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New and Noteworthy: Apple quarterly results stream; Macworld or Macsnore?; Picking an MP3 player; more

New and Noteworthy: Apple quarterly results stream; Macworld or Macsnore?; Picking an MP3 player; more

CNET staff
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Apple quarterly results stream Apple will provide live audio streaming of its FY 04 First Quarter Results Conference Call utilizing QuickTime 6. he live audio webcast will be accessible through Apple's web site. More.

Macworld or Macsnore? CNET has a fairly negative editorial regarding last week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco. "They were there to ooh and ahh and issue sneering contempt for the uninitiated baboons inhabiting the wider world of 'Win-doze'--and that's what they did. With Jobs whipping the crowd into a revivalist froth, it was all very good fun for one and all. Just one problem: This turned out to be the most forgettable Apple love-in it's been my agony to endure. More.

Picking and MP3 player The New York Times has an article noting the multitude of MP3 player choices and consequential buying frustration "Browse almost any digital-player message board on the Internet, and you'll discover thousands of words detailing frustrations, failures and suggested fixes. Some consumers are learning the hard way that all digital music players and formats are not the same. For instance, owners of Apple's popular iPod are finding that music encoded in the format, or codec, known as WMA, for Windows Media Audio by Microsoft , will not play on the iPod - which performs best with music encoded with a format called AAC, for Advanced Audio Coding." More.

Lithium ion battery complaints The Washington Post notes that although lithium ion batteries are the most lightweight, powerful and low-maintenance batteries around they have one drawback: a limited lifespan. "Lithium ion batteries are particularly susceptible to aging; as soon as one leaves the manufacturing line, its countdown begins. A typical lifespan is two to three years, whether it is ever used or not -- as some disgruntled owners of Apple Computer Corp.'s iPod found when their digital music players suddenly went dead. A huge hullabaloo ensued. Despite that limitation, gadget makers say they are using the batteries in more and more products because their compact size means they can be used to build the slicker and thinner devices that attract consumers." More.

The Mac that almost wasn't Wired brushes up on a little Apple history noting Steve Jobs' initial concern over the success of the Macintosh. "Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and the Macintosh are inextricably linked in the minds of most people. So it may come as a surprise to learn the Mac wasn't his idea at all. In fact, he actually wanted to kill the project in its infancy. Luckily for Apple, he wasn't successful. The story of the Mac is a tale of one man's inspiration, another man's ego and the dedication of a small band of 'pirates' who forever changed the way the world computes. The true father of the Macintosh is Jef Raskin, a professor turned computer consultant who was hired by Apple in 1978 to write computer manuals." More.

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