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	Tim Cook 'did not have to write' Apple's apology, argues analyst Apple CEO Tim Cook's apology earlier today was unnecessary, Wall Street analyst Brian White said today. Even so, he called it 'the right decision' to protect Apple's brand. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Boost Business Agility for IBM WebSphere By reducing problem hotspots within WebSphere before they occur in the development process or by diagnosing and repairing them when they occur in test and production can improve the time-to-value and ROI for a WebSphere implementation by as much as 50% or more. Learn More. Learn More. In this Issue Apple's iOS 6 Maps mess in pictures Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: We blew it with iOS Maps, so try Bing Maps instead Oracle's OpenWorld 2012: What's in store Apple's iPhone 5 Lightning connector spawns accessory delays iPhone 5 update fixes Verizon cellular data drain Apple apologizes for its mapping service on iOS 6 WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategic Guide to Converged Infrastructure In this exclusive Computerworld Strategic Guide you'll benefit from the experience of IT managers who have implemented infrastructure convergence in their own data centers, including those who have used this new architecture as a platform for next-generation initiatives through case studies and articles. Read Now! Apple's iOS 6 Maps mess in pictures Here's a look at some of the problematic 3D views of prominent locales you'll get in the Maps app in iOS 6. Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the troublesome app on Friday and suggested that users try alternatives until Apple can improve it. Read More Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: We blew it with iOS Maps, so try Bing Maps instead They're likely celebrating at Microsoft today, because when Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the iOS Maps fiasco, his first recommendation for an alternative is Bing Maps. Read More Oracle's OpenWorld 2012: What's in store With each year, Oracle becomes a bigger company and in turn, so does its annual OpenWorld conference, which kicks off Sunday in San Francisco. Read More 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! Apple's iPhone 5 Lightning connector spawns accessory delays A long Apple certification process for iPhone accessories is delaying the release of docking and power accessories with Lightning ports to connect directly with the iPhone 5, which started shipping last week. Read More iPhone 5 update fixes Verizon cellular data drain Apple released on Sunday an update that fixes a problem where the iPhone 5 draws data from the carrier Verizon despite being connected to a Wi-Fi network. Read More Apple apologizes for its mapping service on iOS 6 Apple CEO Tim Cook is "extremely sorry" to customers for inaccuracies in its new mapping software included in iOS 6, and has pointed users to competing services in an open letter to customers released Friday. Read More
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