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"ITC judge sides with Apple against Google on phone patent: Google's Motorola Mobility unit cannot assert a patent against Apple Inc which covers a sensor that stops phone users from dialing wrong numbers on touchscreen devices, a U.S. trade judge ruled." Reuters 8:09 PM
"ITC judge sides with Apple against Google on phone patent" Reuters 9:37 PM
"ITC judge sides with Apple in latest Motorola patent spat" CNET News 9:37 PM
"Apple v Samsung: Judge rejects Apple plea for sales ban" BBC 8:06 AM
"Samsung Drops Requests To Ban Apple Products" Sky News 8:05 AM
"Samsung drops Apple injunctions in Europe" The Verge 7:59 AM
"Samsung drops attempt to ban Apple sales in Europe" Reuters 9:36 PM
"Win for the EU: Samsung drops all requests for standards-based sales bans against Apple in Europe" Foss Patents 8:30 AM
"Samsung drops injunction requests against Apple in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, France and Germany" The Next Web 8:00 AM
"Samsung ends FRAND litigation against Apple in Europe --is peace near?" Computerworld 8:53 AM
"Samsung Drops Injunction Applications against Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:33 AM
"Samsung to Stop Suits Seeking to Block Apple Sales in Eur" Bloomberg 8:59 AM
"Samsung to Withdraw Suits to Block EU Apple Sales" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Samsung drops Apple ban request in Europe" CNET News 8:06 AM
"Samsung drops Apple legal cases across Europe" V3 8:21 AM
"Samsung withdraws Apple suit in Europe" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:09 AM
"Judge denies Apple permanent injunction, throws out Samsung's jury misconduct claims" Foss Patents 7:47 AM
"Judge denies retrial to Samsung in patent dispute with Apple: Apple has also been denied a permanent injunction on some Samsung products" IDG News Service 8:12 AM
"Judge: There'll be no US Samsung ban, BUT no new trial with Apple either/Lucy 'the Enforcer' Koh - Now you kids behave yourselves now..." The Register 8:07 AM
"Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung phones in U.S.: A U.S. judge denied Apple's attempt to get a sales ban on a number of Samsung devices, some four months after a jury found patent infringement." CNET News 7:47 AM
"U.S. Judge Denies Apple Request for Ban on Samsung" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:09 AM
"Apple request for Samsung phone ban is denied" CNNMoney 8:07 AM
"Apple Vs. Samsung: U.S. Judge Denies Apple's Request For Permanent Injunction, Tosses Samsung's Call For New Trial" TechCrunch 8:12 AM
"Apple request for US ban on Samsung smartphone sales rejected by judge: Ruling comes despite jury awarding US company over $1bn for patent infringement by Samsung in August" The Guardian 8:15 AM
"Judge rejects Apple injunction bid vs. Samsung" Reuters 8:05 AM
"Judge Denies Apple Request for Ban on Samsung Products" PC Magazine 9:36 AM
"Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones" Associated Press 8:00 AM
"Apple and Samsung hit by latest US ruling" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:09 AM
"Apple in Talks With Foursquare About Data-Sharing Deal" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:43 AM
"Behind Apple's Big Stock Decline: Apple's stock is down and its products are getting discounted at Walmart. Suddenly, the company is suffering on Main Street and Wall Street." The Daily Beast 8:18 AM
"Penguin settles DOJ lawsuit over alleged e-book price-fixing: Antitrust lawsuit accused Apple and five book publishers of conspiring to artificially hike prices. Now all but Apple and Macmillan have settled." CNET News 9:37 PM
"Apple seeds OS X 10.8.3 build 12D43 to developers" 9 to 5 Mac 3:22 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Understanding the new views in iTunes 11" Macworld 8:25 AM
"Navigate iTunes 11 from the keyboard" Macworld 8:25 AM
"7 low-cost videoconferencing services: Which is best for your meeting? Remote colleagues and friends are the norm today. We look at 7 online services that help you keep in touch." Computerworld 10:13 AM
"How to Set Time Limits for Computer Use in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 11:50 AM
"Show Just One Calendar At A Time On Your Mac [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:29 AM
"Using ChemBioDraw as the 2D sketcher for MOE" Macs in Chemistry 7:54 AM
"How To Avoid Wrangling And Wrestling With Files And Folders On A Mac" Mac 360 8:00 AM
"4 Reasons To Fall In Love With A Photo Time Lapse Editor For Your Mac" Mac 360 8:00 AM
Op/Ed
"How about iOS app, OS X Dashboard widget with iCloud support status?" AppleDailyReport 8:25 AM
"Mac Users Are More Generous Than Windows Users" Forbes 12:59 PM
"Mac People Are Better? See the 'Proof" Tapscape 8:00 AM
Press Releases
"Skitch for Mac update adds back 'classic' features, performance improvements" Engadget 12:59 PM
"Aquafadas PulpMotion 3.5 Spreads Holiday Cheer With New Slideshow Release" Aquafadas 9:42 AM
"Mac JRE Update: Java SE 7 1.7.0_10 is OS X 10.8 certified" FairerPlatform 9:36 AM
"23 Block Transforming Final Cut Pro X Transitions" Stupid Raisins 9:10 AM
"Mac App Blocker 2.0 for OS X - A Single Password Protects Selected Apps" prMac 8:14 AM
"Crystal Tower Game for Mac OS is Updated and is Free for a Limited Time" prMac 8:14 AM
"Chronos Announces FREE Holiday Cards" Chronos 7:57 AM
"TIME Reveals Its Short List for Person of the Year 2012" Time 7:07 PM
"Marissa Mayer, Tim Cook are finalists for Time's Person of the Year award" Silicon Valley 11:21 AM
"Tim Cook shortlisted for Time's Person of the Year" iDownload Blog 7:07 PM
"Android Is Bigger, But Here's Why Apple Is Still the Undisputed App Cash King" Wired 9:35 AM
"Apple Now Tracking Working Hours for Over One Million Supply Chain Employees" MacRumors 12:41 PM
"Google Maps snares 10M downloads on iOS App Store: Makes up for months off iPhone with 48-hour return rush" Computerworld 8:12 AM
"Lost no more: Google Maps for iOS gets 10 million downloads in first two days" Digital Trends 8:18 AM
"Apple and Foursquare sitting in a tree — m.a.p.p.i.n.g" VentureBeat 8:53 AM
"Apple Reportedly in Talks With Foursquare to Add Local Data to Maps" Mashable 9:11 AM
"Apple and foursquare, sitting in a tree? A WSJ report suggests the two are in 'early discussions' for Maps integration." Ars Technica 9:53 AM
"Apple API Strengthens Facebook Ads By Letting You Install App Store Apps Without Leaving FB For iOS 6" TechCrunch 2:59 PM
"Nickelodeon Pulls SpongeBob App Amidst Privacy Complaint: Nickelodeon has pulled a popular SpongeBob app from the App Store amidst a consumer group's privacy complaint." PC Magazine 10:52 AM
"Apple Vs. Microsoft: A CRN TV Retail Store Comparison" [Video Report] CRN 10:11 AM
"Apple's iPad mini more popular than iPad 4, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, research finds: 'iPad mini' is most searched for tablet this Christmas, while iPad 3 and 4 interest dwindles" Macworld UK 7:56 AM
"Apple's iPad Mini and iPad 4 Gets Vital License For China's 3G Network" M.I.C. Gadget 8:29 AM
"iPad Mini, fourth-gen iPad with cellular near China stores" CNET News 8:22 AM
"Apple warns: 'Order now for Christmas delivery'/Time running out for Christmas orders" Macworld UK 7:56 AM
"Apple Store Is Now Offering Free Next Day Shipping In USA" AppleBitch 8:31 AM
"Steve Wozniak's IT predictions for 2013 include advanced voice control, flexible displays" Macworld UK 10:00 AM
"Brazilian company plans 'IPHONE' brand smartphones" iLounge 4:09 PM
"iPhone runs Android in Brazil (no, really)" VentureBeat 4:23 PM
"LG trolls Apple with ads, posters in Korea" ZDNet 12:40 PM
"From Apple Maps to Epic Hacks: The Year's Top Tech Fails" Wired 8:05 AM
Non-Apple News
"Lenovo Reinvents the IBM TrackPoint" Patent Bolt 2:48 PM
"Google's Music Locker Now Works Like Apple's and Amazon's. Except It's Free." AllThingsD 1:35 PM
"Google Music Launches Its iTunes Match-Like Scan-And-Match Feature In The U.S." TechCrunch 12:42 PM
"Pixorial gets a makeover, increases free storage" USA Today 11:29 AM
"British start-ups scoop top prizes at Tech Trailblazers Awards" Techworld 11:24 AM
"Opaque Instagram ad policy change riles users" Associated Press 10:59 AM
"Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions" Network World 10:51 AM
"Tech the halls: Hottest holiday gadgets" [Video Report] NBC News 10:41 AM
"The Perl programming language turns 25" InfoWorld 10:32 AM
"Couples look for balance in exchanging online passwords" Contra Costa Times 10:18 AM
"Google's Music Locker Now Works Like Apple's and Amazon's. Except It's Free" AllThingsD 12:13 PM
"Google's Uptime Tsar Moonlights as Purveyor of 'Car Porn'" Wired Magazine 11:51 AM
"Google Helps Bring More Ancient Texts Online: Books Of Deuteronomy, Genesis And Others Offered In New Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library" TechCrunch 11:21 AM
"Java 7 update 10 lets users restrict Java apps in browsers: Java users can now block Web-based Java content completely or enforce strict restrictions for it" IDG News Service 10:09 AM
"Sharp preps 6-in. notepad with 60-hour battery life: Monotone device features a stylus and has storage for 1,000 pages of digital scribbles, with USB sync" IDG News Service 10:09 AM
"Nokia's defunct MeeGo finds new life as Sailfish" CNET News 9:44 AM
"Nokia CEO: We have to move with more urgency (Q&A)" CNET News 9:44 AM
"Samsung unveils Galaxy Grand, a hybrid of the S III, Galaxy Note" PCWorld 10:47 AM
"Most flat-panel TVs will be Web-enabled by 2016" CNET News 9:43 AM
"Texas Instruments To Cut 517 Jobs In France" Associated Press 9:39 AM
"Google Digitizes Ten Commandments, Book of Genesis" PC Magazine 1:31 PM
"Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 10:00 AM
"Android Phones And Tablets Ranked By Battery Life: Longest Lasting Smartphones Aren't Top-Tier Devices" TechCrunch 9:56 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"More Holiday Gift Ideas from The MacJury" MacVoicesTV 12:52 PM
"iPhone 5 owners report mixed results from iOS Wi-Fi bug fix: Apple serves up iOS 6.0.2 to fix 'a bug that could impact Wi-Fi'" Computerworld 3:57 PM
"Apple Release iOS 6.0.2 To Zap Wi-Fi Bugs, But Users Finding It Hard To Download Over-The-Air" TechCrunch 12:48 PM
"Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 to fix Wi-Fi issue: New software update to some of Apple's iOS devices promises to fix a bug that affected Wi-Fi." CNET News 1:00 PM
"Apple Releases iOS 6.0.2 Software Update for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini, Fixes Wi-Fi Bug" MacRumors 12:59 PM
"Apple Pushes iOS 6.0.2 to Fix Wi-Fi Bug" The Mac Observer 2:45 PM
"Is N.Y. wooing Apple for an upstate chip plant? Gov. Cuomo is looking to lure high-tech manufacturing to his state" Computerworld 8:09 AM
"A closer look at those iPhone supply chain cuts" Fortune 8:22 AM
"iPhone 6 spring launch is reason for iPhone 5 production slow down, analyst: Theory based on Apple's former CEO Sculley's comments about Apple moving to a quicker production cycle" Macworld UK 7:56 AM
"iOS 6.1 Near Completion, Beta 4 Seeded to Devs Earlier Today" PadGadget 8:29 AM
"Apple, Nvidia may stack graphics for Macs, iPads: Nvidia could develop chip stacks for Apple that would make for some pretty interesting iMacs, Macbooks and iPads. I'm just speculating on industry rumors, but it makes a lot of sense." EE Times 10:20 AM
"Happy New Year: iPhone 5S coming early next year, iPhone 6 in late 2013" Beatweek Magazine 7:32 PM
"The Grading Game Review: For the grammar Nazi inside all of us, The Grading Game challenges players to spot spelling errors and grammatical mistakes, all within a tight time limit." 148Apps 8:30 AM
"Judge Koh Gives Apple a Lump of Coal, Denies Samsung Smartphone Ban" DailyTech 12:54 PM
"Court Denies Apple Injunction in Patent Fight with Samsung" The Mac Observer 11:40 AM
"Samsung withdraws request for Apple ban in Europe" ZDNet 11:32 AM
"Apple and Samsung's patent war: Can a settlement add up?" ZDNet 11:32 AM
"Judge Shoots Down Samsung's Jury Misconduct Claims" The Mac Observer 10:31 AM
"Apple vs. Samsung: End Of Year Court Decisions Good For Both Sides" App Advice 10:01 AM
"Apple and Samsung Agree To No More Nastiness, What Does It Mean" Forbes 8:36 AM
"Samsung drops bid to keep Apple devices out of European countries" GigaOM 8:34 AM
"Apple Motion To Ban Samsung Products Denied" BYTE 8:30 AM
"In major setback, Apple won't get injunction against Samsung" Ars Technica 8:21 AM
"Judge Rejects Apple's Request for Permanent Ban of Samsung Smartphones" Mashable 8:19 AM
"Samsung Withdraws Injunction Requests Against Apple In Europe For Standard-Essential Patents" TechCrunch 8:13 AM
"In court battle, Apple can't have its cake and eat it, too" BGR 8:04 AM
"Defeating the Conventional Wisdom About Apple Once Again" The Tech Night Owl 8:00 AM
Non-Apple
"Microsoft's post-PC trouble: capturing the profits of bygone days" iDownload Blog 4:10 PM
"Mark Zuckerberg can take his billions to hell, I'm done with Facebook" BetaNews 1:50 PM
"Everything About eBooks & eReaders, Pt 5: Google Nexus 10" The Mac Observer 12:53 PM
"Smartphone Race's Third Horse: Microsoft Or RIM?" InformationWeek 12:26 PM
"Samsung displaces Nokia as overall cell phone king" CNET News 12:25 PM
"Tablet owners weigh in with their biggest beefs" CNET News 12:24 PM
"How much money will top tech firms make from mobility next year?" ZDNet 11:57 AM
"What the machines thought of us in 2012" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:47 AM
"Search engines we have known ... before Google crushed them" The Register 11:27 AM
"Geek installs inductive charging pad inside his desk" TG Daily 11:25 AM
"Amazon Is Undermining the E-Reader Market It Created" Technology Review 11:23 AM
"Android Phones And Tablets Ranked By Battery Life: Longest Lasting Smartphones Aren't Top-Tier Devices" TechCrunch 11:21 AM
"Fave reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth" Network World 10:32 AM
"Let's not repeat the mistakes of Web history in the cloud" InfoWorld 10:32 AM
"Mobile 2013: Defining decisions for Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Samsung" InfoWorld 10:31 AM
"7 technologies poised for failure in 2013" CIO 10:30 AM
"Nexus 4 review: Google's instantly obsolete Android smartphone/Besides its lack of LTE, there's nothing horribly wrong -- or particularly compelling -- with Google's 'pure Android' device" InfoWorld 10:31 AM
"Google Nexus 10: My First Month/After almost two years of iPad use, I've been living with a Google Nexus 10 tablet for the past month. Google's iPad rival does not disappoint." InformationWeek 10:30 AM
"Road Test: Dell's XPS 12 Pushes the Computing Envelope" E-Commerce Times 10:20 AM
"Best of 2012: 'Far Cry 3' tops in weak year for video games" [Slideshow] Contra Costa Times 10:13 AM
"No, what Instagram just did to its users is not acceptable" ZDNet 11:57 AM
"So Instagram can now sell your photos: Get over it" ZDNet 11:56 AM
"Should You Buy A 7-Inch Or 10-Inch Tablet?" InformationWeek 9:49 AM
"Google in 2013: Five things to watch for" CNET News 9:44 AM
"10 Christmassy Cases for Your iPhone" Mashable 9:11 AM
"OBJE Game Developer to Begin Beta Testing iOS Games This Week" Business Wire 8:58 AM
"QUAN Engages Chinese Manufacturer for Revolutionary iPad Accessories" Business Wire 8:58 AM
"More Innovation from netTALK Which Releases New Unlimited SMS Texting App for Apple iOS Devices Providing Additional Value and Savings to DUO Customers" Business Wire 8:58 AM
"Google+ iOS app adds support for Google+ Communities" CNET News 8:54 AM
"Bitcasa Brings Its Infinite Cloud Storage To Android And Windows RT, iOS And Mac Coming Next Month" TechCrunch 8:34 AM
"Readdle Launches Watermark Free Scanner Mini For iPhone And iPad" App Advice 8:29 AM
"Great green gadgets for the holidays" TechHive 8:29 AM
"Build with Friends Online in 2D 'Minecraft'-like iPad Game 'Deepworld', Out Now for Free" Touch Arcade 8:25 AM
"Great accessories that match your Mac" Macworld 8:25 AM
"Use Siri and a Raspberry Pi to open your garage door with your voice" TUAW 8:24 AM
"New iOS app Dish.fm does more than suggest restaurants, it tells you what to order" Digital Trends 8:18 AM
"Eternal Storms Software introduces Transloader for iOS and OS X" ["With Transloader, the user can download URLs from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to their Mac via iCloud. With zero configuration."] Eternal Storms Software 8:15 AM
"Oracle seen posting higher profit and sales: Focus to be on hardware business, cloud push" MarketWatch 9:26 AM
"Oracle's 2Q results to shed light on tech spending" Associated Press 9:36 AM
"Bull Case for Oracle" [Video Report] CNBC 12:20 PM
"Are Expectations Too High At Oracle?" AllThingsD 9:31 AM
"Why Oracle Has To Be Great Just To Be Good" Forbes 9:29 AM
"Oracle updates NoSQL, big data appliance and connectors" ZDNet 11:56 AM
"Oracle Upgrades NoSQL Database, Big Data Appliance" InformationWeek 9:49 AM
"Oracle updates Big Data Appliance with latest Intel Xeon processors" V3 11:43 AM
"Microsoft Scrutinized by EU Privacy Watchdogs for Policy Changes" Bloomberg 9:34 AM
"EU privacy watchdogs scrutinizing Microsoft's policy changes" ZDNet 11:57 AM
"European privacy watchdogs examine Microsoft's services policies" IDG News Service 10:10 AM
"Microsoft, Motorola millions apart on royalty payment case" Reuters 9:47 AM
"Microsoft and Motorola at odds over patent payout values" V3 11:44 AM
"The Microsoft-Motorola patent license gulf: $100M a year" CNET News 9:42 AM
"Microsoft to Moto: We'll give you $1m a year for your patents" The Register 11:27 AM
"Microsoft Surface RT Best Tablet Ever, 'Reviewers' Gush" InformationWeek 9:48 AM
"Windows 8 Enterprise: Signs Of Life" BYTE 9:49 AM
"Compromised Windows PCs bought in China pose risk to U.S." CSO 10:51 AM
"Microsoft Slams Google Decision To Axe ActiveSync: Microsoft says Gmail users who want real-time e-mail on Windows devices should switch to Outlook.com." InformationWeek 12:27 PM
"Microsoft's Xbox Live Goes Short-Form, Adds Content From AOL And Vimeo" TechCrunch 11:20 AM
"Dell and MIT Media Labs: Big Innovation requires Flexibility and Agility" Forbes 9:30 AM
"Why Apple's Fundamentals Are Not Deteriorating" Seeking Alpha 11:23 AM
"Apple wins more support – and a draw with Samsung: Apple shares picked up some additional ground on Tuesday morning, with more Wall Street analysts trying to rally support for the battered stock and some mixed developments in its multi-front war with Samsung Electronics." MarketWatch 10:56 AM
"Apple's Valuation Metrics Are Much Lower Than Other $500 Billion Market Cap Companies" Forbes 8:34 AM
"Apple shares up as Samsung withdraws patent fight" MarketWatch 8:04 AM
"Apple Loses Bid to Ban Sale of Some Samsung Devices" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Apple Investors: Here's One Number You Must Be Aware Of" The Motley Fool 10:58 AM
"Analyst: iPhone 5 Cutbacks? Don't Worry" The Mac Observer 9:32 AM
"Apple Needs To Answer These Questions" Seeking Alpha 8:59 AM
"How to Profit From the Apple Selloff" Barron's 12:55 PM
"AAPL still on track for $1,111 says analyst: Points to China, expects success. Others point to loss of $178.59 billion market cap, look scared" Macworld UK 7:56 AM
"Apple Thrills Like Roulette, Can Make You Just As Broke" Forbes 10:56 AM
"Who's Hurt By Apple's Production Cuts?" Barron's 2:30 PM
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