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Announcement

Photokina: Aperture 1.5 Announced

Apple used a media event on the eve of Photokina in Cologne, Germany to announce Aperture 1.5, an update to the company’s US$299 all-in-one post production tool for photographers. New features include: – a new open library – iLife and iWork integration – XMP metadata support – new adjustment tools – an export API Aperture […]

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conference

Apple Special Event 25 September at Photokina

Just a quick reminder that Apple is planning a press event today in advance of tomorrow’s opening of Photokina in Cologne, Germany. The smart money is on an update to Aperture but there’s an outisde chance that we could see Core 2 Duo upgrades for the MacBook Pro and possibly MacBook. Stay tuned. Apple will […]

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Software

VersionTracker Pro 4.2 Adds Features, Goes Universal

Are you a serial upgrader? Constantly looking for new versions of your favorite software applications? Take the leg work out of staying current with all your software with VersionTracker Pro 4.2, a software application that automagically checks your installed software and tells you when versions are out of date. VersionTracker Pro 4.2 is now a […]

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Legal

Apple Goes After “Podcast”

Now that Apple’s lawyers have scared the pants off of small entrepreneurs selling products like the Profit Pod and TightPod — items that have nothing to with portable audio in any way, mind you — it seems that the next targets are companies that have the audacity to use the word “podcast” in their names. […]

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iTunes

Why iTunes Works

The iTunes Monoploy/Failure Myth debunked the idea that Apple has a stranglehold on the digital media market by demonstrating how Apple contends in a competitive market for both music players and digital downloads. The other half of the myth–that the iTunes Store is being “shunned” by users–is taken apart by showing that not only is […]