Chronos has released SOHO Notes 8.3, an update to its note manager for Mac OS X. The key attraction of version 8.3 is a Find Duplicates feature that assists users in finding and dealing with duplicate notes, folders, folder icons, form definitions, and colors.

Users can preview the duplicate items and then choose to delete or merge the duplicates, according to Robert McCullough, vice president of Development at Chronos. He adds that SOHO Notes 8.3 also includes 25-plus improvements including: the ability to create smart folder hierarchies; performance and memory improvements; and nine NoteLife syncing improvements and fixes.

A fully functional 30 day trial version can be downloaded from Chronos' web site (http://www.chronosnet.com). It costs US$39.99 for new users, and a family pack is available for $69.99.

SOHO Notes 8.3 is a freeupdate for registered SOHO Notes 8.x users. Registered...

Nuo Tech has launched its eco-friendly line of totes, sleeves (including ones for the iPad) and messenger bags that ease airline travel and protect netbooks, laptops and other mobile gadgets. 

The complete collection includes Nuo-branded messenger bags and sleeves, as well as a fashion line designed by Kailo Chic that includes smartphone pouches, netbook and laptop sleeves, messengers and totes. Cases start at US$19.99 and all Nuo and Kailo Chic products purchased at shopnuo.com the week of Earth Day (April 19-26) will receive a 20% discount in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Earth Day.


The folks at Nuo Tech says their environmentally-friendly collection is constructed of eco-friendly materials such as water and vegetable-based dyed cotton/canvas and synthetic leather materials. The materials don't contain harmful AZO dyes or PVC and are RoHS compliant (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), they add
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The checkpoint friendly design of the 10 inch...

USB analyst Maynard Um told clients today in a note that Apple sold 7.5 million iPhones in the first three months of 2010, according to a recent Q-Series survey.

The study also found that Apple leads the smartphone industry in both mindshare and retention rate. Fifty-six percent of respondents in the Q-Series survey think Apple is the best smartphone manufacturer. According to "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) the implied retention rate among a sample of 310 users is 95 percent. As Um notes, that's well beyond anything else seen ever in the industry.

What's more, 90% of iPhone owners think that Apple is the best handset maker on the market, the analyst adds. When it comes to the iPad, Um is forecasting that Apple will ship 2.1 million in its 2010 fiscal year and 4.6 million in fiscal year 2011.

Datamation Systems (http://pc-security.com/) has released the DS-Netvault-IP, a security cart and storage solution for the iPad. It secures, stores and recharges as many as 40 of the Apple devices.

The DS-Netvault-IP will also work with ebook readers, such as the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Sony Reader, as well as many tablet PCs. It boasts a three-point locking system and is equipped with ample outlets for recharging batteries and powering peripherals.

The DS-Netvault-IP is also equipped with innovative wire management features, medical grade wheels and adjustable dividers. The interior can be reconfigured to accommodate changing technologies. Contact Datamation Systems for pricing.

Zevrix Solutions (http://www.zevrix.com) has announced BatchOutput 3.6.6, a maintenance update to its professional solution to automate printing and exporting to various formats from Adobe InDesign. The new version improves export of InDesign documents to INX file format.

BatchOutput automates InDesign output workflow of printers, ad agencies, service providers and publishing houses. With the software, users can select the files to output and adjust the settings, instead of opening and printing each document manually. For example, BatchOutput can be left to output hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

BatchOutput also allows users to output InDesign documents as single pages, update links automatically, and output files invisibly for the user. The software automatically composes complex variable file names. Because BatchOutput can run in the...

Intego (http://www.intego.com), the Macintosh security specialist, has released release of VirusBarrier X6 10.6.5, a free (to registered users) maintenance version its antivirus and anti- malware software for Mac OS X. It now scans iPads for malware and malicious files.

In addition to iPad compatibility, VirusBarrier X6 adds the following features:

° A new option allows users to submit URLs that are flagged as web threats or phishing sites to Intego for analysis;

° A contextual menu in the log allows users to add sites flagged as web threats or phishing sites to the Trusted Sites list;

° A button in the web threat and phishing alerts allows users to add sites to the Trusted Sites list;

° A button in the behavioral analysis alert allows users to trust an application;

° An "Always require a password to access the interface" checkbox has been added to the advanced preferences...

Publicspace.net (http://www.publicspace.net/) has released A Better Finder Rename 8.5.6, an update of the renaming solution for the Mac. The new release adds the ability to use a random sort in conjunction with the numeric, alphabetical and roman numeral sequence features of the tool. This is primarily useful in the creation of slideshows.

A Better Finder Rename costs US$19.95. Business, family and enterprise licensing is also available. Customers may chose to include a "forever upgrade" with their purchase.

VolnaTech has released NimbleKit SDK (http://nimblekit.com), an update to their software development kit thath adds full iPad support. NimbleKit allows to develop iPhone and iPad applications using just HTML and Javascript.

According to the folks at VolnaTech, there's no need to spend time learning how to use complicated tools. Just start development from a template and immediately HTML file available for modification or to launch your app in simulator.

The NimbleKit SDK requires Mac OS X 10.5.5 or higher and iPhone SDK 3.0 or higher. It's available for US$99. A trial version is full featured but apps created unregistered can run only on iPhone or iPad simulator (part of iPhone SDK).

AMD (http://www.amd.com) has launched the first of a new family of ATI FirePro professional graphics solutions with ATI Eyefinity technology. No word on if or when they'll come to the Mac Pro.

The ATI FirePro V8800 is "the industry’s most powerful professional graphics card ever created2 and the only professional graphics solution in the world supporting ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology and Microsoft DirectX 11 technology, says Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Products Group. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$1,499.

The ATI FirePro V8800 delivers 2.6 teraflops of raw computing power with the highest memory bandwidth (147.2 GB/s) available in any single-card professional graphics solution -- more than two times the compute power of the previous generation, Bergman says. In the coming months AMD plans to round out its next-generation ATI FirePro family,...

Sorenson Media has announced that all of the company’s Internet video solutions have already been optimized for the iPad, including the Sorenson 360 online video platform, the award-winning Sorenson Squeeze client-side encoding solution and the Sorenson Squish browser-based encoding solution. This optimization is available immediately and at no additional charge.

Since June 2009, every Sorenson Media solution has also been fully compatible with the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Sorenson Media was the first to optimize for the iPhone 3G S immediately after its launch. To view screenshots of Sorenson Media’s solutions in action on the iPad, visit: http://blog.sorensonmedia.com .

Using optimized presets, the Sorenson 360 online video platform enables users to encode video content in the iPad-compatible MPEG-4 format and deliver that content using Apple’s native video player. Intelligent...

On the new "MacVoices" (http://www.macvoices.com), Jeff Carlson discusses his new book, "Canon PowerShot G10/G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots."

Joining him are contributing photographers, Jeff Lynch and Justin Van Leeuwen. The team talks about how the project came together, the decision to publicly solicit photographs, and why so many shooters decided to get involved. The conversation ranges from the social networking aspects of digital photography to an explanation of what makes this book different than other
instructional and coffee table books.

"MacVoices" is an Internet show and podcast that delivers in-depth discussions with the most influential people in the Mac industry, as well as "the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community," according to host Chuck Joiner.

Abilene Christian University’s (http://www.acu.edu/connected) student journalists, programmers and designers have produced The Optimist, the first student newspaper to publish on the iPad.

Immediately after Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ announcement on Jan. 27, 2010, ACU’s student-run media staff announced its commitment to deliver the first newspaper of its kind for the iPad. The marker was put down 70 days ago, and students accomplished their goal on April 6.

The university’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication took the first steps to establish a Mobile Media Task Force. Its goal: to use dedicated students and faculty leaders from across three disciplines -- journalism, information technology and graphic design -- to develop The Optimist's new digital publication platform. The project hub location was ACU's converged media newsroom, one of the only a handful of such student...