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TranslateIt! for Mac OS X adds Safari 5 support

Posted by | Jun 21, 2010 | , |

TranslateIt! (http://www.mac.gettranslateit.com/) for Mac — a multilingual dictionary that allows looking up words on the fly — has been updated to version 12.5. The upgrade works with Safari 5, Firefox 3.6 and Thunderbird 3 and is compatible with the Mac OS X built-in Parental controls.

A plug-in for working with Google Chrome is available. TranslateIt! 12.5 adds WAV file support for the Speak feature (in addition to the MP3 support.) Also updated is teh Contextual menu plug-in for 32-bit applications, German localization, LetsMove smart installer and TranslateIt! widget.

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Entertainment apps top downloads, but money’s in productivity apps

Posted by | Jun 16, 2010 | , |

News and entertainment smartphone apps are downloaded the most, but productivity smartphone applications generate the most revenues, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Productivity applications such as mapping, business and enterprise applications and phone tools and utilities generate 59% of all smartphone application revenue, according to the research group.

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Flock rolls out social web browser based on Chromium platform

Flock rolls out social web browser based on Chromium platform

Posted by | Jun 16, 2010 | , |

Flock has announced a complete redesign of their pioneering product, making it the first and only social web browser built on the Chromium open source platform. Flock is intended for active social media users, and anyone who seeks to better manage the large volume of information and relationships they interact with online each day, according to Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock.

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Greg’s bite: the Cloud is coming

Greg’s bite: the Cloud is coming

Posted by | Jun 15, 2010 | , |

By Greg Mills

The notion of “cloud” computing or actually cloud storage has been around for a while now.  The Internet allows files to seamlessly be stored on a remote server “in the cloud.” The cloud  is not to be confused with Heaven, as there is a devil in the details of cloud computing.  

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FTC to look into Apple’s take on mobile advertising

FTC to look into Apple’s take on mobile advertising

Posted by | Jun 14, 2010 | , |

Federal Trade Commission officials are preparing to review allegations that Apple “is trying to trammel rivalry in mobile advertising,” people familiar tell “Bloomberg” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=aqUPm1Bx7jJI&pid=20601087). Regulators were already weighing a probe of Apple’s treatment of Adobe Systems over Flash and the U.S. Justice Department has made preliminary inquiries into Apple’s behavior in the music market.

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