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/08/09/29/omniweb.switches.to.webkit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/omniweb-5.8-29.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Omni Group has released OmniWeb 5.8, switching the browser's base to the same version of WebKit in use by Safari 3.1. It includes the latest security patches and features of Safari 3.1, including downloadable fonts, CSS animation, HTML 5 media tags and client side database storage. The new version includes upgraded toolbar icons, a Google Chrome user agent option, a bugfix for Leopard's Spaces... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/omniweb.switches.to.webkit/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/briefly.games.web.ranks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/briefly-alaska-18.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: MacNN has reviewed MacSoft's Drop Point: Alaska, for snowboarding enthusiasts. The game allows players to drop from helicopters onto virgin mountain peaks, snowboarding on over 100 challenging trials. The rendering of snowy mountains provides strong visuals, for systems that can handle the visual challenge (Mac Mini owners may not have the best experience). Drop Point Alaska offers a vas... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/briefly.games.web.ranks/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/apple.no.10.online.brand/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/nielsen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nielsen Online says Apple remained 10th on its list of top online brands in July, a slight increase over june. The research firm says 51.7 million unique users visited an Apple-owned website or used Apple software in July, up from 49.9 million in June. Apple also finished 10th on Nielsen's list of Top Parent Companies/Divisions.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/apple.no.10.online.brand/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/iphone.web.video.tools/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/helloschmap.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two developers have come up with new ways to create web pages and streamed video content for the iPhone. DigitalFX International says it has added its Media Vault solution for storing and transcoding videos to its "helloWorld" subscription-based web broadcasting service. Windows users can now send video messages to the iPhone or other newer 3G phones. Another company, Schmap, says it has develope... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/iphone.web.video.tools/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/servoy.40/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Servoy Inc. has introduced Servoy 4.0 -- one code base for desktop AND Web applications. Servoy 4.0 -- now an Eclipse plug-in -- is a major upgrade from all previous versions of Servoy, enabling Servoy developers to produce enterprise-level applications using a standards-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Servoy consists of a GUI designer, is fully event-driven and scriptable through ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/servoy.40/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/autodesk.acquires.gbs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/sketchbookpro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Autodesk has acquired the assets of Green Building Studio (GBS), further consolidating the market for Mac-based architecture software. GBS' web service will soon join the Autodesk product family, while the GBS team will continue selling, training, and supporting architects as they use the GBS web service to design carbon neutral buildings today and in the future. Autodesk also plans to continue su... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/autodesk.acquires.gbs/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/24/slife.20.unveiled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/slifelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Slife Labs has debuted Slife 2.0, the latest evolution of of its time and activity management software for Mac OS X. Released in conjunction with Slife Teams, a subscription-based collaborative web service, the Slife software package provides a solid platform for 'time-based' workers such as designers and consultants to keep track of productivity, eliminating reliance on time-sheets or spreadsheet... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/24/slife.20.unveiled/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/17/firefox.3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/17-mozilla.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Though servers offering the software are currently buckling and inaccessible to many users, Firefox 3.0 on Tuesday has made its debut with the Mozilla organization looking to set a record for browser downloads. The major new release of the open source Web browser is available today in approximately 50 languages, and is purportedly three times faster than its predecessor, offering "15,000 improveme... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/17/firefox.3/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/16/web.widgets.on.the.desktop/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/amnestyhypercube.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mesa Dynamics has posted a beta of Amnesty Hypercube, which is designed to ěfreeî Google Gadgets and other web widgets from the confines of a web browser to the desktop. Not to be confused with Dashboard widgets, web widgets are tiny applications -- often snippets of HTML code -- designed to be inserted in blogs or other web pages. Amnesty Hypercube allows these widgets to be launched from within ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/16/web.widgets.on.the.desktop/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/webscripter.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/web_080603_scripter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Alchemist Guild has announced the release of WebScripter 2.0, a new release of the integrated development environment (IDE) for programming in several popular web scripting languages such as:  PERL, PHP, CSS, HTML/XML, JavaScript and Ruby. The tool offers features including: text editing, previewing web pages, testing scripts, managing projects, navigating code and FTP integration. The develo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/webscripter.20/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:25:00 GMT