"Apple Awarded $290 Million from Samsung in Patent Case" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:20 PM
"Jury reaches verdict in Apple v. Samsung damages retrial: The jury of six women and two men have determined Samsung must pay $290 million more to Apple for patent infringement." CNET News 2:59 PM
"Jurors: Samsung didn't make its case in Apple damages retrial" CNET News 5:34 PM
"Samsung to pay Apple $290m (£180m) for copying phones" BBC 3:20 PM
"U.S. jury awards Apple $290.45 million in retrial against Samsung" Reuters 3:20 PM
"Jury Finds Samsung Owes Nearly $290 Million in Apple Patent Trial" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:20 PM
"Jury awards Apple $290 million in patent dispute with Samsung" USA Today 3:20 PM
"Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $290 million" Associated Press 2:59 PM
"Jury restores $290 million to Apple in retrial over Samsung patent infringement" Gigaom 2:58 PM
"Retrial jury awards Apple $290 million, total damages in case against Samsung: $929 million" Foss Patents 7:55 PM
"Apple Awarded $290M By Jury In Patent Case Retrial Against Samsung" TechCrunch 3:28 PM
"Apple v. Samsung lawsuit inches closer to a conclusion, jury revises total damages due Apple to $888 million (update)" Engadget 5:19 PM
"Jury awards $290 million more to Apple in Apple v. Samsung retrial: Yet another patent trial—based on newer products—is slated for March 2014." Ars Technica 3:28 PM
"Jury awards Apple another $290M in Samsung case" MarketWatch 3:20 PM
"Jury Awards Apple $290M in Samsung Patent Fued" Bloomberg TV 9:23 PM
"Who Won the Latest Round in Apple vs. Samsung Fued?" Bloomberg TV 9:23 PM
"Apple Juror Credits Witness for Outmatching Samsung" Bloomberg 9:23 PM
"Apple says Samsung's stalling strategy 'has crossed the bounds of reason', reexamination isn't over" Foss Patents 8:38 AM
"Tim Cook reminds employees to follow Apple's Business Conduct Policy in video: Did something happen at Apple to prompt the company to reach out to employees?" Macworld UK 8:13 AM
"Tim Cook Urges Staff To Check Apple's Business Conduct Policy In New Video" AppAdvice 8:26 AM
"Leaked Email: Apple's Lawyers Ask All Employees To Review The Company's Code Of Conduct" Business Insider 8:26 AM
"Apple Will Outlive the Competition" TheStreet 8:34 AM
"China Mobile Brand Launch Raises iPhone Hopes: China Mobile Ltd. said it plans to introduce a new brand for mobile services on Dec. 18, raising expectations of an imminent start to its iPhone sales in the country." WSJ Blogs 7:32 AM
"Apple Is About To Enter A Huge Market In China" Business Insider 8:26 AM
"Apple Says 'Smartphone Inventor' Patent Claim Falls Short: Apple Inc. said the patent claims of a 70-year-old electrical engineer who maintains he invented the smartphone don't add up, as the case goes before a jury to decide whether Apple is liable for infringement." Bloomberg 8:59 AM
"Apple's Clean Energy Infrastructure And Why You Can't Plan The Economy" Forbes 7:36 AM
"The Yay! and Uh-Oh Reasons for Slowing Mac Sales: While the world is appreciating laptops more than ever, the MacBook line represents a new set of Macs perfect for on-the-go enthusiasts: but not so impressive for regular consumers. Why? Thinner is great, but we don't have to lug our MacBooks all over the place. Saving a pound to go from the desk to couch to bed and back again isn't a big deal. What is a big deal? Non-upgradable storage." MacNewsWorld 8:31 AM
"Apple's Website's use of Shopping Cart Functionality Targeted in new Patent Lawsuit" Patently Apple 11:08 AM
"The shared genius of Elon Musk and Steve Jobs: Yes, these two iconoclasts have disrupted multiple industries, but TED curator Chris Anderson goes much deeper and argues that what Musk and Jobs really have in common is a rare form of design thinking powered by unfettered conviction." Fortune 7:36 AM
"Updates to Mac iWork add toolbar customization" Macworld 9:26 PM
"Apple adds new features to iWork for iOS and Mac" iDownload Blog 5:18 PM
"Apple Updates iWork with Custom Toolbars, Keynote Transitions, More" The Mac Observer 5:17 PM
"Apple seeds OS X 10.9.1 beta build 13B35 to developers, includes release notes; Safari 6.1.1 seed also updated" 9to5Mac 5:18 PM
"Apple adds new features to iWork for iOS and Mac" iDownload Blog 5:18 PM
"Apple seeds second OS X 10.9.1 beta to developers with Mail improvements" AppleInsider 5:17 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"If you are using a POP account for multiple devices, you definitely do not want to have any 'master' device that deletes messages immediately upon downloading! Instead, you should set all accounts to leave mail on the server until some time between when you expect all devices to have checked mail, and when you expect your server space allotment to fill up. Otherwise, all the other devices will never receive the mail that arrived before the 'master' device deleted the mail and after the last time mail was checked on the other device." MacInTouch 8:56 AM
"iCloud: iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ" Apple Support 11:37 AM
"Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store" Apple Support 11:37 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to reveal items in the OS X Finder: Various OS X interfaces and services offer quick ways to open items on disk, but if needed, these can also be revealed in the Finder." MacFixIt 7:38 PM
"Why Less Might Actually Be More With Pages 5: With the redesign and the reduction in cost to the low price of free, can Pages 5 be a real challenger to Microsoft Word?" ReadWrite 8:33 AM
"2013's top people in business: 4. Angela Ahrendts" Fortune 11:55 AM
"Apple's new head of retail Angela Ahrendts is Fortune's #4 Businessperson of the Year" 9to5Mac 11:56 AM
"Apple makes its case to holiday shoppers with Life on iPad minisite" The Verge 8:55 PM
"As Apple iPhone 5S Wait Time Drops to Three Days, a Demand Problem?" 24/7 Wall St. 8:06 AM
"IPhone Maker Foxconn to Invest Million in Pennsylvania" Bloomberg 9:23 PM
"iPhone Maker Foxconn Invests $40 Million In US Manufacturing" Agence France-Presse 9:43 PM
"iPhones out in German parliament as parties opt for encrypted communications" GigaOM 8:28 AM
"Smartwatches to see lacklustre sales this Christmas due to 'uninspiring' features" The Inquirer 7:32 AM
"Don't PANIC, but these Smartwatch-stuffed boxes are going nowhere" Channel Register 7:34 AM
"Apple owns the top 6 highest revenue apps in its own app store" VentureBeat 1:59 PM
"Macy's begins iBeacon shopping test, will send alerts to your iPhone when you enter stores" The Verge 9:10 AM
"Apple's location-sensing iBeacon tech comes to Macy's, offers discounts and more" Digital Trends 8:27 AM
"Here Is How Apple Will Change How We Shop at Macy's" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 3:20 PM
"Southwest Joins the Gate-to-gate Mobile Electronics Club" The Mac Observer 8:03 AM
"Some Apple Customers Outside US Pay up to 12% More, and It's Not VAT" The Mac Observer 11:08 AM
"Christmas presents for those who are always on the move: Which gift should I get for busy Apple Mac fans" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Christmas presents for a tech loving female: Ideal stocking fillers for the tech-lover within your home" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Christmas presents for media junkies: Find the perfect present for the media-lover" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Christmas presents for wanna be Beethovens: The perfect presents for the music-lover" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Christmas presents for the creative pro: If you find these presents in your stocking, Christmas may be somewhat creative" Macworld UK 8:12 AM
"Apple iPad event spray paint spills over to this year's holiday gift cards" 9to5Mac 9:42 AM
Non-Apple News
"U.S. To Consider Cellphone Use On Planes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:44 PM
"The transparent and flexible electronics of the future could be printed with an ordinary printer" The Verge 8:25 AM
"Wikipedia blames Texas PR firm for skewing hundreds of entries: Organization sends cease-and-desist letter following investigation into massive sockpuppet ring" The Verge 8:24 AM
"Sprint dead last in Consumer Reports' phone service survey" CNET News 7:33 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Live @ 10 PM ET - Power outrage, bad phone carriers, PS4, CoD, plus more" Insanely Great Mac 7:40 PM
"MacVoices #13199: David Sparks Helps You Solve Your Email Problems" MacVoices 3:37 PM
"YML Archives for November 20th, 2013" Your Mac Life 8:04 AM
"Intel credits Apple with big gains in battery life: The chipmaker attributes significant increases in battery life to Apple pushing it to improve from generation to generation." CNET News 5:33 PM
"Intel: Cooperating with Apple Doubled Battery Life in MacBook Air" The Mac Observer 6:35 PM
"EPOCH.2 review: shoot and cover in a robot apocalypse" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
"Ride the rails with Pocket Trains" Macworld 8:24 AM
"Appidemic: Tumbling Timmy for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:39 AM
"Lords of Waterdeep Review: Lords of Waterdeep is an elegant D&D-themed board game port that fans can enjoy in both single and multiplayer modes." 148Apps 9:42 AM
"Touchgrind Skate 2 Review: Hop back on the board with one of the best skateboarding games around." 148Apps 2:59 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to find free Wi-Fi during your holiday travels" TechHive 8:24 AM
Tips
"Four iOS 7 privacy tips: Keep your location to yourself; block people in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime; give Safari trackers the boot; and see a link's URL before you follow it." CNET 2:59 PM
"Samsung to Pay $290 Million More" Rixstep 8:10 PM
"TextExpander touch SDK under fire from Apple" 512 Pixels 3:43 PM
"Apple: Samsung Case About More Than Money (But We'll Take the Money)" AllThingsD 3:20 PM
"Android Notches Another Win in the Fight Against Apple" The Motley Fool 3:20 PM
"Is the iPad Air Really the Best Computer for the Rest Of Us? – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 12:20 PM
"The Macalope: Repeat performance" Macworld 11:49 AM
"Apple had no say in Rockstar's decision to sue Google" TUAW 11:49 AM
"Would you wear an iPhone as a fashion necklace?" CNET News 11:37 AM
"The 13 most philosophical Jony Ive quotes: Apple design guru explains his philosophy of design in brilliantly trippy, zenlike soundbites" Macworld UK 11:36 AM
"Why 'Native Ads' Muddy the Water for Web Surfers/I'm a writer who works in an industry that is supported primarily by advertising. So before I go on, I want to make one thing very clear: I love ads. Ads are terrific!" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 AM
"Other World Computing Named Green Tech Company of the Year by Business Intelligence Group for Corporate Environmental Protection Efforts" Other World Computing 1:59 PM
"Hammer & Chisel raises $8.2M for battle arena tablet game" VentureBeat 11:37 AM
"League of Legends-Esque Tablet Game Raises $8.2MM Round, Led by Riot Games Investor" AllThingsD 11:37 AM
"Microsoft Brings Automatic Camera Backup To SkyDrive On iOS" TechCrunch 11:40 AM
"SkyDrive for iPhone adds automatic camera uploads" The Verge 11:37 AM
"Microsoft's SkyDrive iOS app gets auto camera backup, viewing support for Office and OneNote files" The Next Web 11:37 AM
"Desti's 'Siri for travel' iPad app now lets you plan road-trips, collaborate with buddies and find places to stay" The Next Web 11:37 AM
"ESPN launches new SportsCenter app for real-time, personalized news & scores" 9to5Mac 11:37 AM
"Microsoft, IBM lobbying seen killing key anti-patent troll proposal" BGR 6:55 AM
"Microsoft CEO defends Xbox in final shareholder address: Outgoing executive Steve Ballmer says Xbox and Bing businesses are key to the company's broader vision." GameSpot 7:46 AM
"Xbox One chief wants living room 'revolution' with new Xbox One" CNBC 3:44 PM
"Xbox One: Exploring its synergies in the Microsoft ecosystem" PCWorld 7:48 AM
"Microsoft to announce new CEO before Christmas" T3 7:47 AM
"Hate Google? Microsoft has some 'Scroogled' goodies for you!" FOXNews 7:47 AM
"Microsoft provides doctor's note for 'sick' Xbox One gamers: The tongue-in-cheek note says that a heavy dose of Xbox One is the only cure for people affected by zombie flu." CNET News 7:59 AM
"Xbox One Wants To Become The Epicenter Of Entertainment" redOrbit 10:18 AM
"Microsoft set to move in to Nokia's Espoo headquarters: Nokia will be moving its operation to the campus where its networking business is based in Finland." CNET News 9:53 AM
"Nokia's Finland HQ To Become A Microsoft Site Next Year, After Devices & Services Sale" TechCrunch 7:08 AM
"The Microsoft Future... Once Again" Seeking Alpha 6:46 AM
"Intel to drive faster into low end of the computing market" VentureBeat 12:48 PM
"Intel's CEO has big plans for foundry business" Reuters 11:20 AM
"How Intel's new CEO is changing the world's biggest chip maker" VentureBeat 12:42 PM
"Intel CEO says contract manufacturing business to expand" Reuters 5:35 PM
"Why Intel Is Bailing On Its Plan To Sell A Digital TV" Reuters 7:44 AM
"What really happened to Intel's failed TV ambitions?" The Verge 7:14 AM
"Intel and Jaguar Land Rover to open R&D centre for major research into future vehicle infotainment" Connecting Industry 7:44 AM
"Intel To Open Retail Stores For Christmas Period: Intel is the latest tech vendor to open retail stores to reach out to consumers, but the shops will be temporary" TechWeekEurope 7:45 AM
"Will Intel Revolutionize Physical Retail?" TheStreet 7:56 AM
"Intel Broadwell-K chips tipped to feature Iris Pro" bit-tech 7:43 AM
"Intel Outs Iris and HD Graphics Driver Version 15.33.8.3345 – Download Now" Softpedia 7:43 AM
"Intel to Quadruple Tablet Chips Volume in 2014" MarketWatch 11:14 AM
"Buy Intel And Profit From Market Fear" Seeking Alpha 8:38 AM
"Acer updates Aspire R7 with Haswell-based Intel Core i5, RAM upgrade" Electronista 7:43 AM
"Dell's 8-inch Windows tablet makes a big impression/Summary: If you were disappointed by the first generation of Windows 8 tablets, Dell's new Venue 8 Pro might be the antidote. The form factor, which competes directly with devices like the Nexus 7 and Kindle HDX, takes full advantage of Windows 8.1." ZDNet 7:35 AM
"Is AMD building a gaming tablet?" TG Daily 10:26 AM
"Chipworks publishes PS4 chip die analysis: Chipworks has published an initial analysis of the semi-custom AMD accelerated processing unit (APU) that powers Sony's PlayStation 4, following the console's North American launch." bit-tech 7:40 AM
"Cisco: Results Disappoint But Analysts Hanging In There" Seeking Alpha 7:55 AM
"Cisco diversifies as CEO reassures investors of comeback" SiliconANGLE 7:41 AM
"10 Historic Tech Memos & Rants: From Ballmer to Jobs, tech leaders write memos, manifestos, and rants that shape how we all think about computing. These 10 provocative statements each have a place in tech history." InformationWeek 11:41 AM
"Ultra-green Europeans scorn Facebook's data centre blueprint" The Register 11:27 AM
"The transparent and flexible electronics of the future could be printed with an ordinary printer: New liquid alloy promises a world of exciting possibilities" The Verge 7:16 AM
"CA Technologies CEO urges IT leaders to focus on apps" V3 11:33 AM
"Jim Cramer: Buy Apple, Best Buy, and These 2 Stocks" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:10 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks rise on positive U.S. lead/Asian stocks moved higher on Friday as positive political and economic news from the U.S. supported sentiment, while Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies were the best performers for the week." MarketWatch 9:24 PM
"Tech Stocks: Pandora, Micron help pace tech gains/Internet-radio leader get lift ahead of results; chipmaker Micron rises 5%" MarketWatch 2:07 PM
"Dow closes above 16,000 for first time ever" CNNMoney 3:28 PM
"U.S. Stock Futures Inch Up Ahead of Data, More Fedspeak" FOXBusiness 8:03 AM
"Stocks start higher on Wall Street; GM gains" Associated Press 9:35 AM
"Dow Closes Above 16000: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16000 for the first time Thursday, extending a rally that has the blue chip-index on pace for its best year in a decade." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:29 PM
"Europe Markets: European stocks hit by PMIs, Fed minutes/European stock markets were mostly lower on Thursday, hurt by disappointing Chinese and French data as well as worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon scale back its asset purchases." MarketWatch 8:04 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:46 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:46 PM
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