This year, the Apple Expo '06 will take place from 12 to 16 September in Paris at Paris-Expo, Hall 5, Portes de Versailles. As usual, you can register online and you will then be sent an ebadge by email which needs to be presented onsite to receive your entrance pass.

Several websites report that Steve Jobs will not be at the Paris Apple Expo in September, but only at his WWDC keynote on August 7th.

XO Wave version 0.18.0 Beta is available today . XO Wave is a (DAW) Digital Audio Workstation which specializes in multi-track recording, CD mastering, and audio for video work. It runs on Mac OS X and Linux and is available in both a free version for both platforms and, for $75 US, a Pro version for the Mac, which includes additional features. New features of XO Wave include Audio Unit support, CD Text, ISRC and MCN/UPC burning support, support for session and per-file metadata, improvements to the edit window and ruler, as well as improved playback modes.

Yellow Tools announces an update to version 1.1 for Independence. This update adds several improvements such as a new Pro Groove Extension, arpeggiator, Step Sequencer, host & MIDI Automation, classic alternate mode, solo view, project preferences menu and some bufixes. Independence is asampler, virtual instrument, workstation, ...Enabled by the fusion of innovative virtual instrument technology with state-of-the-art sampler architecture, this sophisticated creativity tool meets the demands of music producers, film composers, sound designers, songwriters, and remixers.

This new version is available for free for all Independence 1 registered users.

Sound Studio has been updated to version 3.0.4 in order to fix an issue when importing/saving 24-bit audio files, and to fix an audio distortion problem with the graphic EQ under MacIntel computers. Sound Studio is a digital audio editing and recording app built for Mac OS. It allows you to take full advantage of your Mac's built-in sound recording and playback capabilities, to digitize your collection of vinyl and tapes, to do live recording of audio, to edit new and pre-existing digital audio, and to save your audio in several file formats.

The Mac OS 10.4.7 Update is available and is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies. It includes fixes for:

- sharing using AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP file sharing protocols
- reliable access to Open Directory, LDAP and Active Directory services
- login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing
- network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files
- connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec and NAT
- AirPort and Bluetooth wireless connectivity
- RAW camera support, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
- usability of Dashboard and widgets
- searching iWork '06 and Microsoft Office documents with Spotlight
- saving Word documents automatically when using a network home directory
- viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
- audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro applications
- ensuring icons are spaced correctly when viewed on desktop, and more...