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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-203035"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SanDisk (http://www.sandisk.com) has announced the first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) that are smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher capacities and performance than existing storage solutions.
The SanDisk integrated SSD (iSSD), the first product within this new category, is designed for use in fast-growing mobile computing platforms such as tablet computers and ultra-thin notebooks. And perhaps future iPads?
The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/second sequential read and 100MB/second sequential write speeds for greater system responsiveness. With no moving parts, the tiny, robust drive is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable devices that are frequently dropped or jostled, says Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk.
The SanDisk iSSD is available now for sampling to original equipment manufacturers, and is being evaluated by top-tier manufacturers. Measuring 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighing less than one gram, the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202750"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The global market will see an installed base of over 2.6 billion Wi-Fi enabled consumer devices by 2014, according to a report just published by the Strategy Analytics (http://www.strategyanalytics.com) research group. The report, “Embedded WLAN (Wi-Fi) CE Devices: Global Market Forecast,” predicts the retail value of the market will exceed $250 billion in the same year.
“Consumer demand for the 'everywhere web' will drive Wi-Fi adoption in mobile Internet devices,” according to Peter King, Director of the Connected Home Device service at Strategy Analytics. “Even where 3G or 4G technologies are available, Wi-Fi will still be a preferred access route for many, as hot-spots and home networks proliferate.”
The embedded Wi-Fi device market -- until now dominated by computing and gaming -- will become much more evenly spread by 2014, according to the report.
“While today the market is dominated by portable products, Wi-Fi Networked TV and Blu-ray players will become significant products...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202769"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mac OS X app that allows to store notes in a free form using text and images with full word processing capabilities, to version 2.9. The upgrade has support for adding notes via drag and drop of files (txt, rtf and rtfd with images) from the Finder to the list.
NoteList has a set of tools for formatting and working with text as in a word processor. You can drag and drop images directly inside the document and label categories to help organize all your notes, now with colors.
NoteList costs US$25. It requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. It's Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. Version 2.9 is a free update for registered users of version 2.x.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202845"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sample Logic has announced Cinematic Guitars (http://www.samplelogic.com/cinematicguitars.html), an US$399.99 collection of morphed guitar instruments harnessed in a "core effects sequencer" engine powered by the Native Instruments Kontakt Player.  
Derived entirely from true electric and acoustic guitar recordings by guitar guru Steve Ouimette (known for his work on the Guitar Hero franchise) this library isn't a traditional guitar sample library, but is an extensive collection of atmospheres, instrumentals, and percussives.
Taking it one step further, Cinematic Guitars gives users the power to create and manipulate custom instruments using the "core effects sequencer" designed by Sample Logic and built into the Kontat engine. This library sports over 1,000 instruments and multis, starting with bizarre, dark, euphoric, spiritual, electronic sounds and more.
Cinematic Guitars is targeted to film, TV, game, and electronic composers. It works with Mac OS X (10.5 or higher) and Windows...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202841"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">If an iPhone does appear on Verizon, don’t expect Apple to change its antenna design, Spencer Webb, president of AntennaSys, says -- as reported by "Computerworld" (http://macosg.me/2/q5).
"I've called Apple's antenna design 'bold' and 'risky,' but they won't change it [for a CDMA-based phone]," he says. "The antenna design is architecturally fixed in the design, and it would take them a while to make whatever the next design is."
Webb told "Computerworld" he doesn't expect Apple to revert to sticking the antenna inside the iPhone's case, where it was located until the iPhone 4. Calling Apple's move a "design choice" that had known trade-offs, Webb said he has no idea how Apple will address what in hindsight became a major negative: dropped calls.
"You can bet your bippy that they're going to be addressing this issue somehow," he told "Computerworld." "They want to be the smartest guys on the planet, which is what comes from adversity like this."
Speaking of Verizon, there's been no...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202819"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has released Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4286). It contains stability and performance fixes for graphics applications and games in Mac OS X 10.6.4.
Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 Addresses frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 by Valve, on the iMac (Late 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac mini (Early 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), MacBook (Early 2009 and Mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) models.
It also resolves an issue that could cause Aperture 3, or StarCraft II by Blizzard, to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive. Finally, it resolves an image corruption issue that may occur when disconnecting and reconnecting external displays while the system is running.
Snow Leopard Graphics 1.0 can be downloaded via the Software Updates component of Mac OS X's Systems Preferences app.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202806"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Artbeats (http://www.artbeats.com) has released three new HD collections featuring the overhead beauty of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawaiian City Aerials, Hawaiian Establishment Aerials and Hawaiian Scenic Aerials.
Shot using the RED One Camera, combined with the eclipse gyrostabilized camera system, these new collections give Artbeats the unique status of having the largest, and highest quality, library of royalty-free Hawaiian aerial footage available on the web, says Artbeats president and lead cinematographer, Phil Bates.
Hawaiian City Aerials features fly-overs of Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kapaa, Koko Kai, Lahaina, Lihue, Nanakuli, Pearl City and Waianae. Hawaiian Establishment Aerials was shot from a higher perspective and features sprawling cities, vast lava fields, the remote Mauna Loa Observatory and more. Hawaiian Scenic Aerials captures the beauty of Hawaii's rocky cliffs, lush canyons, gorgeous waterfalls and pristine coastlines.

Each collection contains over 30...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202789"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Singular Software, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, says its flagship product PluralEyes is now available for Adobe Premiere Pro Creative Suite (CS) versions 4 and 5. Well, it's available for Windows, though a Mac version is in the works.
PluralEyes provides workflow automation features for editing multi-camera, multi-take, and dual-system audio projects. By analyzing audio information, it synchronizes audio and video clips automatically, without the need for timecode, clappers or any special preparation.
PluralEyes is available for purchase on the Singular Software website (http://www.singularsoftware.com/buy.html). An introductory discount of 20% will be applied to the original price (US$149) if purchased before Sept. 17. Students and instructors can also benefit from Singular Software's academic discount of 50%, which can be applied to individual purchases of PluralEyes.
Final Cut Pro and Vegas Pro users can also sample PluralEyes by downloading a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202787"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple collected 48% of the worldwide mobile market’s earnings before interest and taxes in the second quarter of 2010 despite having approximately 3% of the overall mobile sales in the quarter,, according to new stats from Asymco (http://macosg.me/2/q2), which provides mobile app development services to business customers.
"It dwarfs all the other vendors, more than double the nearest (Nokia)," says Asymco. "All that in three years and with the added burdens of only three models, a recession and limited distribution."
Looking at the pure smartphone vendors RIM and Apple, "the picture is nothing short of astonishing," they say. The two entrants went from about 7% profit share to 65% in three years.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202768"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boris FX (http://www.borisfx.com) has announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, 3-Way Color Grade, is now available. The Boris Continuum 3-Way Color Grade Unit brings professional-level color grading tools to desktop editing and compositing systems, according to Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX.
Built-in masking and keying tools allow editors to isolate areas for secondary color correction. Separate color grading can be applied to the inside and outside of a mask, eliminating an extra compositing step.
The Boris Continuum 3-Way Color Grade Unit is immediately available through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX web site for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$99 USD. Customers who purchase the Boris Continuum 3-Way Color Grade Unit or any other Boris Continuum Unit may credit the price of the unit towards the full Boris Continuum Complete plug-in suite.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202761"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">HOB (http://www.hobsoft.com) has launched a new secure remote access solution designed specifically for Mac users. The HOB MacGate provides users with access to computers running Mac, especially graphics workstations, on a corporate network either through a LAN or over the Internet.
In addition, access to Mac computers is possible from any client platform including Windows, Linux or even from another Mac workstation. Available now, the HOB MacGate is powered by the company’s HOB Remote Desktop VPN.
HOB MacGate merges Mac OS X desktops onto PC desktops and provides the user with the experience and usability of working simultaneously on both a PC and Mac, says HOB CEO Klaus Brandstätter. Once logged in, users see the desktop of the remote system on the client computer, and can work with it as if locally installed on their own computer.
Additionally, all components and elements of the Mac user interface such as the menu list, dock, icons, print function and program windows are fully...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202754"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Raidon (http://www.raidon.com.tw) is releasing two new generations of its HyBrid RunneR, the internal storage devices iH1010 and iH2420. The RAIDON HyBrid RunneR, is a two drive, tray-less internal array that delivers performance from solid state drives while automatically backing up an SSD to a 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drive.
 
The function of the Hybrid RunneR is to utilize part of the capacity of an HDD, identical capacity to SSD and backup from the beginning sector of HDD, to backup data in the event of an SSD failure. Although a sector of the HDD is used as backup area of SSD, the remaining capacity of the HDD is still available as extended data storage.
 
The advantage of this technology is that the user gets the speed of the latest SSD read/write performance with the backup protection provided by today’s latest spindled 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDDs, according to the folks at Raidon. For example, if the read and write performance of SSD is 250MB/second and 200MB/second, the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202751"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Monsoon Multimedia, a provider of video convergence products, has announced the availability for Vulkano and Vulkano Pro from select retail and distribution partners and Vulkano Deluxe and Vulkano Deluxe Pro direct from Monsoon at http://www.myvukano.com .
Vulkano integrates multiple "disruptive technologies" -- the DVR, web video, place shifting, Universal Plug and Play streaming and Mobile Video Recording -- while eliminating the need for multiple boxes, according to Monsoon Chief Technical Officer Steve Stone. Vulkano, a consumer device with an integrated hardware and software platform that has a video processor and local storage, is set to replace multiple boxes such as TiVo, Slingbox and Roku, he opines. It's available now at prices ranging from $259 to $379, depending on storage capacity.


When connected to a set-top box and a TV, Vulkano enables a video experience across iPhones, iPads, Androids, PCs, the living room TV and, soon, on Macs and BlackBerry smartphones. Vulkano...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202729"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Gideon Softwarks (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/) has updated Dock-It, its multifunctional dock and Finder enhancer. for Mac OS X, to version 2.7.5. The upgrade fixes the Clipping Applet menu, so it's no longer always disabled.
Dock-It lets you create multiple docks that can be used to hold files, folders, applications, scripts, etc. It supports all Finder file operation modifiers.
For new users Dock-It costs US$10. Version 2.7.5 requires Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard").</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202723"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Eltima Software (http://www.eltima.com) has updated Flash Optimizer for Mac, a SWF (Shockwave file) compression utility, to version 2.4, adding support for Flash CS5
Flash Optimizer for Mac compresses not just separate parts of SWF, but the whole file including curves, zero objects and more. It's customizable and gives the user full control over the compression process.
Flash Optimizer for Mac costs US$99.95. Version 2.4 is a free update for registered users of version 2.x.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202722"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Zevrix Solutions (http://www.zevrix.com) has released BatchOutput 3.9, an update to its professional solution to automate printing and exporting from Adobe InDesign. The update lets users automate output to InDesign Markup format.
BatchOutput is designed to automate and simplify InDesign production workflows of service providers, printers, ad agencies and publishers. With BatchOutput, users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, and the rest will be done automatically.
BatchOutput 3.9 can be purchased for US$129.95. A demo is available for download. Upgrades to BatchOutput 3.9 free for licensed users of version 3.x, and $47.98 for the users of earlier versions. Every order includes a free license of File Courier (a $19.95 value). BatchOutput is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2 and higher, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS-CS5.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202720"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ProteMac has updated ProteMac Meter (http://www.protemac.com/Meter/), the network activity monitor and network traffic logger utility for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher), to version 3.7. The upgrade sports speed increases.
ProteMac Meter allows control network activity for each application on your Mac, showing you what was transmitted and to where. It shows information about each connection: application network connections, host availability, remote host name, amounts of incoming and outgoing traffic through connection or application, timestamps of the first and last activity, application that initiated or accepted this connection, full path to the application the process belongs to, and much more. The traffic summary indicator shows an upload and download speed graph and traffic totals specially for selected application.
You can use ProteMac Meter right from your menubar floating diagrams to see the application and network bytes flow. It costs US$29.95 for a single-user license.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202707"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Malkinware has updated Reference Tracker (http://www.malkinware.com/referencetracker/), their academic reference manager and research tool for Mac OS X, to version 1.7. The upgrade touts reports and monitoring speed increases.
Reference Tracker documents store all the citations and references in an essay, research project, or book and automatically create Harvard or APA formatted reference lists when needed. Features include lookup of book details using ISBN numbers or keywords, integration with Pages and Word, single-click extraction for references from web pages, built-in sticky notes, and more.
There's no need to type out all the details of a referenced book. Just give Reference Tracker the book's ISBN and it will fetch all the details from the internet automatically. If the user doesn't have the book in hand, typing keywords into its built-in publication search will get a list of matching results. With a single click, search results will be added to their reference list.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202717"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ActyMac has released ActyMac DutyWatch Remote 1.8 (http://actymac.com/DutyWatch_Remote/), an update of the distant computer monitoring application for Mac OS X. It's a maintenance release that fixes some bugs.
DutyWatch lets you monitor a specific computer or a group of computers that have ActyMac DutyWatch installed within a local network. The program's interface enables a user to check each employee's activity and control their productivity at any time during the day, week or month even being far away from the office. ActyMac DutyWatch records all typed emails, chats, IMs, web sites or web searches. The program captures screenshots of current activity and stores all running programs.
With the help of DutyWatch Remote the monitoring statistics can be viewed on iPhone and/or iPod touch devices or in an Internet browser. A user can find out what applications are used, what web sites are visited and more.
DutyWatch costs US$99.95. Version 1.8 is a free update for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202706"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Coherent Graphics has unveiled Proview 1.2 (http://www.coherentpdf.com/proview.html), an update of the PDF Editor for Mac OS X. The upgrade is faster, adds visual selection for cropping and lets you edit page bleed, trim, art and crop boxes individually.
Proview sports a range of tools to edit existing PDF documents, as well as build new documents from scratch. It's based on the same professional-strength PDF technology as Coherent Graphic's high-end server solution.
Proview allows you to merge and split files, rotate flip and scale individual pages, or all pages, crop pages and modify the document information. With it you can manage PDF bookmarks, add or remove PDF attachments, and add text and dates to one or more pages. Proview ships with interactive help. Additionally, users can edit encrypted files, as well as decrypt and encrypt PDF documents.
Proview requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later. It costs US$40 for a single user license. A demo is available for download. Version 1.2 is a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202705"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Before Dawn Solutions (http://www.beforedawnsolutions.com) has announced skEdit 4.1.3, their first release under the Before Dawn Solutions brand. With a focus on web development, skEdit Text/HTML editor includes features to assist in the editing of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, ASP, Ruby/Rails, SQL, ActionScript and ColdFusion.
Version 4.1.3 includes some minor bug fixes, and updates the application to use the new support site, registration, and error handling. It requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. SkEdit (formerly SKHTML) costs US$34.95.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202692"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Fujifilm North America (http://www.fujifilm.com) has announced a new addition to its FinePix REAL 3D system -- the FinePix REAL 3D W3 digital camera. It steps it up from its predecessor with the ability to shoot high-resolution 3D photos and movies in 3D HD at 720p, with the help of a new RP (Real Photo) Processor.
It also sports a new Mini HDMI port for playback on most 3D television systems and an Autostereoscopic 3D Widescreen 3.5-inch LCD. All components allow for 3D still photos and movies that can be viewed and enjoyed through a connection between the FinePix REAL 3D W3 and a 3D TV -- or printed in 3D quality.
The slim FinePix REAL 3D W3 digital camera with a black matte finish measures 21.0 mm at its thinnest point and weighs 8.5 ounces with battery and memory card. The stainless steel construction ensures that the optical axis is balanced ever so precisely resulting in accurate 3D images, according to Go Miyazaki, division president, Imaging and Electronic Imaging Divisions...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202691"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Is the iPad cannibalizing the Mac? All indications -- mainly increasing Mac sales atop skyrocketing iPad sales -- have said "no," but Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty thinks that could be changing.
In a report to clients issued Monday --as reported by "Fortune" (http://macosg.me/2/q1) -- Huberty notes that the most recent sales trends for the broader computer market were mixed. Consumer sales decelerated to 3% year over year from 6% in June and 8% in May. On the other hand, sales to business, however, rose 39% year over year, allowing overall computer sales growth to hold steady at 11%.
Huberty says that Mac sales were up 14% year over year in July -- better than both June (11%) and the overall computer market (also 11%). However, July's 14% growth is down from the Mac's previous three-month average of roughly 25%. So Huberty thinks that ""iPad momentum is likely contributing to the moderation of both broader PC and Mac unit growth."
That seems like a bit of a stretch to the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202687"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Blizzard Entertainment has announced plans for a limited-release Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm), the third expansion for the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft.
The special Collector’s Edition package, which will only be available at retail stores, will include the following exclusive bonus items in addition to the game disc:
° Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.
° Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil’ Deathwing will still accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.
° Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202675"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been named one of the top 15 "CEO Overachievers" by "CNN Money" (http://macosg.me/2/q0). Those on the list led their companies to outperform the S&P last year -- and collected the lowest pay for their efforts.

Though he gets some juicy stock options, Jobs only draws US$1 in salary per year. Yep, one smacker. Jobs is number one on the "CEO Overachiever" list.
Also on the list (and their annual salaries) are: Lloyd Blankfein of the Goldman Sachs Group ($862,657); John J. Mack of Morgan Stanely ($939,241); Michael Dell of Dell Computers ($963,623); James Dimon of JP Morgan Chase ($1.3 milliion); Steve Ballmer of Microsoft ($1.3 million); Bruce Johnson of Sears Holdings ($1.5 million); Jeffrey Bezos of Amazon ($1.8 million); Mary Sammons of Rite Aid ($2.5 million); Ralph Cunningham of Enterprise GP Holdings ($3.1 million); R. David Yost of AmerisourceBergen ($5.5 million); James Owens of Caterpillar ($6.8 million); Gregory Spierkel of Ingram Micro ($7.9...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202673"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sarah Rotman Epps, consumer product strategy analyst for Forrester Research, says the lack of viable tablet operating systems is one of the biggest reasons for the slow rollout of iPad competitors, according to a "Wireless Week" report (http://macosg.me/2/pz).
“iOS is unique in that it scales down to smartphones and up to tablets, but there’s no other OS that’s uniquely suited to tablets,” she says, adding that the latest release of Android, which makes it slightly more tablet-friendly, just came out for developers within the past few weeks.
However, while lack of operating systems in the game may be part of the problem, Jeff Orr of ABI Research told "Wireless Week" he thinks it’s more than that. A recession, combined with "Apple’s bucking of the traditional rollout schedule, left many prospective tablet makers in a holding pattern," he says. 
The second reason Orr cites for a lack of tablets is Apple managed to throw everyone off with its unorthodox launch and ship cycle for the iPad...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202664"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Pegatron Corp. has suspended the head of a Chinese unit after an Apple mployee was charged with accepting payments from the subsidiary for confidential information, reports "Bloomberg" (http://macosg.me/2/py).
Pegatron is the parent of Kaedar Electronics Co., one of the six companies named in an indictment of an Apple employee as having paid kickbacks to land Apple orders. It was acknowledged Monday that Kaedar did pay brokerage commission to an intermediate trading company for its business with Apple between 2005 and 2008,
“She believed that she had paid the money for commercial purposes and not for kickbacks,” Jonathan Chang, finance director at Pegatron, which bought Kaedar Electronics (Kunshan) Co. in 2008, told "Bloomberg" over the phone. The employee is the most senior manager at Kaedar, Chang said, not disclosing her name.
On Monday Apple manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty today to charges that he took at least US$1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers. a global-supply...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202662"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">All of Pink Floyd's post-"Dark Side of the Moon" albums have vanished from iTunes, due to the due to the group’s contract with EMI that covered those works, which ended on June 30, according to the "Associated Press" (http://macosg.me/2/pw).
The physical copies of those albums are still available on CD, but only because EMI has a stock of those recordings that it can still sell, the article adds. However, if Pink Floyd doesn’t sign with another distributor (or re-sign with EMI), their latter-day albums could become rare. The earlier works, from Piper at the Gates of Dawn through Dark Side are part of a different contract and remain available on CD or as digital downloads, notes the "AP."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202663"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">China Unicom, the exclusive provider of the iPhone in China, has made a deal to sell the iPad in the country. Quoting a source from China Unicom, "Caixin Online" (http://macosg.me/2/px) reports that the company secured the deal with Apple to introduce the Apple tablet, though no timetable has been announced.
China Unicom is also slated to launch the iPhone 4 in China in early September. The iPad sold by the company will use the 3G micro sim card, which is also used in the iPhone 4 and he card will hit the markets in September, together with the launch of iPhone 4, says "Caixin Online."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202638"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ID8-Mobile (http://www.ID8-Mobile.com) has announced the MoGo Talk XD for iPhone 4, which it says is "the world’s thinnest and only high-performance Bluetooth headset and protective case system." It will ship in September at a suggested retail price of US$99.99.
Featuring "fold-flat" technology, the MoGo Talk XD folds to five millimeters thin and weighs in at nine grams for thin-profile storage while in the case. The headset leverages SmartAudio Sound and Voice Enhancement technology consisting of noise and wind reduction, echo suppression and automatic volume compensation when moving between noisy and quiet environments. The headset is also equipped with SoundMonitor high fidelity in-ear audio, leveraging a balanced armature driver, to round out a rich audio experience, according to Stuart Nixdorff, CEO of ID8-Mobile.
The MoGo Talk XD boasts an articulating fold-flat ear boom enabling the headset to fit all face shapes. The headset is also equipped with patent pending Soundshape ear...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202637"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Canon U.S.A., has announced new Pixma MG8120 and Pixma MG6120 Wireless Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers (http://www.usa.canon.com/wirelesshelp) with a new Intelligent Touch System. In addition to the new Intelligent Touch System, these Pixma printers feature Full High Definition (HD) Movie Print for capturing memorable moments and other upgrades which will improve functionality and print quality.
The Pixma MG8120 and MG6120 Wireless Photo AIO printers use a capacitive touch technology that picks up on electricity in the users body when a finger glides across the touch surface designed to provide for navigation through menus and other desired commands. This same technology is utilized in many of today’s popular smartphones such as the iPhone.
The new Full HD Movie Print provides consumers with a new alternative for preserving photos. When using compatible HD Canon EOS and PowerShot Digital cameras, consumers can print individual frames of movies captured from scenes such as a child...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202536"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The parent of Kaedar Electronics Co., one of the six companies named in an indictment of an Apple employee as having paid kickbacks to land Apple orders, acknowledged Monday that Kaedar did pay brokerage commission to an intermediate trading company for its business with Apple between 2005 and 2008, reports the "Wall Street Journal" (http://macosg.me/2/pu). However, it said it is not sure if the arrested Apple employee is behind the intermediate trading company.
Apple manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he took at least US$1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers. A global-supply manager, he was accused of money laundering and wire fraud in a 23-count indictment unsealed Aug. 13 in federal court in San Jose, California.
Charles Lin, spokesman for Pegatron Corp., which acquired Kaedar Electronics in late 2008, declined to disclose to the "WSJ" the amount of money Kaedar had paid to the intermediate company, which he said introduced the Apple business to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202515"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty today to charges that he took at least US$1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers, reports "Bloomberg BusinessWeek" (http://macosg.me/2/pt).
Devine, a global-supply manager, was accused of money laundering and wire fraud in a 23-count indictment unsealed Aug. 13 in federal court in San Jose, California. Michelle Kane, a federal prosecutor, objected to releasing Devine on bail, saying there is a risk he will try to flee, notes "Bloomberg."
There are no bond conditions that can assure his appearance for trial, Kane told U.S. Magistrate Judge Howard Lloyd, who set a bail hearing for Aug. 18. Kane and Devine’s lawyer, Raphael M. Goldman, declined to comment after court on Monday.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202489"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The iPad is number one on American teachers' list of "top five back-to-school tech tools," per a survey by tech blog, "ReadWriteWeb" (http://macosg.me/2/ps).
The blog asked educators what is the one new tech tool they are most looking forward to taking into the classroom with them this fall. It could be hardware or software, a new tool, or just one that's new to their class.
"The iPad and Twitter tied for the number of votes in our back-to-school survey," says "ReadWriteWeb." "But if you combine those teachers who listed the iPad with those who voted for tablets, along with the shout-out for the 15 netbook mini-lab, then the educators who responded are most excited about bringing mobile hardware in the classroom. Many teachers noted this will be their first experience with 1-to-1 technologies."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202488"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">According to CB Insights, investment in pure play iPhone and iPad startups has grown over 220% over the last year as compared to the previous year, reports "ReadWriteStart" (http://macosg.me/2/pr).
"Pure play" companies are those whose sole focus is building apps for iPhone and iPad. Between 2008 and 2009, there were 11 investment rounds over 10 companies, with almost US$38 million raised.
This year, over the same time period, there were 17 investment rounds distributed over 16 companies for a total investment of $120.6 million. The average deal was $7.5 million, up from an average of $3.4 million in the previous year.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202438"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe and Typekit are collaborating to offer Adobe Web Fonts (http://www.adobe.com/type), which are engineered to work on multiple screens and can be deployed on any website.  
Avoiding the need to convert type to bitmapped image formats, Adobe Web Fonts are delivered straight to browsers via Typekit’s global network. As aweb font service, Typekit not only provides access to a carefully chosen set of over 120 fonts (16 families) from the Adobe Type Library, but also drives more fonts to more web sites than any other company on the web, says co-founder and president, Bryan Mason.
Using the @font-face rule in CSS, developers can now choose from a broad array of fonts, reference them directly in HTML, and know that the text can be accessed by search engines, he adds. Designers can make changes to fonts directly through the Typekit online service, without having to change code.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202437"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Native Instruments (http://www.native-instruments.com) has announced Traktor Kontrol S4, an integrated DJ system with performance capabilities and tactile control. It combines a special version of the Traktor Pro software with a hardware controller.
The controller combines a four-channel mixer section with ergonomically laid-out control elements and an integrated audio interface. All relevant functions -- including looping, cueing, effects control and track browsing -- are immediately accessible on the portable hardware, while multi-color backlighting, LED status displays and comprehensive level metering allow DJs to focus on their performance.
The included Traktor Pro S4 software offers the full feature set of Traktor Pro. Two Sample Decks can add up to eight simultaneous one-shot samples or beat-synced loops to the mix. The Loop Recorder also allows DJs to capture and overdub audio loops from the live mix, cue signal or an external input on the fly, and drop them back into the mix...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202433"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple's advertising of its iPad tablet "as an outside computing device" is "unlawful," according to Scott Cole & Associates, APC, law firm. The firm has already filed a lawsuit against Apple in San Francisco on July 23.
The suit alleges that Apple engaged in a marketing campaign that promised functionality of the iPad outdoors and/or in warm conditions indoors, yet the computer routinely shuts down quickly in such situations.
“Apple claims the iPad can be used in the sun, in your car, and in warm climates up to 95 degrees,” says Scott Cole, the principal attorney for the plaintiffs. But he claims that “numerous reports, going back months now, explain that the device shuts down in temperatures as low as the mid-70s."
Since launching the iPad in April, Apple has advertised the product as suitable for warm environment use, including as an outdoor e-reader, an over-the-stove cooking aid and a vehicle interactive mapping tool. These are usages that are "unrealistic, if not outright...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202422"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe says the 2010 Layer Tennis design tournament will kick off this Friday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. (Eastern).
Hosted by Coudal Partners and presented by Adobe Creative Suite 5, Layer Tennis is a series of live online digital contests where creative professionals send files back and forth in real time, building upon each others’ designs while a guest commentator provides play-by-play updates. This season, the live matches can be viewed at http://www.layertennis.com and will run every Friday through Dec. 10.
Each match consists of 10 volleys, each lasting 15 minutes. Spectators can watch and post commentary, and are encouraged to vote for a winner after each match on the Layer Tennis web site. Every volley can be bookmarked and live updates for all matches will be available as RSS and Twitter feeds. Spectators can also become a fan of Layer Tennis on Facebook. After each week’s Layer Tennis match, the winners and their work will be featured on the Adobe web site.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202394"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Intel (http://www.intel.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments’ cable modem product line. The agreement is subject to regulatory review and customary closing conditions.
It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. All employees of Texas Instruments’ cable modem team received offers to join Intel at sites in their home countries, primarily Israel, and will become part of Intel’s Digital Home Group. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The purchase enhances Intel’s focus on the cable industry and related consumer electronics (CE) market segments, where the company’s expertise in building advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products, based on Intel Atom processors, will be applied, says Bob Ferreira, general manager, Cable Segment, Intel’s Digital Home Group.
Intel plans to combine Texas Instruments’ best-of-breed Puma product lines with the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) standard technology and Intel SoCs to deliver...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202393"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told investors in a note that Apple plans to launch a connected, full-fledged HDTV in the next 2-4 years, something he has said before.
As reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com), Munster agrees with recent rumors that the existing Apple TV set top box will be renamed the iTV, but feels this will only be a "stepping stone" to the eventual flat panel living room TV. The analyst thinks Apple's upcoming data center in North Carolina will be part of this process by serving as a hub for a cloud-based iTunes service that would allow users to stream their catalog of movies and TV shows.
Munster believes the upcoming Apple TV update will add an app store, allowing users to download applications to run on the device as you can now do for the iPhone, iPod touch adn iPad. He also sees the product having a lower price and less internal storage, as more content is streamed without a need to save it on the device.
Last week "endgadget" (ttp://...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202385"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple is set to open its fourth direct retail store in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 19 at 5 pm. The shop will be in the Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill.
The Apple Store will be the company's 302nd retail store. Apple plans to open another 186 or so during this fiscal year, with about half of those outside the U.S.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202384"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple's South Korean distributor will start taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 this week before its official launch next month, reports "AFP" (http://macosg.me/2/pj).
KT Corp. says its stores and online shops would be available to receive orders for the popular smartphone from Wednesday. Apple has sold more than 850,000 iPhones in South Korea since the smartphone hit the local market nine months ago.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202383"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple is facing some early challenges in its iAd mobile advertising foray, with some ad campaigns experiencing delays as agencies attempt to learn the new system amid Apple's tight control over the creative process, ad executives have told the "Wall Street Journal" (http://macosg.me/2/pg).
Since launching its iAd mobile advertising service on July 1, Apple has been slow to roll it out, the article adds. Of the 17 launch partners Apple named for iAds, only Unilever PLC and Nissan Co. had iAd campaigns for much of July. Of the remaining 17, Citigroup Inc., Walt Disney Co. and J.C. Penney have since launched iAd campaigns and other companies are planning iAd efforts.
The "Journal" says that part of the reason some marketers are experiencing delays in getting their iAds to market is that Apple has kept tight control on the creative aspects of ad-making, something advertisers aren't used to, according to several ad executives involved with creating iAds. That has made the creation of the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202382"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">for mobile commerce, reports "Near Field Communications" (http://macosg.me/2/pe). Benjamin Vigier has been working on NFC technology since 2004 and has been responsible for NFC activities at both French mobile network operator Bouygues Telecom and flash memory manufacturer Sandisk, the article adds.
Most recently Vigier was product manager for mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist mFoundry. There he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks' barcode-based mobile payments service and was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet application for a top three US bank, says "Near Field Communications."
Near Field Communication, or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about four-inch distance. It's designed mainly for use in mobile devices. If Apple added NFC to its...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202377"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Media software publisher, Alauras Software (http://www.alaurassoftware.com) has released version 7.0 of its Yellow Page CRM+, extending SFA functionality and providing online compatibility with the iPad.
CRM+ Version 7.0 is the latest update to the Alauras' suite of media software products and extends the range of functionality and compatible devices. The new version offers enhanced eContract automation, new Customer Service functionality, increased reporting and now accommodates use of Apple's new tablet. These new features are designed to help Yellow Page publishers create new operating efficiencies and assist in establishing a fully paperless environment.
The iPad module enables the use of Apple's inexpensive and successful touch screen device to complete presentations, monitor customer service requests and execute contracts. Use of video presentations for clients is more easily managed and signatures can be done on the touch screen by simply using a Mac-based stylus or even a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202311"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Stairways Software (http://www.stairways.com) has released Keyboard Maestro 4.3.2, the new version of its productivity enhancer for Mac OS X. The update improves the look of disabled actions, adds a short delay before saving to coalesce saving and improves performance, especially when typing.
It removes the trailing line feed from Execute AppleScript when inserting text, removes the sorting characters "xx" from KeyCue's display, adds a configurable command for osascript (specifically to allow executing osascript and, hence, AppleScript plug-ins as 32-bit), fixes a crash in Execute Workflow/Execute AppleScript when the file has disappeared and ensures changes to the file/text popup menu in the Execute Script editor sets the modified flag.
Using Keyboard Maestro's macros you can: control applications, windows, or menus; insert text; open documents, applications or URLs; execute scripts; control the system or iTunes; and more, all with the touch of a key, click of the mouse, periodically...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202228"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Paul Shin Devine, a global supply manager, was among two people arrested and accused of accepting more than US$1 million in kickbacks from half a dozen Asian suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories, reports the "San Jose Mercury News" (http://macosg.me/2/pc)
Devine and Andrew Ang of Singapore were named in a 23-count federal grand jury indictment for wire fraud, money laundering and kickbacks. The alleged scheme used an elaborate chain of U.S. and foreign bank accounts and one front company to receive payments, per the "Mercury News."
"Apple is committed to the highest ethical standards in the way we do business," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said in a statement. "We have zero tolerance for dishonest behavior inside or outside the company."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202173"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacProVideo.com, a tutorial video site dedicated to Mac users, has released a new series of "Studio & Recording Techniques" videos for audio producers.
This new series focuses on the craft of music production, including instrument skills, recording techniques, and software-agnostic workflows like mixing music for depth and sonic dimension. There are four titles already available in this series. For details go to https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/studioandrecordingtechniques-appli... .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202172"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">A recent Morpace (http://www.morpace.com) study shows that if the iPhone does become available on the Verizon network, it would impact the phone and carrier intentions of many consumers. The study found that nearly a third of consumers are very likely or somewhat likely to purchase an iPhone if it is made available to Verizon.
The survey reveals that Verizon iPhone intenders come primarily from current Verizon customers. However, intenders are also drawn from current AT&T customers as well as from other carriers. Current AT&T iPhone customers are also interested in a Verizon iPhone.
Recent rumors of the iPhone availability on Verizon or another carrier may also be impacting the number of upgrades seen for the iPhone 4, according to Morpace, a market research and consulting firm. Nearly all 34% of AT&T iPhone owners who haven't yet upgraded to the iPhone 4 say they are waiting for the iPhone to become available through another mobile carrier before upgrading.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202097"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">VirnetX Holding Corp., an Internet security software and technology company, is suing Apple, Aastra, Cisco and NEC for patent infringement. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, the patent lawsuit capital of the universe.
VirneX claims the companies violate five of its patents that involve virtual private networking (VPN) connectivity. The company received a US$200 million settlement from Microsoft in May on similar complaints.
One patent cited in both lawsuits, titled "Agile network protocol for secure communications with assured system availability," describes technologies for creating and managing a virtual private networking (VPN) connection, notes "Computerworld" (http://macosg.me/2/pa). VirnetX has asked for both unspecified damages and injunctive relief.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202086"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">A survey by Cooper Murphy Webb (http://www.coopermurphywebb.com), a British copyrighting firm, shows that the iPad is the preferred method of reading newspapers and magazines among consumers already owning the device.
The poll of 1,034 UK iPad owners also found that a plurality of iPad owners prefer the device for reading books and gaming. Twenty-eight percent of those surveyed use the tablet device f20-20 hours per week.

However, the news is just as good -- perhaps better -- for Macs. In the Cooper Murphy Webb poll, 33% of those surveyed used a computer as their primary entertainment device. The iPad came in second with 24%, trailed by the TV (19%), mobile phone (22%) and "other" (2%).
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202083"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Minder Softworks has updated MYStuff (http://www.mindersoftworks.com/products/mystuff), a "stuff manager" for Mac OS X, to version 1.4. The upgrade adds support for saving the database to Dropbox, iDisk, or other location, and also adds an "All Records" category.
Combining features of PDF managers and home inventory programs, MYStuff adds additional features, and gives users a way of filing and finding their information. It makes it easy to file and find information about the things you own, according to the folks at Minder Softworks. You make a new record, and key in what you bought, where you bought it, how much you paid and how you paid for it, warranty information, and other key data. Then you can add an unlimited number of files to the record: a scan of the receipt, photos of the item, a PDF of the manual, and anything else you'd like to add. What's more, MYStuff's MYInbox feature allows users to add files to MYStuff from other applications.
MYStuff will run on any Intel or...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202082"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Highly Technical Doohickey Company has released TickerMenu 2.0 (http://www.TickerMenu.com), an update of the Mac OS X-only application that lets you keep an eye on current stock prices by displaying them in the your menu bar. Now a single click reveals current, color-coded price information for all stocks in the user's tracking list.
In TickerMenu 2.0, the user can specify that the information appearing in the menubar rotate through all of the symbols in the tracking list, changing at an interval selected by the user, from once a second to once a minute. Also, the user can now specify that any stock with significant price movement is highlighted.
With TickerMenu, clicking on a quote reveals more information about the stock and its trading activity, including the day's high and low prices and trading volume. A click of a menu item leads directly to full information about a stock available from a variety of financial web sites.
Stock prices are updated automatically. Also, they're...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202080"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Gertrudis Graphics has released GMX-PhotoPainter (http://www.gertrudisgraphics.com/gmx-photopainter-information) for Mac OS X (10.5 and higher), a US$59 standalone software solution that transforms an image (generally a photo) into an original artwork. With GMX-PhotoPainter, artists can start with an existing picture such as from a digital camera or scanner, a 3D rendering or painting from another program or imaging application.
GMX-PhotoPainter first performs a topological analysis of the image's content and builds a matrix of flow direction vectors. Users can then paint a few quick strokes across the desired features of their image. GMX-PhotoPainter uses this information to generate something that looks more like hand-drawn masterpieces.
While one of the main goals of GMX-PhotoPainter is enabling users to create their own styles, there are a number of standard, "ready to use" styles which successfully imitate traditional media: Watercolor, Oil painting, Crayon, and Pen & Ink....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202079"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">PhoneTransact has introduced Credit Card Reader for iPhone and iPod touch (http://www.phonetransact.com/credit-card-reader-for-the-iphone/), their plug-in hardware accessory that allows the user to swipe credit cards. Its sleeve design purportedly fits snugly and plugs in to the 30-pin charging connector of the iPhone or iPod touch, providing bi-directional card reading meeting ANSI/ISO standards.
When used with PhoneTransact's iMerchant Pro app, the system works with any merchant account. To receive swipe discount rates the merchant account must be set up for "Card Present" transactions.
Credit Card Reader for iPhone and iPod touch sports an one-piece design with no parts or cables to lose or damage. It's constructed of reinforced plastic and features magnetic fingerprint technology to confirm the credit card's authenticity, a non-changeable serial number to track each Reader, and financial industry grade 3DES encryption.
Credit Card Reader for iPhone and iPod touch is available now...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-202076"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Photoshop Express for iPad and iPhone. Formerly known as Photoshop.com Mobile, the newly-branded application now brings photo editing, organizing and sharing technology to the iPad.
Photoshop Express for iPad delivers all of the photo-editing features iPhone users have enjoyed, such as crop, rotate and flip, as well as effects like Vibrant, Pop, Border, and Vignette. There are one touch adjustments to exposure, saturation, tint and black & white.
Photoshop Express also offers features specific for iPad users, such as the ability to change screen orientation from landscape to portrait views of photos, as well as redesigned workflows for organizing, editing, and uploading photos. For example, you can now edit multiple images in sequence, and then simultaneously upload each photo to Photoshop.com and Facebook. The new Organizer also simplifies album sharing.
Adobe Photoshop Express for iPad and iPhone is now available worldwide...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201837"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Paragon Software Group, a software developer for mobile devices and desktop computers, has released 54 SlovoEd dictionaries for Mac OS X users.
The SlovoEd 7.0 series offers original premium content in more than 30 of the most popular languages directly from the world’s top publishers. They contain the most up-to-date dictionary databases in complete accordance with the published originals and provide the user with any needed information 10 times faster than with print editions, according to the folks at Paragon.
Most of the electronic dictionaries contain detailed word translations with usage and sound samples, transcription, grammatical information, and color markup to satisfy all learning needs. You can find a list of the languages and dictionary titles available at http://www.penreader.com/mac-os-software/SlovoEd.html .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201836"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">access all of your Bonjour services from anywhere in the world, to version 2.1. The upgrade delivers iTunes Home Sharing across the internet, the ability to run ShareTool as a background service, and more.
Formerly known as Rendezvous, Bonjour lets you create an instant network of computers and smart devices by getting them connected to each other. ShareTool automatically configures routers supporting NAT-PMP or UPnP. Remote services automatically appear in the Finder, iTunes, and other applications.
ShareTool 2.1 costs US$25 for a two-user license and $45 for a family pack (five licenses). Registered ShareTool 1.x users can upgrade to ShareTool 2.x for the reduced price of $15 (for two licenses).</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201955"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">StarWind Software (http://www.starwindsoftware.com), which specializes in SAN software for building iSCSI storage servers, has announced a special program for US government, educational and non-profit organizations.
Now these organizations will be able to get special discounts and offers in time for the beginning of the new academic year. The full range of world-renowned storage management and SAN solutions from StarWind Software is available under this program. To set up a free consultation and receive more information on special pricing offers, please contact John Lynch, StarWind Senior Account Manager:</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201949"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">360Works, a FileMaker product developer and innovator, today announced the immediate availability of SuperContainer 2.75 (http://360works.com/supercontainer), which has been optimized to support FileMaker Go on iPhone and iPad.
The update doesn't require any programming or database changes for existing SuperContainer users. 360Works SuperContainer offers advantages for making documents such as PDF, Word files, QuickTime movies, and graphic images available to mobile users on FileMaker Go such as faster image display and the ability to view PDF files, Microsoft Office documents, and QuickTime movies.
Also, to use regular container fields with FileMaker Go, your container data must be embedded inside your FileMaker database. This can lead to very large file sizes, which are difficult to transfer and back up. SuperContainer stores all data as individual files outside your main FileMaker database. This keeps your FileMaker files trim and lightweight.
SuperContainer is immediately...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201853"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tension Software has updated CryptoEdit (http://www.pomola.com/products_cryptoedit/cryptoedit.html), a Mac OS X program to create and edit protected encrypted documents, to version 1.6. In the update a Menu service available to create a CryptoEdit document with selected text within any other application.
CryptoEdit can import from other documents in standard TEXT or RTF or RTFD (RTF + images) . Documents can also be exported as TEXT, RTF or standard RTFD (included images)
CryptoEdit document are saved always encrypted for security purpose. Saving a document containing images will create on disk a single file with all the text and images encrypted in a single file. Any data the user puts in the document is encrypted and not redeable without the right password.
CrytopEdit costs US$30, though version 1.6 is a free update for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201952"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Take Control Books has released "Take Control of Fonts in Snow Leopard" (http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-fonts). Created by font
expert Sharon Zardetto, who has been writing about the Mac professionally since 1984, this ebook covers not only Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard"), but also special font situations in Adobe CS4 and CS5, Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008, iLife, and iWork.
The 225-page ebook costs $15 and includes a coupon worth 20% off on any purchase from Ergonis Software, makers of the font utility PopChar X and other software. There's also a print version of the book for $29.99. "Take Control of Fonts in Snow Leopard" covers topics such as:
° The ins and outs of different font installation method;
° Using Font Book to manage, validate, and organize fonts;
° Making the most of character-rich Unicode fonts;
° Typing unusual characters and working with alternative keyboards;
° Where fonts reside, in what order they load, and what, if anything, you should do about it...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201945"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has released the iMac (Mid 2010) Display Brightness Update 1.0 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1080). It addresses an issue with 21.5-inch iMac (Mid 2010) display brightness.
It's a 378KB download and requires Mac OS X 10.6.4. You can obtain it via the Software Updates component of Mac OS X's Systems Preferences app.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201856"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">O'Reilly (http://www.oreilly.com) has published the fourth edition of "iPhone: The Missing Manual." Written by David Pogue, it costs US$19.99 for the ebook edition and $24.99 for the print edition.
The "Missing Manual" looks at the iPhone 4 and its features, iOS 4, the various apps available and tricks and tips. And there are lots of illustrations.

Pogue is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the "New York Times" and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. He has three million books in print. In 1999, Pogue launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes over 100 titles.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201832"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">There are lots of interesting iPad accessories out there; now there's a chair made especially for the Apple tablet. The iPad Chair is designed by Elite Home Theater Seating (http://www.elitehometheaterseating.com/), and it's a bit futuristic to say the least.
A whisper quiet motor reclines the seat back while raising the foot rest, leaving you swaddled by the ergonomically designed chair. The lumbar support, elbow positioning, and a seat cushion are based on those normally found in a European sports car, says Elite Home Theater Seating founder and CEO, Bobby Bala.
A Luxa2 H4 iPad holder secures the device in its grasp with its six rubber pins. The holder slides into the existing cupholder of the Elite Home Theater Seating chair, and can then swivel and pivot 360 degrees. In addition, the iPad can be rotated vertically or horizontally, and can even be positioned flat like a table. Like malleable modeling clay, a dynamic mechanical joint hinge holds any position, and delivers all the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201831"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CODi (http://www.codidirect.com), a provider of mobility solutions, is shipping the Apex Backpack for 17-inch laptops. It costs US$129.99 and has a slim profile.
The triple compartment case fits snugly against the body and securely holds most 17-inch laptops with plenty of space for accessories and documents. Designed for organizations with design and engineering teams who rely on larger model laptops, the Apex design is based on the functional needs of cyclist packs. Features include: features include: an adjustable sternum strap, waist strap and padded, breathable pack and shoulder strap.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201791"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Japan's trade ministry says Apple Japan has satisfied its demands for improved safety notifications about overheating iPod nano portable music players, reports "Reuters" (http://macosg.me/2/p3).
In a statement he ministry confirmed that Apple Japan has complied with its July order to publish visible safety advice on its Japan website and improve disclosure of incidents involving its equipment. Apple has also complied with a request to send safety information by email to iPod nano customers who had registered with the company, according to the ministry.
Yesterday Apple Japan said it will replace any iPod nano that overheats, an improvement over an earlier offer to only replace faulty batteries. The concession came after Japan's trade ministry put Apple under scrutiny, ordering it to publish an "easy to understand" statement on its web site explaining how users of the devices could receive replacement batteries and obtain advice.
Six incidents involving the 2005 model nano catching fire...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201780"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi told clients in a note this morning that the time has come for Apple "to do something about its insanely large pile of cash," which as of the end of the June quarter totaled $45.8 billion, or about $49 a share, according to "Barron's" (http://macosg.me/2/oy).
“Apple has done an extraordinary job in creating value for its shareholders over the last five years,” the analyst writes. “However, one common and growing source of investor frustration has been the company’s unwillingness to return any part of its burgeoning $46 billion cash balance to its shareholders or even discuss its vision for how the company plans to use its cash. We think Apple’s cash policy -- or lack thereof -- is an important shareholder issue and one that we believe needs to be better addressed by Apple’s Board.”
Sacconaghi says Apple should pay a one-time dividend, pay a regular dividend or buy back shares. He thinks investors’ bias would be for Apple to starting paying a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201765"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Analyst Gene Munster says the iPhone 4 remains in limited stock at Apple's U.S. retail stores seven weeks after its launch, suggesting that "antennagate" has done little to slow sales, reports "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com).
He polled 30 retail stores this week, and found that 16 of them had some stock. Most stores he checked with indicated they are receiving daily iPhone 4 shipments to meet up with supply. The continued limited supply, he said, is evidence that demand for the iPhone 4 remains strong despite the "Antennagate" controversy, Munster says.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201764"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Gartner research group says Nokia Oyj, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, lost market share, while Google's Android platform overtook the iPhone as demand for smartphones surged, reports "Bloomberg" (http://macosg.me/2/ow).
Nokia’s share of global handset sales to end users fell to 34.2% from 36.8% in the year-earlier period, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales gained 50.5%, more than three times the growth for the market as a whole. Android became the third-biggest smartphone platform with 17.2% of the market, after Nokia’s Symbian and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry. Symbian lost almost 10 percentage points of market share to 41.2 percent as Nokia struggled to revamp it and ship new handsets.
Apple’s iOS fell behind Android to fourth place among smartphone platforms with a 14.2 percent market share as the iPhone 4 ramped up production, says Gartner. Android surpassed BlackBerry in the U.S. to become the country’s most-popular smartphone system, according to the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201763"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Logitech (http://www.logitech.com) has introduced the Logitech Wireless Combo MK520, a full-size mouse-and-keyboard combo with a suggested retail price of US$59.99.
According to the folks at Logitech, the keyboard gives you the room to type comfortably, while concave, low-profile keys cradle your fingertips. The laser mouse feels good in either hand thanks to its contoured design with soft rubber side grips, they add.
The Wireless Combo MK 520 uses Logitech’s tiny Unifying receiver that’s small enough to stay in your laptop when you’re on the go and wirelessly connects the included mouse and keyboard to your computer, so both are ready to use whenever you need them. The Unifying receiver delivers 2.4GHz wireless connectivity that keeps you connected at a range of up to 10 meters. And it includes 128-bit AES keyboard encryption.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201762"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple continues to dominate in customer satisfaction with technical support, widening its lead over Dell and HP, according to the latest study on phone-based customer service quality conducted by Vocalabs (http://www.vocalabs.com).
Apple posted an eight percentage point gain in call satisfaction in the first half of 2010 compared to the second half of 2009, and a six percentage point improvement in agent satisfaction. Apple now leads Dell and HP by more than 20 percentage points on these key service metrics.
Apple customers remain the most satisfied among those surveyed. In telephone interviews conducted immediately following a tech support call during the first half of 2010, 66% of Apple customers said they were “Very Satisfied” with the company overall, compared to 44% of HP customers and 43% of Dell customers.
The National Customer Service Survey (NCSS) compares customer service quality for different companies in the same industry, using survey data and call statistics from the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201761"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">UBM TechInsights (http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/?cid=PR_Bilski) -- a provider of information services, consulting, and management software for technology companies -- says it's confirmed, using advanced 3D x-ray microtomography signal tracing, that the initial board layout of the iPad was designed for a 3-axis digital gyroscope and that it was likely a different one than used in the iPhone 4.
When Apple released the iPhone 4, it contained the ST Microelectronics L3G4200D 3-axis digital gyroscope. UBM TechInsights Product Manager, Steve Bitton says, "It seemed strange that the iPad did not also include a gyroscope since many of the new applications that were being developed for the iPhone 4 would not function on the iPad."
During a comparative analysis with the iPhone 4, Bitton found an unpopulated spot on the board of the iPad next to the ST Micro STM33DH accelerometer that is also used on the iPhone 4.  
"But the location on the iPad featured 24 pads whereas the ST Microelectronics...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201631"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The new top-of-the-line Mac Pro, 12-core "Westmere" 2.66Ghz and 2.93Ghz uses RAM new to Apple machines. These DDR3-1333 ECC DIMMs are 25% faster than the memory used in the previous generation Mac Pro.
Ramjet offers kits (http://www.ramjet.com/macpro.asp#3rdGen) containing 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB modules, up to the system maximum of 64GB. The 32GB kit (8x 4GB modules) is priced at US$3,550 from Apple and can be had for $1379.99 at Ramjet. For the true power-user, Ramjet offers a mammoth 64GB kit, not even available from Apple, for $2,839.99.
Ramjet memory includes a lifetime warranty, and you can send your original RAM back to Ramjet for a rebate.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201630"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NewBay Media, a publisher of digital content creation media, says its 14th annual Digital Video Expo (http://www.dvexpo.com) will return to the Pasadena Convention Center on Sept. 28-30.
It will offer three days of intensive education, training and networking, as well as the opportunity to get their hands on the latest products and services from such industry innovators as Canon USA, Carl Zeiss, JVC, Litepanels, Marshall Electronics, Panasonic, Schneider Optics, Tiffen, Varizoom and Zacuto USA.
In addition to the exhibition on the show floor, highlights of this year’s Digital Video Expo include four conference tracks, free educational sessions, Apple Certification Training in Final Cut Pro 7, new training programs on Avid Media Composer and Adobe CS5, and targeted sessions on lighting, DSLR production and color management. In addition, the Expo will include a new conference, “Where 3D Meets Hollywood” from Broadcasting & Cable magazine and Multichannel News, and a new, free...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201626"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Back before Apple officially debuted the AppleTV, it was widely speculated that it would be dubbed iTV. Well, according to "endgadget" (http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/upcoming-apple-tv-loses-1080p-playbac...) Apple is renaming its "hobby" to ... yep ... iTV to bring more in line with "its current iOfferings" and making some major changes.
The article says Apple is planning an US$99 version of the Apple TV/iTV that will be similarly sized and packed with internals akin to that of the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU, 16GB of flash storage), and will introduce new iTunes streaming services the box could take advantage of. But, per "engadget," there's also a change that I certainly hope isn't really coming.
"Apparently the box won't be capable of handling (or enabled to handle) 1080i or 1080p video," the article says. "Instead it will only push out 720p clips. The word -- and cause for much internal debate, we're told -- is that this has something to do with the A4's inability to crank on higher...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201549"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has updated iOS for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new versions are designed to fix a vulnerability in the way Safari handles PDF files on the idevices.
The updates should also disable the web-based JailbreakMe service. The new versions are iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch and iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201546"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ProofPront has released the US$197.95 iPhone Recovery Stick (http://www.proofpronto.com/iphone-recovery-stick.html), a new product that allows access to deleted text messages, call logs, contacts, appointments, internet history and other data from the iPhone.
It combines hardware and software, purportedly enabling the same forensic technology used by law enforcement agencies around the world to be employed by parents, spouses and business owners with little to no data recovery expertise. To recover data from an iPhone, unfortunately, you'll unfortunately have to connect the phone to a USB port on a Windows computer, then plug the iPhone Recovery Stick into a second USB port.
Once the program is started, the recovery process can take from 15 minutes up to several hours, depending on the amount of data on the phone. The user can then view, save or print the deleted and undeleted data.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201541"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ilium Software has released eWallet (http://www.iliumsoft.com/ewalletmac), an US$19.95 password manager for Mac OS X. Many of the features that customers know and trust from eWallet for Windows are included in eWallet for Mac, but with a interface just for Mac owners, according to the folks at Iliumn.
With Ilium Software's SyncPro technology, eWallet for Mac syncs with a user's iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via WiFi. Wallet files can also be synced with other computers on the same network and external storage devices like USB thumb drives.
All current eWallet 7 for Windows PC owners can use the Mac OS X version at no additional cost. New customers can purchase eWallet for US$19.95 from Ilium Software's online store. For one price, customers can use eWallet on their Mac, as well as any Windows Mobile device, BlackBerry, or Windows PC they own. eWallet 7 also includes access to Ilium Software's free eWallet Viewer for Android.
Customers can also add eWallet for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201487"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">e-zy.net (http://www.e-zy.net) has released the EZBase 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless base station or client system, with 15 hours of integrated battery backup. Real world throughput is purportedly up to 25Mb per second and useable range is up to 20 miles with customer supplied antenna.
“The main feature of this base station, which sets it apart from any other product available on the market today, is its ability to provide 24/7 operation in areas where AC power is not 100% reliable ” says e-zy.net CEO Scott Parsons. “In addition to providing battery backup, the power system filters the power to the electronics so it is less susceptible to power line surges and spikes generated by nearby lightning strikes or other grid fluctuations. This increases the inherent operational reliability of the system.”
The new EZBase-2 and EZBase-5 are 250mW transmit power systems that comply with 802.11abg industry standards for interoperability. They can be configured as an access point, client, point to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201482"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple apparently tested a three-axis gyroscope from InvenSense in its iPad, but probably plans to use a similar device from STMicroelectronics in a future version of the tablet, according to an analysis by UBM TechInsights, reports "EE Times" (http://macosg.me/2/ot).
The Apple iPhone 4 was the company's first smartphone to uses a three-axis gyroscope, specifically the L3G4200D from STMicroelectronics. When paired with the accelerometer, it makes iPhone 4 capable of advanced motion sensing such as user acceleration, full 3D attitude, and rotation rate. In other words, per Apple, it means more motion gestures and greater precision for an even better gaming experience.
“It seemed strange at the time that a product like the iPad would have been designed to not include a gyroscope but an iPhone 4 that was being designed at around the same time would,” says Steve Bitton, a product manager at UBM TechInsights that did a teardown of the iPad. UBM TechInsights is part of United Business Media...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201481"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Microsoft has released the Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.6 Update (http://macosg.me/2/ou) that applies to: Office 2008; Office 2008 Home and Student Edition; Office 2008 Special Media Edition; Word 2008; Excel 2008; PowerPoint 2008; Entourage 2008; Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition.
According to Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit, the update improves compatibility and stability. For example, It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201474"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The North Adams [Massachusetts] Public Schools are hoping the iPad will entice at-risk students to improve their grades and graduate on time, reports the "North Adams Transcript" (http://macosg.me/2/oq). The school district is piloting a new program aimed at helping students earn credits for classes they’ve failed through learning modules specifically created for the Apple tablet.
"It’s designed for those students who failed a class by a few points," Drury High School Principal Amy Meehan said Tuesday during the district’s School Committee meeting. "Right now we’re targeting freshmen and sophomores who have failed by one marking period. Instead of attending traditional summer school, they’re able to do a module, which is the equivalent of one marking period, and replace that marking period’s grade with a passing grade."
She said the program not only helps the student recover the missing graduation credit, but also eliminates the need for the student to retake the class the following...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201473"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple has announced out a new initiative offering discounts for schools that buy iOS apps for the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad in bulk.
"We're pleased to announce the App Store Volume Purchase Program. Education institutions in the United States now have a new way to purchase your apps in volume for distribution to their students and faculty," Apple says. "You can also elect to offer special education pricing on your app when purchased in volume."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201472"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple Japan says it will replace any iPod nano that overheats, an improvement over an earlier offer to only replace faulty batteries, reports "Reuters" (http://macosg.me/2/ol).
The concession came after Japan's trade ministry put Apple under scrutiny, ordering it to publish an "easy to understand" statement on its web site explaining how users of the devices could receive replacement batteries and obtain advice. Six incidents involving the 2005 model nano catching fire while being charged have been reported to the Ministry of Economy since 2008. And there were purportedly an additional 21 cases involving incidents where the players overheated and emitted smoke since 2005.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201470"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kanex has launched the US$99 Kanex iAdapt C30 (http://kanexlive.com/products/iAdaptC30.html), a MiniDisplay Port to Dual-Link DVI-D adapter. It extends MiniDisplay Port equipped Macs to 30-inch displays, such as the Apple Cinema Display.
Dual-Link DVI-D purportedly offers a higher-quality image than standard DVI due to the nature of the digital format. The current 30-inch displays on the market supports a maximum resolution of 2560x1600.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201469"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The software for Doxie (http://www.getdoxie.com), a paper scanner that scans directly to the cloud, is now shipping, has been updated to version 1.3. It adds integration with the CloudApp fille sharing service.
Mac users can install CloudApp's free menu bar app to share files and links right from the desktop. On both Mac and PC, you can send scans to CloudApp right from Doxie's Cloud menu for sharing of docs and photos.
Designed for home and small businesses, Doxis is an US$129 portable scanner is for scanning, sharing, and organizing paper and photos.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201448"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Raidon Technology (http://www.RAIDON.com.tw) has launched J4-4S-SB3, which offers four bays of SSD and HDD external storage with USB 3.0 (which, for some reason, Apple isn't yet offering on the Mac) and eSATA connectivity.

The J4-4S-SB3 measures 10 x 14 x 7 inches. 10(W) x 14(D) x 7(H) cm from the quality metallic casing with ultra quiet ball bearing fan. This compact device also supports JBOD and port multiplier functions to provide management to four drives via one single cable connected to your computer.
In addition, it is "worriless" for data loss from unintentional fierce vibrations when collocating SSD, which also gives an excellent data transfer rate for performance enhancement, according to the folks at Raidon. Contact the company for pricing options.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201442"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iVideo (http://ivideoapp.com/), a movie organizing and sharing app for Mac OS X (10.3 and higher) has been updated to version 4.5 The new version adds Quick Look support, faster importing and more.
iVideo lets you create one place for your movies -- whether they be in separate folders, external hard drives and CDs, or even online -- and then share them. A demo is available for download. Registration is US$20 for a single user license; discounts are available for multiple licenses. Version 4.5 is a free update for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201441"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Matt Swain has written a Safari extension called KeySearch that adds a new way of searching the Internet to Apple's web browser. It uses short keywords to allow you to search any site you want from the toolbar.
So you might type "map New York to LA" to search Google maps, or "wiki mac os x" to search Wikipedia. It comes with a selection of ready-made keywords, and you can add your own for any search engine you want. You can check it out at http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/keysearch/ .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201438"><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 3.1.1. The update resolves one issue that was causing users to lose all their snippets. It also fixes a problem with case sensitivity preferences, among other fixes and improvements.
The regular cost of TextExpander 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.x from earlier versions costs $15. Version 3.1.1 is a free update for registered users of version 3.x. It requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201432"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Retina-X Studios has released SniperSpy Mac (http://www.sniperspymac.com). Using the remote monitoring technology, parents and employers can now silently watch the entire screen of their child or employee's Mac instantaneously from any location.
The hybrid surveillance system also displays full activity logs of keystrokes, chat conversations and other activities. SniperSpy Mac runs in extreme stealth mode and no mentions of the program are shown within the computer. The software runs in the background behind all other applications. After the software is setup on a Mac, it silently records screenshots and activity logs and uploads them to a secure web site. The customer views activity by logging into the website from any web browser including all computers and smartphones.
Also included within SniperSpy Mac is activity logging. All activity of the monitored Mac is recorded and uploaded for later viewing, with screenshots. The logger records entire chat conversations, all keystrokes...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201428"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">KavaSoft has updated KavaMovies (http://www.kavasoft.com/KavaMovies/), the Mac movie database, to version 1.5. The update is more customizable than ever.
You can keep track of personal information, such as where and when you saw a movie. There are also customizable fields for other kinds of information, such as who you saw movie with, who you loaned a movie to, or anything else you can imagine. Data in custom fields is are now browsable, searchable and sortable.
KavaMovies 1.5 also adds MPAA rating information for all your movies. Keep it PG-13 if you're watching a movie with the kids, or sort by rating to find something more NC-17.
KavaMovies lets you organize the movies you've seen, the movies you want to see, and the movies in your collection. It connects to the Internet and downloads tons of information about each of your movies in realtime.
You can use KavaMovies to make a list of all the movies you want to see. Click on a movie you like, and it will recommend 10 other movies....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201355"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">August 11th is Steve Wozniak's 60th birthday. We spoke to Janet Wozniak tonight and she tells us that she had a video made for Woz's birthday. Everyone is welcome to check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FzuZdZLt54
All of us at MacNews and MacTech wish Woz the happiest of birthdays, and many more to come!</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201255"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com) has announced iWeb Themes 9.0 designed specifically for Apple's web site building component of its iLife suite.
The new release extends iPresentee's iWeb themes collection up to 80 themes designed for personal and business usage. Each iWeb theme can be customized.
iWeb Themes 9.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or higher and iWeb 2.0 or later. Each iWeb theme is available for US$10. The set of five new iWeb Themes 8.0 may be purchased for $25. The iWeb Suite bundle may be purchased for $70. The bundle includes 40 iWeb Themes, 35 iWeb Themes for Business, 15 iWeb Intros, 75 iWeb Animations and 181 Keynote 3D Stuff objects.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201252"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com) has announced multi-channel OWC PC3-8500 ECC DDR3 1066MHz and PC3-10600 ECC DDR3 1333MHz Memory Upgrade Kits up to 64GB for the new Mac Pro models.
The kits are offered in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB matched sets with a 6GB Set starting from US$207.99; individual modules also available from $69.99. OWC memory modules are designed to meet, if not exceed Apple Design Specifications, including use of Apple required thermal sensor EEPROM, JEDEC board design, and chip co</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201250"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tension Software (http://pomola.com) has updated DMG Master software to create standard Disk Image Archive "Add files" dialog panel and sports an improved "Remove file" handling and interface.
DMG Master costs US$20, though version 2.3.1 is a free update for registered users of version 2.0. It's Universal Binary, so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. DMG Master requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201248"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Insider Software (http://www.insidersoftware.com) has updated FontAgent Pro to version 4.140. It offers a speed boost, beefing up precision font selection and auto-activation.
FontAgent Pro auto-activation plug-ins can be used on machines running Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.6 -- as well as Classic applications. The latest plug-ins provide auto-activation for Adobe Creative Suite 5 using FontSavant technology that ensures you always auto-activate the right fonts in your documents.
All FontAgent Pro auto-activation plug-ins offer Universal Binary support so run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. Version 4 of FontAgent Pro is required to use the new CS5 plug-ins to ensure correct font activation.
FontAgent Pro 4 for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. FontAgent Pro Server 4.0 requires Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or higher.
Release 4.140 of FontAgent Pro is free to users who have already licensed FontAgent Pro 4 and includes free CS5 plug-ins. The product retails for US$99.95 for new...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-201234"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">AppleXsoft (http://www.applexsoft.com) has released their latest Mac data recovery software: SD Card Recovery. The US$49.95 software supports data recovery from SD Card manufactured by SanDisk, Kingston, PNY, Lexar, Transcent, PQI, Transcend, Sony, Integral, Panasonic, Toshiba, Olympus, just to name a few.
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