"Samsung email targeted Steve Jobs' death as 'our best opportunity to attack iPhone'" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
"Death of Steve Jobs prompted Samsung's U-turn on Apple attack ads" 9to5Mac 7:02 AM
"Samsung Decided To Start Attacking Apple After Steve Jobs Died" Business Insider 8:18 AM
"Samsung calls on computer scientists to refute Apple patent claims" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
"Apple vs Samsung, Day Seven: You can't infringe an invalid patent/String of Samsung witnesses find that Apple's patents are all invalid" Electronista 7:54 AM
"Don't let no-hire pact suit witnesses call Steve Jobs a bullyboy, plead Apple and Google: 'Irrelevent' character evidence should be excluded – lawyers" The Register 8:45 AM
"Ghost of Steve Jobs is not welcome in 'no hire' court case" The Inquirer 8:40 AM
"Marissa Mayer's Secret Plan to Get Apple to Dump Google and Default to Yahoo Mobile Search" Re/code 5:21 PM
"Marissa Mayer wants Apple to ditch Google for Yahoo! as default iOS search engine" AppleInsider 5:22 PM
"Mayer: Yahoo should be Apple's default search engine" MacNN 9:15 PM
"Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Carriers Back Anti-Theft Measures for Smartphones" Re/code 7:56 AM
"Apple, Google, Microsoft Embrace the Fight Against Smartphone Theft" Mashable 8:21 AM
"Smartphone Kill Switches Coming, But Critics Cry Foul: Smartphone makers and carriers agree to add optional kill switches to smartphones, but law enforcement officials say the anti-theft effort doesn't go far enough." InformationWeek 9:04 AM
"Apple, Samsung Sign on for CTIA's Smartphone Kill Switch" The Mac Observer 10:01 AM
"Apple, Samsung, Google & others back universal anti-theft tools agreement" VentureBeat 10:24 AM
"Apple iAd Execs Meet With UK-Based Media Agency Over iTunes Radio" RazorianFly 9:31 AM
"Judge Cote Denies Apple Request to Stop State Ebook Antitrust Cases" The Mac Observer 8:51 AM
"Apple fails to ditch class action suit over ebook price-fix fiasco" The Register 10:24 AM
"Infants love iPads, can't use building blocks? Teachers' representatives in the UK worry that young children don't have some basic motor skills because all they do is swipe all day." CNET 11:48 AM
"Google Play still tops App Store in downloads, slowly narrowing revenue gap" 9to5Google 11:39 AM
"8 GB iPhone 5c now available in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Ireland and others" 9to5Mac 7:31 AM
"Apple rolls out 8GB iPhone 5C in six more countries" CNET 7:45 AM
"Typo halts sales of iPhone keyboard as injunction takes effect" IDG News Service 7:55 AM
"Hyundai Brings Apple CarPlay Into The New 2015 Sonata" PRNewswire 10:21 AM
"Hyundai announces CarPlay available this summer in its 2015 Sonata" 9to5Mac 10:20 AM
"Pioneer To Add CarPlay To Five Of Their Existing Aftermarket Consoles" MacStories 8:55 AM
"The UK's first Mac walk-in Service Desk at a University!" Amsys 7:30 AM
"Watch This Lego Robot Play Freemium Games On An iPad [Video] Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google denies plans for Fiber in New York after job listing discovery" Electronista 12:53 PM
"Samsung Is Keeping Its Options Open With Android Wear And Tizen" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
"Guy Kawasaki Aims to Democratize Design Through Aussie Startup Canva" Xconomy 11:41 AM
"Can Apple's former top evangelist 'democratize' design Down Under?" CNET 7:45 AM
"Guy Kawasaki Joins Australian Design Startup Canva As Chief Evangelist" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 250: Apple's iPhone Pricing, Samsung's Fudging, Amazon's Ambition" The Mac Observer 9:14 PM
"MacBreak Weekly 398: The Police Pursuit Package" iMore 12:57 PM
"Pelican Voyager Provides Rugged Style With Less Added Bulk [Review] Cult of Mac 2:31 PM
"Review: Favi Swivel Screen Portfolio Case with Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Air" iLounge 9:30 AM
"Review: Speck Products DuraFolio for iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display" Run Around Tech 8:18 AM
"Review: ditch the man purse, go with the Travel Vest for Men" Apple Daily Report 7:31 AM
"iPad And iPhone Kung Fu – 'Book Mystique Review" MacPrices 12:48 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Adobe Lightroom mobile review: A strong start, but still a work-in-progress" Macworld 9:29 AM
"How Microsoft's Cortana Stacks Up Against Siri And Google Now: Microsoft learned from both Apple and Google and then made its own mobile personal assistant unique." ReadWrite 8:00 AM
"All.Notes review: the Notes app that iOS should have been" iDownload Blog 12:55 PM
"Superb For iPhone Aims To Take Social Networking To The Offline World" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
"Shatter Alley Hates Bricks And You Equally [Review] Cult of Mac 11:39 AM
"Appidemic: TAPPD for iPhone, iPod touch" TechnologyTell 9:15 AM
"Grammar Pop HD Review: Learning the different parts of speech isn't always fun, but Grammar Pop HD makes it much more entertaining than it has any right to be." 148Apps 2:29 PM
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier – The Official Game Review" 148Apps 9:30 AM
"R.B.I. Baseball 14 Review: What was old is new again, as the MLB attempts to taking baseball gaming back to its retro roots. Too bad nothing has changed since 1986." 148Apps 11:32 AM
"RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile Review: The RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise finally comes to iOS, but it's a rather disappointing affair." 148Apps 8:58 AM
"Cosmic Mechanic Review: Creatives folks love the opportunity to have their wits tested, but there isn't enough variety to make the mind quake." 148Apps 10:24 AM
"Groundskeeper2 Review: Putting aside some minor control issues, Groundskeeper2 is a fun and furious action/shooting game that keeps players coming back." 148Apps 1:33 PM
"Snupps Review: Got a huge collection that you need to organize, or just want to share with others? Snupps has it covered." 148Apps 12:58 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"PadGadget's DIY Project Spotlight: Felt iPad Case with Snaps (and a Pocket)" PadGadget 9:28 AM
Tips
"Skip the Back Button: A Secret Swipe for Navigating Safari in iOS 7" Wired 8:25 AM
"Is Yahoo angling to replace Google on iOS devices? Google is the default search engine on Apple's Safari browser for iPhones and iPads. According to a report by Recode, Marissa Mayer is trying to change that." CNET 9:14 PM
"What could Apple possibly want with a dam in Oregon?" Gizmodo 2:59 PM
"Texting might make Apple's wallet app Passbook worth a damn" VentureBeat 2:30 PM
"What it's REALLY Like to Work For Apple" The Mac Observer 2:24 PM
"College kids gave Siri new powers and now you can too" Engadget 8:38 PM
"ChemCrafter Is Like Playing In Mr. White's Chemistry Lab On Your iPad" Cult of Mac 4:06 PM
"Apple-endorsed racing game Anki Drive revs up with new cars, tracks" Fortune 3:02 PM
"Anki Adds New Cars and Upgraded App for iOS Controlled Toy Racers" PadGadget 3:02 PM
"Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft Is Now Available Worldwide For The iPad" AppAdvice 3:02 PM
"Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft now available worldwide" iMore 2:59 PM
"Chrome Remote Desktop for Android browses a PC or Mac from your phone" Engadget 2:59 PM
"David. brings minimalist platformer gaming to iOS" iDownload Blog 2:29 PM
"Corel launches new Pinnacle Studio video editing app for iPhone" iDownload Blog 1:33 PM
"Best hotel apps for iPhone: Hotel Tonight, Airbnb, Jetsetter, and more!" iMore 12:55 PM
"TFTLabs offers free 3D Viewer TFTPad 3D model viewer for Apple's popular iPad and iPhone devices" Architosh 12:48 PM
"NAB – SOLOSHOT's Robotic Camera Tracks Your Every Move" MacVoices 12:48 PM
"Knights of Pen & Paper is Free for a Limited Time - Don't Wait for a Natural 20, Get it Now!" 148Apps 11:31 AM
"The App Will See You Now: Better Puts Health Care in Your Pocket" Re/code 10:44 AM
"PNC Bank Launches New iPad App" PRNewswire 10:21 AM
"LiveDeal Inc. Announces Completion of livedeal.com Apple iOS Mobile Application Submittal to the Apple's App Store for Approval" Business Wire 10:21 AM
"Hello Doctor Is An Easy Way To Save Medical Files" TechCrunch 9:31 AM
"iPhone app Superb wants to match users with new places" Gigaom 9:30 AM
"Amazon combines Cloud Drive and Kindle documents, giving you 10GB combined free storage" iDownload Blog 9:30 AM
"Third Eye Crime offers a unique twist to the stealth puzzle game" TechnologyTell 9:15 AM
"Speed through Rome in the latest Subway Surfers update" iMore 8:53 AM
"Skullcandy introduces Women's headphones and earbuds collection" Coolest Gadgets 8:53 AM
"Fandango app updated with new design, new rating system and more" iDownload Blog 8:52 AM
"Fandango Movie Tickets App Gets New Look, New Rating System, More" iClarified 8:48 AM
"Oscar The Cat: Zuma Adventure – new mobile arcade based on classic Zuma." N-Joy Initiative 8:14 AM
"Product Manager 2.0 to manage company products on Macintosh" prMac 2:29 PM
"FitPRO: Workout Automator iPhone App" prMac 11:31 AM
"Introducing Ainigma, the Logic Puzzle that Limits Players' Movements" prMac 10:21 AM
"KWEST - The Mind's Personal Coach Launches" prMac 8:00 AM
"Hidden Objects - World Traveler 1.0 for iPad: Retro Hidden Object Fun" prMac 8:00 AM
"Experiments for Kids on iPad - Learn Science on iOS - App for Kids" prMac 8:00 AM
"Symbol - Blow It! The First Multi-Sensory Mobile Game - Available Now" prMac 8:00 AM
"Art Illustration Wallpapers HD Free for iOS 7" prMac 8:00 AM
"yummico Unveils New Ebook, ScreenTime, To Help Manage Digital Activity" prMac 8:00 AM
"P22 Type Foundry Announces Wedge - A Font by Architect Bruce Rotherham" prMac 8:00 AM
"Picquest for iOS finds photographers around you" prMac 8:00 AM
"Macally Keyboard Pairs With Five Bluetooth Devices, Plus One USB" Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
"Twelve South launches wooden Macbook stand in BookArc möd" Insanely Great Mac 7:31 AM
"Intel looks to Android, not Microsoft, to boost tablet business: Intel projects Android will be in 80% to 90% of the tablets it expects to ship with its chips this year" IDG News Service 8:37 AM
"Intel's Mobile-Chip Progress Falters as PC Market Stabilizes" Bloomberg 9:05 AM
"As PC market stabilizes, Intel focuses on smartphones" PCWorld 8:56 AM
"Intel's Profit Slides as PC Market Shrinks: Chip Maker Posts Higher Revenue" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:05 AM
"Intel tablet chips grow, but Q1 profits fall: Chip maker reports a 1% revenue hike in first fiscal quarter" Computerworld 8:37 AM
"Intel's mobile chip revenue slips by $900m in first quarter" The Inquirer 8:40 AM
"Intel reports 1Q14 results with income of US$1.9 billion" DigiTimes 7:56 AM
"Intel's Mobile Group Loses Over $3 Billion in 2013" The Motley Fool 9:05 AM
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his Trustworthy Computing moment" ComputerWeekly 10:38 AM
"Microsoft Reveals Big Data Strategy: Microsoft's new tools aim to serve all users: not just data scientists: extracting insight from big data sets and the Internet of Things." InformationWeek 10:38 AM
"Microsoft launches toolset for capturing 'ambient intelligence': Microsoft has a new service for capturing machine data and has updated its data warehouse software for Hadoop" IDG News Service 8:37 AM
"Apple seen boosting buyback plan by $30 billion" MarketWatch 11:41 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Yahoo rallies; 'Holy Alibaba,' says analyst/Core business improves, but focus is on Chinese Internet company" MarketWatch 12:03 PM
"Stocks Jump After Beige Book Report, Dovish Yellen Remarks" TheStreet 4:13 PM
"Feel good Wednesday: Markets up 1%/Investors did a happy dance on Wednesday as earnings, economic data and Janet Yellen brought good news." CNNMoney 4:13 PM
"Stock Futures Climb on China Data" FOXBusiness 9:01 AM
"U.S. Stocks Gain Broadly: Rising Hopes of China Stimulus Boost Sentiment" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:36 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan, China data push Asian shares higher/Asian markets moved higher on Wednesday as China posted slightly better-than-expected growth data. Japan also helped lead the region higher after Tokyo picked up from a recent spate of heavy selling." MarketWatch 9:01 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks stay strong after weak inflation data/Tesco adds 2.2% on profit beat" MarketWatch 9:00 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:34 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:34 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:51 PM
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