Virtual Programming today announced Universal Binary updates for its Paradox Interactive strategy games. These updates also introduce numerous bug fixes and tweaks and the ability to run the games in window mode. Updates are available for the following titles: Europa Universalis II, Victoria, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron 2, Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday and Victoria: Revolutions.
Read MoreNewer Technology (NewerTech) today announced new prices on its award-winning line of miniStack V2 FireWire external hard drive storage solutions available in capacities up to 750GB with prices starting at US$114.99. “Add Your Own Hard Drive” 0GB kits are available from $69. In addition, the drives now include Prosoft DataBackup II for Mac OS X (a $59.95 retail value).
Read MoreAccording to a story on Fox News yesterday, Apple Corps will be offering downloadable versions of 13 of the Beatles ablums “soon,” but not exclusively on iTunes. The story quotes Neil Aspinall, the head of Apple Corps, who made the statement. “The settlement (between Apple Inc and Apple Corps) didn’t address downloading. But now Aspinall says that when the Beatles songs do get put on the Internet officially, ‘it will be on all the services, not just one.’ So all the Beatles songs will be found on iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.
Read MoreNineblock Software today announces the release of SnapMeasure 1.6, a plugin for Adobe Illustrator which implements a better measuring tool. Unlike the built-in tool, it snaps with visual feedback to elements on the page, can put measurement data next to the cursor, allows changes of line color, and lets you set the constrain angle and cursor key distance without opening the preferences window. This release adds adjustable precision, the ability to measure radii of curvature and tangent angles on Bezier curves, and more.
Read MoreIntuit has posted a notice to its Web site, outlining discontinuation of its online services for older versions of Quicken. “As of April 30, 2007, in accordance with the Quicken discontinuation policy, online services and live technical support will no longer be available for Quicken 2004 users.
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