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"Did Apple Just Crush the Next Revolution?" ["'A patent application filed by Apple, and obtained by the Times, reveals how the software would work. If a person were to hold up their iPhone, the device would trigger the attention of infra-red sensors installed at the venue. These sensors would then instruct the iPhone to disable its camera.' The main goal from such technology is to curb unauthorized recordings of concerts, sports, movies, plays, etc. ... However, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media Tim O'Reilly sees this as disastrous for the international masses who depended on such technology to document their own revolutions. He believes that this patent could easily be abused by oppressive regimes and silence any record of dissent."] Minyanville 3:01 PM
"Now Apple wants to block iPhone users from filming live events with their smartphone" Daily Mail (UK) 7:00 PM
"Apple's Videogame Future: With mobile success already under its belt, we consider Apple's next move and why it could change the way you play at home forever." GamePro 11:28 AM
"Analyst: Apple's iPad to lead tablet market explosion for 'foreseeable future'" AppleInsider 8:17 PM
"Apple and Samsung execs in talks on patent lawsuits: Executives 'at the highest levels' of Apple Corp and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are in talks about patent litigation between the two companies, a lawyer for Apple said in court." Reuters 6:48 PM
"Apple amends complaint against Samsung, asserts more intellectual property rights against more products" Foss Patents 8:08 AM
"Apple: Samsung Is an Even Bigger Copycat Than We Thought" AllThingsD 4:26 PM
"Apple Expands Samsung Suit to Include Nexus S 4G, Tab 10.1" PC Magazine 5:07 PM
"Apple raises the stakes in patent battle with Samsung" GigaOM 10:38 AM
"Apple strengthens patent infringement case against Samsung" V3 12:32 PM
"Apple and Google may be contractually precluded from challenging Lodsys's patents" Foss Patents 8:08 AM
"Why Apple Isn't in the Dow: Only ExxonMobil is bigger in the U.S. than Apple. While it might add 1,000 points to the Dow if it were on board, its high stock price would distort the index" Bloomberg 8:09 AM
"Apple's Retail Stores: More Than 'Magic'" Forbes 9:39 AM
"Apple could buy the mobile phone industry" asymco 8:36 AM
"Apple, Google music clouds can't snub publishers" CNET News 8:00 AM
"Apple, Intel Among Bidders for Nortel Patents: Apple Inc., Intel Corp. and Ericsson AB are among the technology giants that will vie with Google Inc. to buy a trove of patents from the bankrupt Canadian telecom-equipment maker, Nortel Networks Corp., people familiar with the matter said." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:01 PM
"Apple Is Said to Vie With Google in Bidding for Nortel Networks' Patents" Bloomberg 9:54 PM
"Penney's New Boss to Split Duties With Outgoing CEO: Ron Johnson, credited with revolutionizing the concept of the retail store while at Apple Inc., won't actually oversee stores at J.C. Penney Co. when he takes over as chief executive in November." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:11 PM
"Mac's new OS won't be on a disc: Here's some practical advice as we look forward to the releases of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, iOS 5, and the new iCloud service." Seattle Times 6:48 PM
"Apple: Business/Education Can Use Usual Update Methods for Lion" The Mac Observer 7:14 PM
"Intuit's Patzer hints Apple might license Rosetta" MacNN 8:28 AM
"Mac OS X 10.6.8 Build 10K540 Seeded to Developers" MacRumors 8:03 AM
"iCloud to Auto-Resolve Sync Conflicts" MacRumors 8:28 PM
"The 100 Best Mac products of the year: Winners of this year's Macworld Awards" Macworld UK 8:17 AM
"Apple explains: how educators and business upgrade to OS X Lion" 9 to 5 Mac 5:33 PM
"Apple Updates MainStage 2 with 21 Bug Fixes" The Mac Observer 8:22 PM
"What is my Mac doing? After we published the news about the keylogger, some of our readers have discovered or re-discovered the Activity Monitor." HardMac 8:40 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Five new things your apps can do in Lion: Your apps have plenty of new features to show off in Lion, too" Macworld 10:37 AM
"FAQ: No, you can't have Lion/Mac OS X 10.7 isn't for everyone; some will be left behind" Computerworld 9:42 AM
"CopyPaste Pro Clipboard Utility Review" Mac|Life 4:27 PM
"Propaganda Productions Déjà Vu 3.7" Macworld 10:26 AM
"Get Multiple Docks In Mac OS X Using Dock-It" Redmond Pie 8:51 AM
"Rise of the 'Hybrid' Mobile App: Mobile apps that use Web technologies are easier to build and deploy on multiple platforms." Technology Review 8:00 AM
"Apple should open up iOS within a year, says Kaspersky CTO" Computing 8:50 AM
"Apple: iPhone, Smartphone Biz Fine Despite RIM, Says Piper" Barron's 10:10 AM
"Apple releases new iPad Ad – Now" 9 to 5 Mac 9:37 PM
"iPhones Adopted by The Nebraska Medical Center" Health Technica 5:27 PM
"Google Sync Improved for Corporate iPhone, iPad Users" eWeek 8:02 AM
"Facebook iPad app nearly ready, personally tested by Mark Zuckerberg" Crave @ CNET 5:00 PM
"Facebook Reportedly working on an iPad app" GigaOM 8:48 AM
"Facebook App For iPad Coming Soon" AppleBitch 8:09 AM
"Facebook iPad app coming in a few weeks" Apple Headlines 8:09 AM
"Sony releases teaser for new tablets" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:36 PM
"Mozilla eyes multi-threaded webpage rendering" The Register 12:12 PM
"Developers to get new Wii U hardware soon" TG Daily 12:09 PM
"Google makes it easier to manage your online identity" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:36 PM
"Google: Our rapid load won't give you anything nasty" The Register 12:12 PM
"LulzSec: 'We might be brought to justice, but we just don't care.'" ZDNet 12:40 PM
"Fraud starts after Lulzsec group releases email, passwords: Passwords stolen from Writerspace.com are used to take over Amazon, Paypal, and other accounts" IDG News Service 11:04 AM
"The InfoWorld news quiz: June 17, 2011" InfoWorld 11:03 AM
"Activision's Call of Duty Boss Eric Hirshberg Is Ready for Battle" VentureBeat [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:01 AM
"ARM Edges Into Enterprise Servers" InformationWeek 11:00 AM
"FuzeBox Aims for Telepresence Interoperability, Mobility: FuzeBox is rolling out Fuze Telepresence, which is designed to enhance interoperability between systems from Cisco, Polycom and others, and to extend video conferencing to smartphones and tablets." eWeek 10:53 AM
"Coinstar's Redbox kiosks now renting games for Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation" Triangle Business Journal 10:08 AM
"The car of tomorrow will drive itself — and fly" MarketWatch 10:02 AM
"Firms Adjust to Hacks: Armed With Crisis Plans, Companies More Readily Disclose Computer-Security Incidents" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:57 AM
"RIM Co-CEOs Say Outsiders Just Don't Get It: Despite grim quarterly results, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie maintained that Research In Motion is approaching the final phase of a significant transition and defended their management structure." InformationWeek 1:15 PM
"Facebook Seeks Bigger Role in Software for Mobile Apps" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:55 AM
"TV Spots Resist Flow of Dollars to the Web: Despite the torrent of dollars marketers are pouring online, big advertisers aren't expected to cut back their television budgets anytime soon." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Steve Wozniak is part Apple founder, part Mad Hatter, part Fred Astaire" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 7:12 PM
"The Mac|Life Show: AirPort Extreme Rumors and New Google Search Features" Mac|Life 6:47 PM
"PowerPage Podcast Episode 154 - iOS 5 and world domination" ZDNet 5:06 PM
"Interview with Rob Griffiths of Many Tricks" Your Mac Life 12:32 PM
"Engadget Podcast 244 - 06.17.2011" Engadget 9:22 AM
"Introducing Macworld's iPad 2 Superguide" Macworld 9:22 AM
"YMP Now Op-Ed FRI: Guest -Don McAllister" YMP Now 8:09 AM
"Leak Says iPad 2 Jailbreak Will Arrive Tonight At 6:17:11PM" Cult of Mac 8:54 AM
"Hints Point to iPad 3 With 'Retina Display' Res" Tom's Guide 8:01 AM
"iPad2 jailbreak expected today isn't coming" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3:53 PM
"iOS 5 Features: Nitro Javascript engine comes to UIWebView, WebClips" TiPb 5:05 PM
"iOS 5: Swiping in Music and Videos apps" 9 to 5 Mac 8:26 AM
"Apple Officially Acquires 'Airdrop' & Files for 'Photo Stream' Trademark in Canada" Patently Apple 11:25 AM
"Apple patent shares iPhone info with others nearby to shortcut conversation" Crave @ CNET 8:00 AM
"Auto-shutoff for iPhone camera in works" New York Post 8:03 AM
"Mac Back to School Promo, i7 iMac with SSD Bests Mac Pro, the Wintel Era Is Over, and More" Low End Mac 5:28 PM
"Leaving Windows for 'the Laptop I Had Always Wanted', Next Gen MacBook Air Due Soon, and More" Low End Mac 5:28 PM
"iPads Hard and Costly to Make, Unlocked GSM iPhone 4, Retina iPad Anticipated, and More" Low End Mac 5:28 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Mac USB Problems: I've been having USB issues with my MacPro3,1. I've had the Mac Pro for about four years, but it's otherwise been running like a champ." The Chris Pirillo Show 8:26 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:49 AM
"Firemint's 'Real Racing' Series Getting Real Cheap for the Weekend" Touch Arcade 8:50 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"17" MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"2011 Apple iMac Buyer's Guide -21.5 Inch -Up To $100 Off Just Announced Models... Other Extras -Best Prices, Reviews, And Information" MacReviewZone 11:25 AM
"Apple iMac 27in: Apple's expensive domestic toy is actually a serious computing beast." Register Hardware 8:08 AM
"Tablet deathmatch: Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs. iPad 2/Samsung's Android 3.1-based tablet is the first to give Apple's iPad a real run for its money: most of the time" InfoWorld 11:25 AM
"Pro App Shootout: 2011 Core i5 iMacs versus CTO Core i7 iMac" Bare Feats 8:57 AM
"CloudStor and Home Media Network Hard Drives Review" Mac|Life 4:00 PM
"Kodak ESP C310 All-in-One Printer" Macworld 8:48 AM
"Ball Frenzy Is A Fun, Addictive Soccer Puzzle Game" Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Vintage Graphic Effect with Illustrator Live Trace" [Video-based Tutorial] Layers Magazine 5:28 PM
"How To Create Ringtones Using Just Your iOS Device" App Advice 9:41 AM
"How To: Delete old backups of your iOS instance and free up GBs of space" ZDNet 8:57 AM
"Just Show Me: How to take HDR photos on your iPhone" Yahoo! News 8:55 AM
"How to implement PickerView Programmatically in iPhone: This is the PickerView example. In this example we will see how to implement PickerView Programmatically in iPhone. So let see how it will worked." The iPhone Developer Resource 8:51 AM
Tips
"Ask Maggie: The promise of an unlocked iPhone 4" CNET News 9:57 PM
"Daily Tip: How to downgrade from iTunes 10.5 beta on a Windows PC" TiPb 5:05 PM
"5 great apps that should get even better in iOS 5" GigaOM 4:03 PM
"MacOS KenDensed: On Apple, Lawsuits & iPhones in Space" The Mac Observer 3:47 PM
"John Martellaro's Blog: Particle Debris (wk. ending 6/17) Eat Your Own Cloud Food" The Mac Observer 3:07 PM
"iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 17: Apple iPhone 5 coming in September! New LED flash! No 8 megapixels! Tech specs!" Network World 11:34 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Cats reviewing dogs" Macworld [Subscription Required for Full Article] 10:26 AM
"Apple Could Buy The Mobile Phone Industry [Report] Redmond Pie 8:17 PM
"Apple Is Rich Enough To Buy Every Other Phone Maker (Except Samsung)" Business Insider 4:28 PM
"Asymco: Apple could buy the mobile phone industry" Fortune 9:49 AM
"Apple Broadens Claims in Samsung Patent Battle" The Mac Observer 9:47 AM
"SSD + HD = The best of both worlds?" Mike McHargue 8:58 AM
"Facebook's evil plot to subvert Apple commission with HTML5" ZDNet 8:57 AM
"Will WebKit Be iOS' Achilles' Heel?" MacNewsWorld 8:40 AM
"Apple Now Claims Samsung Products 'Blatantly Imitate' the iPhone, iPad" Cult of Mac 8:37 AM
"Apple Has A Patent For Blank Hardware UI" Mike Cane's xBlog 8:16 AM
"Apple delaying MacBook Air refresh to wait for Lion OS?" VentureBeat 5:06 PM
"Are We Expecting Too Much From A Mac Refresh?" The Tech Night Owl 8:28 AM
"Apple halting all new Mac releases until Lion launch in July?" ZDNet 12:48 PM
"Why the MacBook Air must wait for Lion to be unleashed" MacUser 8:14 AM
"Survey Claims iTunes Has 10% Market Share Of Online Video" MacStories 8:48 AM
"Free OpenShot Video Editor is Tremendous" PCWorld 3:46 PM
"How Fast Should Companies Come Clean On Breaches? Disclosing them too quickly can compromise investigations, security experts warn." InformationWeek 1:15 PM
"How To Manage The Collaborative Cloud" InformationWeek 1:14 PM
"The world wants cloud coders. Where are the cloud coders?" The Register 12:11 PM
"Les Paul doodle cost world $268 million" TG Daily 12:08 PM
"Rise of the 'Hybrid' Mobile App: Mobile apps that use Web technologies are easier to build and deploy on multiple platforms." Technology Review 12:00 PM
"This Better Not Be The Xoom 2" CrunchGear 11:59 AM
"Microsoft, Google and Twitter debate whether HTML5 is 'Holy Grail': And should developers build websites or applications?" Network World 11:33 AM
"Firefox 5 RC Updates Version Number and Little Else" PC Magazine 11:29 AM
"10 ridiculously over-the-top gifts for Dad: If cost is no object, what would YOU get the old man for Father's Day?" MSNBC 11:13 AM
"For Father's Day: The perfect keyboard/With the possible exception of your monitor and chair, your keyboard rates as the most important device in your office" InfoWorld 11:03 AM
"Google's aging tech raises questions about relying on Google App Engine" InfoWorld 11:03 AM
"Whatever you do, don't buy a Chromebook: Google's cloud-only Chrome OS vision is simply not baked, and it's not likely to ever to come together" InfoWorld 11:03 AM
"'We Do It for the Lulz': What Makes LulzSec Tick?" Techland 12:14 PM
"LulzSec take your e-mail info? Some places to find out" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:35 PM
"Cox kills its wireless network in a grim omen for the industry" Fortune 10:56 AM
"Mobile Users Brush Off Reports of Cell Phone, Cancer Link" eWeek 10:53 AM
"NFC will be worth the wait, analysts say: While it may be 3 years before NFC is widely adopted in the U.S., the tech will offer a huge boost to smartphones" Computerworld 10:42 AM
"Get a Samsung laser printer for $44.99" CNET News 10:13 AM
"RIM's falling fortunes put Canadian technology 'ecosystem' at risk" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:58 AM
"RIM Co-CEOs Show Two Is a Crowd" TheStreet 12:58 PM
"RIM's conundrum: Convincing you to buy a BlackBerry 7.0 device?" ZDNet 12:41 PM
"LG's G-Slate Is First With 3D Camera" [Video Report] TheStreet 10:06 AM
"Smartphone Users Continue to Gobble Data At a Staggering Rate" AllThingsD 10:02 AM
"RIM co-CEOs praise themselves as the company burns around them" The Loop 9:47 AM
"Last-Minute Father's Day Gifts: Still searching for a good Father's Day gift? If dad's got an iPad or iPhone, these apps will certainly bring a smile to his face." Macworld 8:40 AM
"Facekandi: A FaceTime Chatroulette App For iPhone" App Advice 8:40 AM
"Turn your iPad into a Diner Jukebox" Best App Site 8:38 AM
"Imation's Networked Storage RDX A8 available" IT.Enquirer 8:38 AM
"iWatermark Free for iPhone/iPad 3.1 - Secure and Protect your Photos with Professional Watermarks FREE" Plum Amazing 8:35 AM
"Air Guitar Move: Guitar-Strummin' Fun, Made Possible By Mighty Hardware-Software Combo" App Advice 8:27 AM
"H4H Initiative Pilots iPhone App in the UK to Promote Healthy Hydration" PRWeb 8:03 AM
"New iPhone App Exposes Over 350 of the Most Popular Scams in the World" prMac 7:11 PM
"Use Game Hits to discover all available promotions in iTunes" prMac 3:48 PM
"Great Maine Food for the iPad - a Complete Culinary Delight" prMac 10:10 AM
"360Works Releases DocuBin Enterprise Edition" prMac 9:23 AM
"Speech Notes Voice Recognition Application for iPhone" prMac 8:35 AM
"New iPhone App Can Help you to Sleep and Improve Your Golf Mind" prMac 8:35 AM
"Top Fuel Drag Racing Simulator for iPhone adds Apple's Game Center" prMac 8:13 AM
"MiBeerAge for iOS: Decode the Bottling Date to Find Freshest Beer" prMac 8:13 AM
"Commercial Real Estate Analysis Your Way 1.0 for iPhone" prMac 8:13 AM
"Catch A Word 2.0: A New Version of Fast-Paced, Fun-Filled Game" prMac 8:13 AM
"iPhone App Dr. Doodah:100 First Things Hitting the App Store This Week" prMac 8:13 AM
"USA Immigration Guide HD 2011 - The Most Complete US immigration guide" prMac 8:11 AM
"Procreate 1.5 Released for iPad - The Most Advanced Digital Sketchbook" prMac 8:11 AM
"FlipBooth Turns the World Upside Down on the iPhone" prMac 8:11 AM
"Commercial Real Estate Analysis Your Way 1.0 for iPhone" prMac 8:02 AM
"Microsoft wins antitrust approval to buy Skype" MarketWatch 9:12 PM
"Feisty Ballmer Talks Cloud, Office 365, And Big Data: In this Q&A, Microsoft's CEO pushes back, but also provides new insights into the company's cloud computing business, its hardware strategy, and his customers' next big bet." InformationWeek 1:15 PM
"Web apps get the ultimate endorsement: Windows 8" CNET News 10:14 AM
"Microsoft rejects WebGL: Microsoft's refusing to endorse WebGL, saying its security risks make it 'harmful', as an independent research firm finds a swath of flaws." TG Daily 12:08 PM
"Microsoft tries accelerating mobile Web progress" CNET News 1:10 PM
"Microsoft declares victory against autorun malware" CNET News 10:13 AM
"Microsoft Helps Army Avoid 'Death by PowerPoint'" Wired 12:38 PM
"As IBM Turns 100, Stock and Company are Performing Well" CNBC 10:06 AM
"IBM at 100: A prosperous failure" ZDNet UK 12:42 PM
"Lenovo CEO Yang Increases Stake" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:54 AM
"How a Once-Smart Cisco Temporarily Lost Its Mind" The Motley Fool 8:22 PM
"Infosmack LIVE! with Michael Dell" The Register 12:11 PM
"US builds net for cyber war games: The United States government is building its own 'scale model' of the internet to carry out cyber war games." BBC 10:31 AM
"Where the IT jobs are: Top cities, hottest skills/With help from Dice.com, we break down where and for what skills demand is highest" [Slideshow] ITworld 11:02 AM
"Blue Chips Get Back to Winning Ways" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:24 PM
"Stocks head for early bounce: U.S. stocks were set for an early rebound Friday, as oil prices slipped and investors awaited another round of economic data." CNNMoney 9:48 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall on Greece, recovery concerns" MarketWatch 9:57 AM
"Samsung, other Asian tech shares tumble on earnings worries" Reuters 10:17 AM
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