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"Apple's Fortunes Lie Behind the Great Wall: Part II" ["While the implementation of ?Apple's product lines onto China's shelves is currently a work-in-progress, the demanders are aplenty. In fact, there have been recent reports of Apple-loving customers willing to sell even their bodies – both in the fleshly and sexual sense – for the goods."] The Motley Fool 2:07 PM
"How iOS 6's Facebook integration is a boon to developers: Developers are excited by the new features, according to Millennial Media." CNET News 7:35 AM
"Apple, Facebook And The Fountain Of Youth" Forbes 8:46 AM
"Apple and the birth of the drive-time podcast: The company has an opportunity to turn an afterthought into a new mass medium" Fortune 7:45 AM
"Why Security Could Be Apple's Greatest Threat" ReadWriteWeb 8:15 AM
"A more precise measure of Apple's device installed base (and device longevity)" asymco 8:02 AM
"Apple enters mobile map world, stepping up Google rivalry" New York Times 7:40 AM
"Apple's Maps Don't Look So Bad" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:51 PM
"Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft, Oracle and Samsung to meet in different courts this week" Foss Patents 7:58 AM
"Apple's Cunning Plan To Put Pressure On Microsoft and Windows 8" Forbes 2:51 PM
"Apple's iBooks Scheme Dropped Amazon's Monopoly To 60%, But Killed Industry Profits" Cult of Mac 11:57 AM
"Apple and Liquidmetal Technologies Extend Intellectual Property Agreement Until 2014" MacRumors 4:06 PM
"Apple secures Liquidmetal exclusivity for two more years" AppleInsider 6:50 PM
"Ex-AT&T employee admits leaking Apple, RIM info" Reuters 5:01 PM
"Former AT&T exec admits to leaking iPhone info to investors: Not the first time Apple leaks have come up in this inside trading case." Ars Technica 5:02 PM
"Senator raises concern over Apple, Google mapping 'spy planes'" AppleInsider 9:22 PM
"Apple preparing first external betas of OS X 10.7.5" AppleInsider 3:20 PM
"Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 software update" AppleInsider 4:32 PM
"Pro photographers abandoned by Apple, report/Pros are no longer targets of Apple: 'They aren't a pro apps company or a hardware company they are a mobile company,' complains photographer" Macworld UK 7:49 AM
"These Visuals Show How Massive The Mobile App Economy Is [Slideshow] Business Insider 8:14 AM
"Ford works 'closely' with Apple, has not said no to Siri: A Ford Motor Company spokesperson reveals that Siri has not been ruled out of the company's future cars" Macworld UK 7:49 AM
"Did Apple just give every one of its retail employees a $4 raise? (Update: Nope)" 9 to 5 Mac 1:17 PM
"Every Apple Store Employee Just Got A $4-Per-Hour Raise" Business Insider 8:47 AM
"Survey: 15% would rather give up sex than their iPhone" Fortune 2:11 PM
"iAd Exec Mike Owen Moves to AdColony" The Mac Observer 10:26 AM
"VMware Patches Virtualization Flaws: Bugs would allow attackers with administrator-level access to cause a denial of service or even take control of a targeted environment." InformationWeek 1:41 PM
"Lenovo founder resigns as president" MarketWatch 1:24 PM
"SGI UV 2 unveiled as world's largest shared memory system" ZDNet 1:04 PM
"Vint Cerf praises legacy of Alan Turing on computing industry" V3 12:49 PM
"Linus Torvalds F-bombs Nvidia over lack of Linux support" ZDNet 1:11 PM
"Student creates a burrito-'printing' machine" TG Daily 12:37 PM
"Dresden fab could host 20-nm process, 450-mm wafers" EE Times 12:12 PM
"Phones gain ability to learn by touching" Associated Press 12:10 PM
"Sharp to Launch New Android-based User Interface to Differentiate Its Phones" IDG News Service 11:35 AM
"As Web sites' 'CAPTCHAs' get harder, visitors leave discouraged" Philadelphia Inquirer 11:21 AM
"Google Apps touted to offer up to 85 percent in energy savings" ZDNet 1:10 PM
"Google: Western democracies seek to censor political content/The company releases its Transparency Report on content takedown and user information requests from governments" IDG News Service 11:17 AM
"10 unsung fathers of technology: Here are some industry 'fathers' you may not have heard of" Network World 11:16 AM
"'Draw Something' TV Show Coming to CBS" Forbes 11:05 AM
"Hacked companies fight back with controversial steps" Reuters 10:19 AM
"Celestica to end RIM contract manufacturing over next 6 months" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:12 AM
"Verizon Raises Prices On Faster FiOs Quantum Web Service" Bloomberg 10:34 AM
"Nokia said planning to launch 808 handset Monday" MarketWatch 9:47 AM
"Yahoo!'s awkward reunion at Sun Valley" New York Post 11:30 AM
"Yahoo Names Google's Barrett As Chief Revenue Officer" Bloomberg 10:33 AM
"Samsung CEO: Software Key To Device Wars/New CEO of Samsung says the company needs to customize its software better if it wants to stay ahead of competitors such as Apple." InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"Verizon's Insane 300Mbps Home Internet Is Also Insanely Expensive" Gizmodo 8:09 AM
"Samsung's Killer Smartphone Continues to Advance" Patent Bolt 7:35 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"WWDC: Working for Apple Wasn't Enough: Mike Bombich" The Mac Observer 3:33 PM
"A Closer Look at iOS 6, Much Ado About Unlimited Data, and the Battle of the Home Theater Platforms" Lifehacker 2:17 PM
"WWDC announcements, Verizon shared plans, EVO 4G LTE (MobileTechRoundup show #272)" ZDNet 8:49 AM
"Apple removes hints of future products from a key file in iOS 6" TUAW 2:14 PM
"Apple begins removing traces of upcoming products from iOS" iDownload Blog 2:15 PM
"Does iOS 6's Auto Layout hint that bigger iPhone will launch? According to a new report, the addition of an Auto Layout feature in iOS 6 could be a smoking gun, indicating Apple will launch a new iPhone with a larger screen." CNET News 9:17 AM
"The Apple Store's precise Retina MacBook Pro display explained: Why Apple tilts all of its Retina MacBooks to the same angle and doesn't kick out customers that hang around in store" Macworld UK 7:49 AM
"Apple Stores planning secret event on 24 June? Retail teams across US gather for mysterious corporate meetings" Macworld UK 11:53 AM
"Apple places higher restrictions on supply chain under Cook? According to reports from Apple's supply chain, the company has been even more focused on cutting costs and maintaining quality in its supply chain since Tim Cook took over." CNET News 10:26 AM
"Under Tim Cook, Apple cracking down on supply chain management" AppleInsider 8:46 AM
"Sources: Cook exercising tighter control over supply chain" Electronista 9:58 AM
"Apple to Roll Out Podcasts App in iOS 6" The Mac Observer 8:50 AM
"The Company That Brought You Firefox Is Working On A New Browser For The iPad" Business Insider 7:38 AM
"Mozilla Is Building Junior, the Simplest iPad Browser Yet" Mashable 7:56 AM
"Mozilla Shows Off 'Junior' Browser for iPad" PC Magazine 11:54 AM
"Mozilla Could Bring Firefox To iPad In The Shape Of 'Junior" AppleBitch 1:55 PM
"Developers at WWDC not worried about iPhone, iPad screen size changes" AppleInsider 8:02 AM
"Apps on iOS 6 will require explicit permission to access personal data" Help Net Security 2:10 PM
"Taiwan's Hon Hai in talks to buy more Sharp shares" ["For Hon Hai the alliance with Sharp could open the way for it to push for orders for Apple's much-anticipated Apple TV."] Reuters 8:04 AM
"Hon Hai Sees Automation, Panels Help It Take On Samsung: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the maker of Apple Inc. iPads, expects the group's investments in automation and touch-panel technologies to help it take on Samsung Electronics Co., the Taiwanese company's chairman said." Bloomberg 9:14 AM
"Atea gets Apple products-services deal in Sweden" MarketWatch 9:48 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Robo Surf For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"Blobster HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"Project 83113 For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"Back to the Future Games For iPad Available On The Cheap" Macgasm 5:03 PM
"The Lawyer Mac Users Don't Want, Don't Need, Can't Afford" PixoBebo 1:15 PM
"Apple's MacBook Pro With Retina Display: The Pro's Love It And Hate It" TeraTalks 1:14 PM
"Pay Raises: Why Apple Spreads The Money Around (and what it needs to do)" McSolo 1:10 PM
"Don't Weep Like A Willow: Bendable Glass Not Likely For iPhone 5" Forbes 10:51 AM
"Apple Has Never Been More Lame: When's the last time you had the courage to page through an old yearbook? How long has it been since you've reached up on the shelf and pulled down an mercilessly accurate representation of your interests and fashion senses from 15, 20, 25 years ago?" Minyanville 10:10 AM
"The Macalope Daily: This ship has sailed" Macworld [Insider Content] 9:52 AM
"How can China ban iPads if it makes restaurants use them?" Fortune 9:36 AM
"The Terrible Tablet Tsunami and the Future of Computing" Tech.pinions 9:34 AM
"Who's driving who: Apple and Ford/The auotmaker and the tech giant are battling it out over in-car communication technology." Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:18 AM
"All Hands on Deck! Apple Store Meetings Scheduled" Tapscape 8:57 AM
"Apple's iOS 6: What's New and What's Missing" HotHardware 11:16 AM
"How Apple could make sharing in iOS 6 simpler" iDownload Blog 8:52 AM
"Does iOS 6 Offer a Clue About the Future of iTunes?" The Tech Night Owl 8:51 AM
"Mad At Apple For Locking The Original iPad Out Of iOS 6? Get Over It Already!" App Advice 8:07 AM
"iPhone 5 transparent concept looks stunning in mock advert" Crave @ CNET 7:53 AM
"Right and wrong features due in iOS 6" ZDNet 7:48 AM
"iPhone 5: Top 5 Most Wanted Features" iTechPost 7:44 AM
"Microsoft Tablet vs. iPad Is Nonsense, But An XBox Tablet ..." Forbes 9:18 AM
"A phenomenological guide to Apple and Microsoft's Windows' Zune 'iPad killer" Computerworld 8:58 AM
"What a Microsoft tablet needs to compete with the iPad" ZDNet 7:48 AM
"Should Apple Fear Microsoft's Coming Tablet Assault?" TheStreet 7:42 AM
"Next up for Apple's Retina Display: 13.3-inch MacBook Pro" ZDNet 7:41 AM
"Steve Jobs' Advertising Secret: The Chief Executive As Creative Director" Forbes 7:35 AM
Non-Apple
"Facebook's $10 million privacy payout: why you get nothing" paidContent 9:31 PM
"Microsoft Finally Has A Tablet Business Model With Surface" SplatF 9:32 PM
"Yep, it's a tablet: Microsoft introduces the Surface" paidContent 9:31 PM
"Microsoft launches Surface Tablet with keyboard Touch Cover, kickstand" 9 to 5 Mac 9:08 PM
"Will Microsoft Shoot Itself in the Foot with Its Own Brand of Tablet?" Low End Mac 2:52 PM
"Mr. Jetson meet Mr. Flintstone: Clean alternatives to 'dirty' energy for data centers" ZDNet 1:13 PM
"How stupid do you have to be to think you'll have privacy on Facebook?" ZDNet 1:12 PM
"The M-word that's Linux's curse" ZDNet UK 1:04 PM
"Alt Text: Stupid New Domain Names and What They Really Mean for the Web" Wired 12:54 PM
"Samsung's new Galaxy S III is out of this world: Brier Dudley reviews Samsung's new Galaxy S III and finds it 'fast, powerful and gorgeous.' It goes on sale this week on all major U.S. carriers." Seattle Times 12:11 PM
"Exclusive: Testing Sprint's New 4G LTE Network" PC Magazine 11:33 AM
"AT&T Disputes Upload Results: AT&T takes issue with the upload score in our most recent network testing story." PC Magazine 11:32 AM
"5 tips for vanquishing virtual sprawl: Take control of the virtual machines in your data center with these 5 simple rules" InfoWorld 11:16 AM
"Would you recommend your kid go into IT?" InfoWorld 11:16 AM
"20 IT gotchas: How to avoid these common big blunders" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:16 AM
"BYOD Security, Management an Issue for IT: Gartner" eWeek 10:58 AM
"The Infinitely Agile Cloud" [Podcast] E-Commerce Times 10:57 AM
"Root Causes Of Today's Storage Problem" InformationWeek 10:20 AM
"What Yahoo! Should Do With Search" Forbes 10:10 AM
"Why your cable TV bill will never get cheaper" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Autodesk adds iOS-based solutions to AEC portfolio with Vela buy" Architosh 1:25 PM
"Portable iPhone lighting studio The Kick is a hit" TG Daily 1:18 PM
"Ted Landau Talks iOS-ification at DVMUG on Tuesday" The Mac Observer 1:11 PM
"Get A Taste Of Console Gaming with The Inversion Project" 148Apps 11:54 AM
"TSA takes interest in glowing Apple Design Award" FairerPlatform 9:40 AM
"Sparrow for iPhone Updated to Support POP Email Accounts" The Next Web 9:32 AM
"Califone Extends Capabilities of Popular Headsets to Mobile Learning Devices" PRWeb 9:15 AM
"Woz's Wisdom to Santa Clara University Class of 2012: As Santa Clara University's undergraduate class of 2012 celebrated earning their bachelor's degrees, they also received some sound life advice from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak." Business Wire 9:10 AM
"Trippy Brings Its Social Travel Planner To iPad" TechCrunch 9:04 AM
"Reeder Gets a Major Makeover" Best App Site 9:00 AM
"Track Blood Glucose Level Changes Easily With Glooko's Products" 148Apps 8:47 AM
"Dropbox Updated For iPhone and iPad" 3G UK 8:46 AM
"PadGadget Weekly App Series — Apps for Fashion Lovers" PadGadget 8:15 AM
"Pomio Turns Your iPhone or iPad into the Ultimate Pomodoro Timer and To-Do Tracker" Lifehacker 8:10 AM
"New Songza iPad app curates music to suit your mood" Yahoo! News 7:59 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of June 18: Andy Ihnatko, TedLandau, Burt Monroy and WWDC Wrap-UpsMUG Event Calendar 2012" The MUG Center 7:56 AM
"Manage Magz 1.0 for iOS- Manage and Keep Track of Magazine Subscriptions" prMac 11:54 AM
"Templates for PowerPoint Pro for iPad/iPhone - 10 Professional Templates" prMac 7:56 AM
"Orange Group Apps Launches Free Hawaiian Postcard iPhone App" prMac 7:56 AM
"Park EXP: Global launch on 19 June 2012 on App Store" prMac 7:55 AM
"Dmytro Denys introduces Backgammon - Short Narde 1.0 for iPad" prMac 7:55 AM
"Why moms and their kids love Farm Joy&Co App" prMac 7:55 AM
"Super Apps iBook for iPad Now Available in iTunes" prMac 7:55 AM
"Hungry? Dim Sum Story is the newest iOS game to satisfy your cravings" prMac 7:55 AM
"FeeFiFoFun brings legendary Beatles illustrator into children's Apps" prMac 7:55 AM
"Microsoft Introduces a Challenger to the iPad" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:18 PM
"With Surface tablet, Microsoft breaks tradition" ZDNet 9:19 PM
"Microsoft unveils Surface tablets, powered by Windows 8: One tablet with NVidIA chips, another with Intel, and a really smart cover." Ars Technica 9:23 PM
"Microsoft tablet expected today" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:49 AM
"Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Media Tablet?" InformationWeek 10:21 AM
"Leaked Specs Of 'Xbox Surface' Tablet, Is This Microsoft's Big Announcement?" Redmond Pie 6:37 PM
"Microsoft: Barnes & Noble Spikes; Cooking Up A Windows Nook?" Forbes 10:11 AM
"Barnes & Noble deal hints at possible new Microsoft tablet today: May agreement offers clues to e-reader or tablet co-produced by partners" Computerworld 10:45 AM
"Barnes & Noble not part of Microsoft event" CNET News 10:16 AM
"The latest on Microsoft's mystery tablet" CNET Asia 10:11 AM
"Why Is Microsoft's Announcement So Secret?" TheStreet 10:10 AM
"Microsoft likely to announce a white-box tablet PC at conference, say sources" DigiTimes 10:54 AM
"Why Yammer Is Worth $1 Billion to Microsoft" PCWorld 11:35 AM
"Attack code published for 'critical' IE flaw; Patch your browser now" ZDNet 1:12 PM
"Leaked documents reveal next Xbox" Gameplanet 12:18 PM
"Leaked Documents Reveal Microsoft's Next Xbox" Mashable 12:19 PM
"IBM supercomputer overtakes Fujitsu as world's fastest" BBC 10:30 AM
"IBM Brings the U.S. Back to Top of List of Fastest Supercomputers" eWeek 10:58 AM
"IBM US nuke-lab beast 'Sequoia' is top of the flops (petaflops, that is)" The Register 12:42 PM
"U.S. retakes Top500 supercomputer crown: The U.S. has overtaken Japan to become home of the world's most powerful supercomputer, as an IBM-based Sequoia system trounces the Japanese K Computer." CNET News 10:16 AM
"U.S. regains supercomputing crown, bests China, Japan: New IBM water cooled systems, which use warm or hot water, dominate top 10 of Top500 supercomputer list" Computerworld 10:44 AM
"A Cloud-E (Enterprise) Future For IBM" The Motley Fool 9:58 AM
"HP CEO Whitman tries to reassure users as cuts loom: Attendees at HP Discover conference want to know what changes are coming as HP plans to cut 27,000 jobs and the Itanium chip is the subject of a lawsuit" Computerworld 11:17 AM
"Dell spills its hot cache Fluid, hopes to beat off rivals" The Register 12:41 PM
"Lenovo founder steps down as president" ZDNet 1:10 PM
"Oracle Reports Q4 GAAP EPS Up 11% to 69 Cents; Q4 Non-GAAP EPS Up 10% to 82 Cents: Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Cash Flow Up 23% to $13.7 Billion" Marketwire 4:33 PM
"ORCL Up 6% on FY Q4 EPS Beat; Sets $10B Repurchase Plan" Barron's 4:33 PM
"Oracle May See 'Massive' Reorganization: JMP Securities says changes could come in the fiscal-first quarter of 2013." Barron's 1:23 PM
"Oracle exec's IMs create stir, shares slide: Hardware business called 'dead, dead, dead,' Hurd takes hits" MarketWatch 1:25 PM
"Oracle North American Sales Exec Keith Block Out?" Forbes 1:28 PM
"Oracle reportedly revealing 'key resignation' this week" ZDNet 1:09 PM
"Oracle Releases Earnings On Thursday" Seeking Alpha 10:13 AM
"What to Expect from Oracle's Fourth Quarter Earnings This Week" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 1:34 PM
"InterDigital selling Intel patents for $375M: Intel buying 1,700 patents from InterDigital for $375 million" Associated Press 1:30 PM
"Intel to buy InterDigital patents for $375 million" Reuters 1:31 PM
"InterDigital To Sell 1,700 Patents To Intel For $375 Million" Forbes 11:05 AM
"InterDigital sells wireless patents to Intel for $375m" ZDNet 1:09 PM
"Intel Makes Latest Patent Grab in Deal With InterDigital" WSJ Blogs 1:29 PM
"Intel invokes Phi to reach exascale computing by 2018: Intel unveils new family of Xeon Phi chips, which will be released later this year" IDG News Service 10:44 AM
"Intel slaps Xeon Phi brand on MIC coprocessors" The Register 12:40 PM
"Apple's profits to be highest ever for public company, analyst says: The irrepressible Brian White (Apple to hit $1,111 a share!) also says investors should think of Apple's market cap potential in terms of trillions, not billions." CNET News 10:27 AM
"Apple to become most profitable company ever" BGR 8:45 AM
"Analyst: Apple Poised To Be Most Profitable Company Ever" The Mac Observer 3:36 PM
"Apple: Cheap Valuation Offers Trillions in Market Cap, Says Topeka" Barron's 9:56 AM
"Bull Vs. Bear: Apple Set To Soon Hit $1,000" Investopedia 2:12 PM
"Bull Vs. Bear: Apple's Growth Plays Are Drying Up" Investopedia 2:12 PM
"Wanna buy Apple? Keep this in mind" covestor 1:57 PM
"Why You Should Buy Apple Now" Minyanville 2:17 PM
"Why Apple Shares Should Continue to Stagnate" TheStreet 8:52 AM
"Apple: When Does The Sleeping Giant Awake?" Seeking Alpha 7:40 AM
"Apple: Heading For Breakout Or Breakdown?" Seeking Alpha 7:40 AM
Industry News
"Tech stocks rise, powered by Facebook, Groupon: Microsoft slips into red ahead of 'major announcement'" MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"Dow drops as Spain fears limit Greek relief: Improved sentiment among U.S. builders helps offset decline" MarketWatch 4:11 PM
"Stocks Hunt for Direction; All Eyes on Europe" FOXBusiness 11:12 AM
"Most U.S. Stocks Rise As Greece Tempers Spain Concern" Bloomberg 4:11 PM
"Stocks Finish Mixed in Ho-Hum Session" TheStreet 4:11 PM
"U.S. stocks close mixed on Europe woes" CNNMoney 4:12 PM
"Wall St slips on euro zone contagion fears" Reuters 10:10 AM
"U.S. Stocks Close Mixed: The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index inched forward Monday after Spanish borrowing costs rose to a record high and Greek political leaders sought to form a pro-bailout coalition following Sunday's election." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:12 PM
"U.S. stocks face uncertain start" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Extorre Gold propels Canadian stocks" MarketWatch 1:24 PM
"U.K. stocks seesaw after Greek election results: Burberry and Rolls-Royce score gains; banks, miners end lower" MarketWatch 1:18 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia markets rally after Greek vote; Mumbai drops" MarketWatch 9:38 AM
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