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	N.Y. AG wants Apple, Samsung and others to help deter cellphone theft The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux - A Platform without Boundaries Businesses that depend on innovation have one thing in common: They have built their technology foundations to be open, not closed. These businesses run on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. It's time to experience what IT can do with no proprietary limits, vendor-imposed constraints, or boundaries to innovation. Learn more now In this Issue AT&T offers iPhone 5 through pre-paid Aio Wireless i-FlashDrive HD a flash drive for iPads, iPhones, and laptops Apple regains fifth spot in Chinese smartphone market, shipments soar Nokia takes on Apple, Samsung with video of Lumia's low-light video capabilities Jonny Evans: Go on Microsoft: give Office for iOS, take iTunes for Windows 8 Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple plots Maps counter-attack as the Android war intensifies Richi Jennings: Bill Gates 2.0: Friend of Steve Jobs (and Philanthropist) Jonny Evans: Pegatron, Foxconn recruit thousands as Apple's major product release cycle spells iPhone Jonny Evans: Google should think before it unloads its Wallet Jonny Evans: Can Nokia's good not great Lumia 925 stand up to Apple's new range when it hits US this summer? Jonny Evans: Why did Steve Jobs cancel dinner with Bill Gates? A) 'I'm sick', B) 'I'm an asshole' Preston Gralla: No iTunes for Windows 8? Who cares? What's really needed is Spotify. WHITE PAPER: IBM Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions from IBM IBM provides consulting, implementation and application management services for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a comprehensive solution that helps midsize and larger organizations easily create and maintain a 360 view of their customers from first contact through purchase and post-sales. Learn More. AT&T offers iPhone 5 through pre-paid Aio Wireless AT&T launched a new wireless subsidiary called Aio Wireless on Thursday that offers phones like the iPhone 5 with no annual contract. Read More i-FlashDrive HD a flash drive for iPads, iPhones, and laptops Wouldn't it be nice if you could just plug a flash drive into your iPhone or iPad when you want to transfer a file or you're short on storage? PhotoFast actually has one: The i-FlashDrive HD is a flash drive for the iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Read More Apple regains fifth spot in Chinese smartphone market, shipments soar Apple retook its spot as China's fifth largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, as the country's market grew to triple the size of the U.S.'s. Read More Nokia takes on Apple, Samsung with video of Lumia's low-light video capabilities Nokia has posted a video comparing the camera on the Lumia 928 with the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, as it gets ready to launch the phone. Read More Jonny Evans: Go on Microsoft: give Office for iOS, take iTunes for Windows 8 Microsoft is doomed in its attempt to slow Apple'siPad sales by denying iOS users a mobile version of Office as the iPad maker controls the most searched for app on the Windows 8 store -- iTunes. Surely there's a deal in that? Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple plots Maps counter-attack as the Android war intensifies It's fair to say Maps got off to a difficult start, but Apple is prioritizing improvements, working to ensure it does eventually compete with Google Maps -- why else will a future upgrade to the latter feature map tiles that seem similar to those used in the iOS app? Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Integrated Solutions with a Forward-Looking Partner Complexity is a reality of the fast-paced global economy, but it can lead to opportunity. Unified Communications provides powerful tools for companies to reduce complexity Read Now Richi Jennings: Bill Gates 2.0: Friend of Steve Jobs (and Philanthropist) Gates mourns Steve's lack of time to give back. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates was on CBS last night, and some of what was said has raised some eyebrows. 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose asked Gates about charity and his relationship with the last Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder, Steve Jobs. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch something called Tele-vision. Read More Jonny Evans: Pegatron, Foxconn recruit thousands as Apple's major product release cycle spells iPhone Climb aboard the Apple rumor train as manufacturers Pegatron and Foxconn begin major recruitment in preparation to produce millions of new and low cost iPhones as part of Cupertino's major new product introduction cycle. Read More Jonny Evans: Google should think before it unloads its Wallet Google has a bad habit -- a terrible one: it leaps before it thinks. That's precisely what's happened in the company's adventures in NFC-based payment systems within Google Wallet. While this gave the company a short-lived PR advantage against Apple and the iPhone, that advantage failed to translate into anything of any significance whatsoever for most human beings on the planet. Read More Jonny Evans: Can Nokia's good not great Lumia 925 stand up to Apple's new range when it hits US this summer? It may be light, robust and made to a high specification, but the new Lumia 925 smartphone from Nokia has failed to impress industry-watchers, despite its relatively low price; will Stephen Elop's latest shiny shiny toy help turn the tide against Apple and Google's Android empire, or has Nokia missed its call? Read More Jonny Evans: Why did Steve Jobs cancel dinner with Bill Gates? A) 'I'm sick', B) 'I'm an asshole' The death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, still visibly moves close rival and later friend, Microsoft's Bill Gates, who talked about the two men's final meeting at the home of the ailing tech Svengali on CBS last night, revealing the depth of respect that grew between the two. Read More Preston Gralla: No iTunes for Windows 8? Who cares? What's really needed is Spotify. Don't wring your hands about Apple refusing to build an iTunes app for Windows 8. Who needs it? What you should be hoping for is a Windows 8 Spotify app, because it's the present and future of digital music, while iTunes is the past. Read More
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