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QuickerTek today announced an updated External Battery/Charger for the new unibody 17 inch aluminum MacBook Pro. This external battery and charger recharges and powers the big MacBook Pro with up to 18 hours of additional computing power before the internal battery is used. This battery works with 120 and 240 volt AC power and a European power adapter is also available. It also is designed for 1,000 full recharge cycles - three times more than a standard battery.

restoroot.com is proud to announce the release of Letter Opener 2.1, their winmail.dat converter plug-in for Apple Mail. At its basic, Letter Opener processes Microsoft Outlook winmail.dat files without the requirement for a separate, standalone application. Implemented as a plug-in, Letter Opener lives right inside Mail, allowing users to seamlessly convert winmail.dat files to attachments, iCal files, vCards, and more. Version 2.1 brings tighter integration, and under the hood improvements.

Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of LinkOptimizer 3.3, an update to its solution to optimize link size and resolution in Adobe InDesign documents automatically. LinkOptimizer allows to reduce the size of InDesign jobs and increase the processing speed by eliminating excessive image data. The update allows to optimize Photoshop EPS links in InDesign CS4, which was earlier prevented by an InDesign CS4 bug.

Karelia Software today released version 1.2 of the Karelia iMedia Browser, a free utility that adds the familiar “media browser” experience to just about any Mac application. The stand-alone utility lets users quickly and easily browse and drag photos, music, movies, and bookmarks into most applications. The Version 1.2 update includes a number of enhancements to audio browsing, a number of under the hood improvements to speed up loading of photo libraries, and fixes to a number of issues.

FuzzyCube Software today releases iQuarterback Lite for iPhone and iPod Touch. What kind of iQuarterback are you? Choose to compete as an iQuarterback at the College level, as a Pro, or as an All-Star. Each target races across the field at a different distance, speed, and angle, providing unlimited gameplay. iQuarterback Lite includes many of the features available in the full version of iQuarterback, but does not allow a player to post scores to the Online Leaderboard.

In celebration of Earth Day, apps from green mobile networking innovator beamME will be substantially discounted and a tree planted for each copy sold in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation between now and Wednesday. beamME users have saved over 100,000 wasteful paper exchanges and have planted thousands of trees in recent weeks, reducing carbon just by networking with their iPhones. The company’s CEO and green mobile expert Gabe Zichermann is also available for background.

Synium today launches MacFamilyTree 5.5 as public beta. This update brings a History Database for the user to browse hundreds of predefined historical entries or add world and personal history events. A completely rewritten database engine delivers much faster response times, even with huge family trees. Also new with version 5.5: Fully redesigned Search, additional statistical Charts and a customizable Auto-Save. Many more improvements can also be found in this new release.

The Pixelmator Team released Pixelmator 1.4.1 today, an update to the revolutionary GPU-powered image editing tool for Mac OS X. Pixelmator provides everything needed to create, edit, and enhance still images. Available as a free software update, version 1.4.1 features a noise filter, improvements, and bug fixes. The Pixelmator Team is also introducing a new learning website and a new user manual for Pixelmator users.

iPhoneAppQuotes announced today that in March 2009, the site generated a record breaking 452 quote requests for the month. Helping to fuel the iPhone App craze, iPhoneAppQuotes has positioned itself as the #1 source to depend on when seeking reputable iPhone App Developers.

Perceptive Automation today announced Indigo Touch and Indigo version 4.0, major updates to the company’s intelligent home control server for Mac OS X. New Indigo Touch provides native iPhone and iPod touch control of lighting, appliances, thermostats, and lawn sprinklers from anywhere. Indigo Lite lowers the cost of entry for first time Home Automation buyers. Other enhancements to Indigo remote access and control capabilities include advances in the built-in Web interface.