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Microsoft may gain a powerful set of partners to help Windows 8 become a success – AT&T and Verizon Wireless, who need leverage against Apple’s onerous demands for subsidies for every iPhone the carriers sell. AT&T and Verizon are both eying Windows Phone as the Smartphone platform they can promote to push back against Apple [...]

More than 600,000 Macs have been infected with a new version of the Flashback Trojan horse that’s being installed on people’s computers with the help of Java exploits. How does this infection affect Apple’s reputation for security? Let’s see what LI members think on this point: “Not in the slightest. Most of Apple’s users wouldn’t [...]

The lessons for IT from Apple

Posted by: altabel on: April 26, 2012

Apple has wormed its way into the broad population, creating new expectations and a model for IT. For fan boys, it’s vindication. For old-school IT, it’s a nightmare. For those not in either extreme, it’s further sign of the fundamental shift known as the consumerization of IT. Apple effect isn’t merely consumerization effect Users are [...]

Apple innovations: What’s next?

Posted by: altabel on: March 28, 2012

Now that the initial iPad furor has died down a bit, it’s time to speculate about what comes next from Apple. Here is a round-up of the latest rumors and educated guesses about upcoming Apple tech products. No matter how many splashy product announcements Apple makes, there’s always the promise of something new and game-changing [...]

What improvements to expect in Ipad 3

Posted by: altabel on: March 5, 2012

Rumors are already swirling that we’ll see the next generation of iPad this week. It is not just the launch date that is keeping people excited, there is a great amount of excitement over what to expect from iPad 3, which new features will appear in it. Processor Apple is expected to include Quad-core ARM [...]