Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com) has begun developing OWC Mercury Extreme Pro Enterprise PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD) Solutions that will feature the SandForce SF-2000 second generation processor announced today and being demonstrated by SandForce at Storage Networking World next week.
Read MoreKoingo Software has introduced AirRadar 2.0 (http://www.koingosw.com/products/airradar.php), an update of its free Mac OS X software that allows users to scan for wireless networks in range of their computer, compile favorite and filter lists, and view detailed network information. You can also use it to automatically join the best open network.
Read MoreKarelia Software has updated its free iMedia Browser (http://www.karelia.com/imedia/), an utility to add the familiar “media browser” experience to just about any Mac application, to version 1.2.3. It fixes a few other issues, especially with how the application handles updating itself if you choose to access the iMedia window via a small icon in the menu bar rather than the dock.
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Five new patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Here’s a summary of each.
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An Apple patent (number 20100253638) — which first appeared in 2009 — underscores the fact that the company is working on touchscreen Macs. The patent, “Integrated Touch Sensitive Display Gate Driver,” describes a circuit that would switch between display and touch modes, enabling and disabling an integrated touch sensitive display when necessary.
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