"Trying to See Apple From a Different Angle: The stock market doesn't know quite what to make of Apple." ["Yet now that Apple is so big and so successful, it poses something of a puzzle for investors. Is it a gigantic tech growth stock that will expand even more rapidly in the years ahead? Or has it turned into a high-end consumer products company, one that is, at the moment, the biggest cash cow in the world?"] New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:01 AM
"The end of an era for the iPod? The 'iPod is a declining business', says Apple. Rhiannon Williams writes in praise of a truly global gadget" Telegraph 8:09 AM
"Apple's Cook Has Tête-à-Tête With Irish Taoiseach" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 12:33 PM
"Apple Faces $840 Mln Claims Over E-book Price Fixing : Bloomberg" RTT News 2:27 PM
"Lawyer Wants Apple to Cough Up $840 Million in E-Books Case" Re/code 4:27 PM
"States want $840 million from Apple over e-book 'price fixing'" MacNN 5:09 PM
"How are new iPhones faring in Japan? NTT Docomo offers clues: NTT Docomo, which began offering the iPhone for the first time last fall, is seeing mostly positive results so far in Japan, where the iPhone has been red hot." CNET News 2:27 PM
"If you wonder why Apple shares go down when sales go up...: Here's a five-minute podcast that explains it in plain English (and in an English accent)." Fortune 11:54 AM
"Apple focus on health and fitness with iOS 8 and iWatch" T3 7:59 AM
"Apple iOS 8 'to focus on health and fitness tracking'" Digital Spy 8:16 AM
"Apple reportedly making push in mobile health: The company is said to be developing an app called Healthbook for iOS 8, and some of Apple's top execs met with the FDA last month." CNET News 2:28 PM
"Why Foxconn's iPhone Robots Could Create American Jobs" Wired 9:00 AM
"Apple Agrees to Obama Plan to Help Long-Term Unemployed" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:00 AM
"It's time someone solved the US credit card fraud problem. Will it be Apple?" Gigaom 12:33 PM
"Investors and Customers Yearn for an Apple iThingamajig" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1/31
"Apple to face tough competition following Google-Motorola-Lenovo deal" ANI 1/31
"Apple's Disappointing iPhone Sales Are Another Signal The Longer Upgrade Cycle Is Hurting The Business" Business Insider 1/31
"Apple, Samsung spar over possible US ban on smartphone sales" Reuters 1/31
"Apple and Samsung still in bitchfight over banning ancient mobes: Sammy says Apple's trying to scare off its friends and get a fast-track route to fresh bans" The Register 1/31
"Patent Paying Isn't the Hardest Part for Apple and Google: Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are learning that spending lots of money to buy patents is the easy part. Doing something with them isn't." Bloomberg 1/31
"Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with Taoiseach in Cork later today" TheJournal: Ireland 1/31
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Heads to Ireland to Visit Government Officials, Company Facilities" MacRumors 1/31
"Wal-Mart to Apple Joining Obama to Aid Long-Term Jobless" Bloomberg 1/31
"Apple joins list of US companies pledging to end hiring discrimination against long-term unemployed" AppleInsider 1/31
"Apple Executives Met With F.D.A. to Discuss Mobile Medical Applications" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1/31
"iWatch + iOS 8: Apple sets out to redefine mobile health, fitness tracking" 9to5Mac 1/31
"Apple execs met with head of FDA to discuss 'mobile medical applications'" AppleInsider 1/31
"Apple Moves Toward Health and Fitness" WSJ Blogs 1/31
"Apple met with the FDA, reportedly readying 'Healthbook' for iOS 8: Get your iHealth in Healthbook" TechRadar UK 1/31
"Your Mac may already be a Game Console thanks to Sony and Steam" Gigaom 12:27 PM
"The Super Bowl Kicks Off iBeacon Season" Cult of Mac 5:10 PM
"NFL brings iOS-compatible beacon tech to New York for Super Bowl" AppleInsider 8:06 AM
"NFL To Use iBeacon Tech In Times Square And MetLife Stadium For Super Bowl" AppAdvice 8:10 AM
"Super Bowl ads come to the iPhone thanks to Apple's iBeacon" The Verge 11:51 AM
"The NFL Installed A Bunch Of iBeacons In New York City For The Super Bowl" Business Insider 9:01 AM
"Calif. Store Scheduled For Move, Expansion" ifoAppleStore 7:28 PM
"Apple store using sniffers to combat B.O.? A report says the Apple store in Santa Monica, Calif., has such problems with bad smells that is has sensors to activate ventilation systems. Is this an isolated issue?" CNET News 2:29 PM
"Apple campus store opens at JSU: Location first of its kind in Miss., 2nd in US at historically black institution" The Clarion-Ledger 8:16 AM
"Maine teen hurt after iPhone catches fire in pants" Newser 2:21 PM
"iPhone catches fire, teen girl burned" CNET News 2:28 PM
"The Reviews Are In: Android Apps Outshone iOS Apps In 2013/Applause Analytics shows that Android reviewers were much more active than iOS reviewers—and they liked their apps more, too." ReadWrite 1/31
"Execution Is What Really Matters: Isaacson" Bloomberg TV 1/31
"App Annie 2013 Index Flags Up Freemium's Onward March & Why Many Devs Still Go iOS First" TechCrunch 1/31
"John Sculley Made Apple's '1984' Ad, and He Still Thinks It Rules" Bloomberg Businessweek 1/31
"Apple's Super Bowl past, present, and future" AppleInsider 1/31
"Jobs biographer Isaacson back-pedals on innovation comments, says 'execution is what really matters', Apple is best" 9to5Mac 1/31
"Apple and Android split Santa's stash, go on Xmas PC and tab high • The Channel" Channel Register 1/31
"Major League Baseball Preparing To Launch iBeacons Ahead Of Opening Day" AppAdvice 1/31
"Apple's iBeacons hitting a Grand Slam in 2014 with Major League Baseball" iMore 1/31
"Another medical device expert joins Apple to work on unknown project" iDownload Blog 1/31
"Apple Stores combat dangerous CO, unpleasant BO with odor 'sniffers'" AppleInsider 1/31
"PayPal Wants to Partner Up With Apple for Mobile Payment System" Apple Gazette 1/31
"Study: Apple's iOS Topped Android in U.S. Market Share" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 1/31
"Apple, Google Game-App Revenue Beats Sales for Hand-Helds" WSJ Blogs 1/31
"Apple Hit with Patent Lawsuit over iPad Touch Screen" The Mac Observer 1/31
"Today's iPhone is more useful than $3,000 worth of gadgets from a 1991 Radio Shack" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1/31
"Apple bombarded with candy-themed games in protest at the word 'candy' being trademarked" Engadget 1/31
"Protestors Rally Against 'Candy Crush Saga' Developer with Deluge of Candy-Themed Games" MacRumors 1/31
Non-Apple News
"AT&T goes on the offensive with cheaper family plans" CNET News 2:29 PM
"AT&T cuts family rate plan prices, makes them simpler too" Gigaom 2:29 PM
"AT&T announces new family plan tier with unlimited talk/text, 10GB of data" 9to5Google 2:28 PM
"When Your App Is in the Cloud" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:34 AM
"Early iPod Engineer Says Running A Company Is A Lot Like Being A DJ" Business Insider 8:01 AM
"Think Cookies Hurt Your Privacy? You'll Beg For Their Return Once You See What Google And Facebook Are Planning" Business Insider 8:00 AM
"Nokia wins fourth German patent lawsuit against HTC (third in only two months)" Foss Patents 1/31
"Twitter buys 900 patents from IBM to end infringement spat" CNET News 1/31
"Tim Tebow Is Pitching T-Mobile's No-Contract Plans In The Super Bowl" Business Insider 1/31
"Video: Just in time for the Super Bowl, T-Mobile unleashes best ad yet" BGR 1/31
"Tim Tebow is T-Mobile's front man in Super Bowl ads: The quarterback, who is still looking to sign on with an NFL team, cheekily touts the freedom that comes with not having a contract." CNET News 1/31
"Declassification of NSA PRISM data not enough: CipherCloud" ARN 1/31
"Tales of Phantasia review: it's not as bad as super fans are claiming" iDownload Blog 1/31
"'Man at Arms TD' Review - Success Is In The Cards" Touch Arcade 1/31
"Converta Review: Offering a simple to use and look at interface, Converta is a handy tool for those needing to make multiple conversions." 148Apps 1/31
"Flappy Bird: The Annoying, Frustrating Game That Will Change Your Life" VernonChan 1/31
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Automatically Put Your iPhone To Silent Mode During Meetings" Redmond Pie 3:45 PM
"How To Make iOS 7 Audibly Read Out Incoming Notifications" Redmond Pie 12:33 PM
"How To Get Weather Updates In iOS 7 Status Bar" Redmond Pie 11:51 AM
"How to pair an individual Apple remote with your Apple TV" iMore 1/31
"How to live stream NFL Super Bowl XLVIII on your iPhone or iPad" 9to5Mac 1/31
"How To Use Touch ID To Unlock Mac And Auto Fill Passwords On Websites [Video] Redmond Pie 1/31
"How To Add Swipe Gestures To Control Music In iOS 7 [Video] Redmond Pie 1/31
Tips
"Watch the Super Bowl Game Live Stream Free from an iPad" OS X Daily 4:51 PM
"Launch Directly Into the Music App from Control Center in iOS" OS X Daily 2:28 PM
"Lenovo CEO says the goal is to surpass Samsung, Apple" TalkAndroid 1/31
"The Age Of The Social Network Is Ending" ParisLemon 1/31
Humor/Cartoons
"When Apple fanboys watch a keynote: the truth: A marvelous and humorous video shows the extremes to which the hardcore of Apple faithful express their feelings." CNET News 1/31
"Fake Apple Store Employee Confesses Apple Invented Polio And Syphilis [Humor] Cult of Mac 1/31
"VC Lip Reading Video Is The Best VC Video You'll See Today" TechCrunch 1/31
"Flappy Wings: What's your high score?" iMore 6:00 PM
"Smell notifications now available worldwide with Scentee" Electronista 3:15 PM
"9 reasons why Flappy Bird has become the latest viral gaming hit" VentureBeat 3:03 PM
"StayClassy is a flat and gentle theme for iPhone" iDownload Blog 2:28 PM
"Developer Behind 'Flappy Bird,' The Impossible Game Blowing Up The App Store, Says He Just Got Lucky" TechCrunch 12:27 PM
"iOS Apps to complete Super Bowl weekend" Canadian Reviewer 12:24 PM
"Five Apps to Get the Most Out of Super Bowl Sunday" Mashable 12:23 PM
"Apple's iBeacon: tracking the tech that makes your iPhone a billboard" The Verge 11:54 AM
"Hard-Kicking Football Heroes Arcade Game Updated In Celebration Of Super Bowl" AppAdvice 9:01 AM
"Chrome Apps Run On iOS and Android" I Programmer 8:16 AM
"NBA Game Time Apps For iOS Heat Up With Updates For 2014 All-Star Weekend" AppAdvice 8:06 AM
"Drive On Moscow: War In The Snow Goes 2.0 With Universal Support And More Features" AppAdvice 8:04 AM
"Bible Word Search Mini 2 special price cut February 1 and 2" prMac 5:10 PM
"Flowcrow releases Spelling Swing - the spelling game for iPad" prMac 12:42 PM
"FrostyGlass Effects for Final Cut Pro X Released on FxFactory" prMac 8:10 AM
"Monster Massage - Kids Game for Girls Released by Game Castor" prMac 8:03 AM
"This Week In Cult of Mac Magazine: Smart Driving With Apps" Cult of Mac 8:01 AM
"It's About Time: Pebble Appstore Scheduled To Be Launched On iOS On Feb. 3" AppAdvice 8:01 AM
"Pebble appstore coming to iPhone on February 3" iMore 8:00 AM
"Coming February 1: Gene Steinberg meets Certified Ethical Hacker Charles Tendell and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 1/31
"Kloqe - Cool Looking All-Aluminum iPhone 5s Case" The Mac Observer 1/31
"MOS Organizer -Magnetic Organization System for Your Cables" The Mac Observer 1/31
"SwiftKey Note Brings Faster Note-Taking to iOS Devices With Magical Word Prediction Technology And Evernote Integration" MacPrices 1/31
"App Of The Day: How To Watch The Super Bowl On iPad/iPhone" Apple'n'Apps 1/31
"iMessage for Android, Windows available via iOS jailbreak app" BGR 1/31
"9 Steps to Enterprise Mobile App Self-Actualization: Part 3 of 3" Lou Miranda 1/31
"iTransmission 4 For iOS 7 Released: A Native BitTorrent Client For iPhone" Redmond Pie 1/31
"MarcoPolo Ocean Offers A 'Digital Sandbox' Adventure For Younger iDevice Users" AppAdvice 1/31
"Zynga Cuts Staff, Buys Clumsy Ninja Maker" The Mac Observer 1/31
"YAKiT Kids: Silly addictive fun with pictures, now made for kids" TUAW 1/31
"Want NFC on Your iPhone? Get Incipio Cashwrap Case!" Apple Gazette 1/31
"It's Easier To Hold Your iPad Air With Chil's Notchbook On Board" AppAdvice 1/31
"iPhone Repair Leeds LTD initiates another major expansion of its repair premises: 'We always do it big never do it tiny' proclaimed Jack, Company Manager" PRWeb 1/31
"New iPhone Mount Reaches Half Its Kickstarter Goal in 24 Hours" PRWeb 1/31
"Awesome Apps Lab Launches Three New Sports Quiz Apps for iPhone and iPad" PRNewswire 1/31
"Textilus 3.0 Features iOS 7 Redesign, RTF Annotation Support And More" AppAdvice 1/31
"'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' and '2K Drive' Headline a Big 2K Games Sale Running Until February 3rd" Touch Arcade 1/31
"2K Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown and other titles on sale" iDownload Blog 1/31
"Airadio pro - the global advanced internet radio tuner with the function of the recording on your iPhone, iPod Touch." Sergey Kluyukov 1/31
"Colorscapic Artextism for iPhone and iPad" Pixlrsoft 1/31
"Microsoft's next boss: The challenges that lie ahead" BBC 8:55 PM
"The Gigaom Interview: A chat with Microsoft's Satya Nadella from before he was the (likely) next CEO" Gigaom 8:03 AM
"Microsoft Needs a Sorcerer, Not the Server Guy" PC Magazine 9:02 AM
"Nadella: The Next Face of Microsoft" TheStreet 12:24 PM
"Microsoft's Satya Nadella Seen as 'Safe' CEO Choice: Nadella would the third CEO in Microsoft's history, after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer" Time 8:18 AM
"Microsoft Board Close to Naming New CEO" The Wrap 9:16 PM
"Microsoft Adds Momentum to 'Open Science'" Re/code 4:27 PM
"Microsoft and Electronic Arts Catch Heat for Advertising Practices" The Motley Fool 8:18 AM
"Your Say: Microsoft Must Kill Windows XP" Softpedia 8:18 AM
"Microsoft Dismisses Rumor Of Discless $399 Xbox One, But Should It Exist?" Forbes 2:29 PM
"Leak hints Microsoft will recant 'make-them-eat-Metro' strategy for Windows 8" Computerworld 6:00 PM
"Windows 8.1 Metro: Start or stop?" CNET News 5:35 PM
"Microsoft store chops prices on Windows 8.1 tablets" ZDNet 5:35 PM
"Microsoft Cuts Prices on Tablets in Online, Retail Stores" PC Magazine 9:17 PM
"Microsoft Slashes Windows 8.1 Tablet Prices: Microsoft knocks $50 to $70 off Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba Windows 8.1 tablets, putting them in range of iPad Mini." InformationWeek 8:17 AM
"Lenovo's acquisitions show global ambition" Bloomberg News 5:09 PM
"Google sale of Motorola shows limits of Microsoft-Nokia strategy" Bloomberg News 9:03 AM
"Twitter buys patents, seals pact with IBM" Reuters 2:30 PM
"Sony, Lenovo in talks on possible PC business alliance - report" Reuters 8:08 AM
"Has the FCC Chairman Solved the Net Neutrality Quagmire?" Forbes 2:28 PM
"California threatens to shut down coding bootcamps" The Verge 8:01 AM
"Satya Nadella in Contract Talks With Microsoft Board: CEO Appointment Could Lead to a New Role for Bill Gates" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/31
"Investor Reaction To Microsoft's Rumored CEO Choice: We're Fine With That" TechCrunch 1/31
"At Microsoft, would an insider CEO be the best choice?" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1/31
"Satya Nadella Rumored To Be Microsoft's Next CEO" Fast Company 1/31
"Microsoft's CEO search could leave a mess behind" Network World 1/31
"The problem with Microsoft's next CEO" Daily Ticker 1/31
"Microsoft CEO Search: 3 Things Satya Nadella Brings" InformationWeek 1/31
"Satya Nadella tipped to take over as Microsoft CEO" Bloomberg 1/31
"Can New CEO Satya Nadella Turn Microsoft Around?" Zacks 1/31
"If Microsoft CEO nod goes to Nadella, get to know Amy Hood" CNET News 1/31
"Microsoft veep Satya Nadella now frontrunner in race for CEO spot" The Register 1/31
"Microsoft Corp turnaround will be challenge for insider Satya Nadella" Financial Post 1/31
"Microsoft likely to appoint its cloud-computing head as its next CEO" Irish Independent 1/31
"Nadella would be safe choice for Microsoft" CNNMoney 1/31
"Microsoft board close to naming Nadella as new CEO: source" Reuters 1/31
"Patience is the key for Apple traders" MarketWatch 1/31
"Is Apple Inc. A Buy On Carl Icahn's Plan?" The Motley Fool 1/31
Industry News
"This week in tech stock: Earnings bode well for Facebook & Netflix, not so much for Apple & Yahoo" VentureBeat 2:29 PM
"Tech Stocks: Amazon leads tech retreat; Google, Zynga rally/Technology stocks were mostly in the red on Friday, as shares of Amazon.com fell sharply after the online retailer posted disappointing results, even as Google Inc. and Zynga Inc. rallied." MarketWatch 1/31
"Stocks fall, end worst January in years" CNNMoney 1/31
"Correction Blues as Stocks Post Worst Month Since May 2012" TheStreet 1/31
"Stock Futures Slide as Global Concerns Mount" FOXBusiness 1/31
"US stocks end tough January with another decline" Associated Press 1/31
"U.S. Stocks Slide as Jitters Persist: Selloffs in Europe, Emerging Markets Keep Investors Wary" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/31
"Europe Markets: Stoxx Europe 600 posts worst monthly loss since June/European stock markets ended January with their worst monthly loss since June on Friday, after an unexpected drop in euro-zone inflation added to fears of deflation in the region." MarketWatch 1/31
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1/31
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