17" Core 2 Duo MBP ships

In brief: One MacNN reader has already received shipment confirmation from Apple for his new 17-inch Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, which the company unveiled on November 6th ahead of refreshed consumer-oriented MacBooks.... Nova Media has released phone plugins 3.3.3, offering iSync compatibility for eight new Nokia phones including the Nokia 8800 Sirocco, 6288, 6151, 6133, 6131, 6126, 5300 and 5200 models.... Adobe Systems has donated source code for its ActionScript Virtual Machine to the Mozilla Foundation, where it was immediately converted into the Tamarin project.... Freeverse today began its "Big Week" of new software announcements, vowing to release a new title, give away a free Mac game, or make an announcement -- such as a contest with a $1,000 grand prize -- each day.... 24U Software has published new examples for FileMaker Pro in the Tips & Tricks section of its website, offering information on streaming data directly to FileMaker Pro as well as controlling an installation from within a Web Viewer object.... Creative Cow's Graham Jones is offering users a method for using After Effects 7 on Intel Macs, hoping to aid those who have experienced trouble getting the software to run.

by MacNN Staff