"Apple's Court Loss Could End the Book as We Know It: The Justice Department is hailing a judge's finding yesterday that Apple and publishers conspired to fix e-book prices as a victory for consumers, who are paying less since the alleged cabal was thwarted. But readers shouldn't rest easy. More than anything, Apple's defeat in court reinforces the key fact of bookselling in the 21st century: Amazon has more power than anyone else to dictate what Americans pay for books." Wired 8:24 AM
"Apple faces triple damages, longshot appeal in ebook conspiracy" paidContent 8:50 AM
"The Apple e-book trial: The view from the hard benches/I thought the judge was coming around to Apple's point of view. I was wrong." Fortune 8:22 AM
"Could ebook price-fixing ruling kill Apple's aggressive expansion? Apple may approach new markets more cautiously, following antitrust ruling in US" Macworld UK 8:48 AM
"Amazon Seen Gaining Advantage With Apple's E-Book Defeat" Bloomberg 10:17 AM
"EBooks: Apple Versus Amazon" Bloomberg TV 10:17 AM
"Apple Reacts to Court Ruling on E-Book Pricing" Bloomberg TV 8:57 AM
"Apple broke antitrust laws: Judge rules company conspired to raise e-book prices" Associated Press 8:46 AM
"Why Apple's Fall releases are make or break for Cupertino" Computerworld 7:53 AM
"Wall Street's Shortsighted View On Samsung And Apple: Wall Street is punishing Apple and Samsung for slowing mobile growth, unfortunately overlooking the long-term value of today's dominance." ReadWrite 8:54 AM
"Chairman Eric Schmidt: Google's Relationship With Apple Has Improved" Business Insider 7:19 PM
"Review: Keeper password manager is powerful and simple, but pricey" Macworld 8:46 AM
"How to password-protect a PDF before e-mailing in OS X: With a few steps you can set up an easy way to encrypt PDF files generated from the standard print dialog window." CNET Reviews 6:47 PM
"Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery 5 review - Retrieve deleted photos, videos and audio files" Macworld UK 8:46 AM
"Film Stocks 1.5 review - Tone and style your images" Macworld UK 8:46 AM
"Cassandra: Maintenance in OS X -Where has my Library Gone?" eXtensions 8:14 AM
"How to capture your Mac's audio for free" Macworld 8:47 AM
"20 more technical terms every Mac user should know" Macworld 8:47 AM
"Get Password Suggestions Using iCloud Keychain And Safari In Mavericks Beta [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:50 AM
"How to use Command-Tab to escape screen sharing" Mac OS X Hints 9:51 AM
"New in Safari 7: Improved Java Security" FairerPlatform 7:57 AM
"Incredibly Easy, Fast Way to Check AppleCare Status of Your Mac" The Mac Observer 3:06 PM
"Get Super Quick SSH Shortcuts from the Mac OS X Menu Bar with Shuttle" OS X Daily 3:51 PM
"Minitube: It's Where To Watch YouTube On A Mac" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Lost Or Stolen Mac? Find It With MacTrack" Mac 360 7:54 AM
"Verizon iPhone deal could lose up to $14 billion in 2013" Electronista 11:17 AM
"Samsung takes mobile net traffic crown from Apple: Bad news for Redmond as Chrome conquers IE and Windows 8 doesn't rate" The Register 8:27 AM
"Flagship Madrid Apple Store is being built on top of 15th century ruins" Macworld UK 8:49 AM
"Madrid Apple Store Construction Uncovers 15th Century Hospital" The Mac Observer 8:25 AM
"How to Make Your App Stand Out in the Crowd" AllThingsD 8:24 AM
"Google Maps service for iOS and Android given redesign and feature cull" V3 8:41 AM
"Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs To Be Honored With A Disney 'Legend' Award" AppAdvice 8:41 AM
"iPhone electric scooter might tempt texters" CNET News 12:36 PM
"Latest Apple-1 auction fetches seller almost $400k" Digital Trends 8:41 AM
Non-Apple News
"Be afraid: DARPA unveils Terminator-like Atlas robot/Atlas looks like the prototype for a future robot infantryman, and it can tackle rough terrain and carry human tools. Can you say 'Skynet'?" CNET News 9:29 PM
"Escaping Google's gravity: How small search engines define success/The search world is filled with Davids flinging stones at Google's Goliath. DuckDuckGo and Blekko, two engines fighting the search giant, may stand the best chances of hitting their mark." CNET News 9:29 PM
"The NSA Can Listen to Skype Calls (Thanks to Microsoft)" The Mac Observer 8:52 PM
"Netflix currently in negotiations for another season of 'Arrested Development'" The Verge 7:35 PM
"PlayStation 4 fans flock to sign petition demanding return of controversial Xbox One features" BGR 6:25 PM
"Pebble says a million apps have been downloaded, updates status of outstanding Kickstarter orders" Engadget 6:17 PM
"SoftBank, Sprint Wrap Up $21.6B Merger Deal" The Mac Observer 9:46 AM
"Samsung Invents New Gear Hinge for Future 2-Display Devices" Patent Bolt 7:04 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Podcast: IFTTT's new iPhone app and a Purple Rain recipe" GigaOM 12:47 PM
"YML Archives for July 10th, 2013" Your Mac Life 7:04 AM
"ACM 212: Digging Into iOS 7, Tearing Into Apple's Antitrust Conviction" The Mac Observer 7:04 AM
"More leaked photos & concept of purported plastic iPhone shells in colors hit the web" 9 to 5 Mac 8:49 AM
"More photos of alleged plastic iPhone shells surface" iDownload Blog 8:47 AM
"....and here are your plastic iPhone volume controls in Green, Red, Blue and Yellow" 9 to 5 Mac 8:49 AM
"What Apple's Rumored Color iPhones Might Look Like" The Mac Observer 12:03 PM
"Apple to integrate IGZO displays into iOS and Mac products?" AppleTell 8:46 AM
"Apple to switch to IGZO displays for future MacBook Pro and iPad?" Macworld UK 8:49 AM
"2014"s MacBook Pros Could Get 24 Hour Battery Life Thanks To IGZO Displays" Cult of Mac 4:05 PM
"Apple looks to expand iOS device supply chain beyond Foxconn, Pegatron in 2014" AppleInsider 4:09 PM
"Foxconn posts 2Q 2013 revenue of $30b, up slightly year-on-year despite slowing Apple orders" The Next Web 8:32 AM
"TVs Keep Foxconn Revenue Up As Apple Orders Fall" Cult of Mac 9:52 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Files 15 Original Patent Applications Covering a New Image Sensor Assembly, Lightning Connector Details & More" Patently Apple 8:56 AM
"Apple Invents a Wild Unibody Magnetic Coated MacBook Lid" Patently Apple 7:05 AM
"Apple Considers Advancing Magic Mouse & MacBook Trackpads with Inertial Sensors" Patently Apple 7:05 AM
"Apple looks to patent hybrid input device that uses motion, touch for next-level control" AppleInsider 7:05 AM
"Apple at least investigates touch screens for Macs" AppleDailyReport 7:54 AM
"Apple files patent for enforcing software licenses" AppleDailyReport 7:55 AM
"Apple wants you to be able to have mixed source media playback" AppleDailyReport 7:55 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"How to combine multiple audio interfaces by creating an aggregate device" Apple Support 3:50 PM
"Mac mini (Late 2012) and iMac (Late 2012): About Fusion Drive" Apple Support 3:50 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Angry Birds Star Wars HD For iPad And Angry Birds Star Wars For iPhone Are Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99/$0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:52 AM
"Berzerk Ball 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7:52 AM
"DESTINIA For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:52 AM
"Best Buy offering $200 gift cards for iPad trade-ins in two-day promotion" AppleInsider 6:44 PM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 9:16 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 9:16 AM
"The cult of unboxing: How I became slightly addicted to these strange, homemade videos, with their mildly intoxicating mixture of smugness and exhilaration." Fortune 8:27 AM
"Axes To Grind: Why Apple Is Attacked" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Samsung now going after the Apple TV?" AppleDailyReport 7:54 AM
"Apple's Leadership: Steve Jobs vs. Tim Cook" Mac 360 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
"How Typography Moved from the Paper to the Screen" Gizmodo 9:30 PM
"In pictures: What's in the cards for Android 5.0? Seven Google apps that hint at what Android 5.0 will look like" Computerworld New Zealand 7:53 PM
"Microsoft Forced to Slash Surface RT Prices Despite Vigorous Anti-iPad Ad Campaign" MacRumors 7:08 PM
"New Deux Ex game for iOS hobbles gameplay if device is jailbroken" AppleInsider 4:24 PM
"Book a private jet to Vegas in less than a minute: BlackJet, a company developed by the same owners of the luxury taxi service Uber, has rolled out an iPhone application that allows travelers to book a private jet in 10 clicks." Vegas Inc. 4:23 PM
"Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Jelly snags ex-Apple Web frameworks and iOS engineer Brian Kadar" The Next Web 4:10 PM
"From Holland With Love – Mujjo Macbook Pro 13" Sleeve" MacPrices 3:07 PM
"To help celebrate Spiderweb Software's (www.SpiderwebSoftware.com) 20th Anniversary, we've partnered with the Humble Bundle to bring gamers every one of our games that still runs on a modern Macintosh. For one week only, you can get thirteen (!) full-length games spanning a decade and a half, including The Avernum Saga (7 games), The Geneforge Saga (5 games), and Avadon: The Black Fortress. Two additional games are available for people who pay above the average: their most recent release, Avernum: Escape from the Pit, and the classic historical fantasy Nethergate: Resurrection." The Humble Bundle 3:05 PM
"Team 17 Announces 'Worms 3' Exclusively for Mobile, Launching Later this Year" Touch Arcade 12:38 PM
"PlanOn Announces World's Smallest Full Page Color Scanner with Voice Recording & Bluetooth Connectivity" Thomas PR 11:39 AM
"'Tiny Thief' Is Out And You Should Play It" Touch Arcade 12:47 PM
"Rovio-Backed 'Tiny Thief' Released for iOS, Android" PC Magazine 11:17 AM
"Pacific Rim breaks into the App Store" iDownload Blog 11:09 AM
"Angry Birds Star Wars for iPhone, iPad Now Free" The Mac Observer 11:00 AM
"Wrist Charge phone charger needs your support" Coolest Gadgets 10:43 AM
"Romotive shows new 'training' options for iPhone robots" GeekWire 9:51 AM
"PadGadget's Sound Stage: Talent iClaw Mic Stand iPad Holder" PadGadget 9:05 AM
"Duolingo Comes To The iPad, Now Has More Than 5M Active Users" TechCrunch 9:04 AM
"Let the Robot Battles Begin: Kabam Launches Blastron on the App Store" Business Wire 4:06 PM
"TeamViewer® Extends Remote Support for Mobile Devices: New TeamViewer QuickSupport app allows remote support of iPhone®, iPad®, and Android™ devices from any computer" Business Wire 12:08 PM
"SumahoMAMA Announces New Educational App for Kids: Touch 'n Sing" Business Wire 8:57 AM
"Turd Birds Now Available Worldwide on the App Store, Amazon and Google Play" Business Wire 8:57 AM
"'Keyboard Control Pro' lends enhanced control over the iOS keyboard" iDownload Blog 8:56 AM
"The Walking Dead: 400 Days comes to iOS" iMore 8:55 AM
"Put out some more fires with Sprinkle Islands, now available on iOS" iMore 8:55 AM
"Facebook's iOS App Makes It Easier To Verify That Celebs Are Saying Dumb Things On Facebook" Fast Company 4:07 PM
"Secret.li iOS app makes Facebook photos self-destruct after a set period of time" Engadget 8:56 AM
"Facebook For iOS Now Verifies Celebrities And Brands, Just Like Twitter" Cult of Mac 8:54 AM
"TA Plays: 'Plants vs Zombies 2' - The Clutch Cabbage" Touch Arcade 8:53 AM
"Algoriddim teases upcoming release of 'djay 2' iOS app" 9 to 5 Mac 8:49 AM
"WunderMap gets complete UI makeover, extra layers and more" 9 to 5 Mac 8:49 AM
"Become The Monster To Fight Monsters In The Official Pacific Rim Mobile Game" AppAdvice 8:41 AM
"OpenStreetMap App Maker Skobbler Beefs Up Its Offline iOS Maps Play, Draws Acquisition Interest In The Wake Of Waze's Big Exit" TechCrunch 8:35 AM
"'If This Then That' Arrives For iPhone" Mashable 8:34 AM
"Skobbler brings travel guides to its OpenStreetMaps-powered navigation app for iOS" The Next Web 8:32 AM
"Messaging App Just.me Lands On Android, After Pulling In 250,000+ iOS Users In 90 Days" TechCrunch 8:35 AM
"Just.me hits 250,000 users, upgrades HTML5 and iOS social messaging apps and debuts Android version" The Next Web 8:32 AM
"This handcrafted iPhone 5 case is made of chipboard" TUAW 8:31 AM
"Infinity Toss 1.0 for iOS - Sport and Basketball Game" prMac 12:01 PM
"The app iPoe 2 will be free from today and for a limited time" prMac 8:01 AM
"Microsoft Revamps Structure and Management" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:38 AM
"Steve Ballmer Solidifies Grip on Microsoft:Management Shake-Up Seeks to Speed Product Development, but Points to No Successor" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"CEO Ballmer's reorg mail to the troops: 'One Microsoft all the time'/Summary: Microsoft employees across the world just got this e-mail from CEO Steve Ballmer about the company's latest reorg. Here it is in full" ZDNet 9:06 AM
"Microsoft hits the reorg button: Redmond unveils its latest (and expected) cross-company reorganization, this one designed to better deliver on its new devices and services charter. Here's who ended up where." CNET News 8:36 AM
"Microsoft unveils reorganisation: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the company is being restructured in what is the first major overhaul for five years." BBC 10:30 AM
"Microsoft Realigns To Focus On Hardware And Better Compete Against The Apples And Samsungs Of The World" TechCrunch 10:49 AM
"Microsoft Reorganization Signals Big Challenges Ahead" InformationWeek 12:43 PM
"Microsoft announces massive company-wide reorganization" The Verge 10:26 AM
"Microsoft's Major Transformation Plan Officially Revealed" Softpedia 8:56 AM
"Microsoft's metamorphosis: Ballmer restructures Redmond, focuses on services and devices" Engadget 10:04 AM
"Microsoft's major reorganization finally announced" BGR 10:04 AM
"'One Microsoft' reorg aims to break down silos. Good luck with that" GigaOM 8:55 AM
"Microsoft 3.0: A meaner, leaner devices and services machine? Summary: Microsoft officials announced its latest expected cross-company reorg designed to better deliver on its new devices and services charter. Here's who ended up where." ZDNet 9:10 AM
"'One Microsoft': Ballmer Finally Announces 'Far-Reaching Realignment' Around Devices and Services" AllThingsD 8:42 AM
"Microsoft says to work as 'single company' after overhaul" Reuters 8:42 AM
"Microsoft's profit jab vs. Salesforce.com: Does it hold up?" ZDNet 8:58 AM
"Microsoft says PCs were attacked after Google engineer's public Windows bug disclosure" The Verge 8:33 AM
"Substantial price cut for Surface RT rumored" Engadget 5:01 PM
"Microsoft's Surface Experiment Has Fallen Flat" InformationWeek 8:38 AM
"Microsoft turned over more data than thought to NSA – report" GigaOM 3:49 PM
"Building a Better Dell: More R&D, Less PCs/Silver Lake is betting it and company founder can restore the computing icon to its former luster." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 PM
"Stock Upgrades: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Is on the March" Minyanville 8:41 AM
"A Different Perspective On Intel's Bay Trail" Seeking Alpha 2:28 PM
"Ivy Bridge-E CPUs Revealed Along With Haswell Refresh" Overclockers Club 8:51 AM
"Warning light flashing for Hewlett-Packard" Avauncer 8:49 AM
"Hewlett-Packard loses crown as top personal computer manufacturer" San Jose Mercury News 8:49 AM
"How Sprint And IBM Are Putting Your Car On The Cloud" Fast Company 8:56 AM
"IBM And Sprint Team Up On Smarter Connected Cars That Send Data When The Engine's Off" Forbes 8:57 AM
"IBM buys CSL International to expand cloud virtualisation capabilities" ComputerWeekly 8:57 AM
"Oracle equips WebLogic, Coherence for cloud use: WebLogic, Coherence, JDeveloper and other Oracle products can now work seamlessly with the company's new Oracle 12c database" Computerworld 7:50 PM
"Red Hat will switch from Oracle MySQL to MariaDB, reports/Summary: Officially, Red Hat still isn't saying that MariaDB, instead of Oracle's MySQL, will be its default database management system in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. But off-the-record people close to Red Hat tell a different story." ZDNet 8:58 AM
"Wall Street not thinking positively about Apple's upcoming earnings" GigaOM 4:09 PM
"Wall Street prepares for flat year-over-year growth from Apple" iDownload Blog 7/10
"Apple's quarter of lowered expectations: Fiscal Q3 2013" Fortune 7/10
"Apple Bottoming! Get Ready to Buy: AAPL" TotalInvestor 7/10
Industry News
"AMD, Microsoft lead tech rally" MarketWatch 8:55 AM
"Wall Street climbs on Bernanke comments" Reuters 11:12 AM
"Jobless claims rise as 'July effect' hits" CNNMoney 8:44 AM
"Market Rides Bernanke's Words to New All-Time High" TheStreet 11:11 AM
"Stocks jump after Fed keeps stimulus in place" Associated Press 12:37 PM
"Stock Futures Leap on Bernanke Remarks" FOXBusiness 8:44 AM
"Stocks Surge to Fresh Highs Skittish Investors Gain Courage From Fed Chief's Reassurance on Easy-Money Policy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:03 PM
"Asia Markets: China stocks soar, as Asia rallies/Asian stocks rallied Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said U.S. interest rates will remain low to aid economic recovery, with gold miners posting hefty gains on an increase in commodity prices." MarketWatch 8:45 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks rise in Fed-fueled rally/European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting showed many members think asset purchases will likely be needed in 2014." MarketWatch 8:46 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:27 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:02 PM
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