非官方的蘋果計算機公司Weblog報告： …以最近獲取蘋果計算機公司通過了一個重要里程碑。 蘋果計算機公司比IBM有更大的市場資本化，簡單地意味蘋果計算機公司現在是最可貴的計算機硬件製作商在世界上。 讓我再說那： 蘋果計算機公司是，自這文字，貿易在$185之上每個給它$161b的銷路量上限份額，與IBM在$153b， HP在$133b和小山谷比較在患痲疹的$65b。 讀文章在Tuaw.Com

在聲音採訪與 BusinessWeek英特爾上司保羅Otellini被詢問蘋果計算機公司的訣竅賣上面美元商品。 他的反應？

「我的妻子和I兩個有iPhones。 我的妻子用一件夾克進來為她的電話。 她是所有激動的」，他說。 「它是一件脆弱小的事。 它花費了$39。 大概花費6¢做」。

Otellini然後補充說，他為工作使用IBM ThinkPad，但MacBook讚成在他的個人生活，包括他的個人相片和音樂。 讀充分的文章在BusinessWeek.Com (被發現通過 AppleInsider.Com)

Patent application from Microsoft. Words fail me. Read what Wired.Com had to say.

They are sleek, they are powerful, and they are a wish list standard.  Smartphones, like iPhone and BlackBerry, are creating a collective buzz that can be heard worldwide.

The hype is well deserved.  Mobile devices have matured and with their coming of age we now have capabilities that seemed far-fetched only a few years ago.  For employees and executives the world over, smartphones make corporate data and applications available anytime, anywhere.

But just as a smartphone is now capable of downloading data and applications wirelessly, so can it download viruses, spyware, even pornographic content, without a user’s consent.  The use of flash memory cards on some phones opens yet another door for malware to spread to these devices.

The threat is real and growing.  A recent PC World article reports that malware writers are ramping up their activity in the mobile arena, learning from proof-of-concept threats and fine-tuning the amount of user interaction required to propagate the damage.

According to SMobile Systems, a company that specializes in mobile security, there are over 400 wireless threats currently, and more are predicted to arise by year’s end.  The threats can take many forms.  Among the attacks are those that attempt to delete data, those that record a user’s phone calls, and those that send SMS text messages with links to malicious web sites.

It is a simple equation:  greater use equals greater exposure.  The explosion in smartphone use and the productivity gains that come with it have increased the security risks for corporations.  Given their functionality,

Apple’s successes with the iPod are finally translating into real momentum for its computer business, if statistics from Net Applications are any indication. The market research firm measured a 40 percent increase year over year in Mac usage on the Internet in September. As of the end of the month, 6.6 percent of Internet users were accessing the Web via Macs, up from 4.7 percent in September 2006. Read the full article on BetaNews.Com [found via SwitchingToMac.Com]