"Here's Apple's Closing Slide Deck in E-Book Case, and the DOJ's, Too" AllThingsD 4:49 PM
"After closing arguments, Apple's fate in e-book antitrust case goes to judge" Macworld 6:05 PM
"Apple: It's Time to Close the Book on DOJ's E-Book Case" AllThingsD 4:53 PM
"Apple Defiant in Closing Statement for Ebook Antitrust Case" The Mac Observer 8:17 PM
"With the end in sight, the winds have shifted in the Apple e-book trial" Fortune 7:48 AM
"The Federal Prosecution Of Apple Inc. Is Pointless And Harmful" Forbes 7:46 AM
"DOJ v Apple: Or How to Lose Against Apple in Court" The Mac Observer 9:20 AM
"Google, Amazon ask to shield sales in Apple ebook trial; judge says issues have 'shifted'" paidContent 8:03 AM
"Judge in e-book trial: 'Things change' as Apple defense concludes" Electronista 6:38 AM
"Apple, Amazon can't settle 'Appstore' issue as August trial looms" AppleInsider 1:18 PM
"3 ways to improve Apple's Mac OS X" CNNMoney 7:44 AM
"Watch for an Apple Sneak Attack on Living Room Gaming" MacNewsWorld 7:50 AM
"Apple takes $3m daily from TV and movies: What's next for Apple TV? HBO Go and WatchESPN added to the streaming service's line-up" The Independent [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:51 AM
"The Boy Genius Report: Apple's plan to take over the living room while destroying Microsoft and Sony" BGR 1:31 PM
"Photoshop And Whole Creative Cloud Already Cracked And Pirated" Cult of Mac 6:37 AM
"Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition sales stopped by 'complex legal issue'" Electronista 6:38 AM
"Four ways OS X Mavericks will save your MacBook's battery: We couldn't wait until the day when the iPad's impressive battery life came to the Mac, and it looks like we may finally get our wish with Mavericks" Macworld UK 6:50 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Tackle a hung App Store update in OS X: If when your system hangs when you're installing updates from the Mac App Store, there are a couple of things you can do to fix it." CNET Reviews 4:45 PM
"How do I fix Mac OS X Permissions? Learn what Mac OS X Permissions are, and how to repair them" Macworld UK 7:51 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to uninstall and delete apps on a Mac" Amsys 10:57 AM
"Access Special Characters In Any App With OS X Mavericks Beta [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:26 AM
"What's hot about OS X's Hot Corners" Macworld 6:49 AM
"TechTool Pro goes 64-bit, offering enhanced RAM testing: The new RAM testing routines offer extensive information reports as well as optimized code for addressing all available memory at once." MacFixIt 8:18 PM
"Micromat's TechTool Pro 7 performs hard disk testing, repair, maintenance (including disk defragmentation), data recovery, and volume cloning." MacInTouch 10:34 AM
"Mail Designer Pro: Create responsive newsletters with style on your Mac" equinux 9:06 AM
"Warren Burton's Trout 1.4 is a mindmapping and bookmarking program that creates links between nodes where common words (including common word stems) are found." MacInTouch 8:09 AM
"Apple Updates: Apple TV 5.3, iAd Producer 4.0.1" FairerPlatform 4:06 PM
"Maine MLTI schools overwhelmingly choose Apple over mandated HP" Electronista 6:37 AM
"Is Your Apple Inc. (AAPL) Computer a Risk to Your Health?" Insider Monkey 8:58 AM
"Best Buy recalls MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire" PCWorld 7:50 AM
"Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire: The company has received 13 reports that the battery caught fire, including one report of a burn to a consumer's leg" Macworld UK 6:51 AM
"5,100 3rd party ATG MacBook batteries recalled from Best Buy" 9 to 5 Mac 7:11 AM
"iOS Default Hotspot Passwords Cracked in Less Than a Minute" Tom's Hardware 9:28 PM
"New attack cracks iPhone autogenerated hotspot passwords in seconds: Default password pool so small scientists need just 24 seconds to guess them all." Ars Technica 12:33 PM
Non-Apple News
"Rumor: Samsung slashes smartphone part orders for first time in company history" AppleInsider 5:46 PM
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 isn't shaping up to be the smash hit most expected" BGR 9:41 AM
"Microsoft reverses policies on Xbox One rentals, online check-ins, and region restrictions: Microsoft heard the feedback and changed its always-online ways." Macworld UK 6:52 AM
"Nike Takes a Page From Apple's Playbook: After Some Missteps in Electronics, Sportswear Giant Courts App Makers for Its FuelBand Digital Bracelet" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:29 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"AltWWDC – Matt Pacyga of Canopy Shows The Sensus App-Enhancing Case, an iPhone Case Unlike Any Other" MacVoices 4:47 PM
"ACM 209: Apple's Ebook Trial with Philip Elmer-Dewitt" The Mac Observer 6:22 AM
"You Can Now Watch Apple's Entire WWDC Keynote On YouTube" Cult of Mac 6:37 AM
"Pegatron CEO confirms Apple's not so 'cheap' iPhone mini" Computerworld Blogs 7:50 AM
"Pegatron CEO says 'cheap' new iPhone won't be so cheap" BGR 8:46 AM
"Apple's low-cost iPhone won't be 'cheap,' says Pegatron CEO: The head of one of Apple's suppliers says the phone will be more of a mid-range product with a relatively high price tag." CNET News 8:25 AM
"iPhone 5S and budget iPhone diagrams leak" TrustedReviews 7:51 AM
"Apple files patent for heads-up display for user in a media manipulation operation" AppleDailyReport 7:13 AM
"iOS 7 has a built-in hammer flattening older apps" 9 to 5 Mac 9:01 AM
"Apple works on ways to securely rent media over a network" AppleDailyReport 7:13 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Invents a Fingerprint Scanner that could be Discretely Hidden within the Bezel of an iDevice, MacBook & Beyond" Patently Apple 7:56 AM
"Apple's fingerprint sensor encapsulation tech could be headed for future iPhone" AppleInsider 6:30 AM
"Apple patent: Fingerprint scanner could be in bezel" iLounge 8:53 AM
"Apple Invents Advanced Audio for Hidden Speaker Systems" Patently Apple 7:57 AM
"Apple looks into ways to improve speaker performance" AppleDailyReport 8:07 AM
"Apple Advances Focus & Virtual Tripod Camera Technologies" Patently Apple 10:56 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Can I get phone support if my product is outside of coverage?" Apple Support 1:42 PM
"How to view or print proof of coverage for your AppleCare agreement" Apple Support 1:42 PM
"How can I learn if I'm eligible to purchase an AppleCare agreement?" Apple Support 1:42 PM
"New MacBook Airs experiencing WiFi connectivity issues?" 9 to 5 Mac 9:42 AM
"2013 MacBook Air Has Some Minor Wi-Fi Issues" AppleBitch 4:05 PM
"How to deal with your MacBook battery failing to charge" ITProPortal 6:41 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Ugly Meter For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:15 AM
"Element Defense For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:16 AM
"Calendars+ by Readdle For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $6.99)" Apple Sliced 8:16 AM
"Best Buy to reboot 'free iPhone 5' offer with older iPhone trade-in tomorrow" 9 to 5 Mac 1:32 PM
"Refurbished MacBook Air from $679" FairerPlatform 12:34 PM
"Turn Your iPhone Into An AirPlay Receiver The Easy Way With AirPlayServer" AddictiveTips 7:52 AM
"Knober Lets You Use iPhone Unlock Slider To Toggle System Settings" AddictiveTips 6:31 AM
How To
"Guide to renting iTunes Movies in the UK: Apple iTunes has a great movie rental service that many people overlook. Here's our guide to renting movies on the iPad, Apple TV and Mac" Macworld UK 9:41 AM
Tips
"What security software do I need for my new iPad? Discover the security software you need to install when you first purchase a new iPad" Macworld UK 2:40 PM
"It's Been a While Since I've Done the Thing Where I Quote the Entirety (or Nearly So) of an Article and Then Dissect/Comment Upon It Line-by-Line, but I Do Still Have a Taste for It, Even Though in This Particular Case It's a Month Late" Daring Fireball 5:15 PM
"Far Too Much Analysis Of The Alleged New Mac Pro Geekbench Score" Marco Arment 4:53 PM
"The Mac Pro Recaptures the Spirit of Classic Workstations of Yore" Gizmodo 6:03 PM
"Study: Apple's bet on the wrist might be smarter than Google's bet on the face" VentureBeat 4:10 PM
"iOS 7's new design is its least exciting feature" Macworld 4:06 PM
"Actually, Apple is finally paying attention to the enterprise" CITEworld 2:16 PM
"The Macalope: The reviews are in! ...Wait! ...the reviews?" Macworld 2:07 PM
"More evidence the iPhone 4 is Apple's key to emerging markets" GigaOM 1:18 PM
"Comparing the Market Share of Android Phones to the iPhone is a D@mned Lie" Tech.pinions 12:10 PM
"The Best Time to Buy a Brand New Mac" Mactuts+ 7:52 AM
"Will the rumored iWatch be another Apple 'hobby'?" AppleDailyReport 7:12 AM
"Is AppleCare worth it? AppleCare is Apple's three-year extended warranty and support plan. But is AppleCare worth buying?" Macworld UK 6:54 AM
"Papers please! Microsoft creates second-class citizens with Office iPhone app: Leaving Office 2013 perpetual license owners out in the cold is no way to win friends, says analyst" Computerworld 6:52 AM
"Revealed: Apple's New Secret Cash Cow" Mac 360 6:24 AM
"Apple Wants Brain Wave Controls For New iPhone?" Mac 360 6:24 AM
"New Mac Pro 'Cylinder' rises from the Cube's Ashes?" Macs Only! 6:22 AM
"Samsung's Ativ Q: Can dual boot Windows 8, Android device sell? Summary: It's unclear whether a dual-boot tablet is a real winner for technology buyers, but Samsung is going to give it a shot." ZDNet 4:14 PM
"Vine Has A Head Start, But There's Plenty Of Room For An Instagram Video Win" TechCrunch 9:25 AM
"Facebook Now Lets You Comment With Pictures; Here's How & Where It Works" AddictiveTips 9:24 AM
"From radio to Twitter, the ageless Vin Scully shows why the future of media is social" paidContent 7:11 AM
"How Vine Climbed to the Top of the Social Media Ladder" Wired 7:05 AM
"Inside Digg's Race To Build The New Google Reader" Wired 7:05 AM
"Sizing Up Big Data, Broadening Beyond the Internet" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:57 AM
"Twitter Can't Control Rapid Growth of Its Vine" Wired 7:06 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Bryan Chaffin Does His 'Fake Steve Ballmer' on Tech Night Owl" The Mac Observer 6:21 PM
"Microsoft reverses Xbox One always-on policies, but removes positive features in process" ExtremeTech 8:53 AM
"Xbox u-turn: it's not all good news/Microsoft's pre-owned and online Xbox u-turn is a triumph of player power, but the company has removed some good features too, says Tom Hoggins." Telegraph 7:37 AM
"Microsoft on Xbox One reversal: Dude, E3 held us up/The company says that it felt E3 was its first chance to explain to the world how its DRM ideas had worked, and it listened to the response when it decided to reverse course." CNET News 9:44 AM
"Can Microsoft's U-turn stop the Xbox 360 becoming another XP? Another Lazarus product strangling its successors" The Register 7:38 AM
"Xbox One DRM: Microsoft changes policies of Xbox One DRM after feedback" Examiner 7:39 AM
"Microsoft's DRM U-Turn Sees Pre-Orders Of Xbox One Overtake PS4 In UK" Redmond Pie 2:13 PM
"Fate of Microsoft's tablet OS in question: again: Device makers based in Asia are not keen on Windows RT. That has become painfully clear." CNET News 6:56 AM
"Microsoft is looking to buy Nokia? Again? Trust me, it's not happening" The Next Web 7:37 AM
"Microsoft and Nokia call off talks - reports" CRN 7:39 AM
"Microsoft Explored Deal for Nokia" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:06 AM
"Microsoft tacks up first wanted poster, debuts temp bounty for IE11 bugs" Computerworld 6:36 AM
"A Complete Benjamin Graham Analysis For Microsoft Corp." Seeking Alpha 6:25 AM
"Intel joins A4WP, a newcomer to wireless power standards: The chipmaker joins Qualcomm and Samsung by signing up for the Alliance for Wireless Power's technology, which uses near-field magnetic resonance to top up batteries in phones, tablets, or laptops." CNET News 6:57 AM
"Intel picks a favorite in the wireless charging race with A4WP membership" The Verge 7:04 AM
"Rumors on Ivy Bridge-E: 3 SKUs, September Release?" AnandTech 7:32 AM
"Intel: The Next Unit Of Computing - NUC" Seeking Alpha 4:15 PM
"Intel bets on wireless charging" CITEworld 6:34 AM
"Intel, AMD Debate Best Chip For Cloud" TechWeb News 10:38 AM
"TSMC, GlobalFoundries, And Samsung Can't Save ARM And AMD From Intel's FinFETs" Seeking Alpha 6:25 AM
"Intel touts eDRAM as forerunner to 3D ICs" EE Times Asia 6:22 AM
"ARM sees strength in numbers against Intel, Nvidia" Reuters 7:36 AM
"A.M.D at E3 2013. Rise of the A.P.U." Nerd Reactor 7:31 AM
"AMD Unlikely to Follow Nvidia with Licensing of Graphics Technologies." X-bit labs 7:31 AM
"Todd Bradley packing-up from Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)?" GDP Insider 7:21 AM
"Icahn, Outspoken Investor, Takes to Twitter" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:44 PM
"Software Will Make A Quarter Of Dell's Profits – Swainson: Can Dell's software boss John Swainson boost the company's fortunes without upsetting Microsoft and Oracle?" TechWeekEurope 7:22 AM
"Part 1 of 3: IBM Edge: Going Big On Cloud And Big Data" IT-TNA 7:34 AM
"Part 2 of 3: Gaming The System: How IBM Beat HP In Vegas" IT-TNA 7:34 AM
"Part 3 of 3: IBM Shows How Tape Can Give Enterprises An Edge" IT-TNA 7:35 AM
"Oracle, IBM to unwrap new Unix server processors" IDG News Service 7:35 AM
"IBM analytics help small zoo, museum engage visitors/Summary: Data from admissions, exhibits, merchandise sales and membership is being used to get a better handle on popularity and preferences." ZDNet 7:35 AM
"Oracle's new software sales disappoint, stock drops" Reuters 4:44 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks take double hit from Fed, China/Asian stocks tumbled Thursday as a deterioration in Chinese manufacturing activity and a further spike in Shanghai interbank lending rates applied more selling pressure after the Federal Reserve signaled it may wind down its bond purchases." MarketWatch 7:45 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks sink after Fed meeting/Miners drop after weak China manufacturing data/European stock markets staged sharp broad-based losses on Thursday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said late the prior day that the central bank may scale back its bond purchases this year, depending on the economic outlook." MarketWatch 7:45 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:56 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:27 PM
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