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"The iPad Mini: Why Now Is the Perfect Time for a Small Apple Tablet" Wired 7:45 AM
"Pressure mounts on Justice Dept. to drop Apple e-books suit: Sen. Chuck Schumer (Dem., NY) is the latest to suggest that Obama's DOJ got this one wrong" Fortune 8:08 AM
"Apple must run 'Samsung did not copy iPad' ads" Reuters 8:17 AM
"Apple must declare Samsung not copycat" CNET News 4:49 PM
"Judge readies Apple-Samsung patent feud for trial" Silicon Valley 11:12 AM
"Steve Jobs Android comments barred from Apple-Samsung trial" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Judge: jury won't hear Jobs's 'thermonuclear' comments against Android" Ars Technica 11:28 AM
"HTC Files Counterclaim Against Apple in US Court" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:20 AM
"Apple building new, smaller data center in Maiden: Site plans gives details of construction, more potential growth" ["According to Apple's design plans on file with Catawba County, the new 21,030-square-foot data center, also referred to as a 'tactical' data center, will store clusters of servers. Permits filed with the county list the cost of the new 11-room data center at $1,885,129."] Hickory Daily Record 10:37 AM
"Apple plans high-security data center in Maiden, N.C.: New 21,000-square-foot 'tactical' data center is being built adjacent to the company's massive 500,000-square-foot data center." CNET News 7:43 PM
"IT groups petition Apple to 'fix' Bonjour protocol: Petition asks changes to Zeroconf protocol for iOS, Mac networking" Network World 1:03 PM
"Microsoft gives Mac users cold shoulder with Office 365 deals" Computerworld 8:22 AM
"Apple Expands iTunes Movies in the Cloud to Over 35 New Countries [Updated] MacRumors 4:46 PM
"Apple Now Requires High-Res 1024×1024 Icons For Every Mac OS X App" Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Wi-Fi dropouts in OS X possibly from power conflicts: While Wi-Fi dropouts in OS X are sometimes from misconfigured Wi-Fi adapters, they may also be from how the system is managing power to the Wi-Fi cards." CNET Reviews 6:22 PM
"Apple releases fix for increased power consumption in new MBP and MBA" ZDNet 8:21 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Prepare Your Mac for Mountain Lion" Lifehacker 1:10 PM
"Ads on iPhone make the most money for advertisers, says report" CNET News 6:22 PM
"Google bids to take Apple's tablets: For the first time since the iPad's launch, there's a real rival in town. Matt Warman reports on Google's Nexus 7 and the rise of the seven-inch tablet." Telegraph 8:31 AM
"The Olympics becomes second most valuable brand, beaten only by Apple" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"Sprint commits to no additional charge for 3G FaceTime" iPodNN 8:34 AM
"Sprint Commits to Free 3G FaceTime, AT&T & Verizon Stall" The Mac Observer 10:49 AM
"Verizon drops a hint on a possible Q4 iPhone 5 launch: Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo gives a potential time frame for the launch of the next version of Apple's smash-hit phone." CNET News 10:18 AM
"Verizon iPhone Sales Are 2.7 Million Units, Down 16% On A Quarterly Basis" Business Insider 8:30 AM
"Verizon sells 5.9 million smartphones, 2.7 million iPhones in Q2" The Next Web 8:48 AM
"Shared Wireless Data Plans: AT&T vs. Verizon" E-Commerce Times 1:07 PM
"Buyers of Latest iPad More Likely to Use It for Business" AllThingsD 8:06 AM
"Usage Stats show the new iPad is more business-like" GigaOM 8:45 AM
"How people use their iPads: Two new surveys" Fortune 9:15 AM
"Apple's Launches the New iPad in China to Short Queues and No Chaos" The Next Web 9:23 PM
"Apple Uses Reservation System for IPad Sales in China to Avoid Skirmishes" IDG News Service 8:09 AM
"Apple rolls out anti-scalping reservation system in China for the first time, as new iPad orders go live" The Next Web 7:45 AM
"Apple using reservation system in China iPad launch to thwart scalpers" iDownload Blog 7:47 AM
"Apple's ex-retail guru details lessons from Apple Stores: Claims that in-store retail isn't dead and suggesting that online shopping won't keep growing forever." Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"Apple's former retail boss Ron Johnson knew Apple had a great future back in 2000" iDownload Blog 2:59 PM
"3D and 2D at the same time: Some people love 3D TV; and some can't stand it. But a new invention means that it's possible for people to watch programs in 2D and 3D at the same time." TG Daily 1:45 PM
"Wearable Computer Pioneer, Dr. Steve Mann, Releases New Photo Supporting His Assault Claim Against McDonald's" TechCrunch 1:40 PM
"Raspberry Pi gets dedicated 'Raspbian' OS to boost performance: Tweaks and CPU floating point" Techworld 12:58 PM
"Mozilla Closes Security Hole in Firefox's New Tab Window" PCWorld 12:55 PM
"Shuttleworth talks up Ubuntu 12.10, growing acceptance of Linux on desktop and Ubuntu Unity" ZDNet 2:27 PM
"Canonical Equips Ubuntu With Desktop Web Apps" IDG News Service 12:54 PM
"Teen gamer dies after 'Diablo 3' binge" MSNBC 12:29 PM
"'Giant' Samsung is first 75-inch LED-lit LCD TV" MSNBC 12:25 PM
"Cisco kid arrives in VCE saddle after EMC/VMware kerfuffle" The Register 1:50 PM
"Qualcomm's smartphone chip shortage continues" BBC 10:40 AM
"Android Attackers Launch Fake App Market: Malicious apps include a fake version of Skype that surreptitiously sends text messages to premium-rate numbers, racking up charges to the user and revenue for the cybercriminals." InformationWeek 10:23 AM
"RIM updates developer tools ahead of BlackBerry 10 launch" Reuters 10:22 AM
"Aereo's founder has broadcast TV in a headlock--now what? (Q&A)" CNET News 10:18 AM
"Google launches SMS version of Gmail in Africa" ZDNet 2:31 PM
"Android Jelly Bean SDK released to public: Google provides the full development kit for Android 4.1 as well as some tips and tricks for working with the new software" Network World 11:51 AM
"Nexus 7 UK launch marred by confusion and failed deliveries" ZDNet 2:30 PM
"Google expected to show earnings gain: Analysts foresee messy report with Motorola results tucked in" MarketWatch 9:48 AM
"Fairchild Semi results miss estimates on weak PC demand" Reuters 10:21 AM
"CEO Elop Hints Nokia Will Be 1st To Windows Phone 8, Weighs In On China And Android" TechCrunch 1:40 PM
"Nokia promises 'something amazing' on Sept. 7" CNET News 10:16 AM
"Atlassian taps ex-Microsoft exec as chairman" GigaOM 9:21 AM
"iSpeech develops a Siri for our living rooms" GigaOM 1:27 PM
"Microsoft Patent Focuses on Rich Business Tools for Tablets" Patent Bolt 11:30 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Carriers Charging For FaceTime Over 3G? Listen To Us Nerd-Rage On Our All-New CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:20 PM
"Live! AT&T Shared Data Plans, Day Z, EPEAT Repeat, Online backups, plus more!" Insanely Great Mac 8:02 PM
"iMore show 303: Apple vs. Samsung, iOS 6 vs. Android.com" iMore 1:10 PM
"Ted Landau on Life After Sandboxing" MacNotables 11:23 AM
"Objective-C and Cocoa: The core of solid iOS apps/Jon Manning and Paris Buttfield-Addison share their insight on what's new with Objective-C and Cocoa" O'Reilly Radar 8:41 AM
"Podcast: How to Use Apple Airport Utility 6.0" Amsys 7:59 AM
"Apple grabs AMD Trinity genius John Bruno" SlashGear 7:41 AM
"Apple increases focus on processor technology with appointment of former AMD system architect" The Next Web 8:24 AM
"iPhones shipments expected to reach 20-25 million in 3Q12, say sources" DigiTimes 8:30 AM
"Images from Apple's 'Android killer' Patent 8,223,134: A close look at all the details from Apple's major new patent and what it means for rival smartphone manufacturers" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"Is Apple stepping up fight against IAP exploit with UDIDs?" iDownload Blog 8:30 AM
"New In-app Purchase Receipt Code May Block Theft" The Mac Observer 8:24 AM
"Apple's iOS 6 3D Maps are straight from C3 Technologies, some interesting notes" 9 to 5 Mac 1:28 PM
"19% Of iOS Apps Access Your Address Book Without Your Permission... Until iOS 6 [Report] Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
"18.6% of apps still collecting address book data ahead of Apple's iOS 6 data isolation privacy initiative" 9 to 5 Mac 8:57 AM
"September 21st looms for iPad Mini as Apple offers new iPad 3 promo" Tap For Mobile 8:04 AM
"iPad prototype had bigger screen, was 1-inch thick" CNET News 8:44 AM
"LifeProof case for iPhone 4/4S review (black)" CNET Reviews 5:04 PM
"Kill the Clutter With ScanSnap S1300i" Wired 10:46 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Flight+ has a ton of flight tracking tools: You can use it to track flights, but the Flight+ app for iPhone and iPad has a lot more to please frequent travelers and airline geeks." CNET Reviews 4:47 PM
"Readdle Scanner Pro for iOS review" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"Mortgage Calculator by Quicken Loans for iPhone review" iMore 7:49 PM
"Cinemassacre Videos for iPad review: Beware what you wish for" iMore 7:50 PM
"Pocket (Formerly Known As 'Read It Later') – [Review] RazorianFly 8:34 AM
"Mad Cows Review: Mad Cows is a physics-based puzzle game that takes inspiration from Angry Birds, adding in a turn-based online multiplayer mode." 148Apps 1:27 PM
"Connect Poker Review: A fun twist on the popular card game, but also quite expensive for what it is." 148Apps 1:10 PM
"Fieldrunners 2 Review: The best tower defense game out there, bar none." 148Apps 11:16 AM
"SoulCraft Review: Unfussy and uncomplicated quick-fire Action-RPG" 148Apps 10:15 AM
"Tone Sphere Review: The impressive graphics and simple game play make this 3D rhythm game a must-have." 148Apps 9:16 AM
"Checkmark Review: Providing location and time aware reminders quickly and cleanly." 148Apps 8:41 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Download Any File In Google Chrome For iOS" Redmond Pie 8:53 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Windows Phoney baloney" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:11 AM
"Marissa Mayer is not facing a Steve Jobs-type opportunity at Yahoo" BetaNews 1:06 PM
"5 things Yahoo's Mayer can learn from Steve Jobs: New CEO has rare chance to turn the company around" MarketWatch 10:10 AM
"Dear Notification Center, Do I Really Have To Compare You Unfavorably To Android?" App Advice 10:09 AM
"The PC is the Titanic and the Tablet is the Iceberg. Any Questions?" Tech.pinions 10:09 AM
"Tablets are Changing the Tech Market Forever" TabTimes 10:09 AM
"Apple Has Gone 'Beleaguered' To Top Dog --But Can't Rest" MacNews 9:19 AM
"Apple accused of misleading EU customers about warranties" TUAW 9:16 AM
"Apple To Repeat On The EPEAT: Reversing a recent decision, Apple will conform to Electronic Products Environmental Asset Tool standards, or EPEAT, after all. Larry Greenemeier reports." Scientific American 9:22 PM
"Apple's EPEAT Flip Floppery: Maybe Genius, More Likely Just Dumb" MacNewsWorld 8:48 AM
"What the Next-Generation iPhone Might Look Like Based on Current Rumors" iSource 8:41 AM
"BGR: Apple's Next-Generation iPhone Has Not Yet Entered Production" RazorianFly 8:34 AM
"Facebook Pages Manager Is Now Optimized For iPad ... Or Is It?" App Advice 8:33 AM
"Apple, Geron, Louboutin, Samsung: Intellectual Property" Bloomberg Businessweek 8:19 AM
"Even at $699, Ultrabooks are still overpriced" ZDNet 2:32 PM
"Will Cellphone Chips Rule the Cloud?" Wired 2:21 PM
"Ouya is betting gamers want Android games in the living room, but do they?" TG Daily 1:46 PM
"How to protect young kids from inappropriate Internet" tecca 12:26 PM
"10 technologies shaping the future of IT" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:51 AM
"Maritz's VMware Legacy Defies Doubters: Maritz's competitive style led VMware to dominance in virtualization. You can bet that his new role as EMC chief strategy officer won't be a ceremonial one." InformationWeek 11:49 AM
"I Went to Camp at Google+ (And All I Got Was This Animated GIF)" Wired 2:20 PM
"iHome's iP76 3-foot tall LED Color Changing Speaker Tower dock now available" Engadget 2:59 PM
"Judge your iPad by its literary masterpiece book cover: Turn your Kindle Fire into 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and your iPad into 'Atlas Shrugged' with Out of Print's real hardcover-bound cases." CNET News 2:04 PM
"Going for the gold: Apps with Olympic aspirations" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:04 PM
"Solar Power for Latest Retina Apple MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Laptops" PowerBook Central 1:02 PM
"iRhino 3D version 1.3 now available from McNeel" Architosh 1:01 PM
"Decanter Allows Anyone to Easily Create Interactive Storybooks" Wired 10:47 AM
"my Travel Assistant, the iOS App for Travelers Simplifies Expense Tracking During International Travel and More!" PRWeb 9:20 AM
"Enterproid Announces Divide Now Available For Apple iOS" PRNewswire 9:20 AM
"Cowae's Newest Product, iCan Will be on the Market Earlier Than the... -- HONG KONG, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --" PRNewswire 9:20 AM
"Lost, Vulnerable, or Just Stuck? New iPhone App Lets You Call4Help" PRNewswire 9:20 AM
"Enterproid's 'Divide' Mobile Platform Arrives On iOS To Keep Personal And Professional Profiles Separate" TechCrunch 9:16 AM
"Ikea Adds Augmented Reality to 2013 Catalog" Mashable 9:16 AM
"Sensopia to announce MagicPlan 2.2 and the release of a full-blown editor." Sensopia 9:08 AM
"Rechargeable, Portable Battery Can Power 10 iPhones" Mashable 8:49 AM
"Expert: EU Microsoft competition fine could reach $7bn" The Register 1:53 PM
"Allegations multiply in EU browser probe of Microsoft: Antitrust officials investigating four sets of charges against Windows 8 and Windows RT" Computerworld 11:03 AM
"Microsoft completes Yammer deal: Open arms to the Office team" ZDNet 2:28 PM
"Ahead Of The Bell: Possible 4Q Loss At Microsoft" Associated Press 10:13 AM
"Microsoft: It's All About Windows 8" TheStreet 9:35 AM
"Tech Investor Says Windows 8 Almost Unusable on PCs" [Video Report] Bloomberg 10:01 AM
"Former Oracle president unconvinced by Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy" V3 1:57 PM
"Microsoft readies Wedge Mouse, Wedge Mobile Keyboard for Windows 8 launch" ZDNet 2:29 PM
"Microsoft Office and Office 365: A Deeper Dive" PC Magazine 12:34 PM
"New Office has compelling enhancements but also big holes" IDG News Service 12:58 PM
"Bing Maps updated with high-resolution imagery" CNET News 10:18 AM
"Bing and Google extend social networking integration in search" Techworld 1:43 PM
"Microsoft Hires Pollster Penn To Lead Consumer Initiatives" Bloomberg 10:01 AM
"Microsoft Hires Former Hillary Clinton Advisor Mark Penn" Forbes 2:57 PM
"Microsoft, Juniper issue guidelines in coding consortium for safer applications" Network World 1:42 PM
"Oracle scales back plans for Java 8: Cuts out Jigsaw, aims for two-year release cycle" The Register 1:54 PM
"Oracle's Fifth Deal of 2012 Is for Skire" AllThingsD 2:58 PM
"Oracle Buys Skire Assets For Cloud Foothold: Skire's cloud services will complement Oracle Primavera project portfolio management software for capital planning, construction, and maintenance." InformationWeek 10:25 AM
"Oracle Adds More Apps to Its Cloud With Skire Acquisition" eWeek 11:28 AM
"Oracle buys Skire to boost its Primavera project management software" IDG News Service 11:52 AM
"Oracle to buy Menlo Park software company Skire" Silicon Valley 1:12 PM
"Oracle to buy privately held Skire" Reuters 9:57 AM
"Oracle tries to bust out of storage also-ran box" The Register 1:50 PM
"Oracle won't patch zero-day hole in Database" ZDNet 2:29 PM
"IBM Boosts Profit Forecast After Quarter Tops Estimates" Bloomberg 9:51 AM
"IBM Raises Profit Outlook" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:47 AM
"Uncle Sam Wants To Secure Your Smartphone: Draft NIST guidelines update cell phone and PDA security rules for the Android and iOS era." InformationWeek 10:23 AM
"Can the U.S. patent system be saved? Most observers hold out little hope for a process that favors deep pockets, even with recent reforms." Computerworld 11:03 AM
"IDC: Semiconductor Market Growth Muted by Global Economic Concerns" eWeek 11:28 AM
"Tech Earnings Season: What to Expect" [Video Report] TheStreet 2:44 PM
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