"Apple, Google, Samsung supplier Biel Crystal worker rights violations claimed" Computerworld 7:53 AM
"Apple screen supplier accused of violating worker rights" ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Apple supplier's '11-hours-a-day' toilers have '1 day off a month'/Report: Workers making screens for Samsung and pals 'often injured' on job" The Register 8:04 AM
"Apple Defeats Patent Claim Over Invention of Smartphone" Bloomberg 8:29 AM
"Apple Wins Court Battle With 'Smartphone Inventor'" Bloomberg TV 12:15 PM
"Judge denies Samsung motion to stay Apple patent damages trial: Korean electronics giant sought halt to proceedings so that the Patent Office could examine a key patent's validity." CNET News 8:05 AM
"Judge denies Samsung motion to stay Apple's patent case, will hand down final judgment" Foss Patents 8:28 AM
"Why Did Apple Just Pay $360 Million For Microsoft's Sloppy Seconds? Over The Weekend, News Broke That Apple Bought An Israeli Company Called PrimeSense For $360 Million. Here's What That Could Mean For Apple's Future." Fast Company Design 8:55 AM
"Apple's latest deal is a gesture to the future: Controlling devices with gesturing could replace the computer mouse" MarketWatch 8:57 AM
"Apple Buys Primesense For Radical Refresh Of Apple TV As Gaming Console" Forbes 8:04 AM
"What Apple's Acquisition Of Primesense Motion Detection Means For Gesture-Based TV" Digital Trends 8:25 AM
"Cassandra: Beware the Mini Disk and its Irregular Cousins" eXtensions 7:51 AM
"Mavericks Outlook mail duplication seen with sent mail" MacWindows 8:28 AM
"Outlook update doesn't help Mavericks Outlook mail duplication" MacWindows 8:28 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"MacBooster Can Help Keep Your Mac Humming" MacNewsWorld 4:18 PM
"Personal database roundup: Bento is dead, long live Bento" Macworld 8:16 AM
"How to manually edit defaults plist files in Mavericks: The new caching of preference settings in OS X Mavericks may frustrate some approaches to manual adjustment of program settings." MacFixIt 3:47 PM
"OS X: An Easier Keyboard Shortcut for Paste and Match Style" The Mac Observer 7:52 AM
"How to stop receiving notifications from a website in OS X Mavericks" iMore 4:28 PM
"Show Traffic & Road Incidents in Maps App for OS X Mavericks" OS X Daily 12:22 PM
"Use The Dock On Any External Display With Mavericks [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Tip: Mavericks won't sync Outlook & iPhone, but Exchange is a workaround" MacWindows 8:28 AM
"Maybe this has been mentioned previously, but Finder Get Info ('Open With' dropdown menu) can be used to set the opening app to the old iWork09 version. This worked for me even after iWork09 docs were opened in new iWork versions (but before changing them)." MacInTouch 9:53 AM
"Rename Hundreds Of Files On A Mac For Free" Mac 360 7:34 AM
"Trickster: A Better Way To Deal With The Most Recently Used Files On Your Mac" McSolo 7:34 AM
"How You Can Do What You Never Thought You Could Do On Your Mac" Mac 360 7:34 AM
"Every Mac User Needs This File And Folder Tool (Episode 39 of 'Apple Needs To Put This In OS X')" PixoBebo 7:34 AM
"Trickster: A Better Way To Deal With The Most Recently Used Files On Your Mac" McSolo 7:34 AM
Op/Ed
"On iCloud keyboard shortcut syncing" 512 Pixels 10:24 AM
"Douglas Thiel asks why stick with Mail considering all the problems. I guess the real question is, is there anything better out there? Yes Mail has a lot of issues, but so does a lot of software. Can the other clients integrate with Contacts, support POP, IMAP, and Exchange? Do they have better rules and smart mailboxes? Some people have responded with suggestions for different mail clients, but they usually come with a caveat of some sort, like not supporting Exchange or costing money. Don't underestimate the reluctance of people to pay for something that was free before, as well as the importance of familiarity." MacInTouch 9:52 AM
"iCloud Is Broken: What Apple Needs To Do To Make It Work And Make It Better" Mac 360 7:34 AM
Press Releases
"ScreenFlow 4.5 now available with Mavericks support" Insanely Great Mac 3:39 PM
"Final Cut Pro X HandHeld Effect Released by FxFactory" prMac 10:24 AM
"The Only Reason Apple's Black Friday Sale Is A Big Deal" Forbes 9:18 AM
"Apple preps shoppers for Black Friday 'shopping event': The company will offer discounted rates on some of its products starting at midnight on Friday." CNET News 8:05 AM
"The iPhone 5s will be easy to find for Black Friday shoppers" BGR 9:49 AM
"Tablet sales to account for 50 percent of PC market in 2014" V3 8:24 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5s Is Ramping Faster Than The iPhone 5" Forbes 12:23 PM
"Apple reportedly improves App Store search engine to accommodate misspellings and typos" Gigaom 12:22 PM
"Nokia mocks the iPad Air in Lumia 2520 advert" The Inquirer 8:07 AM
"Apple's new retail boss Angela Ahrendts lays out transition philosophy, follows her instincts" 9to5Mac 1:19 PM
"How do you design a chair for the iPad age? The Steelcase Gesture: a chair for the post-desk office, wherever that may be" The Verge 8:48 AM
"Honda announces Siri Eyes free availability for select vehicles ahead of iOS in the Car unveiling next week" 9to5Mac 2:50 PM
"Honda first to offer Apple's new in-car system" Relaxnews 8:22 AM
"These Are The Brands That Won Online Video In 2013" ["Apple, 92 million views — We've written a lot about Apple's advertising struggles, but they're not necessarily apparent in Apple's fifth-place finish among tech brands on this list. With just 51 active campaigns this year, the average Apple campaign was more than 10 times as popular as the average Samsung campaign. And the brand moved up one spot from last year's list."] Business Insider 4:17 PM
"The iPhone 5c's price is finally right in India" BGR 8:17 AM
"iPhone 5S supply almost meets demand: How long will it be before supply actually meets demand? Analyst Gene Munster looks into his crystal ball." CNET News 8:05 AM
"90% of iPhone 5s models now in stock at Apple retail stores" AppleInsider 8:56 AM
"90 percent of iPhone 5s models now available at US Apple Stores" Electronista 11:46 AM
"New Display Panels from AUO Spark Speculation of 4K Apple Displays" MacRumors 12:33 PM
"Rumor: A 4K Display From Apple" Apple Bitch 1:07 PM
"iPhone 5S or Galaxy S4 owner? What's your problem? A new report from FixYa logs the most common issues that users of the two phones encounter. It also spills the beans on the HTC One and the Moto X." CNET News 12:00 PM
"IC orders for iPhone 5c likely to rise in 1Q14, say Taiwan firms" DigiTimes 8:17 AM
"Apple, Intel, Google in race for motion control technology development" DigiTimes 8:17 AM
"iOS 7.0.4 restores some speed to iPad 2" TechnologyTell 8:29 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Granted 43 Patents Today Covering a Plenoptic Imaging System for iDevices and Conventional Cameras and More" Patently Apple 8:03 AM
"Apple patents Lytro-like refocusable camera suitable for iPhone" AppleInsider 8:20 AM
"Camera patent granted to Apple reflects Steve Jobs' promise to 'reinvent iPhone photography'" 9to5Mac 8:26 AM
"Apple working on its own Lytro-type digital camera?" AppleDailyReport 7:52 AM
"Apple Patents A Lytro-Style Camera For iPhone For Changing Focus On Captured Images" TechCrunch 8:20 AM
"Apple granted patent for a 'jelly roll' rechargeable battery" Apple Daily Report 8:03 AM
"Apple patent filing involves multi-participant conference setup" Apple Daily Report 8:03 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Boost 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7:54 AM
"Appetites For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $9.99)" Apple Sliced 7:54 AM
"Battery Booster For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:54 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:52 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:52 AM
"Three Weeks With an iPad Air: a Whole New Experience" The Mac Observer 2:10 PM
"Apple 27-Inch iMac: Power for the Pros, Made for the Masses" Mashable 8:20 AM
"Review: New iPad mini comes up big/In a smaller format, the iPad mini matches the iPad Air spec for spec and feature for feature." USA Today 2:09 PM
"Apple's new iPad Mini: With a Retina Display, it's a Mini in name only" Computerworld 7:52 AM
"Review: iPad mini with Retina display/High resolution display, 64-bit power distinguish the Retina iPad mini" MacNN 8:24 AM
"Review: iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini won't knock your socks off/The best tablets on the market nonetheless feel more like interim upgrades than milestone devices worth ditching older models for" InfoWorld 8:16 AM
"Revolv Smart Home Automation Solution" PC Magazine 9:17 AM
"Strand review: stretch and bend your lines to connect the dots" iDownload Blog 8:25 AM
"3 Black Friday Apps You Should Have" Best App Site 12:41 PM
"Appidemic: Oil Rush: 3D Naval Strategy for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:29 AM
"Stealth Inc. – Stepping Out From The Shadows On iOS" Apple'n'Apps 2:09 PM
"Su Chef Review: Su Chef cooks up an idea, but doesn't quite bring it to the table." 148Apps 11:46 AM
"The King of Fighters '97 Review: The King of Fighters '97 is an excellent port of a classic entry in the Neo Geo fighting game series." 148Apps 3:47 PM
"Battle Command! Review: Battle Command! might be well made but it's been done before, and fatigue is setting in steadily." 148Apps 2:10 PM
"Alayer Review: Immensely simple to use and producing some attractive results, Alayer is an excellent photo editing app." 148Apps 8:26 AM
"Tank Nation Review: The war is on! Tank Nation blasts its way up the app store charts with explosive artillery and competitive combat." 148Apps 9:17 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Turbo Boost and the New Mac Pro's CPUs" Marco Arment 4:28 PM
"Apple has a Good Day in Court – Busts Smartphone Patent Claim and Judge Says Samsung must Pay for Patent Infringement" PadGadget 12:22 PM
"Intel Can Win Apple's iPhone, but It Won't Be Easy" The Motley Fool 12:00 PM
"Is it time for Apple to consider touchscreen Macs?" Apple Daily Report 11:43 AM
"Should I buy an iMac or wait for the Mac Pro? Should you buy a very fast iMac or wait for the new Mac Pro" Macworld UK 10:23 AM
"Cool or Creepy? iBeacon Will Send Deals to Your Phone as You Shop" The Motley Fool 8:56 AM
"Yet Another Nonsense Complaint About Suicides At Apple Suppliers In China" Forbes 8:49 AM
"Will iOS 7 Be The Next BlackBerry? Apple's latest mobile operating system has many features enterprises will appreciate: and some things to beware." InformationWeek 8:34 AM
"Why did Apple buy PrimeSense? Let's count the (possible) reasons" Apple Daily Report 1:06 PM
"Why Does Apple Want Your Body to Be in Control?" Bloomberg TV 8:30 AM
"HP ends tough year on a high note: The company reported higher-than-expected revenue and a return to growth in its enterprise business" Computerworld New Zealand 5:21 PM
"Meg Whitman talks turnaround as HP fourth-quarter results beat expectations" The Verge 4:47 PM
"HP's Meg Whitman: Convertible laptop-tablets are a key category for the holidays" VentureBeat 7:10 PM
"HP revenue continues to fall, with slight gains in Enterprise earnings" Electronista 4:58 PM
"Cost-cutting HP beats Wall Street expectations: HP's fourth quarter earnings were better than expected, but the company remains a cost cutting story as most units and product lines saw revenue declines." CNET News 7:14 PM
"HP Q4: Mixed bag expected as IT giants stumble/Summary: HP's fourth quarter results are going to have a few issues amid emerging markets weakness and a U.S. Federal spending pause." ZDNet 7:26 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Earnings: What to Watch" WSJ Blogs 7:24 AM
"Server Management Tools: A Closer Look at HP's iLO and Dell's iDRAC" ServerWatch 7:24 AM
"HP Unveils $90 Mesquite Android Tablet, To Be Sold Exclusively on Black Friday Through Walmart" Gadgetell 4:58 PM
"Hewlett-Packard Must Win Against IBM, Microsoft and Oracle" 24/7 Wall St. 7:25 AM
"Hewlett-Packard seeks loan repayment in BlueWare case: BlueGEM, CEO Harr added to lawsuit over $6.1 million deal with Needelman's office" Florida Today 7:25 AM
"If TV's Dying, Xbox One's Crown Jewel Is in Big Trouble: Is buying an Xbox One to watch cable/satellite TV a sound investment?" Techland 10:54 AM
"Microsoft: A Delicate Balancing Act" Seeking Alpha 6:36 AM
"Microsoft updates OneNote tablet app with ability to scan and search images" V3 7:17 AM
"Why Xbox One, PS4 price cuts aren't coming until 2015: Thanks to massively successful launches and finely tuned hardware, Sony and Microsoft have the luxury of waiting to begin dropping their prices." CNET News 7:01 AM
"Microsoft's Xbox One Costs $90 More to Build Than Sony's PS4, Teardown Shows" AllThingsD 7:41 AM
"Why Delta gave 19,000 Windows Phones to its flight attendants" CITEworld 8:09 AM
"Microsoft Office 365 Encrypted Email On Tap: Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption feature will encrypt all messages by default, though recipients will need an Office 365 or Microsoft Account ID to read the mail." InformationWeek 3:24 PM
"Why Intel wants to be everyone's chip maker" I, Cringely 6:58 AM
"Intel's 'Richer Mix' Foundry Model" Seeking Alpha 6:36 AM
"Intel looking to sell online TV unit for US$500m" SiliconRepublic 7:32 AM
"Intel reportedly seeking US$500 million for TV business" Digital TV Europe 7:32 AM
"Intel Looking To Sell IPTV Service By End of 2013 – Report: Intel reportedly wants $500m for its yet-to-launch web TV service OnCue, with Verizon amongst the possible buyers" TechWeekEurope 7:32 AM
"Intel seeks $500 million for OnCue Internet TV service/Summary: The tech giant is asking potential suitors for $500 million to purchase OnCue, and hopes to finalize a deal before the end of the year." ZDNet 7:32 AM
"AMD: I Think Management Is Unlocking Value" Seeking Alpha 7:41 AM
"Dell exec tells El Reg: Privatization has fired up 'world's largest startup'/Freedom to pursue 'hunches' will make make the next few years 'a scream'" The Register 7:23 AM
"Dell Wants Half of Employees Working Remotely By 2020" eWeek 7:24 AM
"Cisco Urges Basic Security Measures: Infections by the Cryptolocker malware could have been prevented by the use of fundamental security procedures" TechWeekEurope 7:27 AM
"BT and Cisco team up on cloud collaboration and voice services" V3 7:27 AM
"NSA malware reportedly infects more than 50,000 computers worldwide" BGR 6:49 AM
"Malware: War without end/We may be facing a stalemate. Or, we may be evolving a new cyber biosphere." Computerworld 6:51 AM
"A snapshot of one minute on the internet, today and in 2012" Quartz 7:02 AM
"Half Of All PCs Shipped in 2014 Will Be Tablets; Android 65%, Apple 30% And More Profitable: Canalys" TechCrunch 7:07 AM
"Tablets to carve out nearly half of PC market next year: Apple and Samsung will lead the charge but may face challenges from smaller rivals, says research firm Canalys" CNET News 7:46 AM
"Public sector spends record £10m on G-Cloud services" V3 7:17 AM
"Apple is world's most valuable brand; Microsoft, Coca-Cola, IBM and Google follows: Forbes" The Economic Times 7:33 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly lower; Japan pulls back after rally/Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, failing to hit a new high for the year, while the Australian dollar picked up after the Reserve Bank of Australia dampened speculation that it's close to intervening in the currency markets." MarketWatch 7:53 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks slip ahead of U.S. housing data/European stock markets moved mostly lower on Tuesday after the prior day's gains, as investors awaited data on the U.S. housing market and consumer confidence for signs of the health of the world's largest economy." MarketWatch 7:53 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:29 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:32 PM
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