REAL Software, a cross-platform development environment for Windows, Mac and Linux developers, has announced REALbasic 2008 Release 1 at Macworld Expo. The latest version will include introspection which has been the most highly requested feature from the user community in recent years. Introspection refers to the ability to examine something (an object) to determine what it is, what it knows, and what it is capable of doing.
Read MoreLightWork Design today announced the release of LightWorks 7.8. The main focus of this release is to improve the accuracy, performance and the ease-of-use of lighting, global illumination, tone mapping and gamma correction making the creation of photorealistic imagery easier. Further details on this release are available from the Web site.
Read MoreQuark today announced today Quark Interactive Designer 1.02, an updated version of Quark Interactive Designer that is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Quark Interactive Designer allows designers using QuarkXPress to create Flash (SWF) layouts for the Web without having to code. “Quark is dedicated to providing the Mac community timely updates to our software that support the Mac OS.
Read MoreXsilva Systems showed an updated version of LightSpeed 2.5 that uses a Cover Flow interface to make better use of touchscreen-enabled Mac point of sale stations. The updated LightSpeed 2.5, which will be released in late January, is compatible with touchscreen-enabled iMacs and Cinema Displays by TrollTouch.
Read MoreGarmin International, has announced that it has expanded its suite of Mac-compatible applications to include waypoint, track, and route management. As with other Garmin applications, this new trip planning application is compatible with Mac OS X on Intel- and PPC-based Macs and may be used in conjunction with all Garmin USB devices. Mac users will now be able to transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes between their Mac and Garmin device and manage their data using Garmin’s rich catalog of map products.
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