Apple to host launch event Oct. 23, hints at 'little' iPad

	Analyst skeptical of $249 price for iPad Mini | Samsung to push out Android 4.1 to Galaxy S III smartphones in US
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	Apple to host launch event Oct. 23, hints at 'little' iPad Apple today issued invitations to an Oct. 23 event in San Jose, Calif. where it's expected to unveil a smaller tablet, tagged as the "iPad Mini" by most. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Improve IT Productivity with LogMein Rescue LogMeIn Rescue lets you do more. With Rescue, IT can quickly access, diagnose and solve IT problems anywhere, worldwide. The result: Improved productivity for IT staff, improved customer satisfaction and more time for the important stuff. Stop letting cludgy remote support tools get in your way of delivering great IT support to PCs and Smartphones Do More. Try Rescue today In this Issue Analyst skeptical of $249 price for iPad Mini Samsung to push out Android 4.1 to Galaxy S III smartphones in US Jonny Evans: Apple's Particle purchase hints at iPad, iPhone post-PC plans Canonical Ubuntu 12.10 brings the Internet closer to the desktop Using CDs and DVDs with a MacBook Air Sharky: Mmm! Baked Apple! No, wait... Ahead of Apple event, Sharp reveals 7-inch tablet with IGZO display Citrix lets users access PCs and Macs from Kindle Fire Apple financial data may be unsealed in Samsung case Apple cedes US dominance to Japan and China RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! Analyst skeptical of $249 price for iPad Mini Claims by a German website that Apple will price the iPad Mini starting at [euro]249 were met today with skepticism by an analyst who two months ago projected the opening price would be $299 in the U.S. Read More Samsung to push out Android 4.1 to Galaxy S III smartphones in US Samsung Mobile said it would start rolling out Android 4.1, code-named Jelly Bean, to Galaxy S III smartphones in the U.S. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's Particle purchase hints at iPad, iPhone post-PC plans With all eyes on Apple's October 23 iPad mini and Mac announcements, it would be easy to spend too little time pondering the company's acquisition of HTML5 firm, Particle. I think it illustrates a few interesting new elements to Apple's future plans for mobile devices, apps, software and services. Read More Canonical Ubuntu 12.10 brings the Internet closer to the desktop Canonical has released both the server and desktop editions of 12.10 Ubuntu, which offers a glimpse of how this Linux distribution will evolve in the next few years. Read More Using CDs and DVDs with a MacBook Air Reader Steven Lange loves his new MacBook Air except for one little thing. He writes: Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. Sharky: Mmm! Baked Apple! No, wait... This big ad agency has a policy of leasing MacBook Pro laptops for its freelancers -- one of whom doesn't return the machine when he stops working for the agency. But getting it back is a little complicated. Read More Ahead of Apple event, Sharp reveals 7-inch tablet with IGZO display Japan's Sharp said Wednesday it will soon launch a small 7-inch tablet with its new IGZO displays, a week ahead of an Apple press event that is widely expected to reveal a mini tablet also linked to the new power-saving technology. Read More Citrix lets users access PCs and Macs from Kindle Fire Citrix Systems has released an enhanced GoToMyPC app for Android devices allowing anyone with an Android phone or tablet, including Amazon's Kindle Fire family, to access their Internet-connected Mac or PC over a mobile network. Read More Apple financial data may be unsealed in Samsung case Information about sales, profits and margins for specific Apple products should be made public, the judge hearing the company's lawsuit against Samsung Electronics ruled on Wednesday, though a higher court's decision could keep the data from ever being revealed. Read More Apple cedes US dominance to Japan and China "Apple Maps is the worst-received new product to come out of Cupertino since the 1993 launch of the Newton...the child of a nasty divorce between two of the world's most powerful companies." " Read More
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