"iOS7 and the tantalizing potential of Apple TV for gaming" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:03 AM
"After Apple-Samsung Trial, Jury Weighs Google's Influence: Jury Was Curious About How Google Affected Apple's Motivation in the Patent Case" ["His comments suggest that Samsung lawyers succeeded with arguments that Samsung was merely a proxy for Apple's real target: Google and its Android operating system. Apple's lawyers insisted that Samsung—and not Google—was the defendant in this case."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:49 AM
"Patent jury foreman advises Apple to sue Google directly" 9to5Mac 7:51 AM
"Apple Awarded $119M, but Who's Winning the Fight?" Associated Press 8:29 AM
"Apple wins $120m in damages from Samsung for infringing iPhone patents" V3 8:30 AM
"Apple-Samsung jury recalculates damages award after error" Digital Trends 8:30 AM
"Patent Jury Refuses to Budge on Apple's Final Damages Award" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:44 AM
"Samsung to Fight Apple Smartphone Trial Verdict: Lawyer" Bloomberg 8:45 AM
"Samsung to challenge $120M damages award in Apple patent suit" AppleInsider 8:45 AM
"Apple v. Samsung, Unspun: Patent Warfare Is a Slow, Costly Habit with Few Winners" Yahoo Tech 12:03 PM
"Apple Retail Chief Ahrendts Granted $68 Million in Restricted Stock: Formerly CEO of Burberry, Ms. Ahrendts Is the Highest-Ranking Woman at Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:22 AM
"Angela Ahrendts' big first week as queen of Apple retail: To boost flat same store sales, plans 'enormous' event, gets 113,334 restricted stock units." Fortune 8:20 AM
"Apple Grants New Retail Chief Stock Worth $68.1 Million" Bloomberg 8:55 AM
"Apple welcomes new retail chief Ahrendts with $68M stock grant: The company awarded former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts a grant of 113,334 restricted stock units during her first week on the job." CNET 7:51 AM
"Apple's Angela Ahrendts in line for $68m payday" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:22 AM
"Apple's Ahrendts to make $10m in June" CNNMoney 9:27 AM
"Cramer: Apple buyback was genius" [Video Report] CNBC 8:58 AM
"When Steve Jobs and Apple started taking patents seriously" TUAW 12:10 PM
"Before Apple's iPhone was too small, it was too 'monstrously' big" AppleInsider 12:11 PM
"An essential OS X Mavericks problem-solving guide" Computerworld 8:12 AM
"Just received my MacBook Air i7 1.7GHz/8/128 from Shanghai which was ordered after the mid-2014 MBA annoucement last week. But the System Info says it's a MacBook mid-2013, as they didn't change the i7 I'm assuming they didn't change the identifier? Can anyone confirm that?" MacInTouch 9:44 AM
"Mavericks - Acrobat 11 crash bug; Apple Mail problems; Notification Center" MacInTouch 9:44 AM
"OS X: Wired 802.1x Configuration Profiles are Applied to the Active Network Location Only" Apple Support 10:01 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Solving the mysteries of the Mail Downloads folder" Macworld 7:50 AM
"Quick Look Review: AudioMate Makes OS X Audio Device Management Quick and Easy" TekRevue 7:51 AM
"App Nap and Other Power-Saving Features in Mavericks" Tuts+ 8:24 AM
"Design a Beautiful Mother's Day Card in Microsoft Word" Tuts+ 8:24 AM
"Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Wahoo! Yasu for Mavericks!" YMP Now 8:20 PM
"Podcasting How-To Video: Sending Multiple Audio Sources Over Skype" The Mac Observer 9:19 AM
"How to Change the Default Mail App Client in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 10:19 PM
"How to Set a Custom Lock Screen Message in Mac OS X" TekRevue 7:52 AM
"Task3: An Automation Tool For The Mac" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"AccuRaw: A New Way To Edit RAW Photos On A Mac" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"3 Easy Ways To Control Audio From The Menubar On Your Mac (two are free)" McSolo 7:52 AM
"iPhoto Got You Down? Got Thousands Of Photos To View? What's The Answer?" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"Why Safari's Shared Links Are Useless" Kirkville 9:45 AM
"What will Apple launch at WWDC 2014? iOS 8, Mac OS X 10.10, Retina MacBook Air, new Apple TV possible" Macworld UK 8:25 AM
"Why the Mac App Store is Shangri-La for developers" Cult of Mac 8:21 AM
"Say it Anyway You Want: 'OS Ten, 10-dot-10, or Oh Ess Ex' — It's Going to Be Huge" Three Guys And A Podcast 1:41 PM
"A flat OS X 10.10 will look like this" Lou Miranda 8:16 AM
Press Releases
"BezierCode - intuitive vector drawing that generate Objective C code price has been discounted to $19.99 from $34.99 for a limited time." BezierCode 8:22 PM
"Buy Steam Version of SimCity™ 4: Deluxe Edition from Gameagent" Aspyr 8:22 PM
"Ligonier Titles Offer Reformed Theology 'For The Rest Of Us'" Accordance 1:40 PM
"CINEMA 4D NAB 2014 Presentations Now Archived and Available" Architosh 12:42 PM
"New tech: Archetris is new cloud-based Architectural Programming software tool" Architosh 12:41 PM
"GRAPHISOFT introduces new ArchiCAD 18 for Architecture Industry" Architosh 12:40 PM
"Introducing xList 5.0 for Mac, iPad and iPhone" adnx 11:52 AM
"Unity News: We're updating and improving our 2D tools." Unity 11:52 AM
"Bitcasa Debuts CloudFS, An 'iCloud In A Box' For Developers" TechCrunch 9:46 AM
"Cocktail 6.9 (Mountain Lion Edition) has been released." Maintain 9:19 AM
"Buy FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced (US$549) Now and Get a Free Copy" Business Wire 8:56 AM
"Opera 21 for Windows, Mac adds hardware acceleration" Electronista 8:46 AM
"Opera 21 for Mac and Windows now available, brings new hardware acceleration for snappier animations" The Next Web 8:29 AM
"LEGO Marvel Super Heroes avenge Mac gamers on May 8th" TechnologyTell 8:20 AM
"String Replacer 1.1.1 for Mac allows to find and replace a list of strings inside files and folders directly or in batch mode." Tension Software 8:15 AM
"Planning Underway For Another Manhattan Store" ifoAppleStore 10:19 PM
"Future Nanjing Retail Store Taking Shape" ifoAppleStore 10:19 PM
"Apple Is Planning A Huge iPhone Upgrade Event For This Week" AppAdvice 8:17 AM
"Massive iPhone Upgrade Event Rumored This Weekend in the U.S." Apple Gazette 8:20 AM
"Apple Plans To Boost iPhone Sales With A Big Promotion That'll Entice You To Upgrade" Business Insider 8:29 AM
"Apple plans 'enormous' iPhone push this week: report: The company will contact customers eligible to upgrade to an iPhone 5C or iPhone 5S to push new sales." CNET 8:47 AM
"How Apple Is Going to Give the iPhone a Boost" TheStreet 8:58 AM
"Apple Reportedly Ready to Launch iPhone Upgrade Promotion on Friday" The Mac Observer 8:36 AM
"Worldwide Tablet Shipments Miss Targets as First Quarter Experiences Single-Digit Growth, According to IDC" MacPrices 1:40 PM
"Kicking Trust in the Pants: NSA had Close Relationship with Apple, Google" The Mac Observer 1:45 PM
"Iran censor bans WhatsApp, calls Zuckerberg 'Zionist'" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:34 AM
"Iran censors WhatsApp because Mark Zuckerberg is a 'Zionist'" iMore 8:34 AM
Non-Apple News
"It's Already Happening: Six Major Internet Service Providers Accused Of Deliberate Traffic Throttling" Digital Trends 3:02 PM
"On average, Americans get 189 cable TV channels and only watch 17: A new Nielsen report raises questions about the channel-bundling system." Ars Technica 2:15 PM
"Android Still Growing Market Share By Winning First Time Smartphone Users" TechCrunch 12:11 PM
"Al Jazeera: Google relationship with NSA cozier than admitted" Electronista 8:44 AM
"Dropbox and Box users warned of major link-sharing privacy flaw" V3 8:30 AM
"5.44-inch iPhone 6: 10 Mil. Units Life-cycle; Sapphire Pretty Damn Expensive (Rumor)" G for Games 8:32 AM
"Rising Sapphire Display Cost May Limit Production of 5.5-Inch iPhone 6" MacRumors 8:24 AM
"iPhablet to be pricey due to costly sapphire screen?" iDownload Blog 9:27 AM
"iOS 7 doesn't encrypt email attachments — but Apple says it's working on a fix" VentureBeat 9:27 AM
"IPhone bug leaves emails vulnerable: Apple says it encrypts email attachments you receive on your iPhone or iPad: but it doesn't, according to a security researcher." CNNMoney 11:55 AM
"Review: Otterbox Symmetry Case for Samsung Galaxy S5" Run Around Tech 8:33 AM
"Review: Give your iPhone its own HiRise (now in black)" Apple Daily Report 8:13 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"How to keep your iOS charged up while on the go" Gigaom 12:40 PM
"'Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft' Beginner Guide - Part 1: Introduction" Touch Arcade 12:40 PM
"Six helpful apps for cleaning your disgusting house" TechHive 7:51 AM
"Appidemic: Dwarven Den for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:20 AM
"'Tiny Dice Dungeon' Review - A Fun Slice And Dice Adventure" Touch Arcade 8:45 AM
"'Hack, Slash, Loot' for iPad Review - As Simple As It Sounds" Touch Arcade 11:53 AM
"NewsRunner Review: Being able to listen to news headlines is handy, but NewsRunner feels restrictive and limited in scope." 148Apps 2:15 PM
"Botanicula Review: Botanicula is an adventure game that might be a bit frustratingly-abstract at times, but is a beautiful experience." 148Apps 8:17 AM
"And Then it Rained Review: Peace and tranquility flow through this puzzler like water." 148Apps 9:27 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Improve iPhone Battery Life in iOS 7.1.1" The Mac Observer 8:22 PM
"How to Get an App Store Refund" Apple Gazette 8:20 AM
"Rumored EarPods with biometric sensors a hoax after all" TechnologyTell 10:19 PM
"Apple lawsuit wrap-up for April 2014" TechnologyTell 9:59 PM
"2014 MacBook Air storage performance questioned, then clarified/The din about the 2104 MacBook Air solid-state drive being slower than 2013 models is instructive: not all components are created equally." CNET 9:58 PM
"iOS Devices as Photographers' Assistants -Bangkok Post, Life" eXtensions 8:22 PM
"Rumor: Production Of A 5.44 Inch iPhone Will Be Limited" AppleBitch 2:58 PM
"iPhone 6 phablet may be tough to find when it finally launches" BGR 12:10 PM
"You don't have to wait until September to buy an iPhone 6 (mockup)" BGR 9:58 AM
"The definition of an academic question" Macworld 9:46 AM
"iOS 8 wants: A smarter, contextually aware Spotlight search" iMore 9:27 AM
"Angela Ahrendts gets $68 million welcome from Apple — too much?" MarketWatch 8:57 AM
"What Android and iOS Can Learn From Each Other" Re/code 8:49 AM
"Apple Watch: Something we can all learn from" New Zealand Herald 8:29 AM
"Peak Apple: Mystery upstart to hurl iLord from its throne 'by 2020"/Silicon Valley sugar daddy says the $AAPL cart will be well and truly upset" The Register 8:23 AM
"Forget Samsung: Jury Foreman Suggests Apple Should Sue Google, Instead" AppAdvice 8:20 AM
"Will Apple be in the top tier of tech firms in 2020?" Apple Daily Report 8:13 AM
"A Few Words On Android Killing Apple" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"Milking The Mac: Why Apple's Designs Are Timeless" PixoBebo 7:52 AM
"10ft Lightning Cable Works with iOS 7 -$11.99" The Mac Observer 2:13 PM
"Design your own 'mech artwork" MechRunner 1:39 PM
"Google Maps for iOS and Android add offline support, lane guidance, and Uber integration" The Verge 12:42 PM
"What's expected in the Minecraft PE 0.9.0 update" iDownload Blog 12:42 PM
"OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt Technology and Hardware RAID Options Now Available in 10TB Capacity" Other World Computing 12:29 PM
"Shadowgate is Making a Comeback - zojoi to Reboot the Franchise Later this Summer" 148Apps 12:11 PM
"Godzilla: Strike Zone Game Released for iOS" iClarified 11:58 AM
"OS Experience is now available on Cydia" iDownload Blog 11:58 AM
"This brilliant app will send you a photo of the person who stole your smartphone" BGR 11:56 AM
"Official game for Hollywood's Million Dollar Arm launches on iOS" iMore 11:55 AM
"Anova sous-vide cooker now iPhone-controlled, available for backing" iMore 10:03 AM
"Mela For iPhone Lets Anyone Collaborate On Videos" TechCrunch 9:57 AM
"New ESPN FC Soccer & World Cup App Released for iPhone" iClarified 9:45 AM
"Duane Reade Announces First Major App Update For iPhone, Brings New Level Of In-Store Customer Engagement To Drug, Food And Mass Arena" PRNewswire 8:57 AM
"Even 'Angry Birds' Maker Rovio Is Getting Into the 'Flappy Bird' Game" Mashable 12:10 PM
"Rovio launches Flappy Bird-style game 'Retry' in select countries" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
"iLuv rolls out the Selfy ecosystem" Coolest Gadgets 8:44 AM
"Daily App: Watch Over Me protects you from harm even when you can't help yourself" TUAW 8:35 AM
"The Best Apps for the World's Biggest Cities" Mashable 8:25 AM
"iPad users get access to MobileSputnik" ARN 8:25 AM
"This recruitment app is like Tinder for jobseekers" Cult of Mac 8:21 AM
"Miss Your Gameboy? Then Look Out For Crescent Moon Games' 2-Bit Cowboy" AppAdvice 8:20 AM
"H-P to Invest $1 Billion in Cloud Computing Over Next Two Years: CEO Whitman Aims to Lure Business Customers Who Prefer Renting Technology to Buying It" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:23 PM
"Gates would back Xbox spin-off: But Microsoft co-founder sees Bing as 'fundamental' to company's strategy" Computerworld 6:47 AM
"Bill Gates sparks debate over Microsoft selling off its Xbox business" The Verge 7:13 AM
"Microsoft CEO Nadella expected to preside over New York City Surface Mini rollout" ZDNet 7:40 AM
"Microsoft expected to take on iPad mini with smaller Surface launch" BGR 6:13 AM
"Microsoft Surface Mini Likely Debuts May 20" InformationWeek 12:08 PM
"Microsoft sends invitations to possible May 20 Surface Mini launch" Electronista 6:57 AM
"Google brings Microsoft's Bing search bling to Chrome: The rough Canary version of Chrome now shows Bing's photographically interesting search page to those who set Microsoft's search as default." CNET 8:44 AM
"AMD to combine 64-bit x86 and ARM chip architectures in Project Skybridge: Will design 20nm APUs and SoCs so both chips can fit on a motherboard" The Inquirer 7:07 AM
"How AMD's CEO hopes to circumvent the 'unhealthy duopoly' in PC hardware" Polygon 7:31 AM
"AMD will joint together 64-bit x86 and ARM chip architectures" Examiner 7:32 AM
"Intel, Google Push Chromebooks in Threat to Microsoft: Hardware Makers Expected to Deliver About 20 Competing Models Running Chrome This Year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:19 PM
"Intel, Partners Unveil Hardware Based on Google's Chrome Software: Move Is Latest Sign Intel No Longer Relies Exclusively on Microsoft Alliance" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:43 PM
"Intel throws its latest chips into Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, and Chromebases" VentureBeat 12:26 PM
"Google and Intel Unveil a New Generation of Powerful Chromebooks" Mashable 2:18 PM
"Intel and Google boast 11-hour battery life with upcoming Chromebooks" Ars Technica 10:16 PM
"Google aims for the mainstream with 20 new, more powerful Chromebooks" Engadget 1:43 PM
"Dell Turns 30: Where To Next? Dell celebrates its 30th birthday while working to reinvent itself for the cloud era. What do you want most from Dell now?" InformationWeek 12:07 PM
"Dell moving Project Ophelia to consumers: Dell is scheduled to make updates to the thumb-sized Wyse Cloud Connect so its easier for consumers to use" Computerworld New Zealand 10:33 AM
"Michael Dell recalls 'thrilling ride' as PC maker turns 30: Dell's founder and CEO, who took the company private last year after his turnaround stalled, says he started out with '$1,000 and a team of one.'" CNET 7:29 AM
"Dell launches 'Back to School' campaign with offers on Inspiron desktops, AIOs" IndiaTimes 7:30 AM
"IBM partners with universities on Watson projects" Associated Press 2:17 PM
"Pensioners withdraw lawsuit against IBM over China sales" PCWorld 7:36 AM
"IBM sees big opportunity in sequencing microbes: We're trained to think microbes are bad. But researchers are gathering this week to discuss uses of massive ecosystems of the micro-organisms, many of which are beneficial." CNET 7:39 AM
"Oracle keeps missing the point of cloud computing: Its new funny-money approach to cloud services is a naked attempt to keep customers from using real cloud solutions" InfoWorld 7:41 AM
"Cisco: Long-Term Investors May Want Bad News" Seeking Alpha 7:43 AM
"ARM's Race: An Attack Plan For Servers and Mobile" HotHardware 9:11 AM
"Lenovo brings a twist to Chromebook design with N20p touchscreen" IDG News Service 6:13 AM
"Buoyed by Chrome OS success in schools, Lenovo unveils two new Chromebooks: The N20 and N20p models start at $279 and ship this summer" Computerworld 6:47 AM
"Lenovo outs two more Chromebooks, one has a folding, Yoga-like screen" Engadget 6:57 AM
"Lenovo adds its first two consumer Chromebooks: N20 and N20p" Gigaom 7:01 AM
"Lenovo Switches Gears From Education to Consumers With Latest Chromebooks" Re/code 7:09 AM
"Tech Stocks: Twitter's big slump highlights tech losses/Social network's stock falls almost 18% as insiders are expected to cash in" MarketWatch 3:55 PM
"It's 'tumble Tuesday' for stocks" CNNMoney 4:56 PM
"Stocks Close Lower as OECD Cuts Global Growth Outlook; Financials Slide" TheStreet 4:56 PM
"Stocks fall in early afternoon on mixed earnings" Associated Press 4:56 PM
"Futures Dip After Trade Data Slightly Disappoint" FOXBusiness 4:57 PM
"U.S. Stocks Drift Lower: Declines Concentrated in Smaller, High-Growth Shares and Consumer Internet Stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:57 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian stocks nudge higher; Australia up after rate call/Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea closed for holidays/Asian stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Australian index rising after the country's central bank held interest rates steady." MarketWatch 7:46 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks rise after earnings, PMIs/UBS climbs 1% after better-than-expected earnings/European stock markets advanced on Tuesday, with solid earnings results from UBS and PostNL, and strong economic data lifting the investing mood." MarketWatch 7:47 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:24 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:24 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:14 PM
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