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Apple’s Online Store Rebrands “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G” as “iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular”

Morgan Stanley Analyst Thinks Worries Over iPhone Subsidies Are Overblown

Credit Suisse Analyst Worries Over iPhone; Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple Shares

Secret Sources Have Apple Blowing Google Maps Out of iOS 6

Foxconn CEO May or May Not Have Confirmed Apple Television

Apple Accuses Samsung of Withholding or Destroying Evidence in U.S. Case

Apple Hits No. 2 on Forbes List of 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies

Computerworld: Apple Issues 36 Security Fixes with This Week’s Updates

Adobe Security Chief Applauds FlashPlayer Changes in Updated Safari

Apple Insider: More Hints in Lion Update of Retina Display Macs in the Future

Apple Issues Minor Update to 2nd and 3rd-Gen Apple TVs

MM Research: Apple Top Smartphone Vendor in Japan in 2011

Apple Opening Seventh Store in Spain on Saturday 12 May

Foxconn CEO: Apple and Foxconn Will Work to Improve the Lives of Supply-Chain Workers

iMore: Secret Source Says 7-Inch iPad Slated for October Release and $200 to $250 Price

Apple and 14 Other Companies Sued Over Alleged Patent Infringement Tied to 3G Communications

Proview/Apple Settlement Talk: Apple Reportedly Offers $16-Million, Proview Reportedly Asks for $400-Million

Apple Updates Lion to v10.7.4

Apple Releases Security Updates for Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server

Apple Updates Safari to v5.1.7

Apple Updates Remote Desktop Client to v3.5.3

DigiTimes Says 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September and 10-Inch iPad in 4Q (Laugh If You Wanna)

Barclays Capital Analyst Hears Talk of 7-Inch iPad (Though He’s Not a Firm Believer)

ForeSee: Apple Tops in Tech for Customer Satisfaction for Online Shoppers; Tied for Second Overall

iPodNN: Buyers of iPods from Late 2006 Through Early 2009 Informed of Pending Class Action Suit Against Apple

Cadillac Putting Lessons and Manuals for 2013 XTS on a Bundled iPad

HP VP of Industrial Design Brushes Off Similarities Between MacBook Air and Envy Spectre XT (Despite The Incredible Number of Them)

Radio Shack Cuts $50 Off of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Through End of June

iPhone to Hit Three More Regional Carriers in California, Kansas and Kentucky on Friday 18 May

New iPad Set to Hit 30 More Countries This Weekend

UK Parliament to Be Kitted with iPads (If They Want Them)

Apple Insider: Some Sort of Notification Test Banner Spotted by Users of iCloud.com

Apple and Samsung Reduce Complaints in U.S. Case; Keep Trial on Schedule for 30 July

Apple Keeps to Schedule to Stop Samsung from Making Billions Copying Apple

Federal Judge Tosses U.S. Case Over “iPad” Term Between Proview and Apple

FCC Chairman Questions AT&T’s Veracity and Math During CTIA Keynote

Apple Goes on iThing Bug Hunt with iOS 5.1.1 Update

iOS 5.1.1 Update Addresses Security Issues with Safari and Webkit

Security Issue Pops Up for Legacy FileVault Users On Lion Machines

Wait Times Reduced for New iPad in Western Europe

9 to 5 Mac: Some Genius Bars Offering Black iPhone 4Ses Amid Shortage of Replacement Black iPhone 4s

9 to 5 Mac: Target Reportedly Running Sale on iPhone 4S and iPhone 4

Some Midwest Walmart Customers Say Their New iPad Boxes Filled with Yellow Notepads, Not iPads

DigiTimes: Apple to Intro $799 MacBook Air to Battle Round Two of Ultrabooks (Stop Laughing!)

Cult of Mac: Secret Source Says They’ve Seen a Prototype Apple Television

Proview Lawyer Says Apple Seems Intent on Negotiating iPad Trademark Deal (This Time)

Apple Lands at No. 17 on 2012 Fortune 500

NYT: AT&T CEO Regrets Staring iPhone with Unlimited Data and Fears iMessages

Walmart Acknowledges Short Regional Pricing Errors for iPhone 4S

Sprint CEO Foregoes $3.2-Million to Placate Investors Concerned About iPhone Subsidies

Anandtech: 32nm A5 Processor Brings Improved Battery Performance to New iPad 2

Apple Files with WIPO for Control of iPhone5.com

Warner Bros. Adds 1080p HD Movies to iTunes Store

Forbes Sees Sense (Though No Proof) in Longer iPhone Talk

NPD DisplaySearch: iPad Tablet Lead to Shrink to 50-Percent by 2017

USFTC May Fine Google $10Million + for Circumventing the Safari Cookie-Block

Judge Allows “Location-Gate” Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed

Apple Preps Last Updates Before Turning Java for Mac Over to Oracle

Apple Credits OpenStreetMap in Latest iPhoto for iOS Update

NYT: Amtrak Deploying iPhone Ticketing System This Summer

ATSB Says iPhone Fire on Australian Plane Caused by Botched Screen Repair by Non-Authorized Vendor

iLounge Says Next iPhone to Be Longer, Thinner and Have a Metal Backing (Does NOT Say Why it Thinks So)

JP Morgan Analyst Doesn’t Expect an Apple Television Until 2014 at the Earliest

Piper Jaffray Analyst Stoked Over Possibilities of Apple “Micro-Stores” in Walmarts and Targets

Apple Adds App Store Localization Support for 10 Additional Languages to iTunes Connect

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

IDC: Kindle Fire Sales Fall Off a Cliff in 1Q CY2012

CNET: Online Wait Times for 3rd-Gen iPad in U.S. Down to 3-to-5 Days

Judge in U.S. Samsung/Apple Case Orders Parties to Reduce Complaints or Face Delay in Case Until 2013

All Things D: “Buy” Button Causes Rejection of iOS Apps Using Dropbox SDK (Fix Already in Place)

Amazon Releases Windows and Mac Desktop Apps for Cloud Drive

Apple Printed Circuit Board Maker to Raise Wages and Reduce Overtime for CHinese Workers

Rock Band for iOS Players Get Message Saying “Game Over on 31 May”

EA Says "Game Over" Message for Rock Band for iOS Was a Mistake

Liquidmetal Co-Developer Says Devices Using the Technology Still a Ways Away (But They’ll Be Awesome)

The Verge: Target Phasing Out Amazon Kindle Online and in Stores

Zuckerberg: Facebook Organ Donor Status Message Inspired In Part by Steve Jobs

USPTO’s Steve Jobs Exhibit Heads to Smithsonian

Canalys: HP Retakes Top Spot in PC Sales from Apple in 1Q (Even If You Count iPads as PCs)

IDC Estimate Puts Samsung Ahead of Apple in 1Q CY2012 Smartphone Sales

Fortune: Samsung Wants Press Accounts Out of Its Case Against Apple While Apple Wants the Steve Jobs Biography Excluded

TUAW: Apple to Ask Court to Obscure Samsung Logo on Courtroom Monitors

UK Advertising Standards Agency May Take a Second Look at “iPad + 4G” Marketing

Veteran Wireless Strategist Thinks Apple Will Set Itself Up as an MVNO

Apple Updates Cards, iMovie, iPhoto and GarageBand iOS Apps with Performance and Stability Tweaks

MacNN: Apple Ships New Developer Builds of Lion 10.7.4 and Mountain Lion 10.8

New Apple Store in Houston Hit by Gunfire 

Symantec: Height of Flashback Infection Probably Netted Its Authors $10K-a-Day

Dr. Web Says Flashback Infections Declining

CIRP Survey Highlights Importance of Walmart as iPad-Seller

CIRP Survey: PC to Mac Conversion-Rate Greater at Apple Retail Partners Than at Apple Retail

Australia to Quiz Apple, Microsoft and Others on Higher Prices for Digital Goods Down Under

Mobile Marketer Fisku Says iOS App Downloads Drop 30-Percent from February to March (Though with a Few Good Reasons)

Reports Have iTunes Match Expanding to Five More Countries This Week

Apple Urges Developers to Get Friendly with Mountain Lion’s Gatekeeper

Yahoo Point Person on Women’s Initiatives Reportedly Heads to Apple’s iAd Division

Microsoft Gets 18-Percent of New Barnes and Noble Nook Subsidiary

RIM Australia Says It’s Behind the Sydney and Melbourne “Wake Up” Happenings