Year: 2010

Analyst raises his forecast for iPhone activations by AT&T

UBS telecom analyst John Hodulik has raised his forecast for September quarter Apple (AAPL) iPhone activations at AT&T to 4.5 million from 2.5 million, which would be up from the 3.2 million activated in the June quarter, as reported by “Barron’s” (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/09/07/apple-ubs-bumps-up-outlook-for-sept-qtr-att-activations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+barrons/techtraderdaily/feed+(BARRONS.com+Blog:+Tech+Trader+Daily).

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Nike unveils Nike+ GPS app

Building upon its growing array of digital training tools for athletes, Nike has announced the availability of its US$1.99 Nike+ GPS App on the Apple App Store. The app is engineered to operate between GPS and an accelerometer for an accurate, motivating and entertaining runner’s tool, according to Stefan Olander, vice president, Nike Digital Sport.

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Gertrudis Graphics releases GMX-PhotoPainter for Mac OS X.

Gertrudis Graphics has released GMX-PhotoPainter (http://www.gertrudisgraphics.com/), an US$59 standalone Mac and Windows program that transforms an image (generally a photo) into an original artwork. With it, artists can start with an existing picture such as from a digital camera or scanner, a 3D rendering or painting from another program or imaging application.

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Thursby Software releases ADmitMac PKI 3

Thursby Software Systems has released ADmitMac PKI 3, its third generation Mac-Windows integration software. It enhances security, increases efficiency, reduces identity fraud and protects personal privacy for government and enterprise clients integrating Apple Macs into their enterprise PC worlds using CAC and PIV smart card security, according to the folks at Thursby.

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Wordwide converged mobile device market projections raised 10%

The worldwide market for converged mobile devices (also commonly referred to as smartphones) is expected to grow 55.4% this year compared to 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for the do-it-all devices. This is 10% higher than the previous forecast from the International Data Corporation (http://www.idc.com) “Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.”

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