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Thursday Highlights: Wired probes the depths of Tim Cook's comments for clues to Apple's future; and CNET's Brooke Crothers says Cook is correct concerning tablet+PC hybrids; though gone, most certainly not forgotten is Steve Jobs as Larry Ellison and Ed Catmull (Pixar) recall their friend comparing him to Picasso; and for the nostalgic among us, AllThingsD posts a set of collected videos of Steve Jobs at the D conference; Aaron Sorkin says writing the Steve Jobs film is "like writing about the Beatles", and "a minefield of disappointment"; new iPad licensed for sale in China finally; T3 on the biggest announcements from Apple's WWDCs past; Macworld reviews Adobe's Dreamweaver CS6 finding that the app "neglects core Web technologies"; tip from Cult of Mac on how your Mac can read eBooks to you; iPod Father, Tony Fadell, talks with Inc.; iPhone finally arrives to the prepaid cellular market in the US with Cricket beginning in June; Mike Daisey says Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher were too soft on Tim Cook; in the UK, BBC says digital music has outstripped both CDs, records; Apple's television set might be introduced and demo'd at WWDC, also expected: iPhone, software surprises; Apple applies for patents covering battery fault monitoring, and more in our Hardware/Software section; AllThingsD's Bonnie Cha reviews Olloclip and Photojojo lens accessories for iPhone; and at TechCrunch you can find a comparison of the HTC Evo 4G LTE, iPhone 4S, and Galaxy Nexus; Tech.pinion's Steve Wildstrom responds to the EFF's "Apple's Crystal Prison" article urging Apple to keep the lock-down going to maintain user experience, among other reasons.
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"Microsoft Files E.U. Complaint Against Motorola" New York Times
"What Tim Cook's comments reveal about Apple's future" Wired 10:35 AM
"Steve Jobs at D: A Retrospective (Video)" AllThingsD 6:35 AM
"Collected Videos of Late Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs at D, Now Free on iTunes" AllThingsD 7:13 AM
"All Things D Is Haunted by the Man Who Isn't Here" Wired 12:03 PM
"Oracle's Larry Ellison and Pixar's Ed Catmull on Their Friend, Steve Jobs (Video)" AllThingsD 7:10 AM
"Ellison Says Legacy Of Apple's Jobs Compares To Picasso" Bloomberg 6:44 AM
"Ellison Praises Jobs, Brands Apotheker a 'Criminal'" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"Steve Jobs was 'a bit of a control freak,' says Oracle CEO" T3 7:21 AM
"Steve Jobs Still Looms Large" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:51 AM
"Apple's Cook right about PC-tablet fusion fantasy/Apple's chief executive expounds: A tablet and a PC is not a marriage made in heaven." CNET News 6:31 AM
"Apple's new iPad close to finally launching in China after receiving sales license" The Next Web 7:07 AM
"Apple assembly plant conditions still harsh in China: activists" Reuters 6:35 AM
"Apple moves closer to iPad 3 sales in China" Associated Press 10:56 AM
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"WWDC: A look back at the biggest Apple announcements" T3 7:35 AM
"Apple Owns Up to a Rare Mistake/Apple is a hit factory, but even it puts out a clunker from time to time. After nearly two years, iTunes Ping: the company's stab at turning digital music into a social platform: has failed to gain traction." The Motley Fool 6:51 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"My Mac ran out of battery abruptly (shut off without warning) and when I rebooted, mail.app acts like it wants to start fresh and doesn't know about any existing accounts. The ~/Library/Mail folder is still there. I have a CrashPlan backup of that folder as well. I tried restoring the entire folder from CrashPlan with the same result in Mail.app (asks for account setup when run). I've tried restoring older versions of com.apple.mail.plist from before the crash with no effect. Which other files can I try restoring to get things back working again?" MacInTouch 1:12 PM
"Final Cut Pro X: Frequently Asked Questions" Apple Support 7:15 AM
"Aperture 3: Number of Aperture items seem to vary when sharing with the Media Browser" Apple Support 7:15 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 adds mobile tools but neglects core Web technologies" Macworld 8:17 AM
"Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Grand Robert: An even better workaround" Betalogue 7:34 AM
"How to Disable 'All My Files' in Lion" Amsys 9:31 AM
"Have Your Mac Read eBooks To You [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:29 AM
"What Price Online Photo Gallery? Try A Free Mac App (and not so free photo gallery)" TeraTalks 7:05 AM
"A New Revolution Begins: An iPhone Inspired Reminder App For The Mac" PixoBebo 7:05 AM
"Where Should A Free Notes App Live On Your Mac (in the Menubar with everything else)" BohemianBoomer 7:11 AM
"The Drop Dead Easiest Free Way To Share Files, Links, Photos" McSolo 7:20 AM
"Got Menubar Clutter On Your Mac? What You Need Is A Mac Bartender App" Mac 360 7:05 AM
Press Releases
"The Witcher 2 Coming To Macs This Fall" Inside Mac Games 10:02 AM
"Tomb Raider: Underworld Released Today" Inside Mac Games 10:02 AM
"SnipEdges 1.0: Drag-and-drop snippet manager" Houdah Software 8:25 AM
"Nuance's Dragon Express for Mac OS App Store Now Available in French, German and Italian Languages" Business Wire 8:05 AM
"SnipEdges 1.0 for Mac OS X - Drag-and-Drop Snippet Manager" prMac 8:20 AM
"Zevrix Updates BatchOutput Server for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility" prMac 6:47 AM
"Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist Released for FCP X, Motion and AE" prMac 6:47 AM
"Getting Ready for Mountain Lion - Prepare to Pounce on Apple's Newest OS" prMac 6:47 AM
"ExactScan Pro 2.20 - Mac support for Canon DR ImageFORMULA scanners" ExactCode 6:21 AM
"Steve Jobs speaks from beyond grave: 'iPads are toys'" The Register 8:49 AM
"Steve Jobs film 'like writing about the Beatles' says Sorkin" Crave @ CNET 6:42 AM
"Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs film: 'A minefield of disappointment'" Fortune 6:50 AM
"Painting a complex portrait of Steve Jobs" TG Daily 12:00 PM
"Tony Fadell: The Man Who Invented the iPod/Tony Fadell, the creator of the most iconic product of the last decade--Apple's iPod--talks about the earlier innovations, and missteps, that helped him change personal electronics forever." [Video Report] Inc. 7:19 AM
"Apple's Recipe for Success: The former Creative Director for Apple, Ken Segall, says simplicity is key in design and business." [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:07 AM
"Apple iPhone enters prepaid world with Cricket: Want a prepaid version of the iPhone? It'll cost you." CNET News 7:18 AM
"Leap Wireless, AKA Cricket, to Offer Prepaid iPhone Starting Next Month" AllThingsD 8:18 AM
"Leap Wireless to Sell Prepaid iPhone" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:20 AM
"Apple comments on pre-paid iPhone" The Loop 1:25 PM
"What will happen to the guy who sold the iPad prototype?" ["'I don't know if it was stolen from Apple, or if the person who was working with it kept it,' the man told Wired. 'Judging by how Apple works, it's most likely stolen, but I'm not sure about that.'"] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:55 AM
"Is Facebook building an iTunes/Google Play competitor? While Amazon and Apple have huge leads, Facebook has enough users, personalization, technology, and convenience to gain a foothold selling movie, music, and other digital goods." CNET News 6:31 AM
"Mike Daisey blasts Mossberg, Swisher over Tim Cook interview" CNET News 10:02 AM
"Claim: Spotify nearly prevented from entering US by Apple?" Electronista 7:19 AM
"Crucial's dinner with Woz called off in favor of gift card, donation: The memory-maker says dinner with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is off the table as the grand prize of its contest." CNET News 6:30 AM
"Lightest Ultrabook on the Planet? Gigabyte Unveils X11 Carbon Fiber Laptop" Techland 11:51 AM
"Opera Mini 7 Browser Comes to Basic Phones" PC Magazine 11:05 AM
"Giving meaning to the Semantic Web" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:42 AM
"Verizon's plan to offer supersonic internet" Fortune 10:38 AM
"Freescale pushes wireless recharge" EE Times 10:31 AM
"Droid Razr likely to get Ice Cream Sandwich soon" TG Daily 11:42 AM
"Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook" DigiTimes 10:31 AM
"JavaScript founder dismisses Google Native Client: Brendan Eich says forthcoming ECMAScript 6 is sufficient and Native Client lacks necessary vendor support" InfoWorld 10:45 AM
"New plugin lets users fix Google's text translations" CNET News 12:30 PM
"Google Project Glass: Contact Lenses a 'Long-Term Thing'" Techland 11:50 AM
"World Wonders Project: Google Offers Virtual Tours of Famous Sites" Associated Press 11:49 AM
"Google's 7in Jelly Bean Android tablet spied in benchmark" Register Hardware 11:45 AM
"Android 4.0 tablet for under $400? Say hello to the IdeaTab.: The Android-powered IdeaTab S2109 was introduced by Lenovo this week. The IdeaTab, which is powered by the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, will reportedly retail for $349. " Christian Science Monitor 10:24 AM
"Search giants' new features designed to dazzle new users" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:15 AM
"Digital music sales outstrip CDs and records" BBC 8:30 AM
"Inside Nokia's Struggle Against the iPhone: Nokia's top-of-the-range Lumia 900 costs $200 less than the cheapest iPhone 4S. But Nokia pays more for the parts. Ben Rooney in London explains how big a problem this is for Nokia." [Video Report] MarketWatch 8:20 AM
"Is This the Key to Vastly Better Batteries? One company thinks it's solved a key problem that's been holding back new energy technology." Technology Review 6:41 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Nolan Bushnell and Atari on Pong, Steve Jobs, and touch interfaces" TUAW 7:33 AM
"November reign: Amid rumors and innuendo, a launch date emerges for MS Word on iPad" The Daily 11:59 AM
"Hardware details of the next iPhone (N41AP / iPhone5,1) and more on the new Maps app" 9 to 5 Mac 11:26 AM
"iOS 6 beta said to reveal iPhone 5 processor chip, GPU, other under-the-hood hardware" iMore 1:30 PM
"Apple to 'Pull String' And Introduce iTV OS Demo at WWDC on June 11" Forbes 6:33 AM
"Apple to unveil Apple TV OS at WWDC?" AFP Relax News 6:54 AM
"WWDC: iPhone in the wings, expect software surprises" Computerworld 9:05 AM
"Don't buy a new TV, wait for Apple's – Analyst: Gene Munster thinks Tim Cook has subtly revealed that Apple's HDTV is on its way" Macworld UK 7:10 AM
"Is this the iPhone 5? First pictures of Apple's new smartphone are 'leaked': Same website correctly predicted information on the iPad 2 - but are these images of the next smartphone?" Mirror UK 12:53 PM
"iPhone 5 blueprint is more evidence of taller 4-inch screen" Crave @ CNET 6:41 AM
"Death To The Dock Connector? Apple Is Looking For A Connector Design Engineer" TechCrunch 7:13 AM
"Reliable source says no chance Apple will ax Mac Pro: One well-connected insider has given Mac users hope that Apple will release a new Mac Pro with a comment that there is no chance Apple will discontinue the line." AppleInsider 1:26 PM
"Mac Pro won't die, says the beard" Tapscape 1:27 PM
"25 years of HyperCard—the missing link to the Web: Before the World Wide Web did anything, HyperCard did everything." Ars Technica 12:04 PM
"Square Register, Pay With Square Aim To Change How You Pay [Hands-On] Mashable 7:10 AM
"iStopMotion for iPad review: Stop-motion animation is a lot easier and faster to achieve than you might think... especially on the iPad." Telegraph 7:07 AM
"Speedway GP 2012 Review: The official game of the FIM Speedway GP 2012 Season." 148Apps 1:29 PM
"Parker Planner Review: A handy all in one organizational tool to make life easier." 148Apps 11:28 AM
"Little 3 Kingdoms Review: Gather an army and take control of ancient China in this charming, 2D strategy game." 148Apps 10:36 AM
"CrossWorlds: The Flying City Review/A hidden object puzzle game that lacks a dose of personality." 148Apps 9:20 AM
"Duckers Review: Retro Dreamer's newest game, Duckers, challenges players to dive and dig through the ground for treasure, avoiding various hazards." 148Apps 8:18 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Locate Your iPad on a Map" Macinstruct 8:43 AM
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"3D TV Without Glasses Just Isn't Happening" PC Magazine 11:05 AM
"Ruby and the myth of developer productivity" InfoWorld 10:45 AM
"17 JavaScript tools for the HTML5 generation: Look beyond jQuery and you'll find a wealth of JavaScript libraries tuned for mobile devices, Canvas-based animation, HTML5 video, local databases, and more" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 10:44 AM
"Skyrim Dawnguard Trailer Unveiled: Get Your Van Helsing On" Techland 11:50 AM
"Where Did Help Go? Today's Software Assistance Is Lame: Software companies used to put a lot of money and effort into help systems. Now it's been thrown in the trash. Need help? What we're left with is Google and Siri." InformationWeek 10:06 AM
"The Second Coming Of Facebook: Beyond the post-IPO gloom lurks unchanged potential for greatness." InformationWeek 10:06 AM
"Is Facebook building an iTunes/Google Play competitor?" CNET News 10:01 AM
"Rejected: 5 Computer Accessories That Bombed" Minyanville 9:46 AM
"Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Teardown" iFixit 9:36 AM
"A Number of Hang-Ups for Nokia: MKM Partners values the handset business at zero." Barron's 9:48 AM
"Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Teardown" iFixit 8:06 AM
"HP, Oracle Set for Trial in Bitter Feud Over Intel's Itanium: Jury selection is scheduled to begin May 31 in the case, which was prompted by Oracle's decision to no longer support Intel's controversial Itanium chip platform." eWeek 10:33 AM
"HP Could Have More Layoffs as Asian Competition Mounts" Forbes 9:45 AM
"HP says Whitman's politics are her own: But CEO may be taking on risks by helping Romney" Computerworld 10:27 AM
"Oracle's cloud-hating CEO Ellison has had an about-face: He actually likes the cloud now" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:40 AM
"Oracle, Ellison and fun with cloud computing sound bites" ZDNet 12:06 PM
"Oracle will roll out cloudy services next week – Ellison" The Register 11:45 AM
"Ellison 'to tweet' announcement of new Oracle cloud-based products" ZDNet 12:06 PM
"Price tag for Google-Oracle 'World Series' trial pegged at $50 million" GigaOM 12:26 PM
"Windows 8 release preview imminent: Missing post says 31 May, SkyDrive update says 'first week of June'" The Register 11:47 AM
"Microsoft to ship Windows 8 Release Preview today: Goof leaks word of final public milestone's early launch" Computerworld 10:28 AM
"Windows 8 Release Preview set to go live after Microsoft blog gaffe" V3 11:54 AM
"Microsoft Thwarts Start Button Hacks as New Windows 8 Build Launches" PCWorld 11:09 AM
"I need to multitask, but Windows 8's Metro won't let me: Er, Microsoft? Multi = more than 2" The Register 11:46 AM
"Can Microsoft better tap the $58 billion app market?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:59 AM
"Freaks, Geeks and Microsoft: How Kinect Spawned a Commercial Ecosystem" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:03 AM
"Microsoft Office 365 For Government Faces Google Apps: Cloud app rivals fight for government customers; Microsoft launches with note that government customer data will be segregated from other customers' data." InformationWeek 10:06 AM
"Microsoft offers Office 365 build tailored for government: FISMAed up and ready to go" The Register 11:47 AM
"Dell refreshes entire corporate PC range with Ivy Bridge" V3 11:55 AM
"Dell Business PCs Get an Ivy Bridge Boost" PC Magazine 11:06 AM
"Dell upgrades Latitude laptops with Ivy Bridge" CNET Reviews 10:01 AM
"Can Intel Continue To Dominate The PC Microprocessor Market?" Forbes 12:22 PM
"Intel confirms Android smartphone focus" V3 11:55 AM
"New wave of ultrabooks to include 30 touchscreen models, Intel says: Intel will officially announce new Ivy Bridge processors for ultrabooks next week at Computex" IDG News Service 10:26 AM
"Intel Announces 14 New Ivy Bridge CPUs" PC Magazine 11:06 AM
"Intel Smartphones Slowly Spread To New Markets: Intel-based Xolo San Diego lands in the British Isles on June 6, while Lenovo LePhone K800 hits China today. Both run Google's Android platform." InformationWeek 12:33 PM
"Intel-based smartphone unveiled by Orange for UK and France" BBC 10:10 AM
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