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iOS, Android pulling away in smartphone ‘two-horse’ race

ABI Research (http://www.abiresearch.com) expects mobile application downloads from Apple’s iOS and the Android to account for 78% of all application downloads in 2010, with iOS (the iPhone’s operating system) taking the lion’s share of 52% of all applications.

The numbers are driven by availability, variety and novelty in both the Android market and the Apple App Store, which is currently unmatched by any other smartphone platform, says the research group. In addition, the sale of Android phones has taken off in 2010, with over 160,000 activations being reported daily.

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Interarchy 10 adds new plug-in architecture

Nolobe Software (http://nolobe.com/interarchy) has updated Interarchy, the file transfer tool for Mac OS X, to version 10. Among the new features is a plug-in architecture.

Users can now develop their own plug-ins and execute commands directly on remote servers. Actions such as compressing files, archiving folders and running scripts can now be performed with a simple mouse click.

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Freeway 5.5 Preview released with Showcase Gallery app

Softpress Systems has released Freeway 5.5 Preview, a free evaluation version of its upcoming paid-for upgrade to the web-design products, Freeway Express and Pro. Preview versions of both Freeway Express and Freeway Pro are available from the Softpress web site (http://www.softpress.com).

According to Softpress Managing Director Richard Logan, alongside Freeway’s extensive existing feature set, Freeway 5.5 has a range of new functionality including:

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