"Samsung says it patented iPhone's best features before Apple did: Samsung claims it patented music multitasking, and even pictures in e-mail." Ars Technica 4:16 PM
"Apple v. Samsung: Judge Koh loses cool over legal wrangling/Courtroom pyrotechnics: U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh makes it clear there's been too many low blows in the patent case." CNET News 4:16 PM
"Samsung Accuses Apple of Infringement" ["Samsung lawyers called Woodward Yang, a professor at Harvard University, to make a case that Apple's mobile devices infringed a series of patents covering email, photo albums and playing music on mobile devices. Among them, Mr. Yang discussed videos that showed how music plays in the background of the iPhone, how photos can be placed into an email and how photographs can easily be scrolled through on the devices."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:10 PM
"Samsung wheels out evidence to invalidate an Apple patent" Fortune 7:32 AM
"Analysis: Samsung Designer Denies Referencing Apple, Apple Shows Otherwise" The Mac Observer 7:44 PM
"Samsung keeps prior art parade marching against Apple: Samsung keeps bringing up old technology to knock off four Apple design patents pointed in its direction." CNET News 9:33 PM
"Apple v. Samsung timeline: The guide to what's happening" ZDNet 4:16 PM
"Samsung begins its case in Apple patent infringement trial" Dallas Business Journal 7:38 AM
"Live blog: Apple-Samsung patent trial, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday" Silicon Valley 10:25 AM
"Fireworks in Apple-Samsung Over Whether Expert Had Improper Access to Intel Source Code" AllThingsD 11:27 AM
"At trial, it's Samsung's turn to say Apple copied" Reuters 2:06 PM
"Apple expert shines light on Samsung sales in U.S." Reuters 7:33 AM
"Apple reveals secret patent deal with Microsoft in Samsung trial" Telegraph 7:53 AM
"Apple, Microsoft reveal their Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: Testimony this week in the Apple-Samsung patent trial has thrown new light on the tech world's equivalent of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact - the 1939 peace deal between Germany and the Soviets." The Register 8:11 AM
"Why Microsoft's Windows Phones Don't Copy the iPhone" ReadWriteWeb 2:06 PM
"Apple's IPad Shipments, Market Share Surge In Second Quarter" Bloomberg 8:58 AM
"Apple Continues Reign as Tablet King" PC Magazine 11:56 AM
"Apple Is Creating An E-Waste Problem" TechCrunch 9:34 AM
"Mac Office users want Retina support from Microsoft: Office typically slow to support new OS X features" Computerworld 7:37 AM
"MacBook Users Say Microsoft Office Is 'Practically Unusable' On Retina Display" Business Insider 2:06 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Optimize and address Flash performance in OS X: Adjusting some Flash and system settings may help when Flash Web content hangs or shows choppy performance." CNET Reviews 11:19 AM
"Mountain Lion discussion talks about whole-disk encryption and its need for the 'recovery' partition; an Apple response to the dysfunctional Save As; network backup performance problems; experimental Autosave/Versioning/Save As hacks; dictation software; problems with photos; Safari 6; Bluetooth problems; Marine Aquarium screensaver; and more." MacInTouch 11:01 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Stylish Mac email app .Mail begins leap from concept to reality. If you love Sparrow, check this out." The Next Web 7:39 AM
"Apple's Share of Media Tablet Market Hits More than One-Year High in Q2: Two years after creating the market, Apple Inc. remains the king of all media tablets, with its global market share rising to nearly 70 percent in the second quarter, putting the company on pace to reclaim much of the dominance it surrendered in 2011." iSuppli 5:46 PM
"Apple dominates tablet market in Q2 with 70 percent share" CNET News 9:33 AM
"Study names Apple as the most valued company worldwide" Macworld UK 7:46 AM
"Gartner: Global Mobile Sales Down 2%, Smartphones Surge 43%, Apple Stalls As Fans Hold Out For New iPhone" TechCrunch 7:49 AM
"Gartner: Apple and Samsung exploded in Q2 while BlackBerry sales slid 37%" BGR 7:43 AM
"Android extends lead over Apple iPhone: Android has extended its lead in the smartphone market, according to new research, as Apple's share stalled ahead of the launch of the iPhone 5." Telegraph 7:53 AM
"Android spanks Apple iOS in sales as fanbois hold out for iPhone 5" The Register 8:24 AM
"New Stats show iPad surging again as Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet fall" paidContent 9:55 AM
"Samsung Widens Handset Lead" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:34 AM
"Apple market share slumps as buyers await iPhone 5" V3 8:24 AM
"Apple grows iPad share as court case rages: Apple shipped 17 million iPads in the second quarter, increasing its share of the new category to 70 percent, according to figures from IHS iSuppli. Apple was followed distantly by Samsung, its key supplier and arch-competitor in an on-going patent suit in federal court here." EE Times 11:15 AM
"The iPad Remains The King Of The Tablet Market" App Advice 10:47 AM
"Apple's tough iPhone security causes problems for law enforcement - report" Macworld UK 7:46 AM
"Apple Stores Are Matching Sprint's iPhone 4S Sale By Giving You $100 Gift Card With Purchase" Business Insider 5:44 PM
"Sprint sweetens the deal for iPhone 4S: Just a week after slashing the smartphone's price, the carrier is upping the ante with a $100 gift card on all smartphones purchased over the Internet." CNET News 5:52 PM
"Heads Roll in Cupertino" ["This bombshell comes from the MacRumors blog, reportedly based on independent sources in several key markets. In the U.K., for example, new hires and trainees are getting the ax en masse while some recent promotions were rolled back. Stateside, part-timers supposedly got their schedules drastically reduced as more responsibility moved over to full-time employees."] The Motley Fool 7:45 PM
"Apple on a spree of laying off recently hired retail staff?" Macworld UK 8:55 AM
"Your iPhone could be driving your car within 10 years" Macworld UK 7:47 AM
"Ask Ziggy scores $5m to rival Siri on iOS and expand its service to 'nearly all' Android and Microsoft products" The Next Web 7:41 AM
"Ask Ziggy, Siri For Windows Phone, Closes $5 Million Funding Round To Expand To iOS, Android" TechCrunch 8:26 AM
"From Altair to iPad: 35 years of personal computer market share" Ars Technica 9:32 AM
"Twitter Acquires Intellectual Property From IOS App Testing Firm Clutch.io" IDG News Service 7:32 AM
"Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home burglarized, Alameda resident is in custody." Palo Alto Daily News 9:58 AM
"N. Calif. home of late Steve Jobs burglarized: N. Calif. home of late Steve Jobs burglarized, $60,000 of computers and personal items taken" Associated Press 8:13 AM
"Steve Jobs's Palo Alto Home Burglarized" PC Magazine 10:46 AM
"Steve Jobs' Home Burglarized, Suspect Arrested After $60,000 in Property Stolen" MacRumors 9:12 AM
"Steve Jobs' House Raided, Thief Steals $60,000 Worth of Valuables" The Next Web 9:15 AM
"Apple Stores seeing massive layoffs: report" TG Daily 11:55 AM
"iPad point of sale kiosk spied at Panera Bread" TUAW 4:05 PM
"IPhone arts festival coming to L.A. may be biggest of its kind" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:47 AM
"Kodak Gives Apple and Google a Second Chance to Make a Better Offer" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:53 AM
Non-Apple News
"Heat-sensing collar texts you when your dog is too hot" CNET News 2:22 PM
"Singapore uni develops cloud-based multiscreen TV tech" ZDNet 11:46 AM
"Ubuntu 12.04.1: LTS maintenance release" ZDNet 11:45 AM
"Martian Computing Is Light on RAM, Heavy on Radiation Shielding" Wired Magazine 11:42 AM
"Iconia Tab may be getting Jelly Bean" TG Daily 11:32 AM
"Android 4.0 rolling out to Droid 4: Verizon's slider is the latest Motorola model to see Ice Cream Sandwich." CNET 2:22 PM
"Verizon Launches New LTE Broadband Service for Rural U.S." IDG News Service 10:53 AM
"Don't like Word? Try the updated open source Calligra Suite release" Techworld 11:29 AM
"Facebook slammed for deceptive app verification scheme" Techworld 10:55 AM
"Facebook Lets Users Announce Pregnancies in Timeline" PCWorld 10:53 AM
"GaN is good for wireless charging" EE Times 10:29 AM
"Unable to Crack Computer Virus, Security Firm Seeks Help" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:56 AM
"RIM Again Floats Idea of Licensing BlackBerry OS" PCWorld 10:53 AM
"Google Improves Patent Search With Prior Art Finder, Adds Millions Of European Patents" TechCrunch 11:25 AM
"Google+ Rolls Out Vanity URLs to Verified Users" PC Magazine 10:52 AM
"Google+ users can now view photo albums as slide shows" CNET News 9:54 AM
"The $99 box that wants to crush the Xbox" Fortune 9:50 AM
"Flash is for everyone, says storage startup Skyera" GigaOM 9:31 AM
"Google Currents Review: News-reader needs better Google Reader integration" Macworld 8:08 AM
"Use This App to Create Anonymous, Disposable Email Addresses" ReadWriteWeb 8:01 AM
"Someecards to Share With Friends" Best App Site 2:33 PM
"Four Great Baby Apps for iPhone (That Saved This New Parent's Life)" Techland 8:04 AM
"Gears & Guts – Mindless Fun Of Running Over Zombies" Apple'n'Apps 6:58 PM
"'Bad Hotel' Review - Where Music Creation and Tower Protection Meet" Touch Arcade 4:08 PM
"Space Paint Review: This fun and exciting photo app is sure to fill that empty space on your homescreen!" 148Apps 4:08 PM
"Meta Review: Meta offers plenty of photo filters to add but its lack of common and useful features makes it frustrating." 148Apps 2:09 PM
"Layover Review: Layover provides a way to blend up to five images together and create new stunning imagery." 148Apps 2:05 PM
"Sticky Linky Review: Superfluous in-app purchases aside, Sticky Linky is a safe but enjoyable Match Three puzzler." 148Apps 12:56 PM
"Bad Hotel Review: What could be better than Pugs Love Beatz? Why, a game about building a hotel while defending it from swimmers, clouds, and birds with bombs, of course!" 148Apps 9:11 AM
"How To: Use and Make Sense of iMessage" 148Apps 11:07 AM
Tips
"New iPhone is coming, so when should I sell my old iPhone? In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers a reader advice about when to sell his old iPhone before the new one comes out so that he can get top dollar for it." CNET News 7:32 AM
"Is This What The iPad Mini Will Look Like? [Image] Redmond Pie 8:53 PM
"Cassandra -Wednesday Review -The Week in Full Swing" eXtensions 7:58 PM
"Apple's iPad Mini Should Have a Widescreen Display" The Next Web 7:46 PM
"Why I regret buying an iMac: The iMac is a great machine until something goes wrong. Here's why you might think twice about buying one." CNET Reviews 7:16 PM
"Most Popular Desktop Keyboard: Apple Wired and Wireless Keyboards" Lifehacker 5:53 PM
"Handy iOS version/device matrix chart [PDF] 9 to 5 Mac 10:53 AM
"Screwgate: It's not really that hard to punk the Apple press" Fortune 11:20 AM
"An interesting case for why Apple may call it the iPhone 5" iDownload Blog 8:04 AM
"Samsung Releases Apple Survey: Why Users Chose Android Over iOS" The Mac Observer 8:54 AM
"Google vs. Apple: Who Has the Most to Lose?" The Motley Fool 7:45 AM
"News Flash: Apple Needs Older Customers. Or, Younger Customers. Or, Something In Between" Mac 360 7:15 AM
"An Apple Television Is A Brain Dead Idea, Ready To Fail On Day One (if it shows up at all)" PixoBebo 7:14 AM
Non-Apple
"How Microsoft could make a $199 Surface RT a reality, and why it shouldn't: A $199 price tag would stimulate consumer interest, devastate OEM involvement." Ars Technica 9:23 PM
"Is there any way claims of a $199 Microsoft Surface RT makes sense?" ZDNet 5:44 PM
"Deciphering Microsoft's Latest Windows 8 Blog on Windows RT" Tech.pinions 2:01 PM
"We Are Witnessing the Death of GameStop" The Motley Fool 2:18 PM
"What networking services are you paying for when you buy a piece of the public cloud?" ZDNet 11:45 AM
"Study shows half of all websites use jQuery: JavaScript library handily beats all comers" The Register 11:36 AM
"Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 64GB Android tablet review" Register Hardware 11:35 AM
"Top Back-to-School Laptops: Do you need to help a family member choose a back-to-school laptop? Here are some suggestions." PCWorld 10:55 AM
"Top tablets for back to work and back to school: As the days of summer wane, thoughts turn to getting your work done. Here are the tablets that practically do the job for you" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 10:39 AM
"Why Absolutely Everyone Needs To Be Software Literate" Forbes 10:34 AM
"TeleNav Adds Offline Navigation to Scout App" PC Magazine 10:53 AM
"HTML5 Site Brings Classic Nintendo Games to iPhone Browser" PC Magazine 10:53 AM
"Vodio, Another Social Video-Watching App, Comes to iPhone" AllThingsD 10:04 AM
"Video discovery app Vodio lands on the iPhone, launches Highlights feature" The Next Web 10:04 AM
"Turn your iPad into a Mac tablet" BetaNews 9:10 AM
"Dog Collar Sends Text Alert When Your Pooch Is Too Hot" Mashable 8:27 AM
"BBC iPlayer adds support for iPad Retina display" Digital Spy 8:24 AM
"iWarrant 1.0 for iOS - An Electronic Catalog and Password Manager" prMac 2:09 PM
"MetroMe, a New Smartphone App Launching This Fall, Seeks to Gain Support and Raise Awareness Through the Launch of its Indiegogo Campaign" PRWeb 8:11 AM
"iOS App Success Stories To Be Seen In App People Magazine" PRWeb 8:11 AM
"Multiplayer Street Baseball Game Wannabat Launches for iOS" PRWeb 8:11 AM
"eNotebook Business multi-format note taking app being designed for the Apple App Store" PRWeb 8:11 AM
"Moshi Launches Palm Rest Protector and Screen Protector for Apple's New Retina MacBook Pro" PRWeb 8:11 AM
"Lapka launches Environmental Monitor for iPhone" Electronista 8:08 AM
"Verizon's Viewdini Video Streaming Service Finally Comes To iOS" Cult of Mac 8:01 AM
"Digg For iPhone Makes Way For Users Who Neither Dig Nor Like Facebook" App Advice 7:53 AM
"Double Robotics' telepresence robot gives your iPad legs" The Verge 7:49 AM
"Scout takes iPhone navigation offline" CNET Reviews 7:45 AM
"NVMN: Lithium Buyers Could be Caught without Supplies after Apple iPhone 5 Launch" Business Wire 7:44 AM
"ZooGue Goes Pro with an Updated iPad Case" prMac 4:06 PM
"Let Your iPhone Take You Out to the Ballgame" prMac 11:08 AM
"Beatles to Apple to Apps: Make Me Music Saves Music Education" prMac 10:04 AM
"Auryn Launches Seek-And-Find Ebook App For Kids" prMac 8:56 AM
"New iDownsize App Compresses Photos, Saving Space Without Losing Quality" prMac 8:08 AM
"Arcade action and strategic shooter fun collide in Ninja Kittens for iOS" prMac 8:08 AM
"Spinr for iOS - An Interactive Alternative for the Contacts App" prMac 8:08 AM
"Kids Coloring Book Pages 1.0 Free for iOS - Super Graphics, Retina Ready" prMac 7:37 AM
"Synoptical Studios releases full Lexual stimulation" prMac 7:37 AM
"Running Dead - A Fast Paced And Glorious 3D Shooter For iOS Devices" prMac 7:37 AM
"ArtOptimizer for Adobe Illustrator Now Supports Mac OS X Mountain Lion" prMac 7:37 AM
"6 Addictive Sudoku Variations for iPad and iPhone" prMac 7:36 AM
"The Mansion 1.0 released for iPad - Retro Style Adventure Game" prMac 7:36 AM
"The Kyrian Chronicles - A new type of manga for the iPad" prMac 7:36 AM
"Swagger Challenges Users To Break The Ice With The Opposite Sex" prMac 7:36 AM
"Windows 8 RT Tablet Makers Revealed: Roster of hardware makers building systems around mobile-friendly version of Windows 8 includes the usual suspects--with some notable exceptions." InformationWeek 10:37 AM
"Microsoft names Windows RT computer makers: Microsoft has revealed five manufacturers will offer Windows RT PCs after the operating system launches." BBC 10:07 AM
"Microsoft reveals Windows RT OEMs: Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and ASUS ARMed for tablets and 'RT PCs'" The Register 11:36 AM
"Microsoft: Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung on board for Windows RT" Computerworld 10:40 AM
"Dell, Samsung Will Make Windows RT Devices As Toshiba Cancels" Bloomberg 9:44 AM
"Windows RT Tablet Prices and Release Dates Inferred" Forbes 10:34 AM
"Windows 8, RT Hardware Will Run For Weeks" BYTE 2:26 PM
"Microsoft Office gets support for new ODF and Open XML file formats" ZDNet 11:45 AM
"HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta" DigiTimes 9:47 AM
"HP aims three-part effort at network virtualization: HP will have software later this year for linked data centers, multitenant environments and virtualized storage" IDG News Service 10:20 AM
"HP Offers Cloud, Virtualization Network Solutions for Enterprises" eWeek 10:30 AM
"HP Software, Storage Updates Target Virtualized Data Migration" CRN 10:19 AM
"Slowcoach HP finally lashes virtual SAN tech onto Hyper-V" The Register 11:35 AM
"Dell sales heavyweight Bell defects to Code 42" The Register 11:34 AM
"Oracle Gets Even (Flow) With Pearl Jam at OpenWorld" AllThingsD 2:18 PM
"AMD preparing launch of A-Series Fusion 'Trinity' desktop APUs: report" ZDNet 11:46 AM
"Cisco to report as software trend worries ease" MarketWatch 2:12 PM
"The Nasdaq Now: Apple Making an Upwards Climb Again as Groupon Plunges" Minyanville 11:56 AM
"Could This Financial Product Be Apple's Next Big Blockbuster?" ["A win in San Jose just might be the beginning of the end of the non-stop patent litigation and the start of a new revenue stream for Apple. Just when investors were pinning their hopes on the iPhone 5, Apple may have snuck in another product line: iRoyalty 1.0. It has a nice ring to it. Apple wannabes might rather pay up for iRoyalty 1.0 than duke it out."] Seeking Alpha 9:52 AM
"Apple could split stock 6:1 to join the Dow" Macworld UK 7:47 AM
"Sell Apple: Longs Could Be in For a Fall" TheStreet 7:38 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks struggle in early action/ Asian stocks traded flat to higher early Wednesday, as investors reassessed the chances of central-bank stimulus to support the global economy." MarketWatch 9:08 PM
"Groupon, Angie's List plunge as techs slump: Social media stocks slide on Groupon sell-off, lock-up expirations" MarketWatch 2:12 PM
"U.S. stocks lose buoyancy on Greece report" MarketWatch 4:12 PM
"S&P 500 Erases Early Gain As Tech, Financial Shares Slump" Bloomberg 4:12 PM
"Stocks Barely Budge in Mixed Session" TheStreet 4:12 PM
"Stocks lose steam: U.S. stocks pared earlier gains during the final hour of trading Tuesday, finishing the day barely changed." CNNMoney 4:13 PM
"Stocks Slip in Late-Session Action" FOXBusiness 4:13 PM
"Consumer Plays Support U.S. Stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:40 AM
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