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"Huberty: Apple could sell 13 million TV sets at $1,060 each" Fortune 8:47 AM
"Apple Might Sell 156 Million iTVs In Its First Year, Doubling Stock" Forbes 2:40 PM
"Survey Finds Consumers Would Pay Up For Apple Television" Forbes 8:44 AM
"Apple TV? You're ready to pay extra, analyst says: Consumers are willing to pay a 20 percent premium for an Apple-made television, according to a survey from Morgan Stanley." CNET News 9:00 AM
"New cheaper iPhone based on 'retooled' iPhone 4 awaiting green light at Apple - analyst: Jefferies analyst says low-cost iPhone is in the works at Apple, needs approval" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
"Apple Opens Third Store for Hong Kong Fans" WSJ Blogs 8:06 AM
"Apple's German rubber-banding lawsuit against Samsung hinges on validity issues" Foss Patents 2:59 PM
"Some thoughts about trying to resolve a corruption problem in Final Cut Pro X" Final Cut Pro Training 4:13 PM
"When good Macs go bad: Steps to take when your Mac won't start up" Macworld 8:53 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Apple iTunes 11 review" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 8:44 AM
"Explaining the Hits and Misses in iTunes 11 Searching" TidBITS 10:48 AM
"Disabling Live Search in iTunes 11" iLounge 2:41 PM
"Homebrew Demystified: OS X's Ultimate Package Manager" Mactuts+ 9:09 AM
"Disk Utilities: The day after I wrote about Checkmate, my daughter added a new laptop to the house. It came with Lion installed, so I went looking for my flash drive that had the Mountain Lion installer." MacNews Blog 9:24 AM
"Installing Applications for a specific user" Amsys 7:54 AM
"iTunes 11: Use Up Next to play one song then stop playback" Mac OS X Hints 10:57 AM
"Share Links Quickly and Easily Over Bonjour With The Great Link [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:06 AM
"An Oldie But A Goodie Is Back And Reborn As A Live Webcam App For Mac" BohemianBoomer 7:51 AM
"What's A Good Name For A Mac And iPhone Organizer App? Think Cheese!" TeraTalks 7:51 AM
"Yet Another Way To Drag And Drop Files On A Mac (drag, wait awhile, then drop)" NoodleMac 7:51 AM
"This Simple App Makes It Easier To Snap A Screenshot On A Mac And It's Free" McSolo 7:52 AM
"Try The Planner App For People Who Hate Planners But Need One Anyway" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"Mac Users, The Halo Effect Is Real (iPhone fun, games, and goodies come to the Mac" Mac 360 7:52 AM
Press Releases
"BeLight updates Live Interior 3D to version 2.8" Architosh 11:40 AM
"Rumor: Apple plans June iPhone 5S with TSMC New York-made processors" Computerworld 7:55 AM
"Samsung tops LTE market share for 7th quarter" Yonhap 8:41 AM
"iPhone 5 sales give Apple 27% of global LTE device market, Samsung stays top but slips 10%: Report" The Next Web 8:40 AM
"Apple grabs 27 percent share of global LTE handset market" Electronista 8:50 AM
"Pie chart of the day: Apple's share of smartphone profits" Fortune 10:58 AM
"iPhone 5 Lands Apple 26% of LTE Market" The Mac Observer 9:42 AM
"Opera: Strong iPhone 5 Adoption And Sticky iPad Usage Keeps iOS As Top Platform For Mobile Advertising" TechCrunch 8:36 AM
"Apple Highest-Value Player In Worldwide Smart Connected Device Market; Samsung Leads Volume" MacPrices 11:02 AM
"iPad Mini Ad Impressions Grew 28 Percent Every Day in November" AllThingsD 10:50 AM
"China Unicom surpasses 300,000 iPhone 5 pre-orders" iDownload Blog 8:53 AM
"Yahoo! Introduces A 'New Mail' Experience: More Intuitive, Fewer Distractions And Built For Speed" TechCrunch 8:37 AM
"Apple's Australian maps mishap linked to local data" CNET News 12:43 PM
"iSolated: Bad Apple Maps directions lead to desert" Associated Press 8:07 AM
"Apple's iOS 6 maps STILL muddle Mildura: Directions now head in right direction, but Oz town still in wrong spot on the map" The Register 8:11 AM
"Apple updates those dangerous Aussie maps, but what about here at home?" VentureBeat 10:40 AM
"Sina links up with AutoNavi, Apple's Chinese maps partner, to integrate location service into Weibo" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Stolen iPhone snaps photo of woman using it, sends it to owner" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
Non-Apple News
"Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Camera With 4G LTE Launches December 13Th For $549.99" BGR 2:57 PM
"BlackBerry 10 goes 'gold' for developers" CNET 1:36 PM
"Researchers develop water soluble featherweight chips: The chips could one day be applied to the skin, heart or brain to diagnose and treat illnesses" Techworld 12:26 PM
"Access4Kids Helps Disabled Kids Rock Out On Their Tablets" TechCrunch 12:22 PM
"Samsung previews more Galaxy S III 'Premium Suite' features" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:38 AM
"ZTE to show high-end handset at CES: The company, known for its budget handsets, will in future place more emphasis on high-end devices" IDG News Service 11:10 AM
"McAfee Founder Sells Rights To Life Story" InformationWeek 11:01 AM
"Facebook seeks to reassure users on data privacy" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:00 AM
"Toshiba reveals spin transfer RAM: Beats SRAM power consumption by 90% thanks to perpendicular magnetization" The Register 12:35 PM
"Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend" Associated Press 10:39 AM
"Japanese team targets 24Tbps optical fiber by 2014" IDG News Service 10:27 AM
"Tiny humanoid robot to join astronauts on space station" Space 10:23 AM
"Red Hat Speeds Up Open Source Virtualization Race" InformationWeek 10:10 AM
"Yahoo! Introduces A 'New Mail' Experience: More Intuitive, Fewer Distractions And Built For Speed" TechCrunch 12:23 PM
"Marissa Mayer Unveils Revamped Yahoo Mail" PC Magazine 11:48 AM
"Twitter adds Instagram-like photo-editing features" BBC 10:15 AM
"Google Maps Adds NASA Nighttime Satellite Imagery" InformationWeek 1:40 PM
"Google makes professor's dream of $100 laptop reality" Reuters 1:21 PM
"Worldwide Gmail, Chrome crash caused by sync server error" ZDNet 12:47 PM
"Google Accidentally Transmits Self-Destruct Code to Army of Chrome Browsers" Wired Magazine 12:44 PM
"Fortune Exclusive: Larry Page on Google" Fortune 9:54 AM
"'Despicable Me' producer to help make 'Angry Birds' movie for 2016 release" The Verge 11:13 AM
"Microsoft muscles further into your living room with new Xbox apps" BetaNews 10:52 AM
"Nokia engineer hacks Windows 8 to get free games (and provides full instructions)" VentureBeat 10:42 AM
"Google launches books and movies on Google Play in Russia, a week after Apple's iTunes Store opens" The Next Web 8:41 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Verge Mobile Show is live today at 4:30PM ET / 9:30PM GMT" The Verge 2:57 PM
"Fortune Exclusive: Larry Page on Google" [Interview question: "So Apple obviously is a huge distribution partner for some of your services. How is the relationship?"] Fortune 8:49 AM
"Script Trigger in Mac OS X – podcast" Amsys 7:54 AM
"iPhone 5 Best Gadget of the Year, Says Time Mag" Mashable 10:54 AM
"Rumored for 2013: A More Colorful iPhone (or Maybe Two)" Techland 10:54 AM
"Foxconn Faces Challenges in Boosting Automation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"Hon Hai Hits Obstacles in Push to Use Robots: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s attempt to automate production across China is facing obstacles in high costs and rapid changes in technology." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:42 PM
"Apple's Find My iPhone app now provides driving directions to your device's location on iOS 6" The Next Web 1:30 PM
"Find My iPhone update brings direction support" Macworld 4:04 PM
"Find My iPhone app can now give directions to the finder's door: Just be cautious showing up without police if you think the device was stolen." Ars Technica 5:49 PM
"Microsoft Office on iPad: More hints emerge/A growing number of references to (and non-denials of) the existence of Microsoft's Office Mobile for iPad have surfaced in the past few days." CNET News 10:47 AM
"Microsoft balks at Apple's 30% fee, leaving SkyDrive and apps that integrate with it in the lurch on iOS" The Next Web 8:45 AM
"Office for iOS reportedly at the heart of Apple and Microsoft in-app sales disagreement" The Verge 4:03 PM
"Microsoft, Apple in battle over App Store fees -- report" CNET News 12:43 PM
"Apple vs Microsoft: Why Apple is blocking SkyDrive updates on iOS" Neowin 8:47 AM
"Apple and Microsoft at odds over SkyDrive app subscription fees" AppleInsider 8:45 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Granted 37 Patents Including a Design Win for the iPhone 4" Patently Apple 8:33 AM
"Apple patents method for intelligent caller ID image selection" AppleInsider 8:51 AM
"Apple wins patent for illuminated keyboards" AppleDailyReport 7:56 AM
"Apple granted patent for real-time visualization of user consumption of media items" AppleDailyReport 7:56 AM
"Apple working on new methods of power management" AppleDailyReport 7:55 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"2012 Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.7" FairerPlatform 7:50 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Hungry Shark Evolution For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:59 AM
"The Curse For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:59 AM
"Snappy Dragons HD For iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:59 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"How to create a playlist with YouTube's iPad app: Learn how to add and remove videos to and from your playlists using the new YouTube app." CNET Reviews 12:43 PM
"How to Create Quick and Easy Holiday Cards Using Your iPad" PadGadget 9:08 AM
"How To Block Unknown iMessage Alerts In iOS 6" App Advice 9:03 AM
Tips
"Set Your iPhone's Clock to 24-Hour Time" Macinstruct 8:35 AM
"Opinion: The Six Month Product Life Cycle At Apple Is Nothing To Be Worried About" App Advice 9:25 AM
"How Bluetooth can make Apple TV more than a 'hobby' device" iDownload Blog 9:07 AM
"Larry Page: Steve Jobs and I were friendly 'at times'/The Google CEO says that while Apple is a competitor, discussions between his company and Apple are ongoing." CNET News 10:48 AM
"Google CEO Larry Page talks Apple, self-driving cars, and scaling bigger" VentureBeat 9:06 AM
"Shock And Awe: Apple Legend Guy Kawasaki Has Become A Hardcore Android Fan" ReadWrite 9:06 AM
"Google CEO Larry Page on Apple: 'Can we all just get along?'" 9 to 5 Mac 8:57 AM
"Apple Can't Charge More than $1,000 for a New TV" Benzinga Insights 12:41 PM
"Former Halo creator working on Morning Star for iOS" TUAW 1:52 PM
"FirmTek Ships New 4-Port eSATA 6G Storage Adapter for Mac and Windows" FirmTek 1:52 PM
"Proper jailbreak for iOS 6 reportedly coming December 22nd" BGR 1:32 PM
"Top 5 Apps for Skiers and Boarders" TheStreet 1:30 PM
"5 Apple iPhone Apps for Holiday Escapes" TheStreet 1:30 PM
"Satarii turns to Kickstarter to perfect its newest Swivl" VentureBeat 11:39 AM
"Yahoo! Mail, Angry Birds, 1Password 4, Pokédex, Fantastical, price drops, and more" 9 to 5 Mac 10:57 AM
"Yahoo Releases Yahoo! Mail App for the iPhone" iClarified 10:51 AM
"ParkMe Launches - Drivers No Longer Need Luck for Parking" ParkMe 10:40 AM
"Ticketing Startup SeatGeek Brings Its Interactive Stadium Maps To The iPhone" TechCrunch 9:09 AM
"Lapka for iPhone: five sensors to measure the world, inspired by NASA and Yves Saint Laurent/A small Russian hardware startup brings 'luxury tools' to your phone" The Verge 9:04 AM
"Nintendo's Pokemon Company releases Pokedex app for iOS" iDownload Blog 8:53 AM
"Apple quietly updates its 12 Days of Christmas app for UK and parts of Europe" iMore 8:51 AM
"Angry Birds 3.0 Release Marks 3rd Anniversary" Tapscape 8:50 AM
"Rejected Kickstarter Projects Build Their Own Success Stories" Wired 8:45 AM
"BBVA Compass rolls out bilingual iPhone app" BBVA Compass 8:45 AM
"Crowdfunding pioneers Lumawake and Lockitron team up to lock your doors the minute you fall asleep" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"FileMaker Go For iPad And iPhone Tops 500K Downloads, Points To The Future Of Custom iOS Business Solutions" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
"FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone Apps Surpass 500,000 Downloads: Demonstrates FileMaker's leadership in creating and deploying custom iOS business solutions" Business Wire 8:37 AM
"New Photoshop Features and Team Version Headline Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud" Business Wire 8:37 AM
"SPOKEnPHOTO Album Arrives On The iPad, Letting You Share Voice With Pictures And Organize Those Memories" TechCrunch 8:36 AM
"New Twitter (with filters) not available yet for iPhone" CNET News 8:34 AM
"Microsoft Issues First Surface Security Patch" BYTE 1:40 PM
"Surface Barely Ripples Web Traffic" AllThingsD 9:54 AM
"Microsoft's Surface isn't quite taking over the Web, study shows" CNET News 10:04 AM
"Microsoft to sell Surface RT in Australian retail stores, U.S. stores later, too: Shift in game plan could be linked to slow initial sales" Network World 11:52 AM
"Microsoft ships Windows Phone 8 update: Microsoft says the update offers 'performance enhancements'; users say it fixes random reboot problems, adds Wi-Fi updates" Computerworld 11:10 AM
"Windows Phone 8 Portico update rolling out with SMS and WiFi fixes" ZDNet 12:47 PM
"Necurs Rootkit Spreading Quickly, Microsoft Warns: Necurs found on more than 83,000 machines; Microsoft report calls rootkit a 'prevalent threat'" Dark Reading 11:01 AM
"Bing Gives Its Social Sidebar A More Streamlined Look" TechCrunch 12:21 PM
"Microsoft is rolling out more TV apps to Xbox Live Gold subscribers" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 9:41 AM
"Xbox Live to add MTV, Flixster, 40 other apps to lineup" PCWorld 11:49 AM
"Microsoft Brings SkyDrive To Xbox 360 — Now Windows 8/Phone 8 Users Get To See Their Stuff On The Big Screen" TechCrunch 12:24 PM
"Microsoft SkyDrive Now Available on Xbox 360" PC Magazine 11:48 AM
"Microsoft's SkyDrive app comes to Xbox 360" CNET News 10:05 AM
"Russia backtracks on internet governance proposals: Russian-backed proposals calling for 193 countries to be given 'equal rights to manage the internet' have been pulled at a UN conference in Dubai." BBC 10:15 AM
"China and Russia Withdraw Web-Address Proposal Opposed by U.S." Bloomberg 10:18 AM
"IEDM: Moore's Law seen hitting big bump at 14 nm" EE Times 10:40 AM
"New transistor tech could beat silicon and save Moore's Law: Indium gallium arsenide tapped for smaller, faster chips" The Register 12:36 PM
"Linux 3.7 adds major new ARM processor support: Latest Linux kernel version is first with multi-platform ARM capability" Network World 11:53 AM
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