Interbrand has once again named Google as Global Brand of the Year, notes Trevor Datson for Reuters. In addition, Apple claimed the number two spot for the second year in a row. “The Brandchannel poll attracted responses from 4,010 people in 85 countries,” notes the story.
Read MoreAmbrosia Software today announced the release of Snapz Pro X 2.0, a major update to its popular screen/video capture utility for Mac OS X. Version 2.0 offers a completely redesigned interface; a “Live Preview,” function, which shows you exactly how your screenshot will look before you save it to disk. This allows you to change border styles, scaling, cropping, and other settings on-the-fly; significantly faster video capture; and much more. Snapz Pro X 2.0 requires MacOS X 10.2 or later and is priced at US$69.
Read MoreRanchero Software today released NetNewsWire 1.0.8, the latest version of its easy-to-use RSS newsreader for Mac OS X. The freeware version, NetNewsWire Lite, has also been updated to version 1.0.8. This release adds confirmation for quick-subscribing, disk caching for NetNewsWire Lite, and several other bug fixes and tweaks. NetNewsWire sells for US$39.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or greater and Safari 1.0 or greater.
Read MorePomm’Soft has released a new application for use with Apple’s Address Book software. SmartBook adds “Smart Groups” functionality to Address Book, much in the same way as “Smart Playlists” works in iTunes, allowing you to have groups that update automatically according to a set of rules you can setup with SmartBook. SmartBook 1.0.1 is donationware.
Read MoreKeyspan is now shipping ZIP LINQ retractable sync + charge cables for such personal digital assistants (PDAs) as the Visor PDA and Treo 600 smartphone from palmOne, Sony Clié, as well as PocketPCs such as the Toshiba Pocket PC and the Dell Axim. The cables let you sync and charge PDAs via a laptop’s USB port. Pricing starts at US$17.99.
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