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Weekend Highlights: Dan Dilger is back this afternoon with a thoughtful analysis of the various strategic advantages Apple's 'cash hoard' provides at AppleInsider; Would switching to Intel processors really give Apple an edge in mobile? Mac Predictions contradicts popular 'wisdom' with the thought that assuming Jonathan Ive will remove all skeumorphism from iOS 7 isn't entirely realistic; Forbes reports on Tim Cook's profit repatriation tax change ideas; Apple 2.0 at Fortune asks how devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem—with pretty positive results from a Forrester survey; Over at Macworld, the Macalope skewers the Motley Fool for unrealistic criticism of Siri before moving on to critique the ridiculous position that Apple should develop apps for Android; at AppleInsider, Daniel Eran Dilger calls out the hypocrisy of the tech press comparing Samsung's S4 sales data to the iPhone 5's; in OS X news, Adobe releases Camera RAW 8.1 with Retina support and updated camera profiles; Tapscape reports on pre-WWDC MacBook Air shortages; Fairer Platform notes that Handbrake 0.9.9 has finally shipped with several improvements; Tim Cook proposes offshore cash tax reform prior to his appearance before the US Senate; maintains Apple will be able to create more US jobs with these changes; Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt suggests it is important to observe Tim Cook's press run in advance of his Senate testimony; more on Cook's tax talks in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; sure to rile Apple fans, Derek Brown at ReadWrite pretty much hands Google the victory in its battle with Apple claiming "the company's days of dominance, let alone an effective monopolist, are behind it"; and supposedly three out of every four investors believes Apple is losing its edge in innovation; meanwhile, the U.S. Military Networks have approved Apple's iDevices for use, and another report shows AirForce saving upwards of $5.7 million per year thanks to iPads.
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"Asia chatter predicts increase in cost of Retina iPad Mini: The Retina iPad Mini may incur substantially more display assembly costs, an Asia-based report claims." CNET News 5:14 PM
"Apple's India Smartphone Market Share Surges - Reasons And Sustainability" Seeking Alpha 7:56 AM
"Google, Apple's different uses of app buyers' data" Los Angeles Times 8:00 AM
"Android, iOS combine for 91.1% of worldwide smartphone OS market in 4Q12, says IDC" DigiTimes 7:55 AM
"GPS fitness watch market to grow 50% in 2013 regardless of Apple rumors, says ABI Research" DigiTimes 7:55 AM
"Apple's new iPad TV ads put apps at the heart of the tablet wars" Computerworld 9:58 AM
"Apple airs new iPad ads, 'Alive' and 'Together'" Digital Trends 7:54 AM
"Apple Highlights iPad's Massive App Catalog With Two New TV Ads [Video] Cult of Mac 8:07 AM
"Who's the guy in the new Apple ad? Meet Mathieu Lehanneur" TED Blog 11:55 AM
"Hundreds of thousands line up for new mail app: More than 800,000 people are waiting to access a new iPhone app that aims to transform their email experience by helping them achieve the elusive 'inbox zero' -- a fully processed and empty inbox." Reuters 2:56 PM
"Apple design bloke Ive finally honoured properly - with Blue Peter badge" The Register 8:00 AM
"Burglar breaks $100K custom glass door with rocks at Boulder Apple Store" AppleInsider 8:18 AM
"The iPad's Growing Influence on the World of Fashion" MacTrast 12:55 PM
"NYC taxis may have to wait longer for app hails" TUAW 8:06 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung may price Galaxy Note 8.0 slightly higher than iPad mini" BGR 8:00 PM
"China Passes U.S. as Top Smartphone Market" The Mac Observer 3:59 PM
"HP has been granted a Patent for WebOS" Patent Bolt 3:58 PM
"HTC Invents New Mobile Speaker Peripheral & ePen" Patent Bolt 3:58 PM
"Report: Retail Office 2013 Software Can Only Be Installed on a Single PC for Life" DailyTech 8:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"5 Minutes With The Founder Of Global App Curation Hit AppGratis" Forbes 2:58 PM
"Spectral Souls: Making the biggest mobile game ever" Red Bull UK 10:14 AM
"The Unofficial Cirque du Mac X Bootleg" MacVoicesTV 8:19 AM
"We explore the rumors of the Apple iWatch and the future of Apple TV. Plus we have fun with an article comparing the best and worst of iOS and Android." The MT Show 7:37 AM
"Apple to host special event by end of April, could show off new iPads - analyst: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster expects product launch event to take place in March or April" Macworld UK 8:15 AM
"New iOS Lock Screen Vulnerability Uncovered" Forbes 4:17 PM
"Commentary: Retina display for next iPad mini?" DigiTimes 7:55 AM
"An iPad mini With Retina Display Likely To Cost Apple $12 More Per Unit" App Advice 8:52 AM
"Rumor: A Retina Display For iPad Mini Would Cost $12 More" AppleBitch 9:54 AM
"Apple discloses iOS bug with Exchange Server; MS advises to block iPhones" MacWindows 8:08 AM
"Apple has 100 employees working on rumored iWatch" Network World 10:59 AM
"Apple seeks next-gen Apple TV manager to 'help bring Apple experience to the living room'" Macworld UK 8:16 AM
"Apple partner LG Display invests $650M in OLED screens" AppleInsider 8:22 AM
"LG OLED Investment Doesn't Mean New iPad Screens" The Mac Observer 11:01 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Swing King For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:52 AM
"Mad Chef For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:52 AM
"Space Borders: Alien Encounter For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:52 AM
"The lazy geek's guide to building a home media center: Anything less than a DIY digital home entertainment project means making the most of Apple TV" InfoWorld 10:25 AM
"How to Upgrade the RAM in Your iMac" Mactuts+ 8:08 AM
"How To Enable The Ability To Copy Text From News Feed In Facebook iOS App" Redmond Pie 11:51 AM
"How To: Create a Foreign iTunes Account and Download New Apps And Games Early" 148Apps 12:56 PM
Tips
"Is a USB 2.0 External Drive Fast Enough for My iTunes Library?" The Mac Observer 7:49 PM
"How to Cut Your iPhone Bill in Half" MacTrast 4:44 PM
"Post to Twitter and Facebook with Siri" OS X Daily 4:17 PM
"PadGadget's iPad Tips: Keyboard Shortcuts" PadGadget 9:03 AM
"Tell Your iPad to Forget a Wireless Network" Macinstruct 8:51 AM
"Buying An iPhone 5? Sell Your Old Phone At uSell.com" ReadWrite 8:18 AM
"Q&A: Deleting Photos From the iPad" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:01 AM
"A Mac User Tries Out Windows 8" Low End Mac 8:00 PM
"An Inside Look at Apple's Stringent Security Practices: NDAs and Lockdowns keep workers from spilling secrets." IGN 7:56 PM
"Is Apple putting Podcast out to pasture?" iDownload Blog 4:21 PM
"At Apple, Everybody's Working For (And On) The Weekend" Business Insider 2:53 PM
"New quick app switching & other concepts show options on the table for iOS 7 [Videos] 9 to 5 Mac 12:58 PM
"As Irrational Exuberance Fades, Apple Skeptics Make A Comeback" BGR 12:57 PM
"How switching to Android helped me deal with my addiction to connectedness/There are many things I like better about my Android phone compared to my old iPhone, but one of the big ones is something that is missing: namely, all those irritating real-time notifications" GigaOM 11:51 AM
"Even Apple Gets Stung by Bureaucracy" Forbes 11:05 AM
"The ultimate Apple iWatch concept" Pocket-lint 7:51 AM
"Will Apple Envy Be The Undoing Of Microsoft, Google, Amazon And Samsung?" BohemianBoomer 7:36 AM
"If Apple Is Not A Hardware Company Or A Software Company, What Is It?" TeraTalks 7:34 AM
Non-Apple
"The Brain is Not Computable: A leading neuroscientist says Kurzweil's Singularity isn't going to happen. Instead, humans will assimilate machines." Technology Review 11:52 AM
"The Post Post-PC Era: Will Apple, Google, Samsung, Amazon Or Microsoft Win?" TechCrunch 10:51 AM
"EU regulators threaten privacy crackdown against Google: Web giant may face 'repressive action' before summer if it does not respond to a dozen recommendations related to how it manages user data." CNET News 4:47 PM
"Google will face further scrutiny from EU regulators over 2012 privacy policy changes" The Verge 4:42 PM
"Asia Markets: China, Japan stocks fall, though others gain/Chinese stocks slipped Tuesday, with casino operators skidding in Hong Kong and property stocks falling on the mainland, while Japanese blue chips also lost ground." MarketWatch 9:09 PM
"Europe Markets: Carlsberg drops in weak Europe trade" MarketWatch 9:33 AM
"European Stocks Fall as Metals Slide; Yen Drops on G-20 Meeting" Bloomberg 10:04 AM
"Europe Stocks Mixed, Japan's Nikkei Rises on Yen" Associated Press 9:32 AM
"Yen, European Stocks Drop" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 AM
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