"Apple's Reputation tougher than GE's based on recent tax avoidance scandal: Apple is virtually 'Teflon' in public reputation in the US, at least in the context of recent 'diverted taxes' revelations, and especially compared to last year's GE 'zero tax bill' scandal." YouGov BrandIndex 10:59 AM
"The N.Y. Times' tax-avoidance story didn't stick to Apple" Fortune 10:59 AM
"Apple's reputation untarnished by tax issue, study says" CNET News 2:27 PM
"Judge: Proview Can't Sue Apple in California in iPad Trademark Battle/A California judge threw out Proview Electronics Co.'s lawsuit against Apple Inc. AAPL -0.23% over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet's name." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:12 PM
"Judge throws out Proview's iPad suit vs Apple" Reuters 7:03 PM
"Apple and Samsung drop claims against each other but disagree more than ever on key issues" ["Apple says Samsung has now become the number one in worldwide smartphone sales thanks to infringement, claims Samsung owes billions of dollars in damages"] Foss Patents 8:51 AM
"Apple, Samsung trim patent claims, but still can't get along: The decision by the companies to reduce their claims comes a week after they were ordered to do by Judge Lucy Koh." CNET News 10:20 AM
"Apple: 'If Only It Were Cheaper'" ["Let's ignore the fact that Apple hasn't been 'expensive' for a long time. Apple hit a 52 week high of $644 on April 10, 2012. Since then shares have fallen more than 12% to $565.25. At its high, Apple traded for 13.76 times estimated 2012 earnings. That ratio has now fallen to 12.08. Yet still, my investing friends aren't buying Apple. Fear has taken over. 'What if Apple falls more?' Given that it's nearly impossible to time the bottom of a stock, it could. That still shouldn't engender such fearful emotions. Allow me the attempt to instill some confidence."] The Motley Fool 9:03 AM
"Why Microsoft's anti-iPad strategy will backfire: Redmond's isolationist tack toward Apple's tablet will only make Windows, Office, and SharePoint less relevant to users" InfoWorld 9:07 AM
"Apple retail stores 'bulging at the seams' at 8400 average square feet: Apple's original vision for its retail operations is proving too small, as the company's stores are continuously mobbed with crowds looking to buy iPhones, iPads and Macs." AppleInsider 8:50 AM
"SkyDrive and iCloud: Why choose? Microsoft pitches its SkyDrive as superior to Apple's iCloud, but the reality is that most of us will use multiple cloud services." CNET News 9:09 AM
"Apple Now Has 84% of US Mobile Gaming Revenue" 148Apps 9:10 AM
"Target slashing price of iPhone 4S by $50: The retailer is discounting the cost of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 at some of its stores, following an earlier price promotion in March." CNET News 9:08 AM
"You Can Buy an iPad 2 for $320 and That's Freaking Cheap" Gizmodo 9:09 AM
"HP: Undervalued and Preparing for Apple Assault" TheStreet 8:23 AM
"Apple is reportedly canceling its plans to launch a local-currency iBookStore in Brazil" The Next Web 11:01 AM
"T-Mobile: Full-Speed iPhones in 2012, LTE-Advanced in 2013" PC Magazine 11:12 AM
"T-Mobile Expansion to Include iPhone Compatibility" The Mac Observer 8:15 AM
"T-Mobile CEO: network getting ready for iPhone" TUAW 9:19 AM
"Sprint CEO Hands Back $3.25M To Appease Shareholders Who Are Unhappy With Its iPhone Deal" Cult of Mac 9:07 AM
"Two More Small U.S. Carriers Launching iPhone on May 18 with $50 Discounts" MacRumors 10:20 AM
"Bluegrass Cellular to offer iPhone on May 18" Macworld 10:22 AM
"Bluegrass Cellular to Offer iPhone 4S on May 18" PRNewswire 9:27 AM
"John Browett, Apple's New Head of Retail, Sends Introductory Email to Store Employees" MacRumors 7:17 PM
"Apple employees to get exclusive restaurant deals with Pirq" GeekWire 9:02 AM
"Pirq lands Apple deal, California bound" Seattle Times 6:04 PM
"RadioShack also offers $50 off iPhone 4, 4S" iLounge 7:15 PM
"Want To Know What Apple Will Do Next In Mobile Commerce? Check Out The Pirq It's Giving To Employees" TechCrunch 6:04 PM
"iPad Comes Standard With 2013 Cadillac XTS" Wired 8:05 PM
"Apple Store moped raider suspect to face trial in October: A man accused of perpetrating a smash-and-grab raid at the Apple Store in London's Covent Garden will stand trial in October, Met Police have confirmed." The Register 9:27 AM
"Amtrak now using iPhone to scan tickets" SlashGear 8:43 AM
Non-Apple News
"Lenovo takes on Apple, Samsung with smart TV" ChinaDaily 9:59 PM
"Google: We developed Android not knowing Sun's patents" ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Computer says go: one day doing everything the internet tells you to do" Guardian News & Media 11:24 AM
"McAfee founder claims persecution in Belize" Associated Press 11:18 AM
"Nokia Adds Apps To The Lumia: Rovio, EA, ESPN, Groupon, Box Among Them; Some Exclusive" TechCrunch 11:36 AM
"Two Dozen Mother's Day Gifts For That Techie Mom" [Slideshow] CRN 10:29 AM
"Vacuum robot is trilingual, knows witty dialect" Associated Press 10:28 AM
"Symantec Upgrades Backup Appliances" InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Electronic Arts to lay off workers despite earnings win, stock plummets" Silicon Valley 10:33 AM
"AT&T looking to introduce family data plans" Associated Press 11:19 AM
"'Mobile wallets' take center stage at cellphone show" Associated Press 11:03 AM
"Lenovo announces tiny ThinkCentre M72e, M92p desktops" ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board" AllThingsD 11:50 AM
"Yahoo! chief! says! sorry! for! CV! snafu! Thompson says will cooperate with board's review" The Register 11:42 AM
"Yahoo CEO Apologizes For Resume Deception But Refuses To Leave" Forbes 10:46 AM
"RIM gets its message man: New marketing chief hired" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:49 AM
"RIM Adds Two Executives" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 AM
"BlackBerry World Is One of Worry for Retailers" TheStreet 9:34 AM
"Microsoft Invents Portable Devices with Transparent Displays" Patent Bolt 10:57 AM
"AT&T Mobility CEO: Family data plan coming soon (scoop)/AT&T's Ralph de la Vega says he feels good about the plan, a reversal of the uncertainty he expressed just a few months ago." CNET Reviews 9:41 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 136" 148Apps 7:14 PM
"Lex Friedman Teaches You iTunes Match in 10 Minutes" MacVoicesTV 2:22 PM
"Apple's Strategic Balance Sheet: A live presentation/My talk from the 2012 Apple Investor Summit is available on Vimeo." asymco 9:43 AM
"Apple Said To Be 'Investigating' Multi-User Support For iPad" Cult of Mac 8:53 AM
"Apple TV prototype reportedly seen firsthand" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:02 AM
"Apple 'iTV' looks like Cinema Display, says Throat" Register Hardware 8:23 AM
"Apple trims prices on refurbished iPads: Prices on refurbished editions of the original iPad and the iPad 2 have been cut by anywhere from $20 to $50 direct from Apple." CNET News 8:26 AM
"Cheap MacBook Airs for all! Apple pondering 25 per cent price cut, apparently" Register Hardware 8:23 AM
"Pebble and the iPhone future for the iPod range" Computerworld 7:26 AM
"WTF is... Intel's Ivy Bridge: Inside Core i's third generation" Register Hardware 8:59 AM
"New iPad Coming to 30 Additional Countries Including Brazil on May 11 and 12" MacRumors 7:18 PM
"iOS 5.1.1 Update Includes Important Security Fixes" Forbes 8:34 AM
"iOS 5.1.1 patches URL spoofing flaw, two other security vulnerabilities" Ars Technica 10:37 AM
"Apple iOS 5.1.1 Released to Address Security Issues" eWeek 8:43 AM
"Apple patches three major security flaws in IOS 5.1.1" The Inquirer 8:34 AM
"Fixes and features in iOS 5.1.1 Update" FairerPlatform 10:37 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins Patents for Future MacBook 4G Antenna, Touch Event Processing, Mysterious Handheld & More" Patently Apple 9:51 AM
"How to Update iOS Firmware On Multiple Devices With One File" The Mac Observer 4:02 PM
"How to beam photos in iPhoto for iOS/Bypass the cloud: iPhoto for iOS lets you transmit photos wirelessly between two devices running the app" Macworld 9:02 AM
"Connecting a Bluetooth Keyboard to an iPad" Macinstruct 8:14 AM
"How to launch apps on your iPhone with Alfred" iDownload Blog 8:50 AM
Tips
"The Ultimate iPhone User Guide: photo/Video apps" APC Magazine 9:59 PM
"Getting a word definition in iOS Tips" iLounge 7:16 PM
"Resetting Forgotten Passcode on iPod touch" iLounge 7:15 PM
"Quick iOS Tip: Use iMessage As A Shared Clipboard" iSource 7:14 PM
"How to Make Your iPhone Read Your Mind" Lifehacker 10:22 AM
"Apple TV revealed: The Cinema Display you've been waiting for?" Electricpig 9:10 AM
"The Best Display Under Bright Light: It's Not Your iPhone" Gizmodo 8:43 AM
"Apple – Over the History of Mankind" Red Signal Blog 8:41 AM
"1944: One of my early Apple projects has just made its way to YouTube. It was a World War II movie made for the Apple International Sales Conference in the summer of 1984. Embedding is disabled, by you can find it here: 1944. Here's the backstory." Mickeleh's Take 8:39 AM
"The Analyst Lament: If Your First Prediction Doesn't Succeed, Try, Try Again" The Tech Night Owl 8:35 AM
"Should Apple Kill The 17-Inch MacBook Pro?" MacNews 8:14 AM
Non-Apple
"Kyocera Tissue Conduction Phone Ears on: The Future of Calling?" LAPTOP Magazine 9:49 PM
"Today, printers. Tomorrow, 'integrated peripherals'?" Computerworld 10:32 AM
"4G LTE networks hit battery life on some smartphones, Metrico finds: Four different LTE phones get less than five hours of battery life for browsing, streaming" Computerworld 10:32 AM
"Scott Thompson's resume ends one job at Yahoo -- just not his" CNET News 12:13 PM
"Taptu Successfully Taps Into Full Retina iPad Support On Second Try" App Advice 8:52 AM
"Viewpoints Brings The Unique Style Of A Well-Known Artist To Your iDevice" App Advice 8:52 AM
"Promodoro for iPhone Is a Simple, Flexible Pomodoro Timer that Tracks Your Productivity" Lifehacker 8:50 AM
"Get Set Games Announce 'Mega Run' Launching May 30th" Touch Arcade 8:50 AM
"'Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing' Gains 2 New Characters, New Track and More in Latest Update" Touch Arcade 8:50 AM
"Equity Research on Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. - Personal Computers Strong" Marketwire 8:38 AM
"Apple Gets Qello HD Concerts App" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"Apple's iPad Touch Technology to Be Used to Save 50,000 Lives" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"Mobiles Republic Launches New Design for Appy Geek and Glam Life, Including New Photo and Video Galleries Glam Life Makes its Debut on iPad" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"MokiMobility Enables Cloud-Based Mobile Device Management For Single-Purpose iPad, Android Tablets" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"A Perfect iPhone Mate Provided by Tipard iPhone Transfer" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"Medical Reprints Deployment on iPads and Websites Made Easier with New ePrints Mobile-Web App from Reprints Desk" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
"iHangy Enables Teens to Wear Their iPhone/iPod Like a Flava Flav Clock – Style and Functionality Combine Forces in New Necklace, Keychain and Music Necklace™ Accessories" PRWeb 8:19 AM
"Genius Case for New iPad (3rd Gen) Announced by Enki with Challenge to Case Industry: Manufacture More Cases for Devices in the USA" PRWeb 8:19 AM
"Entrada CEO Bill Brown Named 'Health Care Hero' for Health Care IT by Nashville Business Journal" PRWeb 8:19 AM
"DeviantART Critically Advances Innovation in the Arts by Developing New Educational Tool: Redraw" PRWeb 8:19 AM
"#1 Japanese iOS Game MonTowers Free for a Limited Time: Battle for Supremacy" PRWeb 8:19 AM
"Pirq's Mobile Deal Application Expands to the San Francisco Bay Area" Business Wire 8:18 AM
"Tiny Wings designer Illiger finalizes new game" Insanely Great Mac 8:16 AM
"Easy Calendar for iOS Updated - A Simple Way of Organizing Your Life" prMac 8:51 AM
"Construction Estimator 1.5 for iOS - Construction estimation made easy" prMac 8:51 AM
"How Hewlett-Packard lost its way: Léo Apotheker's disastrous tenure as HP's CEO revealed a dysfunctional company struggling for direction after a decade of missteps and scandals. Can his replacement, Meg Whitman, fix the tech giant?" Fortune 9:55 AM
"HP: Undervalued and Preparing for Apple Assault" TheStreet 9:50 AM
"HP chief Meg Whitman warns of threat of large-scale cyber terrorist attack" V3 11:48 AM
"HP Virtual Application Network Addresses BYOD Challenges: HP says product will deliver quicker, more reliable app rollouts with fewer errors." InformationWeek 10:50 AM
"HP, F5 partner to speed delivery of cloud apps: HP, F5 plan to cut cloud application provisioning time from months to minutes" Network World 11:13 AM
"HP taps F5 for help with application-specific networks" ZDNet UK 11:56 AM
"HP extends virtual application networks with F5 tie-up" V3 11:48 AM
"HP Finance Chief Tried To Stop $11.7 Billion Acquisition, But Lost" Business Insider 7:06 PM
"As Oracle and Google Both Claim Wins in the Java Case, What's Next?" eWeek 10:41 AM
"Oracle v. Google Copyright Case: The Road Ahead" PCWorld 11:09 AM
"Java jury finds Google guilty of infringement: Now what? All eyes on Judge Alsup as big questions remain unanswered" The Register 11:42 AM
"Oracle a Winner Despite Outcome in Google Suit" TheStreet 12:09 PM
"The Oracle-vs.-Google Trial Could Hurt Other Leading Tech Companies" The Motley Fool 8:49 PM
"Dell unveils first Intel Ivy Bridge-based server: Dell PowerEdge C5220 is first server to be announced with Intel's Xeon E3-1200 V2 chips" IDG News Service 10:32 AM
"Dell to unveil new lower power intel-run servers" MarketWatch 9:43 AM
"Dell puts Sputnik open-source laptop on launch pad: Dell is building a laptop loaded with open-source software ideal for developers." The Register 11:40 AM
"Dell plans project Sputnik Linux-based developer laptop" V3 11:48 AM
"Dell plans Ubuntu laptop for developers" ZDNet UK 11:56 AM
"Red Hat, Dell announce OEM partnership: Deal highlights open source's growing importance" Network World 11:13 AM
"IBM Offers Benchmark Bond Deal as Company Yields Decline" Bloomberg 12:08 PM
"IBM Dividend – Growing Or Slowing?" The Motley Fool 9:55 AM
"IBM's 'building whisperer' sees retrofit boom" Reuters 12:15 PM
"IBM's 10 Year Total Payout Ratio 90%" Seeking Alpha 6:06 PM
"IBM Proving That Value Investing Is Not A Form Of Market Timing" Seeking Alpha 6:06 PM
"Microsoft to adopt carbon offset scheme" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:59 AM
"Microsoft SoundWave: It's like Kinect, but skips the cameras/The technology uses a laptop's speaker and microphone to sense in-air gestures. Wave your hands, scroll the page." CNET News 10:06 AM
"Microsoft joins Micron memory cube effort" EE Times 10:39 AM
"Why Microsoft's anti-iPad strategy will backfire: Redmond's isolationist tack toward Apple's tablet will only make Windows, Office, and SharePoint less relevant to users" InfoWorld 10:51 AM
"Windows 8 privacy worry overblown, says Microsoft analyst: Risk of local caching of contacts no greater with Windows 8 than Windows 7, researcher adds" CSO 11:12 AM
"Microsoft delays license price hike for current SPLA users: Microsoft has given customers locked into existing contracts for the Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) a six month grace period before they feel the brunt of its licensing price hike." Channel Register 11:43 AM
"Xbox ban: Motorola unable to enforce Microsoft ban" BBC 10:21 AM
"Is that $99 Xbox 360/Kinect bundle really a good deal?" Forbes 9:57 AM
"AMD's CTO stumps for company's intellectual property" ZDNet 11:55 AM
"Flexibility Could Be the Key for AMD" The Motley Fool 12:06 PM
"AMD readies Trinity APU in May and preparing more CPUs for later" DigiTimes 10:38 AM
"AMD girds its engineering cloud for X86 battle" The Register 11:41 AM
"Cisco: Network Tops Cloud Challenges/Software-as-a-service adoption expected to quadruple this year, in spite of serious obstacles, finds Cisco survey released at Interop." Network Computing 10:13 AM
"Cisco offers API to fight call fraud: UC Gateway Services interface on ISR routers allows apps to check on voice scams" Network World 11:13 AM
"Cisco's Magic Mirrors Help Shoppers Decide" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:51 AM
"Cisco's Wired For $23 If Profit Margins Improve In Wednesday's Earnings" Forbes 6:06 PM
"At $19, Cisco Is Deeply Undervalued" Seeking Alpha 6:06 PM
"Does 'stand your cyberground' stand a chance?" CSO 11:12 AM
"Computers, tablets, phones transforming TV watching" Associated Press 10:38 AM
"IT Budgets Grow as SMBs Spend More on Tablets and Cloud Services, Says Survey" IDG News Service 11:10 AM
"Stocks pare losses but end lower on Europe worry: Greek parties struggle to form a government after election" MarketWatch 5:23 PM
"Greek Political Tumult Spooks Wall Street" FOXBusiness 10:48 AM
"S&P 500 Declines to Lowest Level in Two Months on Greece" Bloomberg 10:22 AM
"Stocks Drop on Greek Political Turmoil" TheStreet 5:24 PM
"Stocks tumble on Greece uncertainty" CNNMoney 5:24 PM
"Stocks Recover, but Dow Logs 5-Day Decline" CNBC 5:24 PM
"Dow Sinks a Fifth Day in Row" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:24 PM
"Stocks: Investors unnerved by Greece: U.S. stocks were set to open lower Tuesday as Greece's uncertain political situation keeps investors on edge." CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Asia Markets End Mostly Higher" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:43 AM
"Asia Stocks Rebound From Biggest Loss in Six Months on Earnings" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"Asia Markets: Most Asia markets rebound, but China falls" MarketWatch 9:38 AM
"European Stocks Retreat as Greece Struggles to Form Government" Bloomberg 9:47 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks tumble amid Greek political concerns/Miners hit hard in London; Royal KPN's shares rally 17%" MarketWatch 12:03 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:24 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:25 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:31 PM
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