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Piper Jaffray Analyst Predicts One-Million iPads Will Be Sold This Coming Friday

Speculation Has Apple Starting In-Store New iPad Sales at 8AM This Friday

Wait Times for New iPads Ordered Through Apple Site Slip to 2-3 Weeks

Report: HBO Working to Allow Previously-Owned Movies into iTunes in the Cloud Despite Exclusivity Windows

DoJ Greenlight’s Rockstar Consortium Purchase of Nortel Patent Portfolio

Apple Accuses Samsung of Withholding Source Code in Patent Infringement Case

Apple Drops Some Claims in ITC Case Against Samsung

EC and DoJ Cooperating on Apple eBook Price-Fixing Case

Apple Updates Safari for Windows and Mac to v5.1.4

Jony Ive Talks Apple and Design with The London Evening Standard

iPhone 4S Owner Sues Apple Over Alleged False Advertising Related to Siri

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With the First Round of Pre-Orders “Sold Out,” New iPad Delivery Times Slip Worldwide

Apple Calls Response to New iPad “Off the Charts”

ZDNet Says New iPad Battery Packs 70-Percent Greater Capacity Than Battery for iPad 2

Report: Virgin Mobile in Canada to Fire Up 4G/LTE in Time for Launch of New iPad

Resale Prices on Used iPad 2s Drop Significantly in Wake of New iPad Announcement

Apple Drastically Reduces Prices on Refurbished First-Gen iPads

Gartner: Samsung in First in Smartphones in China; Apple in Fifth

Report: Law Firms Employed by Apple in Samsung Cases Hire 73 Lawyers and 20 Reviewers Who Can Read and Speak Korean

IDC Japan: Apple Tops Cellphone Sales in Japan for 4Q CY2011

Apple Killing iWork.com beta on 31 July; Encouraging Users to Get to Know iCloud

Texas Governor Says Apple to Spend 300-Million Dollars in Austin Support Staff Expansion

Apple Opening Fourth Store in Houston, Texas This Friday 16 March

City of Cupertino Publishes More Details on Apple Proposed New HQ

CBS CEO Talks Talking to Jobs About TV Subscriptions (and Why He Said “No”)

Fortune: Financial Analysts Pleased with New iPad and New Apple TV Announcements

Verizon Will Offer Personal Hotspot Feature at New iPad Launch, AT&T Will Not

Apple Releases Configurator, a Mac App for Managing iOS Devices Across Organizations

Mapping in iPhoto for iOS from OpenStreetMap, Not PlaceBase

comScore: Android and iOS Gain at End of 2011 While the Rest of the Top-Five Smartphone Platforms Shrink

Apple Not Allowed to Pursue Patent Lawsuits Against Kodak During Bankruptcy

Engadget: DoJ Preparing to Sue Apple and Publishers for Alleged Antitrust Activity in eBooks (Short Version)

WSJ: DoJ Preparing to Sue Apple and Publishers for Alleged Antitrust Activity in eBooks (Long Version)

Apple Intros "New iPad" with Retina Display, 4G/LTE, A5X-Chip with Quad-Core Graphics for March 16 Delivery

Apple Adds 99-Dollar AppleCare+ Option to New iPad Purchases

Apple Keeps 16GB iPad 2 Around for 399-Dollars (Wifi-Only) or 529-Dollars (Wifi-Plus 3G)

Apple Drops Price of Refurbished iPad 2s

Apple Issues Public Release of iOS 5.1

AT&T iPhone 4Ses on the HSDPA Network Now Show Phone as 4G

Apple Updates iOS-Versions of iMovie and GarageBand and Introduces iPhoto for iOS

Electronista: iPhoto for iOS Location Data Not Supplied by Google

Apple Announces New Apple TV with 1080p Video Support

All Things D: Fox and Universal Cannot Do iTunes Movies in iCloud Due to Preexisting Exclusivity Deals with HBO

Apple Updates UI on Apple TV 2, Matching UI of New Apple TV

Users Can Now Sign-Up for Netflix Through APple TV; Pay for it Through iTunes

Apple Releases iTunes 10.6 with HD Video Access and iTunes Match Improvements

Apple Posts Video of March Event On Its Site

Video of March Event Available Through Apple Keynotes Podcast Feed

Apple Updates iPhoto and GarageBand for Mac

Apple Issues iOS Update for Find My Phone, Find My Friends, iWork for iOS Apps, iBooks, and iTunes U

Apple Talks App, Store, and Post-PC Sales Numbers

Apple Tweaks “Top Apps” User Interface on App Store on iPad

New Catalog Category Spotted for iPad App Store

ABC Family Launches Universal iOS App With Full Episodes of Network Shows

Barclays Capital Raises Apple Target to 710-Dollars on Strength of iPad, iPhone, and Mac

U.S. Company (Redacted) Warns Apple Against Using the Name iTV (But the Name is For Sale)

Canaccord Genuity Analyst Says iPhone and iPad Influence Release Schedules for the Entire Mobile Market

Dow Jones: Secret Sources Say Apple Has Been Open to Settlements with Smartphone and Tablet Competitors Rather Than Litigation

Apple and Kodak Meet Before Bankruptcy Judge Tomorrow Over Next Step in Patent Infringement Case

Apple: No SXSW Interactive “Pop-Up” Store This Year

Google Rebrands and Reorganizes Media and App Sales Under “Google Play” Banner

Isaacson Says He Left Stuff About Apple Television Plans Out of the Steve Jobs Biography

Phone Arena: Secret Source Says Next iPad to Be Called iPad 3

CNET: Secret Source Says Next iPad to Be Called iPad HD

iMore: Secret Source Says iPad 3/HD to Have 4G/LTE Connectivity

iLounge: Secret Source Says Apple Bringing Out Smart(er) Cover/Case for iPad 3/HD

Apple Insider and MacRumors Hear Shipping Costs Are Up Significantly as Apple Takes Up Far-East to US Capacity

Samsung Securities Reportedly Expects 7-Inch “iPad mini” Later This Year

Study by The Business Journals Shows iPad is the Fastest Growing Tech in Small Business in the U.S.

Early: Sen. Schumer Asks FTC to Look into iOS and Android Privacy Issues

Later: Sen. Schumer Says Apple and Google Willing to Meet and Talk Over iOS and Android Privacy Issues

Judge in Apple v. Motorola Mobility Patent Infringement Case Orders Moto and Google to Turn Over Info on Their Merger and Android Development to Apple

Reports Say Proview Creditors Are Looking to Have Company Declared Bankrupt; Liquidated

Apple Issues Supplemental 10.7.3 Update to Address Time Machine Issue

Apple Reportedly Helping China Mobile Fix iPhone Issue

25-Billionth App: A Disney Game Downloaded in China

Ars Technica Sees Possible Retina Display iPad and Possible iOS 6 in its Browser Stats

The Verge Sees Reason to Expect Apple TV Update Announcement This Wednesday

Decorations Go Up on Yerba Buena Center for Wednesday Apple Event

German Judge Tosses One Samsung and One Apple Case - Both Plan to Appeal

USAF Mobility Command Buying 18,000 iPad 2s for Just Over 9-Million Dollars

Vancouver, Washington City Council Sees Cost Savings Two-Months Into Paper-to-iPad Transition

Southeast US Carrier C-Spire Drops 50-Bucks from Each iPhone 4S With a 2-Year Contract

RIM Says BlackBerry PlayBook Was Top-Selling Tablet at BestBuy Canada and Future Shop Last Week

Apple Claims Over Half-a-Million Jobs Created or Supported

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Apple Posts 12 New iCloud-Related Positions

25 Billion App Countdown Ends; Winner Not Yet Announced

MacRumors: Alleged iPad 3 Bezel Shows Place for Physical Home Button

DigiTimes Says Apple to Intro 8GB iPad 2; 16GB and 32GB iPad 3 Only

DigiTimes Sources Say 7.85-Inch Likely in 3Q CY2012

Piper Jaffray: Apple Television Would Be Awesome But Apple Won’t Make a Television Without a TV Content Sollution

New York Post: Apple Trying for TV Service By Christmas While Content Companies Balk

Apple Wins Mobile Phone Photo Organization Patent Case Against Motorola in Germany

Pew: Majority of Cellphone Owners in U.S. Now Own Smartphones

AT&T: Unlimited 3G Data Plans Throttled at 3GB of Usage Per Billing Cycle

Apple Sues Chinese Luggage Maker Over EPAD Trademark

Apple Issues iMac Graphic Firmware Update 3.0

Fortune Names Apple “Most Admired Company” for Fifth Year in a Row

Shaw Wu Expects 4G/LTE Connectivity for Next iPad (and He Is Stoked)

RBC Survey Shows Greater Interest in iPad if it Cost Less

SkyBet Allows Gambling on Next iPad Features (Then Pulls Wager Page)

eBay Says Tablet Trade-Ins 10-Times Higher in February 2012 Versus February 2011

Apple Insider: Apple Three Weeks Late Restocking Apple TV with Third-Party Resellers

DigiTimes Says Apple to Ship Thinner, Lighter MacBook Pros Next Month

DigiTimes Says Apple Eyeing 14-Inch MacBook Air to Target Asian Laptop Market

Apple Releases EFI Firmware Update for Late-2008 15-Inch MacBook Pro

Apple Updates Apple Store App for iOS

The Guardian: Secret Sources Says Apple Working on New Audio File Type Capable of “Adaptive Streaming”

Apple and Proview Face Off (Again) Over Rights to iPad Name In Chinese Court

Apple Invites Select Members of Press to (More Than) Likely iPad 3 Event on Wednesday 7 March

CNBC Botches Apple Event Prediction

CNBC Gives Dalrymple Hat Tip for Getting It Right Where They Got It Wrong

CNET: No Physical Home Button Pictured in Invitation Art for Next Week’s Event

Alleged Photo of iPad 3 Shell Indicates Ever-So-Slightly-Thicker Device

Engadget: Radio Shack Discounts iPad 2 by 20 to 50-Dollars

TUAW: Invitations to Next Week’s Apple Event Hit During Google Chairman’s Speech at Mobile World Congress

9 to 5 Mac Expects New Apple TV Along with New iPad Next Week

iOS Location Loophole Could Give Apps Access to Photo Library Without Asking Permission

ATF Ditching BlackBerry for iThings and Other Things

Samsung Exec: “Honestly, we’re not doing very well in the tablet market.”

WALL-E Director Dedicates Upcoming Disney Sci-Fi Pic “John Carter” to Steve Jobs

Atari Holds Developer Contest to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Pong