News: Toon Boom Studio 5 released
Toon Boom Animation has rebranded its animation application as an educational tool for multi-technique animation. It’s also added a stop-motion animation feature to version 5. More: continued here
Category: MacWorld
The Macalope Weekly: Hold the liver
Forget 2012, the iPhone is going to single-handedly destroy the world. Well, if netbooks don’t get to it first. And Apple reiterates its stance on naughty, naughty iPhone app content. More: continued here
Mac News Briefs: Snowtape adds online radio directory
Snowtape, which an Internet radio recording app, now features an online radio directory that automatically updates once new stations are available. Profcast and SQLiteManager also saw new updates on Thursday. More: continued here
Apple gets stay lifted in Psystar case
A bankruptcy judge lifted the automatic stay in Apple’s ongoing copyright infringement suit against Psyster, setting the stage for the November trial to begin as scheduled. More: continued here
Evernote enables collaborative notebooks, with a catch
Evernote is a multi-platform service for storing and syncing notes, photos, and other files. Today, the company enabled sharing, allowing users to collaborate on everything from projects, to research, to family shopping—but with a catch. More: continued here
Mac News Briefs: iFinance 3 out of beta
iFinance 3 has been rewritten from the ground up, according to developer Synium Software. Also, Xcode, AutoCorrectXT, and Adium all saw updates on Monday. More: continued here
Mac News Briefs: Navicat Premium manages different database servers
The latest version of PremiumSoft’s database administration tools lets users manage different kinds of database servers from one application. Also, BBEdit and Invoices underwent updates, while iPresentee released new Keynote themes. More: continued here
Shape Collage turns a collection of photos into creative collages
Shape Collage turns a collection of photos into a collage of practically any shape, whether you’re going for a traditional design or something totally out there. More: continued here
Review: MacBook Pros (13-inch, Mid 2009)
With its lower price, the return of FireWire (woo-hoo!), longer battery life, better looking display and a new built-in SD Card slot that you can boot from, the newest member of the MacBook Pro makes an impressive debut. More: continued here
Using iPhoto’s Places without a GPS-enabled camera
iPhoto ’09’s Places features lets you tag the location where an image was shot. But what if you don’t have a GPS-enabled camera? Here’s how you can recreate the location-tagging feature with the help of an iPhone. More: continued here
Is Steve Jobs back at work?
With the end of June rapidly approaching, is it possible that Steve Jobs has returned to work already? Maybe, maybe not, but that day would seem to be imminent. More: continued here
Review: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
The latest 17-inch MacBook Pro is by all measures a minor hardware upgrade over its predecessor, offering only slightly faster processor options and a bump in hard-drive capacity. The more significant change is the value you get for your money. More: continued here
Nik Software releases Complete Collection Lightroom edition
Nik Software updated its Complete Collection, which bundles all of the company’s award-winning digital imaging software tools at an affordable price, to include Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 support. More: continued here
Mac News Briefs: Storyist writing software now at version 2.0
Storyist, which features word-processing and organizational features, now adds a new “collage” mode to help visualize connections between story elements, a full-screen view, multiple windows, and support for comments and bookmarks. The Sync’Em synchronization utility also saw an update, while Casio previewed a new WXGA projector due in September. More: continued here
Review: MacBook Pros (15-inch, Mid 2009)
This update to the 15-inch MacBook Pro delivers better value and even more specification options to the laptop, though the upgrades to this new model are more nuanced than flashy. More: continued here