Year: 2010

Mobile data traffic from computer modems, routers to increase fourfold

Posted by | Apr 5, 2010 | , |

Think there are lots of computer modems and routers now? Think again as that number is going to explode in the next four years.

According to a study by ABI Research (http://www.abiresearch.com), mobile data traffic from personal computer modems and routers will increase fourfold between 2010 and 2014. This year some 2,000 petabytes of data will be sent and received, a figure that will rise to about 8,000 petabytes in 2014. The regional distribution of this traffic demand highlights global economic trends as well.

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Review: Swift 3D adds another dimension to Flash

Review: Swift 3D adds another dimension to Flash

Posted by | Apr 5, 2010 | , |

By Marcus Geduld

Some designers have a background in 3D modeling. I don’t. Still, clients expect me to make their logos spin and dance in 3D space. As much as I’d love to learn how to use Maya or 3ds Max, I don’t have the time or resources to do so.

Thank goodness for Swift 3D 6 (http://www.erain.com). It’s an US$129, 3D application made specifically for Flash designers. It allows them to draw simple shapes, type text, or import AI/EPS files and extrude them. You can then color and shade the model and animate it using a Flash-like Timeline.

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Apple may have sold 600,000 to 700,000 iPads on launch day

Apple may have sold 600,000 to 700,000 iPads on launch day

Posted by | Apr 4, 2010 | , |

Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster estimated that by midnight Sunday, Apple will have sold 600,000 to 700,000 iPads, including pre-orders — more than double his relatively conservative pre-launch estimate of 200,000 to 300,000, reports “Fortune” (http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/04/04/new-ipad-launch-day-estimate-600000-700000-sold/?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_topstories+%28Top+Stories%29).

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The iPad could cannibalize Mac notebooks sales ‘significantly’

Posted by | Apr 4, 2010 | , |

The iPad could offer “significant” cannibalization of Apple’s laptop sales, according to “Seeking Alpha” (http://seekingalpha.com/article/196954-mac-notebook-cannibalization-from-the-ipad-could-be-significant?source=yahoo).
“Seeking Alpha” estimates that there could be $15 (6%) downside to Apple’s stock if iPad sales were to eventually cannibalize about half of Mac notebook sales. Such a scenario could materialize if the majority of prospective Mac notebook buyers are primarily content consumers rather than content creators, the financial site says. )

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