"Apple adds six Samsung products including Note II, S III mini and Galaxy Tab 2 to California lawsuit" Foss Patents 8:33 AM
"Apple targets Galaxy Note 2, S3 Mini in latest court request: The Apple-Samsung patent war continues, as Apple answers Samsung's midweek, iPad and iPod court filing with some additional paperwork of its own." CNET News 6:35 PM
"Apple adds six Samsung products to Galaxy Nexus dispute" AppleInsider 6:48 PM
"Apple Adds A Bunch Of Other Devices In Lawsuit Against Samsung, Including Galaxy S III mini, Galaxy Note 10.1" Redmond Pie 12:11 PM
"Apple asks judge to add Galaxy Note II and other Samsung devices to latest suit" The Verge 4:45 PM
"Google loan patents received special treatment under Apple-HTC settlement" Foss Patents 9:26 PM
"Will iPad Mini Top Holiday Gift Lists Or Is Screen a Problem?" Associated Press 6:51 PM
"Will Apple's Rebound Continue Next Week?" Forbes 4:40 PM
"Apple to make cheap iPhone by 2014, analyst says" Crave @ CNET 8:54 AM
"Apple headquarters not cleared for take-off" Bloomberg [Free Registration Required] 8:35 AM
"Will the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud?" Computerworld 11/23
"Why Apple Has GOT to Fix Siri: Siri, Apple's voice-based virtual assistant is a mixed bag of good things and bad. And Siri faces an increasing competition in the market, especially from Google. I believe Siri is probably the single most important feature Apple offers for three future Apple devices. In fact, I think Apple is betting the entire company on Siri. And that's why they've got to fix it." Cult of Mac 11/23
"Barclays Bank buys 8,500 Apple iPads in one go" Channel Register 11/23
"Barclays buys 8,500 iPads in one of the biggest corporate tablet rollouts in the UK" The Next Web 11/23
"Barclays Bank buys 8,500 iPads: Thought to be the largest roll out of any tablet in the UK financial sector" Macworld UK 11/23
"iPad Mini Proves Major For Apple Shares" Forbes 11/23
"AAPL: Lack of iPad mini Discounting Presages Strong Demand, Says Wells" Barron's 11/23
"Apple Must Provide Samsung With HTC Patent Settlement Details" PC Magazine 11/23
"Apple Has To Tell Samsung How Much Money It's Getting From HTC For Patents" Business Insider 11/23
"Apple ordered to disclose patent settlement with HTC: Samsung's lawyers will get to see, but no one else." Ars Technica 11/23
"Google to Miami court: Apple is withholding iPhone 5, iPad mini source code" Foss Patents 11/23
"Samsung Wants iPad Mini Added to Apple Suit" AllThingsD 11/23
"How tablets are invading the classroom" Digital Trends 8:30 PM
"Apple's iPad powers Black Friday mobile shopping bonanza (Infographic)" VentureBeat 4:40 PM
"The 'subversive adult Disneyland' where iPods track your every move" The Register 6:49 PM
"How To Use AppleCare: Drop The F-Bomb" Forbes 8:55 AM
"Droidfooding: After Years Of Giving Employees iPhones, Posters At Facebook HQ Beg Them To Test Android" TechCrunch 4:45 PM
"Will.i.am launching new iPhone accessories to turn your smartphone into a genius phone" iMore 8:43 AM
"Bogus Apps in App Store Promise Live Wallpapers, Deliver Crap & Demands For Refunds" iSource 4:40 PM
"Munster: Apple Will Launch A Cheap iPhone In Two Years" Business Insider 11/23
"Cumulative Mobile App Revenues Set to Exceed $30 Billion by End-2012, Says ABI Research" Business Wire 11/23
"Kids Want an iPad More than a WiiU for Christmas" Forbes 11/23
"Microsoft Xbox TV to compete with Apple: A low-cost alternative to the Xbox console is being planned by Microsoft for casual gaming and access to TV and entertainment services." Telegraph 11/23
"AT&T Is Selling Refurbished iPhone 5s for $99" Business Insider 11/23
"Will.i.am kicks off tech line with clip-on iPhone camera" Crave @ CNET 11/23
"Will.i.am promises to turn your iPhone into a 14-megapixel 'genius-phone'" Engadget 11/23
"Will.i.am Wants to Turn your iPhone into a 14-megapixel 'Genius Phone'" LAPTOP Magazine 11/23
"How to jump Apple's customer service queue: swear" Macworld UK 11/23
"Just bought an Apple product? Need support Now? Drop an F-Bomb" The Register 11/23
"Woz on Microsoft: Whoa! They really changed things drastically. Whoa!" The Register 11/23
"The unusual world of Mac prototypes" Macworld 11/23
"Behold, Some of the First Apple Computer Photos Ever" Techland 11/23
"Gadgets, services can keep you in touch" Florida Today 11/23
"IBM insider: How I caught my wife while bug-hunting on OS/2" The Register 11/23
"Man strives to shatter Call of Duty world record: Plays for five days straight" Register Hardware 11/23
"Fancy a phone equipped with radar? Radar could start appearing in a far wider range of devices, including cellphones, thanks to the invention of a fingernail-sized chip package costing just over a dollar." TG Daily 11/23
"Google Shopping Becomes More Amazon-Like" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/23
"Fighting Sandy debris-removal crooks: There's an app for that" Reuters 11/23
"Toluna QuickSurveys: Fewer than two in five PC Owners plan to update to Windows 8" Business Wire 11/23
Publications/Podcasts
"5by5 | The Critical Path #64: Mano a Mano" asymco 4:40 PM
"Gene Steinberg meets columnist Ted Landau, usability expert Jakob Nielsen, and Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11/23
"YML Interview with Ken Segall on Skeuomorphism" Your Mac Life 11/23
"Next live show: The Mac Show on Friday 23 November at 15:30 UK time" The British Tech Network 11/23
"Bugs & Fixes: Texting fails for just one person" Macworld 11/23
"Beware of installing MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0" ZDNet 11/23
Price Trackers/Deals
"The Fluffies For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:55 AM
"Block Towers For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:55 AM
"Mortal Skies 2 For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:55 AM
"MacMall Cyber Monday 2012 Sale has Launched: The MacMall Cyber Monday Sale has already started with up to $649 off and more than 600 deals on Macs, Tablets, accessories and more." I4U News 6:50 PM
"Get Organized for the holidays - TopXNotes Black Friday Weekend Sale" prMac 11:50 AM
"Remoter VNC -Remote Desktop For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 11/23
"Railroad Story HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 11/23
"Mafia vs Police Pro For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11/23
"Best Apple Black Friday Deal: 20% off everything in iTunes" ZDNet 11/23
"Apple discounts iPads, Mac laptops 8%-10% for 'Black Friday': Leaves out iPad Mini from one-day sale" Computerworld 11/23
"Apple Black Friday Deals Include iPad, iPod, MacBook Discounts" PC Magazine 11/23
"Black Friday: Unusual Apple Deals/Apple rarely discounts its products, but Black Friday is the one day of the year you can save some green on a new iPad Mini, iPhone, or Mac computer." InformationWeek 11/23
"Apple unveils discounts on iPads, Macs, more" Macworld 11/23
"iPad Retina Display, MacBooks Part of Apple Black Friday Sale" eWeek 11/23
"Apple Store Black Friday sale for 2012, $101 off MacBooks Pros, Airs, iMacs, $61 off iPads, iPods" MacPrices 11/23
"Apple's Black Friday Sale Goes Live" Mashable 11/23
"Here Are Apple's Black Friday Price Cuts For iPads, iPods, And MacBooks" Business Insider 11/23
"Apple offers Black Friday discounts on iPad 4 and MacBook, but not iPhone or iPad mini" Beatweek Magazine 11/23
"Happy Black Friday: Apple Product Sales Are In Full Flow" AppleBitch 11/23
"Grab Cheap iPod, PC With Amazon Black Friday Lightning Deals" PC Magazine 11/23
"Black Friday: -50 % off on Aquafadas software/Starting on Friday, november 23rd" Aquafadas 11/22
"Best Buy trims $50 off 3rd-gen iPad, kicks in $75 gift card: The special one-day offer is good for both the 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi versions of Apple's third iPad." CNET News 11/21
"MacMall launches Black Friday Sale on Macs & iPads, AI readers get lowest prices anywhere" AppleInsider 11/21
"UNIEA's 2012 Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale Is On! Get 40% your entire order, plus $7.95 flat rate shipping worldwide!" UNIEA 11/21
"Thomas PR Client Artrage Digital Painting Black Friday Deals Start Now - ArtRage Studio Pro is Half Off Today, Wed, Nov 21st – Mon, Nov 26th" Thomas PR 11/21
"Black Friday and Cyber Monday iPhone and iPad Educational Apps on Sale" 148Apps 11/21
"Jawbone's Up and Fitbit's One: Which tiny fitness gadget is best? (review)" VentureBeat 4:40 PM
"Review: Newer Technology 7-Port USB Hub" Run Around Tech 4:40 PM
"CableJive dockBoss Air Review: If you own some of the older audio docks meant to be used with the iPhone 4s and earlier but you've upgraded to the new iPhone 5, fear not! Your old docks are not useless relics. The CableJive dockBoss Air slips over any male 30-pin connector and turns that audio device into a Bluetooth speaker." Run Around Tech 11:55 AM
"Review: Switcheasy Tones for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 12:11 PM
"Review: SanDisk 240GB Extreme Solid State Drive" Canadian Reviewer 8:44 AM
"Apple iPod Touch (fifth generation) review: The Touch is thinner than the iPhone 5, with good looks and a long battery life. So what's the catch?" Computeract!ve 11/23
"My Week With The iPhone 5: The First Of ~104?" ReadWrite 11/23
"iPhone 5 vs. Droid DNA: Which phone should you get?" iMore 11/23
"iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S3: When Good Is Not Good Enough" AutooMobile 11/23
"Review: HyperJuice 2 External MacBook and iPad Battery MBP2-100" 9 to 5 Mac 11/23
"olloclip for iPhone 5: Review and giveaway of the 3-in-one photo lens" TUAW 11/23
"Review: Gift guide to full-size tablets" Associated Press 11/23
"Turn your lead foot into a green one with these apps and tips for better driving" Digital Trends 6:07 PM
"Review: EventiCal - The Fun and Creative Social Calendar" MacTrast 5:06 PM
"Having a Beer With a Smartphone" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:03 AM
"iOS App Review: Readability provides convenience for mobile reading" Macworld 11/23
"Squrl for iOS review, Apple and HTC forced to provide Samsung the settlement details, iTunes 11 inbound" iPhone Buzz 11/23
"20 Best iPhone and iPad apps this week: Rolling Stones, HERE Maps, Night Zookeeper, My London Story, Lili.fm, Todoist, Magic Town Stories and more" The Guardian 11/23
"[S]edition Art on the iPhone and in the Classroom" eXtensions 11/23
"Review: Gift guide to full-size tablets" Associated Press 11/23
"Can you help solve the World War II code - found on the leg of a dead pigeon - that has flummoxed the 21st century codebreakers at GCHQ?" The Independent 11/23
"How to avoid shopping fraud on Cyber Monday" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 11/23
"Cyber Monday 2012: Deals to look out for" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11/23
"Top 10 Black Friday IT bargains from history" V3 11/23
"The best Black Friday tech deals for PC gear" [Slideshow] PCWorld 11/23
"10 Awesome Black Friday Deals for 2012" PC Magazine 11/23
"8 Essential Black Friday Apps: Braving the Black Friday crowds? Don't even think of leaving the house without these applications on your smartphone." InformationWeek 11/23
"Sony at greater risk than Panasonic in electronics downturn" Reuters 11/23
"Back to cellphone basics: Buying a non-smartphone" CNET News 11/23
"With new direction, AMD has 'fighting chance,' analysts say" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 9:15 AM
"Microsoft's Long And Winding Road To Becoming Kind Of Cool" TechCrunch 8:29 AM
"Windows 8 Is Too Much, Too Soon for Many Users: As advanced as this OS is, I predict sales will be soft, at least for a while, like sales of Windows smartphones. Early adopters will love it, but this is too much of a change for the average user to deal with quickly. I think Microsoft worries more about investors than customers, and this is finally coming around and biting the company in the rear end." E-Commerce Times 9:08 AM
"Microsoft's big Windows 8 secret? It's actually about advertising." The Next Web 8:30 AM
"Top 10 feature demands for 2013 Windows 8.1 update" iTWire 9:14 AM
"Windows 8 will boost BYOD schemes: Microsoft chief" Business Standard 9:14 AM
"As Microsoft sits mum on the 7.8 update to Windows Phone, its community itches for fresh information" The Next Web 12:11 PM
"Microsoft is developing its own augmented reality headset" AFP 9:14 AM
"HP's Autonomy deal highlights pattern of bad ideas" Associated Press 9:15 AM
"HP's Autonomy Hassles: Tech Weekly Recap" TheStreet 8:37 AM
"Intel: Building on Otellini's Legacy" Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9:17 AM
"Intel's Two-Pronged Evolution: Intel's new Itanium 9500 and Xeon Phi coprocessors are impressive, evolutionary steps for the company and myriad current customers. However, the new processors also cast considerable light on how Intel will succeed in developing and delivering innovative solutions for core existing and emerging new markets." TechNewsWorld 9:16 AM
"The new business model: Competing with partners! Suddenly, the only way to succeed in the mobile space is to violate the old code of the ecosystem" Computerworld 9:13 AM
"H-P: Can this company be saved?Commentary: Starting from scratch with a new board might help" MarketWatch 11/23
"Windows 8: A soaraway Kinect? Or is it Red Ink Friday for Microsoft? Can Windows 8 and Windows RT slabs bring the Kinect effect to Microsoft?" The Register 11/23
"Is Microsoft building an Apple TV competitor?" GigaOM [Free Registration Required] 11/23
"Microsoft files patent for augmented reality smart glasses" BBC 11/23
"Want a sneak peek at the next Xbox? Look at the Xbox 360.: Microsoft keeps adding reasons to turn on the Xbox 360. Do these new features actually lay the groundwork for the next Xbox?" Christian Science Monitor 11/23
"Microsoft Offers Xbox, Surface Bundles for Black Friday" PC Magazine 11/23
"Lenovo set for Chinese smartphone crown in 2013" The Register 11/23
"Lenovo Black Friday 2012 deals launched on Android tablets, Windows 8 desktops and laptops" ZDNet 11/23
"IBM recasts Power 775 Blue Waters super as big data muncher" The Register 11/23
"Symantec warns of malware targeting SQL databases" IDG News Service 11/23
"Security Guru Pledges to Strengthen Critical Computers: Computer-security researcher Eugene Kaspersky says he is testing control software that won't run malicious code." Technology Review 11/23
"3 Reasons Why PC Demand Can Get Weaker Still" Forbes 11/23
"SAP Mulls China Listing, Hewlett-Packard Accusations Doubted: Tech Biz Report" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11/23
"Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber among Hollywood stars getting in bed with Silicon Valley" Silicon Valley 11/23
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