Microsoft looks to healthcare for tech security

While the comparison has long been made in the security industry with threats like viruses, Scott Charney, corporate vice president in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group noted that the response to those problems has fallen short in areas where healthcare has proven to be more agile.

Charney as well highlighted the importance of making sure that whatever lock-down system that would go into place for compromised machines would not go too far, so that those devices could all in all critical services like VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) weren't being sealed off as then. Taking everything into account--Charney said--nobody wants to be kept from calling 911 when having a heart attack because their computer needs to download four software updates previously you can use your phone.

Newspaper and magazine publishers can set the price and length of the subscription term. Payment processing will be handled by Apple, which will get 30 percent of the revenue for new subscribers.

Despite growth of other mobile app stores, Apple retains its app-store dominance with 82 percent of market and a 132-percent rise in mobile app sales last year, says IHS.

In part three of a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Microsoft's new phone software, Ina Fried takes a look at Redmond's massive testing operation.