Year: 2010

Adobe reports record revenue

Posted by | Sep 22, 2010 | , |

Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) has reported strong financial results for its third quarter fiscal year 2010 that ended Sept. 3.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2010, Adobe achieved record revenue of US$990.3 million, compared to $697.5 million reported for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and $943.0 million reported in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. This represents 42% year-over-year revenue growth. Adobe’s third quarter revenue target range was $950 million to $1 billion.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 21

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 21

Posted by | Sep 22, 2010 | |

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/).

Sulaba has announced Memory Puzzle 1.0, an US$2.99 game for the iPad. It allows you to play three different types of ‘Memory Puzzle’ games in one application, including Numbers, Colors and Picture Puzzle. Players can also challenge friends by adding multiple users and post their scores on FaceBook or Twitter.

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Apple sues Sanho Corp. for patent infringement

Apple sues Sanho Corp. for patent infringement

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | |

Apple is suing Sanho Corp. for patent infringement. The lawsuit was filed in the California North District Court in San Jose. Among the products named in the suit are Sanho’s magnetic power connectors, as well as a MacBook car charger.

Sanho (http://www.hypershop.com) is the company behind the HyperMac line of external batteries for the MacBook, iPod, iPad and iPhone and the HyperDrive portable photo storage device. The company was founded in 2002.

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Apple pulls in 39% of handset industry’s profits

Apple pulls in 39% of handset industry’s profits

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | , |

Michael Walkley of the Canaccord Genuity group says Apple 17 million mobile handsets in the first half of 2010, compared with 400 million handsets sold by Nokia, Samsung and LG.

Yet he told clients — as reported by “Fortune” (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/21/pie-chart-apples-outrageous-share-of-the-mobile-industrys-profits/) — Apple pulled in 39% of the industry’s profit during that period, more than the 32% earned by the world’s three largest handset makers combined.

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LaCie announces new IPS display

LaCie announces new IPS display

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | , |

LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced the latest addition to its line of professional displays: the 24-inch LaCie 324i, featuring a 10-bit P-IPS LCD panel. It’s designed for prepress, illustration, web design, and photographic workflows.

The LaCie 324i color is rated at 102% NTSC and 98% AdobeRGB. With wide gamuts that are not disturbed by irregular patterns, digital artists can rely on true colors that maintain the integrity of their work, says Ahcene Tirane, Lacie product manager for displays.

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