"A Map App, as Sleek as iPhone 5, Is Often Off" ["Apple acknowledges the stumble. 'We own this; we manage the vendors. This is no one's issue but ours,' an Apple executive told me. And it vows to pour as much time and manpower into repairing Maps as it takes."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:06 PM
"Apple-Google Maps Talks Crashed Over Voice-Guided Directions" ["Spoken turn-by-turn navigation has been a free service offered through Google's Android mobile OS for a few years now. But it was never part of the deal that brought Google's maps to iOS. And sources say Apple very much wanted it to be. Requiring iPhone users to look directly at handsets for directions and manually move through each step — while Android users enjoyed native voice-guided instructions — put Apple at a clear disadvantage in the mobile space. And having chosen Google as its original mapping partner, the iPhone maker was now in a position where an archrival was calling the shots on functionality important to the iOS maps feature set."] AllThingsD 2:52 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Maps app criticisms continue --but users don't mind too much" Computerworld 8:42 AM
"Ahem, Apple Is Doing Just Fine" ["Yes, yes, it's true. The iPhone5 failed to knock the earth from its axis. Nor can it walk on water as some had hoped. Really, just trust me on this one."] The Motley Fool 9:36 PM
"Apple-Google deal took a wrong turn over directions, report says" CNET News 3:47 PM
"Relax Everyone: The iPhone Is Just a Phone, Apple is Just a Company" Tech.pinions 8:59 AM
"Apple's $600,000 Weapon" ["Earlier this month a Californian Apple store was visited 'head-on' by a blue BMW that exploded through it's doors and glass windows. The driver then inched the vehicle deeper into the Apple showroom as a person exited the vehicle and began grabbing as many iPhones and iPads as possible ... The driver's bail was set to- you guessed it: $600,000 (which was reportedly the cost of damage to the store). ... when is the last time you heard of someone driving a car through a window to get a hold of Google's Droid? Or selling their kidney just to get their hands on a Nokia Lumina? ... You haven't. That is because Apple has what none of these other smartphone manufactures have: Fanaticism"]" The Motley Fool 11:47 AM
"The iPhone 5's overlooked killer feature/Most of the jaw-wagging about the new iPhone misses the point: Apple has made its iconic gadget radically faster in one single move." Fortune 8:12 AM
"Overwhelming Pre-Order Demand Could Be The Reason Behind Apple's Disappointing iPhone 5 Sales" Forbes 3:13 PM
"iPhone Sales May Perk Up but the Maps App's Another Story" MacNewsWorld 9:39 AM
"Apple calls Samsung's allegation of jury misconduct 'frivolous on its face'" Foss Patents 9:42 AM
"Android devices have already been found to infringe 17 valid Apple and Microsoft patents" Foss Patents 12:48 PM
"Digging for rare earths: The mines where iPhones are born/How are these unusual minerals extracted from the ground and why is that process an environmental risk? CNET's Jay Greene explains." CNET News 8:53 AM
"The environmental pitfalls at the end of an iPhone's life" CNET News 8:54 AM
"Amazon seeks to throw out Apple 'app store' advertising claim" Reuters 8:51 PM
"Earlier iPhone 5 debut? The Apple iPhone 5 may debut on China's mainland earlier than expected after the company received consumer electronics certification from the Chinese regulator, Shanghai Daily learned yesterday." ShanghaiDaily 8:40 PM
"iPhone 5 May Hit Mainland China Sooner Than Expected" AllThingsD 8:40 PM
"Apple taps obscure Asian suppliers to bring the iPhone and other products to the masses" Contra Costa Times 8:36 PM
"New Labor Attitudes Fed Into China Riot" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:40 PM
"Workers fought with armed police in Foxconn riot" ZDNet 8:24 AM
"AT&T FaceTime controversy: FCC chairman declines comment" BGR 8:16 AM
"iPad's domination of tablet traffic grows, but does Amazon care?" The Verge 9:46 AM
"Google Working on Maps for iPhone and iPad" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:59 PM
"Google's New Maps App for iPhone Won't Come for Months [Report] Mashable 3:32 PM
"Google Maps + Google Earth = Google iOS 6 app" Digital Trends 9:57 AM
"Google Maps vs. iPhone 5: Schmidt Says Service Unlikely to Return to Apple Device Soon; CEO Page 'Is Fine'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:12 AM
"Public transit apps bolstered by missing iOS 6 feature: While users have criticized Apple's new Maps application, some third-party developers are loving the influx of new users." CNET News 1:00 PM
"Snubbed by Apple, Foursquare makes its maps experience better on iPhone" VentureBeat 8:40 PM
"Samsung, Google to powwow on Apple" The Korea Times 8:54 AM
"Samsung, Google execs to meet amidst Apple patent wars" CNET News 8:55 AM
"Samsung's Mobile Chief To Meet Google's Schmidt — Apple Patents Battle On The Agenda?" TechCrunch 9:27 AM
"Cellphones Are Eating the Family Budget: Heidi Steffen and her husband used to treat themselves most weeks to steak at Sodak Shores, a restaurant overlooking a lake near their hometown of Milbank, S.D. Then they each got an iPhone, and the rib-eyes started making fewer appearances." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:34 AM
"New Web Victim: Office-Supply Store/Staples Will Reduce Retail Space to Focus Online; Big Box Category Criticized for Moving Slowly" ["'The No. 1 reason for softness in this business is the iPad,' said Gary Balter, retail analyst at Credit Suisse. 'Look at how much less we print today.'"] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"A Giant Chrome Bean: This week, Andy and Dan discuss the new iOS 6 Maps application, public transport app alternatives, and travel luggage." 5by5: The Ihnatko Almanac 12:56 PM
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 156" 148Apps 10:01 AM
"Don McAllister Discusses the New ScreenCastsOnline Magazine" MacVoicesTV 9:40 AM
"Introducing Macworld's iOS 6 Upgrade Guide" Macworld 8:34 AM
"iPhone 5 clears first regulatory obstacle in China" ZDNet 8:13 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Receives Key China Certification" The Next Web 9:41 AM
"IHS teardown reveals many iPhone 5 components change, but most suppliers remain the same" DigiTimes 8:41 AM
"TSMC, chipset players receiving follow-up orders for iPhone 5, say sources" DigiTimes 8:41 AM
"2012 iPhone 5 Sales Target is 50 Million Units & Thinner MacBooks Aimed for 2013" Patently Apple 8:59 AM
"Apple Reportedly Sourcing Thinner Components for 2013 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro" MacRumors 2:02 PM
"The iPhone 5's A6 processor 'is made by rival Samsung'" Macworld UK 8:26 AM
"Safari on iOS favored among 85 percent of users: The Android Browser, however, is favored among 91 percent of folks using that operating system." CNET News 9:37 AM
"Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs and scrapes issue" Electricpig 8:18 AM
"Riot at Taiyuan facility will not affect shipments, says Foxconn" DigiTimes 8:41 AM
"Apple to reduce illuminated keyboard thickness in 2013, say sources" DigiTimes 8:41 AM
"Don't Buy Cheap iPhone 5 Cables Because They Don't Exist Yet" Gizmodo 3:35 PM
"Third Party Lightning Connector Cables Won't Be Available For Two Months" Apple Bitch 3:35 PM
"The iPhone 5 delivers solid talk time so far: We tested the new iPhone 5's talk time and logged satisfying yet surprising results." CNET 8:53 PM
"iPhone 5 Review: Apple Has The Closest Thing To A Perfect Phone, Ever" Business Insider 12:50 PM
"iPhone 5 is gorgeous but not perfect in video review" Crave @ CNET 9:33 AM
"Review: iPhone 5 still the best overall smartphone [Video] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:33 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5: It's pretty, speedy — and crawling with bugs/Review » Time will fix early problems, which mar an otherwise nice device." Salt Lake Tribune 8:12 AM
"Review: Apple iPhone 5 for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint" Wired 8:12 AM
"IPhone 5 review: Apple's use of Long Term Evolution LTE mobile technology scores big" CNN 8:11 AM
"Video: Quick Hands-On With the iPhone 5" BYTE 9:09 AM
"iPhone 5 teardown: Redesigned case and interior simplify repairs" CNET News 8:53 PM
"Tablets Compared: Nook HD and HD+ vs. iPad, Nexus and Fire" LAPTOP Magazine 9:45 AM
"The iPhone 5's Camera Is Faulty, Shows A Purple Haze" TechCrunch 12:56 PM
"New Apple EarPods vs. original earbuds: Should you upgrade?" iMore 9:46 AM
"MacBook Air Portable Genius/MacBook Pro Portable Genius – 'Book Mystique Review" MacPrices 12:31 PM
"Google Maps Street View will be available via Mobile Safari in two weeks" Engadget 9:15 PM
"How will you manage tablet fever? A whopping 82 percent of companies expect to support tablets for employees - welcome to the anytime, anywhere information workplace, writes Simon Yates." ZDNet 8:53 PM
"Ripping Off The Bloody Band-Aid: It's really not that hard to understand. Nor is it evil. Nor is it perfect. Nor is it the end of the world. It is what it is. And my bet is that, as usual, the outrage will be relatively short-lived. I'm talking, of course, about the Maps situation in iOS 6, and the Google/Apple war of words over it." massive greatness 8:52 PM
"More Maps Backlash? Uber Tells Drivers To Hold Off On Updating To iOS 6 Until Next Week" TechCrunch 8:52 PM
"Apple on maps inaccuracies: 'This is no one's issue but ours'" CNET News 8:31 PM
"Apple & Google Maps Parted Ways Over Features, Voice, Control" The Mac Observer 8:14 PM
"How long will it be before iOS 6 Maps kills someone?" ZDNet 6:14 PM
"iPhone 5 with LTE: Customer gets near-50Mbps download speed/That's five times what most customers seem to get with LTE" Computerworld 6:07 PM
"The Apple iOS 6 Maps Fiasco Clarified In 3 Minutes" TechCrunch 4:26 PM
"Sorry iPhone Users, Google Maps 'App' on iOS 6 Isn't Great Either" Mashable 3:11 PM
"The Problem With Early Reviews" TechCrunch 3:10 PM
"iOS 6 has been out five days and it's already installed on 25% of older iPhones. Android 4.1 came out months ago, and it's still only on 1% of all Android phones." Beatweek Magazine 2:24 PM
"What The iPhone 5 Tells Us About The iPad 4 [Feature] Cult of Mac 1:58 PM
"Lawsuit challenging HP payout to Hurd dismissed: Federal judge gives plaintiffs 30 days to file an amended complaint" IDG News Service 8:57 AM
"Ex-HP boss Mark Hurd's $53m gold parachute approved by judge" The Register 8:49 AM
"Judge dismisses HP shareholder lawsuit over Mark Hurd's severance" The Inquirer 8:52 AM
"Bears Stalk HP Shares Ahead of Analyst's Meeting" AllThingsD 9:18 AM
"Memo to Meg: Don't look behind you" MarketWatch 10:04 AM
"Microsoft's Potential Windows 8 Problem?" The Motley Fool 1:57 PM
"Windows 8 Being Pushed Out the Gate Prematurely: Report" CNBC 10:06 AM
"Windows 8 countdown: Windows Store apps at 2,000-plus" CNET Reviews 8:54 AM
"Final Build Of Windows Phone 8 Demoed" TechCrunch 9:50 AM
"Internet Explorer safe to use again after zero-day patch, Germany decides" ZDNet 8:24 AM
"Microsoft dismisses Google's open-source browser benchmark" InfoWorld 8:20 AM
"Ballmer flashes his Surface tablet in an effort to woo Windows 8 app developers" The Verge 8:34 AM
"Senator Rockefeller Warns Google, Microsoft And Yahoo: Dodgy Movers Are Using SEO To Game Your Systems" TechCrunch 9:26 AM
"Microsoft Partners With And Invests In Mimvi" Seeking Alpha 8:45 AM
"Michael Dell on Surface tablet: 'The impact will be limited'" PCWorld 9:37 AM
"Oracle making embedded Java push: The Java ME Embedded 3.2 client runtime broadens Java to cover microcontrollers" InfoWorld 8:56 AM
"Oracle Open World: Key Issues On Tap/Oracle applications executive Steve Miranda, via Twitter chat, suggests Fusion, Taleo, and RightNow will be focus of attention at next week's Oracle Open World conference." InformationWeek 5:12 PM
"Does hardware matter in the cloud? Oracle is hoping so" ZDNet 8:24 AM
"Cisco's John Chambers eyes retirement, successor" CNET News 8:53 AM
"Cisco CEO wouldn't bet the farm on HP turnaround" Channel Register 9:37 AM
"Trouble in paradise? Cracks show in Microsoft-Intel alliance: Recent comments from Intel about Windows 8 underscore the tension between the chip giant and longtime partner Microsoft." CNET News 5:12 PM
"We really do think Windows 8 is great, Intel says" CNET News 5:12 PM
"Intel CEO told staff that Windows 8 is being released before it's done" VentureBeat 9:29 AM
"Report: Intel says Windows 8 isn't 'fully' ready" TG Daily 9:30 AM
"Intel Chief Slams Windows 8 as 'Not Ready'" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:17 AM
"Researcher digs up another zero-day Java bug: Present in Java 5. 6 and 7, leaves Windows PCs and Macs open to attack" Computerworld 8:51 AM
"New critical Java flaw claimed" The Register 8:50 AM
"Apple falls for third day, levels to watch" Theflyonthewall 9:16 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500 down for 5th straight day amid Europe unrest" CNNMoney 5:07 PM
"Dow Drops for Fourth Straight Session" TheStreet 5:07 PM
"Holding Steady Despite European Worries" [Video Report] TheStreet 9:06 AM
"S&P Logs 5-Day Decline on EU Fears; Vix Soars" CNBC 5:07 PM
"Five-Day Slump? Tech, Euro Pressure U.S. Stocks" FOXBusiness 5:07 PM
"Stocks Fall For 3rd Straight Day: Stocks fell for a third straight day, with energy and technology shares posting the steepest declines, as investors were spooked by euro zone instability and a slightly disappointing report on the U.S. housing market." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:08 PM
"Asia Markets: China stocks touch 3-year low in downbeat Asia/Chinese stocks traded Wednesday at their lowest level since 2009 as Asian markets suffered a sell-down and Japanese shares tumbled as many firms began to trade without rights to their latest dividend payouts." MarketWatch 9:07 AM
"Europe Markets: Fed comments, Spain hammer Europe stocks/Spanish bond yields surged and European stock markets moved sharply lower on Wednesday, as worries over Spain and Greece escalated and a nonvoting U.S. Federal Reserve member said the latest round of stimulus measures could fail to boost growth." MarketWatch 9:07 AM
"Will the Dow Survive Europe's Woes?" The Motley Fool 10:04 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:56 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:56 PM
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