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Weekend Highlights: Dan Dilger is back this afternoon with a thoughtful analysis of the various strategic advantages Apple's 'cash hoard' provides at AppleInsider; Would switching to Intel processors really give Apple an edge in mobile? Mac Predictions contradicts popular 'wisdom' with the thought that assuming Jonathan Ive will remove all skeumorphism from iOS 7 isn't entirely realistic; Forbes reports on Tim Cook's profit repatriation tax change ideas; Apple 2.0 at Fortune asks how devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem—with pretty positive results from a Forrester survey; Over at Macworld, the Macalope skewers the Motley Fool for unrealistic criticism of Siri before moving on to critique the ridiculous position that Apple should develop apps for Android; at AppleInsider, Daniel Eran Dilger calls out the hypocrisy of the tech press comparing Samsung's S4 sales data to the iPhone 5's; in OS X news, Adobe releases Camera RAW 8.1 with Retina support and updated camera profiles; Tapscape reports on pre-WWDC MacBook Air shortages; Fairer Platform notes that Handbrake 0.9.9 has finally shipped with several improvements; Tim Cook proposes offshore cash tax reform prior to his appearance before the US Senate; maintains Apple will be able to create more US jobs with these changes; Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt suggests it is important to observe Tim Cook's press run in advance of his Senate testimony; more on Cook's tax talks in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; sure to rile Apple fans, Derek Brown at ReadWrite pretty much hands Google the victory in its battle with Apple claiming "the company's days of dominance, let alone an effective monopolist, are behind it"; and supposedly three out of every four investors believes Apple is losing its edge in innovation; meanwhile, the U.S. Military Networks have approved Apple's iDevices for use, and another report shows AirForce saving upwards of $5.7 million per year thanks to iPads.
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"Dissatisfied Final Cut Pro X customers receive refunds from Apple: Facing backlash from customers who are unhappy with the revamped Final Cut Pro X, Apple has issued at least some refunds for the $299 Mac App Store purchase." AppleInsider 11:59 AM
"Apple issuing refunds to some Final Cut Pro X users" CNET News 1:23 PM
"Adobe welcomes Final Cut Pro users with open arms" The Loop 4:17 PM
"Import of previous Final Cut Pro XML coming soon to Final Cut Pro X" 9 to 5 Mac 10:23 AM
"Mac OS X update supports SSD optimization: Support for TRIM command will move data reads from random to sequential" Computerworld 8:25 PM
"Mac OS X 10.6.8 Adds TRIM Support for SSD Drives" The Mac Observer 6:48 PM
"Apple Developer Center Site For iPhone & OS X Contains Vulnerability That Could Open Door For Phishing Attacks" Redmond Pie 1:22 PM
"Hacker Group Says Apple Developer Site Vulnerable to Phishing" The Mac Observer 3:40 PM
"Xserve users Report performance issues after Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.8 update" AppleInsider 8:11 AM
"Apple's MobileMe has a wobble: Users hunt for mail server, answers" The Register 8:28 AM
"Thunderbolt Firmware Update Addresses Performance, Stability" The Mac Observer 8:07 AM
"Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.0 offers 'fixes" FairerPlatform 7:51 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Workaround for audio problems with OS X 10.6.8 update" MacFixIt 9:02 PM
"About Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 5" Apple Support 3:58 PM
"About Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 10" Apple Support 3:58 PM
"About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 5" Apple Support 3:58 PM
"About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 10" Apple Support 3:58 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"6 ways to make Snow Leopard roar like Lion" GigaOM 8:36 PM
"Flexiglass: The Dock & Menubar Utility That Makes Window Management a Breeze" MacStories 12:44 PM
"Review: DiskRadar/Disk utility to diagnose the health of your hard drive and files." MacNN 9:45 AM
"Publish your iWeb site on Dropbox" Macworld 9:35 AM
"A Not-So-Cheap Way To Keep Track Of Mac Software And Hardware" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"5 Ways This Mac Music App Is Better Than iTunes" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"4 Reasons Mac Users Need This Weather App Now" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"A script to automatically open a Terminal window to its directory" Mac OS X Hints 9:45 AM
"Tip: More workarounds for big file copies to Windows PC" MacWindows 9:39 AM
"Outlook 2011 for Mac Tips and Reports" MacWindows 9:37 AM
Op/Ed
"Designing GitHub for Mac/A few days ago we lifted the curtains on a project I've been deep into for a long time now: GitHub for Mac. This is the first OS X app I've designed and thought it might be interesting to share some of the process and things I learned throughout development." warpswire 3:26 PM
"John Martellaro's Blog: In Search of New Web Site Tools, Part I" The Mac Observer 2:10 PM
"Office 365: What's in it for the Mac and iOS" Macworld 3:39 PM
"Correction: Office 365 is half dead to me/In my last post I left the clear impression the only way I can use Office 365 on Mac is if I have Office for Mac installed. That's not (quite) correct." ZDNet 3:23 PM
"Don't be fooled: Office 365 is basically useless on mobile/The essentially Windows-only cloud service has no place in a mobile world and little place on Mac OS X or Linux" InfoWorld 12:07 PM
"Symantec compares iOS and Android security" IDG News Service 12:11 PM
"The iPhone at 4: A Look Back and Forward" AllThingsD 8:29 AM
"Chitika: San Francisco is No. 1 Mac city, Vermont No. 1 state" Fortune 8:29 AM
"A real Mac Mecca? Wellesley, Massachusetts" Mac.Blorge 1:27 PM
"Which US States and Cities harbor the most Mac users?" Edible Apple 3:19 PM
"Charges Dropped Over Facebook Apple Rant" PC Magazine 2:12 PM
"Weekend Store Opening For Northern Italy" ifoAppleStore 9:05 AM
"Consumer Reports: T-Mobile G2X tops iPhone 4 in camera tests" Electronista 10:02 AM
"Steve Wozniak And Nolan Bushnell's Video Game Project" Forbes 1:16 PM
"Bender from Futurama loves his Mac" Edible Apple 8:13 AM
"The Most Delicious iPhone [Video] Cult of Mac 9:45 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google's Andy Rubin: 'over 500,000 Android devices activated every day'" This is my next 3:28 PM
"Firefox may soon nix 'http' from URL bar" TG Daily 2:52 PM
"Will 'mobile' apps work on desktops? San Diego company launches apps platform for computers" San Diego Union-Tribune 2:09 PM
"Opera 11.5 Browser Launches with Speed Dial Extensions, Password Sync" PC Magazine 1:51 PM
"Acer ships first Chromebook in U.S.: With only 16GB of storage, the $349 AC700 Chromebook laptop is designed for people who rely on Web-based computing" IDG News Service 12:08 PM
"LeapFrog Unveils Tablet Computer for Children" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:06 PM
"LulzSec Members Apparently Outed: An anonymous post claims to put names to four of the group's six members, leading security experts to predict imminent arrests." InformationWeek 12:04 PM
"AU Optronics opens Slovak plant, to offer 3,000 jobs" Reuters 10:32 AM
"With Layoff Rumors, MySpace May Not Have Many Employees By Week's End" PC Magazine 1:51 PM
"Google attempts to take on Facebook with new social networking service Google+" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 1:38 PM
"Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy: Google took its biggest leap yet onto Facebook's turf on Tuesday, introducing a social networking service called the Google+ project — which happens to look very much like Facebook." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 1:25 PM
"What Do You Love: Google's ultimate mashup" Mashable 11:34 AM
"Cable & Wireless Worldwide Profit to Miss Estimates; CEO Marsh Steps Down" Bloomberg 10:45 AM
"Sony CEO asked to step down on heels of hacking fiasco" MSNBC 1:45 PM
"Hackers Exploited Common Software Errors" TheStreet 9:45 AM
"Clarification: New WebOS Facebook App Actually Designed By HP" RazorianFly 12:11 PM
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 91: On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson talks about new games 1-Bit Ninja with developer Ben Hopkins, and Tiny Tower with developer Ian Marsh." 148Apps 12:49 PM
"ThinkGeek iCade Hardware Review: Good heavens, this is one sexy beast." 148Apps 3:28 PM
"ZAGG invisibleSHIELD for iPhone 4 review" It's All Tech 9:09 AM
"Waterfield Designs Travel Express Bag for iPad, iPad 2 (Video Review)" Insanely Great Mac 8:09 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"In Pictures: Apple iOS 5 previewed" Computerworld 9:37 AM
"Sonos Controller for iOS review: Complete control for your Sonos system from your iPhone and iPad" Macworld UK 9:36 AM
"iPad Appidemic: Glo Bible Premium" Appletell 8:26 AM
"IntellVocab for iPhone Improves Your Vocabulary and Adapts to Your Progress" Lifehacker 3:29 PM
"iPhone + iPad Gems: ABC For Little Scientist, Flare, Fring, Invisibility + The Truly Great Noodle" iLounge 3:28 PM
"MyPad's Handsome Face Suffers the Occasional Tic" MacNewsWorld 9:08 AM
"Journal Your Dreams With The Dream Log – iPad App Review" PadGadget 9:36 AM
"GameBook: An Application for Golfers" Best App Site 7:52 AM
"Blogsy meets Joomla! App Review" Macfixit ZA 7:47 AM
"Review: Magical Diary for Windows, Mac and Linux" Gamertell 10:47 AM
"Trucks & Skulls Nitro HD – Angry Birds For Guys" PadGadget 1:09 PM
"D.A.R.K Review: D.A.R.K makes for an interesting departure from the norm but needs more of a hook." 148Apps 11:59 AM
"VS. Racing Review: A tilt-based racer with eye candy." 148Apps 9:09 AM
"Flick Golf Extreme! Review: Ever aimed a golf ball at a hole on an aircraft carrier from a tee on a moving helicopter? How about from an oil rig's helipad?" 148Apps 12:12 PM
"Powerslide Penguin Review: Chillingo offers up another fun casual puzzler experience, this time with a cute Penguin." 148Apps 10:10 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to child-proof your iPhone" 52 Tiger 10:11 AM
Tips
"Dear Aunt TUAW: Help convert my iDevice into a graphics tablet" TUAW 10:23 AM
"Organize iPhone folders by icon" Mac OS X Hints 9:45 AM
"Avoid Typing .COM for Any Web Site on Your iPhone" Lifehacker 9:40 AM
"Getting specific with the iPhone volume buttons" iLounge 9:05 AM
"Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2011" Computerworld 11:38 AM
"Pew: E-readers growing faster than tablets" Houston Chronicle 12:03 PM
"World's data will grow by 50X in next decade, IDC study predicts: IT execs will likely have trouble finding enough people with the skills and experience to manage it, analysts say" Computerworld 1:56 PM
"EMC: World's data doubles every 2 years" Boston Business Journal [Free Registration Required] 10:46 AM
"Flash Memory Storage Virtualization: Faster And Affordable?" InformationWeek 10:34 AM
"Cloud showdown: Microsoft vs. Google?" Fortune 10:18 AM
"Office 365 vs. Google Apps: Is Office 365 or Google Apps right for your organization?" Computerworld 9:26 AM
"Office 365 vs. Google Apps: The InfoWorld review/With Office 365 now available in final form, here's what you need to know to decide if Office 365 or Google Apps (or neither) is right for your organization" InfoWorld 8:29 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Apple unveils iBuy: the marriage of typing and spending" Scoopertino 11:27 AM
"Microsoft Office 365 Presents Strong Challenge to Google Apps for Business" eWeek 11:49 AM
"Microsoft Office 365 debuts, gets slammed by Google" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:58 AM
"Office 365 vs. Google Apps: The InfoWorld review/With Office 365 now available in final form, here's what you need to know to decide if Office 365 or Google Apps (or neither) is right for your organization" InfoWorld 12:07 PM
"Office 365: Microsoft Pitches Cloud, Eyes Profit/CEO Ballmer talks up advantages for small and midsize companies at Office 365's launch--not the cloud threat to Microsoft's lucrative on-premises enterprise software." InformationWeek 1:28 PM
"Microsoft launches Office in the cloud" BBC 10:43 AM
"Microsoft Hopes its Cloud Offerings Win Back Small Business" WSJ Blogs 9:49 AM
"Microsoft Sets Rival to Google Apps" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:49 AM
"Microsoft Office 365 Ads Plastered All Over" Barron's 10:18 AM
"Microsoft delivers Office 2010 Service Pack 1" ZDNet 3:16 PM
"20 Things Partners Want Steve Ballmer To Talk About At Microsoft WPC" [Slideshow] CRN 11:35 AM
"Kim Cameron returns to Microsoft as indie ID expert: Keeping his hand in Redmond's cryptography pond" The Register 2:55 PM
"Microsoft's top IE exec bashes Mozilla over Firefox support: But user argues Microsoft's message of inclusivity doesn't extend to Windows XP" Computerworld 11:38 AM
"Microsoft touts Internet Explorer for businesses in face of Mozilla claims" V3 3:07 PM
"Microsoft remains unimpressed with handheld consoles" TG Daily 2:53 PM
"Dell Could Shatter LCD Expectations: Wednesday's analyst meeting by the PC giant will have wide implications." Barron's 3:39 PM
"Dell expects to buy back over $2 bln in shares" MarketWatch 3:41 PM
"IBM Brings Its Clout To Social Software" Forbes 10:03 AM
"Ethiopia's Commercial Bank Signs Mobile Banking Accord With IBM" Bloomberg 10:03 AM
"As it rolls out TouchPad, HP steps up outreach to startups" Silicon Valley 2:07 PM
"Oracle Optimistic About Hardware Business" TheStreet 3:41 PM
"Oracle Gets To $37 Munching On IBM's Market Share In Database Biz" Forbes 3:41 PM
"Oracle to overhaul reseller rebates: Channel boss Althoff set to explain all in a con call" Channel Register 2:57 PM
"Oracle Aims 'Exastack' Program at ISVs" IDG News Service 1:54 PM
"Intel to continue working on MeeGo, despite Nokia exit" DigiTimes 11:47 AM
"Intel Works MeeGo, Android, Win8, Says DigiTimes" Barron's 10:15 AM
"Sony adopts Intel's Light Peak technology in new laptop: Intel's Light Peak will bring external graphics and extra device connectivity options to the new Vaio Z-series laptop" IDG News Service 12:08 PM
"AMD Pushes $14 With More PC Market Share" Forbes 3:38 PM
"Cisco Can Rebound in Less Than a Year: The networking giant can refocus and maintain share and margin." Barron's 9:59 AM
"DJIA Nets Biggest Gain in Two Months" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:28 PM
"Stocks: Housing bounce calms investors" CNNMoney 9:43 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks draw support from Greek hopes" MarketWatch 9:52 AM
"Europe's Markets Pare Gains: European stocks rose Tuesday, buoyed by increased optimism that a solution will be found to Greece's debt problems." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:29 PM
"Europe Markets: European stocks rise on Greece optimism/Cable & Wireless Worldwide, TomTom fall on warnings" MarketWatch 3:29 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 3:38 PM
"Goldman Sachs' Best Tech Stocks for 2011" TheStreet 9:45 AM
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