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Weekend Highlights: 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; Over at Maworld, 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; 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; Harry Potter spell unlocks the secret backdoor hack in OS X, but Ars Technica says it is "more the stuff of spy movies than hack attack"; Delicious Library 3 is another software gem for the Mac according to Joel Mathis; Skype improves performance on the Mac; Mactuts+ illustrates how you can use "15 cool ways to personalize your Mac"; Samsung courting rival Apple suppliers; Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene promoting the "Dream Act" for immigration reform.
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"Apple details carbon footprint, environmental progress" ITworld 7:27 AM
"Tablet rivals seek any edge on iPad among business users" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 7:17 AM
"iBook's DRM Defenses Are Now Only for Show" Gizmodo 7:04 AM
"Apple maintains top spot in global mobile PC chart: NPD DisplaySearch's figures give Apple a 26.6 percent share for Q4 2011" Network World 7:15 AM
"Why Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne threw away his golden ticket" Digital Trends 6:51 AM
"Wapple Triumphs Against Apple in Brand Name Battle" Wapple 7:06 AM
"Chomp? Why Didn't Google Think of That?" Cult of Mac 2:10 PM
"Nearing 25 Billion Downloads, Apple Buys Chomp to Get Out of Its Tr-App-ic Jam" Forbes 1:50 PM
"How Chomp Could Improve Apple's App Store: Apple has acquired Chomp: this could be a very good thing." PC Advisor 7:19 AM
"Apple Signals New Era in Heeding Shareholders: Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, who yesterday told investors they would get more say in picking board members, signaled greater willingness than his predecessor to heed the concerns of his company's shareholders." Bloomberg 2/24
"Cash Question Lingers Over Apple: Shareholders Show Support at First Annual Meeting Without Steve Jobs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Apple investors win greater say over board of directors" BBC 2/24
"Apple: Tech company has more cash than it needs" Associated Press 2/24
"Apple's Tim Cook: 6 months running the iPhone empire" Computerworld 2/24
"A Law Apple Would Like to Break" ["Here is the rub: Apple is so big, it's running up against the law of large numbers. Also known as the golden theorem, with a proof attributed to the 17th century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli, the law states that a variable will revert to a mean over a large sample of results. In the case of the largest companies, it suggests that high earnings growth and a rapid rise in share price will slow as those companies grow ever larger."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2/24
"Apple Said to Pay About $50 Million for Application-Search Startup Chomp" Bloomberg 2/24
"Apple has stepped up its efforts to tackle a significant problem for both users and developers of the 550,000 apps available for iPhone and iPad that will be familiar to customers of satellite TV: too much choice." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Apple looks to Chomp to improve App Store discovery" GigaOM 2/24
"Apple acquires app search company Chomp: Chomp offers an application for Android, iPad, and iPhone for apps search" IDG News Service 2/24
"Apple tactics in China iPad deal unusual: experts" Reuters 2/24
"Apple's China legal battle over iPad spreads to U.S." Reuters 2/24
"Fight Over iPad Name Spills Into U.S. Court: Proview Electronics Co. has taken its legal battles with Apple Inc. to a U.S. court, claiming the iPhone maker used deception in buying the iPad trademark and shouldn't be allowed to keep it." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Proview Takes a Shot at Apple in California Court" AllThingsD 2/24
"Apple sued in U.S. in iPad trademark dispute" ZDNet 2/24
"Motorola forces Apple to deactivate iCloud and MobileMe push notifications for German customers" Foss Patents 2/24
"Apple forced to shut off push e-mail service in Germany: Motorola Mobility (and Google) give Cupertino a taste of its own patent medicine" Fortune 2/24
"Apple pulls plug on iCloud push email in Motorola patent dispute" ZDNet 2/24
"The post-PC future: Where Microsoft and Apple are driving us/With Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion in wide beta, it's time to compare their consumerization strategies, and their effects" InfoWorld 2/24
"New Mac OS X trojan spotted in the wild" ZDNet 2/24
"Flashback.G Trojan Hits the Mac, Exploits Old Java Vulnerabilities" MacTrast 2/24
"Flashback Mac Trojan aims to steal users' online banking details" V3 2/24
"iTunes Store features new Mastered for iTunes section" AppleTell 2/24
"Apple Adds Mastered for iTunes to iTunes Store" The Mac Observer 2/24
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Aspyr works to fix Civilization V upgrade issue" PC Advisor 7:05 AM
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/How do you deal with a Mac that's constantly booting to Safe mode? This and other Mac-related questions answered." MacFixIt 2/24
"Fix HandBrake DVD ripping if you've installed VLC 2.0" Macworld 2/24
"OS X Lion: iMac may not automatically reconnect to Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep" Apple Support 2/24
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: a Preview of how Apple plans to revamp the toolbar" AppleInsider 2/24
"How to Get Mountain Lion on Unsupported Macs, Messages Beta Available for OS X Lion, and More" Low End Mac 2/24
"Mac platform change discussion continues on support, security and compatibility issues, plus hardware features and futures; agile development processes; user interface color; electronic distribution vs. bandwidth; cloud computing; tablets vs. desktop vs. laptops; and more." MacInTouch 2/24
"Mountain Lion notes cover the Mac Pro 64-bit hardware/firmware compatibility issue and offer a link to details about Gatekeeper." MacInTouch 2/24
"Mountain Lion Obsoletes the MacBook I Just Bought" Low End Mac 2/24
"What Game Center For Mac Means To You" App Advice 2/24
"Apple's FairPlay DRM for iBooks cracked by Requiem app" The Verge 12:42 PM
"Fake iPhone sales are becoming a common site on the streets of New York" iMore 7:11 AM
"Mac Fonts Originally Named For Main Line Towns: The typography designers named the fonts after stops on the Paoli Local commuter train line." Malvern, PA Patch 6:49 AM
"Judge Awards IPhone User $850 In Throttling Case" Associated Press 2/24
"Throttled iPhone user takes AT&T to court, wins $850" CNET News 2/24
"InMobi Mobile Insights Report January 2012: iOS regains market lead from Android with 35% impressions share in North America" InMobi 2/24
"InMobi: iOS regains lead over Android with 35% share in North American mobile ad impressions" The Next Web 2/24
"iOS Served 35% of N.A. Mobile Ads in January, Regains Lead From Android" iClarified 2/24
"Apple is the top mobile PC shipper" The Inquirer 2/24
"Apple Maintains Top Mobile PC Share Position for Q411 and Full Year – Now #5 Laptop Maker" MacPrices 2/24
"Android, iPhone users get new privacy protection" Reuters 2/24
"Tiniest ever 128Gbit NAND flash chip flaunted: SanDisk and Toshiba have jointly developed the smallest 128Gbit NAND flash chip in the world by using a 3-bit multi-level cell design (TLC) and a 19nm process." The Register 2/24
"Imation relaunches Windows on USB stick system" Techworld 2/24
"BitTorrent for Live Video: The inventor of the world's most popular file-sharing protocol now wants to stream live video or TV over the Internet." Technology Review 2/24
"Social media 'friends' can fly together" New York Times 2/24
"Netflix: No plan to support BlackBerry, PlayBook" Reuters 2/24
"Google working on its own 7-inch tablet" TG Daily 2/24
"Google integrates Google+ and Google Voice" TG Daily 2/24
"Google Adds Concert Listings to Search Results" PC Magazine 2/24
"Acer Liquid Glow With Ice Cream Sandwich, NFC Expected at MWC" PC Magazine 2/24
"Quad-core smartphones and tablets will soon get LTE: Nvidia promises faster browsing, application downloads and improved gaming" IDG News Service 2/24
"Jargon-busting mobile industry's buzzwords" CNN 2/24
"Plug-in offers Web privacy: Hub co. ahead of prez" Boston Herald 2/24
"Dropbox heats up cloud battle with photo upload feature" Reuters 2/24
"Gene Steinberg talks OS X Mountain Lion with The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, commentator Kirk McElhearn, and TechNewsDaily's Seán Captain this weekend on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 2/24
"Mac OS turning into iOS? Mountain Lion, Message (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 2/24
"The CultCast Is Cult Of Mac's New Podcast, Download Episode One Right Now On iTunes" Cult of Mac 2/24
"Rumor: Smaller Dock Connector For iPhone, iPod And iPad" Apple Bitch 2:13 PM
"Is Apple preparing to revamp the iPad 3/iPhone 5 dock connector?" ZDNet 2/24
"Apple Dumping 30-pin Connector? How About Dumping Cords Altogether? Can Apple cut the 30-pin connector cord used for synching and charging iOS devices? Let's hope it can." PCWorld 2/24
"Apple eyes the axe for traditional dock connector" SlashGear 2/24
"Rumor: Apple's iOS dock ports headed for a diet" CNET News 2/24
"Rumor: iOS Devices Will Get A 'Micro-Dock'" Business Insider 2/24
"Apple files patent for 'polished meteorite' keyboard" Register Hardware 2/24
"Apple Now Selling Brazilian-Made iPhone 4, But Pricing Remains High" MacRumors 2/24
"Why did Apple close Friday at record high $522.41 a share ..." Fortune 7:14 AM
"Analysis: Apple Will Be Worth $3 Trillion By 2022" i2Mag 7:05 AM
"Will Apple dump the iPhone's aging 30-pin connector?" GigaOM 2/24
"Has Apple's iBooks Fair Play DRM been cracked?" CNET Reviews 2/24
"MacOS KenDensed: Google's Browser Snooping & Tim Cook's Shareholder Party" The Mac Observer 2/24
"How Bad Reporting Is Ruining The Washington Post: John Gruber dissects The Washington Post's dumb article claiming that Siri, specifically, is dramatically increasing data usage based on a study..." Marco Arment 2/24
"After a Year, Tablet Daily Is a Struggle: One year ago Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum and with much fanfare introduced a News Corporation publication that, in the words of the Apple executive Eddy Cue, would 'redefine the news.'" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 2/24
"Apple Distributing The Fruits Of Legend: The size of Steve Jobs' legend hit me with full force last night." Seeking Alpha 2/24
"Particle Debris: Apple Could Accidentally Disrupt the Entire TV Industry" The Mac Observer 2/24
"Apple Had To Pull This Video-Sharing App For Having Too Much Porn" Business Insider 2/24
"Who wins if Android and iPhone lose the smartphone wars?" BetaNews 2/24
"I Think Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job" Business Insider 2/24
"AdWeek: All 84 Apple iPhone TV Spots" CPGBuzz 2/24
"Apple and HDCP: A DRM success story" Mac.Blorge 2/24
"Analysis: That Thing You'll do With Apple's iPad 3" The Mac Observer 2/24
"Top 10 features Apple should bring to the iPad 3" V3 2/24
"Is Apple slipping? The details Steve would never have missed" Electricpig 2/24
"Mike Daisey: David Pogue's Defense Of Apple And Foxconn's Workplace Standards Is Ridiculous" Business Insider 2/24
"Is linking just polite, or is it a core value of journalism?" GigaOM 8:35 PM
"Apple's Siri has a new British rival – meet Evi: Cambridge firm True Knowledge outsmarts tech giant with phone assistant that copes with variety of UK accents" The Guardian 12:42 PM
"Android Market vs. App Store Prices: Why Android Users Pay Double [Study] Search Engine Watch 7:32 AM
"UltraViolet passes million download mark: Hollywood's movies-in-the-cloud service sprockets up" Register Hardware 2/24
"Data throttling just a ploy, study finds" TG Daily 2/24
"Samsung Toiling Away On Bezel-less Galaxy B Smartphone?" TechCrunch 2/24
"Bad News for Blackberry: Netflix Not Interested" PCWorld 2/24
"3G vs. 4G: What's the Difference? If you're buying a new smartphone, you'll need to choose a type of data network. We explain 3G and 4G in simple terms." PC Magazine 2/24
"7 ways SMBs can make cloud storage and backup safer" ZDNet 2/24
"Cloud computing in 2012: An InfoWorld special report" InfoWorld 2/24
"The top 13 security myths: Security experts hammer on security ideas they say are both widely believed and false" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 2/24
"Free Anti-Virus Software Fails To Charm Enterprises: As free AV gains popularity with consumers, could Symantec and McAfee ever be chased from their top spots in the enterprise?" InformationWeek 2/24
"Google Glasses could be the Next Revolution" The Motley Fool 2/24
"Inside Google's recruiting machine: Silicon Valley's most venerable recruiting setup is operating in one of the most competitive hiring climates ever. It just brought on a record number of new employees. Here's how." Fortune 2/24
"Continental Divide: The Forces Shaping Broadband in Western and Eastern Europe" E-Commerce Times 2/24
"Global HDD capacity expected to be restored to 80% in 1Q12" DigiTimes 2/24
"How Mobile, BYOD and younger workers are reinventing IT: Changes are coming to IT, so you'd better be ready" Computerworld 2/24
"White House's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights is misleading, doesn't solve the real problem" ZDNet 2/24
"Why Google and Others Are On Board with Obama's Privacy Bill of Rights" Techland 2/24
"Your Internet privacy is in Congress's hands now: The White House plan for a consumer privacy bill of rights sounds good on paper, but real action is still pending" InfoWorld 2/24
"The problem with Obama's privacy 'bill of rights': Privacy advocates generally like the White House's framework on privacy policy. Except for the fact that G-men can still peek at your private data without a warrant." Fortune 2/24
"Samsung Galaxy Note: Big Smartphone Or Small Tablet? Contributor Gary Krakow gets to put the new AT&T moneter phone, with a 5.3-inch screen, through its paces - and finds it's a terrific device." [Video Report] TheStreet 2/24
"4 ways to stave off the cell phone apocalypse" CNNMoney 2/24
"PlayBook 2.0: Is This the Best RIM Can Do?" Tech.pinions 2/24
"Is The Future Of Cloud-Based Systems Cloudy Or Bright?" MacNews 2/24
Humor/Cartoons
"An Internet hipster has needs." Joy of Tech [cartoon] 2/24
"A Routine Introspection!" The PC Weenies [cartoon] 2/24
"The Worst Siri Ad Just Got Way More Accurate" Gizmodo 2/24
"Analyst: Microsoft won't copy Apple's online-only sales for Windows 8/But may trim upgrade edition count by dropping Ultimate from retail" ITworld 6:50 AM
"Buffett Explains Key Math in IBM, Wells Fargo Investments" TheStreet 8:25 PM
"Five mobile technologies that didn't change the world: Last year we all got excited about mobile-computing products that failed to deliver" ARN 7:31 AM
"NVidIA gets big names to embrace DirectTouch tech in Tegra 3 devices (Video)" Engadget 7:33 PM
"The Thorn in the PC Market Leader's Side" Wall Street Pit 7:09 AM
"S&P 500 Caps Week at Highest Level Since 2008" FOXBusiness 2/24
"S&P Notches Highest Close Since June 2008: The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index squeaked out its highest close since 2008, as most stocks traded higher after better-than-expected Reports on home sales and consumer sentiment." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"U.K. stocks fall; Lloyds slips on earnings: Losses widen at Lloyds Banking Group PLC, stock drops" MarketWatch 2/24
"Asian Markets Mostly Higher: Recent strength limiting sharper gains, Asian stock markets ended modestly higher after a choppy session on Friday, with some energy shares getting a boost from a continued rise in oil prices." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Asia Markets: Asia markets edge higher in choppy session" MarketWatch 2/24
"European Stocks Rise: Most European stock markets ended higher, led by banks and oil firms, as upbeat earnings boosted investor optimism and U.S. consumer-sentiment and housing data surprised on the upside." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks gain, key off U.S. data, earnings/Frankfurt and Paris move higher at week's end as London lags" MarketWatch 2/24
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 2/24
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 2/24
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