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MUPromo - BannerZest unlocked, Parallels certain to follow

BannerZest the flash animation software has been unlocked in the latest MacUpdate Promo. Parallels Desktop is certain to follow with just over a thousand sales needed to unlock it. Once unlocked the total value of the unlocked software will be $474 which each buyer has legitimatley got for just $64.99. BannerZest is Flash presentation software for professional and amateur web designers. Turn your pictures into a flash slideshow with ...

WhatSize added for first 3,500 early adopters of MacUpdate bundle!

Early adopters of the MacUpdate Parallels Bundle are being rewarded. The first 3,500 faithful get a free copy of WhatSize. Essentially, WhatSize is a powerful tool that makes it really easy to see what files on your Mac are taking up all of your disk space! Then you can remove/move them if you choose. I know my hard drive fills up very fast, and I'm often puzzled what ...

Ever wondered how iLife looked like circa 1994?

Do you wnt to see what iLife looked like circa 1994? This is an Apple advert from the ninety about Mac, a video camera and a VCR... All very analog! Not a DVD in sight! See the add here.

Apple Update Day and More

Less than a month away from its launch, Apple's Leopard switches version to 10.5.1 with a fresh update that works out some of the annoying bugs and problems, including password management, nat issues and the annoying (to some developers, including me) file uploads via flash. Apple has also launched the newest version of Final Cut Express, namely version 4. Final Cut Express 4 lets you edit footage captured in ...

ASUS reveals that Apple is working to develop tablet PC with multi-touch technology

ASUS has revealed that Apple is working with them to develop a long-rumored tablet PC that will tote Leopard and multi-touch technology. The revelation has come from an Asus exec who let it slip over lunch that Apple is working closely with Asus to design its newest toy. The new Mac is expected to combine the traditonal aspects of OS X along with the multi-touch technology which is in ...

Leopard hits 2,000,000 mark in first weekend

Apple has reported that it sold 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard in its first weekend. Sales included copies sold at Apple's retail stores, Apple Authorized Resellers, the online Apple Store, under maintenance agreements and bundled with new Mac computers. In comparison, it took the Cupertino-based Mac maker approximately six weeks to ship its 2 millionth copy of Mac OS X Tiger back in 2005. You can ...

Today’s the day the Leopard has its picnic

Since this is getting international press coverage we would be negligent not to mention it here... Today is the day of Mac OS X 10.5 (AKA Leopard). If you have been living under a rock for the last 3 months and don't know what Leopard is they you can see more here. Apple also have a guided tour video. Now for the blurb... Leopard is the most impressive Mac OS ...

Facebook and Bejeweled head Apple web apps directory

Yesterday Apple released its web apps directory for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Web apps are web pages designed specifically for the 3.5-inch screen of the iPhone and iPod Touch making them easy to view and use. You can also use them in a normal web browser but they only occupy a fraction of the page. The web apps page is modelled after the software downloads page for other ...

Mac Nano: The contradictions and do we really need one anyway?

There has been lots of speculation over the weekend about an up coming Apple Mac model called the Mac Nano. In brief the Mac Nano is supposed to be a smaller version of the Mac Mini. The original post on macosrumors.com said that the machine would as small in the horizontal as an internal optical drive will allow, and a little over 2/3 the height. However contradicting this ...

Collateral iPhone Damage

Apparently Apple has issued a patch that was initially intended to block the iPhones unlocked to use any network, but not only those. The patch, available only via iTunes, apparently breaks the devices permanently and affects legitimately used ones as well. Read more here.

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