"Investors and Customers Yearn for an Apple iThingamajig" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:58 AM
"Apple to face tough competition following Google-Motorola-Lenovo deal" ANI 8:10 AM
"Apple's Disappointing iPhone Sales Are Another Signal The Longer Upgrade Cycle Is Hurting The Business" Business Insider 12:14 PM
"Apple, Samsung spar over possible US ban on smartphone sales" Reuters 8:19 AM
"Apple and Samsung still in bitchfight over banning ancient mobes: Sammy says Apple's trying to scare off its friends and get a fast-track route to fresh bans" The Register 7:11 AM
"Patent Paying Isn't the Hardest Part for Apple and Google: Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are learning that spending lots of money to buy patents is the easy part. Doing something with them isn't." Bloomberg 8:16 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with Taoiseach in Cork later today" TheJournal: Ireland 9:59 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Heads to Ireland to Visit Government Officials, Company Facilities" MacRumors 9:59 AM
"Wal-Mart to Apple Joining Obama to Aid Long-Term Jobless" Bloomberg 8:15 AM
"Apple joins list of US companies pledging to end hiring discrimination against long-term unemployed" AppleInsider 8:58 AM
"Apple Executives Met With F.D.A. to Discuss Mobile Medical Applications" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:26 PM
"iWatch + iOS 8: Apple sets out to redefine mobile health, fitness tracking" 9to5Mac 5:26 PM
"Apple execs met with head of FDA to discuss 'mobile medical applications'" AppleInsider 5:50 PM
"Apple Moves Toward Health and Fitness" WSJ Blogs 9:24 PM
"Apple met with the FDA, reportedly readying 'Healthbook' for iOS 8: Get your iHealth in Healthbook" TechRadar UK 9:25 PM
"The Reviews Are In: Android Apps Outshone iOS Apps In 2013/Applause Analytics shows that Android reviewers were much more active than iOS reviewers—and they liked their apps more, too." ReadWrite 8:11 AM
"Execution Is What Really Matters: Isaacson" Bloomberg TV 8:05 AM
"App Annie 2013 Index Flags Up Freemium's Onward March & Why Many Devs Still Go iOS First" TechCrunch 11:07 AM
"John Sculley Made Apple's '1984' Ad, and He Still Thinks It Rules" Bloomberg Businessweek 4:01 PM
"Apple's Super Bowl past, present, and future" AppleInsider 4:02 PM
"Jobs biographer Isaacson back-pedals on innovation comments, says 'execution is what really matters', Apple is best" 9to5Mac 8:04 AM
"Apple and Android split Santa's stash, go on Xmas PC and tab high • The Channel" Channel Register 8:11 AM
"Major League Baseball Preparing To Launch iBeacons Ahead Of Opening Day" AppAdvice 7:10 AM
"Apple's iBeacons hitting a Grand Slam in 2014 with Major League Baseball" iMore 8:02 AM
"Another medical device expert joins Apple to work on unknown project" iDownload Blog 8:02 AM
"Apple Stores combat dangerous CO, unpleasant BO with odor 'sniffers'" AppleInsider 9:58 AM
"PayPal Wants to Partner Up With Apple for Mobile Payment System" Apple Gazette 7:10 AM
"Study: Apple's iOS Topped Android in U.S. Market Share" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 7:11 AM
"Apple, Google Game-App Revenue Beats Sales for Hand-Helds" WSJ Blogs 8:20 AM
"Apple Hit with Patent Lawsuit over iPad Touch Screen" The Mac Observer 9:15 AM
"Today's iPhone is more useful than $3,000 worth of gadgets from a 1991 Radio Shack" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 4:05 PM
"Apple bombarded with candy-themed games in protest at the word 'candy' being trademarked" Engadget 8:01 AM
"Protestors Rally Against 'Candy Crush Saga' Developer with Deluge of Candy-Themed Games" MacRumors 10:59 AM
Non-Apple News
"Nokia wins fourth German patent lawsuit against HTC (third in only two months)" Foss Patents 10:00 AM
"Twitter buys 900 patents from IBM to end infringement spat" CNET News 9:58 AM
"Tim Tebow Is Pitching T-Mobile's No-Contract Plans In The Super Bowl" Business Insider 9:59 AM
"Video: Just in time for the Super Bowl, T-Mobile unleashes best ad yet" BGR 9:58 AM
"Tim Tebow is T-Mobile's front man in Super Bowl ads: The quarterback, who is still looking to sign on with an NFL team, cheekily touts the freedom that comes with not having a contract." CNET News 9:58 AM
"Declassification of NSA PRISM data not enough: CipherCloud" ARN 8:20 AM
"The truth about leaky, stalking, spying smartphone applications: How bad is it? 1 in 3 can hunt you down at home - research" The Register 8:11 AM
"Nintendo Makes Health the New Name of the Game" TechNewsWorld 8:02 AM
"US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses" Engadget 8:00 AM
"Coming February 1: Gene Steinberg meets Certified Ethical Hacker Charles Tendell and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5:35 PM
"Tales of Phantasia review: it's not as bad as super fans are claiming" iDownload Blog 7:10 AM
"'Man at Arms TD' Review - Success Is In The Cards" Touch Arcade 10:59 AM
"Converta Review: Offering a simple to use and look at interface, Converta is a handy tool for those needing to make multiple conversions." 148Apps 11:41 AM
"Flappy Bird: The Annoying, Frustrating Game That Will Change Your Life" VernonChan 11:35 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to pair an individual Apple remote with your Apple TV" iMore 11:41 AM
"How to live stream NFL Super Bowl XLVIII on your iPhone or iPad" 9to5Mac 11:07 AM
"How To Use Touch ID To Unlock Mac And Auto Fill Passwords On Websites [Video] Redmond Pie 10:59 AM
"How To Add Swipe Gestures To Control Music In iOS 7 [Video] Redmond Pie 4:04 PM
"Lenovo CEO says the goal is to surpass Samsung, Apple" TalkAndroid 7:11 AM
"The Age Of The Social Network Is Ending" ParisLemon 7:10 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"When Apple fanboys watch a keynote: the truth: A marvelous and humorous video shows the extremes to which the hardcore of Apple faithful express their feelings." CNET News 6:48 PM
"Fake Apple Store Employee Confesses Apple Invented Polio And Syphilis [Humor] Cult of Mac 4:02 PM
"VC Lip Reading Video Is The Best VC Video You'll See Today" TechCrunch 11:37 AM
"Kloqe - Cool Looking All-Aluminum iPhone 5s Case" The Mac Observer 5:34 PM
"MOS Organizer -Magnetic Organization System for Your Cables" The Mac Observer 3:54 PM
"SwiftKey Note Brings Faster Note-Taking to iOS Devices With Magical Word Prediction Technology And Evernote Integration" MacPrices 3:40 PM
"App Of The Day: How To Watch The Super Bowl On iPad/iPhone" Apple'n'Apps 2:58 PM
"iMessage for Android, Windows available via iOS jailbreak app" BGR 1:16 PM
"9 Steps to Enterprise Mobile App Self-Actualization: Part 3 of 3" Lou Miranda 1:00 PM
"iTransmission 4 For iOS 7 Released: A Native BitTorrent Client For iPhone" Redmond Pie 11:42 AM
"MarcoPolo Ocean Offers A 'Digital Sandbox' Adventure For Younger iDevice Users" AppAdvice 11:00 AM
"Zynga Cuts Staff, Buys Clumsy Ninja Maker" The Mac Observer 10:52 AM
"YAKiT Kids: Silly addictive fun with pictures, now made for kids" TUAW 10:02 AM
"Want NFC on Your iPhone? Get Incipio Cashwrap Case!" Apple Gazette 8:57 AM
"It's Easier To Hold Your iPad Air With Chil's Notchbook On Board" AppAdvice 8:56 AM
"iPhone Repair Leeds LTD initiates another major expansion of its repair premises: 'We always do it big never do it tiny' proclaimed Jack, Company Manager" PRWeb 8:56 AM
"New iPhone Mount Reaches Half Its Kickstarter Goal in 24 Hours" PRWeb 8:56 AM
"Awesome Apps Lab Launches Three New Sports Quiz Apps for iPhone and iPad" PRNewswire 8:55 AM
"Textilus 3.0 Features iOS 7 Redesign, RTF Annotation Support And More" AppAdvice 8:05 AM
"'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' and '2K Drive' Headline a Big 2K Games Sale Running Until February 3rd" Touch Arcade 8:10 AM
"2K Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown and other titles on sale" iDownload Blog 8:02 AM
"Airadio pro - the global advanced internet radio tuner with the function of the recording on your iPhone, iPod Touch." Sergey Kluyukov 7:53 AM
"Colorscapic Artextism for iPhone and iPad" Pixlrsoft 7:51 AM
"Satya Nadella in Contract Talks With Microsoft Board: CEO Appointment Could Lead to a New Role for Bill Gates" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:48 PM
"Investor Reaction To Microsoft's Rumored CEO Choice: We're Fine With That" TechCrunch 12:29 PM
"At Microsoft, would an insider CEO be the best choice?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:32 PM
"Satya Nadella Rumored To Be Microsoft's Next CEO" Fast Company 9:11 AM
"Microsoft's CEO search could leave a mess behind" Network World 9:11 AM
"The problem with Microsoft's next CEO" Daily Ticker 9:10 AM
"Microsoft CEO Search: 3 Things Satya Nadella Brings" InformationWeek 4:11 PM
"Satya Nadella tipped to take over as Microsoft CEO" Bloomberg 7:58 AM
"Can New CEO Satya Nadella Turn Microsoft Around?" Zacks 1:15 PM
"If Microsoft CEO nod goes to Nadella, get to know Amy Hood" CNET News 4:06 PM
"Microsoft veep Satya Nadella now frontrunner in race for CEO spot" The Register 7:57 AM
"Microsoft Corp turnaround will be challenge for insider Satya Nadella" Financial Post 7:57 AM
"Microsoft likely to appoint its cloud-computing head as its next CEO" Irish Independent 7:56 AM
"Nadella would be safe choice for Microsoft" CNNMoney 7:55 AM
"Microsoft board close to naming Nadella as new CEO: source" Reuters 7:47 AM
"Microsoft Investors Say Nadella Safe Choice, Glad Search Ending" Bloomberg 7:44 AM
"Microsoft Nears End to CEO Search: Veteran Executive Satya Nadella Emerges as Lead Candidate" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:38 AM
"Softly-spoken techie from Hyderabad rises to top tier at Microsoft" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:37 AM
"As Cloud Chief Takes Over Microsoft, Rivalry With Amazon Jumps" 24/7 Wall Street 7:35 AM
"Microsoft Said to Be Preparing to Make Satya Nadella CEO" Bloomberg 7:33 AM
"Microsoft Seen Testing Insider Nadella's Will to Revamp" Bloomberg 7:38 AM
"IBM's CEO, other top execs give up 2013 bonuses" Associated Press 9:13 PM
"IBM, Lenovo Deal Is All About Winning" E-Commerce Times 8:03 AM
"Don't go away, IBM and SAP – Larry's not finished with you yet" The Register 8:05 AM
"Experts predict Lenovo's U.S. buys will pass regulatory muster" Reuters 4:10 PM
"Lenovo chief continues risk-taking with Motorola and IBM deals" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"IBM seeks to shed SDN with billion-dollar pricetag" TechRadar UK 8:08 AM
"Has Dell Created the Perfect Thin Client?" CIO 9:06 AM
"Box Said To Have Filed For IPO, Could Go Public As Early As April" TechCrunch 9:43 AM
"The 5 stages of big data grief" VentureBeat 12:43 PM
"Big data for dummies: Gigya's new Consumer Insights tool makes mass personalization simple" VentureBeat 12:42 PM
"Patience is the key for Apple traders" MarketWatch 8:10 AM
"Is Apple Inc. A Buy On Carl Icahn's Plan?" The Motley Fool 8:10 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Amazon leads tech retreat; Google, Zynga rally/Technology stocks were mostly in the red on Friday, as shares of Amazon.com fell sharply after the online retailer posted disappointing results, even as Google Inc. and Zynga Inc. rallied." MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"Stocks fall, end worst January in years" CNNMoney 4:06 PM
"Correction Blues as Stocks Post Worst Month Since May 2012" TheStreet 4:07 PM
"Stock Futures Slide as Global Concerns Mount" FOXBusiness 8:54 AM
"US stocks end tough January with another decline" Associated Press 4:07 PM
"U.S. Stocks Slide as Jitters Persist: Selloffs in Europe, Emerging Markets Keep Investors Wary" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Europe Markets: Stoxx Europe 600 posts worst monthly loss since June/European stock markets ended January with their worst monthly loss since June on Friday, after an unexpected drop in euro-zone inflation added to fears of deflation in the region." MarketWatch 11:31 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:01 PM
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