"More Proof Apple's Still Disruptive As Ever" The Motley Fool 5:13 PM
"Apple Doesn't Need a Television" TrustedReviews 8:14 AM
"Early Promotions Drive Record Online Sales for Thanksgiving, Fuels Black Friday Retail Surge, Reports IBM: Mobile Commerce Exceeds 16 Percent of Online Sales, led by the iPad" ["The iPad generated more traffic than any other tablet or smartphone, reaching nearly 10 percent of online shopping. This was followed by iPhone at 8.7 percent and Android 5.5 percent. The iPad dominated tablet traffic at 88.3 percent followed by the Barnes and Noble Nook at 3.1 percent, Amazon Kindle at 2.4 percent and the Samsung Galaxy at 1.8 percent."] PRNewswire 8:26 AM
"Apple's iPad led Thanksgiving and Black Friday online buying" Fortune 8:26 AM
"iPad and iPhone dominate Black Friday online shopping: IBM found that 24 percent of online shoppers used mobile devices, compared to 14.3 percent in 2011. The iPad was used by 88.3 percent of tablet shoppers." CNET News 12:05 PM
"We're Holiday Shopping Online With iPads, Um, for iPads" AllThingsD 12:09 PM
"Is the iPad Changing the Way We Shop? Or Is the Way We Shop Changing How We Use the iPad?" Forbes 12:06 PM
"What would Apple have to do to ruin your relationship? Your relationship with a brand isn't entirely dissimilar to your relationship with a lover. What might make a committed Apple user leave the brand?" CNET News 5:16 PM
"Facebook's Internal Android Campaign Illustrates iPhone's Strength With Innovators" Forbes 8:21 AM
"Facebook uses posters to push employees to switch to Android: The apparently aim of the campaign is to improve the Facebook experience on smartphone platform with the largest marketshare." CNET News 8:53 PM
"Samsung attacking Apple's screen-to-speech functionality with German patent" Foss Patents 9:10 AM
"Apple widens scope of Samsung patent lawsuit" Bloomberg 12:09 PM
"Apple And Samsung Add Every Device But The Kitchen Sink To Their Patent Dispute" Seeking Alpha 8:25 AM
"Apple files to add six devices to next Samsung patent trial" Electronista 12:04 PM
"Tablets 'threatening to overtake laptops' says analyst" Crave @ CNET 8:21 AM
"Google, Apple, eBay shouldn't pay taxes - people should pay taxes" The Register 8:19 AM
"Apple adds six Samsung products including Note II, S III mini and Galaxy Tab 2 to California lawsuit" Foss Patents 11/24
"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 11/24
"Apple adds six Samsung products to Galaxy Nexus dispute" AppleInsider 11/24
"Apple Adds A Bunch Of Other Devices In Lawsuit Against Samsung, Including Galaxy S III mini, Galaxy Note 10.1" Redmond Pie 11/24
"Apple asks judge to add Galaxy Note II and other Samsung devices to latest suit" The Verge 11/24
"Google loan patents received special treatment under Apple-HTC settlement" Foss Patents 11/24
"Will iPad Mini Top Holiday Gift Lists Or Is Screen a Problem?" Associated Press 11/24
"Will Apple's Rebound Continue Next Week?" Forbes 11/24
"Apple to make cheap iPhone by 2014, analyst says" Crave @ CNET 11/24
"Apple headquarters not cleared for take-off" Bloomberg [Free Registration Required] 11/24
"Tablet app to teach languages" Boston Herald 8:19 AM
"How tablets are invading the classroom" Digital Trends 11/24
"Apple's iPad powers Black Friday mobile shopping bonanza (Infographic)" VentureBeat 11/24
"The 'subversive adult Disneyland' where iPods track your every move" The Register 11/24
"How To Use AppleCare: Drop The F-Bomb" Forbes 11/24
"Droidfooding: After Years Of Giving Employees iPhones, Posters At Facebook HQ Beg Them To Test Android" TechCrunch 11/24
"Will.i.am launching new iPhone accessories to turn your smartphone into a genius phone" iMore 11/24
"Bogus Apps in App Store Promise Live Wallpapers, Deliver Crap & Demands For Refunds" iSource 11/24
"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
"iMore show. Jim Dalrymple. Tonight. 6pm PT / 9pm ET. Be here." iMore 8:06 PM
"5by5 | The Critical Path #64: Mano a Mano" asymco 11/24
"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
"Skip the wait for an iPad mini, full lineup now shipping from Apple authorized resellers" AppleInsider 2:48 PM
"Cyber Monday deals for Apple products to be released soon" Examiner 12:05 PM
"All the Cyber Monday Deals: 2012" Gizmodo 8:18 AM
"Ending Soon! The Ultimate Xcode For iOS Apps Course [Deals] Cult of Mac 12:06 PM
"The Fluffies For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11/24
"Block Towers For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 11/24
"Mortal Skies 2 For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11/24
"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 11/24
"Get Organized for the holidays - TopXNotes Black Friday Weekend Sale" prMac 11/24
"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 11/24
"Review: Newer Technology 7-Port USB Hub" Run Around Tech 11/24
"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 11/24
"Review: Switcheasy Tones for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 11/24
"Review: SanDisk 240GB Extreme Solid State Drive" Canadian Reviewer 11/24
"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 11/24
"Review: EventiCal - The Fun and Creative Social Calendar" MacTrast 11/24
"Having a Beer With a Smartphone" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/24
"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
"Editor's desk: Debugged, Ad hoc'ed, and inspired" iMore 5:17 PM
"Apple, Intel, and Microsoft: Price Drops to Be Thankful For" The Motley Fool 2:54 PM
"The Release Windows Archaism/Television and media industry are stuck in a wasteful rear-guard fight for the preservation of an analog era relic: the Release Windows system. Designed to avoid destructive competition among media, it ends up boosting piracy while frustrating honest viewers willing to pay. A couple of months ago, I purchased the first season of the TV series Homeland from the iTunes Store." Monday Note 2:50 PM
"Retina Display on the iPad Mini: What It Would Take" PC Magazine 5:19 PM
"Why The iPad Mini Might Not Get A Retina Display Next Year" Business Insider 2:48 PM
"Why Passbook could join Ping in the Apple graveyard" GigaOM 2:44 PM
"Facebook Begging Employees to Switch From iPhones to Android" TechnoBuffalo 5:03 PM
"Facebook Asks Staffers to Dump Their iPhones and Use Android" Techland 11:56 AM
"Nokia Lumia 920 vs iPhone 5: Why Nokia Is Better" Autoomobile 8:46 AM
"Going For 'Pretty First' Is Wrong: A Designer's Take On App Development" TechCrunch 11/24
"Apple's patent pact with HTC auto-terminates if either party is bought" iDownload Blog 11/24
"iMore Editors' Choice for November 24, 2012" iMore 11/24
"The Macalope Daily: Unshocking deals!" Macworld [Insider Content] 11/24
"Concept: how Jony Ive should redesign iOS alerts" iDownload Blog 11/24
"Making the case for going case-less" iDownload Blog 11/24
"New Voices: Apple's lawsuit win could stifle other companies' innovations" Orlando Sentinel [Free Registration Required] 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
"Rage of the Titans: Whitman vs Lynch/Hewlett-Packard rocked investors when it claimed UK firm Autonomy had sold it a pup. Katherine Rushton reports on a transatlantic technology battle." Telegraph 8:07 AM
"Hewlett-Packard and Autonomy Dig in For a Long War" The Guardian 8:52 AM
"Autonomy's Lynch claims infighting is wrecking HP" Telegraph 8:52 AM
"Mike Lynch, Autonomy's Founder, Says He's Baffled by H.P.'s Claims" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:26 PM
"I'm being scapegoated by HP, says Irish 'Bill Gates'" Irish Independent 8:53 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 11/24
"Microsoft's big Windows 8 secret? It's actually about advertising." The Next Web 11/24
"Microsoft commits to Surface with Windows RT for at least four years" ZDNet 11/24
"Top 10 feature demands for 2013 Windows 8.1 update" iTWire 11/24
"Windows 8 will boost BYOD schemes: Microsoft chief" Business Standard 11/24
"As Microsoft sits mum on the 7.8 update to Windows Phone, its community itches for fresh information" The Next Web 11/24
"Windows Phone 7.8 shown off in unofficial video clip showcasing the Nokia Lumia 510" The Next Web 11/24
"Microsoft is developing its own augmented reality headset" AFP 11/24
"Intel: Building on Otellini's Legacy" Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11/24
"Why It's Bad News That Otellini is Retiring From Intel" Forbes 11/24
"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 11/24
"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 11/24
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks struggle, but Japan rises/Most major Asia stock markets seesawed in Monday trading, though Japanese equities outperformed to hit a seven-month high as the yen weakened further against major rivals." MarketWatch 9:31 PM
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