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451/ChangeWave Survey Shows “Unprecedented” Demand for Apple’s Next iPhone; No Joy This Fall for Phone Makers Besides Apple and Samsung

Reuters Joins the Long Line of News Orgs Saying Apple Will Shrink Dock Connector in Next iPhone

iMore Source Says Apple Will Make a 19-Pin to 30-Pin Adaptor

WSJ: Apple Gets Paid for iThings Before It Pays for iThings

In-App Purchase Hacker Says iOS 6 Fix Kills In-App Purchase Hack

DoJ Bashes Apple’s Argument Against eBook Price Fixing Settlement Proposal

Wait Time for MacBook Pro with Retina Display in US Apple Store Drops to 1-2 Weeks

Apple Taps Martin Scorsese as Latest Pitchman for Siri and iPhone 4S

Rare Pixar Image Computer Up for Bids on eBay

Apple Reports 3Q FY2012 Earnings Today at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern

FBR Analyst Bullish on Apple, Though Concerned Over Last Quarter and This One

Bernstein Research Analyst Bullish on Apple, Though Concerned Over Last Quarter and This One

Verizon Reports iPhone Sales of 2.7 Million Units for the June Quarter, or Growth of 17% YoY

New iPad with Retina Display Sees Orderly Launch in China

Apple Offers Developers a Quick-Fix Against In-App Purchase Stealing; Promises Permanent Fix in iOS 6

Forbes: Russian Developer Replicates iOS In-App Purchase Stealing Hack for Mac App Store

20th Century Fox Brings Its Movies to iTunes in the Cloud

Apple Expands Countries Covered by iTunes Movies in the Cloud

Apple and Motorola Mobility Each Appeal Judge Posner’s June Dismissal of Their Suit/Countersuit

Apple Appealing Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Design Loss in the UK

Qantas Rolling Out iPad as In-Flight Entertainment on Domestic 767 Fleet

Report: Apple Building “Tactical” Data Center Next to Current Data Center in Maiden, NC

Big bummer. No news today.

Pacific Crest Analyst Thinks The Street Expects Too Much from Apple’s 3Q Earnings (Though He’s Still Bullish on Apple)

U.K. Judge Orders Apple to Post Messages and Run Ads Saying Samsung Did Not Copy the iPad with the Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung Tries to Block Numerous References to Steve Jobs in Upcoming U.S. Trial

Judge Koh Bars Jobs’ “Thermonuclear War” Against Android Remarks from Upcoming Apple/Samsung Trial

Judge Koh Denies Joint Request by Apple and Samsung to Seal Most Documents in July 30th Trial

NY Senator Schumer Urges U.S. DoJ to “Drop the Apple E-Books Suit”

Apple Issues MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 1.0 for Mid-2012 Machines

OMG: Apple Intros SMS Order Status Service ;)

Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection to Sue Apple Over Allegedly Misleading AppleCare Marketing

Apple Buys Land for Austin, Texas Expansion

WSJ: Next iPhone to Use In-LCD Touch Sensors for Thinner, Better Screens

Munster Marvels at Planned Purchases of Next iPhone

Morgan Stanley Analyst Thinks The Street Expects Too Much from Apple’s 3Q Earnings (Though She’s Still Bullish on Apple)

SMH: Australian Airline Qantas Drops BlackBerry for iPhone

Evercore Partners Analyst: 25% of Tablets Replacing PCs and Another 25% “Effectively” Replacing PCs

Apple Loses Design Patent Case Against Motorola Over Xoom in Germany

Wired: Apple Awarded Major Patent Covering Touchscreens, GUIs and Data

Apple Looking Into Audio Issues Between Some New MacBook Airs and  27” Thunderbolt Display

EPEAT Reviewing All Ultra-Think Laptops in Its Program (Not Because of Apple, Just Because (of Apple))

Munster Thinks 3Q iPhone Sales Concerns Are Overblown; Suggests Clients Buy Apple Ahead of Next Week’s Earnings Call

FT: European Wireless Carriers Reportedly Stocking Up on nano-SIMs in Preparation for Next iPhone

Munster Expects 5-Percent Year-Over-Year Growth for Mac in 3Q FY2012 Earnings Report

The Mac Observer: Samsung Expected to Widen Its Smartphone Sales Lead Over Apple

Macworld UK: Apple and Samsung Bicker Over Jury Instructions Ahead of U.S. Trial

iOS 6 beta 3 Brings in icloud.com Email Option and Improved Apple Maps App

Fortune: Sources Say mac.com and me.com Email Addresses will Still Work in iCloud.com World

Apple Releases New Developer Preview of Xcode 4.5 Along with iOS 6 beta 3

Apple Surprisingly Adds MacBook Pro with Retina Display to EPEAT Roster with “Gold” Status

Apple Plays Whack-a-Mole with Russian Developer Hacking the In-App Purchase System

Adobe Issues DIY Fix for InDesign Crashes on Updates Mid-2012 MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros

Google Nexus 7 Said to Be Sold Out in the States (Though What That Means is a Mystery)

9 to 5 Mac: Rumored Apple Retail Overnight May Hint at OS X Mountain Lion Release on Wednesday 25 July

Apple Brings Eligible Products Back to EPEAT

TUAW: Wait Times Improve for MacBook Pro with Retina Display

NYT: Secret Sources Say Apple Will Out a 7.85-inch iPad This Year

Apple Legal Sends Letters to U.S. Sellers of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Stop Selling the Device

Russian Developer Offers Method for Stealing In-App Purchases (and Gets Access to User Personal Data Too)

Apple Investigating Russian In-App Stealing Workaround

GigaOm: AT&T Drops Price on Nokia Lumia 900 to $49.99 (and Why It Won’t Help)

CNET: Why the Next iPhone Shouldn’t Be Called “iPhone”

NYT: Why Smartphones Should Be Called Trackers Instead

Nielsen: Android Still Top Smartphone OS in the States, Apple Still Top Smartphone Maker

Janney Capital Markets Analyst Ups Apple Target Based on Strength of Next iPhone

Business Insider: Amazon Plucks Windows Phone Exec from Microsoft (Second One This Year)

Needham & Co. Analyst Ups 3Q FY2012 iPad Sales Expectations to 20-Million Units

China Daily: Some Doubt New iPad’s Success in China Thanks to Grey Market and Long Delay

IDC: An iPad mini Released This Year Would Cement Apple’s Tablet Dominance Through 2016

Rumor: News Corp Mulls Killing Its Tablet-Only News Source “The Daily”

Google Dropping Chrome Development for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard After Version 21

Greenpeace Gives Apple Marginally Better Grades on Its Made-Up Data Center Report Card

Barrons: Citigroup is Not Down on Apple, It Just Lost Its Apple Guy

Apple Opens “Food and Drink” Category on iOS App Store with 2,800 Apps

Apple Reopens SoHo Store in NYC on 14 July at 10AM

IDC and Gartner Agree and Disagree on Mac Shipments for 2Q CY2012

Fortune: Apple Helped Create Original EPEAT Standards and is Helping with the EPEAT Update

Recent Versions of Adobe InDesign Crashing on New MacBook Pros and Airs

GetShell.A: Interesting Malware for Older Mac Operating Systems, PCs and Linux Machines

UK Retailer Currys/PC World Expects “Apple Mystery Product” to be a Top-Seller This Holiday Season

Microsoft COO: 44 Stores by June of 2013

WSJ Hears Rumors Indicating Amazon Smartphone in the Works

Tim Cook Spotted at Allen & Co. Event

Ronald Wayne to Open and Attend the Appule Pro User Live Expo in London

Barclays Capital Analyst: Possible Negatives in Apple 3Q Earnings Already Factored-In

BMO Analyst Raises Apple Target Price to $700 Despite Potential Near Term Misses

Bernstein Research Analyst Think T-Mobile USA Could FInally Get the iPhone in 2013

San Francisco Says No More Macs for City Agencies After Apple Withdraws from EPEAT Program

The Loop: Apple Touts Environmental Friendliness of Its Computers Despite EPEAT Withdrawal

iPad with Retina Display Set for Sale in China Beginning 20 July

Ballmer Indicates Microsoft Taking Serious Aim at Apple

Ballmer: Surface is a Design Point (Against Which Partners will Have to Compete)

WSJ Says Google Close to Settling Safari Cookie Case for $22.5 Million