"Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK/Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction" Scribd 10:17 AM
"U.S. court denies Apple's bid to halt Samsung sales; Patent infringement 'still likely'" ZDNet 10:29 AM
"US court denies Apple's preliminary request to ban Samsung Galaxy devices, but says patent infringement likely" The Verge 2:19 PM
"United States Design Patent/Patent No.: US D618,677 S" Google Patents 11:03 AM
"Apple's request to block Samsung Galaxy tablet, phone sales in the US is denied" Engadget 10:16 AM
"Apple Loses Bid for Court Order in Effort to Block Samsung Galaxy Sales" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"U.S. judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales" Reuters 9:08 AM
"Apple's US Samsung sales ban demands refused" SlashGear 9:47 AM
"San Jose Court Denies Apple's Call For Preliminary Ban On Samsung Products In U.S." Redmond Pie 10:34 AM
"US judge permits Galaxy devices to be sold" Neowin 9:43 AM
"US court rejects Apple request on Samsung sales" Bangkok Post 9:39 AM
"Judge Rejects Apple Request to Ban Galaxy Sales in U.S." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:50 AM
"Apple's $2.7B Motorola bond actually yearly estimate, could be worth $16B: Motorola could be forced to pay up to $16.2 billion in guaranteed compensation if the company ultimately loses its patent dispute with Apple in Germany, as the $2.7 billion figure the iPhone maker was quoted as seeking in November has been clarified as a yearly estimate." AppleInsider 9:50 AM
"Apple, HTC, Samsung, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Carrier IQ Sued in Cell Phone Tracking Software Scandal" CDRinf 9:48 AM
"Class Complaint For: 1. Violation of Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511 And 2. Violation of Stored Electronic Communication Act,18 U.S.C. § 2701; And 3. Violation of Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030" Sianni & Straitte LLP 11:27 AM
"Apple questioned over Carrier IQ" Bloomberg 10:15 AM
"Thai flooding leaves Apple with a shortage of 2TB drives" Neowin 9:37 AM
"Why Apple and IBM Are Bigger Than China" [Audio Report] The Motley Fool 9:41 AM
"Apple eyes Prineville site for large data center" The Oregonian 1:03 PM
"Apple may build data center near Facebook, Google operations in Oregon" AppleInsider 4:16 PM
"iPhone virtual assistant Siri has her flaws, but she's learning" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 10:10 PM
"How did you find someone to consolidate your [Apple ID] accounts? I have tried before, only to be told that it can't be done 'at the present time.'" MacInTouch 12/2
"Some guidelines for font usage in email would be helpful to both Windows and Mac users. As a long-time Mac user, I have accumulated far more fonts than I need, just by migrating from one Mac to another, and have no idea if some of them are obsolete or unsupported elsewhere." MacInTouch 12/2
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Remote Dictation Smackdown: Which app does the best sending Siri text to a Mac?" TUAW 4:19 PM
"Best Mac backup software: 6 apps tested" TechRadar UK 9:46 AM
"Quick tip: Disable Mac OS X Lion Auto-resume features" MacAmour 10:20 AM
"After installing 5.1.2 site loading was slow. I disabled DNS pre-loading and it is much faster now. Very pleased" MacInTouch 1:55 PM
"Mission Control has won me over: In my review of Mac OX X 10.7 Lion (Personal Technology, July 22), I found annoyances with Launchpad and Mission Control. But I've recently begun to warm to Mission Control, much to my surprise." Seattle Times 12/2
"Inpaint makes it easy to remove objects from your photos" Macworld 12/2
"Pages '09: The Wonders of Master Objects" The Mac Observer 12/2
"Choose the right Mac microphone for speech recognition" Macworld 12/2
"Enable Retina- Like HiDPI Display Modes In OS X Lion [Video How-To] Cult of Mac 12/2
"How to Install Ubuntu 11.10 in OS X Using VMware Fusion" Macinstruct 12/2
"Can I Use iTunes Home Sharing Across the Internet? [Ask MacRx] Cult of Mac 12/2
"How To: Combine Multiple PDFs In Preview" Macenstein 12/2
"Disable the Empty Trash Warning in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 12/2
"Where Does Your Time Go? Use A Mac Task Timer To Know" NoodleMac 12/2
"The Best Money You'll Spend For The Best Mac Utility App To Make You Happy" Mac 360 12/2
"The Flaws In This Cheap, Easy, Instant Warning System For Your Mac Notebook" Mac 360 12/2
"The Best Pandora App For Your Mac Music Pleasure" PixoBebo 12/2
Op/Ed
"Regarding the issues with mail display on different clients: There is plenty of room for debate about how well various mail clients adhere to various standards - and Microsoft is certainly problematic in relation to certain standards about attachment handling. What I have found is that unless there is a specific reason to have a particular font, color, or active link, it is far better practice to send as many messages as possible in plain text format." MacInTouch 1:55 PM
"Whether or not AppleCare is a taxable item varies from state to state. Where I live in Massachusetts, it's considered a service, and thus the state's 6.25% sales tax does not apply. In other states, it does." MacInTouch 1:51 PM
"Firefox to Drop Leopard Support. So What?" Low End Mac 12/2
"'Obsolete' Computers Still Have Value" Low End Mac 12/2
"Lion discussion continues with more explanation about how document-open operations work now, plus Snow Leopard compatibility with new Macs, along with tips and notes about Address Book issues and alternatives." MacInTouch 12/2
"Preview of Productive Macs -a New Productivity Bundle for Mac" Your Mac Life 12/2
"Apple's policies on leaking information leaked" Neowin 6:24 PM
"VIVA launches iPhone 4S: VIVA Bahrain became the first telecom operator in Bahrain to announce its official launch of the long-awaited iPhone 4S from Apple, which will soon be available at all VIVA retail outlets." Gulf Daily News 10:09 PM
"TouchFire: Is it the iPad's Ultimate (Typing) Accessory?" Mashable 9:49 AM
"iPhone Controlled Minimalist Coffee Maker Hides All the Hardware Under the Counter" Gizmodo 7:30 PM
"The long app of the law: MyPD puts policing in public's hands" Boston Herald 2:32 PM
"Apple executives say iPhone 3GS, Kindle Fire will expand interest in iOS devices" AppleInsider 12/2
"Apple Questioned by German Data Regulator About Carrier IQ" Bloomberg 12/2
"Apple says it mostly stopped using controversial phone tracker Carrier IQ – mostly" Appolicious 12/2
"AT&T, Sprint Defend Use of Carrier IQ User Tracking Software" Bloomberg 12/2
"Carrier IQ: We're Not Wiretapping You" Mashable 12/2
"CarrierIQ clicktracking scandal pulls Samsung and HTC into class action suit" VentureBeat 12/2
"UK mobile operators: We don't use Carrier IQ" ZDNet UK 12/2
"comScore: iPhone 4S has Apple gaining share despite Android" Electronista 12/2
"iPhone widens Blackberry lead: Research in Motion Ltd.'s Blackberry has lost more smartphone market share in the last three months, while Apple Inc.'s iPhone has widened its lead over Blackberry." Washington Business Journal 12/2
"Eye Movements May Soon Control Our Smartphones" PCWorld 7:29 PM
"iPhone 4S RIval Alert : LG Nitro HD Debuts On AT&T" ITProPortal 5:40 PM
"iPad 2 Rival Alert : Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Down To £359" ITProPortal 5:39 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"17.12/December 2011: Volume 17, Number 12" ATPM 1:57 PM
"YMPNow Week of 28NOV; Guest -Ken Ray" YMP Now 9:05 AM
"How Avid came to Apple.: This is the monthly excerpt from John Buck's book, Timeline. The ebook is sold at Amazon and Apple iBooks" Tumblr 12/2
"Gene Steinberg meets The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, Macworld's Lex Friedman, and AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 12/2
"The TouchArcade Show - 28 - ...It's Time to Play the GAME!!!" Touch Arcade 12/2
"Infinity Blade II, Smartphone Tracking, Bathroom TVs + More (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 12/2
"Inside iPhone 4S US mobile data: AT&T vs Sprint vs Verizon/Apple now sells iPhones that work on three of the top four national US mobile carriers. Here's a look at how well you can expect Apple's latest smartphones to work on each of these mobile data networks, based on real world testing of each carrier's data throughput." AppleInsider 4:16 PM
"iPhone 4S vs Galaxy Nexus video review hits YouTube" PopHerald 7:26 PM
"Review: iTunes Match wins cloud music war by wisp" Associated Press 9:40 AM
"The Week in iPhone Cases: Colorwheel" Macworld 1:43 PM
"Apple Thunderbolt Display 27in monitor: Pricey but gorgeous and well-equipped 27in monitor for Thunderbolt capable MacBooks." Register Hardware 12/2
"WD My Passport Studio 1TB external hard drive: A durable and stylish portable hard drive that offers fast data transfer and encryption." Register Hardware 12/2
"Review: ZooGue Case for iPhone 4/4S" [Video Review] RunAroundTech 12/2
"iKurv speaker dock for iPhone, iPod review" Appletell 12/2
"LunaTik Watch Bands Make Your IPod Nano A Wristwatch" MacNews 12/2
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"The Best New And Updated iPhone Apps Of The Week, November 27-December 3, 2011" App Advice 10:16 PM
"7 New Apps Worth Downloading This Week" Mashable 5:40 PM
"Fuego's River Adventure: A Body Motion Game for iOS" Wired 3:12 PM
"Here Are The Best iPhone And iPad Apps You Missed This Week" Business Insider 2:16 PM
"Manage your holiday gift-giving from your iOS device: Gift list managers abound in the App Store, but which should you pick?" Macworld 2:16 PM
"The Macalope Weekly: Debatable" Macworld 10:26 AM
"Siri and Abortion: ACLU, NARAL on Apple 'Glitch'" ABCNews 10:22 AM
"Tech Week: Apple employee fired for Facebook rant and more" T3 10:21 AM
"Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not Evil" Mashable 3:33 PM
"MacOS KenDensed: MacOS KenDensed: Carrier IQ's Privacy Game" The Mac Observer 10:47 AM
"Why Both You And Carrier IQ Are Pawns In The Fight For Mobile Data" mocoNews 10:20 AM
"Kindle Fire vs iPad 2: The rivalry will continue" PopHerald 9:40 AM
"The Reason Why Apple Uses Integrated Battery Designs: If we believe the vision for Apple expressed by Steve Jobs, it's all about technology leading to the experience." Tom's Hardware 9:37 AM
"iPhone Elves Take Over Apple Store Windows" iPhone Savior 12/2
"The Apple Store vs. The Microsoft Store [Photo] Cult of Mac 12/2
"iPhone 4S: 'Ours is not 4G'/It's dress-down Friday here at BetaNews, and I can't resist letting Samsung dress down Apple." BetaNews 12/2
"Particle Debris: The Debt We Owe to Apple & Smartphone Bliss" The Mac Observer 12/2
"Oh, for the Good Old Days of Rude Cellphone Gabbers" [But the etiquette of talking to a phone — more precisely, to a 'virtual assistant' like Apple's Siri, in the new iPhone 4S — has not yet evolved. And eavesdroppers are becoming annoyed.] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12/2
"Google Counter Attacks Amazon But Apple Siri Still Major Threat" Forbes 12/2
"Solid Mac, 'Disappointing' IPhone Sales Over The Holidays?" MacNews 12/2
"Apple's Siri and Microsoft's TellMe go head to head, again" The Next Web 12/2
"iPhone Siri vs Windows Phone TellMe, a fair comparison [Video] WinRumors 12/2
"Steve Jobs' advice: Don't live a 'limited life'" Crave @ CNET 12/2
"Zittrain vs. Apple: What About the User Experience? Harvard Law School Prof. Jonathan Zittrain does not like the iPhone. Or the iPad. Or much of anything about the modern app economy." Tech.pinions 12/2
"Australian Court Extends Galaxy Tab Ban Another Week" The Mac Observer 12/2
"Apple keeps Australian Galaxy Tab ban alive for another week" GigaOM 12/2
"The Cloud, Day 17: Cloud Entertainment Comes with Strings Attached" PCWorld 12/2
"RIM's faux BES for iOS and Android: Too little, too late/If you look past the hype, you can see that RIM offers no more than you already have" InfoWorld 12/2
"10 Great Tech Gifts Under $50: Leave the hard work to Santa's elves this season and give great gifts on a budget." PC Magazine 12/2
"Gift Guide: 11 nifty gizmos for tech geeks" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 12/2
"Yahoo's big decision should be easy" Fortune 12/2
"Cyber-Security Spending to Hit $60 Billion in 2011" eWeek 12/2
"Oracle Accuses HP of False Advertising in Revised Itanium Suit" Bloomberg 10:11 AM
"Oracle Countersues H-P in Chip Case" WSJ Blogs 10:15 AM
"Oracle Says HP Lied to Customers About Itanium" Wired Magazine 1:16 PM
"Oracle to confirm commitment to non-Fusion applications" Computerworld UK 1:22 PM
"Courts to Test Using HP Tablets as Paper Replacement: UK lawyers will get tablets to use during court proceedings. Did someone just find a huge stash of HP TouchPads?" Tom's Hardware 1:16 PM
"Never-shipped HP TouchPad Go pops up on eBay" Electronista 2:24 PM
"Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Cloud Computing -- Rick Nucci, Dell Boomi" Forbes 1:15 PM
"Micron Readies Stacks Of IBM 3D Memory Chips: Production has begun on Micron's implementation of IBM's speedy, greener, 3D chip architecture" eWeek Europe 1:17 PM
"Microsoft launches disabled-friendly products" The Hindu 1:20 PM
"AMD Lays off Ex-CEO and CFO Thomas Seifert Plus Directors of Quality & Procurement" Bright Side Of News 1:13 PM
"Intel Ivy Bridge processors set for Q2 2012 release, specs leaked" The Verge 6:31 PM
"Ultrabooks may receive a price cut thanks to Intel marketing subsidy" ZDNet 6:21 PM
"Cisco broadens tablet lineup with upgraded Cius" The Economic Times 1:14 PM
"IT Pros Need Business Skills, Certifications for Higher Salaries" eWeek 2:42 PM
"U.S. tech employment nears its all-time high: U.S. report says tech industry added 7,100 jobs in November; tech wages may be rising as well" Computerworld 10:23 AM
"Twilight of the PC Threatens Innovation, Scholar Says" PCWorld 2:57 PM
"Canonical releases first alpha of Ubuntu 12.04" The Register 3:10 PM
"Sony Reader Wi-Fi drops permanently to $130" Electronista 10:15 AM
"Galaxy Nexus gets recovery images, for when your hacking joy turns to tears" Engadget 10:14 AM
"MasterImage 3D's small step forward for glasses-free 3D" CNET News 9:20 AM
"Android bloatware results in serious security flaws" ZDNet 3:13 PM
"Toshiba Regza 32UL863 32in LED TV: The sharpest picture we've seen?" Register Hardware 3:10 PM
"10 products changing the business world: From Siri and SSD to augmented reality and Ice Cream Sandwich, here are 10 technology game-changers" [Slideshow] PCWorld 2:48 PM
"A parent's guide to game gifts: Season's hottest video games vary in age-appropriateness" McClatchy Newspapers 2:40 PM
"Will Google Become the Browser King?" The Motley Fool 2:24 PM
"Email in the enterprise: entering its twilight at 40?" GigaOM 2:24 PM
"How To: Tell If Your Android Phone Has Carrier IQ" Business Insider 2:16 PM
"10 Things You Never Knew Your Could Do With Instagram Photos After You Take Them" Business Insider 10:25 AM
"Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (first impressions)" ZDNet 10:24 AM
"Carrier IQ Gets Scrooged For The Holidays: A tale of data collection, cease and desist, wiretap allegations, privacy questions, and potential redemption." InformationWeek 9:26 AM
"How the Internet is Destroying Everything" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:22 AM
"Those Grand Old Tech Stocks: Big-cap technology names don't offer rapid growth, but in parlous times their steady shares and yields look attractive." Barron's 10:25 AM
"Markets Brace for EU Summit: Coming Week" TheStreet 1:26 PM
"Careful Day Caps Big Week for Dow: The U.S. stock market ended a rampant week with a whimper on Friday as early euphoria gave way to a sober look toward a crucial moment in the European debt crisis next week." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:30 PM
"Asia Markets: China data to dominate Asia agenda" MarketWatch 1:28 PM
"U.S. stocks slip at close, with Dow up 7% on week: S&P 500 also ends fractionally lower; Nasdaq edges up" MarketWatch 12/2
"Stocks Waver, But Poised to Post Best Week in Years" FOXBusiness 12/2
"Stocks Finish Flat as Jobs Boom Goes Bust" TheStreet 12/2
"Stocks open higher on US jobs news, Merkel talk" Associated Press 12/2
"Stocks: Strong week despite European woes" CNNMoney 12/2
"Stocks to get jobs boost: U.S. stocks were set for big gains Friday, after the government's closely-watched jobs report showed a bigger-than-expected boost in payrolls last month." CNNMoney 12/2
"Canada stocks waver after weak Canadian jobs data: Toronto index pares gains after weak November jobs data" MarketWatch 12/2
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