"Mannheim stays Apple-Samsung lawsuit over photo gallery patent, postpones decision on pinch-to-zoom" ["Interestingly, this is a patent that Apple successfully enforced in the Netherlands last summer and in Munich (against Motorola) in March. While both Samsung and Motorola have been able to work around those rulings by settling for a less convenient photo gallery page-flipping solution, a win in Germany would still be of some tactical value to Apple (and entitle it to damages for past infringement...)"] Foss Patents 5/4
"Samsung Can Challenge Apple's Photo Gallery Patent Before Ruling on Infringement" IDG News Service 5/4
"German Court Adjourns Patent Cases Involving Apple, Samsung: A German court Friday postponed its decisions on alleged infringement by Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) of two Apple Inc. (AAPL) patents, in a global patent litigation battle among several makers of electronic devices." Dow Jones Newswires 5/4
"Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over IPhone Data Collection Claims" Bloomberg 5/4
"Google Said to Face Fine by U.S. Over Apple Safari Breach" Bloomberg 5/4
"Waiting for Apple to Charge the Gates of TV Land/JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz isn't holding his breath for the arrival of an Apple TV set. Such a product won't come until at least 2014, according to his forecast. Much of that prediction is based on economic factors, but other industry analysts say another powerful force is in play: the messy, tangled web of agreements between content rights holders that Apple will need to cut through." MacNewsWorld 5/4
"Apple, Samsung put hammerlock on smartphone profits: The iPhone maker has captured almost three-quarters of all profits, leaving Samsung with a quarter and little for anyone else, says Asymco analyst Horace Dediu." CNET News 5/4
"Does Apple's Growing Dependence on China Make It Vulnerable?" ReadWriteWeb 5/4
"Study: Apple iPad Accounts for 94.64% of all Tablet Web Traffic" Chitika 5/4
"Study: iPad Accounts for Nearly 95 Percent of Tablet Web Traffic" AllThingsD 5/4
"NPD: Apple will lose quarter of tablet market by 2017" ZDNet 5/4
"Tablets Quickly Becoming the Portable PC of Choice" AllThingsD 5/4
"Apple testing Remote Desktop 3.6 with IPv6, new Reporting attributes" AppleInsider 6:24 AM
"Apple readies final in-house Java updates ahead of Oracle handoff" AppleInsider 6:22 AM
"Adobe issues emergency update to fix cross-platform Flash exploit" AppleInsider 6:23 AM
"Apple prepares upcoming Java updates for OS X" CNET Reviews 5/4
"Apple preparing Java runtime shift to Oracle" MacNN 5/4
"Flash update squashes active exploit: Adobe's latest update addresses a critical flaw that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code." CNET Reviews 5/4
"Microsoft: Macs 'not safe from malware, attacks will increase'" ZDNet 5/4
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/What options are available for an encrypted drive without a key or password, along with other questions answered." MacFixIt 5/4
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"MacRuby on iOS – RubyMotion review" Merbist 6:41 AM
"Under New Management: Final Cut Pro X Makes It Easy To Manage Files" Creative Mac 5/4
"DeployStudio: Heavy-duty imaging software for OS X" Ars Technica 5/4
"Cloud-based storage options for Mac OS X: Apple offers its iCloud service, but there's a variety of alternatives that might be more appealing to OS X users." MacFixIt 5/4
"How to publish your MobileMe iWeb site on Dropbox: Keep your iWeb site up and running as you plan your move away from MobileMe" Macworld 5/4
"5 Ways to Prepare for OS X Mountain Lion" Mac|Life 5/4
"Moving custom paper sizes from Snow Leopard to Lion" Mac OS X Hints 5/4
"Ask the iTunes Guy: More iTunes Match questions" Macworld 5/4
"MacMost Now 705: Safari Security Settings" MacMost 5/4
"Keep Tabs on your MacBook's Power With Battery Health [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 5/4
"Automatically Connect to a Network Drive on Mac OS X Start Up & Login" OS X Daily 5/4
"iTunes Tip: Gift An Individual Item In iTunes" MacTrast 5/4
"How to Copy Only the Email Address from Apple Mail" Amsys 5/4
"A New And Better Way To Read PDF Files And Annotate PDF Pages On Your Mac" McSolo 5/4
"Feed Your Mac A Video And Let A Magic App Convert It For iTunes Automatically" Mac 360 5/4
"Revealed: A Secret App That Makes A Mac More Fun To Use (get more Docks)" TeraTalks 5/4
"Got Gmail? Get Gmail Into Your Mac's Menubar For Instant Email Access And Alerts" Mac 360 5/4
"Can The TuneupMyMac App Make Your Mac Run Faster?" NoodleMac 5/4
"Worried About Mac Security? Add A Free App To Run Your Mac's Firewall" BohemianBoomer 5/4
"How to Create Email Signatures with Pictures and Links" Mac|Life 5/4
"How To Use Your Mac To Improve Your Typing Skills (or, teach you how to type)" Mac 360 5/4
Op/Ed
"Hm, Apple okays iPad music player with Windows Phone Metro-style interface" iDownload Blog 5/4
"Windows 8 Makes DVD Playback a Paid Option, Could OS X Be Next?" Mac|Life 5/4
Press Releases
"3Dconnexion announces modo 601 support" Architosh 5/4
"Mike Daisey on The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs: under the skin of Apple/Mike Daisey's bold monologues have created impassioned debate about exploitation in The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." Telegraph 7:04 AM
"After backlash, Sprint CEO to return $3.25M in salary tied to iPhone" 9 to 5 Mac 6:28 AM
"For This Kind of Money, a Used iPad Proves to Be a Steal" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:17 AM
"Apple and Samsung scoop up 99 percent of handset profits" The Verge 5/4
"AT&T Chief Regrets Offering Unlimited Data for iPhone" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/4
"Killing unlimited data plans has helped make U.S. carriers billions: AT&T and Verizon both took in more than $6 billion in the last quarter in mobile-data revenues, but AT&T's CEO is still losing sleep." CNET News 5/4
"Apple finally credits OpenStreetMap for use of its mapping data in iPhoto app" The Next Web 5/4
"Two months later, Apple acknowledges use of OpenStreetMap in iPhoto" Ars Technica 5/4
"Apple Finally Gives Proper Credit To OpenStreetMap In iPhoto For iOS" TechCrunch 5/4
"What retail is hired to do: Apple vs. IKEA" asymco 5/4
"Government execs ditch BlackBerry for iPhone and Android" TG Daily 5/4
"iPhone 4S launch helps China top US to become largest smartphone market" AppleInsider 5/4
"iOS app success is a lottery: 60% (or more) of developers don't break even" Ars Technica 5/4
"Sprint CEO to take pay cut as iPhone costs pinch" Reuters 5/4
"Sprint CEO to Return $3.25 Million in Pay Tied to Iphone" Bloomberg 5/4
"Sacramento charter jet pilots replace paper with iPads" Sacramento Business Journal [Subscription Required for Full Article] 5/4
"Airborne, smoking iPhone mishap solved" ZDNet Australia 5/4
"Loose screw blamed for smoking iPhone" ZDNet UK 5/4
"iPhone crime? iHave bigger worries: mayor" New York Post 5/4
"Author Brian Hurd and Publisher Jim Norwood off and running for an entire iPad library of history: Three-month old iPad publishing software already produced book" Morrison County Record 5/4
"Concept Video Suggests Means to Vastly Improve Text Editing in iOS" MacRumors 5/4
"Concept Video Demos Amazing iPad Text Editing" The Mac Observer 5/4
"Even Steve Jobs's Speech Notes Were Beautiful [Image] Cult of Mac 5/4
"Video of Jonathan Ive in Apple's Design Lab" Apple Gazette 5/4
"Exclusive: Monty Python stars launch Python Bytes app - video interview" Digital Spy 5/4
"The Other Facebook Founder: Atop $2 Billion Fortune, Eduardo Saverin Gave Up Silicon Valley for Singapore's Tech, Society Scene" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/4
"Facebook's Mystery Hardware Maker Lands on U.S. Shores" Wired Magazine 5/4
"Apple'N'Apps & Apptudes Weekly Podcast Episode 2: Working It Out" Apple'n'Apps 5/4
"Interview with Ensley Eikenburg of Frommer's Travel Guides" Your Mac Life 5/4
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, the Macworld 'iTunes Guy,' The Loop's Peter Cohen, and CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5/4
"iPhone rumors, Black Ops 2, WWDC, Screen Cleaners (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 5/4
"Forget AT&T — We'll Tell You Why Apple May Be Your Next iPhone Carrier On The CultCast" Cult of Mac 5/4
"Why you should believe the 4-inch iPhone rumor" CNN 5/4
"Who wants an iPad Mini? About one buyer in two: A full 52 percent of consumers surveyed by PriceGrabber said they'd consider buying a miniature iPad this year." CNET News 5/4
"TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources" DigiTimes 5/4
"Galaxy S3 processing power tested: Officially better than the iPhone 4S" Electricpig 5/4
"Confirmed: Apple's revised iPad 2 does enjoy better battery life, which bodes well for an LTE iPhone" The Next Web 5/4
"Buying an iPad 2? Here's the rarer, more efficient specimen you need to (somehow) track down" Engadget 5/4
"Apple sneaks iPad 2 with 32nm chip into retail: Apple has quietly begun shipping a revamped version of the iPad 2 that delivers better battery life than its predecessor, thanks to the use of 32nm chippery in place of a 45nm part." Register Hardware 5/4
"New Version Of The iPad 2 Has Better Battery Life" Apple Bitch 5/4
"Apple television may just be a transparent screen, report: One report discusses the idea that Apple will instead sell transparent screens with a glass bezel that you can fix to the wall in every room of your house." Macworld UK 5/4
"Report: Apple's new iPhone will sport a 4-inch screen, thinner body, new dock connector" Digital Trends 5/4
"Glare-free, self-cleaning glass could be used in next-gen Apple devices" Macworld UK 5/4
"HP Overtakes Apple in PC Market, iPad May Save Desktops, New Mac Pro Could Come Soon, and More" Low End Mac 5/4
"All Quad-Core MacBook Pros Possible, Apple Tries to Patent MacBook Air's Wedge Design, and More" Low End Mac 5/4
Price Trackers/Deals
"Word Stack For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:39 AM
"UnWord For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:39 AM
"Jelly Lander HD For iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Currently Free" Apple Sliced 9:39 AM
"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -15 Inch Models -Prices Up To $330 Off Current Machines" MacReviewZone 2:21 PM
"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -13 Inch Models -Up to $230 Off Current Models" MacReviewZone 2:21 PM
"iPod Touch Buyer's Guide... Up To $50 Off Currently Shipping Models" MacReviewZone 2:21 PM
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic For Mac Is $7.99 Right Now (Normally $19.99), Jedi Knight II And Empire At War Are Also At All-Time Lows" Apple Sliced 5/4
"Loud Mouth For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/4
"Super Ball Escape For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/4
"iPhone 4S trimmed by $74 at Wal-Mart stores" CNET News 5/4
"The $399 iPad 2 boasts better battery life, says report: Some variants of Apple's lower-priced iPad 2 can deliver improved battery life -- but they're not easy to find." CNET News 5/4
"Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Apple iPhone 4S comparison review" PC Advisor 5/4
"Thule 13-inch MacBook Pro + iPad Attache is a rugged, capable case" Macworld 5/4
"The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the iPad Is the Best" Wired 5/4
"Video Review: Han Solo in Carbonite Case for the iPhone 4/4s" Run Around Tech 5/4
"Han Solo Groovin in Carbonite – Star Wars Parody Case for iPhone" iMore 5/4
"Dapp FlightPad Versailles iPad case review" The Verge 5/4
"iCade Core Hardware Review: The iCade Core is a redesigned version of the original iCade, eliminating the original arcade cabinet motif in exchange for a more portable design." 148Apps 5/4
"iCade Mobile Hardware Review: The iCade Mobile is a handheld version of the classic iCade hardware, repurposed to fit the iPhone and iPod touch." 148Apps 5/4
"Review: Kids vs Goblins – An Stunning Role-Playing Adventure For Mac" MacTrast 5/4
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Polamatic: Made in Polaroid -An iOS App That may not Live up to the Name" eXtensions 12:10 PM
"Socialcam vs. Viddy on iOS: You may not even know it, but there's a battle being waged right now at the iTunes App Store for the best social Video app. Here's where I weigh in." CNET Reviews 5/4
"Smoking iPhone emphasizes importance of authorized repair work" TUAW 5/4
"On iOS text editing concepts and the keys to consistency" iMore 5/4
"Bought a new Mac Pro? 1-in-100 chance it'll destroy your data" Channel Register 5/4
"The Macalope Daily: One month to go!" Macworld [Insider Content] 5/4
"Not Getting It: Ben Kunz, writing for Businessweek, wants Apple to make some sort of 'petite glass' small TV screens that aren't computers ... They already make these 'pretty little panels'. They're the displays in iPads and iPhones." Daring Fireball 5/4
"iPhone file swapping: How Apple could blow Android beam out of the water" Electricpig 5/4
"Hidden Dimensions: The Mother Eats Her Young: iPad vs. MacBook" The Mac Observer 5/4
"Colony: Apple Won't Be A 'Great Company' In Five Years, Cook A 'Mismatch'" Barron's 5/4
"Steve Jobs as FDR: The 'impossibly weird' Apple commercial/A bizarre, newly-surfaced short film from 1984 finds the Apple co-founder trying out his acting chops... and not quite succeeding" eWeek 5/4
"iPhone touch-panel shipments on the decline as iPhone 5 looms: According to a new report, shipments of touch panels will be down 15 percent to 20 percent compared to the first quarter as Apple prepares to transition to its next handset." CNET News 5/4
"This Is What The Elder Scrolls Online Looks Like: 17 Leaked Screens" Techland 5/4
"Video: The Most Insanely Important, Mind-Blowing Tech News of the Week" Techland 5/4
"Dear Industry: Focus on Profit Share Not Market Share" Tech.pinions 5/4
"Pusher Man: Verizon Reps Will Push Android Over iPhone? Not So Fast" TechCrunch 5/4
"A better way to type and edit text using iPad's virtual keyboard (with video)" MacDailyNews 5/4
"iTunes User Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple After Paying Twice For One Song" Cult of Mac 5/4
"Straight Talk: Talk About A Cheap iPhone Plan!" App Advice 5/4
"iPad user shows Apple how iOS keyboard gestures could be so much better [Video] The Next Web 5/4
"If iPhone Rules, Exactly How Is It That Android Is 'Winning?" PixoBebo 5/4
Non-Apple
"Ditch the iPhone for an Ice Cream Sandwich phone? In this Ask Maggie I help a reader figure out whether to leave Apple for one of the latest Google Android phones." CNET News 7:17 AM
"Chip alchemists 'turn cheap silicon into longer-lasting flash': It's rumoured that Fusion-io has become a NAND alchemist and can turn low-cost MLC flash into faster and longer-lived SLC flash. But why, oh why, would it want to do it?" The Register 5/4
"Ten... alternatives to Samsung's Galaxy S III" Register Hardware 5/4
"Top 10 questions IT leaders should face under oath" V3 5/4
"Nokia Lumia 900 can be purchased for $49: The new, higher-end version of Nokia's Lumia phone is now available for just $49 on Amazon." TG Daily 5/4
"Does Faster Internet Access Lure Piracy?" PCWorld 5/4
"Samsung Galaxy S III vs. HTC One X: Specs Compared" PC Magazine 5/4
"Review: Biscotti makes video chat more family friendly [Video] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/4
"Gartner: Half of enterprises are wasting money on social media" Network World 5/4
"Don't be so trigger-happy for a remote wipe: IT often feels better knowing it can wipe a user's device at will, but there's usually a more sensible option" InfoWorld 5/4
"Could BlackBerry 10 Ignite A Buying Frenzy?" Seeking Alpha 5/4
"BlackBerry 10: Up close and personal" [Slideshow] CIO 5/4
"Report: Americans still glued to their TVs" Fortune 5/4
"Was Amazon's Kindle Fire just a flash in the pan?" Fortune 5/4
"Yahoo and its CEO: What's the worst that could happen?" CNET News 5/4
"Time's Up for Scott Thompson - and the Rest of Yahoo!'s Board" Forbes 5/4
"Yahoo's boss: a plain and simple bean-counter" Financial Times 5/4
"Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A3 iPad Speaker: A Pricey Dock for Audiophiles" Wired 5/4
"Is The Element Of Action Missing In Action In Gameloft's Men In Black 3?" App Advice 5/4
"It's Official: The TouchArcade App is Launching Tuesday" Touch Arcade 5/4
"Slide To Unlock Is Now A Crazy App Store Game" Cult of Mac 5/4
"Leapin' Leprechaun iTunes Game Leaps to the iPhone" PRWeb 5/4
"This App Is So Good It Made Jack Dorsey Ditch Instagram" Business Insider 5/4
"Logitech Introduces Light-Powered Keyboard And Protection for New Third-Generation iPad and iPad 2" MacPrices 5/4
"Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 debuts for iOS/There's something about Harry, who makes a much-anticipated return to iOS in this port of the popular console game." CNET Reviews 5/4
"Lego Releases New Harry Potter iPad Game" PadGadget 5/4
"Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with These Fun Apps" PadGadget 5/4
"Long Awaited Sequel 'Defender Chronicles II: Heroes of Athelia' is On the Horizon" Touch Arcade 5/4
"Oracle-Google Jury Told to Keep Deliberating May 7 Over Java" Bloomberg 5/4
"Oracle vs. Google jury reaches partial verdict" The Verge 5/4
"Oracle-Google copyright case has partial verdict" CNET News 5/4
"Verdict in Oracle-Google trial likely Monday" Associated Press 5/4
"Google-Oracle Saga To Be Continued Monday" Barron's 5/4
"Here's What's Holding The Jury Up In The Oracle-Google Case" Business Insider 5/4
"US judge urges more deliberations in Android case" Reuters 5/4
"Oracle V. Google Jury Deadlocked? If the jury cannot reach a verdict, the judge might weigh in on the question of whether APIs can be copyrighted." InformationWeek 5/4
"Oracle Judge May Accept Partial Verdict in Google Java Suit" Bloomberg 5/4
"Oracle Wants Judge to Bar Ex-Sun CEO Schwartz's Testimony in Google Suit" IDG News Service 5/4
"IP Law: Oracle v. Google: Inside the Courtroom: Audio" Bloomberg 5/4
"Oracle urges removal of older Java versions due to security risks: Company points users to latest Java update, with most recent features, fixes, and performance improvements" InfoWorld 5/4
"A Cloud-Computing Gem in the Making: Dell seems to be making all the right moves." The Motley Fool 5/4
"Dell XPS 13: Gray with MacBook Air envy/Using Dell's flagship Ultrabook isn't quite like driving a MacBook Air, but it's still a sweet ride" InfoWorld 5/4
"Chair-tossing Steve flings surfer Steve onto Microsoft board: Snowboarder, surfer, documentary filmmaker and sports team investor Steve Luczo has joined Microsoft's board... there are two Steves on it now. He also runs Seagate, by the way." The Register 5/4
"Microsoft boots Chinese firm for leaking Windows exploit: Kicks Hangzhou DPTech out of MAPP after tracing proof-of-concept code leak" Computerworld 5/4
"Microsoft Drops Chinese Vendor After Windows Exploit Leak: Microsoft cuts Chinese firewall company Hangzhou DPTech Technologies from Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) for its role in disclosure of Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) flaw." InformationWeek 5/4
"Microsoft angers users by cutting Media Center out of Windows 8: Microsoft's decision to charge extra for the Windows 8 Media Center and DVD playback is not sitting well with users judging from responses to the company's blog." CNET News 5/4
"DVD, Blu-ray playback won't be built in to Windows 8" Houston Chronicle 5/4
"Microsoft ejects DVD playback from Windows 8: Netflix and licensing killed the video star" The Register 5/4
"Windows 8 Dumps Default DVD Playback" PCWorld 5/4
"Microsoft ditches DVD playback from Windows 8" V3 5/4
"$99 Xbox: Microsoft's killer move/Microsoft won't confirm if it will indeed sell its Xbox for $99 plus a subscription fee. If it did, it could upend the race to dominate the living room." Fortune 5/4
"Adobe warns: Flash Player malware hitting IE on Windows users" ZDNet 5/4
"Yahoo finally giving its European search advertisers to Microsoft" GigaOM 5/4
"Microsoft Inks Patent-Licensing Agreement With Aspen Avionics" eWeek 5/4
"Spike TV partners with Microsoft for E3 coverage" TG Daily 5/4
"Microsoft manufacturing process points to Xbox 720" TG Daily 5/4
"Critical PHP vulnerability exposes servers to data theft -- or worse: PHP Group releases updates to fix vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to easily pass command-line switches to servers through URLs" InfoWorld 5/4
"Slow growth expected for cloud computing storage market as security and performance issues remain" V3 5/4
"Investors are pouring funds into big data" Computerworld 5/4
"Tablet Adoption Growing Among Small Businesses" eWeek 5/4
"Tablets Quickly Becoming the Portable PC of Choice" AllThingsD 5/4
"Stocks: Jobs and oil drag on markets - May. 4, 2012" CNNMoney 5/4
"Stocks End Week With a Thud" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/4
"Jobs report leaves investors flat: A disappointing jobs report appeared to leave investors uncertain about what to do Friday, as U.S. stocks appeared poised for a mixed or flat open." CNNMoney 5/4
"Asian Shares End Lower" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/4
"Asia Markets: Asian stocks slip ahead of U.S. jobs data" MarketWatch 5/4
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks tumble on weak U.S. jobs data/Rentokil Initial drops after earnings; miners, oil firms off" MarketWatch 5/4
"Markets slide after US payrolls figures disappoint, in run-up to crucial European elections" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 5/4
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 5/4
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 5/4
"Nasdaq to Launch New Stock-Options Trading Venue" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/4
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