"Apple Reports Third Quarter Results: Sales of 31 Million iPhones Set New June Quarter Record" ["The Company sold 31.2 million iPhones, a record for the June quarter, compared to 26 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple also sold 14.6 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 17 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 3.8 million Macs, compared to 4 million in the year-ago quarter."] Apple 3:48 PM
"Apple Reports Third Quarter Results" Business Wire 3:48 PM
"Apple Beats In Q3 With $35.3B In Revenue, $6.9B In Profit, $7.47 EPS, But Posts Another YOY Earnings Decline" TechCrunch 3:52 PM
"Apple earnings beat with $35.3 billion in sales, 31.2M iPhones: Company's third quarter results come in slightly stronger than expected, fueled by the iPhone, but iPad sales were far below what Wall St. expected." CNET News 3:54 PM
"iPad Sees First Ever Yearly Decline With 14.6M Units Sold In Q3, iPhone Remains Strong With 30M Units Sold & 20% YOY Growth" TechCrunch 3:51 PM
"iPad sales sink, while iPhone sales hit record numbers: Company reports 14.6 million in iPad sales, down from 17 million this time last year." CNET News 5:22 PM
"Apple Tops Expectations on Strong iPhone Sales" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:27 PM
"Apple profits beat estimates sending shares up 4%: Computer and smartphone maker Apple has reported slightly better-than-expected profits for the third quarter of the year." BBC 7:37 PM
"80% of reduced iPad shipments attributable to channel inventory decline" AppleInsider 8:50 PM
"Apple, Retail Stores Take Financial Step Backward" ifoAppleStore 9:03 PM
Apple News
"Is Apple's Dark Period Finally Coming To A Close?" Forbes 7:51 AM
"Apple's Earnings Could Start a Turnaround" TheStreet 8:17 AM
"All eyes on Apple Inc.: Its quarterly report is a reality check on three months of fear, uncertainty and doubt." Fortune 7:53 AM
"Will Apple's Latest Results Be Its Latest Letdown? Apple's latest quarterly results are likely to illustrate why investors are clamoring for the maker of the iPhone and the iPad to come out with another trend-setting device." Associated Press 8:12 AM
"iPhone Sales, New Product Hints Key to Apple Report: Bloomberg Businessweek's Peter Burrows previews today's after the bell report from Appleand explains why iPhone sales are key to the results. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's 'Market Makers.'" Bloomberg TV 1:07 PM
"Apple earnings expected to be lackluster" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:28 AM
"Apple results: What to look out for" Telegraph 7:54 AM
"Apple 'Uninspiring' Earnings May Provide Hint About When New Products Will Ship" Forbes 8:11 AM
"Top Analyst Predicts Apple Will Deliver Startlingly Bad News Today" Business Insider 8:03 AM
"Apple Financial Results: Conference Call Q3 - 2013" [2PM PT/5PM ET] Apple Events 10:43 AM
"Why Apple is a dead company walking: There is no greater fan of Apple (AAPL) than I. My first computer from the company was top of the line at the time, with 16k RAM, and I had to load programs from cassette tapes. I owned one of the first Macs when it had a single floppy drive. I've watched Apple rise from the ashes more than once." MoneyWatch 8:21 AM
"Just how important is a part in Apple's brand story?" Computerworld 8:20 AM
"Apple opposes Samsung's motion for a new rubber-banding patent trial (or related appeal)" Foss Patents 8:12 AM
"Apple responds to developer site hacker, sort of" VentureBeat 10:39 AM
"Day 6: Apple's Developer Site Remains Down" AppAdvice 11:20 AM
"Security researcher used iAd Workbench exploit to hack Apple's dev center" iDownload Blog 8:06 AM
"Apple Developer site hack: Turkish security researcher claims responsibility/Turkish security researcher claims to have found flaw in system, which has been offline since Thursday as company 'rebuilds and strengthens' security around databases" The Guardian 7:52 AM
"Apple releases OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4" TUAW 8:12 AM
"Despite Developer Center Issues, Apple Releases OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4" AppAdvice 7:58 AM
"OS X 10.9 Developer Preview 4 Seeded, Life Goes On" FairerPlatform 7:28 AM
"The story behind Mavericks - the place: Mavericks is the name of the next OS X version. But Mavericks the place - one of the world's top big wave surf sites - is also a story of obsession, danger and death, not unlike the story of Steve Jobs." ZDNet 1:23 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Options for securing password files in OS X: If you keep a text or Word file on your system that contains all of your passwords, then you might consider options to better secure it." CNET Reviews 5:15 PM
"iPad Web traffic share hits 84 percent, says ad network: Amazon's Kindle Fire took second place with 5.7 percent of online traffic during a week last month, according to Chitika." CNET News 11:16 AM
"iOS trouncing Google Android on web-browsing market share" Macworld UK 8:13 AM
"Opera: iOS still king of mobile ads, iPhone alone has equal reach and more value than Android" The Next Web 8:03 AM
"S.F. district attorney pleased with Apple, Samsung progress on anti-theft tech for smartphones" San Francisco Business Times 8:13 AM
"SF's district attorney: iOS 7's Activation Lock offers 'clear improvements' in anti-theft tech" TUAW 10:28 AM
"iPad generation will have smaller vocabulary, study claims: The iPad generation will learn fewer words, experts fear, as using text messages, emails and computers to learn could be stunting children's vocabulary." Telegraph 7:53 AM
"iPhone could be susceptible to SIM card attack, still waiting on clarification" iMore 12:33 PM
"Best Buy to revive $200 iPad trade-in promotion: Consumers who trade in a working iPad 2 or third-generation iPad would get a $200 gift card, according to 9to5Mac." CNET News 7:49 AM
"Best Buy to bring back its iPad trade-in program today" iDownload Blog 8:07 AM
"Apple to Open Two New Retail Stores in Ontario and Florida on July 27" MacRumors 1:01 PM
"Microsoft iPhone Office 365 app a flop with users" V3 8:02 AM
"Yes, UK fanbois, you can now use iPhones as bonking aids! Bonkmania slips onto Apple gear thanks to EE and Moneto" The Register 7:37 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung is now the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world" BGR 8:51 PM
"Microsoft Tells Windows Phone Fans To Chill In Response To Complaints, More Updates Coming This Year" TechCrunch 5:55 PM
"Android crowned king at AT&T: As AT&T looks for ways to make its business more efficient and shrink how much it spends on device subsidies, Google's Android smartphones take the top sales spot at the carrier in the second quarter." CNET News 6:58 PM
"The Portable Podcast, Episode 194" 148Apps 1:00 PM
"Episode 015: Giving A Damn/The peerless Federico Viticci visits the bar to chat naming your band/blog, the allure of Apple, Microsoft's thick cake of middle-managers, the lovechild of Automator & Sublime Text, and making things that don't suck." The Menu Bar 8:06 AM
"Droid Ultra vs. iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S4: Verizon Spec Showdown" Digital Trends 2:51 PM
"Review: Cintiq 13HD is a lovely small-screen addition to your workspace" Macworld 8:12 AM
"Review: Leap Motion's Touchless Input Is a Fun, Futuristic Work in Progress/The much-anticipated add-on for PCs and Macs is finally here." Techland 8:12 AM
"iHome iDL45 FM alarm clock radio with Lightning dock review" TechnologyTell 8:26 AM
"'Sine Mora' Review - An Excellent Time Jumping Port" Touch Arcade 10:29 AM
"'Solstice Arena' Review - Mobile MOBA Mayhem" Touch Arcade 8:26 AM
"FitStar: Tony Gonzalez Review/FitStar: Tony Gonzalez offers a pretty great video-based workout for novices, at a price." 148Apps 1:09 PM
"Cal Review: Cal might not be the most intuitive calendar app we've ever seen, but it is by far the most beautiful." 148Apps 12:21 PM
"Grid Review: Offering a different way of planning or organizing one's life, Grid is a pretty useful productivity tool." 148Apps 8:26 AM
"Bounty Arms Review: Run and gun in this beautiful shooter featuring a cast of three unique characters." 148Apps 10:29 AM
"Soul Savior Review: Simply done, Soul Savior has that certain something about it that makes players want to keep on playing." 148Apps 2:24 PM
"Zombie Chickens HD Review: Amusing premise aside, Zombie Chickens is about as lifeless as its enemies." 148Apps 11:20 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To: Use and Manage iMessage, Including How to Remove an Old Phone Number" 148Apps 11:45 AM
"Taking a Page from Asterisk: How Far We Have Come" ["So that's where we were until a week ago when Brian Kelly of PIAF Forum fame began exploring Multicast RTP Paging with Asterisk and AirPlay."] Nerd Vittles 7:55 AM
Tips
"Sharing an iMessage account between family members" iLounge 1:42 PM
"The Macalope: Just another pretty face" Macworld 10:31 AM
"Long-Time Apple Bull Julian Robertson: 'The Google People Have A Better Way Of Getting Things Done'" Business Insider 11:46 AM
"Robertson Prefers Google Leadership Over Apple's: Julian Robertson, founder and chief executive officer of Tiger Management LLC, talks about the leadership at Google Inc. and Apple Inc. He speaks with Tom Keene and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television's 'Surveillance.'" Bloomberg TV 8:53 AM
"The Prototypical Pre-Apple-Earnings News Story" Daring Fireball 8:27 AM
"Current Status/In the beginning, there were two status bars: grey and black. The grey version had a gradient on it, with highlight lines and inset text. It had structure and visual weight, and it was terrible. The other status bar was black. The items contained within were white. Nothing fancy, and in the days before the white iPhone, it was easy to make the argument that the black status bar truly disappeared into the hardware. As elegant a visual solution as you could ask for." Better Elevation 8:26 AM
"A plea for iOS 7 status bar sanity" iMore 8:26 AM
"Tiny Story! for iPhone and iPad bundles a cute story line with fun puzzles and amazing graphics" iMore 6:59 PM
"Copy for iOS – A New Cloud Service With 15 Free GB Storage For Individual Signups" MacPrices 4:32 PM
"iOS Communication App Viber Confirms It Was Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army" Cult of Mac 3:17 PM
"Nike+ Running iPhone app gets new challenge feature to let you race friends for medals" The Next Web 2:48 PM
"Apple rolls out update to Apple Store iPhone app" 9 to 5 Mac 2:48 PM
"TomTom For iOS To Receive UI Overhaul In Forthcoming Update" AppAdvice 2:24 PM
"Dave Hamilton on Bloomberg TV at 5pm EDT, John Martellaro Meets Tech Night Owl" The Mac Observer 1:23 PM
"Landcam for iPhone brings filter packs, editing options, and instant upload to Instagram" iMore 1:04 PM
"Basis Band, the Heart-Rate-Reading Wristwatch, Finally Has an iPhone App" AllThingsD 1:04 PM
"ArcSoft's ShowBiz Video Editing App Now Available for Apple iPhone Platform" Business Wire 1:02 PM
"Sprint to Deliver Caption Calling to iPhone, iPad and iPod Devices: Wireless CapTel® by Sprint® powered by Raketu® lets users read mobile conversations with the aid of captions" Business Wire 1:02 PM
"DataMan goes free to cure Comic Con hangover" XVision 12:25 PM
"Cisco to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Sourcefire for $2.7 Billion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
"Cisco to buy security software maker Sourcefire for $2.7 billion" Reuters 8:01 AM
"Cisco to Buy Sourcefire, a Cybersecurity Company, for $2.7 Billion" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:33 PM
"Cisco Snaps Up Sourcefire for $2.7B" TheStreet 8:03 AM
"Cisco Agrees to Buy Sourcefire in $2.7 Billion Deal" Bloomberg 8:03 AM
"Cisco to Acquire Security Vendor Sourcefire for $2.7 Billion: Sourcefire will give Cisco 'deep security DNA,' according to the announcement" CIO 8:38 AM
"Cisco Acquires Cybersecurity Company Sourcefire For $2.7B" TechCrunch 8:33 AM
"Is Microsoft's Tablet Problem Fixed?" Seeking Alpha 9:32 AM
"Reports: Microsoft May Offer Activist Investor a Board Seat" The VAR Guy 8:47 AM
"Microsoft Asked to Block Adult Content in the UK" Bloomberg 8:40 AM
"Microsoft working on barcode-like ID tags for tracking 3D printed objects" GigaOM 1:18 PM
"Why Microsoft and Dell shouldn't take any notice of the critics" ITProPortal 8:08 AM
"Dell, Silver Lake Said to Disagree on Fee if LBO Fails" Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"Profusek Says Dell Breakup-Fee Discord a 'Sideshow'" Bloomberg TV 8:03 AM
"Dell Lobbying Voters Ahead of Shareholder Meeting" Bloomberg TV 8:04 AM
"Dell shows off the UltraSharp 32: a 32-inch Ultra HD display set to arrive in Q4 (eyes-on)" Engadget 7:38 PM
"Intel unveils ambitious project to redefine the data centre" V3 8:17 AM
"Intel seeking to lead a datacentre 'revolution'" ITProPortal 8:12 AM
"Intel Announces 14mm Chips For An Efficient Datacentre: Meanwhile the 22mn Atom 'Avoton' SoCs expected later this year are ready to take on ARM" TechWeekEurope 8:12 AM
"Intel unveils low-power server chips" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 8:13 AM
"Intel's Ronald Kasabian attempts to break big data down" ITProPortal 8:13 AM
"Intel details Atom C2000 family, plus 14nm Broadwell and Denverton server chips" V3 8:12 AM
"Intel will offer 'Broadwell' SOC to battle Calxeda, AMD: The chip will be the first SOC from Intel based on the same microarchitecture as its Xeon processors" Computerworld 8:11 AM
"Intel Releases Low-Powered Atom Chips for Servers" 24/7 Wall Street 8:05 AM
"Intel: I Want My Haswell Ultrabook Now!" Seeking Alpha 3:50 PM
"Intel aims for longer tablet battery life with Haswell chips: Intel says tablets could have nine hours of battery life with the 4.5-watt Core Y series chips" Computerworld 8:55 PM
"Intel says Haswell chip to go into thinner, lighter devices: Intel is trying to make its Haswell chip more tablet friendly." CNET News 8:55 PM
"HP expects new printer series to help gain market share" The Economic Times 8:09 AM
": IBM unveils new 'mainframe for the rest of us'" Ars Technica 4:25 PM
"IBM unveils new mid-range zEnterprise BC12 mainframe" Computing 8:16 AM
"IBM updates zEnterprise mainframe products for cloud, mobile and analytics" ComputerWeekly 8:16 AM
"A sign of growth: IBM to unveil smaller mainframe" Poughkeepsie Journal 8:16 AM
"VMTurbo's Tripling Revenues Are IBM's Loss" Forbes 8:05 AM
"Oracle and ARM strengthen ties with extension for Java SE/Summary: Already close partners, ARM and Oracle deepen the relationship over Java in 32-bit and 64-bit ARM platforms." ZDNet 8:20 AM
"Oracle Linux Keeps Expanding With New Customers, Partners, And The Cloud" Forbes 8:21 AM
"What Is Going on With the PC Industry?" The Motley Fool 8:04 AM
"Futures Climb Amid Earnings Deluge" FOXBusiness 8:27 AM
"Blue Chips Hit New High" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:12 PM
"Asia Markets: China stocks jump to lead Asia; metal shares rally/Asian stocks extended gains Tuesday on expectations Beijing will fine-tune its policies to support China's economic growth and as the Japanese government upgraded its view of the economy for a third straight month." MarketWatch 8:27 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks mirror Asian gains; KPN jumps/European stock markets climbed on Tuesday, reflecting overnight gains in Asia after political leaders signaled Beijing is committed to supporting growth in China." MarketWatch 8:27 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:45 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:29 PM
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