Tell a Friend Share QuickTime News with a friend or colleague. “MacBook Excels at Windows, OS X”: “Apple Computer Inc.’s latest laptop looks sleek, runs fast and should give makers of Windows-based notebooks considerable cause for concern,” says Robert Weston of the Associated Press. “With the simplicity and security of Mac OS X” and “its ability to run Windows at native speeds,” he says, “it’s a formula that should give other PC makers nightmares.” Junkie XL: Digital Addiction: Routinely spending 18-hour days in his Amsterdam studio, Tom Holkenborg earned the name he’s better known by: Junkie XL. As one of the world’s foremost music producers and remixers, he’s the only artist who’s been trusted to remix an Elvis song, among a myriad other accomplishments. For his latest project, he’s getting back to basics. Ed Burns: Risky Business: In 1995, Ed Burns made a small movie called “Brothers McMullen” for $25,000. With its moving story and compelling characters, it went on to earn millions. 11 years later, even with the stardom that came with his first success, Burns still believes that nothing beats a good story. “The Groomsmen,” made on a Mac and Final Cut Studio, proves his case. More news Watch the hot new videos from Barbados-born Rihanna including, “Unfaithful” and “S.O.S.” You can find these two popular singles and the videos at the iTunes Music Store. Contemporary country-pop trio Rascal Flatts just released its fourth album, “Me and My Gang,” available at the iTunes Music Store. Enjoy the video for the album’s title track. Discussing Johnny Cash’s final recordings, “American V: A Hundred Highways,” producer Rick Rubin says, “These songs are Johnny’s final statement. They are the truest reflection of the music that was central to his life at the time. This is the music that Johnny wanted us to hear.” Hear more about the album, which you can download at the iTunes Music Store. Catch Guster on tour this summer with Ray LaMontagne. From Guster’s new album, “Ganging Up On The Sun,” check out the video for “One Man Wrecking Machine.” Hear earlier music from the band at the iTunes Music Store. Don’t miss the Zutons’s arresting new video, “Valerie.” At the iTunes Music Store, you can download this track from the band’s sophomore album, “Tired Of Hangin’ Around.” For a limited time, you can listen to Ani DiFranco’s historic 2002 solo performance at Carnegie Hall, featuring the epic poem “Self Evident,” in its entirety. If you like what you hear, you can buy the album at the iTunes Music Store.				Arno Salters is a music video director who’s earning raves for his playful fusion of live action and stop-motion animation film techniques. Made on a Mac with Final Cut Pro, Salters’s videos are jaunty fantasies with a touch of vaudeville and a handcrafted style whose slight irregularities bring them to unusually vivid life. “What I’m trying to get out of is that glossy, sterile, corporate look the music video industry has sunk to, where everything looks and sounds the same,” explains Salters. “People consider the industry to be in crisis right now, so most labels are afraid to be different — everything they make is a replica of everything else out there.“ Read more about Salters and check out his latest music videos for Imogen Heap, Mates of State, Honeycut and General Elektriks. “Lost” returns for a second season of action-packed mystery and adventure that continues to bring out the very best and the very worst in the group of stranded Oceanic Air passengers. Jack’s mistrust of Locke grows and the fates of Sawyer, Michael and Jin are revealed after the Others foil their plans for escape. Uncover the secrets of “Lost” right now at the iTunes Music Store. Catch hosts Randy and Jason Sklar in the critically-acclaimed ESPN Classic original comedy series “Cheap Seats.” Randy and Jason take their customary position on the “Cheap Seats” couch and deliver smart, sardonic and comedic critiques on an expanse of fringe (and occasionally not-so-fringe) sporting events. Preview episodes at the iTunes Music Store, including “Putt-Putt,” “World Series of Poker,” “Wrestling,” “Great Outdoor Games,” “Super Dogs/Super Jocks” and “The National Spelling Bee.” The epic adventure continues as the Jedi and the Republic confront a potent new enemy: the cyborg Jedi-killer, General Grievous. Anakin Skywalker, through his heroism and constant trials, becomes a Jedi Knight. But there’s no time for celebration as Separatist forces pierce the heart of the Republic — Coruscant — to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine, and Anakin discovers a terrible truth beneath a planet’s surface...and in himself. Preview “Star Wars: Clone Wars 2,” available at the iTunes Music Store. Yo, ho, ho. The swashbuckling crew of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in Walt Disney Pictures’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” an all new epic tale chronicling the further misadventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski, the movie is filled with more intrigue, spectacular special effects and comedy than the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” film. Find out what happens in this thrilling, high-seas sequel, in theaters now. (Or else Captain Jack might force you to walk the plank.) With Nike Sport Music, you can get coaching and training tips from Nike trainers over a continuous mix of music, created by artists such as the Crystal Method. Fuel your fire with handpicked tracks from athletes like Lance Armstrong and Vince Carter in Athlete Inspirations, download free video podcasts like Joga Bonito, and check out Sport iMixes — workout playlists posted by other iTunes customers. Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week — “The Storm” by the Procussions. Check back every Tuesday for a new free download. Download iTunes 6.0.5 for Mac OS X or Windows. It’s free. With Boinx iStopMotion 1.10, the latest release of the popular stop motion and time lapse tool, animators can remotely control the application using the Apple Remote that comes with the latest Macs. Without leaving your workstation, you can press the Menu button on the remote to capture a frame, the Play button to replay and pause your movie to check the animation, Left and Right button navigate the movie back and forth. Holding the Left or Right buttons jumps to the beginning or end of the clip. Discover the other cool stuff you can do with iStopMotion 1.10, available for download now.
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