Elgato (http://www.elgato.com) has announced what it says is the world’s smallest hybrid TV tuner stick. The next generation of EyeTV Hybrid introduces an ultra-compact enclosure in a matte aluminium finish.
The TV tuner stick comes with EyeTV 3 software for Mac and a driver for Windows 7 Media Center. The price of the new version of EyeTV Hybrid remains the same at US$149.95.
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The Alchemist Guild has released Warehouse 1.0 (http://www.warehouseosx.com), a task-based backup solution for Mac OS X. The US$9.99 offers a lightweight single window interface for backing up files from your Mac to any removable media device such as external hard drives, USB memory sticks or even other Macs connected on a network.
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In response to a survey conducted by the The Enterprise Desktop Alliance (http://www.enterprisedesktopalliance.com) — an organization to help IT departments integrate Macs into the corporate environment — 260 IT administrators from large organizations with both Macs and PCs responded that Macs are less expensive than PCs to manage.
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FileMaker (http://www.filemaker.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has released FileMaker Pro 11, which sports such new features as charting, “on the fly” reporting, a new Quick Find capability, and tools for easier database creation.
Read MoreRecently I pondered (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/is_closer_integration_between_the_mac_os_x_and_iphone_os_in_the_future) whether closer integration between Mac OS X proper and the iPhone OS was coming. Regarding that convergence, I would like to see Apple either license or get into the business of helping a lot of different companies upgrade their interfaces.
Like what? Home phones, office phone systems, auto information displays and controls, ATM machines, home information and security systems, etc. I could go on, but you get the idea.
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