Archives for November 2008

November, 17th November 2008

• AccountEdge 2009 Gets New Business Tracking, Daylite Connector [Updated]

  MYOB announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge 2009 on Tuesday. The new version of the small business accounting application added…

• FontAgent Pro Server 3 Adds Replicated Server Support

  Insider Software announced the immediate availability of FontAgent Pro Server 3 on Tuesday. The new version of the font management…

• Apple Rolls Out QuickTime, iChat Compatibility Fix

  Apple released QuickTime H.264 Compatibility for QuickTime 7.5.5 late on Monday. According to Apple's terse notes, the update "improves QuickTime…

• Apple Releases Glass Trackpad Update for MacBook, MacBook Pro

  Apple rolled out a firmware update for its new uni-body MacBook and MacBook Pro models late on Monday. The MacBook,…

• Yahoo! CEO Yang Stepping Down

  Yahoo! co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang is stepping down from his top dog position, ending speculation that he might surrender…

• Apple’s DisplayPort Includes Digital Copy Protection

  Apple's new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, which use the new Mini DisplayPort connector and protocol, appear to include an industry…

November, 16th November 2008

• The Fastest Mac Compared to Today’s Supercomputers

  When we run benchmarks on desktop systems, especially Macs, we tend to use standard benchmarks that relate to typical tasks:…

• Creepy & Cute Parts Pack Adds 100+ New Options for Spore Creatures

  Electronic Arts on Monday released its first add-on to its evolutionary action/strategy/exploration game Spore: the Creepy & Cute Parts Pack,…

• Penumbra Expansion Requiem Arrives For Mac

  Frictional Games on Monday released Requiem, the final game in its Penumbra series of first-person psychological horror games.Billed as a…

• Elements+ Reveals Hidden Photoshop Elements Features

  Video book author Andrie Doubrovski announced the immediate availability of Elements+ on Monday. Elements+ is an add-on for Photoshop Elements…

• Photoshop CS4, Analog Style

  Adobe Photoshop may be the de facto standard application for digital image editing, but that doesn't mean there isn't room…

• Adobe Announces CS4 Trial Versions

  Adobe announced the immediate availability of trial versions of its Creative Suite applications on Monday. The trial versions of the…

• Livescribe Pulse Comes to the Mac

  Livescribe announced the public beta version of its Livescribe Desktop for Mac application on Monday. The app adds Mac compatibility…

• LEGO Indiana Jones Swings Onto the Mac

  Feral Interactive is bringing LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures to the Mac on November 28. The game lets players…

November, 14th November 2008

• Particle Debris (Week ending Nov 14)

  Recently, Robert X. Cringely at PBS theorized about the departure of Tony Fadell from Apple. That was based on personality…

November, 13th November 2008

• Is It Time for Appleworld?

  Pop quiz. Do you recall the "big" announcement at the Macworld Expo keynote in 2007? Yup, that's an easy one.…

• Other MMOs Doing Just Fine, Thanks

  Despite the juggernaut that it is World of Warcraft, other MMOs continue to do well, including this week's subject, CCP…

• Apple’s Cash in a Recession Zaps Competition

  Observers who follow Apple are worried that Apple's customers will dry up in an economic downturn. On the the other…

• Digital Download Service Mac Games Arcade to Launch in December

  Macgamestore.com on Friday announced that its digital download service, Mac Games Arcade, is in Beta and will launch in December.

• Torque Game Engine Advanced 1.8 Adds Mac Support

  GarageGames on Friday released version 1.8 of its Torque Game Engine Advanced (TGEA), adding an OpenGL graphics implementation and Mac…

• Take Control Intros VMware Fusion 2 Title

  TidBITs and Take Control announced the immediate availability of Take Control of VMware Fusion 2 on Friday. The PDF ebook…

• Microsoft Opens Online Store

  Microsoft opened its own online store on Friday, joining the ranks of Apple, Sony, and a long list of other…

• nova media Unveils GlobeSurfer III 3G Wireless Router

  nova media announced the immediate availability of the GlobeSurfer III 3G wireless router for Mac OS X on Friday. The…

• Operating Systems Wear Lipstick for Their Dates

  In consumer electronics, the most complicated endeavor of mankind is a PC operating system. With 40-60 million lines of code…

November, 12th November 2008

• Underwater Adventure Game Aquaria Debuts on the Mac

  Ambrosia Software on Thursday shipped the Mac version of Aquaria, a 2D side-scrolling adventure game that takes place in the…

• Apple Posts Safari 3.2

  Late on Thursday, Apple posted Safari 3.2 for Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. The update…

• OWC Boosts External Hard Drive Capacity to 1.5TB

  OWC announced Thursday that it has increased the storage capacity of two of its external hard drive solutions to 1.5TB…

• Hercules Announces XPS 2.150 Multimedia Speaker System

  Hercules announced Thursday the XPS 2.150 Multimedia Speaker system. The new speaker solution comes with two satellite speakers and a…

• LCD Screen Makers Plead Guilty in Price Fixing Case

  Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have all agreed to plead guilty to charges that they collaborated to fix the…

• TextSoap 6.0.1 Improves Coda Support

  unmarked software announced the immediate availability of TextSoap 6.0.1 on Thursday. The update for the text processing and clean-up application…

• Intel Warns, Markets Rise—AAPL Up 7%

  Hot on the heels of a profit warning from Intel, tech stocks shot up, pushing shares in Apple Inc. along…

November, 11th November 2008

• Apple’s Enterprise Business: Perception vs. Reality

  On Tuesday, it was reported that Al Shipp, Apple's former Sr. V.P. of Enterprise Sales at Apple is leaving and…

• Apple LCD Suppliers Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing

  The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it had reached a guilty plea deal with three companies --…

• ToCA Race Driver 3

  Overall, ToCA 3 offers an in-depth, wide-ranging experience for anyone who enjoys racing games. The controls are tight, the audio…

• Belkin Intros Switch-to-Mac USB Cable

  Belkin announced the immediate availability of its new Switch-to-Mac Cable on Wednesday. The USB cable includes a built-in converter that…

• Pixelmator 1.3 Adds New Tools

  danholt4mac announced the immediate availability of Pixelmator 1.3 on Wednesday. The update for the digital image editing application added Magic…

• Apple to Open Modesto Vintage Faire Store on Nov 14

  Apple is planning to open its new Vintage Faire store in Modesto on Friday, November 14 at 6:00PM. The Vantage…

• Barclays Sees Compelling Value in AAPL, Projects Black Friday Discounts

  Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes has maintained his Overweight rating on AAPL, telling clients in a research note obtained by The…

November, 10th November 2008

• Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contes

   A week off brings your geeks back raring to go, and they chat through some cool stuff YOU found, a…

• The iPhone vs. Google Phone: No Contest

  Google's Android smartphone platform is out in the wild in the form of the G1 phone. While it might look…

• TransGaming to Bring I-play Casual Games to the Mac

  TransGaming, whose Cider technology enables Spore and many other games to run on the Mac, on Tuesday announced an agreement…

• Nvidia Introduces Quadro FX 5800 Graphics Board for Professional Market

  Graphics card manufacturer Nvidia announced on Tuesday that it has released its Quadro FX 5800 graphics board. The 5800, which…

• Bento Releases Free Bento 2 Holiday Pack for Organizing Holidays

  FileMaker, Inc. announced Tuesday the release of a free Holiday Pack for Bento 2. The package includes several templates and…

• Boinx Unveils BoinxTV

  Boinx Software announced the immediate availability of BoinxTV 1.0 on Tuesday. BoinxTV is an application that turns your Mac into…

• Parallels Introduces Desktop 4 for Mac With Major Improvements

  On Tuesday, Parallels released Desktop 4 for Macintosh, the fourth generation of their virtualization software for Macs. The new version…

• Apple Sr. VP of Enterprise Sales Leaving Apple, Won’t Be Replaced

  Al Shipp, Apple's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will be leaving the Cupertino company, and he won't be replaced.…

• Apple’s Persuasive Arguments Against Psystar, End Could be Near

  Apple's legal team, lead by James G. Gilliland, Jr. has provided the Northern District of California Court with a persuasive…

November, 09th November 2008

• Want to Automatically Maintain Your Mac?  Check Out Macaroni!

  John F. Braun take a look at Macaroni, a utility that helps automate the maintenance of your Mac.

• Report: Apple to Lower Notebook Orders for Current Quarter

  Apple has reduced orders for notebook computers for the current quarter by 20 to 30 percent, according to a report…

• Apple Releases iLife Support 8.3.1 with Security Fixes

  Apple released iLife Support 8.3.1, a security-related update for the company's iLife suite, as well as for Aperture 2. The…