Blizzard has announced that it will be selecting 10,000 additional participants for the beta testing of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the upcoming expansion pack to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. “We are extremely pleased with the results and feedback that the beta test is generating and would like to offer the opportunity for even more players to experience all the new features that the Frozen Throne has to offer.
Read MoreManning Publications has announced the release of “Programming Mac OS X: A Guide for UNIX Developers,” authored by Kevin O’Malley. The US$42.95 book “introduces developers to OS X and to its development environments, technologies and tools. It includes numerous realistic programming examples as well as a tutorial on the Objective-C and AppleScript programming languages. It is written for developers with a UNIX background, or anyone interested in developing software for Mac OS X.”
Read MoreApple has officially announced the eighth annual Apple Design Awards, which recognize outstanding Mac OS X product innovation and user experience. The awards will be held as part of this year’s World Wide Developer Conference, which takes place in San Jose, California from May 18-23.
Read MoreA redesign of software developer Macromedia’s Web site is attracting criticism from customers because it doesn’t work with some browsers, including Apple’s new Safari, reports c|net. “The new site is built entirely in Flash, allowing it to use sophisticated animation for navigating menus and other tasks.
Read MoreApple today released Java 1.4.1, an updated version of its java implementation for Mac OS X. The update adds improved Java applet support for Safari and other Web browsers that support the Java Internet plug-in.
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