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"How iPhone Changed the World" Cult of Mac 9:21 AM
"Kodak granted reprieve in its ITC battle with Apple and RIM" Engadget 7:53 AM
"Apple Seeks Import Ban on Samsung Smartphones" The Mac Observer 9:18 AM
"Apple seeks preliminary injunction on Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Droid Charge, and Galaxy Tab 10.1" Engadget 9:37 AM
"First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day One: Completely at Sea | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog" TUAW 7:57 AM
"Apple iPad 3: An October Surprise?" PCWorld 8:22 AM
"Apple files motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. against four Samsung products: Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Droid Charge, Galaxy Tab 10.1" Foss Patents 7/1
"ITC ruling mixed in S3 Graphics v. Apple: An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission today determined (PDF) that Apple is infringing on two patents owned by S3 Graphics, while not infringing on two others." CNET News 7/1
"Apple tries to block four Samsung devices in U.S." CNET News 7/1
"Apple likely to dethrone HP as leading portable PC vendor" DigiTimes 7/1
"Why Competing with Apple Is So Difficult: The desire to compete with Apple is widespread among many companies in the tech sector. The problem is that very few, if any at all, are well equipped as businesses to compete head on with Apple as very few have the same kind entrepreneurial culture as Apple." Techland 7/1
"Nortel Announces the Winning Bidder of Its Patent Portfolio for a Purchase Price of US$4.5 Billion" ["The consortium consists of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony."] Marketwire 7/1
"Nortel Patents Fetch $4.5 Billion: A consortium including Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. paid $4.5 billion to buy a trove of wireless patents belonging to Nortel Networks Corp., outbidding Google Inc. and others in a closely watched auction. The final price—five times Google's opening bid—shows the rising stakes of intellectual property in the increasingly competitive and litigious smartphone business. Rivals like Apple, Microsoft and Research In Motion Ltd. are pooling their money to scoop up Nortel's patents to shield themselves from lawsuits and, potentially, to challenge Google's Android software." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/1
"Apple-Backed Group to Buy Nortel Patents for $4.5 Billion" Bloomberg 7/1
"Apple, Microsoft consortium beats Google for Nortel patents" IDG News Service 7/1
"Apple, RIM group wins $4.5 billion Nortel patent auction" Reuters 7/1
"Apple and Microsoft Beat Google for Nortel Patents" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/1
"Kodak Patent Case Against Apple, RIM Sent Back to Judge" IDG News Service 7/1
"Apple/Research In Motion Likely to Settle With Kodak After Remanded Patent Dispute" Seeking Alpha 7/1
"ITC Tosses Kodak Split Ruling in Apple Patent Infringement" The Mac Observer 7/1
"Samsung's defense against Apple's California lawsuit scoffs at Apple's attitude" Foss Patents 7/1
"Booting Mac OS X Lion GM Seed Reveals 'Scrolling in Lion', No Welcome Video" Touch Reviews 8:21 PM
"Google Analytics: Windows loses >5% market share this year, Mac gains. Post PC era fast approaching" 9 to 5 Mac 9:21 AM
"iOS Has Half the Market Share of Mac OS X" Tom's Guide 7:53 AM
"Apple ships Lion 'gold master' as release date rumors swirl: With download-only distribution, OS X Lion's release may be just days away" Computerworld 6:57 PM
"Apple to ship OS X Lion on July 14th" 9 to 5 Mac 7/1
"Mac OS X Lion hits gold master status" CNET News 7/1
"OS X Lion Allows Running Multiple Copies on the Same Machine (Virtualization)" MacRumors 7/1
"Booting OS X Lion GM: No Welcome Video, New Introduction to Scrolling" MacRumors 7/1
"Apple plugs phishing hole on developer website: YGN Ethical Hacker Group, which identified the holes, says news Reports spurred action by Apple" Network World 7/1
"Operating System Market Share" [Windows continues dominance but drops slightly to 88.29%, Mac OS rises to 5.37%, iOS up to 2.63%] NetMarketshare 7/1
"Chrome back on top of HTML5 benchmark" FairerPlatform 7/1
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Brace for Apple's shift from MobileMe to iCloud: With its launch of iCloud and phaseout of MobileMe, Apple is overhauling the functions of its hosted mail, synchronization and file-storage service." Seattle Times 7/1
"How to prepare your Mac for OS X 10.7 Lion" MacFixIt 7/1
"Addressing CDs and DVDs automatically ejecting in OS X" MacFixIt 7/1
"Mac OS X 10.6.8 Suffers Various Problems" TidBITS 7/1
"Exporting email addresses from Address Book" Macworld 7/1
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Prepare Your Mac For Lion — The Right Way" Cult of Mac 8:13 PM
"Sad Cat Software Disk Falcon 1.1" Macworld 11:22 AM
"'Lion' Apple Mac OS X 10.7: Sneak Preview" The Register 7/1
"Splasm Software is very pleased to announce the release of CheckBook 2.2 and CheckBook Pro 2.2, the latest versions of their simple, powerful solutions for personal finance management on Mac OS X. With some older versions of Quicken going away, Splasm Software is offering CheckBook Pro for the low price of $19.95 for all of July!" Splasm Software 7/1
"New Star Tennis – Wimbledon Sale 50% Off" New Star Games 7/1
"iPads bring new levels of connection to lawyers, clients; tablet use add quality to presentations" Arizona Republic 9:10 PM
"Apple Begins Issuing MobileMe Refund Checks [Cha-Ching] Cult of Mac 8:21 PM
"Week in Apple: Why Thunderbolt cables cost fifty bucks" Ars Technica 6:43 PM
"Android momentum not at risk even as iPhones sales jump, says analyst: Apple's share of new phone buyers jumps, while Android stays flat, Reports Nielsen" Computerworld 7/1
"How a big law firm replaced laptops with iPads: A prestigious law firm outfits its attorneys with Apple iPads and finds it's worth the significant effort" CIO 7/1
"Apple Store Employees Speak Out Against Demoralizing, Draining Work Conditions" Cult of Mac 7/1
"iPad reaches 100,000 app milestone, no parties or press releases to celebrate" DigitalTrends 7/1
"Apple Employees Complain Of Demoralizing Working Conditions, Fail To See Irony" CrunchGear 7/1
"Foxconn Worker Died in the Bath After Working 60 Hours a Week" M.I.C. Gadget 7/1
"iPhone, iPad help reunite Mother and daughter in China after 5 years" The Loop 7/1
"Hong Kong Apple Store to Begin Employee Training (continually updated)" M.I.C. Gadget 7/1
"Apple, Amazon Gain Ground In Top Retailers Report" MacNews 7/1
"Apple Store Fifth Avenue enclosed in giant box (with photo)" MacDailyNews 7/1
"Photos of Apple's 5th Ave, NY Store Renovation" The Mac Observer 7/1
"Standard Chartered: Multinational banking goes mobile." Apple 7/1
"Wallaby: Adobe sneaks Flash onto the iPhone/Tom Arah argues that Adobe has done the best it can under the circumstances with Wallaby, its Flash-to-HTML5 converter" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 7/1
"Steampunk your Apple kit the Etsy way" Computerworld 7/1
"Google Gmail Gets A Makeover, Boosts Anti-Phishing Capabilities" CRN 7/1
"Samsung: Chip market to remain weak in 2nd half" MarketWatch 7/1
"AT&T Opens the Bridge for BlackBerry-PlayBook Connection" AllThingsD 7/1
"Game Companies Deploy Facebook Credits at the Final Hour" AllThingsD 7/1
"Under fire, RIM agrees to review executive structure" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 7/1
"RIM argues back against disgruntled employee" TG Daily 7/1
"RIM Bows to Governance Critic" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/1
Publications/Podcasts
"Your Mac's Podcast Op-Ed FRI; SAT Edition" YMP Now 8:13 PM
"Gene Steinberg meets outspoken commentator Peter Cohen, Macworld's Dan Frakes and Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11:28 AM
"eXtensions Podcast: Cassandra on AMITIAE – Version 4" Amitiae 7:42 AM
"10 Good Minutes on 'Being Social'" Your Mac Life 7:39 AM
"Apple MacBook Air Buyer's Guide -Up To $210 Off Currently Shipping Models -Models, Prices And Information" MacReviewZone 2:20 PM
"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -13 Inch Models -Up to $230 Off Current Models... Other Extras -Best Prices, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 2:15 PM
"Refurbished Mac Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon" OlderMacs 7:42 AM
"Refurbished Mac mini with Swow Leopard Server 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo" OlderMacs 7:43 AM
"Assistive Technology on iOS: Making our world just a little bit more inclusive." 148Apps 7/1
"Independence Day Weekend Game and App Sale! A whole bunch of games and apps are on sale this holiday weekend." 148Apps 7/1
"Review: Nine iPad 2 folio-style cases" Macworld 7/1
"WaterField Designs MacBook Air Wallet and Travel Express" Macworld 7/1
"Slide for iPad review: Keep your iPad upright with this innovative pocket stand" Macworld UK 7/1
"Review: Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a solid zoom camera" Macworld 7/1
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Review: Carcassonne for iPad" Apple Gazette 9:28 PM
"Shine: My thoughts on the best designed weather app" Macgasm 8:22 PM
"Images of North Korea: Fotopedia North Korea for the iPad" Amitiae 7:41 AM
"Google+ Face Off: Android App Vs. iOS Browser/When Google+ launched this week, Google also released an application for Android devices. iOS devices have to make do with the browser version for now. Is it any good?" InformationWeek 7/1
"The New York Times Enables In-App Subscriptions For Their iPad And iPhone Apps" MacStories 7/1
"Backbreaker Football 2: Vengeance HD and Icebreaker Hockey" Macworld 7/1
"Street Fighter IV Volt Review: Street Fighter IV Volt is a new version of Capcom's latest entry in the legendary Street Fighter IV franchise, featuring 3 new characters and online play." 148Apps 7/1
"Juice Belts Review: A fruity, physics-based puzzler that everybody should take a look at." 148Apps 7/1
"PhotoForge 2 Update: iPad Version and iOS 5 Fixes" MacStories 7/1
"The Truly Great Noodle – iPad App Review" PadGadget 7/1
"Battleship For iPad – Sinking Battleships On The Same iPad" Apple'n'Apps 7/1
How-To/Tutorial
"App for That: How To sync task lists between iPhone and Android" TiPb 10:44 AM
"How to Change background color after pressing Button in iPhone: In this application we will see how to change background color using button pressed. So let see how it will worked." The iPhone Developer Resource 7/1
Tips
"Beware When Cancelling iPad Post-Paid AT&T Service On The Phone" iSource 8:12 AM
"How Can I Breathe New Life Into My Old iPhone?" Lifehacker 7/1
"Tech and travel: Tips on taking an iPhone abroad" ZDNet 7/1
"The iPad 2: I Never Wanted One Until I Got One, Now I Can't Live Without It" Run Around Tech 7/1
"The Macalope Daily: Occam's rumor/After our flight of fancy the other day, looks like the Apple rumor-making machine once again has its feet firmly on the ground and is back to completely making up things that are far more sensible." Macworld [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7/1
"Has Verizon iPhone Hit a Sales Slump?" Minyanville 7/1
"Apple: If It's Friday, There Must Be A Samsung Suit" Barron's 7/1
"It's All Material; Rumors Of iPad 3 In 2011 Pop Up Again" Apple Bitch 7/1
"The Northern Spy: The Scythe Of Time" MacNews 7/1
"Apple and friends buy Nortel patents for $4.5 billion" iPhoneTouch.Blorge 7/1
"Apple, Microsoft Win Nortel Patents, Google Out" The Mac Observer 7/1
"Can Apple Learn a Thing or Two About Handset Design?" MacNewsWorld 7/1
"The Macbook is also at the end of life" HardMac 7/1
"More Thoughts About The 'New' Mac Pro" M.I.C. Gadget 7/1
"Chickensh*t Behavior From Corporate Giants: As everyone knows, yesterday was June 30th. The deadline for iOS apps to remove their buttons that lead to their websites where transactions can take place." Mike Cane's xBlog 7/1
Non-Apple
"The Android (in)adequacy: How To tell if a platform is good enough" asymco 6:47 PM
"Jon Rubinstein sends message to HP staff; Addresses TouchPad reviews" ["At the end of his memo he compared the review of the TouchPad and webOS 3.0 to another company that he is very familiar with; Apple's Mac OS X received the same criticism from the same critics just 10 years ago, and now the company is on top in a way that is nearly unreachable. Rubenstein says, HP's webOS is in the same position now, and has a lot of greatness ready to push it forward."] PreCentral 7/1
"Review: 5 reasons the new Nook is the best dedicated ebook reader" ZDNet 7/1
"Is your family prepared for a cyberattack?" USA Today 7/1
"WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets" Network World 7/1
"Can Eastman Kodak Survive Much Beyond 2012?" 24/7 Wall St. 7/1
"10 gadgets hotter than July 4th fireworks" Nerd Approved 7/1
"4 Tips: Make Your SMB Website More Secure" InformationWeek 7/1
"Adobe's Vanishing Linux Air Support: Personal or Strictly Business?" LinuxInsider 7/1
"Why mobile payments can't come soon enough" Fortune 7/1
"5 Dropbox Alternatives For Cloud Storage: Dropbox isn't the only remote storage game in town. Consider flexibility and security as you check out these alternatives." InformationWeek 7/1
"Stat Shot: LTE Isn't Yet Taking Over the Mobile World" GigaOM [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/1
"Google loss in Nortel patent bids undermines Android, analyst says" Computerworld 7/1
"Does Google+ need Zynga-style games to succeed?" ZDNet 7/1
"Alt Text: Google+ Is the New GeoCities" Wired 7/1
"Don't be stupid! Don't buy Google+ invites on eBay" MSNBC 7/1
"It's A Pretty Big Ship: HP Isn't After Apple, It's After The Enterprise" CrunchGear 7/1
"Just How Many Android Tablet Apps Are There?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/1
"HP TouchPad nice, but unlikely to take a bite out of Apple: If you don't have a webOS phone, you're stuck with a Wi-Fi-only tablet with apps in the hundreds, rather than thousands" Vancouver Sun 8:23 AM
"Wolverton: A look at HP's new TouchPad tablet" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:23 AM
"Video: Everything you wanted to know about HP TouchPad in 8 minutes" Sync Blog 8:23 AM
"U.S. Stocks Extend Biggest Weekly Gain in 2 Years" Bloomberg 7/1
"Stocks Advance 1%, All Dow 30 Stocks Higher" CNBC 7/1
"DJIA's Fireworks: Best Week in Two Years/U.S. stocks notched their biggest weekly jump in two years, as investors pounced on fresh data suggesting the economy could be slogging its way out of its recent malaise." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/1
"Stocks: Investors pause after 4-day rally" CNNMoney 7/1
"Asia Markets: Tokyo, Seoul extend gains, but Sydney retreats" MarketWatch 7/1
"Europe Markets: European stocks rise after ISM data/Lloyds extends rally as bank stocks post solid gains" MarketWatch 7/1
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 7/1
"Who's Got the Beefy ARMs Now? A Chip Designer's Shares Are Pumped." AllThingsD 7/1
"The tech bubble is coming. Prepare yourself." Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7/1
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