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SmileOnMyMac on Tuesday announced the release of PDFpen 3.5, an update to its PDF editing and form-filling software for Mac OS X. The update is free for registered users; it costs $49.95 to register.

Apple on Monday posted a profit of $1.07 billion on revenue of $7.46 billion for its fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2008, making it the best June quarter in the company's history in both revenue and earnings. In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs also indicated that the company is preparing several other products for release in the coming months, which will help future quarters.

zCover on Friday announced that it is shipping its iSAglove 3G cover for the iPhone. It costs $29.99 and joins zCover's line of iPhone accessories.

Samson Technologies has introduced the StudioDock 3i, a set of studio monitor speakers with a dock connector and USB interface. The StudioDock 3i costs $149 per pair.

Shiny Development on Tuesday introduces Speakapedia, a utility that turns Wikipedia Articles into spoken word tracks in iTunes. Speakapedia costs $9.95 (through the end of August, when it becomes $14.95). A demo is available.

Thanks to Realmac Software's RapidWeaver 4.0, you won't need a master of fine arts degree with a minor in computer programming to build a Web site that will do your content proud. RapidWeaver is an ideal tool for Internet extroverts and home-based businesses that want to hang a full-featured and professional-looking shingle out on the Web, without the expense and learning curve of Adobe's pro apps or the headache of hand-coding and CSS.

iPhone fans camped out for as long as 3 days with tents, chairs, and pillows. Joe Brown opted for a portable hammock.

I'm a crossword puzzle fanatic. I even dropped my New York Times subscription recently in favor of nytimes.com's annual puzzle subscription, and solve (or try to solve) most of the puzzles on my Mac. So finding Stand Alone's $9.99 Crosswords app among the first batch of iPhone software on the App Store makes me happy.

While I'm waiting for my iPhone 3G to arrive, I thought I'd point out an amusing thing I've noticed on the local network here at the offices of Macworld and PC World.

Nova Media has updated its Fone2Phone migration utility to help users move information from their existing cell phone to the iPhone 3G.

Ambrosia Software on Wednesday announced the release of iToner 1.0.8, an update to its iPhone ringtone maker for Mac OS X. It costs $15, and this is a free update for registered users.

Apple released iTunes 7.7 on Thursday, adding support for the iPhone 3G and the iTunes App Store.

Other World Computing boosted the capacity of its line Neptune external FireWire drives Thursday, adding 750GB and 1TB configurations to its offerings. Previously, the Neptune line topped out at 500GB.

Ambrosia Software, long-time Macintosh utility and application developer, announced Thursday that it has launched three iPhone games with the introduction of the App Store.

REAL Software on Tuesday began shipping its cross platform development platform, REALbasic.

Mac users now have a new option to access Wi-Fi hotspots. Boingo has released a native Mac client, allowing users to access more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide.

For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos's SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal to business and power users for whom Apple's offerings are insufficiently powerful or versatile.

Norway is known for many things: Norse gods, the work of Henrik Ibsen, and a second place spot on the United Nations's Human Development Index (unseated just this past year from the top spot by rival Iceland).

Canto on Thursday announced the release of Cumulus 7.5.4, an update to its Digital Asset Management (DAM) software. This is the last planned update to 7.5, according to Canto.