"Two New Apple iPhones to Ship in September: Supplier Hon Hai Is Shipping Both a High-End and Low-End Version" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:46 PM
"iPhone 5S will come in gold & likely sport fingerprint sensor, iPad iOS 7 running behind" 9 to 5 Mac 2:49 PM
"Yes, Apple Will Sell a Gold-Tone iPhone" AllThingsD 12:19 PM
"Analyst: US$400-500 iPhone 5C will hit China Mobile in Q3 and replace the iPhone 5 globally in Q4" 9 to 5 Mac 8:41 AM
"'iPhone 5C' expected to replace iPhone 5, while Apple's iPhone 4S will live on" AppleInsider 8:53 AM
"Apple on track to build 5.2M 'iPhone 5S,' 8.4M 'iPhone 5C' units this quarter" AppleInsider 8:41 AM
"The gold iPhone 5S, fingerprint scanners, and the future of iOS" 9 to 5 Mac 11:31 AM
"A Gold iPhone: Both Ridiculous and Totally Sensible/Phones have become like cars; it's inevitable that manufacturers would experiment with luxury models." The Atlantic 6:32 PM
"CIRP survey: Where Apple and Samsung get their customers/For Apple, 42% from previous iPhone owners. For Samsung, mostly 'droids and dumb phones." Fortune 8:54 AM
"Has Apple Become the New Microsoft?" Bloomberg TV 10:03 AM
"Why High-End Watchmakers Should Worry About Apple, Part 2" Forbes 8:22 AM
"5 big rumors about Apple's September event: A highly anticipated fall announcement from Apple could bring some of the long-awaited upgrades that fans and investors have been calling for." Fortune 8:59 AM
"Apple urges iTunes affiliates to hurry up and transition to the new PHG program before Oct. 1" iMore 6:37 PM
"Apple seems to be allowing 200 test devices per Developer account now" TUAW 9:08 AM
"Parallels Desktop 9 due in September, featuring Mavericks support" MacNN 9:54 AM
"Parallels Desktop 9 to arrive in early September, will hone in on OS X Mavericks features" O'Grady's PowerPage 10:39 AM
"Google Chrome said to unveil 'Supervised User' controls: Word has it that the Web giant is extending its multi-user accounts with a 'Supervised User' feature that could help parents control what their children see on the Internet." CNET News 9:12 PM
"iTunes 11.1 Beta 2, iTunes 11.0.5 Correct iTunes in iCloud Issue" FairerPlatform 8:07 AM
"OS X Server: How to require authenticated binding between server and clients" Apple Support 6:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Samsung Throws Another Jumbo Phone Against the Wall" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:12 PM
"What's the best internet browser for Mac? Brilliant Mac web browsers: The best Mac OS X web browsers rated for speed, features, ease of use and customisability" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
"Composite could be the ultimate iPhone app prototyping tool for Photoshop" The Next Web 8:27 AM
"Master the command line: navigating files and folders" Macworld 6:40 PM
"Mac Gems: Winclone is a must-have utility for Boot Camp users" Macworld 6:36 PM
"Keep your command prompt host name static in OS X and other Unix systems" MacFixIt 6:43 PM
"Make a Dashboard Widget from Parts of Web Pages in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 6:44 PM
"How to move files between accounts in OS X: If you have more than one user account on your Mac, then you may run into some hurdles when attempting to move files between them." MacFixIt 1:11 PM
"Saving documents to your Mac rather than iCloud" Macworld 8:56 AM
"Take Control of Your Fonts in OS X" Mactuts+ 8:59 AM
"Apple's iOS still more secure than Android despite spoof of App Store" ZDNet 8:23 AM
"'Jekyll' test attack sneaks through Apple App Store, wreaks havoc on iOS: Like a Transformer robot, malicious Apple iOS app re-assembles itself into an aggressive attacker running inside the iOS 'sandbox'" Network World 8:32 AM
"Fooling the AppStore one code-chunk at a time: Jekyll on iOS suggests tests inadequate" The Register 8:12 AM
"Seemingly benign 'Jekyll' app passes Apple review, then becomes 'evil'" Ars Technica 8:40 PM
"Apple wins three times more customers from Samsung than Samsung does from Apple" 9 to 5 Mac 8:54 AM
"New survey says 3 times as many Samsung users switch to iPhone than the other way around" iMore 8:55 AM
"Apple snagged 20 percent of its iPhone buyers from Android: The iPhone maker also captured three times as many customers from Samsung as Samsung did from Apple, says a new report from CIRP." CNET News 8:54 AM
"Samsung Users More Likely to Switch to iPhone Than Other Smartphones" LAPTOP Magazine 12:19 PM
"Radical ideas for new Macs from before Steve Jobs returned to Apple: In the late '90s, when Apple lost its design sense, Macworld magazine and Frogdesign tried to help Apple think different" InfoWorld 8:23 AM
"Latest Microsoft ad targets students while dissing iPads" BetaNews 6:44 PM
"Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in furious war of words with Ashton Kutcher over Steve Jobs biopic: 'I suspect a lot of what was wrong with the film came from Ashton's own image of Jobs,' Wozniak said" The Independent 10:18 AM
"After a mediocre opening, the Jobs movie will likely soon fade to black" TechHive 11:00 AM
"Poor Start For 'Jobs' As Biopic Fails To Excite On Opening Weekend" Digital Trends 8:33 AM
"Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs Movie Bombed At The Box Office This Weekend" Business Insider 8:44 AM
"'A lot of things wrong' as Jobs movie opens with disappointing revenues" 9 to 5 Mac 8:54 AM
"'The Jobs Movie' Takes In (Estimated) $6.7 Million Over Opening Weekend - Apple and Mobile-Related Reporting" RazorianFly 8:56 AM
"Fear the JOBZILLA! 150ft statue of Steve planned 'lest fanbois forget'" The Register 8:12 AM
"Apple Hires Nike FuelBand Guru Jay Blahnik" AllThingsD 6:29 PM
"Apple hires former Nike FuelBand consultant Jay Blahnik" TUAW 10:18 AM
"Synnex lands iPhone sales right for China market, says paper" DigiTimes 8:18 AM
"Apple asks iOS developers to specify age ranges for children's apps" MacNN 8:45 PM
"Who You Are And What You Do Influences iPhone and/or iPad Usage" MacPrices 8:09 AM
"Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to reach 950 million in 2013" ["Samsung Electronics, Apple and LG Electronics will be the top-three vendors, with Lenovo, Sony Mobile Communications and Huawei taking the fourth to sixth positions."] DigiTimes 8:18 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google Thinks it's Time to Add Sounds & Music to eBooks" Patent Bolt 6:27 PM
"Amazon shopping site goes down: Shoppers trying to access the online retail Web site or mobile app were out of luck." CNET News 3:19 PM
"Amazon.com back up after going down for U.S., Canadian users" Reuters 3:19 PM
"Amazon.com Suffers Web Outage" AllThingsD 3:16 PM
"New tool lets single server map entire internet" The Register 1:32 PM
"The movie that set a new record for number of tweets (and, no, it's not 'Sharknado')" Quartz 11:18 AM
"Google Chrome, Chrome OS getting advanced, supervised user profiles" GigaOM 11:17 AM
"Apple manufacturer Hon Hai cuts out the middle man, sells TVs in Taiwan" The Verge 8:24 AM
"Hon Hai, 7-Eleven Sell Large TVs in Taiwan" ["The contract electronics manufacturer hasn't made a secret of its plan to diversify beyond Apple Inc. products..."] WSJ Blogs 8:23 AM
"Samsung's cooking 3D NAND flash chips. WHAT did you say the specs were?" The Register 8:13 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Ted Landau's Adventures in Television Buying and Installation" MacVoices 12:46 PM
"Breaking the iOS and Android duopoly: Telefónica's Jacques Chicourel on the future of Firefox OS" The Next Web 12:17 PM
"Tips and tricks for burning Blu-Ray DVDs." The MT Show 8:09 AM
"Thunderbolt drive shipments surge, but USB still reigns" Macworld 6:41 PM
"Apple to replace wonky iMac graphics cards: Is your 27-incher's display distorted? White? Blue? Black? Your fix is free" The Register 8:46 PM
"Apple launches graphics card replacement program for some mid-2011 iMacs: Some 27in iMacs sold between May 2011 and October 2012 could suffer from graphics card failure, says Apple" Macworld UK 8:29 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Heroes Land Deluxe For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 12:29 PM
"Beat Breaker For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 12:29 PM
"GyrOrbital For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 12:29 PM
"Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs somehow misses the whole point" ["The great failing of this film is the same failing as with Walter Isaacson's book: something happened during Steve's NeXT years (which occupy less than a 60 seconds of this 122 minute film) that turned Jobs from a brat into a leader, but they don't bother to cover that."] I, Cringely 8:13 AM
"The Steve Jobs story you should see isn't told in 'Jobs': 'Jobs' the movie is worth seeing, but falls short with omission of Steve Jobs's real transformation or later, greater achievements" InfoWorld 8:32 AM
"'Game of Watchcraft: Spawn of Squishy' Review - A Fun But Simple LCD Twist on Warcraft" Touch Arcade 12:37 PM
"Help A Young Scientist Jump Through Space In Little Galaxy" AppAdvice 12:20 PM
"Appidemic: Runaway: A Road Adventure for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:52 AM
"Full Review: Full has a great message behind it, but it's a pretty limited way to keep track of one's ambitions." 148Apps 2:50 PM
"The Whole Pantry Review: The Whole Pantry might not be the most comprehensive of cookery apps but it works well as part recipe app, part lifestyle guide." 148Apps 12:36 PM
"DOOO To-do Note Review: A to-do list that's easy to use and offers plenty of organizational tools to help users complete daily tasks efficiently." 148Apps 11:07 AM
"FLIP Review: FLIP might only offer one significant feature, but it's an appealing one for those trying to spruce up their images." 148Apps 10:20 AM
"Pocket Land Review: Pocket Land takes a familiar idea and starts to turn it into something special, but it doesn't take things far enough." 148Apps 9:08 AM
"Ninjin Review: Sure, a game about ninja rabbits sounds awesome, but to make it great, that is a challenge." 148Apps 9:14 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"'Plants vs. Zombies 2' Guide: How To Spend as Little Real Money as Possible" Touch Arcade 6:44 PM
"How to manage and control your Facebook subscribers with Facebook for iOS" iMore 6:37 PM
"MacMost Now 906: Creating Ringtones With GarageBand For iOS" MacMost 10:39 AM
"Wrangle Your Whole Family's Photos Into One Place Automatically Using Photosync 2.0 [How To] Cult of Mac 8:28 AM
Tips
"Unlock an iOS device with a Bluetooth keyboard" Mac OS X Hints 9:55 AM
"Buying Guide: Find the best iPad keyboard" Macworld 8:56 AM
"The one thing Apple must do to keep me as an iPhone customer: I've been a faithful iPhone owner for over five years, but unless the next model has this feature, I'm switching to Android." CNET Reviews 2:54 PM
"Wall Street Journal Throws Weight Behind 'Apple Will Ship Two New iPhones in September'" The Mac Observer 6:27 PM
"Apple reportedly shipping two new iPhones next month" GigaOM 2:49 PM
"Apple Will Ship Both A 'High-End And Low-End' iPhone In September, WSJ Reports" TechCrunch 2:20 PM
"7 Facts About The iPhone You Probably Didn't Know Were True" The Huffington Post 1:11 PM
"I Desperately Want to Believe These Colorful iPhone 5c Parts Are Real" Gizmodo 10:39 AM
"I Love the App Store. I Hate the App Store" Tech.pinions 10:32 AM
"Hall of fame: Marco Arment and Instapaper" iMore 10:19 AM
"Why a Gold iPhone 5S Actually Makes Sense" Gizmodo 12:17 PM
"Why a gold iPhone makes sense: Sources say the gold iPhone is a reality, although it might resemble a glass of champagne rather than a brick of bullion." CNET News 10:38 AM
"The iPhones Golden Opportunity in China" [Premium Content] Tech.pinions 10:33 AM
"App Stores Aren't Liable For Third Party Apps" Forbes 11:00 AM
"Greg's Bite: Google says, 'no expectation of GMail privacy'" AppleDailyReport 10:35 AM
"Why We Want TV to Be Disrupted So Badly: TV providers aren't technology companies. We know the technology and the experience can be so much better." Techland 9:09 AM
"Review: When it comes to Android tablets, $149 is the new $199/Asus' Memo Pad HD 7 is the latest volley in the Android tablet price war." Ars Technica 9:09 AM
"Why People Need To Stop Obsessing About The Google Glass 'Pay-Per-Gaze' Emotion Tracking Patent" Business Insider 6:33 PM
"Why Microsoft needs to worry about Google Glass" Computerworld 8:09 AM
"Wacom debuts two models in new Cintiq Companion tablet line" Electronista 9:22 PM
"Wacom finally shows the iPad its sensitive side: A latecomer to the market, the company finally unveils a pressure-sensitive stylus for the iPad, the $99 Intuos Creative Stylus." CNET Reviews 9:12 PM
"Wacom outs Intuos Creative Stylus with revamped Bamboo Paper app in tow for iPad sketching" Engadget 8:41 PM
"Ten awesome apps you will only find in the App Store" iDownload Blog 6:42 PM
"Dropbox gives users 1GB of extra space just for linking their account with Mailbox" The Next Web 6:39 PM
"Show off the innards of your iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S with iFixit's updated transparent rear panel" The Next Web 6:39 PM
"Focusrite Ships Free 'Tape' Recording App for iPhone and iPad" The Mac Observer 6:27 PM
"Rel8 for iPhone helps you know who your Facebook friends really are" The Next Web 12:20 PM
"Split the typing difference with KeMice keyboard: This Indiegogo concept is designed to be compact, portable, and mouse-like. Would you split your keys?" CNET News 12:17 PM
"Barnes & Noble Expands Nook Video To iOS, Android & Roku" TechCrunch 11:02 AM
"Google makes 'defensive suspension' argument in FRAND contract dispute with Microsoft" Foss Patents 7:27 AM
"Microsoft: Bing Continues To Gain Market Share" Seeking Alpha 7:01 AM
"Microsoft issues grovelling apology for Outlook.com problems -- mobile syncing still borked" BetaNews 8:25 AM
"Microsoft apologizes for three-day Outlook.com, Skydrive outage" Electronista 7:24 AM
"New Microsoft Tech Turns Any Surface into a Touchscreen: Software startup Ubi, in conjunction with Microsoft, has begun selling a system capable of turning any surface into a touchscreen." Techland 7:53 AM
"Microsoft to kill Tag barcode program, licensing technology out" The Verge 7:51 AM
"Goodbye Microsoft Tag, we hardly knew you (and that was the problem)" GigaOM 7:57 AM
"Briefly: Microsoft closing QR code alternative, Google outage costs" Electronista 7:24 AM
"Microsoft's QR code clone gets a new life with Google-backed company" CITEworld 7:19 AM
"Windows 8 banned by world's top benchmarking and overclocking site" ExtremeTech 7:58 AM
"The Acquisition of Dell and the Evolution of Delaware Jurisprudence" TheRacetotheBottom.org 8:01 AM
"Judge Denies Icahn Challenge To Dell Vote: A corporate judge has blocked Carl Icahn's lawsuit, which aimed to prevent Michael Dell from changing the voting conditions for his buyout plan" TechWeekEurope 8:44 AM
"Judge Won't Fast-Track Icahn Claim Against Dell" Associated Press 8:01 AM
"Dell drops $299 Windows RT tablet, cheapest offer now $479: Bucking a recent trend of lowering prices, Dell's XPS 10 Windows RT tablet is now only available bundled with a keyboard" InfoWorld 8:43 AM
"Haswell Redefines PC Future (And Saves Intel)" Seeking Alpha 7:01 AM
"Intel may accelerate 14-nanometer Atom production" ZDNet 8:06 AM
"Piper Jaffray Upgrades Intel to 'Neutral' As Stock Offers Attractive Yield (INTC)" Dividend.com 8:09 AM
"Nvidia's stance on PS4 and Xbox One is 'sour grapes', says AMD: Doesn't understand why Nvidia would have given up its relationship with the console makers." Videogamer.com 8:04 AM
"AMD says Nvidia's console gripes are 'sour grapes.'" VG24/7 8:05 AM
"Post-Icahn Glow and iPhone Rumors Push $AAPL to 8-Month High of $507.74" The Mac Observer 6:26 PM
"Apple stock price on monster run" ["In mid-day trading, Apple's stock was up $9.80 or 1.95% to $512.13. Last week, after investor Carl Icahn announced he'd taken a big position in Apple, the company' stock also went on a tear."] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:16 PM
"The Apple slingshot, revisited: Between Jan 11 and August 19, Apple lost and regained $120 billion in market value." Fortune 11:31 AM
"If I Were Carl Icahn, I'd Buy Cisco, Not Apple" Seeking Alpha 6:35 PM
"Icahn's AAPL buyback advice could benefit Apple quickly, significantly" TUAW 6:40 PM
"Big Hedge Funds Piled Into Dell, Bottom-Fished For Apple In Q2" Forbes 6:35 PM
"In Emerging Markets, New Competition For Apple, Android" Forbes 10:18 AM
"Apple: Analyzing The Icahn Buyback Potential" Seeking Alpha 9:07 AM
"Apple $700: Don't Get Burned Again" Seeking Alpha 8:05 AM
"3 Reasons Apple's Still Too Cheap at $500" The Motley Fool 8:05 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Intel, Apple, Facebook rise, but techs slide/Pandora jumps on price-target hike; Trulia falls on downgrade" MarketWatch 6:27 PM
"Fed, JPMorgan Worries, Weigh on Stocks" TheStreet 6:27 PM
"Futures Flat as Focus Sticks to Bond Yields" FOXBusiness 8:15 AM
"Stocks Fall Broadly: Intel, Apple Lead Tech Sector" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:29 PM
"Stocks calmer after two weeks of losses" CNNMoney 8:15 AM
"Stock Futures Flat as JPMorgan Investigation Unfolds" TheStreet 8:14 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan, China stocks end up; India slides again/Indonesian, Indian and Thai stocks fall hard on local economic fears/Most Asian markets fell Monday on worries about the Federal Reserve's policy outlook and rising U.S Treasury yields, while Indonesian, Indian and Thai stocks tumbled on local economic concerns" MarketWatch 8:16 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop as tapering concerns hit mood/European stock markets dropped on Monday, tracking losses seen overnight in Asia and last week in the U.S., where worries over rising Treasury yields and jitters over monetary policy spooked investors" MarketWatch 8:16 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:29 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:29 PM
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