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Saturday November 7, 2009
15:21
Update fixes iPhone sync problem with Windows 7 for some - Mac Central
A fix has been issued to repair a problem that prevented Windows 7 users from synching their iPhones.
13:30
Primera intros PTPublisher burning and printing software for Mac - Mac Central
Primera Technology, a leading developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD/BD duplication and printing equipment, has announced PTPublisher for Mac.
Friday November 6, 2009
23:12
Apple Store announces Reserve And Pick Up program for the holidays - Mac Central
Apple today announced a Reserve and Pick Up program that allows customers to reserve products online and pick them up at a local retail store between December 15 and 24.
19:52
xGestures updated for Snow Leopard - Mac Central
xGestures is a program that allows mouse movements to trigger menu items, keystrokes, and AppleScripts; it's recently been updated to work with Snow Leopard.
18:46
AT&T profiles specific cities in bid for coverage - Mac Central
AT&T's CTO said the carrier is improving coverage using specific calling models for each city, and moving toward IPv6.
18:28
Skype's legal storm clears up - Mac Central
Skype's cofounders have reached an agreement to withdraw their legal challenges against eBay and Skype's future majority owners.
18:03
Verizon Droid tethering will cost you - Mac Central
The Verizon Droid launches today, and Verizon will be offering a tethering plan for the handset, at the cost of $30 per month. Still, it's a win over the iPhone, which doesn't yet offer the feature.
17:45
JavaScript getting faster, could displace Flash - Mac Central
JavaScript's creator claims JavaScript has displaced Java as a Web client, outlines projected enhancements
17:43
Mac developers band together for One Finger Discount - Mac Central
Over two dozen Mac developers are participating in a "One Finger Discount" sale to celebrate great Mac software and offer a 20 percent discount to customers.
17:38
Beatles ban takes effect at BlueBeat - Mac Central
The owner of online retailer BlueBeat has begun complying with a new court order to stop selling Beatles music online, after offering a quirky defense that he owns the copyright to the songs at issue.
15:53
Verizon's Droid launch: your complete guide - Mac Central
Can you feel the tremors? Verizon's hotly anticipated Motorola Droid finally arrives on Friday.
14:37
Secrets pref pane updated for Snow Leopard - Mac Central
The Mac preference pane with hundreds of hidden user interface tweaks is updated for Snow Leopard.
14:22
MacHeist offers six Mac apps for free - Mac Central
MacHeist offers six Mac applications for free, in exchange for your email address. And no Twitter spamming this time, either.
10:39
Interview with the producers of Warhammer Online - Mac Central
A chat with two of the producers of this new MMORPG.
00:02
Olympus announces E-P2 digital camera - Mac Central
The compact SLR-like camera adds a detachable electronic viewfinder, improved autofocus system, and more.
Thursday November 5, 2009
23:12
Google Dashboard gives you a bird's-eye view of your cloud - Mac Central
Moderate and heavy users of Google services will appreciate this master control panel view of their usage.
22:45
Kaspersky Lab releases antivirus app - Mac Central
OK, so Mac malware is virtually nonexistent. But Kaspersky Lab says Macs can still transmit viruses to PCs, and its new product can help prevent that.
19:25
BlueBeat says Beatles songs are its own creations - Mac Central
The man behind BlueBeat Website, which is accused of illegally selling MP3 of Beatles tunes (among other artists) says that he's only providing original creations and not infringing on copyright.
18:52
Viewfinder aids Flickr searchers - Mac Central
Connected Flow's new Flickr browser, Viewfinder, makes finding images of particular license types or sizes a snap.
17:01
Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Net's security - Mac Central
Vendors are now scrambling to patch a critical flaw in the SSL protocol.
16:38
Intuit to phase out Quicken Online in favor of Mint.com - Mac Central
Intuit has announced plans to replace its Quicken Online Web service with the recently acquired Mint.com.
16:10
Steve Jobs is Fortune's CEO of the decade - Mac Central
In the last ten years, Steve Jobs has revolutionized several industries, including music and cell phonesâ€îso it's easy to understand why Fortune has named him CEO of the decade.
15:47
Hide iPhone bezel scratches with a brushed-metal look - Mac Central
Want to hide unsightly scratches on your iPhone's metal bezel? If you're willing to give your phone a brushed-metal look, it can be done.
15:31
iPhone Public Radio App brings DVR features to NPR - Mac Central
Yet another in the line of public radio applications for iPhone, the cleverly named Public Radio App adds in DVR-like features for listening to programs when you want to.
15:20
Orb for Mac lets you stream your media anywhere - Mac Central
A new Mac version of the popular Orb software streams music, photos, and videos to any Internet device, including iPhone
14:40
Steve Jobs disliked ‘iMac,â€ô had an appalling alternative - Mac Central
An interview with one of TBWA\Chiat\Day's former executives revealed that Steve Jobs wasn't always bully on the iMac.
14:30
Novation Launchpad debuts - Mac Central
Novation has unveiled Launchpad, an easy-to-use audio controller that works with Ableton Live 8 performance software to let you create musical compositions.
Wednesday November 4, 2009
23:15
Save big by combing through company wireless costs - Mac Central
Is your company cutting back? According to participants at the VoiceCon conference, your wireless costs might be a good place to start.
22:03
Flickr plants an App Garden - Mac Central
Photo-sharing site Flickr has launched an App Garden to show off all the third-party software that works with its service.
19:16
RemoteSight turns an iSight into CCTV - Mac Central
Ben Software's new RemoteSight can turns an iSightâ€îor other video input sourceâ€îinto a video-monitoring system for your home.
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Friday November 6, 2009
16:59
SampleOddity releases Thrash: Metal Rhythm Guitar for Kontakt - KVR Audio
6th November 2009: SampleOddity has announced the release of Thrash, a new 500 MB+ multi-sampled guitar library for Kontakt that focuses on sounds and techniques associated with thrash metal and black metal. A six-strin...
15:32
Admiral Quality updates Poly-Ana and L'il Poly-Ana to v1.15 (incl. x64 ... - KVR Audio
6th November 2009: Admiral Quality has updated Poly-Ana and L'il Poly-Ana to v1.15. This includes x64 versions for Windows and the full Mac VST release. The Mac OS X AU version is coming very soon. Changes: New platfo...
15:29
Modartt updates Pianoteq to v3.5.1 - KVR Audio
6th November 2009: Modartt has updated Pianoteq to v3.5.1. Changes: Fixed VST-specific bug when loading old projects or FXB files in the VST plugin. Fixed crash when loading some custom keyboard mappings. Slightly imp...
15:27
Ableton updates Live 8 and Suite 8 to v8.0.9 - KVR Audio
6th November 2009: Ableton has updated Live 8 and Suite 8 to v8.0.9. Improvements: Updated manuals. Updated Help Pages. Bugfixes: Surface controller support for the Oxygen 3rd generation. Using the Axiom Pro as contr...
13:49
Goldwave updated to v5.55 - KVR Audio
6th November 2009: Goldwave has been updated to v5.55. Changes include: Expanded right-click context menu for Sound windows. Added more keyboard commands for changing the selection markers. Preserved cover art when co...
Thursday November 5, 2009
16:15
SKnote announces Baz - Bass Saturator, Compressor and Exciter - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: SKnote has announced Baz, a new bass saturator, compressor and exciter VST effect plug-in for Windows. Features: Frequency splitting. Input boost with automatic output compensation. Level based or sp...
16:05
FMJ-Software updates Awave Audio to v10.3 - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: FMJ-Software has updated Awave Audio to v10.3. Changes: Added support for reading and writing Musepack (.MPC) compressed files (SV7 and SV8 types supported for reading, SV8 only for writing). Added ...
10:31
Intelligent Sounds and Music releases EQISM.220 - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: Intelligent Sounds and Music has announced the release of EQISM.220, a parametric equaliser plug-in with five adjacent bands separated by filters of 2nd to 20th order. Its focus is ease and fun of use...
09:34
Novation releases Launchpad - Interactive Controller for Ableton Live... - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: Novation has announced that Launchpad, the hands-on interactive controller for Ableton Live, is now shipping and widely available in stores and online. Launchpad is a compact controller designed to gi...
09:17
de la Mancha updates dirty harry to v1.0.1 - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: de la Mancha has updated dirty harry to v1.0.1, adding a new GUI in the process. Changes: A shiny, new GUI. Fixed a rendering bug. The bug caused rendered audio to be badly distorted. Real-time play...
08:55
Bolder Sounds releases Handbells for Kontakt - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: Bolder Sounds has announced the release of its new Handbells sample library, featuring a 3 octave set of handbells recorded in 9 articulations totaling 1.2 gigabytes. The samples are 24 bit stereo and...
08:50
Topten Software updates Cantabile v2.0 to Build 2047 - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: Topten Software has updated version 2.0 of Cantabile to Build 2047. Changes: New - ability to save window layout in session file (Options -andgt; General -andgt; Saving and Loading -andgt; Load Windo...
08:47
Liquidsonics updates Reverberate to v1.222 - KVR Audio
5th November 2009: Liquidsonics has updated Reverberate to v1.222. Changes since v1.220: All: Controls now default to sliders mode and have increased precision (in addition to ability to hold shift for even higher pr...
Wednesday November 4, 2009
16:36
Ableton releases Ableton Live Intro (free update from Live LE) - KVR Audio
4th November 2009: Ableton has announced the release of Ableton Live Intro, which aims to provide the essentials of Ableton Live at an unbeatable price. For both talented newcomers and seasoned professionals, Live Intr...
16:34
SynthTronic releases Michael Kastrup Signature Soundset for Pro-53 - KVR Audio
4th November 2009: SynthTronic has announced the release of Michael Kastrup Signature Soundset for Pro-53, which includes 64 new presets for Native Instruments' recently retired Pro-53 synthesizer. The presets are deliv...
16:27
Ableton launches Able10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Ableton (incl. ... - KVR Audio
4th November 2009: Ableton has announced Able10 - a season of special offers and giveaways to celebrate 10 years of Ableton. Ableton has come a long way since 1999, and the company is taking the opportunity to look back...
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