"Obama's Apple Rescue" ["The ban would have derailed Apple's current strategy of selling older models to compete with Samsung's cheaper line of phones. It also would have emboldened Samsung to stretch the definition of FRAND licensing, and to demand more for its basic patents, which would potentially set off a terrible chain reaction of patent battles within the mobile industry, threatening to grind innovation to a halt."] The New Yorker 8:27 AM
"Desperately Seeking Innovation: Perhaps the problem is that Apple has become too large and too institutionalized: has moved too far away from its scrappy revolutionary roots to build anything startling and unique. That happened to Microsoft more than a generation ago and arguably may be happening to Google right now. Yet a case can be made for the notion that big equals innovation." MacNewsWorld 8:48 AM
"Is Apple Making A Comeback? A Historical Perspective" Seeking Alpha 2:16 PM
"Apple succeeds on appeal: dismissed ITC patent case against Google's Motorola Mobility alive again" Foss Patents 12:10 PM
"Apple given another chance to go after Motorola in court: Apple can once again go after Motorola Mobility, using two of its multitouch patents, an appeals court says." CNET News 1:10 PM
"Appeals Court Revives Apple's Multitouch Patent Case Against Google's Motorola" AllThingsD 2:30 PM
"Appeals court kicks back ITC decision in Apple case against Motorola" IDG News Service 3:28 PM
"Apple Patent Case Against Google's Motorola Revived" Bloomberg 4:19 PM
"Apple Faces Hurdles Attracting First-Time Smartphone Buyers" AllThingsD 8:15 AM
"Apple's iPhones retain their value. Samsung's Androids don't. The price of an iPhone 4 on eBay and China's Taobao has actually increased since April." Fortune 8:14 AM
"iPhone holds value better than do Samsung phones -- analyst" CNET News 8:09 AM
"VirnetX adds newly granted patent to lawsuit against Apple" IDG News Service 8:07 AM
"Publishers say e-book restrictions would hurt them, not Apple" PCWorld New Zealand 9:21 PM
"Publishers in E-Book Antitrust Case File Objection to DOJ's Proposed Punishment for Apple" MacRumors 6:28 PM
"Publishers Protest DOJ's Proposal for Apple iBooks Conviction" The Mac Observer 9:15 PM
"Google Has A Major Security Flaw In Chrome That Gives People Easy Access To Your Passwords" Business Insider 8:59 AM
"Google Chrome flaw exposes user passwords: A security flaw in Google's Chrome browser allows anyone with access to a user's computer to see all of their stored passwords directly from the settings panel." Telegraph 10:31 AM
"Finding passwords saved by Google's Chrome browser is surprisingly easy" Engadget 8:59 AM
"Saving, syncing passwords in Chrome isn't very secure" Houston Chronicle 9:05 AM
"Apple Releases OS X Mavericks Beta 5" AppleBitch 3:33 PM
"Apple seeds OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 5, Mountain Lion 10.8.5 beta 7" AppleInsider 4:09 PM
"Latest OS X Mavericks Preview showcases iBooks for Mac [Gallery] 9 to 5 Mac 4:09 PM
"A Visual Tour of iBooks for OS X Mavericks" TekRevue 6:03 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to Repair a Mac Disk with fsck from Single User Mode" OS X Daily 3:28 PM
"How to solve the worst email annoyances" Macworld 8:42 AM
"Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Format drives as Mac OS Extended" Apple Support 2:18 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: Opera 15 browser for Mac sells its soul for speed and slickness" Macworld 8:42 AM
"Mac Gems: OptiPNG makes PNG files smaller without losing image quality" Macworld 10:31 AM
"iTunes Tip: Find a File on Your Hard Disk" Kirkville 8:48 AM
"MacMost Now 901: Better Ways To Choose Photos To Upload" MacMost 10:05 AM
"Consumers Prefer Mobile Devices Over PCs for Media and Entertainment" ["Streaming media is growing, and the streaming TV and movies category is the best scoring category at 78. Apple's iTunes scores the highest of any measured company in the study, using a slightly different model than its streaming counterparts to secure a score of 80. iTunes customers download content before viewing, setting the service apart from its true streaming competitors."] ForeSee 8:22 AM
"Apple's iTunes Is The USA's Favorite Video Streaming Service" AppAdvice 8:23 AM
"Apple's iTunes streams satisfaction, beating out Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and HBO GO" VentureBeat 11:03 AM
"PC market flat in Q2 2013, despite tablet growth: Android takes 17% of PC market in Q2 as PC vendors turn to Google for tablets" ["Apple remained the top PC vendor in Q2, with a 4.5 million unit lead over second-placed Lenovo. But Apple's share fell more than two percentage points to 17.1% from 19.4% in Q2 last year due an annual decrease in iPad shipments. Desktop and notebook shipments only accounted for around 20% of its total PC shipments. With tablet vendors attacking Apple on price it must bring fresh innovation to future generations of its iPad range if it is to maintain the lead it has built in the PC market."] Canalys 8:23 AM
"PC Market Levels Out, Apple Still Dominates But Lenovo Is Gaining" AppAdvice 8:37 AM
"IDC on Smartphones: Android Gains Share, Apple Loses Share, and Microsoft Passes BlackBerry" The Mac Observer 3:20 PM
"Android reaches massive 80% market share, Windows Phone hits global high, iPhone languishes" VentureBeat 12:57 PM
"IDC: Android extends lead over iPhone in 2Q" Associated Press 2:30 PM
"Windows Phone 8 Seizes On iPhone Dry Spell: Android leads, iOS is slipping and Windows Phone 8 is inching forward. But until new products arrive this fall, it's premature to call winners and losers." InformationWeek 2:33 PM
"Samsung prepares to take on Apple and Google again as smartwatch patent revealed" Telegraph 8:32 AM
"Used Smartphone Market 'Poised To Explode,' Apple iPhone Holding Up Better Than Samsung Galaxy" Forbes 2:31 PM
"Amazon now offering game and software downloads for PC and Mac in the UK" The Verge 7:58 AM
"Amazon Appstore Now Open To Web Apps, With One-Click In-App Purchases In Tow" TechCrunch 8:26 AM
"Amazon expands scope of Appstore with addition of web apps" The Verge 9:42 AM
"The apps that Apple does not want you to use: They are the applications that Apple has tried to stop the world from using." Telegraph 8:28 AM
"JOBS movie clip, 'Leaving Apple.'" CNET News 8:09 AM
"Ashton Kutcher wants you to know he's a tech guy at heart" CNET News 8:09 AM
"New 'Jobs' trailer backed by Macklemore remix" GeekWire 8:48 AM
"Microsoft's Newest Ad Pits The Struggling Surface RT Against The iPad [Video] Cult of Mac 5:16 PM
"Microsoft Continues iPad Bashing in Latest Surface Ad [Video] iClarified 2:15 PM
"Chinese gamers think Plants vs. Zombies 2 is too hard, accuse developers of discrimination" TechHive 8:37 AM
"iPhone thief gets his own blog, courtesy of his victim" TUAW 2:16 PM
Non-Apple News
"Microsoft tries to woo former MobileMe users with 15GB of extra free SkyDrive space" Neowin 9:21 PM
"On the Edge of failure: Ubuntu smartphone looks unlikely to reach crowdfunding goal" The Verge 7:16 PM
"Moore's Law could stay on track with extreme UV progress" Ars Technica 6:29 PM
"Windows Phone global shipments up 77%, extending lead over BlackBerry" GeekWire 4:22 PM
"Forensic Experts Poke Holes in Snapchat and Facebook" Mashable 10:07 AM
"'Doom' and 'Quake' legend John Carmack joins Oculus as technology chief" The Verge 9:43 AM
"Oculus Rift hires Doom co-creator John Carmack as Chief Technology Officer" Engadget 9:43 AM
"Lightning Fighter 2 Review: Finally, a game that tells the player to go to hell... bullet hell, that is." 148Apps 3:29 PM
"Brick Roll Review: Ready for an old-school challenge? Be ready for Brick Roll." 148Apps 9:43 AM
"WakeUp Challenge Review: WakeUp Challenge is a great way to get brains working in the morning, but a nightmare for those who love to hit the 'snooze' button." 148Apps 2:18 PM
"Pocket Fort HD Review: Pocket Fort HD seems to borrow heavily from another source, but its total lack of fun is the real disappointment." 148Apps 8:52 AM
"Kid Tripp Review: Kid Tripp is challenging, but far too often slips into frustration." 148Apps 2:30 PM
"Temple Review: Temple is a fitness tracker that allows users to quickly and easily log their details and set goals to form healthy habits." 148Apps 10:31 AM
"Baby Nom Nom Review: Rotate a maze in order to feed a baby in this cutesy and surprisingly enjoyable physics puzzler of sorts." 148Apps 11:30 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Get iOS 7 Style Weather App On Your iPhone Right Now" Redmond Pie 8:52 AM
"Take better DSLR shots using...your smartphone?" TechHive 8:41 AM
Tips
"Clean your iPhone 5's camera from the inside" TUAW 3:29 PM
"Wired in-ear headphones with mics and call quality Article" iLounge 2:31 PM
"Samsung's New Plan To Defeat Apple's iPhone" Mac 360 7:57 AM
Non-Apple
"Facebook Battles Snapchat For Visual Communication By Letting iOS Messenger Send Instagrams" TechCrunch 9:20 PM
"Man has Amazon package stolen, goes nuclear for justice" CNET News 6:18 PM
"How scammers drained $1,700 from my bank account using Starbucks cards" GigaOM 5:46 PM
"The smallest and best new Android phones you can buy aren't small at all: Where are the new phones that aren't the size of a compact car?" Ars Technica 5:19 PM
"New Ramos K1 Tablet To Break iPad Mini Clone Mold" Mike Cane's xBlog 3:26 PM
"Fruitcake, anyone? Amazon's Kindle Fire slips out of Top 5, showing extreme seasonality" GeekWire 11:29 AM
"It's the Tablet's World Now and Microsoft Wasn't Invited" The Mac Observer 10:28 AM
"Google Nexus 7 (2013): The Best Android Tablet Yet" HotHardware 10:28 AM
"IBM Offers POWER Technology for Licensing, Forms OpenPOWER Consortium" AnandTech 8:48 AM
"IBM, Google, Nvidia form OpenPower Consortium to target data centres" V3 9:16 AM
"IBM, Google and Nvidia team up to develop data centres" ITProPortal 9:16 AM
"IBM to license Power chip design for custom cloud servers" TechSpot 9:14 AM
"IBM, Google and Nvidia form Openpower Consortium to rival Intel and AMD" The Inquirer 8:13 AM
"Microsoft lost its cool, says former company star Robert Scoble" Melbourne Age 8:17 AM
"What Desktop Virtualization Means To Windows 8 - Hardware -" InformationWeek 1:10 PM
"Microsoft eases development for Windows Phone apps: The new Windows Phone App Studio can be used to build new apps without coding" IDG News Service 8:44 AM
"Microsoft starts opening Windows Stores in Best Buys and Future Shops across the US and Canada" The Next Web 8:48 AM
"Microsoft wins Office 365 deal with British Airways parent company" V3 8:36 AM
"Nintendo And Microsoft Are Failing For The Same Reason" Business Insider 2:34 PM
"HP consolidates record management applications" PCWorld 8:07 AM
"HP's new services leverage cloud to simplify access to mobile apps" CIOL 9:11 AM
"HP brings MPS channel program to Australia: Localised initiative designed for partner-led sales engagement" ARN 9:11 AM
"It's Wednesday morning and it's already been a tough week for IBM" GigaOM 8:52 AM
"How Cloud Drives Innovation: Three Questions for Nathan Day, Chief Scientist of IBM's SoftLayer" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 3:32 PM
"More Losses Seen for Wall Street" FOXBusiness 8:55 AM
"Stocks Extend Losing Streak: Investors Hung Back After a Global Selloff on Central-Bank Worries" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:10 PM
"Stocks stuck in red as taper talk returns" CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks slammed by firm yen as Asia retreats/Asian stock markets ended lower Wednesday after overnight losses in the U.S. on monetary-policy concerns, with Japan shares falling the most in nearly two months as exporters took a heavy hit from the yen's advance." MarketWatch 8:55 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slip as BOE pressures FTSE 100/European stock markets showed mixed moves on Wednesday, with French banks lifting the CAC 40 index, while U.K. stocks slumped after the Bank of England wasn't as dovish as hoped in its inflation report." MarketWatch 8:55 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:08 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:22 PM
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