Thursday 07th, 2008

Memorex adds 500GB Ultra TravelDrive
Memorex on Thursday announced it would add a 500GB version of its portable hard disk drive to its Ultra TravelDrive range, replacing the 320GB drive as the largest capacity offering. At the same time, the company dropped the 80GB and 120GB capacity versions of the drives. The 2.5-inch drive requires only a USB 2.0 connection to both transfer files ...]]> [print | email]

IceWarp Server 9.3 adds iPhone web interface
Developer IceWarp has released v9.3 of its self-named server software. The suite addresses a number of tasks related to corporate communication, including e-mail, groupware and instant messaging. Among other changes in the update is a new iPhone/iPod touch interface for webmail, which lets users more quickly navigate between folders and items, wh...]]> [print | email]

Era Gsm adds Polish iPhone plans
According to reports, Era Gsm has announced its new iPhone plans for its Polish customers. iPhone customers in Poland will be able to choose from three different plans, each with a data limit but free access to 400 HotSpots in Poland, which are mainly located in McDonalds. The base plan will cost 195PLN ($45) per month and will offer users 150 minu...]]> [print | email]

First Android phone delayed, losing support?
HTC's first phone based on Google's Android mobile OS has not only been set back but may be part of a greater shift away from the Linux-based platform, says Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry. The Taiwan-area cellphone maker is not only described as encountering "structural problems" adding features Google wants in the phone as a showc...]]> [print | email]

Trademark filed for Leopard System Preferences logo
Apple has applied for a trademark for its System Preferences logo, according to new filings. The US Patent and Trademark Office published Apple's trademark filing #77535337 on August 6. The filing is a TEAS Plus application under Class 009 (computer Software for managing user system settings and preferences). The logo being trademarked is presented...]]> [print | email]

Success of iPhone 3G triggering industry ripples
Sales of the iPhone 3G are already beginning to have an effect on the mobile phone industry, show results from analysts. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research estimates that some 700,000 iPhones were sold to the public in July alone, a number which compares very favorably next to the 1.1 million phones sold during the entirety of Q3 2007. A U...]]> [print | email]

FirstSing adds 30+ new iPhone 3G products
FirstSing, a China-based iPhone Accessories producer, has launched a large group of new products geared for the iPhone 3G. FistSing is offering over 30 products with iPhone 3G compatibility, including FM transmitters, cases, armband, chargers, docks, stylus pens and more. FirstSing is featuring a stylus pen, model FS21902, a new leather case (FS219...]]> [print | email]

SlingPlayer 2.0 Beta released with new features
Sling Media on Thursday released its long-awaited SlingPlayer 2.0, albeit under the guise of a Public Beta. The new software for Sling Media's Slingbox ñ a device that brings TV viewing capabilities to users' computers across a network ñ adds three new features, including a program guide, live video buffer and more comprehensive access to one's ac...]]> [print | email]

DealNN: iPod gear, Mac Pro Quad, Mac Mini
Deals at DealNN for today include the Kensington iPod entertainment dock for $25 from NothingButSoftware.com and the H2O Audio waterproof case for iPod video that was reduced from $89.95 to $49.99 at BestBuy.com. Amazon.com has the Altec Lansing inMotion mobile speaker system for iPod for $45 with free shipping. The Mac Mini with 2.0GHz processor...]]> [print | email]

Apple looking to patent remote iTunes streaming?
Apple handhelds may in the future be able to stream content from a remote iTunes library, a newly-published patent application indicates. Titled Remote access of media items, the filing describes a system in which handheld owners would be able to access audio, video and photos over a network. Unlike the current iTunes sharing scheme, however, peo...]]> [print | email]

AMD kicks off FirePro line of workstation graphics
AMD on Thursday started up its first new graphics card range in years through the FirePro series. The hardware is based on the company's Radeon HD architecture but is optimized primarily for visual content creation, CAD modeling, and other professional 3D apps. The new cards all have a 30-bit pipeline that renders images internally with as many a...]]> [print | email]

'iPhone nano' rumor supported by accessory maker?
Rumors of an impending "iPhone nano" announcement may have some validity to them, new patent information may suggest. Digital Lifestyle Outfitters, known for its iPod and full-sized iPhone accessories, has recently had a patent application published for a new dock, meant to support a "telephonic portable digital media storage and playback device."...]]> [print | email]

Canon brings VIXIA HD cam updates to US
Canon has quickly followed up on earlier Japanese releases with North American versions of its new VIXIA HD camcorders. The new models are all Canon's first to record their AVCHD (H.264) video at a full 24Mbps bitrate that produces better detail and color accuracy. Appropriately, the flagship HF11 doubles the capacity of its predecessor with 32GB...]]> [print | email]

iPhone 2.0 hiding built-in kill switch for apps?
The iPhone 2.0 firmware may contain a means of disabling applications at Apple's behest, investigation reveals. Probing into CoreLocation code has uncovered a reference to an unexpected URL, listed as "https://iphone-services.apple.com/clbl/unauthorizedApps." Visiting the page in a browser like Firefox displays yet more unusual code, containing t...]]> [print | email]

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Macvide updates its Flash to video converter
Macvide has announced the release of FlashVideo Convertor 1.9, an update for its Flash-to-video conversion utility for Mac OS X. FlashVideo Converter allows conversion of Adobe Flash SWF and FLV files into video. This version supports conversion from Flash 6, 7, MX, 8 and 9. All of the popular video formats are also supported, including MP4 (iPod v...]]> [print | email]

ASUS S101 drops Eee badge, chases Air crowd
The S101 notebook that once topped ASUS' Eee PC listings is being refocused against designer ultraportables such as the MacBook Air, based on details provided by company chief Jerry Shen. The 10-inch system will still run a 1.6GHz Atom processor like other netbooks but will lose the Eee PC badge due to its higher-priced and more exotic design; the...]]> [print | email]

Sony Ericsson pushes ultra-thin T700
Sony Ericsson this morning stepped out with the T700 as its latest designer phone. The bar design is a spiritual successor to the T610 but measures just 0.39in thick through the use of a metal shell. It also finds room for features absent from larger and more expensive devices: a 3.2-megapixel camera is built-in, as are stereo speakers for sharin...]]> [print | email]

Mysterious 3G error puzzles Canadian iPhone users
A number of iPhone 3G users, particularly in Canada, have been reporting a strange error when using Safari at 3G Speeds. Users receive this error message: "kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 302." Users on Apple's support pages and a variety of other forums have written about the problem....]]> [print | email]

Sony adds 4GB, anti-blink, more to new Cyber-shots
Sony on Thursday launched its Cyber-shot DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 digital cameras with what it claims are more "intelligent" shooting functions. The 10-megapixel T77 camera is Sony's thinnest model at less than 5/8 of an inch with a 3-inch, 16x9 touch panel LCD screen. It features updated intelligent scene recognition technology, Smile Shutter and face...]]> [print | email]

Apple: iPhone/iTouch 2.0.1
This is probably a better bet than the 2.0 firmware, but it's a big download. [print | email]

Beta: Sun StarOffice 9 beta
This beta release of Sun's Microsoft-compatible office suite is the first to include a native port for Mac OS X. [print | email]

Update: GarageBuy 1.4.5
Recent changes in the eBay bidding and buying program include the ability to duplicate searches, keyboard shortcuts for detail view, and a fix for a bug where the current price of the displayed auction wouldn't update. [print | email]

Update: Jungle Disk 2.10a
The multi-platform application for managing data on Amazon's S3 service adds Remote Backup Reporting (receive backup reports via web, email, and RSS), file type group support in the backup selection dialog, compatibility with Snow Leopard seed build, and a number of bug fixes. [print | email]

Update: EasyTask Manager 2.0.8
The GTD-style to-do list manager improves iCal sync in Leopard and fixes Online Sync problems with the iPhone version of EasyTask. [print | email]

New: WebCrusher 1.0
Rage Software released WebCrusher, a utility to reduce web site load times by removing unneeded code from page files and reducing PNG and JPG image sizes. [print | email]

Update: Reactor 2.0
Digital Fusion's interface builder plug-in for FileMaker adds controls for live filtering, Gantt charts, a Cover Flow-style browser, a day calendar, and more. [print | email]

Update: Noise Ninja 2.0 for Aperture
PictureCode released an Aperture plug-in version of its digital image noise reduction software, which features automatic and manual noise analysis, camera-specific profiles, a Noise Brush, and more. [print | email]

Update: Leap 1.1
Ironic Software's visual search tool adds import of all Finder saved searches, an option to search everywhere (including Library folders), improved file name and tag search, and other improvements. [print | email]

Improved apps for iPhone web page, video creators
Two developers have come up with new ways to create web pages and streamed video content for the iPhone. DigitalFX International says it has added its Media Vault solution for storing and transcoding videos to its "helloWorld" subscription-based web broadcasting service. Windows users can now send video messages to the iPhone or other newer 3G phon...]]> [print | email]

Reactor 2.0 brings "radical user interface" to FM
Digital Fusion says its Reactor 2.0 "radical user interface plugin" brings a host of new tools to FileMaker Pro. The plug-in comes with ready-made "black-box" controls allowing users to quickly create calendars, Gantt charts or live-filtering. The company says Reactor allows developers to access FileMaker's advanced interface features without HTML ...]]> [print | email]

Stylish 14.5MP Nikon S710 offers DSLR-like functions
Nikon on Thursday also debuted the COOLPIX S710, a premium compact S710 camera that features 14.5 megapixels, a large 3-inch LCD display, a 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR wide-angle glass lens. The stylish stainless steel camera delivers four specific features to reduce image blur: full-time Optical VR Image Stabilization technology, which compensates for camera...]]> [print | email]

Stylish 14.5MP Nikon S710 offers DSLR-like functions
Nikon on Thursday also debuted the COOLPIX S710, a premium compact S710 camera that features 14.5 megapixels, a large 3-inch LCD display, a 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR wide-angle glass lens. The stylish stainless steel camera delivers four specific features to reduce image blur: full-time Optical VR Image Stabilization technology, which compensates for camera...]]> [print | email]

Nikon P6000 gets geo-tagging, RAW, Ethernet
Nikon on Thursday introduced its newest flagship COOLPIX P6000 compact camera, the COOLPIX P6000 along with a stylish compact COOLPIX S710 camera with DSLR-like functions. Offering 13.5 megapixel resolution, the solid Magnesium alloy P6000 includes a new, built-in global positioning system (GPS) unit for geo-tagging photos, RAW file support, my Pic...]]> [print | email]

Announcement: Google Calendar CalDAV support
Google announced Google Calendar CalDAV support, which means that you can now sync iCal 3 with Google Calendar without needing any other software. [print | email]

Security: Serious Security Hole Unpatched
"The DNS flaw that Kaminsky discovered allows a hacker to conduct a 'cache poisoning attack' that could be accomplished in about ten seconds, allowing an attacker to fool a DNS server into redirecting web surfers to malicious web sites." [OpenDNS may be a good workaround.] [print | email]

Apple: MobileMe Status
"Steve Jobs has asked me to write a posting every other day or so to let everyone know what's happening with MobileMe..." [print | email]

Apple: AirPort Extreme Update 2008-002 (for Tiger)
This update is for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and "is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers and improves the reliability of AirPort connections." [print | email]

Beta: VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2
This beta release brings Unity 2.0, support for multiple snapshots of a virtual machine, automatic snapshots at set intervals, lower CPU use, DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D acceleration, 720p and 1080p High Definition video support, and more. [print | email]

Apple: Lexmark Printer Driver 1.1
...includes the latest drivers for Lexmark printers [print | email]

Apple: Aperture 2.1.1
"supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues" [print | email]

Update: Photoshop Lightroom 2.0
Adobe's pro photo management software gets a major upgrade, with enhanced non-destructive retouching, 64-bit processing support, the ability to make corrections localized to a specific area of an image, improved organizational tools, multiple monitor support, and much more. [print | email]

Beta: Sun StarOffice 9 beta
This beta release of Sun's Microsoft-compatible office suite is the first to include a native port for Mac OS X. [print | email]

Apple: Security Update 2008-005
This update addresses the This update patches the DNS cache poisoning issue, the ARDAgent vulnerability and more. [print | email]

Apple: iTunes 7.7.1
"iTunes 7.7.1 includes fixes to improve stability and performance." [print | email]

Update: NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 3
The latest open source office suite update now supports using the Apple Remote or the Keyspan Front Row Remote to start, stop, and move through a slideshow in NeoOffice Impress. [print | email]

Beta: Odysseus 1.0b2
Odysseus, from Infinity Data Systems, is a Eudora-style email client "designed to have the same features, options, and capabilities" as the now-discontinued Eudora itself. [print | email]

Apple: iPhone/iTouch 2.0.1
This is probably a better bet than the 2.0 firmware, but it's a big download. [print | email]

Update: Freeway 5.2
Softpress' web authoring software adds new iPhone-related features, including support for iPhone application links and the ability to automatically create versions of movie files for viewing on iPhone with EDGE, iPhone with Wi-Fi/3G, and regular desktops or laptops. [print | email]

Update: ScopeBox 2.0
This suite of video production and post production tools adds HDV support, multiple camera support, better logging and review of clips, and interface improvements. [print | email]

Update: Sonos Software 2.6
The latest software for Sonos' networked digital music systems includes Leopard support for the Sonos Desktop Controller, support for MIMO wireless for increased range, support for music collections of up to 65,000 tracks, and more. [print | email]

New: SEE2 Xtreme
Tritton Technologies released the Mac OS X-compatible SEE2 Xtreme, a USB 2.0 DVI video adapter that makes it possible to connect an external display through a USB port. [print | email]

New: FilePhile 1.0
FilePhile is a multi-platform person-to-person file transfer program designed to be similar to an instant messaging client. [print | email]

New: Sapling 1.0
Sapling is a standalone audio remix application that can remix up to four audio files with features that include real-time randomization. [print | email]

Update: ViaCAD 2D/3D Version 6
Punch Software's design, drafting, and modeling software adds both 2D and 3D enhancements, performance and data sharing improvements, new architectural drafting tools, a drawing setup wizard, and more. [print | email]

Nikon adds four consumer Coolpix cameras
Nikon on Friday unveiled several new consumer-level cameras, including the touch-aware Coolpix S60, feature-packed S560, the intuitive S610, and wireless S610c, all coming in September. The S60 offers users a touchscreen LCD, with simplified access to all the cameras functions and capabilities. The camera has a 5x optical zoom NIKKOR lens, with a 1...]]> [print | email]

Toshiba reveals 32GB flash for phones, PMPs
Toshiba tonight upgraded its onboard flash memory with a new, 32GB module destined for smaller portable devices. The storage combines eight 4GB NAND flash chips built using a smaller 43 nanometer manufacturing process and makes a single package, fitting twice as much capacity into a similar space as before. The design also builds in its own contr...]]> [print | email]

Asus officially announces Eee Stick game controller
Asus has officially announced the Eee Stick, a Wii-like wireless motion-sensing game controller. First shown at Computex in June, the controller package bears a strong resemblance to Nintendo's ubiquitous Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers, but is designed for use with PCs. Using the advertising tagline "Get into the swing of Gaming," Asus is no do...]]> [print | email]

VyewMyPC: Flash-based desktop sharing
Vyew is offering free cross-platform Adobe Flash-based desktop sharing. VyewMyPC provides "instant desktop sharing, whiteboarding and web conferencing for any desktop or laptop platform running any browser," the company said. The tool supports VoIP and provides a quick way to hold company meetings, presentations and brainstorming sessions. The ad-s...]]> [print | email]