Android, iPhone still top U.S. smartphones, Nielsen says

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	Android, iPhone still top U.S. smartphones, Nielsen says Android again was the dominant mobile operating system among U.S. mobile subscribers in the third quarter, while Apple was still the largest smartphone maker, Nielsen reports. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Eliminate Network Finger-Pointing Cascade Demo: With Cascade, you get visibility into network optimization and analysis, application performance management, IT consolidation, and security. Watch as Jack, the manager of the network team, deals with user complaints about application performance. See how he uses Riverbed Cascade to solve them. Learn more! In this Issue Mozilla ponders demise of Firefox for Apple's Leopard JR Raphael: Android 4.0 upgrade list: Is your device getting Ice Cream Sandwich? JR Raphael: Hands on: Asus Transformer Prime -- the world's first quad-core tablet Macworld Guide to AppleCare Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone wins enterprise, is Microsoft relevant? Google rolls out fix to Galaxy Nexus volume issue Apple's Siri balks at abortion queries, pro-choice advocates charge Apple seeks to block sale of modified Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany Apple yanks iPhone tethering app from App Store Will Microsoft's 'Minority Report' UI leap-frog Apple? Larger 15-in. MacBook Air 'makes sense' for Apple, say analysts WHITE PAPER: HP HP Recommended Configurations Examine HP recommendations on production, development and test/QA environments for getting the most out of ProLiant DL980 G7 and ProLiant DL580 G7 servers and HP Virtualization for SAP. Receive expert configuration device and learn how to build an architecture to ensure optimal performance for you specific needs. Learn more Mozilla ponders demise of Firefox for Apple's Leopard Mozilla is mulling the end of Firefox support for Mac owners running Leopard, the Apple operating system released four years ago, developer discussions show. Read More JR Raphael: Android 4.0 upgrade list: Is your device getting Ice Cream Sandwich? Wondering if your phone or tablet will get the Android 4.0 upgrade? Here's an exhaustive and evolving list of everything we know about Ice Cream Sandwich, broken down by device.   Read More JR Raphael: Hands on: Asus Transformer Prime -- the world's first quad-core tablet Asus's Transformer Prime is sleek, sexy, and more powerful than any other tablet to date. So what's it like to actually use? Here are my first impressions.   Read More Macworld Guide to AppleCare I'm sure you've had this happen: You're buying a TV, a refrigerator, or a digital camera, and the salesperson tries to pressure you—or maybe even scare you—into paying for an extended warranty. In some cases, the expense may be justified, but in others, you're simply paying for something you'll never need. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone wins enterprise, is Microsoft relevant? Fueled by the iPhone and iPad, Apple is in the enterprise -- most recently becoming mobile device vendor of choice for one of Microsoft's oldest enterprise allies, Lifetime Products. The cracks are beginning to show in Microsoft's grip on its key market.   Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed IT Platforms to Optimize and Consolidate Want a standard IT platform that delivers network optimization and virtualization to the branch office? This Forrester report discusses why WAN optimization is the best way to gain better performance and cost savings for your business. Read More Google rolls out fix to Galaxy Nexus volume issue Google is rolling out a fix to a volume fluctuation problem in the Galaxy Nexus smartphone's. The fix is due to reach current customers by next week. Read More Apple's Siri balks at abortion queries, pro-choice advocates charge Pro-choice advocates have accused Apple's new Siri voice-activated assistant of refusing to locate family planning or abortion clinics, and have kicked off a petition urging Apple to update Siri. Read More Apple seeks to block sale of modified Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany Apple is seeking to stop Samsung Electronics from selling the modified Galaxy Tab 10.1 that it released in Germany in an effort to dodge an earlier injunction obtained by Apple, a spokesman for the company said. Read More Apple yanks iPhone tethering app from App Store Apple has removed a tethering app for the iPhone that let users share the smartphone's cellular connection to the Internet with a Mac or Windows notebook. Read More Will Microsoft's 'Minority Report' UI leap-frog Apple? By this time next year, we all might be interacting with our computers by means of touch, voice and in-air gestures. Read More Larger 15-in. MacBook Air 'makes sense' for Apple, say analysts Apple will launch a 15-in. MacBook Air in the first quarter of 2012, according to a report from a Taiwanese publication that cited unnamed sources in the component supply channel. Read More
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