"Apple's Bob Mansfield Shifts Work to Special Projects: Apple Inc.'s Bob Mansfield, whose $85.5 million compensation made him one of the highest-paid U.S. executives in 2012, is stepping down as technologies chief to work on special projects." Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Apple once again in a leadership transition as hardware leader Bob Mansfield takes new role" GigaOM 8:51 AM
"Apple Removes Technologies Chief From Top Executive Team" Mashable 9:27 AM
"Worker Group Alleges Abuses at Apple Supplier in China: China Labor Watch Alleges Safety and Pay Issues at Pegatron Plants" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:14 AM
"Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor Report" Computerworld 8:07 AM
"Apple top hardware exec 'vanishes'" AllThingsD 9:40 AM
"Apple launches probe over China labor problems" CNNMoney 8:41 AM
"Apple China supplier imposes overtime, hires minors: group" AFP 8:32 AM
"Apple says it will investigate after China Labor Watch accuses supplier Pegatron of 'serious' labor rights violations" ["Apple provided TNW with a statement which emphasizes that it has conducted 15 audits with Pegatron since 2007. The company says it worked with CLW in advance of the watchdog's latest published report, yet it will investigate some of the claims which 'are new to us.'"] The Next Web 8:56 AM
"Apple supplier Pegatron slammed for alleged labor abuses in China" IDG News Service 8:40 AM
"Labor Rights Group Accuses iPhone Maker of Abuses" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:40 AM
"Apple stands by worker rights record after supplier accused of violations" The Verge 8:56 AM
"Apple workers file lawsuit for lost wages due to bag searches" GigaOM 4:18 PM
"Apple Retail Employees File Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Bag Check' Lost Wages" MacRumors 4:24 PM
"Patent War Adds Front in U.S.: Obama Administration Faces Veto Decision on Ruling in Apple-Samsung Fight" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:11 AM
"Microsoft, Intel, Oracle & AT&T come to Apple's defense in looming iPhone 4 ban" AppleInsider 11:57 AM
"US patent office rejects claims of Apple 'pinch to zoom' patent" IDG News Service 8:40 AM
"Apple Likely to Have Pinch to Zoom Patent Reversed on Appeal" Patently Apple 10:08 AM
"Rethinking How We Watch TV Intel, Apple and Others Push New Technologies to Take Control of the Living Room" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 PM
"Apple Releases iTunes 11.1 Beta 1 to Developers, Includes iTunes Radio" MacRumors 1:12 PM
"Apple releases iTunes 11.1 beta to developers with iTunes Radio" 9 to 5 Mac 1:12 PM
"iTunes Beta Adds iTunes Radio, Visual Tweaks And Screenshot Detection API Added To iOS 7" TechCrunch 1:27 PM
"Apple slips upcoming Radio service into latest iTunes beta" CNET News 1:37 PM
"Apple Offers iTunes Radio to Developers in iTunes 11.1 Beta 1" The Mac Observer 5:49 PM
"Apple Developer portal partially resurrected" The Register 8:35 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"When you're stone out of luck: When I set about putting together one of these Mac 911 columns I can usually find an appropriate answerable question in a couple of tries. But there are days (of which this is one) when the gods seem to deliver questions whose answer largely boils down to: You are stone out of luck." Macworld 9:16 AM
"Netflix user profiles feature starts rolling out to Apple TV users" 9 to 5 Mac 9:37 PM
"Apple under fire as Chinese partner Pegatron is dubbed 'worse than Foxconn'" V3 9:28 AM
"Apple under fire again for supplier worker abuses from China Labor Watch" VentureBeat 9:36 AM
"Chinese Labor Group Alleges Poor Working Conditions at Apple Supplier Pegatron" MacRumors 9:28 AM
"Group accuses Apple supplier of labor abuses" Associated Press 8:15 AM
"Apple's Next iPhone Outed In Labor Abuse Report" InformationWeek 4:37 PM
"Apple supplier accused of labour violations" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:40 AM
"Low-cost iPhone named in China Labor Watch report" CNET News 1:37 PM
"Oops: China Labor Watch's Report on Apple working conditions confirms cheap iPhone" VentureBeat 9:34 AM
"New Wireless Upgrade Plans Could Boost IPhone Sales" Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Android Dominates the Tablet Market in 2013 Q2" ["Android secured a robust 67 percent global share, while Apple iOS declined further to 28 percent. Windows also fell back but secured a 4.5 percent global share."] PRNewswire 8:34 AM
"Android top US smartphone platform with 52% of sales, Windows Phone charts highest growth: Kantar" The Next Web 8:57 AM
"Apple's iPad market share chopped in half as Android takes over" VentureBeat 10:58 AM
"iPhone 4 sales see Apple catching Android in the UK" The Inquirer 8:41 AM
"Chinese scalpers booking up all Genius Bar appointments & selling online" 9 to 5 Mac 9:33 AM
"Former Apple CEO Sculley Says Steve Jobs Considered Phone Market In 1984" Forbes 8:15 AM
"Watch Steve Jobs Cheer His Son On During This Awesome High School Quiz Show [Video] Cult of Mac 9:32 AM
Non-Apple News
"The Point-and-Shoot Camera Faces Its Existential Moment: As More Users Opt for Smartphones, Companies Wonder What's Next" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:17 PM
"Time Warner gobbles up more cash from customers by raising modem fees" Ars Technica 8:42 PM
"Ubuntu head: Our phone will have faster updates, less 'silly bloatware' than Android" CITEworld 5:33 PM
"Samsung's warranty for the water-resistant Galaxy S4 Active doesn't cover water damage" VentureBeat 9:36 AM
"What Wi-Fi Would Look Like If We Could Actually See It – [Renders] RazorianFly 9:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Introducing Josh Centers, Managing Editor for TidBITS" MacVoices 2:03 PM
"More bad news for Apple. It was Reported that Samusng overtook Apple in smartphone profits and Google introduced Chromecast, an Apple TV 'killer'. Or something like that." The MT Show 8:06 AM
"Apple Pushes iOS 7 Beta 4 to Developers,Interface Tweaks & Refinements" The Mac Observer 4:17 PM
"Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta 4 And iTunes 11.1 Beta With iTunes Radio" AppleBitch 1:13 PM
"Apple Makes Some Slight Changes To The Incoming Call Screen, Call Button In iOS 7 Beta 4" AppAdvice 3:50 PM
"Apple to release iOS 7 beta 4 today; two more betas planned, GM coming in September" BGR 10:13 AM
"About Apple's Release Of iOS 7 Beta 4" AppAdvice 8:48 AM
"Ahead Of iOS 7's Launch, Apple Gives Free iBooks To Its Employees" AppAdvice 8:49 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Mid-2013 MacBook Air experiencing black screen bug: Indications suggest a sensor or other hardware-based fault could be the root of intermittent loss of video with Apple's latest MacBook Air systems." MacFixIt 1:12 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Timer Cam HD For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:31 AM
"Mike Vick: GameTime For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:31 AM
"WiFi Scanner For Mac Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:31 AM
"Review of 'A Brief History of the World' for iOS" It's All Tech 9:33 AM
"Appidemic: Dead On Sight for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 9:33 AM
"Bloodmasque – If Looks Could Kill In A Vampire Hunt" Apple'n'Apps 2:21 PM
"Come to the Ear Monsters Ball" MacNewsWorld 9:17 AM
"'Soul Savior' Review - Style to Spare, but Little Else" Touch Arcade 9:29 AM
"A Ride Into the Mountains Review" Mac|Life 1:50 PM
"Pac-Man Dash! Review: A fun and inspired endless running game, putting a fresh twist on the classic Pac-Man game." 148Apps 10:12 AM
"Prehistorik Review: Originally from the Stone Age of console games, this update of a classic platformer doesn't quite hit the mark due to haphazard controls." 148Apps 3:28 PM
"Splyce Review: Want to make some super sweet party mixes with little effort? Splyce is here." 148Apps 11:52 AM
"Coffeetopia Review: Coffeetopia allows users to easily find, rate, and share great coffee with friends and other coffee lovers." 148Apps 2:21 PM
"Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame Review: The Prince of Persia series gets yet another modernized port, and the App Store is all the better for it." 148Apps 9:33 AM
"Caveman Feast Review: Plenty of recipes abound in this Paleo diet focused cookery app." 148Apps 3:08 PM
"Blitz Block Robo Review: Offering frantic Match-3 style gaming, albeit with an unique twist or two, Blitz Block Robo is a fun way to score chase." 148Apps 9:33 AM
"Aaron Sorkin And The Ghost Of Steve Jobs" Forbes 9:42 AM
"Apple TV, Google Chromecast and Aereo Put Broadcast Television On Death Watch" Forbes 9:41 AM
"Think New iPhones are Coming Sept 6? Think Again" The Mac Observer 9:34 AM
"Everything We Know About the Low Cost iPhone 5C" GottaBeMobile 10:12 AM
"iPhone 5S & iPhone 5C Rumor Roundup (Updated)" Digital Trends 11:01 AM
"Rumor Roundup: 'A very credible source'" TUAW 9:30 AM
"Apple suppliers in hot water over 'serious' labour rights violations" Memeburn 8:59 AM
"How the low-cost iPhone will make money for Apple" Macworld UK 8:57 AM
"Apple's 'Pinch To Zoom' Patent Dismissed By The USPTO" Cult of Android 8:51 AM
"Does Apple Have Only One Chance to Strut its Stuff?" The Tech Night Owl 8:48 AM
"China Labor Watch Shouts Nonsense At Apple Again" Forbes 8:41 AM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 7: The Apple Army goes on the offensive—all half million of them." Slate 2:19 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 6: How Google can destroy Apple's Chinese factories in one fell swoop." Slate 2:18 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 5: Sneak attack on The Dalles." Slate 2:19 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 4: Making the world choose between titans." Slate 2:18 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 3: 'Steve's dead. This is war.'" Slate 2:18 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 2: Google launches Operation GhostFruit." Slate 8:41 AM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 1: Introducing Slate's totally imaginary simulation of what would happen if the world's two great powers went to (actual) war." Slate 2:18 PM
"Apple stays in sixth place on top 50 ICT list" AppleDailyReport 8:35 AM
"Will the ebook reader be the next device obsoleted by Apple?" AppleDailyReport 8:32 AM
"Icahn criticizes Dell for vote rule change on proposed deal: Icahn urges Dell board to not adopt the rule change for shareholder vote proposed by Michael Dell and Silver Lake" Computerworld New Zealand 8:46 PM
"Carl Icahn Urges Dell's Board Not To Be 'Fooled' By Michael Dell, Silver Lake Buyout Offer" Forbes 12:34 PM
"Here's What Michael Dell Thinks About His Fight with Icahn" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 12:12 PM
"Dell takeover latest: Icahn tells Big Mike where to stick his rule rewrite" The Register 11:43 AM
"Michael Dell Makes Final Offer" Bloomberg TV 8:11 AM
"Michael Dell says he will continue as CEO even if buyout fails: Not quite what Icahn has planned" The Inquirer 10:35 AM
"Icahn to Dell committee: don't change voting rules" CNBC 8:11 AM
"Carl Icahn Blasts Michael Dell For Proposed Vote Change on Dell Buyout" Forbes 8:09 AM
"Icahn contests condition in latest Dell offer" Associated Press 8:08 AM
"Icahn criticizes Dell for vote rule change on proposed deal" PCWorld 11:43 AM
"Icahn opposes voting rule change proposed by Dell founder" Reuters 7:51 AM
"Dell's Deal Can Be Tweaked Without Cash: McCracken" Bloomberg TV 8:11 AM
"What Dell Bankers Can Learn From Omnicom and Publicis' Merger" TheStreet 10:40 AM
"Juicy Potential Yield From International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)" Insider Monkey 12:21 PM
"IBM to receive 21 million euros state-aid for Romania investment: report" Reuters 7:15 AM
"ESDS selects IBM PureSystems for Cloud and Big Data offerings" CIOL 8:21 AM
"Intel expects lower prices for 2-in-1 laptops" Focus Taiwan 8:19 AM
"Is Intel's Failure To Hike Its Dividend A Sign Of Things To Come?" Seeking Alpha 10:38 AM
"Why Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Could Turn Around" Insider Monkey 12:16 PM
"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) Stands on Second Position In Reportlinker Report Of 42 Firms, Cisco Systems, IBM, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft" Property Mentory Group 12:16 PM
"AMD to Release an ARM-Based Microserver" Design News 8:19 AM
"The Next Network Acquisition Target" Seeking Alpha 10:38 AM
"Cisco/Sourcefire: A Potential Game Changer for Cisco and the Cybersecurity Industry" Network World 12:14 PM
"Cisco Transitioning Partners To Cloud" CRN 8:17 AM
"Cisco Boosts Cybersecurity Facilities with $2.7 Billion Takeover Bid" Hispanic Business 8:17 AM
"SpiderCloud: Cisco 'Naïve' on Small Cells" Light Reading 8:17 AM
"Microsoft Is at Risk, Apple Is Misunderstood, and 3 Other Ideas From David Einhorn" The Motley Fool 4:37 PM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Amazon, Dell losses lead weak tech action/Tech stocks began the week on a downbeat note Monday, with Amazon.com Inc. and Dell Inc. among the sector leaders slipping into the red." MarketWatch 4:22 PM
"Stocks tumble at start of busy week" CNNMoney 4:22 PM
"U.S. Stocks Retreat as Wariness Grows Amid Summer Slumber" TheStreet 4:23 PM
"Stocks decline as a busy week for markets begins" Associated Press 12:28 PM
"Stocks Slip; Housing Data, M&A in Focus" FOXBusiness 10:43 AM
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