The Apple Beat: Adobe's CTO Kevin Lynch moves to Apple as VP for technology

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Adobe's loss, it seems, is Apple's gain. Former Adobe CTO and visionary Kevin Lynch is reportedly headed to Apple to take on the VP of technology position which will put the industry veteran and cloud-computing impresario in the middle of Apple's prominent cloud, ecosystem and application product nucleus. Prior to Adobe, Lynch was with Macromedia which originated Flash and Shockwave.

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Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 update, patches lock screen security exploit

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has finally addressed the widely reported lock screen security exploit that allowed some iOS devices to be bypassed. With iOS 6.1.3 now available via Software Update on your iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, the update also improves some Maps functionality for Japan and various security patches aimed at making your iOS device safer.

Google Chromebooks now available in Canada

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

If you've been craving a cloud-connected Chromebook, here's some very excellent news. Google is making its line of Chromebooks available in Canada starting this week. Google might sell the Chromebooks off its Play Store on the web or on Android devices but we've been told that the Samsung  ($269.99) and Acer ($249.99 and $279.00) Chromebooks will be available at both BestBuy.ca and Futureshop.ca online and will soon be available in store on April 3rd.  The HP Chromebook ($329.99) will be available at HPshopping.ca. These Chromebooks are also available to schools and businesses in Canada.

Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free storage on Google Drive for two years, so you can get to all of your stuff anytime, anywhere.

Want to learn more about the Chromebook experience, check out my review from late last year on the Google Chromebook Series 3 from Samsung. No news on whether the super premium Chromebook Pixel is coming to Canada but if the other models sell well, who knows.

Belkin buys Linksys from Cisco

Belkin today announced the completion of its acquisition of Linksys. Linksys’ technologies, including its routers and the popular and innovative Smart Wi-Fi portfolio and services, will be managed and maintained as a separate brand and product portfolio.

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