Synaptics shares fell as much as 11 percent Monday after Bear Stearns analyst Andrew Neff cut his price target on the stock due to concerns about the company’s relationship with Apple, reports CBS Marketwatch. Synaptics makes touchpad technology for Apple and other companies.
Read MorePodBrix is a custom designed Lego mini figure inspired by Apple’s silhouette iPod broadcast and print ad campaign. “The ‘1K Brix’ PodBrix Minifig is a limited numbered edition of 300 units. Hand created by artist Tomi, each figure stands just 1.75-inches tall. Included is a minimalist card backdrop for displaying your figure. The reverse of the backdrop displays the limited edition unit number and is signed by Tomi. Keep in mind that each figure is a unique mini work of art.
Read MoreRanchero Software has released new beta versions of NetNewsWire and NetNewsWire Lite, its popular RSS news reader applications. NetNewsWire 2.0b22 offers performance enhancements, a number of bug fixes, subscriptions sorting, Bloglines subscriptions, templated styles, and search engine feed support for Findory. NetNewsWire Lite 2.0b22 adds user interface changes from recent betas of the full version, per-feed refresh settings, datelines, subscriptions sorting, and more.
Read MoreApple CEO Steve Jobs provided some choice quotes in a couple of Fortune pieces posted today. In an article entitled “How Big Can Apple Get?,” Jobs explains how the world’s opinion of his company has risen with the popularity of the iPod. “The great thing is that Apple’s DNA hasn’t changed,” Jobs said. “The place where Apple has been standing for the last two decades is exactly where computer technology and the consumer electronics markets are converging.
Read MoreAdobe today released an updated Camera Raw plug-in that adds compatibility for six new camera models, bringing the total number of raw camera formats supported within Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements 3.0 to more than 70. In addition, Adobe announced expanded capabilities for the DNG Converter, which translates disparate raw photo formats into a single universal format, or digital negative, for long-term archiving.
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