"Why Apple's 2014 won't be like 2013: It's not just about the next hit product. Apple is preparing for a future beyond phones, tablets, watches and TVs, in which it's the premium brand for life in a fully digital age." CNET News 8:22 AM
"iPhones and iPads make up three-quarters of mobile devices used in small & medium businesses" 9to5Mac 8:47 AM
"Tablet Internet Usage Less Than 5% Globally – Apple iPad Dominates Total Tablet Internet Usage With 74.5% – StatCounter" MacPrices 8:00 AM
"How to Look at the Apple-China Mobile Deal" The Motley Fool 11:45 AM
"Samsung wants a retrial of the November retrial in its first U.S. patent litigation with Apple" Foss Patents 5:44 PM
"Apple Loses A Trademark Case" ["The matter was about a waterproof case for a phone called 'driPhone'. Apple objected to this as the name might be thought to be too close to their own trademark, iPhone."] Forbes 11:13 AM
"Tech giants get Obama's ear on NSA" ["Obama met for more than an hour with 15 executives, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith."] Politico 3:45 PM
"Quick video: Tim Cook & other CEOs meet w/ Obama to discuss healthcare.gov, NSA surveillance, House of Cards" 9to5Mac 3:45 PM
"Tech executives press Obama to reform surveillance practices" ["Top executives from Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Netflix, Comcast, AT&T, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and other companies met privately for more than two hours with Obama and top White House aides."] Reuters 3:57 PM
"Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support: Declines to patch Safari 5.1, surest sign that it's given 10.6 the support boot" Computerworld 2:32 PM
"Apple ships first OS X Mavericks update, tackles more email issues: Stiffs Snow Leopard users; no Safari update for them" Computerworld 8:21 AM
"Apple releases Mac OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks with Gmail and Safari fixes" The Inquirer 8:21 AM
"Apple fixes mail issues in OS X Mavericks update" GMA News 8:19 AM
"What's New in OS X 10.9.1: Gmail Fix, Updated Safari" FairerPlatform 8:03 AM
"Apple Releases Safari 6.1.1 and Safari 7.0.1" Intego 12:50 PM
"You Can Now Gift iBooks on OS X and iOS" iClarified 3:50 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Now, under the same conditions, OS X 10.9.1 is speedy and zippy. I still see some spikes in Safari Web Content processes when I load a new page, but after a couple of beats, the CPU usage drops back down to 0% to 1%. Maybe the issue was that these processes would never release? RAM usage in 10.9.1 (Memory used, under Activity monitor) is significantly lower than it was in 10.9.0 under the same conditions after the same powered-on time." MacInTouch 12:00 PM
"OS X Mavericks: Supported digital camera RAW formats" Apple Support 8:29 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Automating OS X APP Test Build Distribution Across Multiple OS Versions" Cocoa Is My Girlfriend 5:33 PM
"DaisyDisk Helps Keep Your Hard Drive Fresh" MacNewsWorld 8:25 AM
"Avoiding Spam with Email Aliasing" Macdrifter 8:25 AM
"Speed Up Your Podcast Editing With Every Button on Your Mouse" Tuts+ 8:26 AM
"How to customize the OS X Right Click Menu Using Automator" Apple Gazette 8:45 AM
"How Mac experts organize their files" Macworld 8:26 AM
"Go to a specific line in TextEdit" Mac OS X Hints 9:18 AM
"Transform A Photo To An Oil Painting" Mac 360 8:04 AM
"How To Create Grungy, Distorted, Distressed Photos" McSolo 8:03 AM
"How To Send Your Mac's Keyboard Back To 1989 (hint: make it noisy)" Mac 360 8:03 AM
Press Releases
"Cassandra: Apple Update to Digital Camera RAW Compatibility -Support for 5 new Cameras" eXtensions 6:39 PM
"Apple Supports Five New Cameras from Nikon, Olympus, Sony in Camera RAW 5.0.2" The Mac Observer 5:27 PM
"Sound Siphon Records Sound from Other Mac Apps" The Mac Observer 5:27 PM
"12 Essential Mac Apps for Amateur Astronomers" The Mac Observer 11:38 AM
"OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 and Daylite Update" Marketcircle Blog 9:54 AM
"Anytune Perfects Mac Music Practice with Launch of Anytune 1.0 for Mac" prMac 8:26 AM
"JixiPix Software Releases New Chalkboard Artistic Software for Mac" prMac 8:26 AM
"Stock + Pro 2.0 released for Mac - Delivers Advanced Stock Tracking" prMac 8:26 AM
"Lemke Software Releases GraphicConverter 9 for Mac OS X" prMac 8:18 AM
"Cronette 1.6 for OS X to launch tasks on unattended Mac" Tension Software 8:01 AM
"Apple is going all-out to bring advertisers to iTunes Radio" BGR 8:50 AM
"Apple announces 'Best of 2013" iTunes winners" Macworld 9:59 AM
"Apple names Disney Animated as the best iPad app of the year" VentureBeat 8:18 AM
"Apple reveals iPad, iPhone futures in Best of 2013 lists" Computerworld 8:59 AM
"Candy Crush tops iPhone download chart for 2013, Duolingo and Disney Animated selected as top apps" The Next Web 8:19 AM
"Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans are the top-grossing apps of 2013" VentureBeat 12:16 PM
"Apple Announces Top iPhone, iPad Apps of 2013" Mashable 8:17 AM
"Twitter study shows iPad, iPhone most popular desired tech gifts" Electronista 5:37 PM
"Apple products at top of holiday gift wish lists on Twitter" AppleInsider 5:33 PM
"Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker, and iPhone 5S top Google's 2013 search list" The Verge 8:18 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5s ranks as third most popular Google search of 2013" AppleInsider 10:09 AM
"iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, PS4 all make Google's top 10 trending searches of 2013" GeekWire 12:50 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5s among top-searched tech of 2013" Electronista 11:43 AM
"Publication: 2013 Year in Review" ["The Freemium Business Model – free apps with in-app purchases – makes up the largest revenue share in the Apple App Store. Our analysis showed that this revenue share even increased over the year. While the Freemium revenue share was at 77 percent in January, it grew to 92 percent in November based on globally aggregated data for the Apple App Store."] Distimo 11:47 AM
"Top iOS apps rake in $90,000 per day on average, in-app purchases dominate sales" AppleInsider 11:48 AM
"Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews: Walt Mossberg on the products that changed the digital industry" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:59 PM
"Apple New Christmas Ad Might Actually Make You Cry: One kid with his head buried in his iPhone through the holidays comes up with a stunning present" Time 10:08 AM
"Apple's Merry Christmas ad: Get out your handkerchiefs for Apple's annual holiday 'home movie.'" Fortune 8:21 AM
"See Apple's Heartwarming Holiday Ad for the iPhone 5S" Mashable 8:19 AM
"Apple's Misunderstood Christmas TV Ad Aims for the Heart" FairerPlatform 8:03 AM
"Apple CEO Cook breaks years of silence, finally speaks to El Reg hack: Warm missive 'sent from my iPad' reaches Vulture" The Register 8:17 AM
"A Chinese Mobile Brand Rattles the Globe: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Tries to Replicate Deep-Discount Model Abroad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 PM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung Invents Dual Display Smartphones Reflecting New User Interfaces and Modes of Operation" Patent Bolt 6:16 PM
"Samsung Reportedly Hires Former Apple Store Designer for Retail Expansion" The Mac Observer 8:03 PM
"Samsung Hires Apple Retail Store Designer in Retail Push" MacRumors 5:42 PM
"Samsung Taps Apple Veterans for Retail Push" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 5:40 PM
"The Universal Translator Is Real and Its Name Is Sigmo" Mashable 9:17 AM
"2013 Was a Huge Year for Android Gaming" AllThingsD 9:17 AM
"Microsoft Surface Mini may have Kinect like somatosensory tech, Intel Bay Trail CPU and 8' 1080p display" Unwired View 8:19 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Let's Talk iOS 007: Caring about carriers" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
"Apple to require all new App Store submissions to be 'optimized for iOS 7,' built with latest Xcode starting Feb. 1" 9to5Mac 7:11 PM
"Apple: New apps 'must be optimized for iOS 7'/After February 1, app submissions must adhere to guidelines for Apple's most current mobile operating system." CNET News 8:06 PM
"Apple Gives Developers Until February 1st to Optimize App Submissions for iOS 7" The Mac Observer 8:55 PM
"Qualcomm employee said Apple's 64-bit A7 chip was Spinal Tap moment" 9to5Mac 8:47 AM
"Qualcomm employee: Apple's 64-bit A7 chip 'set off panic in the industry'" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
"Report: Apple's 64-bit A7 chip 'stunned' the chipmaking industry" Electronista 10:02 AM
"New Mac Pro Build-to-Order Upgrade Pricing?" iClarified 8:41 AM
"Libratone LoopSomething in the AirPlay Tonight" Wired 7:17 PM
"Google Chromecast: Too Much Hassle For the Money" The Mac Observer 12:57 PM
"WD My Cloud 2TB review - Bring the cloud into your home: NAS drive that allows easy remote access to your data" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"NEC Multisync EA273WMi review - Good build quality with a solid flexible stand: Keep costs down and screen space wide with a 27in IPS monitor" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"BACtrack iPhone breathalyzer could save your life this holiday season" TUAW 5:32 PM
"Belkin QODE Slim Style Keyboard Case for iPad Air Review" LAPTOP Magazine 10:25 AM
"Element Case Sector Case for the iPhone 5/5s - Gold Edition" Run Around Tech 8:56 AM
"mSecure Password Manager iPhone App Review: Securely Create and Store Passwords" Tapscape 8:57 AM
"Adidas MiCoach Smart Run: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a heart rate monitor bring fitness to a new level (hands-on)" CNET Reviews 9:21 PM
"Runnit: This iPhone app rewards you for running" The Next Web 8:56 AM
"Quarriors! review: mix deck and dice building in one game" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
"Review: Yahoo Weather for iPad Is Pretty Good" FairerPlatform 8:02 AM
"'LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga' Review - Every Saga Has A Beginning" Touch Arcade 8:53 AM
"Castro – High Fidelity Podcasts Review: Castro is an elegant-looking podcast app, but does it have what it takes to dethrone de facto standards like Downcast and Instacast?" 148Apps 10:09 AM
"Waterlogue Review: Turn photographs into watercolor images in this simple to use photo filtering app." 148Apps 8:45 AM
"Civil War II: 1862 Review/Hunted Cow puts out yet another turn based combat strategy game. While it plays almost exactly like other games they've done, this one uses the backdrop of one of the most important moments of United States history." 148Apps 11:45 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"PadGadget's DIY iPad Project Spotlight: DIY iPad Mic Stand Clip" PadGadget 12:49 PM
"Steps to take in wake of Gmail wiretapping decision: Mobile, Web- and cloud-based companies could also face class-action lawsuits. Here's how to prepare for that possibility." Computerworld 9:53 AM
Tips
"Find Kids Apps According To Age With Dedicated Section In iTunes [iOS Tips] Cult of Mac 2:26 PM
"How to do freemium right: Everywhere you look, games are going free-to-play, which sounds like a good thing. But sometimes the ways developers try to part you from your money are anything but fun." CNET Reviews 9:21 PM
"2 Reasons Apple's iPhone Won't Take Two-Thirds of the U.S. Smartphone Market" The Motley Fool 9:17 AM
"Will Apple release an iPhone Air? Here's what it could look like: Since the iPad Air was unveiled, designers have been coming up with convincing concepts for an 'iPhone Air'" Macworld UK 8:27 AM
"Cassandra: A Couple of Dozen App Updates Appear" eXtensions 8:06 AM
"Here's why Apple doesn't stand a chance when it comes to tablet market share" BGR 8:03 AM
"Apple, The iPhone, And China Mobile" PixoBebo 8:03 AM
"The future looks bright for Apple's iBeacon" Apple Daily Report 8:04 AM
"Apple & iBeacon: 'We Can Target You" Mac 360 8:03 AM
"PopCalc Combines Calculator & Spreadsheet Functionalities On iPhone" AddictiveTips 8:45 AM
"Rovio Concludes Angry Birds Star Wars With 30 New Levels" iClarified 8:41 AM
"Ice Cream Sandwich Now Available For iPhone" Cult of Mac 8:41 AM
"Now available: The all-new MacDailyNews 3.0 app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch" MacDailyNews 8:22 AM
"The original Tomb Raider game comes to iOS" TUAW 8:19 AM
"Opera updates Coast browser for iOS with music and PDF options: Those who want to control Web-based music or save PDFs have some new options with an update to Opera's browser for iOS." CNET News 8:22 AM
"Opera's Coast browser for iPad gets makeover, ditches back/forward buttons" TUAW 8:19 AM
"Opera's Coast browser for iPad ditches button-based navigation in favor of swiping" The Next Web 8:19 AM
"Facebook Pages Manager gets iOS 7 redesign, now allows tagging in posts and comments" The Next Web 8:19 AM
"Microsoft says it won't name new CEO until at least early 2014" BGR 12:49 PM
"Microsoft Declines To Name New CEO In 2013, Promises New Leader In 'Early' 2014" TechCrunch 1:18 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer: Surface a 'tougher' bet than the Xbox/Summary: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks turkey about Microsoft's reasons for getting into the first-party hardware business, and why he thinks the company must remain a device maker." ZDNet 12:11 PM
"Microsoft Office chief DelBene to head up Healthcare.gov revamp/Summary: Microsoft's just-retired Office President will be heading up Healthcare.gov as of December 18." ZDNet 12:34 PM
"Ex-Microsoft Executive to Take Over Health Site Repairs" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:23 PM
"Why Microsoft Had No Choice But To Buy Nokia's Smartphone Business In One Chart" TechCrunch 8:28 AM
"How The Nokia Purchase Will Impact Microsoft's Financials" TechCrunch 2:51 PM
"Microsoft desperately needs to find its new CEO soon" BGR 8:28 AM
"Microsoft Surface 'Mini' Could Feature Kinect Gesture Tech" LAPTOP Magazine 8:29 AM
"Time Is Running Out for AMD's Mobile Ambitions" The Motley Fool 7:30 PM
"AMD Radeon R7 260 GPU Launched At $109" Legit Reviews 8:23 AM
"Cisco Standardizes Desktop Services Architecture" Channel Nomics 8:23 AM
"Cisco Acquires Former Kibits Labs' Service to Capitalize on Cloud Collaboration" BostInno 10:44 AM
"Cisco acquires Collaborate.com to show it's hip to the BYOD trend" VentureBeat 12:56 PM
"Oracle's Q2 to be plodding: Can hardware ever cushion the blow? Summary: Oracle's second quarter results are expected to be lackluster and analysts aren't expecting much. It sure would be nice if Oracle's hardware revenue could start growing to cushion the cloud transition." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Will Oracle (ORCL) Beat This Earnings Season?" Zacks 8:51 AM
"Pensioners sue IBM over reported NSA involvement: But an IBM representative says the lawsuit is 'pushing a wild conspiracy theory'" Computerworld 7:32 AM
"IBM reveals its top five innovation predictions for the next five years" VentureBeat 8:07 AM
"Tech Firms Push to Control Web's Pipes: Google, Facebook Raise Tensions With Telecoms in Power Struggle for Internet's Backbone" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:10 AM
"The Thinning Of The Datacenter: Appliances that link on-premises systems to cloud resources will mean datacenters with less equipment – in smaller facilities." InformationWeek 3:58 PM
"A Chinese Mobile Brand Rattles the Globe: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Tries to Replicate Deep-Discount Model Abroad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 PM
"This Chart Offers A Great Clue To Amazon's Secret New 'Ambitious' Mobile Payments Plan" Business Insider 5:38 PM
"Yahoo Mail Fail Continues, Status Page Down" Digital Trends 5:37 PM
"Fedora upgrades ARM support, now treats it as x86's equal: No future Fedora release gets out the door without fixes to ARM bugs." Ars Technica 12:38 PM
"Kickstarter games top $200 million pledged" GamesIndustry 12:16 PM
"Drobo tarts up storage boxen: Now they're APP SERVER platforms" The Register 11:14 AM
"Amazon reportedly launching Kindle smartphones in early 2014" BGR 10:07 AM
"Dish, Sprint to test a home broadband service using LTE" Gigaom 9:38 AM
"Google's Top Searches Peer Into Society's Mindset" Associated Press 10:44 AM
"'Let's Go Caroling' Google Easter Egg Gives Mobile Users Their Very Own Christmas Carol Karaoke Machine" Search Engine Land 10:18 AM
"Google Testing Smart Thermostat Service, Reportedly Called Energysense" Digital Trends 8:52 AM
"Bitcoin takes a beating: down nearly 50% as China cracks down" Gigaom 8:15 AM
"Fedora 20 Heisenbug arrives with ARM support and smarter virtual machines" Engadget 8:15 AM
"How artificial intelligence is shaping the future of Facebook" The Verge 2:25 PM
"Teacher calls autistic student 'hot mess,' parents 'crazy' on Facebook" CNET News 11:28 AM
"Facebook tops Google searches for UK in 2013" BBC 7:28 AM
"Facebook to Start Selling Video Ads: Though the Sound Will Be Off" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:10 AM
"Facebook said to finally be ready to roll video ads in users' feeds: The social network will announce Tuesday that it will begin selling the new ads later this week, sources tell the Wall Street Journal." CNET News 7:41 AM
"Facebook to test video ads this week" Gigaom 8:15 AM
"Facebook confirms autoplay video ads are coming to your News Feed" Engadget 7:33 AM
"Report: Facebook set to finally launch auto-play video ads in news feeds" Ars Technica 7:28 AM
"Facebook 'dislike' button is finally here, but only in Messenger" BGR 7:30 AM
"Amazon's streaming data service, Kinesis, is now available" Gigaom 7:40 AM
"Best Buy lops half off Nokia Lumia 520 price: Available via AT&T's contract-free GoPhone program, the 520 is now selling for just $50." CNET News 7:47 AM
"Samsung files for electric-vehicle patents, prompts speculation: The company says right now that it has no plans to bring electric vehicles to the world, despite its patent filings." CNET News 8:38 AM
"Samsung's smartphone gaming controller will come with 35 games: Samsung Electronics hopes to replace dedicated portable gaming consoles with its phone-controller combination" Computerworld New Zealand 8:15 AM
"Samsung drops Xbox influences from redesigned Smartphone GamePad" The Verge 8:07 AM
"Samsung reportedly charging out the gates in 2014 with 4 new tablets" BGR 7:29 AM
"A Chinese Mobile Brand Rattles the Globe: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Tries to Replicate Deep-Discount Model Abroad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 PM
"This Chart Offers A Great Clue To Amazon's Secret New 'Ambitious' Mobile Payments Plan" Business Insider 5:38 PM
"Yahoo Mail Fail Continues, Status Page Down" Digital Trends 5:37 PM
"Fedora upgrades ARM support, now treats it as x86's equal: No future Fedora release gets out the door without fixes to ARM bugs." Ars Technica 12:38 PM
"Kickstarter games top $200 million pledged" GamesIndustry 12:16 PM
"Drobo tarts up storage boxen: Now they're APP SERVER platforms" The Register 11:14 AM
"Amazon reportedly launching Kindle smartphones in early 2014" BGR 10:07 AM
"Dish, Sprint to test a home broadband service using LTE" Gigaom 9:38 AM
"Google's Top Searches Peer Into Society's Mindset" Associated Press 10:44 AM
"'Let's Go Caroling' Google Easter Egg Gives Mobile Users Their Very Own Christmas Carol Karaoke Machine" Search Engine Land 10:18 AM
"Google Testing Smart Thermostat Service, Reportedly Called Energysense" Digital Trends 8:52 AM
"Bitcoin takes a beating: down nearly 50% as China cracks down" Gigaom 8:15 AM
"Fedora 20 Heisenbug arrives with ARM support and smarter virtual machines" Engadget 8:15 AM
"How artificial intelligence is shaping the future of Facebook" The Verge 2:25 PM
"Teacher calls autistic student 'hot mess,' parents 'crazy' on Facebook" CNET News 11:28 AM
"Facebook tops Google searches for UK in 2013" BBC 7:28 AM
"Facebook to Start Selling Video Ads: Though the Sound Will Be Off" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:10 AM
"Facebook said to finally be ready to roll video ads in users' feeds: The social network will announce Tuesday that it will begin selling the new ads later this week, sources tell the Wall Street Journal." CNET News 7:41 AM
"Facebook to test video ads this week" Gigaom 8:15 AM
"Facebook confirms autoplay video ads are coming to your News Feed" Engadget 7:33 AM
"Report: Facebook set to finally launch auto-play video ads in news feeds" Ars Technica 7:28 AM
"Facebook 'dislike' button is finally here, but only in Messenger" BGR 7:30 AM
"Amazon's streaming data service, Kinesis, is now available" Gigaom 7:40 AM
"Best Buy lops half off Nokia Lumia 520 price: Available via AT&T's contract-free GoPhone program, the 520 is now selling for just $50." CNET News 7:47 AM
"Samsung files for electric-vehicle patents, prompts speculation: The company says right now that it has no plans to bring electric vehicles to the world, despite its patent filings." CNET News 8:38 AM
"Samsung's smartphone gaming controller will come with 35 games: Samsung Electronics hopes to replace dedicated portable gaming consoles with its phone-controller combination" Computerworld New Zealand 8:15 AM
"Samsung drops Xbox influences from redesigned Smartphone GamePad" The Verge 8:07 AM
"Samsung reportedly charging out the gates in 2014 with 4 new tablets" BGR 7:29 AM
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