Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Apple: Open-source pedigree will protect Tiger. The Mac OS X update will be spared the security woes that have hit Microsoft because it's based on Unix, executives say. [CNET News.com] comment []9:01:27 PM

Apple Launches iTunes Affiliate Program [Apple Press Releases] comment []6:58:37 PM

Countdown to download chart debut. The UK music industry launches its first official download chart on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday evening. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] comment []1:44:18 PM

Skype offers free Internet telephony. Skype Technologies S.A. has released a Beta of the Mac OS X version of its free software for making phone calls over the Internet. Skype features contact management functions, call and message tracking, file transfers up to 2GB, instant messaging, end-to-end encryption in all transmissions and more. It also includes the company's SkypeOut service, which enables you to pre-pay for calls to landlines and cell phones anywhere in the world for as little as €0.017 (US$0.02) per minute; a rate sheet on the Skype Web site breaks down the prices. The software requires Mac OS X v10.3, a G3 running at 400MHz, 128MB RAM and 20MB free hard drive space. [MacCentral] comment []11:37:33 AM

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