app4Mac has updated Projector (http://www.app4mac.com/projector.html), a Mac OS X app designed to keep track of tasks and calculate a project's cost, to version 2.1. The new version is compatible with the iPad version, which is available for US$14.99 at the Apple App Store.

Projector provides tools for professional project management. It's designed to help you organize, administer and monitor your tasks. Version 2.1 also offers improved performance and stability, a tweaked user interface, enhanced day off management, improved export to iCal, and better documentation. Also, an "auto save management" has been added to the preferences. The app is now available in English, French, German and Italian.

Projector works with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. It costs approximately US$84. All owners of a Projector or xTime Project license can upgrade to Projector 2.1 for free.

The Free Software Foundation is up in arms over Apple's iTunes Store Terms of Service, suggesting that these terms fundamentally conflict with the terms of the GNU Public License, according to an "Ars Technica" report (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/fsf-apples-itunes-store-terms-...).

The foundation has warned Apple that a version of GNU Go distributed by the App Store makes Apple liable to comply with GPL terms that allow free sharing of code, but warned that its "Usage Rules" violate those terms. The fallout could potentially affect any app that uses GPLed code, says "Ars Technica."

An iPhone port of GNU Go is currently...

By Gaurang Donovan

On a cold morning three days before the official first day of winter, Melbourne and its two Apple Retail Stores at Chadstone and Doncaster shopping malls provided a warm welcome for the international launch of Apple's iPad for the retail customers who did not already order their iPads through the Apple Online Store.

The line of people waiting at the one-hour-earlier-than-normal opening of the store numbered over 250 buyers at the Chadstone store and over 230 buyers at the Doncaster store. One hour after opening people were still entering the queue that extended into the mall and numbered over 80 in each.

This was not a bad turnout, but the larger iPad numbers are in the courier deliveries for the device. "The Sydney Morning Herald" reported on a bulletin board commentator identifying himself as a driver for a large courier company operating in Australia (but perhaps not known so well outside the country) as having 7,800 iPad...

On this week's "Tech Night Owl," Gene Steinberg, the Owl himself, and guests look at the DOJ vs. Apple brouhaha, "dads and grads" gear and the upcoming Apple. Worldwide Developer Conference.

Peter Cohen joins us to give you his unvarnished views on the DOJ investigation into Apple’s iTunes business practices, the strange case of that notorious “lost” iPhone prototype and Mac gaming updates.

Steve “Mr. Gadget”Kruschen delivers “dads and grads” gear, with the emphasis on Internet phone service, a new TiVO DVR and other cool stuff.

Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine, speaks out about the potential announcements at Apple’s WWDC, the problems with Google, Flash and lots more.

You can tune into the live broadcast stream Thursday nights from 6-8 Pacific, 9-11 Eastern from http://www.technightowl.com/radio ; an archive of the show will...

Apple is now offering a way to let you self-publish books on the iBookstore. Or at least be considered for publication.

A note at iTunes Connect (https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/wa/apply) describes it this way: "Use this application to tell us more about yourself and the content you are interested in distributing. We will contact you with your application status after we have reviewed it. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to get back to you as quickly as we'd like. While we're reviewing your application, it is not necessary to apply again.

"This application is intended solely for use by persons who either own or control a catalog of content for digital distribution, or are an authorized representative of someone who does."

When Apple...

J.P. Morgan analysts think Apple will begin targeting overseas sales of computers in the US$700-$1,119 . Mark Moskowitz and Anthony Luscri made the pronouncement in a letter to clients today, as reported by "Fortune" (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/05/27/how-the-mac-picks-up-an-easy-5-7-...).

The analysts think Apple can add an incremental $5 to $7 billion to its revenue stream by increasing its international market share in the mid-range computer markt with an average selling price between $700 and $1,119. Moskowitz and Luscri that while Apple has been outgrowing the rest of the computer market by a factor of 2-to-1 over the past three years, most of that growth has been in the high end of the U.S. market.

And although Apple has been making inroads in the mid-range market -- its U.S...

Hamrick Software has released Vuescan 8.6.33, a new version of the VueScan software for Mac OS X that's designed to let users produce better digital images from color snapshots, negatives, slides and documents. The new version adds support for searchable PDF files.

The Standard Edition of VueScan costs US$39.95 and the Professional Edition is $79.95 for a single user license. Multi-user licenses are available. A fully functional, trial copy of VueScan is available for download from the Hamrick web site (http://www.hamrick.com).

WaveMaker Software (http://www.wavemaker.com) has released version 6.1 of its platform for Mac OS X, adding one-click deployment to Rackspace Cloud, OpSource Cloud and Eucalyptus Private Cloud.

WaveMaker for Mac OS X is available under the Apache open source license, providing Apple developers with the features and benefits found in proprietary cloud development platforms such as Force.com and Azure.

With WaveMaker 6.1, Mac developers can build SaaS-enabled web apps on OS X and deploy them to Amazon EC 2 with a single button click. Because WaveMaker was built using open source standards, it's a cloud development platform to support deployment to any cloud, running on any Java server and connecting to any database.

Wavemaker also offers automated multi-tenant support. For this feature, WaveMaker's server-side security module automatically isolates all database access between the tenants or...

Tension Software has updated Invoices (http://www.pomola.com/products_invoices/invoices.html), a native Cocoa application to create and manage invoices in Mac OS X, to version 2.6.2. The upgrade improves the layout and adds an invoice type indication in the invoice table.

Invoices (US$40) allows you to create a new invoices with all data without using the keyboard, only with the mouse and all from a single panel view. You can make two different type of invoices, Plain and Table, where description of sold goods and services can be managed in a different way.

Invoices automatically calculates totals and taxes, in accordance with the set-up the user specified using his own country's rules. Invoices requires Mac OS X 10.4. It's Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

Riot Games, a leading independent developer and publisher of premium online video games, have announced that they're working with TransGaming to expand their debut title, League of Legends, and releasing a version for the Mac that will be available for download this summer.

The new Mac version of the online multiplayer strategy game will be powered by TransGaming’s Cider Portability Engine. The Mac version of League of Legends will have all the same game features as its award-winning PC counterpart, says Brandon Beck, co-founder and CEO of Riot Games. Players can download the game for free from http://www.leagueoflegends.com and, after a short installation, begin playing instantly.

Artwork, graphics, in-game items and controls will remain the same in the Mac version. League of Legends, Riot Games’ debut title, launched on Oct. 27, 2009 in North America and Europe. It's a session-...

Logic3 has released the LCD ProDock (http://www.logic3.com/details/?prod=811), which allows you to recharge and display video content from your iPod or iPhone, all from one compact unit. Once docked, you can sit back and relax with the LCD remote control without being tied to your Apple device.

The included LCD RF remote control syncs with the docked iPod/iPhone, allowing you to browse and select your content on the remote's screen. You can view videos, photos and slideshows from your iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod touch and iPhone via composite or component outputs.

An A/V audio connection allows audio playback via your Hi-Fi system. An AC adaptor is also supplied to power the dock and simultaneously recharge the docked iPod /iPhone. The LCD ProDock costs approximately US$98.

Akvis (http://www.akvis.com) has released Akvis Sketch 11, an update of the software that converts photos to pencil and watercolor drawings. The new version is compatible with Photoshop CS4-CS6 64-bit on both Mac and Windows systems. Also two new interface modes (Express and Advanced) have been added.

An Akvis Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for US$72. Registered users of the previous versions can upgrade to version 9.0 for $39. Or you can buy the Alchemy Bundle (which includes the Sketch, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Enhancer, LightShop, SmartMask and ArtSuite plug-ins) for $325.

For business licenses consult the Akvis web site. One license key allows activating the software on two computers, for example, on a desktop and a laptop. The company offers free licenses to non-profit organizations. Akvis Sketch 11 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and...