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Tuesday Highlights: Tim Cook defends Apple before US Senate panel accusing the company of dodging billions of dollars in payment of US taxes due to offshore loopholes; NPR, C-SPAN have live feeds, other sites with live coverage are down in our Finances section; Senator Rand Paul excoriates fellow Senators, says need to "look in the mirror", apologizes to Apple, more on the Senate proceedings in content-appropriate sections throughout MacSurfer; is Apple's brand leadership under threat due to the lethal Android + Samsung Galaxy duo?; or is the relationship between Samsung and Google a nightmare?; Apple is BrandZ's number one global brand; TekRevue explains how to make a 4GB/s RAM disk on your OS X machine; Amsys introduces beginners to using Kerberos in OS X; Apple iPhone satisfaction dropping from higher levels last year, according to American Customer Satisfaction Index; TechCrunch points to new smartwatch with power-management features; a thinner, lighter iPad 5 coming in September according to rumors; April sales of domestic Mac sales were flat, but AllThingsD says it's not a bad thing; and Apple has been granted 26 patents today, including Magic Mouse force sensor, palm touch detection, among others down in our Hardware/Software section; Macworld offers advice for those who've dropped their Mac; TechHive thinks the best Twitter app for iPhone is Echofon; PC Advisor explains how you can reset your iDevice to factory defaults, wiping all data; does Apple's new TV strategy consist of refusing approval of new TV tuners for iDevices?; poor Nintendo, Wii U sales are in collapse, perhaps the company needs to develop games for iOS; Microsoft readying reveal of new Xbox 720, reports down in our Computer Industry section.
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"This Awesome Weather App Has The Best Anti-Piracy Protection You'll Ever See" Cult of Mac
"Mr. Cook came to Washington and escaped unscathed: No one laid a glove on Apple's CEO, not even the subcommittee's hostile chairman." Fortune 2:48 PM
"Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes: Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates." Associated Press 1:51 PM
"Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy" Reuters 5:10 PM
"Apple grilled about tax havens: Apple executives defended the company's tax strategy on Capitol Hill Tuesday, claiming that it pays one of the highest effective tax rates of any major corporation." CNNMoney 1:51 PM
"Apple chief's gamble pays off as criticism remains muted" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:11 PM
"Apple, Tech Giants And An Industrial-Age Tax Code" [Audio Report] NPR 2:12 PM
"Senators Grill Apple Execs Over Tax Scheme" PC Magazine 4:45 PM
"Apple Called A Tax Dodger By Senate Committee, Apple Says System Needs To Be 'Dramatically' Simplified" Forbes 11:18 AM
"Apple CEO Cook: 'We're an American Company,' 'We Don't Stash Cash'" Barron's 11:05 AM
"Apple Uses 'Alchemy' in Tax Practices" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:20 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook says America's IP environment needs more work" AppleInsider 1:47 PM
"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
"Apple Seen Using Loopholes to Evade $9 Billion in Taxes" Bloomberg 10:25 AM
"Apple CEO Cook Talks to Congress as Steve Jobs Never Did" Bloomberg 10:25 AM
"Cook's Job Is to Manage Tax Law for Apple: Kaplan" Bloomberg TV 10:25 AM
"Apple's tax strategy portrayed by Senate subcommittee as a unique 'absurdity'" AppleInsider 9:39 AM
"Apple CEO defending tax tactics at Senate hearing" USA Today 9:31 AM
"Tim Cook: Apple Doesn't Use 'Tax Gimmicks'" Mashable 1:44 PM
"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
"Apple still world's most valuable global brand, says report" CNET News 9:31 AM
"Apple's Brand Is a Hidden Asset" TheStreet 9:38 AM
"iPhone Loses Ground to Galaxy Lineup on Customer Satisfaction" PC Magazine 4:45 PM
"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
"Apple IPhone Loses Ground to Samsung in Consumer Survey" Bloomberg 10:25 AM
"Apple's iPhone satisfaction slips; Samsung, Nokia gain" ZDNet 9:56 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
"Next Mac 'Gigabit Wifi' spotted? Broadcom BCM94360CD PCI-E mini WLAN+Bluetooth card in the wild" 9 to 5 Mac 1:37 PM
"Rumor: Pictures Of Superfast 802.11ac Card For Next-Gen iMac Appear" Apple Bitch 1:48 PM
"Flickr, Vimeo integration likely to bolster social ties in iOS 7" 9 to 5 Mac 1:53 PM
"Apple to Expand Social Network Integration in iOS 7 with Support for Flickr and Vimeo" MacRumors 2:02 PM
"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
"Former Apple, Palm Executive Mike Bell to Head Intel's New Devices Unit" AllThingsD 1:47 PM
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 wins patent for touch pad for a handheld device" AppleDailyReport 9:25 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
"Review: Otterbox Defender iON powered iPhone case" 9 to 5 Mac 1:52 PM
"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
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"iPad Exam App Takes Testing Offline: ExamSoft app not only makes the Web off limits, it creates new possibilities, such as med school tests in the morgue." InformationWeek 5:10 PM
"Best Google Play Music alternatives for iPhone" iSource 2:48 PM
"The best Twitter client for your phone" TechHive 10:08 AM
"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
"The Doors for iPad Review – Hello, I Love You" Apple'n'Apps 1:43 PM
"Fast & Furious 6: The Game Review" Mac|Life 1:50 PM
"Khan Academy Review: Khan Academy is a popular and free online collection of education videos. The app is a quick and easy way to watch any of its thousands of videos." 148Apps 10:08 AM
"CandyMeleon Review: Who could say no to a Chameleon that is this cute? Feed his sweet tooth and you will see just how fun it can be!" 148Apps 2:11 PM
"PhotoNova+ 2 Review: A free powerful photo editing app that offers plenty of impressive tools to help users create beautiful photographs." 148Apps 9:39 AM
"NonoCube Review: Nonograms in 3D are just as awesome as they are in 2D." 148Apps 11:09 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
"Traveling With An iPad And A Camera: Batteries, Backups And Bags [Feature] Cult of Mac 2:11 PM
"How to factory reset on an iPhone or iPad: Wipe your iDevice and remove all personal data" PC Advisor 9:56 AM
"Tim Cook: 'We Pay All Of The Taxes We Owe, Every Single Dollar'" TechCrunch 11:47 AM
"Tim Cook: Senate Grandstanding (Update 1)" TheStreet 11:19 AM
"Senator Rand Paul: Senate committee 'should apologize to Apple for bullying one of America's greatest success stories' (with Video)" MacDailyNews 2:08 PM
"Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: With specs finally revealed for the Xbox One, we finally have a chance to directly comare it to that other yet-to-be-released gaming console, the PlayStation 4." CNET Reviews 1:43 PM
"Trimble announces new SketchUp 2013 3D apps" Architosh 4:55 PM
"Daily iPhone App: Blendoku has you lining up colors to match" TUAW 1:44 PM
"Native Instrument Releases Abbey Road 50s Drummer" The Mac Observer 1:37 PM
"Autodesk renames AutoCAD WS to AutoCAD 360 Pro Mobile" Architosh 11:50 AM
"SMK-Link Electronics launched two new presentation remote controls: RemotePoint Sapphire and RemotePoint Ruby" ["Remote controls for Microsoft® PowerPoint® and Apple® Keynote® presentations" 2 page PDF] SMK-Link 10:26 AM
"OBJE Announces Hot New Mobile Gaming App for Apple and Android" Business Wire 10:23 AM
"Khronos to Create New Camera Control Open Standard API" Business Wire 10:23 AM
"bCODA's JAK Streaming USB Device Now Available for iOS/Apple Products" Business Wire 10:23 AM
"ZAGG Inc Debuts Thinnest, Most Robust Keyboard Accessories for Apple iPad mini at 2013 CTIA" Business Wire 10:23 AM
"ZAGG Takes Wraps off Two New Super Thin iPad Mini Keyboards" PadGadget 11:58 AM
"ZAGG launches backlit Cover and Folio iPad mini keyboards" iDownload Blog 10:39 AM
"Circles - Ambitious APP has new commercial video" Circles 10:06 AM
"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
"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 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
"Dell seeks information on buyout offer" Associated Press 7:06 AM
"First Impressions: Dell XPS 18 Portable All-in-One" Forbes 7:08 AM
"Intel CEO shakes up divisions, creates 'new devices' unit -source" Reuters 11:20 AM
"Intel's Iris: Clearly Designed For Apple's Retina" Seeking Alpha 6:33 AM
"Intel says Haswell will save its X86 bacon" TG Daily 10:49 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
"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
"New IBM project puts Watson to work in customer service" The Verge 8:52 AM
"IBM Watson on smartphones to make customer service bots less annoying: AI that won Jeopardy may save us from customer service hell." Ars Technica 10:37 AM
"Watson will be taking your calls now" Fortune 7:15 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook is Wall Street hero for a day" CNNMoney 2:11 PM
"Tim Cook testifies: Apple pays all of the US taxes it owes" AppleInsider 11:09 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: we are 'the largest corporate taxpayer in America'" VentureBeat 11:08 AM
"Live blog of Senate Apple hearing with CEO Tim Cook" MarketWatch 11:05 AM
"Live Blog: Apple and Corporate Taxes" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:45 PM
"Apple, Congress face off over taxes" ZDNet 10:09 AM
"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
"Tax Dodger Apple Testifies: Tax avoider Apple is playing by the rules that Washington has created, says Gary Gartner of Kaye Scholer and they've done nothing wrong." TheStreet 11:20 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
"Apple Sours As Cook Gets Grilled, Metals No Fun Either" Forbes 11:05 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Apple shares slip, but Yahoo gains/Tim Cook testifies before Congress; new Xbox unveiled" MarketWatch 4:46 PM
"Tech Stocks: Microsoft's big reveal, more Yahoo" USA Today 8:00 AM
"Stocks Gain As Bullard Signals More Fed Stimulus" TheStreet 2:09 PM
"Futures Flat; Fed Remains in Focus" FOXBusiness 8:54 AM
"Markets Celebrate Another Tuesday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:46 PM
"Stocks: Focus on Apple, Carnival and JPMorgan" CNNMoney 7:35 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 climb to almost five-year high/European stocks inched higher on Tuesday, with investors cautious about making any major moves before clarification on the U.S. Federal Reserve's potential exit from easing measures." MarketWatch 2:08 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:09 PM
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