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	Elgan: Getting serious about Siri Apple's talkative new virtual assistant is no parlor trick. It's a powerful tool that can transform how you live and work. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Enhance Customer Loyalty through Higher Responsiveness The user experience associated with web applications relies in large part on the availability and management of their session data, its persistence, and its management. This white paper focuses on the topic of data availability and management for mission-critical web applications. Read More Today! In this Issue Caution: iOS 5, iCloud and the iPhone 4S in the enterprise Sprint customers complain of slow network speeds with iPhone 4S Steve Jobs bio debuts at No. 1 spot on bestseller lists Biographer: Jobs brilliant, prickly, eccentric iPhone 4S debut boosts phone trade-in business Apple launches Jobs memorial page Android app developers top iOS developers Apple quietly updates MacBook Pro laptop line Steve Jobs biography: 5 tidbits you need to read Apple sets iPad, Mac sales records Former Apple iPhone exec Papermaster becomes CTO at AMD iPhone 4S and iOS 5 raise the smartphone IQ once again Jonny Evans: ARM's latest chips hint Apple iPad, iPhone plans Jonny Evans: Apple's Steve Jobs: 'I'm going to destroy Android' Jonny Evans: This is why Apple's iPhone 4S doesn't support 4G/LTE Jonny Evans: About this Apple TV revolution chatter Jonny Evans: Apple: the world's leading mobile device company Jonny Evans: Samsung may beat Apple's US design patents, expert warns IT Blogwatch: New MacBook Pro range: Something something dark side RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. Caution: iOS 5, iCloud and the iPhone 4S in the enterprise Along with new enterprise-friendly management features, iOS 5, iCloud and the newest iPhone bring some major security headaches. Here's what you need to know. Insider (registration required) Read More Sprint customers complain of slow network speeds with iPhone 4S Slow Sprint network performance with the new iPhone 4S has led customers to consider returning the Apple devices before Friday when Sprint's early termination fee of up to $350 takes effect. Read More Steve Jobs bio debuts at No. 1 spot on bestseller lists The biography of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs debuted today at the top of both Amazon's and Barnes & Nobles' bestseller lists. Read More Biographer: Jobs brilliant, prickly, eccentric Steve Jobs was a brilliant-but-belligerent eccentric who transformed seven different industries, his biographer said in an interview that aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes. Read More iPhone 4S debut boosts phone trade-in business Users are continuing to sell older iPhones in record numbers to get cash for Apple's newest iPhone 4S, a pair of buy-back firms said today. Read More Apple launches Jobs memorial page Apple today launched a tribute page for its co-founder, Steve Jobs, posting some of one million messages it received after the death of the iconic entrepreneur. Read More Android app developers top iOS developers Android Market app developers are a busy group, with the average publisher placing more than six apps in the online store compared to four published by the average iOS developer in the Apple App Store. Read More Apple quietly updates MacBook Pro laptop line Apple today quietly refreshed its workhorse MacBook Pro line of laptops, boosting the speed of the machines' processors and in some cases the size of their hard disk drives. Read More Steve Jobs biography: 5 tidbits you need to read Did you know that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hated Android, Google's mobile operating system? I mean, really, really hated Android. How about the fact that the Apple II's design was inspired by a kitchen appliance and that Jobs never truly respected Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as an innovator? That's just a taste of some of the nuggets about Jobs that are packed into the book Steve Jobs by noted biographer Walter Isaacson. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems The Right Unified Communications Solution The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. White Paper Apple sets iPad, Mac sales records Apple on Tuesday reported selling a record number of iPads and Macs in the third quarter but missed the aggressive targets set by Wall Street analysts for the iPhone. Read More Former Apple iPhone exec Papermaster becomes CTO at AMD Advanced Micro Devices has appointed former Apple iPhone development chief Mark Papermaster as chief technology officer, where he will take charge of developing AMD's future microprocessors and hardware. Read More iPhone 4S and iOS 5 raise the smartphone IQ once again It's not the iPhone 5, but it's far from disappointing. Read More Jonny Evans: ARM's latest chips hint Apple iPad, iPhone plans Apple's future iPads, iPhones and other mobile devices will deliver unimaginable battery life and much-improved performance, if developments at the company's processor design partner, ARM, are to be seen as harbingers of the future. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's Steve Jobs: 'I'm going to destroy Android' Apple's Steve Jobs vowed to "destroy Android" because he felt former ally, Google, had crossed the line by imitating so many of the Apple ideas that made up the iPhone, excerpts from his biography reveal. Read More Jonny Evans: This is why Apple's iPhone 4S doesn't support 4G/LTE There's been a lot of fuss and bother at Apple's decision not to include LTE support in its fifth-generation iPhone 4S, but the anxiety is misplaced as -- beyond a handful of markets -- it really isn't cat-bird-seat time for the tech. Read More Jonny Evans: About this Apple TV revolution chatter We've been speculating that Apple has a plan for television, now the company's interest in the scheme's been seemingly semi-confirmed -- by Steve Jobs. So, what should we expect? Read More Jonny Evans: Apple: the world's leading mobile device company Apple achieved record Mac sales in its just-gone quarter: combine portable Mac and iPad sales and there's no doubt Apple is the world's leading mobile device company. Read More Jonny Evans: Samsung may beat Apple's US design patents, expert warns Apple insiders may never forgive Google for Android -- but there's a chance Apple's iPad design patent may not prevail in the US courts, potentially opening doors to a wave of Android-driven copycats. Read More IT Blogwatch: New MacBook Pro range: Something something dark side Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has quietly revised its line of MacBook Pro laptops. It's the usual story of minor speed increases, expensive up-selling, and mindlessly upgrading fanbois. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers express mixed feelings. Not to mention: Ludicrous Halloween lights (yes, it's that time again)... Read More
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