Mac OS Ken

Apple Releases iOS 6 beta 4, New Xcode 4.5 beta, and Device-Specific iOS Builds

9 to 5 Mac: Hey! Where’d the YouTube App Go in iOS 6 beta 4?

Apple Confirms Removal of Built-In YouTube App in iOS 6

Business Insider: Apple Adds (Though Does Not Explain) “Bluetooth Sharing” to iOS 6 beta 4

Sprint Cuts $50 Off the Cost of iPhone 4S Ahead of Expected Refresh

iMore: Secret Source Says All iOS Devices Get Smaller Dock Connector Next Month (Even the 9.7-Inch iPad)

Raymond James Analyst Unimpressed with 50 Million Samsung Smartphones Since Apple Still Makes All the Money

Last Week: Samsung Sends Out Press Release with Exhibits Excluded from Apple Trial in San Jose

This Week: Samsung Attorney Admits to Bringing Samsung Witnesses Into Courtroom Unsupervised (Which is a No-No)

Apple Posts iAd Ad to Advertising Section of Apple.com

Email Between Apple Execs Indicates Steve Jobs was (Eventually) Okay with the Idea of a 7-Inch iPad

Schiller Talks Exponential iPhone Growth and Risk of the iPad at Samsung Trial

RBC Analyst Says Apple Could Sell 40 Million iPad-minis in Year One

9 to 5 Mac Sources Say AT&T Stores Dropping Computers and Checkout Counters for iPads (Eventually)

Business Insider: Secret Sources Say Apple Considering a Purchase of Social-Commerce Site “The Fancy”

Apple Offers Mac Integration Certificate Materials for Mountain Lion

This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2

JP Morgan Analyst Still Worried Over iPhone Sales While Reiterating “Overweight” Rating on Apple Shares

Barclays Capital Analyst is REALLY Excited About the iPhone After the Next One

Shaw Wu Surprised by 12 September iPhone Rumors, But Has No Problem Believing Them

eBay Says Smartphone Trade-Ins Up 70% Since 12 September iPhone Stories Started This Week 

New President of Sharp Says His Firm Starts Delivering Screens for Next iPhone This Month

TechCrunch: Source Spots Apparent Next iPhone in Server Logs

IDC: Apple’s Tablet Dominance Grows in 2Q CY2012

MacNN: MacBook Pro with Retina Display Ship Times Drop to Five-to-Seven Business Days

Bankruptcy Judge Denies Apple’s Claim on Two Patents Controlled by Kodak

Nevada Board of Economic Development Gives Symbolic Thumbs-Up to Apple Tax Breaks for Reno-Area Expansion

Apple Refuses to Appear Before Australian House of Representatives to Discuss Retail Pricing

American Red Cross Launches Free Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness App for iOS and Android

This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2

NPD DisplaySearch Expects 7.85-Inch Panel Production for “iPad mini” to Start This Month

Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Thinks Record July for Wintek Means Work on “iPad mini” has Begun

ComScore: iOS Gaining on Android (Though Android is Still Growing)

Business Insider: Apple Only Has Apple to Blame If iPhone Sales Are Weak This Quarter

BGR: Sources Says AT&T Retail is Steering Customers Away from iPhone, an Allegation the Death Star Denies

Cult of Mac: Blogger Sees Anti-iPhone Bias at Verizon Retail Store

From May: CNN/Money Sees a Possible Bias Against the iPhone at Verizon

Apple Brings BTO Options for Low-End Retina Display MBPs Back to Online Store; Adds iWork Preinstall to Any New Mac

Apple Introduces, Pulls, Then Reintroduces Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter

Amazon Launches Instant Video App for iPad in iOS App Store

Apple and P.A. Semi Vet Headed to AMD

Fusion-io Throws Surprise Birthday Party for Woz at SF MoMA

This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2

Bloomberg and Reuters Buy Into Talk of Apple Event on 12 September

The Loop: Jim Dalrymple Says “Yep” on 12 September iPhone Event

Canalys: Apple No. 1 in PCs (Again (If We Count iPads as PCs (Again))) and There’s a Rough Year Ahead for the Windows World

Google Delays Nexus Q Shipments While it Tries to Give the Device More to Do

Hulu Plus Lands on Apple TV

Appeals Court Says Samsung Can Keep Selling the Galaxy Nexus Until It Explains Why It 

Should Be Allowed to Do So

News Corp’s Tablet-Only News Source “The Daily” Drops 50 of its 170 Full Time Staffers

Canvasing App "Obama for America" Hits iOS App Store

Romney Campaign Launches “Mitt’s VP” App to Announce Running Mate (at Some Point)

Macworld UK Worker Receives Two Emails from Apple, Yesterday, Urging Them to Sign Up for MobileMe

This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of Weather HD, Which Gets a Really Pretty Update Today

Apple Says OS X Mountain Lion Downloaded Over 3-Million Times in First Four Days

Apple Seeds Lion 10.7.5 beta to Developers

iLounge: Secret Source Seems to Confirm Mid-September iPhone Announcement

All Things D: September 12 Date for Apple Event “Confirmed”

Strategy Analytics: iPhone Gains Share and Android Loses Share in 2Q CY2012 Versus 2Q CY2011

Jury Selected in U.S. Apple v. Samsung Trial

Apple Sued by Taiwan University Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Siri

NYC Police Commissioner: 40% of Things stolen in NYC are iThings

NY State Audit Says NYC MTA Slanted Bidding for Grand Central Location in Apple’s Favor

Microsoft Admits in 10-K That Making the Surface Might Bother Partners and Smartphones and Tablets Might Hurt PCs

Apple Design Knight Jony Ive Speaks in Posters and T-Shirts About Apple

This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of Weather HD, Which Gets a Really Pretty Update on Tuesday

iMore: Secret Sources Says New iPhone and iPad Mini to be Announced on 12 September

Best Buy Reduces iPhone 4 Price to $49.99 (with New 2-Year Contract)

Apple Agrees to Buy Biometrics and NFC Firm AuthenTec for $356 Million

Apple Purchase of AuthenTec Could Be Slowed by Shareholder-Related Investigation

NYT: Apple Was Thinking About Investing in Twitter at One Point and May Think Again About Investing in Twitter

WSJ: Apple Investing in Twitter Talk was So 2011

Apple Legal Still Slugging Away at Amazon for Using the Term “Appstore”

5 Injured at Far-East Enclosure Maker Catcher

Google Brings Photorealistic 3D-Maps to iOS via Google Earth App

Nokia Stops Production at Lone Remaining Plant in Finland

Apple Has New Ads on TV (You May Already Hate Them)

Forbes: Proview Lawyers Want iPad Trademark Turned Over to Them (Not Apple) Until Proview (Not Apple) Pays Them

Apple v. Samstuff: Court Documents Show Apple Pulling in 49-58% Gross Margins on iPhone and 23-32% Gross Margins on iPad

Apple v. Samstuff: Court Documents Reveal Prototype iPhones and iPads

Apple v. Samstuff: Samsung May Try to Use Sony-Inspired iPhone Design Exercise Against Apple in Trial

Apple v. Samstuff: Documents Show Awareness by Samsung Employees of Similarities to Apple Products, Perhaps Enough to Confuse Consumers

Apple v. Samstuff: Documents Show Google and Designers Warning Samsung Against Too Much Similarity to iThings

Apple v. Samstuff: Settlement Talks Last Week End in Stalemate

Apple v. Samstuff: Apple WOuld Like $2.525 Billion from Samsung

Apple v. Samstuff: Judge Koh Denies Samsung Request to Increase Time and Number of Exhibits at Trial

Apple Gets EU-wide Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7; Denied Injunctions Against Galaxy Tab 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus

London Court Stays Apple Court Ordered Samsung Messages, Pending Appeal

BTIG Analyst Thinks Longer Upgrade Cycles at Carriers Hurt iPhone Sales in Apple 3Q FY2012

Windows Malware Spotted Tied to App in iOS App Store

Now Safari 6 for Windows

Apple Opening New Store in Barcelona on 28 July

Time Names Steve Jobs One of the 20 Most Influential People in American History

Apple Releases Mountain Lion

9 to 5 Mac: Apple Re-Issues Up-to-Date Promo Codes for Mountain Lion

RoaringApps.com Shows Application Compatibility with Mountain Lion Before Making the Upgrade

Apple Issues MacBook Air Firmware Update 1.6 to Bring Mountain Lion’s “Power Nap” to Mid-2011 MacBook Airs

Apple Releases Safari 6.0

Apple Updates iWork, iPhoto, iMovie and Aperture

Apple Updates iWork for iOS Titles to v1.6.1 to Add iCloud Synchronization 

Apple Updates Xcode, Remote Desktop and iTunes U

Apple Updates iOS Podcasts App to Version 1.0.1

Apple Sends Out Reminders: iWork.com beta Closes for Good on 31 July

Analysts Stay Strong on Apple Despite Disappointment in 3Q FY2012 Earnings

Fortune: Indies Miss 3Q Numbers in a Big Way, While Morgan Stanley’s Katey Huberty Comes Closest to a Bullseye

Apple Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Earnings, Beating Its Own Guidance While Missing Expectations

Apple Makes Third Quarter Earnings Call Available as a Podcast

Fortune Takes a Look at Apple’s Earnings Call

Apple Releasing Mountain Lion to Consumers Today Via Mac App Store