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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103948"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Hackers took down Apple's iPhone and Safari browser, Microsoft's Internet Explore 8 (IE8) and Mozilla's Firefox within minutes at this week's Pwn2Own contest, reports "Computerworld" (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174078/iPhone_Safari_IE8_Firefox...).
The two-man team of Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann exploited the iPhone in under five minutes, said a spokeswoman for 3Com TippingPoint, the security company that sponsored the contest. The pair also walked away with US$15,000 in cash, a record prize for the challenge, adds "Computerworld."
Iozzo, an Italian college student, works for Zynamics, a company headed by noted researcher Thomas Dullien. Weinmann is a post-doctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Algorithms, Cryptology and Security at the University of Luxembourg.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103941"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Last week Apple Board member Jerome B. (Jerry) York died from a brain aneurysm. And according to the "Wall Street Journal" (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870426650457514193392147604...), he wasn't happy with the way Apple CEO Steve Jobs handled his past illnesses.
The article says he had strong feelings about the way Jobs handled disclosures about his leave of absence for health reasons in January 2009. In an interview with "The Wall Street Journal" last year, York said he almost resigned when told of the seriousness of Jobs's illness. York felt Jobs should have publicly disclosed his health problem three weeks earlier in a news release that announced his decision not to appear at the Macworld trade conference, he adds.
York said the concealment "disgusted" him, adding that the only reason he didn't quit at the time was because he wanted to avoid the uproar that would have occurred once he disclosed his reason. "Frankly, I wish I had resigned then," he told the "Journal...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103938"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">To mark the recent release of the popular information management application DEVONthink 2, TidBITS Publishing Inc. has published a new ebook, "Take Control of Getting
Started with DEVONthink 2."
Designed to help Mac users fight information overload by storing and indexing digital documents and clippings of all sorts, including scanned paper bills and receipts, DEVONthink provides tools to organize, find, and view vast amounts of stored data.
Written by Joe Kissell and created in collaboration with DEVONtechnologies, the ebook explains DEVONthink's core concepts and guides readers through many aspects of putting DEVONthink to work. The US$10 ebook can be purchased at http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/devonthink-2 .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103937"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Toshiba America Storage Device Division (http://www.toshibastorage.com) has announced two additions to its 5,400 RPM line of 2.5-inch hard disk drives. In the standard 9.5 millimeter-high, two-platter design, the company says the MK7559GSXP HDD incorporates both the industry's highest areal density and capacity at 750GB.
Toshiba also introduced a new three-platter 12.5-millimeter-high platform with the MKxx59GSM series, which offers 750GB and 1TB of storage.  These capacity points were predominantly supported by larger form factor 3.5-inch HDDs until the introduction of high-end 2.5-inch solutions.
To deliver these next-generation storage capacities, Toshiba has implemented Advanced Sector Format technology in both families. This technology uses 4K byte-per-sector formatting and improved error-correcting code (ECC) functions, providing maximum data integrity and making efficient use of the storage surface area, says Maciek Brzeski, vice president of marketing at Toshiba Storage Device...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103936"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">3D Eye Solutions (http://www.3deyesolutions.com) has begun beta  testing for its glasses free 3D application for the video game platforms such as, the Mac, iPhone, Nintendo Wii and PC. The company says it's developing a new render engine that is more flexible in design and can be integrated with multiple gaming systems.  
3D Eye Solutions is beta testing of its glasses free 3D application for the Nintendo DS, Microsoft Xbox, and the Sony PlayStation and expects its beta test to be completed by the end of the third quarter.  The application is based on a server and new file format that will enable state synchronization of player appliances and the server.  
The application is developed mainly for use on glasses free systems; however, it's also compatible with 3D video game systems with glasses. In addition, this application will enable 3D Eye Solutions to be able to convert in "real time" across multiple platforms including cinema and television, according to Michael Gibilisco, CEO of...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103931"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPhones present the greatest smartphone security risk to the enterprise, according to a recent survey from nCircle (http://www.ncircle.com), a network security and compliance auditing firm.
The online survey of 257 security professionals was conducted between Feb. 4 and March 12, 2010. In addition to smartphones, the survey covered a range of security topics including healthcare, cloud computing and social media. Key findings include:
° 57% believe that the iPhone carries the greatest security risk.
° 39% ranked Google Android as presenting the highest risk.
° 28% named Blackberry the riskiest.
° 13% ranked Nokia as having the highest risk.
° 58% of respondents have a corporate smartphone security policy in place.
° 65% of enterprises with a smartphone security policy enforce it.
“The general consensus is that Apple continues to do only the absolute minimum to address enterprise security and supportability requirements,” says Andrew Storms, director of Security Operations for nCircle...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103929"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Yazsoft (http://www.yazsoft.com) has released Speed Download 5.2.14 the latest version of its Mac OS X download manager that combines four products: a download manager with auto-resuming downloads, a secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with full encryption, and .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity.
The upgrade offers optimized performance, better compatibility and more. Speed Download requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher. It costs US$25 for a single-user license. Speed Download is available in US English, French and Polish localizations.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103923"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com) has updated PulpMotion and PulpMotion Advanced, slideshow and animation software for Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") or later, to version 3.0. The new versions sport a new animation engine written from the ground up.
Version 3.0 also adds: animated text; a new repository of transition effects; Image Media functionality that now includes animation options within all the themes; more themes; improvements in the interface and workflow; and enhanced export and sharing functionality.
PulpMotion 3 costs US$129 for PulpMotion Advanced and $49 for PulpMotion Standard. Complimentary upgrades are available to customers who purchased PulpMotion on or after Jan. 1. Other upgrade options are available to existing PulpMotion customers who purchased before this date.</div></div></span>
Due to an overheating problem in our European data center many of our servers turned off to protect themselves. As this impacted all Wikipedia and other projects access from European users, we were forced to move all user traffic to our Florida cluster, for which we have a standard quick failover procedure in place, that changes our DNS entries.
However, shortly after we did this failover switch, it turned out that this failover mechanism was now broken, causing the DNS resolution of Wikimedia sites to stop working globally. This problem was quickly resolved, but unfortunately it may take up to an hour before access is restored for everyone, due to caching effects.
We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
Update: Unfortunately, for many, this outage seems to have lasted longer than an hour. It appears that many ISPs...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103740"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sybase (http://www.sybase.com), which specializes in enterprise and mobile software, has announced the results of a survey on mobile device usage, finding that the top reason U.S. consumers would use a tablet device such as the Apple iPad is for working on the go.
The study findings reveal that consumers are increasingly demanding mobile devices that blend consumer and enterprise functionality, exposing an unexpected emphasis on the iPad’s suitability for work-related activities, and demonstrating the iPad’s potential value to information workers. Additionally, the study demonstrates that consumers want more access to information and work applications on their mobile devices, pointing to continuing challenges for businesses in enabling employees to effectively work on the go.
Sybase says the role of new tablet devices such as the iPad has been a subject of great debate recently, and while the study shows that entertainment activities such as watching video and playing games are some...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103739"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Omni Group (http://www.omnigroup.com/) has released version 5.2.2 of OmniGraffle, an upgrade of the Mac OS X diagramming application. The update adds a preference to disable multitouch trackpad gestures and a hidden preference to disable scroll wheel zooming for Magic Mouse users who want to avoid using momentum scrolling.
OmniGraffle 5.2.2 is available for US$99.95, though it's a free update for registered users of version 5.x. Upgrades from OmniGraffle 4 are available for $39.95. OmniGraffle Professional 5 is available for $199.95 with upgrades from OmniGraffle Professional 4 costing $74.95. It requires Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6. ‚Ä®</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103737"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe says that Creative Suite CS5 will be launched on April 12. No details have been given except that the Mac version of the suite will be Intel only and written in Cocoa.
The CS5 release will be the first major update to the company's flagship publishing applications since Creative Suite 4 was introduced in September 2008.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103735"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The US Army reports (http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/03/22/36178-army-apple-meet-to-discuss-ha...) that leaders from its technology command visited Apple in Cupertino, California, to discuss the use of Apple products in Army business and battlefield operations.


Maj. Gen. Nick Justice, Research, Development and Engineering Command commanding general and key members of his staff traveled to Apple headquarters on March 5. Apple officials reportedly gave the Army group tours of its laboratories and other facilities and talked about some examples of where the military is already using Apple technology. The Army's research and development command is evaluating commercial hand-held solutions such as iPad, iPhone, iPod, iMac, and MacBook platforms.


"The Army is moving away from big-green-box solutions and toward those that will adapt along with our warfighters on the battlefield," Justice says. He adds that the Army recognized the billions of dollars invested by industry to develop its...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103734"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">AppAdvice (http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/03/exclusive-ibooks-prices-revealed/) says the typical price of an ebook for the iPad will be US$9.99. The site notes that this is despite the fact that Apple offers publishers the same deal iPhone developers get: they set their own price and Apple keeps 30%.
The iPad will come with an iBookstore app. will feature books from major and independent publishers. The free iBooks app lets you buy books from the iBookstore. Once you’ve bought a book, it’s displayed on your Bookshelf. Just tap it to start reading.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103727"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Messenger for Mac 8 Beta was released today. The app provides real-time collaboration between people in different locations. You can use instant messaging and audio and video calls to communicate with your contacts.
The new beta includes A/V support which allows users to communicate with their contacts via instant messaging and audio and video calls. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx . Just remember: beta software is unfinished software so use with care.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103726"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LTB Soft has announced LTB Light 9.0 (http://www.ltblight.com), an update of the US$299 Mac OS X application that permits natural and artificial lighting calculation with a color radiosity method applied to a finite elements plan.
Version 9.0 adds support for both metric and imperial units, as well as UNI EN 13201 tables. It also has some bug fixes.
LTB Light implements OpenGL. Data management take places through an internal CAD system, directly in a perspective view. It's possible to introduce flatten surfaces with colored glazing, furniture, curved surfaces like cylinders, cones, ellipsoids, hyperboloids and complex objects like cross vaults. LTB Light is able to share information with other CADs through DXF and PICT files.
Light sources are totally managed inside the main program; it's possible to import, show, modify and use the IESNA LM-63 photometric data files (ASCII text file commonly used by North American lighting fixture manufacturers) EULUMDAT (an European standard) and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103667"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple’s share are trading at US$229.45 which is a 52-week high -- and an all-time high. The company now has a market cap of US$207.99 billion.
As noted by "All Things D" (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100324/apple-nearing-wal-marts-mark...), this means it ranks fourth in a list of the top five publicly traded U.S. companies, which are: Exxon Mobil, $315.05 billion; Microsoft, $261.71 billion; Wal-Mart, $212.19 billion.
Writing for "All Things D," John Paczkowski notes that this is "an astonishing turnaround for a company whose market cap bottomed out at $630.9 million back in 1982."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103666"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple's integrated hardware and software system make it the most valuable personal computer maker in the world, according to a research note from Deutsche Bank.
As reported by "Silicon Alley Insider" ("http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-revenue-vs-operating-profit-share-of-top-pc-vendors-2010-3), Deutsche Bank assembled the revenue and operating profits of the top ten computermakers in the world. It then charted which companies are capturing the greatest share of the pie to determine which vendor is capturing the most value.
While Apple has just 7% of the share of revenue, it's grabbing 35% of the operating profit. Other companies are losing profit margins because they have to pay Microsoft for software. Deutsche Bank also notes that Apple, Dell and HP have 80% of the operating profit share on 40% of the revenue share.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103664"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Qoppa Software, which specializes in PDF tools, has updated PDF Studio (http://www.qoppa.com/psindex.html), a PDF editor, to version 6. CJK font support is now available.
CJK is an acronym for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The added support to PDF Studio 6 allows users to work with PDF documents that use these character sets, but do n't embed the fonts in the PDF files. Support for CJK content is crucial to address the Asian market and widens the appeal of PDF Studio as a low-cost alternative to Adobe Acrobat, says Gerald Holmann, president of Qoppa Software.
In addition to CJK fonts, PDF Studio 6 has been integrated with the Acrobat document service. PDF Studio can open, edit and save documents directly from and to Acrobat.com. PDF Studio 6 also includes improvements to its Google Docs integration among other enhancements.
PDF Studio is entirely based on Qoppa Software's proprietary PDF technology. The software has features such as the ability to edit PDF files, fill forms,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103662"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">xTuple, which specializes in Mac and open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced the general availability of version 3.5 of its namesake product. 
This latest version saves employee time and cuts costs by automating many routine tasks that are often performed manually or by expensive external systems, according to the folks at xTuple.  Version 3.5 also continues the company’s recent push to add more enterprise-class functionality to the core package.
 
This latest version of xTuple also gives users of the free PostBooks Edition the ability to run their xTuple database in the cloud via Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).  During the month of April, the company will be providing the xTuple cloud service at no charge and encouraging feedback to help define what will eventually be a commercial service, billed monthly possibly across all three Editions of the software.
 
xTuple 3.5 also adds drop ship purchasing...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103630"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apricorn has released the Aegis Padlock Pro (http://www.apricorn.com/PadlockPro), the latest addition to the Apricorn suite of hardware encrypted portable drives. It's compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux systems.
Featuring an eSATA and USB interface, on-the-fly 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption and secure PIN access, the Padlock Pro incorporates the latest in speed and security into a drive that can fit in your hand. Available in capacities of up to 640GB and compatible with standard eSATA, traditional USB and the latest eSATA / USB Combo port (Power eSATA), the Aegis Padlock Pro can purportedly support eSATA data transfer speeds of up to 90 MB/second (using a traditional hard drive) and over 219 MB/s in its solid state version.
In traditional hard drive form, it costs US$129 for a 250GB model, $169 for a 500GB version and $199 for a 640GB model. A solid state Padlock Pro costs $419 for a 128GB model and $799 for a 256GB version.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103629"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Artman 21 (http://www.artman21.com/en/) has updated OpenMenu X, a US$10 contextual menu utility for Mac OS X, to version Rev.2.04. The update, free to registered users, is a maintenance update
OpenMenu is a utility that allows you to freely customize your contextual menu. You can open documents, applications, AppleScripts, Services Menu Items, and URLs any time you want. OpenMenu also supports the file system browsing. You can browse the file system and open/move files or folders through a contextual menu.
OpenMenuX requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. It's a Universal Binary app, so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103625"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Future Media Concepts (FMC) -- a digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast, and content creators -- has announced new course options for their FMC|Online division.
Beginning this month, the updated online curriculum includes 45-minute advanced training sessions for US$45. FMC|Online utilizes the latest in desktop sharing technology, creating a virtual classroom for students with live group classes conducted by manufacturer certified trainers. In addition to FMC|Online's 2-day and 3-day course options, the new 45-minute sessions provide experienced users with a quick and efficient way of remaining up-to-speed on the latest software tips and tools from Apple, Avid and Adobe, says Ben Kozuch, co-founder of FMC. "
The 45-minute sessions are geared toward experienced students looking to expand their knowledge quickly and economically, he says. Registration is currently open for all FMC|Online 45-minute courses. To view course information, including dates and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103609"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Haeleo Corp. (http://www.valuadder.com) has released ValuAdder 5, an update of its business valuation software. It's compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix systems.
Now in its fifth generation, ValuAdder has purportedly served over 15,000 business people and professional advisor customers world-wide. A set of standards-compliant business valuation methods under the Asset, Income and Market approaches is complemented by tools for financial decision making and structuring a business acquisition.
In ValuAdder 5 takes, a revised Start Tab Screen serves as the user's Command and Control Center offering instant suggestions on the valuation process, best practice method choices, and techniques to organize and complete the business valuation projects in record time. Contact Haeleo for pricing options.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103608"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Developer Marco Arment says his Instapaper service (http://www.instapaper.com/) for saving web content for later reading will be coming to the iPad.
Instapaper Pro will be a universal iPhone/iPad application. That means that you only have to buy Instapaper Pro once to have it on both devices, and the iPad edition will be available to all Pro purchasers at no additional charge when it’s released. The iPhone/iPod touch/iPad version "looks like Instapaper Pro, but bigger, and with slight interface tweaks and redesigns where appropriate," says Arment.
Currently, Instatpaper is available in a free, feature-limited version and an US$4.99 pro version. The app downloads text-only versions of web content and saves them to a user's free account for later reading on a variety of devices, including Macs, Kindles and the aforementioned Apple devices.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103606"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Random House, the world’s largest book publisher by sales, could keep its books from the iPad "as the Bertelsmann unit fears the effects of the tablet device on the pricing of electronic books," reports "The Financial Times" (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d11b5fc-36b9-11df-b810-00144feabdc0.html),
Random House’s five big rivals -- Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Harper-Collins and Penguin -- have reportedly agreed to bring the iPad. Markus Dohle, Random House chief executive, hasn't excluded the possibility of doing the same, but said he was treading carefully, as Apple’s pricing regime could erode established publishing practices. Dohle told the "Financial Times" that the iPad spelled “changes, in particular for our stakeholders”, which would require the publisher to consult further with its authors and their agents.
The iPad will come with an iBookstore app. will feature books from major and independent publishers. The free iBooks app lets you buy books from the iBookstore....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103607"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Advertisers are gearing up to run campaigns on the iPad, reports "ClickZ" (http://www.clickz.com/3639886), a site that offers news and advice for the digital publisher.
Mobile ad platform AdMarvel has teamed with Gannett-owned rich media ad firm PointRoll to enable expandable and highly-interactive ads on the iPad. Gannett's "USA Today," an AdMarvel publisher, is among the sites that will launch on the iPad with ads served up by the partners, according to Max Mead, VP of business development at PointRoll.
When the iPad officially becomes available, PointRoll will launch ads for "an automaker, a large retailer, a large CPG conglomerate, and a pretty large hotel chain," he told "ClickZ," but declined to name the advertisers. "You could very easily run pretty much the same ad as you do on the iPhone on the iPad, but that would not really be fully leveraging the potential ... You have an opportunity on the iPad to do a lot more."
AdMarvel CEO Mahi de Silva told "ClickZ" that he expects "...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103466"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Toon Boom Animation has released Flip Boom Classic 4, which offers a direct voice recording option. Flip Boom Classic is animation software for kids age six and up. Completed animations with sound can then be directly uploaded to Facebook and YouTube.
You can buy Flip Boom Classic 4 now for US$39.99 US and get the Tutorial and the ready-to-animate Easter Clipart free, a total value of $89.97 US. Current Flip Boom customers can upgrade to Classic 4 for $12.99.
Flip Boom Classic 4 runs on Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6 and Windows XP/Vista/7. For more info go to toonboom.com/flipboom/ .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103431"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi) has unveiled new wireless memory cards that deliver the next generation Eye-Fi experience of the Eye-Fi Pro X2.  The “X2” family of Eye-Fi cards have faster-than-ever wireless photo and video uploads, improved performance, and "virtually endless" storage capacity with Endless Memory mode, according to Eye-Fi CEO Jef Holove.
The new product line-up is available today starting at US$49.99. The Eye-Fi Connect X2 and Explore X2 join the Pro X2 as Eye-Fi’s new family of products, each with Class 6 performance, and 802.11n radio for faster uploads.
Eye-Fi has also more than doubled its hotspot upload locations. Now, users of the Hotspot Access feature can upload photos and videos directly from their camera at more than 21,000 hotspots in the U.S., including 6,500 Starbucks coffeehouses, and Harborlink hotspots such as BP gas stations.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103432"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced that both "Basic Training for Apple Color" and "Advanced Training for Apple Color" are now available for pre-order.
The enhanced workflow of Color 1.5 for the newest Final Cut Studio release includes seamless round tripping, new high-quality format support, 4K and additional Red One support, direct import and grading of DPX files, and a variety of color surfaces. Led by Emmy-winning editor Steve Hullfish and 30-year color training veteran Bob Sliga, the new Class on Demand training courses guide both novice and experienced users through task-focused lessons that encompass all the newest features of the color grading software application.
"Basic Training for Apple Color" includes five hours of instruction. The project-focused training encompasses color grading elements ranging from "Primary Color Correction" to "The Other Color Rooms" and "Interfacing with Final Cut Pro."
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103430"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">BeLight Software has released Image Tricks 3.0 (http://www.belightsoft.com/products/imagetricks/proversion.php), an update to its free photo-editing and image-generating software. The update adds 35 Quartz Compositions (40 in the US$19.95 Pro version) and 21 new Core Image filters (29 in the Pro version).
Quartz Composer is used to create various Quartz Compositions. Anyone can use this application to create new compositions for use in Image Tricks. Read more about Quartz Composer here: http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/quartzcomposer/
Customers of Image Tricks Pro Version 2 are offered a free upgrade to Image Tricks Pro Version 3. Simply use your original license code to register the new version.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103405"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Noise Industries (http://www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory), a developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, has announced that development partner SUGARfx has released an update to its Video Wall plug-in.
The keyframable parameters of the new Video Wall 2.0 enable users to twist, bend, and animate multiple images and videos for wall effects. The updated release boasts fresh video options, auto-animation features, and additional capabilities, including new 3D control options.
Users can also explore the possibilities of Video Wall 2.0 by sifting through added complexity modes, including "Standard" for simple combinations, and "Advanced" and "Expert" levels for creating more intricate presets and effects. FxFactory powered plug-ins are designed by Noise Industries and their development partners to extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion and Apple Final Cut Express applications.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103407"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Neat Company (http://www.neatco.com/) has announced NeatWorks for Mac 3.0 just in time for tax season. The free upgrade for Mac OS X is currently available to all existing NeatReceipts and NeatDesk customers.
NeatWorks is also available for PC users; both Mac and PC versions include 2009 tax category information. The NeatWorks software saves receipt images and data in its database, keeping a digital copy. Version 3.0 includes new tax updates to help Mac users stay organized for tax time and all year long. For example, you can:
° Assign a tax category to every scanned receipt;
° Generate reports based on tax categories by highlighting total receipt amounts for each category;
° Integrate with Quick Look to see an instant image preview with a single click;
° Create subfolders to organize data;
° Simplify workflow with keyboard shortcuts and blank page removal.
NeatWorks 3.0 requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 and a Mac running an Intel processor. It costs US$99.95, though currently a $20 "...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103406"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Workman Publishing Company, responsible for the “What to Expect” series, novels like “Water for Elephants” and the Silver Palate cookbooks, also signed a deal with Apple for ebooks on the iPad, reports "The New York Times" (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/business/media/23perseus.html).
The iPad will come with an iBookstore app. will feature books from major and independent publishers. The free iBooks app lets you buy books from the iBookstore. Once you’ve bought a book, it’s displayed on your Bookshelf. Just tap it to start reading.
Publishers have "provisionally welcomed Apple’s entry into the market because Apple is allowing them to set consumer prices, within limits. Publishers have had no control over prices at Amazon, which has generally sold new releases and best sellers for $9.99," says "The Times."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103404"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Troi Automatisering has releasedTroi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.1 for FileMaker Pro 11. Troi Dialog Plug-in is a tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs in FileMaker Pro 11. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation.
Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.1 is an update for FileMaker Pro 11. It's a maintenance release and fixes a few critical bugs.
A fully functional demo version of Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 is available for downloading at Troi's web site (http://www.troi.com/software/dialogplugin.html). It works with FileMaker Pro 9, 10 and 11. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes from FileMaker Pro Advanced 9, 10 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 11. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X and Windows.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103346"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">KeynoteThemesPlus (http://www.keynotethemesplus.com/), a developer of add-ons for Apple's Keynote application, has launched 10 new Keynote themes: Chart, In Red, Money, Night, Old Gear, People, Planet, Secret Eye, Tunnel and US Dollars. In addition, a free World Theme was released for all Keynote users.
All Keynote Themes in Action are high def. There are five sizes available for each theme: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x720, 1680x1050 and 1920x1080. What's more, every visitor of a free themes page at the KeynoteThemesPlus web site can download a Keynote Theme in Action sample for free.
The package of 10 Keynote Themes in Action is priced at US$30.99. They work with iWork '08 (Keynote 4.0) or later.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103336"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The PandaWare Company has updated Simple Help Editor, its cross-platform help authoring application, to version 4.1.1. Mac and Windows users can use Simple Help Editor to create software help systems that display in Apple Help Viewer, Windows' HTML Help viewer, a Web browser, or in a proprietary help window (for applications created with Real Software's REALbasic).
The new version is a maintenance release with some bug fixes. Simple Help Editor allows creating platform-specific Help systems for display in Apple Help Viewer, Microsoft Windows' HTML Help viewer, and Web browsers. It is available as a Mac OS X Universal Binary application (for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher) and a Windows 2000 or higher application. Both can be downloaded from the PandaWare Company's web site (http://www.pandaware.com/download.html#simplehelp).
Unregistered copies work in demo mode for up to 30 days. The cost is US$50 for a single-platform license and $85 for a cross-platform license. Version 4.1.1 is a free...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103334"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">B.E. Publishing has released EduTyping, a new keyboarding software for schools. It requires no textbooks or paper; it's strictly online technology that provides students with the flexibility of doing assignments at school or home by simply logging in with a user name and password.
"This software is ideal for middle and high school students and gives teachers complete online management of their students, including access to grades in real time," says Michael Gecawich, president, B.E. Publishing, and also a former keyboarding instructor. "In addition, teachers have the ability to control the length of their keyboarding courses."
This keyboarding software that can be accessed from school or at home, offers features for educators and students that include: automatic grading; timed-writing tests; typing games; teen and tween customized lessons; and a sleek keyboarding tutorial. EduTyping works with Mac, Windows, Linux and all major Internet browsers and it follows the keyboarding...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103333"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Comm-Unity Networking Systems has released an update to CNS Menu, making the plug-in fully compatible with the recently announced FileMaker Pro 11 and fixing a few other bugs along the way. CNS Menu is available immediately at http://cnsmenu.cnsplug-ins.com/ for both Mac OS X and Windows systems.
CNS Menu allows you to place hierarchical menus anywhere on a FileMaker Pro layout. When a menu item is chosen, the script of your choice is performed. Menus can have any number of sub-menus and can be displayed with a variety of styles and bullet marks. Creating menus with CNS Menu can be as easy as handing the plug-in a return-delimited list of menu items to display. Your menu items can display one value and have a separate value that can be used in your scripts, so the end user can see useful information while the value can be an ID number.
This version is a free upgrade for anyone with a 1.x.x license. If you still have an older 1.0.x license, you will need a new license key for the 1.1.x...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103332"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Native Instruments has introduced Abbey Road 70s Drums (http://www.native-instruments.com/AbbeyRoad70sDrums), the second instrument developed together with theBritish recording studios. It provides two classic drum kits for use in the free Kontakt Player and the Kontakt 4 sample.
At the heart of Abbey Road 70s Drums (US$119) are two drum kits of the Seventies -- a Premier and a Ludwig -- both recorded in Abbey Road's Studio Two. They boast up to 34 velocity layers per instrument with up to six additional variation samples. Separate "vintage" and "modern" microphone setups provide a choice between classic and contemporary tone, with the Ludwig kit also offering an optional "Glyn Johns" configuration.
The user interface of Abbey Road 70s Drums makes full use of the features of Kontakt, providing controls for articulation, sound shaping, mixing and routing.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103331"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has released over 50 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Storage Upgrade Kits for laptops and Mac minis.

Manufacturer's suggested retail pricing starts at US$67.99 for a model that consists of a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive up to 1TB, an OWC brand FireWire and/or USB 2.0 bus powered 2.5-inch portable external enclosure, and a five piece installation tool kit.
With an OWC DIY Storage Upgrade Kit, Mac and PC notebook users and Mac mini users can upgrade their computer's internal hard drive to a new larger capacity and/or faster speed, transfer their data to the new drive, and then continue using the "old" drive by installing it into the provided OWC enclosure for a "new" pocket-sized external drive at savings of up to 40% versus buying all the included components separately. For more info go to http://www.macsales.com/laptopdiy .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103328"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Macintosh software developer, freshcode, has debuted the Bodega Channel Program (http://www.appbodega.com), a new initiative for Mac developers that allows them to sell and market their wares directly to customers through the Bodega 1.0 desktop application.
The Bodega Channel Program provides a direct purchase path between Mac developers and customers within the Bodega application interface. It lets developers reach customers directly on their desktops via the Bodega application, offers the ability to sell directly to customers through the Bodega interface using the developer’s own webstore, and sports the ability to maintain complete ownership of customer relationships.
Member developers also enjoy sales reporting tools, promotional opportunities, the ability to provide marketing materials and videos to customers within the Bodega interface, and no upfront or ongoing costs. Rather, when a customer buys a developer’s product through Bodega, freshcode receives a 7% fee of the sales...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103330"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">DVDxDV has announced Veescope Live 2.0 (http://www.veescope.com) for the Mac. Veescope Live is a special effects software package that runs on a Mac and performs live chroma keying from a wide variety of video sources.
With the release of version 2.0, it provides integration between the worlds of production and post production. Veescope Live in combination with the Veescope Key Plug-In lets the user send a chroma keyed video straight to Final Cut Pro. All the project settings in Veescope Live along with the logging information can be transferred to Final Cut Pro..
Veescope Live consists of three layers of video which can be stacked on top of each other to create a final shot. These three layers can be resized and positioned independently. A live video feed is placed in the middle layer which can be chroma keyed to make it transparent.
This layer is recorded by Veescope Live as a QuickTime Movie file. Using the XML file format, Veescope Live recreates these three layers on a Final Cut...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103327"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Opera Mini by Opera Software (http://www.opera.com) for the iPhone was officially submitted to the Apple App Store today. Its developers claim it can power through web pages up to six times faster than Safari.
Due to server-side rendering, Opera Mini compresses data by up to 90% before sending it to the phone, resulting in rapid page loading and more Web per MB for the end use, says Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder, Opera Software. Creating a version for iPhone is part of Opera’s mission to bring the web to all platforms and all devices, he adds.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103287"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">According to an analysis of 35 million Flickr images undertaken by Cornell students on a university supercomputer, the Fifth Avenue Apple Store is the fifth most photographed landmark in New York City -- and the 28th most photographed landmark in the world, reports "Fortune" (http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/23/nycs-new-landmark-the-apple-store/?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_topstories+%28Top+Stories%29").
The downside? Were the cube to be granted official New York City landmark status, he'd never be able to tear it down, the article notes.
The store sports a 32-foot glass cube and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Located at 767 Fifth Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets, it offers more than 100 Macs and nearly 200 iPods. It has the largest staff of any Apple Store -- nearly 300 highly trained Mac Specialists, Mac Geniuses and Creatives who offer free tips and tricks on...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103279"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">More than 30,000 games have been released in the iPhone App Store since its launch in July 2008, according to the Flurry (http://www.flurry.com). With titles that consistently dominate the Top Paid and Top Grossing lists, there's no question that the games category is the most lucrative category in the Apple Apple Store, says the research group.
A new Flurry report looks at how Apple has affected the market share of U.S. video game and portable game revenue since the introduction of games sold through the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. Using publicly available market data, provided by NPD (mostly through Gamasutra's Behind the Numbers series), Flurry calculated U.S. console and portable game software sales for 2008 and 2009.
The research group also estimated Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable game software sales, which make up the significant majority of the portable category, in order to compare these to iPhone game sales. Flurry estimates iPhone game sales...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103273"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">AdMob (http://www.admob.com) -- which stores and analyzes handset and operator data from every ad request in its network of more than 15,000 mobile Web sites and applications to optimize ad serving -- recently ran a survey of publishers to gauge their development activity on multiple platforms.  The survey received 108 responses and included some interesting findings:
° 31% of developers are currently developing for more than one mobile platform and almost half (47%) said they plan on developing on more than one platform in the next six months.
° More than 70% of iPhone developers plan to develop for Android over the next six months and close to half of Android developers (48%) plan to develop for iPhone.
° Many developers are new to mobile with 49% saying they have been developing for mobile less than a year.
° 58% of respondents develop for the mobile web.
AdMob asked which platforms publishers currently develop for and which they had plans to in the next six months, and Android was...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103272"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">"Gizmodo" (http://gizmodo.com/5499439/buy-iphones-without-contract-now-official-app...) is reporting that, according to Apple's internal documentation, the iPhone is now available without AT&T contract or ID at any Apple Store. The "Gizmodo" contact claims that the iPhone is locked, however, so it will only work with AT&T SIMs.
Customers aren't required to have an AT&T contract. And they can only purchase one iPhone per day.
However, the iPhones are still locked, so you'll have to unlock 'em yourself. Still, Apple used to require an AT&T contract for the devices, even for the ones being purchased without a contract subsidy.
The "contract-less" price is US$499 for the iPhone 3G 8GB, $599 for the iPhone 3GS 16GB, and $699 for the 32GB top model.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103268"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe has released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software, available immediately through Adobe Labs (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom3/). It incorporates feedback from the first iteration of the beta while offering users several new features and improved performance throughout the application.
New features in this release include tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon cameras, the ability to import and manage video files from DSLR cameras for a streamlined workflow and additional behind-the-scenes architecture enhancements for faster importing and loading of images. The addition of luminance noise reduction to the color noise reduction options already available in the beta helps photographers achieve overall exceptional image quality from high ISO images, according to the folks at Adobe.
The import experience and watermarking functionality have also been modified to reflect feedback received from the Lightroom community during the first beta...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-103267"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Red Giant Software (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com) has introduced a new family of plug-in applications for Adobe Photoshop: Magic Bullet PhotoLooks and Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop.
Magic Bullet PhotoLooks (US$199) lets you manipulate and experiment with light while preserving essential photographic detail. Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop 3.1 ($149 USD), created by Photoshop co-creator John Knoll provides 19 flare tools for creating custom effects
and includes over 100 presets and real-time previewing.
Created by visual-effects expert Stu Maschwitz, the sophisticated presets and customizable tools in Magic Bullet PhotoLooks make it easy to control lighting conditions and create stylized effects for any image, according to Sean Safreed, co-founder and director of Products at Red Giant Software. Users can share Looks created in Magic Bullet PhotoLooks in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Avid projects through Magic Bullet Looks.
Custom Looks created in Magic...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102905"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Active Media (http://www.activemp.com), a manufacturer of SSDs and USB drives, has launched eSATA (external SATA) Flash drives that boast sequential read and write speeds up to 100 and 55 MB/second, respectively, about three times faster than the fastest USB 2.0 flash drives.
The company builds these drives with either 16GB or 32GB of MLC NAND flash. With no moving parts, "they offer the same outstanding reliability as SSDs," says Jerry Thomas, vice president of sales at Active Media.
The drives come in a gloss black polymer case that measures only 3.1 x 1.1 x 0.4 inches. They are available now worldwide through Amazon for US$69.95 for the 16GB version and $109.95 for the 32GB model.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102893"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has added the ability for customers to send an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad application to another person as a gift when purchasing software through iTunes.
As reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com), by clicking the drop-down menu next to "Buy App" in iTunes, users now have an option entitled "Gift This App." Choosing it accesses the "Give a Gift" page that allows users to type in the recipient's name and e-mail address. It also gives the opportunity to add a personal message of up to 500 characters.
The gift can then be printed and physically delivered, or e-mailed to the recipient via the automated form. Gifts can only be redeemed in the store country from which the gift originated</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102892"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">"The New York Times" says (http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/perseus-signs-an-ebooks...) that Apple has struck a deal with Perseus Books Group, an independent publisher, to bring its content to the iBookstore on the iPad.
Perseus Books Group, which also distributes works from 330 other smaller presses including Grove Atlantic, Harvard Business School Press, Zagat and City Lights Books, signed a deal last week with Apple, following five of the six biggest publishers that have already signed agreements with Apple, says the "Times."
The iPad will come with an iBookstore app. will feature books from major and independent publishers. The free iBooks app lets you buy books from the iBookstore. Once you’ve bought a book, it’s displayed on your Bookshelf. Just tap it to start reading.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102891"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ingram Library Services has launched Ingram Wire (http://www.ingramwire.com), a free, downloadable desktop application for libraries.  Build on Adobe AIR technology, it's Mac and Windows compatible.
Following the success of the Ingram Wire for retailers, Ingram is now rolling out the direct-to-desktop application to its library customers, says Rich Rosy, vice president and general manager, Ingram Library Services and Institutional Solutions.
"Librarians have been on the forefront of information technology and tools, and the Ingram Wire is just one more way we can help our customers stay ahead of books and trends in the digital age,” he adds. "Delivering relevant book news and collection development information directly to our customer's desktop saves them valuable time that can be better spent serving the needs of their patrons."
With Ingram Wire, librarians receive stock news on fast-moving products specific to their assigned distribution center, alerts on top awards and breaking...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102883"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">While analysts are keeping their fingers crossed for about six million iPad sales throughout 2010, Apple is shopping for more than twice that many screens for the upcoming device, according to a report by the "Korean Times."
The report -- as noted by "Geek.com" (http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/apple-thinks-big-orders-13-million-i...), says Samsung has landed a big order from Apple that will see the Korean consumer electronics conglomerate supply the company with three million IPS displays for the iPad. Industry sources estimated the deal at around US$240 million, putting the cost of the iPad’s 9.7-inch IPS display at around $80 per unit, five times more than a 3.5-inch display on the iPhone 3GS.
The iPad -- now available for pre-order -- is due to hit the stores April 3. At least the Wi-Fi only versions will; the Wi-Fi + 3G model will hit US store sleeves in late April. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102879"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SanDisk (http://www.sandisk.com) will begin shipping what it says is the world's highest-capacity removable memory card for mobile phones: the 32GB SanDisk microSDHC card.
Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief operating officer, SanDisk, says themicroSDHC card can store enough music to outlast 35 round-trip flights between San Francisco and New York before repeating a single song. The 32GB SanDisk microSDHC card will be available starting on Tuesday, March 23, on SanDisk.com U.S. and European e-commerce sites, with worldwide retail availability to follow next month. The new card comes with a 5 year limited warranty and carries a suggested retail price of US$199.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102878"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Buffalo Technologies (http:///www.buffalotech.com) has announced the MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 portable hard drive, the latest generation of SuperSpeed external storage solutions that deliver interface speeds up to 5 Gigabits per second.
Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology, says that Cobalt USB 3.0 is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 and it works with Macs and PCs. Apple hasn't added USB 3.0 support on any Macs, so the drive will run at USB 2.0 speeds.
The MiniStation Cobalt HD-PEU3 will be available in a variety of capacities up to 640GB and will begin shipping in April. It's backed by a limited one-year warranty.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102876"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Lenovo (http://www.lenovo.com) has introduced David Roman as its new senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Roman joins the computer manufacturer after senior executive roles with Apple, Nvidia and, most recently Hewlett-Packard.
Roman joins Lenovo from Hewlett-Packard, where he served since 2005 as vice president of Worldwide Marketing Communications for the Personal Systems Group, and will report to Rory Read, Lenovo president and chief operating officer. Prior to HP, Roman led international and corporate marketing for Nvidia.
Previous to that, he worked at Apple in multiple marketing and business leadership positions, most recently as vice president of Worldwide Advertising and Brand Marketing. Roman has been named as one of the “Marketing Top 50” by Advertising Age magazine and has been on the Creativity Magazine 50 Most Influential People in Creativity.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102874"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Delkin (http://www.delkin.com) has expands their line-up of flash memory products with the announcement of four new HD video-ready SDHC cards. The new Class 10 rated cards are available in capacities of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, and are capable of transfer speeds up to 24 MB/second (163X).
Delkin's SDHC Class 10 cards are designed for photographers and videographers using HD Video cameras and video enabled DSLRs where speed is critical for the camera to perform advanced functions during shooting and playback, says Delkin Devices Marketing Manager Tom Robeson. He adds that the cards exceed the SD Association Specification data transfer rate requirement.
Every card is manufactured with NAND flash, advanced controller design, and quality control guidelines based on ISO 9001:2008 standards, Robeson says. Additionally, a built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss. Contact Delkin for pricing.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102834"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Uniea (http://www.uniea.com) has launched a new line of versatile cases for the iPad. The new cases offer a wide range of different construction materials, features, and colors.
Constructed of lightweight neoprene, the U-Sleaf offers iPad users a sleeve-style case. The wave-shaped flap stays securely closed without the use of zippers or Velcro. Another feature of the U-Sleaf is that it is reversible, giving you two color options for the price of one. The U-Sleaf will be available in a multi-color/chocolate brown version in early April, and will also come in four other reversible colors not long after the release of the iPad.
The U-Skin is a shell case for the iPad that features a smooth yet strong silicone surface that's designed to be impact-resistant and protects the device from dirt and scratches. In spite of the iPad’s rugged, protective design, the case is quite slim and adds minimal bulk to the iPad, offers full access to ports and switches for the ultimate in mobile computing....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102777"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Zevrix Solutions has released Package Central 1.0 (http://zevrix.com/PackageCentral.php), a new document packaging workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Originally developed for a major publisher in the United States, the software automates InDesign packaging by processing files from hotfolders.
It offloads packaging to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. Under Package Central workflow, production artists, prepress operators and designers simply submit files to hotfolders that reside on the network. Package Central automatically collects the files from its station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.
Package Central runs on a dedicated machine and watches hotfolders linked to its workflow settings. The software performs all its tasks automatically and can run unattended. Files can be submitted from both Mac and PC computers.
Package Central can be purchased for US$499.95. A demo is available for...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102720"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NCH Software (http://www.nchsoftware.com/), a provider of audio, video, business and telephony/VoIP tools and utilities worldwide, says its MixPad sound mixing software for audio and music production is now also available for the Mac. 


The multi-track mixing software has features for low latency multi-track recording and mixing and is targeted to creating music mixes, radio advertisements, soundtracks, or remixes. Users can load audio files, record clips directly, or drag and drop files from their desktop to the clip manager then onto the timeline.


MixPad users can access more advanced editing tools for recordings with the WavePad Audio Editor ($80), which now has a library of 1,000 free sound effects in the Master’s edition. MixPad also works with Express Burn CD Burner ($60) for burning directly to CD.
MixPad requires Mac OS X 10.2 or higher. It normally costs US$80, but is being offered for $59.95 for a limited time.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102715"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The 1394 Trade Association -- of which Apple is a member -- has developed a new reference tutorial to assist engineers in evaluating the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) standard, understanding how it works, and maximizing FireWire performance in their application.
The tutorial provides a technical background for engineers unfamiliar with FireWire, enabling them to build a complete understanding of how the standard operates, and to evaluate FireWire’s benefits for their application. The 77-page document includes diagrams, descriptions and illustrations.
Dedicated sections discuss FireWire’s use in a wide range of systems and applications including robotics control; automated optical inspection; medical imaging; computer and storage; audio and professional audio; security and surveillance; communications systems; set-top boxes; digital camcorders; commercial aviation; military and automotive. The tutorial also describes the most popular products including Host Adapters (Host Controllers); PC...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102707"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Toolsfactory software has released rubiTrack 2.2 (http://www.rubitrack.com), an update of the GPS enabled activity tracking software for the Mac OS X. The upgrade adds complete equipment management and automatic equipment tracking. rubiTrack automatically tracks total mileage, total duration, usage count and provides automated maintenance warnings.
rubiTrack 2.2 also brings additional improvements for importing an even wider range of input formats including equipment data. Plus, it improves performance of chart and track view, adds usability features to the track view and fixes issues of previous releases.
Utilizing the latest Mac user interface technologies, rubiTrack lets you display, analyze and organize your outdoor activities. rubiTrack is for runners, bikers, walkers, hikers, skiers and everyone else who logs GPS data. rubiTrack reads tracks from GPS enabled fitness devices like the Garmin Forerunner, Garmin Edge and compatible devices.
rubiTrack is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102705"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kensington has announced three new iPad accessories. The US$24.95 PowerBolt Micro Car Charger for iPad (http://us.kensington.com/html/17712.html) lets you charge your iPad, iPhone or iPod while on the go.
The $9.99 Kensington Reversible Sleeve (http://us.kensington.com/html/17157.html) is designed to protect your iPad and look good doing while doing it. A soft neoprene construction provides cushioning that protects against bumps and scratches. The Reversible Sleeve is slim enough to slip into a backpack or case.
The $19.99 Kensington Sling Bag for iPad (http://us.kensington.com/html/17711.html), which is pictured, lets you slide in your iPad, sling it over your shoulder and head out. It has room for your iPad and some essentials.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102704"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">.com Solutions has announced FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition 5.5.7 (http://www.fmpromigrator.com/products/fmpro_migrator/index.html) with a new Database to Rev conversion feature.
The Database to Rev Conversion Service generates a Rev database front-end application from FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Access database files. This feature y converts layouts, scripts, relationships, and value lists into a Rev database application for building Mac OS X, Windows, Linux desktop apps, web browser revLets or revMobile apps.
FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition is priced at US$600 per developer and includes a copy of FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition for both MacOS X (Universal Binary) and Windows platforms. Existing FmPro Migrator Developer Edition customers may upgrade to FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition for $400.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102703"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Vinotekasoft has uncorked Vinoteka (http://www.vinotekasoft.com) 1.6.3, an update of their wine cellar management software for Mac OS X. The upgrade offers improvements of the German localization and bug fixes.
Vinoteka costs US$34.90 for a single user license. You can get a family pack for $79.90 or a business pack for $109.90. Version 1.6.3 is a free update for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102702"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe has released Flash Builder 4 (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashbuilder), a new suite of web development tools that replaces Flex Builder. It costs US$699; upgrades from previous versions of Flex Builder are $299.
Adobe Flash Builder 4 is designed to help software developers rapidly develop cross-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs) and content using the open source Flex framework. It includes support for intelligent coding, debugging, and visual design and features powerful testing tools that speed up development and lead to higher performing application.
Adobe Flash Builder 4 is available for Mac OS X and Windows. A demo is available for download.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102701"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Alchemist Guild has released the latest version (1.3) of TaskCard (http://www.taskcardosx.com), a task management application for Mac OS X. Among other various improvements, the new version includes two long awaited features: file attachments and the ability to drag cards onto other sheets.
Attachments let you add any file on your Mac to a card like a normal task so you can keep references to them along side your notes. Files can be dragged from the Finder or other applications onto a card then appear with their icon and file name like a normal task. If you need to view or edit the attachment simply double-click on the attachment and it will be opened like it was double-clicked in the Finder. Optionally, if you want to reveal the file in the Finder click the arrow icon next to attachments name.
Also, the new version adds the ability to drag cards to other sheets. Dragging a card over the sheets thumbnail image will shrink the card over the sheet and move it completely when dropped...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102700"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Blue Lamp Software (http://bluelampsoftware.com/printsprint/) has updated PrintSprint, a Mac OS X utility for users who want prints from their digital photos, to version 1.5. The upgrade adds support for the local printing of your photos and corrects wallet sized photos to 2.5 x 3.5 inches
According to the folks at Blue Lamp Software, PrintSprint makes it simple to select photos, set the print size, quantity, and crop and then generate your order. It never modifies your originals and it works with your organizational system so it doesn't matter if you're using iPhoto, Aperture or have your photos on your hard drives or CDs.
PrintSprint requires Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") or higher. A demo is available for download. PrintSprint costs US$19.95, but version 1.5 is a free update for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102598"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">After Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad, 190,000 orders were placed within the first week. That rate slowed to 5,000 per day as Apple begins offering school discounts, reports "Fortune" (http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/20/ipad-week-1-19000...).
Apple racked up pre-orders at the rate of more than 25,000 units per hour early Friday, March 12, when the iPad went on sale, according to the team tracking order numbers at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board. By Sunday, the initial frenzy had cooled, reports "Fortune." The pre-order rate slowed to 30,000 units per day on Monday, 10,000 on Wednesday and 5,000 on Thursday.
The iPad -- now available for pre-order -- is due to hit the stores April 3. At least the Wi-Fi only versions will; the Wi-Fi + 3G model will hit US store sleeves in late April. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102595"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Worldcloud (http://www.worldcloud.com), a provider of cloud computing and dedicated server solutions, has announced the availability of FileMaker 11 hosting on both shared and dedicated platforms.
Drawing on the native capabilities of FileMaker 11 Server Advanced, hosting of FileMaker is now possible via your own Java control panel, with access to all features of the database engine, including upload database, open/close, view logs, monitor connections. disconnect users, define schedules/scripts, send messages and access to the php Site Assistant. When hosted at worldcloud.com, users will also immediately benefit from the improved Instant Web Publishing (IWP) capabilities of FileMaker Server 11 Advanced, according to Kris Keppl of Worldcloud.
Hosting packages are available in 1-4, 5, and 15 database quotas, as well as Dedicated Server single, dual and triple server deployments for FileMaker Server 11 Advanced. All packages are available on 30 day free-trial."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102593"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Cocoamug Software, developers and publishers of great Mac software, has released CosmoPod 4.3 (http://www.cocoamug.com/cosmopod/index.html), an update of the Safari extension that lets you download Flash videos from web sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc.
The upgrade sports a new QuickTime movies interpreter that just works with tutorial movies and trailers from Apple. Also, the CosmoPod toolbar button now features a menu.
CosmoPod can automatically convert downloaded files to an Apple device friendly format, tag them and add them to iTunes. Additionally, you can convert most video already on your hard drive via drag and drop so can be used as a tool to import your DVD collection to your Mac, iTunes, AppleTV, and iPhone.
CosmoPod costs US$12. Version 4.3 is a free update for registered users of version 4.x. CosmoPod 3 and earlier users can upgrade for $3.90.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102592"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">EverythingHerePlus has released a 13-port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hub (http://www.everythinghereplus.com/electronics/13-port-hi-speed-usb-2-0-e...). It costs US$33 and is available in black and white.
Fully USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backward compatible, it supports low, full, and high speed USB devices and works with any system that supports the USB specification. One of the 13 downstream ports is on top of the unit, and folds down for access to portable USB thumb Drives.
Providing 13 downstream ports in total, these hubs features plug and play installation and transparent operation. This hub comes with a free power supply with a four ampere capacity, and USB 2.0 cable to connect to a host computer.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102517"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Saying a liver transplant saved his life, Apple CEO Steve Jobs helped convince California lawmakers to draft organ donation legislation, unveiled at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's hospital Friday morning, reports the "Silicon Valley Mercury News" (http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_14710378).
His decision to go public with his transplant to help others was applauded by the Governor, Arnold Schwarznegger, who is advocating for passage of the bill.
The bill, SB 1395 by state Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-San Jose, requires Californians who are applying for or renewing their drivers license to affirmatively accept or decline becoming a donor. The current system takes a more passive approach, merely providing a pink sticker to affix to a license, says the "Mercury News."
The legislation would also create the nation's first "living donor registry," allowing altruistic people to sign up to offer one of their kidneys to a sick person. Kidney donation is relatively safe and does...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102512"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">If you're a developer planning an iPad app and want it to be available on April 3 (when the iPad hits stores), you need to have it to Apple by March 27, 5 pm (Pacific).
Apple is encouraging developers to "submit your iPad app now for an initial review by the App Review Team and receive feedback on its readiness for the grand opening." Developers should build and test their iPad app using iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 available on the iPhone Dev Center (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action). Only iPad apps built with iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 will be accepted for this initial review.
The Apple App Review Team will review your app on iPad and email you details about the readiness of your app.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102416"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The odds are stacked against the iPad reaching sales of one million as quickly as the iPhone did, YouWager.com, an online bookmaker says.
The iPhone, which went on sale in June 2007, took 74 days to get to the one million mark. The iPad, a tablet device that debuts on April 3, has a 72 percent probability of taking longer than that, according to YouWager.com, which began taking bets on the topic this week.
"No matter what they put out on the market, there’s going to be large sales, but with this particular product, we don’t think it’s as practical as the iPhone,” Brian Sanz -- who works on wagering, auditing and research development for YouWager.com -- told "Bloomberg" (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=AAPL%3AUS&sid=apJ...).
What's more, "Bloomberg" reports that Paddy Power, Ireland’s biggest bookmaker, has open betting with 3-to-1 odds that iPad sales will surge past six million in 2010. On the other end of the spectrum, the firm has 8-to-1 odds that...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102415"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Brandweek Buzz Report by YouGov (http://www.brandweek.com) is a weekly consumer perception report that analyzes the most talked about brands based on buzz. In evaluating the ads broadcast during the recent Academy Awards, Apple's iPad ad received mixed reviews.
Apple took the wraps off its first commercial for the iPad. The ad featured a highly syncopated overview of everything the device to the tune of “There Goes My Love” by The Blue Van.
When the product was first unveiled in January, the consumer reaction was quite mixed. That seems to have carried over two months later, according to BrandWeek. The new ad gave Apple a short-lived shot in the arm with adults over 18, sending the brand from a buzz score of 35 the day after the Oscars to 38.5 a couple of days later. However, perception has been rocky since then, with the brand’s buzz score now at 32.4, reflecting the public’s indecision about the product, says BrandWeek.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102402"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Imation (http://www.imation.com) is ready to begin shipping its Imation LTO Ultrium Generation 5 tape cartridges, with nearly double the storage capacity, increased data transfer rates, and a new partitioning functionality over the prior tape generation.
This follows certification by the Measurement Analysis Corporation (MAC), an independent testing board for compliance verification testing, and the LTO Technology Provider Companies: HP, IBM Corporation and Quantum Corp. Imation previously announced that it was the first company to obtain the license to develop and manufacture this new multi-terabyte LTO 5 tape.
With a native capacity of 1.5 terabytes and 3.0 terabytes of compressed storage, data transfer rates of up to 280 MB/second compressed, data encryption, and new partitioning functionality to enhance file control and space management, the LTO 5 format offers significant improvements over prior LTO tape generations, according to Subodh Kulkarni, chief technology officer and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102350"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Equinux has updated SongGenie (http://www.equinux.com/us/products/songgenie/index.html), a software application designed to analyze, detect and label music data, to version 2.0 The upgrade automatically searches online for lyrics, which can be displayed on your iPod or iPhone.
SongGenie constructs an acoustic fingerprint of each track and, based on specific characteristics, detects the appropriate artist name, song title and album title. It automatically identifies tracks containing incomplete or incorrect information. It even detects music titles for tracks with no artist, album or song title information; titles that were digitalized without extra information and are therefore called, for example, "Title 01" and additional characters that suggest incorrect names like an underline.
Using an acoustic fingerprint, SongGenie determines which track to work on and intuitively inserts the correct information in its user interface. With just a click, the appropriate description text is...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102348"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">India's Bharti Airtel says it's entered into an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone 3GS in India .
According to "The Wall Street Journal" (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870358090457513118396274628...), no launch date has been announced. Bharti Airtel already sells the iPhone 3GS, but, so far, hasn't sold the faster version of the Apple smartphone.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102338"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Security researcher Miller is planning to reveal "no fewer than 20 zero day security holes within Mac OS X" at CanSecWest, reports "Engadget" (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/charlie-miller-to-reveal-20-zero-day-...).
According to Miller: "OS X has a large attack surface consisting of open source components, closed source third-party components and closed source Apple components; bugs in any of these types of components can lead to remote compromise ... Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks, and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town."
In other words, Apple users are "safer" (due to the lack of work that goes into hacking them), "but less secure," notes "Endgadget."
What's more, Miller told Heise Security that the attack surface of OS-X is so wide you can land a 747 on it, sideways. There are bugs in the open source components and vulnerabilities in the closed source third-party and Apple components, he claims.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102337"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Taiwan-based touch panel supplier Wintek has been blamed for a delay of iPad shipments, according to a Chinese-language report on the "Liberty Times."
Actually, the WiFi only version goes on sale April 3. All Apple originally said was they're go on sale in late March.
The "Liberty Times" report claimed that Wintek is facing a manufacturing bottleneck in its touch panel production, and its low yield rate for touch panels has hampered its shipments to Apple. However, according to "DigiTimes" (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100319PB202.html), in response to the report, Wintek, in a statement filed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange said that all of its operations have been running in line with its plans, and it declined to comment on individual clients or particular orders.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102336"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ben-Q (http://www.benq.com) has extended its line of LED monitors with the addition of the 24-inch wide screen V2410T (US$319) and V2410B ($279). The former is targeted more to business users, the latter to home users.
According to the folks at Ben-Q, the V2410T is designed to cater for corporate users’ needs. It comes with a height adjustment function allowing users to adjust the screen’s height according to theirs. Unlike the CCFL technology used in the LCD monitors, V2410T and V2410B use energy efficient LED backlighting. In comparison to a CCFL monitor, V2410T and V2410B purportedly consume 44% less power -- and 56% less in Eco mode.
BenQ’s V2410T and V2410B’s LED backlit screens offer Full 1080p High-Definition at 16:9 aspect ratio and are enhanced with BenQ’s Senseye Human Visual Technology using its six proprietary calibration techniques. A "Display mode hot key", located on the right side of these monitors’ bezels, allows aspect ratios other than 16:9 to be displayed without...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102328"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">"Demystifying iPhone & iPad App Development: A Non-Technical Overview for Decision-Makers and Idea People," a conference session given at the Macworld 2010 Conference & Expo in San Francisco in February, is now available online (http://www.paradeofprogress.com/macworld/) as a free video screencast.
Parade of Progress Productions, a Los Angeles-based design, development & consulting firm specializing in the iPhone, announced that it is making its Macworld session freely available, both for streaming and as a download.
"Because of the wonderful response to the content, we wanted to make the information available to a much larger audience," says Ron Diamond, principal of Parade of Progress.
The video is available in both a large format for viewing on the desktop, as well as a smaller format viewable directly on the iPhone and iPod touch.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102326"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sewelltech and Apple are sponsoring free Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server Tech Forum Virtual Events. A total of 5 different topics and 12 different event times will be offered.
These one-hour sessions are free, include live demonstrations and Q&A, and begin at 11 a.m. (Pacific). You can register now at http://seminars.apple.com/go/wc/ent/SewellTech/ .
The Tech Forum Virtual Events are designed to teach learn how your organization can benefit from the power and flexibility of Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server. The Mac OS X Snow Leopard for IT sessions are designed for medium to large IT departments that want to learn how easy it is to deploy, manage, and secure Mac clients in a network environment. And the Snow Leopard Server events will introduce business users to the key features that offer simple and innovative ways to collaborate and share information.
Every event is offered more than once. These one-hour sessions are free, include live demonstrations and Q...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102188"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has released Logic Pro 9.1.1 (http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/download/), an update of the music creation and audio production tool. The new version delivers improved compatibility and numerous fixes, according to Apple.
Logic Pro 9.1.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later. For new users the cost is US$499.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102186"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">With today’s launch of http://arkansas.gov/m, Arkansas is the first state to provide secure payment processing specifically for smartphone users. It's part of the official web site of the state of Arkansas.
Starting today, the Arkansas.gov mobile site features secure payments for three high-volume online government services: inmate trust account deposits; probation and parole supervision and restitution payments; and Pulaski County property tax payments. These mobile applications provide an option for users to access government services and are available on all smartphone operating platforms, including the iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android, Windows Mobile, and Palm, says Claire Bailey, chief information officer of the state of Arkansas.
The state’s decision to launch an optimized mobile version of Arkansas.gov was driven by the growing popularity of smartphone devices in the state. “We recognize that Arkansans are increasingly using their smartphones for everyday Internet access and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102134"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">EveryThingHerePlus has released the 5-Port FireRepeate-800 Pro (http://www.everythinghereplus.com/electronics/unibrain-firerepeater-800-...), a FireWire 800 repeater hub. The US$102.25 device provides port expansion on FireWire 800 IEEE 1394b device chains.
Oriented towards industrial and machine vision applications, the FireRepeater-800 Pro provides the ability to connect up to five FireWire 1394b devices. Its metallic compact case is designed to minimize the risk of physical damage.
The platform agnostic device provides five 9-pin (bilingual) FireWire 800 ports with a maximum throughput of up to 800 Mbps each. The hub utilizes FireWire 800 bus power or accepts an optional power adapter (sold separately) for use with devices requiring more power.
Repeater hubs provide bus flexibility in that they allow for daisy chaining and/or hierarchical (tree) bus configurations. Repeater hubs also provide a means to lengthen the distance between devices when a single FireWire cable's length...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102133"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacProVideo.com, a supplier of software tutorial videos for Macs, has launched a new tutorial site called NonLinearEducating.com . This new site will focus on creating cross-platform versions of their software tutorials for both Mac and Windows computers. 
According to company founder and Publisher Martin Sitter, “At macProVideo.com we created a method of teaching through videos called the ‘NonLinear Educating System.’ We’ve proven how effective this system is with our large base of Mac users, and we now seek to roll our educational system out the broader market of Windows PC users as well. With NonLinearEducating.com we’ve designed a cross platform educational environment that will appeal to both Mac and Windows PC users.”
NonLinearEducating.com launches with over 150 different titles and 450 hours of tutorial-videos available for software like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Word, Final Cut Pro, Cubase, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Edius Pro. Tutorial-videos at NonLinearEducating.com...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102130"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Universal Audio, a manufacturer of audio hardware and UAD-2 powered plug-ins for Mac and PC, has released the EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverb plug-in for the UAD platform.
It replicates the sonic signature of three different EMT 140 plates formerly installed at the Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, and is licensed and endorsed by EMT Studiotechnik as the world’s only authentic EMT plate reverb emulation, says EMT President Jules Limon. Available for US$199, the EMT 140 includes three distinct plate models and original EMT 80 Hz input Shelving Filters or custom aftermarket Martech Low-Cut Filters
The EMT 140 also sports Pre Delay, Low and High Shelving Filters, Wet/Dry Mix, Balance and
Width controls with Hard Bypass via the lighted EMT power icon. Plus, it includes Modulation controls to add additional movement to the stereo field.
The EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverb plug-in is available as part of the new UAD Software 5.6.0 release. UAD Software v5.6.0 is available as a free...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102129"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Intego (http://www.intego.com), the Mac security specialist, has released Washing Machine 2, a Mac OS X (10.5 and higher) app that cleans up files left behind by web browsers and other Internet programs.
Version 2, optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard"), helps Mac users delete files that take up space or present privacy risks, created by a number of programs that access the Internet. Users can clean files quickly, manually or automatically, and use secure cleaning to ensure that the files can never be recovered, according to the folks at Intego.
Washing Machine 2 can clean five types of items: Bookmarks, Caches, Cookies, Download Histories, and Browsing Histories. It works with most web browsers, and many utilities or other programs that store information without users being aware. It even cleans up after some programs that users would never think are storing data. These files can take up several gigabytes, and can slow down applications and lead to longer time for backups....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102023"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Samsung (http://www.samsung.com) has unveiled its latest range of color printers for small to medium sized business users. They incldue the single-function Samsung CLP-670ND and CLP-620ND, and CLX-6220FX and CLX-6250FX multifunction printers.
The color printers include the Samsung TonerSave feature that allows users to monitor and limit toner usage for extended cartridge life and reduced cost per page. The printers also include a PowerSave Mode that reduces the cost of printing by lowering the temperature of the machine.
The Samsung CLP-670ND and CLP-620ND, and CLX-6220FX and CLX-6250FX feature Samsung’s Easy Color Manager. This application allows the user to apply color balance, brightness, contrast, and saturation to any image viewed on a computer monitor. Individual users can also create personalized color profiles, allowing a variety of color results from one machine.
Beyond color, the new printers feature Samsung Fine Edge technology, which makes font edges crisp and clear for a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102017"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">News Corp. chief, Rupert Murdoch says the iPad will rule the world. Well, if not the world, at least all media.
“All media is going to go on to the iPad, whether it be music or books or newspapers or movies, you’ll be able to get on your iPad… they’ll get better and better and you’ll be able to do more tricks with it," he says in an interview (http://distorted-loop.com/2010/03/18/rupert-murdoch-all-media-is-going-t...) with his own Fox Business Channel.

Murdoch also thinks that bigger iPads are in the works. "The iPad will be pretty small to start with , but there will be more iPads," he says. (The photo is courtesy of ScrapeTV.com)
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-102003"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry executives with direct knowledge of the discussions, according to the "New York Times" (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/internet/18amazon.html?ref=...).
The company is pressuring publishers just as Apple is also preparing to sell digital books for reading on its iPad, the article adds. Five of the country’s six largest publishers — Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins and Penguin — have already reached deals with Apple to sell their books through its iBookstore, which will be featured on the iPad. (The holdout is Random House.)
Under those agreements, the publishers will set consumer prices for each book, and Apple will serve as an agent and take a 30 percent commission. Ebook editions of most newly released adult general fiction and nonfiction are...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-101967"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has announced the death of Apple Board member Jerome B. (Jerry) York. York, the chairman, president and CEO of Harwinton Capital, who joined Apple's Board of Directors in 1997.
He was the former CFO of IBM and Chrysler, and former vice chairman of Tracinda. He is widely acknowledged for his contributions at Chrysler and IBM during their turnarounds.
"Jerry joined Apple's Board in 1997 when most doubted the company's future. He has been a pillar of financial and business expertise and insight on our Board for over a dozen years," says Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "It's been a privilege to know and work with Jerry, and I'm going to miss him a lot."
Jerry York was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1938. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, and received an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Trained as an engineer, York worked his way up through Chrysler to become CFO.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-101966"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Synology America Corp. (http://www.synology.com) has introduced the new DS410 DiskStation, a four-bay network attached storage server for workgroups and small businesses. Built on the company’s award-winning DiskStation Manager firmware, DSM 2.3, the new DS410 is faster than the DS409, its predecessor.
It offers many more features like encrypted file sharing, automatic backup to the cloud, desktop and network backup, multi-media streaming, surveillance, email and web hosting and more, says Heather Morford of Synology.  The DS410 is the perfect solution to replace older PC servers, outdated tape backups and multiple other devices in the office or around the home, she adds.
 
The DS410 DiskStation holds up to 8TB of storage across four bays of hard drives. It sports an energy-savings design including hard drive hibernation, a smart fan and scheduled power on/off,. The DS410 test results show that when configured in RAID 5, the DS410 reaches 110 MB/Sec reading speeds and 54.9 MB/Sec...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-101959"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Workamajig (http://www.Workamajig.com) is preparing to release a new WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) forms layout tool for Estimates and Invoices, and a new 'Workamajig Labs' Feature. Also included are enhancements for Safari 4.0.5.
Workamajig is integrated software for ad agencies and others in the creative and design industries. The upcoming version will allow any Workamajig user the ability to drag and drop fields and logos, include and exclude columns, use specific fonts, among many other client-requested features.
Using client feedback, Workamajig is adding a new concept called "Workamajig Labs," where Workamajig will release new features to its Project Management Software, and allow clients to turn these new features on when they're ready for them. What's Workamajig's update includes updates for Apple's Safari web browser version 4.0.4.
All updates are deployed using Workamajig's own Auto-Updater, which allows them to deploy updates to all hosted sites, and to clients'...</div></div></span>
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File Courier delivers files and folders to FTP and local destinations and sends automatic e-mail delivery notifications. The e-mail messages are based on variable templates and contain the detailed info about the item and its location. The software can also create a low-res version of a PDF file and attach it to e-mail, compress folders and protect deliveries with password.
File Courier is designed to automate and simplify the process of preparing, sending and confirming delivery to free up users from time consuming, tedious manual tasks which can also lead to mistakes and miscommunication between a sender and a recipient, according to the folks at Zevrix. With File Courier, users only need to drop a file...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-101958"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SmileOnMyMac (http://www.smileonmymac.com) has updated TextExpander, a Mac OS X utility that lets users define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, to version 3.0.1. The new version improves the behavior of the new "fill-in"
snippets.
A fill-in snippet can have multiple blank fields in the snippet content that prompt for additional information to be entered manually in a window that opens when an abbreviation is typed. The fill-in window now supports Cut, Copy, Paste, and Select All keyboard equivalents. Fill-in snippets can now incorporate automatic date snippets.
The regular cost is US$34.95 for a single user license or $44.95 for a five-pack family license. A 30-day fully-functioning demo of TextExpander can be downloaded at the SmileOnMyMac web site. Upgrades to TextExpander 3.0.1 from earlier versions costs $15. Version 3.0.1 is a free update for registered users of version 3.0.</div></div></span>
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