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5 Things I Learned from Apple’s Earnings Call

Here are a few nuggets from Apple’s first earnings announcement since the passing of Steve Jobs and the beginning of the Tim Cook era.

Four Key BlackBerry DevCon Announcements–and What They Mean to You

CIO.com's Al Sacco shares details and insights, and eliminates the hype, on the most significant announcements made at RIM's annual BlackBerry Developer conference.

Dell, HP Turn Their Lonely Tablet Eyes to Windows 8

Sensing a fragmented Android tablet market, Dell and HP make plans for Windows 8 tablets in the uphill effort to compete with the iPad.

Steve Jobs—Products for the People

Windows Intune 2.0: Four New Features

An update of Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Intune offers a batch of new features meant to simplify how administrators can remotely track and manage company-owned PCs and software.

VeriSign Anti-malware Plan Highlights Internet’s Big Jurisdictional Problems

How do you determine whose laws have to be obeyed on the internet? Can one nation order a site to be shut down that is run from another nation? What happens if China doesn’t like something being put out by a site in Taiwan?

Timeline of Major BlackBerry Outages

In light of RIM's recent BlackBerry service outage, CIO.com's Al Sacco remembers the major BlackBerry service disruptions that took place during the past half-decade and offers a quick breakdown of each.

Microsoft and Mobile: So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance

Another survey saying users want a Windows tablet — another survey that does not jibe with current reality. But where there's smoke there's fire, and more research insists that Microsoft will not stay in the mobile gutter for long

The IT Vending Machine: What’s on the Menu?

Windows XP: Happy 10th Anniversary, Now Die Already

Windows XP is turning 10 years old this month. But shouldn't this former rock star be six feet under by now?