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MacNN
- Corning: Gorilla Glass 3 stronger, better, cheaper, more eco-friendly
- Shazam app update adds auto-tagging of TV shows, charts to iPad
- Yelp fires back at critics claiming review manipulation by sales staff
- New Windows 8 ad lampoons iPad's price, missing features
- Google starts deprecating downloads for projects on Google Code
- Twitter for Mac gets Notification Center ties; Rdio updates iOS app
- Congressional leaders remind ITC of standards-essential patents value
- Casemaker OtterBox buys out rival LifeProof
- Ex-Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg takes marketing job at Apple
- Irish finance minister takes umbrage to US tax shelter accusations
AppleInsider
- Apple granted patents on push-to-talk, double-sided touch panel
- Apple on pace to double lobbying spending on taxes, other issues
- Mailbox for iOS gains native iPad compatibility
- Apple invention adjusts audio based on a display's orientation, user positioning
- Apple investigating advanced AirPlay system with device-specific UIs
TUAW
- Shazam app goes universal, adds mapping features, more
- Mailbox for iPad now available
- Twitter for Mac finally gains Notification Center support
- Engadget takes Unikey's iPhone assisted keyless entry for a spin
- Zite update is aimed at Google Reader orphans
- OtterBox acquires LifeProof
- Apple: Google Now violates Siri patents
- E-books not growing much in Canada, slightly better in the US
- TUAW TV Live: Taxes, Texas and Tim
- Warhammer 40K Armageddon gets details, coming in 2014
MacRumors
- Apple's Tight Control Over Components Keeping iPhone 5 Repair Costs High
- Apple's Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology
- Corning Pits Gorilla Glass 3 Against Sapphire, Plans Reflection Reduction and Antimicrobial Technology
- Apple Details Five Patents Violated by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now
- Apple Updates Look of Online Store With More Feature Images, Fewer Text Links
- Excerpts of Apple Executives' Senate Committee Testimony on Tax Policy
- Apple to Expand Social Network Integration in iOS 7 with Support for Flickr and Vimeo
- Microsoft Unveils Xbox One, an All-In-One Entertainment System with Revamped Kinect and Fully Integrated SmartGlass
- Apple Still Tops in Cellphone Customer Satisfaction, but Losing Ground to Samsung and Others
- Photos of Likely 802.11ac 'Gigabit Wi-Fi' Card From Next-Generation iMac Surface
9to5Mac
- Smule ships free, collaborative, interactive ‘Guitar!’ game for iPhone
- Information management app Evernote finally adds reminders
- iPad version of Mailbox email-management app launching today
- Shazam for iPad introduces passive tagging, lyrics display, auto-play in Spotify & Rdio and more
- Latest Windows 8 tablet commercial uses Siri to mock iPad ads, pricing, capabilities
- Analyst claims Apple ‘iWatch’ wrist-device is over a year away, explains why watch more practical than glasses
- 9to5Toys Last Call: $90 iPod nano 7th Gen (refurb), $150 Seagate 4TB Internal HDD, $60 Philips In.Sight Camera, more
- Clear for iPhone and Mac gains list sharing via email, multi task pasting, coming soon to iPad
- As expected, Otterbox acquires fellow case maker LifeProof
- Corning says sapphire ‘not a major threat’, posts video showing why Gorilla Glass is superior
Cult of Mac
- Evernote Reminders Now Available On Mac, iOS & The Web
- Following App Store Ban, AppGratis Turns To Android For Survival
- Easily Open A Second Finder Window From The Same Folder [OS X Tips]
- Mailbox Is Now Available On Your iPad
- Clear App Updated On iPhone & Mac, Coming To iPad Soon
- Forget The iWatch: Brando’s Crappy ‘Fashionable Bluetooth Vibrating Bracelet’ Is Here Right Now
- MakeDoc For iOS Turns Beautiful Markdown Files Into DOCX Monstrosities
- NuForce Mobile Music Pump: The Best-Named Headphone Amp Ever?
- Map Camera Adds Maps To Your Photos
- One Ruggedized UE BOOM Bluetooth Speaker is Cool, But Two Gets You Stereo Sound
GigaOM Apple
- Mailbox launches iPad app and says Android is in the works
- Shazam’s new iPad app automatically tags every song you ever listen to
- Google plans to bring its own voice search to the iPhone and iPad
- Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features
- Integrated Vimeo, Flickr sharing could follow Twitter, Facebook to iOS
Macworld UK
- New iPhone 6 concept shows new design, notification LED, camera, display improvements
- Should I upgrade to Mountain Lion?
- iWatch version of iOS requires major changes, so no Apple smart watch this year, analyst says
- Macworld columnist and Apple analyst to join Apple's marketing dept
- Security experts warn against Mac virus complacency
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Top 10 iPad Apps
- Minecraft – Pocket Edition - Mojang
- Survivalcraft - Igor Kalicinski
- Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Check Up! - Disney
- Plants vs. Zombies HD - PopCap
- Pages - Apple
- iMovie - Apple
- Curious About Shapes and Colors - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Kick the Buddy: No Mercy HD - Crustalli
- Notability - Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox & Google Drive Sync - Ginger Labs
- Photon Flash Player for iPad - Flash Video & Games plus Private Web Browser - Appsverse Inc.
Top 10 iPhone Apps
- WhatsApp Messenger - WhatsApp Inc.
- Heads Up! - Warner Bros.
- A Beautiful Mess - Red Velvet Art LLC
- Minecraft – Pocket Edition - Mojang
- Downhill Supreme - Reinholds Berzins
- Sleep Cycle alarm clock - Maciek Drejak Labs
- Survivalcraft - Igor Kalicinski
- Sonic The Hedgehog - SEGA
- NOAA Hi-Def Radar - WeatherSphere
- Kick the Buddy: No Mercy - Crustalli
Top 10 iTunes Songs
- Clouds - Zach Sobiech
- Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell) - Robin Thicke
- Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk
- Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
- Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Daft Punk
- Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
- Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
- Cruise (Remix) [feat. Nelly] - Florida Georgia Line
- I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) - Icona Pop
Top 10 iTunes Albums
- Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
- Trouble Will Find Me - The National
- Fix Me Up (feat. Zach Sobiech & Sammy Brown) - A Firm Handshake
- The Great Gatsby (Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film) [Deluxe Edition] - Various Artists
- Excuse My French (Deluxe) - French Montana
- True Believers (Deluxe Version) - Darius Rucker
- LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS - THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS
- The 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake
- Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend
- Demi - Demi Lovato
Top 10 iTunes Movies
- Side Effects (2013) - Steven Soderbergh
- Identity Thief (Unrated) - Seth Gordon
- Parker - Taylor Hackford
- The Last Stand - Kim Jee-Woon
- Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell
- Cloud Atlas - Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer & Andy Wachowski
- Beautiful Creatures (2013) - Richard LaGravenese
- Safe Haven (2013) - Lasse Hallström
- Jack Reacher - Christopher McQuarrie
- Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg
Top 10 iTunes TV Shows
- Bonapartes - Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
- Crowds Pumped - Huck Jam Diaries
- The Seeing-Eye Surgeon - Tales of Tomorrow
- Ghost Writer - Tales of Tomorrow
- The Fatal Flower - Tales of Tomorrow
- Chapter 8 - Mrs. P Presents: Alice In Wonderland
- Chapter 11 - Mrs. P Presents: Alice In Wonderland
- The Evil Robot Brain - Gigantor
- Finale, Pt. 1 of 2 - Executive Exclusives - The Jace Hall Show
- Fuzzbuddy Friction - The Jace Hall Show
Top 10 iBooks
- Guilty Wives - James Patterson & David Ellis
- Inferno - Dan Brown
- The Kingmaker's Daughter - Philippa Gregory
- And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
- The Light Between Oceans - ML Stedman
- Stolen Prey - John Sandford
- French Silk - Sandra Brown
- The Fifth Assassin - Brad Meltzer
- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
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