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Apple profits soar despite, well, everything


July 21, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, cash flow, cell phone, iPhone, operating systems, smartphones

The financial juggernaut that is Apple continues unabated by minor blips like the iPhone 4 antennae and fears that the iPad’s phenomenal popularity might eat away at Mac sales.

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Does the iPhone’s OS4 need a user guide?


June 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, cell phone, iPhone, mobile technology, operating systems, smartphones

Yes, I know reading the manual means you lost. And yes, I know Apple computer products are so intuitive they don’t require instructions — NOT.

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XP procrastinators face major deadline


June 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Uncategorized, malware, operating systems

Putting off that Windows XP service pack update could finally catch up with you in a couple of weeks.

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Most businesses moving to Win 7 — and soon


May 25, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, operating systems

It seems like many IT departments are starting to let go of Windows XP. Is your organization ready for a new OS?

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iPad gaining on BlackBerry, Android


April 16, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Facebook, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Web 2.0, WiFi, adoption, mobile technology, operating systems

Only a short time out of the starting gate and the iPad’s almost snagged as much Web traffic volume as the stalwart BlackBerry and Google’s Android OS.

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Move over Google, Apple’s getting into the ad business


April 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone, e-commerce, mobile technology, operating systems

Apple’s selling something new — other than iPads. The company’s now in the business of selling advertising and, of course, there’s an app for that.

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Microsoft wins XP downgrade suit


March 9, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, operating systems

Still just want to buy a new PC with Windows XP? Despite a recent legal challenge, Microsoft won’t make it any easier.

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Microsoft update sniffs out hacked Win7 software


February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, cybercrime, operating systems

Got a hacked copy of Windows 7? Don’t get too used to it. Microsoft’s about to issue a new update for Windows Activation Technologies that will detect more than 70 “activation exploits” — those crafty little hacks to Windows’ activation.

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Does Windows 7 suck the life out of laptop batteries?


February 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, mobile technology, operating systems

For everyone who’s gotten excited by the Microsoft upgrade that is Windows 7, beware. Not all appears well in Win 7 land.

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Microsoft and Apple unite: New gadgets on the way?


January 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Search engines, Special Report, e-commerce, operating systems

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Forget those contentious TV ads where Apple and Microsoft mock each other’s operating systems. Think instead of unlikely marriages like Mary Matalin and James Carville, or Bill and Hillary Clinton. Think Microsoft and Apple.

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