"Wall to wall Apple: How iOS could make its way into your home" Macworld 8:01 AM
"Apple, Google, and Intel are laying the foundation for the Internet of you: Wearable technology is on a collision course with the Internet of everything. When the two collide, we will enter into a new era of the Internet of you." VentureBeat 8:21 AM
"Why Microsoft CEO Nadella intends to talk lots about Apple: In his first product announcement as CEO, Satya Nadella will send a signal that big changes are ahead as Microsoft seeks growth in a world that's moved on from the glory days of Windows and PCs." CNET 8:10 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: All you need to know about latest patent trial (FAQ)/The rivals will return to the courtroom on Monday. The trial is still all about smartphone and tablet patents, but this time, the accused devices are newer, including the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4S." CNET 9:48 AM
"Has Apple missed out? Oculus co-founder says he didn't want a deal with Apple: Facebook's acquisition has caused a stir among Oculus watchers but co-founder Palmer Luckey has defended the move." Macworld UK 8:01 AM
"If Apple Needs Netflix, Tim Cook Needs a Clue" TheStreet 8:20 AM
"The Power of Free: OS X Mavericks Users Generate 40% of Mac Web Traffic Five Months Post-Release" Chitika 10:51 AM
"OS X Mavericks Adoption Pushing Toward 50%" MacRumors 10:51 AM
"OS X Mavericks hits 40% adoption in US, Canada" CNET 2:42 PM
"OS X upgrade adoption rate half that of iOS" CNET 8:29 PM
"Adoption of OS X 10.9 Mavericks significantly outpaces 10.8 Mountain Lion" AppleInsider 10:52 AM
"Chitika: Mavericks is Apple's most popular Mac release yet" Fortune 12:03 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"I'm finding that when I sleep my Mac Pro, it wakes itself up. Also, sometimes when I shut the machine down, the power-button light does not go off, and the machine starts up by itself. This is only since updating to OS 10.9 (currently on 10.9.2)./Does anybody know what the purple-colored rectangle is in the upper righthand corner of Safari, inside of which are listed things like: ChartBeat, Google Analytics, Krux Digital, Audience Science, WebTrends, etc.? I would like to turn it off but, so far, haven't found any way to it. It's driving me crazy." MacIssues 10:56 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Monitor and optimize your Mac's memory usage with Memory Diag" CNET 9:01 PM
"Fnd offers a better way to search the iTunes Store" CNET 9:01 PM
"iTunes Match made in heaven, ah, the cloud: Overnight Monday, I explained how 'iTunes slaps DRM handcuffs on my music'. Later that day, an Apple representative proactively contacted me seeking to resolve the problem. Someone still reads what I write. That started a process that mostly removed rights protection from my music and identifies several iTunes Match benefits not necessarily obvious but useful to most any Apple music buyer." BetaNews 8:17 AM
"Getting Started With Google Chromecast and a Mac" Tuts+ 8:01 AM
"Getting Started with Pages for iCloud" Tuts+ 8:01 AM
"Send Data Across Networked Computers with Netcat Using the Command Line" OS X Daily 4:57 PM
"Searching iTunes Now Faster And Easier With fnd.io Tool" The Mac Observer 11:16 AM
"How to take a screenshot in OS X" MacInTouch 8:21 PM
"How to Change Your Short Username in OS X Mavericks" Apple Gazette 8:04 AM
"Dragon Dictate 4 is to OS X Dictate as Final Cut Pro is to iMovie" Apple Daily Report 7:54 AM
"Got Email? How To Archive Mac Email" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Free: A Replacement For The Mac Menubar's Time And Calendar Utility" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Revealed: Hidden Mac Stats Now Visible" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Cheap: Hundreds Of Photo Effects For Your Mac" McSolo 7:55 AM
Press Releases
"Cloak 2 Makes It Easier to Secure Your iPhone and Mac Network Connections" The Mac Observer 3:46 PM
"Trapcode Mir: We Need You! You are invited to the public beta of Trapcode Mir 2" Red Giant 10:31 AM
"BusyMac launches all-new Mac contact-manager" Macworld 10:16 AM
"Preorder Moebius at GOG.com and Play the Exclusive Two-Chapter-Long Demo Now!" Moebius 8:29 AM
"ASSIMILATE Licenses ProRes for SCRATCH Encoding on Microsoft Windows" prMac 2:12 PM
"MacPaw announces upcoming release of Hider 2 - Encrypt Your Private Data" prMac 9:41 AM
"Mac Accounting Software Promotes Join the Cloud at 2014 Macworld Expo" prMac 9:02 AM
"Braveland released for Mac OS X - New Tale for New Heroes" prMac 8:03 AM
"Speech Timer 2.0 for Mac OS X and iOS" prMac 8:03 AM
"The Fifth Edition of the definitive guide to building AppleScript-Cocoa applications in Xcode is now available, covering Mavericks and Xcode 5." Mac OS X Automation 7:56 AM
"GTKDynamo:-Molecular modeling extension for PyMOL" Macs in Chemistry 7:55 AM
"Labels & annotations: DEVONthink and DEVONnote 2.7.4" DEVONtechnologies 7:48 AM
"Apple to release new iPhone as early as September" ["The new phone, widely expected to be called the iPhone 6, will likely be offered in 4.7- and 5.5-inch versions, both of which are larger than the current generation's 4-inch screen."] Nikkei 2:15 PM
"Apple to Release 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 'As Early As September'" iClarified 2:16 PM
"Apple iPhone 6 release 'as early as September,' in two sizes -- report" CNET 2:42 PM
"Va. consumers to get $4.3m in e-book settlement" ["The lawsuit was filed by 33 states against Apple Inc. and five of the nation's six largest e-book publishers. The publishers settled claims against them for a total payment of $166 million."] Associated Press 9:40 AM
"Apple Refunding Improper In-App Purchases" TheStreet 10:58 AM
"One Third Of iPhone Users Would Shell Out $100 For Bigger Display" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
"The Kremlin drops Apple iPads, buys Samsung Galaxy tablets: The Russian Ministry of Communication denies it's blowback from the crisis in the Ukraine." Fortune 8:08 AM
"Russia ditches iPads for Samsung tablets amid spying fears: Not a sanction against US companies, apparently" TechRadar UK 8:57 AM
"Putin and pals dump Apple's iPads for Samsung slabs... over security concerns" The Register 8:03 AM
"New photos surface of Apple's Arizona sapphire plant, possible expansion rumored" iDownload Blog 8:11 AM
"Apple Users Set to Get Big Perks From New York Times Apps" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:08 AM
"Expo Notes: Keep everything wrapped around your finger with The Ring" Macworld 8:21 PM
"Turn Any Speaker In Your House Wireless With Beep" Fast Company 8:58 AM
"Steve Jobs happily got a Google employee fired for trying to recruit Apple engineers" BGR 8:05 AM
"Steve Jobs wasn't even okay with Google hiring former Apple engineers" TUAW 1:09 PM
"Original iPhone dev team was 'shockingly small' - Apple engineer" The Register 8:04 AM
"This Photo Shows The Primitive Setup Apple Used To Create The Original iPhone" Business Insider 8:37 AM
"Steve Wozniak Tells Us He Can't Pick An Actor To Play Him—Can You Help?" Gizmodo 9:12 AM
Non-Apple News
"Sprint's enlisting small carriers in its war on Verizon and AT&T" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:16 PM
"Facebook wants to spread Internet access -- with lasers" CBS News 8:11 PM
"No Joke: Amazon Is Launching Apple TV Competitor on April 2" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 2:15 PM
"Android malware pegs processor, drains battery mining for currency" Electronista 10:14 AM
"Jury slaps $41M copyright verdict on MP3Tunes founder" Gigaom 9:42 AM
"The 10 Best Small-Screen Smartphones Not Named 'iPhone'" Time 9:08 AM
"Death at Samsung plant raises safety concerns" The Verge 8:35 AM
"Government requests to Google have more than doubled in the past four years" The Verge 10:14 AM
"Google's Patent Application for Indoor Mapping Comes to Light" Patent Bolt 7:54 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Wearables, projectables, Office for iPad, and Oculus" TechHive 8:21 PM
"TUAW at Macworld/iWorld 2014 - Backblaze" TUAW 3:16 PM
"Engadget HD Podcast 391 - 3.27.14" Engadget 2:15 PM
"The Road to Macworld – Jim Sherhart of Connected Data Introduces The New Transporter Developer Program" MacVoices 12:03 PM
"YML Archives for March 26th, 2014!" Your Mac Life 7:56 AM
"Microsoft expands cloud services for mobile scenarios: Office for iPad and Enterprise Mobility Suite showcase Microsoft's mobile-first, cloud-first approach." Microsoft 1:10 PM
"Microsoft announces Office for iPad, extending productivity to all iOS devices" PCWorld 1:13 PM
"Yes, Apple is taking 30% of every Office 365 subscription purchased through Office for iPad" 9to5Mac 9:18 PM
"Office for iPad establishes the tablet as a true PC" PCWorld 2:43 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's Office for iPad to App Store" 9to5Mac 3:15 PM
"Tim Cook Welcomes MS Office to the iPad on Twitter" The Mac Observer 3:38 PM
"Microsoft Office for the iPad Is (Finally) Here" Time 1:15 PM
"Microsoft brings Office to the iPad: With long-anticipated announcement, Microsoft makes bet that it can appeal to users of competing tablet from Apple." CNET 1:18 PM
"Microsoft announces Office for iPad" CNNMoney 1:18 PM
"Microsoft Office For iPad Launches Today" Apple Bitch 1:12 PM
"Apple Is Finally Working on Racially Diverse Emojis That Aren't Complete Stereotypes" Time 10:13 AM
"Apple Pledges to Make Emoji More Ethnically Diverse" Time 8:21 AM
"iPhone 6 May Sport All-New Split Camera" LAPTOP Magazine 10:15 AM
"Apple's iOS 7.1 Gets Jailbroken On The iPhone 4s, But Claims Of A Public Release Are False" AppAdvice 8:12 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Invents a Great New Apple TV Feature You Just Might Like" Patently Apple 10:33 AM
"Apple tips hand on sapphire displays with patent for oleophobic coatings" AppleInsider 7:53 AM
"Apple Reveals an Oleophobic Coating on Sapphire Process for iDevices that may Incorporate Liquid-Metal" Patently Apple 8:17 AM
"Apple patent for fingerprint-resistant coating adds more proof sapphire displays are coming soon" 9to5Mac 8:11 AM
"Apple Patents Smudge-Resistant Sapphire Coating, Suggesting Displays Are On The Way" TechCrunch 8:06 AM
"Apple Reveals a New iPad Smart Cover that Includes a Unique Multi-Touch Gesture Keyboard" Patently Apple 7:53 AM
"Apple Patents A Surface-Like Touch Keyboard Smart Cover With A Trackpad Twist" TechCrunch 8:56 AM
"Apple exploring new iPad Smart Case with integrated multitouch keyboard" AppleInsider 9:42 AM
"Apple's 'transparent texting' tech lets iPhone users safely message while moving" AppleInsider 7:53 AM
"Apple files patent for 'transparent texting' on iPhones" Apple Daily Report 7:54 AM
"Apple wants to make it safer to text and walk with transparent texting" Gigaom 8:32 AM
"Apple invents brilliant 'transparent texting' solution that has already existed for years" BGR 8:32 AM
"Apple patent involves 'touch points' for the Maps app on iPhones, iPads" Apple Daily Report 7:54 AM
"Apple Files Transparent Texting Patent To Help People Who Walk And Text" TechCrunch 8:06 AM
"Apple works on ways to protect your iPhone, iPad from unauthorized users" Apple Daily Report 7:54 AM
"Nike Patent Illustrates a New Twist Coming to Nike + iPod" Patently Apple 7:16 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Late 2011 MacBook Pro. No issues when using as a laptop. When I use it in 'clamshell' mode connected to an external monitor (Thunderbolt DVI-D adapter), the display periodically goes black for about two seconds, then returns. It's a sudden 'off-on' event. It could be the adapter, and I have another one connected to my iMac, so I may swap them out and see if that helps. But worth noting that there are issues with the later model, even if fleeting at this point." MacIssues 10:57 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"TowerMadness HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 7:53 AM
"PDF Reader Premium For iPad And iPhone Are Free Right Now (Previously $4.99/$2.99)" Apple Sliced 7:53 AM
"Papa Sangre II For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $4.99)" Apple Sliced 7:53 AM
"Microsoft Office for iPad review: Finally! True productivity on your tablet" PCWorld 1:14 PM
"First look: Microsoft Office for iPad takes aim at iWork" Macworld 1:13 PM
"The best iPhone email app for power users: Dispatch" The Sweet Setup 4:52 PM
"UpTo for iPhone: The calendar app you look forward to checking each day" iMore 9:40 AM
"Daily App: PhotosPro will make you think Apple's iOS photo app is outdated" TUAW 8:35 AM
"Perfection! Do you have what it takes to achieve this puzzle?" iDownload Blog 9:16 PM
"Word Monsters Is New Head-To-Head Word Puzzler From Angry Birds Developers [Video Review] Cult of Mac 4:57 PM
"Camera 500: An Unusually Good Photo App, Developed in Thailand" eXtensions 8:57 AM
"'Surgeon Simulator' for iPad Review - A Virtual Game of Operation" Touch Arcade 4:25 PM
"Sometimes You Die Review: Sometimes You Die doesn't last long, but it'll keep the player intrigued and guessing until the end." 148Apps 8:32 AM
"Box-Off Review: In this modernized version of the classic game, players use strategy and power-ups to conquer all the boxes on the screen." 148Apps 3:16 PM
"Ravensburger Puzzle Review: The King of jigsaw puzzles comes to the iPad and is just as much fun as the physical version." 148Apps 9:43 AM
"Little Big Adventure Review: A charming classic brought to iOS, Little Big Adventure maintains its charm but that control system is awkward." 148Apps 10:52 AM
"Shattered Planet Review: Explore randomized environments in this turn-based sci-fi roguelike." 148Apps 2:12 PM
Tips
"Hit the Waves or Be a Romantic: Get Sunset & Sunrise Times from iPhone" OS X Daily 3:17 PM
"Have Siri Play Secretary For You [iOS Tips] Cult of Mac 2:16 PM
"Tim Cook makes his most un-Jobs-like move yet and acts graciously toward Microsoft" BGR 3:45 PM
"52 Days: A few tweets of mine today about Microsoft releasing Office for iPad seem to have people up-in-arms. So allow me to clarify." ParisLemon 3:17 PM
"Russian government trade iPads for Samsung tablets for.... security reasons?" Apple Daily Report 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
"When Every Company Is A Media Company: Content Marketing's Massive Blunder" Silicon Valley Watcher 5:17 PM
"Ready to feel your blood boil? Here's Verizon's explanation for why we don't need net neutrality" VentureBeat 4:25 PM
"Satya Nadella Has a Smart, Technical Vision for Microsoft" The Mac Observer 4:16 PM
"Social Media And Future Of News: 8 Findings/Pew Research Center finds reason to believe that American journalism has a future: and social media will play a key role." InformationWeek 4:10 PM
"Nadella's Debut: Does Office Salesmanship Matter?" Bloomberg TV 4:12 PM
"Microsoft's Office apps for iPad ushers in new era: Microsoft unveils long-awaited Office apps for iPad as new CEO tries to change company's ways" Associated Press 4:17 PM
"Microsoft Office for iPad sets the gold standard for tablet productivity" ZDNet 3:16 PM
"Office politics: Microsoft comes back to reality" The Verge 4:56 PM
"Microsoft CEO Unveils Office for IPad in Mobile-App Push" Bloomberg 4:12 PM
"Microsoft And Office In A Multi-Platform World" TechCrunch 2:29 PM
"Microsoft CEO Nadella Pulls the Trigger on Long-Gestating Office Apps for iPad" Bloomberg Businessweek 2:42 PM
"Microsoft Unveils Office Software for iPad: Long-Discussed Move Breaks From Windows First Policy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:43 PM
"Microsoft launches Office for iPad: Microsoft is making the long-rumored Office for iPad available today, for free." ZDNet 12:46 PM
"Microsoft brings Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to the iPad today" Ars Technica 12:48 PM
"Why Microsoft CEO Nadella intends to talk lots about Apple: In his first product announcement as CEO, Satya Nadella will send a signal that big changes are ahead as Microsoft seeks growth in a world that's moved on from the glory days of Windows and PCs." CNET 8:06 AM
"Microsoft Boss Relaxes Windows-First Policy: New Version of Office for iPad Ends Practice of Using Apps to Drive Operating Software Sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:08 AM
"Microsoft's Office for iPad: It's all about the business users" ZDNet 3:14 PM
"Microsoft Announces Office For iPad" TheStreet 2:01 PM
"Microsoft's Nadella set to make public debut with Office iPad version" Seeking Alpha 7:08 AM
"Microsoft's Office Suite Finally Coming to iPad, Maybe Too Late" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:45 AM
"Office for iPad: Has Microsoft Waited Too Long?" Know Your Mobile 8:05 AM
"Microsoft Paid Up To $150M To Buy Wearable Computing IP From The Osterhout Design Group" TechCrunch 8:30 AM
"Microsoft launches programmatic video advertising network in the UK: Advertisers will be able to buy ads across its MSN portal as US tech giant takes on rivals Google and AOL" The Guardian 8:05 AM
"Dell and Microsoft sign mutually helpful Android licensing deal" Engadget 7:31 AM
"Microsoft and Dell get cosy on Android, Chrome and Xbox patents" The Inquirer 7:37 AM
"Microsoft: Intrinsic Value Of $53 Per Share?" Seeking Alpha 7:10 AM
"Why You Will Regret Missing The Hewlett-Packard Gravy Train" Seeking Alpha 7:10 AM
"Intel Exits a Data Analysis Business and Invests in Another One" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:45 PM
"Intel takes 'significant' stake in Big Data startup Cloudera" Reuters 1:46 PM
"Intel investment seen as massive vote of confidence in Irish recovery: Work on Leixlip site has been ongoing for three years, although Intel hasn't been shouting about it" The Irish Times 8:00 AM
"Intel has spent $5 billion on Leixlip Fab upgrade" RTE News 8:02 AM
"Chip giant Intel reveals $5bn spend on Leixlip plant upgrade" Irish Independent 8:03 AM
"Intel puts 'tens of millions' into Israeli artificial vision company OrCam, according to report" Gigaom 7:37 AM
"Intel cautious about selling wearable devices directly: The acquisition of fitness tracker Basis opens the way in that market, but Intel plans to move slowly" Computerworld 7:29 AM
"Intel to ditch its Hadoop software and support Cloudera instead" VentureBeat 7:48 AM
"AMD announces FirePro W9100 and new branding program: No word on price and availability, not even a press release (yet)..." SemiAccurate 7:43 AM
"AMD unveils FirePro W9100 16GB GPU" bit-tech 7:58 AM
"AMD announces FirePro W9100 with 16GB of GDDR5 memory" Hexus 7:58 AM
"Cisco patches six security flaws that posed DoS cyber attack risk" V3 8:12 AM
"Cisco Announces Tech Talk Around the Future of Analytics & the Internet of Things With Pacific Crest" BWWGeeksworld 7:59 AM
"Apple, SolarCity Lead Notable Short Interest Moves" Seeking Alpha 8:00 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: GameStop, King Digital among tech decliners/Videogame retailer slumps on results, outlook" MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"Stocks dragged down by Citi and other banks" CNNMoney 4:06 PM
"Stocks Dip as Improved Labor Data Fails to Fuel Market" TheStreet 4:06 PM
"Stock Futures Climb, But Citi Shares Sink" FOXBusiness 8:21 AM
"U.S. Stocks End Slightly Lower: Nasdaq Composite Extends Recent Declines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares lower with Tokyo leading losses/Stocks in Tokyo led losses in Asia Thursday as the yen strengthened and many blue-chip stocks traded 'ex-dividend,' or without the right to their latest dividend payout." MarketWatch 8:20 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks edge up ahead of U.S. growth data/FTSE losses cap gains; banks, miners decline/European stocks edged higher Thursday, in part as investors look ahead to likely improvement in U.S. growth." MarketWatch 8:20 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:16 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:16 PM
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