The formerCTOforthecompany's ATIgraphicsproductgroup, BobDrebin, has indicated onhis LinkedIn profile that heisnow a Senior Director for an unnamed group within Apple.
Like all of Apple's executives, hehas hardly ever spoken at an event that is not a product launch, though I did catch him being interviewed at the Royal College of Art a couple of years ago.
Chester Wisniewski, a senior security adviser at Sophos Canada, said hehas recently noticed an increase in more sophisticated "data stealing" software designed for Apple's Mac computers.
He points out that Apple would be an especially deadly partner in the radio race because it has already stored ample listening data from its music-recommendation engine that could power a Pandora-like radio stream.