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Technology News: Octo-core Mac Pro, Windows Vista's first exploit
Andy Scagnelli
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: Local News
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Apple announced its octo-core, two-CPU Mac Pro this week. This coincides with the release of Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3). Adobe CS3 is the first release to support the Intel-based Mac systems, and is traditionally one of the best-selling pieces of software for the platform.
Record label EMI agreed to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) through the iTunes Store. This is the first time a major label has agreed to sell music online without DRM. The move partially comes as a response to the European Union's argument that the iTunes Store locks out its competition due to the DRM that is used on the songs available for purchase.
Windows Vista suffered its first exploit this week. The "zero-day" exploit takes advantage of an error in the way animated cursors are loaded by Internet Explorer. All versions of Windows going back to Windows 2000 are affected by the exploit. Microsoft will be releasing a patch in the coming days to fix the problem.
Sony dropped the price of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) from $199.99 to $169.99. The price drop comes along with a newly focused advertising campaign. The PSP was previously marketed as a high-end device. Its high price put it out of the reach of many potential consumers.
Record label EMI agreed to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) through the iTunes Store. This is the first time a major label has agreed to sell music online without DRM. The move partially comes as a response to the European Union's argument that the iTunes Store locks out its competition due to the DRM that is used on the songs available for purchase.
Windows Vista suffered its first exploit this week. The "zero-day" exploit takes advantage of an error in the way animated cursors are loaded by Internet Explorer. All versions of Windows going back to Windows 2000 are affected by the exploit. Microsoft will be releasing a patch in the coming days to fix the problem.
Sony dropped the price of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) from $199.99 to $169.99. The price drop comes along with a newly focused advertising campaign. The PSP was previously marketed as a high-end device. Its high price put it out of the reach of many potential consumers.
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