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Weekend Highlights: If Apple wants more market share of the smartphone market, they should simply cut iPhone prices, right?; exploring how Apple has revolutionized retail, Kaled Ali at AppleTell believes Genius Bars, Product Display Tables, are among key reasons; original Apple 1 signed by Woz sells for a whopping $671,400 at auction; Patent Bolt reports on new Microsoft patent for a completely touch-based interface; Ars Technica goes hands-on with gMusic, an iOS app which works with Google Play Music; GigaOM explains how you can make your own audiobooks; and from Friday's news, 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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Mon Feb 25
"Apple Is Beta-Testing A Fix For Evasi0n Jailbreak" Forbes
"Why doesn't Apple cut its prices and sell more iPhones?" Fortune 7:48 AM
"Digging in on the Church of Market Share" Daring Fireball 7:49 AM
"Four key ways the Apple Store has revolutionized retail" AppleTell 8:00 AM
"The C.E.O. Triumphant (at Least at Apple and Chase)" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:23 PM
"Microsoft's New Toy Is a Preemptive Attack on Apple" The Motley Fool 2:08 PM
"Jony Ive's new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over" 9 to 5 Mac 5/24
"Jony Ive's iOS 7 Flat Design Overhaul Reportedly Features A Lot Of Black And White" TechCrunch 5/24
"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 5/24
"Details Spilled on Apple's iOS 7 Overhaul" PC Magazine 5/24
"iOS 7 Undergoing Ive-Led Transformation: Sweeping changes are in store for Apple's smartphone operating system." InformationWeek 5/24
"Guilty until proven innocent: Judge already siding against Apple in pretrial hearing" VentureBeat 5/24
"Apple likely guilty of e-book conspiracy, judge says days before trial" Ars Technica 5/24
"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 5/24
"New in OS X 10.8.4: WiFi Compatibility; FaceTime Fix, 802.11ac, More" FairerPlatform 8:01 AM
"OS X 10.8.4 Build 12E55 Seeded to Developers" MacRumors 5/24
"Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware" Macworld UK 5/24
"Apple confirms 10 June WWDC 2013 keynote" Macworld UK 5/24
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask about batch-editing file names, augmenting the flash storage in new MacBooks, and secure-erasing e-mail messages in Mail." MacFixIt 5/24
"How to encrypt one volume on a drive in OS X: If you want to share a drive but keep some files on it encrypted, you can easily do so with a couple of approaches in OS X." MacFixIt 5/24
"How to Reclaim Lost Disk Space by Deleting Old iOS Device Backups" MacTrast 5/24
"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 5/24
"Acorn 4 review: Affordable image editor gains extra power/The affordable image editor just got a lot more powerful" Macworld UK 5/24
"How do I restore my Mac with Time Machine: Recover Mac OS X with a Time Machine backup" Macworld UK 5/24
"Terminal: Using 'lsof' When Files Won't Delete" The Mac Observer 5/24
"PopClip, a smart clipboard aide" IT.Enquirer 5/24
"Mac Gems: Eye-Friendly is a handy resolution switcher for Retina MacBooks" Macworld 5/24
"The Most Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts" Techland 5/24
"Apple 1 breaks auction record, goes for $671,400: One of what's thought to be only six working Apple 1 computers: hand-built by Steve Wozniak: flies out of a German auction house for a tidy sum. The last one went for $640,000." CNET News 2:06 PM
"Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000" Associated Press 2:07 PM
"Vintage Apple-1 Sells for Record $671,400" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:30 PM
"Working Apple 1 Computer Sells for Record Auction Price of $671,400" MacRumors 2:34 PM
"Apple Loop: Macs Made In Texas, iOS 7 Goes Black And White, Microsoft Mocks Siri" Forbes 12:18 PM
"Apple airs new iPhone TV ad: 'Music Every Day'" AppleTell 9:06 AM
"South Australia's first Apple Store draws line hours ahead of opening" AppleInsider 5/24
"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 5/24
"Apple Tops Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 Rankings For Sixth Straight Year" MacPrices 5/24
"iPhone Demand Means Money on Secondary Market" Bloomberg TV 5/24
"New iPhone 5 ad celebrates Generation Me-Me-Me, La-La-La" CNET News 5/24
"New Apple TV ad series: Every day, more people ..." Fortune 5/24
"Apple Is Once Again Delivering Great TV Ads" Business Insider 5/24
"Apple Ads Stay Positive Despite Microsoft's Negative Campaign" The Mac Observer 5/24
"FDA questions iPhone app that analyzes urine" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/24
"iPhone Urinalysis App Draws U.S. Government Scrutiny" MacRumors 5/24
"AT&T to reportedly add Apple's iPhone to GoPhone prepaid lineup" AppleInsider 5/24
"AT&T Hits Customers with a New Administrative Fee" The Mac Observer 5/24
"Best Buy to extend a $50 discount across the entire iPhone lineup starting this Sunday" 9 to 5 Mac 5/24
"Best Buy to Offer $50 Off Apple's iPhone Starting Sunday" AllThingsD 5/24
"Best Buy taking $50 off every iPhone in 4-week promo beginning this Sunday" iDownload Blog 5/24
"Think your iPad is expensive? First Apple computer ever made sells for £398,000 (and it STILL works perfectly)" Daily Mail (UK) 5/24
"Hefty Reserve Price for Original Apple Computer" Bloomberg TV 5/24
"Used Apple 1 for Sale: $400,000 or Best Offer" Bloomberg TV 5/24
"Laurene Powell Jobs and Anonymous Giving in Silicon Valley" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/24
"How Laurene Powell Jobs Keeps The Jobs Family Philanthropy Under Wraps" Cult of Mac 5/24
"Steve Jobs' Family Has Secretly Been Giving Away Money For 20 Years" Business Insider 5/24
Non-Apple News
"Microsoft Reveals an All-New Touch Based Interface" Patent Bolt 12:17 PM
"Google, Facebook May be Facing Waze Bidding War" The Mac Observer 5/24
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming May 25: Gene Steinberg meets The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, and AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5/24
"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 5/24
"Jony Ive's iOS 7 redesign reportedly eliminates 'heavy textures' for a flat, 'black and white' design" The Verge 5/24
"Sir Jony Ive's new iOS7: 'black, white, and flat'" VentureBeat 5/24
"Here's What Apple Design Leader Jony Ive Is Telling People He's Doing To The iPhone's Software" Business Insider 5/24
"iOS 7 release date, rumours and leaked images" Macworld UK 5/24
"What's Black and White and Flat All Over? iOS 7" The Mac Observer 5/24
"iPad shipments could see first ever year-on-year decline in Q2, analyst says" AppleInsider 5/24
"Why Your Next MacBook Will Have 50% More Battery Life" Cult of Mac 5/24
"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 5/24
"Review: Battle with comic legends in Injustice: Gods Among Us for iOS" Macworld 5/24
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-on: Use gMusic on iOS to listen to Google Play Music All Access" Ars Technica 8:49 AM
"Wrestling Manager: A Review of Downloadable Game for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" Bleacher Report 2:17 PM
"8 apps to give you something to do this Memorial Day weekend" iDownload Blog 8:01 AM
"'Buycott' Review: Scan a barcode and learn about the Corp that made it" Digital Trends 9:18 AM
"Mentor For iOS Uses Social Pressure To Help You Take Up New Activities" AddictiveTips 9:18 AM
"7 Slick Siri Alternative Apps: Love it or hate it, Apple's Siri doesn't have to be the be-all and end-all of smart personal assistants. Check out these solid apps." InformationWeek 2:42 PM
"Best travel and vacation companion apps for iPhone and iPad" iMore 5/24
"The App Can Wait: Nextdoor's Big Bet on Slow iGrowth" Wired 5/24
"How To Analyze Your Sleep And Sleep Better With The iPhone's Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock" PixoBebo 5/24
"Yet Another Look At The 'Clear' To Do App For Mac And iPhone (and why users love it)" Mac 360 5/24
"Yet Another Wallet For Mac And iPhone (it stores everything securely, but buys nothing)" Mac 360 5/24
"Is Big Brother Watching You? Here's The Big Brother iPhone App That Watches What You Do" Mac 360 5/24
"'Running With Friends' Review - Zynga's Late to the Party, but their Latest Social Game is at Least Satisfying" Touch Arcade 5/24
"'Healer: A Light in the Darkness' iPad Review - Raid Healing on the Go" Touch Arcade 5/24
"Nikko RC Racer Review: Fun for five minutes, Nikko RC Racer lacks some serious staying power, feeling all too basic." Reuters 5/24
"Hipstamatic Oggl Review: Remember Hipstamatic? It's back with a host of features to challenge the likes of Instagram." 148Apps 5/24
"4 Kingdoms Review: 4 Kingdoms offers familiar menu-based, freemium management gameplay with a fresh coat of cosmetic paint." 148Apps 5/24
"Inkling Review: This simple yet elegant app is almost perfect for a little on-the-go sketching." 148Apps 5/24
"Plasma Pig Review: This porky pig needs a light touch." 148Apps 5/24
How-To/Tutorial
"How to create your own audiobooks" GigaOM 2:32 PM
"Gulp Down The Apple Kool-Aid With Our Guide To Switching From Android To iOS" Digital Trends 8:11 AM
"Map view with annotations and its views: In this tutorial I will be looking into the MapKit, a new API's made available by Apple in the iOS 3.0 and later versions. The MapKit allows simple access to the map seen in the maps application." The iPhone Developer Resource 8:01 AM
"MacMost Now 869: iOS Music Equalizer Settings" MacMost 5/24
"How to Sync Your Facebook Contacts to iPhone" Mashable 5/24
Tips
"Five Useful Tips To Master iBooks On Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch [Feature] Cult of Mac 12:18 PM
"Debating How to Market an iPhone App" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/24
"How Xbox One opens the door for the next Apple TV: The new TV-gadget landscape is just getting started. The Xbox One is just the beginning...and Apple is far from out of the game." CNET Reviews 5/24
"Tech Time Warp of the Week: Apple's (Other) 1984 Advertising Masterpiece" Wired Magazine 5/24
"Tim Cook: Apple's quiet leader/A defence of the tech group's tax affairs has boosted the chief's profile, writes Tim Bradshaw" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/24
"Why Apple's Upcoming Macs Will Go to Waste" The Motley Fool 5/24
"Apple's iWatch May Ship Late Next Year" Mashable 5/24
"Why I don't want iOS, Android or any other OS to 'win'" BGR 5/24
"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 5/24
"A Modest Proposal To Stop The iPhone Crime Wave" ReadWrite 5/24
"Microsoft Humiliates Siri in Biting Parody of Apple's iPad Ads" AdWeek 5/24
"Apple's defenders count the errors in Microsoft's anti-iPad ads" Fortune 5/24
"Apple vs. Android: The Open Factor" Tech.pinions 5/24
"Apple CEO Tim Cook's employee approval rating dips, but still high in spite of issues" VentureBeat 5/24
"Apple Should Be Furious That It Has Such A Tiny Sliver Of The Smartphone Market" Business Insider 5/24
"Apple's iOS could get a makeover: The iPhone operating system is expected to get a new look, the latest Xbox One report sheds new light on used games, and Digg Reader is set to launch in June." CNET News 5/24
"iOS 7 To Accentuate Black & White Design, Cheap iPhone To Gain Colors?" Apple'n'Apps 5/24
"App.news for iOS: The best way to discover breaking stories shared on App.net" The Next Web 5/24
"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 5/24
"stanwood: Stop zapping, start watching! TV guide ON AIR launches new iOS app" Business Wire 5/24
"iPad Sales Could Mean Explosive Gains for QUAN" Business Wire 5/24
"Skycore Creates Platform for Passbook Delivery Via MMS" MacRumors 5/24
"New service delivers passes for Apple's Passbook via text message" AppleInsider 5/24
"Trading bacon for beans: a mobile app helps users barter unwanted items" The Verge 5/24
"Hewlett-Packard Company: Can The Free Cash Flow Improvements Sustainable?" iStockAnalyst 5/24
"Microsoft's Biggest Product Since Windows 95" The Motley Fool 5/24
"Microsoft Xbox One 'a let down,' says Steven Butts of IGN" FOXNews 5/24
"Microsoft brushes off Xbox Live hack attack claim" TechHive 5/24
"Microsoft targets 25 million more Xbox 360 sales, 'huge announcement' planned for E3" The Verge 5/24
"Microsoft's Xbox won't be blocked from U.S. after patent victory over Google" Bloomberg 5/24
"Is the next-gen console war already One? Microsoft's new Xbox - and more" The Register 5/24
"Microsoft could force retailers, not players, to pay the activation fee for pre-owned Xbox One games" The Next Web 5/24
"Xbox One pre-owned games question answered?" MCV Online 5/24
"Microsoft opens up on Xbox One second hand games and licences" The Inquirer 5/24
"Microsoft Just Killed the Market for Used Video Games" The Motley Fool 5/24
"Microsoft reportedly to take cut on used Xbox One game sales" CNET News 5/24
"Publishers to receive cut of Xbox One pre-owned sales at retail" MCV 5/24
"Microsoft applies for patent on TV achievements" GamesIndustry 5/24
"ServiceKey, Oracle end 'grey market' code spat without bloodshed" Channel Register 5/24
"Source confirms Intel's big score: Samsung tablet using an Atom chip" VentureBeat 5/24
"Intel: Busting Myths At 22 Nanometers" Seeking Alpha 5/24
"Haswell chip primer: How Intel pinches power/Intel's Haswell processor is first and foremost about power savings. Here's how the chipmaker got a serious battery life boost." CNET News 5/24
"Intel claims Haswell will offer 50% more battery life in laptops" Computerworld 5/24
"With 50 percent better battery life, Intel's Haswell will drive laptops that won't burn your lap" VentureBeat 5/24
"Bloomberg's Jonathan Weil Is Simply Wrong Here About Apple's Taxes" Forbes 5/24
"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 5/24
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