Author: dsellers

‘MacVoices’ looks at the latest version of Radioshift

Posted by | Feb 25, 2010 | |

On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis shows off the latest version of Radioshift, their software to stream almost anything from the Internet, and the integration with their AirFoil iPhone/iPod touch and Mac apps.

“MacVoices” is an Internet show and podcast that delivers in-depth discussions with the most influential people in the Mac industry, as well as “the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community,” according to host Chuck Joiner.

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Apple updates Aperture to version 3.0.1

Posted by | Feb 24, 2010 | , |

Apple has released version 3.0.1 of Aperture, its software for professional photographers. It includes several overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3.

You can find a list of all the changes here at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1006 . It’s a 29.41MB download and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Feb. 24

Posted by | Feb 24, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Inspired by the U.S. military’s fight against the surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia, a new iPhone/iPod touch game, SEAL Heroes: Pirate Take down, enables Players to lead SEAL commandos on a mission to take down pirates and free hostages on a hijacked cruise ship.

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Analyst predicts strong iPhone growth, big things for the iPad

Posted by | Feb 24, 2010 | , |

Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi told clients in a note that he thinks that iPhone revenues will grow from about 30% of Apple revenue in 2009 to 45%-50% in fiscal year (FY) 2011.

As reported by “Barron’s” (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/02/24/apple-bernstein-ups-ests-sees-gross-margin-expanding/), he estimates that iPhone gross margins were 58% in ‘09, well above the company average of 40.9%. If you assume flat iPhone gross margins and ASPs, corporate gross margins would lift by 400-500 basis points, Sacconaghi says.

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