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Monday Highlights: WSJ notes Credit Suisse analyst quoting Apple execs saying they would change iPad pricing (lower) if it doesn't gain traction; Tim Bajarin considers iPad both a blessing and curse for publishing industry; and iPad to 'spark another revolution', questions regarding iPad that Apple won't answer, and can one use iPad for both business and personal computing? Plenty more iPad material throughout MacSurfer; Macworld looks at 20 years of Photoshop; Windows on Mac, as reviewed by InfoWorld; In-Stat report says iPad will energize a '$4 billion tablet PC semiconductor opportunity'; Daniel Eran on iPad's VGA output as well as iPad Myth #6; think iPad hype 'turned off' potential buyers? Is it a 'gateway drug to Mac addiction'?; Rob Enderle on how Microsoft could beat Apple and Google; and how about the Macworld Expo? Will it succeed without Apple? and over at TechNN, IBM loading big guns preparing for server war with Oracle/Sun, also unveils eco-friendly chips; Minyanville op-ed calls for more discipline at Microsoft - for sake of shareholders; speech translation coming to a Google phone near you.
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"Apple Management: iPad Prices Could Change/Apple intends to stay 'nimble' on pricing of the iPad, possibly lowering prices if the newly unveiled tablet device fails to gain traction among consumers." WSJ Blogs 9:58 AM
"Apple's iPad: A Blessing and Curse for Publishing/Apple's new tablet may revolutionize the publishing industry, much to the benefit and detriment of big houses." PC Magazine 8:28 AM
"iPad to Spark Another Revolution, Poll Says" TheStreet 8:36 AM
"Four Reasons Apple iPad Can't Miss" TheStreet 9:46 AM
"The iPad questions Apple won't answer: As the smoke clears from Steve Jobs' iPad demo, missing details suggest there's less to Apple's tablet than meets the eye" InfoWorld 8:23 AM
"The iPad Dilemma: The problems of using one device for both personal and business computing." Forbes 8:03 AM
"A Smarter Tablet: The Apple iPad made for splashy headlines and visuals, but its business utility is dubious, at best. What would a tablet need in order to take off among mobile professionals?" Smarter Technology 11:31 AM
"iPad Worries FCC: The FCC is asking networks to expand bandwidth to accommodate the iPad" [Video Report] ABCNews 10:34 AM
"iPhone Market Share: The Rest of the Story" Seeking Alpha 8:35 AM
"ITC Investigating Apple in Nokia Complaint" The Mac Observer 8:09 AM
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"Looking back at 20 years of Adobe Photoshop" Macworld 8:41 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Reader verifies printer.conf fix for Snow Leopard shared printer problems" MacWindows 8:47 AM
"Snow Leopard timestamp change on Office files" MacWindows 8:42 AM
"Reader has luck with Realtek drivers for Boot Camp/Win 7 speaker issue" MacWindows 8:47 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"CrossOver: Windows apps without Windows/CodeWeaver's CrossOver Mac allows many Windows applications to be installed and run directly on Mac OS X" InfoWorld 1:08 PM
"InfoWorld review: Windows on the Mac" InfoWorld 8:50 AM
"PrintMaster Platinum 2.0: Powerful and intuitive art program facilitates a variety of creative projects" Macworld 8:40 AM
"Tune-Up App Lets You Get More Intimate With Your Mac" MacNewsWorld 8:40 AM
"Want to Secure Your Data Across Platforms? Check out TrueCrypt!" The Mac Observer 8:52 AM
"5 Ways This Tool Is A Better Video Screen Capture On Your Mac" Mac360 7:47 AM
"How To Let Your Kids Browse Safe On A Mac With KidSafe" Mac360 7:45 AM
"Why Mac Games Are Expensive Fun For Parents And Kids" Mac360 7:45 AM
"So many apps, so little time" ["With more than 140,000 applications now available for the iPhone and 3 billion downloads of them already locked in by Apple fans, developers continue to bring us both cool and extremely dumb ways to harness technology in our lives."] San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:15 AM
"A bonanza for app developers: Smart-phone applications growing in popularity, bringing in big money" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 8:29 AM
"AppFund seeks Apple iPad developers, offers funding up to $500,000" Macworld UK 9:07 AM
"The Company Behind More Than 3,000 Apps" ["AppMakr was originally a side service offered by PointAbout, a technology consulting company based out of Washington, D.C. In its beta form, AppMakr listed a $2,000 starting price for aspiring app makers to sign up, in addition to the price to build the actual app."] WSJ Blogs 9:49 AM
"Video: Media chiefs talk iPod and new media" Distorted-Loop 1:44 PM
"Hutchison Austria to offer iPad + 3G modem deal" iLounge 9:08 AM
"US e-book market to spark $2.5 billion in revenue by 2013" Macsimum News 9:01 AM
"Will Android handset beat out the iPhone?" JoongAng Daily 10:57 AM
"The iPad Could Mean Big Trouble for AT&T's Network, FCC Warns" The Apple Blog 2:47 PM
"Adobe says Apple uncooperative on Flash issue" Bloomberg News 8:28 AM
"Global CIO: Why GM's Volt Electric Car Needs An iPhone App/GM is promising a smartphone app that lets drivers remotely track data such as whether the Volt's battery is charged, hoping to ease the fear of running out of juice on the road." InformationWeek 4:06 PM
"How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling" CNET News 10:11 AM
"Expanded iWorld distribution channel brings innovative accessories to Apple dealers" Australian Macworld 8:52 AM
"Introducing...the Personal Theater!" Katz Blog 1:43 PM
"The Full Movie Theater iPhone Stand" Gizmodo 1:15 PM
Non-Apple News
"Weak Forecasts Kill Supercomm Trade Show: Supercomm, a U.S. telecommunications trade show that has taken on different forms and names over the past several years, has been canceled for 2010 due to lack of interest." IDG News Service [Free Registration Required] 3:43 PM
"Artist Conjures Paintings Out of Floppy Disks" Wired 1:55 PM
"Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked: Security chip used in millions of PCs hacked; criminals can crack encryption with new attack" Associated Press 3:36 PM
"Microscope-wielding boffins crack cordless phone crypto: Cryptographers have broken the proprietary encryption used to prevent eavesdropping on more than 800 million cordless phones worldwide, demonstrating once again the risks of relying on obscure technologies to remain secure." The Register 1:49 PM
"Sony to demo 'world's first' in-box wireless tech: Sony has developed a wireless communications technology designed to replace the cabling within gadgets rather than connections between devices." Register Hardware 1:48 PM
"ISSCC: Toshiba, Unity claim breakthroughs" EE Times 1:28 PM
"Engineers explore life beyond 10 Gbit links: Designers rally around 25G, but next step still a mystery" EE Times 1:28 PM
"Job Postings Hint at Amazon's Plans for the Kindle: It looks as if color screens and Wi-Fi might be the next additions to Amazon's Kindle." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 1:13 PM
"High-tech kept the Super Bowl on track" CNN 10:56 AM
"Tech That Says 'I Love You': CNET Senior Editor Shares Word on Gadgets That Go Above and Beyond Chocolates and Flowers" CBS News 10:52 AM
"Skype Rival Fring Lures Mobile-Phone Users to Free Video Calls" Bloomberg 10:44 AM
"Nook back on sale: Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, which sold out over the winter holidays, is available online once again, the company said Monday." CNET News 10:10 AM
"SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation/In the wake of the sudden resignation of CEO Leo Apotheker, company co-founder Hasso Plattner vows that a new management style will drive technical innovation." InformationWeek 3:48 PM
"Father of Linux calls Nexus One smartphone 'a winner'" Network World 11:03 AM
"Google to Add Social Feature to Gmail: Google Inc. is taking a swipe at Facebook Inc. with a new feature that makes it easier and faster for users of Gmail to view media and status updates shared by their friends." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:32 PM
"Google files four web-app patent applications: Google has filed at least four patent applications for technology it is building into its Chrome browser to try to make the web a more powerful foundation for applications." CNET News 2:00 PM
"Google threatens Chinese copycat site Goojje: Blatant rip-off raises search giant's hackles" V3 1:51 PM
"Google launches Street View for fish" TG Daily 1:44 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"CNET TV Apple Byte: Apple faces critics" CNET Reviews 2:13 PM
"The Road to Macworld -David Sparks Talks About His Sessions on The Mac At Work and Numbers" MacVoices 1:04 PM
"Jean MacDonald of SmileOnMyMac Discusses the Business Value of Macworld" MacVoicesTV 11:16 AM
"Almost Famous: Keith Lee of Booyah Games" AllThingsD 9:56 AM
"Apple Again Tops HP, Dell in Customer Satisfaction" eWeek 11:32 AM
"iPad Energizes $4 Billion Tablet PC Semiconductor Opportunity by 2014, Reports In-Stat" Business Wire 9:35 AM
"Inside Apple's iPad: VGA video output/Apple's new iPad debuts a new VGA-style video output option, a first for the company's mobile device lineup." AppleInsider 8:54 AM
"Apple Surveying iPhone Developers' Happiness With The App Store" TechCrunch 4:08 PM
"Alleged Core i7 MacBook Pro Benchmarked" The Apple Blog 9:50 AM
"Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro spotted, new Apple laptops imminent?" Macworld UK 7:47 AM
"New MacBook Pros launching soon?" CrunchGear 1:11 PM
"Jailbreak Your iPhone OS 3.1.3 With New Pwnage Tool" Mac|Life 8:12 AM
"Refurbished & Used iPod Price Tracker -iPod Touches Up To $150 Off Original Price -The Best iPod Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 2:46 PM
"Apple Friendly Product Guide... Best Selling iPhone Headsets -From $22 To $130 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 3:36 PM
"In The US Apple Store the refurbished Mac Pro 2.93GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon for $4,999 was restocked, 38 items were unchanged, and four were Sold Out." While Supplies Last 1:04 PM
"Amazon schleps attractive US, UK deals on Mac Box Set" 9 to 5 Mac 2:14 PM
"US Survey Predicts Apple iPad To Be Embarrassing Flop" ITProPortal 8:15 AM
"What the Apple iPad really is/Enough ranting: The iPad isn't what I thought it would be, either. Focus on what it's truly designed for and you may like it" InfoWorld 8:14 AM
"Wolverton: Why can't Apple and Adobe just get along?" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:13 AM
"Ripping the Wrong Page From Apple's E-Playbook: Amazon is beginning to discover that selling e-books is not going to be the same as selling music online." E-Commerce Times 8:12 AM
"How Microsoft Could Beat Apple and Google: Needed - One Child Executive" TechNewsWorld 8:12 AM
"Baby You Can Touch iPad (for misguided pundits, with apologies to The Beatles)" The Small Wave 8:01 AM
"Love At First Byte: Your Nerdy Valentine's Day Guide" Techland 1:49 PM
"It's official: Fable III expected to 'piss' people off" TG Daily 1:45 PM
"Europe lagging behind on fibre broadband adoption: Fibre penetration higher in North America and Asia" PC Advisor 1:43 PM
"PC Maintenance: What Tasks When?" PC World 1:25 PM
"Google vs. Microsoft marketing" ["Microsoft seems to want to be the everyman of operating systems. Google seems to want to just help people get their work and browsing done efficiently. ... As a consumer, I know what to do with Google's message. I have no idea what to do with Microsoft's, except perhaps feel proud (or ashamed, as the case may be)."] CNET News 1:19 PM
"IT Careers: Retire? How about never" Computerworld 12:21 PM
"Planning for virtualization? Beware of server overload" Computerworld 12:21 PM
"5 Dazzling Data Projectors: Here's a look at some of the best projector choices out there for displaying PowerPoint and other presentations." PC Magazine 12:08 PM
"Buy an 'expensive' SAN and save money: Think you can't afford a SAN? Run the numbers, weigh the advantages, and think again" InfoWorld 11:52 AM
"Verizon temporarily blocks some 4chan sites" CNET News 3:39 PM
"Application Development: 20 Essential Things to Know About the HTML5 Web Language" [Slideshow] eWeek 11:29 AM
"Solid-state storage fixes data center bottlenecks -- for a price: Yes, solid-state storage is still expensive, but for speed-hungry applications, the performance boost can be too great to ignore." Computerworld 11:04 AM
"Google doppelgänger casts riddle over interwebs: Why is Google routing the world through 'Googol'?" The Register 1:49 PM
"Google, Market Thyself/Here is a question no amount of searches on Google will help answer: Why did Google choose the one product it doesn't need to advertise for its first Super Bowl commercial?" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:12 PM
"Motorola Droid no iPhone killer despite innovations" ITBusiness.ca 8:59 AM
"Torvalds' Nexus One endorsement may be regretted" ZDNet Blogs 8:52 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Hilarious: Steve Jobs copycat unveils the Apple 'i'" Geek 9:54 AM
"Macworld Expo 2010 Hess Party List Goes Online" The Mac Observer 6:10 PM
"25% off Red, Purple, and Pink Speck Cases!" Speck 2:47 PM
"Macworld 2010 to Host the Largest Collection of Apps Under One Roof" Business Wire 1:13 PM
"Tukaiz Launches Captivating 'PixyMe' iPhone Application: Exciting New Way to E-Mail, Text or Print Personalized Greetings and Postcards Leaps to the Top 100 Paid Social Networking Apps" Business Wire 1:13 PM
"ClickandBuy: New Facebook App Makes Money Transfer Possible for 350 Million Facebook Users Worldwide" Business Wire 1:13 PM
"App guides you in mall: Directionally challenged shoppers, take heart. There's an app for that." Minneapolis Star-Tribune 1:08 PM
"AT&T Navigator 1.5i Hits the iPhone" AppScout 1:08 PM
"New Ebooks Aid Remote Tech Support, Collaboration, and Administration" TidBITS 1:04 PM
"Finally! 'Find in Page' Comes to Mobile Safari" ReadWriteWeb 10:55 AM
"Touch your screen, get a massage" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:53 AM
"Macworld Expo: InFocus shows wireless projetor system for Macs" 9 to 5 Mac 10:12 AM
"Northern Kentucky University launches 'iPhone academy" Macsimum News 9:56 AM
"An app to keep Xbox Live living: 360 Live, and independently developed mobile app for the iPhone/iPod Touch, lets you connect with your buddies away from the console" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:58 AM
"Popcap's 'Plants Vs Zombies' for iPhone to Be Released February 15th" Touch Arcade 2:50 PM
"Hudson Revives 'Military Madness: Neo Nectaris' for iPhone" Touch Arcade 8:46 AM
"'Riddim Ribbon' – Tapulous Does 'AudioSurf'" Touch Arcade 8:46 AM
"'Rise of Triad' for iPhone Becomes Official and New Video" Touch Arcade 8:45 AM
"'GT Racing: Motor Academy' Races Into App Store" Touch Arcade 8:45 AM
"Glu intros 1000: Find 'Em All! for iPhone" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"IBM now tops in Unix, in part due to Austin Power chip engineering team" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
"IBM Powers Up For Server War: As the Oracle-Sun combo heats up hardware competition, IBM's Power7 servers aim to dominate." Forbes 9:59 AM
"IBM Rolls Out Power7 As Rivals Converge: Big Blue's introduction of new enterprise servers shows it still wants to be king of the integrated systems game." InformationWeek 3:47 PM
"IBM Debuts New Server Systems as Oracle Enters Market" Bloomberg 10:43 AM
"IBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, Sun" Reuters 9:57 AM
"IBM Unveils Eco-Friendly Chips: IBM has unveiled the latest version of its Power processors, which it claims will lay the foundation for companies' green IT efforts and help it tap into new revenue streams." TheStreet 9:40 AM
"IBM Launches Next Generation of Chips and Servers: Computer Maker Hopes Power7, Which Is Four Times Faster Than Its Predecessor, Helps Extend Its Edge in Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:55 AM
"IBM Launches Eight-Core Power7 Processor, Servers" IDG News Service [Free Registration Required] 11:47 AM
"IBM Unveils POWER7 Processor, Unix Servers" ChannelWeb 10:58 AM
"IBM, Microsoft Help Create Montana Supercomputer" eWeek 11:27 AM
"For Shareholders' Sake, Discipline Is Due at Microsoft" Minyanville 10:00 AM
"Microsoft: Pirated software still in Russian shops" Associated Press 1:29 PM
"Microsoft's Mobile Update May Use Zune Software and Lack Flash, Says Report" eWeek 11:28 AM
"Microsoft eliminates multitasking support in Windows Mobile 7" TG Daily 1:45 PM
"Microsoft Dropping Linux, Unix From Enterprise Search: The next wave of Fast Search and Transfer products will be the last to include search cores that run on Linux or Unix." InformationWeek 3:48 PM
"Dell snaps up crashed Exanet: How to turn $70m into $12m" Channel Register 1:47 PM
"Intel to Finally Make Money on Atom, Part 2" TheStreet 2:11 PM
"Intel Atom netbooks get whole-disk encryption: Software optimised for low-power I/O." Techworld 1:43 PM
"Europe betting on payout from Intel Labs' gambit" EE Times 11:25 AM
"Intel Israel exports jump 145 pct, seeks grant for expansion" Reuters 10:02 AM
"Intel's Israel Unit Exports Advanced 145% in 2009" Bloomberg 10:43 AM
"Deal done, Oracle looks to reassure Sun customers: Oracle pares back product lines to focus on UltraSparc, Solaris, Java and MySQL." Computerworld 11:03 AM
"Oracle to acquire AmberPoint: Oracle Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy AmberPoint Inc., which helps organizations diagnose and resolve issues in application performance and business transactions such as insurance claims processing or account provisioning, where multiple applications need to work together." Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal 10:05 AM
"Oracle Buys AmberPoint to Boost Application Management" Seeking Alpha 10:05 AM
"Oracle To Buy AmberPoint: AmberPoint's service-oriented architecture management software will be folded into Fusion middleware, said Oracle." InformationWeek 3:47 PM
"Oracle releases out-of-band patch for server hole: Oracle has released a patch for a server flaw that can be exploited over a network without the use of a username or password." ZDNet UK 1:58 PM
"Vodafone Enterprise signs 4-year Oracle deal" Reuters 10:06 AM
"In Secret, Nations Work Toward Crackdown on Piracy" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:15 AM
"Obama's 2011 budget would choke IT spending, eliminate data centers: President's aim to implement best practices used at top private-sector data centers could radically transform federal IT operations" Computerworld 11:52 AM
"Swire Properties Plans IPO Application This Month, Apple Says" Bloomberg 2/7
Industry News
"Market Keeps Ignoring Tech's Spreading Strength" Barron's 9:57 AM
"Nasdaq CEO sees difficulty in curbing bank trading" MarketWatch 9:52 AM
"Amazon, Electronic Arts highlight tech action" MarketWatch 2:07 PM
"Dow Closes Below 10,000 for First Time Since Nov. 4" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 3:57 PM
"U.S. stocks weighed by financial retreat; Dow below 10,000: A slump in financial stocks Monday sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close below 10,000 in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered." MarketWatch 3:29 PM
"US Stocks Drop, Financials Lag Amid Regulation, Europe Concerns" MarketWatch 9:53 AM
"Debt fears drag Dow below 10,000: The Dow industrials finished below the 10,000 level Monday for the first time in three months, dragged lower by financial stocks, as investors remained concerned about Europe's debt woes and the U.S. economic recovery." CNNMoney 3:20 PM
"Dow Says Goodbye to 10000 as Banks Slide: The Dow tumbled 100 points and closed below the psychologically-important 10000 threshold for the first time in three months on Monday as banks sold off amid persistent worries about how Europe's debt woes will impact the global economic recovery." FOXBusiness 3:30 PM
"Dow Trapped at 10,000 as CEOs Unsure of Future" CNBC 9:56 AM
"Stocks Lower as Financials Struggle: Stocks struggled Monday as the financial sector came under pressure and markets gauged recovery prospects amid persisting fears about European sovereign debt." TheStreet 2:02 PM
"Wall St falters on debt worries; Home Depot rises" Reuters 9:38 AM
"Dow Slides Below 10000: A slump in financial stocks sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close below 10000 in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:30 PM
"Stocks Drop on Debt Concern; Dollar Falls, Commodities Gain" Bloomberg 2:03 PM
"Stocks set for early pullback: U.S. stocks were headed for a weak start Monday, as investors remain nervous about the debt situation in Europe." CNNMoney 9:39 AM
"British shares end higher as miners gain: FTSE 100 index up 0.6%; Icap shares higher after upgrade" MarketWatch 2:04 PM
"Most European Markets Rise; Greece Slumps: European stock markets gyrated Monday but ended mostly higher as investors continued to grapple with fiscal and economic problems along the periphery of the euro zone." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:04 PM
"Europe Markets: Stocks in Europe close higher as miners climb/Randgold Resources profit climbs; SAP CEO resigns" MarketWatch 2:04 PM
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