Apple sells 50,000 iPads in two hours?
Victor Castroll, an analyst with Valcent Financial Group, says Apple sold 51,000 iPads within two hours after the device went on sale.
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Year: 2010
Zevrix releases public beta of Package Central
Zevrix Solutions has announced a public beta of Package Central 1.0 (http://zevrix.com/PackageCentral.php), a new document packaging workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign.
Originally developed for a publisher in the United States, the software automates InDesign packaging by processing files from hotfolders. Package Central offloads packaging to a central system, leaving operator workstations free from the output process. Package Central offers font auto-activation, e-mail notifications, detailed logs and much more.
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Apple-Nokia legal slugfest to recommence in 2012
The next round of legal smackdown between Apple and Nokia won’t take place for a while. And look for a long, drawn-out battle.
The two will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing shows — as reported by “Reuters” (http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNLDE62A2JN20100312?rpc=44). Last week federal judge in Delaware signed an order staying litigation in a lawsuit in which Nokia claims that Apple is infringing on seven Nokia patents in products ranging from the iPhone to computers.
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Apple now America’s third most valuable company
Apple’s shares have surged on iPad pre-orders, making Apple America’s third most valuable company, reports “CNN Money” (http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/12/apple-overtakes-wal-mart/?source=yahoo_quote).
Ninety minutes after Apple opened its online store for iPad pre-orders Friday morning, a burst of trading — roughly 2 million shares in 30 minutes — pushed its stock price to US$227.73 and its market cap to $206.5 billion.
Read MoreAlesis releases Mac compatible MultiMix 6
Alesis (http://www.alesis.com/), a manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, has released the MultiMix 6 USB six-channel USB mixer for Mac and Windows. It costs US$149.
The MultiMix 6 USB is a six-channel desktop mixer designed for integration into a computer-based recording environment. This compact mixer is built for use in recording setups, video editing and production studio,s as it outputs not only line-level analog audio, but also stereo 16-bit, 44.1 kHz digital audio over USB for low-noise computer connection.