Analyst Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley tells All Things D that she believes Apple is ramping up production on the iPad, aiming to build as many as three million a month by the end of this year. That would mean that the company could make 36 million iPads next year, which brings the total close to (but not quite) the whopping 40 million units predicted by her supply chain analysis. Sales estimates for next year started out around 10 million iPads, but have since risen to as high as 42 million units, which would be quite a year for a product that didn't exist before this past April.

Currently, says Huberty, Apple is producing about two million iPads a month, and that's brought shipping times on the website down, and helped availability across the board. But the manufacturing process needs to be refined even further, and of course if, as expected earlier next year, the device sees a revision, that may delay things even further. There seems to be one thing most analysts agree on, however: Apple is going to sell a whole lot of iPads in 2011.

TUAWAnalyst: Apple producing more iPads originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Swedish game developer Frictional Games today has released a demo for their upcoming first person survival horror "Amnesia: The Dark Descent". Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person horror game with focus on immersion. It is a game where atmosphere and story comes first. Amnesia will be released on the 8th of September and can be purchased in Frictional Game's own online store as well as most major online retailers. Do you have what it takes to survive?

Playrix Entertainment today released Fishdom 2 Premium Edition for Mac OS. In Fishdom 2 Premium Edition, players complete match-3 levels to earn cash which can then be used on building up the aquariums of their own design. Players create their Fishdoms by adding exotic fish, various ornaments and comfort items to their tanks. Fishdom 2 is the sixth title in the Fishdom series, not counting the game's recent adaptation for Facebook and soon to be launched iPad port Fishdom HD.

Portland based TimeStream Software announces today the release of its "Walt Disney World Secrets" Notescast as a free download for the iPod Classic, iPod Video and iPod nano. Filled with nearly 150 fun, magical and surprising secrets of Walt Disney World Resort, the exciting "Walt Disney World Secrets" Notescast works as an innovative new guidebook, allowing guests to tour all of Walt Disney World Resort with their iPod Classic or nano in hand as they discover one new secret after another.

This app won't match the polished experience you'd get from a dedicated Facebook or Twitter client. But it does prove to be very convenient for updating multiple social networks services at once.

Sulle pagine del New York Times è apparsa oggi una nuova pubblicità del Motorola Droid 2 che sbeffeggia Apple e la mancanza del supporto a Flash Player.

“Flash Websites? There’s A Phone For That“, questa la nuova campagna di Motorola che pone l’attenzione sulla mancanza del supporto a Flash Player da parte di Apple su iPhone e iPad.

Lo slogan riprende chiaramente quello proprio di Apple “there’s an app fot that” e Motorola, con questa mossa, spera di conquistare nuovi utenti, magari “rubandoli” ad Apple.

Ricordiamo che in passato Motorola aveva già proposto una pubblicità ironica contro Apple, ed in particolare sbeffeggiando il problema di ricezione su iPhone 4. Peccato che poche settimane dopo anche il Motorola Droid 2 soffrisse dello stesso “problema”.

Certo, Flash è per molti una mancanza importante sugli iDevice ed è fuor di dubbio che alcuni siti, purtroppo, rimangono per noi ancora inaccessibili. Steve Jobs ha più volte ribadito che Flash su dispositivi mobile è più danno so che altro, a causa dell’enorme mole di risorse richieste, i crash improvvisi ed altri piccoli problemi.

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If you depend on Automator workflows for managing music or other tasks in iTunes, the upgrade to version 10 may have come as a bit of a cold shock. Macworld pointed out that most available workflows for iTunes simply would not load with iTunes 10; a frustrating circumstance, to be sure.

Fortunately, the problem turns out not to be that complicated; Automator's version checking thinks that iTunes 10.0 is a lower version than 9.0, because the versions are sorting alphabetically instead of numerically (oof!). Macfixit points to a workaround: opening up the Info.plist files inside the packages for the dysfunctional workflows and manually changing the version threshold. It's not ideal, but if you have critical Automator functionality that would otherwise keep you on iTunes 9, it's worth a try.

TUAWFixing broken iTunes Automator workflows in iTunes 10 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users.

Merck PSE è una splendida applicazione per tutti gli studenti ed i docenti di chimica, dotata di ottima grafica e disponibile gratuitamente su AppStore.

Questa applicazione offre la possibilità di avere tutte le informazioni sugli elementi della tavola periodica e di interagire con essi per leggere le varie info.

Tra le varie caratteristiche abbiamo la classificazione delle varie proprietà, la storie della scoperta dei vari elementi, visualizzazione delle info su raggio atomico, elettronegatività e proprietà atomiche, divisione in gruppi e possibilità di cercare i vari elementi.

Il tutto con un’interfaccia davvero curata. Non a caso Merck è stata scelta da Apple come App della settimana.

Rather Odd Computing is pleased to present CROAK! – A Tree Frog Arcade Adventure!!

CROAK! is OpenFeint Enabled.

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“Eat Flies. Dodge Snakes. Make Tadpoles. This is the meaning of life”
– Wisdom of frog Zen master

Easy, right?

Pshaw! A frog’s life should be so simple!

It’s a tree frog frenzy as players lead one of six stunningly beautiful tree frogs (based on actual species) through a series of gorgeously rendered exotic environments. Eat flies, fireflies, cicadas, grasshoppers, butterflies and more as you avoid snakes, chameleons, and even a hungry lemur!

Select a frog species from the unlocked choices, then challenge your hand-eye co-ordination by tapping on the screen to quickly extend your frog’s tongue, attempting to strike and eat flying insects. Don’t forget to dodge hungry predators by tilting the device to the left or right!

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Game Features:

-Six unlockable tree frogs (based on actual species) to control during gameplay!
-Real-world predators including a Green Tree Python (m. viridis), Ball Python (p. regius), Cottonmouth (a. piscivorus), Panther Chameleon (f. pardalis), Ring-Tailed Lemur (l. catta) and more!
-Retro-style arcade gameplay combined with gorgeous 2D renders of 3D graphics provide a unique gaming experience that is equally perfect for a few spare minutes or an extended gaming session!
-Provides a simple ‘pick up and play’ learning curve, while still maintaining a deep, engaging, achievement structure that will have you picking it up to play time and again!
-All animals in the game are based on actual species, featuring true-to-life depictions and taxonomic names, which combine beautifully with optional real-world jungle sound effects to enhance the “nature show” experience of the game!
-CROAK! is OpenFeint enabled, providing global high score lists, fifteen challenging achievements to master, integrated social networking, fan club, developer interaction, and much more!!

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