"Apple loses UK court appeal over Samsung's 'not as cool' iPad competitor" Computerworld 7:43 AM
"Apple Loses Appeal Over 'Not as Cool' Samsung Galaxy Tab" Bloomberg 7:51 AM
"Apple Fights Samsung Copyright Ruling" ["If Apple ultimately loses this case, it will have to suffer the indignity of publishing the ads and publicly stating that Samsung did not copy its design. If Samsung loses, it could end up with a permanent ban on sales of its Galaxy tablet in the UK. However, both sides still have one further option of an appeal to the Supreme Court and with the stakes so high it is likely that whoever loses will appeal."] Sky News 8:32 AM
"Apple Loses Copyright Appeal Against Samsung in Britain" Associated Press 9:43 PM
"Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung" Reuters 7:51 AM
"Apple loses appeal, has to buy ads in Britain to apologize to Samsung" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:42 AM
"Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus Samsung" BBC 8:46 AM
"Apple vs Samsung: Apple loses UK appeal, must run pro-Samsung adverts/Apple will have to publicly acknowledge that Samsung is not a copycat" Macworld UK 8:01 AM
"In post-trial battles with Samsung, Apple fights to keep documents sealed: Judge orders Apple to reveal per-product profits; an appeals court will rule." Ars Technica 8:06 AM
"Apple ordered to reveal profit margins: Apple has been dealt a double blow after a US judge said it should be forced to reveal sensitive information about its profit margins and the technology giant lost a legal battle in Britain." Telegraph 8:36 AM
"Apple financial data may be unsealed in Samsung case" IDG News Service 10:09 AM
"iPad Mini to eat into bigger brother's sales, analyst says" CNET News 8:59 AM
"iPad Mini a Fine Young Cannibal" AllThingsD 7:57 AM
"How many iPhones were sold last quarter? Analysts' estimates compiled by Fortune are all over the place, leading to a median forecast of 27 million." CNET News 8:40 AM
"Apple tries to kill its own Java on most Macs: Pushes users to deal with Oracle, which maintains Java 7 for OS X" Computerworld 5:12 PM
"Apple removes Java from all OS X Web browsers" Ars Technica 12:25 PM
"Apple Kills Java In Macs' Browsers After A Slew Of Security Vulnerabilities" Forbes 11:33 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Tackling disabled Dictation in Mountain Lion: The inability to enable Dictation services in OS X may be from faulty Parental Controls settings." CNET Reviews 1:17 PM
"Prominent iOS hacker Comex no longer working at Apple after communications breakdown" 9 to 5 Mac 8:46 PM
"iOS 'uber hacker' Comex no longer working for Apple" AppleInsider 8:47 PM
"Apple parts ways with hacker famous for iPhone jailbreaking: Nicholas Allegra, who was hired last year after gaining fame at JailBreakMe, was let go after not responding to an e-mail offering to extend his employment." CNET News 8:50 PM
"Foxconn conducts investigation into under-age intern problem" DigiTimes 7:56 AM
"It's True! Foxconn Admits Using Minors" ReadWriteWeb 8:57 AM
"Company Claims Apple's iOS Infringes on their Intellectual Property" Patently Apple 11:17 AM
"Apple's Browett guides tour of new Beijing store, confirms upcoming Shenzhen location" The Next Web 8:18 AM
"Preview of China's Largest Apple Store in Beijing Wangfujing (Photo Gallery)" M.I.C. Gadget 8:15 AM
"Apple unveils new store in China, with more to come" CNET News 12:05 PM
"Apple aims to expand in China: Apple is trying to ramp up its share of the smartphone market and the number of retail outlets in the country." CNET News 1:47 PM
"iPhone 5 and iOS 6 users claim 'data use and bills rocket': iOS 6 software blamed for huge increase in use as iPhone keeps using 3G data even when on Wi-Fi, users say" The Guardian 7:59 AM
"In India, Apple Shifts iPhone Strategy" WSJ Blogs 8:25 AM
"Apple turning to third-party distributors to boost iPhone sales in India, says WSJ" The Next Web 8:26 AM
"15 Tech Companies That Pay Their Engineers A Ton Of Money" Business Insider 1:17 PM
"iPhone 5 pushes Verizon to 3.1M iPhones sold in Q3" CNET News 8:41 AM
"No iPhone jinx: Verizon Q3 profit up 15 percent to $1.6B" CNET News 8:54 AM
"Verizon Sold 651,000 iPhone 5s Last Quarter" Mashable 8:51 AM
"Verizon sold just 651,000 iPhone 5s last month" CNNMoney 10:07 AM
"Verizon LTE activations boom after iPhone 5 intro" GigaOM 8:51 AM
"Truel: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The iPad, the Surface, and the Nexus 7" Tech.pinions 9:21 AM
"A Tale of Two iPads: When I think about the potential sales for an iOS-based mini-tablet in the 7-inch or so form factor, it's easy for me to imagine massive success. Serious sales. First of all, it will blow away the iPod touch as the go-to tablet device." MacNewsWorld 8:17 AM
"Bigger than a smartphone, smaller than an iPad ..." San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:42 AM
"iPad Mini Will Cannibalize Big iPad Sales" BYTE 8:09 AM
"Will the iPad Mini be Available in More than Two Colors?" PadGadget 8:05 AM
"iPad mini Pre-Order Date Is October 26" Tapscape 8:02 AM
"Why The iPad mini Display Will Be The Same Resolution As iPad 2 (and why it's a good thing)" PixoBebo 7:43 AM
Non-Apple
"What Is Windows RT? Redmond, We Have A Problem: I've been writing about Windows for almost 20 years, and I feel like I've kind of seen it all. But for the past several days, I've been struggling under the weight of the most brutal email onslaught I've ever endured over these two decades. And if my email is any indication, and I believe it is, the majority of people out there have absolutely no idea what Windows RT is." Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 1:09 PM
"Display expert refutes Microsoft claims that Surface RT display is 'sharper' than iPad" AppleInsider 5:49 PM
"Microsoft's Surface OS is a resource hog" iDownload Blog 9:16 AM
"Microsoft Profit Down 22% as Windows Sales Fall" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:57 PM
"Microsoft May Want a Mulligan, Investors May Not Grant One" WSJ Blogs 4:58 PM
"Microsoft profits fall 22% ahead of Windows 8 launch" BBC 5:57 PM
"Microsoft misses on earnings in $16B quarter ahead of Win 8 launch" CNET News 5:04 PM
"Broken Windows: Microsoft Misses on Revenue and Earnings in Q1" AllThingsD 5:12 PM
"Microsoft 1Q13 earnings: strong enterprise division fails to offset slow PC market/PC sales slump ahead of Windows 8 launch hurting Redmond's bottom line." Ars Technica 6:57 PM
"Microsoft Profit Falls as PC Sales Shrink" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:25 PM
"Microsoft Earnings Put Spotlight On PC Sales: Windows 8 can't come soon enough for Microsoft and its partners, as consumers hold off computer purchases." InformationWeek 5:04 PM
"Microsoft Profit Falls Short on Weak PC Demand" Bloomberg 4:58 PM
"Microsoft profit slips more than expected as PCs fizzle" Reuters 5:04 PM
"Microsoft profit falls ahead of Windows 8 launch" Associated Press 4:58 PM
"Microsoft profit tops forecasts but revenue weak" AFP 4:56 PM
"Microsoft withdraws request for German preliminary injunction against Motorola RAZR" Foss Patents 8:10 AM
"Microsoft plans big licencing price hikes, shifting to per-Device model" Channel Register 8:38 AM
"Is Windows 8 an existential threat to Android tablets?" PCWorld 8:15 AM
"Experts: Windows 8 features make account passwords easier to steal" Ars Technica 11:25 AM
"Microsoft's Steve Ballmer may have to watch his back" CNNMoney 11:43 AM
"'No free lunch' for businesses with Office on Windows RT: Bundled apps on Surface RT and other Windows RT hardware cannot be used for work without tying them to another Office license, Microsoft confirms" Computerworld 8:32 AM
"Windows 8 tablets in the enterprise: Pros and cons" CIO 8:32 AM
"Microsoft Is Making A Big Bet On A Fading Technology" Business Insider 8:24 AM
"GM Agrees to Absorb 3,000 Hewlett-Packard Workers in IT Plan" Bloomberg 12:07 PM
"Hewlett Packard: It's Too Early To Pull In To Bill And Dave's Garage" Seeking Alpha 11:24 AM
"Storage Wars Could Escalate: EMC and NetApp may continue gaining share from HP and Dell." Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:27 AM
"Google looks to steal Windows Phone 8 thunder with competing Android launch" BetaNews 8:16 AM
"Google's Android event looks to steal Windows Phone limelight" V3 8:14 AM
"Google hails hacks to WinPho 8 spoiler event" Register Hardware 8:16 AM
"Lenovo Sees PC Slowdown as Reason to Sell Smartphones" Bloomberg 9:18 AM
"IBM's Soft Sales Bring A Chill To Tech" Investopedia 12:07 PM
"IBM in talks to buy Israel mobile software firm Red Bend: media" Reuters 7:52 AM
"IBM reportedly to acquire Israeli mobile management software firm Red Bend for $250 million" The Next Web 8:25 AM
"It Looks Like IBM Is About To Spend $250 Million On Mobile Software Maker Red Bend" Business Insider 8:23 AM
"IBM Guardium targets Hadoop security among slew of updates" V3 8:50 AM
"IBM makes security push with cloud services, products aimed at mobile and big data" Network World 12:13 PM
"Taiwan market: IBM promoting PureFlex System" DigiTimes 7:55 AM
"Dell ramps up converged infrastructure push with Active Systems: Dell has announced a new family of Active Systems, but it will also retire its vStart line" CIO 9:23 PM
"Dell ramps up converged infrastructure push with Active Systems" IDG News Service 5:10 PM
"Dell bets on pre-packaged data center systems for corporations" Reuters 8:41 PM
"For Dell, Consolidation Is Innovation" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:24 PM
"Why Cisco And Citrix Make Sense Together" Seeking Alpha 11:42 AM
"The new Cisco: Slower growth, higher dividend" Fortune 11:27 AM
"Intel's Bottoming Process Begins: The chip giant has reset its PC-demand view and is lowering inventory." Barron's [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:22 AM
"Intel: Many Questions, One Answer" Seeking Alpha 11:27 AM
"AMD posts $157m loss, will lay off 15% of workers this quarter" The Register 4:56 PM
"Chipmaker AMD announces layoffs as PC sales stumble" Reuters 5:04 PM
"AMD announces job cuts amid declining PC sales" 4:57 PM
"AMD to cut nearly 1,800 jobs or 15 pct of workers" Associated Press 5:11 PM
"Analysts: Apple likely sold 18 million iPads in fiscal Q4" Electronista 9:18 PM
"How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? The forecasts range from 14.8 million to 23 million. The median estimate was 18 million." Fortune 12:25 PM
"Two Very, Very Bullish Apple Analysts" The Motley Fool 11:27 AM
"Apple slips on more iPhone 5 supply worries: Verizon sold about 651K units after launch; analyst trims estimates" MarketWatch 11:18 AM
"Can Apple Save Tech This Earnings Season?" The Motley Fool 8:22 AM
"How Much Can Apple Affect the Markets?" [Video Report] Bloomberg 11:23 AM
"Is it Time to Sell Apple and Buy Microsoft?" Forbes 9:16 AM
"Is Apple Expensive At 5x Cash Holdings?" Seeking Alpha 8:34 AM
"Apple SVP Sells 4K Shares and 4 Insider Trades Not to Miss" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:34 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Google sinks techs; Facebook, Yahoo down/Surprise early report misses Street targets; Verizon, eBay keep gains" MarketWatch 5:00 PM
"Stocks fall after Google disappoints" CNNMoney 5:00 PM
"Stocks Finish Lower After Google's Earnings Leak" TheStreet 5:00 PM
"Stocks: Investors await EU summit" CNNMoney 8:25 AM
"Nasdaq Slammed by Google Miss" FOXBusiness 5:00 PM
"Asia Markets: Tokyo, Shanghai rise as China data reassures/Asia stocks gained Thursday, led by an advance in Japanese shares, while mainland China stocks also charged higher after quarterly growth data met expectations, while separate September data pointed to an improvement in the world's second-largest economy." MarketWatch 8:58 AM
"Europe Markets: Weak U.S. jobs data send Europe stocks lower/A larger-than-expected rise in U.S. jobless claims sent European stock markets lower in afternoon action on Thursday, with earnings from heavyweight companies also adding pressure." MarketWatch 8:58 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:14 PM
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