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Wednesday Highlights: "Stuffed pockets, stiff competition" in store for Apple in 2012 as companies like Amazon rise; Tim Cook likely to keep the boat steady in 2012, preaching from "the book of Jobs"; ABIresearch says iPad users have downloaded 3 billion apps in the past year; analysts see iPad having a great year; despite Apple's absence from CES, the TV rumors are prevalent, and Jony Ive is said to have a 50" LCD TV in the labs; Apple announces 2012 Q1 earnings conference call on 24 Jan, 2PM PT, iPhone 4S expected to be center-stage; Apple Gazett looks back to the time when Apple products weren't compatible with anything; iPhone 4S to arrive on China's shores on 13 Jan, in addition to 21 countries; rumor that Apple working on streaming rights for Premier League soccer, paidContent says unlikely to happen; lost hiker saved by flashlight on iPhone; iMac accounts for 32.9% of all-in-one computers; iPhone 5 to arrive fall of 2012, says analyst; InfoWorld comparison between iOS 5, Android 4, WinPho 7.5, BlackBerry OS 7; Atari goes after iOS developers ripping off their games; iOS multitasking, no manual management needed says Jon Gruber; is iMessage killing texting worldwide?
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"iPad Hits Three Billion Downloads in Just One Year, Still Outgunning Android Tablets"" ABIresearch
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"Apple doesn't fall far from tree: New boss Tim Cook is likely to preach straight from the book of Jobs this year."?Melbourne Age?11:22 PM
"Apple's iPad tallies up 3 billion app downloads"?CNET News?10:44 AM
"Apple's iPad tops 3 billion downloads"?GigaOM?11:15 AM
"iPad App Store hits 3 billion downloads, represents 19% of Apple's iOS devices"?AppleInsider?3:08 PM
"Apple doesn't fall far from tree: New boss Tim Cook is likely to preach straight from the book of Jobs this year."?Sydney Morning Herald?11:31 AM
"iPad rumors point to big year for Apple: iPad rumors and a possible dividend have investment analysts excited. But should the vague iPad rumors get consumers excited, too?"?CNBC?9:03 AM
"How disruptive is Apple TV?"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?9:50 AM
"Apple to announce first-quarter financial results on January 24"?The Next Web?8:41 AM
"Q1 FY12 Earnings Release: Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its first fiscal quarter on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. PT."?Apple Investor Relations?8:01 AM
"Judge not convinced by Apple's trade secrets argument, unseals docs"?Ars Technica?2:09 PM
"Court Denies Apple Request to Keep Info Secret in Psystar Case"?The Mac Observer?11:21 AM
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"Apple Issues Refunds for 'Premature' Purchases of GameStore App"?MacRumors?8:07 PM
"Apple refunds buyers of GameStore, calls app 'premature'"?CNET News?8:10 PM
"Adobe ad man tapped to run Apple's struggling iAd service"?Fortune?8:06 PM
"Apple's iAd division now being run by former Adobe and Yahoo Exec Todd Teresi"?The Next Web?2:46 PM
"Apple hires former Adobe exec as its new iAd chief"?CNET News?3:42 PM
"Adobe's Old Ad Boss Is Apple's New iAd Boss"?AllThingsD?3:42 PM
"iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13"?Apple?8:02 AM
"iPhone 4S makes its way to China"?CNET News?8:35 AM
"The iPhone 4S Hits China (And 21 Other Countries) Next Friday"?TechCrunch?8:09 AM
"iPhone 4S Arrives in China and 21 Other Countries on January 13"?eXtensions?8:01 AM
"iPhone 4S Hits China And 21 Other Countries From January 13th 2012"?AppleBitch?8:51 AM
"Apple shoots for Premier League soccer streaming rights"?Register Hardware?8:35 AM
"Daily Mail: Apple to bid on Premier League football content for Apple TV"?9 to 5 Mac?8:32 AM
"The architect of Apple iconography: Susan Kare -- designer of vintage Mac symbols and Facebook 'gifts' -- shares stories of Steve Jobs and famous logos"?Salon?10:55 AM
"Verizon Sells 4.2M Apple iPhones in Q411; Expects 500-600bp iPhone Margin Drop in Future"?StreetInsider?3:51 PM
"Verizon iPhone sales hit 4.2 million during holiday quarter"?GigaOM?3:51 PM
"Verizon mobile margins to fall on iPhone sales"?Reuters?4:31 PM
"Verizon doubles iPhone sales over last quarter"?CNET News?4:28 PM
"Android Market tops 400,000 apps, catches Apple in pace"?Electronista?12:18 PM
"Intuit Canada appoints former Apple Canada staff member as Managing Director"?ehMac?11:30 AM
"U.S. Customs: We Won't Accept A Photo Of Your Passport On Your iPad [Exclusive]?Cult of Mac?12:04 PM
"Apple Reportedly putting DMCA squeeze on App Store pirates"?Ars Technica?11:31 AM
"iPhone flashlight helps rescue team save lost hiker"?DigitalTrends?8:49 AM
"Maker of Steve Jobs Action Figure: 'I Will Not Stop'"?ABC News Radio?1:04 PM
"Steve Jobs action figure debuts to mixed reactions"?Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required]?8:04 AM
"Financial Incentive: iPhone App Charges Users for Skipping the Gym"?DailyFinance?3:50 PM
"Mimbo the iPhone Robot Mimics Your Emotions"?Mashable?8:31 AM
"$70,000 Apple Store Robbery: A group of people broke into an Apple store in Arizona stealing more than $70,000 in merchandise." [Video Report]?MarketWatch?9:48 AM
"Six Armed Teenagers Rob Scottsdale Apple Store, Three Get Caught"?Cult of Mac?8:41 AM
Non-Apple News
"To Win Kids Back, Toy Maker Taps Tablet and Phone Apps"?Techland?11:04 AM
"Velocity Micro Announces $150 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet"?PC Magazine?10:44 AM
"Samsung Unveils New Speaker Docks, Home Theater Systems"?PC Magazine?10:43 AM
"Fujitsu Working on 'Good Virus' to Seek and Destroy Attacking Systems"?eWeek?10:27 AM
"Hadoop finally ready for production duty: After nearly seven years of development, Apache has released version 1.0 of its popular Hadoop data analysis platform"?IDG News Service?10:36 AM
"Anonymous Threatens Sony, Spares PSN Customers"?PCWorld?10:48 AM
"Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license: The new version provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses"?IDG News Service?10:20 AM
"Ubuntu hoists skirt, flashes 'concept' gadget at CES"?The Register?11:01 AM
"Mobile TV Phone, Tablet Coming at CES"?PC Magazine?10:44 AM
"Atom chip on Android smartphones expected at CES: Analysts looking for devices from LG and Samsung"?Computerworld?10:20 AM
"5 Hot Mobile Trends At CES: Mobile devices will figure prominently at the Consumer Electronics Show, kicking off January 10. Here are five gadget trends to watch."?InformationWeek?10:08 AM
"Roku Expands Beyond Internet Video-Streaming Boxes"?Associated Press?10:00 AM
"Nokia moves Asia HQ to Beijing from Singapore"?MarketWatch?9:47 AM
"Spam Finds New Target: Facebook and Twitter Build Up Their Defenses as Hackers Attack Social Networks"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:40 AM
"Google adds IBM patents as it looks to future"?BBC?10:12 AM
"Chrome Add-on Tells You When You're Browsing A Site That Supports SOPA"?Forbes?9:58 AM
"Google Demotes Chrome Web Page for Violating Own Guidelines"?eWeek?10:26 AM
"eBay's John Donahoe Shocked by Executive's Departure to Yahoo (Internal Memo)"?AllThingsD?9:46 AM
"Scott Thompson: Yahoo's Competitive Advantage Is Its Data"?TechCrunch?10:58 AM
"New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson: 'We'll Be Back to Innovation'"?Forbes?10:30 AM
"Jammed schedule in January: mobile patent litigation picks up where it left off in 2011"?Foss Patents?8:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TUAW TV Live: Steve and Doc Rock predict what's ahead for 2012"?TUAW?4:28 PM
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"Using your phone as a hard drive ? PATENTED by Apple?"?Lonny Paul?8:09 PM
"Beware: '$24 iPad' penny auction deals could leave you penniless"?Melbourne Age?8:06 PM
"Apple TV gamble the talk of the show"?USA Today?8:06 PM
"How I Dared to Try iTunes Match and Actually Enjoyed It"?TidBITS?7:33 PM
"Verizon doubles iPhone sales over last quarter"?CNET News?7:44 PM
"Verizon Doubles iPhone Sales in Q4 to 4.2 Million Units"?The Mac Observer?7:32 PM
"Spotify's Daniel Ek: The Most Important Man In Music"?Forbes?3:48 PM
"Spotify CEO shows off iPhone voice integration hack, love for Siri, Coldplay"?Engadget?3:48 PM
"Law & Apple: Revenge of the Resellers"?Mac|Life?3:01 PM
"Editorial: The App Store Sure Is Full Of Some Crap"?AppleBitch?2:48 PM
"And now a Video of a kid getting hit in the face with an iPad for being a douche"?Macgasm?1:03 PM
"New iPad? ? Charles Moore's Picks For The 16 Best Free iPad Apps ? The 'Book Mystique"?MacPrices?1:01 PM
"CES 2012 Preview: Why A Thousand Ultrabooks Will Try To Kill The MacBook Air (And Why They Don't Have A Prayer)"?Cult of Mac?12:42 PM
"The Latest iPhone Problem Apple Has Yet to Fix: Audiogate"?Atlantic Wire?12:42 PM
"If You're Not Apple, You Need to Stop with the iNames"?Gizmodo?12:42 PM
"Designer Jony Ive Reportedly has a 50-inch Apple television in his studio"?AppleInsider?12:17 PM
"Reports of 50" Apple Television in Jonathan Ive's Lab as Talk Heightens Ahead of CES"?MacRumors?12:17 PM
"Don't Get Mad at Atari for Shutting Down an iOS Battlezone Clone"?Technologizer?12:16 PM
"Premier League Rights: Google And Apple Unlikely To Bid"?paidContent?12:15 PM
"Apple's iMessage Continues To Help Kill SMS Texting Around The World"?Cult of Mac?11:55 AM
"What Mac, iOS developers want from Apple in 2012"?Ars Technica?11:52 AM
"Components/Two interesting pieces of news hit right before the holidays: first, that Apple has Reportedly acquired Israeli flash chip maker Anobit; second, that Samsung is building the A5 processor, which is used in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S, in a new facility in Austin, TX."?Apple Outsider?11:31 AM
"Samsung's Galaxy Ace Plus is a blatant rip off of the iPhone 3GS"?Edible Apple?11:21 AM
"Apple 2012 Expectation: Exclusive Media Content Unit for iTunes"?desinformado?11:10 AM
"The Macalope Daily: The thing about free advice"?Macworld [Insider Content]?9:48 AM
"The iPad is an incredible tool for work ? if your IT department will allow it"?VentureBeat?9:04 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Faces 2012 in a Truly Post-Jobsian World"?The VAR Guy?9:02 AM
"My Predictions For 2012: The Mac Desktop"?MacNews?8:50 AM
"What might SAP learn from Apple?"?ZDNet?8:48 AM
"Hey, Microsoft & Apple: Grow Up! Outlook and the iPhone should work together seamlessly, but Apple and Microsoft refuse to stop squabbling."?Inc.?8:32 AM
"Steve Jobs fans must see the Eames film"?GigaOM?8:18 AM
"Apple iPad 3 rumors, let's get real"?CBS News?11:27 AM
"Cheaper iPad will gut the competition"?iPad.Blorge?11:20 AM
"Viral Video: Secret Code About Apple's New York Media Event"?AllThingsD?8:03 AM
"The Humorous Side of the Law: iPhone, tell me what I want to know"?Naples Daily News?8:00 AM
Non-Apple
"The E-Reader, as we know it, is doomed"?The Loop?7:34 PM
"Sony Cuts the Price of its Tablet only Three Months after Release"?PadGadget?3:58 PM
"2011 ends with almost 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions"?CNET News?11:21 AM
"Tips from IT professionals on how to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues: IT professionals offer security, desktop virtualization advice"?Network World?10:49 AM
"Nginx overtakes Microsoft as No. 2 Web server: Although Apache continues to dominate the Web server space, open source Nginx is nibbling at rivals' market share"?InfoWorld?10:35 AM
"Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud: Sending apps and storage off-site might cause problems IT hasn't considered."?Computerworld?10:20 AM
"Working out RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9930 over Christmas break: A solid improvement over my Bold 9650, though still lacks those iPhone apps"?Network World?10:49 AM
"At Yahoo, Not Much Has Changed in Three Years"?WSJ Blogs?11:18 AM
"Is Yahoo still a media company?"?MarketWatch?11:17 AM
"Key Takeaways from the Scott Thompson Hiring at Yahoo!"?Forbes?10:30 AM
"CES 2012 preview: hardware is (almost) dead"?ZDNet?11:11 AM
"Tablet sales grow 250 per cent in 2011 to reach 73 million"?V3?11:05 AM
"Tablets jumpstart the PC industry"?TG Daily?10:59 AM
"Ultrabooks: Four things that will make or break the category"?ZDNet?11:12 AM
"CES 2012: Will the Ultrabook be as Ultra as Promised?"?Computerworld?10:47 AM
"What Ultrabooks Could Do To The Tablet Craze"?Forbes?9:56 AM
"So, What's Your Algorithm?"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:39 AM
"Is Chrome a $1 Billion Hidden Asset for Google?"?TheStreet?9:36 AM
"Could Chrome overtake Internet Explorer in the browser wars?"?CNN?9:30 AM
"Prediction #4: Motorola buys TiVO"?I, Cringely?8:18 AM
"IBM's Rometty Promotes Di Leo, Van Kralingen as CEO Makes First Changes"?Bloomberg?9:54 AM
"IBM's new chief Virginia Rometty forms management team"?V3?11:06 AM
"IBM acquiring software testing vendor Green Hat: Green Hat specializes in automated testing tools for integration, SOA, and cloud-based deployments"?IDG News Service?10:36 AM
"IBM To Buy Green Hat"?Forbes?9:54 AM
"IBM to buy cloud-based software maker Green Hat"?MarketWatch?9:47 AM
"IBM Is Buying Software Testing Company Green Hat"?WSJ Blogs?9:54 AM
"Seven Questions With IBM's Manoj Saxena About Watson and Cancer"?AllThingsD?9:46 AM
"HP announces 27-inch Omni 27 all-in-one, Pavilion Phoenix h9 gaming desktop"?ZDNet?11:11 AM
"HP Launches HPE h9 Phoenix Desktop PC for Power Users"?PC Magazine?10:45 AM
"HP Announces Business Monitors, Docking Station"?PC Magazine?10:45 AM
"Hands on with the HP Folio 13"?CNET News?11:21 AM
"HP patches LaserJet security holes"?ZDNet?11:10 AM
"Microsoft Resolves 'Really?!' Ad Lawsuit Over Windows 7 Phone"?paidContent?9:59 AM
"Nokia Ace to launch from $100m mountain of ad cash: Microsoft and co bet big on new WinPhone"?The Register?11:01 AM
"Nokia 'Ace' Windows Phone May Get Hero's Welcome in U.S."?Techland?11:04 AM
"Microsoft and partners to heavily promote Windows Phone in 2012"?ZDNet?11:11 AM
"Microsoft Azure In 2012: Watch Out Amazon? Look for Linux and Hadoop twists as Microsoft bolsters its cloud platform. Some observers say the changes could move Azure into more direct competition with Amazon Web Services."?InformationWeek?10:07 AM
"Microsoft celebrates IE6 death as Google downranks Chrome"?BBC?10:12 AM
"Microsoft Celebrates as Internet Explorer 6 Dies, Windows XP Wilts: Microsoft is jubilant because that the only way to get many people to stop using XP would be to pry the computer on which it ran from their cold dead hands."?Computerworld?10:47 AM
"Microsoft Sues U.K. Retailer Comet for Selling Counterfeit CDs"?Bloomberg?9:59 AM
"Microsoft sues UK retailer over counterfeit Windows CDs"?Reuters?9:59 AM
"Microsoft Sues Comet Over Counterfeit CDs"?WSJ Blogs?9:59 AM
"Comet 'sold 94,000 pirate Windows CDs', claims Microsoft"?The Register?11:02 AM
"Dell to start production at its base in western China, say Taiwan makers"?DigiTimes?10:24 AM
"Intel discontinuing over 25 desktop CPUs, say sources"?DigiTimes?10:24 AM
"Quanta Sues AMD Over Chips for NEC Notebook Computers"?Bloomberg?9:51 AM
"Cisco Kills Umi Videoconferencing Product"?AllThingsD?9:51 AM
"Cisco Quietly Kills Umi Videoconferencing Hardware"?PC Magazine?10:45 AM
"Cisco to shut Umi video unit as streamlining continues"?V3?11:06 AM
"Mobile, Software Developers Lead IT Staffing Priorities: Dice"?eWeek?10:27 AM
Finances
(Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
"Apple Will Push Further Into Emerging Markets Next Week"?TheStreet?1:54 PM
"Apple: Look Past Potential Soft Q2 Guide, Says Barclays"?Barron's?2:48 PM
"Apple: Sterne Agee Sees Sleeker iPhone 5 'Most Important Catalyst'"?Barron's?10:34 AM
"Analyst Sees iPhone 5 as Biggest Apple Catatlyst for 2012'"?The Mac Observer?7:34 PM
"Apple schedules Q1 2012 earnings call for January 24"?Macworld?8:50 AM
"Apple to announce first quarter 2012 earnings on Jan. 24"?Fortune?8:21 AM
"They Just Don't Get Apple!" [Video Report]?TheStreet?9:04 AM
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks trade mostly lower, with techs weak"?MarketWatch?7:55 PM
"U.S. stocks end higher as retailers rise: Netflix, apparel stocks support gains; Nasdaq Composite lags"?MarketWatch?4:32 PM
"Dow Edges Higher as Auto Sales Trump Euro Worries"?FOXBusiness?4:33 PM
"U.S. Stocks Erase Early Losses as Retailers, Carmakers Advance"?Bloomberg?4:33 PM
"Stocks claw back in quiet trading"?CNNMoney?4:33 PM
"Stocks End Mixed; Fed Urges Action on Housing"?TheStreet?4:33 PM
"Blue Chips Hold On for Slim Gain: Dow Industrials Edge Up 21.04 Points in Wake of New Year Rally; 'Microcosm of What We Saw in 2011'"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:54 PM
"Stocks: New Year's rally fizzling/Investors threw cold water on the New Year's rally, with U.S. stocks set for a modest pullback at Wednesday's open."?CNNMoney?9:30 AM
"Canadian stocks edge higher as miners rebound"?MarketWatch?7:54 PM
"Asian Stocks Rise for Second Day on Global Economic Optimism"?Bloomberg?11:08 AM
"Stocks Retreat in Europe Amid Debt Concern; Vestas, UniCredit Lead Decline"?Bloomberg?10:14 AM
"European Stocks Decline on Bank-Capital Concern; UniCredit Sinks"?Bloomberg?11:07 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop; UniCredit, Vestas off/Italian, Spanish markets post steep losses, as banks sell off"?MarketWatch?9:41 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading"?Associated Press?7:56 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading"?Associated Press?7:57 PM
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