Supply pinch dogs Microsoft's Surface tablets

Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 are chronically in short supply. Is this because the new tablets are flying off the shelves or just not reaching the shelves? A dearth of Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 tablets has persisted during the holiday shopping season, though that situation may finally be easing a bit. Are the new Surface tablets flying off the shelves or just not reaching...

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All Things Appy: 5 Best Apps to Make the Most of Apple Sensors

Sensors are a big part of what makes smartphones smart, and Apple mobile devices are packed with them. Most of us use at least some of them every day -- even if we don't realize it -- but there are also apps out there that let you take them even further for a variety of fun and useful purposes. Read on for a look at the five best contenders for iPhone and iPad. From Laid-Off to Entrepreneur:...

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Apple strips CEO Cook of $4M in stock grants for poor share performance

First example of company's new stock vesting policy that Cook asked for in June Computerworld - Apple CEO Tim Cook received a compensation package of $4.25 million for the 2013 fiscal year, a 2% increase over the year before. But the board also dinged Cook to the tune of nearly $4 million in stock vesting reductions, citing Apple's subpar performance compared to the S&P 500's for the...

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Apple shows 74 percent of devices now run iOS 7

Apple's iOS 7. Despite some complaints about Apple's iOS 7redesign, with its flat graphics and zooming animations, it appears the lion's share of users have now adopted the operating system. Apple published an updated chart on its developer Web site for the iOS App Store, which shows that iOS 7 is now on 74 percent of all iOS devices. This means adoption of the operating...

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iPhone 5c Lures Android Users to Apple

Price is clearly a big factor motivating uptake of the iPhone 5c, but privacy and security could be key considerations as well. "Although Apple does collect user data, it is not the huge data miner that Google has grown to be," said Darren Hayes, a professor at Pace University. "Moreover, Apple's iOS 7 is a lot more secure, in terms of access and encryption, than most The new iPhone 5c appears...

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2014: It's a Tablet, Tablet, Tablet, Tablet World

Tablets will sell better than PCs next year, according to Canalys. Most of them will be Androids, though the iPad will remain the strongest single brand. Samsung and Apple will carry on their bitter rivalry. Microsoft's market share will be slight, but larger than this year, and its acquisition of Nokia should help it to become a stronger competitor. 2014 may be the year when tablets muscle...

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Microsoft Sets a New Threshold for Windows Development

Developers are key to Microsoft's efforts to gain a foothold in the apps market and create a cohesive Windows ecosystem. Its upcoming OS refreshes, code-named "Threshold," will strive for commonality across its three main platforms -- Xbox, Windows and Windows Phone -- making it easier for developers to work on apps that can flow easily from one screen to another. Microsoft's wave of operating...

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2 million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen in massive hack

Hackers have stolen usernames and passwords for nearly two million accounts at Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and others, according to a report released this week. Trustwave said. The virus was capturing log-in credentials for key websites over the past month and sending those usernames and passwords to a server controlled by the hackers. 2 million passwords have been stolen, compromising...

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Billionaire investor Icahn steps up pressure on Apple

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook holds up the new iPad Air during an Apple event in San Francisco, California October 22, 2013. Add caption (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday that he has filed a shareholder proposal with Apple for a much smaller stock buyback plan than he has advocated previously, as he continued to pressure Apple to share more of its cash pile. "Gave $AAPL...

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