Comm-Unity Networking Systems has released MMQuery 1.1 (http://mmquery.cnsplug-ins.com/), an update of the plug-in for FileMaker Pro that lets you work with your data through the calculation engine. The upgrade This new version brings full compatibility with FileMaker Pro 11 plus several new functions and features.

MMQuery allows you to perform SQL queries on your own database or use the helper functions in the plug-in to do the same types of queries without actually having to know SQL. MMQuery requires FileMaker Pro 7.0v3 and above to function properly. The plug-in won't under previous versions of FileMaker Pro. If you have FileMaker Pro 7.0 but have not updated to 7.0v3, you can obtain a free update from FileMaker, Inc's web site.

A single-user license for the client version of MMQuery is US$35. To use the Server Edition of MMQuery, you'll need to purchase at least a 10-User...

iPad users will have to purchase some OS updates aired with the release of the iPhone OS 3.2 software development kit, according to documentation accompanying the new SDK.

As noted by "DailyTech" (http://www.dailytech.com/IPad+Users+Get+One+Free+Major+OS+Upgrade+and+Th...), the documentation has this to say:

Apple will provide you any iPad OS software updates that it may release from time to time, up to and including the next major iPad OS software release following the version of iPad OS software that originally shipped from Apple on your iPad, for free. For example, if your iPad originally shipped with iPad 3.x software, Apple would provide you with any iPad OS software updates it might release up to and including the iPad 4.x...

Tony Fadell, the "father of the iPod," is leaving Apple after nine years for "greener pastures," according to The New York Times.

Fadell's departure from Apple has been gradual. In 2008, he stepped down as senior vice president of the iPod division, but has remained on Apple’s payroll as a special adviser to CEO Steve Jobs. He told "The Times" that he's moving on now to advise companies and pursue private investments with a focus on green technology.

Fadell was the first member of the iPod hardware engineering team when he joined Apple in 2001. He was promoted to vice president of iPod engineering in 2004. He became senior vice president of the iPod Division in April 2006.

Prior to joining Apple, Fadell was a co-founder, CTO, and director of engineering of the Mobile Computing Group at Philips Electronics where he was responsible for all aspects of business and product development for a variety of products. He later became vice president...

Western Digital (http://www.wd.com) is now shipping 750GB of storage capacity in a standard-height 2.5-inch notebook hard drive. It's the industry's highest capacity to date in this form factor, says Jim Morris, WD's senior vice president and general manager of Storage Products.

Designed for mainstream notebook computers, the WD Scorpio Blue 750GB hard drives utilize WD's 375GB-per-platter areal density and Advanced Format technology. WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB hard drives are shipping now through select distributors and resellers. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the WD Scorpio Blue 750 is US$149. WD Scorpio Blue hard drives are covered by a three-year limited warranty.

GetYa Learn On (http://GetYaLearnOn.com) -- an educational software company that created the app called "Statistics I" -- has released empirical findings from a pilot study conducted during the fall semester of 2009 at Abilene Christian University (ACU) that shows positive effects of using and iPhone (or iPod touch) in the classroom.

Students in an introductory Statistics class were given the new iPhone app, which was used to supplement the instructor's lectures and for studying and test preparation. Statistics I is based on a mobile learning platform that includes lessons, touch-screen simulations, calculators, decision making tools, quizzes, flashcards, formulas, and a glossary. (The Statistics I app has been converted into an iPad e-textbook and is under review by Apple for the upcoming device.)

The results of the study were published in a white paper that was released today. The study provides...

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Hooked In Motion has released iCollect Video Games 1.0 for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The free app allows gamers to scan in their games using the barcode on the back of the box and obtain detailed information about each game. The application supports barcodes worldwide from consoles like Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, and more. iCollect Video Games also features a detailed search feature, as well as wishlist and pre-order features.

Virtual Fairground and DJ Ferry Corsten has announced Pulse: The Game for the iPhone and iPod touch. The US$4.99 game features six levels of beat matching gameplay set to six tracks produced exclusively for the game by Corsten. Players can post high-scores to their Facebook and Twitter...

The iPhone has changed the smartphone industry, but Verizon hasn't changed its mind about Apple, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum.

"Interestingly enough, not because Apple isn't giving it to them but, for the most part, because Verizon doesn't want it," Gelblum told "TheStreet" (http://www.thestreet.com/story/10713347/1/verizon-iphone-maybe-never.html),

He says the problem for carriers like Verizon and AT&T is that while the Apple smartphone brings scores of high-spending new subscribers, those subscribers become Apple customers, using iTunes and the App Store to make all their purchases.

"The carrier is kind of shut out of the picture and relegated to being a dumb pipe," Gelblum says.

There's been talk (or perhaps hope) that Verizon would become a carrier for the...

Apple shares were up as much as 1.3% to $233.87 in morning trades. The stock has risen nearly 17% since the company first introduced the iPad at a media event in late January.

"MarketWatch" (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-shares-set-new-highs-on-ipad-fren...) notes that Apple stock has more than doubled from its level at this time last year, hitting an all-time high. The stock was up $1.19 at $232 Monday afternoon.

As the world counts down the days to the iPad launch, the MUG Event Calendar is quiet, but not silent.

Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra will present to a group in New Jersey, a group in New Zealand will demonstrate Skype, and a Colorado group will talk about Facebook. A Connecticut group will discuss archiving web pages, an Ohio group will help increase the performance of their members’ Macs, and a Pennsylvania group will discuss both QuickBooks and Stuffit Deluxe 2010.

"The MUG Event Calendar" can be found at The MUG Center (http://www.mugcenter.com), an online resource for Mac User Groups, Mac User Groups are starting to officially celebrate the holiday season.

MUGs are good places for making new friends in the Mac community, imProving your computing skills, finding solutions to technical Problems, and perhaps locating a good deal on used hardware. For more info on MUGs, and to...

iPad suppliers are already raising their build rates in expectation of strong sales, thanks to encouraging pre-order rates, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty.

As reported by "All Things D" (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100329/morgan-stanley-apple-will-sh...), she told clients that Apple’s manufacturing partners now expect to ship 2.5 million iPads between March and May, considerably ahead of her previous estimate of 750,000 for the June quarter.

What’s more, they are now forecasting shipments of eight to 10 million iPads in calendar 2010, considerably more than prior expectations of five million-plus. Current Street consensus is for Apple to sell three to four million iPads, but Huberty figures the...

Apple has updated Snow Leopard to version 10.6.3. You can obtain it via the Software Updates component of the Mac OS X Systems Preferences app. According to Apple, general operating system fixes and improvements provided for:

° Performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode;

° Printing reliability;

° Sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand;

° A color issue in iMovie with HD content;

° Glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera;

° An issue in which the Finder reports a -36 error when copying directories to a drive formatted as FAT32;

° Reliability of photo screen savers;

° Compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications;

° An issue in which shadows in PDF of Aperture book are black instead of gray;

° An issue in which the microphone level in iChat may not increase the volume after reducing it to prevent a...