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"Apple-Samsung jury relied on Google emails: An internal 2010 message described how the firm was asked to change its product designs" Bloomberg 7:32 AM
"Juror Recounts Deliberations That Brought Big Apple Win" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:15 AM
"Apple-Samsung Jury Foreman Says Google E-Mail Persuasive" Bloomberg Businessweek 7:34 AM
"Apple v. Samsung juror: we 'wanted to send a message'/The foreman, an engineer and patent-holder, felt Samsung was a copyist." Ars Technica 7:39 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: Juror says both sides' lawyers were persuasive/What appears not to have moved the jurors much were the high-priced experts they paid to testify." CNET News 9:36 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: Did the jury blow the Galaxy Tab verdict?" Fortune 10:16 AM
"Samsung Executive Calls Apple vs. Samsung Ruling 'Worst Scenario for Us'" MacRumors 6:03 PM
"Samsung Loses Strategic Gamble in U.S." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:48 AM
"Samsung Facing Product Delays After Apple Wins U.S. Jury Verdict" Bloomberg 11:09 AM
"Apple patent win a wake-up call for industry: Apple's victory over Samsung is unlikely to spur its market share or innovation, while rivals might be prompted to get more creative." Telegraph 8:34 AM
"What the Apple-Samsung verdict means to you: In one sense, the verdict against Samsung in its patent contest with Apple isn't that momentous. The damages - a bit north of $1 billion - are less than half of what Apple originally sought." Computerworld New Zealand 7:54 AM
"Summary of Apple's $1 Billion Verdict" Associated Press 7:33 AM
"At Home, Samsung Seen as Underdog" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:17 AM
"Taiwan's Take on Apple's Victory over Samsung" Patently Apple 10:50 AM
"Apple Case Muddies the Future of Innovations" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:17 PM
"Apple awarded $1 billion in Samsung patent infringement case: A jury finds that South Korean smartphone company Samsung copied the look and feel of Apple's iPhone, but an appeal is likely." Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 8/25
"Jury decides in Apple's favour, Samsung hit with $1B damages: Samsung violated several of Apple's design and technology patents, a jury has found" Macworld UK 8/25
"Jurors knew Samsung was guilty after first day of deliberations, wanted to send message with verdict" AppleInsider 8/25
"Apple CEO Tim Cook stresses values, innovation in post-trial remarks" AppleInsider 8/25
"Tim Cook tells Apple employees that today's victory 'is about values'" 9 to 5 Mac 8/25
"Jury didn't want to let Samsung off easy in Apple trial: foreman" Reuters 8/25
"Completed Samsung versus Apple jury form made public" Electronista 8/25
"Exclusive: Apple-Samsung juror speaks out/Manuel Ilagan, one of the nine jurors who ruled in favor of Apple, tells CNET he thought Samsung's internal e-mails about incorporating some of Apple's technology into its devices, and the evasive way Samsung executives answered questions, was damning." CNET News 8/25
"Following Apple win, court considers ban on Samsung devices" Electronista 8/25
"Apple v. Samsung Injunction Hearing Set for September 20th" The Mac Observer 8/25
"Apple expected to file for an injunction, while Samsung says it will appeal" TUAW 8/25
"Samsung Might Have To Delay New Phone And Tablet Launches After Losing To Apple" Business Insider 8/25
"Apple-Samsung Case Shows Smartphone as Legal Magnet" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/25
"Check, Please: Experts Say Apple, Samsung Face Sky-High Legal Fees" WSJ Blogs 8/25
"OS X 10.8.1 giving Mac users more battery life?" iTWire 7:53 AM
"Dirt cheap Mac malware points up growing threat to Apple users" V3 8/24
"Mountain Lion update can improve battery life for some Mac notebooks: Our tests show improvements over 10.8.0, though still not as good as under Lion." Ars Technica 8/24
"Analysis: Retina MacBook Pro Mountain Lion Battery Life: 10.8 vs 10.8.1" The Mac Observer 8/24
"Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.1 Improves Battery Life Somewhat" MacRumors 8/24
"What's new in OS X 10.8.1: MacBook battery life and more" FairerPlatform 8/24
"Apple Seeds OS X 10.8.2 (Build 12C31A) To Developers" RazorianFly 8/24
"Oracle presents 'independent' research showing faster installation times than VMware" ZDNet 8/24
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"OS X Mountain Lion: Prompted for access to contacts when opening an application" Apple Support 8/25
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/We answer questions about Mountain Lion system requirements, the Thunderbolt Display, and more." CNET Reviews 8/24
"Mountain Lion discussion offers 10.8.1 update experiences and notes (e.g. HP printing fixes, battery life changes, Bluetooth bug fix, installation issues); more about Time Machine problems; a Server performance tweak; user interface issues; etc." MacInTouch 8/24
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Mouse" eXtensions 9:03 AM
"System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Notifications" eXtensions 9:04 AM
"Can Windows 8 win over CNET's Mac reviewer? There is a lot to like with Windows 8, but by merging a desktop and tablet OS, I think Microsoft made a big mistake that could have been avoided if it followed Apple's lead." CNET Reviews 8/24
"System Preferences in OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion: Parental Controls" eXtensions 8/24
"How to Add a Title in iMovie: Making a movie is one thing, adding flashy graphics is another" Mac|Life 8/24
"Turn your saved Instapaper articles into podcasts with Readomator for Instapaper" Macworld 8/24
"MacMost Now 752: Mountain Lion Notes" MacMost 8/24
"Filemaker Pro + Filemaker Go - The ultimate SIS (and much more)?" ZDNet 8/24
"Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes tips 101" Macworld 8/24
"Apple's Share of China Smartphone Market Slides in 2Q, Study Shows" Reuters 8/24
"China: Apple Factories Need to Cut Worker Hours, Says New Audit; PetroChina Reports an Earnings Miss" Minyanville 8/24
"China joins smartphone revolution: The smartphone industry is preparing for new successes as it has been revealed that Chinese people are buying more smartphones than feature phones for the first time." Telegraph 8/24
"Temp Store Open During Expansion Construction: Visitors to the Walt Whitman (NY) shopping mall may be puzzled to find the Apple store has moved, and now has a strange-looking interior design. The relocation and appearance changes are because the store that opened in May 2003 is undergoing a major expansion that will eventually make it one of the largest mall stores in the chain." ifoAppleStore 8/24
"Quick everyone, announce stuff before Apple does!" The Next Web 8/24
"Foxconn hikes wages for workers at Zhengzhou production base, says report" DigiTimes 8/24
"RadioShack cutting iPhone 4S price by $75 starting August 26th" The Verge 8/24
"Thai Buddhist Temple: Steve Jobs Now a 'Mid-Level Angel'" CNBC 8/24
"Note to Samsung: Tell Supermodel Kate Upton to leave her iPhone at home when working Galaxy events [Image] 9 to 5 Mac 8/24
Non-Apple News
"Hon Hai Invents Unique eBook & Game Controller" Patent Bolt 8/25
"Jealous of the new iOS Facebook App? An Android version is in the pipeline says Facebook Director of Mobile Engineering" 9 to 5 Google 8/24
"Digitimes Research: Android to account for 70% of handset market in 2H12" DigiTimes 8/24
"Watch this: Samsung's design team tells the story behind the Galaxy S III" The Verge 8/24
Publications/Podcasts
"Talkcast tonight: Legal eagles coming home to roost" TUAW 7:01 PM
"The Vergecast Special Edition 04: Apple vs. Samsung - August 24th, 2012" The Verge 8/25
"DevJuice: Talking with Tim McMorris about royalty-free soundtracks" TUAW 8/24
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, the 'iTunes' Guy' and The Loop's Jim Dalrymple this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl 8/24
"Apple tells site to stop selling iPhone 5 mod kits" CNET News 8/24
"Latest rivalry between Samsung, Apple: Tablet margins/A teardown of Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 by IHS finds that Samsung could turn a pretty penny: if it resists a bad habit nagging most manufacturers." CNET News 8/24
"iPhone 5 tipped to include iPad 3's dual core A5X chipset - News - Know Your Mobile" Know Your Mobile 8/24
"Chinese Cases Gives Us Our First Look At What The 7.85-Inch iPad mini Will Probably Look Like [Gallery] Cult of Mac 8/24
"Alleged iPad Mini cases reveal spot for rear camera" CNET News 8/24
"Cases for 'iPad mini' indicate camera, second mic on back" Electronista 8/24
"Hon Hai (Foxconn) Invents iPod nano Wrist Watch Band" Patently Apple 8/24
Price Trackers/Deals
"Trigger Fist For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 9:04 AM
"Bug Swat For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:04 AM
"Burn The City For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:04 AM
"There are no new item in The US Apple Store, 98 were unchanged, and six were Sold Out." While Supplies Last 8:17 AM
"Draw Something For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For $0.99 (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8/25
"Night of the Firefly For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/25
"Kooka For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $4.99)" Apple Sliced 8/25
"We Can't Believe How Much An iPhone 4S Costs At Radio Shack" Business Insider 8/25
"There are eight new items in The US Apple Store, 12 were restocked , 89 were unchanged, and three were Sold Out." While Supplies Last 8/25
"Scribblify For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/24
"Nostalgio For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/24
"Penguin Wings For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/24
"Review: iLuv WorkStation iMM737 docking stereo for iPad with keyboard" Beatweek Magazine 8/24
"Review: iShower wireless stereo for iPhone and bluetooth devices" Beatweek Magazine 8/24
"Blue Microphones Tiki USB Microphone for Skype" Beatweek Magazine 8/24
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"iPhone Apps You Can't Live Without" Apple Gazette 3:51 PM
"Review: Motion Math's Hungry Guppy for iPhone, iPad, & iPod Touch" iSource 8:13 AM
"Finding the best app for reading your DRM-free comics library on iPad: Ars compares Comic Flow, Comic Zeal, Cloud Readers, Sidebooks, and Stanza." Ars Technica 8/25
"iWork vs. Documents To Go vs. Quickoffice Pro HD: Mobile office suite apps for iPad shootout!" iMore 8/24
"Articles 2.3 Wikipedia reader for iPhone and iPad review" iMore 8/24
"Facebook update offers smoother, faster iOS app" Digital Trends 8/24
"Facebook overhauls iPhone app to boost speed" Telegraph 8/24
"Twist ™ Review: Location app lets people know when you're arriving" Macworld 8/24
"Sing! Join the global karaoke party! Review" 148Apps 8/24
"Zuba! Review: Help Zuba roll past spikes, grinders and burners in an effort to track down the candy thief in this arcade-style endless runner game." 148Apps 8/24
How-To/Tutorial
"A simple Scroll View in iPad Programming: The UIScrollView control gives us a way to pan and zoom views contained 'within' it." The iPhone Developer Resource 8/24
Tips
"Mac keyboard shortcut: Select browser address" FairerPlatform 10:49 AM
"Here comes Hurricane Isaac: Get your iPhone and iPad ready!" iMore 8:16 AM
"Deleting Podcasts from the Podcasts App Article" iLounge 8/24
"How To Create Location Based Reminders" App Advice 8/24
"So Apple Sued Samsung And Won...A Lot" AppleBitch 8/25
"Apple crushes Samsung in quest for global tech domination" The Guardian 8/25
"Apple Vs. Samsung Verdict: What It Means" iPhone Hacks 8/25
"Samsung defeat a 'back to the drawing board' moment/CNET surveys how Samsung can recover from the verdict. Hint: Radical new designs are in order." CNET News 8/25
"Apple's Cook says verdict marks big day for innovators: After a jury ruled overwhelmingly in Apple's favor in its patent case against Samsung, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells staffers, in a memo, that Apple 'chose legal action very reluctantly.'" CNET News 8/25
"Quik Verdict in Apple Trial Doesn't Mean Jury Shirked Its Duty, Expert Says" IDG News Service 8/24
"Breakdown of the decisions in Apple versus Samsung verdict" TUAW 8/24
"Apple's Huge Win Over Samsung: What They're Saying" PC Magazine 8/24
"Apple's Big Win: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to Windows Phone" Mashable 8/24
"Apple v Samsung jury validates American patent system, raises new questions for the future of tech" AppleInsider 8/24
"How the Apple Win Changes Technology Forever" TheStreet 8/24
"Samsung phones pre-iPhone [Photos] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8/24
"Apple vs. Samsung: the jury's final verdict form shows the breadth of Apple's win" The Verge 8/24
"Apple decisively wins Samsung trial: what it means" The Verge 8/24
"Apple vs. Samsung Verdict: Preliminary Injunction Hearing, Possible Consequences, and an Appeal" MacRumors 8/24
"What the Apple v. Samsung Verdict Means for the Rest of Us" Wired 8/24
"The Jury Rules: Samsung Violated Apple's Patents" Patently Apple 8/24
"Jobs gets wish in 'thermonuclear war,' at least for now" CNET News 8/24
"Apple's big win over Samsung: what does it mean? If it stands, a jury's one-sided decision will impact consumers, vendors and the entire tech industry, but for now it's a wait-and-see game." CNET News 8/24
"Apple: Trial win means more than money or patents/The Cupertino company says verdict sends message that 'stealing isn't right.'" CNET News 8/24
"Apple-Samsung jury really wanted to go sailing this weekend" CNET News 8/24
"Vindication for Steve Jobs: Apple Punkslaps Samsung" TheStreet 8/24
"Hang On A Minute: Jurors Awarded Apple Damages Without Finding Infringements (Updated)" TechCrunch 8/24
"Apple's triumph over Samsung is intoxicating" BGR 8/24
"Apple vs. Samsung verdict: It doesn't matter" ZDNet 8/24
"Apple v. Samsung verdict: What it means" ZDNet 8/24
"Disaster for Samsung: Jury awards Apple billions in patent case" GigaOM 8/24
"Apple vs Samsung Verdict: Overwhelmingly for Apple with Caveats" Tapscape 8/24
"Jury Slams Samsung as Copycat, Hands Apple Massive Win" The Mac Observer 8/24
"Apple Loses This Battle, But Could It Still WIN the War?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8/24
"Samsung, Apple Both Come Away Losers In South Korean Patent Trial" TechCrunch 8/24
"Apple v. Samsung: What's the worst that could happen?" CNET News 8/24
Apple Op/Ed
"iPhone 5 in September, iPad mini in October?" iTWire 6:07 PM
"Competition Creates Hype for Apple iPhone 5 Launch" Forbes 8:33 AM
"Rumor: iPod Nano To Get Wi-Fi Antenna For Cloud Music" AppleBitch 9:03 AM
"Why Can't I Work From Just My iPad, Anyway? Why can't I work from just my iPad? Because the shortcoming of apps and services on iOS make it difficult." 148Apps 8/24
"The Macalope Daily: Choose wisely" Macworld [Insider Content] 8/24
"Opinion: Apple's iPhone future for the connected home" Computerworld 8/24
"What if Microsoft's new logo style was applied to other famous brands?" The Verge 8/24
"New Microsoft Logo Looks Like Apple Corporate Font." Andrew Brett Watson 8/24
"Opinion: iPhone 5 challenges and challengers/The iPhone has fallen from grace. When it was a shiny new icon, there was no equivalent" Computerworld Hong Kong 8/24
"Apple: Fine Without Steve Jobs? Think Different" TheStreet 8/24
"Your Privacy Could Be At Risk When Installing Apps On Windows 8" Redmond Pie 8/25
"EMC Corporation: The Time Has Come For This Storage Giant To Pay A DiVidend" Seeking Alpha 8/25
"Russia's MegaFon launches Intel-powered Android smartphone called Mint" IntoMobile 8/25
"ASUS replaces cooler of AMD graphics cards" Hardware.info 8/25
"PC shipments slow in Q2, Windows 8 not expected to help" Yahoo! News 8/25
"Analysts cut 2012 PC and chip shipment forecasts as early optimism evaporates" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8/25
"Can This Losing PC Giant Pull an Apple?" ["Can Dell pull an Apple-like turnaround, and knock on the door of a trillion dollar market cap a decade from now?"] The Motley Fool 8/24
"Apple Victim Dell Changes To Survive" Seeking Alpha 8/24
"Why Dell Is A Must-Buy: The Comprehensive Bull Thesis" Seeking Alpha 8/24
"HP and Dell pin hopes on Windows 8" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8/24
"How Dell and HP Can Avoid Being Dragged Down by PCs" CIO 8/24
"Guess Where HP And Dell's Missing Customers Went?" Seeking Alpha 8/24
"Will HP's Storyline Continue to Depress Its Shareholders?" The Motley Fool 8/24
"The Hard Choices Ahead for H.P." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/24
"HP's Whitman: Cloud push to counter services drag" BusinessCloud9 8/24
"Hewlett-Packard's Focus On Tablet Market And Restructuring Efforts Make It A Buy" Seeking Alpha 8/24
"Hewlett-Packard Co Stock Downgraded" TheStreet 8/24
"Hewlett Packard: What About The Bonds?" Seeking Alpha 8/24
"Windows 8, Ultrabooks Could Invigorate a 'Depressed' PC Market: IDC" eWeek 8/24
"Windows 8 SmartScreen leaves user data exposed, says researcher" VentureBeat 8/24
"Microsoft plans to sell 3 million Surface tablets in 2012. Too few or too many?" ZDNet 8/24
"Why Microsoft Should Use Its Nvidia Option: Nvidia this week confirmed that its acquisition deal with Microsoft remains in effect. Steve Ballmer and company should jump at the chance." InformationWeek 8/24
"Skeptics aside, Apple is still a buy: Despite Wall Street doubters, there are reasons to stay bullish on the world's most valuable company' prospects." TheStockAdvisors 8/24
"Stocks Rise After Bernanke Sees 'Scope for Further Action'" TheStreet 8/24
"Central Bank Hopes Carry Wall Street Higher" FOXBusiness 8/24
"Dow Posts Triple-Digit Gain: The Dow Jones Industrial Average banked its first triple-digit gain in three weeks on expectations that the Federal Reserve stands ready to bolster growth." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/24
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall sharply on resources, techs/Asian stocks took a sharp drop Friday, as investors grew gloomy about the health of the global economy and prospects for central-bank action, selling down commodity and technology shares." MarketWatch 8/24
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks off as Merkel repeats view on Greece/European stock markets were set to extend losses into a third-straight trading day on Friday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to signal her support to an extension of Greece's austerity program." MarketWatch 8/24
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 8/24
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8/24
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 8/24
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