Video player, Iconfactory

In brief: MSNBC.com has launched a new flash version of the MSN video player, enabling Mac users to view MSNBC.com via Web browsers such as Safari, Firefox, and Opera.... The Iconfactory has released IconBuilder 8.1, a significant update to its flexible icon construction filter for Photoshop and Fireworks adding full support for building Windows Vista icons with updated grid files as well as Photoshop actions.... MacForce is hosting a "Wine, Mac and Cheese" event to thank MacForce customers for a wonderful year, supplying wine from various local wineries with fruit and cheese platters while a local singer/songwriter provides entertainment.... The Font Bros have added a new Font Bros foundry -- the Chank Company -- offering casual script typefaces, and announced some new typefaces from several other foundries.... Quark's marketing director in Europe admits that the company lost some share when Adobe entered the market, but says the loss was substantially stemmed with the release of QuarkXPress 7.... Informatix Software International will celebrate its 10th birthday on April 25th, 2007 with a worldwide competition for users of MicroGDS and Piranesi, offering prizes worth up to £500 for images produced using either application.

by MacNN Staff