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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, April 28, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "The evolution of iTunes: Apple's iTunes Music Store is turning 10 next week, but the music software is even older. Here's how it changed over time." CNNMoney 10:14 AM
  • "iTunes at ten: how Apple reinvented the music industry/The iTunes Music Store was launched ten years ago today, marking a decade in which the distribution of music has changed beyond recognition." Telegraph 7:16 AM
  • "Are Apple fans really more loyal? Every survey seems to suggest that those who buy Apple products are more loyal to the brand than buyers of other brands. Does this also make them more forgiving?" CNET News 4:54 PM
  • "In the Apple-Samsung Fight, the 'Arms Dealers' Win: Growing competition in the smartphone market has taken the shine off Apple's stock. But the stocks of the 'arms dealers'—those companies providing the communications chips to the handset industry—have fared better." CNBC 7:17 AM
  • "An 'Out of Office' Message for iPads: One consolation for Microsoft MSFT -0.47% after a record slide for shipments of personal computers? At least it is making a little headway in tablets. But that progress comes at the cost of lost sales for its biggest and most profitable software product: Office." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:24 PM
  • "How Apple Accidentally Revolutionized Health Care: It used to be said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That could still be applicable, but the opposite is true for doctors and Apple. Physicians love their iPhones and iPads."  The Motley Fool 4/27
  • "Why the 'i' in iPhone Will Stand For 'Identity'"  Cult of Mac 4/27
  • "The iPad Will Lead Apple's Next Wave Of Growth"  Forbes 4/27
  • "Forecast: Android has peaked, Apple's iPhone still growing/The Yankee Group has seen the future of the smartphone and it belongs to Apple's iOS"  Fortune 4/27
  • "Numbers game: Why analyst says iPhone market share will exceed Android" Sageworks 4/27
  • "For Patient Bulls, Apple's Day Will Come Again: The tech giant has been through plenty of ups and downs, and buyback and dividend plans provide plenty of incentive to hold the stock."  Barron's 4/27
  • "Apple runs out of juice: The tech giant is facing falling sales, ferocious rivals — and the perception that it may have lost its magic touch" Sunday Times (UK) 4/27
  • "Apple, Netflix Make Case for Staying Private" ABCNews 4/27
  • "Coming to a City Near You: Apple to Do Tech Talks"  AllThingsD 4/27
OS X
News
  • "Apple declines to fix vulnerability in Safari's Web Archive files, likely because it requires user action to exploit" iMore 10:15 AM
  • "iTunes at ten: in pictures" Telegraph 7:16 AM
  • "Apple reassures developers who didn't get WWDC tickets that videos, Tech Talks will be coming soon" iMore 4/27
  • "After WWDC tickets vanish, Apple touts 'Tech Talks,' videos: Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in two minutes this year. But the company says videos of confab sessions will be available during the show and that 'Tech Talks' will be coming to various cities." CNET News 4/27
  • "After WWDC tickets vanish, Apple touts 'Tech Talks,' videos" CNET News 4/27
  • "Apple to hit the road with more Tech Talks" TUAW 4/27
  • "iMessage bug may be truncating last word of specific phrases" TUAW 4/27
  • "Autodesk updates Architosh on what's happening with AutoCAD for Mac"  Architosh 4/26
  • "80 percent of college students in CAD-based majors prefer Mac, says Autodesk" Architosh 4/26
  • "Apple fanbois get one last chance to see spectre of Steve Jobs: Extra tickets printed after WWDC 2013 sells out in Seconds" The Register 4/26
  • "Apple offers select developers another chance to purchase WWDC 2013 tickets" TUAW 4/26
  • "Lucky Dev Gets Second Chance After WWDC 2013 Sellout" FairerPlatform 4/26
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to Connect a Mac to a TV" OS X Daily 4:58 PM
  • "Mac Gems: Spotdox makes all your files accessible via Dropbox" Macworld 4/26
  • "aText review: remove the repetition from typing tasks/Speed up repetitive typing tasks with this affordable app" Macworld UK 4/26
  • "How to Repair Damaged Zip Files With Terminal" Mactuts+ 4/26
  • "How to wipe a Mac: erase your Mac's hard drive/Erase your Mac's hard drive, reinstall OS X" PC Advisor 4/26
  • "MacMost Now 857: Save Dialog Recent Places" MacMost 4/26
  • "Using the Delete Key on a Mac & Adding a Forward Delete Button" OS X Daily 4/26
  • "Friday Favorite: CommandQ for Mac" TUAW 4/26
  • "How To Use Your Mac, Books, CDs, DVDs, Movies, And Video Games To Be Your Own Librarian" Mac 360 4/26
  • "4 Ways This Is The Best Mac FTP, sFTP, S3 File Transfer App Money Can't Buy (or can it?)" Mac 360 4/26
  • "What's Connected To Your Home, Office, School, Or Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Network?" BohemianBoomer 4/26
  • "Try The Almost Free Mac Photo Enhancement App That Has Three Secret Packages" McSolo 4/26
  • "How To Manage Your Mac's Sleeping Habits With The Configurable Features In Lights Out" Mac 360 4/26
  • "What's More Fun Or Useful Than A Clock In The Mac's Dock?" TeraTalks 4/26
Op/Ed
  • "Gotta Love HFS" Rixstep 7:27 PM
  • "Why we moved from Basecamp to TeamworkPM" Foliovision 4:45 PM
  • "Replacing WWDC" ["Every year, Apple tries to address the excessive demand for WWDC in new ways...It hasn't helped"] Marco Arment 4/26
  • "Apple's WWDC Logo Gives Us A Hint For iOS 7" Apple'n'Apps 4/26
  • "How Apple's Developer Conference Grew Too Big for Its Own Developers"  Wired 4/26
  • "Apple is growing; why not WWDC? If everything Apple does is growing so well, why isn't the company 'growing' its Worldwide Developers Conference?" Network World 4/26
  • "Decoding Apple's WWDC 2013 logo: what does it mean? We puzzle over the WWDC logo in an attempt to uncover clues and subtle hints left by Apple for its fans" Macworld UK 4/26
Press Releases
  • "Chiaro Software launches Metropolis for Mac" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "GraphicConverter 8.6 Adds Layers, Brightness Curve, More" FairerPlatform 7:10 AM
  • "Nekoze For Mac Monitors Your Posture & Alerts When You Start To Slouch" AddictiveTips 4/26
  • "Textual celebrates three years and version 3.0 with a $3 sale" TUAW 4/26
  • "Scapple, The Virtual Sheet Of Paper From The Makers Of Scrivener" Cult of Mac 4/26
  • "pdf-Office Professional 11.0 with improved and enhanced functionality" prMac 4/26
  • "App Store Most Awarded Baby Monitor 3G is coming to the Mac" prMac 4/26
  • "New Collection of Pages Templates from Graphic Node" prMac 4/26
  • "Graphic Node Launches a Non-Profit Set of Templates for Mail" prMac 4/26
  • "FoxTube for Mac 1.0 - Play YouTube Videos Continuously with Playlists" prMac 4/26
  • "'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' available now on Mac" The Verge 4/26
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "iTunes 10th anniversary: how Apple helped make one band's dreams a reality" Telegraph 7:16 AM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook Returns To Duke University After 25 Years" App Advice 7:16 AM
  • "Uber gets go-ahead for New York City e-hail service" TUAW 4:48 PM
  • "Undercover Cops Are Selling iPhones On The Street To Get People To Stop Buying Stolen iPhones" Gizmodo 8:20 PM
  • "People Are Willing To Pay $600,000 To Grab A Cup Of Coffee With Apple CEO Tim Cook" Business Insider 4/27
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook talks at Duke University in honor of his 25-year reunion" 9 to 5 Mac 4/27
  • "Apple Again Solicits Cupertino Neighbors for Feedback on 'Campus 2' Project" MacRumors 4/27
  • "Apple sends informational mailer to neighbors of forthcoming Campus 2" AppleInsider 4/27
  • "Apple Seeks Feedback From Residents On 'Campus 2' Expansion" Mashable 4/27
  • "Amazon Creeping Up On Google and Apple in Key Markets" Forbes 4/27
  • "Undercover cops' devious new method to stop iPhone theft: Police in San Francisco decide on a new tactic to stop iPhone theft. Undercover officers are walking down streets offering to sell iPhones they claim are stolen. The idea is to kill the market for stolen phones." CNET News 4/27
  • "Apple's new iPhone ad, Instagram and platform sublimation" The Next Web 4/27
  • "Samsung Rises To Nearly Double Apple's Smartphone Sales" Forbes 4/26
  • "Apple's global market share of mobile phones grows 6.6% year-on-year, Samsung up 22.9%" 9 to 5 Mac 4/26
  • "IDC: Apple's iPhone sheds marketshare as smartphones out-ship feature phones for first time" AppleInsider 4/26
  • "Samsung beats Apple in smartphones, but the race ain't over yet" Computerworld 4/26
  • "Apple losing market share to Samsung" TG Daily 4/26
  • "Apple's Share of Smartphone Market Slips as Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones for First Time" MacRumors 4/26
  • "Survey: Apple to Eclipse Android by 2016" PC Magazine 4/26
  • "iPhone Predicted to Surpass Android Market Share by 2015" MacRumors 4/26
  • "Loyalty to Apple driving iPhone market share gains vs. Android - survey" AppleInsider 4/26
  • "Peak iPhone? Apple mobe growth slumps to 'lowest in its history': What won't appear on Tim Cook's WWDC 2013 slides" The Register 4/26
  • "Apple's 'black hole' ecosystem will drive market share past Android, Yankee Group says" VentureBeat 4/26
  • "Bidding for coffee with Tim Cook breaks $550,000"  TUAW 4/26
  • "Coffee date with Tim Cook earns $295,000 bid, breaks Bill Clinton's charity record" The Verge 4/26
  • "Bidding surpasses $200,000 for coffee with Apple's CEO Tim Cook: An auction offering the chance to sit down for a coffee with Tim Cook reaches new heights as bidders go crazy" Macworld UK 4/26
  • "Tim Cook's coffee date reaches record breaking $295,000 bid for charity" AppleInsider 4/26
  • "New Apple TV Spot Focuses on iPhone Dominance" PC Magazine 4/26
  • "In new iPhone 5 ad, Apple tries to get the feeling back" CNET News 4/26
  • "New Apple Ad Highlights iPhone 5 Camera" Mashable 4/26
  • "Apple's new iPhone ad: beautiful nothings" Memeburn 4/26
  • "Apple's New iPhone Ad Says Nothing, and It's Great" AllThingsD 4/26
  • "New ad by Apple showcases iPhone 5 camera: Apple has posted a new video on its YouTube channel promoting the iPhone 5 camera" Macworld UK 4/26
  • "HBO's Kenny Powers mocks iPhone, loves HTC One?" CNET News 4/26
  • "Apple Infomercial: 'The Martinettis Bring a Computer Home'" FairerPlatform 4/26
Non-Apple News
  • "Court Ruling Takes a Stand on Essential High-Tech Patents" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:37 PM
  • "Google's Eric Schmidt zeroes in on new digital age: The co-author of 'The New Digital Age' talks with CBS News about ancient technology (IBM PCs, floppy disks) and more contemporary concerns, from copyrights to cyberwarfare." CNET News 5:03 PM
  • "A QWERTY Keyboard for Your Wrist: Zoomboard—a miniscule keyboard that zooms when you tap it—could make it easier to type on smart watches." Technology Review 4/27
  • "Stephen Wolfram says he almost had a deal with Google, but it 'blew up'" Engadget 4/27
  • "Windows Phone Strengthens Third-Place Position Against iPhone, Android" Forbes 4/26
  • "Google chairman admits Google Glass can be 'weird,' 'inappropriate': Eric Schmidt says society needs new rules to accomodate the headsets." Ars Technica 4/26
  • "Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: Google Glass Can Be Weird And Inappropriate" Business Insider 4/26
  • "Samsung plans a hard-core Galaxy S4, says report: The mighty device maker also plans to release an 8-inch Galaxy tablet and a smaller version of the S4, according to The Wall Street Journal." CNET News 4/26
  • "Samsung takes more smartphone market share from Apple" Reuters 4/26
  • "Samsung Starts Galaxy S4 Sales in Latest Challenge to Apple" Bloomberg 4/26
  • "BlackBerry Invents 007-Styled Wearable Computer Accessory" Patent Bolt 4/26
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10 pm ET: iTunes turns 10, quarterly results" TUAW 5:50 PM
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 37: In The Land Of Sequels" Apple'n'Apps 4/27
  • "Gene Steinberg meets industry analyst Stephen Baker, of the NPD Group, and commentator John Martellaro, from the Mac Observer, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 4/26
  • "Watch our LIVE 9to5Mac Happy Hour April 26, 2013" 9 to 5 Mac 4/26
  • "The MacJury Discusses The Apple Earnings Call, Product Expectations, and Corporate Strategies" MacVoices 4/26
  • "Podcast: University Surplus Shopping, WWDC, Tim Cook Auction, + more" Insanely Great Mac 4/26
  • "The Vergecast 075 - April 25th, 2013" The Verge 4/26
  • "Podcast: Apple's knack, AP hack, and TV's future track" Associated Press 4/26
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Considering Lower-Priced iPad Mini at $199-$249?"  MacRumors 9:39 PM
  • "Upgraded MacBook models expected to highlight WWDC 2013" AppleInsider 7:17 AM
  • "Apple To Refresh Its MacBook Lineup At WWDC 2013" Redmond Pie 4:54 PM
  • "2013 MacBooks Arriving at WWDC" Tapscape 4:52 PM
  • "iPad again takes top spot on J.D. Power tablet rankings" Electronista 4/27
  • "A Fascinating Liquidmetal Patent from Apple Surfaces in Europe" Patently Apple 4/27
  • "Rumor: Apple To Refresh Its Lineup With Intel Haswell Processors In May" Digital Trends 4/26
  • "Swype VP confirms talks with Apple on revolutionary keyboard technology"  9 to 5 Mac 4/26
  • "Apple in talks with Nuance to bring Swype to iOS" BGR 4/26
  • "Fingerprint-Recognition Flubs May Be Foiling iPhone Production" MacNewsWorld 4/26
  • "MacBook shipments seen growing 10% in Q2 despite declining PC market" BGR 4/26
  • "Sales-wise, the Mac's doing pretty well compared to other personal computers" AppleDailyReport 4/26
  • "iPhone 5 LCD faces off with Samsung Galaxy S4 OLED, declared a tie by display expert" 9 to 5 Mac 4/26
  • "Apple Helps You 'Learn More About In-App Purchases' In The App Store" Cult of Mac 4/26
  • "Apple posts 'Learn more about in-app purchases' in iTunes" TUAW 4/26
  • "Apple Makes In-App Purchase Rules More Visible" AppleBitch 4/26
  • "Apple to challenge $368M patent infringement verdict: Latest legal maneuver will open the way to appeal massive award granted to patent-holding firm VirnetX"  Computerworld 4/26
  • "Apple challenging $368M verdict with VirnetX: Apple says it's challenging a $368.2 million decision by a Texas court last November over security patents." CNET News 4/26
  • "Apple Backtracks on Planned Changes to VPN On Demand Behavior on iOS Devices" MacRumors 4/26
  • "Apple backtracks on planned VPN changes to iPhone, iPad: After a $368 million judgment against Apple in a lawsuit brought by VirnetX, the iPhone and iPad maker decided it will not change VPN behavior on already shipped iOS 6.1-powered devices." CNET News 4/26
  • "Apple reverses decision to change VPN on Demand in VirnetX lawsuit, but only for devices that already shipped" 9 to 5 Mac 4/26
  • "Apple changes its mind on iOS VPN changes following VirnetX verdict" Ars Technica 4/26
  • "Apple patent filing involves portable storage interface" AppleDailyReport 4/26
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Protect your keyboard's keys from fading into oblivion: If your backlit keyboard characters are fading to illegible blobs, you can halt the damage with a small piece of household tape." MacFixIt 4/26
  • "Bizarre iMessage bug deletes last word of certain texts" The Verge 4/26
  • "Bugs & Fixes: Fixing Apple TV lost network connections" Macworld 4/26
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Bumper Crop of Refurbished Mac minis from $469" FairerPlatform 4:46 PM
  • "Tiny Defense For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 4/27
  • "Zaccaria Pinball For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/27
  • "CleverMonkey For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/27
  • "Best Selling iPhone Accessories -From $10 To $300 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 4/27
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 4/27
  • "Lost Photos For Mac Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 4/26
  • "Infestor For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/26
  • "Tiny Jump For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/26
  • "Weekend Mac Deals: Cheap iMacs, Half Off Toast, Win a MacBook Air, More" FairerPlatform 4/26
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 4/26
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 4/26
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 4/26
  • "iPad Closeout & Refurbished & Used Prices $192 To $700 -Best iPad DealsReviews & Information" MacReviewZone 4/26
  • "MacBook Pro Prices -15 Inch Models -$1,000 to $3,049 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 4/26
  • "MacBook Pro Prices -13 Inch Models -$902 To $1,899 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 4/26
  • "MacBook Air Prices -$635 To $1,599 -Best Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 4/26
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 4/26

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Linkase iPhone 5 case can boost your WiFi signal" Phones Review 9:06 AM
  • "Review: Satechi LED Desk Lamp: An effective desk lamp and handy iPhone accessory" iSource 4/27
  • "Review: JBL's portable speaker line (OnBeat Micro, Flip, Charge) begs the question: Lightning dock or Bluetooth Speaker?" 9 to 5 Mac 4/27
  • "Samsung Galaxy S4 shootout versus HTC One, iPhone 5: Samsung may have loaded up its 13-megapixel smartphone shooter with playful settings, but it didn't skimp on raw image prowess." CNET 4/27
  • "Review: TekNMotion Real Glass Screen Shield for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 4/27
  • "Vaja Nuova Pelle Case for iPhone 5 review" The Gadgeteer 4/27
  • "Review: SkinPlayer Smart Swivel Case for the iPad" Run Around Tech 4/27
  • "Review and giveaway: a trio of iPad mini cases" TUAW 4/27
  • "Part Three: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition versus the 'Sharks" Bare Feats 4/26
  • "Focusrite Forte" ["The Focusrite Forte delivers two channels of clean, professional-level recording and playback to both PCs and Macs, but it's not as effective at remote recording thanks to its AC power requirement."] PC Magazine 4/26
  • "Canon i-Sensys LBP7110Cw review: Cheap costs for mono printing; more expensive for colour" Macworld UK 4/26
  • "Reviews: Pelican ProGear CE1150 Protector Series Case for iPhone 5" iLounge 4/26
  • "iOS device dashboard mounts by ProClip USA are top shelf" iDownload Blog 4/26
  • "Cord Cutters: Our review of Plair, which promises to be AirPlay for the rest of us" GigaOM 4/26
  • "Papernomad Zattere iPad sleeve review" AppleTell 4/26
  • "Review: VanityCases Purple Glitter & Clear Rhinestones iPhone Charger & Cord" Run Around Tech 4/26
  • "30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week/Draw Something 2, Little Red Riding Hood, LinkedIn Contacts, Netmums Chat, Toy Story: Story Theater, GoComics, Paper Fox, FocusTwist and more" The Guardian 4/26
  • "Friday Freebie: Try The Free Mac Game That Every Bona Fide Geek Wants To Play" NoodleMac 4/26
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Quora Review: With an easy to use interface, Quora makes it easy for the curious to flip through the service's massive collection of questions and answers." 148Apps 4:55 PM
  • "Pinterest Review: The perfect companion to the addictive web version, Pinterest allows users to update their pinboards with ease." 148Apps 12:21 PM
  • "Couple Review: Couple makes it possible for two people to stay connected on a more personal level thanks to many of its integrated features." 148Apps 12:21 PM
  • "Review: Last Match for iOS - A New Take on an Age Old Folk Game" MacTrast 4:55 PM
  • "Path Review: Only really let down by not being as popular as others, Path is a great iOS-focused social networking app." 148Apps 4/27
  • "Instagram Review: Why is Instagram so popular? Because it makes sharing photos extremely easy; it's not just about the filters." 148Apps 4/27
  • "Sonar Review: This latest attempt at a social network might make users feel less than sociable." 148Apps 4/27
  • "Review: Clueless Crossword Party!" iSource 4/27
  • "Bean - A Counting App for iPhone review: Keep track of counts for anything you'd like" iMore 4/26
  • "Homestyler Review: Be inspired by this room design app that offers plenty of ideas and real life items to include." 148Apps 4/26
  • "Heliog Review: Heliog is a photography-focused Dropbox app that could use a few improvements to make it a must-have for photography enthusiasts." 148Apps 4/26
  • "GoComics Review: GoComics offers a great portal of many years worth of comic strip content, for many different great comics, even if its layout isn't quite perfect." 148Apps 4/26
  • "CardDrop – Goodbye Business Cards Review" 148Apps 4/26
  • "Guest List Organizer a one-stop solution for organizing events" AppleDailyReport 4/26
  • "Free Doesn't Mean What It Used To Mean With A New Way To Spend Money To Track Money" Mac 360 4/26
  • "LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes Review/I am vengeance. I am the night. I am absolutely loving LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes!" 148Apps 4/26
  • "'N Action: The House of the Dead: Overkill­ The Lost Reels – Zombies Everywhere" Apple'n'Apps 4/26
  • "Amazing Studly Strikes Review: Climb and punch and climb and punch and climb and-HOLY CRAP! A giant cyborg gorilla is chasing me!!!" 148Apps 4/26
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Customize iOS Banner Notifications / Alerts With Color Styles And Background Images" Redmond Pie 4/27
  • "How To Individually Delete iTunes-Synced Photos From Within iPhone" AddictiveTips 4/27
  • "Five Great Ways To Use Accessibility Features For Your Own Benefit, Even If You Don't Have A Disability [Feature] Cult of Mac 4/27
  • "How to mark a podcast as already played with the Podcasts app for iPhone and iPad" iMore 4/27
  • "Weekend Project: Take Stunning Photos With Your iPhone" Forbes 4/27
  • "Enable Facebook Chat Heads On iPhone System-wide With 'Message Box'" Redmond Pie 4/26
  • "How to set up multiple email signatures on your iPhone or iPad" iDownload Blog 4/26
Tips
  • "Restoring missing apps after an incomplete iCloud restore" iLounge 4/26
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple's Focus Is On Gaining Users, Not Market Share, With Cheaper iPhones" Forbes 8:21 PM
  • "Cassandra -Monday Review: It will Soon be Friday" eXtensions 7:27 PM
  • "Brand advocates are the strongest salesforce you'll never have to hire" The Next Web 4:52 PM
  • "Demystifying The Microsoft/Apple Comparison Argument" Seeking Alpha 4:49 PM
  • "Is The iPhone 5S Fingerprint Reader Worth The Wait?" Forbes 4:48 PM
  • "The iTunes Store Is A Decade Old Today" Gizmodo 12:18 PM
  • "A decade of iTunes singles saved the music industry" MacDailyNews 12:18 PM
  • "It's Time For Apple To Stop Scoffing At How Other Companies Innovate" Digital Tonto 7:55 AM
  • "New Plastic iPhone Concept Renderings in 10 Colors [Images] iClarified 7:17 AM
  • "Apple won't fix your computer if you smoke near it" Boing Boing 4/27
  • "Worst ever iPhone app, faux-Super Mario Bros game, costs $100 a level" Stabley Times 4/27
  • "The Macalope Weekly: Off with his head!" Macworld 4/27
  • "Is Apple Flip Flopping Over Heat From Its Enterprise Customers?" Seeking Alpha 4/26
  • "Yankee Group Predicts iPhone Will Be Bigger than Android by 2016" The Mac Observer 4/26
  • "Two Ways to Fix the Typing-on-Touch-Screens Problem: One asks us to change our behavior; the other changes its behavior to fit us." Technology Review 4/26
  • "The 'catch' in T-Mobile's iPhone plan" TUAW 4/26
  • "Should Apple be more worried about Samsung or Google?"  Minyanville 4/26
  • "Why Apple is borrowing money to pay for $60B stock buyback" iDownload Blog 4/26
  • "An iPhone App Might Have Saved The Life Of Boston Marathon Bombers' Carjack Victim" Cult of Mac 4/26
  • "Finally, Apple Makes A Good TV Ad Again" Forbes 4/26
  • "Pay per play: exploring the pros and cons of freemium gaming on iOS" Revert to Saved 4/26
  • "Apple Exits The Steve Jobs Era, Bets On Engineering Of The Financial Kind" Seeking Alpha 4/26
  • "Digital Music Wars: iTunes vs. Spotify" [Video Report] Bloomberg 4/26
  • "You hear that, Mr Cook? Samsung's profits have gone UP: Remember when Apple's used to do that?" Channel Register 4/26
  • "Your next iGadget? Check Apple patents (images)" ZDNet 4/26
  • "Apple needs its own version of Google's Places for Business" AppleDailyReport 4/26
  • "Is This Nintendo Knock-Off The Worst iPhone App Ever?" ReadWrite 4/26
  • "Top 10 insights from Infosec 2013: From cyber war to Apple's App Store" V3 4/26
  • "If There's Facebook Fatigue, Twitter Fatigue, Google Fatigue, Could We Suffer From Apple Fatigue?" PixoBebo 4/26
  • "Biting Apple: Whose Fault Is It That Apple Is Getting Chewed On By Everyone? Take A Wild Guess" Mac 360 4/26
Non-Apple
  • "Why an Android Laptop is a Great Idea. No, Really!" Cult of Android 5:28 PM
  • "Here's Robert Scoble showering with Google Glass" VentureBeat 5:50 PM
  • "Living with Glass, Day Four: Canyon Carving" Engadget 4:52 PM
  • "Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 Is the Kitchen Sink of Smartphones" Forbes 4:48 PM
  • "What Games Are: The Scientism Delusion" TechCrunch 8:07 AM
  • "Analysis: China's 4G bonanza to shake up mobile gear vendor market" Reuters 7:29 AM
  • "Dear Diary: What's the role of a personal journal in the digital age?" paidContent 4/27
  • "Living with Google Glass, Day Three: Security Checkpoint" Engadget 4/27
  • "Robert Scoble: I Just Wore Google's Glasses For 2 Weeks" Business Insider 4/27
  • "Robert Scoble: 'I'm never going to live another day without a wearable computer on my face'" The Next Web 4/27
  • "US government sends itself a takedown notice over JFK documentary: you decide what to do!" Boing Boing 4/26
  • "Why Amazon Wants To Make You Pay Sales Tax" Gizmodo 4/26
  • "Does anyone know why Google bought Motorola? The products weren't great and the patents overvalued — so what did that $12.5 billion actually buy?" The Verge 4/26
  • "Why I won't buy another subsidized Android phone (and why you shouldn't, either)" GeekWire 4/26
  • "Homecourt Judge: Microsoft's Patents are ~1,000x More Valuable Than Motorola's" DailyTech 4/26
  • "How Technology Has Made Me a Better Mom" Mashable 4/26
  • "How The Internet Of Things Will Revolutionize Search" ReadWrite 4/26
  • "Samsung Galaxy S4 hands on review: 5 inches of win" Gearburn 4/26
  • "Is Google Glass a World-Class Hoax? The media just gushed over this supposed happenstance when really it was such an obvious publicity stunt." PC Magazine 4/26
  • "These Are Google Glass's CPU and RAM Specs" Gizmodo 4/26
  • "Marc Andreessen on Google Glass: 'Oh my God, I have the entire Internet in my vision'" BGR 4/26
  • "Yes, Mr. Schmidt, talking to Google Glass is, actually, 'the weirdest thing" VentureBeat 4/26
  • "What is the proper etiquette for Google Glass in a public bathroom? Nothing, really, according to Scoble" The Next Web 4/26
  • "As Apple Stumbles, Samsung Profits Soar 42%" Tapscape 4/26
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Smelly Coworker: The Confrontation!" The PC Weenies [cartoon] 4/26
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "'Apple 1 Computer' at Auction" PRNewswire 9:39 PM
  • "Remotely Monitor Printer Ink Levels From iPhone Or Android" Redmond Pie 8:27 PM
  • "Polyvore iOS App Update Adds Search" Mashable 8:21 PM
  • "Classic Note brings the Mac System 6 aesthetic to iOS" AppleTell 5:29 PM
  • "Toy Story: Story Theater leads iOS Apps of the Week - iPhone app article - Dan Kricke | Appolicious ™ iPhone and iPad App Directory" Appolicious 4:55 PM
  • "Cydia Tweak: LockscreenToggles Adds Quick Access To Useful iOS Features" App Advice 4:49 PM
  • "Be A Fashion Omnivore With The Newly Updated Polyvore App For iOS" App Advice 10:15 AM
  • "Nebulous Notes Gains MultiMarkdown Rendering, Full Folder Syncing And More" App Advice 10:14 AM
  • "Nebulous Notes 6.1 Gets MultiMarkdown Previews, Full Folder Sync" MacStories 9:05 AM
  • "Beyond The Box Launches A TweetDeck For Sports To Bring Realtime News And Analysis To Your iPad" TechCrunch 7:54 AM
  • "Cydia Tweak: Brighten Up Your iPhone With Accentify" App Advice 7:54 AM
  • "Quiet Spark Releases Goalposts 1.0 for iPhone" prMac 8:19 PM
  • "Funky Squid Games Releases Astro Assault - Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Game" prMac 9:06 AM
  • "Sound Level Meter Pro - transform your iPhone into a portable meter" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "Cirkits: Toy Robot Racing Lets Gamers Race State-of-the-Art Robots" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "Hot Salsa Interactive Releases iOS App Creatures FX" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "I/O Denim Are Jeans Designed for Your Smartphone" Mashable 7:16 AM
  • "Wonderville Launches An Interactive Content Library And Virtual Classroom Network For Kids" TechCrunch 7:16 AM
  • "Legacy of a Thousand Suns now burning up iOS and Android devices" AppleTell 4/27
  • "iOS users, meet Drippler, a personalized how-to manual for your iPhone" GigaOM 4/27
  • "Uncover gives your MacBook's lid a new, Apple-less kind of glow" Engadget 4/27
  • "John Martellaro Chats Apple's Power & WWDC on Tech Night Owl" The Mac Observer 4/27
  • "Make Sure To Make Your One Shot Count In MotoHeroz 2.0" App Advice 4/27
  • "Reeder for iPhone Gets Feedbin Sync, Local RSS Support" MacStories 4/27
  • "Feeling Nostalgic About The Classic Mac OS? Download Classic Note For iOS" App Advice 4/27
  • "Marvel Unlimited For iOS Gets First Marvelous Major Update" App Advice 4/27
  • "Team Up With None Other Than Bigfoot In This Upcoming iOS Puzzler" App Advice 4/27
  • "Rovio Teases New Magical Update Coming Soon To Angry Birds Seasons" App Advice 4/27
  • "Art App Best Of Bosch is Released For iOS" prMac 4/27
  • "Man Talks To Thermostat" prMac 4/27
  • "Transfer photos on iPhone, iPad and Mac with transfr, now in App Store" prMac 4/27
  • "Slot Cars for iPad - Up to 4 Players - Free Neck-and-Neck Racing Game" prMac 4/27
  • "Oh, Kitty! 2.0 is now available for download" prMac 4/27
  • "NotesBox 1.0 for iPhone - Finally a notes app worth using" prMac 4/27
  • "Hot New Kissing Dressup Game For Girls For iPhone or iPad" prMac 4/27
  • "Ask Grandma App Passes 50K downloads, Gets A Complete New Look And Feel" prMac 4/27
  • "Toast redesigns its wooden iPad skins and add the iPad mini" iDownload Blog 4/27
  • "Battle Worlds: Kronos Promises To Bring A New Vision To Turn-Based Strategy Games" App Advice 4/26
  • "Shiny The Firefly Has Lost His Babies And Needs Your Help" App Advice 4/26
  • "The Perfect Black And White Images App For iPhone And iPad (And Your Laptop or Desktop Too)" MacPrices 4/26
  • "Mailbox is working on iPad app, desktop and other versions are in the future" TUAW 4/26
  • "match2blue presents new radar app for LinkedIn at the start-up alley of TechCrunch Disrupt in New York" Business Wire 4/26
  • "Distro Issue 88: TechShop makes its mark on American manufacturing" Engadget 4/26
  • "'Combo Crew' Gets a New Trailer, Set to Launch Next Month" Touch Arcade 4/26
  • "iOS reading platform Readmill partners with digital marketplace Gumroad" paidContent 4/26
  • "IMDb Update Adds Worldwide Movie Release Dates, Crazy Credits, iPad Theme & More" Cult of Mac 4/26
  • "Blink, A New App For Ephemeral Text And Photo Messaging, Arrives On iPhone" TechCrunch 4/26
  • "Logitech Gaming Software now supports OS X" AppleTell 4/26
  • "Mr. Runner 2: The Masks has arrived on iOS" AppleTell 4/26
  • "European M-Payments Startup SumUp Partners With Revel Systems, An iPad POS Provider, For Its Push Into Europe" TechCrunch 4/26
  • "DIY Travel Charging Kit Fashioned From Portable Battery And USB Hub" Cult of Mac 4/26
  • "Zeppelin takes its cloud-data business dashboard mobile with a new iOS application" The Next Web 4/26
  • "Stay Connected With Your Team And Accomplish More Work With Convo 3.0" App Advice 4/26
  • "The Nightjar Is A Unique Sensory Experience For iOS Gamers" App Advice 4/26
  • "Station iPhone Docking Space Could Help Keep Your Desk Clutter-Free" App Advice 4/26
  • "Tablet / iPad Photography Tripod Set / Holder" USBfever 4/26
  • "Teacher's Pet - An iPhone Productivity App for Educators - Now Available" prMac 4/26
  • "Dorada Software Updates Popular iOS Podcasting Application, adds DSP" prMac 4/26
  • "Don't get bored, get AmaiSed - New word game released for iOS" prMac 4/26
  • "Marshmello Mountain Brings An Incredible Bedtime Story to iOS" prMac 4/26
  • "Shopping Pro App Developer Launches New Free Demo Version" prMac 4/26
  • "This is the Key to Solving the Current Economical Crisis" prMac 4/26
  • "New World War 1 App for iPad with Videos, Photos and Timelines" prMac 4/26
  • "New MMA Ab Workout App Trains You Like Pro Jiu Jitsu Fighter" prMac 4/26
  • "Le Vamp iPhone Game 50% Off This Weekend, Developer Calls for New Blood" prMac 4/26
  • "1Tucan Launches Ducky Duck Hinting Game with New Features and Levels" prMac 4/26
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft, ignored in tech chatter, putting out bolder products" ["It's almost as if many are willfully ignoring the King Kong still in the room: Microsoft. As attention is drawn away from traditional PCs, which, in terms of recent sales, appear to be dropping off a cliff in favor of tablets and smartphones, the battle for the desktop seems beside the point."] Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 7:51 AM
  • "Can Windows Phone Fight Back Against The Apple Onslaught? Memento Mori Microsoft - Part 2" Seeking Alpha 7:26 AM
  • "A Rare Peek into the Reimagining of Microsoft's Products and Brands: A video highlights a previously secret collaboration between Microsoft and an external marketing firm" Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 10:14 AM
  • "Moving from under Microsoft's cloud" The Hindu 7:35 AM
  • "Microsoft Sources Tease New Xbox Video, Achievement Features" PC Magazine 4:57 PM
  • "Microsoft reveals plans for Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding" T3 7:49 AM
  • "Dell investors may still gain after Blackstone pullout: Barron's" Reuters 12:20 PM
  • "Tom's Guide: Hands-on Leaked Builds of Windows Blue 8.1" Tom's Hardware 9:06 AM
  • "The PC Industry's Powerful New Weapon Against Tablets Is About To Be Unleashed" Seeking Alpha 7:26 AM
  • "Intel Prepping Line Of $200 Android-Powered Laptops" redOrbit 7:33 AM
  • "HP shows off new 'Moonshot' microservers in Singapore" Techgoondu 7:32 AM
  • "HP's Slate 7 to compete with Nexus 7" HardwareInfo 7:31 AM
  • "Big Blue earning Big Green/Shares of IBM rarely trade at bargain levels, but it's a great company trading at a reasonable valuation these days — with a 1.6 percent dividend yield, to boot. It's also one of the most valuable brands in the world." The Motley Fool Take 7:56 AM
  • "Saudi Arabian Airlines and Cisco to Open Cisco Networking Academy in King Abdullah Economic City" Zawya 7:29 AM
  • "Higher Expectations For Digital Media At NewFronts" Associated Press 12:19 PM
  • "Dell: Now What? Blackstone's decision to step back from a Dell was a setback for investors. Why the shares are still attractive." Barron's 4/27
  • "Dell Announces New Portfolio Of Mobility Solutions" Biztech2 4/27
  • "Microsoft gets upper hand in first Google patent trial" Reuters 4/27
  • "Microsoft grasps leads in tug against Motorola" ITvoir 4/27
  • "Microsoft wins Google's Xbox $4 bn patent claim" ANI 4/27
  • "This Week in Tablets: Microsoft goes back to the Start in Windows 8" TabTimes 4/27
  • "Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding revealed in Microsoft design presentation" The Verge 4/27
  • "Fake Microsoft call same on the rise again: I received a call today from a male who identified himself as Andrew Allison with Microsoft Security. He told me that 'my NT wires' were installed incorrectly and were causing errors across the Internet and that he could talk me through the steps needed to correct the problem. ... These scam calls started several years ago and they will continue because too many folks are still falling for it." Data Doctors 4/27
  • "'Wintel' on the wane: Intel goes Google/Intel has been synonymous with Windows PCs seemingly forever. But it's trying to change that in a hurry. Enter Google." CNET News 4/27
  • "Intel Starts Countdown Clock to Haswell Launch" HotHardware 4/27
  • "Intel's Haswell reference tablet has a 10-hour battery life" HardwareInfo 4/27
  • "Intel's Haswell 'North Cape' prototype can switch screen size in tablet mode" Digital Trends 4/27
  • "Intel-powered Android notebooks coming soon; likely to cost $200" Tech2 4/27
  • "ARM Gets Boost From Smartphones While PCs Hurt Intel, AMD" eWeek 4/27
  • "IU's petaflop supercompter is the first to be a 'dedicated university resource': No 'constraints from an outside funding agency' plus speeds in the world's Top 25." Ars Technica 4/27
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Stock Finally Rallies, but Not Enough to Save My Portfolio (AAPL)" The Motley Fool 4:55 PM
  • "The Rise And Fall Of Apple And The Tech Sector" Seeking Alpha 7:59 AM
  • "BlackBerry Is More Attractive Than Apple" Seeking Alpha 7:59 AM
  • "Why Apple is purposely going into debt" The Week 4/26
  • "Apple Q3 Results Highlight Slowing IPhone, 9.7" IPad Sales" Tech-Thoughts 4/26
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Amazon falls; Facebook, H-P, Apple rise/Zynga jumps, Expedia, chips fall; FB upgraded to 'strong buy'" MarketWatch 4/26
  • "U.S. Stocks Post Weekly Gain Despite Less-than-Expected Growth" TheStreet 4/26
  • "Stocks end week up more than 1%" CNNMoney 4/26
  • "Wall Street Stalls Amid Mixed Data" FOXBusiness 4/26
  • "Stocks Close Narrowly Mixed" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4/26
  • "Asia Markets: Tokyo, Shanghai stocks retreat; Hong Kong gains/Most Asian markets declined Friday, paring the strong gains recorded earlier in the week, with mainland Chinese shares sliding ahead of a three-day weekend amid lingering economic worries." MarketWatch 4/26
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks in red after U.S. growth data/European stock markets held on to losses in afternoon action on Friday, after closely watched U.S. growth data fell short of expectations." MarketWatch 4/26
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4/26
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4/26

 
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