Software

∞ Now Software closes up shop

I remember Now Software from way back. The main products the company had at that time were Now Contact and Now Up To Date, two personal management tools for the Mac. Sadly in recent years, the company’s projects were too … Continued

∞ GDC: Unity 3.0 engine adds iPad support, more

Unity Technologies has announced Unity 3.0, a new version of its versatile 3D game engine which enables developers to create titles for Mac, iPhone, Web and other platforms. A final release date is scheduled for this summer.

∞ FileMaker Pro 11 adds charts, easier reporting

FileMaker Inc. on Tuesday announced the release of FileMaker Pro 11, a major new release of its popular database software for Mac OS X and Windows. It’s available beginning today, along with new versions of FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced, FileMaker … Continued

∞ How Ad Blockers hurt your favorite Web sites

Ars Technica posted a great article on how ad blocking is affecting its business. While we’re not quite as big as Ars, the same principles apply. We are trying to bring readers interesting content everyday — the way we make … Continued

∞ MacSpeech acquired by Nuance

Speech recognition software-maker MacSpeech on Tuesday said it has been acquired by Nuance, makers of Dragon speech recognition software for Windows.