Archives for July 2005

July, 18th July 2005

• Star Wars Battlefront is Now Shipping

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

July, 17th July 2005

• Apple’s $440 Piece of Plastic

  Ted Landau relays some problems he had getting an out-of-warranty repair done through Apple

• Kerio MailServer 6.1 Adds Tiger Support, More

  Kerio Technologies Inc. on Monday introduced Kerio MailServer 6.1,, an update to its mail server software that adds support for…

• Intego’s Security Software to Fully Support Intel-Based Macs

  Intego on Monday announced that its security software will be fully compatible with Intel-based Macs on the day that the…

• Belkin Debuts Wireless G Travel Router

  Belkin on Monday introduced its new Wireless G Travel Router, a diminutive device that enables users to wirelessly share Internet…

• SpamSweep Spam Filter for Mac OS X Released

  Bains Software announced Monday the release of SpamSweep, a new spam filter for Mac OS X

• Runtime Revolution Releases ArcadeEngine

  ArcadeEngine helps developers create multimedia applications and games, complete with collision detection routines, movement and speed control and other features.

• Needham Raises Apple’s Earnings Estimates, Maintains ‘Buy’ Rating

  Needman & Co. analyst Charles Wolf has raised his 2005 and 2006 earnings estimates for Apple to US$1.40 and $1.65,…

• Standard & Poor Reiterates Apple ‘Hold’ Rating

  On the heels of news that the company may introduce a video iPod by September, Standard & Poor's Equity Research…

• Mac Geek Gab: Lightning Strikes

  Back from Macworld, Dave finds lightning struck his home and office network and talks about what to do to make…

July, 14th July 2005

• Cringely Digs Deeper Into Apple/Intel, Finds iTunes Movie Store

  As he often does, this week tech columnist Robert X. Cringely looks at various developments and puts them together to…

• Kontakt Experience Offers 128 New Instruments For Use With Kontakt 2

  Native Instruments on Friday introduced Kontakt Experience, a collection of 128 instruments designed for use with the company's Kontakt 2…

• Apple Updates CompUSA, J&R and Publishing Perfection Hot Deals

  Apple's Hot Deals Web site has been updated with new deals from CompUSA, J&R and Publishing Perfection.

• Apple Developer Connection Posts New Programming Article

  The Apple Developer Connection (ADC) Web site has posted "Simplifying Data Handling with Uniform Type Identifiers," a new programming article…

• Creative Sees Singapore Shares Rise, Fall on Microsoft Rumors

  Despite a continued drop in the company's share price in the United States, Creative Technology saw four straight days of…

• Install Up To 7 More Hard Drives in Your G5

  MaxUpgrades has started shipping MaxConnect, a pair of mounting brackets that allow up to seven more hard drives to be…

• Apple Releases AirPort Software Update

  AirPort 4.2 is a software update that corrects two issues related to the networking protocol

• Aspyr Releases Doom 3 Patch

  Aspyr Media on Friday released a free patch for the first-person shooter Doom 3 that brings the game to version…

July, 13th July 2005

• Macworld Boston 2005 Gallery II

  John F. Braun continues his photo tour of Macworld Expo with a look at some of the many products being…

• Macworld Boston 2005 Gallery III

  BOSTON -- John F. Braun takes a final tour of the show floor to give you the Macworld Expo experience.

• Sims 2 Review

  TMO reviews Aspyr's The Sims 2 "people simulator" video game.

• eBay Sales Tool iSale Improves Category Browser, More in Version 2.0

  Equinux on Thursday released version 2.0 of iSale, the company's eBay sales tool.

• 3 Out of 4 iPod Component Suppliers See Stocks Rise on Apple Results

  MarketWatch reported on Thursday that Apple's strong financial showing during the previous financial quarter has helped the companies that supply…

• Web Design App RapidWeaver Adds Podcast Publishing Support

  RapidWeaver 3.1.2 also offers a new Smart Update feature, which only uploads changed files to a Web site, as well…

• BOOQ Ships First of 500 Boa.XM Limited Backpacks

  Carrying case manufacturer BOOQ has started shipping the Boa.XM Limited laptop backpack, which can accommodate a 14-inch iBook or 15-inch…

• Apple Updates iPhoto, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro

  Apple has issued updates to several of its applications, all of which can be downloaded through the Software Update preference…

• Two Analysts Offer Mixed Reactions to Apple’s Earnings Report

  The Mac Observer has taken the time to discuss Apple's Wednesday earnings announcement with Shaw Wu of American Technology Research…

• Darwinia Updated to 1.2.2

  Ambrosia Software's Darwinia has received several fixes, new features and improvements in the latest version of its digital tribe simulation…

• Bias Demonstrates SoundSoap 2

  BOSTON -- Bias, makers of the Peak audio editing product, is demonstrating its entry-level audio cleanup/filtering product, SoundSoap 2, at…

• Bluelounge Design Introduces cableyoyo Ultra-Thin Cord Management System

  blueLounge Design has introduced the cableyoyo ultra-thin cord management device at this week's Macworld.

• Quark Discusses QuarkXPress 7 Features, Educational Program

  BOSTON -- Quark, makers of QuarkXPress 6, took some time to sit down with The Mac Observer and discuss both…

• Centurion Technologies Shows New MacShield Enhanced Edition

  Centurion Technologies has introduced MacShield Enhanced Edition, a new version of the software that protects a Mac's hard drive against…

• LEGO Education offers Mindstorms at MacWorld Expo

  BOSTON -- Lego presents their Mindstorms robotics toys at this year's MacWorld Expo Boston.

• Lowel Introduces Ego Digital Imaging Lighting System

  BOSTON -- At Macworld Boston, Lowel introduced the Lowel Ego, a lighting system for photography, digital photography, digital video, and…

July, 12th July 2005

• Photo Gallery I: Macworld Boston 2005

  BOSTON -- John F. Braun fills his usual roving photographer role and makes you feel like you were at the…

• Survey Shows Blu-Ray Discs Preferred Over HD-DVD Media

  58% of 1,200 consumers surveyed preferred Blu-Ray media, while 16% liked HD-DVD and 26% were undecided.

• Open Door Ships Final Version of DoorStop X Firewall Utility

  Available as a Beta before now, the software provides users of Mac OS X v10.3 or higher more robust security…

• Apple Opens Store Special Deals Page, Updates ClubMac Hot Deals

  Apple has added to its Hot Deals Web site with the Apple Store Special Deals page, which offers discounted iPods,…

• Firefox Update Fixes Security Flaws

  About a dozen vulnerabilities have been patched in Firefox 1.0.5

• Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.2

  Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.2 Tuesday evening, the long awaited update to Tiger that corrects a number of outstanding…

• Mathematica 5.2 Includes Support for 64-Bit Computations

  This upgrade introduces 64-bit technology, enabling the application to address more than 4.3GB of memory and process large numbers in…

• Apple’s 3Q05 By the Numbers: iPod, CPU Units Top 6.1M, 1.1M

  Apple again hit new highs in both iPods and Macs sold during the third quarter of its 2005 fiscal year,…

• Macworld Best of Show Awards Handed Out

  The winners were @Last Software's SketchUp 5.0, DLO's Transpod for iPod shuffle, Harman Kardon's Drive + Play, Parliant's PhoneValet Anywhere…

• MacSpeech’s iListen MX Bundle Includes MouseAnywhere, iLife ScriptPaks

  MacSpeech on Wednesday introduced iListen MX, a new bundle of its speech recognition software that's available only from Apple Specialist…

• ThinkFree Announces Beta Release of ThinkFree Office Online

  In addition to our earlier report at iPodObserver about ThinkFree Office 3 Show, iPod Edition, ThinkFree also announced the beta…

• The Hidden Show: Macworld Conference

  We spend a couple days at Macworld Expo's neglected younger sibling: the Conference sessions.

• Seiko Reaffirms Commitment to Mac with New Label Printers

  BOSTON - At Macworld Expo, Seiko announced this week a new line of "smart" label printers, reaffirming its support for…

• Andy Ihnatko’s Macworld Feature Presentation: From HUDs to Apple’s Future

  BOSTON -- Every Macworld opens with some sort of keynote or, in this case, a Feature Presentation. Ready to kick…

• Apple Profits Soar 425%; Mac Sales Up 35% [UPDATE]

  Apple announced a record quarter today in terms of both sales and profits. All told Apple's profits rose 425 percent…

• Mac Geek Gab: Direct from Macworld Boston

  Macworld Expo Boston is the stage for this podcast. John and Dave report their findings and experiences straight from Beantown,…