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TidBITS#642/12-Aug-02

Is the digital hub doomed? If the Hollywood-driven legislation surrounding digital television becomes law, Apple’s freedom to create innovative products that blur the line between computers and entertainment devices could be shut down. Plus, Simon Spence starts a look at branding, something Apple has excelled at over the years. In the news, we note the iPod 1.2 update, AOL for Mac OS X, and a Mac OS X version of CMS’s ABSplus backup solution.

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iPod 1.2 Supports iTunes 3, Jaguar

iPod 1.2 Supports iTunes 3, Jaguar -- After showing off iTunes 3 and the new iPod models at July's Macworld Expo (see our coverage beginning in TidBITS-639), Apple has released the iPod Software 1.2 Updater for owners of existing iPods

Adam Engst No comments

CMS ABSplus Adds Mac OS X Restores

CMS ABSplus Adds Mac OS X Restores -- CMS Peripherals has updated its Automatic Backup System Plus backup solution so it can now restore a Mac OS X system to working order, as it has been able to do with Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9 since its initial release at Macworld San Francisco in January of 2002 (see "Macworld Expo San Francisco 2002 Superlatives" in TidBITS-612)

Geoff Duncan No comments

AOL for Mac OS X

AOL for Mac OS X -- America Online has released America Online for Mac OS X, a native version of the client software used to access AOL's proprietary online services