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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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"Tablet War Is an Apple Rout: H-P Cuts Price on Its iPad Rival by 20%; Apple Sells Out but Rivals Combat High Inventories" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:52 AM
"Will Apple Play Hardball with HTC in Patent Battle?" WSJ Blogs 8:45 AM
"Apple going after Google in tablet spats?" Reuters 4:29 AM
"Samsung Brief Didn't Prevent Apple Winning Tablet Injunction" Bloomberg 8:52 AM
"Samsung pleaded unsuccessfully against Apple's motion for preliminary injunction, will try again at hearing on August 25" Foss Patents 9:18 AM
"Samsung Appeals German Ban on Galaxy Tablet Sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:52 AM
"German court to hear Apple-Samsung dispute" MarketWatch 9:57 AM
"Apple's Tablet Battles: All About Appearances" ["Samsung will get a chance to argue its case before a court in the Netherlands. The dispute centers on the look and feel of the Android tablet -- not its hardware and software guts."] MacNewsWorld 9:35 AM
"When it Comes to Mobile Advertising, iPhone Still the Biggest Target" AllThingsD 8:46 AM
"Study: iPhone remains on top of mobile advertising for three years running" The Loop 5:01 PM
"China Stops Fake Apple Stores From Using Trademarks" IDG News Service 8:47 AM
"Chinese authorities find 22 fake Apple stores" BBC 8:46 AM
"Lion Server: Mac OS X clients unable to bind to Active Directory read-only domain controllers" Apple Support 1:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Serendipitous extras make Mac Lion a cool cat: A major operating-system release is filled with all sorts of changes beyond the handful of features a company advertises to catch your interest..." Seattle Times 2:37 PM
"iBank a Better Choice for Mac Quicken Users Moving to Lion" Low End Mac 10:58 AM
"OS X Lion, System Preferences: Network" Amitiae 9:39 AM
"OS X Lion: Using Mail's New Search Features" The Mac Observer 8:39 AM
"How to re-enable scrollbars in Mac OS X Lion" Apple Headlines 7:18 PM
"Capture A Mac's Screen In Video, For Fun And Profit" McSolo 4:33 AM
"How To Store Your Secrets, Then Find Them Again On Your Mac" Mac 360 4:32 AM
"How To Record And Capture Your Own Keystrokes On A Mac" NoodleMac 4:33 AM
"Get To Facebook Fast On Your Mac: From Cheap To Expensive" Mac 360 4:32 AM
"What A Big Red Quit Button Does For Your Mac" Mac 360 4:32 AM
"10.7: A work-around for Safari's odd full-screen behaviour" Mac OS X Hints 10:27 AM
"10.7: Disable Resume on a per-application basis" Mac OS X Hints 10:27 AM
"10.7: Resurrect older Java.app's without Rosetta" Mac OS X Hints 10:27 AM
"Diskless Lion Restore Issues, MacBook Air Runs Hotter with Lion, Mid 2011 MacBook Air Reviewed, and More" Low End Mac 9:07 PM
"Lion discussion covers issues with Versions, Auto Save and Save As; keyboard shortcut changes and other user interface issues; system freezes; disk partitions; disappearing cursors; performance problems; DVD region restrictions; HP scanner compatibility; overall Lion impressions and experiences; and more." MacInTouch 1:59 PM
"Lion Recovery Disk Assistant, Making Lion Less Horrible, Gmail Gains Preview Pane, and More" Low End Mac 1:59 PM
"Hidden Dimensions: OS X Lion: Apple's Continuing UNIX Dilemma" The Mac Observer 1:39 PM
"OS X Lion: The death of dial up" Mac.Blorge 9:14 AM
Press Releases
"IMSI releases TurboCAD Pro for Mac v6, now Lion-ready" MacNN 8:34 PM
"Rumor Hints at September 7 iPod Event" The Mac Observer 8:39 AM
"Sales of Mobile Devices in Second Quarter of 2011 Grew 16.5 Percent Year-on-Year; Smartphone Sales Grew 74 Percent – Gartner" MacPrices 1:40 PM
"This is an updated view of the AMP index including Q2 data. As a reminder, the AMP (Asymco Mobile Performance) index is an unweighted average of four 'shares'" asymco 8:57 AM
"Enhancing the Magic Kingdom: iPads in the Hands of Disney Imagineers" PadGadget 9:33 AM
"The Making of iPad Head Girl [Video] Mashable 4:46 AM
"Tool Creates Fresh Web Apps from Aging Code: Visual WebGui makes an application accessible via the Web without altering its code." Technology Review 2:19 PM
"Facebook: export your friends' email addresses, if they let you" ZDNet 4:00 PM
"Codebreaker Karsten Nohl: Why Your Phone Is Insecure By Design" Forbes 11:59 AM
"Ford Looks to Wi-Fi to Ease Congestion and Make Roads Safer" Forbes 11:59 AM
"How computers will soon get under our skin" The Independent 12:09 PM
"Firefox 8 to tell aggressive add-ons to back off" Download 4:28 PM
"Acer ships 7-inch tablet with Android 3.2 for $329: Acer says it's the first 7-inch tablet to run Honeycomb" IDG News Service 11:32 AM
"Carriers crack down on unauthorized cell phone tethering" CNN 11:30 AM
"Verizon claims sabotage, calls cops on strikers" CNNMoney 11:29 AM
"Tech Pioneer Oshman Remembered for Vision, Leadership" WSJ Blogs 10:18 AM
"LinkedIn Retreats in Privacy Flap" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Google shows off playful environment, but inside, it's all business" St. Paul Pioneer Press [Free Registration Required] 1:54 PM
"Google Offers: built in Pittsburgh, and soon to launch here/Challenger to Groupon developed by Pittsburgh engineers, led by Shady Side grad" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1:46 PM
"Google to Enforce Real Name Policy After 4 Days" eWeek 11:43 AM
"Security expert says he has found bugs in Android" Reuters 4:34 PM
"Leaked Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS Photos: Droid Green Turns Blue?" PCWorld 1:45 PM
"Amazon CEO patents idea to protect dropped phones using mini-airbags" The Next Web 9:35 AM
"Codebreaker Karsten Nohl: Why Your Phone Is Insecure By Design" Forbes 8:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Mac|Life Show: Apple Updates Recycling Program and GameFly Enters Mac Gaming" Mac|Life 2:38 PM
"500,000 Apps Interview Series: Matt Gravelle, Skee-Ball" 148Apps 8:59 AM
"TSMC's A6 processor to respin, says report: Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) – said to have started trial manufacturing of the ARM-based A6 processor for Apple – will put the IC through another tape-out for the 'production design' in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Taiwan Economic News." EE Times 11:41 AM
"Report: iPad 3-powering A6 won't be ready until next year" GigaOM 8:42 AM
"Brush Up On U.S. Presidents And More With American Presidents For iPad" App Advice 9:28 AM
"'Biophilia' App Comes To iTunes, Seeks To Redefine Digital Music Potential" App Advice 9:47 PM
"10 football apps to help you kick-off the new soccer season" The Next Web 4:45 AM
"Review: Crayola® ColorStudio™ HD + iMarker for iPad" Run Around Tech 2:02 PM
"EyeTV Offers Remote TV Viewing" Best App Site 4:31 AM
"Free on iTunes: 3 Free iPhone/iPad Apps for Movie Makers" The Mac Observer 1:43 PM
"Photogram Review: Share photo postcards with your friends" Macworld 9:34 AM
"The Digital Bar Crawl: Can your smartphone tell a 'power' scene from a 'hipster' one? A thirsty writer puts several nightlife apps to the test" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:21 PM
"iPhone Game Players Move Into Tiny Tower" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:55 PM
"'Pigs In Trees' Review – 'Angry Birds' In Reverse Plus Line Drawing" Touch Arcade 2:38 PM
"'Candy Boy' Review – A Platformer with Match-3 and Worms!" Touch Arcade 9:59 AM
"'Pickpawcket' Review – Stealth-based Puzzles for Cat Lovers" Touch Arcade 9:58 AM
"'Let's Golf 3' Review – Barely Clearing the Freemium Bunker" Touch Arcade 9:58 AM
"'Art Penguin' Review – It's The Gesture That Counts" Touch Arcade 5:13 PM
"How High Can You Climb In SuperRope?" App Advice 1:58 PM
"Flick Soccer – Definition Of A Great Mobile Sports Game" Apple'n'Apps 4:29 AM
"Clockonizer Review: Clockonizer offers an original way of keeping track of what needs doing each day." 148Apps 1:56 PM
"Zen Wars Review: Zen Wars is a retro-inspired strategy game featuring online Game Center multiplayer with voice chat." 148Apps 1:59 PM
"Maximus Discus Review: Maximus Discus takes the discs from Tron and makes a fun albeit unspectacular game reminiscent of ice hockey out of them." 148Apps 11:14 AM
"Battle Bears Blast Review: The franchise returns to its roots." 148Apps 9:19 AM
"Dark Exile Review: It's not the most innovative tower defense game out there, but there are some enjoyable surprises to be found." 148Apps 8:59 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Installing Mac Mini Mid 2011 Dual Hard Drive Kit" iFixit 4:55 PM
"Integrate BsC Data With Google Docs Using XML: Part Two" BSCiPad 9:15 AM
"iOS 101: How to recover from an app or device failure" GigaOM 4:37 AM
Tips
"Business apps on the iPhone: Dos and don'ts/If you design your iPhone app with the limitations of the smartphone in mind, you'll boost your chances of success" CIO 1:42 PM
"Ask Maggie: On the 4G iPhone that isn't" CNET News 8:53 AM
"Where Is Apple's Social Purpose?" Yahoo! News 7:17 PM
"Welcome To The Cloud, Time To Die: Maybe I'm missing something here. Reading this over, Scott Hanselman's password was clearly hacked. He doesn't seem to think that's the case because he's cautious, but I'm going to go with Occam's Razor here." ParisLemon 7:17 PM
"Will iCloud Sync and Store Game Save Data Across Devices?" Apple'n'Apps 7:16 PM
"In case you needed proof, AT&T has the slowest 4G network" Apple Headlines 4:20 PM
"John Martellaro's Blog: Particle Debris (wk. ending 8/12) Analyzing the Shifting Sands" The Mac Observer 2:41 PM
"Apple Threatens To Abandon Intel – What This Could Mean For The Mac" MacTrast 1:58 PM
"Sales of obscure game consoles vs. non-iPad tablets" Marco Arment 1:57 PM
"Samsung to Appeal EU Galaxy Tab Injunction" The Mac Observer 1:41 PM
"Samsung less than honest regarding public relations" Edible Apple 10:41 AM
"iPad Trade Dress Ruling in Europe Won't End Tablet Competition" Low End Mac 10:35 AM
"TSMC begins trial production on Apple's upcoming A6 chip" Edible Apple 10:42 AM
"Rumor: iPad 3 Processor Won't Be Available Until 2012" Apple Bitch 9:45 AM
"We may want Mario on the iPhone, but Nintendo won't slit own throat" Ars Technica 9:29 AM
"Tip of the 'fake Apple store' iceberg in China? Nearly two dozen bogus Apple retail outlets exposed. That's a lot of fake Apple stores!" ITworld 7:48 PM
"One city, 22 fake Apple stores: An official search of Kunming, China, yields a surfeit of unauthorized Apple retail shops" Fortune 8:53 AM
"Despite critics, Chromebooks prove their business mettle" InfoWorld 12:07 PM
"How To Build Your Personal Brand Using Google+" InformationWeek 12:03 PM
"The 4 biggest threats facing the cloud" Fortune 12:01 PM
"Where are the smartphones of yesteryear? Among the top 20 smartphones in Millennial's March '09 report, only two are still standing" Fortune 12:00 PM
"In Texas heat, servers take dip to keep cool: Computing center says liquid cooling is a stop-gap; changes in chips, software may be needed to deal with power demand" Computerworld 11:32 AM
"Do people really care how their gadgets sound?" CNN 11:30 AM
"Why It's A Terrible Time To Buy A Smartphone" InformationWeek 10:37 AM
"What a Legacy: The Origin of the IBM PC" Low End Mac 10:35 AM
"Ultrabook: Is It A New Category?" Forbes 10:15 AM
"Videogame sales for July lowest since '06" MarketWatch 9:56 AM
"Android: Heading For A Fall? Google's Android OS currently dominates the smart phone market in a way that should scare anyone who's paying attention." Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 2:35 PM
"Greg's Bite: Android Platform Fragmenting" MacNews 9:44 AM
"Sorry, Hollywood: Piracy may make a comeback" GigaOM 4:36 AM
"Google+, Day 8: I'm Not Loving the Circles Interface" PCWorld 4:28 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Why You Really Shouldn't Trust App Store Ratings" Gizmodo 8:59 AM
"The Girlfriend Equation!" The PC Weenies [cartoon] 8:40 AM
"David Kaplan Analyzes OS X Lion Wallpaper From a Physics Perspective" AllThingsD 4:46 AM
"Don't shoot the messenger." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 4:31 AM
"Graphic Node Launches Its First Set of Themes for Keynote for iOS" prMac 4:40 AM
"Crazy Survival Tips now available from New Design Plus" prMac 4:40 AM
"KadaMedia Fights for Zombie Rights - Zombies in Flight now available" prMac 4:39 AM
"Pimp Your Ride For Free With Cars.tomizer Lite 2.0" prMac 4:39 AM
"Pinball Massacre + Pinball Massacre Lite released for iPhone, iPad, iPod" prMac 4:39 AM
"Hoop Stream for iOS - Track All the Tweets of Pro Basketball Players" prMac 4:39 AM
"AquaDrop 1.0 for iOS - Use Bubble Jets to Move Balls in Underwater Game" prMac 4:39 AM
"Tellini Releases 3Doku 1.0 for iPhone - The Ultimate Sudoku Challenge" prMac 4:39 AM
"There Are Not Enough Pixel Art Editors with Dropbox Support for the iPad" prMac 4:39 AM
"Use the Rope - Action Game based on Physics" prMac 4:39 AM
"Moto News 2011 for iOS by iNewsApps - The Source of the Latest Moto News" prMac 4:34 AM
"MacBook Pro turns to golden Apple: Bling-centric ruffians and aspiring Del Boys will be pleased to know the Apple Macbook Pro is now available in 24-carat gold." Register Hardware 4:29 AM
"Bing Beats Google On Search Effectiveness: Microsoft's 'decision engine' more likely to lead users to a Web page than searches through rival Google, study finds." InformationWeek 10:37 AM
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