Year: 2006

Fastmac now shipping TruePower PowerBook battery

Posted by | Nov 10, 2006 | |

Fastmac today announced that it has begun shipping its high-capacity, extended life battery upgrade for Apple’s PowerBook Pismo computer. The new 84 Whr battery uses Lithium-Ion cells (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) that provide up to 68% more capacity than the original Apple battery, notes the company. Fastmac’s TruePower battery for the PowerBook Pismo is available now for a special introductory price of US$139.95 and can be combined with a G4 550 MHz processor upgrade for a special bundle price of $349.95 (a $50 savings).

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BusinessWeek: ‘Adobe CFO steps down’

Posted by | Nov 10, 2006 | |

Adobe Systems announced yesterday that Randy Furr, the company’s CFO, has stepped down, reports BusinessWeek. “Furr, 52, will stay with Adobe through Dec. 31 to help with “transition matters,” the company said. Adobe, whose products include the Adobe PDF Reader, Photoshop, Illustrator and PageMaker, said Furr’s resignation is “unrelated to his work performed at Adobe and no issues have been raised regarding the integrity of the company’s financial statements.”

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Twisted Ninja announcesTubular YouTube client

Posted by | Nov 10, 2006 | |

Twisted Ninja Software today introduced Tubular, a YouTube client for Mac OS X, and announced that it is available for pre-order. Designed to be a fun and easy-to-use application, Tubular is a gorgeous, fast, and entertaining way to access videos on YouTube. The pre-order was launched for US$12.99 and will run through until Tubular is released.  The application will launch sometime before the end of 2006, where it will be available for a higher price.

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Koingo announces Gallery Designer 1.0.3

Posted by | Nov 10, 2006 | |

Koingo Software today announced the release of Gallery Designer 1.0.3, the latest version of its application for creating Web photo, movie, and audio galleries simply by dragging the desired files into the application. The list of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes, is extensive — all of which are listed on the Web site. In addition, for today only, Koingo is offering a 50% discount off the regular price of US$19.95.

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Iconfactory announces iPulse 2.1.6 for Mac OS X

Posted by | Nov 10, 2006 | |

The Iconfactory today announced a minor update to iPulse, its popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. Version 2.1.6 adds support for displaying motherboard temperature for most Intel-based Macs. It also contains a new setup to allow for full reporting of CPU and memory statistics on Intel Macs. This update is free and recommended for all registered users. iPulse is priced at US$12.95 and a free demo version is available.

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