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Wednesday Highlights: Justice is served by judge Lucy Koh in leaving Apple's billion dollar award in tact, but also refusing to raise damages saying that Samsung didn't "willfully" infringe on Apple's patents; more on the courtroom drama in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; Dan Rowinski at ReadWrite presents "quantifiable data, that iOS apps on aggregate are of better quality than Android", are you surprised?; is Apple's 128GB iPad a gauntlet throw-down creating a profit "path competitors can't easily follow"; and perhaps a new weapon "against Intel's Haswell assault on ARM"; some have written Apple off as a "has been" tech titan, but Darcy Travlos at Forbes argues the company isn't "a Has Been and should not trade like one"; Patently Apple on Apple's subpoena to Google; Architosh reviews newest AutoCAD for Mac; MacTech Magazine benchmarks Parallels 8, VMware Fusion 5; is your Mac too slow? Macworld offers some troubleshooting tips; for the not-faint-of-heart, CNET on adjusting your OS X network settings via command line; Mactuts+ on using OS X Smart Folders; here's how you export notes to Evernote; Gene Steinberg on either awaiting, or dreading OS 10.9; Russian source says Apple may have attempted to bribe Russian regional officials; perhaps this will come as no surprise to you, but iPhone users actually have the highest carrier bills; do Apple and Google have a trust problem?; Honda, Acura to integrate Siri Eyes Free in future models; Google app revenue is up 6 fold, seeing growth 10x that of Apple's App Store; Apple rumored updated Apple TV is only minor, just a component change, no new features; trademark now on Apple's iconic store design; AnandTech in-depth review of Intel SSD 525; you can configure your home theater with THX tune-up app for iOS; the new 128GB iPad is being misunderstood by tech writers, either because they're idiots says Revert to Saved; Microsoft's Steve Ballmer reportedly says that it makes "a lot of sense" NOT to have iPad support for Office.
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"Apple seeds OS X 10.8.3 build 12D61 to developers"?9 to 5 Mac?3:37 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Product Review: AutoCAD for Mac 2013"?Architosh?10:11 AM
"Virtualization Benchmarks/Head-to-Head: How do VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac compare?"?MacTech Magazine?12:10 PM
"Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow"?Macworld?8:23 AM
"How to adjust network settings in OS X via the command line: In addition to using the system preferences, you can adjust Wi-Fi network configuration in OS X via Terminal."?CNET Reviews?12:10 PM
"How to Use Smart Folders in OS X"?Mactuts+?8:46 AM
"How To Hide All Desktop Icons On Mac OS X"?ResExcellence?7:17 AM
"MacMost Now 820: Making a Better Login Image"?MacMost?7:21 AM
"Preview All Text Files in Quick Look with the QLStephen Plugin for OS X"?OS X Daily?1:12 PM
"How To Select & Copy Text From A File In OS X Quicklook"?AddictiveTips?12:01 PM
"Master The Option Key In iWork [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:55 AM
"The 3 Best Voice Notes Recorder Apps For Your Mac (one is free, one is half the price of the other)"?McSolo?7:20 AM
"The Easiest To Use Time Management, Task, Project, Todo App Also Has A Crazy Name"?Mac 360?7:19 AM
"2 New Ways To Add A Clock To Your Mac's Dock (both cheap, one simple, one complex)"?NoodleMac?7:20 AM
"How To Use Your Mac And A Scanner To Create The Dream: A Paperless Office"?Mac 360?7:20 AM
"iCloud, Dropbox, And Cloud Storage Rule, So Why Not Put A Corkboard In The Cloud?"?TeraTalks?7:20 AM
"This Mac App Of The Past Is The App Of The Future But The App Is Here Now"?BohemianBoomer?7:20 AM
"Here's A Strange Mac Calculator You Will Love To Use, Don't Know About, But Need Now"?Mac 360?7:20 AM
Op/Ed
"Why Parallels Not VMware Fusion Is The Best Virtualization Software For Most Mac Users"?Cult of Mac?10:11 AM
"Surgeon Simulator 2013 for Mac hilarious online craze: Surgery simulation game causes a stir across the web as gamers post images and videos of operational mishaps"?Macworld UK?9:47 AM
Press Releases
"XIMEA's xiQ USB 3.0 Camera Is also First Industrial Camera to Work with MAC OS X"?PRWeb?6:41 PM
"Watermarker offers image branding on OS X"?TUAW?2:10 PM
"Expresso is a Simple Text Editor with Calculation Capabilities"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Mac Backup Guru for OS X: Simple and Trustworthy Bootable Back Up + Sync"?prMac?7:24 AM
"JixiPix Software Releases New Aquarella Watercolor Software for Mac"?prMac?7:24 AM
"New photos of Apple's Austin campus expansion show construction of second building"?AppleInsider?6:36 PM
"Aussie resellers: Apple's business iPad is too late/Surface too strong."?CRN?3:12 PM
"Regnum: Apple Suspected of Attempting to Bribe Russian Regional Officials"?Brightwire?12:05 PM
"Bribery concerns follow Apple meet with Russian officials"?Electronista?12:05 PM
"iPad mini is on fire: Apple moving 12M units in Q1"?iDownload Blog?8:18 AM
"iPhone Users Rack Up the Highest Carrier Bills"?AllThingsD?7:28 AM
"Hey Apple, Google: people don't trust you any more"?Computerworld?9:34 AM
"Apple drops from top 20 privacy ranking after Path security breach"?iDownload Blog?8:47 AM
"Apple, Google tumble off top 20 trusted companies list: Facebook, Yahoo! also not well-trusted to protect personal information"?The Register?2:33 PM
"Apple Plans First Berlin Store and Fourth San Francisco Store"?MacRumors?7:57 AM
"Japan & South Korea Led Google Play App To Revenue To Double From Q3 To Q4 2012, But Apple Still Revenue Leader"?TechCrunch?2:36 PM
"Google's App Revenue Increases Sixfold as It Chases Apple Store"?Bloomberg?8:58 AM
"Google Play revenue growing 10X faster than Apple's iOS app store"?VentureBeat?9:57 AM
"Can BlackBerry 10 Take on Apple?" [Video Report]?CNBC?7:28 AM
"On location at Macworld/iWorld 2013"?9 to 5 Mac?8:25 AM
"Siri Eyes Free coming to 2013 Honda Accord, along with Acura RDX and ILX"?Engadget?10:13 AM
"Honda says Siri Eyes Free will land in 2013 Accord, Acura RDX and ILX vehicles"?9 to 5 Mac?10:31 AM
"Honda Bringing Siri 'Eyes Free' to Accord, Acura"?PC Magazine?3:22 PM
"Apple to Toyota Add Face Masks, Purifiers on Beijing Smog"?Bloomberg?8:58 AM
"'What did you learn from the iPhone?': When repeatedly asked what his company RIM Europe have learned from Apple in producing the new Blackberry 10, which is launched today, managing director Stephen Bates refuses to answer." [Video Report]?BBC?2:06 PM
"Jobs goes Groucho, iPad bashful, fruity Kutcher, and Gates' kids 'aren't Apple lovers'"?Macworld UK?10:42 AM
"What it Was Like Building Steve Jobs' Super Yacht" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?8:57 AM
"Ashton Kutcher: Playing Steve Jobs Was 'Terrifying'"?The Telegraph?8:06 AM
Non-Apple News
"Want Stronger Passwords? Try Bad Grammar: Beware passwords built using too many pronouns or verbs, Carnegie Mellon security researchers say. String together nouns instead."?InformationWeek?3:34 PM
"Facebook earnings beat Wall Street's estimates, show traction with mobile"?CNET News?3:29 PM
"AT&T Trial Shows Small Cells Bring Nearly Perfect Coverage to Problem Areas"?Wired?2:41 PM
"Kaspersky updates Endpoint Security for Business anti-hacker tool"?V3?2:35 PM
"Hitachi unveils first 10K rpm 1.2TB hard drive"?Computerworld?2:25 PM
"Dropbox Launches Instant File Previews And Virtual Photo Album Sharing"?TechCrunch?2:21 PM
"Internet at its best open and free: The internet should be like a blank sheet of paper for people to write on, says the creator of the World Wide Web."?Fairfax NZ News?2:07 PM
"Symantec CEO: 'We'll absolutely have a Norton brand'"?Network World?11:40 AM
"'Fair data' logo promotes ethical standards for collecting consumer data"?Techworld?11:38 AM
"HTC sends invite to Feb. 19 event, likely to unveil M7 phone"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?11:28 AM
"Freescale attacks Cavium with security coprocessors"?EE Times?10:58 AM
"Zynga Chief Game Designer Brian Reynolds Leaving Company"?Bloomberg?10:33 AM
"ZTE to launch Firefox OS smartphone at Mobile World Conference: Firefox OS will start competing with Android and Apple's iOS, with phones on the way from ZTE, Mozilla, Telef?nica, and Geeksphone"?IDG News Service?11:16 AM
"Google Puts The Nexus 4 Back On Sale In UK, France And Spain"?TechCrunch?2:22 PM
"Google Forms Gets A Refresh, Adds Collaboration And Smarter Editing Features"?TechCrunch?2:21 PM
"Google Fends Off BrightRoll in $7.6 Billion Video Market"?Bloomberg?10:33 AM
"Mozilla takes drastic step to automatically block virtually all plug-ins in Firefox: Cites security, stability reasons for move to turn on 'click-to-play' for all but the latest Flash"?Computerworld?10:43 AM
"Nintendo slashes Wii U sales goal by 27 percent, cuts 3DS target"?PCWorld?11:38 AM
"BlackBerry Bluetooth Mini Stereo Speaker Gives You A Speakerphone That Goes Anywhere For $79.99"?TechCrunch?2:22 PM
"The First BlackBerry 10 Device To Make U.S. Debut In March, Coming To All Four Major Carriers"?TechCrunch?2:22 PM
"BlackBerry maker changes its name and launches long-awaited BlackBerry 10"?CNNMoney?9:47 AM
"Yesterday Alicia Keys Was An iPhone Addict, Today She's BlackBerry's Global Creative Director"?TechCrunch?2:35 PM
"Microsoft Seeks to Challenge Google with Gesture-Based Search"?Patently Apple?4:36 PM
"Microsoft Utilizes Military Technology to Reinvent the Stylus"?Patent Bolt?1:53 PM
"Tablets poised to see higher adoption in Indian schools"?ZDNet?7:27 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Macworld Expo opening and Apple vs Blackberry"?Your Mac Life?2:09 PM
"Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of iTunes 11"?MacVoicesTV?1:33 PM
"Behind the App: Play Creatividad and its Award-Winning iPoe Series"?PadGadget?10:01 AM
"Podcast: Do you need a 128 GB iPad? Straight Talk vs. AT&T and Windows RT or Windows 8?"?GigaOM?7:22 AM
"The iPhone 5S rumor roundup: It's inevitable...but when will it happen? The rumor roundup for Apple's next iPhone starts now"?CNET Reviews?6:42 PM
"Apple's cumulative iPad sales this quarter to increase 60% year over year"?Edible Apple?9:55 AM
"New Apple TV 3,2 is just a mid-season internal upgrade, with no external difference in size"?The Next Web?11:58 AM
"New Apple TV revealed by FCC won't be smaller, will only contain minor component change"?The Verge?11:59 AM
"Apple: Don't get excited about that new Apple TV box/The company says its updated Apple TV model, which showed up in regulatory filings this week, is a behind the scenes component change that won't bring new features."?CNET News?12:25 PM
"New, smaller Apple TV 3,2 features A5X processor, iPhone 5's Broadcom BCM4334 chip"?The Next Web?9:47 AM
"New smaller Apple TV coming, to feature A5x chip"?Macworld UK?8:07 AM
"Rumor: New Smaller, Faster Apple TV Coming Soon"?AppleBitch?7:56 AM
"Chart of the day: A decade of Apple 'computer' sales"?Fortune?11:56 AM
"Despite better demand, retailers must order iPad 4 before they can sell iPad mini"?iDownload Blog?12:39 PM
"DigiTimes: Apple Just Cut Its iPad Display Orders By 50% ? [Rumor]?RazorianFly?8:15 AM
"Apple trademarks its Stores to deter copycats"?ZDNet?2:26 PM
"Apple gets trademark for retail store design and layout: The service mark application was filed in May 2010"?IDG News Service?7:35 AM
"Apple trademarks its distinctive store design"?Digital Trends?8:07 AM
"Apple Trademarks the Design of its Retail Stores"?PC Magazine?12:40 PM
"Apple granted trademark protections for the interior of the Apple Store: It probably won't help against competitors that use similar designs, though."?Ars Technica?5:31 PM
"Apple patent describes possible flash assembly for low-cost plastic-bodied iPhone"?MacDailyNews?7:21 AM
"Apple cheaper iPhone mini patent published"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"Does Apple Hate RAM Upgrades?, Has WiFi Killed Ethernet?, Why Windows RT Was DOA, and More"?Low End Mac?8:45 AM
"Age of Myth HD For iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free"?Apple Sliced?8:42 AM
"ColorShift For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:42 AM
"Magic Guitar For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:42 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:43 AM
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:43 AM
"iPad 3 Buyer's Guide -Prices $290 To $829 -Best iPad Prices Reviews & Information"?MacReviewZone?10:16 AM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 10 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?8:24 AM
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Get a Docking Station for your MacBook Air for $46
"Valve's Gabe Newell says Apple TV, not consoles, is the biggest threat to Steam Box"?9 to 5 Mac?7:42 PM
"Rumor Has It: Will Apple go plastic for a low-cost iPhone?"?CNET TV?4:39 PM
"Google asks: How much is mapping worth?" ["The anecdotal impact is easy to assess. Look no further than the uproar Apple faced after it switched the iPhone's default mapping program from Google Maps to its own much criticized service."]?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?3:31 PM
"Why Apple is the stumbling block in Amazon's ebook transition"?paidContent?2:04 PM
"5 Things That Could Slow Apple's Success/Let Apple's example be a lesson to you: Staying on top of your game--no matter how successful you are--is a never-ending struggle."?Inc.?1:09 PM
"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore"?YMP Now?11:55 AM
"Uh Oh: I Lost My iPhone 5. Now What?"?Forbes?10:31 AM
"Popularizing The Subscription Model: Would You Pay Monthly For A New Mac, iPhone, Or iPad?"?Mac 360?10:30 AM
"Major Media Fails To Fact-Check iPhone Joke"?Techdirt?9:14 AM
"Judge denies new trial, keeps Apple's $1B verdict over Samsung intact"?GigaOM?9:24 AM
"Judge Koh: Samsung didn't 'willfully' infringe Apple patents"?MacDailyNews?9:03 AM
"Dell Dude? Yup, he's a Mac user now, too"?MacDailyNews?8:47 AM
"Reality be damned: iOS 7 wish list, continued/We received hundreds of comments and e-mails about what readers want for iOS."?Ars Technica?8:46 AM
"The little-known Apple Lisa: Five quirks and oddities"?Macworld?8:23 AM
"Is your Surface Pro a bit full? Slot in an SD card, it's not from Apple: iPad a bit full? Bad luck, buy a new one"?The Register?7:35 AM
"Why Microsoft must become Apple and Google"?PCWorld?7:33 AM
"5 Things I Tell Siri That Helps Me Run My Business"?Forbes?7:29 AM
"Does An $800 (Or More) 128 GB iPad Make Sense, And If So Who For? ? The 'Book Mystique"?MacPrices?1:22 PM
"Apple's 'fat' 128 billion-byte iPad: What analysts are saying"?Fortune?10:32 AM
"Does the 128GB iPad 4 Spell Death for the 64GB MacBook Air?"?Apple Gazette?8:46 AM
"Don't be confused by the 128GB iPad. It's not for you."?ZDNet?7:27 AM
"Why Ballmer doesn't want Office on the iPad"?ZDNet?1:22 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer Torpedoes Prospects for MS Office on iPad"?The Mac Observer?1:12 PM
"Ballmer dashes Office for iPad hopes (for now)"?iDownload Blog?12:06 PM
"Ballmer: Office with no iPad support makes 'a lot of sense'"?ZDNet?7:27 AM
"How the iPad revolutionized the public speaking occupation"?Stabley Times?7:22 AM
"Annual Subscriptions: Why Adobe And Microsoft Want You To Pay Annually To Play Daily"?PixoBebo?7:19 AM
"Opinion: Apple's Best Days Are Yet To Come"?ResExcellence?7:17 AM
Non-Apple
"10 Pinterest tips from a user with 1.2 million followers"?CNET News?3:30 PM
"Are Weak Wii U Sales a Bellwether of Shifting Game Demographics?"?Techland?2:33 PM
"Will BlackBerry ever be hip again?"?Salon?2:06 PM
"Most condemn using cell phones while driving, but do it themselves"?Salt Lake Tribune?2:04 PM
"The BlackBerry, Rebuilt, Lives to Fight Another Day"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?1:57 PM
"BlackBerry 10 Radically New, But Many Details Missing"?BYTE?3:33 PM
"RIM's BlackBerry 10 gets some rave reviews"?The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required]?11:11 AM
"RIM's Z10 and BlackBerry 10 feel a generation late"?CNNMoney?10:39 AM
"Blackberry scored with BB 10 line, but game was long over"?View from Above?2:57 PM
"Here's how the Z10, Q10 get BlackBerry back in the game"?CNET News?2:41 PM
"Dropbox Now Guaranteed Massive Success After Ballmer Dismisses It As A 'Little Startup'"?BGR?1:33 PM
"RIM Shamelessly Copies Apple, Renames The Company After A Fruit"?Cult of Mac?12:00 PM
"Should You Subscribe to Microsoft Office 365?"?Techland?8:24 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"The predicament of escaping the social media bubble."?The Joy of Tech [cartoon]?7:18 AM
"The Official Karennet Macworld Party List V. 2.1"?Thomas PR?7:01 PM
"Live Blog: Kutcher and Gad on playing Jobs and Woz/Join as at 9 a.m. on Thursday for our live blog of their Macworld/iWorld appearance."?Macworld?6:01 PM
"Official Stratego game debuts for iPad"?CNET Reviews?3:05 PM
"Satechi Energy Efficient Smart LED Desk Lamp Brightens Rooms & Charges USB Devices"?Run Around Tech?2:48 PM
"Sounds Good: Inter-App Routing System Audiobus Gets First Ever Update"?App Advice?2:43 PM
"Dropbox launches quick file previews for photos, documents"?CNET News?2:41 PM
"uTest Launches Applause, An iOS And Android Mobile App Analytics Dashboard With A Klout-Like Score"?TechCrunch?2:36 PM
"Google Forms Gets A Refresh, Adds Collaboration And Smarter Editing Features"?TechCrunch?2:35 PM
"John Martellaro Chats Apple TV & Mac Pro on Tech Night Owl"?The Mac Observer?2:07 PM
"BackBlaze iPhone app gives access to online backups"?CNET News?1:05 PM
"Rovio teases Escape From Hoth update for Angry Birds Star Wars"?PocketGamer?12:03 PM
"Prepare To Escape From Hoth Aboard The Millennium Falcon In Angry Birds Star Wars"?App Advice?12:03 PM
"Aliens vs Predator Evolution stalks iOS and Android"?TG Daily?12:00 PM
"Fab updates its iOS and Android apps with improved navigation and discovery, plus profiles"?The Next Web?11:58 AM
"Bang with Friends Coming to iPhone"?Tapscape?11:58 AM
"StoryDesk Introduces iPad-to-iPad Presentation Sharing"?Business Wire?10:13 AM
"Mextures: Free Textures To Grungify Your iPhoneography"?Cult of Mac?8:55 AM
"'500px' Is Back In The App Store"?RazorianFly?8:15 AM
"Minecraft for iOS is Updated With New Features"?iClarified?9:35 AM
"Minecraft - Pocket Edition 0.6.0 Brings Baby Animals, Fancy Clouds And More"?App Advice?8:12 AM
"Jumpin Jackabee, A Gas Gas Gas"?App Advice?8:12 AM
"Google Earth on desktop, Android, and iOS updated with 100,000+ new tours of popular sites, cities, and places"?The Next Web?7:56 AM
"Professional VSD Viewer for iPad/iPhone Released"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Recosoft - Macworld/iWorld 2013 Exhibit and PDF2Office Specials"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Here Comes the Sun(s) with DrakeEQ on the iPhone"?prMac?7:24 AM
"DrakeEQ HD on the iPad Answers the Question: Are We Alone?"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Vector Victor 1.0 for iPad: 3D Math App Takes Mystery Out of Vectors"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Learn with Jacob - Hamburger vs. Carrot - iPad App for Kids"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Harold and Cow Sidecar Bike Race: The Great Escape 1.0 released for iOS"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Former Star Wars Pirate Has Left the Dark Side for the App Store"?prMac?7:24 AM
"Dailybook (Journal/Diary) 3.0 for iOS - Save Text, Photos, Audio in Book"?prMac?7:23 AM
"Create romantic, artistic valentines - with no drawing skills required"?prMac?7:23 AM
"Balloon Adventures 1.0 now available on App Store"?prMac?7:23 AM
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