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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, July 21, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "How Apple's Long Product Delay Is Shaking Up Businesses"  Mashable 5:19 PM
  • "The Apple, Samsung Conflict Will Get Even More Absurd Before It Gets Better" Forbes 8:05 AM
  • "Apple's Maps Strategy Is Working Just Fine"  Slate 7:47 AM
  • "Apple acquires two mapping startups to improve mobile maps" Associated Press 8:08 AM
  • "How much revenue did iTunes generate for Apple last quarter?" Fortune 7:47 AM
  • "What Games Are: Apple Needs To Make An iJoypad"  TechCrunch 5:18 PM
  • "Apple controversy lays bare complex Irish tax web" Reuters 8:08 AM
  • "Apple's quest for an iWatch on every wrist: The challenge for Apple and others trying to crack the code on wearables is to produce an appealing device for a mass market that doesn't need a watch to tell time and doesn't want to get all wound up by an overly complicated gadget." CNET News 7/20
  • "Breaking Down The Inertia Around Android And iOS Innovation"  Forbes 7/20
  • "Apple Needs To Re-Evaluate Its Censorship, But We Don't Want The Walls To Come Down Entirely" Digital Trends 7/20
  • "Apple's agnostic approach to TV: better than Google's but not a win for viewers"  GigaOM 7/20
  • "Apple Said to Buy HopStop, Pushing Deeper Into Maps"  Bloomberg 7/20
  • "Apple said to be recharting Maps with HopStop buy" ZDNet 7/20
  • "Apple buys firms in mapping acquisition: Apple has acquired a pair of mapping and location firms in a bid to improve its mapping applications," V3 7/20
  • "Apple's Buying Spree Continues with HopStop for Transit App" Patently Apple 7/20
  • "Apple acquires transit navigation firm HopStop" TUAW 7/20
  • "Apple under pressure as figures stall" Telegraph 7/20
  • "Who's Who in the Tablet Market Melee: Over the past two years, Apple has lost significant ground in the tablet market, but it still maintains strong brand recognition and a majority share. The remainder is up for grabs. If Apple's share were to dip beneath the 50 percent mark after the 2013 holiday season, the market would still be best characterized as 'Apple versus The Rest,' with Apple maintaining a plurality share." E-Commerce Times 7/20
  • "Apple TV With Gesture Control? iWatch Next Year? This Week In Apple Rumors" The Huffington Post 7/20
OS X
News
  • "Apple explains Developer Center outage: intruder attempted to retrieve user info, total rebuild in progress" 9 to 5 Mac 6:15 PM
  • "Apple Developer Center Was Hacked; Site Remains Down While Company Overhauls Security" AllThingsD 6:13 PM
  • "Apple acknowledges developer portal hack" Macworld 7:41 PM
  • "Apple Confirms That Its Dev Center Has Been Breached By Hackers" TechCrunch 6:15 PM
  • "After being hacked Apple's developer site still offline" GigaOM 9:09 PM
  • "Apple says that its developer site is being completely overhauled after a security breach last week" The Next Web 6:15 PM
  • "Apple: Developer site targeted in security attack, still down/Apple says its developer site was targeted in an attack, and that any information that was taken was encrypted. The site remains down." CNET News 6:15 PM
  • "Apple's developer website hacked, personal information 'may have been accessed" VentureBeat 6:58 PM
  • "Hackers target Apple's developer site" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:09 PM
  • "Apple developer site hacked, some info may have been exposed" iDownload Blog 6:53 PM
  • "Apple says its developer site was hacked, but that sensitive data was encrypted" AppleInsider 8:28 PM
  • "Apple pulls Dev Centre after intrusion attempt" The Register 8:28 PM
  • "Apple Developer Site Offline After Breach" PC Magazine 8:28 PM
  • "Apple invites users to try out iWork for iCloud beta" T3 7/20
  • "Apple sends iWork for iCloud beta invitations to everyday users" Engadget 7/19
  • "Quick Note: iWork for iCloud Beta Opening up to Non-Developers" DailyTech 7/19
  • "Why have Apple's Dev Center and forums have been down for more than 24 hours? Apple says the center is undergoing maintenance but hasn't shed light on the reason, whether system failure, security breach, or a major platform revision" InfoWorld 7/19
  • "Apple Developer Center undergoes extended maintenance" MacNN 7/19
  • "Apple says developer memberships and apps will not expire due to unexpected maintenance duration" 9 to 5 Mac 7/19
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "iCloud: What do Back to My Mac status messages mean?" Apple Support 7:56 AM
  • "Xsan: System does not start up or volume does not mount after labeling LUNs in Xsan Admin" Apple Support 7:55 AM
  • "Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Options for installing OS X freshly when purchasing a new version of OS X from the App Store, and more covered in this week's Q&A." CNET Reviews 7/19
  • "How to reset an OS X account password with an Apple ID: Among other options, Apple supports resetting a user account password at the login window using a valid Apple ID." MacFixIt 7/19
  • "Sync Services: Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing" Apple Support 7/19
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Use AppleScript or VBA to paste unformatted text in Word for Mac" OfficeforMacHelp 5:31 PM
  • "Viewfinder for iOS is a unique way to share photos and memories" TUAW 10:12 AM
  • "How to Use the Mask & Instant Alpha Tools in iWork for Mac -Part 2" The Mac Observer 7/20
  • "How-to: Change the email address associated with your Apple ID" 9 to 5 Mac 7/20
  • "Here Are Another Five Great Tips And Tricks For OS X Mavericks Beta [Feature] Cult of Mac 7/20
  • "Review: Photo Sense - An Easy-To-Use Batch Photo Editor For Mac" MacTrast 7/20
  • "Review: Face2Face makes Apple Mail more personable" Macworld 7/20
  • "Share Bucket For Mac Offers Quick Screenshot & File Sharing Via Dropbox, Google Drive & SkyDrive" AddictiveTips 7/20
  • "OS X Mavericks Preview: App Nap helps you work longer from your laptop" iMore 7/19
  • "Hands-on: Unibox is a 'people-centric' Mac email client" Macworld 7/19
  • "5 Ways to AirPlay From Your Mac to Your Television" Mactuts+ 7/19
  • "Mac Gems: Actions turns your iPad into a Mac control pad" Macworld 7/19
  • "MacMost Now 893: Editing Photos In External Editors" MacMost 7/19
  • "Mechanic by Bitdefender helps Mac users improve performance, stability and privacy" BetaNews 7/19
  • "Want more battery-life from your laptop? Close some tabs" 9 to 5 Google 7/19
  • "Create unique slideshows with ScatterShow for Mac" TUAW 7/19
  • "ScreenFloat makes taking, managing screenshots a breeze" AppleDailyReport 7/19
  • "Set Default Font Choices For Messages You Send And Receive In Mavericks Beta [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 7/19
  • "Where To Find The Ultimate PDF Reader For The Mac" TeraTalks 7/19
  • "The Best Mac Writing Tool For Real Mac Writers" Mac 360 7/19
  • "Do To Your Mac What You've Always Wanted To Do But Didn't: Pimp Your Screen" NoodleMac 7/19
  • "Finally, An Easier, Faster, Better Way To Find Email Messages On Your Mac" BohemianBoomer 7/19
  • "My Favorite Way To Create Movies From Photos" Mac 360 7/19
Op/Ed
  • "iTunes want: Sending apps straight to a specific iOS device from the desktop store" iMore 7/20
Press Releases
  • "Mechanic by Bitdefender lets Mac users improve performance, stability and privacy" PC & Tech Authority 5:34 PM
  • "ZipZapMac Releases Periscope Pro - Motion-Based Mac Video Surveillance" prMac 7/20
  • "Defense of the Ancients 2 for Mac, free multiplayer battle game, released on Steam" iMore 7/19
  • "Realmac Software Teases Ember, A Digital Scrapbook For Your Mac [Video] Cult of Mac 7/19
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Great tech-spectations: What's next in tech for 2013/A boring summer for tech is about to get a lot more exciting. Here's what to expect." CNET Reviews 8:05 AM
  • "Apple refunds 8-year-old's £4,000 bill for in-app purchases" Crave @ CNET 8:08 AM
  • "Apple refunds $6000 to dad over 8 year-old's iPad bill" MacNN 7:59 AM
  • "The iPhone Is Alive and Well (At Least in the United States)" The Motley Fool 7/20
  • "Major crackdown planned for tech's biggest alleged tax dodgers" BGR 7/20
  • "Apple refunds dad $6,000 iPad bill racked up by 8-year-old: Incredibly, there are still some 8-year-olds who don't know that in-game purchases involve real money. As Lily Neale's aerospace designer dad discovers when his bank account is frozen." CNET News 7/20
  • "Clamour for smartphone 'kill switch' as 'Apple-picking' surges" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/20
  • "From Apple to Nest Labs, Always a Designer" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/20
  • "More work ahead in Apple, Samsung antitheft crack attack: The results of attempts to crack the antitheft security on Apple's iOS 7 and Samsung's Galaxy S4 Lojack system are still being compiled." CNET News 7/19
  • "Apple, Google, dozens of others urge U.S. surveillance disclosures" Reuters 7/19
  • "Microsoft attacks iPad to unload Surface RT inventory: In a new ad, Microsoft compares a Surface RT to an iPad. An Apple Siri-like voice, representing the iPad, says, 'This is not going to end well for me.'" CNET News 7/19
  • "Surface RT takes on the iPad and wins!" BetaNews 7/19
  • "Google to take Apple's iPhone head on: August 1 Moto X media event is a go" iDownload Blog 7/19
  • "More iOS Apps Are Free Than Ever Before" Wired 7/19
  • "Recharging iPhone blamed for another serious shock in China: iPhone 4 connected to a counterfeit or third-party charger leaves 30-year-old man in a coma for the past 10 days, according to reports from Asia." CNET News 7/19
  • "Beijing fanboi in coma after iPhone 4 shock treatment" ["The handset and charger in question didn't show any signs of damage, however the latter was not an 'official' Apple peripheral."] The Register 7/19
  • "Another iPhone shock case in China leaves man in coma" ZDNet 7/19
  • "State, federal governments testing Apple's antitheft tech" TUAW 7/19
  • "Verizon's iPhone Activations Could Have Been Helped By iPhone 4 Upgrades" Forbes 7/19
  • "Top-3 mobile telecom carriers in Russia to give up iPhone, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 7/19
  • "Take a nostalgia trip with minimalist renders of old Macs" TUAW 7/19
Non-Apple News
  • "Google Glass-Like Products Can Launch For As Low As $400" Forbes 5:21 PM
  • "Hack exposes e-mail addresses, password data for 2 million Ubuntu Forum users" Ars Technica 5:19 PM
  • "Samsung to Debut Smart Watch Prior to iPhone Event" Patently Apple 11:47 AM
  • "750 million phones could be vulnerable in massive SIM security flaw" The Verge 10:12 AM
  • "SIM Cards Have Finally Been Hacked, And The Flaw Could Affect Millions Of Phones" Forbes 8:52 AM
  • "Mozilla unveils 'aggressive' Firefox OS schedule: Quarterly feature releases, security updates every six weeks" The Next Web 7/20
  • "Official Press Shots Leak for Google's Moto X" PC Magazine 7/20
  • "Consumer Reports weighs in on device upgrade plans" iDownload Blog 7/20
  • "U.S. Music Sales Down As Streaming Up 24% To 51B Tracks In 6 Months; Harlem Shake Bumps Its Way To The Top" TechCrunch 7/19
  • "Scientists power mobile phone with urine" [Video Report] BBC 7/19
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Q&A: FiftyThree's Jon Harris on the power of the iPad as a creation device" GeekWire 5:18 PM
  • "Mobile Roar Podcast #4: iPhone 5S specs roundup, new Carrier upgrade plans, Apple negotiating ad skipping, and more [Video] iSource 10:10 AM
  • "Coming July 20: Gene Steinberg meets Dan Frakes, of Macworld, Daniel Eran Dilger, of AppleInsider, and John Martellaro, of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/19
  • "9to5Mac Happy Hour Podcast: iWatch rumors, special discounts, more" 9 to 5 Mac 7/19
  • "Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Your Digital Photos, One Step At A Time" MacVoices 7/19
  • "iMore show 355: An episode of hoarders" iMore 7/19
Hardware/Software
  • "HD Images Showing The Comparison Of Cheap iPhone And iPhone 5 Leak Out" Techkiddy 7/20
  • "Hi-res photos of the budget iPhone compare it to the iPhone 5" GSMArena 7/20
  • "As part of iPhone sales push, Apple Store app to be redesigned & gain free iTunes content" 9 to 5 Mac 7/20
  • "'Apple Store' iOS App Update Coming Tuesday with Free iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore Deals" MacRumors 7/20
  • "Update to Apple Store app will offer free iTunes, App Store content -- report" CNET News 7/20
  • "Apple Store iOS app reportedly being re-designed to offer free iTunes content" iMore 7/20
  • "Amid Apple developer site outage, users report unauthorized password resets: Apple's developer site has been down for two days. Some have experienced password reset emails, which appear to be sent by Apple, but were not authorized: suggesting foul play." CNET News 7/20
  • "Is Apple seeing double? Budget iPhone could arrive in two flavours: Budget iPhone? Try budget iPhones" TechRadar UK 7/20
  • "Apple hard drives twice as bad as others, says consumer watchdog: Apple hard drive faults 'worrying'" Macworld UK 7/20
  • "Apple Wins Two Loopy Design Patents in Hong Kong" Patently Apple 7/20
  • "Apple iPhone Lite to have two versions: Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone codenames appear" phoneArena 7/19
  • "Apple 'iPhone Lite' pictured in two versions: report: The devices are currently known as their codenames, Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone, a new report claims." CNET News 7/19
  • "Leaked documents may suggest specs for low-cost iPhone" Electronista 7/19
  • "Apple Could Be Prepping Two Different 'iPhone mini' Versions" AppAdvice 7/19
  • "Fully assembled budget iPhone appears in leaked picture" BGR 7/19
  • "LG reportedly says 'no 2014 delay' on iPad Mini Retina: LG Display now seems to be saying that a 2013 iPad Mini Retina is a possibility. That contradicts what analysts have been saying." CNET News 7/19
  • "DigiTimes changes course, claims Retina iPad Mini will launch in fall" 9 to 5 Mac 7/19
  • "LG Shipments Indicate Retina iPad Mini Could Arrive As Early As October" MacRumors 7/19
  • "Apple works on ways to proofread electronic publications on portable devices" AppleDailyReport 7/19
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Bugs & Fixes: Resolving an iPhone camera dust-up" Macworld 7/19
  • "Apple rolls out MacBook Air software update to resolve recent issues" Digital Trends 7/19
  • "2013 MacBook Air Problems? Apple Fixes the Lot" FairerPlatform 7/19
  • "Apple issues fix for MacBook Air Wi-Fi bug and screen flickering problems" BGR 7/19
  • "MacBook Air (Mid 2013): Troubleshooting Wi-Fi connection issues" Apple Support 7/19
  • "How to update proof-of-purchase information" Apple Support 7/19
  • "How to request a refund for an AppleCare agreement" Apple Support 7/19
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Demolition Physics For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 7/20
  • "Real Cliff Diving For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/20
  • "Dragons Rage 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/20
  • "Voro -Unique And Addictive Puzzler For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7/19
  • "Redline Rush For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7/19
  • "SkySafari For Mac Is Free Today (Was $4.99)" Apple Sliced 7/19
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/19
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/19
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/19
  • "Best Buy Slashes $200 Off MacBook Pro" Mashable 7/19
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 10 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 7/19

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone 5 vs. Nokia Lumia 1020 Specs: Can Nokia Defeat iPhone With 41-Megapixel Camera? (Photos)" Christian Post 7:47 AM
  • "Review: Mophie's iPhone 5 Juice Pack Helium and Air battery cases compared" 9 to 5 Mac 5:18 PM
  • "Lenmar Meridian battery case for iPhone 5 review" 9 to 5 Mac 11:54 AM
  • "Review: Bluelounge Milo Micro-Suction Aluminum Stand for iPhone, iPod, Smartphones from CaseMotions.com" Run Around Tech 7/20
  • "Review: Velodyne vPulse In-Ear Headphones Bring Well-Balanced Sound to the Table" Run Around Tech 7/20
  • "New products: Wireless speaker streams from iPhone" USA Today 7/20
  • "Review: Griffin Survivor + Catalyst waterproof iPhone 5 case" TUAW 7/19
  • "Apple TV in Thailand: At Last; Again" eXtensions 7/19
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Viewfinder for iOS is a unique way to share photos and memories" TUAW 5:31 PM
  • "Review: Prime World: Defenders an enjoyable tower-defense game for Mac" Macworld 11:51 AM
  • "Plants vs. Zombies 2 preview: More plants, more zombies, more fun, some freemium crap" iMore 11:51 AM
  • "Drive Assist iPhone App Review: A Truly Stunning Driving App" Tapscape 7:59 AM
  • "iOS 7 preview: Siri gets a new look, access to settings, more services, still no predictive results" iMore 7/20
  • "Review: Magic 2014 for the iPad is like poker for nerds" Macworld 7/20
  • "Drive As Fast As You Can Without Crashing In Dolmus Driver HD For iPad" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Review: VLC returns to iOS after long hiatus, yet still needs refinement" GigaOM 7/19
  • "Best email apps for iPhone: Mailbox, Triage, Boxer, and more!" iMore 7/19
  • "RadarScope for iOS: Beautiful, Visual Access to Weather Radar" The Mac Observer 7/19
  • "Pacific Rim for iOS: Battle giant monsters with a giant robot and go poor in the process" iMore 7/19
  • "Daily iPhone App: Grid is an idea organizer for the visually oriented" TUAW 7/19
  • "iPad App Video Review: Ravenmark: Mercenaries" Appolicious 7/19
  • "XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iPad and iPhone review - Acclaimed alien invasion strategy game" Macworld UK 7/19
  • "Leisure Suit Larry sleazes his way onto iOS" CNET Reviews 7/19
  • "Baseball Slam Review: A fun and exciting take on the baseball genre, combining addictive single player with competitive multiplayer to make a thoroughly enjoyable game!" 148Apps 7/19
  • "Breach & Clear Review: Elements from several of the most popular (and beloved) modern tactical franchises come together to create something no strategy fan should be without." 148Apps 7/19
  • "Zumba Dance Review" 148Apps 7/19
  • "Kamikaze Pigs Review: Kamikaze Pigs is a game about chain reactions to destroy pigs. Sure, it sounds fun, but randomness only goes so far." 148Apps 7/19
  • "Argus Review: Argus makes it possible to reach health goals thanks to its many features and impressive honeycomb interface." 148Apps 7/19
  • "Iesabel Review: Iesabel scratches that action RPG itch, but just barely." 148Apps 7/19
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Record iPhone Screen Video With xRec [No Jailbreak Required] Redmond Pie 5:18 PM
  • "How to Use Restrictions as Parental Controls on an iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch" OS X Daily 7/20
  • "Disable Gmail's inbox sorting" PCWorld 7/20
  • "How to automatically post Instagram photos directly to a Facebook page" iMore 7/19
Tips
  • "Instagram Crashing For You On iOS 7 (B3)? – Here's The Fix." RazorianFly 7/19
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Would you pay again for iOS 7 versions of apps you already own?" iDownload Blog 8:41 PM
  • "11 Things Android Owners Like To Say To Make iPhone Users Jealous" [Slideshow] Business Insider 5:36 PM
  • "iPhone 6, iPad mini 2 exclusive iOS 7 features" Phones Review 5:18 PM
  • "Forget second-screen apps. Today, the TV is the second screen" GigaOM 11:53 AM
  • "My iPhone - putting the smart into smartphone" PalmAddict 11:48 AM
  • "The AppAdvice Week In Review: It's Silly Season In The World Of Apple" AppAdvice 8:04 AM
  • "Apple's New Patent Could Introduce Liquid Metal to Mobile Market" Mashable 7/20
  • "Craigslist horror stories: What not to do when buying, selling, or trading used iPhones" iMore 7/20
  • "Microsoft's Surface tablets: A trip down memory lane, via Apple" Fortune 7/20
  • "'Does the iPad Deserve To Exist?' Not really the question to be asking at this point" TechnologyTell 7/20
  • "The Macalope Weekly: Loss of perspective" Macworld 7/20
  • "Nokia's struggles suggest consumers are 'content' with iOS and Android duopoly" AppleInsider 7/19
  • "Next stop: Public transportation directions in Apple Maps?" GigaOM 7/19
  • "Apple and Samsung Still in Settlement Talks, 'No Indication' of Imminent Agreement" MacRumors 7/19
  • "Apple and Samsung back at the bargaining table, deal came close in February" 9 to 5 Mac 7/19
  • "How willing are you to re-purchase apps for iOS 7?" TUAW 7/19
  • "Why Apple Should Not Create a Low-End iPhone" Tech.pinions [Paid Membership Required] 7/19
  • "A new trend? 'Posegram' developer shows off iOS 7 UI elements in older iOS versions [Video] 9 to 5 Mac 7/19
  • "Why the Surface RT Failed and the iPad Did Not" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/19
  • "Why Apple needs iTunes Radio" GigaOM 7/19
  • "Smartwatch makers: You need apps to beat Apple/So be nice to developers and give them good tools" The Register 7/19
  • "Microsoft, Google Join Apple's Walking Dead Line" Mac 360 7/19
  • "Apple TV: The Best New Way To Watch Television" Mac 360 7/19
Non-Apple
  • "When Zuckerberg Thought His Sales Guy Was 50 Cent" TechCrunch 9:36 PM
  • "Review: Galaxy S 4 Active is a Samsung phone for folks who hate Samsung phones/It keeps the high-end guts but ditches AMOLED and sports heavy-duty plastic." Ars Technica 5:37 PM
  • "Ars Technica System Guide: July 2013/Cheaper, better, faster, stronger. (There was a new Daft Punk album this year.)" Ars Technica 5:21 PM
  • "9 ways that 3D printing is going to change business" The Next Web 8:51 AM
  • "Android Activations Top 1 Billion" Tapscape 7/20
  • "After Mobile: Smarter TVs" Forbes 7/20
  • "Will technology ever deliver a perfect speaker or headphone?" CNET News 7/20
  • "Smartphone Plans: 5 Ways To Avoid Trouble/AT&T and Verizon rolled out ugly smartphone plans this week. Before you choose any new plan, consider this advice." InformationWeek 7/20
  • "Editorial: The mysterious failure of Microsoft's Surface RT" AppleInsider 7/20
  • "Latest iPad-bashing Microsoft ad focuses on peripherals, new Surface RT price point" AppleInsider 7/19
  • "Consumer Reports: AT&T Next is almost $300 more expensive than T-Mobile JUMP [updated] BGR 7/19
  • "Why I hate read receipts: Read receipts come to Facebook, Snapchat, and more—and make our lives miserable." Ars Technica 7/19
  • "Did You Ever See Geordi La Forge With a Keyboard on His Tablet?" The Mac Observer 7/19
  • "What Should Microsoft Do With its Surface Surplus? Around six million Surface tablets are wasting away in a warehouse somewhere and I have a few ideas on how Microsoft should move them." PC Magazine 7/19
  • "Google Just Proved That Those Price-Fixing Conspiracy Theorists — Like Adobe — Were All Wrong" Business Insider 7/19
  • "Relax, Everyone, Google's 'Bad Quarter' Actually Wasn't All That Bad..." Business Insider 7/19
  • "What's an Android user worth? Excluding Motorola, Google's gross margins have dropped for seven out of the last nine quarters." asymco 7/19
  • "Windows 8.1 preview final verdict: Did Microsoft fix Windows 8?" Digital Trends 7/19
  • "Why Microsoft's Surface RT Failed" Mashable 7/19
  • "When will consumers make use of their 4K TVs?" DigiTimes 7/19
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Who's the Boss? Your Cellphone." Mashable [comic] 7/19
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Namco Debuts 'PAC-MAN DASH' For iOS - Apple and Mobile-Related Reporting" RazorianFly 6:13 PM
  • "Vanity Fair Newsstand App Gets iPhone Support" iClarified 2:02 PM
  • "Worms 2: Armageddon – (Was $4.99, Now $0.99)" RazorianFly 11:53 AM
  • "Find More Fashion-Forward Friends With The Newly Updated Threadflip iOS App" AppAdvice 11:53 AM
  • "Tapatalk 2 forum reading software now supports Wordpress, Dropbox image uploads, more" iMore 11:51 AM
  • "Could 2013: Infected Wars Soon Be One Of The Best Horror Shooters For iOS?" AppAdvice 7:57 AM
  • "AceAbove Magic Cable is the One Cable to Charge them All" Run Around Tech 7:56 AM
  • "SimpleMic for iOS: Gesture-Based Audio Recorder offers Quick Capture" prMac 11:51 AM
  • "CoSoSys has released a series of comics on MDM and DLP" prMac 7:44 AM
  • "New version of My HTML Pro now available" prMac 7:44 AM
  • "Think You Know Your Pro Sports Players? Take the Icons of Sports Quiz" prMac 7:44 AM
  • "The PewDiePie Soundboard for iOS just released - First on the market" prMac 7:44 AM
  • "Save The Universe Before Making A Narrow Escape In FreeFall Horizon" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Back to School: iHome Coupons, Save Up to $170" FairerPlatform 7/20
  • "You'll Go Bananas Over Banana Kong's First Ever Content Update" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Jetpack Joyride Developer Halfbrick Announces Imminent Invasion Of Colossatron" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Rhapsody For iOS Updated With Offline Playback Mode And Featured Editorial Content" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Shadowrun Returns: Popular Card Game Makes The Leap To iOS Next Week" AppAdvice 7/20
  • "Rainbow Seed - A Relaxing and Fun Puzzle has been released at last" prMac 7/20
  • "inStatus 2.0 - A creative photo editing app bringing your photos to life" prMac 7/20
  • "Digitize your docs for free with DocScanner Pro for iOS this week only" prMac 7/20
  • "Word Raider - an Accurately Learn English Words" prMac 7/20
  • "Zeami - Challenging Logic Game for iPad" prMac 7/20
  • "Skin Health and Beauty Tips Now Available at Your Fingertips" prMac 7/20
  • "ipash ME 1.0 released for iPhone - Popular Command Line/Shell Utility" prMac 7/20
  • "Albumm is Bringing Real Photo Sharing to iOS" prMac 7/20
  • "Heliceum Catapults Naughty Boy: Sling And Shoot Onto iOS and Android" prMac 7/20
Computer Industry
  • "This Is Exactly How Fast the Windows Monopoly Is Being Destroyed" Business Insider 8:09 AM
  • "More bad news for Microsoft cranks up pressure on Steve Ballmer" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:00 AM
  • "How Microsoft spent a decade 'sleeping on the job'" The Observer 8:09 AM
  • "What can we learn from the Surface RT disaster?" TabTimes 8:10 AM
  • "Should Microsoft keep bashing Apple, Google? Despite financial disappointments, Microsoft has offered a new, more aggressive stance toward competitors. Instead of telling people that Apple is bad, should Microsoft start telling people why it's good? Or is that too hard?" CNET News 11:50 AM
  • "Microsoft's Xbox 360 Stands Tall in the U.S., Outsells PS3 and Wii for 30 Straight Months" HotHardware 8:09 AM
  • "Microsoft Internet Explorer Pushes Beyond Second Screen To Companion Web" Forbes 2:04 PM
  • "Can Hewlett-Packard Continue Its Good Run?" Seeking Alpha 8:05 AM
  • "Amazon vs. IBM: Big Blue meets match in battle for the cloud" Reuters 7:56 AM
  • "IBM high-fives Netflix open-source tools" GigaOM 10:14 AM
  • "What's IBM Doing at a #Mobile Conference, Anyway?" Technorati 8:12 AM
  • "Regeneron in final talks to take over Dell's Irish facility" Irish Independent 8:15 AM
  • "Intel looks to catch up with appetite for mobile devices" Arizona Republic 8:14 AM
  • "Facebook's Open Compute network is limited, Cisco says" Network World 2:03 PM
  • "U.N. warns on mobile cybersecurity bugs in bid to prevent attacks" Reuters 8:06 AM
  • "Microsoft shares hit by biggest sell-off since 2000" Reuters 7/20
  • "Microsoft loses $34 billion market value" Reuters 7/20
  • "Microsoft's Bad Quarter: Sign of Worse to Come?" Barron's 7/20
  • "Google appeals Motorola's loss to Microsoft in ITC patent case, still seeking Xbox import ban" Foss Patents 7/20
  • "Microsoft strategy should take hint from Apple, analyst says" Computerworld 7/20
  • "If the iPad was late, ran Windows 8, it would fail too: To say that the $900 million write-down on the Surface RT tablet is a red flag may be putting it too charitably. No product that ran the RT version of Windows 8 and came out about three years after the first tablets appeared would succeed." CNET News 7/20
  • "Exclusive: Microsoft in talks with ValueAct over board seat" Reuters 7/20
  • "Microsoft getting ready to slash price of Surface RT tablets" TechnoBloom 7/20
  • "Why Michael Dell's Buyout Deserves to Die: Dell bought time with a vote postponement, but the deal still faces some difficult shareholder math. And, unless Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer can come up with a clear turnaround plan and execute it, upside is limited from here." Barron's 7/20
  • "IBM layoffs a sign of flux: Job cuts don't dampen rumors that firm may sell some factories" Albany Times Union 7/20
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple, Facebook Lead Earnings Parade" WSJ Blogs 5:36 PM
  • "How Apple's Attacking Its Emerging-Market Problem" The Motley Fool 7/19
  • "Microsoft and Google missed. Apple reports next Tuesday." Fortune 7/19
  • "Apple iPhone Slowdown? Not So Fast" TheStreet 7/19
  • "Cassandra: Apple FY 13 Third Quarter Results Conference Call" eXtensions 7/19
Industry News
  • "Asia Markets: Japan stocks rise after election, with Asia higher/Asian stocks rose Monday after the Japanese government regained control of the parliament's upper house in weekend elections and China removed a floor on banks' lending rates, raising hopes for further reforms in both economies." MarketWatch 9:11 PM
  • "Tech Stocks: Microsoft, Google, AMD lead tech retreat/Shares slide as tech sector gets hit by disappointing earnings/Technology stocks paced a broad market retreat Friday, as disappointing results from Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices and Google Inc. sent those shares falling." MarketWatch 7/19
  • "Dow, S&P 500 end 4th winning week" CNNMoney 7/19
  • "Markets Show No Signs of Surrender as Stocks Cap Four-Week Advance" TheStreet 7/19
  • "Stock Futures Take a Breather; Earnings in Focus" FOXBusiness 7/19
  • "S&P 500 Climbs, but Tech Sector Weighs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/19
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks wobble around seven-week high" MarketWatch 7/19
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 7/19
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7/19
  • "Stock futures mixed after tech sector results disappoint" Reuters 7/19

 
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