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iPhone could overtake Blackberry in market share next year

iPhone could overtake Blackberry in market share next year

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | , |

New data from Trefis (http://www.trefis.com), a new financial platform that allows you to see how a company’s products impact its stock, says the iPhone could overtake the Blackberry in market share in 2011.

As reported by “Forbes” (http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/03/05/iphone-could-overtake-blackberry-market-share-in-2011/), Trefis says RIM’s market share lead over Apple has been shrinking and Apple will be able to overtake RIM market share by early 2011. Trefis believes sales of the iPhone will eventually outpace BlackBerry sales for the following reasons:

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Apple threatened to sue Sun in 2003 over user interface design issue

Apple threatened to sue Sun in 2003 over user interface design issue

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | , |

Sun Microsystems’ former CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, says that Apple CEO Steve Jobs threatened to sue Sun for infringing on its intellectual property in 2003 for a user interface design.

According to “CNET” (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000215-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20), Jobs delivered his threat to Sun personally, Schwartz said, calling his office to say the graphics in Sun’s operating system 3D interface, Project Looking Glass, were “stepping all over Apple’s IP,” and that if Sun commercialized it, “I’ll just sue you.”

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iKit introduces the iPad Dura Case

iKit introduces the iPad Dura Case

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | |

iKit (http://www.ikit.com) has launched the iPad Dura Case. It’s designed, of course, for the upcoming iPad, is available in black or clear and costs US$40.

The Dura Case combines a carved hard shell with a soft-grip border. The impact-resistant case is form-fitting and allows full access to all controls.

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Apple updates MainStage to version 2.1.1

Posted by | Mar 10, 2010 | , |

Apple has released MainStage 2.1.1 (http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/mainstage/), an update of the live performance application that turns the Mac into a streamlined live rig. It’s part of the Logic Studio suite.

This update resolves several issues, among them stability fixes for 32-bit Audio Unit Bridge plug-ins. MainStage 2.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later. Logic Studio Pro costs US$499.

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