"'iPad mini' to give Apple tech advantage, protect mobile device marketshare" AppleInsider 6:40 AM
"Koh Tells Apple To Bare iPhone Profitability" Social Barrel 6:32 AM
"Apple rebuts juror misconduct claims, says Samsung dropped the ball" The Verge 6:33 AM
"Apple: Jury foreman comments were 'balanced, not biased'/In a new filing rebutting Samsung's efforts to get a re-trial, Apple talks up the character of the jury's foreman." CNET News 6:42 AM
"Class Action Filed against Apple for locking iPhones to AT&T Network" Patently Apple 9:32 AM
"Pandemonium at the opening of Beijing's new Apple Store" Fortune 6:44 AM
"Long lines mark flagship Beijing Apple Store opening" iPodNN 6:23 AM
"Chinese Apple Fans Queue Overnight Outside China's Largest Apple Store for Grand Opening" M.I.C. Gadget 6:22 AM
"Largest Apple Store in Asia opens to huge crowd" AppleInsider 6:31 AM
"Inside Asia's biggest Apple Store" IBN Live 6:39 AM
"The Truth About iPhone Factory Workers" Cult of Mac 7:46 PM
"Cancelled event confirms new Apple tablet" ["Apple booked the entire hotel (600+ rooms) for Sunday through Wednesday. Their setup people were on site Tuesday. Late Wednesday, as setup was nearing completion, Apple told the resort that they 'wanted all of their managers to be on site in their stores next Tuesday for the upcoming tablet release' -- that they were canceling the function."] BetaNews 10/19
"iPhone sales may be better than expected, says analyst: Based on the number of iPhones sold by Verizon, Apple's iPhone sales last quarter may be stronger than some analysts have forecast." CNET News 10/19
"iPad Mini 'to cannibalise full-size iPad sales': Apple's forthcoming iPad Mini could take 15 per cent of sales away from the full-size iPad, according to analysts." Telegraph 10/19
"The BIG Opportunity for the iPad Mini" Tech.pinions 10/19
"Look for the iPad to Outsell the PC -- Again" The Motley Fool 10/19
"Apple's smaller iPad expected to be 'competition's worst nightmare'" AppleInsider 10/19
"How many iPads were sold last quarter? Another Fortune survey of analysts finds a wide gap in forecasts, with a median estimate of 18 million for the third quarter." CNET News 10/19
"New components and Apple's eviction of Samsung impacts iPhone 5 supply" Computerworld 10/19
"Apple starts work on massive Prineville data center" The Oregonian 10/19
"Next Door to Facebook, Apple Starts Work on Next Data Center" Wired Magazine 10/19
"UK Judges Order Apple to Set the Record Straight" MacNewsWorld 10/19
"Apple Must Reveal Financial Data, Says Judge in Samsung Case" AllThingsD 10/19
"Apple's New Legal Woes With Samsung: Reveal Your Profit Margins" Forbes 10/19
"Apple Files Opposition to Samsung Motion for a New Trial While Apple Drops Java on Security Grounds and Much More" Patently Apple 2:20 PM
"Apple opens new Wangfujing, China store to massive crowd" The Next Web 10/19
"70 per cent of consumers prefer black Apple products to white, study finds: In the UK, 84 per cent of customers opt for a black iPhone, according to a new study" Macworld UK 10/19
"Waze Is The Only App To Gain Meaningful Marketshare After Apple Maps Fail, Onavo Finds" TechCrunch 10/19
"The calm before the storm: iPad mini, Windows 8 and Surface" TechRadar UK 10/19
"Apple begins $68 million first-phase development of new Oregon data center" The Next Web 10/19
"Apple's New Data Supercenter Will Cost $68M Just To Break Ground" Cult of Mac 10/19
"Apple breaks ground on mammoth Oregon data center" Ars Technica 10/19
"Apple begins work on $68m Oregon data center" ZDNet 10/19
"Why Does Marissa Mayer Consider Siri The Perfect Search Engine?" Forbes 10/19
"Apple's expansions credited with boosting US office development" AppleInsider 10/19
"85% Of New iOS Gamers Quit After One Day" Cult of Mac 10/19
"iPhone Hacker Comex No Longer Working at Apple" Mashable 10/19
"Apple boots out iPhone super hacker Comex" SlashGear 10/19
"Apple Fired Its Resident iPhone Hacker for Not Answering an Email" The Atlantic Wire 10/19
"Jailbreaker extraordinaire Nicholas Allegra, aka Comex, no longer with Apple after email snafu" Edible Apple 10/19
"Tipping Point For The Touchscreen: Tablet Ad Spend Will Outweigh Smartphone Spend This Holiday Season, Says M&C Saatchi" TechCrunch 10/19
"Harry Potter's J.K Rowling says Apple's MacBook Air 'changed my life'" Macworld UK 10/19
Non-Apple News
"Sprint Likely To Gain Share From AT&T, Verizon With Unlimited Data Plans And Softbank Backing" Seeking Alpha 10/19
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets tech columnist Rob Pegoraro and BetaNews Managing Editor Joe Wilcox this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11:28 AM
"Here's how you become an app store millionaire (interview)" VentureBeat 10/19
"The TouchArcade Show - 74 - A 'Little' Analysis" Touch Arcade 10/19
"Ted Landau on iPad Mini Expectations, iPhone 5 Video, and theMicrosoft Surface" MacNotables 10/19
"Engadget Podcast 314 - 10.19.2012" ["22:11 - Apple announces 'Special Event' for October 23rd -- we'll be there live!"] Engadget 10/19
"The Future Of Football Manager: Taking The Premier League By Storm, For Real" ["Football Manager Handheld's proved a hit on iPhone, but suffered from massive piracy rates on Android smartphones, now 'ranging between nine to one and 11 to one' stolen copies for every version of the £6.99 game. It's so bad, Jacobson says, that they're having to play it year by year on whether to stick with the platform."] RedBull UK 10/19
"Commutist Podcast: Boxee cloud DVR, Apple rumors, Surface and Chromebook" GigaOM 10/19
"The Week in iPad Cases: Water bending" Macworld 3:45 PM
"The 2012 iPod Nano: An Agglomeration Of The Best Features Of Every Nano Ever [Review] Cult of Mac 10/19
"The 2012 iPod Touch: A Great Pocket Computer For Kids [Review] Cult of Mac 10/19
"iPhone 5 call quality testing, compared across carriers/Which iPhone 5 has the best voice quality: Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T? We tried all three out in New York City near CNET's offices for a side-by-side verdict." CNET Reviews 10/19
"Smartphones: putting the best to the test" Melbourne Age 10/19
"Native Union's Gripster For iPad Is Versatile" The Mac Observer 10/19
"SwitchEasy Nude Case for the iPhone 4/4S Review" Run Around Tech 10/19
"Belkin Ease-Fit Armband for iPhone 5" iLounge 10/19
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Zadzooks: Apptivity Batman: The Dark Knight Rises starter set (iPad) review" Washington Times 9:32 PM
"Review: Produce high-res GIFs with Echograph for iOS" Macworld 10:27 AM
"This Week's Must-Have iOS Games: Carmageddon, Sonic Jump, Mikey Shorts Halloween & More [Roundup] Cult of Mac 9:01 AM
"Flashy photography apps for iOS: You've already messed around with apps that give your photos that retro look, but this week's collection for iOS takes your images to a whole different level." CNET Reviews 10/19
"Agenda vs. CalenGoo vs. Calendars: alternative calendar apps for iPhone shootout!" iMore 10/19
"Pretty, Fast And Accurate, Maps+ Completely Fixes Utterly Broken iOS 6 Maps" Cult of Mac 10/19
"TeamViewer HD for Remote Control for iPad review: Control your Mac, Windows and Linux via your iPad with TeamViewer HD for Remote Control" Macworld UK 10/19
"The Perfect App To Hide Those Incriminating Photos And Videos On Your iPhone Is Free" Mac 360 10/19
"Put Google Maps back on your iPhone with Maps+" TUAW 10/19
"Atlas by Collins (iOS) is Beautiful but Flawed" The Mac Observer 10/19
"Let There Be Light: 3 Free iOS Apps Featuring Light" The Mac Observer 10/19
"Create a music video with iMovie '11" Macworld 10/19
"How to Downgrade Your iPod Touch 4G From iOS 6.x to iOS 5.x (Mac)" iClarified 10/19
"MacMost Now 776: Securing Your iPhone" MacMost 10/19
"Design Planetary Rings with Photoshop 3D" Layers Magazine 10/19
Tips
"Scheduling irregularly recurring events/Q: Is there an app or program that will allow entry of irregularly recurring events on the calendars for the iPhone, iPad or Mac?" iLounge 10/19
"Can You Fix a Scratched DVD with a Banana?" Yahoo! News 10/19
"What to Do if Your Cellphone or Laptop Gets Lost or Stolen" Mashable 10/19
"A Study in Thrift: How to Fill an iPad with Free E-books from Project Gutenberg" PadGadget 10/19
"iPhone GDP effect? Meet the Apple expansion boom" Tapscape 4:06 PM
"Fanboi fruit: Real apples with Apple logos/'Tan-tooed' Japanese apples ripen with devotion for their corporate disciple." CNET News 3:55 PM
"What Ars readers want in an iPad Mini: The OpenForum discusses/What features will get users to buy a new mini?" Ars Technica 12:07 PM
"The 'Magic Glove' And 8 Other Ridiculous Inventions Patented By Apple" Don't Call Me Tony 11:35 AM
"My Siri wish list: 5 things I want to see" GigaOM 11:33 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Weak sauce" Macworld 10:03 AM
"iPad Mini, Or iPad? 4 Deciding Factors: Want to buy the soon-to-be-revealed Apple iPad Mini? Think about these four factors before choosing it over the full-size iPad." InformationWeek 10:15 AM
"Apple Vs. The Swiss Railways Patent: Apple's not been convicted of anything by a jury, even if a clever Swiss attorney could make up a color graphic that makes the two clock faces look exactly the same." InformationWeek 9:34 AM
"How Much Will You Pay For An iPad Mini?" Forbes 6:44 AM
"iPad Mini: The Importance Of 7.85' Vs. 7' Screen Size" Apple'n'Apps 6:26 AM
"More Apple Stores in China, Will This Help to Meet the Demand of iPhone 5 ?" M.I.C. Gadget 10/19
"Google's Field Trip now has an iOS competitor: Wanderous" VentureBeat 3:46 PM
"Just Added To The MacHeist Bundle, MacGourmet Deluxe Adds Another $50 Worth Of Value" Cult of Mac 6:35 AM
"13 Creepy Halloween Costumes for Your iPhone" Mashable 10/19
"DIY: Make the iPad Apple Logo Glow (video)" M.I.C. Gadget 10/19
"In:play is the perfect iOS music player for joggers & irresponsible drivers (exclusive)" VentureBeat 10/19
"Chat Perf: The iPhone gadget that can transmit smells" TechHive 10/19
"Reuters' WiderImage Brings Amazing Photojournalism To The iPad" Cult of Mac 10/19
"Daily iPad App: Finger Tied will tie your fingers in knots" TUAW 10/19
"True Skate, The Best iOS Skating Game, Like, Ever" Cult of Mac 10/19
"PadGadget Essentials: This Week's Apps and Accessories for iPad Readers" PadGadget 10/19
"Fix dings/dents/scratches on your iPhone 5 with this $99 original rear panel replacement" 9 to 5 Mac 10/19
"iPhone 5 Untethered Jailbreak Is Just One Step Away, But There's A Catch" Cult of Mac 10/19
"Tablets Have Reinvented American's Relationship With Print" MacNews 10/19
"Photo Mage For iPhone Lets You Add Instagram Like Filters To Your Images And Captions In A Single Tap" Redmond Pie 10/19
"ThinkGeek shipping 8-Bitty retro wireless game controller" iPodNN 10/19
"Siri, Start My Car" ["The latest version of Viper's SmartStart app also lets you lock and unlock your vehicle directly from your iPhone 4S or 5 running iOS 6."] Wired 10/19
"9X Telescope with Hard Case for iPhone 5" USBfever 10/19
"0.5X Super Wide Angle Lens Back Cover for iPhone 5" USBfever 10/19
"4X Telephoto Lens with Back Cover for iPhone 5" USBfever 10/19
"12X Telescope with Hard Case for iPhone 5" USBfever 10/19
"99Games announces WordsWorth v4.0 with iPhone 5 support" prMac 10/19
"BMX Jam races onto the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" prMac 10/19
"Bye-Bye, PCs. As the PC era wanes, Dell and HP will fade from view. Tablets, smartphones, and big data will drive Apple, Google, and EMC." Barron's 6:46 AM
"Making sense of the confusing world of Windows 8: Ready to jump into Windows 8? As if the switch from the Windows 7 interface to the Windows 8 way of doing things wasn't bad enough, deciding what type of Windows 8 or Windows RT device to purchase is another challenge." CNET News 9:03 PM
"Microsoft takes a riskier approach with Windows 8 operating system" USA Today 9:09 PM
"Will Windows 8 entice or turn off consumers? New look aims to workwith PCs, tablets, phones" Associated Press 5:27 PM
"4 Reasons To Buy Microsoft On The Recent Dip" Seeking Alpha 6:54 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pre-Orders Sell Out in U.S." Yahoo! News 12:00 PM
"Microsoft's Touch Mouse updated with support for Windows 8 multitouch gestures" The Verge 2:26 PM
"HP ends deal with Violin Memory ahead of IPO" Electronista 6:20 AM
"HP to end storage resale deal with Violin Memory : Bloomberg" Reuters 6:48 AM
"Intel, Hewlett-Packard and others feels PC pinch, but economic diversity has eased Silicon Valley's pain" San Jose Mercury News 9:06 PM
"Dell introduces Active System 800/SAN FRANCISCO: The way data centres work is up for a significant change. Dell has introduced a new bread of product family, branded Active System, that promises a combination of networking, storage and computing support." Hindu Business Line 6:47 AM
"Capsize will cost Oracle testing time" Times of Malta 6:53 AM
"IBM and Intel's Profits Take Lumps" Avauncer 6:52 AM
"Microsoft's benefit of the doubt is done: Software giant won't get another free pass from investors" MarketWatch 10/19
"iPad Killer? With Microsoft poised to release not only Windows 8, but the new Surface tablet on Oct. 26, it is time to consider if the new device will have the disruptive force to change computing forever." The Motley Fool 10/19
"Windows RT Is Having an Identity Crisis" Techland 10/19
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks finish lower, but up for week/Asia stock indexes traded on a softer footing Friday, finishing lower for the session but up for the week overall, with Tokyo and Hong Kong helped by optimism that China's economy had made a turn for the better." MarketWatch 10/19
"Europe Markets: Banks lead Europe stocks lower amid earnings woes/European stock markets dropped on Friday, as investors digested the latest round of earnings on both sides of the Atlantic and also looked to developments in the euro zone after a two-day regional summit." MarketWatch 10/19
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 10/19
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 10/19
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 10/19
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