Mac News Briefs: New battery charger for unibody laptops

07.08.2009
NewerTech has announced the $150 , a device designed to charge and condition the batteries used by 13-inch and 15-inch "unibody" MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

The device features two bays--one bay charges while the other charges and conditions. The company claims that by conditioning the battery, you can get longer runtimes and better lifetimes from your laptop batteries.--

is time clock software for Mac-based businesses. The Basic Edition, introduced Thursday by developer Redcort Software, is an entry-level version of the software designed with a simplified feature set and low price--$79, compared to $195 for the Pro Edition and $295 for the Network Edition.

The Basic Edition works on a single computer and supports up to three employees. As your business grows, you can upgrade to the Pro or Network Editions, according to the developer. System requirements call for a 1GHz or faster processor, 40MB hard disk space, 32MB RAM.--