Apple has posted its latest iPhone ad, "Family Man," on its web site (http://www.apple.com/iphone/gallery/ads/#familyman-large). You'll need QuickTime to view it.

"Family Man' shows a dad using the smartphone to share family videos, find recipes, entertain ing the kids and remote controlling the family minivan. You can also find other iPhone ads at the site.

Digiarty Software has released WinX DVD Ripper for Mac (http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper-for-mac/), DVD ripping software for Mac OS X users to rip both encrypted and non-commercial DVDs to Mac MP4, MOV, iTunes, iLife and portable devices like the iPod, iPad, iPhone, PSP, Apple TV, etc. It also lets users to extract audio from the DVD video files and save as MP3 format.

This Mac DVD Ripper works for any DVD sources by removing the copy protections, even the new generation DVD copy protections which are widely used in the newly released DVD movies published by Disney, Paramount, Warner, etc., according to the folks at Digiarty. Besides the ability of ripping DVD to iTunes, MOV, MP4, it also purportedly allows users to make 1:1 DVD copy to hard drive with 100% original video, AC-3/DTS surrounding audio within five minutes.

What's more, edit functions are also...

lynda.com, an online training provider of computer skills education for consumers, businesses and schools, has released the FileMaker Pro 11 New Features course to support the launch of FileMaker Pro 11.

With the release of the updated database software, lynda.com has released a 2.5 hour course exploring the new tools and features with database professional and Authorized FileMaker Professional Trainer Cris Ippolite. He reviews many new features of the software, including the Favorite File Manager that allows for quick access to regularly used files, a Quick Find application for better search capabilities, a Manage Layout window allowing for value filtering to access layouts, and the Inspector tool for efficiently designing a database.

To view the free segments of File Maker Pro 11 New Features Course, and for more detailed product information, please visit...

Targus (http://www.targus.com) has announced new compact chargers for laptops, netbooks and other mobile devices such as smartphones, cell phones, iPads, iPods, MP3 players, and portable game players. They can charge multiple devices simultaneously at home, in the office, on the road, in an airplane, boat or car.

The new line of laptop chargers are designed to be versatile as well as eco-friendly. With the Tips from Targus program, the chargers can be upgraded to work with other mobile devices in the household, or new laptops purchased in the future at no charge (shipping and handling fees apply).  In addition, the product has been designed with next generation technology to dramatically reduce the size and provide a flexible, modular platform for different types of usage modes and charging needs.

The elimination of the AC cord, for example, not only reduces bulk when traveling, but also allows the...

SmileOnMyMac has released PageSender 4.6 (http://www.smileonmymac.com/PageSender/), an update of its fax software for Mac OS X. The upgrade adds eight fax-via-email services, including Concord Fax and Rogers Business Internet Fax.

PageSender 4.6 also fixes a possible hang when viewing incomplete received faxes, and features other minor fixes and improvements.

PageSender 4.5 costs US$39.95 (though version 4.6 is a free update for registered users of version 4.x. Registered users of previous versions can upgrade for $20. A fully-functioning demo version is available for download.

Apple may no longer be investing in Flash for the iPhone OS, but says it's Adobe that's failing to offer an open standard. Apple indicated its preference for a variety of up-and-coming standards that collectively compete with what Flash can do, reports "CNET" (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20003006-264.html).

"Someone has it backwards -- it is HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and H.264 (all supported by the iPhone and iPad) that are open and standard, while Adobe's Flash is closed and proprietary," said spokeswoman Trudy Muller in a statement.

HTML5 is a revision to Hypertext Markup Language used to describe Web pages; CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) are used to format web pages. H.264 is a video compression technology used in streaming video among other areas. However, as "CNET" notes, Adobe isn't truly removed from these technologies. Its Flash...

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Western Digital has introduced WD Photos photo viewer, a free iPhone/iPod touch app for use with its My Book World Edition and WD ShareSpace network drives, that lets users access up to 250,000 of their photos from anywhere in the world. The WD Photos photo viewer app allows users to log into their drive from anywhere so they can view their entire photo library.

Googly has released Alphabets in the Zoo 1.0, an US$0.99 app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It features an animated alphabet song and story to help children learn their letters as they look, listen, and sing-a-long.

A new $4.99 Phone/iPod touch app lets you learn to speak in a British accent on your iPhone and iPod touch. Professional voice-over artist Alison Pitman teaches...

The Apple-Google competition just gets more interesting. Google has purchased startup firm Agnilux, a San Jose company founded by a number of defectors from P.A. Semi, the chip company Apple bought in 2008, according to a "peHUB" report (http://www.pehub.com/69556/google-buys-stealth-hardware-startup-agnilux/).

On April 22, 2008, it was made public that Apple had agreed to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi for US$278 million. The company was known for its design of sophisticated, low-power chips.

Many of P.A. Semi’s chip developers stuck with Apple, but others -- including some system-level folks -- launched a stealth startup called Agnilux, funding it with proceeds from the Apple acquisition, says "peHUB." The article adds that Agnilux previously held strategic investment...

Extensis (http://www.extensis.com), a division of Celartem, has begun testing a new web font service that enables commercial web designers to incorporate custom fonts into web sites.
 
For years, web designers have been very limited in how they can use typography on the web, says Celartem CEO Osamu Ikeda. Previously, font use on the Web was limited to the few standard fonts installed on a reader’s machine, he adds. For typographic flexibility, designers most often have resorted to static text images in their designs. But the tradeoff was steep: this text was not easily updated, and could not be indexed or searched.
 
Due to recent technology improvements, web browsers now support the use of custom fonts on websites (via @font-face tags). The challenge is that different browsers support different web font formats, and font vendor licenses generally don't allow users to simply put fonts...

AppRiver (http://www.appriver.com), a provider of e-mail messaging and Web security solutions, has reported results of a performance evaluation using the mobile performance monitoring testing solutions from Compuware Gomez. 

The Gomez data showed a link between the AppRiver-Akamai relationship and AppRiver's ability to provide businesses with fast, reliable hosted Microsoft Exchange.  In particular, the results demonstrated that AppRiver's Akamai-enabled Hosted Exchange service can improve mobile e-mail performance by up to 50%.

Interfering factors like Internet congestion and cell network issues can negatively affect e-mail performance, impacting the demands of today's increasingly mobile workforce. AppRiver is the first Microsoft Exchange hosting provider to embed the Akamai global distribution platform into its secure service. As a result, AppRiver customers receive faster connectivity and more...

AutoDesSys had announced the adoption of a new open standard developed through a collaboration with the developer of Wild Tools for PowerCADD. OpenClip technology is being added to bonzai3d (http://www.bonzai3d.com) and form•Z (http://www.formz.com).

It offers a different way to export 2D files into 3D programs other than the conventional means. You can copy and paste, yes, copy and paste, precision vector objects from one program to another. The OpenClip plug-in is free. You can use it if you are on the Mac platform and use PowerCADD 8.0 and either bonzai3d 2.0 or form•Z 6.7.

The Mac versions of bonzai3d 2.0 and form•Z 6.7 from AutoDesSys are the first programs to support OpenClip. It handles Paste from OpenClip in the current plane. Copy will be made available in an upcoming version.

Beehive Software (http://www.SendFile.NET) has announced the availability of the Sendfile Secure Https file transfer system as source code. For the first time, users can develop, maintain and deliver completely custom file transfer applications using the secure file transfer source code.

The Beehive Sendfile Secure client software is available, in source, as a desktop application for Mac and Windows platforms or as a browser Java client for any platform. The secure https server runs on a variety of Linux distributions and can be ported to other Unix distributions.

On-The-Fly streaming compression makes Beehive Sendfile https secure file transfers up to 30 times faster than FTP, according to the folks at Beehive Software. It's used in secure file transfers for printing, prepress, marketing, finance and manufacturing.