"John Browett Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail" ["Browett comes to Apple from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he has been CEO since 2007. Beginning in April, he will be responsible for Apple's retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail stores around the world."] Apple 7:48 AM
"John Browett Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail" Business Wire 8:47 AM
"Dixons boss John Browett swaps Hemel Hempstead for Apple's California HQ: Since he joined Dixons from Tesco in 2007, John Browett has made a good stab at repairing the chain's reputation for shoddy customer service, and improving its financial position" The Guardian 8:29 AM
"Apple turns to Dixons for new retail chief" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:49 AM
"Meet John Browett, Apple's New Retail King" FOXBusiness 4:15 PM
"Apple signs Dixons Retail chief John Browett" BBC 7:55 AM
"Apple Reaches To UK For New Retail Chief" ["Dixons sales techniques vary greatly from Apple's, according to several Web postings that describe 'The Fives' method. "] ifoAppleStore 6:08 PM
"Cook hires first exec since taking Apple's reins from Jobs: Makes CEO of struggling European chain Dixons head of Apple's retail" Computerworld 11:55 AM
"Apple's Surprising New Appointment: John Browett, the CEO of the troubled European electronics retailer, Dixons has been appointed head of retail by Apple in a move that certainly surprised the industry. WSJ's Ben Rooney analyzes the move." [Video Report] MarketWatch 8:57 AM
"Apple Hires Dixons Chief to Run Retail Stores" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:57 AM
"Dixons getting ready for big switchover as Browett leaves company" Daily Mail (UK) 6:05 PM
"Apple retail grabs Brit Dixons chief John Browett" Computerworld 8:08 AM
"What Lies in Store for Apple Stores? It would be safe to say that eyebrows were raised at news that Apple is hiring John Browett, the chief executive of British technology retailer Dixons, to head Apple Inc.'s global retail division." WSJ Blogs 2:31 PM
"A new boss at the Apple Store: Tim Cook taps John Browett, CEO of Dixons, to head his retail empire" Fortune 7:57 AM
"Apple names John Browett new retail chief" CNET News 7:56 AM
"Apple Names Browett to Lead Retail Business Amid Global Push" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"Apple names Dixons CEO to head retail unit" Reuters 8:05 AM
"Apple faces possible boycott over Foxconn investigation: Consumers are being urged to boycott the iPhone and iPad over poor working conditions at Chinese factories" Techworld 7:55 AM
"Samsung Fails to Overturn Apple's German Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"German appeals court upholds Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction -- but on different legal basis than Apple's design right" Foss Patents 8:03 AM
"Samsung Probed by EU Antitrust Regulator Over Mobile Patents" ["Alan Hely, a spokesman for Apple in London, declined to comment. Cupertino, California-based Apple said in a U.S. court filing in October that Samsung faced an EU probe into its 'egregious' misuse of patents."] Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"EU launches full-blown investigation of Samsung's suspected abuse of FRAND-pledged patents -- Motorola must watch out" Foss Patents 8:04 AM
"EU Opens Antitrust Probe Against Samsung Over Patents" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 AM
"Europe investigates Samsung for anti-competitive call in Apple iPhone war" Computerworld 8:38 AM
"Apple appeals iPad trademark decision in China" IDG News Service 7:59 AM
"Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X" ["Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 includes a collection of groundbreaking new tools for editing multicam projects. Final Cut Pro X automatically syncs clips from your shoot using audio waveforms, time and date, or timecode to create a Multicam Clip with up to 64 angles of video, which can include mixed formats, frame sizes and frame rates. The powerful Angle Editor allows you to dive into your Multicam Clip to make precise adjustments, and the Angle Viewer lets you play back multiple angles at the same time and seamlessly cut between them."] Apple 7:59 AM
"Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X" Business Wire 8:47 AM
"Storyline: Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3/Final Cut Pro X gets a new angle--64 of them, in fact" Macworld 8:25 AM
"Apple's 'significant' Final Cut Pro X update adds new editing tools, Thunderbolt support" The Next Web 8:37 AM
"Multicam Editing, Broadcast Monitoring Return to Final Cut Pro X" Mac|Life 9:11 AM
"Apple Releases Final Cut Pro X (10.0.3), Motion 5.0.2, Compressor 4.0.2, '7toX'" RazorianFly 10:12 AM
"Apple Final Cut Pro X Update Adds Enhanced XML" eWeek 6:57 PM
"Apple updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor" IT.Enquirer 11:19 AM
"Apple Launches New AirPort Utility Software" AppleBitch 8:07 AM
"Airport Utility 6: Base station management gets a fresh face" FairerPlatform 9:46 AM
"iRead, iWrite, iLearn: With its iPad and new suite of applications, Apple aims to put its stamp on education and publishing in the same manner it did in music with the iPod and iTunes." Minneapolis Star-Tribune 6:05 PM
"Petition tells Apple: We want an 'ethical' iPhone 5" CNET News 12:06 PM
"Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions" Mashable 6:57 PM
"iOS App Downloads & Marketing Costs Hit Record High In December" TechCrunch 8:32 AM
"Apple fights scalpers with iPhone 4S lottery system in Hong Kong" CBS News 11:54 AM
"Beijing Telecom may launch CDMA iPhone 4S" China Daily 8:42 AM
"China Telecom confirms Apple deal, will sell iPhone 4S as early as February" The Next Web 8:36 AM
"China Telecom Confirms It Will Offer iPhone 4S From Late Feb" Cult of Mac 8:21 AM
"iPhone 4S To Be Launched On China Telecom Soon" Apple Bitch 8:44 AM
"Thousands Of Hopefuls Line Up For Foxconn Jobs In China As Factory Ramps Up iPhone 5 Production" Cult of Mac 1:09 PM
"iPhone doc will detect cancer, diabetes - boffins: Touch screen literally meets bleeding-edge science" The Register 8:32 AM
"Macworld | iWorld 2012: Interesting audio finds" AppleTell 8:26 AM
"Apple Nixes Walk-In iPhone Sales At HK Store" ifoAppleStore 8:17 AM
"Bus Rider, Apple Store & Big Surprise" ifoAppleStore 8:17 AM
"Match.com: iPhoner are office romantics, Androiders are loose" CNET News 4:06 PM
"Neil Young: Steve Jobs listened to vinyl" Associated Press 2:33 PM
"ESPN's John Skipper Loves Every Platform — As Long As He Gets Paid (Video)" AllThingsD 8:49 PM
Non-Apple News
"Sky promises its broadband will reach 90pc of Brits" ZDNet UK 2:13 PM
"Nintendo's Wii U might not be called the Wii U" TG Daily 1:51 PM
"The man who said 'no' to co-founding Facebook with Zuckerberg, costing him millions" Fairfax Media 12:57 PM
"Firefox 10 Arrives Today with Extended Support for Businesses" PCWorld 12:41 PM
"Hackers infect WordPress 3.2.1 blogs to distribute TDSS rootkit" IDG News Service 12:29 PM
"RIM criticized for 'Be Bold' superhero blog and graphic: Apparent try to better appeal to youth causes renewed concern about RIM's future among analysts" Computerworld 12:45 PM
"RIM backs away from 'lame' BlackBerry superheroes" The Canadian Press [Free Registration Required] 12:24 PM
"Google+ Name Policy Leaves Users Unsatisfied" InformationWeek 2:32 PM
"Google Professor appointed in Paris: Google has created a sponsored academic post in France, the Google@HEC chair at the HEC Paris business school." The Register 1:55 PM
"Google previews new privacy policy: Google's new consolidated Privacy Policy goes into effect March 1, 2012" Network World 12:46 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Note Tablet on Sale at ATandT Feb. 19, Preorders Feb. 5" eWeek 12:12 PM
"Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot iPhone demand, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 12:00 PM
"Facebook users wary of new feature as social network gears up to go public" Boston Herald 10:35 AM
"Bang & Olufsen to debut (slightly) more affordable gadgets" CNET News 10:06 AM
"Megaupload data to get two-week extension" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:48 AM
"Renesas Electronics' Q3 net loss narrows" MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Toshiba, Fujitsu Join Japanese Tech Peers in Booking Massive 3Q Losses" IDG News Service 12:43 PM
"ARM Chief Aims to Place Chips in 40 Percent of Mobile Computers" Bloomberg 9:55 AM
"Arm's profits jump on Apple success" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:17 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"Mac Geek Gab Podcast: MGG 378: Tips, Cool Stuff Found, & Your Questions Answered" The Mac Observer 4:16 PM
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 122" 148Apps 1:12 PM
"YML Interview with Photographer Clark Little" Your Mac Life 12:09 PM
"Foxconn will have five more plants in Brazil, says secretary: Taiwan's Foxconn, which manufactures the Apple iPad, will set up five factories in Brazil, besides the already announced plant to produce liquid crystal displays." Google Brazilian-to-English: Folha 6:06 PM
"Foxconn Rumored to be Building 5 New Factories in Brazil" The Mac Observer 6:54 PM
"A Rush Of 'iPad 3 For Dummies' Books Appear On Amazon" Apple Bitch 8:40 AM
"Amazon France leaks iPad 3 release date?" The Register 2:30 PM
"Apple chip designer Arm Holdings beats forecasts: Computer chip maker raises profits by 45% in the fourth quarter to £69m" The Guardian 2:46 PM
"Apple Storms Past HP To Lead Global PC Market, Thanks To iPad – Canalys" MacPrices 8:37 AM
"iPad Helped Apple Claim HP's Spot as Top Global PC Maker: Canalys" eWeek 12:06 PM
"Apple Wins, HP Loses In The PC Market" Apple Bitch 8:40 AM
"Bigger than big. Apple breaks free of pack" Mac.Blorge 9:45 AM
"iPhone 5 Could Be Game-Changer For Mobile Payments: Some developers are betting the next Apple iPhone will have NFC capability and pave the way for mobile payment technology to finally take off." InformationWeek 2:34 PM
"iPhone 5 rumoured to be packed with pay-by-bonk tech" The Register 2:30 PM
"Samsung loses Galaxy Tab German Apple ban appeal" SlashGear 7:55 AM
"MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro, Looking for a Vertical MacBook Stand, and SE/30 Internet Tips" Low End Mac 2:46 PM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins iPhone Patents for Location Tracking, Hybrid Antenna & More" Patently Apple 11:20 AM
"Dr. Seuss Band Review: Seuss-inspired game makes fine instrument, lousy game" Macworld 9:14 AM
"Workout Trainer Review: Get in shape with 2-6 week programs." 148Apps 8:26 AM
"Quick Review: RankIt Checks On iOS & Mac App Store Charts" MacStories 6:58 PM
"Likes! Review: Consolidating together Facebook friends' likes in order to find the best places to eat, drink and stay plus more!" 148Apps 1:12 PM
"Hank Hazard Review: The tale of one fearless hamster as he leaps his way around many, many levels of the finest physics based puzzling around." 148Apps 9:01 AM
"Caverns of Minos Review: Caverns of Minos is a hybrid shoot 'em up and lunar lander game from Jeff Minter's Llamasoft." 148Apps 12:06 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Add Animated Boot Logos to iOS 5" iDownload Blog 3:29 PM
"Web research on the iPad using Evernote and Skitch (how-to)" ZDNet 8:36 AM
Tips
"A Layman's Guide to the IPv6 Transition" The Mac Observer 12:13 PM
"Reassessing IOS, Android and Android-compatible Market Share" OSNews 6:04 PM
"iPad Success Helps to Maintain Developer Interest in iOS" PadGadget 4:41 PM
"Apple's Iconic '1984' Superbowl Commercial Was Almost Canceled" Mental_Floss 4:15 PM
"Will Apple Kill the Macintosh? Rumors are circulating that Apple might kill the Macintosh, and here's why and how it might do it." PC Magazine 4:15 PM
"Apple Is Totally Serious About That Stuff They Put At The End Of Their Emails" TechCrunch 4:06 PM
"Apple Is Totally Serious About That Stuff They Put At The End Of Their Emails" TechCrunch 4:06 PM
"2012: The Year Google Fixes Android or Loses the War" Tech.pinions 2:58 PM
"Analysis: Macworld|iWorld 2012 Claims 25,000 Attendees, Announces 2013 Schedule" The Mac Observer 5:41 PM
"Macworld 2012: The Island of Misfit Toys" ZDNet 2:31 PM
"Some Ideas to Benefit From The Disruption of TV" ["Many analysts think Apple wouldn't like to get deeply involved in the TV business because it's an industry with low profit margins , but that proposition will be tested in due time. After all, you can have low or high profit margins in the smartphones and tablets industries too; but Apple chooses the high price and high margins strategy."] The Motley Fool 2:29 PM
"Analysis: Apple forcing IT shops to adapt or die" Network World 1:13 PM
"App's behind-the-scenes look at Oscars" Reuters 1:00 PM
"Apple in China and Where We Get Our News" MacMost 12:57 PM
"Ted Landau's User Friendly View: Macworld | iWorld Reinvents Itself" The Mac Observer 12:30 PM
"Does the MacPro have more of a future than the iMac?" MacSponge 11:31 AM
"iPad vs. Fire = Apples vs. Oranges" TheStreet 11:20 AM
"Pricing Paradox: As Apple's extraordinarily low valuation is being more widely noted, explanatory hypotheses are proliferating." asymco 11:20 AM
"An Apple chart for Mr. Market: Something is amiss when Apple's price per earnings per trailing growth approaches zero" Fortune 2:37 PM
"Who is Apple's new retail boss, and what will he do?" GigaOM 8:26 AM
"Is the iPad the Best Sales Tool Ever?" PadGadget 8:21 AM
"Are Google and Apple really monopolies? Everybody's dropping the M-word about Google in the search market and Apple in tablets. But is it true?" Computerworld 8:17 AM
"Windows Phone Switchers Tell All: Giving Up iOS, Android and BlackBerry" ["Bottom Line: As more and more people are dazzled by the Windows Phone UI's slickness, Microsoft could start to close the app gap with Android and iOS. Nokia's scale will certainly help attract more developers to the platform. But at this stage Windows Phone's offerings can't plug the app-shaped hole in my heart."] LAPTOP Magazine 8:15 AM
"Class Dismissed: Even good students don't always want to learn" I, Cringely 8:03 AM
"Will this be the year of Apple in the enterprise? In some ways, with the iPhone and iPad, it's already gotten a toehold in the workplace" Computerworld 8:00 AM
"Apple vs. Samsung: Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban upheld in Germany" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 4:15 PM
"Patent Wars: New Setback for Samsung" PadGadget 3:31 PM
"Samsung Takes Another Cue From Apple: Device Engraving" GottaBeMobile 7:50 AM
"Top 5 iPhone Accessories That Fix Apple's Design" Wired 7:50 AM
Non-Apple
"Neil Young is right — piracy is the new radio" GigaOM 6:04 PM
"The Basics Behind Google's New Privacy Policies" Techland 1:58 PM
"I Can Die Now: 'Dash' Converts Your Phone into a Complete Car Stereo" Techland 1:58 PM
"Facial recognition to replace passwords?" Fairfax NZ News 12:56 PM
"Cloud appliances: The cloud that isn't the cloud/Amazon Storage Gateway is a prime example of using an old-fashioned data center approach in the cloud -- which seems to miss the point" InfoWorld 12:29 PM
"RIM's Silly Superheroes Won't Save Anything" PC Magazine 12:38 PM
"RIM's Cartoon Campaign More Preschool Than Bold: RIM turns to the 'Bold' team of superheroes in its latest marketing push. But the Saturday-morning-style characters probably won't appeal to anyone other than Disney Junior fans." InformationWeek 12:26 PM
"Facebook Timeline: 5 Facts You Need To Know" InformationWeek 12:26 PM
"Could You Go Three Months Without A Mobile Phone, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter?" Forbes 12:20 PM
"There's No App For That, And That's Good: Developing custom apps for tablets and smartphones has become the cool thing to do. Just make sure you aren't opening a can of budget-busting worms long term." InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"10 Tablet Tricks To Try" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"AT&T gives heavy data users a not-so-subtle hint to ditch the unlimited plan" CNET News 10:06 AM
"Consumers: Robots should clean my windows" CNET News 10:05 AM
"Megaupload Users Reportedly Have More Time to Claim Files, But How?" PC Magazine 12:38 PM
"The best Super Bowl seat? In front of a new TV" MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Facebook's Yahoo! Patent Problem" TheStreet 9:33 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"iQuit: Apple stops making everything it makes" Scoopertino 8:28 AM
"Watch Your Home From Your iPhone Or iPad" iClarified 11:29 AM
"Steam Mobile 1.0: Stay in play on the go" FairerPlatform 9:46 AM
"GreenCharge App for Electric Vehicle Enthusiasts Launches Today in the iOS App Store" PRNewswire 8:50 AM
"Parmesan Productions Publishes Children's Multi-Touch iBooks: Animals And More Can Now Come To Life In Vivid Video At Your Finger Tips" PRNewswire 8:50 AM
"Key Air Appoints Greg Kinsella to its Aircraft Management Team as VP of Business Development and Launches iPad's EFB App Further Enhancing its Foundation" PRWeb 8:49 AM
"Mishu The Dragon Brings Multi Player Mode To Running Game Platform" PRWeb 8:49 AM
"Analytiks – A Unique Approach to Google Analytics for the iPhone with Infographics" PRWeb 8:49 AM
"Apple Factory Abuses Spark Viral Online Campaign: 140,000 join Apple user Mark Shields' campaign on Change.org asking Apple to stop ongoing abuse of workers at iPod and iPad factories in China." PRWeb 8:49 AM
"Fiberlink Provides Webinar on App Development for iPhone and iPad" PRWeb 8:49 AM
"Citi Launches First Account Analysis Tools for Credit Card Users on the iPad" Business Wire 8:48 AM
"CyberLink Unveils PowerDVD 12 Ultra, Extends the World's Leading Blu-Ray & Media Player to the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices" Business Wire 8:47 AM
"MiX Telematics Launches Its Latest Mobile App, MiX Fleet, For Premium Fleet Customers" Business Wire 8:47 AM
"Appafolio Lets You Make Native Multimedia Presentations On iOS" TechCrunch 8:32 AM
"TikTak Games announces New Monster Game: Terapets" prMac 10:12 AM
"First Self-Adapting Keyboard - TypeWay For iPad" prMac 10:12 AM
"Championship Squares for iPad released by Badger Studios" prMac 9:02 AM
"MegaReader 2.5 for iOS - Ebook Reader Offers Replacement for Stanza App" prMac 9:02 AM
"H-P's Payments to Intel for Chip Detailed in Oracle Suit" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:35 AM
"Filing: Without Itanium Chip, HP Is 'Strategically Screwed'" AllThingsD 9:45 AM
"Oracle handed setback in HP Itanium case: Oracle had cited fraud by HP to defend its decision not to support Itanium in its software" IDG News Service 11:48 AM
"California Court Rejects Fraud Claim By Oracle Against HP" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:53 AM
"Oracle Fraud Claim vs. HP in Itanium Case Rejected by Judge" eWeek 12:03 PM
"HP Extends Asset Mapping Into Amazon, VMware Clouds" IDG News Service 12:42 PM
"HP trims board in wake of controversies" Silicon Valley 11:51 AM
"IBM to Acquire Worklight to Advance Mobile Strategy: IBM announced plans to acquire Worklight, a maker of development and management software for tablets and smartphones, in a move aimed at bolstering Big Blue's enterprise mobile strategy." eWeek 12:12 PM
"IBM Agrees to Acquire Worklight to Enhance Its Mobile-Application Software" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"IBM to buy Worklight in mobile-software tech push" MarketWatch 2:19 PM
"IBM Buys Worklight for Mobile Software Platform" IDG News Service 12:42 PM
"IBM Buys HTML5 App Development Company WorkLight For $70M To Expand Mobile Enterprise Services" TechCrunch 1:48 PM
"Microsoft's Facebook Investment Remains Profitable in Many Ways" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:57 AM
"Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users: Microsoft listens to users of Windows 8 Developer Preview" Network World 12:45 PM
"13 Windows 8 features worth knowing about: Windows 8 will introduce a slew of interesting features, but will they benefit you?" Computerworld 11:49 AM
"What to expect from Explorer for upcoming Windows 8 public beta in February" The Verge [Free Registration Required] 2:04 PM
"Obama confronted on H-1B use during Google+ hangout: President is questioned by wife of laid-off Texas semiconductor engineer (See video below)" Computerworld 11:48 AM
"IHS forecasts 3.3% chip growth in 2012" EE Times 12:51 PM
"PC sales up by 11 percent in Asia Pacific, says IDC" ZDNet UK 2:13 PM
"IT Salaries: Growth Reflects Positive Changes in the IT Job Market" CIO 12:45 PM
"IT Growth Outlook Hits Record High Led by Surge in Expected Investments: CDW" eWeek 12:02 PM
"Mobile, cloud, and big data pros in high demand for 2012: According to reports, Global 1000 companies are investing in IT this year to expand their reach globally while keeping agile" InfoWorld 12:29 PM
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