Macintosh/iPhone software update round-up – November 11, 2008

Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for November 11, 2008:

• Goya Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the release of BaseElements 2.1.0. BaseElements is a FileMaker developer tool to analyze and document FileMaker database solutions. BaseElements provides a cross reference of every element in a solution and helps developers find and fix errors, track issues, document changes, and plan future development. BaseElements 2.1.0 adds several new features and functionality that make it already the most comprehensive developer tool on the market.
• oeFun, Inc., an interactive entertainment development company, has now released Cosmic One for the iPhone and the iPod touch. Cosmic One takes the puzzle game genre and distills it into a pure, fiendishly addictive form. The simple, intuitive controls make the game perfect for the entire family. Cosmic One is literally a “pick up and play” game, just choose to use your right or left thumb and the fun begins.
• Etre Touchy gloves are a fun way to keep your hands warm and dry while using mobile phones, portable games systems, music players and other electronic devices. Their missing thumb and index fingertips allow you to touch, tap, stroke, slide and pinch these devices’ displays in any way you desire—a facet of their design that is particularly important when interacting with touch-screen devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch, since their capacitive touch-screen technology means that they only respond to your bare naked fingertips.
• The Pixelmator Team has released Pixelmator 1.3, codenamed Tempo, a third major update to the revolutionary GPU-powered image editing tool that provides everything needed to create, edit, and enhance still images. Available today as a free software update, Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo features major performance improvements: click-and-drag technology-based Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Magic Eraser tools; improved Hue and Saturation, Replace Color, and Colorize tools; Smart Palette Hide; and more.
• iotum has announced that its Calliflower conference-calling service, which makes it easy to plan and participate in highly interactive conference calls that bridge business and social networks, is now mobile and available for users of the Apple iPhone.
• CS Odessa has announced the immediate availability of ConceptDraw Office. The update includes improved performance and interoperability for both the Macintosh and Windows platforms. In addition to the improved performance and reliability of each application within ConceptDraw Office, enhancements to existing functionality and several new features have also been added to ConceptDraw MINDMAP and ConceptDraw PRO.
• Stuff’s Joe Minihane had a chance to chat with Greg Jozwiak, Vice-President of Product Marketing for iPod and iPhone yesterday and has just posted the interview on Stuff.tv.
• Marware is pleased to announce the Nuance for the iPod nano 4G. The Nuance is a slim, colorful leather case for your iPod nano 4G. The Nuance’s detachable hand strap adds another fun way to use your nano. With extra detail given to the profile of the new nano, the Nuance provides durable leather protection as well as a stylish, colorful look. It is perfect for carrying in your pocket, purse or bag. The Nuance also comes with Marware’s Lifetime Warranty.
• Macgamestore has announced that the digital download version of Top Chef: The Game is now available. Published by Brighter Minds Media, Top Chef: The Game invites fans of the show and food aficionados to test their skills against fellow chefs in a virtual kitchen. Cook your way through 30 Quickfire and 15 Elimination Challenges, choose from hundreds of ingredients to get the flavor combinations just right, and stay on top of your game.
• Group Logic has introduced MassTransit 6.0. The latest generation of Group Logic’s industry-leading MFT software adds more than a dozen features to the product which dramatically improve management and reporting, ease-of-use and integration for key business and IT processes within the enterprise. MassTransit 6.0 also delivers enhanced performance and security features to further solidify its position as the standard for MFT technology.
• Izatt International has released Bumps, the latest in the Signals Series for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Bumps provides a fun and entertaining way to learn the Braille system. It is ideal for parents, instructors, Boy Scouts, or anyone wanting to learn the Braille dot patterns. Quick Reference contains all 26 letter patterns, Flash Cards helps you learn them, and Word Play lets you enter a word and have the word’s braille patterns displayed back to you.
• MileBug LITE, a lite version of the premier iPhone mileage log application, is now available for FREE for a limited time only. MileBug LITE helps those driving their own vehicles for business, charity, medical, or other reasons receive their reimbursement and/or tax deduction. In the U.S., IRS business rates are up to 58.5 cents/mile. MileBug LITE for the iPhone/iPod Touch helps people track their miles and provides emailed reports for easy submission to employers, accountants, and the IRS.
• Reinvented Software announced the release of Together 2.2 for Mac OS X today. Together is an application for storing, previewing, editing and searching all kinds of files. Version 2.2 introduces many new features such as intelligent auto-tagging, tag bundles, nested groups, rearrangeable tabs and numerous improvements to previews, the classification of web pages and the systemwide Shelf.
• Neuwert Media is proud to announce Measures 1.2, their unit and currency conversion app for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed with a focus on usability, Measures allows the user to perform conversions as easy and as fast as possible. All user interface elements are packed into one single screen combining calculator like design, with the scroll wheels in the bottom for selection of categories and units to convert between.