"Apple's search technology lawsuit against Samsung may go on hold: A U.S. judge on Thursday asked Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd whether an Apple patent lawsuit over search technology should be put on hold for several months until after an appeals court resolves a separate lawsuit between the two companies." Reuters 5:10 PM
"Apple-Samsung Judge Says She May Put Patent Case on Hold" Bloomberg 7:56 PM
"Don't worry about Apple's business, worry about its products" Macworld 7:50 AM
"Apple's Next Innovation: TV/Television viewers fumble with awkward remote controls and crave a richer array of on-demand programming. It's time for Apple to step in and disrupt the TV business." Technology Review 7:58 AM
"Tim Cook describes bold future for Apple. But cheaper iPhones? Maybe not.: At Goldman-Sachs tech conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook tiptoes around rumors of a cheaper iPhone, applauds Apple stores, and provides some insight on the future." Christian Science Monitor 8:07 AM
"Tim Cook Address the State of Apple" Tech.pinions 10:37 AM
"The Patient and Telling Vocabulary of Apple CEO Tim Cook" MacNewsWorld 8:24 AM
"How Apple Stores Beat Disney Parks" Mashable 7:22 AM
"Big hedge funds fueled fourth-quarter dive in Apple shares" Reuters 5:10 PM
"Apple Loses Some of Its Polish to Samsung and It Has Nothing to Do With Price" Forbes 7:54 AM
"Apple challenges loss of iPhone trademark in Brazil" Reuters 8:14 AM
"Trademark trouble: Apple loses claim for exclusive rights to 'iphone' name in Brazil" Digital Trends 7:23 AM
"Apple loses right to iPhone name in Brazil: Patent regulator rules Apple holds no exclusive rights to moniker" CNN 7:51 AM
"Is Apple to blame for the High Street's struggles? The failure of big retail names such as HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster, could be blamed on the recession, but Apple is seeing huge success. Is Apple's success to blame for the failures of others?" Macworld UK 11:32 AM
"Will Apple's iWatch introduce the age of wearable technology? A series of reports this week in the United States have all-but confirmed that Apple is developing a smart watch as it seeks to repeat its trick with the iPhone and iPad and spur a new market, writes Christopher Williams." Telegraph 7:22 AM
"JavaScript expert: WebKit, get your bug-ridden house in order/Dave Methvin, a leader of the influential jQuery programming tool, says WebKit is plagued with old bugs. He's not optimistic Opera will help improve the browser situation." CNET News 7:57 AM
"Asian political activists whacked in Mac backdoor hack attack: A security hole in Microsoft Office for Mac OS X is being exploited to hack and spy on Asian activists at odds with the Chinese government." The Register 11:32 AM
"Apple seeds OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion build 12D68 to developers" 9 to 5 Mac 3:34 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"GIMP 2.8.3 review: Free open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop goes Mac OS X-native" Macworld UK 9:12 AM
"Configuring your Mac's network settings" Macworld 8:24 AM
"The Beginner's Guide to Using TeX in OS X" Mactuts+ 8:32 AM
"Creating remote presentations with Messages" Macworld 9:10 AM
"How to create your own animated GIFs the easy way" TechHive 9:11 AM
"How to Add Page Numbers to a Microsoft Word Document" Macinstruct 8:57 AM
"Where to find hearts in OS X: If you would like to send a Valentine's message, OS X offers some nice images you can add to it." MacFixIt 5:15 PM
"Get Rid Of Open With... Right-Click Menu Duplicates [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 10:19 AM
"Install Windows 7 on external drive using Boot Camp (Lion)" Mac OS X Hints 9:51 AM
"Forget iPhoto Photo Enhancements. Get Even Better Portraits With A Click" TeraTalks 7:12 AM
"All Is Right With The World. There's A New Radium. Internet Radio Is Alive And Well And Almost Good" Mac 360 7:11 AM
"In A Man's World, Here's The 99-cent Fashion Application That Every Man Needs On A Mac" NoodleMac 7:11 AM
"How To Put Your iPhone Or iPad's Live Screen Directly Onto Your Mac's Screen" BohemianBoomer 7:12 AM
"If You Like Great Photos For Your Mac's Desktop Wallpaper You'll Love Kuvva's Free Wallpaper" Mac 360 7:12 AM
"Unique Puzzler 'Puddle' Now At Mac Game Store" Inside Mac Games 9:00 AM
"danholt announces a weekend special for Calories 3, on february 16th + 17th 2013. During this two days the health and fitness app Calories 3 is availabe for USD 0.99 (instead of USD 9.99). At Mac Appstore or at danholt Onlinestore." danholt 8:30 AM
"Is an Apple TV Event Just Around the Corner?" The Motley Fool 7:24 AM
"Apple to hold television-related special event in March? An analyst has predicted that Apple will introduce apps to Apple TV next month, ahead of September iTV launch" Macworld UK 7:22 AM
"Apple television: luxury-TV maker buyout plans resurface" Macworld UK 7:23 AM
"Android and iOS Combine for 91.1% of the Worldwide Smartphone OS Market in 4Q12 and 87.6% for the Year, According to IDC" Business Wire 8:25 AM
"Samsung to Release a New High-End Smartphone in Q4 with its Own OS to Seriously Challenge Apple's iOS & Ecosystem" Patently Apple 8:48 AM
"Samsung's Tizen mobile OS could signal new competition for Apple's iOS, Google's Android" AppleInsider 12:58 PM
"Rovio Beefs Up Global Advertising Team With Hires From Apple, Millennial Media, And inMobi" TechCrunch 10:50 AM
"New Zealand police choose iOS over Android in tech push, to distribute 10,000 iPhones and iPads" AppleInsider 8:26 AM
"Apple Wins Big Government Account for 10K iPhones, iPads: More than 6,000 New Zealand police officers are getting an iPhone after the nation signed a 10-year outsourcing contract with Vodafone." Benzinga Insights 10:50 AM
"Apple lands $159M government contract for iPhone, iPad: The New Zealand Police picks Apple: over BlackBerry, Google, and Microsoft: to hand out 6,000 smartphones and 3,900 tablets to its officers." CNET News 7:55 PM
"That takes the pip! Apple brand forces name change at cider store: People calling with an iPod problem were told to have a nice cider to get over it" The Independent 9:00 AM
"Apple's former retail chief ends lands at U.K. chain" CNET News 7:58 PM
"Staples to start Apple product sales soon, executive says" AppleInsider 9:33 PM
"Apple 'iWatch', an 'iPhone for wrist', set for production" Financial Express 7:52 AM
"Steve Wozniak says withhold judgment on man accused of threatening state senator" Inside Bay Area 12:59 PM
"Man Arrested on Bomb Threat Charges Had Cupertino Connections: A man who was arrested after police found a cache of bomb-making material in his Santa Clara home was described as 'brilliant' by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and as 'weird' by neighbors." Patch 7:52 PM
Non-Apple News
"Steam for Ubuntu: Tux Gets Down to It" Tapscape 3:37 PM
"Nvidia CEO views wireless chips as future profit driver" ZDNet 12:12 PM
"Marissa Mayer Hints That Yahoo Could Go Social" Wired 12:08 PM
"Red Hat revs OpenShift Enterprise to 1.1" The Register 11:22 AM
"Ouya and Nvidia optimizing Tegra 3 SoC for Android console" TG Daily 11:19 AM
"Qualcomm Speeds Up Phone Charging" PC Magazine 10:50 AM
"A Valentine's Day video game love story" USA Today 11:24 AM
"15 products we love (or the geekiest Valentines ever)" [Slideshow] PCWorld 10:51 AM
"Bandai resurrects Tamagotchi pets just in time for Valentine's Day" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:45 AM
"Nexus 4 Users Get Android 4.2.2, Lose Partial LTE Support" PC Magazine 10:51 AM
"YouTube Launches Tokyo Video Production Studio" PC Magazine 10:50 AM
"Apple cuts MacBook Pro, Air prices as much as 15 percent: The company rarely lowers prices, but hopes to give sales a kick in the pants in the face of competition from tablets and smartphones" Computerworld 7:52 AM
"Kickstarter finally debuts its first mobile app, only for iOS now" Digital Trends 1:58 PM
"Minus Releases iPhone And Android Apps With Chat Feature [Review] AddictiveTips 1:57 PM
"Review: Write for DropBox – A Text Editor and Notes App for iPhone" ResExcellence 10:19 AM
"Crazy Blind Date diaries: A new way to score dates through iOS" Macworld 9:10 AM
"Hulu, Netflix offer kid-safe iPad apps" 52 Tiger 7:53 AM
"Versu Review: It is about time someone brought the interactive novel back to life. Linden Lab may have something special on their hands." 148Apps 12:58 PM
"Watermark Your Photos Right from Your iPhone" Best App Site 7:13 AM
"Jurassic Park Builder for iPad & iPhone review: a wasted opportunity?" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
"Joe Danger Touch for iPad & iPhone review: console classic improves on mobile platform" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
"Office for iOS May Make Billions for Microsoft But Dooms Surface" The Mac Observer 11:05 AM
"Microsoft Office and Apple's iPads: Money left on the table? Putting Office exclusively on Windows tablets may be a costly mistake, says analyst" Fortune 9:09 AM
"Red Hat doubles down on platform as a service (PaaS)" Network World 10:53 AM
"Ditch the PDF headaches: Three safer, speedier Adobe Reader alternatives" PCWorld 10:53 AM
"Save Silicon Valley -- abolish patents now" InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Smartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming" Network World 10:38 AM
"Survey shows U.S. falling behind on user-centered BYOD: CIOs must rethink their traditional, rigid approach to data access and focus on users rather than mobile devices" Computerworld 10:37 AM
"BlackBerry's Do-or-Die Marketing Challenge" E-Commerce Times 10:28 AM
"Google keeps Bing, Yahoo at bay in search business: Rivals still face tough task in taking on Google, as they continue to only inch up and down the conScore rankings" Computerworld 10:19 AM
"Smartphones To Finally Outsell Feature Phones In 2013" InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Top Five Internet Issues to Watch in 2013" ABCNews 10:05 AM
"Top 10 emerging technologies for 2013: The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on emerging technologies releases its top 10 emerging technologies for the year." [Slideshow] Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:45 AM
"Dell CEO agreed to lower shares' value to push $24 billion buyout" Reuters 5:10 PM
"Michael Dell Valued His Shares Below Market Price in LBO" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"What Cisco tells us Dell and H-P should do" MarketWatch 1:59 PM
"Microsoft's Dell Play: Smart Save or Nokia 2.0?" LinuxInsider 10:28 AM
"Will There Ever Be a Surface Mini? Sounds Like It." AllThingsD 9:52 AM
"A Surface Mini Could Wake Up Windows Phone 8" TechCrunch 11:16 AM
"Are Businesses Waiting For Windows 9?" InformationWeek 10:35 AM
"Sorry, you can't transfer Office 2013 to your new PC" Houston Chronicle 10:33 AM
"Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point: The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer'" InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Microsoft Launches New Scroogled Video For Valentine's Day, Says Google Will Read Your Love Letters" TechCrunch 11:15 AM
"HP Eyes Android For Tablets, Smartphones" InformationWeek 12:43 PM
"HP To Launch Android-Based, Tegra-Powered Tablets" Forbes 9:48 AM
"HP, In A Huge Slap At Windows 8, Plans To Release A High-End Android Tablet" Business Insider 9:50 AM
"HP building 'at least one' Android tablet: source" ZDNet 12:11 PM
"Hewlett-Packard's $8.8 Billion Acquisition Write-down Just Got A Bit Heavier" Seeking Alpha 1:59 PM
"Nothing For Nothing: HP Pays Dearly For Ernst & Young Tax Testimony" Forbes 9:49 AM
"IBM to open biz analytics center in Thailand" ZDNet 12:12 PM
"Can Intel create a better TV experience?" MarketWatch 9:41 AM
"Intel outlines Internet TV service plan" EE Times 10:27 AM
"Intel cuts back Itanium plans, raising questions about chip's future: The upcoming Kittson chip will no longer be manufactured on a new process or be socket-compatible with Intel's Xeon" IDG News Service 10:37 AM
"Cisco's Future Focuses On Cloud, SDN" InformationWeek 12:42 PM
"Cisco's Rob Lloyd, Live From The Goldman Tech Conference" Forbes 10:31 AM
"Cisco's Crazy Gamble Is Paying Off -- 4 Years Later" The Motley Fool 12:34 PM
"Apple's Stock a 'Great Value,' Hickey Says: Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group, talks about the stock market and investment strategy." [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:08 AM
"Apple pays dividend to shareholders this Valentine's Day" TUAW 10:19 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks head for downbeat end to week/Asia stocks lost ground Friday, with the Japanese market dented by a stronger yen, and with earnings working to depress Australian shares." MarketWatch 7:50 PM
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry leads tech gains; Cisco slips/Smartphone maker jumps despite former CEO dumping stock" MarketWatch 3:39 PM
"Stocks mostly higher in tight trading range: Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital to buy Heinz in $28 billion deal" MarketWatch 5:06 PM
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