"Apple iPads Get Green-Lit in the Enterprise After Surface Letdown: iPads have held their ground against challenges in the enterprise from Android tablets and Windows 8 tablets like the Surface RT. But Apple can still do more to maintain its lead in the mobile enterprise." CIO 7:22 PM
"Is Apple's Tablet Dominance Still Safe?" The Motley Fool 7:22 PM
"Apple is working on 'new product categories' and we don't like our falling stock, admits CEO Tim Cook: No mention of Apple's plans for distributing some of it's massive cash pile to investors though" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"Apple CEO says head not'stuck in the sand', alludes to new products" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:42 AM
"Apple CEO says more breakthrough coming" Associated Press 8:21 AM
"Cook Cheers Investors While Saying Very Little" MacNewsWorld 3:24 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Reassures Shareholders" SkyNews 8:08 AM
"Tim Cook: Apple is 'looking at new categories' of devices" Crave @ CNET 8:14 AM
"Here's More Evidence Why Apple Should Make a Cheaper iPhone" WSJ Blogs 9:44 AM
"It's lonely at the top for Apple: It is said that reputations take years to make, yet can be unmade in an instant. Even so, it seems it will take more than a business moment to put a serious dent in Apple's image, at least in the eyes of its admiring corporate peers." Fortune 8:30 AM
"World's Most Admired Companies" [Apple #1] Fortune 8:25 AM
"Apple is the World's Most Valuable Player" Tech.pinions 8:57 AM
"Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent: Ruling on a wireless technology patent follows a similar victory for Samsung last year in Tokyo" IDG News Service 8:15 AM
"Samsung Fails to Block Apple IPhone, IPad Sales in Japan" Bloomberg 8:21 AM
"Japanese ruling in Apple's favor is Samsung's 22nd failed assertion of a standard-essential patent" Foss Patents 8:48 AM
"Samsung Electronics says loses a Japan patent lawsuit to Apple" Reuters 8:07 AM
"Apple scores patent win against Samsung in Japan: A Japanese judge has ruled thumbs-down on Samsung's bid to ban sales of the iPhone and iPad in the country." CNET News 9:43 AM
"What Apple Must Do to Win in Emerging Markets" [Video Report] Bloomberg 8:09 AM
"iCensorship: Apple deletes iCloud emails with the phrase 'barely legal teen'" VentureBeat 1:49 PM
"Apple censoring iCloud emails and attachments: Apple iCloud mail deletes messages and attachments that contain unsavoury internet phrases" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
Press Releases
"Mac Game of the Week: Runner2 is a gorgeous, trippy journey" TUAW 9:10 PM
"GraphicConverter 8.5.3: A Mac App Store First Update" FairerPlatform 12:05 PM
"e-on Software ships French and German versions of Vue software line" Architosh 11:32 AM
"iBomber Defense Now At Mac Game Store" Inside Mac Games 9:42 AM
"DEVONthink 2.5 syncs via Dropbox, WebDAV, and more, and brings much better web sharing" DEVONtechnologies 8:39 AM
"Get more done in less time with The Mac Hacker Course [VB Store] VentureBeat 8:35 AM
"Home Inventory Updates Its Mac- And iPhone-Based Approach To Keeping Tabs On Your Worldly Possessions" TechCrunch 8:06 AM
"Polaroid Instant 2.0 for Mac arrives in the Mac App Store" prMac 8:00 AM
"iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads" Apple 8:05 AM
"iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads" Business Wire 8:10 AM
"iTunes U hits 1 billion downloads: More than 60 percent of app downloads from iTunes U come from outside the United States, and the educational content can be accessed in 155 countries." CNET News 8:30 AM
"Apple's iTunes U Hits One Billion Downloads" ["Apple tells AllThingsD that, to date, more than 4.5 million iPads have been sold into U.S. education institutions."] AllThingsD 1:50 PM
"Apple Has Sold Over 8M iPads Direct To Education Worldwide, With More Than 1B iTunes U Downloads" TechCrunch 1:52 PM
"Apple iTunes U Downloads Surpass 1 Billion" PC Magazine 11:15 AM
"Apple announces iTunes U content has now passed 1 billion downloads" The Next Web 8:21 AM
"iTunes U sees one billion content downloads, 60 percent from outside US" The Verge 8:27 AM
"Apple & Google top Fortune's list of most admired companies" VentureBeat 10:50 AM
"Apple Named Most Admired Company by Business Execs" The Mac Observer 4:45 PM
"Without Big Subsidies, iPhone Is a Tough Sell/Denver wireless retailer Van Yip received exciting news last year: He would get to sell the iPhone. It turned out that his customers weren't all that thrilled." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:22 PM
"Planning Documents Confirm Future Edinburgh Store" ifoAppleStore 8:47 AM
"UK judge who issued extreme ruling for Samsung against Apple hired by... Samsung!" Foss Patents 8:27 AM
"Samsung hires British judge who said Apple lacked integrity: Sir Robin Jacob issued harsh sanctions after Apple's half-hearted 'not as cool' apology" Fortune 8:26 AM
"UK judge who questioned Apple's integrity gets a job with Samsung" Computerworld 9:39 AM
"Judge Critical of Apple Invites Controversy to Work for Samsung" The Mac Observer 1:45 PM
"Note from Barcelona: 'Apple is losing the screen-size war'" Fortune 1:49 PM
"iOS Apps Pose Larger Privacy Risk Than Android Apps, Study Reveals" Redmond Pie 10:33 AM
"Some Apple Factories in China Still Treat Workers 'Like Slaves'" M.I.C. Gadget 8:47 AM
"Apple assimilates France, Sweden and pals into iCloud" The Register 8:10 AM
"iPhone sales at Leap Wireless are half of what was forecast: The prepaid mobile carrier is having a tough time getting Apple's smartphones off its hands." CNET News 8:16 AM
"Leap Wireless struggling to sell off-contract iPhones" TUAW 8:41 AM
"Leap Wireless Stuck With iPhone Stockpile" WirelessWeek 10:20 AM
"Former Apple retail chief presides over JC Penney's lowest sales in 20 years" AppleInsider 10:20 AM
"Apple Asked To Pay $330k/Day Because Of Facetime Patents" UberGizmo 2:55 PM
"Tapbots Uses Unique Approach to Expose Tweetbot App Pirates" PadGadget 8:47 AM
"Temecula Apple Store Burglarized Again: Monday's burglary marks the fifth crime incident Patch has reported on at the Apple Store over the last two years." Temecula Patch 9:10 PM
"MWC 2013: Samsung takes a bite out of Apple" ZDNet 9:15 PM
"Counterfeit Maker Prepares to Release iPad Mini Knockoff with Telephony Features" M.I.C. Gadget 8:47 AM
"iPhone knuckle duster case owned by Rihanna, Alicia Keys and Nicky Hilton is banned by ebay amid fears it could be used as a weapon" Daily Mail (UK) 8:52 AM
"Smartwatches Are The Hot New Product" Associated Press 11:11 AM
"Can graphene supercapacitors replace traditional batteries?" TG Daily 10:38 AM
"Samsung denies charges of underage labor in China following complaint in France: Three non-governmental organizations have filed a complaint in France against a Samsung subsidiary" IDG News Service 8:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"YML Archives for February 27th, 2013" Your Mac Life 7:49 AM
"iPad Mini to bury 9.7-inch iPad in 2013: DisplaySearch/2013 may be the year of the iPad Mini and smaller tablets in general." CNET News 1:51 PM
"iPad Mini Sales Overtaking iPad Sales Faster Than Apple Expected" MacRumors 2:43 PM
"Apple's massive margin problem: the mini is going maxi, with 55M sales projected to only 33M iPads" VentureBeat 4:26 PM
"Comeback for 9.7-Inch iPad With Redesign Coming in H2 2013 – Trendforce" MacPrices 1:44 PM
"This sapphire smartphone screen is strong, strong, strong: Want a phone screen that really won't break? Make it out of tougher stuff than glass. The smartphone screen on the iPhone above may look like it's made of glass, but it isn't. It's made of sapphire. That's right, the same aluminum oxide compound (AL2O3) better known for brilliant blue gemstones that dangle from ears and throats and can cost a small fortune." CNET Reviews 8:17 AM
"Apple Supplier Corning Sees 3-Year Wait on Flexible Glass" Bloomberg 10:13 AM
"Apple manufacturer Foxconn planning expansion to US, report says" Macworld UK 8:51 AM
"Tablet Repairability: Our engineers disassembled and analyzed each tablet, awarding a repairability score between zero and ten. Ten is the easiest to repair." iFixit 7:50 AM
"IFixit tablet repair index: Dell at top; iPad, Surface at bottom" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:53 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Invents Advanced iPad Magnetics System for Dual iPad Notebook, Tripod Stands, Gaming Controller & Much More" Patently Apple 7:44 AM
"Apple's versatile magnetic stand concept could securely hold an iPad upside down" AppleInsider 7:44 AM
"Apple Patent Would Use The iPad's Built-In Magnets To Turn The Tablet Into An In-Car Entertainment System" TechCrunch 8:51 AM
"Apple's Satellite Phone Patent Could Technically Apply to TV" Patently Apple 7:48 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Plight of the Zombie For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:25 AM
"Hedgehog Jump Adventure World By Pocket Legend Games For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:25 AM
"Slingshot Sheep For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:25 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:48 AM
"Review: Files is the 'Finder for iOS' you've been waiting for" 9 to 5 Mac 8:42 AM
"Files App Review: Simple and to the point, Files App is a handy way to transfer files between iOS devices and PCs and Macs, as well as view or edit them on the move." 148Apps 1:49 PM
"Review: Intuit TurboTax SnapTax" Macworld 8:35 AM
"Review: H&R Block At Home 1040EZ for iOS" Macworld 8:34 AM
"Evernote updates iOS app, adds formatting options and improved PDF experience" SlashGear 9:14 PM
"New 'Super Stickman Golf 2' Trailer Released, and It's Looking Great" Touch Arcade 5:51 PM
"iPhone piggy bank predicts how well you'll do in life: Feed this box with 500-yen coins, stick to your savings plan, and keep your avatar in fine fettle." CNET News 5:51 PM
"Viddy iOS Update Takes Aim at Vine, Instagram" PC Magazine 5:11 PM
"Dunkin' Donuts Adds Passbook Support to Its iPhone App" MacRumors 9:15 PM
"Dunkin' Donuts Mobile App Adds Support for Apple's Passbook" PRNewswire 4:13 PM
"The Proper Way To Make a Bottle-Opening iPhone Case" Gizmodo 3:21 PM
"EMBRACE+ Bracelet Lights up Your iPhone Life" The Mac Observer 2:26 PM
"Goto Educational Technology Announces Birdees App –First Interactive Sex Education App For Parents, Teachers & Kids For Ipad And Ipad Mini" Thomas PR 2:26 PM
"EU close to fining Microsoft, says Report: Fine said to be in store for not allowing European Windows users more browser choice. Microsoft had blamed the incident on a technical glitch." CNET News 3:57 PM
"Facebook buys Microsoft ad technology platform" Reuters 3:56 PM
"Facebook snags Microsoft's Atlas to boost ad sales: The deal gives the social-networking giant a tool to use the information gleaned from its users to serve up more relevant ads." CNET News 3:57 PM
"Facebook Buys Digital-Ad Service From Microsoft" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:49 PM
"Facebook buys Microsoft ad platform Atlas" The Verge 4:14 PM
"Google privacy chief blasts Microsoft's 'Scroogled' campaign at RSA Conference/You know people are sensitive about their online privacy when Microsoft seeks advantage over Google by running TV ads that claim anyone using services like gmail gets "scroogled" because Google sells keyword and behavior data to marketers." Computerworld New Zealand 4:02 PM
"Microsoft's dispute with the South Korean military continues" The Point Daily 8:00 AM
"Microsoft Munches Own Open Source Dog Food" Wired Magazine 7:15 AM
"Why Microsoft's pushing Office subscriptions" Computerworld 6:57 AM
"Microsoft joins the Open Data Centre Alliance" Cloud Pro 8:02 AM
"ARM CEO hopeful about Windows RT/East hints that a 64-bit implementation of Microsoft Windows RT may be on the way" Computerworld 9:52 AM
"Bing Maps Now Shows Ocean Floor Topography, Gets Updated Base Satellite Image And Almost 14M Sq Km Of New High-Res Imagery" TechCrunch 1:01 PM
"Intel launches own distribution of Apache Hadoop" Computing 7:56 AM
"Is Intel The Chip Foundry Better Than Intel The Processor Supplier?" Seeking Alpha 6:46 AM
"Intel Corporation vs ARM Holdings plc : INTC continues to snatch more of ARM's turf, Sell ARM say Liberum" The Economy News 8:00 AM
"AMD will sell a stripped-down version of Sony's PlayStation 4 APU" TechSpot 4:02 PM
"Tessera and AMD settle pending litigation/Tessera, Inc. has entered into an agreement settling all pending litigation with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)" Electronics Feed 7:54 AM
"AMD: 'Most powerful APU we have built to date' in PS4" Strategy Informer 9:15 AM
"AMD says PS4's APU is 'by far the most powerful' it has ever built" MCV 7:55 AM
"IBM Exec: PureSystems Sales Off To 'Solid Start'" CRN 9:56 AM
"New York, IBM partner in STEM education program" Innovation Trail 7:59 AM
"Video: IBM likely to keep sales-tax break; IDA adopts resolution" Poughkeepsie Journal 8:04 AM
"IBM to Bang Software Drum for Investors" TheStreet 7:59 AM
"IBM leads server race, Cisco breaks top 5/The most notable server battle was in the No. 4 position. Oracle's market share slide continued and Cisco edged into a statistical tie. IDC noted that this quarter was the first time Cisco broke into the top 5." ZDNet 9:54 AM
"Two more zero-day Java bugs discovered" IT PRO 8:03 AM
"Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buys Hawaiian airline" The Inquirer 9:58 AM
"Cisco completes Intucell acquisition" Telecompaper 9:17 AM
"Cisco joins top five server vendors for the first time, IDC says" CIO 7:44 AM
"Apple Required Executives to Hold Triple Their Salary in Stock: Apple Inc. earlier this month reversed its stance on a corporate-governance measure related to executive compensation, implementing a new rule that executives must hold triple their base salary in company stock." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:10 PM
"Comparing the Profits of Five Tech Titans" Tech.pinions 4:10 PM
"Apple Is Due For A Substantial Correction" The Motley Fool 8:19 AM
"How To Elegantly Diss Apple Bashers: A Tutorial" YCharts 8:30 AM
"Should Apple buy Hungary? Apple probably won't buy anything big, but if it's looking for ideas..." Fortune 1:50 PM
"Apple promises 'new categories' of devices to fight competition" V3 8:38 AM
"Apple needs $137 billion in the bank for the 'challenges ahead'" Macworld UK 8:51 AM
"Analyst Peter Misek Thinks Next Two Years Will Be Rough Period For Apple" Cult of Mac 10:32 AM
"Apple: Buy The Steak - Hold For The Coming Sizzles!" Seeking Alpha 11:15 AM
"Why are Apple Shareholders Dissatisfied with Executive Pay?" Forbes 10:58 AM
"The Apple Shareholder's Meeting: Sorry, No Stock Split!" The Tech Night Owl 7:50 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledges firm's falling share price" The Inquirer 8:15 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks slip back after big rally/Asian stock markets slipped Friday to start the new month on a broadly downbeat note, with a pair of lackluster manufacturing surveys from China doing little to help sentiment." MarketWatch 8:58 PM
"Stocks Finish in the Red" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:51 PM
"Dow edges near record, then sputters; stocks down" Associated Press 7:17 PM
"Stocks Erase Gains in Late Trading" TheStreet 3:59 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan, China stocks jump; India slides on budget/Sydney, Tokyo stocks soar in February, as Shanghai shares decline/Major Asian stock benchmarks jumped 2% or more on Thursday to end February on a buoyant note, as eased worries over Italy and the U.S. Federal Reserve's commitment to monetary stimulus boosted investor sentiment." MarketWatch 8:17 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks gain on Bernanke, Draghi comments/Veolia Environnement shares up after report/European stocks were on track for a ninth consecutive monthly gain on Thursday, a day after Ben Bernanke, head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, both defended loose monetary policy." MarketWatch 8:17 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:18 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:19 PM
"As sink Nook sales, so slumps B&N's fiscal health: Revenue in Barnes & Noble's Nook division hit $316 million, down 26 percent compared to the prior year, as the unit's losses balloon to $190.4 million." CNET News 7:18 PM
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