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Weekend Highlights: Dan Dilger is back this afternoon with a thoughtful analysis of the various strategic advantages Apple's 'cash hoard' provides at AppleInsider; 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; Forbes reports on Tim Cook's profit repatriation tax change ideas; Apple 2.0 at Fortune asks how devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem—with pretty positive results from a Forrester survey; Over at Macworld, 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; in OS X news, Adobe releases Camera RAW 8.1 with Retina support and updated camera profiles; Tapscape reports on pre-WWDC MacBook Air shortages; Fairer Platform notes that Handbrake 0.9.9 has finally shipped with several improvements; 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.
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"Apple, Chinese environmental group to audit factory for pollution issues: The audit is a pilot project at one supplier factory at this point" IDG News Service 8:10 AM
"Apple to Audit Supplier's Pollution Management: Apple Inc. will conduct a pollution-management audit of one of its component suppliers, a Chinese environmental group said, as the U.S. company's operations face greater scrutiny here." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:45 AM
"Apple v. Google Case May End Patent Gold Rush" TheStreet 4:10 PM
"Apple fails to reach agreement with Australian competition regulator: Apple and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are scheduled for more hearings" IDG News Service 8:10 AM
"Apple, Australia can't agree on iPad 4G issue: Talks between Apple and Australia fail to resolve a legal skirmish over the use of the term '4G' as part of the iPad's branding." CNET News 8:09 AM
"Apple can't agree with Australian regulator on iPad 4G: Case against Cupertino continues after talks fail" The Register 8:07 AM
"Australia in talks to change name of Apple's New iPad Wi-Fi + 4G" T3 8:49 AM
"Apple fights off ebook suit with anti-Amazon defence" The Register 10:01 AM
"What Apple's Ebook Fiasco Means for Amazon and the Book Business" Mashable 8:42 AM
"Parents sue Apple over in-app game charges: Apple is being sued by parents who claim the iPhone-maker is unfairly profiting from in-app payments in games aimed at children." BBC 9:47 AM
"United Continental CFO Now an Apple VP of Sales" AllThingsD 4:47 PM
"N. Calif. Store Scheduled For Move, Expansion" ifoAppleStore 9:49 PM
"Final Cut Pro X Adding RED Support this Year" The Mac Observer 8:37 AM
"Apple pulls iWork, Aperture trials from site" TUAW 9:57 AM
"OS X animations used to make abstract art" TUAW 11:51 AM
"Google Drive Lives: Google Drive App Found" TechCrunch 5:36 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to use Java applets in OS X after Java 2012-003 update: Apple's latest Java update requires you periodically enable the Java plug-in manually. Here is how this works in OS X." CNET Reviews 9:00 PM
"Checking for the new SabPub malware in OS X: This new minimum-threat malware development for OS X copies Flashback and suggests criminals jump on opportunistic bubbles." MacFixIt 4:49 PM
"Did the Mac malware wake-up call fall on deaf ears? Many Mac users still refuse to understand what the successful Flashback attack really means. Here's a rational response to their objections" InfoWorld 12:59 PM
"Apple's pro Final Cut Pro X upgrades, Mac Pro ships soon?" Computerworld 8:02 AM
"Axiotron Modbook: Forgotten future of the Mac" FairerPlatform 8:01 AM
"Apple, Stop The Nonsense And Put Some Tabs Into iTunes" PixoBebo 8:00 AM
Press Releases
"SmartSound® Automated Soundtrack Plug-Ins Now Available for Adobe Production Premium CS6: Video Editors can access fully-customizable royalty-free music directly from their Adobe CS6 software" Business Wire 4:06 PM
"How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter? The estimates range from 26 to 44 million. The best analysts' consensus: 35 million." Fortune 12:58 PM
"Apple's Q2 2012 iPhone sales dip: Can the iPad 3 save the day?" ZDNet 8:36 AM
"AAPL: FYQ2 Macs May Miss, But Upside in iPhone, iPad, Says Piper" Barron's 4:04 PM
"Gene Munster anticipates 30.5 million in iPhone sales; 12 million in iPad sales in Q2 2012" Edible Apple 3:59 PM
"Corning glass made iPhone possible: Steve Jobs' biography describes relationship between Apple and Twin Tiers' largest employer" Gannett 8:17 AM
"Stink different: New fragrance smells like Apple Mac/Three artists in Australia team up with a scent marketer to create a fragrance based on the smell of a brand-new Apple product. Is the smell that distinctive?" CNET News 9:42 PM
"Intel shows Apple how to win a trademark dispute in China: Chip giant Intel has shown Apple how to deal with an irksome trademark dispute in China by claiming a legal victory over Shenzhen-based printing peripherals firm Inteljet over the weekend." The Register 4:03 PM
"Samuel L. Jackson stars with Siri in Verizon iPhone ad: We've always wanted to see the domestic side of Samuel L. Jackson. So along comes Verizon and features him in a very intimate, homely relationship with Siri." CNET News 8:58 PM
"Zooey Deschanel Would Ask Siri for Tomato Soup, Dance Barefoot in Her PJs" Gizmodo 9:44 PM
"Apple II Forever: a 35th-Anniversary Tribute to Apple's First Iconic Product" Techland 4:03 PM
"Top running apps racing to keep up: Tech gives fans, marathoners an edge" Boston Herald 8:12 AM
"Steve Jobs Film with Ashton Kutcher to Focus On Apple's Early Years" Techland 10:53 AM
"Indie Steve Jobs biopic being rushed through production, will it flop?" iDownload Blog 8:38 AM
"Starck Confusion About Apple" ["'It's not a project with Apple. It's a private project that began with Steve Jobs and that has been taken over by his wife.'"] WSJ Blogs 4:34 PM
"Philippe Starck project is for Jobs family, not Apple" Silicon Valley 4:02 PM
"TSA Agent Steals 8 iPads, Stacks Them Up at Home" The Mac Observer 8:20 PM
"Prototype Apple eMate Laptop Hits eBay" AppleBitch 9:52 AM
"Apple, Facebook threats to open Internet, says Google's Sergey Brin" CBS News 10:31 AM
"'Internet Slaves, Meet Your Masters' [Infographic]: What do Google, Facebook, Zynga have in common? They are today's 'online masters' according to a new Infographic from onlinemastersdegree.com sent in to MacSurfer." Thoughts and Ramblings 10:33 AM
"Rumors of an iPad Mini Swirl in China" Kotaku 8:55 AM
"Report: Apple's 7.85-inch Mini iPads to cost $250-$300 and 6 million are being planned for 3rd quarter launch" 9 to 5 Mac 8:55 AM
"New iPad Mini rumor: 6M coming in third quarter/The latest comes by way of a translated report from Chinese online portal Netease, which states the device will compete against Windows 8 tablets." CNET News 10:23 AM
"Apple iPad Mini Coming in Q3 2012 Before Windows 8 Tablets" Technorati 4:10 PM
"The iPad Mini Will Launch In Q3, Cost As Little As $250 [Report] Cult of Mac 9:57 AM
"Apple's Macintosh Computer Sales" Bloomberg 9:22 PM
"US Mac sales slowing in anticipation of Ivy Bridge upgrades" MacNN 9:24 PM
"New iPad Arrives in South Korea & 11 Additional Countries This Week" Apple 9:17 AM
"New iPad Arrives in South Korea & 11 Additional Countries This Week" Business Wire 9:16 AM
"Third Gen iPad Launches South Korea, More on Friday" The Mac Observer 9:02 AM
"New iPad hits South Korea, 11 more countries on Friday: Apple's blockbuster product will expand to another nine countries the following week." CNET News 8:09 AM
"New iPad Arrives in Malaysia & 11 Additional Countries This Week" vernonchan 9:14 AM
"Mac Pro sees ordering, shipping delays" Electronista 5:32 PM
"Apple's China Supplier List Aids Environment, Group Says" Bloomberg Businessweek 8:17 AM
"Genius Bars Using iPhone 4S to Replace 16GB White iPhone 4" The Mac Observer 8:20 PM
"Hundreds of Thunderbolt products in 2013, says Intel" FairerPlatform 8:04 AM
"Printer Pro Gets Docs From iPad to Printer, Though It's Not Always a Direct Flight" MacNewsWorld 4:29 PM
"This iOS App Blows Your Mind In Four Dimensions [Review] Cult of Mac 4:47 PM
"The best iPad remote desktop solution" iDownload Blog 4:48 PM
"Check competing carriers' wireless network quality with CarrierCompare for iPhone" Houston Chronicle 12:59 PM
"Awesome Calendar: when you can do it all, anything's possible" iDownload Blog 8:45 AM
"Look Bunny Find for iOS review: Find inspiration for a wet weekend or plan a kid-friendly day trip or holiday activity" Macworld UK 8:49 AM
"PayPal Review: PayPal's official app isn't as useful as we'd all like to think." 148Apps 10:57 AM
"Filters and Other Effects for iOS Devices -Pix: Pixel Mixer" eXtensions 10:52 AM
"The Night Sky Review: Stargazing app offers basic feature set, and not much else" Macworld 8:54 AM
"Brian Cox's Wonders Of The Universe Review: An attractive guide to the wonders of the Universe and the Solar System." 148Apps 4:48 PM
"iOS Gems: Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe, Bugsy's Kindergarten Reading 2.0 + Chuck's Challenge" iLounge 4:47 PM
"Appidemic: Swordigo for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch" AppleTell 8:49 AM
"Review: Flakey Friends - A Social App for People Who 'Flake' on Commitments" MacTrast 9:23 PM
"Little Fox Music Box Review: For the little ones at home" What's On iPhone 8:38 AM
"DevilDark: The Fallen Kingdom Review" Touch Arcade 8:55 AM
"Max Payne Mobile Review: An impressive technological feat and a great game, marred by control difficulties." 148Apps 4:48 PM
"15 Fireworks Review: Create one big firework chain in this explosive puzzle game." 148Apps 4:48 PM
"Gratuitous Space Battles Review: A space strategy game that favours action over base-building." 148Apps 11:50 AM
"Final Space Review: Patrol space tunnels and destroy enemy ships!" 148Apps 9:58 AM
"Propel Man Review: Propel Man is a game in which players can only adjust the power and angle of a catapult the launches a man towards a finish line. The game play is repetitive and doesn't offer much variety." 148Apps 9:58 AM
Tips
"How to Forward a Text Message on iPhone" OS X Daily 11:50 AM
"Dear Aunt TUAW: I got two phones. Now what?" TUAW 9:57 AM
"Here's A DIY Way To Amplify Your iPhone Speakers At No Cost" Business Insider 9:57 AM
"Q&A: Slinging Photos Between Devices/Q. I just bought the new third-generation iPad. I had an iPod Touch and synced it to iTunes on a PC. How do I transfer photos and Videos I took with the iPod onto the new iPad?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:12 AM
"Rumors of an 'iPad mini' swirl in China" MSNBC 3:59 PM
"More 'Mini iPad' Rumors Emerge" PC Magazine 3:59 PM
"Would an iPad Mini Tarnish Apple's Brand?" TheStreet 10:57 AM
"Mini iPad - the numbers just don't add up" ZDNet 10:54 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Quality shmality" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:00 AM
"Fanboys frolic on recyled rumours of Q3 iPad Mini debut" Register Hardware 11:50 AM
"New iPad overcomes last year's supply chain woes" GigaOM 9:58 AM
"Apple to undergo joint environmental audit at Chinese supplier this month" The Verge 9:57 AM
"Designer Leak Shows Elvis Has Left The Building At Apple: Apple watchers are constantly twirling their worry beads for proof that Steve Jobs' spirit, not just his body, has died at Apple Inc." Seeking Alpha 9:56 AM
"Motorola Employee Takes A Picture Of His Desk, Possibly Confirms Existence Of Droid Razr HD" TechCrunch 2:00 PM
"Computing Q&A: Free antiviral programs offer enough protection" San Francisco Chronicle 1:45 PM
"Why We Need Family Clouds: Personal clouds are great, but what we really need is a communal cloud that a family can use in a more holistic way." PC Magazine 1:11 PM
"Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment/Flame wars, leakage, nasty Polish texting -- six more tales of dirty duty in IT" InfoWorld 12:49 PM
"There's more than one way to sell a sexy smartphone" Fortune 12:41 PM
"Jonathan Blow Isn't Going to Save Video Games" Forbes 11:42 AM
"Will warnings from Google's Brin fall on deaf ears?" MarketWatch 2:58 PM
"What the web is saying about Sergey Brin and openness" GigaOM 12:40 PM
"Six Months Later, Google Plus Still Doesn't Add Up" Forbes 11:43 AM
"Android May Be Big Loser In Oracle-Google Patent Trial" Forbes 11:42 AM
"Biggest IT Paychecks: Wall Street And San Francisco/InformationWeek's U.S. Salary Survey details the effect industry and location have on IT salaries." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins" BBC 9:47 AM
"Oracle to Face Google in Android Operating System Trial" Bloomberg 9:50 AM
"Oracle suit vs. Google over Android hits trial" Reuters 10:01 AM
"Oracle-Google trial may reveal financial details" Reuters 3:06 PM
"Ahead of the Bell: Oracle-Google trial/2 Silicon Valley powerhouses, Google and Oracle, begin trial over copyright, patent claims" Associated Press 10:01 AM
"Oracle vs. Google Kicks Off With Egos on Display" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:01 AM
"Larry vs Larry: Oracle and Google in courtroom smackdown" The Register 2:08 PM
"Google-Oracle trial begins, with implications for all of Silicon Valley" Silicon Valley 10:43 AM
"Google, Oracle Head to Showdown" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:32 AM
"Michael Dell On Dell's Present And Future Success" Forbes 9:54 AM
"Seven Questions For Steve Felice, Chief Commercial Officer of Dell" AllThingsD 9:54 AM
"Dell's M&A strategy has helped it to diversify" MarketWatch 9:39 AM
"Dell beefs up OpenStack offering with enStratus" ZDNet UK 2:29 PM
"Microsoft Dips Further Into Open-Source: Microsoft Corp. has established a subsidiary to advance its work on open-source software, a technology movement the company once shunned." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:17 PM
"Microsoft playing active role in ultrabook development?" CNET News 10:09 AM
"Microsoft stepping up involvement in ultrabook outer designs, say sources" DigiTimes 10:58 AM
"Windows 8 Store gets first Metro Twitter app and more" CNET News 10:10 AM
"Office 15 Launch May Trail Windows 8: Leaked Microsoft document shows Office 15 release date after the crucial holiday selling season for Windows 8 tablets." InformationWeek 10:15 AM
"Leaked Microsoft Office 15 video hints at SkyDrive, Office 365 integration" Wired 2:22 PM
"Microsoft Wants to Put Skype in Your Web Browser" Webmonkey 2:23 PM
"A Microsoft-Facebook Swap? An idea is floating about that pictures the search engine Bing being traded for shares in the social-networking service." Barron's 2:57 PM
"Facebook supports Cispa cyber-security bill" BBC 9:47 AM
"Internet Groups Launch Anti-CISPA Protest" PC Magazine 1:10 PM
"Why a U.S. ruling could upend the smartphone patent wars" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 12:44 PM
"IT Salaries 2012: $90,000, 1% Raise Typical/InformationWeek's 2012 U.S. IT Salary Survey shows IT pros doing OK in a slow-growing economy, with staffers typically making $90,000 and managers $116,000. Most wanted: People who blend business analysis and IT skills." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"Mavericks Invent Future Internet Where Cisco Is Meaningless" Wired Magazine 2:23 PM
"Apple Shares Lose Shine: The meteoric stock-price rise that has propelled Apple Inc. to become the world's most-valuable company is showing signs of faltering, threatening to drag much of the market down with it." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:14 PM
"What On Earth is Causing Apple's Stock Dip?" The Atlantic Wire 4:35 PM
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