Maxon's modeling, rendering, and animation package gets a rigid body dynamics system based on the Bullet engine, new dynamic properties in the Inverse Kinetics system, full integration of Python scripting, double precision math, and much more.

SeedCode's Zulu is a plug-in for FileMaker Server that makes it possible for iCal to see FileMaker data as iCal calendars.

Adobe's photo manager adds raw support for more cameras, publishing to Facebook and SmugMug, new lens profiles, and bug fixes.

Marketcircle released Billings Pro, a multi-user time tracking and invoicing application based on the Billings 3 desktop edition with sync technology from the company's Daylite application.

Dave Taubler's wireframing application gains new components (including a tabbed pane component and a dialog component), a Clipart Library, styling of individual cells in a spreadsheet component, auto-cropping of canvas sizes, an editor sidebar for notes, editing of grouped components, padding control for text components, and more.

An upcoming version of the REAL Studio development system promises to make Web application development as easy as Basic development for the Mac.

This custom-built monster of a computer is far faster than any Mac Pro sold by Apple, but is also runs Mac OS X (albeit with a few issues). Our review includes performance benchmarks, hands-on experiences, a breakdown of the unique hardware features, software issues and links to related information.

MOApp's image editor gains a simplified interface, unlimited undo, unlimited history, new image enhancement tools, improvements for other tools and filters, presets for adjustment tools, improved performance, and other changes.

Second Gear's iCal-based task manager adds basic support for recurring events, the ability to select a default calendar for new event/task creation, and several bug fixes.

"...addresses issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, and adds export compatibility to Pages with the standard ePub file format (for use with iBooks)."

For 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro mid-2010 models, this update "resolves a rare issue that may cause the system to freeze during startup or intermittently stall during operation, and it improves compatibility with external displays."

Red Rock Software's 2D and 3D charting application gains interface updates to complement the latest Mac OS X and Windows versions, fully cross-platform document files, support for Pantone and other third-party spot colors in PDF and EPS export, and international text support.

Following the recent Acrobat/Reader security update, Adobe has released a Shockwave Player update to address "critical vulnerabilities."

Propellerhead Software's virtual studio rack gains the Kong Drum Designer, live sampling, blocks mode for working with parts of songs, a Tap Tempo button in the transport panel, improved keyboard commands for notebook use, and more.

DTP Tools' Active Tables is an InDesign CS4/CS5 plug-in that makes it possible to perform calculations and sorting operations in text and tables in InDesign documents.

Both Apple's Magic Trackpad and Wacom's Bamboo Touch offer multitouch control capabilities to desktop Macs, but they differ sharply in capabilities and compatibility. Our review digs into the details.

Thorough review of iPhone 4, covering features, display, reception issues, camera quality (with still and movie samples), hardware design/internals, upgrade choices and much more.

This "tip sheet" offers helpful information about all sorts of issues and optimizations for the iPhone 4 and iOS 4.

Here's our hands-on review of Numbers, Pages and Keynote apps running on the iPad, covering features, limitations and problems - the good, the bad and the ugly.

Our comprehensive iPad FAQ covers features, apps, procedures, networking, security, compatibility, issues and more.