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	FAQ: Apple reveals more about OS X Mountain Lion Even though Apple fleshed out more details about OS X Mountain Lion at WWDC, it's obvious that questions about the enhancements and improvements remain. So we've got the answers. 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 Apple's new laptop heralds 'Air-izing' of all MacBook Pros Apple runs out of Retina MacBook Pros Rare working Apple 1 computer sells for record $374,500 Apple's Facebook integration a boon for both, analysts say MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines 'pro' laptop Apple charges 54% more to replace Retina MacBook Pro's battery Microsoft's tablet, called "Surface," released to target Apple By the numbers: Microsoft's Surface vs. Apple's iPad Preston Gralla: Three ways Microsoft's Surface tablets may beat the iPad in enterprises Apple hustles, patches Java bugs same day as Oracle Apple reportedly about to axe Ping social network Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone, BlackBerry sales figures Apple discontinues 17-inch MacBook Pro Judge revives Apple, Motorola patent suit Jonny Evans: Le Web London: Even Google uses iPad at Apple app happy show Jonny Evans: A phenomenological guide to Apple and Microsoft's Windows' Zune 'iPad killer' Jonny Evans: WWDC 2012: Apple's iPhone and the iRobot supply chain Jonny Evans: WWDC 2012: Apple iPhone 5 details, Retina Display Macs Jonny Evans: Will iPhone 5 boast removeable lenses? No, but it might fix Apple Maps WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Apple's new laptop heralds 'Air-izing' of all MacBook Pros Apple's new Retina MacBook Pro is a harbinger of future changes to the company's laptop line, analysts said today. And those changes could come as soon as October. Read More Apple runs out of Retina MacBook Pros Apple has exhausted supplies of its new $2,200 MacBook Pro that sports a high-resolution "Retina" screen, with the company's online store reporting a wait of three to four weeks by Tuesday's end. Read More Rare working Apple 1 computer sells for record $374,500 A 36-year-old Apple-1 personal computer, one of just six thought to be in working condition, sold for a record $374,500 at a New York auction today. Read More Apple's Facebook integration a boon for both, analysts say Apple announcement that it's integrating Facebook into its operating system software should be welcome news for a social network that's taken a lot of hits in recent weeks. Read More MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines 'pro' laptop Apple isn't afraid to stir things up, making people to rethink how they use technology. In recent years, most of that kind of innovation has focused on the iPhone, iPad, and iOS. But the MacBook Pro with Retina display now directs attention back to the Mac. Read More Apple charges 54% more to replace Retina MacBook Pro's battery Apple customers who purchase the company's new Retina MacBook Pro will pay more to replace the notebook's integrated, glued-down battery, according to Apple. Read More Microsoft's tablet, called "Surface," released to target Apple Microsoft boldly unveiled a product aimed directly at Apple's iPad market on Monday, releasing a tablet called "Surface."It will be available in two versions: One with the Windows 8 Pro operating system and the other will be based on Windows RT. Read More By the numbers: Microsoft's Surface vs. Apple's iPad While there's much more to both Microsoft's new Surface tablet and Apple's iPad than pure specifications, the physical and technological differences between the two are likely to play a part in which one buyers like. Read More Preston Gralla: Three ways Microsoft's Surface tablets may beat the iPad in enterprises Microsoft's Surface tablets look to be well-designed, worthy competitors to the iPad. In fact, they're so good, that they may well eventually beat out the iPad in enterprises. Here are three reasons why they might do it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Beyond BYOD to an Optimized Experience Advance beyond simply managing BYOD connectivity. Optimize your network experience specifically to your business, workforce, and customers across multiple devices, anytime, anywhere. Read White Paper Apple hustles, patches Java bugs same day as Oracle Breaking with an oft-criticized tradition, Apple this week released a Java update for OS X on the same day that Oracle patched the vulnerabilities for Windows and other operating systems. Read More Apple reportedly about to axe Ping social network Apple's music-oriented social network, Ping, will not be in iTunes software's next major release, expected this fall, source tells All Things D. Read More Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone, BlackBerry sales figures A former marketing executive at AT&T has pleaded guilty to charges related to an insider trading scheme in which he leaked sales information about Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry devices to members of an investment community. Read More Apple discontinues 17-inch MacBook Pro Like many of us, the 17-inch MacBook Pro has learned that it can be dangerous to one's health to carry around too much bulk. Apple has discontinued the largest member of its laptop line in the wake of its WWDC announcements. Read More Judge revives Apple, Motorola patent suit A U.S. judge has scheduled an injunction hearing in a patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility, after raising the possibility last week that the case may be dismissed as neither side had established a right to relief. Read More Jonny Evans: Le Web London: Even Google uses iPad at Apple app happy show Le Web, London: The pervasive Apple [AAPL] effect is clear all across Le Web London today: from the massed ranks of MacBook models occupying the media zones to the iPad-toting Web execs marching across the venue halls to the dozens of start-ups earnestly explaining their particular brand of "fun, simple to use" app idea. Seems to me an observable fact that Cupertino's iDevices are defining the content overground. Read More Jonny Evans: A phenomenological guide to Apple and Microsoft's Windows' Zune 'iPad killer' In the movie I'm watching, this new battle isn't about Microsoft shipping an iPad-killer; it's about delivering an Android annihilator. Microsoft is playing for second place in tablets. It has to win, because the sad truth is it can't afford to ship a new Zune: History tells us empires rise and empires fall, and, phenomenologically, at least, once your firm disappears from public consciousness, it's as if your empire was never, ever, ever there at all. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC 2012: Apple's iPhone and the iRobot supply chain "It's hard for me to get emotional as you can see my emotion sensors haven't been programmed yet," said Siri at the beginning of Apple's [AAPL] WWDC event this week. But Siri isn't the only robot inside Cupertino: in future, Apple and its manufacturers will be where the robots live. We're way beyond The Jetsons, here. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC 2012: Apple iPhone 5 details, Retina Display Macs Apple didn't mention the iPhone 5 during WWDC this week (though see the image below for current speculation) and only introduced a single Mac model equipped with a Retina Display, but let a few hints slip, including this image of whatsome suggest might be an iPhone 5... Read More Jonny Evans: Will iPhone 5 boast removeable lenses? No, but it might fix Apple Maps A recent Apple [AAPL] patent filing for replaceable lenses on the iPhone shows the company continues to focus on photography as part of its smartphone offering. This suggests the iPhone 5 will quickly become the most used camera on social services, including Facebook, Flickr and Twitter -- and hints on future developments for Apple Maps. Read More
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