"J.P. Morgan: Verizon is getting its iPhone reward this quarter/The carrier will add an estimated 1.2 million new accounts, more than double AT&T's" Fortune 9:14 AM
"That Smarts-Phone War Swings Against Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:18 AM
"Denial of US preliminary injunction against Samsung shows low strategic value of Apple's design patents" Foss Patents 9:47 AM
"This Infographic Explains The Patent War Between Apple And Samsung" Redmond Pie 7:50 PM
"Third Motorola-Apple litigation in Mannheim has the court puzzled and raises an important FRAND issue" Foss Patents 7:49 PM
"Apple Patent Delves into New iPhone Camera Technologies" Patently Apple 10:12 AM
"Intel's next gen 22nm desktop processors for iMacs and Minis 'splayed (and delayed)" 9 to 5 Mac 10:20 AM
"Carrier denies 4G iPad, iPhone Deal with Apple: Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has moved to quell expectations that it would be offering 4G LTE versions of Apple's iPad and iPhone next year, which was widely reported on tech news sites in Japan and worldwide." ITProPortal 10:19 AM
"Apple ends Globe's exclusive distribution rights: The war between the country's two largest mobile phone companies is expected to heat up as Apple ended Globe Telecom Inc.'s exclusive right to bring the latest iPhones to the Philippines." The Manila Times 11:43 AM
"Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK/Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction" Scribd 12/3
"U.S. court denies Apple's bid to halt Samsung sales; Patent infringement 'still likely'" ZDNet 12/3
"US court denies Apple's preliminary request to ban Samsung Galaxy devices, but says patent infringement likely" The Verge 12/3
"United States Design Patent/Patent No.: US D618,677 S" Google Patents 12/3
"Apple's request to block Samsung Galaxy tablet, phone sales in the US is denied" Engadget 12/3
"Apple Loses Bid for Court Order in Effort to Block Samsung Galaxy Sales" Bloomberg 12/3
"U.S. judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales" Reuters 12/3
"Apple's US Samsung sales ban demands refused" SlashGear 12/3
"San Jose Court Denies Apple's Call For Preliminary Ban On Samsung Products In U.S." Redmond Pie 12/3
"US judge permits Galaxy devices to be sold" Neowin 12/3
"US court rejects Apple request on Samsung sales" Bangkok Post 12/3
"Judge Rejects Apple Request to Ban Galaxy Sales in U.S." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/3
"Apple's $2.7B Motorola bond actually yearly estimate, could be worth $16B: Motorola could be forced to pay up to $16.2 billion in guaranteed compensation if the company ultimately loses its patent dispute with Apple in Germany, as the $2.7 billion figure the iPhone maker was quoted as seeking in November has been clarified as a yearly estimate." AppleInsider 12/3
"Apple, HTC, Samsung, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Carrier IQ Sued in Cell Phone Tracking Software Scandal" CDRinf 12/3
"Class Complaint For: 1. Violation of Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511 And 2. Violation of Stored Electronic Communication Act,18 U.S.C. § 2701; And 3. Violation of Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030" Sianni & Straitte LLP 12/3
"How did you find someone to consolidate your [Apple ID] accounts? I have tried before, only to be told that it can't be done 'at the present time.'" MacInTouch 12/2
"Some guidelines for font usage in email would be helpful to both Windows and Mac users. As a long-time Mac user, I have accumulated far more fonts than I need, just by migrating from one Mac to another, and have no idea if some of them are obsolete or unsupported elsewhere." MacInTouch 12/2
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"5 Awesome Things You Can Do With Alfred On Your Mac" Cult of Mac 3:30 PM
"Run Windows applications on a Mac with WinOnX" Techgoondu 9:46 AM
"Remote Dictation Smackdown: Which app does the best sending Siri text to a Mac?" TUAW 12/3
"Best Mac backup software: 6 apps tested" TechRadar UK 12/3
"Quick tip: Disable Mac OS X Lion Auto-resume features" MacAmour 12/3
"After installing 5.1.2 site loading was slow. I disabled DNS pre-loading and it is much faster now. Very pleased" MacInTouch 12/3
"Mission Control has won me over: In my review of Mac OX X 10.7 Lion (Personal Technology, July 22), I found annoyances with Launchpad and Mission Control. But I've recently begun to warm to Mission Control, much to my surprise." Seattle Times 12/2
"Inpaint makes it easy to remove objects from your photos" Macworld 12/2
"Pages '09: The Wonders of Master Objects" The Mac Observer 12/2
"Choose the right Mac microphone for speech recognition" Macworld 12/2
"Enable Retina- Like HiDPI Display Modes In OS X Lion [Video How-To] Cult of Mac 12/2
"How to Install Ubuntu 11.10 in OS X Using VMware Fusion" Macinstruct 12/2
"Can I Use iTunes Home Sharing Across the Internet? [Ask MacRx] Cult of Mac 12/2
"How To: Combine Multiple PDFs In Preview" Macenstein 12/2
"Disable the Empty Trash Warning in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 12/2
"Where Does Your Time Go? Use A Mac Task Timer To Know" NoodleMac 12/2
"The Best Money You'll Spend For The Best Mac Utility App To Make You Happy" Mac 360 12/2
"The Flaws In This Cheap, Easy, Instant Warning System For Your Mac Notebook" Mac 360 12/2
"The Best Pandora App For Your Mac Music Pleasure" PixoBebo 12/2
Op/Ed
"Regarding the issues with mail display on different clients: There is plenty of room for debate about how well various mail clients adhere to various standards - and Microsoft is certainly problematic in relation to certain standards about attachment handling. What I have found is that unless there is a specific reason to have a particular font, color, or active link, it is far better practice to send as many messages as possible in plain text format." MacInTouch 12/3
"Whether or not AppleCare is a taxable item varies from state to state. Where I live in Massachusetts, it's considered a service, and thus the state's 6.25% sales tax does not apply. In other states, it does." MacInTouch 12/3
"Firefox to Drop Leopard Support. So What?" Low End Mac 12/2
"'Obsolete' Computers Still Have Value" Low End Mac 12/2
"Lion discussion continues with more explanation about how document-open operations work now, plus Snow Leopard compatibility with new Macs, along with tips and notes about Address Book issues and alternatives." MacInTouch 12/2
"Preview of Productive Macs -a New Productivity Bundle for Mac" Your Mac Life 12/2
"Trouble understanding Ozzy? Finally, an iPhone app that can decipher the thickest Brummie accent" Daily Mail (UK) 5:12 PM
"Viral Video: Band Brings iPhone Games Into the Real World" Mashable 3:24 PM
"Apple's policies on leaking information leaked" Neowin 12/3
"VIVA launches iPhone 4S: VIVA Bahrain became the first telecom operator in Bahrain to announce its official launch of the long-awaited iPhone 4S from Apple, which will soon be available at all VIVA retail outlets." Gulf Daily News 12/3
"TouchFire: Is it the iPad's Ultimate (Typing) Accessory?" Mashable 12/3
"Eye Movements May Soon Control Our Smartphones" PCWorld 12/3
"iPhone 4S RIval Alert : LG Nitro HD Debuts On AT&T" ITProPortal 12/3
"iPad 2 Rival Alert : Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Down To £359" ITProPortal 12/3
Publications/Podcasts
"17.12/December 2011: Volume 17, Number 12" ATPM 12/3
"YMPNow Week of 28NOV; Guest -Ken Ray" YMP Now 12/3
"How Avid came to Apple.: This is the monthly excerpt from John Buck's book, Timeline. The ebook is sold at Amazon and Apple iBooks" Tumblr 12/2
"Gene Steinberg meets The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, Macworld's Lex Friedman, and AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 12/2
"The TouchArcade Show - 28 - ...It's Time to Play the GAME!!!" Touch Arcade 12/2
"Infinity Blade II, Smartphone Tracking, Bathroom TVs + More (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 12/2
"There And Back Again: A Lengthy Weighing Of The Galaxy Nexus And iPhone 4S" TechCrunch 7:43 PM
"iPhone 4S v pro camera - in pictures: Recently Annie Leibovitz recommended the new iPhone 4S as 'the snapshot camera of today'. Photographer Katherine Rose put the phone's camera through its paces to see how it would fare in comparison with the Canon 5D mkii she uses profesionally" [Slideshow] The Observer 9:45 AM
"Freshly Squeezed Reviews: The Grablet" YMP Now 3:17 PM
"Inside iPhone 4S US mobile data: AT&T vs Sprint vs Verizon/Apple now sells iPhones that work on three of the top four national US mobile carriers. Here's a look at how well you can expect Apple's latest smartphones to work on each of these mobile data networks, based on real world testing of each carrier's data throughput." AppleInsider 12/3
"iPhone 4S vs Galaxy Nexus video review hits YouTube" PopHerald 12/3
"Review: iTunes Match wins cloud music war by wisp" Associated Press 12/3
"The Week in iPhone Cases: Colorwheel" Macworld 12/3
"Apple Thunderbolt Display 27in monitor: Pricey but gorgeous and well-equipped 27in monitor for Thunderbolt capable MacBooks." Register Hardware 12/2
"WD My Passport Studio 1TB external hard drive: A durable and stylish portable hard drive that offers fast data transfer and encryption." Register Hardware 12/2
"Review: ZooGue Case for iPhone 4/4S" [Video Review] RunAroundTech 12/2
"iKurv speaker dock for iPhone, iPod review" Appletell 12/2
"LunaTik Watch Bands Make Your IPod Nano A Wristwatch" MacNews 12/2
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Britannica app an encyclopedia on your iPad" Chicago Tribune 9:05 PM
"The best iPhone travel apps of 2011" Appolicious 5:10 PM
"Rate anything and everything with Kevin Rose's Oink for iPhone" Appolicious 1:26 PM
"Personal shopper: App tracks email receipts" Boston Herald 9:47 AM
"Send instant location-based gifts through Clingle on your iPhone" The Next Web 9:17 AM
"The Best New And Updated iPhone Apps Of The Week, November 27-December 3, 2011" App Advice 12/3
"7 New Apps Worth Downloading This Week" Mashable 12/3
"Fuego's River Adventure: A Body Motion Game for iOS" Wired 12/3
"Here Are The Best iPhone And iPad Apps You Missed This Week" Business Insider 12/3
"Manage your holiday gift-giving from your iOS device: Gift list managers abound in the App Store, but which should you pick?" Macworld 12/3
"Siri and Abortion: ACLU, NARAL on Apple 'Glitch'" ABCNews 12/3
"Tech Week: Apple employee fired for Facebook rant and more" T3 12/3
"Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not Evil" Mashable 12/3
"MacOS KenDensed: MacOS KenDensed: Carrier IQ's Privacy Game" The Mac Observer 12/3
"Why Both You And Carrier IQ Are Pawns In The Fight For Mobile Data" mocoNews 12/3
"Kindle Fire vs iPad 2: The rivalry will continue" PopHerald 12/3
"The Reason Why Apple Uses Integrated Battery Designs: If we believe the vision for Apple expressed by Steve Jobs, it's all about technology leading to the experience." Tom's Hardware 12/3
Non-Apple
"Big Question (Answered): 'Are You Uncomfortable with the Plethora of Data Collected About You Each Day?'" ReadWriteWeb 12/2
"A dead-easy way to kill vampire power" CNET News 12/2
"Very Serious, Must-Buy Gadget of the Week: Air Table Tennis Paddle" Techland 12/2
"Some thoughts on the end of Napster" TG Daily 12/2
"Holy streaming, Batman! There's a new Youtube" TG Daily 12/2
"The Cloud, Day 17: Cloud Entertainment Comes with Strings Attached" PCWorld 12/2
"RIM's faux BES for iOS and Android: Too little, too late/If you look past the hype, you can see that RIM offers no more than you already have" InfoWorld 12/2
"10 Great Tech Gifts Under $50: Leave the hard work to Santa's elves this season and give great gifts on a budget." PC Magazine 12/2
"Gift Guide: 11 nifty gizmos for tech geeks" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 12/2
"Yahoo's big decision should be easy" Fortune 12/2
"Cyber-Security Spending to Hit $60 Billion in 2011" eWeek 12/2
"Turn iPhone Into The Walkman You Never Had" iPhone Savior 11:29 PM
"Turn the iPhone or iPad into a Metal Detector with techBASIC" prMac 11:07 PM
"European Central Bank launches economic iPad game as euro crisis deepens" Telegraph 3:23 PM
"Mobjoy, a mobile game studio and publisher, just released Road Warrior 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad." prMac 11:49 AM
"TAB Rest - New Wrist Rest And Cushioned Support for your iPad" prMac 10:21 AM
"The Mac Store is Giving Away 21 Free Mac Computers in 21 Days: The Mac Store Launches 21 Macs in 21 Days, giving Holiday shoppers 21 chances to win an Apple MacBook Air." PR 9:42 AM
"New Zombie Game - Savior HD For iPad Now Available For Free In AppStore" prMac 9:42 AM
"Introducing KidsMag issue 3 for iPad" prMac 9:39 AM
"AlarMe - Free breaks previous boundaries set by standard alarm clocks" prMac 9:38 AM
"Clo-Team Launches ZenNotes for Lotus Notes Sametime and Others" prMac 9:38 AM
"Photo Christmas for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S" prMac 9:39 AM
"Xbox 360's new video services won't all launch right away; Comcast, Verizon, and HBO Go delayed" Engadget 11:06 PM
"Microsoft rolls out Xbox TV platform: Microsoft rolls out Xbox TV platform that responds to voice, motion commands" Associated Press 11:07 PM
"The Xbox Metro Update Nudges Microsoft's Console Closer To Set-top Hedgemony" TechCrunch 11:11 PM
"Microsoft Updating Xbox Interface; Adding Voice Search" Forbes 11:07 PM
"Better than Flight Sim? 'Microsoft Flight' prepares for takeoff with upcoming beta" GeekWire 10:08 AM
"Big Blue prototypes software for big, big data: Coping with the astronomy info-glut" The Register 5:48 PM
"Why Intel's Future Looks Incredibly Bright And Profitable" Seeking Alpha 9:41 AM
"AMD supports Android on PC development: Google and Intel are not lending support to project to run the open source mobile OS on x86 PCs" Rethink Wireless 1:42 PM
"Cisco to place more importance on partners in 2012: Networking vendor roadshow underscores reliance on resellers, especially in cloud services" New Zealand Reseller News 9:55 AM
"Cisco: Cloud Will Soon Handle Most Data Center Workloads" Forbes 11:11 PM
"Asia Stocks Rise for 6th Day, Extend Weekly Gain on Italy Moves" Bloomberg Businessweek 11:31 PM
"Stocks: Desperately seeking EU superheroes" CNNMoney 5:14 PM
"Technology Sector: Noteworthy Insider Buys And Sells Last Week" Seeking Alpha 5:19 PM
"Those Grand Old Tech Stocks: Big-cap technology names don't offer rapid growth, but in parlous times their steady shares and yields look attractive." Barron's 12/3
"Markets Brace for EU Summit: Coming Week" TheStreet 12/3
"Careful Day Caps Big Week for Dow: The U.S. stock market ended a rampant week with a whimper on Friday as early euphoria gave way to a sober look toward a crucial moment in the European debt crisis next week." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/3
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