New and Noteworthy: AP: iMac G5 "short on extras"; Verizon/Lucent launch wireless broadband in additional U.S. Marke

AP: iMac G5 "short on extras" The Associated Press' review of the iMac G5 notes its simple setup and elegant design, but laments the lack of RAM and other limitations: "The most egregious omission by Apple was the decision to ship the iMac with a paltry 256 megabytes of memory. The loaner I got arrived with an extra 256 megabytes _ something I discovered while exploring the 'About this Mac' menu. Because that's not what's included in the base prices, I pulled out a screwdriver and removed the extra RAM. The remaining 256 megabytes handled simple tasks like surfing the Web and reading e-mail, but didn't suffice for listening to music while editing a movie and running a word processor. While I tried that, a song playing in the iTunes jukebox software stuttered while I was rendering video in iMovie." More.

Verizon/Lucent launch wireless broadband in additional U.S. Markets Verizon Wireless is expanding its BroadbandAccess network, which provides typical user download speeds of 300-500 kilobits per second (kbps), to more U.S. cities. The BroadbandAccess network is based on CDMA2000 1xEV-DO equipment, software and services provided in part by Lucent Technologies. Beginning this week, the BroadbandAccess network will be available in Atlanta; Austin, TX; Baltimore; Kansas City, KS/MO; Los Angeles; Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL; Milwaukee; New York; Philadelphia; Tampa, FL and West Palm Beach, FL., in addition to Washington, DC, San Diego and Las Vegas and 24 airports from coast to coast. More.

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