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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "iPad, MacBook torpedoing ultrabook sales, says analyst: Apple is throwing a wrench into the ultrabook works. The iPad has consumers' attention in the mid-range, while MacBooks own the high end."  CNET News 6:56 AM
  • "Former Apple designer says Samsung phones 'confusingly similar'" Reuters 3:01 PM
  • "Ex-Apple Designer: Similarity in Samsung Phones" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:17 PM
  • "Apple v. Samsung: Legendary Mac designer testifies about 'copied' icons/Apple also revises its damages claim to account for 'lost profits.'" Ars Technica 7:19 PM
  • "Apple v. Samsung trial blows out to mid-2013" ZDNet 1:56 PM
  • "Judge says Samsung's accusations that Apple doctored evidence 'not credible'" AppleInsider 4:12 PM
  • "Apple-Samsung Trail: Mac Iconographer To Testify (Live Notes)" Forbes 11:04 AM
  • "Here's the device-by-device breakdown of Apple's damage claims against Samsung"  The Next Web 7:09 AM
  • "The Apple patent Steve Jobs fought hard to protect, and his connection to its inventor"  The Next Web 7:59 AM
  • "The iPhone patent Steve Jobs particularly cared about -intertial scrolling" Network World 8:50 AM
  • "Samsung Challenges Key Apple Witness' Expertise: Samsung attorney probes industrial design expert Peter Bressler's qualifications to judge whether Samsung phones infringe Apple's patents." InformationWeek 9:36 AM
  • "Apple Reveals How Much Samsung Should Pay Per Infringing Device" PC Magazine 9:53 AM
  • "Malfunction, not iPad, played greater role in Galaxy returns: Samsung survey of Best Buy returns found that hardware malfunction was cited as the reason for their returns nearly three times more often than a desire for an iPad."  CNET News 6:56 AM
  • "Where to go for live updates from Apple v. Samsung" Fortune 9:40 AM
  • "Apple facing new China lawsuit over alleged FaceTime patent infringement" The Next Web 7:09 AM
  • "Apple's Facetime faces patent infringement suit in China" CNET News 7:41 AM
  • "Apple and Google go head-to-head over Kodak patent sale" The Register 7:26 AM
  • "Apple Asks for Swift Appeal in Kodak Patent Ruling" The Mac Observer 8:54 PM
  • "Apple expands attack on HTC's acquired patents, tries to kill two pending cases at once" Foss Patents 6:02 PM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Admits That Its Screw-Up Contributed To A Wired Reporter Getting Hacked Hard" Business Insider 7:34 AM
  • "Apple 'reviewing' security after high-profile iCloud hack" Crave @ CNET 7:01 AM
  • "Apple, Amazon's Weak Security Allows Huge Hack of Gizmodo Reporter" DailyTech 12:02 PM
  • "Mac laptop owners report shortened battery life after Mountain Lion upgrade" Computerworld 7:56 AM
  • "OS X Mountain Lion battery glitch makes Apple users roar" ZDNet 1:56 PM
  • "Microsoft is pushing users and vendors to Macs and Linux"  ZDNet 11:48 AM
  • "Apple releases Xcode 4.4.1 as standalone app with delta updates: Apple on Tuesday rolled out Xcode 4.4.1, the company's OS X, iPhone and iPad software development environment, as a repackaged standalone app complete with delta updates and a new 'Downloads' preference pane to install and organize optional developer tools." AppleInsider 4:13 PM
  • "Xcode 4.4.1 released as standalone app" TUAW 7:53 PM
  • "10 Upgrade Problems Of Mac OS X Mountain Lion" [Slideshow] CRN 11:05 AM
  • "Why so serious? Apple 'Rickrolls' developers" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:22 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "OS X Server: Cannot administer AirPort base station after upgrading to Mountain Lion" Apple Support 9:17 PM
  • "Mac OS X Server: NetBoot clients cannot start up from the server (NetBoot troubleshooting)" Apple Support 7:18 PM
  • "Invalid Keynote document? Calm down and try this fix" TUAW 8:19 AM
  • "I am frustrated with Safari 6. Entering almost *any* search term in the hybrid URL/search box gets me an 'I feel lucky choice' and not a page of results that I can pick from. Attempts to modify the search terms only results in more frustration. This is despite the fact that I have checked the box in the Privacy tab to prevent the search engine from providing suggestions. My workaround has been to drag the favicon for google.com into the bookmarks bar. So I am, in effect, bringing back the search box. I am beginning to get the feeling that Apple is going off on a series of tangents where we can no longer claim 'It just works.'" MacInTouch 8:36 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "8 Useful Tweaks You Can Easily Make To Your Mac's Operating System" Business Insider 4:14 PM
  • "Save remote server connections in the OS X Terminal" CNET Reviews 3:16 PM
  • "Caller ID in Messages Helps to Direct iMessages" TidBITS 1:00 PM
  • "The Very Model of a Modern Mountain Lion Document" TidBITS 11:43 AM
  • "An In-Depth Look at Social Sharing in Mountain Lion" Mactuts+ 8:39 AM
  • "Apple and Amazon Hacks: How to Minimize Your Risk" PCWorld 11:35 AM
  • "System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Accessibility" eXtensions 8:40 AM
  • "Shrink image file sizes with ImageOptim" Macworld 8:18 AM
  • "Make Google Chrome use standard print dialog" Mac OS X Hints 9:57 AM
  • "Burn OS X Mountain Lion installer to single-layer DVD" Mac OS X Hints 9:57 AM
  • "Got Cookies? Hate Cookies? Delete Your Mac's Web Browser Tracks By Using 'Cookie" Mac 360 6:47 AM
  • "How Drag And Drop Can Be Done The Right Way With DragonDrop On Your Mac" NoodleMac 6:47 AM
  • "Free: A Dozen New Features You Can Add To Safari On Your Mac" BohemianBoomer 6:47 AM
  • "A Simple Way To Sync Folders From Mac To Mac, Mac To Remote Server, Mac To Web" TeraTalks 6:47 AM
  • "How To Scan Hundreds Of Web Sites For News, Podcasts, Videocasts, Even Torrents With A Few Clicks On Your Mac" Mac 360 6:47 AM
  • "Free: Put 20 Edge Effects On Your Photos, In Any Color, With A Single Click On Your Mac" McSolo 6:47 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Apple: We Screwed Up!" Forbes 3:19 PM
  • "Wozniak is wrong about cloud computing/But by raising red flag, Apple co-founder highlights important detail for anyone considering the cloud: Read the privacy policy" InfoWorld 11:22 AM
  • "Mountain Lion discussion includes Save As (and Autosave) problems; WiFi diagnostic data; performance problems; wireless audio; menu icons; Mail; file permissions (access control); MobileMe and sync issues; iChat/Messages; Mailman support; plus other experiences and observations." MacInTouch 8:33 AM
  • "Security lapses at Apple and Amazon lead to an epic hack. This could be you." Houston Chronicle 11:09 AM
  • "People, not passwords: The real lesson from Mat Honan's iCloud hack nightmare" Digital Trends 9:59 AM
  • "What Would Happen If Your Digital Life Was Destroyed?" TechCrunch 9:34 AM
  • "The iCloud hack tale illustrates yet another reason why it is a very bad idea to link services/data/systems logically via a cloud. The only benefit you get is convenience. But the compromised security is certainly not worth that convenience." MacInTouch 8:33 AM
  • "When iCloud becomes the Perfect Storm"  SlashGear 8:27 AM
Press Releases
  • "Facebook releases SDK 3.0 for iOS, will maintain beta version with iOS 6 integration" 9 to 5 Mac 6:58 PM
  • "SIG: formZ 7.0 officially released" Architosh 1:12 PM
  • "Apps & updates: Sparrow, Spotify, The New Yorker for iPhone, more" 9 to 5 Mac 11:25 AM
  • "Sparrow for Mac (the Mac App Store version) has been updated, goes to v1.6.3 and brings a handful of improvements" GadgeTell 4:13 PM
  • "Sparrow for Mac not dead yet, latest update adds minor tweaks" The Verge 11:23 AM
  • "AnyMP4 iPod to Mac Transfer -- Transfer Files From iPod to Mac for Backup" PRNewswire 8:25 AM
  • "ESET Updates Cybersecurity for Mac and NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition for Mac OS X for Full Mountain Lion Compatibility" Business Wire 8:17 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Behind Apple's disappearing YouTube app: So we know that Apple won't include its homegrown YouTube app in the newest version of the iPhone software that comes out this fall." MarketWatch 8:37 AM
  • "Apple drops YouTube as iPhone 5 hints a Google-free phone" Computerworld 6:45 AM
  • "Apple won't include YouTube app in new mobile software" Reuters 9:23 AM
  • "YouTube app vanishes from Apple's next version of iOS" BBC 6:58 AM
  • "Apple kills YouTube app in iOS 6, Google making replacement" Crave @ CNET 7:01 AM
  • "Apple: Google's YouTube won't be included in iOS 6" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:27 AM
  • "iOS to lose YouTube app" TG Daily 7:34 AM
  • "Apple takes 77 per cent of mobile industry profits in the second quarter" The Inquirer 6:59 AM
  • "NASA seems to think Apple has the right stuff" AppleTell 7:55 AM
  • "Sprint CEO has no regrets about making $15 billion bet on iPhone" BGR 3:18 PM
  • "iPhone gives Virgin Mobile serious weight, Sprint exec says" CNET News 2:59 PM
  • "Sprint CEO talks iPhone, iPad, T-Mobile, AT&T-Verizon 'duopoly" Tap For Mobile 9:19 PM
  • "HSBC brands EVERY Apple iPhone 'an insecure PC'" The Register 1:33 PM
  • "Apple Store employee rescues woman from alleged kidnapper" CNET News 2:58 PM
  • "Apple Store employee helps kidnapped woman by alerting the cops" UberGizmo 3:17 PM
  • "NSW Police provides iPads to prosecutors" ZDNet 1:57 PM
  • "iPhone racket mastermind used children to carry out crimes" Macworld UK 8:57 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Proact launches Probox file-sharing tool to rival Dropbox" V3 1:39 PM
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Takes a Stab at Tablet Multitasking" Techland 1:36 PM
  • "Sony backpeddles on Jelly Bean promises" TG Daily 1:23 PM
  • "Leap Wireless trips as results disappoint" MarketWatch 2:37 PM
  • "Size is challenge to mobile app designers" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:02 AM
  • "Enova Launches Enigma USB Data Encryption Platform" eWeek 10:53 AM
  • "Amazon launches new game studio" CNN 10:42 AM
  • "Motorola teases new 4G phone via Facebook" CNET News 3:00 PM
  • "AT&T Reaches Deal For Contract Covering 22,000 Employees" Bloomberg 10:19 AM
  • "AT&T says CWA calls for strike in East and West regions" Reuters 9:53 AM
  • "Android's Rise Helps Google Grow its Traffic Surveillance System" Technology Review 1:19 PM
  • "Google reveals huge mobile demand for Olympics information" V3 1:38 PM
  • "Google Doodles Let Users Jumps Hurdles, Shoot Hoops" PCWorld 11:25 AM
  • "Rackspace rebrands with open cloud mantra" GigaOM 9:19 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Is The iPhone Getting Boring? Hear Our Take On The Latest CultCast" Cult of Mac 6:56 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Reportedly places 24 hour freeze on over the phone password resets"  9 to 5 Mac 8:01 PM
  • "Apple Reportedly puts hold on over-the-phone password resets in response to hack" AppleInsider 8:01 PM
  • "After Epic Hack, Apple Suspends Over-the-Phone AppleID Password Resets" Wired 9:18 PM
  • "Tests show Mountain Lion may indeed degrade battery life: Our testing shows noticeable decrease in battery life on the Retina MacBook Pro" Ars Technica 9:37 PM
  • "Four things Apple will eliminate with iPhone 5 and iOS 6" Macworld 7:20 PM
  • "Upcoming iOS 6 is scalable to taller, 640 x 1136 iPhone display, shows possible next-generation device user-interface" 9 to 5 Mac 11:48 AM
  • "iOS 6 Automatically Scales to Fit Taller 1136x640 iPhone Display" MacRumors 11:48 AM
  • "Apple's iOS software offers a look at the next iPhone's screen" BGR 11:48 AM
  • "Rumor: iPhone 5 Will Feature An Extra Row Of Apps" AppleBitch 12:57 PM
  • "iOS 6 beta 4 hints at new App Store category for Passbook apps" MacDailyNews 1:59 PM
  • "Apple's Latest Passbook Patent Is for Shopping" Gizmodo 4:14 PM
  • "Apple Wins Patent for Robust, NFC-Capable Shopping App" Wired 4:14 PM
  • "Macs stuck in 4th place on reliability, support ranking" Computerworld 7:26 AM
  • "iOS 6 beta 4 expands 3D map coverage to European countries" AppleTell 8:20 AM
  • "Apple Developers Pushing Out Lots Of New Features With Latest iOS 6 Beta" App Advice 8:57 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Chalks Up another 38 Granted Patents" Patently Apple 1:49 PM
  • "Smack! Apple Granted another Classic Touch & Gesture Patent" Patently Apple 8:45 AM
  • "Apple Wins Patent for Never Released Lifestyle Companion App" Patently Apple 6:45 AM
  • "Apple is Granted an iWallet Related Patent for Shopping" Patently Apple 11:21 AM
  • "Apple wins NFC-enabled barcode-reading 'shopping list' patent" AppleInsider 7:41 AM
  • "Virtual scroll wheel patent shows alternate iOS input method" AppleInsider 7:41 AM
  • "Apple Patent Involves Syncing Multiple Media Streams" MacNews 11:03 AM
  • "Apple Granted Patent For Recovering A Computing Device" MacNews 10:19 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Personally the Mountain Lion experience so far has been a pleasure, though I am curious about some temperatures I have seen while using my Macbook Pro 13" 2010. I know temps run high at times, so I want to be sure I am doing good things to help keep my Macbook running properly for a long time to come. Is it a good idea to use fan control software with my Macbook Pro? And is the use of a USB-type coolpad with a fan or fans a good idea?" MacInTouch 8:36 AM
  • "Hulu Plus suffers from frequent rebuffering on Apple TV thus far, unlike smooth-working Netflix. I experience no such problem with Hulu on a Vizio TV." MacInTouch 8:35 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "iBattle Game For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:24 AM
  • "Skylanders Cloud Patrol For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:24 AM
  • "Wawa Land For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:24 AM
  • "Apps Selection, Price and Device Brand Most Important Factors in Tablet Purchase Decision" MacPrices 12:57 PM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:33 AM
  • "MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:33 AM
  • "Apple iMac Buyer's Guide -New 27 Inch Models -$1,269 To $2,199 Off List Price... Other Extras -Best Prices, Reviews, And Information" MacReviewZone 6:45 AM
  • "Apple iMac Buyer's Guide -New 27 Inch Models -$1,269 To $2,199 Off List Price... Other Extras -Best Prices, Reviews, And Information" MacReviewZone 6:45 AM
  • "Apple Mac Pro Buyer's Guide -12 & 8 Core Models... Prices $2,299 To $6,199 -Best Prices, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 6:45 AM
  • "iPod Classic Buyer's Guide... Prices $114 to $249 -The Best iPod Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 6:46 AM
  • "Best Selling iPhone Accessories -From $9 To $250 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 6:46 AM
  • "August Bundle And New Weekly Specials Are Launched By TheMacBundles" TheMacBundles 6:47 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 11 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 7:55 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Bling My Thing Swarovski Slim Cases for iPhone review" iMore 7:42 AM
  • "GoSmart 300 Series Stylus review" AppleTell 12:01 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "TuneIn Radio Pro: Local stations, record, alarm and more" FairerPlatform 2:05 PM
  • "Obama campaign app maps Democrats near you" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:44 PM
  • "Appidemic: Voice Recorder HD 5.2" AppleTell 8:20 AM
  • "Tripl for iPhone: Following your friends' travels around the world never looked so good" The Next Web 9:10 AM
  • "Solar : Weather for iPhone review" iMore 7:43 AM
  • "Japanese Twitter app Feel On brings its comic book craziness to iOS" The Next Web 7:10 AM
  • "The Missing Mona Lisa: hidden object gaming for iPad" TUAW 11:25 AM
  • "Eufloria HD for iPad review: A surprisingly soothing strategy game for iPad" Macworld UK 11:05 AM
  • "Brave review: Think Lara Croft – but younger, and with more haggis." Macworld UK 7:55 AM
  • "'Cats Away' Review - Abducting Adorable Felines Can Be Fun" Touch Arcade 11:25 AM
  • "'Spectral Souls' Review - Neverland Beckons in this Strategy RPG" Touch Arcade 8:20 AM
  • "Chicken Raid Review: Chicken Raid is a hilarious physics-puzzler with impressive retina graphics, but the game play may seem a little too familiar to most players." 148Apps 11:25 AM
  • "Glaze Review: Glaze makes it easy to add painting style effects to photos but it's not quite perfect yet." 148Apps 10:15 AM
  • "Stick Swipe Review: Stick Swipe offers a mindless distraction of a swiping game but one that fails to excite after a time." 148Apps 9:11 AM
  • "Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106 Review/This adventure game book highlights exactly what's so amazing about the genre, while using the Judge Dredd license well." 148Apps 8:19 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Table View Controller in iPad: Table views are most often used in conjunction with Navigation Controllers to present a list of choices to the user, then push a new view controller depending on the choice the user made. In this blog, we'll demonstrate how to set up a table view holding a list of colors, then push a view controller" The iPhone Developer Resource 8:00 AM
  • "How to set up Gmail's 2-step verification with Mail on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac" iMore 7:43 AM
Tips
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple freezing iCloud password changes following Honan hack" The Verge 9:45 PM
  • "iPhone 5 rumor roundup: CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors: from the likely to the crazy: that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012." CNET Reviews 8:55 PM
  • "This Is How the iPhone 5 Might Look in Your Hand" Gizmodo 6:01 PM
  • "iPhone 5 to sport 8-pin dock connector and enhanced bluetooth 4 functionality -Rumor" Edible Apple 6:03 PM
  • "The Latest Front In The Apple Vs. Google Wars: Your E-Wallet" Forbes 4:15 PM
  • "Apple's iPad Takes Over 70% of China's Tablet PC Sales" Patently Apple 3:19 PM
  • "Apple's Partnerships to Trump Google Integration, Says Piper" Barron's 3:17 PM
  • "Apple's Decision to Drop YouTube From iOS Is a Big Deal for Music, Apps" Wired 3:17 PM
  • "Apple pulls its boy genius ads: Claiming this was its strategy all along, Apple removes the Olympics ads in which its Genius Bar employees were helpful at 4 a.m. and its customers were none too bright about tech." CNET News 2:59 PM
  • "Will Apple's partner approach trump Google in mobile?" ZDNet 1:55 PM
  • "How Apple's MacBook Air Is Crushing Intel's Ultrabooks (with a little help from a friend)" Mac 360 12:59 PM
  • "Cassandra -Wednesday Review -The Week in Full Swing" eXtensions 9:51 PM
  • "iOS vs Surface: Why Apple is not a patch on Microsoft" ZDNet 12:02 PM
  • "The Macalope Daily: Against the law" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:00 AM
  • "Why Apple Should Replace Google as the Default Search Engine on iPhone with Yahoo!"  Forbes 9:38 AM
  • "10 things Apple won't tell you: From customer service to app safety and even how its devices affect our relationships, here are 10 things Apple won't likely tell you about its products and its business." MarketWatch 9:33 AM
  • "Apple Stops Airing 'Genius' Ads on Olympic Television Broadcasts" MacRumors 10:00 AM
  • "Apple Yanks Much-Disliked 'Genius' Ads; Claims That Was The Plan All Along" Business Insider 8:46 AM
  • "1 Little Detail that Makes a Big Difference Between J.C. Penney and Apple Stores" Forbes 8:22 AM
  • "Measuring iOS as a gaming platform" asymco 8:00 AM
  • "Opinions Mixed on Apple's Deletion of YouTube from iOS 6" PCWorld 11:35 AM
  • "Why Google Should Be Thrilled Apple Isn't Going To Preload YouTube On The iPhone" Business Insider 10:15 AM
  • "Apple Removes YouTube From iOS 6... So What?" AppleBitch 8:07 AM
  • "Should We Assume That Apple Killed the iOS YouTube App, and Not the Other Way Around?"  Daring Fireball 7:55 AM
  • "Much ado about YouTube, AppleGoo and iOS 6.0: The disappearance of an iconic iPhone app sends the blogosphere into paroxysms" Fortune 7:41 AM
  • "iPhone Caused Samsung Design Crisis" Tapscape 10:09 AM
  • "Samsung: The iPhone is like 'heaven' and we're stuck on earth" BGR 10:00 AM
  • "Steve Jobs Told Samsung Not To Steal Inertial Scrolling, Right Before They Stole It Anyway" Cult of Mac 9:23 AM
  • "4 Real Secrets We've Learned So Far About Apple" ReadWriteWeb 8:40 AM
  • "Forstall on inertial scrolling: Steve told Samsung 'here's something we invented. Don't copy it. Don't steal it'" 9 to 5 Mac 8:19 AM
  • "Court Filing Reveals Exactly How Much Apple Wants Samsung To Pay In Damages For Each Device" Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
  • "Apple Shows Court TouchWiz's Wannabe iOS Icons (Sorry, Samsung – You're On Your Own) [Images] Phandroid 7:33 AM
  • "Apple's Next Insanely Great Thing Is Not A TV. It's A Watch!" PixoBebo 6:47 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Compromising On 'No Compromises'" ParisLemon 6:25 PM
  • "New BlackBerry OS is good, but won't take share from Apple: analyst" MarketWatch 2:37 PM
  • "Asus Transformer Pad Infinity review" V3 1:38 PM
  • "Isn't It Time for a PlayStation Vita Price Cut?" Techland 1:36 PM
  • "How to Share Personal Data While Keeping Secrets Safe: A new technique could help companies like Facebook make money from your data without putting it at risk." Technology Review 1:19 PM
  • "Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data" Network World 11:28 AM
  • "10 ways to get the most from your Wi-Fi-only tablet" PCWorld 11:12 AM
  • "FAQ: Why did Google buy these companies?" Network World 11:29 AM
  • "7 reasons Google's Nexus 7 beats the iPad" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:11 AM
  • "What you need to know about firmware attacks: Recent alerts suggest hackers may be taking a closer look at your hardware's firmware. Here's how to defend yourself" InfoWorld 11:10 AM
  • "iOS 6 Drops YouTube; Galaxy Note 10.1 Coming Soon; AT&T Shared Data Plans" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
  • "Today in Tech: Amazon gets into gaming" Fortune 11:05 AM
  • "AMD FirePro W8000, W9000 Challenge Nvidia's Quadro" HotHardware 10:44 AM
  • "Cable And Telephone Companies Distort Reality: Telecom incumbents should consider innovating instead of abusing customers and playing fast with the rules." InformationWeek 9:56 AM
  • "HTC's quarterly profits plunge again, what can they do to turn things around?" ZDNet 1:55 PM
  • "Does HTC's sales shortfall spell trouble for customers?" CNET News 9:49 AM
  • "Why Do Products Like the Google Nexus Q Launch?" Tech.pinions 11:03 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Paparazzo Light brings old-school flash to iPhone" CNET News 2:58 PM
  • "Spotify Adds iOS 6 Support in Latest Release" MacRumors 3:18 PM
  • "Spotify updates mobile app to support iOS 6" CNET News 2:58 PM
  • "Less Than A Month After Its Mini-Pivot, Tripl Pushes Its New iOS App Out The Door" TechCrunch 1:17 PM
  • "The New Yorker Lands On the iPhone, with Help from Lena Dunham and Jon Hamm" AllThingsD 9:29 AM
  • "TVs, Blu-Ray Players The Future Cf Connected Devices In The Home" MacNews 8:50 AM
  • "Learn British Slang With TripLingo UK" 148Apps 8:40 AM
  • "IO announces IO.OS® support for iPhone and Android Devices" PRNewswire 8:25 AM
  • "Analyst Research on Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. - Personal Computing Could Be Seeing Some Bumps in the Road" Marketwire 8:22 AM
  • "Shazam Reaches Major Milestone – Fans Use the App to Discover and Experience Five Billion Songs, TV Shows and Ads" Business Wire 8:42 AM
  • "WatchDox Updates iOS Application to Enhance Secure, Mobile Collaboration" Business Wire 8:42 AM
  • "VisionTek Selects JustEnough Mobile for the Apple iPad" Business Wire 8:17 AM
  • "Matthew Modine Launches Full Metal Jacket Diary App for iPad" Business Wire 8:17 AM
  • "Give Banner Notifications A New, Minimalistic Look With MiniBanners Jailbreak Tweak" App Advice 7:36 AM
  • "Deedil Launches Robot ABCs with Jinxie for iPhone and iPad" prMac 9:10 AM
  • "InJoyee Release Spot'em to Spot the Differences in Olympics Themed Event" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "iSpherical - Wizard's Journey - Fun Arcade Jump and Run Puzzle Game" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "Insect Talent - An Uprising Star in the App Store" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "Living Earth HD 2.0 for iOS - Explore our planet in amazing new detail!" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "SportsPicker 2.0 Delivers Major Redesign For Non-Wager Sports Gaming" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "Xplosion - Chain Reaction Addictive Game Released by Borixo Mobile" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "TinkR' Labs launches Konkow Toddler for iOS devices" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "Reflare Launches Educator-Contributed Kids' Learning App Mr. Bumblebee" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "iPhotoCap brings Easy Image Captioning to the iPhone" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "Finger Slayer Boxer Released On iPhone By RV AppStudios" prMac 6:50 AM
  • "Cololover - Be the Sensei of the Colors" prMac 6:49 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Here's an Idea for Hewlett-Packard: Split Up" WSJ Blogs 9:39 AM
  • "H-P might be 'smarter apart' analyst says" MarketWatch 9:31 AM
  • "HP May Still Face Tough Decisions" TheStreet 2:31 PM
  • "Should HP Break Up or Stay Together?" AllThingsD 2:48 PM
  • "HP yanks 2-week-old VMware server crown from Cisco: Hard on the heels of Cisco bragging about a flash-assisted VMmark win, HP has kicked it into touch with a better score using a flash-boosted ProLiant server." The Register 1:31 PM
  • "Judge to Oracle, Google: Did you pay off bloggers?" CNET News 4:07 PM
  • "Microsoft Is Already Working On A Second Surface Tablet" Business Insider 2:51 PM
  • "Microsoft bulking up on staff for next-gen Surface devices: Microsoft is already moving on to the next generation of Surface products, as its jobs postings make pretty clear." CNET News 4:07 PM
  • "Acer to Microsoft: Think Twice About Surface, or Else" AllThingsD 9:42 AM
  • "Acer Could Leave Windows Camp Over Surface: CEO says Microsoft needs to 'think twice' about its decision to compete with hardware partners in the tablet market." InformationWeek 11:07 AM
  • "Acer warns Microsoft over Surface tablets" TG Daily 1:26 PM
  • "Microsoft Surface slate: Acer, resellers predict a riot" Channel Register 1:32 PM
  • "Does the Surface spat open the door for Linux?" ZDNet 1:56 PM
  • "Microsoft's Massive Metro Mistake" PC Magazine 11:23 AM
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