Archived Roundup - Monday, May 05, 2008

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VMware Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 1 free download now available
macdailynews.com
VMware had announced the availability of VMware Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 1...

Yahoo leaves door open for other offers
mac.nn
With Microsoft retracting its bid Saturday, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang today announced it would listen to any interested bidding parties, including...

SMART Utility 1.2 detects drive failures
mac.nn
Volitans software on Monday released SMART Utility 1.2, a significant update to the hard drive diagnostic scanning application. The new features...

EarthBrowser 3.0: Doppler, browser, Northern Lights
mac.nn
Lunar Software has released EarthBrowser 3.0, an update to the real-time three dimensional model of the earth that offers continuously updated...

Microsoft, chasing Apple, adds TV shows to Zune Marketplace (AP)
news.yahoo.com
AP - Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its...

Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #151: Startup Sounds, FileTypes, EQ, and Bits vs. Bytes
Macobserver.com
Listener tips shine through this week, with some answers about startup sounds and filetypes. Then your two favorite geeks do their part by...

Boston Apple store to open May 16th, 6pm
mac.nn
Apple will unveil the Boylston Street retail store on Friday, May 16th at 6pm in the Boston Area. According to ifoAppleStore, the store will feature...

Apple tops Consumer Reports tech support list
mac.nn
Apple recently topped Consumer Reports' list of hardware manufacturers technical support services in a recent study. Consumer Reports says that...

Traveling light while staying in touch
www.macworld.com
Two of Appleâ€ s recent releasesâ€"the iPhone and the MacBook Airâ€"can come in handy if youâ€ re on a vacation and want to stay connected without...

T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone, says Austrian report
maccentral.macworld.com
An Austrian newspaper reports that T-Mobile says Apple will soon announce a 3G-based iPhone with customers in Austria among the first to get their...

PC World: Top vaporware products of all-time
maccentral.macworld.com
Apple's W.A.L.T. and VideoPad head up PC World's countdown of products that promised to revolutionize technology only to never see the light of day.

EarthBrowser 3.0 Adds Doppler Radar and Aurora Display
Macobserver.com
Lunar Software has announced the immediate availability of EarthBrowser 3.0. The new version adds Doppler Radar, true 3D rendering using Adobe AIR,...

DealBITS Discount: Save 20% on HoudahGeo
tidbits.com
Congratulations to Paul Schumann of mac.com, Kelly Greenwood of juno.com, and Rachael Watson of hotmail.com, whose entries were chosen randomly in...

Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-May-08
tidbits.com
iPhone Effect -- An AdWeek article argues that the iPhone is pushing companies to take mobile marketing seriously. (4 messages) AppleWorks...

New Apple Flagship Store in Boston is worldâ€ s largest Apple Store
macdailynews.com
Just like the New York Yankees had to take a back seat to the Boston Red Sox, it's just about time for Apple's New York City flagship, Apple Store...

Apple: Our pro apps are not for sale
macdailynews.com
According to Apple itself, NAB rumours that it wants to unload Final Cut Pro and other post products...

Original ringtone subscription for iPhone
mac.nn
Composer Geoff Smith today unveiled RingtoneFeeder, a new subscription service that allows users to form a collection of original iPhone-optimized...

First Look: Toast Titanium 9, disc burner
mac.nn
Every Mac with a Superdrive can burn your iTunes music files to a CD, your iMovie video files to a DVD, and your digital photographs (or any files...

Apple tops Consumer Reports tech support ratings
maccentral.macworld.com
Apple beat out all other computer manufacturers in Consumer Reports' new ranking of tech support.

iPodObserver - iLounge Launches iPhone Design Contest
Macobserver.com
iLounge announced on Monday its "Design the Next iPhone, Win the Next iPhone" contest. Three grand prize winners will receive...

MacPractice DDS Interfaces with Digital X-ray Equipment
Macobserver.com
MacPractice announced the immediate availability on Monday of their all Mac interface to PLANMECA Panoramic and Cephalometric digital X-ray...

iLounge launches â€~Design The Next iPhone, Win The Next iPhone Contestâ€
macdailynews.com
iLounge has officially launched their "Design The Next iPhone, Win The Next iPhone Contest."

RBC Capital Markets raises target price, reiterates â€~outperformâ€ on Apple
macdailynews.com
RBC Capital Markets analysts have reiterated their "outperform" rating on Apple Inc. (AAPL) and raised their estimates...

iPhone 2.0 firmware adds Chinese handwriting
mac.nn
The latest developer version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware adds dramatically different non-Phoenician language support, accounts say. Most notable in...

AudioCodex unifies media types for mixing
mac.nn
After an extended beta period, MachineCodex has released v1.0 of AudioCodex, an unusual music and video application. The program unifies iTunes...

Google says Verizon dodging 700MHz rules
mac.nn
Google has filed an FCC petition asking that the FCC drop Verizon's $4.7 billion winning bid in the recent 700MHz wireless auction. Filed late last...

Sprint mulls Nextel sell-off, WiMAX team-up
mac.nn
Sprint is strongly considering selling off its Nextel division after just three years folded into the company, the Wall Street Journal says while...

SteelSeries intros 7G professional gaming keyboard
mac.nn
SteelSeries on Monday introduced its latest gaming product to the US market, the 7G keyboard. The company claims the mechanical 7G is 90 percent...

RBC: iPhone to go non-exclusive, subsidized
mac.nn
Sales of the iPhone in 2008 will exceed Apple's projected goal of 10 million and reach 14 million, in part due to some radical changes to the...

T-Mobile launches 3G in NYC
maccentral.macworld.com
T-Mobile launched its first 3G network in New York.

Apple's Cash Hoard Rivals Microsoft's
Macobserver.com
Apple has more cash on hand than Google and IBM, and is second only to Microsoft, according to a story at seattlepi on Monday. While Microsoft's...

iPodObserver - RBC: Revised Apple Sales Model Equals 14M iPhones in 2008
Macobserver.com
Mike Abramsky with RBC said in a note to investors on Monday that Apple's estimate of 10M iPhones to be sold in 2008 is too low and expects the...

Microsoft Pulls Yahoo Acquisition Offer
tidbits.com
According to a story by Ina Fried in CNET's Beyond Binary blog, Microsoft has rescinded its offer to purchase Yahoo. In early February, Microsoft...

Canadaâ€ s Bell Aliant first to launch Apple Macbook and Internet package in North America
macdailynews.com
Aliant, Atlantic Canada's leading information and communications technology provider, has signed an agreement with Apple...

Apple includes Chinese handwriting recognition in iPhone 2.0 Beta
macdailynews.com
"Apple has quietly included handwriting recognition for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) into the latest iPhone Firmware 2.0 beta...

WSJ: Time to bail on MSFT, Microsoftâ€ s corporate strategy no better than their mediocre software
macdailynews.com
In the wake of Microsoft's failed attempt to acquire Yahoo, this is now an excellent opportunity to sell any Microsoft stock...

AAPL downgrade reversed, marketcap grows to 4x Dell's
mac.nn
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has reversed a prior downgrade on share's of Apple Inc, changing his rating on the stock to from...

iPhone 2.0 firmware adds Chinese, Japanese UIs
mac.nn
The latest developer version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware adds dramatically different non-Phoenician language support, accounts say. Most notable in...

T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone, new pricing?
mac.nn
A 3G-capable iPhone is coming soon and may bring pricing changes along with it in at least one area, says a report by Austrian paper Der Standard. ...

Kensington Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone, iPod
mac.nn
Kensington on Monday unveiled a Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod, along with a Mini version. The portable battery packs plug into the...

Nvidia wins decision in 3dfx case
maccentral.macworld.com
Nvidia has won a court decision filed against creditors of 3dfx Interactive, which Nvidia bought the assets of in 2001.

AmTech Reinstates AAPL Buy Rating, Ups Target Price
Macobserver.com
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu reinstated his "Buy" rating for Apple's stock on Monday and boosted his target price...

Cringely: Buying Adobe -- The Payoff for Apple
Macobserver.com
Apple would have a lot to gain by buying Adobe, according to Robert X. Cringely on Friday. However, first Apple must get its monopoly-factor ducks...

Enderle: Steve Jobs vs. Steve Ballmer
macdailynews.com
Rob Enderle, head of "The Enderle Group" â€" a massive "group" which consists of himself and his wife Mary â€" rubs both of his brain cells...

Associated Press launches Mobile News Network geared to iPhone, iPod touch
macdailynews.com
The Associated Press today debuted its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users..

Video reviews of all iPod games now available
macmegasite.com
The Digital Lifestyle today launched a new page featuring quick (one minute or less) independent video reviews of all of the currently available...

Associated Press launches iPhone site
mac.nn
The Associated Press has launched a new iPhone version of its online portal, according to an announcement. The newswire service notes that the site...

T-Mobile makes 3G network launch official
mac.nn
T-Mobile today officially introduced its anticipated third-generation (3G) cellular service. Coming after company hints and unofficial tests, the...

Kensington offers iPod, iPhone battery packs
maccentral.macworld.com
Kensington has intro'd two new battery charging products for the iPod and iPhone that can add dozens of hours of music play time or hours more video...

Computerworld: Who won the Microsoft-Yahoo tussle?
maccentral.macworld.com
Now that Microsoft has dropped its bid to take over Yahoo, Computerworld talks to industry analysts who assess what happened and what to expect from...

TMO Quick Tip - Stickies: New Notes from Selections
Macobserver.com
The Stickies application made its first appearance well before the introduction of Mac OS X, but that doesn't mean it has outlived its usefulness....

Microsoft Walks Away from Yahoo Offer
Macobserver.com
Microsoft walked away from the table and withdrew its unsolicited bid for Yahoo over the weekend after attempting to sweeten the pot with a new...

Logic Pro 8.0.1 Addresses Compatibility Issues
Macobserver.com
Apple Released Logic Pro 8.0.1 last Friday with updates that address compatibility issues and specific customer issues. The update for the pro audio...

Script Software Intros CopyPaste Pro
Macobserver.com
Script Software announced the immediate availability of CopyPaste Pro on Monday. CopyPaste Pro is a multiple clipboard management application that...

ShareTool 1.1 Improves Router Compatibility
Macobserver.com
Bains Software announced the immediate availability of ShareTool 1.1 on Monday. The updated version of the remote Bonjour access utility improved...

iPodObserver - iPhone Developer Program Goes International
Macobserver.com
Apple's iPhone Developer Program has moved beyond the confines of the United States and is now open to software developers in other countries, too....

Hot Forum Topic - Buying a Mac: Old vs. New
Macobserver.com
Today TMO readers are discussing the pros and cons of buying a new versus a used Mac

Apple TV Gains Movie Purchases and DVD Date Releases
tidbits.com
The Apple TV, the company's "hobby" (according to Steve Jobs) media playback device, added to its appeal last week with a pair of movie-related...

Appleâ€ s pile of cash growing rapidly
macdailynews.com
The biggest cash pile in the technology industry historically has belonged to Microsoft Corp...

Appleâ€ s iPhone Dev Program now open to international developers
macdailynews.com
International developers can now buy the electronic certificate, just like the US developers

â€~Mac clonerâ€ Psystar will need major cash to fight off Appleâ€ s likely legal challenges
macdailynews.com
Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation...

Apple upgraded by AmTech Research from â€~Neutralâ€ to â€~Buyâ€ a mere 13 days after ratings cut
macdailynews.com
Apple this morning has been upgraded by AmTech Research analyst Shaw Wu from "Neutral" to "Buy" a mere 13 days after the analyst cut his rating...

Zipeg makes it easy to see the contents of ZIP files
macmegasite.com
Though there are a number of ZIP utilities out there, and OS X natively supports the ZIP format, it requires that the ZIP file be extracted...

Nokia seeks US share with more phones
mac.nn
Nokia intends to recapture some of its influence in the US market this year with a slew of new phones, the company's primary designer Alastair...

iPhone SDK opens to international developers
mac.nn
The iPhone SDK is now open to developers from outside the United States, language on Apple's official website indicates. Whereas the site...

McAfee for iPhone beta appears online
mac.nn
A beta version of a McAfee virus scanner for the iPhone and iPod touch has appeared online, according to reports. The application is named...

LG Vu on sale at AT&T with mobile TV
mac.nn
Following the debut of the necessary mobile TV service on the weekend, AT&T's LG Vu today became available online and in shops. The handset is...

Cox set to build 700MHz wireless network
mac.nn
Wins by Cox Communications during the recent 700MHz auction will let the company set up its own wireless data network, Cable Digital News says. The...

End of laptop battery shortage in sight
mac.nn
The lithium-ion battery shortage caused by a fire at South Korea's LG Chem plant back in March should be over in the third quarter of the year, an...

LG Vu on sale at AT&T with mobile TV
mac.nn
Following the debut of the necessary mobile TV service on the weekend, AT&T's LG Vu today became available online and in shops. The handset is...

Apple cash reserves nearing parity with Microsoft
mac.nn
Apple and Microsoft are on opposite trajectories in terms of their cash reserves, a new report remarks. Over three years ago, the former had a...

Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what?
maccentral.macworld.com
Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were.

CopyPaste clip utility rewritten as Universal binary
maccentral.macworld.com
CopyPaste Pro has been rewritten as a Universal binary and runs much faster on Leopard. New features have been added too.

Beta: Cyberduck 3.0b3
macintouch.com
Version 3 of the open source FTP and SFTP browser includes Quick Look previews in the browser, WebDAV support, Amazon S3 support, a new bookmark...

Beta: MacJournal 5.1b1
macintouch.com
This beta release of the personal journal software includes an option to have the entries list display vertically on either side of the entry text,...

Beta: Jungle Disk 2.0 Beta 1
macintouch.com
The multi-platform application for managing files on Amazon's S3 storage service adds a new interface, support for multiple bucket types and for...

Announcement: Retrospect X
macintouch.com
Although no release date has been announced, the next version of Retrospect will include support for "bare metal" restores, a new interface with a...

Update: Flowing Pennies 1.1
macintouch.com
The personal finance application adds improvements to merging (and unmerging) transactions, plus some minor bug fixes.

Update: Reference Miner 3.0
macintouch.com
Sonny Software's free book and biomedical info research tool adds a built-in browser for PubMed and Amazon.

Update: iCab 4.1.1
macintouch.com
The alternative web browser adds Tab Overview, support for geo-tagged web pages, more options for automatic form fill, and other changes.

New: CopyPaste Pro 1.0
macintouch.com
CopyPaste Pro includes history for all copies and cuts, a graphical history browser, an integrated word processor (Bean), clip sets and archives,...

New: Times
macintouch.com
Times is an RSS newsreader with an integrated web browser that presents headlines and photos from a variety of sources all in one place, similar to...

Report: Kindle
macintouch.com
comments and questions welcome...

Review: Amazon Kindle
macintouch.com
Our review of this unique wireless book covers its features, technology, Mac integration, publishing system, available content and more, along with...

AP launches news service geared for iPhone (AP)
news.yahoo.com
AP - The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple...

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More Archives? Click here for a complete archive listing.	Archived Roundup - Monday, May 05, 2008 News Sites VMware Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 1 free download now available macdailynews.com VMware had announced the availability of VMware Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 1... Yahoo leaves door open for other offers mac.nn With Microsoft retracting its bid Saturday, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang today announced it would listen to any interested bidding parties, including... SMART Utility 1.2 detects drive failures mac.nn Volitans software on Monday released SMART Utility 1.2, a significant update to the hard drive diagnostic scanning application. The new features... EarthBrowser 3.0: Doppler, browser, Northern Lights mac.nn Lunar Software has released EarthBrowser 3.0, an update to the real-time three dimensional model of the earth that offers continuously updated... Microsoft, chasing Apple, adds TV shows to Zune Marketplace (AP) news.yahoo.com AP - Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its... Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #151: Startup Sounds, FileTypes, EQ, and Bits vs. Bytes Macobserver.com Listener tips shine through this week, with some answers about startup sounds and filetypes. Then your two favorite geeks do their part by... Boston Apple store to open May 16th, 6pm mac.nn Apple will unveil the Boylston Street retail store on Friday, May 16th at 6pm in the Boston Area. According to ifoAppleStore, the store will feature... Apple tops Consumer Reports tech support list mac.nn Apple recently topped Consumer Reports' list of hardware manufacturers technical support services in a recent study. Consumer Reports says that... Traveling light while staying in touch www.macworld.com Two of Appleâ€ s recent releasesâ€"the iPhone and the MacBook Airâ€"can come in handy if youâ€ re on a vacation and want to stay connected without... T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone, says Austrian report maccentral.macworld.com An Austrian newspaper reports that T-Mobile says Apple will soon announce a 3G-based iPhone with customers in Austria among the first to get their... PC World: Top vaporware products of all-time maccentral.macworld.com Apple's W.A.L.T. and VideoPad head up PC World's countdown of products that promised to revolutionize technology only to never see the light of day. EarthBrowser 3.0 Adds Doppler Radar and Aurora Display Macobserver.com Lunar Software has announced the immediate availability of EarthBrowser 3.0. The new version adds Doppler Radar, true 3D rendering using Adobe AIR,... DealBITS Discount: Save 20% on HoudahGeo tidbits.com Congratulations to Paul Schumann of mac.com, Kelly Greenwood of juno.com, and Rachael Watson of hotmail.com, whose entries were chosen randomly in... Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-May-08 tidbits.com iPhone Effect -- An AdWeek article argues that the iPhone is pushing companies to take mobile marketing seriously. (4 messages) AppleWorks... New Apple Flagship Store in Boston is worldâ€ s largest Apple Store macdailynews.com Just like the New York Yankees had to take a back seat to the Boston Red Sox, it's just about time for Apple's New York City flagship, Apple Store... Apple: Our pro apps are not for sale macdailynews.com According to Apple itself, NAB rumours that it wants to unload Final Cut Pro and other post products... Original ringtone subscription for iPhone mac.nn Composer Geoff Smith today unveiled RingtoneFeeder, a new subscription service that allows users to form a collection of original iPhone-optimized... First Look: Toast Titanium 9, disc burner mac.nn Every Mac with a Superdrive can burn your iTunes music files to a CD, your iMovie video files to a DVD, and your digital photographs (or any files... Apple tops Consumer Reports tech support ratings maccentral.macworld.com Apple beat out all other computer manufacturers in Consumer Reports' new ranking of tech support. iPodObserver - iLounge Launches iPhone Design Contest Macobserver.com iLounge announced on Monday its "Design the Next iPhone, Win the Next iPhone" contest. Three grand prize winners will receive... MacPractice DDS Interfaces with Digital X-ray Equipment Macobserver.com MacPractice announced the immediate availability on Monday of their all Mac interface to PLANMECA Panoramic and Cephalometric digital X-ray... iLounge launches â€~Design The Next iPhone, Win The Next iPhone Contestâ€ macdailynews.com iLounge has officially launched their "Design The Next iPhone, Win The Next iPhone Contest." RBC Capital Markets raises target price, reiterates â€~outperformâ€ on Apple macdailynews.com RBC Capital Markets analysts have reiterated their "outperform" rating on Apple Inc. (AAPL) and raised their estimates... iPhone 2.0 firmware adds Chinese handwriting mac.nn The latest developer version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware adds dramatically different non-Phoenician language support, accounts say. Most notable in... AudioCodex unifies media types for mixing mac.nn After an extended beta period, MachineCodex has released v1.0 of AudioCodex, an unusual music and video application. The program unifies iTunes... Google says Verizon dodging 700MHz rules mac.nn Google has filed an FCC petition asking that the FCC drop Verizon's $4.7 billion winning bid in the recent 700MHz wireless auction. Filed late last... Sprint mulls Nextel sell-off, WiMAX team-up mac.nn Sprint is strongly considering selling off its Nextel division after just three years folded into the company, the Wall Street Journal says while... SteelSeries intros 7G professional gaming keyboard mac.nn SteelSeries on Monday introduced its latest gaming product to the US market, the 7G keyboard. The company claims the mechanical 7G is 90 percent... RBC: iPhone to go non-exclusive, subsidized mac.nn Sales of the iPhone in 2008 will exceed Apple's projected goal of 10 million and reach 14 million, in part due to some radical changes to the... T-Mobile launches 3G in NYC maccentral.macworld.com T-Mobile launched its first 3G network in New York. Apple's Cash Hoard Rivals Microsoft's Macobserver.com Apple has more cash on hand than Google and IBM, and is second only to Microsoft, according to a story at seattlepi on Monday. While Microsoft's... iPodObserver - RBC: Revised Apple Sales Model Equals 14M iPhones in 2008 Macobserver.com Mike Abramsky with RBC said in a note to investors on Monday that Apple's estimate of 10M iPhones to be sold in 2008 is too low and expects the... Microsoft Pulls Yahoo Acquisition Offer tidbits.com According to a story by Ina Fried in CNET's Beyond Binary blog, Microsoft has rescinded its offer to purchase Yahoo. In early February, Microsoft... Canadaâ€ s Bell Aliant first to launch Apple Macbook and Internet package in North America macdailynews.com Aliant, Atlantic Canada's leading information and communications technology provider, has signed an agreement with Apple... Apple includes Chinese handwriting recognition in iPhone 2.0 Beta macdailynews.com "Apple has quietly included handwriting recognition for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) into the latest iPhone Firmware 2.0 beta... WSJ: Time to bail on MSFT, Microsoftâ€ s corporate strategy no better than their mediocre software macdailynews.com In the wake of Microsoft's failed attempt to acquire Yahoo, this is now an excellent opportunity to sell any Microsoft stock... AAPL downgrade reversed, marketcap grows to 4x Dell's mac.nn American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has reversed a prior downgrade on share's of Apple Inc, changing his rating on the stock to from... iPhone 2.0 firmware adds Chinese, Japanese UIs mac.nn The latest developer version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware adds dramatically different non-Phoenician language support, accounts say. Most notable in... T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone, new pricing? mac.nn A 3G-capable iPhone is coming soon and may bring pricing changes along with it in at least one area, says a report by Austrian paper Der Standard. ... Kensington Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone, iPod mac.nn Kensington on Monday unveiled a Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod, along with a Mini version. The portable battery packs plug into the... Nvidia wins decision in 3dfx case maccentral.macworld.com Nvidia has won a court decision filed against creditors of 3dfx Interactive, which Nvidia bought the assets of in 2001. AmTech Reinstates AAPL Buy Rating, Ups Target Price Macobserver.com American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu reinstated his "Buy" rating for Apple's stock on Monday and boosted his target price... Cringely: Buying Adobe -- The Payoff for Apple Macobserver.com Apple would have a lot to gain by buying Adobe, according to Robert X. Cringely on Friday. However, first Apple must get its monopoly-factor ducks... Enderle: Steve Jobs vs. Steve Ballmer macdailynews.com Rob Enderle, head of "The Enderle Group" â€" a massive "group" which consists of himself and his wife Mary â€" rubs both of his brain cells... Associated Press launches Mobile News Network geared to iPhone, iPod touch macdailynews.com The Associated Press today debuted its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users.. Video reviews of all iPod games now available macmegasite.com The Digital Lifestyle today launched a new page featuring quick (one minute or less) independent video reviews of all of the currently available... Associated Press launches iPhone site mac.nn The Associated Press has launched a new iPhone version of its online portal, according to an announcement. The newswire service notes that the site... T-Mobile makes 3G network launch official mac.nn T-Mobile today officially introduced its anticipated third-generation (3G) cellular service. Coming after company hints and unofficial tests, the... Kensington offers iPod, iPhone battery packs maccentral.macworld.com Kensington has intro'd two new battery charging products for the iPod and iPhone that can add dozens of hours of music play time or hours more video... Computerworld: Who won the Microsoft-Yahoo tussle? maccentral.macworld.com Now that Microsoft has dropped its bid to take over Yahoo, Computerworld talks to industry analysts who assess what happened and what to expect from... TMO Quick Tip - Stickies: New Notes from Selections Macobserver.com The Stickies application made its first appearance well before the introduction of Mac OS X, but that doesn't mean it has outlived its usefulness.... TMO Quick Tip - Stickies: New Notes from Selections Macobserver.com The Stickies application made its first appearance well before the introduction of Mac OS X, but that doesn't mean it has outlived its usefulness.... Microsoft Walks Away from Yahoo Offer Macobserver.com Microsoft walked away from the table and withdrew its unsolicited bid for Yahoo over the weekend after attempting to sweeten the pot with a new... Microsoft Walks Away from Yahoo Offer Macobserver.com Microsoft walked away from the table and withdrew its unsolicited bid for Yahoo over the weekend after attempting to sweeten the pot with a new... Logic Pro 8.0.1 Addresses Compatibility Issues Macobserver.com Apple Released Logic Pro 8.0.1 last Friday with updates that address compatibility issues and specific customer issues. The update for the pro audio... Logic Pro 8.0.1 Addresses Compatibility Issues Macobserver.com Apple Released Logic Pro 8.0.1 last Friday with updates that address compatibility issues and specific customer issues. The update for the pro audio... Script Software Intros CopyPaste Pro Macobserver.com Script Software announced the immediate availability of CopyPaste Pro on Monday. CopyPaste Pro is a multiple clipboard management application that... Script Software Intros CopyPaste Pro Macobserver.com Script Software announced the immediate availability of CopyPaste Pro on Monday. CopyPaste Pro is a multiple clipboard management application that... ShareTool 1.1 Improves Router Compatibility Macobserver.com Bains Software announced the immediate availability of ShareTool 1.1 on Monday. The updated version of the remote Bonjour access utility improved... ShareTool 1.1 Improves Router Compatibility Macobserver.com Bains Software announced the immediate availability of ShareTool 1.1 on Monday. The updated version of the remote Bonjour access utility improved... iPodObserver - iPhone Developer Program Goes International Macobserver.com Apple's iPhone Developer Program has moved beyond the confines of the United States and is now open to software developers in other countries, too.... iPodObserver - iPhone Developer Program Goes International Macobserver.com Apple's iPhone Developer Program has moved beyond the confines of the United States and is now open to software developers in other countries, too.... Hot Forum Topic - Buying a Mac: Old vs. New Macobserver.com Today TMO readers are discussing the pros and cons of buying a new versus a used Mac Apple TV Gains Movie Purchases and DVD Date Releases tidbits.com The Apple TV, the company's "hobby" (according to Steve Jobs) media playback device, added to its appeal last week with a pair of movie-related... Apple TV Gains Movie Purchases and DVD Date Releases tidbits.com The Apple TV, the company's "hobby" (according to Steve Jobs) media playback device, added to its appeal last week with a pair of movie-related... Appleâ€ s pile of cash growing rapidly macdailynews.com The biggest cash pile in the technology industry historically has belonged to Microsoft Corp... Appleâ€ s iPhone Dev Program now open to international developers macdailynews.com International developers can now buy the electronic certificate, just like the US developers â€~Mac clonerâ€ Psystar will need major cash to fight off Appleâ€ s likely legal challenges macdailynews.com Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation... Apple upgraded by AmTech Research from â€~Neutralâ€ to â€~Buyâ€ a mere 13 days after ratings cut macdailynews.com Apple this morning has been upgraded by AmTech Research analyst Shaw Wu from "Neutral" to "Buy" a mere 13 days after the analyst cut his rating... Zipeg makes it easy to see the contents of ZIP files macmegasite.com Though there are a number of ZIP utilities out there, and OS X natively supports the ZIP format, it requires that the ZIP file be extracted... Zipeg makes it easy to see the contents of ZIP files macmegasite.com Though there are a number of ZIP utilities out there, and OS X natively supports the ZIP format, it requires that the ZIP file be extracted... Nokia seeks US share with more phones mac.nn Nokia intends to recapture some of its influence in the US market this year with a slew of new phones, the company's primary designer Alastair... Nokia seeks US share with more phones mac.nn Nokia intends to recapture some of its influence in the US market this year with a slew of new phones, the company's primary designer Alastair... iPhone SDK opens to international developers mac.nn The iPhone SDK is now open to developers from outside the United States, language on Apple's official website indicates. Whereas the site... iPhone SDK opens to international developers mac.nn The iPhone SDK is now open to developers from outside the United States, language on Apple's official website indicates. Whereas the site... McAfee for iPhone beta appears online mac.nn A beta version of a McAfee virus scanner for the iPhone and iPod touch has appeared online, according to reports. The application is named... McAfee for iPhone beta appears online mac.nn A beta version of a McAfee virus scanner for the iPhone and iPod touch has appeared online, according to reports. The application is named... LG Vu on sale at AT&T with mobile TV mac.nn Following the debut of the necessary mobile TV service on the weekend, AT&T's LG Vu today became available online and in shops. The handset is... Cox set to build 700MHz wireless network mac.nn Wins by Cox Communications during the recent 700MHz auction will let the company set up its own wireless data network, Cable Digital News says. The... End of laptop battery shortage in sight mac.nn The lithium-ion battery shortage caused by a fire at South Korea's LG Chem plant back in March should be over in the third quarter of the year, an... LG Vu on sale at AT&T with mobile TV mac.nn Following the debut of the necessary mobile TV service on the weekend, AT&T's LG Vu today became available online and in shops. The handset is... Apple cash reserves nearing parity with Microsoft mac.nn Apple and Microsoft are on opposite trajectories in terms of their cash reserves, a new report remarks. Over three years ago, the former had a... Apple cash reserves nearing parity with Microsoft mac.nn Apple and Microsoft are on opposite trajectories in terms of their cash reserves, a new report remarks. Over three years ago, the former had a... Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what? maccentral.macworld.com Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were. Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what? maccentral.macworld.com Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were. CopyPaste clip utility rewritten as Universal binary maccentral.macworld.com CopyPaste Pro has been rewritten as a Universal binary and runs much faster on Leopard. New features have been added too. Beta: Cyberduck 3.0b3 macintouch.com Version 3 of the open source FTP and SFTP browser includes Quick Look previews in the browser, WebDAV support, Amazon S3 support, a new bookmark... Beta: MacJournal 5.1b1 macintouch.com This beta release of the personal journal software includes an option to have the entries list display vertically on either side of the entry text,... Beta: Jungle Disk 2.0 Beta 1 macintouch.com The multi-platform application for managing files on Amazon's S3 storage service adds a new interface, support for multiple bucket types and for... Announcement: Retrospect X macintouch.com Although no release date has been announced, the next version of Retrospect will include support for "bare metal" restores, a new interface with a... Update: Flowing Pennies 1.1 macintouch.com The personal finance application adds improvements to merging (and unmerging) transactions, plus some minor bug fixes. Update: Reference Miner 3.0 macintouch.com Sonny Software's free book and biomedical info research tool adds a built-in browser for PubMed and Amazon. Update: iCab 4.1.1 macintouch.com The alternative web browser adds Tab Overview, support for geo-tagged web pages, more options for automatic form fill, and other changes. New: CopyPaste Pro 1.0 macintouch.com CopyPaste Pro includes history for all copies and cuts, a graphical history browser, an integrated word processor (Bean), clip sets and archives,... New: Times macintouch.com Times is an RSS newsreader with an integrated web browser that presents headlines and photos from a variety of sources all in one place, similar to... Report: Kindle macintouch.com comments and questions welcome... Review: Amazon Kindle macintouch.com Our review of this unique wireless book covers its features, technology, Mac integration, publishing system, available content and more, along with... AP launches news service geared for iPhone (AP) news.yahoo.com AP - The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple... AP launches news service geared for iPhone (AP) news.yahoo.com AP - The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple...	Today's Roundup? Click here for today's News Sites roundup.

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