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"'Steve Jobs email' plays pivotal role in e-book price fixing case: Email composed but never sent by late Apple founder may hold key to antitrust case" Macworld UK 7:26 AM
"Apple's E-Book Trial Shrouded in Fog, Not Smoke" MacNewsWorld 7:49 AM
"The Apple e-book antitrust trial: Enter Barnes & Noble" Fortune 7:50 AM
"iOS 7 gives Apple devices a new look" BBC 7:10 AM
"Apple Wins $30 Million iPad Contract From L.A. Unified School District" AllThingsD 7:07 AM
"Apple wins $30 million iPad contract from LA school district: The second-largest school system in the U.S., the L.A. Unified School District, has awarded Apple with a $30 million contract to provide iPads to every student it serves." AppleInsider 8:06 AM
"Apple files patent for 'efficient data backup" AppleDailyReport 6:51 AM
"OS X Mavericks website, once for sale, dissolves into email list scam" Stabley Times 6:48 AM
"Jay-Z inks exclusive album deal with Samsung, but he's an iPhone user" Stabley Times 6:49 AM
"Apple end-to-end encryption far from bulletproof: Apple won't provide experts with details of encryption architecture, so what it means by 'cannot decrypt' data is unclear, expert says" CSO Online 7:50 AM
"iOS Personal Hotspot passwords vulnerable to brute force attacks" iMore 7:28 AM
"Researchers able to predict iOS-generated hotspot passwords, takes under a minute" Engadget 7:06 AM
"Apple's popularity not enough to keep Dutch retailer afloat" Financial Times 7:46 AM
Non-Apple News
"CEO: Adobe's results validate shift to subscriptions (Q&A)/Creative Cloud subscriptions jumped 221,000 to 700,000 in Adobe's most recent quarter. In an exclusive interview, Shantanu Narayen says that's evidence Adobe is 'well on our way to a very successful transition.'" CNET News 8:11 AM
"Facebook Suffers Short Outage After 'Internal Issue'" Social Barrel 7:38 AM
"Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013" Macworld UK 7:28 AM
"PlayStation 3 update causing console fault, Sony confirms" BBC 6:53 AM
"Private cloud growth likely to eclipse public cloud" AppleDailyReport 6:50 AM
"High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side" AppleInsider 6:57 AM
"Inside iOS 7: iBeacons enhance apps' location awareness via Bluetooth LE" AppleInsider 6:57 AM
"A closer look: iOS 7 Siri and iOS in the Car" Electronista 9:05 AM
"Apple iOS 7 to feature deep LinkedIn integration? Code references in iOS 7 beta show Apple is testing LinkedIn integration and single sign-in" Macworld UK 7:46 AM
"Report: New iPad mini in Q4 to boost small tablet explosion" ITProPortal 7:49 AM
"iPad 5 release date, news, specs and rumours" PC Advisor 7:47 AM
"Apple, Samsung & HTC considering liquid-cooled phones (rumor)" 9 to 5 Mac 6:53 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Xsan: How to move journal data to a dedicated storage pool" Apple Support 6:57 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Random Heroes 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:55 AM
"File Manager -Folder Plus For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"Star Defender 3 For iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:56 AM
"Review: Long Live the New MacBook Air" Techland 7:47 AM
"Lab Tested: New MacBook Air offers best battery life of any Apple laptop" Macworld 9:16 AM
"13-inch MacBook Air unboxing and first impression" iMore 7:40 AM
"2013 Apple MacBook Air: Great battery, but pricey and limited" Computerworld Blogs 7:12 AM
"We embark on testing Apple's new 13 inch MacBook Air" fcp.co 7:08 AM
"Explore The New Features In iOS 7 Using This Interactive Web Demo" AddictiveTips 8:03 AM
"Review: Element Case ION 5 Spec Ops Case for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 7:02 AM
"When it comes to iPhone case/wallet combos, look at the mighty Finn" AppleDailyReport 6:50 AM
"49 iPhone games that would rock with a controller" CNET Reviews 7:27 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Office Mobile for iPhone alternatives: Microsoft's new app enters an already-crowded field/Microsoft released its first iOS version of Office on Friday. The problem with Microsoft's approach to Office for the iPhone is that a diverse range of alternative iOS apps and suites already exists" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Review: Intense alien warfare goes mobile with XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS" TechHive 7:49 AM
"Round and Round: By now you've all see the 'sneak peek' at the new MacPro (and if not – look, a link!). While it certainly looks interesting, it poses some serious problems for current MacPro users like me." MacNews Blog 7:29 AM
"Apple is playing it safe with iOS 7, and other myths: Where's the innovation, ask the critics - but Apple-style innovation takes time" Macworld UK 7:27 AM
"Alleged iPhone 5S images suggest Apple isn't shaking up the design: Don't expect any curveballs this time" TechRadar UK 7:51 AM
"Steve Jobs Quotes: The Ultimate Collection" Apple Gazette 6:56 AM
"Apple Could Challenge Microsoft for Desktop Dominance. But It Won't" Tech.pinions 6:56 AM
"One Former Apple Designer Offers His Own iOS 7 Concept" App Advice 6:54 AM
"Is Apple Working On 'Linking' iOS 7 To Popular Professional Social Network LinkedIn?" App Advice 6:54 AM
"3 Ways The MacBook Air Clobbers PC Notebooks" Mac 360 6:46 AM
"Selling Out: How Apple Loses To Samsung" Mac 360 6:46 AM
"I could have designed all the iOS 7 stock app icons in 5 days" Dougit Design 6:38 AM
"Apple vs. Microsoft: One-upmanship Is Alive And Well" PixoBebo 6:45 AM
Non-Apple
"The Trajectory of Television—Internet rebellion and hardware renaissance: Today, the state of television is hopelessly embattled and better than ever." Ars Technica 8:14 AM
"Microsoft And The Gaming Console Battle" Seeking Alpha 6:49 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"A Disturbed John McAfee Teaches You to Uninstall His Software (NSFW)" Gizmodo 7:02 AM
"Intel puts the crosshairs on ARM/Summary: Intel's sudden — and dramatic — arrival to the mobile market is making investors and analysts twitchy." ZDNet 6/18
"AMD Says New Chips to Rival Intel in Low-Power Servers" Bloomberg 6/18
"AMD Prepares Move to 'Seattle,' Its First ARM Chip" WSJ Blogs 6/18
"AMD details first ARM-based server chip: up to 16 helpings of Cortex-A57 clocked at 2GHz" Engadget 6/18
"AMD moves away from Intel with its first ARM processor" The Verge 6/18
"AMD roadmaps its server assault, ARM and Steamroller landing in 2014" ExtremeTech 6/18
"AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips: AMD shares details about its first ARM server chips code-named Seattle" Computerworld 6/18
"Report: AMD Is Making Its First Ever ARM Chip" Gizmodo 6/18
"AMD details 3 new server chips, including its first ARM design" GigaOM 6/18
"AMD to launch its first ARM chip: The chipmaker will roll out a 64-bit ARM processor in the second half of 2014." CNET News 6/18
"AMD plans to ship first ARM-based server processors in late 2014" Electronista 6/18
"Microsoft's iAd-like Windows 8 ads could entice clicks within apps" The Verge 6/18
"Microsoft Windows RT Price Down to Fight with Apple iPad" States Chronicle 6/18
"Microsoft Hunts Down Software Pirates with Armed Police Officers" Softpedia 6/18
"Microsoft: Xbox One is either 3x or 10x as powerful as Xbox 360" Neowin 6/18
"Xbox boss says Xbox One is a bargain at $500" BGR 6/18
"Microsoft Defends $499 Price Of Xbox One By 'Over-Delivering Value'" UberGizmo 6/18
"Microsoft kills linked accounts in Outlook.com: If you used your Microsoft account to manage more than one linked email account, those days will soon be over." PC Advisor 6/18
"2 Years Later, HP's Botched Palm Acquisition Still Stings" E-Commerce Times 6/18
"Hewlett-Packard Puts Bradley In Strategy Role" Associated Press 6/18
"HP shifts PC chief to China, global focus: Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping the two can form an executive tag team to tackle China and Lenovo." CNET News 6/18
"Todd Bradley Stepping Down from Leading HP's PC and Printing Unit" AllThingsD 6/18
"Icahn seeks to allay fears over lack of financing for Dell bid" Reuters 6/18
"Dell XPS 12 Features Intel Haswell Chip, Boots Better Performance and Battery Life" States Chronicle 6/18
"The future of Dell Toad: Oracle DBAs can use BI, Exadata features" TechTarget 6/18
"Oracle releases MySQL Cluster 7.3 for MySQL 5.6: Touts improved performance and resiliance" The Inquirer 6/18
"Earnings Preview: Oracle aims to win back Wall St./Oracle's 4th quarter report provides opportunity to bounce back from recent letdowns" Associated Press 6/18
"Stocks Keep on Trucking" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6/18
"Asia Markets: Japan, Australia stocks slip before Fed meet/Stocks in Japan and Hong Kong ended with small losses after a choppy trading session Tuesday, as investors pondered whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its monthly bond purchases." MarketWatch 6/18
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks inch higher with Fed meeting in view/European stock markets moved cautiously higher on Tuesday, as investors remained wary ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting, on fears it could signal a potential slowdown in the bank's asset purchases." MarketWatch 6/18
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 6/18
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6/18
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