Apple today announced that users have downloaded more than 500,000 copies of its new Safari Web browser since the free public beta was posted on Apple’s Web site Tuesday. “Mac users have gone wild over Safari,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With its speed, innovative new features and ease of use, Safari is the Mac browser our users have been waiting for.”
Read MoreApple’s flat-panel iMac took home a BETT award on Wednesday in the Hardware Secondary category. The awards are presented to information technology products that reflect excellence in the education space. The eMac, which was nominated in the Hardware Primary category, failed to win an award. Apple’s iDVD took home a BETT Award last year in the Software Tools Secondary category.
Read MoreReiss Studio, in cooperation with Curious Labs, the publisher of Poser, has developed and released a version of BodyStudio for Mac OS X. BodyStudio integrates Poser 3D character animation technology in Alias|Wavefront’s Maya, allowing users to render and playback Poser animations directly inside Maya. BodyStudio is available now for US$299.
Read MorePeachpit Press today announced Final Cut Express for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide by best-selling author Lisa Brenneis, ushering in the first book on the market to cover Final Cut Express, Apple’s new consumer-based digital video editing application.
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