"Apple picks itself up off the mat: Apple's stock has been on a tear since the tech giant announced what it called the largest share repurchase program in history." CNNMoney 7:57 AM
"Apple Basks in Bullish Reviews From Wall Street Media Giants: Everybody is still waiting for the next iWhatever, but in the meantime Apple has received some positive news from two longtime financial media outlets, Barron's and Fortune. Apple is the top company on Barron's 500 list, and ranks sixth on Fortune's roundup of top U.S. revenue earners. The best review yet? The firm of rogue investor David Einhorn, leader of the recent shareholder insurrection, actually bought more Apple stock." MacNewsWorld 8:26 AM
"They're Practically Giving Apple Away: Tim Cook, who has famously told investors he doesn't care about his stock price, actually cares a lot about his stock price." TheStreet 8:26 AM
"Apple Seeks Documents on Android Source Code in Samsung Lawsuit" Bloomberg News 10:22 AM
"Apple's user data-sharing takes a hit in Germany after court objects to privacy policy" ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Apple's privacy policy violates German data protection law, Berlin court rules" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Apple opposes Google's amicus brief in support of Samsung: not an impartial friend of the court" Foss Patents 8:29 AM
"Apple seeds OS X 10.8.4 beta build 12E47 to developers" 9 to 5 Mac 3:42 PM
"Apple seeds sixth 10.8.4 beta to developers for testing" MacNN 7:17 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to manage automatic log-in in OS X: If you have a Mac set up in a secure location as a media center or with limited access by anyone but authorized users, then you may find the OS X log-in password requirement to be a burden." MacFixIt 4:09 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Spotify vs. iTunes: Which Music Service Is Better?" Business Insider 9:28 AM
"Premium Fonts Now Available on Mac App Store at 80% Launch Discount" prMac 10:37 AM
"Graphic Node Launches a New Template Set for Pages" prMac 8:35 AM
"Office 2011 update includes more Office 365 features: Microsoft has released an update to Office 2011 for Mac, which, in addition to bug fixes, adds more integrated features with its Office 365 service." CNET Reviews 1:42 PM
"Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 14.3.4 Update" OfficeforMacHelp 8:29 AM
"Leak sends water pouring into Apple Store on Fifth Avenue" New York Post 11:44 AM
"Tablet Purchases To Drive Mobile Content Revenues To $65BN In 2016, Up From $40BN+ In 2013, Says Juniper" TechCrunch 8:11 AM
"iOS 7 Mobile Traffic Spikes On Both iPhone And iPad Ahead Of Apple's WWDC, According To Onswipe" TechCrunch 9:56 AM
"iOS 7 showing up in Web traffic logs ahead of public reveal" CNET News 12:47 PM
"iOS 7 Web Traffic Spikes as WWDC Nears" PC Magazine 4:09 PM
"Pickup in iOS 7 Web traffic titillates Apple-watchers" Ars Technica 2:23 PM
"T-Mobile Sold 500,000 iPhones In Q1, Revenue Dipped 7 Percent" AllThingsD 8:05 AM
"T-Mobile reports 500K iPhone sales in less than one month" AppleInsider 8:05 AM
"T-Mobile's Q1 2013 Shows 500K iPhone 5 Sales In One Month, Signs The 'Un-Carrier' Plan Is Working" TechCrunch 8:11 AM
"T-Mobile sells 500,000 iPhone 5s in first month of availability, but quarterly profits take a hit" The Verge 8:16 AM
"T-Mobile Sells 500,000 iPhone 5s in Less Than a Month" Mashable 8:51 AM
"T-Mobile Q1 revenue down; half a million iPhone 5's sold" ZDNet 9:02 AM
"Nokia takes on Apple and Samsung with clip of Lumia 928's low-light video capabilities" IDG News Service 8:02 AM
"Nokia takes on iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 in latest Lumia video" CNET News 8:02 AM
"Apple's iOS 6 Gains FIPS 140-2 Certification, May Result In Government Use" App Advice 8:11 AM
"Watch out Apple – Google Glass stores may be heading to the high street: Are Brin and co coming to a store near you?" TechRadar UK 9:00 AM
"IPad model can make health law sign-up simpler (Column)" Bloomberg News 10:33 AM
"Verizon may offer an extra $100 off iPhone 5" Digital Trends 10:33 AM
"British smartphone users paying for just one in 10 apps: British smartphone users pay for just one in ten of the apps they download, according to new research." Telegraph 8:11 AM
"Apple takes top spot on Davis Brand Capital brand leaders list" AppleDailyReport 9:03 AM
"iOS rules among small business owners" AppleDailyReport 9:03 AM
"Messaging apps' bold new plan: Cut deals to be preloaded onto phones" BGR 2:12 PM
"Portait photographer Platon on working with Bill Gates, Tim Cook, and other tech titans" The Verge 8:16 AM
"Qualcomm Elects Jonathan 'Father of Apple iPod' Rubinstein to Board of Directors." X-bit labs 9:00 AM
Non-Apple News
"Lexmark CEO says software helps printer business" MarketWatch 12:49 PM
"Yahoo's Mayer Plans Search Revamp to Narrow Google Lead" Bloomberg 12:53 PM
"Yahoo's Marissa Mayer: Personal attacks are just 'noise'" CNNMoney 12:43 PM
"Sony launches new value-priced Vaio Fit, Fit E laptop families" ZDNet 12:14 PM
"CA Technologies to shed 1,200 staff as revenues drop four percent" V3 12:06 PM
"Virgin unveils 100Gbit/s service to help data centres meet cloud computing demands" V3 12:05 PM
"LG ponders a return to making tablets" TG Daily 11:59 AM
"Stephen Wolfram on Personal Analytics: The creator of the Wolfram Alpha search engine explains why he thinks your life should be measured, analyzed, and improved." Technology Review 11:56 AM
"Silicon Valley snarky blogs make comeback" Reuters 11:46 AM
"Fake 'honeyword' passwords could be planted to trip up hackers" NBC News 11:12 AM
"Samsung reportedly to phase out from microSD card market" DigiTimes 10:41 AM
"Highly critical vulnerability fixed in Nginx Web server software" IDG News Service 11:21 AM
"Dimension Data Joins Amazon, Rackspace With Three-Tiered Cloud Storage" CRN 10:29 AM
"Robotic jellyfish could be undersea spy" CNN 10:28 AM
"VMware Users Gain Bluelock Recovery Option" InformationWeek 9:59 AM
"Nokia shareholder tells CEO Elop he's going to hell" The Register 12:01 PM
"Nokia teases global event for Thursday" CNET News 9:55 AM
"Nokia Teases Lumia 928 In Low Light Camera Test, Pits It Against Galaxy S3 & iPhone 5" TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"'Next' iPhone display production to begin, says Japan report: Here comes the next iPhone? Well, at least display production has started, according to a report." CNET News 8:01 AM
"Rumor: Sharp to begin display ramp-up for iPhone 5S next month" Electronista 8:11 AM
"Sharp to start work on next iPhone screen in June, iPhone 6/iPhone 5S shipping in August" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Retina iPad mini to launch this autumn, third gen with new processor coming in 2014" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Future iPhone could sport invisible buttons: A patent granted to Apple envisions invisible buttons and slider controls for a future incarnation of its smartphone and other electronic devices." CNET News 8:51 AM
"Apple patent filing involves online apps, iCloud — and multi-player games" AppleDailyReport 9:03 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"A Quick Fix for 'No Batteries Available' & Fans Running Constantly on a MacBook Air" OS X Daily 2:23 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Bladeslinger Ep.1 For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:45 AM
"Dead Rage: Prologue For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:45 AM
"Rage of Cowboy For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:45 AM
"Evomail for iPad: An evolved e-mail client? Though more gesture-friendly and social network-savvy than Google's own Gmail app, Evomail needs some bugs fixed and features added." CNET Reviews 12:47 PM
"Feed Wrangler: A subscription-based RSS reader for web and iOS" TUAW 11:48 AM
"Review: Kindle for iOS remains a compelling iBooks alternative" Macworld 8:35 AM
"Here are some great apps for celebrating Mother's Day" iDownload Blog 8:24 AM
"Genius Scan -PDF Scanner Updated: Now Universal (full screen iPad) and With Access to Photo Library" eXtensions 8:04 AM
"Vector Graphics Editor Adobe Ideas For iOS Goes Free, Gets Cloud Sync" AddictiveTips 8:29 AM
"Daily iPad App: Draw This App challenges you to refine your drawing technique" TUAW 8:29 AM
"Photoshop On The iPhone? Bah Humbug. Who Needs It? Make Better Portrait Photos With Facetune" McSolo 7:54 AM
"Democratic Shopping: How Your iPhone's Camera Lets Friends Vote On Your Purchase Choices" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"Shortwave Is Part Of The New Way To Socialize Online With Video Messages" TeraTalks 7:54 AM
"The Hidden Secret To Manage Your Daily Do List That Actually Gets Things Done" BohemianBoomer 7:54 AM
"Ridiculous Fishing - A Tale of Redemption for iPad and iPhone review: Completely ridiculous game themed around fishing" Macworld UK 8:15 AM
"Infuse Review: Offering plenty of options, Infuse makes it simple to view videos regardless of their format, all within an attractive outer shell." 148Apps 12:49 PM
"Moldiv Review: Collage tools are nothing new, but Moldiv makes things more interesting with a huge variety of different options and free-collage making tools." 148Apps 1:46 PM
"Nameless: The Hackers Review/Nameless: The Hackers offers a legitimately interesting story and puts a unique spin on its RPG mechanics that actually works." 148Apps 8:31 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Create A Rovio Account & Sync Game Progress Across Devices" AddictiveTips 8:27 AM
"How To Get The iTunes 11 MiniPlayer On Your iOS Device [Jailbreak] Cult of Mac 4:12 PM
Tips
"Tips and Tricks: Setting a notification for individual email accounts on iOS 6" iSource 7:39 PM
"Parenting Tip: Using Find My iPhone to locate a misplaced iOS device" TUAW 10:23 AM
"DIY Cable Tidy Channels MacBook Mag-Safe Connector" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
"Passwords: You're doing it wrong. Here's how to make them uncrackable." PCWorld 8:02 AM
"Brief of the day: Apple on Google as a 'friend of the court'/Apple to Google: If you've got something to say about Samsung, join the damned suit." Fortune 8:36 AM
"Is Google Now Taking A Bite Out Of Apple?" Seeking Alpha 2:11 PM
"Google Out-Innovates Apple On iPhone Apps: Motivated by more than 100 million iOS users, Google is developing better iPhone apps." InformationWeek 1:43 PM
"Google offers iOS developers a way to treat Chrome almost like the default browser" iMore 8:28 AM
"Here's Even More Evidence That Google Is Trying To Take Over The iPhone" Business Insider 8:26 AM
"Google gives iOS developers a choice, and it ain't mobile Safari" BetaNews 8:25 AM
"How Samsung's S Voice responds to questions about iPhone, Siri and Apple" iDownload Blog 8:48 AM
"What does Samsung's S-Voice assistant think of Siri?" 9 to 5 Mac 8:16 AM
"Samsung-Apple patent war: The Journal misses the point" Fortune 8:02 AM
"Will the Fast Rise of Tablets Help or Hurt Apple?" Minyanville 8:36 AM
"The Tablet Wars: Reading Between The Lines On Tablet Sales, Shipments, And Plain Old Guesses" PixoBebo 7:53 AM
Non-Apple
"Yet More Proof That Violent Videogames Don't Cause Aggression" Forbes 3:28 PM
"What IT Staffs Want More Than Salary" InformationWeek 12:58 PM
"Could 'honeywords' help stop high-profile password breaches?" ZDNet 12:15 PM
"LG Optimus G Pro is an excellent 5.5 inch Android smartphone (gallery)" ZDNet 12:14 PM
"Lenovo's 27-inch table PC is fun, versatile" USA Today 12:04 PM
"Review: BlackBerry Q10/Not cheap, but a most excellent Communicator" The Register 12:02 PM
"Why Syria's Response On The Internet Outage Is Complete BS" TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Infographic: Managing Today's Wireless Family" PC Magazine 11:18 AM
"Settle in -- the mobile patent wars are here to stay" InfoWorld 10:54 AM
"It's a brave new world for IT -- for real, this time" InfoWorld 10:53 AM
"Why mobile wallets alone will fail" Fortune 10:48 AM
"Demand for SSDs in PCs to boom through 2017, says IHS" DigiTimes 10:41 AM
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 less innovative than it seems" Silicon Valley 10:33 AM
"20 geeky gifts for Mother's Day: Treat the moms in your life to custom chocolate photos, propeller earrings, binary pottery and other tech-inspired Mother's Day gifts." [Slideshow] Computerworld 10:31 AM
"Godzilla vs. Mothra, the sequel" Fortune 10:48 AM
"PDF Expert Adds New Annotation Features" MacStories 4:09 PM
"Kwikset outs iPhone-exclusive wireless door lock" iDownload Blog 2:13 PM
"Advanced Bionics Enters the World of Rehab Apps for Adults and Assessment Apps for Children: -- New iPad apps help adults hear with cochlear implants and professionals assess hearing in young children --" Business Wire 1:48 PM
"'CardSplice' Cleverly Catalogs Your 'Magic: The Gathering' Cards Using the iPhone Camera" Touch Arcade 12:49 PM
"Bad Piggies Gets 15 New Levels, Lets Players Record & Share Their Tricks" Cult of Mac 11:47 AM
"Smash and Grab and Smash Some More in 'Daddy Was A Thief'" Touch Arcade 11:47 AM
"Newer Technology Adds Optical Drive Choices To miniStack MAX Four-in-One Storage, Access, And Connectivity Solution" NewerTechnology 10:51 AM
"Find Your Fit: Audio-Technica's SonicSport Fitness-Oriented Headphones Are Now Available" Business Wire 10:49 AM
"Ruin your productivity with Dots for iPhone" iDownload Blog 10:37 AM
"Our Favorite To-Do List App Is Free Today" Business Insider 10:10 AM
"Bang With Friends Goes Mobile, Launches On iPhone And Android" TechCrunch 10:04 AM
"Crosswa.lk Debuts First Public-Facing Tool To Send iOS Apps From Web To Mobile, No Need To Launch iTunes" TechCrunch 9:56 AM
"Will it Fit? Tempered Glass Screen Shields and Cases" Run Around Tech 9:20 AM
"Amazon Cloud Player enables iOS update, allows music streaming in Ford vehicles" GeekWire 10:38 AM
"Ford Syncs Amazon Cloud Player for iOS" PC Magazine 10:35 AM
"Ford cars now sync with Amazon Cloud Player on iOS: Amazon's iOS app for Ford Sync AppLink allows people to stream their music using voice commands or dashboard controls." CNET News 9:20 AM
"Ford Syncs Amazon Cloud Player for iOS" PC Magazine 10:04 AM
"Readdle's PDF Expert Gets More Than 20 New Features & Improvements" Cult of Mac 8:48 AM
"AliveCor Expands Mobile ECG Device Offering to Include iPhone 5" Business Wire 8:34 AM
"MetroStar Systems Launches eBriefing Solution for Microsoft SharePoint, Windows 8 Tablet, and iPad" Business Wire 8:34 AM
"It's Coming: Nike Fuelband 2 With Bluetooth 4.0, 3rd-Party Apps and Heart Rate Monitor" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
"Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion" TechCrunch 9:04 PM
"Microsoft reportedly trying to buy Nook ebook ecosystem for $1 billion" The Verge 9:05 PM
"Microsoft's Amy Hood named CFO as Peter Klein departs" Engadget 6:59 PM
"Microsoft's Turnaround Recipe: Copy Google and Salesforce" TheStreet 12:44 PM
"Apple vs Microsoft: Who Has It Right When It Comes to the Future of Computing?" The Motley Fool 9:44 AM
"Microsoft: Don't Be Fooled By The Cool Exploit Kit" CRN 10:28 AM
"Windows chief's comments hint at a desktop resurgence in Windows Blue: Comments made by Windows boss Tami Reller in several recent interviews suggest desktop diehards may find a lot to like in Windows Blue." PCWorld 11:25 AM
"Windows Blue preview to land at end of June" The Register 12:01 PM
"Windows 8 update public preview to be released in June" BBC 10:03 AM
"What to watch for in Microsoft's Windows 8 update" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:51 AM
"Toshiba exec: Microsoft confused consumers over Windows 8, RT" ZDNet 12:14 PM
"Toshiba: Microsoft confused tablet buyers with Windows 8" CNET News 9:54 AM
"Why We Bought Microsoft: Because 2013 Should Determine Whether Ballmer Stays Or Goes" Seeking Alpha 6:42 PM
"Acer Chairman Softens on Windows 8" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Yahoo's Mayer fails in effort to end Microsoft search pact" ZDNet 12:16 PM
"Yahoo CEO Mayer Seeks to Undo Microsoft Search Deal" [Video Report] Bloomberg TV 9:47 AM
"Yahoo attempts to exit Microsoft search deal for Google partnership" V3 12:05 PM
"Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo: The deal may, however, not prevent Yahoo from trying to terminate the broader agreement with Microsoft" IDG News Service 10:32 AM
"Coming Soon To Microsoft's Office Web Apps: Real-Time Co-Authoring, Editing On Android Tablets, Easier File Management" TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Microsoft Opens Office Web Apps To Android Tablets" InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Microsoft's Office Web Apps moving ahead with 'Gemini' wave" ZDNet 12:13 PM
"HP faces billion dollar law suit" TG Daily 11:59 AM
"HP knew Autonomy was a duff buy, claim HP shareholders in $1bn suit: Apotheker ignored accounting irregularities and outdated tech" The Register 12:02 PM
"HP turns to design for reversal of PC fortunes: The company hopes to standardise material, designs and colours on laptops, desktops and tablets" Techworld 11:57 AM
"IBM software vulnerabilities leave servers open to targeted attacks" V3 12:06 PM
"Dell partners with Telefonica to give laptops pay-as-you-go mobile data access in Europe" ZDNet 12:13 PM
"Intel chip gives new hope for Windows 8 tablets: Analysts are encouraged by Intel's new Atom design. So future Windows 8 and Windows Blue-based tablets powered by Intel's revamped mobile chips could provide a lift for Microsoft and its hardware partners." CNET News 9:02 PM
"Deep inside Intel's new ARM killer: Silvermont/Chipzilla's Atom grows up, speeds up, powers down" The Register 12:01 PM
"Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law becoming a challenge/Intel will advance Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but keeping up with it is becoming more challenging as chip geometries shrink, according to a company executive" Computerworld New Zealand 6:54 PM
"Cisco EU Court Appeal of Microsoft-Skype Approval Set for May 29" Bloomberg 12:50 PM
"Cisco survey hints many IT leaders also don't understand 'Internet of Things'" ZDNet 12:15 PM
"An H-1B jobs database the tech industry may hate: Just what does 'good faith' hiring mean?" Computerworld 10:31 AM
"Proposed U.S. law aims to counter cybertheft with import bans: The bill would require the Director of National Intelligence to identify companies that benefit from stolen U.S. technologies" IDG News Service 10:32 AM
"Senators seek launch of anti-cybertheft bill" ZDNet 12:17 PM
"Obama creates White House internet adviser" Reuters 11:45 AM
"Apple's Rally Is The Child Of A Deluded Wall Street" Seeking Alpha 9:56 AM
"Now That Apple Has Bottomed, What Is It Worth?" Seeking Alpha 9:28 AM
"Apple to Google Pay CFOs Most as Stocks Climb With Cash: Five of the ten best-paid finance chiefs last year work in the technology industry, as executives at companies from Apple Inc. to Google Inc. were rewarded for increasing profit, amassing cash and minimizing taxes." Bloomberg 8:13 AM
"Apple's Peter Oppenheimer ranks as highest-paid CFO for 2012" Electronista 10:04 AM
"Apple's Peter Oppenheimer Is Highest Paid Finance Chief" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:09 PM
"This Hedge Fund Made Apple Its No. 1 Position Last Quarter" Seeking Alpha 3:42 PM
"Falling IPad Mini Demand to Push Pegatron Electronics Sales Down" Bloomberg 8:13 AM
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