"A letter from Bob Mansfield: Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering/We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to learn that we had removed our products from the EPEAT rating system. I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT." Apple 7/13
"Apple Reverses Stance on EPEAT Environmental Rating System" AllThingsD 7/13
"Apple admits mistake, says it's back in EPEAT: Bob Mansfield hints the return to EPEAT was in answer to customer complaints" IDG News Service 7/13
"Apple u-turn as Mac maker rejoins EPEAT green registry" BBC 7/13
"Apple admits error over green registry" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/13
"Apple gives in to green pressure, calls EPEAT breakup 'a mistake'" VentureBeat 7/13
"EPEAT CEO: Apple's Exit Spurred a Customer Backlash" CNBC 7/13
"Apple returns to environmental ratings list" Associated Press 7/13
"Apple rejoins green tech program after spat" AFP 7/13
"Apple Calls EPEAT Pullout Mistake in Open Letter" The Mac Observer 7/13
"Labels Matter: Apple Changes Its Mind About Green Distinction" The Atlantic Wire 7/13
"The iPad will Mirror the iPod's Market Dominance. Here's Why and Why It Matters." Forbes 7/13
"Mac set to outgrow the Windows market for 25th quarter in a row: PC sales have stalled, but most analysts believe Mac unit sales grew 12% to 14% last quarter" Fortune 7/13
"U.S. Mac sales slump in Q2, says IDC: Overshadowed by double-digit contraction of Windows PCs, Apple's market share actually climbs to 11.4%" Computerworld 7/13
"Apple: The Potato Chip Effect Outweighs the Cannibalization Effect/You might be familiar with the saying, 'You can't eat just one potato chip.' Well, Apple is the potato chip (or fill in your addictive food) of the consumer technology menu. Its competitors might leave consumers content, but most don't delight or leave them craving more. Microsoft and the others might be spuds, perhaps." The Motley Fool 7/13
"Apple files for U.S. trademarks on 'OS X Mountain Lion' and 'Mountain Lion'" The Next Web 7:17 AM
"Intel OS X binary of latest multiplatform malware discovered: Slight changes to the mode of distribution and inclusion of an x86 binary for OS X show the malware developers are working on it." CNET Reviews 7/13
"Some Macs Won't Get to Lie With the Mountain Lions" MacNewsWorld 7/13
"InDesign gets Temporary Fix for MacBook Pro, Air Crashes" The Mac Observer 7/13
"Parallels Investigates Claims of Plesk Vulnerability Following Wave of Website Hacks" IDG News Service 7/13
"List of Macs Officially Supported by Mountain Lion, Apple Withdraws from EPEAT, and More" Low End Mac 7/13
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Questions answered about preparing for and upgrading to Mountain Lion." CNET Reviews 7/13
"How to Tell if Your Mac Is Ready for Mountain Lion" ReadWriteWeb 7/13
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Adobe Prelude CS6 streamlines tapeless video handling" Macworld 7/13
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: Dictation & speech" AppleInsider 7/13
"10 Features To Love About The New Safari 6 On Your Mac (and some stolen from Google's Chrome)" Mac 360 7/13
"New in OS X Mountain Lion: Mail 6.0" FairerPlatform 7/13
"6 Ways to Regain Disk Space on your Mac" Mac|Life 7/13
"How To Prevent Malware on Lion & Snow Leopard Macs" BYTE 7/13
"Updating Disk Warrior: Stalled by my Defective Disk" eXtensions 7/13
"Betting on America: How Much Do Apple and Google Invest at Home?" The Atlantic 6:45 AM
"Is the Apple iPad Still Worth More to Consumers Than Android Tablets? New iGR Study Shows That Consumers Are Willing to Pay 52 Percent More for an Apple iPad Than for an Android Tablet" MarketWatch 7/13
"Two Thirds of New Mobile Buyers Now Opting For Smartphones" ["Android continues to lead the smartphone market in the U.S., with a majority of smartphone owners (51.8%) using an Android OS handset. Over a third (34.3%) of smartphone owners use an Apple iPhone"] Nielsen 7/13
"Apple doubles its nearest Android competitor in market share" The Loop 7/13
"Nielsen: Android Mopped the Floor with iPhone Last Quarter" LAPTOP Magazine 7/13
"Apple pulls China Japan war game amid diplomatic tensions: Apple has done its bit to defuse rapidly escalating tensions between China and Japan, by pulling an inflammatory iOS game in which the player is tasked with defending a disputed set of islands in the East China Sea from the invading Japanese." The Register 7/13
"Olympics 2012: BBC says Apple iOS and Android beat Windows for mobile" Computerworld 7/13
"BBC Launches Localized iOS, Android Olympics Apps (Video Not Included Internationally)" TechCrunch 7/13
"News Corp To Axe 'The Daily'? – [Rumor] RazorianFly 7/13
"'Upgrade armageddon' as iPhone 4 users' contracts end: The Apple iPhone 4 launched almost exactly two years ago, leaving many users with just weeks before they are free to upgrade." Telegraph 7/13
"Despite sanctions, Apple gear booms in Iran" Reuters 7/13
"Apple Popular in Iran Despite Sanctions" PC Magazine 7/13
"Canadian Addresses and iTunes Gift Cards Help Apple Products Flourish in Iran" iPhoneinCanada 7/13
"Siri's New Cousin Works as a Bank Teller: Spanish bank BBVA taps the team that invented the iPhone assistant to build technology that can converse with bank customers." Technology Review 7/13
"Qantas gets iPads. So did United. So what? iPad mania is all the rage in the airline industry. But does it make a jot of difference to the customer experience? Not as far as I can tell." ZDNet 7/13
"Greenpeace says Apple has 'significantly improved' its clean energy policy" The Verge 7/13
"A digital window into the Olympic Games" OakBayNews 7/13
"Tekserve competitor opens two doors away" ["Tekserve, the Apple dealer and repair shop on West 23rd Street that has made itself a mecca for Manhattan's Mac-obsessed, has competition — and the new guy isn't concerned about personal space. An upstart chain called Dr. Brendan's Mac Repair this week has opened a 500-square-foot shop at 115 W. 23rd St. — just two doors away from Tekserve's 25,000-square-foot flagship at No. 119."] New York Post 7/13
"Free iPads! and Other Sales Tactics of the Rich & Famous" Wired 7/13
"Artist Kyle McDonald on how an Apple Store art project led to a Secret Service investigation" The Verge 7/13
"Steve Jobs widow buys $4m Sun Valley house, could attend conference with Tim Cook" Macworld UK 7/13
"Report: Steve Jobs' widow has bought a house in Sun Valley" Fortune 7/13
"Steve Jobs' Wife Bought A House In Sun Valley" Business Insider 7/13
"What Forrest Gump's Investment In Apple Could Be Worth Today: A niche online costume retailer has explored what value Forrest Gump's Apple investment in the late 1970s could be worth today." PRWeb 7/13
"Canadian Supreme Court affirms consumer 'fair use' rights: New ruling removes textbook copy fees, video game music tax" iPodNN 7/13
"Google's Nexus tablet selling fast across retail chains" Reuters 7/13
"Google Invents a Chameleonic Notebook" Patent Bolt 7/13
"Symantec software update makes customers' PCs inoperable" Reuters 7/13
"Verizon launches game subscription service for $6 a month" GigaOM 7/13
"RIM boss accuses China of IP theft risk: We're steering clear of PRC, says Heins" The Register 7/13
"Republic Wireless, DeviceScape Pair Up for Free Wi-Fi" PC Magazine 7/13
"Sprint Starts Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout" PC Magazine 7/13
"Zuckerberg: The shift to mobile is Facebook's biggest challenge" Bloomberg [Free Registration Required] 7/13
"Facebook adds 'Seen by' feature to Group pages" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/13
"A Show-and-Tell With Google's Hardware" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/13
"Google CEO Larry Page's health is 'much better'" Bloomberg [Free Registration Required] 7/13
"Amazon Mum As Kindle Phone Rumors Swirl: Microsoft developers defect to cross-town rival, prompting speculation that Amazon is building its own smartphone." InformationWeek 7/13
"Mobile TV app could upend the cable-broadcast business" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 7/13
"EMC Sends Bill Teuber To Chairman's Office, Bill Scannell To Head Global Sales" CRN 7/13
"Nvidia Shuts Down Developer Zone After Hack" PC Magazine 7/13
"Yahoo's interim CEO faces off with shareholders" Associated Press 7/13
"Lexmark Cuts Q2 Financial View; Shares Take A Drubbing" Forbes 7/13
"Nokia restructures China operations, shuts down offices" CNET News 7/13
"Cubby looks to build user base with storage bonus" iTWire 7/13
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger, TechnoBuffalo's Jon Rettinger, and author Joe Kissell this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11:29 AM
"eXtensions Podcast #2012 5 -The Bangkok-based eXtensions podcast based on the week's Cassandra columns and whatever else I throw in." eXtensions 10:06 AM
"Weekly Podcast Episode 12 – Four Cheers For The App Store's Latest News, Apps, And Games" Apple'n'Apps 7/13
"Mountain Lion goes GM, more iPad Mini, Caffeine addiction, SyFy Movies (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 7/13
"The Opinion Cast: Is there a 7-Inch Tablet Market?" Tech.pinions 7/13
"Jim Sherhart Introduces the Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini" MacVoicesTV 7/13
"Could I really ditch my laptop for an iPad? As tablets get more powerful, some people are asking if they really need to use their laptops for blogging or other work-related tasks. CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice on whether you can really replace your laptop with an iPad." CNET News 7/13
"iPhone 5 Production Underway for an Expected Fall Launch" MacRumors 7:09 PM
"Rumor: Next-gen iPhone now in production, possible design change in tow" AppleInsider 9:06 PM
"iPhone 5 in Production, Could Arrive in September" Tapscape 9:29 PM
"Apple hints the release date of the new mini iPad 3 to be earlier than planned" Examiner 6:42 PM
"Retina MacBook Pro Gets EPEAT Gold, But Not for Long" Tapscape 6:07 PM
"Retina MacBook Pro now EPEAT certified" FairerPlatform 11:30 AM
"Apple's Shipping Estimates for Retina MacBook Pro Improves" Social Barrel 6:52 AM
"Refurbished items return to Apple online store after 3-day drought" AppleInsider 6:36 AM
"iPhone 5 official release date revealed as August 7: Know Your Mobile can exclusively reveal that Apple will announce the iPhone 5 on August 7" Know Your Mobile 7/13
"Report: iPhone 5 Will Be Announced August 7" Wired 7/13
"Apple 'investigating' in-app purchase freebie exploit: Apple says it's looking into an exploit that lets users purchase digital goods inside of iOS applications without paying for them." CNET News 7/13
"Review - Western Digital My Net N900 router Review" MacNN 7/13
"Satechi's 4-Port USB Hub Looks Expensive, Isn't" The Mac Observer 7/13
"OWC's Mercury Accelsior SSD: Blistering Fast" The Mac Observer 7/13
"Adonit Jot Pro stylus review: Most styluses lack the crucial quality of precision. The Jot Pro aims to defeat the problem with a transparent plastic disc. We find out if it lives up to the claims." Macworld UK 7/13
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Cheddar for iOS: to-do lists and markdown wherever you go/Cheddar's instant sync impressed us, but there's still room for improvement." Ars Technica 6:27 PM
"Stock Market HD Brings The iPhone Stocks App To The iPad" Redmond Pie 11:28 AM
"You're on the iPad, Charlie Brown!" Techland 6:39 AM
"Hands on with Brewster: Can it evolve the address book?" Digital Trends 7/13
"'Chasing Yello' Review - Another Fish in the Sea" Touch Arcade 7/13
"'Outwitters' Review - Outstanding Asynchronous Strategy from the Makers of 'Tilt to Live'" Touch Arcade 7/13
"'Jar on a Bar' Review – A Cutesy Physics Based Puzzler" Touch Arcade 7/13
"'Bop It! Smash' Review - Free, But Not So Smashing" Touch Arcade 7/13
"Thirsty Fish Review: Slash through an endless net to free the fish while avoiding the coins in this simple, addictive casual game." 148Apps 7/13
"Layout Review: Collages are easy with this all-in-one iPad app that keeps things simple and fun." 148Apps 7/13
"Zoo Defenders Review: The best tower defense game with llamas in it." 148Apps 7/13
"Super Ox Wars Review: Super Ox Wars is the latest game from gaming industry veteran Jeff Minter, a psychedelic bullet hell shoot 'em up inspired by a festival in a small Brazilian village in the Amazon." 148Apps 7/13
How-To/Tutorial
"The Complete Beginner's Guide to Switching from Windows to OS X" Mactuts+ 11:28 AM
Tips
"Quick Tip: iPhone LED Flash Alerts" iSource 7:13 PM
"Tips for preventing the iOS in-app purchase hack, plus 4 other Apple stories to read today" GigaOM 7/13
"Songs downloaded on iPad keep transferring back to iTunes" iLounge 7/13
"Tip: Buy an iPad for less/Question: I'd like to buy a tablet computer, but those prices are awfully high. Is there any place where I can find a cheap iPad that isn't a scam?" USA Today 7/13
"Apple's Green Flub Adds to Its Checkered Record" PCWorld 9:34 PM
"The other hidden cost of running Windows on a Mac: battery life/Summary: Thinking of buying a MacBook so you can run Windows on it? You might want to think again. A year's worth of data suggests that you'll pay a steep price in battery life." ZDNet 9:12 PM
"Finally, Apple Addresses Its Biggest Weakness" The Motley Fool 9:06 PM
"My Crystal Ball: No IPad Cannibalization Of Mac Sales" MacNews 7/13
"Apple Should Make an Ad Campaign with This Old, Broken Photo Booth—Here's Why" Gizmodo 7/13
"Are Apple's clean energy promises just hot air?" TG Daily 7/13
"Apple iPad Mini: The ultimate rumor roundup/A smaller version of the iPad is coming, you say? What is this? 2009? No, really: we've heard this before." CNET News 7/13
"Seize your moment, Microsoft: iPad is Rubbish for enterprise" The Register 7/13
"Tablets, copycats and Weird Al Yankovic: 'They are not as cool.' With these five words, Judge Colin Birss became Samsung's friend and tormentor in one. He had just found in the company's favour in its defence against Apple but ruined the moment for Samsung by hinting that the Galaxy Tab was, well, a bit crap compared to an iPad." Register Hardware 7/13
"Where Do You Live? In The Post PC Era, Or In The PC+ Era?" PixoBebo 7/13
"Distorting reality is dangerous, unless you are Steve Jobs" Ottawa Citizen 9:45 AM
"Elgan: I'm a digital nomad (and so are you)/New technology enables almost everyone reading this to live and work with more freedom and flexibility. Are you missing the boat?" Computerworld 8:03 AM
"How not using Internet Explorer put me out of touch and cost me dearly" Blurity 7/13
"This guy wants to build a new, better Twitter" SplatF 7/13
"Microsoft shifts from inside the beltway to completely delusional" Three Guys And A Podcast 7/13
"Particle Debris: TV Stations: Get a Clue About Adobe Flash" The Mac Observer 7/13
"Science fiction: Why it's a must read for IT pros" ZDNet 7/13
"This week in tech: 5 must-know things" USA Today 7/13
"The 3D Hype Bubble Is Now Completely Busted" Techland 7/13
"Review: Google's Nexus Q/The device, for streaming music and video, looks cool, and it's easy to use, but it's also way too expensive." Technology Review 7/13
"Europe's role in wafer transition at risk, says analyst" EE Times 7/13
"TV in Bose's $5,000 system resembles $750 Samsung LCD" MSNBC 7/13
"The death of the Lapdock: The post-PC future that won't be" InfoWorld 7/13
"3 more evils that threaten cloud computing" InfoWorld 7/13
"10 Ways Kindle Fire 2 Must Top Google Nexus" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 7/13
"10 file-sharing options: Dropbox, Google Drive and more/Sharing files with one or more colleagues can still be a hassle. We look at 10 online services that aim to make it easier." Computerworld 7/13
"Separation of 'church' and tech: Should tech companies assume role of social lobbyists? What happens when their users take a different stance?" ZDNet 7/13
Humor/Cartoons
"The Seven Wonders of the iPad 7-inch." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7/13
"Going to the London Olympics? Here are the transport apps you'll need" TUAW 8:55 PM
"Want to be in the Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs movie? Here's How To be an extra this week..." 9 to 5 Mac 6:25 PM
"This Week's Must-Have iOS Games: Tiny Wings, Amazing Alex, Pocket Heroes & More [Roundup] Cult of Mac 10:43 AM
"The Dark Knight Rises landing in the App Store on July 20th, Batman fans rejoice" iMore 7:03 AM
"In Flight Tycoon version 2.0, you will never fly alone" prMac 6:42 AM
"We've updated Learn the Switch to Mac from the ground up and completely change everything including the name. It's now called 'Hello Tutorials for Mac.'" It's About Time 7/13
"Friday Poll: Have you traded your laptop for a tablet?" CNET News 7/13
"OmniPlan for iPad Adds AirPrint Support, More" The Mac Observer 7/13
"Citrix overhauls ShareFile collaboration app for iPad" V3 7/13
"Oldies But Goodies: The Best Older iPhone Games That Still Hold Up" [Slideshow] Business Insider 7/13
"'Armed Heroes' Sees Canadian Release, Trailer Is Pretty Flashy" Touch Arcade 7/13
"Oracle keeps hope alive for JavaFX, Java on iOS: Upcoming JavaOne technical conference also will focus on enterprise Java and the Java Virtual Machine" InfoWorld 7/13
"Using only a slice of hot new tech in iPhone 5" Boston Herald 7/13
"Pear Dongle Turns Any Dock Into An AirPlay Receiver" Cult of Mac 7/13
"River Belle looks at Apple's decision to opt for HTML5 and the ramifications it's had on mobile gaming" Business Wire 7/13
"Swipe iPhone Case With Integrated Screen Cleaner (video)" Geeky Gadgets 7/13
"Hungry? Apple Adds 'Food and Drink' Section to App Store" Mashable 7/13
"Apple Rolls Out New 'Food & Drink' Category in App Store" TechnoBuffalo 7/13
"Kid Science: Pig Dissection special price cut July 14 and 15" prMac 7/13
"Brattoo Propaganda Software Updates Duplicate Annihilator for iPhoto" prMac 7/13
"Jumble Jungle 1.0 for iOS Offers Hours of Entertainment and Education" prMac 7/13
"Consumers not waiting for Windows 8? Analysts say shipments of traditional PCs are flat because people are waiting for Windows 8 to appear. But what if they're simply buying tablets and other stuff instead?" CNET News 7:13 PM
"Microsoft Office must evolve to remain successful: The ubiquitous productivity suite must get stronger in tablets and smartphones, and embrace the BYOD trend" Computerworld 9:00 PM
"Microsoft: Bing results 'more relevant' than Google's" The Times of India 7:44 AM
"Microsoft updates SkyDrive for Windows app: new status window, freshened logo" Engadget 6:39 AM
"En Garde! Microsoft Creates Smartphone Tech for Virtual Sword Fighting" Wired 7:02 AM
"Dow, S&P 500 Eke Out Gain for Week" TheStreet 7/13
"Banks Help Dow Eke Out Weekly Gain" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/13
"Stocks set to rise: U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Friday in the wake of JPMorgan's second-quarter earnings and disclosure that it has lost $5.8 billion on a trading blunder so far this year." CNNMoney 7/13
"Canada stocks make gains on Chinese economic data" MarketWatch 7/13
"U.K. stocks up as miners cheer Chinese data: Telecom stocks rise after Citigroup upgrade" MarketWatch 7/13
"Asian Markets Climb on China Data" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/13
"Asian Stocks Poised to Snap Six-Day Loss on China Stimulus Bets" Bloomberg 7/13
"Asia Markets: China data brings relief for Asia stocks" MarketWatch 7/13
"European Stocks Rise on China Stimulus Bets, Italy Bond Auction" Bloomberg 7/13
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks lifted by China GDP; telecoms rise" MarketWatch 7/13
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7/13
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7/13
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