"ITC delays decision on Samsung patent claims against Apple until May" AppleInsider 5:46 PM
"Apple CEO Cook must testify in e-books antitrust case: judge" Reuters 12:14 PM
"Apple CEO will testify in e-books case, judge says: Apple's top executive will be deposed by the Department of Justice, in its e-books antitrust case against the company." CNET News 1:25 PM
"Apple CEO Must Give Deposition in E-Books Antitrust Suit" Bloomberg 4:18 PM
"Tim Cook ordered to testify in ebook price-fixing case" The Verge 1:32 PM
"Supply Chain Snags Weigh Down Apple's Stock: Wall Street analysts who track those who supply the parts for Apple's phones and tablets are taking a hard look at those numbers, and they don't like what they see. All that fueled the latest round of negative news that included stock price drops, analyst downgrades and new worries that Apple may be losing some key talent in the next few months." MacNewsWorld 8:41 AM
"What If Apple Followed Warren Buffett's Advice?" The Motley Fool 8:07 AM
"Apple's Dominance In The Tablet Market Is Ending" Business Insider 2:37 PM
"Tim Cook Might Have Made an Absolutely Devastating Mistake: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't reinvent the wheel. Don't get too big for your britches. And remember: you were born on third base; you did not hit a triple so don't turn into that megalomaniac Ron Johnson at JCPenney. That's what Steve Jobs should have told Tim Cook when he handed off the Apple CEO lasso." TheStreet 8:11 AM
"Apple Stores in France banned from forcing employees to work late" The Verge 8:01 AM
"Apple France Fined for Store Work Rule Violations" ifoAppleStore 8:41 AM
"Apple to pay out €10,000 in ban on night shifts for French store staff" ZDNet 12:01 PM
"Paris court to Apple Stores: No more breaking 9 p.m. curfew" CNET News 12:14 PM
"New taxman plans to scrutinise Apple, Google operations: The taxman will put the Australian operations of multinationals including Google and Apple under the microscope as part of an investigation of complex schemes used by global companies to minimise tax." WAtoday (AU) 8:53 AM
"Healthier v1.3 review: Taking a break may increase productivity/Not the best attempt at a 'take a break' style app" Macworld UK 8:44 AM
"List an OS X folder hierarchy with TextWrangler: If you need to get a structured list of the directories in a folder, TextWrangler can do that." CNET Reviews 4:13 PM
"Quick Tip: How to Use Home Sharing in iTunes" Mactuts+ 8:42 AM
"Change Finder Search to Look In Current Folder Rather Than Everywhere in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 7:24 AM
"MacMost Now 838: Choosing an iPhone Backup Method" MacMost 7:25 AM
"Study: Rivals take bite out of Apple's rule of tablets/Android devices will grow from 41.5% to 48% share of market" San Jose Mercury News 8:07 AM
"Google Android OS tablet sales will overtake iPads in 2013, says IDC" ComputerWeekly 8:33 AM
"Apple iPad to fall behind Android tablet rivals, IDC says" Digital Spy 8:55 AM
"IDC: Android Army of Tablets to Surge Past Apple's iPad This Year" DailyTech 8:42 AM
"Look who's taking it to the iPad: Japanese—yes, Japanese—electronics manufacturers have gotten the memo about what customers really want. And they're finally fighting back." Fortune 7:42 AM
"Samsung outguns Apple in marketing, report says: Samsung spent $401 million to promote its products in the U.S. last year, compared with $333 million spent by Apple." CNET News 8:16 AM
"Samsung spent $68M more than Apple on 2012 phone ads, increased budget fivefold" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"Apple cracks India's smartphone market: Tech giant finally catching up to other smartphone makers in region" CNN 7:56 AM
"Apple Jumps To Second In Revenue In India's Smartphone Market Says IDC, Thanks To Shifts In Distribution Model" TechCrunch 8:23 AM
"Apple's iPad is heart of Idaho elementary 'iSchool' pilot program" AppleInsider 10:15 AM
"Apple iPhone 5 explodes during phone call in Thailand" CNET Asia 8:01 AM
"Forget the iWatch. With Pebble, wearable computing is already here" Fortune 8:45 AM
"iPhone 5 4G support comes to Norway as Lumia 920 signals Nokia resurgence" ZDNet 9:50 AM
"Apple iPhones, iPads greet Pope Francis" MacDailyNews 3:41 PM
"The tale of when Shaq asked Steve Jobs personally for an iPhone ahead of launch [Video] 9 to 5 Mac 2:34 PM
"Steve Jobs' life story to become official Japanese manga series: The late Apple co-founder is the star of a new comic based on Walter Isaacson's official biography" Macworld UK 8:08 AM
"Is Google Now coming to the iPhone? A leaked video suggests Siri may soon face some stiff competition" The Week 8:57 AM
"Google Now for iOS? Promo video appears online but is quickly pulled" Digital Trends 8:23 AM
"Google Now For iOS Video Hits YouTube--Briefly" Fast Company 8:53 AM
"Eight year old buys £980 worth of virtual donuts on an iPad" The Inquirer 10:29 AM
"Russian Hackers Mod a Dilapidated Opel to Drive by iPad" Wired 8:53 AM
"World's Most Bizarre iPhone Accessories, From Creepy Cases to the iPotty" Wired 8:03 AM
Non-Apple News
"More U.S. teens are using smartphones to get to Internet, Pew finds" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:25 PM
"Brilliant toilet paper ad shows true limits of technology" CNET News 12:09 PM
"New Netflix Facebook app lets users share viewing history" CNNMoney 11:58 AM
"Autonomy founder Mike Lynch calls for fresh approach to UK innovation" V3 11:37 AM
"Levitating PC mouse may be the most awesome rodent ever" TG Daily 11:27 AM
"Mozilla Provides An Early Peek At Its Updated Firefox OS Simulator" TechCrunch 11:26 AM
"VMware Confirms Its Amazon Web Services Competitor, Hybrid Cloud Services, To Be Led By Bill Fathers From Savvis" TechCrunch 10:32 AM
"SAP Opens Singapore-Based Co-Innovation Lab" TechCrunch 10:31 AM
"Turing Award goes to MIT crypto experts Goldwasser and Micali: $250k 'Nobel Prize in Computing' honors MIT professors' work in provable security" Network World 10:15 AM
"Devs tease early screenshots of Ubuntu Touch Core Apps" The Register 10:39 AM
"Ubuntu Linux gets a new official flavor: Ubuntu Gnome Remix is now an officially supported part of the Linux distribution's family" PCWorld 10:05 AM
"Computer graphics pioneer awarded Kyoto Prize" EE Times 9:51 AM
"HTC One release pushed to April, risks conflict with Galaxy S4 launch" IDG News Service 9:46 AM
"Google CEO Larry Page's memo about Android leadership changes" BetaNews 2:59 PM
"Andy Rubin's Next Moonshot Could Happen At Google's Project X" TechCrunch 1:48 PM
"Andy Rubin Steps Down as Google's Head of Android" Mashable 12:27 PM
"Andy Rubin steps away from Android, starts new chapter at Google" TG Daily 1:32 PM
"Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Case Mini for the iPad Mini review" iSource 8:41 AM
"Review: Jison Case Flip Executive Case for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 8:42 AM
"Sleek, stylish iSlider for the iPad good in certain situations" AppleDailyReport 8:30 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Google Reader is dying, but we have five worthy alternatives: With Google Reader on its way out, many users will be in need of a replacement for their RSS subscriptions. Here's a roundup of what we think are the best alternatives available." CNET Reviews 7:11 PM
"Apple: Kicking Its Traditional User Base To The Curb? – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 2:57 PM
"Will Android Tablets Pass the iPad in 2013?" Tech.pinions 2:42 PM
"The killer iOS 7 feature the iPad needs: trackpad support/The one thing I love about the Microsoft Surface Pro more than the iPad? One little trackpad." CNET Reviews 2:35 PM
"Insufficient number of data points from Apple supply chain lead analysts to conclude the worst, of course" MacDailyNews 10:07 AM
"Will they switch? The Kid Test: Windows Phone vs. iPhone/Is Windows Phone's unusual user interface enough to win over two boys, ages 12 and 14, who are both iPhone users?" CNET News 9:22 AM
"Apple Case Design in 2013, Part 3: On Changes, Innovation, and the Future" iLounge 8:56 AM
"How teens are making the desktop computer obsolete" Digital First Media 8:55 AM
"Apple TV Delayed. If It Even Exists. Got That? The iTV is not yet a sure thing, but it's already coming later than it was(n't) expected." Fast Company 8:53 AM
"This Little Device Will Radically Reinvent Your Driving Experience" Business Insider 8:49 AM
"Industry Analysts Continue to Deliver Bad News About Apple" The Tech Night Owl 8:43 AM
"Apple Blogger Praises Apple For Making Insignificant Improvements To Apple Maps" Business Insider 8:42 AM
"Apple's New iPhone Ads: Brilliant, Understated, Elegant & Boring" ReadWrite 8:36 AM
"Apple iWatch set to disrupt... what exactly? Apple disrupts markets for a living. But what market does the iWatch disrupt? The wristwatch market... really?" Macworld UK 11:23 AM
"In Defense of the Apple iWatch: Despite critics' frustration with the product and company, the iWatch isn't the worst thing Apple could be developing now." Minyanville 8:46 AM
"Unwinding the iWatch: here's what to expect" Gearburn 8:31 AM
"If these Apple patents come to fruition, I'll be buying more items from the iTunes Store" AppleDailyReport 8:30 AM
"Dell Responds To Shareholder Revolt, Agrees To Provide List Of Investors" Forbes 9:22 AM
"Dell to Open Investor List to Southeastern Amid LBO Dispute" Bloomberg 9:38 AM
"New Dell suitors don't make much sense" Fortune 12:03 PM
"Dell's XPS 18 All-In-One Doubles As 18' Windows Tablet, Weighs Less Than 5 Pounds" Forbes 12:03 PM
"Dell's new XPS 18 all-in-one doubles as tablet and a PC" IDG News Service 10:14 AM
"Dell, Canonical tag team on Ubuntu Server tune-up for PowerEdgies" The Register 10:39 AM
"Dell floats Boomi master data management into the cloud" The Register 10:39 AM
"Dell Backs Standards-Setting Panel for Software-Defined Networking" AllThingsD 12:02 PM
"Outlook, Hotmail are back up following lengthy outage" CNET News 12:09 PM
"Microsoft has access issues with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive services: Issues in Microsoft's online email were unresolved nearly four hours after users complained they were unable to use their accounts" IDG News Service 10:05 AM
"The Great Hotmail, Outlook Outage Of 2013 Continues As Downtime Passes 12 Hours" TechCrunch 10:31 AM
"Microsoft reports Outlook, Hotmail services have display issues" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:18 AM
"Hotmail and Outlook hit by ongoing fault, Microsoft confirms" BBC 9:37 AM
"Hotmail, Outlook.com experiencing an outage" Houston Chronicle 9:57 AM
"How Microsoft Can Save Windows RT" Wired 11:40 AM
"Microsoft to roll out Windows Store app patches quickly: Patches for applications will be released when ready, so new functions can be added more quickly, issues fixed, and security improved, Microsoft says" IDG News Service 10:04 AM
"Microsoft looks to extend its Fresh Paint app for Windows Blue, Phone" ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Microsoft plugs hole in USB equivalent of Blackburn" TG Daily 10:36 AM
"Microsoft unveils even more tempting Kinect offering: Open source" The Register 10:40 AM
"IBM plots fast microserver array" TG Daily 10:36 AM
"IBM eyes 'big data' help for brain injury" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:54 AM
"IBM Big Data Monitors Patients For Brain Injury" InformationWeek 9:34 AM
"IBM system not proven: Qld payroll inquiry" ZDNet 11:45 AM
"HP: Software defined networking enterprise-wide in 2015" ZDNet 11:46 AM
"Oracle's cloud slowly condenses: Vaporous apps are rising as point products for social big data mobility" The Register 10:39 AM
"AAPL Rising: Argus Cuts Target to $600 on iPhone Competition" Barron's 2:43 PM
"Kass: Time to Go Apple Picking" TheStreet 1:27 PM
"Apple Rumors: Special Dividend?" TheStreet 10:44 AM
"Apple May be Planning Stock Dividend & Buyback Changes" The Mac Observer 10:03 AM
"There's Still One Thing That Has To Happen Before Apple Stock Recovers..." Business Insider 7:58 AM
"What Does Apple Have in Common With Gold Miners?" CNBC 9:36 AM
"Apple vs Google: Why Wall Street has turned from one to the other" San Jose Mercury News 8:07 AM
"Is This a Sign of an Apple Earnings Miss in the Making?" The Motley Fool 8:16 AM
"When Will Apple Bottom? Jim Cramer looks at when Apple could bottom, in a discussion with his research associate Nicole Urken" [Video Report] TheStreet 11:59 AM
"Apple's Crime And Punishment" Seeking Alpha 7:41 AM
"Apple, Microsoft among companies stashing more money offshore" Reuters 9:50 AM
"Apple: Last Year I Said Sell -- Buy Now?" Seeking Alpha 8:09 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry gets late boost; Netflix leads techs/Smartphone maker jumps on large order; VMware surges on new plan" MarketWatch 4:14 PM
"Stocks gain; Dow has longest win streak since 1996: Equities advance has S&P 500 less than 11 points from record close" MarketWatch 4:14 PM
"Dow Caps Longest Rally Since 1996 as Retail Sales Gain" Bloomberg 4:14 PM
"Dow Stalls After Eight Day Run" FOXBusiness 4:14 PM
"Dow hits new all-time high. Again." CNNMoney 4:14 PM
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