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Monday Highlights: Apple scoring big revenue of $57.60 per visitor to their Apple Stores according to data compiled by Horace Dediu at asymco; social gaming is being revolutionized by the iPad writes Cara Ellison at The Guardian; time for a corporate tax overhaul says Tim Cook in his run-up to appear before the US Senate, reports in our Apple/Macintosh section; finally, Apple devices now approved for use across the US Defense Departments; Vrypan has migrated away from iPhoto, Dropbox being the alternative; David Allison advises you to enable TRIM if you have upgraded your Mac to an SSD; confused over the Mac App Store? Chris Breen to the rescue; and here's a how-to for syncing Android phone to Mac; Mactuts+ shows method for you to move your home folder to a separate drive or volume; and Gary Rosen explains how you can sync Google calendars with iOS, Mac; Sony Music the sole source holding up Apple's iRadio streaming service, dispute over song-skipping; comparing sales: 5 million iPhone 5 units sold in first 3 days, Samsung approaching 10 million Galaxy S4 sales...in first month; CNBC report suggests big trouble in--big China for Apple as local phone favorite Xiaomi gains steam; US AirForce said to save $50 million over ten years thanks to iPad; Apple Store in Dallas, TX robbed, couple grand worth of iPhones taken; Samsung releasing a 13" notebook with a staggering 3200x1800 resolution display; buckle up, iWatch rumors are heating up, the latest being the testing of a 1.5" OLED display, reports in our Hardware/Software section; and word from Taiwanese sources says iPad 5 production to begin soon, tablet will be 33% lighter than current gen; MacBook Air inventory drying up say those in the know, new model seen arriving at WWDC this June; take a trip down memory lane back to when Steve Jobs answered why there are no "Intel Inside" stickers on Macs; Serial+ is an app that helps you manage your hardware/software serial numbers, warranties; recent Google actions, I/O conference, seem to be taunting Apple to "catch us if you can" according to Thomas Claburn; delays and more delays seem to be the story of Apple lately, Jonny Evans opines; Bryan Wolfe at App Advice says all signs point to a fall launch for new iDevices.
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"How The iPad Mini Is Defining Tim Cook's Apple" Forbes 8:21 AM
"Apple goes to war with its rivals: Apple, Google and now Microsoft are slugging it out in the battle to sell us tablet computers. And the competition can only be a good thing" The Guardian 9:30 PM
"Did iPad unit sales grow by 26% or 44% last quarter?" Fortune 1:52 PM
"Apple's iPad Mini: Expect the Mini, which goes on sale Nov. 2, to sell like gangbusters in the holiday season, establishing a dominance in the small-tablet market." Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:23 AM
"Can a $329 Apple iPad Mini compete in the bargain tablet market? At $249, or even $299 it seems like the Apple iPad Mini would be a slam dunk. At $329, it's in a category all by itself." PCWorld 9:06 AM
"Would Steve Jobs have allowed Apple to launch the iPad mini? A look at the stark contrast between the iPad mini and Jobs' comments back in 2010" PC Advisor 8:58 AM
"Why Apple Could Still Own the Living Room of the Future" Cult of Mac 12:09 PM
"Exclusive: Inside look at new Apple Store in Palo Alto" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 1:54 PM
"First look at Apple's new Palo Alto retail store" AppleInsider 8:33 PM
"Apple Makes the Most of Court-Ordered Samsung Apologies" The Motley Fool 9:08 AM
"Apple Acknowledges Samsung Patent Win in U.K., Albeit Begrudgingly" eWeek 11:27 AM
"Apple Preorders for iPad Mini Indicate Strong Interest" Dow Jones Newswires 10/26
"iPhone sales boom but iPad disappoints Wall Street: CEO Tim Cook takes shot at Microsoft's Surface tablet, calls it 'compromised, confusing'" Computerworld 10/26
"Apple blames rumour mill for slow iPad sales: Rumours about new products were to blame for slower than expected iPad sales, Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive has told investors." Telegraph 10/26
"Apple's Phil Schiller on the State of the Mac" Techland 10/26
"Apple's Schiller: 'Old technologies are holding us back'" Time 10/26
"Phil Schiller: Apple Isn't Afraid to Ditch Legacy Tech" The Mac Observer 10/26
"Apple Profit Surges 24% Ahead of Holiday Blowout; CEO Tim Cook Disses Microsoft" Time 10/26
"Apple Earnings Prompt iPad Questions: Lower than expected iPad sales suggest limits to Apple's recent growth." InformationWeek 10/26
"Here's Why Apple Says Its Margins Are Going To Collapse This Quarter" Business Insider 10/26
"Apple's weak margin outlook surprises analysts" Reuters 10/26
"Apple's Growth Scorecard for third quarter 2012" asymco 10/26
"Apple's investment manager wrestles with $120bn problem: Braeburn Capital is investing the cash Apple has amassed thanks to the global appetite for its consumer electronics" The Guardian 10/26
"Apple TV Upgraded to 'Beloved Hobby' From 'Hobby'" AllThingsD 10/26
"Apple slams Samsung on its U.K. website after court ruling" ZDNet 10/26
"Apple publishes statement over iPad design row" BBC 10/26
"Apple publishes Samsung ruling on UK website, but is it cool?" Computerworld 10/26
"Apple posts cheeky court-ordered apology to Samsung on UK website: Sorry you're not as cool as us" The Next Web 10/26
"Apple Becoming Like Microsoft? Fears Grow After Miss" CNBC 10/26
"Apple Now Looks Like Microsoft: Analyst" [Video Report] CNBC 10/26
"Microsoft Windows 8 versus OS X Mountain Lion: Microsoft's new operating system boasts an interface optimised for both tablet and PC. How does Windows 8 stack up against Mountain Lion?" Macworld UK 10/26
"Create cool video titles in Final Cut Pro X" Macworld 10/26
"A 34-Year-Old Ex-Apple Engineer Just Bought An NBA Team" Business Insider 10/26
"The Land Before Macs: A field guide" Macworld 10/26
"Apple posts new ads for iPad mini, 13" Retina" AppleTell 10/26
"Remembering Steve Jobs: A week of serendipity" FairerPlatform 10/26
Non-Apple News
"Amazon: $199 Kindle Fire HD had 'biggest day since launch' after iPad mini event" The Verge 1:52 PM
"Amazon: We Had Our Best Day Of Kindle Fire HD Sales After Apple Announced The iPad Mini" Business Insider 8:41 AM
"Casio shows new $2,500 Android scanner-tablet for businesses: The Japanese company's new device uses its front-mounted camera to read in documents, hand-written notes, and business cards" IDG News Service 10/26
"80 Holiday 'GameStop Kids' Stores Coming to Mall Near You" PC Magazine 10/26
"Photos taken with Nexus 10 show up on Google exec's site" CNET News 10/26
"Say hello to Google's answer to the iPad: BriefMobile posts pictures of what it says is the Nexus 10, the new tablet from Google and Samsung." CNET News 10/26
"Here Comes The Nexus 4 Smartphone, 3G Nexus 7 Tablet, And The Nexus 10 iPad Killer" TechCrunch 10/26
"Google Dresses Up Maps With Terrain, Vegetation" Webmonkey 10/26
"Taiwan's HTC faces tough challenge as it seeks to remain a strong global brand for smartphones" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 10/26
"LG Display posts first profit in two years on phone, tablet panels" Reuters 10/26
"Did You Know Cloud Computing Has Been Around Since the '50s?" Mashable 10/26
Publications/Podcasts
"The Vergecast 052 - October 26th, 2012" The Verge 11:24 AM
"Podcast: Surface, iPad mini and Rover.com, with our cutest in-studio guest ever" GeekWire 11:23 AM
"YML Interview with John Moltz about Microsoft's Surface" Your Mac Life 8:00 AM
"Episode #21 • October 26, 2012: Looper With Rian Johnson" The Talk Show 10/26
"Gene Steinberg meets The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger, and Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/26
"Interview with Dave Hamilton about Apple's Fusion Drive" Your Mac Life 10/26
"Ars Technicast, Episode 13: iPad mini-me, can you complete me?" Ars Technica 10/26
"iPad minis with LTE start arriving on Black Friday (Nov. 23) for standard, Nov. 21 for expedited" 9 to 5 Mac 11:47 AM
"Initial pre-order stock of black 16GB iPad mini gone" iDownload Blog 8:33 PM
"Black and Slate 16GB iPad mini sells out in 35 hours" AppleInsider 9:30 PM
"White is the color of choice for iPad mini buyers" AppleTell 8:28 AM
"iPad Mini Watch: The Black iPad Mini Is Still Available" Business Insider 8:29 AM
"Apple Is Getting The iPad Mini Ready For Shipping Right Now" Apple Bitch 11:19 AM
"Apple – Blu-ray is no longer in demand on Macs" T3 11:22 AM
"Apple's Game Center Seems to be Malfunctioning Today. Blame Letterpress?" Kotaku 1:49 PM
"Apple iPad April 1 bug: Why does the calendar on my iPad crash when I scroll to April 2013?" Telegraph 8:29 AM
"Thinner iMac, Faster Mac mini, Fusion Drive Technology, and More Mac News" Low End Mac 1:52 PM
"Belkin Invents An iPhone Accessory that Concert Goers will Love" Patently Apple 8:27 AM
"Apple Sells Out of White iPad Mini" Benzinga 10/26
"Apple's iPad mini Off to a Strong Start" Minyanville 10/26
"iPad Mini Sales Booming Despite Backlash from Critics" Technorati 10/26
"Apple's white iPad mini sells out in 20 minutes" Fortune 10/26
"Initial supplies of White iPad mini run dry, now available in 2 weeks" 9 to 5 Mac 10/26
"Apple Already Sold Out of Initial White iPad Mini Pre-Order Stock" MacRumors 10/26
"White iPad Mini Sells Out During Pre-Orders" PC Magazine 10/26
"Apple Kicks Off iPad Mini Preorders: Apple is now taking preorders for the iPad Mini. You can get a black, entry-level model for $329 and delivery on November 2." InformationWeek 10/26
"iPad Mini Pre-Orders Sold Out in 2 Minutes in Hong Kong? (Update)" M.I.C. Gadget 10/26
"Apple Kicks Off iPad Mini Preorders: Apple is now taking preorders for the iPad Mini. You can get a black, entry-level model for $329 and delivery on November 2." InformationWeek 10/26
"Apple's iPad Mini, 4th Gen iPad Now Available For Pre-Order – Wi-Fi Only Versions Deliver November 2" TechCrunch 10/26
"MacBook Pro 13-inch Retina Review" SlashGear 8:30 PM
"iPad vs Surface boot speed test" iDownload Blog 4:20 PM
"iPad Mini Vs. Nexus 7: Tablet Smackdown/Apple iPad Mini versus Google Nexus 7 sets up the tablet battle we've all been waiting for. We see who has the goods to come out on top." InformationWeek 8:51 AM
"Your iPad 4 vs iPad mini vs Surface RT vs Nexus 7 Buying Guide!" Redmond Pie 2:38 PM
"Modern platform games for iOS: Run, jump, and collect items in these modern platform titles that are a far cry from the classic Mario games." CNET Reviews 10/26
"Photographing light trails with your iPhone and Slow Shutter Cam" iDownload Blog 8:42 AM
"A Simple Stopwatch for iPhone: An NSTimer object can be configured to fire periodically at a set time interval, and also to call a method each time it fires. In this blog, we'll see how to use NSTimer to control a simple stopwatch interface." The iPhone Developer Resource 10/26
Tips
"Using a tablet SIM to turn a smartphone into a data-only device" CNET News 8:45 AM
"Why I left my MacBook for a Chromebook: The Chromebook has inserted itself into my life in a way I never expected. Sorry, MacBook Pro: I just don't need you right now" InfoWorld 10/26
"Apple's Tim Cook: Insularity Without Inspiration" The Motley Fool 10/26
"Why Google And Amazon Hate The iPad mini's $329 Price Tag" PixoBebo 10/26
"Prosperity vs. Bleeding: How Apple Compares To Google And Amazon In Phones And Tablets" Mac 360 10/26
Non-Apple
"Is your smartphone helping you be rude?" CNET News 1:58 PM
"Windows 8 is here, and the OpenForum has something to say about it" Ars Technica 1:48 PM
"Nexus 10 Specs: A Real iPad Killer?" Tapscape 1:48 PM
"Why Are Ebooks Riddled With Typos?" Forbes 9:08 AM
"Coming soon: Cameras that never stop taking pictures/The future of photography, videography, webcams and camera phones is constant capture" Computerworld 8:44 AM
"Microsoft exec promotes value of Windows 8 PCs, calls iPad mini a $329 'recreational tablet'" AppleInsider 10/26
"Windows 8 stuns, amazes, and sometimes lets us down (review)" VentureBeat 10/26
"Dear Android manufacturers: Please sell me the phone that I want" ZDNet 10/26
"Consolation Prize: The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?" Wired 10/26
"University researchers claim DNS boosting tool can speed Web performance by 40%: The new tool is the result of a study involving 10,000-plus hosts across about 100 countries" Network World 10/26
"Google's email security flaw embarrassing, but no catastrophe: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) vulnerability highlights need to upgrade to stronger keys as they improve" CSO 10/26
"In search of the sub-$300 Windows RT tablet: Analysts say manufacturers will need to justify the prices of Windows RT tablets above $200" Computerworld 10/26
"Research In Motion climbs back into top 5 in smartphone sales" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10/26
"Materials for touch screens in short supply" DigiTimes 10/26
"Valley View: Cisco, Oracle And Drama/The sparks fly in October's episode of Valley View, our monthly live Web TV program. Watch the full show here." InformationWeek 10/26
"Stop Griping: Here's Why Tablets Are Great..." Forbes 10/26
"Samsung, Apple Dominate Smartphone Market as Nokia Slips" PC Magazine 10/26
"Samsung sells twice as many smartphones as Apple in third quarter" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/26
"Samsung keeps world's top smartphone spot in Q3" MarketWatch 10/26
"Samsung's Success Is Its Biggest Weakness" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/26
"Google: Tech's Most Successful Failure" TheStreet 10/26
"10 Amazing Things 3-D Printers Can Make" TheStreet 10/26
"In-ear vs. Over-the-ear Headphones" Yahoo! News 10/26
"Windows 8: Back to the Future" Tech.pinions 10/26
"Here Comes The Nexus 4 Smartphone, 3G Nexus 7 Tablet, And The Nexus 10 iPad Killer" TechCrunch 10/26
"Where Do I Click, Again? A Guide to Windows 8" Associated Press 10/26
"11 Apps to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Among Employees" The Next Web 2:34 PM
"Brian Cox's Wonders Of The Universe Turns Universal With Native iPhone Support" App Advice 11:27 AM
"The Week in iPad Cases: More iPad mini goodness" Macworld 11:20 AM
"Oakley unveils Airwave ski goggles equipped with Recon's MOD Live heads-up display, iOS app" Engadget 9:06 AM
"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City coming to iPhone and iPad later this fall" iMore 8:41 AM
"NewMacgadgets Acrylic Displays Recreate The Apple Store Experience" prMac 8:28 PM
"Scrollshow (iPad) - will be available on App Store Monday 29 October" prMac 9:49 AM
"EZWriter releases ClassiCard 1.0 for iOS - Classic Postcard Effects" prMac 8:00 AM
"With StoryFrame every picture tells a different story" prMac 8:00 AM
"Walker - The Smartest Productivity App for iPhone - Available Now" prMac 8:00 AM
"Sandcrater Software releases MiniECal iOS app for Exchange users" prMac 8:00 AM
"In Wombi Toys Kids Can Build, Test and Repair Toys" prMac 8:00 AM
"Car Xpenses app - updated with user input, keeps cars in tip-top shape" prMac 8:00 AM
"BBC fixes 'buggy' iPlayer Radio app: The BBC has been forced to revise its buggy iPlayer Radio app for iPhone just weeks after its release." Telegraph 10/26
"'Homerun Battle 2' Now Featuring Weekly Competitions" Touch Arcade 10/26
"Today's Apps Gone Free: Download Agent, Jelly Cannon Reloaded, Toy Defense And More" App Advice 10/26
"At the moment, Microsoft Surface is hot: Microsoft's new Surface tablet is generating enough interest to grow lines and pack stores." CNET News 4:19 PM
"Life in the Microsoft Surface line: What those waiting at a Southern California shopping mall had to say about why they lined up early for Microsoft's new tablet." CNET News 4:27 PM
"Microsoft seeks to reinvent itself with Windows 8: Microsoft's dual launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet is a bold attempt at reinvention for a new era, writes Matt Warman." Telegraph 8:29 AM
"Windows 8 not likely to restart ailing PC market" Computerworld 9:07 AM
"Microsoft wins praise for Windows 8" The National 8:55 AM
"Meet The Next CEO Of Microsoft: Steven Sinofsky Is The Man Who Made Windows 8" Business Insider 8:29 AM
"Microsoft-Apple redux: the empire strikes back" AFP 8:23 AM
"Is This War Chest Microsoft's Secret Weapon?" The Motley Fool 8:42 PM
"Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games" VentureBeat 11:24 AM
"Review: Bing Apps are fast, slick, and responsive/With Windows 8, Bing isn't just search—it's an app. A lot of apps." Ars Technica 8:47 AM
"Where do I click, again? A guide to Windows 8" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 11:27 AM
"Yahoo! Snaps at Microsoft Over Do Not Track, Will Ignore IE10" Softpedia 8:55 AM
"Why Intel's Downside Is Limited" Seeking Alpha 8:18 AM
"Now Amazon Can Easily Win The $100 Billion Local Commerce Market And The $150 Billion Smartphone Market" Forbes 8:45 AM
"Gadget launches set up three-way Christmas clash: The scene is set for an almighty clash at the vanguard of the technology industry as its three main forces, Apple, Google and Microsoft, ready their smartphones and tablets for the Christmas shopping season." Telegraph 8:28 AM
"Windows 8: Game-changer or Vista redux?" MarketWatch 10/26
"Is Windows Phone 8 Microsoft's last chance?" PCWorld 10/26
"Windows 8: The Legacy Apps Question/Support for legacy applications is a Windows 8 selling point. But Gartner says the need for such apps is declining and has little to do with upgrading to the new OS." InformationWeek 10/26
"In Windows 8, the iPad has its first real challenger" CNNMoney 10/26
"Windows 8 inspires computer makers to creativity" Associated Press 10/26
"Windows 8 payoff a waiting game for investors" MarketWatch 10/26
"How to Get Microsoft's Windows 8" PC Magazine 10/26
"Buying guide: How to get, or avoid, Windows 8" Associated Press 10/26
"Motorola withdraws some infringement charges from Xbox case" CNET News 10/26
"Netflix stock rises on Microsoft acquisition rumor: An unconfirmed rumor that Microsoft seeks to acquire Netflix is what is said to have sent shares of the Video-rental service up 13 percent today." CNET News 10/26
"HP CEO Whitman wants to expand footprint in Houston, other markets" Houston Business Journal 10/26
"REVEALED: IBM's new DS3000-killing Storwise storage beast" The Register 10/26
"AMD expected to unveil ARM-based server on Monday" IDG News Service 10/26
"AMD to show off Windows 8 tablet PCs using its Hondo chip at CES 2013" ZDNet 10/26
"Fitch lowers Advanced Micro Devices to negative" MarketWatch 10/26
"Fitch revises AMD outlook to negative, cuts snr debt rating" Reuters 10/26
"Fort Collins AMD site will see layoffs" The Coloradoan 10/26
"Cisco's CEO Rips Into The Patent System & All Who Abuse It, Big Or Small" Techdirt 10/26
"90 percent of electronic companies not ready for SEC 'blood minerals' rules" ZDNet 10/26
"The future of our open source world" Fortune 10/26
"With post-PC era comes real OS competition" Computerworld 10/26
"Apple's Q4: Michael Walkley called it; the indies miss again/For the third time in five quarters, the professional analysts outgunned the amateurs" Fortune 10/26
"Tech Stocks: Amazon, Expedia shares rise; Apple slips/Sector back in black as Nasdaq edges up a fraction; NetSuite soars" MarketWatch 10/26
"U.S. stocks finish with weekly losses: U.S. stocks on Friday finished with weekly losses after earnings reports did little to offset worry about the global economy." MarketWatch 10/26
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