While in San Francisco, TUAW and MacTech Magazine teamed up to speak to developers at Apple's WWDC 2013 about the keynote and how Apple's new technologies will help them and their customers. In the weeks to come, we'll bring you those videos on TUAW, MacTech and MacNews.

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This video features Neil Ticktin of MacTech Magazine and Victor Agreda, Jr. of TUAW at WWDC 2013. The two Editors-in-...

iHome has introduced their new line of Lightning docks that are capable of charging and playing both 8-pin Lightning and 30-pin iPad, iPhone and iPod models. 


The iDL45 Dual Charging Stereo FM Clock Radio with Lightning Dock and USB Charge/Play for iPad/iPhone/iPod transforms the iHome dock into an alarm clock speaker system fit for both the Lightning pin connector as well as the legacy 30-pin connector. A special universal USB port charges and plays all Apple devices, while the Lightning dock accepts the iPhone 5, iPad mini, fourth generation iPad, and the new iPods. The US$99.99 iDL45 (pictured) also contains an FM radio.

The iPL10 Dual Charging Stereo FM Clock Radio with Lightning Dock and USB Charge/Play for iPhone/iPod is a compact alternative to the iDL45. It sports an USB port for charging and playing both Lightning and 30-pin powered iPad, iPhone and iPod models. You can wake or sleep to your favorite iPhone or iPod tunes or FM radio stations through high...

Flexibits has introduced Chatology, a Mac OS X app that allows to you quickly find all of your messages in Messages or iChat. It allows instant searching with multiple filter options including filtering by image or link.

"We made Chatology because we were so frustrated searching for our messages," says Michael Simmons, co-founder of Flexibits. "There were no solutions to fix this so we created one, and we think all Messages and iChat users are going to love Chatology as much as we do."

Chatology is localized in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. It's available for US$19.99 from the Flexibits Store (http://flexibits.com/chatology). Chatology requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later.

Security specialist Kaspersky is warning of the increased vulnerability of Mac systems to malware, reports "betanews" (http://tinyurl.com/kzgp5ok).

The firm says there are now more than 63 million OS X users in the world and that since 2010 the number of antivirus signatures for Macs has increased more than six times. According to Kaspersky the top five threats include becoming part of a zombie network via a compromised WordPress site, fake antivirus products like MacDefender and MacGuard, exploitation of software vulnerabilities, targeted attacks and network infections.

Flying Pig (www.flyingpigcorp.com) has released Edouard 1.3, an update to its business management system for Mac OS X. The upgrade brings bug fixes and improvements such as sales returns and partial sales credit notes.

The software is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Edouard supports classic business needs such as inventory management, contacts, purchases, sales, production, accountancy and more..

Edouard runs on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and has satellite apps running on iOS. Its license price is $1,299 per simultaneously connected user with volume licensing discounts. Licenses can be purchased at any time using Flying Pig's online store.
 

Comm-Unity Network Systems (http://mmcolor.cnsplug-ins.com/) has updated MMColor, an interface plug-in that allows you to create and edit color in FileMaker Pro, to version 1.6.3. The upgrade introduces a new GetScreenColor function that returns the color of the point under the mouse cursor from any part of the screen. This version also includes several bug fixes and improvements imported from other CNS plug-ins.

MMColor is a user interface plug-in that allows users to work with color palettes as they would in any professional design application. The software has functions for bringing up the system color picker as well as custom sliders for adjusting any component of any color space used by MMColor right in FileMaker Pro. MMColor supports the RGB, HSV, HSL, CMY, and CMYK Color Spaces.

Version 1.6.3 a free upgrade for anyone with a 1.x.x license. However, if you haven't upgraded to...

D-Link has announced the pre-order availability of its D-Link Gaming Router with Qualcomm StreamBoost technology (DGL-5500). It will begin shipping Aug. 1; you can pre-order at at newegg.com for US$199.

The D-Link Gaming Router offers AC1300 wireless speeds with traffic shaping and bandwidth management coupled with four gigabit Ethernet ports.

"The Gaming Router represents the ultimate in high-performance connectivity to give power users the ability and control they need to do what they love online without the concern or interruption of buffering and lag," says Daniel Kelley, vice president of marketing, D-Link Systems. "Today’s action role-playing games and MMOs are more competitive than ever and with limited bandwidth coming into the home, gamers need to ensure they’re making the most of their connectivity to maintain an advantage. With Qualcomm StreamBoost technology, the new Gaming Router is designed to do just that -- shape the network traffic to help gamers do...

DssW has released Power Manager 4.1.4 for Mac OS X. This release adds new on-demand scheduling tasks and addresses bugs.

Power Manager is an automation and energy saving solution for Mac OS X. It boasts a range of energy saving events, including the ability to run applications and scripts to a schedule.

For more information, and to download a 30-day demo version of Power Manager, go to http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/ . Registration is approximately US$53 and $398 for Power Manager Professional.

System requirements are Mac OS X 10.6 or later for Power Manager, and Mac OS X 10.6 for Power Manager Professional. Version 4.1.4 is free for users of Power Manager 4.x. Existing users can update using Power Manager's automatic software update.

Equinux (http://www.equinux.com) has released VPN Tracker 7.0, the newest version of its IPSec-based VPN client for Mac OS X. Key features of VPN Tracker 7 are Network Scanner, Accounting and an even easier rollout and license management.

VPN Tracker simplifies the roll-out of VPN software through a licensing and deployment system, according to equinux CEO Till Schadde. The Mail based software distribution automatically creates a special disk images that includes the correct edition of VPN Tracker, a pre-configured Secure Desktop and VPN Connection as well as the software-license. The software distribution is based on a voucher-system that makes licensing VPN Tracker child's play.

VPN Tracker is available in three editions. Existing VPN Tracker customers can purchase an upgrade to VPN Tracker 7 starting at US$49.90. Full versions start at $99.90. VPN Tracker Protection Plan members can upgrade to VPN...

Mapdiva has updated Artboard (http://mapdiva.com/artboard), their vector drawing software for Mac OS X, to version 1.8. It's available exclusively on the Mac App Store in the Graphics & Design category.

The update introduces social sharing of drawings, new power-features, and enhanced performance. It requires Mac OS X 10.6 and costs US$25.99.

Artboard includes over 1,700 styles and fully editable clip art, including speech bubbles, buttons, maps and flags, people factory, and home planning, plus a library to store your own creations. The software features a style generator and stacked styles, providing a range of effects. It takes advantage of a Core Image-supported graphics card. A demo version, tutorials and more can be found at the Mapdiva web site.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) staff has rejected Google's public interest arguments and recommends an import ban against Samsung, according to "FOSS Patents" (http://tinyurl.com/lsbdgof).

An Administrative Law Judge had found Samsung to infringe four Apple patents (three utility patents, one design patent), the article adds. His findings are now being reviewed by the Commission, the six-member decision-making body at the top of the U.S. trade agency.

"Some of the submissions discourage an exclusion order (import ban) against Android-based Samsung devices, while many just warn against the impact of an order that, due to insufficient clarity, might lead in seizures of non-infringing Samsung products by U.S. customs officers," Florian Mueller writes for "FOSS Patents."

This is all part of the ongoing, global legal battle. Apple and Samsung have filed more than 30 lawsuits...

WhereCloud, a mobile development studio, has released its AppCoreKit iOS application framework as an open source project to help iOS developers transition to Apple's newly announced iOS 7 mobile operating system.

The framework is the result of WhereCloud's experience building great apps in a variety of business domains. The framework is already powering more than 50 applications currently available on the Apple App Store.

"We've packaged great implementations of the most common design patterns right into AppCoreKit, so you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time you sit down and start a new iOS project," says WhereCloud Chief Technical Officer Fred Brunel.

The framework and a number of high quality samples are already available on GitHub. iOS developers can quickly start evaluating and integrating the framework in new applications they are building, says Brunel. For more info go to http...