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Weekend Highlights: Daniel Eran Dilger at AppleInsider completes his series of three articles on the importance of iOS in the car with today's Editorial on the strategic importance of iOS in the Car; ...And Daniel E.D. is back for a second time today on AppleInsider, this time questioning the notion that Samsung has dethroned Apple as smartphone profit leader; The Macalope takes three pundits to task for believing rumors, ignoring facts, and misconstruing Apple's business model; Fortune follows up on smart phone growth in China; at the Guardian, Charles Arthur casts doubt on the veracity of developer email addresses shown in documentation of the Apple Developer 'supposed' site hack; 9 to 5 Mac offers up help on the complications possible dealing with an Apple ID; Hot off the heels of Apple's Q3 earnings comes word iPhone market share has dopped to a three-year low; Samsung reaping the victory, overtaking Apple's four-year reign as most profitable phone maker in the world; reports aplenty in our Apple/Macintosh, and General Interest sections; meanwhile Daniel Eran Dilger at AppleInsider continues with the second part in his investigation into Apple's aggressive iOS in the Car future; phishing scam attempting to fool Apple developers in light of recent outage; and Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's iTunes Guy, offers readers tips and solutions to some common and less common issues in iTunes; Macworld UK reviews "comprehensive" web design software, Softpress Freeway Pro 6; backing up your DVD collection can sometimes leave you with no metadata, that's where IDentify comes in; The Mac Observer explains how to use password protection for your iWork documents..
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"Samsung has not dethroned Apple in mobile profits/While a report by Strategy Analytics is getting lots of attention, its core implication that Samsung Electronics is now leading Apple in profits is simply not accurate."" AppleInsider
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News
"Apple Developer Portal Back Online, Partially"?PC Magazine?5:15 PM
"Apple's developer site stirs back to life after downtime: After more than a week of downtime, Apple's bringing back some major parts of its developer site and connected services."?CNET News?3:41 PM
"Apple restores key parts of dev site after attack: Eight days after taking site offline, resurrects important sections, including dev centers and downloads"?Computerworld?7:08 AM
"Apple Re-Opens Developer Center After Security-Related Outage"?HotHardware?7:27 AM
"Apple Developer site hack: doubts cast on Turkish hacker's claims/Guardian investigation raises questions over claims by Turkish researcher that he hacked into Apple's Developer portal"?The Guardian?12:38 PM
"Apple Developer Center comes back online (partially) after massive outage"?ZDNet?7/26
"Access to Apple developer site partially restored"?Reuters?7/26
"Apple's developer site stirs back to life after downtime"?CNET News?7/26
"Apple's Developer Center is back after over a week offline"?9 to 5 Mac?7/26
"Apple's Dev Center back online after 8-day downtime"?AppleInsider?7/26
"Apple Relaunches Developer Software Downloads, Dev Centers for iOS and Mac, More"?The Mac Observer?7/26
"Apple Developer Website, Certificates, Identifiers, Profiles, Downloads Back Online"?FairerPlatform?7/26
"Apple Developer Center outage exploited with new phishing scam"?TechnologyTell?7/26
"OS X Mavericks Developer Preview: Safari Power Saver Saves Your Battery by Pausing Flash"?MacTrast?7/26
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Questions answered in this week's Q&A include OS X not prompting for how to handle home folders when an account is removed, and more."?CNET Reviews?7/26
"Can FileVault be bypassed with OS X password reset routines? Given Apple-supplied password reset tools, you may have concerns about the possibility of these being used to override a FileVault-protected volume."?CNET Reviews?7/26
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Logic Pro X review: Powerful new features & a simplified UI with no compromises for pros"?9 to 5 Mac?7/26
"Softpress Freeway Pro 6 review - Comprehensive web design solution for OS X"?Macworld UK?7/26
"Mac Gems: Properly tag your videos with IDentify"?Macworld?7/26
"MacMost Now 896: Quickly Locking Your Mac"?MacMost?7/26
"Delete Files And Folders Selectively, Without Sending Them To The Trash [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?7/26
"A Free Password Manager App And Secure Wallet For Macs That's Not Quite A Bargain"?Mac 360?7/26
"How To Protect Your Mac's Online Privacy With A Cookie"?TeraTalks?7/26
"How To Make Your Mac More Secure And Private"?Mac 360?7/26
"Bored With iPhoto's Photo Enhancement Options? Add Fotor To Your Mac For Free"?NoodleMac?7/26
"The Easiest Way To Be A Mac Power User"?Mac 360?7/26
Press Releases
"The Best iDVD Alternative DVD Photo Slideshow for Mac Released"?prMac?7:03 AM
"Apple creates academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program"?TUAW?7:46 PM
"Apple Scores Harris Poll Hat Trick"?AllThingsD?7/26
"We (Still) Love Apple! Americans Vote Tech Giant 'Brand Of The Year' Across Three Categories"?Digital Trends?7/26
"Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the year"?VentureBeat?7/26
"Apple Named 'Brand of the Year' for PCs, Mobile"?PC Magazine?7/26
"Why consumers love Apple: Harris Interactive's annual poll names Apple computer, tablet and mobile 'Brand of the Year'"?Macworld UK?7/26
"Apple Dominates Consumer Brands Poll: Apple wins brand of the year from U.S. consumers in Harris Interactive poll's smartphone, tablet and PC categories."?InformationWeek?7/26
"Apple wins Harris Interactive Brand of the Year in three categories"?TUAW?7/26
"Apple wins top spots for 'Brand of the Year' in Harris poll"?CNET News?7/26
"Apple Pulls Hat Trick, Taking Computer, Tablet, and Mobile Phone 'Brand of the Year' Harris Poll EquiTrend Categories"?MacPrices?7/26
"LA Unified School District will give each of its 640,000 kids iPads by the end of next year"?9 to 5 Mac?7/26
"All of LA's 640,000 schoolkids will get free iPads by the end of 2014"?The Verge?7/26
"L.A. Unified School District Wants iPads for All 640,000 Students"?AllThingsD?7/26
"640,000 LA Students Will Get Free iPads by 2014: $30 million deal with Apple will get 31,000 iPads in classrooms this year, all students covered by 2014"?NBC South Florida?7/26
"Los Angeles Schoolkids Get Free iPads by Late 2014"?LAPTOP Magazine?7/26
"Apple taps academics to advise Supplier Responsibility program"?AppleInsider?7/26
"Galaxy S4 success helps Samsung to ?4.5bn profits, surpasses Apple in smartphone market"?V3?7/26
"Samsung and Apple Successfully Fend Off Low-Cost Smartphone Vendors for Another Quarter Declares ABI Research"?Business Wire?7/26
"Samsung and Apple successfully fend off low-cost smartphone vendors for another quarter, declares ABI Research"?DigiTimes?7/26
"Samsung Overtakes Apple But A Third Way Is Coming"?Forbes?7/26
"Samsung overtakes Apple in phone profits but others grow sales even more"?GigaOM?7/26
"App Puts the Bible in 100 Million Palms"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/26
"How Samsung Pipped Apple In Chinese Mkt"?RTRS?7/26
"Apple IPhone Share Shrinks as China's Huawei to ZTE Lure Users"?Bloomberg?7/26
"Are cheap, unofficial non-Apple iPhone chargers safe? Following two electrocutions, Apple updates Chinese site with detailed advice on use of official iPad, iPhone chargers"?Macworld UK?7/26
"Apple's shock treatment: An authentic charger-spotting guide"?The Register?7/26
"Steve Jobs' Wife Has Invested In New Media Startup Called Ozy Media"?Business Insider?7/26
"Steve Jobs' Widow Invests in Former MSNBC Anchor's Media Site"?Mashable?7/26
"Laurene Powell Jobs Invests in Media Company Focused on Change"?The Mac Observer?7/26
"iPhone app catches would-be rapist in less than an hour"?Mirror Online UK?7/26
"Japanese Tourist Spots Now Have Camera Stands For iPhones"?Cult of Mac?7/26
Non-Apple News
"Twitter comes under fire for what critics say is a lack of response to rape threats"?GigaOM?6:35 PM
"Pinterest Adds New Features, Support For Do Not Track"?redOrbit?11:00 AM
"Instagram users complain after being struck by mysterious 'smoothie hack'"?The Verge?7:24 AM
"How 'Sword and Sworcery' became a global, cross-platform hit"?The Verge?7:19 AM
"New Google Glass Patent Illustrates Customization Options"?Patent Bolt?7/26
"T-Mobile Eliminates Smartphone Down Payments In New Summer Deal"?Cult of Android?7/26
"Shipments of 15-inch notebooks decreasing, while 11-inch rise"?DigiTimes?7/26
Publications/Podcasts
"9to5Mac Happy Hour Podcast: Virtual personal assistants and Chromecast"?9 to 5 Mac?7/26
"The GigaOM Show: Google v. Apple gets Chromecastical"?GigaOM?7/26
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Reviews
"Fitbit Flex or Jawbone Up: Which is the better fitness companion for your wrist?"?GigaOM?1:01 PM
"Nexus 7 2 gets its pixels up vs non-retina iPad mini"?Stabley Times?5:12 PM
"Review: RHA M350 noise-isolating aluminum headphones + exclusive 20% discount code"?9 to 5 Mac?10:24 AM
"The Week in iPad Cases: Oh boy!"?Macworld?9:30 AM
"Best back to school iPad accessories for kids"?Phones Review?7:18 AM
"Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Chromecast content options"?iDownload Blog?7:14 AM
"Gadgets galore: Droid Maxx vs. Galaxy S4; Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini"?CNET News?7/26
"iRig HD and Amplitube for iPad Review: IK Multimedia exceeds expectations yet again with a higher-resolution analog to digital audio converter for guitar, and a fantastic guitar-centric digital audio workstation and effects processor for iOS."?148Apps?7/26
"Sensu: Old World Art Brush for New World Touch Pads"?Bare Feats?7/26
"Aud 5 is a fine speaker/dock ? if you have a Lightning-equipped iDevice"?AppleDailyReport?7/26
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Mac Gems: Noted a nicely-organized note-taking app"?Macworld?7:20 AM
"iOS 7 preview: iOS in the Car hints at the future of iOS everywhere"?iMore?7/26
"Hands-on: Loom makes it increasingly tempting to ditch iPhoto and Photo Stream"?Macworld?7/26
"Getting fit with iOS: How your iPad and iPhone can help you shed pounds"?Macworld?7/26
"'Futuridium EP' Review - An Inventive Arcade SHMUP for the Hardcore"?Touch Arcade?7/26
"Chillaxian Review: Prepare for chillaxing while busting aliens in Chillaxian."?148Apps?7/26
"A Ride into the Mountains Review: As understated as just about every aspect of A Ride into the Mountains might be, everything comes together to craft a truly impressive experience."?148Apps?7/26
"Riptide GP2 Review: Riptide GP 2 improves on the fast-paced hydro jet racing action of its predecessor, adding new tracks, vehicles, and tricks for players to splash around with."?148Apps?7/26
"Vintage 80s Apple Ads Resurfacing on YouTube"?MacRumors?7/26
How-To/Tutorial
"How to transfer photos from your iPhone to Mac/iOS/Mac OS X tips: Import photos from your iPhone or iPad to Mac with free software"?Macworld UK?7/26
"How to change the wallpaper on your iPad: Plus, where to find cool new wallpapers for your iPad"?Macworld UK?7/26
"How to get Flash on iPad: Best Flash apps to help you play Flash videos and games on your iPad"?Macworld UK?7/26
"How to finetune your mobile Safari browsing settings"?iDownload Blog?7/26
Tips
"How to be an iOS ninja: Top 5 secret shortcuts for Siri, Mail, Safari, Calendar, keyboard, and more!"?iMore?1:21 PM
"Sett Is A New Blogging Platform That Has Community At Its Heart"?TechCrunch?1:26 PM
"New Grammar Game for iPad/iPhone for Kids to Learn Parts of Speech"?prMac?8:43 AM
"SwagWarz 1.0 for iOS - Defeat Enemies Using Bling and Swag in 3D Shooter"?prMac?7:51 AM
"Biber and Red Boots HD released for iOS - Interactive Children's App"?prMac?7:16 AM
"Canon adds Apple AirPrint compatibility to newest Pixma Wireless All-in-One Printer"?AppleDailyReport?7:11 AM
"Sensopia - Capture the Floor Plan of your House with MagicPlan"?Sensopia?7:05 AM
"Mailbox Developer Orchestra To Shut Down Namesake To-Do App 2 Years After Launch"?AppAdvice?7/26
"iPhone Charging Connector Fits on Your Keychain: If you have easy access to a computer all day but don't want to carry your iPhone's charging cable around with you, the Kii might do the trick."?Techland?7/26
"Coming July 27: Gene Steinberg meets Peter Cohen, from The Loop and iMore, Kirk McElhearn, author of 'Take Control of Launchbar,' and Russell Chozick, of Flashback Data, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?7/26
"'Cut the Rope' Gets 25 New Levels in Latest 'Cheese Box' Update"?Touch Arcade?7/26
"Shutterfly 2.0 Released for iPad"?iClarified?7/26
"Starbucks Selects Cyto's Puzzle Adventure For Its Pick of the Week, Offers Free Codes At 15,000 Locations"?148Apps?7/26
"Distro Issue 100: A look at our all-time favorite gadgets"?Engadget?7/26
"Steve Wozniak and Trip Hawkins Announced as Keynote Speakers at Apps World"?Business Wire?7/26
"Hot off the Press: Tekserve Releases Its First iOS FAQ, Alongside the 12th Edition of Their Mac FAQ"?Business Wire?7/26
"'Vjay' Goes FREE On iPhone (and iPad)"?RazorianFly?7/26
"Shutterfly For iPad 2.0 Features Product Ordering And Photo Filtering"?AppAdvice?7/26
"Sky takes on Apple and Netflix with super-cheap Now TV streaming box"?The Verge?7/26
"Channel 4 brings offline viewing to 4oD for Android and iOS"?Engadget?7/26
"Google Kills Google+ Local For iOS, App Now Pulled From iTunes App Store"?TechCrunch?7/26
"Google+ Local for iOS will be pulled on August 7th after being integrated into Google Maps"?The Next Web?7/26
"Google+ Local for iOS has one foot in the grave, will rest in peace August 7th"?Engadget?7/26
"4OD for iOS and Android gets offline viewing"?The Inquirer?7/26
"Gravity Evolved iOS App Release"?prMac?7/26
"Biber and Red Boots HD released for iOS - Interactive Children's App"?prMac?7/26
"BA Financial Calculator Pro 3.0 Emulates TI BA II Plus Professional Now"?prMac?7/26
"Awem launches Golden Trails 2 HD for iPad"?prMac?7/26
"Information of iPhone/iPad app Backyard - Release Info"?prMac?7/26
"Blast Virus - An Exciting Mobile Gaming App"?prMac?7/26
"Western Bar - Retro Classic LCD Game is now out"?prMac?7/26
"Mr Tiger the House Spider - Animoolz Interactive Children's Book"?prMac?7/26
"Memorability - Visual Storytelling App for iPad Released on App Store"?prMac?7/26
"Free Bible Trivia Word Game Now Available for iPad"?prMac?7/26
"Famous Movies for iPad: 20 Pixel-Art Puzzles for Every Cinema Fan"?prMac?7/26
"Dragons Rage 2 Hits The China App Store With A Fiery Chinese Edition"?prMac?7/26
"Available Now - Update your Facebook status with a PicUpdate picture"?prMac?7/26
"David Einhorn refers to Microsoft as sinking ship, dumps stake"?Neowin?7:19 AM
"How Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Will Spend His Summer Vacation"?24/7 Wall Street?3:45 PM
"Going a bit (Micro)soft: Microsoft's glory days are behind it, and its days of making investors into millionaires are long gone, writes Alistair Fairweather"?My Broadband?7:43 AM
"Windows 8 Still Facing Strong Headwinds, Analyst Reveals"?Softpedia?7:44 AM
"Microsoft turns to solar-power and white space for South Africa's cheapest broadband"?ZDNet?7:45 AM
"Microsoft updates IE11, & the dev tools are amazing"?TG Daily?1:25 PM
"Dell's Project Ophelia now shipping to testers, everyone else this fall"?Engadget?7:12 AM
"Five things Microsoft is doing right"?BetaNews?5:32 PM
"Haswell microcode update will block overclocking on non-Z87 chipsets"?TechSpot?9:21 PM
"Intel restricts overclocking on H81, B85 and H87-chipsets"?Hardware.Info?9:21 PM
"Intel dabbles in contract manufacturing, weighing tradeoffs"?The Oregonian?3:42 PM
"Intel announces extremely efficient SSD 530 Series"?Hardware.Info?7:42 AM
"AMD Carizo APU To Feature Excavator Core ? Arrives in 2015 With Next Gen Radeon Core and 65W TDP"?WCCF Tech?7:40 AM
"AMD Richland processor sets 8.2GHz record"?GSMArena Blog?7:41 AM
"Cisco: End user devices proliferation to boost tech financing uptake"?IndiaTimes?7:41 AM
"IBM Judge Oks Foreign Bribe Settlement Two Years Later"?Bloomberg Law?7/26
"IBM beefs up QRadar Security Intelligence portfolio"?IT PRO?7/26
"IBM announces launch of vulnerability scanner and manager"?SC Magazine?7/26
"IBM and DCU join forces for big data, analytics and smarter cities MSc programme"?Business & Leadership?7/26
"IBM, Pivotal Collaborate to Develop Open Cloud Foundry Platform"?Talkin' Cloud?7/26
"HP will launch a $99 tablet in time for back to school shopping"?MInd of the Geek?7/26
"NEC tag teams with HP on high-end x86 servers: Taking an Odyssey to fill a Kraken"?The Register?7/26
"CMS Awards A Contract To Hewlett-Packard Company"?Avauncer?7/26
"Slovenian Post teams with HP to develop cloud computing services"?Post & Parcel?7/26
The recently released Swell Radio is unofficially billed as "Pandora for radio," and after using it for several hours, I understand why. The free iPhone?app lets users stream news, comedy, sports, and business content to their Apple iPhones?content that adapts to your listening habits to create a customized experience. Fans of news, podcasts, and talk radio should consider giving Swell Radio a download.
Tuning In Unlike Stitcher Radio (an app that provides a similar service), Swell Radio doesn't require you to create an account?you can jump right in. Swell Radio sports a simple but elegant interface that's remarkably clutter-free. Swell Radio utilizes "audio cards," rectangular panels that contain important information such as the show/station/podcast's name, runtime, and the broadcast date. There are also two icons that let you rewind a track in 10-second intervals or fast-forward in 30-second intervals. Tapping the small information icon flips the audio card where you can find a show synopsis and a link to the show's homepage.
NPR, Comedy Central Stand Up, and BBC Documentaries are just a handful of the many stations available. The audio streamed to my Sony MDR headphones was crisp and clear; in fact, Swell Radio sounded better than many terrestrial radio stations, as there were no pops or hisses. If you dig into the settings, you can find an option to for "high-quality streaming" that's designed to improve audio (when a show offers it).
Listening In Brining a finger to the Swell logo opens a genre listing that includes technology, business, arts, TV& film, culture, music, comedy, and other categories. Selecting music took me from the informative Freakonomics show to a program that featured several indie artists. Switching categories causes Swell Radio to play a handful of the new genre tracks, before reverting to the normal mixed-content stream. Unlike Stitcher Radio you cannot ban or favorite shows.
Note: Swell Radio doesn't let you continuously listen to one topic or genre, as some other music streaming apps do. For example, if I fired up Slacker Radio's '80s station, I'd be fed nothing but tunes from the decade of decadence. Swell Radio, on the other hand, streams a variety of topics that are constantly tweaked based on several criteria. Swell Radio also doesn't offer live radio, which is SiriusXM Radio's bread and butter. Instead, it has timely recorded programming; I listed to Grantland's Jalen Rose Report podcast just hours just a few hours after it went live.
Like Slacker Radio and many other audio streaming services, Swell Radio constantly tweaks the listening experience based on your actions?it's not a traditional podcast. The app knows what you like based on how long you listened to a particular genre, when you skipped a program, the "wisdom of the Swell community," data from your Twitter stream (if you follow lots of sports teams, Swell Radio serves up more sports content), time of day, and the time since last fired up the app. You can also share content via Facebook, Twitter, and email. Swiping up on an audio card bookmarks a track, so that you can return to it at a later time.
Radio Days There is a sea of iPhone apps designed to stream music, but very few have a laser-beam focus on news and talk. Swell Radio is impressive, but not strictly because of the novel idea; it's an app that iPhone users should download if they dig non-music radio and podcasts. Should developer Concept.io allow users to continuously stream their genres of choice (a feature that Stitcher Radio offers), this already impressive app will be that much better.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]New research shows that, under certain conditions, using two drugs in a "targeted therapy" -- a treatment approach designed to interrupt cancer's ability to grow and spread -- nearly all cancers could be effectively cured.
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