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	Windows ultrabooks: What's Apple response? With a glut of 'ultrabook' announcements slated at this week's CES, Apple watchers have one question: How will the Cupertino, Calif. company respond? Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Open Source Virtualization FAQ Learn the key advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), reasons for moving from Xen open source to the KVM hypervisor, RHEV's scalability, and avoiding the rising costs of VMware. Learn More In this Issue Apple CEO Tim Cook's compensation jumped 6-fold in 2011 iPhone purchase plans at all-time high in U.S. Jonny Evans: CES 2012: Why Apple will steal the show (again) How Google and Apple will control TV Apple's iCloud, Siri doubles iPhone 4S data consumption Lenovo gets a jump on Apple in smart TVs Apple event will focus on iBooks, says analyst Apple loses bid to block Mac OS X copy protection secrets in clone case Apple sets China's iPhone 4S launch for Jan. 13 Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 4S sets ground for future growth Jonny Evans: Apple 2012: iPad 3 ships March, iPad 4 in October? Jonny Evans: Opinion: How the iPhone 5 isn't just about the phone Darlene Storm: Hacked memo leaked: Apple, Nokia, RIM supply backdoors for gov't intercept? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat FOUR STEPS TO A PRIVATE OR HYBRID CLOUD STEP 3: OPTIMIZE AND AUTOMATE IT IN THE CLOUD. WEBINAR-DECEMBER 14, 2011. In the From Virtualization to Cloud webinar series, Red Hat® and the IT Process Institute guide you through the process and best practices of cloud-building. Learn how to expand automation, manage hybrid and heterogeneous environments, and update service management processes. REGISTER NOW Apple CEO Tim Cook's compensation jumped 6-fold in 2011 Apple CEO Tim Cook's total compensation package jumped six-fold last year after he was took the reins of the Cupertino, Calif. company, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. Read More iPhone purchase plans at all-time high in U.S. Demand for the iPhone 4S among U.S. consumers remains "incredibly strong," ChangeWave Research said today as it cited a late December survey of smartphone buying plans. Read More Jonny Evans: CES 2012: Why Apple will steal the show (again) CES 2012 is coming and it seems Apple will dominate once again, even without being there. That's because the firm already offers products and services that match those trends we'll see emerge as ever so, ever so important this year. Read More How Google and Apple will control TV The future of TV is going to be pretty awesome. The addition of compute power, apps and Internet access are inevitable for TVs over the next few years and Google and Apple will be at the forefront, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Read More Apple's iCloud, Siri doubles iPhone 4S data consumption Owners of Apple's new iPhone 4S consume twice as much data as iPhone 4 users, and triple that of iPhone 3GS owners, a U.K.-based network management firm said today. Read More Lenovo gets a jump on Apple in smart TVs Lenovo on Sunday announced its first smart TV that will recognize voice commands and run Android 4.0 applications, getting a jump over Apple's rumored pursuit of TVs with advanced features. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now Apple event will focus on iBooks, says analyst Apple will probably highlight changes to iBooks this month, an analyst said, citing his own sources and rumors of an impending event the Cupertino, Calif. company will host. Read More Apple loses bid to block Mac OS X copy protection secrets in clone case A federal judge this week denied Apple's request to keep secret the technical information that describes how the company locks Mac OS X to its hardware. Read More Apple sets China's iPhone 4S launch for Jan. 13 Apple today announced it would start selling the iPhone 4S in mainland China a week from this Friday -- Jan. 13. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 4S sets ground for future growth The iPhone 4S is the biggest-selling smartphone that's making three-in-four customers really, really happy, virtually guaranteeing Apple's future success in the smartphone industry. Competitors? Competitors really must try harder, if they care. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple 2012: iPad 3 ships March, iPad 4 in October? The post-PC iPad will inevitably devour a huge chunk of the PC industry. This morning a report claims Apple has a plan for an advanced iPad 4 with amazing built-in apps set to ship in October this year, with an iPad 3 due in March. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: How the iPhone 5 isn't just about the phone The iPhone 4S maintains Apple's tradition of hitting the consumer satisfaction sweet spot, despite which iPhone 5 speculation continues to whirl. Here's five future-focused features I'd like to see inside the next Apple smartphone. Oh, and the future of mobile isn't just about phones, it's about homes. Be ready. Read More Darlene Storm: Hacked memo leaked: Apple, Nokia, RIM supply backdoors for gov't intercept? After hackers snatched an internal memo from India's Military Intelligence servers, dirty details made with mobile manufacturers 'in exchange for an Indian market presence' suggest RIM, Nokia and Apple (RINOA) provide "intercept backdoors" for governments. What started as a story about Symantec Norton source code stolen from military intelligence has now morphed into allegations of government backdoors for spying, intelligence agencies around the world, and an expert who suggests to "assume evil" and trust neither Apple iCloud nor Microsoft Skydrive encryption. Read More
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