Beta Monkey released a new set of drum loops compatible with GarageBand and Logic.

PC sales continued to grow during the third quarter, but the economic crisis is contributing to softer growth in the U.S.

Apple has no immediate plans to deploy Blu-ray in its Macs, citing the cost of licensing as cause.

Loader simplifies the loading of media into Final Cut Pro.

Funimation has released a free episode of its Witchblade anime series for download from the iTunes Store.

TextSoap 6, the text cleaning application from Unmarked Software, has been updated with many new features.

Microsoft released Silverlight 2 and promised development tools for the Mac.

Blizzard's new 3.0.2 patch for World of Warcraft measures a staggering 1.2GB.

Pangea has released Nanosaur II: Hatchling for the iPhone, an updated version of its classic Mac game.

Logitech’s diNovo Edge Mac Edition is a standout keyboard thanks to its great key feel, very good layout, useful special features, and attractive design.

The StorCenter ix2 is a new network storage appliance from Iomega that comes with up to 2TB of capacity.

Adobe has released Flash Player 10, the latest version of its popular multimedia software.

As users plug into their iPods and iPhones for more hours a day, the choice of headphones is as much about keeping your hearing in top form as it is about sound quality. That's why many are looking at features that let them pump down the volume without sacrificing the sound levels they have come to love. There is no question that your run-of-the-mill earbuds and over-the-ear headphones have been getting a lot of bad press in terms of their impact on hearing loss. The main issue around hearing loss is more about the length of exposure.

Intel's processor and chipset codenames have long been a source of confusion, and the adoption of NVIDIA's chipset in the newest MacBooks and MacBook Pros won't help matters.

One of the updates that had been long anticipated for the ...

This iPhone offering is not all that different from the version for color-screen iPods. That said, the interface of this virtual life game has been improved for the iPhone and the game benefits from the device’s larger screen too.

During the Question and Answer session of yesterday's media event, Steve Jobs responded to a number of questions of interest. The Apple Core blog summarizes the answers. Of note:

Blu-Ray - "It’s great to watch the movies, but the lic...

Intel narrowly beat analyst expectations for its third quarter, but the company said future gains are uncertain.

Apple's new MacBooks and MacBook Pros have already arrived at retail stores. A forum user posted photos of the Sydney Apple Store setting up the new laptops.

Engadget posts a series of unboxing shots, and both Engadget and Ma...

Adobe is shipping its collection of professional graphics and multimedia apps, Creative Suite 4.

Jason Snell takes a quick hands-on tour of what's new and different in Apple's latest MacBook and MacBook Pro models.