives the following message “403 Forbidden: You don’t have permission to access /movies on this server,â€? whereas the usual response for an incorrect URL from Apple is (such as http://www.apple.com/film) results in... Read More
Is Apple producing a horror movie?
Recently there has been much buzz about Apple having a bit of trouble getting the big movie studios to agree to release their masterpieces on the iTunes store, at least at a reasonable price. Well, it looks like Apple might be attempting to just bypass the whole Hollywood system altogether and start making its own feature films for the iTMS. A casting call post on the IMDBPro Boards (subscription required) describes a new horror movie called “HOT BABY�? set to begin... Read More
RUMOR: iTunes switching to Apple Lossless format?
Posted by Helper Monkey According to AppleInsider, the new version of Apple’s iTunes Producer software (the program Apple sends out to record companies so they can make iTMS-DRM compatible AAC files) has a new option for Apple’s Lossless encoder. The Apple Lossless codec provides better sounding audio (but larger file sizes) than the AAC codec Apple currently is pushing on iTunes. Files encoded with Apple Lossless come in at about half the size of the original uncompressed... Read More
IBM announces 500GHz chip
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Some rag called The New York Times is reporting that researchers over at I.B.M and the Georgia Institute of Technology have produced a computer chip running at 500GHz. Now, before you get your panties in a bunch second-guessing His Royal Steveness’ decision to steer the good ship Macintosh towards the Intel iceberg, let me point out this 500GHz chip is apparently running at a temperature of 451 degrees BELOW zero (just 9 degrees shy of absolute... Read More
Civilization IV begins shipping this Monday!
Posted by Lab Rat Well, that’s it. Civilization IV for Mac is scheduled to ship Monday according to Aspyr, and I will likely be scheduled for divorce by Friday. But it will be worth it! (isn’t it always?) From Aspyr’s Press Release: Aspyr Media, Inc. today announced the Mac version of 2K Games’ popular simulation game, Civilization IV, has been declared Gold Master and is scheduled to begin shipping Monday, June 26th. The title was developed for the... Read More
Free music video “Rollin’ With Bob Saget� from MTV’s Blowin’ Up
Posted by Helper Monkey MTV has made a music video from Jamie Kennedy’s new show “Blowin’ Up� available as a free download. The video, for the song “Rollin’ With Bob Saget�, features Kennedy and his sidekick Stu Stone singing about driving around with comedian Bob Saget. While you might expect a song this good to cost $50 or more, it is free (for today at least), so download it now! Read More
Free episode of Invader Zim on iTunes
Posted by Helper Monkey Nickelodeon is offering the first episode of season one of Invader Zim as a free download on the iTunes music store. The 24-minute minute episode, called “The Nightmare Begins� can be downloaded here. But you better hurry! These free episodes usually only last a day or two before Apple reinstates their pay-for-play status. From the iTunes Description: The Irken armada is poised to conquer the universe, but it would be a lot easier without Invader... Read More
Apple in talks to release special edition Don Knotts MacBook
Posted by iGor Fresh on the heels of reports that Apple is alleged to be in talks with rapper 50 Cent’s people about creating a low-priced Apple CPU for inner-city folks comes word that Apple reps have also been approached by the estate of the late actor Don Knotts to create a special edition laptop for the elderly. Unlike 50 Cent’s proposed budget computer, the MacBook Knotts (as it is being called) will cost $100 more than a standard MacBook, but be twice as large,... Read More
Adobe previews CS3 for Intel Macs
Posted by Helper Monkey Yesterday Adobe’s InDesign product manager Chad Siegel demoed the latest version of some CS3 apps to Macworld UK. While no specific new features are described, there is mention of some new “powerful image import and editing featuresâ€? in the upcoming release of Photoshop. Those hoping this news means a new Universal Binary version of the Adobe Creative Suite is just around the corner are advised to not hold their breath, however. While... Read More
The iPod… Autobot or Decepticon?
Posted by Lab Rat We’ve suspected there’s “More Than Meets The Eye� to Apple’s iPod for some time now, however we may finally have confirmation. Macenstein reader Soundwave reports that according to a supposedly authentic “leaked� version of the upcoming live-action Transformers movie script, Apple’s ubiquitous music player may be making a cameo in the movie. No word yet on whether the device would be an Autobot (good guy) or Decepticon... Read More
Macenstein's "Mac Chick of the Month" (August 2007): Lauren Reeves
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