Apple slates Sept. 12 event, hints at iPhone 5

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Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > In this Issue Hacker group claims access to 12M Apple device IDs 'iPad Mini' may be spinoff of iPad 2, says dev Mozilla exits iOS as it retires Firefox Home Slimmer iPhone 5 display could boost battery capacity 40%, says analyst Inoperable Apple 1 may fetch $126K at Christie's auction OS X Mountain Lion grabs 20% share of all Macs Judge will hear Apple's request for Samsung injunction in December Image gallery: 10 to-do apps for Android and iOS Apple-Samsung case far from over, but won't delay next iPhone, analysts say Apple takes aim at Samsung's Galaxy S III in amended patent complaint Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone 5 faces supply constraints as consumer attitude shifts Patrick Thibodeau: If Apple makes robots, will robots have rights? Jonny Evans: Apple, Samsung tablet war could be good for consumers Jonny Evans: Opinion: Why the Bruce Willis Apple iTunes story matters Jonny Evans: iPhone 5 details, AirPlay improvements, new accessories, more... Darlene Storm: FBI tracking 12 million Apple device users? AntiSec dumps digital dirt on 1 million Richi Jennings: #AntiSec: FBI has data on 12 million iPhone/iPad users RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Drobo Drobo SAN for Business Live Demo Daily! We want you to learn from the very best–Drobo experts–available every day. Participate in live interactive sessions to see a live demo of Drobo products, ask questions, validate deployment ideas. Our experts cover configuration, sizing, network best practices, and infrastructure monitoring–and talk VMware, Hyper-V, iSCSI, Tiering, SSD acceleration. Join us for a live demo every business day, Monday to Friday Hacker group claims access to 12M Apple device IDs Hacker group AntiSec has published what it claims is about 1 million unique device identifier numbers for Apple devices that it said it accessed earlier this year from a computer belonging to an FBI agent. Read More 'iPad Mini' may be spinoff of iPad 2, says dev Using the slim evidence of new device identifiers, the developer of the popular Instapaper software yesterday speculated that Apple's long-rumored "iPad Mini" will include some of the same components as the low-priced iPad 2 tablet. Read More Mozilla exits iOS as it retires Firefox Home Two years after it managed to place a browser-related app on the iOS App Store, Mozilla has reited Firefox Home and yanked it from Apple's market. Read More Slimmer iPhone 5 display could boost battery capacity 40%, says analyst If Apple uses a new, thinner display in its next iPhone, the battery could pack as much as 40% more capacity than the current 4S, said Shawn Lee, a research director at DisplaySearch. Read More Inoperable Apple 1 may fetch $126K at Christie's auction Christie's will auction off an Apple 1 computer from the firm's first batch, and predicted the machine will sell for as much as $126,000 when it hits the block in October. Read More OS X Mountain Lion grabs 20% share of all Macs One in five Mac users has adopted OS X Mountain Lion, the upgrade launched five weeks ago, according to Web analytics company Net Applications. Read More Judge will hear Apple's request for Samsung injunction in December A court in California has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 6 on Apple's request for a permanent injunction against eight Samsung phones, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Meanwhile, the court will hear next month Samsung's plea to vacate an earlier preliminary injunction against its Galaxy Tab 10.1. Read More Image gallery: 10 to-do apps for Android and iOS These 10 task managers for Android and iOS can help keep your to-do list reasonable and achievable. Read More WHITE PAPER: Teradata Experts Share the Five Pieces of Private Cloud Success Private clouds are emerging as a way for enterprises to take advantage of many of the benefits of the cloud model, but with less risk. This eBook discusses why private cloud models are the best choice for many organizations today. Learn more. Apple-Samsung case far from over, but won't delay next iPhone, analysts say The legal battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics may continue for another year or more despite a jury verdict on Friday that appeared to hand the iPhone maker a solid win. But the wrangling isn't likely to delay Apple's next big product. Read More Apple takes aim at Samsung's Galaxy S III in amended patent complaint Shortly after a major win against Samsung in a federal court in California, Apple added products including versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III in an amended patent infringement complaint before the court in a separate patent case against Samsung. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone 5 faces supply constraints as consumer attitude shifts If you're one of the thousands of iPhone owners selling their smartphone to make way for the introduction of Apple's new iPhone (5) then you'd better get ready to make your pre-orders as soon as you can, as potential supply constraints may make these things hard to get. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: If Apple makes robots, will robots have rights? Robotics has to be in Apple's development thinking. It is a logical extension of the iPhone Siri capability six or a dozen generations from today. Imagine that Apple will develop a walking, smiling and talking version of your iPhone. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple, Samsung tablet war could be good for consumers The news for consumers isn't that Apple has stopped innovation. It has merely moved to prevent imitation. That's great news for because it suggests tablet and smartphone manufacturers will now begin to explore different sizes, shapes and capabilities for their hopefully uniquely-designed devices. This means it is possible consumers will benefit from even more choice within device categories as a result. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Why the Bruce Willis Apple iTunes story matters Bruce Willis may not be suing Apple over the rights to bequest his digital music collection to his daughters, but perhaps he should -- and if he did he'd find himself facing the music industry in his attempt to regain consumer rights in the online age. Read More Jonny Evans: iPhone 5 details, AirPlay improvements, new accessories, more... Mere days from now Apple's expected to introduce the iPhone 5 (aka "new iPhone") and stories are flying in fast, with new features, new accessories, a chance to replace Samsung in processor supply and fresh questions as to the inclusion -- or not -- of NFC support. Read More Darlene Storm: FBI tracking 12 million Apple device users? AntiSec dumps digital dirt on 1 million How unhappy would you be if you discovered that the FBI is using device information to track citizens? No; we are not talking about people who are allegedly terrorists . . . unless there are 12 million potential terrorists who prefer Apple devices? AntiSec hackers leaked one million Apple device UDIDs allegedly nabbed from an FBI computer and further claim there are about 12 million iPad, iPhone and other Apple devices on the fed's list. Read More Richi Jennings: #AntiSec: FBI has data on 12 million iPhone/iPad users Our Anonymous 'friends' at LulzSec have reappeared, this time alleging that the FBI is tracking iOS device users. They claim to have copied information from an FBI laptop that lists more than 12 million Apple Unique Device IDs, with their associated personal information. They've published a small sample -- suitably redacted -- as proof. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how -- if true -- such data collection could be legal. Read More
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