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This week’s panel are Stu Helm, Bart Busschots, Kelly Guimont and Brad Purchase

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This week’s show notes, including links to the panel’s picks and all the stories we cover can be found after the break.

###Show Notes

#### Apple News

* __Stu__: Apple Q1 2013 earnings call set for January 23rd – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-q1-earnings-report-set-for-january-23)
* __Bart__: Apple pays about 2.5% of total tax collected from US corporations ($6Bn) – via [AppleInsider](http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/01/05/apple-says-6b-us-tax-payout-for-2012-equals-1-out-of-every-40-dollars-collected-from-corporations)
* __Kelly__: The NYT reports that Changes are taking hold in Chinese factories – via [NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/signs-of-changes-taking-hold-in-electronics-factories-in-china.html)
* __Brad__: Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs film ‘jOBS’ gets April release date – via [TUAW](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/ypyZpiDE2sE/)

#### Mac News

* __Kelly__: Apple’s holiday MacBook sales down 6% from previous year – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples-holiday-macbook-sales-down-6-in-2012-pcs-down-11)
* __Stu__: Fusion drive now available on entry-level 21.5″ iMacs – via [AppleInsider](http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/01/05/apples-fusion-drive-now-available-to-configure-on-entry-level-215-imac)
* __Brad__: Mountain Lion becomes most popular version of OS X – via [Mac Rumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/04/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-tops-lion-as-most-popular-mac-operating-system/)

#### iOS EcoSystem News

* __Kelly__: iOS ‘Do Not Disturb’ bug will resolve itself after January 7th – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-states-ios-6-do-not-disturb-bug-goes-away-after-january-7)
* probably caused by using YYYY instead of yyyy – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/01/ask-ars-why-will-apples-do-not-disturb-bug-fix-itself-next-week/)
* __Stu__: 18.5% of US mobile customers using iPhone – via [Mac Rumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/03/18-5-of-u-s-mobile-phone-subscribers-now-using-iphones/)
* __Bart__: New services facilitate piracy of iOS apps on NON-JAILBROKEN iOS devices – via [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/01/01/low-down-dirty-iphone-app-pirates/)

#### Legal Roundup

* __Stu__: Judge dismisses Apple’s false advertising claim over Amazon’s Appstore – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/judge-dismisses-apples-false-advertising-claim-against-amazon)
* __Kelly__: Judge Koh scolds Apple and Samsung over page limits and sealed documents – via [Ars Technica](http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/e2Ast7UC6VE/)
* __Bart__: Google reaches deal with FTC over licensing for standard essential patents from Motorola deal – via [TUAW](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/xqu7PfGnxgo/)
* __Brad__: UK High Court invalidates Motorola’s ‘sync messages’ patent – via [Ars Technica](http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/Uv1VxdXYGo0/)

#### Apple Competitor Watch

* __Kelly__: Microsoft’s Surface returns procedures not a great experience – via [Consumerist](http://consumerist.com/2013/01/02/my-quest-for-a-defect-free-microsoft-surface-goes-surprisingly-poorly/)
* __Brad__: Ubuntu for Phones announced – via [Daring Fireball](http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/01/02/ubuntu-phone)
* __Stu__: Netbook industry shutting down thanks to iPad and MacBook Air popularity – via [Mac Rumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/03/netbook-industry-shutting-down-after-being-squeezed-by-ipad-and-macbook-air/)
* __Bart__: The Next Web explains why it’s dropping the Android version of it’s magazine (80x more iOS users) – via [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/30/no-more-tnw-magazine-for-android/39/)
* __Kelly__: Android is now technically no longer free software (must accept TOS to download therefore not free as in speech) – via [Torsten Grote](http://blogs.fsfe.org/torsten.grote/2013/01/03/android-sdk-is-now-proprietary-replicant-to-the-rescue/)
* __Stu__: Even thieves have no interest in the Microsoft surface – via [9to5 Mac](http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/04/no-microsoft-products-were-reported-stolen/)

#### Picks & Tips

* __Brad__: Creating Retina Favicons – via [Daring Fireball](http://daringfireball.net/2013/01/retina_favicons)
* __Kelly__: [Timehop](http://timehop.com/)
* __Bart__: Great animated Windows 8 review – via [You Tube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WTYet-qf1jo)
* __Stu__: [Alien Breed for iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/app/alien-breed/id530474983?mt=8)

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