"Apple to 'brighten everyone's day' with iPhone double launch in Cupertino: Apple will launch top-end iPhone 5S and cheaper iPhone 5C in an event to be shown to a select group in China" The Guardian 6:30 PM
"Special Event: What to expect from Apple Inc. on Sept. 10" Fortune 7:38 AM
"Nine Points To Watch For During Apple's September 10th Event" Forbes 10:42 AM
"Apple's iOS 7 release likely to be the most impactful iOS update yet" GigaOM 1:56 PM
"As mobile market matures, Apple bets big in China" USA Today 7:22 AM
"This Is The Most Important Thing You Can Read If You Want To Understand How Apple Will Price The iPhone 5C" Business Insider 7:38 AM
"Yes, Two New iPhones Are Coming, But Will They Have Too Few Differences?" Forbes 7:38 AM
"Apple's worst kept secret: Bigger iPhones in 2014/Apple's engineers have had enough time to figure out how to eliminate the unwanted trade-offs in having a larger screen, and there is plenty of market demand to go bigger." CNET News 9/7
"What's coming to Apple and Android? ARM offers a roadmap: ARM chips are gong to power more PC-like devices from the likes of Samsung and Apple in 2014." CNET News 9/7
"Breaking Bad fans sue Apple for cutting short Season Pass" GigaOM 9/7
"iPhone and DoCoMo is a big deal in Japan: The likely introduction of the iPhone 5S and/or 5C by NTT DoCoMo is a hot topic in Japan." CNET News 9/7
"Borderlands 2: Ultmate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 Available" Inside Mac Games 9/6
"Mail plugin SendLater sends emails on time" prMac 9/6
"KeyCue 6.6 gets ready for OS X Mavericks" prMac 9/6
"Final Cut Pro X Lower Third Titles Released by FxFactory" prMac 9/6
"DeskConnect Launches for Mac - The Missing Link Between Your Devices" prMac 9/6
"Alex4D Inside-Outside: A free Final Cut Pro X effect that modifies the look of a clip area with different settings for the inside and outside" Alex4D 9/6
"Lines forming at Apple Stores in advance of iPhone launch: Weeks before an iPhone 5S will likely be available at Apple Stores, lines have already been spotted, with some fans willing to go the distance, no matter what." CNET News 5:45 PM
"Give us your smashed, old iPhones, says startup iCracked: The repair guys at iCracked have seen Apple devices mauled by pigs, dropped from the skies, and turned into roadkill." CNET News 5:43 PM
"Apple's 'Stanford 2' retail site opens to crowds and lines" AppleInsider 9/7
"Hundreds queue up for the re-opening of the Apple store at Stanford mal" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9/7
"Campers already lining up at Fifth Avenue Apple Store two weeks before rumored iPhone launch" 9 to 5 Mac 9/6
"Apple to unveil new store at Stanford Shopping Center" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9/6
"NTT DoCoMo to sell iPhone in Apple stronghold Japan: sources" Reuters 9/6
"Sorry, iPhone rivals: America is still Apple country" BGR 9/6
"Android beats surging iOS again on mobile ad network: Google's mobile OS captured 51 percent of ad impressions on Millennial Media's network last quarter, though iOS rose to snag a 42 percent share." CNET News 9/6
"Apple's Sept. 10 event: Join us next Tuesday (live blog)" CNET News 9/6
"Amazon: No Phone Launch 'This Year' and 'Would Not Be Free'" jessica lessin 7:57 PM
"Instagram Pictures Itself Making Money: Leading the Charge to Woo Advertisers Is Facebook Veteran Emily White" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:56 PM
"Report: NSA can track your smartphone" CBS News 9:17 AM
"Cable Loses Another 1.8 Million Subs" FairerPlatform 9/7
"How a Man in Austria Used Legos to Hack Amazon's Kindle E-Book Security" AllThingsD 9/7
"Nintendo faces 'path to irrelevance', says Atari founder" BBC 9/6
"Yahoo: US wanted data on 40,000 accounts in first half of 2013" Ars Technica 9/6
"Exclusive: Amazon Wants To Offer Its Smartphone for Free. Who Will Follow?" jessica lessin 9/6
"'Shopping cart' patent troll tries to save itself, gets pounded by Newegg" Ars Technica 9/6
"Guilty verdict in Microsoft v. Motorola FRAND breach case published" Foss Patents 9/6
"How can I stop Paypal from freezing my crowdfunding campaign? Ars asks Paypal and gets a complex—and so far unsatisfactory—answer." Ars Technica 9/6
"Rumored EU law would scrap cellular roaming fees, let travelers choose providers" Engadget 9/6
Publications/Podcasts
"Brent Simmons, Dave Wiskus, and John Gruber talk developing, designing, and dictating Vesper" iMore 12:08 PM
"Coming September 7: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst, from TidBITS and Take Control Books, and Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9/6
"Podcast: Apple Event, iPad 5, App Store Upgrades/Trials, Facebook workers" Insanely Great Mac 9/6
"'Writing On The iPad' is a textbook for iOS automation" TUAW 9/6
"Viticci's Editorial Review Was So Long, He Turned It Into This Awesome iBook" Cult of Mac 9/6
"Purported images of next-gen iPad shell leak out: Frequent Apple leaker Sonny Dickson posts photos of what he says are parts for Apple's 5th-generation tablet." CNET News 9:21 PM
"European Apple patent hints at NFC-enabled iPhone fingerprint sensor" AppleInsider 8:23 PM
"New iPad and iPad mini leaks may give the best look yet at Apple's next tablets" The Verge 5:50 PM
"iOS 6.1.4 Jailbroken, and running on an iPhone 5" iSource 5:46 PM
"Apple Patent Application for Combination Fingerprint Scanner and NFC Circuitry Surfaces" MacRumors 7:35 AM
"Photos of Alleged iPhone 5C Logic Board Surface, Appears Very Similar to iPhone 5S Board" MacRumors 7:35 AM
"First images of purported 'iPhone 5C' logic board show minor design changes" AppleInsider 7:29 AM
"No New Apple TV, But Cool New Features Coming" Tapscape 7:24 AM
"Photos claim to show iPhone 5C logic board and structure" 9 to 5 Mac 9/7
"Some Apple apps now state 'optimized for iPhone 6'" T3 9/7
"Apple Updated Some Apps And Said They're Compatible With The 'iPhone 6'" Business Insider 9/7
"Slate-ish iPhone 5S seen with China Compulsory Certificate on it" 9 to 5 Mac 9/7
"Apple patent filing reveals fingerprint scanner with advanced NFC application built into the Home Button" MacDailyNews 9/7
"Rumored iPhone 5S packaging shows silver ring 'fingerprint sensor' around home button" The Verge 9/7
"2014 iPhone will sport 4.5-5 inch screen, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo" 9 to 5 Mac 9/7
"Apple likely to launch 4.5' to 5' iPhones in 2014, analyst says" AppleInsider 9/7
"China Mobile may postpone iPhone launch to complete TDD-LTE network" AppleInsider 9/7
"Apple testing 6-inch iPhone concepts, of course" iMore 9/6
"Of Course Apple is Testing a 6-inch iPhone" The Mac Observer 9/6
"Apple's iPhone 6 could have up to 6in screen, says WSJ: The Wall Street Journal claims Apple is testing iPhones with screens ranging from 4.8in to 6in" Macworld UK 9/6
"iPhone 5S and 5C show up in China Telecom promo" Geek 9/6
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple patent filing involves online communication sessions" AppleDailyReport 9/6
"Apple wants to make it easier for its devices to pronounce names" AppleDailyReport 9/6
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Troubleshooting playback performance" Apple Support 9/7
"About the security content of AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4" Apple Support 9/7
Price Trackers/Deals
"Tumbling Tiles For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9/7
"Super Snake HD For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9/7
"The Mouth of Madness For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9/7
"Apple's $50/$100 Back to School gift card offer slightly extended" 9 to 5 Mac 9/7
"Cheap iPads: Select Models $50 Off at Sam's Club" FairerPlatform 9/7
"Knots 3D For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9/6
"Sprinkle Islands For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9/6
"Silver Bullet For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9/6
"Disruptions: Apple's Next Unveiling Could Make or Break a Business" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:59 PM
"Apple Used To Be A Pretty Horribly Run Company – Here Are Some Of Its Worst Mistakes" Business Insider 5:50 PM
"Apple's biggest advantage put to the test/On Tuesday, Apple will unveil more than one product. This will show whether the company's main strength: hint: not the ecosystem: is still intact." CNET News 5:45 PM
"What I'd like to see at Apple's iPhone event: September 10 is around the corner. Here's what I hope I get to see before that day ends." CNET Reviews 9/6
"WSJ: China Mobile to carry the less-expensive iPhone 5C" 9 to 5 Mac 9/6
"These idiots are already lining up at Apple's NY store for the iPhone launch" VentureBeat 9/6
"Dedication: Only 5 people have left Jony Ive's team, 3 because they died" 9 to 5 Mac 9/6
"Apple escapes App Store restrictions in e-book conspiracy punishment" Ars Technica 9/6
"Apple Hit with Permanent Injunction in Ebook Price Fixing Case" The Mac Observer 9/6
"Judge's remedy in Apple eBook case changes everything" TG Daily 9/6
"New iPhone with bigger display predicted to be a major success in China" AppleInsider 9/6
"How the Samsung Galaxy S4 tempted me from the iPhone 5: For ages, the iPhone has been columnist Danny Sullivan's go-to gadget. But the Galaxy S4, with its large screen, has now become his 'first reach' device." CNET News 7:35 AM
"Certifying Certificates In The Post-Snowden Age" Glog 7:29 AM
"Spooks break most Internet crypto, but how?: In a post-Snowden era, it's getting hard to tell prudence from paranoia." Ars Technica 9/7
"See for yourself how Yahoo's logo redesign makes it look more like a cosmetics company" Quartz 9/7
"Samsung and Qualcomm fail to launch the smartwatch revolution: Two new smartwatches are really relics from yesterday, not a glimpse of tomorrow" Computerworld 9/7
"Facebook's biggest threat: Too many people like it/People have gotten used to how the social network works. And that's a problem when the company releases new products." CNET News 9/7
"Will Amazon Combine Free Wireless Broadband With Those Free 'Kindle Phones'?" Forbes 9/6
"If the NSA can break internet encryption, chances are so can someone else" CITEworld 9/6
"Yahoo's Logo Reveals The Worst Aspects Of The Engineering Mindset" Glog 9/6
"Microsoft is in Better Shape Than One Might Think" The Mac Observer 9/6
"It's Time for Microsoft to Be One Company with Two Systems" The Mac Observer 9/6
"I've lived a day with the new Yahoo logo, and I'm going crazy: When something changes so radically after so many years, it's hard to come to terms with it. It sticks out like a huge barnacle. Or does it?" CNET News 9/6
"Ease your guilty conscience with GiveGab, a social network for volunteers" TechHive 9/6
"MetaCommunications to Showcase Products for Print Processes Centered Around Its 'Think Forward' Theme at the PRINT 13 Expo" MetaCommunications 4:44 PM
"Keep Your MagSafe Organized At All Times With This Leather Band" Macgasm 3:57 PM
"Play Mattel's Popular Sequential Card Game With Skip-Bo For iOS" AppAdvice 10:16 AM
"App Turns Your iPad Into a Baby Monitor" Mashable 9:18 AM
"Google Authenticator for iOS returns, lost entries are back but may cause dupes" Engadget 9/7
"Infuse 1.4 Adds Subtitles Over AirPlay: The beautiful way to watch videos just got even better." FireCore 9/7
"Rocketcases' Woody Hybrid Protects Your iPhone While Looking Classy" Macgasm 9/7
"Connect Dots Till You Drop With The New Gravity Mode In Betaworks' Dots" AppAdvice 9/7
"DeskConnect Launches on iPhone - The Missing Link Between Your Devices" prMac 9/7
"Words In TV released for iOS - An Insanely Free and Fun TV Word Game" prMac 9/7
"App Invasion: Fanatic will help you find your new favorite sports bar" Macworld 9/7
"Yelp Gets New Photo Viewer, New Search Filter UI And A Couple Of Other Improvements" AppAdvice 9/7
"BlackBerry Messenger for iPhone submitted to the App Store two weeks ago" 9 to 5 Mac 9/6
"OneNote for iPad update untethers app from PC-based OneNote program" 9 to 5 Mac 9/6
"Microsoft 'untethers' OneNote updates for iOS from Windows PCs/Summary: Microsoft has rolled out new updates to its native OneNote for iPad and iPhone releases." ZDNet 9/6
"Stress Fractures at Microsoft" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:09 PM
"Microsoft rank and file unsettled but optimistic about change" Reuters 7:56 AM
"Elop moves from long shot to shoo-in as next Microsoft CEO: Betting firms shorten odds on the former Nokia chief executive, make him the front-runner by far" Computerworld 7:57 AM
"Elop Should Not Be The Next Microsoft CEO" Seeking Alpha 7:23 AM
"What If Elop Becomes Microsoft's Next CEO?" Forbes 8:40 PM
"Nokia and Microsoft is too late, too much, and too yesterday" TG Daily 1:50 PM
"Local.com Shares On Sale With New Microsoft Partnership" Seeking Alpha 4:00 PM
"Intel hires Nike, Oakely wearable computing experts" Electronista 7:48 AM
"Intel Mobile: No Credibility On The Street" Seeking Alpha 7:25 AM
"HP offers 'most natural' touch PC experience" Arab News 8:38 PM
"Dell set to seal shareholder backing" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:39 PM
"Dell Inc. vote seen going Michael Dell's way" McClatchy Tribune 7:48 AM
"IBM to answer questions about health plan changes in regional forum" Poughkeepsie Journal 7:57 AM
"Windows Phone update detailed in leaked screenshots, includes multitasking changes" The Verge 9/7
"Microsoft's cash mistake/Learn from Apple: design and market, don't make" Business Standard 9/7
"Questions I Would Like To See Answered Regarding Bay Trail At IDF" Seeking Alpha 9/7
"Intel Developer's Forum 2013 To Emphasize On Haswell Ultrabooks, New Atoms Chips" CDR Info 9/7
"Intel to Focus on Mobile Tech at IDF" DeviceMAG 9/7
"Intel: Dispelling A Dangerous Misconception" Seeking Alpha 9/7
"Dell's services strategy will leverage India lot more: Suresh Vaswani, President, Dell Services" The Economic Times 9/7
"IBM to Move Retirees Off Health Plan: Big Blue's Health-Exchange Move Ends Once-Common Benefit" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/7
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