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AFP
Apple warns iPhones vulnerable; fixes bug
Reuters
LAS VEGAS, July 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has released an iPhone software patch to fix a critical software bug uncovered by two independent researchers that make the devices susceptible to secret attacks by hackers.
Apple Patches iPhone SMS Security Hole Wired News
Apple Releases Fix For SMS iPhone Flaw ChannelWeb
Apple Fixes iPhone SMS Vulnerability InformationWeek
Forbes  - PC World  - Wall Street Journal
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CBS News
Microsoft Execs Proud Of Their Apple Counterpunch
ChannelWeb
At Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer attributed Apple’s recent PC market share gains as “a rounding error” and described Apple’s sales rate of 10 million PCs annually as “a limited opportunity.” On a global scale, Apple’s market
Ballmer: We’re cheaper than Apple! (but not Linux) CNET News
Particle Debris (week ending 7/31) National Security: Poof! The Mac Observer
Microsoft’s Ballmer Optimistic About Microsoft Prospects eWeek
ITworld.com  - BetaNews  - Register
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Friday, July 31st, 2009

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guardian.co.uk
developer slams Apple over App Store yank
Computerworld
Computerworld - The CEO of the company whose Google Voice-related application was recently yanked by Apple from the iPhone’s App Store is hopping mad. Kevin Duerr, the chief executive of Durham, NC-based Riverturn Inc., took Apple out
voicecentral VoiceCentral developer frustrated with Apple CNET News
Top 10 iPhone Annoyances (And How to Fix Them) PC World
App Stores For Everyone PC Magazine
Los Angeles Times  - Wall Street Journal  - InformationWeek
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Friday, July 31st, 2009

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After eighteen months of meetings, talks and threats of a hostile takeover by the software giant, Microsoft and Yahoo have finally reached an amicable deal …

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CNET News
Apple and CES? Don’t bet on it
CNET News
Update, July 30, 10:28 am PDT: The Wall Street Journal has now added a correction to its story: “Correction: It is not clear whether Apple will attend the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. This post previously stated that Apple would
CEA: Apple’s Not Exhibiting at CES PC World
Apple and Steve Jobs to show at CES 2010! Or not Ars Technica
Apple Remains Silent About CES 2010 Plans DailyTech
PC Magazine  - Twice  - Apple Insider
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UberGizmo
Microsoft kills Zune phone talk
Register
FAM Microsoft has killed any lingering hopes, fears, dreams, suspicions, or conspiracy theories involving a Zune challenge to Apple’s iPhone. At the same time, Microsoft executives committed to improvements in Windows Mobile, saying the software’s been
Microsoft: Windows Mobile Browsing Better Than iPhone ChannelWeb
Microsoft Admits Its Phones Are Crappy, Vows To Improve (MSFT) The Business Insider
The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens ZDNet Blogs
Washington Post  - BetaNews  - NetworkWorld.com
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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ABC News
Microsoft CEO Says ‘Nobody Gets’ Yahoo Deal
InformationWeek
Steve Ballmer says he was surprised by the market’s reaction to the search and advertising partnership but also characterized the deal as “a little bit complicated.” By J. Nicholas Hoover Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told investors Thursday that he was
Ballmer surprised at Yahoo deal reception Reuters
Microsoft and Yahoo Team Up to Compete With Google FOXBusiness
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Wall Street Undervalues Deal For Yahoo CNNMoney.com
The Associated Press  - Register  - CNET News
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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TweakTown
Apple using scare tactics to stop iPhone jailbreaking from
BetaNews
In the more than two years since the iPhone has been available, Apple has largely remained quiet about “jailbreaking,” in which users modify the device’s software to run third-party applications.
Jailbreaking iPhone could pose threat to national security, Apple CNET News
Apple Fears Jailbroken iPhones Could Kill Phone Networks InformationWeek
Apple claims jailbreaking could crash cell towers Ars Technica
Register  - Apple Insider  - TG Daily
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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Sydney Morning Herald
Will Microsoft’s Stores Be More Like Apple’s or Gateway’s?
PC World
Microsoft is moving forward with its plans to copy a page from Apple’s playbook and open a chain of retail stores. Today the company announced the locations of its first two shops, which will be in shopping centers in Mission Viejo,
California location also has an Apple Store in the shopping center DailyTech
First MS Retail Stores Will be In Scottsdale, AZ and Mission Viejo, CA Slashdot
First Apple, Microsoft retail stores to face off in California Apple Insider
eWeek  - CNET News  - Bizjournals.com
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Comments (0) Posted by livep6 on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009