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Apple Announces OS X Mountain Lion For Mac DesktopsNews from Wired News:

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Apple has announced its latest version of OS X for Macs — and like all iterations of its desktop operating system, the latest version is named after a big cat. It’s called Mountain Lion, and it will be more like iOS than ever, as Apple integrates various mobile services and moves to yearly OS updates across all its devices.
Mountain Lion is available for preview today in two ways. If you’re a consumer, you can read about [...] Continue Reading…

DiscoverPoint Software Selected “Product of the Month” by Government Computer NewsNews from Sacramento Bee:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 –
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Today Discover Technologies, LLC announced that Government Computer News (GCN) selected its DiscoverPoint solution for Microsoft’s industry-leading SharePoint collaboration software Product of the Month February, 2012.  According to GCN Staff Writer Greg Crow, DiscoverPoint was selected because of its ability to “prevent agencies from constantly reinventing the wheel” and because it “helps users move forward with new tasks and projects.”
According to Crowe, “The really cool things start [...] Continue Reading…

Apple could buy its way out of Chinese iPad ban hints Proview chairmanNews from SlashGear:

Enacting a full import ban on the iPad 2 in China is likely too difficult to achieve, litigious trademark holder Proview says it has been warned by customs, leaving the company hinting it would accept a payoff from Apple. Having won its legal challenge against Apple in China last year, convincing courts that it, not the American company, holds the iPad trademark, Proview has now discovered that implementing a sales ban against the coveted [...] Continue Reading…

Judge allowed 8 to see images on Josh Powell’s computer as hearing nearedNews from Salt Lake Tribune:
A Utah judge agreed to let eight people view a pornographic animation found on a computer taken from Josh Powell’s home in 2009 after it appeared he might be poised to be reunited with his two young sons.
The Washington Department of Social and Health Services on Tuesday released court documents that show the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and West Valley City police asked 3rd District Judge Judith S. Atherton to allow [...] Continue Reading…

Stolen computer restored to brain-injured St. Paul womanNews from Pioneer Press:

Lynda Swenson, left, uses her Touch Talker computer again Monday ­afternoon in her St. Paul living room with her mother, Vicki Swenson. A neighborhood resident reportedly found the computer in his yard. ( Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)

The St. Paul family of a brain-injured woman celebrated its latest miracle Monday: A man found and returned a stolen computer that linked her to the outside world.
The computer, valued at $ 7,800, was taken Friday morning, and the man said he [...] Continue Reading…

Apple’s stock powers past $ 500News from USA TODAY:

NEW YORK (AP) – Apple’s stock broke above $ 500 for the first time Monday, and stayed above that threshold at the markets’ final close.

By Don Emmert, AFP/Getty Images
Inside the Apple store at New York’s Grand Central terminal.

By Don Emmert, AFP/Getty Images
Inside the Apple store at New York’s Grand Central terminal.

It was the latest step in a rally that began more than two weeks ago, when the company reported staggering sales and profits for the holiday quarter.
Apple (AAPL) has [...] Continue Reading…

Kawase Computer Supplies <7851.OS>-2011/12 parentNews from Reuters:
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NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges [...] Continue Reading…

Apple seeks US injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy NexusNews from Herald Sun:

APPLE asked a California court to issue a preliminary injunction to block sales of Samsung’s new Galaxy Nexus smartphone, alleging the device infringes four Apple patents.

The step marks another escalation of the sprawling legal battle between the world’s top two sellers of smartphones, with Apple re-drawing its arguments to account for Samsung’s rising position in the business.
Apple argues the new Samsung phone – which uses a new version of Google’s Android operating software dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich [...] Continue Reading…

Computer hackers claim to break into government websitesNews from My Fox 8:MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Computer hackers claiming to be from the loose-knit group known as Anonymous say they have broken into several Alabama law enforcement and government websites and have stolen the personal information for more than 46,000 people.In an online news release Friday, the group claimed to have taken Social Security numbers, license plate numbers, phone numbers, addresses and criminal records.
Mobile city spokeswoman Barbara Drummond said Utah authorities alerted officials Thursday night that hackers may be targeting [...] Continue Reading…

Apple’s iPhone takes big bites out of wireless carriers’ profitsNews from Los Angeles Times:The iPhone has been a huge hit for Apple Inc., helping send the company’s stock to all-time highs and producing record-breaking profits.But for AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., it’s breaking the bank.The three wireless carriers all found themselves answering to Wall Street in recent weeks for posting depressed quarterly earnings, and analysts pointed to the heavy cost of offering the iPhone as a culprit.The iPhone has become the single most popular smartphone [...] Continue Reading…