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Friday Highlights: Tim Cook proposes offshore cash tax reform prior to his appearance before the US Senate; maintains Apple will be able to create more US jobs with these changes; Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt suggests it is important to observe Tim Cook's press run in advance of his Senate testimony; more on Cook's tax talks in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; sure to rile Apple fans, Derek Brown at ReadWrite pretty much hands Google the victory in its battle with Apple claiming "the company's days of dominance, let alone an effective monopolist, are behind it"; and supposedly three out of every four investors believes Apple is losing its edge in innovation; meanwhile, the U.S. Military Networks have approved Apple's iDevices for use, and another report shows AirForce saving upwards of $5.7 million per year thanks to iPads; Harry Potter spell unlocks the secret backdoor hack in OS X, but Ars Technica says it is "more the stuff of spy movies than hack attack"; Delicious Library 3 is another software gem for the Mac according to Joel Mathis; Skype improves performance on the Mac; Mactuts+ illustrates how you can use "15 cool ways to personalize your Mac"; Samsung courting rival Apple suppliers; Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene promoting the "Dream Act" for immigration reform; in what may be the beginning of cable-free TV subscription, CW will debut on Apple TV following new content deal; Patent Bolt reveals Google's patent for streaming music app; Marc Bailey of Macquarie University explains how his university is using iPads for organizational boards; forthcoming US-made Macs will be more of an existing product refresh; Lotus XT Glass from Corning will have greater thermal, dimensional stability, fast response times, and more; Paul Ottelini of Intel says Apple originally wanted Intel chips for iPhone; slip in supply seen by AUO of iPad mini panels this quarter; normally $7, N.O.V.A. 3 is free for today; App Advice reviews Google's streaming music service, finds it lacking on iOS devices; David Alison on upgrading to an SSD on your Mac Pro; CNET goes in-depth on what iOS 7 needs, won't be getting, and more; and good ol' Rob Enderle is of the opinion that "BlackBerry is better than an iPhone".
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"iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million: Apple® today announced it has sold over five million of its new iPhone® 5, just three days after its launch on September 21, and more than 100 million iOS devices have been updated with iOS 6" Apple 7:48 AM
"iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million" Business Wire 7:50 AM
"iPhone 5 sales top 5M units over first weekend, Apple says" CNET News 8:06 AM
"Analyst Says Perhaps Millions of iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Still in Transit, Not Included in Announced Sales" MacRumors 10:18 AM
"iPhone sales could hit 50 million in fourth quarter, says analyst" CNET News 9:30 AM
"Apple sells out iPhone 5, investors worry about supply" Reuters 10:57 AM
"Apple Sold 5 Million New iPhones in First Weekend: Customers Seemed to Have Little Luck Finding the Gadget at the Company's Retail Partners" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:22 AM
"Apple IPhone 5 Misses Estimates as 5 Million Units Sold" Bloomberg 8:19 AM
"Apple sells out of iPhone 5; sales top 5 million" Reuters 8:18 AM
"Apple sells 5 million iPhones as mapping services slowly improve" Computerworld 9:40 AM
"The iPhone 5 Keeps Breaking Sales Records" The Atlantic Wire 8:46 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 may buoy weak economy this fall" USA Today 8:15 AM
"Apple on pace to sell 200 million iPhones in 2013" AppleInsider 8:41 AM
"What The iPhone 5 Tells Us About Cook As Apple's CEO" ["Steve Jobs was a technological visionary, a perfectionist who understood user experience inside and out and did not mind launch delays for the sake of the perfect product...Tim Cook is a chief executive officer who understands managing a product from the drawing board to the store shelf, who maintains a lower profile but works in the background to ink deals with over 240 suppliers, and brings a great product to the market at the right time in the right volume. One is a technology maverick, the other is a business wizard."] Seeking Alpha 8:12 AM
"Apple's iPod Touch for the Win: The upgrades to the iPod touch make it the most versatile non-smartphone device on the market." PC Magazine 8:13 AM
"Banks In Danger? Apple iOS 6 And Passbook Mobile Wallet Could Change Banking" Forbes 2:44 PM
"Foxconn Plant Closed After Riot, Company Says" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:33 PM
"Unrest at Foxconn as 2,000 workers reportedly riot at factory in China [Updated] The Next Web 4:25 PM
"5,000 police quell mass brawl at Apple supplier Foxconn plant" AFP 7:56 AM
"Apple supplier halts China factory after violence" Associated Press 7:46 AM
"Mass riot erupts at Foxconn factory in China" IDG News Service 8:02 AM
"Apple Supplier Foxconn Says Fight at Plant Spread Into Larger Unrest" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:09 AM
"Report: Worker Riot Halts Production at Apple Supplier Foxconn" PC Magazine 8:53 AM
"Foxconn Riots Halt Apple Production" ReadWriteWeb 3:34 PM
"Foxconn Riot Much Worse Than First Thought: 10 Reported Dead" Cult of Mac 11:06 AM
"Videos purportedly showing Foxconn workers rioting hit the Web" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:41 PM
"Riot at Foxconn Factory Underscores Rift in China" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:23 PM
"Apple v. Samsung Voir Dire Reveals Broken Promises: The day the jury in Apple v. Samsung announced its verdict, I told you that it was preposterous, and then, when the jurors first began to speak to the media, I told you that I didn't think the verdict could stand. Now that we have Samsung's Rule 50 and 59 motion asking the court for judgment as a matter of law, retrial, and/or remittitur, especially now with all the exhibits in support, we see why that is so." Groklaw 8:42 AM
"Assessment of prospects of Apple's and Samsung's requests for overruling the jury" Foss Patents 8:51 AM
"Samsung raises jury misconduct in bid for new Apple trial: Samsung lists cases in which juror misconduct: introducing outside material to deliberations: led to a new trial. That's after jury foreman revealed he discussed his patents with other jurors." CNET News 5:36 PM
"Apple demands $707m more from Samsung" The Register 7:58 AM
"Apple asks US court for $707m more in damages from Samsung" V3 8:39 AM
"Apple loses German patent court case" BBC 8:05 AM
"Apple warns ex-MobileMe users with 20GB free iCloud storage of 'downgrade' coming Sept. 30" ["from September 30, it will downgrade their accounts unless they take action."] The Next Web 7:47 AM
"Apple Notifies Former MobileMe Customers of Impending iCloud Storage Downgrade" MacRumors 8:53 AM
"Security Updates Aplenty for iOS and OS X" Intego 11:36 AM
"Microsoft's moves foreshadow price hike for Mac Office" PCWorld 9:28 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Solution (hack) for kernel panics in 10.8.2?" Betalogue 3:36 PM
"Mountain Lion's Finder: Problems with 'More Info' in inspector window" Betalogue 3:36 PM
"How to free up storage space with Mail in OS X" CNET Reviews 2:36 PM
"iOS 6 requires iTunes 10.6, requires Snow Leopard... How do I get Snow Leopard?" Macworld UK 11:32 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Dragon Dictate for Mac 3 review" IT.Enquirer 7:33 AM
"Corel Painter 12.2 review: Corel continue the evolution of Painter with this new release" Macworld UK 8:39 AM
"Apple Retail scheduled to launch Personal Pickup for iPhone 5 tonight" 9 to 5 Mac 1:42 PM
"Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps" TechCrunch 8:03 AM
"Apple Maps rival Google Maps employs 7,100 people" Crave @ CNET 8:13 AM
"Apple reportedly is poaching Google Maps staff" The Inquirer 8:03 AM
"Apple Gave Few Phones to Other Retailers" ["Some Best Buy Co. stores received as few as 10 new phones for launch day, according to a person familiar with the matter."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:54 AM
"Apple reportedly doled out fewer iPhone 5 units to other retailers" CNET News 8:46 AM
"Steve Wozniak 'disappointed' with Apple's iOS 6 Maps app: Apple's co-founder has spoken about Apple's widely criticised map service, but says problems aren't 'severe'" Macworld UK 8:16 AM
"Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. HTC One X: The cameras/Here's how the iPhone 5's camera stacks up against a couple of its Android competitors." CNET Reviews 7:40 PM
"IPhone 5 journal: LTE performance and photos" CNNMoney 2:41 PM
"Flagship Smartphone Display Technology Shoot-Out: Apple iPhone 5 – Samsung Galaxy S III – Apple iPhone 4" DisplayMate 3:25 PM
"iPhone 5 first-impressions review" BetaNews 10:56 AM
"Apple's 4-Inch iPhone 5 vs. Android 4-Inch Plus Devices" Tech.pinions 11:46 AM
"iPhone 5 is Hot - Too Hot to Hold: Apple's newly released iPhone 5 is a hot product. And, mine is sometimes literally too hot to hold comfortably." BYTE 9:28 AM
"Review – Thinking about DACs, or How an External Digital to Analog Converter Can Transform Your Mac or PC's Audio on a Budget!" Mac Edition Radio 7:32 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Update to iOS 6? Sure, but Temper Your Expectations" MacNewsWorld 8:40 AM
"iPhone 5: Pros and cons in the enterprise" PCWorld 9:29 PM
"Early adopters experiencing issues with Apple's iPhone 5: Dodgy WiFi connections and possible light leaks add to woes with Maps." Ars Technica 9:27 PM
"Apple's 5 Million iPhone 5 Sales in First Weekend: 'Disappointing'/This is the world that Apple is living in now – the tech giant sold 5 million iPhone 5 units in a single weekend. For some Wall Street Analysts, this is considered a disappointment. Stock slips." Forbes 11:46 AM
"Is The Apple Mega-Growth Story Over?" [Video Report] Business Insider 11:07 AM
"Samsung's Tablet Ads Are CRUSHING iPad Spots" Business Insider 11:07 AM
"Sensor Shootout: iPhone 5 Vs. Canon 5D MkIII" Cult of Mac 11:06 AM
"What happened to Apple's supply of iPhones?" 9 to 5 Mac 11:06 AM
"iOS 6's Apple Maps: Yes, it's that bad/A flawed cornerstone app ships despite developer warnings, signaling that perhaps pride is prized over quality at Apple" InfoWorld 8:14 AM
"'Apple-Less Dow' Is A Good Thing" Seeking Alpha 11:37 AM
"Apple Vs. Google: Which Should You Invest In?" Seeking Alpha 10:57 AM
"5 million reasons to sell Apple" MarketWatch 2:32 PM
"Kass: The Bear Case for Apple" TheStreet 11:46 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Facebook, Apple lead tech selloff/PC makers H-P, Dell fall hard after Evercore cuts forecast" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"Facebook shares drop 10%, trip NASDAQ 'circuit breaker'" The Register 2:41 PM
"Global growth fears weigh on stocks" CNNMoney 4:07 PM
"Stocks Hit by Eurozone Worries, Apple" TheStreet 4:08 PM
"Falling Apple Shares, EU Worries Weigh on Wall Street" FOXBusiness 9:32 AM
"Blue Chips Drop 21 Points: Stocks pulled back as weak German economic data and discord over plans for a European banking union brought out sellers." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia mostly lower as commodity firms weigh/Asia shares ended lower Monday, with commodity-related firms weighing on markets that were nonetheless trading off their worst levels of the session." MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Europe Markets: Greece, growth fears weigh on European stocks/European stock markets posted broad-based losses on Monday, as concerns over Greece returned and disappointing German data fueled worries about growth in the euro zone." MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:48 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:49 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies" CBS News 9:24 PM
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