SubRosaSoft today announced the release of HomeGuardian 2.0, an update to its application that turns a Mac and a Web camera into a security system by integrating motion detection with reporting features. Version 2.0 includes multiple camera support, audio detection, and numerous improvements suggested by customers of the previous version of HomeGuardian. The software sells for US$34.95.
Read MoreApple should have adopted Intel processors when it had the chance, former Apple CEO John Sculley said Tuesday. “That’s probably one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made, not going to the Intel platform,” he said. “In the late-1980s, when Apple was using Motorola Inc. 68000 series chips and considering its next step, Intel co-founder Andy Grove tried to convince the company to migrate to Intel chips, Sculley told a standing-room-only crowd at the Silicon Valley 4.0 conference,” reports IDG.
Read MoreApple has begun airing a new television commercial that features the concept of the popular print campaign, but brings the medium alive with motion. The ad features black silhouettes with iPods dancing in front of vibrant colors to “Hey Mama” by the Black Eyed Peas. It concludes with: “iPod” then “Mac or PC” and finally the Apple logo. It was spotted during NBC’s “The West Wing.” Update: Apple has now posted the iPod ad online in QuickTime format.
Read MoreThe Southern California MacFair returns to Cerritos College in Norwalk Friday-Sunday, November 14-16. Over 30 exhibitors are participating including Aladdin Systems, Microsoft, MYOB, and Micromat. In addition, more than 24 presentation seminars are scheduled, including three special presentations by Adobe showcasing their new Creative Suite and demonstrations of the new Photoshop CS and InDesign CS. There are also planned seminars on Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro.
Read MoreApple plans to open a new retail store at the La Encantada shopping center in Tucson, Arizona, according to the Arizona Daily Star, as noted by MacSurfer. “La Encantada launched a ’30-day countdown’ Tuesday for its opening on Nov. 7. Most of the 42 stores and restaurants that have committed to opening at the center will be ready for business next month. Others are scheduled to open later this year and in the spring.
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