Apple to Post Second Quarter Earnings Report This Week

1999–2004April 12, 2004Macs Only!Apple business
According to this AP article on the South Bend Tribune web site, Apple is expected to post earnings of 10 cents per share on gross sales of $1.8 billion. However, Steve Jobs likes to beat the consensus estimates so look for Apple's earnings to be a bit better. There will probably be an audio webcast conference call when Apple announces its earnings. Watch for the link on Macs Only!--Late this morning Apple issued a Media Alert which posted the QuickTime Streaming audio webcast link, here it is. [Dana Baggett]

[Update 7a EST] Studiometry 1.2 is Out--Adds Windows File Compatibility: Oranged.net Software, a graphics design/software company, released a significant update to their organizational tool for freelancers: Studiometry. According to the developer,

"Studiometry is the best tool on the Macintosh, and now Windows, platform for Freelance designers, Consultants, Tech Support Personnel, Architects, and many more. Studiometry keeps everything in one convenient location: Client data, Project data, Project files, To Do's, Debts, Invoices, Reports, Notes, and more."

Studiometry 1.2 adds Windows compatibility, allowing users to copy their data file to a Windows computer and access it exactly as they would on the Mac. This update also adds customizable project specs, a completely new Alerts window, multi-threading, and many other new features and updates.

Studiometry is $54.99, with free upgrades until Version 2.0. A free demo is available now from the Oranged.net web site. The demo disables Project, Client, and To Do saving, and also has a 10 hour time limit.

[Update 7:30a EST] New O'Reilly Article: Speech on Mac OS X: When Apple announced Spoken Interface, this raised interest in speech recognition. However, the technologies for speech recognition and synthesis have been incorporated in Mac OS X for quite awhile. Learn more about speech technologies in Mac OS X by reading this new article on the O'Reilly Mac DevCenter.

-- Weekend, April 10-11 --

[Update 4/11] Feral Interactive's Worms 3D Due Out End of Month--Demo Released: According to a note we received from Feral Interactive, Worms 3D has been declared Golden Master and is ready to be released. The game will be available at the end of the month on DVD.

Feral also released a demo of Worms 3D. The demo, while a whopping 208MB, is a cut-down version of the full game and contains all of the following:

  • Two levels from the full game
  • Two player death-match
  • Single player death-match against mid-strength AI.
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