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Touch-Up: Apple’s iPad Improves Multitouch and Gesture Capabilities

in News on January 27, 2010 at 12:19 pm PT

Apple’s iPad, announced this morning, will definitely make waves in the e-reader market. Undoubtedly, much of its appeal will lie in its color display and ease of use. But technology developed for the iPad’s e-reader application have benefited other Apple programs as well.

iPhone: Not So Big in Japan

in News on September 15, 2008 at 8:17 am PT

Nomura Research Institute once estimated that Apple could sell two to three million iPhones annually in Japan–about five percent of the market. But that was back in June when iPhone mania was at its peak and the device seemed destined to be a success wherever it was sold. But Japan is one of the world’s largest and most demanding mobile phone markets. Perhaps even a bit too demanding for the iPhone.