Year: 2010

Genius (http://www.geniusnetusa.com) has announced a new addition to the company’s extensive line of mice, the Traveler 900 with high tracking precision for gamers and professionals alike. It has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$36.90.
 
The Traveler 900’s 2.4GHz digital cordless technology purportedly works up to 10 meters away and delivers interference-free operation, as well as 1600 dpi optical engine for enhanced tracking performance. The power saving switch is designed for an extended battery life for up to eight months.

Peachpit (http://www.peachpit.com) has launched a Creative Suite 5 online resource center and the publication of new books and videos designed to enable readers to get the most out of the features of CS5, Adobe’s latest software release.

RipCode (http://www.ripcode.com/) says its newest product, the TransAct Transcoder V6 can intercept Adobe Flash-based file or live video requests and convert them to a container, video codec, and audio codec accepted by the Apple devices — all transparently to the end user device and without the need for any pre-transcoding or device-based client.

At least eight brokerages have raised their price targets on Apple after the company’s latest blow-out quarterly profit and a forecast strong third-quarter revenue, reports “Reuters” (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100421/bs_nm/us_apple_research_analysts_2).

On Tuesday Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter that ended March 27, 2010. The company posted revenue of US$13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share.