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Saturday Highlights: The Verizon iPhone 5 is arriving to customers unlocked; CNET analyzes Tim Cook's calculated risk in getting rid of Google Maps in iOS 6; Reuters believes iPhone 5 defines success, Tim Cook-style; Apple seeks another $700m from Samsung, with reports from WSJ and FOSS Patents; Apple rolls out four new iPhone 5 ads; PatentBolt reports on smuggled iPhone 5s reaching China; Dan Frommer at Splat F reviews his first hour with the iPhone 5 and finds the brushed aluminum to be very fragile; AnandTech provides a comprehensive iPhone 5 Performance Review; Gizmodo compares the iPhone 5's camera performance against the leading competitors; The Macalope picks apart a Forbes writer; Mike Elgan at Cult of Mac positions that Apple's obsession with Google is hurting Apple (sic).
Friday Highlights: iPhone 5 arrives to huge, eager crowds worldwide, live reports and videos in our General Interest section, and Apple also responds to the Maps fiasco saying it will get better as more people use it and provide feedback; reports that Cook has the Map team in lockdown addressing issues, while partner TomTom said to offer help, also distancing itself from the problem at the same time?reports are numerous today in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; CounterNotions' Map FAQ dispels notion that Google's maps were that much better; meanwhile, over in Switzerland, complaints over Apple's use of the Swiss railway's trademark clock arise; and in Germany, Apple loses patent ruling against Samsung as court declares the Korean smartphone maker did not infringe upon Apple's touch-screen technology; TechHive compares iTunes Match with Amazon's Cloud Player; this picture should give you an idea of what it must be like on iPhone delivery day at a FedEx distribution facility; Siri dominating Samsung S Voice; David Pogue, John Gruber talk iPhone 5 on Bloomberg TV; MacRumors photo shows that the black, anodized aluminum back of iPhone 5 may be susceptible to scratches; on a good note, though, iPhone 5 has a bigger battery, and is easier to repair than previous models according to iFixit's latest teardown; we've also posted new reviews of the iPhone 5 from Register Hardware, The Verge, and others; Macworld looks at EarPods, posts performance differences between iOS 6 and 5; Mactuts+ shows you how to safely and effectively clean your MacBook; haven't got your new iPhone yet, VentureBeat suggests the best place is at your local carrier's store; and Applepeels asks if Apple has lost its soul?
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Sat Sep 22
"Is Apple's new maps app upsetting? The OpenForum chimes in: Apple ditched Google for maps, and many users are upset." Ars Technica
11:50 AM
"iOS 6 map mess was no big surprise to Apple: Tim Cook took a calculated risk: getting rid of Google Maps was more important than delivering a less-flawed Apple Maps app."?CNET News?6:47 AM
"Analysis: IPhone 5 defines Apple success, Tim Cook-style"?Reuters?11:05 AM
"Apple seeks another $700m from Samsung in patent case"?Crave @ CNET?7:02 AM
"Apple seeks Samsung sales ban, $707 mn more in damages: Samsung has responded by asking for a new trial"?Reuters?7:01 AM
"Apple Asks Judge for More From Samsung"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:03 AM
"Apple asks U.S. court to enhance damages award in Samsung case by $700 million"?Foss Patents?8:09 AM
"Apple seeks another $707 million in damages from Samsung"?AppleInsider?1:57 PM
"Apple debuts new iPhone 5 ads: Thumb, Physics, Cheese, Ears/Apple taps Jeff Daniels, the actor who plays a news anchor on Aaron Sorkin's 'Newsroom' to be the voice of the iPhone commercials."?CNET News?6:47 AM
"Apple Rolls Out iPhone 5 Ad Blitz [Videos]?Mashable?7:02 AM
"Briefly: Apple rolls out four new iPhone 5 ads"?AppleInsider?8:05 AM
"Apple drives comeback of retail computer store"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?7:18 AM
"Apple seen putting Pandora in play amid online shift"?Bloomberg?10:06 AM
"Smuggled iPhones Reach Mainland China & More"? Patently Apple?6:08 PM
"Verizon ships its iPhone 5 unlocked: Handsets will accept a GSM nano-SIM from any carrier & connect at 4G/LTE speeds."?Ars Technica?4:19 PM
"iPhone 5 matches monthlong sales figures for 4S in just 3 days"?CNET News?9/21
"The Disconcerting Brilliance of the iPhone 5"?Slate?9/21
"iPhone 5 goes on sale as Apple responds to Maps criticism"?Network World?9/21
"Apple Lines Longer Than Ever, Piper's Gene Munster Says"?Forbes?9/21
"IPhone 5 sale draws huge crowds"?CNNMoney?9/21
"iPhone 5 Crowds Kick Off Sales: Apple's newest smartphone is being welcomed the world over with large crowds and long lines."?InformationWeek?9/21
"Apple launches iPhone 5 to big hopes: Lines wrap Apple stores despite grumbles about maps, YouTube"?MarketWatch?9/21
"Buyers swarm Apple stores for iPhone 5"?USA Today?9/21
"iPhone: Hype or Surge?" [Video Report]?CNBC?9/21
"Apple iPhone 5 fever rages despite grumbling over maps"?Reuters?9/21
"Apple: How Many iPhone 5s Will Sell This Weekend?"?Forbes?9/21
"China Is Likely To Get iPhone 5 Before The Year End"?Forbes?9/21
"Apple promises maps app will 'improve'"?BBC?9/21
"Apple 'In Lockdown' For Map App Fixes"?Sky News?9/21
"Apple scrambled to hire iOS 6 maps engineers DAYS before launch"?The Register?9/21
"iOS 6 Maps Getting Flak From Apple iPhone, iPad Users"?eWeek?9/21
"Apple statement apologises for iOS 6 Maps problems"?Electricpig?9/21
"Critics: Apple's Maps App Misses the Landmark"?MacNewsWorld?9/21
"TomTom Distances Itself From Apple Maps Criticism"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Standards Lobby Dings New iPhone: They help set the standards for setting standards. And they are none too pleased with Apple Inc and its iPhone 5."?WSJ Blogs?9/21
"Swiss railway weighs challenge to Apple over trademark clock"?Reuters?9/21
"Samsung Apple Settlement Talks Continue, Android Jellybean, Samsung Note 10, Apple iPhone 5 Now Involved"?A New Domain?9/21
"Apple Loses German Court Ruling Against Samsung in Patent Suit"?Bloomberg?9/21
"Samsung didn't violate Apple patent: German court"?Yonhap News?9/21
"German court says Samsung and Motorola don't infringe Apple's touch event model patent"?Foss Patents?9/21
"AT&T Blocks FaceTime, Net Neutrality Complaint Filed"?BYTE?9/21
"Minister takes aim at Apple over apps: Apple has been accused by the NSW state government of 'taking unfair advantage' of children after reports that parents were unwittingly being billed hundreds of dollars for their children's use of 'free' apps."?Sydney Morning Herald?9/21
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News
"Apple goes against grain, extends support for Snow Leopard: If Apple had done the expected and not patched Snow Leopard, the number of users running a retired edition of OS X would have ballooned to 47 percent"?Computerworld?9/21
"Flashback malware for OS X appears to be going extinct"?MacFixIt?9/21
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Aperture 3.4: May quit unexpectedly on launch after updating"?Apple Support?8:03 AM
"Q&A MacFixIt Answers: We answer reader questions about using Maps from iOS 5 on iOS 6, Time Machine backups, and more."?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Mac Files of the Weird: iCal Calendar not Available when Creating new Event"?Run Around Tech?9/21
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Use Your Mac Dock to Toggle Login Items & Other Dock Tips"?The Mac Observer?4:36 PM
"Speed testing Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion"?ThinkDigit?7:19 AM
"Head-to-Head: iTunes Match versus Amazon Cloud Player"?TechHive?9/21
"Ask the iTunes Guy: More iTunes Store questions"?Macworld?9/21
"MacPhun Snapheal 2.0 review: The new version of Snapheal has a range of brush-based adjustments to allow for more fine control over image correction."?Macworld UK?9/21
"Gemini For Mac OS X Great At Blasting Away Duplicate Files"?MacNews?9/21
"Bypass The Mac App Store To Update Mountain Lion Software"?Cult of Mac?9/21
"Growl On The Mac Is Back! This Time It Works With Notification Center In OS X Mountain Lion"?Mac 360?9/21
"Did You Really Click That Button? Should You Click Again? Use This Click Tool On Your Mac To Know"?Mac 360?9/21
"End The Background Noise On Skype Or FaceTime With Push To Talk On Your Mac"?McSolo?9/21
"Are Email Attachments Driving You Nuts? Try The Attachment Tamer On Your Mac"?Mac 360?9/21
"Writedown Is The Inexpensive Mac Text Editor That Uses Markdown"?NoodleMac?9/21
Op/Ed
"iOS / Mac Dev. creates MAME arcade machine powered by an iPhone"?9 to 5 Mac?7:07 PM
"iPad + Linode, 1 Year Later"?MacStories?7:09 PM
"Apple Most Valuable Brand, OS X 10.8.2 Update, Launchpad Manager, and More"?Low End Mac?9/21
"To Defrag, Or Not To Defrag Your Mac? That's The Friday Question"?BohemianBoomer?9/21
"On Cleaning Mac Caches, Customizing, Optimizing, And Disaster Preparation (oh, and a note on viruses)"?TeraTalks?9/21
Press Releases
"Flip4Mac 3: Mountain Lion, GateKeeper compatible"?FairerPlatform?10:29 AM
"Microsoft Office for Mac Updated for Retina Display, Secondary Mobile Displays, and More"?Low End Mac?9/21
"Apimac Secret Folder is now ready for OS X Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper"?Apimac?9/21
"BuildEdge PLAN for SketchUp Mac Beta now available"?Architosh?9/21
"T-Mobile USA invites iPhone users to HSPA+ networks"?PCWorld?7:47 PM
"The iPhone 5 scene at Apple's retail stores"?Macworld?10:24 AM
"Slick Window Display Promotes New iPhone 5"?ifoAppleStore?8:37 AM
"50 iPhone 5s stolen from London store in worldwide spate"?Crave @ CNET?7:03 AM
"Wireless carriers hope to temper iPhone 5 margin pain"?Reuters?7:03 AM
"iPhone 5 matches monthlong sales figures for 4S in just 3 days: ComScore report says the first three days of online preorders for the iPhone 5 matched the earlier Apple record set by the iPhone 4S over the course of a month."?CNET News?9/21
"Transit app developers see iOS 6 Maps as a chance to shine"?Ars Technica?9/21
"Early iPhone 5 Purchases Trend Toward iPhone 4S Upgraders and Black Models Amid Long Lines"?MacRumors?9/21
"Apple union's 'Day of Solidarity' to protest working conditions: As the iPhone 5 hits stores today, an Apple workers union asks store employees to demand better conditions in France and at Foxconn."?CNET News?9/21
"Apple fans and critics converge in Paris for iPhone 5"?CNET News?9/21
"Labor protest at Apple iPhone party in Paris"?Reuters?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch-day mania: Apple's map troubles haven't stopped the iPhone 5 launch-day crowds. CNET Update talks to fanatics in line at the Cube in New York City."?CNET News?9/21
"Apple iPhone 5 launch: Queues go global as Samsung offends millions"?Computerworld?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans across the world"?New York Post?9/21
"A short, wonderful tale of iPhone 5 lines across North America [Slideshow]?BetaNews?9/21
"Live on Fifth Avenue from Apple's iPhone 5 launch (updated)"?Fortune?9/21
"Hundreds lining up in Sacramento to buy iPhone 5"?Sacramento Bee?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch live from Apple Store Montreal"?iMore?9/21
"iPhone 5 buyers flood stores, jam phone lines as they rush to purchase, activate smartphones"?Vancouver Sun?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch live from the Regent Street Apple Store in London"?iMore?9/21
"Waiting For The iPhone 5 (Video)"?Forbes?9/21
"iPhone 5 queue hysteria captured in launch-day photos"?Crave @ CNET?9/21
"iPhone 5 lines from around the world [Video]?BGR?9/21
"Wal-Mart, Apple, Amazon and Google: In corporate battles, customers may be casualties"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?9/21
"London iPhone 5 Madness: 'You must be CRAZY to buy Apple'"?The Register?9/21
"Woz on iPhone in 40 years: 'I won't want you humans'"?SlashGear?9/21
"Woz in Brisbane, Australia with his iPhone 5 (with video)"?MacDailyNews?9/21
"Tales From The Front Of The iPhone 5 Line: Stick It In My Veins"?TechCrunch?9/21
"Singapore lines up for the iPhone 5"?CNET News?9/21
"Crowds queue to snap up latest iPhone"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Sprint Nearly Sold Out of iPhone 5 at Many East Coast Spots"?AllThingsD?9/21
"Best Buy, other retailers delaying iPhone 5 preorders"?Electronista?9/21
"Smuggled iPhone 5s Sell for as Much as $3,700 in Moscow"?ABCNews?9/21
"Smugglers take iPhone 5 to China, but supplies thin"?Reuters?9/21
"Apple store assistant sought after hundreds of iPhone 5s are stolen"?The Independent?9/21
"Burglars in Japan First to Get Hands on iPhone 5"?WSJ Blogs?9/21
"Look At All These iPhone 5s Flooding FedEx's Distribution Center [Image]?Cult of Mac?9/21
"Marketers hijack iPhone 5 launch"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Apple's Siri continues dominance over Samsung's S Voice"?Electronista?9/21
"New Google Voice Search, Siri are closely matched (hands-on)"?CNET?9/21
"Google's November Assault on Microsoft and Apple"?TheStreet?9/21
"London Underground offers offline maps to those who updated to iOS6 and no longer have schedules"?9 to 5 Mac?9/21
"Starbucks to support Passbook in iOS 6 by end of September"?Macworld?9/21
"Airlines, Theaters, More Sign On for Apple's Passbook"?PC Magazine?9/21
"Worry not, Snapseed lovers: Google's Vic Gundotra says Nik Software's products will live on"?The Next Web?9/21
"Apple rep pitches iPad possibilities: About 30 community members gathered Wednesday for a presentation that Watauga County Schools administrators hope will put wheels in motion for a technology initiative for K-8 students."?Watauga Democrat: Boone, NC?9/21
"The New York PD wants to help find your iPhone: Police at 5th Ave. Apple Store to register new iDevices, will do Android too."?Ars Technica?9/21
Non-Apple News
"Nintendo teases Wii U Gamecube downloads"?TG Daily?9/21
"Xperia Ion Ice Cream Sandwich update rolls out"?TG Daily?9/21
"Sony explains lack of 12 GB PS3 in US"?TG Daily?9/21
"Scottish researchers develop software that allows humans to talk to robots"??9/21
"Who Steve Case is betting on now: Tech's slightly graying elder statesman is not so bullish on major media companies."?Fortune?9/21
"Winklevoss twins steer new course"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"More Boeing planes to get wireless, cellular connectivity"?PCWorld?9/21
"RIM updates BlackBerry Mobile Fusion device management suite"?ZDNet?9/21
"RIM CEO Apologizes For Yet Another BlackBerry Outage, Details How Many Users Affected"?TechCrunch?9/21
"RIM fixes BlackBerry outage that hit Europe, Middle East, Africa"?CNET News?9/21
"Google Apps users get email and contacts migration tool"?ZDNet?9/21
"Q&A: Google's VP of enterprise Amit Singh at Dreamforce '12"?ZDNet?9/21
"Google shuts once-feted China music download service"?Reuters?9/21
Publications/Podcasts
"5by5 | The Critical Path #55: Gravity Well"?asymco?8:05 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets Alexander Adam, from Quasado, Mac|Life columnist Adrian Hoppel, and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?9/21
"Hossein Yassaie: Meet the man with the big Imagination/The technology chief played a vital role in developing Apple's new iPhone5 ? but there is a lot more to come, he tells Gideon Spanier"?The Independent?9/21
"David Pogue: iPhone Improved in Every Possible Way/New York Times technology columnist David Pogue and Daring Fireball tech blogger John Gruber discuss the iPhone 5." [Video Report]?Bloomberg?9/21
"Could Apple's A6 be a 'big-little' processor?"?EE Times?9/21
"iPhone 5 More Repairable than iPhone 4, 4S, Says iFixit"?eWeek?9/21
"Apple can replace broken iPhone 5 screens in the store, says report"?CNET News?9/21
"The Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked, tested with AT&T"?iDownload Blog?9/21
"Amid record retail launch, iPhone 5 online ship times slip to four weeks"?Tap For Mobile?9/21
"Google homes in on Maps app for iOS 6, report says: The company is reportedly working on a Google Maps app, but there is rampant confusion over whether it was actually submitted for approval in the Apple App Store yet."?CNET News?9/21
"The Apple iPhone 5 has reportedly been jailbroken"?The Next Web?9/21
"The iPhone 5 lets you put 16 apps inside a folder"?iDownload Blog?9/21
"Researchers hack iPhone, steal data: White-hat hackers broke into the developer version of iOS 6, meaning Apple's new iPhone 5 could be vulnerable"?CSO?9/21
"Asian Suppliers of iPhone Components Scramble to Meet Orders"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Apple Cuts Display Orders to Samsung, Loses Patent Case in Germany"?Patently Apple?9/21
"Taiwan market: Parallel-imported iPhone 5 available for sale at 40-50% higher prices, says newspaper"?DigiTimes?9/21
"PSA: Don't leave negative reviews for non-widescreen apps -- developers are updating as fast as they can!"?iMore?9/21
"iPhone 5 Unboxing - Both Black and White Models - AKA the obligatory iPhone unboxing (Video)"?Insanely Great Mac?9/21
"The iPhone 5 Gets Unboxed"?Mashable?9/21
"iPhone OS 3: Let's Build an App List"?Low End Mac?9/21
AppleCare/Helps
"iBooks and iBookstore: Parental Controls in iOS 6"?Apple Support?8:04 AM
"Developers claim Safari in iOS 6 breaks Web apps with aggressive caching: The HTTP specification says one thing, Safari does another."?Ars Technica?9/21
"iPhone 5 review: Apple's latest smartphone gets a bigger screen, LTE, and more power ? but does it keep the crown?"?The Verge?9/21
"Watch This: Josh demos the iPhone 5 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"?The Verge?9/21
"Review: Style triumphs over substance in iPhone 5"?Boston Herald?9/21
"iPhone 5 Teardown"?iFixit?9/21
"Shootout: iPhone 5 versus iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and Galaxy S III"?Bare Feats?9/21
"Hands on with the iPhone 5"?Macworld?9/21
"iPhone 5: First Thoughts And Random Impressions"?MacStories?9/21
"iPhone 5 Benchmarks: 30% to 160% Faster than iPhone 4S"?The Mac Observer?9/21
"What's The Difference -Comparing The iPhone 5 to the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4"?MacReviewZone?9/21
"Kindle Fire HD vs. iPad: How does the new Kindle Fire HD compare with the best tablet on the block?"?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Review: First crop of iPhone 5 cases available now"?GigaOM?9/21
"DaVinci Resolve: Which GPU provides the best acceleration on the Mac Pro?"?Bare Feats?9/21
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Local search Field Test: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps/In part two of our Apple Maps app testing, we decided to perform local searches of landmarks and other locations and the results were clearly lopsided."?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Review: iPhone 5"?Gizmag?9/21
"Lab Tests: iOS 6 and iOS 5 performance differences"?Macworld?9/21
"iOS App Review: Layout brings collages into the iPad age"?Macworld?9/21
"MacMost Now 764: iOS 6 Maps App Turn-By-Turn Directions"?MacMost?9/21
"iOS 6 Maps Got You Down? Navigon may be your answer!"?Best App Site?9/21
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