If — and it’s not going to happen, in my humble opinion — Apple did recall the iPhone due to its reported antenna/reception issues, it would cost the company US$1.5 billion, according to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi.
That’s 3.5% of the company’s total, on-hand cash. However, even Saccogaghi says such a recall is highly unlikely.
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I don’t think it will happen, but betting company Paddy Power (http://www.paddypowerplc.com) has slashed the odds on Apple recalling its iPhone 4 from 2/1 to 4/6 making it odds-on that the smartphone be recalled.
Complaints about poor reception and a bad report by “Consumer Reports” have sparked a betting frenzy over the past 24 hours with hundreds of punters backing a potential recall with Paddy Power before the bookie had a chance to react.
Read MoreSkype has announced a new version of the SkypeKit Beta SDK (software development kit) that works on Mac OS X and Windows.
Now almost any desktop application can offer Skype conversations — including video, voice, and text — without the need for users to separately download Skype software. Interested desktop developers can visit http://developer.skype.com/signup to request an invitation to the beta. Just remember: beta software is unfinished software so use with care.
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IMCapture has released IMCapture for Yahoo Messenger (http://www.imcapture.com/IMCapture_for_Yahoo_Messenger/), which expands the standard notion of on-line communication allowing the user to record audio and video calls from Yahoo Messenger in a “double click” way.
Read MorePublicspace.net (http://www.publicspace.net/) has released A Better Finder Rename 8.62, an update of the renaming solution for the Mac. The upgrade allows users to insert the name of the enclosing folder into file names in a variety of new ways.
A Better Finder Rename costs US$19.95. Business, family and enterprise licensing is also available. Customers may chose to include a “forever upgrade” with their purchase.
A Better Finder Rename requires Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6. It’s Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
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