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9 to 5 Mac: Developers Seeing iOS6 Strings in Application Analytics Software

ABC News and The Verge Say Apple Switching Back to NVIDIA GPUs for New MacBook Pros

Shaw Wu Says iPhone 4S Production Slows in Preparation for Transition to New iPhone

Apple Tops Latest ACSI Report in Smartphone Customer Satisfaction

IHS/iSuppli Expects iPad Market Share to Be 61-Percent Worldwide This Year

CNBC: A Look at Two Analysts Concerned About Apple Shares Near-Term

Apple Wins Ruling Combining and Delaying Patent Cases Against HTC and Motorola

Bloomberg: Disney’s ESPN in Talks With Apple for Expanded TV Access

ESPN: Disney’s ESPN Not in Talks With Apple for Expanded TV Access

Dumb Show Part I: Siri Suggests the Nokia Lumia 900 as Best Smartphone Ever

Dumb Show Part II: Apple Reportedly Changes Siri's Best Smartphone Ever Answer

Dumb Show Part III: Nokia Spokesperson Cries Foul of Change in Siri Smartphone Answer, 

Though Another Spokesperson Downplays the Charge

Dumb Show Part IV: Siri Has Always Given the “Changed” Answers

Apple Moves to Have Siri Suits Dismissed

Apple CEO Meets with U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner

Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Walter Isaacson Biography of Steve Jobs for Sony Pictures

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Category:Tech News -- posted at: 9:35 AM

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Bloomberg: Secret Peeps Say New Ivy Bridge Macs Expected at WWDC

Piper Jaffray Analyst Expects New Macs by End of May

Geekbench Testing Seems to Show Results for Unreleased MacBook Pro and iMac Powered by Ivy Bridge Processors

Cult of Mac: Best Buy Discounts Its Entire Range of Macs

DigiTimes: Upstream Supply Peeps Say New MacBooks Coming in June

Harry McCracken is Not Fond of DigiTimes Nor of the Practice of Covering Them

Time Warner Cable CEO Unfamiliar with AirPlay (Though It Sounds Like He Might Like It)

Pacific Crest Analyst Doesn’t Think an Apple Television Makes Sense

Pacific Crest Analyst Expects “iPad mini” by the Holidays

Foxconn Says CEO Did Not Confirm Apple Television

WSJ: Apple to Announce iCloud Updates at WWDC

Apple Issues Security Updates to Fight Flashback for Leopard

Appeals Court Allows Apple to Press for Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Psystar Request for Case Review

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Category:Tech News -- posted at: 9:05 AM

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Apple’s Online Store Rebrands “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G” as “iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular”

Morgan Stanley Analyst Thinks Worries Over iPhone Subsidies Are Overblown

Credit Suisse Analyst Worries Over iPhone; Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple Shares

Secret Sources Have Apple Blowing Google Maps Out of iOS 6

Foxconn CEO May or May Not Have Confirmed Apple Television

Apple Accuses Samsung of Withholding or Destroying Evidence in U.S. Case

Apple Hits No. 2 on Forbes List of 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies

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Category:Tech News -- posted at: 7:45 AM

Computerworld: Apple Issues 36 Security Fixes with This Week’s Updates

Adobe Security Chief Applauds FlashPlayer Changes in Updated Safari

Apple Insider: More Hints in Lion Update of Retina Display Macs in the Future

Apple Issues Minor Update to 2nd and 3rd-Gen Apple TVs

MM Research: Apple Top Smartphone Vendor in Japan in 2011

Apple Opening Seventh Store in Spain on Saturday 12 May

Foxconn CEO: Apple and Foxconn Will Work to Improve the Lives of Supply-Chain Workers

iMore: Secret Source Says 7-Inch iPad Slated for October Release and $200 to $250 Price

Apple and 14 Other Companies Sued Over Alleged Patent Infringement Tied to 3G Communications

Proview/Apple Settlement Talk: Apple Reportedly Offers $16-Million, Proview Reportedly Asks for $400-Million

Direct download: macosken120511.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 8:01 AM

Apple Updates Lion to v10.7.4

Apple Releases Security Updates for Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server

Apple Updates Safari to v5.1.7

Apple Updates Remote Desktop Client to v3.5.3

DigiTimes Says 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September and 10-Inch iPad in 4Q (Laugh If You Wanna)

Barclays Capital Analyst Hears Talk of 7-Inch iPad (Though He’s Not a Firm Believer)

ForeSee: Apple Tops in Tech for Customer Satisfaction for Online Shoppers; Tied for Second Overall

iPodNN: Buyers of iPods from Late 2006 Through Early 2009 Informed of Pending Class Action Suit Against Apple

Cadillac Putting Lessons and Manuals for 2013 XTS on a Bundled iPad

HP VP of Industrial Design Brushes Off Similarities Between MacBook Air and Envy Spectre XT (Despite The Incredible Number of Them)

Direct download: macosken120510.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 9:07 AM

Radio Shack Cuts $50 Off of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Through End of June

iPhone to Hit Three More Regional Carriers in California, Kansas and Kentucky on Friday 18 May

New iPad Set to Hit 30 More Countries This Weekend

UK Parliament to Be Kitted with iPads (If They Want Them)

Apple Insider: Some Sort of Notification Test Banner Spotted by Users of iCloud.com

Apple and Samsung Reduce Complaints in U.S. Case; Keep Trial on Schedule for 30 July

Apple Keeps to Schedule to Stop Samsung from Making Billions Copying Apple

Federal Judge Tosses U.S. Case Over “iPad” Term Between Proview and Apple

FCC Chairman Questions AT&T’s Veracity and Math During CTIA Keynote

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Category:Tech News -- posted at: 7:41 AM

Apple Goes on iThing Bug Hunt with iOS 5.1.1 Update

iOS 5.1.1 Update Addresses Security Issues with Safari and Webkit

Security Issue Pops Up for Legacy FileVault Users On Lion Machines

Wait Times Reduced for New iPad in Western Europe

9 to 5 Mac: Some Genius Bars Offering Black iPhone 4Ses Amid Shortage of Replacement Black iPhone 4s

9 to 5 Mac: Target Reportedly Running Sale on iPhone 4S and iPhone 4

Some Midwest Walmart Customers Say Their New iPad Boxes Filled with Yellow Notepads, Not iPads

DigiTimes: Apple to Intro $799 MacBook Air to Battle Round Two of Ultrabooks (Stop Laughing!)

Cult of Mac: Secret Source Says They’ve Seen a Prototype Apple Television

Proview Lawyer Says Apple Seems Intent on Negotiating iPad Trademark Deal (This Time)

Apple Lands at No. 17 on 2012 Fortune 500

NYT: AT&T CEO Regrets Staring iPhone with Unlimited Data and Fears iMessages

Direct download: macosken120508.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 8:01 AM

Walmart Acknowledges Short Regional Pricing Errors for iPhone 4S

Sprint CEO Foregoes $3.2-Million to Placate Investors Concerned About iPhone Subsidies

Anandtech: 32nm A5 Processor Brings Improved Battery Performance to New iPad 2

Apple Files with WIPO for Control of iPhone5.com

Warner Bros. Adds 1080p HD Movies to iTunes Store

Forbes Sees Sense (Though No Proof) in Longer iPhone Talk

NPD DisplaySearch: iPad Tablet Lead to Shrink to 50-Percent by 2017

USFTC May Fine Google $10Million + for Circumventing the Safari Cookie-Block

Judge Allows “Location-Gate” Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed

Apple Preps Last Updates Before Turning Java for Mac Over to Oracle

Apple Credits OpenStreetMap in Latest iPhoto for iOS Update

NYT: Amtrak Deploying iPhone Ticketing System This Summer

ATSB Says iPhone Fire on Australian Plane Caused by Botched Screen Repair by Non-Authorized Vendor

Direct download: macosken120507.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 7:36 AM

iLounge Says Next iPhone to Be Longer, Thinner and Have a Metal Backing (Does NOT Say Why it Thinks So)

JP Morgan Analyst Doesn’t Expect an Apple Television Until 2014 at the Earliest

Piper Jaffray Analyst Stoked Over Possibilities of Apple “Micro-Stores” in Walmarts and Targets

Apple Adds App Store Localization Support for 10 Additional Languages to iTunes Connect

CNN/Money Sees a Possible Bias Against the iPhone at Verizon

IDC: Kindle Fire Sales Fall Off a Cliff in 1Q CY2012

Direct download: macosken120504.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 5:25 AM

CNET: Online Wait Times for 3rd-Gen iPad in U.S. Down to 3-to-5 Days

Judge in U.S. Samsung/Apple Case Orders Parties to Reduce Complaints or Face Delay in Case Until 2013

All Things D: “Buy” Button Causes Rejection of iOS Apps Using Dropbox SDK (Fix Already in Place)

Amazon Releases Windows and Mac Desktop Apps for Cloud Drive

Apple Printed Circuit Board Maker to Raise Wages and Reduce Overtime for CHinese Workers

Rock Band for iOS Players Get Message Saying “Game Over on 31 May”

EA Says "Game Over" Message for Rock Band for iOS Was a Mistake

Liquidmetal Co-Developer Says Devices Using the Technology Still a Ways Away (But They’ll Be Awesome)

The Verge: Target Phasing Out Amazon Kindle Online and in Stores

Zuckerberg: Facebook Organ Donor Status Message Inspired In Part by Steve Jobs

USPTO’s Steve Jobs Exhibit Heads to Smithsonian

Direct download: macosken120503.mp3
Category:Tech News -- posted at: 8:57 AM