"America's 25 Most Inspiring Companies" ["For the second consecutive year, Apple is at the top of the heap. 'Apple is the most inspiring again this year because it has become a part of the consumer's personal identity,' Barber says. 'Consumers wrote comments such as: 'Apple makes me feel more creative,' and 'Apple makes me feel entrepreneurial.' People were also inspired by the company's ability to continue to innovate even without Steve Jobs at the helm.'"] Forbes 9:20 AM
"Apple Use of Thin Display Seen Driving IPhone 5 Supply Shortfall" Bloomberg 7:43 AM
"iPhone 5 display shortages may be why Apple 'only' sold 5 million handsets in 3 days" ZDNet 8:21 AM
"Why Didn't Apple Sell More iPhone 5s Opening Weekend? How Do We Know It Didn't?" AllThingsD 8:32 AM
"Tim Cook Told Everyone Why iPhone 5 Sales Were Worse Than Expected" Business Insider 8:31 AM
"Apple iPhone 5 Now a Golden Goose for Verizon and AT&T" Money Morning 4:10 PM
"Apple: One Year After Steve Jobs' Death, the iPhone Falters/Steve Jobs died one year ago. It's time for the Apple community to move forward." ["The one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' death is a bittersweet moment for Apple shareholders: The stock is reaching new heights, but our hero is gone. Let's do him proud."] Time 8:33 AM
"Apple's maps app 'sent Google scrambling,' report claims: Google was not expecting Apple to produce its own version of a maps application so quickly, a new report claims." CNET News 7:24 PM
"Apple had over a year left on Google Maps contract, Google scrambling to build iOS app" The Verge 6:56 PM
"Why an arrogant Apple should take note of the BlackBerry breakdown" Wired UK 8:11 AM
"Apple and Yahoo Are Made for Each Other" Wired 8:34 AM
"Samsung's new prior art likely to trump Apple's new design rights in German tablet case" Foss Patents 9:30 AM
"Samsung asks for new trial in patent dispute with Apple: The South Korean company claims it was treated 'unequally' and questioned jury decisions in its patent dispute" IDG News Service 9:33 AM
"Samsung slams Apple patent jury, wants new trial in US" The Register 8:34 AM
"Samsung requests new Apple trial on claims of jury misconduct" AppleInsider 8:47 AM
"Riots, suicides, and other issues in Foxconn's iPhone factories: What makes life hard at the giant plants that make iPhones and other staples of high-tech life? CNET's Jay Greene traveled to China to find out." CNET News 9:14 AM
"'No more iSlave:' An activist fights for iPhone workers: Debby Chan, a human rights activist based in Hong Kong, has led the battle to improve conditions for employees of China's giant contract manufacturers" CNET News 9:14 AM
"China factory unrest a fresh headache for Foxconn" Reuters 2:24 PM
"iPhone plant in China re-opens after brawl" USA Today 9:23 AM
"Apple supplier's factory back up after China brawl" Associated Press 8:32 AM
"Riot at Foxconn factory in China blamed on harsh security guards" IDG News Service 6:53 PM
"10 dead in Foxconn riot, claim denied by Foxconn: Apparently 10 Foxconn workers died in the rioting at the factory where Apple's iPhone and iPad is constructed" Macworld UK 9:27 AM
"Apple nabs Google veteran Sally Cole for Communications Director role" 9 to 5 Mac 12:03 PM
"Apple warns iCloud users of looming storage loss: On Sunday, former MobileMe users will lose the complementary 20GB Apple gave them earlier" Computerworld 9:14 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Kernel panics with OS X 18.2: A known issue" Betalogue 8:36 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"XnView Retro review: Bring retro effects to your photography with XnView Retro" Macworld UK 9:27 AM
"Stop 'Save As' From Changing Original File in OS X Mountain Lion" OS X Daily 10:14 AM
"Set Up Facebook Integration on your Mac with OS X Mountain Lion" OS X Daily 6:59 PM
"Tips on opening links and searches in Safari: Safari supports a number of hidden options for handling opened links and search result windows." CNET Reviews 7:22 PM
"Garmin adds Street View, public transit to its other iOS apps: The navigation software maker adds a few features Apple stripped out to its own apps in an effort to grab new iOS users." CNET Reviews 2:25 PM
"In iPhone maps turf war, Google is smart to drag its feet" CNET News 2:25 PM
"Google says Maps not waiting in wings for iPhone 5" Reuters 7:59 AM
"Schmidt: Google talks to Apple 'every day', but hasn't submitted a Maps app yet" The Next Web 7:58 AM
"Google's Schmidt: Apple Should Have Kept Our Maps" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:53 AM
"Google hasn't 'done anything' about maps for iOS 6 yet" TechRadar UK 8:10 AM
"Eric Schmidt: Google Hasn't Submitted A Native Google Maps App To Apple (Yet)" TechCrunch 8:15 AM
"Google Won't Be Bailing Apple Out of its Maps Problem Anytime Soon" The Atlantic Wire 9:26 AM
"Google chief criticises Apple over iPhone Maps app" Telegraph 8:44 AM
"Eric Schmidt: Ha ha, NO Google maps app for iPhone 5" The Register 9:06 AM
"Many Android owners plan exodus to the iPhone (survey)" ZDNet 8:50 AM
"America's 25 Most Inspiring Companies" [Slideshow] Forbes 9:21 AM
"Steve Wozniak says Apple Maps disappointing but issues not severe" AppleInsider 8:09 AM
"Steve Wozniak: Apple Maps Problems Are Not That Severe" Mashable 9:36 AM
"Wozniak: Sure, Apple's Maps Are Disappointing. But, The Press Are Blowing This Out Of Proportion." RazorianFly 8:50 AM
"Apple Maps Errors Send Japanese to Homegrown App" New York Times 8:31 AM
"Apple Maps to the rescue in China/Japan conflict: Two sets of disputed islands depicted, one for each nation" The Register 9:06 AM
"Apple Built Special Version of Maps For China" WSJ Blogs 12:37 PM
"FCC to look at AT&T FaceTime limit complaints, says report: The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission hinted that the commission would review complaints filed against AT&T over the iPhone video-chat feature, according to a report." CNET News 12:13 PM
"FCC will review objections to AT&T's FaceTime blocking, 'exercise our responsibilities' if necessary" The Verge 2:47 PM
"Apple Is D&AD's Most Awarded Design Studio and Brand" FunkySpaceMonkey 8:09 AM
"Supercar or iPhone 5? Apple beats out Aston Martin as the coolest brand in Britain" New York Daily News 12:04 PM
"Even Bears Steal iPads These Days!" PadGadget 7:00 PM
"Blame Apple for NYC's crime spike" New York Post 8:54 AM
"Apple crimes in New York City are increasing 10 times faster than the general crime rate" 9 to 5 Mac 10:14 AM
"11,400 Apple Products Stolen This Year in NYC, Up 40%" The Mac Observer 7:15 PM
"iPhones, iPads targets of New York City's iThieves" MarketWatch 2:49 PM
"Gruesome Evidence That Demand For iPhones Is Violently Strong" Business Insider 8:30 AM
Non-Apple News
"Wireless technology NFC still has a ways to go" USA Today 9:18 PM
"Possible flaw in Samsung's TouchWiz UI leaves smartphones open to data-wiping, SIM locks and more" The Next Web 8:18 AM
"Lytro Expands Retail Presence, To Be Available Next Month From Amazon, Target, And Best Buy" TechCrunch 8:16 AM
"'Best of British: Summer Sports' Review - Free Microgames for Armchair Athletics" Touch Arcade 9:29 AM
"BoxCrane Review: BoxCrane is a a replacement Dropbox app with many useful features that give users better control over their files on the go." 148Apps 2:34 PM
"Fieldrunners 2 HD Review: Fieldrunners 2 HD on the iPad is the definitive game in the series. The new towers are nice, but the true joy here is the big screen." 148Apps 9:29 AM
"Lich Defense Review: In many ways Lich Defense can be seen as a typical game of Tower Defense. Until we get to the whole 'Lich' part, that is." 148Apps 9:29 AM
"Geomon Review: On the surface Geomon isn't all that different from other monster catching and training games. What a difference a GPS makes." 148Apps 4:34 PM
"Neon Blitz Review: Recreate storefronts from the 80's and 90's anytime, anywhere." 148Apps 10:14 AM
"Crafty Creatures Review: Creating a whole world of cuddly, craft characters and puzzles is just as fun as it sounds." 148Apps 2:42 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Enable 'Kid Mode' on iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with Guided Access in iOS" OS X Daily 6:56 PM
"How To Build an iPhone 5 Dock for $1.27" Gizmodo 9:31 AM
Tips
"Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of Apple TV 5.1" iLounge 4:35 PM
"Use Siri The Right Way To Check The Weather Forecast [iOS Tips] Cult of Mac 2:42 PM
"Go Full Screen with Safari on iPhone & iPod touch to See More While Browsing the Web" OS X Daily 2:32 PM
"Opt out of ad tracking on iOS 6" Mac OS X Hints 10:13 AM
"How to report problems in iOS 6's Maps" Macworld 6:53 PM
"How to tell Apple about a mistake in its Maps app" CNET News 9:36 AM
"New In iOS 6: Quickly Reply To Declined Calls With An iMessage Or SMS" App Advice 8:38 AM
"Einstein's brain Found On Apple iPAD" The Register 9:47 AM
"EA Sports Releases FIFA SOCCER 13 for iOS" iClarified 9:36 AM
"Sky Sports for iPad update brings second screen to UEFA Champions League, Ryder Cup" Engadget 9:31 AM
"Matmi's 'Monster Pinball' Getting a Much Needed HD Makeover" Touch Arcade 9:29 AM
"The Twelve South HiRise Looks Like A Mac Pro Mini, Is Actually A iMac Stand And Storage Locker" TechCrunch 9:24 AM
"EA Sports Brings FIFA 13 To The App Store With Online Multiplayer" Cult of Mac 8:51 AM
"Keep iPhone Status Bar Visible While Using App Switcher With This Cydia Tweak" AddictiveTips 8:46 AM
"Onkyo announces AirPlay-enabled iOS Dock" AppleTell 8:43 AM
"Former Apple Insider Shares Management Lessons from Steve Jobs" Business Wire 8:29 AM
"Macworld/iWorld Selects Active Network's Conference™ Solution for End-to-End Event Intelligence" Business Wire 8:29 AM
"ManageEngine Manages Mobile Apps with Desktop Central/Also New: Support for iOS 6, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012; Integrated Chat" Business Wire 8:29 AM
"iAd Alums Launch Mobile Audience-Targeting Startup AdMobius, Raise $5M" TechCrunch 8:15 AM
"Mini SIM to Nano SIM (for iPhone 5) Trimmer / Cutter" USBfever 8:11 AM
"Sky Sports for iPad app gets Champs League and Ryder Cup boost" TechRadar UK 8:10 AM
"New App Syncs From BlackBerry to iPhone" BerryMover 8:07 AM
"MapLight, the Political Money Tracker, Launches Politicash 2012 App for the Presidential Election" MapLight 8:04 AM
"Important note to users for using ProCamera on iOS 6. ProCamera updated" prMac 7:03 PM
"ABBYY Launches Lingvo Dictionaries 3.0 with New Language Learning Tool" prMac 12:06 PM
"Free CPR Tempo App Released for iOS" prMac 8:50 AM
"Trigonomics 2.0 for iOS: Graphical, Interactive Learning and Calculation" prMac 8:04 AM
"ShareCal 3.0 Released - Calendar Event Sharing App Rebuilt" prMac 8:04 AM
"iCarbs App and 7 other iNutrient Apps ready for iPhone 5 and iOS 6" prMac 8:04 AM
"Deep Voyage for iPhone and iPod touch Released" prMac 8:04 AM
"CAZE announces Zero 5 World's Thinnest Case for iPhone 5" prMac 8:04 AM
"Appyend AB Releases myLife Calendar 2.0 for iPhone" prMac 8:03 AM
"Gartner: Windows 8 is a must-win gamble by Microsoft/The analyst firm says Microsoft will be left behind by the mobile-device-oriented world if Windows 8 fails to catch on" Network World 7:03 PM
"Did Microsoft pull the trigger on Windows 8 too early? Weigh in" ZDNet 7:12 PM
"Ballmer Pitches Windows 8 to Developers, But Keeps Tight Rein on Surface" ["For such a rah-rah event meant to get developers excited to start building for Windows 8, Ballmer and the rest of the Microsoft team spent very little time talking about or showing off the Surface tablet, arguably Microsoft's most exciting product. ... In the hands-on time after the event, the Surface was missing from the product table, where several other Windows 8 tablets and ultrabooks were available to test and examine. The most Surface interaction Microsoft allowed came when Ballmer threw a Touch Cover to a developer in the front row."] Wired 6:51 PM
"Windows 8 Bugs Irk Microsoft, Intel CEO Said to Tell Staff" Bloomberg 4:23 PM
"Windows 8 launch is a necessary gamble for Microsoft: Gartner" Computer Business Review 10:03 AM
"Microsoft is still facing fines over browser choice" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
"With a month to go until Windows 8's launch, 2,000-plus Windows Store apps" ZDNet 2:40 PM
"A Sign Of The Times: Microsoft Is An Income Investment" Seeking Alpha 9:40 AM
"Microsoft extends Windows Server 2008 support by 18 months" Computerworld 9:11 AM
"Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2008 Support to 2015" Windows IT Pro 10:05 AM
"Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Adds Compliance Power: Microsoft builds new security tools into latest version of Exchange that are designed to stop compliance breaches before they occur." InformationWeek 10:18 AM
"Microsoft flashes fat mobe wallet, whispers: 'Just rub our hub'" The Register 9:06 AM
"IBM Names CEO Rometty as Chairman; Palmisano Leaving Board" AllThingsD 7:06 PM
"IBM CEO Rometty to Add Chairman's Role" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:12 PM
"IBM CEO Virginia M. Rometty elected chairman of the board" ZDNet 7:12 PM
"Rometty to succeed Palmisano as IBM chairman" GigaOM 7:09 PM
"IBM to Buy British Storage Planning Software Vendor Butterfly" Information Management 9:48 AM
"IBM Confirms WII U Utilizes Power-Based CPU, Not Power 7" HotHardware 9:49 AM
"Dell Takes the Long View With Hyper Scale Computing" E-Commerce Times 10:07 AM
"Dell Kace caters to IT with added OS support on management appliances" ZDNet 10:09 AM
"Dell Kace updates management appliance for Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion" V3 10:10 AM
"Dell presents first shared-infrastructure solution" ITP Technology 10:09 AM
"Dell spills beans on biz app rejig after software gobble fest" The Register 9:17 AM
"TheStreet: Can Dell recover? Why Google, Amazon would screw up Pandora; stocks futures standing pat" The Saratogian 10:09 AM
"Ex X-IO exec Alan Atkinson takes reins at Dell's Compellent: X-IO's chairman and ex-CEO Alan Atkinson has joined Dell to run its Compellent operation." The Register 2:42 PM
"Lawsuit over HP ex-CEO Hurd payout dismissed" Reuters 8:50 PM
"HP Tries To Emulate Apple In Two Key Areas" Seeking Alpha 2:36 PM
"HP loses tax case over valuing US research credit" The Times of India 10:10 AM
"HP's Martin Murphy: Ireland has made its indelible mark on cloud computing (video)" SiliconRepublic 10:11 AM
"HP introduces proactive cyberprotection for enterprises" TechCentral 10:11 AM
"Eight Questions for Hewlett-Packard Software Head George Kadifa" AllThingsD 10:10 AM
"Oracle making embedded Java push: The Java ME Embedded 3.2 client runtime broadens Java to cover microcontrollers" InfoWorld 12:06 PM
"Oracle woos open sourcers with free Java web framework" The Register 8:26 AM
"Oracle's Revenues Fall Short But Valuation Not Bad" Seeking Alpha 9:43 AM
"Oracle Releases Free Open Source Development Framework" TechWeekEurope 10:00 AM
"Cisco CEO reveals potential successors" ZDNet 7:13 PM
"Cisco looks to drive sales for elite Cloud partners" CRN 10:07 AM
"Huawei Wants to Blind Cisco TelePresence" Channelnomics 10:06 AM
"Former Intel Exec Avoids Prison in Insider Trading Case" PC Magazine 2:42 PM
"Buy Intel Already It Is Undervalued" The Motley Fool 9:40 AM
"AMD Slides To 3-Yr Low; FBR Cuts Target On Weak PC Builds" Forbes 2:47 PM
"Advanced Micro Devices Stock Hits New 52-Week Low" TheStreet 9:40 AM
"Just what does AMD stand for, anyway? Initials may mean something new as business, stock suffer" MarketWatch 4:35 PM
"FCC chairman says we need faster internet sooner, defends role as a 'cop on the beat': The FCC's chief praises US innovation, but says real challenges remain" The Verge 2:34 PM
"FCC chairman: Agency needs to police broadband competition" IDG News Service 2:45 PM
"Is the FCC planning to propose some new broadband math?" GigaOM 2:41 PM
"Apple's Stock Movement on the iPhone Launch, Now and Before, in Charts" Forbes 8:50 PM
"At $700, Does Apple Still Have Room to Run?" The Motley Fool 7:11 PM
"Apple shares dip on supply worries" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7:02 PM
"Cheerleader Analysts Shaft Apple, Investors" ["That said, 'we' ignore the bigger picture implications of this noise. It doesn't matter whether analysts were 'right' or 'wrong' on iPhone 5 numbers. This story provides the opportunity to consider fundamental flaws existing in the relationship between Wall Street analysts, the media and investors."] TheStreet 8:55 AM
"Can Apple's iPhone Rescue FedEx Investors?" TheStreet 10:59 AM
"Three ETFs with the Most Apple Exposure" Zacks 10:54 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks sink; ex-dividend trade hits Tokyo/Asia markets fell on Wednesday, matching losses on Wall Street, with sharp losses in Tokyo as many firms started to trade without rights to latest dividend payouts." MarketWatch 8:08 PM
"Stocks Sell Off, Finish Near Lows" TheStreet 4:16 PM
"Caterpillar, Apple push Wall Street lower" Reuters 8:07 PM
"IBM, Apple rise in mixed tech trading session" MarketWatch 9:21 AM
"U.S. Stocks Slide: The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index tumbled the most in three months after a Fed official criticized recent stimulus efforts and Caterpillar lowered its long-term profit forecast." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:17 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia markets trade mostly weaker/Concerns about slowing global growth and the potential need for tighter monetary policy soured market sentiment in Asia on Tuesday, notably weighing on commodity, construction and shipping firms." MarketWatch 8:58 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks seesaw; car makers, banks off/European stock markets wobbled on Tuesday, as banks and car makers moved lower, while heavyweight oil firms tracked energy prices higher." MarketWatch 8:58 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:43 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:44 PM
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