Netopia today announced that Timbuktu Pro 8.6 will support Apple’s new Intel-based Macintosh platform. The new Universal Binary version of Timbuktu Pro will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macintoshes, and will deliver optimal performance for both architectures in a single package. Release dates were not provided.
Read MoreInside Mac TV with Scott Sheppard takes viewers to Macworld Expo in San Francisco to take a look at the new MacBook Pro. This Intel Core Duo notebook is actually two processors running at 1.83GHz and engineered onto a single chip. It provides 2MB of Smart Cache L2 cache. The MacBook Pro has a frontside bus and memory that, at 667MHz, Is the first Mac notebook with PCI Express, a Serial ATA hard drive and the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 — The MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 15.4″.
Read MoreDEVONtechnologies has announced DEVONagent 2.0, the latest version of its intelligent Internet research assistant. It will be available immediately as a public beta version, with the final release expected by the end of this quarter. Version 2.0 of DEVONagent makes searching the Internet easier with a completely overhauled user interface, a new topics visualizer, and hundreds of new features and detail enhancements. DEVONagent 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, and the final version will be priced at US$49.95 ($19.95 upgrade).
Read MoreFetch Softworks has announced that a public beta release of its file transfer application Fetch 5.1 is now available. Fetch 5.1 is a Universal Binary for compatibility with Apple’s new Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro computers, and features new support for the Dashboard and Automator technologies of Mac OS X 10.4. The Dashboard widget allow users conveniently upload files and monitor file transfer progress, while Automator support allows users create simple and powerful workflows.
Read MoreBrokerage firm UBS has raised Apple’s price target to US$100 from $86, reports MarketWatch. “While expectations ran high heading into this keynote in terms of product possibilities, we believe Apple’s performance in the first quarter 2006 far outweighs any product announcements made (or not made) at the event and should drive momentum in shares,” the broker said in the story. In addition, UBS has kept a “Buy” rating on the stock.
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