"Exclusive: Apple's Cook, music mogul Iovine discuss new music service" Reuters 8:06 AM
"Cook reportedly discussed music streaming service with Beats" CNET News 8:24 AM
"Tim Cook, Eddy Cue met with Beats CEO Jimmy Iovine last month over streaming music service" 9 to 5 Mac 8:05 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook Met With Beats To Talk About The Company's New 'Daisy' Streaming Music Service" TechCrunch 8:46 AM
"Tim Cook and Beats CEO reportedly had 'informational' discussion about music streaming" The Next Web 8:52 AM
"Sinking Stock May Signal End to Apple's Glory Days" MacNewsWorld 9:00 AM
"How Apple's iWatch could revolutionize mobile security: The iWatch is meant to tether to an iPhone or iPad: a setup that could allow the iWatch to serve as a security token for advanced authentication" CITEworld|InfoWorld 9:11 AM
"Nokia files amicus brief supporting Apple's pursuit of a permanent injunction against Samsung" Foss Patents 9:00 AM
"Nokia Backs Apple in Samsung Patent Injunction Fight" The Mac Observer 9:15 AM
"Apple Asks Judge to Dismiss Suit Alleging IPhone Monopoly" Bloomberg 8:06 AM
"Samsung's Patent Spat With Apple Spurs U.S. Lobbying Push" Bloomberg 3:56 PM
"Apple seeds thirteenth OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 beta to developers and employees, indicating final version: Apple's release of the beta to its employees suggests the public update is imminent (at last)" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"Apple Seeds Lucky 13th OS X 10.8.3 Beta" FairerPlatform 8:07 AM
"Rumor: Latest OS X 10.8.3 Beta Brings Support For Advanced Mac Pro Graphics Cards" AppleBitch 2:16 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Suggestion for Mountain Lion NAS problem" MacWindows 9:10 AM
"Turn Off Mail.app's Automatic Attachment Preview 'Feature' [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:14 AM
"Clearing Duplicates from OS X's Open With Contextual Menu" The Mac Observer 11:02 AM
"Mac Tips: Change Screen Cap Format to JPG" FairerPlatform 8:07 AM
"Comin' Home" ["So the program I use now? Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection. it's free, and while it hasn't been updated in a while, it still runs fine on OS X 10.6 on up (even though Microsoft's download page says it's 'not intended' for systems past 10.6)."] MacNews Blog 9:59 AM
"Think You Know Everything About Photo And Image Management? Do You Know Ingestamatic?" McSolo 7:49 AM
"Move Over Photoshop! There's A New Design App In Town. It's Good And Affordable!" Mac 360 7:49 AM
"Try The Magical Mac App That Helps You Type Faster, And Better Than You Can Actually Type" NoodleMac 7:49 AM
"The Dangerous Trend In News Reading And Why Being And Using Caffeinated Is A Better Idea" Mac 360 7:48 AM
Press Releases
"Final Cut Pro X Camera Transitions" ["The team attributes the success to a mix of using third-party app promoters, some juice from Apple, and... the nice weather in Southern France, marketing director Benjamin Faure said. We caught up with Mr. Faure and CEO Gael Bonnafous to find out more about the app."] Noise Industries 10:10 AM
"Schools Shift From Textbooks To Tablets" ["Welcome to the new digital bookcase, where traditional ink-and-paper textbooks have given way to iPads and book bags are getting lighter."] Associated Press 8:31 AM
"Can the iPad Rescue a Struggling American Education System?" Wired 8:31 AM
"comScore Reports January 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share" comScore 1:52 PM
"ComScore: Android is losing ground against Apple in U.S." Fortune 1:52 PM
"Apple still No. 1 smartphone maker: The iPhone maker gains a few points since last month's tally, but Google remains the leader in the operating system market." CNET News 2:19 PM
"Apple's 3.5% smartphone share gain was Android's loss in Q4" AppleInsider 1:53 PM
"Google-Apple Valuation Gap Widest Since 2005 on Ads" Bloomberg 9:58 AM
"Touch-enabled mobile devices will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 2.5 billion by 2017, says DisplaySearch" DigiTimes 8:54 AM
"Swatch Chief Hayek Skeptical That Watch Could Replace an IPhone" Bloomberg 9:09 AM
"Apple's Swatch connection hints at years of iWatch development" Computerworld Blogs 10:11 AM
"Good News for Apple? Tablets Fast Gaining on Smartphones" Minyanville 8:32 AM
"Smartphone and Tablet Time Overtakes PC Web Surfing" LAPTOP Magazine 9:58 AM
"PC market to spend ANOTHER year soaked in blood, warns IDC: Downed by tabs, economy and lack of Windows 8 demand" Channel Register 9:59 AM
"It is Very Tough for a New App Publisher to Gain Traction" Forbes 11:33 AM
"Military Malware May Put An End To iOS Jailbreaking" Forbes 8:29 AM
"Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Dropped From eBook Price Fixing Case" Cult of Mac 9:14 AM
"Apple launches iBookstore in Japan, goes up against Google, Amazon and Rakuten" Digital Trends 8:55 AM
"Staples will also offer Apple accessories in its 2,000 brick-and-mortar stores within a month" 9 to 5 Mac 9:14 AM
"Ferrari outfits supercar with iPad minis as it looks to deepen collaboration with Apple" The Verge 8:48 AM
"Ferrari and Apple Bringing Siri, iPads to Italian Supercars" LAPTOP Magazine 11:35 AM
"Apple looks to bolster its iOS vehicle integration team as its automotive push grows" AppleInsider 1:48 PM
"iPhone 5 coming soon to regional carrier Strata Networks" iDownload Blog 9:58 AM
"Rovio's Revenue Crisis and the App Market Evolution" Forbes 10:29 AM
"This company ditched its landlines and iPhones in favor of iPad Minis: Boston-area creative firm goes all VoIP; founder calls iPhone 'irrelevant'" Network World 11:28 AM
"Apple co-founder Wozniak discusses importance of self-learning and mobile in letter to student" The Next Web 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
"Roku 3 enhances remote, improves search" USA Today 11:57 AM
"FreedomPop Launches Free Home Broadband Plan" PC Magazine 11:18 AM
"2013 Bafta videogame awards: 'Journey' wins five awards at British Academy Games Awards - plus surprise win from 'Dishonoured'/Journey took home five awards last night. Daisy Wyatt reports from the ceremony" The Independent 10:59 AM
"Ubuntu tablet pre-order raises eyebrows: Australian company Intermatrix is offering pre-orders of the first dedicated Ubuntu tablet, but many question the device's legitimacy" Network World 10:57 AM
"A Conversation With R.A. Salvatore - Part Two: On 38 Studios And The Future Of The Video Game Industry" Forbes 10:47 AM
"Flying robots learn mind-boggling tricks" CNN 10:21 AM
"Android 4.x Finally Surpasses Gingerbread" InformationWeek 10:54 AM
"Google urged to remove ads for ivory, whale products" Agence France-Presse 11:39 AM
"Google Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks Working For The Company" Business Insider 11:34 AM
"Google+ Launches Updated Profile Pages With Larger Cover Photos, Revamped Local Reviews & About Tabs" TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Google Play Offers Over 5M eBooks And More Than 18M Songs, One Year After Its Rebranding" TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Google tests same-day delivery: Service designed to compete with Amazon Prime" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"Galaxy S4 to offer eye-tracking Smart Scroll, screenshots suggest" CNET News 9:42 AM
"News Corp.'s Amplify Division to Unveil $299 Tablet for Schools" Bloomberg 10:12 AM
"Schools Shift From Textbooks To Tablets" Associated Press 9:39 AM
"What does the Internet look like? There's an app for that" CNNMoney 9:15 AM
"Microsoft Research brings mid-air multitouch to Kinect (Video)" Engadget 8:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 194: Meet the Future: Google Now & Apple Siri" The Mac Observer 6:17 PM
"Tonya Engst Takes Control of Your iPad" MacVoicesTV 4:10 PM
"TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Reboot edition" TUAW 2:19 PM
"iPhone 5, iPad demand may be softening, says analyst: Consumer interest in the iPhone 5 and the iPad may be waning, says Citi analyst Glen Yeung, citing a lower demand for parts." CNET News 8:39 AM
"iPhone, iPad demand 'softening'; market saturation to blame?" ZDNet 10:08 AM
"iPhone 6 rumours: Apple 'iPhone 5S' production has begun at Foxconn/Reports from Asia say Apple has begun to ramp up production of the new iPhone in Foxconn factories ahead of possible June unveiling" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"Iphone 5S Production Reportedly Now Underway" BGR 2:17 PM
"Samsung's investment in Sharp could prick Apple: While the Korean electronics giant says it's not going to intervene in Sharp's business management, it could end up with early insight into new products, priority for shipments, and influence on roadmaps. And that could be a risk for Apple." CNET News 3:53 PM
"Samsung gets a foot in at key Apple supplier Sharp with $110 million investment" Reuters 8:26 AM
"AppleTV review: The AppleTV sports a slick, attractive graphical interface" Macworld UK 9:10 AM
"Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A9" ["First things first: The Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A9 is an almost-$3,000 speaker system. ... Setting up AirPlay is fairly easy—the easiest method being the direct connect method."] PC Magazine 4:13 PM
"Padcaster iPad case review: Case helps take iPad videography to the next level" CNET Reviews 2:18 PM
"ClamCase Pro review: Turn your iPad into a versatile laptop" ZDNet 1:53 PM
"Mophie's iPhone 5 Juice Pack Helium: Thin & Good Looking" The Mac Observer 1:24 PM
"First Look: Pebble E-Paper watch for iOS and Android (Verdict: Wait)" ZDNet 1:48 PM
"Review: Alt Photo for iPhone does filters differently" Macworld 9:10 AM
"BugMe! Stickies for iPhone and iPad review" iMore 9:09 AM
"Strut Type Review: Strut Type has a few presentational issues but its photo filtering potential is second to none, for those after that old fashioned effect." 148Apps 11:35 AM
"Trip Weather – Forecast for Every City of Your Tour App" Best App Site 8:54 AM
"'1001 Attempts' Review - A Flashing, Frantic, Four-Quarter Trip to the Arcade" Touch Arcade 3:07 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"PadGadget's DIY Project Spotlight: Airplane Headrest Mount" PadGadget 9:10 AM
"Child-proofing your iPad/iPad Mini/iPhone" ZDNet 8:15 AM
Tips
"Reliability of the Find My iPhone Feature/Q: How well does the 'Find My iPhone' (or iPad) feature actually work? I mean, I know that I can use it to locate my iPhone and wipe it or lock it, but can I really rely on it to help get my iPhone back if a thief steals it? Can't somebody just turn my iPhone off after they steal it, or am I missing something here?" iLounge 3:57 PM
"Use a voice recording as iPhone ringtone" Mac OS X Hints 10:10 AM
"Apple reportedly picking Beats' brain over music subscriptions" Ars Technica 10:18 AM
"Report: Apple still talking about a music streaming service" GigaOM 9:21 AM
"Tim Cook and Eddy Cue met with Beats CEO last month over music service" iDownload Blog 9:00 AM
"Tim Cook Met with Beats Mogul Jimmy Iovine to Discuss Streaming Music Service" PadGadget 8:59 AM
"Apple Just Met With A Spotify Rival That Has Raised $60 Million" Business Insider 8:59 AM
"Apple's reality distortion field has assumed Wall Street" TUAW 8:58 AM
"Customize and collaborate: Why I switched from iPhone to Android, Part 2" TechHive 8:53 AM
"The History of the Set-Top Box: From Bunny Ears to Apple TV" Wired 8:31 AM
"How about allowing an Apple TV to set up an ad hoc network?" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
"Farewell, Reg: This hack is hanging up her Apple jacket" The Register 8:26 AM
"Apple And 5 Pervasive 'iMyths'" Seeking Alpha 8:20 AM
"Hey Google; Apple Starts Another Big Recruiting Drive For Improving iOS Maps App" AppleBitch 8:07 AM
"iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 6" Network World 11:27 AM
"The iPhone 5S is Due in June, or August, or Forget It!" The Tech Night Owl 8:07 AM
"Why iOS needs support for multiple accounts" Macworld 8:05 AM
"Why Apple Can't Redline False Stories And What Apple Should Do Instead" BohemianBoomer 7:49 AM
"Does This New Apple Patent Mean The Mac Will Finally Get A Touchscreen?" PixoBebo 7:49 AM
Non-Apple
"Mobile Industry Sees A Shift in Innovation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 PM
"A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013" The Atlantic 7:06 PM
"Why Android Takes Forever to Get Cool Apps" Mashable 4:11 PM
"This is the Modem World: The dark side of Google Glass" Engadget 2:21 PM
"Next for Samsung: A Galaxy Note 2 successor for 2013?" CNET News 12:17 PM
"Your weakest link: All those online accounts you've forgotten about" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 12:01 PM
"Book explores dangers of tech 'solutionism'" USA Today 11:57 AM
"Torvalds asks 'Why do PC manufacturers even bother any more?'" The Register 11:53 AM
"How Facebook Slew the Mobile Monster: The fortunes of the world's largest social network depend on how much it can earn from mobile advertisements." Technology Review 11:46 AM
"Icahn Is Said to Have a Growing Stake in Dell, and No Appetite for a Buyout" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:59 PM
"Dell Board Committee Insists Sale Was Best Outcome" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:30 AM
"Dell's special committee defends sale of company" Reuters 9:31 AM
"Dell Committee: A Sale Is Best For Shareholders" TheStreet 9:19 AM
"Carl Icahn owns six percent of Dell, likely to oppose buyout" Electronista 6:55 PM
"Dell Board Defends Actions, Looked at Breakup and Leveraged Recap" WSJ Blogs 9:20 AM
"Michael Dell's Buyout Drama: Possibly Scripted" Seeking Alpha 9:31 AM
"Dell SecureWorks to stress test firms' hacker defences" V3 11:58 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731 million for broken promise, warns others" Reuters 9:36 AM
"Microsoft hit with $730 million antitrust fine by EU" CNNMoney 9:16 AM
"Europe hits Microsoft with $730M fine over browser choice 'error'" GigaOM 9:15 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731M over Windows 7 browser foul" CNET News 9:41 AM
"EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:19 AM
"Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher: European Commission acknowledges it was naive to allow the company to monitor itself" IDG News Service 10:57 AM
"Microsoft fined $879m for broken promise" Reuters 3:57 PM
"Microsoft Will Not Appeal $731M Fine Over Browser Antitrust Violations: 'We Take Full Responsibility'" TechCrunch 11:44 AM
"EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises: Legal critic wonders why regulators put 'a three-time offender' on the honor system" Computerworld 6:54 PM
"Microsoft's CEO hails business with Chicago tech startups" Chicago Sun-Times 10:19 AM
"TechFest gives glimpse of Microsoft's future/The annual demonstration by company researchers gives a broad view of three of Microsoft's future focuses: natural user interface, big data and machine learning." Seattle Times 11:35 AM
"Microsoft shows off big data, big-screen prototypes at research fair" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"Heads Turn as Microsoft Shows Off 3-D Scanning Techniques" AllThingsD 9:27 AM
"EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises" Computerworld 3:10 PM
"Microsoft Offers Price Breaks: Discounts on Windows 8 and Office Designed to Spur More Touch-Screen Laptops" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 AM
"Microsoft may slash Windows licensing costs to jump start cheap, touchscreen laptops" PCWorld 11:21 AM
"Microsoft May Discount Windows 8: Report" TheStreet 9:33 AM
"Microsoft retreats from Office 2013 restrictive licensing: Backpedals from retail licenses permanently tied to one PC, lets users move suite to another machine" Computerworld 10:25 AM
"Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash" PCWorld 11:21 AM
"Office 2013 licenses can now be transferred to another PC" CNET News 9:43 AM
"Microsoft unveils ViralSearch, a Twitter search tool for finding viral content" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:00 PM
"Kinect looks to replace your mouse with your fists: Microsoft is showing off Kinect's features at TechFest this week, allowing folks to use hand gestures to replace a mouse." CNET News 9:42 AM
"Kinect Demo Shows Off Hand Recognition, Multitouch" PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Hand Recognition, Gesture Support Landing On Microsoft Kinect For Windows Soon" TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"HP shareholders advised to give chairman Ray Lane the boot" The Register 11:54 AM
"HP pulls its Koeck out of Germany, slides him into European PCs" Channel Register 11:53 AM
"IBM moving Minnesota production jobs to NY and Mexico" Associated Press 11:11 AM
"Even IBM Can't Win the Cloud Alone" TheStreet 9:32 AM
"New IBM storage chief Ambuj Goyal: I like all-flash and I cannot lie" The Register 11:55 AM
"IBM: Bright future for hybrid mobile apps" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design" DigiTimes 10:37 AM
"Thanks, Oracle: New Java malware protection undone by old-school attack/Stolen certificate hosted on legit site by default trusted as safe by plugins." Ars Technica 6:53 PM
"Oracle Spices Up Database Appliance With Virtualization, Beefier Hardware" CRN 10:24 AM
"Oracle revs Database Appliance to X3-2 – and nearly to Exadata: More CPU, memory, storage – and a virtualization option" The Register 11:53 AM
"Intel touts latest Atom-based storage platform" TG Daily 11:51 AM
"Intel and ZTE Form Smartphone Alliance" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:33 AM
"ZTE to build smartphones with Intel's new 'Clover Trail+' Atom" The Register 11:53 AM
"Silicon Valley stymied on immigrant worker plan: Google, Intel, HP and other tech firms backed a pair of proposals this year to increase H-1B visas. They're now bogged down in the political mess known as 'comprehensive' immigration reform." CNET News 9:41 AM
"Ruby programmers offered a touch of luxury in Paris: Social activities are going to take centre stage at the conference" Techworld 11:49 AM
"Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14/ERP and office suites come in second and third in Gartner's survey" IDG News Service 10:56 AM
"Losses of Apple guru's clients could reach into the billions: The toll from Andy Zaky's Bullish Cross investment groups continues to mount" Fortune 8:21 AM
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