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Tuesday Highlights: Tim Cook defends Apple before US Senate panel accusing the company of dodging billions of dollars in payment of US taxes due to offshore loopholes; NPR, C-SPAN have live feeds, other sites with live coverage are down in our Finances section; Senator Rand Paul excoriates fellow Senators, says need to "look in the mirror", apologizes to Apple, more on the Senate proceedings in content-appropriate sections throughout MacSurfer; is Apple's brand leadership under threat due to the lethal Android + Samsung Galaxy duo?; or is the relationship between Samsung and Google a nightmare?; Apple is BrandZ's number one global brand; TekRevue explains how to make a 4GB/s RAM disk on your OS X machine; Amsys introduces beginners to using Kerberos in OS X; Apple iPhone satisfaction dropping from higher levels last year, according to American Customer Satisfaction Index; TechCrunch points to new smartwatch with power-management features; a thinner, lighter iPad 5 coming in September according to rumors; April sales of domestic Mac sales were flat, but AllThingsD says it's not a bad thing; and Apple has been granted 26 patents today, including Magic Mouse force sensor, palm touch detection, among others down in our Hardware/Software section; Macworld offers advice for those who've dropped their Mac; TechHive thinks the best Twitter app for iPhone is Echofon; PC Advisor explains how you can reset your iDevice to factory defaults, wiping all data; does Apple's new TV strategy consist of refusing approval of new TV tuners for iDevices?; poor Nintendo, Wii U sales are in collapse, perhaps the company needs to develop games for iOS; Microsoft readying reveal of new Xbox 720, reports down in our Computer Industry section.
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"Apple Wins Ruling Ban On Some HTC Phones" Bloomberg 7:47 AM
"ITC sides with Apple in patent dispute with HTC" Associated Press 8:04 AM
"Patent win will boost Apple fight against Android: But ban of some HTC smartphones won't have any short-term impact, say experts" Computerworld 3:01 PM
"Apple's first major legal win against Android is no slam dunk" Ars Technica 3:04 PM
"HTC calls ITC ruling a 'victory' over Apple" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
"Legal Victory for Apple: Federal agency rules against Taiwan HTC Corp stating some HTC smart phones using Google Inc.'s Android software infringe on an Apple patent, with Dan Ernst, Hudson Square Research principal." [Video Report] CNBC 10:56 AM
"Apple targets Samsung's phone and tablet designs in Australia" GigaOM 9:37 AM
"Apple seeks to delay possible iPhone ban: Samsung is pushing for the court case that could see the ban of sales of the iPhone 4S in Australia to be heard as soon as possible, while Apple seeks to delay the case." ZDNet Australia 7:42 PM
"Microsoft reviewing Reported Windows 7-Safari hole: Microsoft said today that it is looking into a Report of a critical vulnerability in Windows 7 that could be used to take over the computer if a user opened a malicious Web page using Apple's Safari browser." CNET News 3:12 PM
"New MobileMe phishing scam attempts to relieve users of login data" Macworld 5:44 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Unable to disable SMB file sharing in OS X" MacFixIt 3:11 PM
"Logic: May stop responding during launch while checking MIDI drivers" Apple Support 6:25 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"IClipboard A Must-Have Mac OS X Utility" MacNews 8:56 AM
"TeamViewer 6 review: The remote access tool can control your computer over the net or via your iPad" Macworld UK 8:35 AM
"Rays review: Very effective at what it does, but fairly limited in scope" Macworld UK 8:35 AM
"Review: Crumplepop Final Cut Pro X SplitScreen" IT.Enquirer 8:16 AM
"Tired Of The iMovie Blues? Add More Power And Effects To Your Mac Movies" Mac 360 8:10 AM
"Bring The Earth, Dolphins, A Clock, Or A Fireplace To Your Mac" Mac 360 8:10 AM
"Photo Booth power user features" Macworld 8:33 AM
"How to Show Hidden Files on Your Mac" Macinstruct 8:11 AM
"How to Burn a Data CD or DVD in Mac OS X" Macinstruct 4:15 PM
"Mac Tip: Change Your Label Names" MacTrast 8:35 AM
"Batch Resize Pictures in Mac OS X Using Automator" OS X Daily 3:15 PM
"Swipe Up to Zoom in on App Windows Within Mission Control" OS X Daily 8:34 AM
"Using Get Info's Preview in the Finder to open the item" Mac OS X Hints 10:02 AM
"10.7: Check web pages without using a browser" Mac OS X Hints 10:02 AM
Op/Ed
"Six Reasons Windows is Better Than OS X" Lockergnome 6:27 PM
"Six Reasons OS X is Better Than Windows" Lockergnome 6:26 PM
"Lion discussion leads our reader Report updates with continuing conversation about user interface design, functional issues, and the strategic decisions Apple is making." MacInTouch 4:20 PM
"Facebook recruits Google green energy czar for sustainability push" Techworld 2:10 PM
"Bouncing Data Would Speed Up Data Centers: A plan to bounce signals off the ceilings inside data centers could solve a major performance bottleneck." Technology Review 2:09 PM
"A new Star Wars epic begins today" [Video Report] MSNBC 11:14 AM
"Mozilla retains Google as default search engine in Firefox" ZDNet 2:27 PM
"Firefox 9 now available for download" MSNBC 11:13 AM
"End email: Firms find a cure for inbox hell" Financial Times [Free Registration Required] 10:56 AM
"Apache forges ahead with OpenOffice.org suite: Developer release planned; open source organization asserts trademark protection" InfoWorld 10:30 AM
"Sony sells 321,000 PlayStation Vita units in two days" Reuters 10:13 AM
"PlayBooks Stolen by Truckload, RIM Suffers Another Blow" Forbes 10:51 AM
"$199 BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is back" CNET News 10:11 AM
"Deutsche Telekom $3 Billion Breakup Fee From AT&T Buys Time for T-Mobile" Bloomberg 10:25 AM
"Deutsche Telekom CEO Stays Mum on U.S. Plans" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:54 AM
"Dumbo Is Jumbo With Tech" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:54 AM
"Hard drive prices slide as Thai flood aftermath subsides: And SSD prices have dropped by 23% over the past year" Computerworld 10:56 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Keen On... Carmine Gallo: The Innovation and Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (TCTV)" TechCrunch 3:14 PM
"Wired App Guide for Android and iOS" Wired Magazine 2:49 PM
"Buying Guide: iPhone 4 and 4S cases" Macworld 9:26 AM
"iMessages aren't secure when you lose your iOS device" CNET Reviews 5:41 PM
"The big Mac (and iPad and iPhone) index: Apple's products are globally consistent. They sell the same exact[1] product in all countries. An unlocked iPhone is the same everywhere. It makes the products 'liquid' in that they can be easily bought and sold across borders." asymco 8:40 AM
"Apple Now Replacing Recalled First-Gen iPod Nanos with Current-Gen Models?" MacRumors 8:01 AM
"Recalled iPod nanos May be Replaced with Current Model" The Mac Observer 8:38 AM
"Apple Exchanging Faulty First Gen iPod Nano For Sixth Gen iPod Nano?" AppleBitch 9:17 AM
"Has Apple Blocked App Store Downloads From Devices Running iOS 3.1.3?" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
"iPhone, iPod Touch Users on iOS 3.1.3 Report Download Problems" PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Apple Part Of Industry Coalition To Limit Toxic E-Waste" MacNews 4:16 PM
"Apple Store Offers Free Next Day Shipping for Christmas" The Mac Observer 4:26 PM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins Patent for iPhone GUI Supporting Application Switching during a Call and More" Patently Apple 8:58 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Ninja Fishing For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:20 AM
"Zombie Cake For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:20 AM
"Fractal Combat For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:20 AM
"Popular iOS Apps And Games On Sale For A Limited Time - Over 180 To Choose From!" App Advice 5:43 PM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 26 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:34 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"17" MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -15 Inch Models -Prices Up To $212 Off Current Machines" MacReviewZone 11:56 AM
"Mac mini Buyer's Guide -Up to $150 Off Current Models" MacReviewZone 11:34 AM
"HTC Patent Tweak Seen as Too Little in Phone War" Bloomberg 8:25 PM
"HTC: If Thine Feature Offends Thee, Pluck It Out" MacNewsWorld 3:11 PM
"If Apple Wins We All Lose: Yesterday's news that courts had ruled against HTC in favor of Apple was a tidy little victory for Apple. But HTC is just an initial skirmish in a much larger fight. The real war is against Android, and if Apple wins that, we'll all lose." Gizmodo 11:55 AM
"Apple wins: Flash is dead as BBC goes iOS online" Computerworld 10:57 AM
"Making a Killer iPad App for the Enterprise" Forbes 10:56 AM
"Apple TV: It Will Be A Reality In 2012" Seeking Alpha 10:23 AM
"Voice Control Will Disrupt Living Room Electronics" Tech.pinions 10:19 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Chasing unicorns" Macworld [Insider Content] 9:59 AM
"Here's Everything We Know About Apple's Top Secret TV Project So Far" Business Insider 9:59 AM
"IPad, MacBook Airs Forcing Computer Vendors To Regroup" MacNews 8:56 AM
"Apple Joins the Flash Madness Club With Anobit Deal" AllThingsD 3:05 PM
"Apple gobbles its iPhone, iPad flash chip supplier" The Register 10:04 AM
"Apple Reportedly Flashes Cash for Anobit" TheStreet 9:52 AM
"Apple Reportedly Finalizes Deal With Flash Memory Company Anobit" TechCrunch 8:58 AM
"Apple Reportedly puts the final ink on $400-500 million purchase of Anobit, an Israeli flash-storage company" 9 to 5 Mac 8:38 AM
"Why Buy an Apple Product Now When We'll Have Something Better in Six Months?" The Tech Night Owl 8:37 AM
"How to decide: should you buy an iPhone or an Android phone?" ZDNet 8:36 AM
"Apple as the Don Quixote of patents" The Orange View 11:05 AM
"HTC responds to ITC import ban" Edible Apple 11:04 AM
"Apple: Did They Just Win? Street Mixed on HTC Ruling" Barron's 10:02 AM
"Apple extends Samsung patent complaint to cases" The Verge 8:34 AM
"ITC rules for Apple, but little market impact expected" iPhoneTouch.Blorge 8:20 AM
"The Empire Strikes Back: Apple Scores U.S. Ban on HTC's Low End Phones" DailyTech 8:16 AM
"Apple beats HTC/Android in iPhone UI ITC skirmish" Computerworld 8:13 AM
"IBM Acquires Social Services Software Developer: Curam Software will bolster IBM's Smarter Cities strategy to help governments use technology to better deliver citizen services." InformationWeek 3:07 PM
"Dell and Baidu launch Streak Pro smartphone for business users" Techworld 2:10 PM
"Dell and China's Baidu launch new smartphone" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"HP woos IT shops with leasing deals: Looking to boost fiscal Q1 sales" The Register 2:13 PM
"HP also jacking up disk prices in Thai flood wake" The Register 2:14 PM
"Cisco Cloud Efforts Can Carry Stock to $21" Forbes 2:57 PM
"Cloud activity to explode in 2012: Key areas include asset management, security monitoring, cloud service brokering and service stacks" Network World 11:22 AM
"In Which We Reveal The Top CES 2012 Trends Without Breaking Embargoes" TechCrunch 2:07 PM
"Top 20 IT Trends In 2011: The business technology sector went through a lot of changes in 2011. What follows is my list of the most important themes, events, products, and people of the past year." InformationWeek 10:14 AM
"Apple: 6 Reasons The Stock Could Rally In 2012" Forbes 3:00 PM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Big gains across the board for tech stocks/Fallout from AT&T quitting T-Mobile deal filters through wireless" MarketWatch 4:21 PM
"U.S. stocks rally 3% on U.S housing, Europe bonds: German sentiment data and start of ECB program also lift sentiment" MarketWatch 4:21 PM
"Dow Surges 320 as Traders Cheer Positive American, European Data" FOXBusiness 2:35 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Housing Data Beat Estimates" Bloomberg 4:21 PM
"Dow Closes 337 Points Higher on U.S., European Outlook" TheStreet 4:22 PM
"Dow jumps 337 points: U.S. stocks surged Tuesday as concerns about the European debt crisis eased and investors welcomed signs of strength in the U.S. housing market." CNNMoney 4:22 PM
"Stocks Rally to Close on Housing, Europe Hopes" CNBC 4:22 PM
"Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts" Associated Press 10:41 AM
"Stocks Reverse Gear, up 337: U.S. stocks rallied as domestic home building jumped to the highest level in nearly two years and another successful Spanish debt auction buoyed investor sentiment." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 PM
"Stocks: Investors are sitting, waiting, wishing" CNNMoney 9:45 AM
"Canadian stocks on the rise: Weaker RIM shares buck Toronto's bullish trend" MarketWatch 2:52 PM
"Mexico stocks up after U.S. housing, Europe news" MarketWatch 2:53 PM
"Asia Markets: South Korean, Japanese shares recover in Asia" MarketWatch 9:53 AM
"Most Asian Stocks Climb on U.S. Economy; China Developers Slide" Bloomberg 2:22 PM
"European Stocks Climb on German Report; UniCredit, BNP Advance" Bloomberg 2:22 PM
"Europe Markets: Europe shares bounce on Ifo, Spain bond sale/Spain's borrowing costs fall at auction; Sweden cuts repo rate" MarketWatch 9:54 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:57 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:58 PM
"Barclays' best tech stocks for 2012" MarketWatch 10:00 AM
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