Jeff Gamet

WWDC 08 keynote

Serene Saver Pro lets users import their own movie clips, and string together clips that are up to two minutes long each. It also includes the ability to auto shut off or mute when certain events happen, like iTunes launching, or when other user defined apps open. Serene Saver Pro is priced at US$49.95 and…

Goodbye .Mac, hello MobileMe

In a letter to Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock, Mr. Icahn accused the company of creating a “poison pill” plan to entice employees to leave the company should Microsoft successfully leverage a buyout. “According to details in a complaint that I became aware of yesterday (details Yahoo fought to keep under seal), Jerry Yang and a…

Weire betting there will be plenty of developers on hand ready to chat up their shiny new iPhone apps, but we arenit limiting our interest to the handheld crowd. If you have a cool app for the Mac, we want to hear about that, too. Send an [removed]eval(unescape(i[removed](’email’)i))[removed]email to our afternoon editor, John Martellaro, to…

QuarkXPress 8

According to Robin Hall, Macyis Parade & Entertainment Group senior vice president, Microsoftis database offerings were too complex and often required days to extract important information in a usable form. For many tasks, the parade organizers found it was easier to export data into Excel spreadsheets instead. “With our new FileMaker database system, time-consuming tasks…

The new SSD drive also boasts a mean time failure rate at one million hours, a 0.9 watt power consumption in active mode, and data encryption that continues to function after the drive is removed from a computer. The company said that it plans to begin mass production of the 2.5-inch 256GB drive by the…

Mr. Johnsonis other goals include “consolidate ad platform and win in display,” and “deliver end-to-end user experiences across PC, phone, and Web.” He acknowledged Microsoftis renewed negotiations with Yahoo and added “Regardless of the outcome of any new discussions, it is important that we continue to move forward to strengthen our online services business. The…

Roy Bostock, Chairman of the Yahoo Board of Directors, said in a letter to Mr. Icahn “Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal and the diligence with which our board evaluated and responded to that proposal.” He added “A fair-minded review of the factual record leads to one conclusion:…

Atrois real-time image effects.

While Microsoft enhanced AppleScript and Automator support in Office 2008, many VBA macro users found that their documents simply failed to function properly and required rewritten scripts. The limitation also meant that documents that rely on VBA macros were no longer cross-platform compatible. Company spokespeople commented “Although the Mac BU increased support in Office 2008…

The Redmond-based company had culled a list of potential proxy board members in preparation for a hostile takeover move if it could not reach a buyout agreement with the Internet search and advertising company Yahoo. When the two companies failed to reach an agreement, Microsoft chose to walk away from the table instead of pursuing…

Estimates put the number of potentially qualifying Mac owners in the neighborhood of 2.3 million. The agreement earned preliminary approval in the San Jose U.S. District Court on March 24, but is awaiting final approval on September 8. The class action suit claimed that the laptop power adapter “dangerously frays, sparks and prematurely fails to…

Prior to Appleis positive quarterly earnings report, Mr. Wu voiced concerns over how much investors were expecting from the Mac, iPod and iPhone maker. He also expressed concerns over the companyis high valuation and stock volatility. “We overestimated the potential negative reaction on the quarter and in hindsight should have moderated our near-term posture rather…