"Apple Must Publish Notice Samsung Didn't Copy IPad In U.K." Bloomberg 1:51 PM
"Apple must announce that 'not as cool' Samsung tablet not a copy" GigaOM 1:54 PM
"U.K. Judge Orders Apple to Publicly Recant Galaxy Copycat Claim" AllThingsD 2:57 PM
"Apple has to publish notice that Samsung didn't copy the iPad: A UK judge ordered the iPad maker to put a notice on its website and in the British newspapers informing folks that Samsung did not rip off the tablet's design." CNET News 2:57 PM
"Judge rejects secrecy bids in Apple vs. Samsung battle" Reuters 7:15 AM
"Secrecy bids in Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit denied: Companies are trying to keep key portions of sensitive documents private, but Judge Koh rules their requests go too far." CNET News 7:15 AM
"As Apple and Samsung vie over tablet patents, judge at center of a tech storm" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:44 PM
"HTC Files Counterclaims Against Apple With Two Acquired Patents" IDG News Service 12:31 PM
"HTC to Apple: From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee ..." AllThingsD 7:18 AM
"Apple Unsuccessful In Attempts To Ban Motorola Xoom Tablet" redOrbit 7:37 AM
"Husic calls for public Apple hearing: Federal Labor backbencher Ed Husic has called for Apple to publicly front a parliamentary committee probing discrepancies in hardware and software prices between Australia and international markets." CRN 9:44 PM
"Apple buys Austin land from McShane: Apple Inc. is one step closer to making good on its plans to bring 3,600 new jobs and invest more than $300 million in Austin." Austin Business Journal 8:12 AM
"Apple buys tracts at site of proposed operations center" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 9:45 PM
"Apple closes deal to expand Austin campus, moves ahead with $304 million Texas investment" The Next Web 8:12 AM
"Apple buying land for $300M Texas expansion" BGR 9:42 PM
"Portuguese consumer group to sue Apple over AppleCare" AppleInsider 8:07 AM
"Apple under fire in Portugal for 'deceptive' AppleCare policies" CNET News 9:06 AM
"Portuguese consumer group takes Apple to court over AppleCare warranties following fines in Italy" 9 to 5 Mac 8:21 AM
"Will OS X Mountain Lion be one of the last desktop operating systems Apple ships?" Computerworld 8:20 AM
"MS Office for Mac to get SkyDrive update, no 2013 edition" Electronista 8:15 AM
"Microsoft's reportedly working on Office 2011 for Mac SkyDrive update" Engadget 4:41 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"I'm experiencing an audio problem when I connect my 2012 MacBook Air to my 27" Thunderbolt Display. When playing audio of any form (e.g., iTunes, Skype, streaming music via Chrome), the audio starts out sounding fine. After about 1 minute and 40 seconds, you start to hear static mixed in with the audio. After about 3 minutes, the audio is completely overcome with static; the original audio is totally indecipherbable." MacInTouch 11:11 AM
"I updated iMovie to 9.0.6 to run on a recent iMac with 10.7.4. When I import movies from my Canon FS100 camera, I get video, but no sound. Also, when trying to play movies directly from the camera in the import window, iMovie crashes. The only solution appears to be reverting to 9.0.4 - everything works fine there." MacInTouch 11:10 AM
"MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 1.0" Apple Support 4:42 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: new iOS-style Accessibility" AppleInsider 8:20 AM
"Flash Professional CS6 gets retooled for game, mobile app development" Macworld 8:34 AM
"Move iTunes media files to other locations with TuneSpan" Macworld 8:27 AM
"Remember Where You Downloaded That File From [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:35 AM
"Adobe Launches eLearning Suite 6, Presenter 8: Industry-Leading Authoring Suite Introduces HTML5-Based mLearning Support, Presenter Compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint" Business Wire 9:43 AM
"Foxconn plans $1 billion factory in Indonesia to churn out more Apple gear" BGR 9:39 PM
"Horace Dediu and Gene Munster on Apple without Steve Jobs" Fortune 8:09 AM
"After Apple Controversy, EPEAT Looks Into Thin and Light Laptops" Mashable 8:17 AM
"Apple Store Now Offering Order Status Updates By Text Message" Apple Bitch 8:20 AM
"Apple launches 'Apple Notifications', offers text message updates on orders in the US and Canada" The Next Web 8:57 AM
"Apple store goes offline; greeting goes international: The traditional English message has been augmented with the addition of the message in 17 languages." CNET News 7:16 AM
"Russian hacker battles with Apple to keep in-app purchase exploit alive" BGR 1:51 PM
"NCR Turns the iPad Into a Cash Register" AllThingsD 8:09 AM
"Earliest known photos of an Apple iPad prototype" Network World 9:11 AM
"Photos emerge of 2004 iPad prototype" MSNBC 9:39 PM
"Alleged photos of early iPad prototype surface" CNET News 1:48 PM
"Apple founder Wozniak spends night answering fan's questions" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Skyhook Says It Can Help Apps With Persistent Location Sharing Sans Battery Drain" AllThingsD 7:18 AM
"Tim Cook May Be On The Fancy, A Rival To Pinterest" Business Insider 3:32 PM
"AT&T announces simplified shared bucket data plans for late August" 9 to 5 Mac 8:08 AM
"AT&T Announces Shared Mobile Data Plans" The Mac Observer 8:24 AM
"The iPad has revolutionized the NFL" CNET Reviews 9:20 PM
"Former Apple retail chief seeks to 'bear hug middle America': Former Apple Retail Chief and current JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson says it's too early to call brick-and-mortar retail shopping a dinosaur." CNET News 2:28 PM
Non-Apple News
"Shared-data plans push you to buy more: Get the facts on AT&T's new data plans, find out what's next for the Nook, and behold a bat signal for the Internet." CNET News 4:39 PM
"DailyMotion Launches Cloud Video Streaming Platform" PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Skyhook Says Its New Location-Tracking Tech Won't Drain Phone Batteries" Wired 1:56 PM
"Dropbox brings in outside team to investigate spam run: European users are complaining they've receive casino-related spam on email addresses they only use for Dropbox" IDG News Service 10:34 AM
"O2 offers compensation after network failure" BBC 10:22 AM
"Marissa Mayer must define Yahoo's raison d'être" Reuters Breakingviews [Free Registration Required] 11:07 AM
"Taking charge at Yahoo is just part of her story" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:18 AM
"Analysts await new Yahoo CEO's strategy after dull results" Reuters 10:13 AM
"Verizon presses LTE advantage, adds 33 new markets" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Google preps launch of 1Gbps broadband network: Google is preparing to launch its 1 gigabit per second fiber-based broadband network in Kansas City." CNET News 2:51 PM
"Google Provides Update on Nexus 7 Ship Dates" PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Check Point Plans to Release Document Security Software" IDG News Service 11:51 AM
"ASML Forecasts Second-Half Sales Drop On Weaker Chip Demand" Bloomberg 9:58 AM
"Ericsson Hurt by Slow Carrier Spend Outside U.S." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:35 AM
"AT&T To Roll Out New Shared Data Plans Up To 20GB Beginning Late August" TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"AT&T's shared data option bumps up data fees" Reuters 10:13 AM
"Microsoft's Office 15 intro comes without iPad flavor: Microsoft's new version of Office is primed and ready for tablets and other touch devices, but that probably won't include Apple's iPad." CNET News 7:16 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"YML Archives for July 18th, 2012'" Your Mac Life 9:46 PM
"The Olympics and is Software too Cheap?" Your Mac Life 1:47 PM
"Introducing Macworld's iPhone Photography Superguide" Macworld 8:32 AM
"Geneva Model XS portable Bluetooth speakers review" AppleTell 8:27 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"UMSkinCheck iPhone app for skin cancer self exams" Gizmag 9:43 PM
"iPad App Allows Single Sign-On For Enterprise Apps: OneLogin's iPad app also lets enterprise users tab between multiple SaaS apps using one interface. Netflix is an early customer." InformationWeek 11:11 AM
"Ted Landau's User Friendly View: RichText Edit for the iPad -At Last!" The Mac Observer 4:38 PM
"Twisted Beginnings: I'm trying out 'Twist,' an iOS app that I didn't know existed an hour ago. Just a minute after hearing about it and downloading it, I started hoping that I wind up using it every day of my life. It was just released this morning." Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth 10:47 AM
"Always Late? Twist App Will Provide Friends With Your ETA" PC Magazine 12:31 PM
"Comedy Central's Indecision Game Review: Sometimes voting can be tough but playing a satirical video game based on voting is always easy." 148Apps 3:20 PM
"Doodle Fit 2: Around The World Review/A charming and enjoyable jigsaw/tangram game that's sensibly priced." 148Apps 11:12 AM
"Stickman Snowboarder Review: Stickman Snowboarder is a racing sports game where players must perform multiple tricks to successfully make it to the end of each level." 148Apps 10:17 AM
"Metal Slug 3 Review: A classic, over the top arcade and NeoGeo shooter makes its iOS debut." 148Apps 9:29 AM
"World Series of Poker Review: This is the kind of game that makes you want to take a seat at the table and ante up in a big way!" 148Apps 8:32 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to uninstall the iOS in-app purchase hack from your device: If curiosity got the best of you and you installed the iOS in-app purchase hack, here's how to clean your device up and set things back to normal, should you have a change of heart." ZDNet 2:09 PM
"Sprint to offer free FaceTime over wireless" AppleInsider 9:40 PM
"Sprint Won't Charge Customers for FaceTime Over Cellular" MacRumors 9:40 PM
"Will Apple murder the iPhone? Analysts Horace Dediu and Gene Munster debate the future of the smartphone and its creator during the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo." CNET News 9:21 PM
"EPEAT Reassessing Ultrathins In Wake of Apple Flip-Flop" The Mac Observer 9:06 PM
"Senator Criticizes DOJ's Apple Publishing Antitrust Suit" The Mac Observer 4:14 PM
"Apple's iPad, iPhone, iPod: What's in a Name? The 'iPad Mini' could do more harm than good to the iPad brand. So why not make it a big iPod Touch?" CIO 3:34 PM
"Hidden Dimensions: The iPad, Magazines, SciFi & Our Preconceptions" The Mac Observer 2:09 PM
"Will Apple post U.K. notice that Samsung 'did not copy' iPad?" Fortune 4:15 PM
"Apple Must Advertise That Samsung Didn't Copy the iPad" Mashable 3:34 PM
"Steve Jobs secretly admired Mark Zuckerberg too much to try and compete" Electricpig 8:27 AM
"U.S. Judge rejects redaction requests filed by Apple and Samsung" UberGizmo 8:20 AM
"Secrecy bid in Apple vs Samsung lawsuit denied" ZDNet 8:20 AM
"The Ridiculous Launch of the iPhone App Store: When iOS gaming was young." IGN 8:08 AM
"AT&T and Verizon Shared Data Plans Compared" Tapscape 12:14 PM
"AT&T's shared data plans: not the savings we hoped for/Solo tablet and smartphone owners face higher prices, little gain with new plans." Ars Technica 11:33 AM
"AT&T CEO Waffles on 3G FaceTime Charges" Tapscape 10:14 AM
"No Really: AT&T CEO May Actually Consider Charging For FaceTime" AppleBitch 7:41 AM
Non-Apple
"NFC isn't ready for prime time: A cashless society is coming. When is anybody's guess." Fortune 2:29 PM
"Smartphone Shoppers Prefer Larger Displays: T-Mobile USA says 77% of consumers prefer devices with screens larger than 4.5 inches. Where is the real sweet spot?" InformationWeek 2:57 PM
"20 awesome office gadgets and must-haves" ZDNet 2:00 PM
"Has Facebook started its inevitable decline?" TG Daily 1:17 PM
"Check out this G.A.U.N.T.L.E.T. typing glove" TG Daily 1:16 PM
"Unlike Verizon, AT&T Gives New Customers A Choice With Mobile Share Plans" TechCrunch 1:08 PM
"AT&T releases shared data plans. How do they stack up against Verizon's?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:52 PM
"Cloud computing is not IT's enemy" InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Great open source map tools for Web developers: A rich ecosystem of free maps, free data, and free libraries give developers excellent alternatives to Google Maps" InfoWorld 11:12 AM
"Bringing Sexy Back to Hardware" CRM Buyer 10:51 AM
"Whatever happened to fuzzy logic?" EE Times 10:49 AM
"New York leads in H-1B demand: Brookings report, which examines regional use, recommends commission to advise Congress on skilled immigration policy" Computerworld 10:34 AM
"IBM second quarter EPS beats Street, revenue falls short: IBM posted second-quarter revenue of $25.8 billion and net earnings of $4.1 billion as the technology and consulting company benefited from strong demand for software services but was hit by currency effects." Reuters 3:37 PM
"IBM Sees Earnings Jump, Raises Outlook: IBM reported that second-quarter earnings per share rose 11% from a year ago, although revenue was down 3%, to $25.8 billion, and the company did raise its forecast for the full year to $14.40 a share from $14.27." WSJ Blogs 3:36 PM
"I.B.M. Delivers Solid Quarterly ProfitsI.B.M. Delivers Solid Quarterly Profits" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:39 PM
"IBM up 2% on results, outlook" MarketWatch 3:37 PM
"IBM Misses On Revenue, Beats On Earnings" Business Insider 3:36 PM
"Ahead of the Bell: IBM likely to post stronger 2Q" Associated Press 9:49 AM
"Preview of IBM's Earnings Report on Wednesday" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Judge: Ind. can't collect on IBM welfare lawsuit" Associated Press 9:54 AM
"Microsoft performance expected to be strong" MarketWatch 2:32 PM
"Microsoft ignored tip that it botched browser choice in Windows 7 SP1: May have avoided wrath of EU antitrust regulators if it had paid more attention to a user's question last year on its own support site" Computerworld 10:35 AM
"Will Microsoft's Changes To The Architecture Of Skype Make It Easier To Snoop?" Forbes 10:02 AM
"Microsoft: Windows 8 Will Go On Sale Oct. 26" Associated Press 9:17 PM
"Windows 8 is now due on Oct. 26" CNET Reviews 9:22 PM
"Microsoft aims to improve touch-screen typing for Windows 8" V3 1:24 PM
"3 reasons business will like Office 2013: As the changing Microsoft environment pushes IT to Office 2013 readiness, business will discover neat capabilities" InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Microsoft's 'Napa' toolset readied for Office apps: The browser-based technology is intended for Microsoft's Cloud App Model, which combines Web technologies and cloud services within Office and SharePoint" InfoWorld 11:14 AM
"Windows Phone Growing Slowly: Will Only Be 4% Of U.S. Smartphone Sales In 2012 Says Strategy Analytics" TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"WinPho to eke out 4% of US smartphone biz" Register Hardware 1:20 PM
"4 Percent Windows Phone Market Share in 2012: Sad or Progress?" PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Microsoft Mulls a Stylus for Any Screen: Adding a camera to a stylus could let it interact with any device—even one without a touch screen." Technology Review 1:11 PM
"Dell Gives Linux Laptops Another Chance" TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"Quanta lands HP 2013 orders for 18 million notebooks, says newspaper" DigiTimes 10:49 AM
"Oracle's Hurd brims with confidence about SaaS, social, and cloud" Network World 11:13 AM
"Project Jigsaw delayed until Java 9: Oracle exec says Project Jigsaw technology has been deferred until 2015 with release of Java SE 9" InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Oracle announces its first scalable, entry-level tape library: The new library replaces three previous models" Computerworld 10:34 AM
"Oracle plugs 88 security holes across an array of products" V3 1:24 PM
"Intel Cuts 2012 Forecast As U.S., Europe Fail To Rebound" Bloomberg 9:49 AM
"Analysts see weak PC demand hurting Intel margins" Reuters 9:49 AM
"Intel's outlook soothes antsy investors" Reuters 2:55 PM
"Intel CEO Otellini promises $699 ultrabooks by fall: 140 svelte laptops in the pipeline, 40 'touch-enabled'" The Register 1:20 PM
"Analyst expects Apple financial results to 'disappoint'" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Apple: Pacific Crest Sees Q3 Rev Miss; But Stays Bullish" Forbes 10:59 AM
"Apple Earnings Preview: Another Home Run?" TheStreet 8:09 AM
"Apple Q3 Earnings Preview: Expect Strong Overseas Contribution; A Slight Pause Due To iPhone 5" Seeking Alpha 8:09 AM
"Are Apple's Trickle-Down Economics Failing?" The Motley Fool 11:07 PM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks climb sharply with techs strong/Stocks climbed sharply across Asia on Thursday, as investors swung back to hoping for an improvement in the global economy." MarketWatch 9:32 PM
"Techs surge further; IBM results on deck: Intel, EMC and VMware lead sector upswing; Apple slips" MarketWatch 4:43 PM
"U.S. stocks close higher on tech rally" MarketWatch 4:43 PM
"Tech, Industrials Lead Wall Street Higher" FOXBusiness 11:03 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Housing Starts Increase" Bloomberg 10:24 AM
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