Ableton ships its entry-level music creation suite Music creation application Ableton Live 7 LE is available now.

AT&T limits iPhone sales to one unit per customer Apple's US network partner AT&T is now limiting iPhone sales to one unit per customer.

New research claims the percentage of music fans regularly paying for downloads is shrinking UK music industry luminaries have released a report which claims file-sharing usage has failed to fall while the percentage of music fans regularly paying for downloads is shrinking.

Open XML file converters for Office 2004 for Mac ship next month Microsoft will deliver its delay-plagued Open XML file converters for Office 2004 for Mac next month, the company reaffirmed Tuesday.

Apple to open a retail store on Wall Street, report claims Apple intends opening a new own-brand retail store on Wall Street, the New York Post claims.

Intel's top German exec confirms Atom chip for iPhone - suggests large-screened tablet device An Intel executive reportedly confirmed Apple plans to use Intel's Atom processor in a future model iPhone.

O2 boss confirms plans to introduce next-gen iPhone in "weeks" O2 has confirmed it will make an iPhone-related announcement in conjunction with Apple "in the coming weeks".

Adobe Flash Player 10 is now available in beta from Adobe Labs. Adobe today announced the pre-release version of Adobe Flash Player 10 is now available in beta from Adobe Labs.

NPD Group reports Time Capsule aren't cannibalizing AirPort sales Market research firm NPD Group reported that two of Apple's products have hit the top of their respective categories for US retail sales. Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme lead the Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Router categories, respectively.

Apple's WWDC seems set to be the busiest yet Apple has confirmed it has sold out of tickets for WWDC 2008.

Apple shows off new flagship Boston store Apple has big plans for its latest retail store and its first in downtown Boston - literally. The new brick-and-mortar outlet, opening Thursday on Boston's tony Boylston Street, will be the largest Apple Store in the US with three floors of retail space.

Google enables site creators to include social-networking tools and features on their sites. In a bid to further connect web users Google has launched an application that will allow site creators to include social-networking tools and features on their sites.

IDC study declares an increasingly hyperconnected planet Sixteen per cent of workers across the world are "hyperconnected" - using a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least nine applications like IM, text messaging, web conferencing and social networks, according to a recent study.

Comcast will acquire social-networking company Plaxo. Comcast will acquire social-networking company Plaxo to power upcoming community features on its TV, broadband data and phone services.

Multi-session CD and DVD burning software ships Freeridecoding has introduced BurnAgain FS 1.0 for Mac OS X.

Some of Trent Barton's Red Arrow buses will offer free WiFi internet to passengers Independent UK bus operator Trent Barton is to deploy WiFi access on selected routes.

SingTel's market dominance helped it secure an iPhone deal for Singapore Apple chose SingTel as a partner for the launch of the iPhone in Singapore on strength of the networks leading market share in the region, the company's chief executive said this week.

India set to see iPhone put on sale in many retail outlets India seems set to be the largest iPhone roll-out yet, according to a local report.

BeamYourScreen lets users engage in web conferences BeamYourScreen is a new web application for the iPhone that lets users engage in desktop/screen sharing and web conferences using the device.

Apple is one of the top US gay-friendly brands, community research shows Apple is among the top six gay-friendly brands in the US, recent research reveals.

Apple may introduce new .Mac features in conjunction with its iPhone software upgrade Apple may have a secret plan to upgrade its .Mac services in conjunction with the launch of its iPhone Software 2.0 in June.

Google offers beta version of iPhone-optimised Google Reader service Google has introduced a new version of its Google Reader service, optimised for the iPhone.

Latest gadget lets you transfer video recordings to your media player without a computer Pinnacle Systems has introduced Pinnacle Video Transfer, a pocket-sized device that records TV shows directly to your iPod, PSP or USB device.

Apple has filed multiple domain name registrations for the .me domain offered by Montenegro. Apple has filed multiple domain name registrations for the .me domain offered by Montenegro.

Swisscom will offer the iPhone in Switzerland Swisscom has officially confirmed plans to introduce the iPhone in Switzerland.

Carl Icahn may launch a proxy fight against Yahoo's current directors Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is mulling a proxy fight against Yahoo's current board members in order to pressure the company to reestablish merger negotiations with Microsoft, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Tuesday afternoon.

Watch TV in iChat sessions Equinux has announced the release of The Tube 2.7, a new update to its television recording software that accompanies its own TubeStick TV interface.

Latest file protection utility ships from SubRosaSoft SubRosaSoft.com has announced FileDefense 1.5, software that locks down files to prevent them being infected or compromised.

The European Commission isn't going to pursue an antitrust complaint against Microsoft The European Commission confirmed it has received a complaint about Microsoft's business practices from a British government agency Tuesday, but isn't following it up as it normally would with an antitrust complaint, according to a press officer.

Virgin Media will begin to roll out its 50 gigabits per second (Gbps) broadband service later this year. Following its successful results 'North-South' trial, Virgin Media will begin to roll out its 50 gigabits per second (Gbps) broadband service later this year.

Citi Platinum MasterCard users get iTunes Store credits for spending cash iTunes downloads are the latest inducement to appear from a credit card company.

Apple publishes third additional 'Get A Mac' ad in a week Apple has introduced yet another 'Get A Mac' ad, following the debut of two more earlier in the week.

Microsoft responds to user complaints and brings back Visual Basic Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would restore support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to Microsoft Office for Mac, a direct result of complaints from users about the removal of the suite's cross-platform automation functionality.

WorldWide Telescope offers solar system images Microsoft is going head-to-head with Google by releasing a beta version of an astronomy viewing tool.

And 28 percent mislay data even more regularly The majority of UK businesses lose data at least once a month.

Digital Store Manchester has announced four customer offers, including great deals on memory. Digital Store Manchester has announced four customer offers, including extra memory and hard drive space for Mac customers.

BECTA slams Microsoft Office Microsoft's reluctance to make its Office suite interoperable with competing products has caused the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) to complain to the European Commission, which is already investigating the company's conduct in this area.

Toon Boom Animation has announced a partnership with Automatic Duck Toon Boom Animation has announced a partnership with Automatic Duck to enhance Final Cut Pro-based production workflows.

Analyst issues upgrade on Apple stock on strength of iPhone carrier deals American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu yesterday reversed his previous downgrade on Apple stock on strength of increased distribution for iPhone.

Adverts break rules by not displaying rates Following the accusation of publishing rule-breaking adverts that push expensive loans to young people, Facebook has begun an investigation into the ads in question.

iGet Mobile 2.0 lets you access data on your Mac using an iPhone Nakahara Informatics has introduced iGet Mobile 2.0, the second generation of its software that allows users to access their Mac from their iPhone.

Yet more distribution plans for iPhone revealed Apple's clearly closing in on a global introduction of the next-generation iPhone, with a raft of network distribution deals recently announced.

Sun Microsystems will reveal more about its open-source policy for JavaFX in the fall. While Sun executives have said that JavaFX, the company's nascent rich internet application (RIA) development product family and eventual competitor to Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, will be entirely open source, a FAQ page on Sun's site appears to contradict that.

Intel, Freescale, others impacted at quake in Sichuan Intel's test and assembly plant in Chengdu remained offline on Tuesday, as the region in southwestern China reeled from the effects of a devastating earthquake that struck on Monday afternoon.

Microsoft confirms Office 2008 for Mac is biggest-selling version for 19 years, updates suite Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit has confirmed Office 2008 for Mac to have been one of the most successful launches yet, and released an upgrade to the suite.

HBO offers content through iTunes US, gets flexible pricing HBO has reached a deal with Apple to make its shows available through iTunes - but has persuaded Apple to allow the broadcaster to set the price of episodes.

Mozilla will release Firefox 3.0 RC1 in late May Mozilla has stopped making changes to the first release candidate of Firefox 3.0 and is working to get that build to users by the end of the month.

Square Group will host the London leg of Quark's iLove Interactive Design tour on 21 May. Square Group will host the London leg of Quark's iLove Interactive Design tour on 21 May.

Aspyr updates Mac version of Guitar Hero Aspyr Media has introduced a free patch for Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock for Mac.

iChat was instrumental in one UK school's special session Wallace High School students recently turned to Apple's iChat to achieve an otherwise impossible workshop session with award-winning US author, Daniel Wallace.