"Does Apple's Siri Threaten Google's Search Monopoly? The iPhone speech aid is boosting visits to search engines such as Yelp and Wolfram Alpha." Technology Review 8:34 AM
"Apple to Appeal Lost U.S. Court Bid to Block Samsung Phone Sales" Bloomberg 9:55 PM
"Apple to Appeal Lost U.S. Court Bid to Block Samsung Phone Sales" Bloomberg 9:56 PM
"Samsung slays Apple in tablet war: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be on sale 'next week' after the High Court today denied Apple's request to appeal an earlier decision overturning the ban on the device." Sydney Morning Herald 7:59 PM
"Report: Apple may lose iPad trademark in China" ZDNet Asia 8:36 AM
"Betcha Apple Sold a Lot of iPhones This Quarter" AllThingsD 8:27 AM
"Apple MacBook component factory in China still shut down: Catcher Technology's factory produces casings for Apple's MacBook laptops" IDG News Service 8:27 AM
"How productive is an Apple store employee?" asymco 9:33 AM
"Apple's New Campus Will Put On A Spectacular Show Every Year, Starting On Steve Jobs' Birthday" Forbes 8:58 AM
"Dear Aunt TUAW: My Mac had a kernel panic. Now what?" TUAW 4:48 PM
"I was unable to have iCal events sync between my MBP and my iPad, too. I worked through the steps given here, and now iCal syncing appears to be working." MacInTouch 10:23 AM
"Logic Pro 9: Deploying across multiple Mac systems using Apple Remote Desktop, NetInstall, or NetRestore" Apple Support 6:47 PM
"Aperture 3.2.1: Some images auto-imported via Photo Stream may not be visible in library" Apple Support 6:47 PM
"MainStage 2.2: Release notes" Apple Support 6:47 PM
"DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases maintenance updates for all editions of DEVONthink and DEVONagent with minor enhancements and bug fixes." DEVONtechnologies 9:05 AM
"Growl Fork is a Free Version of Growl that Works Properly in Lion" Lifehacker 9:04 AM
"Worms Crazy Golf Available Now At MGS" Inside Mac Games 9:03 AM
"TopXNotes Bodega Manager's Special Sale Starts now" prMac 2:06 PM
"Create Beautiful Custom Calendars with Posterino 2.5 - Now On Sale" prMac 10:10 AM
"Replies 1.0 for OS X: Email App Designed Especially for Customer Support" prMac 8:17 AM
"Invoice Pro is a simple and flexible invoicing application" prMac 8:17 AM
"Softinventive Lab announces the release of Total Network Inventory 2, new software for computer network inventory. The new version is much faster and more reliable, and in addition it is now able to scan computers running MacOS X, FreeBSD and Linux-like systems just as easily as it would previously scan a Windows-device: no pre-installed agents, no preparations, you still need nothing more than the right password." Softinventive Lab 8:17 AM
"JPY Delivers New Benchmark in Mac and Windows Data Security" JPY 8:14 AM
"Chronos Inc. today announced the release of Lumio, a brand-new wallpaper utility for Mac OS X that helps users personalize their computer. Lumio contains over 250 wallpapers that have been designed by artists from different countries around the world. It also features a swanky art gallery interface." Chronos 8:13 AM
"Memory Cleaner 2.0 and Security Camera 2.2" Alice Dev Team 8:13 AM
"DssW Sleep Monitor 3 - Long Term Power Monitoring for Mac OS X" DssW 8:12 AM
"Apple hasn't yet approved OnLive app for iOS/Hold your horses: OnLive for iPad not available just yet, longer wait for iPhone app" Macworld UK 8:28 AM
"OnLive Now on Android Tablets, iOS Devices Soon" PCWorld 9:19 AM
"Apple firms up Grand Central store opening" TG Daily 8:29 AM
"Apple Store openings shrouded in secrecy" CNN 2:14 PM
"Why Tablet Shopping Matters: The Case of the $28,000 Dress" ["About 87 percent of tablet owners polled in a survey commissioned by Zmags said they have been using their tablets for browsing and purchasing their holiday gifts this year. ... The Zmags study found that tablet owners were happier and more excited about their shopping. They used words like 'indulgent' and 'generous' to describe their purchases. By contrast, consumers who don't own tablets said they felt 'impatient, stressed, or overwhelmed about shopping.'"] CNBC 1:40 PM
"Apple Launches Free 12 Days of Christmas App for European Customers" MacRumors 8:33 AM
"Apple And The 12 Days Of Christmas" AppleBitch 11:12 AM
"iTunes Rewind 2011 -their choices and yours" iTWire 4:55 PM
"Padlock salesman trades 30-pound sample case for 1.35-pound iPad: 'My laptop stays at home permanently'" Network World 1:35 PM
"iOS finally gets Palm compatibility: Love the iPhone, but still in love with Palm OS? You can have it all as StyleTap is standing ready to wrap up your Palm OS apps with an Apple-friendly iOS coating." The Register 8:34 AM
"StyleTap iOS Wrapper SDK lets you submit Palm OS apps to Apple" 9 to 5 Mac 10:19 AM
"BlackBerry Owners Want iPads And So Do Android And Windows Phone Owners: Survey" Forbes 11:17 AM
"Apple's 'spaceship' campus gets shown in new renders" The Verge 9:00 AM
"Steve Jobs' last design: New Apple HQ pics" The Register 8:34 AM
"Apple refines futuristic Cupertino campus" Silicon Valley 10:47 AM
"Apple TV Streaming Quietly Goes International" mocoNews 8:50 AM
"Apple TV Adds Television Show Purchases in Canada" The Mac Observer 9:16 AM
"Adele, 'Angry Birds' and 'Steve Jobs' lead iTunes 2011 sales lists" Associated Press 1:35 PM
"Apple lists top apps, music, movies of 2011" The Loop 1:32 PM
"Apple preps TV enabled iMac ahead of own-brand telly" Register Hardware 8:34 AM
"Apple TV-enabled iMac tipped for 2012 television attack" SlashGear 8:29 AM
"Apple's Siri-related job listings suggest future interactions with other apps" Appolicious 9:04 AM
"Apple job posts reveal Siri's future: API, sleeker interface and more" VentureBeat 8:59 AM
"Simply, The Apple Hairbands! Keeping with the tradition of simplistic minimal design, Sang-hoon Lee has designed his vision for the Apple Headphones. Looks more like a hairband with a sleek finish. I think the touch of volume controls within the glowing apple logo is just too clever!" Yanko Design 9:27 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Shows us Just How Cool Future iOS Devices Could Be" Patently Apple 4:31 PM
"Apple Provides a Rare Look at their iOS Sensor Testing Equipment" Patently Apple 1:32 PM
"Apple exploring Kinect-like 3D input for controlling Macs" AppleInsider 8:36 AM
"Apple to Advance Audio Quality in iPhone & Add Phone to iPad" Patently Apple 9:46 AM
"Apple interested in improving noise cancellation via voice recognition" AppleInsider 8:37 AM
"Apple Patent Is For User Interface For Electronic Backups" MacNews 11:01 AM
"Apple Eyeing High Contrast Liquid Crystal Display" MacNews 10:14 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"NFL Rivals For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"Stupid Ninjas For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"Robo5 For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 12 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:51 AM
"Shootout: Seagate's Gen 2 Hybrid HDD versus Gen 1 Hybrid, normal HDD, and pure SSD" Bare Feats 1:33 PM
"Performance Comparison Between 2011, 13 Inch Macbook Pro 2.3GHz and 2008, 13 Inch Macbook 2.4GHz" MacReviewZone 10:15 AM
"My Passport Studio & Helium Portable Drives" Mac|Life 10:24 AM
"Pentax Q review: The smallest CSC we've handled fulfils the promise of great image quality from a smaller form factor than a digital SLR" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"Sony NEX-C3 review: Sony's NEX-C3 is more a refinement of its successful original than a revolutionary new model" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"Video Review: Speck FabShell Case for the iPhone 4/4s" Run Around Tech 1:39 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Review: Twitter 4.0 for iPhone" MacStories 9:56 PM
"MyForce Pushes a Panic-Button App for the Campus" AllThingsD 6:47 PM
"Hands on With Twitter for iPhone and Android" Mashable 6:46 PM
"A closer look at the My Xbox Live app for iOS" CNET News 6:46 PM
"Three Ways The iPhone Can Change The Way You Spend, Carry, And Save Money" App Advice 1:41 PM
"Schedule Planner Pro for iPhone and iPad" Macworld 8:52 AM
"OnLive Review: Play the latest games online with this innovative streaming service" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"Box iOS apps get spruced up with photo and search functions" VentureBeat 11:01 AM
"Then and Now: How Apple Sold Computers" Apple Gazette 7:59 PM
"Apple iPhone Bulls, Please Keep Quiet: Apple bulls are aggressively talking up fourth-quarter iPhone sales and could take expectations up too high." Minyanville 7:26 PM
"No retail head? No problem for Apple/Analysis: Company appears to be in no rush to replace Ron Johnson" MarketWatch 3:23 PM
"Analysis: The Operational Details of the Apple HDTV" The Mac Observer 2:50 PM
"Apple, Nike face Patent lawsuit over iPod Accessories" The Mac Observer 2:21 PM
"Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Insists Android Is Way Ahead Of iOS" Cult of Android 8:37 AM
"Google's Schmidt: Android is ahead of iOS" CNET News 8:36 AM
"More Transparent Tracking—Why Is There No App for That? A call for smart-phone software that lets users see what data their gadgets are sending out." Technology Review 8:34 AM
"Android Market app downloads finally catching up to Apple App Store" Apple Headlines 8:21 AM
Non-Apple
"Meet the real transformers: Best robots of the year (video)" CNET News 3:24 PM
"AMD, Nvidia introduce 'new' mobile graphics card lineups, but Radeon 7000M, GeForce 600M are just rebadges" ZDNet 3:00 PM
"Dear Carrier IQ: If you want to track me, you need to ask me first" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 2:50 PM
"Raptr names Skyrim 'most played' game of 2011" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 2:50 PM
"Screenshots: Take a Gander at the New Twitter Design" Techland 2:41 PM
"More Transparent Tracking—Why Is There No App for That? A call for smart-phone software that lets users see what data their gadgets are sending out." Technology Review 2:32 PM
"Facebook may be scary, but we love it anyway" CSO 11:39 AM
"Why we need even more programming languages: Upgrading existing, popular languages to support new features is a lot harder than you might think" InfoWorld 11:21 AM
"Road warrior roadkill: 2011's mobile technology losers" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:21 AM
"Can new 'whole-home routers' cover all the bases?" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:17 AM
"7 stylish wireless routers" [Slideshow] The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:17 AM
"Loyalty Programs: The Wireless Industry Could Be Onto Something Big" E-Commerce Times 10:46 AM
"Java apps face more performance issues, study finds: Analysis of software quality found that on security .Net scored low and Cobol scored high. Wide-ranging study also determined the costs of flawed software" InfoWorld 11:21 AM
"HTML5-enabled phones to hit 1 billion in sales in 2013" CNET News 10:09 AM
"Social networking's salad days are ending, Forrester says" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Think virtual meetings are hard? You're right" Fortune 9:58 AM
"Are Wireless PJ's the Cat's Pajamas?" AllThingsD 9:46 AM
"Your Gmail Is About To Change Again, This Time With New Stuff From Google+" Business Insider 1:39 PM
"Motorola Xyboard: A compelling product with a great name" Tech.Blorge 1:34 PM
"Smart Phones Could Bridge Digital Divide" InternetEvolution 10:10 AM
"Most Of Holiday Budgets Will Be Spent On Electronics" MacNews 9:20 AM
"IBM to buy DemandTec for $440 million: IBM to buy DemandTec for $440 million in cash to expand commerce service business" Associated Press 9:54 AM
"IBM Buys DemandTec for $440M to Build Cloud-Based Commerce Strategy" FOXBusiness 9:54 AM
"IBM buys e-commerce analytics vendor Demandtec for $440 million: The move builds out IBM's Smarter Commerce portfolio of e-commerce software" IDG News Service 11:21 AM
"IBM Buys DemandTec for $440 Million to Expand Consumer Tools" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"IBM Buying DemandTec For $13.20/Share In $440M Deal" Forbes 9:55 AM
"IBM to buy DemandTec for about $440 million" Reuters 9:54 AM
"IBM to Buy DemandTec for $440 Million" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:40 AM
"I.B.M. Using Bits of Watson for Drug Research" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:14 AM
"IBM spins nanotubes, wire and graphene" [Slideshow] ZDNet UK 3:02 PM
"What would a Bill Gates comeback look like?" Fortune 3:16 PM
"Microsoft, HP team to sell public and private cloud services" ZDNet 3:00 PM
"Windows 8: One OS to Rule Them All?" PCWorld 11:38 AM
"Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps/Like Apple and Google, Windows Store will include a 'kill switch' to disable or eliminate rogue apps" Computerworld 5:10 PM
"Windows Phones May Sell 500,000 in Europe This Quarter, IDC Says" Bloomberg 9:50 AM
"Microsoft welcomes OSI open source to Win8 store: Most, but not all, open-source apps are being welcomed by Microsoft into the Windows 8 Windows Store." The Register 2:37 PM
"G.E.-Microsoft Venture to Create 'Windows' for Health Care" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:14 AM
"GE, Microsoft in healthcare software joint venture" Reuters 9:56 AM
"Microsoft's new Windows Defender tool runs outside Windows" CNET News 3:25 PM
"Microsoft Answer Desk to go easy on 'tech jargon'" CNET News 10:09 AM
"No, Xbox Still Can't Replace Your Cable Box" PC Magazine 11:36 AM
"How Does Dell Spell Innovation? Stock Buyback" Forbes 9:51 AM
"HP to reveal WebOS decision tomorrow?" CNET News 10:00 PM
"HP: WebOs Fate In Balance Amidst 'TouchPad' Fire Sale" Barron's 3:19 PM
"Refurbished HP TouchPad Firesale This Sunday, Report Says" PCWorld 11:37 AM
"HP has one last batch of Touchpads to sell" TG Daily 2:35 PM
"One Last Shot at a $99 HP Tablet" Techland 2:40 PM
"HP Folio ultrabook available--initially, on the cheap" CNET News 10:09 AM
"Oracle: Deutsche Sees List of M&A Targets a Yard Long" Barron's 3:21 PM
"Judge dismisses claims in Intel antitrust lawsuit" Associated Press 11:48 AM
"Icann attacks opponents of new gTLDs at Senate hearing" V3 2:43 PM
"Gartner Cuts 2012 Chip Growth View To 2.2% From 4.6%" Forbes 11:09 AM
"Hard-disk shortage to cause 4M unit PC shortfall, says analyst" CNET News 3:24 PM
"No overtime for IT? Occupy the data center! Lawmakers want to take away overtime pay for thousands of IT workers. What's wrong with these people?" InfoWorld 11:20 AM
"Dow Closes Down 198 Points: Stocks tumbled after a summit that could help stem Europe's economic turmoil got off to a rocky start and the European Central Bank stopped short of committing to increased purchases of government bonds." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:03 PM
"Strong jobless claims report lifts Wall Street: U.S. stocks point to a higher open Thursday, following a better-than-expected jobless claims report." CNNMoney 9:33 AM
"Brazilian, Mexican stocks fall on Europe outlook" MarketWatch 3:17 PM
"Canada stocks fall as ECB rejects more bond buying" MarketWatch 3:16 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia shares decline with Europe in view" MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"European Stocks Sink: European stocks sank after the president of the European Central Bank poured cold water on speculation that the institution may ramp up purchases of government bonds." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:18 PM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop after Draghi comments/ECB president dampens hopes for aggressive bond purchases" MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 3:18 PM
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