"Banish briefly flashing Adobe update window in OS X: Background updater services showing up may be from duplicate launch agent scripts being used to handle them." MacFixIt 8:53 PM
"SCSC Releases Phoenix for the Mac OS X Operating System. Phoenix is an operating system tool that allows the user to create emergency boot volumes, copy entire volumes, overlay the operating system onto a data-only disk converting it to a bootable volume, and re-install the operating system onto a new drive if needed." prMac 11:57 AM
"Mail Designer Pro released for Mac OS X" AppleDailyReport 7:40 AM
"ShareMate for OS X lets you share files, folders" AppleDailyReport 7:01 AM
"Red Crow Mysteries: Legion comes to Mac OS X, iOS" AppleDailyReport 6:46 AM
"Islanders return in Island Tribe 3 for iPhone, iPad and Mac" AppleDailyReport 6:46 AM
"Acorn 4.0.5: Two Dozen Plus Fixes, Changes, Tweaks" FairerPlatform 6:06 AM
"Apple now using Google-like chart to tout iOS 6 adoption" Electronista 6:48 AM
"Apple publicly charts iOS fragmentation to prove it barely exists" Engadget 6:51 AM
"Apple takes swipe at Android with new fragmentation chart: The company claims that 93 percent of its users are running iOS 6, while 6 percent are running iOS 5. Just 1 percent of its users are running an earlier version of its operating system." CNET News 8:25 AM
"Apple thumbs nose at Google over Android fragmentation" 9 to 5 Mac 11:37 AM
"Apple Follows Google Into Charting iOS Adoption Figures For Devs" Cult of Android 7:40 AM
"Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Apple ID Data, Kaspersky Warns" Softpedia 7:16 AM
"One of the first Apple computers could fetch $500,000 or more at auction" FOXNews 5:59 AM
"iPad mini will finally go on sale in Brazil starting June 25" 9 to 5 Mac 1:26 PM
Non-Apple News
"iWatch, meet sWatch: Sony teases about new smart wearable wrist device" VentureBeat 11:28 AM
"Why basic 3D printers are crazy cheap now/Starting at $200: A smaller footprint, standardization, and growing interest helps." Ars Technica 10:20 AM
"Disgruntled 'Xbox engineer' details unannounced game sharing and social features" The Verge 6:56 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming June 22: Gene Steinberg meets commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of AppleInsider, online privacy advocate Mark Weinstein, of Sgrouples.com, and tech columnist Dann Berg, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:24 PM
"AltWWDC -Victor Broido of DigiDNA Explains How DiskAid & FileApp Share Files Between Macs & iDevices" MacVoices 3:54 PM
"First Official Full Trailer of 'Jobs' Starring Ashton Kutcher Released" VernonChan 1:56 PM
"'Inspired by true events': Official trailer for Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs' film goes live" 9 to 5 Mac 4:05 PM
"AltWWDC – Josh Michaels of Jetson Creative Talks About The Very Wide Range of His Apps, and AltWWDC As An Event" MacVoices 11:29 AM
"The Critical Path #89: Not Bad for a Hobby" asymco 6:46 AM
"New 3D renderings show expected design of Apple's low-cost iPhone" AppleInsider 1:23 PM
"New iPhone 5S photos reveal little new about the device" 9 to 5 Mac 6:41 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5S Revealed in New Photos" MacRumors 7:06 AM
"Photos claim to show assembled 'iPhone 5S' chassis, possibly early prototype" AppleInsider 6:47 AM
"iPhone 5S with dual-LED flash, slightly bigger battery spied in blurry rumor-gram" Engadget 6:51 AM
"iPhone 6 rumours: Leaked 'iPhone 5S' components flood the web/It's been a busy week for the iPhone 6 rumour mill, thanks to several parts belonging to Apple's new iPhone that have emerged online" Macworld UK 7:18 AM
"Pegatron CEO Tips Possibility of Mid-Priced iPhone" MacNewsWorld 7:15 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple looks at ways to simplify finding media event info online" AppleDailyReport 6:45 AM
"Apple works on methods for resizing user interface content" AppleDailyReport 7:44 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Shocker: A new Apple product seems to have Wi-Fi issues/The new MacBook Air has Wi-Fi issues: so say owners in Apple's support community. This wouldn't be the first time that a new Apple product had Wi-Fi hiccups." CNET News 5:59 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Futulele -Digital Ukulele For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 9:53 AM
"Liquid (Pro) For Mac Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" Apple Sliced 9:53 AM
"Wrestle Jump For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:53 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:17 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:17 AM
"First impressions of Apple's new MacBook Air: Yes, the battery life really is better, but if you're a hard-core user, 12 hours isn't likely" Computerworld 11:30 AM
"The USB Microphone That Acts Like A Mac" Mac 360 6:00 AM
"First Trailer for Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs' Biopic Shows Tension, Drama—It's Cool" The Mac Observer 8:24 PM
"Apple Highlights Strength of Whole Widget Model with iOS Fragmentation Chart" The Mac Observer 4:06 PM
"What Apple is 'Interested in' with the HDTV Viewing Experience" The Mac Observer 3:55 PM
"Look At How Beautiful A 5.7-Inch iPhone Phablet Could Be [Video] Cult of Mac 1:40 PM
"Why Apple Announced the New Mac Pro Early & Likely Ship Date" The Mac Observer 1:40 PM
"Profits Without Production" ["world. Depending on the vagaries of its stock price, it's either the highest-valued or the second-highest-valued company in America, but it employs less than 0.05 percent of our workers."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:13 PM
"iOS 7 proves once again that change is the way Apple does business" Macworld 7:04 AM
"Slideshow: Apple hardware design mistakes" Macworld 7:06 AM
"Patent abuse: Apple prevails against Samsung yet again" Computerworld Blogs 7:43 AM
"Oh, Snap. Apple Wins Rubberband Patent Case in Japan" The Mac Observer 9:54 AM
"Daily Report: Apple Says Antitrust Case Challenges Way Most Business Is Done" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:28 AM
"Cassandra -Honesty in Reporting: Third-Party Replacement Batteries for Macs" eXtensions 10:15 AM
"iOS 7 will run steamroller over older apps: Apps will be flat as a pancake on Apple's new platform" TechRadar UK 7:25 AM
"Will the new Mac Pro's performance disappoint? The jury's still out ..." 9 to 5 Mac 6:41 AM
"Apple: Missing Out On The Social Media Revolution" Mac 360 6:04 AM
"iOS 7: why I'm finally dumping my iPhone for an Android/Summary: My iPhone lies there like a dead fish, telling me nothing. If you believe the weather and clock icons on my iPhone, the temperature and time of day haven't changed for 18 months." ZDNet 7:29 AM
"With Markdown, Even the Blind Can Write" TidBITS 7:42 AM
Non-Apple
"Greg's Bite: NSA faces subpoenas for stored data" AppleDailyReport 11:29 AM
"How libraries can be a haven for makers" opensource.com 9:05 AM
"Samsung Slips Behind Apple's Quality With New S4s" Forbes 7:20 AM
"IBM to customers: Your hand is staining my window" I, Cringely 6:53 AM
"How To Embed Instagram Videos In Any Web Page" AddictiveTips 6:43 AM
"Adobe Creative Cloud: Bargain Of The Year? Or, Way To Raise Prices And Gouge Customers?" PixoBebo 6:04 AM
"Samsung's New MacBook, iPhone, iPad Killers" Mac 360 6:03 AM
"Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promises a 'startling series' of announcements next week" InfoWorld 7:59 AM
"Oracle To Unveil Microsoft, Salesforce, NetSuite Partnerships As Revenues Stagnate" CMS Wire 8:35 AM
"Oracle to Transfer Listing to NYSE: Ahead of the Ticker" TheStreet 11:48 AM
"Oracle to move listing to Big Board from Nasdaq in coup for NYSE" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 9:13 AM
"Oracle Corporation to Transfer Stock Listing to NYSE" BusinessWire 8:01 AM
"Ellison spills beans on Oracle's upcoming SAP HANA competitor and Database 12c plans: Database 12c.1 will focus on in-memory computing, according to Ellison" InfoWorld 7:53 AM
"Oracle Earnings Call Insights: Software Side Details and Cloud Offerings" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11:48 AM
"Oracle shares fall 9% on reaction to sales results" MarketWatch 11:08 AM
"Oracle Becomes Bellwether of Rough Global Economy" CNBC 11:07 AM
"The Morning Download: Oracle Tilting at the Wrong Windmills" WSJ Blogs 7:53 AM
"Internal power struggle at Oracle leaves Brits cool on Sun" Channel Register 8:57 AM
"Oracle Sales Miss Estimates in Cloud Shift; Dividend Doubled" Bloomberg 9:10 AM
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