At the end of November, New York auction house Sotheby's revealed that it was to auction off the founding documents for Apple as part of a books and manuscripts auction on December 13. The documents, which establish the Apple Computer Company and are signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, are dated April 1, 1976 and were expected to fetch between $100,000 and $150,000. However, it seems the documents were worth a lot more than Sotheby's initially anticipated.
Eduardo Cisneros, chief executive officer of Cisneros Corporation, purchased the documents for over 10 times the amount they were expected to sell for, bidding $1,350,000 for the papers. Including the buyers premium, which Sotheby's tacks onto the price, the total came to $1,594,500 for the five pages pages.
According to Bloomberg, six people competed for the documents, starting at $70,000. The Cisneros family placed 254 on Forbes' most recent list of billionaires, with Cisneros Group being one of the world's largest privately held media and entertainment companies. The family has a net worth of $4.2 billion.
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Nielsen: Android And Apple Dominate The App Space But Mobile Browser Rules
Apple’s and Android’s stronghold on the U.S. smartphone market has been the case for many quarters already, and figures out today from Nielsen show how that has translated into a domination of the business of mobile content as well: phones based on Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS together account for 71 percent of all smartphones in the U.S., and some 83 percent of all apps that have been downloaded in Q3, according to new figures from the research group.
The two platforms have been gaining users in a crucial period of growth for smartphones as it picks up early adopters: penetration in the U.S. now stands at 44 percent, more than double the 18 percent penetration in Q3 2010. That still means that there is still more than half the market to play for—an opportunity companies like Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) hope to catch.
Nielsen, which today publishes its latest State of the Media report, notes apps have remained a popular source of mobile content, with the number of smartphone users downloading apps now at 62 percent. That population is largely concentrated on the two leading platforms, which together account for 83 percent of all app downloads.
The growth on iOS and Android, combined with the declines on other platforms, point to how app ecosystems appear to be coalescing around the dominant players:
—On Android, 49 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded apps, a massive rise on the four percent that had done so in 2009.
—Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has the second-strongest platform friendly for apps, with 34 percent. But that is actually a slight decline on 2009, when 37 percent of iOS owners downloaded an app.
—But when it comes to other platforms, the percentages of users downloading (and presumably using) apps has actually gone down. Eleven percent of BlackBerry users have downloaded apps, down from 32 percent in 2009. And only three percent of Windows Mobile users have downloaded apps, compared to 18 percent in 2009. The WebOS platform has seen a decline to one percent from five percent, while Symbian remained level at one percent in both years.
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The two platforms have been gaining users in a crucial period of growth for smartphones as it picks up early adopters: penetration in the U.S. now stands at 44 percent, more than double the 18 percent penetration in Q3 2010. That still means that there is still more than half the market to play for—an opportunity companies like Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) hope to catch.
Nielsen, which today publishes its latest State of the Media report, notes apps have remained a popular source of mobile content, with the number of smartphone users downloading apps now at 62 percent. That population is largely concentrated on the two leading platforms, which together account for 83 percent of all app downloads.
The growth on iOS and Android, combined with the declines on other platforms, point to how app ecosystems appear to be coalescing around the dominant players:
—On Android, 49 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded apps, a massive rise on the four percent that had done so in 2009.
—Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has the second-strongest platform friendly for apps, with 34 percent. But that is actually a slight decline on 2009, when 37 percent of iOS owners downloaded an app.
—But when it comes to other platforms, the percentages of users downloading (and presumably using) apps has actually gone down. Eleven percent of BlackBerry users have downloaded apps, down from 32 percent in 2009. And only three percent of Windows Mobile users have downloaded apps, compared to 18 percent in 2009. The WebOS platform has seen a decline to one percent from five percent, while Symbian remained level at one percent in both years.
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Apple launches Itunes Match in the UK
FRUIT THEMED GADGET SELLER Apple has started to roll out its Itunes Match service in more countries including the UK, France and New Zealand.
According to Apple Insider, some users have had trouble activating the service, which launched in the US in November, two weeks later than originally planned. The service apparently costs £21.99 in the UK.
Users' complaints centre around not being unable to sign up for or access the service yet, leading some to speculate that the launch was accidental.
Itunes Match is an Apple subscription service that automatically scans all of the songs on a user's Apple computer and matches them with equivalents on Apple's cloud servers, while also allowing users to manually upload songs that are not in Apple's catalogues.
The service costs $25 a year in the US, which isn't bad considering that it solves the problem of having illegally sourced material, either via ripping songs from a friend's CD or downloading from a filesharing web site. Apple will match up to 25,000 songs, whether they were acquired legitimately or not.
In addition to solving the problem of illegally acquired music, which the music industry can then make a small income on, Itunes Match works as a good backup service for ensuring that no content is lost while also allowing users to access their music on multiple computers.
It can also free up a significant amount of disk space for a user who wants to simply stream songs from the cloud, but this is not necessarily the best option if your internet connection is less than reliable.
Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/14SSC)
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According to Apple Insider, some users have had trouble activating the service, which launched in the US in November, two weeks later than originally planned. The service apparently costs £21.99 in the UK.
Users' complaints centre around not being unable to sign up for or access the service yet, leading some to speculate that the launch was accidental.
Itunes Match is an Apple subscription service that automatically scans all of the songs on a user's Apple computer and matches them with equivalents on Apple's cloud servers, while also allowing users to manually upload songs that are not in Apple's catalogues.
The service costs $25 a year in the US, which isn't bad considering that it solves the problem of having illegally sourced material, either via ripping songs from a friend's CD or downloading from a filesharing web site. Apple will match up to 25,000 songs, whether they were acquired legitimately or not.
In addition to solving the problem of illegally acquired music, which the music industry can then make a small income on, Itunes Match works as a good backup service for ensuring that no content is lost while also allowing users to access their music on multiple computers.
It can also free up a significant amount of disk space for a user who wants to simply stream songs from the cloud, but this is not necessarily the best option if your internet connection is less than reliable.
Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/14SSC)
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http://www.muslim4christiandating.com/app/articles/entry/This-program-offers-both-a-Freeware-and-purchasable-download
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Apple's iPad cleared for takeoff
APPLE'S iPad has been approved for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing.
American Airlines began testing iPads as "electronic flight bags" last year and a number of other carriers, including United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, have followed suit.
But pilots were barred from using the touchscreen tablet computers during "critical phases of flight" - operations below 10,000 feet (3048 metres) - pending further evaluation.
Les Dorr, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, said American Airlines received authorisation from the Federal Aviation Administration on December 1 to use the iPad in the cockpit during all phases of flight, including takeoff and landing.
"American Airlines is the first major air carrier to get approval for operational use of the iPad as an electronic flight bag," Mr Dorr told AFP, adding that the authorisation followed an evaluation period of around six months.
"During that period they have to show that it doesn't interfere with crew duties and especially that it does not interfere with the communication and navigation systems of the aircraft," Mr Dorr said.
For the moment, use of the iPad during all phases of flight is restricted to American Airlines pilots flying the twin-engine Boeing 777.
Hank Putek, an American Airlines captain who serves on the safety committee of the Allied Pilots Association, welcomed the FAA move and described the iPad as a "real safety enhancer" on the flight deck.
"There's a significant improvement in situational awareness," Mr Putek told AFP.
"The ability to have a backlit screen with a map on it that can be panned and zoomed really significantly increases the safety aspect of taxiing an airliner on the ground," he said.
"The same goes for when you're flying an instrument approach in bad weather," he said. "You have the approach chart on the iPad and you can zoom and pan and scroll to your exact location in the air while you're flying the approach."
Mr Putek said replacing the hefty flight bags, which can weigh 16 kilograms or more, with the 0.7kg iPad would help save fuel but the "primary purpose is to improve safety on the flight deck."
Passengers on US airlines are required to turn off electronic devices during takeoff and landing - a regulation which recently saw actor Alec Baldwin booted off an American Airlines flight for refusing to turn off his cellphone.
The requirement will not apply to iPads being used in the cockpit because Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity are turned off, eliminating the possibility of interference with aircraft navigation systems.
Mr Dorr, the FAA spokesman, said he expects other major US airlines to seek approval for expanded use of the iPad on the flight deck.
"It's fair to say that you will probably see more major carriers asking for this," he said. "The iPad seems to be the hot device for an electronic flight bag at the moment."
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American Airlines began testing iPads as "electronic flight bags" last year and a number of other carriers, including United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, have followed suit.
But pilots were barred from using the touchscreen tablet computers during "critical phases of flight" - operations below 10,000 feet (3048 metres) - pending further evaluation.
Les Dorr, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, said American Airlines received authorisation from the Federal Aviation Administration on December 1 to use the iPad in the cockpit during all phases of flight, including takeoff and landing.
"American Airlines is the first major air carrier to get approval for operational use of the iPad as an electronic flight bag," Mr Dorr told AFP, adding that the authorisation followed an evaluation period of around six months.
"During that period they have to show that it doesn't interfere with crew duties and especially that it does not interfere with the communication and navigation systems of the aircraft," Mr Dorr said.
For the moment, use of the iPad during all phases of flight is restricted to American Airlines pilots flying the twin-engine Boeing 777.
Hank Putek, an American Airlines captain who serves on the safety committee of the Allied Pilots Association, welcomed the FAA move and described the iPad as a "real safety enhancer" on the flight deck.
"There's a significant improvement in situational awareness," Mr Putek told AFP.
"The ability to have a backlit screen with a map on it that can be panned and zoomed really significantly increases the safety aspect of taxiing an airliner on the ground," he said.
"The same goes for when you're flying an instrument approach in bad weather," he said. "You have the approach chart on the iPad and you can zoom and pan and scroll to your exact location in the air while you're flying the approach."
Mr Putek said replacing the hefty flight bags, which can weigh 16 kilograms or more, with the 0.7kg iPad would help save fuel but the "primary purpose is to improve safety on the flight deck."
Passengers on US airlines are required to turn off electronic devices during takeoff and landing - a regulation which recently saw actor Alec Baldwin booted off an American Airlines flight for refusing to turn off his cellphone.
The requirement will not apply to iPads being used in the cockpit because Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity are turned off, eliminating the possibility of interference with aircraft navigation systems.
Mr Dorr, the FAA spokesman, said he expects other major US airlines to seek approval for expanded use of the iPad on the flight deck.
"It's fair to say that you will probably see more major carriers asking for this," he said. "The iPad seems to be the hot device for an electronic flight bag at the moment."
Read more: http://www.stilogames.com.py/wiki/index.php/Usuario:Fgglen
http://www.bigbattleservers.com/wiki/index.php/The_Most_Recent_Risks_Of_Computer_World
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