Year: 2010

Apple has unveiled a completely redesigned iPod nano featuring a Multi-Touch interface that lets users navigate their music collection by simply tapping or swiping a finger on the display.

Nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, the new iPod nano features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. The teeny iPod features Genius Mixes, the ability to create and edit playlists, a built-in FM radio with live pause and up to 24 hours of music playback on a single battery charge.

Safari and iOS market share for Internet usage rose from July to August while the Mac OS X percentage dipped slightly, according to the latest market share survey from NetMarketShare (http://www.netmarketshare.com).

According to the report, among operating systems, Mac OS X had 5% of the global market share in August, compared to 5.06% in June (that’s global market share; in the US it’s almost 10%). Windows remains dominant with 91.34% as of August. That’s up from from 91.32% in July. Apple’s highest percentage previously was 5.27% in October 2009.

FileMaker, Inc. (http://www.filemaker.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has announced the Bento 3 Project Manager, a new set of templates designed to make it easy for Mac users to track their personal projects and manage their time within one integrated, intuitive place.

The Bento 3 Project Manager includes a free 30-day trial of the popular Bento 3 personal database for Mac, plus two professionally designed, ready-to-use templates. Templates in the Bento 3 Project Manager include:

Epson America (http://www.epson.com) has introduced the Epson Stylus NX625, an all-in-one with high-speed automatic two-sided printing. It sports built-in Wi-Fi n and Ethernet and Epson claims it’s the world’s fastest all-in-one with high-speed automatic two-sided printing.