Brand: MacNews

If countless reports are to be believed, the Power Mac G4 Cube is coming closer to its death each passing day. c|net is the latest media outlet to note that Cube’s are in short supply, and that Apple has told dealers to order all Cubes that they expect to sell in the coming months. Other reports have stated that Apple will no longer be producing any more parts for Cubes, signaling the end of the product’s life.

Lexmark has released version 2.6 of the drivers for most of its printers, as well as MarkVision 2.6, its utility for configuring the network features of its printers. Details on what the new version adds are unavailable.

Addonics today introduced a new USB 2.0 interface cable that attaches to all of its external CD, DVD, combo drive, and hard drive kits. The cable will be included with all such drives from now on, while current Addonics customers can purchase it separately for US$59. The products include its 16x Mobile CD-RW, 12x Mobile DVD/CD-RW, and Pocket ExDrive. The company also announced a $59 USB 2.0 PCI card and a $99 PCMCIA card.

Extensis today began shipping Suitcase 10, an upgrade its font management utility. The new version boasts several new features, including: auto activation, which allows users to define application-specific font sets; activate on demand, for enabling defined fonts only when needed; a new control strip module for managing font sets; contextual menus; and a free copy of FontBook, from LemkeSoft, which previews and prints font families.

Macworld UK reports that Epson has released the Stylus C40UX, a four-color inkjet printer that prints at resolutions up to 1440×720 dpi. Print speeds are up to 8 pages per minute for black, and 3.9 pages per minute for color. Additional details, including pricing and availability, are not yet available.