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The iPhone is now not only the second most popular smartphone in the world but has saved the smartphone industry from a decline this past summer, according to a research note by Needham analyst Charlie Wolf. Apple's handset has represented about 16. ...

No longer do you need third party applications to keep Google Calendar and iCal using the same data, thanks to CalDAV.

Apple published a list of the top iPhone apps in a variety of categories.

Apple has begun selling its special In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, which should ship to buyers in approximately seven to 10 workdays. The headphones are meant to serve as an upgrade to Apple's stock earbuds, which do not isolate ambient sound due to sitting outside of the ear canal. ...

Brother on Tuesday announced the release of two new laser printers, the HL-4040CDN and the MFC-9450CDN all-in-one. Both use an automatic duplex printing feature for reduced paper use that will print on both sides of a page. ...

Simultaneous with the launch of the N97, Nokia today launched a trio of companion devices. The Home Music is Nokia's first Internet radio and provides both Ethernet and Wi-Fi to either stream online content (in unspecified formats) or else music from local computers that support UPnP sharing. ...

Sales of Nintendo's new DSi handheld passed the half million mark during its first month on Japanese store shelves, according...

FileMaker released an update for its personal database manager, Bento, fixing several issues with the application.

Nokia's new flagship phone, the touchscreen N97, features a large memory and advanced location-aware features.

Every cellular phone network has weak spots in certain parts of town. If youíre constantly dropping calls in these areas, you could simply avoid making calls there, or you could plug the Cell Ranger into your car's cigarette lighter. ...

Telus today priced out its version of the BlackBerry Storm. Contradicting some early rumors, the Canadian carrier says it will offer the Storm at promo pricing for $250 CAD ($200 US) on a three-year plan, or closer to (but still above) the cost of the iPhone 3G on Rogers. ...

Nokia today used its own Nokia World expo to establish a touchscreen phone as its new leading device and its best chance against the iPhone. The N97 has a full 3. ...

OnOne Software creates photographic plug-ins that work with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, and Aperture. While their products may seem expensive for the digital photography enthusiast, they make it very easy to create art from a simple photograph. ...

Apple has stepped-up its lawsuit against Psystar, adding claims of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violations, according to Computerworld. The clone-maker is accused of reverse engineering the piracy protection methods employed in Mac OS X. ...

Enfocus has launched a new PDF editor, PitStop Extreme. The software allows for checking and correcting PDF files, handling even complex files, has a preflighting engine built in and carries Certified PDF technology for error prevention. ...

Open-Xchange is now previewing an iSync connector for its open-source groupware suite, the OXtender for Mac OS X. The beta software allows Mac users to access Open-Xchange servers and groupware e-mail, appointments, documents, contacts and tasks through standard Mac OS X applications like Mail, ...

Imagebakery on Monday announced The Thumb, an application for the iPhone/Touch designed to familiarize users with the device keyboard to improve the time it takes to type messages. Users can complete practice sentences with automated correction, with confirmation of mistakes. ...

Macessity on Monday released the LapTuk Clear, a 3/8-inch clear acrylic stand designed to fit above a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or PowerBook 15-inch. Able to hold displays that weigh up to 35 pounds, the stand allows access to all ports and the drive slot. ...

Yazsoft has released the latest version of its Bonjour connection software, ShareTool 1.2.5. The update now allows automatic configuration of e-mail information every time the program is restarted, and adds an option to retrieve connectivity settings from e-mail clients. ...

FileMaker has released Bento 2.0v3, the latest version of its database software. The update addresses a number of user-reported bugs, including issues related to the vertical spacing between checkbox fields, text-box editing on imported templates, and exporting of non-ISO date formats. ...

Mac and iPhone sales were up on Black Friday according to a report on Monday from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

Apple is opening up access to its Mini DisplayPort standard, according to an announcement. Though Apple did not develop DisplayPort proper, the company has created a more compact version of the technology to accompany its new unibody MacBooks, as well as the revised 24-inch Cinema Display. ...

Macworld Expo has extended the deadline for early bird pricing to December 8, 2008.

A University of Utah study found that cell phones distract car drivers more than talkative passengers and that hands-free devices donâ€ôt make for safer driving.

Online video streaming site Joost has launched an iPhone application that allows users to watch video on their iPhone via Wi-Fi.

Russia's RoverPC recently introduced a business-oriented smartphone, the Pro G7. The handset includes a 2.8-inch, 640x480 touchscreen complemented by a scroll wheel. Processing power comes from a 624MHz CPU and 128MB of RAM that run Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional particularly smoothly. ...

Devteam member planetbeing has successfully reverse-engineered the iPhone and iPod touch platforms to run the open-source Linux 2.6 kernel. ...

Onilne service Joost says it has published a native supporting application for iPhone and iPod touch owners. The app lets users view hosted video, which is normally restricted for Apple handhelds due to the latter's incompatibility with Flash. ...

Maintain has launched an update to its Mac OS X maintenance software, Cocktail 4.2.1. The latest versions fixes compatibility issues with TechTool Pro and Safari 3.2.1, while adding support for the Flock 2.x social web browser. ...

Apple's first German retail store is due to open this week, the company has announced. The shop is situated at 1 Rosenstraße in Munich, and will throw open its doors at 10AM local time this Saturday, December 6th. ...

2nd December 2008: Rayzoon has announced the release of version 2.5 of Jamstix, the release of the Jamcussion Hand Percussion expansion for Jamstix and launched the Rayzoon 2008 Holiday Sale Event. Jamstix v2.5 includes...

2nd December 2008: NTS Audio has updated Minimaler to v1.1. New Features: Directly export WAV loop files from 4 to 128 beats. Play Minimaler live without any VST host or inside hardware VST hosts. With the new automa...

2nd December 2008: Tone2 announced that Gladiator 2 will be released before the end of the year. Priced at EUR149 / $199, anyone who purchases Gladiator 1 now will receive Gladiator 2 for free upon release. Improvement...

2nd December 2008: KX77FREE has announced the release of KX-Synth-X16, a virtual analog modular synth plug-in based on the EMS VCS3 structure, but with some additional features. Common features: Three variable shape ...

2nd December 2008: Nomad Factory has announced the release of the British Bundle, the latest addition to the Retrology Series. The British Bundle includes two plug-ins: the British MCL-2269 - a Master Compressor Limiter...

2nd December 2008: Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has announced that it has acquired the eLicenser technology of crypto and security solutions provider Syncrosoft Hard- und Software GmbH for an undisclosed sum. The a...

2nd December 2008: Waves has announced the release of UM225 and UM226, a pair of stereo-to-surround plug-ins that provide versatile stereo-to-surround processing. From music to movie soundtracks and beyond, audio engine...

2nd December 2008: Waves has released Update 2 for V6 of its plug-in range. This update includes enhanced Audio Units support (enhanced Audio Units performance for users of Logic and Digital Performer). New features in...

Steinberg announces acquisition of Syncrosoft eLicenser technology

Peace Love Productions releases Nu Jack House Loops & MIDI Files

SMPlugins released the Open Guitar VSTi

Sinevibes releases new Organics sound expansion for Roland Fantom-G

1st December 2008: Nucleus SoundLab has released beta version 1.4.1 of Viral Outbreak. Additions/Changes: Changed: library compiler file checkings. It no longer checks if the library file link is active, making the l...

1st December 2008: Lernvall Audio has updated LAConvolver to v0.3 Changes: New user interface. Minor performance tweaks.

1st December 2008: Jucetice has updated Jost to v0.5.3. This version is full of new features, including MIDI automation for plug-in parameters, the ability to change colours for nodes, an increased modular area, a new v...

Tadao Kikumoto (Roland), Bob Moog and Roger Linn immortalized

Plugin for iTunes finds 1,000s more radio stations.

Powerful contact form plugin for RapidWeaver.

Widget displays a dancing gingerbread man for the holidays.

Burn files and folders to CD, fast and easy.

Displays Google pageranks of up to 20 websites at a time.

Create your personal vocabulary glossary.

Widget to decorate your Dashboard with animated lights.

Netherlands weather radar widget.

Powerful polyvalent unit conversion widget.

Set up iCal to synchronize with your Google Calendar calendars.

Everything you need to create Stylesheets quick and simple.

Create life forms to journey against deadly monsters.

Christmas screensaver set in a storybook village.

GUI for mencoder.

Alternative to the official last.fm client.

Organize all your important information in one place.

BusySync 2.1.8: BusySync allows multiple users to share and edit iCal calendars on a local area network and sync iCal with Google Calendar. BusySync is a Mac OS X System Preference Pane that runs in the background and adds calendar sharing capabilities to iCal. ...

Manage your personal finances.

Manage personal finances.

Graphical interface to the Unix 'whois' command-line utility.

Fly with Santa and his reindeer through a 3D city.

Customize Spaces with a different desktop picture for each Space.

Image finder/browser; search based on color.

Magnify a portion of your screen.

Professional business publishing software.

Dims screen except for area around mouse.

RSS/Atom newsreader.

Quartz Composer Plugin to send/receive DMX512 data.

Menubar calendar with Google Calendar integration.

Database search tool for MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite.