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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
 

 

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Friday Highlights: TheStreet continues to highlight excerpts from Jason Schwarzes ebook on Apple's Decade, today looking at how Apple shares can hit $500; some expect the iPhone to hit 10% of China's 3G market; TidBITS uncovers a Finder-copying bug in Snow Leopard, and CNET's MacFixIt helps out with missing AppleTalk issues in Snow Leopard; Gameloft slowing down on Android development plans as their iPhone efforts are selling 400 times more than on Android, while SEGA is 'seriously committed' to iPhone games; got $50,000 and a strong desire to own an Apple I, it can be yours!; Macworld UK cites Gene Munster saying Apple's tablet should be around $700, not $2000; MacPrices reviews the new 27" iMac; SeekingAlpha analyst asks if Apple can stop the Android momentum; Chrome OS coverage in our Op/Ed section, TG Daily says we need it, InfoWorld says it will fail.

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Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple, IBM Dispute Reveals New iPhone Chips: Mark Papermaster appears to be heading up a team that will design processors for Apple gadgets." InformationWeek 11:42 AM
  • "Is Apple getting into the chip business? A brewing battle between Apple Inc. and its frenemy, IBM Corp., over the role of an executive who at one time managed Big Blue's PowerPC chip business may be an early sign that the Silicon Valley wunderkind is considering designing some of its own semiconductors." MarketWatch 9:02 PM
  • "Is Apple Set to Make Its Own ARM Chips for the iPhone?"  Seeking Alpha 7:09 AM
  • "Why Apple Could Make iPhone Chips"  Forbes.com 7:08 AM
  • "What Fadell's Departure Means for Apple: Development chief Tony Fadell's exit underscores concerns about whether Apple is doing enough to groom management talent that could succeed Steve Jobs"  BusinessWeek 7:22 AM
  • "Fat lady sings for iPod head: IBM VP to become Apple of Jobs' eye" Silicon.com 7:54 AM
  • "Apple Botches Staff Shifts, Needs To Calm Angry IBM" NewsFactor 12:24 PM
  • "Apple Response on Norwegian ITunes Case Fails to Impress"  IDG News Service 12:27 PM
  • "Apple's iTunes will face Norwegian gov't investigation" Distorted-Loop 2:58 PM
  • "Apple faces lawsuit over defective PowerBooks: N.Y. man sues company for bad memory slots in now-obsolete notebooks" Computerworld 9:12 AM
  • "Researcher Finds iPhone 3G Flaw: The vulnerability, found in the audio portion of Apple's video format, can cause iPhones and iPods to crash." InformationWeek 7:21 PM

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OS X
News
  • "Researcher Finds iPhone 3G Flaw: The vulnerability, found in the audio portion of Apple's video format, can cause iPhones and iPods to crash." InformationWeek 3:20 PM
  • "MobileMe stumbles again, goes dark for nearly 7 hours: Swedish uptime measurement vendor details Monday breakdown; users annoyed" Computerworld 4:04 PM
  • "Software Fix for MacBook Pro Trackpad Issue 'Coming Soon'" Mac Rumors 7:41 AM
  • "Apple readying software patch for quirky MacBook trackpads" AppleInsider 9:06 AM
  • "Apple gets raw support for Nikon D90, other SLRs" CNET News.com 9:33 AM
  • "Apple tweaks RAW compatibility for Aperture and iPhoto" iTWire 6:55 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "iCal sluggish after updating" MacFixIt 9:33 AM
  • "A Document Being Saved on 10.4" Rixstep 7:22 PM
  • "(A Document Being Saved By Rixedit)/CocoaDocument-Based.rtx" Rixstep 3:38 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Five ways to slim down your Mac OS X install" Ars Technica 9:00 PM
  • "Big Mean Folder Machine 1.5.1: Despite the never-need-to-organize-files promise of Spotlight, there are times you want to organize your files." Macworld 8:18 PM
  • "Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: Some actual new stuff equals the most worthwhile Dreamweaver in years" Creative Mac 8:39 AM
  • "Review: After Effects CS4/Much improved performance and tools for serious production workflow" Macworld 7:46 AM
  • "Red Giant Instant HD Final Cut Pro plug-in for resizing video from SD to HD --review" IT.Enquirer 8:59 AM
  • "Remember Eudora Email? Is It Finally Dead And Gone?" Mac360 1:51 PM
  • "Top 10 Screensavers for the 21st Century" TidBITS 9:13 AM
  • "Election Day stupid AppleScript tricks" bynkii.com 8:01 AM
  • "Here's a can't-believe-I-didn't-try-this-years-ago tip. You can hit Expose to reveal the Desktop (F11 key), click and hold a file icon, hit F11 again, then finish dragging that file into another window. Perfect for dragging attachments to Mail. Saves tons of time." MacInTouch 8:45 PM
  • "Tip: A Few Tips to Improve the Spaces Experience" Smoking Apples 2:12 PM
  • "Customizing the login screen" Macworld 3:39 PM
  • "Download links from external sources in Safari" Mac OS X Hints 10:13 AM
  • "10.5: How to pull Time Capsule data for dead drives" Mac OS X Hints 10:12 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Are there any utilities or alternative apps that allow more security settings for pdf files than OSX/Preview do?" MacInTouch 8:47 PM
  • "Ruby Enterprise Edition on Mac OS X Leopard" Theocacao 4:25 PM
  • "MobileMe still seems to be fraught with issues" MacUser 2:00 PM
  • "Why does adding RAW support for 4 high-end digital cameras to iPhoto require a system restart?" Macenstein 12:03 PM
  • "Hidden Dimensions - When Licensing Mac OS X Wouldn't be Crazy"  The Mac Observer 8:40 AM
  • "Apple fails to advertise Mac OS X Real Potentials" Desinformado 6:56 AM
Press Releases
  • "Envision goes beyond the limitations of your Web browser to provide new ways to view and work with the Web's amazing artwork, pictures, photographs, graphics and other images. " Open Door 7:25 PM
  • "Roxio updates Toast 9 and Streamer" Macworld 2:01 PM
  • "Free Update To The New MacSpeech Dictate 1.2" MacSpeech 1:53 PM
  • "Quickoffice releases iDisk tool for iPhone: Quickoffice has released a free iPhone application called MobileFiles, which lets users access their iDisk online storage accounts from Apple's popular handset." ZDNet UK 11:31 AM
  • "IBM Symphony for Mac - And with Aqua GUI Goodness" Architosh 4:27 PM
  • "IBM expands Symphony office suite to Mac OS X" TG Daily 2:00 PM
  • "IBM Commits to Future of ODF With Symphony Roadmap: Free Symphony Open for Mac, Ubuntu, Global Business Adoption; OpenOffice 3.0 Code, Microsoft Office 2007 File Support Coming in 2009" Market Wire 10:26 AM
  • "Tesline-Service announces Rohos Logon Key 1.4 for Mac OS X" MacTech Magazine 10:17 AM
  • "Akvis Magnifier 2.0 enlarges photos to 'super-high resolution'" MacTech Magazine 9:33 AM
  • "EVE Online: Quantum Rise expansion coming Nov. 11" Macworld 8:26 AM
  • "Karelia Announces Sandvox 1.5.2 Update to Award-Winning Website Creator" prMac 2:04 PM
  • "EasyCatalog for InDesign CS4 Now Available" prMac 9:35 AM
  • "bambooapps updates Keep Your Word and reduces the price of FND" prMac 6:59 AM
  • "Bebosoft announces Mediata Survey 2.0.8" prMac 6:58 AM
  • "VideoPier 1.1 and VideoPier HD 1.1 now available" Aquafadas 6:57 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Second Apple analyst sees 'softness' in iPhone demand" AppleInsider 10:13 AM
  • "Analyst backs lower iPhone production numbers" MacNN 10:12 AM
  • "Jobs' travel expenses continue to rise" MacNN 8:29 PM
  • "Apple and Google backed Obama to the hilt: New study shows just how much cash Silicon Valley employees gave to the Obama campaign" Macworld UK 3:41 PM
  • "Apple files for 'Indie Spotlight' trademark" MacNN 8:31 PM
  • "Ear Docs' Warning Rings Loud and Clear: Turn Down the iPod!" Buffalo News 7:03 AM
  • "SingTel Warns Strong Currency Will Hurt Results: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. warned that its fiscal second-quarter earnings will be hurt by a stronger Singapore dollar and costs related to the launch of third-generation iPhones." WSJ.com 10:06 AM
  • "iPhone Boosts Customer Growth At Swisscom; Hits Core Profit" mocoNews.net 7:07 AM
  • "New Samsung Phone: a Real iPhone Killer?" BusinessWeek 7:37 AM
  • "Closets, Cupboards, Street Corners: Where Dead Macs Go To Die" Cult of Mac 7:03 AM
  • "November 5, 2004: Jobs, iTunes Honored" AppleMatters 1:59 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Android-Powered G1 Gets Antivirus Software: SMobile Systems is selling software that will scan the device and memory cards for viruses, spyware, and other malware." InformationWeek 7:19 PM
  • "Google Desertion Leaves Yahoo Swinging in the Breeze" E-Commerce Times 3:34 PM
  • "Remote wipe service protects data on phones: BackStopp Mobile ensures sensitive data is removed from missing devices" vnunet.com 11:56 AM
  • "BlackBerry Bold Now Free At Wal-Mart" Wired Blogs 11:38 AM
  • "Adobe aims to make Photoshop.com more social" CNET News.com 11:30 AM
  • "Mozilla Adds Privacy Mode to Firefox Test Build" Computerworld 12:50 PM
  • "Web 2.0 Summit Looks Beyond The Web: Anticipating a future U.S. energy policy more focused on alternatives to oil, the Web 2.0 Summit will also feature discussions with the green tech leaders, among others." InformationWeek 11:10 AM
  • "Westminster University moves to Google Apps: Search giant lands desktop tools on another 25,000 seats" CIO UK 3:30 PM
Publications
  • "Twitter and TV: Macworld Podcast #135" Macworld 3:19 PM
  • "Podcast #63: Netflix on Mac Goes Live and Apple Comments on New Mac Rumors" Mac|Life 7:48 AM
  • "Podcast #170: Generation 4 iPod nano; plus news: on the US election; on Macs; rumours; local news; and on downloads" eXtensions 6:56 AM
  • "Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software Discusses Fotomagico , PhotoPresenter, iStopMotion and More" MacVoices 6:54 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple tells Mac mini fan to hang in there: Apple appears to be taking its policing of the rumor mill to the phones, in one case dialing a customer who expressed concern over Internet reports on the Mac mini's fate to assure him the situation would be addressed in due time." AppleInsider 3:57 PM
  • "Apple tries to quell Mac mini rumors" MacNN 8:31 PM
  • "Apple delays entry MacBook Air till after Thanksgiving" AppleInsider 11:40 AM
  • "Entry-level MacBook Air delayed 2-3wks" MacNN 8:28 PM
  • "Intel Core i7 chips are 'blindingly fast', next-gen iMac to use them?" Computerworld 7:46 AM
  • "Best Refurb MacBook Pro Value, AirPort Card Thermal Issues, Opera vs. iCab, and More" Low End Mac 3:26 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "No Text Message Plan? No Free iPhone WiFi" iPhone Atlas 4:24 PM
  • "MacOSG: Keep magnets away from a MacBook Air" Macsimum News 9:58 AM
  • "I got a MBP a few days after they came out to replace my 5-year-old 1.25 GHz Powerbook G4. I'm a photographer, but see no problems with the reflectivity of the screen. If you specifically focus on reflections in the screen, they're there. However, if you focus your eyes on the screen, the reflections go away dramatically." MacInTouch 3:27 PM
  • "I don't think I would have 'toughed it out' as long as you seem to have; I don't have the patience. Apple Service Repair would have been contacted long before the MBAir got too hot to hold in my lap. It is obvious that Apple needs to get involved in this; they are usually pretty good at dealing with malfunctioning Macs. Give them a try." MacInTouch 3:26 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "djay: Buy at a 50% discount. Promo runs today only." MacUpdate Promo 7:14 AM
  • "Mac Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:43 AM
  • "15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:43 AM
  • "13'' MacBook Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:43 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Apple Laptops: The Hits Keep Coming/The latest MacBook and MacBook Pro enhancements should keep the hot streak going" BusinessWeek 7:22 AM
  • "Test Center review: MacBook Pro is built to last" InfoWorld 7:16 AM
  • "Hardware Review: 8 Gigabyte Generation 4 iPod nano" eXtensions 6:58 AM
  • "CEntrance MicPort Pro" Mac|Life 7:14 AM
  • "BlackBerry Bold Is Big, Bulky And Beautiful" WSJ.com 7:13 AM
  • "Review: Blackberry Bold is Beautiful" GigaOM 7:46 AM
  • "The end of TV: Boxee + Apple TV + Hulu" MAKE 12:09 PM
  • "Seagate FreeAgent Go For Mac" Mac|Life 7:37 AM
  • "Review: Audio Bone 1.0 headphones" CrunchGear 4:25 PM
  • "Review: Kensington Media Sharing Cable" CrunchGear 12:10 PM
  • "Just a Peek - Nanosaur II: Hatchling for iPhone and iPod Touch" iPodObserver 11:46 AM
  • "Wheel of Fortune Deluxe and Jeopardy Deluxe" Mac|Life 7:37 AM
  • "Review: Jade Empire: Special Edition" Macworld 8:27 AM
iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Review: Wide-format e-mail apps for iPhone" Macworld 3:39 PM
  • "iPhone's i-centric programs: It's about you 24/7" MSNBC 2:30 PM
  • "Gadget Review: Recorder for iPhone" Digital Arts 2:06 PM
  • "App Store Day: A.I.Disk Lets You Access iDisk on the iPhone" Smoking Apples 9:51 AM
Tips
  • "I remembered that nothing happened when the Air user clicked okay. I believe he must have had the Block Pop-Up Windows checked and it prevented the completion of the log-in process. Something to try if you have problems with logging into Wi-Fi networks with a web interface." MacInTouch 8:42 PM
  • "Slim down your PDFs: Compress large files without compromising image quality." Macworld 8:27 AM
  • "AT&T Offers International iPhone Data Usage Tips" iPhone Atlas 8:26 AM

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Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Market Opportunities for Apple's iPhone: Apple's iPhone was the hot topic during a session at the Web 2.0 Summit here today. The 451 Group's Raven Zachary and other panelists discussed the market potential for the smart phone in the mobile and wireless sector. Can Google, Nokia Microsoft and RIM catch up? Here are some compelling data points that make the iPhone seem like Mt. Everest for those challengers." eWeek 9:03 PM
  • "I'm looking for a 16 channel security system/DVR that allows viewing and playback on a Mac. I've only found ones that require Windows. We had an EverFocus EDR1600 that recently died, but EverFocus no longer supports the Mac. I'm aware of SecuritySpy, I use it at home, but was hoping for a stand alone solution." MacInTouch 8:46 PM
  • "Apple Fiscal 2008 by the Numbers" eWeek 9:24 PM
  • "iWork '08 indeed: Apple bucks the layoff trend so far" VentureBeat 8:56 PM
  • "Apple adds more than 10,000 full-time employees in fiscal 2008 as iPhone, iPod sales boomed" Associated Press 8:33 PM
  • "Apple added 8,000 retail employees in fiscal 2008" CNET News.com 7:02 PM
  • "Unibody MacBook the Logical Successor to the 12'' PowerBook" Low End Mac 3:26 PM
  • "Who's got more cash? Apple or Microsoft?" The Register 3:19 PM
  • "Fake Russian iPhones are an Empty Promise" Cult of Mac 2:08 PM
  • "Apple Consistently Makes a Difference" AppleMatters 1:59 PM
  • "Why No New Mac Models Until Next Year?" Mac360 1:51 PM
  • "Microsoft Is Stealing Apple's Mojo" ["So Windows 7 looks good. What does this mean to Apple? It means an end to Windows problems driving increased Mac market share. Mac market grew share 60% in 2007, hitting 14% of the market by February. Much of that growth was fueled by Apple making great products, but some of it was disillusioned Windows users switching to Mac."]  InformationWeek 12:04 PM
  • "Video crashes Quicktime, iPhones" CrunchGear 11:46 AM
  • "Will HTC Android G1 beat Apple iPhone to China?" Phones Review 9:54 AM
  • "OMG! iPhone keyboard! OMG!" CrunchGear 9:12 AM
  • "What Apple gets right"  PC Pro 8:29 AM
  • "Apple Is The Best Run Company In America"  MacBlogz 8:26 AM
  • "WD TV is better than Apple TV" Raoul Pop 7:47 AM
  • "The new trackpad is less intuitive than foreseen" HardMac 7:41 AM
Non-Apple
  • "IT budgets at midsize firms: A look ahead" CNET News.com 6:58 PM
  • "Small startup has big plans for Wi-Fi: Meraki hopes to succeed where big players like Google have failed - getting towns to set up wide-area Internet networks" Fortune 4:48 PM
  • "The Vote: A Victory for Social Media, Too/The '08 election was a triumph for the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr as voters chronicled their experiences in words, photos, and video" BusinessWeek 4:28 PM
  • "Social networking sites dos and don'ts" CNN 4:14 PM
  • "Wanted: America's top tech exec/The job and eight candidates for a U.S. CTO" EE Times 3:31 PM
  • "Google Wins the Presidential Election (So Does Obama)" PC Magazine 12:57 PM
  • "Top Unlocked Phones: Break free from oppressive contracts and high roaming charges with these full-featured, unlocked handsets." PC Magazine 12:56 PM
  • "Can the cloud be trusted?" ZDNet 11:31 AM
  • "Review: The BlackBerry Bold smart phone is sleek and fast/But phone has mediocre call quality, unimpressive camera" PC World 4:03 PM
  • "How the CNN Holographic Interview System Works" Gizmodo 12:02 PM
  • "Video games to outsell music, DVDs -research" Distorted-Loop 8:34 AM
  • "The Inevitable Slow-Motion Death of the Tablet PC" Technologizer 8:26 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "iModem Offers iPhone Tethering Via USB" iPhone Atlas 4:25 PM
  • "Parrot launches iPod, iPhone-compatible hands-free Bluetooth kits" iLounge 4:25 PM
  • "ProcessOne launches IM for the iPhone: Business-class instant messaging comes to Apple handset" vnunet.com 11:54 AM
  • "BVG clarifies its stance on Berlin Trip Planner iPhone app, states copyright was violated" iPhone World 4:08 PM
  • "Windows coming to the iPhone through Citrix Systems" iPhone World 2:24 PM
  • "Self propelled robotic iPhone from Japan: video!" iPhone World 11:40 AM
  • "Parrot unveils MKi9100 and MKi9200 iPhone compatible Bluetooth car 'music kits" iPhone World 11:40 AM
  • "Everest: Hidden Expedition is a damn good looking iPhone game" iPhone World 11:40 AM
  • "Livestrong.com Announces Apple App Store Application for Eating Smarter: Free 'Calorie Tracker' helps iPhone and iPod Touch users manage weight and track fitness while mobile" Business Wire 8:39 AM
  • "OrbLive: All your media everywhere -now for iPhone" Distorted-Loop 8:33 AM
  • "The Hammacher Schlemmer LP to iPod Converter" Applelinks 7:48 AM
  • "Steep Price Drop on iPhone game 'Venger' now $0.99" OSX Reality 1:50 PM
Computer Industry
  • "Keep an eye on Big Blue's red line/Investor Daily: IBM's financial loans to customers have made it the undisputed king of business software. But beware: The credit crisis has turned that strategy into risky business." Fortune 9:44 AM
  • "IBM Discloses Details of 2009 Game Plan" TheStreet.com 5:09 PM
  • "IBM lays off 100 temporary manufacturing workers at Vermont semiconductor plant" Associated Press 5:12 PM
  • "Judge may soon spill more Microsoft secrets: Company says docs detailing OEM charges for Windows should stay sealed" Computerworld 4:05 PM
  • "Microsoft BizSpark: Free Software For Startups: Redmond hopes the program will seed Silicon Valley with lots of future customers." InformationWeek 11:13 AM
  • "Microsoft to slash software costs for selected startups: Microsoft is giving selected startup companies thousands of dollars worth of development tools and server software at an enormous discount for up to three years." Seattle Times 12:13 PM
  • "Microsoft offers free software for start-ups" CNET News.com 10:50 AM
  • "Yahoo's Yang says Microsoft deal still best option" Reuters 11:10 PM
  • "Yahoo urged to sell search unit to Microsoft" CNET News.com 11:29 AM
  • "Google pulls out of Yahoo ad deal; potential coup for Microsoft: Google abandoned attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online commerce. Yahoo now may feel more pressure to renew talks with Microsoft over an acquisition." Associated Press 12:14 PM
  • "Google withdraws from Yahoo ad partnership. Will Microsoft rebid?" ZDNet 11:36 AM
  • "Microsoft looking to China to create new products: Microsoft looking to Beijing research center to create new global products" Associated Press 10:23 AM
  • "Bill Gates introduces DreamSpark free software in India" IDG News Service 2:28 PM
  • "What Will WinHEC Bring? With PDC out of the way, Microsoft turns its attention to hardware vendors as part of its big rollout plans." InternetNews.com 2:57 PM
  • "Did Microsoft Bet on the Wrong Networking Partner?" Seeking Alpha 10:21 AM
  • "Microsoft's Silverlight heats up fight for online video players" USA Today 11:59 AM
  • "HP apes IBM's SVC: HP is introducing a SAN storage virtualisation platform, using LSI software, to combine mid-range HP and third-party drive arrays into a single pool of storage." The Register 12:06 PM
  • "Sun Micro hosts mild shareholders' meeting: Sun Microsystems Inc. held its annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday, and company officials had little to say to their stock owners in the wake of the computer server and software maker's recent disappointing quarterly report." MarketWatch 5:14 PM
  • "Sun Shareholders Vote for Say in Exec Pay" TheStreet.com 5:11 PM
  • "Sun injects Euro univerities with OpenSparc" The Register 12:06 PM
  • "Europractice, Sun team for multicore design support" EE Times Europe 12:18 PM
  • "Dell And Benioff Sound Off" Forbes.com 3:22 PM
  • "Intel Sees Gold in Solid-State Storage: Solid-state drives have become a big priority at Intel -- enough to get Gordon Moore himself involved." InternetNews.com 2:56 PM
  • "Analyst Calls Intel's Core I7 Chip 'Blindingly Fast" Computerworld 12:53 PM
  • "Cisco reports 8% jump in sales, flat quarterly profit: But tech giant issues lower-than-expected sales outlook" MarketWatch 5:00 PM
  • "Cisco slashes guidance and freezes hiring" Fortune 4:48 PM
  • "Cisco First-Quarter Sales Growth Slowest in 3 Years" Bloomberg 4:35 PM
  • "Cisco's Sales Climb Despite 'Challenging' Economy" WSJ.com 4:54 PM
  • "Oracle embeds Web 2.0 functions in CRM apps: Enterprise-software giant Oracle has embedded social-networking functions into its latest CRM offerings, allowing the applications to emulate social-networking sites." ZDNet Asia 11:29 AM
  • "Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel" ZDNet 11:35 AM
  • "An Obama presidency: Good, bad news for technology" CNET News.com 10:48 AM
  • "What the tech industry needs from President-elect Obama" CNET News.com 10:50 AM
  • "Who Will Be Obama's CTO? At least one observer thinks Google's Eric Schmidt could be tapped." InternetNews.com 2:57 PM
  • "Tech's Eyes Turn Now to Obama, Dems: The new administration promises change, but how will that play with the IT and Internet industry's agenda?" InternetNews.com 2:56 PM
  • "Obama Tech Policy Plans Eyed By Computer Industry: Sun, CompTIA and other IT leaders weigh in on the president elect's technology agenda, which includes support for network neutrality, and plans to promulgate community broadband." InformationWeek 7:17 PM
  • "Cheaper gadgets in vogue this holiday: Merchants see pick-up in sales of refurbished products and netbooks as money-conscious shoppers trade down on electronics." CNNMoney 9:42 AM
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Apple News
  • "Apple Increases Headcount 48%, Adds 10,400 Employees in One Year" The Mac Observer 3:23 PM
  • "Apple outlines shift in strategy, rise in R&D spending, more" AppleInsider 2:58 PM
  • "10-Q Watch: Apple Ups Headcount And Spending On R&D; Fadell Will Receive Salary For Advisory Role" paidContent.org 2:00 PM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks accelerate slide as economy weighs: Dow industrials close down nearly 500 points; S&P finishes below 1,000" MarketWatch 4:59 PM
  • "Dow sheds 486 points: Post-election worries about the weak economy are front and center." CNNMoney 4:49 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Post-Election Drop on Economic Concern" Bloomberg 4:35 PM
  • "Stocks Slide as Election Fervor Fades" CNBC 10:22 AM
  • "Election Day Rally Is Undone" WSJ.com 4:54 PM
  • "Telecom Stocks: rint, Clearwire, telecoms tumble" MarketWatch 4:55 PM
  • "Asia cheers Obama win, but Europe down: Wall Street set for retreat after recent gains as Democrat captures White House." CNNMoney 9:43 AM
  • "Stocks broadly higher, cheering Obama victory: Most Asian markets ended higher Wednesday after Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election, with energy and exporter shares racing ahead as investors hoped his administration will reinvigorate the world's largest economy." MarketWatch 10:08 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Drugmakers pace declines in European shares/Fears of lower U.S. sales weigh on healthcare related issues" MarketWatch 10:08 AM

 
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Weekend Editors: S. Siegling and D. Mahaffy

CEO: T. Jefferson
CFO: K. Midas
Editor Emeritus: W. Shakespeare
Writers Emeritus: W. Lewis, R. Chandler, W. Morris, G. Simenon, C. Vallejo, F. Garcia Lorca,
P. White, R. Adams, P. Valery, C. Aiken, R. Bradbury, F. Pessoa, S. Bellow, F. O'Connor
Art Directors: V. Van Gogh, C. Monet
Advertising Managers: C. Chaplin, H. Marx
Public Relations Firm: Bits & Bytes
Bomb Squad: Type 11 Errors
Chief Scientists: I. Asimov, S. Hawking
Road Crew: R. Petty, J. Cooper
Mechanics: Tom and Ray
Fishing Crew: A. Lindner, D. Stange, K. VanDam
Head Chef: Mom
Head Travel Guru: D. Pearson
Whipping Boys: B. Gates, S. Jobs
Mascots: Cyberdog, Clarus the Dogcow
General Counsel: #%@*$$$$!

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