"How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?" Fortune 7:47 AM
"Apple Can Save Its Shareholders - But Will It?" Seeking Alpha 7:20 AM
"Facebook Home and the next stage of iPhone vs. Android: analysis Facebook Home signals a new era in the war between Android and iPhone, and right now Google has the advantage." CNET News 7:47 AM
"Apple's iMessage is the DEA's worst nightmare" CNNMoney 9:44 AM
"Apple, Google temporarily dodge poaching lawsuit" Reuters 5:55 PM
"Apple Files Multiple Patents Regarding Manufacturing Processes and Systems, Minor Tweaks and Zero Border Displays" Patently Apple 12:42 PM
"How a banner ad for H&R Block appeared on apple.com—without Apple's OK: Someone, somewhere is injecting banner ads into webpages on the sly." Ars Technica 9:03 PM
"Editorial: Apple's market disruption savvy is bad news for Android" AppleInsider 4/6
"The Real Meaning Behind Apple's Apology To China" Forbes 4/6
"Karl Marx Explains The Problem With The Apple, Google No Poaching Conspiracy Allegations" Forbes 4/6
"Judge Gives Green Light To Claims That Apple And Google Agreed To Suppress Salaries" Agence France Presse 4/6
"Judge deals blow to high-tech workers' lawsuit against Apple, Google" Associated Press 4/6
"Developers give Apple an iCloud ultimatum: Fix it by June/Summary: Developers agree that iCloud needs to be rewritten from the ground up or replaced outright. In fact, it might be Apple's greatest disappointment to date." ZDNet 4/5
"Microsoft: No more support for you, Office for Mac 2008/Continues to shortchange Mac users with just five years of Office support; Windows customers get support twice as long" Computerworld 4/5
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How To Protect Macs in the Enterprise: Mac OS X has developed a reputation for security – which means many people ignore measures they should take to secure Macs in the enterprise." eSecurity Planet 4/6
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask about options for managing birthdays in the OS X calendar, and other Mac-related questions." CNET Reviews 4/5
"iMovie '11: Some Video clips may not import into iMovie when using the Camera Import window" Apple Support 4/5
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To integrate iPhoto for iOS into your Mac workflow: Integrate travel shots edited on your iPad into your Mac workflow" Macworld UK 7:49 AM
"Patent troll Lodsys sues 10 mobile game makers, despite Apple's intervention: Infamous patent holder has filed dozens of lawsuits in 2013." Ars Technica 9:29 PM
"Apple Pulls iOS App Discovery Service AppGratis From App Store" TechCrunch 5:56 PM
"New Moms Check In With Their Newborns On iPads To Start Surveillance Young" Gizmodo 5:55 PM
"How JC Penney is using iPod Touches to revamp customer service in 1,100 stores" CITEworld 4/5
"Consumerism in China Reflected in Fake Apple Gifts for the Dead" The Mac Observer 4/5
"Judge denies class action certification in poaching lawsuit involving Apple, Google" AppleInsider 4/5
"Apple's 'iRadio' Reportedly close to launch, yet labels still have to sign: The streaming service is expected to be ad-supported and offer easy downloads." Ars Technica 4/5
"Apple tweaks its online store with new touch-friendly scrollable menu bar" AppleInsider 4/5
"Apple online store updated with iOS friendly navigation bar, other tweaks" 9 to 5 Mac 4/5
"Tim Cook's apology to Chinese customers fully translated, published online" AppleInsider 4/5
"iTunes accounts with credit cards a 'tremendous asset' for potential Apple e-wallet" AppleInsider 4/5
Non-Apple News
"Tabletop inspired 'Torment: Tides of Numenera' breaks Kickstarter record for game funding" The Verge 7:23 PM
"Google Invents a New Compass Interface for Google Maps" Patent Bolt 4/5
"Samsung sacrificing innovation in a bid to out-do Apple?" Reuters 4/5
"The TouchArcade Show - 98 - In Loving Memory of Jared's Beard" Touch Arcade 4/6
"Gene Steinberg meets John Rizzo, from MacWindows.com, and Daniel Eran Dilger, from AppleInsider, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 4/5
"YML Interview -'Thomas Matthews, Executive Editor, Wine Spectator" Your Mac Life 4/5
"YML Interview - 'Michael Hiltzik, How Apple invites facile analysis'" Your Mac Life 4/5
"Latest iOS 7 concept shows slick widget integration, enhanced lockscreen & much more" 9 to 5 Mac 4/5
"Photos of alleged iPhone 6 prototype with edge-to-edge display, no Home button emerge: New photographs could reveal what Apple's next-generation iPhone will look like" Macworld UK 4/5
"Is this the iPhone 5S or iPhone 6? Pics of Curvy Apple smartphone emerge" ITProPortal 4/5
"VirnetX patent loss forcing Apple to change its iOS VPN On Demand in forthcoming update" 9 to 5 Mac 4/5
"Pre-orders for T-Mobile iPhone 5 go live ahead of April 12 launch" AppleInsider 4/5
"Technologies you could see in future Macs, part 5: Macs with foldable screens" Apple Daily Report 4/5
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple working on ways to grant indirect authentication for content on an authorizing device" Apple Daily Report 4/5
"Booq Booqpad Mini for iPad mini review - business focused stylish iPad case: Filofax like iPad mini case from Booq adds protection, storage, style" Macworld UK 7:48 AM
"PopAGraph leads iOS Apps of the Week" Appolicious 2:05 PM
"'Sherlock Holmes' adventure bows on iPad/One of the highest-rated PC adventure games over the last decade has made its debut on the iPad." USA Today 11:40 AM
"Five apps to help you follow the 2013 baseball season" TUAW 4/6
"PopAGraph is a clever iOS photo app that gives your photos some 'pop'." TUAW 4/6
"Mittens Review/Mittens is a physics-based puzzle game from Disney that looks great and is fun to play." 148Apps 4/5
"RRBBYY Review/Adding an unique element to a familiar genre, RRBBYY is sure to test the mental and physical reactions of many block busting game fans." 148Apps 4/5
"PopaGraph: A Photo App that Takes a Little Learning; but with Useful Results" eXtensions 4/5
"Zip Review/With attractive graphics and plenty of humor, it's unfortunate that Zip lacks the all important compelling game mechanics to be a hit." 148Apps 4/5
"Review: Photoshop Touch for iPhone - Applelinks.com" Applelinks 4/5
"Review: The revamped Wunderlist 2.0 sports shared lists, better organizational tools for iOS" Macworld 4/5
"Crack Some Eggs, Make An Omelet In Brave Eggs" App Advice 4/5
How-To/Tutorial
"Find missing podcast playlists, replace converted songs in playlists, and more" Macworld 4/5
"Amazing Apple Anecdote: Steve Was Just A Normal Guy #1" MacTrast 10:30 AM
"Here Are Some Changes Apple Should Make To The iPhone's Software" Business Insider 9:11 AM
"Buy Facebook And Send Google 'Home'?" Seeking Alpha 7:49 AM
"Apple scruffs – The Free Software Column/Android phones are no more a 'rip-off' of the iPhone than the iPhone is a rip-off of earlier mobile phones and technology, argues Richard Hillesley..." Linux User and Developer 7:47 AM
"How Facebook Home Screws Apple – Cult of Mac" DaVid Chartier 4/6
"And Privacy Kudos Of The Week Go To... Apple??" ReadWrite 4/5
"Why and when the iPad is the best e-reader: For the first time in history, when we sit down to read a book, we're faced with more than simply a choice of what to read - we must also decide How To read it" Macworld UK 4/5
"A $5 app isn't expensive: Customers need to help fix the App Store economy" Macworld 4/5
"Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?" Gizmodo 4/5
"Facebook Home: Is That a Feature or a Threat?" The Mac Observer 4/5
"Xbox tweets hint at 'always on' future: Don't want a gaming console that requires a persistent Internet connection? 'Deal with it,' says Microsoft Studio's creative director" CNET News 4/5
"First Ouya reviews hit the Internet: Initial reaction is ... not glowing" Destructoid 4/5
"LG Optimus G Pro Review: the phone-tablets are here to stay/It's bigger and faster and, in a lot of ways, better." Ars Technica 4/5
"PreApps and Apsalar Team Up to ProVide Mobile App Analytics" prMac 5:36 PM
"TrafficVille 3D 1.0 for iOS - New Traffic Control Game by Fan Studio" prMac 4/6
"New iPhone/iPad App For Kids To Master Spellings of 2000 words" prMac 4/6
"A World of Happiness: Independent publisher Luigi Savagnone announced A World of Happiness for iOS, the story of a man who is basically a misfit in the society in which he lives." prMac 4/6
"Sony outs Lightning-friendly speaker dock in Japan, alarm clock and radio features in tow" Engadget 4/6
"Macworld Awards: first round of nominations announced/Macworld has announced the first round of nominations for the Macworld Awards" Macworld UK 4/5
"DollyDrive Offers 10 GB Of Free Storage, Sync & Backup for Mac for a Limited Time" MacPrices 4/5
"Good Deal: Solar weather app free on iOS today" The Verge 4/5
"Celtic Lore: Sidhe Hills from Nevosoft Now Available for iPhone and iPad" prMac 4/5
"Can I Stream It makes movie night simpler" TUAW 4/5
"Planning A Wedding? Loverly Offers Up Inspiration For Prospective Brides" App Advice 4/5
"Shopster - The geo-learning groceries list - v1.0 released" prMac 4/5
"Dead Resurrection: Francis The Trapper of Zombies" prMac 4/5
"New iPhone App: Guaranteed To Help Users Kill Their Junk Food Cravings" prMac 4/5
"Will The Turtle Outrun The Hare? Find Out The Answer In Run Sheldon!" App Advice 4/5
"Word Trip Challenges Gamers to Create Words and Reveal Solar Objects" prMac 4/5
"Windows Phone's Uphill Battle In The U.S." Seeking Alpha 7:19 AM
"Microsoft to release 9 security bulletins on April 9" Tech2.com 8:02 AM
"Microsoft Chimes in on Employee's Always-Online Tweets" QuickJump 11:44 AM
"Microsoft Dying? I Don't Think So" Seeking Alpha 2:05 PM
"Microsoft, Google, and Apple: Which one faces doom in 2017? Summary: Last week, Gartner released a Report that had tech bloggers falling over themselves to declare Microsoft obsolete and the PC dead. Two problems. First, it's Gartner. And second, a closer look at the data paints a surprisingly rosy picture for Microsoft." ZDNet 5:52 PM
"Intel To Fix USB Bug In Haswell Chips" CDR.info 7:54 AM
"Intel Starts Shipping Haswell Chips to PC Manufacturers" UberGizmo 5:48 PM
"Haswell starts shipping to PC makers" TechSpot 5:48 PM
"Intel to Enable High-End Small PCs with Core i 'Haswell' Chips with Improved Graphics Egine in BGA Form-Factor/ Intel to Offer Leading-Edge Core i 'Haswell' Chips with Improved Graphics in BGA Packaging" X-bit labs 5:48 PM
"Blackstone's latest move may upset Michael Dell bid" Reuters 4/6
"Dell now offering Ubuntu Linux OS as option for Alienware X51 gaming PC" ZDNet 4/6
"Gartner Indicates That MSFT May Be In Some Serious Trouble" Seeking Alpha 4/6
"Microsoft releases statement about next-gen Xbox's always-online requirement" Moneycontrol.com 4/6
"No One Could Ever Kill Windows – Analysts" Softpedia 4/6
"Celeron 1019Y, Intel's New ULV Ivy Bridge CPU" Softpedia 4/6
"AMD enables Video decoding on their open source drivers" Muktware 4/6
"City of Bunbury uses IBM for future private cloud plan/Summary: The WA regional city has spent AU$234,000 on implementing IBM's PureFlex hardware." ZDNet 4/6
"IBM: Cyber-Security Practices Key for Electric Power Sector" eWeek 4/6
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