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	Apple consistently convinces customers to upgrade OS X Unlike rival Microsoft, Apple has consistently been able to get a significant portion of its Mac customers to quickly upgrade to the newest version of OS X, data from a Web measurement company showed. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. In this Issue Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs Apple on track to meet 100-market target for iPhone 5 roll-out Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China 'Pent-up demand' to help drive iPhone 5 sales in China, say analysts New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers Court orders patents in Apple-HTC deal to be made public Tablet trade-in drop hints at low iPad Mini cannibalization rate Survey: Google Play gains on Apple App Store Apple gets sales ban on some Samsung Galaxy products in the Netherlands Instagram vulnerability on iPhone allows for account takeover Soaring iPhone 5 sales put iOS on top in U.S. Bing's top 2012 search terms: iPhone 5, Facebook Mozilla ships Firefox 18 beta with faster JavaScript, Retina support Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? Jonny Evans: Apple's Map sackings continue, so why does it matter? Jonny Evans: Forstall 'got what he deserved' says iPod father Fadell Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Jonny Evans: Apple iTunes puts Beatles for sale in Russia: why Steve Jobs would smile RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs More than a month after Apple unveiled new all-in-one desktops, the company today started selling its redesigned iMacs. Read More Apple on track to meet 100-market target for iPhone 5 roll-out Apple today said that the iPhone 5 will reach retail in South Korea on Dec. 7 and another 54 countries later this month. Read More Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in. iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10, calling servicing the computer 'an exercise in disappointment.' Read More Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China Apple today announced that it will start selling the iPad Mini, fourth-generation iPad and iPhone 5 in China over the next two weeks, putting those new products on shelves in time for the January 2013 kick-off of Chinese New Year sales. Read More 'Pent-up demand' to help drive iPhone 5 sales in China, say analysts As Apple prepares to launch its iPhone 5 in China, some analysts expect the product to sell well in the country and possibly even top sales for Apple's previous iPhone models there. Read More New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labeling it as low risk. Read More Court orders patents in Apple-HTC deal to be made public Apple's patent license agreement with HTC will not be put entirely under seal, except for the pricing and royalty terms, a court in California ordered in a patent infringement lawsuit between Samsung Electronics and Apple. Read More Tablet trade-in drop hints at low iPad Mini cannibalization rate Tablet trade-in queries plummeted by 45% when Apple introduced its new iPad Mini, hinting that the smaller Apple device is not significantly cannibalizing sales of the larger tablet, an electronics recycling firm said. Read More Survey: Google Play gains on Apple App Store But iOS app sales still outpace Android app sales 4 to 1 Read More WEBCAST: LogiXML Enhance Transparency in Private Equity & Alternatives Learn how Neuberger Berman met growing customer demand by enhancing reporting. Using agile BI technology, the company was able to quickly build an on-demand portal enabling investors to view real-time indicators such as Net Asset Value, diversification, and geographic performance. Learn More. Apple gets sales ban on some Samsung Galaxy products in the Netherlands A Dutch court has banned sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy products that infringe on an Apple patent describing a way to scroll through a photo gallery using a touchscreen. Read More Instagram vulnerability on iPhone allows for account takeover A security researcher published on Friday another attack on Facebook's Instagram photo-sharing service that could allow a hacker to seize control of a victim's account. Read More Soaring iPhone 5 sales put iOS on top in U.S. Soaring iPhone 5 sales in the U.S. have helped make iOS the top smartphone operating system in the country, edging out Android, according to market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Read More Bing's top 2012 search terms: iPhone 5, Facebook The annual list of top search queries on Bing show that Facebook, Apple's iPhone 5 and the presidential election have been of significant interest to the online world during 2012. Read More Mozilla ships Firefox 18 beta with faster JavaScript, Retina support Mozilla yesterday released a first beta of its next browser, Firefox 18, touting a revamped JavaScript engine and support for Macs with Apple's higher-resolution 'Retina' displays. Read More Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? At the very least, Apple's RAM decision is a poor design decision; at the very worst it dates the company, putting it inside some 90's rose-tinted spectacle-wearing bubble that perhaps suggests it is less relevant to its time than it was before. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's Map sackings continue, so why does it matter? How important are Maps to Apple? Very important, if the recent rash of senior sackings and the company's public apology mean anything at all. So why do Maps matter? Here's three potential reasons behind the company's cartographic conundrum. Read More Jonny Evans: Forstall 'got what he deserved' says iPod father Fadell iPod inventor Tony Fadell has welcomed Apple's move to fire Scott Forstall, saying the former iOS chief, "got what he deserved". It's a rare admission from an ex-Apple exec, who it is alleged left the company because of his conflict with the iPhone OS ex-leader. Read More Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Faster, slicker and prettier, iTunes 11 goes a long, long way toward shrugging off previous complaints at its performance. I'm sure more cautious users may delay installation for a few days pending the emergence of any major faults, but in the absence of any major fault reports, this is a must-have upgrade. I'm really, really pleased at how much more responsive it seems to have become. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iTunes puts Beatles for sale in Russia: why Steve Jobs would smile It's a shame Steve Jobs didn't live to see it, but Apple this morning achieved something that would have seemed utterly impossible not too long ago -- it put The Beatles on sale in Russia, when it expanded iTunes into numerous new countries. Read More
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