"Editorial: Apple's billions are building an empire for the future/Given that Apple now sits on well over $144.7 billion in liquid resources, there's lots of discussion about how the company could or should be spending it. What Apple is already doing with its cash is actually more interesting." AppleInsider 5:53 PM
"Why Apple Can't Be Trusted with the App Store" Cult of Mac 6:08 PM
"Intel Can Give Apple The Edge In Mobile" Seeking Alpha 7:27 AM
"Pentagon Officially Grants Security Approval For Apple's iOS Devices" App Advice 7:44 AM
"How devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem?" Fortune 8:16 AM
"Apple iRadio reportedly held up by song skipping fee dispute" Crave @ CNET 8:18 AM
"Why Johnathan Ive won't be removing skeuomorphism from iOS 7" Mac Predictions 9:25 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook To Propose Profit Repatriation Tax Changes" Forbes 1:12 PM
"Apple vs the U.S. Congress: Can Apple convince Congress to fix cash repatriation tax laws?" iMore 1:37 PM
"This Time, Apple Should Follow BlackBerry's Lead" The Motley Fool 3:46 PM
"UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9:38 PM
"Apple CEO Cook to Propose Tax Reform for Offshore Cash" Bloomberg 5/17
"Watch who Tim Cook talks to in the Washington press corps: In advance of next Tuesday's Senate testimony, he softened the ground with interviews at Politico and the Washington Post — but not, pointedly, the New York Times." Fortune 5/17
"Apple's Cook Heads to Washington to Talk Taxes" MacNewsWorld 5/17
"Apple's Cook Pushes Corporate Tax Changes, Argues It Would Create U.S. Jobs: Report" Reuters 5/17
"Apple chief Cook: You - senators. Get in here and redo this tax law" The Register 5/17
"Apple's Tim Cook to propose tax changes to Congress" ZDNet 5/17
"How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service: Sources say iRadio is still mired in licensing talks and may not be ready for WWDC" The Verge 5/17
"The Epic Battle Between Apple & Google Is All But Over - Who Won?" ReadWrite 5/17
"Google Vs. Apple: Is Google Getting Too Crowded?" Talking Numbers 5/17
"Apple losing innovative edge, three in four investors say: Apple has lost its edge among investors, according to a poll of financial experts." Telegraph 5/17
"Has Apple Lost its Innovative Secret Sauce? Poll Paints Troubling Picture" FOXBusiness 5/17
"Apple 'losing innovation magic'" Bangkok Post 5/17
"Apple Mobile Devices Approved for Use on U.S. Military Networks" Bloomberg 5/17
"Apple iOS Devices Approved for Use on Military Networks" PC Magazine 5/17
"Pentagon Approves iPhone & iPad for Military Use" The Mac Observer 5/17
"Samsung vs Apple verdict: Apple wins huge" IndiaTimes 5/17
"'SpecialisRevelio!' Macs use Harry Potter spell to unlock secret 'backdoor'/Don't worry: undocumented feature more the stuff of spy movies than hack attack." Ars Technica 5/17
"Alohomora! Secret Mac function can only be unlocked with Harry Potter spell" TechRadar UK 5/17
"Mac malware uploads screenshots, certified by Apple: The malware is running because it has a valid Apple Developer ID" Macworld UK 5/17
"New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer" IDG News Service 5/17
"How to handle OS X firmware updates that won't install: If you've got an OS X firmware update that just refuses to install properly, there are a few things you can try to remedy the situation." CNET Reviews 5/17
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask questions about library locations, Wi-Fi networks, and using an internal hard drive as an external drive." MacFixIt 5/17
"Desktop Toys is a box of toys right on your desktop. The toys follow all the laws of physics and can interact. Each toy has unique features, sounds and behavior." Desktop Toys 5/17
"Bigasoft Video Converter for Mac updated to solve how to converter video" prMac 5/17
"microLARGE Software releases Mac task and to-do list app Taskdeck" prMac 5/17
"Best iPad to Mac Transfer Offers Simplicity at Low Price" prMac 5/17
"Together 3.0 for Mac by Reinvented Software" prMac 5/17
"Teen dies trying to hold onto iPad during theft, police say: A 15-year-old in Las Vegas dies after the passenger in a car allegedly tries to steal his iPad as he walks down the street. Police say the teen wouldn't let go of his iPad and was run over." CNET News 2:52 PM
"Apple, Google Dominate 92.3 Percent Of The Global Smartphone Market" App Advice 5/17
"Air Force estimates savings of $5.7M per year due to iPad use" Electronista 5/17
"Apple App store hits 50 billion download milestone: The 50 billionth app was downloaded from Apple's App Store yesterday, five years after it launched." Telegraph 5/17
"Apple Says App Store Hit 50 Billion Downloads" Associated Press 5/17
"Report: Consumers Spend More On iOS Games Than On Gaming-Optimized Handhelds" App Advice 5/17
"Apple removes Bang With Friends from App Store: The eyebrow-raising app won't be initiating Facebook-friend hookups for iPhone owners for the time being." CNET News 5/17
"Apple's hook up with Bang With Friends is over" TechRadar UK 5/17
"Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream Act" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/17
"Steve Jobs's Widow Debuts on Philanthropic Stage" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/17
"Airliner Flown 'Four Miles Off Course' After iPhone Interference, Claims Pilot" Huffington Post UK 5/17
"CW Coming To Apple TV As First Network To Offer Access Without A Cable Subscription" Cult of Mac 5/17
"Google Glass 'prescription edition' makes a cameo at Google I/O" Engadget 5/17
"Google Patent Uncovers their Just Released Streaming Music App" Patent Bolt 5/17
"After being abducted 23 years ago, Chinese man finds his way home through Google Maps" The Next Web 5/17
"Congress Asks if Google Glass Will Be a Privacy Nightmare" Mashable 5/17
"Congress questions Google over Glass privacy concerns" Digital Trends 5/17
Publications/Podcasts
"Listen to our 9to5Mac Happy Hour (5/17/13)" 9 to 5 Mac 4:58 PM
"The TouchArcade Show - 104 - Bathroom Buddies" Touch Arcade 5/17
"Apple graphics-chip supplier hints at future iPad (Q&A): The graphics chip tech in Apple's iPad and iPhone is due for a major update. Imagination Technologies describes what may be in store." CNET News 5/17
"Borderless Boards: Here's a presentation I made on 15 May 2013 to Chartered Secretaries Australia about our green and borderless board paper distribution system, based on Apple iPads and software technology from (ironically) from the UK Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators." CIO 2.0: Marc Bailey's blog (Macquarie University) 5/17
"Oh Where, Oh Where Are Apple's Macbook Airs Going?" PC Magazine 8:45 PM
"New MacBook Air imminent? New MacBook Air models may be right around the corner: if a reading of retailer tea leaves is correct." CNET News 2:52 PM
"2013 MacBook Air: Coming Sooner Than Later" Tapscape 11:36 AM
"MacBook Air Falls Short On Supply Ahead of WWDC 2013" Gizbot 8:29 AM
"MacBook Air 2013 Rumors: MacBook Air Inventory Low, Hints to New MacBook Air at WWDC in June" Latinos Post 10:28 AM
"New Apple HDTV Concept Surfaces: Features iPad mini Remote, Siri Integration" App Advice 7:45 AM
"Tim Cook says US-built Mac will be refresh of existing product with 'many' components made in US" Digital Trends 5/17
"Apple CEO: 'We're going very deep' with US manufacturing/Apple looking at Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Florida, and Kentucky." Ars Technica 5/17
"MacBook Air inventory begins dwindling ahead of Apple's WWDC" AppleInsider 5/17
"Corning launches Lotus XT Glass ahead of next-gen iPhone" ["What Lotus XT Glass enables, according to Corning, is improved thermal and dimensional stability over higher temperatures, in turn allowing for higher yields – exactly what Apple needs. Other display features Lotus XT Glass helps achieve include fast response times, bright picture quality and energy efficiency."] iDownload Blog 5/17
"iPhone 5S component photos leaked, could indicate more colors to choose from" O'Grady's PowerPage 5/17
"Intel's Outgoing CEO Says He Passed On A Chance To Get Intel Chips Inside The First iPhone" Business Insider 5/17
"Outgoing Intel CEO regrets not getting Intel CPU in iPhone" TUAW 5/17
"AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially" DigiTimes 5/17
"Apple orders hint at iPad Mini shipment decline: The company is reportedly cutting its iPad Mini display orders nearly in half as it anticipates a drawdown in demand for the tablet." CNET News 5/17
"Apple reportedly cuts back on iPad mini screens ahead of next-gen model" iDownload Blog 5/17
"iPhone 6 to gain pro-photography powers? New patent hints at fancy ability" TechRadar UK 5/17
"Apple working on invertible ear tips for an ear piece" AppleDailyReport 5/17
"Apple files patent for client-server version control system for software apps" AppleDailyReport 5/17
Price Trackers/Deals
"Bug Assault For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:28 AM
"Ninja Slash For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:28 AM
"Island Tribe -HD For iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 7:28 AM
"Gangstar Rio: City of Saints For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 5/17
"Gravity Guy HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 5/17
"N.O.V.A. 3 -Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $6.99)" Apple Sliced 5/17
"A Beautiful Mess Review – What's In A Name?" Apple'n'Apps 5/17
"How I Spent Money For An App I Don't Need, Didn't Want, But It's So Much Fun I Can't Stop Using It" Mac 360 5/17
"'Go Home Dinosaurs' for iPad Review - Dino-MITE Tower Defense" Touch Arcade 5/17
"Fast & Furious 6: The Game Review/It's not that Fast & Furious 6 isn't a fun drag racer, it's just that its slow recharging mechanic puts one off getting drawn in." 148Apps 5/17
"Redline Rush Review: Redline Rush puts players in the driver's seat of endless racing action as they swerve to avoid traffic and roadblocks, all while outrunning the police." 148Apps 5/17
"Star Trek Rivals Review: Star Trek Rivals is a card game many have seen before, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun regardless." 148Apps 5/17
"Daily iPhone App -- Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte is cute, arcade fun" TUAW 5/17
How-To/Tutorial
"Five More Ways To Master Siri On Your iPhone And iPad [Feature] Cult of Mac 1:11 PM
"iOS 7: What it needs, and what it won't be getting (Video)/We examine the features that Apple's next software refresh desperately needs, and the ones that Apple is unlikely to bother with." CNET News 5/17
"Does The Apple Logo Really Adhere To The Golden Ratio?" Forbes 5/17
"Smartphone biz hits component barrier as Apple loses its throne" Computerworld 5/17
"Why a BlackBerry Is Better Than an iPhone: The BlackBerry has always been a business phone. The iPhone wowed us all--and it nearly put BlackBerry out of business--but it emphasizes entertainment and not productivity. If you're an IT executive, it's finally time to put function before form, CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle writes." CIO 5/17
"Trying To Make Sense Of Apple, Google, And Microsoft (but not Samsung)" TeraTalks 5/17
"The Troubled World Of Apple's Shameless Competitors (we need 'I'm a PC, I'm a Mac' back)" Mac 360 5/17
"What Is So Bad About My New iPhone That It Needs To Be Completely Changed Again?" BohemianBoomer 5/17
Non-Apple
"As technology marches on; privacy can topple: New gadgets continuously test First Amendment" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 9:37 PM
"Stranger in a strange Google land" ["This was my first year attending Google I/O. I don't have a WWDC ticket this year, so it was bittersweet being back in Moscone West."] delusions of grandeur 9:01 PM
"Google Glass and the men's room urinals: commentary What mind-blowing breakthrough will result from the advent of Google's high-tech specs? Maybe redesigned men's rooms? CNET's Danny Sullivan considers the topic, and shares his stream of consciousness." CNET News 2:52 PM
"Photomontage of the day: The world of wearable computers" Fortune 1:54 PM
"How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker" paidContent 1:49 PM
"We've entered the age of emotional, design-centric, e-commerce" GigaOM 1:10 PM
"Now we see the violence inherent in Hooke's Law" Dr. Drang 12:50 PM
"Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk? For smaller projects, is a database worth it?" Ars Technica 12:51 PM
"Hell No, Tumblr Users Won't Go To Yahoo!" TechCrunch 8:44 PM
"Could Tumblr turn into Yahoo's MySpace? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer seems dedicated to remaking Yahoo's image and infusing the company with a new spirit that Tumblr embodies." CNET News 9:39 AM
"Facebook's Stock Price Is the Least Important Thing About Facebook" Techland 8:41 AM
"The Time Has Come For Chrome In The Home" TechCrunch 8:41 AM
"The west's hidden propaganda machine: Overt public manipulation is disavowed in the west, unlike in North Korea, but citizens are still 'nudged' – increasingly by social media" The Guardian 8:08 AM
"Top 15% of Twitter users account for 85% of all tweets" AppleDailyReport 7:45 AM
"How the mighty have fallen: Nokia's struggles, put in perspective" BGR 5/17
"How To Turn Your Android Phone Into A Gaming Powerhouse" Kotaku 5/17
"Microsoft is Missing Apps the Way They Missed the Early Internet" Tech.pinions 5/17
"I finally figured out why I don't like Google+: It wasn't built for me" Digital Trends 5/17
"Samsung Galaxy S4: What About the Little Things?" The Tech Night Owl 5/17
"Cassandra -Dishonesty in Advertising: Photoshopped Images by Scientology and Samsung" eXtensions 5/17
"Google Glass Isn't Lame: These goofy spectacles might even replace the smartphone some day." Slate 5/17
Humor/Cartoons
"Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow" TUAW 2:51 PM
"App Delivers 'Virtual Placebo' to Improve Your Health" Mashable 5/17
"Coming May 18: Gene Steinberg meets Dan Wood, of Karelia Software, Kirk McElhearn, the 'iTunes Guy,' and Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5/17
"Stitcher Radio iPhone app updated with simplified 'Car Mode' UI for drivers" 9 to 5 Mac 5/17
"Sonic the Hedgehog's Remastered Version Finally Releases, and it Comes Bearing New Goodies and Secrets" 148Apps 5/17
"Temple Run 2 Update Rushes Through New Landscape and Obstacles" 148Apps 5/17
"iKlip 2 Stand for iPad and iPad mini Now Available From IK Multimedia" 148Apps 5/17
"Springtomize Dev Releases Exquisitely Beautiful Non-Jailbreak Finance App For iPhone" Cult of Mac 5/17
"Today's Apps Gone Free: N.O.V.A. 3, Lapse It Pro, Gangstar Rio And More" App Advice 5/17
"Fidelity® NetBenefits Smartphone App Delivers Employees Convenient Access to Their Benefits and Retirement Savings" Business Wire 5/17
"UPS for iPad app goes live, now available in App Store" O'Grady's PowerPage 5/17
"Curious George is recruited for more iPhone app teaching duties" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 5/17
"DODOcase Releases DODOnotes, A Little Notebook For Your iPhone" TechCrunch 5/17
"Indian music service Dhingana introduces video ads to its iOS app, coming to Android 'soon'" The Next Web 5/17
"Gameloft Makes Gangstar Rio, N.O.V.A. 3 Free For A Limited Time On iOS" Cult of Mac 5/17
"The Dock is Not Dead: iLuv's New Lightning-Equipped Aud 5" Cult of Mac 5/17
"Keep On Top Of Car Maintenance With Carminder For iOS" App Advice 5/17
"Fast & Furious 6: The Game Drifts And Drags Onto iOS As New App Store Editors' Choice" App Advice 5/17
"Jailbreak Saving 'Semi-Restore' Software Currently In The Works" App Advice 5/17
"Have your users managed to force iOS devices on you? Check this, it might stop them losing all the data" The Register 5/17
"Epic Puzzle Game Rolling Idols: Lost City Now Available on iPad" prMac 5/17
"Learn to count 1 to 10 released for iPad - Child-Friendly Learning" prMac 5/17
"Instanty 1.0.0 for iOS - The Best Photos From Your Video" prMac 5/17
"CAT-a-tonic now available in App Store" prMac 5/17
"Loop Launches Mobile Survey App for Real-Time Customer Feedback" prMac 5/17
"Hindi Dictionary 8.0 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 5/17
"Bring Destruction Apocalypse With Epic Knight for iPad and iPhone" prMac 5/17
"Lyric Video Maker for YouTube 1.0 for iOS - Create Custom Lyric Videos" prMac 5/17
"Grain or No Grain - Your Gluten-Free and Celiac Companion App for iOS" prMac 5/17
"Windows 8 wait: Dell sees upgrades to Win 7/Some big Dell customers are just beginning to migrate to Windows 7: an operating system that came out in 2009." CNET News 5/17
"Ginni Rometty reveals the future of Watson" Fortune 5/17
"IBM launches SmartCloud Entry 3.1: A cloud solution for all seasons" ZDNet 5/17
"IBM ready to get serious about the API market" Developer Tech 5/17
"IBM enables City of Dublin improve public bus transportation" Telecompaper 5/17
"NYC and Microsoft announce citywide monitoring system" NBC News 5/17
"Microsoft Shares Reach Five-Year High Ahead of Windows 8.1, Surface 2.0 Launch" Softpedia 5/17
"Microsoft's Internal Attack Video Against Google Chrome Is 'Leaked'" Business Insider 5/17
"Windows Phone Claims Third Place in the Smartphone Wars, But Challenges Await" IDG News Service 5/17
"Windows Phone Edges In on iOS, Android in Q1, Barely" PC Magazine 5/17
"Windows Phone jumps to third in global smartphone market share — and could be second faster than you think" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 5/17
"Everything you need to know about Windows 8.1" BetaNews 5/17
"New Microsoft Xbox first round in technology war with Apple, Sony" FOXNews 5/17
"Windows 8 is an enterprise 'non-starter' because IT sees no value in changes" Computerworld 5/17
"True Computer Viruses Making Global Comeback, Microsoft Says" TechNewsDaily 5/17
"Analysis Of Oracle's Asset Utilization, Liquidity And Solvency" Seeking Alpha 5/17
"Larry Ellison Is The Highest Paid CEO Across All industries For 2012" DAZ Info 5/17
"Intel's Outgoing CEO Says He Passed On A Chance To Get Intel Chips Inside The First iPhone" Business Insider 5/17
"New Intel chief admits firm slow to mobile, promises more dynamic future" V3 5/17
"Does Intel Have A Chance With Its New Microarchitecture?" Seeking Alpha 5/17
"Intel releases Beacon Mountain Android IDE for Atom chips" The Inquirer 5/17
"Intel Demonstrates Water Leadership in Semiconductor Industry" Triple Pundit 5/17
"Intel kicks off ultrabook road trip in New York" CNET News 5/17
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