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	Apple's Mac Pro is the new black Apple's new futuristic-looking Mac Pro will be a status purchase, an analyst said today as she predicted the high-priced desktop will sell better than many expect. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Cloud benefits for the IT Service Management Market BMC explores how the right IT Service Management approach can drive user satisfaction and organizational success. Learn More In this Issue Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support Apple and China Mobile sign deal to sell iPhones in January eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail price Apple's dark tower Mac Pro ship date quickly slips to February 2014 Balky browsers tick off tablet owners Bundling of Chinese app store in new iOS 7 untethered jailbreak sparks controversy Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light Most iPhone users enable activation lock, survey finds Jonny Evans: Quick guide: OS X Mavericks for Windows switchers Jonny Evans: Predictions: Apple's 2014 in 8 pictures Richi Jennings: iSeeYou: Apple webcam bug allows creepy peeps to peep in on you Jonny Evans: 6 reasons you'll visit Apple retail in 2014 Jonny Evans: An alternative take on Apple's Mac Pro supply constraints Richi Jennings: W00t! Jailbreak iPhone 5S untethered (and everything else on iOS 7--7.0.4) WHITE PAPER: VCE Rompetrol Case Study Vblock™ Systems enable operational excellence and the birth of a new business. Learn More. Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support Apple has apparently decided to kill support for OS X Snow Leopard, the 2009 operating system that has resisted retirement for more than a year. Read More   Apple and China Mobile sign deal to sell iPhones in January Apple plans to offer the iPhone to more than 760 million China Mobile customers from January, which could help it increase its share from the fifth position in this growing market. Read More   eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail price A pair of eBay profiteers are trying to cash in on the shortages of Apple's new Vader-esque Mac Pro desktop computer by pricing their machines at nearly double the retail value. Read More   Apple's dark tower Mac Pro ship date quickly slips to February 2014 Apple today started taking orders for its pricy Mac Pro workstation, but shipping dates almost immediately slipped to February, irritating customers who have been awaiting the 'dark tower' desktop computer. Read More   Balky browsers tick off tablet owners Browser problems are the most common complaints of iPad Air and Fire HDX tablet owners, an online community of troubleshooters said. Read More   Bundling of Chinese app store in new iOS 7 untethered jailbreak sparks controversy The evad3rs hacking team has released a long-awaited jailbreak for Apple devices running iOS 7, but the release generated a backlash over its bundling of a Chinese app store instead of the more popular Cydia app directory. Read More   Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light Most webcams have a warning light that indicates when they're active, but it's possible for malware to disable this important privacy feature on older Mac computers, according to research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. 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! Most iPhone users enable activation lock, survey finds   Four out of five iPhone users have enabled a feature that allows them to locate, lock and wipe their phones if they are lost or stolen, according to the results of a survey by the San Francisco district attorney's office. Read More   Jonny Evans: Quick guide: OS X Mavericks for Windows switchers Now Apple's shipped new models you've taken the decision to buy. You're a Windows user and you're about to get your very first OS X Mac this Christmas. Here's a short guide to help Windows users get to grip with OS X Mavericks and your Mac. Read More   Jonny Evans: Predictions: Apple's 2014 in 8 pictures Apple has a lot to do in 2014. What follows is educated speculation at some of its future plans: Read More   Richi Jennings: iSeeYou: Apple webcam bug allows creepy peeps to peep in on you iSight fright might blight your night. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) webcams are vulnerable to silent malware attack. It's long been believed that nobody can turn on your iSight webcam without the light illuminating. However, security researchers have shown that to be false. They say the design flaw isn't only limited to the earlier models that they demonstrated it on. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reach for the electrical tape. Read More   Jonny Evans: 6 reasons you'll visit Apple retail in 2014 Apple has "big plans" for 2014 company CEO, Tim Cook says, fanning speculation as it prepares to unleash some shiny new toys: so here are 6 reasons anything new it does introduce will get most people to visit an Apple store in 2014. Read More   Jonny Evans: An alternative take on Apple's Mac Pro supply constraints Apple has another hit on its hands as Mac Pro demand has outstripped supply across the planet, as pro users rush to get hold of one of the company's powerful workstations. We ain't seen nothing yet. Read More   Richi Jennings: W00t! Jailbreak iPhone 5S untethered (and everything else on iOS 7--7.0.4) evasi0n untethered jailbreak ready for action. Want to jailbreak your iOS7-equipped iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or iKitchenSink? Now you should be ready to escape from Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) pomaceous walled garden of parody-free, sexless, family friendliness. Even iOS 7.1 beta 2 is said to work. But you might want to wait a few days for things to settle down before you download it. In IT Blogwatch, impatient bloggers live on the bleeding edge. Read More
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