Former Mozilla security chief Mwende Window Snyder has been hired by Apple. And, please, no comments about an Apple employee named Window.
Snyder started her new job Monday, where she’s now working as a senior security product manager, according to “PCWorld” (http://www.pcworld.com/article/190524/exmozilla_security_chief_takes_job_at_apple.html).
Read MoreWhen it comes to mobile advertising, the iPhone OS was most dominant in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong with 93%, 84% and 76%, respectively, of ad requests in December 2009, according to AdMob (http://metrics.admob.com).
These three countries are responsible for 69% of the region’s total iPhone traffic. The Symbian OS lost 39%, 29% and 16% of ad requests in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, respectively.
Read MoreNetflix (http://www.netflix.com), the online movie rental service, is apparently eyeing an iPhone/iPad streaming app.
Read MoreBernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi says the iPhone’s gross profit margins are approaching 60%. Assuming that the average selling prices of the Apple device remain constant, Sacconaghi estimates that the iPhone will boost Apple’s overall gross margin 120 basis points in fiscal 2010 and “a stunning” 385 to 513 basis points in fiscal 2011.
Read MoreStarting March 1, Microsoft began offering a browser ballot screen (http://www.browserchoice.eu/BrowserChoice/browserchoice_en.htm) to Windows users all over Europe. The ballot screen (also called the Choice Screen), which will be provided via a Windows Update, will contain the top 12 browsers including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer.
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