"Jony Ive, iOS 7, and what Apple learned from MySpace: Change scares users, but not changing makes users flee." CNET News 7:49 AM
"Can Ive Transform Apple's Software Design in iOS 7? Jonathan Ive has embarked on a sweeping software overhaul that leaves the company at risk of falling behind on a new version of the operating system that runs iPhones and iPads, people with knowledge of the matter said." Bloomberg TV 8:28 AM
"Apple Avoids Potential $9 Billion Tax Bill" Financial Times 8:05 AM
"Apple Saves Billions By Not Repatriating Profits" Bloomberg TV 8:27 AM
"Pentagon Expects to Enlist Apple, Samsung Devices" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
"Pentagon to get green light for using Apple, Samsung Galaxy devices" ZDNet 10:54 AM
"Apple's Product Strategy Dilemma: Apple is in a tough spot. While Steve Jobs, the company's founder, could easily be the greatest consumer product innovator the U.S. has ever seen, the legacy of his business strategy is forcing the company to make a decisive move in today's competitive mobile phone marketplace." The Motley Fool 8:52 AM
"Apple to Samsung Develop Smartwatch as Sony's Time Passes" ["They might want to talk to Tokyo-based Sony Corp., whose feature-laden SmartWatch, on sale for more than a year, isn't mesmerizing the masses."] Bloomberg 8:27 AM
"Apple hijacks OS X devs to keep iOS on track: If reports are accurate, OS X 10.9 probably won't ship until late October, early November, in a reprise of Leopard's delay" Computerworld 3:35 PM
"Websites compromised as Apple ID phishing emails attempt to steal credit card details" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
"WebKit releases new SunSpider 1.0 benchmark to chart the future of JavaScript performance" AppleInsider 8:05 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"I'll need to keep my iTunes library on an external drive; can I run iTunes and listen to music through iTunes Match even if the library is unavailable? I have two iTunes libraries. One is called iTunes Mobile and the other is just iTunes - these libraries are stored on my local SSD. My iTunes library's 'iTunes Media' library is located on my external drive. When at home, I use my iTunes library, and when I am away from home, I use my iTunes Mobile library - and with iTunes Match, I get to listen to all my music away from home using the mobile library." MacInTouch 9:27 AM
"Since iTunes 11, I have several iPods that will briefly mount and then disappear with this error: An iPod has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPod, then try again. If the problem persists, uninstall iTunes, then install iTunes again. I've tried reinstalling iTunes. You cannot 'uninstall' it by any method I've tried. I've tried all the ports on the machine, several Apple cables, including new ones, and the problem persists. The iPods mount and sync fine if I pair them with another Mac." MacInTouch 9:28 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Ulysses III: A Next Generation Writer's Environment for OS X" The Mac Observer 1:40 PM
"Review: Acorn 4 adds impressive features and a smart new look" Macworld 8:10 AM
"Acorn 4.0 Brings Non-Destructive Filters, Updated Interface, And More" MacStories 8:12 AM
"CleanMyMac 2.0.2 review: Speed up your Mac by tidying it up/Optimise your Mac by getting rid of unwanted clutter" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Movie and TV Show Playlists in iTunes 11 Article" iLounge 8:15 AM
"5 Ways to OCR Documents on your Mac" Mactuts+ 8:10 AM
"Mastering iTunes: Customize What You See In The Sidebar [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:15 AM
"What's The Price Of More Security? 8 New, Easy, Or Automatic Ways To Lock Up Your Mac" Mac 360 7:42 AM
"Incredible Bee releases Archiver 2.0 - Mac Archiving Tool - Release Info" prMac 7:45 AM
"OS X image editor Acorn hits version 4 with 150 new features: Performance enhancements are also part of the fourth major release." Ars Technica 8:11 AM
"Acorn 4 For OS X Brings New Tools, Faster Image Editing And An Improved Interface To The Mac" Cult of Mac 8:02 AM
"Acorn 4 flies through image editing with new filter UI, improved speed, and curves" The Verge 7:58 AM
"Flying Meat Ships Acorn 4.0.2, Slashes Price to $29.99" FairerPlatform 7:44 AM
"Android Is Most Common Tablet Device, iPad Is Top Seller, Says IDC" Cult of Android 8:02 AM
"Strong Tablet Growth With Android Gaining Share On Apple" Forbes 9:12 AM
"iPad mini Popularity Spearheads Stronger Than Predicted Apple First Quarter Sales – IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker" MacPrices 1:40 PM
"Lookout Apple, Here Comes Microsoft: Surface Tablets Break Into Top-5" TheStreet 10:57 AM
"The New York Times blames Apple for smartphone thefts: 'This is a crime that could be easily fixed with a technological solution,' quoth a D.A." Fortune 7:55 AM
"NYT article accuses Apple of not doing enough to prevent iPhone thefts" AppleInsider 10:08 AM
"Man's arm saved by iPad in garbage truck crash: The iPad is renowned as a multipurpose tool but Phillip Island building supervisor Neville Toms might have found an alternate use for it that would have Steve Jobs smiling from beyond the grave." Melbourne Age 7:52 AM
"Bid of $605,000 on coffee with Cook auction placed using stolen credit card" Macworld UK 8:07 AM
Non-Apple News
"Netflix content chief says piracy drops whenever Netflix launches in new markets" BGR News 5:52 PM
"A Journey to the World of European Tech" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:06 PM
"Facebook's Declining User Growth Rate, Pictured" AllThingsD 11:08 AM
"YouTube says the battle with TV is already over" Associated Press 7:53 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Live @ 10 PM ET - Lots of iOS 7 rumors, Google Now, CoD Ghosts + More" Insanely Great Mac 4:05 PM
"Horace Dediu on the bad habits of Apple analysts and why Tim Cook shouldn't be fired" The Next Web 10:59 AM
"YML Archives for May 1st, 2013" Your Mac Life 7:44 AM
"Google Now for iOS review: straddling the creepy line/Google's just-in-time information service comes to iOS at last. Ian Douglas puts his privacy aside and dives in" Telegraph 8:07 AM
"Reach Network is an address book app for iOS that updates your contacts' information in real-time" The Next Web 7:58 AM
"Songza Debuts Simpler, More Interactive iOS App" PC Magazine 7:53 AM
"Evomail for iPad Aims to Re-Invent Email, At a Cost" The Mac Observer 9:01 AM
"Review: Popup Window - Quickly Access Your Most Used Folders" MacTrast 10:47 AM
"Daily iPhone App: Zombies, Run! 5k helps novices train for a 5K" TUAW 10:08 AM
"ForeverMap2: Your Offline OpenStreetMaps App Now for iOS" Gizmodo 9:21 AM
"FoxTube is now available on the Mac" iDownload Blog 10:47 AM
"Dining Out? You Need Yelp, Right? Not So Fast. This Free iPhone App Does Reviews, Too" Mac 360 7:42 AM
"Fotopedia Reporter Review: Create a photo story and view other people's with this often beautiful photography/social networking hybrid." 148Apps 10:08 AM
"Appidemic: Runaway: A Twist of Fate - Part 1 for iOS review" AppleTell 8:11 AM
"Dark Avenger Review: Dark Avenger certainly isn't the deepest or most compelling action RPG on the App Store but it can be good fun in short bursts." 148Apps 1:46 PM
"Tug the Table Review: A tug-of-war style game with ragdoll physics that's perfect to play with friends." 148Apps 1:45 PM
"Max's Pirate Planet Review: Defeat Barnacle Bill and sabotage your friends in this casual pirate-themed board game." 148Apps 1:45 PM
"Red Crow Mysteries: Legion HD Review" 148Apps 8:15 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Apple Detox: How to Switch from iPhone to Android Without Missing a Beat" Digital Trends 8:06 AM
"Bad WiFi Performance? How to Tune Your Airport Network" FairerPlatform 7:43 AM
Tips
"Use The Gmail App To Share Links From Mobile Safari [iOS Tips] Cult of Mac 3:37 PM
"Q.& A.: Using Facebook Chat Heads/I use Facebook on my iPhone quite a bit, but lately these little circles with my friend's profile pictures have been popping up around the screen. What are these?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:47 AM
"Fix PDF display in browser issues" Mac OS X Hints 9:59 AM
"What it cost Apple last quarter to smooth China's ruffled feathers: In one day, Apple's profit margin went from the high end of its range to the low end." Fortune 11:13 AM
"Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry go to WAR... in the Pentagon" The Register 11:11 AM
"For The First Time, The Man Behind Facebook's Secret Plan To Build An iPhone-Killer Talks About Why It Never Happened" Business Insider 11:08 AM
"Google Apps on iOS: Trojan Horse or Concession to Apple's Dominance" Tech.pinions 10:44 AM
"Apple Isn't To Blame For Smartphone Thefts Despite What The Grey Lady Says" App Advice 9:59 AM
"You Can Now Officially Forget About Intel Making ARM Chips For Apple" Cult of Mac 9:59 AM
"The Macalope: Failure to outrage" Macworld 9:59 AM
"Adobe's Lightroom app for iOS is yet another step to Post-PC" Computerworld 9:54 AM
"Apple Bond Issue? Steve Jobs Would've Bought Tesla" Bloomberg 9:29 AM
"The Trouble With Identity's Late Arrival On Instagram" TechCrunch 9:28 PM
"How to Be the First to Know When Arrested Development Is on Netflix" Gizmodo 9:00 PM
"Hate Facebook mobile ads? Now you can hide them: The social network lets users hide some mobile ads with even more ad-nixing options on the way." CNET News 4:29 PM
"Here's our first look at Google's fancy new smartwatch design – no rumors this time" VentureBeat 1:46 PM
"Apple Reveals New 'All-Time Top Apps' Following Countdown To 50 Billion Downloads" MacStories 9:25 PM
"Instagram updates iOS, Android apps with 'Photos of You' feature" Electronista 3:35 PM
"Gradients is a free iOS photo editor that is worth a look" TUAW 3:34 PM
"Google updates its YouTube Capture app for iOS with Wi-Fi only uploads and faster launch speed" The Next Web 1:46 PM
"Automatic Pairs Your Car & iPhone with OnStar-like Features" The Mac Observer 1:39 PM
"Ecamm releases Printopia Pro for corporate users" TUAW 11:08 AM
"Onavo Protect helps secure your data while on open and public Wi-Fi networks" 9 to 5 Mac 11:08 AM
"Blockbuster On Demand app launches for iPhone and iPad" Digital Trends 4:29 PM
"Blockbuster On Demand app finally launches on iPhone & iPad" 9 to 5 Mac 10:47 AM
"Heads Up! Party Game Released by Ellen DeGeneres" 148Apps 10:47 AM
"Interesting Software Watch: Scapple Is Out of Beta" The Atlantic 10:06 AM
"Popular Handwriting App Penultimate Updated With More Evernote Features" App Advice 9:59 AM
"MasterFX Photo App Claims To Make You A Michelangelo Not An Instagram Sheep" ["The latest entrant to this market is MasterFX which launches today for iPad and iPhone"] TechCrunch 9:15 AM
"Evomail for iPad set to enter the fray for control of your Gmail inbox" Engadget 9:11 AM
"Land Rover Releases First Ever Exploration Driving App For All-New Range Rover: The Trail Less Traveled app is available now on Apple's iTunes for iPhone and iPad" PRNewswire 8:21 AM
"JustSync® Lets You 'Listen' To TVs Using Your Smartphone: New audio delivery system for fitness centers and sports bars uses mobile app to let users move sound from nearby TVs to their personal mobile devices" Business Wire 9:19 AM
"Phyken Media Creates 3D Magic for Mobile Game 'Wizard Ops Tactics' with Autodesk Maya" Business Wire 8:20 AM
"Traktor DJ gets remixed for iPhone, brings big features to small pockets (Video)" Engadget 8:16 AM
"Traktor DJ for iPhone brings simple but power mixing tools to Apple's small screen" The Verge 8:16 AM
"Native Instruments' Slick DJ App for iPad Now Comes in a Bite-Size iPhone Version" Gizmodo 8:15 AM
"Magellan merging GPS hardware and iOS" TUAW 8:10 AM
"Skobbler's online-offline ForeverMap2 app is now available on iOS" GigaOM 8:06 AM
"Qantas releases their new iOS application, Passbook support included" iMore 8:11 AM
"Qantas releases Passbook-enabled iPhone app" iDownload Blog 8:05 AM
"NaviDys For iPad Offers Total Control Over Browser Text" Cult of Mac 8:02 AM
"Keep The Planet Clean Of Interstellar Garbage In Junktopia For iOS" App Advice 8:14 AM
"What Sorcery Is This? Why, It's Steve Jackson's Sorcery! For iOS" App Advice 8:00 AM
"Gamevil's Hack-n-Slash Diablo-Like Dark Avenger Launches In The App Store" App Advice 8:00 AM
"Ninja Striker! Brings 8-Bit Ninja Action To The iPhone" App Advice 8:00 AM
"Grab Your Helmet: Stick Stunt Biker 2 Races Into The App Store" App Advice 8:00 AM
"Songza adds updated features to its iOS music streaming app, as it passes 6 million downloads" The Next Web 7:59 AM
"Angry Birds Friends, the social twist on Rovio's hit game, is out now for Android and iOS" The Next Web 8:14 AM
"'Angry Birds Friends' for iOS adds Facebook integration to Rovio's cash cow" The Verge 7:58 AM
"Adobe Working On Lightroom For iOS, Looks To Be A Powerful Mobile RAW Editor" TechCrunch 9:11 AM
"Adobe shows off Lightroom-esque iPad app with RAW support, cloud syncing" iDownload Blog 8:05 AM
"Adobe working on iOS Lightroom app for editing RAW images on the road" The Verge 7:58 AM
"New iPhone apps worth downloading: Majors, River Monsters+, They Need To Be Fed 2" Appolicious 7:56 AM
"Introducing Mind Blitz for iOS - a Twist on Matching Games for Everyone" prMac 9:12 AM
"AssistiveWare Announces Proloquo2Go 3.0" prMac 7:45 AM
"Conceptis Slitherlink - Loop the Loop on Your iPad and iPhone" prMac 7:45 AM
"Bike On iPhone App - Bicycle Routes and Directions with Voice Navigation" prMac 7:45 AM
"Draw this App - An Innovative Way to Learn How to Draw" prMac 7:45 AM
"Ballpark Weather for iOS - Precipitation Tracking for All MLB Stadiums" prMac 7:45 AM
"SimplyRain v1.0 iOS Launch Event - Free for 48 hours: 4.29.13 - 4.30.13" prMac 7:45 AM
"Police Chase - Diamond Thief Getaway" prMac 7:45 AM
"NoteMaster 5.0 for iOS Updated With Redesigned User Interface" prMac 7:45 AM
"Intel names insider Krzanich as new CEO/Krzanich becomes Intel's sixth CEO and will take over on May 16. Renee James, who most recently led Intel's push into software, will become president of Intel. Will this duo have mobile chops?" ZDNet 8:34 AM
"Intel Names Krzanich as New CEO" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:30 PM
"Intel's next CEO: Manufacturing chief Brian Krzanich/The chipmaking giant also appoints the head of its software business, Renee James, as president." CNET News 9:05 AM
"Intel Names Insider as Chief Executive" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:49 AM
"Intel elects insider Brian Krzanich as chief executive" Reuters 9:01 AM
"Intel names current COO Brian Krzanich as new CEO, starts May 16th" Engadget 8:36 AM
"Intel Picks COO Krzanich For CEO Job" AllThingsD 8:36 AM
"Intel Taps Insider To Serve As Its CEO" Associated Press 8:36 AM
"Intel's CEO pick sticks to tried-and-true formula" Associated Press 6:55 PM
"Intel Makes The Right CEO Choice" Seeking Alpha 12:30 PM
"Krzanich Not The Big Intel Announcement" Seeking Alpha 12:29 PM
"/Intel: All Its Ducks In A Row" Seeking Alpha 5:52 PM
"Intel's Haswell gets massive graphics performance boost: Intel has started releasing some details about its upcoming fourth-generation Core processor ahead of its official announcement at Computex" Computerworld 5:10 AM
"Intel's high-performance, low-power secret: the Haswell SoC/See you later, Sandy Bridge. Say hello to tablet-like power characteristics." Ars Technica 9:48 AM
"Intel's 'Iris' wants to change how you feel about integrated graphics: Haswell's GPUs more than double the performance of Ivy Bridge, sometimes." Ars Technica 5:09 AM
"Intel details 4th-gen Core's HD 5000, Iris and Iris Pro graphics: up to 3X faster, 3-display collage mode" Engadget 5:12 AM
"Intel Lifts Veil on Haswell Graphics Branding and Performance" HotHardware 8:18 AM
"Intel unveils Haswell's graphics: Iris branding and improved performance per watt" ExtremeTech 5:15 AM
"Intel details HD5000, Iris, Iris Pro graphical options on Haswell" Electronista 5:12 AM
"Intel outlines upcoming Core i7 'Haswell' integrated graphics, touts up to triple performance" AppleInsider 5:07 AM
"Intel: Something Big Is Coming On May 6" Seeking Alpha 5:27 AM
"How Apple's Pain Is Intel's Gain" Seeking Alpha 5:26 AM
"Intel sued by Lehman Brothers over $1 billion collateral grab" ITProPortal 5:48 AM
"Lehman Brothers sues Intel over $1 billion in seized collateral" Reuters 5:41 AM
"Intel buys Belfast tech firm Aepona: Speculation ends over identity of Aepona buyer as deal closes" The Irish Times 5:51 AM
"Intel Should Hire Jen-Hsun Huang" Seeking Alpha 8:16 AM
"AMD Looks to Expand Beyond PCs With Custom Chip Unit" eWeek 3:54 PM
"AMD thinks beyond PCs with new custom chip business unit: With a contract to make chips for Sony's PlayStation 4, the custom-chip business unit is off to a good start" Techworld 5:47 AM
"The tablet market is now almost PC-size, but Windows 8 and RT continue to flounder" ExtremeTech 8:23 AM
"Windows RT fails to make an impact in an exploding tablet market" Associated Press 5:52 AM
"Whither Windows RT: Should Microsoft Let It Wither?" Seeking Alpha 8:25 AM
"Microsoft Surfaces as a Top 5 Tablet Vendor: IDC" eWeek 6:31 PM
"Microsoft goes mainstream to win phone share" Reuters 9:19 PM
"Microsoft reportedly prepping smaller second-gen Surface tablets for June debut" BGR 8:21 AM
"Microsoft said to be planning next-gen Surface announcement for June" The Verge 5:23 AM
"Microsoft preparing second-generation Surface" DigiTimes 5:38 AM
"Microsoft has another stab at Surface tabs" TG Daily 5:37 AM
"Microsoft wants Google to pay for relocation of European logistics center due to FRAND breach" Foss Patents 5:16 AM
"Lenovo, IBM Talks on Server Deal Said to Break Down" Bloomberg 5:40 AM
"Lenovo, IBM Deal Talks Hit Wall" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:40 AM
"IBM, Lenovo call off server deal talks: Report" Reuters 5:50 AM
"IBM's MessageSight: Unboxing the New Machine-to-Machine Appliance" eWeek 12:46 PM
"HP To Offer PCs With Financing Options To Gujarat Students" CRN 5:46 AM
"Oracle bites on ingestible health sensor maker: larry Ellison moves deeper into health care vertical" Techworld 5:52 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall after weak China, U.S. data/Asian stock markets fell Thursday as weak economic data from the U.S. and China added to worries about global growth, hitting shares of commodity producers especially hard." MarketWatch 6:15 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks cautious as ECB decision looms/European stock markets traded cautiously on Thursday, with nervousness settling in ahead of the European Central Bank meeting. It was also a busy day for corporate earnings, with Statoil SA and Sanofi SA among those shares dropping after results, while Infineon Technologies AG soared on an upbeat view." MarketWatch 6:15 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:39 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:22 PM
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