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	New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware has been uncovered by the French security firm Intego. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Sustainable Compliance for the Payment Card Industry This white paper explains the essentials of a PCI DSS compliance program, focusing on the critical but problematic areas that comprise much of the heart of the requirements. Learn More! In this Issue Flashback botnet not shrinking, huge numbers of Macs still infected Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch to iCloud Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users Apple doesn't own iPad trademark, says Chinese official Apple charged with infringing on touch patent Apple pursues ban on altered Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany Samsung claims Apple infringed eight patents in reply to Apple suit Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Battle for digital supremacy Matt Hamblen: Quick! Dispatch out that gazpacho, Ms. Siri Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple, the iPhone and the future of travel Jonny Evans: 3 reasons Apple won't reveal iPhone 5 in June RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap - Colorado Convention Center IT Roadmap Denver will be returning to the Colorado Convention Center on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. IT Roadmap is a regional one-day technology event that features a full-day conference program, and an exposition hall with leading technology providers. Click to continue Flashback botnet not shrinking, huge numbers of Macs still infected Contrary to reports by several security companies, the Flashback botnet is not shrinking, the Russian antivirus firm that first reported the massive infection three weeks ago claimed today. Read More Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime If you're trying to decide whether to get the new iPad or spring for an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201, check out our video clash between Computerworld Editor-in-Chief Scot Finnie and News Editor Ken Mingis about which one is better. Read More Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch to iCloud Apple is offering Mac users a free upgrade to OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, in an attempt to prep them for the June switch from MobileMe to the newer iCloud online sync and backup service. Read More Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users Mozilla this week began blocking outdated versions of a Java plug-in in Firefox for some Mac users after calling the threat posed by the Flashback malware "evident and imminent." Read More Apple doesn't own iPad trademark, says Chinese official A Chinese official said on Tuesday that Apple does not have ownership of the iPad trademark in China, signaling that authorities could be favoring local company Proview in its battle with the U.S. tech giant over rights to the iconic brand name. Read More Apple charged with infringing on touch patent Apple products using touch technology infringe on a patent owned by the Pennsylvanian company FlatWorld Interactives, the company alleged in court documents filed on Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Imation Scalable Storage 7 Simple Truths About Tiering Your Data Dealing with the explosion of extreme data means more than containing it all. It's about determining what data is most useful to your business and where "speed meets need." Learn how you can use data tiering to transform unstructured data into "content" while keeping protection high and costs low. View Now Apple pursues ban on altered Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany A Dusseldorf court has set a date to hear an appeal from Apple, which is seeking an injunction preventing Samsung Electronics from selling a tablet modified to beat an earlier injunction, a court spokesman said on Friday. Read More Samsung claims Apple infringed eight patents in reply to Apple suit Samsung Electronics alleged in a counterclaim to an Apple patent infringement lawsuit in a federal court in California that the maker of the iPhone and iPad has infringed eight of its patents. Read More Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Battle for digital supremacy From the desktop to digital music, search to mobile devices, these Big Three have shaped our digital lives for more than a decade. Who's winning now? Here's how the battle shakes out. Read More Matt Hamblen: Quick! Dispatch out that gazpacho, Ms. Siri Apple's new TV ads for Siri exaggerate what's clearly beta technology Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple, the iPhone and the future of travel I talked about Apple and its future place within the travel industry at a London conference this week. Organized by Eye For Travel the show clearly underlined the growing impact mobile technology is having on the industry. Here's what I said. Read More Jonny Evans: 3 reasons Apple won't reveal iPhone 5 in June I'm really not expecting the iPhone 5 launch will take place during WWDC this June. I don't even think it was ever planned. Here's three reasons why I feel this way: Read More
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