Apple Introduces New iPod touch & iPod nano iPod touch requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port, Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later and iTunes 10.7 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes … Read more on The Herald | HeraldOnline.com System Center 2012 SP1 Beta Now Available Microsoft [...]

Apple security update ditches Snow Leopard, Windows users Last week, Apple released the latest version of its Safari Web browser, patching more than 100 vulnerabilities. But if you're running an older version of Mac OS X or any version of Windows, you're in for some harsh luck. Safari 6 is available only for … Read more on NBCNews.com Microsoft: Windows, Mac malware gets in via Adobe, Java, Office Summary: Microsoft has outlined the main third-party [...]

Apple: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion hits 3 million downloads Many were able to download the software for free as those who bought a Mac in the last month received a free copy of the operating system. Also see: … If Windows 8 sells 3 million copies off store shelves in a weekend, it will make corresponding … Read more on ZDNet (blog) Windows 8 Mail leaves users pining for the desktop—or even their phones [...]

Apple Hardens Security with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Safari 5.1.7 To be exposed, you would have had to upgrade a legacy FileVault system to Lion and keep the older FileVault in place. Although this extremely serious bug essentially negated any password security on affected systems, relatively few users were likely … Read more on TidBITS Microsoft evangelist: Ooops, I didn't mean Windows 7 phones will upgrade to … The brouhaha over whether Windows Phone [...]

Microsoft joins Apple in pledging support for injunction free, FRAND patent … By Daniel Eran Dilger Microsoft has issued a public statement outlining its position regarding standards essential patents, committing itself "to always adhere to the promises it has made to standards organizations to make its standard essential … Read more on Apple Insider Cisco to Appeal Microsoft-Skype Deal in European Court By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Cisco will appeal the European Commission's approval of [...]

Apple vs. Google: Who Owns Slide-to-Unlock on Phones? That simple function has prompted a huge amount of legal wrangling, with both Apple and Google (by proxy of its recent acquisition, Motorola) scoring victories over the ownership of “slide-to-unlock” on phones in the past week. Read more on Mashable Google's Competitor Baidu Reported Healthy Earnings By GrabNetworks Google's main Asian competitor Baidu reported earnings in line with expectation. 4th quarter revenue and net profit were up [...]

Is Apple partly buying its app success? According to the company, there were three new iOS apps for every Android app in January. Apple has 550000 apps in iTunes, versus more than 400000 in the Android market. Maybe the developers who use Flurry's analytic tools aren't representative. Read more on CBS News Latest With The RIM Blackberry Playbook: Ad-Powered Android apps to Run Afterall By Sovan Mandal The easiest way that most thought can salvage [...]

Apple Mac OS X 'Mountain Lion' takes more bites out of iOS It's also a stark contrast to competitors like Microsoft, which is expected to release its Windows 8 software–the follow-up to 2009's Windows 7–near the end of this year. As usual, Apple isn't offering a full look at what the new OS will have when it … Read more on CNET Inventory Management Software: Is Your Business Losing Count? Retail Plus POS offers inventory [...]

Apple Goes to Court to Block Sales of Samsung's 'Galaxy Nexus' Smartphone In December, the International Trade Commission banned Android phones made by Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. that the agency said violated that patent. Samsung said in a statement it was aware of the new filings by Apple and it would continue to … Read more on Fox Business Huawei to unveil quad-core Diamond series Android in Barcelona? by Scott Webster February 14, 2012 [...]

Apple OSX Lion & Microsoft Exchange: The End of Fanboy Days We are now the proud owners of a bunch of 17″ HP ProBook 4730s running Microsoft Office Professional over Windows 7 Professional. HP's Value Added Reseller (VAR) channel rocks! If you ever need a bunch of computers that are sturdy, built for business, … Read more on Huffington Post (blog) Kupa Impressed the Media and Buyers with Windows Based Tablet Running X11 … Visitors [...]

Why Apple is valued more than Microsoft+Google On Thursday, Apple's stock market value was higher than Microsoft and Google put together. According to the US stock market data, Apple's market capitalization was $ 459.82bn. Microsoft was $ 258.18bn and Google stood at $ 198.81bn. Read more on NDTV Microsoft Employees Raise Record-Breaking 0 Million for Nonprofits in 2011 "I joined Microsoft because it shares the same passion I do to make a positive difference in [...]

Apple TV Is Coming: 10 Ways It Will Hurt Google, Android And in the process, it might hurt Google and Android. The amount of talk surrounding the Apple television has hit a tipping point. Almost every day, there is a new rumor that crops up about a possible feature, a launch date, pricing and more. Read more on eWeek Google Claims Greater Security for Android Market One sore spot of that space has been the [...]