25 things my new Android phone does that makes my iPhone feel like it comes from the 1990s"
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Thursday Highlights: Fallout continues over Apple's loss to the US Department of Justice on ebook price fixing; Wired's Marcus Wohlsen fears the ruling could hail the end of the book as we know it, handing pricing control over to Amazon, Joab Jackson at Macworld UK wonders if the ruling will make Apple more cautious in approaching new markets, killing "aggressive expansion"; case-watcher Philip Elmer-DeWitt offers his "post-game analysis" as he was under the belief Apple would prevail; Apple is appealing the case, but "prominent legal scholars" give Apple a slim chance of winning; Jonny Evans looks forward to Apple's Fall product releases, sees cause for concern concluding it "will be a make or break point for the company" where the "new devices must ignite the market, or Apple's fall will truly begin"; Matt Asay calls Wall Street "shortsighted" in their view on Apple, Samsung when it comes to mobile growth; Macworld UK reviews Photo Recovery 5 from Stellar Phoenix; and Chris Breen adds 20 more technical terms Mac users should know; tip from Cult of Mac for Mavericks beta users on how to get password suggestions with iCloud Keychain, Safari; interesting article in today's Los Angeles Times that Verizon could owe Apple up to $14 billion due to an iPhone sales shortfall; Samsung beats Apple for mobile supremacy; Apple is building a new store in Madrid, Spain on top of ruins dating back to the 15th century; another round of leaked images show more colored, plastic iPhone shells; and will Apple use IGZO displays in future Apple products?; and also in our Hardware/Software section are Apple's latest patent applications, rounded up at Patently Apple and including unibody magnet-coated MacBook lid, hybrid device input, among others; review of the Pebble smartwatch at AppleDailyReport; iDownload Blog shows how to create auto-reply Messages for iPhone; meanwhile, over at TechNN, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer releases company's massive reorg plan which aligns around devices and services.
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AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"About Wake on Demand and Bonjour Sleep Proxy"?Apple Support?3:50 PM
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Reviews/How-To/Tips
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"How to password-protect a PDF before e-mailing in OS X: With a few steps you can set up an easy way to encrypt PDF files generated from the standard print dialog window."?CNET Reviews?6:47 PM
"Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery 5 review - Retrieve deleted photos, videos and audio files"?Macworld UK?8:46 AM
"Film Stocks 1.5 review - Tone and style your images"?Macworld UK?8:46 AM
"Cassandra: Maintenance in OS X -Where has my Library Gone?"?eXtensions?8:14 AM
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"20 more technical terms every Mac user should know"?Macworld?8:47 AM
"Get Password Suggestions Using iCloud Keychain And Safari In Mavericks Beta [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:50 AM
"How to use Command-Tab to escape screen sharing"?Mac OS X Hints?9:51 AM
"Incredibly Easy, Fast Way to Check AppleCare Status of Your Mac"?The Mac Observer?3:06 PM
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Press Releases
"BulletProof Public Beta 2"?ProLost?6:36 PM
"Mac Updates: Premiere Pro CC 7.0.1, AirPort Utility 6.3.1, Google Earth Mac 7.1.1"?FairerPlatform?6:19 PM
"Periscope Pro ? motion-activated video surveillance for OSX"?ZipZapMac?12:45 PM
"AIA: Autodesk introduces computational modeling tool Dynamo for its BIM workflow"?Architosh?12:45 PM
"Extensis times upgrade of Suitcase Fusion to Adobe Creative Cloud launch"?Macworld?11:09 AM
"DVDFab 9.0.4.9 for Mac Released to Support Mac OS X 10.9"?Business Wire?8:57 AM
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Reviews
"The Pebble smart is good even though it's more 'Android-y' than 'Apple-y"?AppleDailyReport?7:54 AM
"Hot Must Have Accessories and Gadgets For Tablets"?HotHardware?12:04 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Shazam for iPhone, iPad review - Discovery app brings a world of music closer"?Macworld UK?8:46 AM
"Review: Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad"?InfoWorld?8:48 AM
"IFTTT for iPhone: A Different Kind of iOS Automation"?MacStories?8:49 AM
"IFTTT comes to iPhone with a crisp app featuring native Photos, Reminders and Contacts channels"?The Next Web?8:33 AM
"Create, manage recipes with IFTTT for iPhone"?CNET?8:32 AM
"IFTTT's new iPhone app taps into Contacts, Photos and Reminders (hands-on)"?Engadget?8:31 AM
"Any.Do Cal for iPhone review: Want an iOS 7 calendar experience now? Cal is it."?iMore?12:46 PM
"Soundwave for iPhone, iPad review - Woz, Stephen Fry endorsed music discovery app"?Macworld UK?9:51 AM
"An iPhone app for allergy sufferers: Get the pollen count, in addition to the weather, with the Allergies app."?CNET?3:18 PM
"Weathertron for iOS forecasts the weather accurately, uniquely"?TUAW?10:43 AM
"Tangent is a new, first-class tool for artistic iPhoneography"?TUAW?8:54 AM
"The hands-down best platform games for iPhone and iPad"?TechHive?8:47 AM
"New Deux Ex game for iOS hobbles gameplay if device is jailbroken"?AppleInsider?6:28 PM
"Deus Ex: The Fall review"?Eurogamer?8:48 AM
"Sprinkle Islands review: All the awesome of the original, and more!"?iMore?3:24 PM
"Appidemic: Cross Horizon for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch"?AppleTell?8:46 AM
"YACReader Review: Simplicity meets functionality in this clever little comic book reading app."?148Apps?10:12 AM
"Tiny Thief Review: There's a lot to love in this clever and adorable point-and-click puzzler."?148Apps?12:38 PM
"Pacific Rim Review: Yet another movie tie-in game that misses the boat."?148Apps?11:09 AM
"Sprinkle Islands Review: All of that previous dousing of alien fires was just a prelude to this."?148Apps?9:51 AM
"Quarantine London Review: Quarantine London is an entertaining puzzle game, but there really isn't much to it."?148Apps?8:54 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Using an iMac as a Monitor in Target Display Mode"?Mactuts+?8:54 AM
Tips
"Enable And Manage New iOS 7 Beta's 'Today' View On Your Lock Screen [iOS Tips]?Cult of Mac?3:25 PM
"How to create auto-reply Messages on your iPhone"?iDownload Blog?8:48 AM
"Q&A: Revealing Your Location (or Not) to Mobile Apps"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?8:29 AM
"New Deux Ex game for iOS hobbles gameplay if device is jailbroken"?AppleInsider?4:24 PM
"Book a private jet to Vegas in less than a minute: BlackJet, a company developed by the same owners of the luxury taxi service Uber, has rolled out an iPhone application that allows travelers to book a private jet in 10 clicks."?Vegas Inc.?4:23 PM
"Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Jelly snags ex-Apple Web frameworks and iOS engineer Brian Kadar"?The Next Web?4:10 PM
"From Holland With Love ? Mujjo Macbook Pro 13" Sleeve"?MacPrices?3:07 PM
"Developers Behind Any.DO Release New iOS Calendar App 'Cal"?AppleBitch?3:06 PM
"To help celebrate Spiderweb Software's (www.SpiderwebSoftware.com) 20th Anniversary, we've partnered with the Humble Bundle to bring gamers every one of our games that still runs on a modern Macintosh. For one week only, you can get thirteen (!) full-length games spanning a decade and a half, including The Avernum Saga (7 games), The Geneforge Saga (5 games), and Avadon: The Black Fortress. Two additional games are available for people who pay above the average: their most recent release, Avernum: Escape from the Pit, and the classic historical fantasy Nethergate: Resurrection."?The Humble Bundle?3:05 PM
"Team 17 Announces 'Worms 3' Exclusively for Mobile, Launching Later this Year"?Touch Arcade?12:38 PM
"PlanOn Announces World's Smallest Full Page Color Scanner with Voice Recording & Bluetooth Connectivity"?Thomas PR?11:39 AM
"'Tiny Thief' Is Out And You Should Play It"?Touch Arcade?12:47 PM
"Rovio-Backed 'Tiny Thief' Released for iOS, Android"?PC Magazine?11:17 AM
"Romotive shows new 'training' options for iPhone robots"?GeekWire?9:51 AM
"PadGadget's Sound Stage: Talent iClaw Mic Stand iPad Holder"?PadGadget?9:05 AM
"Duolingo Comes To The iPad, Now Has More Than 5M Active Users"?TechCrunch?9:04 AM
"Let the Robot Battles Begin: Kabam Launches Blastron on the App Store"?Business Wire?4:06 PM
"TeamViewer? Extends Remote Support for Mobile Devices: New TeamViewer QuickSupport app allows remote support of iPhone?, iPad?, and Android? devices from any computer"?Business Wire?12:08 PM
"SumahoMAMA Announces New Educational App for Kids: Touch 'n Sing"?Business Wire?8:57 AM
"Turd Birds Now Available Worldwide on the App Store, Amazon and Google Play"?Business Wire?8:57 AM
"'Keyboard Control Pro' lends enhanced control over the iOS keyboard"?iDownload Blog?8:56 AM
"The Walking Dead: 400 Days comes to iOS"?iMore?8:55 AM
"Put out some more fires with Sprinkle Islands, now available on iOS"?iMore?8:55 AM
"Facebook's iOS App Makes It Easier To Verify That Celebs Are Saying Dumb Things On Facebook"?Fast Company?4:07 PM
"Secret.li iOS app makes Facebook photos self-destruct after a set period of time"?Engadget?8:56 AM
"Facebook For iOS Now Verifies Celebrities And Brands, Just Like Twitter"?Cult of Mac?8:54 AM
"TA Plays: 'Plants vs Zombies 2' - The Clutch Cabbage"?Touch Arcade?8:53 AM
"Algoriddim teases upcoming release of 'djay 2' iOS app"?9 to 5 Mac?8:49 AM
"WunderMap gets complete UI makeover, extra layers and more"?9 to 5 Mac?8:49 AM
"Become The Monster To Fight Monsters In The Official Pacific Rim Mobile Game"?AppAdvice?8:41 AM
"OpenStreetMap App Maker Skobbler Beefs Up Its Offline iOS Maps Play, Draws Acquisition Interest In The Wake Of Waze's Big Exit"?TechCrunch?8:35 AM
"'If This Then That' Arrives For iPhone"?Mashable?8:34 AM
"Skobbler brings travel guides to its OpenStreetMaps-powered navigation app for iOS"?The Next Web?8:32 AM
"Messaging App Just.me Lands On Android, After Pulling In 250,000+ iOS Users In 90 Days"?TechCrunch?8:35 AM
"Just.me hits 250,000 users, upgrades HTML5 and iOS social messaging apps and debuts Android version"?The Next Web?8:32 AM
"This handcrafted iPhone 5 case is made of chipboard"?TUAW?8:31 AM
"Infinity Toss 1.0 for iOS - Sport and Basketball Game"?prMac?12:01 PM
"The app iPoe 2 will be free from today and for a limited time"?prMac?8:01 AM
"oneSafe Essentials - Ultra-secure yet affordable password management"?prMac?8:01 AM
"Momiji - The social bookmark manager for professionals"?prMac?8:01 AM
"HUSoft Releases EasyBeats 3 - Pro Drum Machine for iOS"?prMac?8:01 AM
"We make education fun - A new math app by award winning French developer"?prMac?8:01 AM
"Transform digital photos into one-of-a-kind works of art with Tangent"?prMac?8:01 AM
"Teeth Defense Released for iOS - Free Game for Kids to Learn Math Facts"?prMac?8:01 AM
"Revealers is a social gaming experience with user generated content"?prMac?8:01 AM
"BakedHamSoft Releases Follow-Up to Disc Golf Scorekeeper"?prMac?8:01 AM
"GroovePond 2.0: the Social Playlist app - Now available on the App Store"?prMac?8:00 AM
"Melesta Games Adds Tournament Mode to Toy Defense 2"?prMac?8:00 AM
"Manage your contacts on the go with One Tap Contacts"?prMac?8:00 AM
"CableJive dockBoss5 does audio and charging for all from 30-pin docks"?Insanely Great Mac?7:55 AM
"Microsoft Revamps Structure and Management"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?8:38 AM
"Steve Ballmer Solidifies Grip on Microsoft:Management Shake-Up Seeks to Speed Product Development, but Points to No Successor"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?4:04 PM
"CEO Ballmer's reorg mail to the troops: 'One Microsoft all the time'/Summary: Microsoft employees across the world just got this e-mail from CEO Steve Ballmer about the company's latest reorg. Here it is in full"?ZDNet?9:06 AM
"Microsoft hits the reorg button: Redmond unveils its latest (and expected) cross-company reorganization, this one designed to better deliver on its new devices and services charter. Here's who ended up where."?CNET News?8:36 AM
"Microsoft unveils reorganisation: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the company is being restructured in what is the first major overhaul for five years."?BBC?10:30 AM
"Microsoft Realigns To Focus On Hardware And Better Compete Against The Apples And Samsungs Of The World"?TechCrunch?10:49 AM
"Microsoft Reorganization Signals Big Challenges Ahead"?InformationWeek?12:43 PM
"Microsoft announces massive company-wide reorganization"?The Verge?10:26 AM
"Microsoft's Major Transformation Plan Officially Revealed"?Softpedia?8:56 AM
"Microsoft's metamorphosis: Ballmer restructures Redmond, focuses on services and devices"?Engadget?10:04 AM
"Microsoft's major reorganization finally announced"?BGR?10:04 AM
"'One Microsoft' reorg aims to break down silos. Good luck with that"?GigaOM?8:55 AM
"Microsoft 3.0: A meaner, leaner devices and services machine? Summary: Microsoft officials announced its latest expected cross-company reorg designed to better deliver on its new devices and services charter. Here's who ended up where."?ZDNet?9:10 AM
"'One Microsoft': Ballmer Finally Announces 'Far-Reaching Realignment' Around Devices and Services"?AllThingsD?8:42 AM
"Microsoft says to work as 'single company' after overhaul"?Reuters?8:42 AM
"Microsoft's profit jab vs. Salesforce.com: Does it hold up?"?ZDNet?8:58 AM
"Microsoft says PCs were attacked after Google engineer's public Windows bug disclosure"?The Verge?8:33 AM
"Substantial price cut for Surface RT rumored"?Engadget?5:01 PM
"Microsoft turned over more data than thought to NSA ? report"?GigaOM?3:49 PM
"Building a Better Dell: More R&D, Less PCs/Silver Lake is betting it and company founder can restore the computing icon to its former luster."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?8:57 PM
"Stock Upgrades: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Is on the March"?Minyanville?8:41 AM
"A Different Perspective On Intel's Bay Trail"?Seeking Alpha?2:28 PM
"Warning light flashing for Hewlett-Packard"?Avauncer?8:49 AM
"How Sprint And IBM Are Putting Your Car On The Cloud"?Fast Company?8:56 AM
"IBM And Sprint Team Up On Smarter Connected Cars That Send Data When The Engine's Off"?Forbes?8:57 AM
"IBM buys CSL International to expand cloud virtualisation capabilities"?ComputerWeekly?8:57 AM
"Oracle equips WebLogic, Coherence for cloud use: WebLogic, Coherence, JDeveloper and other Oracle products can now work seamlessly with the company's new Oracle 12c database"?Computerworld?7:50 PM
"Red Hat will switch from Oracle MySQL to MariaDB, reports/Summary: Officially, Red Hat still isn't saying that MariaDB, instead of Oracle's MySQL, will be its default database management system in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. But off-the-record people close to Red Hat tell a different story."?ZDNet?8:58 AM
"How Lenovo became No. 1 in PCs"?Fortune?8:41 AM
"The widening gyre: PC sales fall for a record-breaking fifth quarter"?ExtremeTech?8:15 AM
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