"A Capital Time for Apple Investors/There's no shortage of financial yardsticks to show Apple's remarkable performance lately. One example: Despite being the largest S&P 500 company by market value, Apple's 2011 sales growth outpaced all other index constituents, excluding acquisitions." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:51 PM
"Apple Will Sell A Smaller iPad Or Be Disrupted From The Bottom Up By Google's Nexus 7" Forbes 8:00 AM
"What would an iPad Mini mean to Apple's profits?" GigaOM 2:18 PM
"Apple might not be the belle of the ball this quarter" Reuters 8:38 PM
"Samsung and Apple Global Patent Fight Moves to Australia Trial" Bloomberg Businessweek 7:52 PM
"Australian Apple v. Samsung patent hearing begins" ZDNet 8:02 PM
"Bankrupt Kodak loses a key Apple patent ruling" Fortune 8:12 AM
"ITC Rules Against Kodak in Patent Case" Associated Press 8:30 AM
"Kodak loses patent case vs. Apple, RIM; plans appeal" Reuters 2:21 PM
"Kodak loses ITC appeal against Apple on digital image patent" Electronista 8:15 AM
"For Kodak, New Risks In Auction Of Patents" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:50 PM
"Kodak Loses Patent Case Against Apple, RIM: Eastman Kodak Co. has lost a patent case against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd., dealing a blow to the onetime film giant's efforts to raise billions of dollars by selling off its intellectual property." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/21
"Kodak suffers blow as patent in Apple, RIM case is ruled invalid" CNET News 7/21
"Why Apple TV is more than a hobby: Apple TV can complement a home entertainment system in more ways than one" TechRadar UK 7/21
"Apple may see iPhone 'speed bump': Wall Street expects sales to slow in June quarter ahead of iPhone 5" MarketWatch 7/21
"Which way will Apple move after Tuesday's earnings report? Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi and Bullish Cross' Andy Zaky offer sharply contrasting views" Fortune 7/21
"4 Reasons Apple Will Earn More Than $10.38 a Share" The Motley Fool 7/21
"Google Says Some Apple Inventions Are So Great They Ought to Be Shared" AllThingsD 7/21
"Apple blasts Google for re-classing iPhone tech as 'standard'" SlashGear 7/21
"Google admits failure in copying iOS, excuses its patent infringement with Communist rhetoric" RoughlyDrafted Magazine 7/21
"Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility both appeal Judge Posner's ruling" Foss Patents 7/21
"Apple, Google appeal Posner's toss-out of patent case/Both companies appeal Judge Richard Posner's dismissal ruling, which some have seen as a possible catalyst for a patent-system overhaul. Also: Google argues that tech that catches on with consumers should be seen by the courts as a de facto standard." CNET News 7/21
"Where Microsoft Has 'More Taste' Than Apple" Cult of Mac 7/21
"1 Little Secret to Apple's Big Success" The Motley Fool 7/21
"The Macalope Weekly: Climb every mole hill" Macworld 7/21
"Google acquires Sparrow, the star third-party iOS and Mac email client, will integrate into Gmail" 9 to 5 Google 7/20
"Google snatches up Sparrow team to work on Gmail" CNET News 7/20
"Sparrow's Awesome Email Clients Are Now Property of Google" Gizmodo 7/20
"Google Buys Sparrow Email App: A Trojan Horse for Google+?" ReadWriteWeb 7/20
"Google acquires hot iOS & Mac e-mail client Sparrow" VentureBeat 7/20
"Sparrow flies into Google's roost as email app gets acquired" GigaOM 7/20
"Microsoft backtracks on Macs and Office 365: Now says that Office for Mac will be offered 'at no additional cost' to subscribers of Office 365 pay-as-you-go plans" Computerworld 7/20
"OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion to launch July 25th?" AppleTell 7/20
"Apple's new patent hints at Collaborative Media Production with Final Cut Pro" fcp.co 7/20
"Apple Granted Patent for Final Cut Pro Collaborative Editing" Patently Apple 7/20
"Try Firefox OS, Mozilla's iOS Competitor, Now On Your Mac" Cult of Mac 7/20
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/We answer questions about upgrading to Mountain Lion and setting up backups on an internal hard drive." CNET Reviews 7/20
"Bugs & Fixes: Two iTunes Match problems" Macworld 7/20
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: Contacts to get new groups, sharing, linking and Facebook support" AppleInsider 2:41 PM
"Sublime Text Macro to Open a Folder" Macdrifter 9:47 PM
"Sleep a Mac from the Command Line" OS X Daily 8:02 PM
"Fix Stuck Podcast, Music, and Video Downloads in iOS" OS X Daily 7/21
"Append to Dropbox Note with Drafts App" Macdrifter 7/21
"Hide Anything from Spotlight in Mac OS X with the Library Folder" OS X Daily 7/21
"How To prepare your Mac for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Apple's next major operating system upgrade is just around the corner, making the upcoming days a perfect time to prepare." CNET Reviews 7/20
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: using iCloud as the smart, automated way to store documents" AppleInsider 7/20
"Fireworks CS6 mobile design focus forms linchpin of new strategy" Macworld 7/20
"Personal Capital web-based financial management tool" Macworld 7/20
"5 Ways You'll Love The App That Rips DVDs To Your Mac" Mac 360 7/20
"How To Supercharge Your Photo Collection With A Free Mac Collage Creation Tool" McSolo 7/20
"The Secret Ingredient You Need To Delete Apps Completely From Your Mac" NoodleMac 7/20
"How To Narrate What's On Your Mac's Screen And Record It All As A Movie" BohemianBoomer 7/20
"Try The Mac Photo And Movie Management And Viewing App That Tops iPhoto" Mac 360 7/20
"How Your Mac Can Help You To Type Faster Than You Can Really Type" TeraTalks 7/20
Op/Ed
"Users will take control: I read an excellent post by Rian van der Merwe about the acquisition of Sparrow by Google. The sentiment was familiar. We've been around this loop quite a few times." Scripting News 8:09 AM
"On the business of e-mail clients / Sparrow" Gist 8:09 AM
"More on Sparrow and talent acquisitions" Marco Arment 8:09 AM
"Entitlement and Acquisition" Matt Gemmell 8:07 AM
"Google acquires Mac – iPhone email app Sparrow in possible Gmail play" Tap For Mobile 7:37 AM
"Sparrow's acquisition highlights the dangers of closed source" OSNews 7/21
"Regarding reaction to the reaction to Sparrow being end-of-lined" iMore 7/21
"The real reason we're upset about Sparrow's acquisition" Elezea 7/21
"Got A New Mac? Here's How To Get Mountain Lion For Free" Cult of Mac 7/20
"Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Apple's iCloud, And The Future Of Document Storage" Mac 360 7/20
"'Sacrifice another goat! iCloud is Apple's biggest failure before Google/Open ... and Shut For a company that prides itself on craftsmanship and a beautiful user experience, Apple's cloud services continue to be more than a blemish on the company's reputation. They are a serious black hole." The Register 7/20
"Apple's new patent: Final Cut Pro X is a platform" alex4d 7/20
"How The Mac App Store Changed How I Take Digital Photos" PixoBebo 7/20
"Microsoft's First Quarterly Loss Ever, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Coming July 25?, and More" Low End Mac 7/20
Press Releases
"ZEVO ZFS on OS X project now part of GreenBytes" TUAW 9:11 AM
"Lemke Software Releases GraphicConverter 8.2 for Mac OS X" prMac 8:46 AM
"Tweetbot for Mac alpha updated with notifications, keyboard shortcuts, performance improvements" 9 to 5 Mac 7/21
"Evernote updates Safari browser extension with auto-tag, shared notebook support" The Verge 7/21
"Bring OS X Lion's Mission Control Window Preview Feature to Windows" Lifehacker 7/20
"Firefox 15 Beta For Windows, OS X, Linux Now Available For Download" Redmond Pie 7/20
"Mireth Technology updates Shredit X for Mountain Lion - Version 6.0.3 released" Mireth Technology 7/20
"SyncMate 4 Beta press release: iCloud, Yahoo!, BlackBerry, Google Drive support is added!" Eltima Software 7/20
"ChronoSync and ChronoAgent Updated For Mountain Lion" Econ Technologies 7/20
"VLC 2.0.3 improves Mountain Lion, Windows 8 support" BetaNews 7/20
"Jumsoft's Template Set for MS Word Available on the Mac App Store" prMac 7/20
"Coherent Graphics updates Proview PDF Editor for the Mac to Version 1.5" prMac 7/20
"Seven Apple stories we liked around the Web this week: NFC on the iPhone, an app to find cancer, and more." Ars Technica 7/21
"20th Century Fox movies now available in the iCloud" AppleTell 7/21
"Australian airline to serve up in-flight entertainment via iPads" iDownload Blog 7/21
"ESPN Explains How to Watch ESPN on the Web – If You're Paying for Cable" AllThingsD 7/21
"Netflix, YouTube top apps for smart-TV users" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/21
"iOS remains more lucrative than Android, study finds: Advertisers are willing to pay more for ads on the iPad than on the iPhone, but both mobile devices top Android" IDG News Service 7/20
"Dropbox says no evidence of hack in investigation of spam" IDG News Service 7/21
"A Plea to Fix Firefox: Mozilla must fix the ever-crashing Firefox browser before it's too late." PC Magazine 7/20
"In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/20
"SMS gets synchronized in the cloud" TG Daily 7/20
"Analyst: Game consoles will be de-throned by connected TVs" TG Daily 7/20
"No News Is Good News? Dropbox Says No Intrusions Found, Investigation Continues" TechCrunch 7/20
"Like what you see on TV? Buy it now.: New technology allows TV viewers to buy what they see on the screen -- without getting up from the couch." Fortune 7/20
"Eidos Life President Ian Livingstone On The Future of Games, The Resale Issue, and Zombies" Forbes 7/20
"Nexus 7 sees 'incredible demand', sells out at major retailers" ZDNet 7/20
"Google Raises the Maps Bar" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/20
"Google shakes up Android Jelly Bean to fend off malware meanies: Android Jelly Bean 4.1 promises to be more secure than previous versions of the Google's mobile OS." The Register 7/20
"HTC confirms Android 4.1 update for One X, One S, One XL" CNET News 7/20
"Groupiter makes workflow as simple as Dropbox" CNET News 7/20
"Comcast reportedly prepping a 305 Mbps Internet service" CNET News 7/20
"Marissa Mayer to Yahoo troops: 'Keep moving'" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/20
"eXtensions Podcast #2012 6 -The Bangkok-based eXtensions podcast based on the week's Cassandra columns and whatever else I throw in." eXtensions 7/21
"MAZ, the iPad magazine publishing startup" Business Insider 7/21
"John Martellaro Ponders Purrs & Patent Portfolios: John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer will chat with Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl LIVE on Saturday night, July 21 at 10 PM EDT on GCN Radio" The Mac Observer 7/20
"Gene Steinberg meets Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch, The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, and Macworld's Dan Frakes this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/20
"The Future of Apple: A panel session at Fortune Brainstorm Tech" asymco 7/20
"AT&T Shared Data Plans, Day Z, EPEAT Repeat, iMac updates? + more! (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 7/20
"TUAW and MacTech interview: Southern Stars" TUAW 7/20
"Apple iTV to be US-only at launch?" Stuff Magazine 7/20
"Another AMD engineer goes to Apple: Apple has an affinity for AMD chip engineers. The latest hire has lots of experience with graphics chips, an area that Apple is focusing on now with its A series processors." CNET News 7/20
"Apple's iOS 6 does not have a virtual limit on apps: A claim that Apple's next major iOS release cannot handle more than 500 installed apps without crashing is under question." CNET News 7/20
"iOS 6 limits the number of your apps, but fix is on the way" CNET News 7/20
"iOS 6 may have the answer to how many apps are enough" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/20
"Apple iOS6: You Can Have Too Many Apps" Forbes 7/20
"Apple to close in-app purchase hack in iOS 6, offers interim fix: Apple has laid out a new support document that tells developers how to protect their apps from a hack that made in-app purchases free. The company also said it will be patched in iOS 6." CNET News 7/20
"Apple Says In-App Purchasing Exploit Will Be Fixed In iOS 6, iOS Developers Given Temporary Fix" Cult of Mac 7/20
"TV brands hope to profit off smart TV alliances" ["The sources said the alliances are also forming as Apple is preparing to release a smart TV. Due to Apple's influence in the market, the sources fear it will further dominate the smart TV market, which is estimated to reach a 40% penetration rate by 2014."] DigiTimes 7/20
"Foxconn is reportedly aiming to acquire board seat at Sharp" DigiTimes 7/20
"Apple Seeks to Trademark their Classic Startup Chime for Macs" Patently Apple 7/20
"Use Speedy Thunderbolt Hardware for Faster Data Transfers: Looking to add some speed to your rig's storage gear? Thunderbolt is ready to take you to new heights." PCWorld 9:03 PM
"iCade Mobile: A flawed attempt to bring buttons to iPhone gaming" Ars Technica 1:14 PM
"Video Review: SlipStopper for iPhone 4/4s" Run Around Tech 9:11 AM
"Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad" Forbes 7/21
"Guitar Jamming: Audio interfaces for your iOS devices" GigaOM 7/21
"The EDGE.sound pumps music in a stylish way" iDownload Blog 7/21
"Review: Racer GT Case for the iPhone 4/4S" Run Around Tech 7/21
"The Week in iPad Cases: Off the beaten path" Macworld 7/21
"Noontec Zoro: A new high for $100 headphones?" CNET News 7/21
"Touchfire overlay adds tactile feedback to your iPad keyboard" CNET Reviews 7/20
"Broadway Gizmo Brings Live TV to Your IPad, IPhone" PCWorld 7/20
"Cassandra -Monday Review: It will soon be Friday" eXtensions 7:57 PM
"Simple chart makes the case for mini iPad" iDownload Blog 7:47 PM
"iCloudy with a Chance of Intermittence" TidBITS 3:24 PM
"Vizio meets the MacBook: Vizio offers a design that could give buyers pause when considering a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. In the latter case, it's almost $1,000 cheaper than the lower-end MacBook Pro retina." CNET News 2:25 PM
"Could these be Apple's ads apologizing to Samsung? A judge in the UK tells Apple to run ads saying that Samsung didn't copy the iPad. The text of the ads might be up to Apple. Here are some versions." CNET News 12:59 PM
"MacOS KenDensed: The Apple, Moto & Samsung Love-fest" The Mac Observer 12:55 PM
"Another Nail In The Kodak Coffin Struck As Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Apple, RIM" App Advice 8:11 AM
"Why Doesn't Apple Want You To Know About Apps And Data Privacy?" Forbes 7:58 AM
"Apple Should Switch Chips for the iPhone 5" The Motley Fool 7/21
"Steve Jobs Knew Apple Couldn't Compete in This Sector/There are some areas where Steve Jobs knew he shouldn't take Apple. He knew search was Google's turf, and even though Apple launched iAd for mobile advertising, which competes with Google, that was always primarily for the benefit for developers for app monetization." The Motley Fool 7/21
"iOS is more profitable ad platform than Android, but for how long?" BetaNews 7/21
"What happens to the iPod touch in a post-iPad mini world?" iMore 7/21
"Google Praises Apple, Says Apple Should Share Its Inventions" iPhoneinCanada 7/21
"Why the mini-tablet is the children's toy of the year: Small touch tablets will utterly dominate holiday gift sales to children this year, and will become as much a part of kids' culture as Barbie and LEGO." Computerworld 7/21
"iPhone Is Best Mobile Advertising Platform, Says Opera Software [Report] Cult of Mac 7/20
"AT&T's new Mobile Share plan: Who wins and who loses" CNET News 7/20
"Opinion: It's a trap! Beware carriers' new unlimited talk and text plans" ["Analysts who have studied the plans agree: If you aren't already on an unlimited talk and texting plan, shared data plans will actually cost you more money — often, a lot more money. Being for-profit businesses, carriers of course love pulling down more dough, but even more than that, they like the idea of getting you used to paying for unlimited talk and text. That's because talk and text deliver insane profit margins. It is a cash cow for carriers, and the cow's milk is running dry."] Digital Trends 7/20
"Got Butterfingers? Get A Nexus 7 Instead Of An iPad [Video] Cult of Mac 7/20
Non-Apple
"Nexus 7 hands-on: Form and function meet flash and panache" ZDNet 8:46 AM
"Verizon and the Ferengi rules of acquisition/Summary: I closed my Verizon FIOS account in April 2011. I am owed a refund. I've gone round and round with Verizon's automated response system, with their representatives and still can't get a refund." ZDNet 7/21
"First Thunderbird, now Sparrow? We need e-mail clients, please: CNET's Rafe Needleman hopes Google's acquisition of Sparrow doesn't spell the end of competition among desktop e-mail software vendors." CNET News 7/20
"Smartphones of Summer: The 12 Hottest Handhelds/The 12 best high-end smartphones available this summer season, from handset makers Samsung, Motorola, Apple, HTC, Nokia and more." [Slideshow] CIO 7/20
"The 20 best tech wins of 2012 (so far)" [Slideshow] PCWorld 7/20
"Who's embracing BYOD? Probably not who you think" InfoWorld 7/20
"The Death of SEO: The Rise of Social, PR, and Real Content" Forbes 7/20
"Yahoo Heroine Mayer Boards Ship Lost In Space: As dramatic narrative, it doesn't get much better than this. Here's why we must root for Yahoo's heroic young CEO to save the day." InformationWeek 7/20
"Marissa Mayer Is Not The Exception - She Is The Norm" Forbes 7/20
"Microsoft Ready to Cash In on Big Gamble: Microsoft revealed the date this week when it plans to start collecting on its bets. As of October 26--the official release date for Windows 8--all the cards will be on the table, and we will see if the gamble will pay off or not." PCWorld 8:21 AM
"The Windows 8 App Store Will Have One Big Advantage Over Apple And Google" Business Insider 1:02 PM
"A 'Few Million' Microsoft Surfaces?" The Motley Fool 8:06 AM
"With Google's Nexus 7 rising, Microsoft needs to 'Surface': Microsoft Windows 8 Surface tablet can't arrive too soon. Google's Nexus 7 appears to be a hit, which could dent enthusiasm for another major tablet platform." CNET News 9:06 PM
"Microsoft Earnings Review: EPS Suffers From $6.2 Billion Bungled Vision" Forex Pros 8:22 AM
"Microsoft Earnings Call Nuggets: PC Market Forecast, Optimism Surrounding Office 365" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:21 AM
"Microsoft - Attractive Valuation As Investors Discount The Company's Cash Balance" Seeking Alpha 8:02 AM
"Microsoft goes 'soft' after 26 years" Kipp Report 8:21 AM
"Microsoft sees Xbox Live subscriptions rise 15 per cent" T3 8:15 AM
"Microsoft researchers develop camera-based stylus concept for use on any display" The Verge 8:13 AM
"Microsoft Demos Office For Windows Phone 8" redOrbit 8:22 AM
"Windows 8 RTM branch screenshots leak: new boot screen, wallpapers, desktop UI colors" The Verge 8:13 AM
"A (p)review of Microsoft Office 2013" BetaNews 2:22 PM
"Hewlett-Packard Could Be A Good Turnaround Play" Seeking Alpha 8:01 AM
"Oracle's Wooing of CentOS Users Raises Questions" Network World 12:59 PM
"Intel And Cisco: Pullback From Critical Resistance" Forex Pros 8:26 AM
"US blue-chips' outlook slashed" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:58 PM
"Mozilla's Firefox Mobile OS to battle an Android monopoly" Telegraph 8:16 AM
"Is This Tech Company Fooling Us All?" The Motley Fool 8:04 AM
"Korea is world's first country to see high speed Internet access pass 100% penetration" The Next Web 3:28 PM
"As Windows 8 Looms, Tech Investors Hold Their Breath: PC sales are reeling, hit by wholesale defections to smartphones and tablets. Win 8 could re-energize the market. Is it too late for Hewlett-Packard and Dell?" Barron's 7/21
"Can a former Clinton spinmeister make Microsoft cool? Political operative Mark Penn helped Bill and Hillary Clinton; Tony Blair; and Bill Gates. Can he do as much to help Microsoft?" CNET News 7/21
"Microsoft opens a new Office: Microsoft may have just announced its first ever loss, but Office remains its biggest earner. Matt Warman reports on the new version" Telegraph 7/21
"Microsoft shows Office Web Apps updates: New version of browser-based, cloud-hosted suite improves performance and collaboration" IDG News Service 7/21
"All Windows 8 apps will offer a try-it-before-you-buy-it feature" Today in Tech 7/21
"Microsoft releases patch to fix 'big boobs' code string" Metro UK 7/21
"AMD plunges on predicted chip sales slump: Demand for products hurt by slower growth in China and problems in Europe" Bloomberg 7/21
"EU wants Google concessions for all platforms: sources" Reuters 7/21
"Google shares rise as strong ad business eases macro fears" Reuters 7/21
"Google opens year-long Web Lab exhibition at the Science Museum: A series of 'interactive Chrome Experiments' have taken up residence in a basement gallery at the Science Museum." Telegraph 7/21
"He's Watching That, in Public? Pornography Takes Next Seat" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/21
"How can I secure my laptop lead: Getting a secure connection between a laptop and a projector is troubling for one reader." Telegraph 7/21
"4 Reasons Apple Will Earn More Than $10.38 a Share" The Motley Fool 8:13 AM
"Handicapping Apple's quarterly revenue and earnings: Q3 2012" Fortune 7/20
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks drop as Europe worries weigh/Asian shares dropped on Monday, with investors reacting to renewed concerns about Europe's debt problems." MarketWatch 9:17 PM
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