Archives for July 2005

July, 31st July 2005

• Sonnet Debuts Power Mac, Cube 1.8GHz G4 Upgrades

  Sonnet Technologies on Monday introduced a pair of 1.8GHz G4 Encore/ST upgrades, one for use with most Power Mac G4…

• Quicken 2006 For Mac Offers Smart Payee Feature, More

  Intuit on Monday released Quicken 2006 for Mac, the latest version of its finance software for Mac OS X.

• Bio USB Flash Drive Reads Fingerprints

  The Bio USB Flash Drive uses the Amtel FingerChip Sensor to recognize up to five authorized users' fingerprints and enable…

• Sony Announces Cyber-shot DSC-T5 Digital Camera

  Sony announced Monday the Cyber-shot DSC-T5, a ultra-slim digital camera with a 5.1 megapixel resolution and 3x optical zoom lens

• Alias Announces Maya 7, MotionBuilder 7

  Alias announced Monday version 7 of both Maya and MotionBuilder, to be available later this month

• System Shootouts Updated For New iBooks, Mac mini

  Charles Gaba has informed The Mac Observer that he's updated his System Shootouts Web site to reflect Apple's revamped iBook…

July, 29th July 2005

• Mac Geek Gab: Shareware Picks

  John's heading off for vacation, so the show comes early this week. Today's topic is shareware, and John and Dave…

July, 28th July 2005

• Upgrades, Filial Combat and Everything In Between

  Chris Barylick offers us the Slacker's Guide to coexisting in a family with one Mac, along with some other, choice…

• Keep Frequently Used Disks Organized with Disk-it

  Nancy Carroll Gravley reviews Disk-it, a small spherical shaped, 2.5 inch wide by 2 inch tall gadget that safely holds…

• Apple Updates Refurb Offers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals pages for its own Special Deals site, as well as for Publishing Perfection at…

• Microsoft Executive Admits the Halo Effect is Real

  During a demonstration of Windows Vista to Wall Street analysts, Microsoft executive Will Poole admitted that "The halo effect enabled…

• Gefen Intros New 4x2 HDMI Switcher

  The device features four HDMI inputs and two HDMI outputs, enabling users to connect four HD (high definition) video sources…

• Awaken 2.0 Enables Podcast Alarms, More

  Embraceware on Friday released version 2.0 of Awaken, its digital alarm clock that uses iTunes playlists as alarms.

• MaxConnect Debuts G5 Power Mac Expansion Assembly

  MaxUpgrades announced Friday the availability of MaxConnect Lite, a CPU Bay internal storage expansion assembly for G5 Power Macs

• Ricoh Adds New Networkable Printers to Its Line-Up

  Ricoh Corp. has introduced the Aficio CL7200 and Aficio CL7300, a pair of new color laser printers that support Ethernet,…

• Feral Announces Epic Strategy Game Imperial Glory for the Mac

  Feral Interactive on Friday announced that it will bring the epic strategy game Imperial Glory to the Mac during the…

July, 27th July 2005

• The Gap to Offer Free iTunes Downloads in Jeans Promotion

  Late on Wednesday, we reported that the Gap will be offering free iTMS downloads as part of a jeans marketing…

• I like Podcasts, Honest!

  Vern Seward explores the world of podcasts, and find that he likes them after all

• onOne Software Purchases Photoshop & Xpress Plugins

  New software company onOne Software launched today with the simultaneous announcement it was purchasing several products from QuarkXpress and Photoshop…

• miniG External Drives Designed to Complement Power Mac G5

  Trans International Inc. on Thursday introduced miniG, a new line of external FireWire and SATA hard drives made of perforated…

• Canon Debuts Two New Optura Mini-DV Camcorders

  Canon on Thursday debuted two new Optura Mini-DV camcorders: the diminutive, 4.3 megapixel 600 and the 2.2 megapixel S1.

• Epson Intros Three New Consumer Scanners

  Epson on Thursday introduced three new USB 2.0 scanners aimed at the consumer market: the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo, Perfection…

• OWC Adds 320GB Version of Mercury Elite Pro HD, Drops Prices

  Other World Computing (OWC) on Thursday added a US$229.99 320GB model to its line of Mercury Elite Pro USB 2.0/1.1…

• PowerLogix Releases CPU Director 2.1

  PowerLogix announced Thursday the release of CPU Director 2.1. new dynamic frequency switching and power management features that are part…

• 4D 2003.7 Adds Tiger Support, Fixes Bugs

  4D Inc. has released version 7 of its database development software 4D 2003.

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 to Ship Aug. 15

  Aspyr Media on Thursday announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 has reached gold master status and will ship Monday,…

July, 26th July 2005

• Playing Dominoes On Your Mac

  Nancy Carroll Gravley dips back to her youth, when she watched the adults "playing dominoes under a shade tree in…

• Apple Canada to College Students: "Win What You Want"

  Apple Canada is offering Canadian college students the chance to "Win What You Want," a contest that will allow the…

• Apple Offers Office Deal to Students & Teachers

  Through the Hot Deals pages for the Apple Store and the Apple Store for Education, the company is offering rebate…

• Blogger Posts "I May Have Invented Control-Alt-Delete…" Video Clip

  It may have happened a few years ago, but the video clip of programmer David Bradley saying "I may have…

• Apple Wins Florida School Contract for 30,000 iBooks (UPDATE)

  Apple Computer announced Wednesday it has won a contract with Broward County, Fla. Public Schools to supply it with 30,000…

• Apple Releases iPhoto Update

  Apple Computer late Tuesday released an update to its digital imaging catalog and editing product, iPhoto

• PowerBookResQ Adds 120GB Hard Drive Upgrade

  PowerBookResQ is now offering a 120GB hard drive upgrade for PowerBook and iBook users.

• Apple Worldwide Marketshare Inches to 2.5%; Mac mini a Strong Factor

  Apple Computer's share of the worldwide personal computer market grew 34.8% in the second quarter, inching up just a fraction…

• Samsung & Napster, Not Apple, Partner With XM Satellite on MP3 Player/Radio

  Samsung and Napster announced Tuesday partnerships with XM Satellite Radio to create downloadable MP3 players that will also work as…

• Bold Brings John Deere Kids Games to the Mac

  Destineer Studios subsidiary Bold Games on Wednesday said that it will ship two new John Deere games for Macs and…

• Aspyr Offers Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection for Pre-Order

  Previously available as separate releases, Zoo Tycoon and its Marine Mania and Dinosaur Digs expansion packs have been assembled in…

July, 25th July 2005

• particleIllusion 3.0 for Mac OS X Offers More Particle Effects

  Wondertouch announced Monday particleIllusion 3.0 for Mac OS X, a release that brings the software to compatibility with the Windows…

• Second Annual Mac Networkers Retreat to be Held Oct. 30 - Nov. 1

  MacRetreats on Tuesday announced that its second annual Mac Networkers Retreat will be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at…

• LaCie Chooses Hitachi For Biggest, Ethernet Disk and Bigger Disk Drives

  The company noted that it selected Hitachi because those drives were ideally suited for use with digital video editing, RAID…

• ADC Publishes Article on App That Highlights Tiger Technologies

  Comic Life enables users to quickly create their own comic books and utilizes Tiger's Core Image technology along with QuickTime…

• OWC Intros 1TB Mercury Elite FireWire RAID Drive

  Other World Computing (OWC) on Tuesday announced that it has added a 1TB model to its line of Mercury Elite-AL…

• Apple Makes 512MB RAM Standard on Mac mini; Adds SuperDrive Model (UPDATE)

  Apple Computer announced Tuesday it is adding 512 megabytes of memory as standard in every Mac mini model and added…

• Apple Ups Speeds and RAM on iBooks (UPDATE)

  Apple announced Tuesday a new line of iBook laptops with faster Power PC G4 processors running up to 1.42GHz, 512MB…

• Apple Updates GarageBand

  Apple has released version 2.0.2 of GarageBand, its consumer music application

• MakeMusic Ships Finale 2006 Music Notation Application

  The new version of the music notation software includes: a built-in Kontakt Player from Native Instruments; Garritan Personal Orchestra Finale…

• iTunes Phone Not Announced; Coming in Next "66 Days" (UPDATE)

  A much anticipated Motorola mobile phone with the ability to play music from Apple's iTunes music service was not announced…

• SANS Institute Report Highlights iTunes, Tiger Exploits

  The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute has issued its latest quarterly report of the top vulnerabilities found in the…

• Aspyr’s Star Wars Battlefront Blasts Into Stores

  Aspyr Media on Tuesday announced that Star Wars Battlefront is now in stores.

July, 24th July 2005

• Canto Intros Cumulus 6.6, Internet Client Pro 3.0, Web Publisher Pro 3.0

  Cumulus 6.6 integrates security enhancements, now allows the use of FTP servers and more.