Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books: In a decision that could reshape how books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books in violation of antitrust law, and called for a
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Wednesday Highlights: Apple found guilty of e-book price fixing rules judge, Apple maintains innocence, will appeal decision; reports in our Apple/Macintosh, and Op/Ed sections; in other legal news, Apple resigns fighting with Amazon over "App Store" trademark claim; Apple requesting the International Trade Commission put a stay on ban of certain iPhone, iPad models while appeal is pending; in the land of Oz, Xavier Toby of the Sydney Morning Herald goes inside "the 'cult' of the Apple Store"; Facebook fans out there might want to have a look at Moment, an app which puts the social network in your Mac's menubar; you can adjust hidden dock animations via the terminal; here's how to create/save styles in Pages, TextEdit, and Mail; Gene Steinberg argues for Apple to make OS X Mavericks free; CNET feature on the App Store in light of its 5th anniversary explores how Apple's store "turned into software development's holy grail"; Jonny Evans looks back over those 5 years asking if App Store has "changed the world"; new data from StatCounter shows Samsung devices outpacing Apple's iPhones, iPod touches worldwide, if true, Philip Elmer-DeWitt believes it to be a big deal; at the Los Angeles Times is a report suggesting Steve Jobs actually never wanted an App Store; is Samsung about to be hit by an Apple tsunami?; Zombie apps dominate the App Store says BBC, but study called "hideously bogus" by PC Magazine's Sascha Segan; Microsoft slings more smack-down at the iPad in latest ads; rumor suggests iPhone 5S will add another notch to iPhone's camera domination adding a slow-motion "Mogul" camera; UK's Telegraph how-to article explains steps necessary to turn your iPhone into a pro-video camera; and vintage iMac colors reported to grace the back of the "iPhone Lite"; Foxconn rumored to be ramping up iPhone 6 mass production, reports in our Hardware/Software section; Apple support forum has customers complaining of volume fluctuation on new MacBook Airs while playing videos; T3 review of the 13" MacBook Air finds the notebook "as slick as ever: thrillingly lightweight, gorgeous-looking"; The Inquirer offers their first hands-on impressions of iOS 7; Matt Panzarino at The Next Web puts a spin on iOS 7 suggesting the OS is "designed for Apple's next billion customers".
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"Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books: In a decision that could reshape how books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books in violation of antitrust law, and called for a trial on damages."" Reuters
8:28 AM
"Ruling Against Apple Could Affect Media Negotiations: Apple Says It Will Appeal After Judge Finds It Colluded on E-Book Pricing"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?2:25 PM
"Apple Will Appeal Ruling in E-Book Price-Fixing Case" ["Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr says Apple didn't conspire to fix e-book pricing and would continue to fight the 'false accusations.' He says Apple brought much needed innovation and competition into the market in 2010."]?Associated Press?9:30 AM
"Apple's Chances on an E-Book Ruling Appeal Are Lousy, Say Legal Scholars"?AllThingsD?3:13 PM
"Apple guilty of ebook price fixing, says judge"?The Verge?8:29 AM
"The Apple e-book case is headed for the 2nd Circuit: Apple's appeal of the trial judge's verdict will hinge on the last 38 pages of her decision."?Fortune?2:20 PM
"Judge Finds Apple Colluded on E-Book Pricing"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:10 AM
"Apple led conspiracy to raise prices of e-books, federal judge rules"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?9:29 AM
"Apple found to have conspired to raise e-book prices"?CNNMoney?8:47 AM
"Apple found guilty of e-books price fixing"?CNET News?8:56 AM
"Apple is guilty in the ebook pricing case. For consumers, not much changes"?paidContent?9:30 AM
"Federal Judge Rules Apple Conspired To Fix E-Book Prices"?Forbes?11:20 AM
"Apple 'conspired' over eBook pricing, says antitrust judge"?Computerworld?10:24 AM
"Judge Rules Against Apple in E-Books Trial"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?9:00 AM
"Apple Guilty Of Fixing Ebook Prices In DOJ Lawsuit"?TechCrunch?8:50 AM
"US judge rules that Apple conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books"?The Next Web?8:52 AM
"US judge rules Apple conspired to raise ebook prices"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9:00 AM
"E-Book Ruling Gives Amazon an Advantage"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?9:16 PM
"Apple and Amazon drop legal scuffle over 'Appstore' name"?IDG News Service?8:08 AM
"Apple and Amazon kiss and make up after 'app store' trademark row: Tech giants end lawsuits over who has the right to use name, clearing way for both companies to use it"?The Independent?8:11 AM
"'App store' fight ends ? Apple drops trademark lawsuit against Amazon"?Digital Trends?8:19 AM
"Apple, Amazon Drop Fight Over 'App Store' Name"?PC Magazine?11:52 AM
"Apple asks for stay on ITC ban on iPhone and iPad models pending appeal"?IDG News Service?8:00 AM
"Apple asks ITC for stay on sales ban affecting older iPhones, iPads"?ZDNet?9:49 AM
"Samsung asks for retrial on rubber-band: New suit tries to overturn loss by stretching a couple of legal points"?The Register?8:05 AM
"Samsung requests retrial in $1B patent ruling for Apple"?IDG News Service?11:03 AM
"'Grassroots' Demonstrators Target Chicago Apple Store"?ifoAppleStore?3:29 PM
"How the App Store turned into software development's holy grail: A high ranking on Apple's App Store can translate into a quick fortune. That's why app creators are turning to ranking experts to give them any edge possible."?CNET News?9:07 AM
"Five years of the App Store" [Slideshow]?CNET News?9:07 AM
"#10 MLB.com At Bat: 1 of 10 from Top 10 grossing iPhone apps ever (pictures)"?CNET News?9:07 AM
"Apple's Taiwan orders drop 24% in June, but it's probably the calm before the storm"?VentureBeat?10:59 AM
"Apple Conspired To Fix E-book Prices, Court Rules"?InformationWeek?4:20 PM
"Judge rules Apple colluded with publishers to fix ebook prices"?Macworld?9:10 AM
"Court rules Apple fixed ebook prices, led an illegal conspiracy"?paidContent?9:09 AM
"Apple Loses E-Book Antitrust Trial"?AllThingsD?9:09 AM
"Apple Found Guilty of E-Book Price Fixing"?PC Magazine?9:49 AM
"Apple Found Guilty in E-books Conspiracy"?Mashable?9:32 AM
"Apple 'orchestrated' e-book pricing conspiracy, court rules"?iDownload Blog?9:32 AM
"Apple is guilty of e-book price fixing, says judge"?VentureBeat?9:10 AM
"Amazon Wins: Apple Guilty in Ebook Price Fixing Conspiracy"?The Mac Observer?10:15 AM
"iPhone 5 still tops, but Galaxy S4 helps Samsung gain share"?CNET News?11:14 AM
"Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone Web usage: A study from StatCounter determines that Samsung devices outpaced Apple iPhones and iPod Touches in worldwide browsing in June."?CNET News?8:58 AM
"Did Samsung just overtake Apple in global Web usage? StatCounter's 'Internet Wars' report, if true, would be a big deal."?Fortune?8:56 AM
"Samsung is about to Experience the Apple Tsunami!"?Patently Apple?9:33 AM
"Samsung arrives on Apple's doorstep as it breaks ground on new R&D facility"?Digital Trends?8:19 AM
"Apple media boss Eddy Cue also attending Sun Valley conference amidst content push"?9 to 5 Mac?8:25 AM
"Apple store unearths hospital ruins: Tech firm's new Madrid outlet will safeguard 15th-century walls under its floor"?El Pa?s (Spain)?8:26 AM
"15th-Century ruins discovered during construction of Apple's new Madrid flagship store"?9 to 5 Mac?8:26 AM
"The Apple App Store celebrates its fifth birthday"?Digital Trends?8:19 AM
"Disney to honor Steve Jobs with Disney Legends Award at D23 Expo"?TUAW?9:10 AM
"Free EA Games for iPad, iPhone: App Store 5th Anniversary"?FairerPlatform?7:52 AM
"Vintage Apple-1 computer sells for $388K: But sale price failed to come close to the record $671K paid in May for another rare working circuit board"?Computerworld?8:25 AM
"First Apple computer sells at auction for $387,750"?Associated Press?11:01 AM
"Old-School Apple 1 Fetches $387K at Auction"?PC Magazine?11:52 AM
"GE Profile wall ovens embrace the app-ification of appliances"?Digital Trends?8:19 AM
"Bored Of Microsoft's Anti-iPad Ads Yet? Here's Another"?AppAdvice?8:44 AM
Non-Apple News
"Sprint now officially under SoftBank control after $21.6B deal"?AppleInsider?9:38 PM
"Monsters University: what's it like to work at Pixar? Pixar's films have won 26 Oscars and taken $8 billion. But are their films as much fun to work on as they are to watch? As Monsters University is released, Chris Bell visits the company's California HQ to find out."?Telegraph?8:20 AM
"Samsung Granted a Mysterious Smartphone Design Patent While HP Wins One for a Slick New Mouse Design"?Patent Bolt?7:51 AM
"London mayor asks Apple to help curb iPhone-related thefts"?TUAW?8:09 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TUAW TV Live: Doctors Without Borders Edition"?TUAW?4:24 PM
"Interview: T-Mobile's John Legere on iPhone Sales, the Carrier's Bold Upgrade Program, and Continuing to Shake Things Up"?AllThingsD?2:29 PM
"App Store Insiders: Alex Adjadj of Namco Bandai Games on the Ecosystem of Apps"?148Apps?11:20 AM
"Maura Johnston on why she opened her iPad-only magazine to the web"?The Verge?9:50 AM
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"Behold the Effects of Your Government's Collusion-Busting Hammer!"?TheMacAdvocate?9:39 PM
"Will the iPhone 5S swipe from the Galaxy S4 with a slow-mo camera? Can the next iPhone be slow and sexy?"?TechRadar UK?4:24 PM
"The Sad Truth About Expansion On The New Mac Pro [Image]?Cult of Mac?3:29 PM
"Why does Apple fear iPhone customization?"?Minyanville?3:14 PM
"Op-Ed: One Finger Gesture"?YMP Now?2:48 PM
"Why Apple's Car Dashboard Looks Like A Clunker"?Forbes?2:28 PM
"Why Candy Crush Is Already Boring: The Shrinking Half-Life of Mobile Games"?The Atlantic Wire?2:27 PM
"How Jony Ive's iOS 7 Icon Grid Matches Up Against Real Apple Products [Image]?Cult of Mac?2:27 PM
"Are Steve Jobs iPad Schools A Step Forward Or Just A Gimmick? ? The 'Book Mystique"?MacPrices?2:14 PM
"Apple, Microsoft, and Listening to Customers"?Tech.pinions?2:13 PM
"Apple's Chinese Suicides And The Amazing Economics Of Ha-Joon Chang"?Forbes?11:18 AM
"Means, motive, and opportunity: why antitrust lawyers smacked down Apple's iBookstore/It's not about cost, it's about conspiracy"?The Verge?6:29 PM
"Analysis: Antitrust ruling could temper Apple's revolutionary zeal"?Macworld?6:27 PM
"The fight between Apple and Amazon on ebooks ain't over yet/Summary: Yes, there's a verdict in the Apple eBook antitrust price-fixing case. But that doesn't mean that anything is really decided."?ZDNet?6:54 PM
"Live discussion: Federal judge rules against Apple in e-books case [Video]?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?3:29 PM
"The real villain in the ebooks case isn't Apple or Amazon ? it's publishers' addiction to DRM"?GigaOM?2:22 PM
"Judge Rules Against Apple in E-Book Price-Fixing Trial"?Daring Fireball?2:21 PM
"Apple Learns The Hazards Of Innovation With E-Book Antitrust Ruling"?Forbes?12:01 PM
"Apple Conspired On E-Book Pricing, Judge Rules. But Did It?"?Forbes?11:20 AM
"Dead Steve Jobs Was A Crook - Judge"?The Register?11:03 AM
"With Apple's iWatch on the horizon, do Pebble and MetaWatch still matter?"?The Verge?10:23 AM
"If You Have A Busy Day Coming Up, Your iPhone Will Tell You To Go To Bed"?Business Insider?10:23 AM
"The Dying Art of Handwriting: Handwriting isn't just for style: it's important to learning, memory and success. Twenty years ago, a $300 Montblanc pen was one of the most coveted and costly graduation gifts. But today, few clamor over them, much less an expensive one. It turns out they want MacBooks and iPads ? new writing tools of the digital age."?Techland?9:09 AM
"Apple's App Store turns five: You're great, now change/Apple's App Store redefined how we all downloaded programs on our smartphones. But with Google Play outstripping its number of apps, the challenge of the next five years isn't volume: it's getting the right app in the right hands."?CNET News?8:58 AM
"Happy Anniversary, Apple App Store! Now About That Discovery Problem...: Welcome to the new undiscovered country."?Techland?2:19 PM
"The Next Five Years of App Store"?MacStories?11:20 AM
"The iPhone's Controversial New Look Actually Appears To Be Rooted In Old Apple Designs"?Business Insider?8:25 AM
"Hands Off My Wrists! Why I Don't Want To Wear My Computers: You can keep your smart watches, fitness bands, and Internet headsets."?ReadWrite?8:10 AM
"Jonny Ive, It's OK To Change Your Mind (or, get over it, graphic design is subjective anyway)"?PixoBebo?7:53 AM
"Poor Apple: Criticized For Obeying The Law"?Mac 360?7:53 AM
"Apple's Latest Product Disruption: Free Apps"?Mac 360?7:53 AM
Non-Apple
"Why the Microsoft Reorganization Plan Won't Fix What's Wrong"?Money Morning?6:13 PM
"This Is Why People Still Pirate"?Gizmodo?2:50 PM
"Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini review: Good, 'diet' S4 phone is pricier than you think"?CNET Reviews?11:14 AM
"The hidden 17% tax: Your cell phone bill/Your wireless carrier isn't the only one pocketing money when you pay your cell phone bill."?CNNMoney?9:16 AM
"Dropbox announces iCloud-like data sync service for apps"?TUAW?9:50 AM
"Is Dropbox cloud storage too expensive? While Dropbox is leading the cloud storage and syncing landscape with 175 million users, other services are offering similar features for less money."?CNET News?7:56 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Is This A Sneak Peek At A Redesigned iOS 7 Beta 4 Screenshot?"?AppAdvice?2:19 PM
"Microsoft COO Kevin Turner refuses to lose: Microsoft is delivering innovation faster than anyone can embrace it and doubling down on devices and services, Turner said during a keynote at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference."?CNET News?2:28 PM
"Microsoft COO Turner says even more innovation is coming this year"?PCWorld?3:13 PM
"Microsoft settles 3,265 software piracy cases in US and abroad"?Microsoft?8:32 AM
"Microsoft settled 3,265 software piracy cases in 43 countries during its last fiscal year"?The Next Web?8:32 AM
"Microsoft Preaches XP Conversion: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is eagerly charging toward a 'devices and services' future. First, he'll have to take care of more than 160 million users who are stuck on Windows XP."?InformationWeek?9:06 AM
"Microsoft's Launches 'Smart Cities' Initiative: Microsoft's CityNext aims to help cities use cloud services and big data to cut costs and improve services."?InformationWeek?4:20 PM
"How Microsoft is using live data to redefine the Office 'document'"?PCWorld?8:59 AM
"Microsoft's real-money Xbox Live transition a costly move: The prices consumers were previously paying for Xbox Live content are going up now that Microsoft is transitioning away from its Microsoft Points."?CNET News?9:26 AM
"Hackers hitting Microsoft Windows flaw revealed by Google researcher"?V3?8:33 AM
"Microsoft to pull apps with critical vulnerabilities"?PC Advisor?9:27 AM
"Icahn Calls on Dell Holders to Seek Appraisal of Shares: Activist Investor Says PC Maker May Pay Premium 'to Settle With Those Seeking Appraisal'"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:13 AM
"Carl Icahn Plays New Card In Dell Buyout Battle"?AllThingsD?9:12 AM
"Icahn Asks Dell Shareholders to Get Share Appraised"?Bloomberg?9:13 AM
"Icahn urges Dell holders to seek share appraisal"?MarketWatch?9:36 AM
"Icahn to Dell stockholders: get shares apprasied"?USA Today?9:34 AM
"Will Dell Make A Profit With The New Data Protection Product?"?Seeking Alpha?9:35 AM
"Dell Wyse adds server provisioning to WSM deployment tool"?V3?8:33 AM
"Dell, HP to talk cloud transition at Structure:Europe"?GigaOM?6:31 PM
"To stop losing share, IBM must see itself as customers, competitors do"?Worcester Telegram?9:43 AM
"IBM And Big Data Disruption: Insider's View/IBM's Bob Picciano, general manager of Information Management, talks up five big data use cases, Hadoop-driven change; slams SAP Hana, NoSQL databases."?InformationWeek?9:06 AM
"IBM downgraded to neutral: Goldman Sachs points to pressure on growth areas in emerging markets"?Associated Press?9:43 AM
"HP and Microsoft Announce New Modern Infrastructure Partnership"?Windows IT Pro?9:37 AM
"Intel puts OEM-use Haswell CPUs in retail channels"?DigiTimes?8:53 AM
"Leaked Intel Roadmap Reveals New Batch of Haswell Chips"?Maximum PC?9:38 AM
"Cisco puts Israel at risk as first fully digital country"?Bloomberg News?9:36 AM
"Cisco to accelerate Microsoft private cloud deployments"?Telecompaper?9:36 AM
"Cisco, NetApp Back Microsoft's Private Cloud OS Accelerate Program"?The VAR Guy?9:37 AM
"Analysis: Is Oracle Better Off After Sun Acquisition?"?Forbes?9:39 AM
"Lenovo Takes PC Sales Crown From H-P as Market's Slump Worsens: Chinese Maker Edges H-P; Quarterly Shipments Drop for Fifth Consecutive Quarter"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:41 PM
"Global PC market shrank 11 percent in second quarter"?Reuters?4:22 PM
"The PC market is slightly less terrible than last quarter"?GigaOM?4:25 PM
"Five consecutive quarters of sliding PC sales mark a new industry record"?Ars Technica?6:30 PM
"Lenovo is now the top PC maker in the world"?CITEworld?6:09 PM
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