"For Apple Investors, the Waiting Is the Hardest Part: Apple's Results Aren't Likely to Provide Much Fireworks, but There Is Still Reason for Investors to 'Ooh' and 'Aah'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:15 PM
"How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? The analysts' estimates range from 15 million to nearly 22 million. Average: 19.3 million." Fortune 8:13 AM
"Exclusive: Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware" ["As Nike redirects its wearable efforts toward software, it's avoiding the competition from a bevy of new devices that will further crowd the market, namely the Apple 'iWatch' and devices running Google's recently unveiled Android Wear operating system, designed exclusively for watches and other wrist-oriented wearables. As Apple enters the fray, Nike has a potential partner. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was seen wearing a FuelBand at the company's launch of the iPad Mini in October 2012, sits on Nike's board, and has for the last nine years."] CNET 7:31 PM
"Samsung running out of time against Apple in court" The Verge 7:06 PM
"Live blog recap: Samsung argues marketing at Apple patent trial" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 7:33 PM
"Apple's counsel stresses USPTO's independence -- but the USPTO doubts the autocomplete patent" Foss Patents 8:08 AM
"Tech workers seek to use Steve Jobs evidence in upcoming trial on no-hire accords" Reuters 8:12 AM
"Steve Jobs evidence latest battleground in Silicon Valley's no-hire case: Employees in a class-action lawsuit against Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe say that they should be able to use all Steve Jobs-related evidence to make their case on alleged no-hire agreements between the companies." CNET 8:36 AM
"Steve Jobs' character becomes issue in Silicon Valley no-hiring case" Macworld 4:18 PM
"Was Steve Jobs a jerk? Hiring case questions his character" PCWorld 6:36 PM
"Android Leads in Operating System Share: Android and iOS Capture Windows, Blackberry, and Basic Phone Buyers" [2 Page PDF] CIRP 7:59 AM
"Android nabs 53 percent of US smartphone activations in Q1: Apple's iOS came in second place with 42 percent of activations during the first quarter." CNET 7:58 AM
"Fab 8's iPhone chances boosted: GlobalFoundries deal with Samsung puts chip plant on microprocessor fast track" Albany Times Union 8:02 AM
"Patent consortium Rockstar loses bid to move Google case" ["Rockstar, which counts Apple Inc as an investor, outbid Google and paid $4.5 billion for thousands of former Nortel Network Corp patents as the networking products supplier went bankrupt in 2011. Last year, the consortium sued several handset manufacturers whose phones operate on Google's Android operating system, which fiercely competes with Apple mobile products."] Reuters 8:04 AM
"Judge Koh's boss finds Rockstar's scare tactics advance Apple's interests against Android" Foss Patents 8:07 AM
"Apple's Rockstar patent consortium denied request to transfer Google suit to Texas" AppleInsider 8:08 AM
"Judge Denies Rockstar Consortium's Bid to Move Google Patent Fight to Troll Town" The Mac Observer 10:46 AM
"Apple reaching out to developers who didn't win WWDC lottery, offering chance to buy unclaimed tickets" 9to5Mac 5:12 PM
"Didn't win Apple's WWDC ticket lottery? You might still be in luck" CNET 9:15 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Is there a way to install Mavericks without using an Apple ID? If you have Lion, for example, then Mavericks is a free upgrade. Most people would get that via the Mac App Store, but that requires an Apple ID. You could get a copy of the installer app from a friend and, since you own a Mac and Mavericks is a free upgrade, it would appear that you have a right to install it (mandatory disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice). You still have to agree to the EULA when you install it, but that doesn't require an Apple ID." MacInTouch 9:17 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"OmniOutliner 4 Pro review: Top-notch Mac outliner gets a new interface" Macworld 7:50 AM
"Concentrate 1.2.2 review - Focus on the things you need to do: Remove the distractions from your Mac when you need to focus on work with Concentrate; a feature-rich app that is now free." Macworld UK 8:13 AM
"OS X Mavericks: 4 speed secrets" Computerworld 9:44 AM
"How to fix choppy video playback in Safari on OS X" iDownload Blog 11:45 AM
"Ask the iTunes Guy: Glitchy tracks, numbers game, and too-large libraries" Macworld 7:50 AM
"iTunes Radio: Create a Station from a Song or Artist" The Mac Observer 7:46 AM
"iTunes 11: See Aggregate iTunes Radio Listening History" Kirkville 8:58 AM
"Use the Terminal to quickly get a Unix path to a file" MacIssues 6:36 PM
"How To Block Unwanted Messages in Messages for Mac" MacTrast 4:19 PM
"How To Streamline System Preferences on Your Mac" The Mac Observer 4:10 PM
"Lightning Strikes: Is This The Fastest Mac Web Browser Money Can Buy?" Mac 360 7:43 AM
"Beamer Is The One-Click Way To Stream Movies From Mac To Apple TV" BohemianBoomer 7:43 AM
"Missed The 'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse? Catch The Next One With This App" Mac 360 7:44 AM
"32 Ways to Love This One-Click Calendar For The Mac" TeraTalks 7:44 AM
"Forcing Steve Jobs out of Apple was a mistake: John Sculley" Times of India 7:45 AM
"Apple CEO Sculley interview: Ousting Jobs was a mistake" BGR 8:59 AM
"Apple Ripped Off This Clock Design For The iPad And Now The Owners Have Given A Huge Contract To Samsung" Business Insider 8:49 AM
"Samsung deal with Swiss clock maker portrayed as an affront to Apple" AppleInsider 11:45 AM
"Next-Generation Hearing Aids Tune In to the iPhone" Re/code 4:30 PM
"Apple iCloud sparks divorce cases: Apple's iCloud is providing a new way for people to learn whether their partners are cheating on them" Telegraph 8:20 AM
"Analyst forecasts suggest iPad sales have peaked, expect YOY decline this quarter despite 13% holiday growth" 9to5Mac 7:56 AM
"Analysts predict decline in iPad sales: The average analyst estimate puts Apple's iPad sales at 19.3 million units, down 0.7 percent compared with the same period last year." CNET 10:55 AM
"Crazy Siri Hack Brings Voice Commands to Google Maps, Spotify" Time 8:20 AM
"Have Apple's maps found the Loch Ness Monster? Satellite image reveals mysterious shape lurking in the Scottish Highlands" Daily Mail (UK) 8:56 AM
"RadioShack Is Now Offering The iPhone 5s From $99" AppAdvice 7:56 AM
"You can now get the iPhone 5s for just $99 on contract" BGR 8:03 AM
"Apple's former UI wizard applies his magic touch to a deck of cards" iDownload Blog 10:57 AM
"TurboTax Tops Candy Crush for One Day" 24/7 Wall St. 8:50 AM
Non-Apple News
"Microsoft Patent Reveals a Highly Advanced Touchless Input System for Future Mobile Devices & Beyond" Patent Bolt 4:10 PM
"Microsoft Thanks Players for Reporting Xbox One Issues in Update Preview: Your feedback helped fix Xbox One." IGN 1:16 PM
"Tablets are killing consoles in the video streaming market" BGR 11:45 AM
"HTC scores a major coup against Samsung, hires the man behind its killer ad campaigns" BGR 8:24 AM
"The Heartbleed Bug Is Mostly Fixed, but Not Entirely" Re/code 8:21 AM
"Google accused of being selfish and playing favourites over Heartbleed security bug disclosure" Melbourne Age 8:13 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for April 18, 2014" TUAW 6:02 PM
"The TouchArcade Show - 151 - Kepa Gets Banned From Everything" Touch Arcade 5:12 PM
"Secret Trade: How One Man Got An iPad Air Weeks Before Apple Announced It [CultCast] Cult of Mac 10:49 AM
"The Committed Podcast Talks Tips (and More)" Kirkville 8:59 AM
"Review: Is Google Chromecast worth its low price?" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:14 AM
"Belkin FastFit Keyboard Case for iPad mini: Small Type" Wired 8:22 AM
"Pelican ProGear Voyager iPhone 5/5s case: Solid protection at a reasonable price" TUAW 6:36 PM
"Review: Booqpad for iPad Air/Is Booq's mix of the paper and tablet worlds worth a try?" MacNN 4:14 PM
"Review: Rokform Fuzion+ for iPhone 5/5s" iLounge 9:49 AM
"Tavik's Zippered Folio Case for iPad Air is Built for Travel" The Mac Observer 12:44 PM
"Review: Harman Kardan GLA-55 speakers look, sound good (but cost a grand)" Apple Daily Report 7:46 AM
"Review: Verus Thor Case for the iPhone 5 and 5s" Run Around Tech 8:20 AM
"Diablo III: Reaper of Souls review: Expansion to popular adventure game checks all of the boxes on your wishlist" Macworld 10:56 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"First Impressions of Excel for iPad" Accounting Web 8:24 AM
"Chrome: the great mobile equalizer: The Chrome browser is available on most every mobile platform. That makes it the obvious choice for multi-platform online work." ZDNet 8:26 AM
"Cortana vs. Siri: Battle of the Virtual Assistants" Mashable 8:16 AM
"Sketch 3 makes a great design tool even better" TUAW 9:11 PM
"Hands-on with Flickr 3.0, with new features that make Flickr cool again" TechHive 7:50 AM
"Best payment and wallet apps for iPhone: Square Wallet, PayPal, Passbook, and more!" iMore 8:10 AM
"Yet Another Notes App, Todo App, Lists App For Mac, iPhone, And iPad" NoodleMac 7:44 AM
"Union lets you stack, blend, and superimpose images together for great effects" iDownload Blog 7:06 PM
"You Should Play: Monument Valley" TechHive 7:50 AM
"'iOOTP Baseball 2014" Review - Root Root Root for the Home Team" Touch Arcade 10:55 AM
"Wow Your Friends And Enemies In Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft [Review] Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
"Appidemic: Aspects for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad" TechnologyTell 7:57 AM
"Sparkle Unleashed Review: It's a concept we've seen before, but Sparkle Unleashed is a solidly enjoyable orb shooting game." 148Apps 10:50 AM
"Union Review: Create some stylish imagery with this layers focused photography app." 148Apps 8:34 AM
"Trials Frontier Review: Trials Frontier finally brings the famed stunt racing franchise to mobile, but how much does its free-to-play nature affect the game?" 148Apps 10:56 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to turn a dead iPod into an upgraded budget music player" TUAW 9:11 PM
"How to reduce the number of ads in Gmail" CNET 4:45 PM
"iPhone 101: Add a useful message or contact information to your lock screen" TUAW 10:56 AM
Tips
"Ask Walt: FaceTime and iMessage vs. Hangouts" Re/code 9:04 AM
"Nike has reportedly fired most of its FuelBand team and is getting out of the hardware business" Gigaom 9:18 PM
"Nike Fires Majority of FuelBand Team, Plans to Stop Making Wearables" MacRumors 8:39 PM
"Nike to reportedly exit wearables market, fires bulk of FuelBand team" AppleInsider 8:39 PM
"Nike rumored to be axing Fuelband hardware division" iMore 8:04 PM
"Six ways Apple can fix what's 'broken' about the iPhone: An iPhone 6 announcement is imminent. Here's what I want from Apple's next handset." CNET 4:45 PM
"Why Apple Didn't Try to Copy Google Glass" The Mac Observer 4:30 PM
"Satya Nadella needs more than one trick to fix Microsoft" Fortune 6:44 AM
"Microsoft tells small businesses and consumers who love XP: Get lost" Computerworld Blogs 12:19 PM
"Windows' new normal shows software-as-a-service ambitions: But the more Microsoft pushes change, the more enterprises will resist" Computerworld 9:54 AM
"Quantum-Dot Windows Harvest Solar Energy" EE Times 8:44 AM
"Investors Are Leaving Apple For Microsoft. Should You?" TheStreet 7:05 AM
"IE6: Retired but not dead yet/Microsoft fails to eradicate 2001 browser" Computerworld 7:02 AM
"Microsoft tends to enterprise Windows users: but kicks consumers to the curb: Microsoft made strides to heal the wounds inflicted on corporate customer by XP and Windows 8.1 Update, but consumers are still fuming over their update woes" InfoWorld 7:01 AM
"AMD CEO aims to be profitable in 2014 despite an up to 10% drop in PC market" VentureBeat 7:37 AM
"AMD's plan to get back into the black? Fix the internal IT culture, and fast" ZDNet 7:36 AM
"AMD steers clear of sub-$100 tablet market: AMD says Intel's contra-revenue tablet maker subsidy program is 'foreign' to the company" IDG News Service 5:13 PM
"Does AMD have what it takes to make a recovery?" ZDNet 7:35 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices' CEO Discusses Q1 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript" Seeking Alpha 6:45 AM
"Cisco's results reveal its struggles in the emerging markets" Market Realist 10:42 AM
"OpenStack Icehouse: The cloud just got that much cooler" SiliconANGLE 7:27 AM
"Investors Are Leaving Apple For Microsoft. Should You?" TheStreet 8:24 AM
"Apple: The Case Against A Dividend Increase" Seeking Alpha 8:49 AM
"The Power of Dividend Investing: Procter & Gamble, Apple, and Lowe's" The Motley Fool 8:23 AM
"TSMC Rises to Record After Forecasting Sales Growth" Bloomberg 8:22 AM
Industry News
"What Does the Recent Tech Stock Downturn Mean? The Truth Is Nobody Knows." Re/code 4:30 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares rise; Nikkei rebound continues/Stock markets in Japan and South Korea in thin trade Friday, while many Asian markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday." MarketWatch 6:42 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks turn higher, but Rémy, Diageo lag/European stocks settled higher Thursday, with Barclays PLC pacing a rise in banking shares as the firm planned to outline its growth strategy, but shares of Rémy Cointreau SA struggled following the cognac maker's profit warning." MarketWatch 6:42 AM
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