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"Apple Shares Drop After Report About Cuts in Part Orders" Bloomberg 8:14 AM
"Apple component order reduction called 'old news' by UBS analysts" MarketWatch 8:40 AM
"The Story That's Killing Apple Today Is A Month Old" Business Insider 9:36 AM
"The Strange Math Of Apple's Alleged Massive Iphone 5 Order Cuts" BGR 10:25 AM
"Apple Dips Below $500 On Old News" Forbes 8:51 AM
"Did iPhone Demand Really Drop By 50%?" Seeking Alpha 11:49 AM
"Wall Street: WSJ Report of iPhone cut may be inaccurate" Electronista 8:01 PM
"Apple Cuts Orders for iPhone Parts" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Apple Cutting Orders for iPhone Parts: Apple has cut its component orders for the iPhone 5 due to weaker-than-expected demand, people familiar with the situation said Monday, indicating sales haven't been as strong as previously anticipated." [Video Report] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:29 AM
"Apple shares hit by iPhone 5 order fears: Shares in technology giant Apple have fallen by more than 3% in early trading after reports suggested orders for its iPhone 5 had been lower than expected." BBC 10:04 AM
"Apple 'halves iPhone 5 screen orders'" Telegraph 8:42 AM
"iPhone 5: Weak demand forces Apple to cut orders, WSJ reports" Digital Trends 7:32 AM
"Report: Apple Cutting Orders For IPhone 5 Parts" Associated Press 8:19 AM
"Bad Apple? Company reportedly cuts orders for iPhone 5 parts" Associated Press 8:19 AM
"Apple Reportedly Cuts iPhone 5 Parts Orders On Weak Demand" Forbes 8:07 AM
"One year, four departed execs, and a lot to be determined for Apple: Part of Tim Cook's stamp on Apple is his rearrangement of the executive team." Ars Technica 8:43 AM
"Apple's television plans revealed --a fantasy" Computerworld 8:25 AM
"Apple ties CEO's pay to company's fortunes" Computerworld 8:16 AM
"Who Wins, iOS or Android? Both, But Pity Everyone Else." Forbes 8:13 AM
"Judge Allows Apple, Google, Microsoft to Buy Kodak Patents" PC Magazine 9:39 AM
"Apple to ITC: 'Samsung is now expanding its misconduct' from 3G to 4G essential patents" Foss Patents 6:06 PM
"Do you have Java on your computer? Update it NOW." Houston Chronicle 8:26 AM
"Mac Security: XProtect Update Obviates Java Exploit" FairerPlatform 7:51 AM
"New Java Update With Security Fixes For Mac Is Released" AppleBitch 9:01 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Reminders: Backing up and restoring reminders" Apple Support 6:42 PM
"OS X Server: Adjusting message size limits for the Mail service" Apple Support 5:35 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"GameMaker for Mac review: Game authoring's getting easier, thanks to tools like GameMaker for Mac - a dedicated OS X games maker." Macworld UK 8:34 AM
"Cloudmark DesktopOne for Mac review: Automatic spam blocker with a unique approach" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
"Processing audio files with the Audiofile Engineering Sample Manager (review)" IT.Enquirer 7:55 AM
"How To Create a Dynamic Sliding Menu for Your Mobile Website in Adobe Muse" Terry White's Tech Blog 8:24 AM
"MacMost Now 813: Disable Java In Your Browser" MacMost 10:18 AM
"Printing playlists, displaying bit rates, and shuffling music" Macworld 8:29 AM
"AppleScripting OmniFocus: send due tasks to iTunes" TUAW 9:35 AM
"Get to Know Your Apple Support Profile" Mactuts+ 8:24 AM
"How to Password Protect Your AirPort's Wireless Network" Macinstruct 8:35 AM
"Set MTU Size from the Command Line of Mac OS X" OS X Daily 2:39 PM
"Layer tags: Photoshop CS6 introduced layer searching. Rather than a simple filter-by-name, Adobe elected for a far more elaborate execution, opening up some nice possibilities." bjango 7:53 AM
"Kuvva: Wallpaper Streaming on Mac and iPhone" ResExcellence 8:09 AM
"Your guide to the year's best technology: This year's InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards provides a more valuable buying guide than ever, with 35 winners that collectively point to important shifts in enterprise tech" InfoWorld 10:55 AM
"Samsung: We've sold 100 million Galaxy S smartphones" CNET News 10:08 AM
"BlackBerry 10 adds 15,000 apps in under two days" CNET News 10:08 AM
"4 top carriers to sell new BlackBerry 10 phones" GigaOM [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
"Facebook may pack surprise at event: Social network rallies as analysts remain stumped about gathering" MarketWatch 9:43 AM
"Seven More Questions for SAP's Co-CEO Bill McDermott" AllThingsD 9:42 AM
"With regulators standing down, Google prepares Search 2.0" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Anonymous Hacks MIT, Leaves Farewell Message for Aaron Swartz" Mashable 7:31 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Meet the guys behind the iPhone's best calendar app" GigaOM 8:31 AM
"We celebrate Safari's 10th birthday with some tips and cake. Plus more Philips Hue tips." The MT Show 7:37 AM
"New Media Expo – Robert Scoble Discusses Rackspace Server Hosting, The Far Reaches of Cloud Computing and More" MacVoicesTV 3:39 PM
"New Media Expo – ManageWP Makes Maintaining Multiple WordPress Installations Easy" MacVoicesTV 10:31 AM
"Apple Cuts iPhone 5 Component Orders As Sales Fail To Meet Expectations [Report] Cult of Mac 8:43 AM
"Apple scales back iPhone 5 component orders" TG Daily 8:21 AM
"Apple Reduces Manufacturing Order For Popular iPhone 5" AppleBitch 8:27 AM
"US Mac shipments didn't shrink in holiday quarter, they grew 5%, Gartner says" AppleInsider 8:33 AM
"Soft Fourth Quarter PC Shipments Lead to Annual Decline; HP Holds Onto Top Spot – IDC" MacPrices 7:50 AM
"US holiday Mac sales rose as PC shipments fell" iDownload Blog 10:01 AM
"Apple Maintains Third Place in U.S. PC Sales for Fourth Quarter of 2012" ResExcellence 10:13 AM
"Cheaper iPhone 'Mini': Potential Price Range & Strategy" Tech-Thoughts 11:37 AM
"Apple to launch iPad mini 2 and iPad 5 in March – analyst: Topeka Capital's Brian White says the iPad 5 will be lighter and thinner, while the iPad mini 2 will get a faster chip" Macworld UK 7:53 AM
"Apple Thunderbolt Display inventory dwindles, may hint at upcoming redesign" AppleInsider 1:37 PM
"Apple Thunderbolt Display Is In Short Supply At Retailers" AppleBitch 1:38 PM
"DigiTimes: 27-Inch iMac Launch Delayed Due to Problem in LG Display's Panel Production" BrightWire 10:10 AM
"Third Party Lightning Accessories Arrive in Apple Stores" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple Weather App Fails to Update Properly Over AT&T's Mobile Data Network?" iClarified 2:48 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Secure Filebox For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:36 AM
"Running Dead For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:36 AM
"Enscripted For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:36 AM
"Snapguide Makes Creating a How-To a Snap" MacNewsWorld 9:36 AM
"LogMeIn for iPad and iPhone review: Remotely control your Mac/PC over WiFi/3G with essential app from LogMeIn" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
"10 Must Have Apps That Support Apple's Passbook" Best App Site 10:22 AM
"Ringya Review: Ringya transforms digital and paper contact lists into organized mobile ones, and it even comes with contextual caller ID so users always know who's calling." 148Apps 10:41 AM
"IT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received" Network World 11:19 AM
"10 superb free tools for all of your basic business needs" PCWorld 11:17 AM
"Good-bye -- and good riddance -- to spinning disk: Life will be much improved after we've cast off the shackles of ancient storage technology" InfoWorld 10:55 AM
"How To Protect Your PC From The Big Hacker Attack That's Going On Right Now" Business Insider 12:50 PM
"Do you have Java on your computer? Update it NOW." Houston Chronicle 10:52 AM
"5 robots that want to lend a hand" [Slideshow] CNNMoney 10:50 AM
"Is The PC Market Dead? It Depends On Your Perspective" Forbes 10:49 AM
"Ready, set, compete: The benefits of IT innovation" Computerworld 10:39 AM
"Gartner Says Q4 PC Shipments Down 5% To 90.3M Units, HP Edges Out Lenovo, And Windows 8 Fizzles As Multiscreen Theory Fails To Materialize" TechCrunch 11:44 AM
"HP Retakes Top Spot From Lenovo as PC Market Shipments Fall" Bloomberg 9:55 AM
"HP holds slender PC lead over Lenovo in Q4, says IDC" Computerworld 11:47 AM
"HP maintains seat atop wheezing, spavined PC market" Channel Register 11:49 AM
"HP bosses rake in $65m in bonuses as tech giant flounders" V3 11:54 AM
"Can HP finally turn it around?" [Video Report] CNNMoney 9:54 AM
"HP heads to court as Austin IT staffers jump ship and move to GM" Computerworld 11:19 AM
"With a few tweaks to 3PAR, HP might crash all-flash array party" The Register 11:51 AM
"Microsoft posts an emergency patch for Internet Explorer" IDG News Service 11:17 AM
"Microsoft to patch IE zero-day flaw today: A fix for a vulnerability hitting Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8 will be rolled out today at 10 a.m. PT." CNET News 10:09 AM
"Microsoft flings out emergency patch for Iatest gaping IE hole: Monday 'fun' for sysadmins" The Register 11:51 AM
"CES 2013: Microsoft exec makes the case for Windows Phone 8" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:08 AM
"Windows Phone 8 Nominated for Design Award" WSJ Blogs 10:00 AM
"Read the fine print before 'downgrading' to Windows 7: A new report explains in very straightforward language what you need to know to stay in compliance with Microsoft's licensing rules" InfoWorld 10:55 AM
"Microsoft Surface Estimate Cut in Half to 1 Million Units at UBS" Bloomberg 12:48 PM
"Only 1M Surface tablets sold last quarter -- analyst" CNET News 12:52 PM
"Now Microsoft 'actively investigates' Surface slab jailbreak tool" The Register 11:50 AM
"Microsoft to offer its 'Drawbridge' virtualization technology on top of its Windows Azure cloud" ZDNet 12:03 PM
"Java still contains security flaws, experts claim: Oracle issued an emergency update to its widely-used Java web software on Sunday, but experts say it still contains security flaws." BBC 10:21 AM
"Oracle updates Java, but security experts say bugs remain" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:04 AM
"Oracle rushes patch to quash critical Java bugs: Researcher stands by accusation that Oracle should have fixed one of the flaws last fall" Computerworld 10:38 AM
"Oracle Fixes Zero Day Java Flaws: Patch Now" InformationWeek 10:52 AM
"Oracle Patches Java Vulnerability" AllThingsD 10:05 AM
"Oracle Rushes Out Java Security Patch" CRN 10:36 AM
"Security experts on Java: Fixing zero-day exploit could take 'two years'" ZDNet 12:04 PM
"Apple Falls Below $500, It's The Gift That Keeps On Giving" Forbes 9:30 AM
"Apple shares flirt with $500 following iPhone 5 demand worries: Some reports have suggested that the iPhone is experiencing weaker-than-expected demand, pushing Apple's shares lower." CNET News 8:43 AM
"Apple's Stock Tests $500, Time To Change Strategy?" Forbes 10:20 AM
"Apple slides 3%, briefly dips below $500" CNNMoney 8:41 AM
"If Apple Shares Stay Under $500 For Long, Look Out Below!" 24/7 Wall St. 10:39 AM
"As Apple's share price plummets, HTC surges" BGR 11:48 AM
"AAPL tanks below $500 following weak iPhone 5 demand news" iDownload Blog 8:51 AM
"Apple Cuts iPhone 5 Production, Stock Falls: Is the Age of Apple Over?" Daily Ticker 9:01 AM
"U.S. Stock Futures Drop as Apple Tumbles on IPhone Report" Bloomberg 8:13 AM
"Apple Dips Below $500 Per Share on iPhone 5 Parts" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:13 AM
"Apple shares drop below $500 after Reported cuts in iPhone 5 parts orders:" MacDailyNews 8:31 AM
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