Year: 2010

Sanho (http://www.hypershop.com/) says it will quit selling MacBook charging cables and car chargers as of Nov. 2, following a lawsuit by Apple.

Apple sued Sanho Corp. for patent infringement in September. Among the products named in the suit were Sanho’s magnetic power connectors, as well as a MacBook car charger. The lawsuit claimed that Sanho’s products used recycled official MagSafe products made by Apple. Apple’s lawsuit also singled out charging and data cables that rely on the 30-pin dock connector compatible with the iPod, iPhone and iPad ecosystem of devices.

Qantas Airways will offer an iPad to passengers on its Jetstar flights as it competes for a growing share of the competitive market for low-cost travel in Australia and Asia, reports “MarketWatch” (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qantas-unit-to-offer-inflight-ipads-2010-10-17).

“We’re in the final stages of putting in place what would be a broader roll out across the network,” a Jetstar spokesman said. “We’re in ongoing discussion with the manufacturer around a more integrated network proposition.”

Pantone (http://www.pantone.com) has introduced CapSure, an US$649, compact, handheld device that lets design professionals, contractors, paint retailers and do-it-yourselfers measure and match color inspiration instantly — from small, patterned, multi-colored textures and textiles to walls and carpeting.

Apple is set to open a new retail store in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, Oct. 23. Apple Store Lincoln Park is located at 801 W. North Avenue. The grand opening will be held at 10 am.

Apple Store Lincoln Park will be the company’s 306th retail store. Apple plans to open another 15 or so during this fiscal year, with about half of those outside the U.S. Additional info about Apple’s retail stores is available at http://www.apple.com/retail .

Corner-A has released PhotoStyler 4.5 for Mac OS X (http://corner-a.com/photostyler). This new version brings an improved user interface based on the customers feedback.

PhotoStyler offers a way to style digital photos with your Mac. It supports all image formats that are supported by Mac OS X, including RAW images, and uses your GPU to process the photos wherever possible.

PhotoStyler requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. It’s Universal Binary so runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs. It costs US$30.