Year: 2010

Apple’s financials: the analysts’ predictions and ours

Apple will announce its second quarter results for fiscal year 2010 today at 2 pm (Pacific) and we’ll have all the results here. Here’s what the analysts are expecting — per MarketWatch (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-could-dial-up-strong-earnings-with-iphone-2010-04-16?siteid=yhoof):– and what the Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) is predicting.

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EveryMac offers updates specs on new MacBook Pros

An update of the EveryMac site (http://www.everymac.com) features complete specs (and a handful of Q&As) on the brand new MacBook Pro line and additional Q&As covering the iPad, iPhone, and more.

Estimated current retail pricing also has been updated sitewide. Additionally, the By Year, By Processor, By Case Type, and By Capability Mac specs listings have been updated, as have Mac manuals and Mac benchmarks. Finally, EveryMac’s Ultimate Mac Comparison, Ultimate Mac Timeline, and Ultimate Mac Lookup features all have been updated too.

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MacJournal update for Mac OS X adds ‘None’ option

Mariner Software (http://www.marinersoftware.com) has released MacJournal 5.0, the latest version of the journaling software. It adds a “None” option to the settings for smart journals so you can set up a smart journal where none of the listed checks are true.

For example, the entry does not contain a certain tag. English-only until localizations can be updated.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for April 19

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/).

The Quadsphere has released Icarus-X 1.0, a game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. It’s an US$1.99, full 3D vertical shooter with downloadable replays, so that you can enjoy watching the best players in the world turn the game inside out. There’s also a Slow-Motion Practice mode to learn the more difficult patterns at your own pace.

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VueScan update for Mac OS X adds more info to Release Notes

Hamrick Software has released Vuescan 8.6.26, a new version of the VueScan software for Mac OS X that’s designed to let users produce better digital images from color snapshots, negatives, slides and documents. The new version adds more info to Release Notes for each scanner and fixes some bugs.

The Standard Edition of VueScan costs US$59.95 and the Professional Edition is $79.95 for a single user license. Multi-user licenses are available. A fully functional, trial copy of VueScan is available for download from the Hamrick web site (http://www.hamrick.com).

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