Stan's List

The Japanese magazine MacFan reports that the Intel Core Duo iMac’s CPU is socketed. O’Grady’s PowerPage writes: “This means that it isn’t soldered to the logic board like most Macintosh CPUs have been for years and can be upgraded. In an article in the Japanese magazine MacFan a reader claims to have upgraded the processor in a 17-inch Intel iMac from 1.83GHz to 2.0GHz without issue.”

Single of the Week

Forget all post-punk angularity and spastic hardcore, the UK’s best import in the past year has been the Magic Numbers. Featuring hyper-melodic soulful pop with ’60s harmonies and arrangements that draw from rustic folk and sparkling indie rock, the toe-tapping Love Me Like You is our “free” Single of the Week.

Discovery Download

It’s no surprise that Mr Sunshine is draped in golden washes of guitar, whirring organ and sparkling tones, because the electrified folk of Lori McKenna always sounds like one of those days where the world is full of possibilities. The Byrds-like twang just seals the deal. This little slice of Americana is our “free” Discovery Download.

Apple has reduced the price from $1,699 to $1,499.

20-inch widescreen LCD
2.1GHz PowerPC G5
512MB memory (533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon X600 XT with 128MB DDR video memory