"Apple's Rollercoaster Year With Tim Cook" Yahoo! Finance 10:49 AM
"11 Apple iPads per hour vs. zero Microsoft Surface tablets: A survey compared sales at an Apple Store and a Microsoft Store in the Mall of America" Fortune 7:56 AM
"Apple and Google: Why Current Market Share Results Don't Matter Yet, Part 2" Forbes 7:52 AM
"This holiday season will 'belong to Apple,' says analyst" ZDNet 8:11 AM
"Apple's Astonishing Profit in Context" Statista 7:58 AM
"Apple 2013: iPhone diversifies as Cupertino fights back" Computerworld 9:29 AM
"Apple is Strong to the Core - But the Competition is Taking a Bite" The Motley Fool 9:44 AM
"Apple Samsung lawsuit: six more products under scrutiny/Apple has added six more Samsung products, including the Galaxy Note II, to its patent lawsuit against the company." Telegraph 8:32 AM
"Apple Adds New Samsung Devices in Patent Lawsuit" WSJ Blogs 8:10 AM
"Apple adds six more devices to Samsung patent suit" V3 8:33 AM
"Apple and Samsung extend accused product list in second California lawsuit" NetworkWorld 1:42 PM
"Apple to Share HTC Settlement Terms" Zacks 8:32 AM
"Steve Wozniak: His Career Challenges, Steve Jobs, Tech Trends and Advice" Forbes 8:34 AM
"8 cranky complaints about the Mac from an old Windows user: After eight months I'm officially a Mac person. The move from Windows was easy, but I have a few things to get off my chest" InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Apple Seeds OS X 10.8.3 Beta To Developers" Cult of Mac 12:45 PM
"Download OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion Beta (Build 12D32) [Devs Only] Redmond Pie 1:44 PM
"OS X 10.8.3 Moves A Little Closer To Fruition" Apple Bitch 1:42 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Use hot corners as a toggle: Hot corners in OS X can be used to both activate and deactivate assigned features." CNET Reviews 6:47 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Keyboard Maestro Window and Application Switcher" Macdrifter 7:31 PM
"Review: Grammarian Pro2 X helpful but needs more tutoring" Macworld 1:51 PM
"Mountain Lion Dictation versus Dragon Dictate" Macworld 8:24 AM
"Create a holiday newsletter with Pages or iPhoto" Macworld 8:24 AM
"Smartphone Friday" ["Top of the list of used apps was Amazon (10 percent of Android users, 12 percent of iPhone), with eBay coming in second with an average reach of 7 percent of the base (again, skewing slightly higher for iPhone users). ... the iPhone was more heavily used as a shopping tool than Android (28 percent iPhone to 21 percent Android)."] NPD Group 5:20 PM
"Internal Apple video documents Apple Store philosophy" [Video Report] 9 to 5 Mac 8:20 AM
"Former Apple Retail Chief Details Apple Store Planning And Philosophy In Unaired Video" TechCrunch 8:21 AM
"iPad Is Top Black Friday Shopping Tablet: Apple's tablet was the mobile device of choice for online shoppers looking to grab bargains during Thanksgiving weekend." InformationWeek 9:45 AM
"The Android engagement paradox" ["Overall, iOS was 77% generated mobile traffic and Android (excl. Kindle, Nook) was 23%."] asymco 8:18 AM
"Why is shopping via iPad and iPhone outpacing Android?" Fortune 7:52 AM
"Apple's iPad led Thanksgiving and Black Friday online buying" Fortune 8:01 AM
"IBM: 88 Percent Of Tablet-Powered Black Friday Online Shopping Came From iPads" App Advice 8:32 AM
"iOS devices dominate mobile device online shopping Stats: Despite the fact there are more Android users than iOS users." Ars Technica 11:22 AM
"Canadian Bell and Virgin Mobile customers can now unlock any model iPhone...for $75" 9 to 5 Mac 8:55 PM
"This House Is Fitted With $80,000 Worth Of iPad-Controlled Gizmos [Video] Redmond Pie 8:56 PM
"Microsoft planning Apple TV rival for 2013: Microsoft planning to rival Apple TV and any full-sized Apple television" Macworld UK 9:45 AM
"Google, Apple, and Microsoft downed in Pakistan: Hackers leave cryptic messages, offer no clear motive for attacks" The Register 7:57 AM
"Google and Apple among hundreds hit in high-profile Pakistan hack: Google, Apple, eBay and Yahoo were among almost 300 sites affected by a hack attack in Pakistan." BBC 10:26 AM
Non-Apple News
"Are mobile phones hazardous to your health?" Contra Costa Times 8:57 PM
"Search engine gains users the old Google way: The search engine DuckDuckGo is gaining a following with a simple interface that brings a lot of comparisons to a former startup now dominating the industry." [Audio Report] MarketWatch 1:40 PM
"Nintendo sells out Wii U, looks to keep up momentum" MarketWatch 1:39 PM
"Warwickshire schools get humanoid robots to promote STEM subjects: Students can test their code out on the robot itself" Techworld 1:00 PM
"Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: Users Can Download Their Entire Archive By Year-End; Now Sees 1B Tweets Every 2.5 Days" TechCrunch 12:56 PM
"Viral Facebook copyright notice is false" Salon 12:14 PM
"Dual-identity smartphones could bridge BYOD private, corporate divide" Computerworld 11:35 AM
"Sprint Continues 4G LTE Rollout in 11 More Cities" PC Magazine 11:27 AM
"Bye-bye mouse, hello mind control: New interface methods will revolutionize how we interact with workplace computers" Network World 11:11 AM
"Tiny tech firm scores one for universal passwords" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:55 AM
"We May Not Have Flying Cars Yet, But Visioneers Are Inventing a New Future" Forbes 10:49 AM
"Cyber Monday sales may top Black Friday's $1-billion online spending" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:20 AM
"Google Type uses image search to generate fonts" CNET News 2:01 PM
"Exclusive: Inside Google Spanner, the Largest Single Database on Earth" Wired Magazine 1:25 PM
"Google cloud lets customers park their data in Europe" ZDNet 1:17 PM
"Macworld's Complete Guide to the iPad mini – available now: Digital book details how to get the most out of Apple's iPad mini device" Macworld UK 8:14 AM
"We look into whether or not you iOS apps and music are really backed up to iCloud." The MT Show 8:04 AM
"YML Interview with Paul Scandariato, Doxie One" Your Mac Life 1:24 PM
"Apple Thunderbolt display/MBA review" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"Apple iPad 4th generation Wi-Fi review" ITProPortal 8:11 AM
"Review: iPod touch (5th generation)" MacNN 8:23 AM
"Joy Factory Smart Suit Mini Review" Run Around Tech 9:20 AM
"Group test - Solid State Drives: We take a look at some of the latest SSDs that promise to give your Mac a boost" Macworld UK 8:14 AM
"Elgato Thunderbolt SSD review: Speck PixelSkin HD iPhone 4/4S case" Macworld UK 8:26 AM
"Verbatim External SSD review: The External SSD is one of the cheapest SSDs currently available" Macworld UK 8:27 AM
"LaCie Rugged USB 3 review: Lacie's Rugged drive includes a shock-absorbing sleve" Macworld UK 8:27 AM
"Kingston Data Traveller Hyper X 3.0 review: The Hyper X 3.0 provides fast storage in a pocket-size design" Macworld UK 8:27 AM
"Review: Logitech Alert 750n Indoor Master System/Logitech adds Mac support for Alert security systems" MacNN 8:23 AM
"iPad mini case review: MoKo Slim-Fit Multi-angle Folio Cover Case" Beatweek Magazine 3:15 PM
"Review: id America Spark In-Ear Headphones" Beatweek Magazine 10:07 AM
"Review: Monster ClarityHD Micro Bluetooth Portable Speaker" Beatweek Magazine 10:47 AM
"Review: LensPen SideKick Fingerprint Remover for iPad and other devices" Beatweek Magazine 10:07 AM
"The Walking Dead: Episode 5 for OS X review" AppleTell 1:44 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Apps to make all your shopping smooth" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 8:01 AM
"iWatermark Lets You Watermark Your iPhone and iPad Photos" Best App Site 7:44 AM
"Review: CardioGraph – Your BPM Really Is At Your Fingertips" MacTrast 10:26 AM
"Move Over iCloud, SkyDrive, Dropbox, Amazon, Google Drive. Box Comes To iPhone, iPad, Mac" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"Six iOS apps you need right now: This collection of apps has both old and new offerings, but every one of them is perfect for checking out a brand-new iOS device over the holidays." CNET Reviews 7:30 PM
"Minecraft Where You Want It: This Is Minecraft Reality [Review] Cult of Mac 11:55 AM
"Review: Scrubs - The Popular TV Show is Now a Video Game for iOS" MacTrast 10:26 AM
"Who should own the keys to your digital assets?" ZDNet 1:20 PM
"10 tech gadgets I want for Christmas but won't buy" ZDNet 1:20 PM
"Tech Buyers' Guide 2012: Can't find that perfect something for the special geek in your life? Perhaps this whimsical tour of 100+ worthy high-tech goodies can provide some inspiration." Techland 1:05 PM
"Turbo-charge your browser with these top add-ons" [Slideshow] PCWorld 11:31 AM
"The Great Android Disconnect" Seeking Alpha 1:46 PM
"Google Dropping Hardware Partners With New Chromebook?" CNBC 1:48 PM
"Why Google might market a touchscreen Chromebook" PCWorld 11:30 AM
"Don't fall for the Facebook privacy notice hoax" PCWorld 11:29 AM
"Could robots threaten our own existence?" Associated Press 12:17 PM
"Will machines kill mankind? Cambridge academics want to know" The Independent 11:12 AM
"Big Data + Semantic Web: Love At First Terabyte?" InformationWeek 11:00 AM
"Will a Japanese acquisition of Sprint kick off a wireless price war in the U.S.?" Houston Chronicle 10:55 AM
"Why the ARM architecture is shaped the way it is" EE Times 10:39 AM
"Are mobile phones hazardous to your health?" Silicon Valley 10:35 AM
"How much should I spend on a TV?" CNET Reviews 10:02 AM
"Cyber Monday 2012: More deals to watch" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:13 PM
"Dialing Back the Crazy on Windows 8: A missed internal Windows 8 sales projection has turned into fodder for the anti-Microsoft/anti-Windows 8 crowd" Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 11:56 AM
"The reports of Microsoft's demise are greatly exaggerated" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"After 20M Downloads On Android, Japan's Bitcellar Brings FxCamera To iOS" TechCrunch 9:35 AM
"2Do Update For iOS Drops Key Syncing Tool For Users" App Advice 9:20 AM
"Cavity Case Puts The F In Fugly" Cult of Mac 9:17 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of November 26: Photo Enhancements, Apple's Image Applications and A Digital Film Festival" The MUG Center 8:59 AM
"Dallas Based Mobile App Studio Launches Mobile Browser for iOS" PRWeb 8:41 AM
"Buddy Launches 'Commerce as a Service' for Facebook & iOS" PRWeb 8:41 AM
"Your iPad Will Be Ultra Versatile with the Deohako iPad Connection System" PadGadget 8:24 AM
"Sonic Jump For iOS Gets 12 New Levels, New Character In Latest 'High Flier' Update" Cult of Mac 8:24 AM
"SwitchEasy Takes the Wraps Off Three New iPhone 5 Cases" Run Around Tech 8:19 AM
"World's First Smart Bag (Never Lose Your Laptop Again!)" MacPrices 8:07 AM
"Charging & Sync Dock Cradle for Apple iPhone 5 with audio out" USBfever 8:07 AM
"Weather Alert Map USA Launches on iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:07 AM
"BOUNCE dy Now Available on the App Store" prMac 8:07 AM
"Clover Game Studio Announces New Labyrinth Game, Reveal The Maze PRO" prMac 8:07 AM
"Tap Tap Ants: Battlefield - Battle Between You And Ants Begin for Food" prMac 8:07 AM
"AppTimer - Time your household appliances with elegance and ease" prMac 8:06 AM
"Monster's Life: Meet the Most Adorable Pet of Your Childhood" prMac 8:06 AM
"Kids can make their very own burgers, fries and sodas with Bamba Burger" prMac 8:06 AM
"Atomic 2D Platformer new action packed iPhone platformer game" prMac 8:06 AM
"Ace Video Poker Casino Ups the Ante on iPhone/iPad Poker Casino Games" prMac 8:06 AM
"ABR Viewer - view and extract brushes from ABR files" prMac 8:06 AM
"Microsoft Investors Still Waiting on Windows 8's Response" Forbes 9:48 AM
"Are Windows 8 Sales Already Disappointing?" BYTE 10:06 AM
"Windows 8 sales flounder as critics pan clumsy interface" Sydney Morning Herald 12:18 PM
"Web data suggests Windows 8 adoption slower than that of Windows 7" ZDNet 1:19 PM
"Windows 8 store cracks 20,000 apps, with most of them free" PCWorld 1:00 PM
"Is Microsoft On The Verge Of A Sudden Collapse Predicted By Catastrophe Theory?" Forbes 9:55 AM
"Microsoft To Support Surface RT Into 2017" BYTE 10:06 AM
"Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days: Retirement deadline for Microsoft's longest-lived OS is 'ticking time bomb,' says migration firm" Computerworld 10:33 AM
"Windows Phone 7.8 rumored to launch this week: Microsoft is gearing up to launch the dashed update on Wednesday, Tonis Tech Blog reports." CNET News 2:01 PM
"Windows Phone 7.8 Still MIA: Microsoft and Nokia hint that Windows Phone 7.8 might see the light of day soon, but specifics are still ethereal." InformationWeek 10:59 AM
"Windows Phone 7.8: After Months Of Silence On WP7's Last Ever Update, Microsoft Says 'We Hope To Share More Details In Near Future'" TechCrunch 12:58 PM
"Microsoft's Retail Gamble: Microsoft's retail stores have the potential to rival Apple's, but they need some work." PC Magazine 11:28 AM
"Microsoft Mulling European Retail Stores" AllThingsD 1:48 PM
"Microsoft mulls opening UK stores to push consumer brand" Techworld 1:00 PM
"Microsoft may open retail stores in U.K. next year, says report" CNET News 10:01 AM
"Oracle signs AU$63M deal with Aust Dept of Defence" ZDNet 1:20 PM
"AMD's Sleeper Agent: 'Temash' For Tablets" Seeking Alpha 9:42 AM
"Intel uses Facebook to out ultrabook Cyber Monday deals" CNET Reviews 10:01 AM
"Intel edu-tablet sales forecast slashed - supply chain whispers: In another bit of mobile-market slippage, Intel is said to have cut in half the number of its StudyBook educational tablets that it believes it will sell in the next two years." The Register 1:04 PM
"Cisco: Middle-aged and loving it" Fortune 9:43 AM
"Web access battles brew before UN conference: UN Web conference stirs 'culture clash' over regulations' reach" Associated Press 9:56 AM
"UN Agency's Leaked Playbook: Panic, Chaos over Anti-Internet Treaty" Forbes 10:50 AM
"The Spectrum Crunch that Never Really Was: New technologies promise to keep wireless data capacity increasing for years." Technology Review 12:59 PM
"A Touch Literate World: The Global Tablet Craze" Techland 1:05 PM
"Apple shares have fallen far enough, Citi says: The firm recommends investors buy shares of the electronics giant, saying the stock typically rises 20 percent to 50 percent following selloffs like the most recent one." CNET News 11:22 AM
"Apple Is So Big, Citigroup Is Now Triple-Teaming It" CNBC 10:48 AM
"Apple: Citi Launches With Buy Rating, Sees 'Near-Term Trough'" Forbes 9:20 AM
"Citigroup launches Apple coverage with buy rating" MarketWatch 7:52 AM
"When an Apple 'Buy' Rating Doesn't Sound So Great" 24/7 Wall St. 10:48 AM
"CITI: After The Huge Selloff, It's Time To Jump In And Buy Apple" Business Insider 7:52 AM
"Cyber Monday, Apple-Samsung Patent War, UBS Fine" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:25 AM
"Apple Could Fall Below $500 a Share: Barry Ritholtz" Daily Ticker 8:31 AM
"Keep Your Eyes on This Apple Supplier" The Motley Fool 10:07 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly rise on Greece deal/Most major Asian markets rose Tuesday after Greece's creditors reached a much-awaited deal to extend more financial aid to the debt-struck country, although mainland Chinese stocks fell." MarketWatch 9:15 PM
"Facebook, Apple, Yahoo rise; Microsoft slips: Analysts upbeat on Facebook, Yahoo as Nasdaq's down a fraction" MarketWatch 1:39 PM
"U.S. stock indexes retreat on 'cliff' worries: S&P 500 slides after five-session run higher" MarketWatch 3:54 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks rally again, as China shares drop" MarketWatch 9:33 AM
"Asian Shares Mixed" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop as Eurogroup discusses Greece/Banking shares trade weaker in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid" MarketWatch 9:33 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:34 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:34 PM
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