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Reader mail: "There have been some rumors about a 2-button mouse. I asked the [Apple] rep. about them. He said he was just at Apple for training on the new products (PowerBooks, G5, and Bluetooth peripherals). He was told that the rumors were false. He said that he was told, 'There will be a 2 button mouse when a) Jobs leaves Apple or b) when hell freezes over'." ...

ThinkSecret provides some Q&A on Panther from reader...

Apple Discussions contains a notice that Apple's iTunes Music Store will be unavailable on Sunday, September 21, 2003 from midnight to 2:30AM...

Dell Home Software and Peripherals is offering 10% off Digital Cameras and Memory. Meanwhile, a one day only (9/17/03) coupon provides an additional $40 off of purchases over $450. Example: Canon PowerShot S400: $499 - $49.90 (10%) - $40 = $409.10 Link: Dell Software and Peripherals Coupon Code: ADBF4D6B8A27...

AppleInsider reports that Apple has seeded Panther Server Build 7B63 to developers, with a focus on testing 3rd party applications with extensive file-system...

ClubMac, MacMall and Amazon are clearing out the old PowerBooks to make way for the new. There may be few supplies of the 15" available... but the older 17" PowerBook (1.0GHz) is going for $2794 ($500 off from before) and the 12" PowerBook (867MHz) w/ SuperDrive is going for $1694.00. ClubMac and MacMall are also offering the New PowerBooks with a "Free" 512MB RAM promotion...

Update: The speculation posted was probably partially wrong (mostly pricing)... These are still a possibility: 15" 1.0GHz, up to 2GB RAM, 64MB VRAM 15" 1.25GHz, up to 2GB RAM, 64MB VRAM All three (12, 15, 17) models will be updated. Addendum: Based on some final whispers... the previous "software announcement" rumor was actually supposed to read "hardware...

PowerPage claims that the 15" PowerBooks are "cleared for distribution" and will contain a 64MB ATI Graphics...

ThinkSecret reports that Panther 7B68 Client has been seeded. ...

Amazon is selling Apple's 20" Cinema Display for $1221.99. This also qualities for free shipping and no sales tax for most locations... making your total cost $1221.99. (Retail $1221.99) They also offer Apple's 23" Cinema Display for $1879.99. (Retail=$1999.00) Link: 20" Cinema Display - $1221.99 Link: 23" Cinema Display - $1879.99...

MacMerc expects that Photoshop 8 will be rebranded as Photoshop CS (Creative Suite), and is expected later this month at PhotoshopWorld. Update: This early August Microsoft-Watch article reports that "Creative Suite" will include Photoshop 8, Illustrator 11 and InDesign 3 (Standard Edition). Premium Edition will also include Acrobat 6 Pro and GoLive 7. "Adobe plans to roll out...

10.2.8 6R59, the non-G5 Jaguar developer build, was just released to...

PowerPage.org provides Part 2 of their previous report and expect 1.25GHz speeds with a 15.4" screens on the upcoming PowerBooks (while our own sources claimed 15.2".) The most interesting note is that they expect Dual G4s PowerBooks to arrive before the G5 makes its way into the PowerBook. In Part I, PowerPage previously reported that they did not feel that PowerBook revisions were...

On their HotDeals page, PCConnection is offering a New 30GB iPod for $439, and comes with a Black Action Jacket. Link: Hot Deals ...

An anonymous submission claims that based on information from an Apple employee, iTunes Music Store for Windows should arrive on October 15th, 2003. Apple's iTunes Music Store for Windows has been announced to be released by year's end... but the competition has been ramping up on the PC side, with many companies with plans to enter the music download arena. With a similar timeframe,...

One reader notes that an Apple Server sales representative has offered a Buy 3 Xserves and get a 4th for free for their Hospital -- presumably to stimulate sales. The deal was offered until September 25th. Developers previously received similar discounts in July. ...

MacBidouile reports that they will no longer be publishing Mac...

PowerPage.org claims that PowerBooks aren't likely to be announced at Apple Expo. They also claim that it was not the Motorola Processor which is the bottleneck, but instead the assembly factory. Previous reports from PowerPage claimed the 15" PowerBooks were ready and waiting, just waiting for stock to deplete... in May. On the opposite end of the spectrum is LoopRumors.com --...