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Cricket Sees “Brisk” Customer Activity Around Friday Release of Prepaid iPhone

Samsung Touts “Easy Phone Sync” App for Moving (Some) Content from iPhones to Galaxy Phones

Judge Posner Dismisses Apple Versus Motorola Case with Prejudice

Apple Sues HTC Over Alleged FRAND Licensing Abuse

DoJ Case Against Apple Over Alleged eBook Price-Fixing Set for 3 June 2013

9 to 5 Mac: Apple Opens Testing of Mountain Lion to Its Retail Employees

Apple Opens 23rd Canadian Store

Far-East ODMs Say They Think Ivy Bridge and Windows 8 Will Lead to Resurgence of the Laptop

Acer EMEA President Angry Over Microsoft Surface

The New York Times Outlines Apple Retail and Its Relationship with Employees (and Why I’m Not Talking About it Yet)

Shaw Wu Expects Sixth-Gen iPhone to be a “True World Phone” and Land on China Mobile

Jefferies and Co. Analyst Thinks iPhone Subsidies and the Next One Will Be the Biggest Seller Yet

Apple Opens App Store to 32 Additional Countries

Judge Posner Mad at Motorola and Angry at Apple

Judge Koh Lays Ground Rules in Apple v. Samsung Case

DoJ Accuses Apple of Trying to Speed the DoJ Case Against Apple

Proview Creditor Appeals to Have Company Declared Bankrupt

Chinese Consumers’ Association Takes Apple to Task for Repair Policies

UK Retailer Argos Sees Best Sales in Three-Years on Back of New iPad

UK Retailer Dixons Sees Better Than Expected Quarterly Sales Thanks Largely to the New iPad

Apple Retail Employees Getting Significant Raises

Apple Schedules Kids Camps for Summer 2012

Apple Insider: China Unicom President Confident in New Deal for iPhone by the End of This Month

Apple Fined $2.25 Million AU for iPad + 4G Marketing Down Under

Apple Loses 3G Patent Suit Brought by Samsung in the Netherlands

TMO: Apple Free to Pursue Injunction Blocking Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales in the States

Hon Hai Precision Industry Chairman Says iPhone 5 Will Put Shame in Samsung Galaxy III’s Game

Reuters: Secret Sources Say Microsoft Gave Closest Partners 3-Days Notice on Tablet Plans and Gave Second Closest No Notice

One Gartner Analyst and One Forrester Analyst Think Microsoft is Not Overly Interested in Selling Its Surface Tablets

Acer Founder Sees Microsoft Getting Out of Tablets Once OEMs Follow Surface’s Example

CNET: Windows Phone 8 Will Not Run on Any Windows Phones Available Today

All Things D: Windows Phone 8 Uses OS Kernel and Components from Windows 8

Topeka Capital Analyst Sees Nothing for Apple to Fear in Microsoft’s Surface Tablets

Shaw Wu Says ARM-Based Microsoft Surface Needs to Be Priced at or Below $199 to Gain Traction

J. Gold and IDC Analysts Both Worry Over Price of Surface Tablet Plus Keyboard Covers 

Charlie Wolf Thinks Lack of Native Apps and Competition with OEMs Could Hinder Microsoft and Its Surface Play

Microsoft Only Plans to Sell Surface Tablets at Its Own Stores or Its Own Online Store

LG Bails on Tablet Development for Sharper Focus on Smartphones

WSJ: Sources Say Google Launching Low-Cost Google/Asus Android Tablet in the Coming Weeks

Apple Launches New TV Ad for New iPad with Retina Display

Apple Seeds First beta of Last Likely Lion Update to Developers

Apple Makes WWDC Session Videos Available to Registered Members of Its Developer Program

Filemaker Launches Bento 4 for iPad in App Store

Google Launches Native iOS App for Google Offers

Kodak Sues Apple Over Claims on 10 of Its Patents

U.S. Senator Quizzes Apple and Google on Mapping Technologies and Requests Concessions

Topeka Capital Analyst Says Apple Poised to Post Highest Profits of Any Publicly Traded Company in History This Year

DigiTimes Sources Say Apple More Focused on Supply Chain with Tim Cook as CEO

Apple Issues Preview 4 of Mountain Lion to Developers with Signs of PowerNap and Facebook Integration

Computerworld: Replacement of Bigger Battery in Retina MacBook Pro Comes with Bigger Price Tag

Apple Releases Updated Thunderbolt Update

Munster Issues Shocker: Developers at WWDC Like Developing for iOS More Than Other Mobile Operating Systems

Macworld UK: Apple Implementing Data Isolation Privacy Initiative in iOS 6

Siri May Still Ride Shotgun with Ford

MacNN: Apple Extends Its Exclusivity for Use of Liquidmetal Technologies IP in Electronics Through 2014

Microsoft Rebrands Old Surface as PixelSense to Brand Its New Tablets “Surface”

Microsoft Building Its Own Line of Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablets Dubbed “Surface”

Credit Suisse Analyst Falls In Love China + Apple All Over Again

Report: iOS 6 to Include Cellular Version of Emergency Alert System in the States

Rumor: Apple to Break Podcasts Out Into Their Own App in iOS 6

iOS 6 beta Includes Gay and Lesbian Couple Emojis

Head of Apple’s iAd New York Office Leaves for Video Ad Network AdColony

Apple Insider: Rumor Has Apple Planning Meetings for Retail in the U.S. Around 24 June

Fortune: The iPad’s Mixed Up Place in China

Early MacBook Pro with Retina Display Orders Expected to Arrive Next Week

IDC Expects iPad to Regain Ground Lost to Android Tablets Last Year

All Things D: Microsoft Holing Press Event Monday, Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablet Demos Expected

All Things D: Rumor Has Microsoft Making Its Own Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablets

Business Insider: Microsoft May Charge Partners $85 Per-Tablet for Windows RT License

Time, Inc. Brings 20 Titles to iOS Newsstand

Amazon Updates Kindle App for iOS with Support for Children’s Books, Comic Books and Graphic Novels

Asymco’s Dediu Estimates iOS App Economy Generates $4.3 Billion a Year

MacNN: Apple Pulls Troublesome Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2 from Site After Reported Boot Issues

Baidu Exec Says His Company will Share Ad Revenue as Part of iOS 6 Search Option Deal

Chinese Court Holds Off on Decision in iPad Trademark Case as Negotiations Continue Between Apple and Proview

Judge In Apple v. Motorola Mobility Case to Allow “Traditional Injunction Hearing”

iFixIt Gives MacBook Pro with Retina Display a 1-Out-of-10 for Repairability

Apple Launches 2012 Back-to-School Promotion with $100 Dollar iTunes Gift Card for Macs and $50 iTunes Gift Card for Latest iPad

Apple Releases Java Updates for Snow Leopard and Lion Same Day as Oracle

Apple Issues MacBook Air (Mid 2012) Software Update 1.0

Apple Updates Apple Store iOS App with Express Checkout and Location-Based Quick Pickup Feature

Apple Fails in Move to Block Samsung Galaxy S III Launch in U.S.

Judge Koh Okays Lawsuit Over Locationgate (Though Not on Privacy Concerns)

HTC Drops Appeal of One (of Many) Cases Against Apple Before the USITC

Court Says Kodak Can Sell Patents That May Be Part Owned by Apple (As Long As Buyers Are Made Aware)

Amazon Releases Cloud Player App for iPhone and iPod touch

Microsoft Updates My Xbox Live App for iOS Devices

All Things D: Secret Sources Say Apple will Kill Ping with Next Major iTunes Release

Macworld UK: Apple Ups iOS and OS X Features for China (with Good Reason)

Apple Releases WWDC Keynote as a Podcast

See the full Tim Cook at D10 Video (Finally) at http://allthingsd.com/20120611/apples-tim-cook-says-hello-the-full-d10-interview-video/

Analysts on Apple’s WWDC Keynote: Part I

Analysts on Apple’s WWDC Keynote: Part II

Forrester and Gartner Analysts Say MacBook Pro with Retina Display Puts Apple Far Ahead of the Competition

MacBook Pro with Retina Display Has TV Commercial and 3-4 Week Wait

Apple Releases MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Software Update 1.0 for Newest Machines

Apple Updates iMovie to v9.0.6 for Retina Display MacBook Pro, Also Adds Support for New Languages

Cult of Mac: Apple Pulls Messages for Mac beta Ahead of Mountain Lion Release

Some Mac Users Report Serious Issues After Thunderbolt 1.2 Update

Fortune Notes Lack of Public Transportation and Walking Directions in iOS 6 Maps App Demonstration

Turn-by-Turn and Flyover in Maps Limited to iPhone 4S or Later and iPad 2 or Later

Nine Automakers Adding Siri Integration for “Eyes Free” Feature in iOS 6

Email from CEO Cook Indicates Mac Pro Refresh Coming in 2013

Fortune Gives Props to 9 to 5 Mac’s Mark Gurman for Hitting 7-Out-of-8 Rumors Ahead of WWDC Keynote

Apple Updates MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Lines

Apple Introduces Way Thin, 15-Inch Next Generation MacBook Pro

Gruber Likens Next Generation MacBook Pro to 2008’s MacBook Air

Apple Announces July Release of OS X Mountain Lion for $19.99

Apple Shows Off a Few New Features of iOS 6

Apple Gives Mac Pro a Quite Speed-Bump, No Other Changes

Apple Discontinues the 17-Inch MacBook Pro

Apple Quietly Releases New AirPort Express with Simultaneous Dual-Band Wifi and AirPlay Support

Apple Updates AirPort Utility for iOS to v1.1

Apple Updates iTunes to v. 10.6.3 (Mostly for iOS 6 Developer Support)

Apple Issues Update for Thunderbolt Macs and Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Compatibility