"Apple's Tim Cook wins where Steve Jobs failed: On Java/Oracle will take over Java updates for OS X, an accomplishment that eluded Jobs for years. But many users are left in the cold" InfoWorld 7:56 AM
"Is Apple Inc.'s Bet on Liquidmetal About to Pay Off?" Money Morning 8:56 AM
"Apple Doesn't Want Musicians to See Secret Steve Jobs Deposition: In bringing a class action lawsuit against Universal Music over digital music revenues, musicians trigger a big objection from Apple." The Hollywood Reporter 4:52 PM
"Digitimes Research: Global tablet PC shipments to reach 21.58 million units in 2Q12" ["As for rankings, Apple will remain as the leading tablet PC vendor in the second quarter, while Lenovo will drop out of the top-5."] DigiTimes 7:57 AM
"Apple data center helps fuel Bloom Energy move to east coast: Bloom Energy today opens a plant in Delaware to make its Bloom Boxes, which will be used by the local utility and to power Apple's North Carolina data center." CNET News 10:12 AM
"What an End to the Apple-Samsung Patent War Might Mean For Consumers" Wired 4:44 PM
"Yeah, Good Luck With That: Apple, Samsung Mediation Set for Late May" AllThingsD 7:51 AM
"Apple vs. Samsung: Settlement talks scheduled for May 21-22" ZDNet 8:16 AM
"Apple-Samsung patent peace talks set for May date" V3 8:20 AM
"Who's telling Apple to 'Wake Up' in Oz? It's RIM!" CNET News 9:20 PM
"Australian to Apple, Microsoft: Why Do We Pay More for Downloads?" The Next Web 9:39 AM
"Australian Price Gouging Inquiry Targets Apple, Microsoft And Others" TechCrunch 11:57 AM
"Apple nudging developers to get apps Gatekeeper-ready: OS X Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper feature will keep users from installing software unless it's signed by developers, and Apple's reminding developers of that." CNET News 4:44 PM
"Snow Leopard hit hardest by Flashback malware: The finding that Leopard and Snow Leopard users were affected more by the Flashback malware suggests Apple's approach to security on OS X has a notable impact, even if it is an indirect one." CNET Reviews 4:44 PM
"Apple's Q2 earnings call reveals that iCloud acquired more than125 million users" AppleTell 7:01 PM
"Apple Reinstates Some Canceled WWDC Developer Tickets" The Mac Observer 6:32 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Does 'Mastered for iTunes' matter to music? Ars puts it to the test" Ars Technica 10:43 AM
"Purchasing HD videos without SD versions Article" iLounge 4:39 PM
"How to transition your website away from MobileMe and iWeb: With MobileMe's imminent demise and iWeb's eventual dissolution, it's time to strategize on how to replace Apple's Web products" Macworld 8:36 AM
"Where's The Stuff You've Done Recently? These Apps Show You Where [Review] Cult of Mac 4:24 PM
"MacMost Now 703: Five Ways To Share Music In iTunes" MacMost 11:22 AM
"Join Songs in iTunes to Play Together as a Group When Shuffled" OS X Daily 11:59 AM
"Delete Dropbox cache to recover drive space" Macworld 4:46 PM
"Clean Up Your Menu Bar With Bartender [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:25 AM
"Finally, A Mac App That's Perfect For Recording Audio And Notes In Meetings" NoodleMac 7:46 AM
"The Mac App That's A Free And Secret Online Backup Weapon" TeraTalks 7:47 AM
"How To Add More Fonts To The Fonts On Your Mac" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"10 Ways Mac Users Can Use A Free Online Service To Write And Store Notes" BohemianBoomer 7:46 AM
"Try The Cheap Mac Tool That Kills Screen Clutter And Snaps App Windows Into Place" McSolo 7:46 AM
"2 Cheap Mac Apps You'll Love To Use But Don't Need (plus a bonus app you will love and need)" Mac 360 7:46 AM
Op/Ed
"Lion discussions talk about performance problems; market share of Mac OS X versions; Time Machine issues; increasing complexity; installation/partitioning issues;user interface changes (window edges)" MacInTouch 9:22 PM
"What is Apple hiding from musicians in iTunes lawsuit?" Digital Trends 8:40 PM
"How far behind is Apple's security?" MSNBC 7:01 PM
"The Mac Malware Flareup: Time to Panic?" ReadWriteWeb 4:53 PM
"iTunes Has Become Bloatware And Needs Fixing" Apple'n'Apps 4:51 PM
"Why Ron Johnson left Apple to head JC Penney" Covestor 7:56 AM
"Nokia makes most of its money from iPhone: Nokia actually makes more money from licencing patents to Apple than it does from selling its Lumia smartphones" PC Advisor 7:58 AM
"SD Unified rolls out iPads in a big way: After putting more than 75,600 netbooks into the hands of students, the San Diego Unified School District has switched its focus to Apple iPads and will buy devices to outfit 340 classrooms before the end of the school year." UTSanDiego 11:55 AM
"Apple's Israeli hiring goes into high gear/High-tech workers, update your CVs: In the coming weeks, Apple's Israeli headquarters will be posting dozens of positions to be filled" Ynetnews: Israel 9:40 AM
"Want to work for Apple? Try Israel" CNET News 11:28 AM
"Apple in talks with a film distribution company" The Inquirer 8:15 AM
"Apple courting EPIX to stream new content to iDevices and possibly new iTV" PadGadget 8:41 AM
"Apple supplier Foxconn sees profits drop due to higher employee costs" VentureBeat 4:49 PM
"Foxconn suicide threats aimed at Microsoft, not Apple: Reports suggest that the latest protests are against Microsoft, rather than widely accued Apple" Macworld UK 7:58 AM
"Apple is Still King, but Android-based HTC Follows Closely Behind as Top Mobile Phone Brands" MacPrices 8:09 AM
"Next Canada Store To Fill In Huge No-Store Zone" ifoAppleStore 6:58 PM
"Apple co-founder Woz to speak at June conference: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is will be speaking at the 2012 EuraMedia Summit, held in Boston, Massachusetts from 13-16 June." Macworld UK 7:58 AM
"Mobile app helps report unfair airport screeners" ["The app, available for iPhone and Android phones, was conceived in response to complaints from Sikhs in the U.S, who since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are routinely subjected to additional inspection, Singh said. Some are made to remove their turbans, which Sikhs wear for religious reasons, Singh said."] Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 8:07 PM
"NTELOS says iPhone launch on its network 'going great'" Theflyonthewall 8:37 AM
"Rovio: Angry Birds Space Downloaded 50 Million Times In 35 Days" TechCrunch 10:19 AM
"Ugly Meter Made $500k From Telling Folk They're Ugly" The Next Web 8:09 AM
"Apple spits out Android option from Chomp app navigator" Engadget 8:19 AM
"Apple Drops Android Support From Chomp App Discovery Tool" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
Non-Apple News
"Acorn pioneers honoured by US computing award" ZDNet UK 12:00 PM
"Tech firms make poor showing in Sunday Times Rich List: Internet entrepreneurs are gaining ground, but traditional software firms are lagging" Techworld 11:42 AM
"Laser System Paints Information on the Road Ahead: Cheaper green semiconductor lasers could bring a novel display technology to market." Technology Review 11:40 AM
"TV in real dime: Hulu, networks to change model of free streaming" New York Post 11:05 AM
"Down but not out: Conficker camouflages new Windows infections/Crippled botnet still dangerous, makes PCs vulnerable to follow-up malware attacks" Computerworld 10:36 AM
"Compal Posts Seventh Consecutive Profit as Demand Slows" Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping', report says" BBC 10:22 AM
"The New Pay Phone and What It Knows About You" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"LG To Pull Away From Windows Phone's Loving Embrace, Refocus On Android" TechCrunch 11:39 AM
"Java creator James Gosling: 'Google totally slimed Sun'" CNET News 10:09 AM
"U.S.Cellular, Alltel launch Walmart prepaid phones" CNET News 10:09 AM
"Harbinger's Falcone to leave LightSquared" CNNMoney 12:08 PM
"Falcone Agrees To Step Aside" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Itsy-bitsy teeny cell towers are coming" CNNMoney 9:40 AM
"One in four 'abandoning scheduled TV': The majority of TV viewing is now 'on-demand' for one in four Britons, and 41 per cent of 18-24 year olds." Telegraph 11:25 AM
"Religious Sites Carry More Malware Than Porn Sites, Security Firm Reports" PCWorld 10:13 AM
"Americans Want More Wireless Broadband" MacNews 8:35 AM
"Anti-fog glass is glare-free and self-cleaning" TG Daily 8:19 AM
"Mac Geek Gab Podcast: MGG 394: Hard Drive Maintenance, Mail Tweaking, Home Servers & More" The Mac Observer 4:50 PM
"On The Verge episode 005 teaser: Tony Fadell talks about early iPhone prototypes" The Verge 10:44 AM
"The simplicity of Apple. We see it in their products and stores but it goes deeper than that. We review Ken Segall's book about Apple 'Insanely Simple'. Plus, Apple is DOOMED!" The MT Show 7:46 AM
"New Apple TV Hits Brazil, Priced $211" The Next Web 8:09 AM
"Developer builds privacy-enhancing Web browser for Apple devices: The Onion Browser uses the TOR anonymizing network for browsing on an iPhone and iPad" IDG News Service 11:23 AM
"Why the iPad Is My New Laptop" Shawn Blanc 9:25 PM
"iPad Dilemma: New iPad or Stick with the Old?" Low End Mac 9:22 PM
"Woz Digs Windows Phone, But LG Doesn't: Apple's co-founder gives the Lumia 900 Windows Phone a public display of affection, while LG halts efforts to bring new Windows Phones to market." InformationWeek 9:20 PM
"The Case For A MacBook Pro Without An Optical Drive" Cult of Mac 6:58 PM
"Meet The iPhone Plus: New iPhone Concept Which Is Ridiculously Thin And Aluminicious [Images] Redmond Pie 6:57 PM
"Will cars help iPad zoom away for good?" GigaOM 6:56 PM
"Free Disrupts Telecom Market in France: This is a story about how I got an iPhone, and how the company that made my decision possible is shaking up the telecommunications landscape in France." TidBITS 10:22 AM
"Does Apple Really Want To Be Like Netflix?" TheStreet 8:36 AM
"How Microsoft Is Scaring Apple: Anyone holding their breath on the hopes that software giant Microsoft will once again dominate the tech sector as it did in the mid-to-late 90s should also consider investing in some scuba gear to find that ship that has long sailed -- if not sunken entirely." TheStreet 8:34 AM
"Why iOS Apps Look Better Than Android Apps" Wired 8:16 AM
"How To Succeed Like Apple and Amazon" Forbes 8:15 AM
"iPhone keyboard was a 'heated topic' reveals ex-Apple bod" Crave @ CNET 8:15 AM
"The Greatest PC Mysteries--Solved! PCWorld's editors band together to solve the greatest PC mysteries!" PCWorld 11:17 AM
"Why Linux is a desktop flop" Network World 11:17 AM
"Open Source Coders are Fresher, Forrester Says" Computerworld UK 11:15 AM
"The Disruptive Business Model that Could Change the Tablet Market: Unsure whether to buy a tablet? Someday soon you will likely own multiple." PC Magazine 11:13 AM
"Why CISPA could kill the cloud" InfoWorld 10:54 AM
"2012 chip market to grow 7%, says analyst" EE Times 10:42 AM
"Digitimes Research: Global tablet PC shipments to reach 21.58 million units in 2Q12" DigiTimes 10:40 AM
"Get virtualization out of its silos: Organizations that apply virtualization in a siloed manner miss out on its high-level benefits. Here's how to develop an all-inclusive strategy." Computerworld 10:37 AM
"Sleek MacBooks gain powerful rivals running on Windows 7" Boston Herald 10:25 AM
"8 Reasons Conficker Malware Won't Die" InformationWeek 10:14 AM
"What to Expect at BlackBerry World" PC Magazine 11:11 AM
"RIM's share of smartphone market could dip below 5%: analyst" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:51 AM
"It's not a BlackBerry World anymore" Reuters 10:13 AM
"Microsoft buys an ebook strategy" FairerPlatform 9:37 AM
"Can Microsoft Rescue Barnes & Noble Now, Like it Did Apple in 1997?" Forbes 7:53 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"The Reason Why iPhone Prototypes Get Left At The Bar [Humor] Cult of Android 4:24 PM
"Siri Concept Will Self-Destruct Your iPhone If Stolen [Video] Mashable 11:27 AM
"Barnes & Noble shares soar on Microsoft deal: Companies form digital-reading-technology partnership" MarketWatch 9:52 AM
"Microsoft and B&N team up on Nook, textbook business: The two companies are teaming up to create a subsidiary for Barnes & Noble's e-book and college textbook businesses, with Microsoft paying $300 million for a minority stake." Associated Press 10:34 AM
"Why Microsoft's Barnes & Noble Nook Nab Makes Sense: Microsoft already has strong content plays in gaming, video, and software. Now it has a foothold in books and magazines as well." PC Magazine 11:10 AM
"Barnes & Noble's shares soar on Microsoft Nook investment" CNNMoney 9:41 AM
"Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble's Nook; more e-books for Windows" paidContent 10:03 AM
"Microsoft's got the hots for Nook: Microsoft joins forces with Barnes & Noble, LG competes with iCloud, and Dell says there's big demand for the XPS 13 ultrabook." CNET News 4:43 PM
"Microsoft partners with B&N's Nook in e-book business" Seattle Times 4:43 PM
"Microsoft + Nook: It Just Got (More) Interesting ..." Wired 4:43 PM
"Microsoft's Nook Deal: Pushing Windows 8 Into New Realms?" Forbes 10:03 AM
"Can Microsoft get LG excited about Windows Phone again?" CNET News 10:10 AM
"LG: No More Windows Phones Planned" PCWorld 11:14 AM
"Microsoft HomeOS will be home automation of the future" TG Daily 11:45 AM
"HomeOS: Microsoft Works on Bringing Smart Homes to the Masses" Techland 11:50 AM
"HP And IBM Need To Be Very Afraid Of Dell" Forbes 9:57 AM
"HP and Epic 'preferred bidders' for UK eHospital plan: NHS trusts to ink 10-year deal to move to shared platform" Channel Register 11:49 AM
"Dell Says XPS 13 Ultrabook Selling Well Above Expectations" Forbes 9:57 AM
"Oracle v. Google: definitive copyright-related jury instructions and special verdict form" Foss Patents 10:46 AM
"Jury begins deliberations in Oracle-Google trial" Associated Press 4:51 PM
"Google sums up its Java case: 'There was no copying'/In closing statements, Google's counsel reasserts that Google employed Java APIs in a fair-use manner for Android, transforming them into a full smartphone stack." CNET News 4:44 PM
"Developments in Oracle vs Google legal case" Associated Press 4:41 PM
"IBM: Clock runs out on massive Siebel implementation, enter SugarCRM" ZDNet 11:59 AM
"IBM Impact: A lesson in passion and creativity from Jobs and Einstein" V3 7:24 PM
"Where to order Intel's Ivy Bridge in a laptop right now: A handful of laptops are now available to order with Intel's third-gen Core i-series CPUs, see the list here." CNET Reviews 10:09 AM
"Inside Intel's new Ivy Bridge chips: A high-res look at the nanotransistors powering big gains in PC power and efficiency" [Slideshow] Network World 10:54 AM
"Ivy Bridge chips run hotter than predecessors: Temperatures of Intel chips quickly spike when overclocking" Network World 11:17 AM
"Intel's Ivy Bridge Chips Appear to Run Hotter When Overclocked" PCWorld 4:43 PM
"Huawei to give Intel LTE development support in China" EE Times 10:41 AM
"Here comes silicene, possible graphene replacement" EE Times 10:42 AM
"10 GHz Optical Transistor Built Out Of Silicon: In a significant step forward for all-optical computing, physicists build a silicon transistor that works with pure light" Technology Review 11:40 AM
"New material 'could revolutionize electronics" TG Daily 11:44 AM
"Intel the Big Winner as Semiconductor Sales Grow in 2011: IDC" eWeek 10:44 AM
"Worldwide Chip Sales May Grow at Faster Pace, IDC Says" Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"How the Software Industry Is Being Reborn" Techland 11:51 AM
"Apple analyst: China is adding 10-12 million 3G subs per mos./Having missed the boat last quarter, Wall Street is taking a second look at China" Fortune 10:50 AM
"How come the only company in Silicon Valley that bloggers say is in a bubble is Apple?" The Smartphone Wars 7:52 AM
"What does all this 'bubble' talk have to do with Apple? Something may burst, but it's not the company that's making money hand over fist" Fortune 7:52 AM
"Apple Share Price Target: $815" Seeking Alpha 7:45 AM
"Fact: Apple Got Cheaper Last Week" The Motley Fool 10:14 AM
"How Will Apple Bulls Spin This?" Seeking Alpha 8:25 AM
"Apple Options Skew: Signaling Further Price Gains?" Seeking Alpha 7:45 AM
"Trading Strategies For Apple And Amazon Investors" Seeking Alpha 7:45 AM
"Buy Apple, Oracle To Hedge Against Red Hat Bubble" Seeking Alpha 7:45 AM
"5 Stocks Poised to Rise in Apple's Wake" Forbes 8:41 AM
Industry News
"Apple slips below $600, Netflix retreats: Tech stocks droop, while Barnes & Noble soars on Microsoft deal" MarketWatch 9:52 AM
"For U.S. stocks, April worst month yet for 2012: Dow industrials extend monthly winning streak to seven" MarketWatch 4:21 PM
"Wall Street Falls Amid Mixed Data" FOXBusiness 10:50 AM
"Dow Ekes Out April Gain: Economic worries at home and in Spain led the Dow industrials lower Monday, but the average eked out its seventh-straight monthly gain." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:22 PM
"Weak economic reports to weigh on U.S. stocks" CNNMoney 9:40 AM
"Hong Kong Leads Asia Markets Higher" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:51 AM
"Asian Stocks Gain on Australia Rates, Earnings, Korea Confidence" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong leads Asian stocks to gain" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Spain Drags Down Europe Shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:06 PM
"European Stocks Slide as Spain Enters Recession; AB InBev Falls" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slump after Spain, U.S. data/Spain's IBEX 35 sees 12.4% monthly decline in April" MarketWatch 12:06 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:09 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:09 PM
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