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iHub Basic syncs Macs, iDevices wirelessly

iHub Basic syncs Macs, iDevices wirelessly

Posted by | Sep 23, 2010 | , |

Nova media (http://www.novamedia.de) has unveiled iHub Basic for Mac OS X. The US$29.95 software syncs contacts and calendars automatically and wirelessly between Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPod touches in any local network.

The software installs on a Mac and shares selected calendars, contacts and address book groups. Other Macs and iOS devices on the same network can access and edit any shared data. iHub Basic doesn’t require any additional client software as it uses the open standards CalDAV and CardDAV which are supported by default by Mac OS X and iOS.

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iPhone tops customer satisfaction list for fourth consecutive time

iPhone tops customer satisfaction list for fourth consecutive time

Posted by | Sep 23, 2010 | , |

For a fourth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest in customer satisfaction among manufacturers of smartphones with a score of 800 on a 1,000-point scale, and performs particularly well in ease of operation, operating system, features and physical design, according to the J.D. Power and Associates’ (http://www.JDPower.com) 2010 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study. Motorola (791) and HTC (781) follow Apple in the rankings.

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Low brand loyalty among BlackBerry users may be fueled by corporate mandate

Posted by | Sep 23, 2010 | , |

Companies that force employees to use BlackBerries may be indirectly hurting the brand by fomenting low user loyalty, according to the latest Crowd Science study into smartphone brand loyalty.

Only 35% of survey respondents whose smartphone choices were foisted on them by corporate mandate said they were “very satisfied” with their brand, compared with about 60% of users who exercised at least some choice in their smartphone purchases.

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Logo Design Studio Pro update doubles number of included templates

Posted by | Sep 23, 2010 | , |

Macware has updated Logo Design Studio Pro (http://www.macwareinc.com/products/LDSPro/overview.html), a vector based logo design application for Mac OS X, to version 2.0. The upgrade doubles the number of included logo templates and SVG graphic objects, adds new design options, improves overall usability, and fixes all bugs reported from the previous version.

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SOHO Business Cards 3.0 gets new smart templates, more

Posted by | Sep 23, 2010 | , |

Chronos (http://www.chronosnet.com) has updated SOHO Business Cards, the business card software for Mac OS X, to version 3.0. New featurs include:

° 70-plus smart templates;

° An artwork browser that manages artwork and makes it searchable;

° A font preview mode for previewing fonts in a list or animated fashion;

° Curved & spiral text;

° A Paste and Match Style feature to match the style of text nearby;

° The ability to hold down the space bar and drag the mouse to scroll the canvas;

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