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Photoshop CS4 to be 64-bit for Windows, but not Mac
Adobe said the next version of its Creative Suite will feature a 64-bit version of Photoshop, but not for Mac users. Due to changes Apple made in its programming direction, Mac users will have to wait.
Apple releases iTunes, QuickTime, and Front Row updates
Apple addressed some minor issues by updating iTunes, QuickTime, and Front Row.
The Greenhouse to offer Penny Arcade game
Penny Arcade's new game will be the first to be distributed by The Greenhouse, a new distribution system for independent games.
Aspyr distributes game updates via Game Agent
Aspyr's Game Agent now offers game updates as part of its free service.
Pro baseball Web video woes continue
Baseball fans that subscribe to MLB.TV continued facing technical problems on Tuesday.
Sony ships PS3 DualShock 3 controller
Sony is shipping its DualShock 3 game controller for the PS3.
Sophos warns against iMunizator ‘scareware’
Sophos has issued a security bulletin to warn Mac users against what it calls "scareware:" a Mac app that's designed to scare users into paying money.
Olive unveils new multi-room music systems
Olive has introduced the Opus No. 4 and Melody No. 2, two new digital music peripherals designed to help make a multi-room audio system.
iTunes Germany launches TV shows sales
The German iTunes Store has begun offering TV programs for download, following in the footsteps of the U.S., U.K., and Canadian online digital download services.
Hordes of Orcs game adds maps, improves A.I.
Hordes of Orcs 1.1.3 improves the orc A.I. and adds three new maps; other changes have also been made.
Cyndicate RSS reader improves performance
Cyndicate, the RSS/Atom newsreader, gets performance increases and other enhancements in its 1.2 release.
Intel exec: Programming for multicore chips a challenge
Adding more cores is desirable to meet growing computing demands, but it could create more challenges for programmers writing code that enables applications to work effectively with multicore chips.
WD offers quad-interface external drives
WD's new My Book Studio Edition II sports four interfaces and two drives inside for up to 2TB of storage capacity.
InstallEase tool available for free
InstallEase, part of LanRev's Management Suite, is now free.
Adobe releases Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta
Adobe has launched Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta, giving users the change to test out the next version of the company's photography workflow application.
MLB’s Web video strikes out on opening day
Major League Baseball’s opening day turned into a frustrating affair for subscribers to its fee-based MLB.TV live game video-streaming service.
FCC to turn down Skype's mobile open access plea
The FCC plans to dismiss a request from Skype that would require mobile operators to open their networks.
Sprint shows off iPhone lookalike
Sprint unveiled a new phone made by Samsung, the Instinct, which looks remarkably like the iPhone.
Primera Blu-ray disc duplicators now support Mac
Primera has announced support for its Blu-ray Disc duplicators on the Mac thanks to Charismac's Discribe 6.0 software.
Report: Microsoft won't up its bid for Yahoo
Microsoft isn't planning to raise its initial unsolicited $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal .
Verizon converges BlackBerry, desk phones
Verizon said it will offer businesses a new software-based product from Ascendent that extends PBX functions to BlackBerry devices.
Onset offers data logger with LCD display
Onset Computer's new U14 data logger is Mac compatible, and records temperature and relative humidity.
iGlasses webcam software adds app support
Ecamm Network's webcam tweaking utility adds support for seven additional applications and makes other changes.
WebObjects conference to precede WWDC
WOWODC 08, the annual conference dedicate to Apple's WebObjects Web app development framework, is set to happen immediately before WWDC in June.
Griffin offers Wave case for iPhone
Griffin's new Wave case for the iPhone comes in several colors and is made of polycarbonate.