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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, January 3, 2013
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The late Steve Jobs is still top in global CEO ranking: The global ranking of CEOs by Insead for 2012 is out, and Steve Jobs continues to dominate from the afterlife with his pole position in this latest survey of 3,143 CEOs." Business Times Singapore 3:10 PM
  • "Apple, Android combine for almost 90% of U.S. smartphone market" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:01 PM
  • "Apple's App Store gets top grade from research firm: Apple is applauded by ABI Research for its App Store, but Microsoft gets kudos for the 'fresh approach' in its Windows Phone store." CNET News 8:57 AM
  • "2012"s final week saw record-smashing device activations, app downloads: Report estimates 50 million iOS and Android devices were activated between Christmas Day and New Year's Day" Macworld UK 8:42 AM
  • "Samsung increases lead as top US mobile device maker, Apple still gaining, everyone else flailing" The Next Web 10:36 AM
  • "Report: Post-Holiday Apple iPad Usage Dips as iPhone 5 Activity Rises" LAPTOP Magazine 9:02 AM
  • "iPad suffers dramatic post-Christmas web share fall: report" ZDNet 10:49 AM
  • "iPad Tablet Web Share Falls 7.1% Following Christmas Holiday" MacPrices 12:32 PM
  • "comScore Reports November 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share" comScore 11:16 AM
  • "Samsung, Android Remain On Top In U.S. Mobile, Apple Supplants LG As No.2: comScore" TechCrunch 11:05 AM
  • "comScore: iOS and Android continue move toward duopoly with 90% of U.S. market in Nov" 9 to 5 Mac 11:16 AM
  • "Apple's share of US mobile phone market grows to 18.5%" AppleInsider 12:59 PM
  • "Samsung And Apple Are Still The Only Winners In The Mobile Market" BGR 3:09 PM
  • "Apple passes LG for second U.S. spot as iOS-Android duopoly tops 90%" iDownload Blog 1:09 PM
  • "Upper West Side NY Apple Store closes due to adjacent building fire [Gallery] 9 to 5 Mac 9:27 AM
  • "Microsoft Wins Out Over Apple And Google, Acquires Home Entertainment And Automation Company R2 Studios" TechCrunch 8:45 AM
  • "Microsoft Acquires Apple Target R2 Studios" MacRumors 8:53 AM
  • "China Mobile Starting to Need an iPhone Deal" AllThingsD 8:48 AM
  • "Steve Jobs biopic nears distribution deal: There are currently two Steve Jobs biopics in the works. The first one, entitled jOBS, stars Ashton Kutcher as the Apple visionary and has already finished shooting." TG Daily 11:54 AM
  • "Steve Jobs biopic jOBS gets U.S. distribution deal and April, 2013 release" The Next Web 2:53 PM
  • "Steve Jobs biopic 'jOBS' to arrive in theaters in April" CNET News 4:04 PM
  • "Microsoft Nabs Home Automation Company 'R2 Studios' From Under Apple's Nose" RazorianFly 8:53 AM
  • "Qualcomm CEO: Apple rejected our radio for the Newton, so we struck a deal with Palm" VentureBeat 8:37 AM
  • "Qualcomm tried to pitch a radio for Apple's Newton, but failed" The Verge 8:43 AM
  • "Foxconn challenged as global reach grows" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:45 AM
  • "Inside Will.i.am's new iPhone camera: Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am talks about why he launched a tech venture to create accessories for iPhone cameras." [Video Report] Fortune 10:49 AM
  • "iPad mini installed in the dash of a VW Jetta as an in car entertainment front end" iMore 8:55 AM
  • "Thanks to the Generosity of a Stranger, Blind Woman Receives New iPad" PadGadget 12:48 PM
  • "iPhone mom's contract with teen son strikes nerve" MarketWatch 9:43 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Tougher Gorilla Glass 3 means more-scratch-proof screens: By focusing on glass' atomic structure, Corning's making new device screens that are three times better at preventing serious scratches." CNET 4:03 PM
  • "Spoiler Alert! Here's What Will Be Unveiled at CES, and What Won't" Minyanville 4:00 PM
  • "What Google's win means: In one important aspect, Google will not be Microsoft redux." Fortune 3:06 PM
  • "FTC on closing Google antitrust probe: 'The facts were not there'/Google scored a major victory Thursday when the Federal Trade Commission announced it was ending its 19-month antitrust probe into the technology giant's search business." Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:22 PM
  • "FTC won't bring charges against Google on search, patents" Ars Technica 1:19 PM
  • "Based on Google's stance on API copyrightability, Samsung could make Android apps run on Tizen" Foss Patents 11:51 AM
  • "Asus Laptops and Desktops to Ship with Leap Motion's Gesture Control" Technology Review 11:48 AM
  • "It's An Android World After All: Polaroid Launches $150 Kids Tablet, Expanding Its New Lease On Life As A Digital Media Company" TechCrunch 11:46 AM
  • "T-Mobile Offering New BlackBerry Curve Ahead of BB10 Launch" PC Magazine 11:21 AM
  • "Ruby on Rails updates address SQL injection flaw: Developers moved quickly to fix serious SQL injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails tool set" IDG News Service 10:33 AM
  • "Google's new datacenters to improve performance 30%" ZDNet 12:02 PM
  • "Google Project Glass Team Eyeing Phone Functions, Voice Commands" PC Magazine 11:21 AM
  • "The future according to Google's Larry Page: Google CEO Larry Page envisions a future in which computers plan your vacations, drive your cars, and anticipate your whims. Audacious? Maybe. But Page's dreams have a way of coming true." Fortune 10:48 AM
  • "Google Pushes Paperless Pledge: Give up paper, Google suggests, and live in the cloud." InformationWeek 10:04 AM
  • "Still Anxiously Refreshing Google Play For A Nexus 4? T-Mobile Stores Will Carry It In January" TechCrunch 11:46 AM
  • "Samsung showcases two new Series 7 laptops for CES 2013" PCWorld 11:29 AM
  • "Samsung confirms Tizen-based handsets for 2013" CNET News 9:59 AM
  • "Samsung to sell Tizen-based handsets in 2013 after Google-Motorola deal" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
  • "Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is $50 cheaper for students this month" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
  • "Barnes & Noble Reports Tepid Holiday Sales" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:01 AM
  • "Sprint expected to launch prepaid service on January 25" PCWorld 11:22 AM
  • "Sprint will reportedly enter prepaid business itself" CNET News 9:59 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Live @ 10 PM ET - New Year iOS Bug, Next iPhone? CES Preview" Insanely Great Mac 3:57 PM
  • "The Ihnatko Almanac with Andy Ihnatko & Dan Benjamin." 5by5 10:39 AM
  • "Podcast: What you need to know about the cloud for the coming year" GigaOM 8:39 AM