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Steve Jobs involved in design of future iPhone
Steve Jobs had a lot of input into the design of the upcoming the iPhone, according to a report. The Apple co-founder and former CEO “worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October,” according to a report from Bloomberg, which did not identify the source. The Phone’s design was in the works before the release of the iPhone 4S, giving Jobs plenty of opportunity to contribute, the report added. Apple’s next iteration of the iPhone, with a rumored 4-inch screen is due by October, according to various analysts. Other key features of the next iPhone are expected [...]
Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch to iCloud – Computerworld
23 April 2012 | 
Ronnie Parisella | 
Apple, Best Practices, Cloud, Competitors, Education, Google, Hardware, Information Technology, Power Consulting Group, Small Business, Vendors In order to prepare it’s users for the iCloud switchover in June, Apple is giving a copy of OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) away for free to each of it’s MobileMe users. Apple’s latest OS, 10.7 (Lion) is the only Apple OS that currently supports iCloud. While Snow Leopard does not actually support iCloud, it is the only OS that allows a $29.99 Digital Lion upgrade directly from the App store. I expect this to be limited in it’s use, but for those with older Macs, or just ones that need upgrades, this is an easy transition to Lion. Apple offers [...]
Google Street View Under Attack?
18 April 2012 | Chris Power | Cloud, Competitors, Creative/Media, Education, Finance, Google, Information Technology, Power Consulting Group, Power Managed Care, Security, Small Business, Trends As we can envision a time in the near future when most computing will be wireless, Power Consulting cannot stress enough how wireless security will become of increasing importance to both businesses and consumers, and shortcuts and sloppiness will be risky…. Click below to read more. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57415550-83/google-street-view-may-face-further-scrutiny/
With Instagram Deal, Facebook Shows Its Worth – NYTimes.com
18 April 2012 | Ronnie Parisella | Best Practices, Cloud, Competitors, Creative/Media, Education, Finance, Information Technology, M&A, Power Consulting Group, Security, Small Business, Social Media, Trends With Instagram Deal, Facebook Shows Its Worth – NYTimes.com.
IT Departments Not Prepared to Manage BYOD Trend
18 April 2012 | Ronnie Parisella | Apple, Cloud, Education, Finance, Google, Hardware, Healthcare, Information Technology, Managed Services, Power Cloud Services, Power Consulting Group, Power Managed Care, Security, Small Business, Social Media, Trends, Vendors Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Access is nice, but how can a company cope when it’s employees are personally driving the need for greater device support. Read more: MSPmentor via IT Departments Not Prepared to Manage BYOD Trend.
Spotify: the iPad app is ‘in the works’
18 April 2012 | Ronnie Parisella | Cloud, Education, Information Technology, Power Consulting Group, Small Business, Social Media, Trends, Vendors I am a huge fan and proponent of Spotify. I love the service, but hate the app. Need a native iPad app ASAP. Click below to read more: Engadget via Spotify: the iPad app is 'in the works'.
Google Glasses First Look: Would You Wear These Augmented Reality Specs?
We first heard rumors about Google’s augmented reality glasses a few months ago, and now in a post on Google Plus, the company revealed “Project Glass” along with some early concepts and prototype designs. These specs look like the freaky science fiction concept they are. Would you wear them, though? It’s like Iron Man except instead of important world-saving information you’re answering your friend’s text messages and learning about delays on the subway. The Google team that’s working on the project says they’ve opened it up to the public to solicit ideas about what people actually want from a set [...]
More Than 600,000 Macs Infected With Flashback Malware
A Russian antivirus company claims that some 600,000 Macs — most in the U.S. and Canada — are infected with a trojan horse virus called “Flashback.” The company, Dr. Web, issued a report on Wednesday that claimed 550,000 computers running Mac OSX were subject to Flashback. Later, Sorokin Ivan, an analyst at Dr. Web, sent a tweet upgrading the figure to 600,000 and added that 274 were based in Cupertino, Calif., Apple’s hometown. Fifty-seven percent of all Macs affected are in the U.S., while another 20% are based in Canada, according to the company. Flashback was originally discovered in September [...]
Apple`s New iPad: 5 Features to Love, 5 to Hate
What to like and dislike of the new iPad.. When new buys power the new iPad on, customers will find that it’s the same basic device they’ve been using before, only with a few improvements thrown in. And just what are those improvements? Chief among them is the Retina Display, delivering some of the best visual quality seen to date. In addition, Apple has bundled the new A5X processor in the tablet, as well as the recently launched iOS 5.1. In many ways, the new iPad is a step up over the iPad 2. That said, for every welcome feature [...]
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