"Apple's largest U.S. store highlights growth plan" ["Apple's second-largest store globally after London's Regent Street offers a vivid glimpse into the latest retail thinking at the Cupertino, California-based company as it prepares to expand internationally with a new store in Beijing this summer."] Reuters 8:03 AM
"Boston's Apple Store about to bear fruit" Boston Herald 8:20 AM
"Huge Crowd Expected At Boston Apple Store Opening" WBZ Boston [Video] 9:59 AM
"Apple's New Boston Store, 'A Diamond in a Rock Pile'" Wired 6:59 PM
"Apple will please missile makers by backing PA Semi's chip" ["PA Semi's staff has started notifying a limited set of customers that the company's existing dual-core processor will enjoy long-term support. Apple will employ a number of old PA Semi staffers just for this task, which is good news for folks making missiles, mine-sweeping gear and storage boxes.While the information is limited at this point, we believe the military interest in PA Semi's low-power chip may have forced Apple's hand here."] The Register 8:40 PM
"How Apple is changing DRM: As more stores and record labels abandon digital rights management, Apple may have an alternative plan for subscription services, writes Tim Anderson" The Guardian 7:55 AM
"iTunes' Content Pricing Not in Crisis: Apple critics have been working to push the idea that the company's pricing models in iTunes are in trouble and that HBO's recent deal to sell shows for $2.99 per episode will cause a stampede toward untenably higher pricing. They're wrong, here's why." RoughlyDrafted Magazine 7:19 AM
"AT&T Reverses Course On iPhone Sales Limit: Questions about a one-per-customer policy may suggest Apple is reducing inventories to make way for a new version of a 3G iPhone." InformationWeek 8:49 PM
"AT&T Reportedly Limits iPhone Sales To One Per Customer: Many believe Apple is reducing inventories before releasing a new version of the smartphone next month." InformationWeek 4:08 PM
"Deutsche Telekom says iPhone meeting expectations: Deutsche Telekom chief executive Rene Obermann said Thursday the company has so far sold more than 100,000 of Apple Inc.'s iPhones since the device's November debut in Germany." Associated Press 3:14 PM
"T-Mobile: 100,000 IPhones Sold in Germany So Far" Dow Jones 8:44 AM
"WSJ on touch BlackBerry; Intel 4-core; T-Mobile at 100K iPhones" AppleInsider 8:27 PM
"Apple's Boylston Street Store: Before and After" Cult of Mac 10:00 AM
"Lines form ahead of Apple Store Boylston Street grand opening" MacDailyNews 3:28 PM
"Scots call centre 'huge' help as iPhone keeps O2 lines busy" The Scotsman 7:06 PM
"Report: RIM Preps Touch-Screen BlackBerry" TheStreet.com 4:10 PM
"RIM Makes The Touch-Screen, iPhone-Killing 'Thunder' A Reality" InformationWeek 4:08 PM
"Singapore Airlines welcome onboard the iPod/iPhone, all the multimedia contents are now viewable in the 15.4'' LCD display in each seats" Google Italian-to-English: setteB.IT 11:22 AM
"iPod And iPhone Connectivity Now Available" Scoop 7:06 PM
"Apple VAR Hopes For Best In Shadow Of Apple Flagship" CRN 4:10 PM
"More Flesh for 'Bare Bones' Computers" MacNewsWorld 11:52 AM
"Music industry research warns of shrinking download market: New research claims the percentage of music fans regularly paying for downloads is shrinking" Macworld UK 7:44 AM
"Intel denies report on ZDNet greater iPhone: Intel has in yesterday ZDNet report cited statements by CEO Hannes Schwaderer on future iPhone models denied. Schwaderer had only general comments on possible Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), and not on future iPhone models speculation. The Apple iPhone is merely an example of small Internet access devices in this context have been mentioned. 'Intel does not know about future products of other manufacturers and can therefore say nothing about,' said press spokesman Mike Cato to ZDNet.de." Google German-to-English: ZDNet 8:26 AM
"Anatomy of a rumor: The Atom-powered Newton iPhone" Fortune: Apple 2.0 8:43 AM
"Intel: future iPhone to be Atom powered" Reg Hardware 8:44 AM
"Intel Denies Report Of Future iPhone With Intel Chip" Silicon Alley Insider 8:41 AM
"Apple filing places iPhone networks at restaurants, zoos, concerts" AppleInsider 10:01 AM
"Apple's invisible indicators -amazingly tiny holes" Watching Apple 8:53 PM
"Belkin RockStar review: Want to mix and share your music?" Pocket-lint 2:14 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Method Of Capacitively Sensing Finger Position: Sensor array configurations that allow for the accurate determination of an object's position are disclosed. The sensor configurations utilize a plurality of varying length sensors that have staggered beginning and ending positions." United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:36 AM
"Brightness Control Of A Status Indicator Light: An apparatus and method for controlling the brightness and luminance of a light, such as an LED. The embodiment may vary the brightness and luminance of the LED in a variety of ways to achieve a variety of effects." United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:37 AM
"Review: HP Photosmart Pro B885/HP photo inkjet offers archival quality images at moderate price" Macworld 11:51 AM
"Charles Moore's The Agenda -A Terabyte Of Storage Inside Your 'Book!" PowerBook Central 11:23 AM
"Griffin Amplifi Review: A simple and eye-catching all-in-one iPod speaker system from Griffin" Macworld UK 7:55 AM
"Exclusive: Sony Cyber-Shot W300/The Cyber-shot W300 is a pocket-sized camera that offers one of best balances of size, performance and ease-of-use we've seen – and to us it's one of the best looking to boot. It's not without flaws, but overall it's a cracking little camera." Digital Arts 8:06 AM
"Kensington Saddlebag Ultra: The Same Old Bag, in a Good Way" TidBITS 4:37 PM
"Apple tablet being readied for WWDC?" Stuff.tv 8:09 AM
"ATOM-Powered iPhone or Mac-Tablet?" HardMac 8:06 AM
"Will Apple ATOMize the Mac mini?" HardMac 8:06 AM
"BlackBerry Curve — a wistful review: While you're working out why a tech review should be wistful, let me just say that the long battle between BlackBerry and iPhone for which device should equip the Syntagma offices, has been won by BlackBerry." Syntagma 7:49 AM
"RunRevLive '08 Conference, Las Vegas: Insights" PerformancePC 7:23 AM
"So, You Bought A Mac? What Tipped The Scales For You?" Mac 360 7:19 AM
"Apple Begins to Succumb to Entertainment Industry Demands" The Mac Night Owl 7:15 AM
Non-Apple
"The Wonders Of Digital Photo Sharing" CBS 3:42 PM
"The Ethernet explosion that hasn't even happened yet" Network World 12:47 PM
"The top 10 social networking annoyances" PC World 12:47 PM
"Bargain Hunt: Unlocked Cell Phones/Hot new unlocked handsets will cost you a pretty penny, but their predecessors are still alive and kicking—and cheaper than ever." PC Magazine 12:35 PM
"Geotagging GPS Gadgets: Wouldn't it be cool if you could tag your digital photos with the exact locations where they were taken? These three devices do just that." PC Magazine 12:34 PM
"Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked" Associated Press 12:20 PM
"DVD burners will continue to outpace Blu-ray drives for at least another three years" Macsimum News 8:45 AM
"Why Twitter Matters: Can the fledgling microblogging service become a social media powerhouse to rival giants like Facebook—or will it be gobbled up?" BusinessWeek 8:20 AM
"Android vs. LiMo: What's the difference?" CrunchGear 8:08 AM
"RocketRAID 3522 card update supports Mac Pro booting" Macworld 10:00 AM
"QDOS Sound Frame iPod speakers launch" Pocket-lint 9:15 AM
"Get the iMac look for your iPhone with the Xtand" iPhonic 8:07 AM
"Smith Micro Software's Consumer Group Signs Agreement to Publish New ArtRage Deluxe 2.5: ArtRage Deluxe 2.5 Offers Custom Painting Stencils and Tools, Photo Tracing Features and Video Tutorials for Novice and Experienced Artists" Business Wire 7:21 AM
"Aliph Introduces New Jawbone® Bluetooth® Headset With NoiseAssassin™ Technology at AT&T Stores Nationwide" Business Wire 7:21 AM
"YML Archives for May 14th, 2008" Your Mac Life 7:16 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets Macworld's Jason Snell, author Kirk McElhearn and HostGator's Brent Oxley this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:15 AM
"Carl Icahn's letter to Yahoo's board: In an open letter Thursday to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, the billionaire investor said he is launching a proxy fight seeking to replace the Internet company's entire 10-member board." Fortune 9:14 AM
"Text of Carl Icahn's Letter to Roy Bostock" IDG News Service 12:32 PM
"Icahn sends letter to Yahoo, plans proxy battle" Associated Press 9:55 AM
"Icahn Makes It Official, Nominates 10 For Yahoo Board, Including Mark Cuban, Adam Dell, Frank Biondi" Barron's 9:55 AM
"Yahoo in faceoff with Icahn: Billionaire investor announces plan to overthrow Yahoo's board of directors; aims to restart buyout talks with Microsoft." Fortune 9:13 AM
"Icahn: Ready to Pounce on Yahoo/The billionaire investor is poised to propose a slate of directors to replace Yahoo's board, but will Microsoft take the bait?" BusinessWeek 9:44 AM
"Bare-knuckle fight begins for Yahoo" FT.com 8:59 PM
"Icahn launches proxy battle against Yahoo" FT.com 8:58 PM
"Icahn Plans Challenge To Yahoo Leadership" Washington Post 10:42 AM
"Icahn to Proceed With Proxy Fight at Yahoo" Smartmoney.com 9:46 AM
"Icahn Moves to Oust Yahoo Board: Billionaire Hopes to Revive a Deal with Microsoft" WSJ.com 9:23 AM
"Is H-P's latest deal even crazier than Compaq? Commentary: Hurd will see his management chops tested with EDS buyout" MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"HP Joins Desktone's Partner Program to Advance Virtualized Desktops as a Service" SeekingAlpha 9:34 AM
"HP Fixing XP SP3 Problems: The problems that were reported with Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 seem to affect Hewlett-Packard desktops with AMD processors." eWeek 9:02 PM
"Microsoft Joins One Laptop per Child: The nonprofit organization's alliance with Microsoft will bring Windows XP to the poorest children, and could give OLPC a much-needed boost" BusinessWeek 8:59 PM
"'$100 laptop' embraces Windows XP: Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the '$100 laptop' to make Windows available on the machines." BBC 8:58 PM
"With Microsoft, OLPC may finally succeed: The software giant puts Windows on the '$100 laptop' (which costs about $200) and gives the program new life." Fortune 7:00 PM
"Microsoft Is Joining Low-Cost Laptop Project" New York Times 6:56 PM
"Windows to run on One Laptop Per Child computer" Reuters 9:01 PM
"Gates Provides More Windows 7 Details: He may be retiring but he's still talking.Gates reveals a few more details about the next version of Windows after Vista." InternetNews.com 12:59 PM
"Microsoft blames users for Vista infections: Software giant Microsoft has claimed user 'complacency' is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000." ZDNet UK 10:49 AM
"Developers explain why they're avoiding Vista: Fewer than 1 in 12 programmers is currently writing applications targeting Microsoft's Vista operating system" Computerworld 2:28 PM
"Who hasn't Microsoft signed a patent deal with?" CNET News.com 10:09 AM
"Car Talk: Ford Sync Gives Drivers Voice Command OptionFord Sync, developed in partnership with Microsoft, is a voice-activated, in-car communications and entertainment system. Despite a solid initial implementation, Sync's feature set and user interface still have a few miles to go." InformationWeek 10:19 AM
"Sun overtime lawsuit a class action: Judge's ruling on complaint by salaried technical writer could have wide impact" San Jose Mercury News 12:06 PM
"IBM magnifying power of solar cells: Says technology provides 5-fold increase" Cox News Service 12:06 PM
"IBM Invests In Brazilian Startups" CRN Brazils 3:26 PM
"Dell and Ericsson ink mobile-broadband deal: Dell is to start incorporating Ericsson's mobile-broadband modules into some of its laptops." ZDNet UK 10:48 AM
"NEC profit climbs on cost cuts, sees growth" Reuters 12:02 PM
"NEC's Net More Than Doubles, Boosted by Electronics-Device Unit" WSJ.com 9:19 AM
"Intel ordered to dish documents on deleted antitrust lawsuit e-mails: Internal interviews must be disclosed to AMD" The Register 11:52 AM
"Intel shares rise after Lehman raises price target on product demand, minimal quake disruption" Associated Press 9:41 AM
"Intel to develop e-commerce PC with China's Alibaba" IDG News Service 12:47 PM
"AMD shake-up may be harbinger of major restructuring: With executives coming and going, analysts say fab part of AMD's business may face shake-up" Computerworld 3:23 PM
"Oracle win on Mangosoft patent claim upheld by court" Bloomberg News 12:05 PM
"Gov'ts Must Intervene to End IP Address Shortage, Says OECD" IDG News Service 12:32 PM
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