How much damage a cheaper iPhone does to Apple's profit margins: Fears of 30% by 2015 are overblown, says Gene Munster, but he's lowering his target."
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Friday Highlights:Negotiations with Sony Music over royalties apparently the problem stalling Apple's launch of iRadio streaming service; Sterling Wong at Minyanville is of the belief that "Apple's next trump card is mobile payments" not an Apple TV, or an iWatch; and Megan Willett at Business Insider calls for Apple to abandon the rumored iWatch for the simple reason that "the classic wristwatch will never die"; Bloomberg reporter called on the carpet for putting words in Pegatron CEO's mouth that Apple's iPad mini sales declining; Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Apple will face lower profit margins by introducing a cheaper iPhone, but stresses word of 30% decline is overblown; Mark Hibben argues that Apple has huge opportunity in 4K TV akin to the successful iPod in which the combo of hardware/software/services made the iPod a success; Microsoft apparently urging Apple to make a compatible version of iTunes for Windows 8, but Jonny Evans suggests a trade: iTunes 8 for Office on iOS; Macworld has suggestions for when OS X's TextEdit app refuses to save your work; Pixelmator 2.2 is a Photoshop replacement, reviews Dennis Sellers; Mactuts+ shows how to create an AppleScript which lets you "switch between multiple iTunes accounts"; IT.Enquirer reviews Pacifist, an app which lets you drill into and extract file info; do you Automator? Macworld thinks you should know at least 5 workflows; Strategy Analytics releases stats that Apple leads the party in Tablet apps processor revenue, shares lead on the smartphone side with Samsung and Qualcomm; meanwhile, ZDNet says Android "crushing Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market" to the tune of 59.5% of shipments compared to a paltry 19.3% from Apple; law enforcement has apparently deluged Apple with requests to decrypt iPhones, which Apple will do, but the waiting list is long; so the story goes like this: a 14 year old girl "discovered" Apple's smart covers can interfere with defibrillators, but the problem is, Apple already stated the fact; Macworld puts RAM upgrades to the test to show you "ramifications", meaning should you upgrade, or not?; Bare Feats tests out new GPUs on Mac Pros; Terry White reviews Belkin's Thunderbolt Express Dock; Tim Bajarin breaks down the real threat Samsung poses to Apple.
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"How much damage a cheaper iPhone does to Apple's profit margins: Fears of 30% by 2015 are overblown, says Gene Munster, but he's lowering his target."" Fortune
7:52 AM
News
"No iTunes for Microsoft Windows 8 devices anytime soon: A Microsoft executive said in an interview with CNN Money that even though Microsoft would like to support an iTunes app for Windows 8, it's unlikely Apple will allow it anytime soon."?CNET News?8:29 AM
"Why no iTunes for Windows 8 shouldn't surprise you: Microsoft says Apple's showing no signs of wanting to bring its popular jukebox software to Windows 8, but this was obvious."?CNET News?2:06 PM
"Microsoft wants iTunes as a Windows 8 app, of course, but says Apple's not so keen"?iMore?8:07 AM
"Microsoft's Pleas for Windows 8 Version of iTunes Fall on Deaf Ears"?Mac|Life?8:01 AM
"Apple seeds sixth beta build of OS X 10.8.4 to developers"?Macworld UK?8:09 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Bugs & Fixes: When TextEdit won't save"?Macworld?9:41 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Creating an AppleScript to Switch Between Multiple iTunes Accounts"?Mactuts+?8:05 AM
"Pacifist, file extraction and system forensics tool"?IT.Enquirer?7:30 AM
"Mac Gems: GIF Brewery makes it easy to create animated GIFs"?Macworld?9:11 AM
"5 Automator workflows everyone should have"?Macworld?8:07 AM
"Mastering Notification Center: Dump It Entirely From Your Mac [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:09 AM
"3 Mac Tips To Save You Time & Lower Your Blood Pressure"?The Mac Observer?2:10 PM
"AppleScript to open new Finder window in same folder as frontmost window"?Mac OS X Hints?9:42 AM
"What Do You Get When You Blend A Little Of Photoshop With Illustrator? An Affordable Acorn"?NoodleMac?7:36 AM
"Rent The New Photoshop By The Month? Or, Buy A Photoshop Wannabe And Save Hundreds Of Dollars"?Mac 360?7:32 AM
"Try The Simple App That Makes Your Mac Work Better And Faster"?TeraTalks?7:36 AM
"The Best Mac Personal Information Manager Just Got Better (but is still missing one thing)"?Mac 360?7:36 AM
"Wordify Is The Magic Typographic App That Turns Photos Into Artistic Images Of Art"?McSolo?7:31 AM
"How To Do To Microsoft What Microsoft Did To You (think Office for free)"?BohemianBoomer?7:31 AM
Op/Ed
"Apple should learn from Microsoft's broken Windows: With its latest features, the Mac is starting to resemble a souped-up iPad."?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?2:58 PM
Press Releases
"Pixelmator 2.2 Major Upgrade Available from the Mac App Store"?MacPrices?1:41 PM
"CS Odessa Adds New Business Process Section To ConceptDraw Solution Park"?prMac?7:40 AM
"iFunia Updates DVD Creator 3.0.0 for Mac"?prMac?7:40 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Tablet Apps Processor Revenue Jumped 83 Percent in 2012/Apple Maintains Lead"?PRNewswire?8:13 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Smartphone Apps Processor Revenue Soared 60 Percent in 2012/Apple, Qualcomm and Samsung Dominated"?PRNewswire?8:13 AM
"Google's Android on 59.5% of all 'smart mobile devices' shipped in Q1, Apple at 19.3%"?AppleInsider?8:04 AM
"Apple reclaims top 5 ranking in China's smartphone market"?ZDNet?7:52 AM
"Apple supplier hiring 40,000 'to build new iPhone': Pegatron, an Apple supplier, has said it will boost its 100,000 workforce by 40 per cent later this year, sparking speculation it is preparing to build the next iPhone"?Telegraph?7:53 AM
"Messaging App Line's Virtual Currency For Sticker Gifting Falls Foul Of Apple's App Store Rules"?TechCrunch?7:53 AM
"A month after booting AppGratis, Apple approves AppCurious ? a new take on app discovery"?VentureBeat?1:41 PM
"Apple's iPhone Security Measures Prompt Queue Of Unlock Requests From Law Enforcement"?TechCrunch?8:17 AM
"Need Apple's Decryption Expertise? Get In Line"?PC Magazine?2:45 PM
"Apple will reportedly unlock your iPhone for police, but there's a wait list"?Ars Technica?11:40 AM
"iOS 7 sees usage in San Francisco and Cupertino despite not existing"?Stabley Times?7:36 AM
"AT&T's new Aio Wireless offers iPhone 5 with unlimited data ? for $649"?Stabley Times?7:30 AM
"PayPal Says It's Time to Ditch Passwords and PINs, and Apple may lead the way with iPhone 6"?CIO?7:46 AM
"Apple's two-step verification for Apple IDs rolling out to Canada and additional countries"?9 to 5 Mac?9:00 AM
"New bill introduced that legalizes cellphone unlocking and more"?iDownload Blog?8:00 AM
"Apple iPads could be bad for your heart"?TG Daily?7:45 AM
"Your iPad Smart Cover Could Switch Off a Pacemaker"?Gizmodo?7:43 AM
"Magnets are bad for some heart devices, and that includes those on the iPad"?iMore?8:07 AM
"Apple I to be sold in auction of historic computers"?ZDNet?7:52 AM
"Not now, Apple: We've got the Pi-Phone, the smallest mobe network"?The Register?7:51 AM
Non-Apple News
"Heads up: CIOs are growing attached to Google Glass"?InfoWorld?9:08 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The GigaOM Show: LinkedIn leans into news, Apple's dumb phone, YouTube Subscriptions"?GigaOM?8:06 AM
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Save $25 on 5th Gen 32GB Apple iPod Touch, Free Shipping
"Carl Icahn Puts His Winning Streak Up Against Michael Dell"?Forbes?11:08 AM
"What Icahn Sees In Dell"?Forbes?11:08 AM
"Icahn and Southeastern try to hamstring Mike Dell's buyout bid: 'It Is Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing, Dell Board'"?The Register?11:16 AM
"Battle For Dell Intensifies As Icahn, Southeastern Make Rival Offer"?Forbes?8:30 AM
"Icahn, Southeastern's Letter to Dell"?WSJ Blogs?9:30 AM
"Icahn, Southeastern, Shift Dell Takeover Goal Posts"?TheStreet?8:55 AM
"Icahn, Southeastern propose alternative to Dell buyout"?Reuters?8:51 AM
"Reports: Icahn, Southeastern make alternative bid for Dell"?InfoWorld?8:32 AM
"Icahn Offer for Dell Increases Investor Risk"?24/7 Wall St.?8:26 AM
"Icahn With Southeastern Challenges Silver Lake's Dell Bid"?Bloomberg?9:35 AM
"Michael Dell deal faces further obstacles"?TG Daily?11:14 AM
"Dell rises slightly on Icahn, Southeastern bid: Group threatens proxy battle if Dell board rejects alternative proposal"?MarketWatch?9:30 AM
"HP Hit By Fresh Lawsuit Over Troubled Autonomy Deal"?TechWeekEurope?9:17 AM
"HP chief: Cyber security pandemic will only get worse"?V3?9:17 AM
"Barnes & Noble in talks with Microsoft to sell Nook unit"?Bloomberg?9:21 AM
"Book News: Microsoft Rumored To Be Interested In Buying Nook"?NPR?9:06 AM
"Microsoft Bidding for Barnes and Noble's Nook?"?ABCNews?9:05 AM
"Microsoft, surrounded, wants Nook for the content"?CBS News?9:07 AM
"Windows 8 Now Installed on 5% of Computers Worldwide"?Softpedia?9:05 AM
"No iTunes for Windows 8 devices anytime soon"?CNET News?9:02 AM
"The Windows 'Blue' burden: Saving the PC itself"?InfoWorld?8:32 AM
"Don't believe the myths about Windows 8.1 'Blue'"?InfoWorld?11:11 AM
"Windows 8: forget 100m licences 'sold', here's how many PCs are running it/Microsoft's announcement that 100m Windows 8 licences have been 'sold' disguises how many PCs are actually running it. The answer: a lot less than that suggests"?The Guardian?8:42 AM
"Windows 8.1 / Blue Developer Preview Build 9391 Out for Testing ? Rumor"?Softpedia?9:03 AM
"Microsoft issues emergency 'fix-it' for browser flaw"?FOXNews?9:05 AM
"Microsoft details Patch Tuesday Internet Explorer fixes"?IT PRO?9:03 AM
"It's Larry's world, we only live in it"?GigaOM?11:09 AM
"Intel Vs. Intel: Its Atom CPUs Get Better... And Threaten Its Cash Cow"?ReadWrite?9:19 AM
"Intel CEO's legacy: PC glory, smartphone grief"?PCWorld?8:35 AM
"Israelis want Stephen Hawking to boycott Intel"?The Inquirer?8:38 AM
"Intel's New Atom Represents 'Thermonuclear War' On Samsung"?Seeking Alpha?8:48 AM
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