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Tim Cook Pops Over to China, Visits an Apple Store and Meets with Chinese Officials

Apple CEO Cook Meets with Mayor of Beijing and Other Chinese Government Officials

Apple Invites 25-Billionth iOS App Downloader from Qingdao to Beijing Apple Store to Retrieve Prize

New iPad Receives China Compulsory Certification from China Quality Certification Center; Still Faces Proview Trademark Hurdle

The Telegraph: New iPad Reignites Chinese Grey Market

Business Insider: Prices for New iPad Crash on Chinese Grey Market

Nokia’s Windows Phone-Powered Lumia 900 to Go on Sale at AT&T on 8 April for 100-Dollars

Apple Offers to Make Licensing for Essential Patents in Its nano-SIM Proposal Royalty Free

Nokia Calls Apple’s nano-SIM Patent Offer an Empty Promise

Apple Issues 32-Bit Bug Fix in Safari 5.1.5 Update

83-Year-Old Woman Sues Apple After She Breaks Her Nose Walking Into the Glass Door of an Apple Store

iMore Hears Rumors of 4G/LTE iPhone with 3.5-Inch Screen in the Fall

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners Survey: Best Buy Sells Nearly as Many iPhones in the U.S. as Apple

China Unicom Says iPhone Performance Has Been Better-Than-Expected Over the Last Three Years

Apple Reportedly Rejecting Some Apps That Want to Access iOS Devices’ UDID

Report Has Nokia Paying to Make Lumia 900 the Free Phone for AT&T Employees

Forbes Highlights the High Priced Market for Zero-Day Exploits

Samsung Design Exec Denies Copying Apple, Praises Jonathan Ive, and Makes Me Sad

PCWorld: New iPad Incredibly Slow to Charge During Use

Video Diagnostics Firm DiplayMate Says New iPad Keeps Charging After Battery Level Reads 100-Percent

Business Insider: Some Original Smart Covers Not Working with New iPad (Though Apple Will Apparently Swap Out the Covers)

Apple Insider: Targus Replacing Slim Cases with New iPad Magnet Issues

URL Spoofing Vulnerability Found in Safari for iOS

U.S. Representatives Quiz 34 Companies (Including Apple) Over Data Collection and Usage Through Mobile Apps

Sony Says It’ll Bring Music Unlimited to iOS in the Next Few Weeks

Kindle for iOS Update Adds Support for Embedded Audio and Video

Scott Turow Urges DoJ to Tread Lightly in Potential Antitrust Action Against Apple and Publishers

Apple Loses Appeal in AppleCare Case in Italy

Austin, Texas Okays 8-Million-Dollar Incentive Deal in Exchange for Apple Expansion and Hiring

Early: RIM Hiring an iOS Developer

Later: RIM Hiring iOS Developer to Support BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for iOS Devices

iPhone Unseats BlackBerry as Top-Selling Smartphone in Canada in 2011

Reuters: Somebody Tells Some South Korean Business Paper That the Next iPhone will Have a 4.6-Inch Display and Will Arrive Next Quarter

Sprint CEO Sees iPhone Customers as More Valuable Than Others Long-Term

Barclays Capital: Apple Currently Testing Parts for 4G/LTE iPhone to Be Launched in September

WSJ: Owners of New 4G/LTE iPads Burning Through Data Plans at Breakneck Speeds

Industry Analyst Says Only One-in-Ten Tablets Uses Cellular Connectivity

UBS: Roughly Half of New iPads Sold Will Be Wifi Plus 4G/LTE

Apple Insider: Apple Support Thread Sports Complaints of Wifi Trouble with New iPad

Have you had unexplained or fraudulent charges show up through iTunes? If so, please email me and let me know. Use the subject line “Bad iTunes Charge” and email [email protected]. And thanks.

Financial Times: Apple and Smartphone Rivals at Odds Over Nano-SIM Proposal in Europe

Flurry: China Tops US in iOS and Android Activations for First Time in February

Microsoft China CEO Says Windows Phone will Beat iPhone in China (and IDC Agrees)

The Loop: Apple Says iPhoto for iOS Hit 1-Million Unique Users in Under 10 Days

HP CEO Answers One Question Several Times: Why Isn’t HP More Like Apple?

Munster, Moskowitz and Wu Stoked Over New iPad’s 3-Million Unit Weekend

In-Stat: Apple Likely to Overtake Intel and No. 1 Mobile Processor Maker by the End of 2012

Wait Times Shrink for New iPad Orders

Tests by Dutch Site Show New iPad Runs Up to 9-Degrees Fahrenheit Hotter Than iPad 2

Apple Says New iPad Operates Within Accepted Thermal Specifications

Consumer Reports Sees Hotter Temps in Its New iPad Tests; Doesn’t Seem to Mind

Apple Says Worker Hours Improving in the Supply Chain

Judge Reverses Decision on Motoroogle and Android Development Docs in Apple/Motorola Mobility Case

European Consumer Organization Calls on Apple to Change AppleCare Marketing in EU

Apple Issues Snow Leopard-Specific Software Installer Update

Apple Sells Three-Million New iPads in First Three Days

Apple CEO Cook Starts Day Calling New iPad Sales Record Breaking

The Verge: Source Says Apple Fifth Avenue NYC Store Sold 18 iPads a Minute for First 12-Hours of Availability

AT&T Trumpets Record First-Day for New iPad Sales; Gives No Numbers

Apple Announces Dividend and Share Repurchase Plans

Wired: CEO Cook Sees Little Support That Stock Splits Help Stocks

TUAW: CEO Cook Says Apple Pipeline is Full of Stuff

Fortune: A Slew of Analysts Are Super Stoked About Apple’s Cash Plan

Forbes: Canaccord Genuity Analyst Stoked as Well

Evercore Partners’ Analyst Ups Apple Target to 750-Dollars on Strength of iPhone and iPad as Well as the Cash Plan

Apple Closes Monday at 601-Dollars for First Close Above 600

ABC News: Cash Plan Marks Major Break with Philosophy of Steve Jobs

Apple Adds “Answer from the Community” to Product Pages on Online Store

Macworld UK: Doctor Sees Rise in Shoulder Injuries Thanks to Increased Tablet Use

Apple to Talk Cash Hoard on Monday Morning Conference Call

Hear the call live at 9AM EDT/6AM PDT or as a replay at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/call31912

UBS Analyst Ups Apple Target to 675-Dollars; Stoked About “iPhone 5” and New iPad

Oppenheimer Analyst Ups Apple Target to 700-Dollars on Strength of New iPad and iPhone 4S

USITC Upholds Ruling in Apple/Motorola Mobility in Moto’s Favor

German Court Stays Push Notification Block in Motorola Mobility Case Against Apple

German Judges Freezes Apple Case Against Samsung Over Slide-to-Unlock Pending Ruling by German PTO

Apple Releases First External beta of Lion 10.7.4

Apple Releases Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 to Developers Developers Developers

New Construction Underway on Apple Parcel in Maiden, NC

AT&T Drops Plans to Appeal Ruling; Pays Matt Spaccarelli 935-Dollars

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Report: FaceTime Still Requires Wifi Connection on 4G/LTE iPad

Harrods Opening Tech Department Today with Apple Shop Inside

Reports Say a Number of New Apple TVs Delivered a Day Early

Munster Reiterates “Overweight” Rating on Apple Shares; Raises Target to 718-Dollars on Strength of iPhone and iPad

Apple Shares Hit 600-Dollars for the First Time Ever

Strategy Analytics Study: Smartphone Owners say 4-4.5 Inch Screens Hit the “Sweet Spot” (Though 90-percent Have Phones with Smaller Screens)

Rumors Fly of Either a 15-Inch MacBook Air or a Thinner 15-Inch MacBook Pro

Members of US House of Representatives Seek More Answers on Privacy and Mobile Apps from Apple

Bloomberg/BusinessWeek: Path Co-Founder Hauled to Apple and Grilled by Apple CEO Over Address Book Issue

AdAge: Conde Nast FInally Ready to Share Tablet Readership Stats with Advertisers

The New England Journal of Medicine Lands on the iPad

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Official: New iPad to Launch at 8AM Local Time at Apple Stores Tomorrow; Available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target, and Walmart in the U.S.

Macworld UK: Apple Changes New iPad Wording on Website to Point Out Where Device’s 4G/LTE Works

Canaccord Genuity Analyst Ups Apple Target to 710-Dollars on iPad Strength and Competition Weakness

Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Price Target to 720-Dollars Strength of iPad and iPhone and Potential in Emerging Markets

NPD: 40-Percent of Potential Tablet Buyers Want Built-In Keyboards (Though Most Buy Tablets Without Them)

Netherlands Court Says Apple is Covered for Samsung-Owned 3G Patents by Deal with Qualcomm

Correction: AT&T Not Threatening to Kill Spaccarelli’s Service if He Doesn’t Settle

Apple Adds Ability to Delete Photos from Photo Stream with New Aperture Update

Apple Pushes Out Epson Printer Drivers 2.10

Producers of Austin City Limits Launch ACL Archive App for iPad

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9 to 5 Mac: Signage Indicates 8AM Launch for New iPad

Apple Goes Preregistration-Only for Hong Kong iPad Launch

Apple Reportedly Upgrading Its Website Images for HiDPI Screens and Retina Displays

ChangeWave Research Survey: iPad Dominates Corporate Tablet Plans

McGraw Hill Education Exec Expects School Sales to Rise for Reduced Price iPad 2

IDC: Strong Entry of Amazon Kindle Fire Contributes to Lost Market Share for iPad in 4Q CY2011

Apple Says Proview is Misleading Courts and Public in iPad Trademark Case, While Proview Says “I’m Rubber and You’re Glue...”

Fortune: Jefferies and Co. Analyst Ups Apple Target to 699-Dollars on Apple Television Expectations and iPhone Strength

Computerworld: Safari 5.1.4 Patches 83 Vulnerabilities

Bloomberg: Foxconn Hiring Safety Person, Lifestyle Person, and Two Fire Chiefs for Apple Supply Section

AT&T Reportedly Offers Matt Spaccarelli a Bigger Settlement in Exchange for His Silence (Which He Declines)

After 244 Years, Encyclopedia Britannica Kills Physical Encyclopedias