Blogger, the Google-owned Weblog creation site, is eliminating its paid version and folding premium functions into its free service, reports CNET News.com. “The creation of Blogger Pro, which cost subscribers a yearly fee of $35, came about as a result of financial necessity, Blogger co-founder Evan Williams wrote in an e-mail to subscribers. Now that Google owns the service, that need has passed.”
Read MoreApple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from ClubMac and O’Reilly.
ClubMac has deals on the Fantom 160GB FireWire hard drive, Microsoft Office v.X Student and Teacher Edition, Roxio Toast 6 Titanium with $20 mail-in upgrade rebate, the Griffin iTrip FM transmitter for iPod, and the Kensington WiFi Finder.
Modeless Software today announced the availability of Liquid Ledger 1.2, an update to its personal finance solution for Mac OS X. The new release improves support for international date and number formats, enables users to easily obtain printed copies of financial data, and adds a number of features and improvements to make entering financial activity easier.
Read MoreBlue World Communications today announced the immediate availability of Lasso Connector for Apache 2, which allows Lasso Professional versions 6 and 5 to support Apache 2 on Mac OS X Web servers. The connector will also work with the forthcoming Lasso Professional 7, which was announced yesterday. Lasso Connector for Apache 2 is available as freeware.
Read MoreCNET News.com reports that George Hotelling has successfully resold a song he purchased through Apple’s iTunes Music Store, “ending a weeklong exercise he hoped would highlight the legal and technical nuances of emerging digital music services.” Hotelling said he transfered the song to a friend, Keith Elder. “In order to close the deal, Hotelling said he had to transfer control of his entire iTunes Music Store account to Elder.
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