"Apple Rally Turns Into Mania As September 12 Gets Closer" Forbes 10:08 AM
"Apple Reaches Record U.S. Market Value On IPhone Optimism" Bloomberg 12:01 PM
"Apple's Record-Breaking Value: Hard to Reach, Hard to Keep" MacNewsWorld 11:53 AM
"Apple Is History's Richest U.S. Company: Apple Inc. surpassed Microsoft Corp. Monday as the largest U.S. company ever, measured by stock-market value." Dow Jones Newswires 10:09 AM
"Apple's market value exceeds Microsoft's during 1999 bubble" Reuters 7:42 AM
"Apple Now Biggest-Ever U.S. Company" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:24 PM
"Samsung presents its closing arguments against Apple, with claims Apple tried to mislead jury" 9 to 5 Mac 7:25 PM
"Apple, Samsung present closing arguments in California patent trial" AppleInsider 7:25 PM
"In closing arguments, Apple lawyer tells Samsung: 'Make your own phones'/Jury is asked to punish Samsung to the tune of $2.75 billion." Ars Technica 8:36 PM
"Apple, Samsung make final pitch to jury" Reuters 5:53 PM
"Apple-Samsung patent trial live blog: Closing arguments" Silicon Valley 3:21 PM
"Live: Apple's closing arguments in Apple vs. Samsung" The Verge 11:07 AM
"The judge's 109-pp instructions to the Apple v. Samsung jury" Fortune 3:21 PM
"Apple's closing shot hits at Samsung 'copycat' docs: Apple once again hammers away at Samsung over internal documents in its closing argument against the company." CNET News 4:23 PM
"Apple, Samsung brass hats' patent spat chitchat falls flat: Apple and Samsung's chief execs have discussed their US patent trial but they weren't able to sort out their differences, a lawyer for the South Korean chaebol said yesterday." The Register 8:06 AM
"Apple and Samsung peace talks fail again" V3 8:49 AM
"Apple, Samsung Prepare for Closing Arguments" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 AM
"Epic patent trial over iPhone technology wraps up" Associated Press 7:43 AM
"Apple-Samsung jury told not to upgrade gadgets received as evidence: System software updates could alter the appearance of some things under dispute in the trial" IDG News Service 3:17 PM
"Apple, Samsung Jury Won't Hear About Missing Evidence" AllThingsD 8:11 AM
"Apple & Samsung Reach Deal to Hide Evidence Spoliation from Jury" The Mac Observer 10:05 AM
"The Apple vs. Samsung Patent Dispute: 20 Talking Points" Forbes 7:41 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: Did Judge Koh 'crack' under pressure? District Judge Lucy Koh threatened to sanction one of the best-known lawyers in the country and asked another legal titan if he was on 'crack.' A rookie judge builds a reputation for being tough." CNET News 8:13 AM
"VMware virtual machines targeted by 'Crisis' espionage malware: Malware may be the first to target virtual machines, long used to block attacks." Ars Technica 5:43 PM
"Developer Confirms OS X 10.8.1 Update Significantly Improves MacBook Battery Life" Cult of Mac 9:21 AM
"OS X 10.8.1 May Address Mountain Lion Battery Life Issues" MacRumors 11:38 AM
"Developer release of OS X 10.8.1 said to improve battery life" Ars Technica 10:19 AM
"Mac malware Crisis can spread to different environments" Help Net Security 11:56 AM
"Apple Remote Desktop software was vulnerable to snooping" ZDNet 9:19 AM
"Dev pulls MplayerX from Mac App Store over sandboxing tech" Electronista 9:09 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"OS X Lion: Enabling Kerberos authentication with a third-party Key Distribution Center" Apple Support 8:34 PM
"OS X Finder sidebar links not working in Mountain Lion: If clicking Finder sidebar items doesn't properly show their contents, then you may need to clear some settings files." MacFixIt 2:48 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Sprinkle a Dash of Cocoa in Your AppleScripts" MacStories 3:37 PM
"System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Mail, Contacts & Calendars" eXtensions 8:14 AM
"PluralEyes 3 Video audio synchronization" IT.Enquirer 8:40 AM
"LaunchMagic is a well designed app launching utility" Macworld 9:22 AM
"Mac Gems: Balsamic Mockups review/Fast and functional prototyping for apps and web sites, Balsamiq works on your desktop on in a web browser" Macworld UK 11:56 AM
"How to use multiple disks with Time Machine in Mountain Lion" MacFixIt 2:48 PM
"Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Tips and Tricks" LAPTOP Magazine 2:50 PM
"How to Use Power Nap in OS X Mountain Lion" LAPTOP Magazine 8:57 AM
"How to Surf Smarter in Apple OS X Mountain Lion" LAPTOP Magazine 8:57 AM
"Generate a List of Open Safari Tabs with AppleScript" Mactuts+ 9:02 AM
"How To: Transfer Music Files Between Mac and Android" Evolver.fm 4:21 PM
"Apple gets 50,000 Genius Bar visitors every day - report" Macworld UK 9:16 AM
"Apple reveals Apple Store foot traffic" iTWire 7:52 AM
"Foxconn Verification Status Report: In February 2012, FLA assessed working conditions and the treatment of workers at three Chinese factories manufacturing Apple products, which are owned and operated by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Foxconn) in Shenzhen and Chengdu." Fair Labor Association 3:23 PM
"FLA: Apple and Foxconn have made progress in bettering facilities, 89 infractions have been corrected already" 9 to 5 Mac 3:24 PM
"Apple, Foxconn stick to vows but toughest tasks ahead: audit" Reuters 3:29 PM
"Labor group: Apple and Foxconn indeed improving factory conditions/The companies are ahead on their deadlines, but most challenging tasks remain." Ars Technica 5:26 PM
"Foxconn makes strides in workplace conditions, takes 284 remedial actions" AppleInsider 5:45 PM
"Apple sued by fired worker who claims Jobs guaranteed his job" CNET News 8:44 AM
"Former 'Executive Producer' Of Apple's Keynote Presentations Sues Over Wrongful Termination" App Advice 9:08 AM
"Apple's Former Keynote Address Producer Files Suit Claiming Steve Jobs Promised Lifetime Position" MacRumors 10:20 AM
"Fired Apple worker sues, says Steve Jobs promised him job for life" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:20 PM
"YAAL (Yet Another Apple Lawsuit), this time from 'employee for life' Wayne Goodrich" VentureBeat 11:27 AM
"Apple Asking Resellers to Triple iPad Display Space Ahead of Rumored September 12 Media Event" MacRumors 3:38 PM
"Verizon Vacation Blackout Reveals The New iPhone Will Launch On Friday, September 21" TechCrunch 2:44 PM
"Verizon Imposing Vacation Blackouts September 21-30 in Line with iPhone Launch Claims" MacRumors 2:46 PM
"Microsoft Adds Touch-Screen Support To Office Web Apps For iPad And Windows 8" Redmond Pie 8:32 PM
"iPhone 4 and 4S sales expected to stay hot in Q3 despite iPhone 5 launch" BGR 6:05 PM
"Supply volume of 7.85-inch iPad to reach 4 million units starting in September" DigiTimes 7:52 AM
"iPad Mini production to hit 4 million per month, says report" CNET News 8:12 AM
"Rumor: iPad Mini Production Will Actually Begin In September" Apple Bitch 8:13 AM
"Apple Will Ramp Up Production Of The iPad Mini in September [Report] Business Insider 8:59 AM
"Report Tips October iPad Mini Launch" PC Magazine 10:17 AM
"iPad mini Launch at 4 Million Unit Run Rate" Tapscape 9:23 AM
"Sharp Rescue Needs Precision: Sharp is coming unraveled, and fast. As Apple becomes the biggest U.S. company by market-cap ever and Samsung posts record profits, shares in Osaka-based Sharp have crashed 70% in five months to 40-year lows." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:49 PM
"Samsung's Austin plant gets overhaul: prep for new iPhone, iPad chips?" GigaOM 9:08 AM
"You Need to Pay 50,000 Chinese Renminbi to Hands-on With iPhone 5 Parts for 24 Hours" M.I.C. Gadget 9:08 AM
"How to build yourself an iPhone 5: Leaked parts assemble!" Electricpig 8:57 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins Patents for an Inter-Mesh Communication System for Vehicles & iPhone Interactive Gaming" Patently Apple 9:00 AM
"Apple Finally Wins Patent for Podcasting" Patently Apple 7:44 AM
"Apple Granted Patent For Podcasting" MacNews 10:56 AM
"Apple patent lets users switch away from broadcast commercials automatically" AppleInsider 8:43 AM
"Apple's Latest Patent Hints It Could Let You Skip Commercials On The iTV" Business Insider 3:33 PM
"Apple Wins Patent For Edge-Lit Backlight Unit With Thin Profile" MacNews 10:58 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Logic Pro/Express, MainStage: Compatible versions for OS X Mountain Lion" Apple Support 8:50 PM
"Logic: Dense clusters of automation nodes can cause audio to stutter" Apple Support 8:51 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Amateur Surgeon 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Starry Sky HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Goats Flying For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Fluid Soccer Review: Turning soccer into a form of puzzle game and doing a pretty good job of it." 148Apps 11:14 AM
"Pronto Review: Its simplicity may be restrictive for some users but for the casual person who needs to remain organized, Pronto does the job well." 148Apps 10:19 AM
"Picsy Review: Picsy's social photo sharing gameplay will no doubt earn some fans, but they'll have to make peace with a few things first." 148Apps 9:20 AM
"How to fix a blown earpiece speaker in a Verizon or Sprint iPhone 4" iMore 3:04 PM
"Presenting a Popover in iPad: The UIPopoverController class (for iPad) is a very neat way to present information to the user. In this blog, we'll show how to use this class to present a popover view when the user touches a button. Let's see how it works." The iPhone Developer Resource 9:07 AM
Tips
"Quick Tip: You Can Charge Your iPad From Your iPhone Charger" iSource 4:23 PM
"Problems activating FaceTime on iPad" iLounge 3:34 PM
"Why you should wait for the iPad Mini: In this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why waiting to see if Apple introduces a small iPad may be worth your while." CNET News 8:12 AM
"Apple ID Security Increased with 3 Security Questions and Rescue Email Address" iPhoneinCanada 8:35 PM
"Apple: Samsung Copied Us Without Taking Any Risk" The Mac Observer 7:04 PM
"iCamera: Thoughts on Apple's rumored digital camera" TG Daily 5:18 PM
"Exclusive: Confessions from the Most Corrupt Apple Store in America (Updated)" Gizmodo 4:22 PM
"Where can the iPod nano go from here? iPod nano stock is dwindling, signaling a possible update." Ars Technica 4:22 PM
"Apple could be key for big media to monetize the small screen" AppleInsider 3:39 PM
"How Does Apple Avoid Microsoft's Fate?" [Video Report] CNBC 3:34 PM
"Something's Missing From My New MacBook Pro...." Scott Kelby 3:25 PM
"Is Giant Apple Being Bullied? VirnetX Holding will file a new complaint against Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) after the communications firm lost a bid to revive its patent-infringement case against the iPhone maker with the U.S. International Trade Commission." Wall St. Cheat Sheet 3:06 PM
"Apple's Maps Partner Integrates Foursquare - And Apple Should Too" ReadWriteWeb 2:54 PM
"What Apple Stock Does Before Huge Product Announcements" Business Insider 2:54 PM
"Despite Legal Battles, Samsung is Massively Investing in Chip Making for Apple" PadGadget 2:48 PM
"Best Selling Smartphone Isn't iPhone" Tapscape 10:56 AM
"Tim Cook did speak with Samsung CEO; No agreement was reached" Edible Apple 10:15 AM
"Why Apple's Milestone Is 'Not That Amazing'" Daily Ticker 10:07 AM
"Unlimited Data (with asterisks)" This Lamp 10:05 AM
"HTML5 vs. Apps: Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win" Business Insider 11:44 AM
"Adobe Flash Still Popular, With Or Without Apple" BYTE 9:26 AM
"An LTE iPhone could be the most disruptive thing in the UK mobile market since the original" The Verge 9:15 AM
"Is There a Market for the iPad Mini?" PadGadget 9:08 AM
"Is This Apple's Next iPhone? Yeah, Sure, Why Not" TechCrunch 9:07 AM
"4 iPhone features I'd like to improve in iPhone 5" Computerworld 8:56 AM
"The Rise Of Third Party Services And Fall Of Google In iOS" MacStories 8:53 AM
"Cloud engineering could Save Humanity, suggests boffin" The Register 8:07 AM
"If Apple Doesn't Get A Pass, Then Beleaguered Microsoft Doesn't Deserve A Pass" PixoBebo 7:50 AM
"How We Love Gadgets With Personality. Are Mac Users Still In Love With Their Macs?" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"John Gruber spills 2000 words on the importance of pixels and typography and the awesomeness of the new MacBook Pro with Retina display without ever mentioning that most apps look like ass and relegating to a footnote that the fifteen inch laptop size is a jack of all trades master of none that fits few people's needs" Gravitational Pull 7:46 AM
Non-Apple
"The Canon 1DX Makes One Hell of a 5K Movie Camera" Gizmodo 5:58 PM
"Samsung's New Flagship Android Tablet Still Can't Cut It [Review] Business Insider 9:31 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"This iPhone 5 keynote parody is absolutely hilarious" UberGizmo 8:41 AM
"Filling Eyes With That Hewlett And Dell Double Vision" Seeking Alpha 11:20 AM
"After Two Missed Quarters, Can Dell Make Investors Happy at Last?" AllThingsD 7:41 AM
"Exclusive: Dell in Talks to Hire Former HP Networking Chief Marius Haas" AllThingsD 3:03 PM
"Dell Reports Second Quarter Financial Results" Business Wire 3:27 PM
"Dell Q2: Earnings, sales light/Company warns of Q3 sales drop from Q2, CEO says Dell 'transforming' the business, focused on 'differentiated customer value for the long term.'" CNET News 3:25 PM
"Dell Beats Earnings Expectations, Pares Outlook on Weak Sales" AllThingsD 3:26 PM
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