Swift 3D 4.0, Swift 3D Xpress for Mac OS X released
Electric Rain today announced the release of Swift 3D 4.0 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.
The Omni Group has released a new beta version of OmniWeb 5.1, the latest update to its popular Web browser. OmniWeb 5.1 beta 3 offers a number of interface tweaks, bug fixes, and other changes, all of which are documented here. OmniWeb 5.1 beta 3 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and is priced at US$29.95. Link credit to MacUpdate
Read MoreAmbrosia Software is teaming up with Introversion to deliver a Mac OS X version of Darwinia, a new game from the creators of Uplink. “Combining fast paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80’s retro classics, and a story concerning a tribe of video game sprites trapped in a modern 3D game world.” Ambrosia is also seeking beta testers for the new game. Details for signing up are available from the Web site.
Read MoreLaCie today announced a new series of external hard drives — the d2 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive that is capable of reaching transfer rates of 1.5Gbps. The drives, which will be available this winter, ship with the LaCie SATA PCI Card, a SATA PCI-HOST adapter, and power supply. Pricing is as follows: 74GB 10krpm 8MB US$449, 160GB 7200rpm 8MB $269, 250GB 7200rpm 8MB $339, and 400GB 7200rpm 8MB $549.
Read MoreBusiness 2.0 reports that Apple’s new mini retail stores could be key to boosting Apple’s PC market share, which between January and June was up for the first time in six years (from 2 to 2.2%). The magazine also notes that Apple is testing a new store-within-a-store concept at a dozen of CompUSA’s Good Guys electronics stores in California. “If they take off, they’ll pop up in the other 60 or so Good Guys stores in the West,” the article adds.
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