Year: 2007

The Sims Life Stories now live on Aspyr’s site

Aspyr Media today announced The Sims Life Stories, expected to ship for Mac in late March, is now live on their Web site. “The Sims Life Stories introduces an all-new Story Mode with two stories that follow the lives of Riley Harlow and Vincent Moore, two very different characters who have reached similar crossroads in their love lives. A comic romantic plot centered around engaging characters guides players through twelve chapters of this one-of-a-kind entertainment experience.

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Boinx FotoMagico 2 now available with new pricing

Boinx Software has announced the release of FotoMagico 2 for digital photographers. FotoMagico 2 introduces new ways to share slideshows in high-quality with people who do not have their own copy of FotoMagico on their Macs. Photographers can create standalone players and screensavers that offer the same playback quality as the full version of FotoMagico. Since the show is rendered in real time, the file sizes remain small if compared to HD video. The overall user interface of the software has also been improved.

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FastMac announces TruePower for PowerBook G4, iBook

FastMac today announced the expansion of its TruePower line of power products with a 65-Watt AC adapter designed specifically for Apple PowerBook G4 and iBook laptops. The company says the TruePower adapter provides constant wattage output that meets or exceeds Apple-Branded adapters. It features a built-in LED and a rugged compact design. It is compatible with all PowerBook G4 Titanium and Aluminum (12”, 15” and 17”) models as well as iBook G3 and G4s.

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ArtOptimizer for Adobe Illustrator released

Zevrix Solutions today announced the release of ArtOptimizer 1.0, a workflow automation solution for reducing the size of images linked to Adobe Illustrator documents. ArtOptimizer will help users save valuable storage space, time and reduce production costs by eliminating excessive image data. The program will reduce the size of linked images whose effective resolution is higher than user defined target resolution.

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iSync phone plug-ins 3.3.9 offers Samsung support

Nova Media has updated its iSync phone plug-ins to version 3.3.9. For the first time, the new version features iSync support for Samsung E250 and D500 phones as well as for Sony Ericsson K550i and W880i devices. iSync synchronizes data from Address Book and iCal with a mobile phone and is part of Mac OS X 10.4.7 and higher. The iSync phone plug-ins extend the number of mobile phones which could be used with iSync.

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