Sonnet has introduced the xMac mini Server 2H, a second model of the company's xMac mini Server Thunderbolt-to-PCI Express (PCIe) expansion system and 1U rackmount enclosure for a Mac mini with a Thunderbolt port.

The new xMac mini Server 2H enables the use of two half-length, full-height PCIe cards, allowing users to select from and install the majority of Thunderbolt-compatible cards into either slot. The original xMac mini Server accommodates one full-length, full-height PCIe card and one half-length, half-height (low-profile) card.

The xMac Mini Server 2H will be available in late April at a suggested retail price of US$1,295. The original xMac Mini Server is available now at a suggested retail price of $1,295. The xMac mini Server Quiet Fan Kitis available now at a suggested retail price of $79.95. More information on the products and compatible PCIe expansion cards is available at...

Routel -- a digital security and identity management company whose customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy and the Government of Canada -- has released MobiLINK 1.0. It's compatible with iOS devices.

MobiLINK is an authentication and secure access technology that enables users to securely access internal web-enabled applications and web resources from anywhere in the world. It's a real-time "out of band" tool to manage certificate based entitlements.

MobiLINK offers centralized policy management for application entitlements and authorized MobiLINK versions. For more info go to www.route1.com .

InfoLogic (http://www.mathmagic.com/) has released MathMagic Personal Edition 8.5, an update of their multi-purpose mathematical equation editor for Mac OS X 10.6 or higher.

MathMagic Personal is a standalone equation editor for mathematical equations and scientific symbols. The upgrade adds various frame types, more sigma shapes, enhanced fences, faster typing of script values & LaTeX expressions, and more.

MathMagic Personal Edition 8.5 is available for US$69 (academic licenses are $49). The software is available in a fully functional trial version for up to 50 equations.

With 40% of the billion-dollar patent infringement verdict against it put on hold, Samsung is now asking for the court to appoint a new jury to determine whether 14 of its products infringed Apple's products at all, reports "AppleInsider" (www.appleinsider.com). This could lead to a lower overall monetary judgment.

This is all part of the ongoing, global legal battle. Apple and Samsung have filed more than 30 lawsuits against each other across four continents. For example, Apple alleges that Samsung copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices.

Digital Anarchy has released Beauty Box Photo 3.0, an update of their digital makeup skin retouching plug-in for Photoshop and Aperture. Version 3.0 sports a speed increase by using OpenCL, a technology that runs on ATI and Nvidia graphics cards.

The plug-in also introduces new smoothing and masking algorithms that improves automatic masking, and adds shine removal for hot spots on skin areas. There are now over 30 preset Styles that photographers can choose from to make things even easier when getting the perfect look, says Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy.

Beauty Box Photo runs in Photoshop CS3–CS6 (Mac) and Photoshop CS-CS6 (Windows), Aperture 3.x, and Photoshop Elements 9 - 11. The product runs on Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. Demo filters and samples are available at www.digitalanarchy.com .

The U.S. Dept. of Defense plans to purchase 650,000 iOS devices, reports "Electronista" (http://tinyurl.com/bu4mzpp).

That number includes 120,000 iPads, 100,000 iPad minis, 200,000 iPod touches with the remaining 210,000 filled by various iPhones. "Specific models were not shared, and would likely be specified at the time of the cessation of sequester spending restrictions," says "Electronista."

Adobe has raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast after reporting first-quarter results above Wall Street estimates as more customers chose its subscription-based model, reports "Reuters" (http://tinyurl.com/cpxx7tu).

The company raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast to approximately US$1.45 per share from about $1.40 per share, above analysts' estimates of $1.41 per share. Adobe has been moving to a web-based subscription service Creative Cloud since last year from a licensing model.

"We're seeing higher-than-expected conversion rate to the paid model and that's a very positive sign. What that implies is that customers are happy," Edward Jones analyst Josh Olson told "Reuters."

JetBrains (www.jetbrains.com) has released AppCode 2.0, an update of the Objective-C IDE that integrates with the Kiwi testing framework and external documentation browsers. Pricing starts at US$99 for a personal license.

AppCode is designed to "bring the IntelliJ IDEA goodness into the life of Objective-C developers." Tightly integrated with Xcode, AppCode advances and extends its functionality, focusing on code quality, convenient code navigation, smart code completion, on-the-fly code analysis with quick-fix suggestions, and better code refactorings.

In comparison to version 1.0, version 2.0 is faster on big projects, offers several new important features and introduces dozens of improvements. It sports an enhanced coding assistance with numerous refactorings and code generation options, improved code and project navigation, even smarter code completion, and added first-class localization support....

Noise Industries has introduced Tokyo ReAnimator exclusively for Final Cut Pro X. It provides tools that help clean up and repair dead pixels.

Lens dirt, sensor dust issues and other small-scale artifacts all disappear, leaving the filmmaker with high-quality shots, according to the folks at Noise Industries. You can purchase Tokyo ReAnimator for US$49 at http://tinyurl.com/btp3sng .

Paradigma Software has announced the release of database and reports tool Valentina Studio 5.1 and the enterprise reports and database server Valentina Server 5.1 for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Valentina Studio lets you manage, query and administer popular databases including MySQL, Postgre, SQLite and Valentina DB. Valentina Server allows reports to be served from many database sources. Both Valentina Studio and Valentina Server are available in free configurations.

Valentina Studio 5.1 now allows reverse-engineering with creation and saving of diagrams; Studio Pro 5.1 allows forward-engineering features to modify schema and generate scripts. A new Data Transfer Tool allows the easy copying of few/all records from one DB [database] into another.

New SSH support allows highly secure connections to remote DB servers such as mySQL, PostgreSQL and Valentina Server. New SSH parameters can be embedded into Valentina Report templates.

Valentina Studio Pro 5...

Adobe has announced the availability of the Premiere Elements 11 Editor and Premiere Elements 11 Quick Editor in the Mac App Store, offering consumers the option of the full-feature Editor or a light version best suited for beginners.

Released in September 2012, Premiere Elements 11 features a refreshed interface with one-click options that take the work out of editing. The Premiere Elements 11 Editor offers two editing modes, Quick and Expert, with a full range of editing tools.
 
Premiere Elements 11 Quick features only the "Quick" editing options from the full-featured Editor, providing beginning users with powerful, intuitive tools to build great movies. One-click tools allow users to edit footage, apply pro-quality effects and sound, and easily share finished projects to virtually any screen.
 
Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Editor is available for download from the Mac App Store immediately worldwide for US$79.99 or as stated in local currency....

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3. It fixes a security hole in iOS that could let someone to bypass your iPhone's passcode lock. It also improves Apple Maps in Japan.

You can install the update via the Software Update section (under the General category) of the Settings app on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Or you can upgrade through iTunes.