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Thursday Highlights: Apple earnings combined with a surprise 7-to-1 stock split which will return $130 billion to investors, defy skeptics, boost stock and perhaps signal the company has "got its mojo back"; Reuters thinks the news has reset "the clock as investors await next big thing", which Tim Cook says is closer than ever, but Apple will "take the time to get it right" as opposed to being first to market—reports aplenty throughout the page in content-appropriate sections; writers pay attention, Kirk McElhearn reviews what he considers "the best focused-writing apps for OS X"; Tuts+ explores using text effects in Microsoft Word; AddictiveTips reviews MemoryDiag and sibling app, Battery Diag, for OS X system monitoring; Re/code reviews calendar app "Magneto"; 512 Pixels explores Apples past, present, future use of the Aqua UI; Apple bests Samsung by four points to win J.D. Power's 2014 smartphone satisfaction survey; Apple seeing a "sales boom in communist Vietnam"; rumor suggests we'll see a new MacBook Air next week, both 11 and 13-inch sizes; and the iPhone phablet said to be delayed because it is too thin for current battery technology; Apple applies for tech that allows interaction with 3D objects in mid-air, embedded authentication systems, environmental sensors, among others down in our Hardware/Software section; Macworld connects 36 drives to a Mac Pro, reviews results; Opera Coast iOS browser reviews at Time, and AppleInsider.
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"Apple, Google agree to settle antitrust lawsuit over hiring deals: filing" Reuters 2:59 PM
"Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments: Tech Giant Lays Groundwork to Expand Service for Physical Goods" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:20 AM
"Apple Earnings: Has The iPhone Maker Got Its Mojo Back?" Forbes 7:53 AM
"Why Apple's iPad May Have Peaked: Apple just had one of its best quarters ever—but it was despite the iPad, not because of it." ReadWrite 7:58 AM
"As iPad sales slump, Cook hijacks analysts' fast-uptake explanation: 'What else are they going to do?' now that sales have slowed, asks analyst" Computerworld 1:58 PM
"Were Apple's iPad sales really as bad as they looked?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:01 AM
"Apple Defies Skeptics With Sales Surge, Boosts Buyback" Bloomberg 8:28 AM
"Apple resets the clock as investors await next big thing" Reuters 8:28 AM
"Apple Splits Stock 7-For-1, Will Splash $130B In Cash On Investors" Forbes 8:06 AM
"Apple posts bumper $10bn profit after strong iPhone sales" V3 8:16 AM
"Six takeaways from Apple CEO Cook's earnings call: Tim Cook talks iTunes growth, iPad weakness, and strength for the iPhone in emerging markets, among other topics." CNET 2:23 PM
"Has Tim Cook Finally Proven Himself as Apple CEO?" Bloomberg TV 8:28 AM
"Cook answers analyst questions on China, carriers, Apple" Electronista 8:14 AM
"Tim Cook's game with Wall Street: Underpromise and overdeliver" iMore 12:56 PM
"Good numbers of note: 800M iTunes accounts, 20M Apple TVs, more" MacNN 8:14 AM
"Apple to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad/Apple CEO Tim Cook says Microsoft lost business by not bringing Office to the iPad earlier" IDG News Service 8:13 AM
"Tentative verdict form for Apple v. Samsung II trial contains patent-product matrix for damages" Foss Patents 12:57 PM
"Cook says new products 'closer than it's ever been', ponders mobile payments" 9to5Mac 9:19 AM
"Apple's Cook on New Products: 'Take the Time to Get It Right'" WSJ Blogs 9:19 AM
"Apple CEO says it 'means more to us to get it right' than to be first" Digital Trends 8:17 AM
"Tim Cook says Apple aims to be best, not first, hinting that iWatch is coming" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Tim Cook says Apple is 'on the prowl'; acquired 18 companies in the last 24 months" TUAW 11:17 AM
"Apple plans to triple number of stores in next 2 years" GeekWire 12:56 PM
"Tim Cook Confirms: Angela Ahrendts To Join Apple As SVP Of Retail Next Week" AppAdvice 8:19 AM
"Apple's new retail chief finally heads west" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:28 AM
"Apple's iTunes almost at 800 million accounts, most with credit cards" Digital Trends 8:17 AM
"Wireless Smartphone Manufacturers Struggle to Differentiate Themselves; Price Is Increasingly Important for Customers" [Apple edges out Samsung for top spot scoring 850 to Samsung's 846] J. D. Power 9:58 AM
"Apple tops J.D. Power's 2014 survey in smartphone satisfaction across all U.S. carriers" 9to5Mac 9:59 AM
"Apple is going to 'chug along sideways': Radio Free Mobile Founder Richard Windsor discusses Apple and Facebook earnings and what the numbers mean for the companies and for the tech industry, as Apple struggles to find growth" Telegraph 8:26 AM
"Apple's sales boom in communist Vietnam" Reuters 10:01 AM
"You Can Have Lunch With Tim Cook at Apple — But It'll Cost You" Mashable 11:12 AM
"Conjuring Images of a Bionic Future" ["Mr. Loizeaux had gone to the club to test out the GN ReSound Linx, one of two new models of advanced hearing aids that can be adjusted precisely through software built into Apple's iPhone."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:55 AM
"The Wonderful Rides of Steve Wozniak" Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
Non-Apple News
"Vic Gundotra, The Father Of Google+, Is Leaving Google After 8 Years" TechCrunch 12:57 PM
"Goodbye Net Neutrality: FCC Backs Down on Internet Traffic Equality" The Mac Observer 12:57 PM
"FCC chairman promises to set 'high bar' in new net neutrality rules" VentureBeat 11:17 AM
"Mozilla Offers Special $10,000 Security Bug Bounty for Firefox 31" The Next Web 11:15 AM
"Here's How Much Money Big Tech Companies Make In Just One Second" Business Insider 8:25 AM
"iOS 7.1.1 brings with it better iPhone battery life: Along with a raft of bug fixes and general improvements, Apple's iOS 7.1.1 also seems to bring with it better battery life for the iPhone." ZDNet 11:13 AM
"iOS 7.1.1 brings huge battery life improvements for iPhone users" BGR 11:13 AM
"Updated 11-Inch and 13-Inch MacBook Airs Reportedly Coming Next Week" MacRumors 8:14 AM
"Rumor Claims New MacBook Air Models Only Days Away" The Mac Observer 10:37 AM
"Apple to Launch New MacBook Air Next Week (Report)" LAPTOP Magazine 11:15 AM
"The 'Not Retina' 2014 MacBook Air Arriving Next Week" Tapscape 11:14 AM
"Apple's iPhone phablet 'too thin for existing batteries': Report claims Apple can't find a decent battery that fits its upcoming 5.5in phone" Stuff Magazine 9:29 AM
"iPhone 6 will adopt curved display, claims latest rumor" CNET 8:11 AM
"Three iPhone Cases with Secret Identities" Yahoo Tech 10:21 AM
"Review: Ultimate SleeveCase protects your iPad Air, iPad mini when you're on the go" Apple Daily Report 8:00 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Review: The Weather Channel's New iPhone App Is Gorgeously Vertical/One of the best weather apps for iOS is now the best and most socially-engaged, bar none." Time 9:26 AM
"Opera 'Coast' for iOS brings the enjoyment back to mobile Web browsing" AppleInsider 7:56 AM
"Opera Coast — the Browser That Makes Sites Feel like Apps — Lands on the iPhone" Time 8:25 AM
"'Snooze' lets you establish custom snooze times for alarms" iDownload Blog 1:58 PM
"Duolingo Launches In Asia, Updates Its iOS App" TechCrunch 11:15 AM
"Facebook buys 'Move' fitness tracking app for Apple's iPhone" AppleInsider 11:17 AM
"Facebook buys out Moves fitness app for iOS and Android" Electronista 10:37 AM
"RunKeeper for iOS adds 'Goal Coach' for personalized guidance and motivation" AppleInsider 10:36 AM
"Productivity App NoteSuite is Having its Biggest Sale Ever, Just for One Week" 148Apps 9:59 AM
"Essential Mother's Day Gift Special for the Tech Kitchen: iDevices' Bluetooth Smart Kitchen Thermometer - iDevices at National Hardware Show" Thomas PR 9:54 AM
"Xform Computing Announces World's First Dual-Screen Streaming Cloud Desktop for iPad and iPhone, Using Apple TV" PRNewswire 8:31 AM
"New iOS Game Bonsai Slice Turns Your iPad Into A Sword" Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
"Injustice: Gods Among Us Gets A Huge Update Adding Online Battles, Characters And More" AppAdvice 8:18 AM
"ShopKeep raises $25M for its processor-agnostic iPad payments system" Gigaom 8:16 AM
"eBay App Gets Updated Home Page, Larger Photos, Product Reviews, More" iClarified 8:13 AM
"The Weather Channel App Gets New Scroll Down iOS 7 Redesign" iClarified 8:13 AM
"Opera Launches Coast Browser for iPhone" LAPTOP Magazine 8:40 AM
"Opera's Coast browser arrives on iPhone" CNET 8:11 AM
"Welcome to PeerRenters" ["It's a unique app, that allows people to rent out their dormant stuff (household items, sporting goods, electronics, tools, books, CDs, DVDs and other items laying around collecting dust) and make extra income. It's much safer and more convenient than using CraigsList, and is super simple to use."] PeerRenters 8:01 AM
"Montessori Math Multiplication - New app in the math saga" prMac 11:49 AM
"Become a digital matchmaker in quirky tower defense titled Flirty Birdys" prMac 10:37 AM
"Wx - Award Winning Weather App for Mac, iPhone, and iPad is Updated" prMac 8:24 AM
"Hidden Objects - World Traveler 1.0 for iPad: Retro Hidden Object Fun" prMac 7:58 AM
"KWEST - The Mind's Personal Coach Launches" prMac 7:58 AM
"New Sports Game | Hockey Table for iPhone By i-Life Mobitech" prMac 7:58 AM
"Revolutionizing Kindergarten Assessments - Bacciz Introduces Ready-K!" prMac 7:58 AM
"Fonts Installer - Install Any Fonts for iOS7" prMac 7:58 AM
"Fruit Shake for iOS - A brand new take on the Match 3 Game" prMac 7:58 AM
"Best paid iPad apps of all time" Appolicious 7:53 AM
"Microsoft's Satya Nadella's 'Mobile First, Cloud First' Strategy In Focus With Pending Earnings" Forbes 8:42 AM
"Investors look ahead to Nadella's next moves" CNBC 12:56 PM
"Microsoft earnings: Nadella has a message for Wall Street" CNBC 8:46 AM
"AOL, Microsoft lure advertisers with TV-style shows" The Economic Times 12:55 PM
"Microsoft Wants You to Educate Its Virtual Assistant: Microsoft says the AI systems behind its new personal assistant will allow it to quickly become much smarter as more people use it." Technology Review 12:56 PM
"Nokia says India plant unlikely to be part of Microsoft deal" Reuters 8:48 AM
"Microsoft announces Remote Desktop preview for Windows Phone 8.1" The Inquirer 10:02 AM
"Don't Bet On Microsoft Hitting $50, Play Apple At $700 Instead" Seeking Alpha 7:47 AM
"Gigabyte Next Generation Intel Motherboards" Legit Reviews 8:44 AM
"AMD: Taking Baby Steps Towards Unlocking Value" Seeking Alpha 8:39 AM
"Dell charges £5 to switch on power-saving for new PCs (it takes 5 clicks): That's £273 an hour to flick a Windows control panel setting. Nice work, chaps" The Register 8:44 AM
"IBM unveils Openpower servers to manage big data faster: Capable of analysing data 50 times faster than the latest Intel x86 systems" The Inquirer 8:16 AM
"IBM Has Launched A Line Of Super Fast Computer Servers Using Its New Power8 Chip" Reuters 10:41 AM
"IBM's Watson supercomputer will soon be your personal shopper" Engadget 8:06 AM
"IBM signs deal with Polaris FT for social software solutions" The Economic Times 8:46 AM
"Grand opening for IBM Cloud Marketplace is on for next week" Gigaom 11:41 AM
"IBM Locks In Fiat Chrysler Outsourcing Deal" InformationWeek 10:26 AM
"Lenovo to Raise $1 Billion With Dollar Bond Issue" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"Cisco Rolls Out Managed Security Solution" Misco.co.uk 8:45 AM
"Cisco's New Business Model: Luring Millennials to Stadiums" The Motley Fool 8:40 AM
"Sandisk joins the 15nm storage chip club: Pipped to the post by Toshiba" The Inquirer 11:41 AM
"Gigabyte preps Haswell BRIX mini-PC with Nvidia GeForce graphics" TG Daily 8:01 AM
"Linux trailblazer Mark Shuttleworth on why it's OpenStack that matters now" Gigaom 7:50 AM
"Tech giants, chastened by Heartbleed, finally agree to fund OpenSSL: IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and others pledge millions to open source." Ars Technica 8:11 AM
"Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, NetApp, Qualcomm, VMware And The Linux Foundation Form New Initiative To Prevent The Next Heartbleed" TechCrunch 8:27 AM
"Linux Foundation rounds up vendor posse to save OpenSSL" Gigaom 8:29 AM
"How Apple Signaled A Strong Quarter For Broadcom" Seeking Alpha 9:26 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Apple continues to climb after earnings/Shares surge following strong earnings, 7-for-1 stock split announcement" MarketWatch 10:29 AM
"Stocks: Buoyed by Apple, Facebook" CNNMoney 8:36 AM
"Market Hustle: Stock Futures Hold Gains as Durable Goods Orders Climb" TheStreet 8:35 AM
"Mixed earnings leave US stocks without direction" Associated Press 11:07 AM
"Nasdaq Seen Rallying on Apple, Facebook Results" FOXBusiness 8:36 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise, Buoyed by Apple, Facebook Results: Apple Boosts Buyback, Splits Stock to Reward Investors" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:50 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares inch up; Tokyo weighed by Wall Street/Asian markets were mostly lower on Thursday, as Wall Street's overnight slide weighed on regional sentiment." MarketWatch 8:37 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks strong after Ifo, Draghi comments/Alstom rallies 14% after report of GE takeover plans/European stock markets posted broad-based gains on Thursday, with the trading mood lifted by dovish comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and upbeat German business-confidence data." MarketWatch 8:37 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:49 PM
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