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Review: Bento for iPad a great companion for the Mac version

FileMaker Inc’s. Bento for iPad is a great companion app to its Mac version of the software, as well as a solid stand-alone solution. And at US$4.99, it’s a great buy.

The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the iPad screen. Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch was pretty good, but the software reaches a whole new level of usability on the bigger screen of the latest Apple device.

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Palm purportedly trying to retain execs as it seeks buyer

Palm has started handing out “golden handcuffs” to the key executives who’ve not already jumped ship, in what could be the run up to an acquisition announcement, reports “The Register” (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/19/palm_handcuffs/).

One key executive who’s already left is Michael Abbott — the man credited, in large part, with creating WebOS, the article adds. His last day will be next week, as explained in a Securities & Exchange Commission filing from Palm.

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Apple now Silicon Valley’s most valuable company

Apple has bumped Google out of first place as Silicon Valley’s most valuable company. With the total value of its publicly traded stock at US$224 billion, up 107% from a year ago, Apple now has a market capitalization greater than all but two companies in the U.S, Exxon Mobil and Microsoft, reports the “Silicon Valley Mercury News” (http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_14900422?source=rss&nclick_check=1).

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