"IPad: The PC Killer" ["The most astonishing part of the iPad era is how completely Apple still controls it. ... Apple's dominance of the tablet space certainly represents a blow to the collective egos of PC manufacturers. But the iPad, by combining technical ingenuity with mass-market appeal, is doing more than simply eroding the profits of some of the world's most successful computer companies."] Bloomberg Businessweek 8:07 AM
"Why Tablets Will Send PCs Toward Oblivion: Tablets like the iPad are fine pieces of technology, but what about them could possibly allow them to unseat something as ubiquitous as PCs? I see many tablet owners interacting with apps, using their iPads to navigate, stay in touch, use FaceTime and the like, but it still seems as if the core element that brings the most joy comes back to entertainment media. And that's where the cloud comes in." MacNewsWorld 8:55 AM
"The 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time: 1. Steve Jobs" Fortune 12:57 PM
"How Will Apple Support LTE Voice Services?" Light Reading 4:19 PM
"Is Apple planning its own mobile voice service?" GigaOM 4:19 PM
"Proview Says Talks With Apple Over IPad Trademark Stalled" Bloomberg 9:47 AM
"Here is the Secret to Apple's New iPad's Record Sales" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:00 AM
"The Disruptive Power of iMessage" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:42 PM
"Asymco: Can the iPad sustain 150% yearly growth?" Fortune 8:07 AM
"Texas Enterprise Fund Set to Help Apple Grow in Austin" ["The state plans to invest $21 million from its Texas Enterprise Fund over 10 years as Apple meets certain requirements. An additional $8.5 million in tax abatements could come from the city of Austin, and Travis County could provide $6 million in real estate abatements."] The Texas Tribune 10:12 AM
"Austin set to approve Apple incentives: The Austin City Council is expected to approve an $8.6 million incentive package for Apple Inc. today as part of a larger $33.5 million incentive and tax break package to bring a $304 million company expansion to Texas." Phoenix Business Journal 10:11 AM
"U.S. Congress grills 34 iOS developers on compliance with Apple's app privacy policies in official letter" The Next Web 4:55 PM
"Apple loses AppleCare appeal in Italian court, must pay $1.2M fine and put notice on packages" The Next Web 4:22 PM
"Apple loses appeal of $1.2M AppleCare ruling in Italy" AppleInsider 7:31 PM
"Signs in Mountain Lion point to 'retina' display MacBooks sooner than later" Ars Technica 4:49 PM
"Ask Ars: how safe is my data stored in iCloud?" Ars Technica 9:32 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Logic Pro and MainStage: Using royalty-free loops in commercial work" Apple Support 7:19 PM
"Mac OS X Server: Software Update Certificate expiration" Apple Support 8:54 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Photoshop CS6 Beta is dark, swift, and content aware: Beta release reveals advances under the hood for boosting speed, intelligent operations, and 3D functionality" Macworld 8:50 AM
"Adobe's Photoshop CS6 Beta: Even a Little More Magical" Techland 8:48 AM
"Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta Now Available for Download, We Go Hands-On" Popular Photography 8:51 AM
"Half of Apple fanbois would bank with the iPad titan: One in 10 punters polled in the US and UK admitted they would bank with Apple if the iPad maker decided to move into the money sector. Among Apple product owners, 43 per cent of those quizzed would consider dumping their current banks for the iPhone biz." The Register 10:00 AM
"Apple and Samsung 'rule the roost' with 90% of mobile industry's profits" AppleInsider 10:22 AM
"UBS: Half of new iPads sold will tap into 4G" GigaOM 4:47 PM
"BlackBerry crushed: Apple iPhone beats RIM in Canada" Computerworld 7:53 AM
"BlackBerry Loses Top Spot to Apple at Home: Corporate Canada" Bloomberg 8:39 AM
"Ouch. iPhone Outsells BlackBerry in Canada." AllThingsD 11:10 AM
"Why Is RIM Hiring iOS App Developers?" AllThingsD 4:26 PM
"RIM hiring iOS developers for enterprise apps" AppleInsider 6:41 PM
"Warehouse boss throws down gauntlet to Apple: On Wednesday, The Warehouse sold 100 units of the new iPad, throwing a spanner in Apple's carefully staged-managed plans for Friday's official release." National Business Review, New Zealand 8:38 AM
"iPhoto for iOS hits one million users" TUAW 8:38 AM
"iPhoto for iOS has over one million users in less than 10 days" The Verge 9:32 AM
"Facebook's new privacy policy to come into effect on Friday evening: Facebook's comment period on the updated privacy policy ends Friday" Techworld 1:43 PM
"Photoshop CS6 Beta Unveiled With Video, Content-Aware Tools" PC Magazine 11:58 AM
"Clojure inventor Hickey now aims for Android: In an interview, Clojure founder Rich Hickey discusses future of the functional JVM language, including his mobile aspirations" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"Nvidia Unveils Ultra-Efficient Kepler GPU: With performance per watt as its new rallying cry, Nvidia puts a fresh spin on its eternal rivalry with AMD for desktop—and especially laptop—graphics supremacy." PC Magazine 11:56 AM
"Google Wave Still Shutting Down April 30" eWeek 11:23 AM
"Google patents tech to serve ads based on background noise: In theory Google could listen in on phone conversations and serve ads based on background noise" IDG News Service 10:54 AM
"Google imagines environment-aware mobile adverts" BBC 10:35 AM
"Acer Releases Iconia Tab A510 Android Tablet, Plans for a Windows 8 Tablet" ABCNews 10:34 AM
"Sony colorfully reveals Android 4.0 schedule for tablets" CNET News 10:21 AM
"Will Megaupload's 28 petabytes of data be deleted? Megaupload's hosting provider, Carpathia, wants to get rid of it, saying it costs US$9,000 a day to maintain" IDG News Service 10:54 AM
"Mass Effect 3: Creators address ending backlash" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:59 AM
"Nokia Agrees With Unions on 1,000 Job Cuts at Finnish Plant" Bloomberg 10:17 AM
"Tech firms clamor for space in bubbly S.F. market" MarketWatch 9:50 AM
"Windows 8 ready for HiDPI displays" Electronista 11:04 AM
"Dude, where's your phone? Lookout knows... and tells" CNET News 8:37 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Mac Geek Gab Premium Podcast: MGG 387: iOS Calendar Alerts, Network Bridging, 4G & More" The Mac Observer 4:16 PM
"New iPad Slow to Recharge, Barely Charges During Use: Our lab testing shows that the third-generation iPad has some charging challenges." PCWorld 8:08 AM
"iPads keep charging for 'up to' an hour after display shows 100%" Ars Technica 10:56 AM
"Expert: iPad heat claims overblown, not a real issue" Electronista 8:38 AM
"Shocker: Running new iPad at full brightness kills run time by 20 percent" iDownload Blog 8:43 AM
"New iPad: Charging Problem Worse Than Heat Problem" InformationWeek 2:12 PM
"Third-gen iPad charges past 100%, raising meter/battery questions" iLounge 10:22 AM
"Apple's new iPad: How hot is too hot?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:19 AM
"iPad users report Wi-Fi, 4G LTE woes: Owners of the new iPad have reported issues with the Wi-Fi antenna and the 4G service on Apple's latest tablet." Christian Science Monitor 10:54 AM
"Apple's New iPad Also Has Wi-Fi Problems?" Minyanville 9:28 AM
"New iPad can't get its Wi-Fi up: Fanbois need to stroke fondleslab the 'right way'..." The Register 7:56 AM
"Apple TV, Google TV Reliability Worse Than Rivals: Apple and Google generate more complaints with their TV boxes than scrappy consumer electronics start-ups like Boxee and Roku do, says help site FixYa." InformationWeek 10:34 AM
"Apple orders bigger 4.6-inch screens for next iPhone: report" Reuters 8:37 AM
"Claim: Next iPhone to Have Huge 4.6-inch 'Retina' Display" Techland 8:36 AM
"New iPhone 5 rumoured to feature 4.6-inch Retnia display" T3 8:37 AM
"New iPad Launching in 25 More Countries on Friday - Mac Rumors" MacRumors 4:53 PM
"New iPad Gets A Second Wind Tomorrow" AppleBitch 4:17 PM
"What the new iPad really costs" [Video Report] CNNMoney 7:46 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Looking to deliver a little More Buzz to iOS Devices" Patently Apple 10:48 AM
"Apple teases us with a Peek at an Advanced TV Remote" Patently Apple 8:00 AM
"Future IOS Devices May Sport More Glass" MacNews 8:56 AM
"Apple Working On A Media Delivery System With Improved Interaction" MacNews 9:25 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"What to do about SMART errors in OS X: SMART errors for hard drives might mean the drive is about to fail, but it also might just be indicating a relatively benign problem." MacFixIt 7:15 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Secure My Privacy For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"Squids For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"Osmos For iPad Is $0.99 Today (Was $4.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"17" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:04 AM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:48 AM
"Get the $699 MacBook Air, $759 white MacBook" FairerPlatform 12:58 PM
"Angry Birds Space Review: Much anticipated, the new Angry Birds title doesn't disappoint. It's inventive and compelling." 148Apps 10:55 AM
"CoinKeeper Review: CoinKeeper is an interface-focused personal finance app with some game elements." 148Apps 4:46 PM
"The Thrill Electric Review: A set of wonderful, enhanced comics set in Victorian Manchester." 148Apps 4:46 PM
"Cheese Please Review: Cheese Please is a turn-based strategy puzzle game with Portal-like stat tracking to give the puzzles some replay value." 148Apps 4:46 PM
"HipGeo Review: Travel blogging functionality that's simple to use and effective." 148Apps 4:46 PM
"The Final Hours of Mass Effect 3 Review" 148Apps 11:07 AM
"Neoteria Review: Neoteria is a retro-style shoot 'em up that plays much better with real controls." 148Apps 9:41 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To copy, paste, and perform basic text editing on your new iPad" iMore 8:04 PM
Tips
"Deleting numbers in Calculator for iOS Tips" iLounge 4:49 PM
"Dear Aunt TUAW: Why can't I buy older software for my early iDevices?" TUAW 4:47 PM
"iOS Video Tip: Quickly Enter Additional Domain Options On Your iPad" MacTrast 8:58 AM
"Pinterest design spreading like a virus, because it works: There are good reasons there are more sites every day that look like Pinterest. Some are built to mimic the site intentionally. Others ended up with the same design for different reasons... they say." CNET News 6:41 PM
"Google In Decline? Critics Protest Too Much" InformationWeek 2:31 PM
"Can you go 24 hours without any tech?" CNET News 2:27 PM
"Huh? RIM looking to hire iOS app developer" CNET News 2:27 PM
"Facebook alters privacy policy: Is your personal data now 'fair game'?" ZDNet 2:07 PM
"Galaxy Note Won't Taste Ice Cream Sandwich Until Q2, But New Apps Sweeten The Deal" TechCrunch 1:41 PM
"The Pros and Cons of Using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure" PCWorld 12:03 PM
"Hands On With Acer's Kepler-Powered Ultrabook" PC Magazine 11:55 AM
"Browser usage reports: Lies, damn lies, and statistics/Chrome briefly overtook IE in the browser wars -- or did it? The devil's in the details of how StatCounter and Net Applications count users" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"New Dell PowerEdge: More power, deeper management/First look: 12-gen, 2U Dell PowerEdge R720xd pairs hardware heft with first-rate remote management tools" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"Hands On With Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta" PC Magazine 11:56 AM
"Why robot brains could be the killer app of cloud computing" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:33 AM
"Is Pinterest the next Facebook? An exclusive look inside CEO Ben Silbermann's social media sensation." Fortune 11:31 AM
"The year's hottest, and creepiest, apps" CNN 10:51 AM
"8 Things Tablets Still Can't Do" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 10:30 AM
"5 Ways To Land A Hot Programming Job: As more and more large enterprises outsource their IT jobs, here's how you can jostle for a programming position at a killer startup." InformationWeek 10:30 AM
"3 Reasons You Won't Give Up Your BlackBerry for Droid 3" TheStreet 9:31 AM
"'Hacktivists' stole 58% of thieved data in 2011" CNNMoney 9:29 AM
"Customers Not Happy With Internet Service, TV Service Experience" MacNews 8:29 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Viral Video: Papa's Got a Brand-New Apple iPad (And a Knife)" AllThingsD 9:32 AM
"Please A Hipster, Turn Your iPhone Into A Rotary Phone With This Dock" Cult of Mac 5:36 PM
"Brokers and Agence Say: 'I Want My iPad App'" RISMedia 4:37 PM
"Netflix App Updated with Retina Images for New iPad" PC Magazine 4:18 PM
"Twelve South says Hover Bar update coming for new iPad" Insanely Great Mac 2:12 PM
"Julie Kuehl Dives into Tech, Draw Something on The Tech Lounge" The Mac Observer 11:02 AM
"Connect to Fellow Dieters with Diet & Loss Buddies" 148Apps 9:52 AM
"Forex Trading On-the-Go With the iPhone Trading Platform" PRNewswire 9:47 AM
"Nine Year Old Creates iPad iPhone App: The app, KencoJet, was created using AppToolz, the first iOS App-Creating App" PRWeb 9:47 AM
"GMN Optimizer Brings Satellite Phone Data To iPad, Laptops via Wi-Fi" PRWeb 9:47 AM
"Picture AAC App Helps Children with Autism Worldwide Communicate Effectively" PRWeb 9:47 AM
"New iPad Launch Sparks 324% Uplift In March Tablet Trade-Ins" PRWeb UK 9:46 AM
"Boy Loves Girl - Lite" [From Dev. Email: "We're giving away the first 13 levels of our IOS gem 'Boy Loves Girl' for free!"] Grubby Hands 9:45 AM
"Targus Confirms It Will Replace Cases Incompatible With New iPad" RazorianFly 8:58 AM
"Case Makes Your iPhone Look Like A Raw Internal HDD" Cult of Mac 8:58 AM
"ElementCase Releases Epiphany Vapor Pro Edition" Run Around Tech 8:55 AM
"Smule announces Beatstream music game for iOS" AppleTell 8:43 AM
"Towers Watson Launches Latest iPad Application" Business Wire 8:42 AM
"Netflix: HD streaming to the iPad is on the roadmap" TUAW 8:38 AM
"Weather Wow for iOS gives you news and weather together" TUAW 8:38 AM
"Updates to Even More iOS Apps: ArtRage, In Class, SketchMee Lite, Kindle, OSnap!, Huffington Post, Photo&Pic Collage, Flipboard and Times of India" eXtensions 8:19 AM
"SugarSync 3.0 for iOS Gets New Interface, More" The Mac Observer 8:16 AM
"Flipboard Launches on iPhone in China, Makes Sina Weibo and Renren Available Worldwide" Inside Flipboard 8:13 AM
"Angry Birds Space live on iTunes App Store [U] iPodNN 8:13 AM
"Angry Birds Space Is Unleashed On The App Store" AppleBitch 7:51 AM
"ReaddleDocs for iPhone Gets a Second Wind" prMac 4:48 PM
"Magic Message for iOS - A New Way to Send Text Messages" prMac 7:49 AM
"SupaSounds Launches its Partnership Program for Indie Developers" prMac 7:49 AM
"Picflick for iPad takes social photo sharing & storage to the next level" prMac 7:48 AM
"Ghost Type - a typing tutor that is more than a just a typing tutor" prMac 7:48 AM
"Nyan Cat Adventure - Internet Phenomena Pop Tart Cat comes to iOS" prMac 7:48 AM
"Dot Lock Protection Free - Major Update" prMac 7:48 AM
"FT Apps releases 'Save the Balloon' for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch" prMac 7:48 AM
"Birdie 4.0 for iOS - Golf scoring on the iPhone gets even better" prMac 7:48 AM
"Jumbo Jets launches on iPad and Android devices" prMac 7:48 AM
"Vegetable Samurai 3D PRO 1.0 for iOS - Slice Many Veggies in One Stroke" prMac 7:48 AM
"Baglioni Hotels releases its brand new iPhone App" prMac 7:48 AM
"Large Fruit Collider 1.0 for iOS-Fruit Accelerator Enables Core Research" prMac 7:48 AM
"WritePDF 2.0: The most powerful PDF reader and editor updated for iPad 3" prMac 7:48 AM
"Shake iPhones Together, Share Files to Each Other - iPhone App shake2u" prMac 7:48 AM
"Microsoft Patents Virtual Reality Goggles: Software maker envisions night-vision style headgear that would enable immersive gaming and commercial applications." InformationWeek 2:31 PM
"Microsoft patenting helmet display for future Xbox?" Seattle Times 12:19 PM
"Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Invests $300 Million Into Mapping the Brain" Popular Science 9:06 PM
"Meg Whitman fluffs HP's age, gets corrected by shareholder: The CEO faced a few tough questions at HP's annual shareholder meeting but said she has a plan to get HP back on track" IDG News Service 12:06 PM
"Whitman to shareholders: 'HP matters'" ZDNet 2:06 PM
"Meg Whitman steers HP straight at the rocks: Combining troubled PC and printer businesses will weaken both groups and ensure HP's continued irrelevance" InfoWorld 11:36 AM
"Cloud security registry slow to catch on: Months after Google, Intel, and other big names rallied around Cloud Security Alliance registry, only three vendors have submitted results" Network World 11:37 AM
"Cisco Request to Dismiss VirnetX Lawsuit Denied By Texas Court" Benzinga 9:00 PM
"In pictures: Cisco's world of solutions tour" Computerworld 8:55 PM
"Are ETFs a Good Way to Join Apple-mania?" CNBC 4:39 PM
"Apple And Income Inequality In The U.S." Seeking Alpha 7:57 AM
Industry News
"Intuit among decliners in weak tech session: Western Digital, Zynga manage to buck trend and advance" MarketWatch 5:00 PM
"U.S. stocks extend losing stretch: Analyst attributes market declines to end-of-quarter window dressing" MarketWatch 2:10 PM
"Stocks Sink Amid Global Growth Worries" TheStreet 2:10 PM
"World Economic Jitters Hit Wall Street" FOXBusiness 11:32 AM
"Stocks fall on global growth jitters" CNNMoney 5:00 PM
"Blue Chips Make It 3 'Down' Sessions: The Dow fell for a third straight day following weak economic signals from the euro zone and fresh concerns from China about slowing global growth." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:00 PM
"Stocks: Growth worries dampen enthusiasm" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Canadian stocks fall on foreign data, Mali coup: Avion Gold, Robex Resources battered by Mali coup reports" MarketWatch 2:18 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia markets hit by China data" MarketWatch 9:33 AM
"European Stocks Slide" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:50 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slip after weak PMI data/Miners and banks weaker; Randgold off after reported coup in Mali" MarketWatch 9:34 AM
"Global markets drop on more weak economic figures, extending bad week for equities" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 10:00 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:20 PM
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