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Wednesday Highlights: Bloomberg now confirms rumors of a cheaper iPhone to hit markets in late 2013 and said to focus on getting customers in developing nations; pricing to be set between $99-150; Henry Blodget believes this is a great move for Apple, but Rocco Pendola says it is "absolutely awful", while Forbes' Nigam Arora believes a low cost iPhone "would demolish all four pillars of Jobs' strategy"; analyst Gene Munster thinks likelihood of cheap iPhone is 60-70% favorable; reports and opinions in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; meanwhile, Jonny Evans highlights five technologies at CES he thinks Apple fans should pay attention to; a very interesting perspective from Anobits' former CEO Ariel Maislos on his time working for Apple; and Rachelle Dragani sums up the Apple news focusing on China possibilities in her Cupertino Business report; OS X 10.8.3 beta 5 hits the developer channel; MacWindows is tracing issues with wake-from-sleep freezing from Parallels 7; at Macworld, Sharon Zardetto explains how to keep your software up-to-date; T-Mobile USA activating 100,000 iPhones per month, hopes to actually sell the iPhone soon, too; meanwhile, Walmart now offers iPhone 4S, 5 via Straight Talk prepaid service at $45/month, or $70/month with iPhone payment plan?reports in our General Interest section; Tim Cook, Phil Schiller visit Apple Store in China; Liquipel to have Liquipod stations to treat your iDevices for $60 a pop while you wait, offering a great warranty; Macworld UK reviews the Apple Remote for iPhone/iPad; fancy an iDevice-controlled massager?; MacStories analyzes what seems to be a move for Apple to a twice-yearly product upgrade cycle; Microsoft Office rumored to finally come to iDevices this year, but does it really matter? John Moltz opines; James Kendrick on his 3 month run with a Google Chromebook; and CES has had plenty of Ultra HD TVs on display, but has TV tech gone too far?
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"iPad Inc: Apple tablet earns more than McDonald's on Fortune 500" iDownload Blog
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"A $99 iPhone: Could It Be a Samsung Killer?" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?9:16 AM
"3 reasons Apple would make a new cheap iPhone"?MoneyWatch?12:57 PM
"Rumors about cheaper Apple iPhone resurface"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?8:48 AM
"Apple Turnover Tasty for Business: Apple has never shied away from cannibalizing its own business, typically with good results. With a new, lower-priced iPhone, it can build on that track record."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?2:25 PM
"Hard To Imagine Steve Jobs Running Apple This Way"?Forbes?10:56 AM
"Steve Jobs Was Right. Tablets Are Cars. PCs Are Trucks."?AllThingsD?8:06 AM
"CES 2013: Five technologies Apple users should watch"?Computerworld?8:04 AM
"'At Apple, 'they' really are after you': One insider's view of life in Cupertino" ["At Apple, on the other hand, 'no one can imagine a future in which the company fails', and to make sure that that eventuality never comes about, the corporate culture demands much greater levels of personal excellence than at Intel, or any other tech company, for that matter. It's those standards, Maislos believes, that has put the company where it is today. 'Apple has had several important defining moments since that crisis,' he said. 'It's a company that is extremely focused on its goals. Working there was an amazing experience.'"] ?ZDNet?9:55 AM
"A more complete picture of the iTunes economy"?asymco?8:41 AM
"Apple Gives China a Long, Hard Look: As rival Samsung racks up the plaudits, Apple has begun looking to the East for a sales boost. The company has sent CEO Tim Cook to China to meet with officials. 'China is a market where consumers tend to build relationships with the brands they consume,' said Michael Stanat, global research executive at SIS International Research. 'Apple has a strong positioning and emotion connections with its customers.'"?MacNewsWorld?8:42 AM
"ITC pushes back resolution of Apple v. Samsung case by two weeks to March 27, 2013"?Foss Patents?8:47 PM
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News
"Apple Now Locking Screenshots for Submitted Apps, Shutting Down Popular Scam Tactic"?MacRumors?6:58 PM
"Apple seeds fifth OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 beta to developers, public update near?"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"iTunes turns 12: An image gallery/Come reminisce with us over (more than) 12 years of iTunes screenshots."?Ars Technica?11:42 AM
"Happy 12th birthday, iTunes"?TUAW?8:35 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Troubleshooting HTTPS timeouts in OS X Mountain Lion: The MTU handling in OS X Mountain Lion may not work with the configuration for some Web servers, and might need to be adjusted."?CNET Reviews?4:28 PM
"Reader reports Parallels 7 wake-from-sleep freeze with Mountain Lion"?MacWindows?8:43 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Get your software up-to-date and keep it that way"?Macworld?8:43 AM
"Convert image files to comics"?Macworld?8:43 AM
"How to Disable Inline Attachments in Mail.app"?Macinstruct?8:30 AM
"Forget Shortcuts, How to Take Mac OS X Screenshots With Preview"?The Mac Observer?12:53 PM
"Quick Tip: Use Folder Actions to Speed Up Productivity in OS X"?Mactuts+?8:42 AM
"Make Find My Mac More Effective ? Enable Power Nap On Battery Power In Mountain Lion [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:41 AM
"OS X 10.8: Turning off Notification Center (Permanently)"?The Mac Observer?3:04 PM
"Tip: Windows 7 Home setting for accessing OS X Server"?MacWindows?8:43 AM
"Reminders: Count of complete To-Do items by list"?Mac OS X Hints?9:55 AM
"Tell Console to always scroll to the latest entry"?Mac OS X Hints?9:55 AM
"How A Mac And An App Can Help Overcome The Fear And Hatred Of Business Meetings"?Mac 360?7:51 AM
"How To Think With Your Mac, Your Hand, Your Fingers, And Point And Click Style"?BohemianBoomer?7:51 AM
"Yet Another Free Way To 'Get Things Done' On Your Mac: Yes, Friends, GTD Strikes Again"?Mac 360?7:51 AM
"What Was The Date 825 Days Ago? Put Date Time Calc On Your Mac To Know"?TeraTalks?7:51 AM
"How Your Mac And An Outliner App Can Control The Storm In Your Brain (capture a brainstorm)"?Mac 360?7:51 AM
Op/Ed
Press Releases
"Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition: Over 400 Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for Apple OS X"?O'Reilly Books & Videos?11:38 AM
"Able2Extract PDF Convert 8 first Multi-platform tool of its kind"?Architosh?10:07 AM
"Firefox 18 Gives Good JS, Thunderbird Gets a Bump"?FairerPlatform?9:16 AM
"'Omerta - City of Gangsters' Coming to Mac: Gangster-themed city-conquest/tactical RPG expanding release platforms in early 2013"?Kalypso Media?9:13 AM
"Vienna based Eternal Storms Software released on Wednesday, January 9th an update to their popular screenshot and productivity app for Mac, ScreenFloat. ScreenFloat lets users keep information always visible, no matter which application they're in by producing screenshots that float in front of all windows."?Eternal Storms Software?7:46 AM
"Apple settles 'Retina' promo image suit with Swiss artist"?AppleInsider?9:31 PM
"Foxconn In Bribery Probe: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe of alleged bribery of its supply-chain partners by employees, the latest development putting the maker of iPhones and other well-known gadgets under scrutiny."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?4:28 PM
"Foxconn Worker Arrested In Bribery Probe"?BGR?4:28 PM
"The iPhone's Global Price: Expensive (And Why U.S. Apple Stores are Popular with Tourists)"?WSJ Blogs?2:24 PM
"T-Mobile USA to soon sell iPhones, cut subsidies: CEO"?Reuters?8:15 AM
"T-Mobile Still Isn't Selling The iPhone?"?App Advice?8:15 AM
"T-Mobile says iPhone coming, subsidies going in 3-4 months"?Ars Technica?10:07 AM
"T-Mobile activating 100,000 iPhones per month, now supports 1.9 million devices"?iMore?8:42 AM
"iPhone 5: Straight Talk, Unlimited Service Just $45 Per Month"?BGR?8:32 AM
"Pick up a no-contract iPhone 5 at Walmart with StraightTalk Wireless"?AppleTell?8:35 AM
"iPhone Sales Spiking at Verizon"?AllThingsD?11:40 AM
"Verizon: 9.8 million activations during Q4"?ZDNet?8:35 AM
"Verizon announces 9.8 million smartphone sales and a 'higher mix' of iPhones in late 2012"?The Verge?8:36 AM
"At CES, Thomas Edison materializes in the mist to help you win a free iPad"?The Verge?8:03 AM
"In the eyes of the law, is an iMessage a text or an email?"?The Verge?8:04 AM
"Tim Cook spotted visiting Apple reseller in China"?AppleInsider?8:33 AM
"Tim Cook Takes Photos with Hottie and Chinese Apple Fans, Phil Schiller Is Also in Beijing"?M.I.C. Gadget?8:16 AM
"Giant iPhone unveiled in Russia as a memorial for Steve Jobs"?The Next Web?9:55 AM
"Siri, how bad is my breath? Your smartphone can see, hear and feel. The next frontier could be smell."?Slate?10:33 AM
"With Its New Liquipod, Liquipel Hopes To Make Your Gadgets Water-Resistant While You Wait"?TechCrunch?10:21 AM
Non-Apple News
Publications/Podcasts
"TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Live from Las Vegas, baby!"?TUAW?2:23 PM
"CES from the Inside and Out and Six Years of iPhones!"?Your Mac Life?12:53 PM
"New Media Expo ? A Focus on Military Blogging with Army Captain Hannah He"?MacVoicesTV?11:40 AM
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Headed to CES and need a cheap flight?
"iPad Inc: Apple tablet earns more than McDonald's on Fortune 500"?iDownload Blog?2:23 PM
"If Apple was more like Samsung: Samsung released no less than 37 phones this year. Apple released one. What if the tables were turned?"?Fortune?2:13 PM
"One Prominent PM's Thoughts on the Future of Apple"?The Motley Fool?10:19 AM
"Former Employee: 'At Apple, They Really Are After You'"?Business Insider?9:55 AM
"Is Samsung The New Apple?"?BGR?9:40 AM
"Is The Traditional iPad Old News?"?App Advice?8:48 AM
"5 Cool Auto Manufacture Apps [Guest Story]?It's All Tech?8:41 AM
"Different priorities in smartphone vs. computer use (but some common ground)"?AppleDailyReport?8:30 AM
"How Can Apple Build A $99 iPhone?"?AppleBitch?2:25 PM
"2015: Apple Cachet Is Pass?"?BYTE?2:11 PM
"Why a cheaper iPhone model makes economic sense"?Network World?2:04 PM
"Is Apple's Cheaper iPhone Coming At $100 A Piece?"?Forbes?10:56 AM
"Gene Munster: There's A 60-70% Chance Apple Will Release A Cheaper iPhone This Year For $199"?Business Insider?10:47 AM
"Apple Already In Carrier Talks Over Its Budget iPhone, Which Will Cost Around $99 [Rumor]?Cult of Mac?10:33 AM
"Opinion: Thinking About A $99 'iPhone mini' Keeps Bringing Me Back To The iPod nano"?App Advice?10:05 AM
"WSJ: Apple's Low Cost iPhone Will Make Its Debut Later This Year, Will Have A Polycarbonate Body"?Redmond Pie?8:33 AM
"WSJ, Bloomberg Claim Apple Is Developing Lower-End iPhone For Late 2013 Launch"?Bloomberg?8:15 AM
"Low cost iPhone to debut with sub-$150 price tag in 'late 2013", says Bloomberg"?The Next Web?9:52 AM
"Is this what Apple's iPhone 6 will look like? Designer has created 3D images of an iPhone 6 with a new iPod nano-like shape and 'iOSX'"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"iPhone 5 battery life: best ever, or getting worse? Actually it's both."?Beatweek Magazine?7:50 AM
"Bloomberg: Apple developing cheaper, smaller iPhone for 2013 holiday release" ["The trick ? and it's not too difficult ? will be for Apple to make a pre-paid iPhone model that will delight customers in emerging markets, but not entice many current iPhone users."]?MacDailyNews?9:32 AM
"Rumors Surrounding A Less Expensive iPhone Model Gain Traction"?AppleBitch?7:50 AM
Non-Apple
"What Is Everybody Doing in the Samsung Booth at CES?"?The Mac Observer?2:21 PM
"Pro Camera Case: The Airport Navigator by Think Tank"?Bare Feats?11:39 AM
"Google Chromebook: 3 months in"?ZDNet?11:06 AM
"CES 2013: Where's the Windows 8 Buzz?"?Tech.pinions?9:14 AM
"7 Reasons Passwords Are Doomed - Finally"?ReadWrite?8:33 AM
"TV Goes Too Far: Who Needs Ultra HD?"?TheStreet?8:07 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"How Microsoft Can Become the Next Apple"?WSJ Blogs?12:59 PM
"Microsoft: Windows 8 passes 60M licenses sold/However, the company acknowledges some miscalculations in availability and distribution of Windows 8 computers"?Computerworld?7:36 AM
"Microsoft exec defends Windows 8 sales pace: Touch-enabled hardware in short supply, explains Tami Reller when asked about Reports of slow holiday sales"?Computerworld?8:21 AM
"Windows 8 license sales hit 60 million"?PCWorld?2:01 PM
"Microsoft's CES no-show: Epic fail or epic foresight?"?PCWorld?12:36 PM
"Microsoft to shut down Messenger on March 15, move users to Skype"?ZDNet?7:39 AM
"Microsoft plans to shut down Messenger on March 15"?PCWorld?8:58 AM
"Microsoft beefs up SkyDrive with more features: The SkyDrive Web site now offers better support for dragging and dropping files and sharing files with other people."?CNET News?8:31 AM
"Xbox Support Staff Say They Were Fired After Posting About Their Jobs On Kotaku"?Kotaku?9:02 AM
"Microsoft Loses China Appeal on Font Copyright, Zhongyi Says"?Bloomberg?9:05 AM
"Windows 8 Growth Supports Microsoft Investment"?Seeking Alpha?9:05 AM
"Google Maps web version returns for Windows Phone users"?The Verge?12:28 PM
"Google's pursuit of Xbox import ban down to one non-standard-essential patent after withdrawal"?Foss Patents?7:36 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)'s Deep Crisis Continues"?The Point Daily?8:43 AM
"HP launches big data certification focused on Vertica"?ZDNet?8:45 AM
"Hewlett-Packard to move call center to metro Atlanta"?Associated Press?8:44 AM
"The HP Breakup Idea Gets Another Look"?AllThingsD?3:51 PM
"Hands-on: HP EliteBook Revolve"?CNET Asia?8:45 AM
"HP Vs. Dell: Success Could Be In The Size Of The Signature"?Fast Company?8:42 AM
"Dell Latitude 10 essentials trim pushes pro Windows 8 tablets down to $499"?Engadget?12:29 PM
"Dell chief biz gobbler Johnson flees for hedge-fund Blackstone"?Channel Register?8:42 AM
"Intel responds to cooked power efficiency claims: The company's claims about power efficiency for its new Ivy Bridge chips involved some fancy marketing footwork."?CNET?12:28 PM
"Intel mum on speed improvements for Thunderbolt: Intel is promising a speed boost in response to the improvements in USB 3.0, but did not give a target release date"?Macworld UK?8:22 AM
"Lenovo K900 taps Intel's first dual-core phone chip: Lenovo's 5.5-inch K900 phone appears to be the first smartphone to use new Intel dual-core phone chip."?CNET?8:35 AM
"Intel demos first processors designed specifically for Ultrabooks"?Techworld?8:51 AM
"Intel Shows Off 4th-Gen Core Processors at CES 2013"?AMOG?8:57 AM
"Metrics for Intel's power-frugal Ivy Bridge chips questioned: Intel used a new power efficiency measurement for its new Ivy Bridge chips. Ars Technica is calling this into question."?CNET?9:04 AM
"Intel Demos Haswell GT-3 Graphics and Clover Trail Power Consumption at CES"?HotHardware?3:04 PM
"AMD: Engineers transitioning from PC culture"?Reuters?8:53 AM
"AMD passing on phones, focusing on tablets and hybrids: Chip maker says at CES it will put its weight behind devices that can show off the 'beautiful graphics that we bring'"?Computerworld?8:22 AM
"AMD betting heavily on Windows 8 and high-end tablets: The company is not interested in enabling Android tablets with its upcoming Temash chip, which is aimed at Win8 tablets priced around $499 or $599"?InfoWorld?8:48 AM
"Report: AMD's Richland Flagship Will Be A10 6800K APU"?Tom's Hardware?8:49 AM
"SAS and IBM at forefront of growing Big Data predictive analytics market: Forrester/Wave of new market entrants expected over the next three years"?Network World?8:56 AM
"IBM UK Appoints New Boss: IBM has named Australian DaVid Stokes to head up its operations here in the United Kingdom"?TechWeekEurope?8:56 AM
"IBM Cools Data Centres With Unchilled Tapwater: IBM researchers cut the cost of water cooling for data centres, by allowing sites to use unchilled tapwater"?TechWeekEurope?8:56 AM
"IBM accidentally taught Watson to swear"?Fudzilla?8:56 AM
"FT dubs Cisco's John Chambers 2012"s 'Chief Obfuscation Champion': John Chambers leads the list of corporate bosses deemed to have turned 2012 into a bumper year for 'guff, clich?, euphemism and verbal stupidity.'"?CNET News?12:33 PM
"Cisco Is Still Undervalued Despite Year End Rally"?Nasdaq?8:49 AM
"ARM CEO says Windows RT is just a start, launch has been restricted so far by Microsoft"?The Verge?12:22 PM
?ZDNet?9:55 AM
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