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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, May 4, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Editorial: Apple's iOS is the new Windows"  AppleInsider 5:40 PM
  • "Apple's Share Of The U.S. Smartphone Market Approaches 40 Percent" App Advice 6:54 AM
  • "Apple's share of the U.S. smartphone market now close to 40%" TUAW 2:50 PM
  • "Apple's lead over Samsung in the U.S. widened in April"  Fortune 4:36 PM
  • "Apple's new Berlin store: fans' ardour remains undimmed/Despite suggestions that Apple is losing its cool factor, those fans at the opening of its new Berlin store were as enthusiastic as ever, writes Jeevan Vasagar" Telegraph 7:16 AM
  • "Samsung Galaxy S4 ad takes (yet) another shot at Apple" Crave @ CNET 7:17 AM
  • "Google's Cloud Is Eating Apple's Lunch" TechCrunch 8:31 AM
  • "Apple, Google should explore new technologies to prevent cellphone thefts" New York Times 7:18 AM
  • "Games dominate Apple's all-time apps list" USA Today 7:18 AM
  • "Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri" USA Today 7:19 AM
  • "Apple Offering $10k Prize to User Who Downloads 50 Billionth App" ABC News 8:21 AM
  • "Why the iPhone Is Falling Behind"  Cult of Mac 5:07 PM
  • "Federal Circuit denies Google motion to terminate Apple's appeal of Wisconsin rate-setting dismissal"  Foss Patents 5/3
  • "Apple wins right to appeal Wisconsin FRAND dismissal case: Motorola blocked from having appeal dismissed outright" Electronista 5/3
  • "Samsung to appeals court: injunction for Apple would only 'confuse and intimidate' customers"  Foss Patents 5/3
  • "Analysts: iOS7 Will Be Flat by Design/Like every other rumored Apple project or product, the forthcoming iOS 7 is the object of much speculation. The latest reports point to the company's design guru Jony Ive as being very hands-on with a possible total redesign that stresses flatter, minimal style over its current real world emulations. The design danger? Looking too much like the competition."  MacNewsWorld 5/3
  • "Maybe the Low-End iPhone Is Really a Mid-End iPhone" AllThingsD 5/3
  • "Will the low-cost iPhone in fact be a $350 mid-level handset?" 9 to 5 Mac 5/3
  • "Apple's Lower-Cost iPhone As a 'Mid-End' Device" MacRumors 5/3
  • "Apple's iPad mini seen as 'winning template' for launching low-cost iPhone" AppleInsider 5/3
  • "Odds shorten that next Apple product will be cheaper iPhone: Cheaper iPhone would allow Apple to capture pay-as-you-go market" The Guardian 5/3
  • "Apple Has Been Too Slow To Make A TV, And Now A Huge Opportunity Has Passed"  Business Insider 5/3
  • "Apple's Profit Slide Is Great News For Its Prospects In China"  ReadWrite 5/3
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Reader Reports: Virtualization/Classic apps and Rosetta vs. Carbon apps; Spotlight dependencies" MacInTouch 2:35 PM
  • "Word 2011: Header formatting madness (continued)" Betalogue 8:47 AM
  • "Word 2011: Header formatting madness" Betalogue 5/3
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to Effectively Use the Notes App in iOS & OS X" The Mac Observer 4:29 PM
  • "Autodesk Maya 2014 review: Killer new features? Does the top CG package deliver killer new features or incremental improvements?" Macworld UK 5/3
  • "Hands on: Instacast for OS X beta is a good listener" Macworld 5/3
  • "Mac Gems: Lost Photos 1.2 recovers forgotten images received via email" Macworld 5/3
  • "Creating complex smart playlists in iTunes" Macworld 5/3
  • "Mastering iTunes: Use A Password To Protect Shared Music and Movies [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 5/3
  • "Adding a Watermark With Pixelmator" MacMost 5/3
  • "Force Empty the Mac OS X Trash" Mactuts+ 5/3
  • "Like It Or Don't, Cloud Document Management Is Here And Now And Free On A Mac" Mac 360 5/3
  • "Translucent: Yet Another Way to Monitor Your Mac's System Stats In Real Time" McSolo 5/3
  • "How Many Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Do You Know? Try A Keyboard Cowboy And Get Productive Fast" NoodleMac 5/3
  • "How To Use The Mac Money App That Does What Quicken For Mac Does Not (and why that's good)" Mac 360 5/3
  • "Magic Word: An Advanced Word Processor That's Easy To Use And Affordable" TeraTalks 5/3
  • "Pass The Paprika: 5 Ways To Fall In Love With The Mac's Hottest Recipe Manager" BohemianBoomer 5/3
Op/Ed
  • "6 things iOS can learn from OS X" GigaOM 2:33 PM
  • "iOS 7 To Get A Completely New Design But What About OS X 10.9?" iOSDoc 8:48 AM
  • "What's a known source of malware doing in an iOS app? Ars investigates: Trojans, false positives, and the case of accidental cross contamination." Ars Technica 7:01 AM
  • "20 Great Mac Apps Under $20" Mac|Life 5/3
  • "The Short Life & Fast Times of Fusion Drive" Egg Freckles 5/3
  • "OS X 10.9 rumored to include tabbed Finder, Siri, Maps, and more" Gear Live 5/3
  • "Will iOS 7 Improvements Come at OS X 10.9's Expense?" MacPrices 5/3
  • "WWDC 2013: iOS 7, OS X 10.9 previews on deck; but what else?" ZDNet 5/3
  • "My top five TextExpander snippets" Macworld 5/3
Press Releases
  • "Mac Update: XBMC 12.2, Cocktail 6.4, Belkin Thunderbolt and The Fourth" FairerPlatform 10:33 AM
  • "Mozilla finalizes Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 for mass consumption" Engadget 5/3
  • "CS Odessa Releases Sales Dashboard Solution for ConceptDraw PRO v9" prMac 5/3
  • "Wanderful Releases Free Storybook Sampler for Mac OSX" prMac 5/3
  • "Literature & Latte Ltd introduces Scapple for Mac OS X" prMac 5/3
  • "E-Book Systems launches Mac FlipViewer Xpress Creator 1.0" prMac 5/3
  • "Updates: iOS 6.1.4, CrossOver 12.2, Xerox Drivers" FairerPlatform 5/3
  • "Cocktail 6.4 (Mountain Lion Edition) has been released." Maintain 5/3
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The Life Of The Pool Party: Samsung Mocks Apple's iPhone In New Galaxy S4 Ad" App Advice 6:52 AM
  • "Apple announces countdown to 50 billion apps served, reveals top 50 apps of all time" VentureBeat 5/3
  • "Apple Offers Cash Rewards for 50 Billionth App Download" Mashable 5/3
  • "Apple Offers $10K for 50 Billion, Download Madness Ensues" FairerPlatform 5/3
  • "Apple closes in on 50 billion app downloads, offers $10,000 to the person who hits it" BetaNews 5/3
  • "Apple and Samsung to ship a combined 110 million tablets in 2013" DigiTimes 5/3
  • "Android tablets will hit 60% market share this quarter as iPad shipments dip, analyst says" VentureBeat 5/3
  • "Tablet Sales May Be Soaring But Let's Not Give Up On PCs" Forbes 5/3
  • "Just how polarized is the mobile industry? This chart says it all" BGR 5/3
  • "comScore Reports March 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share" ["Apple ranked as the top OEM with 39 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 2.7 percentage points from December). Samsung ranked second with 21.7 percent market share (up 0.7 percentage points), followed by HTC with 9 percent, Motorola with 8.5 percent and LG with 6.8 percent."] comScore 5/3
  • "Apple extends lead over Samsung in U.S. smartphones: Apple's iOS also took market share away from Google's Android in the first quarter, according to ComScore." CNET News 5/3
  • "Apple's iPhone Takes U.S. Subscriber Share from Android in Q1" The Mac Observer 5/3
  • "iPhone remains top US smartphone, while iOS gains a bit of ground on Android" GigaOM 5/3
  • "PCs We Trust? Rough Rides for Apple, Intel, Dell" Bloomberg TV 5/3
  • "Apple to open new showcase Berlin store with stunning views" MacNN 5/3
  • "You think Macs are expensive? Get a load of this $250,000+ Apple" The Register 5/3
  • "Rare Working Apple 1 Computer Headed to Auction" MacRumors 5/3
  • "American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag" Forbes 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular Makes Turnaround Bid With iPhone Plans" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular announces plans to carry Apple products later this year" 9 to 5 Mac 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular Will Begin Offering Apple Products This Year" Bloomberg 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular to Sell 'Apple Products' This Year" PC Magazine 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular Says It Will Start Selling Apple Devices - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD" AllThingsD 5/3
  • "U.S. Cellular May Have Game Changer with iPhone Launch" 24/7 Wall St. 5/3
  • "Google Glass Will Soon Also Let iPhone Users Access Navigation And Text Messages" TechCrunch 5/3
  • "Google Now doesn't drain iPhone battery, claims Google" Know Your Mobile 5/3
  • "New Galaxy S4 ad trashes Apple: iPhone is so old/Having gotten over its tame international launch of the S4, Samsung's American arm resumes its denigration of Apple, suggesting only old folks own an iPhone." CNET News 5/3
  • "Samsung goes after Apple yet again in first Galaxy S4 ad" Pocket-lint 5/3
  • "Apple looking to get behind the wheel with iOS 7 car dashboard integration" Digital Trends 5/3
  • "After an iPhone Is Snatched, a High-Speed Chase" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/3
  • "This Dead 21-Year-Old Programmer Has An Apple Logo On His Tombstone" Cult of Mac 5/3
Non-Apple News
  • "Tor Books says cutting DRM out of its e-books hasn't hurt business: A look at the sci-fi publisher a year after it announced it would do away with DRM." Ars Technica 4:05 PM
  • "Big phones, phablets & tablets account for just 10% Android's installed base" AppleInsider 5/3
  • "Google IP Reveals New Features for Google TV & Buddy Box" Patent Bolt 5/3
  • "Google Patent Reveals Vision for Google 'Glass' Technology Extending to Windshields, Telescopes & Beyond" Patent Bolt 5/3
  • "Google Glass eye-cam to turn us all into right little winkers" The Register 5/3
  • "3D printer spits out Cyborg Ear... but where will you PUT it?" The Register 5/3
  • "The move to Internet TV, by the numbers: Households with broadband Internet access are increasingly piping Internet video to their TV sets, through a variety of devices." Fortune 5/3
  • "What an Internet sales tax will cost you" CNNMoney 5/3
  • "US military approves Android phones for soldiers" ["Approval for other Android devices as well as Apple phones and tablets is expected in late May."] BBC 5/3
  • "Samsung Touts Hands-Free Features in New Galaxy S 4 Commercial" PC Magazine 5/3
  • "Galaxy S4 cleared for government use, iPhone and iPad to gain approval 'in the next few weeks'" iDownload Blog 5/3
  • "The Galaxy S4 Gets Cleared For Government Use Ahead Of The iPhone" Cult of Android 5/3
  • "Samsung Galaxy S4 earns Pentagon security nod" CNET News 5/3
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Debug 14: Ben Lachman and Robert Cantoni have a Nice Mohawk" iMore 10:39 AM
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 38: Beaming Up 50 Billion Apps" Apple'n'Apps 5/3
  • "Coming May 4: Gene Steinberg meets Tim Angel of ZooGue, tech journalist Rob Pegoraro, and cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5/3
  • "Ted Landau on WWDC, Apple TV Problems, Typing in iOS, and An Email Change" MacVoices 5/3
  • "Origin Stories: Graze is an alternative browser for iPhone" TUAW 5/3
  • "Origin Stories: Index Card helps organize your notes like its real world namesake" TUAW 5/3
Hardware/Software
  • "Report: Apple 'cheap' iPhone actually a mid-price device?" Electronista 6:56 AM
  • "Apple likely to launch low-cost iPhone in small volumes, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 5/3
  • "Apple to test low-cost iPhone in small volumes – (unlikely) supply chain claim" 9 to 5 Mac 5/3
  • "Could Apple Initially Choose To 'Test' Its Low-Cost iPhone In Small Volumes?" App Advice 5/3
  • "Apple Is Worried The Color iPhone Will Be A Dud [Rumor] Cult of Mac 5/3
  • "Apple's low-cost plastic iPhone will reportedly launch in limited supply" BGR 5/3
  • "iOS 6.1.4 Update For iPhone 5 Released" Forbes 5/3
  • "iOS 6.1.4 released, tweaks iPhone 5 speakerphone" ZDNet 5/3
  • "Apple looking at ways Macs can more effectively use GPUs" AppleDailyReport 5/3
AppleCare/Helps
  • "What to do if your iPhone won't verify an iOS Software Update: What to do if when you try and install an iOS Software Update your iPhone says you aren't connected to the Internet" Macworld UK 5/3
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Star Chart For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:08 AM
  • "Chin Up For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:08 AM
  • "Slender -Bones of Children For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:09 AM
  • "MacBook Pro Prices -13 Inch Models -$850 To $1,899 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 7:31 AM
  • "MacBook Pro Prices -15 Inch Models -$990 to $3,049 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 7:31 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices -$638 To $1,599 -Best Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 7:31 AM
  • "Top Selling Mac Accessories -$12 to $1,500... Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 7:30 AM
  • "Air Penguin For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/3
  • "Dingle Dangle For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/3
  • "Colosseum Heroes For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/3
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/3
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/3
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/3
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 12 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 5/3
  • "UNIEA Mother's Day Sale Launches; 55% Off In Total Discounts" UNIEA 5/3

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad (review)/Summary: One of the biggest advantages the iPad enjoys over the competition is the huge accessory ecosystem. Those wanting a keyboard to use with the iPad have a lot of choices, including the new FabricSkin from Logitech with its spill-resistant keyboard." ZDNet 7:19 AM
  • "Definitive Technology Sound Cylinder Bluetooth speaker review: A stand-up wireless speaker" CNET Reviews 5/3
  • "Reviews: Braven BRV-1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker" iLounge 5/3
  • "Review: Belkin's Thunderbolt Express Dock lets you get plugged in easily" Macworld 5/3
  • "Pioneer A3 XW-SMA3-W review: AirPlay home speaker system with wireless sound and waterproof function" Macworld UK 5/3
  • "Brother J4410DW review: A versatile A4 inkjet printer that offers 'occasional' A3 printing too" Macworld UK 5/3
  • "CSI TUAW: Taking iOS microphotographs with Bodelin's ProScope Micro Mobile" TUAW 5/3
  • "The Daily Brick LEGO Custom iPad and iPhone Dock Kit review" The Gadgeteer 5/3
  • "AluFrame is an elegant shield case for the iPhone 5 — with one issue" AppleDailyReport 5/3
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Real Racing 3; Cut the Rope: Time Travel – review/Toby Moses reviews the latest apps" The Guardian 8:53 PM
  • "Moldiv Is An iOS Collage Maker With Tons Of Styles & A Great Built-In Photo Editor" AddictiveTips 10:18 AM
  • "Slash-N-Hack Your Way Through Hordes Of Dungeon Monsters In Dark Avenger" App Advice 7:10 AM
  • "Google Now offers iPhone users another, if imperfect, choice in digital assistants" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 5/3
  • "Days: A charming new iPhone app for telling your life story, one day at a time" The Next Web 5/3
  • "Review: Replace your iPhone's Contacts app with Buzz Contacts" Macworld 5/3
  • "Review: Clashot - An Interactive Photo Community for iOS" MacTrast 5/3
  • "Apps for summer music festivals" TechHive 5/3
  • "'Dark-Quest' Review - Emulating Strategy Board Games of Yore" Touch Arcade 5/3
  • "Dots for iPhone review: Simple and fun gameplay, but lacks pizzazz" CNET Reviews 5/3
  • "VideoGrade Review: VideoGrade isn't necessarily the most perfect iOS video editing app, but it's definitely got a fair amount of options and sports a very easy-to-use interface." 148Apps 5/3
  • "SurvivalCraft Review: This open world sandbox crafting game with obvious inspirations doesn't win any awards for originality, but it still manages to incorporate features that are missing from the original." 148Apps 5/3
  • "Angry Birds Friends Review: They've conquered the Piggies, and now they're after your friends. Will you succumb?" 148Apps 5/3
  • "Random Heroes 2 Review: Random Heroes 2 includes more weapons, more levels, and otherwise trumps the original in every conceivable way." 148Apps 5/3
  • "Pool Live Tour Mobile Review: Pool Live Tour offers some addicting gameplay in a polished package. However, beware of some ridiculously expensive in-app purchases." 148Apps 5/3
  • "The Nightjar Review: The Nightjar is a game without video, letting the player's ears do all the work to guide them in the right direction." 148Apps 5/3
  • "Beat The Melody Review: Beat the Melody is very nearly music to one's ears, offering educational gaming for the musically challenged." 148Apps 5/3
  • "Daily iPhone App: Haunted Hollow is frighteningly good" TUAW 5/3
How-To/Tutorial
Tips
  • "15 ways to improve your iPhone's battery life/Summary: While the iPhone is booming in popularity, its battery still isn't that good. But by applying a few system tweaks, you can improve your iPhone's battery life considerably." ZDNet 9:30 PM
  • "Save on mobile bandwidth by disabling remote images in iOS Mail" Mac OS X Hints 5/3
  • "Ask Alex: How Not to Offend With Headphones/Taking personal calls at the office; Using an alias on Facebook; When you should remove your headphones" PC Magazine 5/3
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple fail should be a lesson for Microsoft: By market-acceptance standards, failures of Apple hardware products are rare. And even if the potential for weak demand is evident, the company is pretty good at fixing the problem. That's a good lesson for Microsoft." CNET News 6:29 PM
  • "Kindle iOS app accessibility update for the blind: so what?" Stabley Times 1:59 PM
  • "Samsung Galaxy S4 TV ad: wait, the iPhone 5 already does that stuff!" Stabley Times 12:25 PM
  • "The Macalope Weekly: Major league analysis"  Macworld 7:09 AM
  • "I Wish I'd Thought of This Steve Jobs Pilgrimage Infographic" Apple Gazette 6:53 AM
  • "Shooting fashion photos with an iPhone" TUAW 5/3
  • "A New iPhone Is Just Like Having A New Girlfriend [Video] Redmond Pie 5/3
  • "Table: Who Wins In The HTML5 Vs. Native Apps Head-To-Head Showdown" Business Insider 5/3
  • "Flagged iOS App Not Cause For Concern" Intego 5/3
  • "Rumor: Low Cost iPhone To Be Better Than Expected" AppleBitch 5/3
  • "Apple's App Store's Top 50 Apps Confirms: The iPhone Is A Games Console"  Forbes 5/3
  • "How the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S IV Got Military-Grade Security" The Atlantic Wire 5/3
  • "Will Apple's flat iOS society please shut up?" Computerworld 5/3
  • "Price Comparisons between the US Apple Store and the Online Store for Thailand" eXtensions 5/3
  • "Apple is 'bleeding market share'"  BGR 5/3
  • "Imagining a Passbook-powered digital wallet"  Macworld 5/3
  • "Samsung Tells Court That Apple Requested Injunctions Would Confuse Consumers" MacTrast 5/3
  • "Samsung to Court: Don't Confuse Consumers with Injunctions" The Mac Observer 5/3
  • "Samsung: injunction for Apple makes no sense, infringed products are outdated" iDownload Blog 5/3
  • "Apple's Curved Battery Research Could Point To Thinner iPhones, iWatch" App Advice 5/3
  • "Why you shouldn't listen to well-paid analysts: Horace Dediu warns against giving too much credence to the opinions of well-paid analysts" Macworld UK 5/3
  • "Apple's Privacy Record Sucks. Here's Why You Should Care"  ReadWrite 5/3
  • "Why Doesn't Apple Waterproof The iPhone?" PixoBebo 5/3
  • "Apple Is About To Make The Same Mistake With OS X And iOS 7 As Microsoft Did On Windows 8" Mac 360 5/3
Non-Apple
  • "Where Do Old Cellphones Go to Die?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:23 PM
  • "For the wearable tech market to thrive, it needs to get in better shape" GigaOM 3:14 PM
  • "Conan sexes up Martha Stewart's Match.com profile: Martha Stewart has joined Match.com. Clearly, she may encounter some issues there. Conan O'Brien decides to help." CNET News 2:13 PM
  • "Why we often view digital culture through insect metaphors: Ant colonies as massive computation machines, optimizing their algorithms." Ars Technica 10:19 AM
  • "This May the Fourth, look back at amazing 'Return of the Jedi' art: A Star Wars Day spectacular! Take a trip through Ralph McQuarrie's vision of the alien worlds and characters seen in 'Return of the Jedi,' which celebrates three decades this year." CNET News 9:35 AM
  • "70 Percent of Brand Engagement on Pinterest Come From Users [Infographic] Social Barrel 7:06 AM
  • "Is Internet Killing the Video Star?" AllThingsD 5/3
  • "We've Heard A Similar Reaction To Google Glass Somewhere Before" TechCrunch 5/3
  • "Google: The future of search is Now/Google Now is the company's big bet to maintain market share as people leave the desktop and search on mobile and wearable devices." CNET News 5/3
  • "Why Google Glass is worth doing even if it goes down as the next Segway" BGR 5/3
  • "The sneaky thing about Google Glass" BetaNews 5/3
  • "5 ways to make Google Glass better: Some early reviews call Google Glass the future of computing. But even they say that future remains a little rough around the edges." Fortune 5/3
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "pdf-Office Professional 11.0 with improved and enhanced functionality" prMac 4:02 PM
  • "Cydia Tweak: Velox Takes App Interaction And Notifications To Another Level" App Advice 11:53 AM
  • "Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus Embarks On His Annual Mid-Atlantic MUG Tour Next Week" The MUG Center 9:18 AM
  • "Toy Defense 2 is now avilable on the Apple App Store" prMac 9:59 AM
  • "Think You Know Your WWE Wrestlers? Take the Famous Faces of WWE Quiz" MacMegasite 8:09 AM
  • "Marshmello Mountain Brings An Incredible Bedtime Story to iOS" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "FileMaker Design Studios Scheduled for Oakland" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Affordable App Marketing Services? Good News for Developers" prMac 7:05 AM
  • "Google Search App With Google Now Breaks Into iTunes Top 10" Search Engine Land 7:06 AM
  • "Verizon's My FiOS App Updated To Bring TV Listings, Remote Control And More" App Advice 7:02 AM
  • "T-Mobile US launches TV streaming app for iPhone" iMore 7:03 AM
  • "Path app gets enhanced security features, more friend finding options in latest update" AppleInsider 6:52 AM
  • "The latest issue of the TNW iPad magazine is out: FASHION as curated by @SabineDeWitte" The Next Web 5/3
  • "This Little White Box Can Run Your Home Entirely By Remote Control From Your Phone" Business Insider 5/3
  • "Piano Passcode lets you unlock your iPhone by playing a familiar tune" iDownload Blog 5/3
  • "Foursaken Media Announces 'Monster Adventures' Coming this Summer" Touch Arcade 5/3
  • "Research and Markets: Top Five Global Consumer Electronic Companies: Performance, Strategies and Competitive Analysis - 2013" Business Wire 5/3
  • "Google Glass: iPhone users get turn-by-turn, Take pics by winking" Digital Trends 5/3
  • "Google Glass will soon get iPhone compatibility for navigation and texting" Pocket-lint 5/3
  • "Google Glass Will Soon Support Navigation and Text Messages for iPhone Users" iClarified 5/3
  • "Spruce up your Mac's keyboard with wood key caps: If you are tired of the look of your Apple keyboard, an elegant wooden touch might be the answer." MacFixIt 5/3
  • "Netflix Helps You Decide What to Watch With New Rows on iPad" PC Magazine 5/3
  • "Splitr Is For Music Fans Willing To Share" App Advice 5/3
  • "StubHub Updated To Add Interactive Venue Maps, Price Alerts And More" App Advice 5/3
  • "Apple Highlights Top 25 All-Time Free & Paid Apps On iOS" Cult of Mac 5/3
  • "Wander Launches Days App, Looks To Change Your Perspective Of Photo-Sharing Entirely" TechCrunch 5/3
  • "Mobile Active Defense Adds Mobile Network Level Security Compatible to Any MDM in Support of Apple Decision to Fight Patent Trolling Court Decision" PRNewswire 5/3
  • "Cydia Tweak: You Must Play The Right Keys To Unlock Your Device With Piano Passcode" App Advice 5/3
  • "Toast Covers for iPad + iPad mini" iLounge 5/3
  • "Precise Biometrics: Tactivo™ for iPad 4th Generation Obtains MFi Approval by Apple" Business Wire 5/3
  • "New Portfolio Feature, Higher Prices Coming To 500px Photo Sharing Tool" App Advice 5/3
  • "Big Nerd Ranch Clash of the Coders: Rule-based Lock Screens" TUAW 5/3
  • "Nemetschek bim+ shown at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York" Architosh 5/3
  • "Boldly Shoot Scenes With Action Movie FX's New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Effects" App Advice 5/3
  • "That Was Quick: TinyUmbrella Updated With Support For iOS 6.1.4" App Advice 5/3
  • "May The Force Be With You As You Play Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles" App Advice 5/3
  • "Application Development Server For iOS Released" prMac 5/3
  • "New Version Of Apple iPhone App iCensorBooth Released" prMac 5/3
  • "Fusion Informatics Launches iPad Apps Development Services" prMac 5/3
  • "Razed - A unique indie puzzle game gets featured in 36 countries" prMac 5/3
  • "Avalon Wars New Server Pegasus Opening Announcement" prMac 5/3
  • "PlayFino's Educational Game - Little Farm Preschool 2 Released" prMac 5/3
  • "Hullabu launches A Wizard's Curse HD for iPad" prMac 5/3
  • "Hayes Organization Announces Auto Alert Alarm Clock App for iPhone" prMac 5/3
  • "Pool DrillBook Free now!" prMac 5/3
  • "Wizarding Wars Available on the Apple App Store" prMac 5/3
  • "WhatsGoLa - Free best tool for creating scenic virtual travel photos" prMac 5/3
  • "Horizon Calendar 2.0 features NLP with Intelligent Lookup and more" prMac 5/3
  • "Gorgeous Shiny the Firefly Now Available - At An Initial Special Price" prMac 5/3
  • "GeoWorld Makes it Easy, Fun and Exciting to Learn Geography Anytime" prMac 5/3
  • "Football sensation Score! goes global with biggest ever update" prMac 5/3
  • "Drafts and Drafts for iPad 3.0 take top-ranked apps to the next level" prMac 5/3
  • "A Goat Screaming Shake- Yelling Like Humans released for iOS" prMac 5/3
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's new plan to boost Windows Phone: Sell dirt-cheap Lumias at Walmart" BGR 6:54 AM
  • "Microsoft goes mainstream to win smartphone share" Reuters 7:48 AM
  • "Documents expose Google's (Motorola's) persistent efforts to stall Microsoft's FRAND contract case" Foss Patents 4:04 PM
  • "Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch: Security experts suspect Chinese hackers using flaw to target nuclear weapons researchers running Windows XP" Computerworld 9:28 PM
  • "Microsoft completes migration of all Hotmail users to Outlook.com" Zee News 7:46 AM
  • "Qualcomm defends Windows RT tablets despite lackluster sales, biting criticism/Exec says chip maker is not discouraged: 'Qualcomm has long-term investment' in Windows RT" Computerworld 9:27 PM
  • "HP board sued over Autonomy deal: Hewlett-Packard board members were last night facing accusations that they were made aware of countless 'red flags' about Autonomy before their disastrous acquisition of the British software maker." Telegraph 6:25 PM
  • ": Intel And Microsoft Speed Up Windows RT's Death" Seeking Alpha 9:40 PM
  • "Intel's CEO Choice Fuels Debate Over Chip Maker's Future" eWeek 2:32 PM
  • "Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO: Krzanich said he will tackle the challenge of declining PC sales by relying on the assets that Intel is built on" Associated Press 7:45 AM
  • "Intel's Core i7-4770K Overclocked to 7.0 GHz" Tom's Hardware 8:42 PM
  • "Dell computers sold to Syria despite sanctions" New York Times 7:38 AM
  • "With SDN, Cisco Will Unlock Value Of Installed Hardware Worth $180 Billion" Seeking Alpha 7:41 AM
  • "IBM Makes Tiny 'Star Trek' Images Using Microscope, Individual Carbon Atoms" Space.com 8:44 PM
  • "Intel CEO-Designate Krzanich Plans Faster Shift to Mobile" Bloomberg 5/3
  • "Intel Chief Sees Many More Devices and Connections" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/3
  • "Intel's next-gen CEO must get inside next-gen devices" PCWorld 5/3
  • "Intel's new chief aims to expand chip making for smartphones and tablets" New York Times 5/3
  • "Run silent, run deep: The life of Brian Krzanich at Intel" Reuters 5/3
  • "Intel Iris could be a real threat to AMD and Nvidia" ZDNet 5/3
  • "Dell Products Make Their Way, Circuitously, to Syria" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/3
  • "Michael Dell: HP Server Share Losses Are 'Staggering'" CRN 5/3
  • "HP's New Business Unit Highlights Demand for Converged Systems" eWeek 5/3
  • "IBM Server Talks With Lenovo Halted Over Price Row" TechWeekEurope 5/3
  • "Java and JavaScript holes found in IBM Notes" ZDNet 5/3
  • "Microsoft Gives Hotmail Facelift, Changes Name to Outlook" TheStreet 5/3
  • "Microsoft switches all Hotmail users to Outlook.com" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 5/3
  • "Oracle sharpens up mobile app development tools" ZDNet 5/3
  • "Oracle Powers Mobile Application Innovation in the Enterprise With Latest Release of Oracle Application Development Framework Mobile" Marketwired 5/3
  • "AMD soars, analyst cites speculation on consoles" MarketWatch 5/3
  • "Rumors swirl around AMD buy" TG Daily 5/3
  • "AMD introduces FX-4350, FX-6350 CPU, slashes prices on other desktop processors" ZDNet 5/3
  • "Could Cisco Take Market Share from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NSN with Ubiquisys Small Cell Acquisition?" Sacramento Bee 5/3
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Profiting From Apple's Buybacks" Barron's 9:19 AM
  • "Apple Still Has a Cash Hoard 'Problem,' and That's Great News" The Motley Fool 5/3
  • "Apple to IBM Lead U.S. Bond Sales in High-Grade Technology Boom" Bloomberg 5/3
  • "Apple's bond offering will allow it to avoid $9.2B in US taxes" AppleInsider 5/3
  • "Apple's debt strategy saves $9.2B in taxes (plus $100m a year in interest deductions)" 9 to 5 Mac 5/3
  • "Apple Saves $9.2 Billion By Going Into Debt For $55 Billion" Cult of Mac 5/3
  • "The clever economics behind Apple's $17 billion bond offering" TUAW 5/3
  • "Apple's $17 billion bond deal allows it to avoid $9.2 billion tax hit" TUAW 5/3
  • "Apple fuels corporate bond frenzy" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/3
  • "Can Apple hit $650 by the end of the year?" MarketWatch 5/3
  • "Laird revenue slips as demand from 'largest customer' drops" ["Electronic-components maker Laird Plc said revenue from its largest customer -- widely assumed to be Apple Inc -- fell 17 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, contributing to a 2 percent fall in overall revenue."] Reuters 5/3
  • "Another Apple supplier cites slipping demand from its 'largest customer'" AppleInsider 5/3
  • "Apple supplier Laird reports sharp drop in orders: A sharp drop in orders from its top customer, believed to be Apple, has hit revenues at the smartphone components supplier Laird." Telegraph 5/3
  • "Stale iOS Devices Mean Declining Fortunes For A Key Apple Supplier" App Advice 5/3
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: LinkedIn slumps while most techs close higher/Online-professional-networking company falls on outlook" MarketWatch 5/3
  • "Dow tops 15,000 on jobs report" CNNMoney 5/3
  • "Dow Breaks 15,000 as Job Gains Power Stocks, S&P Hits New Highs" TheStreet 5/3
  • "Historic Session: Dow, S&P Notch New Milestones Amid Jobs Hopes" FOXBusiness 5/3
  • "S&P Tops 1600 on Jobs Data" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/3
  • "Asia Markets: Shanghai stocks rebound to pace gains in Asia/Most Asian stock markets rose on Friday after the European Central Bank cut its interest rate and U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly declined, with Shanghai-listed shares rebounding strongly after a string of recent declines." MarketWatch 5/3
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks sidelined ahead of U.S. jobs data/European stock markets stuck to the sidelines on Friday ahead of all-important U.S. jobs data due for release later. Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC was among stocks declining after results, while Vallourec SA and CGG Veritas surged." MarketWatch 5/3
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5/3
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5/3
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m." Associated Press 5/3

 
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