"Apple ordered to pay $533 million for patent infringement: Apple Inc has been ordered to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury in Texas found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by patent licensing firm Smartflash LLC." ["Apple, which said it would appeal, said the outcome was another reason reform was needed in the patent system to curb litigation by companies that don't make products themselves."] Reuters 7:18 AM
"Apple Told by Jury to Pay $532.9 Million in Patent Trial" ["'Smartflash makes no products, has no employees, creates no jobs, has no U.S. presence, and is exploiting our patent system to seek royalties for technology Apple invented,' said Kristin Huguet, an Apple spokeswoman. 'We refused to pay off this company for the ideas our employees spent years innovating and unfortunately we have been left with no choice but to take this fight up through the court system.'"] Bloomberg 7:39 AM
"Apple Is Ordered to Pay $532.9 Million in Patent Case: iTunes software infringes three Smartflash patents, a Texas jury finds" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes infringement lawsuit" ZDNet 7:31 AM
"Apple must pay patent troll $532M, Texas jury rules" Gigaom 7:29 AM
"Crash log reporting added to Xcode 6.3" TechnologyTell 3:06 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite notes include unexpected CoreStorage conversion that renders volumes inaccessible from Mac OS X 10.6 (and earlier) systems; a procedure for changing User IDs after migration; tips on troubleshooting SPOD (Spinning Pizza of Death) problems; Adobe Flash and security issues; and OS X Server logging of file accesses." MacInTouch 8:19 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Tiffen Dfx 4 digital filter suite for still images and Video" IT.Enquirer 7:15 AM
"How to Use Markup in OS X Yosemite" Apple Gazette 9:09 AM
"How to handle multiple disks simultaneously with Disk Utility" MacIssues 10:11 AM
"Tim Cook & Apple Technology VP Johny Srouji visiting Israel today (Photos)" 9to5Mac 11:32 AM
"Results: 60% want Apple to thicken the next iPhone to improve battery life" 9to5Mac 10:11 AM
"Mysterious Apple van appears in new locations" TechnologyTell 7:45 AM
"3 screenings, 5 FaceTime calls and a trip to Cupertino: inside Apple's gruelling hiring process/A UK-based UX designer, who was put through Apple's lengthy recruitment process, shares his experience" Information Age 11:26 AM
"Insider says Siri and Cortana have recorded every word you've ever said to them" BGR 9:50 AM
"The Ultravisual Team Acqui-Hired By Flipboard Leave To Found Apple Watch-Focused Messaging Startup" TechCrunch 11:27 AM
"iOS, Android Crushing Rival Platforms, IDC Finds: Apple's iOS and Google Android own a combined 96.3% of the global smartphone market, leaving a pittance for Microsoft and BlackBerry." InformationWeek 3:41 PM
"Can Any Mobile OS Beat Android? Android and iOS were running on 96.3 percent of all smartphones in 2014, according to Stats from IDC." PC Magazine 11:56 AM
"Android continues sucking away share of the gaming market from iOS" VentureBeat 8:08 AM
"Chase: Over 1 Million Wallets Provisioned on Apple Pay" MacRumors 7:47 AM
"Yet another sign that Apple Pay is the breakthrough mobile payments hit we needed" BGR 8:39 AM
"Apple Expands Apple Watch Marketing Efforts With New Multi-Page Spread in Vogue Magazine" MacRumors 12:34 PM
"Check out cool Apple Watch print and video ad in Vogue's March issue" iDownload Blog 12:34 PM
"Apple Watch Featured in Multi-Page Vogue Spread [Photos] iClarified 12:34 PM
"'Modern Family' producers reveal how they filmed an entire episode with iPhones and MacBooks" 9to5Mac 7:36 AM
"Daimler welcomes Apple into car market" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:34 PM
"Just 6.8M smartwatches sold in 2014 at an average price of $189" AppleInsider 8:05 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google in talks with wearables maker Jawbone over potential investment, report says" AppleInsider 9:18 PM
"Patent filing reveals Amazon's idea to 3D-print products on delivery trucks" GeekWire 4:49 PM
"Google Play Music Now Lets You Store 50,000 Songs in the Cloud for Free" Thurrott 1:27 PM
"Google's Music Service Just Got Way More Useful: Google Play Music users will now be able to store up to 50,000 of their own songs for free" Time 12:15 PM
"No boyfriend? No problem! Make one up with an app" CBS News 11:32 AM
"BlackBerry is losing 56,000 users a month in the U.K." Cult of Android 8:08 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 295: Pebble Time, Samsung Cars, and Being an Apple Fan Today" The Mac Observer 6:36 PM
"Macworld Podcast episode 445: Good morning Glenn" Macworld 1:25 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-02-25: Philips Hue and Lux Lighting Tips and Tricks" The Mac Observer 1:22 PM
"Happy Hour Podcast 003 | All things Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 12:15 PM
"Let's Talk Jailbreak 96: Controversy" iDownload Blog 8:31 AM
"Hands On: And Then It Rained (iOS)" MacNN 7:50 AM
"Letterswirl for iPhone and iPad is an atmospheric word puzzle" Apple World Today 8:39 AM
"Okay? is a minimalist puzzle game that tests your indie ideologies" iDownload Blog 7:55 AM
"Unravelling The Mysteries of the Little Black Box Review" Tapscape 9:48 AM
"HowToFormat Review: Making a presentation and want to get it just right? HowToFormat teaches you how through some bullet point style tips and tricks." 148Apps 12:15 PM
"Storm Review: Storm offers comprehensive information about the weather, even if it's not much to look at." 148Apps 9:09 AM
"Thermo Diem Review: Want to know whether it's warmer or colder tomorrow? That's precisely what Thermo Diem will tell you - and nothing more." 148Apps 11:33 AM
"Tap Heroes Review: Tap like crazy, grind like crazy, in this tapping game that overcomplicates the mix." 148Apps 10:11 AM
"Monster vs Sheep Review: What Monster vs Sheep lacks in variety it makes up for with stress relieving fun. At least, for a little while." 148Apps 1:25 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Tip of the Day: How to Bypass a Bluetooth Device When Taking or Making a Call on Your iPhone" iPhone Life Magazine 11:27 AM
"Here's how to copy photos from your Mac or PC to your iPhone and iPad" iMore 7:45 AM
"How to recover deleted photos in iOS 8" Mashable 7:26 AM
"How to jailbreak iOS 8.2 beta 2 with TaiG for Windows" iDownload Blog 7:55 AM
"How to fix the 'Can't find Apple driver' issue with TaiG for Windows" iDownload Blog 7:55 AM
Tips
"iOS: Forcing iCloud Contacts & Calendars to Sync" The Mac Observer 8:29 AM
"9 essential Apple Message tips" Computerworld 7:09 AM
"Analyst weighs on why auto industry needs Apple, Mercedes-Benz exec laughs off Project Titan" iDownload Blog 7:56 AM
"The case for user accounts on iOS: my two-year-old" iDownload Blog 7:55 AM
"Why Apple's new emojis aren't racist" Cult of Mac 7:47 AM
"What happens if Google, Apple actually start building production cars?By Ryan Bubear: Columnist on 25 February, 2015/Cars are no longer just cars. No, the humble automobile has essentially evolved into an oversized personal device." Motorburn 7:34 AM
"I've Seen the Future of Phones, and It Looks a Lot Like Yo" Wired 7:26 AM
"A Hidden Feature In Apple Watch?" Mac 360 7:11 AM
"Let's Crowdfund, Buy Samsung, And Sell It To Apple" TeraTalks 7:10 AM
"Bitter Zune fan hilariously rants about how the device was way ahead of its time" BGR 12:03 PM
"Starbucks's Failed Music Revolution: Once upon a time, the coffee chain represented hope that record-buying could remain a physical experience for most people. What happens when it stops selling CDs?" The Atlantic 8:31 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"The Future of Robotic Driving (Comic)" Re/code 9:27 PM
"Hewlett Packard disappoints as old guard of tech shows more weakness" Yahoo Finance 10:10 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Drops 9%: Even Bulls Have Questions about Forex, Cash Flow" Barron's 10:10 AM
"HP revenues fall as firm reveals split will cost over $2bn" V3 7:39 AM
"New excuses for no growth at HP: CNBC's Jon Fortt checks out Hewlett-Packard as the stock falls after missing revenue expectations." CNBC Videos 7:55 AM
"HP in talks to buy wifi gear maker Aruba Networks" Reuters 3:05 PM
"HP said to be eyeing Aruba Networks for infrastructure buy" ZDNet 3:40 PM
"Microsoft to launch Windows 10 powered flagship Smartphone in May" Customs Today 8:36 AM
"Microsoft brings machine learning to Azure" Network World 8:36 AM
"Lenovo just showed why Microsoft needs the Surface PC" Business Insider 8:36 AM
"IBM's Current Transition Comparable to Apple in 2013" GuruFocus 7:56 AM
"How IBM analyzes Twitter for the enterprise developer" PCWorld 7:19 AM
"ARM, IBM: We've Connected The Internet of Things To The Cloud" Forbes 7:21 AM
"IBM Adds Big Data, Personalization to MobileFirst" eWeek 8:03 PM
"Intel to rebrand Atom chips along lines of Core processors: Intel's new Atom chips for smartphones and tablets will have the X3, X5 and X7 monikers" IDG News Service 11:32 AM
"Why Intel hopes to cheer the PC market with Broadwell" Market Realist 7:54 AM
"Intel aims to capture the PC market with its low-cost PCs" Market Realist 8:29 AM
"AMD Describes Notebook Processor: AMD's next-gen notebook processor, Carrizo, packs a south bridge and HEVC decoder in the same space as its previous Kaveri chip, it said at ISSCC." InformationWeek 11:56 AM
"AMD will skip Chromebooks until prices, features match better, CTO says" PCWorld 7:19 AM
"AMD aims for better battery life with next-gen laptop chip" ZDNet 7:31 AM
"AMD's next laptop processor is mostly about battery life" Engadget 8:29 AM
"Dell delivers double density with new XC Series appliances powered by Nutanix" V3 7:39 AM
"New Dell boxes reverberate with Blue Thunder: Lightening the hyper-converged load" The Register 7:34 AM
"Lenovo's Superfish nightmare looks like it's about to get even worse" BGR 3:07 PM
"Lenovo.com Hacked, but Soon Restored After Intervention by CloudFlare" eWeek 9:18 PM
"SAP's Survival Strategy: Become a Database Company" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 12:15 PM
"Acer expects PC sales growth in mature markets in 2015, says CEO" DigiTimes 7:29 AM
"Exclusive: China drops leading technology brands for state purchases" ["Chief casualty is U.S. network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc , which in 2012 counted 60 products on the Central Government Procurement Center's list, but by late 2014 had none, a Reuters analysis of official data shows. Smartphone and PC maker Apple Inc has also been dropped over the period, along with Intel Corp's security software firm McAfee and network and server software firm Citrix Systems."] Reuters 7:42 AM
"Iran, U.S. Locked in Escalating Cyberwar" PC Magazine 3:40 PM
"ARM Takes Its Chip Business Beyond Phones: U.K.-based designer tries to diversify, with moves into connected devices and servers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:06 PM
"Watch Tech's Takeover of San Francisco's Office Space In This Visualization" TechCrunch 9:28 PM
"Stocks Hit New Session Highs Ahead of Eurozone Meeting on Greece" TheStreet 12:01 PM
"Stocks End Mixed; Aruba Soars On Report Of Hewlett-Packard Buyout" Investor's Business Daily 3:44 PM
"Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Turn Lower In Late Trading" MarketWatch 3:44 PM
"Dow Jones industrial average ekes out another record high close even as other indexes slip" Associated Press 3:43 PM
"US stocks open slightly lower ahead of latest Fed remarks" Associated Press 11:59 AM
"Dow Inches Up to a New Record: Nasdaq Composite slips, snapping 10-session win streak" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:43 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rise after China data surprise to upside/Japan stocks break a five-day winning streak" MarketWatch 8:16 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks fall, on track to break winning streak/European stocks moved lower Wednesday, taking a breather after a six-session run of gains that have pushed the benchmark index to a seven-year high." MarketWatch 8:16 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:28 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:27 PM
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