Year: 2010

‘MUG Event Calendar’: iPad, Adobe InDesign, Ning, more

Posted by | Apr 12, 2010 | |

Even though the iPad reigns supreme on “The MUG Event Calendar,” there are plenty of other topics on the week’s agenda.

Steve Sande of the Unofficial Apple Weblog will visit a group in Colorado, Michael Rubin of Nikon will show off their hardware to a New Jersey group, and a group in Ohio will celebrate their 8th anniversary. The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet will be held at the NAB show in Las Vegas, and will feature appearances by Apple, Adobe, Avid and more.

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Online market for digital goods to grow with no end in sight

Posted by | Apr 12, 2010 | , |

No doubt the worldwide online market for digital goods will grow amid a state of continuous disruption across all forms of content markets — and Apple looks like the best company to capitalize on this.

According to a new report from GigaOM Pro (http://www.gigaom.com), fueled by an ever-growing user base, migration from physical formats to digital distribution, and a proliferation of new connected devices, the overall market for digital goods will grow to US$36 billion by 2014, up from $16.7 billion in 2009.

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iPad to grab 51% of tablet market this year

iPad to grab 51% of tablet market this year

Posted by | Apr 11, 2010 | , |

Apple’s iPad will grab 51% of the tablet market this year, with machines based on Google Android taking 24%, according to data from IMS Research.

As reported by “eWeek” (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Apple-iPad-Google-Android-to-Grab-75-of-Tablet-Market-in-2010-819756), the IMS reports shows that Windows 7 will garner 10% market share, with the remaining 15% going to some proprietary and Linux-based platforms for the home.

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