NextWorth (http://www.nextworth.com), a company that specializes in
consumer electronic upgrades and trade-ins, has announced a trade-in
service for third generation iPhones that purportedly provides enough
trade-in cash to cover an upgrade to the new 3G S iPhone.
NextWorth CEO Dave Chen says that, for the time being, NextWorth
customers can receive as much as US$255.50 for a 16GB iPhone 3G when
trading in their phone.
Blackout Labs has released Duo for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s
available for free at the Apple App Store
(http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=319628095&mt=8).
The app lets you update your Twitter and Facebook status on the Apple
device.
According to the folks at Blackout Labs, full-service Twitter and
Facebook clients require long load times and several clicks to update
your status.
Plustek Technology (http://www.plustek.com/usa) is now offering a
complete line of scanner solutions. The OpticBook A300 is an USB 2.0
scanning device that can scan an A3-size page in 2.4 seconds. The
A300 creates a crisp, sharp image of the pages, which can then be
turned into different formats. The scanner is bundled with highly
effective image processing, fast and secure PDF conversion, and
highly accurate optical character recognition (OCR) software.
Kerio Technologies Inc., a leading innovator in IT security and
messaging, today announced the availability of Kerio MailServer
Virtual Appliance for Parallels’ server and desktop virtualization
software for the Mac platform. Parallels, a global leader in
virtualization and automation technology, was the first to market
with a server virtualization solution for the Mac platform.
Pangea Software (http://www.pangeasoft.net.) has released Enigmo 3.0,
a free update for its physics based puzzle game for the iPhone and
iPod touch. It’s been updated to take advantage of the new in-app
purchasing capabilities of iPhone OS 3.0.
When users run Enigmo 3.0 on iPhone OS 3.0 they have the ability to
purchase additional Level Packs that are created by Pangea
Software. There are currently two new Level Packs available for
US$0.99: Kid’s Pack #1 and Kid’s Pack #2. The new levels in each of
these Level Packs have been designed specifically for kids.