Amazon is going to leapfrog the competition and become the number two product in the tablet market, "as long as the Kindle Fire can provide a quality user experience," according to ChangeWave Research (http://www.changewaveresearch.com/), a division of The 451 Group, an analyst company The 451 Group. The company has released the results of their latest survey of the consumer tablet marketplace. Apple continues to show enormous strength in the tablet market, where it’s enjoying the best quarter in its history, according to the survey. But while two-out-of-every-three future buyers plan on purchasing an iPad (65%), for the first time since the launch of the original model, there is a double-digit contender for the number two spot. Better than one-in-five planned purchasers (22%) say they’ll buy a Kindle Fire. The Amazon Kindle Fire represents a shot across the bow at Apple, who until now has almost completely dominated the tablet space, according to Dr. Paul Carton, vice president of...

Seim Effects Photo Tools (http://prophotoshow.net/seim_effects/silver/) has released Silver Shadows 2 black-and-white toolkit for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom at an introductory discounted price of US$45 (normally it will be $54) through Nov. 30. Featuring over 100 black-and-white presets that address the subtleties of digital silver conversion, it allows photographers to mix and match, customize and tweak to create artisan quality black-and-white images without leaving Lightroom. Silver Shadows 2 has been re-mastered and expanded, leveraging the latest features of Lightroom. Photographers will appreciate its versatility, from tools that can be mixed, matched and tweaked, to powerful Seim Effects workflow structure that permits both large batches and single images to be processed quickly and accurately without leaving Lightroom, says Gavin Seim, photographer and owner of Seim Effects. Silver Shadows 2 works side by side with other Seim Effects tools. It's compatible with Lightroom 1, 2...

MacPractice (http://www.macpractice.com) -- an Apple developer of practice management and clinical software for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and eye care professionals for Macs, iPhones, and iPads -- says all MacPractice users are successfully submitting medical eclaims through Capario to carriers that require the ANSI 5010 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). On Nov. 17, CMS extended the deadline by which all carriers and providers must use 5010 from Jan. 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012. MacPractice worked on behalf of doctors with its medical clearinghouse partner Capario since the end of last year to avoid potential interruption or delay of insurance payments and other EDI transactions such as eligibility verification and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), says President Mark Hollis. Contrary to what heath care providers were told, MacPractice users who submit eclaims through Capario did nothing to prepare for 5010, and they weren't required to test, he says. MacPractice 4.1...

The Joy Factory (http://www.thejoyfactory.com) has added StormCruiser, an US$49.95 bicycling mounting system for the iPhone 4 and 4S. It's designed for mountain bike riders, active adults, moms on-the-go and others who rely on their smartphone throughout the day. The StormCruiser's weather-resistant case protects the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S from water, dust and grease damage. With the option to mount the StormCruiser horizontally or vertically on the frame of a bicycle or stroller, a user’s iPhone is also transferable from one to the other. It can also be mounted on a variety of object frames, such as sports umbrellas, ranging from .63 inches to 1.3 inches in diameter. The StormCruiser allows users to leverage applications hands-free such as interactive heart and fitness monitors, GPS maps, MP3 players or a speaker phone.

Jurassic Park: The Game is now available at the Macgamestore (http://www.Macgamestore.com). It requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher and costs US$29.99. Here's how the game is described: "Survive confrontations with T-Rex, Velociraptors and other dinosaurs. Jurassic Park: The Game begins where the Barbasol can left off: The dinosaur embryos that Dennis Nedry attempted to smuggle from the park in the faux Barbasol can remain missing. A mysterious rival corporation brings in Nima, a professional smuggler with intimate knowledge of the park's island setting, to retrieve the embryos."

The Tiffen Company saysTiffen Dfx 3 digital filter suite is now compatible with Avid 64-bit systems, Media Composer, and Symphony 6.0, as well as NewsCutter 10.0. In addition to 64-bit, the updated Dfx v3 plug-in sports enhanced filter control and adds support for 16 Sony camera models. The software boasts enhanced multi-processor acceleration for faster interaction and rendering of images. Version 3.0.5 offers 10  new filters for optical effects, updated host support, interface improvements, and more. The Tiffen Dfx 3 Video/Film plug-in is available today for US$599.95. One Tiffen Dfx Video/Film plug-in license will allow it to run in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro 6/7, and Avid Editing Systems if installed on the same machine. The Tiffen Dfx v3 Photo plug-in is available today at an introductory price of $199.95. One Tiffen Dfx Photo plug-in license will allow it to run in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and Apple...

According to a form filed with the SEC, Disney CEO Robert Iger received as part of his new position on Apple's board of directors 142 restricted shares that vest next February, reports "CNNMoney." At Apple's closing price of $388.83 Tuesday, the day the shares were issued, the grant was worth $55,213.86 That's comparable to the grants offered other Apple directors. When Andrea Jung joined the board in January 2008, she received 3,000 restricted shares, but those shares had a strike price ($180.05) and took three years to become totally vested. Read more at http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/18/disneys-chairman-gets-his-apple-s... . Earlier this week it was announced that Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, will join Apple’s board and will serve on the audit committee. He's also a member of the board of directors for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Iger became a board member of the US-China Business Council...

Apple, which has sued Amazon over its use of the term "App Store," has expanded the scope of its lawsuit to include claims of false advertising related to the launch this week of the Internet retailer's tablet, reports "CNET." The amended complaint alleges that since the Android tablet was unveiled in September, Amazon has begun altering its "Amazon Appstore for Android" moniker to de-emphasize the "for Android" suffix in ads for the device. "Amazon's use is also likely to lessen the goodwill associated with Apple's App Store service and Apple products designed to utilize Apple's App Store service by associating Apple's App Store service with the inferior qualities of Amazon's service," Apple claimed in the filing. Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57327336-93/apple-adds-false-advertisin... .

VMWare (http://www.vmware.com) has updated VMware Fusion, software that lets you run Windows on a Mac without rebooting, to version 4.1. Graphics with Internet Explorer 9 are up to 6x faster after the Microsoft fix combined with the latest software. According to the folks at VMWare, the other features of VMWare 4.1 are: ° Full screen compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"). Like other full screen Lion applications, a VMware Fusion virtual machine will move to a new space when using a single display. If you're using multiple displays, making a virtual machine full screen will take the whole display but not create a new space. This allows working in Mac applications on one display while the virtual machine can make full use of the other. ° The full menu bar is now accessible from full screen mode in both Snow Leopard and Lion. VMWare added a short delay in showing the menu, which allows users to access the top of the virtual machine screen. This is particularly useful when running...

WinOnX is a new utility from NES Software that lets users run Microsoft Windows applications on Macs. It works with Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, costs US$4.99 and is available in the Mac App Store. A video demonstration of WinOnX is available at http://www.winonx.com/video . Once WinOnX is installed, Mac users can run Windows applications with a double-click of an application’s icon, says NES CEO Hisham El-Emam Technically speaking, WinOnX is a Windows emulator and compatibility layer based on the open source Wine project. It manages the communications between Mac OS X and 16- and 32-bit Windows applications written for Windows 2.x and higher.

Archivme, a budgeting and invoicing app is now available for Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion") on the Mac App Store. It costs US$18.99 and is available in the Finance category. Archivme lets you manage bills and personal documents. Features include quick imports and a third-party scanner feature with OCR. With Archivmen's AIRZone feature, your PDF invoices are detected and sorted by categories. Once a receipt or an invoice is added, charts and analytics are automatically updated.

Just Mobile (http://www.xtand.net/) has launched the Just Mobile Gum Max, an US$109.95 back-up battery for the iPad and iPad 2. With 10,400mAh capacity, the aluminium clad Gum Max can fully recharge an iPad and still have juice to spare, according to the folks at Just Mobile. Its USB output allows you to charge multiple smartphones, too. Eight LED power indicators help you keep track of Gum Max’s remaining power. You can recharge from a standard USB port.

Eltima Software has released SyncMate 3.5 (http://mac.eltima.com/), a new version of their US$39.95 sync tool for Mac OS X. The main option introduced in the new version is compatibility with iOS 5 and Android 4.x devices. SyncMate 3.5 will sync iCal, Address book, iTunes, iPhoto, folders, bookmarks, notes, and other data between iOS devices and a Mac. Version 3.5 also features non-sync options. For example, you can mount Android devices as Mac disks, manage SMS messages on Mac, export SMS messages to different formats, etc. SyncMate also allows syncing data on Mac with online Google and Dropbox accounts, and offers its own online storage for data backup. All sync with all supported devices is combined into one instance of SyncMate, without the necessity of installing many apps for each synced device.

Algoriddim has released djay 4.0, an update to its DJ app for the Mac. The new version introduces a Harmonic Match feature that enables "music enthusiasts to create the perfect mix." djay for Mac is a music app with a visual interface that enables music lovers to compose beats, DJ a party, create playlists and more. Version 4.0 is optimized for Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"). With the introduction of the new visual key match wheel, djay automatically registers a song's key and matches it to songs of the same key within an iTunes music library. This integration of harmonic mixing capabilities enables easy mashups that are pitch-perfect, says Karim Morsy, CEO of algoriddim. djay 4.0 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher and costs US$19.99. It's available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Music category.

RE:Vision Effects (http://www.revisionfx.com) has released its Twixtor 5 plug-in for Avid Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter, including 64-bit support for Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and NewsCutter 10. Twixtor can create slow motion shots without the cost of renting a high speed camera. The plug-in synthesizes new frames by warping and interpolating frames of the original sequence by employing RE:Vision's proprietary tracking technology that calculates motion for each individual pixel, says Pete Litwinowicz, president of RE:Vision Effects, Inc. Twixtor 5 costs US$329.95 for new users. You can upgrade to Twixtor 5 from a previous Twixtor for Avid systems version for $82.49.  Volume discounts and a demo are available for download.

Recosoft Corp. (http://www.recosoft.com) has released PDF2Office Standard 5.2 and PDF2Office SE for iWork 1.1. They've been updated to support application sandboxing. The new versions also offer improved PDF to Office format conversions and PDF to iWork formats conversions. The PDF2Office family of products converts PDF documents to common Office formats, recreating the intended construction and layout of the document. PDF2Office Standard and PDF2Office SE for iWork are available only through the Mac App Store for US$62.99 and $59.99, respectively.

Apple has been reportedly controlling iPad 2 panel inventories, which might affect iPad 2 panel shipments for suppliers including Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Chimei Innolux (CMI) in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a "DigiTimes" report (http://www.digitimes.com), quoting unnamed "industry sources." Sales of iPads at the end market totaled 11.12 million units in the third quarter of 2011, according to data released by Apple. However, inventories of parts and components prepared by the makers in the supply chain for the production of iPad 2 in the quarter are sufficient for the production of 15-16 million iPads, leaving a stockpile of 4-5 million units of iPad 2 in the supply chain, notes "DigiTimes." Even as Apple adjusts panel inventory for the iPad 2, Samsung and Sharp began shipping panels for the iPad 3 in October, the article adds. Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek will begin to ship touch panels for the new iPads to the supply chain this month...

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X 10.0.2, an update of its video editing app The update fixes issues with file playback related to third-party recording devices, a glitch in which fonts in a title reverted back to the default font after restarting the app and more. Of course, version 10.0.2 includes the improvements of version 10.0.1. Final Cut Pro X 10.0.2 can be obtained via the Software Updates component of Mac OS X's Systems Preferences app.

Harman International Industries has released the JBL Jembe desktop speakers, a compact and lightweight system. The speakers were built with patented JBL Slipstream port technology, which improves performance by delivering full bass with minimum distortion, says Sachin Lawande, executive vice president, chief technology officer and co-president, Lifestyle and Infotainment.   The JBL Jembe speakers were designed for flexibility and portability, as they can be used with a computer or laptop but also as a dynamic two-piece speaker system for digital music players, smartphones and gaming consoles, he adds. Computers and devices such as an iPad, iPod or iPhone connect to the Jembe speakers through a 3.5-millimeter auxiliary output, while a separate headphone jack allows for private listening.   The Jembe speakers feature the JBL Weave design and come in black. They measure 4-3/16 x 4-3/16 x 5-5/16 inches and have a volume control knob on top of one speaker for adjustments. Power controls...

ClamCase (http://www.ClamCase.com) has launched the US$149 white ClamCase for the iPad 2.  It features a white, high-grade plastic shell, a hinge, and a scissor-action, chiclet style keyboard. Its matte white shell serves as the front-line against fingerprints and scratches, as well as dents and dings. The ClamCase boasts a full QWERTY keyboard with 14 special keys.

Belkin has announced LiveAction Camera accessories for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as a free LiveAction app. The app features an on-screen interface to upload photos and videos directly onto Facebook or into an email without having to open another program. It also allows you to capture still photos while simultaneously recording video of the same content. Separate photo and video buttons let you switch modes right on screen. In addition to working in conjunction with Belkin’s LiveAction Camera products, the LiveAction app can also be used alone as the primary camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The US$49.9 LiveAction Camera Grip (pictured) is designed to transform an iPhone or iPod touch into a traditional digital camera. It sports a contoured, soft-touch design and external shutter button. The Camera Grip attaches to the charge connector of the device and fits over most cases. The integrated tripod mount attaches to any standard tripod for more stabilized control....

SwitchEasy (http://www.switcheasy.com) has launched its Avant-garde series of cases (the Blossom, Chateau, Clockwork and PLANK) for iPhone 4/ iPhone 4 users. The cases sport a sculptural design for enhanced tactile and grip sensation for added protection and an UltraFrame made from polycarbonate. The boast complete protection with headphone jack and connector protectors included. The Avant-garde cases come in a variety of colors and styles. The suggested retail price of each case is US$34.99.

Blackmagic Design (http://www.blackmagic-design.com) has announced HyperDeck Software Update 2.0, a new software update for HyperDeck Studio that adds broadcast quality compressed 10 bit recording and playback to the Avid DNxHD format. DNxHD is a broadcast industry standard for media files. Adding native support for this compressed video format into HyperDeck Studio will allow dramatically longer recording times, lower media storage costs, and full file format compatibility with Avid Media Composer systems, according to the folks at Blackmagic. All media is recorded in MXF format, so it’s immediately available in Media Composer. HyperDeck Software Update 2.0 will be available at the end of November free of charge for all HyperDeck Studio customers. HyperDeck Studio still includes support for uncompressed 10-bit video. HyperDeck Studio is available for US$995.

Jumsoft (http://www.jumsoft.com) has released Clipart Prime 1.0, their new clipart library for Mac OS X 10.6 and higher. It packs 100 clipart images for creating icons or illustrating Web pages, slide presentations, invitations, newsletters, and various other types of content. Themes vary from business and science symbols to food, with 10 subject categories included in the debut version. All Clipart Prime images have transparent backgrounds to allow users to place them on existing images with different colors and patterns. The PNG format lets you change brightness, contrast, and other image properties. In addition, images are available in two resolutions -- 75 dpi for the Web and 300 dpi for printing. Clipart Prime is compatible with Apple's Pages and Keynote applications, as well as with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and various graphic editors. Clipart Prime 1.0 costs US$18.99. It's available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Graphics & Design category.