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Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple prepares for Washington onslaught: Apple isn't taking any chances with senators looking to embarrass CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday at a hearing on the tech giant's offshore $100 billion stash."  Politico 8:16 AM
  • "Five things at stake for Apple at Senate tax hearing"  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
  • "3 Mindbending Ways Apple Dodged $13.8B In Taxes" TechCrunch 8:33 AM
  • "Apple vs. Subcommittee: Tim Cook has some explaining to do"  Fortune 7:54 AM
  • "Tim Cook to insist Apple 'does not use tax gimmicks': The chief executive of Apple will be hauled before US lawmakers on Tuesday to defend the tech giant's accounting practices, amid accusations the company uses 'highly questionable tax strategies'." Telegraph 8:42 AM
  • "Ireland says not to blame for Apple's low tax rate" Reuters 7:46 AM
  • "Ireland: We are 'not to blame' for Apple tax affairs" Telegraph 8:42 AM
  • "Apple's Profit Shifting Claims: We're In Humpty Dumpty Territory Here" Forbes 7:51 AM
  • "Google threatens Apple's brand leadership as Samsung's Galaxy shines" Computerworld 7:45 AM
OS X
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "An introduction to Kerberos in OS X" Amsys 7:45 AM
  • "Stay and StatsBar Worthy Additions to a Mac's Utility Belt" MacNewsWorld 8:40 AM
  • "Dogfight From Your Mac To iPhone With Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:43 AM
  • "120 Photo Enhancement Presets Turn Boring Photos Into Classic, Artistic Photo Masterpieces" McSolo 7:45 AM
  • "Rulers: It's The Mac Utility Which Lets You Measure, Align, And Inspect Everything On Screen" Mac 360 7:43 AM
  • "How To Use The Mac's Menubar To Tweet From Within Any App (and do just about anything else)" Mac 360 7:43 AM
  • "sBlaster: It's A New Way To Record Audio From Your Mac To Your Mac" NoodleMac 7:43 AM
Press Releases
  • "Awakening: The Skyward Castle Collector's Edition At MGS" Inside Mac Games 8:48 AM
  • "Google Chrome app launcher making its way to the Mac" iMore 8:41 AM
  • "Chrome App Launcher coming to OSX – beta version now available" 9 to 5 Mac 8:41 AM
  • "KeyCue 6.5 teaches Sibelius shortcuts and offers usability enhancements" prMac 7:50 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The top 100 most valuable global brands 2013: This year's BrandZ ranking of the top 100 valuable global brands sees Apple maintain its reign at number one and the value of the top brands grow by 7 per cent to $2.6 trillion"  MarketingWeek 8:14 AM
  • "Customers not as happy with iPhone as they were last year: The American Customer Satisfaction Index shows Apple remains on top, but it's declining while Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung are rising." CNET News 7:53 AM
  • "Pentagon clearance for iOS could open even more doors for Apple in the private sector"  PCWorld 7:57 AM
  • "Apple Retail Revenue Improves to $57 Per Visitor in Q1" TekRevue 8:47 AM
  • "SKAA: Displacing Apple AirPlay As The New Premium Wireless Music Standard?" Forbes 7:51 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google to Merchants: We're Killing Google Checkout" The Mac Observer 8:26 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Here comes the thinner, lighter iPad? After two generations of relatively hefty 9.7-inch iPads, Apple may finally be ready to ship a lighter 'iPad 5.'" CNET News 7:53 AM
  • "iPad 5 rumours: Apple's new iPad will be 33% lighter, launching September" Macworld UK 8:32 AM
  • "iPad 5: More talk of a thinner, lighter tablet" Digital Trends 8:43 AM
  • "Domestic Mac Sales Flat in April (And That's Not Bad)" AllThingsD 7:57 AM
  • "Samsung beats up Retina displays" TG Daily 8:30 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Granted 26 Patents Today Covering a Double-Sided Touch Panel for iPhone, Push-to-Talk and Magic Mouse's Touch Design" Patently Apple 8:09 AM
  • "Apple Granted a Patent for a New Magic Mouse Force Sensor that Could Debut Later this Year" Patently Apple 7:45 AM
  • "Apple patent is for detecting a palm touch on a surface" AppleDailyReport 8:40 AM
  • "Apple granted patent for gesture control of multimedia editing applications" AppleDailyReport 8:33 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Advice from an Apple Tech: When your Mac takes a fall" Macworld 8:41 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Angry Bomber For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:41 AM
  • "Moto Hero For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7:41 AM
  • "Herd the Words For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:41 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:45 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:45 AM
  • "MacBook Pro Prices -15 Inch Models -$1,050 to $3,049 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 7:41 AM
  • "Mac Compatible Printers... From $72 To $400 -Best Selling -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 7:41 AM
  • "Best Selling Mac Scanners -From $83 To $427 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 7:41 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 7 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:40 AM

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  • "Klipsch Image X10i headphones review: ultimate in comfort and sound" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
  • "Phonesuit Flex Micro Battery Pack review: powerful iPhone 5 battery pack" PC Advisor 8:42 AM
  • "Klipsch Image S4i (II): good value sound, but a slightly awkward shape" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
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  • "Status Board for iPad review: Make a visual display for your data" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
  • "Autodesk Homestyler for iPad review: Computer aided room design goes mobile" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
  • "Google Hangouts solves the iPhone-Android emoji problem: iPhone and Android phones can't always see the tiny Japanese icons they send each other. Unless they use Google Hangouts." ITworld 8:25 AM
  • "App Adds Smartphone Features to a GPS: Garmin's Nuvi GPS device is getting better at tying into your phone, if you can live with the additional expense." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7:52 AM
  • "Appidemic: Dirac HD Player for iPhone and iPod Touch" AppleTell 8:41 AM
  • "Cat-App Fever: 3 Ways to Turn Your iPad Into a Cat Toy" Wired 7:54 AM
  • "The 2nd Worst Possible Name For A Handy Reminders App For Your iPhone" BohemianBoomer 7:43 AM
  • "How Facial Recognition Makes It Easier And Faster To Dial Your iPhone" TeraTalks 7:43 AM
  • "Caveman Golf Review: Flawed and a little rough and ready, Caveman Golf still has enough going for it to intrigue." 148Apps 8:41 AM
How-To/Tutorial
Tips
  • "Twitter 101: Understanding the Basics" Techland 8:41 AM
  • "Q&A: Protecting Your Mail Account" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:52 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "The Macalope: Loose talk" Macworld 8:41 AM
  • "Apple's TV strategy: blocking approval of new TV tuners?"  Macworld UK 8:33 AM
  • "Rising price of movie tickets could benefit Apple and iTunes" AppleDailyReport 8:14 AM
  • "Apple Paid No Taxes on $74 Billion in Income, Senate Panel Says" Mashable 8:55 AM
  • "Apple Releases Testimony On Alleged Tax Avoidance, US Senators Cite 'Unusual Tactics'" App Advice 8:31 AM
  • "Apple avoids paying a heap of tax" TG Daily 8:31 AM
  • "U.S. Senate investigation found no evidence that Apple did anything illegal in avoiding taxes" MacDailyNews 8:13 AM
  • "Apple By The Numbers: Do The Facts Back Up All The Predictions Of Gloom And Doom?" Mac 360 7:45 AM
  • "If You Believe Only The Headlines Then Apple Has Lost Its Innovative Secret Sauce, Right?" PixoBebo 7:45 AM
  • "If You Read Consumer Reports, Read The People's Product Reviews On Consumr Reviews" Mac 360 7:44 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Mobile Phones for Women's Empowerment" Forbes 7:58 AM
  • "Cord Cutting: Cable TV Slides, Cable Broadband Grows" FairerPlatform 7:44 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Gut Your Old Power Mac G5 And Set It Alight For The Ultimate BBQ Grill" Cult of Mac 8:43 AM
  • "Wingo Easy-Hold Kindle Case Would Be Perfect For The iPad Mini" Cult of Mac 8:42 AM
  • "Scanner Pro Gets Real-Time Border Detection" MacStories 8:41 AM
  • "PowerMat to acquire PowerKiss in wireless charging landgrab" The Verge 8:33 AM
  • "Unity makes its Android and iOS video game development tools free to small and independent studios" The Next Web 8:33 AM
  • "Unity Game Engine Goes Free For iOS, Android And BlackBerry 10 Developers" TechCrunch 8:33 AM
  • "Tumblr For iOS Updated With OS X Fan-Like Post-Type Chooser And App Attribution" App Advice 8:31 AM
  • "'The Ring' producer brings ghost story TV show straight to iPhone" Daily Caller 8:26 AM
  • "TextExpander 2.0 Brings Rich Text Formatting, Fill-In Snippets And More" App Advice 8:32 AM
  • "TextExpander Touch 2.0 Adds A Ton Of Features From OS X" Cult of Mac 8:15 AM
  • "ToDo Manager - Innovative App to Organize Your Life One Day at a Time" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Scanner Pro for iOS adds real-time border detection" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "PinUp - coloring book for adults 1.0 for iPad" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Tag and Flag - Transform Photos into Hide-and-Seek Games with Friends" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Thai Dictionary 8.0 Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Singing Texts Free for iOS - Share Your Thoughts + Pictures with Style" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Packing Pro Summer Update Adds Family Travel and Multi-bag Support" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Packwood - A World of Play and Learning for Children" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "Introducing Large Print Message Composer app for iPhone and iPad" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "iCarbs 4.0 Released - Great New Functionality Added" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "CALC is Ultra-Intelligent, Multi-Functional Scientific Calculator" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "May 21st 2013, Trans International, announces Double Decker. A Storage Solution that gives you the option and flexibility to add two 2.5' drives in each 3.5' drive bays of Mac Pro." Trans International 7:42 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Eight years later, Microsoft prepares to unveil new Xbox that's more than just a gaming console" Reuters 7:17 AM
  • "Live: Xbox 720 - Microsoft launches their answer to Sony's Playstation 4/In the battle of the next generation consoles, Microsoft are second to announce their offering, to be revealed today. Follow our live coverage." The Independent 7:18 AM
  • "Xbox unveiled: Join CNET's live blog Tuesday, 10 a.m. PT/Ready for Microsoft's next Xbox? We are. CNET's live coverage starts about an hour before the 10 a.m. PT event from Microsoft's headquarters." CNET Reviews 7:18 AM
  • "Microsoft's Xbox revamp: Is the sun setting on game consoles? Some question whether consoles will continue to matter to modern gamers" CBC News 7:20 AM
  • "Next Xbox shipments to ramp up in third quarter: Microsoft has made plans for dramatically increasing its supplier shipments of the next Xbox in the third quarter in anticipation of a fourth-quarter launch, according to one report." CNET News 8:24 AM
  • "At XBox Reveal, Microsoft Hides A Priceless Asset" Forbes 7:20 AM
  • "Microsoft Xbox Event: 7 Things To Watch For" Seeking Alpha 6:33 AM
  • "Microsoft software satisfaction slumps: Windows 8 gets the blame for not boosting survey results, as did Windows 7" Computerworld 8:30 AM
  • "Dell falls out of a cloud" TG Daily 6:51 AM
  • "Dell dumps Openstack based cloud service to become a Joyant reseller: Gives up trying to compete with Amazon" The Inquirer 7:06 AM
  • "Dell Dumps OpenStack Public Cloud For Partner Tech" SiliconANGLE 7:07 AM
  • "Dell spikes VMware public cloud and OpenStack plans for partner services/Summary: Dell gives its infrastructure as a service ambitions the flick." ZDNet 7:07 AM
  • "Dell Keeps a Toe in the OpenStack Camp: Dell has been an active sponsor of OpenStack for almost three years and holds two seats on the OpenStack board" Sys-Con Media 7:07 AM
  • "Dell's PC-on-a-stick, Project Ophelia, to ship in July" PC Retail 7:05 AM
  • "Dell says cannot disclose more information to Icahn yet" Reuters 7:08 AM
  • "Dell Can't Make Out Icahn's Proposal: Dell's BoD wants to scope out Icahn's intentions and see if they're better than founder Michael Dell's" Sys-Con Media 7:07 AM
  • "First Impressions: Dell XPS 18 Portable All-in-One" Forbes 7:08 AM
  • "Intel's Iris: Clearly Designed For Apple's Retina" Seeking Alpha 6:33 AM
  • "New Intel Xeon Phi series in the works" Hardware.Info 7:12 AM
  • "Like Microsoft, Intel Could Be The Next Stock To Hit 52-Week Highs" Seeking Alpha 6:33 AM
  • "#OI2Dublin – Intel CTO predicts next generation of PCs will challenge standalone tablets (video)" SiliconRepublic 7:13 AM
  • "How Intel Could Jump 2 Moore Generations Ahead And Capture The Mobile Chip Industry" Seeking Alpha 6:34 AM
  • "Intel Atom chip finds place in upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 3" Gizmo Crave 7:16 AM
  • "Mark Rein: Intel Held Back Innovation On the PC" The Escapist 7:22 AM
  • "AMD slips to fourth spot as Qualcomm and Samsung capitalize on mobile processor sales" The Verge 6:56 AM
  • "Mobile chip makers overtake AMD in market share" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 7:10 AM
  • "Sell your AMD shares now" Fudzilla 7:10 AM
  • "AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights" DigiTimes 7:10 AM
  • "H-P investors ignore dour view on Wall Street/Commentary: Whitman needs to keep momentum on restructuring" MarketWatch 7:06 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard's Second Quarter Earnings Preview" Seeking Alpha 6:33 AM
  • "Bored with mere medicine, IBM's Watson adds customer service to its resume" GigaOM 6:44 AM
  • "Watson will be taking your calls now" Fortune 7:15 AM
  • "Cisco Systems Price Target Increased to $28.00 by Analysts at Pacific Crest (CSCO)" Zolmax News 7:11 AM
  • "One in ten notebooks shipped with a touchscreen, claims Displaybank" Electronista 6:40 AM
  • "SSD sales set to soar" TG Daily 6:54 AM
  • "High-quality inkjet-printed graphene circuits: One step closer to foldable computers" ExtremeTech 7:00 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple CEO Faces Senate Panel's Accusations Of 'Tax Gimmickry'" [Live Audio] NPR 8:19 AM
  • "Apple CEO Discusses U.S. Tax Code" [Live Video] C-SPAN 8:14 AM
  • "Where to watch the Senate's Apple hearings" Fortune 8:44 AM
  • "Watch Apple CEO Tim Cook's live testimony before U.S. Senate, starting at 9:30am EDT" MacDailyNews 8:44 AM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer Testify In Front of Senate Committee on Tax Strategies [Live] MacRumors 8:55 AM
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Microsoft's big reveal, more Yahoo" USA Today 8:00 AM
  • "Stock Futures Little Changed as Market Awaits Fed Comments" TheStreet 8:42 AM
  • "Futures Flat; Fed Remains in Focus" FOXBusiness 8:54 AM
  • "Fed Is Focus for Stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:36 AM
  • "Stocks: Focus on Apple, Carnival and JPMorgan" CNNMoney 7:35 AM
  • "Futures Flat; Fed Remains in Focus" FOXBusiness 7:36 AM
  • "Google Clouds Amazon's Advantage" TheStreet 7:35 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Hong Kong, Sydney stocks fall; Tokyo ends up/Australian stocks declined, and Hong Kong equities snapped a three-day winning run on Tuesday, weighed by overnight losses on Wall Street and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy." MarketWatch 7:36 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks pause after rally; Carnival sinks/European stock markets dropped on Tuesday, taking a breather after climbing to multiyear highs in the prior day's session, with investors cautious about making any major moves before more clarification on the U.S. Fed's potential exit from easing measures." MarketWatch 7:36 AM

 
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