The way Serguei Beloussov sees it, a lower price isn't the key to winning over Mac users with its Parallels Desktop virtual machine software. In an interview with MacNN, the CEO said he's now taking a cue from Apple, positioning Parallels as a premium product with improved quality and service. What he says he won't do, is get in a price war with close competitor VMWare Fusion....br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cfec8a0662b12e4d58d4453b6f81bab8p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cfec8a0662b12e4d58d4453b6f81bab8p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=cfec8a0662b12e4d58d4453b6f81bab8 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

SERank 1.9 ($60) can monitor search engine rankings for any number of keywords and display the changes of a sites rankings over time. Users can track search engine rankings in over 50 different search engines world time and can graph changes in their personal sites ranking over time. The application can also create customized PDF reports reports for clients. Version 1.9 can now export data to CSV...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=437f536e0d7cd378197bf193821ceab7p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=437f536e0d7cd378197bf193821ceab7p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=437f536e0d7cd378197bf193821ceab7 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

RadTech has announced numerous new products at Macworld 2009 (Booth No. 1043 S). Among the new gear is the ARC case for iPod touch and iPhone, a two-piece polyurethane case that clasps on the rear of the iPod and provides access to all ports. It arrives in black, silver, red and blue and ships for $15. Also shipping for the iPhone is the SLAM for iPhone, a clip-based case that holds an iPhone face...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9dfde6caedb6da98eb74ba244a63878dp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9dfde6caedb6da98eb74ba244a63878dp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=9dfde6caedb6da98eb74ba244a63878d style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

KerioTechnologies says it is seeing significant -- even surprising -- growth in iPhone users of its MailServer products for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Worldwide Marketing VP Dusan Vitek tells MacNN says the introduction of the iPhone 3G led to a significant increase in demand in recent months....br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8d8b358d10b0f81af022997ebb99fc5ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8d8b358d10b0f81af022997ebb99fc5ap=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=8d8b358d10b0f81af022997ebb99fc5a style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Griffin (Booth No. 1902 S) announced a slew of new of new iPod and iPhone products at Macworld today, launching twelve new items, including its new sound-isolating bluetooth headset, covered earlier today on MacNN. Launched today were the TuneFlex AUX, an iPod car system with a steering wheel remote, an iTrip for iPod nano 4G, TuneBuds Fit, a new headphone set, and the new PowerBlock Reserve and P...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7500bfd76fb1e6ee4df0e7c32676131bp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7500bfd76fb1e6ee4df0e7c32676131bp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=7500bfd76fb1e6ee4df0e7c32676131b style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

AMD marked the start of CES with the formal debut of the Phenom II, its first mainstream 45 nanometer processor. The upgrade is based on the same core "Shanghai" architecture as recent Opterons and gives a roughly 20 percent speed boost over the previous-best 2.6GHz chip through changes that involve an optimized design with more instructions handled per clock, 4MB of total extra cache, and suppor...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=09895e50c5bc3e9a940295f115454ee0p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=09895e50c5bc3e9a940295f115454ee0p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=09895e50c5bc3e9a940295f115454ee0 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

OWC has announced its latest Mercury Rack Pro Quad-Interface four-bay Rack Mount Hardware RAID at Macworld Expo (booth S-2218). Designed for audio/video production and data/network operation centers, the quad interface RAID storage server supports up to four 2TB 3.5-inch SATA I/II hard disk drives providing a maximum of 8TB total storage and works with FireWire 800/400, USB2, and eSATA. Simple co...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=078fc26f194d4ece5cd441d8b509b368p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=078fc26f194d4ece5cd441d8b509b368p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=078fc26f194d4ece5cd441d8b509b368 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

We have more Expo showfloor images from the South Hall at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Crows on the day after the Phil Schiller keynote were heavy, especially at the Axiotron booth, featuring the new 15-inch Modbook. Microsoft, Dr. Bot, Griffin, Roxio and Nikon were getting heavy foot traffic as well. G-Technology (Booth No. 1544 S) had possibly the most unique display on the floor, a G-DR...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2d8d96138c59d9270324833949ac4148p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2d8d96138c59d9270324833949ac4148p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=2d8d96138c59d9270324833949ac4148 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Microsoft is helping to open CES on Wednesday night with an introductory keynote. We are at the event and are providing live information plus photos as they become available. Click through to see our live updates from the event....br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3a3bc365b191c67a331d2f3480a907f7p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3a3bc365b191c67a331d2f3480a907f7p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=3a3bc365b191c67a331d2f3480a907f7 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Just ahead of CES, Sony took the opportunity to unveil two new cameras designed to capture and upload MP4 video and photos directly to the Web. The MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cameras capture high-definition video (1440x1080/30p) and 5-megapixel still photos and automatically connect to websites via USB connection to your PC> The software makes it possible to quickly upload content online in a f...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=172a79f07abc615f8d560afc35de5561p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=172a79f07abc615f8d560afc35de5561p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=172a79f07abc615f8d560afc35de5561 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

As part of its CES campaign, Sony on Wednesday updated the Walkman line with two models that enter uncharted territory for the company. The Walkman NWZ-X1000 is its first touchscreen media player in North America and aims squarely at the same field as Apple's iPod touch or the Samsung P3. The player claims a much more vivid picture through a 3-inch OLED touchscreen which is both more color-rich ...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d90ac7bb8aeafaaca7cd790054daf4c7p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d90ac7bb8aeafaaca7cd790054daf4c7p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=d90ac7bb8aeafaaca7cd790054daf4c7 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

In brief: The Expo has brought around several discounts, bundles and promotions. Aquafadas has released three promotional bundles that offer users savings of over $100 on some of their software products. We-Envision has announced a contest that will provide the winner with a copy of all 25 We-Envision iPhone applications. Meanwhile, Axiotron has announced that Steve Wozniak will again be partaking...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cca2125e230c3dedb62b79737a3f2b8bp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cca2125e230c3dedb62b79737a3f2b8bp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=cca2125e230c3dedb62b79737a3f2b8b style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Sony tonight at its CES pre-show conference unveiled its long-expected VAIO P. The frequently leaked device is Sony's approach to netbooks but also explicitly takes on tablets and smartphones through a unique, extra-long design with an 8-inch 1600x768 screen and pointer-only mouse control: the system is small enough to fit in many pockets, Sony claims. The wide design has the side benefit of giv...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3af2346de2e7ed3a746b837998d2bf09p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3af2346de2e7ed3a746b837998d2bf09p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=3af2346de2e7ed3a746b837998d2bf09 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Escape ($3) is a port of the classic 2D puzzle game originally programmed for the uDevGames 2002 Macintosh programming contest. In Escape the player users bombs, teleporting pads, push blocks, keys, cannons, traps, and more to solve various puzzles. Players must also avoid various obstacles such as shooters and guards while working towards the end. The iPhone port is a complete replica of the orig...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbef8f6108a57ed5027d84ee644fad5cp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cbef8f6108a57ed5027d84ee644fad5cp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=cbef8f6108a57ed5027d84ee644fad5c style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Griffin Technology has launched its latest audio offerings at Macworld with the SmartTalk Bluetooth headset. Equipped with dual-microphones in the earpiece, the device compares sounds between the two microphones to figure out what is the userís voice and whatís background noise. This helps the headset filter out any unwanted background and wind noise to provide better quality sound for the listene...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6fd1bedc952076a3944759791f13df5p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b6fd1bedc952076a3944759791f13df5p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=b6fd1bedc952076a3944759791f13df5 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Samsung today also unveiled a new widescreen portable multimedia player: the P3 leverages the company's EmoTure interface with true haptic feedback. On display at CES (Booth No. 11033), the slim media player is made of reinforced die-cast metal (to prevent fingerprints and scratching) and sports a 3-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Confirming a previous leak, Samsungís upg...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=00e57ffd4b1ed04c95bf7d148de65b57p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=00e57ffd4b1ed04c95bf7d148de65b57p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=00e57ffd4b1ed04c95bf7d148de65b57 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

LaCie has begun selling the LaCinema Classic, a new hard drive intended to serve as a media streamer for TVs. Users first connect the drive to a Windows, Mac or Linux system via USB, where they load the Classic with music, photo and video files; supported formats include JPEG images, MP3 or WMA audio, and DivX, XviD or MPEG-4 AVI video. A variety of subtitle files can be used as well. Once the ...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fd059f1238dc24f1348f1df508fcf3b5p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fd059f1238dc24f1348f1df508fcf3b5p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=fd059f1238dc24f1348f1df508fcf3b5 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

NETGEAR is using CES to announce several new products, beginning with new routers. The WNDR3700 is an 802.11n dual-band router, supporting both 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies. It is additionally equipped with gigabit Ethernet ports, and a USB port intended to connect network storage. Connection stability is enhanced by the presence of eight antennas. The DGND3300 is another dual-band 802.11n router,...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=303fcfcc3c8bf3e8b648559cba4e4a55p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=303fcfcc3c8bf3e8b648559cba4e4a55p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=303fcfcc3c8bf3e8b648559cba4e4a55 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Casio today upgraded its Exilim cameras with the first two point-and-shoot cameras ever to shoot at extremely high frame rates. The EX-FC100 and EX-FS10 both take conventional pictures at 9 megapixels but have a new imaging engine that can record lower-resolution videos at up to 1,000 frames per second, allowing extremely slow motion footage despite the cameras' compact footprints. They can also...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ef971e8ebe795e45d27964ca48164c2cp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ef971e8ebe795e45d27964ca48164c2cp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=ef971e8ebe795e45d27964ca48164c2c style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Axiotron is putting the finishing touches on its second Mac notebook tablet conversion, MacNN got a first-hand look at one of the near-final prototypes. Based on the newest MacBook Pro, the ModBook Pro bears little resemblance to its Apple parent. Gone is Apple's new all-aluminum chassis, replaced by a black machined-aluminum case and a specially-designed glass screen with a slight matte finish. U...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72015628c1e3d5f0367836c8bd098b66p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=72015628c1e3d5f0367836c8bd098b66p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=72015628c1e3d5f0367836c8bd098b66 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Ambrosia Software has released iToner 2, the latest update to the companyís custom ringtone application that enables users to create personal ringtones for the iPhone. By placing MP3, AAC, WAVE, or AIFF audio files into the iToner window, songs can be synced to the iPhone for later use. Features of the new version offer a cropping ability where users are able to scrub the sliders to the desired se...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c05beeffe426f6328beab556b7fe649fp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c05beeffe426f6328beab556b7fe649fp=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=c05beeffe426f6328beab556b7fe649f style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

A First Look at iWork '09: Apple's senior marketing VP Phil Schiller announced iWork '09, with new templates across the board, support for sharing documents across the Internet via the new iWork.com, and numerous new features for Pages, Numbers and Keynote, which make up the suite. Schiller also announced a combo package of iWork and iLife. Keynote has added support for managing presentations from...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aa0c6e6b86311deb34717ee3c665b58p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6aa0c6e6b86311deb34717ee3c665b58p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=6aa0c6e6b86311deb34717ee3c665b58 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

JVC on Wednesday gave its Everio camcorders a complete makeover for the new year. The HD line revolves around a 3-megapixel CMOS sensor that captures a native 1080p, 60 frames per second signal and includes a new image processing engine that records at up to the full 24Mbps bitrate of AVCHD and offers face detection while still consuming about 30 percent less power. The HM200 uses only SDHC card...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ef3ea37b6c199b6eb68833225eb01728p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ef3ea37b6c199b6eb68833225eb01728p=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=ef3ea37b6c199b6eb68833225eb01728 style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/

Electronics builder Memorex has announced a collection of new audio-video systems, generally focused around support for Apple handhelds. The Mi9490P is nominally a slot-loading CD player with an FM radio, but also features a dock on top which supports both iPods and iPhones. Output is rated at 30W, and the stereo also features an LCD with track display and adjustable equalizer settings. A relat...br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=99ec47b67fa889ca0490da552d7ee52ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=99ec47b67fa889ca0490da552d7ee52ap=1//a img src=http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=99ec47b67fa889ca0490da552d7ee52a style=display: none; border=0 height=1 width=1 alt=/