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Post.Office mail server compatible with Leopard

Macworld.com - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

Tenon Intersystems has announced the release of Post.Office 3.8.4, an update to its mail server for Mac OS X. Post.Office costs $349 for a 100 mailbox/10 list system; updates for current users are free.

  • Wall Street Beat: Some Companies Shine Amid Gloom PC World - Fri Jul 25, 1:00 AM ET

    When Samsung Electronics, a giant in chips, mobile phones and LCD panels, reported earnings on Friday, it noted worsening...

  • Samsung Q2 Results Higher on LCD, Cell Phone Sales PC World - Thu Jul 24, 10:00 PM ET

    Healthy sales of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels and a profitable cellular handset business helped Samsung Electronics...

  • Users May Help to Vet Android Apps PC World - Thu Jul 24, 8:30 PM ET

    Google may use a user-driven rating system to help keep bad or harmful Android applications off mobile phones.

  • MS Plots iPhone Rival, Vista PR, as MobileMe Draws Flak NewsFactor - Thu Jul 24, 6:32 PM ET

    Apple has been boosting sales of Macs with its Mac OS X operating system -- seemingly at Microsoft's expense, as more PC users turn up their noses at Microsoft's Windows Vista. Apple also has had great success with its iPhone, but now that Apple is taking flak because of problems with its MobileMe service, an admiring Microsoft appears ready to go after some of Apple's revenue.

  • Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes TechWeb - Thu Jul 24, 6:00 PM ET

    InformationWeek - RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.

  • Trade Group, US Officials Rally for Free Trade PC World - Thu Jul 24, 3:00 PM ET

    The Consumer Electronics Association and several U.S. officials speak up for free trade at a rally.

  • U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses at a press conference during a visit to Kings Park State War Memorial in Perth, Australia, Friday, July 25, 2008. Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory, Rice said Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Griffith, POOL)
    Once media-shy Taliban go hi-tech in propaganda war Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 2:53 PM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - The once media-shy Taliban have gone hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails and a website to publicize their exploits and lambast their Afghan and Western enemies, a think-tank said on Thursday.

  • Amway Parent Catches iPhone Fever TechWeb - Thu Jul 24, 2:20 PM ET

    InformationWeek - Alticor is among the largest companies to acknowledge publicly that it's launching an iPhone trial.

  • Qualcomm earns outlook falls short of expectations AP - Thu Jul 24, 12:11 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance Thursday that fell short of Wall Street targets, but the stock soared on a broad-ranging legal settlement.

  • Cancer Expert Issues Warning On Cell Phone Risks TechWeb - Thu Jul 24, 12:02 PM ET

    InformationWeek - In particular, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman's advisory urged children to limit their use of cell phones.

  • Lab test: Apple gets iPhone 3G right for business InfoWorld - Thu Jul 24, 6:00 AM ET

    San Francisco - With the iPhone 3G's banner opening weekend and newsstands looking like a rack of brochures for the device, a review of the iPhone 3G at this point might be pro forma, except for one thing:

  • Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the roost in the enterprise InfoWorld - Thu Jul 24, 6:00 AM ET

    San Francisco - Most of the world, it seemed, drank the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid about the new iPhone being a BlackBerry killer when the Apple CEO first announced the device earlier this year. But after nearly two weeks with the new iPhone 2.0 software on my iPod Touch, I can tell you that Apple has not yet delivered on that promise.

  • Sanyo Develops Contactless Charger for Wii-mote PC World - Thu Jul 24, 3:10 AM ET

    A new charger developed by Sanyo makes replenishing the batteries in Nintendo Wii controllers as easy as placing them in a...

  • Motorola Unveils Updated PEBL in South Korea PC World - Thu Jul 24, 2:40 AM ET

    Motorola unveiled on Thursday in South Korea a new version of its PEBL cell phone with a outer display that's hidden under the...

  • Digital Comics Coming to the Wii in Japan PC World - Thu Jul 24, 1:10 AM ET

    Four of Japan's biggest comic book publishers are coming together to bring digital versions of their magazines to Nintendo's...

  • China Mobile Phone Subscribers Pass 600 Million Mark PC World - Thu Jul 24, 1:00 AM ET

    The number of Chinese mobile phone subscribers topped 600 million in June.

  • Griffin brings slots to iPhone Macworld.com - Thu Jul 24, 1:00 AM ET

    Griffin Technology on Wednesday announced Lucky 7 Slots for the iPhone, a game that simulates casino slot machine action. It costs $1.99.

  • Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute CNET - Thu Jul 24, 12:20 AM ET

    Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, and chipmaker Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that they had signed a licensing agreement settles all patent litigation between the two companies.

  • Intel Takes on Embedded Market With Atom Chip PC World - Thu Jul 24, 12:10 AM ET

    Intel on Wednesday said it was developing new x86 chips to put in devices ranging from consumer electronics to mobile phones...

  • Intel Welcomes Home Integrated Chips PC Magazine - Wed Jul 23, 10:56 PM ET

    Intel's plans to bring system-on-a-chip (SOC) devices to market have come to fruition, with the company introducing its first eight products for the embedded market. New devices for the consumer-electronics market are due later this year.

  • A new Apple iPhone 3G in midtown Manhattan, New York on July 11. The computer giant has reported its third-quarter profits topped a billion dollars on strong sales of its computers, iPods, and iPhones(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)
    iPhone vulnerable to phishing attacks CNET - Wed Jul 23, 6:06 PM ET

    Security researcher Aviv Raff said on Wednesday that the iPhone's Mail and Safari applications are prone to URL spoofing and could allow phishing attacks against iPhone users.

  • Susan Juffe, right, talks with her 10-year-old daughter, Jayne, about cell phone use after a visit to a museum in Pittsburgh's Oakland section on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Juffe had heard that the head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute is advising faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Pitt's Cancer Institute warns of cell phone risks AP - Wed Jul 23, 5:56 PM ET

    PITTSBURGH - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

  • iPhone 3G Shortages Could Last for Weeks NewsFactor - Wed Jul 23, 4:55 PM ET

    Last week's iPhone 3G launch appears to have been a success, with the device sold out in virtually all U.S. locations. Calls to local AT&T stores in the metropolitan Chicago area, for example, turned up no phones, and long wait lists. Reasons for the shortage range from Apple underestimating demand to a shortage of components from overseas suppliers.

  • UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts AP - Wed Jul 23, 4:52 PM ET

    NEW YORK - In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" — for "in case of emergency."

  • Nokia, Qualcomm settle long-running dispute AP - Wed Jul 23, 7:18 PM ET

    SAN DIEGO - Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. say they have agreed to settle a high-stakes licensing dispute and end a series of legal battles that has spanned several continents.

  • A text message showing book prices received via Amazon.com Inc.'s TextBuyIt shop-by-cell phone service is shown in New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. If you're in a store and want to compare prices on something that seems appealing, you can text the item's name or bar code number to '262966,' which corresponds with 'AMAZON' on the phone keypad. Then the service sends back matching items available for sale on Amazon. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)
    Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited AP - Wed Jul 23, 4:02 PM ET

    NEW YORK - TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool — perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.

  • The U.S. flag flies next to one of Qualcomm's many buildings in San Diego, California, July 22, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
    Qualcomm patent ruled invalid in German Nokia case Reuters - Wed Jul 23, 3:07 PM ET

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm Inc GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) was invalid.

  • Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games For Windows Live TechWeb - Wed Jul 23, 2:36 PM ET

    InformationWeek - The service is cross-compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live network, which lets Xbox 360 owners play games against each other online.

  • Canadian Carriers May Switch To GSM TechWeb - Wed Jul 23, 1:35 PM ET

    InformationWeek - The move from CDMA could allow Bell Canada and Telus to offer customers the iPhone 3G.

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