"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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