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Mac Pro shortage sets record as worst Mac production boondoggle

Four months into sales and the backlog's still 4 to 6 weeks; beats iMac debacle of 2012-13

Microsoft launches toolset for capturing ‘ambient intelligence’

Microsoft has a new service for capturing machine data and has updated its data warehouse software for Hadoop

Heartbleed bug is irritating McAfee, Symantec, Kaspersky Lab

The flawed OpenSSL Heartbleed problem is putting many security firms in the hot seat

Twitter brings the data back home by acquiring Gnip

Twitter is acquiring longtime data analysis provider Gnip

SAP users rattle sabers over charges for user-friendly Fiori apps

Fiori should be included as part of the annual maintenance fees customers already pay, users say

First-to-market means diddly when it comes to smartwatches

Samsungs early entry with Galaxy Gear could be a proving ground for Apples iWatch premiere in 2015, analysts say

Tip of the Hat: An iWatch won’t affect Apple’s long-term success

Macworld's Snell derides some Wall Street analysts who say Apple needs to unveil wearables -- soon -- to assure survival

Apple antitrust compliance efforts slow, but picking up, monitor says

The company has made efforts to launch an antitrust compliance program after fighting against outside oversight, the monitor says

VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

The company has identified over two dozen affected product versions so far and is releasing updates

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