Apple releases new products 08.07.07

Here it is plain and simple:

New iMac:

20-inch Intel 2.0GHZ Dual Core/ 1GB RAM/ATI Radeon HD 2400 -XT 128MB/ 250GiG HD
20-inch Intel 2.4GHZ Dual Core/ 1GB RAM/ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 216MB/ 320GiG HD
24-inch Intel 2.4GHZ Dual Core/ 1GB RAM/ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 216MB/ 320GiG HD
24-inch Intel 2.8GHZ Dual Core/ 2GB RAM/ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 216MB/ 500GiG HD




New Mac Mini:

Intel 1.83GHZ Dual Core/1GB RAM/ 80GiG HD
Intel 2.0 GHZ Dual Core/1GB RAM/ 120GIG HD










New Mac Keybord

Ultra-thin anodized aluminum enclosure with low-profile keys







iWork and iLife '08

Your Music Anywhere You Can Get Web Axx

Mp3Tunes offers unlimited space to for your music for free, as long as each song is under 10 megs. Once your tracks are uploaded you can stream them to any computer with internet axx. You can upgrade $39.95 year for Premium features which includes unlimited file sizes and unlimited streaming (which leads me to think that streaming your tunes down the pipe is limited under the free account). Mp3Tunes also directs you to sites that offer music, one for free: sideload.com which finds music that is already posted on the internet and adds it to your "music locker" and the other site Mp3Tunes/store allows you to buy DRM free indie tracks for 88 cents.

Jean-Yves Blondeau aka Rollerman - Extreme

pay-as-you-go-has-got-to-go

Both Microsoft and Google have released pay-as-you-go software subscription services. Google has released "Google Apps Premier Edition" for $50 a year you get, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets, Page Creator and Start Page with more space (10gigs), no adds, 24/7 assistance and many more small perks. According to arstechnica.com Microsoft has started testing subscription based software in South Africa, Mexico, and Romania. $15 a month can get you use of Office 2003. In an industry that is all ready hurting due to piracy is a pay-as-you-go business plan going to work, or are most companies and schools going save money by purchasing old copies of Microsoft Office at a discounted price and using it until it is obsolete. Or are other open source ideas like Openoffice going to catch on with major companies and education institutions? In a world full of subscription based technology (internet, TV, Tivo, cellular service, electricity, netflix) is there anymore money left for the consumer shell out at the end of the month for the most up-to-date Microsoft Office? Or does the consumer just care about getting the cheapest deal at Newegg.com?

TV Service For Xbox 360

Microsoft is going to introduce an IPTV service for Xbox 360 March 5th-7th at The Connected Home Expo in London. The IPTV can act like a Tivo and record TV shows while you are pwning on xbox live. Users will also be able to chat to friends via live while watching their favorite shows. [More...]