Monday, August 18, 2003

Aggregators Attack Info Overload. Internet news addicts are turning in droves to so-called aggregator services, which relieve information overload by condensing multiple sites into a single feed. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News] 10:14:32 AM

InfoWorld examines Apple's IT potential. IDG IT publication InfoWorld features a cover article and several analysis pieces related to Apple in their August 15 edition, all available for online review or download via PDF. As is the publication's general focus, InfoWorld looks specifically at what Apple has to offer the IT market in this new issue. [MacCentral] 10:14:06 AM

Palm unveils new company name. Palm Inc. plans to call its handheld computing company PalmOne Inc., following the anticipated spin-off of its operating system (OS) business later this year. The name change represents a new beginning for the Milpitas, Calif., company, Palm said Monday in a statement. The handheld computing company is focusing increasingly on converged handheld devices, aided by its proposed acquisition of Handspring Inc. [MacCentral] 10:13:54 AM

Apple ships the G5 with Mac OS X 10.2.7. Apple Computer Inc. on Monday announced that its newest desktop computer, the Power Mac G5 is now shipping in the single processor configuration -- the dual processor 2GHz model will ship later this month. First announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple bills the G5 as the "world's fastest personal computer." Apple will also ship the new desktops with an updated version of Mac OS X, which takes advantage of technologies in the Power Mac G5. [MacCentral] 10:13:39 AM

Airgo to double Wi-Fi bandwidth to 108Mbps. Boosts range too, company claims [The Register] 10:13:19 AM

Apple ships first Power Mac G5s. 100,000-plus pre-ordered [The Register] 10:13:06 AM