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Opinion: iPhone and Android market share on the rise New statistics from comScore show that Apple and Google are both gaining ground in the battle for smartphone market share in the U.S. Why CSOs Should Care About ShmooCon CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner on why high-level security execs should pay more attention to a hacker fest like ShmooCon. ShmooCon: Your iPhone's dirty little security secret Just how easy is it for the bad guys to use your iPhone against you? Well, pretty easy. Trevor Hawthorn explains what to do about it. Former Apple exec says iPad too big, 'smarted out' The iPad is too big and lacks communication capabilities, says the former Apple exec who oversaw the demise of the company's iconic-but-flawed Newton more than a decade ago. Will iPad Invade Enterprise as Quickly as iPhone Did? An enterprise technology sales veteran predicts business users will walk right into work with the iPad before long -- and that CIOs better prepare. Smartphone shipments hit new record in fourth quarter Smartphone devices continued to ship at record levels in last year's fourth quarter, reaching 54.5 million, or 39% more than last year. Is NAND flash about to hit a dead end? As the technology used to create NAND flash memory continues to shrink, bit error rates and reliability issues are increasing. That's forcing solid-state memory makers to look for alternatives. Cisco adding iPhone app for voice-over-Wi-Fi Cisco Systems Inc. plans to add voice-over-Wi-Fi capabilities to its existing iPhone app by April, part of a continuing effort to expand its unified communications technology into the mobile space. Apple patches critical flaws in iPhone, iPod Touch Apple today patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system, including one in a password-locking feature that's required attention before. Image gallery: 4 free video editors Just shooting a video isn't enough -- you then have to edit it. These 4 free video editing apps can help you produce a video that everyone will enjoy. 4 free video editors bring out your inner filmmaker Just shooting a video isn't enough -- you then have to edit it. These four free video editing apps can help you produce a video that everyone will enjoy. Windows 7 adoption swells, as XP suffers record drop Microsoft's Windows 7 took just three months to reach a penetration benchmark that Vista needed almost a year to make, Web measurement firm NetApplications.com said today. FAQ: What we now know about the iPad The Apple iPad has arrived and we've got the details on what it does, what it costs and what it lacks. Where netbooks still beat the Apple iPad Despite the introduction of the iPad and the harsh words of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, netbooks will continue to thrive, say analysts and commentators, who cite the tablet's missing features and relatively high price. Twitter seen holding up under barrage of Apple iPad tweets Twitter appeared to hold up today in the face of a flood of tweets about Apple's new iPad tablet computer. It's the iPad Apple CEO Steve Jobs today unveiled the iPad, calling the tablet a "magical and revolutionary" addition to the company's existing lines of Macs, iPods and the iPhone. iPad means iPhone developers need to think different Developers are gearing up for the new possibilities in the iPad, but they may have to move beyond their iPhone roots Apple tablet costs $600 to $800, says beta tester Apple's tablet will come in two sizes, one with a 10-in. display, cost as little as $600, and is the "best gadget ever made," an entrepreneur who said he's had the device for the last 10 days told his Twitter followers today. Developers crazy about Apple tablet, survey says Developers are eager to start building applications for Apple's expected tablet, according to a just-published survey from Appcelerator, a maker of developer tools. McGraw-Hill confirms Apple tablet, iPhone-style OS Just hours before Apple's expected to unveil its new tablet, the CEO of a major U.S. book publisher talked about the device and said it will run a version of the iPhone OS. Apple tablet unlikely to be B2B-ready, says vendor Tablet computers preceding Apple's expected tablet may have been a dud with consumers, but they have actually made some inroads in industries such as health care, construction and field service. Apple defends AT&T, says partner will fix iPhone problems Apple executives yesterday again stuck up for their exclusive U.S. iPhone partner, AT&T, and said that they approved the carrier's solutions to long-running problems handing iPhone traffic. Image gallery: Mobile augmented reality apps Augmented reality apps for your smartphone let you 'surf the world' as you walk through it. Augmented reality: Pure hype or Next Big Thing in mobile? Augmented reality apps for your smartphone let you 'surf the world' as you walk through it, but does the current technology live up to its promise? Apple smashes Mac, iPhone sales records again Apple reported record Mac and iPhone sales today, marking the second consecutive quarter the company has reset the bar for both product lines.
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Blogs 
Steve Jobs HATES Flash, hence iPhone 4G and iPad FAIL?
Is refusing Flash in the best interests of future iPhone 4G and iPad customers? The growing war of words between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch is amusing to watch, but how helpful is it? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers take sides. (AAPL) (ADBE)
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Hands-on with the MotionX iPhone navigation app
My favorite navigation app for the iPhone is MotionX-GPS Drive, because of its low cost, small footprint, and attractive and usable interface. The software just got upgraded to v3.0, with the new version fresh in the app store this week. I've been trying it for the past few days.
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Lawmakers want investigation into attacks on House Web sites
In today's podcast: Lawmakers want investigation into attacks on House Web sites; Windows 7 lifts Microsoft's financial results; and Apple's A4 chip could make its way into iPhone.
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Apple iPad: What people are saying about it
The iPad looks like a winner. It's an e-book reader, video player, game console, and netbook, all in one sexy package. I want it. I'll buy it the day it comes out. Millions of other people will buy one too. Apple will make billions of dollars off this thing, and revolutionize an industry or two in the process. But that's just my opinion. Here's what some other people are saying.
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Hands-on with the new Google Voice mobile app
Google Voice is a service that simplifies connecting with multiple phones. It gives you a single phone number that rings your home phone, cell phone, office phone -- however many phones you have. It's also a simple tool for managing voice messages. Now, Google Voice has a Web app that simplifies accessing the service on an iPhone or Palm WebOS device. The new app works very well.
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What I hope Apple will announce tomorrow
This is what I have written on my calendar for tomorrow morning: "10 am: Apple announcement: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG." Yes, I am excited to see what Steve Jobs unveils tomorrow. If the rumors are right, he'll show off a tablet computer, as well as new business models for periodicals, book publishing, movies and TV. But I'm hoping for a bit more than that. Here's what's on my wishlist.
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Using tech to stalk family members
I get a lot of product announcements in my e-mail every day. On the whole, only a small percentage are really useful and/or interesting. But today I received one which I have to nominate as one of the more disturbing I've gotten so far this year.
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My favorite tools: Hardware and iPhone apps
Because this is a blog about digital tools, the best way I can introduce myself is to tell you about my favorite tools. I started making a list over the weekend, and it quickly got out of hand. I use a lot of tools. I cut the list down to its essentials -- and it was still enormous. So I'll break it up in parts. First, the hardware and iPhone apps.
Hardware
TiVo Series 1 and 2. We have two TiVos. We don't ever watch live TV. Even if we want to watch something at airtime, we wait a few minutes so we can fast-forward through commercials and credits.
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World turned upside down: Apple and Microsoft may ink a partnership to fight Google
If you have any doubt that we're living in an alternate universe, here are two pieces of evidence for you: Massachusetts has a Republican Senator, and Microsoft and Apple are in talks to form a strategic partnership to make Bing the default search engine for the iPhone.
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Apple tablet: iPad? And iPhone 4G? We'll find out soon...
Only a week to go before the Apple tablet and/or iPhone 4G launch. Wednesday, January 27's the day, it's rumored, when Steve Jobs unveils the "iPad", or the new iPhone... or both? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers spin themselves into an utter frenzy of speculation and fanboishness. Not to mention a welcome return to Error'd... (AAPL)
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What People Are Saying