"Apple Fined $1.2 Million in Italy: Italy's Antitrust Authority said Tuesday it fined Apple Inc.'s Italian retail organizations a total of €900,000 ($1.2 million) for not providing clear information to customers on product assistance." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
"Apple fined by Italy over misleading product guarantees" BBC 8:25 AM
"Italy fines Apple for misleading consumers" AFP 8:16 AM
"Italy Fines Apple For Warranty, AppleCare Violations" ifoAppleStore 8:35 PM
"Holiday Gifts Drive Apple iOS 12x Higher; Android Leads in More Countries" Localytics 11:44 AM
"Holiday Gifts Drive Apple iOS 12x Higher; Android Leads in More Countries" Business Wire 8:26 AM
"Apple saw a 12x increase in iOS activations over the holiday weekend, says Report" The Next Web 10:34 AM
"Android, iOS activations hit record on Christmas. Again" CNET News 11:40 AM
"Apple iOS holiday activations reach lofty heights" GigaOM 8:16 AM
"Apple's purchase of Anobit would give it a leg up on rivals: Anobit would allow Apple to use the least costly NAND flash" Computerworld 7:48 AM
"Apple: Retail Store Revenue Growth May Be Declining" Seeking Alpha 9:06 AM
"Reports: iPads and iPhones accounted for 92% -- or was it 13.4%? -- of online holiday sales" Fortune 7:50 AM
"Drag and drop email into iCal to schedule important tasks, and GTD" Macgasm 9:22 PM
"Voice recognition software: Report-writing without the writing/Two voice-to-text tools can transcribe as fast as you can talk" PoliceOne.com 8:34 PM
"10 Top Tips for Adobe Lightroom" Flixelpix 7:36 PM
"How to shop at the Mac App Store" Macworld 9:06 AM
"Cloud Wars: Apple's iCloud Versus Microsoft's SkyDrive" Mac|Life 7:51 AM
"How to download YouTube Videos using Safari or Firefox" Macworld 8:08 AM
"How to Install Windows 8 Using VMware Fusion" Macinstruct 2:23 PM
"Use Finder Back & Forward Buttons to Show Folder History in Mac OS X Lion" OS X Daily 8:09 AM
"Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me nix the window shadows in Lion" TUAW 2:24 PM
"Adding and removing individual login items from Terminal" Mac OS X Hints 9:41 AM
Op/Ed
"Lion - Ruby/AppleScript programming; default directory change; performance vs. Snow Leopard; Okidata driver; Duplicate, Save As and templates; automatic file-locking; Mac Pro" MacInTouch 9:55 AM
"iPhone 4S set for Chinese New Year launch on mainland: Apple received final certification on Dec. 22, according to a Report in the People's Daily" Fortune 7:49 AM
"Apple to launch iPhone 4S in mainland China before Jan. 23" AppleInsider 9:14 AM
"Shazam: Not Just for Identifying Music" iDownload Blog 8:10 AM
Non-Apple News
"Celebrity headphones the next status symbol" Associated Press 12:26 PM
"Spies fail to escape spyware at ISS World bazaar" Bloomberg News 12:26 PM
"Uncovering Tech's Most Peculiar Product Codenames: Tech companies go to painstaking lengths to keep new products confidential with 'secret' product codenames. Here's an insider's look at some of the most unusual codenames." [Slideshow] CIO 12:14 PM
"Use a 64-Bit PC? Instead of Firefox, Try Waterfox 9.0" PCWorld 12:12 PM
"Razor-qt: A New Linux Desktop Alternative" PCWorld 12:11 PM
"Facebook Post Saves Woman from Hostage Situation" PCWorld 12:13 PM
"Facebook blocked in Vietnam, but Zuckerberg OK: The social network founder visited an ecolodge and rode a buffalo" Associated Press 12:03 PM
"Kindle Fire is shown running Android Ice Cream Sandwich" CNET News 2:58 PM
"LG: Android Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade due for 11 phones" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 11:56 AM
"LG Offers Details on Android Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade" eWeek 11:31 AM
"BlackBerry Security May Help RIM Get Back In The Mobility Game" CRN 10:44 AM
"Dropbox adds auto-import from your camera" Wired 10:42 AM
"Motorola Xyboards Close The Android Tablet Gap: With its new Xyboard 10.1 and 8.2 tablets, Motorola aims to hit the sweet spot between the needs of the professional and the needs of the consumer." InformationWeek 10:02 AM
"Google's Penny Pinching Is Costing It Customers" Forbes 2:33 PM
"Ads show how Google+ is desperate for real people" CNET News 2:57 PM
"Google+ Launches 3 New TV Ads Featuring Muppets, Bill Walton & Some Engaged Chick" TechCrunch 1:21 PM
"Google Tablet in Six Months: Schmidt" eWeek 11:31 AM
"Google wants to run your entire life" MarketWatch 2:17 PM
"Apple to launch completely redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012" BGR 11:13 AM
"Apple suppliers to start preparing materials for iTV in 1Q12, say sources" ["The displays of the new iTV sets will focus on 32- and 37-inch sizes initially, noted sources in the supply chain."] DigiTimes 8:01 AM
"DigiTimes: Apple iTV launching in 32 and 37-inch models in summer 2012" 9 to 5 Mac 8:07 AM
"Apple iTV will arrive in 32- and 37-inch sizes this summer, says DigiTimes" The Verge 8:17 AM
"Apple to Start Building iTV for 2Q, 3Q Delivery: Report" FOXBusiness 10:54 AM
"The Apple TV Could Be Here As Early As This Summer" Business Insider 8:15 AM
"Developers release legal Siri port" TG Daily 7:58 AM
"Yes! Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad... Untethered" Computerworld Blogs 7:57 AM
"Spire: A New Legal Siri Port For Any iOS 5 Device" TechCrunch 9:12 AM
"Spire Siri Hack Comes to Jailbroken iPhones" The Mac Observer 9:04 AM
"Rumor: iPad 3 Has A Home Button...And It's Real" AppleBitch 10:10 AM
"Leaked iPad 3 Home Buttons Begin Floating Around China Ahead of Early 2012 Release" MacTrast 2:13 PM
"Foxconn Doubles Zhengzhou Factory Size to Produce More iPhones" M.I.C. Gadget 8:08 AM
"Foxconn Doubling iPhone Output Next Year" iPhone Savior 9:21 AM
"Third Man 45 iPhone 4S Case Is Super Awesome" The Mac Observer 8:05 PM
"Satechi BT Wireless Pocket Speaker review" TUAW 8:25 AM
"Epson Stylus SX445W review: Epson's 'small in one' SX445W is extremely compact and light on the pocket, but still packs in plenty of features" Macworld UK 11:34 AM
"Brother MFC-J825DW review: The compact J825DW crams in a printer, scanner, copier and fax machine, and produces respectable speeds" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"Canon Pixma MG6250 review: Canon's Pixma MG6250 uses six different inks to produce high-quality photo prints" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"iPad as laptop: The best keyboard cases" MSNBC 1:55 PM
"Fractal: Make Blooms Not War Review" Mac|Life 11:16 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Skyscanner for iOS review: A world of cheap travel delivered straight into your hands" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"Turn your iPad or iPhone into a karaoke machine with Soulo Karaoke" ZDNet 9:32 AM
"A Synthesizer in Your Pocket: Animoog for the iPhone" eXtensions 7:47 AM
"Anyone Can Solve Crosswords With Across Lite for iPad" PadGadget 2:22 PM
"5 Game Stories to Watch in 2012" Techland 1:30 PM
"On stopping SOPA and going Dutch" TG Daily 1:27 PM
"A tale of 2 tablets - Asustek vs. Motorola" Bloomberg News 12:25 PM
"5 Business Tech Resolutions for 2012" PCWorld 12:12 PM
"PCMag's 10 Most Popular Phones of 2011" PC Magazine 12:08 PM
"Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2011: These are the unwanted tech gifts that 2011 gave us. Did anyone save the receipt?" PC Magazine 12:06 PM
"Best game animations of 2011" [Video Report] MSNBC 12:04 PM
"Careful! There's an app which will delete all your tweets" MSNBC 12:02 PM
"3 ways to save yourself after a phishing attack" CIO 11:51 AM
"Virtualization Management Hurdles Remain In 2012: VMware pushes management tools to help customers move into the more advanced phases of virtualization, as VM sprawl remains big worry." InformationWeek 11:47 AM
"Review: Cisco's Linksys E4200 v.2 has killer range and speed" Houston Chronicle 11:46 AM
"Top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011" CNN 10:37 AM
"The great cloud computing pricing debate" CIO 11:51 AM
"Google: Five things to look for in 2012" CNET News 9:56 AM
"Decoding Tim Morse's Future at Yahoo" [Paid Registration Required] CFO Journal 9:52 AM
"Here Are Some More Yahoo CEO Choices: Liddell, Rosenblatt, Desmond" AllThingsD 9:51 AM
"Android: Between an update and a hard place" Tech.Blorge 10:31 AM
"Google's Update Alliance is nothing more than lip service" Edible Apple 9:33 AM
"Why do PC trackpads suck? Apple set the bar for laptop trackpads with the outstanding ones on the MacBook line. There has yet been one on the PC side that comes close to them." ZDNet 8:26 AM
"Opinion: The Spy Who Loves You Is Your Phone/Your smart phone is too smart for your own good." Patch 8:25 AM
"U.S. takes bite out of Oracle's Google lawsuit: Oracle has been dealt a blow in its ongoing patent infringement case against Google." CNET News 9:55 AM
"Oracle Suffers USPTO Java Patent Rejection in Google Android Case" eWeek 11:31 AM
"U.S. Patent Office Leaves Some Coal in Oracle's Stocking" AllThingsD 2:31 PM
"EnterpriseDB Is Giving Oracle a Run For Its Money" Forbes 11:38 AM
"Oh, Windows Phone, why is Android winning? An ex-GM laments" CNET News 9:56 AM
"Former Windows Phone 7 general manager explains why the platform is failing -- consumers can be easily fooled" Computerworld Blogs 10:45 AM
"Former Microsoft Exec Scopes Windows Phone's Failure" PC Magazine 12:08 PM
"Why Nobody Will Play Nice With Windows Phone 7" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:35 PM
"Windows Phone Marketplace Hits 50,000 Published Apps" TechCrunch 1:21 PM
"Microsoft's Dumbest And Smartest Moves Of 2011: The past year was one of highs and lows for the world's biggest software company. Here are seven reasons why." InformationWeek 10:02 AM
"Skype and Microsoft: Together a Smart Strategy to Compete with Tablets and Smartphones" The Motley Fool 2:29 PM
"Inventor flames Reg, HP in memristor brouhaha" The Register 1:29 PM
"Intel antitrust case may be headed to New York court: New York state said it is unable to proceed with its claim for damages in a Delaware court after some recent adverse orders" IDG News Service 10:45 AM
"Intel Antitrust Case Heads to State Court: Intel Corp.'s last major antitrust fight, against New York state officials, appears headed to state court after rulings by a federal judge in Delaware." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April" DigiTimes 11:06 AM
"Intel's Thunderbolt Technology Is Coming to Non-Mac PCs" AllThingsD 2:30 PM
"The Internet's Perilous New Year's Resolution: Antipiracy legislation headed for a U.S. Senate vote in January could be fraught with downsides." Technology Review 1:24 PM
"Where the tech workers are (map): Maryland has the highest concentration of tech workers, Mississippi has the lowest" Computerworld 10:47 AM
"Ten IT News Stories We'll Read in 2012" IDG News Service 12:11 PM
"Tech in 2012: Face-offs, failures and fairly big changes at the office/A look at the companies, products and trends that will transform technology in the year to come." [Slideshow] Fortune 11:42 AM
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