"Apple's Eddy Cue: Yep, we caused e-book pricing to rise/The head of Apple's content businesses also says the company considered a deal with Amazon where Apple would control music and Amazon would control books." CNET News 1:36 PM
"DOJ to Apple's Eddy Cue: 'Did your customers thank you for raising prices?'/Government lawyers reveal top Apple exec considered entering illegal agreement to keep Amazon out of music" The Verge 1:39 PM
"Apple's Eddy Cue takes the stand in e-book antitrust trial: Hammered by the DOJ on the effect of higher e-book prices on consumers." Fortune 1:36 PM
"Exec at NY trial: Apple didn't fix e-book prices" Associated Press 1:39 PM
"Apple fires back at DOJ with actual e-mail from Jobs: The Justice Department presents a draft e-mail it says proves collusion on e-book prices, but Apple responds with e-mail it says was actually sent that contained different content and tone." CNET News 8:03 AM
"Steve Jobs' e-book 'smoking gun': Did the DOJ pull a fast one? E-mail evidence the government introduced on Tuesday could backfire on Thursday." Fortune 7:58 AM
"Steve Jobs hits back at ebook ruckus from beyond the grave: The 'smoking gun' Steve Jobs email that US prosecutors hope will nail Apple at its ebook price-fixing trial was NOT sent by the doomed biz baron, lawyers claim." The Register 7:56 AM
"Eddy Cue: Apple's star witness in the e-book antitrust trial/Cue was at the center of what the DOJ calls an illegal scheme to fix the price of e-books." Fortune 8:06 AM
"Key witness to testify in Apple e-book trial: Apple's head of iTunes, Eddy Cue, will testify Thursday as the central witness in the Justice Department's lawsuit against the tech giant for allegedly conspiring to raise e-book prices." Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:13 AM
"Apple iBooks DoJ case may unravel as key Steve Jobs email revealed as unsent draft" V3 8:39 AM
"Steve Jobs initially didn't want an iBookstore, Eddy Cue says: Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services, says he had to convince Jobs to pursue iBooks, and he only had a couple months to make it happen before the iPad announcement." CNET News 8:29 PM
"Can Apple Compete With Samsung In $46 Billion Phablet Market?" Forbes 7:57 AM
"Huge win for Apple at the patent office: key claims of rubber-banding patent confirmed" Foss Patents 2:07 PM
"Is Apple Hurting Innovation With iOS 7?" Forbes 7:58 AM
"Why Apple ditched its skeuomorphic design for iOS7: Finally Apple has waved goodbye to faux pine bookcases and ugly green baize for its apps and has gone for simple, unashamedly two-dimensional graphics" The Guardian 8:11 AM
"Why is Apple upgrading its entire ecosystem this Fall?" Computerworld 10:22 AM
"Apple updates Belgian warranty policy as consumer lawsuit proceeds" IDG News Service 8:07 AM
"Why Apple chose iTunes Radio instead of a catalog streaming service" ZDNet 9:18 AM
"President Obama, Tim Cook Named in $20B NSA Privacy Lawsuit" The Mac Observer 10:14 AM
"Apple eases iOS app transfers between developers, new owners: Apple's iTunes Connect lets developers smoothly move apps, user reviews, and rankings to new owner" InfoWorld 8:39 AM
"Apple's E-Book Market Share Is Bigger Than You Think" AllThingsD 8:09 AM
"Apple Claims 20% of US e-book Market" PadGadget 10:04 AM
"The Price Of Running A Campaign On Apple's Fancy Ad System Has Dropped From $1 Million To $50" Business Insider 9:22 AM
"Apple Posts Impressive, Lengthy 'Making A Difference' Video Online" App Advice 8:20 AM
"Tablet Owners Are Likely to Keep Their PCs Too, Study Says" LAPTOP Magazine 10:50 AM
"Steve Jobs biopic—'jOBS'—set for August 16th release" AppleTell 9:31 AM
Non-Apple News
"Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:02 PM
"Reporter's Notebook: E3 Serves Up Software and Glitches" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:41 PM
"Google To Dominate Mobile Advertising" redOrbit 9:28 PM
"Google kills plugin that remakes Internet Explorer in Chrome's image: Chrome Frame, designed to bring IE into modern age, is declared obsolete." Ars Technica 7:10 PM
"Samsung Bets on Smartphone With Zoom Appeal: As Sales of Digital Cameras Decline, Korean Tech Giant Shifts Focus to Boost Presence in Picture-Taking Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:24 PM
"Samsung CEO says Galaxy S4 sales are fine, doesn't foresee patent truce with Apple" AppleInsider 5:32 PM
"BMI to file lawsuit against Pandora over licensing fees" VentureBeat 10:01 AM
"A photo every 30 seconds: Does Memoto's CEO think his lifelogging camera has a privacy problem?" The Next Web 8:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"WWDC: Tell me What YOUR Brilliant Idea is! Joe Pezzillo" The Mac Observer 2:14 PM
"Catching up with developers: Paul Haddad of Tapbots" Macworld 8:38 AM
"YML Archives for June 12th, 2013" Your Mac Life 7:43 AM
"Samsung Display to Supply LCDs for New iPad Models" Korea IT News 5:07 PM
"Apple may not be ready to quit Samsung just yet" BGR 5:07 PM
"Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colours - sources" Reuters 8:05 AM
"Apple looking at 5.7-inch iPhone, claims report: Apple is considering iPhones as large as 5.7 inches to match product offerings from Samsung, says Reuters." CNET News 8:05 AM
"Apple building a $100 iPhone in a variety of colors, planning 5-inch iPhablets for next year" 9 to 5 Mac 8:14 AM
"Apple considering plastic iPhones with 4.7" and 5.7" screens, available in multiple colors" The Next Web 8:19 AM
"Apple considering iPhone models with 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch screens" Digital Trends 8:23 AM
"Apple Reportedly Trying 4.7- and 5.7-Inch Screens On iPhones Next Year, Cheaper Model Coming In Fall" TechCrunch 8:23 AM
"Apple eyes 5.7 inch iPhone: report" ZDNet 8:13 AM
"'Intensive delivery' of budget iPhone parts reportedly underway, August availability" iDownload Blog 8:39 AM
"iPhone 5S Will Come In Gold As Well As Black And White [Rumor] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Industrial and Commercial Times: parts suppliers of Apple, shipping a lot of parts of the low-cost version of iPhone in early June, released in August-September?" Google Japanese-to-English: Macotakara 7:54 AM
"Rumor: Apple suppliers now shipping 'large number' of parts for low-cost iPhone" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
"Rumor: Apple's inexpensive iPhone to adopt colors from iPhone 4 Bumpers" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
"US assembly of Apple's new Mac Pro to be handled by Flextronics - report" AppleInsider 8:48 AM
"Apple's Mac Pro to Be Assembled by Flextronics in Fort Worth, Texas?" MacRumors 10:04 AM
"Apple prepares to license official, iOS 7 compatible game controllers" Digital Trends 8:23 AM
"Game change: iOS 7 welcoming game controllers is a big deal" CNET Reviews 9:24 AM
"Apple working with Logitech and Moga for MFi game controllers, details framework at WWDC" AppleInsider 5:23 PM
"Apple unlocks full Notification Center access & much more for Bluetooth LE devices in iOS 7" 9 to 5 Mac 11:33 AM
"iOS 7 said to let users zoom while recording video: While Apple's new operating system isn't yet ready for the public, developers are discovering a host of new features that includes zoom while video shooting." CNET News 9:36 PM
"New in iOS 7: redeem iTunes cards with your iPhone's iSight camera" iDownload Blog 9:23 AM
"Redeem iTunes cards using camera in iOS 7" 9 to 5 Mac 8:27 AM
"New in iOS 7: zooming during video capture" iDownload Blog 1:38 PM
"Apple's iOS 7 Compatibility: Supported Devices And Features" App Advice 8:55 AM
"OS X Mavericks Includes Giant Wallpaper For 27-Inch Retina Displays" Cult of Mac 9:34 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Invents a New Tablet Cover that may be aimed at iBooks" Patently Apple 8:02 AM
"Apple Tweaks Important Wearable Computer Patent" Patently Apple 7:42 AM
"New Patent Tweak Suggests Apple Will Beat Samsung In Health" Forbes 8:06 AM
"Apple simplifies their Spiral Interface for iTunes" Patently Apple 7:42 AM
"Apple files patent involving user interface for media playback" AppleDailyReport 7:53 AM
"Apple patent filing involves controlling a media system using a remote control" AppleDailyReport 7:53 AM
"Apple working on a method and user interface for accessing groups of media assets" AppleDailyReport 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0: Update reappears in Software Update after installing" Apple Support 11:30 AM
"MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013): Keyboard and Trackpad may stop functioning during Windows 8 install" Apple Support 9:55 AM
"MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2012), MacBook Air (Mid 2013): Distorted or black screen during Windows 7 or 8 installation" Apple Support 8:03 PM
"About the Low Battery Indicator" Apple Support 8:03 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Fury of the Gods For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:44 AM
"Always Up! Pro For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:44 AM
"Block vs Block For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:44 AM
"MacBook Air (2013) review: 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air tested" Macworld UK 10:08 AM
"Hands-on with Apple's new MacBook Air: Finally, the ultimate thin-and-light laptop? Maybe. Just maybe." Fortune 8:12 AM
"Review: Magnus iPad stand offers sleek design, limited positions" Macworld 8:38 AM
"Meopta MeoPix iScoping AdapterZooma Zooma BinoculaRating: 8/10 Excellent, with room to kvetch/There are a lot of accessories out there for iPhone cameras: fisheye lenses, tripods, color filters. The mighty Olloclip is a big favorite." Wired 8:13 AM
"Review: Pure Gear Slim Shell Case for Samsung Galaxy S4" Run Around Tech 8:53 AM
"This outdoor system is one (Turtle) Shell of a wireless speaker" AppleDailyReport 7:42 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"iOS 7: Siri + Voice Control Article" iLounge 8:51 AM
"First look: Hands-on with iOS 7" Macworld 8:38 AM
"A closer look: The iOS 7 Music app" Electronista 8:26 AM
"Avengers Alliance Review: One of Facebook's most popular superhero games comes to iOS, albeit with a couple of nagging issues." 148Apps 10:08 AM
"Thesaurus Rex Review: Without a doubt the best thesaurus app available, combining offline access with an incredibly comprehensive feature-set." 148Apps 8:51 AM
"Bucketz Ride HD Review: Throwing rocks into moving buckets with faces has never been quite so much fun, no matter how weird it may sound!" 148Apps 9:34 AM
"DWD Review: DWD is a gorgeous game with a disappointing lack of genuine entertainment." 148Apps 11:32 AM
"How Apple's iOS 7 Changes Everything For App Designers: Everything app designers need to do to update their apps for the latest of version of Apple's mobile operating system." ReadWrite 8:54 AM
"Will iOS 7 make my old iPhone like new? CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some insight on whether Apple's revamped iOS operating system will breathe new life into your old iPhone." CNET News 8:05 AM
"iOS 7 and Kerberos Single Sign-On (SSO)" Lou Miranda 10:03 AM
"Original Mac GUI artist thinks new 'flat' iOS 7 icons are A-OK" Ars Technica 10:54 AM
"Design expert on iOS 7: The critics just don't get it" BGR 10:01 AM
"3D Printing Needs Apple And Apple Needs 3D Printing" Seeking Alpha 9:33 AM
"'Can't innovate anymore, my ass': Apple's bravado clouds the company's real challenges" The Verge 9:28 AM
"Eddy Cue: did Apple's 'Mr. Fix-It' fix ebook prices? DOJ has called Apple exec Eddy Cue the 'ringleader' of price-fixing conspiracy" The Verge 9:22 AM
"The Steve Jobs smoking gun email that wasn't" TUAW 8:51 AM
"DOJ Points to Draft Email as Proof of Apple Ebook Price Fixing" The Mac Observer 8:47 AM
"Airport Extreme Teardown: Hack This Router With Your Own Hard Drive" Gizmodo 8:27 AM
"Designer of the original Mac icon (and many others) gives thumbs-up to iOS 7" 9 to 5 Mac 8:27 AM
"Could A Gold iPhone 5S Really Be In The Cards?" App Advice 8:21 AM
"How Apple's iPhone Home Screen Has Changed Over The Years" App Advice 8:21 AM
"The WWDC keynote was great, though I was hoping for improvements to Apple ID management" AppleDailyReport 7:53 AM
"Is Apple going big with the iPhone while others go small?" ZDNet 9:23 AM
"Does Anyone Believe this Apple Phablet Rumor?" The Atlantic Wire 9:22 AM
"If the 5.7 inch iPhone 6 rumor is true, I'll buy one – and eat it" Stabley Times 7:52 AM
"Microsoft's Problem With The Truth And Those Distorted 'Digging' TV Ads vs. The iPhone" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"Apple's Biggest Secret Is Hiding In Plain Sight" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"Why does the design of iOS 7 look so different?" The Next Web 8:55 AM
"Cassandra -WWDC (4): iOS 7, Federighi, Cue, Federighi, Cook and Close" eXtensions 8:47 AM
"Three iOS 7 features to look forward to" Macworld 1:39 PM
"iOS 7 and my top 10 Favorite Features!" Best App Site 1:32 PM
"Blue Microphones' Nessie now available, promises enhanced sound in real time" Engadget 9:02 PM
"Square Wallet gets a major aesthetic redesign: Version 3.0 of the mobile payment company's app features a full visual redesign and lets users pay with one less step." CNET News 4:44 PM
"This Adapter Turns Your iPhone Into a Lego Toy" Wired 1:39 PM
"Square Wallet for iPhone gets redesigned with a visually-driven UI and streamlined payments" The Next Web 11:32 AM
"Line for iOS gains browser, themes and three more languages" Engadget 10:50 AM
"Design studio Teehan+Lax posts fantastic iOS 7 UI design templates" The Next Web 10:08 AM
"Foodily Updated To Make Recipe-Sharing Even Easier" App Advice 10:04 AM
"'Scrambled Eggs Super! – The Perfect Ingredients For Storytelling With Dr. Seuss" 148Apps 10:03 AM
"Official 'Man of Steel' iOS game now available on App Store for $2.99" 9 to 5 Mac 9:34 AM
"Avengers Alliance game assembles on iPhone, iPad: The Facebook game, which lets you lead a team of Marvel super heroes, is now available for iOS devices." CNET News 9:29 AM
"Apple's Official Weather App In iOS 7 Should Really Be Called Yahoo Weather Lite" App Advice 9:22 AM
"The Simpsons: Tapped Out Gets A Summer-y Update, Adds New Buildings and a Sea Captain" 148Apps 9:22 AM
"Get The Flat iOS 7 Look On iOS 6 Lock Screen With This Theme" AddictiveTips 8:53 AM
"MTV iOS app adds on-demand access to full shows, enhanced co-viewing" The Verge 8:31 AM
"iDockAll: A beautifully designed dock that lets you keep on charging [Kickstarter] 9 to 5 Mac 8:26 AM
"iPhone Users Can Expertly Retouch Portraits With Facetune" Mashable 8:24 AM
"Justin Battery Case Powerful Enough To Charge Retina iPad" Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"BeamApp Brings iOS 7's AirDrop To Any iDevice" Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Square Wallet 3.0 just released: faster checkout than ever" 9 to 5 Mac 8:21 AM
"Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Banana ... Be The Minion Of The Year By Playing Despicable Me: Minion Rush" App Advice 8:20 AM
"WhereCloud Releases its AppCoreKit Framework to Ease iOS 7 Transition" prMac 10:11 AM
"IBM employee axe cuts away 1,300 staff/Summary: In order to cut costs, U.S. employees of IBM from management to entry-level have been made redundant." ZDNet 8:11 AM
"IBM Begins Round of Job Cuts" Bloomberg TV 8:31 AM
"IBM's $1bn layoffs latest: Now axe swings in US, Canada - reports" The Register 8:10 AM
"IBM Layoffs Put Workers on Edge – Communities, Unions, Too" Newsmax 8:09 AM
"IBM tells Vegas crowd: Software-defined? Yeah, we're all about that/Storage buzzword bonanza in gamers' paradise" The Register 8:11 AM
"10 Things IBM is Teaching the World About Winning in the Next Decade" Forbes 8:11 AM
"HP bucks Microsoft, will promote Google Apps to small businesses" BGR 7:08 AM
"Google creeps up on Microsoft at HP: Now office apps/Hewlett-Packard announces its entry into the Google Apps Reseller program as it cozies up to Google in business." CNET News 7:30 AM
"Daily Report: Intel Aims to Remake the TV Landscape" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:43 AM
"Gatekeepers of Cable TV Try to Stop Intel" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:28 AM
"Intel wants to create virtual cable service, a multibillion-dollar barricade" New York Times 8:06 AM
"Here Is the Intel Roadmap for 2013 and 2014" Softpedia 8:06 AM
"How Much Is Intel Spending To Beat Physics?" Seeking Alpha 12:29 PM
"Dell appoints former IBM executive as India head" Dow Jones Newswires 7:58 AM
"Dell Appoints Former IBM Executive as India Head" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:30 AM
"Dell India names Alok Ohrie as president and MD" IndiaTimes 7:58 AM
"Dell Commits to 100% Waste-Free Packaging by 2020" The Dieline 7:59 AM
"Haswell-Infused Alienware X51 R2 SFF Game PC" HotHardware 12:30 PM
"Hewlett-Packard India gets stay order in $386 mn alleged duty evasion case" Financial Express 8:00 AM
"New Style IT Brings on a New Stype HP" eWeek 8:00 AM
"Hewlett-Packard's R&D spending cut to fraction of industry norms" Business Mirror 8:01 AM
"IBM in new round of layoffs: About 1,300 employees so far, says worker group" Computerworld 7:16 AM
"Oracle announces public release of HTML5-focused Java EE 7" ITProPortal 8:18 AM
"Oracle's Java EE 7 eyes on HTML5 development: Delays and dropped features notwithstanding, the release is 'expansive,' according to one analyst" TechCentral.ie 8:18 AM
"Oracle releases Java 7 EE with HTML 5 and web socket support: Removes clutter for developers" The Inquirer 8:18 AM
"Oracle Looks To HTML5 With Java EE 7 Release: Oracle has added support for HTML5 development, as well as new enterprise features in the Java EE 7 release" TechWeekEurope 8:18 AM
"License To Code - Java EE 7 Is Released" I Programmer 8:17 AM
"Price War Coming to the Notebook Market" Softpedia 8:06 AM
"Notebook ODMs bracing for price war" DigiTimes 8:36 AM
"Could Apple Become Your Next Bank?" TheStreet 8:18 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry in tech-sector driver's seat/Smartphone maker among top gainers after getting ratings upgrade" MarketWatch 12:34 PM
"Stocks Cautious at Open Despite Stronger Retail Sales" TheStreet 10:07 AM
"U.S. stocks defy Asia's sell-off" CNNMoney 10:07 AM
"Futures Turn Higher After Strong Data" FOXBusiness 8:23 AM
"U.S. Stocks Halt Slide" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:56 PM
"Asia Markets: Nikkei plunges into bear market; China sinks/Japan index drops more than 6%; China markets also see deep losses" MarketWatch 8:24 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slump with Fed, growth in focus/European stock markets slumped on Thursday, tracking sharp losses in Asia and the U.S., after the World Bank cut its 2013 global growth estimate and investors worried about a reduction of central-bank stimulus." MarketWatch 8:24 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:34 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:16 PM
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