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Thursday Highlights: Apple changed the world of computing by offering "the computer for the rest of us", now perhaps the company will change the United States corporate tax code while they're at it; Ireland claims no special tax deals given to Apple, "refuses to be US 'whipping boy'" in the Senate's Apple tax hunt; meanwhile, Apple said to be doubling lobbying expenditure over issues including taxes; a warning issued to Mac users not to become complacent over viruses, malware; Mactuts+ explains ins and outs for setting up your Mac for iOS AirPrinting; Macworld UK's Mark Hattersley answers questions for those who've held out upgrading to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion; Macworld features cover the usefulness of "About This Mac", and how you can do "more with Messages"; Adelaide's City Messenger posts photos from inside city's first Apple Store; Michael Gartenberg, analyst with Gartner, joins Apple's marketing team; Mailbox was acquired by Dropbox, new app released for iPads, founder interviewed by Business Insider, and Wired, app reviews from Techland, The Next Web, iDownload Blog; and maker of thin, tough cases, LifeProof, has been acquired by OtterBox, patent suit also settled; AppGratis hopes Android platform is the ticket to survival following ban on Apple's App Store; iWatch now said to be unveiled in late 2014 according to one analyst, may use tech from iPod Nano; Pfeiffer Consulting releases "user experience benchmarks" for 7" tablets; and Apple applies for Airplay interactivity, orientation audio adjustment, among other patents in our Hardware/Software section; KFSN TV on the Yellow Jacket stun gun case for iPhone; and here's a tutorial on saving PDFs on your iDevice to iBooks; TechCrunch says Microsoft's "cheap shot at the iPad" backfires, pointing out "exactly why the Surface sucks"; remember what life was like before smartphones?
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"Apple Bid to Bar Amazon 'Appstore' Will 'Likely' Be Denied" Bloomberg 4:18 PM
"Apple may have tough road in Amazon lawsuit" Reuters 4:27 PM
"Judge says Apple faces 'stumbling block' in trademark case against Amazon" AppleInsider 8:26 PM
"Apple iPhone Patent a Huge Blow to Rival Smartphone Makers: Apple has been awarded its long sought-after patent on the iPhone. Intellectual property experts say it's so broad and far-reaching that the iPhone maker may be able to bully other smart phone manufacturers out of the U.S. market entirely." PC Magazine 9:47 AM
"Apple iPhone Patent a Huge Blow to Rival Smartphone Makers: Apple's newly awarded patent gives it ownership of the capacitive multitouch interface, spelling big trouble for rival smartphone makers, say patent experts." PC Magazine 9:57 AM
"Apple set to pursue rivals after it's awarded broad touchscreen patent" The Next Web 9:48 AM
"Apple scores broad touch screen patent" CNET News 9:47 AM
"Apple awarded patent for mutiltouch interface" The Loop 9:33 AM
"Patents Reveal Clues About Apple's Revolutionary New TV" The Atlantic Wire 10:45 AM
"Apple: Yes, A TV In 2011, Says Ticonderoga" Barron's 11:05 AM
"Court Order Denying Motion Re iPhone 5 iPad 3" Scribd 9:03 AM
"Samsung has to wait for iPad 3 and iPhone 5, but Apple may have to wait for a preliminary injunction" Foss Patents 9:03 AM
"Samsung won't get peek at unreleased iPhone-ruling" Reuters 9:38 AM
"Samsung denied early iPad 3/iPhone 5 access but Apple sales injunction hopes fade" SlashGear 9:21 AM
"Samsung denied access to iPhone 5 and iPad 3 prototypes" V3 9:39 AM
"iPhone 5 and iPad 3 releases remain off limits to Samsung" T3 9:28 AM
"Samsung denied access to iPhone 5, iPad 3" TechRadar UK 9:18 AM
"Court Denies Samsung Request to See iPhone 5" The Mac Observer 9:04 AM
"Distimo: China Now The Second Largest iPhone App Market After The U.S." TechCrunch 9:13 AM
"Asia surges in iPhone App Store downloads, China now second biggest market after U.S." The Next Web 9:13 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook Visits China Mobile to Discuss 4G LTE iPhone" M.I.C. Gadget 1:50 PM
"Apple Store to open in Reading this weekend" Macworld UK 9:30 AM
"After MobileMe deleted all of my address book entries (yes, I had a backup!), I changed my MobileMe password. I had to update it in both the MM preference pane *and* in the iCal preferences. Would be nice if there was one place to make the change." MacInTouch 12:29 PM
"Thom Hogan is not alone in crashing Word 2011 with large documents." MacInTouch 12:26 PM
"Are you aware of the fact that you can edit the fields in iTunes? And you don't have to use the values pulled from Gracenote when ripping a CD? And that you don't have to use the fields in the way the names imply?" MacInTouch 12:24 PM
"In response to Phil Benware's question as to whether it is possible to do an Erase Install, I did, in fact, do one yesterday. I was preparing my just-retired early-2006 iMac for a charitable donation. I booted from the Snow Leopard DVD, quit the installer, ran Disk Utility off the DVD to erase the hard drive, and then installed Snow Leopard on the newly erased disk. Running the 10.6.7 combo update completed the task." MacInTouch 12:27 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"First look at Apple's Final Cut Pro X" CNET News 9:29 AM
"Hands On: First Look At Apple's Final Cut Pro X" Mac 360 8:45 AM
"Hands On: First Look At Firefox 5. New? Or, Newer?" Mac 360 8:46 AM
"How to change the download destination folder in Safari" PC Advisor 9:27 AM
"A simple way to work with another machine on your network is with Apple's Remote Desktop (ARD) application." MacInTouch 12:25 PM
"There's a simple solution running the Mac Mini, or any other Mac, without a separate monitor, keyboard, mouse, or KVM switch (once the Mac is set up.) Simply turn on 'Screen Sharing' in the Sharing System Preference on the Mini. Then on other Macs open Finder and select the Mini, then click on the 'Share Screen...' button." MacInTouch 12:23 PM
Op/Ed
"Why Apple's Subscription Switch Isn't Enough" E-Commerce Times 1:28 PM
"Spotlight is garbage. It has been awful since Leopard." MacInTouch 12:29 PM
"Final Cut Pro X just an improved iMovie?" Apple Headlines 6:53 PM
"Apple's Final Cut Is Dead. Long Live Final Cut." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:47 PM
"Early adopters unimpressed by Apple's Final Cut Pro X" ZDNet 9:38 AM
"Apple Continues to Revolutionize the Software Industry" The Tech Night Owl 9:02 AM
Press Releases
"PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.4: Only a month after the last update, Smile has released new versions of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, their PDF manipulation software." TidBITS 6:01 PM
"Evernote 2.2.1: Evernote has introduced version 2.2.1 of its eponymous note-taking software." TidBITS 4:36 PM
"GitHub for Mac is now available" The Next Web 1:29 PM
"New Sony Ericsson Android Phones Use TV Technology" GigaOM [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:43 PM
"RIM's hub down, not out as BlackBerry maker sags, sacks" Reuters 3:28 PM
"RIM already slashing PlayBook sales by more than half" ZDNet 3:09 PM
"Philips warns on profit below expectations" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:19 PM
"Elpida Unveils Thinnest Mobile Chip Package" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:16 AM
"Nokia to transfer 2,800 staff to Accenture" Associated Press 10:28 AM
"Nokia Checks In for Overhaul: Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it would combine its Navteq mapping unit with its location-based services business, as the struggling mobile-phone maker continues its strategy overhaul and looks to further differentiate itself from rivals." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"YML Archives for June 22nd, 2011" Your Mac Life 10:08 PM
"Jeff Gamet Talks Final Cut Pro X, iCloud on TUAW TV Live" The Mac Observer 12:31 PM
"Your Mac's Podcast NOW 22JUN2011" YMP Now 11:02 AM
"Apple Is Said to Prepare IPhone With Faster Chip for September" Bloomberg 9:12 AM
"Apple Plans September iPhone 5 Launch, New iPad, and 'Third World' Budget iPhone" DailyTech 9:58 AM
"Apple iPhone 5 said to come with dual LED flash" DigiTimes 10:15 PM
"Apple rumored to include dual-LED flash on next iPhone: A new speculative report out of the Far East claims Apple is likely to add dual-LED flash to the next-generation iPhone." AppleInsider 11:15 PM
"More Details Emerge On The iPhone Lite" Fast Company 6:09 PM
"Bloomberg: iPhone with 8MP camera coming in Sept., hi-res iPad 3 in the works" AppleInsider 9:11 AM
"September song: Apple A5 iPhone 5 'twice as fast" Computerworld 8:50 AM
"Report: Apple To Put iPad Brain In iPhone Body, Introduce In September" Forbes 9:21 AM
"Rumors: iPhone 5 September Launch, Cheaper iPhone & Higher Resolution iPad 3" AppleBitch 8:48 AM
"New iPhone Rumored to Have A5 Chip, Beefier Camera" PCWorld 9:37 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 May Opt for Totally Redesigned Back Plate" cellular-news 9:50 AM
"The iPhone 5 Rumor Mill Kicks Into High Gear" Mashable 9:11 AM
"iPhone 5 rumours: what you need to know" TechRadar UK 9:29 AM
"iPhone 5: The 8 latest rumors/In-the-know techies now say Apple's newest gadget could arrive as soon as August — with a radical new 'teardrop' design " eWeek 10:48 AM
"New iPhone Gesture Patent Adds to Apple's IP Arsenal" The Mac Observer 6:01 PM
"Apple TV sets coming this autumn? A new addition for the Apple rumour mill" Pocket-lint 9:20 AM
"Rumors of Apple-made television resurface" MSNBC 11:05 AM
"iPhone 5 Release Date in September ... No, August ... No, September: iPhone 5 rumors continue" WebProNews 9:36 AM
"Apple: TV Yes, 2011, No, Says Piper" Barron's 9:47 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"17'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:52 AM
"15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:52 AM
"13'' MacBook Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 8:52 AM
"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -15 Inch Models -Prices Up To $330 Off Current Machines" MacReviewZone 8:51 AM
"Apple Mac Pro Buyer's Guide -12 & 8 Core Models... Save Up To $750 On Current Machines" MacReviewZone 8:55 AM
"Best Selling Mac Scanners -From $45 To $496 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 8:53 AM
"XtremeMac InCharge Duo for iPhone/iPod/iPad/iPad 2: $39.99" The Mac Observer 2:20 PM
"Refurbished & Used iMac Buyer's Guide -Prices Start From $199 -Best Prices of Closeout, OpenBox, Refurbished And Used iMacs" MacReviewZone 1:25 PM
"Apple iPad 2 Display Ranks the Best in Face-Off Against Android Hordes: Testing shows that the Apple iPad 2 surpasses other contenders in display quality, but it still has room for improvement." PCWorld 10:14 PM
"Expert: True Retina Display Doesn't Make Sense for iPad 3" GigaOM [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:37 PM
"Tablet Display Technology Shoot-Out: Apple iPad 2 – Motorola Xoom – Asus Transformer" DisplayMate 12:06 PM
"Smartcase showdown: Apple vs. Mophie" Gadgetell 12:03 PM
"An Apple iOS TV set? It's time to switch off this rumour" Electricpig 9:31 AM
"That Apple Television Is Coming This August Alongside The iPhone Nano (And Santa)" TechCrunch 9:10 AM
"Apple branded TV rumors resurface; Can Apple succeed where so many others have failed?" Edible Apple 9:01 AM
"Analysis: Rumor Claims Apple Entering TV Business -For Real, Yo" The Mac Observer 8:56 AM
"iOS gaming in 10 years: 'Apple will be the games industry" Apple Headlines 8:46 AM
Non-Apple
"Google Places Two Bets on a Post-PC World: The latest Android tablets and Chromebooks suggest different 'post-PC' worlds, both more complicated than the one Apple is going for." Technology Review 2:58 PM
"Best Buy launches Music Cloud; offers nothing new to consumers" Neowin 11:05 AM
"Can Nokia rise again? The question of culture that saw it fall far from Apple's tree" Silicon 12:07 PM
"Did Nokia Win the Battle Against Apple, But Lose the War?" Seeking Alpha 10:11 AM
"Google Apps Vs. Office 365: Prepare For Battle" InformationWeek 3:29 PM
"Me, Myself, and Google's Me on the Web" PCWorld 2:43 PM
"Google Chrome going after Skype next?" ZDNet 3:08 PM
"LulzSec? Anonymous? Know Your Hackers" PC Magazine 2:40 PM
"Attack of the mobile browsers: Firefox, Opera, and a horde of mobile upstarts give iPhone, iPad, and Android users plenty of alternatives" InfoWorld 2:29 PM
"10 drive docks help you re-use old hard drives" Computerworld 2:08 PM
"Phone calls still favored by adults for communicating with others: Social networks and texting, ranked next, are preferred by teens, survey says" Computerworld 2:08 PM
"The 6 commandments of online photo sharing" CNN 2:06 PM
"The Ultimate 'Business' Pad Defined: The tablet I want might not be what my employer wants--and that might not matter all that much." InformationWeek 1:45 PM
"What makes a good Blu-ray player?" CNET News 1:40 PM
"15 sexy printers (yes, printers)" CNET News 10:31 AM
"Nigella app update discounted for quick take away: An iPhone app delivering TV domestic goddess Nigella Lawson's recipes has been updated with an extra 30 dishes, and the price has been halved for a limited period." iTWire 8:33 PM
"Pioneer's AppRadio, the iPhone Controlled Car Audio System, Is Available for $400" Gizmodo 4:21 PM
"Hocobi's KillingZone Defense will be Free for Limited Time" prMac 3:21 PM
"Torchwood iApp to parallel Miracle Day" TG Daily 3:01 PM
"Rhinestone IPhone 4 Cases In Promotion" PRNewswire-Asia 1:29 PM
"Penguin Takes a Page From the Atavist Book With New iPad App" The Atlantic 1:28 PM
"BabyOnTime App Reminds You When To Feed, Change, Medicate Your Baby" UberGizmo 12:09 PM
"Equinux Tizi iPad 2 TV tuner updated" PC Advisor 12:05 PM
"AViiQ Smart Case For iPad 2 Matches Colorful Apple Smart Covers" SlashGear 12:05 PM
"Volley your way to Victory in Pro Tennis Volley" prMac 10:39 AM
"Torchwood interactive comic coming to iOS" The Loop 10:38 AM
"Voice Commerce app converts iPhone to sales terminal" Finextra 9:51 AM
"Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug's software-only version with OneView, enhanced iOS support" Engadget 9:51 AM
"Personal Cloud Options for iOS Users Grow With Hitachi G-Connect" GigaOM [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:42 PM
"Hitachi G-Connect: A Wireless Hard Drive and Router for Your iPhone and iPad" Gizmodo 9:38 AM
"Smurks Launches Updated App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch With More Options" Marketwire 9:37 AM
"Russia's Yandex.Mail lands on iPhone with IM, camera and location features" TechCrunch 9:30 AM
"FL Studio Mobile lands on iOS, more indie rap albums to be produced while commuting" Indie Research 9:28 AM
"Waters Unveils IPad Application At HPLC Conference To Aid Customer Selection Of Key Consumables" PRNewswire 9:24 AM
"Aliens and UFOs for iPhone is Updated to Include Video Footage" prMac 9:17 AM
"Crazy Formula Hits 1 Million Users and Adds 45 New Levels" prMac 9:04 AM
"Learn Korean Travel Phrases with Speak Korean Fun Phrasebook for iPhone" prMac 9:02 AM
"mobivention Presents Backgammon Gold for iPhone and iPad" prMac 9:01 AM
"Help the Tortoise Conquer the Evil Eagle and Save His Children with Zuma" prMac 9:00 AM
"New App myTaxiControl Inverts Balance of Power when Boarding a Taxi" prMac 9:00 AM
"Sneakerology Launches iPhone App for All Sneaker Heads" prMac 9:00 AM
"iOS SpeedUpTV: Video Player Gives More Control" prMac 8:57 AM
"Math Pets! Mini released for the iPhone - Educational Math Action Game" prMac 8:56 AM
"Physical Game Gaston 2 hits the App Store with Major Update" prMac 8:54 AM
"Novi Forum introduces Smart Way 1.1 for iOS - Turn-Based Puzzle Game" prMac 8:54 AM
"The First Store for Commercial Components for iPhone and iPad developers" prMac 8:53 AM
"Get Your Crack Fix - Now Bigger, Better and Cheaper" prMac 8:51 AM
"Memorize Strong Passwords Easily With PasswordGear For iOS" prMac 8:50 AM
"Aspyre Apps Updates Award-Winning iPhone Mental Health Tool" prMac 8:50 AM
"PhatWare Releases WritePad Portuguese for iPad" prMac 8:50 AM
"The Great Snail Race Childrens Book App - 1/2 Half Price Promotion" prMac 8:49 AM
"eduTecher Backpack for iOS - Free Educational Technology Social Resource" prMac 8:48 AM
"Kuyi Mobile releases The Minis a Collection of Mini Games for iOS" prMac 8:48 AM
"Could a Word, Just One Word, Better a Day? Absolutely" prMac 8:45 AM
"Will IBM Go 'All In' On Cloud Computing? IBM has spent more than a decade and tens of billions of dollars buying software. Don't bet on it delivering its smartest technologies on demand any time soon." InformationWeek 1:45 PM
"IBM the Winner in the HP-Oracle Fight: Analysts" eWeek 2:17 PM
"IBM's Steve Mills talks Oracle and Watson's future" IDG News Service 2:30 PM
"IBM Germany's Diemer to Move to U.S., Manager Magazin Reports" Bloomberg 10:26 AM
"At Hewlett-Packard, Flexible Displays From the Future" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:24 AM
"TouchPad Set to Spur Hewlett Packard Shares" Seeking Alpha 10:23 AM
"Overachiever Oracle faces high growth hurdles" Reuters 11:12 PM
"Earnings Preview: Oracle to report 4Q results/Oracle's latest quarterly results come as dustups with Google and HP intensify" Associated Press 3:25 PM
"Earnings Preview: Analysts Say Oracle is #Winning" AllThingsD 10:29 AM
"The Secret of Oracle's Success" Seeking Alpha 10:29 AM
"FatWire will help put Oracle in front of customers" Fortune 2:25 PM
"Inside Microsoft: Up in the cloud" [Video Report] Reuters 2:52 PM
"How Windows 8 could change everything: Clues abound that Hyper-V is a foundation technology for Windows 8, enabling Microsoft to dominate a new era of desktop virtualization" InfoWorld 2:29 PM
"New bill would require mobile carriers to detail 4G speeds: New legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would require mobile carriers to detail their 'guaranteed minimum' data speeds and their network reliability statistics to potential customers." IDG News Service 12:02 PM
"New bill would require carriers to clarify 4G speeds" CNNMoney 2:07 PM
"Apple Stock Growth Stalled, Not Halted" Indie Research 10:22 AM
"Don't Sound the Alarms On Apple Yet: TheStreet contributor Don Reisinger explains why worrying about Apple's stock performance is unnecessary." [Video Report] TheStreet 9:41 AM
"Is Your Portfolio Ready for the iPhone 5?" The Motley Fool 3:31 PM
"4 Undervalued Facts About Apple" Seeking Alpha 2:53 PM
"Be a better investor; dump your iPhone" MarketWatch 11:15 PM
Industry News
"Adobe among decliners as tech stocks retreat" MarketWatch 3:20 PM
"U.S. stocks fall on Fed's bleaker views" MarketWatch 6:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Decline as Fed Cuts Growth Forecast, Asset Buying to Conclude" Bloomberg 6:59 PM
"Stocks Slide Amid Dimmer Economic Outlook From Fed" FOXBusiness 3:16 PM
"Stocks Finish Lower After Bernanke Q&A" TheStreet 7:00 PM
"Stocks end lower on Bernanke bummer" CNNMoney 3:41 PM
"DJIA's Winning Streak Ends: U.S. stocks snapped a four-day winning streak, stumbling in late trading after the Federal Reserve issued a cautious economic outlook just days before it ends its asset-buying program." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:17 PM
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