June 6, 2011
Shedding Some Light on iCloud: What We Know So Far
Talkin’ Cloud
Dave Courbanou reports on the upcoming cloud offering that has everyone talking.
“Here’s why I think this is a big deal for Apple if it’s true. First, it’ll beat the pants of Android. Right now, Google Android allows users to automatically and wirelessly download their apps from the Google Marketplace after entering their Google credentials, but there’s no central repository for users’ music.”
Why Windows users should care about malware on Macs
ZDNet
Ed Bott looks at why PCs should care about Macs.
“Over the past few weeks, I have found Mac malware and Windows malware side by side on the exact same compromised web sites, served up by Google search results. The visuals and the payloads are tailored to match the visitor’s computing environment, but the social-engineering tricks are identical and are specifically designed to snare unwitting victims.”
Soup or Salad? Baked Potato or Fries? Windows 7 or Android?
The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy looks at mobile trends coming out of Dell’s most recent partner forum
“Conversation then focused on the iPad, with some attendees suggesting the iPad is merely a consumption device. We’ve demonstrated how that’s not entirely true, depending on the task. However, one attendee noted, using the iWorks productivity suite on the iPad efficiently pretty much screams for an external keyboard, which negates the ‘convenience’ factor of the iPad over a laptop — something we’ve echoed as well.”