Brand: MacNews

Maintain serves up Cocktail 7.7.1 Mavericks Edition

Maintain serves up Cocktail 7.7.1 Mavericks Edition

Posted by | Feb 6, 2015 | , |

Maintain has served up Cocktail 7.7.1 (http://cocktail.maintain.se) Maverick Edition, a new version of its Mac OS X utility that’s compatible with Yosemite. This version improvements on the “Clear System caches” procedure and fixes compatibility issues with Safari Cookies cookie manager.

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. Its features are arranged into five categories that help you manage various aspects of your computer.

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Connected cars to form a major element of the Internet of Things

Posted by | Feb 6, 2015 | , |

By 2020, there will be a quarter billion connected vehicles on the road, enabling new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities, according to Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com).

During the next five years, the proportion of new vehicles equipped with this capability will increase dramatically, making connected cars a major element of the Internet of Things (IoT), says the research group. Gartner forecasts that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020.

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BECU, Fifth Third, First Niagra, Hungtington MasterCard can be used with Apple Pay

BECU, Fifth Third, First Niagra, Hungtington MasterCard can be used with Apple Pay

Posted by | Feb 5, 2015 | , |

MasterCard cardholders with a consumer credit or debit card from BECU, Fifth Third, First Niagara and Huntington National Bank now have access to payments through Apple Pay.

To help consumers use Apple Pay, MasterCard has developed the MasterCard Nearby app, available in the App Store. It helps you find merchants near your current location that accept contactless payments.

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myNews lets you read newspapers from all over the world on your Mac

myNews lets you read newspapers from all over the world on your Mac

Posted by | Feb 5, 2015 | , |

AppGeneration has released myNews for Mac OS X users. With the app you can browse more than 5,000 online newspapers from 80 countries.

myNews also allows you to read the news on your native language without having to leave the app. Since it auto translates newspaper websites, it enables you to read a Chinese newspaper in Russian, an English tech magazine in Spanish or a Thai economic newspaper in French.

myNews Pro 1.0 requires Mac OS X Yosemite or higher. It’s available for US$3.99 (for a limited time) at the Mac App Store in the News category.

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Kool Tools: 3D Molecules Editor for Mac OS X

Kool Tools: 3D Molecules Editor for Mac OS X

Posted by | Feb 5, 2015 | , |

Virtual Space OOO’s #D Molecules Editor for Mac OS X lets you build and manipulate 3D molecular models of organic and inorganic compounds. The app is great for any high school or college student in chemistry courses.

3D Molecules Editor allows organic and inorganic molecular structures to be built with single, double and triple bonds, as well as cyclic compounds. The molecules can be visualized in 3D using stick, ball and stick and space-filling (CPK) models.

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