Independent coder Daniel Schwill has released v1.4 of his Tables data spreadsheet program. A variety of important changes have been made: among these are new cell options, allowing merged and protected cells. Imports have also been enhanced, and now include improved ODF support, as well as the first importer for AppleWorks documents. Sheets can …
Virtual Programming has released a new puzzle game, Plumeboom: The First Chapter. Playing through 200 levels, gamers work to destroy conveyors spreading a sinister potion throughout Omiland. Adding variety is a collection of mini-games, tricks by nemeses Crowbeak and Cornix, and six upgradeable bonus powers. The game can be played with time limi…
Japanese device maker Radius finished its week with the launch of the radStrap NOISE CANCEL, a unique set of earbuds for owners of the third-generation iPod nano. The lanyard headphones hang around the neck like the official Apple lanyard earphones but are driven through the dock connector rather than the minijack. This both increases the output …
Having only yesterday won $140 million in damages from Microsoft, Z4 Technologies has today renewed its legal assault, filing another lawsuit. The second suit is an extension of the first, charging that the same product activation patents found to be violated earlier were also broken in the creation of Office and Windows Vista. Microsoft insists …
While the iPhone has officially launched in France, England, and Germany, Apple faces several challenges as it rolls out the device in other areas, reports Forbes. One of the main challenges, according to the report, is working out the network agreements in various regions. “If Apple is running into any impediments, it’s probably on the business side, making deals with operators,” says Charles Golvin, a principal analyst with Forrester…
KavaSoft today unveiled KavaTunes, a Web-based iTunes-like jukebox, and KavaServices, an addition to Mac OS X’s “Services” menu item that adds five useful commands. KavaTunes allows Mac users to create an iTunes look-alike Web page, deployed through the operating system’s built-in web server, to stream music over the internet. This allows users to …
Certain parts of the Ped3 concept are really smart. It feels extremely solid, and enables you to suspend an iPhone above any flat surface in horizontal, vertical, or other orientations of your choice. Two mounting holes on the stand let you choose your iPhone viewing angle, while a rubber ring in each hole holds the iPhone mount in your preferred rotated position. These parts work perfectly together, positioning the iPhone in just the right position…
Chronos today announced that its digital scrapbooking product, iScrapbook, is now available for purchase in a retail box at Apple Stores nationwide…
With a work ethic they describe as “maniacal and around-the-clock,” the husband-and-wife team of Brian Flynn and Dora Drimalas tackle a staggering variety of projects—from corporate communications to textile design to, yes, manufacturing toy monsters—for their own store and such super-star clients as Nike. They do it all, running three complementary design businesses—Hybrid Design, Hybrid-Home, and Super7—on an assortment of Mac computers. “If you’re a designer,” says Flynn, “you use a Mac. I know people who use Illustrator or Photoshop on the PC, but it’s just not the same. If you want to be creative on the computer, you’re going to get a Mac.”
Macgamestore has announced the release of Monopoly for the Mac as a digital download. The game, licensed by Hasbro and published by Real Arcade, brings the classic board game to Mac users with the ability to play friends or family as well as a built-in opponent using artificial intelligence. “Own it all with this amazing version of the best-known a…