"Samsung has not dethroned Apple in mobile profits/While a report by Strategy Analytics is getting lots of attention, its core implication that Samsung Electronics is now leading Apple in profits is simply not accurate." AppleInsider 6:36 PM
"Editorial: Why iOS in the Car is a very big deal for Apple" AppleInsider 11:49 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Willfully obtuse/Some pundits are trolling. Some pundits just don't know any better. Other pundits just don't care enough to figure things out, even after the Macalope has gone to great lengths to explain them. So rude!" Macworld 7:19 AM
"What the Street Missed in Apple's Earnings" Barron's 7:18 AM
"Smartphone growth in China: Others first, then Samsung and Apple" Fortune 7:28 AM
"Apple versus Samsung passe': Smartphone rivals like LG, Sony gain on leaders" New York Times 8:14 AM
"Apple smartphone market share shrinks to three-year low" V3 7/26
"Samsung overtakes Apple as world's most profitable phone maker: Apple held on to the top spot for four years before finally giving way to Samsung and its handsets in the second quarter." CNET News 7/26
"Apple Developer Portal Back Online, Partially" PC Magazine 5:15 PM
"Apple's developer site stirs back to life after downtime: After more than a week of downtime, Apple's bringing back some major parts of its developer site and connected services." CNET News 3:41 PM
"Apple restores key parts of dev site after attack: Eight days after taking site offline, resurrects important sections, including dev centers and downloads" Computerworld 7:08 AM
"Apple Re-Opens Developer Center After Security-Related Outage" HotHardware 7:27 AM
"Apple Developer site hack: doubts cast on Turkish hacker's claims/Guardian investigation raises questions over claims by Turkish researcher that he hacked into Apple's Developer portal" The Guardian 12:38 PM
"Apple Developer Center comes back online (partially) after massive outage" ZDNet 7/26
"Access to Apple developer site partially restored" Reuters 7/26
"Apple's developer site stirs back to life after downtime" CNET News 7/26
"Apple's Developer Center is back after over a week offline" 9 to 5 Mac 7/26
"Apple's Dev Center back online after 8-day downtime" AppleInsider 7/26
"Apple Relaunches Developer Software Downloads, Dev Centers for iOS and Mac, More" The Mac Observer 7/26
"Apple Developer Center outage exploited with new phishing scam" TechnologyTell 7/26
"OS X Mavericks Developer Preview: Safari Power Saver Saves Your Battery by Pausing Flash" MacTrast 7/26
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Questions answered in this week's Q&A include OS X not prompting for how to handle home folders when an account is removed, and more." CNET Reviews 7/26
"Can FileVault be bypassed with OS X password reset routines? Given Apple-supplied password reset tools, you may have concerns about the possibility of these being used to override a FileVault-protected volume." CNET Reviews 7/26
"Apple creates academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program" TUAW 7:46 PM
"Apple Scores Harris Poll Hat Trick" AllThingsD 7/26
"We (Still) Love Apple! Americans Vote Tech Giant 'Brand Of The Year' Across Three Categories" Digital Trends 7/26
"Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the year" VentureBeat 7/26
"Apple Named 'Brand of the Year' for PCs, Mobile" PC Magazine 7/26
"Why consumers love Apple: Harris Interactive's annual poll names Apple computer, tablet and mobile 'Brand of the Year'" Macworld UK 7/26
"Apple Dominates Consumer Brands Poll: Apple wins brand of the year from U.S. consumers in Harris Interactive poll's smartphone, tablet and PC categories." InformationWeek 7/26
"Apple wins Harris Interactive Brand of the Year in three categories" TUAW 7/26
"Apple wins top spots for 'Brand of the Year' in Harris poll" CNET News 7/26
"Apple Ranked Brand of the Year Again in Harris Poll" The Mac Observer 7/26
"Apple Pulls Hat Trick, Taking Computer, Tablet, and Mobile Phone 'Brand of the Year' Harris Poll EquiTrend Categories" MacPrices 7/26
"LA Unified School District will give each of its 640,000 kids iPads by the end of next year" 9 to 5 Mac 7/26
"All of LA's 640,000 schoolkids will get free iPads by the end of 2014" The Verge 7/26
"L.A. Unified School District Wants iPads for All 640,000 Students" AllThingsD 7/26
"640,000 LA Students Will Get Free iPads by 2014: $30 million deal with Apple will get 31,000 iPads in classrooms this year, all students covered by 2014" NBC South Florida 7/26
"Los Angeles Schoolkids Get Free iPads by Late 2014" LAPTOP Magazine 7/26
"Apple taps academics to advise Supplier Responsibility program" AppleInsider 7/26
"Galaxy S4 success helps Samsung to £4.5bn profits, surpasses Apple in smartphone market" V3 7/26
"Samsung and Apple Successfully Fend Off Low-Cost Smartphone Vendors for Another Quarter Declares ABI Research" Business Wire 7/26
"Samsung and Apple successfully fend off low-cost smartphone vendors for another quarter, declares ABI Research" DigiTimes 7/26
"Samsung Overtakes Apple But A Third Way Is Coming" Forbes 7/26
"Samsung overtakes Apple in phone profits but others grow sales even more" GigaOM 7/26
"App Puts the Bible in 100 Million Palms" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/26
"How Samsung Pipped Apple In Chinese Mkt" RTRS 7/26
"Apple IPhone Share Shrinks as China's Huawei to ZTE Lure Users" Bloomberg 7/26
"Are cheap, unofficial non-Apple iPhone chargers safe? Following two electrocutions, Apple updates Chinese site with detailed advice on use of official iPad, iPhone chargers" Macworld UK 7/26
"Apple's shock treatment: An authentic charger-spotting guide" The Register 7/26
"Steve Jobs' Wife Has Invested In New Media Startup Called Ozy Media" Business Insider 7/26
"Steve Jobs' Widow Invests in Former MSNBC Anchor's Media Site" Mashable 7/26
"Laurene Powell Jobs Invests in Media Company Focused on Change" The Mac Observer 7/26
"iPhone app catches would-be rapist in less than an hour" Mirror Online UK 7/26
"Japanese Tourist Spots Now Have Camera Stands For iPhones" Cult of Mac 7/26
Non-Apple News
"Twitter comes under fire for what critics say is a lack of response to rape threats" GigaOM 6:35 PM
"Pinterest Adds New Features, Support For Do Not Track" redOrbit 11:00 AM
"Instagram users complain after being struck by mysterious 'smoothie hack'" The Verge 7:24 AM
"How 'Sword and Sworcery' became a global, cross-platform hit" The Verge 7:19 AM
"New Google Glass Patent Illustrates Customization Options" Patent Bolt 7/26
"T-Mobile Eliminates Smartphone Down Payments In New Summer Deal" Cult of Android 7/26
"New Haswell MacBook Pros in October says report citing parts suppliers" 9 to 5 Mac 7/26
"Report Suggests Haswell Macbook Pros May Arrive in October" MacRumors 7/26
"Apple's Retina Display MacBook Pros With Haswell Processors May Be Delayed" AppAdvice 7/26
"Rumor: Haswell MacBook Pro Shipping In October" AppleBitch 7/26
"Haswell MacBook Pro Coming in October" Tapscape 7/26
"Apple rumoured to use iPad mini screen tech for iPad 5" T3 7/26
"Still No Sign Of iOS 7 (Beta 4) Despite Return Of Developer Portal" RazorianFly 7/26
"Apple patent filing hints at tweaks to OS X Preview app" AppleDailyReport 7/26
"Apple investigates ways to access an app in a locked device" AppleDailyReport 7/26
AppleCare/Helps
"How-to: Deal with the infamous Apple ID" 9 to 5 Mac 12:31 PM
"Hard Drives: Smart Utility parses information from the hard drive and tries to determine if it is good, failing or bad. It usually does a great job of determining the pass/fail status of a drive." MacInTouch 10:17 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Bellyfish For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:54 AM
"Greedy Dwarf For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:54 AM
"Picnic in the Park For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:54 AM
"Deals: Best Buy knocks $200 off all Retina MacBook Pros; others discount by up to $1150" AppleInsider 9:48 AM
"Refurbished MacBook Air, $749; Retina MBP, $1,269" FairerPlatform 7:04 AM
"Photo Guard For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 7/26
"Big Bad Sudoku Book For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/26
"Flashlight -6 in 1 HD For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7/26
"Fitbit Flex or Jawbone Up: Which is the better fitness companion for your wrist?" GigaOM 1:01 PM
"Google Nexus 7 Vs. iPad Mini: 6 Key Factors" InformationWeek 11:20 AM
"Nexus 7 2 gets its pixels up vs non-retina iPad mini" Stabley Times 5:12 PM
"Review: RHA M350 noise-isolating aluminum headphones + exclusive 20% discount code" 9 to 5 Mac 10:24 AM
"The Week in iPad Cases: Oh boy!" Macworld 9:30 AM
"Best back to school iPad accessories for kids" Phones Review 7:18 AM
"Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Chromecast content options" iDownload Blog 7:14 AM
"Review: Skech BluePulse Bluetooth Headphones" Run Around Tech 7:10 AM
"New Nexus 7 vs iPad mini comparison [Video] iDownload Blog 7/26
"Gadgets galore: Droid Maxx vs. Galaxy S4; Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini" CNET News 7/26
"iRig HD and Amplitube for iPad Review: IK Multimedia exceeds expectations yet again with a higher-resolution analog to digital audio converter for guitar, and a fantastic guitar-centric digital audio workstation and effects processor for iOS." 148Apps 7/26
"Skygamblers: Cold War iOS game review" TechnologyTell 7/26
"'Futuridium EP' Review - An Inventive Arcade SHMUP for the Hardcore" Touch Arcade 7/26
"Chillaxian Review: Prepare for chillaxing while busting aliens in Chillaxian." 148Apps 7/26
"A Ride into the Mountains Review: As understated as just about every aspect of A Ride into the Mountains might be, everything comes together to craft a truly impressive experience." 148Apps 7/26
"Riptide GP2 Review: Riptide GP 2 improves on the fast-paced hydro jet racing action of its predecessor, adding new tracks, vehicles, and tricks for players to splash around with." 148Apps 7/26
"Vintage 80s Apple Ads Resurfacing on YouTube" MacRumors 7/26
How-To/Tutorial
"How to transfer photos from your iPhone to Mac/iOS/Mac OS X tips: Import photos from your iPhone or iPad to Mac with free software" Macworld UK 7/26
"How to change the wallpaper on your iPad: Plus, where to find cool new wallpapers for your iPad" Macworld UK 7/26
"How to get Flash on iPad: Best Flash apps to help you play Flash videos and games on your iPad" Macworld UK 7/26
"How to finetune your mobile Safari browsing settings" iDownload Blog 7/26
Tips
"How to be an iOS ninja: Top 5 secret shortcuts for Siri, Mail, Safari, Calendar, keyboard, and more!" iMore 1:21 PM
"The 17 Most Expensive Apps For iPhone And iPad In The World" Business Insider 7/26
"Check Out this Photo Gallery of a 13" MacBook Early Test Unit" The Mac Observer 7/26
"Was this FedEx worker filmed tossing your iPad or Nexus 7? FedEx says it has fired a Manhattan employee caught on camera tossing boxes, as if they were empty boxes." CNET News 7/26
"For Apple, Making the Best May No Longer be Good Enough" The Mac Observer 7/26
"Diminutive slow Nexus 7: pixels don't make it an iPad mini killer" Stabley Times 7/26
"Apple holds Beer Bash as iPhone market share shrinks to three-year low" MacDailyNews 7/26
"Nexus 7 finds Apple napping/Uh-oh: iPad Mini meets the new Nexus 7. It's not looking good for Apple at the moment." CNET News 7:35 PM
"Can online education and coding academies give us back a middle class?" GigaOM 11:00 AM
"Google's Hugo Barra: Android tablets have 'been lagging,' but change is coming/Can the Nexus 7 fulfill its destiny of making other Android tablets better?" The Verge 8:29 AM
"Technology and the Ruling Party" TechCrunch 8:30 AM
"The joy of glogging: Why blogging with Google Glass is the next big thing in social media" Computerworld 7:11 AM
"Sett Is A New Blogging Platform That Has Community At Its Heart" TechCrunch 1:26 PM
"New Grammar Game for iPad/iPhone for Kids to Learn Parts of Speech" prMac 8:43 AM
"SwagWarz 1.0 for iOS - Defeat Enemies Using Bling and Swag in 3D Shooter" prMac 7:51 AM
"Biber and Red Boots HD released for iOS - Interactive Children's App" prMac 7:16 AM
"Canon adds Apple AirPrint compatibility to newest Pixma Wireless All-in-One Printer" AppleDailyReport 7:11 AM
"Sensopia - Capture the Floor Plan of your House with MagicPlan" Sensopia 7:05 AM
"Mailbox Developer Orchestra To Shut Down Namesake To-Do App 2 Years After Launch" AppAdvice 7/26
"iPhone Charging Connector Fits on Your Keychain: If you have easy access to a computer all day but don't want to carry your iPhone's charging cable around with you, the Kii might do the trick." Techland 7/26
"3 Absolutely Free Great Art Magazines for iOS" The Mac Observer 7/26
"Coming July 27: Gene Steinberg meets Peter Cohen, from The Loop and iMore, Kirk McElhearn, author of 'Take Control of Launchbar,' and Russell Chozick, of Flashback Data, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/26
"'Cut the Rope' Gets 25 New Levels in Latest 'Cheese Box' Update" Touch Arcade 7/26
"Shutterfly 2.0 Released for iPad" iClarified 7/26
"Starbucks Selects Cyto's Puzzle Adventure For Its Pick of the Week, Offers Free Codes At 15,000 Locations" 148Apps 7/26
"Distro Issue 100: A look at our all-time favorite gadgets" Engadget 7/26
"Steve Wozniak and Trip Hawkins Announced as Keynote Speakers at Apps World" Business Wire 7/26
"Hot off the Press: Tekserve Releases Its First iOS FAQ, Alongside the 12th Edition of Their Mac FAQ" Business Wire 7/26
"'Vjay' Goes FREE On iPhone (and iPad)" RazorianFly 7/26
"Shutterfly For iPad 2.0 Features Product Ordering And Photo Filtering" AppAdvice 7/26
"Sky takes on Apple and Netflix with super-cheap Now TV streaming box" The Verge 7/26
"Channel 4 brings offline viewing to 4oD for Android and iOS" Engadget 7/26
"Google Kills Google+ Local For iOS, App Now Pulled From iTunes App Store" TechCrunch 7/26
"Google+ Local for iOS will be pulled on August 7th after being integrated into Google Maps" The Next Web 7/26
"Google+ Local for iOS has one foot in the grave, will rest in peace August 7th" Engadget 7/26
"4OD for iOS and Android gets offline viewing" The Inquirer 7/26
"David Einhorn refers to Microsoft as sinking ship, dumps stake" Neowin 7:19 AM
"How Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Will Spend His Summer Vacation" 24/7 Wall Street 3:45 PM
"Going a bit (Micro)soft: Microsoft's glory days are behind it, and its days of making investors into millionaires are long gone, writes Alistair Fairweather" My Broadband 7:43 AM
"Windows 8 Still Facing Strong Headwinds, Analyst Reveals" Softpedia 7:44 AM
"Microsoft turns to solar-power and white space for South Africa's cheapest broadband" ZDNet 7:45 AM
"Microsoft updates IE11, & the dev tools are amazing" TG Daily 1:25 PM
"Dell's Project Ophelia now shipping to testers, everyone else this fall" Engadget 7:12 AM
"Five things Microsoft is doing right" BetaNews 5:32 PM
"Haswell microcode update will block overclocking on non-Z87 chipsets" TechSpot 9:21 PM
"Intel restricts overclocking on H81, B85 and H87-chipsets" Hardware.Info 9:21 PM
"Intel dabbles in contract manufacturing, weighing tradeoffs" The Oregonian 3:42 PM
"Intel announces extremely efficient SSD 530 Series" Hardware.Info 7:42 AM
"AMD Carizo APU To Feature Excavator Core – Arrives in 2015 With Next Gen Radeon Core and 65W TDP" WCCF Tech 7:40 AM
"AMD Richland processor sets 8.2GHz record" GSMArena Blog 7:41 AM
"Cisco: End user devices proliferation to boost tech financing uptake" IndiaTimes 7:41 AM
"IBM Judge Oks Foreign Bribe Settlement Two Years Later" Bloomberg Law 7/26
"IBM Mainframes Nipped, Tucked For Cloud Age" InformationWeek 7/26
"IBM beefs up QRadar Security Intelligence portfolio" IT PRO 7/26
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