AP - Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it has a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone later this year — the first such agreement in Japan for the hit cell phone.
Macworld.com - Dare to be Creative has announced the release of Dragoman 1.0, a batch file conversion utility for Mac OS X. It costs $39, and runs as a 10-day trial version when you download it. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, pre-configured as a fast RAID 0 (striped) array. Our test unit came with two 500GB WD Green Power drives (which use up to 30 percent less power than standard drives) striped as a 1TB volume. A version with two 1TB Green Power drives is also available. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Apple on Tuesday extended the reach of iTunes U into four new countries. Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK joins the U.S. and Canadian universities offering content on the free service. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Investors have regained confidence that demand for the company's Macintosh computers and iPod media players is holding up amid fears the U.S. economy is headed for recession. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Dare to be Creative has announced the release of Dragoman 1.0, a batch file conversion utility for Mac OS X. It costs $39, and runs as a 10-day trial version when you download it. -- read full article
InfoWorld - It's clear that mobile computing is becoming an expectation, both through laptops and the emerging generation of Web-savvy handhelds such as the Apple iPhone and Nokia N95. But the mobile world is both highly fragmented and hard to control, given that users typically consider their devices to be personal ones that an outsider such as IT should not take over. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Macgamestore.com has released Cooking Academy, a new casual game for the Mac. It costs $19.95, and a 60-minute trial version is available for download. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Scandyna Speakers has introduced the Dock Pack, which combines their Micropod SE speakers with an iPod docking station. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology has announced the availability of the PowerDock 2, a device that simultaneously charges an iPhone and an iPod. It costs $49.99. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The syncing software has been overhauled to improve the speed, stability, and features for the latest Mac OS X operating system. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The reason for RIM's success? It's been able to broaden the appeal of the BlackBerry to more than just professionals, an IDC report found. -- read full article
Macworld.com - MaxUpgrades on Thursday announced its MaxConnect SAS/SATA Link, a device that installs internally on the Mac Pro and lets you connect four internal disk drives to a PCI Express-based SAS or SATA controller. It costs $89 - $229 depending on connections and controller options. -- read full article
