Of albums, iTunes LPs and the iPad
I’m enough of a dinosaur that I want my albums in CD form, for the most part. However, I have bought some iTunes LPs and, if I decided to go all digital in the future, this is the format I’d prefer.
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Smartphone Market will eclipse computers by 2012
Demand for the iPhone and Google’s Nexus One will help propel smartphone sales past those of personal computers in two years, according to a new report by the Gartner research group.
As reported by “Bloomberg” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=AAPL%3AUS&sid=armHyLeMqhMQ), Gartner says smartphone sales will more than triple to 491.9 million units by 2012 from 139.3 million in 2008. The computer market will expand to 443.1 million units from 290.8 million in the same period.
Read MorePixelMags has 100-plus apps ready for the iPad
Since PixelMags (http://www.pixel-mags.com) launched in December, 60+ titles for iPhone and iPod touch have been sold in 77 countries through the Apple App Store. New magazine titles are releasing every day. As the launch date of iPad nears, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch.
“Disney CEO Bob Iger and Wired Magazine Editor-In-Chief Chris Anderson have called the iPad a ‘game-changer’. We couldn’t agree more. When iPad launches, we will have more magazine titles optimized for iPad than any other vendor.” says Ryan Marquis, founder and COO, PixelMags
Read MoreiPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 10
Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
Rentals.com — a resource for single-units, apartments and houses for rent nationwide — has announced its Rentals.com App is now available from the Apple App Store. The free app gives users the ability to search Rentals.com listings from their iPhone or iPod touch.
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Apple excels in ‘Consumer Reports’ rankings
“Consumer Reports” has published results of its latest survey (http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/03/best-and-worst-tech-support-ratings-laptop-desktop-computer-survey-reviews.html) on the best and worst companies for computer tech support. And Apple, as you might expect, excelled.
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