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Thursday Highlights: Apple's iAd program now under former Adobe exec, Todd Teresi's purview according to reports; Elan to receive $5 million from Apple in patent settlement; Apple "clear leader" among technology companies; you knew it wouldn't last, Apple "threatens legal action" against the maker of the latest Steve Jobs action figure; Foss Patent calls Apple's litigation strategy flawed in the case against HTC; Terry White reviews the SplashID key for OS X, and iOS; so you thought Apple was Kindle Fire's main competitor? DigiTimes reports that Google is rumored to target the new tablet and become their chief competitor; Apple applies for several patents today, among them are advanced backlighting for TVs, Thunderbolt on iOS devices, cables; InfoWorld says Lantronix's xPrintServer "overcomes Apple's printer gap" for iOS devices; the iTunes model for cookbooks?; Apple likely to steal CES show despite not attending; Micheal Kelly on innovating like Steve Jobs; Chris Maxcer believes Apple may be poised to "bring order to a messy mediascape" with the coming media event in NY this month; and one year ago today on MacSurfer, Apple was talk of the town at CES; iPad 2 was hot on the rumor mill; 2011 was going to be the year Apple took on Microsoft tablets; iPhone 5 or a Verizon iPhone 4 was also in the rumor mill.
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News
"Apple loses bid to block Mac OS X copy protection secrets in clone case: Not really secret, says federal judge, in latest ruling of long-running Psystar lawsuit"?Computerworld?3:27 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"I am struggling with FaceTime on my iMac. When I use FaceTime on my Late 2006 iMac, people on the other end complain that they can barely hear me, even when I shout. This issue did not exist in 10.6.8, but seems to be a common issue in Lion."?MacInTouch?10:40 AM
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Reviews/How-To/Tips
"OmniPlan 2.0.3 offers powerful project-management tools"?Macworld?8:58 AM
"Partition your hard drive with data still on it"?Macworld?8:58 AM
"Bronson Watermarker for PDF Documents: Security and Control in Distribution"?eXtensions?8:34 AM
"Zoom It Screen Magnifier Review"?Mac|Life?9:28 AM
"How Fast Can You Type On Your Mac? You Need Typing Stats To Find Out"?Mac 360?8:33 AM
"How To Password Protect The Apps On Your Mac"?Mac 360?8:33 AM
"How to Remove Icons from the Menu Bar in Mac OS X"?OS X Daily?9:07 AM
"Bulk Forward Your Email [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:53 AM
Op/Ed
"User interface discussion continues with more on scrollbars, gestural controls, unwanted icon zooming, input devices and the issue of merging desktop and mobile systems."?MacInTouch?10:39 AM
"Becoming a Mac gamer: I'm a gamer, and I'm strongly considering switching to a Mac. It all begins with a Christmas story."?The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required]?10:20 AM
"Effects I showed the Keynote engineering team in the hope they would be incorporated into the next version: Can you work out how I used Keynote 5 to achieve them?"?Les Posen's Presentation Magic?9:13 AM
"Will iWeb Live? The Answer is a Mixed Bag [Ask MacRx]?Cult of Mac?8:53 AM
Press Releases
"Fat Apps releases VideoBuffet movie browser and player for Mac"?prMac?8:58 AM
"Doremisoft Newly Released Free Mac DVD to Flash Converter"?prMac?8:58 AM
"eXtra Voice Recorder 2.0 for OS X: Record, Edit and Organize Audio Files"?prMac?8:58 AM
"Apple Compressor 4 Tutorial Offers Guide to A/V Publishing on the Mac"?prMac?8:58 AM
"Exclusive:The Atari iPhone game copycat battle zone heats up"?VentureBeat?10:15 AM
"iPads Replace Paper Manuals For Air Force Unit: Personnel in the Air Force Special Operations Unit will begin accessing flight information and technical manuals on mobile devices."?InformationWeek?9:08 PM
"New iPhone doubles data consumption: study"?Reuters?9:08 PM
"Sprint Limits Usage For 1% Of Its Unlimited Users, CEO Says: Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), which boasts in advertisements about its 'truly unlimited' network, actually limits usage for some smartphone customers who dial up excessive amounts of data, said Chief Executive Dan Hesse."?Dow Jones?4:25 PM
"iPhone 4S arrives in China next week: iPhone 4S will land in China and 21 other countries on January 13. So, will the iPhone 4S feature Siri work in Mandarin?"?Christian Science Monitor?10:34 AM
"Siri bones up on Mandarin for iPhone 4S China launch"?The Register?8:36 AM
"IPhone to Lower Verizon's Margins: Verizon Communications Inc. said profit margins for its wireless venture dropped in the fourth quarter due to record high sales of the Apple Inc. iPhone, the popular smartphone that typically costs more for carriers to buy than other handsets."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?8:28 AM
"Verizon can't wait for LTE iPhone"?ZDNet?9:13 AM
"Estimating iPhone sales in the US during Q4"?asymco?8:53 AM
"Apple: Verizon Remarks Suggest iPhone Upside, Says UBS"?Barron's?8:29 AM
"Apple's one-day Year of the Dragon sale goes live across Asia"?The Next Web?8:59 PM
"Adobe executive takes on Iad role at Apple"?The Inquirer?8:27 AM
"Future Canada Store Will Be Eastern Outpost"?ifoAppleStore?8:55 AM
"Infinity Blade franchise surpasses $30 million in revenue"?Joystiq?4:55 PM
"iPad Still Working after Fall from Stratoshpere"?PadGadget?9:02 PM
"Man Proposes With iPhone Game Foozle And Developer's Help"?Apple'n'Apps?3:45 PM
Non-Apple News
"RIM puts resources behind single BlackBerry 10 device, report says"?CNET News?11:32 AM
"Vint Cerf: Internet access isn't a human right"?CNET News?11:31 AM
"University develops tablet 'liquid keyboard'"?ZDNet?11:23 AM
"Logitech announces the Cube, an unconventional take on the mouse"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
"Samsung readying Series 5 Ultrabooks with prices starting at $900"?ZDNet?11:21 AM
"TelyHD: A Videophone for Your HDTV/This $249 wide-angle wireless Webcam lets you make big-screen video calls from the comfort of your living room."?Techland?11:12 AM
"Robot is based on leaping lizards"?TG Daily?11:08 AM
"Researcher Devises Hard-to-detect Denial-of-service Attack Against HTTP Servers"?IDG News Service?10:53 AM
"Dammit Ramnit! Worm slurps 45,000 Facebook passwords"?The Register?11:10 AM
"Facebook Turns Your Timeline Into Moo Business Cards, First 200,000 Are Free"?TechCrunch?11:06 AM
"Sprint set to sell white Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch on Sunday"?Computerworld?10:24 AM
"New 10-inch Acer Tablet Priced at $330, May Get Even Cheaper at Retail"?Techland?11:12 AM
"Prof Aims to Rebuild Google With Stuff In Desk Drawer"?Wired Magazine?11:19 AM
"Sites knocked offline by OpenDNS freeze on Google"?The Register?11:11 AM
"Google tablet PC believed to be targeting Kindle Fire"?DigiTimes?10:29 AM
"Marvell's new chip fills Google TV void left by Intel: Marvell is bringing ARM architecture to the Google TV software platform"?IDG News Service?10:25 AM
"Is A Finnish IT Security Entrepreneur In Line To Be Nokia's Next Chairman?"?paidContent?9:57 AM
"Nokia Said to Favor Siilasmaa as Chairman to Replace Ollila"?Bloomberg?9:58 AM
"At CES, Control Your Computer Screen With Your 'Gaze'"?AllThingsD?9:48 AM
"WebOS Gets Surprise Second Life in Healthcare"?Forbes?9:54 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Mac Geek Gab Premium Podcast: MGG 373: Cool Stuff Found, Lion's Finder, Time Capsule Questions & More!"?The Mac Observer?4:21 PM
"iWake With AppAdvice For Thursday Now Available"?App Advice?8:55 AM
"Apple iPad 3 rumors: From feasible to far-fetched"?Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required]?3:20 PM
"Analyst: iPhone 5 with LTE to be biggest catalyst for Apple this year"?Macgasm?3:19 PM
"The Top Ten Apple Patents that Made Waves in 2011"?Patently Apple?2:09 PM
"For Apple iTV, Price Will Be Key"?AppleBitch?1:28 PM
"According to Kanye, Kanye the next Steve Jobs"?Macgasm?10:52 AM
"Steve Jobs in A Doll's House: Apple lawyers say no to creepy Steve Jobs doll. Check out other Jobs-like products."?CIO?8:37 PM
"Apple Threatens Legal Action Over Upcoming Steve Jobs Figurine"?MacRumors?10:15 AM
"Apple's hot iTravel plan for the NFC iPhone 5"?Computerworld?10:07 AM
"Rethinking Cookbooks In The iTunes Model"?psfk?9:45 AM
"Why the MacBook Air will be the iMac of notebooks"?GigaOM?9:44 AM
"The Macalope Daily: Share and share alike"?Macworld [Insider Content]?9:43 AM
"Technology Could Mean 3D ITV, Macs"?MacNews?9:10 AM
"Is Apple going to release an actual Apple TV and not just the new Apple TV device we are familiar with?"?TechnoBloom?8:55 AM
"Could Apple's GameStore Application Appear In The Near Future?"?App Advice?8:55 AM
"Is Apple Being Anti-Competitive?"?ecademy?8:54 AM
"Apple pays $5 million in patent infringement settlement"?ZDNet?9:13 AM
"Apple Settles Elan's Touch-related Lawsuit for $5 Million"?The Mac Observer?8:36 AM
"Doubting The Impact Of A Verizon iPhone"?AppleBitch?8:34 AM
"No Apple interest in Premier League rights, says paper"?Electronista?10:15 AM
"Apple's Interest in English Premier League Streaming Rights Disputed"?MacRumors?9:05 AM
"Will Apple (Finally) Bring The Beautiful Game To Fans?"?@wiljr?8:31 AM
Non-Apple
"So does Sprint throttle its customers or not?"?CNET News?9:06 PM
"SOPA: What if Google, Facebook and Twitter Went Offline in Protest?"?Techland?11:12 AM
"The Cloud, Day 21: My Data Might Be Safer in the Cloud"?PCWorld?10:53 AM
"Mobile developers of the world, unite! Unless developers on all platforms can speak with a single voice, mobile app portability will remain a pipe dream"?InfoWorld?10:38 AM
"Why 3-D TV still hasn't caught on"?Wired?10:21 AM
"Gaming preview 2012: From PlayStation Vita to 'Halo 4'"?CNN?10:20 AM
"Open Source And Other Tech Solutions For Small Businesses"?InformationWeek?10:10 AM
"Acer's new full-featured tablet comes minus one feature"?CNET?10:04 AM
"Nokia's First U.S. Windows Phone: Contributor Gary Krakow is one of the first to try the Lumia 710 from T-Mobile." [Video Report]?TheStreet?9:57 AM
"Can Anybody Tell Nokia's Fortune?"?WSJ Blogs?9:57 AM
"Nokia: still smouldering"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9:56 AM
"5 Things Not to Look for at CES 2012"?Techland?11:12 AM
"3D to have muddled CES presence"?TG Daily?11:08 AM
"CES 2012 preview: Intel Atom smartphone, Nokia Lumia 900 and Samsung tablets all on the horizon"?V3?11:14 AM
"CES 2012 preview: Top 7 mobile and computing trends to watch"?Laptop?10:46 AM
"HDTV predictions for CES -- and 2012"?HD Guru?10:44 AM
"Ultrabooks to get the CES spotlight, netbooks get the knife: It's a shame the tech industry never liked netbooks"?Computerworld?10:25 AM
"3 Intriguing Gadgets You'll Find at CES 2012"?TheStreet?9:40 AM
"Rooting Android Part 2: Breaking the Norse code"?ZDNet UK?11:24 AM
"Google's alleged tablet: Four huge hurdles ahead"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
"Will a Google tablet challenge the Kindle Fire? Or the iPad?"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?11:17 AM
"Why 3D TV Went From CES Darling to Consumer Reject"?Wired?10:27 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Is this the most drop-proof iPhone case ever?"?CNET?9:07 PM
"Welcome to iMore"?iMore?7:59 PM
"iHome debuts three clock radios for iPad, iPhone, iPod"?iLounge?11:01 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Global Business Tablet Market Forecasts and Analysis/BYOD from Apple, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Vie for Corporate Adoption"?Business Wire?10:58 AM
"App to broaden digital Bible's reach: Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett and his wife, Touched by an Angel star Roma Downey have joined with Glo Bible and Zondervan to launch Bible360, a new app that brings the Bible to life through Video, interactive technology and social media."?Christian Retailing?10:42 AM
"JAZZ: Trump's Journey Just Might be the Most Intriguing Upcoming Platformer on iOS"?148Apps?10:41 AM
"Scramble With Friends Is Zynga's Next Big Thing"?iPhone Savior?3:43 PM
"Zynga launches Scramble With Friends for iPhone"?VentureBeat?10:34 AM
"Cake Marketing Releases iPhone/iPad App to Manage Business Operations Remotely"?Marketwire?10:34 AM
"Google Translate Comes to the iPad"?MacTrast?10:25 AM
"The Week in iOS Accessories: CES preview"?Macworld?10:15 AM
"Mod Grand Theft Auto 3 to Enable Graphics Effect On Older iPhones, iPads"?Wired?9:42 AM
"5 Sexy iPhone Apps for 2012"?TheStreet?9:37 AM
"'Cthulhu Saves the World' Coming To iOS Soon"?Touch Arcade?9:09 AM
"iLuv Mo'Beats Wireless Stereo Speaker Stand Offers Hands-Free Beats, Debuting to CES"?LAPTOP Magazine?9:09 AM
"Steve Wozniak, Leonard Nimoy to speak at DEMO Bay area technology conference"?O'Grady's PowerPage?9:07 AM
"This Ghastly Gold iPhone Case Will Cost You $10,000"?Cult of Mac?9:06 AM
"You can now pay with your iPhone at Starbucks in the UK"?The Next Web?9:06 AM
"NASA Seeks Citizen Scientists With iPhones To Help Track Meteors"?Cult of Mac?8:59 AM
"Pioneer announces networked audio players with AirPlay support"?AppleTell?8:59 AM
"First Ever Voice Guided Navigation App for Theme Parks"?prMac?10:16 AM
"2WayResume 2.0 Released - iPhone and iPad App Has Gone Social and Global"?prMac?8:58 AM
"ABC MAGIC 4 v1.0 Free for iOS - Sound Matching Pictures to Letters"?prMac?8:58 AM
"Holiday Season ? The perfect time to gift your children Learnember App"?prMac?8:58 AM
"New Service helps independent iOS game developers to market their apps"?prMac?8:58 AM
"Great Storybook Apps beyond Disney, Dora and Dr. Seuss"?prMac?8:58 AM
"The Not-So-Crazy Rumors About Microsoft Taking Over Nokia's Smartphone Division Resurface"?TechCrunch?9:58 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 8 Will Offer Revamped Reset, Refresh Options"?eWeek?10:32 AM
"Windows 8 Allows PC Refresh Without Deleting Files, Settings"?PC Magazine?10:50 AM
"Windows 8 will refresh your PC without losing your data"?CNET News?10:03 AM
"Microsoft de-cloaks Windows 8 push-button lifesaver"?The Register?11:11 AM
"Microsoft to detail new private cloud and System Center strategy"?ZDNet?11:21 AM
"Windows Phone update fixes disappearing-keyboard bug"?CNET News?11:31 AM
"Microsoft to pair DVR with next Xbox?"?CNET News?10:04 AM
"Lenovo to Reorganize Geographical Units"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:44 AM
"Lenovo adds new Core chips, Thunderbolt to ThinkPads: Lenovo announces its thinnest ThinkPad yet -- the Hybrid X1"?IDG News Service?10:24 AM
"Lenovo Unveils Dual-CPU, Dual-OS ThinkPad Hybrid"?PC Magazine?10:51 AM
"Lenovo Debuts A Pair Of Ultrabooks, The $1599 ThinkPad X1 Hybrid And $849 ThinkPad T430u"?TechCrunch?11:06 AM
"Lenovo Announces New ThinkPad X1 Hybrid, ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook"?CRN?10:23 AM
"Lenovo Announces ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook for Business Users"?PC Magazine?10:50 AM
"Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook Offers 1TB Storage"?eWeek?10:32 AM
"Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid, T430u: Photos"?CNET News?11:24 AM
"Lenovo Introduces Ivy Bridge to ThinkPad Edge, B Series Laptops"?PC Magazine?10:49 AM
"Oracle, Google Android Patent Infringement Trial Set for March"?eWeek?10:31 AM
"Judge sets March court date for Oracle and Google showdown"?V3?11:15 AM
"Cash Dividend On The Way From Oracle"?Forbes?9:58 AM
"Oracle's Bad Quarter: IT Spending Sign, Or Fusion Confusion?"?InformationWeek?10:10 AM
"Oracle gears Netbeans for building better user interfaces: The newly released NetBeans version 7.1 comes with full support for Swing, JSF, and Oracle's updated JavaFX"?IDG News Service?10:39 AM
"WebOS Gets Surprise Second Life in Healthcare"?Forbes?10:34 AM
"Intel: One To Watch At CES, Says Citi"?Barron's?9:51 AM
"Cisco Leads Tight Pack In Data Center Networking: Data center architects are open to adding or changing vendors, our research reveals, even if they're mostly satisfied with current vendors."?InformationWeek?10:10 AM
"ICANN to expand top level Internet domains despite critics"?Reuters?10:08 AM
"Big Gadget Show Expecting a Blowout"?WSJ Blogs?11:16 AM
"The new four horsemen of tech"?CNNMoney?9:39 AM
"EU slowdown downgrades global IT spending growth"?Reuters [Free Registration Required]?10:37 AM
"Enterprise Software, Telecom to Power IT Spending in 2012: Gartner"?eWeek?10:32 AM
"Gartner lowers global IT spending forecast for 2012"?CNET News?10:03 AM
"Gartner Slashes 2012 Global IT Spending Forecast"?AllThingsD?9:49 AM
"Gartner lowers 2012 IT spending forecast to 3.7 percent growth: The analyst firm cites Thailand floods, the Euro zone crisis, and general economic uncertainty for the downgrade"?IDG News Service?10:39 AM
Finances
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Apple News
"Potential Windfalls Loom for Some Top Executives" ["As of Apple's closing stock price on Dec 30, those vesting shares of Mr. Cook's were worth $96.2 million, according to the study."]?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:44 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Is In Line To Make A Boatload Of Money From Stock Grants This Quarter"?Business Insider?9:51 AM
"Apple May Yet Be Unreasonably Cheap"?Investopedia?9:52 AM
"Apple The 'Flash Mark-Up' Company: Auriga Starts at Buy"?Barron's?9:45 AM
"Could Indie Apple Observers Beat Wall Street Predictions ? Again?"?Cult of Mac?9:28 AM
"Apple, Slimmed-Down Military: Hot Trends"?TheStreet?8:30 AM
Industry News
"Tech stocks drive north with broad gains"?MarketWatch?4:22 PM
"U.S. stocks recoup losses on jobs data, bank rally: After rough start thanks to Europe bank fears, stocks regain footing"?MarketWatch?4:22 PM
"Euro Fears Weigh on Futures Despite Strong Data"?FOXBusiness?10:36 AM
"Stocks Finish Mixed Ahead of Friday's Job Report"?TheStreet?4:22 PM
"Stocks regain ground to end mixed"?CNNMoney?4:22 PM
"Most U.S. Stocks Advance on Employment Data, Rally Among Banks"?Bloomberg?4:23 PM
"Dow's Drop Is First in New Year: Blue-chip stocks bounced back from early declines and finished slightly lower, as investors weighed fresh worries over European banks against better-than-expected readings on the domestic labor market."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?4:23 PM
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