"Enterprises buying iPhones 'in droves': Here's the tipping point" ZDNet 8:28 AM
"Apple Said to Fire Maps Manager After Flaws Hurt IPhone 5" ["Richard Williamson, who oversaw the mapping team, was pushed out by Senior Vice President Eddy Cue, said the people, who asked not to be named because the information wasn't yet public."] Bloomberg 1:34 PM
"Apple tells maps manager to get lost, report says" CNET News 1:44 PM
"Report: Apple fires Maps manager" USA Today 4:26 PM
"Apple to Maps Manager: You're Fired. Oh, Good Luck Finding Your Way Out of the Building." AllThingsD 1:41 PM
"Apple reportedly fires Apple Maps lead" VentureBeat 1:42 PM
"Apple Reportedly Fires Maps Manager as Cue Rebuilds Maps Team" The Mac Observer 1:43 PM
"Apple SVP Eddy Cue reportedly fires Maps manager after iOS 6 debacle" The Next Web 1:42 PM
"Apple Reportedly Fires The Manager Directly In Charge Of The iOS 6 Maps Team" TechCrunch 1:42 PM
"Exec responsible for Apple iOS map fiasco walks the plank" The Register 4:06 PM
"Apple sends maps executive to the wilderness" AFP/ABC 4:26 PM
"Apple takes lead in US smartphone market" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:44 PM
"Apple seeking 'advice' from TomTom on how to fix its point-of-interest woes with Maps" The Next Web 1:42 PM
"Apple and LG Electronics Face Trial Over Alcatel-Lucent Patents" Bloomberg Businessweek 8:27 AM
"Patent exhaustion and possible EU intervention at issue in German Samsung v. Apple SEP lawsuit" Foss Patents 8:26 AM
"Apple insists that Samsung's purported workaround still infringes pinch-to-zoom API patent" Foss Patents 8:26 AM
"Apple-Samsung Patent War Intensifies" Zacks 8:33 AM
"Kantar Worldpanel: Apple Shoots Back To Top Of U.S. Smartphone Sales On An iPhone 5 Rocket, Android Leading Elsewhere" TechCrunch 8:44 AM
"Apple takes smartphone top spot from Google in U.S. - research" Reuters 8:17 AM
"Analyst: iPhone 5 costs shaves a fraction off Apple's colossal gross margins" ZDNet 8:29 AM
"iPhone 5 propels iOS back ahead of Android in U.S.: During the 12 weeks ended October 28, Apple nabbed a 48.1 percent market share, compared to Android's 46.7 percent. But overseas, it's a different story." CNET News 10:05 AM
"Apple: What Black Friday May Mean for iPads" Forbes 11:01 AM
"Windows Store outstrips Mac App Store" iTWire 4:49 PM
"Apple 'decimates' pro audio team, digital audio pros fear for Logic's future: Sources claim in Europe Apple has just two pro application specialists and no plans to hire any one else" Macworld UK 8:43 AM
"ATI 7000 series graphics coming to the Mac? New drivers in test builds of OS X suggest upcoming Mac systems from Apple may ship with AMD's high-end graphics cards." CNET Reviews 4:31 PM
"OS X 10.8.3 Beta has new ATI 7000 series Tahiti graphics drivers" 9 to 5 Mac 8:12 AM
"OS X 10.8.3 Beta Contains Drivers for AMD Radeon 7000-Series Graphics Cards" MacRumors 4:06 PM
"Mountain Lion 10.8.3 now with developers for testing" Macworld UK 8:43 AM
"NetSpot is a powerful app for Mac users, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data using any MacBook. It lets you conduct a wireless site (WLAN) survey of almost any complexity without the need of purchasing high cost specific hardware as it was before." NetSpot 10:46 AM
"Microsoft's data proves it: We're obsessed with iPhone" GeekWire 8:25 AM
"Apple video shines light on retail store importance: A leaked internal video shows what it takes to make an Apple store successful: it's all about molding the esthetic to location." CNET News 8:32 AM
"Windows 8 App Store Has 3 Times As Many Downloads As Apple's Mac Store, But Only One-Fifth The Revenues, Says Distimo" TechCrunch 9:16 AM
"GM is bringing Apple iPhone's 'Siri' to the car" USA Today 8:39 AM
"General Motors to become first car maker to integrate Apple's Siri with new Chevrolet models" The Next Web 8:02 AM
"Siri Hitching A Ride On Chevrolets In 2013" App Advice 8:12 AM
"GM to Deliver Siri Integration in 2013" Tapscape 8:21 AM
"iOS users surf 15.6x more than Android users" creativebits 8:21 AM
"Why tablets are the future of gaming: Forget consoles. Mega-trends in gaming show that hand-helds are the future of games." ["There can be little doubt that tablets from the likes of Amazon, Apple, and Google are the new consoles."] Fortune 10:55 AM
"New Ericsson lawsuits against Samsung indirectly help Apple in fight against FRAND abuse" Foss Patents 8:26 AM
"Xbox creator: It's hard for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft to ignore the Apple experience" The Next Web 8:02 AM
"RIM's Stock Explodes - iPhone Will Obliterate It" The Motley Fool 9:50 AM
"Apple Products Dominate 2012 Bing Searches" PC Magazine 11:39 AM
"Kim Kardashian, iPhone 5 Top Bing's Most Searched List" Mashable 10:27 AM
Non-Apple News
"Believe it or not, the smartphone is 20 years old" Network World 11:26 AM
"Fedora 18 finally makes beta: The Fedora 18 Linux-based distribution will include completely revamped installer software" IDG News Service 11:12 AM
"OpenShift, Red Hat's Platform-as-a-Service, Headed to the Enterprise" TechCrunch 12:26 PM
"Yahoo zero day exploit goes on sale for $700" V3 12:42 PM
"Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer talks at last" Fortune 11:04 AM
"Asustek wins recognition from North America consumers: Q&A with Asustek North America president Steven Chang" DigiTimes 10:48 AM
"Mozilla ships Firefox 18 beta with faster JavaScript, Retina support" Computerworld 10:40 AM
"Samsung Slammed Over Labor Abuses: New Samsung guidelines at China supplier factories are insufficient to protect workers, says labor watch group." InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Cyber Monday slows mobile web to a crawl" CNNMoney 1:27 PM
"Kindle Cyber Monday sales heat up over last year" CNET News 10:07 AM
"Nintendo Makes The Wii Mini Official: $99, Lacks Internet And GameCube Compatibility, Canada-Only" TechCrunch 12:27 PM
"Android powers this remote control car" TG Daily 12:33 PM
"Google Returning Month Of December To Nexus Devices With Android 4.2.1 OTA Update" TechCrunch 12:27 PM
"Recrimination follows false Google story" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:00 AM
"Nexus 4 Returns To Google Play Store Tuesday: Those unable to snag a Nexus 4 when the smartphone went on sale Nov. 13 have a second chance beginning Tuesday afternoon." InformationWeek 11:08 AM
"Android app reviews move to Google+ ID system" BBC 10:23 AM
"Amazon Says Kindle Sales Set a New Record on Cyber Monday" Mashable 9:37 AM
"Ericsson files patent lawsuit against Samsung" ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement" Reuters 8:17 AM
"iMac Available on November 30" Business Wire 8:36 AM
"Apple says 21-inch iMac available November 30, 27-inch model shipping in December" The Next Web 8:02 AM
"New iMac ships from November 30 as Apple faces display supply challenge" Computerworld 8:36 AM
"Apple's redesigned iMacs will go on sale this Friday" AppleInsider 8:04 AM
"Apple To Launch New 21.5-Inch iMac Friday; 27-Inch In Dec." Forbes 8:48 AM
"Apple's ultra-thin new iMac comes to Canada on November 30" Canadian Reviewer 8:20 AM
"Apple will (barely) make its November iMac deadline" Fortune 11:01 AM
"How Apple's Fusion Drive speeds up iMacs: New iMacs will offer 'Fusion Drive,' a way to boost speed without losing storage. The Apple desktops will ship out to customers on Nov. 30." Christian Science Monitor 10:34 AM
"Apple Breaks New Ground with iPhone 5's In-Cell Touch and iPad mini's DITO Film Structure – NPD DisplaySearch" MacPrices 11:38 AM
"Where are the international iPad minis with LTE?" iMore 8:36 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Web Site Lead Times Down to 1 Week" Forbes 9:37 AM
"Apple supply chain to benefit from new Apple products in 1Q13" DigiTimes 8:16 AM
"Apple acquired right to 'Lightning' from Harley Davidson" Telegraph 8:40 AM
"Apple buys a word from Harley Davidson, and it's not hog" VentureBeat 11:40 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Granted 36 Patents including ones for Dashboard, Interfacing with Sporting Equipment & Keyboard Illumination" Patently Apple 8:04 AM
"Apple wins patent rights to OS X 'widgets' and dashboard" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"Apple Wins Patents For Desktop Widgets, More" MacNews 8:21 AM
"Apple Eyeing Enhanced Mac Keyboard Illumination" MacNews 8:21 AM
"Apple patents Siri microphone icon" AppleInsider 8:04 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Quick workaround for MacBook black screen: Some older MacBook Pro models may still suffer from periodic black-screen problems, but this workaround may help." MacFixIt 8:20 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Doodle Devil HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
"Cats Away For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
"Trivial For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
"iPod touch Prices & Sales (5th generation)" MacPrices 8:12 AM
"OCZ Vector Barefoot 3 Solid State Drive Review" HotHardware 11:42 AM
"Antivirus software a waste of money for businesses, report suggests: Poor detection means that free programs offer better value" Techworld 11:28 AM
"Is Android too hard for the average user to figure out?" ZDNet 1:17 PM
"Google Fiber: are gigabit speeds the real story, or free Internet access?" ZDNet 1:18 PM
"How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable: The company wants to improve its mobile search services by automatically delivering information you wouldn't think to search for online." Technology Review 12:29 PM
"Internet surfing while driving is on the rise" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:15 AM
"Beware these open source lock-in schemes" InfoWorld 11:11 AM
"Microsoft's missteps give BlackBerry a new shot at life: Windows Phone 8's shortcomings leave a market space that RIM can reclaim" InfoWorld 11:11 AM
"Why tablets are the future of gaming" Fortune 11:04 AM
"Chip market to fall in 2012, rise in 2013" EE Times 10:49 AM
"8 Cloud Tools For Road Warriors" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 11:08 AM
"Is there still a need for Cyber Monday?" Mashable 10:34 AM
"Putting a 13-Year-Old Child Safely on Facebook" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:09 AM
"Jobs, Gates, and the End of the Wintel Monopoly" The Motley Fool 9:54 AM
"Will Amazon's bet on the Kindle Fire ever pay off?" Fortune 9:53 AM
"How Martin Odersky rewrote the rules of coding for a mobile world" GigaOM 9:23 AM
"Will Pundits Kill Windows Phone 8?" PC Magazine 8:56 AM
"Reboxing: Why I'm returning my Microsoft Surface: The Surface is a strong first effort at stealing marketshare from the three 'A's' and with a little time, apps and polish it could pose a formidable threat. But until then, mine's going back." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Will Amazon's bet on the Kindle Fire ever pay off?" Fortune 8:46 AM
"Validating the Android engagement paradox" asymco 8:12 AM
"Lots of Advertising Doesn't Guarantee Sales" The Tech Night Owl 8:12 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Parody: Apple patents the alphabet" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
"Korean chat app KakaoTalk adds support for HD Voice group calls for its 66m users" The Next Web 4:06 PM
"6 Apple iPad Apps for Holiday Entertaining" TheStreet 3:37 PM
"Easy-Doks Announces 'Easy-Doks Cr-34' Smart Charger -- Charges Six Devices At The Same Time -- Features Smart Current Detection (Scd) Technology -Elegant Docking Station Charges iPhones, iPads, Blackberrys, Androids, Tablets, Headsets, Bluetooth Speakers," Thomas PR 3:36 PM
"HPQ Responds to Lynch" [Video Report] CNBC 1:39 PM
"Autonomy's Mike Lynch: HP should back up claims. The former head of Autonomy, the UK group accused of misrepresenting its finances by US computer maker Hewlett-Packard, has demanded details of the allegations." BBC 4:46 PM
"HP Has 'Extensive Evidence' Of Misconduct At Autonomy" Barron's 1:39 PM
"H-P Response to Mike Lynch's Open Letter" WSJ Blogs 1:40 PM
"Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch's Letter to Hewlett-Packard" WSJ Blogs 1:37 PM
"Former Autonomy CEO challenges H-P: In open letter, Mike Lynch rejects charges of accounting fraud" MarketWatch 1:32 PM
"Autonomy founder's open letter to HP demands a lot of answers" ZDNet 1:15 PM
"Autonomy's Ex-Chief Calls on H.P. Board to Defend Allegations" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:37 PM
"Former Autonomy Chief Mike Lynch Lashes Out At HP" Forbes 1:37 PM
"Former Autonomy Chief Challenges HP Fraud Allegations: Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch rejects HP allegations of impropriety. HP says questions will be answered in court." InformationWeek 4:31 PM
"Autonomy's Ex-Chief Calls on H.P. Board to Defend Allegations" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:31 PM
"HP-Autonomy continues as former CEO demands explanation" Electronista 7:27 PM
"Lawsuit launched against HP following Autonomy catastrophe: Investors are suing HP over accusations that senior execs hid negative information on multibillion acquisition Autonomy which subsequently led to a share price collapse." Channel Register 12:39 PM
"HP Investor Sues Over Losses From Alleged Autonomy Fraud" Bloomberg Businessweek 9:51 AM
"HP sued over Autonomy takeover" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:01 AM
"H-P's Autonomy Act Attracts Lawsuit" Zacks 9:48 AM
"Key moments in HP's acquisition of Autonomy" Associated Press 7:06 PM
"H-P: Is There a Miraculous Recovery Ahead?" Forbes 11:03 AM
"Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far" The Verge 3:37 PM
"Microsoft Says It Has Sold 40 Million Windows 8 Licenses To Date" TechCrunch 4:09 PM
"Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in month: executive" Reuters 4:31 PM
"Is Windows 8 really a sitting duck for malware?" Network World 4:25 PM
"Microsoft Has Sold 40 Million Windows 8 Licenses Since Launch" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:25 PM
"Microsoft Sells 40 Million Windows 8 Licenses" WSJ Blogs 4:25 PM
"Microsoft: 40 million Windows 8 licenses sold to date" IT PRO 4:25 PM
"Windows 8 Fizzling, Time For Windows Classic? If Windows 8 sales don't improve soon, Microsoft might have to pull a Coke and cut its losses on its radically reengineered OS." InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Windows 8: Does its 1-month report card read pass or fail?" PCWorld 11:25 AM
"Windows 8 App Store Has 3 Times As Many Downloads As Apple's Mac Store, But Only One-Fifth The Revenues, Says Distimo" TechCrunch 12:26 PM
"Will Pundits Kill Windows Phone 8?" PC Magazine 11:24 AM
"Microsoft's first Windows Phone 8 update dubbed Apollo Plus? The company might be adding VPN support to the Windows Phone 8 operating system next year via an interim update." CNET News 1:43 PM
"Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 arrives, first of many: Microsoft has released the first major update to Visual Studio 2012, in what company reps say is only the first in 'a regular cadence' of planned improvements to its flagship developer tool suite." The Register 12:39 PM
"Microsoft updates Visual Studio 2012 testing tools, adds Windows XP support" IDG News Service 10:39 AM
"Microsoft to raise Office server prices with new 2013 releases" ZDNet 1:16 PM
"Xbox update fixes SmartGlass and Xbox Music issues" CNET News 1:44 PM
"Sony, Dell Win Big With Windows 8 Sales" Benzinga Insights 11:03 AM
"Dell's CMO Karen Quintos on Dell World 2012" Forbes 9:46 AM
"10 Cities Raise Tech IQs In IBM Challenge" [Slideshow] InformationWeek 10:13 AM
"NEC data center units to use convection to cut power use by 30%" IDG News Service 10:39 AM
"Oracle de-cloaks JavaScript Nashorn project: A project to make JavaScript work better with Java is being kicked off with a boost from Oracle." The Register 12:38 PM
"AMD CEO encouraged by Black Friday PC sales" Reuters 1:33 PM
"Intel Sees Lifeline in Indonesia" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Can Indonesian PC Buyers Save Intel?" [Video Report] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:54 AM
"AMD plans to sell Texas campus to raise cash" Yahoo! News 7:28 PM
"Cisco Merges Cloud, Managed Services Programs Into One" CRN 10:35 AM
"House set to vote again on STEM visas: Republicans change their science, technology, engineering and math graduates visa bill in effort to improve support" Computerworld 10:40 AM
"Should UN regulate the Internet? Summit courts controversy" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 11:07 AM
"U.N. readies for protests on eve of secret Internet regulation treaty" ZDNet 1:17 PM
"Silicon Valley's dirty secret: Age bias" Reuters 10:42 AM
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