New and Noteworthy: Design according to Ive; Microsoft looks to make Google the next Netscape; more
New and Noteworthy: Design according to Ive; Microsoft looks to make Google the next Netscape; more
Design according to Ive Apple's lead designer Jonathan Ive gushes about the new Power Mac G5's minimalist, strikingly powerful design. Wired News draws this Kubrickian comparison "Like the protohumans confronting the alien monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey , thousands of Mac programmers appeared awed by the brutal austerity of Apple Computer's new G5 Power Mac when it was unveiled Monday." More.
Microsoft looks to make Google the next Netscape In an article titled "Search and Destroy," two CNET editors opine on Microsoft's new breach of the search-engine world that looks to dethrone Google from dominance. "MSNBot is believed to be the first step in a multiyear plan to build new search technology that bridges Microsoft's home and business customers. Company executives hope the program will eventually prove to be the elusive technology that binds its various Web sites, applications and, of course, the dominant Windows operating system." What do you think, MacFixIt readers? Will Google end up being the next Netscape - a skyrocketing upstart squashed under Microsoft's girth? Let us know at late-breakers@macfixit.com.
Handspring Treo 600 beta First Look PC Magazine's editors are apparently impressed with the as-of-yet unreleased Handspring Treo 600, which sports a brighter screen, a new navigation method, and likely a US $500 price tag. "he smart phone we saw improves on the original in almost every way, adding a camera and a brighter screen, and dispensing with the flip-up cover. It made such a splash at the show that PC Magazine and eWEEK named Handspring's entry Best of Show for Mobile and Wireless Devices." More.
RIAA Plans Lawsuits Against "thousands of" File Traders The RIAA is planning to take on the little guys of the peer-to-peer music swapping scene, targeting unnamed users who share "significant" amounts of copyrighted audio. "The first round of lawsuits will be prepared during the next eight to 10 weeks. They will ask for injunctions and monetary damages against file swappers." More.Resources