"Apple: Conservative Analyst Estimates Are Missing The Incredible Growth Story" Seeking Alpha 8:26 AM
"The Simple Reason for Apple's Success" Tech.pinions 9:31 AM
"Apple as top personal computer vendor" ["I included the market shares thee years ago, and the rankings with the iPad excluded.[1] Apple went from 3.42% share at the end of 2008 to 5.6% share today excluding the iPad or 17.6% including the iPad. HP went from 19.3% in 2008 to 16% today or 13% if iPad is included."] asymco 7:58 AM
"Apple to blow past HP and become top personal computer vendor on strong holiday sales of Macs, iPhones and iPads" 9 to 5 Mac 8:12 AM
"Coca-Cola Retains Title as World's Most Valuable Brand" [Apple up nine spots to #8] Bloomberg 8:23 AM
"Apple jumps 9 spots to become 8th most valuable brand in the world" AppleInsider 8:28 AM
"Motorola Victorious Over Apple After Initial ITC Ruling" eWeek 1:53 PM
"Motorola did not infringe Apple's patents says ITC" The Inquirer 7:53 AM
"Apple admits more labor violations at overseas factories" TG Daily 7:53 AM
"Apple's secret is out: Apple revealed its closely guarded list of global suppliers for the first time and vowed to deal with worker abuses, hoping to deflect criticism it was turning a blind eye to cases of poor working conditions in a mostly Asian supply chain." Independent Online: South Africa 8:26 AM
"China's Foxconn workers: from suicide threats to a trade union? The workers who come to the city to find work making gadgets are starting to stand up for their rights" The Guardian 7:52 AM
"Apple confirms aluminium dust caused Chinese factory explosions: Company says it has required suppliers to put anti-dust measures into place" Computerworld 8:11 AM
"Apple to Give a Lesson About Textbooks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:57 PM
"How Do I Install Samba Into Mac OS X Lion? [Ask MacRx] Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
"Generate Samples Of Your Mac's Fonts [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:26 AM
"Time Machine: Restoring Files to Specific Locations" The Mac Observer 7:57 AM
"How to Enable the Video & Audio Encoder Tools in Mac OS X Lion" OS X Daily 1:05 PM
"Convert Video to an Audio Track Directly in Mac OS X Lion" OS X Daily 8:03 AM
Op/Ed
"My First Impressions of iTunes Match" iSource 12:03 PM
"Is iTunes the key to Apple's paid app advantage?" GigaOM 10:37 AM
"Pro Video was Apple's to lose and they are" Mac.Blorge 11:59 AM
"Some Video Pros Are Moving Away From Apple, Here's Why" MacTrast 9:30 AM
"There has been much discussion about whether cursor position is, or should be, remembered between accesses to a document. The consensus seems to be that the new position is remembered only if there is some other *substantive* change to the document.: I, for one, feel this behavior is exactly as it should be. When I'm *working* on a document, I usually want to get back to where I was the next time I open it. On the other hand, if I'm browsing through it (perhaps using Find to skip here and there), then there's no reason to remember where I last looked." MacInTouch 8:37 AM
"The iCloud Dilemma – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" MacNews Blog 7:56 AM
Press Releases
"Beatport launches 'Beatport Pro' for Mac OS X" Apple Headlines 3:48 PM
"Starry Night screensaver comes back to Mac" FairerPlatform 9:49 AM
"Alien Skin Software Announces Exposure 4 Plug-In for Photoshop and Lightroom" PRNewswire 8:44 AM
"IDrive® Announces Universal Online Backup for an Unlimited Number of PCs, Macs, Smartphones and Tablets on One Plan; New 'EVS' APIs for Developers" PRNewswire 8:44 AM
"Newly Bluray to FCP Converter for Mac Released" prMac 8:01 AM
"Default Folder X 4.4.8 Puts More File Management at your Fingertips" prMac 8:00 AM
"Cultures: Northland discovers the Mac App Store" prMac 8:00 AM
"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Public Beta" TidBITS 7:57 AM
"Apple Watchers Update Italy Store Locations" ifoAppleStore 5:28 PM
"Maker of Steve Jobs Action Figure Kills Project" PCWorld 10:44 AM
"Steve Jobs doll canceled after 'immense pressure'" CNET News 3:39 PM
"Action figure of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs canceled" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 3:43 PM
"Steve Jobs action figure pulled from market" Associated Press 3:39 PM
"IDG Connect Report Shows 91% of Worldwide IT and Business Professionals Use Their iPad for Work Communication" Business Wire 8:06 AM
"91% of business pros use iPads for work, 83% loyal to Apple" Electronista 8:51 AM
"The iPad Dominates the Future of Retail Point-Of-Sale Purchasing" PadGadget 1:53 PM
"At CES, Vendors Play Catch Up With Apple: Even in its absence, Apple's presence was felt at CES as some vendors played catch-up and others launched iPad, iPod, and iPhone accessories." PC Magazine 11:05 AM
"Why iPhone Shoppers Buy More Apps" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:52 AM
"Apple back to its roots in education" Detroit News 8:27 AM
"Lessons from Steve Jobs" [Infographic] Apple Gazette 8:46 AM
"With iPhone 4S Totally Out of Stock in China, Gray Market Price Jumps" Asia Tech 8:27 AM
"Pop-up stores-within-a-store coming to Target shops, including those in the Syracuse area" Syracuse Post-Standard 3:40 PM
"Apple to Open New Store in Basel, Switzerland" MacTrast 8:11 AM
"The Newest Apple Store Will Be Almost Invisible" Gizmodo 8:31 AM
"Nissan develops an iPhone case that isn't just scratch resistant, it can heal itself" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case heals grazes" SlashGear 7:51 AM
"German Interior Minister Bans iPhones, BlackBerrys, Bild Says" Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"Tips: Android Market unlikely to hit China, App Store okay" Electronista 8:04 AM
"Apple's Cashback And Recycling Program Hits European Shores" AppleBitch 10:36 AM
"Batman's iPad-Inspired Bike is Awesome!" iDownload Blog 8:03 AM
"The iPad case that fell from space tested in Video" Crave @ CNET 8:28 AM
"Murdoch Slams Google, White House Over Piracy, SOPA" PC Magazine 11:03 AM
"Windows Server Now Runs for Free in Amazon's Cloud" IDG News Service 11:05 AM
"Samsung moves to reduce Google focus" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Polaroid goes digital with Android camera" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"White House Opposes SOPA, Congress Drops Bill" The Mac Observer 10:58 AM
"Zappos user accounts get hacked — but your credit card info is safe" VentureBeat 8:52 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Tips for quickly making your iPhone be quiet so as not to be embarrassed at a concert. Also we review ways of helping you keep fit and trim using iOS apps and accessories." The MT Show 9:38 AM
"Prodigy projection keyboard iPhone case turns any surface into a keyboard" Pocket-lint 3:26 PM
"PadDock 10 is a quality iPad stand, an adequate speaker" Macworld 11:12 AM
"Canon Pixma Pro-1 review: Is this the new must-have artwork printer and proofer?" Macworld UK 8:04 AM
"Video Review: Keep that Screen Clean with Products from Antec" Run Around Tech 9:30 AM
"Powis iCase: Go Beyond Customizing Your iPad's Home Screen" Wired 11:07 AM
"iSesamo: Building a Better Spudger" TidBITS 10:46 AM
"Graphic Novel Review: The Zen of Steve Jobs by Caleb Melby, Forbes LLC and JESS3" Blogcritics 9:31 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Snapseed for Mac OS X Makes Your Photos Pop" MacNewsWorld 8:04 AM
"TeuxDeux Review: Simple list manager doesn't stand out from Reminders' shadow" Macworld 8:04 AM
"Review: New Years Resolution of Getting Fit? Give My Fitness Pal a Try" Run Around Tech 12:08 PM
"This $0.99 iPhone app magically combines group photos to give you the perfect shot" The Next Web 1:28 PM
"iPhone, iPad apps for children with learning difficulties" ZDNet 8:27 AM
"Pocket Lists Review: Pocket Lists offers all the basics of most of the free to-do apps, but goes much further and offers syncing with Google Tasks and iCal as well as with other mobile devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth." 148Apps 9:30 AM
"I'm my own Network Administrator, therefore I use iNet Pro" Best App Site 7:56 AM
"'Snoticles' Review - 'Snot The Best We've Seen" Touch Arcade 8:27 AM
"'Woody Woodpecker' Review - It's 'Tiny Wings', with Woody Woodpecker" Touch Arcade 8:27 AM
"'Hero Academy' Review - Bite Size Strategy You Can't Put Down" Touch Arcade 9:30 AM
"Amopic Review: A full-service photo editing app, without any instructions and limited screen size." 148Apps 8:28 AM
"Tiki Kart 3D Review: Tiki Kart attempts to replicate the beloved gameplay of the popular Mario Kart. It is a nice attempt but comes up a little short due to a few missing features." 148Apps 11:04 AM
"Mushroom Madness Review: Defend the mushrooms from invading animal hordes through any means necessary." 148Apps 12:07 PM
"Mos Speedrun Review: Mos Speedrun is a platformer built around trying to complete the levels as quickly as possible, along with exploring them for treasure and secrets." 148Apps 1:06 PM
Tips
"Making the switch: a Windows user's first MacBook (Part 2)" CNET 5:09 PM
"Fix iBooks Crashing on iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak with Redsn0w 0.9.10b4 [Download Links] OS X Daily 8:03 AM
"Why The iPad 3 Won't Come With Siri Unless You Pay More For It" Cult of Mac 1:06 PM
"Can Apple Outdo Itself With iPad 3?" MacNewsWorld 1:04 PM
"Apple iPad 3 vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: Could Apple's iPad 3 beat the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime? We speculate on potential specs ahead of the device's launch" Know Your Mobile 8:47 AM
"Soon you can use your cellphone to cook a turkey or dry your clothes" Silicon Valley 10:30 AM
"Need an agile infrastructure? Do your homework: The larger you are, the more attention you should pay to performance, integration and costs." Computerworld 10:29 AM
"2012 State Of Databases: Pricey And In Flux/Our 760 respondents have gripes about licensing costs and more. Big data is big trouble, cloud is a no-go, and security's stuck in a rut. What now?" InformationWeek 9:57 AM
"Log into Gmail on a PC via Your Smartphone" PCWorld 11:05 AM
"Why The New Google Look Still Feels Wrong" Forbes 10:42 AM
"Google TV at CES was underwhelming" TG Daily 11:50 AM
"CES 2012: Can Sony Crystal LED Display HDTVs beat OLED sets?" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"IBM: Defining a Social Business/At Lotusphere 2012, IBM continues to set the tone for the social business software market the company essentially created inside its own walls for internal use." eWeek 10:38 AM
"IBM Aims To Be First With OpenSocial Embedded Apps" InformationWeek 3:46 PM
"IBM Lotusphere: Opening keynote" [Video Report] V3 11:56 AM
"I.B.M. Makes Its Social Computing Strategy Smarter" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"IBM Bolsters Social Business Play With Analytics" eWeek 10:37 AM
"Plodding PC sales weigh down Microsoft profit" Reuters 9:47 AM
"Windows 8: What IT Needs To Consider/Keep these new features, functions, and development methodology shifts in mind as you consider if and when to make the switch." InformationWeek 9:57 AM
"Windows 8 is a big risk to the consumer PC industry" ZDNet 12:06 PM
"Linux won't be locked out of Windows 8 PCs, but FUD continues" ZDNet 12:05 PM
"Microsoft Promises Skype Integration for Windows Phone" eWeek 10:38 AM
"Skype to be big part of new Windows Phones" TG Daily 11:49 AM
"Skype is coming to Windows Phone - really: And the XBox. And Win 8. Telcos, start your griping" Register Hardware 11:52 AM
"HP Raids Minority Report for Wall of Touchscreen" Wired Magazine 12:00 PM
"Six Years Later, The Problem at HP is Still the Board" Forbes 1:28 PM
"AMD to unveil 28nm Radeon HD 7950 by the end of January; Nvidia sets to catch up by April" DigiTimes 10:35 AM
"Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge-E CPU Review" HotHardware 10:25 AM
"ISC looking for programmers to help complete BIND 10" Techworld 11:47 AM
"Tech giants back standard for cloud portability: With backing from IBM, EMC, and Cisco, TOSCA specification aims to ease portability of services for hybrid clouds" InfoWorld 10:48 AM
"2012 – the year of 5G?" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:41 AM
"PC Makers Embracing Ultrabooks" New York Times 11:06 AM
"MS, Intel challenged over Windows 8 tablet prices" Register Hardware 11:54 AM
"Wintel tablet PCs may be priced from US$599-899" DigiTimes 10:36 AM
"iPad, Windows 8 Tablets Could Alter the Business Tablet Landscape in 2012" eWeek 10:38 AM
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