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Wednesday Highlights: In a Reuters exclusive, Apple's Tim Cook and Eddy Cue said to have had talks with Beats Electronics and music mogul, Jimmy Iovine, in what may amount to a partnership on streaming services, more reports in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; Rachelle Dragani's weekly Cupertino Business Report analyzes recent stock trauma, the iWatch, and whether signs point to the end of "Apple's glory days"; the iWatch could be so much more than a time-piece, perhaps even "a security token for advanced authentication"?; but if the CEO of Swatch is correct in his skepticism, the iWatch may not amount to too much, or, as Jonny Evans indicates, could actually reveal that the iWatch may have been in the dev phase for years; over at John Rizzo's MacWindows site, a reader writes in with a suggestion on dealing with a Mountain Lion NAS problem; Layers Mag reviews FontAgent Pro 5; Macworld covers the next steps involved when you move to Mountain Lion; iPads helping the shift away from textbooks to a digital format, but can Apple's tablet "rescue a struggling American Education System?"; tablets rapidly gaining on smartphones; could iOS jailbreaking see its end thanks to military malware?; Walter Isaacson no longer part of Apple's eBook price fixing legal fight; Apple and Ferrari working together to bring Siri, iPads to the lineup of sportcars; get ready for mid-air multitouch on your Xbox; and Samsung said to bring head-tracking autoscroll to the Galaxy S IV; Citi analyst believes iDevice demand is "softening"; new education-only iMac launched, costs $1,100; Macworld UK reviews Apple TV; Andy Ihnatko is getting a lot of flack for his smartphone-only move to Android, but he is working hard to explain how the move was right for him, and doesn't signal doubt in Apple; Macworld's Kirk McElhearn lays out a case as to why Apple should bring multiple account support to iOS.
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"Smaller Tablet Trend Bad News For Would-Be iPad Content Creators ? The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices
2:16 PM
"comScore Reports January 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share"?comScore?1:52 PM
"ComScore: Android is losing ground against Apple in U.S."?Fortune?1:52 PM
"Apple still No. 1 smartphone maker: The iPhone maker gains a few points since last month's tally, but Google remains the leader in the operating system market."?CNET News?2:19 PM
"Apple's 3.5% smartphone share gain was Android's loss in Q4"?AppleInsider?1:53 PM
"Google-Apple Valuation Gap Widest Since 2005 on Ads"?Bloomberg?9:58 AM
"Touch-enabled mobile devices will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 2.5 billion by 2017, says DisplaySearch"?DigiTimes?8:54 AM
"Swatch Chief Hayek Skeptical That Watch Could Replace an IPhone"?Bloomberg?9:09 AM
"Apple's Swatch connection hints at years of iWatch development"?Computerworld Blogs?10:11 AM
"Good News for Apple? Tablets Fast Gaining on Smartphones"?Minyanville?8:32 AM
"Smartphone and Tablet Time Overtakes PC Web Surfing"?LAPTOP Magazine?9:58 AM
"PC market to spend ANOTHER year soaked in blood, warns IDC: Downed by tabs, economy and lack of Windows 8 demand"?Channel Register?9:59 AM
"It is Very Tough for a New App Publisher to Gain Traction"?Forbes?11:33 AM
"Military Malware May Put An End To iOS Jailbreaking"?Forbes?8:29 AM
"Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Dropped From eBook Price Fixing Case"?Cult of Mac?9:14 AM
"Apple launches iBookstore in Japan, goes up against Google, Amazon and Rakuten"?Digital Trends?8:55 AM
"Staples will also offer Apple accessories in its 2,000 brick-and-mortar stores within a month"?9 to 5 Mac?9:14 AM
"Ferrari outfits supercar with iPad minis as it looks to deepen collaboration with Apple"?The Verge?8:48 AM
"Ferrari and Apple Bringing Siri, iPads to Italian Supercars"?LAPTOP Magazine?11:35 AM
"Apple looks to bolster its iOS vehicle integration team as its automotive push grows"?AppleInsider?1:48 PM
"iPhone 5 coming soon to regional carrier Strata Networks"?iDownload Blog?9:58 AM
"Rovio's Revenue Crisis and the App Market Evolution"?Forbes?10:29 AM
"This company ditched its landlines and iPhones in favor of iPad Minis: Boston-area creative firm goes all VoIP; founder calls iPhone 'irrelevant'"?Network World?11:28 AM
"Apple co-founder Wozniak discusses importance of self-learning and mobile in letter to student"?The Next Web?8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
"Roku 3 enhances remote, improves search"?USA Today?11:57 AM
"Raspberry Pi hit by DDoS attack"?V3?11:58 AM
"FreedomPop Launches Free Home Broadband Plan"?PC Magazine?11:18 AM
"2013 Bafta videogame awards: 'Journey' wins five awards at British Academy Games Awards - plus surprise win from 'Dishonoured'/Journey took home five awards last night. Daisy Wyatt reports from the ceremony"?The Independent?10:59 AM
"Ubuntu tablet pre-order raises eyebrows: Australian company Intermatrix is offering pre-orders of the first dedicated Ubuntu tablet, but many question the device's legitimacy"?Network World?10:57 AM
"A Conversation With R.A. Salvatore - Part Two: On 38 Studios And The Future Of The Video Game Industry"?Forbes?10:47 AM
"Flying robots learn mind-boggling tricks"?CNN?10:21 AM
"Google Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks Working For The Company"?Business Insider?11:34 AM
"Google+ Launches Updated Profile Pages With Larger Cover Photos, Revamped Local Reviews & About Tabs"?TechCrunch?11:45 AM
"Google Play Offers Over 5M eBooks And More Than 18M Songs, One Year After Its Rebranding"?TechCrunch?11:45 AM
"Google tests same-day delivery: Service designed to compete with Amazon Prime"?Reuters [Free Registration Required]?10:20 AM
"Galaxy S4 to offer eye-tracking Smart Scroll, screenshots suggest"?CNET News?9:42 AM
"News Corp.'s Amplify Division to Unveil $299 Tablet for Schools"?Bloomberg?10:12 AM
"What does the Internet look like? There's an app for that"?CNNMoney?9:15 AM
"Microsoft Research brings mid-air multitouch to Kinect (Video)"?Engadget?8:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Tonya Engst Takes Control of Your iPad"?MacVoicesTV?4:10 PM
"TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Reboot edition"?TUAW?2:19 PM
"Behind the App: SlateScience Debuts SlateMath, Attends SXSWedu"?PadGadget?1:36 PM
"Parental Responsibility, Switching and Community"?Your Mac Life?1:24 PM
"A New Word-Guessing Game Is Topping the App Store"?WSJ Blogs?11:34 AM
"The Apple Reality Distortion Field Podcast"?Tech.pinions?10:26 AM
"Jimmy Iovine Explains His $60 Million Music Plan"?AllThingsD?9:10 AM
"Call-in show: Why the 'I'm leaving iPhone' trend?"?GigaOM?8:51 AM
"An interview with Charles Edge ? Part 2"?Amsys?8:19 AM
"iPhone 5, iPad demand may be softening, says analyst: Consumer interest in the iPhone 5 and the iPad may be waning, says Citi analyst Glen Yeung, citing a lower demand for parts."?CNET News?8:39 AM
"iPhone, iPad demand 'softening'; market saturation to blame?"?ZDNet?10:08 AM
"iPhone 6 rumours: Apple 'iPhone 5S' production has begun at Foxconn/Reports from Asia say Apple has begun to ramp up production of the new iPhone in Foxconn factories ahead of possible June unveiling"?Macworld UK?8:47 AM
"Iphone 5S Production Reportedly Now Underway"?BGR?2:17 PM
"Samsung's investment in Sharp could prick Apple: While the Korean electronics giant says it's not going to intervene in Sharp's business management, it could end up with early insight into new products, priority for shipments, and influence on roadmaps. And that could be a risk for Apple."?CNET News?3:53 PM
"Samsung gets a foot in at key Apple supplier Sharp with $110 million investment"?Reuters?8:26 AM
"Apple Launches New $1,099 Education-Only iMac"?PC Magazine?9:58 AM
"Apple Uncrates New $1,099 Education-Only iMac"?AllThingsD?8:13 AM
"Apple introduces $1099 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions"?Digital Trends?8:55 AM
"Apple Quietly Releases New Education-Focused iMac"?CRN?4:11 PM
"AMD partner Sapphire has Radeon HD 7950 coming to Mac Pro"?Architosh?11:02 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"The Colbert Report's The Word For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:12 AM
"IQ Mission Epilogue For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:12 AM
"Infect Them All : Vampires For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:12 AM
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?10:02 AM
"iPod touch Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?10:02 AM
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Reviews
"AppleTV review: The AppleTV sports a slick, attractive graphical interface"?Macworld UK?9:10 AM
"Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A9" ["First things first: The Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A9 is an almost-$3,000 speaker system. ... Setting up AirPlay is fairly easy?the easiest method being the direct connect method."]?PC Magazine?4:13 PM
"Padcaster iPad case review: Case helps take iPad videography to the next level"?CNET Reviews?2:18 PM
"ClamCase Pro review: Turn your iPad into a versatile laptop"?ZDNet?1:53 PM
"Mophie's iPhone 5 Juice Pack Helium: Thin & Good Looking"?The Mac Observer?1:24 PM
"First Look: Pebble E-Paper watch for iOS and Android (Verdict: Wait)"?ZDNet?1:48 PM
"iStomp and iRig Stomp Review"?Mac|Life?9:57 AM
"Is the Otterbox Armor the toughest case ever built? Probably"?AppleDailyReport?8:25 AM
"Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition review: Classic 90s RPG gets an update for modern-day Macs"?Macworld UK?9:10 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Sunrise: a smart way to access Google Calendar on your iPhone (Video)"?GigaOM?4:12 PM
"Inside Clever HD, A Great Evernote Client For The iPad [Feature]?Cult of Mac?1:53 PM
"Review: Alt Photo for iPhone does filters differently"?Macworld?9:10 AM
"BugMe! Stickies for iPhone and iPad review"?iMore?9:09 AM
"Strut Type Review: Strut Type has a few presentational issues but its photo filtering potential is second to none, for those after that old fashioned effect."?148Apps?11:35 AM
"Trip Weather ? Forecast for Every City of Your Tour App"?Best App Site?8:54 AM
"'1001 Attempts' Review - A Flashing, Frantic, Four-Quarter Trip to the Arcade"?Touch Arcade?3:07 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"PadGadget's DIY Project Spotlight: Airplane Headrest Mount"?PadGadget?9:10 AM
"Child-proofing your iPad/iPad Mini/iPhone"?ZDNet?8:15 AM
Tips
"Reliability of the Find My iPhone Feature/Q: How well does the 'Find My iPhone' (or iPad) feature actually work? I mean, I know that I can use it to locate my iPhone and wipe it or lock it, but can I really rely on it to help get my iPhone back if a thief steals it? Can't somebody just turn my iPhone off after they steal it, or am I missing something here?"?iLounge?3:57 PM
"Twitter Enhances Mobile App Search, Web Browsing"?PC Magazine?4:14 PM
"Want a map of the internet? There's an app for that."?GigaOM?3:54 PM
"NUU MiniKey transforms your iPhone 5 into a mobile office and speed texting machine"?Run Around Tech?3:10 PM
"Telly for iOS udpates to 2.0, adds Vine-like capability"?CNET Reviews?2:21 PM
"Twitter iOS App Update Includes Top Tweets From The Past And More Useful Search Results"?TechCrunch?2:19 PM
"New Roku 3 Box, Remote + Wireless Headphones"?FairerPlatform?1:23 PM
"CadFaster intros MyCadbox for model viewing on iPad and desktop"?Architosh?12:33 PM
"Critically Acclaimed Wild Game and Fish Cookbook Now Available for the iPad"?PRWeb?11:33 AM
"iDelete Technology Releases Free Self-Destruct App"?PRNewswire?11:32 AM
"Slate Science Launches SlateMath: A Game Changing Math Learning Apps Series"?PRNewswire?11:31 AM
"App Factory Launches Jukebox Hero?, Transforming iPads, iPhones, iPods And Android Devices Into Social Music Players"?PRNewswire?11:31 AM
"Infinite Peripherals Offers Retailers Tips to Consider When Deciding Between iOS and Android for Mobile POS"?Business Wire?11:30 AM
"Providing Critical Measurement to Growing Medium, Nielsen Launches Mobile In-App Ad Resonance Solution"?Business Wire?11:30 AM
"Denon launches E-Series receivers featuring AirPlay"?AppleTell?9:09 AM
"FreedomPop's New Router Hooks Up Your Home With Free, Wireless Broadband"?Gizmodo?8:52 AM
"Week Calendar HD 5.0 Delivers Redesigned Interface Plus More Features"?App Advice?8:51 AM
"Simple Conversion App Amount Adds New Units Across Different Categories"?App Advice?8:51 AM
"Digg For iOS Gains New Dark Mode Plus Other Improvements"?App Advice?8:51 AM
"F-Commerce Startup Soldsie Raises $1 Million For Its Facebook Comments-Based Shopping Platform"?TechCrunch?8:46 AM
"Solavei starts carrying nano-SIMs for iPhone 5 nomads"?Engadget?8:46 AM
"Is Apple Making Products Impossible to Repair"?SBWire?8:40 AM
"Google updates Maps for iPhone with local icons, Google Contacts search and more"?Digital Trends?8:55 AM
"Google Maps for iPhone update adds local features"?The Inquirer?8:31 AM
"House-Snooping App HomeSnap Launches Website, Plans Android App"?AllThingsD?8:14 AM
"MathShaker for kids - new educational app for children"?prMac?9:57 AM
"Soundgramr 1.0 for iOS - Bring Photo and Sound together"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Strut - Open Up Your World"?prMac?8:14 AM
"RootDown FM - A Free Streaming Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Award-Winning Photo Deformer 1.0 Now Available for iOS"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Ursine Paw introduces Evil In Trouble 1.0 for iOS: New Puzzle Platformer"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Say goodbye to privacy and hello to Spy Bot, the iOS Surveillance App"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Memory Mate Pro Releases iOS App to Boost RAM"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Eighty-Eight: A Fresh New Puzzle Game for iPhone"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Bit of Exercise 2.0 - Fresh New Design and Easier Navigation"?prMac?8:14 AM
"Dell Board Defends Buyout Amid Mounting Investor Resistance"?Bloomberg?9:30 AM
"Dell Board Committee Insists Sale Was Best Outcome"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?9:30 AM
"Dell's special committee defends sale of company"?Reuters?9:31 AM
"Dell Committee: A Sale Is Best For Shareholders"?TheStreet?9:19 AM
"Dell Board Defends Actions, Looked at Breakup and Leveraged Recap"?WSJ Blogs?9:20 AM
"Michael Dell's Buyout Drama: Possibly Scripted"?Seeking Alpha?9:31 AM
"Dell SecureWorks to stress test firms' hacker defences"?V3?11:58 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731 million for broken promise, warns others"?Reuters?9:36 AM
"Microsoft hit with $730 million antitrust fine by EU"?CNNMoney?9:16 AM
"Europe hits Microsoft with $730M fine over browser choice 'error'"?GigaOM?9:15 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731M over Windows 7 browser foul"?CNET News?9:41 AM
"EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:19 AM
"Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher: European Commission acknowledges it was naive to allow the company to monitor itself"?IDG News Service?10:57 AM
"Microsoft Will Not Appeal $731M Fine Over Browser Antitrust Violations: 'We Take Full Responsibility'"?TechCrunch?11:44 AM
"Microsoft's CEO hails business with Chicago tech startups"?Chicago Sun-Times?10:19 AM
"TechFest gives glimpse of Microsoft's future/The annual demonstration by company researchers gives a broad view of three of Microsoft's future focuses: natural user interface, big data and machine learning."?Seattle Times?11:35 AM
"Microsoft shows off big data, big-screen prototypes at research fair"?ZDNet?12:05 PM
"Heads Turn as Microsoft Shows Off 3-D Scanning Techniques"?AllThingsD?9:27 AM
"EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises"?Computerworld?3:10 PM
"Microsoft Offers Price Breaks: Discounts on Windows 8 and Office Designed to Spur More Touch-Screen Laptops"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:37 AM
"Microsoft may slash Windows licensing costs to jump start cheap, touchscreen laptops"?PCWorld?11:21 AM
"Microsoft May Discount Windows 8: Report"?TheStreet?9:33 AM
"Microsoft retreats from Office 2013 restrictive licensing: Backpedals from retail licenses permanently tied to one PC, lets users move suite to another machine"?Computerworld?10:25 AM
"Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash"?PCWorld?11:21 AM
"Office 2013 licenses can now be transferred to another PC"?CNET News?9:43 AM
"Microsoft unveils ViralSearch, a Twitter search tool for finding viral content"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?12:00 PM
"Kinect looks to replace your mouse with your fists: Microsoft is showing off Kinect's features at TechFest this week, allowing folks to use hand gestures to replace a mouse."?CNET News?9:42 AM
"Kinect Demo Shows Off Hand Recognition, Multitouch"?PC Magazine?11:19 AM
"Hand Recognition, Gesture Support Landing On Microsoft Kinect For Windows Soon"?TechCrunch?11:45 AM
"HP shareholders advised to give chairman Ray Lane the boot"?The Register?11:54 AM
"HP pulls its Koeck out of Germany, slides him into European PCs"?Channel Register?11:53 AM
"IBM moving Minnesota production jobs to NY and Mexico"?Associated Press?11:11 AM
"Even IBM Can't Win the Cloud Alone"?TheStreet?9:32 AM
"New IBM storage chief Ambuj Goyal: I like all-flash and I cannot lie"?The Register?11:55 AM
"IBM: Bright future for hybrid mobile apps"?ZDNet?12:05 PM
"Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design"?DigiTimes?10:37 AM
"Oracle Spices Up Database Appliance With Virtualization, Beefier Hardware"?CRN?10:24 AM
"Oracle revs Database Appliance to X3-2 ? and nearly to Exadata: More CPU, memory, storage ? and a virtualization option"?The Register?11:53 AM
"Intel touts latest Atom-based storage platform"?TG Daily?11:51 AM
"Intel and ZTE Form Smartphone Alliance" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?9:33 AM
"ZTE to build smartphones with Intel's new 'Clover Trail+' Atom"?The Register?11:53 AM
"Silicon Valley stymied on immigrant worker plan: Google, Intel, HP and other tech firms backed a pair of proposals this year to increase H-1B visas. They're now bogged down in the political mess known as 'comprehensive' immigration reform."?CNET News?9:41 AM
"Ruby programmers offered a touch of luxury in Paris: Social activities are going to take centre stage at the conference"?Techworld?11:49 AM
"Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14/ERP and office suites come in second and third in Gartner's survey"?IDG News Service?10:56 AM
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