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Smartphone Market will eclipse computers by 2012

Smartphone Market will eclipse computers by 2012

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | , |

Demand for the iPhone and Google’s Nexus One will help propel smartphone sales past those of personal computers in two years, according to a new report by the Gartner research group.

As reported by “Bloomberg” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=AAPL%3AUS&sid=armHyLeMqhMQ), Gartner says smartphone sales will more than triple to 491.9 million units by 2012 from 139.3 million in 2008. The computer market will expand to 443.1 million units from 290.8 million in the same period.

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PixelMags has 100-plus apps ready for the iPad

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | |

Since PixelMags (http://www.pixel-mags.com) launched in December, 60+ titles for iPhone and iPod touch have been sold in 77 countries through the Apple App Store. New magazine titles are releasing every day. As the launch date of iPad nears, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch.

“Disney CEO Bob Iger and Wired Magazine Editor-In-Chief Chris Anderson have called the iPad a ‘game-changer’. We couldn’t agree more. When iPad launches, we will have more magazine titles optimized for iPad than any other vendor.”  says Ryan Marquis, founder and COO, PixelMags

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 10

Posted by | Mar 10, 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/).

Rentals.com — a resource for single-units, apartments and houses for rent nationwide — has announced its Rentals.com App is now available from the Apple App Store. The free app gives users the ability to search Rentals.com listings from their iPhone or iPod touch.

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Troi Automatisering releases Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 for FileMaker Pro 11

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | , |

Troi Automatisering has releasedTroi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 for FileMaker Pro 11. Troi Dialog Plug-in is a tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs in FileMaker Pro 11. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 is an update for FileMaker Pro 11. It adds support for the PNG image format, including support for transparency in the icon. The new version also implements Cococa versions of the Progress and InputDialog dialogs.

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