"Apple patent chief departs amid major ongoing IP lawsuits" AppleInsider 12:50 PM
"'The issues have shifted' says the judge in the Apple e-book trial" Fortune 9:05 PM
"B&N Drops Bombshell in DOJ's Price Fixing Case Against Apple" The Mac Observer 2:01 PM
"'Steve Jobs email' plays pivotal role in e-book price fixing case: Email composed but never sent by late Apple founder may hold key to antitrust case" Macworld UK 7:26 AM
"Apple's E-Book Trial Shrouded in Fog, Not Smoke" MacNewsWorld 7:49 AM
"The Apple e-book antitrust trial: Enter Barnes & Noble" Fortune 7:50 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Targeted in new Patent Lawsuit for using the 'Call Forwarding' Feature" Patently Apple 11:25 AM
"iOS 7 gives Apple devices a new look" BBC 7:10 AM
"Apple Awarded $30 Million iPad Deal From LA Unified School District" Apple 1:47 PM
"Apple Wins $30 Million iPad Contract From L.A. Unified School District" AllThingsD 7:07 AM
"Apple wins $30 million iPad contract from LA school district: The second-largest school system in the U.S., the L.A. Unified School District, has awarded Apple with a $30 million contract to provide iPads to every student it serves." AppleInsider 8:06 AM
"L.A. Unified to give every student an iPad in deal worth 'hundreds of millions" VentureBeat 9:49 AM
"L.A. school board OKs $30 million for Apple iPads" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:49 AM
"HBO GO & WatchESPN Come to Apple TV" Apple 9:22 AM
"Measuring the iTunes video store" asymco 12:20 PM
"Best Buy recalls batteries over fire risk: Best Buy recalls 5,100 replacement batteries for MacBook Pro due to fire risk" Associated Press 1:45 PM
"Apple and Netflix Dominate Online Video" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:18 PM
"Four ways OS X Mavericks will save your MacBook's battery" Macworld 7:12 AM
"Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix: 34 patches from Cupertino for the aged: but still alive: Java 6" Computerworld 7:03 AM
"OS X 10.9 Mavericks Testing Accelerates" FairerPlatform 6:42 AM
"Apple Updates: Java for Mac OS X 10.6, Apple Configurator" FairerPlatform 6:41 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Solving read-only conditions for external hard drives: Along with the use of incompatible formats, errors can prevent a drive from being written to." CNET Reviews 5:07 PM
"OS X: Sandboxing = more crashes" Betalogue 8:14 AM
"Here's What iTunes Radio Looks Like On Apple TV (With iAds) – [Video] RazorianFly 11:13 AM
"Apple files patent for 'efficient data backup" AppleDailyReport 6:51 AM
"OS X Mavericks website, once for sale, dissolves into email list scam" Stabley Times 6:48 AM
"Jay-Z inks exclusive album deal with Samsung, but he's an iPhone user" Stabley Times 6:49 AM
"Are your Apple iMessages secure?" Mashable 11:03 AM
"Apple end-to-end encryption far from bulletproof: Apple won't provide experts with details of encryption architecture, so what it means by 'cannot decrypt' data is unclear, expert says" CSO Online 7:50 AM
"Why you don't want to use the default password for your iPhone personal hotspot" 9 to 5 Mac 9:24 AM
"iOS Personal Hotspot passwords vulnerable to brute force attacks" iMore 7:28 AM
"Researchers able to predict iOS-generated hotspot passwords, takes under a minute" Engadget 7:06 AM
"Apple's popularity not enough to keep Dutch retailer afloat" Financial Times 7:46 AM
Non-Apple News
"Cassandra -Epson Invests ¥16 Billion in New Facilities for Next-Generation Print Heads" eXtensions 9:47 AM
"Super-sharp displays on Android phones take on Apple: Huawei, HTC, and Sony are leaders in super-sharp, large-screen phone displays, and Apple's got some catching up to do, says DisplayMate Technologies." CNET News 9:24 AM
"CEO: Adobe's results validate shift to subscriptions (Q&A)/Creative Cloud subscriptions jumped 221,000 to 700,000 in Adobe's most recent quarter. In an exclusive interview, Shantanu Narayen says that's evidence Adobe is 'well on our way to a very successful transition.'" CNET News 8:11 AM
"Facebook Suffers Short Outage After 'Internal Issue'" Social Barrel 7:38 AM
"Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013" Macworld UK 7:28 AM
"PlayStation 3 update causing console fault, Sony confirms" BBC 6:53 AM
"Private cloud growth likely to eclipse public cloud" AppleDailyReport 6:50 AM
"The future of Ubuntu on mobile: Canonical forms carrier group to shape OS" ZDNet 11:27 AM
"MIT Whiz Sets Out to Humanize the Internet of Things" Wired 11:24 AM
"Toshiba delivers bigger 1TB Stor.E Slim with 10GB cloud storage" V3 11:17 AM
"Windows Phone 'weak', Huawei sneers: Huawei consumer chief says just three or four smartphone companies will survive" Network World 10:48 AM
"EA snubs sports lovers but tosses AMD fans a bone with next-gen PC gaming plans" PCWorld 10:47 AM
"Use of 'anonymous' search engine rockets following PRISM scandal: DuckDuckGo, a search site that does not track its users, announced traffic has nearly doubled" The Independent 10:25 AM
"Cumulus Networks unveils 'Cisco killer': The startup's Debian-based Linux distribution for commodity switching hardware takes aim at upending the networking status quo" InfoWorld 10:24 AM
"VMware Fights Rival Amazon With 'Cloud Credits'" InformationWeek 10:22 AM
"30,000 orders for a gadget not yet built" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"After Sandy, AT&T Builds Solar Phone Charging Stations Across NYC" ABCNews 9:57 AM
"Samsung Denies Zuckerberg's Facebook Phone Request" InformationWeek 11:49 AM
"Filtered Video? Instagram Reported to Add Video to App at Facebook Event Tomorrow" ABCNews 9:56 AM
"Imagination Technologies' profit dips on licensing slowdown" Reuters 9:49 AM
"Alcatel-Lucent refocuses on IP networking and ultra broadband" IDG News Service 10:45 AM
"Analyst recants claim that Apple will add Retina display to iPad mini before 2014" AppleInsider 9:24 PM
"First benchmarks for redesigned Mac Pro reportedly appear online" AppleInsider 9:24 PM
"Apple TV gets HBO Go and WatchESPN" The Verge 9:21 AM
"Apple TV Gets a Bit Bigger, with HBO and ESPN Apps (For Most, But Not All of You)" All Things D 11:28 AM
"The good news: HBO Go, WatchESPN coming to Apple TV/Inevitably lame bad news: You still need cable to actually watch anything." Ars Technica 12:38 PM
"Big Apple TV update adds HBO GO and WatchESPN channels" 9 to 5 Mac 9:23 AM
"HBO GO, WatchESPN & More Come to Apple TV" The Mac Observer 10:37 AM
"Apple Adds A Bunch Of New Channels For Apple TV" AppleBitch 10:37 AM
"High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side" AppleInsider 6:57 AM
"Inside iOS 7: iBeacons enhance apps' location awareness via Bluetooth LE" AppleInsider 6:57 AM
"Apple's unreleased iOS 7 usage already on the rise" Computerworld 9:47 AM
"A closer look: iOS 7 Siri and iOS in the Car" Electronista 9:05 AM
"Apple iOS 7 to feature deep LinkedIn integration? Code references in iOS 7 beta show Apple is testing LinkedIn integration and single sign-in" Macworld UK 7:46 AM
"Report: New iPad mini in Q4 to boost small tablet explosion" ITProPortal 7:49 AM
"iPad 5 release date, news, specs and rumours" PC Advisor 7:47 AM
"Apple, Samsung & HTC considering liquid-cooled phones (rumor)" 9 to 5 Mac 6:53 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2012), MacBook Air (Mid 2013): Distorted or black screen during Windows 7 or 8 installation" Apple Support 6:54 PM
"MacBook Air (Mid 2013): Black Screen or alert messages when installing Windows 7" Apple Support 6:50 PM
"Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display" Apple Support 6:46 PM
"Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2: Keeps reappearing and Thunderbolt ports and Target Display Mode may not work" Apple Support 5:16 PM
"Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Third-party content provider information" Apple Support 12:30 PM
"Xsan: How to move journal data to a dedicated storage pool" Apple Support 6:57 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Random Heroes 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:55 AM
"File Manager -Folder Plus For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"Star Defender 3 For iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:56 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:56 AM
"Office Mobile for iPhone alternatives: Microsoft's new app enters an already-crowded field/Microsoft released its first iOS version of Office on Friday. The problem with Microsoft's approach to Office for the iPhone is that a diverse range of alternative iOS apps and suites already exists" Macworld UK 8:11 AM
"Review: Intense alien warfare goes mobile with XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS" TechHive 7:49 AM
"Round and Round: By now you've all see the 'sneak peek' at the new MacPro (and if not – look, a link!). While it certainly looks interesting, it poses some serious problems for current MacPro users like me." MacNews Blog 7:29 AM
"Apple is playing it safe with iOS 7, and other myths: Where's the innovation, ask the critics - but Apple-style innovation takes time" Macworld UK 7:27 AM
"Alleged iPhone 5S images suggest Apple isn't shaking up the design: Don't expect any curveballs this time" TechRadar UK 7:51 AM
"Steve Jobs Quotes: The Ultimate Collection" Apple Gazette 6:56 AM
"Steve Jobs: Visionary Entrepreneur: Looking Back from 1994" FairerPlatform 11:16 AM
"Apple Could Challenge Microsoft for Desktop Dominance. But It Won't" Tech.pinions 6:56 AM
"One Former Apple Designer Offers His Own iOS 7 Concept" App Advice 6:54 AM
"Is Apple Working On 'Linking' iOS 7 To Popular Professional Social Network LinkedIn?" App Advice 6:54 AM
"3 Ways The MacBook Air Clobbers PC Notebooks" Mac 360 6:46 AM
"Selling Out: How Apple Loses To Samsung" Mac 360 6:46 AM
"I could have designed all the iOS 7 stock app icons in 5 days" Dougit Design 6:38 AM
"Apple vs. Microsoft: One-upmanship Is Alive And Well" PixoBebo 6:45 AM
Non-Apple
"Lawyer brilliantly bites township trying to shut his client's site: Sometimes, cease-and-desist letters are mere morsels of intimidation, their legal grounds swamps. One lawyer decided that the accuser, West Orange, N.J., itself needed to shut up and go away. His letter smacks of literary genius." CNET News 9:20 PM
"I just tried Windows 8 on a laptop and it was totally baffling" CITEworld 7:24 PM
"The Trajectory of Television—Internet rebellion and hardware renaissance: Today, the state of television is hopelessly embattled and better than ever." Ars Technica 8:14 AM
"Microsoft And The Gaming Console Battle" Seeking Alpha 6:49 AM
"12 clever cloud tools for devs and ops: Look to these automation, orchestration, and configuration management tools to keep your server farms running smoothly" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 10:23 AM
"Why Facebook Home Should Make Apple and Google Very Nervous" Wired 11:24 AM
"5 products Facebook should announce instead of Instagram video" TechHive 10:47 AM
"If Instagram gets video, will you be happy or annoyed?" Houston Chronicle 10:20 AM
"The return of the BlackBerry believers: It's over for the struggling phone maker, right? Not so, says a vocal contingent of analysts and investors. They think the company's worst days are behind it." Fortune 10:19 AM
"Sony: unlocking value/Latest idea to spin off electronics units goes too far" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:16 AM
"Old Possum's Book of Practical Big Data" CRM Buyer 10:12 AM
"Consumer Reports reveals rankings for mobile devices" CBS News 10:04 AM
"The Good And Bad Of Tablets At Work" InformationWeek 9:51 AM
"Google's Project Loon stakes out no-NSA zone (we think): Bummed out by all the NSA talk? Then lighten up with Project Loon, Google's balloon-based plan for worldwide Net access" InfoWorld 10:24 AM
"Making peril permanent: Google's Gmail app redesign/The archive default options bring its own set of risks" Computerworld 10:07 AM
"The Future of Android Looks More Like Apple Inc." Minyanville 9:40 AM
"5 ways to protect your career from the robots" MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Dell rejects new Icahn proposal: The special committee of the board will continue to support founder Michael Dell's proposal to take the company private" IDG News Service 10:08 AM
"Icahn raises Dell stake, calls for share buyback" MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Icahn Appeals to Dell to Institute $15.4B Buyback" [Video Report] Bloomberg TV 9:36 AM
"Icahn Proposes Dell Buy Back Shares at $14" [Video Report] Bloomberg TV 9:35 AM
"Icahn doubles down on Dell offer with $14 per share buyback scheme" The Register 11:13 AM
"Opinion: Why Carl Icahn is full of crap in the Dell deal" TG Daily 8:08 PM
"HP Execs Face Challenges in CEO Whitman's Shuffle" [Video Report] Bloomberg TV 9:37 AM
"Can HP's Weisler Fix This Chart? His Big New Job Rides On It" Forbes 9:37 AM
"Nascar, Looking for Tech Update, Invites HP Into Its Pit Crew" Bloomberg Businessweek 10:02 AM
"Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers" Reuters 2:05 PM
"What is Microsoft's Next Ten Billion Dollar Idea?" The Motley Fool 9:41 AM
"Windows Phone 'weak', Huawei sneers: Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes." Computerworld New Zealand 2:02 PM
"Microsoft plans updated Surface RT tablet with Qualcomm chip and 4G speeds" V3 11:17 AM
"Microsoft May Run WinRT on Qualcomm Processor" TheStreet 11:42 AM
"Microsoft, Qualcomm to team up on next round of Surface RTs -- report" CNET News 9:45 AM
"Next Surface RT Will Reportedly Feature Chip From Qualcomm With Support For LTE" Redmond Pie 1:39 PM
"Microsoft partners with Samsung, HP to help stop Windows piracy in China" IDG News Service 10:46 AM
"Microsoft upgrades TypeScript with generics and better tooling: The JavaScript-related project is aimed at teams writing large applications" InfoWorld 10:24 AM
"Microsoft says it freed millions from botnet" Reuters 11:01 AM
"Oracle's Q4 and beyond: Five big issues" ZDNet 11:27 AM
"Oracle: We WON grey market software and Solaris support case" Channel Register 11:13 AM
"Oracle releases latest round of Java security patches" ZDNet 11:28 AM
"Oracle Fixes Critical Java Flaws, Repairs Tool" CRN 10:06 AM
"Java update patches 40 security issues" IDG News Service 10:47 AM
"Intel's budget supercomputer diversifies" EE Times 10:12 AM
"Cisco Plans Israel's Transformation Into First Digital Nation" Bloomberg 11:38 AM
"Intel joins Alliance for Wireless Power's Board of Directors" Engadget 1:09 PM
"AMD executive: The data center is changing and ARM will be the compute" GigaOM 1:09 PM
"Cisco to invest in Israeli venture capital funds" Reuters 11:39 AM
"With faster 5G Wi-Fi coming, Wi-Fi Alliance kicks off certification program: Process ensures 802.11ac devices work well with older Wi-Fi products" Computerworld 10:08 AM
"Certification begins on a faster, more reliable Wi-Fi technology" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:28 AM
"Wi-Fi Alliance announces 802.11ac certification program" PCWorld 10:46 AM
"Hollywood, Silicon Valley quarrel over digital media" EE Times 10:12 AM
"Silicon Valley should fight for open Internet" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
"America needs a Cyber Bill of Rights" ZDNet 11:27 AM
"Mobile Boom Means More Work For IT" InformationWeek 9:50 AM
"A Quantum Computing Problem Solved" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:47 AM
"Distinguishing quantum bits key to building large-scale computer: Researchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new method of distinguishing between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer." TG Daily 11:10 AM
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