Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow
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Sunday Highlights: Anthony Kosner at Forbes believes Apple will either sell a mini iPad, or face disruption from Google's Nexus 7; James Kendrick takes the Nexus 7 out for a spin and finds the tablet well worth the $200 price tag, though not a fit for everyone; a feature at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat shows how iPads and smartphones are becoming the "new cash register"; Kodak loses case in which a particular patent for Apple's QuickTake camera was ruled invalid; meanwhile, Google hopes to sway Apple to make certain iPhone patents FRAND, or industry standards; and more opinion on Google's Swallowing :-) Sparrow from Dave Winer, Matt Gemmell, and others in the Op/Ed subsection of OS X; Steve Jobs on this month's cover of Wired Magazine; eXtensions looks at MiniatureCam iOS app for tilt shift video and photography; Engadget attempts to answer what the best gamepad for Mac is; while, over at TechNN, Microsoft hopes to cash in on their Windows 8 gamble, one that could make or break the company; and the company, for the first time ever, misses earnings, reports aplenty in our Computer Industry section; Mozilla's Firefox Mobile is coming, preparing to battle Android.
Saturday Highlights: Craig Grannell explains how Apple TV is not just a hobby, but more of a prime-time device; on Tuesday, Apple to announce Q3 earnings, analysts Andy Zaky and Tony Sacconaghi "offer sharply contrasting views" of what we can expect; anticipation of iPhone 5 may mean June was sluggish on iPhone sales, also impacting earnings; Google's chief lawyer says that Apple has some inventions that "are so great they ought to be shared", but Apple redirects saying Google is trying to reclassify iPhone's technology as "standard"; there are some areas in which Microsoft simply has more taste than Apple, so argues Mike Elgan, who also believes tiny tablets are going to "utterly dominate holiday gift sales"; Russian hacker who cracked iOS in-app purchases now cracks the same for OS X apps via Mac App Store?more in our OS X section where you'll also find thoughts aplenty on Sparrow's sale to Google; Harry McCracken argues that when Google buys an app, it is most likely toast, but Rian offers this as the reason many are upset: "It's not about the $15 or less we spent on the apps. It's not about the team's well-deserved payout. It's about the loss of faith in a philosophy that we thought was a sustainable way to ensure a healthy future for independent software development, where most innovation happens"; Mike McHargue says the whole thing could have been better if the product's future were outlined; 20th Century Fox movies now on the iTunes Store; Forbes' Robert Hof spells out what makes Google's Nexus 7 hotter than iPad.
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"Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow" eWeek
10:43 AM
"What would an iPad Mini mean to Apple's profits?"?GigaOM?2:18 PM
"Apple might not be the belle of the ball this quarter"?Reuters?8:38 PM
"Australian Apple v. Samsung patent hearing begins"?ZDNet?8:02 PM
"Bankrupt Kodak loses a key Apple patent ruling"?Fortune?8:12 AM
"Kodak loses patent case vs. Apple, RIM; plans appeal"?Reuters?2:21 PM
"Kodak loses ITC appeal against Apple on digital image patent"?Electronista?8:15 AM
"For Kodak, New Risks In Auction Of Patents"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:50 PM
"Kodak loses fight against 'bully'"?CRN?9:18 PM
"Kodak Loses Patent Case to Apple and RIM"?Mashable?9:03 PM
"Judge Koh's rulings on Apple's and Samsung's motions in limine favor neither party"?Foss Patents?3:30 PM
"Google calls for iPhone patents to be made industry standards"?T3?8:15 AM
"Google to FTC: Apple's design patents should be FRAND"?Electronista?8:15 AM
"Apple heads into choppy waters as new iPhone awaited"?Reuters?3:33 PM
"Apple: An Eerie Sense Of Confusion For This Earnings Report"?Seeking Alpha?8:04 AM
"Wall Street waits for Apple, Facebook earnings"?Reuters?1:14 PM
"Kodak Loses Patent Case Against Apple, RIM: Eastman Kodak Co. has lost a patent case against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd., dealing a blow to the onetime film giant's efforts to raise billions of dollars by selling off its intellectual property."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7/21
"Kodak suffers blow as patent in Apple, RIM case is ruled invalid"?CNET News?7/21
"4 Reasons Apple Will Earn More Than $10.38 a Share"?The Motley Fool?7/21
"Apple blasts Google for re-classing iPhone tech as 'standard'"?SlashGear?7/21
"Google admits failure in copying iOS, excuses its patent infringement with Communist rhetoric"?RoughlyDrafted Magazine?7/21
"Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility both appeal Judge Posner's ruling"?Foss Patents?7/21
"Apple, Google appeal Posner's toss-out of patent case/Both companies appeal Judge Richard Posner's dismissal ruling, which some have seen as a possible catalyst for a patent-system overhaul. Also: Google argues that tech that catches on with consumers should be seen by the courts as a de facto standard."?CNET News?7/21
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News
"Fledgling Sparrow email client moves into Google's nest"?iTWire?7:47 PM
"iOS 'In-App Purchase' Hack Extended To Include Mac App Store Apps"?Forbes?7/21
"One step ahead of Apple, Russian hacker exploits Mac OS X in-app purchases"?VentureBeat?7/21
"Sparrow Bought by Google"?TidBITS?7/21
"Google Buys iOS, Mac OS X Email App Developer Sparrow"?eWeek?7/21
"Sparrow for Windows was 'just a few weeks away,' says developer"?The Verge?7/21
"Russian hacker strikes again with new 'free in-app purchase' exploit for Mac apps on OS X"?The Next Web?7/20
"In-App Hacker Back At It, This Time With OS X"?Cult of Mac?7/20
"Sources: Google's Sparrow purchase cost under $25 million, will bring 'beauty' to Gmail"?The Verge?7/20
"Google Acquires Sparrow to Improve Gmail for Apple Devices"?AllThingsD?7/20
"'Sent with Sparrow,' no more"?The Verge?7/20
"Is a Better iOS Gmail App Coming? Google Buys Sparrow"?Wired?7/20
"Uh Oh: Google Is Buying Sparrow"?Techland?7/20
"Google acquires Sparrow, the star third-party iOS and Mac email client, will integrate into Gmail"?9 to 5 Google?7/20
"Google snatches up Sparrow team to work on Gmail"?CNET News?7/20
"Sparrow's Awesome Email Clients Are Now Property of Google"?Gizmodo?7/20
"Google Buys Sparrow Email App: A Trojan Horse for Google+?"?ReadWriteWeb?7/20
"Google acquires hot iOS & Mac e-mail client Sparrow"?VentureBeat?7/20
"Sparrow flies into Google's roost as email app gets acquired"?GigaOM?7/20
"Microsoft backtracks on Macs and Office 365: Now says that Office for Mac will be offered 'at no additional cost' to subscribers of Office 365 pay-as-you-go plans"?Computerworld?7/20
"OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion to launch July 25th?"?AppleTell?7/20
"Apple's new patent hints at Collaborative Media Production with Final Cut Pro"?fcp.co?7/20
"Apple Granted Patent for Final Cut Pro Collaborative Editing"?Patently Apple?7/20
"Try Firefox OS, Mozilla's iOS Competitor, Now On Your Mac"?Cult of Mac?7/20
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/We answer questions about upgrading to Mountain Lion and setting up backups on an internal hard drive."?CNET Reviews?7/20
"Bugs & Fixes: Two iTunes Match problems"?Macworld?7/20
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: Contacts to get new groups, sharing, linking and Facebook support"?AppleInsider?2:41 PM
"Sublime Text Macro to Open a Folder"?Macdrifter?9:47 PM
"Sleep a Mac from the Command Line"?OS X Daily?8:02 PM
"Fix Stuck Podcast, Music, and Video Downloads in iOS"?OS X Daily?7/21
"Append to Dropbox Note with Drafts App"?Macdrifter?7/21
"Hide Anything from Spotlight in Mac OS X with the Library Folder"?OS X Daily?7/21
"How To prepare your Mac for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Apple's next major operating system upgrade is just around the corner, making the upcoming days a perfect time to prepare."?CNET Reviews?7/20
"Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: using iCloud as the smart, automated way to store documents"?AppleInsider?7/20
"Fireworks CS6 mobile design focus forms linchpin of new strategy"?Macworld?7/20
"Personal Capital web-based financial management tool"?Macworld?7/20
"Become a Spotlight Super User"?Mactuts+?7/20
"MacMost Now 737: The Color Picker"?MacMost?7/20
"List Your Mac's Entire Download History At Once [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?7/20
"5 Ways You'll Love The App That Rips DVDs To Your Mac"?Mac 360?7/20
"How To Supercharge Your Photo Collection With A Free Mac Collage Creation Tool"?McSolo?7/20
"The Secret Ingredient You Need To Delete Apps Completely From Your Mac"?NoodleMac?7/20
"How To Narrate What's On Your Mac's Screen And Record It All As A Movie"?BohemianBoomer?7/20
"Try The Mac Photo And Movie Management And Viewing App That Tops iPhoto"?Mac 360?7/20
"How Your Mac Can Help You To Type Faster Than You Can Really Type"?TeraTalks?7/20
Op/Ed
"Users will take control: I read an excellent post by Rian van der Merwe about the acquisition of Sparrow by Google. The sentiment was familiar. We've been around this loop quite a few times."?Scripting News?8:09 AM
"On the business of e-mail clients / Sparrow"?Gist?8:09 AM
"More on Sparrow and talent acquisitions"?Marco Arment?8:09 AM
"Google acquires Mac ? iPhone email app Sparrow in possible Gmail play"?Tap For Mobile?7:37 AM
"Sparrow's acquisition highlights the dangers of closed source"?OSNews?7/21
"Regarding reaction to the reaction to Sparrow being end-of-lined"?iMore?7/21
"The real reason we're upset about Sparrow's acquisition"?Elezea?7/21
"Why Google or Facebook Buying Your Favorite Startup Means It's Probably Toast"?Techland?7/21
"TUAW Origin Stories: Party Doodles"?TUAW?7/20
"Got A New Mac? Here's How To Get Mountain Lion For Free"?Cult of Mac?7/20
"Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Apple's iCloud, And The Future Of Document Storage"?Mac 360?7/20
"Apple's new patent: Final Cut Pro X is a platform"?alex4d?7/20
"How The Mac App Store Changed How I Take Digital Photos"?PixoBebo?7/20
"Microsoft's First Quarterly Loss Ever, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Coming July 25?, and More"?Low End Mac?7/20
Press Releases
"ZEVO ZFS on OS X project now part of GreenBytes"?TUAW?9:11 AM
"Lemke Software Releases GraphicConverter 8.2 for Mac OS X"?prMac?8:46 AM
"Tweetbot for Mac alpha updated with notifications, keyboard shortcuts, performance improvements"?9 to 5 Mac?7/21
"Today's big iTunes Match, Cloud expansion also adds support for Twentieth Century Fox films"?AppleInsider?7/20
"20th Century Fox Movies Now Included in iTunes in the Cloud"?MacRumors?7/20
"HBO deal ends Fox blackout on iCloud"?paidContent?7/20
"Apple brings Itunes movies in the cloud to the UK"?The Inquirer?7/20
"iTunes movies come to the cloud in the UK: Why the delay?"?Electricpig?7/20
"Portland Design Commission OKs Apple Store Design"?ifoAppleStore?7/20
"Airline replaces in-flight entertainment units with iPads"?Macworld UK?7/20
"Ashton Kutcher looks eerily like Steve Jobs in on-set snaps"?Crave @ CNET?7/20
Non-Apple News
"Dropbox says no evidence of hack in investigation of spam"?IDG News Service?7/21
"A Plea to Fix Firefox: Mozilla must fix the ever-crashing Firefox browser before it's too late."?PC Magazine?7/20
"In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/20
"SMS gets synchronized in the cloud"?TG Daily?7/20
"Analyst: Game consoles will be de-throned by connected TVs"?TG Daily?7/20
"No News Is Good News? Dropbox Says No Intrusions Found, Investigation Continues"?TechCrunch?7/20
"Like what you see on TV? Buy it now.: New technology allows TV viewers to buy what they see on the screen -- without getting up from the couch."?Fortune?7/20
"Eidos Life President Ian Livingstone On The Future of Games, The Resale Issue, and Zombies"?Forbes?7/20
"Nexus 7 sees 'incredible demand', sells out at major retailers"?ZDNet?7/20
"Google Raises the Maps Bar"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/20
"Google shakes up Android Jelly Bean to fend off malware meanies: Android Jelly Bean 4.1 promises to be more secure than previous versions of the Google's mobile OS."?The Register?7/20
"HTC confirms Android 4.1 update for One X, One S, One XL"?CNET News?7/20
"Groupiter makes workflow as simple as Dropbox"?CNET News?7/20
"Comcast reportedly prepping a 305 Mbps Internet service"?CNET News?7/20
"Marissa Mayer to Yahoo troops: 'Keep moving'"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?7/20
"Electronic Arts Eyes India's Casual Gamers"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7/20
"eXtensions Podcast #2012 6 -The Bangkok-based eXtensions podcast based on the week's Cassandra columns and whatever else I throw in."?eXtensions?7/21
"John Martellaro Ponders Purrs & Patent Portfolios: John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer will chat with Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl LIVE on Saturday night, July 21 at 10 PM EDT on GCN Radio"?The Mac Observer?7/20
"Gene Steinberg meets Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch, The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, and Macworld's Dan Frakes this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?7/20
"The Future of Apple: A panel session at Fortune Brainstorm Tech"?asymco?7/20
"AT&T Shared Data Plans, Day Z, EPEAT Repeat, iMac updates? + more! (Podcast)"?Insanely Great Mac?7/20
"TUAW and MacTech interview: Southern Stars"?TUAW?7/20
"iMessage is down for many, is it down for you?"?iMore?7:57 PM
"Apple Releases Patch to Fix Power, USB Problems in MacBooks"?Tom's Hardware?8:32 AM
"Apple's iOS App Store Goes Down For Many Across the World"?The Next Web?7/21
"Apple suggests temporary fix for in-app purchase fraud"?Crave @ CNET?7/21
"Another AMD engineer goes to Apple: Apple has an affinity for AMD chip engineers. The latest hire has lots of experience with graphics chips, an area that Apple is focusing on now with its A series processors."?CNET News?7/20
"Apple's iOS 6 does not have a virtual limit on apps: A claim that Apple's next major iOS release cannot handle more than 500 installed apps without crashing is under question."?CNET News?7/20
"iOS 6 limits the number of your apps, but fix is on the way"?CNET News?7/20
"iOS 6 may have the answer to how many apps are enough"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?7/20
"Apple iOS6: You Can Have Too Many Apps"?Forbes?7/20
"Apple to close in-app purchase hack in iOS 6, offers interim fix: Apple has laid out a new support document that tells developers how to protect their apps from a hack that made in-app purchases free. The company also said it will be patched in iOS 6."?CNET News?7/20
"Apple Says In-App Purchasing Exploit Will Be Fixed In iOS 6, iOS Developers Given Temporary Fix"?Cult of Mac?7/20
"TV brands hope to profit off smart TV alliances" ["The sources said the alliances are also forming as Apple is preparing to release a smart TV. Due to Apple's influence in the market, the sources fear it will further dominate the smart TV market, which is estimated to reach a 40% penetration rate by 2014."]?DigiTimes?7/20
"Foxconn is reportedly aiming to acquire board seat at Sharp"?DigiTimes?7/20
"Apple Seeks to Trademark their Classic Startup Chime for Macs"?Patently Apple?7/20
"How Did Retina MacBook Pro Get EPEAT Gold?, Set Up a $300 Beater Mac Notebook, and More"?Low End Mac?7/20
"MacBook Pro Retina supply improving as both models now in stock at MacMall"?AppleInsider?7/20
AppleCare/Helps
Price Trackers/Deals
"Call of Mini: Zombies For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9:04 AM
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"Apple MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide -13 Inch Models -Up to $74 Off Current Models"?MacReviewZone?7/21
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"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/20
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"Apple MacBook Air Buyer's Guide -Up To $60 Off New Models -Prices, Reviews And Information"?MacReviewZone?7/20
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"PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 49 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?7/20
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5:? $1189.00 Delivered
"Siri's Accuracy: A Work in Progress"?Brighthand?9:18 PM
"Apple gets paid for its products, on average, before it has to pay for their manufacturing"?9 to 5 Mac?9:04 PM
"My Control Key Quit Working"?BlogHer?8:02 PM
"Cassandra -Monday Review: It will soon be Friday"?eXtensions?7:57 PM
"iCloudy with a Chance of Intermittence"?TidBITS?3:24 PM
"Vizio meets the MacBook: Vizio offers a design that could give buyers pause when considering a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. In the latter case, it's almost $1,000 cheaper than the lower-end MacBook Pro retina."?CNET News?2:25 PM
"Playing The Tablet Card"?CRN?1:14 PM
"Could these be Apple's ads apologizing to Samsung? A judge in the UK tells Apple to run ads saying that Samsung didn't copy the iPad. The text of the ads might be up to Apple. Here are some versions."?CNET News?12:59 PM
"MacOS KenDensed: The Apple, Moto & Samsung Love-fest"?The Mac Observer?12:55 PM
"Another Nail In The Kodak Coffin Struck As Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Apple, RIM"?App Advice?8:11 AM
"Why Doesn't Apple Want You To Know About Apps And Data Privacy?"?Forbes?7:58 AM
"Steve Jobs Knew Apple Couldn't Compete in This Sector/There are some areas where Steve Jobs knew he shouldn't take Apple. He knew search was Google's turf, and even though Apple launched iAd for mobile advertising, which competes with Google, that was always primarily for the benefit for developers for app monetization."?The Motley Fool?7/21
"iOS is more profitable ad platform than Android, but for how long?"?BetaNews?7/21
"What happens to the iPod touch in a post-iPad mini world?"?iMore?7/21
"Google Praises Apple, Says Apple Should Share Its Inventions"?iPhoneinCanada?7/21
"iPhone Is Best Mobile Advertising Platform, Says Opera Software [Report]?Cult of Mac?7/20
"Particle Debris: The Mac No Longer Competes Against the PC"?The Mac Observer?7/20
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