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Docks lets you ‘swap’ docks in Leopard

Thoughtful Tree Software has introduced Docks, a new utility for Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.” Docks costs $US14.99.

Peter Cohen | Nov 18, 2008

Lego Indiana Jones coming to Mac Nov. 28th

Feral Interactive on Monday announced plans to release Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on Friday, Nov. 28th.

Peter Cohen | Nov 18, 2008

Papermaster countersues IBM in effort to join Apple

In an effort to sever ties with his former employer, Mark Papermaster has countersued IBM, claiming among other things that Apple and IBM are not significant competitors.

Jim Dalrymple | Nov 17, 2008

Classic Atari-style joystick goes USB

Legacy Engineering Group has released a USB joystick that looks and performs just like the joystick included with the classic Atari 2600 video game console. It costs $US14.99 ($A23).

Peter Cohen | Nov 17, 2008

Mac Games Arcade announced

Macgamestore.com has announced Mac Games Arcade, a new application to help ease downloads of games for your Mac. Currently in beta testing, the new app, which will be free, should be released in December.

Peter Cohen | Nov 17, 2008

GarageGames’ Torque Game Engine Advanced goes beta for Mac

GarageGames has announced the beta release of Torque Game Engine Advanced (TGEA), a game development tool. It’s available as a free beta to all current licensees.

Peter Cohen | Nov 17, 2008

Blizzard releases Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack

Blizzard Entertainment on Thursday released Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack for its hit online role playing game World of Warcraft. It’s available in both regular and Collector’s Editions and costs $39.99 and $69.99 respectively.

Peter Cohen | Nov 14, 2008

Apple releases Safari 3.2

Apple has updated its Safari Web browser to version 3.2. Versions are available for download both for Mac OS X and Windows. Safari is free to download and use. Separate downloads are available for users of Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” operating systems.

Peter Cohen | Nov 14, 2008

Microsoft: Mac, Linux systems can access Office Web

Microsoft clarified this week that the upcoming Office Web — a lightweight version of its Office suite that runs as an online service — will be available to users running Mac OS X and Linux, as well as from Apple’s iPhone.

Gregg Keizer | Nov 14, 2008

MobileMe still has issues: Apple

Apple has told developers that MobileMe still has performance issues. The information came in release notes accompanying the recent Mac OS X 10.5.6 build 9G35.

Macworld UK Staff | Nov 14, 2008

Google cries foul over coverage of Apps outages

Google believes recent outages affecting Google Apps have received a disproportionately large amount of coverage from the technology press, resulting in a misperception about the stability of this hosted collaboration and communication suite.

Juan Carlos Perez | Nov 14, 2008

LCD makers settle price-fixing charges, agree to fines

Three electronics manufacturers—LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes—have agreed to plead guilty and pay a combined $US585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Grant Gross | Nov 13, 2008