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Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October also saw the ninth annual silicon.com Agenda Setters list of the most influential individuals in tech go live - with Apple CEO Steve Jobs being voted number one. Steve Jobs' agenda-setting wasn't the only popular... [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Apple, Cisco, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle… What have they got in common? Apple's App Store has been a runaway success since it launched in 2008. Apps have been downloaded more than two billion times... [06 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet Is this another name for Apple CEO Steve Jobs' infamous reality distortion field? The latest iteration of Apple's iPhone - the 3G S - has GPS, a compass and is also capable of superimposing data over the... [27 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling Apple's iPhone this year. The deal puts an end to Carphone Warehouse's hold on the device - since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, Carphone Warehouse was the only... [14 Oct 2009]
Mac users just can't kick the Windows habit
News The research found that nearly 85 per cent of homes with an Apple machine also own a PC. The typical Apple household tends to be fond of its hardware, owning twice as many gadgets as the average home,... [06 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News Apple's desktop market share has been inching up for some time and, if analyst stats are right, now hovers around the eight per cent mark. But the business world remains immune to the pull of... [02 Oct 2009]
iPhone coming to Orange as Apple ends its mobile monogamy
News Dave McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms and Media, said the deal with Orange is good for Apple as it increases the company's addressable market - with the potential for a serious step up if... [28 Sep 2009]
Macs more likely to be used on your network but you didn't pay for them
Comment silicon.com's CIO Jury doesn't expect IT departments to start buying Macs as a result of the launch of Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system. In fact, while Apple is still popular in some niches in... [21 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Apple may be reinvigorated with CEO Steve Jobs back at the helm and a new OS just out of the gates, but it looks like the business world is still closed to the Mac maker. According to silicon.com's CIO Jury, the release... [21 Sep 2009]
Microsoft asks shareholders: How much should execs get paid?
News In 2008, Apple shareholders approved a non-binding resolution asking the board to give them greater input on executive compensation matters. We believe that establishing an advisory vote on compensation is a significant... [21 Sep 2009]
Apple's unspectacular launch: It's just a sign of maturity
News There was little that was breathtaking about Apple's music-focused announcements on Wednesday but what was clear is that the company has focused a lot of resources on improving the music discovery and buying experiences. [10 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard: Embracing the brave new multicore world
News Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday but the true importance of the Mac OS X update is likely to emerge much later. That's because Mac OS X 10.6 begins a long-term attempt by Apple to get ahead by... [01 Sep 2009]
Target Apple's weak spots, mobile's old boys warned
News Canalys senior analyst Pete Cunningham, said: "Apple has revolutionised the smartphone sector, leapfrogging more experienced rivals. However, he added that there is opportunity for rivals to target... [20 Aug 2009]
Minority Report: Mac tablet? I remain unconvinced
Comment The latest developments include a report of an analyst that has actually played with the device, and veteran Apple analyst Gene Munster outlining the likely feature set and sales... [18 Aug 2009]
Apple tablet or no Apple tablet, business is the device's natural home
News In tech terms, the tablet is nothing new: Microsoft first announced tablet PC software back in 2001, while the idea of a keyboardless, slate-type device has been around for decades, thanks to portable machines such as the... [13 Aug 2009]