Brand: MacNews

eWeek has published an article that offers an overview of AirPort 2, which Apple announced earlier this week.

SimpleTech today launched its new SimpleDrive Deluxe line of external hard drives, which feature USB 1.1, USB 2.0, and FireWire connectivity. The drives are available in 6GB, 10GB, 20GB, and 30GB capacities, with prices starting at less than US$200 (additional pricing details are not yet available).

Corel today announced that CorelDRAW 10 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10 are now available as stand-alone applications; previously, the titles were available only as part of the Corel Graphics Suite 10.

BEST Software Design today announced the release of PolyPhontics 1.0, which it bills as the first DLS and SoundFont-compatible authoring tool for the Mac OS. PolyPhontics brings the ability to play an create professional sounding MIDID sequences wit little skill and no additional investment. PolyPhontics is Carbonized for Mac OS X and sells for US$59.99.

Unmarked Software has announced the release of textSOAP 3.1, its Internet text cleaning utility. This latest version offers several new features and fixes a few known problems.