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A few unsubstiated rumors are floating around the European web... MacNews.de: We've heard that the initial shipment of PowerMac G5s have been recalled and that the 1.6ghz Power Mac G5 is no longer shipping. It's unclear whether or not the recall is due to technical problems with the hardware. There has been no official statement from Apple. Meanwhile

Forbes summarizes the Mac rumor mill. One rumor boasts that iMacs with 1.25-gigahertz processors and USB 2.0 ports are ready to hit the market any time, though many of the current models remain unsold. Others say updates to the Powerbook line are imminent, particularly to the midrange Powerbook model with the 15-inch screen. Specifics are hard to pin down, but rumors suggest that a...

ThinkSecret notes that Panther 7B44 Server has been seeded. ...

The latest build of Panther has a nice new piece of eyecandy. "Sheets" which have slid out of Window's titlebars previously, now roll...

Backup 2.0 to be released shortly from...

Several readers note that Apple has made a small change to their company website. The "Music" Tab has now been replaced with an "iTunes" tab. The Music tab appeared with the launch of the Apple iTunes Music Store, and was the target of iTunes Music Store Apple's marketing. Television commercials directed customers to AppleMusic.com -- which then redirected users to...

Students and Teachers can get Microsoft Office v. X (Student and Teacher edition) for only $99 at Amazon. This represents a $50 reduction from the retail price. Link: $99 Office. v. X (Student and Teacher)...

Amazon lists the 15" PowerBook with Superdrive as "This item is not stocked or has been discontinued". Significance...

PowerPage claims to have heard that the PowerBooks are due this week, with specs including a 1.25GHz G4, right-sided ports, FW800 and nVidia video cards. They also hint at a fourth product introduction this week, beyond (presumably) the three new...

IngramMicro (major distributor) has no 15" PowerBooks in stock and very low stocks of 12"...

Toast Titanium 5.0 for Mac OS X, Retail Price = $99 J&R: $79.88 - $40.00 Mail In Rebate = $39.88 Rebate lasts until 08/31/2003. Toast 6 is due in September, but an upgrade path is reportedly...

AppleInsider's News Bytes update with a blurb that Microcenter is no longer are advertising 15" PowerBooks. AppleInsider also reports hearing the August 19th date, but unclear about the origin of the...

Numerous readers report that that Sherlock temporarily gave a curious error message today: "Must upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 to use this version of [channel]" The error message disappears after relaunch of Sherlock. ...

Microsoft introduced new Office packages today. Some mail order companies already have these products listed... Office v.X Professional - $429.99 Office v. X - $345.99 Office v. X Student & Teacher - $139.99...

MacNews.net.tc provides a "weekend roundup", but it is unclear what is speculation/old rumors/new rumors. The site claims that PowerMac G5s will be updated in January up to 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz, and 2.2GHz. Previous claims from this site included 1.4GHz, 1.6GHz, and 1.8GHz PowerMacs at WWDC, which were incorrect. PowerBooks are pegged at 1GHz and 1.33GHz speeds in a week, but previous...

Amazon is offering the PowerMac G5's for below retail. You must add the items to your cart to see the reduced prices. Savings are

Dell (Small Business) is now offering 15% off all Dell CRT monitors select Dell LCD Monitors until 8/13/03. These include the 19" LCDs this time around: UltraSharp 1800FP 18" LCD: $529 - $79.35 = $449.65 UltraSharp 1900FP 19" LCD: $699 - $104.85 = $594.15 (500:1 contrast ratio) UltraSharp 1901FP 19" LCD: $749 - $112.35 = $636.65 (600:1 contrast ratio) UltraSharp 2000FP 20"...

gtrinity notes that Hotjobs.com lists a new job offering from NVidia. "OS X DEVICE DRIVER ENGINEER": Help design and implement new features for NVIDIA's graphics drivers for OS X. Work with the latest Apple equipment and NVIDIA GPUs before they are released, in a cutting edge environment with a top-notch team. ...