Apple has announced iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and a catalog of music from the iTunes Store.

When you tune into iTunes Radio on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC or Apple TV, you’ll have access to stations inspired by the music you already listen to, Featured Stations curated by Apple and genre-focused stations that are personalized just for you. iTunes Radio evolves based on the music you play and download.

The more you use iTunes Radio and iTunes, the more it knows what you like to listen to and the more personalized your experience becomes. iTunes Radio also gives you access to exclusive “first listen” premieres from top selling artists, Siri® integration, plus the ability to tag or buy anything you hear with just one click.

"iTunes Radio is an incredible way to listen to personalized radio stations which have been created just for you," says Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and...

Apple has updated the MacBook Air with all day battery life, fourth generation Intel Core processors with faster graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and flash storage that is up to 45% faster than the previous generation.

11-inch models featuring double the storage and 13-inch models start at a new lower price of $1,099. Apple today also introduced completely redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations featuring 802.11ac Wi-Fi for up to three times faster performance.

"MacBook Air is the industry leader for thin and light notebooks, and now with longer battery life, we’ve set the bar even higher," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "With faster flash, more powerful graphics and up to 12 hours of battery life, the new MacBook Air packs even more performance into the portable and durable design our customers love."

The new MacBook Air features power-efficient fourth generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7...

Apple today showed a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop with a first look at the next generation Mac Pro. Designed around a unified thermal core, the Mac Pro introduces a completely new pro desktop architecture and design that is optimized for performance inside and out.

With next generation Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, Thunderbolt 2, PCIe-based flash storage, and ultra-fast ECC memory, the new 9.9-inch tall Mac Pro packs an amazing amount of power into an incredibly small package.

"With the latest Xeon processors, dual FirePro GPUs, ECC memory, PCIe-based flash and Thunderbolt 2, all built around a revolutionary thermal core, the next generation Mac Pro is the most radical Mac yet," says Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "All this performance and expandability is packed into a dramatic new design that’s one-eighth the volume, and best of all, it will be assembled here in the USA."

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Adobe has announced the availability of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 for Mac OS X and Windows. The product is available as an individual license or as part of Adobe Creative Cloud.

Designed for both photography enthusiasts and professionals alike, Lightroom 5 adds critical photo editing capabilities and creates groundbreaking workflows, according to Winston Hendrickson, vice president of products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. Lightroom 5 was initially released as a free, public beta in April 2013.
 
Lightroom 5 adds new editing tools to help photographers create better images faster. The Advanced Healing Brush enables customers to fix irregularly shaped imperfections such as dust spots, splotches, and other distractions with the precision and flexibility of a fine brush, according to Hendrickson. The Upright tool analyzes each image to automatically straighten objects such as buildings and level horizons. Radial Gradients offer customers the control to make...

KnowledgeMiner Software (http://www.knowledgeminer.eu) says KnowledgeMiner free for Mac OS X has been renamed Insights and upgraded to version 1.6.

Insights 1.6 takes its new name from the app's ability to bring conventional data mining to a new level of sophistication and applicability, according to Frank Lemke, founder and president of KnowledgeMiner Software. Users in nearly any field can now analyze noisy data sets and build models, which can help predict future behavior, he adds.

Insights 1.6 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Business category (http://tinyurl.com/l9svyy5). It requires Mac OS X 10.8.3 or later.

Arphix Games says their new game, Star Wings 2, is now available for iOS and OS X devices. And it's free.

Here's how the game is described: "Star Wings 2 is a new interstellar arcade game where the player explores the universe by controlling a spaceship across several missions. In the game, the dark force intend to conquer the entire universe using a starfleet of bugs and players must be ready to confront the enemy power, as well as deal with gravity-based environments."

Star Wings 2 for iOS in the Games category of the Apple App Store (http://tinyurl.com/klh8jnk) and for OS X in the Games Category of the Mac App Store.

The National Security Agency has obtained direct access to the systems of Apple, Google, Facebook, and other US Internet giants, according to "The Guardian" (http://tinyurl.com/m9hw4dv). The newspaper says it has obtained a NSA secret document that verifies this.

The NSA access is part of a previously undisclosed program called PRISM, which allows officials to collect material including search history, the content of emails, file transfers and live chats, the document says. "The Guardian: says it has verified the authenticity of the document, a 41-slide PowerPoint presentation, "which was apparently used to train intelligence operatives on the capabilities of the program."

The document claims "collection directly from the servers" of major US service providers. Although the presentation claims the program is run with the assistance of the companies, all those who responded to a "Guardian"...

Fidelity Media has updated MegaSeg (www.megaseg.com/), the DJ mixing app and broadcast automation system made especially for Mac, to version 5.9. The upgrade features over 70 improvements including optimized MIDI support and new presets for Pioneer, Numark, and Hercules controllers, a new multi-process A/V mode that increases stability, new AppleScript commands, better keyboard navigation, import options, and many interface refinements throughout.

MegaSeg Pro provides features for pro DJs and VJs, radio and TV stations, and hospitality businesses such as restaurants and hotels. The Pro edition incorporates video playback for ambient visuals, hot keys for instant sound effects, automated music scheduling, ad messaging events, track separation rules, request lists, and more. The DJ edition offers features including visual beat syncing, headphone outputs for preview, MIDI support, automatic volume control, fast...

MCE Technologies is shipping its USB Super-BluDrive. The USB Super-BluDrive is a lightweight, portable, slot-loading drive that connects via USB and can play and record CDs and DVDs, as well as play commercial Blu-ray movies directly on the Mac with the included software.

It's compatible with all Mac systems. The USB Super-BluDrive retails for US$79 and is available immediately at http://tinyurl.com/mnd28az .

"The USB Super-BluDrive gives Mac users a solid alternative to the Apple USB SuperDrive by providing the same functionality but with the added bonus of giving users the ability to watch Blu-ray movies directly on the Mac," says Arnold Ramirez, president of MCE. "It is truly stunning to watch Blu-ray movies on the ultra high resolution displays of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and iMac widescreen display."

The MCE USB Super-BluDrive includes Mac Blu-ray Player software for...

Remo Software has introduced Remo Repair MOV for Mac OS X. It's a tool to repair corrupt GoPro videos.

GoPro Cameras are widely used by hobbyists and professionals. Extreme sports, racing, surfing and wildlife enthusiasts use them to capture crucial moments. Remo Repair MOV (Mac) comes to rescue and can repair damaged mp4 GoPro files and make then playable again.

Remo Repair MOV (Mac) is available as a free trial version. The full version has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$69. For more info go to www.remosoftware.com .

Koffeeware has launched Creator Five, its HTML5 powered suite of online B2B photo products customization services. Creator Five enables photo e-commerce websites with customization and upload features.

Creator Five requires no plug-ins. No Air, no Flash, no Java, no Silverlight -- nothing to download or install. It supports a variety of browsers and touchscreen devices, including iOS and Android products. It also supports a variety of customizable products: photo books, cards, fun products, collages, canvas, calendars, and more.

Creator Five features include: multitouch gestures, creative filters, smart themes, support for all 600-plus Google webfonts, online sharing, the ability to improt pictures from social networks.

The Koffeeware HTML5 photo tools are available in SaaS mode for integration into any third party ordering system. While Koffeeware will integrate these tools into its current set of products, Koffeeware is also open in providing this technology...