Media Lab has released SiteGrinder 3.0 (http://www.medialab.com/sitegrinder/overview.php) , an update of its web site production plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, which lets you build a web site via the addition of one-word hints, such as “rollover” or “menu,” to the names of layers in a Photoshop design file. Its developers say it sports over 300 new features and supports two new optional add-ons: Commerce and Control.
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New data from Trefis (http://www.trefis.com), a new financial platform that allows you to see how a company’s products impact its stock, says the iPhone could overtake the Blackberry in market share in 2011.
As reported by “Forbes” (http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/03/05/iphone-could-overtake-blackberry-market-share-in-2011/), Trefis says RIM’s market share lead over Apple has been shrinking and Apple will be able to overtake RIM market share by early 2011. Trefis believes sales of the iPhone will eventually outpace BlackBerry sales for the following reasons:
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Sun Microsystems’ former CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, says that Apple CEO Steve Jobs threatened to sue Sun for infringing on its intellectual property in 2003 for a user interface design.
According to “CNET” (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000215-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20), Jobs delivered his threat to Sun personally, Schwartz said, calling his office to say the graphics in Sun’s operating system 3D interface, Project Looking Glass, were “stepping all over Apple’s IP,” and that if Sun commercialized it, “I’ll just sue you.”
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iKit (http://www.ikit.com) has launched the iPad Dura Case. It’s designed, of course, for the upcoming iPad, is available in black or clear and costs US$40.
The Dura Case combines a carved hard shell with a soft-grip border. The impact-resistant case is form-fitting and allows full access to all controls.
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comScore (http://www.comscore.com), a company that measures the digital world, has released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three0month period between October 2009 and January 2010. The report shows that iPhone usage grew.
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