GetYa Learn On (http://GetYaLearnOn.com) -- an educational software company that created the app called "Statistics I" -- has released empirical findings from a pilot study conducted during the fall semester of 2009 at Abilene Christian University (ACU) that shows positive effects of using and iPhone (or iPod touch) in the classroom.

Students in an introductory Statistics class were given the new iPhone app, which was used to supplement the instructor's lectures and for studying and test preparation. Statistics I is based on a mobile learning platform that includes lessons, touch-screen simulations, calculators, decision making tools, quizzes, flashcards, formulas, and a glossary. (The Statistics I app has been converted into an iPad e-textbook and is under review by Apple for the upcoming device.)

The results of the study were published in a white paper that was released today. The study provides...

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Hooked In Motion has released iCollect Video Games 1.0 for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The free app allows gamers to scan in their games using the barcode on the back of the box and obtain detailed information about each game. The application supports barcodes worldwide from consoles like Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, and more. iCollect Video Games also features a detailed search feature, as well as wishlist and pre-order features.

Virtual Fairground and DJ Ferry Corsten has announced Pulse: The Game for the iPhone and iPod touch. The US$4.99 game features six levels of beat matching gameplay set to six tracks produced exclusively for the game by Corsten. Players can post high-scores to their Facebook and Twitter...

The iPhone has changed the smartphone industry, but Verizon hasn't changed its mind about Apple, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum.

"Interestingly enough, not because Apple isn't giving it to them but, for the most part, because Verizon doesn't want it," Gelblum told "TheStreet" (http://www.thestreet.com/story/10713347/1/verizon-iphone-maybe-never.html),

He says the problem for carriers like Verizon and AT&T is that while the Apple smartphone brings scores of high-spending new subscribers, those subscribers become Apple customers, using iTunes and the App Store to make all their purchases.

"The carrier is kind of shut out of the picture and relegated to being a dumb pipe," Gelblum says.

There's been talk (or perhaps hope) that Verizon would become a carrier for the...

Apple shares were up as much as 1.3% to $233.87 in morning trades. The stock has risen nearly 17% since the company first introduced the iPad at a media event in late January.

"MarketWatch" (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-shares-set-new-highs-on-ipad-fren...) notes that Apple stock has more than doubled from its level at this time last year, hitting an all-time high. The stock was up $1.19 at $232 Monday afternoon.

As the world counts down the days to the iPad launch, the MUG Event Calendar is quiet, but not silent.

Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra will present to a group in New Jersey, a group in New Zealand will demonstrate Skype, and a Colorado group will talk about Facebook. A Connecticut group will discuss archiving web pages, an Ohio group will help increase the performance of their members’ Macs, and a Pennsylvania group will discuss both QuickBooks and Stuffit Deluxe 2010.

"The MUG Event Calendar" can be found at The MUG Center (http://www.mugcenter.com), an online resource for Mac User Groups, Mac User Groups are starting to officially celebrate the holiday season.

MUGs are good places for making new friends in the Mac community, imProving your computing skills, finding solutions to technical Problems, and perhaps locating a good deal on used hardware. For more info on MUGs, and to...

iPad suppliers are already raising their build rates in expectation of strong sales, thanks to encouraging pre-order rates, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty.

As reported by "All Things D" (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100329/morgan-stanley-apple-will-sh...), she told clients that Apple’s manufacturing partners now expect to ship 2.5 million iPads between March and May, considerably ahead of her previous estimate of 750,000 for the June quarter.

What’s more, they are now forecasting shipments of eight to 10 million iPads in calendar 2010, considerably more than prior expectations of five million-plus. Current Street consensus is for Apple to sell three to four million iPads, but Huberty figures the...

Apple has updated Snow Leopard to version 10.6.3. You can obtain it via the Software Updates component of the Mac OS X Systems Preferences app. According to Apple, general operating system fixes and improvements provided for:

° Performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode;

° Printing reliability;

° Sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand;

° A color issue in iMovie with HD content;

° Glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera;

° An issue in which the Finder reports a -36 error when copying directories to a drive formatted as FAT32;

° Reliability of photo screen savers;

° Compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications;

° An issue in which shadows in PDF of Aperture book are black instead of gray;

° An issue in which the microphone level in iChat may not increase the volume after reducing it to prevent a...

Brightcove, an online video platform, has announced the Brightcove Experience for HTML5, a framework for publishing and delivering interactive and advertising-supported web video experiences for HTML5-compatible devices.

The new platform solution, available free of charge to more than 1,000 Brightcove customers in 42 countries, will enable media companies and marketers around the world to expand the reach of their online video initiatives to consumer devices such as the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, says Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and CEO. The Brightcove Experience for HTML5 fills the gap between the current playback capabilities of the emerging standard and what their customers need to operate successful online video businesses, he adds.



The Brightcove Experience for HTML5 provides support for intelligent device detection, playlist rendering, and playback of H.264 encoded video content. Customers are using the Brightcove Experience for HTML5 today to build...

Toshiba (http://www.toshibadirect.com) has introduced the Canvio portable hard drive, a backup solution with up to 1TB of storage. It comes in five colors and four storage capacities, starting at 500GB.

At the top capacity (1TB), the Canvio holds up to 285,000 digital photos, 263,000 digital music files, or 820 digital movies. It's smaller than a postcard and weighs six ounces.

The Canvio product line is available in these flavors:Raven Black, Satin Silver, Liquid Blue, Rocket Red and Komodo Green. Suggested retail prices by capacity are: US$119.99 for the 500GB Canvio; $139.99 for the 640GB Canvio; $159.99 for the 750GB Canvio Plus; and $199.99 for the 1TB Canvio Plus.

Akvis has announced the update of Akvis ArtSuite to version 6.0. ArtSuite is a collection of versatile effects for decorating photos.

The standalone version now supports Frame Packs of Hand Painted Photo Frames. Two new themed frame packs are also available. These frame packs contain frames which have been designed by artists specially for ArtSuite. Also new to version 6.0: support for 64-bit in the plug-in version, bug fixes, and a new installation program. A free frame pack containing 30 hand painted frames is also available as a separate download. The upgrade for registered users is free.

The effects in version 6.0 are grouped as follows:

° Edge Effects (Photo Frames) allow generating a photo frame for a digital photo. It can be a classic frame with wood carving or a funny frame with some frogs along the border.

° Artistic Effects allow one to experiment with photos. For example, you can convert a photo into a B&W image and then add a color...

Artlandia has released version 3 of Artlandia SymmetryShop, an Adobe Photoshop plug-in for professional pattern design. SymmetryShop 3 is designed to provide multiple productivity enhancements and markedly simplifies the design workflow by making the plug-in functionality available as a floating Photoshop panel.

SymmetryShop automatically creates the 17 mathematical types of symmetric patterns as well as drop and diamond patterns, grids, gradations, sateens, and other standard repeat systems. The plug-in keeps the image source available for unlimited iterations and refinements throughout any number of Photoshop sessions. The new version purportedly makes this core functionality more easily accessible and adds new features.

As an improvement over previous versions, SymmetryShop 3 is available as a floating panel (similar to the Layers, Channels, Paths, and other standard Photoshop panels) and no longer requires the user to open a special dialog in order to create a...