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Apple News: Apple to release OS X 10.9 with new power-user features, more from iOS later this year OS X 10.9, which is internally codenamed “Cabernet,” will focus on various “power-user” enhancements and take core features from iOS, according to our sources. Unlike operating system updates such as OS X Leopard and OS X Lion, OS X 10.9 will likely not be an overhauled approach to how the operating system…

Apple News: Huge Bank Buys 8,500 iPads – Chooses Apple Over Microsoft At Employees’ Insistence Apple still hasn’t made much of a commitment to selling into and serving big companies, at least relative to traditional corporate IT vendors like Microsoft, but Apple’s products continue to sell themselves. Read full story => Business Insider Technology News: Big Data and what it is we haven’t thought about If it was 2003 and…

Mac News: Apple’s Passbook strategy ignores NFC technology to power iOS 6 retail apps    Apple’s new Passbook feature in iOS 6 isn’t just a coupon app; it’s a framework that enables retailers to develop smart apps for transactions, without relying on new Near Field Communications (NFC) hardware to do so.   Read full story => AppleInsider Technology News: Email Will Never Die – The Man Who Invented It Reveals…

Mac News: How to protect your Mac against viruses    Malware is short for malicious software and generally refers to any program that was installed on your Mac without your knowledge or approval. The discovery of the Flashback malware sparked headlines around the globe that our little corner of the digital world was no longer safe; that we couldn’t hide behind “security through obscurity“; that soon, we’ll have a platform that…

Mac News: Apple offers up to $345 for 4S prior to iPhone 5 launch    Got an iPhone 4S? Looking to buy an iPhone 5? Apple is willing to pay you up to $345 for your old 4S handset, depending on its condition and specs. Of course, Apple hasn’t yet made any official announcement on the subject of its next-generation iPhone; the company will, as usual, make no mention of it…