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UK-based apparel retailer Mark & Spencer has agreed to carry a new business suit for men with integrated iPod functionality. The suit features Elektex fabric to offer built-in iPod controls, turning a standard lapel into a five-button electronic control panel. The Marks & Spencer hands-free iPod suit is made from wool with added Lycra and the afore...
Google has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior with its search tools, according to a new complaint revealed by the New York Times. The complaint, linked closely with a consent decree for Microsoft, charges Windows Vista's system-wide search service with arbitrarily hurting Google Desktop Search. Users who run the latter on Vista frequ...
Chronos has released iScrapbook a digital scrapbook tool designed for both novice and professional scrapbookers. The software offers an assortment of design tools that are easy to use, managing an entire scrapbook process from page design to album organization. The latest release aims to serve as a complete scrapbooking kit with a free SOHO Art Pac...
Symantec has issued a security warning for a new worm afflicting OpenOffice installations on Mac OS X, Linux, and Microsoft Windows systems. The worm, which Symantec rates as a medium risk, is distributed within malicious OpenOffice documents to spread malware as well as spyware. Symantec recommends all OpenOffice users only transfer files from wel...
Automatic Duck today released Pro Import AE 4.0, a major upgrade to the After Effects import plug-in that offers After Effects CS3 compatibility as well as native compatibility with Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. Pro Import AE is designed for importing all media and clips in one step, translating and recreating effects. The latest release ...
IOSpirit has released Remote Buddy 1.0, the final version of its software for controlling Macs via remote controls. Remote Buddy 1.0 features online help in the English language, enables users to switch between a virtual mouse and controlling presentations with the single press of a button, and improves the movie library with support for network vo...
Western Digital on Monday morning launched storage upgrades to its MyBook external drives that boost their capacities to some of the highest in the field. The MyBook World Edition II now features dual 750GB hard drives to reach a combined storage of 1.5TB; the capacity allows for up to 180 hours of HD video while still including a gigabit Ethernet...
In addition to its new Flex 3 beta, Adobe has also released a beta version of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), formerly code named Apollo. Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system application runtime that allows developers to use HTML/CSS, Ajax, Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex to extend rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop. New features in the A...
Sony this morning launched a new, style-driven notebook designed to be faster and slimmer than its current models. The 14-inch VAIO CR focuses on design, beginning with the keyboard: similar to Apple's MacBook and the VAIO TZ unreleased for North America, the CR's individual keys lift through the casing rather than attach through a keyboard tray; ...
Apple on Friday released an update to its firmware for its 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station. Version 7.1, the company said, includes all fixes in Firmware 7.1 (released at the end of March) plus additional compatibility updates for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n. Apple did not provide any details on the changes in the new release...
Stay tuned for live WWDC coverage from Apple's Worldwide developer conference in San Francisco and check out the Apple Store....
Apple is in the later stages of negotiating an online rental service for feature-length movies on iTunes, according to at least one senior Hollywood executive. The service, which is currently slated for a fall release, would reportedly use a version of Apple's FairPlay copy protection to let customers rent movies for a full 30 days at $2.99 per ti...
New details of the iPhone's exact features have been revealed, courtesy of a leaked workbook posted online. While the book is primarily intended to help sales agents promote the most common Internet, media, and phone calling features of the device, the text also contains information about commonly asked questions for everyday use of the phone. ...
Pundits are speculating that Apple and Google will former a deeper partnership during next week's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. Specifically, Apple may look for a way to bring Google apps to .Mac customers -- a notion supported strongly by the fact that Apple hinted at the recent D5 "All Things Digital" conference that .Ma...
PreFab Software has announced the release of Event Taps Testbench 1.0, [Download - 388KB] Universal Binary that allows users to explore event taps -- Core Graphics objects that you install in the system to monitor and respond to user input to any application from a keyboard, mouse, scroll wheel or tablet pointer....
In brief: MacNN has reviewed the iPod case with kickstand from Body Glove Technology Accessories, MacProVideo.com has released a new tutorial video program for Logic, and the Portland Mac Photographers Users Group is preparing to greet Alex Gauthier to this month's meeting. MacNN has reviewed the iPod case with kickstand from Body Glove Technology ...
The next major revision of Pageflakes -- a site that allows users to customize their home pages with select news, weather, sports, entertainment, photos, videos, music, email and more -- will come with support for Safari. "Blizzard" is the name of a new upgrade that will allow users to customize each of their Pageflakes pages with unique themes. Us...
Apple is offering refurbished Intel-based iMacs for as low as $949 with free shipping and a one-year warranty. The company's current stock of reconditioned iMacs includes the 17-inch 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo with 512MB of memory and a 160GB hard drive for $949; 17-inch 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory and a 160GB hard drive for $1,049; 20-inc...
Mark/Space has made available an alpha release of Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.0, allowing users to synchronize devices running Microsoft's
Windows Mobile 6 (WM6) operating system with Mac OS X applications. This includes devices that ship with WM6 pre-installed as well as existing devices upgraded to WM6. The full release will feature the ca...
Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor 4.5 ($26) enhances the personal typing training software that features the "Five Habits of Highly Effective Touch Typing." The update also offers improved iTunes library integration, and enhances the networking as well as the class management functionality.
[Download - form]
GroBoto 2.1 ($80) updates the 3D art an...
Without a press release, Sony today has launched a pair of upgrades to its HD-capable camcorder lines. Though details are unclear, the HDR-SR8 appears to be a close variant of the SR7 announced in April. It shares the same 3.2-megapixel video sensor and 10X optical zoom, and should also include true optical image stabilization. Sony lists the ...
Nokia today silently introduced a beta version of its Media Transfer 1.0 suite for Macs, marking the company's first support for sideloading media files from non-Windows computers. The app mounts any compatible Nokia phone as a Bluetooth or USB device in Mac OS X and allows two-way transfer to keep the phone up to date beyond the contacts and othe...
The US International Trade Commission on late Thursday instituted a ban on Qualcomm chipsets that could have a potentially chilling effect on certain American cellphone carriers. Following a loss by the chipset maker to rival Broadcom in a patent dispute, future cellphones that integrate the hardware will be blocked from import to the US. The rul...
Piecing together the big picture of Apple's business points to a bright future for the Cupertino-based company, according to research firm Piper Jaffray. The highly anticipated iPhone is scheduled to ship on June 29th amidst a new TV ad campaign, the World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC) kicks off on Monday which promises to bring a feature-comp...
Leading up to the shipment of Office 2008 for Mac OS X later this year, Microsoft has announced a major management change at the Mac BU, with longtime General Manager Roz Ho being replaced by Craig Eisler. Ho will move to Robbie Bach's Entertainment and Devices Division, which is responsible for the Xbox and Zune product lines. Craig Eisler (whose ...
Fastmac has announced the availability of an Airport Extreme compatible 802.11n wireless card upgrade kit for Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro Mac Pro systems. The card requires no third-party drivers party drivers and is natively compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). The card can be purchased and installed either as a Do It Yourself...
USBFever.com has begun offering an iPod 2-in-1 Remote + Radio. USBFever's latest device serves as a remote control for Apple's iPod nano or video iPod while adding FM radio functionality to the portable players. The device provides full FM spectrum support and displays reception frequency on the screen of a connected iPod. Critics of iPods have lon...
In brief: The AOL Mac Clients' team is seeking a senior software engineer to work on its development team chartered with reinvigorating AOL's Mac client, Transintl is offering 4GB memory upgrade kits for MacBook Pros, Take Control Books has released a new eBook related to troubleshooting Macs, and Virtual Training Company has announced its latest F...
A video-capable iPod that uses flash memory instead of a hard disk is in the works but may be facing setbacks, according to reports from a handful of Taiwan memory producers. The unnamed companies say that Apple plans to order the equivalent of 20 million gigabits of memory over the course of the summer -- an exceptionally large amount, the manufa...
Netscape has released Netscape Navigataor 9.0 Beta 1, the latest revision of its Web browser software that features URL correction alongside integrated news support. The new URL correction optionally corrects common typos -- such as googlecom -- in URLs via built-in fixes for nearly 30 different common mistakes. Integreated news support is built di...
CalDigit this week added the FireWireVR 2TB dual drive to its lineup of storage solution products. This new unit allows for the universal connectivity -- including FireWire 400, 800, and USB 2.0 -- and offers hardware-based RAID settings of 0, 1, and JBOD (which are located on the device itself). The FireWireVR product utilizes SATA 3Gb/s drives wi...
Sonic Studio has released an update to its flagship digital audio workstation solution, soundBlade 1.2. First announced at the 122nd convention of the Audio Engineering Society in Vienna, the product offers a streamlined, high-fidelity alternative to other PCM production applications. soundBlade relies on Core Audio for default I/O (eliminating har...
VMWare has released VMWare Fusion Beta 4, the latest test version of its virtualization software that allows Intel-based Mac owners to run Microsoft Windows applications right alongside Mac OS X without rebooting. VMWare Fusion Beta 4 introduces a new feature called Unity, which is similar to Parallels' "Coherence" feature by running each Windows a...
Calling it the most successful marketing campaign of 2007, Apple's ?Get a Mac? campaign, created by Media Arts Lab/TBWA was awarded the Grand Effie at the 39th Annual Effie Awards gala last night at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. The Effie Awards honor the most significant achievement in the business of marketing communications: ideas that ...
The Fellowes Body Glove iPod Case with Kickstand isn't the most elegant solution, nor the slickest looking case in the pack; but it is one of the more functional cases out there. If simplicity is your preference, this case deserves a closer look.
According to the PR firm, Fellowes, Inc. entered into a licensing agreement with Body Glove Intern...
Pleasant Software for the People has release ?bercaster 1.1, an update to the company's complete podcast production suite. The tool allows podcasters to prepare, record, cut and release their shows. Priced at $80, the the new release adds improved adds improved device routines with lower latency and a new "select and cut" function that allows easie...
Sound Byte 3.4.0 ($40) "cart machine" for playing sound
recordings, such as music and special effects. Adds an easier way to copy cart colors between carts and the cut in time for carts is now in tenths of a second
[Download - 4MB]
Twitterrific 2.1 (free) Twitter client adds keychain support for multiple Twitter logins and Growl support....
In brief: MacNN has reviewed Mi Jam Drummer, new MacBook Pros in Italy cost 100 euros less than other European countries with SuperDrives placed slightly lower than other models, Music and Sons has unveiled new T-shirts equipped with stereo headphones alongside an MP3 player pocket that work with Apple's iPod, and Big Nerd Ranch has announced the d...
Stone Design is now shipping Videator 4.0, a major update to the VJ and video editing application that adds various effects to movie clips. This release adds the ability to connect as many cameras to your computer as you like (via FireWire, USB ports, etc.), as well as six new menu items that allow the user to control rotation effects, and kaleidos...
A company that ostensibly (based on media speculation) was on its death knell ten years ago is now at the top of its game, owning certain market segments and looking to take others by storm. It is also on the verge of entering the S&P 100 index of leading companies. What's to learn from this stunning turnaround? According to the Economist: innovati...
