Dist. 211 OKs iPad program expansion" ["Between 6,000 and 7,000 Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students will get their own fourth-generation Apple iPad to use next school year, paid for by the district at a cost of between $1.25 and $1.43 mil
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"Dist. 211 OKs iPad program expansion"" [""Between 6,000 and 7,000 Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students will get their own fourth-generation Apple iPad to use next school year, paid for by the district at a cost of between $1.25 and $1.43 million for a three-year lease.""] Chicago Daily Herald
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"Dist. 211 OKs iPad program expansion" ["Between 6,000 and 7,000 Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students will get their own fourth-generation Apple iPad to use next school year, paid for by the district at a cost of between $1.25 and $1.43 million for a three-year lease."]?Chicago Daily Herald?8:26 AM
"Will Apple's plans for an iWatch herald a new era of wearable tech? Apple and Google are just two of the giants working on gadgets that were once the realm of sci-fi ? but that also push the frontiers of the privacy debate"?The Observer?2/16
"Apple Beware, Samsung Plans Smartwatch Too: Mere days after reports surface about an Apple-made smartwatch, leaked screenshots purport to reveal what Samsung's smartwatch will look like."?InformationWeek?2/16
"Future PCs threat to Apple? Yes, says Citibank analyst: New hybrid laptop-tablet devices based on Intel's fast but power efficient Haswell chip may threaten Apple's tablet dominance, says a Citibank analyst."?CNET News?2/16
"Apple's Not a Hardware Company"?TheStreet?2/16
"Apple seeking new blood to lead 'High Priority' next gen Apple TV development"?iMore?2/16
"Apple Hires Engineers to Bring 'Next-Generation Features' to Apple TV."?X-bit labs?2/16
"Staples to start carrying Apple products in the U.S.?"?ZDNet?4:14 PM
"New Stats Show Apple's iPhone Dominance in Web Traffic due to Savvier users"?Patently Apple?11:35 AM
"Norfolk Apple Shop changes name: We sell cider, not iPads!"?Crave @ CNET?8:30 AM
"New Apple ad focuses on the 300,000 apps available for the iPad"?SlashGear?4:22 PM
"Apple's new iPad ad campaign promotes 300,000 apps 'for everything you love'"?AppleInsider?2/16
"How Apple got serious about style: 'Design Forward,' a book debuting in the U.S. today, reveals Frog Design founder Hartmut Esslinger's challenges helping to transform Apple product design in the 1980s and beyond. Here, a look inside."?CNET News?2/16
"A look at Apple's reseller program circa 2007 [Video]?9 to 5 Mac?2/16
"Apple's Jony Ive Picks Up The Ultimate Accolade... A Gold Blue Peter Badge"?Forbes?2/16
"The Best Apple Reporter In The World Is A 19-Year-Old College Freshman At Michigan"?Business Insider?2/16
"In Terms Of Web Traffic, iPhone 5 Leads Samsung Galaxy S III ... But Just Barely"?App Advice?2/16
"Staples to begin carrying Apple devices"?SlashGear?2/16
"Apple Wouldn't Give Its Blessing, So Two Guys Built An Apple Museum On Their Own"?Business Insider?2/16
"China New Year Retail Sales Growth Slows on Austerity" ["Sales of 'high end' electronics, including Apple Inc.'s iPad and iPhone, jumped 36 percent in shops monitored by the ministry in the eastern city of Nanjing, according to the statement."]?Bloomberg?2/16
"Portland's 'financial technology' cluster aims to simplify online commerce" ["Taking design cues from Apple and inspiration from social media, a Portland startup called Simple Finance Technology Corp. hopes to create a more straightforward, low-fee form of banking designed for a generation accustomed to continuous connectivity, their gadgets always within arm's reach."]?The Oregonian?2/16
"Apple's Sir Jonathan Ive gets gold Blue Peter badge"?Telegraph?2/15
"Apple's Jony Ive receives the greatest accolade in UK children's TV: A golden Blue Peter badge"?The Next Web?2/15
"Apple's Sir Ive honored with BBC kids TV's greatest honor, the gold Blue Peter badge (Video)"?Engadget?2/15
"Samsung starting to catch up to Apple on the mobile web as iPhone traffic share drops"?VentureBeat?2/15
"Android and iOS have a duopoly in the smartphone marketplace."?Digital Trends?2/15
"Apple tech Found On Android: Passbook gets pay-by-bonk/While Apple and its Android rivals fight like cat and dog over smartphones, one piece of mobile technology from the iPhone maker has wound up on Google-powered devices."?The Register?2/15
"Kiwi cops to buy 6,500 iPhones, 3,900 iPads: Smartphones and fondleslabs will do the work of 345 officers"?The Register?2/15
"Staples Likely To Begin Selling Apple Products In Canada And US Soon"?App Advice?2/15
"Apple Products May Finally Go On Sale at Staples Stores in US"?Mashable?2/15
"Cider store The Apple Shop forced to change name after numerous calls from disgruntled iPhone and iPad owners"?Digital Trends?2/15
"Apple store forced to change its name"?CNET News?2/15
"Apple Customers Push Cider-Selling 'Apple Shop' to Change Name"?The Mac Observer?2/15
"Australia Is Killing 1,300 iMac G4s After They Lasted A Full Decade"?Cult of Mac?2/15
"Ousted Apple retail boss John Browett becomes chief executive at Monsoon Accessorize"?Macworld UK?2/15
"Former Apple Executive Browett Joins Fashion Chain Monsoon"?Bloomberg?2/15
Non-Apple News
"Bungie's 'Destiny' Is A Shared-World Shooter, With Journey-Style Multiplayer For Xbox 360 And PS3"?Forbes?4:14 PM
"Report: Google Will Open Its Own Branded Stores by Year End"?MacTrast?2/16
"The iPod of ThermoStats: The iPod is a tough act to follow. But Tony Fadell, one of its creators, and a team of other Apple vets have used a holistic software and hardware approach to design?of all things?the iPod of home thermoStats."?Barron's?2/16
"Preparing for War, Valve Launches Steam for Linux"?Wired?2/15
"Archos unveils 116 Platinum Android tablet with 11.6-inch IPS display for $349"?ZDNet?2/15
"Control your office door lock from cloud, smartphone"?ZDNet?2/15
"Finally, a Trash Can on Wheels That Automatically Catches Your Trash"?Techland?2/15
"Firm moves to trademark 'Python' name out from under the language: Open-sourcers struggle against hostile snake snatch"?The Register?2/15
"Two Linux tablet projects take a step forward: As the PengPod line begins shipping, the KDE-powered 'Vivaldi' tablet sets a May target."?PCWorld?2/15
"Take your smartphone to lunch and let it pay for you"?TechHive?2/15
"Google CFO: We want to fix 'broken' world"?ZDNet?2/15
"Google Play shares too much personal info, app developer says"?CSO?2/15
"Buffalo sets Feb. launch date for 'world's fastest' external PC hard drive"?IDG News Service?2/15
"Steam lands on Linux, revving up for a living room battle"?PCWorld?2/15
"Valve opens Linux video game store"?BBC?2/15
"Amazon Takes Redshift, Its Cloud-Based Data Warehouse Killer, Global"?TechCrunch?2/15
"Amazon's cloud-based data warehouse Redshift becomes generally available: The data warehouse service costs from US$0.85 per hour on-demand"?IDG News Service?2/15
"Facebook highlights privacy protection for minors on Graph Search"?CNN?2/15
"iMore show. Tonight. 6pm PT. 9pm ET. Be here!"?iMore?4:21 PM
"Macworld 2013 ? Ted Landau Picks His Show Favorites and Discusses the Event's Success"?MacVoicesTV?12:47 PM
"Readdle talks Documents at Macworld|iWorld 2013"?iMore?11:48 AM
"Kashoo shows off simple online accounting at Macworld|iWorld 2013"?iMore?11:48 AM
"Podcast: Inside the world of a prolific iPhone app maker"?GeekWire?2/16
"Macworld 2013 ? Kanex' mySpot Gives You A Simple, Private WiFi Network In Your Hotel Room"?MacVoicesTV?2/16
"Projectbook Organizes and Integrates Your Project Documents and Assets"?MacVoicesTV?2/16
"Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst, of TidBITS and Take Control Books, and Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted and AppleInsider, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?2/15
"iWatch Fever: Why This Round Of Rumors Might Actually Be True On The CultCast"?Cult of Mac?2/15
"Macworld 2013 ? BigDay Helps You Give and Get The Gifts You Really Want On Special Occasions"?MacVoicesTV?2/15
"Macworld 2013 ? Dolly Drive Expands Into Dolly Space, on MacVoices"?MacVoicesTV?2/15
"iOS 6.1.2 to launch next week and fix bugs, report says"?Crave @ CNET?8:31 AM
"Map of the day: Apple Inc.'s Asian supply chain"?Fortune?2/16
"New Model (Early 2013) Retina MacBook Pros use some upgraded internal parts"?9 to 5 Mac?2/16
"Analyst sees new iPad design in April 2013"?TG Daily?2/16
"Full-size iPad redesign coming this spring?"?T3?2/16
"Apple Software Update Could Disable Counterfeit Lightning Connectors"?iPhone Alley?2/16
"New iMac Now Being Offered In Apple Refurbished Program"?AppleBitch?2/16
"Piper Jaffray says Apple media event still likely by April, sees 'new iPad body styles'"?AppleInsider?2/15
"Apple may update iPad design this spring, Munster says: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Apple will redesign the larger iPad to make its body similar to the iPad Mini. But he doesn't expect any major products this spring."?CNET News?2/15
"New Apple updates likely in spring: Piper Jaffray"?MarketWatch?2/15
"Apple event 'likely' in March or April for iPad, analyst says"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?2/15
"Apple to release iOS 6.1.2 to address passcode vulnerability by February 20 -report"?AppleInsider?2/15
"iOS 6.1.2 to Address Exchange and Passcode Bugs Reportedly Coming Early Next Week"?MacRumors?2/15
"iOS 6.1.2: Will Fix Exchange, Lockscreen Issues"?Tapscape?2/15
"Apple To Reportedly Fix Lockscreen Exploit Next Week With iOS 6.1.2"?Macgasm?2/15
"You may Rocksteady all night long with this wireless speaker"?AppleDailyReport?2/15
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Finish is a straightforward and effective iOS app for managing tasks with deadlines"?The Next Web?4:13 PM
"Kickstarter Project Micro-Financing with an iPhone App"?eXtensions?8:02 AM
"Epic iPad RPG Infinity Blade Goes Free, Grab It While You Can ? iPad Game Review"?PadGadget?8:34 AM
"Calendar: The ultimate guide"?iMore?2/16
"NaturalReader Converts Documents & Web Page Text To Natural-Sounding Speech On iPhone"?AddictiveTips?2/16
"Useful Photography App for the iPhone: Wood Camera"?eXtensions?2/16
"Haze: a gorgeous gesture-controlled weather app for minimalists"?iDownload Blog?2/16
"Save battery life at night with AirplaneScheduler"?iDownload Blog?2/16
"TuneIn Radio for iOS review: TuneIn isn't perfect, but it's pretty close"?CNET Reviews?2/15
"Fooducate review: Best food rating app for iPhone"?iMore?2/15
"Kindle App Vs. iBooks. (Spoiler: They're Virtually Identical Now!) [Feature]?Cult of Mac?2/15
"Haze for iOS launches, clears the visual clutter of weather apps (hands-on) Mobile"?Engadget?2/15
"Haze for iPhone is a fun and attractive way to check the weather: Another entrant tries its hand at replacing the age-old Weather app on your iPhone"?The Verge?2/15
"This Is Just What The World Needs. Yet Another Free Photo App For The iPhone (get it anyway)"?Mac 360?2/15
"Tech Minute: Apps to reduce paper waste" [Video Report]?CNET News?2/15
"Appidemic: Cordy 2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch"?AppleTell?2/15
"Appidemic: Pixel People for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch"?AppleTell?2/15
"Review: 'Dragon' Up for iPhone is disgustingly good"?Digital Trends?2/15
"'QuestLord' Review - A Newbie Friendly First-person Adventure"?Touch Arcade?2/15
How-To/Tutorial
"Conceptualize your compositions to improve your iPhone photography"?iDownload Blog?2/16
"How to create, edit, and delete Calendar events on your iPhone or iPad"?iMore?2/16
"How To Use Mailbox, The New Email App For iPhone Everyone Is Talking About"?Business Insider?2/16
"How to Connect an iPad to a Wi-Fi Network"?Macinstruct?2/15
Tips
"Ask Rick: how can I get emails on my iPad? A reader is having trouble picking up Virgin emails on his iPad."?Telegraph?2/16
"Know Who is Calling Even if iPhone is Silent with Custom Vibration Alerts"?OS X Daily?2/15
"Why Google's stores shouldn't look so much like Apple stores: The problem that Microsoft and Google have as they go into retail is that their stores can look too similar to Apple stores. For Google to be successful, maybe it needs to embrace 'The Big Bang Theory.'"?CNET News?4:24 PM
"Does Anyone Actually Want a Transparent Phone?"?Gizmodo?4:22 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook: 'Shareholder Lawsuit A Silly Sideshow' (And Other Quotes Of The Week)"?Forbes?4:21 PM
"The Incredible Evolution Of App Design" [Slideshow]?Business Insider?11:45 AM
"How to Unparalyze Us: I was struck by one particular moment during President Obama's State of the Union address. The president proposed a $1 billion investment to build a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation to spur high-tech manufacturing in America. ... Yet sitting up there in the balcony listening to the president's speech was the chief executive of Apple, Tim Cook. Apple is currently sitting on $137 billion of cash in the bank. There are many reasons Apple has not spent its cash horde, but I'll bet anything that one of them is the uncertain economic and tax environment in this country."?New York Times?9:08 AM
"Terms & Conditions: Mailbox app is worth the wait"?Digital Trends?8:21 AM
"New Apple Television Concept [Video]?iClarified?2/16
"Apple iOS: The Best and Worst of"?YugaTech?2/16
"Why An Apple iCar Is Actually a Great Idea"?Cult of Mac?2/16
"The Macalope Weekly: It could've been worse"?Macworld?2/16
"Investing in the Future of Television and Entertainment"?The Motley Fool?2/16
"Tick tock: why timing your Mac hardware upgrades makes good sense"?GigaOM?2/16
"Why would Apple make an iPhone mini? The Ars OpenForum discusses"?Ars Technica?2/16
"The Coming Smartphone Slowdown"?Barron's [Paid Membership Required]?2/16
"Now we know why Apple was leaking stupid iWatch rumors: Samsung's releasing one"?VentureBeat?2/15
"Institutional Selling Demonstrates Depth of $AAPL Ignorance"?The Mac Observer?2/15
"Rumored HTC handset looks even more like an iPhone 5 in leaked photo"?AppleInsider?2/15
"Always Beaten: In thinking about the latest round of rumors of another company supposedly 'beating' Apple to a market in which Apple hasn't entered yet, I remembered how this sort of scenario happened many times in the past. I wanted to understand if 'beating to the punch' is really the parameter we should be looking at."?MacStories?2/15
"Apple Analysts: An Unfortunate Rumor Mill Love Story"?MacTrast?2/15
"How a Fake Story About Apple's Fake Jobs Turned into the Truth"?The Atlantic Wire?2/15
"Does Apple Pay Enough Attention To Security? Maybe Not"?Forbes?2/15
"Apple Stores are prospering, but the SVP of Retail slot seems to be a tough sell"?GigaOM?2/15
"Flaws in iOS 6.1 May Bruise Apple's Business Appeal"?MacNewsWorld?2/15
"Apple iWatch Vs. Smartwatches Past And Present" [Slideshow]?InformationWeek?2/15
"Apple's Next Great Thing(s) Will Revolutionize TV And Watches (but it won't happen overnight)"?Mac 360?2/15
"Rumor: Samsung plans Apple 'iWatch' competition"?Computerworld?2/15
"Opinion: Focusing On Daily Apple Rumors Is A Dangerous Game, But A Popular One"?App Advice?2/15
"TLDR: iMac vs MacBook?" [Video Report]?blip?2/15
"Forget Skeuomorphism: The (Digital) World Is Geting Flatter"?ReadWrite?2/15
"How Lightning Tightens Apple's Control Over Accessories"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?2/15
"Apple TV and the future of gaming"?iMore?2/15
"Third party apps may finally land on the Apple TV this fall"?iDownload Blog?2/15
"Rumor: Apple TV To Spearhead A Major Push Into Television Apps And Games"?AppleBitch?2/15
"Apple: At Least Tim Cook Doesn't React Like Hysterical Media Members"?TheStreet?2/15
"CEO Tim Cook: Apple retail stores are 'like Prozac' to me"?The Register?2/15
"Apple's Rumored IWatch: Potential Disruption Or High Priced Accessory?"?Tech-Thoughts?2/15
"Microsoft doesn't want to take billions from Office for iPad?"?iDownload Blog?2/15
"From Mac To iPhone To iPad To Apps: How Apple Is Crushing Microsoft To Oblivion"?PixoBebo?2/15
Non-Apple
"Half of Parents Join Facebook to Creep on Their Kids"?Mashable?2/16
"Why Gmail is awesome (and how to get the most out of it)"?Digital Trends?2/16
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