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Archive for the ‘Domain & Design’ Category

EA releases Star Trek game for iPhone, iPod touch

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

Electronic Arts has debuted a new Star Trek game for the iPhone and iPod touch, designed to capitalize on the latest movie. The action game has players captain the USS Enterprise on a host of missions, during which Kirk and Spock make appearances and help gamers along. Players also fight against and alongside ships from series fiction, such as the Keldon, Valdore and Kítinga….

Calcline 2.0 offers redesigned interface, bug fixes

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

Tension Software has announced Calcline 2.0, an upgraded version of its mathematical tool for the Mac. Calcline relies on a C/Cocoa calculation engine to solve both simple and complex mathematical equations, while simultaneously displaying each step used. Users can specify an unlimited number of variable values, including alphanumeric ones….

projectforum 6.4 upgrades WYSIWYG editing

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

A new version of projectforum, 6.4, has been released by courseforum. The wiki-based software enables groups of people to collaborate in online workspaces. The application is designed to be installed on a private network, but can also be hosted by courseforum. SSL encryption is used to keep information secure….

Photomatix becomes available as Aperture plug-in

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

HDRsoft has released a new version of Photomatix, built as an Aperture plug-in. The software merges bracketed photographs into a 32-bit HDR image, displaying a greater tonal range than a conventional photo. The plug-in also gives users the ability to align handheld photographs, and reduce problems such as noise and chromatic aberrations….

CloneCloud offloads phone tasks to remote servers

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

Two Intel research scientists from Berkeley, Byung-Gon Chun and Petros Maniatis, have created an new service called CloneCloud, aiming to provide extra processing power for cellphones. The service uses a smartphone’s Internet access to offload processing to a remote server. This decreases the amount of local CPU usage for the phone, which also aids in extending battery life….

Artistic horror game The Path migrates to Mac

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

TransGaming and Tale of Tales have released a Mac version of the horror game The Path. The title is inspired by the fable of Little Red Riding Hood, but is set in the present day. Players assume third-person control of one of six sisters, who are sent by their mother to visit their bedridden grandmother….

T-Mobile G1 V2 to mirror, undercut iPhone?

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

The previously hinted-at T-Mobile G1 V2 may have a design much more consciously inspired by the iPhone, a follow-up leak indicates. While the first G1 has sometimes been criticized for its thick and rectangular design, the V2 found by BGR would have a much thinner, sleeker design with chrome accents and a black front not unlike its Apple rival. It would also have dedicated ringer and volume swit…

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Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

Twitterrific 2.0 improves user interface, searches

Written By MacNN | The Macintosh News Network On May 8th, 2009

Iconfactory has released a major update to its iPhone Twitter client, Twitterrific. The v2.0 release has a redesigned user interface aimed at being more customizable, with new themes and timeline layouts. The timeline now also includes filtering, enabling users to more rapidly sort through updates….