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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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:... 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... 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... Read More
2 Classic Arcade Games Now Available for the Mac (free!)
Posted by Lab Rat Fans of the old-school arcade games Asteroids and Tetris now have reason to celebrate. Two new updates on the classic games are now available for the Mac as free downloads. The first is Quinn by Simon Hartel, a Tetris remake faithful to the original, yet incorporating some of the latest Apple technology, such as support for Bon Jour network play. (There’s... Read More
Free premiere episode of Comedy Central’s “Dog Bites Manâ€? on iTunes
Posted by Helper Monkey Comedy Central is offering the first episode of its new “fake news� show Dog Bites Man as a free download on the iTunes music store. The 25 minute minute episode, called “Assignment Body Builders� can be downloaded here. From the iTunes Description: Get inside the van and travel with the hapless news team of KHBX-Spokane. Meet the... Read More
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