Brother has introduced three new 5-in-1 flatbed laser Multi-Function Center (MFC) models — the new MFC-8440, MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN. Each model features a high-speed SuperG3 33.6K bps plain paper fax, an HQ1200 (up to 2400x 600 dpi) laser printer with up to 21ppm print speeds, a flatbed digital copier (up to 21cpm), PC Fax capability, and color scanner with high-quality resolution up to 9600x9600dpi.
Read MoreAudible today announced an instant rebate of US$100 on “AudibleReady” handheld devices for those Amazon.com customers who commit to a 12-month AudibleListener membership plan as part of their device purchase. Audible is the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio.
Read MorePlextor today announced the new internal PX-712A DVD+/-R/RW drive, which features an ATA/ATAPI-5 (EIDE) interface; 12X DVD+R and 8X DVD-R writing; 4X DVD+RW and 4X DVD-RW rewriting; and 16X max DVD-reading. In addition, the new drive has an 8MB buffer and features Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors and allow multi-tasking.
Read MoreAudible.com and Micro Center today announced a co-marketing relationship in which Micro Center will sell AudibleListener audiobook membership plans in conjunction with the Apple iPod portable digital audio player. Audible is the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio.
Read MoreRanchero Software has posted a new beta version of NetNewsWire that adds support for the Atom syndication format. NetNewsWire is a popular Really Simple Syndication (RSS) news reader and Weblog editor. In related news, Google’s Blogger service said recently that it is bypassing the widely used RSS format in favor of Atom.
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