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During the Center for Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminar this past August, there was an astonishing number of speakers who cited Apple with the kind of respect and admiration that is uncommon, especially when one takes into account the fact that typically people at automotive conferences don't talk about anything other than automobiles -- or themselves, if they're in the consulting business.

Wild Words of Wisdom From Steve Jobs' Most Famous Impostor

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Following launches in the U.S. and Europe, Apple has reportedly turned its attention to bringing its touch-enabled iPhone to one of the world's most competitive markets -- Japan. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been shopping around to find a Japanese carrier for the iPhone, according to a Wednesday report.

Apple Aims iPhone at Japan

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Using a dogged style of reporting, Steven Levy traces the emerging technologies and cultural phenomenon central to the iPod, Apple's portable music and movie player, in his new book, <i>The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness</i>. Levy discusses the perfect thing in terms of its success from an alignment of technology, design, culture, and media.

Take a Stroll Through iPod's History

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Apple's patchy year continued Monday as the Mac maker released fixes for some 40 Mac OS X glitches in its ninth security update. In a separate release, Apple also put out an update to plug a flaw in the beta version of its Safari 3 Web browser running on Windows Vista and XP. The company also dealt with 18 other Java-related vulnerabilities in addition to its ongoing QuickTime flaw, with patches released last Thursday.

Apple's '07 Patch Tally Nearly Twice Last Year's

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Apple's seemingly benign approach to the enterprise market belies the strides it is making in terms of its technology becoming a more viable alternative in the enterprise market. In contrast to the media-intensive promotional campaigns it uses for its consumer products Apple is steadily, though rather quietly, building up the Unix capabilities and Windows compatibility of its Mac OS X operating system.

Apple in the Enterprise, Part 2: Uniting the Scientific Community