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“New features in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will directly benefit our customers in the immediate future,” says Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software. “iStopMotion 2.1 will be the first of our applications to be optimised to take advantage of Leopard improvements.”

The application is scheduled to ship in late 2007. “Mac OS X Leopard offers over 300 new features and advanced technologies, including Core Animation which helps developers easily create animated user experiences,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We’re thrilled that developers like Boinx Software embrace Leopard’s technologies and find ways to further improve the user experience for their products.” Read more

Equinux released Stationery Pack for Mail for Mac OS X Leopard. With Stationery Pack, Mac users will benefit from a set of 111 high quality stationeries that give emails more flair using prebuilt email templates for nearly every occasion:

No matter if you want to invite colleagues, congratulate friends, send holiday greetings to your family, or just express your feelings, Stationery Pack provides templates that customize your email messages in a more personal way. Read more

iSkin, a leading provider of iPod accessories, today introduces the iSkin revo, a stylish, streamline cover for the Apple iPhone. The revo is made from high quality silicone and provides complete protection without affecting the iPhone’s touch screen functions.The iSkin revo features a ViSOR, which is a clear, flexible screen protector that can be easily fitted or removed and shields the large touch-screen from knocks and scratches. Another innovative feature is a privacy film, which, unless it is being viewed head-on, provides a restricted tinted view of information on the screen. Read more

The Press Gazette have reported that ITN’s latest news will soon be available to download onto iPods and other portable video players. ITN has struck a deal with Apple that will make its mobile news and entertainment content available for free via the music and video downloading service. Read more

Becta, the government’s education technology agency, has today made a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for alleged anti-competitive practices by Microsoft in the schools software marketplace and in relation to Microsoft’s approach to document interoperability.

An interim report published by Becta in January 2007 into Microsoft’s Academic Licensing arrangements highlighted a number of fundamental concerns impacting on choice, competition in the marketplace and value for money for schools. A separate report into Vista and Office 2007 highlighted concerns in relation to interoperability. Read more