Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Agenda set for Ninth Annual FCPUG Las Vegas SuperMeet

Posted by | Apr 7, 2010 | , |

The agenda has now been set for the Ninth Annual Las Vegas SuperMeet to take place on Tuesday, April 13, in the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Doors open at 4 pm and presentations begin at 7 pm and continue until 11 pm. Tickets are on sale online for US$15 each, (plus a $1.36 ticket fee) and $10 for students with a valid ID or $20 at the door. Scheduled to appear on stage (and this is subject to change) will be:

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Scosche announces iPad accessories

Scosche announces iPad accessories

Posted by | Apr 7, 2010 | , |

Scosche (http://scosche.com) has announced two new additions to its iPad accessory line: reVIVE II Dual USB Chargers for home and car.  Each of the two reVIVE II chargers features a 2.1 Amp (iPad) and 1 Amp (iPhone or any other USB powered devices) port so iPad users can power their new iPad and another handheld device imultaneously from one wall outlet or car power port. 

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RE:Vision Effects announces After Effects CS5 support, more

Posted by | Apr 7, 2010 | , |

RE:Vision Effects (http://www.revisionfx.com) says it will demo its next generation of plug-ins for Adobe After Effects at NAB 2010, in booth SL4130. The new versions will contain 64-bit support for the soon-to-be-released Adobe After Effects CS5.

The products will also have major optimizations for After Effects 7.0 and later, and other supported After Effects-compatible host applications, so users who will not be using Adobe After Effects CS5 will have a good reason to upgrade, according to the folks at RE:Vision Effects.

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Apple’s year-end net cash pile expected to be around $48 billion

Apple’s year-end net cash pile expected to be around $48 billion

Posted by | Apr 7, 2010 | , |

Apple is expected to have an end-of-the-year net cash pile of around US$48 billion, according to Macquarie analysts. Macquarie (http://www.macquarie.com/us/index.htm) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

What’s more, Macquarie analysts expect the company to have around $75 billion in net cash by the end of 2012. Sounds good, right? However, “The Wall Street Journal says it’s an “enviable, but difficult, position.”

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iPad now second most popular mobile Wi-Fi device in Boingo airports

iPad now second most popular mobile Wi-Fi device in Boingo airports

Posted by | Apr 7, 2010 | , |

Boingo Wireless (http://www.boingo.com), a WiFi provider, says the iPad is now the second most popular non-laptop device connecting to its WiFi networks, displacing Android devices and more than doubling the daily number of visits for the previous second place device.

“It’s stunning how quickly the iPad has established itself as a force in Wi-Fi,” says Dave Hagan, president and CEO of Boingo Wireless. “After four days in market, it is already being more widely used than other Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices that have moved millions of units.”

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