Year: 2010

IDC: iPhone now number two smartphone globally

The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone during the third quarter of 2010 (3Q10), with the leading vendors posting double- or even triple-digit year-over-year growth. According to the International Data Corporation (http://www.idc.com) “Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,”vendors shipped a total of 81.1 million units, up 89.5% from the 42.8 million units shipped during 3Q09.

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IK releases iKlip for iPad

IK Multimedia (http://www.ikmultimedia.net) has announced iKlip, an US$39.99 universal microphone stand adapter for the iPad. It allows musicians and presenters to take their Apple tablet with them on stage, in the studio or at school.

The iKlip is designed to offer support and and allow the operation of music and presentation apps on virtually any microphone stand. The device’s multi-angle, adjustable design allows for optimal viewing and access to all the iPad’s controls, buttons and connection ports, and allows positioning of an iPad in both in landscape and portrait orientation.

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Accordance Bible Software releases Bible Atlases, geography books

Accordance Bible Software has released 13 Bible atlases and related books from Carta, Israel’s leading publisher of maps, atlases, and books on Biblical history and geography. The new Carta collection includes six high-quality atlases and seven books on the history of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple.

These include:

° The Carta Bible Atlas (the fourth-edition of the best-selling Macmillan Bible Atlas), by Yohanan Aharoni, Michael Avi-Yonah, Anson F. Rainey, and Ze’ev Safrai;

° The Sacred Bridge, Carta’s Atlas of the Biblical World, by Anson F. Rainey and R. Steven Notley;

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Nov. 4

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/).

Food Network has announced its In The Kitchen app is available on the App Store. For the first time, food enthusiasts can access Food Network recipes, along with essential utility-based kitchen tools, anytime and anywhere using iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Designed to run across all iOS devices the US$1.99 app recognizes the device it’s being downloaded to and launches the appropriate version.

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