"iPad Mini set to eclipse Retina iPad: The iPad Mini could become the iPad standard bearer, according to NPD DisplaySearch." CNET News 6:12 AM
"Apple Doubles iPad Mini Display Orders: Stronger than expected demand has led Apple to increase the number of iPad Mini displays on order from 6 million to 12 million." InformationWeek 12:18 PM
"Report: iPad Mini sales may be double Apple's original order" Electronista 6:12 AM
"For iPhone users, Google Maps is back: Apple's maps application proved to be far inferior to Google's, turning what was supposed to be a setback for Google into a vindication." Associated Press 6:37 AM
"An iPhone Detour to Google Maps: IPhone Owners Rush to Download App, Bypassing Apple's Pre-Installed Version" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:54 AM
"Apple rumors bloom near Malta: New speculation centers on GlobalFoundries as company's chip maker" Albany Times Union 7:18 AM
"Intel, Apple, Hewlett-Packard Win Patent Ruling: An International Trade Commission administrative law judge ruled for Intel Corp., Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. in a patent case over chip technology brought by X2Y Attenuators LLC, a small company that sought an order blocking imports of the defendants' products." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:53 PM
"iPhone In Violation Of Three Patents Owned By MobileMedia" Redmond Pie 6:31 AM
"Jury: Apple Not Infringing on Alcatel-Lucent Video Patents" The Mac Observer 9:18 AM
"French reporters infiltrate Foxconn iPhone 5 factory, find few of the vaunted changes" Engadget 3:49 PM
"Lingering issues found at Foxconn's iPhone factory: A new investigative report that went inside one of Foxconn's busiest factories claims there are still major issues with working conditions." CNET News 4:42 PM
"An Early Video Peek at Apple's New 3-Level Hong Kong Flagship Store" M.I.C. Gadget 3:50 PM
"Latest Mac malware adds to 'troubling trend,' says security expert" ZDNet 11:46 AM
"More than 80% use iTunes 11, 21% hate it, many can't run it: Our survey found that iTunes 11 uptake is strong, but not everyone's pleased" Macworld UK 5:59 AM
"Apple launches iCloud, Services, and Services status page" ZDNet 11:49 AM
"Apple Launches New Comprehensive Service Status Page" App Advice 6:10 AM
"Apple announces Mac App Store's Best of 2012: Deux Ex takes Game of the Year on Mac" Electronista 4:01 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/This week readers e-mailed in questions about Target Display mode in iMac systems and RAM purchases for Macs among others." MacFixIt 6:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Turbocharge the Mac's Finder/Version reviewed: XtraFinder 0.12" Softpedia 1:31 PM
"Adjust 5 review: Created HDR and tone-mapped images with this superb Photpshop plug-in" Macworld UK 6:20 AM
"iArt Pro review: A basic painting package, enhanced with a colour overlay function" Macworld UK 6:20 AM
"Fill your home with holiday music" Macworld 6:31 AM
"The Festive Apple 2012: Christmas Trees for OS X, iOS, and the living room" AppleTell 6:19 AM
"How Mac Sheeple Backup Up Files To The Cloud With The DollyDrive App" Mac 360 5:45 AM
"What The Top Mac App For 2012 Can Do To Enhance Your Photos" TeraTalks 5:45 AM
"100 Ways To Love And Lust For The Mac's Top Camera Utility App For 2012" BohemianBoomer 5:43 AM
"The Best 2012 Menubar App For The Mac Is A Tie (one is free, one is not)" NoodleMac 5:46 AM
"The Top Mac Social App For 2012 Doesn't Come From Twitter Or Facebook" McSolo 5:43 AM
Op/Ed
"Made in America Macs Soon, iOS and OS X Will Not Merge, iMac RAM Upgrade, and More Mac News" Low End Mac 8:56 PM
"For Apple, change could be a good sign" Macworld 6:42 AM
"iTunes 11: iTunes desperately needs a complete rethinking. iTunes 11 isn't that. It seems as if Apple tried to hide iTunes' complexity under a shallow veneer of simplicity. Unfortunately, a new coat of paint won't fix the leaning tower of Pisa." ignore the code 5:56 AM
"Staff Picks: The Top 6 Best Mac Apps Of 2012 (from the Mac App Store)" Mac 360 5:43 AM
"Media Alert: FotoMagico 4.1 Free Update Keeps Track Of Your Media Assets" prMac 11:35 AM
"Digital Heaven releases DH_SubtitleX for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5" prMac 9:59 AM
"Christmasville from Nevosoft" ["Christmas is in danger! Santa Claus has been abducted from his home at the North Pole. You play from the perspective of Arthur Knight, a private detective who reluctantly starts his own investigation of the case of the missing Santa."] Nevosoft 5:48 AM
"Christmasville from Nevosoft Now Available on Mac App Store" prMac 6:16 AM
"Santa Brings Picture Collage Maker Pro with 30% off plus a Free Gift" prMac 5:48 AM
"Zevrix Updates LinkOptimizer for Adobe InDesign: Improves PNG Conversion" prMac 5:48 AM
"Xcode Fundamentals Interactive Training Course Released" prMac 5:47 AM
"Mac Printer Drivers: Epson, Lexmark Get Fresh" FairerPlatform 5:40 AM
"Apple launches iPhone 5 in 33 countries Friday: Early videos" Fortune 10:04 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Launches in 33 Countries, Including China" PC Magazine 10:40 AM
"iPhone 5 launches in China, Apple shifts focus away from U.S." ZDNet 11:50 AM
"No Apple Store rush but iPhone 5 a hit" Shanghai Daily 1:50 PM
"iPhone 5 Sales In China Reportedly 'Robust,' Despite Lack Of Lineups" TechCrunch 1:50 PM
"iPhone 5 hits China, as Apple market share slips" Reuters 6:04 AM
"iPhone 5 Sales In China Reportedly 'Robust,' Despite Lack Of Lineups" TechCrunch 3:44 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Makes China Debut" [Video Report] CNBC 12:11 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Takes on Cheaper Rivals in China" CNBC 6:36 AM
"iPhone 5 launches in mainland China and Taiwan today, lines show up as usual" Engadget 6:02 AM
"A Frigid Launch for iPhone 5 in Beijing" WSJ Blogs 8:46 AM
"Shoppers Stay Away From Beijing's IPhone 5 Launch" [Video Report] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:53 AM
"Apple opens iPhone 5 sales in China" AppleInsider 6:20 AM
"Apple's China reservation system again cuts down on lines, scalpers for iPhone 5" AppleInsider 4:01 PM
"iPhone 5 Launch in China Is Cold, Quiet, and Lifeless (videos)" M.I.C. Gadget 6:21 AM
"Samsung exec comes out as Apple fanboy: Samsung chief strategy office Young Sohn has admitted that he prefers using a Mac, iPhone and iPad" Macworld UK 5:59 AM
"The $105 iPhone 5: Smaller Carriers Turn to Payment Plans to Bring Down Smartphone Prices" Techland 3:42 PM
"Report On iOS 6 Adoption After Google Maps Release Suggests Impact Of Apple Maps Exaggerated" TechCrunch 3:59 PM
"Apple brings back app 'gifting' straight from your iOS device: And the absent-minded can schedule up to 90 days in advance, too." Ars Technica 12:28 PM
"Apple iOS users can now gift an app from the App Store" CNET News 9:08 AM
"Apple reintroduces app gifting to iOS, includes new 'delivery date' option" Digital Trends 6:13 AM
"iPad mini makes list of 'Best Boomer Tech Products for 2012'" AppleDailyReport 9:29 AM
"Apple confirms Amazon ebooks bendover, EU watchdog drops bone" The Register 6:37 AM
"Police on Apple store tasering: It was 'justified'/After reviewing an incident in which a 44-year-old woman was tasered for allegedly refusing to leave an Apple store, police conclude the act was 'justified and appropriate.'" CNET News 1:51 PM
"A Chinese Woman Got Tasered By U.S. Cops For Buying Too Many iPhones From Apple Store" M.I.C. Gadget 6:21 AM
"The Most Meta Use Of Apple Stickers We've Ever Seen [Image] Cult of Mac 6:19 AM
"Cop Busted for Buying $15 iPhone From Another Officer" Mashable 8:57 PM
"Latest Steve Jobs action figure remarkably detailed" CNET News 1:32 PM
Non-Apple News
"Ray Kurzweil Joins Google As Engineering Director Focusing On Machine Learning And Language Tech" TechCrunch 5:56 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"The TouchArcade Show - 82 - Prone to Odd Infections" Touch Arcade 7:00 PM
"Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst of TidBITS, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, and Avram Piltch of Laptop magazine this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3:54 PM
"Apple Suppliers Hit By Order Cuts, Analyst Says" WSJ Blogs 12:29 PM
"Apple Doubles iPad Mini Display Orders: Stronger than expected demand has led Apple to increase the number of iPad Mini displays on order from 6 million to 12 million." InformationWeek 4:43 PM
"NPD questions if iPad shipments will topple 100M next year" ZDNet 12:31 PM
"Taiwan market: Retail sales of iPad 4, iPad mini start" DigiTimes 5:59 AM
"Foxconn refutes rumors of issues with automated production plans" DigiTimes 5:59 AM
"Next iPad Mini to Have Retina Display?" MacRumors 6:24 AM
"Next iPad Mini to get hi-res display, larger iPad to be lighter, report says" Digital Trends 6:27 AM
"Apple said to be working on high resolution iPad mini displays" iDownload Blog 6:13 AM
"2013: Apple's iPad mini gains Retina Display?" Computerworld Blogs 10:27 AM
"Apple pursues iPad Mini with better display, say 'sources'" CNET News 6:35 AM
"iPad 5 to be substantially lighter: News report in Taiwan claims Apple is working on lighter next-gen iPad" Macworld UK 6:00 AM
"Rumor: iPad mini is going retina" VentureBeat 6:29 AM
"Backlighting Industry' Sources: Apple to Bump iPad mini Screen" The Mac Observer 4:52 PM
"Intel: Why They Might Want To Be Apple's Processor Foundry" Forbes 12:09 PM
"30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week" The Guardian 12:28 PM
"Top 5 Apple iPad Apps for Kids" TheStreet 12:00 PM
"Instaplayer: New iPad app to create animated, musical slideshows from live Instagram feeds" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 8:54 AM
"Apple's Top 10 Free Apps of 2012" TheStreet 8:40 AM
"Last.fm's Scrobbler Is An iOS Music Player With Recommendations & Smart Playlists" AddictiveTips 6:41 AM
"1Password 4 for iPhone & iPad: Beautiful Security" The Mac Observer 11:03 AM
"1Password for iOS Gets a Major Upgrade" Best App Site 5:41 AM
"Strum Review: Strum is the video clip equivalent of Instagram. It has a slightly expensive pricing policy but the vast majority of its content is free and decent." 148Apps 1:53 PM
"Google Maps' return to iOS may not be permanent, says analyst: Apple couldn't reject Google Maps now, but it could down the line" Computerworld 1:32 PM
"Apple Execs Said To Be 'Seething' Over Google Maps Praise" BGR 1:30 PM
"Google Maps for Iphone Violates European Data Protection Law, German Watchdog Says" IDG News Service 12:30 PM
"Every Apple-Made App On Your iPhone Can Be Replaced By A Better App" Business Insider 12:29 PM
"The Most Delusional Apple Fanboy Spin We've Seen About The Maps Debacle" San Francisco Chronicle 12:28 PM
"On That iPad Mini Retina Display Rumor..." AppleBitch 11:56 AM
"iPad mini: Bringing the elderly into the digital age" ZDNet 11:48 AM
"Apple Could be at a Disadvantage in China for Many Years" Patently Apple 11:20 AM
"10 Alternatives to Apple iOS 6 Maps for the iPhone 5" PC Magazine 10:47 AM
"Apple Devices Generating Almost Two-Thirds of Web Traffic" Forbes 10:02 AM
"My Tech Predictions for 2013'" Tech.pinions 9:45 AM
"Andreessen explains how Steve Jobs, Tim Cook are different: The famed venture capitalist says that market share didn't matter at all to Steve Jobs, but it certainly does to Tim Cook." CNET News 9:07 AM
"Microsoft's new Windows chief discusses Sinofsky, the iPad, and a transition to touch" The Verge 6:13 AM
"I gave up iPad for Microsoft Surface" BetaNews 6:09 AM
"Developers say yes to iOS, but ambivalent about Apple: Survey reveals developers' negative opinion of Apple, but huge interest in building for iOS devices; Android also gets top marks" InfoWorld 5:59 AM
"The Top 5 Apple News Headlines Of 2012" PixoBebo 5:42 AM
Non-Apple
"Worst products of the year: Products from 2012 that must have sounded like a good idea: but weren't." CNET TV 8:52 PM
"Google Nexus 10 Tablet: First Impressions" The Mac Observer 3:24 PM
"Microsoft is winning by losing in mobile: So say the analysts, who dig deep to find an upside to Microsoft's lackluster showing in mobile" InfoWorld 6:26 AM
"Give Us One Good Reason Why HP Shouldn't Fire Meg Whitman" TheStreet 8:42 AM
"Even If Carl Icahn Doesn't Buy HP, Should You Still Consider It?" The Motley Fool 9:01 AM
"Channels, product quality key to HP China's revival" ZDNet 11:50 AM
"HP pretexting affair ends with jail time for last player" The Register 11:32 AM
"HP 'pretexting' scandal ends with former P.I.'s sentencing" CNET News 12:15 PM
"Seven Years Later, HP's Pretexting Scandal Is Finally Over" AllThingsD 12:04 PM
"Why Microsoft redesigned Windows: New Windows chief Julie Larson-Green explains why the company felt the need to rethink the basic interface of its popular operating system." CNET News 9:07 AM
"The New Windows Boss Imagines A Horrible Future Where The 'Vast Majority' Of PCs Are Touch Screen" Business Insider 9:02 AM
"Some Microsoft Employees Are Giving Up Holiday Vacations To Help Fix Windows Phone's Terrible App Selection" Business Insider 9:01 AM
"Microsoft Surface Hits Best Buy, Staples: Windows 8 tablet now available at retail outlets as Microsoft looks to jumpstart sales." InformationWeek 10:09 AM
"Microsoft is winning by losing in mobile" InfoWorld 10:14 AM
"A Political Brawler, Now Battling for Microsoft" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:54 PM
"Microsoft, Motorola file to keep patent case details private" Reuters 8:54 PM
"Microsoft, Motorola Want Seal on Final Arguments, Settlement Discussions" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:26 PM
"Microsoft refutes Internet Explorer information disclosure leak: Microsoft says the privacy risk of the leak has been exaggerated by a company seeking to portray its competitors in a bad light" IDG News Service 10:15 AM
"Buggy Microsoft patch causing fonts to disappear: The Black Tuesday patch known as KB 2753842 is making certain OpenType fonts disappear on Windows XP and Windows 7" InfoWorld 10:15 AM
"Dell and SUSE team up to promote OpenStack" ZDNet 11:47 AM
"Dell releases first reference architectures for Active Infrastructure: Converged solutions are at the core of Dell's enterprise strategy for 2013" Techworld 11:26 AM
"Dell revamps appliances in private cloud push" ZDNet 11:49 AM
"Dell World 2012: Dell warns on BYOD security challenge [Video] V3 11:40 AM
"Ireland still set for FinFETs, says Intel exec" EE Times 9:50 AM
"Wearable Computing Brightens Long-Term Outlook For Intel" The Motley Fool 12:12 PM
"Source: Cisco Takes Secretive Role As 'Unnamed Silicon Valley Industry Titan' In WhipTail's $31M Round" Seeking Alpha 8:56 AM
"UN Telecom Treaty Approved Amid U.S. Web-Censorship Concerns" Bloomberg 9:04 AM
"The U.N. Fought The Internet -- And The Internet Won; WCIT Summit In Dubai Ends" Forbes 10:01 AM
"WCIT treaty includes controversial Internet proposal, keeps content out: The treaty is to be formally signed on Friday, with the U.S. threatening not to sign" IDG News Service 9:40 AM
"US and UK refuse to sign UN's communications treaty: The US, Canada, Australia and UK have refused to sign an international communications treaty at an conference in Dubai." BBC 9:21 AM
"UK and US refuse to ratify ITU internet rules" V3 11:39 AM
"U.S. leads Western snub of U.N. telecoms treaty" Associated Press 9:32 AM
"UN Telecom Treaty Signed Without U.S. Support" PC Magazine 10:47 AM
"ITU Director General 'Surprised' By U.S. Dissent On New Telecoms Treaty, Says Internet And Content Issues Are Not In There" TechCrunch 11:24 AM
"ITU chief claims Dubai meeting 'success', despite collapse of talks" ZDNet 11:50 AM
"Will Obamacare Spark the Next Tech Boom?" CNBC 12:13 PM
"2013: The Shape of Cloud Computing to Come" E-Commerce Times 9:51 AM
"Happy birthday, Transistor: The first working version powered up 65 years ago" The Register 11:31 AM
"IT hiring on the rise, CIOs say: 63% of CIOs polled said it's challenging to find skilled professionals today" Network World 10:52 AM
"Apple stock takes investors on a wild ride" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 PM
"$AAPL Drops to $510 After UBS Cuts Estimates, Lowers Target" The Mac Observer 6:55 PM
"Apple stock slouches toward $500, near February lows: Apple's stock continues its recent declines, dropping nearly 4 percent in a day, and reaching prices around which it hovered in mid-February." CNET News 4:42 PM
"Apple Stock Slide Endangers $241 Million of Structured Notes" Bloomberg 3:58 PM
"Apple Stock: Among the Nutty Theories, a Legitimate Worry" Forbes 4:11 PM
"Here's why AAPL hit 10-month low today" iDownload Blog 1:52 PM
"Munster: Why I Still Believe Apple Is Going To $900" Business Insider 1:33 PM
"AAPL: Slow China iPhone 5 Response a Technicality, Says Piper" Barron's 1:32 PM
"AAPL Falls as Low as $507.66: UBS, Jefferies Trim iPhone Views, Ponder China Question" Barron's 12:30 PM
"U.S. Stocks Turn Lower: Stocks turned lower, erasing the S&P 500's weekly gains, as Apple weighed on technology shares and upbeat Chinese factory data failed to excite bulls." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:46 PM
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