Thx to BrUnO for this info
D-Link offers a new USB key which allows any Mac (OS X.2) to get connected to a WI-Fi (Airport) network.
This solution could be very useful to all those who own machines which don't have Airport inside, as G3 Beige, Blue & white, and some portables.
Beware anyway for portables : this key is over 3 inches long.
In order to convince majors how secure ITMS really is, Apple would be on the verge of reinforcing copy restrictions in future iTunes software versions.
Currently, it is possible to overcome the AAC protection system, brun an audio CD from iTunes, then encode it again. Though they shall drop in quality, these files will lose any protection during the process.
To solve this crucial issue, Apple is reported to have taken a licence from
Verance.
This system is said to add an (unaudible) watermark on audio CDs. When inserting such a CD, iTunes will see if the machine is enabled to burn an audio CD from that source or not.
Thus, if you create an audio CD and lend it to a friend, he will be able to listen to it, but not to get the tracks to his machine. This protection should particularly be used with the audio DVD format due to be supported with iTunes 5.
Audio DVD sound, with 5.1 sound management, would also be proposed and offered online on the iTunes Music Store.
As Apple portable should probably be updated in a few days/ weeks, one can wonder what kind of video chip they're gonna use.
UK Gamer compared ATI and Nvidia most recent portable chips, ATI Radeon 9600 Mobility and Geforce FX GO 5600.
There is no way to argue with such results.
The Radeon chip is far better than the Geforce.
Should Apple decide to use 9600 in its portable line, especially the 17" model, they'd have to change the motherboard which is made to use a Geforce. This option would be both expensive and complicated. Nevertheless it is to be hoped they'll make this choice.
