"Is Apple 'iPodding' the Tablet Market? Competitors beware: With its unparalleled platform and iPad momentum, Apple is poised to corner the tablet market." PC Magazine 8:35 AM
"Also warming up to Apple's hardware and software: the life sciences industry" The Next Web 8:27 AM
"IPad Trademark Fight to Continue After China Court Ruling: A Chinese court rejected a creditor's application to liquidate Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co., allowing the failed display maker to pursue its legal fight against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China." Bloomberg 11:35 AM
"New Scheduling Rules To Squeeze Employees" ifoAppleStore 8:19 AM
"Apple caught in second Siri lawsuit: Californian Man says that Apple misrepresents the iPhone 4S's voice assistant feature in its advertising campaign" Macworld UK 8:39 AM
"Apple's Chief Puts Stamp on Labor Issues" New York Times 8:19 AM
"OS X Lion's User Numbers Quickly Catching Up To Snow Leopard" MacTrast 7:57 AM
"New Trojan variant can install without password/Flashback, a Mac Trojan horse that's been in the public eye since it was uncovered by security firm Intego last year, has a new trick up its sleeve: It can now infect your computer from little more than a visit to a website." Macworld 4:54 PM
"Unpatched Java Vulnerability Exploited to Infect Macs With Flashback Malware" IDG News Service 11:11 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"When will tablets also become a smart phone?" ["Q: I have about 8 gigabytes of music on iTunes on my Mac. I recently bought a new Dell laptop, and I would like to transfer my music library to it."] San Francisco Chronicle 7:45 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"The Best Online Backup App for OS X" Lifehacker 8:41 PM
"Sandvox 2 review: Template-based web editing and site creation tool targeted at hobbyists" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Mac Blu-ray Player review: Turn your Mac into a Blu-ray playing media centre" PC Advisor 8:13 AM
"Roccat Browser 2.3 for OS X review" AppleTell 8:15 AM
"How to create and use BBEdit clippings" Macworld 10:24 AM
"Managed Preferences Part 1. Managing Mac clients -an Introduction." Amsys 8:47 AM
"Company Of Heroes – Complete Edition Review: Holding out for a hero" Macworld UK 10:33 AM
"Rage review: Guns and gore galore with a telepathic crossbow thrown in" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Locate the Wallpaper File When Set as Desktop Picture from Safari" OS X Daily 10:33 AM
"10.7: Zoom windows in Mission Control" Mac OS X Hints 9:39 AM
"2 Free Apps To Check, Find, Delete Viruses On Your Mac" NoodleMac 7:32 AM
"How Good Is Your Mac's Internet Connection? Find Out Fast With This App" BohemianBoomer 7:31 AM
"4 Ways This Free Mac App Is The Coolest Photo Visualizer Ever (but with 2 missing functions)" McSolo 7:31 AM
"How To Bring Gmail To Your Mac's Menubar For Free (and why it's not that much fun)" Mac 360 7:31 AM
"Please Apple, Don't Move Siri To The Desktop, At Least Not Yet" App Advice 12:12 PM
"Don't Mess With Your DNS" ["I lost several hours of productivity to debugging some beta software on my Mac when I was on the road."] ReadWriteWeb 9:13 AM
"I've got to say, since hopping on the Quicken 2007 Lion upgrade on March 9th, my experience has been extremely smooth. This finally allowed me to upgrade two Macs from Snow Leopard to Lion. ... All-in-all, I couldn't be happier. No crashes, and I can keep my Mac Quicken on Lion instead of the various options I'd tried (Quicken Essentials, Quicken Windows, SEE Finance) before." MacInTouch 8:46 AM
Press Releases
"Air Display app for iPad brings Retina goodies to Macs" CNET News 4:50 PM
"Zevrix Releases Output Factory 1.1.5 for InDesign: Improves Flash Output" prMac 10:11 AM
"Eltima releases the first and only USB to Ethernet Connector for Mac OS" prMac 9:22 AM
"QTSpaces: Tile, play four movies at once" FairerPlatform 8:36 AM
"iPhone Outselling All Other Smartphones Combined at Sprint and AT&T" AllThingsD 5:00 PM
"iPhone Top Seller At AT&T, Sprint, And Verizon: Apple's iPhone 4S is the number-one selling handset at the nation's three largest network operators, outselling all other smartphones combined." InformationWeek 5:35 PM
"ChangeWave Survey: New iPad Owners Weigh In on Latest Apple Tablet" ["User satisfaction with the new iPad is even higher than previous iPad ratings from a February 2012 ChangeWave survey. More than four-out-of-five new iPad owners (82%) say they are Very Satisfied with the device. Another 16% say they're Somewhat Satisfied."] ChangeWave Research 7:33 AM
"Survey: Folks Rate New iPad As Best Ever; Hot On Retina Display, Pretty Cool On Heat-Gate" TechCrunch 8:13 AM
"Apple's new iPad is even better than the last --ChangeWave" Computerworld 9:14 AM
"82% of new iPad owners 'very satisfied' with purchase, study says" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:59 PM
"New iPad owners reveal their likes and dislikes: The Retina Display topped the list as the most liked feature, while the iPad's cost was the biggest complaint, says a new survey from ChangeWave." CNET News 10:12 AM
"Apple Wins The Business Journals' Top 2012 American Brand Excellence Award for the 2nd Consecutive Year" PRNewswire 9:46 AM
"Apple Jumps to #2 Position in New IDC Health Insights Life Sciences Survey; a 220% Increase Since 2009" Business Wire 8:48 AM
"iPhone users rely on Wi-Fi more than Android users" CNET News 7:20 PM
"comScore: iPhones use Wi-Fi much more than Android" Electronista 5:13 PM
"iPhone users 39% more likely than Android owners to use WiFi in U.S., 30% more in U.K." The Next Web 5:12 PM
"Path Now Hashing User Contact Data to Protect Privacy" The Next Web 7:20 PM
"USA Classrooms (K-12) Moving Towards Digital Textbooks Over the Next 5 Years?" PadGadget 7:57 AM
"Ashton Kutcher tipped to play Steve Jobs in upcoming biopic" Digital Trends 8:00 AM
"Steve Jobs' death clears way for Ashton Kutcher's role of a lifetime" The Register 7:44 AM
"Ashton Kutcher To Play Steve Jobs' Role In Upcoming Indie Film, Should He?" Indie Research 7:57 AM
"Ashton Kutcher is not playing Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs" Fortune 8:18 AM
"Apple building fuel cells to help power N. Carolina data center" Ars Technica 10:32 AM
"Apple Increases iAd Payout to Developers to 70%" MacRumors 8:00 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab is the only iPad rival, says the man who fired Steve Jobs" Electricpig 8:14 AM
"Nokia v Apple nanoSIM format war: Victor will be named next month" The Register 7:44 AM
"Nokia pokes fun at iPhone in Lumia 900 campaign: Nokia's 'smartphone beta test' website isn't afraid to take on Apple's blockbuster device in a series of 'hidden camera' videos." CNET News 7:43 AM
"Siri print ad shows up in Rolling Stone magazine" AppleInsider 7:23 PM
"iBookstore to expand to Brazil within 30 days, magazine says" iPodNN 5:13 PM
"Hacking Together Whole Home Audio With Apple, Logitech, and Rogue Amoeba" Wired 11:44 AM
"iTunes and Amazon fraudsters get prison sentences" Techworld 8:15 AM
"Must See: Dramatic Rescue Of A Young Child Aided By An iPhone" App Advice 5:11 PM
"B&W G3: When Schiller was thin and Jony wasn't" FairerPlatform 8:36 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung Hires Hint at New Chip Focus" WSJ Blogs 12:33 PM
"Virgin throttles broadband for high-speed customers" ZDNet UK 12:12 PM
"Half of Game UK stores saved; European stores in 'limbo'" ZDNet 12:01 PM
"Facial Recognition Lets Apps Guess Your Age: A service offered by Face.com is almost as good as humans at judging someone's age from a photo." Technology Review 11:21 AM
"Nokia Aims Directly At Apple And Google With 'The Smartphone Beta Test' Ad Spots" TechCrunch 11:20 AM
"Nokia Teases Lumia 900 Debut By Bashing the iPhone" PCWorld 11:07 AM
"HTC One X, One S Launch Abroad, But Americans Still Have To Wait" PC Magazine 11:05 AM
"Ice Cream Sandwich gives Android mobes brainfreeze – Sony: Sony says its customers should avoid upgrading their Android devices to Ice Cream Sandwich, adding that many of them won't get the option anyway." The Register 11:25 AM
"Yahoo open-sourcing Mojito JavaScript framework" InfoWorld 10:49 AM
"One-click payment system coming to Facebook, Twitter" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:46 AM
"How Apple and Google help police bypass iPhone, Android lock screens" CNET News 9:09 PM
"New Apple iPad tops our tablet Ratings: The high-resolution screen of the new iPad establishes a new benchmark in excellence, providing the best rendering of detail and color accuracy we've ever seen on a tablet display. As a result, the iPad tops our new tablet Ratings, posted today." Consumer Reports 8:00 AM
"Apple's iPad tops Consumer Reports ratings" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:48 AM
"Consumer Reports Names New iPad Top Tablet, Says Heat Isn't 'Cause For Concern'" TechCrunch 9:28 AM
"Apple TV on the Outside, Same Old TV on the Inside" AllThingsD 8:35 AM
"Apple datacenter's fuel cells to be fully ready in November" Electronista 8:19 AM
"Apple Planning Largest Fuel Cell Installation in the U.S." The Mac Observer 7:36 PM
"Looking into One of Apple's Special-Purpose Liquidmetal Projects" Patently Apple 8:51 AM
"Patent Report: Apple Execs Are Top Inventors/In the midst of a mobile patent war, Apple possesses relatively few design and semiconductor patents. But the company has been aggressively increasing its patent portfolio with senior executives among its most active inventors, according to a report from UBM TechInsights." [Paywall] EE Times 10:42 AM
"Backroom only for Thunderbolt cables" ZDNet 12:13 PM
"Control Your New MacBook Pro or 2012 iMac with Siri [Rumor] UberGizmo 10:35 AM
"Most touch panel makers post losses for 4Q12, affecting 2011 performance, say sources" ["G-Tech is also expected to supply AR (anti-reflective) glass solutions for Apple's all-in-one (AIO) PCs with the new products to also serve as a growth driver for G-Tech, indicated industry sources."] DigiTimes 10:33 AM
"Sleep Your MacBook Faster, Tablets to Displace Laptops?, Mirror iDevice to Mac Screen, and More" Low End Mac 5:32 PM
"Half of US Homes Have Apple Products; New iPad Durability, Heat, and Battery Life; and More" Low End Mac 5:32 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Infinity Blade For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For $0.99 (Normally $5.99)" Apple Sliced 8:03 AM
"ACDSee Camera Flash For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:03 AM
"The Greedy Sponge For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:03 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 7:37 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:37 AM
"17" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:37 AM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal – 10 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 7:57 AM
"April Bundle Is Launched At TheMacBundles" TheMacBundles 7:32 AM
"Save $20, $30 on the iHome of your dreams" FairerPlatform 10:55 AM
"iPad (3rd Generation) Full Review (Video Review)" Insanely Great Mac 9:14 AM
"New iPad vs. iPad 2: which is the best/Should you go with the new model and its better screen and processor, or save some cash on the smaller, lighter iPad 2?" PCWorld 8:24 AM
"Clique Keyboard and Trackpad Dock Review" Mac|Life 10:38 AM
"Air Display for iPad and Android: Great cheap 2nd monitor (review)" ZDNet 8:20 AM
"Nikon CoolPix P300 Delivers Great Color" MacNews 8:41 AM
"Alarm Clock Docks: Wake Up with Your iPhone or iPad" LAPTOP Magazine 5:32 PM
"MediaDevil Magicwand review: MediaDevil branch out with this neat and affordable capacitive touchscreen stylus" Macworld UK 11:40 AM
"Just Mobile AluPen Pro review/Two solutions in one pen: a classy Biro and an iPad stylus" Macworld UK 8:13 AM
"Just Mobile AluPen review: Chunky aluminium body makes for a comfy fit in almost any hand" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Head gasket for an iPhone: An iPhone case for a gearhead, this brushed aluminum case from ID America fits over an iPhone 4 and 4S, and is designed to look like a head gasket." CNET Reviews 4:49 PM
"Apogee Mic is a flexible Mac and iOS microphone" Macworld 8:15 AM
"Why Windows Phone vs. iPhone Isn't Windows vs. Mac" PixoBebo 7:32 AM
Non-Apple
"Android: It's real and I am loving it" ZDNet 12:00 PM
"New Skyrim patch brings back bad memories" TG Daily 11:23 AM
"A sampling of BYOD user policies" Network World 11:10 AM
"What to ask when choosing a new storage platform" InfoWorld 10:50 AM
"10 hard truths developers must learn to accept: From scope creep to bitrot to users with minds all their own, programming offers an array of bitter pills to swallow" InfoWorld 10:49 AM
"Add A Cool Linen Background To Google Docs" TechCrunch 11:20 AM
"Self-Driving Cars: Traveling On Autopilot/Roll over the red circles to see how Google's self-driving car works." Fortune 10:43 AM
"BlackBerry Fans Cite Reliability as They Snub Competitors" Bloomberg 10:04 AM
"Samsung Beating Apple for Top Q1 Smartphone Share, Says Canaccord" Barron's 10:03 AM
"Nokia Lumia 900: Everything's riding on you" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Nokia Could Pull Off a Cinderella Comeback" Minyanville 9:55 AM
"Facebook Saying Yahoo Suit Could Be Material Is Reminiscent Of Google" Seeking Alpha 9:53 AM
"HP Envy Spectre 14: A Premium Ultrabook, at a Premium Price" AllThingsD 9:46 AM
"Here Come Tablets. Here Come Problems. As companies flock to the devices, they're learning a lot from their mistakes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:40 AM
"Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem" VentureBeat 12:12 PM
"Dell's bespoke server unit pushes over $1bn of tin: Five years old, and growing like a weed" The Register 11:25 AM
"Dell Counts on Local Leaders: Dell Inc. is battling to reverse its falling market share as it tries to reinvent itself, including through acquisitions outside its traditional hardware business." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Patent litigation risk drives Microsoft to move European distribution center: The company is moving the center from Germany to the Netherlands" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Microsoft shuts German distribution on patent dispute" Reuters 10:03 AM
"Microsoft ends German partnership over Motorola patent suits" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Microsoft Moves Logistics Out Of Germany Due To Lawsuit" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:03 PM
"Patent abuse hurts the German economy: Microsoft has to relocate its European logistics center" Foss Patents 9:38 AM
"Windows Phone's Big Problem: Google Ignores It/Google prefers Android and iOS when it comes to developing mobile apps and services. For Windows Phone, this is a big liability." InformationWeek 12:59 PM
"IE's browser share recovers, Chrome down for third straight month: Sign of a Microsoft turnaround, or just a calculation change by metrics company?" Computerworld 10:30 AM
"Internet Explorer Is Up, Every Other Browser Is Down" PCWorld 11:08 AM
"Microsoft's IE reclaims lost ground in browser battle" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Microsoft developing HomeOS to manage appliances on single system" V3 11:30 AM
"What's in the Next Xbox? Blu-ray, 'Always Online' Requirement Claims Site" Techland 11:27 AM
"HP Reorg: Who Wins and Loses? (UPDATED)" Forbes 9:52 AM
"25 Years of IBM's OS/2: The Strange Days and Surprising Afterlife of a Legendary Operating System/Big Blue's next-generation operating system was supposed to change everything. It didn't. But it's also never quite gone away." Techland 11:27 AM
"IBM to Help Develop Computers to Study Universe's Origins" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"IBM Plans Exascale System For SKA Space Telescope: IBM Research and Dutch astronomy agency Astron work on new technology to handle one exabyte of raw data per day that will be gathered by the world largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometer Array, when activated in 2024." InformationWeek 10:47 AM
"IBM thinks exascale for massive Astron telescope" CNET News 10:08 AM
"Big Blue to handle SKA's Big Data about Big Bang: Dutch government hands over €32.9m for exascale computer" The Register 11:26 AM
"Oracle and Google will go to trial" CNET News 4:50 PM
"Analysts see no Oracle hardware-biz recovery on horizon" Channel Register 11:26 AM
"IT, Finance Jobs Continue to Move East: Hackett Group" eWeek 10:39 AM
"The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud Software That's Changing Everything" Wired Magazine 11:38 AM
"Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' reaches final beta: Six notable tweaks bring the open source OS one step closer to the final version due next month." PCWorld 11:22 AM
"For Apple's devoted small shareholders, dividend is gravy" Los Angeles Times 10:58 AM
"They Just Don't Get Apple!" [Video Report] TheStreet 9:12 AM
"Has Apple Become A Speculative Stock?" Seeking Alpha 9:12 AM
"Win Semi, VPEC to benefit from new iPad" DigiTimes 8:27 AM
"Apple Vs. A Portfolio Of Solid Brand Names: Still No Comparison" Seeking Alpha 8:35 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks fall, but Korea, Australia gain/Japanese stocks lost ground early Tuesday as Tokyo-listed exporters suffered from a rebound in the yen, but South Korean and Australian shares rose, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street." MarketWatch 8:26 PM
"Groupon losses stand out while most techs rise" MarketWatch 4:46 PM
"U.S. stocks start new quarter on positive note: Equities gain after ISM confirms hopes about U.S. economy" MarketWatch 4:47 PM
"Dow Rises to Highest Level Since 2007 on Manufacturing" Bloomberg 4:47 PM
"Stocks Surge to Start Second Quarter" TheStreet 4:47 PM
"Stocks Turn Higher on U.S. Manufacturing Data" FOXBusiness 10:47 AM
"Stocks rally into the second quarter" CNNMoney 12:26 PM
"US stocks rise, building on soaring first quarter" Associated Press 4:47 PM
"Stocks Finish at Multiyear Highs: Stocks rose to multiyear highs on the first session of the new quarter after a solid reading on domestic manufacturing." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:47 PM
"Stocks headed for weak April start" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Asian Markets End Mostly Higher" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:45 AM
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