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Read MoreBitcartel today announced an update to RadioLover, the MP3 radio song recorder, bringing it to version 1.5, build 80. The update brings wake from sleep support, so RadioLover can wake a sleeping computer to perform a scheduled recording. In addition, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is no longer supported, but older versions are still available for download. RadioLover requires at least Mac OS X 10.3.9 and is a Universal Binary. The recorder is priced at US$15.
Read MoreFirmTek is now shipping their anticipated SeriTek/1SM2 PC Card adapter and SeriTek/2EN2 dual bay enclosure targeting Apple PowerBook and Windows notebook users. Together these solutions, announced at Macworld Expo in January, deliver the speed, storage capacity and flexibility needed to power mobile video production applications. The SeriTek/2EN2 and SeriTek/1SM2 are available starting this week as a bundle for a special price of US$279.95.
Read MoreApple today announced it will open its newest retail store on New York’s Fifth Avenue on Friday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. ET. “The Apple Store Fifth Avenue is Apple’s most architecturally innovative store, featuring a distinctive 32-foot glass cube that creates a stunning new destination on Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s most popular shopping areas,” notes the announcement. The Apple Store Fifth Avenue will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Read MoreMacSpeech today announced the release of a new ScriptPak for iPhoto 6. The new ScriptPak adds almost 120 commands to iListen that allows the user to do virtually anything in iPhoto 6 that they would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus. The ScriptPak for iPhoto 6 is available immediately from the MacSpeech web site and sells for US$15. iListen 1.6.8 or later is required to use the new ScriptPak.
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