Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told clients he thinks there’s a 70% chance that Apple will develop its own search engine within five years.
“We believe the company needs to develop its own search technology to protect the data generated on the iPhone,” he writes. “We believe Apple could utilize data unavailable from ,Google, data generated by the company’s App Store, to create a mobile centric search engine.”
Read MoreOneSpring has released an updated version of the visualization templates for Apple-branded mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPod touch and, now, the iPad. It offers a way to define software projects from mainframes to web sites to mobile applications.
Read MoreApple has posted released AirPort Base Station Update 2010-001, which brings the Airport Utility to version 5.5.1. The update — which requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later — addresses two bugs and includes a security fix.
The security patch addresses an issue that would have allowed an unauthorized user to connect to an otherwise restricted network. You can obtain the update via the Software Updates component of Mac OS X’s Systems Preferences app.
Read MoreConsumers and companies that have pre-ordered US iPads from outside the US are receiving e-mails from Apple canceling their orders in order to facilitate demand of real US consumers, according to MobileGamesBlog.com (“http://blog.mobilegamesblog.com/2010/03/apple-cancels-foreign-ipad-pre-orders.html).
Those orders (coming mainly from web sites like MyUS, Borderlinx and Shipito) that have been canceled will receive a full refund on their credit cards, the article adds.
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Maclove (www.macloveworld.com) has announced a new line of iPad cases and sleeves. The Shine case series is a thin clear polymer case with eight colors. The Aurore case series built with polycarbonate and has a frosted coat.
The Cuticle case series is a flexible silicone skin case in seven colors; it will encapsulate and protect your iPad with the Maclove cuticle. The Silver light case series is a “visual impact” case that comes in eight colors.
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