New & Noteworthy: iPods Impress Amazon; Palm Cuts
New & Noteworthy: iPods Impress Amazon; Palm Cuts
iPods impress Amazon In a press release touting recent store developments, Amazon.com said it is experiencing "fast-growing sales of iPod digital music players," which accounted for more than 24 percent of the company's MP3 player/jukebox sales this past June. Amazon says all six iPod models (Mac and Windows counted separately) should be in stock in two to four weeks. More.
Palm cuts prices Palm has cut prices on five of its handhelds. The new pricing is as follows:
- Palm m105 - $99
- Palm m125 - $169
- Palm m130 - $249
- Palm m500 - $199
- Palm i705 - $399
.Mac alternatives CNET has posted a report analyzing the current .Mac debacle, pointing readers to potential alternatives like MacOSX.com. "Even as a petition circulates to try to get Apple to change its mind, many users are shopping around for a lower-cost way to get their mail before Apple pulls the plug on the free service at the end of September." More.
Apple and RIAA make up Macworld UK reports that Apple and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has been pressing for strict copyright controls, have reached a détente over digital music and Apple's iPod. The article quotes Hilary Rosen, RIAA chairman and CEO, who said: "Apple is definitely one of the computer makers that cares about the legitimate music market and has spent time and resources working with the record labels on online-music delivery systems." More.