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Transmission 2.51 Officially Released for Linux

Transmission, an Open Source cross-platform BitTorrent client that strives to be as simple as possible, is now at version 2.51. The new version of Transmission, 2.51, comes with a large number of fixes and changes, mostly pertaining to the interface. Highlights of Transmission 2.51: · Support for Gnome Shel...

9 April 2012
05:08 GMT

PS Vita and PS3 Cross-Platform Play Means Free Games and DLC for PS Vita Owners

Sony has just detailed some of the special deals it will be running in order to motivate new PlayStation Vita owners and existing PS3 users to try out the cross-platform play feature, including free games and DLC. The PlayStation Vita is getting ready for its release next week in North America and Europe. In order t...

17 February 2012
17:11 GMT

Microsoft Brings Lync to Mobile Before Year's End

One new feature that the owners of devices running under Microsoft's Windows Phone platform will be able to enjoy before 2011 is over is the business instant messaging solution Lync. The Redmond-based software giant already announced plans to make this move, and the company is now getting closer to an officia...

23 November 2011
12:21 GMT

Windows Phone 7 Helps Kik Messenger Grow Impressively

Windows Phone 7 is the latest mobile operating system on which the Kik Messenger landed, and it already proved to be one of the most successful releases for the mobile application and service. When made available, the application was said to be the best messenger developed for Windows Phone, and it seems that th...

30 August 2011
15:11 GMT

OpenFeint Launches GameFeed, a Cross-Platform New Feed

OpenFeint, the leading social gaming network, has just announced the availability of a new cross-platform new feed, called GamesFeed, which is meant to keep users up to date with things that interest them most. The new GameFeed was launched with real time gaming updates from players’ OpenFeint network, and was...

8 June 2011
16:11 GMT

Cross-Platform Boonana Trojan Gets New Version

A new version of the Boonana trojan, which infects Windows and Mac OS computers alike, has been detected in the wild, suggesting that the malware is being actively developed and improved.The trojan was discovered last week and functions as a Java applet. It was particularly designed to target Windows and Mac OS X use...

6 November 2010
07:29 GMT

Qt 4.7 Released, Included in Qt SDK

A new Qt SDK is now available for download, capable of enabling a faster and smoother user experience, while including the Qt 4.7 and Qt Creator 2.0.1. The solution offers developers the possibility to easily create applications for various platforms, including mobile phones that run under the Symbian and MeeGo oper...

22 September 2010
05:45 GMT

Khronos Group Releases OpenGL 4.1 Specification

Advanced Micro Devices only yesterday finalized the OpenGL ES 2.0 driver and already the Khronos Group has announced that it completed the new update to the OpenGL specification. The Architecture Review Board (ARB) implemented the GSLS 4.10 update to the OpenGL Shading language and a number of extensions that add cut...

27 July 2010
03:26 GMT

Devs See Android Better Positioned than iOS for the Future

Google's Android operating system has seen impressive traction on the market since the first device powered by it, the T-Mobile G1, landed on shelves. The platform gained serious market share since a year ago, and most industry watchers and analysts suggest that it should become the second mobile OS on the mark...

5 July 2010
09:17 GMT

Pay What You Want for Five Mac Games - Penumbra, World of Goo, More

Wolfire has announced a special offer on five games that work with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. Basically, you donate an unspecified amount of money that goes to charity, and you get World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD and Penumbra: Overture as a bundle. Interested parties can also choose to turn the package into ...

5 May 2010
08:58 GMT

3D Cross-Platform Multiplayer Android Games from Polarbit

Polarbit, a pioneering developer of games for mobile and handheld platforms, announced recently the launch of their titles for Android mobile phone users. According to the company, the games are already available via the Android Market, and the list of titles includes not only a series of already popular solutions l...

23 December 2009
05:55 GMT

Download New Vuze 4.3.0.2 for Mac OS X

Vuze has been updated to version 4.3.0.2 for Mac OS X, adding support per-url config for http seeds and the max_speed setting, and other changes. Vuze is similar to uTorrent, a popular BitTorrent client mostly used by PC owners. According to the release notes for Vuze 4.3.0.2, the new features include Core - support...

20 November 2009
06:40 GMT

Evernote 1.5.2 Available for Mac OS X - Download Here

Evernote Corporation has released Evernote 1.5.2, an update to its cross-platform, remembering application. Evernote allows users to easily capture information in any environment, employing various platforms, and makes the information accessible and searchable at any time, anywhere. Evernote is a service + applicati...

2 November 2009
06:35 GMT

Dropbox for Mac OS X Maintenance Update Released

The people developing Dropbox, the popular, cross-platform, sync & backup service, have updated the desktop client, bringing Dropbox to version 0.7.44. The new release is a maintenance update delivering fixes on both Mac OS X and Windows platforms. The Dropbox service + application is cross-platform, meaning it work...

20 October 2009
09:30 GMT

"The Ultimate Collection" for Final Fantasy XI Will Be Out November 10

Final Fantasy XIV is getting ready to roll out, but that doesn't mean that Square Enix is quite ready to give up its previous massively multiplayer online role playing game. Final Fantasy XI might still have some life into it so there's no point in letting it go to waste. And if they don't really care ...

15 October 2009
07:00 GMT

Evernote 1.5.0 Adds Support for Ink-Note Viewing on Mac OS X

Evernote Corporation has released a new version of its cross-platform "remembering" application, Evernote. Now at version 1.5.0, the software adds support for viewing ink notes, new language support, improved searching, and more. Evernote is free to download and use on the Mac and iPhone, as well as on Windows PCs. E...

13 October 2009
08:16 GMT

Dropbox for iPhone Has Arrived

Those using Evenflow’s Dropbox service who also own an iPhone / iPod touch, must have waited for the mobile client like the second coming, or something. Yes, Dropbox for iPhone has arrived. Newcomers should note that the app works with the main Dropbox service and is not intended as a standalone product. Those ...

1 October 2009
03:59 GMT

Download New Dropbox 0.7.15 for Mac OS X

Evenflow Inc., the maker of Dropbox, has issued an update to its sync & backup app, improving column view, adding a more reliable overlays/context menu integration, and fixes to a couple of Finder crashes. According to the development team behind Dropbox, column view should properly display overlays over quicklook p...

4 September 2009
05:57 GMT

Evernote 1.4.8 for Mac OS X Improves Copy-Pasting

Developed by the company with the same name, Evernote is a cross-platform service available in both free and paid form. With the recently updated desktop app, users can tag new additions, or add small notes to them, after which they are easily searchable. Evernote's flagship feature is its ability to read text i...

21 August 2009
10:01 GMT

A New Use for Dropbox

The team behind one of Softpedia’s favorite freeware apps, Dropbox, has updated its blog with a rather interesting story on how people can use the cross-platform software to their advantage. As some of you may know, Dropbox is an online backup and sharing solution for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux that comes in b...

7 August 2009
10:35 GMT

Download Evernote 1.4.7 for Mac OS X

Evernote is a cross-platform application that allows users to capture stuff like webpages, whiteboards, scribbles, to-dos, photos and even music files, keeping them in a safe place for easy access, across a variety of devices. Developed by the company with the same name, Evernote is a service available in both free ...

3 August 2009
04:32 GMT

Download Evernote 1.4.5 for Mac OS X

Developed by the company with the same name, Evernote lets you capture stuff like webpages, whiteboards, scribbles, to-dos, photos and even music files, and keep them in a safe place for easy access, across all your devices. Using the service, available in both free and paid form, you can tag your new additions, or ...

17 July 2009
06:03 GMT

Moblyng Games Delivers First Mafia Game for Android

Moblyng Games announced recently the release of m:Mafia, the first mobile game for the Google Android operating system that brings “pinky rings and cement boots” to the platform's users. The social game publisher also announced that m:Mafia was a cross-platform multi-player role-playing game that not...

11 June 2009
09:27 GMT

Download New and Improved Dropbox

Dropbox, Evenflow's cross-platform file sharing and backup solution, has been updated to version 0.6.507, adding improvements on startup time and minor stability enhancements. The software is available in two forms: a free version, offering two gigs of space to use as you wish, and a paid version ($9.99 per mont...

3 June 2009
09:26 GMT

Symsource Offers One-Stop Shop for iPhone Devs

Symsource Ltd is now offering a one-stop shop for software services taking mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian into major online mobile application stores. Symsource aims to become the devs' second-to-none one-stop partner to prepare their apps for the opportunities offered by the App...

5 May 2009
06:37 GMT

Download Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Patch 1.7.1 for Mac

Aspyr Media has released a new patch for players of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The company responsible for publishing various Windows titles on the Macintosh platform notes that the patch bringing Call of Duty 4 to version 1.7.1 is for the digital download version of the game only, and supports English only. An ...

8 April 2009
05:26 GMT

Happy Birthday Evernote

In light of the software's birthday – one year since debut – the team behind Evernote has announced a ton of updates to the solution it provides. Dubbed as “the second brain,” Evernote is a cross-platform software-and-web-based service that enables one to store all kinds of files for safe...

25 March 2009
09:58 GMT

OS X on PCs - Pros and Cons

One of the things that make the Macs the (almost) perfect running machines there are is the fact that Apple keeps their hardware configuration under control. Thus, the Cupertino-based company is capable of always delivering a top notch experience to all of its users by carefully testing and optimizing OS X for the li...

27 February 2009
12:11 GMT

Nokia Announces LGPL Licensing for Its Qt-Platform

Nokia has announced today that its Qt cross-platform application framework and User Interface (UI) designed for desktop and embedded platforms will be made available under the Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 license with the release of Qt 4.5 slated for March 2009. Until now, Qt was available for the...

14 January 2009
06:47 GMT

iPlayer Mac App Now Available for Download in the UK

The BBC has finally released its iPlayer client for Mac. The new iPlayer application enables Mac users to download shows and store them on their computers' hard drives. Previously, they could only watch iPlayer content via the BBC iPlayer website. For the moment, however, the services available with the BBC iPla...

19 December 2008
05:42 GMT

Dropbox Improves Symlink Handling, Upload Status

Users of Evenflow's sharing and back-up solution, Dropbox, have a new update to install. The free application (paid subscription also available) should now handle Symlinks much better on Mac OS X, while the upload status should be slightly more accurate, the team of developers says. Dropbox, a cross-platform sol...

19 December 2008
04:19 GMT

Evernote iPhone Version Adds Offline Support

The all-great Evernote has just been updated, adding what is probably a crucial feature for an app of its kind: offline support. Evernote is a cross-platform application that allows users to pull up files based on what they can remember about them. Now, the Internetz is only needed for syncing!Developed by the compan...

30 October 2008
11:33 GMT

CrossOver Giveaway Complete, Serial Codes Still Good to Go

The CrossOver (Great American Lame Duck Challenge) giveaway is now officially over, CodeWeavers says. No more serial numbers will be generated. Still, those who got their chance to sign up for one will be receiving theirs via e-mail over the next few days. Read on to see how the giveaway affected CodeWeavers.“T...

29 October 2008
07:36 GMT

Evernote 1.1.5 Beta Released for Mac OS X

Evernote, a free application that allows users to capture information in any environment making it accessible at any time, has been updated to version 1.1.5. The software is still in beta, but now adds AppleScript support, as well as support for exporting and importing notes to and from XML.Evernote lets you capture ...

17 October 2008
08:45 GMT

Running Pixel Announces Cross-Platform Game - Crystal Crush

Last week, Running Pixel, a start-up mobile and PC casual game developer, announced Crystal Crush, an action puzzle game with clear cross-platform attitudes. Designed around the idea of a simple game with strong mechanics, immediate controls and colorful graphics, Crystal Crush promises hours of fun to mobile, PC and...

17 October 2008
05:30 GMT

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Mac) Patch 1.7 - Download Here

Aspyr Media has announced the release of a free patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Mac. Weighing in at 259 MB, the update brings the Mac version of the game up to the current PC one for cross-platform compatibility. There are two versions of the same patch, one for owners of a retail copy, the other for Mac...

17 October 2008
03:55 GMT

Hybrid Share Review

I don't know about you but as a Linux user, I've always had problems with transferring files between me and my friends who use different operating systems. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that Linux can't share files; it just doesn't offer an easy way to do it. For example, wha...

5 April 2007
09:49 GMT

GDC-Developers Overwhelmed by Piracy

It's a known fact that piracy is game developers' worst nightmare and especially for those developers who work on PC games. PC games are the ones getting hacked the most, and of course PCs, rather than consoles and console games, so you see how they both go together so well. Naturally, evil geniuses have fo...

12 March 2007
05:01 GMT


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