"Apple and Samsung CEOs and chief lawyers agree to meet in San Francisco court for settlement talks moderated by magistrate judge" Foss Patents 3:52 PM
"Samsung, Apple Seek Settlement" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:22 PM
"Apple & Samsung Agree with Court-Suggested Settlement Talks" The Mac Observer 5:40 PM
"Apple's Secret Plan For Its Cash Stash" ["How about buying up its own supply chain? A lot of high-tech manufacturers on The Global 2000 dream about controlling what they pay for components and gaining the assurance that crucial parts will flow as needed. Apple is one of very few firms with the financial wherewithal to make that come true, specifically by buying production equipment to outfit new and existing factories in Asia that other people will run."] Forbes 12:17 PM
"Why Apple Stock Has Been Taking a Beating" Time 9:12 AM
"Apple at $580: Christmas in April/Apple has dipped down almost 10% over the past several trading days. Investors should view this as an opportunity to buy a strong growth stock at a discount, and not consider day-to-day unexplained stock movements as a sign of weakness in the underlying company." Forbes 8:04 AM
"Let the Apple correction play out" MarketWatch 9:04 AM
"2012: Apple market widens on 7-inch iPad claims/2012 is a year that matters. Some say it's a year of change. For CEO Tim Cook it should be the year he leads Apple to consolidate its leadership with this year's crop: the iPhone 5, new Macs, iTunes and, of course, this fabled new 7-inch iPad the company may, or may not, have planned." Computerworld Blogs 7:56 AM
"Apple and Valve: Could frenemies really team up? A rumored paring up between Apple and Valve has gamers salivating, but there would be many hurdles to such a partnership." CNET News 8:06 AM
"March Quarter Mac Sales Could Miss (Not That It Really Matters)" AllThingsD 8:43 AM
"Apple 2Q12 Earnings Preview: Expect Strong iPhone And iPad Results" Seeking Alpha 8:18 AM
"AAPL: Cowen Ups FYQ2 iPhone Estimate" Barron's 9:57 AM
"Apple keeps up pressure on Motorola Mobility with multilingual alphabet patent" Foss Patents 11:20 AM
"German Apple lawsuit against HTC over multilingual alphabet stayed until next year" Foss Patents 8:29 AM
"Chinese environmental group praises Apple: Chinese environmental group that will be auditing Apple's Chinese factories has praised Apple for arranging the audit" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"U.S. Sues Apple For eBook Pricing as Three Firms Settle" Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"Should Apple's CFO fear for his job after new hire? Apple has hired a well qualified new vice president of sales, Zane Rowe" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"Apple Pressures Beijing With iPad Snub" Forbes 11:24 AM
"Symantec: Flashback malware now down to 140K machines/The Flashback malware is still on the decline, but the security firm says its latest estimate of infected machines is higher than expected." CNET News 6:48 PM
"Google target of new federal privacy probe" ["The Federal Trade Commission is deep into an investigation of Google's actions in bypassing the default privacy settings of Apple's Safari browser for Google users, according to sources familiar with ongoing negotiations between the company and the government."] San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11:45 AM
"Google faces WHOPPING FTC fine for Safari privacy gaffe: Google is reportedly going to be slapped with a bigger regulatory fine than the meagre one handed down to it from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late last week." The Register 11:46 AM
"Google faces fine for bypassing Apple's Safari privacy settings" ZDNet 12:13 PM
"Apple: Don't Worry About New Malware, We've Got You Covered" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:08 AM
"Java update is no protection against new SabPub Mac Trojan: SabPub Mac Trojan is spreading via Word documents, using an ancient vulnerability" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"New SabPab Variant Uses Word Files to Infect Macs" Intego 8:30 AM
"Apple enhances Apple ID account security" Help Net Security 10:20 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"About Apple Configurator 1.0.1" Apple Support 5:35 PM
"Apple Configurator: Using Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Redemption Codes" Apple Support 9:28 PM
"Monitor OS X LaunchAgents folders to help prevent malware attacks: While malware scanners can detect threats once definitions for them are available, you can monitor or lock your systems' launch agents folders to more proactively prevent attacks on your system." CNET Reviews 3:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"FileMaker 12 review: Everything is new again, and some of it is free" Macworld UK 8:28 AM
"Apple's Jony Ive nominated as British Visionary Innovator: Apple's British born designer is up against Banksy, Dyson, and Tim Berners-Lee" Macworld UK 10:37 AM
"Sir Tim Berners-Lee makes 'British Innovator' shortlist" Computerworld UK 10:36 AM
"This Former Apple Manager Wants To Fix A Major Headache With The iPad" Business Insider 8:31 AM
"MokaFive's new iOS app serves enterprise BYOD market with access to secure corporate files" The Next Web 8:30 AM
"MokaFive launches app to secure iPads and iPhones for work" VentureBeat 8:37 AM
"Apple Hires United CFO Zane Row As Sales VP" The Mac Observer 7:55 AM
"Apple hires United Continental CFO as VP of Sales (after airline replaces paper manuals with iPads)" TUAW 8:32 AM
"Greenpeace Says Apple, Amazon Clouds Are Dirty, But They Disagree" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Greenpeace slams Apple despite its clean power data center plans" GigaOM 10:33 AM
"Greenpeace: Apple Fuels iCloud with Dirty, Dirty Coal" Wired Magazine 11:20 AM
"Samuel L. Jackson, Zooey Deschanel Star in New Apple Ads [Videos] Mashable 8:13 AM
"Zooey Deschanel oozes nerdy allure for Sprint's iPhone: Having earlier seen Samuel L. Jackson shill with Siri for Verizon, now Zooey Deschanel brings out her beautiful nerdiness to help sell the Sprint iPhone 4S. It seems, though, that both stars will be used for both carriers." CNET News 8:48 AM
"Apple airing new Siri commercials with various celebrities" SlashGear 8:04 AM
"New iPhone 4S Siri commercials cool like Fonzi" Appolicious 8:11 AM
"Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson need Siri's help too" Digital Trends 8:44 AM
"Google revamps network via OpenFlow" ZDNet 12:00 PM
"Google Drive Revealed: Watch Out Dropbox/Scheduled to arrive next week, Google Drive storage service comes with 5GB of free disk space." InformationWeek 10:07 AM
"Oakley preparing to compete with Google's Project Glass" Electronista 10:35 AM
"Nokia can't compete with Apple, Android, say European carriers: Nokia's Lumia lineup can't match the appeal of the iPhone and Android, say European carrriers trying to sell the new Windows Phone handsets." CNET News 8:48 AM
"YouMail axes BlackBerry app support after 'steady exodus' - Apr. 17, 2012" CNNMoney 8:10 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Interview: Megadeth's David Ellefson Talks Shop About Rock Shop (Video)/David Ellefson Rock Shop is a solid and simple guitar/bass amp-modeling app that runs on iOS. It is made by PocketLabWorks and works in conjunction with the company's iRiff Port cable/interface." TechCrunch 9:14 AM
"Interview questions from Bruno Ferrari" asymco 8:29 AM
"Apple screws UK disties, punts just 13,000 iPads to channel: Apple neglected the channel when divvying up stocks of the latest iPad, but disties that laid hands on the device found the margins were slightly more generous than on previous generations." Channel Register 8:49 AM
"Scent designed to smell like Macbook Pro" TG Daily 8:42 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins a Major Patent Victory for the iTunes Store" Patently Apple 9:27 AM
"Apple Wins Patents for Motion Tracking User Interface, Future Magic Mouse Advancements & More" Patently Apple 12:25 PM
"Apple Wins Tenth Telephonic MacBook Patent with a few Twists" Patently Apple 9:27 AM
"Apple granted iTunes user interface patent" AppleInsider 5:50 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Flying Defense For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Goop For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"The Ultimate All-in-One Card Reader for The New iPad (Video)" M.I.C. Gadget 8:28 AM
"Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D review: Thunderbolt and 3D capabilities bring Video I/O bang up to date" Macworld UK 8:28 AM
"Review: Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4540 All-in-One Printer" TechCrunch 9:55 AM
"Video Review: Waterfield Designs iPad Travel Express" Run Around Tech 8:29 AM
"Speck's CandyShell Grip has finger pads to aid in gaming on your iPhone 4/4S" Macworld 8:32 AM
"You'll Want To Drive This Highway Car Charger" MacNews 8:19 AM
"SkinIt skins for the new iPad review AppleTell" AppleTell 8:27 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Make & Sell Your Own iOS Games with Sketch Nation Studio" Apple Gazette 9:06 PM
"iPad Diagramming Tool Is A Good Desktop Companion: OmniGraffle by The Omni Group is a Microsoft Visio competitor that offers professional diagramming for OS X and the iPad." BYTE 10:20 AM
"Pocket review: Read It Later reinvents itself" The Verge 9:15 AM
"Hidden Dimensions: Apple's Dream of Appliance Computing is Unobtainable" The Mac Observer 4:22 PM
"Tell me again. Why we think Apple will make a TV set? After four years of speculation there's still not a shred of hard evidence" Fortune 3:58 PM
"Apple's Biggest TV Competitor Might Just Be IKEA" PadGadget 3:56 PM
"Apple TV in High Demand, Threatens Leading Brands: A new study from KAE says 25 percent of US respondents are ready to buy an Apple-branded TV." CE Pro 4:49 PM
"Ted Landau's User Friendly View: Stop the Apple Game Center Cheaters!" The Mac Observer 2:09 PM
"What Steve Jobs said about an iPad 'mini'" Fortune 1:25 PM
"The 'Kindled' iPad: Why We Don't Need Apple's Restitution" Forbes 10:05 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Mini rumors, mini credibility" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:04 AM
"Will T-Mobile get the iPhone 5? T-Mobile offers great value on its service, but customers are frustrated by the lack of handset choices, especially those lusting to buy an iPhone." CNET News 10:04 AM
"Analyst: iPad mini a Nightmare for Tablet Competitors" The Mac Observer 9:33 AM
"'An iPad Mini Would Be The Competition's Worst Nightmare'" Business Insider 9:15 AM
"Microsoft's master plan to beat Apple and Google" CNNMoney 8:09 AM
"No Retina Displays Mac Until Next Year? Noooo...." MacNews 8:09 AM
"Is Apple REALLY family-friendly or does it just want you to think it is?" ZDNet 8:07 AM
"What Could Go Wrong When You Add Siri To The Human Brain Supercomputer?" PixoBebo 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
"Why Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition won't be coming to Wii U, or any other consoles" Ars Technica 5:36 PM
"Analysis: 3 Versions of Windows 8 to Compete with OS X 10.8 & iOS 6" The Mac Observer 3:50 PM
"Gmail Is Down for Some, But Google Hasn't Said Why" The Atlantic Wire 1:17 PM
"Two Sides of the Consumer Coin to Windows RT" Tech.pinions 1:16 PM
"Who's accountable for IT failure? (part two)" ZDNet 12:01 PM
"67 Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids: A Printable List" Wired 11:58 AM
"Watch Out, Best Buy, Ikea Will Soon Sell Their Own HDTV System And It's Awesome" TechCrunch 11:40 AM
"How Google Drive will compare to Dropbox" ZDNet 12:00 PM
"A 5GB Google Drive Next Week? Almost Time to Leave Dropbox?" Techland 11:51 AM
"Google G-drive app leak sparks 5GB file vault riddle: Will Gmail giant enlarge docs package?" The Register 11:46 AM
"Google Drive: 5 Things Needed to Succeed" PCWorld 11:19 AM
"Spoiler alert: Your TV will be hacked" InfoWorld 11:02 AM
"Steer clear of these BYOD boondoggles" InfoWorld 11:01 AM
"New Star Trek Video Game Trailer Shows Why 2013 Is Going To Be An Epic Year For Trekkers" Forbes 10:56 AM
"Reading Between the Linux Contributor List's Lines" LinuxInsider 10:42 AM
"Should the CIO know how to code?" Computerworld 10:31 AM
"T-Mobile's Spokeswoman Gets an Edgy Makeover" ABCNews 10:17 AM
"Microsoft's master plan to beat Apple and Google" CNNMoney 9:35 AM
"How Microsoft's 'silent majority' hurts Windows: Anonymized behavior is allegedly driving the changes to Windows' UI hated by users. Are users that conflicted, or is Microsoft getting it wrong?" InfoWorld 11:01 AM
"Windows 8 Coming In 4 Editions: Windows 8 will ship in two fewer versions than Windows 7 did, as Microsoft looks to streamline its OS offerings." InformationWeek 10:08 AM
"Microsoft pares Windows 8 to three editions for Intel: Dumps WOA, names ARM OS 'Windows RT'" Computerworld 10:31 AM
"Microsoft To Sell 3 Flavors Of Win 8; ARM Edition Has Office" Forbes 9:54 AM
"Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS" BBC 10:19 AM
"Microsoft sheds some light on the 3 flavors of Windows 8" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Nokia, Microsoft in SD to hear startups' pitches" UTSanDiego 11:25 AM
"Larry Page leads as first witness in Oracle, Google IP trial" ZDNet 11:59 AM
"Ellison Takes the Stand Against Google Today in Java Trial" AllThingsD 12:13 PM
"Ellison, Page both take the stand as Google argues 'Java language is free and open'" Ars Technica 8:40 PM
"Google says Oracle sued after own market failure" Associated Press 12:14 PM
"Google says Oracle should not get piece of Android" Reuters 12:14 PM
"Oracle's opening statement vs. Google: 91 slides" ZDNet 12:00 PM
"Google: Oracle Wants To Glom Onto Android's Success/Day two of trial featured Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on the stand, plus Google assertions that case boils down to Oracle trying to latch onto Android's accomplishments." InformationWeek 4:03 PM
"Oracle says Google's own emails show its guilt" Reuters 10:06 AM
"Oracle says Google knowingly 'broke the rules' with Java" IDG News Service 11:02 AM
"Google and Oracle battle over the future of Android" CNNMoney 3:53 PM
"Intel Once Again Beats the Street" AllThingsD 3:56 PM
"Intel Earnings Come In On Track, But The Stock Is Slipping After Hours" Business Insider 3:56 PM
"Intel delivers strong quarter, teases smartphone chips: By business unit, Intel's results are mixed. PC client, data center, and other products all fall compared to a year ago." CNET News 3:58 PM
"Intel Reports $12.9 billion revenue for Q1 2012, tells us to expect more hybrid tablets" The Verge 7:01 PM
"Apple Vs. Dell: How Buybacks Can Distort Return On Equity" Seeking Alpha 10:25 AM
"6 Ways To Play Apple's Earnings" Seeking Alpha 8:18 AM
"It's Just A Flesh Wound: Apple Stocks Down For Fifth Consecutive Day" TechCrunch 8:50 AM
Industry News
"Apple surges back, leading big tech gains: Shares of Apple Inc. surged Tuesday, jumping more than 5% by the closing bell to end the stock's best trading session since late January and leading a strong afternoon for the rest of the tech sector." MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"U.S. stocks, Apple jump as global woes ebb: IPhone maker recoups prior day's losses and more" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Rally in 1 Month as Apple Surges" Bloomberg 4:08 PM
"Wall Street rallies on earnings, Europe news" Reuters 4:18 PM
"Stocks Soar as Global Worries Subside" TheStreet 4:18 PM
"Stocks log best gains in a month" CNNMoney 4:18 PM
"Spanish bond auction boosts equities" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:19 PM
"Stocks Close Above 13,000: Stocks rallied as worries eased about Spain's rising borrowing costs and investors cheered a series of strong quarterly earnings reports from U.S. companies." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:19 PM
"Stocks: Europe, economy and earnings in focus" CNNMoney 9:34 AM
"Europe Drags on Asia Markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"Asian Stocks Drop on China's Foreign Investment, Spanish Yields" Bloomberg 9:46 AM
"Asia Markets: Asian stocks slide on China, Spain worries" MarketWatch 9:38 AM
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