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Friday Highlights: Citing inside information, 9 to 5 Mac reports of new details on Jony Ive's redesign of iOS 7 which will be "black, white, and flat all over", additional coverage in our Hardware/Software section; in what sounds like bad news for Apple, Judge in e-book antitrust case believes the US Department of Justice has sufficient evidence to show Apple guilty of price-fixing; fellow defendant, Penguin, decides to settle with DoJ; more OS X spyware has been found by researchers; WWDC keynote to land on 10 June; Macworld advises upgrade to 11.0.3 citing app improvements; Macworld UK reviews Acorn 4, powerful, "affordable image editor"; restore your Mac from Time Machine; PopClip is a little app for OS X which presents an iOS-like clipboard aide; Techland lists what could be "the most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts"; should we be upset that Apple is thinking about ditching the folder structure of OS X?; iPhone 5 loses lead in camera tests to Samsung's Galaxy S4; Apple releases new ad for iPhone 5, Jay Yarow says the ad is "great"; reports in our General Interest section; Memorial Day weekend sale at Best Buy offers $50 off iPhone (begins Sunday); the first Apple computer made still works, on sale for $400,000; iPhone 5 repair costs rising; Mashable shows steps to take in order to sync your Facebook contacts to your iPhone; TUAW's Ross Rubin looks at all the companies that attempted to compete with the iPod in what he calls a "trail of tears"; AllThingsD's D11 conference is next week, Tim Cook to be interviewed, and here's a list of four questions Horace Dediu hopes will be asked; John Mello on the news surrounding the mysterious iWatch, now slated for a 2014 release; Ted Landau says the joy of Apple TV is not just having one, but many in the house.
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"Apple Gives Mac Developers A Mountain Lion Update To Play With" AppleBitch
"Jony Ive's new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over" 9 to 5 Mac 8:33 AM
"Jony Ive's iOS 7 Flat Design Overhaul Reportedly Features A Lot Of Black And White" TechCrunch 9:53 AM
"Jonathan Ive at work on drastic iOS overhaul: The textures and look and feel that iOS users are accustomed to are being tossed out for a 'black, white, and flat all over' design." CNET News 8:38 AM
"iOS 7 Undergoing Ive-Led Transformation: Sweeping changes are in store for Apple's smartphone operating system." InformationWeek 11:40 AM
"U.S. Judge in e-book antitrust trial says Apple is likely to lose" Fortune 8:40 AM
"Judge says evidence will likely show Apple culpable in e-book price fixing case" AppleInsider 8:30 AM
"Guilty until proven innocent: Judge already siding against Apple in pretrial hearing" VentureBeat 10:41 AM
"Apple likely guilty of e-book conspiracy, judge says days before trial" Ars Technica 12:04 PM
"Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit: Apple continues as a litigating defendant in the suits brought by the DOJ and the states" Macworld UK 8:54 AM
"How I Used RadarScope To Track The Oklahoma Tornado: RadarScope app provides native radar data in high quality which I used to identify and track the Moore, Oklahoma tornado." 148Apps 11:35 AM
"Acorn 4 review: Affordable image editor gains extra power/The affordable image editor just got a lot more powerful" Macworld UK 9:07 AM
"How do I restore my Mac with Time Machine: Recover Mac OS X with a Time Machine backup" Macworld UK 8:53 AM
"Terminal: Using 'lsof' When Files Won't Delete" The Mac Observer 7:48 AM
"PopClip, a smart clipboard aide" IT.Enquirer 7:48 AM
"Mac Gems: Eye-Friendly is a handy resolution switcher for Retina MacBooks" Macworld 8:59 AM
"The Most Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts" Techland 9:07 AM
"Make Your Mac Send Sound Output To Your Giant HDTV [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"Quick Tip: Fly Through Finder With Keyboard Shortcuts" Mactuts+ 9:05 AM
"How To: Hide Folders on Your Mac" FairerPlatform 7:45 AM
"Q&A: Monitoring Multiple iTunes Downloads" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:39 AM
"RadarScope Is The Mac Weather App For Mac Users Who Are Serious About Weather" BohemianBoomer 7:48 AM
"How To Get More Information About Files On Your Mac Than You Really Need But Might Anyway" NoodleMac 7:47 AM
"How To Scan, Find, And Troubleshoot Wi-Fi Networks On Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:47 AM
Op/Ed
"Did WWDC Really Sell Out In 2 Minutes, Or Is Apple Covering Up?" Cult of Mac 11:35 AM
"Time is right for OS X to make more traction in the enterprise" AppleDailyReport 8:34 AM
"How Apple Is Trying To Kill The Folder And Why We Should Be Upset About That" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"Samsung Galaxy S4 edges out iPhone 5 in camera test: The new leader of the Android pack nosed ahead of Apple's flagship smartphone in DxO Labs' photo and video tests." CNET News 7:52 AM
"Apple Tops Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 Rankings For Sixth Straight Year" MacPrices 10:42 AM
"iPhone Demand Means Money on Secondary Market" Bloomberg TV 12:31 PM
"New iPhone 5 ad celebrates Generation Me-Me-Me, La-La-La" CNET News 7:52 AM
"New Apple TV ad series: Every day, more people ..." Fortune 8:36 AM
"Apple Is Once Again Delivering Great TV Ads" Business Insider 8:56 AM
"Apple Ads Stay Positive Despite Microsoft's Negative Campaign" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
"FDA questions iPhone app that analyzes urine" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:39 AM
"AT&T to reportedly add Apple's iPhone to GoPhone prepaid lineup" AppleInsider 8:30 AM
"AT&T Hits Customers with a New Administrative Fee" The Mac Observer 9:52 AM
"Best Buy to extend a $50 discount across the entire iPhone lineup starting this Sunday" 9 to 5 Mac 8:30 AM
"Best Buy to Offer $50 Off Apple's iPhone Starting Sunday" AllThingsD 8:41 AM
"Best Buy taking $50 off every iPhone in 4-week promo beginning this Sunday" iDownload Blog 8:58 AM
"Think your iPad is expensive? First Apple computer ever made sells for £398,000 (and it STILL works perfectly)" Daily Mail (UK) 8:57 AM
"Hefty Reserve Price for Original Apple Computer" Bloomberg TV 9:19 AM
"Used Apple 1 for Sale: $400,000 or Best Offer" Bloomberg TV 9:20 AM
"Laurene Powell Jobs and Anonymous Giving in Silicon Valley" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:30 AM
"How Laurene Powell Jobs Keeps The Jobs Family Philanthropy Under Wraps" Cult of Mac 9:58 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google, Facebook May be Facing Waze Bidding War" The Mac Observer 8:39 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The an Apple a Day Keeps the Taxes Away Gabfest: Listen to Slate's show about Apple's taxes, Obama's new drone policy, and the debate over education reform." Slate 11:48 AM
"Jony Ive's iOS 7 redesign reportedly eliminates 'heavy textures' for a flat, 'black and white' design" The Verge 8:54 AM
"Sir Jony Ive's new iOS7: 'black, white, and flat'" VentureBeat 9:59 AM
"Here's What Apple Design Leader Jony Ive Is Telling People He's Doing To The iPhone's Software" Business Insider 8:56 AM
"iOS 7 release date, rumours and leaked images" Macworld UK 8:53 AM
"iPhone 5 repairs won't come cheap: Fixing a busted iPhone screen can cost a pretty penny. And, it appears that repairs for each iteration of the device are getting more expensive." CNET News 8:37 AM
"Review: TRU Protection HD Anti-Glare Screen Protector Set" Run Around Tech 9:06 AM
"Best cases and covers for the new iPad: protect your tablet in style/33 cases, covers and sleeves for the iPad with Retina display" PC Advisor 11:39 AM
"Xbox One: Apple's best friend/The new TV-gadget landscape is just getting started. Xbox One is just the beginning...and Apple is far from out of the game." CNET Reviews 12:03 PM
"A Modest Proposal To Stop The iPhone Crime Wave" ReadWrite 11:43 AM
"Microsoft Humiliates Siri in Biting Parody of Apple's iPad Ads" AdWeek 11:39 AM
"Apple's defenders count the errors in Microsoft's anti-iPad ads" Fortune 11:36 AM
"Apple vs. Android: The Open Factor" Tech.pinions 11:34 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook's employee approval rating dips, but still high in spite of issues" VentureBeat 11:34 AM
"Apple Should Be Furious That It Has Such A Tiny Sliver Of The Smartphone Market" Business Insider 11:15 AM
"iOS 7 To Accentuate Black & White Design, Cheap iPhone To Gain Colors?" Apple'n'Apps 12:19 PM
"Incase iPhone 5 Chrome Slider Case" Hypebeast 11:15 AM
"App.news for iOS: The best way to discover breaking stories shared on App.net" The Next Web 10:04 AM
"20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week: Kung Fu Robot, City Guides by National Geographic, Tetris Blitz, Mailbox for iPad, Symmetry School, Fry, Blip Blup, Disney Junior Appisodes and more" The Guardian 9:58 AM
"stanwood: Stop zapping, start watching! TV guide ON AIR launches new iOS app" Business Wire 9:19 AM
"iPad Sales Could Mean Explosive Gains for QUAN" Business Wire 9:19 AM
"Skycore Creates Platform for Passbook Delivery Via MMS" MacRumors 11:38 AM
"New service delivers passes for Apple's Passbook via text message" AppleInsider 9:13 AM
"Trading bacon for beans: a mobile app helps users barter unwanted items" The Verge 9:10 AM
"PadGadget's Flashback Friday: Earthworm Jim" PadGadget 9:06 AM
"Xistera iPhone 5 Multitool Does Everything. EVERYTHING" Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"Geoguessr Asks The Question 'Where The Hell Am I?'" Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"Who Says You Can't Access Google Play Music All Access On iOS? You Can With gMusic" App Advice 8:56 AM
"Distro Issue 92: Building the Xbox One" Engadget 8:55 AM
"Mentor launches an 'anti to-do list' app for iOS, pitting itself against US rivals Lift and Everest" The Next Web 8:55 AM
"Verizon Cloud Backup App Comes To iOS" Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"Verizon Cloud backup app now on iOS" The Verge 8:55 AM
"RV Helper for iPhone, Nook, Google Play Store and Kindle" prMac 9:13 AM
"Speed Tracker 5.0 for iPhone and iPad, GPS Speedometer and Trip Computer" prMac 9:10 AM
"Expedition Mars from Nevosoft Now Available on App Store" prMac 8:35 AM
"French Dictionary 8.0 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 8:35 AM
"Dossiers - The Contact Management App" prMac 8:35 AM
"Weather Pod For iPhone - Weather Intelligence in The Palm of Your Hand" prMac 8:35 AM
"Trendy Songs - Listen, Discover and Share New Music for iOS Devices" prMac 8:35 AM
"RCI-JEUX Announces Takuzu for iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:35 AM
"Now You Can Sketch Portraits Like a Pro" prMac 8:35 AM
"New Times Tables App for iPad/iPhone for Kids to learn Tables 1 to 20" prMac 8:35 AM
"New PhotoBulk 1.5 with more watermarking possibilities" prMac 8:35 AM
"Game Zombie Slayer is Available on the App Store" prMac 8:35 AM
"Become an Expert in Painting with Your iPhone" prMac 8:35 AM
"Arista Games Launches Jack and Jill's Preschool Adventure App" prMac 8:35 AM
"Bloomberg's Jonathan Weil Is Simply Wrong Here About Apple's Taxes" Forbes 11:49 AM
"Apple: No tax gimmick left behind/Contrary to CEO Tim Cook's Senate testimony this week, Apple is a pioneer of tax avoidance schemes, which are legal but hardly fair or ethical" InfoWorld 8:58 AM
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