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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, March 3, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apps Rocket Toward $25 Billion in Sales: Players in Quickly Growing Business Scramble to Figure Out Best Ways To Attract Users and Turn a Profit" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:24 PM
  • "12 things Apple needs to do next: Everyone knows what Apple must do next. Who's right?" TechRadar UK 9:08 AM
  • "Why don't Apple laptops have touchscreens? Touch-enabled computers are here to stay. What's Apple waiting for?" Slate 9:29 AM
  • "Huawei plots to overtake Apple and Samsung: Technology giant Huawei is plotting to overtake Apple and Samsung in the mobile phone market. Matt Warman spoke to the firm's director of innovation about China, expansion and making great kit ." Telegraph 8:10 AM
  • "Huawei will be bigger than Apple and Samsung, exec says" Crave @ CNET 8:58 AM
  • "Foxconn Inland China Push Spurred by Labor, BI Says" ["Apple Inc. supplier Foxconn, which has boosted its China workforce 50 percent in two years to 1.2 million, needs to use employees in more parts of the country to meet demand, Jitendra Waral, a Bloomberg Industries technology analyst, said in a note published today."] Bloomberg 5:38 PM
  • "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 3/2
  • "For Everyone But Apple And Samsung, It's A Sad Race To Third Place" Business Insider 3/2
  • "Apple Keeps Top Spot on Fortune's 'Most Admired Company' List" Mashable 3/2
  • "Judge cuts Apple award versus Samsung, sets new damages trial" Reuters 3/2
  • "US judge slashes Samsung's $1bn Apple payout by 40%" Crave @ CNET 3/2
  • "Apple's In-App Purchase Settlement Nears Approval, Covers Over 23 Million Users" App Advice 3/2
  • "MWC: Dropbox CEO criticises Apple cloud lock-in/Houston said that self-interested thinking is stifling progress" Techworld 3/2
OS X
News
  • "Chrome hits 17-month low, Windows 8 still only creeping upward" Ars Technica 3/2
  • "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
  • "Recovering a Lost QuickTime Recording" MacStories 1:50 PM
  • "Roll Your Own Do Not Disturb Mode for OS X's Notification Center" Lifehacker 11:42 AM
  • "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+ 3/2
  • "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
  • "League of Legends now available on the Mac" AppleTell 11:37 AM
  • "Project Amy Integrates App.net Private Messaging Into Messages for OS X" MacStories 9:08 AM
  • "Inpaint 5.0: One-Button Photo Retouching Tool is Released" prMac 8:07 AM
  • "Evernote for Mac Updated with 'Quick Note'" MacStories 3/2
  • "Weather Tab Pro available on the Mac App Store, already Top 10" prMac 3/2
  • "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
  • "Craigslist iPhone deal leaves man beaten with pistol, robbed" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 9:05 PM
  • "Apple Shareholder Meeting: Tech Weekly Recap" TheStreet 3/2
  • "First look: Apple's new Campus 2 construction site" AppleInsider 3/2
  • "Evernote resets all passwords after intrusion: user data accessed, but payment details untouched" The Next Web 3/2
  • "Evernote resets all passwords after user information stolen in security breach" The Verge 3/2
  • "Evernote Saw First Signs Of Hacking On Feb. 28: Emails, Passwords And Usernames Accessed But Not Your Data Or Payment Details" TechCrunch 3/2
  • "9-year-old creates math-focused iPhone app" Canada 3/2
  • "Saurik: over 14 million devices running Cydia on iOS 6.x" iDownload Blog 3/2
  • "Popular jailbreak software Cydia hits 14m monthly users on iOS 6, 23m on all devices" The Next Web 3/2
  • "iPhone Users Suing Apple over Location Services Want to Turn Lawsuit into Class Action Filing" PadGadget 3/2
  • "Here's an iPhone app that makes coffee. Does life get any better than this? [Video] The Next Web 3/2
  • "CEO's Severance Was iPads, iPhone, Blackberry, Not Cash" ABCNews 3/2
  • "The Top 10 Schools In The World For App Developers [Ranked] Business Insider 3/2
  • "Six Apps And Websites For Music Lovers" Forbes 3/2
  • "'My uncle was licking his forefinger for turning the page on his e-reader'" Hindu Business Line 3/2
  • "Firefighter 'used iPad to beat his wife after seeing picture she posted online that he didn't like'" Daily Mail (UK) 3/2
Non-Apple News
  • "Web Privacy Becomes A Business Imperative" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:25 PM
  • "As Hacking Against U.S. Rises, Experts Try to Pin Down Motive" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:25 PM
  • "Where Apps Meet Work, Secret Data Is at Risk" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:25 PM
  • "A Museum's Games Are Not on Pedestals" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:25 PM
  • "Jailed hacker allowed into IT class, hacks prison computers: Nicholas Webber, serving five years for creating a hacker's forum site, is somehow invited into an IT class in jail. The consequences are difficult." CNET News 9:05 PM
  • "LG Thinks LED Lighting & 3D Elements for Future Smartphones" Patent Bolt 1:47 PM
  • "Infographic: How Attached Are We to Our PCs?" PC Magazine 9:34 AM
  • "What's on Amazon: The e-tailer's quest to make TV hits" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 9:25 AM
  • "Jolla Wants To Build A Foursquare Phone, A Facebook Phone — Whatever It Takes To Wake Smartphones From Their Android Slumber" TechCrunch 8:11 AM
  • "CloudFlare Was Down Due To Edge Routers Crashing, Taking Down 785,000 Websites Including 4chan, Wikileaks, Metallica.com" TechCrunch 8:09 AM
  • "Steve Mann: My 'Augmediated' Life/What I've learned from 35 years of wearing computerized eyewear" IEEE Spectrum 8:08 AM
  • "K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents" Reuters 8:00 AM
  • "Porn apps pose rising risk to mobile users: Cybercriminals are stepping up the spread of data-stealing programs via pornographic content optimized for viewing on smartphones and touch tablets." Detroit Free Press 3/2
  • "Add to Hacked List: Listmaking Company Evernote" AllThingsD 3/2
  • "Evernote Hack Exposes User Data, Forces Extensive Password Resets" Wired 3/2
  • "Evernote resets user passwords after being hit by 'coordinated' hack" Ars Technica 3/2
  • "Evernote Resets All User Passwords After Security Breach" Mashable 3/2
  • "Evernote Discloses Security Breach" WSJ.com 3/2
  • "Evernote says security has been breached by hackers" BBC 3/2
  • "Evernote Resets Everyone's Passwords After Intrusion" BYTE 3/2
  • "Slick Trick Adds Much-Needed Shine to 3-D Printed Parts" Wired 3/2
  • "Mayer Used VPN Logs to Find Some Remote Yahoos Slacking" PC Magazine 3/2
  • "Yahoo's Work From Home Kerfuffle, Groupon's Ex-CEO and Firefox's Lovers: The AllThingsD Week in Review 2/24/13 – 3/02/13" AllThingsD 3/2
  • "Now The Deaf Community Can Take Full Advantage Of Google+ Hangouts" Business Insider 3/2
  • "Google Hangouts receive sign language interpreter support, keyboard shortcuts" Engadget 3/2
  • "Speed isn't everything: Convenient new features coming to your next smartphone" Digital Trends 3/2
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iMore show. Tonight. 6pm PT. 9pm ET. Be here!" iMore 8:13 PM
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 29: Racing Ahead Like Never Before" Apple'n'Apps 3/2
  • "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
  • "Dropping the Ball on Gorilla Glass/If you ever wanted to know what it's like watching a company like Corning (NYSE: GLW ) demonstrate at a huge consumer electronics show, now's your chance. But first, some backstory. When Apple was developing the iPhone, Steve Jobs was disappointed that the keys in his pocket were scratching the plastic screen on the prototype. He then went to Corning, asked for a solution to the problem, and thus Gorilla Glass was born." The Motley Fool 9:55 AM
  • "Future iPhones may take Advantage of Graphene for Integrated Solar Cell Panels" Patently Apple 1:46 PM
  • "Apple 'insider' explains why vid adapter hides ARM computer: Cable might actually be worth $49 price tag" The Register 9:05 PM
  • "Apple's Digital AV Lightning Adapter Is Smarter Than You Think" RazorianFly 5:02 PM
  • "Apple's iMac Shipping Times Improve To 1-3 Days" Wall Street Pit 8:58 AM
  • "Cheaper iPhone, iPhone 5S reportedly coming in August: Report" IBNLive 8:18 AM
  • "Apple finally catching up with new iMac demand, now shipping both sizes in 1-3 days" 9 to 5 Mac 3/2
  • "Apple's shipping times for both 21.5' & 27" iMac improve to 1-3 days" AppleInsider 3/2
  • "Apple's Lightning AV Adapter packs an ARM SoC, may use AirPlay-like decoding" Engadget 3/2
  • "Panic cracks open Lightning Digital AV Adapter, makes unexpected discovery" SlashGear 3/2
  • "Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter opened up, discovered to contain a tiny AirPlay computer" iMore 3/2
  • "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
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:13 AM
  • "Dr. Stanley's House 2 (6 stones) For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 3/2
  • "Skee-Ball 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/2
  • "NFL Quarterback 13 For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 3/2
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 17 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 3/2
  • "Deals: Lifehacker Mac Bundle for $44.99" 9 to 5 Mac 3/2
  • "App Deals: Last Call for Mac Essentials Bundle" FairerPlatform 3/2
  • "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
  • "Review: Proporta iPad mini Case – Swivel 360" Run Around Tech 2:08 PM
  • "Review: Tylt SQRD and BUMPR cases for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 11:43 AM
  • "Video Review: CE Supply Store TREND Pouch for the iPad" Run Around Tech 3/2
  • "Video Review: CE Supply Store Aquavibe Zip-Pad White Leather Case For iPad" Run Around Tech 3/2
  • "Holster iPhone 5 with Seidio Active Combo Case Review" GottaBeMobile 3/2
  • "Review: Collins Messenger Bag by Brenthaven" iSource 3/2
  • "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
  • "Meditation App Could Lead You to Life-Altering Inner Peace [Review] Mashable 2:08 PM
  • "Smartphone apps put parking spots at your fingertips" USA Today 9:29 AM
  • "Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps [Video] Mashable 5:03 PM
  • "Want Flash on iOS? Get fast relief with Puffin browser" AppleTell 3/2
  • "Signal 2 For iPhone Maps Out Carrier Cellular Coverage In The Area" AddictiveTips 3/2
  • "I'm Actually Flossing After Using This App That Will Reprogram Your Bad Habits" Business Insider 3/2
  • "Find The Hidden Words Before Your Time Runs Out In Lexmee" App Advice 3/2
  • "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
  • "Stream Music from iPhone & iPod to a Computer or Apple TV with AirPlay" OS X Daily 5:39 PM
  • "Customize iOS Notification Banner, Alert & App Switcher Animations With Animer" AddictiveTips 3/2
  • "Reminders for Messages for iOS Concept Turned Tweak" iClarified 3/2
  • "How To Turn Your iPhone Into An AirPlay Audio Receiver" Redmond Pie 3/1
Tips
  • "Ask Engadget: best language to develop apps for Android and iOS?" Engadget 7:57 AM
  • "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
  • "What Could Apple Buy With Its $137 Billion? About 18 Houses Each for Every Yahoo to Not Work At and More!" AllThingsD 9:39 PM
  • "Cassandra -Monday review: It will soon be Friday" eXtensions 8:11 PM
  • "The Only Smartphones Worth Buying Right Now [Ranked]: #11 iPhone 4S" Business Insider 6:31 PM
  • "Five features iOS should steal from Android: We have a few ideas for what Apple should copy. Do you?" Ars Technica 6:21 PM
  • "1 Acquisition Apple Doesn't Want to See: Samsung Buying Pandora"  The Motley Fool 5:11 PM
  • "Browsing the web on an iPad stinks–and Apple likes it that way"  GigaOM 2:39 PM
  • "Editor's desk: Apple bites man!" iMore 11:45 AM
  • "Should Google Take Podcasting Away from Apple?" Cult of Android 10:09 AM
  • "iPhone 5S Release Date, The Big iPhone Mini And PATENTS! This Week In Apple Rumors" The Huffington Post 9:54 AM
  • "Apple Doesn't Need Corning for an iWatch, LG is ready to go" Patently Apple 8:14 AM
  • "The Apple reality distortion field's fun-house mirror" Fortune 8:13 AM
  • "Did Steve Jobs Pick the Wrong Tablet Size?" Slashdot 8:06 AM
  • "iWatch Chicken And Egg: Who Will Make The Compelling Software For Our Wrists?" Forbes 3/2
  • "Is it Time for an iOS Facelift and will Apple Ever License iOS?" Patently Apple 3/2
  • "Apple video shows Flashed iPad" Down Time 3/2
  • "Why Apple Needs to Fix Its Podcast Problem" Cult of Mac 3/2
  • "An iPhone fan's month with Windows Phone: Week one" TechHive 3/2
  • "The Macalope Weekly: A fundamental disconnect" Macworld 3/2
  • "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
  • "The guilty truth: There's too much content/How is any fully-functioning human being supposed to keep up with everything they're interested in, online and off? They can't. And it's having psychological consequences." CNET News 5:29 PM
  • "Switched On: A 4K in the road" Engadget 5:14 PM
  • "UltraViolet, comic books and the rise of digital download codes as a second market" The Next Web 5:12 PM
  • "Google's Red Guide to the Android App Store" Monday Note 2:03 PM
  • "Dual-screen YotaPhone has an LCD and E-Ink screen" Digital Trends 11:45 AM
  • "Why Every Office Should Switch To Walking Desks" TechCrunch 11:45 AM
  • "Ask Slashdot: Monitor Setup For Programmers" Slashdot 11:39 AM
  • "Yep, I made it: 24 hours without phone, Internet or TV" GeekWire 11:37 AM
  • "6 Big Questions About Ouya, The $8.5 Million Kickstarter Project That's Shipping This Month" Business Insider 9:34 AM
  • "Netflix's Content-Marketing Secret Sauce Is Wrapped Up In 'House Of Cards'" TechCrunch 3/2
  • "The BlackBerry Z10 Might Not Be A Stunning Smartphone, But It Gets The Job Done" Forbes 3/2
  • "Can Guy Kawasaki save Google from Samsung?" BetaNews 3/2
  • "Top 10 Things You Can Upgrade with a Little Electronics Hacking" Lifehacker 3/2
  • "What Games Are: Real-Money Gaming Is Really Boring" TechCrunch 3/2
  • "The Internet, Relationships, Apps, and Driving Civility into the Gutter" Forbes 3/2
  • "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
  • "FoxTrot Comic Strip" GoComics 8:01 AM
  • "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
  • "Top 5 Kids Apps of the Week" Mashable 6:33 PM
  • "Customize Your Notification And Alert Animations With Animer" App Advice 5:05 PM
  • "8-Bit Cases for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini: Your Gadgets Love the 80s" Technabob 5:02 PM
  • "This iPhone Breathalyzer Wants To Call You A Cab" TechCrunch 1:50 PM
  • "Make Your iPhone Behave Like An iPad with its Own Smart Cover" Technabob 11:38 AM
  • "Booq Boa courier aims to be the ideal every day laptop messenger bag" AppleTell 11:37 AM
  • "Vine Competitor Cinemagram Updated With New Creation Layout And Social Tagging" App Advice 8:27 AM
  • "Lockdown Pro now available in iPad, Lite versions" iDownload Blog 8:14 AM
  • "It's board-game month on iOS thanks to Ravensburger Digital" AppleTell 8:14 AM
  • "Fun Game: Two Music Prodigies Get Into Treble So Don't Be Lisztless and Instead Play this Sharp Adventure Game!" Cult of Mac 8:13 AM
  • "15 iPhone Cases for '90s Kids" [Slideshow] Mashable 8:13 AM
  • "Temple Run: Brave Gets Redesigned Store And Facebook Integration" App Advice 8:11 AM
  • "Are You Afraid Of The Boogie Man? You Better Not Be As You Play Ghostbusters" App Advice 8:11 AM
  • "Next is a Fast, Beautiful Expense Tracker for iPhone" Lifehacker 8:11 AM
  • "Mysia Games introduces Pigs don't fly 1.0 - Game for all Platforms" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "olloclip(R) 3-in-1 Photo Lens Introduces iPod touch Adapter" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "SIMPLcase aims to make multi-SIM iPhone traveling a breeze" iMore 3/2
  • "Pad & Quill announces Aria case for iPad mini" iMore 3/2
  • "WTP?! Zynga Launches Hangman-Like iOS Word Game What's The Phrase" App Advice 3/2
  • "The Simpsons: Tapped Out Welcomes Ralph While Harp Freeze Overstays Its Welcome" App Advice 3/2
  • "The Embrace+ smart notification bracelet arrives on Kickstarter, colored alerts for your iPhone" iMore 3/2
  • "Volleyball Island new iPad game from BEE DIGITAL" prMac 3/2
  • "Expense Tracker 2.0 Ranked in 'Top iPad Apps for Business'" prMac 3/2
  • "Zombie Kittens of the Thirteen Colonies" prMac 3/2
  • "Very Popular Trivia game Sketchomania Hits Apple App Store" prMac 3/2
  • "Twisted Ways - new game for iOS to challenge you in so many ways" prMac 3/2
  • "Toughturtle LLC Releases Dive Bonaire An Interactive iOS App For Divers" prMac 3/2
  • "State of the Art Coaching with Prosperikit 1.0 for iOS" prMac 3/2
  • "Mud Snail Maiden 1.0 Free for iOS - Interactive Korean Fable in English" prMac 3/2
  • "Groove! Metronome: Focus on function in a classy design" prMac 3/2
  • "Good Night, Little Rainbow Fish - Set for iOS, Google, Amazon" prMac 3/2
  • "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
  • "Hewlett-Packard's Ray Lane remains under fire: Stockholders have become increasingly concerned about a series of failed deals and blunders by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard, including its $11 billion purchase of Autonomy Corp., a British software company. Hewlett-Packard suffered more than $8 billion in losses from that deal." Charleston Gazette 9:23 AM
  • "Microsoft Contemplates Updating Office on a Once Per Quarter Schedule" PC Magazine 2:28 PM
  • "Microsoft targets holidays for next Windows Phone update" CNET News 2:28 PM
  • "Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 8 will be upgraded" TechnoBloom 9:09 AM
  • "Panasonic, Microsoft Working on 4K Tablet: Report" IndiaTimes 9:10 AM
  • "Exclusive: Microsoft account renaming feature to make a return with enhanced 'aliases'" LiveSide 9:10 AM
  • "Next Microsoft Xbox 720 Rumors: Specs, Features, Games And Pricing" PC Tablet 9:26 AM
  • "Microsoft store to open at City Creek Center" KSL TV: Utah 9:25 AM
  • "Watson out to solve kitchen mysteries: IBM's supercomputer, Watson, beat Jeopardy champions two years ago. But can it whip up something tasty in the kitchen?" Canberra Times 9:21 AM
  • "Missoula alliance aims to instill, grow local analytics infrastructure: The students enrolled in the University of Montana's IBM InfoSphere Streams course are getting one-of-a-kind introduction to the groundbreaking tools being used in the quickly expanding high-tech field of big-data analytics." Missoulian 9:22 AM
  • "The Chromebook: A great second computer" Techilicious 9:27 AM
  • "Does Google Glass Spell the End of The Smartphone Wars?" Forbes 8:55 AM
  • "Microsoft, Google's Motorola complete briefing on implications of MPEG LA H.264 license agreement" Foss Patents 3/2
  • "Microsoft: Unlike previous version, Windows Phone 8 is upgradable" IntoMobile 3/2
  • "Windows Phone 8 upgrade path guaranteed by Microsoft" Tech2 3/2
  • "Chrome hits 17-month low, Windows 8 still only creeping upward" Ars Technica 3/2
  • "Google thinks Microsoft's Scroogled campaign is misleading and intellectually dishonest" WinBeta 3/2
  • "Facebook acquires Microsoft's digital-ad service" Deccan Herald 3/2
  • "Dell Brings Big Data To Mid-Market With New Kitenga Suite" CRN 3/2
  • "IBM's Watson Got a Job as a Pastry Chef" Gizmodo 3/2
  • "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 3/2
  • "AMD to sell modified Version of PS4 Chip" TopNews 3/2
  • "Sony's PlayStation 4 is a thinly disguised PC" TechRadar UK 3/2
  • "What Is Yahoo This Year? A Technology Company, Some of Which It Dumps." AllThingsD 3/2
  • "Yahoo to shut down seven products, including Blackberry app" Reuters 3/2
  • "Yahoo, Now A 'Technology Company,' Kills Off Its Lamest Products" ReadWrite 3/2
  • "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 3/2
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Samsung Electronics shares rise after Apple award nearly halved" Reuters 9:25 PM
  • "Is Apple Moving Toward Safe Haven Status Within A Long Term Trading Range?" Seeking Alpha 8:58 AM
  • "Apple's stock drops to a new low" SlashGear 3/2
  • "Credit Suisse lowers its 2013 and 2014 earnings estimates for Apple" Network World 3/2
  • "Has Apple ever been so cheap? Even a long-time Apple naysayer like Henry Blodget is talking about buying the stock" Fortune 3/2
  • "Apple in Small Bites" Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 3/2
  • "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
  • "Asia Markets: Property stocks boost Japan but sink China/Japanese stocks scored their latest rally Monday, with real-estate stocks rising on yen weakness and hopes surrounding Tokyo's deflation-fighting plans, but over in China, property stocks tumbled to lead the markets lower." MarketWatch 9:31 PM
  • "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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