Apple rivals claim iTunes is doomed

Two of the main rivals to Apple's ongoing dominance of the music downloads market believe that the iTunes model, where users pay $1 per song, has no future. Both Napster and Yahoo! are staking their futures on subscription models, where customers pay a fixed fee each month for the right to stream, but not download, an unlimited number of songs. The drawback is that these cannot be copied onto a portable device such as an iPod, but new technology from Microsoft will change that. ...more

InDesign plug-ins mark the end for PageMaker

Adobe is to discontinue development of its PageMaker page layout software by offering existing users an upgrade path via new plug-ins for InDesign. The decision will mean the end for the software which was originally developed by the now-defunct Aldus and was central to the desktop publishing revolution of the 1980s. Adobe InDesign CS PageMaker Edition comprises the full version of InDesign CS plus the PageMaker Plug-in Pack, which adds a number of PageMaker tools including: story editor, control palette, PageMaker toolbar, position tool, build booklet, data merge and bullets and numbering. ...more

Google goes bard crazy

Summer, according to Google, means Shakespeare and to celebrate this it has devoted a new section on its website to the bard. Google Shakespeare lets book lovers and theatre fans explore Shakspere's entire oeuvre. You can search for famous lines in Macbeth without toil and trouble, browse through all the plays you know, or follow your curiosity to discover new works on the site. ...more

PC Pro: Advent 7113 price drop

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'Green Shift' taskforce aims to cut IT carbon emissions

The government has set up a taskforce to cut CO2 emissions from IT equipment. IT kit is estimated to generate 35 million tonnes of the 'greenhouse gas' each year. The 'Green Shift' taskforce will be led by Manchester City Council and will oversee the introduction of 'green PCs' that use 98 per cent less energy than standard computers. ...more