June 1, 2011, Macintosh product updates

Section: Mac Software, Miscellaneous / Other

Macintosh product updates and announcements for June 1, 2011:

Software

• MacTech Magazine has announced that industry legend Guy Kawasaki will give the keynote speech at MacTech Conference 2011, which will be held November 2-4, 2011 at the Sheraton Universal in Los Angeles, California. MacTech Conference is specifically designed for IT Pros, Enterprise, and Apple developers. The event is specifically designed to not only have the highest quality content from experts across the industry, but enhance the “people experience” as an immersive event filled with constant opportunity to network with peers and meet new people.
• StackSocial has announced a Mac software bundle that includes a stack of 11 hand-picked productivity and utility apps and 1 extra freebie that, if bought separately, would cost $333. This is about 86% off retail.  But their bundle has some secret sauce that users haven’t seen on the bundle circuit for sometime. Namely, they’ve partnered exclusively with Ambrosia Software to offer 4 of their top applications including: Snapz Pro X, Wiretap Studio, iToner 2, and a freebie app, Mondo Solitaire.
• This week’s Weekly Specials at TheMacBundles are Media Rage and Web Devil. Both programs are available for a limited time at over 55% off. Users who order a Weekly Special and create their own bundle in one of TheMacBundles’ innovative Build Your Own Bundle stores will receive an immediate discount off of the already exceptionally low price of the bundle. Users who buy software on TheMacBundles’ site are protected by TheMacBundles’ no-fine-print policy.
• In honor of their ten-year anniversary as Apple software developers, app4mac and app4touch will become adnX on June 1, 2011. The celebration will be marked by gifts and promotions through June and the launch of a new adnX website, in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish language versions. Some of the gifts and promotions include: their secure Mac web browser designed for kids, GiddyUp, available free; and their project management app for iPad, Projector, available at two-thirds off.
• MacBundler’s bundle 6 promotion has launched with 10 amazing apps packed into a bundle at 90% off. The bundle also offers one free application for the first 500 buyers. The list of applications include Vitamin R, Big Mean Folder Machine, DVD art professional volume four, Boris continuum uprez, Inpaint, Easy frame, Folder brander, Client Folder Maker, The secrets of Da vinci, MacJournal and Espionage. The bundle promotion would run for two weeks.
• Dejal Systems, LLC has announced Simon version 3.1, an update to their essential server monitoring tool for Mac OS X. Dejal Simon checks websites and many other kinds of services for changes or failures, with lots of notification and reporting options. Receive notification of changes, failures, and/or recoveries via various Actions and more. Version 3.1 includes improvements and fixes around scheduling tests and more. Simon is also discounted via MacUpdate Promo for the next couple of days.
• Mac users can now submit their online auctions much easier with iSale. equinux has announced a free update for its online auction manager iSale adding integration for eBay’s new product catalog. This feature allows users to automatically get every available detail about the products they want. iSale 5.8 also improves the performance and overall eBay integration. Registered iSale 5 customers get the updated version free-of-charge.
• IdeaSwarm has released AppViz 2.0, a new version of their popular desktop analytics tool for Mac & iOS developers. AppViz helps developers download and visualize their application sales. It features a dashboard that displays an overview of product sales and trends, as well as a graph view for more in-depth analysis. Version 2.0 builds on the feature set of 1.0 and adds many new features including iAds, automated downloading, improved rankings, & support for the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
• CS Odessa has announced that ConceptDraw PROJECT v6 has gained the capability to import Mindjet MindManager files. Now MindManager users will have access to the extensive project management capabilities of ConceptDraw PROJECT. ConceptDraw PROJECT can import MindManager files that have built with either the Mac or PC based product. MindManager users can now gain access to not only ConceptDraw PROJECT, but also the full capabilities of ConceptDraw Office.
• Maintain has released Cocktail 4.9.3 (Snow Leopard Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a digital toolset with a variety of practical features that lets you clean, repair and optimize your system with one click of the button.
• Pixel Research Labs has released Ringer 1.3, an update to their iPhone ringtone creation tool for Mac OS X. Ringer allows users to choose any non-protected file from their iTunes library or any media file on their system that can be opened by QuickTime and turn it into a unique ringtone. Version 1.3 adds many great new features including 30 pre-made ringtones, improved ringtone quality, ringtone navigator, metadata copying including cover art, and much more.
• Vin Diesel broke the news on his Facebook page last week that Riddick is likely heading back to the big screen. To celebrate Riddick’s enduring popularity, Virtual Programming is giving away three copies of their game Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Available now at the Mac App Store, Assault on Dark Athena features our favorite anti-hero at his stealthiest, eyeshiniest best. To enter, simply follow Virtual Programming on Twitter the Tweet the message: “I want to play #Riddick on my Mac while waiting for the new Riddick movie to hit theaters! http://bit.ly/mlWL3a @virtualprog”

Hardware

• V-MODA and HBO have announced their partnership to establish a collection of headphones that embodies the spirit of the award-winning series, True Blood. Scheduled to launch this summer, the ?V-MODA for True Blood? collection offers six models ranging from ear buds to headphones, including a brand new style specifically crafted for this line.  The ?Hearwear? is tailored to the tastes and sensibilities of the millions who identify with True Blood’s alluring, sexy style.
• LaCie announced the unveiling of a significant Thunderbolt technology demonstration at the Intel booth (#M0410) during Computex 2011, from June 1-4, in Taipei, Taiwan. The demonstration will showcase multiple LaCie Little Big Disks Thunderbolt Series in a daisy chain, delivering speeds up to 835MB/s—the fastest performance achieved by any mobile storage solution. A perfect configuration for video professionals and demanding users, the LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series is the first peripheral to showcase daisy chain capability between a high-end display and multiple storage devices, with no compromise in performance.
• Other World Computing (OWC) announced today its MaxRAM Certified Triple-Channel Memory Upgrade Kits are the industry?s first 16GB module based upgrades to provide up to 96GB for all Apple Mac Pro 2009 (Nehalem) and 2010 (Nehalem and Westmere) models. These new 16GB per module kits are Fully Tested, Qualified, and MaxRAM Certified for the most demanding applications and backed by OWC?s Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty.

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