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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, March 2, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple, Samsung and Google under fire at Mobile World Congress/The smartphone industry's three dominant leaders were put on notice this week in Barcelona: It's a new world now."  Computerworld 8:20 AM
  • "For Everyone But Apple And Samsung, It's A Sad Race To Third Place" Business Insider 11:02 AM
  • "Apple Keeps Top Spot on Fortune's 'Most Admired Company' List" Mashable 5:58 PM
  • "Judge cuts Apple award versus Samsung, sets new damages trial" Reuters 11:39 AM
  • "US judge slashes Samsung's $1bn Apple payout by 40%" Crave @ CNET 8:11 AM
  • "Apple's In-App Purchase Settlement Nears Approval, Covers Over 23 Million Users" App Advice 8:54 AM
  • "MWC: Dropbox CEO criticises Apple cloud lock-in/Houston said that self-interested thinking is stifling progress" Techworld 11:12 AM
  • "Apple Award Cut With New Trial for Some Samsung Products" ["U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, today reduced the jury's damages award by $450.5 million and said Samsung deserves a new trial on infringement claims over its Galaxy Prevail and other smartphones. Koh rejected Apple's request to enhance the jury's award, saying the amount Samsung owed was heavily disputed and the jury wasn't bound to accept either side's damages estimate."]  Bloomberg 3/1
  • "Judge strikes $450 million from $1 billion damages award in Apple v. Samsung: second trial needed" Foss Patents 3/1
  • "Judge in Apple-Samsung Case Orders New Trial for Some Products" AllThingsD 3/1
  • "Judge lowers Apple's $1 billion Samsung award, orders partial retrial: Apple and Samsung will have to start a new trial to determine some of the damages in the case" IDG News Service 3/1
  • "Apple v. Samsung: Judge orders new trial, cuts damages by $450M/Judge cuts last year's $1.05 billion jury award nearly in half, and orders a new trial for some of the damages." CNET News 3/1
  • "Judge cuts Apple's $1-billion Samsung judgment by almost half" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 3/1
  • "Judge throws out part of Apple patent award against Samsung" Reuters 3/1
  • "Judge Cuts $450M From Apple's $1B Damages Decision Against Samsung, Orders Second Trial" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Judge slashes Apple's court win against Samsung by $450 million: Judge cites 'impermissible' theory used by jury, orders new damages trial" Ars Technica 3/1
  • "Apple's Samsung case award cut nearly in half" MarketWatch 3/1
  • "Judge Slashes Jury Award in Apple-Samsung Case" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3/1
  • "Apple's $1B award from Samsung reduced to $600M: But the new trial ordered on 14 disputed Samsung devices could increase that award" Fortune 3/1
  • "New Apple-Samsung: List of products left in, out of damages award/Lawyers for Apple and Samsung have a new date in court following Judge Lucy Koh's surprise decision ordering a new trial on some damages." CNET News 3/1
  • "Apple Requires CEO Cook to Hold 10 Times Salary in Stock: Apple Inc. is requiring Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to hold 10 times his base salary in company stock under a corporate-governance measure released this month amid slowing profit growth that has battered shares." Bloomberg 3/1
  • "Apple Estimates Cut on iPhone Worries: Apple is under attack again Friday as Credit Suisse cut earnings estimates, citing iPhone worries." TheStreet 3/1
  • "Einhorn's hedge fund drops suit against Apple" CNET News 3/1
  • "Einhorn's Greenlight Drops Suit Against Apple Over Share Measure" Bloomberg 3/1
  • "David Einhorn drops Apple lawsuit over preferred stock" Associated Press 3/1
  • "Einhorn drops lawsuit against Apple, ends high-profile challenge" Reuters 3/1
  • "'Silly Sideshow' Suit Against Apple Over Shareholder Vote Dropped By Greenlight's David Einhorn" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Judge Nixes Samsung's Request to Ban Apple Devices in Japan: The global tour that is the Apple vs. Samsung Patent Battle made a stop in Japan this week, where a judge ruled against Samsung in its quest to ban iPhone and iPad sales in the country. While there's no word yet on whether Samsung will appeal, the court case didn't seem to stem Apple's iPhone momentum in the key Japanese market." MacNewsWorld 3/1
  • "Japan court rejects Samsung claim against Apple" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Apple is again Fortune's most admired company" CNET News 3/1
  • "Why Apple Is Not The World's Most Innovative Company" Forbes 3/1
  • "Apple Threatened With Higher Smartphone Tax: Corporate India" Bloomberg 3/1
OS X
News
  • "Chrome hits 17-month low, Windows 8 still only creeping upward" Ars Technica 8:53 AM
  • "Macs dig in as standard business PCs: Enterprise backup of Macs is the latest in a string of products that show OS X is becoming part of the IT landscape" InfoWorld 3/1
  • "Apple now blocks older versions of Adobe's Flash player in Safari: A new security update from Apple blocks outdated versions of Adobe's Flash plug-in, forcing users to nab the newest version." CNET News 3/1
  • "Apple blacklists older versions of Flash plug-in due to security risk: Flash is the new Java. Or is that the other way around?" Ars Technica 3/1
  • "New Java vulnerability is being exploited in the wild; disable the plugin or change your security settings" The Next Web 3/1
  • "More Java-based malware plagues the cross-platform runtime: New attacks exploit the Java plug-in as well as simply use Java to run locally when tricking users." MacFixIt 3/1
  • "Researchers warn of new Java exploit being used by attackers: The new exploit affects the latest versions of Java 7 and Java 6, FireEye researchers warn" Computerworld 3/1
  • "Apple corrects iCloud email glitch, blames spam filters" MacNN 3/1
  • "Barely Legal Teens: Apple iCloud E-mails with Naughty Phrases Deleted" Techland 3/1
  • "Overzealous spam filter causes never-delivered iCloud emails" TUAW 3/1
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Bugs & Fixes: When Safari bookmarks fail to sync" Macworld 3/1
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask questions about managing software updates for multiple Macs on the same network, whether a Mac can be wiped through normal use, and other topics." CNET Reviews 3/1
  • "How to Customize and Maintain Your Mac with Onyx" Mactuts+ 3/1
  • "Getting to know iTunes 11's Up Next player" Macworld 3/1
  • "Bypass iPhoto's Built-In Email Functionality And Use Mail App Again [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 3/1
  • "Prevent OS X From Sleeping Indefinitely Or While Running Certain Apps" AddictiveTips 3/1
  • "Daily Tip: Print a PDF right to iCloud" 52 Tiger 3/1
  • "Distraction Free Writing Is All The Rage, So Why Not Use 'Distraction Free' In Every Mac App?" PixoBebo 3/1
  • "The Strangest Way Ever To Look At Storage On Your Mac Is Also The Most Popular" Mac 360 3/1
  • "2 Free Ways To Customize The Mac's Desktop To Make It More Personal, More Productive, More Useful" NoodleMac 3/1
  • "The Mac World's Ugliest Free Scientific Calculator Also Calculates With History And Comments" Mac 360 3/1
  • "There Is Something New Under The Sun. Yet Another Free Mac App Launcher" BohemianBoomer 3/1
  • "Paranoid Much? Protect Your Privacy With The Mac Security App That Screams 'Hands Off!" Mac 360 3/1
  • "How Many Calories Were In Your Last Meal? Get The Mac Calorie Tracker App That Knows" TeraTalks 3/1
Op/Ed
  • "Silent email filtering makes iCloud an unreliable option" Chuqui 3.0+ 6:08 PM
  • "Maybe I am old-fashioned. Am I the only one? With a new computer (mine or those I maintain), I always first reinstall the OS with an admin account, patch it, and set my desired security settings. Then I install all my applications from their install disks - good thing I have a list of all the install keys. Lastly, create the users I want and then copy their data -- excluding their home Library folder -- using whatever mode is convenient. Yes, it takes a long time, but I guarantee the install is as clean as it can possibly be. No incompatible applications or cached items (remember font cache problems?), and applications I no longer use don't get propagated forever." MacInTouch 3/1
  • "TLDR: Google Chrome Vs. Safari?" [Video Report] Blip 3/1
  • "Five improvements iBooks Author needs to make"  Macworld 3/1
Press Releases
  • "Evernote for Mac Updated with 'Quick Note'" MacStories 1:33 PM
  • "Weather Tab Pro available on the Mac App Store, already Top 10" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Mac Gaming: XCOM: Enemy Unknown Coming Soon" FairerPlatform 7:39 AM
  • "League of Legends lands in open beta on Mac, download now" 9 to 5 Mac 3/1
  • "League of Legends for Mac is Now Available as Free Download" OS X Daily 3/1
  • "Tidbits: solidThinking animation and Socialcam 5" Architosh 3/1
  • "ChordLab for Mac OS X Released" prMac 3/1
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Shareholder Meeting: Tech Weekly Recap" TheStreet 9:05 AM
  • "First look: Apple's new Campus 2 construction site" AppleInsider 9:00 PM
  • "Evernote resets all passwords after intrusion: user data accessed, but payment details untouched" The Next Web 10:57 AM
  • "Evernote resets all passwords after user information stolen in security breach" The Verge 10:57 AM
  • "Evernote Saw First Signs Of Hacking On Feb. 28: Emails, Passwords And Usernames Accessed But Not Your Data Or Payment Details" TechCrunch 10:57 AM
  • "9-year-old creates math-focused iPhone app" Canada 5:57 PM
  • "Saurik: over 14 million devices running Cydia on iOS 6.x" iDownload Blog 8:06 AM
  • "Popular jailbreak software Cydia hits 14m monthly users on iOS 6, 23m on all devices" The Next Web 8:53 AM
  • "iPhone Users Suing Apple over Location Services Want to Turn Lawsuit into Class Action Filing" PadGadget 10:56 AM
  • "Here's an iPhone app that makes coffee. Does life get any better than this? [Video] The Next Web 8:13 AM
  • "CEO's Severance Was iPads, iPhone, Blackberry, Not Cash" ABCNews 7:58 AM
  • "The Top 10 Schools In The World For App Developers [Ranked] Business Insider 11:01 AM
  • "Six Apps And Websites For Music Lovers" Forbes 8:13 AM
  • "'My uncle was licking his forefinger for turning the page on his e-reader'" Hindu Business Line 9:06 AM
  • "Firefighter 'used iPad to beat his wife after seeing picture she posted online that he didn't like'" Daily Mail (UK) 5:58 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Rumor: T-Mobile to move to no-contract model soon" CNET News 9:33 PM
  • "How the Internet Has Changed the World" Mashable 6:15 PM
  • "Speed isn't everything: Convenient new features coming to your next smartphone" Digital Trends 7:52 AM
  • "In a Touchy World, Lenovo Invents a New Twist for Future Notebooks, Tablets & Smartphones" Patent Bolt 3/1
  • "Turn Off, Tune Out: The National Day of Unplugging Is Upon Us" Techland 3/1
  • "Cyberinsurance is lastest small business safety net" USA Today 3/1
  • "Ouya Ships March 28 to Kickstarter Backers, More Exclusives Coming" Techland 3/1
  • "Time Warner exec says you don't want gigabit internet" TG Daily 3/1
  • "Fujitsu designs a virtual tablet keyboard" TG Daily 3/1
  • "Logitech cuts 140 jobs worldwide in efforts to refocus on mobility" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Happy Birthday, Raspberry Pi! A Chat With Creators Eben And Liz Upton, Pi-Friend Limor Fried" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Wacom Teases Mobile Tablet With Pro Pressure Sensitivity, Multi-Touch And HD Display Coming This Summer" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "MIT panel warns of challenges of hyper-networked world" Network World 3/1
  • "Sprint Adds $50 Force Smartphone to 4G LTE Lineup" PC Magazine 3/1
  • "Mom defends $5,000 payoff for baby name rights" Today 3/1
  • "Five new features coming in OpenSuse Linux 12.3: The next version of the popular Linux OS is coming next month and will feature 'Secure Boot' support and a raft of updates" PCWorld 3/1
  • "Are GIFs The Future For Mobile Video? Vimeo Thinks So" Forbes 3/1
  • "Demand for NAND flash controller market diminishing, says Phison chairman" DigiTimes 3/1
  • "AT&T Goes After T-Mobile With Attack Ads" Bloomberg 3/1
  • "O2's Tu Go aims to challenge Skype and other Voip apps" BBC 3/1
  • "German book retailers team up against Amazon with new eReader" Reuters 3/1
  • "Facebook testing new Timeline design" CNET News 3/1
  • "Google CFO plays down Samsung conflict talk, touts Chromebook mojo" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Google Exec: The Phones We're Making At Motorola Aren't Going To 'Wow' You" Business Insider 3/1
  • "Google compression algorithm Zopfli may lead to faster Internet" CNET News 3/1
  • "BlackBerry 10's first update fixes battery life, third-party app speed, and more on the Z10" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 3/1
  • "Ron Johnson Has Laid Off 19,000 People Since Taking Over JC Penney" Business Insider 3/1
  • "New Tablet Camera Tech Conjures an Invisible Keyboard" Gizmodo 3/1
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 29: Racing Ahead Like Never Before" Apple'n'Apps 8:14 AM
  • "Gene Steinberg meets Chrysta Olson of Pheed, Rob Griffiths from Many Tricks, Jeff Erwin and Lysa Myers from Intego, and tech journalist Rob Pegoraro of USA Today, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3/1
  • "YML Interview with Ken Segall on jcp, Apple and Ron Johnson" Your Mac Life 3/1
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple finally catching up with new iMac demand, now shipping both sizes in 1-3 days" 9 to 5 Mac 5:57 PM
  • "Apple's shipping times for both 21.5' & 27" iMac improve to 1-3 days" AppleInsider 5:59 PM
  • "Apple's Lightning AV Adapter packs an ARM SoC, may use AirPlay-like decoding" Engadget 8:04 AM
  • "Panic cracks open Lightning Digital AV Adapter, makes unexpected discovery" SlashGear 8:03 AM
  • "Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter opened up, discovered to contain a tiny AirPlay computer" iMore 11:02 AM
  • "The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise" Panic Blog 3/1
  • "After 'astonishingly' poor quarter, Mac sales predicted to rebound: Mac sales outgrew the overall PC market for 26 consecutive quarters until December, but Apple is expected to see sales improve in the current quarter." AppleInsider 3/1
  • "Apple cuts back iPhone 5 chip, panel orders as start of iPhone 6 production nears - reports: Two reports from Asia suggest Apple has slashed iPhone 5 component orders as predicted kick off of iPhone 6 production schedule arrives" Macworld UK 3/1
  • "iPad mini and other small tablets could outsell large slates in 2013" GigaOM 3/1
  • "iPad Mini sales are beating the iPad 2 and iPad Retina Display" T3 3/1
  • "iPad mini Sales Are Gaining on iPad Sales Faster Than Expected" MacTrast 3/1
  • "7-inch tablet panel shipments reach nine million in January, expected to drive panel growth in 1Q13" DigiTimes 3/1
  • "Three year wait for Apple's iWatch? Corning says its flexible Willow glass isn't likely to be used in products until 2016" Macworld UK 3/1
  • "Report: flexible glass display products still three years away" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Rumor: Apple to ship 'iPhone 5S' and more affordable iPhone in August 2013" AppleInsider 3/1
  • "Analyst Says iPhone 5S and Cheaper iPhone Coming in August/September With China Mobile Support" MacRumors 3/1
  • "Rumor: Low Cost Polycarbonate iPhone With 4.5 Inch Screen Coming Next Year" AppleBitch 3/1
  • "Apple's Safari challenged by rival mobile browsers: Safari still accounts for more than half of Net Applications's mobile browser traffic, but the stock Android browser and Opera Mini are gaining ground." CNET News 3/1
  • "iPad Among Most Difficult Tablets To Fix In New iFixit Repairability Guide" Cult of Android 3/1
  • "Apple takes aim at accessory makers, files iPad stand patent" The Register 3/1
  • "Apple Looking For Anodizing Expert For Next-Gen Devices" AppleBitch 3/1
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Dr. Stanley's House 2 (6 stones) For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:01 AM
  • "Skee-Ball 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:01 AM
  • "NFL Quarterback 13 For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:01 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 17 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:14 AM
  • "Deals: Lifehacker Mac Bundle for $44.99" 9 to 5 Mac 5:57 PM
  • "App Deals: Last Call for Mac Essentials Bundle" FairerPlatform 5:46 PM
  • "Pilot's Path For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 3/1
  • "Royal Envoy 2 HD (Premium) For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 3/1
  • "FairyFail HD For iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 3/1
  • "iPad Closeout & Refurbished & Used Prices-Prices $142 To $685 -Best iPad Deals Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 3/1
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/1
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/1
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/1
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 3/1

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Video Review: CE Supply Store TREND Pouch for the iPad" Run Around Tech 6:00 PM
  • "Video Review: CE Supply Store Aquavibe Zip-Pad White Leather Case For iPad" Run Around Tech 6:00 PM
  • "Holster iPhone 5 with Seidio Active Combo Case Review" GottaBeMobile 5:57 PM
  • "Review: Collins Messenger Bag by Brenthaven" iSource 6:09 PM
  • "Review: Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" (Mid 2012)" ResExcellence 3/1
  • "Nifty MiniDrive: The Seamless Way to Add Storage Space to Your MacBook" AppStorm 3/1
  • "Review: Areca ARC-8050 8-bay Thunderbolt RAID storage" Bare Feats 3/1
  • "Philips Hue: Automated Home Lighting Gets Colorful" AnandTech 3/1
  • "iPhone + $5 Macro Lens = Awesome Snowflake Shots" Wired 3/1
  • "iSlip-ing off those iPad screen smudges; is it practical?" AppleDailyReport 3/1
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Want Flash on iOS? Get fast relief with Puffin browser" AppleTell 11:12 AM
  • "Signal 2 For iPhone Maps Out Carrier Cellular Coverage In The Area" AddictiveTips 8:15 AM
  • "I'm Actually Flossing After Using This App That Will Reprogram Your Bad Habits" Business Insider 8:14 AM
  • "Find The Hidden Words Before Your Time Runs Out In Lexmee" App Advice 6:01 PM
  • "View & Manage All Cloud & Local Files In One Place With Files App For iOS" AddictiveTips 3/1
  • "Keep all your files in one place with Files App for iPhone and iPad" iMore 3/1
  • "Tempo Smart Calendar Review" Mac|Life 3/1
  • "Arro For iPhone Tells You What To Buy While In The Store...And What To Avoid" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Just What Your iPhone Needs: Yet Another Professional Camera App That Everyone Loves" Mac 360 3/1
  • "'The Gods: Rebellion' Review - Battling It Up, Virtual Controls Style (Review)" Touch Arcade 3/1
  • "Speed Kills Review: Speed Kills offers players a taste of death racing action." 148Apps 3/1
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Customize iOS Notification Banner, Alert & App Switcher Animations With Animer" AddictiveTips 6:00 PM
  • "Reminders for Messages for iOS Concept Turned Tweak" iClarified 10:56 AM
  • "How To Turn Your iPhone Into An AirPlay Audio Receiver" Redmond Pie 3/1
Tips
  • "Share: If you have a new or used Mac then you likely would like to ensure it stays working for as long as possible." MacFixIt 3/1
  • "How to avoid costly running up costly bills on iPhone, iPad and Android apps" Telegraph 3/1
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "iWatch Chicken And Egg: Who Will Make The Compelling Software For Our Wrists?" Forbes 5:57 PM
  • "Is it Time for an iOS Facelift and will Apple Ever License iOS?" Patently Apple 2:45 PM
  • "Apple video shows Flashed iPad" Down Time 1:36 PM
  • "Why Apple Needs to Fix Its Podcast Problem" Cult of Mac 1:32 PM
  • "An iPhone fan's month with Windows Phone: Week one" TechHive 1:32 PM
  • "The Macalope Weekly: A fundamental disconnect" Macworld 11:02 AM
  • "The true cost of free-to-play games" iMore 3/1
  • "Apple's mini is more popular than iPad, and that's not a good thing" BetaNews 3/1
  • "Is our children learning? The Apple effect" Computerworld 3/1
  • "iPhone 6 rumor round up for the week ending March 1" Network World 3/1
  • "Why We Should Worry About What Apple CEO Tim Cook Says, Eats, Wears, And What It Means" Mac 360 3/1
  • "Apple and Steve Jobs have long been champions for Gay Rights" Network World 3/1
  • "MWC: Dropbox CEO criticises Apple cloud lock-in/Houston said that self-interested thinking is stifling progress" Techworld 3/1
  • "Office on the iPad: It's not about the money, it's about Microsoft's soul" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Tablets vs. TV: Which Screen Time Is Better For Your Kids?" Mashable 3/1
  • "TLDR: Mom's New iPad First Impressions" [Video Report] Blip 3/1
  • "The Skills And Equipment You Need To Get A Piece Of Apple's $7.5 Billion Apps Market" Business Insider 3/1
  • "'Real Racing 3' is ruined by in-app purchases" The Verge 3/1
  • "Is Samsung The New Apple, Revisited" Forbes 3/1
  • "I'm Evolving on Windows 7: I'd been a confirmed Mac user for many years (not the least of which because the company I worked at for 10+ years used them) and when my Mac Book (using OS X 4.9) died a couple years ago, I wasn't happy (I expressed that here) at having to — in my words — 'settle' for a Windows computer." Alphecca 3/1
  • "Dear Apple, Amazon, Google: Here's Why Chinese Consumers Hate Your Ecosystems" TechInAsia 3/1
Non-Apple
  • "Netflix's Content-Marketing Secret Sauce Is Wrapped Up In 'House Of Cards'" TechCrunch 9:00 PM
  • "The BlackBerry Z10 Might Not Be A Stunning Smartphone, But It Gets The Job Done" Forbes 7:11 PM
  • "Can Guy Kawasaki save Google from Samsung?" BetaNews 6:09 PM
  • "Top 10 Things You Can Upgrade with a Little Electronics Hacking" Lifehacker 6:03 PM
  • "What Games Are: Real-Money Gaming Is Really Boring" TechCrunch 6:00 PM
  • "The Internet, Relationships, Apps, and Driving Civility into the Gutter" Forbes 6:00 PM
  • "Microsoft Thinks We'll All Have Wall-Sized Touchscreens In Our Homes" Business Insider 3/1
  • "When it comes to the cloud, should you go it alone?" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Let's give Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer a break" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3/1
  • "Erase a vengeful ex from your digital life" USA Today 3/1
  • "Mobile Computing Is Just Getting Started: Smartphones, tablets, and wireless data plans are already a trillion-dollar business. It's just the beginning." Technology Review 3/1
  • "Now that there's a Samsung Galaxy S IV release date, are we getting less excited about the smartphone?" Network World 3/1
  • "Why Assassin's Creed Will Outlive Us All" Forbes 3/1
  • "Are Microsoft's free Office Web Apps good enough for you?" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Texting Isn't Writing, It's Fingered Speech" Wired 3/1
  • "Webmail war: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail" Computerworld 3/1
  • "VMware: 'If Amazon Wins, We All Lose'" ReadWrite 3/1
  • "Sergey Brin emasculated after HORROR smartphone disaster: I was just fondling my slab, minding my own business and..." The Register 3/1
  • "Studios Need To Replace BitTorrent, Not Punish Its Users" The Mac Observer 3/1
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Introducing OS X Lion-O, Apple's Next Mac Operating System [Humor] Cult of Mac 3/1
  • "In Response to Yahoo's Telecommuter Ban..." The PC Weenies [cartoon] 3/1
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "SIMPLcase aims to make multi-SIM iPhone traveling a breeze" iMore 6:09 PM
  • "Pad & Quill announces Aria case for iPad mini" iMore 1:32 PM
  • "WTP?! Zynga Launches Hangman-Like iOS Word Game What's The Phrase" App Advice 11:02 AM
  • "The Simpsons: Tapped Out Welcomes Ralph While Harp Freeze Overstays Its Welcome" App Advice 8:54 AM
  • "The Embrace+ smart notification bracelet arrives on Kickstarter, colored alerts for your iPhone" iMore 8:13 AM
  • "Volleyball Island new iPad game from BEE DIGITAL" prMac 7:57 AM
  • "Expense Tracker 2.0 Ranked in 'Top iPad Apps for Business'" prMac 7:57 AM
  • "Zombie Kittens of the Thirteen Colonies" prMac 7:57 AM
  • "Very Popular Trivia game Sketchomania Hits Apple App Store" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Twisted Ways - new game for iOS to challenge you in so many ways" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Toughturtle LLC Releases Dive Bonaire An Interactive iOS App For Divers" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "State of the Art Coaching with Prosperikit 1.0 for iOS" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Mud Snail Maiden 1.0 Free for iOS - Interactive Korean Fable in English" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Groove! Metronome: Focus on function in a classy design" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Good Night, Little Rainbow Fish - Set for iOS, Google, Amazon" prMac 7:56 AM
  • "Foursquare's updated iPhone app takes on Yelp, adds hidden turbo check-in feature" AppleInsider 3/1
  • "Hooray! Finally Files App – A Magnificent iOS File Manager" MacPrices 3/1
  • "Net Nanny Watches Over Your Internet Browsing" 148Apps 3/1
  • "Wacom Teases Mobile Tablet With Pro Pressure Sensitivity, Multi-Touch And HD Display Coming This Summer" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Artlantis teams with Vectorworks at EcoBuild 2013" Architosh 3/1
  • "New Kickstarter Project Lets You Send And Receive 'Sound Emojis' On Your iPhone Or Android Device" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "The 10 Best iPhone Endless Runners" Mac|Life 3/1
  • "Rovio hooks up with DreamWorks to launch a new iOS and Android game, 'The Croods', on March 14" The Next Web 3/1
  • "How To Jump To A Specific Home Screen Page On iPhone In A Single Tap" Redmond Pie 3/1
  • "YouTube for iOS Adds a Send to TV Feature to Control Videos on Google TV, Xbox 360, or PS3" Lifehacker 3/1
  • "Distro Issue 80 goes mobile to tackle unlocking, form factors and the best of MWC 2013" Engadget 3/1
  • "Anytune, a music practise app with detailed functionality" TUAW 3/1
  • "Apple exclusively streaming new David Bowie album on iTunes through March 12" AppleInsider 3/1
  • "Oceanhouse Media's Dr. Seuss Apps On Sale for Dr. Seuss's 'Hats Off to Reading' Birthday Celebration: More than 40 Dr. Seuss apps are on sale, including The Cat in the Hat discounted to 99 cents and The Cat in the Hat camera app available for free." PRWeb 3/1
  • "Diamond Taxicab launches iOS app for booking and tracking cabs in Toronto" Canadian Reviewer 3/1
  • "AutoResponder 2 for iOS is out, 50% off for a limited time" iDownload Blog 3/1
  • "Evernote 5.2 For iOS Crashes On Startup, But There's A Fix [PSA] Cult of Mac 3/1
  • "Bug in latest Evernote for iOS update causes the app to crash" TUAW 3/1
  • "Zombies, Run! 2 coming to iOS and Android next month" BetaNews 3/1
  • "PowerSkin for iPhone 5 now available" SlashGear 3/1
  • "O2 Launches TU Go, A New Internet Calling & Messaging Service For Android & iOS" Cult of Android 3/1
  • "Eventbrite overhauls its iOS app with new 'discover view' layout and Facebook events integration" The Next Web 3/1
  • "Climate Clock for iPhone Gives You the Time and the Weather, Right Down to the Hour" Lifehacker 3/1
  • "TMN Go launches on iOS and the web, brings HBO Go-style experience to Canadians" Engadget 3/1
  • "iPhone Game Developers From Arth ISoft Develop Best iPhone Apps" prMac 3/1
  • "Wire Storm 1.5 for iOS - Fun Electronics Themed Puzzle Game for All Ages" prMac 3/1
  • "Rock Slots 1.0 hits the App Store - Rock Themed Slots" prMac 3/1
  • "Mega-Prompt Announces Mega Bee App Release" prMac 3/1
  • "Magnet Monkey for iPhone Invites You on a Magnetic Adventure" prMac 3/1
  • "HDR 1.0 - Fast and Full Featured HDR Camera for iOS - Free for Few Days" prMac 3/1
  • "GKB Smart Applications release 2Comedize 1.0 for iOS" prMac 3/1
  • "Dog Monster 1.0 for iOS! Smash that Fruit!" prMac 3/1
  • "Canfield Solitaire for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch from Sprightly" prMac 3/1
  • "Announcing Conditions for iOS - Beautiful Weather Info on the Go" prMac 3/1
  • "Fun New Complete The Sentence Game For Kids for iPhone, iPad" prMac 3/1
  • "Investintech.com Releases Free Mobile PDF Converter Apps For iOS" prMac 3/1
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft, Google's Motorola complete briefing on implications of MPEG LA H.264 license agreement" Foss Patents 8:14 AM
  • "Microsoft: Unlike previous version, Windows Phone 8 is upgradable" IntoMobile 9:00 AM
  • "Windows Phone 8 upgrade path guaranteed by Microsoft" Tech2 8:58 AM
  • "Chrome hits 17-month low, Windows 8 still only creeping upward" Ars Technica 8:58 AM
  • "Google thinks Microsoft's Scroogled campaign is misleading and intellectually dishonest" WinBeta 8:59 AM
  • "Facebook acquires Microsoft's digital-ad service" Deccan Herald 8:59 AM
  • "Dell Brings Big Data To Mid-Market With New Kitenga Suite" CRN 8:55 AM
  • "Intel's best shot at tablets hasn't arrived yet: With its Bay Trail processor, Intel may give ARM chip rivals something to worry about. But Bay Trail won't arrive in products until late this year at the earliest." CNET News 1:38 PM
  • "AMD to sell modified Version of PS4 Chip" TopNews 8:57 AM
  • "Sony's PlayStation 4 is a thinly disguised PC" TechRadar UK 8:57 AM
  • "What Is Yahoo This Year? A Technology Company, Some of Which It Dumps." AllThingsD 8:21 AM
  • "Yahoo to shut down seven products, including Blackberry app" Reuters 11:39 AM
  • "Yahoo, Now A 'Technology Company,' Kills Off Its Lamest Products" ReadWrite 10:56 AM
  • "MIT panel warns of challenges of hyper-networked world: MIT panel says demand on the Internet, massive-growth of wireless nets and general lack of security are but a few of the future challenges pressing on the world's information infrastructure" Network World 1:32 PM
  • "EU set to fine Microsoft over browser ballot: Reuters says penalties due before Easter" Computerworld 3/1
  • "EU May Fine Microsoft Over Browser Ballot Bungle" AllThingsD 3/1
  • "Report: EU to Fine Microsoft Over Browser Ballot Glitch" PC Magazine 3/1
  • "Windows 8 swells to 2.7% of OS market" CNET News 3/1
  • "Windows 8's desktop share grows to 2.6 percent in February" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Windows 8 uptake slows for third straight month: Microsoft's new OS falls even further behind the pace of 2007's flop, Windows Vista" Computerworld 3/1
  • "Microsoft debuts its new concept of the future: Microsoft opens its new Envisioning Center today, revamping its view of the future for home and office spaces, complete with a 'third place' area meant to represent spaces such as retail stores and restaurants." Seattle Times 3/1
  • "Flame Windows Update Attack Could Have Been Repeated in 3 Days, Says Microsoft" Wired 3/1
  • "HP halfway through restructuring, 15K layoffs to go" Computerworld 3/1
  • "Autonomy's Lynch Re-Ignites His Fight With HP On Stage At London Web Summit" TechCrunch 3/1
  • "Autonomy founder Lynch rekindles book cooking spat with HP" V3 3/1
  • "'Brit Bill Gates' was powerless to stop HP's Autonomy acquisition" The Register 3/1
  • "IBM runs OLTP benchmark atop KVM hypervisor" The Register 3/1
  • "Dell Shareholder: We Don't Like Buyout But Do Like Einhorn's Apple Plan" WSJ Blogs 3/1
  • "AMD to sell altered PS4 APUs" TG Daily 3/1
  • "After A Brouhaha in West Virginia, Cisco Promises To Refund Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Routers" Business Insider 3/1
  • "FCC to Investigate Cellphone Unlocking" Forbes 3/1
  • "FBI warns state hackers pose national security risk" V3 3/1
  • "The sequester will hurt tech nationally: Federal IT spending will fall, but cutbacks may accelerate shift to cloud" Computerworld 3/1
  • "Researchers warn of new Java exploit being used by attackers: The new exploit affects the latest versions of Java 7 and Java 6, FireEye researchers warn" IDG News Service 3/1
  • "Zero Day Java Vulnerability Allows McRat Trojan Infections" InformationWeek 3/1
  • "How to Disable Java: Disable Java now! Java is a cross-platform language that's been mightily abused by hackers. With new security bugs being discovered week after week, many experts advise everyone to simply disable Java. Here's how." PC Magazine 3/1
  • "Web code weakness allows data dump on PCs" BBC 3/1
  • "Four new mobile OSes -- caught on tape! Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch, Tizen, and Sailfish made a splash at Mobile World Congress. The mobile race just got a lot more interesting" InfoWorld 3/1
  • "What's ahead for mobile: New OSes, cheaper 4G LTE, larger screens, and more" IDG News Service 3/1
  • "Gesture controls coming soon to your phone or tablet" TechHive 3/1
  • "How SSD power faults scramble your data" ZDNet 3/1
  • "Test your SSDs or risk massive data loss, researchers warn: New study finds 13 of 15 flash-based solid-state drives suffer data loss or worse when they lose power" InfoWorld 3/1
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple's stock drops to a new low" SlashGear 6:09 PM
  • "Credit Suisse lowers its 2013 and 2014 earnings estimates for Apple" Network World 1:28 PM
  • "Has Apple ever been so cheap? Even a long-time Apple naysayer like Henry Blodget is talking about buying the stock" Fortune 11:37 AM
  • "Apple in Small Bites" Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 8:00 AM
  • "Apple's Near 40% Collapse: A Lesson in Market Psychology" ETFguide 3/1
  • "Apple battle yet to bear much fruit for Einhorn fund" Reuters 3/1
  • "David Einhorn Has Apple Right Where He Wants It" TheStreet 3/1
  • "Einhorn Drops Apple Lawsuit, But Apple's Cash Still Looms Large" The Mac Observer 3/1
  • "Greenlight Drops Lawsuit Against Apple, Says Issue is Resolved" PadGadget 3/1
  • "Apple: The 'Who Cares' Stock?" [Video Report] CNBC 3/1
  • "Apple hits a 57-week low" Fortune 3/1
  • "Apple: The $137bn conundrum" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3/1
  • "Apple executives required to hold 3x base salary in AAPL stock" iDownload Blog 3/1
  • "Chart of the day: What Apple Inc. brings to the S&P 500" Fortune 3/1
  • "Apple Changes Bylaws to Require Executive to Hold 3X Their Salary in Stock" MacTrast 3/1
Industry News
  • "Groupon, Salesforce lead mild tech turnaround" MarketWatch 3/1
  • "Stocks end session, week on a high note: Dow industrials settle 75 points shy of all-time closing high" MarketWatch 3/1
  • "U.S. Stocks Climb as Economic Data Offset Spending Cuts" Bloomberg 3/1
  • "Stocks gain for week, inch toward all-time highs" CNNMoney 3/1
  • "Stocks Finish Higher, Despite Sequester Scare" TheStreet 3/1
  • "Stocks: Spending cuts keep mood cautious" CNNMoney 3/1
  • "Stocks Gain on Upbeat Data" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/1
  • "Asia Markets: Shanghai, Hong Kong stocks sag; Tokyo rises" MarketWatch 3/1
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop as unemployment hits new high" MarketWatch 3/1
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 3/1
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 3/1

 
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