"Two Bites of the Apple: Three years into Tim Cook's reign, are we bullish or bearish on the house Steve Jobs built?" Slate 9:51 AM
"Apple's Beats acquisition reportedly delayed over Dre and Iovine roles, valuation, more" AppleInsider 7:29 PM
"Apple has its mojo back: Apple investors have reason to be excited again. iOS 8 is coming. So is the big stock split. And remember that Beats deal? Tim Cook is making his mark." [Video Report] CNNMoney 9:49 AM
"Apple's Beats deal is happening — and it's all about Dr Dre and Jimmy" MarketWatch 7:55 AM
"Dr Dre to join Apple as part of Beats buy, report says: Apple is after more than just headphones in its rumoured multibillion dollar acquisition of Beats, according to a report suggesting Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine will join the tech giant." CNET 7:56 AM
"Why the Beats deal is still happening and is critical to Apple's business" BGR 7:53 AM
"Apple could save over $1B on alleged Beats deal with international acquisition - report" AppleInsider 8:49 AM
"Court approval sought for $324M settlement of tech workers anti-poaching suit: Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems have agreed to pay US$324.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of entering into secret agreements not to hire each others' workers, according to a filing seeking preliminary approval of the settlement." IDG News Service 7:50 AM
"Apple, Google, others agree to $324.5 million settlement in wage case" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:55 AM
"Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe Settle for $324.5 Million" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"Google vs Apple in the Battle for Most Valuable Brand" The Motley Fool 7:56 AM
"Study: Google leapfrogs Apple as world's most valuable brand" CNN 7:52 AM
"Apple Safari 7.0.4 closes 22 holes, including 21 listed under 'arbitrary code execution'" Sophos 7:57 AM
"Apple plugs critical Safari browser vulnerabilities" V3 7:47 AM
"Apple rolls out Safari update with critical security fixes" The Inquirer 11:16 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Final Cut Pro X 10.1: Scroll bars intermittently disappear" Apple Support 7:48 PM
"iAd Producer 4.2 release notes: iAd Producer makes it easy for you to design and assemble rich interactive content without any programming." Apple Support 6:58 PM
"Mavericks discussion includes DiskWarrior testing procedures; OS X 10.9.3 graphics problems; hidden folders; and Apple's confusing inter-app/OS software hooks (e.g. with iTunes)." MacInTouch 10:58 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Six Clicks: Cool stuff buried in OS X" ZDNet 7:57 AM
"Apple Could See a Flurry of Upgrades With the iPhone 6" The Motley Fool 7:56 AM
"The 62 Brands Young Americans Love Most: Apple was by far the most popular response, claiming 7.5% of the 3,000 possible answers." [Slideshow] Forbes 9:19 AM
"The best tablet of 2014: Apple vs Sony vs Samsung" PCWorld Australia 8:31 AM
"'Spaceship' campus can't come soon enough for Apple, with firm looking to flood Sunnyvale offices instead" ITProPortal 10:52 AM
"Apple getting a new California campus" TechnologyTell 8:04 AM
"Apple created its first iWatch in the 1980s" Geek 7:57 AM
"Here's What An Apple Smartwatch From The 1980s Looks Like [Photo] Redmond Pie 8:32 AM
"Apple now offering free shipping on all online purchases through May 29th" 9to5Mac 7:20 AM
"Online Apple store gets free shipping on everything through May 29th" MacNN 8:33 AM
"Apple removes weed dealing game from app store" CNNMoney 4:04 PM
"Osmo iPad Game System Dodges Apple Tax: Osmo sells physical game pieces directly to consumers, bypassing Apple's efforts to grab a slice of the revenue." InformationWeek 8:49 AM
"Mac Pro Six-Core/3.5GHz (late 2013) review: stunning Mac Pro is a true workstation class computer" Macworld UK 9:51 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs MacBook Air" TrustedReviews 7:58 AM
"Steam In-Home Streaming: At last, you can play PC games on the toilet (video review)" ExtremeTech 8:57 AM
"Review: Twelve South HoverBar 3 for iPad" iLounge 10:53 AM
"Review: Prodigee Rio Case for the iPhone 5 and 5s" Run Around Tech 7:48 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hopscotch: iPad App to Help Teach Children Programming Basics" eXtensions 8:49 AM
"TeeVee 3 premiers: native iPad UI, iCloud/Trakt.tv sync, fullscreen iOS 7 layout and more" iDownload Blog 8:33 AM
"Sakoos for iOS is a photo-sharing app that answers one simple question: 'What's in your bag?'" The Next Web 8:57 AM
"You Should Play: Another Case Solved" TechHive 7:20 AM
"All-you-can-read kids service Epic adds a thousand new books from HarperCollins" TechHive 7:20 AM
"Threes vs. 2048 Review: which is the best tile sliding game for iPhone and iPad?" Macworld UK 7:50 AM
"'Axl & Tuna' Review - The Feel-Good Game That You'll Keep Running Back To" Touch Arcade 10:34 AM
"Alone in the Dark Review: Not even the deeply ingrained nostalgia over one of the world's earliest 'Survival Horror' games is enough to make this port worthwhile." 148Apps 8:32 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"iPhone 101: Turn off read receipts to hide the fact that you've read an iMessage" TUAW 10:34 AM
"The Tuts+ Guide to Transcribing Audio Notes" Tuts+ 8:04 AM
"How to prevent your iMessages getting lost: Apple has said it's working to fix a bug in its iMessaging system that causes messages to get lost once the owner switches to an Android or Windows phone" Telegraph 7:49 AM
Tips
"2 iPad and iPhone Keyboard Tips for Better Efficiency" The Mac Observer 7:15 PM
"Three hacks for adding permanent storage to your MacBook Air or Retina Pro through the SD card slot" 9to5Mac 4:04 PM
"Tapbots rolling out critical update for Tweetbot" iMore 9:55 PM
"iRing turns you into a gesture-control iPad DJ" CNET 4:04 PM
"Stash For iPhone Finds The Best Prices For Beauty Products And Personal Care Items, Makes Re-ordering Easy" TechCrunch 4:03 PM
"Bellabeat Lands $4.5M Seed Round To Grow Its Quantified Self App For Pregnancy" TechCrunch 4:03 PM
"Addictive Puzzle Game Spotology Will Test Your Wits And Reflexes" AppAdvice 3:36 PM
"Coming May 24: Gene Steinberg meets Dorothy Pomerantz from Forbes, Daniel Eran Dilger from AppleInsider, and Rob Pegoraro from USA Today and Yahoo, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11:56 AM
"Hewlett-Packard - Company Is Stabilized As Whitman Resorts To Job Cuts Again" Seeking Alpha 7:43 AM
"Hewlett Packard Faces The Classic Dilemma, How Do You Thrive In A Declining Market?" Forbes 7:43 AM
"H-P Slashes Up to 16,000 More Jobs: Long-Running Restructuring Is Extended as Tech Giant Struggles to Revive Sales, Be More Efficient" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:42 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Revamp Sputtering as CEO Cuts More Jobs" Bloomberg 7:42 AM
"HP's newest 7-inch Android tablet is just $100: A Benjamin buys a 7-inch, 1024x600 display, but it doesn't get you Bluetooth or GPS." Ars Technica 5:00 PM
"Microsoft launches new initiative for start-ups" Hindu Business Line 12:34 PM
"Microsoft prays for service revenue with free Windows 8.1 with Bing for tablets: Pushes OEMs to lower tablet prices and throws in Office, all to drive larger sales share" Computerworld 12:34 PM
"Microsoft's Free Windows To Come With Bings Attached" Re/code 7:40 PM
"Cramer suggests Microsoft could get better" CNBC 9:39 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pro 3 as Laptop Replacement? Microsoft claims its latest tablet can replace the laptop. How does that claim hold up?" The Diplomat 8:05 AM
"Surface 3 Has MacBook Air In Its Crosshairs" Seeking Alpha 7:30 AM
"Microsoft's Spring 2014 CRM update starts trickling out/Summary: Microsoft's Spring 2014 update to its Dynamics CRM service and CRM 2013 SP1 on-premises update are starting to roll out to select customers." ZDNet 5:45 PM
"IBM Stops Selling NetApp Units to Favor Own Storage Devices" Bloomberg 4:10 PM
"Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe Settle for $324.5 Million" Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"Pricing and Details for Intel's Devil's Canyon and Unlocked Pentium Leaked Online" AnandTech 12:38 PM
"(Video) Intel sheds light on wearables and how to secure the Internet of Things" The Inquirer 12:36 PM
"Intel: The $99.99 HP 7 Plus Was A Missed Opportunity" Seeking Alpha 7:49 AM
"Clustrix: Scale-out approach to MySQL applications/Summary: Clustrix's CEO discusses the limitations of MySQL and how Clustrix's distributed, scale-out approach solves them." ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Lenovo starts taking orders for its first 4K monitor: Lenovo's ThinkVision Pro2840m is priced at $799" Computerworld New Zealand 4:58 PM
"Smart money bet against Apple just before it hit a 12-month high: Institutional ownership in Apple last quarter was near an historic low." Fortune 7:55 AM
"Low institutional ownership of Apple shares continues, despite stock's recent highs" AppleInsider 7:56 AM
"Buy Apple Shares Before All Of The Smart People Start Buying, Says Morgan Stanley" Business Insider 7:48 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: H-P rallies; analysts see profit gain from job cuts/Apple shares rally to new 52-week high; Nasdaq ends week with 2.3% gain" MarketWatch 4:20 PM
"S&P 500 hits new record of 1,900.5" CNNMoney 4:20 PM
"Hey, Economy Doomsdayers, U.S. Stocks Just Closed Above 1,900" TheStreet 4:20 PM
"Stock Futures Up Ahead of Housing Data: U.S. stock-index futures advanced on Friday ahead of housing data in what was expected to be a quiet trading day ahead of the Memorial Day holiday." FOXBusiness 7:26 AM
"S&P 500 Closes at Record in Quiet Preholiday Session: S&P 500 Adds 8.04 Points to 1900.53, Finishing 1.2% Higher on Week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:20 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian stocks mostly up; Thai markets fall after coup/Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday, following a positive U.S. lead, while Thai markets fell after the country's military took control in a coup." MarketWatch 7:25 AM
"Europe Markets: Stoxx Europe 600 rises for sixth straight week/European stocks markets ended a volatile day on an upbeat note on Friday after U.S. housing data spurred a positive mood on both sides of the Atlantic, while a fall in German business confidence prompted investors to assess the chances of action by the European Central Bank." MarketWatch 12:00 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 2:11 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:24 PM
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