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"The allure of iTunes: My estimate of last quarter's iTunes gross revenues suggested a spending rate of $40 per iTunes account. It would make sense to consider how that figure changed over time." asymco 5/14
"Apple wants to add Galaxy S4 to second patent case against Samsung in California (spring 2014 trial)" Foss Patents 5/14
"Apple looks to add Galaxy S4 to Samsung lawsuit: The company says that it has evaluated Samsung's handset and has found it to be in violation of its patents." CNET News 5/14
"Apple plans to add Samsung Galaxy S4 to second patent lawsuit" ZDNet 5/14
"Apple to add Galaxy S4 to second California suit" iDownload Blog 5/14
"Apple to add Galaxy S4 to second Samsung patent infringement lawsuit" The Verge 5/14
"Apple accuses Samsung Galaxy S4 of patent infringement (with 21 other products)" VentureBeat 5/14
"UK - HTC v. Apple (Appeal): The Court of Appeal allowed in part Apple's appeal of the decision of the Patents Court that one of its patents was invalid." EPLAW Patent Blog 5/14
"Apple expected to hit 50 billion app downloads by Wednesday: But if downloads accelerate, the odometer could roll over before midnight Tuesday." Fortune 5/14
"Apple fell to 18% share of smartphone sales in Q1, Gartner says" AppleInsider 5/14
"Apple Is Still A Niche Player In The Global Smartphone Market" Business Insider 5/14
"5 Apple rumors likely to come true: There is a lot of speculation about what's next for Apple's iPhone and iOS software as well as chatter regarding a new iWatch and iTV." [Slideshow] CNNMoney 5/14
"Borked your iDevice? Pay EVEN MORE to have it fixed by Applecare: Cupertino is reportedly planning changes to Applecare with a move towards shop-based iDevice repairs and a potentially lucrative subscription service scheme." The Register 5/14
"Apple to fix iPhones in store, revamp Apple Care" Computerworld 5/14
"'Short circuit' blew up iPhone 5: The recent explosion of an iPhone 5 owned by a Thai user was caused by a small screw found stuck under the device's battery tray, according to an investigation supervised by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and concluded on Tuesday." Bangkok Post 5/14
"Martin Hajek's new concept pictures budget iPhone running revamped iOS 7" iDownload Blog 5/14
"The iPhone Mini Running Jonathan Ive's Redesigned iOS 7 Would Be Gorgeous [Gallery] Cult of Mac 5/14
"Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield Filmed & Edited 'Space Oddity' Using GarageBand On His iPad!" Cult of Mac 5/14
Non-Apple News
"A Hacker Broke Into 420,000 Computers To Bring You This Stunning GIF Of The Entire Internet At Work" Business Insider 5/14
Publications/Podcasts
"The Critical Path #84: Blessed Are the Apps" asymco 5/14
"iPhone 5S To Get Sapphire Crystal Home Button With Fingerprint Sensor [Rumor] Cult of Mac 5/14
"Saying Goodbye To Apple's Iconic Home Button" App Advice 5/14
"iPhone 5S could be the first 'S' to feature a major hardware revision" BGR 5/14
"Sharp to tap Samsung, banks for survival after $5.4 billion loss: Japanese display maker Sharp Corp, a supplier to Apple Inc, will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker's rival Samsung Electronics Co under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap after posting a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in the last financial year." Reuters 5/14
"Apple supplier Sharp strikes strategic deal with Samsung" AppleInsider 5/14
"Job listing reveals Apple taking further interest in Liquidmetal" Electronista 5/14
"Intel loses ground as world's top semiconductor company, survey says" Macworld UK 5/14
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Granted 35 Patents Covering Future iDevices that will respond to Acoustic Commands like Taps, Scratches & More" Patently Apple 5/14
"Apple wants you to scratch and claw your iPad: The electronics giant has been granted dozens of U.S. patents, including one related to acoustic sensors in the housing of a device that will allow it interpret scratches differently from taps and other actions." CNET News 5/14
"Apple Granted Two Patents for waterproofing iDevices" Patently Apple 5/14
"Apple Granted Patents for Movie Storyboarding, Final Cut Timecoding and iMovie Template Creation" Patently Apple 5/14
"Apple wins utility patent for MacBook's trackpad design" AppleInsider 5/14
"Apple granted patent for movable track pad with added functionality" AppleDailyReport 5/14
"Apple patent lets users control a device with taps, thumps and scratches" AppleInsider 5/14
"Apple working on ways for managing user interface control panels" AppleDailyReport 5/14
Price Trackers/Deals
"Slide Circus HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 5/14
"Rail Maze Pro For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 5/14
"Space Hunter Sandra For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 5/14
"Social Network, Meet Word Game: Say The Same Thing Is The Funnest Free iPhone Word Game" Mac 360 5/14
"Sid Meier's Ace Patrol review: turn-based dogfights fly into the App Store" iDownload Blog 5/14
"Cut The Rope: Time Travel for iPhone review: more polished puzzles/A superbly polished - if samey - sequel to Cut The Rope" Macworld UK 5/14
"Knights of Pen & Paper for iPhone review: a funny, self-aware roleplaying game/A droll fantasy roleplaying game for iPhone and iPad... a drollplaying game, if you will" Macworld UK 5/14
"'Daddy Was A Thief' Review - A Decent Little Time Waster" Touch Arcade 5/14
"IQTELL Review: IQTELL packs a punch with a powerful set of features and a price tag of free, but is that enough to set it apart?" 148Apps 5/14
"Oh My Heroes! Review: Battle online in this class-based, fantasy-themed action multiplayer game." 148Apps 5/14
"Demon Chic Review: Exploring the problems of mental illness, struggling with gender identity and many more mature topics, Demon Chic is a surreal RPG like no other." 148Apps 5/14
"Apple's Rumor Mill: Spinning Out of Control" The Mac Observer 5/14
"Why I ended up not getting an Apple: As I previously blogged my previous laptop was near death and I had decided that it was time to go back to the Mac, and buy an Apple MacBook Air. However despite walking into the local Apple store with my credit card ready to buy a Macbook Air, I walked out without one. Here's why." Kiwiblog 5/14
"How Apple Location Data Could Stalk iPhone Users" TechNewsDaily 5/14
"Analyst: If Apple Does Launch 'Phablet' iPhone, It Won't Be Until Mid-2014 At Least" App Advice 5/14
"Let's dream big; imagine an iTV with an iTunes Channel" AppleDailyReport 5/14
"iPhone 5S 'Not Happening' In June" Cult of Mac 5/14
"Apple Products That Flopped, Or, How Long Should A Company Wait Before Pulling The Plug?" Mac 360 5/14
"How Apple Could Get Into The Content Business And Why That Won't Happen" PixoBebo 5/14
"Does Size Matter? Apple's 4-inch iPhone 5 vs. The 5-inch Phablets" BohemianBoomer 5/14
Non-Apple
"7 Standout Google Glass Apps You Can Download Right Now" Mashable 5/14
"Gmail at Nine: The Evolution of an Essential Web Service" Techland 5/14
"Review: High-DPI Toshiba Kirabook goes after Retina MacBook Pro/Price, Intel's impending refresh, desktop scaling undermine likable Ultrabook." Ars Technica 5/14
"Google's Smartwatch Will Be A Flop, Says Wearable Tech Veteran" Business Insider 5/14
"Is it time to give Linux another look?" BetaNews 5/14
"Twitterrific Update Brings Readability & Droplr Integration, Lots Of Improvements" Cult of Mac 5/14
"Prizmo 2 is now a universal application, with a user interface specifically designed for each device. The best scanning and OCR experience on iOS is within everyone reach as we paid particular attention to improving accessibility, and accessible everywhere thanks to iCloud. Taking a picture using your iPhone, and editing it on your iPad for a more user-friendly experience is now possible!" Creaceed 5/14
"Zariba Announces the Release of Bubble Shooter Candy for iOS" prMac 5/14
"Coco Dress Up 3D for iOS - Free 3D Dress Up Game For Kids" prMac 5/14
"SympTracker 1.0 for iOS - Track and Manage Cold Sores and Fever Blisters" prMac 5/14
"The Connect: A New App Combines Your Social Networks Into One Easy App" prMac 5/14
"Spanish Dictionary 8.0 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 5/14
"Free the monsters! - Falling Monsters for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 5/14
"ABBYY Raises the Bar for Document Scanning on iOS Devices" prMac 5/14
"A bold new app is on a mission to get people home safely" prMac 5/14
"Poetreat - A Text Editor for Poetry, released to the App Store" prMac 5/14
"Dell Board Warns Icahn Bid Could Leave the Company Short of Cash/A plan proposed by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management last week as an alternative to Michael Dell's proposal to take his namesake company private would leave it short of cash, Dell's board warned the bidders on May 13th." Computerworld.In 5/14
"Microsoft confirms Blue to be free for existing Windows 8 users/Summary: Microsoft plans to make its first update to Windows 8, codenamed Blue, free to existing Windows 8 users, company officials have confirmed." ZDNet 5/14
"Microsoft drops the Blue codename, confirms Windows 8.1 will be a free upgrade available 'later' this year" Engadget 5/14
"Windows Blue gets official name: Windows 8.1/Tami Reller, the top Windows marketing and financial exec, also tells a J.P. Morgan conference that Windows 8.1 will be free and available later this year." CNET News 5/14
"Breaking: Windows Blue will be a free update named Windows 8.1/The update will ship later this year." Ars Technica 5/14
"Intel can buy the stairway to heaven: With a rebel yell it cries Moore, Moore, Moore" TechEye 5/14
"Intel Centerton server-class Atoms: How low can you go?" The Register 5/14
"Intel and ARM: New leaders, same battle" Fortune 5/14
"Intel loses ground as top semiconductor company: Still dominating by sales, but rivals Samsung and Qualcomm are catching up on Intel" TechCentral.ie 5/14
"Intel: Will Atom Really Cannibalize Core?" Seeking Alpha 5/14
"Intel loses ground as world's top semiconductor company, survey says: Intel remains the world's top semiconductor company by sales, but rivals like Samsung and Qualcomm are catching up" Macworld UK 5/14
"McAfee rethinks consumer security service delivery: McAfee, part of Intel, today announced a profound shift in how it distributes and prices its consumer security products by introducing LiveSafe, a service that combines anti-malware plus a score of other capabilities, such as anti-theft protection and a so-called 'safety deposit box' in the cloud that can only be accessed by means of the user's face or voice biometric." Computerworld New Zealand 5/14
"Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage: McAfee's LiveSafe requires authentication via face and voice recognition to access files online" InfoWorld 5/14
"AMD promises to halve server costs without performance penalties" ITProPortal 5/14
"Advanced Micro Devices: This Is Just Fun" Seeking Alpha 5/14
"Oracle to Change the Release Numbering for Java SE" InfoQ 5/14
"Oracle hopes Sparc will reignite sales" IT Web 5/14
"IBM Taps China's Engineers to Develop Linux Software" Bloomberg 5/14
"Apple shares are worth $240: David Trainer" MarketWatch 5/14
"3 Apple 'Long Shots' That Could Happen" Seeking Alpha 5/14
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Tech stocks rise; Yahoo price target raised/Tech stocks were mostly higher in early trading Tuesday, with Yahoo Inc. among gainers as another Wall Street analyst raised his price target on the Internet company due to its stake in Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba." MarketWatch 5/14
"U.S. Stocks Rise on Tepper Comments, Confidence Report" Bloomberg 5/14
"Stocks Open Higher Amid Subdued Import Prices" TheStreet 5/14
"Futures Waver Amid Continued QE Tapering Talk" FOXBusiness 5/14
"U.S. Stocks Extend Rally" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/14
"Stocks: It could be a downbeat day" CNNMoney 5/14
"Asia Markets: China, Japan stocks retreat as Korea ends higher/Mainland Chinese stocks fell Tuesday to lead most major Asian markets lower amid worries Beijing may not ease policy to immediately address an economic slowdown." MarketWatch 5/14
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slip ahead of German ZEW/European stock markets wobbled in early action on Tuesday, with investors awaiting the latest gauge of German investor confidence, the ZEW economic sentiment indicator, to outline if the euro zone's largest economy is making progress." MarketWatch 5/14
"European Shares Edge Off Multi-Year Highs" Reuters 5/14
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