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Article | 19/07/2011 Apple iOS 4.3.4 security fix jailbroken overnight
Apple’s iOS 4.3.4 PDF vulnerability fix issued Friday didn’t stymie jailbreakers for long -- a beta jailbreak tool for the mobile software update was ...
Article | 15/07/2011 Apple offers App Store seven-day refund policy for Taiwan
Apple has amended its App Store policy in Taiwan, allowing customers to receive a refund within seven days of buying a product after a demand by Taipe...
Article | 15/07/2011 HP TouchPad joins the tablet race, but has some catching up to do
The scoop: TouchPad, by HP, about $500 (for 16GB; 32GB costs $600).
Article | 13/07/2011 RIM: 1 billion app downloads down, 14 billion to go to catch Apple
Research in Motion says its two-year-old BlackBerry App World has crossed the 1 billion app download mark and that a beta version of the app store up...
Article | 12/07/2011 Commonwealth Bank rolls out new mobile, tablet apps
The Commonwealth Bank today rolled out a suite of new mobile banking applications including NetBank for iPad and Android tablets, and a new CommBank m...
Article | 7/07/2011 Amazon courts iPad users with cloud service updates
Amazon has updated its Cloud Player service to work with the iPad, hoping to reel in users of the Apple device before Apple launches its competing iCl...
Article | 6/07/2011 Apple iPad, day 4: Hiccups and pet peeves
I know I am only 4 days into 30 Days With the iPad, but I am already developing a list of issues and annoyances. Let's take a look at some of the prob...
Article | 6/07/2011 The iPad: Epic success for users
You read last week's Backspin (you did, didn't you?) so you'll know it included a riposte from my old friend and verbal sparring partner, Winn Schwart...
Article | 2/07/2011 Cisco Cius is not a tablet
Despite its inevitable comparisons to the popular Apple iPad, Cisco's Cius is viewed more as another entry point into Cisco's collaboration ecosystem ...
Article | 21/06/2011 Four reasons Facebook needs an iPad app
There is mounting speculation that a Facebook app for the iPad is imminent. Despite Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that the "iPad isn't mobile", the dema...
Article | 16/06/2011 More evidence of higher-resolution iPad 3 emerges
Further evidence that Apple is planning to increase the display resolution of the iPad 3 has emerged.
Article | 4/06/2011 How Windows 8 will challenge enterprise IT
Microsoft has presented the Windows 8 user interface and displayed various devices on which the next version of Windows will run.
Article | 2/06/2011 Top security nightmares: Privately owned iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices
iPhones, iPads and other employee-owned mobile gear are the most risky devices that can be connected to corporate networks, according to a new survey ...
Article | 24/05/2011 Apple iPad corporate security gets boost from GroupLogic
Businesses can now grant iPads safe remote access to files using new software designed to meet enterprise management and security concerns.
Article | 21/05/2011 iPad 2 supply constraints ease
Component supply issues that left Apple unable to produce as many iPad 2 units as it had planned have reportedly eased.