Vendors and Providers

In rerun of Apple debacle, Samsung apologizes in China after state media criticism

Earlier this week, Chinese state media alleged flaws in Samsung phones

Flash Player now sandboxed under Safari on Mac OS X

The Flash Player plug-in has more restrictions and better security under Safari on Mac OS X Mavericks

LinkedIn aims to make email more professional, with LinkedIn Intro

The tool adds more professional information to emails

Microsoft exec scoffs at talk that Apple’s free iWork threatens Office

Frank Shaw, head of corporate communications, counters media reports, calls iWork suite 'an afterthought' and 'struggling'

Mobile, TV customers drive AT&T revenue growth

AT&T posts its second highest quarter for U-verse TV subscriber growth

T-Mobile kicks off free tablet data of 200 MB per month

Businesses get 2.5 GB per month of free data service for first three months

Cisco beefs up enterprise collaboration tools

New products address areas like communications security, third-party participants and IT management

Microsoft Word: At 30, the word processing package is king, but threats abound

Newest forecast kicks Windows’ rebound further down the road

Lousy PC sales, Microsoft's refusal to complete in small-tablet market contribute to another downgrade of Windows device estimates

New ARM embedded chip architecture aimed at cars, hospitals, factories

The ARMv8-R architecture could improve the performance of vehicle brakes, medical devices and factory systems