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Weekend Highlights: Dan Dilger is back this afternoon with a thoughtful analysis of the various strategic advantages Apple's 'cash hoard' provides at AppleInsider; Would switching to Intel processors really give Apple an edge in mobile? Mac Predictions contradicts popular 'wisdom' with the thought that assuming Jonathan Ive will remove all skeumorphism from iOS 7 isn't entirely realistic; Forbes reports on Tim Cook's profit repatriation tax change ideas; Apple 2.0 at Fortune asks how devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem—with pretty positive results from a Forrester survey; Over at Macworld, the Macalope skewers the Motley Fool for unrealistic criticism of Siri before moving on to critique the ridiculous position that Apple should develop apps for Android; at AppleInsider, Daniel Eran Dilger calls out the hypocrisy of the tech press comparing Samsung's S4 sales data to the iPhone 5's; in OS X news, Adobe releases Camera RAW 8.1 with Retina support and updated camera profiles; Tapscape reports on pre-WWDC MacBook Air shortages; Fairer Platform notes that Handbrake 0.9.9 has finally shipped with several improvements; 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.
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"Why Apple Is the Most Important Stock in the World" Minyanville 10:36 AM
"Apple analysts are trying to calm their nervous clients: The stock is down 9.5% from its $705 all-time intraday high" ["'In sum,' he concludes, 'we believe concerns are overdone and this appears to be a typical consolidation after a big run.'"] Fortune 8:17 AM
"Don't panic! No worms in Apple stock" CNNMoney 12:44 PM
"Here's Why the Next 3 Months Will Be Huge for Apple/The rest of 2012 is poised to be huge for Apple and it's all due to one product: the iPhone 5." TheStreet 9:27 AM
"IPhone 5 Shortage Spooks Apple Investors" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:57 PM
"EU antitrust chief hopes to settle Apple case soon" Reuters 4:47 PM
"Where's the iPad Mini Mystique? Apple typically holds details about its product development very close to the vest, but things seem quite a bit looser with the widely anticipated smaller iPad. 'It is not bad for folks to know that Apple is working on 7-inch tablets so they can wait to see how Apple would define such a product category,' said tech analyst Azita Arvani, 'but releasing volume numbers isn't good for any product company.'" E-Commerce Times 8:33 AM
"Steve Jobs decided, 'we're going to patent it all' after $100M iPod fine" Macworld UK 8:21 AM
"Apple spends more on patents than R&D after Jobs patent vow" Crave @ CNET 7:47 AM
"Google vs. Apple - Two Greats Battle" The Motley Fool 12:29 PM
"Point Counterpoint on the Apple v. Samsung Verdict" Forbes 10:36 AM
"Lodsys Offers Update on In App Purchase Patent Dispute, Claims Licensing Momentum" MacRumors 7:13 AM
"Lodsys in-app purchase patent validated by USPTO" Electronista 8:14 PM
"Lodsys claims momentum in patent fight as some indie devs leave US" Indie Research 1:23 PM
"Taiwan asking Apple to blur satellite image" Associated Press 8:08 AM
"Taiwan wants Apple to hide new radar defense system in iOS 6 maps" The Verge 8:16 AM
"Taiwan Says Apple Maps Has Revealed Its $1.2 Billion Top-Secret Radar Base" Business Insider 8:21 AM
"Taiwan asks for Apple Maps censorship over military bases" SlashGear 8:22 AM
"Real Analysis Of Apple's Current Supply Constraint" Seeking Alpha 8:19 AM
"Record iPhone 5 sales could be short-lived as RBC slashes Q4 estimates" BGR 9:26 AM
"iPhone 5 Soars in Hong Kong, Creating Mass Shortages" Nasdaq 8:58 AM
"Apple Store Lottery the Only Cure for Hong Kong's iPhone 5 Fever" AllThingsD 8:24 AM
"T-Mobile To Stop Using 'Apple iPhone' Name For Bring Your Own Device Program?" TmoNews 8:13 PM
"1B+ Indians gain access to iPhone 5 on Oct. 26" 9 to 5 Mac 8:52 AM
"The iPhone 5 reportedly hits India on Friday, October 26" iDownload Blog 8:59 AM
"Redefining Medicine With Apps and iPads" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"McDonald's offers free use of iPads: An enterprising McDonald's in Virginia Beach, Va., decides that a suitable incentive for its customers is to offer them mounted iPads to peruse while they chew." CNET News 7:26 PM
"McDonalds Installs iPads to Keep Customers Entertained" PadGadget 7:26 PM
"10 Best Apple Products Ever" [Slideshow] TheStreet 9:38 AM
"Rare Apple-1 computer on display" [Slideshow] CBS News 1:44 PM
"Rare Apple 1 Computer: No Sale at Christie's Auction" ABCNews 7:25 PM
"No Sale for Apple 1 Computer at Christie's" The Mac Observer 7:25 PM
"The iPad Mini Is an iPhone [Video] Mashable 5:32 PM
"Watch The Chinese Make Fun of iPhone 5 by Introducing iPhone 20s (Video)" M.I.C. Gadget 5:32 PM
Non-Apple News
"3G flaw makes any device vulnerable to tracking" ZDNet 3:15 PM
"Firefox 16 Launches With Safari-Like Reader Mode On Android, New Developer Tools On Desktop" TechCrunch 2:51 PM
"Spear-phishers lie in wait at 'watering hole' websites: Security vendor Websense reveals that spear-phishing attacks now target groups rather than just individuals" Network World 12:02 PM
"RSA Launches Database Breach Prevention Tool: Distributed Credential Protection randomizes, scrambles, and splits passwords between two servers to help block criminals or hacktivists from stealing username and password databases." InformationWeek 11:34 AM
"'Start-Ups: Silicon Valley': Preview footage full of bikinis, booze and bawling" Silicon Valley 11:14 AM
"Tumblr Gets Analytics Capabilities" InformationWeek 10:13 AM
"VMware Fights Lock-In Fears, Supports Rival Tools: VMware revamps vCloud Suite management tools to work with Microsoft's Hyper-V, Citrix Systems' XenServer, and open source Xen and KVM hypervisors, and run VMs across public and private clouds, including Amazon's EC2." InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Google Brings More Than 100 Virtual Keyboards, Transliterations And IMEs To Gmail" TechCrunch 2:51 PM
"Google Dart cracks Top 50 list of programming languages" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"Google updates enterprise search tool with raft of features" V3 3:06 PM
"RIM's PlayBook tablet pulled from US, Canadian online retailers: While some stock remains in the UK, RIM could be preparing a successor to the BlackBerry PlayBook" Techworld 2:58 PM
"Research In Motion: No BB10 Debut Until March, Analyst Says" Forbes 11:29 AM
"Facebook tests 'Want,' 'Collect' buttons and muscles in on Pinterest's turf" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
"Super Micro lowers first-quarter outlook" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"America's Cup race to be powered by tech" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"AOL Overhauls Games.com As Personalized, Cross-Platform Destination For Players" TechCrunch 2:52 PM
"Are Google and Samsung Sneaking Into iPad Territory?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:40 AM
"'iPad mini' likely to be Wi-Fi-only – but revised 9.7in model will offer UK 4G: Industry sources increasingly confident that Apple will move into 7in tablet market, but will also launch revised iPads" The Guardian 4:58 PM
"Developers: We warned Apple about iOS maps quality" CNET News 6:22 PM
"AAPL Actively Moving To Taiwan Semi, Says Bernstein, But It'll Take Time" Barron's 10:38 AM
"Is Apple Finally Switching This Key Component Supplier?" The Motley Fool 8:03 PM
"13-inch Retina MacBook Pro on track, says analyst: An analyst reiterates that a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is slated for production this quarter." CNET News 7:45 AM
"Mac mini inventories begin to dwindle, could signal next-gen Ivy Bridge model" O'Grady's PowerPage 10:37 AM
"Apple Reaffirms iOS Security Features" Apple Bitch 4:46 PM
"iOS 6 Alarms bug hits Australia: USA, UK, seemingly spared daylight savings SNAFU" The Register 4:47 PM
"Review: TakTik case for the iPhone 4 (Verdict: Rugged)" ZDNet 8:11 AM
"Review: Colcasac Zagora Sleeve for Retina MacBook Pro" Run Around Tech 12:28 PM
"SLATE for iPad review: SLATE iPad stand from UK designer impresses with positive health benefits" Macworld UK 8:31 AM
"Review: Fitbit Zip needs a bug fix to be great" TechHive 8:58 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Tech tools to make grocery shopping easier" TechHive 8:32 AM
"Alternatives to Camera app can give you better iPhone photos: Apps offer more control, integrated editing, and extra sharing options." Ars Technica 11:10 AM
"BBC iPlayer Radio for iPhone and iPad review" Macworld UK 8:31 AM
"How to install Siri on iOS devices running iOS 6" iDownload Blog 5:31 PM
"New In iOS 6: How To Set Custom Notifications And Alerts For Each Mailbox" App Advice 8:31 AM
"How to Switch From the iPhone to Android: You don't have to give up the whole Apple ecosystem to embrace a Galaxy S III or other Android smartphone." CIO 8:09 AM
"How to Hide Newsstand in a Folder on iOS 6" MacTrast 7:56 AM
"Any Apple Magic Left For iPad Mini?" BYTE 12:53 PM
"A Detailed Look At U.S. Technology Patents And Apple" Apple'n'Apps 12:52 PM
"Acer's $500 Windows 8 Tablet: Real iPad Rival/Iconia W510 priced right, could give Apple's new iPad run for its money in key areas like performance and mobility." InformationWeek 11:35 AM
"Stop Buying iPads, Please" ["Before you starting writing me blistering e-mails, rest assured that I am not advocating the boycott of iPads. But I'd like to suggest a little restraint--or perhaps more effective communication--around what appears to be a buying craze among our nation's schools."] THE Journal 8:11 AM
"David is listening: Siri, Apple's voice-commanded digital assistant, might've got an upgrade. But developments in voice recognition tech mean that your next-next-gen smartphone will easily surpass Siri's passive listening capabilities, becoming a chat-happy, always-on life mate." Brand Republic 8:10 AM
"Apple's iPad Mini Is Just Like Pizza and Sex" TheStreet 8:09 AM
"Nuclear War: What Would Happen If Apple Buys Nokia?" PixoBebo 7:49 AM
"iOS screen fragmentation points to a shift in app development" Revert To Saved 7:44 AM
Non-Apple
"Four Windows 8 video ads leak, show you how to use the OS" Neowin 9:22 PM
"What Makes a Technology Cool,' According to Neil deGrasse Tyson" TidBITS 3:20 PM
"Is mobile broadband a luxury or human right?" CNNMoney 3:29 PM
"Long way before Hitachi's glass storage chip realizes potential" ZDNet 3:17 PM
"Win 8 fillip not enough for PC industry" ZDNet 3:17 PM
"Boxee TV Leaked — Cable Companies Should Be Concerned" Wired 3:12 PM
"How Tim and Chris Vanderhook are turning MySpace around" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 3:10 PM
"With Webtop Dead, It's Time to Rethink Modular Computing" Techland 3:05 PM
"To Keep Passwords Safe from Hackers, Just Break Them into Bits" Technology Review 2:55 PM
"10 reasons why the desktop PC will live forever" PCWorld 12:00 PM
"Will the future be written entirely in JavaScript?" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"How to switch from the iPhone to Android: You don't have to give up the whole Apple ecosystem to embrace a Galaxy S III or other Android smartphone" InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"Cord-cutting on the cheap: Over-the-air HDTV saved to a Boxee DVR" Houston Chronicle 11:32 AM
"What O.J., Katrina, and 9/11 did to AT&T's network" [Slideshow] CNNMoney 11:30 AM
"What Was The Most Important Code Change Ever Made?" Forbes 11:28 AM
"Surprise! You Can Use Facebook For Caller ID." Forbes 11:28 AM
"Huawei hullabaloo hides Chinese minnows" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:25 AM
"How much do Google, Facebook profit from your data?" CNN 11:01 AM
"Does Mobile Antivirus Software Really Protect Smartphones? Bad news: Many mobile antivirus apps are useless. Here's what mobile device management and mobile application management experts say you should focus on instead." InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"A Quirk in Time Warner Cable's New Modem Fee" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:09 AM
"Nokia's David Will Have To Battle Against More Than One Goliath" Seeking Alpha 10:02 AM
"How to add 5.5 petabytes and get banned from Costco during a hard drive crisis" GigaOM 9:35 AM
"Should HP Break Itself Apart? Examining UBS's Call For A Radical Restructuring" Seeking Alpha 9:59 AM
"HP: PC industry has forgotten how to innovate" Channel Register 3:02 PM
"HP doubles up SAP hard-hearted HANA appliances" The Register 3:03 PM
"Gates Has No Plans to Return to Day-to-Day Microsoft Job" Bloomberg 10:46 AM
"Microsoft CEO sees company becoming more like Apple" Reuters 9:37 PM
"Prices of Windows 7 notebooks declining; more Windows 8 tablets unveiled" DigiTimes 11:21 AM
"Windows 8 Gets A Post-RTM Update To Improve Battery Life, Media Playback And General Compatibility" TechCrunch 2:50 PM
"Microsoft delivers Windows 8 updates ahead of Service Pack 1" ZDNet 3:15 PM
"Microsoft, pushing Windows 8, makes Wi-Fi free in NYC and SF" CNET Reviews 3:42 PM
"Windows 8 Store Refuseniks Say Microsoft Is Too Much Like Apple" Wired 3:11 PM
"Microsoft delivers seven updates in October patch release" V3 3:07 PM
"Surprise! Microsoft patches latest IE10 Flash vulns on time: Issues fixes same day as Adobe's patch" The Register 3:04 PM
"Microsoft, Abobe patches beef up Windows security" TechNewsDaily 11:44 AM
"Microsoft: Users trying to get something for nothing wind up with malware/Downloading key generators to unlock software is linked to malware infection" Network World 12:04 PM
"IBM Answers Oracle Exadata: PureData System for transactional, analytic, and operational deployments takes on Oracle, replaces IBM's Netezza appliances and Smart Analytic system." InformationWeek 10:13 AM
"IBM wrestles controls, pulls midrange array sales out of death dive" The Register 3:02 PM
"IBM expands PureSystems line for data duties" IDG News Service 5:26 PM
"IBM takes on Oracle with PureData appliances" The Register 8:54 PM
"Intel: Street Keeps Cutting Estimates As Earnings Loom" Forbes 9:52 AM
"Intel's Futurist: Tomorrow's Tech will be Humanized, Humorous" TheStreet 10:02 AM
"Intel's McAfee security group plans layoffs" Reuters 11:12 AM
"AMD launches its response to Intel's tablet processor: Advanced Micro Devices enters the Windows 8 tablet market with the Z-60 processor." CNET News 10:07 AM
"AMD Eyes Tablet Market With New Z-60 APUs" CRN 11:03 AM
"AMD finally makes tablet chip, the dual-core Hondo: Tablets with AMD Z-60 tablet chip, code-named Hondo, will be available by the end of the year" IDG News Service 11:04 AM
"AMD unveils 'sweet spot' processor for 'sexy' tablets: Z-60 aims between Atom and Core i3 for Windows 8 fondleslabs" The Register 3:03 PM
"Quantum computing pioneers from U.S., France win 2012 Nobel Prize: Serge Haroche of the Ecole Normale SupA(c)rieure and David Wineland of the University of Colorado won the Nobel Physics Prize prize for work on quantum optics" IDG News Service 11:04 AM
"Frenchman, American joint winners of Nobel Prize in physics" CNN 12:08 PM
"Frenchman, American win Nobel for quantum physics" Associated Press 11:21 AM
"Nobel Awarded to Scientists Who Learned to Control Quantum Systems" ScienceNOW 3:12 PM
"TransOS wants to displace desktop operating systems: Computer engineers at China's Tsinghua University are coding a cross-platform, cloud-based operating system for the masses." TG Daily 3:00 PM
"Open vs. Closed: The Cloud Wars" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:58 AM
"Good news for job hunters in Android, Linux, and open source: Related skills and expertise are being sought 'like never before,' Dice reports." PCWorld 12:03 PM
"10 top IT skills in demand: a one-day snapshot/Summary: Dice releases demand numbers for a range of skills -- led by close to 15,000 job openings for software developers." ZDNet 3:16 PM
"Stock Market and Investing: Apple's Stock Is Down Over 10%—Time to Buy?" CNBC 11:39 AM
"Apple Shares Slide as iPad Mini Rumors Swirl" Breakout 10:04 AM
"Apple builds indicate a strong 2H 2012, says Credit Suisse" ["Shares are Outperform rated with a $750 price target."] Theflyonthewall 8:05 AM
"Interpreting the Apple Bashboys" TheStreet 12:35 PM
"Apple Shares Hit Correction Territory: 'The Pie Is Almost Baked'" WSJ Blogs 12:35 PM
"Apple chart traces dreaded pattern" MarketWatch 8:02 AM
"Tossing Apple: Shares remain in a normal digestion period following a 17% rise in the Nasdaq Composite from the June 4 low. The action has been orderly, which indicates that large investors, the lifeblood of any bull market, are not departing the scene en masse." MarketWatch 8:39 AM
"By The Way, Apple's Stock Is Crashing" Business Insider 10:32 AM
"Apple: Nomura Sets Neutral Rating; Sees Growth Slowing" Forbes 8:19 AM
"Apple No Longer a Strong Buy?" Minyanville 8:19 AM
"Apple Is Trading At 60-75% Premium To Its Sum Of Parts Valuation" Seeking Alpha 7:57 AM
"Apple After The Riot, Shortage, Strike, Etc.: Still A Buy?" Seeking Alpha 1:12 PM
"Is The Post-Jobs Apple Still A Buy 1 Year Later?" Seeking Alpha 9:23 AM
"Apple: How Can We Profit Now?" Seeking Alpha 8:08 AM
"Analysts Debate: Is It Time to Sell Apple?" The Motley Fool 7:57 AM
"Apple: Time To Reduce An Overweight Position" Seeking Alpha 9:28 AM
"Apple slips, rated neutral by Nomura" MarketWatch 11:10 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks tumble to lead Asia losses/Japanese stocks fell sharply to lead losses across Asian markets Wednesday, with growth and earnings concerns depressing investor sentiment." MarketWatch 8:35 PM
"Intel falls to 52-week low, leading tech retreat: Intel downgraded on pricing worries; Netflix also downgraded" MarketWatch 3:26 PM
"U.S. stocks fall hard on earnings caution: Aluminum producer Alcoa is due to report earnings after the close" MarketWatch 3:26 PM
"Stocks retreat ahead of earnings" CNNMoney 3:27 PM
"Stocks Hit by Global Growth Jitters, Earnings Worries" TheStreet 3:27 PM
"Wall Street falls as tech leads sell-off on earnings gloom" Reuters 3:27 PM
"Stocks Slide as Earnings Season Looms; Nasdaq Falls Sharply" FOXBusiness 11:31 AM
"U.S. Stocks Fall While Commodities Gain, Treasuries Rise" Bloomberg 10:46 AM
"Stocks Sink Deeper: Stocks fell after a soft economic growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund put investors on the defensive ahead of the start to corporate-earnings season." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:08 PM
"Stocks: Investors playing a waiting game" CNNMoney 9:34 AM
"Asia Markets: Shanghai, Hong Kong stocks jump to lead Asia" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slip on global-growth concerns" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
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