A new Web site has launched specifically designed for Mac User Group (MUG) members and leaders. MUGChat.com connects MUGs together to get news, plan special events with an online calendar, share knowledge, find answers to technical questions, and more.
Read MoreMicrosoft on Tuesday will drop the price of Office v.X by US$100, to $399, and add two new versions of the popular business suite, as anticipated last month. The company plans to introduce a “professional” version of Office v.X that sells for $499 and includes Virtual PC, which Microsoft acquired from Connectix earlier this year.
Read MoreA federal jury awarded Eolas Technologies, a Chicago-based software company, and the University of California more than US$520 million in damages Monday after finding that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer infringed on a patent. The Associated Press reports that “Eolas was launched in 1994 to market technology that allows users to access interactive programs embedded in Web pages. Eolas chairman Michael Doyle along with two others developed the technology while at the University of California at San Francisco.
Read MoreLexmark today announced the N4000e, an external print server that networks USB printers. The device incorporates Rendezvous, the zero configuration network connection technology from Apple. The Lexmark N4000e will be available for purchase in September for US$129.
Read MoreCNET News.com reports that Gene Munster of investment bank USB Piper Jaffrey upgraded his rating on Adobe from “outperform” to “strong buy,” based on expectations that Adobe will deliver a new version of Photoshop within the next four months. “Over the last several days, we have spoken with six Photoshop certified trainers regarding timing of the Photoshop 8.0…release,” Munster wrote. “All six of the trainers we have spoken with expect shipment between November and December.
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