"Behind Silicon Valley's Un-Retirement: Why Bob Mansfield Is Back at Apple" AllThingsD 9:09 AM
"Is Apple starting to unravel without Jobs? The bearish could find fault with some recent changes" MarketWatch 8:08 AM
"What The Hell Is Happening At Apple?" TheStreet 8:05 AM
"Apple: Shuffling the top deck" The Economist 8:35 AM
"Apple Shake-Up Could End Real-World Images: Whether they realize it or not, all of those who swipe a finger down from the top of the iPhone's screen to check for notifications are bearing witness to a big sore point within Apple. There, behind a list of text messages, missed phone calls and other updates, is a gray background with the unmistakable texture of fine linen." New York Times 8:02 AM
"Apple's Exec Shakeup: 10 Necessary Fixes/If Apple wants a more collaborative management structure, it will need to become a more open, collaborative company." InformationWeek 9:49 AM
"Apple's Minimalist Ive Assumes Jobs's Role for Design" Bloomberg 6:47 PM
"iPad Mini: Will It Cannibalize Apple's Regular iPad Sales?" Daily Ticker 8:02 AM
"Apple 10-K: R&D spending up to $3.4bn, increased retail focus" ZDNet 8:00 AM
"Apple increased R&D spending by $1 billion in 2012/Yearly SEC report: retail also increased; patent litigation is a big risk." Ars Technica 3:15 PM
"By the numbers: Apple's fiscal 2012 annual report" Fortune 8:34 AM
"10-K filing shows Apple growing, planning new stores" MacNN 8:22 AM
"Apple loses right to iPhone brand name in Mexico" Electronista 2:45 PM
"Apple's Samsung statement reprimanded by court of appeal: Judges say article on iPad ruling is 'non-compliant' and order tech giant to put up an amended version within 48 hours" The Guardian 8:21 AM
"Apple Leaves U.K. Judge at 'Loss' Over Samsung Web Posts" Bloomberg 8:25 AM
"Apple ordered to re-write 'inaccurate' Samsung statement" BBC 9:52 AM
"Apple ordered to amend Samsung apology by UK judge" V3 8:40 AM
"U.K. court to Apple: Nix those 'untrue' anti-Samsung claims/Less than a month after a U.K. court forced Apple to add a court judgment to its U.K. website, Apple has now been forced to remove 'untrue' elements of the statement." CNET News 8:40 AM
"Samsung to question Phil Schiller again as it seeks to stop product ban" The Verge 5:33 PM
"Apple's Phil Schiller to be questioned by Samsung in post-trial deposition" AppleInsider 5:32 PM
"Spiderweb Software Announces November Sadness Sale!" Spiderweb Software 3:43 PM
"Evernote 5 for Mac beta now available with better collaboration, smarter search, and more" The Next Web 3:18 PM
"Earth Day! EarthDesk, Google Earth for Mac updated" FairerPlatform 3:08 PM
"Triumph features a unique and patented method for editing audio called Layers. This technique which we pioneered in Wave Editor is similar to image editing, but specifically tailored for audio." Audiofile Engineering 2:46 PM
"Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8 support for Mac" The Register 12:07 PM
"Shade 3D for Unit Game Development Announced" Architosh 12:05 PM
"Apple offers up to $1 per device for Motorola Mobility patents: The two are due in a Wisconsin court next week in a trial that centers on the issue of patent licensing for cellular and Wi-Fi technologies" IDG News Service 8:33 AM
"Mobile Manufacturer Market Share, October 2012 Update" Chitika 2:53 PM
"Apple's North American Mobile Web Traffic Surges Following iPhone 5 Launch" TechCrunch 2:53 PM
"Report: iPad Mini To Close Tablet-Smart Phone Gap" BYTE 4:06 PM
"Apple Could Make Inroads at the Deparment of Defense" 24/7 Wall St. 8:07 AM
"Sandy likely to dampen Apple's iPad mini launch in NYC" Fortune 9:51 AM
"Meet the Only Guy in Line for an iPad Mini in NYC [Pics] Mashable 2:51 PM
"AT&T offers free cloud storage for iOS and Android: Is AT&T trying to be like Apple's iCloud or Google Drive? It sure looks like it. The company is now offering a free video and photo storage service." CNET News 11:04 AM
"iTunes now accepts donations for Hurricane Sandy relief" CNET News 8:33 AM
"iTunes Accepting Red Cross Donations For Hurricane Sandy Victims" Mashable 8:12 AM
"iTunes accepting Superstorm Sandy relief donations" FairerPlatform 7:55 AM
"Your Genome's On An iPhone (trying to call home...)" Forbes 3:03 PM
"iTunes Match to start automatically renewing subscriptions: UK users will have until December to decide whether to turn auto-renewal off" Macworld UK 9:14 AM
"Apple Maps reference of Korean Dokdo islets 'unacceptable'" ZDNet 10:12 AM
"South Korea Wants Apple To Remove Japanese Names For Dokdo Islets From iOS 6 Maps" Cult of Mac 10:13 AM
"Apple, Google Maps Run Afoul of South Korea" VOA News 11:05 AM
"Apigee Survey: Users Reveal Top Frustrations That Lead to Bad App Reviews" MacPrices 12:31 PM
"Preview: Inside Shenzhen's First Apple Store (Photo Gallery)" M.I.C. Gadget 9:49 AM
"iPhone sells faster than Android in Britain" Crave @ CNET 8:34 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Could Outshine iPhone 4S in India" WSJ Blogs 8:25 AM
"Want an iPad Mini? Don't Fall for the Facebook Scam" Mashable 12:08 PM
"Smartphone technology can assist voters" [Video Report] USA Today 12:06 PM
"Could a 17-year-old boy from Wimbledon transform how you read news on your phone? Nick D'Aloisio launches his Summly app today backed by Stephen Fry and Rupert Murdoch" The Independent 11:02 AM
"Backed With $1M In Fresh Funding, Summly's 17-Year-Old Founder Shows Off His App's New Look [TCTV] TechCrunch 12:58 PM
"Boxee And Wal-Mart Set To Stick It To Apple TV" Forbes 10:05 AM
"After Exposure, Apple's Siri Stripped of China Prostitute Search" WSJ Blogs 8:08 AM
Non-Apple News
"Sprint to sell its first LTE tablet: The carrier will offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 November 11 for $549.99" CNET 12:18 PM
"Singapore showcases early-stage digital tech" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"These Guys' $5K Spending Sprees Keep Your Games Free to Play" Wired 12:01 PM
"Best Inventions of the Year 2012: Robots, rovers and the rest of 2012''s most important innovations, from the affordable to the extreme" [Slideshow] Techland 11:50 AM
"Foldable e-reader screen developed" TG Daily 11:43 AM
"How your wallpaper could power your PC" TG Daily 11:42 AM
"Amazon Launches Cloud Drive Photos For Android, A Photo-Sharing App For Android Phones & Tablets" TechCrunch 11:39 AM
"'Wreck-It Ralph' celebrates video-game nostalgia" Associated Press 11:30 AM
"Google Drive files can now be shared via Google+" IDG News Service 11:22 AM
"Security research labels more than 290,000 Google Play Android apps as 'high-risk': Security vendor Bit9 is compiling a 'reputation' database of Android apps and will move on to app stores from Apple and Amazon" Network World 10:59 AM
"RIM's BlackBerry 10 enters global trials" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:54 AM
"New tech lets users 'Pinch' their way to multiscreen bliss" CNET News 10:12 AM
"Nokia not blocking multiple users on Android phones" CNET News 10:12 AM
"New Online Storage Service to Put Users in Charge" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:15 AM
"MegaUpload will be reborn as Me.ga in January" CNET News 10:12 AM
"Sharp Says It Faces Material Doubt on Survival" Bloomberg 10:00 AM
"Facebook pushes the limits of Hadoop: You'd think that 100 petabytes would be big enough data for any business -- but not for Facebook" InfoWorld 10:59 AM
"Rumor says Facebook may create classified ads -- again" CNET News 10:13 AM
"iStat 2 lets you remotely monitor PCs and Macs from an iPhone or iPad" The Next Web 8:09 AM
"Hands On: The Mosaic Photobook" ReadWrite 12:09 PM
"iOS Gems: Animal SnApp, Crazy Taxi, Need for Speed Most Wanted, NBA 2K13 + Zaxxon Escape" iLounge 3:17 PM
"From high-brow to hi-tech: Shakespeare on the iPad/The launch of a new literature app sees the world's most famous playright re-invented for the digital age." New Statesman 11:05 AM
"Shatner's Love for Language Shines in Shatoetry App" MacNewsWorld 9:34 AM
"Give Your Pets a Monstrous New Look with Frankenweenie – iPad App Review" PadGadget 8:32 AM
"iPhone App Teaches Exotic Dancers Their Rights [Video] Mashable 8:14 AM
"Appidemic: Righteous Kill HD for iPad" AppleTell 8:33 AM
"How To check the battery condition in OS X: All batteries die over time, and OS X offers a quick way to determine if yours is on its way out." MacFixIt 5:50 PM
Tips
"How to cope with the end of FireWire: Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price" InfoWorld 11:00 AM
"With iPad mini launch, what to do with your 'old' iPad?" Macworld 9:48 AM
"Use HTML signatures with Mail on iOS 6" Mac OS X Hints 9:34 AM
"Making Sense of Smartphone Plans" AllThingsD 8:34 AM
"Which MacBook is right for you? When it comes to choosing a Mac laptop, one size definitely doesn't fit all" Macworld UK 8:16 AM
"Apple's Non-Apology Annoys Judge: Apple has been ordered to rewrite an apology it owes Samsung regarding tablet design after a U.K. judge scoffed at the original." InformationWeek 4:06 PM
"UK Judge To Apple: Your Apology Is Bogus, Rewrite It (Or, How Not To Deal With A Court Order)" Android Police 11:05 AM
"Judges amazed as Apple requests two-week time-frame to post notice saying it lost its Samsung legal fight" The Independent 11:02 AM
"Apple Given 48 Hours to Correct their Apology to Samsung" Patently Apple 10:25 AM
"Apple slapped for Samsung statement, but come on, give peace a chance" Computerworld Blogs 10:15 AM
"UK judge: Apple notice on Samsung a 'breach of order,' orders new notice" Ars Technica 9:34 AM
"U.K. Court Judge Gives Apple 24 Hours To Remove/Replace 'Incorrect' Web Notice On Samsung Galaxy Tab Ruling" TechCrunch 8:59 AM
"Apple Has To Apologize For Its Half-Hearted Attempt At An Apology To Samsung" Business Insider 8:34 AM
"Apple Looking To Follow Psion's Lead On Consistent UI Design" Forbes 8:26 AM
"What If Apple Went In On A Mobile OS Mashup?" TechCrunch 11:14 AM
"Concept: iOS icons get a Windows Phone Live Tile and Android widget makeover [Video] The Next Web 8:09 AM
"Apple to Moto: Your Wireless Patents Are Worth $1 Per iPhone, Tops" Gizmodo 8:08 AM
"Making The Case For A Hybrid Mac With A Touch Screen (or iPad with a keyboard)" PixoBebo 7:56 AM
"How The iPhone and iPad mini Can Replace The Mac And Why It Won't Happen" Mac 360 7:56 AM
"iTunes swallows Fnac's online sales" FairerPlatform 7:55 AM
Non-Apple
"Want To Unionize Developers? Focus On Workplace Democracy | TechCrunch" TechCrunch 6:31 PM
"Think cloud computing saved you from Sandy? Think again." I, Cringely 4:58 PM
"International data roaming for $20 a MB! Why? Crave's Eric Mack gets a message from Verizon upon landing in Ecuador that leaves him wondering why global data roaming costs so much." CNET News 2:53 PM
"Big Data Analytics: Where's The ROI?" InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"In Sandy's aftermath, what of the NYC tech sector?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:59 AM
"5 Personal Technologies that Survived Hurricane Sandy" Techland 11:54 AM
"Mapping 4G speeds in London: A road test with EE's LTE network" ZDNet 12:04 PM
"Wikipad delayed, we try to stay calm" TG Daily 11:44 AM
"Malware infects 13 percent of North American home networks" PCWorld 11:24 AM
"10 signs it may be time to quit your IT job" CIO 10:59 AM
"The all-in cloud architecture of tomorrow" InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"Finally! Wireless carriers collaborating on stolen cellphone database" Houston Chronicle 10:55 AM
"Is Nintendo about to kiss its last great product goodbye? The struggling company is about to sunset its Wii console with little waiting in the wings to replace it." Fortune 10:52 AM
"You can forget about better TV: There's a good reason television tech is a confusing jumble." Fortune 10:50 AM
"Verizon's New Ad Campaign Is a Load of Half-Truths" E-Commerce Times 10:45 AM
"A look at RIM's much-delayed BlackBerry 10" Associated Press 10:33 AM
"Mobility Tips: Planning For The Next Power Outage" BYTE 10:18 AM
"6 Reasons To Want Windows 8 Ultrabooks" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 10:18 AM
"Google: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats" The Motley Fool 10:08 AM
"Path Comes To The iPad, A Platform Dave Morin Calls 'The Future Of The Personal Computer'" TechCrunch 10:11 AM
"MyTechHelp Expands Apple Support to Include iCloud" PRWeb 9:47 AM
"Profit Confidential Expert Reports: Apple's Stock on Verge of Pullback" PRWeb 9:47 AM
"Apple Products Are Now Available at Courts" VernonChan 9:46 AM
"Sonnet Technologies Announces Form-Fitting Sleeve for 13-Inch MacBook® Pro With Retina Display: Form-fitting Cover Protects Computer's Finish During Transport" Sonnet Technologies 9:32 AM
"Recce 3D Interactive Mapping Tech Gets Its Game On: Go Deliver iOS App Is GPS-Powered Real-World Scavenger Hunt Meets Groupon" TechCrunch 9:14 AM
"iStat for iOS now monitors Windows machines, too" CNET News 8:33 AM
"Dock+ hits Kickstarter, a charging dock for iPhone 5, iPad mini or latest iPod touch" iMore 8:32 AM
"New Twelve South HiRise Stand For MacBooks Is Full Of Awesomeness" AppleBitch 12:57 PM
"Twelve South's HiRise Stand For MacBook Provides Height-Adjustable Notebook Elevation" TechCrunch 8:24 AM
"McIntosh launches AirPlay-enabled McAire stereo" Electronista 8:13 AM
"Clock by Luke O'Connor now available on iPhone/iPad" prMac 10:48 AM
"ADHD Organizer App Helps People with ADHD Succeed" prMac 9:57 AM
"Class Warfare is real, and now iOS users can play as the One Percent" prMac 9:10 AM
"Why Microsoft Should Buy Twitter Now" Breakout 10:08 AM
"Microsoft wins Office 365 contract with EPA, moving agency to the cloud" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:50 AM
"EPA Subscribing To Microsoft's Office 365 Cloud Apps For 25,000 Employees" CRN 10:35 AM
"Windows 8: It's only one part of Microsoft's brave new world" ZDNet 12:03 PM
"Windows 8 Hardware Shopping Adventures" InformationWeek 10:56 AM
"Microsoft to team with NTT DoCoMo, pitch Windows 8 tablets for business" IDG News Service 11:24 AM
"Cyber criminals look to exploit interest in Windows 8" V3 11:57 AM
"Microsoft Surface RT: The Sad Treadmill Of Overhyped Expectations" TechCrunch 11:39 AM
"Microsoft's App Deficit Disorder: If Microsoft wants to reinvent itself for the mobile era, it will have to attract a new generation of developers." Technology Review 11:40 AM
"Windows Server 2012: Microsoft's other Big Push" The Register 11:47 AM
"Privacy experts criticize moves to sidestep IE10's default Do Not Track settings" CSO 11:22 AM
"Dell pledges university research push" V3 11:57 AM
"HP wants to help support more mobile devices at SMBs too" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"AMD Set for Unprofitable 2013: J.P. Morgan sees lower revenue and gross margins for the chip firm." Barron's 9:57 AM
"AMD, Samsung must be ARMed to the teeth to oust Intel servers" The Register 11:48 AM
"To survive the PC's decline, Intel just might adopt ARM" InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"Intel Wants to Put a Supercomputer in Your Pocket" Wired Magazine 12:01 PM
"Cisco stretches UCS uber-control-freak across larger clouds: Cisco's software engineers have cooked up an uber-control-freak called UCS Central to manage server profiles, templates, and settings for up to 10,000 rack or blade machines." The Register 11:48 AM
"Cisco expands UCS management to the cloud" ZDNet 12:04 PM
"Obama and Romney outline technology policies" Fairfax NZ News 11:32 AM
"Many Apache Web servers put popular websites at risk: Because their status pages are left unprotected, potentially sensitive information is exposed that hackers can use to better plan attacks against websites" IDG News Service 10:59 AM
"Ubuntu moving to new release schedule: No more alpha releases for Linux-based OS, says Nicholas Skaggs" Network World 11:41 AM
"6 Surprises About IT Hiring Plans: Mobile is a hot skill that might not get you hired. Check out this and other surprising glimpses from our newest IT staffing survey data." InformationWeek 10:56 AM
"Tech and tech companies provide Sandy relief" [Audio Report] MarketWatch 12:13 PM
"Stocks to open higher on upbeat jobs reports" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Asia Markets: China stocks lead Asia after manufacturing data" MarketWatch 9:39 AM
"Europe Markets: U.S., China data rally European markets/Royal Dutch Shell higher on results; autos gain in Frankfurt" MarketWatch 12:09 PM
"European Stocks Edge Up" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Upbeat US economic indicators give markets a further boost after strong Chinese data earlier: A run of impressive U.S. economic news combined with encouraging signals out of China to drive markets higher on Thursday, a day ahead of key jobs data that could have a bearing on the race to the White House." Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 12:10 PM
"Why Asia's tech companies are looking like a good bet" MarketWatch 9:49 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:54 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:55 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/ Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading" CBS News 6:31 PM
"3 Ways to Play the Death of the PC" The Motley Fool 12:16 PM
"NYSE's Niederhauer Hopes to Return to Normal Power Friday" FOXBusiness 10:53 AM
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