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ZDNet reports that Microsoft is planning to open a number of retail stores in close proximity to existing Apple Stores later this year. While the stores will reportedly be designed more to “showcase” Microsoft products and build brand awareness than…

The June 2009 issue of macCompanion magazine is now available online. The download version is an InDesign-based version, proudly produced by Dan Robinson. Uber Communications and Privacy. Can we get there with technology without sacrificing our liberty and freedoms? After three straight years of record attendance in San Francisco surprised even Apple was how quickly this sell-out took place.

Earlier today, Apple released iTunes 8.2.1, describing the update only as providing “a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.” The notice regarding device verification has led to speculation that the…

Earlier today, Apple released iTunes 8.2.1, describing the update only as providing “a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.” The notice regarding device verification has led to speculation that the…

SinoCast Daily Business Beat reports that Foxconn, Apple’s Taiwanese manufacturing partner for the iPhone, has begun production of a China-specific iPhone lacking Wi-Fi connectivity.

Two production lines in the Foxconn Shenzhen plant …

PressOK Entertainment and Large Animal Games today announce the release of Bumper Stars Mobile. Using Facebook Connect, Bumper Stars Mobile combines mobile and social networking capabilities and gives over 40 million iPhone and iPod Touch users the ability to play one of the most popular Facebook games either solo or against their friends. With more than 200 million active users, Facebook is the fourth- most trafficked website in the United States.

Objective Decision LLC today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Application Systems Paris & Heidelberg. This new distribution agreement takes effect immediately, and will ensure the availability of Contactizer Express and Pro to Application Systems customers in Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. A boxed edition of Contactizer will be available in selected European countries from Apple Stores, FNAC, Amazon and many Apple Resellers.

Lucid has announced that it is now importing Data Robotics Incorporated storage products into New Zealand. Drobo protects data from drive failure, allows incremental capacity increases, and eliminates the complexities of RAID based systems. DroboShare is a companion product for sharing Drobo over Gigabit Ethernet. DroboPro is a rackmountable/desktop eight-drive storage array that protects against two simultaneous drive failures. Lucid is focused on computer system consultation.

ActyMac today announced DutyWatch 1.3, an update to their Employee Monitoring Software for Mac OS X. DutyWatch record and log everything your employees do, from recording keystrokes typed and website visits, to chats, employee emails and screenshots. DutyWatch is completely invisible to your employees. It runs silently and unobtrusively while logging everything that happens on their computers.

ProteMac today announced ProteMac NetMine 1.3, an update to their network firewall for Mac OS X. ProteMac NetMine is a network firewall for Mac OS X which is able to control and intercepts all internet and network activity of all applications on your Mac. Firewall can restrict or prevent the spread of networked computer worms, trojans, viruses and malware. NetMine firewall can prevent all unwanted outside and inside traffic from reaching protected machines.