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Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for December 10, 2008.

• Zevrix Solutions has announced the release of BatchOutput DOC 2, which provides advanced solutions for demanding enterprise and office publishing environments through automation of printing and PDF output. With BatchOutput DOC, users only need to select the files they wish to output and adjust the settings, and BatchOutput will do the rest automatically. And because BatchOutput can run in the background, it enables users to output large jobs efficiently without monopolizing a workstation.
• uncomplex has released Mailplane 2.0. Acting as a site specific web browser for Google’s Gmail, Mailplane is a full fledged Mail client for the Desktop. It fully integrates the Gmail web interface into the Mac experience, offering users the best of both worlds. Version 2.0 sports many new features, including full Gmail 2 support, new Gmail add-ons and keyboard shortcuts, better account notifications, more ways to create email attachments, plus a new OmniFocus plugin.
• iPresentee, the developer of add-ons for Apple’s iWork and iLife applications, has released free Christmas Mail Stationery templates to be used with Apple’s Mail software. New Mail Stationery package includes ten wonderful templates: Santa Claus Letter, New Year’s Day, Christmas Wreath, Merry Christmas, Gift, Snowman, Christmas Letter, Christmas Socks, Santa Claus and Christmas Tree.
• Enabling Labs today announced “Fabulous Christmas Greetings” for iPhone and iPod Touch. E-mail individual Christmas greetings personalized with a photo of themselves or a friend dressed up as Santa Claus from any place in the world. Send funny Christmas Greetings to your friends and beloved, dressed up properly like the real Santa in hats, caps, beards, glasses and lots of other items. Pick from a huge range of Santa accessories to disguise your photo individually, freely and originally.
• Plantronics, Inc. now offers Macintosh compatibility for the Calisto Pro system, a home cordless phone with an integrated Bluetooth headset that simplifies communications for professionals who work from home. The new Calisto Pro for Mac software allows users to import Apple Address Book contacts to the phone and take calls over Skype through a USB connection.
• Enabling TV fans both to schedule in the programmes that they like and discover new programmes that they might like, Tioti TV+ from Vizimo (App Store link) went live in the App Store today.
• Truphone has added Truphone Anywhere functionality to its iPhone application, enabling users to make international calls across the internet for as little as £0.03/$0.06 [UK/Rest of World] per minute even when they’re not connected to the internet. Inbound Truphone calling on the iPhone is also added for the first time, making it possible to enjoy completely free Truphone calls between two iPhones.
• Chooseco LLC and Magnetism Studios have announced the publication of two titles in the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series for the iPhone. The joint venture is releasing Journey Under the Sea and Return to Atlantis on Tuesday December 10th.
• Mac Bundle Box today announced their third bundle promotion; a MiniBundle with 5 popular Mac applications from some amazing developers. There is something for everyone, and just in time for Christmas, all serials are fully transferable as gifts. In the Mac Bundle Box MiniBundle you can get 5 applications (plus a bonus application for early buyers) for only $39 that’s a saving of over $110.
• Spinning has introduced the iSPINNING fitness application for iPhone & iPod touch. iSPINNING, free for a limited time only, is an innovative new cardio and cycling application that compiles real-time data for fitness tracking. iSPINNING is the first of a suite of health and fitness apps enabled by iTMP Technology, a pioneering developer of smartphone hardware and software applications.
• BinaryNights has announced the release of ForkLift 1.6, an exciting and free upgrade to the fastest and most powerful file management and transfer utility for the Mac. ForkLift takes the best of Finder: the simplicity of the interface coupled with granite functionality. This includes the Sidebar, Favorites, QuickLook, etc, but adding the ability to connect to FTP/SFTP/WebDAV servers, manage Amazon S3 and iDisk accounts, batch rename, archives and more.
• Fuzzyshot automatically uploads photos to an easy-to-maintain blog where viewers can see events as they occur. It’s particularly great for parents who want to share photos of their kids with relatives, users who want to keep a food blog, and quick snapshots while on vacation.