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	Apple to uncover -- or cover -- new iPads, including Retina Mini on Oct. 22 Apple today issued invitations to an Oct. 22 event in San Francisco where analysts expect the company to reveal refreshed models for its full-sized and scaled-down iPad tablets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report for Salesforce Automation New Gartner research positions salesforce.com in the Leaders Quadrant for Sales Force Automation. Download the 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report and find out what Gartner analysts have to say about Salesforce. Read now! In this Issue Jonny Evans: What to expect from Apple's October 22 Mac/iPad special event... U.S. Mac shipments shrink 56X more than industry average 2-to-1 iPhone 5S/5C sales mix resembles 2012's blend Apple hires CEO of Burberry to run retail operations Google targets Apple app developers with new cloud-based tools Qualcomm backtracks from Apple A7 marketing gimmick comments Samsung gets no love on import ban from Obama administration 'Barbie Dreamhouse' bug changes Mac, iPhone calendar's gaudy colors Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad Ballmer promises Office on iPad after touch-first apps hit Windows Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone, iPad, smoke Android devices in speed and responsiveness tests Jonny Evans: Apple's iPad Pro will eat the MacBook market, and that's OK Jonny Evans: Art of the start: Tips for App developers (tip one, use iOS) Richi Jennings: iPhone 5C production 'halved' as gray price crashes Jonny Evans: No future: Apple, iOS 7, iBeacon -- there's no future for NFC Richi Jennings: iPad 5 spoils Surface 2 release date -- or not WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Importance of File Archiving In this latest report developed by Osterman Research discover what challenges are facing in storing and retrieving the variety and volume of content being generated today. Read Now! Jonny Evans: What to expect from Apple's October 22 Mac/iPad special event... Apple has despatched invitations to its much-hyped October 22 special event, with the smart money predicting new iPads, Macs and perhaps more from Cupertino next week. Read More U.S. Mac shipments shrink 56X more than industry average Mac shipments in the U.S. during the third quarter fell at a dramatically steeper rate than that of sales of other PCs, including those powered by Microsoft's Windows, IDC said Wednesday. Read More 2-to-1 iPhone 5S/5C sales mix resembles 2012's blend The sales pattern of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C closely resemble the mix in 2012 of the then-new iPhone 5 and the year-old iPhone 4S, an analyst said today, acknowledging that overeager investors will interpret the data to claim that the former or the latter -- or both -- are failures. Read More Apple hires CEO of Burberry to run retail operations Apple is hiring Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to lead its retail business, choosing someone from a fashion brand rather than from a consumer electronics retail chain. Read More Google targets Apple app developers with new cloud-based tools For Apple developers that want an easy way to add cloud storage or device-to-device push notifications to their apps, Google has announced Mobile Backend Starter for iOS. Read More Qualcomm backtracks from Apple A7 marketing gimmick comments Qualcomm has backtracked from an earlier statement in which a company executive said Apple's A7 64-bit chip in the iPhone 5s is a marketing gimmick, and that the technical advance had limited benefits in mobile devices. Read More Samsung gets no love on import ban from Obama administration U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has upheld an import ban on some older-model Samsung Electronics smartphones and tablets after the U.S. International Trade Commission determined they infringed Apple patents. Read More 'Barbie Dreamhouse' bug changes Mac, iPhone calendar's gaudy colors A bug on Apple's iCloud servers -- the second in the last three months -- turned OS X and iOS user calendars into a dizzying palette of what one customer called 'Barbie Dreamhouse' colors. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Deliver Mobile Apps: A Lifecycle Approach This white paper describes software and services that accelerate and simplify the creation of internally developed or "in-house" enterprise mobile applications. It also describes how to deploy and manage these mobile apps on both company-provided and "bring-your-own" smartphones and tablet computers. Learn More Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad Flexible PKard Reader and elegant Tactivo bring smart card authentication to your favorite mobile device Read More Ballmer promises Office on iPad after touch-first apps hit Windows Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today said that a touch-specific version of Office will, at some point, reach the iPad. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone, iPad, smoke Android devices in speed and responsiveness tests Surprising no one, when it comes to speed and responsiveness Apple devices are sports cars while those from other firms are family saloons, according to independent tests. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iPad Pro will eat the MacBook market, and that's OK Apple will eventually cannibalize its Mac business with a 64-bit big-screen iPad capable of running Office and a variety of creative apps. Here's why: Read More Jonny Evans: Art of the start: Tips for App developers (tip one, use iOS) I spent yesterday at a start-up tech business event and it's delivered a host of handy tips and ideas for people attempting to grab a slice of Apple and the wider evolving mobile ecosystem -- so here's a few interesting tips for any start up or developer trying to stake space in the mobile ecosystem. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone 5C production 'halved' as gray price crashes Apple strategy under question. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) may have investors' questions to answer, as reports come in from China that the iPhone 5C isn't selling well. The gray-market price of unlocked devices has fallen to as low as $425, and production is reportedly being slashed by 50%. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers continue to question Tim Cook's 'expensive cheap iPhone' strategy. Read More Jonny Evans: No future: Apple, iOS 7, iBeacon -- there's no future for NFC Look, I'm sorry to have to say this as I had such high hopes for the technology, but it has to be said: NFC is dying. Read More Richi Jennings: iPad 5 spoils Surface 2 release date -- or not Is Tim Cook evil? That's what bloggers are asking. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to launch its new iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 devices later this month. But did Apple deliberately choose the iPad launch date to stomp all over Microsoft's Surface 2 release date and Nokia's tablet launch?. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate both sides. Read More
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