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Tuesday Highlights: Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner reveals behind-the-scenes Apple/HTC goings on, says Apple's tough talking has shaken HTC faith in Google; Apple's iPad print media revenue-sharing business model a challenge to current publishing economics; gaming on the Mac ready to take off, Valve entering the fray, iPhone is major draw of the 2010 Game Developer's Conference; FileMaker Pro 11 reviewed by Macworld and Macworld UK; Mac OS X Hints has a tip today on cleaning up .DS_Store, .Trash, and more before you copy files; GigaOM's Paul Bonanos has a look at iTunes LP after 6 months, notes lack of recognition; CIO investigates whether Mac management is truly cheaper than PC management; HP on offensive against iPad, will offer Win 7 based slate, videos 'mock' iPad, more in our General Interest section; granted Apple patents in our Hardware/Software section, Jack Purcher summarizes pertinent patents, trademarks; Google and Dish Network hook up, is this an 'opening gambit against Apple TV?'; EFF warns on Apple's iPhone developer agreement, ownership of apps; Chris Maxcer on the new iPad ad, calls it a 'cruel teaser'.

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  • "Apple talks tough to handset makers: The HTC lawsuit capped blunt talks that have reportedly shaken their faith in Google"  Fortune 8:10 AM
  • "HTC lawsuit caps series of initimidating Apple meetings" Electronista 9:36 AM
  • "iPad Challenges Traditional Publishing Economics: There have been various stories about the iPad emerging as the savior of print media, and an equal selection of reports that print publications have balked at the profit-sharing business model proposed by Apple."  PCWorld 9:36 AM
  • "Content sales predicted to near 30% of iPad hardware revenue" AppleInsider 8:35 AM

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OS X
News
  • "Games on Mac: A True Comeback?"  HardMac 8:16 AM
  • "Valve's Steam set to inflate Mac game selection" iTWire 8:24 AM
  • "Valve confirms Steam game service support for Mac" ZDNet Blogs 8:42 AM
  • "At conference, iPhone game development breaks out" CNET 10:57 AM
  • "GDC 2010: We've Arrived, iPhone Games a Major Focus" Touch Arcade 8:44 AM
  • "Bigpoint to unveil platform for MMO games on Mac, iPhone" Macworld 8:29 AM
  • "iPhone 3.2 SDK seeds to developers" iPodNN 2:35 PM
  • "FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting" CNET News 4:23 PM
  • "Charts, productivity tools highlight FileMaker 11 update" Macworld 8:29 AM
  • "Mozilla borrows from WebKit to build fast new JS engine" Ars Technica 8:48 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Shootout: Final Cut Studio 6 vs 7 (Compressor and Motion)" Bare Feats 3:15 PM
  • "FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 11: Somehow, FileMaker is even easier to use"  Macworld 8:45 AM
  • "FileMaker 11 Review: One new blockbuster addition, some great tweaks and a couple odd features to check out." Macworld UK 10:16 AM
  • "Review: FileMaker Pro 11 adds new features to a popular database/This venerable database application now includes charting and improved search." Computerworld 11:03 AM
  • "The Mother Of All Mac Databases Gets A Facelift" Mac360 12:03 PM
  • "How To Turn A Mac Into A Giant Email Server" Mac360 12:20 PM
  • "Tip: AppleScript workaround for losing admin privileges with AD mobile accounts" MacWindows 8:28 AM
  • "Clean .DS_Store, .Trash, and ._resources files prior to copy" Mac OS X Hints 9:37 AM
  • "Disable AirPort when Ethernet cable is connected" Mac OS X Hints 9:37 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Back to My Comfortable Place with OS X" Low End Mac 4:24 PM
  • "Mac vs PC: How Apple Got Back In The Game"  Kotaku 2:55 PM
  • "Technical Analysis: Time Machine Restore of Secondary Volumes" The Mac Observer 2:07 PM
  • "Does Microsoft pose a threat to Apple when it comes to mobile gaming?" Edible Apple 10:24 AM
  • "Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?"  CIO 10:09 AM
  • "RIAA labels 'forced' Apple to make iTunes LP: sources" iPodNN 8:41 AM
  • "Opinion: iTunes LP – succeed or fail? And how it can succeed" Distorted-Loop 8:32 AM
  • "Apple's iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What?"  GigaOM 8:20 AM
  • "Apple's iTunes LP initiative was done at the behest of Record Labels" Edible Apple 12:02 PM
Press Releases
  • "Autodesk Releases 2011 Versions of Maya, Other Software" The Mac Observer 5:44 PM
  • "Parallels Desktop update adds support for Chrome OS" Macworld 2:32 PM
  • "Tidbits: Spatial, Unity and DAZ news" Architosh 2:08 PM
  • "Microsoft updates Office for Mac 2008 and 2004" The Loop 12:10 PM
  • "iCalShare relaunched with even more calendars" Macworld 9:18 AM
  • "JeditAnywhere Rev.1.02 is now available" Artman21 8:25 AM
  • "Pages Clipart Hits the 1000 (and You Thought the Holiday Season Was Over!)" Jumsoft 8:21 AM
  • "Querious - All-New Database Manager Released by makers of Screenflick" prMac 8:19 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "HP Offers iPad Alternative: Apple won't have the tablet computer market to itself for long as Hewlett-Packard and others plan Windows 7-based slates." InformationWeek 9:36 AM
  • "HP Slate videos mock iPad's 'watered down' Web capabilities" Crave @ CNET 9:58 AM
  • "HP Slate Looks More And More Like iPad Rival" 24/7 Wall St. 8:09 AM
  • "Our pad's better than iPad, boasts HP" TG Daily 8:44 AM
  • "Chinese Companies Plan Tablet PCs Amid Apple IPad Hype" IDG News Service 8:11 AM
  • "Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million Sales" TechCrunch 8:41 AM
  • "Pandora music service saved by iPhone app" Poynter Online 10:09 AM
  • "Apple Rejecting 'Basic' Apps: The Mac maker has eyed third-party software that simply reproduces web content" Softpedia 8:52 AM
  • "Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users" Appboy Blog 8:22 AM
  • "Germany's Springer Rows With Apple Over 'Sexy Girls' Strip App" mocoNews 8:30 AM
  • "Cloud Computing: Google Sees Microsoft Bing, Yahoo as Chief Rivals, Not Apple" [Slideshow] eWeek 3:46 PM
  • "IT Infrastructure: 10 Things Apple and Microsoft Haven't Learned About Google" [Slideshow] eWeek 11:22 AM
  • "Pink Floyd sues EMI over iTunes payments" CNET News 9:28 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 3:20 PM
  • "Safe and Affordable Jetpack: Just $90,000" Wired 2:24 PM
  • "Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 2:16 PM
  • "Palm kicks off GDC with new 3D gaming tools" TG Daily 1:53 PM
  • "Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware" ZDNet Blogs 2:28 PM
  • "Opera confirms critical browser bug: Working on patch for Windows vulnerability" Computerworld 11:03 AM
  • "Game Developers Conference to focus on social games" BBC 10:29 AM
  • "Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week" Associated Press 10:11 AM
  • "Google Fiber Draws Another Bid: Sarasota, Florida goes the extra mile, renaming City Island 'Google Island' to lure the high-speed Internet project." PCWorld 12:17 PM
  • "Mainsoft's Harmony Brings Google Docs To Microsoft Outlook" TechCrunch 1:48 PM
  • "Bridging the Gap Between TV and Computers: Google has developed new software to make searching for programs easier." [Video Report] ABCNews 10:27 AM
  • "Where Clouds Displace Forests: Oregon Town Is Latest in Northwest to Leverage Cheap Electric Power to Lure Data Farm" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
  • "Sony's New 3-D TV Warns Kids If They're Too Close" WSJ Blogs 9:43 AM
  • "Verizon completes standards-based 100Gbps field trial" iTWire 8:34 AM
  • "Web-Connected TV: A Distant Dream for App Makers" BusinessWeek 8:12 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "10 Things Apple Must Address BEFORE Releasing the iPad. REALLY??? Plus don't watch movies on the iPad without consulting your doctor first. Again, REALLY??? What will the tech press think of next?" The MT Show 8:31 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Easy-To-Make iPhone Apps: New development toolkits make app development a snap." Forbes 8:12 AM
  • "iPad to hit stores April 3" Reuters 8:11 AM
  • "SA must wait for iPad: South Africa will not receive the Apple iPad on its scheduled release date, 3 April." IT Web 8:42 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Abandon's Time Tunnel Trademark, Wins 3 Industrial Designs" Patently Apple 8:49 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13'' White MacBook Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:21 AM
  • "15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:21 AM
  • "iMac Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:21 AM
  • "Apple MacBook Pro Price & Deals Tracker -13 Inch Models -Up To $200 Off Original Price... Other Extras -Best Prices, Reviews & Information" MacReviewZone 2:07 PM
  • "Apple MacBook Pro Prices & Deals Tracker -17 Inch Models -Up To $400 Off Original Price... Other Extras -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 2:28 PM
  • "Apple Refurbished & Used Product Price & Deal Tracker....MacBook Air Prices Start At $899.. Big Discounts Off Apple Products" MacReviewZone 2:07 PM
  • "Top Selling Mac Accessories -$39 to $229... Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 2:07 PM
  • "There are two new refurbished items in The US Apple Store including the iMac 27-inch 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 for $1699, nine items were restocked, and 50 were unchanged." While Supplies Last 8:31 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Optoma PK102: Tiny but bright pico projector" Macworld 9:18 AM
  • "YML Review of the Mophie Juice Pack Air" Your Mac Life 12:00 PM
  • "HyperMac Mini: Is this the first designer battery pack?" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Runmeter and Cyclemeter for iPhone: GPS-friendly fitness apps boast excellent reporting features, ease of use" Macworld 8:16 AM
  • "Mill Colour for iPhone review: Photo-grading app brings out the colour in your images" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
  • "HazelMail lets you send real postcards from your photos" Best App Site 8:31 AM
  • "app review: Plants vs Zombies for iPhone and iPod touch" Beatweek Magazine 12:00 PM
  • "Walt Disney World Guide Notescast 2.5 review" Macworld UK 9:22 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Successfully moving your Apple iTunes Library via the Finder" Foliovision 8:54 AM

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Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "iPhone 4G: 25 most-wanted features" CNET Reviews 7:00 PM
  • "Analysis: Ex-Sun CEO Schwartz: ‘Jobs Threatened to Sue Me, Too’"  The Mac Observer 5:02 PM
  • "The iPad as Your In-between Mac" Low End Mac 3:50 PM
  • "MacBook vs. HackBook: You Get What You Pay For" Low End Mac 3:49 PM
  • "Not Every iPhone Apple App to Get the iPad Treatment" The Apple Blog 3:18 PM
  • "Mobile Face-Off: Apple vs. Microsoft" TheStreet 3:16 PM
  • "The great iPad death watch: Even before Apple ships Steve Jobs' latest creation, the critics are dancing on its grave" Fortune 2:55 PM
  • "Apple Vs. Google Proxy War: Averting 'Apple's Wrath'" WSJ Blogs 12:12 PM
  • "Why Apple Wants to Kill Adobe" Minyanville 12:09 PM
  • "Creepy Apple Wants Control of Your House, Wallet" Valleywag 12:09 PM
  • "HP's Slate Runs Flash (Take That Apple!)" Forbes 12:04 PM
  • "HP and Microsoft offer vapor as Apple launches iPad" MacDailyNews 12:01 PM
  • "The Ipad as an artist's tool- the possibilities" ArtCharger 9:57 AM
  • "Apple refuses to testify at Congressional internet rights hearing" Mac.Blorge 9:38 AM
  • "Google links up with Dish Network; Opening gambit against Apple TV?"  ZDNet 9:24 AM
  • "Apple's long history of lousy first reviews: Though the iPad has drawn some harsh reviews, it's hardly the first Apple product to get trashed (at first). A look back at 25 years of 'flops'" The Week 8:50 AM
  • "How about a division to help companies to integrate iPhone/iPad hardware into their systems?" Macsimum News 8:49 AM
  • "Apple's Lawsuit Against HTC is Working" PCWorld 3:18 PM
  • "Apple vs. HTC Will Delay iPad Competitors" Low End Mac 2:55 PM
  • "Apple's HTC lawsuit pays off: Rival roadmaps disrupted" ZDNet Blogs 2:34 PM
  • "Apple's Lawsuit Against HTC was 'Warning Shot' to Handset Makers" Cult of Mac 8:49 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone developer agreement published; it ain't pretty" iPhone.Blorge 5:06 PM
  • "Apple App Store Developer Agreement Shackles Competition, EFF Says" eWeek 12:04 PM
  • "EFF Breaks Down iPhone Developer Agreement" AppScout 10:10 AM
  • "EFF: Apple Owns Your Apps (and Maybe Your Soul?)"  Mac|Life 8:48 AM
  • "Poached by Apple, Grooveshark Finds Safe Water in the Jailbreak Scene" Smoking Apples 8:44 AM
  • "Ways Android beats the iPhone" [Slideshow] CNET Reviews 8:43 AM
  • "Will Apple be the next SCO or the next Microsoft?"  ZDNet Blogs 8:42 AM
  • "Why the Apple iPad won't cannibalize the Kindle e-reader" ZDNet Blogs 8:42 AM
  • "iPhone developers: What they give up to get into Apple's app store" ZDNet Blogs 8:42 AM
  • "Survey investigates iPhone addiction." LoopRumors 8:33 AM
  • "Gruber: No 'Widget Mode' for Minor Applications on iPad" Mac Rumors 9:04 AM
  • "The iPad's Cruel Teaser: The iPad ad that debuted on Sunday was remarkable in how many functions it managed to cram into just 30 seconds. Document creation, email, e-books, media viewing -- all that and more was demoed using just two hands and a hip soundtrack. However, the ad left quite a few important questions about the iPad unanswered."  MacNewsWorld 8:28 AM
  • "Why the iPad's Ultra-Realistic Page-Turning Metaphor for Books Is Stupid" Gizmodo 8:30 AM
  • "Pad won't have clock, weather, etc. apps on launch" MacNN 8:28 AM
  • "Why Isn't The iPad Shipping With A Calculator App? Steve Jobs Didn't Like The Way It Looked" Silicon Alley Insider 8:19 AM
  • "Apple vs. Google: Who needs each other more?" AppleMatters 8:19 AM
  • "A Macintosh blast from Apple's past" Applepeels 8:19 AM
  • "iPad Invasion Hits Hollywood" InfoWorld 8:11 AM
  • "Dissecting the iPad Commercial" Mac|Life 8:10 AM
Non-Apple
  • "In Mobile Gymnastics, the Motorola Backflip Scores a 6" AllThingsD 9:27 PM
  • "Google Apps Makes Itself a Platform for Outside Apps" GigaOM 9:22 PM
  • "H.P. Barks, Then Bites Apple on the iPad" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7:57 PM
  • "A Belated New Year's Resolution: No Walled Gardens!" GigaOM 7:44 PM
  • "Putting TiVo Premiere in context" CNET News 7:31 PM
  • "Eternal optimist Verizon calls iPad launch 'an opportunity' to sell some data plans" Engadget 5:55 PM
  • "Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?" CNET News 3:15 PM
  • "How Safe Is Your Cell Phone?" Time 2:39 PM
  • "The Rise of Netbooks"  GigaOM 2:35 PM
  • "Six Months With An eBook Reader: Yeah or Meh?" Wired 2:25 PM
  • "What's so bad about Samsung's Bada?" The Register 2:05 PM
  • "How to Build a Superluminal Computer: Physicists have come up with a way to process information faster than the speed of light. But what could they do with such a hypercomputer?" Technology Review 1:50 PM
  • "TV Industry Needs a Standard for 3D Glasses -- Now" PCWorld 12:17 PM
  • "3D TVs to Be Huge in 2010? Fat Chance" PCWorld 12:09 PM
  • "Is ad blocking the problem?"  CNET News 12:09 PM
  • "Android native code kit apes iPhone game 3D: Graphics beyond Java" The Register 8:52 AM
  • "Palm's game-friendly PDK out in public beta" Electronista 8:52 AM
  • "Nexus One's biggest challenge isn't iPhone; it's Google's online-only sales model" ZDNet Blogs 8:42 AM
  • "The Secret Origin of Windows: A quarter century ago, Windows wasn't everywhere. In fact, some were doubtful it would ever ship at all. And Tandy Trower was there." Technologizer 8:29 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Introducing Cult of Mac's 100 Top Tips And Tricks For Windows Switchers" Cult of Mac 5:55 PM
  • "Quirky outs Cloak case for the iPad" iLounge 4:19 PM
  • "Audio Job Interview Professional for iPhone available" The Loop 4:17 PM
  • "Chomp Closes In On 300,000 Users, Launches App Review Site And Chomp Connect" TechCrunch 2:31 PM
  • "MacHeist Packs Killer Mac Apps Into $20 'NanoBundle'" Wired 2:29 PM
  • "Play.com and Expansys to stock Apple iPad" PC Advisor UK 12:16 PM
  • "Gorillaz Plastic Beach makes iTunes LP cool again, maybe..." Distorted-Loop 12:03 PM
  • "TeamViewer remote access from your iPhone: Single click connection from iPhone or iPod touch, to access remote computers anywhere in the world" TeamViewer 10:39 AM
  • "Cephas Provides Update on iPhone Applications" Market Wire 10:10 AM
  • "App of the Week: M.L.B.'s Utility Player" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:09 AM
  • "Surviving High School releases new Mega Pack" iLounge 9:03 AM
  • "Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Launch Mobile Travel Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile" PRNewswire 8:48 AM
  • "Dublin firm 1st with iPhone Web payments: Dublin-based secure online payment services firm, WorldNet, today said it has become the first in Europe to offer a new application that allows businesses to accept secure card payment transactions through their iPhone." Business World (Ireland) 8:43 AM
  • "Actuate Brings BIRT to the iPhone: BIRT Mobile Viewer Delivers Rich, Interactive Content for Enterprise Users on the iPhone" Business Wire 8:43 AM
  • "Akoha Launches iPhone App To Help Users Socialize Missions" TechCrunch 8:41 AM
  • "NHS offers National No Smoking Day iPhone app" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
  • "Free QuarkXPress 8 online training sessions announced" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
  • "Long Live Books, Philips introduce new iPad accessories" MacNN 8:28 AM
  • "WaterField Designs Adds New Smart Case and Slip Case to its Apple iPad Case Line: Adding to the Ultimate SleeveCase and iPad Suede Jacket, WaterField Designs announces the USA-Made, TSA Friendly iPad Smart Case and iPad Slip Case for iPad protection" WaterField Designs 8:23 AM
  • "Elgato introduces the world's smallest hybrid TV tuner stick" Elgato 8:21 AM
  • "Case-Mate ships Hug cordless charging solution for iPhones." Insanely Great Mac 8:34 AM
  • "Case-Mate's Hug wireless iPhone charging solution shipping now for $100" Engadget 8:21 AM
  • "Crazy Mike's Apps announces March Madness iPod touch 8GB giveaway" prMac 3:19 PM
  • "Sweetpea Software releases Rulette 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "Survey of IT Administrators Finds that Macs Cost Less to ManageThan PCs" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "iPhone Aid for Scatterbrains, Aging Boomers and Busy, Forgetful People" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "Feng Shui Bagua Map 1.0 for iPhone - Fun, Easy, Effective Feng Shui Tool" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "DC Way for iPhone is DC Resident or Tourist's Best Friend - 50 Apps in 1" prMac 8:19 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Biodegradable Plastic: IBM, Stanford Reach Breakthrough" Seeking Alpha 10:03 AM
  • "IBM develops plant-based biodegradable plastics" TG Daily 1:53 PM
  • "IBM Will Research Mobile Access for the Aged and Illiterate" IDG News Service 12:10 PM
  • "IT gives Windows 7 the green light: After taking a pass on Vista, organizations are ready to commit to Microsoft's new OS" Computerworld 11:03 AM
  • "Windows 7 speculation claims SP1 will land in Q4 2010" The Register 2:03 PM
  • "Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series Could Draw Consumers, Says Analyst" eWeek 11:21 AM
  • "Microsoft rejiggers EU browser ballot after complaints: Microsoft has updated the algorithm used to generate the browser ballot screen it's pushing out to certain Windows users in the European Union, after some complained that the ostensibly random ballot was far from random." The Register 2:06 PM
  • "Why Bing Loves Farmville: Microsoft learns a lesson on how to win Facebook fans and influence people" Fortune 10:05 AM
  • "Global CIO: Ballmer's Cloud Commitment Makes Microsoft Relevant Again" TechWeb News 10:21 AM
  • "Hard drive evolution could hit Microsoft XP users" BBC 10:29 AM
  • "Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-Day" TechWeb News 3:26 PM
  • "Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole on Patch Tuesday" CNET News 3:15 PM
  • "Microsoft's Chuck Thacker Receives Turing Award: Honored for his pioneering design of the first modern PC" Dr. Dobb's 10:20 AM
  • "Microsoft, HP Stretch Education Budgets in Emerging Markets" IDG News Service 12:10 PM
  • "Black week for HP as troubles mount: Company beset by lawsuits, strikes and huge compensation payout" V3 2:14 PM
  • "Hewlett-Packard Sues MicroJet, Mipo Alleging Patents Infringed" Bloomberg 10:32 AM
  • "HP says stolen components found in ink cartridges sold online" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11:15 AM
  • "HP Skewers Apple's iPad With Slate Demo Videos" ChannelWeb 10:58 AM
  • "HP Flaunts Flash and AIR on Slate Tablet" PCWorld 12:09 PM
  • "Dell Packs Core i7 Option into New Vostros" PC Magazine 12:05 PM
  • "New Dell Vostro Notebooks Powered by Latest Intel Chips" eWeek 11:20 AM
  • "Dell intros restyled biz laptops: Vostro 3000 line debuts" Register Hardware 2:01 PM
  • "Dell unveils Vostro 3000 small business range" ZDNet UK 2:31 PM
  • "Open source boss quits Sun Oracle: Simon Phipps rides out of Ellison town" The Register 2:02 PM
  • "EU extends review of Cisco/Tandberg deal" Reuters 9:59 AM
  • "Cisco's Next-Generation Internet Pitch" TheStreet 9:40 AM
  • "Cisco's Compelling Efficiency" Barron's 9:58 AM
  • "Cisco unveils high-speed Internet router: Company says the upgraded networking device can handle 322 terabits of traffic per second, or simultaneous video calls for every person in China" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:42 AM
  • "Cisco Unveils Next Internet Core Router: Cisco Systems on Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform." IDG News Service 12:08 PM
  • "Cisco unveils ultra-fast Internet technology" CNNMoney 1:11 PM
  • "Cisco rolls out new router as 'foundation' of next Internet: Reaction muted as analyst says product 'not an iPhone type of game-changer'" MarketWatch 2:50 PM
  • "Cisco works the hype machine with new gear" MarketWatch 2:49 PM
  • "Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router" Associated Press 11:36 AM
  • "Intel Fosters Apps for Netbooks: Chip Giant Partners with Dell, Samsung and Acer to Encourage Developers to Make Apps for Atom Devices" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:14 PM
  • "Intel Sees 2012 Deployment for Mobile WiMax Release 2" IDG News Service [Free Registration Required] 10:14 AM
  • "Newegg Fires Supplier IPEX in Fake Intel Chip Flap" eWeek 11:23 AM
  • "Newegg drops supplier over fake Intel chips" ZDNet UK 2:31 PM
  • "Intel Euro boss pledges Brussels-friendly marketing funds: Intel will continue to offer coop marketing funds and discounts to the channel on Europe whatever the outcome of its appeal against a Brussels ruling that it had abused its monopoly." Channel Register 2:06 PM
  • "U.S. considers some free wireless broadband service" Reuters 10:16 AM
  • "2009 Storage Software Sales Dip, Hardware Sales Dive: Reports" ChannelWeb 10:57 AM
  • "IT hiring outlook improves: Think financial services if job hunting" ZDNet Blogs 2:28 PM
  • "IT Spending Will Rise, But Not Rebound, in 2010, Ovum Says: Most IT budgets to be flat this year." Bank Systems & Technology 10:18 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple hits another record high" Fortune 5:23 PM
  • "Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs: Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $3.94, or 1.80%, on heavier than average volume of 32,647,77 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $223.02." MacDailyNews 3:46 PM
  • "Cramer: Why I Love Apple/Jim Cramer on why he loves Apple. Cramer also reveals his price target and how to buy this stock." [Video Report]  TheStreet 8:09 AM
  • "Analyst: iPad Likely to Drive Recurring Sales for Apple, Publishers" The Mac Observer 10:25 AM
  • "5 reasons to buy Apple stock again" Fortune 8:50 AM
  • "Apple: Sell Before the Fall" TheStreet 8:42 AM
Industry News
  • "The Bullish Case for Tech Stocks" Minyanville 9:58 AM
  • "Tech stocks rise, but Cisco flatlines at the close" MarketWatch 3:35 PM
  • "US Stocks Edge Higher, Led By Telecom; DJIA Up 10" MarketWatch 9:51 AM
  • "Stocks muster gains; Nasdaq at 18-month high" CNNMoney 3:36 PM
  • "Mini Celebration on Wall Street: Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the end of the Great Recession's bear market, Wall Street closed slightly higher on Tuesday, adding onto the Dow's 4,000-point surge over that span." FOXBusiness 4:27 PM
  • "Stocks Close Modestly Higher: Stocks eked out gains on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of the stock market's low during the financial crisis." TheStreet 4:27 PM
  • "Wall St up on one-year anniversary of bottom: US equities rallied modestly on Tuesday, a year to the day that markets closed at their lows during the financial crisis, as investors took stock of the recovery thus far." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:37 PM
  • "Hesitation on Wall Street Leaves Shares Flat" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:59 AM
  • "Stocks Roiled by Cisco, Banks: Stocks ended with a slight gain after being whipsawed by speculative bets in the financial sector and a rally in telecommunications, which benefited from Cisco Systems' unveiling of a new router." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:37 PM
  • "Telecom Stocks: Sprint, phone stocks advance/Sprint Nextel Corp. jumped more than 7% Tuesday after a top executive said the company plans to cut debt faster and that revenue might grow later in the year." MarketWatch 2:46 PM
  • "Stocks set for opening drop: U.S. stocks were poised for a lower start Tuesday as investors expressed uncertainty about the outlook for markets on the anniversary of the bear-market low." CNNMoney 9:39 AM
  • "Canadian stocks decline as commodity prices falter" MarketWatch 2:49 PM
  • "British shares back away from 18-month highs: FTSE 100 down 0.4%; bank and mining sectors under pressure" MarketWatch 9:51 AM
  • "Asian markets mostly higher, China Life sparkles" MarketWatch 9:50 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Europe marks one-year anniversary of lows with mild loss/EADS and Deutsche Post shares decline after posting earnings" MarketWatch 9:45 AM
  • "World stocks off 6-week high; oil tumbles" Reuters 9:59 AM

 
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