New & Noteworthy: Apple retail stores open big; Palm in trouble; SoundJam and iTunes; more

Apple retail stores open big Steve King writes: "I tried to visit the Glendale, California Apple store on Sunday. I couldn't get in because the store was packed and there was a line of over 50 people just waiting to get inside!" This cnet.com article similarly notes: "Apple Store opening draws rave reviews."

Palm in trouble Two cnet.com articles (one and two) cover recent financial woes afflicting Palm: "Palm expected demand for its products to grow much more rapidly than it has, and as a result, the company has overproduced units and must offer discounts and other incentives to move the inventory. The once high-end Palm VII wireless unit is now priced at $99 after rebates. With sales falling well short of even its worst forecasts and its cash dwindling, Palm faces a number of tough decisions in the coming months."

SoundJam MP: the story behind its departure Jim Heid, writing in the Los Angeles Times, takes a look at the relationship between iTunes and the soon-to-be discontinued SoundJam.

GeForce 3 preview An innermac.com article offers "an exclusive look at the Macintosh GeForce 3 card along with performance reports and comparisons to the other two top build-to-order offerings."

MacTech CD-ROM Library MacTech Magazine has announced the release of the MacTech CD-ROM (volumes 1-17) now updated through April 2001. It includes the entire history of MacTech Magazine: over 2,200 articles from over 700 industry experts in Macintosh programming, networking, and technology.

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