"Apple Has 'Insurmountable' Lead In Tablets, Ma Says (Video)" Bloomberg 8:49 AM
"Microsoft's Ballmer to Apple: It's on (again)" ["'We are trying to make absolutely clear we are not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple,' Ballmer said, after speaking to an estimated 16,000 Microsoft partners at the Toronto event."] GigaOM 7:32 AM
"Microsoft's Ballmer Declares War on Apple, Considers Smartphone" Mashable 8:18 AM
"Ballmer warns Microsoft is 'not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple'" The Verge 8:22 AM
"Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will not be out innovated by Apple" Network World 3:37 PM
"Apple iOS platform market share grows to 17.3 per cent in China: New data reveals that China now has the largest smartphone market share in the world" Macworld UK 8:52 AM
"Apple to See China Boom Thanks to New iPad" TheStreet 8:53 AM
"Apple boss Cook may have stumped up $60m iPad pay-out" The Register 7:58 AM
"iPhone 5 may decide the Apple versus Samsung war" Computerworld 7:35 AM
"A conduit for content: How an iPad mini could define the small tablet market" The Next Web 1:23 PM
"Let's Try to Think This iPad Mini Thing All the Way Through" Daring Fireball 7:32 AM
"Apple responds to EPEAT concerns" The Loop 9:12 PM
"Mountain Lion launch imminent, GM with developers: Hours after Microsoft announced Windows 8 shipping dates Apple dispatched the gold master of OS X Mountain Lion" Macworld UK 7:54 AM
"Apple's Mountain Lion preparing to pounce" iTWire 7:39 AM
"Mountain Lion Release Coming Soon, with Windows 8 to Follow" PCWorld 8:35 AM
"Coming soon to a hard drive near you: A new operating system" Houston Chronicle 8:53 AM
"Apple Nudges Developers To Submit Their Apps For Mountain Lion" Apple Bitch 7:37 AM
"OS X Mountain Lion in final stages, can your Mac handle it?" Crave @ CNET 8:03 AM
"Want Mountain Lion? Better Make Sure Your Mac Has The Right Specs" WebProNews 12:11 PM
"Chrome to drop Mac OS X 10.5 support/Those with the 2007-era version of Apple's operating system won't be able to use a new version of Chrome due in three months. Also coming to the browser: support for Webcams and gamepads." CNET News 8:00 AM
"Chrome Drops OS X 10.5, Adds New Video and Gaming Tools" Webmonkey 11:55 AM
"Chrome team to Leopard users: no Chrome 22 for you!" Ars Technica 11:02 AM
"New Web exploit targets multiple platforms: While Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms may be affected, this effort is a crude and easily detectable attempt." CNET Reviews 4:11 PM
"Mozilla's Thunderbird not dead but sort of on life support" CNET News 10:03 AM
"Chrome beta release promises video chat without plugins - IT News from V3.co.uk" V3 11:03 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"iMac (Mid 2011), MacBook Pro (Early 2011) and later, MacBook Air (mid 2012), and MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012): About resolution settings in the QuickTime Player inspector" Apple Support 5:29 PM
"Why can't I log in to iTunes? We explain what to do if you can't remember the password for your Apple ID and the email address you originally registered with is out of date" Computeract!ve 8:52 AM
"Before Mac OS X, There Was OS 1 Through 9: A History of Apple's Operating System" [Slideshow] Business Insider 11:50 AM
"With Mountain Lion a few weeks away, and Retina Display Macbooks showing a very 'uncinematic' pixelated Keynote, can an update be very far away? More evidence emerges of a rethink on Apple's Keynote" Les Posen's Presentation Magic 10:13 AM
"The Time Is Ripe For An Apple Home Server" MacNews 8:49 AM
"City of San Francisco to stop buying Apple computers: City officials tell the Wall Street Journal that city money can't be used to buy Apple desktops and laptops. The change comes after Apple withdrew its products from a green-certification registry." CNET News 4:11 PM
"San Francisco Blocks Mac Purchases After Apple EPEAT Pull Out" The Mac Observer 7:05 PM
"Apple's EPEAT withdrawal raises recycling, disassembly concerns: Industry observers are expressing concerns about Apple's environmental commitment, but also question the EPEAT process" PCWorld Australia 5:28 PM
"Google, FTC Near Settlement on Privacy: Google Inc. is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related to its surreptitious bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple Inc. users, according to officials briefed on the settlement terms." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:28 AM
"Google Said Near $22.5 Million Settlement in Browser Breach" Bloomberg 8:49 AM
"Google expected to cough measly $22.5m for Safari privacy gaffe" The Register 7:58 AM
"Report: Google close to deal with FTC to pay record $22.5M fine for violating Apple users' privacy" Network World 11:12 AM
"Google to settle FTC charges over Safari, report says" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:03 AM
"Thou Shalt Not Lie: FTC set to hit Google for millions over Safari incident — Tech News and Analysis" GigaOM 10:24 AM
"Google Faces FTC's Largest Ever Fine Over Safari Cookie Debacle" Gizmodo 8:28 AM
"Google's Safari cookie evasion may cost it $22.5M, the FTC's largest fine ever" VentureBeat 1:41 PM
"10 reasons Apple, Facebook & Google chose North Carolina for their mega data centers" GigaOM 8:23 AM
"Apple Dares Green Advocates To Go Elsewhere" BYTE 8:43 AM
"T-Mobile May Get Apple IPhone Next Year, Bernstein Analyst Says" Bloomberg Businessweek 1:32 PM
"Apple fights websites selling access to iOS6 beta code" BBC 8:03 AM
"RIM's corporate customers are preparing for switch to IOS or Android" The Inquirer 8:04 AM
"Mike Daisey invites journalist critics to watch revised Apple monologue: Daisey formerly used his monologue to accuse Apple of mistreating its factory workers" Macworld UK 8:29 AM
"Iconic Steve Jobs tribute secures job offer for Hong Kong student: Ad agency boss Graham Fink was determined to track down the 19-year-old student who created an iconic image of Steve Jobs following his death. Here he explains why..." Metro UK 8:10 AM
"iPhone And Android Users Prefer Obama To Romney" Business Insider 8:54 AM
Non-Apple News
"Information on new Philips 9 series HDTVs leaks" CNET News 12:54 PM
"Programmable Cardboard Robotic Arm Hits Kickstarter" Wired 12:33 PM
"Graphene Repairs Holes By Knitting Itself Back Together, Say Physicists: Make a hole in graphene and the material will heal itself, say materials scientists who have watched the process in action" Technology Review 12:15 PM
"No green card? No worries ... Blueseed floats its big idea" Sydney Morning Herald 11:42 AM
"AT&T Galaxy Note users get Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade: Upgrade of Samsung Galaxy Note, available Tuesday, also includes new suite of stylus-centric software" Computerworld 11:32 AM
"Bruce Schneier's book: The Internet has created 'the largest trust gap' in history" Network World 11:32 AM
"Toshiba Developing New Data Center Products Based on Its Flash Memory Chips" IDG News Service 11:29 AM
"Google reduces Chrome's reliance on Flash" ZDNet 12:38 PM
"Google's Schmidt Predicts End of China's Internet Firewall" PC Magazine 11:27 AM
"Motorola Atrix HD Coming to AT&T July 15" PC Magazine 11:26 AM
"Zuck's new friend: Hulu's Kilar may prove key to Facebook plans" New York Post 11:23 AM
"Western Digital Red Hard Drives Boast NASware Technology" eWeek 10:36 AM
"Nearly 10 years later, EMC's NetWorker hits Version 8.0: The backup and recovery software is designed to be more efficient and ready for cloud computing" IDG News Service 10:22 AM
"Furby, the Furry 1990s Toy, Makes a High-Tech Comeback" ABCNews 10:07 AM
"Nasuni Launches Local Cloud-Based Storage" InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Verizon to sell BlackBerry Curve 9310 for $50 after rebate, starting Thursday" Computerworld 10:23 AM
"New BlackBerrys will impress, RIM exec says" Associated Press 10:33 AM
"RIM Plans To Start BlackBerry 10 Rollout In January" Bloomberg 10:10 AM
"RIM's CEO: What went wrong and where BlackBerry goes from here/In an exclusive Q&A, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins discusses the state of BlackBerry and how it fell from grace and what the company is doing to ensure things don't get worse" CIO 10:52 AM
"Ouya Aims to 'Upend' Gaming With Android-Powered Console" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
"Applied Materials slashes outlook: Company cites weak demand for chip making equipment" MarketWatch 9:39 AM
"Mobile ads can hijack your phone and steal your contacts" CNNMoney 9:20 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Interview with Ron Avitzur, The Graphing Calculator Story" Your Mac Life 9:06 PM
"iPad Minis And Our Favorite New Gadgets On Our Latest CultCast" Cult of Mac 7:44 PM
"TUAW and MacTech interview: Matrox Electronic Systems" TUAW 4:07 PM
"Security Flaw on Apple's App Store, Android & more" [Interview with Charlie Miller] MacDirectory 1:21 PM
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 145" 148Apps 1:18 PM
"Mac Geek Gab Podcast: MGG 407: Number 12 On The Beaufort Scale" The Mac Observer 7:37 AM
"Interview with Next Issue Media's CTO, Keith Barraclough" Your Mac Life 7:35 AM
"New iPad Arrives in China on Friday, July 20" Apple 7:55 AM
"New iPad Arrives in China on Friday, July 20" Business Wire 7:59 AM
"Apple kicks off new iPad sales in China next week: $60M trademark settlement last week opens way for sales to start" Computerworld 11:55 AM
"Apple to Release Third-Generation iPad in China July 20" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:54 AM
"New iPad to launch in China on July 20" CNET News 7:59 AM
"With Proview Settlement Done And Dusted, Apple's New iPad Finally Comes To China July 20" TechCrunch 9:16 AM
"Apple Announces New iPad Will Launch On July 20 In China" Apple Bitch 8:19 AM
"What you need to know about the upcoming iPhone 5: As the fall launch of Apple's signature smartphone approaches, users should begin preparing" InfoWorld 8:21 AM
"Apple's next iPod nano may resemble tiny iPhone, feature dedicated iTunes service" AppleInsider 12:12 PM
"Apple to return to vertical, tall iPod nano design, add home button?" 9 to 5 Mac 12:19 PM
"Apple's iPod Nano could return to taller form, rumor says" CNET News 3:37 PM
"13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Shows Up in Benchmarks" MacRumors 1:22 PM
"Supply chain players deny rumors about delayed 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display" DigiTimes 8:24 AM
"Rumor: 13 Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro To Hit Before October" Apple Bitch 1:10 PM
"Photos show alleged engineering sample of iPhone 5" Electronista 5:28 PM
"Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders begin ahead of handset's release" T3 2:14 PM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins a Major Patent for iTravel & More" Patently Apple 7:58 AM
"Apple wins patent for iTravel application" CNET News 11:10 AM
"iTravel is Apple's Leap to the Travel Business (and 6 other travel apps you will need)" Forbes 12:22 PM
"New patent makes a compelling case for NFC on the iPhone 5" ZDNet 12:40 PM
"Apple Granted Patent for NFC-Powered 'iTravel' App" The Mac Observer 9:07 PM
"Apple Wins a Major Integrated Multi-Touch Screen Patent & More" Patently Apple 11:04 AM
"Apple Patent Is For Portable Devices With Multiple Power Interfaces" MacNews 10:03 AM
"Apple Wins their Sixth Solar Power Related Patent & More" Patently Apple 2:14 PM
"Apple Investigating Touch Screens For Laptops" MacNews 10:01 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"How To prepare a used Mac for use: While formatting a used Mac is always best, you can set one up to be as new as possible without formatting." MacFixIt 9:27 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"MEDINA For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Baldify For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Fireflies! For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Elgato Thunderbolt SSD: The Elgato Thunderbolt SSD is one of very few bus-powered portable storage drives featuring the high-speed Thunderbolt interface." Computerworld 5:27 PM
"Self-upgrading an Apple laptop: A real-world test/What's the best way to upgrade your older laptop? Crave contributor John Scott Lewinski tests three upgrade kits to find out." CNET News 4:11 PM
"Best headphones for under $50: Looking for inexpensive headphones that sound decent for the money? Here are CNET's top bargain picks." CNET News 6:27 PM
"Review: Seidio Desktop Charging Cradle for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4" Beatweek Magazine 7:30 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Twitter, Twitter 4.3, and The Mixed Message" MacStories 6:40 PM
"Two apps keep your iPhone and iPad data private: While the free Find My iPhone app can remotely wipe the data on a lost or stolen iPhone or iPad, a pair of $2 apps prevent prying eyes from viewing contact info and other sensitive information on an iPad or iPhone without having to erase everything." CNET 1:10 PM
"Sonarflow for Spotify, an app for iOS devices, takes you on a journey of musical enlightenment" VentureBeat 8:35 AM
"Hands On With Google+ for iOS" The Next Web 2:48 PM
"Google Releases Their Google+ for iPad Update" Best App Site 1:38 PM
"Finding the best iOS scanner app: We rate scanning apps for image quality, simplicity, and flexibility" Macworld 2:33 PM
"Four tips to prepare for the next Amazon outage: After the latest outage from Amazon, experts and users share their experiences about what went wrong and how to prepare for future downtime" Network World 11:32 AM
"Samsung, Embrace Your 'Uncool' Galaxy Tablets" PCWorld 11:29 AM
"HTC EVO 4G LTE Android Smartphone Review" HotHardware 11:17 AM
"BYOD: Big security, small devices/Securing consumer devices so they can be used in the enterprise isn't easy, but vendors are rising to the challenge." Computerworld 10:23 AM
"Four ways the Internet could go down" CNN 10:16 AM
"Why CMOs and CFOs Will Rule Above CIOs" InformationWeek 10:01 AM
"3 ways to prep for a move to the cloud" InfoWorld 10:52 AM
"Windows 8 Metro UI on iPhone: Amazing app Microsofts your Apple" Electricpig 8:37 AM
"Print Kicksend photos to Walgreens directly from iOS app" Digital Trends 8:34 AM
"Be Your Own Makeup Artist with the Mary Kay Virtual Makeover App" Business Wire 7:59 AM
"Bluebeam Software Launches Photo Contest to Demonstrate How Revu iPad Enables Users to Work Without Limits" Business Wire 7:59 AM
"App Developers Can Now 'Print To Walgreens;' Company Outed As Aviary's Strategic Investor" TechCrunch 9:16 AM
"Walgreens Introduces Developer Portal Allowing Third-Party Software Developers to Integrate its Web Services into Mobile Phone Applications" Business Wire 7:59 AM
"Berry Rush 1.0 for iOS - Berry Picking App Game" prMac 11:09 AM
"RationalPlan 4.0 - A Brand New Design" prMac 8:42 AM
"FarmYard Piano for iPad hits the right note with kids" prMac 7:55 AM
"Find the Answers to Life's Many Questions with Ease with Mmmh... for iOS" prMac 7:55 AM
"Play and Learn: Major KIDiPLAY Match Update and New KIDiPLAY Match Lite" prMac 7:54 AM
"Stay Updated with Events and Shows Happening Near You In USA with Hevent" prMac 7:54 AM
"Text Here 1.0 for iOS: Add Comic Book Text, Notes, or Captions to Photos" prMac 7:54 AM
"Capture Your Dog's Thoughts on Camera with the DogCap iPhone App" prMac 7:54 AM
"Oflow 1.0 for iOS - 100 Ways to Enhance Creativity and Experience Flow" prMac 7:54 AM
"Packing Pro Tops App Charts Around the World" prMac 7:54 AM
"UX Write 1.0 Brings Desktop Class Word Processing to the iPad" prMac 7:54 AM
"All-You-Can-Eat Magazines on Your iPad for Only $9.99" PadGadget 8:43 AM
"On iPad, Publishers' Magazine Efforts Are Barely Past The First Page" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Next Issue Media, The Netflix For Magazines, Comes To The iPad" TechCrunch 8:28 AM
"Next Issue' iOS App With Unlimited Magazine Reading Is Now Live" AppleBitch 7:39 AM
"Intel's Need for Speed Should Pay Off: By investing up to $4.1 billion in ASML Holding, Intel, with its attractive dividend, deserves a closer look." Barron's 12:48 PM
"Intel Investing $4.1 Billion In ASML To Speed Production" Bloomberg 9:38 AM
"Intel invests $4bn in ASML to back R&D" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:43 AM
"ASML wins funds for chip technology from Intel" Reuters 9:46 AM
"Cisco Systems - Looking For Value" Seeking Alpha 2:47 PM
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