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Thursday Highlights: Apple issues statement concerning App Store review guidelines in which the company relaxes all restrictions, allows 3rd party dev tools—news, reactions, and much more in our Apple/Macintosh, Hardware/Software, and Op/Ed sections including John Gruber's analysis, TechCrunch breakdown, Fortune's investigation into why Jobs relented; Apple wins against Microsoft pertaining to change management because they know how to execute; and from the are-you-kidding-me department, Acer's founder calls Apple products a "mutant virus" the cure to which will come from PC brands; Mac Office 2011 will be able to work with Web apps for Windows, but only "light edits"; iPads making more inroads into education, now in a California school testing the device for use with algebra textbooks; Apple releases new iPad ad, here's the video; iOS 4.1 released, jailbroken, proximity sensor mostly fixed according to InformationWeek; Apple's latest patent applications include partying with social iTunes, zoom lens for iOS devices, dual-mode LCD TV; iLounge, ZDNet review iPod touch 4th gen; Game Center review from TechNewsDaily and Mac|Life.
"The app economy: iPhone apps could soon be bigger than YouTube. But who is making all the money here? Apple, the developers,or no one at all?" The Guardian 9:21 AM
"Apple cleared over iPhone ad claims: ASA rules that Apple is free to claim that its iPhone applications store is superior to Google's Android Market service" The Guardian 8:55 AM
"Apple cleared over iPhone app claim" MacUser UK [Free Registration Required] 9:18 AM
"Ads watchdog bows to iPhone's might: Need to reject G1 fan pleas? There's an app for that" The Register 9:33 AM
"Apple free to flout Apps Store superiority" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 9:13 AM
"Apple iPhone's Substantial Impact on Gross Margin" Seeking Alpha 9:14 AM
"Apple's iPhone gross margins estimated near 60 percent: A new report suggests Apple turns nearly a 60 percent gross profit on the sale of each iPhone, and the device allows the company to lower prices on other products without impacting its bottom line." AppleInsider 11:53 AM
"Apple adds keywords to App Store additions for easier search: Soon after Apple admitted that improvements were needed in helping users locate App Store software, developers have been asked to add a list of keywords for their submitted applications to improve discovery." AppleInsider 9:39 AM
"Apple lets iPhone developers add search keywords" Macworld 11:51 AM
"Apple Brings Keywords to App Store." I4U News 9:29 AM
"Apple adds keywords to App Store" The Loop 10:33 AM
"For Business Owners, iPhone Apps Abound" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:21 AM
"Apple Urges Government to Outlaw iPhone Unlocking Over Terrorist, Drug Dealing Risks" DailyTech 4:57 PM
"Jailbreaking iPhone could pose thread to national security, Apple claims" CNET News 5:07 PM
"Apple Seeks to Protect Cell Towers in DMCA Filing" iPodObserver 6:46 PM
"An Apple tablet could pit iTunes against Amazon" Wired 11:55 AM
"Will Apple CEO Headline CES '10? Those snubbed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs take heart. He won't return calls from Gary Shapiro, who heads the world's largest consumer electronics industry trade group." WSJ Blogs 7:24 PM
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"Final version of Mac OS X Leopard to launch soon: Developers are testing Mac OS X 10.5.8" Macworld UK 9:05 AM
"Apple OS X Leopard 10.5.8: Close to Final Version" Product Reviews Net 9:19 AM
"Mac OS X 10.5.8 nearing release: Speculation is mounting that Mac OS X 10.5.8 will soon be released." iTWire 6:47 PM
"Apple releases iDisk app for iPhone: Apple has released its long-awaited MobileMe iDisk application for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for free download from the App Store." Macworld 12:05 PM
"Apple releases MobileMe iDisk app for iPhone, iPod touch: Apple's free MobileMe iDisk application is now available on the App Store, allowing users to remotely access files saved online via the MobileMe service." AppleInsider 12:49 PM
"Psystar hired new law firm to fight Apple: Clone-maker says new legal team are more like them" Macworld UK 9:04 AM
"PsyStar changes legal teams, plans to hit Apple with 'guns blazing" Mac.Blorge 8:49 AM
"Psystar Ready to Take On Apple with 'Guns Blazin" The Mac Observer 9:45 AM
"Psystar hires Jammie's lawyers in fight with Apple" CNET News 11:51 AM
"Apple criticizes iPhone 'jailbreakers'" TG Daily 11:52 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Apple warns against iPhone jailbreaking" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"Apple: Jailbreaking could crash phone towers/Hackers have malicious options" Pocket-lint 9:13 AM
"Three perplexing printer problems: Deal with disappearing printers and other woes" Macworld 3:10 PM
"Charles Reeves, Jr. indicated that his Epson Workforce 600 wouldn't scan across the network under Leopard. I thought this was the case until I stumbled across another's solution.: Install the scanner driver for the Artisan 800 on epson12681.dmg located here." MacInTouch 10:04 AM
"I have an MBP running 10.5.7 connected to a 23'' Cinema Display, and I've been noticing an ongoing problem with the Weather Dashboard widget." MacInTouch 10:06 AM
"I have a few Windows .wma files I want to add to my Mac's iTunes library. So far the only way I found to do this is to run QuickTime, open one of the files, and export it as an .aif file. ... The .aif files are much larger at 1440 kbs ... when I then used iTunes to convert the .aif files to Apple Lossless, the resulting files are reported as being encoded at 'bit rates' equivalent to anywhere from 500-1,000 kbs" MacInTouch 10:10 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac SP 2 Is a Low-Impact Upgrade: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 2 comes at no cost and will be relatively easy to deploy. That said, end users will find little in the way of improvements to the productivity suite, with the 'biggest' changes focused on PowerPoint." eWeek 9:27 PM
"Show me the Mac movie with iShowU" McSolo 1:42 PM
"VisualHub Lives: Squeezing Movies Down To Size On Your Mac" Mac360 12:58 PM
"Mac OS X screenshot secrets revealed: Shortcuts and apps to get top-quality Mac screengrabs" TechRadar UK 9:17 AM
"MacOSG: How to surf faster, keep your laptop running cooler and extend battery life" Macsimum News 8:26 AM
"Storyist 2 Brings Out the Story Teller" The Mac Observer 12:07 PM
"Fluid for Mac 0.9.6: Turn websites in to dock applications" V3 10:13 AM
"VLC Media Player for Mac 1.0.1: Versatile and free media player" V3 9:14 AM
Op/Ed
"An anonymous reader objected to Apple's support site rejecting Internet Explorer." MacInTouch 10:06 AM
"Why Psystar can't do whatever it wants with copies of OS X" Edible Apple 8:31 AM
Press Releases
"Rebuild a Restaurant Empire in Burger Shop 2" The Mac Observer 1:13 PM
"Calcline is a mathematical tool for Mac only, optimized for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): You simply digit an expression and it displays the result" Tension Software 1:01 PM
"Recover PDF Password for Mac recovers forgotten passwords to PDF documents with ease. If the PDF is password-protected, Recover PDF Password will help you retrieve both 'owner' and 'user' passwords, even if you cannot remember a single character from the key combination, using brute-force passwords verification." Eltima Software 10:32 AM
"Is your Mac running slower? Is your hard drive filling up and you don't know why? Are you seeing the beach ball more and more? Try Drive Genius 2, the best hard drive utility on the Mac platform- Defrag, DriveSlim™, Repartition-on-the-fly and Clone are only a few of the award-winning features of Drive Genius 2." Prosoft Engineering 9:48 AM
"Say hello to ember: Ember is the best way to share your design inspiration with the world - from webpages to screenshots, design to illustration, Ember is built for creatives looking to build an online design scrapbook." Realmac Software 9:46 AM
"Sony Ericsson Theme Creator v4.05: Now Supports Mac" Product Reviews Net 9:30 AM
"MacBurn brings the power of CD & DVD burning to you in one easy-to-use application. Burn backups of your data or make a mix of your favorite tunes with a few simple clicks. You can even burn discs that can be read on Mac's, PC's or both." Macware 9:16 AM
"Aperture Plug-Ins Let You Tweet Photos" Digital Arts 9:23 AM
"iPhoto, Aperture plug-ins let you tweet photos: Tweet your photos direct from your Mac applications" Macworld UK 9:04 AM
"Jumsoft Expands Its Selection with Templates for Apple's Numbers" TechWhack 9:34 AM
"Numbers Templates for Apple's spreadsheet software is a set of default documents designed to assist you in a variety of situations that all of us have to face on a regular basis. It is effective both at home and at work, covering a broad field, from grocery shopping to advertising media analysis to wedding planning." Jumsoft 8:46 AM
"iPresentee releases new iWeb Themes collection" TechWhack 9:39 AM
"ModBusProbe, which supports ModbusRTU and ModbusTCP (ModbusASCII will be considered for future releases), is used to communicate to industrial logic solving devices. ModBusProbe is able to connect using both a serial connectition using USB serial adapters and by ethernet, and is able to display the resulting data in decimal, hexadecimal, or binary format." Volitans Software & R Engineering 8:32 AM
"Video Converter Pro for Mac: Rip DVDs on Mac OS, convert video for Mac OS, extract audio from DVD/Video." Wondershare 8:30 AM
"HMV and Apple execs in race to be next ITV CEO" Broadcast 9:07 AM
"HMV's Fox and Apple's Cagni on ITV shortlist" ShareCast 9:16 AM
"Apple Europe head may take top job at ITV" Macworld UK 8:39 AM
"Apple's Euro chief to take over at ITV?" Distorted-Loop 8:36 AM
"Ad watchdog sides with Apple over app store claims" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"UK Ads standards body -'iPhone really does have an App for everything" 9 to 5 Mac 8:35 AM
"iPhone SMS attack to be unleashed at Black Hat: IDG News Service - Apple Inc. has just over a day left to patch a bug in its iPhone software that could let hackers take over the iPhone, just by sending out an SMS (Short Message Service) message." IDG News Service 8:57 AM
"iPhone SMS attack on show at Black Hat: More could appear as 'fuzzing' tool developed" ComputerworldUK 9:21 AM
"iPhone SMS attack to be unleashed tomorrow" Macworld UK 8:44 AM
"iPhone bug to hijack phone by SMS will be revealed tomorrow" Neowin 9:41 AM
"Charlie Miller to Unveil Unpatched iPhone SMS Hole" iPodObserver 3:05 PM
"Jailbroken iPhones: The Tools Of Drug Dealers And Digital Terrorists" G4tv 4:54 PM
"Text-Message Exploit Can Hijack Every iPhone, Researchers Say" Wired 12:48 PM
"Apple bars Google Voice app from iTunes store" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 6:52 PM
"Google Voice app developer bypasses Apple's rejection: As Apple suggests dire consequences could come from users hacking the iPhone, one well-publicized former App Store program has made the jump to hacked hardware only." AppleInsider 2:57 PM
"An Apple a day: Days in the old school yard are now digital, writes Garry Barker." Melbourne Age 9:13 AM
"Girlfriend Of Apple 'Suicide' Worker Given Laptop" eWeek Europe 9:07 AM
"BBC shows now avail. at iTunes Canada" Distorted-Loop 11:00 AM
"Robochan the humanoid with an Apple-shaped head" DVICE 9:24 AM
"Microsoft, Yahoo! Finally Land Search Deal" The Mac Observer 8:48 AM
"Verizon Reveals App Store Details: Developers will get to keep 70% of the revenue from sold apps, and Verizon said it will aim for a more transparent approval process than Apple's App Store." InformationWeek 1:01 PM
"Verizon to give developers 70% of App Store revenue" TG Daily 5:17 PM
"Samsung to take on Apple App Store: Mobile download service coming to Europe" PC Advisor 8:56 AM
"Samsung to take on Apple App Store" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"Archos Clipper taking on iPod Shuffle" Electricpig 9:09 AM
"Humans central in Spinvox patents: The voicemail-to-text service Spinvox has applied for two patents which describe the service as being operated by humans, the BBC has learned." BBC 1:11 PM
"Twitter Goes Google, Emphasizes Search in New Home Page" eWeek 1:48 PM
"AOL revenue slides 24 percent in 2nd quarter" CNET News 10:48 AM
"Sprint Nextel posts wider loss: Wireless business still shedding customers; shares sell off" MarketWatch 10:26 AM
"Chip division drags on Toshiba profits" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:01 PM
"SAP raises margin forecast as profit edges higher: Revenue outlook cut; tight cost controls drive earnings growth" MarketWatch 10:26 AM
"Chip Shipments Double at UMC in Taiwan and SMIC in China" IDG News Service 3:22 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"Archives for July 29th, 2009" Your Mac Life 11:02 PM
"Podcast #100: A Very Special Podcast and The Tablet Rumor Zombie" Mac|Life 1:57 PM
"What's up with the Apple Tax on new iPod Touch owners." The MT Show 10:44 AM
"Podcast #209 13'' MacBook Pro(1): Getting the Feel; Economics and Finance; Apple rumours; plus local and international news and comments." eXtensions 8:40 AM
"Retrospect, iPhone Security and Operation Rescue!" Your Mac Life 8:24 AM
"Stunning Nano-Phone Surfaces in Patent" MacNN 8:48 AM
"Apple poised to launch portable entertainment iTablet'" San Jose Mercury News 8:57 AM
"Apple Tablet to Debut With New Album Format?" Reuters 9:36 AM
"Apple Tablet - Expensive Netbook or iTouch on Steroids? Rumors are swirling and the bloggers are getting trigger happy about the Apple Tablet" Network World 10:13 AM
"Apple tablet computers may be built as soon as September" Neowin 11:51 AM
"Is Apple hiding problems with fiery iPods?" PC World 9:37 AM
"iPhone OS 3.1 To Bring Augmented Reality Applications To iPhone Platform" ITProPortal 9:06 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Eye-Fi Geo WiFi SD card exclusive for Apple users" SlashGear 9:40 AM
"Eye-Fi Geo card exclusive to Apple stores" Macworld 9:36 AM
"App Store Games Price Drop Round Up" OS X Reality 12:44 PM
"Fantom 2TB G-Force MegaDisk Triple Interface Hard Drive: $189.99 Delivered" The Mac Observer 11:58 AM
"17'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 9:49 AM
"15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 9:49 AM
"13'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 9:49 AM
"MacBook Pro Price & Deal Tracker 15 Inch Models -Up To $370 Off Original Price... Other Extras" MacReviewZone 1:35 PM
"MacBook Price & Deal Tracker -Prices Start At $650 -Free iPod Touch For Edu.... Other Extras" MacReviewZone 9:50 AM
"The Best Tech Deals of the Week: We'll show you where to get the best prices on a cool Casio camera, an unlocked BlackBerry smartphone, and more." PC World 3:20 PM
"iPhone development tools that work the way you do: You don't need to master Cocoa and Objective C to create killer iPhone apps. Rhomobile, PhoneGap, Appcelerator, and Ansca tools leverage standard Web technologies and still tap native features" InfoWorld 2:32 PM
"Collaboration With Skype Desktop Sharing: The Best Free Method?" GigaOM Network 3:44 PM
"Elgato EyeTV Sat: Good reception for updated desktop satellite DVR?" Register Hardware 9:42 AM
"Mophie Juice Pack Air review: The convenience of extended battery life for your mobile phone" Macworld UK 9:21 AM
"iPhone Apps for the Lawbreaker in You" FOXNews 9:43 AM
"Appletell reviews Bento for iPhone, iPod touch" Appletell 9:40 AM
"Quality Still Matters: Public Radio's iPhone App" Wired 9:19 AM
"Things review: We review Things, an innovative to do list app for the Apple iPhone" Know Your Mobile 9:15 AM
"m.yahoo.com new mobile site on iPhone reviewed" GoMo News 8:56 AM
Non-Apple
"How to Buy a Laptop for School: Looking for a laptop to get you through the next four (or so) years of school? We walk you step by step through the process." PC Magazine 3:17 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to cut your daily intake of spam" NoodleMac 2:02 PM
"Stereo sound-box sub-woofer speaker (first version) for mp3 and iPod" Electronics Infoline 1:59 PM
"Fun with Adjustment Layers: How to instantly reverse color" The Graphic Reporter 12:42 PM
"Macsimum iPhone Video: How to install a hard drive in a Mac mini (2009)" Macsimum News 9:50 AM
Tips
"iPhone Tips: How to Clean and Care For Your iPhone" CIO 4:52 PM
"To burn a CD/DVD multi times until it is full, there is a great piece of software call BurnAgain FS. Been around a while. Started as Burn Again Sam." MacInTouch 10:08 AM
"Find All the latest Mac updates for the best poker rooms over at PokerListings.com — your best online poker resource.
"Is the iPhone causing Apple to lose the plot?" MobileCrunch 9:06 PM
"Top 10 iPhone Annoyances (And How to Fix Them): Even the iPhone isn't perfect. Here are the top ten iPhone annoyances and what you can do about them." PC World 9:06 PM
"A look back at un-released Apple prototypes [Photo] Edible Apple 7:03 PM
"EFF: Apple's claim that jailbroken iPhones can crash cell towers a 'hill of beans'/More FUD, says EFF, which calls Apple's argument irrelevant to DMCA ruling" Computerworld 6:53 PM
"Apple Support Seems to Admit That AT&T Requested GV Apps to be Pulled" Mac|Life 6:53 PM
"AT&T: Don't Blame Us For The iPhone's Google Voice Ban" TechCrunch 6:53 PM
"Report charts out 'iPhone Middle Class' of app developers" VentureBeat 6:53 PM
"Wired's David Kravets assails Apple over the EFF's DMCA iPhone case" RoughlyDrafted Magazine 4:46 PM
"Everyone Panic! The iPhone Apocalypse Is Happening Tomorrow!" G4tv 2:59 PM
"Is it just me, or are others also getting the impression that it's just not worth bothering to develop iPhone apps? With all of the capricious things Apple does with the App Store, it seems to me that a developer's efforts would be far better spent developing for some other platform - like Mac OS, Linux or Windows." MacInTouch 10:10 AM
"I love my iPhone, and the iPod Touch (2nd gen) is an excellent video player and app platform, but when it comes to just music, I find the iPod Classic scrollwheel+menu system to be faster and easier to use one-handed, and easier to use when I want to skip songs." MacInTouch 10:08 AM
"The MacBook Air Is Probably Doomed, But Not Quite Yet" PowerBook Central 10:03 AM
"If You're Happy and You Know It, Tell Your Phone: Can the Apple iPhone, which supplies hours of entertainment, actually measure your happiness?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Can You Bring Down A Tower With A Single Line of Code?" All About Symbian 9:43 AM
"Google Chokes on Apple, Loses Its Voice" Seeking Alpha 9:43 AM
"Unofficial blog tries to figure out Apple's iPhone rejection policy" The Guardian 9:42 AM
"Party crashers! iPhone/social games make old-guard casual game companies envious" VentureBeat 9:37 AM
"IFR developing iPod-like interface for infinitely tweakable supercar suspension settings" Engadget 9:35 AM
"How Much Are Apple's 45 Million Users Worth?" Seeking Alpha 9:32 AM
"Minority Report: Will Apple open up to 'iTunes killer' Spotify?" Silicon 9:31 AM
"Microsoft announces two new venues for birthday parties (weddings, Bar Mitzvahs?)" 9 to 5 Mac 9:25 AM
"Apple's customer care is rotten to the core - another perspective" MyCustomer 9:22 AM
"Sega wants your iPhone game ideas" Electricpig 9:19 AM
"Is iPhone Finally Ready to Clinch the China Deal?" MacNewsWorld 9:12 AM
"Adult firm shoots first iPhone porno..." Distorted-Loop 8:47 AM
"How to Buy a Laptop for School: Looking for a laptop to get you through the next four (or so) years of school? We walk you step by step through the process." PC Magazine 3:17 PM
"Securing e-mail but not large file transfers? Not smart: Securing e-mail but not securing large file transfers is as safe as locking the front door and leaving the backdoor wide open" InfoWorld 2:34 PM
"10 Adobe AIR apps that make you more productive" CNET News 10:47 AM
"Who's the King of the Graphics Mountain?" The Motley Fool 10:29 AM
"Microsoft, Yahoo pitch their deal with fuzzy math" Houston Chronicle 2:07 PM
"Why Microsoft and Yahoo had to do a deal" Fortune 2:04 PM
"The Making of 'MicroHoo': What will Google do now that Microsoft and Yahoo have teamed up?" Newsweek 3:13 PM
"What the Microsoft-Yahoo-Bing deal means for you: The search agreement will likely mean more to the balance sheets of Microsoft and Yahoo than it will to end-users" PC World 2:33 PM
"Yahoo Renovates Its Home Page" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:24 AM
"Microsoft pays Yahoo! to take over search" PixoBebo 11:57 AM
"iPhone Developer Conference to be in Denver, Sep 27-30" iPodObserver 2:27 PM
"Wrecked your car? There's an app for that" ZDNet Blogs 1:58 PM
"FileWave and Apple will be hosting eight technical workshops in different locations around the United States monthly until the end of the 2009. Please review the locations and dates below." FileWave 1:14 PM
"Google shrinks Gmail map links on iPhone and Android-powered devices" CNET News 12:54 PM
"Eye-Fi's Geo Targets Apple for Wireless Photo Transfers" TidBITS 11:58 AM
"iPod Users Get Free Access to 6 Million Songs With iGetMusic" Marketwire 11:54 AM
"Loopt now supports iPod Touch and Sprint's Samsung Instinct: Users of GPS-based social networking service Loopt will be pleased to know that the company have just announced that the service will now extend to support the Apple iPod Touch and Sprint's Samsung Instinct." Product Reviews Net 11:52 AM
"ipadio to release killer iPhone app for audio broadcasting" TechCrunch 11:51 AM
"STM Turtle Hard Shell Laptop Sleeve: The horizontal-loading STM Turtle protects your notebook from impacts, soiling and scratches within a rigid, protective shell. Constructed from compressed EVA with a simple and attractive post and band closure system that speeds access to your notebook." RadTech 11:42 AM
"UK iPhone user? You need the Mobile Allowance app" Crave @ CNET 9:41 AM
"eiPOTT: take your eggy iPod for breakfast" SlashGear 9:40 AM
"iPhone App Development Trends Beginning to Shift" TechWhack 9:35 AM
"Belkin's solution to the iPod shuffle dilemma" gizmag 9:20 AM
"Use any headset with your iPod Shuffle with Belkin's new Headphone Adaptor" Hexus 9:12 AM
"World of Warcraft vets make social iPhone app" Casualgaming 9:03 AM
"Eye-Fi Intros Apple-exclusive 2GB Geo Camera Card" The Mac Observer 8:47 AM
"MyPhone+ is an all-in-one premium dialer and Facebook synchronization application. It provides all dialing options: keypad, contact list and favorites, while keeping your contacts up to date with their latest profile picture and information from Facebook." Ultimake 8:39 AM
"iPhone 3GS iCollage - Make iPhone Photo Collages and Share with Friends!" Wondershare 8:28 AM
"Pop-Tart iPhone Sleeve Is Best Served Up Cold" iPhone Savior 8:25 AM
"The Microsoft-Yahoo Search Announcement" WSJ Blogs 10:22 AM
"Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's Letter About the YaSoft Deal" AllThingsD 10:39 AM
"Bartz On Bing Search Deal: 'Everyone Wants A Real Alternative.' (Live Notes)" TechCrunch 7:14 PM
"Yahoo! and Microsoft Test New Antitrust Chief" TheStreet 10:20 AM
"Microsoft-Yahoo deal to face tough antitrust probe" Associated Press 5:05 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer Expects Google, not Antitrust Regulators, to Oppose Deal with Yahoo" eWeek 1:45 PM
"Ballmer: Never An All-Cash Deal/Microsoft's strategy required cooperation and Yahoo!'s decade of data." Forbes 2:08 PM
"Microsoft, Yahoo Deal 'Not Better Than the Last Deal,' Says Ballmer" eWeek 1:47 PM
"Microsoft, Yahoo Deal Fraught With Risk: Shareholders punish Yahoo over pact's terms while pundits say a host of issues could derail alliance." InformationWeek 5:13 PM
"CEOs: Devil Was in Details of Yahoo, Microsoft Search Tie-up" PC World 3:20 PM
"Microsoft and Yahoo: Search partners/After a year and a half of dealing, the tech giants reach a 10-year deal to take on Google, which holds a 65% market share in online search." CNNMoney 10:18 AM
"Microsoft, Yahoo strike search deal: Agreement to last 10 years; Yahoo shares sell off on the news" MarketWatch 10:26 AM
"Microsoft, Yahoo in 10-year Web search partnership" Reuters 10:42 AM
"Microsoft, Yahoo Agree on Long-Sought Search Deal" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:27 AM
"Microsoft and Yahoo Reach Deal on Search Partnership" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:51 AM
"Yahoo to Get 110 Percent of Search Revenue in First Two Years of Deal With Microsoft" AllThingsD 10:39 AM
"The Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal: 'Where's the Boatload of Cash?'" WSJ Blogs 10:41 AM
"Microsoft open to SearchMonkey, other Yahoo tech" CNET News 12:54 PM
"Microsoft Needs Big Acquisitions" TheStreet 10:20 AM
"Xbox 360 To Get Facebook And Twitter Before Christmas" Silicon Alley Insider 10:41 AM
"IBM Deal Could Spark M&A: Big Blue's pricey purchase of software maker SPSS augurs more mergers and acquisitions—at higher valuations—as recession fears ebb" BusinessWeek 10:36 AM
"IBM Buy May Touch Off More Acquisitions" Barron's 10:34 AM
"SPSS Gives IBM Advantages, But Can It Execute? IBM's performance in the BI market has been sub-par, but the SPSS acquisition gives it a trump card against SAP and Oracle." InformationWeek 5:14 PM
"IBM Announces 'Smart Analytic System' Aimed at Reinventing Data Warehousing: Performance-optimized products combine hardware, database and systems management with optional BI software and applications. IBM promises faster deployment, lower cost and better performance than conventional BI and warehouse deployments." Intelligent Enterprise 10:53 AM
"IBM, long the patent king, may put official at top of U.S. patent office: David Kappos to undergo Senate confirmation hearing" Network World 3:11 PM
"Sun tripling RAID protection: Another salvo in the fight against disk failure" The Register 7:21 PM
"Intel CEO Otellini Calls for a Personal Health Strategy" eWeek 1:48 PM
"Intel rushed to create Atom chip, executive said: Intel worked with Asus to create Atom and establish the netbook category" IDG News Service 3:12 PM
"Intel Reaches For Ever Smaller Processors: Intel hopes it can expand beyond its core PC business, into smartphones and other mobile gadgets, by betting on next-generation 32-nanometer processors." InformationWeek 5:13 PM
"Intel sees no first-time PC buyers for netbooks" Reuters 5:11 PM
"Intel motherboards suffer Bios flaws: Intel has warned that a number of its desktop and server motherboards have Basic Input Output Software (Bios) security issues." ZDNet UK 7:32 PM
"Intel says new Atom chip not delayed" CNET News 10:00 PM
"Intel invests in five cleantech startups" EE Times 3:36 PM
"Intel seeds five energy start-ups with $10 million" CNET News 5:08 PM
"Chipmakers optimistic on recovering demand, prices" Reuters 10:37 AM
"Senior IT positions seen as 'under threat'" Computerworld UK 3:11 PM
"Cash in Hand, High-Tech Giants Snap Up Rivals" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7:26 PM
"Mad About Options: Keep Taking Bites Out of This Apple! Chicago- The Mad About Options crew discusses Jim Cramer's take on Apple and offers options strategies for traders and investors." [Video Report] TheStreet 10:31 AM
Industry News
"Yahoo leads tech sector south on Microsoft news: Software giant gains on deal announcement, while Google shares decline" MarketWatch 10:41 AM
"Bulls Avert Selloff Despite Ugly News: Wall Street continues to take bad news in stride as stocks closed with just minor losses Wednesday in the face of the worst report on durable goods orders since January, a $4 plunge for crude oil and a weak Treasury auction." FOXBusiness 5:01 PM
"U.S. Stocks Decline a Second Day as Chinese Shares, Oil Tumble" Bloomberg 5:02 PM
"Weak economic data weigh on Wall Street" Financial Times 1:50 PM
"Stocks Finish Red Despite Better Beige Book" TheStreet 5:02 PM
"Stocks dip on economic woes: Weaker durable goods orders report drags on Wall Street, while Yahoo-Microsoft partnership sparks sour reaction." CNNMoney 5:02 PM
"Stocks slide on worries about economy's path" Associated Press 1:51 PM
"Demand Fears Rattle Markets: Worry that poor economic conditions will restrain commodity demand and hurt profits of metals and oil companies helped drive stocks lower on Wednesday." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:03 PM
"Stocks set to pull back: Mood is gloomy on Wall Street as investors consider more quarterly results. Orders for durable goods tumble in June." CNNMoney 10:18 AM
"China Stocks Rattle Global Confidence: A 7.4% fall in Shanghai Composite Index rattled global confidence as the market worries about a tightening in monetary policy." [Video Report] MarketWatch 10:25 AM
"Chinese Stocks Tumble 5%: Investors Worry That Loan Growth Is Set to Weaken, Hurting Economy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:53 PM
"Shanghai leads share selloff in Asia: Stocks tumble after rallying the past 2 weeks. Shanghai index sheds 5%." Reuters 10:17 AM
"Asia Markets: Shanghai, Hong Kong IPOs enjoy wild welcome/Response reflects strong liquidity, hopes for Chinese economic recovery" MarketWatch 10:24 AM
"Europe Markets: European shares end higher after earnings flood/Akzo Nobel, Bayer, Peugeot, Daimler shares climb" MarketWatch 1:53 PM
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Head Travel Guru: D. Pearson
Whipping Boys: B. Gates, S. Jobs
Mascots: Cyberdog, Clarus the Dogcow
General Counsel: #%@*$$$$!
Mac Memory and Hard Drives:
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