"Apple wakes up to India's potential; iPhone witnesses four-fold rise in sales in 3 months" The Economic Times 2/8
"Apple gets aggressive in India, sales rise 400% in 3 months" The Times of India 2/8
"Apple's iPhone Sales Grow By As Much As 400% In 3 Months In India, But There's A Huge Gap To Close" TechCrunch 2/8
"Apple May Have Figured Out How To Sell iPhones In India" Business Insider 2/8
"While Apple focuses on China, everyone forgot about India: Apple's iPhone sales has grown by as much as 400 percent in just three months in India, but the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has already made clear that it won't make any compromises on a 'low-cost' smartphone." ZDNet 2/8
"Exactly How The Apple TV Will Transform The Industry" The Motley Fool 2/8
"Apple With $137 Billion in Cash Considers Preferred Stock" Bloomberg 2/8
"Hedge Fund Magnate Takes Apple to Court" MacNewsWorld 2/8
"Apple's Charity Begins at Home: Asking if a company holding $137 billion can afford to pay a few billion more to shareholders might seem like a ridiculous question. But it's worth asking with regards to Apple." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Apple Cash Pile Sets Off a Battle" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Apple's Cash Pile Gets Its Own Moment In The Limelight: After some saber-rattling by investors, Apple says it's still considering sharing out its billions in cash." Fast Company 2/8
"Apple weighs dividend boost, stock buyback to appease investors" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Apple's Cash Is 'Shareholders' Cash,' Haverty Says: Lawrence Haverty, a portfolio manager at Gamco Investors Inc., talks about Apple Inc.'s consideration of ways to disburse some of its $137.1 billion in cash to shareholders." [Video Report] Bloomberg 2/8
"Einhorn case against Apple rests on unusual legal tactic" Reuters 2/8
"Doomed' Apple sued by investors over cash hoard" Computerworld 2/8
"Greenlight Capital's Lawsuit against Apple Comes to Light" Patently Apple 2/8
"Friday Q&A: Restricting Time Machine's Size" TechRadar UK 7:31 AM
"Adobe Flash Player updates available for OS X on February 7, 2013" Apple Support 2/8
"Adobe releases emergency patch for Windows and OS X systems" PCWorld 2/8
"Adobe Releases Flash Player Update to Patch Security Holes as Apple Blocks Earlier Versions" MacRumors 2/8
"Mac Security: Adobe Patches Zero Day Flash Exploit" FairerPlatform 2/8
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/This week, readers sent in questions on topics including inability to boot and how to test a nonfunctional external DVD player." CNET Reviews 2/8
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"TurboTax: I've used Turbo Tax since the 90's! Earlier versions of TT were hit or miss, but in recent years Turbo Tax has been about as user friendly as a program can be." MacInTouch 9:59 AM
"Quick Tip: Jumping to the Finder location in Terminal" Brett Terpstra 7:22 AM
"Apple IPads Neutered for U.S. Government in CACI Mobile Push: CACI International Inc. has altered 'thousands' of Apple Inc. iPads so they can be used securely by the U.S. government, according to Dan Allen, CACI's chief executive officer." Bloomberg 2/8
"Home Depot abandoning BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple's iPhone and iOS" AppleInsider 2/8
"iPhone 5 fails to boost Apple's market share in China: Lenovo became one of the world's top five smartphone vendors because of high shipments in China" Macworld UK 2/8
"Apple and Samsung devices displace Nokia worldwide for first time in terms of Internet usage, says StatCounter" DigiTimes 2/8
"Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to suffer 20% drop in 1Q13" DigiTimes 2/8
"Foxconn January revenues down over 8% on year" DigiTimes 2/8
"Apple To Fight US Alone Over Alleged E-Book Price Fixing As Final Publisher Settles" App Advice 2/8
"Apple's the Last Defendant After Last Publisher Settles E-Book Antitrust Suit" The Atlantic Wire 2/8
"Macmillan Settles in DOJ Ebook Price Fixing Case" The Mac Observer 2/8
"Macmillan, sole e-book publishing holdout, settles with Justice" Ars Technica 2/8
"Ebook price-fixing: Macmillan settles with DoJ, Apple fights on" The Register 2/8
"iPhone is 'behind' in smart phone race, Apple co-founder says" Crave @ CNET 2/8
"Woz says Apple is falling behind, iPhone 5S and 6 at Chinese suppliers says source, Skype app updated" iPhone Buzz 2/8
"Your smartphone knows which side of the brain you're using: The iDichotic iPhone app appears to be as reliable as traditional lab tests in determining which side of the brain is most involved in language processing." CNET News 2/8
"Wrapping up Macworld/iWorld 2013, and looking ahead to 2014" AppleTell 2/8
"Which apps will drain your battery and data plan? Verizon's got a list" GigaOM 2/8
"Why Some AT&T Customers Aren't Getting Those Wireless Alerts About Nemo" AllThingsD 2/8
"How Apple looked before it was fashionable" ZDNet 2/8
Non-Apple News
"Is this 12-year-old the next Mark Zuckerberg?" [Video Report] CBS News 2/8
"BlackBerry sees red in Japan, ends sales" ZDNet 2/8
"Facebook Hires Chef to Juggle 150,000 Machines" Wired Magazine 2/8
"Damaged Delivery? DropTag Tattles When Your Package Tumbles" Techland 2/8
"LibreOffice 4.0 ships with new features, better looks" The Register 2/8
"AVG finds 11 year-old creating malware to steal game passwords: Kid Canadian pwned gamers" Techworld 2/8
"Report: Brett Ratner to Produce Farmville Animated Series" PC Magazine 2/8
"Blast from the past: Twitter search now finds old tweets" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Activision Blizzard warns over consoles" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Toshiba ships first NAND flash chips with faster transfer standard" IDG News Service 2/8
"Adobe Issues Emergency Patch For Flash Player Zero-Day Flaws" CRN 2/8
"AOL's Hyperlocal Effort Patch Misses $40M-50M Sales Target, Partly Because Of Sandy, Still Aiming For Profitability In 2013" TechCrunch 2/8
"Android powers a third of all mobile phones shipped in 4Q12, says Canalys" DigiTimes 2/8
Publications/Podcasts
"Macworld/iWorld Video: Mac gaming" Macworld 7:25 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets veteran Mac developer Lloyd L. Chambers, The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, and Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 2/8
"Ditch Your Mac And Roll iPad Only—We'll Tell You How On Our All-New CultCast" Cult of Mac 2/8
"Moshi shows off Versacover for iPad mini at Macworld|iWorld 2013" iMore 2/8
"Macworld 2013 – Other World Computing's Super-Protective iPhone Case and Newest SSD" MacVoicesTV 2/8
"iPhone users, U.K. carrier report bugs after iOS 6.1 upgrade: Battery drain and problems with Microsoft Exchange, plus 3G service on one European carrier, are causing headaches for iPhone users." CNET News 2/8
"iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending 8 February: The most recent iPad 5 rumors draw fresh hope from newly announced Apple patents, from unnamed industry sources, and from pure wishful thinking" Network World 2/8
"Rumor: Apple to Release iPhone 5S and 5-Inch iPhone 6 in 2013" BrightWire 2/8
"Chinese Source Claims iPhone 5S and 5-Inch iPhone 6 to Launch in 2013" MacRumors 2/8
"iPhone 5S and 5-inch iPhone 6 reportedly spotted at Apple supplier" iDownload Blog 2/8
"Rumor: Apple planning 'iPhone 5S' and new 5-inch 'iPhone 6' for 2013" AppleInsider 2/8
"iOS 6.1 banned from corporate servers due to Exchange snafu" ZDNet 2/8
"evasi0n jailbreaks record 7 million iOS devices in four days" 9 to 5 Mac 2/8
"Evasi0n Is The Most Popular Jailbreak Ever: Nearly Seven Million iOS Devices Hacked In Four Days" Forbes 2/8
"Latest iOS jailbreak: Nearly 7 million served" Ars Technica 2/8
"iOS 6.1.1 doesn't break evasi0n jailbreak, at least not yet: The first beta of iOS 6.1.1 doesn't block the popular new jailbreak, though Apple could be saving that feature for the final version." CNET News 2/8
"Apple patent filing is for securely recovering a computing device" AppleDailyReport 2/8
AppleCare/Helps
"Vodafone: Don't upgrade your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1" Tracy and Matt 7:33 AM
"Everything You Need to Know About Your Mac's Hard Drive" Mactuts+ 2/8
Price Trackers/Deals
"Uber Racer 3D -Sandstorm For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11:28 AM
"KungFu Warrior For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 11:28 AM
"Word of the Rings For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11:29 AM
"Microsoft sells out of Surface Pro, just like the Zune HD did in 2009" RoughlyDrafted Magazine 4:48 PM
"How can I show a client that their code sucks? Everything is broken but if it works for your clients, they may not believe you." Ars Technica 11:26 AM
"These Weird Searches Make Google Return Nothing But Porn" Gizmodo 9:39 AM
"Freebie Friday: Get a 50GB Box cloud account for free/This is quite possibly the best cloud-storage giveaway ever. What's the catch? I'll let you know when I find one." CNET Reviews 2/8
"Goodbye Surface RT, hello Surface Pro: I won't miss getting work done again" ZDNet 2/8
"BYOD--the trojan horse to make you work more" ZDNet 2/8
"E-ink at your fingertips: The future keyboard?" ZDNet 2/8
"Forrester's top 15 emerging technologies to watch" ZDNet 2/8
"5 things every computer user needs to know how to do" USA Today 2/8
"Seagate Wireless Plus Review: A Terabyte for Your Tablet" Techland 2/8
"Ubuntu Invites Phone Makers to Cheat on Google: A mobile version of the world's most widely used Linux operating system shows promise, but it will face stiff competition." Technology Review 2/8
"The Galaxy Note 2: A Giant Step for Android Phones" Tech.pinions 2/8
"Can Legacy Dual-Core CPUs Drive Modern GPUs?" HotHardware 2/8
"Six good reasons to download LibreOffice 4.0: Want to control your presentation from your Android phone? Then this is the (free) suite for you." PCWorld 2/8
"Windows 8 tablet alternatives to Microsoft's Surface Pro" PCWorld 2/8
"Facebook redirection bug is now fixed but troubling" IDG News Service 2/8
"Always-On DRM, Used Game Restrictions Will Destroy Next Xbox, PlayStation" PC Magazine 2/8
"3 Great Instagram Tips from Model Coco Rocha" PC Magazine 2/8
"Instagram's new Feed feature is easy to use and ad-free for now" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2/8
"Get used to it: The post-PC employee has arrived" InfoWorld 2/8
"Inside the shadowy underground of 'anything, anywhere' cloud-based printing" Macworld 2/8
"Microsoft's attacks on Google are sad and embarrassing" BetaNews 2/8
Humor/Cartoons
"Finally found the perfect iPad case. (at Toys'R'Us / Babies'R'Us)" jffcmr 4:44 PM
"ProCutX For iPad Lets You Control Final Cut Pro X On Mac" Redmond Pie 2:32 PM
"From Mailbox to Tweetbot: 7 iOS apps to check out this weekend/Both new and well-established iOS apps share the spotlight." Ars Technica 10:59 AM
"This Week's Must-Have iOS Apps: Mailbox, AudioBox, Beastie Bay & More" Cult of Mac 9:38 AM
"MoneyControl Pro 4.0 - Keep track of the Family Budget via iPhone/iPad" prMac 7:24 AM
"3 Free Apps To Get Your Valentine's Day Groove On" The Mac Observer 2/8
"Big iPad game 'Infinity Blade: Dungeons' delayed again/Epic Games has shut down the in-house studio put in charge of the upcoming iPad title that Apple showed off as a tech demo last year." CNET News 2/8
"Laser Carved Wood Cases for iPhone & iPad" The Mac Observer 2/8
"Mophie juices iPhone 5 batteries as new Belkin keyboard turns iPad mini into notebook" AppleInsider 2/8
"MacWorld 2013: An iPad Powered Telepresence Robot" Apple'n'Apps 2/8
"Evasi0n 1.2 is out, disables OTA updates and fixes timezone bug" iDownload Blog 2/8
"If You've Jailbroken Your iPhone/iPad/iPad Mini Using Evasi0n, You Need This Fix" Forbes 2/8
"MacWorld 2013: BigDay – A Gift Registry For All Occasions" Apple'n'Apps 2/8
"Moot's New iPad App, DrawQuest Challenges Users Of All Ages To Create And Share Drawings" TechCrunch 2/8
"BBC to stream shows on iPlayer ahead of scheduled broadcasts" Electronista 2/8
"Mailbox for iOS now available; grab a reservation soon" ZDNet 2/8
"14 great gadgets for iPhones and iPads: These add-ons have you covered for everything from protection against water to more efficient charging" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 2/8
"Skitch For iOS Update Adds New Text Editor, Better Performance" Macgasm 2/8
"At long last, TI releases graphing calculator for the iPad: TI-Nspire for iPad folds an antiquated device into a modern one." Ars Technica 2/8
"Bring your favourite playsets to life anywhere you go with the magic of AppVentures play cases!" PRNewswire 2/8
"Mattel® Unveils the Future of Play with Hot New Properties and Must-Have Toys at the 2013 New York International Toy Fair" ["the BarbieŽ Digital Makeover Mirror uses facial tracking technology to transform an iPadŽ into a digital mirror ... The new Fisher-Price Create & Learn Case for iPad® protects an iPad while children draw and play."] Business Wire 2/8
"CarStory™ iPad App Uses Big Data to Uncover the Unique Story Behind Every Used Car" Business Wire 2/8
"ShinesRooms' Review on Apple and Dell: Tech Stocks Offer Value to Investors" Marketwire 2/8
"Don't Be An Angry Bird, Download Any Rovio iPad Title For Just $0.99 Each" App Advice 2/8
"IBM eyes mobile, social workloads for mainframe platform" IDG News Service 2/8
"IBM gives cloud storage controls to corporate users" Computerworld 2/8
"The Writing Is on the Cloud, my Dear Watson" The Motley Fool 2/8
"Lenovo Boosts Latin America Focus in Reorganization" Bloomberg 2/8
"Meet the Detective Who Handcuffed Intel's Packet of Death" Wired Magazine 2/8
"Intel invests in SDN pioneer Big Switch Networks: Chip maker hopes to use SDN tech to find new uses for its chipsets" IDG News Service 2/8
"Big Switch gains $20M in venture funding from Intel Capital" GigaOM 2/8
"Big Switch Raises $6.5M From Intel Capital, Gains Attention For Next Generation Networking, Challenges Cisco" TechCrunch 2/8
"Cisco loses round in fight against patent troll: Federal judge finds Innovatio's patent enforcement tactics protected by Constitution" Network World 2/8
"5 Social Best Practices From Cisco: Cisco social chief shares advice on listening, engagement and more." InformationWeek 2/8
"Federal hearing today marks turning point in war on software patents: A seemingly unassuming court hearing today could be the beginning of the end of software patents as we know them" InfoWorld 2/8
"President Obama looks to mimic EC cyber strategy" V3 2/8
"EU to force organisations to report major security breaches: NIS Directive set to become law" Techworld 2/8
"A Declaration of the Interdependence of Cyberspace" Computerworld 2/8
"Team creates building block for quantum networks" TG Daily 2/8
"Why Apple Is Still A Buy Despite Its New Industry Classification" Seeking Alpha 2/8
"Following a Herd of Bulls on Apple/Last September, Apple shares hit a record $705. And to the overwhelming majority of Wall Street analysts, that meant one thing: buy." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 2/8
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