"Apple wins U.S. preliminary injunction against the Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus over Siri patent" Foss Patents 6:03 PM
"Apple scores second legal win vs Samsung in a week" Reuters 7:21 PM
"Apple scores second courtroom win vs Samsung" Reuters 6:03 PM
"Judge OKs Apple injunction on Samsung's Nexus phone" CNET News 7:22 PM
"Apple v. Samsung: US judge grants injunction on Galaxy Nexus" The Verge 7:25 PM
"Apple Draws Up Blueprint for iTunes Renovation: iTunes is Apple's central hub for selling e-goods, managing devices and playing media. But at nine years old, it's due for a makeover, and that exactly what Apple's reportedly working on. The new version may arrive with a new iPhone this fall, and it could include new social functions, music-sharing functions and better integration with iCloud." MacNewsWorld 8:34 AM
"Apple's SVP of Hardware Engineering, Bob Mansfield, is to retire." Digital Trends 8:33 AM
"Brain drain: Apple's senior hardware chief retires rich/Bob Mansfield is the second key executive to leave since Steve Jobs died" Fortune 7:55 AM
"Apple's Bob Mansfield retires; hardware engineering" ZDNet 8:21 AM
"Apple's Longtime Mac Hardware Chief Retiring" CRN 10:46 AM
"The Man Behind The Mac OS Is Working On A Mystery Startup With Other Ex-Apple Employees" Business Insider 12:14 PM
"Former Mac OS X Chief Quietly Building Cloud Startup" PC Magazine 4:00 PM
"Apple Gets Injunction Against Samsung as Tablet Market Heats Up" The Motley Fool 8:33 AM
"Jobs destroys another rival — from the grave: You can officially add Research In Motion to the list of companies that Steve Jobs, the late Apple CEO, has dispatched from the technology marketplace. This time Jobs has done it posthumously." MarketWatch 7:42 AM
iPhone Impact
"The iPhone Turns 5. Here's What It Wrought." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:43 PM
"Touched by greatness: The iPhone years" GigaOM 8:16 AM
"Five years later: How the iPhone reinvented Apple" GigaOM 8:24 AM
"Because of the iPhone, there is an app for that — Tech News and Analysis" GigaOM 8:17 AM
"Apple's September iPhone 5: 'Biggest product launch in CE history'?" Computerworld 8:29 AM
"Happy Birthday, iPhone: You're Ruining Everything" New York Magazine 2:14 PM
"News has been changed forever by the iPhone" GigaOM 8:24 AM
"The iPhone Turns 5: Look How Far It's Come" The Motley Fool 10:16 AM
"The Apple iPhone at 5: a potted history/Happy 5th birthday, iPhone! This is your life" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"iPhone Turns 5 - A Brief History" TrustedReviews 7:39 AM
"Apple's iPhone Turns 5 – Watch Steve Jobs Unveil It" WSJ Blogs 3:30 PM
"Google: Yes, Chrome is crashing MacBooks" CNET Reviews 9:01 AM
"Google: Chrome Is 'Causing A Kernel Panic' On Some Macs, We're Fixing It ..." RazorianFly 8:31 AM
"Google confirms Chrome bug is causing crashes on latest MacBook Air" Ars Technica 10:50 AM
"MobileMe, a rare Apple screwup, finally bites the dust" CNET News 1:32 PM
"6 Ways Apple Is Polishing Mac Security: Apple no longer markets Macs as malware-free, but rather 'built for security,' and refines protection in Mountain Lion." InformationWeek 11:21 AM
"New OS X Tibet malware variant surfaces: Unlike other malware, this strain appears to be a politically motivated and targeted attack." MacFixIt 8:26 PM
"Mac-based Trojan targets Uyghur activists: Security researchers have intercepted a Mac-based Trojan attack targeting Uyghur human rights activists." The Register 12:10 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Hard Disk Failure on the Office iMac: Part 2 -Data Recovery" eXtensions 7:48 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"iBook Lessons: The absolute beginner" TUAW 12:48 PM
"MailTags 3 is an excellent add-on for Apple's Mail app" Macworld 10:15 AM
"Merge separate App and Media libraries Article" iLounge 10:52 AM
"Preparing for MobileMe's June 30 Shutdown" The Mac Observer 7:47 AM
"Ask the iTunes Guy: Questions about video" Macworld 8:51 AM
"A Big Day For Google Chrome With Release On iOS, Crashing On OS X" AppleBitch 9:29 AM
Press Releases
"Hero Academy Is Coming To Mac And Adding Valve's Team Fortess 2 As A Playable Team" Cult of Mac 3:15 PM
"Call Of Duty: Black Ops Coming To Macs This Fall" Inside Mac Games 8:50 AM
"All Call of Duty games 50% off on Mac App Store" FairerPlatform 12:49 PM
"Characters For Mac, A Designers' and Developers' Best Friend" Cult of Mac 8:50 AM
"The Desktop Web Browser for Smartphone Users 'Sleipnir 3 for Windows / Mac (3.5) 'released. – Drastically change your smartphone life!" Sleipnir 7:53 AM
"Logoist 1.0 for Mac OS X - Create Stunning Artwork" prMac 7:46 AM
"Zevrix Updates Output Factory for InDesign: Improves Book Processing" prMac 7:46 AM
"Sprightly Software Releases Attendance Taking App, Participants for Mac" prMac 7:45 AM
"Introducing Armadillo - the world's best Audio Notes" prMac 7:45 AM
"Will Apple say 'uncle' in Madrid? Nearly 28,000 people have signed a petition asking Apple Inc. to return a much-loved but unofficial Madrid landmark, a massive Tio Pepe sherry advertisement, to its perch atop a historic hotel in the bustling central square Puerta del Sol upon completion of the edifice's renovation." MarketWatch 9:48 AM
"New Apple Stores Opening in US, Australia on Saturday" The Mac Observer 9:42 AM
"Apple Corporate Controller Betsy Rafael to Retire" The Mac Observer 8:52 AM
"Virgin Mobile to carry iPhone from today, Sir Richard does his best Fonz impression" Engadget 9:07 AM
"The Phoenix Rises: Modbook Pro – Worlds Most Powerful and Largest-Screen Tablet Computer" MacPrices 12:47 PM
"Modbook, the Mac Tablet of Yore, Marches Back Into Action" MacNewsWorld 8:33 AM
"The Mac Modbook is back, watch out iPad: A pro version of the Modbook, a modified MacBook-Wacom tablet combo will hit the shops this autumn" Macworld UK 8:09 AM
"Google Glasses Link Virtual, Real Worlds" Computerworld 11:49 AM
"GameStop pre-selling Nexus 7, offers discounts with trade-ins" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:36 AM
"Google makes small changes to Google+ but shows social skills elsewhere: The company rolled out incremental improvements to its social network platform while adding social elements to its other offerings" IDG News Service 11:51 AM
"Google+ minus Linus Torvalds: New Google+ Events feature sends the father of Linux packing" InfoWorld 11:23 AM
"Google Is Rolling Out Changes To Crack Down On Google+ Event Spam" TechCrunch 12:22 PM
"Google scrambles to fix Events after celebs yelp" GigaOM 9:32 AM
"Adobe Flash Is Dead -- on mobile!" BetaNews 10:15 AM
"Most Americans doubt safety of cloud storage" MacNews 9:42 AM
"Google's new Nexus 7 tablet apparently infringes Nokia's patents and faces other IP risks" Foss Patents 8:51 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, the 'iTunes Guy,' Ross Rubin of the NPD Group, and Avram Piltch of Laptop magazine this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:16 PM
"Apple rumored to release upgraded iPad in summer, says paper: Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad in the summer of this year with the device shipment volumes expected to increase starting September, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing sources from market watchers." DigiTimes 8:03 AM
"Apple Will Reportedly Launch A Thinner iPad Complete With An IGZO Display Panel" Redmond Pie 7:40 PM
"Apple Could Sell $10B Of iPad Minis In FY '13, Analyst Says" Forbes 3:32 PM
"Rumor: New 'Thin' iPad Set To Arrive This Summer" Apple Bitch 3:45 PM
"Foxconn aims to land iTV orders by investing in Sharp, says CMI former executive" DigiTimes 10:53 AM
"Foxconn, Sharp eying Apple big-screen TV, says parts maker: Need more reassurance that an Apple big-screen TV is on the way? A screen component manufacturer in Asia muses on the potential of the Foxconn-Sharp alliance." CNET News 7:47 AM
"iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 29" Network World 11:53 AM
"Want a terabyte iPad? Then you'll want to read this" GigaOM 9:48 AM
"Chrome for iOS hits No.1 in Apple's App Store" BGR 7:56 AM
"Chrome hits iPhone and iPad, storms to top of download chart" The Register 8:17 AM
"Google Chrome already No. 1 among free iOS apps" CNET News 7:57 AM
"Google Chrome races onto iOS, slowed by Apple-implemented speed issues" AFP Relax News 8:02 AM
"Chrome for iOS Tops App Store Charts" PC Magazine 10:58 AM
"Google Chrome for iOS: Number one with a bullet" FairerPlatform 10:53 AM
"Face Off: Chrome vs. Safari for iOS" ["But the only true assessment of a browser's usefulness, of course, is how fast it loads the sites we visit every day, and in our much-less-scientific matchups, Chrome performed admirably. Safari won most battles (the content-rich New York Times website loaded about a second quicker, but this site actually loaded a couple of ticks faster with Chrome), but none of the contests were decided by more than a few seconds. And once cached, the difference was mostly imperceptible."] Mac|Life 2:21 PM
"At last! Chrome for iPhone and iPad is here, and it (mostly) rocks" Houston Chronicle 11:21 AM
"Chrome on iOS is sluggish, but at least it syncs" ExtremeTech 8:12 AM
"Google Chrome vs Apple Safari: iOS Browser shootout!" iMore 8:33 AM
"11 mobile apps to enhance your travel experience" Computerworld 10:52 AM
"Yelp for iOS review: With iOS 6 you'll be able to read Yelp reviews in Maps. But you can read them right now with the Yelp app itself" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Update to SloPro -60fps Slow Motion Video app: Now 1000 fps" eXtensions 8:58 PM
"SnapDot app makes stipple portraits on the iPhone a snap" GigaOM 12:49 PM
"Oregano Recipe Manager Review: Is Oregano the recipe manager to end all recipe managers? Not quite." 148Apps 3:31 PM
"Boom Brigade 2 Review: This particular infestation is going to require a bit more than a rolled up newspaper and some glue traps." 148Apps 2:28 PM
"The Mordis Review: The Mordis is a brain teasing puzzler that is both challenging and addicting." 148Apps 12:13 PM
"Magic 2013 Review/Forget the free option. Plunk down $9.99 and buy a great translation of Magic: The Gathering to the iPad." 148Apps 12:13 PM
"Spell Dash Review: Owing much to other word games, Spell Dash still has a certain fun quality about it." 148Apps 9:23 AM
"Cthulhu Saves The World Review: Cthulhu Saves The World is an RPG inspired by the 16-bit era that has players taking Cthulhu on an adventure to become a true hero so that he can destroy the world." 148Apps 8:44 AM
Tips
"A Great Fix For A Broken iPhone Power/Lock Button" Apple Bitch 10:46 AM
"Make Chrome your default browser in iOS with BrowserChooser" iDownload Blog 8:30 AM
"Hey Apple, This Is Crazy, But My Name's Intel, So Call Me Maybe?" Seeking Alpha 5:08 PM
"Giddyup, Apple! The company is strolling like Microsoft when it should be sprinting like Adobe." PC Magazine 2:28 PM
"iMac 2012 Retina: iMac 2012, New iMac or iMac Retina – whatever it will be called, here are our predictions for Apple's next all in one PC, and check back for 2012 iMac news, rumours and details as we get them." TrustedReviews 2:19 PM
"Another Management Exit Suggests Apple's Ride Without Jobs Could Be A Rocky One" App Advice 1:34 PM
"An Apple-lover's take on the Nexus 7" VentureBeat 1:34 PM
"Can Chrome For iOS Help Google Conquer The Mobile Web?" Talking Points Memo 1:03 PM
"Looks Like Apple Has Changed Its App Store Algorithm Again" TechCrunch 12:10 PM
"The Macalope Daily: Cry me a river" Macworld [Insider Content] 10:15 AM
"I run my business from iPhone 3G" BetaNews 9:23 AM
"5 years later: 8 iPhone-bashing pundits repent/Pundits who got it wrong about the iPhone when it debuted explain why — or deny that they did" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:34 AM
"Five Years Later: Where Were You When The iPhone Was Born? [Feature] Cult of Mac 10:52 AM
"The iPhone at five: Was it really five years ahead?" Electricpig 10:52 AM
"It's iPhone's 5th Birthday: Here Are Its 5 Most Viral Videos Ever" Business Insider 10:49 AM
"iPhone fifth anniversary: Apple's meteoric rise to the top" BGR 9:47 AM
"The iPhone That Started A Revolution" App Advice 8:52 AM
"Happy 5th birthday, original iPhone!" iMore 8:37 AM
"Here's What Steve Ballmer Thought About The iPhone Five Years Ago" Business Insider 8:36 AM
"How the iPhone shaped the wireless industry — for better or worse" GigaOM 8:24 AM
"The iPhone at 5: a GigaOM retrospective" GigaOM 8:16 AM
"Apple Obsolescence Debate: More Analysis Please, Fanboys/The Apple-can-do-nothing-wrong crowd cranked up the hate machine when I questioned the vendor's upgrade treadmill. Some responses and clarifications are in order." InformationWeek 8:13 AM
"Apple posts multi-million dollar bond to start Galaxy Tab injunction" IntoMobile 8:09 AM
"It's Mac vs. PC. iPad vs. Everything Else. Beware: The Specification Wars Are Back" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"How To Maximize Your SSD Investment: Some servers benefit from solid state drives more than others. An SSD deployment strategy will help you get the biggest bang for your buck." InformationWeek 1:35 PM
"Where Will 3-D Printing Be in 10 Years?" The Motley Fool 1:23 PM
"Parsing the New Cellphone Plans" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:03 PM
"The week in tech: 5 must-know things" USA Today 12:59 PM
"Six Ways to Make Mobile Networks Perform Better" IDG News Service 11:49 AM
"10 essentials for nerds hitting the beach" MSNBC 11:41 AM
"Could Facebook be testing a 'Want' button?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:37 AM
"Is the 'home of the future' ideal passe?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:34 AM
"Gouged by cloud - but it's so convenient" The Register 12:55 PM
"Red Hat, the hidden cloud company" InfoWorld 11:22 AM
"Anthony Wood: How Roku Prospers In An Apple-Google TV Invasion" Forbes 11:07 AM
"Sandberg faces many tests at Facebook" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:04 AM
"Survey: 59% would grab smartphone out of toilet" CBS News 10:39 AM
"LinkedIn Breach: Leading CISOs Share 9 Protection Tips" InformationWeek 10:05 AM
"8 Android devices you can mod to run 'Ice Cream Sandwich'" [Slideshow] Network World 11:21 AM
"Hello, Nexus Q. Goodbye, Google TV?" Techland 12:58 PM
"At first birthday, has Google+ found its niche? Social network might be becoming hub for all things Google" Computerworld 10:46 AM
"Is Google prepping a 10-inch tablet?" CNET News 10:00 AM
"Google Nexus 7 Review Round-Up: Best $200 Tablet Available" PCWorld 11:48 AM
"RIM's Most Excellent Decision: Delaying BlackBerry 10" Techland 12:59 PM
"Is RIM, a Canadian national icon, at its breaking point?" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:17 AM
"Google Nexus Q: A Confused Product" Tech.pinions 10:52 AM
"Is This a Way to Make a Profit From a Tablet?" The Tech Night Owl 8:36 AM
"Made in the U.S.A. - Google's killer new feature?" ZDNet 8:19 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"She found his rocks off collection." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:50 AM
"Lantronix announces XPrintServer Home Edition for iOS wireless printing" TUAW 7:25 PM
"Check It Out! 'Dead Trigger'" Touch Arcade 10:58 AM
"Splashtop for iPad updated to support Retina Display" CNET News 10:50 AM
"Orbotix's Sphero Is Rolling Into An Apple Store Near You" TechCrunch 10:49 AM
"ZangZing and QOOP Closing Their Doors" TidBITS 10:46 AM
"Find Your Lost Keys with the Hone for the iPhone 4S and new iPad" Run Around Tech 8:51 AM
"Safari Download Manager finally compatible with iOS 5" AppleTell 8:50 AM
"Close Friends Can Now Track Your Fitness Successes (And Failures) On Path, With A Daily Sparkline From Nike+ Fuelband" TechCrunch 10:58 AM
"Path adds support for Nike+ FuelBand with integrated Fuel score graph" The Verge 8:38 AM
"Nike+ FuelBand app for iOS updated with background syncing and battery meter" The Verge 8:38 AM
"Exclusive: How New Star Soccer dominated the charts, and made its creator £5k a day" Electricpig 8:31 AM
"The Best iPad Apps Of 2012 So Far" The Next Web 8:21 AM
"Gilt Groupe's Recipe for Success in Mobile" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:13 AM
"Ground Branch by BlackFoot Studios" Kickstarter 7:53 AM
"CarbonLOOK with Front cover for iPad(3rd generation)/iPad 2 (Black)" USBfever 7:51 AM
"LeatherLOOK with Front cover for iPad(3rd generation)/iPad 2 (Black)" USBfever 7:50 AM
"Google announces offline editing for Docs, and Google Drive for iOS: A version of Chrome for iOS was also part of the second day of the company's Google I/O conference" IDG News Service 8:33 AM
"Google releases its Chrome web browser on IOS" The Inquirer 7:47 AM
"Chrome for iPhone and iPad has tab sync, Drive app out too" Crave @ CNET 7:46 AM
"Math Ocean 1.0 for iOS - Children Learn Math Skills and Have Fun" prMac 1:04 PM
"GoTranslate 2.0 for iOS - The Ultimate Solution for Google Translate" prMac 10:50 AM
"Musical Egg Knock App by Hompimplay Stimulates Healthy Learning for Kids" prMac 9:48 AM
"JotDot 1.0 for Mac - Notes Application with Seamless Saving" prMac 8:50 AM
"Black Operations - Addictive War Game - Free for a Limited Time" prMac 7:46 AM
"ALS Interactive releases its first game - 5th Floor Elevator" prMac 7:46 AM
"iETA Launches to Save Time and Lives" prMac 7:46 AM
"Ba-dum-tss clap clap bang - Soundbrett for iPhone released" prMac 7:46 AM
"Run Spirit Lite 1.0 for iOS - Ecological 3D Adventure Game" prMac 7:46 AM
"The first illustrated mobile app guide to New York City's High Line Park" prMac 7:46 AM
"Orra Health Makes It Easy To Dictate And Receive Transcripts On The Fly" prMac 7:46 AM
"Bravo Jump 1.0 for IOS - To Defend Terrified Classmate From Bullies" prMac 7:46 AM
"Word Breaker released for iOS and Android - Please, Save Manto" prMac 7:46 AM
"Trivie 1.0 for iOS - A New Trivia Game with Fun and Friends" prMac 7:46 AM
"Rootn Tootn - a baby timer app without the cliched pinks and blues" prMac 7:46 AM
"Nosy Crow Launches Second Bizzy Bear App - Bizzy Bear Builds A House" prMac 7:45 AM
"Major new email features bought to the iPad and iPhone with AltaMail 3.0" prMac 7:45 AM
"Introducing Happy Duck 1.0 for iOS: Adventure Puzzle Fishing Game" prMac 7:45 AM
"I WANT THIS Free 1.0 for iOS: Always Get What You Want" prMac 7:45 AM
"Flikshop 1.0 for iOS - Sends Postcards to Inmates" prMac 7:45 AM
"Conquer Online 2.0 for iPad: Available in New Language" prMac 7:45 AM
"Chilibite Games Brings Latest Title, The Mordis 1.0 for iOS" prMac 7:45 AM
"Microsoft and OEMs: New game, new rules" ZDNet 1:10 PM
"Microsoft Offends OEMs With Surface, HP Refusing To Build Windows ARM Devices" TechCrunch 12:22 PM
"HP Won't Build Tablet For Debut Of Microsoft Windows RT" Forbes 1:23 PM
"Hewlett-Packard To Shun ARM At Debut Of Microsoft Windows 8" Bloomberg 1:21 PM
"Microsoft tie-up, network sale among RIM options: sources" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 11:16 AM
"Microsoft Looms As White Knight For RIM" InformationWeek 1:35 PM
"RIM, Microsoft Marriage Makes Sense" InformationWeek 1:34 PM
"Report: Full upgrades to Windows 8 only from Windows 7/Microsoft tells partners essentially what it's already told customers who tried the Windows 8 previews" Computerworld 10:46 AM
"Why, when and how to migrate to Windows 8" Network World 11:52 AM
"Microsoft plays catch up with Yammer deal" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:03 AM
"Microsoft helps startups create business connecting with Kinect: Accelerator for Kinect program provides seed money, mentoring, technical support and networking opportunities for startups with ideas for commercial applications using Microsoft Kinect's motion- and voice-sensing technologies." Seattle Times 12:07 PM
"Report: Xbox Music to be part Rhapsody, part iTunes" TG Daily 12:52 PM
"Cloud computing focus with Microsoft Server 2012" Fairfax NZ News 12:10 PM
"HP cloud plans focus on open source, management: HP's Converged Cloud model will depend on interoperability with hardware from other vendors" Network World 11:52 AM
"IBM chiefs order pay freeze at US services tentacle" The Register 12:57 PM
"Ultratech snaps up IBM semiconductor patents" ZDNet 1:11 PM
"UMC licenses IBM technology for 20-nm FinFETs" EE Times 10:54 AM
"Single trial for three accused in Dell insider case: Judge" Reuters 1:33 PM
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