"Carl Icahn Makes a Large Investment in Apple" AllThingsD 3:18 PM
"Icahn Takes 'Large' Bite of Apple Stock: Activist Investor Uses Twitter to Spread Word of His Stake" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:16 PM
"Carl Icahn takes 'large' Apple stake: Activist investor Icahn said Tuesday that he has taken a 'large' stake in Apple, and he is pushing the company to use its cash to reward shareholders." CNNMoney 3:24 PM
"Icahn Sets Sights On Apple, Talks To CEO Tim Cook" Associated Press 9:17 PM
"Billionaire Carl Icahn says Apple shares could trade at $700" Reuters 6:12 PM
"Icahn builds large Apple stake, wants larger buybacks" Reuters 3:41 PM
"Larry Ellison is Wrong About Apple" TheStreet 8:29 AM
"Why the Controversy Over Apple? Have a look at and listen to what Oracle's Larry Ellison had to say about Apple without Steve Jobs during an interview with the great Charlie Rose that aired on 'CBS This Morning.'" TheStreet 8:54 AM
"Video: Oracle CEO and long-time friend to Steve Jobs says Apple is done for" BGR 8:14 AM
"Peak Apple: Cupertino's hopes died with Steve Jobs, says Larry Ellison" The Register 7:51 AM
"Oracle CEO Larry Ellison sees a bleak future for Apple without Steve Jobs" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Tim Cook Is No Steve Jobs; So What?" The Motley Fool 8:55 AM
"Apple Said to Prepare Holiday Refresh of IPhones to IPads" Bloomberg 8:25 AM
"iPhone 5S Launch Sales to be Highest Ever" BGR 11:41 AM
"Low-cost iPhone predicted to boost both Apple's margins & international sales" AppleInsider 8:05 AM
"Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster handicaps Apple's fall lineup" Fortune 8:30 AM
"Apple to roll out iPad mini with Retina display, says report" Korea Herald 7:46 AM
"OS X Server (Mountain Lion): Configuring Web realm access for Active Directory or LDAP accounts" Apple Support 11:36 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Apple's OS X/Mavericks Document is Full of Cool Technical Morsels" The Mac Observer 3:13 PM
"Arq Saves Your Data for a Rainy Day: With Arq, you can back up data when you're away from your Time Machine drive: a plus for road warriors. Arq is plugged into one of the most reliable storage providers on Earth. Its Simple Storage Service, or S3, offers almost 100 percent durability: the system can lose two data centers without you losing your data: and 99.99 percent availability." MacNewsWorld 8:17 AM
"Mac Gems: MYStuff Pro 2.0 a flexible inventory database" Macworld 11:35 AM
"Apple picks up video guide service Matcha.TV" CNET News 9:13 PM
"Apple acquires video discovery startup Matcha" iDownload Blog 9:12 PM
"Yes, Google Play Is Growing, But Apple Is Still Winning" Fast Company 8:36 AM
"Judge says Apple could renegotiate iBook contracts with publishers" iDownload Blog 8:53 AM
"Apple extends takeback program for unofficial iPhone chargers to Europe" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Tricksters pretend ice cubes in parcels are iPads (plan melts): Two men hatch a risky ruse. They decide to pack ice cubes into parcels and insure them as if they were iPads. The idea is to collect the insurance money when the 'iPads' aren't delivered." CNET News 7:47 AM
"Apple iPad scam cuts no ice with post" The Guardian 8:59 AM
"Security Concerns: Norway Blocks Apple From Gathering 3D Flyover Imagery Of Capital City" Digital Trends 8:15 AM
"Ads mocking Apple 'marked a tipping point' for us: Samsung" AdNews Australia 11:39 AM
"Samsung exec: Anti-iPhone ads helped us 'really mess with the order of things'" The Next Web 8:16 AM
"Amazon bolsters app makers' push efforts: The company is making it easier for developers to push notifications to iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices." CNET News 10:03 AM
"Essential back-to-school Apple accessories" [Slideshow] Macworld 8:13 AM
"Woman's iPhone 5 Exploded And Injured Eye" Business Insider 8:36 AM
"Ashton Kutcher Deals Up Some Steve Jobs Wisdom At The Teen Choice Awards" AppAdvice 8:02 AM
Non-Apple News
"Digital Radio Is Twice as Popular as Mobile Phone Music" Mashable 11:44 AM
"The Technology That Allows Developers To Cheaply Build Mobile Apps Across Platforms Is Here" Business Insider 11:42 AM
"Microsoft Sculpt keyboard and mouse look to bring cool factor to ergonomics" The Verge 11:41 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Mobile Roar Podcast #7: Apple is offering a trade-up deal for 3rd party chargers, YouTube founders launch MixBit, apple losing market share and more" iSource 8:17 AM
"Sphere review: now with iPhone panorama upload" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
"Appidemic: Pimp Your Screen for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:12 AM
"'Amateur Surgeon 3' Review - 3 CC's of IAP, Stat!" Touch Arcade 10:08 AM
"Timeline Civil War Review: Timeline Civil War is a media rich and interactive reference app that features commentaries, video, interactive maps and so much more." 148Apps 9:27 AM
"Blaster X HD Review: For a game set in a box, Blaster X HD does a lot of thinking outside of it." 148Apps 10:08 AM
"ScribbleMix Review: Requiring players to draw entire phrases is a smart move for this Draw Something style social game from Disney." 148Apps 12:20 PM
"Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Paint and Play HD Review" 148Apps 8:23 AM
"KungFu Jumpu Review: Kungfu Jumpu is an innovative fighting game that uses slingshot mechanics rather than awkward on-screen buttons, and it works extremely well." 148Apps 11:36 AM
"Butterfly Sky Review: Butterfly Sky combines the gameplay of Doodle Jump and Tiny Wings into a fun and quirky little game that unfortunately lacks the impact of the games it's inspired by." 148Apps 3:24 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to: iPhone your car" [Video Tutorial] CNET TV 10:09 AM
"How to Fix a Broken iPhone Home Button" Mashable 8:02 AM
"How to Share a Hotel Room's Internet Connection Over Wi-Fi" Mactuts+ 7:47 AM
Tips
"Displaying traffic info in Apple Maps Tips" iLounge 3:17 PM
"How to Snap iPhone Pictures with Your Apple EarPods" LAPTOP Magazine 11:43 AM
"iPhone: iOS and the Hidden Scientific Calculator" The Mac Observer 10:16 AM
"Best Mac for Students: Which Mac should I buy for college, university?" Macworld UK 11:42 AM
"iPad vs. iPad Mini: Which Should You Buy?" Mashable 8:02 AM
"Forgot Your Password? Use These 8 Apps" Mashable 8:02 AM
"Guitar! by Smule Jams Out A Left-Handed Mode, Unlocks All Guitars" 148Apps 11:42 AM
"Premier League Kicks Off This Week; Watch Every Single Match Live Via NBC Sports Live Extra and Your iPhone or iPad" 148Apps 9:25 AM
"Gogobot adds shared trip planning to its social travel booking service on iOS, Android and the Web" The Next Web 8:23 AM
"Liquipel debuts Skins to protect your phone from physical damage" Engadget 8:23 AM
"Apple briefly sells entire Harry Potter collection for $10 in iTunes" Macworld 10:41 AM
"Apple does rare iTunes 'buy 1 get 2 free' movie collection sale (starting $10): Die Hard, LOTR, Godfather, Matrix, X-Men, Harry Potter, more" 9 to 5 Mac 8:14 AM
"Audi's iPhone app uses camera to help owners find the dipstick" The Verge 8:14 AM
"New Audi app uses augmented reality to help you find stuff on your car" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
"Lock The iPhone Camera App's Orientation In Any Mode With CamRotate" AddictiveTips 8:12 AM
"RetailMeNot Coupons 3.0 Features New UI Design, Favorite Stores And More" AppAdvice 8:05 AM
"My Sleep Talk Recorder 1.0 released for iOS" prMac 12:21 PM
"Pyroco 1.0 HD for iPad and iPhone: Become The King Of The Pyramid" prMac 10:08 AM
"Pimp Your Screen 2.0 is here - featuring Themes, revamped user interface" prMac 8:02 AM
"Why choose between photo & video? With Flashback you can capture both" prMac 8:02 AM
"Jetpack Jungle Jones 1.0 Free for iOS-Jump, Shoot, Fly in New Platformer" prMac 8:02 AM
"JunkIt 1.0 Mail.app Add-On Released" prMac 8:02 AM
"Skype app add HD video calling, iOS 7 improvements" Insanely Great Mac 7:47 AM
"Windows 8.1: Signs point to October/Even though Windows 8.1 is still looking like it will be released to manufacturing in August, users may have to wait a couple more months to get the final version." CNET News 7:42 AM
"Windows 8.1 release coming in October" BGR 8:11 AM
"That Was Quick! Asus Abandons The Windows RT Market To Microsoft And Dell" Digital Trends 7:49 AM
"Microsoft May Have Overestimated Demand for Touchscreen Laptops" Maximum PC 8:20 AM
"Boom or Bust: A closer look at the state of Windows RT" Neowin 7:57 AM
"Microsoft beefs up Windows Azure with push and disaster-recovery updates/Summary: Improved database availability and push notifications are among a string of new capabilities for the Windows Azure cloud." ZDNet 8:21 AM
"WSJ: BlackBerry advisers eyeing Microsoft" TMCnet 8:21 AM
"Microsoft, IBM Top List of U.S. Tech Firms with Biggest Overseas Profit Hauls" Bloomberg 7:56 AM
"Dell Buyout: Icahn Lawsuit Hearing Delayed" The VAR Guy 8:22 AM
"Court hearing on Icahn's Dell buyout block set for Friday: Listen judge, Icahn't with these people, they're changing voting rules" The Register 8:29 AM
"For Dell, buyout uncertainty adds to poor sales outlook" Reuters 7:50 AM
"Former HP chief hits 'Escape' on fraud suit" New York Post 7:51 AM
"HP wins dismissal of lawsuit over scandal" ITvoir 8:23 AM
"Judge Dismisses Pension Fund Suit Against HP, Hurd" Associated Press 7:51 AM
"Intel's surprise mobile acquisition" New Electronics 7:57 AM
"Intel Capital invests $8.8 mn in NxtGen Datacenter: This investment will be used to complete a data centre facility coming up in Bangalore, and for further development" Livemint 7:58 AM
"Unisys Partners with Intel to Deliver Secure Cloud Computing Platform" TMCnet 7:57 AM
"AMD Hawaii GPU to undercut Nvidia's GTX 780 - report" MCV 7:54 AM
"Photos AMD press event invitation surface" Hardware.Info 7:54 AM
"Oracle expands engineered systems range with Virtual Compute Appliance" iTWire 8:00 AM
"LARRY ELLISON: I Don't Like Google CEO Larry Page" Business Insider 7:54 AM
"Tech Stocks: Icahn's Apple stake fuels tech's late gains/Investor calls iPad maker 'undervalued,' wants a bigger buyback" MarketWatch 3:19 PM
"Tech Stocks: Microsoft slides early" USA Today 7:59 AM
"Stocks advance as Apple bounces" CNNMoney 3:19 PM
"Stocks Climb as Icahn Shines on Apple" TheStreet 6:13 PM
"Stock market ekes out small gains; Apple climbs" Denver Post 6:13 PM
"Futures Climb Amid Mixed Data" FOXBusiness 8:05 AM
"Stocks Eke Out Gains Apple Climbs After Icahn Discloses 'Large' Position" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:14 PM
"BlackBerry LBO: Add Private Equity to the Corporate Lifecycle" TheStreet 8:05 AM
"Asia Markets: China stocks rise; Australia choppy/Mainland Chinese and Japanese stocks rose Wednesday after a positive lead from Wall Street, while Australian shares turned choppy as heavyweight Commonwealth Bank of Australia fell following its earnings results." MarketWatch 9:18 PM
"Europe Markets: European stocks head for fourth day of gains/Europe's benchmark stock index nudged toward a fourth straight day of gains on Tuesday, after German business confidence jumped to a five-month high in August and U.K. data showed demand for homes climbed to a four-year high" MarketWatch 8:06 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:14 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:15 PM
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