"Apple v. Samsung: Apple says Samsung is free-riding on $1 billion in marketing/On day two of testimony, jurors hear secretive history of the iPhone." Ars Technica 7:44 PM
"Apple v. Samsung day 2: Schiller, Forstall testify on creation, sales and hardships of iPhone project" The Next Web 3:47 PM
"Phil Schiller Testifies: 'You're Stealing All the Value We've Created'" Wired 1:52 PM
"Apple's Phil Schiller: Each new model of iPhone sells as many units as all previous models combined" The Next Web 12:47 PM
"Apple's Schiller Testifies in Smartphone Patent Trial" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:23 PM
"Apple's Phil Schiller on How Apple Came Up With the iPhone and iPad: The trial of Apple versus Samsung is once again providing some interesting insight into a company as secretive as it is successful." AllThingsD 12:34 PM
"Apple's Schiller talks iPhone, iPad birth: and gambling: To pitch its case of originality in its trial with Samsung, Apple turned to marketing chief Phil Schiller." CNET News 12:49 PM
"Apple v. Samsung: Schiller to Testify Friday as Apple Calls on Top Brass" Wired 7:28 AM
"Apple's Jobs was open to making smaller iPad: executive" Yahoo! News 7:00 PM
"Top Apple Executive Saw Market for 7-Inch Tablet in 2011, Said Company Should Do One" AllThingsD 4:30 PM
"Scott Forstall testifies: live from the Apple v. Samsung courtroom" The Verge 4:29 PM
"Apple's iOS chief recalls iPhone's 'Fight Club' beginnings: On the stand, Apple's iOS chief talks about the early days of the iPhone, including how the company put up 'Fight Club' signs on top secret doors." CNET News 4:28 PM
"Apple's request for summary judgement in Samsung case rejected" VentureBeat 12:47 PM
"Samsung and Apple Speaking to One Jury, Many Audiences" AllThingsD 7:53 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: Meet Apple's next 7 witnesses/The case between the two tech giants picks back up today, beginning with some more testimony. Here's who is on deck." CNET News 7:28 AM
"Apple to Samsung: Don't reveal iPad, iPhone sales data" CNET News 7:51 AM
"Samsung Fights Apple Suit With Counterclaims/While Apple's charges that Samsung copied the iPhone grab most of the headlines, Samsung levels its own charges: Apple infringed on its patents." InformationWeek 9:18 AM
"Samsung Says Apple's Claim Is an Affront to the Integrity of the Jury" IDG News Service 7:57 AM
"Apple-Samsung Patent War Pits Two Legal Stars: Apple's Veteran Litigator Squares Off Against Samsung's Rising Star in Silicon Valley Courtroom" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 AM
"Playing the jury card: Samsung trying to get an Apple mistrial? Why a seasoned lawyer might disrespect the judge in a multibillion dollar patent trial" Fortune 7:57 AM
"Apple: Samsung trying to 'prejudice jury'" Bloomberg News 7:30 AM
"Samsung's case against Apple is bogus, here's why" ZDNet 8:34 AM
"Is Apple Losing Its Shine After Steve Jobs? A few more disappointing quarters: or slowing iPhone sales-growth: and doubt could build about Apple's post-Steve Jobs future." Time 7:29 AM
"Class Action Filed Against Apple for Defective MacBook Logic Boards" Patently Apple 9:16 AM
"Troubleshooting PowerNap in OS X Mountain Lion: Apple's PowerNap feature in Mountain Lion does have a few requirements and conditions in order to work properly." CNET Reviews 12:46 PM
"Mountain Lion having mysterious effect on battery life for some users" Ars Technica 12:49 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Wolverton: Apple's Mountain Lion offers new features at a great price" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 6:50 PM
"Firefox 14 a worthy alternative to Safari" Macworld 7:22 AM
"Mountain Lion is (Still) a Quitter" TidBITS 7:20 AM
"Revert Mission Control To Exposé-style In Mountain Lion [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:45 AM
"MacMost Now 743: Mountain Lion Notifications" MacMost 11:52 AM
"Disable Sleep on a Mac from the Command Line with caffeinate" OS X Daily 11:59 AM
"Mountain Lion: Change Your Twitter Pic with Photo Booth" The Mac Observer 7:53 AM
"Restore RSS Visualizer screen saver" Mac OS X Hints 10:09 AM
"Re-enable the backspace key to go back a page in Safari 6" Mac OS X Hints 10:09 AM
"How to create folders in iCloud storage windows" Mac OS X Hints 10:09 AM
"Group reminders from several lists in a single list" Mac OS X Hints 10:09 AM
"Mac Tip: Text Characters You Won't Find On Your Keyboard" MacTrast 11:12 AM
"How To Tweak OS X Mountain Lion, Why It's Safe, Why You Need To, Why It's Free" BohemianBoomer 9:04 AM
"Free And Just For Grins: How To Dig Around In Safari's Cache Files To Find What's There" Mac 360 9:04 AM
"The Best Mac Notes App On The Planet Is Free (unless you use it too much)" TeraTalks 9:04 AM
"Need A Bootable DVD or USB Drive With OS X Mountain Lion? There's A Free Mac App For That" NoodleMac 9:05 AM
"Add Spotlight To Bridge To Finder And You Get The Most Expensive Mac File Search Tool Ever" Mac 360 9:04 AM
"More Free Notifications For Email On Your Mac (and an easy way to customize notifications)" McSolo 8:59 AM
Op/Ed
"Mountain Lion a Roaring Success, Mac's Golden Age Ending?, Windows 8 a Catastrophe, and More" Low End Mac 4:26 PM
"iPad dominance grows: Apple could be 'default' choice amid tablet gush" SlashGear 8:33 AM
"iPad 2 still going strong: Makes up 60 percent of iPad web traffic in the U.S." GigaOM 3:39 PM
"CBS Loves Apple TV, In Theory" AllThingsD 9:59 AM
"Strong Apple Shipments Drive Robust Tablet Market Growth in Second Quarter – IDC" MacPrices 12:47 PM
"Reno: Home of the Biggest Little Apple Data Center in the World" AllThingsD 7:56 AM
"Apple 'wanted to stuff Twitter with dollars' to fill iTunes with twits" The Register 7:52 AM
"AT&T to start rolling out new iPad-based POS systems in stores" iDownload Blog 7:52 AM
"Apple's claim on Kodak patents denied" ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Some of Apple's Ownership Claims Denied in Kodak Patent Suit" AllThingsD 10:40 AM
"Kodak Wins Latest Round in Apple Patent Fight" PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"Apple's claim to two Kodak patents denied by bankruptcy court" Ars Technica 10:41 AM
"Kodak scores a small victory in Apple patents battle" The Inquirer 7:51 AM
"Apple promotes 'Tax Holiday 2012" FairerPlatform 7:11 AM
"BYOD Street Music: Jamming On The iPad/In San Francisco, BYTE stumbled on an entertaining case of BYOD. Somebody get this guy Square so he can accept payments!" InformationWeek 4:28 PM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung Invents the Perfect Eyeball System for Hollywood" Patent Bolt 3:01 PM
"Techies Break A Fashion Taboo" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:38 PM
"Adobe debuts its first open source type family" ZDNet 1:11 PM
"Refugee from Facebook questions the social media life" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:52 PM
"AT&T to shut down 2G network by 2017" MarketWatch 2:30 PM
"Samsung Debuts Embedded Multimedia Memory for Smartphones, Tablets" eWeek 11:05 AM
"HTC looks to China to drive growth" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:20 AM
"Anti-Patent Troll bill to 'save high-tech innovators' hits House" BetaNews 9:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets Paul Wagenseil, of Security News Daily, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, and Adam Engst of TidBITS and Take Control Books, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:34 PM
"Engadget Podcast 304 - 08.03.2012" ["15:05 - MacBook Pro review (13-inch, mid-2012); 46:13 - Apple reports 3 million Mountain Lion downloads in four days, 'most successful OS X release' 49:53 - Apple designer takes the witness stand in Samsung case, brings more iPhone / iPad prototypes along"] Engadget 9:41 AM
"New iPhone in September? Mountain Lion after week 1, Hulu+ on Apple TV Plus More! (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 8:10 AM
"Alleged 'iPhone 5' Front Glass Plate vs iPhone 4S Hands-On [Video]" iPhoneinCanada 9:30 AM
"Detailed Photo and Video Comparison of iPhone 4S and 'iPhone 5' Front Panels" MacRumors 9:30 AM
"Apple to name next handset iPhone 5 after all? Leaked sever log reveals model identity" TechRadar UK 8:34 AM
"iPhone 5 release date arrives as Samsung faces Galaxy S3, Note ban" Beatweek Magazine 7:11 AM
"Does Epic Games have an iPhone 5?" iDownload Blog 1:55 PM
"References to iPhone 5 Show Up in Server Logs" PC Magazine 12:00 PM
"These iPad mini shells are likely fake but have a look" 9 to 5 Mac 3:46 PM
"Apple reportedly shifting iPad panel orders from Samsung to Sharp, LG" AppleInsider 12:33 PM
"iPhone5.com Domain Registered By Apple – Fuel iPhone 5 Rumours" Mobile Phone Finder 9:24 AM
"Analyst: Parts Supplier Hints at iPhone Launch Window" The Mac Observer 10:21 AM
"iPhone 5 Displays to Ship This Month, Says CEO" Tapscape 7:11 AM
"Apple plans extended iPad display through 'Smart Covers'" Register Hardware 7:25 AM
"New Configurations for Entry-Level Retina MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion Cuts Battery Life, and More" Low End Mac 3:38 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple's Thunderbolt FireWire adapter is a one-way connector: While Apple's new adapter can be attached to a computer by its FireWire connection, it will not proVide Thunderbolt over FireWire." CNET Reviews 6:57 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Shoot The Zombirds For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:54 AM
"Royal Envoy (Premium) For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:54 AM
"ArcherCat For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:54 AM
"Mophie Juice Pack Pro Review: The Mophie Juice Pack Pro provides sand and shock protection in a massive, difficult to open case for the iPhone 4 or 4S." 148Apps 3:38 PM
"'Bitless' Review - Oh Look, I've Died Again" Touch Arcade 11:59 AM
"Desk Pets Adds Spiffy New CarBot for iOS" The Mac Observer 12:32 PM
"Commando Jack Review: Commando Jack is an open field tower defense game with the twist that players can shoot at their enemies from the their turret." 148Apps 12:35 PM
"Puerto Rico HD Review: German-boardgame-meets-iPad in an excellent translation." 148Apps 11:59 AM
"Funny Wood HD Review: This glossy hidden object game doesn't deliver the funny, but playing it did make me want to bang my head on some wood." 148Apps 10:09 AM
"Clash of Clans Review/This social freemium town-builder offers up something a little different for a change: a singleplayer experience." 148Apps 9:18 AM
"10000000 Review: 10000000 may have an ambiguous title that's hard to read due to the lack of commas, but what lies beneath is an extremely addictive match-3 and RPG hybrid." 148Apps 3:39 PM
"Cats Away Review: Don't let this unassuming little ball of fluff and attention-hogging fun slip through the cracks." 148Apps 8:42 AM
"Steve Jobs 'seemed receptive' to 7-inch iPad in 2011: Apple exec Eddy Cue argued in January 2011 that Apple should make a 7-inch iPad." Ars Technica 7:11 PM
"January 2011 email from Eddy Cue to other Apple execs notes Steve Jobs interest in 7-inch iPad" 9 to 5 Mac 4:29 PM
"Are Alternative Carriers Like Virgin Mobile Selling the iPhone 'Real'? (you better believe it!)" IndyMac Support 3:44 PM
"KDE 4.9 Brings Fresh Stability and Performance to the Linux Desktop" PCWorld 12:02 PM
"Hands On With Dyle TV and the Samsung Lightray 4G" PC Magazine 11:57 AM
"5 Things SMBs Should Know About Google Wallet" InformationWeek 11:30 AM
"GameStop won't stop: Electronics retailers and video game makers are facing bleak times. That puts game seller GameStop in the crosshairs." Fortune 11:26 AM
"Watch The Breathtaking 'Assassin's Creed III' Game Engine Trailer" Forbes 11:24 AM
"Lock-in, Migration Costs Can Put a Damper on Cloud Projects, Says ISACA" IDG News Service 12:00 PM
"Google cloud vs. Amazon cloud: How they stack up" InfoWorld 11:33 AM
"Get ready for the personal cloud" InfoWorld 11:33 AM
"Is Synopsys helping chip making return to its roots?" EE Times 11:04 AM
"Smartphone users report more phone problems, survey says" CNN 10:41 AM
"World of Warcraft loses another million subscribers" BBC 10:33 AM
"Does IT Really Care About Big Data? Surveys that show CIOs dislike big data are wrong. There are bigger reasons for IT to resist taking on another disruptive technology." InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Hopes dim for Sharp amid Japan's TV industry sunset" Reuters 10:10 AM
"Why I'm dropping Gmail in favour of Outlook.com" The Inquirer 11:59 AM
"Is Cloud Computing Really Cheaper?" Forbes 11:11 AM
"Why UltraBooks Have Been Slow to Take Off" Tech.pinions 10:35 AM
"Patent Trolls, Beware: Your Days May Be Numbered" Mashable 9:44 AM
"Report: If Prepaid Cell Phones Are Cheaper, Why Aren't They More Popular?" Mac|Life 8:39 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"How To Defeat Your Enemies on the Internet" Gizmodo 6:35 PM
"Microsoft takes 'a breath or two' after 'blistering' 2 months" CNET News 10:04 AM
"Microsoft-powered phone shipments up 227%, research firm says" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:57 PM
"Ballmer's biggest blunder ever? The mis-naming of Metro" ZDNet 1:11 PM
"Microsoft to drop 'Metro' name for Windows 8" BBC 10:33 AM
"Death of the Metro brand: Windows 8's latest flub/Microsoft is rumored to be working on a new name for its upcoming UI after hitting a predictable trademark conflict with the term 'Metro'" InfoWorld 11:32 AM
"Microsoft Looks to Drop Metro Brand" PCWorld 12:00 PM
"Windows 8 Loses Metro Interface (Sort Of): Trademark trouble may be behind Microsoft's last-minute decision to rename its next-gen user interface." InformationWeek 11:30 AM
"Report: Trademark dispute scuttles the name 'Metro' for Windows 8's design" Houston Chronicle 11:29 AM
"Windows 8 RTM leaks to Web: Hits file-sharing sites one day after Microsoft announces milestone" Computerworld 10:44 AM
"Microsoft updates explanation of Azure outage" GigaOM 9:24 AM
"Microsoft blames last week's Azure outage on a configuration error" IDG News Service 10:00 PM
"HP Touchpad still marginally useful with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port" BGR 9:58 PM
"HP and Dell to 'unveil Windows RT slabs in October'" The Register 12:42 PM
"HP hangs axe over 268 UK staffers ahead of mass cull: HP wants to make nearly 300 UK staff redundant before its mass lay-off programme even kicks in, company insiders have claimed." The Register 12:41 PM
"What Happens Now in the HP-Oracle Lawsuit Over Itanium?" AllThingsD 9:59 PM
"Oracle-HP ruling highlights risks of IT vendor partnerships" IDG News Service 11:33 AM
"Oracle Says SAP To Pay $306 Million In Copyright Deal" Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"SAP Pays Oracle $306 Million To Avoid New Trial: SAP seeks resolution to copyright infringement case, but Oracle can still appeal judge's decision to knock down $1.3 billion jury award." InformationWeek 11:30 AM
"SAP agrees to pay Oracle at least $436m" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:21 AM
"Oracle agrees to $306 million settlement in SAP case" Business Recorder 10:00 PM
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