Seagate Technology (www.seagate.com) has previewed Seagate Innov8, which it says is the world’s first USB-powered, 8TB desktop hard drive. 
The Innov8 is purportedly the world’s first 8TB desktop hard drive that doesn’t need to be plugged into a power outlet. Similar to a standard car requiring a battery kick to start the engine, Ignition Boost together with USB 3.1 enables Innov8 to thrive off bus power. No dedicated power source or adapter is required. Users just plug in the reversible USB-C cable. Innov8 includes Seagate Dashboard software, which offers users either one-click on-demand or customizable, scheduled backups for their devices. What’s more, it includes 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage and Lyve software compatibility. The Seagate Innov8 will be available in April for $349.

VVI has announced that version 12.4.8 of Graph IDE, a data visualization application for the iPad, is now available on GitHub. To increase the scope of Graph IDE, its Xcode project has been placed at http://GitHub.com/VVI . With that project, any data source be it a database, web service, model or any other source can be incorporated into Graph IDE for drag-and-drop functionality within the already existing interface. According to the folks at VVI, this helps eliminate tedious copy and paste of data into spreadsheets and other forms of manual data entry while preserving the full capabilities of Graph IDE's world-class graphical user interface. For help with Graph IDE and other questions email support@vvi.com.

Graphic Node has introduced Templates for Photoshop 1.0, a new app for Mac OS X. It’s a pack for Adobe Photoshop that features 150 PSD templates for books, newsletters, scrapbooks, flyers and other documents. The set features a fusion of professional print layouts, including a mixture of fully editable templates, from flyers, books and invoices to 50 scrapbooks and posters. Templates for Photoshop requires Adobe Photoshop CS6 or later and OS X 10.10 or later. It costs $39.99 and is available worldwide through the Mac App Store (http://tinyurl.com/zvkonts) in the Productivity category.

Eltima Software (http://mac.eltima.com) has released Elmedia Player 6.5, a new version of its universal media player for OS X. It supports most commonly used audio and video formats and downloads media from the web. The application features a 10-band audio equalizer, its own volume control, a video tuner for adjusting sharpness, contrast, reducing noise, video aspect ratio change, playback speed adjustment, ability to edit subtitles and much more. Version 6.4 adds AirPlay support. Elmedia Player requires Mac OS X 10.7 or higher. It’s free, but also comes in a $19.95 pro version with additional features including the ability to download from the Internet.

Apple will announce its financial results for the second quarter of 2016 on Monday, April 25, at 2 pm (Pacific). In January Apple provided the following guidance for the quarter: Revenue between $50 billion and $53 billion; Gross margin between 39% and 39.5%; Operating expenses between $6 billion and $6.1 billion; Other income/(expense) of $325 million; A tax rate of 25.5%.

Students from eight Mid-Atlantic universities will compete to protect simulated financial institutions from a cyber attack during the 2016 National Cyberwatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). The competition will be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, from March 31 to April 2. The Mid-Atlantic CCDC is designed to give students the chance to apply classroom theory and skills to defend against real-time targeted cyber attacks, led by professional security testers, in a controlled, scored setting. Each competition revolves around a simulated scenario — based on real-world systems such as transportation and elections — that demonstrate the effects of various types of cyber attacks. This year’s challenge is “Operation Cyber Bailout”: Competitors will confront a mock Hackistan Army of Liberation (HAL), portrayed by cybersecurity professionals. The HAL plans to disrupt critical infrastructure by...

Tension Software has updated NoteList, a Mac OS X app that allows to store notes in a free form using text and images with full word processing capabilities, to version 3.2.2. It’s a maintenance upgrade. NoteList has a set of tools for formatting and working with text as in a word processor. You can drag and drop images directly inside the document and label categories to help organize all your notes. NoteList requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later and costs $4.99. It’s available at the Mac App Store (http://tinyurl.com/gqzxvvj).

Flyingbee Software has announced Air Printer - Print to Any Printer 1.9, the latest update to their print utility for Mac OS X (10.7 and higher). Users of MacBooks and iMacs can use them as virtual printers and share them with their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch devices to print wirelessly. Air Printer lets users print documents straight from their mobile devices onto any type of printer, utilize print preview options, and print an assortment of document types. Air Printer - Print to Any printer is currently available for download on the Mac App Store () for $39.99. There’s also a free “lite” version.

MCE Technologies (MCE) has announced a 1TB internal PCIe-based flash storage upgrade solution (http://tinyurl.com/jk52wo7) for the Mac Pro (Late 2013). The kits are based on the PCIe storage architecture in the Macs and can read and write at speeds of 1000MB/sec. All tools required to perform the installation, an illustrated installation guide, and drive cloning software are included. The MCE 1TB Internal PCIe-based Flash Storage upgrade solution is $899 and is available for immediate shipment. The 1TB PCIe-based flash drives are compatible with all versions of Mac OS X capable of running on the Mac Pro (Late 2013), as well as Mac OS X Boot Camp. They feature native TRIM and S.M.A.R.T. support to ensure longevity and each drive carries a one year warranty, says Arnold Ramirez, president of MCE.

GrapeCity, a component solution provider in the Microsoft Visual Studio Partner Ecosystem, has announced the 2016 v1 release of Xuni. Xuni is GrapeCity's collection of cross-platform UI (user interface) controls for the iOS, Android and Xamarin platforms. "As always, everything new in this release is supported in all the Xuni platforms: iOS, Android, Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin.Android, and Xamarin.iOS," said Greg Lutz, product manager at GrapeCity. Developers choose Xuni controls when they need to provide native experiences in Android, iOS and Xamarin using the same API across all platforms. The new Xuni Calendar control inside of Xuni 2016 v1 provides date range selection and navigation, along with animation and built-in globalization. What makes Xuni Calendar unique is that developers can match any popular calendar UI with either horizontal or vertical scrolling navigation, says Lutz. Supported on iOS, Android, Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.Forms, Xuni's FlexGrid is a...

ADATA Technology (www.adata.com) has added a Micro USB offering to its range of cable products that features a reversible Type-A connector. It’s designed to simplify the linking of devices that use Micro USB (smartphones, power banks, wireless headphones, game controllers and many more) with PCs and other USB Type-A destinations much easier and more intuitive. The Micro USB cable supports 2.4A for quick device charging, braided sleeves to protect the wires inside the cable and extending its lifespan, and aluminum connector housing. ADATA offers the new cable in seven color schemes. Go to the company website for pricing.

Apple is accepting orders for the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro at its online store (http://www.apple.com) and via its Apple Store apps. You can place orders in these countries: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK, US Virgin Islands, and the US. The main U.S. carriers — Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile — are accepting orders for the iPhone SE. Most will start accepting orders at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific), though you’ll have to wait until 5 am (Pacific) to order from T-Mobile.

Fellowes Brands (http://www.fellowes.com/mobilepro) has launched a family of folios that addresses the organizational needs of professionals who conduct business on their iPads, work remotely, or are frequent travelers. The MobilePro Series family includes folios designed to work with the iPad Pro, iPad Air or Air 2, and iPad mini 1, 2, 3 or 4 with prices ranging from $69.99 to $99.99 depending on the model of your Apple tablet.   MobilePro Series folios feature two new, patent-pending innovations designed with business use in mind: The SmartConnect Case and the SmartConnect System. The SmartConnect Case has a built-in stand and snap-in tray to allow users to view an iPad at three different angles and in portrait or landscape mode, and is detachable from the folio to allow for free-standing or handheld use. The SmartConnect System securely attaches Fellowes’ new MobilePro Series Bluetooth Keyboard to the line’s folio covers via magnets in the keyboard cover. Introduced as part of the...

FileMaker authors, John Mark Osborne and Steven Blackwell, will teach the FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker Pro 14 remotely in April. Remote classes offer students the same benefits of a traditional classes like asking questions and in-class exercises but without the cost of travel and time away from work. All you need is a good Internet connection. Remote classes offer the FileMaker Training Series at a 50% reduction in price because there’s no training facility to rent or instructor travel expenses. The FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker 14 offers a series of nine training modules grouped in eight-hour classes as follows: Planning a FileMaker Solution, Developer Skills, Advanced Developer Skills, FileMaker Server, and Security The first 24 hours of class emphasize development skills like relational design, scripting, calculations and reporting while the last 16 hours cover deployment in the areas of security and FileMaker Server. Class is held twice a week on Tuesday and...

LCPSoft has updated its database password recovery tool series, JRecoverer. The tools use dictionary attack, brute force attack, rainbow tables, or combined ways to quickly recover user account passwords in Oracle Database, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The security tools safely import the user account information from a database using one of the methods provided by the DBMS. Then, using one of the recovery methods or their combination, JRecoverer restores passwords and generates text or graphical reports. JRecoverer natively supports various import and authentication types, and version 1.1 introduces Windows authentication in JRecoverer for Microsoft SQL Server Passwords.

The JRecoverer series of products is cross-platform and supports Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. The price of each product starts at $55 for a one-year subscription and the renewal price of $35. The lifetime license costs $75. The same JRecoverer Database Bundle licenses cost $110, $70 and $...

The first DLC pack for XCOM 2, Anarchy's Children, is now available for the Mac from the Feral Store and Steam. This rebellion-themed pack introduces more than 100 new customizations for the entire arsenal of armors available to your XCOM soldiers. These options are cosmetic and don’t alter the stats of a soldier. If you have purchased the Reinforcement Pack, or the XCOM 2: Digital Deluxe edition, don’t purchase Anarchy’s Children separately, as you will be charged for it again. For more information about Anarchy's Children, go to the XCOM 2 mini site (http://tinyurl.com/zmdksdr).

Version 10.11.4 of Mac OS X is now available. It adds Live Photo viewing and sharing through iMessage using the Messages app, as well as secure password support for individual notes in the Notes app. You can obtain the upgrade by opening the Mac App Store app. Click Updates in the toolbar, and choose OS X 10.11.4.

Apple has posted watchOS 2.2 for the Apple Watch. It allows iPhones running iOS 9.3 to pair and swap between multiple Apple Watch models. It also sports an enhanced Maps app. To upgrade, connect your Apple Watch to power, and keep it on the charger until the update is complete. On your iPhone, open the Watch app, tap the My Watch tab, then tap General > Software Update. If asked for your iPhone passcode or Apple Watch passcode, enter the passcode.

WaterField Designs (http://www.sfbags.com/) has unveiled its premium leather Atelier Collection, the Apple Pencil Case and iPad Gear Case, designed to keep the Apple Pencil, Extra Tip and other small iPad Pro accessories from being misplaced. The $69 Gear Case holds the Apple Pencil in a scratch-free sheath keeping it protected and handy. Its cognac-colored leather exterior hides an interior lined with red, scratch-free Ultrasuede. Inside the Case, two small pockets can hold the Lightning Adapter, Extra Tip, SD Card Reader, USB Camera Adapter and ear buds. The main compartment stows the Lightning cable and the 12W USB power adapter. A 5W USB power adapter and a .5m Lightning to USB cable can also fit in the main compartment. The $29 Pencil Case is a hand-cut leather sheath, custom-sized for the Apple Pencil, with a simple leather tab closure and a rear clip for attaching the case to clothing, a bag or an iPad Case. The Apple Pencil slides into the red Ultrasuede-lined, leather...

Apple has introduced the 9.7-inch iPad Pro (www.apple.com/ipad), which weighs in at under one pound. Still, it packs a retina display with greater brightness, a wider color gamut, lower reflectivity, Night Shift mode and new True Tone display technology to dynamically adjust white balance. The new iPad Pro sports a 64-bit A9X chip, a 12-megapixel iSight camera for shooting Live Photos and 4K video, a 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera, and faster wireless technologies. And, of course, it includes support for the Apple Pencil and a new Smart Keyboard cover designed to fit its 9.7-inch body. The True Tone display uses new four-channel sensors to dynamically adjust the white balance of the display to match the light around you for a more natural and accurate, paper-white viewing experience, according to Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. The Retina display is 25% brighter and 40% less reflective than the iPad Air 2, making content even easier to see...

Apple has announced CareKit (www.apple.com/carekit), a new software framework designed to help developers enable people to actively manage their own medical conditions. iPhone apps using CareKit make it easier for individuals to keep track of care plans and monitor symptoms and medication; providing insights that help people better understand their own health, according to Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. With the ability to share information with doctors, nurses or family members, CareKit apps help people take a more active role in their health, he says. CareKit will be released as an open source framework next month allowing the developer community to continue building on the first four modules designed by Apple, that include: ° Care Card helps people track their individual care plans and action items, such as taking medication or completing physical therapy exercises. Activities can automatically be tracked and entered using sensors in Apple Watch or iPhone. ° ...

lasq (http://plasq.com) has introduced Comic Life 3.5, the latest version of its photo comic creation software for Mac OS X, iOS, and Windows. The upgrade includes a suite of new comic templates, a new full color halftone feature for dynamic comic styling effects, and an improved workflow to the drag and drop script feature. Comic Life 3.5 for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.6.5. Comic Life 3.5 for iOS requires iOS 8.1 or later and is compatible with the iPad 2 or better, iPhone 4 or better and iPod touch (fifth generation) or better. The software is available today for Mac and PC from plasq's website for $29.99. Comic Life 3 for iOS is available on Apple's App Store for $4.99. Version 3.5 is a free update for existing Comic Life 3 license holders.

Zevrix Solutions has announced Deliver Express 2.5.11, a feature update to its hot folder based solution to send files  automatically across the Internet and locally with email notifications. Deliver Express can serve multiple users on a network and supports FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, Google Storage, AFP, SMB and other services. The new version lets users label completed local deliveries with a Finder tag, preserves file timestamps and custom icons, and introduces other improvements on local networks. Deliver Express can be purchased from the Zevrix website (www.zevrix.com), as well as from authorized resellers. The license prices are based on the maximum number of allowed destinations and range from $29.95 to $299.9. The update is free for licensed users. A demo is available for download. Deliver Express requires OS X 10.5-10.11 (some features require OS X 10.7 and later).

Production of the new 2017 Ford Escape – available with driver-assist technology that can help keep drivers in their lane, maintain a set speed and distance on the highway, and even aid drivers in getting out of a tight parking spot — is now underway. The new Escape, which goes on sale in May, will be the first Ford vehicle available with all-new SYNC Connect technology, which offers features such as remote start and door locking via the new FordPass platform. Escape will also be first to offer SYNC 3 featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.