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"Can Apple fix what's wrong with television?" Fortune 8:00 AM
"Judge allows Jobs' 'thermonuclear' remarks in Moto trial" Electronista 9:52 AM
"Apple's Patent Wars: This Little-Known Swedish Company is the Key" Money Morning 7:50 AM
"Samsung drops a patent from ITC complaint as Apple battle looms: The company reportedly decided to withdraw a patent related to a 'method for storing and reproducing digital audio data in a mobile terminal.'" CNET News 12:38 PM
"15 top MBA employers" [Apple #3] CNNMoney 1:16 PM
"The New iPhone Is Coming In September, Says Topeka" Business Insider 8:25 AM
"Apple looks to iPad Mini, iPhone 5 to deliver 'exciting' September? Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White has apparently based his predictions on discussions he's had with 'local contacts' in Apple's supply chain in Taipei." CNET News 8:28 AM
"'Exciting' Sept. could see Apple intro new iPhone, iPad 'mini'" AppleInsider 8:35 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook hints at Facebook, iOS integration" CBS News 10:32 AM
"MSI showcases Slider S20 Ultrabook hybrid at Computex 2012" TG Daily 11:59 AM
"Tiny but deadly 'Tinba' bank Trojan discovered: Only 20KB in size" Techworld 11:58 AM
"Could You Spare Some Internet Access? An app called Open Garden lets users share wireless bandwidth, and could reduce network congestion—if carriers don't revolt." Technology Review 11:56 AM
"New Firefox Developer Tools Help You Build Responsive Websites" Webmonkey 12:12 PM
"Firefox 13 Arrives With New Home Page And New Tab Page, SPDY Support" TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Ubuntu OS for smartphones may come next year" IDG News Service 11:35 AM
"Imation Introduces RDX Media Secure with CyberSafe Security" eWeek 9:13 AM
"As Google Tinkers with Search, Upstarts Gain Ground: Niche search engines Blekko and DuckDuckGo have exploded in popularity in recent months." Technology Review 11:56 AM
"Google's Mobil Push is Exciting Investors" The Motley Fool 12:29 PM
"Google's 'Project Glass' Is Codenamed 'Wingman'" TechCrunch 11:56 AM
"New Chromebooks likely to be launched before 2012 holiday season, says Google Taiwan" DigiTimes 9:12 AM
"Mexican student movement may herald digital revolution for Latin America" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 9:10 AM
"ARM expects 20-nanometer chips by late 2013" IDG News Service 9:08 AM
"As gaming grows more casual and mobile, developers scramble to adapt" CNN 9:05 AM
"Sony introduces first US Ultrabook, Z special" Financial Times 9:15 AM
"Women Engineers Trace Tech Gender Gap To Childhood" Associated Press 8:51 AM
"Nintendo Unveils New Wii U Gamepad Before E3 Trade Show" Bloomberg 9:02 AM
"Samsung Galaxy S III To Land On Five U.S. Carriers In June, Sprint And T-Mobile Set For June 21 Launch" TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Apple to update most of its Mac lineup and multiple accessories at WWDC" 9 to 5 Mac 7:03 PM
"Apple Reportedly planning a massive Mac hardware refresh across multiple product lines at WWDC" The Verge 7:17 PM
"Apple Rumored to Update 4 Mac Products at WWDC" The Mac Observer 8:45 PM
"Matrox interface latest in Thunderbolt devices: Following Intel's initiative to give Thunderbolt momentum, more Thunderbolt devices are showing up." MacFixIt 7:48 PM
"Microsoft confirms SmartGlass at E3 keynote event" iPodNN 3:50 PM
"iPad Mini Has No Bezel, 7-inch OLED Screen" TechEBlog 7:59 AM
"Apple quietly reveals iOS' security innards: Cupertino promises 'solid protection' against net nasties" The Register 7:53 AM
"Nothing New in Apple's iOS Security Guide" PC Magazine 4:10 PM
"Apple Releases Guide To iOS Security" TechCrunch 9:46 AM
"Apple Offers iOS Security Guide to IT Pros" The Mac Observer 5:12 PM
"Apple Will Announce Facebook Integration With iOS 6 At WWDC This Month [Report] Business Insider 8:00 AM
"Facebook in iOS 6: Integration is system-wide, 'Liking' of App Store apps present" 9 to 5 Mac 8:21 AM
"OS X Mountain Lion features coming in iOS 6: Notification Center 'Do Not Disturb' toggle, Safari iCloud Tabs, and Mail VIPs" 9 to 5 Mac 9:11 AM
"Report: Facebook Set for iOS 6 Integration" PC Magazine 11:27 AM
"MacBook Pro 2011 Supports DDR3 1867 MHz RAM Modules" HardMac 8:14 AM
"Apple II Plus gets torn asunder and restored in this modern teardown (Video)" Engadget 8:28 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Death Rider HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 9:02 AM
"Little Things For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:02 AM
"Meon For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:02 AM
"Satechi's awesome Bluetooth remote arrives for iPhones, iPads: This compact, convenient accessory provides a full set of audio-playback controls and can even trigger your iDevice's camera shutter." CNET Reviews 4:08 PM
"Drop Test: iPhone 4S And The Samsung S III" Business Insider 8:25 AM
"Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a Thing of Beauty" BYTE 8:14 AM
"M-Edge SuperShell Cover Adds Some Bounce to Your iPhone" Wired 12:14 PM
"DirecTV chairman not worried about an Apple HDTV" Network World 10:32 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Acquisition fetishism" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:14 AM
"iPhone 5, iPad Mini: September Debut Eyed/Why might Apple choose to bring a smaller iPad--an idea Steve Jobs hated--to market? The growing spate of smaller tablets from the likes of Amazon might force the decision." InformationWeek 12:38 PM
"Rumor of the Day: iPad Mini to Hit Store Shelves in September" PadGadget 9:52 AM
"I Spent A Week In Spain And Almost No One Was Using An iPhone" Business Insider 8:58 AM
"Touch Computing and the Re-Birth of the Software Industry" Tech.pinions 8:50 AM
"Rumors fly about China greenlighting Apple iPad" ZDNet 8:27 AM
"Microsoft Office for the iPad: What We Know" PCWorld 11:31 AM
"Is Office for the iPad more than a mirage? More rumors suggest Microsoft could introduce Office for iPad: and even for the iPhone or Android. But Microsoft knows there are some hurdles ahead." CNET News 8:29 AM
"Could Microsoft make Office for iPad work?" ZDNet 8:27 AM
"Will Apple Change How ALL Future Smartphones are Made?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:34 AM
"New iOS Mockups Elegantly Combine Latest iPhone Rumors" App Advice 8:24 AM
"Can Apple iOS devices gain confidence of IT security pros? Experts say Apple's limited transparency about security issues can make enterprise adoption problematic." Network World 8:20 AM
"Apple and Facebook: Together We'll DOMINATE the World" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:43 AM
"Apple and Facebook: A place for friends?" Computerworld 8:09 AM
Non-Apple
"If Microsoft Is 'Winning' the Living Room, It's Not By Much" The Mac Advocate 7:26 PM
"Are Tablets Little PCs Or Big Phones? Microsoft thinks tablets are PCs, and Apple thinks they are not. Google seems to agree with Apple. But once Windows 8 tablets are out, businesses might find they like Windows tablets better." InformationWeek 12:36 PM
"How to prepare for the coming IT skills revolution" Computerworld 9:08 AM
"Social Networking: How Much Is Enough?" InformationWeek 8:57 AM
"Does the 'private cloud' make sense?" InfoWorld 9:22 AM
"4 Tips To Ease Cloud Bill Shock: Consider this advice for managing people, governance processes, and automated tools to prevent end-of-month cloud bill surprises." InformationWeek 8:57 AM
"Cloud's Thorniest Question: Does It Pay Off? Many CIOs have their doubts. In this series, we examine why cloud costs remain so hard to judge." InformationWeek 8:57 AM
"Internet powers flip the IPv6 switch (FAQ)" CNET News 8:53 AM
"Google, Here's Why Local-Advertising Initiatives Fail" TheStreet 8:40 AM
"Cypress Semiconductor May See Some Drain" Barron's 8:35 AM
"Why mobile must solve its data dilemma – or die" GigaOM 8:29 AM
"Corning unveils slim, flexible Willow Glass (video)" Engadget 11:16 AM
"Asus Hits Bottom With Sexist Tweet" Gizmodo 10:45 AM
"How Larry Ellison's Jury Box Email Could Cost HP Billions" Wired Magazine 12:12 PM
"Dear Oracle, the Java APIs Are Not A Work of Art" Wired Magazine 12:13 PM
"Oracle sues Lodsys, hopes to invalidate all its patents: Oracle is the latest tech giant to take aim at Lodsys, a patent holder that's been extraordinarily litigious in the past year." CNET News 2:10 PM
"Is Microsoft Going After Google With IE10?" Forbes 8:48 AM
"Microsoft IE10 Privacy Settings Draw Advertiser Fire: Privacy advocates laud Microsoft's decision to turn on 'Do Not Track' by default in Internet Explorer 10." InformationWeek 9:19 AM
"Microsoft Just Made the Internet a Little More Private for Everyone" ITworld 11:30 AM
"The browser wars are back! It's like 1995 all over again. Again. Competition between Firefox, Google, and Microsoft for users' time online: and especially on mobile devices: is fierce once again." Fortune 2:15 PM
"Windows 8's built-in AV to be security of last resort: Integrated Windows Defender will activate only on PCs sans antivirus software or after other products have expired" Computerworld 9:07 AM
"Microsoft recalls certificates exploited by Flame malware: Businesses need to update their Microsoft software to plug the hole" Network World 11:33 AM
"Microsoft issues warning about Flame virus spread through unauthorized security certificates" Seattle Times 11:43 AM
"Microsoft patches Windows to quell Flame" ZDNet UK 12:17 PM
"Microsoft's Xbox to sell music, goes mobile" Reuters 4:07 PM
"Microsoft has a new gaming handheld...and it's the iPad: And a Windows tablet. And an iPhone. And an Android phone. How Microsoft's skirting the handheld gaming race for something different: and bolder." CNET Reviews 4:09 PM
"Microsoft's E3 Event: A Preview" PCWorld 11:31 AM
"E3 2012: Microsoft Smart Glass may be streaming service, report says" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:10 PM
"Microsoft Xbox 360 Now Top Selling Console Worldwide" TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"Microsoft unveils Xbox Music: The service is expected to compete against other music services such as iTunes and Spotify." CNET Reviews 12:32 PM
"Microsoft Adds Football, Cartoons To Expand Xbox Platform" Bloomberg 12:28 PM
"Dell Backs off From Quest... for Now" The Motley Fool 12:26 PM
"IBM Targets Big Data With Tech from Platform Computing Buy, New Storage Systems" eWeek 9:13 AM
"Windows 8, price drops to accelerate ultrabook growth, Lenovo says: Lenovo's product chief Peter Hortensius says ultrabook prices will drop over time as the product category goes mainstream" IDG News Service 11:35 AM
"New Lenovo IdeaPad ultrabooks crack $800 price barrier" IDG News Service 9:09 AM
"Lenovo Releases Colorful IdeaPad Ultrabooks" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
"Lenovo aims to triple smartphone shipments in 2012" DigiTimes 9:12 AM
"Intel's 'breakthrough' in plastic chassis design should lead to cheaper Ultrabook laptops" ZDNet 12:16 PM
"Intel Sounds Off on Future of Thunderbolt" PC Magazine 11:25 AM
"Intel total Classmate PC shipments to reach 12 million units by end of 2012" DigiTimes 9:12 AM
"AMD updates Opteron line with faster server processors" V3 12:04 PM
"AMD Adds Horsepower to Server Processors With New 16-core Chip" IDG News Service 11:30 AM
"AMD gooses the clocks on 'Bulldozer' Opterons: Last hurrah until 'Piledriver'?" The Register 12:01 PM
"AMD boosts x86 processor performance for less power" ZDNet 12:16 PM
"What it takes to be a data scientist" Network World 11:34 AM
"Should a data scientist be your next IT hire? A blend of business, analytics, and computer skills, the definition of a data scientist varies. But no matter how it's defined, the skills are in demand" Network World 9:21 AM
"What the 28-Nanometer Shortage Means for the Chip Industry" Morningstar 8:42 AM
"Hyperscale servers sell like hotcakes: Linux machines eclipse Unix boxes" The Register 12:01 PM
"Silicon Valley, the Long View: Larry Ellison on how much simpler the consumer has it now" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:35 AM
"Is Silicon Valley Becoming the New Hollywood?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:55 AM
"Internet industry gears up for World IPv6 Launch: Network operators and content providers will enable IPv6 permanently this week" Techworld 11:58 AM
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