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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 many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? The estimates range from 12.7 to 24 million. The best analysts' consensus: 18.6 million" Fortune 6:18 PM
"Apple's and Samsung's pre-trial statement and motions in limine: We're only about three weeks away from the Apple v. Samsung (and vice versa) trial in California. On Thursday, the parties filed their motions in limine (motions to exclude evidence and arguments), and on Friday, they filed a joint pre-trial conference statement." Foss Patents 1:51 PM
"German court doubts that Android infringes Apple's touch event model patent" Foss Patents 12:17 PM
"Apple withdraws products from 'green list'" Crave @ CNET 7:33 AM
"iPhone 5 Quad-Core Processor Is a Latest, and Likely, Rumor" eWeek 12:14 PM
"iPad Mini Won't Sully Steve Jobs' Legacy as Apple Product Oracle: A fresh set of rumors that Apple is going to introduce a smaller iPad with a 7-inch screen recalls Jobs' frequent dismissal of the notion of a smaller version of Apple's 9.7-inch tablet computer." eWeek 12:14 PM
"iPad Mini could take design cues from iPod: iPad Mini speculation is beginning to hint at a design that may be substantially different than the current iPad." CNET News 4:26 PM
"iPad mini to be made in Brazil?" Crave @ CNET 12:17 PM
"Americans love iPhone, hate land-line phones" Orange County Register [Free Registration Required] 7:50 AM
"Apple faces new copyright suit in China" New Kerala 12:13 PM
"Apple is facing legal challenge in patent row" Gulf Daily News 7:54 AM
"Apple Is a Safe Haven in a Tech World Riven With Fear: Investors are fleeing tech, as the outlook for tech spending weakens, but Apple remains strong. And why disk-drive makers get no respect." Barron's 7/7
"Why small tablets will dominate the tablet market: Sorry, iPad. You're just too big (and expensive) to represent the future of tablets." Computerworld 7/7
"What Apple lost by dropping EPEAT green certification: A triumph of design over U.S. government-approved environmental standards?" Fortune 7/7
"Apple bows out of program for environment-minded products: The company says its design direction is no longer in keeping with the requirements of a major program devoted to the fostering of environmentally responsible electronics, according to a report." CNET News 7/7
"Apple Removes Green Electronics Certification From Products" WSJ Blogs 7/7
"Apple Ditches Green Standard, Cuts Off Federal Agencies From Apple Products" iFixit 7/7
"Apple pulls out of EPEAT green registration, may not be able to sell computers to federal agencies" Engadget 7/7
"Apple Ceases Registering Products in EPEAT" EPEAT 7/7
"7.85-Inch iPad to Ramp Up Production in September at Foxconn Brazil" MacRumors 7/7
"iPad mini: made in Brazil, has 3G, almost as thin as iPod touch" iDownload Blog 7/7
"iPad Mini Would Cannibalize Apple's Tablet Sales: But that's not necessarily a bad thing, says one analyst, who expects competing tablets would be only a minor problem for Apple." PCWorld 7/7
"Can Apple Find Enough Value In A 7 inch iPad?" Forbes 7/7
"Apple sued over noise reduction technology: Noise Free Wireless says it showed Apple its technology and that Apple then misappropriated it" IDG News Service 7/7
"IPad bests its rivals with social interaction: I don't know if the iPad is the future of gaming, but I haven't been playing on much else lately." Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 7/7
"Like Microsoft before it, Apple will provide boost: Apple's decision to build a data center and office space in the region is great news for our local economy. Community and government leaders have pointed out that an organization like Apple can help attract more businesses and provide a boost for existing businesses." Reno Gazette-Journal 7/7
"New China challenge to Apple: A Chinese technology firm has filed a legal challenge accusing Apple of infringing its patented voice recognition software with its Siri function on the iPhone, the company said Saturday." Bangkok Post 7/7
"Chinese companies take a bite out of Apple" BetaNews 7/7
"Apple Cracking Down On Sites Selling Access To iOS Betas" MacStories 4:22 PM
"Apple Starts Taking Down Unofficial Sites That Sell Access To iOS And OS X Betas [Report] Cult of Mac 4:22 PM
"Do Mac and PC Users Really 'Think Different'?" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 12:12 PM
"New Mac OS X Backdoor Being Used for an Advanced Persistent Threat Campaign" Sherman's Security Blog 8:57 AM
"In Pictures: Mac OS X's 9 lives/In 21 years, Apple's reinvented Mac OS has pushed computing in vibrant new directions. Now a new version is imminent" [Slideshow] Computerworld 7:00 PM
"Dodgy DRM server to blame for corrupted iOS and Mac apps" ZDNet 7/6
"App Store platform hits snags" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/6
"Hackers hit Apple's iOS and Mac OS operating systems" V3 7/6
"Apple's Mountain Lion launch may follow financial results on 24 July" Macworld UK 7/6
"New in OS X Mountain Lion: Screen Saver System Preference Pane" FairerPlatform 7/6
"Prices of Thunderbolt Cables Likely to Drop in 2013" MacRumors 7/6
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Four Super Cool Things You Can Do With GarageBand for OS X [Feature] Cult of Mac 4:22 PM
"How to detect and fix a machine infected with DNSChanger: The FBI will be closing the DNSChanger network on Monday, after which thousands worldwide are expected to no longer be able to access the Internet." CNET Reviews 7/7
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/How To address a corrupt hard drive before upgrading OS X, and other questions answered." CNET Reviews 7/6
"Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Using 'This Computer Plus' or other configured cluster" Apple Support 7/6
"Let me provide some additional observations and information regarding this Lion bug" MacInTouch 7/6
"Eric Johnson asks about hardware to digitise LPs into a computer." MacInTouch 7/6
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to tame Mac OS X Lion annoyances: Frustrated by Lion's little quirks? Read on for all the tips and tricks you need" TechRadar UK 8:23 AM
"Mac Tip: Convert Video For Use On iPhone, iPod, iPad, AppleTV, And Your Mac" MacTrast 7/7
"Using the OS X Terminal instead of the Finder to copy files: The Finder's abilities to copy files is usually adequate, but sometimes when managing large data transfers it can introduce some burdensome quirks." MacFixIt 7/6
"Monitor the Free Space of Your Hard Drive" Softpedia 7/6
"Caffeinated brings Google Reader experience to Macs: This RSS feed tool is simple, fast and well connected to third-party services like Twitter, Facebook and Google+." ITBusiness Canada 7/6
"Finally, A Mac App Solves An Age Old Problem You Didn't Know You Had" McSolo 7/6
"Try The Cheap, Easy, And Modern Mac Word Processor That Channels Features From The Early 1980s" Mac 360 7/6
"Free Browser Tool Promises To Eliminate Tracking Cookies From Your Mac" TeraTalks 7/6
"Holy Cow! Yet Another App To Find Viruses On Your Mac (and they want money)" BohemianBoomer 7/6
"How Much Do You Use Each App On Your Mac? Here's An App That Tracks You And Your Apps While You Work" Mac 360 7/6
"So, You Think You're A Mac Geek? Not If You Don't Have This App On Your Mac" NoodleMac 7/6
"Command Guru introduces Meetings for Mac in Private Beta - Join us" prMac 7/7
"Logoist 1.0 for Mac OS X - Create Stunning Artwork" prMac 7/7
"JotDot 1.0 for Mac - Notes Application with Seamless Saving" prMac 7/7
"Coladia Today Announces Summer Holidays Sales on Mac Games" prMac 7/6
"Prep for Mountain Lion with New Take Control Ebook from Joe Kissell" TidBITS 7/6
"Prep for Mountain Lion with new Take Control eBook" The Mac Observer 7/6
"Brother Printer Drivers 2.8.1: This update installs the latest Brother printing and scanning software for OS X Lion and Mac OS vX 10.6." Apple Support 7/6
"FIPLAB Launches Mac App Deals Website with Huge Discounts" prMac 7/6
"Transmission 2.6: OS X Mountain Lion GateKeeper ready, Retina support" FairerPlatform 7/6
"Skype's latest update for Windows and Mac apps fixes bugs, improves stability" Engadget 7/6
"Patent 'Troll' Tactics Spread: Technology companies used to condemn what critics call 'patent trolls,' ventures that profit from innovations they themselves often had no hand in creating. Now, some of those companies are taking pages from the trolls' playbooks." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 PM
"Apple Cracking Down on Sites Selling Access to iOS 6 Developer Betas" MacRumors 9:35 PM
"iPhone, Android app steals users' contacts for text-messaging spam, report says" Contra Costa Times 8:23 AM
"iPhone 5, iPad Mini Release Date, And iPad '4': This Week In Apple Rumors" The Huffington Post 7:45 AM
"Impermanent Data Apps, The Newest Weapons In The War For Messaging" TechCrunch 6:57 PM
"Tablet + Comics = BAM! For new readers and old fans alike, there's never been a better way to get your graphic novel fix" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:14 PM
"Samsung to smash iPhone 5 Aug launch with Galaxy Note 2: Report" Emirates 24|7 8:23 AM
"Steve Jobs on programming, craftsmanship, software, and the Web: We highlight some notable quotes from Steve Jobs in 'The Lost Interview.'" Ars Technica 7/7
"Get in line: one Apple store per 216 million Chinese" Reuters 7/7
"Apple is taking it slow on mobile payments but carriers are likely the biggest roadblock" 9 to 5 Mac 7/7
"nTelos starts selling iPhone without contract, Apple's prepaid sphere grows a little larger" Engadget 7/7
"Hotel replaces obsolete guestroom phones with the iPhone" Digital Trends 7/7
"Hotel replacing guest phones with iPhones: Vancouver hotel hopes guests will appreciate making calls with no roaming fees on hotel-proVided iPhones instead of those things called landlines." CNET News 7/6
"Marco Arment: The Hero of Apple's Appageddon/You'd think the company would thank the man who warned them of the problem" Fortune 7/6
"One on One: Ken Segall, the Man Who Put the 'i' in iMac" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/6
"Ting MVNO hopes to offer iPhone: Company warns of roadblocks to selling Apple's iconic smartphone" FierceWireless 7/6
"Apple Announces Live Online Q&A Seminars For 'iPad In Business" AppleBitch 7/6
"Apple popularity boosts Objective-C language ahead of C++: Objective-C language, used for building iPad and iPhone apps, takies third place in dev language charts" InfoWorld 7/6
"Apple popularity boosts Objective-C language past C++" Macworld UK 7/6
"Objective-C Overtakes C++ in Programming Language Popularity" eWeek 7/6
"Apple's Steve Jobs inspired by France Telecom's pre-Internet device: Apparently he bought the 1982 networked device and took it apart to see how it worked" Macworld UK 7/6
"Renovation happening at 'wrong' Steve Jobs house: The builders are at Jobs' Palo Alto home, but what of the Woodside Jackling house" Macworld UK 7/6
"Apple's Language Lapse Irks Hong Kong iTunes Users" TechNewsWorld 7/6
"Why the iPhone matters: 8 questions for Horace Dediu" Network World 7/6
"NatWest seeks volunteers to bonk with their iPhones: Hurry, only 1,000 NFC payment cases up for grabs" The Register 7/6
"Apple Store Now Offering Vintage Flag iPhone Cases" AppleBitch 7/6
"Outrage as app teaches 12-year-old girls to pole dance" DNA 7/6
"Oldsmar City Council votes to go paperless with iPads" Tampa Bay Times 7/6
"Chinese iPad Game Depicts Slaughter of Stereotypical Japanese" Wired 7/6
"Rifle wielding men rob van carrying Apple gear in France - report" AppleInsider 7/6
"Men armed with assault rifles robs truck loaded with Apple products" UberGizmo 7/6
Non-Apple News
"Spotify is a Certified Pandora-Killer" The Motley Fool 6:58 PM
"Amazon Planning Smartphone to Rival Apple iPhone: Report" eWeek 7/7
"Technology Patent Nonsense: Amazon Seeks Patent Bundle To Release Phone/An interesting little example of how the whole field of technology patents has become entirely Fubar'd. Amazon is thinking of releasing a smartphone to compete with Apple, Google's Android, the new Windows phone and all the rest. Before it does so it is seeking to buy a bundle of patents." Forbes 7/7
"Amazon to launch at least three new Kindle Fire models this fall, Report says" AppleInsider 7/6
"UN Standards Body to Host Patent Litigation Round Table" The Mac Observer 7/6
"Bill Gates: Steve Jobs' work was 'phenomenal' but Apple may need Surface-like device" Macworld UK 7/6
"Amazon Said To Plan Smartphone To Vie With Apple IPhone" Bloomberg 7/6
"Amazon rumoured to be working with iPhone maker Foxconn on own smartphone" Pocket-lint 7/6
"Amazon may be building a smartphone to take on the iPhone" Tech2 7/6
"Amazon joins Apple, Google in maps war - report" Macworld UK 7/6
"Archos 97 Carbon Android tablet unveiled as Nexus 7 rival" T3 7/6
"Archos 97 Carbon squares up to Nexus 7 and iPad" The Gadget Show 7/6
"Samsung Galaxy Note II rumored to get even bigger with 5.5' display" AppleInsider 7/6
"Samsung estimates record $5.9 billion profit for Q2 2012" BGR 7/6
"New AT&T system will allow users to block stolen devices from use" AppleInsider 7/6
"AT&T Unveiling New Blocking Service for Stolen Phones Next Week" MacRumors 7/6
"AT&T to Begin Blocking Stolen Phones July 10" The Mac Observer 7/6
"AT&T brings Toggle to iOS – outlines plan to serve the mobile enterprise" 451 Research 7/6
"Best Buy turning 60 of its locations into Apple Store copycats" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/6
"Best Buy Reveals a Slimmer Apple-like Store and More Staff Cuts" Forbes 7/6
"Facebook to Track App Usage to Target Ads" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/6
"Time Warner Cable expands broadband data caps" TG Daily 7/6
"Now your car can report you for cellphone driving" TG Daily 7/6
"Best Buy laying off 600 from Geek Squad" Dow Jones Newswires [Free Registration Required] 7/6
"MIT researchers chart a new approach for mobile Internet protocols: Mosh replaces aging SSH with a mobile-friendly app and protocol" Network World 7/6
"From Tech to Toilet Paper, Berliner Tries to Live Completely Open Source for One Year" IDG News Service 7/6
"The next GPL: Why it's being shaped on GitHub/After five years, the open source community is revisiting compromises in GPLv3 -- and using a new medium for the discussion" InfoWorld 7/6
"Exclusive: Yahoo and Facebook Strike Patent Peace Deal, Significantly Expanding Ad and Content Partnership" AllThingsD 7/6
"Hulu CEO declines to be considered for Yahoo post" MarketWatch 7/6
"Inside Yahoo, word is that Levinsohn's the one" CNET News 7/6
"BlackBerry 10 Is 'Fantastic,' RIM to Emerge 'Stronger,' Says Executive" eWeek 7/6
"Chip executives' conference relocates to Bratislava" EE Times 7/6
"Flexible displays to be developed by Taiwan panel manufacturers" DigiTimes 7/6
"Amazon Cloud Outage Causes Customer To Leave" InformationWeek 7/6
"Amazon prepping a smartphone and four tablets" Computerworld 7/6
"Robot eye moves like the real thing" TG Daily 7/6
"New robotic legs accurately mimic human walking" CBS News 7/6
"Bumpy road as hi-tech in cars amazes, perplexes" CBS News 7/6
"Seagate Fourth-Quarter Sales, Gross Margin Miss Forecasts" Bloomberg 7/6
"LibreOffice for Android Is in the Works" PCWorld 7/6
"Google launches Android indoor maps application: Submit your floor plans now, says Google" Computerworld UK 7/6
"Google lashes out at Microsoft's Android botnet allegations" V3 7/6
"Google disputes Android botnet spam claim" BBC 7/6
"Twitter to unveil major 'search and discovery' update today" CNET News 7/6
"Samsung eyes success in other galaxies" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/6
"HTC profit lags forecasts, faces challenges in third quarter" Reuters 7/6
"eXtensions Podcast #2012 4: The Bangkok-based eXtensions podcast based on the week's Cassandra columns and whatever else I throw in." eXtensions 7/7
"Gene Steinberg meets Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, Ted Landau, and Macworld Lab Director Jim Galbraith this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/6
"Facebook, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple: The Joke's On You/Consider these alternative viewpoints on the IT world's top news stories, straight from InformationWeek's Valley View Web show." InformationWeek 7/6
"T-Minus 3... 2... [Launch Center Pro v1.0.2] YMP Now 7:23 PM
"Weather Neue for iPhone review.com - The #1 Site for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV owners" iMore 4:23 PM
"Reeder vs. The Early Edition 2 vs. NewsRack: iPad RSS app shootout!" iMore 1:55 PM
"The 20 Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2012 (So Far)" TechCrunch 8:06 AM
"Carat: UC Berkeley AMP Lab app for iOS Battery Analysis" eXtensions 7:20 AM
"Where Apps Become Child's Play: An iPad case that doubles as a teething toy? Yes, such a product exists. It's known as the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Apptivity Case (also available for iPods and iPhones) and it sells for $35." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7/7
"iOS 6 vs Jelly Bean vs Windows Phone 8" Tech2 7/7
"Holga SLFT-IP4 iPhone case helps you snap creative photos" Pocket-lint 7/6
"Liquid physics games for iOS: Jason Parker loves puzzle games and this week's collection of apps is all about mind-bending challenges that use liquid physics." CNET Reviews 7/6
"10 Perfect Summer iOS Games for Kids" Mashable 7/6
"The app book gets a makeover - London - A City Through Time review" Shiny Shiny 7/6
"Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Tookit review: Extract all data, passcodes and keychains from a locked iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with professional-grade security software" Macworld UK 7/6
"Total War Battles for iOS review" Macworld UK 7/6
"How to Make Your iPhone Charge Wirelessly (Without an Ugly Case)" Gizmodo 7/6
"Macworld Feature: Discover the hidden features in iOS's built-in apps/From Clock to Weather, you may have overlooked these capabilities" Macworld UK 7/6
"MacMost Now 731: Getting Apple User Manuals" [Video Report] MacMost 7/6
Tips
"How To Quickly Toggle The LED Flashlight From The Lock Screen On Your iPhone Running iOS 5.x" Redmond Pie 12:25 PM
"Remotely Access a PC or Mac from a Smartphone or Tablet" Online Tech Tips 7:46 AM
"Take an iPhone Photo Remotely Using the Earbuds" OS X Daily 7/7
"iPhone Photography & the Magic of HDR" iDownload Blog 7/7
"Cassandra -Monday Review: It will soon be Friday" eXtensions 8:00 PM
"Batteries and charging them: Rechargeable lithium-based technology currently provides the best performance for your Apple notebook computer, iPod, iPhone, or iPad." Examiner 6:17 PM
"Wake-up Apple, the iPhone is a yawn: The iPhone shook up the tech industry, now it's time for Apple to give us something new." Slate 7/7
"Ex-Apple Employee: Here Are 5 Things Developers Should Do To Get Apple Interested In Their Apps" Business Insider 7/7
"Steve Jobs got his inspiration from the French? The French? A report suggests that the minute Steve Jobs saw France's chunky, clunky Minitel, he took it apart in order to see how it worked. And then the Mac was born. Perhaps." CNET News 7/7
"Techdom's Apple aura problem: Last week, Google unveiled its first consumer electronics device: Nexus Q. If Steve Jobs were still alive and had announced the same product as 'one more thing', there would be headlines everywhere that Apple had done it again: that the fruit-logo company raised the bar and demonstrated its brilliance at design and innovation." BetaNews 7/7
"Apple withdraws from green gadget certification program" VentureBeat 7/7
"Apple's new designs force it to abandon EPEAT Green standard, potentially cutting off big customers" 9 to 5 Mac 7/7
"Apple removes EPEAT environmentally friendly certification from their products.com - The #1 Site for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV owners" iMore 7/7
"Apple removes 39 products from 'green electronics' certification" Edible Apple 7/7
"Apple Drops EPEAT Certification, Loses US Government as Customer" Tapscape 7/7
"Apple's Top Execs Are Still Too Nervous To Pull The Trigger On Mobile Payments" Business Insider 7/7
"Why the iPhone matters, analyst: Why ask eight questions about the five-year impact of Apple's iPhone, and analysts Horace Dediu replied from his iPad." Network World 7/7
"Why shrinking the iPad and stretching out the iPhone make sense" Digital Trends 7/7
"On Apple's plans for a mobile payment system" iDownload Blog 7/7
"Apple dropped NFC mobile payment plans due to battery and adoption concerns, says WSJ" The Verge 7/6
"Apple Plans To Invade The Mobile Payment Industry One Step At A Time [Report] Cult of Mac 7/6
"Why Apple's Passbook Doesn't Do Credit Cards (Yet)" MacStories 7/6
"Do web designers 'need' a Retina display?" .net magazine 7/6
"Wait, Did Apple Just Patent the Ultrabook?" Tom's Hardware 7/6
"The Wonder of Tech: The iPhone comes to Virgin Mobile – your dream come true?" Philadelphia Inquirer [Free Registration Required] 7/6
"Friday Poll: Will you buy Android now or wait for iPhone 5?" CNET News 7/6
"Massive Damage affected by Apple's app-crashing blunder: A Toronto-based game developer had to work overtime to provide support to its users affected by an App Store glitch. But the fault was not their own." ITBusiness Canada 7/6
"Apple's future depends on more stores in China" MoneyWatch 7/6
"Seven tips for selecting a cloud services provider" ZDNet 7/6
"Sneaky Clouds and the Developers That Love Them" Wired 7/6
"The 'doomsday' virus and the tragedy of the Internet commons" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7/6
"The week in tech: 5 must-know things" USA Today 7/6
"9 Facebook Buttons We 'Want' To See: Facebook users have long clamored for more options to express themselves. Here are nine new buttons, including the long-rumored 'Want' button, that would do the job." InformationWeek 7/6
"Tech addictions and the rise of the iDisorder" New York Times 7/6
"Five reasons DNSChanger victims deserve to lose the internet" ZDNet 7/6
"There Is No Excuse for Still Being Infected with DNSChanger" PCWorld 7/6
"Will Tech Firms Spurn or Embrace Oppressive Regimes by 2020?" PC Magazine 7/6
"Galaxy S III review: Hands down, the best Android smartphone/Thanks to real attention to usability and meaningful features, Samsung's flagship takes its place as the Android front-runner" InfoWorld 7/6
"Throw Hardware At The Problem: Sometimes you have to fix a performance problem quickly. Solid state storage can help you do that, if you consider these tips." InformationWeek 7/6
"Where in the World Is Google Building Servers?" Wired Magazine 7/6
"Hooray! Google Now Gets Ported From Jelly Bean To Ice Cream Sandwich" TechCrunch 7/6
"Spam Emails: Android Botnet or Not?" PC Magazine 7/6
"Google Nexus 7 Teardown Prompts Big Love from iFixit" eWeek 7/6
"SSDs may replace HDDs to become mainstream storage in 3-5 years" DigiTimes 7/6
"Is Verizon 'shaking down' customers with family plan?" CNET News 7/6
"Over iPhone App Launches To Make Adding Beautiful Typography To Pictures Fun And Easy" TechCrunch 7/6
"Scanner Pro gets updated with iCloud integration and a new iPhone interface" UberGizmo 7/6
"The Week in iPhone Cases: Slip and fall" Macworld 7/6
"Get Angry Birds Seasons free for iOS: Until next Thursday, Apple is giving away this level-packed game for both iPhone and iPad. Let the bird-flinging begin!" CNET Reviews 7/6
"Media Advisory: Get Your Giant Tiger App in Apple App Store Now!" Marketwire 7/6
"Microsoft's Tuesday Patch Douses Flame Malware" Network World 4:26 PM
"Windows 8 falls further behind Windows 7 in pre-launch Stats: Users four times less likely to try Windows 8 than they did its predecessor in '09" Computerworld 12:17 PM
"Samsung Said To Plan Windows RT Tablet For October Debut" Bloomberg 1:47 PM
"High-performance graphene transistors made using sticky tape: A UCLA team is pushing graphene radio frequency transistors to their limits." Ars Technica 12:25 PM
"Thousands Could Lose Internet Monday After Malware Attack" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:25 PM
"Don't want to lose the Internet on Monday? Check for malware now" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:26 PM
"Remember to check computer for malware: Internet users scanning their Twitter feeds or Facebook accounts Sunday might want to add one more quick click to check their computer for malware." Associated Press 7:33 AM
"Intel to drop price of Ultrabook Ivy Bridge Core i3 chip?" HardwareInfo 7/7
"Heads Up! This Was Google's Apple Moment" TechCrunch 7/7
"Google TV Needs To Decide: Platform Or Closed Ecosystem" TechCrunch 7/7
"Facebook vs. Google: Experienced IPO hand William Hambrecht talks about why the social network's sale went awry and why Google was a better model for new offerings. His Dutch auction approach." Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7/7
"Canada's vanishing tech sector: If Research in Motion Ltd. is no longer Canada's most valuable publicly-traded high tech company, what is?" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 7/7
"Apple Will Still Grow Despite Macro Malaise: Analyst" CNBC 7/6
"These Two Companies Increase Apple's Net Worth" Forbes 7/6
"Apple hits $600 a share in trading despite Wintek worries: It's the first time since 27 April that the stock has broken into the $600s, despite concerns about Apple's manufacturing partner, Wintek" ITBusiness Canada 7/6
"Apple hits $600 a share in trading despite Wintek worries" PC Advisor 7/6
"Options Investing And Apple's Earnings" Seeking Alpha 7/6
Industry News
"Software, chip selloff cuts down tech issues: Informatica warning hits Teradata, VMWare, Citrix and Red Hat" MarketWatch 7/6
"U.S. stocks end lower after lackluster jobs gains: Dow down 0.8% on week; Nasdaq scores fifth-straight weekly rise" MarketWatch 7/6
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