"The Swiftboating of Apple: Just like the torpedoing of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign Apple has recently been buffeted by attacks and its own curious failure to define and defend itself with a robust narrative." The Huffington Post 3:12 PM
"Award to Apple Isn't Raised: The judge overseeing the first U.S. federal court case between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. over mobile device patents late Tuesday decided not to raise the $1 billion in damages that a jury awarded to Apple, but she didn't set a final amount for damages." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:21 AM
"Apple's $1 Billion Verdict Against Samsung Left Intact" Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Judge rejects damages appeal, Samsung didn't 'wilfully' infringe Apple patents" ZDNet 7:27 AM
"U.S. court rejects Apple's bid to raise damages in Samsung case" Reuters 7:27 AM
"Samsung denied new trial and Apple more damages in patent suit: A California court said Samsung's infringement in its smartphones and tablets was not willful" IDG News Service 8:55 AM
"Samsung still owes Apple $1.05 billion, at least for now" Fortune 7:31 AM
"Judge rejects Apple's demand for higher Samsung damages" BBC 7:33 AM
"The Data Doesn't Lie: iOS Apps Are Better Than Android" ReadWrite 9:42 AM
"Apple's 128GB iPad aims to drive profits up a path competitors can't easily follow" AppleInsider 8:55 AM
"Apple's 128GB iPad Defends Against Intel's Haswell Assault On ARM" Forbes 12:06 PM
"Is Apple Really a 'Has Been' Technology Titan?" Forbes 9:45 AM
"Apple Slaps Google with a Motion to Compel Compliance with a Subpoena" Patently Apple 8:03 AM
"Apple demands Google hand over data for Motorola case" CNET News 2:41 PM
"Apple Asks Court To Force Google Cooperation: iPhone maker accuses Google of unwarranted delays in providing documentation it needs for Motorola Mobility lawsuit defense." InformationWeek 3:12 PM
"Apple seeds OS X 10.8.3 build 12D61 to developers" 9 to 5 Mac 3:37 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Product Review: AutoCAD for Mac 2013" Architosh 10:11 AM
"Virtualization Benchmarks/Head-to-Head: How do VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac compare?" MacTech Magazine 12:10 PM
"Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow" Macworld 8:23 AM
"How to adjust network settings in OS X via the command line: In addition to using the system preferences, you can adjust Wi-Fi network configuration in OS X via Terminal." CNET Reviews 12:10 PM
"How to Use Smart Folders in OS X" Mactuts+ 8:46 AM
"How To Hide All Desktop Icons On Mac OS X" ResExcellence 7:17 AM
"Surgeon Simulator 2013 for Mac hilarious online craze: Surgery simulation game causes a stir across the web as gamers post images and videos of operational mishaps" Macworld UK 9:47 AM
"New photos of Apple's Austin campus expansion show construction of second building" AppleInsider 6:36 PM
"Aussie resellers: Apple's business iPad is too late/Surface too strong." CRN 3:12 PM
"Regnum: Apple Suspected of Attempting to Bribe Russian Regional Officials" Brightwire 12:05 PM
"Bribery concerns follow Apple meet with Russian officials" Electronista 12:05 PM
"iPad mini is on fire: Apple moving 12M units in Q1" iDownload Blog 8:18 AM
"iPhone Users Rack Up the Highest Carrier Bills" AllThingsD 7:28 AM
"Hey Apple, Google: people don't trust you any more" Computerworld 9:34 AM
"Apple drops from top 20 privacy ranking after Path security breach" iDownload Blog 8:47 AM
"Apple, Google tumble off top 20 trusted companies list: Facebook, Yahoo! also not well-trusted to protect personal information" The Register 2:33 PM
"Apple Plans First Berlin Store and Fourth San Francisco Store" MacRumors 7:57 AM
"Japan & South Korea Led Google Play App To Revenue To Double From Q3 To Q4 2012, But Apple Still Revenue Leader" TechCrunch 2:36 PM
"Google's App Revenue Increases Sixfold as It Chases Apple Store" Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Google Play revenue growing 10X faster than Apple's iOS app store" VentureBeat 9:57 AM
"Can BlackBerry 10 Take on Apple?" [Video Report] CNBC 7:28 AM
"On location at Macworld/iWorld 2013" 9 to 5 Mac 8:25 AM
"Siri Eyes Free coming to 2013 Honda Accord, along with Acura RDX and ILX" Engadget 10:13 AM
"Honda says Siri Eyes Free will land in 2013 Accord, Acura RDX and ILX vehicles" 9 to 5 Mac 10:31 AM
"Honda Bringing Siri 'Eyes Free' to Accord, Acura" PC Magazine 3:22 PM
"Apple to Toyota Add Face Masks, Purifiers on Beijing Smog" Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"'What did you learn from the iPhone?': When repeatedly asked what his company RIM Europe have learned from Apple in producing the new Blackberry 10, which is launched today, managing director Stephen Bates refuses to answer." [Video Report] BBC 2:06 PM
"Jobs goes Groucho, iPad bashful, fruity Kutcher, and Gates' kids 'aren't Apple lovers'" Macworld UK 10:42 AM
"What it Was Like Building Steve Jobs' Super Yacht" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:57 AM
"Ashton Kutcher: Playing Steve Jobs Was 'Terrifying'" The Telegraph 8:06 AM
Non-Apple News
"Want Stronger Passwords? Try Bad Grammar: Beware passwords built using too many pronouns or verbs, Carnegie Mellon security researchers say. String together nouns instead." InformationWeek 3:34 PM
"Facebook earnings beat Wall Street's estimates, show traction with mobile" CNET News 3:29 PM
"AT&T Trial Shows Small Cells Bring Nearly Perfect Coverage to Problem Areas" Wired 2:41 PM
"Kaspersky updates Endpoint Security for Business anti-hacker tool" V3 2:35 PM
"Hitachi unveils first 10K rpm 1.2TB hard drive" Computerworld 2:25 PM
"Dropbox Launches Instant File Previews And Virtual Photo Album Sharing" TechCrunch 2:21 PM
"Internet at its best open and free: The internet should be like a blank sheet of paper for people to write on, says the creator of the World Wide Web." Fairfax NZ News 2:07 PM
"Symantec CEO: 'We'll absolutely have a Norton brand'" Network World 11:40 AM
"'Fair data' logo promotes ethical standards for collecting consumer data" Techworld 11:38 AM
"HTC sends invite to Feb. 19 event, likely to unveil M7 phone" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:28 AM
"Freescale attacks Cavium with security coprocessors" EE Times 10:58 AM
"Zynga Chief Game Designer Brian Reynolds Leaving Company" Bloomberg 10:33 AM
"ZTE to launch Firefox OS smartphone at Mobile World Conference: Firefox OS will start competing with Android and Apple's iOS, with phones on the way from ZTE, Mozilla, Telefónica, and Geeksphone" IDG News Service 11:16 AM
"Google Puts The Nexus 4 Back On Sale In UK, France And Spain" TechCrunch 2:22 PM
"Google Forms Gets A Refresh, Adds Collaboration And Smarter Editing Features" TechCrunch 2:21 PM
"Google Fends Off BrightRoll in $7.6 Billion Video Market" Bloomberg 10:33 AM
"Mozilla takes drastic step to automatically block virtually all plug-ins in Firefox: Cites security, stability reasons for move to turn on 'click-to-play' for all but the latest Flash" Computerworld 10:43 AM
"Nintendo slashes Wii U sales goal by 27 percent, cuts 3DS target" PCWorld 11:38 AM
"BlackBerry Bluetooth Mini Stereo Speaker Gives You A Speakerphone That Goes Anywhere For $79.99" TechCrunch 2:22 PM
"The First BlackBerry 10 Device To Make U.S. Debut In March, Coming To All Four Major Carriers" TechCrunch 2:22 PM
"BlackBerry maker changes its name and launches long-awaited BlackBerry 10" CNNMoney 9:47 AM
"Yesterday Alicia Keys Was An iPhone Addict, Today She's BlackBerry's Global Creative Director" TechCrunch 2:35 PM
"Microsoft Seeks to Challenge Google with Gesture-Based Search" Patently Apple 4:36 PM
"Microsoft Utilizes Military Technology to Reinvent the Stylus" Patent Bolt 1:53 PM
"Tablets poised to see higher adoption in Indian schools" ZDNet 7:27 AM
"Hackers unveil latest Apple iOS 6 jailbreak website: The untethered jailbreak software will go through testing before it is released" Computerworld 9:29 PM
"The iPhone 5S rumor roundup: It's inevitable...but when will it happen? The rumor roundup for Apple's next iPhone starts now" CNET Reviews 6:42 PM
"New Apple TV 3,2 is just a mid-season internal upgrade, with no external difference in size" The Next Web 11:58 AM
"New Apple TV revealed by FCC won't be smaller, will only contain minor component change" The Verge 11:59 AM
"Apple: Don't get excited about that new Apple TV box/The company says its updated Apple TV model, which showed up in regulatory filings this week, is a behind the scenes component change that won't bring new features." CNET News 12:25 PM
"New, smaller Apple TV 3,2 features A5X processor, iPhone 5's Broadcom BCM4334 chip" The Next Web 9:47 AM
"New smaller Apple TV coming, to feature A5x chip" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"Rumor: New Smaller, Faster Apple TV Coming Soon" AppleBitch 7:56 AM
"Chart of the day: A decade of Apple 'computer' sales" Fortune 11:56 AM
"Despite better demand, retailers must order iPad 4 before they can sell iPad mini" iDownload Blog 12:39 PM
"DigiTimes: Apple Just Cut Its iPad Display Orders By 50% – [Rumor] RazorianFly 8:15 AM
"Apple trademarks its Stores to deter copycats" ZDNet 2:26 PM
"Apple gets trademark for retail store design and layout: The service mark application was filed in May 2010" IDG News Service 7:35 AM
"Apple trademarks its distinctive store design" Digital Trends 8:07 AM
"Apple Trademarks the Design of its Retail Stores" PC Magazine 12:40 PM
"Apple granted trademark protections for the interior of the Apple Store: It probably won't help against competitors that use similar designs, though." Ars Technica 5:31 PM
"Apple patent describes possible flash assembly for low-cost plastic-bodied iPhone" MacDailyNews 7:21 AM
"Apple cheaper iPhone mini patent published" Macworld UK 7:57 AM
"Does Apple Hate RAM Upgrades?, Has WiFi Killed Ethernet?, Why Windows RT Was DOA, and More" Low End Mac 8:45 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple releases MacBook SMC firmware updates fixing rare battery issue" 9 to 5 Mac 5:28 PM
"Valve's Gabe Newell says Apple TV, not consoles, is the biggest threat to Steam Box" 9 to 5 Mac 7:42 PM
"Rumor Has It: Will Apple go plastic for a low-cost iPhone?" CNET TV 4:39 PM
"Google asks: How much is mapping worth?" ["The anecdotal impact is easy to assess. Look no further than the uproar Apple faced after it switched the iPhone's default mapping program from Google Maps to its own much criticized service."] Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3:31 PM
"Why Apple is the stumbling block in Amazon's ebook transition" paidContent 2:04 PM
"5 Things That Could Slow Apple's Success/Let Apple's example be a lesson to you: Staying on top of your game--no matter how successful you are--is a never-ending struggle." Inc. 1:09 PM
"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" YMP Now 11:55 AM
"Uh Oh: I Lost My iPhone 5. Now What?" Forbes 10:31 AM
"Popularizing The Subscription Model: Would You Pay Monthly For A New Mac, iPhone, Or iPad?" Mac 360 10:30 AM
"Major Media Fails To Fact-Check iPhone Joke" Techdirt 9:14 AM
"Judge denies new trial, keeps Apple's $1B verdict over Samsung intact" GigaOM 9:24 AM
"The Official Karennet Macworld Party List V. 2.1" Thomas PR 7:01 PM
"Live Blog: Kutcher and Gad on playing Jobs and Woz/Join as at 9 a.m. on Thursday for our live blog of their Macworld/iWorld appearance." Macworld 6:01 PM
"Official Stratego game debuts for iPad" CNET Reviews 3:05 PM
"Satechi Energy Efficient Smart LED Desk Lamp Brightens Rooms & Charges USB Devices" Run Around Tech 2:48 PM
"Sounds Good: Inter-App Routing System Audiobus Gets First Ever Update" App Advice 2:43 PM
"Dell Founder Said to Seek Majority Control With Own Funds" Bloomberg 9:43 AM
"Microsoft's Dell billions have Windows 8 strings attached" The Register 2:31 PM
"Of course Michael Dell wants control" Fortune 3:07 PM
"A $25 Billion Price Tag is Low for Dell" The Motley Fool 3:07 PM
"Dell Founder Reportedly Plans To Spend $1 Billion Of His Own Funds To Regain Control Of Company" BGR 6:17 PM
"Some Thoughts On The Dell Buyout, Microsoft's Involvement And The PC Market" Seeking Alpha 6:39 PM
"IBM security tool can catch insider threats, fraud" Network World 11:41 AM
"Welcome to IBM's Supercomputer Waterworld of the Future" Wired Magazine 2:41 PM
"IBM's Watson Finds Home At Rensselaer Poly Tech: IBM's cognitive computer will let university do advanced computing research and expose students to big data analytics disciplines." InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"IBM sends Watson to NY college to boost its skills" Associated Press 9:44 AM
"Rensselaer Polytechnic gets its own Watson" ZDNet 2:45 PM
"One Year Later and IBM's Social Business is Still Superior to Apple's" Forbes 11:07 AM
"IBM blurs the work-life diVide: The consumer market is the new benchmark for work computing, company says." Sydney Morning Herald 9:21 PM
"Senate's H-1B visa proposal goes far beyond Microsoft's" Seattle Times 2:00 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer disses Dropbox as a 'little startup'" CNET News 10:16 AM
"A rival to Google Drive? Microsoft launches online version of its Office software" The Independent 11:22 AM
"Students to get Windows 8 upgrade discount" CNET Reviews 3:30 PM
"Office 2013 desktop suite pops up in Windows Store" CNET News 3:30 PM
"HP's Whitman: Sales Reps That Scoop Channel Deals Will Be Fired" CRN 10:40 AM
"Lenovo Profit Rises 34% on Avoiding PC Slump, Smartphones" Bloomberg 9:44 AM
"Lenovo's profit soars to record $205 million" CNET News 10:17 AM
"Lenovo profit boosted by smartphones, tablets" Associated Press 9:44 AM
"Lenovo Profit Rises in Third Quarter" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:32 AM
"Windows 8 convertibles help Lenovo break into high-end PC market" IDG News Service 11:16 AM
"China's Lenovo sets sights overseas in smartphone push" Reuters 9:43 AM
"Lenovo May Offer Windows Phone to Expand Mobile Line, Yang Says" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"Three years later, has Oracle's Sun buy paid off? Cash flow has far exceeded purchase price, says Oracle President Mark Hurd, but an investment researcher remains doubtful" InfoWorld 10:42 AM
"Oracle Thrives Despite Java Concerns" The Motley Fool 9:49 AM
"Oracle 'fesses up: Java security flaws more than storm in teacup" The Register 2:31 PM
"Java security patch problems confound most users" V3 2:36 PM
"Intel CFO: We'll Shine In Smartphones And Ultrabooks/Intel CFO Stacy Smith explains why 2013 will be a big year for the no.1 chip maker's smartphone and Ultrabook strategies." [Video Report] TheStreet 9:45 AM
"Intel releases source code for NAS test app" The Register 2:32 PM
"AMD eyeing business opportunities from embedded solutions" DigiTimes 10:57 AM
"Fitch Downgrades AMD Debt From 'Meh' to 'Almost Hopeless'" AllThingsD 3:06 PM
"AMD's Debt Downgraded To One Notch Above Junk Status" HotHardware 9:20 PM
"Cisco to buy Czech vendor Cognitive Security for real-time analytics" CIO 9:41 AM
"Cisco Catalyst combines wired, wireless and SDN into one switch" Techworld 2:25 PM
"Device makers blamed for consumer risk from UPnP flaws: U.S. CERT advises consumers and businesses to disable networking protocol that permits many electronics to discover each other on a network" CSO 11:15 AM
"Tech Leaders Applaud Immigration Bill's Focus on H-1B Visas, STEM Workers" CIO 11:40 AM
"Tech industry backs immigration reform" TG Daily 2:27 PM
"Chip market ready for steady rebound" EE Times 10:57 AM
"The next revolution in cloud computing" Fortune 11:09 AM
"Fujitsu reveals data transfer protocol 30 times faster than TCP" The Register 2:31 PM
"Tech Spending Rebounds as Global Slowdown Fears Abate" Bloomberg 9:42 AM
"Tech Stocks: Amazon gains, RIM losses lead tech action/RIM rolls out BlackBerry 10, changes name to BlackBerry" MarketWatch 4:39 PM
"U.S. stocks drop on economic worries: Dow industrials in position for largest January rise since 1989" MarketWatch 4:39 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall as Fed Maintains Plan as Economy Shrinks" Bloomberg 2:50 PM
"Wall Street Slumps as Fed Maintains Policy Stance" FOXBusiness 2:50 PM
"Stocks Slip as Economy Shrinks" TheStreet 4:40 PM
"Stocks slip after Fed, but still near record highs" CNNMoney 4:40 PM
"Stocks Retreat: Stocks pulled back after the Federal Reserve kept its bond-buying program steady but offered a mixed review of the economy." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:40 PM
MacSurfer Headline News Staff
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: P. Pearson
Managing & Weekday Editor: D. Mahaffy
Evening Editors: S. Siegling and
D. Mahaffy
Weekend Editors: S. Siegling , A. Spaulding and
D. Mahaffy
CEO: T. Jefferson
CFO: K. Midas
Editor Emeritus: W. Shakespeare
Writers Emeritus: W. Lewis, R. Chandler, W. Morris, G. Simenon, C. Vallejo, F. Garcia Lorca,
P. White, R. Adams, P. Valery, C. Aiken, R. Bradbury, F. Pessoa, S. Bellow, F. O'Connor
Art Directors: V. Van Gogh, C. Monet
Advertising Managers: C. Chaplin, H. Marx
Public Relations Firm: Bits & Bytes
Bomb Squad: Type 11 Errors
Chief Scientists: I. Asimov, S. Hawking
Road Crew: R. Petty, J. Cooper
Mechanics: Tom and Ray
Fishing Crew: A. Lindner, D. Stange, K. VanDam
Head Chef: Mom
Head Travel Guru: D. Pearson
Mascots: Cyberdog, Clarus the Dogcow
General Counsel: #%@*$$$$!