"Apple CEO Tim Cook moves out of Steve Jobs' shadow: This week Cook granted a pair of candid interviews that underscored the difference in both style and substance between the two men." Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
"Apple To Make Hollywood an Offer It Can't Refuse" Cult of Mac 7:43 PM
"Apple CEO's Pledge to Make Macs in the U.S. Seen Adding 200 Jobs" Bloomberg 7:42 AM
"Apple to create 3,800, bringing back innovation and jobs to U.S." Examiner 1:00 PM
"Why Apple Manufacturing Needs Few Workers" Tech.pinions 3:23 PM
"Apple's U.S. Mac-making plan would create 200 jobs -- report" CNET News 7:34 PM
"Apple and Google making joint bid for Kodak patents, report says: An Apple-Google joint effort to procure Kodak's patents could auger a somewhat less litigious atmosphere in the future." CNET News 7:29 AM
"Apple & Google Team Up for Kodak Patent Bid" The Mac Observer 7:31 PM
"Apple's upcoming iOS update to unlock full Bluetooth keyboard control for Apple TV" 9 to 5 Mac 1:06 PM
"Why is Wall Street losing its appetite for Apple?" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 7:47 AM
"Judge Frustrated with Apple, Samsung Lawyers in Copyright Trial" eWeek 1:02 PM
"Apple's softer side emerges under CEO Cook" Associated Press 12/7
"Why Is Wall Street Losing Its Appetite For Apple?" Associated Press 12/7
"Apple's Power Within/Whether Apple's share-price plunge is justified comes down to one question: Is the iPhone maker a hardware or a software company? Right now, it is more the latter. And that is why the 22% drop in the shares since their September peak creates an opportunity for investors." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/7
"Region may have Apple's eye: Top-secret talks hint firm is weighing area for new plant" ["However, industry insiders say that it is more likely that one of the major chip suppliers is looking at this region for a site to build a factory to satisfy Apple's incredible demands for processors for its products."] Albany Times Union 12/7
"On Legacy iPhones and Cannibalization" AllThingsD 12/7
"Apple Scoffs At Judge's Notion Of 'Global Peace': Apple, Samsung trial judge makes a plea for peace, but Apple isn't having any of it." InformationWeek 12/7
"Apple, Samsung patent judge: 'I feel like I'm in Groundhog Day here'/Samsung tried its very hardest to argue for a retrial in a hearing with Apple yesterday, as the fruity firm pushed for additional damages on top of the $1bn it already won." The Register 12/7
"Apple v. Samsung: Why peace can't happen in the patent war" Computerworld 12/7
"German court stays Samsung lawsuit against Apple over smiley input method patent" Foss Patents 12/7
"The real threat that Samsung poses to Apple" asymco 12/7
"Apple v. Samsung Back in Court: Here's What the Judge Will Decide" Mashable 12/7
"Apple and Samsung: A defining rivalry in a changed mobile market" Reuters 12/7
"Federal Circuit grants FRAND supporters more time to file amicus briefs in Apple-Google case" Foss Patents 12/7
"Wi-LAN Sues Apple over LTE based iPhone 5 and iPad 3" Patently Apple 12/7
"Microsoft starts to push Hotmail users to Outlook.com, hints at future Mac client" The Verge 12/7
"Apple hires ex-Microsoft Vista security researcher" The Inquirer 12/7
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"iTunes 11: Pathetic performance when editing tags" Betalogue 7:43 PM
"One way to tackle captive network connection errors in OS X: Adjustments to certificate handling for some captive network setups may help overcome network access errors or blocks that prevent e-mail or Web access." MacFixIt 12/7
"Organize your OS X Spotlight searches for better results: While it may seem logical to prioritize commonly accessed file types in Spotlight's search results, doing the opposite may in fact be more convenient." MacFixIt 12/7
"Join CD Tracks option not appearing in iTunes 11" iLounge 12/7
"A collection of tips for iTunes 11" Mac OS X Tips 7:42 PM
"How to Add Retina Display Support to Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac" MacTrast 1:06 PM
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/This week readers e-mailed in questions about Target Display mode in iMac systems, RAM purchases for Macs, and more." MacFixIt 12/7
"iTunes 11 for old fogies: Where did all that stuff go?" TUAW 12/7
"Review: Curio 8 gives you more planning and presenting power" Macworld 12/7
"How to use iTunes in the Cloud under iTunes 11" iMore 12/7
"Use These Sweet Keyboard Shortcuts To Control iTunes 11 [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 12/7
"Scripts to disable and enable password for lock screen after sleep or screen saver" Mac OS X Hints 12/7
"How Do You Track Carbs On A Mac? There's A Carbydacious App For That" TeraTalks 12/7
"You Can't Do Anything About The Weather But You Can Watch It Better On Your Mac" BohemianBoomer 12/7
"How To Convert Video Files On A Mac, Free And With Drag and Drop Simplicity" McSolo 12/7
"An Easier And Free Way To Take Notes On Your Mac (the secret is in the Mac's menubar)" NoodleMac 12/7
"The Mac And iPhone Home Budget App I Want To Love (but love is a fleeting thing)" Mac 360 12/7
"Bored With Your Environment? Fix It With The Environment Enhancer App" Mac 360 12/7
"The New Animation Kid In Town: Animationist Brings Easy Title Art Animation To The Mac" Mac 360 12/7
Op/Ed
"OS X 10.8.2 Update Fixed, Sonnet's Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis, and More 'Book News" Low End Mac 9:21 PM
"I'm not a troll, stop calling me one/OPINION: The other day I wrote a column criticizing iTunes. It was somewhat harsh. 'Each new upgrade brings more suckage into your computer,' I argued under the headline, 'Won't Someone Take iTunes Out Back and Shoot It?'" Slate 12/7
"SecureMac Guide - Top 10 Security Tips for Mac OS X Mountain Lion" prMac 12/7
"Legend Of Grimrock Nearing Release For Mac" Inside Mac Games 12/7
"Batman: Arkham City GotYE Available For Pre-Order At MGS" Inside Mac Games 12/7
"ResExcellence is under new ownership. The new site will take a different approach than the original, but we'll never forget our roots - there will be Mac OS X customization articles and a legacy category for pre-OS X content. The new site will focus on Mac/iOS news, reviews, tips and more." ResExcellence 12/7
"Mac Video Pro: Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Motion updates" FairerPlatform 12/7
"Best Buy sends five iPads in error, says 'keep them': In an attack of holiday spirit, Best Buy admits it made a mistake in sending a customer five iPads instead of one. The company says the customer should give the extras to people in need." CNET News 3:33 PM
"Heartless teen steals iPhone from wheelchair of quadriplegic man with cerebral palsy who needs device to SPEAK" Daily Mail (UK) 1:01 PM
"Survey: Most Filipinos want a gadget for Christmas" ["Most of them wanted an Apple product. The top answer was the iPhone, then follows the iPad, the iPod and the Macbook Air. Several people also wanted Samsung's Galaxy products."] YugaTech 8:24 PM
"Soon Your Phone Will Be Able To Figure Out How You're Feeling" Gizmodo 9:49 AM
"Santa Using the iPad for the 'List' this Year" Run Around Tech 7:43 PM
"A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city: Apple will need to rely on automation to make its U.S. factory work" Computerworld 12/7
"Aerial photos offer overhead look at Apple's Oregon data center site" AppleInsider 12/7
"Live stream: Brian Williams & The Verge editor Joshua Topolsky answer questions about Tim Cook interview" NBC News 12/7
"Apple move excites Elk Grove: It was a source of community pride – the first candy-colored iMac computers, the ones that fueled Apple's comeback in the late 1990s, were assembled at the company's Elk Grove campus." Sacramento Bee 12/7
"'Made in USA' not just Apple: Apple's announcement that it will shift some of its production back to the United States hopefully will encourage other companies to follow suit, manufacturing industry insiders said: even if Apple's move is mostly a symbolic step." Fortune Small Business 12/7
"Apple's iPad Ad Impressions vs. Unit Market Share" Forbes 12/7
"Amazon, Samsung, Google tablets are 'credible competition' to the iPad: report" ZDNet 12/7
"Scalpers Lay Seige to iPad Mini Launch in Beijing" WSJ Blogs 12/7
"Turnout for Apple's iPad mini in mainland China is minimal" Fortune 12/7
"China's mini Apple takes slice of smartphone pie" Reuters 12/7
"Video: Apple's iPhone 5 draws crowds in Samsung's home turf" Fortune 12/7
"Without iPhone, Japan's biggest mobile carrier is losing subscribers at a record rate" VentureBeat 12/7
"China's mini Apple takes slice of smartphone pie" Reuters 12/7
"Mobile developers: this is how you get 500,000 installs in one day" VentureBeat 12/7
"Apple's Jony Ive supports UK design industry as they tell Michael Gove to put design into the EBacc: Apple's design chief signed a letter to education minister asking him to reconsider omission of art and design in the EBacc qualification" Digital Arts 12/7
"iPads Continue To Vanish At The Airport Thanks To Thieving TSA Officers" Cult of Mac 12/7
"Pepsi Launches Promo With Apple's Passbook" Mashable 12/7
Non-Apple News
"Verizon Wants to Track Your Movements While You Watch TV" Mashable 8:24 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Muse takes on the iPod Shuffle: The tiny and stylish MP3 player does for Samsung what the iPod Shuffle does for iOS." CNET Reviews 12/7
"Make IT Better: Every pupil should have the chance to code, says Raspberry Pi creator" V3 12/7
"RIM touts importance of 4G to BlackBerry 10 success" V3 12/7
"Sony silently surprises with web-based digital store" TG Daily 12/7
"These contact lenses have embedded LCD displays" TG Daily 12/7
"A Personal Assistant Created from the Crowd by Smart Software" Technology Review 12/7
"Samsung's New Premium Suite Update Brings Split-Screen Multitasking To The Galaxy S III" TechCrunch 12/7
"PayPal phishing scams ramp up for holidays" CSO 12/7
"Cablevision Increasing Broadband Prices by $5 Per Month" PC Magazine 12/7
"Go Phishing: Rapid7 Lets Companies Test Their Own Networks" CRN 12/7
"Kindle Fire Family Now Available at GameStop" PC Magazine 12/7
"Kindle Fire line builds its voice and touch accessibility skills: Amazon is expanding support for two important accessibility features to its entire Kindle Fire tablet series." CNET News 12/7
"YouTube redesigns again, tightens focus on channels" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12/7
"Google Kills Free Google Apps For Business, Now Only Offering Premium Paid Version To Companies Of All Sizes" TechCrunch 12/7
"Google to start charging small businesses for Google Apps: The company has done away with a free version available to firms with 10 or fewer users, but private users are still free" IDG News Service 12/7
Publications/Podcasts
"The Vergecast 057 - December 7th, 2012" The Verge 9:40 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and best-selling author Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 12/7
"Podcast: Tim Cook, GTA Vice City, T-Mobile, iPhone sans contract, Eneloop Batteries" Insanely Great Mac 12/7
"iPEVO Perch Podium Security Stand for iPad" Run Around Tech 9:45 AM
"Apple Wireless Keyboard: Trying to Work More with the iPad" eXtensions 9:39 AM
"Great Input Devices for the iOS Artist" macProVideo 9:41 AM
"Sena WalletSlim iPhone 5 Case Review: Amazing Wallet Case" GottaBeMobile 9:49 AM
"Review: Just Mobile AluBase and AluRack for MacBook Pro and Air" Beatweek Magazine 7:33 AM
"Review: Thin is in with new 21.5-inch iMacs but user upgrades, SuperDrive are out" Macworld 12/7
"Review: 21.5-inch 2012 iMac takes two steps forward, one step back/The new iMac is attractive, but makes compromises in the pursuit of thinness." Ars Technica 12/7
"Apple MacBook Pro 13in with Retina display review" PC Advisor 12/7
"Game Shootout: 'late 2012" 21.5-inch iMac Core i5 2.9GHz versus other Macs" Bare Feats 12/7
"How To Initiate File Downloads On A Mac Via iOS Device" Redmond Pie 7:44 PM
"How To Set Volume Buttons On iPhone To Control Screen Brightness" Redmond Pie 7:44 PM
"iPhoneography: back to the basics with KitCam and its powerful controls" iDownload Blog 9:40 AM
"Make text more readable on your iPad mini" Macworld 12/7
Tips
"What Should I Do to My Computer Before I Sell It?" Lifehacker 12/7
"Q&A: Using iTunes Music on a Windows Phone" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12/7
"Should malware risks factor into the iPhone vs. Android debate? In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers advice about whether the risk of malware should factor into one readers decision about which smartphone OS to buy." CNET News 12/7
"Three reasons a Windows 8 laptop leads, MacBook lags: While the MacBook Air is a wonderful design, it's not perfect. And HP offers some compelling reasons to consider a Windows 8 laptop." CNET News 7:34 PM
"The Curious Way T-Mobile Unveiled its Apple Partnership" Forbes 3:40 PM
"Finally: Apple and Google said to bid $500M for Kodak imaging patents" VentureBeat 1:08 PM
"Op-Ed: An Apple Television Would Be A Horrible Idea" App Advice 1:06 PM
"Apple's bringing some manufacturing back to the U.S. But is it just a stunt?" VentureBeat 12/7
"iPad 5: release date, specs, price, news and rumours" T3 12/7
"Does It Matter if Apple Makes Macs in America? Apple's decision to bring the manufacturing of some Macs back to America should boost national morale, but it's mostly a gesture of good will that will serve Apple's image more than anything else." CIO 12/7
"Made in USA: Works for GE, Can for Apple, too" FairerPlatform 12/7
"Would You Pay More For A 'Made In The U.S.A.' Mac?" Forbes 12/7
"One future of Apple's US manufacturing, as suggested by the fantasy assembly line Steve Jobs built at NeXT in the 1980s" Quartz 12/7
"What Tim Cook's interviews revealed about the past, present, and future of Apple" iMore 12/7
"The Big Take-aways from Tim Cook's Interviews" The Mac Observer 12/7
"10 Follow Up Questions For Apple CEO Tim Cook, If You Please" Forbes 12/7
"Does Tim Cook have virtual keyboard superpowers?" AppleDailyReport 12/7
"'Post-PC' is more than just marketing buzz for Apple CEO Tim Cook" BGR 12/7
"Apple CEO Tim Cook to Brian Williams: 'Don't bet against us.'/NBC interview offers a few frank quotes from Cook about Apple and Steve Jobs." Ars Technica 12/7
"Analyst: Apple's Television is Coming, Just not Yet" The Mac Observer 12/7
"Excited About Apple TV? Don't Watch This Video" AllThingsD 12/7
"Apple sees TV 'as a market that's been left behind'" GigaOM 12/7
"Has Apple gone soft? Tim Cook, say it ain't so: Bloomberg Businessweek suggests that with recent corporate expressions such as moving some Mac production to the U.S., Apple is showing its 'softer side.' Oh, really?" CNET News 12/7
"Notes of Interest from Those Tim Cook Interviews" The Tech Night Owl 12/7
"Tim Cook tells Brian Williams that 'TV has been left behind'" The Verge 12/7
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Goes Public To Reveal More Of What Makes Apple Tick" PixoBebo 12/7
"Modern Combat 4 for iPad, iPhone: The Reviews Are In" Tapscape 12/7
Non-Apple
"So this is how it ends: DARPA demos a flying drone with a 6-foot claw (Video)" Engadget 12/7
"Citrix Buys Zenprise: What's Next In BYOD?" InformationWeek 12/7
"Why Amazon's Cloud Business Is Like Kindle Sales" InformationWeek 12/7
"Want to see what the first GamePad looked like?" CNET News 12/7
"McAfee's wild and crazy ride leads back to Belize" MarketWatch 12/7
"Carrier Wi-Fi, optical net markets are booming" EE Times 12/7
"10 gifts for obscenely wealthy PC fanatics" [Slideshow] PCWorld 12/7
"Triumph and disaster: Two migrations to OpenOffice/Two cities dumped Microsoft Office for OpenOffice, with vastly different results. Here's what went right -- and terribly wrong" InfoWorld 12/7
"GameStop: Can it brave the digital storm?" Fortune 12/7
"IBM shifts 401(k)policy to annual contributions" Albany Times Union 7:59 AM
"Windows 8 Sales Plagued By Tablet Delays: Windows 8 tablets powered by Intel's Atom 'Clover Trail' chip were supposed to hit the price-performance sweet spot: but just try finding one." InformationWeek 9:42 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pro has only 4 to 5 hours battery life" PC-Tablet 7:54 AM
"Is Microsoft Taking a Bite of Apple's Chinese Success?" The Motley Fool 7:48 AM
"Microsoft Makes Quick Peace With a Developer" The Motley Fool 7:48 AM
"Bringing the start menu back to Windows 8 is bad news" The Next Web 7:56 AM
"Dell founder 'turned down Autonomy': Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Dell has revealed that Autonomy was offered to him before it was bought by Hewlett-Packard, but that he rejected the British software firm because it was 'overwhelmingly obvious' that it was overpriced." Telegraph 8:53 PM
"HP, RIM take flak from nervous financial industry customers" Reuters 7:59 AM
"HP to Apple: We already make PCs in the US, thank you very much" Neowin 9:41 AM
"IBM Launches Cloud Docs; Eyes Google, Microsoft: IBM gets serious about becoming a player in end-user cloud services for the enterprise." InformationWeek 12/7
"IBM adds collaboration tools to SmartCloud" V3 12/7
"Goldman Sachs: Microsoft has gone from 97% of computing market to 20%" Seattle Times 12/7
"China Unicom, Microsoft Forge Alliance To Boost Windows Phone Sales In China" TechCrunch 12/7
"Microsoft to release 'critical' Windows 8, IE10 patches" ZDNet 12/7
"Windows 8, RT to receive more critical patches next Tuesday" CNET News 12/7
"Microsoft to push Surface tablets through retailers in two-phase rollout?" ZDNet 12/7
"Surface tablets may be heading to retailers soon: Redmond is set to begin selling its Surface RT devices through non-Microsoft retail stores in two phases, a source tells one Windows watcher." CNET News 12/7
"Microsoft pulls the plug on its Silverlight.Net site" ZDNet 12/7
"Xbox 360 outshines Wii U in November, NPD says" CNET News 12/7
"2 Emerging Markets HP Should Enter to Turn Itself Around" CIO 12/7
"Dell storage boss Topgun Thomas leaves 'to pursue a new opportunity': Darren Thomas, head of Dell's Storage Group, is leaving the company, following several quarters of declining revenue and an influx of new executive blood into Dell." The Register 12/7
"AMD Cuts Chip Orders From Globalfoundries Amid PC Slump" Bloomberg 12/7
"AMD slashes chip orders as PC market slumps: The company has reduced orders to contract chip maker GlobalFoundries in the current quarter from $500 million down to $115 million" IDG News Service 12/7
"Cisco's Chambers: Here's How We've Outgunned Our Competitors" CRN 12/7
"Cisco's mid-term growth strategy betting on IT software, security" ZDNet 12/7
"Cisco bets on software and services for mid-term growth" Reuters 12/7
"Cisco CEO sees tech services driving steady growth" MarketWatch 12/7
"Cisco to 'Bring Sex' to Marketing Campaign" TheStreet 12/7
"FCC Asks FAA To Relax Gadget Restrictions" InformationWeek 12/7
"FAA urged to allow portable devices during takeoff" TG Daily 12/7
"The UN's Internet power grab: An FAQ/What it is, what it isn't, and how it will affect you." PCWorld 12/7
"Silicon Valley Needs To Get Out More: The next great technology problems to solve are out there in rail yards, power plants and farm fields. If Silicon Valley is going to drive this 'Internet of things,' it needs to build closer ties with companies in established industries." InformationWeek 12/7
"The grinch who stole IT's Christmas: Bad news about IT wages and bonuses, as well as job pressures from offshoring and shift to the cloud, dampen holiday cheer" InfoWorld 12/7
"Why the desktop PC may see a comeback in the mobile era" InfoWorld 12/7
"$AAPL Passes 'Death Cross' to End Week at $533.25" The Mac Observer 12/7
"Apple may not rescue tech earnings this time" MarketWatch 12/7
"Apple wins top berth in analyst survey: Apple Inc. won the top rank in Institutional Investor's annual survey as analysts shine on the maker of iPhones and iPads." MarketWatch 12/7
"What is Apple Worth -- $420 or $1,160?" Forbes 12/7
"How Much Is Apple's Lack Of Debt Worth?" Seeking Alpha 12/7
"Tech Stocks: Apple weighs on techs, but Groupon surges/Tech stocks finished the week on a mixed note Friday, with losses from bellwethers Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., more drama from Netflix Inc. and surprise big gains from Groupon Inc." MarketWatch 12/7
"U.S. stocks edge up; Apple drags on Nasdaq: Nonfarm payrolls rise by 146,000, Dec. consumer sentiment falls" MarketWatch 12/7
"Stocks Close Mixed Amid Fiscal-Cliff Jitters" TheStreet 12/7
"Dow Climbs, But Apple Dents Nasdaq" FOXBusiness 12/7
"U.S. Stocks Rise on Employment Data Amid Budget Talks" Bloomberg 12/7
"Stocks finish mixed as Apple drags down techs" CNNMoney 12/7
"Dow Logs 3-Day Rally; Apple Tumbles 9% for Week" CNBC 12/7
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