app4mac today released Sequence 2.5, an update to their utility to capture screenshots and screencasts on Mac OS X. Sequence 2.5 add many new options. It is a free upgrade for all current users of previous versions.

The new features are the following :
* Now working as a background process
* Now accessible via a menubar icon
* Improved audio management
* New video formats (quicktime, flash, mpeg, etc)
* Support of USB microphones
* Improved performance
* Updated user interface
* New option to hide/display the main palette
Sequence is a simple way to capture and save an image or a movie of your screen to your computer's clipboard, or a file (in an image format of your choice). A video or screenshot can be emailed, uploaded on the web, or passed around however you want. Using multithreaded code and a 64-bit enabled compression system, Sequence can capture the content of a DVD (with audio) or of any other application. Sequence is powerful enough to simultaneously record from your webcam and your screen. With the voice recording function, you can easily describe what you are doing on your screen. Simply use your Mac's built-in microphone.

System Requirements:
Sequence 2.5 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Some new features are only available to Macs with Intel processors.

Pricing and Availability:
Sequence 2.5 is available at a special introductory price : 29 Euros only until end of April 2010 (around $39 USD). It's a free upgrade for all current users of previous versions.

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Howling Moon Software today released Upshot 1.0, a Mac utility that makes sharing screenshots with friends, coworkers, and clients a one click operation. Upshot features integration with popular image hosting sites ImageShack, Imgur, and TwitPic. Registered users can upload their images via FTP to their own web server, or run any custom script on the image (several examples are included).

Upshot also has Growl notification support and it tracks your recently uploaded screenshots, so you can quickly look up an old screenshot by browsing thumbnails.

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TranslateIt! Team today announced the release of TranslateIt! 12, an update to their multilingual dictionary for Mac OS X. TranslateIt! for Mac is a multilingual dictionary that allows you to look up words on the fly! Just hover the pointer over an unfamiliar word and you will see its translation in a pop-up window.

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The main updates of the new version are:
* Added on-the-fly translation functionality to Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac products: Entourage, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
* Added support for Babylon dictionary format (BGL)
* Added support for SDICT dictionary format
* Enhanced morphology modules for English, Russian, French, and German
* Enhanced quality and formatting of full-text translations
* New line-by-line translation mode
* Fixed memory leaks and various minor bugs
* Updated DictBuilder and the core scripts
* Updated the TranslateIt! Dashboard widget
* Updated profiles of some online translation services
* Added new dictionaries to our repository

Main features:
* Translate words in any applications by just moving the pointer over them
* Full text translation
* Support for most widely known online dictionary/translation services
* Lots of free dictionaries
* Translation Methods: translation from clipboard, drag-and-drop translation, manual input of queries in the main window, double-click translation of words in dictionary entries displayed in the main window
* Morphology support
* Built-in utility for easy creation of custom dictionaries
* Words Quiz (a game for easy learning of new words)
* Multilingual user interface

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Boinx Software today released PhotoPresenter 4, a major update to its quick presentation tool for digital photographers. PhotoPresenter 4 is a theme-based photo viewer for creating animated slideshows with photos, movies and music in just a few seconds. The new version has been rewritten from scratch and is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

PhotoPresenter 4 sports a revamped user interface.. The preview pane for example shows an animated preview of the current selected theme. With the Quick Look HUDs the information you need is just a simple click of your mouse away. PhotoPresenter 4 is built around 37 high-quality themes. Every theme offers a variety of settings to configure it to your needs. PhotoPresenter 4 remembers the theme you selected for each album, so that it is easy to keep various different presentations on hand.

PhotoPresenter 4 integrates with all of the iApps on the Mac as iTunes, iDVD, iWeb or iPhoto but also with Photo Booth and Aperture - including the new Aperture 3. Flickr Users now can access their photos from their photo stream as well as the images of their friends.

PhotoPresenter 4 can be extended easily with Automator Actions and AppleScript scripts to optimize your existing workflow. It also recognizes changes in Flickr Groups and Sets as well as in Smart Albums of iPhoto or Aperture - enabling you to automatically create a presentation of the most recent best rated images in your collection without having to manually add new photos - just rate them in your collection and they will show up in the presentation.

PhotoPresenter 4 is available immediately for download for $29 (US) in the Boinx Software Kagi Store. A family license (for up to five computers in a household) for PhotoPresenter is available for $49 (US). PhotoPresenter 4 is also included in FotoMagico 3 Pro that is available for $149 (US). All prices quoted exclude sales tax or VAT where applicable. Check the Kagi Store for quotes in local currencies. Multi-user license discounts are available upon request.

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Jess Silverstone, from Revolutionary Concepts created a paper version of the iPad. If you're dying to get an iPad an can't wait till the end of march, just get your scissors and build your own!

MacRumors posted the necessary pictures :front and back.

Apps On The Move today announced Trunk Notes 2.1.0, a flexible personal wiki for the iPhone and iPod touch. The latest version supports text, image and now voice wiki entries enabling users to capture more of their information in one place.

"Personal Wiki technology turns an already powerful note taking app into the ultimate solution for users who need to manage lots of information on the go" said Matthew Kennard, the founder of Apps On The Move. "Trunk Notes is easy to get started with, but offers users who need it the power required to create an information system suited to their needs."

Device Requirements:

* iPhone and iPod touch

* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later

* 0.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:

Trunk Notes 2.1.0 ($3.99) and Go Calc ($5.99) can be purchased on the iTunes App Store. Promo codes are available on request if you would like to review either Trunk Notes or Go Calc. Provide details of your website, blog or other media organization when contacting Apps On The Move.

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ZTak Software just announced Marble Burst 1.0, their new game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Marble Burst is fun puzzle type game with an ample amount of logic involved in order to remove all of the marbles from the game board.

The strategy of marble burst is relatively simple. All the player needs to do is remove groups of same colored marbles in such a way as to leave no marbles on the game board. The player also has the goal of achieving a high score so the groups of marbles removed per turn need to be as large as possible. Sounds easy but after each turn the remaining marbles to the top and left of those that were removed slide down and to the right. For small groups it is fairly easy to see how the marbles will move but as the groups get larger and more complex in shape it becomes increasingly difficult to see how the remaining marbles will respond.

Players are awarded medals when they achieve an exceptional score. Win the coveted Gold Trophy when all marbles are removed from the game board.

Device Requirements:

* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 3.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Marbles Burst 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch is only $1.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple's App Store in the Games category.

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Apple has issued a new firmware update today to address issues that may cause intermittent display flickering. According to Apple web site, the new firmware "updates the display firmware on 27-inch iMac systems to address issues that may cause intermittent display flickering.The 27-inch iMac Display Update will update the display firmware on your iMac. Do not disturb or shut off the power on your iMac during this update." The 27-inch iMac Display Update Firmware is 294KB in size and can be downloaded from Apple's site.

Apple announced the iPad tablet device, featuring a 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 display and 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB capacities. Carrying a custom 1 GHz "Apple A4" chip, the iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds and is .5-inch thin. The iPad will be  priced at $499, $599, and $699 for models with Wi-Fi but without 3G. You'll have to add $130 if you want a 3G enabled model. Wi-Fi only models are scheduled to ship in 60 days and 3G-models in 90 days.

All iPad models have an accelerometer, compass, speakers, a microphone, and a 30-pin dock connector, but no USB or ethernet port. The iPad also offers, according to Apple, 10 hours of battery, with 1 month of standby battery life. Real-life battery tests still need to be done in order to confirm Apple figures. Models with 3G will be unlocked and will be able to use GSM micro SIMs (not the regular GSM SIMs).

The iPad will be able to use all the iPhone and iPod Touch Apps. However specific version will add extra features and be optimized for the device's 9.7-inch screen.

Nuclear Nova today announced updates to GL Golf, GL Golf Deluxe, and GL Golf Lite, bringing all versions up to 1.09. With the addition of a driving range, 12 new courses, four new clubs, over a 50% performance increase, and 32 additional improvements, Nuclear Nova continues to prove its dedication to the GL Golf franchise. In celebration, Nuclear Nova has dropped the price to $0.99 for the next week. GL Golf offers a realistic physics system and smooth, fluid graphics for compelling game-play.

In GL Golf up to four players can golf twenty-four unique courses. Everything in a real game of golf is included in GL Golf, such as water hazards, sand traps, trees, bushes, wind, four seasons, different times to play, and much more. Other unique features include game saving, three difficulty modes, mulligans, practice mode, as well as different sets of clubs.

System Requirements:
* iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs or iPod Touch
* Software version 3.0

Pricing and Availability:
GL Golf Lite is free and is available exclusively through Apple's App Store.
GL Golf Standard is on sale for only $0.99 (regularly $4.99) USD and is available exclusively through Apple's App Store.
GL Golf Deluxe is on sale for only $5.99 ($2 off, 3.5x the number courses as the standard version) USD and is available exclusively through Apple's App Store.

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