New and Noteworthy: Mac OS X 10.5 speculation begins -- purported screenshots; World Cup highlights go through a Mac; more

Mac OS X 10.5 speculation begins -- purported screenshots Macworld UK reports on new purported images of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) showing a degree of interaction between Windows and Mac OS x. "These new images, which will drive this weekend's bout of second-guessing Apple, claim to depict the Mac OS X Finder and Internet Explorer. They even show a new peep-hole approach that lets users navigate between different desktops on their system. The images are presently available here, but the the images' existence doesn't imply their verisimilitude - they could be clever Photoshop constructions." More.

World Cup highlights go through a Mac Macworld UK reports that chances are if you're watching highlights from the FIFA World Cup matches on television, you are seeing Apple technology hard at work. Highlights from the world's most popular sport are being prepared using multiple Apple products and technologies. "The biggest of the television networks using Apple products is the Host Broadcast Services (HBS), which is a collection of production groups brought together specifically for the 2006 World Cup. From its master control centre to the dozens of cameras at each match, the production team is responsible for everything from managing the feeds coming back to the Munich headquarters to quickly delivering highlights to mobile phones within minutes of the action happening on the field." More.

Apple takes 4th in BW IT top 100 iPodNN reports that BusinessWeek (BW) today unveiled the results of its Information Technology 100 list, declaring Apple no. 4 among the top contenders and the only U.S. company to place in the top 10. "In choosing the 100 participating companies, BusinessWeek begins with financial data from Standard and Poor's, trimming the contestants to information-technology companies and adding non-U.S. companies suggested by a network of foreign bureaus." More.

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