"Apple stock price hits record high as investors await iPhone 5, iPad Mini: Breaks the $600 billion market cap bar for the first time" Computerworld 7:39 AM
"Facebook And Apple Building Facilities In Oregon" redOrbit 8:31 AM
"Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip" ["Already the world's most valuable company, Apple Inc. saw its stock hit $648.19 just before closing, before retreating to $648.11. That was up $11.77, or 1.9 percent, from Thursday's close."] Associated Press 8/17
"$600 Billion and Counting: Could Apple Be the First Company to Hit a $1 Trillion Market Cap?" Minyanville 8/17
"Apple closes at new high of $648 on rumors of iPad mini, Apple TV" AppleInsider 8/17
"Apple Hits Another All-Time High" [Video Report] CNBC 8/17
"Arguments Near Their End in Apple's Lawsuit Against Samsung" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/17
"Apple: Samsung Didn't Live Up to Its Standards Obligations" AllThingsD 8/17
"Apple Loses Bid To Bar Evidence In Samsung Patent Trial" Bloomberg 8/17
"Judge to Apple and Samsung: what makes you so special?" The Verge 8/17
"Judge asks Apple's lawyers if they've been 'smoking crack'" The Inquirer 8/17
"Apple hit by $422m iPhone patent claim from Samsung: Apple could face a royalties bill of almost $422 from its rival Samsung for using patented technology without permission, experts told a Silicon Valley court." Telegraph 8/17
"Google opts for escalation: Motorola Mobility files new ITC complaint against Apple" Foss Patents 8/17
"Google Files New Patent Lawsuit Against Apple, Seeks To Block iPhone, iPad & Mac Imports To U.S." TechCrunch 8/17
"Motorola files new ITC suit against Apple, claims patent infringement" AppleInsider 8/17
"Cupertino Invites Cable Cos. Into Apple TV: Cable companies are reportedly sitting down with Apple to discuss the next generation of Apple TV. The set-top box currently carries over-the-Internet content like iTunes downloads and Netflix, but Apple is rumored to have bigger plans in mind. The reported wheeling and dealing with cable providers could mean those companies' content will have a place in upcoming Apple TV devices." MacNewsWorld 8/17
"Apple's Latest Set Top Plans: It's Not What You Think" Mashable 8/17
"Mountain Lion discussion includes user interface issues, parameters and hacks; dictation; compatibility issues (including a Apple Remote Desktop and Timbuktu updates); a 'survival guide' for video editors; plus various other experiences and problems." MacInTouch 8/17
"Why Would You Own a Mac and Not Update to Apple's OS X Mountain Lion?" Forbes 8/17
"Will Sprint Continue Rising from the iPhone 4S Disaster?" The Motley Fool 7:44 AM
"Double Robotics gives your iPad some serious wheels" iDownload Blog 7:54 AM
"Apple, Kors, Francesca Lead IBD 50's 5 Fashion Firms" ["IBD 50 stocks Francesca's, Ross Stores and Apple have done well during the weak economy by providing trendy, hip clothing or accessories that consumers want."] Investor's Business Daily 7:45 AM
"Big Fish takes first crack at a real-money casino iOS app, debuting in U.K." Digital Trends 9:02 PM
"Apple axes loyal store staff in Essex, Milton Keynes/Apple is cutting down on UK retail staff at its stores in Milton Keynes and Essex: blueshirted fanbois on short-term contracts will get the heave-ho, sources in the Mac channel claim." Channel Register 8/17
"Apple's iPeople get world's largest iPhone arts exhibition" Computerworld 8/17
"AT&T Won't Charge for FaceTime Over Cellular, Will Require New Mobile Share Plan" MacRumors 8/17
"AT&T announces FaceTime over cellular on iOS 6 will ONLY be available on Mobile Share plans" 9 to 5 Mac 8/17
"AT&T won't charge for FaceTime over cellular — but there's a catch" GigaOM 8/17
"Rumors of Apple-Google alliance to buy Kodak patents show smartphone giants' auction fatigue" Foss Patents 8/17
"Chinese App Store users complain that Apple doesn't speak their language" The Next Web 8/17
"Most Loyal Apple Fans Now Aged 35+, DVD and Blu-ray Movie Rentals Top Streaming, and More" Low End Mac 8/17
"Mars Curiosity rover team prefers Macs to PCs" CNET News 8/17
"Surfing ROBO-shark hunter stalks great whites along US coast: iOS app will warn fanbois of attacks, fandroids not so lucky" The Register 8/17
"iPads becoming more popular among Pharmaceutical sales reps" Edible Apple 8/17
"Vectronic's Apple World: The Ultimate Mac Museum" FairerPlatform 8/17
"How Steve Jobs' Stolen iPad Wound Up With Kenny the Clown" PC Magazine 8/17
"Perfect: Steve Jobs' Stolen iPad Ended Up With Kenny The Clown" TechCrunch 8/17
"A Clown Had Steve Jobs Stolen iPad. No Joke." The Atlantic Wire 8/17
"Steve Jobs' stolen iPad ends up in street clown's routine" The Verge 8/17
"Kenny The Clown Busted Using Steve Jobs's Stolen iPad To Entertain Kids" Cult of Mac 8/17
"Hey, Kiddies, Here's a Funny Picture of an iPad Mini Prototype, Ba-Ha!" AllThingsD 8/17
"Clown gets busted using Steve Jobs' stolen Ipad" The Inquirer 8/17
"Kodak: Maybe We Won't Sell Our Digital Imaging Patents" AllThingsD 8/17
"Unsold Patents Hint at a Kodak Comeback Strategy: The fallen powerhouse is keeping patents covering some promising technologies." Technology Review 8/17
"New Twitter Guidelines and APIs Squeeze Third Party Apps" The Mac Observer 8/17
"Twitter Makes Some Unwelcome Changes" AppleBitch 8/17
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets Susie Ochs from Mac|Life, John Martellaro from The Mac Observer, and Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl 8/17
"Dan Berube and Michael Horton on the Amsterdam SuperMeet and Video Production Passion" MacVoices TV 8/17
"Reviews: Harman/Kardon AE + NI In-Ear Headphones" iLounge 8/17
"Review: Brodit iPhone 4/4s ProClip and Holder" Run Around Tech 8/17
"iLuv Workstation review: The return of the Amstrad E-m@iler?" Electricpig 8/17
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"This Theme Brings An Almost Complete OS X Mountain Lion Experience To iPad" Redmond Pie 7:18 PM
"Hands on: Mac and iOS task management with Things 2" GigaOM 2:48 PM
"Essential College iPad Apps – A Beginner's Guide" Tapscape 7:14 PM
"10 essential apps for football fans: The Premier League kicks off later today. Make sure you're ready by getting hold of these apps." Telegraph 8:00 AM
"Royal Rumble At The iTunes Store: Official WWE App For iPhone Makes Its Debut" AddictiveTips 7:48 AM
"InstaBackup review: Backup all your Instagram photos with ease" Macworld UK 10:38 AM
"Deets For iOS Keeps Contacts Up To Date Automatically, Lets You Share Files, Photos & More" TechCrunch 8/17
"Audio Editing & Recording on iOS With a Twist" The Mac Observer 8/17
"InstaGenius Review: InstaGenius teaches an old dog new tricks with dozens of filters and a host of features to make InstaGram photos really pop." 148Apps 8/17
"This Week in iOS Apps: Slam dunkin'/This week's roundup of iOS apps offers a closer look at zombies, planets, and donuts—as well as a deeper insight into a classic movie." Macworld 8/17
"Is The New Ultralingua Dictionary The Ultimate Dictionary App For iOS?" App Advice 8/17
"Finally! Apple, Samsung Finish Up Witness Testimony in Jury Trial" Wired 8/17
"Apple attacks Samsung for asserting standards-essential patents: Samsung wants too much money and failed to follow standards process, Apple says." Ars Technica 8/17
"Particle Debris: A Juicy Week of Lies, Deception, Betrayal & Insecurities" The Mac Observer 8/17
"Editorial: Where's That BIG Cash Opportunity Steve Jobs Promised us?" The Mac Observer 8/17
"DT Debates: Do we really want a Google-less iPhone?" Digital Trends 8/17
"True confessions of a former iPhone developer: As of last Wednesday, I am officially no longer an iPhone developer: which frees me up to tell you about my sordid experiences as an iPhone developer." ZDNet 8/17
"Confession of a Nexus 7 owner: iPad Mini will blow it away" ZDNet 8/17
"Why is Apple scared to compete with Samsung?" ZDNet 8/17
"Samsung's Alleged Patent Infringing Devices Not Very Profitable" The Mac Observer 8/17
"Is Apple Already Preparing To Rearrange Your Living Room?" App Advice 8/17
"Analyst Believes Apple Television Set Already in 'Full Production', Launch Timeframe Unclear" MacRumors 8/17
"Apple TV is nothing compared to the iPhone" BGR 8/17
"The Apple TV Report: The Media Catches Up with the Night Owl" The Tech Night Owl 8/17
"Apple's plan to take over TV: Cloud-based DVR, iOS interface, social sharing" BGR 8/17
"Rumor: New Apple TV Killer Feature Is Recording 'In The Cloud" AppleBitch 8/17
"11 features Apple's TV must have" [Slideshow] Fortune 8/17
"Apple, you can't say you weren't warned about your new retail boss" GigaOM 8/17
"Apple newbie John Browett brings Dixons to Apple Retail Stores" MacDailyNews 8/17
"Editorial: Tim, We Need to Talk About John Browett" The Mac Observer 8/17
"Apple's First Big Public Mistake In The Tim Cook Era" PixoBebo 8/17
Non-Apple
"Infinite Scroll: The Web's Slot Machine" TechCrunch 7:26 PM
"Would you move your family to Sprint for $400? A leaked promo flyer shot shows the third-place carrier really wants you to switch over, and it's willing to pay for your business." CNET News 8/17
"Why the Google Play experience is about to rival iTunes" GigaOM 8/17
"A Few Thoughts On Twitter's Fucktarded Strategy." The Angry Drunk 8/17
"New from Twitter: crowdsourced analytics" GigaOM 8/17
"New York artist fashions dead drop from dying hardware, mounts DVD burner in city wall" Engadget 8/17
"App.net Envisions Ad-Free Social Network" Social Barrel 8/17
"Friday Poll: What could Best Buy do to survive? Electronics retailing is a cutthroat world and Best Buy seems to be dropping to the bottom of the pile. What could the company do to revive itself?" CNET News 8/17
"Review: Nintendo's 3DS XL expands the system's screen, and its appeal/The larger system offers improved form factor without sacrificing portability" Ars Technica 8/17
"Google says it didn't pay bloggers to cover Oracle lawsuit" Bloomberg 8:36 AM
"Customer Engagement Lessons from an Oracle User Group Leader" Business 2 Community 8:35 AM
"Oracle agrees to pay $2 million to settle allegations in India" Moneylife 8:36 AM
"Oracle Makes More Moves To Kill Open Source MySQL" TechCrunch 7:17 PM
"Microsoft once ruled the world. So what went wrong? Microsoft is suffering a slow death by committee as bureaucracy stifles the company's core creativity" The Guardian 8:59 PM
"Microsoft eyes the iPad: Microsoft's Surface RT will be priced to compete with the iPad. $199 Android rivals notwithstanding." CNET News 7:14 PM
"Acer Still Supports Windows RT" Computerworld 7:29 PM
"Microsoft Backtracks Plan to Reject Apps with Metro in Title" Tom's Hardware 8:33 AM
"Microsoft Surface tablet - 3 million to be built" T3 8:34 AM
"HP Readies for Its Next Tablet Fail" The Motley Fool 7:26 PM
"How IBM manages to pay just 7 per cent tax despite billion pound profits from government deals" Daily Mail (UK) 8:44 AM
"IBM plans to make more storage purchases after Texas Memory" Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Kenya seals deal to host IBM's pioneer research hub in Africa" The Citizen 8:44 AM
"Intel, Motorola, HP and Apple Praised for Clean Mineral Efforts" Associated Press 8:59 PM
"Intel, Apple praised for clean mineral efforts" Associated Press 8:47 AM
"Ultrabooks top every student's 'must-have' list: A buying guide to the latest models that offer the biggest bang for your back-to-school buck" Vancouver Sun 8:46 AM
"Hashtag hijacks: When Twitter bites back" The Next Web 8:00 AM
"Data Loss Prevention Is Better -- And Cheaper -- Than The Cure" Forbes 7:38 AM
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