False web report plays havoc with Apple stock

Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm in iTNews by Paul Thomasch

A false Internet report that Apple’s Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack briefly slammed his company’s stock on Friday and raised fresh questions about the delicate relationship between traditional and new media.

Middle East gets into supercomputing

Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm in iTNews by Iain Thomson

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has announced a partnership with IBM to build the fastest supercomputer in the Middle East.

Microsoft grants XP another stay

Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm in iTNews by Shaun Nichols

Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP.

Music publishers fail to get rate rise, iTunes stays

Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 2:07 am in APC Magazine by APC

iTunes lives to fight another day as the US Copyright Board rejects music publishers’ demands for a royalty rate increase.

Sony’s USB turntable turns LPs into MP3s

Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 1:50 am in APC Magazine by APC

How’s this for retro-tech? Hook this turntable up to your PC, drag out those old albums and get set for a true ‘vinyl revival’.