"Apple vs Samsung: Let the Market Ring! Another day, another legal verdict on smartphone wars." Forbes 1:29 PM
"Apple Suffers Setback, Court Reverses Samsung Nexus Injunction" The Mac Observer 7:12 PM
"Can Apple win over China? If you're the world's largest company - with nearly $600 billion in market value - getting bigger is a tough challenge. But if Apple can learn how to charm the world's largest population, the possibilities are limitless." Fortune 7:57 AM
"Apple Set for Big iPad Mini Boost in China" TheStreet 2:23 PM
"Before the Apple Television, a TV Remote Control?" AllThingsD 8:06 AM
"How Apple Might Revolutionize TV" Benzinga 3:04 PM
"Google asks judge to seal patent talk records: Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility unit asked a judge to seal 'highly confidential' records of its patent-licensing talks with Samsung Electronics Co. that appeared in the South Korean company's intellectual property lawsuit against Apple Inc. in California." Law Daily Report [Free Registration Required] 4:53 PM
"U.S. Mac sales join industry tailspin: IDC, Gartner predict Q3 Mac sales will be down 6% to 7%, biggest decline since the Great Recession" Computerworld 3:40 PM
"Apple's Mac Gains Share as U.S. PC Sales Drop" The Mac Observer 12:02 PM
"Apple Takes Nearly 14% of US PC Shipments for Q3 of 2012" iSource 7:31 PM
"Exclusive: Apple subsidiary AuthenTec actually DID patch its Windows security software (in September!)" VentureBeat 7:50 AM
"Firefox 16 removed from installer page one day after release" IDG News Service 8:02 AM
"Mozilla warns: stop using Firefox 16" BetaNews 9:07 AM
"RIP Tweetie for Mac, we knew and loved you" The Next Web 1:39 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"9 Reasons Why a Mac is Running Slow and What to Do About It" OS X Daily 7:25 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: Free, open source VirtualBox lags behind VMware and Parallels" Ars Technica 9:03 AM
"Mountain Lion's Calendar: Your questions answered" Macworld 7:58 AM
"Hands-on: Four Mac apps to transfer voicemail, other files from your iPhone/Need those files that iTunes won't give you? Desktop apps to the rescue." Ars Technica 2:07 PM
"Where are my iCloud Documents Stored?" Amsys 12:05 PM
"Obscurity For OS X: Hide Your Files In An App Disguised As A Folder" AddictiveTips 9:06 AM
"Workaround problem saving photos from Mountain Lion Mail to iPhoto" Mac OS X Hints 10:54 AM
"Enable the adaptive firewall in OS X Server" Mac OS X Hints 10:54 AM
"How To Monitor Your Mac's Performance With A Glance At The Menubar (or click for more details)" NoodleMac 7:48 AM
"Got Meetings? Try The Participants App On Your Mac To Track Attendance, Organize Groups And Events" Mac 360 7:49 AM
Press Releases
"Deepworld officially launches on Mac, coming soon to iOS" TUAW 9:22 PM
"Mozilla releases Firefox 16.0.1 to address four vulnerabilities" IDG News Service 7:21 PM
"The 20 Most Desired Employers: From Google to L'Oreal/If you could work anywhere, what employer would you pick? A new global study by LinkedIn pinpoints Google, Apple and Microsoft — in that order — as the world's most desired employers. But there's room in the top-20 list for the likes of Unilever, Shell and L'Oreal, too." Forbes 11:05 AM
"Survey: 74 percent of iOS users say Maps is fine, no issues" Electronista 8:05 AM
"Teens express interest in iPad mini as Apple gains popularity among younger audience" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"Google's Schmidt talks Google Maps, patent wars, and being CEO of Apple: Schmidt would like to be CEO of Apple, thinks Apple should never have ditched Google Maps, and believes that the patent wars is 'a disaster for us all'." Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"Eric Schmidt claims Apple versus Google is 'defining fight' in IT market" V3 7:58 AM
"Google's Schmidt: 'Apple Should Have Kept Our Maps'" PC Magazine 8:59 AM
"Schmidt: Apple has to approve Google Maps app for iOS — if we build it" GigaOM 10:48 AM
"Google Chairman on Apple: 'Maps Are Really Hard'" Mashable 9:17 AM
"All Things Google: Eric Shmidt Says Google Vs. Apple Defines Industry" Minyanville 10:15 AM
"Google Chairman talks Maps and Apple" 9 to 5 Mac 8:23 AM
"Pittsburgh company settles computer-app lawsuit, allowing Apple to again distribute: A four-month-long lawsuit over computer applications for nonverbal people, which prompted Apple to pull a popular app from its iTunes store, has settled, according to filings Wednesday in U.S. District Court." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11:25 AM
"Worker commits suicide at Apple supplier Foxlink, report says" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3:04 PM
"Apple Has Quietly Started Tracking iPhone Users Again, And It's Tricky To Opt Out" Business Insider 8:45 AM
"Juniper fortifies network edge with new routers" Network World 11:26 AM
"Western Digital Wi-Fi extender boasts 3-by-3 antenna array" PCWorld 11:23 AM
"Acer's Very Touchy Windows 8 Ultrabook: Aspire M5-481PT Windows 8 tablet lets you tap and swipe your way through documents using up to ten touchpoints." InformationWeek 10:51 AM
"Amid iPad mini rumors, Sharp to launch first phone with IGZO screen: Japanese company pitches long battery life of Aquos Phone Zeta phone, due to the IGZO display" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Mozilla Firefox browser upgrade taken offline due to vulnerability" BBC 10:15 AM
"Google and Yahoo Irish search domains hijacked" ZDNet 2:39 PM
"Google chairman: 'These patent wars are death'" Fortune 10:48 AM
"Google Puts Some Microsoft Office Exports On Life Support: Google says ability to export Google Apps files in legacy Office formats will continue until the end of January." InformationWeek 10:08 AM
"Google releases Web site speedup software" CNET News 10:04 AM
"Google Gives Street View A 250K-Mile Update Across 17+ Countries, Its Biggest Update Ever; Maps API Now Features Time Zones" TechCrunch 1:54 PM
"Tech dominates Fortune's 40 Under 40 list" CNET News 10:03 AM
"Dotcom plans to launch 'Megaupload 2.0'" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:44 AM
"Marissa Mayer: Ready to rumble at Yahoo" Fortune 9:59 AM
"BlackBerry CIO on Mobile Security, BYOD and the Modern CIO Role" CIO 11:25 AM
"HTC's need for 'something else' to take on Apple, Samsung" MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Zen of four: new iPhone 5, Galaxy S III mini both shift to four inches" Tap For Mobile 3:52 PM
"Samsung Officially Debuts The Galaxy S III Mini: 4IDG News Service Mid-Range Jelly Bean In A Smaller Package" TechCrunch 1:53 PM
"Samsung announces Galaxy S3 Mini smartphone: Samsung has unveiled a smaller version of its Galaxy S3 smartphone, reducing the screen size by 0.8 of an inch to 4 inches, bringing it in line with Apple's iPhone 5." BBC 1:29 PM
"Trolls filed 40% of patent infringement lawsuits in 2011" Ars Technica 10:54 AM
"Softbank in Advanced Talks to Acquire Sprint Nextel" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:58 AM
"Sizing Up a Softbank Takeover of Sprint" WSJ Blogs 8:12 AM
"Softbank in talks for $12.8 billion Sprint stake" Reuters 8:12 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Live @ 10 PM ET - Lightning Adapters, iPods, iPhone 5 Issues, + More" Insanely Great Mac 7:12 PM
"Chip Design Luminary Leaves Samsung for Apple" ["The gadget maker has hired Jim Mergard, a 16-year veteran of Advanced Micro Devices who was a vice president and chief engineer there before he left for Samsung. He is known for playing a leading role in the development of a high-profile AMD chip that carried the code name Brazos and was designed for low-end portable computers."] WSJ Blogs 3:02 PM
"Samsung chip architect leaves for Apple: The battle over smartphones spilled over into chip design as a top Samsung designer split for Apple." CNET News 7:19 PM
"Samsung's chip wizard defects to Apple" iDownload Blog 4:07 PM
"Apple snags top chip designer from Samsung" GigaOM 4:22 PM
"Apple Hires Away Top Samsung CPU Designer to Build Custom Apple Chips" Gizmodo 4:54 PM
"Apple Hires Key SoC And PC Chip Designer Jim Mergard From Samsung" Redmond Pie 7:31 PM
"Apple bags chippery guru from rival Samsung" The Register 7:18 PM
"Component makers preparing for new Apple products" DigiTimes 8:19 AM
"Rumor: New 13" MacBook Pro affected by 'weak yields' of Retina display" AppleInsider 10:54 AM
"Apple likely to approve second iPhone maker, analysts say" MarketWatch 10:18 AM
"Apple's EarPods Packing Is So Environmentally Friendly It Turns To Mush In Water [Video] Cult of Mac 8:43 AM
"Apple's new iPods come with dissolvable packaging" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"Apple Stores to start stocking iPhone 5 cases this month?" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"Apple reportedly to sell iPhone 5 cases later this month" CNET News 10:15 AM
"Retailers gearing up for Apple's 'iPad mini' with plans for accessory displays" AppleInsider 9:10 AM
"Apple Fans May Trade In Their Old iPad for New One" [Video Report] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:30 PM
"iPad trade-ins up 80% as the Mini's arrival looms closer" VentureBeat 1:25 PM
"Apple's Lightning Dock Connector gets teardown, almost impossible to mod" SlashGear 2:22 PM
"iPad Mini, 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Both Delayed By Production Problems [Rumor] Cult of Mac 11:11 AM
"iFixit: New iPod Touch Is Way Harder To Repair Than iPhone 5" TechCrunch 9:28 AM
"iPod touch teardown: cheaper display assembly, weaker home button, low repairability score" iDownload Blog 9:17 AM
"iPod touch 5G teardown finds 512MB of RAM" iLounge 10:24 AM
"30-pin to Lightning adapter: early users test compatibility" TUAW 7:57 AM
"Amid iPad mini rumors, Sharp to launch first phone with IGZO screen" IDG News Service 8:53 AM
"Microsoft Sends Mixed Signals About Office on Android, iOS: Microsoft on Oct. 10 denied a report from one of its product managers in the Czech Republic that its Office suite of productivity applications would be available on Google Android and Apple iOS devices as soon as March 2013." eWeek 10:42 AM
"Java-to-iOS just keeps getting easier: Third-party tools are getting even better at enabling developers to use their Java skills to build iOS apps despite Apple's ban" InfoWorld 8:01 AM
"iPhone hacker dream team edges closer to iOS6 jailbreak: Apple stepped up security in its latest mobile operating system, making it harder to jailbreak: but not impossible, the hackers hint" IDG News Service 8:22 AM
"Here's a Photo Showing How The Chinese Hack Apple's Lightning Cable" M.I.C. Gadget 2:06 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Invents Biometric Features for e-Commerce & Security" Patently Apple 7:53 AM
"Apple invents technique to hide integral internal components in plain sight" AppleInsider 7:56 AM
"Apple investigating handwriting and selective touch recognition" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
"Apple Continues to Advance Writing Techniques for iDevices" Patently Apple 10:17 AM
"Apple's R&D Playbook: LTE, Camera, Encryption Patents & More" Patently Apple 11:27 AM
"New Apple Patent Reveals Future Fabric iPhone Carrying Case" Patently Apple 7:47 AM
"Apple Patent Involves Mobile Device Connection Management" MacNews 10:41 AM
"8 iOS Games for Pass and Play Competition" Mac|Life 2:35 PM
"Cobalt Code Review: Use your memory skills to hack one of the hardest codes ever in this futuristic remake of the classic Simon game." 148Apps 1:58 PM
"Woz: Apple got arrogant/In an interview with a South African site, Steve Wozniak does not bring his word-mincer along. He specifically laments that the iPhone 5 screen still isn't big enough." CNET News 12:06 PM
"'Arrogant' Apple should be building bigger iPhones" BGR 9:06 AM
"Why I Am Not Going to Buy the iPhone 5 – YET" Apple Gazette 9:03 AM
"Consumer Reports: Purple haze not an iPhone 5 issue" TG Daily 9:00 AM
"The typical Twitter user is a young woman with an iPhone and 208 followers" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 2:16 PM
"It's official: Google shrinks the world!" The Register 2:07 PM
"RIM's Big Bet: BlackBerry 10 Extended Demo Video And Hands-On Impressions" TechCrunch 1:53 PM
"Facebook phone number lookups now limited, but you should still tweak this privacy setting" PCWorld 11:22 AM
"NAS appliances: Not just raw storage anymore" InfoWorld 10:53 AM
"The 9 most endangered species in IT: The IT job landscape is evolving quickly. Here's how to avoid IT extinction" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 10:53 AM
"What Softbank Sees In Sprint: Japan's Softbank is reportedly in talks to buy Sprint for $12.8 billion. Will the deal provide third largest U.S. wireless carrier with resources to grow?" InformationWeek 10:51 AM
"iBuyPower Valkyrie CZ-17 Gaming Notebook Review" HotHardware 10:42 AM
"Windows 8: 4 Smart Security Improvements/Will Windows 8 be the most secure Microsoft operating system to date? One security expert sees promising signs." InformationWeek 10:09 AM
"Windows 8: Nine unanswered questions about the new OS" PCWorld 11:23 AM
"Microsoft move hints at the death of Windows service packs" Computerworld 10:30 AM
"Microsoft tells German court it will amend Motorola lawsuit to hold Google Inc. liable" Foss Patents 1:32 PM
"Microsoft says Motorola Android phones infringe its mapping patent" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Microsoft's Confusing New Rules On Gameplay Clips And Streaming" Forbes 9:57 AM
"Windows Server 2012 Essentials for SMEs now available" V3 2:11 PM
"Lenovo hopes to reach US customers faster with 'Made in USA' computers" IDG News Service 11:22 AM
"London Calling: Is Cisco Intel's $1 billion foundry deal?" EE Times 10:38 AM
"NetApp and Cisco waggle shrunken ExpressPod at Hitachi and friends" The Register 2:04 PM
"Presidential candidates quiet on cyber policy: Obama and Romney differences aired by analysts, not so much by one another" CSO 11:26 AM
"Time has come for chief analytics officers" Computerworld 10:29 AM
"What Comes After the Touch Screen? Gesture control, devices that recognize different people, and tricks to make a screen feel as if it has physical buttons could be coming to your gadgets." Technology Review 1:55 PM
"Apple Slide Halts Yet Another Rumor-Driven Risk Rally" Zero Hedge 11:28 AM
"Buy Apple Stock at a 10% Discount" TheStreet 1:40 PM
"Apple Dropping as Court Reverses Ban" TheStreet 11:28 AM
"'Weak' Apple iPhone 5 Sales And Maps: Eat Cake" Seeking Alpha 8:56 AM
"Danaher's Returns Are Apple's Wildest Dreams" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Apple Bulls Having Love Fest: Please, Get a Room" TheStreet 8:45 AM
"HTC profits plunge in face of competition from Apple and Samsung" Edible Apple 10:59 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: PC stocks stand out on mild day for tech stocks/Sprint Nextel rallies; Apple loses U.S. ruling on Samsung injunction" MarketWatch 4:23 PM
"U.S. Stocks Erase Gains as Optimism on Jobless Data Fades" Bloomberg 4:23 PM
"Stocks lose steam: U.S. stocks pared earlier gains and ended little changed Thursday afternoon, as enthusiasm over upbeat economic data faded." CNNMoney 7:13 PM
"Stocks Rebound as Traders Eye Data" FOXBusiness 10:49 AM
"Stocks Run Out of Gas" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:23 PM
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