Headlines: 3 Feb 10
Skype Says New 3G iPhone App Coming ‘Really Soon,’ Will Have CD-Quality Sound
“After the news last week that Apple and AT&T are now allowing VoIP apps to make phone calls over the 3G network, Skype said it’s still waiting to release a new 3G-ready version of its software for the iPhone.
Today the company offered a few updates on the progress of the app, which it is apparently putting the finishes touches on and which Skype says will be available ‘really soon.’
In a YouTube video, David Ponsford, the leader of Skype’s iPhone team, said the app would have ‘CD-quality sound’ for calls between Skype users.”
Apple’s iPad Heralds Tablet Explosion, Analysts Say
“Apple’s iPad tablet launch last week reflects the real start of a new market segment for media tablets that the analysts at ABI Research predict will grow from four million units shipped this year to 57 million each year by 2015.
‘Apple’s iPad is not the first media tablet,’ says senior analyst Jeff Orr. ‘But it does help define this new device category. The main focus of media tablets is entertainment. A tablet will not replace a laptop, netbook or mobile phone, but will remain an additional premium or luxury product for wealthy industrialized markets for at least several years.’”
Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad
“Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices such as Apple Inc.’s iPad will transform the classroom.
The publishers are tapping the know-how of ScrollMotion Inc. to develop textbook applications and test-prep and study guides for the iPad.
‘People have been talking about the impact of technology on education for 25 years. It feels like it is really going to happen in 2010,’ said Rik Kranenburg, group president of higher education for the education unit of McGraw-Hill Cos. and one of the publishers involved in the project.”
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