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21st of Feb, 2012 by Admin

Apple moves toward digital unity with Mountain Lion

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Computerworld Macintosh: February 21, 2012 =============================================================== Apple moves toward digital unity with Mountain Lion It was clear with the release of Lion in 2011 that Apple's OS X and iOS feature sets were joining forces; that trend will continue this year with the release of OS X Mountain Lion. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552617/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Government Agencies Embrace Disk-Based Backup The U.S. Government has been the largest user of tape-based backup systems since the 1970s. Most agencies have begun to deploy disk storage and disk-based backup because of reliability and security concerns. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552618/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552619/0/ 2. iPad 3 to debut March 7, feature LTE support, reports claim http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552620/0/ 3. Smaller iPad talk resurfaces, but Apple won't be tempted, say experts http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552621/0/ 4. iPad Mini, priced at $299, would 'crush' tablet rivals, says analyst http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552622/0/ 5. Hands on with Apple's new OS X: Mountain Lion http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552623/0/ 6. Apple's Mountain Lion shows personal cloud trumps personal computer http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552624/0/ 7. Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552625/0/ 8. Apple, Microsoft to duel in '12 with OS upgrades http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552626/0/ 9. Apple's Gatekeeper: A low cost for partial security http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552627/0/ 10. Microsoft slams Google over iPhone, Mac privacy boner http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552628/0/ 11. Apple threatens to sue Chinese firm in iPad trademark dispute http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552629/0/ 12. Foxconn to increase workers' wages in China http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552630/0/ 13. Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552631/0/ 14. Google's tracking of Safari users could lead to FTC probe http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552632/0/ 15. Apple files EU patent complaint against Motorola Mobility http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552633/0/ 16. Jonny Evans: Apple beats Motorola over iPhone patent in Android http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552634/0/ 17. Jonny Evans: Apple CEO Tim Cook hints broad iPhone attack http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552635/0/ 18. Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552636/0/ 19. Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552637/0/ 20. Jonny Evans: Collected: Video and news on Apple's OS X Mountain Lion http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552638/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scale capacity on demand? Not with F5. The Iron Age is officially over. The Cloud Age is here. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. Shift up to the cloud. Get investment protection and elasticity for your network with NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. Simple, software-based licensing. The capacity you need, when you need it. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/549338/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion? Last week, Apple took most Mac users by surprise when it released a developers preview of Mountain Lion, the company's upcoming desktop OS. We're here to fill in some of the blanks about the new cat. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552619/0/ iPad 3 to debut March 7, feature LTE support, reports claim Apple will unveil the next iPad on March 7, according to reports, and it will be the first Apple product to support the faster LTE data networks now available in the U.S. from Verizon and AT&T. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552620/0/ Smaller iPad talk resurfaces, but Apple won't be tempted, say experts Apple is unlikely to pull the trigger on a smaller-sized iPad, experts said today. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552621/0/ iPad Mini, priced at $299, would 'crush' tablet rivals, says analyst Apple could price an 8-in. iPad as low as $299, an IHS iSuppli analyst said today, as part of a strategy to 'crush' the competition. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552622/0/ Hands on with Apple's new OS X: Mountain Lion Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? On Thursday Apple announced that it will release a new version of OS X--Mountain Lion--this summer, just a year after the release of OS X Lion. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552623/0/ Apple's Mountain Lion shows personal cloud trumps personal computer In a move that surprised many, Apple today seeded developers with a preview of Mac OS X 10.8, dubbed "Mountain Lion, " and said it would offer the upgrade to customers this summer. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552624/0/ Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware Mac OS X Mountain Lion will offer users a new security model that by default lets users install only programs downloaded from the Mac App Store or those digitally signed by a registered developer. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552625/0/ Apple, Microsoft to duel in '12 with OS upgrades This year is shaping up as a repeat of 2009, when Microsoft and Apple last faced off with rival operating system upgrades, analysts said today. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552626/0/ Apple's Gatekeeper: A low cost for partial security Out of the blue, Apple just announced Mountain Lion, the next generation of its OS X operating system. By the time Mountain Lion ships sometime next summer, Apple says it will have lots of new features, some transported from its iOS environment of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch world. This column will examine just one of the new features, one that, while good, has not yet included all the functions of its iOS prototype. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552627/0/ Microsoft slams Google over iPhone, Mac privacy boner Microsoft today used the latest privacy flap involving Google to again blast its rival's behavior. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552628/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Adobe Government at Carahsoft~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ColdFusion 9: Improve Application Performance/Scalability Performance tests reveal that Adobe ColdFusion 9 software provides significant performance improvements over ColdFusion 8, delivering applications capable of processing considerably more page requests. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552639/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apple threatens to sue Chinese firm in iPad trademark dispute Apple has threatened to take legal action against a little-known Chinese firm for inflaming an ongoing dispute over the iPad trademark, alleging that the company's founder and its lawyers have made misleading statements that could damage the U.S. tech giant's business in China. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552629/0/ Foxconn to increase workers' wages in China Apple supplier Foxconn Technology said on Saturday it had raised wages for its assembly line workers in China by 16 to 25 percent, as the company faces public scrutiny for its working conditions at its factories. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552630/0/ Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting Shortly after two Congressmen asked Apple about iPhone and iPad apps that snatch users' contact lists without permission, the company promised to address the issue with a future software update. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552631/0/ Google's tracking of Safari users could lead to FTC probe Google's alleged circumvention of do-not-track controls on Apple's Safari browser could lead to big fines from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission if the agency determines Google has violated a privacy settlement the company agreed to in March, some privacy advocates said Friday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552632/0/ Apple files EU patent complaint against Motorola Mobility Apple has asked the European Commission to intervene in its patent battle with Motorola Mobility, according to a filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) made by Motorola Mobility late Friday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552633/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple beats Motorola over iPhone patent in Android The smartphone wars take another twist, with Apple prevailing in an important patent dispute with Motorola Mobility. Meanwhile the clock is ticking until a third player enters the room, Microsoft, a company which seems equally determined to 'Nuke' Android. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552634/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple CEO Tim Cook hints broad iPhone attack Apple has its eyes on the low end mobile phone market, and appears to have reached a philosophical turning point in its dealings with the Apple TV, CEO Tim Cook suggests as he offers glimpses at the company's expansive future. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552635/0/ Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple The expected release of Microsoft Office on the iPad within the next several weeks is a sign that Microsoft has targeted Google as its primary competitor, not Apple. There's no evidence that Office on Android is in the works, but a screen shot surfaced today showing it running on the iPad. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552636/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' The Apple rumor machine is kicking into full gear, publishing images, details and other sometimes conflicting claims for the latest iteration of the industry-defining tablet -- with Office for iPad set to enter the App Store approval process "imminently". http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866432/869152250/552637/0/ Jonny Evans: Collected: Video and news on Apple's OS X Mountain Lion Apple has introduced Mountain Lion, its name for the next version of OS X, due to ship in summer. 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