"iPhone Mini -- Could This Be Apple's Next Big Thing?" Forbes 11:20 AM
"Despite workarounds, Apple still paid $6 billion in U.S. taxes last year" iDownload Blog 8:19 AM
"Apple Paid $6 Billion In Corporate Income Tax In 2012" App Advice 8:24 AM
"Apple Paid $6 Billion in U.S. Corporate Income Taxes in 2012" Mashable 11:21 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Target in Lawsuit that uses British Telecom Patent" Patently Apple 11:30 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 & iPad Mini Target in New 4G Lawsuit from Adaptix" Patently Apple 9:57 AM
"Google, Apple, Microsoft app number wars heat up" PCWorld 10:54 AM
"iPhone Mini? Smartphone War 'May Prompt Launch': Samsung will increase its dominance of the Smartphone market in 2013 - prompting Apple to fight back with a cheaper 'iPhone mini', experts believe." Sky News 1/4
"Apple could launch 'iPhone Mini' next year, analyst says: In its ongoing battle against Samsung, Apple may be forced to unveil a smaller, cheaper version of its flagship phone, says Strategy Analytics." CNET News 1/4
"Apple Defends Its Corporate Tax Arrangements: Tech giant Apple has defended its tax arrangements in the United States, ahead of a Congressional report into corporate finance structures." Sky News 1/4
"Apple Paid $6 Billion in Federal Income Tax in 2012, 1/40 of All U.S. Corporate Income Tax Collected" MacRumors 1/4
"Apple expected to see sustained growth in 2013 while rest of industry stays 'muted'" AppleInsider 1/4
"Apple to buck the trend in sour computer market, says analyst: Corporate computer buying will be sluggish again this year, says Forrester Research, though Apple will still see strong business." CNET News 1/4
"Apple did offer to buy Waze, but Waze politely declined" The Next Web 1/4
"Happy Birthday To Apple: Jan. 3, 2013 is the 36th anniversary of the official beginning of the world's most valuable company and manufacturer of some of the most innovative and best-selling products in history." The Motley Fool 1/4
"Apple's Top Internet Executive Is Still Testing Out Foursquare" Business Insider 1/4
"Apple appeals dismissal of FRAND case against Google's Motorola to the Federal Circuit" Foss Patents 1/4
"Apple to appeal dismissal of federal FRAND suit against Motorola" AppleInsider 1/4
"Someone Stole 5 iPads From Microsoft's Silicon Valley Office But Left All The Microsoft Products Behind" Business Insider 3:01 PM
"Counterfeit Lightning cables and adaptors on route from China seized in Anchorage" iMore 8:38 AM
"Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will be released this April" AppleTell 8:27 PM
"Samsung to widen smartphone gap with Apple this year: Strategy Analytics" Reuters 1/4
"Strategy Analytics: Samsung To Extend Lead Over Apple's iPhone In 2013, And Take 33% Of Global Smartphone Market" TechCrunch 1/4
"Samsung Predicted to Widen Smartphone Market Lead over Apple in 2013" DailyTech 1/4
"Apple's U.S. Smartphone Market Share Rises to 35 Percent" Mashable 1/4
"Samsung and Apple Continue to Seize Share in OEM Market – comScore" MacPrices 1/4
"Apple and Google Continue to Gain US Smartphone Market Share" Forbes 1/4
"Apple is the most productive retailer in the U.S." AppleDailyReport 1/4
"Apple's Pandora competitor to launch in 2013, says analyst" Network World 1/4
"Old phones and new users are key reasons Apple topped 53% U.S. smartphone market share" VentureBeat 1/4
"'iRadio' set for 2013 launch, Apple in talks with music labels - analyst: BTIG analyst thinks iRadio will be part of iTunes for personalised Pandora, Spotify-like personalised service" Macworld UK 1/4
"Apple's 'iRadio' Service To Launch In 2013 As Label Negotiations Continue [Rumor] Cult of Mac 1/4
"Apple's a Ways From Acquiring Waze" MacNewsWorld 1/4
"Apple isn't buying mapping company Waze after all, rumours described as 'fabricated'" Macworld UK 1/4
"Man uses online dating site to lure thief and recover stolen iPhone: Definitely a creative way to recover lost or stolen property, a Brooklyn man was able to get his lost iPhone back by using a fake OkCupid profile for bait." Digital Trends 1/4
"Music man lays Internet-dating trap to lure in phone thief" New York Post 1/4
"Steve Jobs Hits the Silver Screen in April" TheStreet 1/4
"Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher to hit theaters in April" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"'jOBS' Film Starring Ashton Kutcher to Debut in April 2013" PadGadget 1/4
"Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher to debut in April" Edible Apple 1/4
"Turn your iPad mini into a dashboard console screen with this hack" TechHive 1/4
Non-Apple News
"Michael Cronan, Who Gave TiVo and Kindle Their Names, Dies at 61" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:27 PM
"Their Apps Track You. Will Congress Track Them?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:27 PM
"App turns smartphone into smart key" TG Daily 1/4
"Blekko Launches Izik, A Tablet-Optimized Search App" TechCrunch 1/4
"Google Quietly Removes Censorship Warning Feature For Search Users In China (Updated)" TechCrunch 1/4
"SI residents furious after Google captures 'Street View' images of Sandy damage" New York Post 1/4
"Richardson: N. Korea trip with Google's Schmidt a 'private humanitarian' visit" Reuters 1/4
"Cyber thieves pose as Google+ social network" BBC 1/4
"India's Infosys denies report of firing 5,000 staff" Reuters 1/4
"HTC CEO Peter Chou Reflects On A Rough 2012, Says 2013 'Won't Be Too Bad'" TechCrunch 1/4
"HTC Vows to Step Up Innovation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"Android SDK Not Open, Not Free, Now Proprietary" Tapscape 1/4
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets Joe Wilcox, from BetaNews, and Avram Piltch, from Laptop magazine, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 1/4
"Podcast: iBooks Issue, New Year iOS Bug, Next iPhone? CES Preview" Insanely Great Mac 1/4
"Monitor2Go provides a second display for a variety of Apple products" AppleDailyReport 1/4
"iWALK Link 1700i Review: The iWALK Link 1700i is a useful battery backup pack that suffers a bit due to Apple's change to the Lightning connector." 148Apps 1/4
"Get Shielded From The Elements With X-doria's Shield Case" App Advice 1/4
"Belkin WeMo Switch + Motion review: Belkin's WeMo system can control just about anything aided by a free iOS app" Macworld UK 1/4
"Skech Screen Guard for the iPad mini Review" Run Around Tech 1/4
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"How to Set Up & Use the iPad Clock App in iOS 6" The Mac Observer 10:18 AM
"Five tools to take your recipe file digital" GigaOM 11:00 AM
"Jasmine for iOS review: A sleeker way to view YouTube videos" CNET Reviews 8:48 AM
"5 Apps: The best camera apps for blind and visually impaired iPhone users" TUAW 1/4
"Call Bliss for iPhone a would-be alternative to Do Not Disturb" TUAW 1/4
"The worst app Apple ever made: Apple does a lot of things right, but this app is such a huge misfire, it rates only 1.5 stars in the App Store. Fortunately, there are some great alternatives." CNET Reviews 1/4
"Rondo's iOS music player reaps the rewards of 15 years of research to improve audio quality on headphones" The Next Web 1/4
"Animation Desk™ for iPad Review: Im-pres-sive" What's On iPhone 1/4
"TripLingo Review: TripLingo is a handy app for travelers visiting foreign countries to help them learn useful words and phrases." 148Apps 1/4
"MyScript Calculator: Touch Input for Quick Output" eXtensions 1/4
"Ars readers recommend apps for your new iPad or iPad mini: Looking for more apps for your new iPad? Ars readers are pointing the way." Ars Technica 1/4
"Cooklet Review: Cooklet is a great app that any chef in the kitchen should have. It has recipes, tools, and much more." 148Apps 1/4
"Bad Hotel for iPad and iPhone review: Defend your hotel against a psychopathic Texan owner" Macworld UK 1/4
"Gemini Wars review: Challenging outer-space strategy game" Macworld UK 1/4
"Pudding Monsters Review: Pudding Monsters is the new game from ZeptoLab that has the physical mechanics of fun figured out, it's just the content that needs work." 148Apps 1/4
How-To/Tutorial
"Improve your food iPhoneography with the Camera+ white balance lock" iDownload Blog 9:27 AM
"Android Issue #38538: For almost three months, Google's Android project has had a very peculiar bug open in its tracker. The bug's name alone commands attention: Google Now, if asked 'What is a Giraffe?', finishes the description with 'he now praises the iPad'" One Foot Tsunami 1/4
"Here we go again: The Apple rumor mill cranks up/Rumors surface about new iPhones, fifth-gen Wi-Fi in upcoming Macs, and the widening rift between Apple and Samsung, this time over mobile chips" InfoWorld 1/4
"As Apple Celebrates 36th Birthday, Here Are 15 Events That Shaped The Company" App Advice 1/4
"Why an Apple smart watch is a smart idea" iDownload Blog 1/4
"Could Disney be working with Apple on a new Gaming Console Called Toy Box?" Patently Apple 1/4
"Can your iPhone help you lose weight? New Year's resolution: Join the Quantified Self movement and see if smartphone apps can help shed unwanted pounds" Salon 1/4
"Pod2g Creates Petition for Apple to Open iOS Once and For All" iOSVlog 1/4
"There's only one company that can solve Apple's mapping woes quickly (and it's not Waze)" VentureBeat 1/4
"Apple may release an iPhone mini priced under $250 this summer" TechSpot 1/4
"Can mini iPhone boost Apple past Samsung?" iDownload Blog 1/4
"In Defense Of The Humble App Walkthrough" TechCrunch 8:25 PM
"Would You Wear a Google Smartwatch That Looked Like This?" Gizmodo 3:01 PM
"Dad hires hit men to kill son's video game characters: A father is so fed up with his son's video game obsession that he decides to take radical action." CNET News 12:26 PM
"Last Year's Tax Rate May Not Survive In 2013, But Your Cable Service Probably Will" AllThingsD 11:56 AM
"My New Year's Resolutions: Email Bankruptcy, Inbox Zero" Forbes 1/4
"Phablets - phones that are tablets: Trying to group the growing range of hybrid devices is pure phantasy" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"The future of screen protection is made of glass" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"A Patent Troll By Any Other Name Still Stinks" ReadWrite 1/4
"Surrounded By Devices, We Inhabit A World of Increasing User-Centricity" Forbes 1/4
"How to create an automatically updating Google spreadsheet" Computerworld 1/4
"Android Jelly Bean Share Tops 10 Percent" PC Magazine 1/4
"Android or Chrome? Will Google ever decide on one OS?" CNET News 1/4
"20 biggest tech innovations of my lifetime that I actually use" CNET News 1/4
"Grinch Lives: Holiday Consumer Electronics Sales Off 7%" Forbes 1/4
"Global tech spend in 2013: Latin America booms, Asia blooms, Europe gloom" ZDNet 1/4
"'Augmented reality' and bendy screens in a hands-free 2013: Ben Grubb takes a look at 10 trends for the year ahead in technology." Sydney Morning Herald 1/4
"2013: The year IT may lose its seat at the table" InfoWorld 1/4
"6 Tech Sector Themes For 2013 - And 8 Possible Takeover Targets" Forbes 1/4
"Surrounded By Devices, We Inhabit A World of Increasing User-Centricity" Forbes 1/4
"The E-Reader Revolution: Over Just as It Has Begun?" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"The history of CES: Since 1967, the International Consumer Electronics Show has helped several gadgets make a splash. Here's a look at some of the notable unveilings." [Slideshow] USA Today 1/4
"Welcome to CES: A Trade Show, Not a Tastemaker" AllThingsD 1/4
"Unwieldy CES Remains a Big Deal, But Not for the Reasons You Think" Wired 1/4
"Exclusive: A Former Autonomy Salesperson Says This Is How The Creative Accounting Was Done" Business Insider 8:21 AM
"Hewlett-Packard and the Cost of Failure" The Motley Fool 8:49 PM
"Explaining Windows 8 PC Sales Over the Holidays: It's time to stop denying that Windows 8 is off to a slow start" Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 8:39 AM
"Windows laptop sales sink: but that's just part of the problem: Windows 8 laptop sales are hardly on fire. Maybe the absence of the dirt-cheap netbook has something to do with that." CNET News 8:14 PM
"Windows 8 sales woes: are netbooks to blame?" The Verge 5:38 PM
"Microsoft inks $617m tie-up with US military" V3 8:39 AM
"Innovation at Microsoft? Show Us, Don't Tell Us!" TheStreet 8:44 AM
"AT&T, Microsoft Among Corporate Donors to Obama Inaugural" Bloomberg 8:12 AM
"Google to make Maps accessible to Windows Phone users: After rash of stories suggesting anticompetitive behavior, company says 'recent improvements' to IE mobile and Google Maps now provide better experience and Google will remove redirect that bumped IE mobile users to Google.com." CNET News 6:45 PM
"Google says Maps redirect on Windows Phone was a product decision, and will be removed" The Next Web 6:45 PM
"Google may need history lesson on blocking rivals' products: Is there any good reason Google is blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps via the Internet Explorer browser?" CNET News 11:00 AM
"Google Restoring Access to Maps on Windows Phones" PC Magazine 8:15 PM
"Google Pledges To Restore In-Browser Maps Access To Deprived Windows Phone Users" TechCrunch 9:09 PM
"Google's Working To Remove Its Redirect and Bring Its Maps Back to Windows Phone" Gizmodo 6:45 PM
"Google blocks Windows Phone from Maps, limits Gmail" OSNews 10:19 AM
"Windows Phone Doesn't Support Google Maps Because Google Doesn't Want It To" Mashable 3:01 PM
"Behind Google's Antitrust Escape: After early hopes for a sweeping antitrust case against Google Inc., it became clear to the Federal Trade Commission last fall that no such lawsuit was in the offing." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:26 AM
"Google antitrust settlement reshapes patent disputes" PCWorld 8:48 AM
"Analysis: US irked by Google chief's NKorea plans" Associated Press 10:18 AM
"Google Is Really Three Companies, All On A Roll" Forbes 11:26 AM
"Cars, homes smarten up at Vegas tech extravaganza" Reuters 8:12 AM
"Which Will Be the Last Gadget Standing at CES 2013?" PC Magazine 8:48 AM
"SAP CEO says China to become as important as U.S.: paper" Reuters 8:52 AM
"Microsoft Gets A Shot In the Arm From Chicago" redOrbit 1/4
"Microsoft Pressures Europe After FTC Google Verdict" CNBC 1/4
"Microsoft on Google's FTC Ruling: 'Puzzled and Concerned'" WSJ Blogs 1/4
"In blocking Windows Phone access to YouTube, Google delivers rough justice: Google can't be trusted because it blocks access to APIs, says a top Microsoft lawyer, ignoring 30 years of Microsoft's own mischief in that department" InfoWorld 1/4
"Microsoft: J.P. Morgan Trims Ests; Weak Surface, PC Sales" Forbes 1/4
"Price and 'lukewarm critical reviews' put a damper on Microsoft Surface" ZDNet 1/4
"What Happened To Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablets?" TheStreet 1/4
"Windows 8 slow sales: Yes it's the hardware" ZDNet 1/4
"Windows 8's problem: It's the hardware" ZDNet 1/4
"Microsoft to issue seven security patches in first 2013 update" V3 1/4
"Microsoft kicks off 2013 with 12 Patch Tuesday security fixes" ZDNet 1/4
"Microsoft's next Patch Tuesday won't fix IE zero-day flaw: Next week's patches will shore up holes in Windows and Office, but won't fix the latest bug in Internet Explorer." CNET News 1/4
"After a bad year, Java heads in the right direction: Security woes damaged app dev platform's profile in 2012, but Oracle now has it on the right track" InfoWorld 1/4
"IBM Services Chief Michael Daniels to Retire" WSJ.com 1/4
"Cisco And NXP Throw Their Weight Behind Cohda Wireless To Bring The Internet Of Things To Your Car" TechCrunch 1/4
"Cisco, NXP Place Bet on Connected-Car Company" WSJ Blogs 1/4
"Meet the New CFO at AMD, Same as the Old CFO" DailyFinance 1/4
"What Happens Now on Standards-Essential Patents?" AllThingsD 1/4
"CES 2013: Televisions continue as major show focus" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1/4
"CES preview: TVs, tablets to be major focus/Mobility to remain dominant theme at Consumer Electronics Show" MarketWatch 1/4
"CES 2013 Preview: Phones and Tablets" PC Magazine 1/4
"Computer convergence will be highlighted at CES: Tablets, laptops, smartphones are on a collision course" Computerworld 1/4
"CES 2013 rumors: Smart fridges, translucent TVs, and more/The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is just a week away, and rumors are flying about what products will be unveiled at the show. CES 2013 will likely bring 'smart' appliances, Windows 8 devices, and maybe a weird new TV from Samsung." Christian Science Monitor 1/4
"Future Tech 2013: The PCs, tablets and cutting-edge hardware of tomorrow" PCWorld 1/4
"Australian scientists adapt graphene for use in high-speed electronics" Techworld 1/4
"Is Now the Time to Buy Apple and Other Tech Stocks?" IndieResearch 1/4
"MEMS, iPhone mics, and impressive growth" EE Times 1/4
Industry News
"Tech stocks manage to eke out mild broad gains" MarketWatch 1/4
"U.S. stocks close at highest level since 2007: Economy creates 155,000 jobs in December, as expected" MarketWatch 1/4
"S&P 500 Rises to Highest Level Since 2007 on Jobs Data" Bloomberg 1/4
"Data helps pace Wall Street higher, but Apple drags" FOXBusiness 1/4
"Stocks Improve After Jobs, Services-Sector Reports" TheStreet 1/4
"S&P 500 ends week at 5-year high: Stocks started 2013 with the bang, with the S&P 500 finishing the week at its highest closing level since December 2007." CNNMoney 1/4
"S&P 500 Posts Best Closing High Since Financial Crisis; Up 4.6% for Week" CNBC 1/4
"Stocks Close Broadly Higher" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/4
"Stocks to rise after jobs report: Stocks point to a higher open, after the U.S. government reported better-than-expected jobs numbers for December." CNNMoney 1/4
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly lower, but Japan jumps sharply" MarketWatch 1/4
"Europe Markets: ISM, U.S. jobs data lift Europe stocks" MarketWatch 1/4
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