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	Apple steals from Windows Update playbook for OS X Mountain Lion Apple will boost the frequency of security updates in OS X Mountain Lion and automatically install required patches for users, steps that bring it into line with Microsoft's practices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Five things to look forward to in Apple's iOS 6 Elgan: Siri, how do I feel? Apple warns MobileMe users they have just 7 days before service's death Microsoft's Surface tablet no threat to Apple's iPad Microsoft Surface tablets may not match iPad battery life QuickPoll: Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? US judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola Ultimate MacBook Air 2012 models put to the test New group to promote corporate use of iPhones, iPads Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone 5 will be the NFC 'iWallet' rumor claims Preston Gralla: Apple finally admits Macs can get viruses...well, almost admits it Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile Jonny Evans: Apple partner Foxconn says Fall iPhone 5 will be the 'Samsung-killer' Lucas Mearian: Apple copied Microsoft with iPad, not the other way around Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect Ken Gagne: Win an Amazon Kindle Fire! RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue Five things to look forward to in Apple's iOS 6 Apple says there are some 200 or so new features in iOS 6, most of which are smaller tweaks and changes. But there are plenty of updates that will change, for the better, how mobile users will use their iOS devices. Read More Elgan: Siri, how do I feel? Apple, Google and Microsoft are all working on technologies that can read the emotions on our faces. These tools will make our computers and phones more capable and more 'human.' They will also help advertisers target us more effectively. Read More Apple warns MobileMe users they have just 7 days before service's death Apple has again warned MobileMe subscribers that it will pull the plug on its sync and storage service at the end of this month. Read More Microsoft's Surface tablet no threat to Apple's iPad Apple has little to worry about from Microsoft's tradition-breaking move to sell its own tablets, analysts said today. Read More Microsoft Surface tablets may not match iPad battery life Microsoft's new Surface tablets may not match Apple's iPad on battery life, according to estimates made by Computerworld based on comparable devices. Read More QuickPoll: Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? Apple has little to worry about from Microsoft's tradition-breaking move to sell its own tablets, analysts say. Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? Read More US judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola A U.S. federal judge Friday ruled that Apple cannot seek an injunction against Motorola Mobility in its smartphone patents lawsuit, tossing out the case "with prejudice," meaning that neither side can refile, although the ruling could be appealed. Read More Ultimate MacBook Air 2012 models put to the test We've posted benchmark results and a full review of the 2012 MacBook Airs, but the work in the lab has not stopped. Apple usually offers optional upgrades that allow you to tailor a standard-configuration system to best suit your individual needs. Macworld Lab ran performance benchmarks on two MacBook Air build-to-order (BTO) models, and the results show that while both custom systems were faster than the high-end stock MacBook Airs, the upgrades to the 11-inch gives a bigger performance bang for the buck. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue New group to promote corporate use of iPhones, iPads A new group to promote the use of iPhones and iPads in Japanese businesses launched in Tokyo on Thursday. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone 5 will be the NFC 'iWallet' rumor claims With Google set to reveal Google Wallet 2.0 at Google I/O, no surprise the latest rumors claim NFC (Near Field Communications) might indeed be on its way within iPhone 5. It's time to review the many, many hints and huge quantities of evidence suggesting NFC is indeed on the way to Apple devices. Read More Preston Gralla: Apple finally admits Macs can get viruses...well, almost admits it Apple has long touted security of its Mac operating system, contrasting it with what it portrays as security-hole-ridden Windows. Now Apple is finally admitting that Macs can get viruses, too...well, it doesn't go quite that far, but almost admits it. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile October's Apple [AAPL] iPhone 5 will quickly become the world's biggest-selling smartphone, potentially setting new success records as it seems it will be made available via the world's biggest network, China Mobile. iPhone 5 will also help many in the tech biz to make it through tough economic times -- and seems set to offer truly international 4G/LTE support, at last... Read More Jonny Evans: Apple partner Foxconn says Fall iPhone 5 will be the 'Samsung-killer' The smartphone wars take a new twist as Apple [AAPL] preps the Fall release of the iPhone 5, with Foxconn leader Terry Gou promising the coming smartphone will "put Samsung's Galaxy III to shame," when it ships. Read More Lucas Mearian: Apple copied Microsoft with iPad, not the other way around I'm guilty. When I read the reports of Microsoft's Surface tablets this week, I did a big internal eye roll and thought, "Microsoft copies Apple again." Then today, I saw a very funny post and it reminded me that Microsoft actually came out with the Tablet PC in 2002; it's just that no one cared at the time. Read More Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect The smartphone industry meltdown continues. June 29, 2007 saw Apple [AAPL] storm into the sector with the introduction of the first iPhone, closely followed by the debut of the first Android-based devices. Today's reports claim BlackBerry-maker, RIM, is considering splitting its hardware business from its messaging network -- and the industry is in "wait-&-see" mode while it looks to Apple's Fall introduction of the NFC-enabled iPhone 5. Read More Ken Gagne: Win an Amazon Kindle Fire! 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