Year: 2009

Simultravel GPS is new iPhone hotel reservation app

Simultravel GPS (http://www.simultravel.com) is a new iPhone hotel
reservation application with interactive maps. It’s available for
US$0.99 at the Apple App Store
(http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore); there’s also a free “lite”
version.

Simultravel locates hotels within the desired area, displays pricing
information, and enables instant conversation with a live travel
agent. It offers access to rates from over 38,000 hotels across the
world and uses the Priceline Partner Network.

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Ubermind holding WebObjects development course

Übermind (http://www.ubermind.com/training/) is
holding a WebObjects development course Übermind
WebObjects Training information
(http://www.ubermind.com/training/webobjects.php)
from March 23-27, 2009. The hands-on, five-day
course will offer an under-the-hood look into
designing, building, and deploying web
applications with WebObjects based on Ubermind
engineers’ experience in the field.

Class participants should have 3-5 months of
Java or other object-oriented experience and a
basic understanding of relational databases and
HTML.

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OWC offers Modbook, Modservice rebates

Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com) has announced two
instant rebates on the purchase of an Axiotron Modbook, the world’s
only Mac-based tablet computer that lets users draw and write
directly on the screen, and Modservice, a service that converts an
existing Intel Core Duo based MacBook computer into a Modbook.

With the US$100 instant rebate applied, the Modbook 13.3-inch model
is priced at $2,139, and the Modservice $150 instant rebate reduces
the conversion service cost to $1,149.

OWC is the exclusive US-based distributor of the Axiotron Modbook, as
well as b

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SoftRAID, LLC announces the release and immediate shipment of

SoftRAID, LLC (http://www.softraid.com) has released SoftRAID 3.6.8.
It’s a minor update to the RAID software and disk management
application.

SotRAID 3.6.8 fixes several minor bugs, including working around a
Mac OS X issue which can cause volume to become unmountable. SoftRAID
3.6.8 also addresses an issue when converting volumes to AppleRAID
format. The release notes include a comprehensive list of fixes with
3.6.8.

With this release, SoftRAID, LLC continues to deliver the best
software RAID solution for the Mac.

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