"Apple TV set may not launch until 2014, says analyst: Despite recent buzz over an impending Apple TV set, J.P. Morgan doesn't except a full-blown version of the product to pop up anytime soon." CNET News 8:34 AM
"No Apple TV set until 2014, says analyst: What's next for Apple?" ZDNet 9:16 AM
"Android Is Either 'Winning' Because Apple Is Letting It, Or Losing" TechCrunch 8:00 AM
"The phone market in 2012: a tale of two disruptions" ["The new market disruption is evidenced by the shift of fortunes to Apple and Samsung and away from every other device maker."] asymco 7:58 AM
"Apple expected to expand store-within-store presence at Walmart, Target" AppleInsider 8:42 AM
"Report: Apple Could Spend $500 Million to Develop Liquidmetal Alloy" PC Magazine 3:50 PM
"Flashback malware turns Macs into moola, says Symantec: Investigation of the Flashback trojan reveals a clickfraud scheme scoring its perpetrators as much as $10,000 a day" InfoWorld 3:56 PM
"Apple's Success Brings Microsoft's Virus Problems" Forbes 10:02 AM
"Apple dominates global handset profits as smartphone sales shoot up" Ars Technica 3:59 PM
"With 8.8% market share, Apple has 73% of cell phone profits" Fortune 8:57 AM
"Apple remains top U.S. smartphone vendor" BGR 8:55 AM
"128 Million U.S. Mobile Subscribers Experience More than Five Dropped Calls A Month, According to First Mobile Call Quality Survey from Rebtel" PRWeb 11:09 AM
"iPhone owners least likely to switch when service sucks" Fortune 11:09 AM
"Samsung No. 1 Raises Pressure on Apple for IPhone Choices" Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"Apple executive's dream home touches off battle in Bonny Doon" Santa Cruz Sentinel [Free Registration Required] 3:54 PM
"Rock Band iOS Soon No Longer Playable, Still on Sale: EA issues statement in response." IGN 8:35 AM
"EA: Rock Band iOS cancellation prompt made in error, more info soon" Joystiq 10:31 AM
"The dark side of IAP: EA shuts down Rock Band for iPhone/Decision to make music game unplayable is controversial, but it's not the only example" The Guardian 8:36 AM
"Was Apple protest leader Mark Shields an 'accidental activist'? More than 250,000 people signed Mark Shields' petition demanding better conditions for workers who assemble iPads. Shields said he fell into the cause accidentally. But he also does this sort of thing for a living." CNET News 8:03 AM
"Britain prepares for government by iPad: MPs may have had their heavy parliamentary drinking habits curtailed, but the 650 politicos occupying the Palace of Westminster might be cheered by the fact that they will soon be issued with their very own fondleslab." The Register 8:06 AM
"UK parliament to provide 650 iPads to MPs, costing $420,000" The Next Web 8:56 AM
"Smithsonian To Feature Steve Jobs' Patents In DC" Associated Press 9:15 AM
"Wayward footballer turns to iPod cure: Australian Rules footballer Sam Reid of the Sydney Swans may turn to technology in an attempt to repair his wayward kicking." The Register 8:06 AM
"Rare Steve Jobs interview slated for cinema release" V3 3:55 PM
"Apple critic Mike Daisey is as hot as ever" CNET News 8:37 AM
"Apple's Long-Lost Sequel to '1984' Surfaces [Video] Mashable 8:51 AM
"TomTom Speak & Go puts Siri in your car" Electricpig 8:44 AM
"Kim Dotcom: A wannabe Steve Jobs?" paidContent 7:57 AM
"Fake Apple Hardware: 9 Knockoffs That Would Make Jony Ive Cringe" Wired 8:20 AM
Non-Apple News
"Verizon reps push 4G Android over iPhone" CNNMoney 12:08 PM
"Playstation Plus enhancements may be coming" TG Daily 11:48 AM
"Connected TVs: A new frontier for developers" InfoWorld 11:12 AM
"Voting Now Open for Annual Doodle 4 Google Contest" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
"Google Could Have Used C# for Android: Xamarin" eWeek 10:58 AM
"Chip executives' conference is off to Armenia" EE Times 10:56 AM
"Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone" iTNews Australia 4:14 PM
"Samsung to launch next Galaxy phone at London event: Samsung will put the rumours and alleged leaks about its next flagship smartphone to rest when it unveils the handset in London later on Thursday." BBC 10:17 AM
"Android malware now spreading through hacked Web sites" CNET News 10:05 AM
"Is EA 'destroying' gaming? Minecraft creator thinks so" CNET News 10:05 AM
"IT shops sifting RIM's bold promises and plans: At annual BlackBerry World, enterprise IT staff reactions span fear, hope, apathy" Network World 11:28 AM
"BlackBerry maker promises LTE PlayBook, but needs developers" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
"Teradata profit beats again on data analytics demand" Reuters 9:54 AM
"Infineon lifts expectations as sales rise" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:55 AM
"Nokia tells investors new tablets and 'hybrid' smartphones coming soon" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 11:08 AM
"Nokia: Tablet Comments Misconstrued, Company Still 'Watching the Space'" eWeek 10:58 AM
"Nokia's Incoming Chairman Says Its Current Program Will Succeed" Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"New Nokia Chairman Vows Entrepreneurial Spirit" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Copyright doubts still pinned to Pinterest despite changes" Boston Herald 10:19 AM
"Pinterest plans local-language launches" GigaOM 9:32 AM
"On The Horizon: Multi-Dimensional Audio" TechHive 8:39 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Apple Context Machine Podcast: ACM 193: Microsoft's Nook Move, Tablets, Amazon TV Shows" The Mac Observer 8:45 PM
"Mac Geek Gab Premium Podcast: MGG 395: Streaming DVDs, Clearing File Corruption, Better iPad VNC & More" The Mac Observer 5:12 PM
"The 'Insanely Simple' Secret To Apple's SuccessKen Segall, author of Insanely Simple, explains how Steve Jobs and Apple succeeded by lowering the complexity of its products and operations." [Video Interview] TheStreet 10:01 AM
"Time of Heroes Review: Time of Heroes is a turn-based strategy game in a medieval fantasy world with 3D graphics." 148Apps 9:22 AM
"SpongeBob Diner Dash Deluxe Review: Colorful and vibrant, it's an ideal Diner Dash experience for SpongeBob fans." 148Apps 3:54 PM
"Beat the Beast HD Review: Beat the Beast is a 360-degree tower defense with spellcasting." 148Apps 3:59 PM
"Triangle Draw Review: Triangle Draw is a drawing app for the iPad that lets users create logos, patterns and typography with (you guessed it) triangles." 148Apps 8:34 AM
"Rocket Fox Review: We believe you can fly! (Please don't sue us, Mr. R. Kelly)" 148Apps 3:59 PM
"Clear Vision (17+) Review: Shooting stick figures in the face from over 1000 meters has never been more awesome." 148Apps 10:32 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Remove and Clean Up 'Find My iPhone' Devices" The Mac Observer 1:14 PM
"iPad gains marketshare as Kindle Fire sales plummet" Edible Apple 11:08 AM
"Why carriers are willing to pay high iPhone subsidies" Network World 11:03 AM
"How Apple Won't Become a Mobile Carrier" Tech.pinions 10:51 AM
"Was Change.org anti-Apple petition astroturf?" FairerPlatform 10:46 AM
"DeAnza president emerges in debate over Apple's taxes: When The New York Times did a big piece last weekend on Apple's tax strategy, the voice of the public sector was De Anza College President Brian Murphy, whose campus is a stone's throw from Apple." Silicon Valley 10:33 AM
"Apple Needs Wal-Mart More Than It Needs Target" Business Insider 10:31 AM
"This Nutty iPhone & Mac UI Concept Wants To Replace iCloud With Gorilla Arm Syndrome [Video] Cult of Mac 10:09 AM
"Economics 101: Business Insider and Apple Job Creation" eXtensions 9:59 AM
"Here's What Apple is Doing Wrong: If everything that Apple touches turns to gold, why is the Mac still aluminum?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:28 AM
"What Samsung's Success Means For Apple" Investopedia 9:22 AM
"Apple Faces Big Challenges If It Enters The TV Business, Including Getting Content" Investor's Business Daily 8:51 AM
"50 resources for iPad use in the classroom" ZDNet 8:51 AM
"Rumor: Apple developing iPay as the next iPhone becomes your iWallet" iDownload Blog 8:48 AM
"Cleanup in aisle sex: How app stores are censoring smut" Digital Trends 8:48 AM
"Watch a 3D mini city burst from the screen of an iPhone" DVICE 8:44 AM
"The Sad 'Wake Up' Saga Just Gets Sadder: Several days ago, a crowd of people dressed in black and waving signs stood around an Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, and implored shoppers to 'Wake Up.' Who was behind it? Samsung was an initial suspect, and the idea at least made a certain amount of sense. Now it's been confirmed RIM organized the event. Doesn't that company have something better to do with its resources?" MacNewsWorld 8:37 AM
"Something Big And Wicked From Apple This Way Comes (maybe, soon, 'not at liberty to say')" PixoBebo 7:51 AM
"iPhone 5 to feature 4-inch screen with new aspect ratio and metallic back" Edible Apple 11:09 AM
"Here's What the New iPhone May Feature" TheStreet 10:09 AM
"iPhone 5 launching with 4-inch screen, new Dock connector? That's the latest from iLounge, which claims to have a source with knowledge of Apple's iPhone plans." CNET News 10:07 AM
"Rumor: Next Gen iPhone 5 Has A Metal Back Panel, And Yet A Glass Back Panel" Apple Bitch 8:57 AM
"Updated: Could The Next iPhone Arrive In June?" App Advice 8:56 AM
"iPhone 5 Liquidmetal Design Still Up in the Air" The Christian Post 8:41 AM
"Liquidmetal iPhone 5? Not this year, inventor claims" Computerworld 7:51 AM
Non-Apple
"Did Samsung just feature-match and beat Apple?" Gadgetell 9:29 PM
"Staple iPhone App Flipboard Makes Its Way To Android" Cult of Android 6:02 PM
"Oracle: HP settlement is 'not going to happen'/Lawsuit over Itanium processor to hit trial on 29 May" The Register 11:51 AM
"Oracle and HP: Trial Is on Over Itanium Dispute" AllThingsD 9:50 AM
"HP, Oracle Dispute Over Itanium Headed to Court" eWeek 10:58 AM
"Developers fear they'll be stifled by judgement in Oracle-Google suit: Oracle's argument about copyrighting APIs would be a problem for the entire industry, observers say" InfoWorld 11:12 AM
"Oracle Makes Case For Exalytics, Data Discovery: Oracle demonstrates how it optimizes queries, searches mixed data types, and 'engineers' hardware to run its high-demand software." InformationWeek 10:11 AM
"7 Ways Oracle Hurts Database Customers' Security: Oracle's missteps during the TNS Poison disclosure debacle highlight its ongoing failures in helping customers secure their databases." Dark Reading 10:10 AM
"Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Ready for Battle" The Motley Fool 9:59 AM
"Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services: New free Nook Metro app will not be bundled with Windows 8, but will instead be delivered from Windows Store" Computerworld 11:12 AM
"For Windows 8 tablets, a weak forecast" CNET News 10:05 AM
"Microsoft Kills 'Confusing' Windows Live Brand: With the arrival of Windows 8, Microsoft will simplify its cloud services nomenclature." InformationWeek 11:10 AM
"Microsoft kills Windows Live brand" The Register 11:50 AM
"Windows Live's demise creates Windows 8 problems: Unless the Metro apps turn out to be a whole lot more powerful than what's on offer right now, Windows 8's going to turn into an even harder sell" InfoWorld 11:12 AM
"Microsoft schedules Windows Phone developer summit for June" ZDNet 12:02 PM
"Microsoft's New Lab Hunts for Value in User Data: The New York lab will search for patterns in aggregated user data, and suggest new revenue sources for Microsoft's existing products." Technology Review 11:44 AM
"Microsoft Taps Yahoo Scientists for New York Research Lab" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:59 AM
"Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers: Most of the initial 15 hires to the lab are researchers from Yahoo Research" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Microsoft Hires 14 Yahoo Researchers to Kick-Start New NYC Research Lab" AllThingsD 9:59 AM
"Microsoft snags Yahoo scientists for new research lab" CNET News 10:06 AM
"Microsoft Casablanca ties C++ to the cloud: Project is intended to make it easy for coders to implement RESTful services" InfoWorld 11:47 AM
"Cisco to Acquire Real-time Network Analytics Firm Truviso" IDG News Service 11:27 AM
"Cisco's Latest Buy Brings Nonstop Data Analysis: Cisco will acquire Truviso, a maker of realtime network data analysis and reporting software, to beef up its network management and analytics portfolio." CRN 10:25 AM
"Hottest IT Skill? Cybersecurity" Network World 11:26 AM
"By 2016, more tablets to be shipped than notebook PCs, report says" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:17 AM
"iPad, Android Devices Drive Tablet Sales: NPD" eWeek 10:57 AM
"Tablet market weakens more than expected: IDC" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Just how big is Apple? Check out these eye-popping Stats" MacDailyNews 8:59 AM
"How low can Apple go? There are, in fact, limits to how far the stock can fall" Fortune 7:58 AM
"An Apple Exec Unloads Shares: A Red Flag in Cupertino?" The Motley Fool 8:00 AM
Industry News
"Tech stocks retreat led by H-P, JDSU: Yelp, ValueClick also fall, but Zillow, Teradata buck trend" MarketWatch 4:05 PM
"U.S. stocks deflate after ISM services index" MarketWatch 12:11 PM
"Stocks Accelerate Sell-Off in Late Trades" TheStreet 4:06 PM
"Energy, Materials Shares Yank Wall Street Lower" FOXBusiness 4:06 PM
"Stocks stumble ahead of April jobs report" CNNMoney 4:06 PM
"Stocks Fall Again: U.S. stocks fell a second straight day, as a disappointing reading on services-sector activity tempered sentiment on the eve of the government's employment report." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:06 PM
"Stocks set to rise, bolstered by jobs report" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"U.S., Europe Data Ding Asia Markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:45 AM
"Asian Stocks Decline as Jobs, China Data Spark Growth Concern" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall as Chinese banks slide" MarketWatch 9:37 AM
"European Stocks Rise: European stocks posted healthy gains Thursday, buoyed by a raft of impressive earnings." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks trim gains after Draghi, U.S. data/Delhaize Group plunges 10% after earnings" MarketWatch 12:08 PM
"5 Technology Dividend Stocks With Little Debt, Strong Earnings Trends" Seeking Alpha 12:16 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4:08 PM
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