"Apple Finds It Difficult to Divorce Samsung" ["For evidence, look no further than Apple Inc.'s effort to find a company other than ferocious rival Samsung Electronics Co. to make the sophisticated chip brains used in Apple's iPads and iPhones."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:58 PM
"Google And Apple May Bring Us A Console War We Didn't See Coming" Forbes 8:23 AM
"The Technology That Could Put Apple Back On Top" Forbes 8:14 AM
"Apple Loses Bid to Corral Galaxy S4 Into Patent Suit" MacNewsWorld 8:35 AM
"The joy of Apple-bashing" ["However, without Steve as the driving force of Apple, people do react to the company differently. When they see an error, or weakness, or a competitor making inroads, they're more receptive to the critics' argument: without Steve, this isn't the same Apple. I can't say this is 100% wrong. Steve was unique. Irreplaceable. Things have to be different without him. However, 'different' isn't quite the same as 'doomed.'"] Ken Segall's Observatory 9:34 AM
"Logic Devices Alleges that Apple's iOS infringes their Patent" Patently Apple 9:38 AM
"Apple adds auto-renewable subscriptions for Mac App Store apps in OS X Mavericks" 9 to 5 Mac 4:43 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Access menus via the keyboard in OS X: OS X does not support a quick-access button for its contextual menu, but there is a workaround that might work for you." MacFixIt 6:57 PM
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask about the power usage of memory upgrades, and more." MacFixIt 6:17 PM
"How to manage services in OS X: Services in OS X offer built-in and custom options to help optimize your workflow." MacFixIt 5:26 PM
"Friday Favorite: How iStat Menus saved my MacBook Pro from burning up" TUAW 10:49 AM
"Q&A: Reorganizing the Video Library in iTunes 11" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:41 AM
"Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse: How to adjust double-click and scrolling speed in Lion" Apple Support 6:36 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Apple Data Detectors add cool Maps integration in OS X Mavericks" AppleInsider 4:43 PM
"Safari 7.0 to bring web notifications to OS X Mavericks" AppleInsider 3:14 PM
"A Week With OS X Mavericks" Tech.pinions 11:17 AM
"Hands-on with OS X Mavericks: Finder tabs and tagging" Macworld 8:11 AM
"Enhanced Dictation in OS X 10.9 Mavericks" FairerPlatform 8:07 AM
"Review: InDesign CC boosts ePub features, font menus" Macworld 8:32 AM
"Review: Airmail email client has sleek fuselage, can't avoid a little turbulence" Macworld 12:51 PM
"Resolve resolution frustration with QuickRes - Review" TUAW 8:42 AM
"Parenting Tip: Limit computer access with Parental Controls in OS X Mountain Lion" TUAW 4:48 PM
"Apple iOS 7 beta 3 scheduled for release on July 8th" BGR 10:17 AM
"iOS 7 Beta 3 could drop on July 8" iDownload Blog 10:49 AM
"iOS 7 Beta 3 Reportedly Coming on Monday, July 8" MacRumors 11:28 AM
"Low-cost iPhone mini release date, rumours and leaked images: When is the cheaper iPhone mini coming out?" TechAdvisor 8:32 AM
"Tray full of purported iPhone 5S batteries shown on pictures" iDownload Blog 8:26 AM
"Rumor: Further Photos Of iPhone 5S Production Appear" AppleBitch 10:30 AM
"Upcoming Feature In iOS 7 Discovered: Speak To Correct Misspelled Words" AppAdvice 4:43 PM
"iOS 7 Glitch Lets You Put Apps Inside Newsstand" Cult of Mac 3:15 PM
"Apple offering additional pricing tiers to App Store app developers" 9 to 5 Mac 12:51 PM
"Apple patent filing involves a keyboard with a position sensing mechanism" AppleDailyReport 8:11 AM
"Apple works on on-device offline purchases using credits" AppleDailyReport 8:10 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Wireless Witch: New MacBook Air Wi-Fi Issues? Try These 5 Solutions/Your gorgeous new MacBook Air is dropping its Wi-Fi connection. Now what?" PC Magazine 8:41 AM
"How Squrl Is The New Age Way To View TV" Mac 360 8:07 AM
"3 Free iPhone App to Trick Out Your Text Messages" The Mac Observer 4:41 PM
"'Contra: Evolution' Review – It's Evolved Into Something, Alright" Touch Arcade 8:42 AM
"'Despicable Me: Minion Rush' Review – Gets By With a Little Help From Its Minions" Touch Arcade 8:42 AM
"'Hero of Many' for iPad Review - A Hero Indeed" Touch Arcade 10:17 AM
"iPro.DJSampler Review: iPro.DJSampler is a nice sample player for iOS, but you won't get much out of it until you start using add-on packs." 148Apps 9:08 AM
"Top Of The Morning: Morning Assistant Review/A little too basic for comfort, Top of the Morning isn't without promise, at least, thanks to an appealing user interface." 148Apps 8:42 AM
"Super Paper Pool Review: A challenging combination of billiards and mini-golf, Super Paper Pool is rather fun for the skilful gamer." 148Apps 12:31 PM
"D:COM – MISSION ALPHA Review: D:COM - MISSION ALPHA has a more complex title than it does gameplay, but it still makes for some decent no-frills fun." 148Apps 3:15 PM
"Legacy of a Thousand Suns Review: This ambitious freemium MMO is a lot more compelling than it probably looks." 148Apps 11:28 AM
"Total Domination: Reborn Review/Total Domination: Reborn does a lot of things right but the PvP elements feel a bit too extreme." 148Apps 10:16 AM
"Apple: Don't make nuclear weapons using iTunes/A mind-boggling clause is noticed by an eagle-eyed blogger in the iTunes agreement. Was Apple thinking of nuclear weapons that play Bieber as they explode?" CNET News 11:57 AM
"An iWatch? An Apple Videogame system? Google is afraid they might happen" AppleDailyReport 10:44 AM
"Why Apple is (remains) the world's top computer maker" AppleDailyReport 10:33 AM
"How Your Favorite iOS Apps Might Look Once iOS 7 Is Released" AppAdvice 8:23 AM
"The 13-inch MacBook Air is the ultimate road warrior's laptop" AppleDailyReport 8:10 AM
"Opinion: Google starts its Android photocopiers as Apple preps for Fall" Computerworld 8:08 AM
"Apple's New Friend Is Google's 2nd Worst Enemy" Mac 360 8:07 AM
"For The Sake Of Saying So, iOS 7 Is Really Broken" Mac 360 8:07 AM
"Digital Thievery: Is Apple Stealing From Competitors?" PixoBebo 8:07 AM
Non-Apple
"Google Reader is going away on July 1. Here's what you need to know." The Next Web 8:08 PM
"Surgically implanted headphones are literally 'in-ear': Thanks to a body mod that stuck magnetic speakers in his ears, would-be cyborg Rich Lee enjoys an unusually convenient setup for listening to music." CNET News 5:10 PM
"BlackBerry PlayBook on its Death Bed" The Mac Observer 10:16 AM
"The ARM Diaries, Part 1: How ARM's Business Model Works" AnandTech 8:42 AM
"Hands-On With The Windows 8.1 Xbox Music App: New UI, Better Syncing & Free Radio Streaming" AddictiveTips 8:42 AM
"Here's what an eavesdropper sees when you use an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot" PCWorld 8:32 AM
"The Windows 8.1 Report: Too Little, Too Late?" The Tech Night Owl 8:11 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Heisenberg & Schrödinger Get Pulled Over..." The Mac Observer 3:15 PM
"Tunes for Alzheimer's Patients: The Easton Center is accepting donations of iPods, MP3 players, iTunes gift cards, headphones, and iPod/MP3 accessories as part of a new program to help institutionalized patients with severe dementia. Donated items will be distributed to certified elder care facilities in Los Angeles County who are serving people in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease." David Geffen School of Medicine 10:21 PM
"The perfect gift for the pistol-packing 'Merkin: a handgun iPhone case/'Is that an iPhone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?'" The Register 8:35 PM
"Coming June 29: Gene Steinberg meets Jim Dalrymple, of The Loop, Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, Gabriel Weinberg, of DuckDuckGo.com, and tech columnist Rob Pegoraro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:28 PM
"'PatternUnlock' brings Android inspired security to iOS" iDownload Blog 6:17 PM
"Contra: Evolution Is The First Official Contra Game To Hit The App Store" AppAdvice 3:53 PM
"Get The iOS 7 Beta Translucent Keyboard On iOS 6" Redmond Pie 3:53 PM
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