Tuesday May 13th, 2008
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[5:00 PM EDT] iPodObserver - CW: AT&T's 3G Network Leaves Verizon, Sprint in the Dust

Computerworld tested the 3G networks of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, with a cellular data network connector on a Lenovo ThinkPad X300 and found AT&T's network to be significantly faster.

[4:00 PM EDT] Montage 1.5 Gets New Styles System, Scene Navigation Enhancements

Mariner Software on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of Montage 1.5. The new version of the Mac-only screenwriting software adds a completely rewritten styles system, scene navigation via arrow keys from Outline, Characters and Locations views to Scenes view and more.

[3:45 PM EDT] RIM's Empire Strikes Back at Apple

RIM knows it's in a battle, a two horse race, with Apple's iPhone. The new BlackBerry Bold is RIM's latest weapon in the war, according to the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

[3:00 PM EDT] C|Net: Remote Possibilities for Apple

Apple has tackled a lot of consumer products that just haven't been friendly enough for the everyday consumer and made them gems of design, excellence and ease of use. Apple's next move might be the wireless remote control, according to C|Net on Tuesday.

[Gaming News] Mac Gaming News - World of Warcraft Patched to 2.4.2 - Class Changes, Mac Fixes

Blizzard patched World of Warcraft to version 2.4.2 Tuesday, a patch that carries several changes for all of the player classes, as well as crafting changes and some Mac-specific bug fixes. In addition, there is an assortment of changes to most of the crafting professions, as well as quest, instance, and item changes. Most of these changes are bug fixes or corrections.

[2:20 PM EDT] Apple Publishes Details on WWDC Keynote

Apple announced on Tuesday that a team of executives, led by Steve Jobs, will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 9. In addition, Apple said that this year's WWDC will showcase OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone.

[1:40 PM EDT] Office 2008 for Mac Sales Soaring

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that sales for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac have been soaring, selling faster than any previous version of the suite.

[11:50 AM EDT] Apple Gives Retail Store Site a New Look

Apple rolled out a new look for its retail store Web site on Tuesday. The new look reorganizes the page's features and includes an easy to find "Upcoming Events" section.

[Gaming News] Mac Gaming News - Friction Games Ships Penumbra: Black Plague

Friction Games announced the immediate availability of Penumbra: Black Plague for the Mac on Tuesday. The first person adventure game continues the story in Penumbra: Overture and includes the same dark themes and disturbing atmosphere.

[10:40 AM EDT] Hot Forum Topic - The Mighty-dirty Mouse

Today TMO readers are sharing their tips for cleaning Apple's Mighty Mouse.

[10:05 AM EDT] Adobe Updates DNG Specification with Camera Profiles

Adobe released an updated specification for its open Adobe Digital Negative image archive format on Tuesday. The update addressed several industry requirements including the formalization of the concept of camera profiles.

[9:35 AM EDT] iPodObserver - HBO Joins iTunes with Two-tier Pricing

HBO made its first appearance at the iTunes Store on Tuesday, but instead of offering all of its programming for US$1.99 per episode, some shows will be priced at $2.99 each. Sex and the City, The Wire, and Flight of the Conchords can be purchased at the traditional $1.99 price, while The Sopranos, Deadwood, and Rome will all cost a dollar more.

[8:35 AM EDT] Apple Rolls Out "New Get a Mac" Ads

Apple unveiled two new Get a Mac commercials on Tuesday that feature John Hodgman and Justin Long in their familiar roles as PC and Mac. The Pep Rally ad touts the growing popularity of the Mac on college campuses, and Group highlights stability issues in Windows Vista. Both ads are available in QuickTime format at Apple's Get a Mac Web site.

Apple's Pep Rally ad

[8:10 AM EDT] PageSender 4.3 Enhances Menu Options, More

SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of PageSender 4.3 on Tuesday. The update for the Mac-based fax application added new menu items for clearing recent faxes and recent email lists.

[Podcast] Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #125: iPhone Expansion, NBC and Zune, Apple's Eco-stance

The iPhone machine is in full swing with carrier deals for over 20 new countries announced this week, Apple's lawsuit express dropped off a couple of passengers, Steve Jobs isn't making as much as he used to, Microsoft bailed on its Yahoo takeover, and NBC cozied up with the ever popular Zune. This week's Quick Tip: Viewing multiple images with Quick Look.

[3:10 AM EDT] MS Office 2008 SP1 Improves Stability, Security, More

Microsoft introduced Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 for the Mac on Tuesday. The update addresses several user requests, improves overall application stability and security, and performance issues.

[3:05 AM EDT] Microsoft Says Visual Basic Returning to Office

Microsoft dropped Visual Basic for Applications with the release of Office 2008 for the Mac, but now plans to bring the macro scripting language back with the next version of its office application suite. Many long-time Office for the Mac users discovered that documents with macros broke after moving to Office 2008.