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Weekly Wrap: Hotkeygate, iOS 6, and a slew of reviews
Weekly Wrap: Hotkeygate, iOS 6, and a slew of reviews Once a week, we catch you up on Macworld's biggest stories from the past week, in case you missed them. This week, we ruminated on the futures of iOS and OS X, covered Hotkeysgate, and offered a slew of reviews.

The Macalope Weekly: Cause and effect
The Macalope Weekly: Cause and effect Some people, it would seem, are unable to accurately determine cause and effect.

Remains of the Day: Jobs report
Remains of the Day: Jobs report One report says Steve Jobs was intimately involved with the four-inch iPhone, while another says he was working on creating the best car ever. Only one person can set the record straight for a major motion picture event.

Facebook IPO: Why your data is worth $104 billion
Facebook IPO: Why your data is worth $104 billion Investors will pressure Facebook, the public company, to find new ways of making money from users' personal data. If times get hard, can Facebook do that without endangering user privacy?

Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google
Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google Market research firm Gartner says adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions.

App Guide: iPhone and iPad restaurant finders
App Guide: iPhone and iPad restaurant finders If you're looking for a tasty bite this weekend, these iOS apps can point you in the right direction.

Opinion: Why Apple is making OS X more like iOS
Opinion: Why Apple is making OS X more like iOS This summer's Mountain Lion update to Mac OS X will continue the trend of bringing iOS features to Apple's Mac operating system. Kirk McElhearn sees the move as Apple's attempt to bring iOS users into the Mac fold.

The Week in iOS Apps: Hear, hear!
The Week in iOS Apps: Hear, hear! This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers all kinds of listening options, whether you’re staying at home, partying at the club, or going to see your favorite band in concert. Flipboard, StubHub, and Thefuture.fm all have updated offerings for your listening pleasure.

AT&T, Verizon LTE hotspots fight to a draw
AT&T, Verizon LTE hotspots fight to a draw The AT&T Elevate 4G and the Verizon MiFi 4620 Jetpack are easy to set up and use, and both offer fast speeds--but both suffer from limited battery life, too.

Review: Jot Flip stylus/pen combo gets the pen right
Review: Jot Flip stylus/pen combo gets the pen right The latest addition to Adonit's family of disc styluses for iOS devices, the Jot Flip seeks to fill the stylus/pen niche treasured by those still chained to paper and pen. And while it shares a few stylus flaws with its Adonit siblings, it gets the pen right.

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Feeding a belief system
The Macalope Daily: Feeding a belief system The Macalope doesn't want to call it a religion, but some people take their support of a platform as an act of faith.

(This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.)

Review: GreenSmart Kea Laptop Daypack
Review: GreenSmart Kea Laptop Daypack GreenSmart's medium-sized Kea Laptop Daypack has a built-in laptop sleeve for your MacBook and plenty of smaller pockets to hold other necessities and gadgets.

iOS App Review: Viddy brings flexibility, celebrity to video creation
iOS App Review: Viddy brings flexibility, celebrity to video creation Viddy brings a large network of users, flexibility, and celebrity to video creation and sharing.

Ask the iTunes Guy: Syncing tips
Ask the iTunes Guy: Syncing tips The iTunes Guy answers questions about syncing iOS devices with iTunes.

First Look: Sony's new Alpha A37 and Alpha NEX-F3 cameras
First Look: Sony's new Alpha A37 and Alpha NEX-F3 cameras Sony's latest interchangeable-lens cameras offer a lot of unique features for $600 as a kit, including fast burst shooting, manual video controls, and impressive in-camera AI.




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Microsoft Unveils Logo For Windows 8

Microsoft has unveiled the logo for the next version of Windows. Consistent with prior versions of their Operating System and other products; the software giant has spent more time ruminating about the pointless than the important. I find it fascinating that they would pre-announce the logo along with a stream of drivel seeking [...]

Apple unveils Mountain Lion OS X Preview

Apple unveils Mountain Lion Preview: iOS-ification of OS X continues with Messages, AirPlay Mirroring, Notification Center, Game Center, Twitter and more | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

The Macintosh platform continues to evolve in ways that make it easier to work across multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and serves as a guidepost for Microsoft to develop versions [...]

10 Incredible Stats From Apple Q1 Earnings

Ever wonder why everyone seems to have an iPhone and an iPad?

10 Incredible Stats From Apple’s Q1 Earnings

Why Android updates are a mess: its the business model | ZDNet

Ever wonder why the most tech saavy of your collegues use an iPhone or chose the iPad over 10 to 1 over the abundance of Android based tablets available today? It’s because despite the fact they are technically capable of getting applications (as opposed to malware) from the Google Market and the fact they [...]

Dubious about investing in Facebook? You are not alone.

Having worked at Netscape in the Internet bubble, I have a natural pessimism when it comes to Internet pure play stock valuations. Duff McDonald at Fortune Magazine also shares my perspective and has a pretty good writeup on his reasons the discussed valuations of Facebook are interesting but probably not realistic.

Obama thinks if you don’t agree with him you must be confused

Obama now has a new explanation as to why the electorate believes he has taken us down the wrong path. According to Barrack if we disagree with his approach and want to vote his congressional cronies out and can’t wait for 2012 to do the same to him we must be so scared as [...]

5 Reasons why people hate Apple

A very interesting look at the reasons and arguments of the hardcore Apple Haters! Worth a read. After reading it you can barely contain the laughter as you apply the reasoning in the article to the many comments and categorize them!

http://blogs.computerworld.com/16665/apple_haters?page=7

Obama Golfs while the Oceans are spoiled

Where is Obama on the Gulf Oil Spill. Golfing and fund raising. This administration is without a clue.

iPhone and Flash - a good explaination

Looking for a good high level (non-emotional) explanation of why Apple is keeping Adobe Flash off it's devices? The story linked below provides an overview and explains why you the user are the benefactor.

Global Warming reasonable Doubts

Despite the fact that many politicians and so called experts insist that Global Warming is a man-made problem and could doom mankind to extinction the science just doesn’t support this nonsense. Businessweek has a great article on the topic. It’s a great read for anyone that thinks they have the facts because clearly [...]



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