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Microsoft Pulls Yahoo Acquisition Offer
So much for that $50 billion... Microsoft has rescinded its offer for Yahoo after upping the offer price to $33 per share, $4 below the $37 per share that Yahoo's board of directors wanted.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 12-May-08
Notable software releases this week include DocHaven 2.0.5, Caboodle 1.1.4, Opal 1.2, CopyPaste Pro 1.0, Fusion 2.0 Beta 1, and Freeway 5.1.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 05-May-08
Notable software updates so far this week include TextExpander 2.1.1, DiscLabel 5.2.1, Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7, Tinderbox 4.2.4, MacPilot 3.0.1, Infovox iVox 1.2, Synchronize Pro X 6.0, 1Password 2.6, an iMac ATI Radeon HD Graphics Firmware Update, and Java 6 for Mac OS X.Read more...
MozyHome for Mac Online Backup Service Reaches Version 1.0
MozyHome, an online backup service for Macs, has finally reached version 1.0 after more than a year of beta testing. The service offers unlimited online storage for only $4.95 per month.Read more...
Latest iMacs Offer Faster CPUs and Nvidia Graphics Option
Apple has refreshed the consumer desktop iMac line with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors and availability of a high-end Nvidia graphics card.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 28-Apr-08
Notable software releases this week include Keyboard Maestro 3.0.1, Firmware Restoration CD 1.7, MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1, ScreenFlow 1.1, Default Folder X 4.0.5, TextExpander 2.1, VMware Fusion 1.1.2, and Boot Camp Update 2.1.Read more...
Apple Reports Record Q2 Financials
Apple posted record laptop sales in its second fiscal quarter of 2008, and nearly every other metric other than gross margin saw significant increases over Q2 2007. Notably, Apple retail stores are now averaging $7.1 million in sales.Read more...
Microsoft Offers Online Storage, Sync through Live Mesh
Live Mesh from Microsoft combines online storage, cloud computing, desktop folder synchronization, and remote access. But the real news about the technology preview is its reliance on well-used standards, and its notion of enabling developers to build whatever they want on Live Mesh's base.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 21-Apr-08
Notable software releases so far this week include Typinator 3.0, Google Earth 4.3, ConceptDraw 7.6, Interarchy 9.0.1, Camino 1.6, Teleport 1.0.1, 1Password 2.5.13, and Mactracker 5.0.2.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 14-Apr-08
Notable software releases so far this week include Airfoil Speakers for Linux 1.0, Apple's Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0, iGlasses 2.1, OmniWeb 5.7, Pro Applications Update 2008-01, Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1, and Camera Raw 4.4.1.Read more...
Apple Enthusiast Offers New Take on News Aggregation
Faced with hours of empty time that could be spent reading Mac news? At the new Apple Enthusiast site, you can find TidBITS headlines along with oodles of others, all automatically categorized.Read more...
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Adobe Adjusts Photoshop Express Terms of Service
Adobe has updated the terms of service for the online photo-editing service Photoshop Express, after users complained that the original wording gave the company overreaching ownership of shared images.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 07-Apr-08
Notable software releases this week include Daylite 3.7.2, MacSpeech Dictate 1.0.1, YummySoup 1.6.7, NetworkLocation 2.3, Default Folder X 4.03, and Things 0.9.1. Apple joins in the fun with QuickTime 7.4.5, iTunes 7.6.2, Front Row 2.0.3, Keynote 4.0.3, and the AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow AirPort base stations.Read more...
U.S. Federal Court Declares Email Bankruptcy Illegal
Overwhelmed by email? Considering just deleting all those unread messages in your inbox? Not so fast - doing so may put you in a legally precarious situation.Read more...
Merriam-Webster Accepts Sponsorship to Redefine Unlimited
Not happy with the meaning of a word? Change it! Merriam-Webster launches a new "wik-tionary" with corporate sponsorship. The first word to receive an... adjustment in definition? "Unlimited."Read more...
Outspring Mail Promises Intelligent Filing
The makers of QuickMail debut the first new Mac email program in years: Outspring Mail. Along with the basics, the program boasts unique features like automatic filing based on content analysis, suggestions for automatic replies to frequently asked questions, and the capability to defer dealing with messages for later.Read more...
Apple Ranked Top Brand Worldwide
Readers of the Brandchannel.com Web site rank Apple as the top brand in numerous categories, including "Which brand inspires you the most?" Hopefully our Cupertino comrades won't let it go to their heads.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 31-Mar-08
Interesting updates so far this week include SOHO Organizer 7.0, SOHO Notes 7.0, MailTags 2.2, Moneydance 2008, Freeway 5, and a variety of highly specific updates from Apple.Read more...
Apple Becomes First Victim in Hacking Contest
Mac OS X was just compromised more quickly than Windows Vista in a hacking contest. Should we worried? Rich Mogull explains why this is concerning, but there's no reason to panic.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 24-Mar-08
Notable updates so far this week include Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil (and Audio Hijack Pro and Nicecast), Apple's Security Update 2008-002, SmileOnMyMac's PDFpen, Dejal Narrator, BeLight's Disc Cover, Toast 9 Titanium from Roxio, 1Password from Agile Web Solutions, Geophoto from Ovolab, and Apple's Time Machine and Airport Updates.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 17-Mar-08
Notable updates this week include Things, SubEthaEdit, PopChar, WireTap Studio, ScreenFlow, Enclose, Parallels Server, and The Missing Sync for Palm OS. Read more...
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