iFixit has disassembled the MacBook Air. High resolution disassembly photos and component information are online at: http://www.iFixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Air The first look contains high resolution photos of the MacBook Air's internals, including Intel's custom low-footprint Core 2 Duo processor. This guide adds another installment to iFixit's revolutionary do-it-yourself laptop repair manuals, the Fixit Guide Series. Fixit Guides are available for Apple laptops, iPods, and the iPhone. All Guides are available free online at www.iFixit.com/Guide. The Air's hard drive is an industry standard PATA 5mm 1.8" Samsung drive. The MacBook Air only has 5 mm of vertical space allocated for the hard drive, so it will not fit the 160 GB 8mm drive shipping in the iPod Classic. Although Apple claims the battery is not user-serviceable, the first look shows that battery installation is surprisingly easy, requiring only a Phillips screwdriver. iFixit anticipates that the demand for user...

Fastmac Announces 1st High Capacity Replacement Battery for Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch; Advanced TruePower Technology Provides Safer Operation & 23% Cost Savings Salinas, CA - January 28, 2008 FastMac today announced the first & only high capacity, extended life battery upgrade for Apple's 17-inch MacBook Pro computer. The new 71 Whr battery, which is compatible with all models of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, uses Lithium-Polymer cells (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) that are manufactured to the highest quality standards and utilize TruePower technology to provide a safe computing experience. With this offering, FastMac rounds out its line of battery upgrades to include ALL models of MacBook and MacBook Pro computers, thereby becoming the only company, besides Apple, to offer a full line of batteries for Apple's newest portables. Fastmac's TruePower battery for the MacBook Pro 17-inch is scheduled to ship within 10 days and is available for pre-order from www.fastmac.com...

NICKENICH, Germany (January 29th, 2008) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 1.1 of the application Timed Screenshot, a simple background utility to save screenshots to a folder every few seconds. Timed Screenshot v1.1 is made with REALbasic from REAL Software, Inc. Requires Mac OS X; source code is included. This application shows REALbasic developers how to use the screenshot functions from the MBS Plugin. Also you can see how to make a background only application (no dock icon). The application is freeware, but contributions are accepted through PayPal. New stuff added in version 1.1: * Updated for Mac OS X 10.5. * Updated to REALbasic 2007r5 and latest MBS plugins. All freeware applications: The Timed Screenshot website:

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 Now Available Server Virtualization Software Delivers on the Promise of the "Virtualized Data Center" RENTON, Wash., January 28th, 2008 - Parallels, Inc. (formerly SWsoft) today announced that the latest version of its container-based server virtualization software -- Parallels Virtuozzo Containers -- is now generally available. Version 4.0 includes enhancements and features designed to improve usability, data center management and business continuity. "The ever-changing needs of today's enterprise data centers call for a virtualization solution that is flexible and delivers high performance," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "With the release of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0, we are launching the next wave of virtualization, including a suite of products that help IT administrators effectively manage their growing virtual infrastructures." Beloussov continued that Parallels customers are already doing large-scale virtualization...

January 24, 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada - SecureMac is pleased to announce the new MacScan Family Pack -- security for your entire home network. SecureMac is committed to providing Macintosh users with affordable security. MacScan Family Pack now lets you install the popular MacScan antispyware software on up to three computers for only $49.99. MacScan Family Pack can be used to upgrade a single user license of MacScan to a three seat license for the difference between the original price and the Family Pack. Stay up-to-date and protect your home network against the latest threats with MacScan Family Pack by downloading the free definition updates for MacScan either from within the program, or by downloading a software upgrade. Upgrades can be obtained by downloading the demo version from (http://macscan.securemac.com) and entering your serial number. The demo can be registered as a three seat license for $49.99 using Paypal or credit card,via the MacScan webstore at (http://macscan....

Promise Technology's VTrak E-Class RAID Subsystems To Offer Support for Mac OS X and Final Cut Studio MILPITAS, Calif. -- Promise Technology Inc., a leading supplier of sophisticated RAID storage solutions for enterprise and SMB customers, today announced that Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystems will support Mac OS X Leopard and Final Cut Studio, the industry's leading video production suite, in select configurations to be available at a later date through selected sales channels. "Promise Technology is delighted to preview support for Leopard and Final Cut Studio at Macworld," said Sam Sirisena, senior vice president, sales and marketing, and general manager of Promise's Advanced Storage Group. "VTrak E-Class RAID subsystems have been very popular with Linux and Windows installations, and we're looking forward to bringing our high performance, fully scalable storage solutions to the most demanding Mac customers." Each VTrak RAID subsystem configured for the Mac supports up to 16...

LogMeIn Adds Remote Mac Support to On-Demand Remote Support Service LogMeIn Rescue Available for Windows, Windows Mobile and Now Mac OS X WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 22, 2008 -- LogMeIn, Inc. today announced remote Apple Mac support for LogMeIn Rescue -- a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering that provides IT professionals and support technicians with on-demand remote access and control to remotely diagnose, repair and manage computers and smartphones. LogMeIn Rescue is a web-based remote support tool that allows administrators to connect to a remote computer or smartphone, without requiring previously installed software. With this latest release of LogMeIn Rescue, administrators can easily and securely access Apple computers and provide quick resolution of end-user and remote application issues. "As Mac usage continues to grow among individual users, within small businesses and across enterprise IT environments, we have seen an increase in the demand by IT support professionals for remote...

Webinar - Create A Shopping Cart Solution With FileMaker FMWebschool will give a LIVE Webinar demonstrating how to build a FileMaker shopping cart solution. Watch as we create an entire FileMaker driven solution in an hour. Attendees receive a free copy of the completed solution and a recorded copy of the webinar. The webinar will be given on January 29th. Richmond, VA - January 22, 2008 - FMWebschool, Inc. Announces FREE Instructional Webinar - Create A FileMaker Shopping Cart Solution. What do your customers want? Shopping Cart solutions. The most requested FileMaker solutions to develop are online shopping cart systems. Cost's for developing a basic solution for a client can cost thousands. In this live demonstration, we will create a complete shopping cart system that integrates with the most popular online payment system on the web, PayPal. In this demonstration we will build a complete FileMaker shopping cart system, step-by-step, without writing a single line of PHP code. At...

Mariner Software Releases MacJournal 5 Popular Journaling and Blogging Software Released Mariner Software, developers and publishers of professional and personal software, today announced the release of MacJournal 5.0, the latest release in Mariner Software's award-winning line of writing and creativity titles. Totally redesigned and built for Leopard, MacJournal 5 allows users to add any kind of content, PDFs, QuickTime movies, images, and text. In addition, bloggers can now blog video to their blog on Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal or a .mac account. Even record video from your iSight and attach it to an entry. MacJournal 5 also introduces Smart Journals, which allow specific criteria to be searched upon. Assign each entry a rating, status, and priority, and sort any journal by those values. Also significant in the latest release: * Open more than one MacJournal document at a time and save them. * Create aliases to entries that you can store in other journals. * Performance...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to deliver Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) support for Mac OS X Leopard. Through this collaboration, the planned IDS 11 "Cheetah 2" release will be available for Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard. The first beta version is available now for download. IDS 11 will provide online transaction processing (OLTP) data serving capabilities for the Mac platform -- adding to existing support of Linux, Unix and Windows. IDS 11 will offer the high performance, low operating cost, scalability and data availability that have been the hallmark of IDS and the user experience Mac customers have come to expect. IDS provides continuous availability and disaster recovery, including support for multiple secondary servers -- delivering 99.999% availability. "The new IDS release demonstrates our commitment to meeting client and solution partner needs in industries such as education, government and media," said Arvind Krishna, vice president, IBM Data...

Nexsan Introduces First High Density, Energy Efficient Storage For Apple Xserve Market, Flexible Storage Solution Ideal for Real-Time HDTV, High Quality Video Editing Applications SATABeast Xi Delivers 42TB in Only 4U for Apple and Mixed OS Environments Thousand Oaks, Calif., Feb. 9, 2007 - Nexsan, a leading provider of energy efficient disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of information, today announced the SATABeast Xi, the first high density, energy efficient storage solution built and optimized for the Apple Xserve and Mac Pro markets. The SATABeast Xi is the highest density storage solution available today, providing up to 42TB of storage in only 4U of rack space, and the only one of its caliber in the Xserve market featuring AutoMAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks). AutoMAID allows SATABeast Xi to place its disk drives in an idle state to conserve energy yet provide near-instantaneous access to data. Additionally, SATABeast Xi is the only storage...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2008 - Griffin Technology, maker of all things iPod, today announced WindowSeat, Griffin's windshield mount for iPhone. With Apple's recent announcement of mapping service to iPhone, WindowSeat puts your device at eye level on your car's windshield with street maps, directions and more, safely in view and within reach. WindowSeat's mounting bracket holds your iPhone securely, while its corner-release tab lets you easily remove your device when you arrive at your destination, leaving WindowSeat locked in position for the next time you use it. * Easy, worry-free installation. * High-grip silicone suction pad attaches to your windshield easily and stays put. * Good looking, durable materials compliment your vehicle's interior and withstand the temperature shifts that come along with that environment. * Mounting bracket securely holds your iPhone. * Quick, secure adjustments to viewing angle with swiveling ball-and-socket joints. * Can be used in...

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World's Most Popular Open Source Database Sun Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor. With millions of global deployments including Facebook, Google, Nokia, Baidu and China Mobile, MySQL will bring synergies to Sun that will change the landscape of the software industry by driving new adoption of MySQL's open source...

Stellar Rolls Out Phoenix iPoD Recovery Software Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery an easy to use application designed for recovering deleted & lost data from corrupted or damaged iPods. Stellar Information Systems, the industry's leading and most advanced provider of data recovery products and services has introduced (http://www.ipoddatarecovery.net/)Stellar Phoenix iPoD Recovery software. This easy to use recovery solution ensures the rescue of all the deleted or lost audio / video files from any iPod. It comes with a unique and easy graphical user interface resembling the original iPod and a glance gives complete idea about the software. It also facilitates easiest and fastest recovery without any specialized skills. The software recovers music, video files, pod casts, audio books, etc from inaccessible media and also recovers deleted files quickly into perfect condition. The software, which is compatible with all generation of iPoD Mini, iPoD Classic, iPoD Shuffle, iPoD Nano and...

iSale 5 Revolutions the Processs of Creating Online Auctions on the Mac equinux introduces iSale 5 with a new Research Assistant, a Template Editor, Facebook Integration and many other new features San Francisco, USA (Macworld Expo) - January 15th, 2008: During the 2008 Macworld expo, equinux accounced the upcoming release of iSale 5, the fifth generation of its award-winning online auction manager for Mac OS X. iSale 5 boasts an intuitive research assistant for text descriptions and picture themes, a template editor for all auction templates, and the ability to manage multiple libraries, to archive auctions. Fine-tuned User Interface and Template Editor iSale 5 comes with a brand new user interface, designed perfectly for Leopard, making it easier to manage and create online auctions. To ensure each user's highest satisfaction, iSale 5 comes with a Template Editor that allows users to edit and change all 222 auction templates, already included with iSale. The new Text Engine...

SMART Board software supports latest Mac operating system SMART Board software compatible with Mac OS X Leopard CALGARY, Alberta --- January 15, 2008--- SMART Technologies announces SMART Board software 9.7 supports Mac OS X Leopard, Apple's latest operating system. For users of the new Leopard operating system, the familiar interface of SMART Board software is newly available in Spanish. Other supported languages are English, French, Gaelic (Scottish) and German. SMART Board software also supports Mac OS version 10.4. SMART Board software is the power behind every SMART Board interactive whiteboard, Sympodium interactive pen display and AirLiner wireless slate. Version 9.7 makes creating, managing and using digital content easier. SMART Board software can easily bring together ideas, content and interactivity to create fun and engaging interactive digital lessons, particularly when used with a market-leading SMART Board interactive whiteboard. "Growing numbers of teachers are using...

EyeTV 3 - New User Interface, Smart Guides, and Network Sharing of Your Recordings Archive San Francisco, 15 January 2008 - Elgato Systems announces EyeTV 3, an extensive update to its multiple award-winning EyeTV television software. In addition to a new, intuitive user interface, the software offers an extended program guide featuring intelligent searching and recording functionality, numerous new network features, and additional highlights. A full version of EyeTV 3 is available for $79.95, owners of EyeTV 2 can obtain the upgrade at a reduced price of $39.95. Also new from Elgato at Macworld 2008 are updates to the EyeTV Hybrid and EyeTV 250 Plus television receivers, which now extend reception of over-the-air HDTV (ATSC) and analogue cable channels with reception of unencrypted digital cable (Clear QAM) channels. New User Interface The completely redesigned user interface offers a new programs window in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard look and feel: The sidebar on the left presents all...

Ovolab releases Phlink 4, a major upgrade to its award-winning telephony solution. San Francisco, CA (USA) - January 15, 2008 - Ovolab(R) today released the fourth major release of Ovolab Phlink, its innovative and award-winning telephony software for the Mac. Ovolab Phlink 4 adds powerful new features and a revamped user interface. Widely used in the home, home office and in businesses, Ovolab Phlink greets callers with personalized greetings, plays custom ringtones, sends voice messages by email and much more. Version 4 enhances your productivity thanks to a number of new features, including call screening and talking caller ID. Version 4 provides an even tighter integration with Mac OS X: see iChat buddy status for contacts, directly from the call log; view call notifications over the network without requiring the Phlink application to be running, and much more. Ovolab Phlink is the ultimate message center for your Mac: it answers telephone calls and identifies callers using Caller...

Apple Announces Major Software Upgrade for iPod touch MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 15, 2008--Apple today announced a major software upgrade for the iPod touch, making the best iPod into even more--the world's best Wi-Fi mobile device. iPod touch customers already have the most advanced mobile web browser in the world with Safari, and now Apple is adding five more great mobile applications--Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather and Notes. The iPod touch software upgrade also includes new features such as Web Clips, a customizable home screen and beginning today, the ability to watch iTunes Movie Rentals. New iPod touch products shipping from the factory will include the software upgrade and existing iPod touch customers can get the software upgrade for $19.99 by purchasing and downloading it from iTunes (www.itunes.com). "These amazing new mobile applications make iPod touch not only the best iPod, but the best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With its...

Apple Announces Time Capsule Wireless Backup for all Your Macs MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 15, 2008--Apple today introduced Time Capsule, a backup appliance that automatically and wirelessly backs up everything on one or more Macs running Leopard, the latest release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system including the amazing Time Machine automatic backup software. Time Capsule combines an 802.11n base station with a server grade hard disk in one small package. Simply plug it in, then easily set up automatic wireless backup for every Mac in your house to a single Time Capsule with just a few clicks. Time Capsule offers the benefits of a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, and comes in two models: a 500 gigabyte model for just $299 and a 1 terabyte model for just $499. "Bring Time Capsule home, plug it in, click a few buttons on your Macs and voila--all the Macs in your house are being backed up automatically, every hour of every day," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With Time...

Apple Premieres iTunes Movie Rentals With All Major Film Studios New Apple TV Software Lets You Rent Movies Directly from Your Widescreen TV MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 15, 2008--Apple today announced iTunes Movie Rentals featuring movies from all the major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate and New Line Cinema. Users can rent movies for as low as $2.99 and watch them on their Macs or PCs, all current generation iPods*, iPhone and Apple TV. iTunes Movie Rentals launches today and will offer over 1,000 titles by the end of February, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound which users can rent directly from their widescreen TV using Apple TV. iTunes Movie Rentals are priced at $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases, and high definition versions are just...

Twentieth Century Fox & Apple Introduce iTunes Digital Copy DVDs Include Free Copy of Movie for iTunes MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 15, 2008--Twentieth Century Fox and Apple today announced Digital Copy for iTunes, which provides customers who purchase a DVD with an additional Digital Copy of the movie. Just like movies purchased from the iTunes Store, an iTunes Digital Copy can effortlessly be transferred to iTunes and then viewed on a PC or Mac, iPod with video, iPhone or on Apple TV. The first DVD to make its debut with iTunes Digital Copy is the Special Edition DVD premiere of the Family Guy "Star Wars" parody, "Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest," which is being released in stores today. Fox and Apple are planning to deliver many more DVDs with iTunes Digital Copy this year. "One of the most requested features DVD buyers have been asking for is the ability to get the movies they bought into their iTunes library," said Jim Gianopulos, chairman and chief executive officer of...

HP Expands Professional Photo Printer Offerings for Advanced Amateur Photographers SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2008 -- HP today unveiled at Macworld Expo the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer, rounding out the company's growing portfolio of printing solutions for the advanced amateur market. The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer enables photographers to create and publish professional-quality portraits, landscapes, marketing collateral and other image-rich materials and features several technological advancements to ensure outstanding performance and brilliant, predictable color. Breakthroughs in color management The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer contains several color management advancements that simplify the printing experience. The printer is seamlessly integrated with Adobe Photoshop CS3, enabling users to print directly from their preferred workflow. The choice is then automatically synchronized with the color management setting, eliminating issues associated with "...

Extensis Announces Universal Type Server at Macworld Expo New product line offers the only professional and scalable font management client/server solution for both large corporations and smaller creative environments. Macworld Conference and Expo, SAN FRANCISCO, CA., January 15, 2008 -- Extensis, a brand of Celartem Inc., today announced Universal Type Server, its next generation server-based font management solution for both Macintosh and Windows environments. Universal Type Server will benefit creative professionals, workgroups and IT administrators alike by offering three editions of the solution: Universal Type Server Lite, Professional and Corporate editions. Extensis will be showcasing Universal Type Server at its Macworld Expo booth #1020 this week. Universal Type Server is Extensis' next generation font server capable of handling all font-related issues that may arise while working in font-intensive workflows. Universal Type Server provides an easy-to-use and intuitive tool...

SeeFile Announces SeeFile4 Collaboration DAM Software - the New Way to Communicate SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2008 -- SeeFile (http://www.seefile.com), the leading developer of web server software for sharing media files, is announcing Release 4.0 of its product at a press conference at MacWorld Expo today. With one-click installation, approval features, and 3D, Flash and RAW support, SeeFile4 rivals corporate DAM systems costing $10,000 and up. The company is also announcing UK and Australian distributors for the product, and seeking additional distributors worldwide. SeeFile4 incorporates a host of new innovations, and is fully compatible with Apple's OSX 10.5 Leopard operating system. New features of SeeFile4 include: -- One step installation with embedded PostGres SQL database -- New approval workflow that increases productivity and customer use -- Support for DWF, Flash(.FLV) and a wide range of RAW files -- 30 day trial version available for immediate download SeeFile4 runs...

Lexmark introduces new color laser MFP to elevate office productivity LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 15, 2008 -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today introduced the Lexmark X560n color laser multifunction product (MFP), giving business customers access to high-quality, professional color printing in an easy-to-use all-in-one device. "The Lexmark X560n adds another option to Lexmark's award-winning line of color laser MFPs for customers looking to bring the power of color to their business," said Marty Canning, Lexmark vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services Division. "The X560n is also Energy Star certified, making it an ideal product for environmentally conscious customers seeking to make greener purchases." Designed for customers who print and copy color documents frequently, the Lexmark X560n features business-class performance, printing at speeds up to 31 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 20 ppm in color in addition to fast copying and robust fax and...

Today, the first day of Macworld, Google announced new improvements to the integrated Google experience on iPhone. The previous version, launched just over a month ago, brought together our suite of web applications -- including Search, Gmail, Calendar, Reader, and more -- into one easy-to-use interface. Since then, we've streamlined the interface even further, making the applications faster and improving their usability. Some of the improvements announced today include: * Improved UI: The applications look and feel slicker, and they are easier to activate, navigate and use via a touch-screen. * Customization of default tabs: Now Google users can have easy access to their favorite applications by customizing the applications that appear on the Google.com menu bar. Users simply choose their favorite Google applications to bring them to the front menu, ensuring that they'll be close at hand whenever they're needed. Switching between applications is effortless, as users only need to sign...

CRU-DataPort acquires WiebeTech: Customers and Resellers benefit from wider selection of Data Storage and Data Security solutions Vancouver WA and Wichita KS - January 14, 2008 -- WiebeTech, a premier developer of computer storage and forensic solutions, has been purchased by CRU-DataPort of Vancouver , Washington , a global leader in data security and data mobility products. "We are pleased to add WiebeTech employees and their highly respected product line to our organization. WiebeTech will become a fully supported brand of CRU-DataPort," said Randal Barber, president & CEO of CRU-DataPort. "We believe their innovative products, combined with the channel-centric operations of CRU-DataPort, will provide great synergy to enhance the development of WiebeTech products. WiebeTech's creative use of technology, as demonstrated in the new Drive eRazer data security product, will also be used to add new features in our popular DataPort and Data Express product lines." James Wiebe,...

SoftRAID, LLC announces the release and immediate shipment of SoftRAID 3.6.6. Sebastapool, CA SoftRAID 3.6.6 is an update which improves Leopard compatibility and adds the ability to convert SoftRAID volumes to Apple format (including Apple RAID). SoftRAID 3.6.6 fixes several bugs with Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) which have been reported over the past several months. SoftRAID 3.6.6 also incorporates many work-arounds for bugs in the currently shipping version of Leopard (version 10.5.1). SoftRAID 3.6.6 now allows users to convert their SoftRAID disks to Apple disk format (and back to SoftRAID afterwards). Non-RAID SoftRAID volumes are converted to standard Apple volumes, while SoftRAID stripe and mirror volumes are converted to Apple RAID volumes with this feature. This is useful for firmware updating which requires standard Apple volumes, for compatibility / performance testing and to allow users to try out SoftRAID's unique features with zero risk. "This version of SoftRAID is our best...

MacTech Releases Preview of Office 2008 for Mac Benchmark Results - Over 2500 tests performed to compare Office 2008 with Office 2004 - Compares PowerBook G4, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Intel iMac, and Mac Pro - Compares Both Tiger and Leopard January 13, 2008 -- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- MacTech today released a preview of the results of its extensive benchmark study of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. MacTech's goal was to see how well Office applications performed compared to Office 2004 under both Apple's Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, across a variety of configurations. The large suite of over 2500 tests was performed comparing the PowerBook G4, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Intel iMac, and Mac Pro. The purpose of the testing and the article are to answer the questions "Is the now Universal Microsoft Office 2008 faster than Office 2004?" "MacTech Labs has been doing product evaluations and testing for over 20 years. Our focus is to help those in the industry not only in making tough decisions,...

NEWERTECH ANNOUNCES MAXPOWER 802.11n/g/b WIRELESS ROUTER & ADAPTER LINE AT MACWORLD EXPO Lowest Priced Fully Mac OS X Supported Router & Adapters Offers Up To 4X Greater Range & Fastest Wireless Data Transfer Rates For Home and Office January 11, 2008, San Francisco -- Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh and iPod performance upgrades and accessories, today announced that it will debut the NewerTech MAXPower 802.11n/g/b Wireless Router and Adapter line at Macworld Expo, held next week in San Francisco. The MAXPower 802.11n/g/b Wireless Router and Adapter line is the lowest-priced fully Mac OS X supported 802.11 wireless product line available on the market, delivering up to 4 times the range and the fastest data transfer rates for wireless home and office networking. The MAXPower 802.11n/g/b Router and Adapter line includes: Router: * MAXPower 802.11n/g/b Wireless Router for $97.99. Adapters: * MAXPower 802....

ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION UNVEILS MAC-BASED WIRELESS WEATHER STATION New HOBO Remote Monitoring System provides remote, 24/7 access to weather data via the Internet BOURNE, MA, January 10, 2008 -- Onset Computer Corporation, the "HOBO" data logger company, today unveiled the HOBO Remote Monitoring System, a state-of-the-art, research-grade weather station that provides growers, researchers and others with instant access to data anywhere, anytime via the Internet. The new system, which is priced at a fraction of the cost of competitive solutions, combines research-grade weather station hardware with built-in GSM cellular communications and HOBOlink, a revolutionary new web-enabled software platform. HOBOlink allows users to access current and historical data on their Macs, set alarm notifications and relay activations, and manage and control HOBO Remote Monitoring systems without having to go into the field. Key system advantages include: * Fast, easy deployment -- The HOBO Remote...

WebAssist Releases Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler New, free tool supported by the Kuler community provides Dreamweaver users with latest access to colors San Francisco -- January 10, 2008 -- WebAssist today announced the release of the free Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler, enabling instant access to the most recent, popular, or highest-rated colors and palettes right within Dreamweaver. With development contributions and support from the Adobe Kuler community, users can now experience the best in color choices and palette selections through Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler. Kuler is the Adobe web application for designers to create, explore, and share color schemes. WebAssist's Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler enables users to get the latest colors and sample colors from any Dreamweaver color picker. In addition, users can now insert a hex color value into code with a single mouse click. Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler include the following capabilities and benefits: * Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler works...

OWC ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF FB-DIMM 800MHz MEMORY UPGRADES FOR LATEST APPLE MAC PRO 8-CORE XEONS Matched-Pair Memory Kits for Apple Mac Pro up to 32GB for as low as $48.75/GB Upgrade to 16GB for less than 1/4th, Upgrade to 32GB for less than 1/3rd the cost of Factory Options January 9th, 2008, Woodstock, IL, -- Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company and a leading after-market supplier of memory upgrades for the Mac Pro, today announced availability of OWC Memory Upgrade Kits for the latest Mac Pro 8-Core Xeon models (new Mac Pro models announced yesterday). Priced as low as $48.75 per GB, OWC is offering upgrades at a savings of well over 70% as compared to factory-installed and other competitors. The OWC (FB-DIMM) 800MHz DDR2 72-Bit ECC fully-buffered Memory Upgrade Modules are available in matched sets of 1.0GB, 2.0GB, and 4.0GB modules for up to 32.0GB of total memory (see full pricing info below). OWC has been providing...

New wide-screen interactive whiteboard provides teachers with more work space SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard supports wide-screen computers and projectors CALGARY, Alberta --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the SMART BoardTM 685 interactive whiteboard, a wide-format interactive whiteboard with a 16:10 aspect ratio that measures 87 inches (221 cm) on the diagonal. The extra wide format offers 20 percent more working space than a SMART Board 680 interactive whiteboard and provides a solution for teachers who choose to adopt 16:10 wide-screen projectors. The SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard adds to SMART's existing wide-format interactive whiteboard offering -- the SMART Board 690 interactive whiteboard with a 16:9 aspect ratio -- making SMART the only company to offer two wide-format interactive whiteboards. The new product caters to the growing number of teachers using native 16:10 laptops and projectors. The 685 also offers an expansion slot on the pen...

iTools 9: Apache Web Serving Made Easy Web-based Configuration for Apache, DNS, FTP on Mac OS X Santa Barbara, CA, January 9, 2008. Tenon announced today the release and immediate availability of iTools 9, with the latest Apache 2.2.6, for both Intel and PPC Macs with Leopard or Tiger. Tenon's iTools is a ninth-generation commercial web-based GUI for configuration and management of Apache, DNS and FTP. iTools' secure, domain-specific, browser-based web administration makes Apache on Mac OS X the easiest web server in the world to administer. On Apple's Mac OS X Intel client platform, iTools features unbeatable price performance characteristics. In addition to including the newest Apache, Tenon's iTools 9 now includes many improvements and bug fixes to both DNS and FTP. iTools 9's enhanced FTP support has a built-in File Manager that lets you assign clients to unique groups and let all members of a particular group share in the uploading, deleting and renaming of content files. With...

Apple Introduces New Mac Pro Fastest Mac Ever--Eight Processor Cores Standard CUPERTINO, California--January 8, 2008--Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor*. The new Mac Pro combines two of Intel's new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2 GHz, powerful new graphics and up to 4TB of internal storage to offer the ideal system for creative professionals, 3D digital content creators and scientists. The standard 8-core configuration starts at just $2,799. "The new Mac Pro is the fastest Mac we've ever made," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With 3.2 GHz 8-core Xeon processing, a 1600 MHz front side bus and 800 MHz memory, the new Mac Pro uses the fastest Intel Xeon architecture on the market." The new Mac Pro features the latest Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors based on state-of-the-art 45nm...

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN)--Minneapolis-based JAMF Software has made the Recon Suite independent from their full-featured client management system. The Recon Suite provides a cross platform inventory solution for an entire network. For those system administrators who are bogged down by asset management demands, the Recon Suite collects and builds a network inventory database, including information on Macintosh and Windows hardware, operating systems, installed applications, disk space, fonts, plugins, and patches. Designed by professionals with system administration backgrounds, the Recon Suite seamlessly integrates with commercial and educational organizations. "I was a system engineer at a large university, so I know the frustrations with inventory collection," says Zach Halmstad, JAMF co-founder. Business partner Chip Pearson adds, "People have approached us needing a cross platform tool to help with internal audits and compliance, and we are glad that we can provide a robust solution at...

NEWERTECH ANNOUNCES iPHONE ACCESSORY LINE Six Unique Products Add iPhone Functionality & User Convenience To be Introduced at Macworld 2008 January 3, 2008, Woodstock, IL -- Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh and iPod performance upgrades and accessories, today announced its new NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line consisting of six products that add iPhone functionality and user convenience. The NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line will be debuted at Macworld, held January 15-18, 2008 in San Francisco. The NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line includes: * NewerTech iPhone Speaker Dock & Hands-Free Mic - speaker phone. * NewerTech Hands-Free Mic & Earbud - hands-free communication while driving. * NewerTech iPhone Mic Extender Cable - mic extender for hands-free use. * NewerTech Bass Response Earbuds - noise reduction and sound quality enhancer. * NewerTech iPhone Headphone Jack Adapter - links to headphone connectors. *...

Fastforward releases Compost 1.8.9, update to trash management software SHEFFIELD, UK -- January 3, 2007 -- Fastforward Software today released Compost 1.8.9, an update to the popular automatic trash management software for Mac OS X. The update introduces a simplified UI for secure deletion and fixes several bugs. It also resolves issues related to the contextual menu on Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard". The Compost 1.8.9 update is free to all registered users, and may be downloaded here: (http://www.fastforwardsw.com/products/compost/) Compost 1.8.9 features the following improvements and changes: -- Added to the background app the ability to completely ignore a mounted disk. This is a slight efficiency improvement over just overriding and disabling all the limits, and works around an observed issue relating to a troublesome interaction between Compost, volume duplication software and the OS. -- Added to the preference pane a checkbox to control the "ignore" flag (above) for a volume. -- In...

The latest beta release of Eudora, version 8.0.0b2 (which includes the Penelope extension version 0.1a22) is now available for download. Use the links below to download. Please see the README for information on how to submit bug reports and new feature requests. http://wiki.mozilla.org/Eudora_Releases Eudora is a mail and news application from Qualcomm based on the open source Thunderbird client from Mozilla. It's *not* our intention to compete with Thunderbird; rather, we want to complement it. Qualcomm is committed to both preserving the Eudora user experience and to maintaining maximum compatibility, for both developers and users, with Thunderbird. It is our goal to build a single development community around Thunderbird and Eudora, so that both mailers advance faster than they previously have. Whereas "Eudora" is a branded version of Thunderbird with some extra features added by the Eudora developers, "Penelope" is an extension (also called an "add-on") that is used in Eudora and...

Freeridecoding today released BurnAgain DVD 1.2.2, an update to its multisession burning application. BurnAgain DVD is an easy to use multisession burning tool for Mac OS X. BurnAgain DVD simply adds files to a disk several times without creating an individual volume for each session. If items are burned again BurnAgain DVD automatically only adds new or changed files. BurnAgain DVD allows to change the title of the disk at each burn, hiding of previously burned sessions and preserves all HFS specific attributes (resource forks). It supports the use of Aliases and Tigers "Burnable Folders". BurnAgain DVD supports burning to CDR, CDRW, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. It is the only application on the Mac available supporting that kind of multisession burning. Version 1.2.2 fixes DVD-RW and CD burning issues with certain drives and includes interface tweaks for Leopard. Features: - add files several times into the same volume - automatically burn only new/changed files - change disk title at each...

BVS Releases 700 MHz WiMAX Bundle Test Solution METUCHEN, New Jersey. -- December 21, 2007 -- Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc, a global leader in WiMAX test equipment, has released a complete 700 MHz WiMAX propagation analysis solution. BVS' 700 MHz WiMAX bundle consists of their popular Gator Class A Transmitter, Coyote Modular Receiver System and Forecaster GPS Mapping Coverage Software. Berkeley will offer this bundle in 3 different configurations to give engineers a complete drive-study solution for the 700 MHz, 2.5 GHz and even 3.5 GHz bands. "We have ramped up inventory on our 700 MHz transmitters and recievers in anticipation of the 700 MHz FCC auction slated for the end of January." said Scott Schober, CEO and President of BVS. Over the past 12 years, BVS has shipped thousands of Gator Class A transmitters around the world making it one of the most recognizable stimulus transmitters available. Gator customers typically point out the product's light weight, ruggedness and...

ROCHESTER, New York -- December 20, 2007 -- Ambrosia Software, Inc. today announced the release of WireTap Studio 1.0.4. This updated version, which is free to all registered users of WireTap Studio 1.0.x, provides enhanced Leopard 10.5 compatibility, along with other fixes and enhancements. This updated version, which is free to all registered users of WireTap Studio 1.0.x, may be downloaded here: http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/utilities/wiretap/ WireTap Studio 1.0.4 features the following changes/enhancements: -- NOTE: WireTap Studio 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 were Japanese market releases -- Supports AMR, 3GP, and 3GPP2 file formats on Leopard -- m4a files with tags now play correctly in QuickTime Player -- Numerous other fixes and enhancements WireTap Studio is a complete audio recording and management solution, allowing you to manipulate and manage your audio like never before. Record the discrete audio output of any application, as well as all system audio, or even record audio input from any...

Thursby Software Releases Leopard Upgrades for both DAVE and ADmitMac ARLINGTON, TEXAS - December 19, 2007 Thursby Software Systems, Inc. (Thursby Software) announced today that it has released upgrades to their leading Apple Macintosh networking products, DAVE and ADmitMac. Both products have received significant enhancements for compatibility with Apple's latest Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard) OS release. The new releases continue Thursby Software's history of providing both the first and most complete Macintosh to Microsoft networking solutions. As well as providing networking stability over that of Apple's standard Leopard offering, more advanced features are included ranging from security, performance, Dfs, file compatibility, and a more complete Active Directory offering. The updates, version 4.0 for ADmitMac and version 7.0 for DAVE, are available free of charge for customers with active support agreements or who have purchased either product after July 31, 2007. Upgrade pricing...

Bare Bones Software Ships BBEdit 8.7.2 BEDFORD, Mass. - December 19, 2007 - Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.7.2, an update to its professional strength text editor. The BBEdit 8.7.2 update is a regular maintenance release to this award-winning HTML and text editor. Detailed information on all of the changes and improvements implemented in BBEdit 8.7.2 can be found at: (http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/current_notes.shtml) The BBEdit 8.7.2 update is available free of charge to all registered BBEdit 8.5 (and higher) customers from the Bare Bones Software web site: (http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.shtml) BBEdit: Power Tool for Text --------------------------- BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of features for editing, searching, and...

Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA), December 19, 2007 -- DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases updates for all editions of its information manager DEVONthink and for DEVONnote making them finally searchable through Spotlight. In addition the freeware applications XMenu, EasyFind, ThumbsUp, and PhotoStickies are updated for Mac OS X 10.5, too. DEVONthink Pro Office 1.5, DEVONthink Pro 1.5, DEVONthink 1.9.12, and DEVONnote 1.9.12 now natively support Spotlight. All databases for which Spotlight support has been activated keep a metadata cache that enables Spotlight to find documents stored in DEVONthink or DEVONnote. Selecting a search result in either the Spotlight menu or the 'Searching "This Mac"' window opens the corresponding database and displays the found document. Effectively this also makes it for the first time possible to search multiple databases at the same time. In addition, the 50-page limit of the built-in OCR of DEVONthink Pro Office has been removed due to an updated, less...

TopXNotes 1.3 UNIVERSAL Released Tropical Software, Inc. (www.tropic4.com) of Neptune Beach, Florida, has released the latest version of TopXNotes, our modern note organizer for Mac OS X loaded with handy features. This new Universal release has many powerful features including Drag and Drop import and export of Notes and Groups, scroll wheel support, text or RTF imports now available, drag to trash to delete a Note or Group. We have also added an extension "topi" for a note exchange format. This is our best release yet and we hope you enjoy it! TopXNotes is also now Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) compatible. See our Leopard FAQ for details and screenshots: (http://www.tropic4.com/leopardFAQ.shtml) ----- What is TopXNotes? ----- FEATURE SUMMARY * MultiView- View as many notes as will fit across your display * MultiView sliding toolbar- keeps text buttons always above where you type * NoteOrganizer- an integrated table of contents as separate view in the main TopXNotes window. *...

REDSTONE SOFTWARE RELEASES VINE 3.0 Vine Adds International Keyboard Support and Delivers a Richer User Experience New York, NY., USA -- December 18, 2007 -- Redstone Software, makers of Eggplant -- the industry-leading automation and testing tool for replicating the end-user experience, today released Vine Viewer and Vine Server, version 3.0 -- a feature-rich and well-supported Virtual Networking Computing (VNC) solution for the Apple Mac OS X operating system -- touting the addition of international keyboard support as a significant advancement of the technology. Vine Viewer, a client-side product, enables users to access and control remote computers from anywhere in the world including computers running other operating system where a VNC server is running. As increasingly tech-savvy consumers continue to advance in their use of technology, many are utilizing more than one computer system both at home and in the workplace. Through connecting over the Internet, local network, or...