"Apple's iPhone Is Now Worth More Than All Of Microsoft" Forbes 7:49 AM
"Apple, Samsung once again unable to pare down patent case: Lack of resolution from the latest meeting between the warring tablet and smartphone makers means the jury will likely decide the companies' high-stakes dispute." CNET News 5:11 PM
"Man bites dog: Google sues Apple for patent infringement/Mountain View turns the tables on Cupertino at the U.S. International Trade Commission" Fortune 2:33 PM
"Apple, Samsung Ready Closing Arguments in Patent Case" PCWorld 7:48 AM
"The Anti-IPO: Is Apple Grooming Twitter For All-Out Acquisition?" Forbes 1:19 PM
"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 8/18
"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
"Apple impasse sees China Mobile buy own speech tech: China Mobile has made a defensive move against Apple's plans to launch a Chinese version of Siri by courting its own speech recognition investment." The Register 7:47 PM
"Coming Next: Using an App as Prescribed" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:40 PM
"AT&T kills on-contract pricing for tablets, effective today" The Verge 5:05 PM
"Why China's Xiaomi is inspiring loyalty that rivals Apple 'fanboys' and Google 'fandroids'" The Next Web 7:39 AM
"App eyes campaign ads: Does fact-checking and points out lies" Boston Herald 7:32 AM
"Will Sprint Continue Rising from the iPhone 4S Disaster?" The Motley Fool 8/18
"Double Robotics gives your iPad some serious wheels" iDownload Blog 8/18
"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 8/18
"Big Fish takes first crack at a real-money casino iOS app, debuting in U.K." Digital Trends 8/18
"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
"Mac Geek Gab Podcast: MGG 413: What Goes Up To The Cloud Must Come Down" The Mac Observer 9:43 PM
"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
"Apple's Next iPhone Rendered, (In 3D) – [Video] RazorianFly 9:41 PM
"A 3D rendering of Apple's next iPhone? A video is released that shows a side-by-side 3D-rendered comparison of Apple's alleged iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3." CNET News 9:41 PM
"Don't trust that text: How the iPhone SMS spoof works" Digital Trends 6:19 PM
"Apple Responds To The Big Security Flaw In Its iPhones" Business Insider 1:19 PM
"Rumours firming about 8-pin dock connector for iPhone 5, iPad mini" iTWire 9:36 PM
"iPhone 5 photos leak, final front panel revealed" BGR 8/18
"Complete 'iPhone 5' Front Panel and 4' Screen Photos" MacRumors 8/18
"Apple responds to iPhone text message spoofing, reminds us how secure iMessage is" Engadget 8/18
"Apple responds to iPhone SMS security vulnerability" CNET News 8/18
"Apple: We can't protect you from fake SMS messages, just use iMessage" Digital Trends 8/18
"Apple States That There's Already A Solution To The SMS Security Issue" App Advice 8/18
"Apple responds to SMS security flaw; Touts more secure 'iMessage' in the process" Edible Apple 8/18
"iPhone 5 and iPad Mini repair parts are in!" iResQ 8/17
"New high-res photos of black, white 'iPad mini' and next-gen iPhone dock connector cables" AppleInsider 8/17
"Apple Must Remain a Moving Target to Win in China" Patently Apple 8/17
"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
"Sent From My iPad: A couple weeks ago, I wrote a quick note signaling my intent to predominantly use my iPad as my main computer when I travel going forward. What started as a successful two-day experiment led to a long weekend away last week. That went well enough that I'm confident in my choice. The iPad is my new road machine." MG Siegler 8:21 PM
"We Knew The iPhone Was Popular, But We Didn't Know It Was Worth More Than All Of Microsoft" Redmond Pie 8:04 PM
"Cassandra -Monday Review: It will soon be Friday" eXtensions 7:50 PM
"Apple Negotiating With Cable Companies About Live TV on Apple DVR?" Touch Reviews 8:17 AM
"Hey, Guys, Remember When You Used To Care About Flash?" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
"Apple's surprising response to SMS spoofing flaw: Use iMessage instead!" VentureBeat 5:05 PM
"Apple responds to SMS vulnerability concerns, suggests using iMessage" iMore 7:45 AM
"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
"New Digg Vs. Reddit Vs. BuzzFeed: Your Mind on Viral Content" TechCrunch 1:21 PM
"Infinite Scroll: The Web's Slot Machine" TechCrunch 8/18
"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
"Microsoft once ruled the world. So what went wrong?" The Observer 7:58 AM
"Microsoft Succumbs To Worstall's Law" Forbes 9:07 AM
"Microsoft Office a big draw for Windows tablets?" CNET News 7:47 PM
"Pricing for Microsoft's Consumer Tablet Revealed: Microsoft's Surface RT is expected to release in October, taking on the iPad and Kindle Fire" International Business Times 7:49 AM
"Microsoft Office a big draw for Windows tablets? Microsoft Office has been an essential tool for PCs. But how important is it for tablets?" CNET News 9:40 PM
"Why Windows 8 still isn't my idea" Neowin 7:58 AM
"HP to pursue consumer tablets after all with new Mobility division" ZDNet 6:19 PM
"HP's Mobility Global Business Unit to focus on consumer tablets" Mobot 7:55 AM
"Should we Expect Anything Positive from HP?" The Motley Fool 7:46 PM
"Enough praises Intel for clean mineral efforts" Associated Press 8:00 AM
"Google and Oracle Disclose Few Paid Relationships for Trial" PC Magazine 5:05 PM
"Google To Enhance Travel Searches With Frommer's Acquisition" Seeking Alpha 7:34 AM
"Marissa Mayer snags another ex-Googler for Yahoo: Web pioneer's new chief has hired at least two former co-workers from her former co-workers since being named CEO last month." CNET News 5:04 PM
"Marissa Mayer Grabs Another Googler And Makes Andrew Schulte Chief Of Staff At Yahoo" Business Insider 5:05 PM
"Google says it didn't pay bloggers to cover Oracle lawsuit" Bloomberg 8/18
"Customer Engagement Lessons from an Oracle User Group Leader" Business 2 Community 8/18
"Oracle agrees to pay $2 million to settle allegations in India" Moneylife 8/18
"Oracle Makes More Moves To Kill Open Source MySQL" TechCrunch 8/18
"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 8/18
"Microsoft eyes the iPad: Microsoft's Surface RT will be priced to compete with the iPad. $199 Android rivals notwithstanding." CNET News 8/18
"How IBM manages to pay just 7 per cent tax despite billion pound profits from government deals" Daily Mail (UK) 8/18
"IBM plans to make more storage purchases after Texas Memory" Bloomberg 8/18
"Kenya seals deal to host IBM's pioneer research hub in Africa" The Citizen 8/18
"Intel, Motorola, HP and Apple Praised for Clean Mineral Efforts" Associated Press 8/18
"Intel, Apple praised for clean mineral efforts" Associated Press 8/18
"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 8/18
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