"Why isn't Apple suing Google? Samsung's argument that Apple attacked the wrong company could resonate with the jury." Fortune 8:12 AM
"Android docs reveal before iPhone, Google's plan was a Java button phone" AppleInsider 7:57 AM
"Apple v. Samsung: Samsung resumes defense against iPhone maker's patent case" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:08 PM
"Samsung doc: Beating Apple was 'survival strategy'/Dale Sohn, the former CEO of Samsung's mobile business in the US, also testifies that a shift in the Korean company's sales and marketing efforts boosted its position in the smartphone market." CNET 4:03 PM
"Samsung Says Branding Drove Gains: Electronics Maker Insists Apple Had Nothing to Do With Its Smartphone Success" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:30 PM
"Google's flat Android plan is not just about Apple" Computerworld 8:01 AM
"Apple's damages claim, Windows freebie raise question of patent royalty base for Android" Foss Patents 8:04 AM
"Android engineer: We didn't copy Apple OR follow Samsung's orders/Veep testifies for Samsung during Apple patent trial" The Register 8:08 AM
"Pre-iPhone Android envisioned with no touch-screen support: Confidential documents reveal that Android was designed with physical keyboards in mind." CNET 9:56 AM
"Apple and Compliance Monitor Reboot Relationship" WSJ Blogs 8:08 PM
"Apple antitrust compliance off to a promising start: monitor" Reuters 9:27 PM
"Apple now cooperating says antitrust compliance monitor Bromwich in first report" AppleInsider 8:27 PM
"Apple Reportedly Wants To Raise The Price Of The iPhone By $100" Business Insider 8:17 AM
"Apple Considering Raising iPhone 6 Prices" StreetInsider 9:15 AM
"An Intimate Glimpse at Steve Jobs' Intense Humanity: You're in a room with Steve Jobs, the smartest product mind in the history of business, and, lucky you, you're showing him a product you designed. He doesn't like it. Instead, he says, 'Tell me how you'd make it different.'" Wired 8:35 AM
"iWatch watch: Apple is not here to entertain you" Macworld 7:55 AM
"What Kind of People Use the iPhone?" Apple Gazette 7:58 AM
"Apple Buys Hydroelectric Plant to Power Oregon Data Center" The Mac Observer 3:58 PM
"BlackBerry presses for immediate halt to Typo keyboards" Macworld 4:03 PM
"Mozilla's CMO Moonlights As An iPhone Model" TechCrunch 7:55 AM
"Aftermarket CarPlay unit from Alpine reportedly landing in the fall" iMore 8:15 AM
"CarPlay Is Coming To The Third-Party Stereo Market" TechCrunch 8:22 AM
"Apple's CarPlay is coming to a busted old hooptie near you" VentureBeat 9:45 AM
"Your old beater could get a bite of Apple CarPlay action soon, via Alpine aftermarket unit" TechHive 4:03 PM
"Aftermarket CarPlay Systems Available Later This Year from Alpine" The Mac Observer 12:42 PM
"Cassandra: Apple iBeacons and Deployment in Bangkok -Fingers Crossed" eXtensions 9:18 AM
"David Fincher Out of Steve Jobs Movie in $10 Million Fee Fight (Exclusive)" The Hollywood Reporter 9:28 PM
"David Fincher Out of 'Steve Jobs' Movie Due to 'Ridiculous' Fees" The Mac Observer 6:23 PM
"'Steve Jobs' biopic director, David Fincher, said to be out: Sony is reportedly on the search for a new director after 'The Social Network' director was said to have asked for $10 million up front and complete marketing control." CNET 9:28 PM
"Steve Jobs' Yacht Spotted in Ensenada, Mexico [Photos] iClarified 8:15 AM
Non-Apple News
"Over half of software developers think they'll be millionaires – study" The Register 6:44 PM
"Heartbleed 'a billion times worse' than we thought?" ITWorld Canada 6:40 PM
"Google Invents Micro Camera System for Future Contact Lenses" Patent Bolt 3:58 PM
"An Avalanche of new Google Contact Lens Patents Come to Light" Patent Bolt 3:58 PM
"The 10 Most Massively Popular Smartphones You've Never Heard Of" Wired 10:02 AM
"Leak points to major redesign in upcoming new version of Android" BGR 9:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Let's Talk iOS 024: A rabbit holding a cane" iDownload Blog 8:12 PM
"Interview: Drew Houston Sketches the Future of Dropbox" The Information 8:15 AM
"What you should know about Heartbleed and changing your web passwords plus tips on identifying and fixing iOS device battery drain issues." The MT Show 7:52 AM
"Ditch That Laptop Brick With FINsix's New Tiny Notebook Charger" TechCrunch 8:48 AM
"The 'world's smallest' laptop adapter debuts on Kickstarter for $79" Engadget 8:48 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of April 14: Derrick Story Times Two, Adam Engst, Chuck Joiner and Micromat" The MUG Center 8:33 AM
"'Panduit Select' Mobile Catalog App Now Available on iOS, Android" Business Wire 8:26 AM
"Hands Free: Hang Your iPad From Your Belt" Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
"Hell Freezes Over: A Cool Fanny Pack Exists, And It Holds An iPad Mini" Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
"Head into the woods with Hunten cases for iPhone and iPad" TechnologyTell 8:23 AM
"Sportsetter Is A Fitness Experiences App That Helps Tackle Gym Apathy" TechCrunch 8:23 AM
"Readdle's Printer Pro for iPhone is free today only" iDownload Blog 8:15 AM
"Wall Mount MagBak Turns Your iPad Into A Fancy Magnet" TechCrunch 8:10 AM
"Theme Inn Launches the iOS Version of Bundle for MS Office" prMac 9:45 AM
"Effect Stack - A new Non-Destructive Image Editor for Mac" prMac 8:10 AM
"Decorate Your Life With Sweet Pix Quick" prMac 8:10 AM
"City Monkey released for iOS - Online Shooting Game" prMac 8:10 AM
"Watch Out Poker - Here Comes Blackjack Extreme" prMac 8:10 AM
"Take Charge of Financial Future With Mutual Fund Signals 1.0 for iOS" prMac 8:10 AM
"Rage Ball 1.0 released for iOS and Android - Addictive Ball Game" prMac 8:10 AM
"JMR mounting brackets for Apple's new Mac Pro at NAB 2014" fcp.co 8:04 AM
"This is OUR LAND - is a dynamic game for iPad in the 'Arcade' genre. Game events revolve around three characters, who save the city and its surroundings from a sudden invasion of monsters." GraphicsOn 7:53 AM
"Is Windows An Ecosystem In Decline?" Seeking Alpha 1:16 PM
"Microsoft Is Still Making Millions From Windows XP" Business Insider 11:52 AM
"Here's Why Microsoft Corporation Shares Might Underperform" The Motley Fool 11:52 AM
"Microsoft's 'WIMBoot' Squeezes Hefty Windows 8.1 Onto Smaller Devices" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11:51 AM
"Are iPad Users Buying What Microsoft Is Selling?" The Motley Fool 11:51 AM
"Microsoft Downgraded to 'Hold' as Nokia Device Sales Slide" FOXBusiness 11:50 AM
"Windows XP: How fast can companies unwind it? Summary: About 40 percent of companies are still running Windows XP, but IBM's Fiberlink expects that figure to fall quickly." ZDNet 10:10 AM
"Will This Downgrade Hurt Microsoft Stock Today?" TheStreet 8:59 AM
"Backlash in China as Microsoft Cuts XP Support" TheStreet 8:59 AM
"Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1 support: A Microsoft TechNet blog makes clear that Windows 8.1 will not be patched; users must get Windows 8.1 Update if they want security patches" InfoWorld 7:55 AM
"Microsoft's Hardships Continue: Don't expect near-term upside for the software giant's shares." Barron's 6:48 AM
"International Business Machines Corp. Earnings: What to Expect Wednesday" The Motley Fool 11:53 AM
"New IBM Services Target Security And Disaster Recovery" TechCrunch 9:01 AM
"IBM Debuts New Big Data Software-Defined Storage Platform for the Cloud" The VAR Guy 8:00 AM
"How High Can Hewlett-Packard Company Stock Go?" The Motley Fool 11:54 AM
"Company Of The Week: Intel Corp." Seeking Alpha 1:19 PM
"Intel Corporation Earnings: Will Mobile Finally Bring Growth?" The Motley Fool 1:21 PM
"Does Intel Corporation Finally Have a Chance in Smartphones?" The Motley Fool 1:19 PM
"Is Intel Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates?" Zacks 9:05 AM
"Intel launches Education 2-in-1 convertible laptop" Techie News 8:10 AM
"Intel: The Final Push Before Earnings" Seeking Alpha 7:13 AM
"Intel turns to Chinese tablet makers" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:12 AM
"Beyond Reference -- VisionTek Brings AMD's Radeon 290 Back To Glory" Forbes 9:04 AM
"Avoid This Well-Known Chipmaker" Seeking Alpha 9:03 AM
"Why Oracle Stock Is Gaining Today" TheStreet 11:55 AM
"Oracle continues cloud push with database backup, storage cloud rollouts/Summary: On track with April's planned cloud announcements, Oracle released two enterprise-grade products that it says supports the adoption of hybrid cloud platforms." ZDNet 10:10 AM
"Oracle Continues Oracle Cloud Expansion With New Oracle Database Backup And Oracle Storage Cloud Services" Entertainment Weekly 8:17 AM
"Why Cisco Systems Is Still a 'Buy'" TheStreet 1:23 PM
"Infrastructure as a service: Really only a three-horse race? Summary: Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure are likely to be the three lead dogs in cloud infrastructure services. Why? Economics, scale, and skills." ZDNet 10:13 AM
"Apple Vs. Amazon: Which Is The Buy Now?" StreetAuthority 8:22 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Nasdaq back above 4,000 as tech plays rally/Google, Facebook, Twitter rally; Microsoft slips on Deutsche Bank downgrade" MarketWatch 4:01 PM
"U.S. Stocks Stay Higher on Positive News: Better-Than-Expected Retail Sales Data, Earnings From Citigroup Buoy Markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:02 PM
"Asia Markets: Japanese stocks stabilize, Asian markets mixed/Japanese stocks stabilized Monday after heavy selling last week, while markets in Australia and Shanghai moved lower in a mixed session for Asia." MarketWatch 6:42 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks swing to gains following sell off/European stocks finished higher Monday, with investors beginning to bargain hunt after last week's selloff, though worries about heightened tension between Ukraine and Russia kept the market's benchmark index in the red for much of the session." MarketWatch 1:10 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:39 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:39 PM
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