Year: 2010

Blue Crab for Mac OS X skitters to version 4.9.27

Blue Crab (http://www.limit-point.com/BlueCrab/BlueCrab.html) has been updated to version 4.9.27. It’s a maintenance update.

Blue Crab is an US$25 Mac OS X program for copying the contents of a web site to your computer, in whole or in part, conducting offline browsing and searching without an Internet connection, creating a snapshot of a web site for historical archiving, collecting specific types of resources such as images or email addresses, searching current content on your own computer and checking a site for broken links, or generate an HTML site map.

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Epson Stylus is under-$100, wireless all-in-one

Epson America has introduced what it says is the first US$99 all-in-one with built-in wireless-n1 (IEEE 802.11n). The Epson Stylus NX420 printer/scanner/copier is designed for y families and students who want to conveniently share one printer with multiple users for various everyday printing tasks, such as schoolwork, recipes, or vacation photos.
 

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FCC eyes additional rules on broadband providers

Federal regulators plan to impose some additional rules on broadband providers to ensure the government “has authority to move ahead with a sweeping plan to bring high-speed connections to all Americans,” reports “USA Today” (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-05-05-fcc-broadband-rules_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip).

Regulators also want to ensure they have jurisdiction to impose so-called “network neutrality” rules requiring phone and cable companies to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their broadband networks, the article adds.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for May 5

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Kurani Interactive has announced Opinionaided, a free iPhone app that allows users to get opinions in real-time from friends, family, and the public.

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OCZ introduces USB 3.0 Solid State Drive

OCZ Technology (http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2010/376) has announced the Enyo Portable SSD, utilizing the next generation USB 3.0 interface. The Enyo features all the performance and durability advantages of an internal Solid State Drive but delivers portability with an external storage solution for on-the-go users who need to share files between various computer systems, according to OCZ CEO Ryan Petersen,.

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