The Interbrand 2010 Best Global Brand Study, a guide to the world’s most valuable brands, has been released — and Apple shines, as usual. Interbrand (http://www.interbrand.com), a brand consultancy, publishes the study each year, ranking the top 100 global brands using a unique methodology. Brands in the IT/technology sector dominate the list, occupying five of the top 10 brands. Some other interesting findings include:
Five Apple patents at the US Patent & Trademark Office show the company plans to beef up the interaction between accessories and the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Read MoreSmith Micro Solutions (http://www.smithmicro.com) has released Stuffit Deluxe 2011 for the Mac, which introduces StuffIt Destinations, a new drag-and-drop toolbar application designed to help users securely transfer files quickly and easily, according to Matthew Covington, senior director, Product Management of Smith Micro Software.
Read MoreUSB Fever has released the 6X Telescope with Crystal Case for iPhone 4G
(http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=2020), an US$18.99 case with an expansion telescope.
If you don’t want to be bounded by the built-in camera on the iPhone, now you have a way to “expand” its functions. This telescope has a 6x expansion that can help you to shoot close up on objects.
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By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum
While many people can do occasional typing on the iPad or iPhone via the virtual keyboard, serious keyboarding simply isn’t possible without a true external keyboard. While Apple offers two options, they are limiting and the US$99.95 Matias Folding Keyboard (http://matias.ca/foldingkeyboard/index.php) provides an ideal third option for serious iPad typists.
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