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Monday Highlights: "Intellectual property of emerging technology environment" is the "battle of the century" says Forbes' Haydn Shaughnessy, and it is also a battle between Apple and Microsoft; but when it comes to Apple, Google, Microsof's platforms, there won't be one to rule all others according to Ben Bajarin; words of comfort from TheStreet's Chris Ciaccia that recovery for Apple is "on its way", but that doesn't mean Tim Cook shouldn't be fired anyway argues Rocco Pendola; Apple moving production away from Foxconn, likely due to iPhone 5 issues the manufacturer has struggled with, the lucky recipient of new production is Pegatron, additional reports in our Hardware/Software section; for those chafing against Adobe's decision to move its Creative apps to the cloud under a subscription model, there's a petition calling for change; Macworld shows you how to blur certain objects you'd prefer hidden in iMovie '11; create a bootable USB Mountain Lion thumb drive; Apple could improve iPhoto following these four tips, remarks Jeff Carlson; report suggests iPhone growth is at the lowest levels since launch back in 2007; Bill Gates was interviewed by Charlie Rose this weekend on 60 Minutes, plenty of personal, even emotional, tidbits shared by the Microsoft founder on his profound respect and competitive relationship with Steve Jobs over the years, more in our General Interest section; France is considering addition of a "culture tax" on items like smartphones; carrier file for T-Mobile has been hacked, iPhone 5 speed boost revealed; researcher in Australia has developed a tool allowing use of Apple's location services allowing potential revealing of where users live; Samsung moving toward gigabit networking for your smartphone, likely won't see light of day until 2020; AllThingsD reviews three battery cases for iPhone 5; PC Magazine on DIY wireless extenders, finds useful, but often best to pair same-brand routers and extenders; Mactuts+ detailed guide for buying an external display for your Mac; ConceptsiPhone (YouTube channel) has a rather nice looking concept for a plastic iPhone.
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"Yes, Microsoft And Apple Will Have To Manufacture: The battle of the century is in IP. Who will control the intellectual property of the emerging technology environment?" Forbes 7:47 AM
"Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: One Platform Will Not Rule Them All" Techland 8:20 AM
"iWork Lives! Apple Hiring For Testing Of Next Generation iWork Software" AppleBitch 12:30 PM
"Don't Like Creative Cloud? There's a Petition for That" The Mac Observer 10:56 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Tackle OS X Thunderbolt firmware update woes: If you are unable to successfully install the update or are experiencing problems after doing so, here are a couple of steps you can try." MacFixIt 5:39 PM
"Disk Utility may combine custom drive setups on some Macs: The use of automatic repair routines on newer Mac Minis and iMacs may combine two separate drives into a Fusion drive. Fortunately, there's a way to get around that." CNET Reviews 3:29 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Reason 7 music production, Propellerheads' best version so far" IT.Enquirer 7:58 AM
"Security Concerns when Disposing of Hardware" eXtensions 10:04 AM
"Blurring objects you want to hide in iMovie '11" Macworld 8:20 AM
"How To Create a Bootable Mountain Lion USB Thumb Drive" MacNews Blog 7:54 AM
"Four things Apple could do to improve iPhoto right now" Macworld 8:12 AM
"MacMost Now 864: Rulers and Guides" MacMost 10:28 AM
"Mac Gems: Delineato Pro a clean, inexpensive diagram and mind-mapping app" Macworld 12:32 PM
"Mount & Unmount Drives from the Command Line in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 5:44 PM
"Use Two Dropbox Accounts on your Mac with Dropbox Encore" ResExcellence 4:30 PM
"Five overlooked OS X system tweaks" Macworld 8:23 AM
"How to disable the Finder's 'Go to Folder' option." Amsys 8:21 AM
"OS X: How to Update iStat Menus to Fix a Frozen Menu Bar Clock" The Mac Observer 8:00 AM
"Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Delete User Cache Files [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Easy way to open new Finder window in same folder as frontmost window" Mac OS X Hints 9:54 AM
"How To Create And Edit PDFs On Your Mac Without Renting From Adobe By The Month" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Free: An Easy Way To Capture Whole Web Pages On A Mac And Save Them As Layered Photoshop Files" McSolo 7:57 AM
"XWord: Where Word Processing Isn't Dead. It's Merely Less Expensive With Fewer Features" NoodleMac 7:57 AM
"7 Ways To Create Photo Effects On Your Mac From A Single, Simple Photo App" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Find, Download, Store, Manage Flickr Photos On Your Mac With Viewfinder" TeraTalks 7:57 AM
Press Releases
"Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 3.7, a powerful all-in-one photo manipulation program for Mac and PC that lets photographers, web designers, business people, and families enhance photos quickly and efficiently. Simply select a group of photographs, and with a single operation edit, resize, convert, watermark, and rename every image in the group." Bits&Coffee 10:42 AM
"Farming Simulator 2013 Sprouts At MGS" Inside Mac Games 8:43 AM
"oneSafe, the password manager app, is now on Mac" prMac 8:17 AM
"Mementum — is a voice reminder for Mac, it allows to record voice and remind at a time which user sets. Also it allows to set a category and a text memo. It has a stylish interface and high usability level, time presets which allow to set reminder time and date very fast." Allgoritm 7:59 AM
"Tablet/Smartphone Apps Processor Revenue Increase By 83 Percent/60 Percent In 2012 – Apple Maintains Tablet Lead" MacPrices 7:58 AM
"iPhone growth lowest since 2007 launch" Mashable 8:33 AM
"Apple loses dominance with iPhone" TG Daily 8:32 AM
"Coffee with Tim Cook auction holds at $605K with a day left: Bidding for the coffee meeting with Apple's CEO has less than a day left, and appears to be holding steady at $605,000." CNET News 3:29 PM
"Routing Around Apple's Restrictions, AppCertain & Others Bring Enterprise-Level Control To Consumers In The Interest Of Child Safety" TechCrunch 2:56 PM
"Bill Gates: Steve Jobs was better at design than I was/In an emotional interview on '60 Minutes', the Microsoft chairman speaks of visiting Steve Jobs in his last days and marveling at how well he understood the concept of brand." CNET News 8:04 AM
"Bill Gates on Steve Jobs on '60 Minutes'" AllThingsD 8:08 AM
"60 Minutes Overtime: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Charlie Rose" Fortune 8:01 AM
"Bill Gates reflects of Steve Jobs on 60 Minutes" Insanely Great Mac 8:00 AM
"Apple has lengthy waiting list for police requests to unlock iPhones" Digital Trends 8:33 AM
"New York Attorney General Asks Apple To Do Something About All Those iPhone Thefts" Business Insider 9:54 AM
"Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung asked to help fight cellphone thefts" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:05 PM
"Paypal security chief wants more fingerprints, fewer passwords in future iPhones" TUAW 2:10 PM
"France weighs 'culture tax' for Apple, Google products" Reuters 8:45 AM
"France mulls 'culture tax' on devices like the iPhone" TUAW 1:02 PM
"New Quad/Graphics app gives life to printed page: Using a conference-room projector to display his iPad, the chief executive of Quad/Graphics Inc. on Monday wanted to show metro Milwaukee's civic leaders how his Sussex-based printing company has reinvented itself in the last three years." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 9:23 PM
"With Personal Data, Predictive Apps Stay a Step Ahead: Apps that proactively help people with their lives represent a significant departure from earlier approaches to software." Technology Review 8:09 AM
"T-Mobile iPhone 5 price raised to $150 from $100 down: On Monday, T-Mobile USA ended their iPhone 5 promotion and raised the iPhone 5 down payment from $100 to $150." AppleTell 2:54 PM
"Tool reveals Apple user locations: An Australian researcher has created a tool that uses Apple's location services to potentially reveal where users live." SC Magazine UK 9:43 AM
"You Probably Never Noticed This Apple Tribute In The Simpsons [Image] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Boca police: Thief tells sob story to borrow woman's iPhone, then drives off/Claimed his phone was broken, needed to call his mom, victim's husband says" South Florida Sun-Sentinel 4:23 PM
"Steve & Steve Is The Trippiest Comic About Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak You'll Ever Read [Gallery] Cult of Mac 9:39 AM
"A Vintage Mac Turned Into An Exquisitely Beautiful Piece Of Modern Art" Cult of Mac 10:30 AM
Non-Apple News
"Taiwan Based Institution Sues Google over Search & Google Places" Patent Bolt 7:06 PM
"Pegatron ramps up Apple supply competition against Foxconn" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"Apple said to move from Foxconn to Pegatron" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"Apple to fix iPhones in store, revamp Apple Care: Plans to repair more iPhones in store rather than exchange a broken iPhone for a refurbished one" Macworld UK 8:32 AM
"AppleCare warranty reportedly to become subscription-based: What say you, EU?" ZDNet 4:03 PM
"Revamped AppleCare means changes for Genius Bar employees" TUAW 10:30 AM
"Reports, leaked components hint at late-summer arrival for iPhone 6" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"iPhone camera evolution over the years captured by Camera+" TUAW 12:31 PM
"Apple files patent for a user interface for object animation control" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
"Apple files patent for controlling electronic devices based on capability descriptions" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"LensLight For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"I AM MT: Card Battle For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"FlickPig For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad: Review and giveaway" TUAW 9:26 PM
"Three Battery-Boosting Cases for iPhone 5" AllThingsD 8:20 AM
"Wireless Witch: DIY Wireless Extenders Put to the Test/Do homemade extenders—which cost pennies to make—perform well enough to be worth the trouble of making them?" PC Magazine 8:09 AM
"Review: Phonesuit's Flex Pocket Lightning Charger" TUAW 9:05 AM
"Powerocks Tarot a good tool for 'topping off' your iPhone's charge" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
"The Chef Sleeve Keeps Your iPad Clean In The Kitchen" Business Insider 1:02 PM
"Review: Velo 2 Messenger Bag [Video] iSource 12:33 PM
"Huge 1Password update brings lots of changes" iDownload Blog 4:05 PM
"Silk's Cool Art App Lets You Swipe the Light Fantastic" MacNewsWorld 8:21 AM
"Easily import Astrid tasks to Any.Do on Android, iOS: Worried that all your tasks will disappear if Yahoo shuts down Astrid? Now you can easily migrate them from Astrid to Any.Do." CNET 9:09 PM
"If You Buy Sports And Concert Tickets Online Then You Need The Free SeatGeek Ticket App" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Yet Another Clever Way To Store Sensitive Data On Your iPhone (cheap and secure)" BohemianBoomer 7:57 AM
"What's The Easiest, Fastest, Least Expensive Way To Create Photo Collages On An iPhone?" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Appidemic: Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" AppleTell 8:33 AM
"'Murder Files' - Calling All Gumshoes For A Bloody Charming Mystery" Touch Arcade 9:39 AM
"It's Monster Crashing Time In The Latest TinyLegends Game" App Advice 4:23 PM
"Story Review: Perhaps too simple for the experienced iOS user, Story is ideal for those novices who want to share their memories and photos with others via email or Facebook." 148Apps 11:18 AM
"Review: Betaworks connects the Dots to score an iOS hit" GigaOM 2:09 PM
"Dots Review: Simple to look at and play, Dots is a rather fun game about connecting as many dots as possible within a short period of time." 148Apps 12:32 PM
"Stick Stunt Biker 2 Review: This sequel features beautiful new graphics, impressive fast bikes, and insane tracks to keep players satisfied." 148Apps 2:55 PM
"Daddy Was a Thief Review: Daddy Was a Thief is a decent and cute endless platformer, but it never really amounts to more than that." 148Apps 9:06 AM
"Hardest Game Ever 2 Review: Offering frantic twitch-based gaming, Hardest Game Ever 2 provides a sturdy challenge to those with fast reflexes and a love of mini-games." 148Apps 2:09 PM
"Go Home Dinosaurs Review: Go Home Dinosaurs brings an unexpected mixture of gameplay elements to tower defense, but they all work together beautifully." 148Apps 10:29 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to highlight and notate books and PDFs with iBooks for iPhone and iPad" iMore 2:08 PM
"The Complete Guide to Buying an External Display for Your Mac" Mactuts+ 8:21 AM
"How To: Enable iOS 6 Emoji, Emoticons" FairerPlatform 7:55 AM
Tips
"Backing up and restoring an iPod classic" iLounge 2:54 PM
"PadGadget's iPad Tips: What to do When an App is Too Big to Download" PadGadget 12:33 PM
"Is an iPad Pro Tablet Coming Soon?" The Motley Fool 9:26 PM
"New Facebook app for iOS divides opinion" Metro UK 9:24 PM
"Why Apple should develop Android apps: Apple's app ecosystem remains a closed-loop, Apple-only affair. But it's in the company's interest to change that." CNET Reviews 8:45 PM
"9 ideas for a radical redesign of iOS 7: Apple's mobile operating system is reportedly getting a major reboot. So we asked designers what they would change. Here is what they came up with." Fortune 8:03 AM
"Gates on Steve Jobs: 'We Grew Up Together'" PC Magazine 1:01 PM
"Just tell him I'm an asshole' --Bill Gates on Steve Jobs" Computerworld 8:41 AM
"Bill & Jobs' excellent adventure: Steve's tech looked better than mine" The Register 8:40 AM
"Who killed Steve Jobs? It was you and me, and Bill Gates." Stabley Times 7:58 AM
"DNA Dynamics, Inc. taking Number 1 PC game to iPad and Android Tablets" PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"10 new iPhone 5 accessories worth buying" Phones Review 8:57 AM
"The Classic Game Goes Digital In Dots And Boxes 2013 For iOS" App Advice 8:57 AM
"AirWatch, Enterprise Mobility Management Leader, Launches AirWatch Professional: a Simple and Cost-Effective Platform that Enables Core Mobile Device Management Capabilities for Small Businesses" Business Wire 8:44 AM
"Lincor Solutions Launches World's First Mobile Solution for Patient Engagement and Clinical Services: MEDIVista MOBILE delivers services to Apple iPad and Android devices" Business Wire 8:44 AM
"PureShot App For iPhone Is Like A Filter Free Zone For Your Photographs" App Advice 8:44 AM
"SoundCloud brings Google+ Sign-In to its Android and iOS apps" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Groupon launches POS app to expand payments service for merchants to iPad" 9 to 5 Mac 8:43 AM
"Groupon Squares Up To Rivals With Groupon POS, An iPad App And Dashboard For On-Site, Mobile Payments" TechCrunch 8:40 AM
"Shoot Puffer Fish Out Of A Turtle's Mouth And Rescue All The Penguins In XnO For iOS" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Bottoms Up: Easily Track Your Daily Water Intake With The New Ounces App" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Heroes And Castles 3.0 Features New Characters, New Campaign, New Map And More" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Amazon releases Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS users" O'Grady's PowerPage 8:23 AM
"Amazon Targets Photo Stream with Cloud Drive Photos" The Mac Observer 8:23 AM
"Message Send Percent is a status indicator for your outgoing messages" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of May 13: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, Blackmagic Design, eBooks, Going Paperless and More" The MUG Center 8:21 AM
"Flipboard updates iOS app with new profile pages, SMS sharing and 'Friends' category" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Flipboard Updates iOS App, Now Lets You Share Your Custom Magazine About Boats And Hoes With Friends" TechCrunch 8:40 AM
"Flipboard iOS app now provides more insight on your magazine" AppleTell 8:33 AM
"Flipboard Update Brings New Profile Pages, Friends Category, Image Saving" iClarified 8:20 AM
"Visualize iOS interfaces in 3D with the Spark Inspector, Available Now" prMac 8:57 AM
"Pocket Nature - A Digital Toy for iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:17 AM
"Theodolite Navigation App Announces 20%-off Sale through Memorial Day" prMac 8:17 AM
"Objective-Cologne: Early bird pricing only until the End of May" prMac 8:17 AM
"Hullabu launches a new iPad game, Dream Day: Bella Italia" prMac 8:16 AM
"iCarbs 4.0 Released - Great New Functionality Added" prMac 8:16 AM
"PlayScreen invites Alec Baldwin to test his word game skills for charity" prMac 8:16 AM
"Embark Upon A Roaring Rampage Of Revenge In Trigger City For iPhone" App Advice 8:12 AM
"ABC Adding Local Live Streaming Via iOS App" PC Magazine 9:43 AM
"Watch ABC Brings Live Content to the Web and iOS" Mashable 8:29 AM
"ABC to start live streaming content via iOS apps this week" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"ABC to stream network shows live to iOS devices" Insanely Great Mac 8:00 AM
"Live Streaming Coming ABC iOS App" FairerPlatform 7:56 AM
"Individual investors rush into Apple: Individual investors took advantage of Apple's recent stock slide to snap up shares of the tech giant last month, according to brokerage firm TD Ameritrade." CNNMoney 8:04 AM
"Chart of the day: Apple's shrinking diluted share count/Buying back shares will boost EPS and save Apple $1.5 billion a year in dividends." Fortune 8:03 AM
"Blue Chips Decline: The Dow industrials finished in the red, taking a pause after last week's record push." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks hit multi-year highs, leading Asia" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks retreat from 2013 high" MarketWatch 9:41 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:11 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:10 PM
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