"Second Apple-Samsung case in California to go ahead but parties must narrow their claims" Foss Patents 6:54 AM
"Apple v. Samsung, Round 2: Death by narrowing? Apple will get its second day in court, but must narrow its claims to Samsung's benefit" Fortune 6:47 PM
"US judge will not suspend Apple vs Samsung caseLawsuit involves Apple's Siri voice assistant, other patents different from those that went to trial in California last year" Reuters 7:13 AM
"Tim Cook May Have to Testify in Apple (AAPL) E-Books Case" Wall Street Pit 7:12 AM
"'The Single Biggest Problem That Apple Faces, And Almost Nobody Is Talking About It'" Business Insider 9:59 AM
"After leaving users exposed, Apple finally HTTPS-protects iOS App Store: But don't break out the bubbly yet. Apple engineers still have work to do." Ars Technica 1:22 PM
"First Look: Apple's iCloud data center site in Reno, Nevada/Apple has more in its pipeline than just new Macs and iOS products; the company is aggressively planning out and building new data centers to support iCloud and related iTunes features. Here's a look at the next major construction project planned at the new Reno Technology Park." AppleInsider 4:50 PM
"Here's How Tim Cook Can Fix Steve Jobs's Biggest Failure" TheStreet 3/8
"Slow but steady: How the iPhone is changing the phone industry" Macworld 3/8
"Apple CEO Tim Cook May Testify in E-Books Antitrust Suit" Bloomberg 3/8
"Apple CEO Tim Cook may testify in U.S. e-book case" CNET News 3/8
"CEO Tim Cook may have to testify in Apple e-books case" Reuters 3/8
"Intel Inside iPhones, iPads Would Let Apple Kick Samsung Out/The latest rumor involving Apple: it is in talks with Intel to have that company make the chips for iOS devices. That job currently belongs to Samsung, which is battling Apple in retail over smartphone sales, and in the courts over patent issues. The move could help lower costs for Apple while also giving the company deeper access to Intel's famous chip manufacturing expertise." MacNewsWorld 3/8
"Intel: There Is No Apple Foundry Deal" Seeking Alpha 3/8
"Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss Data Collection Privacy Suit" Bloomberg 3/8
"U.S. judge will not suspend Apple Siri patent case vs. Samsung" Reuters 3/8
"Judge says Apple's Siri case against Samsung can proceed: U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh had said last month that a second patent case pitting Apple against Samsung in Northern California might be put on hold. Now she says otherwise." CNET News 3/8
"Judge: We can't rely on what Apple tells court in privacy suit/U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal has ordered Apple to show the court what it's doing to produce documents in a suit related to the gathering of location-tracking data in iOS." CNET News 3/8
"Apple Is Quietly Turning Every Car On The Road Into An 'iCar'" Business Insider 3/8
"Apple Can't Duck Giving Documents in Privacy Lawsuit" Bloomberg 3/8
"Apple Objects to Second Samsung Patent Lawsuit Delay" Bloomberg 3/8
"Apple Not Guilty of Samsung Patent Infringement" [Video Report] Bloomberg 3/8
"German court keeps Samsung's hopes alive by scheduling retrial in 3G patent case against Apple" Foss Patents 3/8
"Samsung supports delay of second Apple infringement trial" Fortune 3/8
"Apple to Court: Don't Delay Samsung Patent Case" The Mac Observer 3/8
"Microsoft promotes Mac and iOS development using Windows Azure cloud services" iMore 8:55 AM
"Are Apple's Macs becoming more vulnerable to malware?" Silicon Valley 3/8
"Pwn2Own carnage continues as exploits take down Adobe Reader, Flash" Ars Technica 3/8
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask questions about managing user accounts, wiping OS X and setting up a Mac from scratch, and restoring lost Apple programs." MacFixIt 3/8
"Restrict printer usage in OS X: With the OS X printer configuration, you can impose limits on which accounts are allowed to print to specific printers on your system." MacFixIt 3/8
"Advice from an Apple Tech: Three common Mac fixes" Macworld 3/8
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Enable and Use Dictation in Mac OS X Mountain Lion" iClarified 6:57 PM
"Mac Backup Guru for OS X review" AppleTell 10:13 AM
"Solar Cells May Supplement Smartphone Batteries" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3/8
"Eset Cybersecurity Pro review: Antivirus for Mac users/Yet another security suite for worried Mac users" Macworld UK 3/8
"Joining CD tracks, quickly adding items to playlists, and iTunes device limits" Macworld 3/8
"How To Record Audio From Skype Calls In High Quality On Mac" AddictiveTips 3/8
"How to Monitor Your Mac's Connections with Little Snitch" Mactuts+ 3/8
"WordPress Responsive Design Calculator: Pixels to REM" Foliovision 3/8
"Need that iPhone or Android photo fast? Import quickly to Mac with built-in Preview: You don't have to load iPhoto to get pictures off your smartphone and onto your Mac. The Preview app is a quick and easy alternative." CNET News 3/8
"AT&T announces it will unlock smartphones at end of contract" Electronista 6:53 AM
"iPads and Siri for new Ferrari supercars" The Scotsman 7:12 AM
"Apple Finally Fixes iOS App Store Security Vulnerability" App Advice 6:46 AM
"Apple finally turns HTTPS on for the App Store, fixing a lot of vulnerabilities" Ellie Burzstein 6:46 AM
"Apple finally fixes App Store flaw by turning on encryption" CNET News 3/8
"Apple ups lead over Android among business users: The iPhone and the iPad have grown more popular with the enterprise crowd at the expense of Android devices, according to an Egnyte report." CNET News 3/8
"Apple and Amazon talk up 'used' content services" V3 3/8
"Tablet shipments in India hit 3.11 million in 2012, with Samsung, Apple and Micromax leading the way" The Next Web 3/8
"Gogo: Apple and its iPads dominate in-flight internet usage" 9 to 5 Mac 3/8
"iPhone And iPad Dominate In-Flight Internet Usage [Infographic] Redmond Pie 3/8
"Apple Reigns Supreme According to Gogo In-Flight Internet Usage Stats" DailyTech 3/8
"Apple trailed 2012 tablet shipments in India – that is, if you counted phablets" iDownload Blog 3/8
"Apple hits 99 percent work-hour compliance among suppliers" TechSpot 3/8
"Users Still Prefer iPad for Web Browsing – 80% of all Web Traffic Done on iPad" PadGadget 3/8
"iPad US Usage Still Above 80% But Slipping a Bit" Forbes 3/8
"Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there'" Computerworld Blogs 3/8
"Apple's Phil Schiller makes dig at Android security on Twitter: 'Be safe out there'" Macworld UK 3/8
"Apple's Phil Schiller has a dig at Android's security flaws" The Inquirer 3/8
"What Do 'Angry Birds' and Slash Have in Common?" Mashable 3/8
"Ferrari FF iPad mini Integration Unveiled At Geneva Auto Show; Free Ferrari FF iPad App" MacPrices 3/8
"Video ad for Domino's Japanese iPhone app is the worst thing you'll see today" VentureBeat 3/8
"'80s Apple Posters Made By Matt Groening, 'The Simpsons' Creator, Unearthed Online" The Huffington Post 3/8
Non-Apple News
"Second Generation HTC Facebook Phone 'Myst' Specs Leak Online" Redmond Pie 7:08 AM
"At SXSW, brands take over: This year's interactive festival is dominated by marketers and corporations with high-priced agendas. Even Oreo cookies are part of the mix." CNET News 7:07 AM
"Sony's board chairman and ex-CEO Stringer to retire: FT" Yahoo! News 7:10 AM
"Stringer to Leave As Sony Chairman" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:10 AM
"Sony Chairman, ex-CEO Howard Stringer to quit: The Sony executive said he will pursue 'new opportunities' that he's recently received" Computerworld 6:51 AM
"EA Maxis cops to 'dumb' SimCity launch, offers early adopters a free game" Engadget 6:53 AM
"EA to offer free PC game for SimCity players: So it's come to thi" Destructoid 6:52 AM
"EA offers free catalog game to apologize for SimCity server woes: Maxis chief hopes issues will be totally resolved over the weekend." Ars Technica 6:49 AM
"South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 101: Five Themes to Follow in Austin" Techland 3/8
"What Google's HQ looked like back in 1999" Network World 3/8
"Microsoft Working on Expandable Smartphones & More" Patent Bolt 3/8
"Google in Race with Apple to Bring Backside Controls to Devices" Patent Bolt 3/8
"Google Glass App Identifies People By Clothes, Hints At Tech That Could Counter Face Blindness" TechCrunch 3/8
"Asus details Transformer AiO Windows 8 device with detachable Android tablet display" V3 3/8
"The TouchArcade Show - 94 - Top Secret Fishing Strat'" Touch Arcade 3/8
"Plotter Turns the Map on Your iPhone Into a Social Discovery Tool" ["Q&A With Tom Nolan, Founder and CEO of Plotter"] Mashable 3/8
"Daniel Bérubé and Michael Horton Preview 12th Annual Las Vegas SuperMeet and Developments in Video" MacVoices 3/8
"Gene Steinberg meets John Martellaro of The Mac Observer and Peter Cohen, of the Angry Mac Bastards radio show and The Loop, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3/8
"Rumors Of iPhone 5S And The Next iPad On Our Newest CultCast" Cult of Mac 3/8
"Apple patent filing is for charge recycling system and method" AppleDailyReport 3/8
"Like Amazon, Apple wants to create a marketplace for used digital goods" paidContent 3/8
"Apple Patents a System for Second-Hand iTunes Sales" Techland 3/8
"Apple Patents Second Hand Music Sales" Tapscape 3/8
AppleCare/Helps
"15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Users Experiencing Fan Issues Related to SanDisk SSDs?" MacRumors 3/8
Price Trackers/Deals
"Legends of Atlantis: Exodus HD Premium For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free" Apple Sliced 10:12 AM
"iBlast Moki 2 HD For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 10:12 AM
"Anitopia For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:13 AM
"Can your smartphone really replace your point-and-shoot camera?" ["But, what, if anything, do I give up in image quality for the convenience of leaving my camera at home? Do the photos that a dedicated point-and-shoot camera captures justify the hassle of packing yet another device?"] Macworld 7:46 AM
"Apple iMac 27in (Late 2012) 'Best' review: The Apple iMac 27in that arrived at the end of 2012 is arguably the finest all-in-one computer money can buy." PC Advisor 3/8
"Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD review: Solid alternative to laptop hard drives" CNET Reviews 3/8
"The phone subsidy is paid off, so why is my monthly bill still high? In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why carriers continue to charge the same monthly service fee even after your phone subsidy is paid. She also explains T-Mobile's prepaid offerings." CNET News 3/8
"Will the Samsung Galaxy S4 eclipse the iPhone? The Galaxy S4 will be unveiled in New York this week as the battle with Apple hots up again" The Guardian 7:03 PM
"The Macalope Weekly: Blind spots" Macworld 12:45 PM
"Are Apple and Google Being Forced Out Of TV?" Forbes 3/8
"How Is It That Apple, Google, And Amazon Are All Considered Modern Technology Companies?" PixoBebo 3/8
"Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: The Crazy Apple Critic Declares A Winner!" TeraTalks 3/8
"How The 'Open' Android OS Is Getting Clobbered By Apple's 'Closed' iOS iPhone and iPad" Mac 360 3/8
"More features iOS should take from Android? Ars readers weigh in: How apps are handled, keyboards, text selection, and widgets made the list." Ars Technica 3/8
"Al Gore credits Snapchat's success to 'stalker economy': During a talk at SXSW 2013, the former vice president says the popular photo app appeals to people because it erases the risk of a permanent record." CNET News 6:35 PM
"We're live at SXSW's Al Gore on The Future panel" Engadget 4:15 PM
"The astoundingly cheesy iPhone app launch from Domino's: See what you make of Domino's Pizza Japan President Scott Oellkers as he grins and poses and, perhaps, sells his company's new iPhone app." CNET News 4:15 PM
"Anne-Marie Slaughter on female workplace equality: it's about men, too" GigaOM 3:50 PM
"A wish list for education technology" GigaOM 12:45 PM
"Facebook's Revamped News Feed: 3 Things To Do" TechWeb News 9:45 AM
"SAMSUNG: No One Is Buying Microsoft's Surface, Windows 8 Isn't Very Good" Business Insider 9:34 AM
"A Shrinking Garmin Navigates the Smartphone Storm: Smartphones are digital 'Swiss Army knives' that do just about everything. Can the world's leading GPS company survive?" Technology Review 3/8
"How I ditched the security risks and lived without Java, Reader, and Flash" PCWorld 3/8
"What's Next for Android: Google's New Hardware Strategy" TheStreet 3/8
"Almost all mobile malware now targets Android" TG Daily 3/8
"More Chromebooks emerge online, but Google's OS still lags" Techworld 3/8
"Where the Pixel Fits Into Google's Game Plan" PC Magazine 3/8
"Two personal Wi-Fi hotspots: Different strokes for different folks/The Verizon Wireless JetPack and the FreedomPop Photon both offer mobile Wi-Fi -- one is fast but pricey, the other is limited but free." Computerworld 3/8
"Wireless Capacity Crunch Answers At MWC 2013" InformationWeek 3/8
"U.K. Ranked Tops In European Broadband Study" InformationWeek 3/8
"A look at Facebook's new layout" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3/8
"Facebook rolls out jazzy news feed, fights irrelevancy: The changes unveiled Thursday attempt to address complaints that the social network has become too disjointed" Salon 3/8
"Here's the $4.99 utility that might just have saved Windows 8: Is Microsoft listening, though?" The Register 3/8
"In The Age Of Mobile Devices, Is That A Storm Cloud Hanging Over Windows 8?" BohemianBoomer 3/8
Humor/Cartoons
"Here Are All Your Favorite Social Networks Explained" Gizmodo 6:55 AM
"Updates to iOS Apps: Adobe Reader, Kickstarter, Quotebook, and Vintique" eXtensions 9:26 PM
"Google Field Trip to Chipotle: 2 new, 3 updated iOS apps to check out/Also in this week's roundup: GroupMe, Marvel Unlimited, and... Angry Birds?" Ars Technica 3:09 PM
"Vizzywig Video Camera Updated With Ken Burns Effects And Other Features" App Advice 8:35 AM
"This Week's Must-Have iOS Apps: Sonic Dash, 8 Ball Pool, Path On & More [Roundup] Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
"Making Beautiful Presentations Is A Breeze With Haiku Deck 2.0" App Advice 7:18 AM
"Adobe Reader For iOS Update Brings Smart Zoom, Night Mode And More" App Advice 6:48 AM
"PowerSkin brings a new Battery Case for the iPhone 5" iTechNews 3/8
"Dell buyout in turmoil as Icahn enters the fray: Icahn wants shareholders to have a second option when they vote on the buyout" Associated Press 7:22 AM
"Four months in, Windows 8 needs help: Microsoft needs to fix Windows 8 to make it easier for the average consumer to use, says IDC." CNET News 6:34 PM
"Is Nokia starting to believe in the Surface phone?" The Verge 7:08 AM
"Windows 8 tablets to revitalize the tablet market this year" Northern Voices Online 7:35 AM
"Samsung exec: Windows 8 is to blame for poor sales of PCs" Crave @ CNET 7:35 AM
"New York City pension funds oppose re-election of 2 longtime Hewlett-Packard board members" Associated Press 7:24 AM
"NYC pension funds seeking ouster of 2 HP directors" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 AM
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