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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, July 25, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple may be ready to give up Steve Jobs' ghost" ["'They're about to get the ghost out of the boardroom,' said Max Wolff, senior analyst and chief economist at Greencrest Capital. 'They'll start making what the market is telling them to make, and not what someone is channeling out of the ghost of Steve Jobs.'"]  CNBC 8:12 AM
  • "Has Apple Hit a Wall in China?"  AllThingsD 8:05 AM
  • "Forget the high margins, Apple: cut iPad Mini prices: Wake up, say analysts, the gravy train days are over; lower iPad prices are necessary to stay in the game"  Computerworld 8:17 AM
  • "How cheap can Apple go with the iPhone? Secretive Apple keeps investors guessing" MarketWatch 8:30 AM
  • "Why Tim Cook described Apple's iOS in the Car strategy as 'very important'" AppleInsider 8:20 AM
  • "Apple could pay nearly $500 million in ebook case" GigaOM 12:15 PM
  • "Apple's biggest acquisition" ["This is a bit convoluted, but it seems that Apple has committed to buy $16 billion worth of its shares but has not completed the retirements. They see an additional 11 million shares being retired from activities conducted in the June quarter."]  asymco 8:09 AM
  • "Apple's global tablet market share falls to all-time low" BGR 11:39 AM
  • "The details about that huge iPad rollout in LA schools: Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will receive 31,000 free iPads this school year under a new $30 million program launched by the district. The goal is to improve education and get them ready for the workforce with new technology skills they are not getting at home."  CITEworld 4:18 PM
OS X
News
  • "OS X Mavericks Preview: Safari Power Saver cuts Flash off at the knees" iMore 3:30 PM
  • "Phishing scam takes advantage of Apple Dev Center downtime" AppleInsider 9:29 PM
  • "Extended Apple downtime leaves some developers in limbo: Most of Apple's developer services have been unavailable for a week, leaving some app makers in a lurch." CNET News 8:44 PM
  • "Apple's developer site overhaul continues following breach: Apple created a status page showing its progress in rebuilding its systems following last week's intrusion" IDG News Service 8:17 AM
  • "After A Week Of iOS Dev Site Downtime, Apple Creates Status Page To Show Which Services Are Back Online" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
  • "Apple slowly bringing developer services back online" GigaOM 8:39 AM
  • "Apple Lays Out Plans to Bring Developer Website Back Online" The Mac Observer 7:58 AM
  • "Services begin returning to Apple's developer site" ZDNet 8:30 AM
  • "Apple hack exploited with new phishing campaign" ZDNet 8:30 AM
  • "Apple updates Logic Pro X with performance improvements & bug fixes" 9 to 5 Mac 12:16 PM
  • "OS X 10.8.5 12F26 Seeded with Updated Safari" FairerPlatform 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "iTunes Store: How to delete songs from iCloud" Apple Support 9:29 PM
  • "How to quickly look up your IP address in OS X: If you need to look up your Mac's IP address, there are some quick ways to do so." MacFixIt 7:16 PM
  • "How to disable the Java web plug-in in Safari" Apple Support 12:15 PM
  • "Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases" Apple Support 12:15 PM
  • "AirPort base stations: How to find the Wi-Fi network when it doesn't appear normally" Apple Support 8:19 AM
  • "How to verify or erase an AirPort Time Capsule disk" Apple Support 8:19 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Mac mini Media Centre" Mactuts+ 7:56 AM
  • "Editing and annotating images with Preview" Macworld 7:56 AM
  • "Inject New Life in your Old Mac Pro with a Fire Breathing GPU" Bare Feats 11:31 AM
  • "Mac 101: Finding your Mac's UUID" TUAW 11:42 AM
  • "Mac Gems: Get control of your Mac's desktop with Desktop Groups" Macworld 10:12 AM
  • "Munki: An Introduction" Amsys 12:09 PM
  • "20 Years In The Making: The Next Mac Browser" Mac 360 8:00 AM
  • "The Best Tool You Can Give To Your Mac's Built-in iSight Camera" BohemianBoomer 8:00 AM
  • "How To Squeeze Down The Size Of A Photo File And Keep Original Quality And Resolution" McSolo 8:00 AM
  • "OneWaySync: A Cheap New Way To Backup Files" Mac 360 7:59 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Adobe Lightroom 5 review: Who needs to be licensed or connected?" Ars Technica 8:39 AM
Press Releases
  • "Apple Releases Logic Pro X 10.0.1 - Fixes 24-bit Audio Files, Track Stack Flattening, More" The Mac Observer 8:19 PM
  • "PCR's guide to games for Mac" PCR 4:24 PM
  • "Opera Next 16 Now Available As A Public Beta" MacPrices 3:21 PM
  • "Be the leader of your own banana republic in Tropico 4: Gold Edition, now on Mac" iMore 12:13 PM
  • "Business Messaging Startup Moped Adds Mac Desktop App To Its Arsenal" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The details about that huge iPad rollout in LA schools" CITEworld 7:15 PM
  • "Apple's iOS developers in China now number more than 500,000, up 70% year-over-year" The Next Web 11:41 AM
  • "Verizon calls on President to veto coming iPhone ban" GigaOM 9:19 AM
  • "Apple Pulls a Hat Trick with Brand of the Year Status Across Three Harris Poll EquiTrend® Categories" PRNewswire 11:33 AM
  • "Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the year" VentureBeat 7:00 PM
  • "Apple repeats as Harris Poll's 'Brand of the Year' in three categories" AppleInsider 7:16 PM
  • "Following a recent fatality, Apple publishes Chinese web page encouraging use of official chargers" The Next Web 8:25 AM
  • "Apple tells Chinese customers to only use official chargers: The company posted the guidance on its site after a woman was allegedly electrocuted while answering a call on her iPhone." CNET News 8:06 AM
  • "Apple urges China to only use official chargers after recent fatality" The Verge 8:25 AM
  • "Following a recent fatality, Apple publishes Chinese web page encouraging use of official chargers" The Next Web 8:39 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone 4 Drives Global Growth: Here's What It Means For A New, Low-Cost iPhone Model" TechCrunch 9:59 AM
  • "iPad 'losing ground,' says Citi: The iPad will give up market share while overall tablet shipments continue to surge, according to Citi Research." CNET News 8:06 AM
  • "Apple iPad projected shipments: 10 million in fiscal Q4" BGR 3:29 PM
  • "European Commission accepts Penguin's proposals to scrap Apple ebook agency agreements" The Next Web 8:39 AM
  • "Irish Data Protection Agency Smiles On Apple, Facebook Prism Compliance" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
  • "Interactive children's books for the iPad generation" Philadelphia Inquirer [Free Registration Required] 8:05 AM
  • "Fanbois smash iPhone 5s much sooner than iPhone 3s ... but Why?" The Register 7:19 AM
  • "An Emotional Ashton Kutcher Explains How He Felt After Steve Jobs's Death [Video] Cult of Mac 8:07 AM
  • "Ashton Kutcher on passing up the opportunity to meet Steve Jobs [Video] 9 to 5 Mac 8:07 AM
  • "Kutcher on Jobs Death: 'I Took Him for Granted'" FairerPlatform 8:08 AM
  • "An NFL Player's Startup Lets You Order Drinks At Bars (And Flirt) From Your Smartphone" Business Insider 8:24 AM
  • "Video: Woman Has Epic Temper Tantrum in Apple Store" PC Magazine 3:36 PM
  • "Apple History: 54 Apple TV Ads from the '80s" FairerPlatform 12:09 PM
  • "Pair Charged With Robbing iPhone Resellers" CBS 2 Chicago 3:31 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung Q2 Profits Up 47.5%, But Operating Profit At Its Mobile Division Slows" TechCrunch 9:28 PM
  • "Amazon sales up 22% in Q2 but surprise loss sends stock reeling: The company's revenue was on the money, but an unexpected quarterly loss and disappointing Q3 guidance cause stocks to tumble in after-hours trading." CNET News 7:22 PM
  • "Kickstarter Project Canceled After Dude Spends All the Money" Valleywag 7:15 PM
  • "Facebook's Stock Soars Amid Rosy Growth Expectations" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:55 PM
  • "Ubuntu head: Our phone will have faster updates, less 'silly bloatware' than Android" CITEworld 6:46 PM
  • "Crazy like a fox — Netflix now bets on teen mermaids" BGR 6:46 PM
  • "Woman steals $821,000, wants the crowd to pay it back" CNET News 6:48 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iMore show 357: Multitouch clobberin' time!" iMore 9:29 PM
  • "Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Paperless Office Again" MacVoices 1:51 PM
  • "Machine Zone launches ambitious iOS title Game of War: Fire Age after huge investment" VentureBeat 10:12 AM
  • "Ashton Kutcher on portraying Steve Jobs: 'It terrified me'/The actor talks Twitter, protecting legacies, and more" The Verge 9:59 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "The Budget iPhone May Actually Just Be A Plastic iPhone 5 In Different Colors [Rumor] Cult of Mac 4:09 PM
  • "First Leaked Images of the Budget iPhone" Tactus 8:11 AM
  • "Apple to discontinue production of iPhone 5 in favor of iPhone 5S?" TechnologyTell 8:17 AM
  • "Will Apple keep selling iPhone 5 when iPhone 5S comes out?" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
  • "Cannibal fears plague iPad mini Retina decision, claims report" T3 8:20 AM
  • "DigiTimes: Apple to sell four million MacBooks in fiscal Q4?" Electronista 8:20 AM
  • "Mac Mini Shipping Times Slip to 5-7 Days on Apple Online Stores, Possible Refresh Ahead?" MacRumors 3:28 PM
  • "Rumor: Mac Mini Shortages Could Suggest Launch Of New Model Soon" AppleBitch 4:20 PM
  • "Haswell Mac mini, iMac Coming Soon" Tapscape 6:49 PM
  • "Haswell Mac mini, iMac Coming Soon?" Tapscape 4:20 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone Activation Servers Experiencing Extended Outage" MacRumors 11:31 AM
  • "Now iTunes activation servers are experiencing outage" iDownload Blog 12:14 PM
  • "iPhone Activation Process Having Issues" Apple Bitch 11:39 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone Activation Servers Are Apparently Down, Rendering New Phones Pretty Much Useless" Business Insider 12:15 PM
Apple Patent Applications
  • "Apple Invents Methods of Forming 3D Structure with Liquid Metal" Patently Apple 7:20 AM
  • "Apple invention uses location, usage patterns to save iPhone battery life" AppleInsider 8:20 AM
  • "Apple Invents Charging Techniques for Solid State Batteries" Patently Apple 8:40 AM
  • "Apple Working On Location-Aware Battery Management For iPhone" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
  • "Apple seeks patent to beef up mobile-device battery life" CNET News 9:19 AM
  • "Apple Invents New Carousel Styled Safari UI for Tabbed Browsing" Patently Apple 11:31 AM
  • "Apple working on text-to-speech conversion of text messages" AppleDailyReport 7:20 AM
  • "Apple looks into search assistant for digital media items" AppleDailyReport 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Troubleshooting a Mac that will not turn on: If your Mac will not power on, there are a few things you can try before paying for repair service." CNET Reviews 6:57 PM
  • "AirPort base stations: Printing to an AirPort base station from Windows XP" Apple Support 12:14 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Le Vamp For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "Rhythm Repeat For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "Zombie Caves For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10:05 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10:05 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10:05 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 15 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:10 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Hands-on: Google's Chromecast is (almost) ready for prime time" TechHive 8:17 AM
  • "Review: Belkin's $299 Thunderbolt Express Dock works well, costs lots" Ars Technica 8:11 AM
  • "Review: Belkin's Chambray Tab Cover for iPad mini is just your average folio case" Macworld 8:09 AM
  • "Review: Matias Laptop Pro is a retro-good keyboard in a compact package" Macworld 8:09 AM
  • "Wren's V5AP AirPlay Ready Speaker Has Magnificent Sound" The Mac Observer 3:28 PM
  • "Reviews: Tylt Tunz Rechargeable Bluetooth Speaker" iLounge 3:26 PM
  • "Speck Smartshell for MacBook Pro review: Protects your laptop, looks great" iMore 12:13 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Google Maps 2.0 (for iPad) Review" Mac|Life 3:31 PM
  • "Learn to code on your iPad with new Treehouse app" VentureBeat 12:21 PM
  • "The Most Powerful DJ App For Everyone Arrives With djay 2 [Review] Cult of Mac 8:24 AM
  • "Algoriddim djay 2 review: redesigned, more capable, improved audio syncing" 9 to 5 Mac 8:12 AM
  • "Dropbox review: The easy way to sync files across devices" CNET Reviews 7:19 AM
  • "Hands-on: BillGuard for iPhone watches your credit card so you don't have to" Macworld 8:40 AM
  • "BillGuard launches for iPhone to combat the '$14bn' lost by credit card users to hidden-fees and errors" The Next Web 8:39 AM
  • "BillGuard Launches iPhone App To Help Credit Card Users Catch And Dispute 'Grey Charges'" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
  • "BarEye App Lets You Buy And Send Drinks From Your Phone" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
  • "Daily iPhone App: Image Blender allows you to blend images with just a few taps" TUAW 8:16 AM
  • "Riptide GP 2 review: One of the best damn iOS games you'll play this year" iMore 8:40 AM
  • "Sky Gamblers: Cold War review: become the dogfighter you want to be" iDownload Blog 8:25 AM
  • "Appidemic: That Monsters Game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:17 AM
  • "Flyro is an addictive and fresh endless runner game for iOS" TUAW 8:40 AM
  • "'BlockBoy' Review - It's Game Boy 'Tetris' without the 'Tetris' Part, and it Makes My Brain Hurt" Touch Arcade 4:16 PM
  • "SessionBand – Piano Edition Review: Create professional studio quality music with real piano backing tracks and over 7,000 chord-based piano loops." 148Apps 10:12 AM
  • "Futuridium EP Review: Futuridium EP is a stylish game that is built on adjusting to the rhythm of the gameplay." 148Apps 8:39 AM
  • "Sky Tourist Review: Puzzle/platformers take the cosmos by storm in this unique take on a tired genre." 148Apps 9:19 AM
  • "Depixelate Review: Decipher pixelated pictures and fill in the blank in this new word game." 148Apps 3:31 PM
  • "End Of Aspiration Review: Playing it safe, End of Aspiration might lack inspiration at times, but it's still a kind of comfort gaming for JRPG fans." 148Apps 3:30 PM
  • "Bloodmasque Review: The option to add a custom photo face to the main character in BLOODMASQUE is a total gimmick, but the game said gimmick is attached to is actually pretty cool." 148Apps 12:20 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Cancel iOS App Updates During Download On iPhone" Redmond Pie 4:16 PM
  • "'Debrickifying' an iPhone 5" TUAW 12:20 PM
Tips
  • "'Marvel: War of Heroes' Tips - How to Spend Less Real Money and Get More" Touch Arcade 3:35 PM
  • "Should I buy a refurbished iPad? We weigh up the pros and cons of buying an iPad from Apple's Refurbished store" Macworld UK 12:13 PM
  • "10 Hidden iPhone Tips, Tricks: From flashing LED alerts to scrolling shortcuts, your iPhone has capabilities you may not have found. We shine the light on some great tips." InformationWeek 12:10 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple could pay dearly in ebook case" TUAW 9:24 PM
  • "Apple Vs. Samsung: Is There An End In Sight??" Seeking Alpha 8:19 PM
  • "Is The Post-Jobs Apple In Big Trouble?" NewsFactor 4:18 PM
  • "Apple iPhone Losing Popularity Contest In China" Forbes 4:14 PM
  • "What Are Apple's 'Amazing' New Products?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:29 PM
  • "Google's new Nexus 7 forces Apple's iPad Mini into a corner" NBC News 3:29 PM
  • "4 Overlooked Effects that Could Drive Mac Sales Higher" The Mac Observer 3:20 PM
  • "Plastic iPhone appears again in video: a bit too unreal?" SlashGear 4:23 PM
  • "iPhone 5S Wireless Charging Rumored" PhoneBuff 3:28 PM
  • "The Macalope: Alchemy" Macworld 9:59 AM
  • "Op-Ed: CNBC Decides Now Is A Great Time To Criticize Steve Jobs For Apple's Recent Woes" App Advice 9:19 AM
  • "Analyst: iPhone Sales Prove AAPL Needs a Low Cost Smartphone" The Mac Observer 8:49 AM
  • "Tony Fadell details his journey from Apple to Nest" TUAW 8:16 AM
  • "The Case for a Bigger, Badder iPad"  MacNewsWorld 8:11 AM
  • "Google's Chromecast menaces Apple TV: $35 gizmo may hamper Apple's 'hobby' business in the living room, say analysts" Computerworld 4:14 PM
  • "Why Google's $35 Chromecast isn't an Apple killer...yet" CNBC 3:31 PM
  • "This is how Apple will reinvent TV while Google plays catch-up" Computerworld 10:05 AM
  • "The Google Play Games hub could learn something from Apple's Game Center" TechHive 8:16 AM
  • "Google's New 'Apple TV' Wannabe Is A Dongle" PixoBebo 8:00 AM
  • "The Product Line: Apple Needs To Do To The iPhone What It Once Did With The iPod" Mac 360 7:59 AM
  • "Look for Apple to remain the top computer maker as tablets soar" AppleDailyReport 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Sailing the sea of pennies: Sub Pop's digital salvation" Engadget 7:01 PM
  • "Google's new Nexus 7: First impressions of a small 'retina display' tablet" GigaOM 12:50 PM
  • "Why Chromecast may be cool after all" TUAW 8:44 PM
  • "Google Chromecast: TV executives may not like Google's new device" BGR 4:23 PM
  • "Is Chromecast Google's Trojan Horse For Television?" Forbes 4:22 PM
  • "Why I Won't Buy Google's New Chromecast: The device may look cool, but with Google, it's always about advertising." PC Magazine 4:14 PM
  • "Keeping it simple: Chromecast, Google TV, and the zen of a $35 dongle" The Verge 3:30 PM
  • "Google ChromeCast — Fabulous product or fabulous demo?" I, Cringely 3:30 PM
  • "Chromecast: The Latest Entry in the Fragmented Video Streaming Game" The Mac Observer 10:05 AM
  • "How Microsoft could beat Siri and Google Now: A modern Microsoft Bob" PCWorld 8:06 AM
  • "NeverWet? More Like OftenKindaWet.: The miracle water repellant we've all been waiting for is a dud." Slate 8:05 AM
  • "BalanceBall offers an interesting, perhaps healthy, alternative to the traditional office chair" AppleDailyReport 7:58 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Useful Update to Camera App, 645 Pro Mk II" eXtensions 9:32 PM
  • "Neil Gaiman to Release First Video Game" Mashable 7:39 PM
  • "Exigo For iPad Makes It Simple To Keep Your Small Business Organized" Cult of Mac 4:23 PM
  • "Soar the Skies with Disney's New Planes Storybook Deluxe App" Run Around Tech 4:23 PM
  • "IK Multimedia ships iKlip Stand for iPad and iPad mini" Run Around Tech 4:22 PM
  • "New iOS Game Releases This Week: July 25, 2013" Mac|Life 4:22 PM
  • "Yahoo Updates Fantasy Football iOS App With Mobile Drafting" MacRumors 4:18 PM
  • "Yahoo's updated Fantasy Sports app brings mobile drafting to iOS" AppleInsider 7:07 PM
  • "App Offers 1,000 Ways to Ban Writers' Block" Mashable 3:30 PM
  • "Fish Out Of Water! Launches Huge Update With Costumes For Each Fish" 148Apps 12:51 PM
  • "NFC jewelry unlocks your smartphone with style" The Verge 12:16 PM
  • "Apps For Free Daily: Goodnight Moon, Le Vamp, And More" Apple'n'Apps 12:15 PM
  • "A Year In The Making, Machine Zone Launches Game of War, An Impressively Large MMO For iOS" TechCrunch 12:14 PM
  • "Slept Through the Snooze Button Again? This App Can Help" Mashable 12:14 PM
  • "News for MacBook Air Users: Maclocks Applies Bracket Lock Technology to MacBook Air to Provide Integrated Locking Solution" PRNewswire 11:34 AM
  • "drchrono Voted Top EHR for iPad by Physicians, Launches Free Digital Medical Forms Library" PRNewswire 11:34 AM
  • "Precise Biometrics: Tactivo™ for iPhone 5 now also added to US Government Services Administration (GSA) Approved Products List" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "Cutting-Edge QUAN Case to Open Up iPad Legacy Market" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "Garmin® Pilot™ App Adds Enhancements, Including Terrain and Obstacle Awareness for iPad, iPhone" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "Algoriddim Unveils Highly Anticipated djay 2 App for iPhone and iPad" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "Disney Celebrates Disney's Planes with Interactive New Toy Collection, Lifestyle Products and More Landing at Retail This Month" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "Belkin Launches Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater™ Case for iPad 4" Business Wire 11:34 AM
  • "'Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame' Hits the App Store" Touch Arcade 10:12 AM
  • "PadGadget's Sound Stage: Little Tikes iTikes Piano" PadGadget 9:21 AM
  • "Battle Rush - Endless Runner meets real time Player vs Player on iOS" prMac 10:12 AM
  • "Metaversal Studios Announces Super Juice Master 5000" prMac 8:33 AM
  • "ThotofU - New Social App for Gifting and Sharing Fun Pictures" prMac 8:33 AM
  • "Zoo Matching Game for Kids - App without Ads or In-App Purchases" prMac 8:33 AM
  • "Zen Sand for iOS - Guide Slowly Falling Sand in a Calming, Zen-Like Game" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "Vegetable Basket Kids Game" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "What's that color called? Find out with Colors: Live! for iOS" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad with 500 Games" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "Life Productivity Wizard Lets Users Plan, Focus and Get Desired Results" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "Get Gabbin' for iOS: Conversation-Starter App Provides 250+ Questions" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "Channel 4 updates 4od with downloadable content, but it's pretty disappointing" iMore 8:13 AM
  • "Solar QWERTY Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Case for iPad 4, 3 & 2" USBfever 8:12 AM
  • "Finally, a Shower Curtain with a Built-in iPad Pouch" Techland 3:29 PM
  • "Fairer Deal: Free Mac Bundle; Roku Discounts; Cocktail 6.5, Half Off; Cheap Apple TV" FairerPlatform 7:54 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Icahn in control after Dell ups offer to take company private: Carl Icahn's proxy battle likely forced Michael Dell and Silver Lake to improve its offer to $13.75 per share to take over Dell" CIO UK 8:32 AM
  • "Dell buy-out latest: Big Mike makes shareholders an offer they can't refuse" The Register 8:32 AM
  • "Raised offer for Dell hinges on change in vote process" Tengri News 8:31 AM
  • "Dell teases new Precision M3800 Workstation laptop with 3,200x1,800 resolution/Summary: The new notebook, revealed at Siggraph 2013, will ship with Intel Haswell processor and Nvidia Quadro graphics options in a 4.5-pound, 0.7-inch body." ZDNet 9:40 AM
  • "Dell rolls out Precision M3800, high-performance Workstation" Electronista 7:55 AM
  • "Windows Phone Users Wait Impatiently For Updates" InformationWeek 8:39 AM
  • "Analyst: Microsoft Is Far from Death's Door" Softpedia 8:40 AM
  • "Microsoft has no plans to sell Xbox One and Kinect separately" TrustedReviews 9:42 AM
  • "Microsoft to include MSBuild with all versions of Visual Studio 2013" Neowin 9:42 AM
  • "Microsoft Details Xbox One Achievement Changes" Neowin 9:42 AM
  • "Bing: Microsoft's answer to Google Now and Apple's Siri" Neowin 8:40 AM
  • "Bing Product Ads To Run In Closed Beta Through Holiday Season" Search Engine Land 9:10 AM
  • "Bill Gates stops chasing nuclear 'wave', pursues variety of reactors" SmartPlanet 8:41 AM
  • "Microsoft makes Java server available on Azure" ComputerWeekly 8:41 AM
  • "Microsoft rolls out developer preview of IE11 on Windows 7/Summary: Microsoft is making available for download immediately a test build of its IE11 browser for Windows 7, along with various new dev tools and discounts." ZDNet 10:34 AM
  • "Microsoft Launches IE11 Developer Preview For Windows 7, Updates Modern.IE With New Tools" TechCrunch 10:37 AM
  • "Student services provider re-architects, jumps to Microsoft's cloud: Student Edge scraps legacy systems, shifts to Windows Azure" Computerworld New Zealand 7:36 PM
  • "How Intel, ARM's Market Values Have Changed Since the IPhone" Bloomberg 8:42 AM
  • "How Microsoft is aiming to get in on Berlin's startup action - and why" ZDNet 8:42 AM
  • "Microsoft opens early adopter program for its 'Orleans' cloud framework/Summary: Microsoft is making available to a limited number of early adopters access to its 'Orleans' cloud programming framework: the same one that its Halo team is using." ZDNet 6:47 PM
  • "Intel launches new SSD 530 series solid state drives" TechSpot 8:36 AM
  • "New Intel Solid-State Drive Series Ready: SSD 530" Softpedia 8:36 AM
  • "Intel Seeks Innovative App Developers for All-in-One and Tablet Platforms" HARCOCP 9:43 AM
  • "Intel Unveils BIOS Version 0590 Developed for Its Desktop Boards" Softpedia 9:43 AM
  • "Intel-Toshiba 'Social' Film Warns of Alien Mustaches" WSJ Blogs 8:36 AM
  • "HP to try a $99 tablet again? It's not exactly impossible for Hewlett-Packard to do a $99 tablet, as Digitimes reported. The HP Slate 7 is very close already." CNET News 7:34 PM
  • "HP is about to release a new $99 tablet in wake of TouchPad" Stabley Times 7:37 PM
  • "Google's reply brief completes briefing in Oracle's Android-Java copyright appeal" Foss Patents 12:59 PM
  • "Ellison, Jobs honored: Business titans inductees to the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame" The Daily Journal 8:38 AM
  • "Amazon takes fight over CIA cloud back to IBM" GigaOM 10:36 AM
  • "The New IBM — vampires in our midst" I, Cringely 1:53 PM
  • "Chambers: Cisco will become the number 1 IT company" Computerworld 8:45 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Bought a Ton of AAPL Last Quarter" AllThingsD 3:35 PM
  • "Apple is snapping up shares of Apple as fast as it can: The company was scheduled to repurchase 10 million shares in Q3. It bought 36 million." Fortune 8:20 AM
  • "Apple spent $16 billion last quarter to repurchase 36 million shares" AppleInsider 8:20 AM
  • "Apple's accelerated AAPL stock repurchasing suggests it expects the stock price to climb" 9 to 5 Mac 9:20 AM
  • "Apple Makes 'Greatest Acquisition Ever' By Spending $16B On Its Own Shares" Cult of Mac 8:24 AM
  • "Aftermath: Apple's guidance better, so analyst predictions better too" MacNN 8:19 AM
  • "Should You Buy Apple Stock For The Long Term?" Forbes 12:10 PM
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  • "U.S. Stocks Drop for 3rd Day as Investors Analyze Data" Bloomberg 9:03 AM
  • "Stocks Slump as Market Resists 1,700 Despite Facebook Breakthrough" TheStreet 8:45 AM
  • "Stocks Climb Higher on Facebook's Wall of Good Feeling" TheStreet 3:16 PM
  • "Futures Slump as Traders Take Profits, Mull Data" FOXBusiness 8:45 AM
  • "Stocks Battle Back Facebook Surges on Better-Than-Expected Results" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:16 PM
  • "Facebook shares soar 25% on strong mobile ad earnings" BBC 10:35 AM
  • "Facebook Stock Has An Explosive Open This Morning Following Its Big Earnings Beat" Business Insider 8:56 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Asia stocks decline; Canon, metals shares fall" MarketWatch 8:46 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks down on China concerns, earnings/European stock markets slumped on Thursday, as investors worried about the outlook for weakening growth in China and as downbeat earnings from some of region's major companies soured the mood." MarketWatch 8:46 AM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:47 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:48 PM

 
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