"Apple's Steve Jobs kills the netbook --is the PC next?" Computerworld 7:51 AM
"Apple to sell 75 million low-cost iPhones next year, says analyst: The much-rumored low-cost iPhone would cannibalize sales from the more expensive model but help Apple grab a healthy chunk of the low-end smartphone market." CNET News 8:33 AM
"How and When Apple May Return More Cash to Shareholders" WSJ Blogs 8:06 AM
"Apple's fortunes: Good and bad simultaneously" MoneyWatch 4:28 PM
"Apple looks to hire 7 in Orlando for chip work" Orlando Sentinel [Free Registration Required] 4:18 PM
"Apple setting up shop in Florida for custom chip development" AppleInsider 8:10 AM
"Apple targets cut as quarterly results loom: Most analysts still bullish on iPhone maker, but see risks ahead" MarketWatch 9:57 AM
"Analysts start to sweat Apple's Q2, outlook" ZDNet 11:55 AM
"The New York Times gets its Pulitzer for picking on Apple: The paper wins journalism's top prize for zeroing in on high tech's fattest target" Fortune 8:00 AM
"Apple Makes Major Store Architectural Moves" ifoAppleStore 8:36 AM
"Rogue Trader Admits $1bn Apple Fraud: David Miller bought $1bn in Apple stock without permission, which caused a $5.4m loss and brought down his company." Sky News 8:26 AM
"Man Pleads Guilty To Spending $1 Billion On Apple Stock & Bringing Down His Company" Cult of Mac 8:26 AM
"Trader pleads guilty to $1bn Apple stock fraud" The Inquirer 7:57 AM
"Recovering From A Hard Drive Failure" MacStories 9:07 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To use optional list-sorting methods in the OS X Finder: OS X has a few hidden features to help you sort your data in addition to the default sorting criteria." CNET Reviews 9:05 PM
"aText - Your Friendly Keystroke Slasher" MacNewsWorld 8:37 AM
"Mastering Alfred 2.0 On Your Mac: Directly Command Your System From The Keyboard [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 10:39 AM
"Where Are iCloud Files In The Finder? They're Not. Here's How To Get Them Back" BohemianBoomer 7:53 AM
"A Free Fix For The One Problem Every iPhoto User Wants To Get Rid Of" TeraTalks 7:53 AM
"Distraction Free Writing On Your Mac Just Took A Crazy Turn And Now Does Tweets" Mac 360 7:53 AM
"Try The One-Trick Pony App That Does To Folders What You Didn't Know Could Be Done" NoodleMac 7:52 AM
"This App Is A One-Click Way To Become A More Productive, More Efficient Mac User" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"Got Color? Use The Mac's Color Wheel? Bring It To The Menubar With This Cheap App" McSolo 7:52 AM
Op/Ed
"'I've been wrestling with a problem at one of my clients where the Finder will SPOD in Open and Save dialogs, and we've narrowed it down to something on the LAN, probably a problem with an Xserve.': You may very well be right about that, but another cause of SPODs in Open and Save dialogs is spun-down disks. In some cases, it's obvious because you can hear the disks spinning up, or you may be able to see a pulsing light on external drives. For very quiet disks, however, there's often no external clue that they're spinning up. Note also that I'm not just talking about hard drives. CDs/DVDs that need to spin up will also cause SPODs in open/save dialogs. Once the disks all come up to speed, then the SPOD goes away and everything works as expected. As you noted, networked drives could cause a similar problem if they're slow to respond." MacInTouch 4:08 PM
Press Releases
"Apple Releases iPhoto Update With New Photo Stream Features" Cult of Mac 4:28 PM
"Apple Releases Safari and Java Updates With Plug-In and Security Improvements" MacRumors 4:24 PM
"Apple Updates iPhoto With Photo Stream Enhancements, Other Improvements" iClarified 4:06 PM
"German software firm introduces new RaySupreme 3D application" Architosh 1:26 PM
"Download TiVo Content To Your Mac & iDevices with cTiVo" The Mac Observer 11:58 AM
"Facebook Reportedly hires former Apple Maps manager Richard Williamson" The Verge 8:24 PM
"Google still wants Apple to use its maps, Eric Schmidt says: The Google chairman doesn't specify whether the two companies are still in talks but says it would be easy for Apple to shift to making Google Maps the default navigation tool for iOS." CNET News 10:39 AM
"Waze CEO: We Assumed Apple Maps 'Wouldn't Be That Good'" Mashable 8:05 AM
"Waze Was 'Surprised' By iOS 6 Maps Backlash, Says Apple Is 'Hostage To Its Maps Vendors'" Cult of Mac 8:27 AM
"Consumer Backlash Against Apple Maps Surprised Waze CEO" MacRumors 8:05 AM
"Waze CEO 'surprised' by Apple Maps backlash: Noam Bardin thinks iOS 6's Maps app would have been an 'amazing' product two years ago" Macworld UK 9:02 AM
"Carmel hotel ends ban on Apple retreats 30 years after skinny-dipping incident" San Francisco Chronicle 1:27 PM
"Apple's 30-year ban at California resort lifted: Report/In 1983, Apple historians tell us, Steve Jobs and his charges were thrown out of the La Playa Carmel for bad behavior and asked not to return. Now, the company has apparently been invited back." CNET News 1:27 PM
"Smartwatch Market Could Be A Third The Size Of The Netbook Market This Year (Maybe)" TechCrunch 11:03 AM
"Boylston Street Apple Store 'Temporarily Closed' After Boston Marathon Explosions" Cult of Mac 9:31 AM
"Who's Winning, iOS or Android? All the Numbers, All in One Place" Techland 8:35 AM
"Android Will Account for 58% of Smartphone App Downloads in 2013, with iOS Commanding a Market Share of 75% in Tablet Apps – ABI" MacPrices 2:51 PM
"Android Remains Main Target For Mobile Malware Writers Despite iOS Having More Vulnerabilities, Says Symantec" TechCrunch 8:09 AM
"Apple alert as half China's fanbois consider switch to Galaxy S4: Big trouble in little China for Cook & Co?" The Register 7:58 AM
"Chinese consumers prefer S4 over iPhone 5" T3 9:58 AM
"Facebook Talking With Apple About New Version of 'Home' Software" Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"Will Apple agree to an iPhone version of Facebook Home? Conflicting reports disagree about whether or not Facebook is in talks with Apple about Home for iPhone, but how likely is it to actually happen?" Macworld UK 9:32 AM
"Facebook struggling to find 'immersive' Home on Apple's iPhone" The Register 7:58 AM
"Mozilla CEO: Room to 'Do an Apple' in Mobile Browsing" PC Magazine 8:00 AM
"Funny Or Die's Steve Jobs Movie Delayed Until April 17" Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"Will.i.am Shows Off Jazzed-Up iPhone Camera to Chelsea Handler—Watch Now!" E! Online 9:08 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google Reveals Glass to include an Autofocus Camera" Patent Bolt 5:47 PM
"One of Google's Music Platform Patents Comes to Light" Patent Bolt 5:47 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 181" 148Apps 7:37 PM
"NAB – BUZZcard Brings Short Branded Video Production Within Easy Reach" MacVoices 4:11 PM
"Ted Landau on Macworld/iWorld Date Changes, Video Problems, and The Issues With Free" MacVoices 10:15 AM
"Kyle Lambert on Digital Art and Illustration With the Mac" Mactuts+ 9:02 AM
"New iPad To Be Announced June 18th, Says Casemaker" Cult of Mac 8:27 AM
"Here's The Next iPad, According To A Mess Of Leaked Images" TechCrunch 10:39 AM
"More 'iPad 5' Cases Surface Showing Smaller and Thinner Design" MacRumors 11:03 AM
"Leaked iPad 5 case hints at thinner bezels, sleeker design" CRN 9:25 PM
"iPhone 5S To Feature 12-Megapixel Camera With Improved Low-Light Shooting [Rumor] Cult of Mac 8:27 AM
"Report suggests iPhone 5S to include 12-megapixel camera and improved night shooting" Digital Trends 8:34 AM
"Rumor: iPhone 5S Camera To Be A Massive 12 Megapixels" AppleBitch 9:50 AM
"More affordable iPhone predicted to grab Apple 11% share of low-end market in 2014" AppleInsider 8:09 AM
"Apple's Budget iPhone Could Grab 11 Percent Of Low-Cost Market By 2014" App Advice 9:03 AM
"Apple shortfall dents panel business" TG Daily 8:29 AM
"How many Mac sales will Apple Report for the first fiscal quarter of 2013?" AppleDailyReport 8:09 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Granted 19 Patents Covering the iPhone, iOS, Folder Management, the UI Jiggle Effect & Much More" Patently Apple 7:50 AM
"Apple granted patent for iOS app folders and 'jiggle mode' UI" AppleInsider 8:10 AM
"Apple wins patent for iOS app folders and 'jiggle mode'" CNET News 11:55 AM
"Apple patent filing involves device, method, GUI for managing folders" AppleDailyReport 8:52 AM
"Apple working on registering client computing devices for online communication sessions" AppleDailyReport 8:52 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple will replace faulty Apple TVs for free: If you have an Apple TV that is experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity problems, it may be eligible for a free replacement." MacFixIt 12:05 PM
"Apple TV with Wi-Fi problems? You could get a free replacement: Apple has notified its retail and AppleCare staff of a new replacement program." Ars Technica 9:58 AM
"Some Apple TVs Have Wi-Fi Issues, But You Can Get a Replacement" Gizmodo 8:26 AM
"Apple Launches Replacement Program For Apple TVs Affected With Wi-Fi Issues" App Advice 8:34 AM
"Apple to replace some 3rd Gen Apple TVs for WiFi issues" Insanely Great Mac 7:58 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Amazing Fingers For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"ICARUS. For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"Minute Commander For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:48 AM
"Incase Systm Chisel for iPhone 5" iLounge 7:53 PM
"Review: Gumdrop Drop Tech case for iPhone 5 is rugged and bulky" Macworld 8:37 AM
"Review: New Trent Travelpak battery pack" iSource 8:36 AM
"Review: Case-Mate Crafted Woods Collection Cases for iPhone 5" Run Around Tech 8:38 AM
"Reviews: Incase Systm Chisel for iPhone 5" iLounge 4:06 PM
"Reviews: Incase Systm Vise for iPhone 5" iLounge 4:06 PM
"Reviews: Incase Systm Hammer for iPhone 5" iLounge 4:06 PM
"Drobo 5D review: A good-value, high-performance Thunderbolt DAS appliance with smart RAID and data-tiering features" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 8:31 AM
"This case Snugg-les up to your iPad 2" AppleDailyReport 8:12 AM
"Micro-review: Cord Taco cable-tidy" 9 to 5 Mac 9:09 AM
"Might And Magic: Duel Of Champions Review/Be sure to take the time to get to know Ubisoft's latest entry in the Might & Magic franchise: a deeply satisfying take on the card battler gaming genre." 148Apps 10:39 AM
"Dragon City Mobile Review: Despite a fun start, Dragon City Mobile turns a little too slow for even the most enthusiastic of freemium city building fans." 148Apps 11:13 AM
"Crazy Machines Golden Gears Review: A fun and intellectual puzzler that forces players to think outside the box in order to achieve success within the game." 148Apps 9:03 AM
"Bubble Fins Review: Bubble Fins doesn't reinvent the wheel, sticking to bubble popping conventions, but it is a fun and challenging take on a very familiar format." 148Apps 9:08 AM
"King of Dragon Pass Review: Choose how to rule your barbarian tribe in this remake of a PC classic." 148Apps 3:09 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Set up a Geofence Reminder on Your iPhone" The Mac Observer 2:52 PM
"Image Download Application in iPhone: Most of the iPhone applications require the images to be downloaded from the web server." The iPhone Developer Resource 8:37 AM
Tips
"10 Things You Don't Know Your iPhone Can Do" Apple Gazette 3:26 PM
"Facebook Hires Fired Apple Maps Manager for Mobile-Software Group" The Mac Observer 9:31 PM
"Cassandra -Wednesday Review: The Week in Full Swing" eXtensions 9:31 PM
"Apple faces challenges in China and Brazil" TUAW 7:53 PM
"It's Not Just Phones Where Apple Dominates Profits" ParisLemon 7:02 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone, iPhone 6 may be delayed: After visiting the tech giant's Asian suppliers, a Jefferies analyst concludes that 'preproduction issues' could cause mass production delays on the majority of Apple's mobile devices." CNET News 6:56 PM
"Jefferies' Sees Two Very Lean Quarters for Apple (AAPL), Says Low Cost iPhone Pushed Back" StreetInsider 6:58 PM
"Is this what the Apple iPhone 6 will look like?" Daily Express, UK 4:23 PM
"Apple iPhone 5S rumor roundup: What to expect and what to dismiss" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:54 PM
"YouTube's iOS Livestreaming Feature Is A Win For Cord Cutters" ReadWrite 12:05 PM
"Facebook Home coming to iPhone - or is it?" Shiny Shiny 9:58 AM
"No, Apple's senior VPs are not the S&P 500's best-paid execs: Don't Bloomberg's brainiacs know the difference between an RSU and a pay check?" Fortune 9:58 AM
"TLDR: Spotify Vs. Pandora Vs. iTunes?" [Video Report] Blip 8:31 AM
"Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Gives Some Great Advice For Your Career" Business Insider 8:29 AM
"6 fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs: While it's still unclear when Apple will reveal its iPhone 6, iPad 5 or iOS 7, the longer we wait the more intriguing ideas are being floated by would-be Apple designers" Network World 8:09 AM
"Microsoft brings back Windows watch after Apple seeks 'flexible' bod: Wrap THIS round your appendage, Cupertino" The Register 7:58 AM
"What The iPhone Is Doing To Android Is Exactly What The Mac Did To Microsoft's Windows" Mac 360 7:52 AM
Non-Apple
"Ubisoft Montreal CEO: 'Audience is ready' for always-online consoles/But persistent connection needs to 'proVide clear benefits' to the player." Ars Technica 7:24 PM
"Microsoft backing off Metro, plans boot-to-desktop mode for Windows 8.1" AppleInsider 6:46 PM
"Samsung Caught Paying for Anonymous Bashing of HTC" The Mac Observer 6:20 PM
"Google's Schmidt: 'Our Goal With Android Is to Reach Everyone'" AllThingsD 10:26 AM
"Hands On with Mozilla Firefox OS (Video)" AllThingsD 9:32 AM
"The Head of Windows Phone says iOS may be running out of steam and Android is a mess" The Next Web 9:03 AM
"Microsoft's Terry Myerson senses urgency with iOS, calls Android 'a mess,' says WP8 is most successful in non-subsidized markets" Engadget 8:56 AM
"Facebook Bringing 'Chat Heads' to iPhone" PC Magazine 1:27 PM
"Chat Heads Coming To iOS Facebook App Via Update Pushing Out Anytime Now" TechCrunch 11:02 AM
"YoWindow - the cutest iPhone weather app so far" Shiny Shiny 9:58 AM
"Circadence Releases MVO 5.1: Newest Product Enhancements Support Mobile and Cloud Strategies with Increased Support for iOS, Android and Windows Operating Systems" Business Wire 9:58 AM
"Apple's iPad leads mobile shift among financial pros as Bloomberg debuts new app" Bloomberg 9:02 AM
"Add Torch Mode & Flash Intensity Control To iPhone Camera App With PhotoTorch" AddictiveTips 8:56 AM
"SugarSync gets a big redesign for iOS" BetaNews 8:34 AM
"Intel says quarterly profits fell 25 percent as PC industry reels: Intel holds to revenue forecast, analyst says that it 'scares the hell out of me.'" Ars Technica 6:43 PM
"Intel's Profit Falls 25%; Outlook Less Dire" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:05 PM
"Intel maintains sales forecast/Intel, the world's largest maker of chips for PCs, has maintained its sales forecast for 2013, despite an industry-wide slowdown in computer sales." BBC 6:48 PM
"Intel foresees Q2 sales decline as PC market shrinks" Reuters 8:56 PM
"Intel's Q1 2013 Meets Revenue Expectations At $12.6B, Misses On EPS At $0.40 As PC Market Slows" TechCrunch 7:24 PM
"Intel's Profit Falls 25% With Decline in Chip Sales" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:27 PM
"Whisper Number Impact: Earnings Preview For Intel" Seeking Alpha 4:35 PM
"Intel: Read This Before Earnings" Seeking Alpha 3:46 PM
"Intel pressure grows as CEO question looms: Chip giant expected to report another drop in earnings, sales" MarketWatch 6:08 AM
"Intel's Q1: PCs, mobile, data center wild cards abound/Summary: Few analysts are expecting much from Intel's first quarter. They are hoping for color on PC and server demand. A new CEO and some real mobile results wouldn't hurt either." ZDNet 5:57 AM
"Intel's dilemma and the slowly crumbling PC ecosystem" GigaOM 12:43 PM
"Intel promises Atom-based touchscreen laptop prices will drop to just $200" The Verge 8:23 PM
"Intel And Baidu Partnership Is A Step In The Right Direction" Seeking Alpha 4:36 PM
"Intel Pentium 2127U CPU is in the works" CPU World 5:57 AM
"Intel: The Ultimate Income-Producing Tech Stock" The Street 6:00 AM
"Intel fights back against iOS with free tools for HTML5 cross-platform mobile development" Tim Anderson's ITWriting 5:34 AM
"Intel's Venture Into Television ProVides Hope For The Future" Seeking Alpha 7:53 AM
"Windows 8.1 will include boot to desktop option to bypass 'Metro' interface" The Verge 8:03 AM
"Windows 8, take 2? Let's see Start button, boot to desktop: Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year." CNET News 10:17 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 8 Plan B(lue): Bring back the Start button, boot to desktop/Summary: Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start Button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year." ZDNet 7:55 AM
"Windows Blue could restore the Start button, boot straight to the desktop: 'Windows 8.1' may let you pretend that the Start screen never happened." Ars Technica 2:29 PM
"Earnings Preview: Focus on PCs in Microsoft's 3Q/Microsoft's latest quarter gives software maker chance to counter criticism about Windows 8" Associated Press 6:01 AM
"3 Reasons Microsoft's Smart Watch Will Fail" The Motley Fool 6:02 AM
"Microsoft should never have supported netbooks - they signed the PC's death warrant" ZDNet 6:11 AM
"Dell, Icahn agree on a share ownership cap" Associated Press 7:52 PM
"Icahn to Cap Dell Stake in Return for Waiver" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:36 PM
"Icahn agrees to limit Dell stake, can team up on bid" Reuters 8:37 AM
"Icahn to limit Dell stake but can talk with other investors: Activist investor Carl Icahn has agreed not to buy more than 10 percent of Dell shares or partner with others to own more than 15 percent." CNET News 10:18 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) scheduled to post results, analysts predict 17 cents a share loss" Crazy Joys 5:55 AM
"AMD destroys NVidia at Bitcoin mining, can the gap ever be bridged?" ExtremeTech 2:31 PM
"IBM makes major commitment to flash: Elements of Big Blue's offering may not be unique butthe package sets a benchmark" Computerworld UK 6:05 AM
"Senior public servant unaware IBM received 'dry run' before health payroll pitch, inquiry hears" The Courier-Mail 6:08 AM
"Oracle preps 128 security patches; Java gets 42: Fixes are coming today for 'hundreds' of Oracle products, following a series of high-profile corporate hacks pegged to a zero-day vulnerability in Java." CNET News 12:24 PM
"Taiwanese invent super fast chip" TG Daily 5:45 AM
"Stocks rebound from year's worst sell-off" CNNMoney 3:52 PM
"Stocks Rebound Mirrors Markets After Madrid, London Bombings" TheStreet 3:52 PM
"Some Speculative Stuffing Comes Out of Capital Markets" WSJ Blogs 3:53 PM
"Stock market rebounds from worst day of the year: Wall Street rebounds from its biggest drop of the year on housing, earnings; S&P 500 surges" Associated Press 3:54 PM
"Economic Worries Shake European Shares" Reuters 6:14 AM
"Yahoo Q1: Profits up 26 percent as revenue disappoints/After 9 months on the job, CEO Marissa Meyer is making her presence felt but Wall Street's impatient for results." CNET News 3:42 PM
"Yahoo posts flat first-quarter revenue on declining display ad sales" Reuters 3:42 PM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks extend losses to third day/Danone rises after posting solid non-European sales/European stock markets extended losses into a third straight day on Tuesday, as concerns about global growth remained in the spotlight after Germany's ZEW index missed expectations." MarketWatch 12:28 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks end off lows; Japan finishes lower/Japanese and Australian stocks fell Tuesday after worries over China and a slump in commodities prompted a sell-off on Wall Street, although many regional markets came off their lows as buyers circled back in after recent losses." MarketWatch 6:14 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:26 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:26 PM
"Early Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 10 a.m." Associated Press 9:55 AM
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