http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/busysync.20.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/13-busymac.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BusySync on Friday released an update to its iCal sync utility. BusySync 2.0, a free upgrade for all existing customers, brings new Google Calendar syncing features and fixes many bugs. Users have the ability to sync iCal with Google Calendar, including the ability to map iCal Message alarms to Google pop-up, SMS or Email alarms as well as the option to filter out Alarms and To-Dos from subscribed... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/busysync.20.released/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/mwsf.highlight.gallery/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/17-product-sm.JPG' border='0' width='176' height='120' />This year's Macworld Expo was the largest yet, with over 450 exhibitors and tens of thousands of attendees. Apple released the MacBook Air, as well as iTunes movie rentals, with software upgrades for the iPod touch, iPhone and AppleTV. Vendors, patrons, and journalists came from all over the world to see and show thousands of new or improved products. MacNN has assembled a final gallery for Macwor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/mwsf.highlight.gallery/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/cio.macworld.for.it.execs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/macbookair-live.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Last week's Macworld Expo contained a number of important products that IT executives should be aware of, says CIO. The magazine argues that while Macworld has traditionally showcased products for artists, schools and small businesses, there were a number of products this year that major corporations should at least be aware of. Among these is the MacBook Air, which may be in high demand for tra... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/cio.macworld.for.it.execs/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/parallels.server.for.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/21-parallels-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SWsoft gave Macworld Expo patrons a demonstration of its upcoming Parallels Server for Mac ñ a product that earned it the expo's Best of Show award. Due to ship in the coming weeks, Parallels Server allows users to run any number of different virtual machines on the Mac, including Apple's own Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server. The new software will be also be able to run on a server cluster, according ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/parallels.server.for.mac/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/mac.os.x.1052.details/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/macosxleoparddisc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The next update for Mac OS X may be one of the largest Apple has ever released, accounts say. During last week's Macworld event, it is said that a new build of Mac OS X 10.5.2 was circulated amongst developers, under the version name 9C16. Aside from adding support for Remote Disks (for the MacBook Air) and using networked volumes as Time Machine devices (required for the Time Capsule), it repor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/21/mac.os.x.1052.details/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/flix.ipod.iphone.encoding/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/flix.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />On2 Technologies has announced that its Flix Engine, a server-side video encoding platform, now has support for Apple's portable formats. Where previously the Flix SDK could only be used to create output in Flash 8/9, 3GPP and general H.264, it can now be used to generate QuickTime files specifically sized and encoded for iPods, as well as the iPhone. Flix is purportedly used by "the majority" o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/flix.ipod.iphone.encoding/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/product.gallery.highlights/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/17-product-sm.JPG' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Macworld Expo San Francisco 2008 saw over 400 vendors showcasing thousands of different products, from iPod cases and accessories, to many different hardware and software solutions for the Mac. Belkin's home-styled booth showcased many different iPod cases, as well as a revised KVM switch and the Podcast Studio device. Belkin employed musical entertainment that played on a faux-lawn area. Canon ha... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/product.gallery.highlights/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/isking.at.macworld/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/iskinprotouch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iSkin's presence at Macworld is being used to demonstrate four new pieces of protective gear. The first of these is the ProTouch, a skin for Apple's thin aluminum keyboard. The ProTouch is primarily made out of silicone, but uses Microban antimicrobial material to prevent the spread of disease. When the skin does need to be cleaned, it can be quickly removed and manually washed and dried. The ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/isking.at.macworld/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/17/greenpeace.applauds.apple/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/gre_080117_greenapplesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Greenpeace today applauded Apple for the release of its new MacBook Air laptop, calling the device "a winner" and a strong entry in the race to build a green PC. The organization commends Apple's decision to ship a mercury and arsenic-free laptop, which Greenpeace says exceeds European Standards and raises the bar for the rest of the industry. Apple is on the right track, according to activists, a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/17/greenpeace.applauds.apple/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/17/xtrememac.incharge.fm/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/inchargeauto.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Accessory maker XtremeMac has announced its third FM transmitter, the InCharge FM. Designed for cars, the device (not pictured) plugs into standard 12V outlets, and can thus power both itself and any iPods that rely on Apple's standard dock connector. Transmission is said to be "near CD quality," but in case of interference, a toggle control lets users revert from stereo to mono. Users can also... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/17/xtrememac.incharge.fm/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:10:00 GMT