EarthLink releases TotalAccess 2005 for Macintosh
EarthLink today launched TotalAccess 2005 for Macintosh, a new version of its Internet access software.
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Boinx introduces FotoMagico slideshow app
Boinx Software announced today that its Untitled App will be known as “Boinx FotoMagico.” The winner of the company’s naming contest, which resulted in almost a thousand suggested names, is Krishna Sadasivam, creator of the comic the PC Weenies. FotoMagico allows the creation of “stunning, professional slideshows with just a few mouse clicks” using images from your iPhoto collection and music from your iTunes music library.
Read MorePiper Jaffray: Mac market share to grow over next two years
Piper Jaffray said that over the next two years Apple will grow its market share ahead of expectations thanks to greater-than-expected adoption of iPods, which will translate into increased Mac sales. The research firm also said that iTunes “will emerge as a psychological catalyst for shares of Apple in 2005,” and that strong iPod and iMac demand will lead to a strong fiscal first quarter ending in December. In addition, Piper Jaffray said that Apple is currently seeing strong portable sales.
Read MoreVirgin launches online music service
Virgin Digital, the online arm of the Virgin Group, is the latest company to launch an online music service. “The company is jumping into the market with a full-featured music jukebox written from scratch, in which it is offering a music download store and music subscription service powered by wholesaler MusicNet,” reports CNET News.com. “With an entry 18 months after Apple first launched its iTunes song store, Virgin is starting well behind its biggest rivals.
Read MorePangea to release OS X game programming guide
Pangea Software today announced that its next release will be a game programming book entitled “Pangea Software’s Ultimate Game Programming Guide for Mac OS X.” In the US$39.95 book, which will start shipping at the end of October, Brian Greenstone–the developer of Nanosaur, Bugdom, Cro-Mag Rally, Enigmo, and Otto Matic–reveals his Mac programming secrets. The book covers all of the nuances dealing with various Mac OS technologies such as the HID Manager, OpenGL, OpenAL, Core Graphics, Rendezvous, Quicktime, and more. Readers will also learn how t
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