"Apple Reports Record Results" ["The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $54.5 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.81 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $46.3 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share, in the 14-week year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 38.6 percent compared to 44.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 61 percent of the quarter's revenue."] Apple 3:43 PM
"Apple Reports Record Results: 47.8 Million iPhones Sold; 22.9 Million iPads Sold" Business Wire 3:36 PM
"Apple's monster Q1 earnings still fall short on Wall Street: As expected, Apple's holiday quarter comes up big in iPhone and iPad sales. But the company missed Wall Street's expectations." CNET News 4:00 PM
"Apple Q1: By the numbers/Now it's up to investors to decide what a much-anticipated quarterly sales and earnings status report augurs for Apple." CNET News 4:00 PM
"Apple sells 47.8M iPhones in Q1: The iPhone 5 exploded out of the gate with the company's usual frenzy, but can sales hold up?" CNET News 4:00 PM
"Apple sells 48 million iPhones, but profit squeezed" CNNMoney 4:03 PM
"Apple Shuts Down Reality-Distortion Field on Earnings Forecasts" Bloomberg 9:20 PM
Apple News
"Steve Jobs threatened patent suit to enforce no-hire policy: filing" Reuters 7:52 AM
"The no-hire paper trail Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt didn't want you to see" The Verge 7:52 AM
"Steve Jobs threatened Palm with patents over no-poaching deal, says court filing" CNET News 8:10 AM
"Dead Steve Jobs' patent war threat to Palm over 'no-hire pact'" The Register 8:08 AM
"Steve Jobs tried to bully Palm into no-poaching deal: Steve Jobs threatened Palm with patent litigation if it didn't agree to stop hiring Apple employees, a court filing alleges." TG Daily 7:50 AM
"Siri Rising: The Inside Story Of Siri's Origins -- And Why She Could Overshadow The iPhone" The Huffington Post 8:18 AM
"Apple earnings preview: Focus on the iPhone 5" Macworld 8:26 AM
"The five questions Apple faces: Apple has come under pressure to show investors that the company can deliver future performance. Here are five questions facing the technology giant." Telegraph 8:15 AM
"Investors Rattled Ahead of Apple Earnings: Apple's stock has dipped beneath the $500 mark too often for comfort lately, resulting in a bit of panic among investors. The company that once could do no wrong is now under increasing scrutiny. With indications that iPhone sales may be lagging, it makes sense that Apple would be turning to the huge China market for customers. However, a bigger, cheaper iPhone just doesn't seem like Apple." MacNewsWorld 10:49 AM
"Apple may face 1st profit drop in decade as iPhone slows" Bloomberg News 8:07 AM
"Is Apple Relying Too Heavily on the IPhone?" [Video Report] Bloomberg 10:32 AM
"Sculley: Apple Needs to Adapt to Emerging Markets" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:03 AM
"No U.S. import ban against Samsung for now: Apple's four-patent win to be reviewed" Foss Patents 5:59 PM
"What to do if OS X asks for passwords when managing files: After upgrading or making major changes to the system, you may find yourself burdened with authentication messages when managing files in OS X. What now?" MacFixIt 6:02 PM
"OS X's Contacts: No change in selection highlighting when in background" Betalogue 9:53 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: ACDSee Pro 2 for Mac photo manager plays catch-up but isn't there yet" Macworld 8:28 AM
"Quick Tip: Use Your Mac as a Wi-Fi Hotspot and More" Mactuts+ 8:25 AM
"MacMost Now 817: Checking Grammar On Your Mac" MacMost 7:38 AM
"Majority of iPad Owners Say It Is Their Preferred Device for Reading and Writing Email" Business Wire 7:56 AM
"iPads hit the sweet spot as owners increasingly turn to Apple's tablet for managing email" The Next Web 8:24 AM
"Survey: Users love writing (yes, writing) emails on iPads/The survey has some surprises: Women do more email on iPads than men, and Apple Mail is not so beloved" InfoWorld 9:09 AM
"Survey: iPad Changing Owners' Relationship With Email" PC Magazine 12:10 PM
"iOS Is Highest Priority Among Mobile Developers [Report] Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
"Nearly half of iPhone users use YouTube's app, report says: Mobile data company Onavo says the video app is by far Google's most popular offering on iOS." CNET News 11:22 AM
"iPads replace newspapers in Boston Globe's school donation program" paidContent 9:12 AM
"If not for Apple, Siri would have been preinstalled on every Droid" The Verge 7:52 AM
"Verizon planned to make Siri an Android exclusive before Apple purchase" AppleInsider 8:22 AM
"Apple Trailing China's Coolpad Shows Need for Cheap IPhone: Tech" Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Kobo appoints former Apple Sales Director Jean-Marc Dupuis to boost its eReader business in Europe" The Next Web 7:57 AM
"The iPhone App That Helped Save Algerian Hostages in the Desert" The Atlantic Wire 11:16 AM
"Back To The Future: 15 Years Of Apple Web Design Seen Through A Time Machine [Feature] Cult of Mac 11:23 AM
"Orangutans monkey around with iPads at zoo: A program called Apps for Apes has swung its way into the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the U.S. capital." CNET News 12:10 PM
"Apple given green light for return to Indonesia with retail location and online store" Digital Trends 7:49 AM
"Apple Pulls 500px App From Store Over Nudity Concerns" PC Magazine 10:01 AM
"Apple pulls 500px app due to 'child porn' concerns" BBC 8:10 AM
"Apple pulls photo-sharing app over porn concerns" TG Daily 7:50 AM
"Apple Tease for Annual Chinese New Year 'Red Friday' One Day Deals" Forbes 8:05 AM
Non-Apple News
"Tech talk 'more confusing than a foreign language'" CNET News 2:19 PM
"At Long Last, Samsung's ATIV Odyssey Will Make Its Verizon Debut On Jan. 24" TechCrunch 1:15 PM
"Samsung to launch more tablets, ultrabooks in 2013" DigiTimes 11:02 AM
"Carrier KDDI mulls adding Firefox OS phones: The Japanese carrier, which currently sells Android and iOS smartphones, has backed HTML5 development" IDG News Service 10:47 AM
"First Firefox phones revealed by Mozilla and Geeksphone" BBC 10:26 AM
"RIM Still Unable to Clarify Its Fee Structure" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download: RIM hopes upgraded BES 10 tool can help boost BlackBerry sales; analysts are skeptical on eve of new RIM smartphone launch" Computerworld 10:49 AM
"Netflix and YouTube take on Airplay with DIAL" TG Daily 1:21 PM
"Google to devs: Fork with our cloudy code" The Register 1:23 PM
"Google may be dropping 'X Phone' hints" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:28 AM
"Larry Page on Google's Knowledge Graph: 'we're still at 1% of where we should be'" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:48 AM
"Google: Motorola Still A Work In Progress" InformationWeek 11:17 AM
"Acer in Red Again as PC Industry Shrinks" WSJ Blogs 10:01 AM
"Symantec profit beats Street, new chairman named" Reuters 10:13 AM
"The story behind DIAL: How Netflix and YouTube want to take on AirPlay" GigaOM 8:44 AM
"YouTube and Netflix launching AirPlay competitor DIAL to connect TV and mobile apps" The Verge 8:26 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"CBS, CNET and Journalistic Integrity" Your Mac Life 2:13 PM
"The Road to Macworld: The Drum Circle Event with John Fitzgerald and Arthur Hull" MacVoicesTV 12:59 PM
"Tim Cook dances around the Apple TV question: again: The CEO pulls out the ol' 'we can continue to pull the string and see where it leads us' line when asked about Apple's future foray into television." CNET News 9:01 PM
"For Apple's battered stock, even record revenues aren't good enough" The Verge 6:03 PM
"$AAPL Pummeled in After-Hours Trading, Here's Why" The Mac Observer 5:58 PM
"Cook explains lowered Mac sales — and why Apple loves 'cannibalization" AppleDailyReport 5:55 PM
"It's Earnings Day, So Everyone Needs to Squeeze the Last Bit of Jackassery From Last Quarter's Tube of AAPL Paste" Daring Fireball 4:05 PM
"Apple Dumps 'Scotty Principle' for Financial Guidance" The Mac Observer 5:25 PM
"3 new iPhones due out this year?" Fortune 2:14 PM
"Has Apple redefined the tablet as an 8' device? I bought myself an iPad mini for Christmas and was smitten. 8' seems like the right size for a tablet, but has Apple caused trouble for Microsoft with the mini?" ZDNet 2:13 PM
"Gene Munster anticipates Apple HDTV before the end of 2013" Edible Apple 12:59 PM
"Steve Jobs Told Me Why He Loved Being A CEO" Business Insider 8:39 AM
"Steve Jobs and the art of the curt email" Fortune 3:42 PM
"Emails show Steve Jobs took hard ball approach to prevent employees from leaving" GigaOM 9:50 AM
"Steve Jobs Threatened Patent Lawsuits to Stop Employee Poaching" The Mac Observer 9:30 AM
"The Secret Emails Behind Silicon Valley's Poaching Wars" The Atlantic Wire 9:10 AM
"Steve Jobs Threatened Patent Litigation To Enforce 'No-Hire' Agreements" Cult of Android 8:18 AM
"Angry over employee poaching, Steve Jobs threatened Palm with patent suit: Palm CEO told Jobs his proposal 'is not only wrong, it is likely illegal.'" Ars Technica 8:16 AM
"Steve Jobs Threatened Palm with Patent Suit Over No-Hire Policy" MacRumors 8:16 AM
"These Intimidating Emails From Steve Jobs Put Apple At The Center Of Alleged Conspiracy Against Workers" Business Insider 8:13 AM
"New Worry for Apple: Many of Verizon's iPhones Went to Cost-Conscious Buyers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:13 AM
"Showrooming' a trend that can benefit Apple retail stores" AppleDailyReport 8:13 AM
"Apple Falls To Sixth In China: So, What Should It Be Doing?" Forbes 8:08 AM
"Fire Tim Cook and make Jony Ive CEO recommends crazy report" Macworld UK 7:55 AM
Non-Apple
"Review: Mega sharing service lacks versatility" Associated Press 3:11 PM
"Post-PC: It's not about the hardware" ZDNet 1:51 PM
"Best car mount for your smartphone" ZDNet 1:50 PM
"5 Kinds of Companies That Facebook's New Search Engine Could Crush" Wired 1:38 PM
"This dual-screen smartphone could be big in Japan" TG Daily 1:21 PM
"Forgive me, Firefox, for I have sinned. Chrome is my new love now" ZDNet 1:51 PM
"Android malware cases to hit 1 million in 2013" Network World 11:44 AM
"Sometimes the best defense is deletion" CSO 11:44 AM
"Texting supremacy crown passes to IP as numbers for SMS messages decline" TechHive 11:43 AM
"Samba 4 review: No substitute for Active Directory -- yet/Samba's open source alternative to Microsoft's domain controller is a good start, but not ready for prime time" InfoWorld 11:19 AM
"What Both Microsoft and Sony Can Learn From Valve's Steam Sales" Forbes 11:14 AM
"Turn Your iPad Into a Second Monitor for Free" Mashable 10:49 AM
"IK Multimedia announces iLoud, iLoud MINI studio monitor" Insanely Great Mac 10:26 AM
"PlugBug World brings international power adapters" Insanely Great Mac 10:26 AM
"50 Incredible iPhone 5 Retina Wallpapers" ResExcellence 9:54 AM
"iPad mini™ and Paper Peacefully Coexist, With the New Booqpad mini" Run Around Tech 9:53 AM
"50 Incredible iPhone 5 Retina Wallpapers" ResExcellence 9:48 AM
"IK Multimedia announces 'iRig BlueBoard' Bluetooth MIDI pedalboard for iOS & Mac" 9 to 5 Mac 8:22 AM
"Upcoming iPhone email app 'Mailbox' now taking reservations for staggered roll out" iMore 8:22 AM
"Mailbox App Begins Inbox 'Reservations.' Got An iPhone? – Reserve Yours Today!" RazorianFly 8:21 AM
"What The iPhone 'Math' Could Look Like" App Advice 8:19 AM
"Are You Lonely Enough To Buy This iPhone Dock?" Business Insider 8:12 AM
"ParkMe Raises Funding From Angeleno Group, Releases New Version Of Its Real-Time Parking App" TechCrunch 8:04 AM
"Android, iOS Top Developer Mindshare As Lead Platforms, But RIM's Not So Far Behind, Finds Global Developer Survey" TechCrunch 8:04 AM
"0870 1.0 released for iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:39 AM
"Patterns Match Basic 1.0 released for iPad - Pattern Recognition" prMac 8:04 AM
"WaterField Designs Awarded 2012 Best Tablet Sleeve Golden Case Award" prMac 8:04 AM
"Scrapbook iPad Creativity Tool Celebrates Facebook Version" prMac 8:04 AM
"JixiPix Software Releases New Aquarella Watercolor Software for iOS" prMac 8:04 AM
"ClipBook - BookMarker and Sentence Collector released for iOS" prMac 8:04 AM
"Listen to the Words of the Lord with the New Audio Bibles App" prMac 8:04 AM
"Daddy Takes a Business Trip: an Interactive Children's Book" prMac 8:04 AM
"Charter Yachts 1.0 Free for iPad - Yacht Charter Listings + Reservations" prMac 8:04 AM
"Underground Kingdom: Interactive Gamebook for iOS" prMac 8:04 AM
"Poster 2 released for iOS - A WordPress Blog Editor" prMac 8:04 AM
"Acting Out! Released for iOS - Mobile Charades Meets Draw Something" prMac 8:04 AM
"Esorun Will Release Its Stylish iPhone 5 Battery Case Soon" PRWeb 7:54 AM
"eHolster Introduces Innovative Tablet Shoulder Holster: All-in-one enables tablet and smartphone owners to comfortably wear and protect their devices" PRWeb 7:54 AM
"TRex Hunt for iPhone, iPad & Android Pits Players Against Dinosaurs" PRWeb 7:54 AM
"DataMan: Your ultimate weapon against overage. Smart Forecast predicts if you'll stay within your data cap." XVision 7:37 AM
"TwelveSouth Releases New Mac And iDevice Charging Accessory; 'PlugBug World" AppleBitch 7:36 AM
"A new computer that defies category: It's not a tablet, PC, or cloud-only device - but Dell's upcoming computer has everything" Computerworld 10:48 AM
"IBM Gains as Software Shift Helps Forecast Beat Estimates" Bloomberg 10:04 AM
"Security Flaws Leave Networked Printers Open To Attack: Attackers can exploit HP JetDirect software, used by numerous printer manufacturers, to disable printers, evade physical security checks or recover printed documents." InformationWeek 2:24 PM
"AMD lays out a plan for profitability" IDG News Service 10:48 AM
"AMD claims progress on turnaround" EE Times 11:03 AM
"AMD alllllmost promises profitability by year end: Parsing the fine distinction between 'expectations' and 'goals'" The Register 1:23 PM
"AMD Fourth-Quarter Sales Top Estimates, Aided by Server Gain" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Is AMD preparing to carve out a professional tablet market?" ZDNet 1:47 PM
"Intel to ditch motherboard business" TG Daily 1:21 PM
"Intel to channel: 'don't freak out' about motherboards" CRN 9:14 PM
"Intel's New Interface Idea Is a Mash-up of All the Others" Technology Review 1:17 PM
"Cisco to buy SON software vendor Intucell for $475M: Intucell's self-optimizing network software can decrease the number of dropped calls and lessen congestion, it said" IDG News Service 10:48 AM
"Cisco Agrees to Buy Israel's Intucell for About $475 Million" Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"Cisco to Buy Intucell for $475 Million" Datamation 9:13 PM
"Cisco to buy software company Intucell for $475M" Associated Press 9:56 AM
"Cisco to acquire Israel's Intucell for $475 mln" MarketWatch 9:47 AM
"Cisco to Buy Israeli Software Maker" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:40 AM
"Cisco's First 2013 Buy Bolsters Service Provider Mobility Group" CRN 10:45 AM
"Cisco's Private Cloud: Pain And Profit" InformationWeek 11:17 AM
"Keeping the Internet Safe From Governments" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:18 AM
"Worldwide spectrum, broadband shortage predicted due to 4G" Computerworld Australia 1:18 PM
"Scientists Store King Speech, Shakespeare Sonnets in DNA" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:31 PM
"A Free Database of the Entire Web May Spawn the Next Google: Common Crawl supplies a database of over five billion Web pages in the hope that it will inspire new research or online services." Technology Review 1:17 PM
"Penn keeps predicting chip market growth" EE Times 11:03 AM
"2012 tech salaries rise nationally, but fall in Silicon Valley" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:28 AM
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