As Pope Francis assumes leadership of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, he's got his work cut out for him on many fronts, not the least of which is the Vatican's finances.
Last year, a sheaf of documents was leaked by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's former butler in a scandal known as the Vatileaks affair. The documents allegedly showed, for example, tens of millions of dollars in transfers to American dioceses to help pay legal settlements -- estimated to have cost the American church more than $3 billion so far -- surrounding the priest sex-abuse scandals.
During his eight-year tenure, Benedict reportedly made progress toward reforming the Vatican Bank, replacing its president and creating a financial-intelligence committee. But by most accounts, the Vatican Bank still needs greater scrutiny and transparency.
So what is the Vatican Bank, and how is it related to the Catholic Church, and to the finances of Vatican City, a sovereign state? CNBC explains.
What is the Vatican Bank? It's definitely not your average bank. Officially called the Institute for the Works of Religion, the Vatican Bank is a privately held firm run by a CEO who reports to a committee of cardinals and the Pope. It offers ATMs with transactions in Latin and boasts a small castle-like headquarters protected by Swiss Guards.
It has about 33,000 accounts, a distribution network in more than 100 countries, and an estimated $8 billion in assets. (By contrast, JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, has about $2 trillion in assets.)
Details of the account holders are private, though the Vatican says most of the accounts belong to members of the clergy. Because its assets are not the property of the Holy See, it isn't overseen by the Vatican; instead it's considered a charitable foundation affiliated with the Vatican.
What's the controversy about the Vatican Bank? Where do we begin? It's been controversial for decades, accused of money-laundering and collaborating with the mafia, and before that with the Nazis.
In 1982, the Vatican Bank dealt with its most serious crisis. Roberto Calvi, known as "God's Banker," was found dead, hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London. At first his death appeared to be a suicide, but eventually five people -- including a mafia member -- were charged with his murder. Calvi was chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed after $1.3 billion in loans disappeared; the loans had been made to dummy companies owned by the Vatican Bank, and the Vatican had provided the letters of credit.
More recently, in 2010, the Italian government launched an investigation into the bank's operations after the Bank of Italy alerted police to two suspicious Vatican Bank transactions totaling $30 million. The money was being sent from Credito Artigianato to JP Morgan Chase and another Italian bank, Banca del Fucino. The Vatican Bank apparently didn't disclose the origin of the money, which is a violation of Italian law. Ultimately, the bank denied wrongdoing and the funds were eventually released.
In December 2010, Benedict XVI established the Financial Information Authority as an independent agency to monitor the financial activities of the Vatican Bank and other Vatican-related institutions. Benedict also worked to get the Vatican on to the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development's "white list" of countries that follow international banking standards.
But the 2012 release of leaked documents ? the Vatileaks affair ? showed the bank was still struggling with corruption, apparently transferring tens of millions of dollars to American dioceses to help them pay child sex-abuse legal bills. There was also a letter from a senior Vatican official, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, in which he apparently complained of money-laundering and corruption in the Vatican.
Last May, the bank's president, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, was ousted by the board of directors, accused of money-laundering and not following laws that block financing terrorists and criminal gangs. Tedeschi countered, saying he was fired for getting "too close to the truth."
In January, Italy stopped allowing its banks to do business with the Holy See because of the Vatican Bank's lack of financial transparency. As a result, the Italian banks cut off credit-card processing at tourist spots such as the Sistine Chapel. Some weeks later, plastic was restored after a Swiss firm that doesn't have to abide by EU banking laws came to the rescue.
Then, just before he abdicated the papacy in February, Benedict appointed a new Vatican Bank president, Ernst von Freyberg, a German-born lawyer.
How does this mess impact Pope Francis? The cardinals will expect Francis to clean up the scandal and modernize the church's finances. If he doesn't, the Vatican could possibly have no access to the global banking system. That situation would undermine its moral authority and its financial stability.
But it won't be easy, because the Vatican hierarchy is divided into various factions. Some want the church's finances to be more transparent to the faithful and the banking world; others want to keep the church's tradition of secrecy.
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So how is the Vatican Bank's finances different from the Catholic Church's? The church in this context is called the Holy See, which includes the offices of the Roman Curia (the church bureaucracy that makes the wheels turn) and its communications outlets.
In 2011, the Holy See brought in $308 million in revenue, with $326 million in expenditures, for a deficit of about $18 million, according to Catholic News Service.
The budget of the Holy See includes the Vatican Secretariat of State and its diplomatic missions around the world, Vatican councils, the Holy See's investment portfolio and properties, plus the Vatican's newspaper, radio, publishing house and television production.
Most of the Holy See's expenditures were related to personnel costs for about 2,800 employees.
Its revenues included about $61 million from the Vatican bank, which donates its investment profits, contributions from dioceses and religious orders, and financial investment returns.
The United States, Germany and Italy give the biggest contributions every year, according to the Vatican.
How are the Vatican Bank's finances and the Catholic Church's finances different from Vatican City's finances? Vatican City has its own economy supported by contributions from Roman Catholics around the world, and the sale of postage stamps, tourist fees and mementos.
In 2011, Vatican City's revenues were $113 million, with a surplus of about $27 million, according to Catholic News Service.
HONG KONG (AP) ? Michelle Yeoh is happy to be honored with the "Excellence in Asian Cinema Award" but says she hopes there's no hidden message.
She asked reporters, "I hope it's not their way of telling me that I need to retire?"
The star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and last year's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic "The Lady" was being honored at the Asian Film Awards opening Sunday night.
Yeoh said she's happy to receive the award where her career started, in Hong Kong.
And while she acknowledged she's long heard rumors of a "Crouching Tiger" sequel, she says she's yet to see a script or other plans on the project. The 2000 original was directed by Ang Lee and won four Academy Awards.
The recent reports have attached kung fu star Donnie Yen to the unconfirmed sequel, and Yeoh said she's a fan and would welcome the opportunity to work with him if a project is developed.
The Hong Kong film festival's opening night was featuring the premiere of "Ip Man: the Final Fight," the latest film about the life and work of martial arts master Ip Man. Lead actor Anthony Wong and actress Zhou Chou Chou were among stars walking the red carpet.
Veteran Hong Kong directors Johnnie To and Ronny Yu are also premiering works at the festival, which features "Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau.
The festival closes in April with the Iranian film "Closed Curtain," which is fresh off a win for best script at the Berlin Film Festival.
No. 6 UCLA will face No. 11 Minnesota in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in the South region.
UCLA closed out the season winning seven out of its last 10, while Minnesota limped into the tournament losing three straight and seven of its last 10.
The winner in this matchup in Austin, Texas on March 22 will face the winner of No. 3 Florida and No. 14 Northwestern State in the third round.
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UCLA Regular Season Record: 25-9 Conference Record: 13-5 (Pac-12) Conference Tournament Results: Lost to Oregon in final Top Players: Shabazz Muhammad (Guard/Forward), Jordan Adams (Guard) Top 25 Wins: Missouri (#7), Arizona (#6), Arizona (#11) Worst Losses: Washington State (73-61), USC (75-71 OT) RPI Ranking: 27
Minnesota Regular Season Record: 20-12 Conference Record: 8-10 (Big Ten) Conference Tournament Results: Defeated in the Quarterfinals by Illinois Top Player: Andre Hollins (Guard) Top 25 Wins: Memphis (#19), Michigan State (#18), Illinois (#12), Wisconsin (#20), Indiana (#1) Worst Losses: Northwestern (55-48), Iowa (72-51), Purdue (89-73) RPI Ranking: 33
Mar. 18, 2013 ? New research shows for the first time a link between vitamin D levels and muscle efficiency. Vitamin D supplementation may also be effective in improving skeletal muscle function. This study is presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Harrogate, UK. The findings may explain the physical fatigue commonly experienced by patients with vitamin D deficiency, with broad implications for a large section of society.
Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the skin using energy from sunlight, and to a lesser extent derived from dietary sources. Vitamin D deficiency is a significant public health problem as diagnosed cases are on the rise and the hormone is essential for good bone health. Alongside poor bone health, muscle fatigue is a common symptom in vitamin D deficient patients. This fatigue could be due to a problem in the mitochondria: the 'power stations' within each cell of the body. Mitochondria use glucose and oxygen to make energy in a form that can be used to run the cell (an energy-rich molecule called ATP). Muscle cells need large amounts of ATP for movement and they use phosphocreatine as a ready and available energy source to make ATP. The mitochondria also replenish this phosphocreatine store after muscle contraction. Measurement of the time taken to replenish the phosphocreatine store is a measure of mitochondrial efficiency: better mitochondrial function is associated with shorter phosphocreatine recovery times.
Researchers from Newcastle University, led by Dr Akash Sinha who also works within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, investigated phosphocreatine recovery times in patients with vitamin D deficiency. They employed a non-invasive magnetic resonance scan to measure phosphocreatine dynamics in response to exercise in the calf muscles of 12 patients with severe vitamin D deficiency before and after treatment with vitamin D. This is the first time a study of this kind has been conducted.
The team found that phosphocreatine recovery significantly improved after the patients took a fixed dose of oral vitamin D for 10-12 weeks (average phosphocreatine recovery half time decreased from 34.4sec to 27.8sec, p<0.001). All patients reported an improvement in symptoms of fatigue following supplementation. In a parallel study, the group demonstrated that low Vitamin D levels were associated with reduced mitochondrial function (r=-0.41, p=0.009).
The research shows for the first time that vitamin D levels are correlated with muscle efficiency, and that muscle aerobic metabolism improves with Vitamin D supplementation. Whilst this is a small study, it establishes clear proof of principle and (for the first time) a link between vitamin D and mitochondria in man. The mechanisms underpinning this effect are an avenue for future research by the group, who also aim to establish whether vitamin D supplementation could alleviate frailty in the elderly or improve the exercise capacity of athletes.
Study leader Dr Akash Sinha, Clinical Research Fellow at Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "This is the first time a link has been shown between vitamin D status and muscle aerobic function. To do so we used a non-invasive scan to get a unique biochemical perspective on muscle mitochondrial metabolism during exercise: a window into what is really going on in the muscle as it works
"Patients with vitamin D deficiency often experience symptoms of muscle fatigue. Our findings in a small group of patients with very low vitamin D levels show that muscle efficiency significantly improves when vitamin D status is improved.''
"We'll need further research in more patients to work out how this is happening and whether non-deficient patients can benefit from this too."
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Akash Sinha, Kieren Hollingsworth, Steve Ball, Tim Cheetham. Improving the vitamin D status of vitamin D deficient adults is associated with improved mitochondrial oxidative function in skeletal muscle. Endocrine Abstracts, 2013; : 1 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.31.OC1.6
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"Google Reader Drives More Traffic To Websites Than Google Plus, According To Buzzfeed"?Digital Trends?3/15
"Why Google Reader Had To Die"?Forrester?3/15
"It's Not Just Reader ? Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too"?TechCrunch?3/15
"Killing Google Reader is like killing the bees: we'll all be worse off"?The Guardian?3/15
"Google Reader, Which Google Just Killed, Drives A Ton More Traffic Than Google+"?Business Insider?3/15
"Reader slain? 'Even the Google apologists on G+ are p****d off'"?The Register?3/15
"7 Reasons I Picked Feedly to Replace Google Reader"?Michael Hyatt?3/15
Humor/Cartoons
"Low Latency No. 55: RSS in peace"?CNET News [cartoon]?3/15
"Microsoft still barely scratching 'Surface' with tablet sales"?ZDNet?12:48 PM
"Live from Expand: 3D Printing Goes Mainstream"?Engadget?2:23 PM
"Google Reader replacement may come from Digg"?Tapscape?3:03 PM
"Microsoft Research pushes mobile payments to the creepy edge with Zero Effort Payment"?Neowin?12:49 PM
"Samsung design head: We're about building an experience"?Electronista?9:07 PM
"Why you should still consider the Galaxy S3 over the Galaxy S4"?CNET News?2:10 PM
"Are Tablets Mobile? The Samsung Galaxy S4 Could Finally End The Debate"?TechCrunch?7:24 PM
"Samsung's Galaxy S4: What the Koreans are saying"?Fortune?5:38 PM
"Samsung bids for Apple's crown"?Telegraph?3:02 PM
"Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One: Specs Compared"?PC Magazine?1:23 PM
"The Samsung Galaxy S4's Camera: What You Need to Know"?PC Magazine?1:22 PM
"S Teach? Samsung Galaxy S4 Has Countless Features, But Will You Find Them?"?ABCNews?12:31 PM
"Samsung's Galaxy S IV: The Buzz Is Positive, But Will It Last?"?CIO Today?12:38 PM
"SXSW: Use big data tools to chart your own data"?ZDNet?1:46 PM
"T-Mobile's LTE network spotted in New York City"?iDownload Blog?2:43 PM
"Faber Report: Dell's Rocky Road to a Deal" [Video Report]?CNBC?3/15
"Inside Dell: Merger Proxy Will Show Business in Free Fall"?CNBC?3/15
"Michael Dell Sees High-End Revolution in Buyout" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?3/15
"Silver Lake's Dell bid started at $11.22 per share-source"?Reuters?3/15
"Microsoft Surface sales underwelm, at an estimated 1.5 million units"?PCWorld?3/15
"Microsoft Surface Table Sales Said to Disappoint" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?3/15
"Microsoft Surface Pro sales hit 400K"?CBS News?3/15
"Next Microsoft-Google FRAND trial scheduled to commence on August 26, 2013"?Foss Patents?3/15
"Microsoft BizTalk 2013 to switch to a per-core licensing model"?ZDNet?3/15
"Report: IBM, EMC Mull Buyout of SoftLayer Technologies"?FOXBusiness?3/15
"Report: EMC, IBM in talks to buy SoftLayer for up to $2 billion"?ZDNet?3/15
"IBM, EMC, And Others Are All Trying To Buy The Same $2 Billion Cloud-Computing Company"?Business Insider?3/15
"New IBM Lab Explores the Science of Personalization"?CRM Buyer?3/15
"Pat Gelsinger won't return to Intel - official"?TG Daily?3/15
"Too many Intel Haswells will spoil the broth: Intel is unlikely to release its Core i 'Haswell' Platform in any serious numbers because of the 'annoying' USB 3.0 flaw."?TG Daily?3/15
"AMD wins big time with Wells Fargo"?TG Daily?3/15
"Cisco outlines how new technologies will transform video collaboration: Video is one of Cisco's top priorities for the next five years"?Techworld?3/15
"Cisco CTO: Internet Of Everything Much More Than SDN"?InformationWeek?3/15
"Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents: The jury in Texas, however, found the claims of three VirnetX patents to be valid"?IDG News Service?3/15
"Oracle Keeps Acquiring, Picks Up Cloud Orchestrator Nimbula"?eWeek?3/15
"Obama: Cybersecurity 'key' in talks with China"?ZDNet?3/15
"Cyberthreats a top topic in Obama's call with Chinese president"?CNET News?3/15
"Facebook's Sandberg stirs debate among women in IT: Presence of women in computer fields has been declining"?Computerworld?3/15
"10 trends shaping IT hiring in 2013: Concerns about the economy and budget battles on Capitol Hill have put a damper on the IT job scene, but not enough to thwart expansion"?Network World?3/15
"The 5 'supertrends' of enterprise IT"?ZDNet?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 signals shift to faster Wi-Fi"?MarketWatch?3/15
"Potential weakness in SSL/TLS security downplayed by certificate group: Attacks don't represent an immediate practical threat"?Network World?3/15
"Researcher: Security appliances are riddled with serious vulnerabilities"?IDG News Service?3/15
"Coming soon: Self-healing chips for smartphones, computers? CalTech researchers say self-healing integrated chips can recover from major trouble in microseconds"?Computerworld?3/15
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Weekend Highlights: LA Times muses about Apple iWatch; Apple faces lawsuit from THX over patents for speakers in iMacs and iDevices; from Friday's news: Glassdoor employee CEO ranking survey has Mark Zuckerberg overtaking Tim Cook for top spot, with Cook actually dropping four points to #18 overall; on Thursday evening Samsung unveiled the hotly-anticipated Galaxy S4 smartphone, introducing face and eye-tracking technology, and more; Android competitor HTC thought Samsung's event was embarrassing; App Advice doesn't think Apple has anything to fear from the Galaxy S4, Fortune rounds up what Apple analysts think following the S4 intro; PC Magazine, Digital Trends have iPhone 5/Galaxy S4 comparison charts; and there is opinion aplenty on the event and the new smartphone, down in our Op/Ed section; Maribel Lopez at Forbes, believes Samsung is gunning for Apple's enterprise business; not just green, but "super-green" is the buzzword around new campuses being planned by Apple, others; John Browett has nice words for Apple, says the problem was he didn't fit the company; Samsung introduces a new 8-core chip in the Galaxy S4, CNET says this could be problematic for Apple given Samsung both competes with and makes Apple's A-series processors; new word on the street is the "budget" iPhone will basically be the same dimensions as the iPhone 5, but encased in thin plastic; AnandTech presents a "short review" of Apple's new Apple TV with the A5 chip; John Gruber believes there are "no facts today" suggesting Apple has ceded the smartphone crown to Samsung; Google to sunset Google Reader in July, to the chagrin of many, but plenty of services are stepping up to fill the gap, including Zite; one tech columnist goes so far as to title his op/ed: "Killing Google Reader is like killing the bees: we'll all be worse off".
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"Apple Hint At Cheap Plastic iPhone Alternative" World TV PC
11:26 AM
"Previewing OS X 10.9: What can we expect from Apple's next operating system?"?Digital Trends?2:20 PM
"New 'Why iPhone' section of Apple's web site touts smartphone superiority"?AppleInsider?5:35 PM
"Apple adds new webpage, sends out emails telling us why people love iPhones... more than other phones"?iMore?5:36 PM
"Apple Marketing Boss Goes on the Offensive Against Android, Samsung"?iPhone Connection?2:48 PM
"Apple Hint At Cheap Plastic iPhone Alternative"?World TV PC?11:26 AM
"Apple sued by THX for allegedly misusing patented speaker tech in iPhone, iPad and iMac"?AppleInsider?9:43 AM
"Apple sued by THX over iMac, iPad, and iPhone speaker design"?The Verge?9:44 AM
"Is China Trying to Screw Apple?"?Cult of Mac?12:50 PM
"Apple: A Canary In The Stock Market Coal Mine"?Seeking Alpha?9:50 AM
"Links 16 March: Apple's Mexican Troubles Over iPhone and iFone Trademarks"?Forbes?11:23 AM
"iPhone name in peril in Mexico following local court ruling: The Mexican Supreme Court today sided with a local company over Apple when it comes to the naming rights of the iPhone."?CNET News?3/15
"Apple's Mexican 'iPhone' naming rights threatened as Supreme Court upholds 'iFone' ruling"?AppleInsider?3/15
"Google quotes Steve Jobs biography in attempt to salvage patent and win iPhone import ban"?Foss Patents?3/15
"Glassdoor: Employees rank Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as CEO of the year; Apple's Tim Cook loses top spot"?The Next Web?3/15
"Glassdoor: Mark Zuckerberg rated top CEO, Tim Cook plunges to 18"?VentureBeat?3/15
"Is Apple underestimating the threat posed by Samsung?"?Network World?3/15
"Why an Apple Bear Changed His Mind on the Company"?Daily Ticker?3/15
"Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Screen Ghosting on Retina MacBook Pros"?MacRumors?3/15
"Got a MacBook Pro with a LG Retina screen? You're part of a lawsuit"?Digital Trends?3/15
News
"Update OS X to ensure Java security: Apple's latest updates include fixes to prevent Java applet execution that may occur even with the plug-in disabled."?MacFixIt?3/15
"Apple updates Mountain Lion, patches Safari: OS X 10.8.3 adds Boot Camp support for Windows 8"?Computerworld?3/15
"OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion Update Now Available With Support For Windows 8 Via Boot Camp"?Redmond Pie?3/15
"MacWindows: Apple releases Boot Camp 5 for booting Macs with Windows 8"?MacWindows?3/15
"Mac OS X 10.8.3 update: Fails to fix kernel panics"?Betalogue?3/15
"MacWindows: OS X 10.8.3 fixes Active Directory lockouts, login delays"?MacWindows?3/15
"Apple purges OS X flaw that let Java apps run when plugin was disabled"?Ars Technica?3/15
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Readers ask about proper battery care, why data in a guest account disappears on restart, and other topics."?CNET Reviews?3/15
"Address 'Update Failed' when installing OS X 10.8.3: If you cannot install the latest OS X update after experiencing errors with its initial installation, then there are several steps you can take."?MacFixIt?3/15
"Bugs & Fixes: Recover photos lost in an import"?Macworld?3/15
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Repix for iPhone and iPad review"?iMore?2:44 PM
"How to easily turn a Photo Stream into a public website"?iDownload Blog?2:42 PM
"How To Generate Wi-Fi QR Codes And Share It With iPhone And Android Users"?Redmond Pie?2:38 PM
"How To Enable Landscape Mode In Settings App On iPhone"?Redmond Pie?2:37 PM
"How to Create a Secure, Encrypted File Container in OS X"?The Mac Observer?11:46 AM
"How to disable access to Siri and Passbook from the iPhone lock screen"?iMore?11:21 AM
"Motion Composer 1.6 review: The easy way to create web animations"?Macworld UK?3/15
"Mac Gems: Characters makes it easy to type special characters and symbols"?Macworld?3/15
"How to Set a Static IP Address in Mac OS X"?Macinstruct?3/15
"5 Ways to Play Games On Your Mac"?Mactuts+?3/15
"2 Ways To Kill A Running App On Your Mac (the free and easy way, or the classy expensive way)"?McSolo?3/15
"If You Use The Clipboard On Your Mac You Must Have This Free App"?TeraTalks?3/15
"Where Have All The Mac Writers Gone? They All Want What This Writing Tool Gives"?Mac 360?3/15
"Free: A Very Simple Way To Move Files From One Mac To Another With A Click"?BohemianBoomer?3/15
"The Easiest, Simplest Way To Transfer Photos Back And Forth Between Mac, iPhone And iPad Is Free"?NoodleMac?3/15
Op/Ed
"Silverlight: the next plugin Apple will be blocking"?brunerd?3/15
Press Releases
"Introducing Birthdays Calendar 1.0 - A powerful birthday utility for iOS"?prMac?2:39 PM
"Perdrix Apps Releases New E-Book Reader App for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch"?prMac?2:38 PM
"Cryptocat for Mac Creates a Private, Disposable Chatroom on Your Desktop"?Lifehacker?3/15
"Mac Updates: MLCC's OS X 10.8.3 Ready, rMBP SMC Update 1.1, AirRadar 2.3"?FairerPlatform?3/15
"Chinese TV caught asking celebrities to bash Apple"?Fortune?5:41 PM
"Supply chain chatter points to Retina iPad mini debut in second half of 2013"?iDownload Blog?2:43 PM
"TSMC Speculated to Work on Apple A7 Processors"?DeviceMAG?11:39 AM
"Why I stopped wearing my iPod nano as a watch"?GigaOM?11:19 AM
"Samsung Unloads on Apple: Tech Weekly"?TheStreet?9:55 AM
"Apple's former retail chief: 'I didn't fit in at Apple'"?Crave @ CNET?11:37 AM
"'Jobs' biopic with Ashton Kutcher release to be delayed, new date yet to be announced"?9 to 5 Mac?3/15
"Is Apple ready for the Samsung Galaxy S4?"?CNET TV?3/15
"Browett says he 'didn't fit' with Apple in six-month stint"?The Independent?3/15
"John Browett Reflects on Lessons From Brief Stint as Apple Retail Chief"?MacRumors?3/15
"Former Apple retail chief: 'I just didn't fit'"?CNET News?3/15
"John Browett and Apple retail: 'rejected for fit rather than competency'"?Ars Technica?3/15
"Ex-Retail Chief Admits: 'I Just Didn't Fit'"?ifoAppleStore?3/15
"Apple and Volkswagen Slammed on China Consumer Protection TV Show"?Minyanville?3/15
"Vauxhall ADAM, Honda, Acura, and Ferrari connecting with Apple Siri Eyes Free"?AppleTell?3/15
"More iPhone 5 4G support likely in France after spectrum refarming decision"?ZDNet?3/15
"$149 iPhone 5 now available from Strata Networks"?iDownload Blog?3/15
Non-Apple News
"Samsung's Galaxy S4: What the Koreans are saying"?Fortune?5:38 PM
"Nest founder: 'We don't expect people to buy a new one of these every year'"?AppleInsider?5:36 PM
"This supercomputer center uses geothermal cooling"?TG Daily?3/15
"Bell Labs aims at getting more products to market faster"?IDG News Service?3/15
"Surfers kick sand in tech billionaire's face in California beach fight"?Reuters [Free Registration Required]?3/15
"A Google OS would struggle to compete with Windows for 1-2 years, say Taiwan notebook platers"?DigiTimes?3/15
"Google's Schmidt to visit Myanmar, an untapped telecoms market"?Reuters?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 first to launch with B2B tool Knox"?ZDNet?3/15
"Samsung's new Galaxy S IV smartphone has eye-detection feature"?New York Post?3/15
"Samsung borrows from Broadway in showy debut of Galaxy S4"?Associated Press?3/15
"Samsung to launch Tizen OS phone in 2013; DoCoMo plans to sell it"?IDG News Service?3/15
"HTC President Calls Samsung'S Galaxy S 4 Event Embarrassing"?BGR?3/15
"Inside Samsung Galaxy S 4's face and eye-tracking technology: Smart Scroll and Smart Pause track eye and facial movement to make video watching and scrolling better"?Macworld UK?3/15
"Samsung Preparing Docking Bluetooth Game Pad for Galaxy Range"?Gizmodo?3/15
"Samsung Gets Dream New York Post Cover After Extravagant Launch Event For New Phone"?Business Insider?3/15
Publications/Podcasts
"Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' Roy Choi, from TechnoBuffalo, and Avram Piltch, from Laptop magazine, this week on the Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?3/15
"Interview: CadFaster of Finland talks to Architosh about BIM and Mobility"?Architosh?3/15
"Adam Engst on Subscriptions, The Death of Google Reader, and How Much Change is Too Much?"?MacVoices?3/15
"Retina iPad Mini later, new Nexus 7 sooner: DisplaySearch: Small tablets are moving to very-high-resolution displays, like larger 10-inch class tablets have done in the last year or so."?CNET News?3/15
"Heads up Apple, here comes Samsung's 8-core chip: Samsung is set to begin manufacturing its eight-core phone and tablet processor in the second quarter. That's a problem for Apple because Apple is both competing with Samsung and getting its A6 from the South Korean company."?CNET News?3/15
"Apple's 'budget' iPhone expected to have same 4-inch display as iPhone 5"?AppleInsider?3/15
"Apple's Low-Cost iPhone Reportedly Getting The Same 4-Inch Display As iPhone 5, 'Super-Thin' Plastic Case"?TechCrunch?3/15
"Rumor: New Low Cost iPhone To Have 4 Inch Display"?AppleBitch?3/15
"UL warns of counterfeit Apple USB power adapters"?CNET News?3/15
"iPad May Run Away From Home a Lot Longer: Apple's newly awarded patent for wireless charging technology suggests the company may be developing a product that would dramatically reduce the iPad's dependence on having an electrical outlet nearby. That may be a boon for frequent flyers, but it may not excite those who use their iPads on a couch, or in bed, or in some other cozy at-home setting where recharging isn't an issue."?MacNewsWorld?3/15
Price Trackers/Deals
"Bio Crisis For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?9:28 AM
"BattleFriends at Sea PREMIUM For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?9:28 AM
"Bouncy Penguin HD For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9:28 AM
"Arcs For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?3/15
"Quick Brightness For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?3/15
"Flight! For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?3/15
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?3/15
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?3/15
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?3/15
"MacBook Air Prices -$600 To $1,599 -Best Deals, Reviews And Information"?MacReviewZone?3/15
"MacBook Pro Prices -15 Inch Models -$1,300 to $3,049 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information"?MacReviewZone?3/15
"MacBook Pro Prices -13 Inch Models -$1,019 To $2,194 -Best Deals, Reviews & Information"?MacReviewZone?3/15
"iPad minis, 4th gen models in Apple's refurb store"?TUAW?3/15
"Cheap Microsoft Office For Macs Is Your Deal of the Day"?Gizmodo?3/15
"You Can Get Microsoft Office For Mac 2011 Right Now For $60 Off [Deals]?Cult of Mac?3/15
"PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 17 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?3/15
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Snapheal for Mac 60% off Today and Tomorrow
"Flashlight apps, location and why consumers still don't understand privacy"?The Next Web?3:00 PM
"Here is how Apple should respond to the Samsung Galaxy S4"?IBN Live?2:45 PM
"Reality Absorption Field: Apple's best product revision"?TUAW?2:10 PM
Apple News
"Apple's iPhone Holds 61% of North America's Web Traffic"?Patently Apple?11:54 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Mythperceptions"?Macworld?11:43 AM
"The GM Corvette and the Apple Mac Pro Have Much in Common"?The Mac Observer?3/15
"What Money Could Buy If Google, Apple Paid Full Taxes"?Forbes?3/15
"Apple iPhone Still A 'Work of Art,' But Samsung's Galaxy S4 Ups the Smartphone Ante"?Forbes?3/15
"Galaxy S4 would be the ultimate iPhone, says analyst: Others not so taken with the 5-in. 'phablet,' and argue talk of Apple falling behind Samsung is crazy"?Computerworld?3/15
"Opinion: Apple Has Nothing To Fear From The Samsung Galaxy S IV"?App Advice?3/15
"Google and Samsung: with partners like these, who needs enemies?"?VentureBeat?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S4: What the Apple analysts are saying/After the big build-up and over-the-top stage show, there were few surprises"?Fortune?3/15
"Will Samsung S4 Beat Apple's iPhone To Become The U.S.' First Shopping Phone?"?Forbes?3/15
"What Google's Reader's death and Andy Rubin's departure mean for Apple users"?iSource?3/15
"In the Real World, Apple's iPhone and iPad are Still King"?Patently Apple?3/15
"Where's The New Apple Mac Pro And What Will Make It A Modern Machine To Love?"?Mac 360?3/15
"Samsung Galaxy S4 'less refined' than Apple's iPhone 5, not seen as a game changer"?AppleInsider?3/15
"Last Night's Samsung Event Was An Attack On Google More Than An Attack On Apple"?Business Insider?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 no Apple iPhone killer, analysts say"?ZDNet?3/15
"I Look At My iPhone 5 Screen And Am Sad It Isn't As Big As A Samsung Phone"?Business Insider?3/15
"Galaxy S4 and Apple iPhone Common Bond ? Hype"?24/7 Wall St.?3/15
"Meet The Latest Threat To Apple: The Samsung S-4"?Seeking Alpha?3/15
"OMG! Apple Must Build A Cheaper iPhone Or Risk Utter Destruction, Doom, And Stupidity!"?PixoBebo?3/15
Non-Apple
"What the Samsung Galaxy S4 means for other Android players: Companies like HTC and LG have an uphill climb following the Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement. Here's what they must do."?CNET Reviews?3/15
"HTC One review: An absolutely superb Android smartphone with software flaws"?The Next Web?3/15
"Hands On With the Galaxy S 4"?Mashable?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S IV will mark the beginning of the end of Samsung's smartphone dominance"?VentureBeat?3/15
"Why I'm not impressed by the new Samsung Galaxy S4"?BetaNews?3/15
"Opinion: Why I won't be buying the Samsung Galaxy S 4/The Galaxy S 4 is a technical marvel, but I won't be switching from the iPhone 5"?Electronista?3/15
"The Samsung Galaxy S 4: we're in the age of evolution"?Gearburn?3/15
"Samsung Galaxy S 4 Is Your Personal Fitness Tracker"?Mashable?3/15
"Samsung Galaxy S 4: Everything You Need To Know"?Mashable?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy still isn't big enough to conquer Times Square"?Digital Trends?3/15
"Samsung Galaxy S4: A slim stripper with palms hovering over its body"?The Register?3/15
"Killing Comic Sans: 5 alternative fonts that protect your dignity"?PCWorld?3/15
"Stop Blaming Trolls for the Patent Problem"?Wired?3/15
"Google Glass: The opposition grows"?CNET News?3/15
"Google Reader Drives More Traffic To Websites Than Google Plus, According To Buzzfeed"?Digital Trends?3/15
"Why Google Reader Had To Die"?Forrester?3/15
"It's Not Just Reader ? Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too"?TechCrunch?3/15
"Killing Google Reader is like killing the bees: we'll all be worse off"?The Guardian?3/15
"Google Reader, Which Google Just Killed, Drives A Ton More Traffic Than Google+"?Business Insider?3/15
"Reader slain? 'Even the Google apologists on G+ are p****d off'"?The Register?3/15
"7 Reasons I Picked Feedly to Replace Google Reader"?Michael Hyatt?3/15
Humor/Cartoons
"Low Latency No. 55: RSS in peace"?CNET News [cartoon]?3/15
"Faber Report: Dell's Rocky Road to a Deal" [Video Report]?CNBC?3/15
"Inside Dell: Merger Proxy Will Show Business in Free Fall"?CNBC?3/15
"Michael Dell Sees High-End Revolution in Buyout" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?3/15
"Silver Lake's Dell bid started at $11.22 per share-source"?Reuters?3/15
"Microsoft Surface sales underwelm, at an estimated 1.5 million units"?PCWorld?3/15
"Microsoft Surface Table Sales Said to Disappoint" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?3/15
"Microsoft Surface Pro sales hit 400K"?CBS News?3/15
"Next Microsoft-Google FRAND trial scheduled to commence on August 26, 2013"?Foss Patents?3/15
"Microsoft BizTalk 2013 to switch to a per-core licensing model"?ZDNet?3/15
"Report: IBM, EMC Mull Buyout of SoftLayer Technologies"?FOXBusiness?3/15
"Report: EMC, IBM in talks to buy SoftLayer for up to $2 billion"?ZDNet?3/15
"IBM, EMC, And Others Are All Trying To Buy The Same $2 Billion Cloud-Computing Company"?Business Insider?3/15
"New IBM Lab Explores the Science of Personalization"?CRM Buyer?3/15
"Pat Gelsinger won't return to Intel - official"?TG Daily?3/15
"Too many Intel Haswells will spoil the broth: Intel is unlikely to release its Core i 'Haswell' Platform in any serious numbers because of the 'annoying' USB 3.0 flaw."?TG Daily?3/15
"AMD wins big time with Wells Fargo"?TG Daily?3/15
"Cisco outlines how new technologies will transform video collaboration: Video is one of Cisco's top priorities for the next five years"?Techworld?3/15
"Cisco CTO: Internet Of Everything Much More Than SDN"?InformationWeek?3/15
"Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents: The jury in Texas, however, found the claims of three VirnetX patents to be valid"?IDG News Service?3/15
"Obama: Cybersecurity 'key' in talks with China"?ZDNet?3/15
"Cyberthreats a top topic in Obama's call with Chinese president"?CNET News?3/15
"Facebook's Sandberg stirs debate among women in IT: Presence of women in computer fields has been declining"?Computerworld?3/15
"10 trends shaping IT hiring in 2013: Concerns about the economy and budget battles on Capitol Hill have put a damper on the IT job scene, but not enough to thwart expansion"?Network World?3/15
"The 5 'supertrends' of enterprise IT"?ZDNet?3/15
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 signals shift to faster Wi-Fi"?MarketWatch?3/15
"Potential weakness in SSL/TLS security downplayed by certificate group: Attacks don't represent an immediate practical threat"?Network World?3/15
"Researcher: Security appliances are riddled with serious vulnerabilities"?IDG News Service?3/15
"Coming soon: Self-healing chips for smartphones, computers? CalTech researchers say self-healing integrated chips can recover from major trouble in microseconds"?Computerworld?3/15
