Brand: MacTech

Online market for digital goods to grow with no end in sight

Posted by | Apr 12, 2010 | , |

No doubt the worldwide online market for digital goods will grow amid a state of continuous disruption across all forms of content markets — and Apple looks like the best company to capitalize on this.

According to a new report from GigaOM Pro (http://www.gigaom.com), fueled by an ever-growing user base, migration from physical formats to digital distribution, and a proliferation of new connected devices, the overall market for digital goods will grow to US$36 billion by 2014, up from $16.7 billion in 2009.

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iPad to grab 51% of tablet market this year

iPad to grab 51% of tablet market this year

Posted by | Apr 11, 2010 | , |

Apple’s iPad will grab 51% of the tablet market this year, with machines based on Google Android taking 24%, according to data from IMS Research.

As reported by “eWeek” (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Apple-iPad-Google-Android-to-Grab-75-of-Tablet-Market-in-2010-819756), the IMS reports shows that Windows 7 will garner 10% market share, with the remaining 15% going to some proprietary and Linux-based platforms for the home.

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Video takes you on a tour of Panorama 6

Posted by | Apr 10, 2010 | |

There’s a new video (http://www.youtube.com/provuedevelopment) that takes you on a quick tour of what’s new in Panorama 6, including Total Recall (crash recovery), new Data Sheet features and more.

It teaches how to make effective use of Panorama’s RAM-based technology for common database tasks. The video assumes that you’re already familiar with Panorama 5.5.

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Toon Boom releases Animate Pro 2.0

Posted by | Apr 10, 2010 | , |

Toon Boom Animation has released Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.0 (http://www.toonboom.com/products/animatepro/), an update of its high-performance animation software for professionals.

New feature highlights include: fast distribution of character parts to layers; the ability to adjust velocity on multiple character parts; efficient creation of richer-looking ambiance; full-fledged SWF export with new vector effects; direct import of scanned drawings (TWAIN); and expanded text capability.

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EditShare to unveil Flow 2.0

Posted by | Apr 10, 2010 | , |

EditShare (http://www.editshare.com) will introduce version 2.0 of Flow, its production asset management solution for building collaborative media production infrastructures, at this week’s NAB convention Las Vegas.

Integrated with the EditShare shared storage and archiving solutions, Flow provides extensive content management, asset tracking and production capabilities for managing post-production and broadcast workflows. According to EditShare CEO Andy Liebman, features include:

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