"Apple's $44 billion in stock buybacks have helped increase market cap by $100 billion" AppleInsider 5:40 PM
"Apple's Story: Passion, Patience and Pressure/Passion is cool and patience is good, but neither can produce innovative products again and again. Creative people need pressure to get things done: pressure to pry their hands from their creation and let it loose in the world. When? When it's perfect enough. Few creative people ever feel they got it entirely right. Steve Jobs had the ability to leverage intense pressure. Does Tim Cook?" TechNewsWorld 8:42 AM
"Apple Will Soon Be the Way You Pay Online and Beyond: The most impressive number from Apple's earnings call this week wasn't how many iPhones it sold or how much money it made. Those numbers are monstrous quarter after quarter. More striking was CEO Tim Cook's revelation that about 800 million people now have accounts on Apple's iTunes service. And most of those accounts are tied to credit cards." Wired 8:47 AM
"Tech giant goes green with renewable energy: Apple is moving to shrink its carbon footprint, building the nation's largest privately owned solar farm to run its data center. NBC chief environmental correspondent Anne Thompson reports." [Video Report] NBC's Today 8:37 AM
"The background on Apple's '103-degree data center': Data center experts say the high intake temps at Apple's data center, affirmed on NBC's Today show, now fall within industry guidelines" Computerworld 8:50 AM
"U.S. appeals court to consider Apple's request to delay e-books trial" Reuters 3:57 PM
"U.S. appeals court revives Apple patent lawsuit against Google: A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived patent claims Apple made against Google's Motorola Mobility unit that had been dismissed shortly before trial, giving the iPhone maker another chance to seek a sales ban against its smartphone competitor." Reuters 2:18 PM
"Appeals court opinion provides bump in Apple v. Samsung case" Macworld 2:23 PM
"U.S. Appeals Court Issues Mixed Ruling Reviving Apple Patent Claims Against Motorola Mobility: Decision Could Hurt iPhone Maker in Separate Smartphone Patent Case Against Samsung" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:23 PM
"Appeals Court Ruling Forces Jury to Work Overtime in Apple-Samsung" Re/code 9:12 PM
"Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe dodge $9bn antitrust suit" The Inquirer 8:45 AM
"Apple And Google Settle Wage-Fixing Court Case" Sky News 8:49 AM
"Apple, Others Settle Anti-Poaching Lawsuit Before Trial" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:41 AM
"Apple's first affordable product: its stock/Apple's stock split may make shares more enticing to consumers" MarketWatch 8:49 AM
"Even a stock split creates more shareholder value than a patent verdict of sub-feature scope" Foss Patents 8:37 AM
"Surprise: After n quarters of predictability, Apple surprised with sales performance that was 3.74% above the top of their guidance." asymco 8:33 AM
"Apple put users at risk with 3-week delay between OS X and iOS patches, researchers say: IOS users were kept vulnerable for three weeks to known security issues previously patched in Safari for OS X, a former Apple employee said" IDG News Service 8:41 AM
"The power of free: Mavericks running half of Internet connected Macs" TechnologyTell 8:32 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Bugs & Fixes: Slow Wi-Fi reconnect after MacBook wakes up" Macworld 7:58 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to easily clone your Mac using SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner" iMore 9:50 AM
"How to Enable 'Do Not Track' in Chrome on the Mac or PC" OS X Daily 2:23 PM
"How to fix Apple Mail by rebuilding and reindexing the Mailbox" Computerworld 7:47 AM
"How to keep your OmniFocus 2 beta up-to-date" TUAW 9:25 AM
"Add Multiple URLs to a Calendar Event" Mac OS X Hints 9:25 AM
"Pay Adobe Every Month For Life To Use Illustrator, Or Use Sketch Instead" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"The Return Of A Classy Mac FTP App From Glory Days Of The Last Century" NoodleMac 7:50 AM
"Yes, Virginia. There Is A Project Management App For The Mac" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"The Mac Media Player That Does What QuickTime Player Does Not" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"A Cheap And Easy Way To Monitor Wi-Fi Networks (and a cheaper way)" BohemianBoomer 7:50 AM
Op/Ed
"How Apple's Mid-Course Corrections Drive Professionals Crazy" The Mac Observer 5:18 PM
"Which California tourist spot will Apple name its next OS X after?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:30 PM
"iWant: Ad-Free Radio Even if iTunes Match is Off" Kirkville 8:41 AM
"Mobile Safari creator talks about crafting Apple's first iPhone apps: Each iPhone app was developed largely by a different individual person." Ars Technica 5:23 PM
"Southeast Asia May be Apple's Next Hot Market" MacTrast 2:30 PM
"BOXX belittles Apple's Mac Pro in new commercial (with Video)" MacDailyNews 8:36 AM
"Software is 'bigger and bigger' deal for Nike: CEO" CNBC 3:00 PM
Non-Apple News
"Atari E.T. games, buried for 31 years, set to surface at last" CNET 9:32 PM
"LG Files Trademark for 'W Watch' with Very Interesting Features" Patent Bolt 4:00 PM
"GameStop Plans Store Closures as Business Shifts: GameStop plans to make large expansions of its Simply Mac and Spring Mobile stores." PC Magazine 3:58 PM
"Microsoft may halt Xbox One production as inventory piles up" BGR 3:45 PM
"With HBO deal, Amazon Fire TV gains an edge: Exclusive content deal makes select programing available to Prime Instant Video users." Fortune 3:03 PM
"Mozilla to strengthen SSL certificate verification in Firefox" PCWorld 9:25 AM
"With Gundotra out, changes likely for Google+: Google's social network will have to move on without its champion" Computerworld 9:51 AM
"Google's mulling Wi-Fi for cities with Google Fiber" PCWorld 9:24 AM
"More evidence Google is planning its own Wi-Fi networks in Fiber cities" 9to5Google 9:23 AM
"California legislature rejects smartphone 'kill switch' bill" Electronista 9:23 AM
"Smartphone Anti-Theft 'Kill Switch' Bill Fails in California" Associated Press 9:23 AM
"If we are in another tech bubble, the FCC just burst it" The Inquirer 8:45 AM
"Google+ daddy Vic Gundotra's exit: Job's done on 'network thingy'/Heads off into sunset... as Choc Factory munches on pile of IDs" The Register 8:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Supermarket tablets, Apple results, and cord cutting UK style" [Podcast] TechHive 9:53 AM
"Apple's Stock Goes Split Plus Smart Ways To Save On Your Next Mac On The CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:53 AM
"Touch ID coming to iPads, iOS code hooks suggest" iDownload Blog 10:41 AM
"MacBook Pro and MacBook Air help Apple to gain PC market share" Market Realist 8:50 AM
"iPhone 6 (iPhone Air): Release Date, Rumors, News, Specs, and More" Digital Trends 8:36 AM
"Leaked case points to tall, lean iPhone 6: A piece of pink plastic could be the first physical evidence that the many rumors of a larger iPhone 6 are more than just misconnected dots." CNET 7:58 AM
"This is how gorgeous a curved iPhone 6 might be" BGR 9:53 AM
"New iPhone 6 Renderings Highlight Curved Display, Rounded Corners" MacRumors 8:41 AM
"iPhone 6 release date, price and features" V3 8:48 AM
"2013 Mac Pro Ship Times Improve Incrementally" FairerPlatform 7:51 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Button Replacement Program" Apple Support 5:51 PM
"Heavyweights Apple And Google Battle For Mobile Gaming Supremacy" Seeking Alpha 8:49 AM
"iPhone 6: Top 10 features Apple must release to combat Android assault" V3 8:48 AM
"Tim Cook: Apple's 'closer than it's ever been' to releasing new product range/Erm, really Tim? What about the last time you released a new iThing?" The Register 8:45 AM
"The iPad, The Software, and The Screen" MacStories 8:41 AM
"A Few Facts In Evidence Overlooked By The Cult Of Apple Critics" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"Step By Step To The Perfect MacBook" Mac 360 7:50 AM
"Buy Comcast? Maybe Apple should buy Nike instead" Apple Daily Report 7:46 AM
Non-Apple
"A Personal Reflection On Google+" TechCrunch 2:23 PM
"Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus Review" HotHardware 11:03 AM
"Why Japanese watchmakers have no time for smartwatches" TechHive 10:45 AM
"24 Hours with Linux – LXLE: A Review" Low End Mac 8:41 AM
"After Heartbleed -- what has the vulnerability taught us?" BetaNews 8:33 AM
"Whatever Happened To Net Neutrality? Follow The Money Trail" TeraTalks 7:50 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"What It's Really Like to Be Around Neil deGrasse Tyson (Comic)" Joy of Tech 6:45 PM
"This is what happens when iPhone rumors get out of hand" TUAW 10:41 AM
"TranquilityTV for iOS gives you soothing video and audio for relaxation" TUAW 2:30 PM
"Activator beta updated with exciting new Profiles feature" iDownload Blog 10:45 AM
"Chop your veggies like Jony Ive with this wooden MacBook Pro cutting board" Cult of Mac 8:35 AM
"The Booqpad for iPad Air Doubles as a Paper Notepad" Apple Gazette 8:32 AM
"Badland Gets A Big Update Adding New Try-Before-You-Buy Content" AppAdvice 8:31 AM
"Research and Markets: The Personal Cloud: A Strategic Imperative for Operators with Apple, Dropbox, Google and Microsoft Dominating" Business Wire 7:56 AM
"Microsoft generates solid revenue growth from core products: Software giant upbeat on sturdy demand for Windows, Office software, Xbox sales." Total Telecom 12:09 PM
"Deal Done, Microsoft and Nokia Have to Do Together What They Couldn't Accomplish Alone" Bloomberg Businessweek 12:03 PM
"Microsoft: Transforming Into Emerging Cloud Play" Seeking Alpha 12:02 PM
"Analysts see reasons to support Microsoft: Microsoft Corp's. efforts under new Chief Executive Satya Nadella to move the company toward a 'cloud-first, mobile-first' business direction have received generally positive reviews from industry analysts following the company's fiscal third-quarter results." MarketWatch 12:02 PM
"Now That Microsoft Has a Handset Business, What Does It Do With It?" 24/7 Wall St. 12:02 PM
"IBM offers help to server customers amid Lenovo transition" V3 8:37 AM
"First IBM Power8 system is released in the market" Examiner 8:35 AM
"Intel probes the private-sector side of open government data" Federal Computer Week 2:26 PM
"How Intel's $143,000 fluoride fine stacks up against DEQ's largest penalties: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's $143,000 fine to Intel for a fluoride reporting mistake is the third highest penalty the agency has issued for an air quality violation since 1998." The Oregonian 2:26 PM
"AMD's derided deal is now a blessing, CEO says: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Chief Executive Officer Rory Read has a lot to be happy about in his tenure of almost four years. But he appears far from complacent about the company's progress." MarketWatch 8:47 AM
"Why Is There No AMD Chromebook? Mullins Is Ideal For Chrome OS" Seeking Alpha 7:20 AM
"Stock Futures Fall on Mixed Earnings, Ukraine Worries" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall on Mixed Earnings News: Selling in Internet Stocks Puts Investors on Edge" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares lackluster as Tokyo looks to earnings/South Korean stocks fell and Japanese stocks were flat early Friday, as Tokyo was held back by a firmer yen, as investors focused on a flurry of earnings reports." MarketWatch 7:08 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks slide as Ukraine tensions heighten/Continuing concerns about the fallout from the Ukraine-Russia standoff added pressure on European stocks on Friday, with German equities bearing the brunt of tension." MarketWatch 11:52 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:35 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:35 PM
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