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Wednesday Highlights: Tim Cook goes to Washington, under fire from the US Senate over offshore tax shelters including Ireland, China, makes no apologies, defending his company and telling senators they need to fix the tax system; Cook even plays a little Genius Bar as Senator John McCain complains of having to constantly update apps on is iPhone; plenty more in our Apple/Macintosh, Op/Ed, and Finances sections; Apple claiming Samsung Galaxy S4 infringes on five patents including customizations Samsung has done on the Android Jelly Bean OS; a "sophisticated 'operation hangover' gang in India" said to be responsible for new OS X Oslo malware; Mactuts+ offers help for those having issues downloading apps from the Mac App Store; Macworld shows you where to get some nice, free or low-cost fonts; and the staff at Macworld have another tutorial for switchers from Windows to OS X; and here's how to sync calendars for those of you balancing between Mountain Lion and Snow Leopard systems; according to new stats, Samsung and Motorola have cut Apple's lead in customer satisfaction by half; Apple updates online store in preparation for Father's Day; TechHive shows you which major US carriers have the most LTE throughout the states; Tim Cook says the USA-made Macs are to be built in the great state of Texas, with Apple spending $100 billion in the endeavor; Flickr, Vimeo integration rumored for iOS 7, and a couple interesting iPhone 6 concepts hit the web; LAPTOP Mag gets a hands-on with LifeProof's Fre iPad mini case; is Apple held to different standards than other companies?; Rush Limbaugh has no love for the Senates "high-tech lynching" of Apple; Microsoft's Xbox One means "goodbye freedom".
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"Improved iWork file sharing coming in Mountain Lion" Macworld 6/16
"Apple's iOS 6 works with national alerts program: The recently unveiled mobile operating system will be able to receive government alerts during an emergency." CNET News 6/16
"Apple iOS 6 Rumored to Include Podcasts App" PCWorld 6/16
"Apple Gives Podcasts a Gentle Push Out of iTunes" AllThingsD 6/15
"Apple to give podcasts their own app in iOS 6, report says" CNET News 6/15
"Dropbox killing public folders, makes sharing both more and less convenient" The Verge 6/15
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/We answer questions about subjects such as whether or not a MacBook's graphics processor can be upgraded." CNET Reviews 6/15
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to upgrade an OS X Lion system's hard drive: If you need to upgrade your Mac's hard drive, you may need to consider options for maintaining the Lion recovery HD partition." MacFixIt 6/15
"Ask the iTunes Guy: Smart playlists" Macworld 6/15
"Users finally triumph as Skype 5.8 for Mac goes on the Ultra Slimfast diet" VentureBeat 6/15
"Moving Mail.app Rules to a Different Mac" Macinstruct 6/15
"Yet Another Way to Turn Off Internal LCD Display of MacBook Pro With Lid Open" OS X Daily 6/15
"Apple's iOS 6 works with national alerting program: Apple's recently unveiled mobile operating system will get government alerts during an emergency." CNET News 6/15
"Time Catches Up With Apple's Newsstand" MacNewsWorld 6/15
"Apple's iAd Diaspora: Former Senior Mgr Mike Owen Now CRO At AdColony" TechCrunch 6/15
"Learning From iAd: Ex-Apple Exec Follows Video Growth To AdColony Gig" MobileMarketingDaily 6/15
"Siri 'could allow' phishing scams and security breaches: F-Secure says Siri is unsuitable for business use as it is to big a security risk" Macworld UK 6/15
"iPhone denies existence of Gibraltar, other bits of British empire" The Register 6/15
"Yelp Joins Bing Search Engine And Apple Maps - Ignore At Your Own Risk" Forbes 6/15
"Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak with an Apple II GS - In pictures: A history of Apple computers" Telegraph 6/15
"Steve Jobs memo and Apple I motherboard sold for $400,000 at auction" The Verge 6/15
"Steve Jobs' Atari memo sells for $27,500" CNET News 6/15
"Apple 1 computer and Steve Jobs Atari memo sold at auction: A rare functioning Apple 1 computer - the company's first product - has been sold at an auction for $374,500 (£240,929)." BBC 6/15
"Original Apple 1 computer motherboard sells for $374,500 at Sotheby's" CBS News 6/15
"Rare Apple 1 computer to be auctioned for $180k" Telegraph 6/15
"Apple Requiring Censorship Of Personals Section In All Craigslist Apps" App Advice 6/15
"What Steve Jobs told Barack Obama's campaign manager" Fortune 6/15
"Steve Jobs helped hatch Obama's mobile campaign for reelection" AppleInsider 6/15
"Jobs not shy with advice for Obama campaign" Tapscape 6/15
"Apple's Siri Has Lost A Few Brain Cells: Woz" Forbes 6/15
"Siri fell short as soon as Apple bought it, says Wozniak" Crave @ CNET 6/15
"Sick Of Marimba? This Remix Is So Good It Could Be Used In An Apple Commercial" Cult of Mac 6/15
Non-Apple News
"API glitch may explain fast-draining phone batteries" TG Daily 6/15
"Canonical announces Ubuntu Apps Showdown for Linux developers: Developers will have from 18 June until 9 July 2012 to create an app using Canonical's Quickly development tool" Network World 6/15
"Dropbox Will Soon Be Done With Public Folders, But Existing Users Get To Keep Them" TechCrunch 6/15
"InfoSpace's search business benefits from smartphone boom: InfoSpace changes name to Blucora, adds online tax-prep business." Seattle Times 6/15
"Verizon's new Share Everything plan has some customers worried, others excited" St. Paul Pioneer Press [Free Registration Required] 6/15
"Google Play with over 500,000 apps rolls out on the Kobo Vox" ZDNet 6/15
"Google Wave's Inventors Give Gmail a Facelift" Technology Review 6/15
"PopCap, Wooga Drop Games From Google+" PC Magazine 6/15
"Sage names Brydon as non-exec chairman" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6/15
"Amazon To Cut $50 Off The Fire, Release A 10.1-inch Model And New $199 7-inch, Says Report" TechCrunch 6/15
"Amazon reportedly may drop 7-inch Kindle Fire price to welcome new models" DigiTimes 6/15
"Vizio officially launches first desktops, laptops, starting at $899.99" ZDNet 6/15
"Vizio shows off new laptops, desktops" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 6/15
"Facebook boosts security efforts, ask users to confirm cell numbers" CBS News 6/15
"RIM shares drop after minor board shuffle" Reuters 6/15
"Gadget screen as speaker, too? Motorola wants to make it so: The company is trying to secure a patent that would basically allow a mobile device's screen to double as a speaker or 'acoustic apparatus.'" CNET News 6/15
"This Russian mogul wants to be the Elon Musk of robots" GigaOM 6/15
"Parts of Amazon Web Services suffer an outage" GigaOM 6/15
"The TouchArcade Show - 56 - WWDC Exhausted Edition" Touch Arcade 6/15
"WWDC: FadingRed Finds Opportunity in Bad Backup Habits" The Mac Observer 6/15
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, the 'iTunes Guy,' Avram Piltch of Laptop magazine, and John Martellaro of The Mac Observer this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6/15
"13in MacBook Pro with Retina Display and Ivy Bridge Processor in October?" International Business Times 9:19 AM
"Rumor: Apple to Launch 13-inch MacBook Pro by October" Tom's Hardware 7:48 AM
"These are the best renders yet of the iPhone 5" Crave @ CNET 7:49 AM
"MacBook Pro with Retina Display: Over priced and hard to find – Part 1" News Pakistan 6/16
"Apple could release Retina iMac before iPhone 5 this year" Australian Macworld 6/16
"Insider says 13 inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina arriving in October" ITProPortal 6/16
"Why Apple ditched transit directions in iOS 6 Maps" The Next Web 6/15
"Intel Battles ARM For Apple's Love" Sramana Mitra 6/15
"Apple 13in MacBook Pro to fall into line this autumn" Register Hardware 6/15
"13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display predicted for early October" The Verge 6/15
"Rumor: 13 Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro For October Launch" AppleBitch 6/15
"Overpriced Retina MacBook Pros selling on eBay after Apple sells out: Apple's new MacBook Pro available on eBay for an extra £1,100 on top of Apple's asking price" Macworld UK 6/15
"Apple charges 54% more to replace Retina MacBook Pro's battery: Nonupgradeable battery, other 'Air-izing' traits of new notebook prompts repair expert to say, 'We have to draw a line in the sand'" Computerworld 6/15
"Macbook Pro with Retina Display review: Apple ports Retina Display technology from iOS to the Mac, and the results are nothing short of spectacular" IGN 6/15
"MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines the concept of a 'pro' laptop: Groundbreaking release combines stunning performance and portability" Macworld 6/15
"Apple 15in MacBook Pro with Retina Display: It's expensive, but the outstanding Retina display, slimline design and pro performance are worth every penny." Register Hardware 6/15
"Q&A: 15-inch MacBook Pro with retina display" Houston Chronicle 6/15
"Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2012) Review" LAPTOP Magazine 6/15
"Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Thunderbolt)" PC Magazine 6/15
"3D Extreme: 'Retina' MacBook Pro versus two other MacBook Pros" Bare Feats 6/15
"First look: Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro with 15" Retina display" AppleInsider 6/15
"Apple iPad Smart Case review (dark gray)" CNET Reviews 6/15
"Accuracy, Speed, and Comfort on iPad With Wacom Bamboo Stylus" Wired 6/15
"Nike FuelBand keeps exercise motivation close at hand" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 6/15
"Video Review: Speck MagFolio for iPad" Run Around Tech 6/15
"The Hunger Games: Girl On Fire for iOS review" Macworld UK 6/15
"Review: AquaVille The Friends – Build Your Own Underwater Village!" MacTrast 6/15
"'Project 83113" Review - The Belle of the Battlefield" Touch Arcade 6/15
"'Heroes Call' Review – A Fairly Freemium Hack N' Slash" Touch Arcade 6/15
"Tip Tap Block'em Review: Tip Tap Block'em is an action-pcked Zombie assault that will leave you as tired as the hero." 148Apps 6/15
"Tiny Ray Review: Want dessert before dinner? Come on, you do!" 148Apps 6/15
"Airline Tycoon Deluxe Review: This iOS port of a PC classic could've used a lot more time in the shop. I mean a LOT more." 148Apps 6/15
"The Heroes of the Three Kingdoms Review: A number of variables keep this action romp from being very enjoyable." 148Apps 6/15
"Gnomes Review: It stumbles a little in the beginning, but this water puzzler can be surprisingly fun." 148Apps 6/15
"Life Quest HD Review: A life sim that should keep younger, less cynical gamers happy." 148Apps 6/15
"No Red T-Shirts Review: No Red T-Shirts is a casual game that is about fining citizens for ridiculous laws that aren't obeyed." 148Apps 6/15
"Scuttle Review: Laser-guided egg-launching dinosaur pool. You know, another one of those games." 148Apps 6/15
How-To/Tutorial
"Best Tips For iPhoto '11 In OS X [Feature] Cult of Mac 2:52 PM
"Learn The Best Ways To Use iPhoto For iPad [Feature] Cult of Mac 7:23 AM
"How To Get The Best iOS 6 Features On iOS 5 Right Now" Redmond Pie 6/16
"Keep Your PC Cool by Replacing Its Thermal Compound" Low End Mac 6/15
"How To Read Kindle Books In iBooks, And Keep Your Library In The Cloud [How-To] Cult of Mac 6/15
"How To Jailbreak An iOS 6 Beta 1-Powered iDevice Using RedSn0w 0.9.13dev1" App Advice 6/15
Tips
"10 Ways to Repurpose Your Old iPad: Want to treat yourself to a new iPad? Go ahead--we've collected a few great ways for you to make use of your old one." PCWorld 8:55 PM
"Share Your Photos With iPhoto For iPad The Right Way [iOS Tips] Cult of Mac 6/15
"Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me watch and work at the same time" TUAW 6/15
"Cassandra -Monday Review: It Will Soon be Friday" eXtensions 9:33 PM
"Apple turns you on with the angle of its laptops: A deep analysis of how Apple stores makes products irresistible reveals that store employees position the laptops at a very precise angle every morning, so that you just have to go over and touch them." CNET News 8:45 PM
"The Retina MacBook Pro and the sound of repairability" The Next Web 8:37 PM
"Switched On: Going Thermonuclear" Engadget 6:33 PM
"iPad to extend lead on Android tablets: IDC" ZDNet Australia 5:54 PM
"iBook Lessons: Can an iBooks-only strategy work?" TUAW 4:26 PM
"Hands on: New turn-by-turn navigation in iOS 6" GigaOM 2:53 PM
"Take A Look At Beautiful New Rendered Pictures Of The iPhone 5" Apple Bitch 9:13 AM
"Why are Apple laptops becoming harder to take apart?" rc3.org 7:22 AM
"Bye Ethernet port, hello retina: OpenForum talks new MacBook Pros/Readers discuss whether the new MacBook Pro is worth the upgrade." Ars Technica 7:21 AM
"How can China ban iPads if it makes restaurants use them?" Fortune 7:08 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Reactionaries" Macworld 6/16
"Everyone, especially priggish lawyers, should backup their backups" Tapscape 6/16
"The Minor Mac Pro Upgrade Explained" Inside Apple 6/16
"MacOS KenDensed: WWDC 2012 Techno-palooza" The Mac Observer 6/16
"MacBookius Superior: Apple's New Super-Powered Mutant" TechNewsWorld 6/16
"Why Apple Stores Tilt the MacBook Pro Exactly 70 Degrees" Gizmodo UK 6/16
"Doo Automatically Organizes Your Documents, Syncs Them to the Cloud and Across Multiple Computers" Lifehacker 6/16
"Bravely going where Pixar animation tech has never gone: With 'Brave,' the hit-making studio broke new ground in the way it animated flowing hair, fur, clothing, and water. And it invented new software to make it all happen" CNET News 6/16
"The week in tech: 5 must-know things" USA Today 6/15
"Claim: There will be no PS5, Xbox 7202, or Wii U 2" TG Daily 6/15
"Better than 3D Maps from Apple and Google? Hover Aims for Ground-Level Detail with Practical Value" Techland 6/15
"There's a Map for That—Several, Actually: Beyond Apple and Google, a number of companies are hoping to find success with new mapping technology." Technology Review 6/15
"Cloud providers aren't selling the real value of the cloud" InfoWorld 6/15
"A new way to end the patent madness" InfoWorld 6/15
"Updates are a touch too much" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6/15
"IDC's 1% Tablet Forecast Increase Masks a Huge Decrease in Expectations for Google Android" Minyanville 6/15
"Hybrid drives already passe, as SSD sales skyrocket" Computerworld 6/15
"5 Ways To Survive Social Disses: Social networking tools have incited a customer awakening. Take these 5 steps when comments aren't going your way." InformationWeek 6/15
"Yahoo And Hadoop: In It For The Long Term" InformationWeek 6/15
"With FBI snooping on social media, how to protect privacy" CNET News 6/15
"Could looming chip supply issues derail the mobile market?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 6/15
"Father's Day gift guide: 8 great gadgets" CIO 6/15
"10 Gadgets Dad Needs for Father's Day" TheStreet 6/15
"When location apps overshare, predators follow the signal" CNNMoney 6/15
"Microsoft Has Always Been Awful At Making Consumer Hardware" Business Insider 6/15
Humor/Cartoons
"Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in epic rap battle: The latest installment of 'Epic Rap Battles of History' features the two titans of tech tearing each other down with some well-spat geeky rhymes." CNET News 12:57 PM
"Intel Push For Ultrabook Price Drop After Apple Slash $100 Off MacBook Air" Smart House Magazine 7:21 AM
"Purported Dell XPS 14 and XPS 15 photos, specs leak" The Verge 7:34 AM
"Why we believe most of the massive Xbox roadmap rumor: Crave's Christopher MacManus takes an in-depth look at enormous 56-page Microsoft Xbox road map to 2015 Powerpoint file that dropped over the weekend." CNET News 12:58 PM
"HP Builds a Supercharged Video Editing Machine Worthy of RED Cameras" Gizmodo 8:59 PM
"AMD Samsung Series 5 laptop have more GPU power than Intel Series 5" VR-Zone 7:56 AM
"Cisco: Enterprise 802.11ac Sooner, Not Later/The Wi-Fi giant surprises with an 802.11ac add-on to their popular high-end 3600 AP. Too soon? Perhaps not." Network World 7:56 AM
"Dell Can Reach $19 With Sentiment Boost From DiVidend And Cost Cutting Plans" Seeking Alpha 7:57 AM
"A Cloud-E (Enterprise) Future For IBM" The Motley Fool 7:59 AM
"Linus Torvalds: 'fuck you, NVidia' for not supporting Linux" The Verge 12:55 PM
"Linus Torvalds is liVid: directs middle digit at NVidia: Linus Torvalds gets graphic about his feelings toward NVidia. Uses a few choice words to vent his anger about NVidia's lack of Linux support." CNET News 8:44 PM
"Stocks: Central banks give markets a lift" CNNMoney 6/15
"Canadian stocks rise as RIM gains, Transat slides" MarketWatch 6/15
"Hang Seng Gains 4% on Week: Asian markets were mostly up Friday on expectations that central banks have plans to rescue the global economy." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6/15
"Asian Stocks Rise as Stimulus Optimism Alleviates Europe Concern" Bloomberg 6/15
"Asia Markets: Most Asia stocks pull higher ahead of Greek vote" MarketWatch 6/15
"European Bank Stocks Rise" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6/15
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks rise on central bank hopes" MarketWatch 6/15
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6/15
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6/15
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