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Monday Highlights: Apple scoring big revenue of $57.60 per visitor to their Apple Stores according to data compiled by Horace Dediu at asymco; social gaming is being revolutionized by the iPad writes Cara Ellison at The Guardian; time for a corporate tax overhaul says Tim Cook in his run-up to appear before the US Senate, reports in our Apple/Macintosh section; finally, Apple devices now approved for use across the US Defense Departments; Vrypan has migrated away from iPhoto, Dropbox being the alternative; David Allison advises you to enable TRIM if you have upgraded your Mac to an SSD; confused over the Mac App Store? Chris Breen to the rescue; and here's a how-to for syncing Android phone to Mac; Mactuts+ shows method for you to move your home folder to a separate drive or volume; and Gary Rosen explains how you can sync Google calendars with iOS, Mac; Sony Music the sole source holding up Apple's iRadio streaming service, dispute over song-skipping; comparing sales: 5 million iPhone 5 units sold in first 3 days, Samsung approaching 10 million Galaxy S4 sales...in first month; CNBC report suggests big trouble in--big China for Apple as local phone favorite Xiaomi gains steam; US AirForce said to save $50 million over ten years thanks to iPad; Apple Store in Dallas, TX robbed, couple grand worth of iPhones taken; Samsung releasing a 13" notebook with a staggering 3200x1800 resolution display; buckle up, iWatch rumors are heating up, the latest being the testing of a 1.5" OLED display, reports in our Hardware/Software section; and word from Taiwanese sources says iPad 5 production to begin soon, tablet will be 33% lighter than current gen; MacBook Air inventory drying up say those in the know, new model seen arriving at WWDC this June; take a trip down memory lane back to when Steve Jobs answered why there are no "Intel Inside" stickers on Macs; Serial+ is an app that helps you manage your hardware/software serial numbers, warranties; recent Google actions, I/O conference, seem to be taunting Apple to "catch us if you can" according to Thomas Claburn; delays and more delays seem to be the story of Apple lately, Jonny Evans opines; Bryan Wolfe at App Advice says all signs point to a fall launch for new iDevices.
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"How the Love Affair With Apple Might End" ["Rather than being felled by a fatal blow from Nokia, Microsoft or another foe, a likelier scenario is that Apple will suffer the fate of past alpha design brands by declining not dramatically, but gradually, as Braun did after its 1960s and 1970s heyday. Perhaps it will carry on doing the same things in the same way for too long, or slowly lose the qualities that once made its products seem so special."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:21 AM
"For an ethical iPhone, Apple should look to clothing and Cambodia: The tech titan must show some leadership in shutting the sweatshops." Brisbane Times 9:37 AM
"Apple's Suppliers Pressed to Improve Workers' Lot" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:25 PM
"Pros vs. Indies on Apple's Q2 2012: A $6.8 billion gap" Fortune 8:00 AM
"Foxconn chairman pledges to raise pay in China, invest in Hainan" Reuters 7:56 AM
"New iPad 4G Row: Apple Faces Complaints in Norway, Sweden and UK, after Australian Marketing Fiasco" International Business Times 8:07 AM
"Schools across the country bring iPads to the classroom" ["Jamestown, part of the 21,000-student Arlington Public Schools, is on the leading edge of what many educators describe as the classroom edition of the digital revolution."] McClatchy Washington Bureau 8:35 AM
"How Apple Makes the World a Better Place" Cult of Mac 3/31
"Why the key to Apple's future is in the clouds" Macworld 3/31
"Judge Posner upholds largest part of Apple's touchscreen heuristics ('949) patent in Motorola case" Foss Patents 3/31
"Bio as Bible: Managers Imitate Steve Jobs/Biography of Apple Co-Founder Becomes Management Guide; Perfection, Turtlenecks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/31
"How Apple Puts a Shine on Corporate America: Without Apple, first-quarter profits for the Standard & Poor's 500 would have been up only 10%, not the 13% reported." Barron's 3/31
"Apple and publishers reportedly willing to abandon iBooks 'agency model' to appease Justice Department" iMore 3/31
"Apple, publishers to settle e-books price-fixing suit: Report/Though Apple is not likely to take a major financial hit after the settlement, Amazon stands to gain upward of $1 billion in revenue, one analyst says." CNET Reviews 3/31
"Google Heightens Rivalry With iPad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/30
"Apple Updates iPad 4G Marketing Notices on Australian Site" The Next Web 3/30
"Amazon, iTunes scam nets British gang Madonna-like royalties" CBS News 3/30
"iPhone to be used for top secret info: The Australian government's peak adviser on information security has given the tick of approval for iPhones and iPads to be used for storing and communicating classified government information." Australian Associated Press 3/30
"Gang is jailed over Amazon and Apple upload fraud" The Inquirer 3/30
"With Tablet Plan, Google Goes After Apple and Amazon" New York Times 3/30
"From Apple to Zipcar, Auto Brands Hunt Millennials: Auto makers are deeply concerned that Millennials don't care about vehicles nearly as much as they do about the next iPhone. So the companies have become decidedly more intent on roping in these car-reluctant twenty-somethings." Forbes 3/30
"Is Windows Phone faster than an iPhone? Lumia challenge comes to London" Electricpig 3/30
"Apple Goes After Applecom.com, ApplePrinters.com Domains" The Next Web 3/30
"France Store Finished, Grand Opening Set" ifoAppleStore 3/30
"Video: Chinese security guards clash at the great wall of Apple" Fortune 3/30
"Yahoo Layoffs Set to Begin Next Week, Followed by Restructuring the Week After" AllThingsD 3/30
"Linux 'internet of things' gizmo ships: Ninja Blocks has begun shipping its eponymous Linux gadget designed to interact with sensors and automate your world." Register Hardware 3/30
"Battlefield 3 game update cripples PS3 users" TG Daily 3/30
"Dawn of Amazon's robot squad: Amazon's new business makes robots that can stock its warehouse shelves much faster than its human workers." New York Times 3/30
"Gnome 3.4 brings a bevy of big changes: New features include video calling and Windows Live online account integration" PCWorld 3/30
"Kelihos Botnet Still at Work, Security Experts Say" eWeek 3/30
"Nokia adopts Microsoft's 'Smoked by Windows' stunt" CNET News 3/30
"New Google Drive Leak Points To 5GB Of Free Storage, Release In Third Week Of April" TechCrunch 3/30
"Real-time traffic returns to Google Maps directions" MSNBC 3/30
"Google takes CAPTCHA security to the streets: An experiment with digital images from Street View aims to stymie CAPTCHA-resistant bots" InfoWorld 3/30
"Google planning online store to sell tablets" BBC 3/30
"RIM shares up as new CEO draws praise: Street stays bearish on BlackBerry maker, but likes Heins' approach" MarketWatch 3/30
"RIM: 'It's Going to Be an Absolute Gong Show for the Next Few Quarters'" AllThingsD 3/30
"RIM lost $54 million on four-day global BlackBerry outage" ZDNet 3/30
"A giant undersea cable makes the Internet a split-second faster" CNNMoney 3/30
"Original Prince Of Persia Source Code Found In Closet" Inside Mac Games 3/30
"Don't expect 5.1 jailbreak for A5+ devices anytime soon!" Daily iPhone Blog 3/30
"iPod Nano Touch: Extended and Smarter" Yanko Design 3/30
"Benchmarked: New iPad's A5X vs iPad 2's A5 vs Tegra 3" 9 to 5 Mac 3/30
"A New Apple Magnet Design Points to iPhone, Remote Control" Patently Apple 3/30
"Apple Files Trademark for New Mail/Calendar/SMS Combo Icon" Patently Apple 3/30
"Clever Waterproof iPhone Case Obsoleted By Software Update" Cult of Mac 3/30
AppleCare/Helps
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Mac-related questions answered about external hard-drive permissions, multibooting, USB modems not working, and more." MacFixIt 3/30
Price Trackers/Deals
"Mind Puzzle For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:38 AM
"Ninja Gun Bros For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:38 AM
"Heroes vs Monsters For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:38 AM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 7 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:02 AM
"Word Ring For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/31
"Finger Shot RPG For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/31
"Ripple HD For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/31
"Stay Connected With TP-Link's Nano WiFi Router" Wired 3/30
"Case lets you turn iPhone into scuba-diving camera: The TAT7 case supposedly lets you take your iPhone down to 100 feet to shoot photos and video. But there are some caveats." CNET News 3/30
"Incipio Inscribe Stylus review: Shorter than your typical pen, this stylus is a simple and effective combination of smooth black barrel and rubberised tip." Macworld UK 3/30
"iChic Gear Phantomus review: Stylus boasts the weight, shape and feel of a typical ball-point pen" Macworld UK 3/30
"Hold the Solar System in your hands with Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe for iPad" iMore 3/30
"Experience Instagram better than ever with Gramory for iPhone" iMore 3/30
"Paper: Beautiful, Basic Drawing for the iPad" Techland 3/30
"Inspire Pro - Paint, Draw and Sketch Review" Macworld 3/30
"OmmWriter Dana distraction-free word processor gets an iPad version" AppleTell 3/30
"A Social Network Built for Two: A new app gives couples a private network to share texts, videos, and virtual kisses—and shows there's space for social innovation." Technology Review 3/30
"Connect by QuickOffice and Box OneCloud attack iPad file round-trip challenge" TUAW 3/30
"The Macalope Weekly Special Edition: Fools of the Year" Macworld 6:46 PM
"Dressing Up the iPhone's Dull Uniform: For some, fashion means a wardrobe makeover for spring. Then there are those for whom it means an elaborate neck tattoo." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 6:36 PM
"Why Amazon.com Will Keep Losing to Apple/Amazon.com will never unseat Apple as the chief supplier of downloadable video content, at least not so long as alternatives to the Kindle Fire lack access to Amazon Instant Video." The Motley Fool 6:36 PM
"Apple boosts iAd revenue share for developers from 60% to 70%, here's a possible explanation" 9 to 5 Mac 10:29 AM
"Sirius XM: Competing With Apple And Google?" Seeking Alpha 7:56 AM
"Third-gen iPad raises a few red flags: The latest iPad is a good effort by any standard, but it begins to stray from the Jobsian design philosophy." CNET News 3/31
"Apple should have a corporate museum and public space at their new campus." The Classic Computing Blog 3/31
"Gartner: iPads Will Need 300% More Wifi [I Say Horse Pucky] iPadCTO 3/31
"MacOS KenDensed: The New Foxconn, Government Hacking & Nokia's SIM Hate" The Mac Observer 3/31
"The Macalope Weekly: Outlandish claims" Macworld 3/31
"iPhone v. Android: Unit volume wins all, really?" iPhoneTouch.Blorge 3/31
"Why Amazon can't win a tablet price war against Google: Google and Amazon are about to go to war for the future of non-iPad tablets. Here's why Amazon needs a new strategy." Computerworld 3/31
"How Do You Say Tim Cook In Mandarin Chinese?" Forbes 3/31
"iPhone 5 Release And Features Rumors: Will These Patents Debut On The Next Apple Smartphone?" International Business Times 3/31
"NBC Universal Caught Using Infringing Graphic From Apple, Probably Won't Learn Anything" Techdirt 3/30
"Particle Debris: Captain Cook Sails to China" The Mac Observer 3/30
"Remains of the Day: Creme de la creme" Macworld 3/30
"Where have all the iPads gone? Apple pulls refurbs from store" FairerPlatform 3/30
"Apple's nonexistent iPhone naming scheme: Will next one be the iPhone 6, 5 or 4G?" ZDNet 3/30
"Apple Should be Careful What it Signs up For!" Forbes 3/30
"Will hacker group Anonymous bring down the Internet on 31 March? Will Operation Global Blackout go ahead this weekend, or is it all an elaborate April Fools' joke?" Computerworld UK 3/30
"E-mail Etiquette Part I: The End-of-Thread Dilemma" PC Magazine 3/30
"Red Hat's $1 billion proves value of software freedom" InfoWorld 3/30
"The Not-So-Hidden Risk of a Cloud Meltdown, and Why I'm Not So Worried" Wired 3/30
"Is it time to take the fight into the Clouds?" The Register 3/30
"6 Reasons To Use Multiple Cloud Providers: Music Mastermind, Coupa Software share why they turned to more than one cloud services supplier. Yes, you can mix and match Amazon and Rackspace." InformationWeek 3/30
"No Hands-Free Phones In Cars: Why Stop There?" InformationWeek 3/30
"Video: The Most Insanely Important, Mind-Blowing Tech News of the Week" Techland 3/30
"Data Backup, Protection Plans Lacking Among Small Businesses: Mozy" eWeek 3/30
"Google Must Make Android Upgrade Worth Networks' While" BYTE 3/30
"Google Tablet: A very good thing done the right way" ZDNet 3/30
"Do We Need World Backup Day? March 31 is World Backup Day. Do we really need a day devoted to something that we should be doing every day? If we do, we should have a World Test Recovery Day, too." InformationWeek 3/30
"At last, broadband in the boonies, but at a price" CNET News 3/30
"Nokia? What Went Wrong This Week and Why?" [Video Report] TheStreet 3/30
"Can RIM Make a Comeback? The Word on the Web" PCWorld 3/30
"Cook, Zuckerberg, Chambers, Elop All In China: What Is It Telling Us?" Forbes 3/30
"Five things Microsoft should fix in Windows 8 to prevent another 'Vista': New Microsoft OS Windows 8 has a lot of innovative features, but it also has a few fatal flaws" PCWorld 10:27 AM
"Microsoft Opens 'Windows' on Israel: Microsoft is increasing its focus on Israel and will send 25 of its senior officials to its Israel Research and Development center." Arutz Sheva 7: Israel 10:27 AM
"What the heck is XboxFL? Only Microsoft knows" Neowin 8:25 AM
"Microsoft Is Undervalued By 33%" Seeking Alpha 7:37 AM
"Internet Explorer Gains .99% in March: With a gain of .99% last month and a net gain of 1.2% global usage share over the last five months, Internet Explorer has stabilized and even reversed its usage share declines of the last few years." NetMarketshare 10:23 AM
"Hewlett-Packard: Ready To Double" Seeking Alpha 7:38 AM
"Why Amazon Gained 380% And Hewlett-Packard Lost 42% In The Past Five Years" Seeking Alpha 7:38 AM
"Giving new IBM CEO Ginni Rometty membership at Augusta National would help make women feel welcome in the sport of golf" New York Daily News 10:20 AM
"New CEO at IBM rekindles Augusta membership debate" Associated Press 10:21 AM
"IBM Japan to get foreign president" The Japan Times 10:21 AM
"Intel Is Still One Of Our Favorites: Updating Our Valuation" Seeking Alpha 7:38 AM
"Microsoft's challenge to iPhones and Androids extended: Microsoft was due to end its 'Smoked By Windows Phone' challenge two days ago. Now it has extended the amusing, but occasionally controversial, promotion until April 5. It's time to prove yourself at your local Microsoft store." CNET News 3/31
"Microsoft extends 'Smoked by Windows Phone' challenge until April 5th" The Verge 3/31
"Stardock CEO: Windows 8 is 'schizophrenic'" MyCE 3/31
"These Mobile Ad Execs Have Already Decided That Windows Phone And Blackberry Are Dead" Business Insider 3/31
"Why EMC and Apple's Leaders Are Great, and Cisco and Microsoft's Aren't" The Motley Fool 3/31
"Cisco to Invest 1 Billion Reais in Rio Center, Estado Says" Bloomberg 3/31
"IPv6 networking: Bad news for small biz/You may not get fired for buying Cisco, but you can go bust" The Register 3/31
"HP Gaining good grounds in Mono AIO Laser Printers segment" itVARnews 3/31
"IBM chief at center of old debate at Augusta" Associated Press 3/31
"Wall Street raised its Apple estimates 24.4% in 90 days" Fortune 3/30
"Apple Will Displace Exxon Mobil As America's Most Profitable Company" Seeking Alpha 3/30
"Apple And 'The Boy In The Plastic Bubble'" Seeking Alpha 3/30
Industry News
"Techs slip, but Nasdaq ends quarter up 19%: RIM rises after announcing management, board changes" MarketWatch 3/30
"U.S. stock market's rise leaves many behind: Index-based ETFs a factor in reduced trading volume" MarketWatch 3/30
"U.S. stocks notch best first quarter since 1998: In first quarter, Dow gains 8.1%, Nasdaq Composite up nearly 19%" MarketWatch 3/30
"S&P 500 Posts Biggest First-Quarter Gain Since 1998" Bloomberg 3/30
"Wall Street Climbs Amid Mixed Data, EU News" FOXBusiness 3/30
"Stocks Post Best First Quarter Since 1998" TheStreet 3/30
"Stocks end spectacular quarter: U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 ending their best first quarter in over a decade, as investors weighed a report on consumer spending and a boost in the eurozone bailout fund." CNNMoney 3/30
"Asian stock markets muted after Japanese data shows industrial output falling on export slump" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 3/30
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks dip on last day of strong quarter" MarketWatch 3/30
"Europe Stocks End Strong Quarter With Gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/30
"Stocks rebound as euro finance ministers bolster bailout fund to $1.1 trillion: Stock markets recovered some ground Friday after sharp losses this week, as finance ministers from the 17 euro countries agreed to increase the amount of money available for any future financial bailouts." Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 3/30
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks rally after firewall increase/In first quarter, Stoxx 600 gains 7.7%, but Spain's IBEX 35 sinks 6.5%" MarketWatch 3/30
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 3/30
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