Windows slips to third place on Gartner's latest device forecast

Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing October 05, 2015 Windows slips to third place on Gartner's latest device forecast Microsoft's Windows will become a third-place operating system by 2017, research firm Gartner said. By then, Apple's combination of iOS and OS X will have slipped by Windows on the number of devices shipped during the year. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Just what is a smart city? 2. JR Raphael: Motorola, you've let us down 3. Sprint layoffs likely as part of cost-reduction plan 4. Video: Hands-on with Vaio Z Canvas, which could be the fastest Surface clone yet 5. Facebook, Eutelsat satellite capacity to deliver Internet to Africa 6. JR Raphael: The crucial factor everyone's forgetting about Google's Pixel C 7. LG Watch Urbane, take 2: Why I'm seriously skeptical about an LTE smartwatch 8. 12 ways to improve Apple Music 9. IT Blogwatch: Apple iPhone malware alert: YiSpecter hid in App Store for 10 months [u] Webcast: IBM Data Movement at Maximum Speed If you could move your data anywhere in the world, how would it transform your business? With Aspera, customers can transfer unlimited numbers of files of any size at high speed, predictably and reliably, at long distances, and with complete security. Learn More Just what is a smart city? Many larger municipalities have embraced the 'smart city' concept in recent years, but definitions of the term -- and examples of the ways technology is being used to make cities 'smart' -- run the gamut. READ MORE JR Raphael: Motorola, you've let us down When you've made your name as the company customers can count on for reliable Android upgrades, you can't drop the ball like this. READ MORE Sprint layoffs likely as part of cost-reduction plan In addition to 31,000 full-time workers, the company also employs about 30,000 contractors. READ MORE Video: Hands-on with Vaio Z Canvas, which could be the fastest Surface clone yet Can you jam a real quad-core processor into a tablet? Vaio did with its Z Canvas. While it's designed for artists and graphics professionals, its power could tempt other users as well. READ MORE Webcast: IBM Becoming an Enterprise Digital Business Register for this exciting webcast as Gartner analyst Donald Feinberg provides his view point of the Digital Business, the impact to organizations and society as a whole, how it breaks down traditional barriers between industry segments, creating completely new value chains and new business opportunities. Learn More Facebook, Eutelsat satellite capacity to deliver Internet to Africa As part of its push to deliver free basic Internet services to developing countries, Facebook has teamed with Eutelsat to rent the entire capacity of the AMOS-6 broadband satellite to deliver connectivity to Africa. READ MORE JR Raphael: The crucial factor everyone's forgetting about Google's Pixel C Google's Pixel C Android convertible seems a bit strange on the surface, but there may be more to this device than meets the eye. READ MORE LG Watch Urbane, take 2: Why I'm seriously skeptical about an LTE smartwatch LG's new Watch Urbane Second Edition is the first Android Wear smartwatch with its own data connection -- but that may not be a feature you actually want on your wrist. READ MORE 12 ways to improve Apple Music Apple Music -- a dozen ways to make it better. READ MORE IT Blogwatch: Apple iPhone malware alert: YiSpecter hid in App Store for 10 months [u] iPhones are vulnerable to malware distributed via the Apple App Store. YiSpecter is the latest malicious app that Apple's crack security team let slip through the net -- despite being warned about the problem in February. 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