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	Analysts split on iPhone over-the-air-update buzz Apple won't let iPhone users update the smartphone's iOS over the air because it wants people regularly returning to iTunes, an analyst said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ping Identity Secure Internet Single Sign-On 101 The rise of online Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications has increased the importance of eliminating multiple logins and passwords within the Enterprise via Single Sign-On (SSO). This White Paper from Ping Identity explains what SSO is and how it works. Read now. In this Issue Apple defection would be slap in the face to Intel Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google take off the gloves in their war over the cloud Google Apps beats Microsoft Exchange at Cinram Skype to fix wormable bug in Mac software Macworld Lab speed tests the mid-2011 iMacs Jonny Evans: Apple dumps Intel for MacBooks: does it matter? How to Install Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' With Wubi Apple's iMac, MacBook Pro lines are SSD friendly Jonny Evans: Apple kills the optical drive, and other stories Pharma companies go on an iPad buying spree Top smartphone travel apps RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Is Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for you? Desktop Virtualization provides a comprehensive suite of solutions that enables companies to give their employees flexibility to work everywhere; simplifying compliance and management through a centralized and unified infrastructure. Learn how IT is empowering users with Desktop Virtualization with this on-demand roundtable. Click to continue Apple defection would be slap in the face to Intel Online speculation is starting to pick up speed that Apple is looking to ditch Intel chips and move to ARM-based processors for its Mac line of laptops. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google take off the gloves in their war over the cloud Microsoft and Google, never the best of friends, are starting to get nasty in their fight over whether enterprises should use Microsoft Exchange and Office, or move to Google Apps. Microsoft this week claimed that enterprises who move to Google Apps pay a hefty "Google Tax," while Google claims that businesses can save money and be more innovative by using Google Docs. Who's right? Insider (registration required)   Read More Google Apps beats Microsoft Exchange at Cinram When manufacturing firm Cinram International migrated from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps, the company saw 'a night-and-day difference' in the cost of the systems and the vendors' customer service. Read More Skype to fix wormable bug in Mac software Skype plans to push out an important update to its Skype for Mac software next week that will fix a big that could be leveraged by hackers looking to build a self-copying worm program. Read More Macworld Lab speed tests the mid-2011 iMacs We've already shared the results of our benchmark tests for the $1999 27-inch 3.1GHz Core i5 iMac, one of four new iMac configurations released by Apple this week. We've had the chance to finish testing the remaining three standard-configuration models, with our results showing a significant boost for the new iMacs over the models they replace. However, not much differentiates the performance of the four new iMacs among each other. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Social Technologies Add Business Value Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. Jonny Evans: Apple dumps Intel for MacBooks: does it matter? Flimsy reports claim Apple may ditch Intel in favor of adopting ARM-based processors across its product range. But does it matter? After all, MacBook Air shows us future mobile Macs will be high-performance machines equipped with SSDs and lengthy battery lives. Intel processors will live on in pro-notebooks and Apple's increasingly archaic desktop Macs.   Read More How to Install Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' With Wubi Ubuntu 11.04, or "Natty Narwhal," has been out just a few days, but already it's being billed as possibly the most accessible and user-friendly Linux distribution ever. With its new Unity interface, the open-source operating system mimics what many people are used to in the mobile arena to create a simple, intuitive way to get things done. Read More Apple's iMac, MacBook Pro lines are SSD friendly Apple's latest iMac and MacBook Pro line-ups are optimized to squeeze more performance from solid-state drives. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple kills the optical drive, and other stories Apple [AAPL] seems set to kill the optical drive when it releases Mac OS X 'Lion' as a downloadable upgrade via the Mac App Store. While this begs questions -- principally how a Mac user can launch a faulty Mac from disk, without a disk -- this isn't the first time Apple's changed an industry. Here's a short -- and necessarily incomplete -- list:   Read More Pharma companies go on an iPad buying spree Pharmaceutical companies are buying large quantities of iPad tablets for 'a quicker, lighter and more attractive way of displaying drug-related information' during sales calls, an IDC analyst says. Read More Top smartphone travel apps Baggage weight restrictions are the bane of many international travelers, but you can eliminate 5 kilograms from your bags by replacing those bulky travel guides with travel apps on your smartphone or tablet. Read More
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