"Apple Fans, Welcome to the Machine: For decades, the percentage of PCs in the world far outpaced the very minor percentage of Macs. Apple users were underdogs. Rebels. Thinkers. Geniuses. We were bucking trends and doing something different. Now, though, Apple's the most valuable company on Wall Street. We Apple fans aren't bucking trends anymore. We are the trend." MacNewsWorld 11:12 AM
"Apple and the burden of being a behemoth" ["Microsoft came by its valuation honestly. It powered virtually all of the computers in the world, and its Office suite was ubiquitous -- and neither of these facts has changed. Microsoft hasn't faded as much as its buzz has. Can Apple avoid doing the same? I think the answer is a qualified yes, for the opposite reason that Microsoft was fated to fade."] Reuters 2:02 PM
"Verdict could shake Apple to its core" ["A loss for Apple will likely embolden its competitors, giving them the green light to style their products in Apple's image and shed any pretense of independence. ... A win for Apple is a more unpredictable — and interesting — outcome. It will essentially grant the Cupertino, Calif.-based industry titan the sole rights to devices with a rectangular frame and round corners, as well as the smartphone homescreen with frequently used icons tacked to the bottom."] Boston Herald 8:54 AM
"Clock ticks down on a verdict in Apple v. Samsung" CNET News 4:07 PM
"Apple, Samsung jury has tough task: Verdict could impact technology innovation" MarketWatch 7:52 AM
"Apple, Samsung Patent War Puts Future of Innovation At Risk" Forbes 7:53 AM
"Apple, Samsung portray different visions of the future given jury's decision" AppleInsider 7:29 PM
"Apple, Samsung Expert Witnesses Reap Big Bucks: How pretty was the pay day? Apple gave one expert witness $1.75 million to construct a damages figure in the case against Samsung." InformationWeek 9:08 AM
"Apple is getting too big to even compare with other companies" MarketWatch 9:04 AM
"How Steve Jobs' Love of Simplicity Fueled A Design Revolution: Passionate to the point of obsessive about design, Steve Jobs insisted that his computers look perfect inside and out" Smithsonian Magazine 2:08 PM
"About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.1 Update" Apple Support 10:36 AM
"OS X 10.8.1 update fixes Thunderbolt audio issues and more: Apple's first update to Mountain Lion is available and while relatively small, should fix several outstanding bugs." MacFixIt 1:20 PM
"OS X 10.8.1 now out with fixes for Migration Assistant, Exchange Server, more" Ars Technica 10:54 AM
"Mac OS 10.8.1 Mountain Lion released, fixes issues in Thunderbolt, Exchange, Migration assistant, iMessages and more" 9 to 5 Mac 10:46 AM
"Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Out with iMessage, Exchange Fixes" The Mac Observer 10:52 AM
"Apple Releases OS X 10.8.1 with Fixes for Migration Assistant, Exchange, and iMessage Issues" MacRumors 10:54 AM
"AppleScript scripts for paragraph navigation and selection in BBEdit" Betalogue 7:17 PM
"System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Network" eXtensions 9:38 AM
"Upgrading the Native PHP Installation on OS X Mountain Lion" Mactuts+ 9:35 AM
"Record simple screencasts with Screeny" Macworld 9:28 AM
"Removing songs from a manually managed iPod Article" iLounge 2:00 PM
"Search Smarter With Safari 6 In Mountain Lion [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:26 AM
"Bring Retro Macintosh Sound Effects to OS X" OS X Daily 2:47 PM
"Apple's iWeb For Mac Is Dead. Adobe To The Rescue With A 'Cheap' Web Site Building Tool" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"Ted Landau's User Friendly View: 6 Top Reasons to Visit your Library (Folder)" The Mac Observer 1:01 PM
"This Little Tip Will Change The Way You Use Fonts In OS X Forever [Image] Cult of Mac 10:47 AM
"Script to Pause and Resume Growl with a Hidden Menu Icon" Mac OS X Hints 10:26 AM
"Chronologically sort trimmed videos in iPhoto" Mac OS X Hints 10:25 AM
"Living Earth HD Comes to the Mac in Style" The Mac Observer 4:15 PM
"Free: A Simple Way To Put iTunes Track Information Into Mountain Lion's Notification Center" BohemianBoomer 7:38 AM
"Is Your Mac's Sound Volume Simply Not Loud Enough? Add Boom To Give Your Mac More Boom" McSolo 7:39 AM
"How Your Mac Can Inspire You, Increase Your Vocabulary, And Teach You A Foreign Language" TeraTalks 7:39 AM
"A New And Free Way To Tag Files, Rate Files, And Search For Files On Your Mac" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"Here's Something Crazy Useful That Every Mac User Needs: Cheap Templates For Microsoft Word" Mac 360 7:39 AM
"The Golden Ratio: What It Is And How To Use It To Build A Website On Your Mac" NoodleMac 7:38 AM
Op/Ed
"Who Inherits Your iTunes Library? Many of us will accumulate vast libraries of digital books and music over the course of our lifetimes, but when we die, our collections of words and music may expire with us." SmartMoney 4:11 PM
"Fuzzy Retina Fonts: How Bad Are They?" Low End Mac 2:17 PM
"Linux and Apple: Which Is the Lemon, Which Is the Lemonade?" Linux Insider 11:12 AM
"Why Apple's iCloud Doesn't Just Work" ReadWriteWeb 9:28 AM
"Parallels 8 Announced, Will Be Available September 4, Free For New Parallels 7 Users" Redmond Pie 7:42 PM
"Apple Releases Security Updates for Apple Remote Desktop 3.0 or Later" Intego 1:18 PM
"HP Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard and later" FairerPlatform 1:00 PM
"Warhammer Online Comes To Macgamestore" Inside Mac Games 9:36 AM
"Living Earth HD brings the iOS favorite to your Mac desktop" TUAW 9:36 AM
"Windows 8 comes to the Mac: VMware Fusion 5 for the Mac introduces support for Windows 8 VMs, advanced features for developers, and IT controls for BYOD scenarios" InfoWorld 9:35 AM
"VMware Fusion 5 adds Mountain Lion, Windows 8 support" Insanely Great Mac 9:11 AM
"VMware's Fusion 5 Adds Mountain Lion, Windows 8 Support" The Mac Observer 8:50 AM
"NeoOffice 3.3: Mountain Lion, GateKeeper, Retina support added" FairerPlatform 7:45 AM
"iVigilo Smartcam for OS X turns Mac into IP cam w Face/Motion Detection" prMac 7:47 AM
"Chess Deluxe Now Available on the Mac App Store" prMac 7:46 AM
"YourtTrip - How to make a trip plan efficiently" prMac 7:45 AM
"Living Earth HD 1.0 - World Clock + Weather for OS X: Top iOS App on Mac" prMac 7:45 AM
"iPhone Security Unbreakable? Security Gurus Disagree: Hardened PIN entry and full-disk encryption make Apple smartphones extremely tough to crack, says forensic expert, prompting much debate." InformationWeek 9:08 AM
"Is this the new 8-pin connector for the iPhone 5: If Apple switches to a eight-pin connector it may render old and existing accessories unusable" Macworld UK 9:22 AM
"LG Display Starts Producing New Panels: The chief executive of LG Display Co. said the company started the mass production of panels using so-called in-cell technology earlier this month, a new display technology that is widely expected to be used for Apple Inc.'s next iPhone device." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:47 AM
"LG announces iPhone 5 display production has commenced" Network World 1:01 PM
"More Evidence That The iPhone 5 Is Going To Have A Very Thin Screen" Business Insider 9:11 AM
"LG Has Started Production on Super Thin Screens Supposedly for the iPhone 5" Gizmodo 9:22 AM
"Apple employee photographs found on old Mac ROMs [Photos] 9 to 5 Mac 9:54 AM
"Apple Files New Patents Relating to Haptics, Thunderbolt, iSight and Improved Accessibility for the Hearing Impaired" Patently Apple 8:28 AM
"Apple files for new patents on Thunderbolt, iSight" CNET News 2:15 PM
"Apple looking to refine hearing aid output, add customizable alerts with iDevices" AppleInsider 8:28 AM
"Apple Working On Improved Networking Techniques" MacNews 10:20 AM
"Apple Eyes Wireless Headset Having Adaptive Powering" MacNews 10:27 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"HDR FX Pro For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:29 AM
"Foozle For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:29 AM
"Firetruck Race! For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:29 AM
"Apple Display Buyer's Guide -Up To $170 Off Apple 27 ' Thunderbolt Display -Best Apple Monitor Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 1:00 PM
"iPod Classic Buyer's Guide... Prices $80 to $249 -The Best iPod Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 10:45 AM
"Top Selling Mac Accessories -$10 to $999... Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 11:48 AM
"InstaFonts Review: InstaFonts allows you to easily add attractive text to your Instagram photos before uploading them. It's not perfect but it is useful." 148Apps 9:36 AM
"Time Trap Review: This hidden object game stands out thanks to its intriguing plot, moody artwork, and plethora of environments." 148Apps 9:51 AM
"KooZac Review: KooZac is an intelligent combination of Tetris and number puzzling, ideal for adults and kids alike." 148Apps 3:14 PM
"Speculation of two separate fall iPhone and iPad mini events arises" 9 to 5 Mac 6:53 PM
"Steve Jobs describes future of personal computing in 1983 speech" AppleInsider 9:29 PM
"AT&T, have you no shame? Inside the company's customer-enraging plan to limit FaceTime." Ars Technica 6:55 PM
"Why you don't need an unlimited data plan on your Android or iPhone: Most smartphone users don't hit the 2GB per month data cap, according to a study by NPD Connected Intelligence. The company tracked data usage by 1,000 Android users." Christian Science Monitor 4:13 PM
"After 30 years, Apple may be finally making a dent in PC sales" Montreal Gazette 7:19 PM
"HP's Historic Loss: Can Meg Whitman Save the PC Giant? Can Anyone?" Daily Ticker 10:39 AM
"H-P, Dell Struggle as Buyers Shun PCs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:47 AM
"Dell, HP Missing Out on Mobile Computing Shift" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:04 AM
"HP CEO: Turnaround Will Take Time/HP's third quarter results show PC, printer, server, and services revenues in decline, but Meg Whitman sees silver linings in the otherwise dark cloud." InformationWeek 9:08 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Shares Sinking As Whitman's Warnings Sink In" Forbes 9:24 AM
"HP posts mega-loss after EDS writedown" Reuters 8:14 AM
"Dell, HP and the folly of the consumer PC business" ZDNet 9:51 AM
"Dell & HP together on a long road to nowhere" GigaOM 8:10 AM
"Dell Doesn't See Boost From Windows 8: PC maker says sales to consumers are likely to remain soft through the second half, despite launch of Microsoft's new operating system." InformationWeek 9:08 AM
"Dell losses take tech's center stage" MarketWatch 9:03 AM
"Why the Reinvention of Dell Is Worth a Look" The Motley Fool 9:05 AM
"Don't Be So Hard on Microsoft/Windows 8, torrents of free cash flow and a potential dividend increase may lift the underperforming stock. Fred Hickey: 'That is the lowest I have seen the multiple in years.'" Barron's 7:53 AM
"25 Years Later, Microsoft Unveils A Revamped Corporate Logo" TechCrunch 9:14 AM
"Microsoft Unveils New Logo -- First Major Change In 25 Years" Forbes 9:23 AM
"Microsoft gets a new logo after 25 years" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:46 PM
"Microsoft revamps logo for 1st time in 25 years: Microsoft unveils new logo to herald makeover of Windows, entry into tablet computer market" Associated Press 4:14 PM
"Microsoft gets a new logo for the first time since 1987" Seattle Times 9:23 AM
"Microsoft has a brand new logo, its first since 1987" The Next Web 9:36 AM
"Microsoft reels in YouGov, NBC, Rock the Vote and more for Xbox US election hub" The Next Web 8:58 AM
"Prudential Center windows open on Microsoft shop" Boston Herald 8:54 AM
"Oracle, Microsoft and Samsung Paid this Little Company Tens of Millions of Dollars Upfront" The Motley Fool 3:16 PM
"Examining Intel's Guerilla Approach To The Smartphone Sector" Seeking Alpha 8:14 AM
"Cisco as a Dividend Grower: Nice Start But We Explain Potential Trouble Ahead" Forbes 8:38 AM
"Cisco Finally Joins the World in Reality" The Motley Fool 2:12 PM
"SEC to require tech companies to disclose use of minerals from conflict zones" IDG News Service 8:41 AM
"PC makers – at the margins" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 AM
"Morgan Stanley Funds in Big Facebook Bet" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:02 PM
"H-P's decline leads broad tech slide: Losses by Hewlett-Packard Co. show no signs of abating in afternoon trading Thursday as the technology giant's shares led a decline in the tech sector following negative comments about the PC market from Chief Executive Meg Whitman." MarketWatch 4:03 PM
"H-P losses drag on tech stocks" MarketWatch 9:05 AM
"Stocks sell off on slowing growth worries" CNNMoney 4:03 PM
"The Dow's Losing Streak Continues" The Motley Fool 11:11 AM
"Stocks Fall on Fed Skepticism; Most Dow Shares Decline" TheStreet 4:03 PM
"Futures Little Changed; Traders Weigh Fed Hopes, Growth Worries" FOXBusiness 9:00 AM
"Dow Tumbles on Doubts of Fed Stimulus" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks rise after China data, Fed minutes/Asian markets were higher Thursday, as investors countered downbeat manufacturing data from China with heightened expectations of central-bank stimulus to support global economic growth." MarketWatch 9:00 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks move lower after weak data/Petropavlovsk drops 18% after earnings report" MarketWatch 9:00 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:01 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:01 PM
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