New and Noteworthy: First Intel Mac Mini Benchmark Trickles; Probe opened into online music, Apple implicated more

First Intel Mac Mini Benchmark Trickles IMG reports that XBench's web site shows a benchmark for a user's stock 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo Mac Mini in comparison to the previous generation. 1.5GHz. "The most interesting result is the OpenGL Graphics Test. The 1.5GHz G4 Mac Mini scored 75.94 while the 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo Mac Mini scored 185.87, more than double the G4's test result." More.

Probe opened into online music, Apple implicated Reuters reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into online music pricing at the world's major music labels, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. "Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music store dominates the industry, charging 99 cents for each of the vast majority of its songs, but some music labels have indicated they want to institute variable pricing. Rival online music stores include those run by music subscription service Napster, Inc.; retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and RealNetworks Inc., which makes software for playing video and music on computers." More.

How to use Apple's Remote Desktop For Presentation, Instruction InformIT has some tips for using Apple's Remote Desktop in classroom instruction and other presentation applications. "One of the most common ways that instructors use Remote Desktop in a classroom or computer lab is to observe student work from their workstation. This can save them the trouble of needing to walk through the classroom, enable them to view works in progress (which can be particularly helpful for graphic, video, or other design work) or ensure that students are actually working rather than playing." More.

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