ChangeWave’s latest smart phone survey of 4,028 consumers shows an explosive transformation occurring in consumer demand — resulting in some major new winners and losers for second half 2010. At the individual manufacturers’ level, going forward the survey findings show a major leap for Apple and HTC at the expense of RIM and Motorola.
Read MoreUSB Fever has released six new products for the iPad, iPhone and iPod.
The US$17.99 Wooden Desktop Cradle for iPad (http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1927) lets you use your Apple tablet as a digital photo frame or showcase. The $13.99 Custom Made Bike/Bicycle Handlebar Mount & Holder for the Apple iPhone 4 (http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1925) is suitable for handlebars 3/4 inch to one inch in diameter and comes with two cushioned reducing inserts.
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WaterField Designs (http://www.sfbags.com/) has announced the iPhone 4 Smart Case and iPhone 4 Suede Jacket in new “Bumper-Fit” sizes to fit the iPhone 4 within the Apple Bumper Case. To avoid the widely reported reception issues associated with the smartphone, more users are utilizing the Apple Bumper or similarly thin rubberized cases.
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Canon U.S.A. (http://www.usa.canon.com) introduces the new VIXIA HF M32 Dual Flash Memory camcorder. Equipped with 64GB of internal flash memory, the new camcorder can record up to 24 hours of HD video and also includes an SD memory card slot that’s compatible with latest generation SDXC memory cards.
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Apple has bought Poly9 (http://www.poly9.com), a Quebec company, for its web mapping technology, according to a “LeSoleil” report (http://macosg.me/2/iu). The article gives no purchase price or acquisition date, but says that most Poly9 employees have moved to Apple’s California headquarters.
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