"What Makes Apple's Mapgate Different From Typical 1.0 Service Growing Pains" AllThingsD 10:17 AM
"People Are Calling For This Apple Executive's Head" Business Insider 8:29 AM
"Apple gives its signature device a solid upgrade" Gainesville Sun 8:12 AM
"iPhone 5: Apple creates an archetype" The Next Web 8:24 PM
"So Apple, now you're doing more consumer research? It seems that Apple, until recently thought not to be fond of consumer research, is now desperate to discover what people think of its software." CNET News 1:02 PM
"Apple CEO apologizes for error-ridden new map app, promises to make improvements" Associated Press 8:15 AM
"Why Apple took the risk with Maps" GigaOM 1:03 PM
"Apple's Taiwanese Manufacturing Partner Expected to Ship 3M iPad Minis in Q4'12" Wall Street Pit 8:12 AM
"Apple plans to set up its own stores in India if Govt eases local sourcing norms" The Economic Times 8:18 PM
"Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban: A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker." Reuters 9/29
"Apple vs. Samsung: Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban could be lifted" Bloomberg News 9/29
"Samsung wins reconsideration on Galaxy Tab sales ban in US" Crave @ CNET 9/29
"Glitch keeps iCloud storage at 25GB until 2050: Instead of a downgrade to 5GB of storage, Apple has pushed users' renewal dates 38 years in the future." MacFixIt 8:21 PM
"Apple quietly bumping iCloud storage to 25 GB until the year 2050?" TUAW 8:23 PM
"The Java Plugin Leaves Vulnerable 1 Billion PCs and Macs" Social Barrel 8:33 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Secure and protect email using certificates in Outlook for Mac" OfficeforMacHelp 8:28 PM
"iPhone 5 dials up discount for regional carrier debut: Some smaller carriers will trim $50 off the normal retail price for Apple's next-generation smartphone when they begin selling it tomorrow." CNET News 9/28
"Videos: Queuing up for Apple's iPhone 5 in 22 languages" Fortune 9/28
"The iPhone 5 goes on sale in 22 more countries today" iDownload Blog 9/28
"Apple's iPhone 5 Availability Expands: What It Means To Regional Carriers" TechCrunch 9/28
"Most iPhone 5 Customers Will Buy in Next 6 Months" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9/28
"Survey: Younger Shoppers Increasingly Using Mobiles To Buy And Compare" TechCrunch 9/28
"As Apple says sorry, Google Maps gets a little better" CNET News 9/28
"Apple Clears First Hurdle, Possible iPhone 5 Launch In China Before The Year-End" Forbes 9/28
"iPhone 5 lights up China's gray market" CNET Asia 9/28
"US Air Force Electronic Flight Bag Team fought Windows bureaucracy and deployed iPads [Video] 9 to 5 Mac 9/28
"Thanks to the iPad, The Air Force is Saving More Than $5 Million Per Year" PadGadget 9/28
"Google's Answer to Siri Thinks Ahead: The company's data stockpile and investment in AI means a smartphone helper that answers queries before you even ask them." Technology Review 9/28
"Company Alleges that Apple's 'Numbers' Infringe on Borland Patent" Patently Apple 9/28
"Apple sued over spreadsheet technology" CNET News 9/28
"Gene Steinberg meets commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of AppleInsider, and Avram Piltch, of Laptop magazine, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9/28
"Björn Adamski of Telestream Demonstrates the New Flip4Mac" MacVoicesTV 9/28
"Apple Releases Update for Verizon iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 4:17 PM
"Verizon iPhone 5 update eliminates carrier data usage while connected to a Wifi Network" 9 to 5 Mac 8:24 PM
"Apple Releases Carrier Update for Verizon iPhone 5 to Reduce Inadvertent Cellular Data Usage" MacRumors 8:26 PM
"iPhone 5 carrier update fixes bug causing cellular data use while on Wi-Fi" AppleInsider 9:46 PM
"Apple fixes issue allowing Verizon cellular data usage while on WiFi" The Next Web 9:47 PM
"iPhone 4 and 4S Users Report Excessive Battery Drain with iOS 6" HotHardware 4:17 PM
"Apple Reveals Several Camera Patents & Legally Updates Siri" Patently Apple 10:25 AM
"Apple backtracks on 'most powerful' map app claim: The Web page describing the beleaguered map application has dropped a claim that it's the 'most powerful mapping service ever.'" CNET News 1:02 PM
"Apple Updates App Store with VoiceOver Fixes" PadGadget 8:40 AM
"iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4" Gizmag 8:18 PM
"Speaker Volume Test: iPhone 2G vs. 3G vs. 3GS vs. 4 vs. 4S vs. 5 [Video] iClarified 1:10 PM
"Apple iPhone 5 review: the screen [Epic Review] Stuff Middle East 8:37 AM
"Logitech UE Boombox And Mobile Boombox Review: Bluetooth Speakers With A Rich Sound" TechCrunch 4:17 PM
"Zorro Macsk review: Bring touchscreen capabilities to your iMac" Macworld UK 8:03 AM
"The Zooka Wireless Speaker Bar Turns Bad Audio Into Loud Noises!" TechCrunch 1:14 PM
"Review: Spigen SGP GLAS.t Screen Shield for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 1:07 PM
"Canon ImageClass LBP6670dn review: fast printer, pricey toner" PCWorld 8:22 AM
"Hands on: Applydea Maglus stylus for iPad" Electronista 8:02 AM
"iPhone 5: My First Week/After spending a week with the Apple iPhone 5, I have a clear picture of what has improved, evolved, and gone sideways." InformationWeek 9/29
"A photographer's view of the iPhone 5" GigaOM 9/29
"CruxSkunk iPad Keyboard Exposes the Mirage of Kickstarter [Review] Mashable 9/29
"Review: Case-Mate Barely There Case for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 9/29
"PowerSkin Battery Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 review" iMore 9/29
"Review: Speck PixelSkin HD case for iPhone 5" M.I.C. Gadget 9/29
"Review: Wahoo Blue HR Heart Rate Strap for iPhone 4S/5" iSource 9/29
"iPhone 5 vs. the VPI Traveler turntable: The iPhone 5 may be the star of the moment, but the VPI Traveler could stay in your life for decades." CNET News 9/29
"Apple's iPhone 5 an incremental improvement" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9/28
"Fast and furious: Life with LTE on an iPhone 5" Houston Chronicle 9/28
"Magia Zip For IPad Has One Sticky Problem" MacNews 9/28
"GLAS.T iPhone 5 screen protector from Spigen SGP (Video Review)" Insanely Great Mac 9/28
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Car Facts for iPhone comprehensively manages car repairs, expenses, and more" 9 to 5 Mac 4:16 PM
"Final Fantasy for iOS vs. Final Fantasy for NES: Retro gaming shoot-out!" iMore 10:09 AM
"Note Anytime Review: A free note taking and sketching app for the iPad that's packed with many features to give users creative flexibility." 148Apps 9/28
"Find the Way Review: Find the Way is a short maze game that pits players against a clock as they race to find a way out." 148Apps 9/28
"'Super Monsters Ate My Condo' Review and TA Plays - Not Just a Sequel, a SUPER Sequel" Touch Arcade 9/28
"'Think Different': The Ad Campaign that Restored Apple's Reputation" Low End Mac 9/28
"Exit the mouse, enter the touch pad: Will your mouse be replaced by a standalone touch pad? Apple, HP, and others are betting on it." CNET Reviews 9/28
"iPhone 5: Are You a Bottom Grabber or Head Puller?" The Mac Observer 9/28
"Microsoft's last Window of hope" The Hindu 8:26 AM
"World's biggest IT players forced to face inquiry: Computer giants Apple and Microsoft face becoming the first companies to be forced to appear before a federal parliamentary inquiry with MPs pushing to subpoena the technology behemoths next week." Melbourne Age 8:27 AM
"Court clears Microsoft in Motorola injunction case" Crave @ CNET 8:18 AM
"Google can't enforce German Microsoft injunction: ruling" Reuters 8:29 AM
"Microsoft: 'To fill 6,000 jobs, we'll pay $10K per visa'" The Register 8:29 AM
"Windows 8 bugs plaguing Microsoft, Intel CEO said to tell staff" Bloomberg News 8:27 AM
"Intel gears up for launch of new convertible ultrabook: Intel will introduce a new type of ultrabook which can be flip between extra slim laptop format and a tablet." Telegraph 8:02 AM
"Oracle Plans to Unveil first New Flagship Database Program in 5 Years" eStocksDaily [Free Registration Required] 9/29
"Dell completes acquisition of Quest Software" SiliconRepublic 9/29
"Intel's Windows 8 tablet marketing gimmick" VR-Zone 9/29
"Intel previews tablets powered by its new chip" Associated Press 9/29
"A Bevy of Tablets Take Intel's Clover Trail" TechNewsWorld 9/29
"Intel, OEMs unveil first wave of Ultrabook Convertible designs" tech2 9/29
"IBM CEO Virginia Rometty takes on chairman title" Associated Press 9/29
"Leading IT Market Research and Advisory Firm Ranks IBM Number One in Application Management Services Market Share for Third Consecutive Year" Sacramento Bee 9/29
"Buffett, IBM vie for ResCap: Big Blue appears as though it will be giving Warren Buffett a run for his money in the $2.4 billion auction of the mortgage-servicing portfolio of bankrupt ResCap, The Post has learned." New York Post 9/29
"Ottawa Development Centre Eases Fears That ISPs Won't be Able to Keep up with Bandwidth Demands" TechVibes 9/29
"AMD launches app store, emulator for Android" tech2 9/29
"Did a Computer Bug Help Deep Blue Beat Kasparov?" Wired 9/29
"Computer glitch may have led to Deep Blue's historic win over chess champ Kasparov" The Verge 9/29
"Short Apple: The greatest trade ever?" MarketWatch 9/28
"There I Said It: Buy Google, Microsoft Over Apple" The Motley Fool 9/28
Industry News
"Stocks end strong quarter on a weak note" CNNMoney 9/28
"Stocks Close Quarter With Rocky Session" TheStreet 9/28
"Stock Futures Pull Back after Rally" FOXBusiness 9/28
"Stocks Close on Low Note: Stocks capped their biggest monthly advance since June with a whimper, amid concerns about a review of Spain's credit rating and uninspiring readings on U.S. wage gains and manufacturing." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/28
"Asia Markets: China stocks lead Asia before holiday; Tokyo drops/Most indexes gain this quarter, but Shanghai Composite, Nikkei drop" MarketWatch 9/28
"Europe Markets: Spain leads Europe stocks lower; banks off/Spanish stocks erased gains and led European stock markets lower on Friday, as investors got concerned Spain won't ask for a bailout on the back of a 2013 budget deemed unrealistic by analysts." MarketWatch 9/28
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 9/28
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9/28
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