New and Noteworthy: Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC; Intel transition's true benefits yet to be realized; more

Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC Slashdot links to a CNET article that compares the 1997 Newton MessagePad 2000 to Samsung's new Q1 "Ultra-mobile PC." The victor: the nearly 10-year old Apple Newton. "The Apple Newton was spawned in 1993, years before the Palm Pilot was a twinkle in Palm's eye. The project was as ambitious as they come. The Newton team not only created a new breed of portable computer, but combined several early technologies, such as PC Card slots, advanced handwriting recognition, a touch-screen display and a stylus." More.

Intel transition's true benefits yet to be realized Writing for eWeek, David Morgenstern compares Apple's Intel transition with previous momentous shifts for the Mac community, including the demise of NuBus and the introduction of the PowerPC G3. "This coming Intel transition may prove to be a triple high biorhythm for the Mac. Along with the new Intel models, the Mac market will be bolstered early in 2007 by the arrival of Mac OS X 'Leopard' (v10.5) and later in the spring with Intel-compatible versions of major Mac software platforms, such as the Adobe Creative Suite 3 products." More.

Metallica finally gives in to iTunes CNN reports that hard rockers Metallica, who long refused to make available individual songs from its albums for sale online, has begun doing so on the iTunes Music Store. "In a posting on the group's Web site, the band acknowledged that fans have been increasingly buying music online and said it added some previously unreleased live tracks recorded in Seattle in 1989 to each of the albums to entice those who already own copies." More.

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