Our colleagues at Faq-Mac have posted an interview with Apple’s Middle East Product Department Manager, Ghassan Bendali, while he was at GITEX, Dubai. In the interview, Bendali talks about Apple’s business in the Middle East and how he thinks recent product releases will affect the company’s market share in the region. The interview is available in English and Spanish.
Read MoreRuntime Revolution today announced that Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor 2.4 is now available. Ten Thumbs teaches the skill of touch typing in an accessible, fun, and step-by-step way. New features in version 2.4 include extra teacher options to control student access to games, an option to save the student files in the student’s home directory, improvements in the way passwords are handled, and several bug fixes and other minor improvements. Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor is priced at US25.95, with volume and educational discounts available.
Read MoreApple has quietly released the final version of iChat AV for Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.5 or later). The software, which has been in beta version since it was announced in June, is now available from Apple for US$29.95. (iChat AV ships free with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.) In addition to text instant messaging, iChat AV offers robust video and audio conferencing capabilities.
Read MoreApple has published a document detailing the “Apple Federal Smart Card Package” (FSCP), new software that lets users gain access to a Mac using a Department of Defense Common Access Card. It is widely known that Mac OS X 10.3 Panther includes seals for the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Public Health Service.
Read MoreDailyTunes.com is a new music recommendation site designed exclusively for users of Apple’s iTunes. According to the folks behind the site, DailyTunes.com “provides individual song recommendations alongside user-based song associations which provide readers powerful new tools in the search for new music. Users of the new website will find easy links which open songs directly in their locally installed iTunes software.
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