iOS 6 map mess was no big surprise to Apple: Tim Cook took a calculated risk: getting rid of Google Maps was more important than delivering a less-flawed Apple Maps app.
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Saturday Highlights: The Verizon iPhone 5 is arriving to customers unlocked; CNET analyzes Tim Cook's calculated risk in getting rid of Google Maps in iOS 6; Reuters believes iPhone 5 defines success, Tim Cook-style; Apple seeks another $700m from Samsung, with reports from WSJ and FOSS Patents; Apple rolls out four new iPhone 5 ads; PatentBolt reports on smuggled iPhone 5s reaching China; Dan Frommer at Splat F reviews his first hour with the iPhone 5 and finds the brushed aluminum to be very fragile; AnandTech provides a comprehensive iPhone 5 Performance Review; Gizmodo compares the iPhone 5's camera performance against the leading competitors; The Macalope picks apart a Forbes writer; Mike Elgan at Cult of Mac positions that Apple's obsession with Google is hurting Apple (sic).
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News
"Final Builds of 10.8.2 and 10.7.5 Maintain OS X Battery Life"?The Mac Observer?9/22
"Apple goes against grain, extends support for Snow Leopard: If Apple had done the expected and not patched Snow Leopard, the number of users running a retired edition of OS X would have ballooned to 47 percent"?Computerworld?9/21
"Flashback malware for OS X appears to be going extinct"?MacFixIt?9/21
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Aperture 3.4: May quit unexpectedly on launch after updating"?Apple Support?9/22
"Q&A MacFixIt Answers: We answer reader questions about using Maps from iOS 5 on iOS 6, Time Machine backups, and more."?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Mac Files of the Weird: iCal Calendar not Available when Creating new Event"?Run Around Tech?9/21
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Use Your Mac Dock to Toggle Login Items & Other Dock Tips"?The Mac Observer?9/22
"Speed testing Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion"?ThinkDigit?9/22
"Head-to-Head: iTunes Match versus Amazon Cloud Player"?TechHive?9/21
"Ask the iTunes Guy: More iTunes Store questions"?Macworld?9/21
"MacPhun Snapheal 2.0 review: The new version of Snapheal has a range of brush-based adjustments to allow for more fine control over image correction."?Macworld UK?9/21
"Gemini For Mac OS X Great At Blasting Away Duplicate Files"?MacNews?9/21
"Bypass The Mac App Store To Update Mountain Lion Software"?Cult of Mac?9/21
"Growl On The Mac Is Back! This Time It Works With Notification Center In OS X Mountain Lion"?Mac 360?9/21
"Did You Really Click That Button? Should You Click Again? Use This Click Tool On Your Mac To Know"?Mac 360?9/21
"End The Background Noise On Skype Or FaceTime With Push To Talk On Your Mac"?McSolo?9/21
"Are Email Attachments Driving You Nuts? Try The Attachment Tamer On Your Mac"?Mac 360?9/21
"Writedown Is The Inexpensive Mac Text Editor That Uses Markdown"?NoodleMac?9/21
Op/Ed
"iOS / Mac Dev. creates MAME arcade machine powered by an iPhone"?9 to 5 Mac?9/22
"Apple Most Valuable Brand, OS X 10.8.2 Update, Launchpad Manager, and More"?Low End Mac?9/21
"To Defrag, Or Not To Defrag Your Mac? That's The Friday Question"?BohemianBoomer?9/21
"On Cleaning Mac Caches, Customizing, Optimizing, And Disaster Preparation (oh, and a note on viruses)"?TeraTalks?9/21
"Microsoft Office for Mac Updated for Retina Display, Secondary Mobile Displays, and More"?Low End Mac?9/21
"Apimac Secret Folder is now ready for OS X Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper"?Apimac?9/21
"BuildEdge PLAN for SketchUp Mac Beta now available"?Architosh?9/21
"Apple co-founder sees future as computer's pet"?Brisbane Times?6:48 AM
"T-Mobile USA invites iPhone users to HSPA+ networks"?PCWorld?9/22
"The iPhone 5 scene at Apple's retail stores"?Macworld?9/22
"Slick Window Display Promotes New iPhone 5"?ifoAppleStore?9/22
"50 iPhone 5s stolen from London store in worldwide spate"?Crave @ CNET?9/22
"Wireless carriers hope to temper iPhone 5 margin pain"?Reuters?9/22
"iPhone 5 matches monthlong sales figures for 4S in just 3 days: ComScore report says the first three days of online preorders for the iPhone 5 matched the earlier Apple record set by the iPhone 4S over the course of a month."?CNET News?9/21
"Transit app developers see iOS 6 Maps as a chance to shine"?Ars Technica?9/21
"Early iPhone 5 Purchases Trend Toward iPhone 4S Upgraders and Black Models Amid Long Lines"?MacRumors?9/21
"Apple union's 'Day of Solidarity' to protest working conditions: As the iPhone 5 hits stores today, an Apple workers union asks store employees to demand better conditions in France and at Foxconn."?CNET News?9/21
"Apple fans and critics converge in Paris for iPhone 5"?CNET News?9/21
"Labor protest at Apple iPhone party in Paris"?Reuters?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch-day mania: Apple's map troubles haven't stopped the iPhone 5 launch-day crowds. CNET Update talks to fanatics in line at the Cube in New York City."?CNET News?9/21
"Apple iPhone 5 launch: Queues go global as Samsung offends millions"?Computerworld?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans across the world"?New York Post?9/21
"A short, wonderful tale of iPhone 5 lines across North America [Slideshow]?BetaNews?9/21
"Live on Fifth Avenue from Apple's iPhone 5 launch (updated)"?Fortune?9/21
"Hundreds lining up in Sacramento to buy iPhone 5"?Sacramento Bee?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch live from Apple Store Montreal"?iMore?9/21
"iPhone 5 buyers flood stores, jam phone lines as they rush to purchase, activate smartphones"?Vancouver Sun?9/21
"iPhone 5 launch live from the Regent Street Apple Store in London"?iMore?9/21
"Waiting For The iPhone 5 (Video)"?Forbes?9/21
"iPhone 5 queue hysteria captured in launch-day photos"?Crave @ CNET?9/21
"iPhone 5 lines from around the world [Video]?BGR?9/21
"Wal-Mart, Apple, Amazon and Google: In corporate battles, customers may be casualties"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?9/21
"London iPhone 5 Madness: 'You must be CRAZY to buy Apple'"?The Register?9/21
"Woz on iPhone in 40 years: 'I won't want you humans'"?SlashGear?9/21
"Woz in Brisbane, Australia with his iPhone 5 (with video)"?MacDailyNews?9/21
"Tales From The Front Of The iPhone 5 Line: Stick It In My Veins"?TechCrunch?9/21
"Singapore lines up for the iPhone 5"?CNET News?9/21
"Crowds queue to snap up latest iPhone"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Sprint Nearly Sold Out of iPhone 5 at Many East Coast Spots"?AllThingsD?9/21
"Best Buy, other retailers delaying iPhone 5 preorders"?Electronista?9/21
"Smuggled iPhone 5s Sell for as Much as $3,700 in Moscow"?ABCNews?9/21
"Smugglers take iPhone 5 to China, but supplies thin"?Reuters?9/21
"Apple store assistant sought after hundreds of iPhone 5s are stolen"?The Independent?9/21
"Burglars in Japan First to Get Hands on iPhone 5"?WSJ Blogs?9/21
"Look At All These iPhone 5s Flooding FedEx's Distribution Center [Image]?Cult of Mac?9/21
"Marketers hijack iPhone 5 launch"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Apple's Siri continues dominance over Samsung's S Voice"?Electronista?9/21
"New Google Voice Search, Siri are closely matched (hands-on)"?CNET?9/21
"Google's November Assault on Microsoft and Apple"?TheStreet?9/21
"London Underground offers offline maps to those who updated to iOS6 and no longer have schedules"?9 to 5 Mac?9/21
"Starbucks to support Passbook in iOS 6 by end of September"?Macworld?9/21
"Airlines, Theaters, More Sign On for Apple's Passbook"?PC Magazine?9/21
"Worry not, Snapseed lovers: Google's Vic Gundotra says Nik Software's products will live on"?The Next Web?9/21
"Apple rep pitches iPad possibilities: About 30 community members gathered Wednesday for a presentation that Watauga County Schools administrators hope will put wheels in motion for a technology initiative for K-8 students."?Watauga Democrat: Boone, NC?9/21
"The New York PD wants to help find your iPhone: Police at 5th Ave. Apple Store to register new iDevices, will do Android too."?Ars Technica?9/21
Non-Apple News
"Nintendo teases Wii U Gamecube downloads"?TG Daily?9/21
"Xperia Ion Ice Cream Sandwich update rolls out"?TG Daily?9/21
"Sony explains lack of 12 GB PS3 in US"?TG Daily?9/21
"Scottish researchers develop software that allows humans to talk to robots"??9/21
"Who Steve Case is betting on now: Tech's slightly graying elder statesman is not so bullish on major media companies."?Fortune?9/21
"Winklevoss twins steer new course"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"More Boeing planes to get wireless, cellular connectivity"?PCWorld?9/21
"RIM updates BlackBerry Mobile Fusion device management suite"?ZDNet?9/21
"RIM CEO Apologizes For Yet Another BlackBerry Outage, Details How Many Users Affected"?TechCrunch?9/21
"RIM fixes BlackBerry outage that hit Europe, Middle East, Africa"?CNET News?9/21
"Google Apps users get email and contacts migration tool"?ZDNet?9/21
"Q&A: Google's VP of enterprise Amit Singh at Dreamforce '12"?ZDNet?9/21
"Google shuts once-feted China music download service"?Reuters?9/21
Publications/Podcasts
"5by5 | The Critical Path #55: Gravity Well"?asymco?9/22
"Gene Steinberg meets Alexander Adam, from Quasado, Mac|Life columnist Adrian Hoppel, and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?9/21
"Hossein Yassaie: Meet the man with the big Imagination/The technology chief played a vital role in developing Apple's new iPhone5 ? but there is a lot more to come, he tells Gideon Spanier"?The Independent?9/21
"David Pogue: iPhone Improved in Every Possible Way/New York Times technology columnist David Pogue and Daring Fireball tech blogger John Gruber discuss the iPhone 5." [Video Report]?Bloomberg?9/21
"iPhone 5 Ships! Selling your iPhone, Apple Care, Maps (Podcast)"?Insanely Great Mac?9/21
"iPhone 5 camera powered by Sony sensor: Photography is ever more important in smartphone usage, and a close-up view shows that Sony got the coveted spot supplying the sensor for Apple's new smartphone."?CNET News?6:50 AM
"iPhone 5 jailbroken, but not yet available for us"?Crave @ CNET?6:58 AM
"Cracked! Hacker Claims to Jailbreak the iPhone 5."?AllThingsD?9/22
"Some iPhone 5 orders arriving with cosmetic damage"?Electronista?9/22
"iPhone 5 Users Reporting Yellow Tint On Their Displays [PHOTOS]?Redmond Pie?9/22
"Apple A6 Die Revealed: 3-core GPU, AnandTech?9/21
"Confirmed: Apple's A6 uses triple-core GPU/It's the same GPU as in the iPhone 4S, there's just more of it."?Ars Technica?9/21
"Could Apple's A6 be a 'big-little' processor?"?EE Times?9/21
"iPhone 5 More Repairable than iPhone 4, 4S, Says iFixit"?eWeek?9/21
"Apple can replace broken iPhone 5 screens in the store, says report"?CNET News?9/21
"The Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked, tested with AT&T"?iDownload Blog?9/21
"Amid record retail launch, iPhone 5 online ship times slip to four weeks"?Tap For Mobile?9/21
"Google homes in on Maps app for iOS 6, report says: The company is reportedly working on a Google Maps app, but there is rampant confusion over whether it was actually submitted for approval in the Apple App Store yet."?CNET News?9/21
"The Apple iPhone 5 has reportedly been jailbroken"?The Next Web?9/21
"The iPhone 5 lets you put 16 apps inside a folder"?iDownload Blog?9/21
"Researchers hack iPhone, steal data: White-hat hackers broke into the developer version of iOS 6, meaning Apple's new iPhone 5 could be vulnerable"?CSO?9/21
"Asian Suppliers of iPhone Components Scramble to Meet Orders"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9/21
"Apple Cuts Display Orders to Samsung, Loses Patent Case in Germany"?Patently Apple?9/21
"Taiwan market: Parallel-imported iPhone 5 available for sale at 40-50% higher prices, says newspaper"?DigiTimes?9/21
"PSA: Don't leave negative reviews for non-widescreen apps -- developers are updating as fast as they can!"?iMore?9/21
"iPhone 5 Unboxing - Both Black and White Models - AKA the obligatory iPhone unboxing (Video)"?Insanely Great Mac?9/21
"The iPhone 5 Gets Unboxed"?Mashable?9/21
"iPhone OS 3: Let's Build an App List"?Low End Mac?9/21
AppleCare/Helps
"iBooks and iBookstore: Parental Controls in iOS 6"?Apple Support?9/22
"Developers claim Safari in iOS 6 breaks Web apps with aggressive caching: The HTTP specification says one thing, Safari does another."?Ars Technica?9/21
"How to Clean Your MacBook Safely and Effectively"?Mactuts+?9/21
Price Trackers/Deals
"There are no new item in The US Apple Store, 99 were unchanged, and seven were Sold Out."?While Supplies Last?6:52 AM
"Velocispider For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/22
"Hanger For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/22
"R-Tech Commander Colony For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/22
"There are no new item in The US Apple Store, 106 were unchanged, and one was Sold Out."?While Supplies Last?9/22
"iPhone Buyer's Guide... $0 To $950 - The Best iPhone Prices, Deals, Reviews And Information"?MacReviewZone?9/22
"ProCam For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/21
"Don't Run With a Plasma Sword For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/21
"Battle Monkeys For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?9/21
"iPad (2012) Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?9/21
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?9/21
"MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?9/21
"Refurbished MacBook Air from $679, free shipping, Mountain Lion"?FairerPlatform?9/21
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5:? $1189.00 Delivered
Reviews
"Apple iPhone 5's A6 Outshines Rivals in Performance Tests: Apple iPhone 5 is said to have a tri-core PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU running at a higher speed"?International Business Times?6:57 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 outperforms Android Galaxy S III and RAZR M"?TG Daily?6:49 AM
"iPhone 5 Camera Battle: Is It the Best Smartphone Shooter?"?Gizmodo?9/22
"iPhone 5: The First Hour"?SplatF?9/22
"Apple iPhone 5 first impressions: Beauty is in the hand of the beholder"?ZDNet?9/22
"iPhone 5 review: Apple's latest smartphone gets a bigger screen, LTE, and more power ? but does it keep the crown?"?The Verge?9/21
"Watch This: Josh demos the iPhone 5 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"?The Verge?9/21
"Review: Style triumphs over substance in iPhone 5"?Boston Herald?9/21
"iPhone 5 Teardown"?iFixit?9/21
"Shootout: iPhone 5 versus iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and Galaxy S III"?Bare Feats?9/21
"Hands on with the iPhone 5"?Macworld?9/21
"iPhone 5: First Thoughts And Random Impressions"?MacStories?9/21
"iPhone 5 Benchmarks: 30% to 160% Faster than iPhone 4S"?The Mac Observer?9/21
"What's The Difference -Comparing The iPhone 5 to the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4"?MacReviewZone?9/21
"Kindle Fire HD vs. iPad: How does the new Kindle Fire HD compare with the best tablet on the block?"?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Review: First crop of iPhone 5 cases available now"?GigaOM?9/21
"DaVinci Resolve: Which GPU provides the best acceleration on the Mac Pro?"?Bare Feats?9/21
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Local search Field Test: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps/In part two of our Apple Maps app testing, we decided to perform local searches of landmarks and other locations and the results were clearly lopsided."?CNET Reviews?9/21
"Review: iPhone 5"?Gizmag?9/21
"Lab Tests: iOS 6 and iOS 5 performance differences"?Macworld?9/21
"iOS App Review: Layout brings collages into the iPad age"?Macworld?9/21
"MacMost Now 764: iOS 6 Maps App Turn-By-Turn Directions"?MacMost?9/21
"iOS 6 Maps Got You Down? Navigon may be your answer!"?Best App Site?9/21
"'Jasmine' is the YouTube iPhone app you should be using (from the developer of Alien Blue)"?VentureBeat?9/21
"Review -Savi Contacts: a Great Substitute for iOS 6 Users"?The Mac Observer?9/21
"Penultimate: Just Shy Of The Ultimate iPad Note Taking App"?The Mac Observer?9/21
"This Week in Apps I Like ? National Parks, The Photo Cookbook, Paper, Articles, IncrediBooth"?7/Apps Blog?9/21
"iOS Game Review: Battles will charm you in Outwitters"?Macworld?9/21
"Jewel Factory Review"?148Apps?9/21
"Epic Adventures: La Jangada Review"?148Apps?9/21
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Downgrade Back to iOS 5"?Mac|Life?9/21
"How to Transfer Everything from Old iPhone to New iPhone 5 the Easy Way"?OS X Daily?9/21
"Get started with the iPhone 5"?Macworld?9/21
"So You Just Got an iPhone 5... Let's Get Started"?Touch Arcade?9/21
"Uploading an iDVD to Youtube"?iLifeHelp?9/21
Tips
"iOS 6: Messages Now Automatically Selects Last-Used International Keyboard For Each Contact"?MacStories?9/22
"The Grand Central Apple Store Reportedly Has No Lines, And Plenty Of iPhones"?Business Insider?9/21
"Updated: Top 12 ways to trade old iPhones for cash now that you have your iPhone 5"?9 to 5 Mac?9/21
"iOS 6: Talking to Siri and saying 'hi'"?TUAW?9/21
"Get Weather on iPad with the Clock App"?OS X Daily?9/21
"Here's where to get LTE on your iPhone 5"?The Verge?9/21
"Watch out! iOS 6 can jack up your phone bill?Steer clear of sticker shock?follow these steps to disable the iO6 features that can eat up your iPhone or iPad's data plan"?InfoWorld?9/21
"The iPhone 5 Weather app can function as a world clock"?iDownload Blog?9/21
"Get Siri to tell you the temperature in centigrade"?Mac OS X Hints?9/21
"Want an iPhone 5 today? Go to a carrier store"?VentureBeat?9/21
"How to get an iPhone 5 with unlimited data"?CNNMoney?9/21
"So you hate iOS 6 Maps? Here are your best alternative options"?Digital Trends?9/21
"Hate iOS 6 Maps? Here's What To Do ..."?Forbes?9/21
"Don't Like the iOS 6 Podcasts App? Get Rid of It"?Kirkville?9/21
"How to track your iPhone 5 delivery if you're in the UK"?iMore?9/21
"iPhone 6 release date: iPhone 5S scenario says you're not going anywhere for awhile."?Beatweek Magazine?7:02 AM
"Samsung drags iPhone 5 into never-ending legal battle"?Crave @ CNET?6:59 AM
"Apple (AAPL) vs Samsung, Looks Like We'll Be Doing This All Over Again"?Wall Street Pit?6:59 AM
"The iPhone 5 front is not flush with the frame"?Fayez Mohamood?6:46 AM
"Apple: Sympathy for iOS 6 Maps"?Barron's?9/22
"iOS 6 maps has wrong location for Apple Store"?The Register?9/22
"Apple's iPhone 5: The Chinatown factor"?Fortune?9/22
"Is Apple's new maps app upsetting? The OpenForum chimes in: Apple ditched Google for maps, and many users are upset."?Ars Technica?9/22
"Why maps matter to Apple, Google and others"?TechHive?9/22
"The Macalope Weekly: Seen it"?Macworld?9/22
"In Apple-Google maps war, consumers lose"?MarketWatch?9/22
"LTE Prime Time: Four Unexpected Ways to Play the iPhone 5"?Barron's?9/22
"Apple And That Swiss Train Watch"?Forbes?9/22
"A Flawed Samsung and iPhone Drop Test (the Galaxy Lost)"?eXtensions?9/22
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