Electric Rain today announced the release of Swift 3D 3.0 for Mac OS X, a standalone application for designers to build and export 3D animations to the Macromedia Flash (SWF) file format, as well as other major vector and raster formats.
Read MoreIn his “Mac Experience” column for the Baltimore Sun this week, David Zeiler takes a look at Apple’s new Power Mac G5, which is scheduled to ship this month, and what its power means for Apple’s future. Specifically, he talks about the new 64-bit chip’s potential for launching a new wave of software innovation designed to exploit the power of Apple’s new desktops.
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced a partnership with OD2 to form Europe’s first major a la carte online music service, reports Reuters. “Beginning today, music fans with Microsoft’s Windows Media Player version 9 can purchase individual music tracks for 0.99 euros or 75 pence from OD2’s library of over 200,000 songs.
Read MoreApple has released Final Cut Pro 4.0.1, an update to its professional editing software for film, HD, SD and DV. According to VersionTracker, the new version provides “performance improvements and enhancements in several key areas,” all of which can be found here. The update is currently only available via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane after installing the Pro Applications Support package.
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