BlackBerry maker offers customers whose service was disrupted by three-day outage more than $100 worth of no-charge downloads.   Click here to read the entire article.    

A complete redesign of Apple’s iconic iPhone rumored for an introduction next summer was the last project that Steve Jobs poured his heart and soul into from start to near completion, according to pair of reports.   Click here to read the entire article.    

Why Research in Motion’s handling of its BlackBerry service outage this week is indicative of the company’s larger problems.   Click here to read the entire article.      

Driving engagement through apps is hard, and not every company needs to build one. But nearly every company will need an API that enables Web-based integration with other companies.   Click here to read the entire article.        

The Qualcomm MDM6610 wasn’t a surprise, nor was the Apple A5 dual-core processor. It’s the TriQuint, Dialog, and Cirrus Logic hardware that’s interesting.   Click here to read the entire article.    

At Dell World, Steve Ballmer gave attendees a look at some interesting changes in Windows 8 and Windows 8 server.   Click here to read the entire article.    

Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow says you’d better get ready for the next phase of Facebook, which is about more than building connections. Click here to read the entire article    

RIM did more dancing around the issues than frank sharing as it tried to explain the BlackBerry outage–leaving CIOs to speculate. And goodwill’s running short.   Click here to read the entire article.  

Dell World attendees get an inside look at the challenges of being a federal CIO–and at the numbers involved.   Click here to read the entire article.    

A confident Michael Dell took the stage at Dell World Thursday to tout his company’s services, virtualization and data center offerings–and asserted that the future of business tech isn’t about Apple.   Click here to read the entire article.