Author: dsellers

Central and Eastern Europe could be growth areas for Apple

Posted by | Mar 27, 2010 | , |

It sounds as if there’s a potential market to be taped by Apple: Central and Eastern Europe, where the number of personal computers is expected to grow significantly over the next four years.

Uptake of fixed and mobile broadband services will grow at a compound annual rate of 20% in the regions through 2014 as governments roll out more aggressive Internet connectivity policies in the wake of new guidelines covering expansion of telecom services, according to a new report from Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com), according to a new report from the author.

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Apple plans third Italian retail store, this one in Turin

Posted by | Mar 27, 2010 | , |

Apple has begun to search for employees for its third retail store in Italy. It will be in Turin (Torino), a city in northern Italy.

Turin was the site of the 2006 previous Winter Olympics. The story there will be the third after the one in Rome, which opened three years ago, and the one in Carugate (Milano), which opened last September. You can read more (in Italian) here: http://www.setteb.it/?p=8494 .

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 267

Posted by | Mar 27, 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/).

HomePipe Networks has announced the free Secure Home Access Service for the iPhone and iPod touch. With HomePipe, anyone with access to a web browser or mobile device can now securely access everything on their home network. Users can access their photos, videos, music, and documents without the hassles of moving, uploading, or copying files to the cloud or mobile devices, according to the folks at HomePipe Networks.

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‘MacVoices’ looks at taking control of DEVONthink

Posted by | Mar 27, 2010 | |

On the new MacVoices (http://www.macvoices.com), Mac expert Joe Kissell talks about his new book, “Take Control of Getting Started with DEVONthink.”

He discusses some of the ways DEVONthink works, how it fits into a paperless workflow, how it manages the documents and information it organizes, and some of its many capabilities. This Take Control book has some different features, including a screencast; Kissell talks about the reasons for the differences, and how they facilitate your getting started with DEVONthink.

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