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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple is overdue for another breakthrough product: Apple's market share may have peaked. It's still a good business, but the only way up is to once again bring the world something bold and innovative."  CNET News 7:48 AM
  • "The iPhone 5S, Proof That Apple Has Given Up On Innovation" Forbes 10:24 AM
  • "The iPhone 5C: Cheap Plastic Case, Not a Cheap Price — and That's the Point"  The Exchange 7:39 AM
  • "How Apple's iTunes Radio aims to rock the world: With iTunes Radio, Apple wants to be your DJ -- and big music labels are rooting for its success. Pandora, meantime, says growth is slowing."  CNET News 7:48 AM
  • "Tim Cook still competes with Steve Jobs's ghost: Investors questioning Cook face a tough comparison"  MarketWatch 8:39 AM
  • "Apple's big bet on iOS 7 gaming to play out this fall: As iOS 7 rolls out to the public, anticipation builds for iPhone game controllers and apps optimized for the iPhone 5S's A7 chip. It's all part of Apple's plan to keep the mobile gaming crown."  CNET News 10:40 AM
  • "Inside Apple's 64-bit iOS 7 and the prospects for a 64-bit Android" AppleInsider 8:28 AM
  • "Why Touch ID is bigger news than any of us appreciated"  9 to 5 Mac 8:36 AM
  • "Apple iPhone fingerprint scanner raises security worries" ZDNet 7:59 AM
  • "Apple Crushes PC in Customer Satisfaction" 24/7 Wall St. 7:44 AM
  • "Apple once again tops PC satisfaction index" ZDNet 8:09 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple takes redesigned iCloud.com with iOS 7-like design out of beta" 9 to 5 Mac 7:31 PM
  • "Apple launches iOS 7-inspired iCloud Web client" AppleInsider 7:35 PM
  • "New Mac Trojan Discovered Related to Syria" Intego 1:12 PM
  • "Apple's OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 8 Includes Updated iTunes App" AppAdvice 8:10 AM
  • "Apple Seeds Safari 6.1 (Seed 8) For OS X Mountain Lion (and OS X Lion)" RazorianFly 10:52 AM
  • "OS X Mavericks DP 8: iTunes 11.1 Gets a Boost" FairerPlatform 7:36 AM
  • "iTunes 11.1 will have new iOS app organizer" TUAW 8:25 AM
  • "Apple's Free iWork Pressures Microsoft Office: Apple challenges Microsoft to release Office for the iPad by offering its iWork suite for free to new customers. How will Microsoft respond?" InformationWeek 3:51 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "About the security content of OS X Server v2.2.2" Apple Support 1:06 PM
  • "Apple Updates 'OS X Server' With Bug Fixes" MacRumors 12:54 PM
  • "Back to My Mac: 'Double NAT' configurations may prevent Back to My Mac connections" Apple Support 10:40 AM
  • "Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity" Apple Support 10:40 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to move a home folder in OS X: You can move your account's home directory to a new location on your hard drive, or to a different drive altogether." MacFixIt 6:58 PM
  • "DeskConnect: The Turbocharged AirDrop-Dropbox Hybrid" AppStorm 4:41 PM
  • "10 tips for managing minimized windows" Macworld 8:31 AM
  • "Record Your Mac's Screen For Free With Quicktime Player [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:44 AM
  • "Displaying film-related metadata columns in non-'Movies' folders in the Finder" Mac OS X Hints 8:44 AM
  • "Free: A Better Way To Do Email In Mail" Mac 360 7:38 AM
  • "Free: Dock App Windows To The Screen's Edge" Mac 360 7:38 AM
  • "This 'Ultimate' Mac App Just Isn't Ultimate Enough" Mac 360 7:38 AM
  • "How To Use Your Mac To Add Makeup, Remove Blemishes, and Enhance Photo Portraits" McSolo 7:38 AM
Op/Ed
Press Releases
  • "Vectorworks 2014 product line released by Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc." Architosh 4:19 PM
  • "Barron's Bilingual English-Italian, English-French, English-Spanish and English-German Dictionaries Now Available as Mac OS X Apps" PRWeb UK 10:59 AM
  • "Firefox 24 arrives with option to mass close tabs 'to the right', WebRTC support and NFC sharing on Android" The Next Web 10:53 AM
  • "Ableton Live 9.1 beta adds dual-monitor support, new Push sequencer" MacNN 10:39 AM
  • "MacWindows: Emulator for Mac OS 9 in OS X updated for Mountain Lion" MacWindows 8:42 AM
  • "Monkey Tools announces Sound Grinder 3.5" prMac 8:04 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple: Relax, iPhone 5C Pricing for Carriers Can Succeed, Says ISI Group" Barron's 7:43 AM
  • "A first peek at the Chinese rate cards for Apple's new iPhones: In China, the $99 iPhone 5C goes for anywhere from 4,488 yuan ($730) to 'free.'" Fortune 8:00 AM
  • "Reservations for unlocked iPhone 5s quickly depleted in China, other models remain available [u] AppleInsider 8:11 AM
  • "The iPhone 5c is proving less popular in China, as the iPhone 5s is an early hit" The Next Web 8:22 AM
  • "iPhone 5s stock in China sells out almost instantly, suggesting supply is low for rest of world" 9 to 5 Mac 8:36 AM
  • "iPhone 5S reservations almost sold out in Beijing, Hong Kong: Reservations for most flavors of the 5S have already been snagged soon after going live, with only the 16GB space gray version still available." CNET News 8:30 AM
  • "It Looks Like Apple's Gold iPhone 5s Is The Most Popular Of The Three In China" AppAdvice 8:25 AM
  • "Free iPhones In China?" Forbes 3:46 PM
  • "US Carriers And Retailers To Open At 8 A.M. On iPhone 5s Launch Day" AppAdvice 8:10 AM
  • "Stylus counsel: The rise and fall of the Apple Newton MessagePad/20 years on, the story of the handheld that might have changed the world"  The Register 7:47 AM
  • "Apple and Samsung tablet users just want to have fun" BetaNews 8:30 AM
  • "Watch Apple's new iPhone 5c 'Plastic Perfected' ad" Macworld UK 8:22 AM
  • "Watch Apple's First iPhone 5C Commercial" Mashable 8:22 AM
  • "Apple's first iPhone 5C ad is unapologetically colorful" Digital Trends 8:28 AM
  • "As Amazon Preps Its Apple TV Killer, It Plays Nicely With Apple TV" AllThingsD 12:19 PM
  • "Little fingers love big touchscreens: Kids favor tablets over smartphones for games" VentureBeat 10:38 AM
  • "iPads Being Used by Syrian Rebels to Target Weapons" PadGadget 9:42 AM
  • "The new lifecycle of your old iPhone: Where phones go when you give them to resellers, and where parts come from now." Ars Technica 2:13 PM
  • "Check Out The Awesome New Slow-Motion Feature On The iPhone 5S" Business Insider 8:21 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "'Doctor Who,' 'Sherlock,' and more coming to Hulu thanks to BBC deal" The Verge 9:03 PM
  • "Adobe expects strong corporate demand to boost subscriber growth" Reuters 7:30 PM
  • "Modders turn piano into Doom controller (Video)" Engadget 11:00 AM
  • "Google releases a new version of Google Wallet, dumps NFC requirement" Ars Technica 11:00 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Dorsey: We'll See a Lot of Innovation From Apple/Square Co-Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey discusses Apple's new iPhones and what it may mean for Square." Bloomberg TV 3:50 PM
  • "How Siri found its voice" The Verge 10:40 AM
  • "Believe it or not, innovation still is alive at Apple and the new iPhone 5s proves it." The MT Show 7:38 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive on Friday, September 20" Apple 7:44 AM
  • "iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive on Friday, September 20" Business Wire 7:44 AM
  • "Apple issues reminder for iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C launch on Friday: The company, however, still hasn't released in any pre-order figures for the iPhone 5C. Its iOS 7 update will be available to existing devices on Wednesday." CNET News 8:00 AM
  • "iOS 7 Download Release Due in October; iPhone 5s supply constrained"  BGR 1:06 PM
  • "Carrier Sources Say iPhone 5s Inventory on Friday Will Be 'Grotesquely' Low" AllThingsD 3:45 PM
  • "Uh oh: iPhone 5s inventory on Friday said to be 'grotesquely' low" GigaOM 3:51 PM
  • "iPhone 5S supply is highly constrained - better get in line early" Pocket-lint 3:52 PM
  • "The iPhone 5s will be hard to find at launch, claim reports" The Verge 3:46 PM
  • "Apple offering 'last compatible version' of iOS apps for older hardware"  Engadget 7:48 AM
  • "Apple brings 'last compatible version' apps to older iOS devices" CNET News 7:49 AM
  • "On Eve Of iOS 7 Launch, Apple Starts Letting Users Install Last Compatible Versions Of Apps" TechCrunch 8:04 AM
  • "Older iDevices Can Now Download 'Last Compatible Version' on App Store" TekRevue 8:09 AM
  • "'Last Compatible' App Versions Now Offered for Older iDevices" Low End Mac 4:19 PM
  • "First Look: Apple's Touch ID-Equipped Gold iPad mini" AppAdvice 8:11 AM
  • "Apple to launch new iPads next month" T3 8:27 AM
  • "Inside Apple's iPhone 5c: 'c' is for 'cost'" AppleInsider 9:42 AM
  • "First iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Unboxing Photos and Video Surface" MacRumors 10:54 AM
  • "Apple may look to MacBook Pro casing supplier Catcher to bolster iPhone 5s shell production" AppleInsider 4:21 PM
  • "Apple Tops Customer Satisfaction Rankings Again" LAPTOP Magazine 3:46 PM
  • "MacWindows: The most reliable Windows PC is a Mac, study concludes" MacWindows 8:42 AM
  • "Rumors of poor lens module yields for new Apple iPhones circulating in supply chain" DigiTimes 8:04 AM
  • "Active management of channel inventory has tongues wagging about new Apple tablets" DigiTimes 8:04 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Granted 43 Patents today Covering Three Touchy Inventions, the Mysterious Macroscalar Architecture & More" Patently Apple 11:54 AM
  • "Apple Granted Patent for Synchronizing Mobile & Vehicle Devices" Patently Apple 7:38 AM
  • "Apple wins patent for synching mobile, vehicle devices" AppleDailyReport 7:43 AM
  • "Future iPhones could use 'life events' to manage hardware, software settings" AppleInsider 8:27 AM
  • "Apple Granted Patent for Projection System with Depth Sensing" Patently Apple 8:24 AM
  • "Apple patent could foreshadow changes to Time Machine's interface" AppleDailyReport 7:43 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
  • "Wrath of Panda For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
  • "AstroWings Gold Flower For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:37 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:38 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:38 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:38 AM
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal – 7 iPad Apps on Sale" PadGadget 8:43 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "New iPhones and iOS 7 team up for winning combo" USA Today 9:58 PM
  • "iPhone 5s & 5c review: 'The best smartphones Apple, or anyone, has made'" The Independent 9:58 PM
  • "iPhone 5s review: Apple's golden ticket/Apple's iPhone 5s is a genuinely innovative new flagship - at least until the iPhone 6, says Matt Warman" Telegraph 9:58 PM
  • "iPhone 5c review: Apple's plastic bags a new market/Apple's iPhone 5c is released on Friday. But is it worth the price, asks Matt Warman." Telegraph 9:58 PM
  • "iPhone 5c review" T3 9:58 PM
  • "Solid New IPhones Fail to Excite: Rich Jaroslovsky" Bloomberg 9:58 PM
  • "iPhone 5s Review: Apple's Latest Smartphone Goes For (And Gets) The Gold" TechCrunch 9:58 PM
  • "Review: iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s" The Loop 9:57 PM
  • "iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S4 vs Lumia 1020" iSource 10:38 AM
  • "How To Get New Life From An Old MacBook" Mac 360 7:37 AM
  • "Reviews: Gumdrop Cases Drop Tech Hideaway for iPad 2, iPad (3rd/4th-Gen)" iLounge 10:52 AM
  • "Reviews: Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones" iLounge 8:44 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "The iOS 7 reviews are here: critics sing the praises of Apple's latest software update" 9 to 5 Mac 9:01 PM
  • "'Infinity Blade III' Review - Chair Raises the Graphical Bar to Low Earth Orbit" Touch Arcade 8:50 PM
  • "Reeder 2 for iPhone, iPad review - Popular RSS reader gets iOS 7 like makeover" Macworld UK 6:58 PM
  • "'Where's My Water? 2' Review - Swampy Rides Again...For Free" Touch Arcade 6:18 PM
  • "Review: Perfect Weather is a great new weather app designed with iOS 7 in mind" 9 to 5 Mac 10:38 AM
  • "Perfect Weather for iPhone offers great-looking reports" TUAW 10:39 AM
  • "Logitech Harmony Smart Control Review" Mac|Life 10:38 AM
  • "Rosetta Stone Launches A Digital Learning App For Preschoolers" Forbes 8:00 AM
  • "Material for iPhone, iPad review - Twitter following, Facebook Liked tailored news and features" Macworld UK 10:40 AM
  • "A Creepy iPhone Game Inspired by the NSA's Snooping" Wired 7:57 AM
  • "'Slender Rising' Review - Slender Man Packs on Muscle" Touch Arcade 12:01 PM
  • "'Pixel Push' Review - The Pixels Will Be Pushed, But Your Brain May Not Be" Touch Arcade 8:41 AM
  • "iMPC for iPhone Review: Combining a wealth of features with an intuitive interface, iMPC is a great tool for creating electronic music on-the-go." 148Apps 1:12 PM
  • "Boom! Tanks Review: It doesn't matter how fun a game is when more time is spent in menus than in the heat of combat." 148Apps 10:38 AM
  • "Dead Effect Review: A mindless shooter is just what the doctor ordered, every once in a while. This should fill that prescription quite nicely." 148Apps 8:38 AM
  • "Fleet of One: A retro-style shoot-em-up with an interesting new twist." 148Apps 9:42 AM
  • "Ookibloks Review: Ookibloks is a charmingly fast-paced arcade-style puzzle game. And it's fun, too." 148Apps 12:55 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Getting Ready for iOS 7: How to backup your device and setup iOS 7" 9 to 5 Mac 9:42 AM
  • "How To Create A Nameless Folder On iOS Without Jailbreak" AddictiveTips 8:40 AM
  • "How to securely erase an iPhone" ZDNet 7:59 AM
Tips
  • "Here's why you shouldn't upgrade to iOS 7...yet" iMore 6:19 PM
  • "iPhone 101: What is an ESN and how can it go bad?" TUAW 4:21 PM
  • "Prepping For iOS 7 With New Productivity Apps" AppAdvice 4:24 PM
  • "Get Ready For iOS 7 – Make Your Own Parallax Wallpapers [iOS 7 Tips] Cult of Mac 2:12 PM
  • "Here comes iOS 7: How to prepare yourself for Apple's big mobile overhaul" GeekWire 2:12 PM
  • "iOS 7 Quick Guide: Back up now!" TUAW 1:06 PM
  • "iOS 7 Is Coming Tomorrow, Get Ready Today" Apple'n'Apps 1:06 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone 5s Arrives Friday: How to Get It" PC Magazine 10:52 AM
  • "iOS 7 - An idiot's guide to Apple's new operating system: Find out exactly what to expect from Apple's new operating software as roll-out begins" Telegraph 10:37 AM
  • "Upgrading to Apple's iOS 7: What you need to know" Computerworld 8:23 AM
  • "How to Prep Your iDevice for iOS 7" Wired 7:57 AM
  • "Should you purchase the iPhone 5s and 5c on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon? Here's the math" The Next Web 8:22 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "iPhone 6: Most-wanted features/With the iPhone 5S and 5C finally arriving, it's time to look ahead to the next iPhone. Here's a rundown of the features and design upgrades we'd most like to see in an iPhone 6." CNET Reviews 9:17 PM
  • "Early iPhone 5S, 5C reviews arrive: Is plastic fantastic? The first reviews of Apple's new pair of iPhones is out. Here's what they're saying." CNET News 9:06 PM
  • "First iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s reviews" iMore 9:07 PM
  • "First iOS 7 Reviews: Everything Improved, iTunes Radio Recommendations Are 'Frighteningly Accurate'" MacRumors 9:20 PM
  • "First iPhone 5c Reviews: Color is a 'Breath of Fresh Air', Will 'Sell Like Hot Cakes'" MacRumors 9:21 PM
  • "Why Apple's got skin in the iPhone case game again: Apple took a year off from making cases with last year's iPhone 5. But it's back again with new cases for the 5C and 5S, and for good reason." CNET News 9:01 PM
  • "In Arrival of 2 iPhones, 3 Lessons"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:15 PM
  • "The Macalope: A no-brainer" Macworld 4:21 PM
  • "With iOS 7 launch, expect AirDrop drama: Apple's mobile devices get the iOS 7 upgrade Wednesday, and with it comes a way for nearby strangers to send you unsolicited photos and videos. Also, Apple offers older versions of apps for those using older iOS, and Google Wallet rolls out to all Android phones." CNET News 4:20 PM
  • "Apple's 'App Resurrection' Feature Great For Customers, But Opaque To Developers" TechCrunch 3:45 PM
  • "Apple: Why Its Ecosystem Remains Very Healthy" Seeking Alpha 1:11 PM
  • "Ghost from the Past: Recently Apple added the ability to download older versions of apps for users who are not on the newest version of the OS. To me this feels like a reaction to automatic app updating, which is new in iOS 7. At the surface this sounds like a great idea, and it is, mostly anyways, for users and for Apple." Kyle Richter 1:06 PM
  • "Regarding Apple Not Yet Announcing iPhone 5C Pre-Order Numbers" Daring Fireball 12:55 PM
  • "Apple iPhone arbitrage: The price differential between the U.S. and China opens the door to a lively grey market." Fortune 12:54 PM
  • "The history of the iPhone: With the iPhone 5S about to go on sale, we look at the history of our favourite smartphone" Macworld UK 12:54 PM
  • "Apple Is Hiring Music Programmers To Help Power iTunes Radio" AppAdvice 1:11 PM
  • "iTunes Radio Stations Will Offer Extremely High Quality Content" AppleBitch 12:39 PM
  • "Where are them Apples?" CNBC TV 10:56 AM
  • "The Role of the iPad for Apple's Growth" Tech.pinions 10:50 AM
  • "Why I Raised My Apple TV Rating from 4 to 5 Stars on Amazon" Sprinkle of Cocoa 10:22 AM
  • "HTML5 vs. Apps: Where The Debate Stands Now, And Why It Matters" Business Insider 9:42 AM
  • "Will the iPhone 5C Cannibalize the iPhone 5S?" Slashdot 8:44 AM
  • "Apple's Touch ID will change the future of third party applications" TechnologyTell 8:39 AM
  • "Apple's low-cost iPhone will strengthen the reputation of the brand"  BetaNews 8:30 AM
  • "Apple Secure Enclave: What is Apple's new Secure Enclave and why is it important?" Quora 7:42 AM
  • "What Apple's Latest Innovation Really Means" Mac 360 7:38 AM
  • "Apple's Secret Game Is Typical Apple" PixoBebo 7:37 AM
  • "New MacBook Pro: Haswell, retina, and release date 2013" Stabley Times 7:37 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Bing Getting New Look, Features; Does It Matter?" ReadWrite 8:50 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Structure Sensor Turns Your iPad into a 3D Scanner" The Mac Observer 7:35 PM
  • "Kanex announces Multi-Sync keyboard that lets you share between multiple devices" AppleDailyReport 4:43 PM
  • "Apple iPhone 5c Dock" iLounge 4:21 PM
  • "Adobe will power smart iPad styluses through hardware partnerships" The Verge 3:51 PM
  • "Rocketcases Protects Your New Iphone 5S With Retro Gamer Cases--Best Selling Classic Gamer Cases for iPhone 5s, 5, 4s, & 4 -Blow Your Friends Away with a Pocket Full of Nostalgia" Thomas PR 11:53 AM
  • "SafeToSleep Expands International Distribution of Breakthrough Sleep and Breathing Baby Monitor" PRWeb 10:59 AM
  • "ProtectCELL Launches Affordable Protection Plans for iPhone 5S" PRWeb 10:59 AM
  • "The World's Most Attractive Employers 2013" Universum 10:58 AM
  • "The World's Most Attractive Employers 2013" [Apple #6] PRNewswire 10:57 AM
  • "Take Your Mac mini to the Max With The Latest Storage Upgrade Kit From OWC" Other World Computing 10:35 AM
  • "Cassandra: iOS 7 and BBM Synchronicity" eXtensions 10:34 AM
  • "Gameblyr to Publish Revolution 60 and Pathogen" 148Apps 8:46 AM
  • "Marks and Spencer adds Passbook support" TUAW 8:36 AM
  • "Eton's New Boost Turbines Double (or Quadruple) Your Battery Life" Gizmodo 8:23 AM
  • "WhoSay, a social publishing tool for celebrities, launches an iOS app for fans" The Next Web 8:22 AM
  • "Amazon Instant Video for iOS now supports AirPlay" The Verge 8:27 AM
  • "Amazon updates Instant Video iOS app to add AirPlay streaming to Apple TV" The Next Web 8:22 AM
  • "Keep It Colorful With Belkin's Line of Vibrant Accessories for the New iPhone 5c" MacPrices 8:05 AM
  • "Xojo Announces Availability of Xojo 2013 Release 3" prMac 8:42 AM
  • "Special Needs Camp Uses NameGames to Foster Social and Learning Skills" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Martin Pluisch introduces Tap Ten Trillion 1.0 - Addicting New Game" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Amazing Google+ and Picasa Photo Experience for iOS7 With Web Albums 4.0" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Rectangle 2.0 Prints Facebook and Flickr Photos and 20 Foot Panoramas" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Recipe Kitchen 1.0 for iOS - Feature Filled App with Fast Recipe Search" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Online Multiplayer Defense: Stratosphere 2.0 Arrives on iPad" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Lightworks and Kubotek announce the release of KeyCreator Artisan" Artisan 7:58 AM
  • "Why Samsung Shouldn't Fear Apple: Samsung 3.0 Explores Past, Present and Future" Business Wire 7:45 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft announces quarterly dividend increase and share repurchase program" Microsoft 8:27 AM
  • "Microsoft Boosts Dividend, Sets $40 Billion Share Buyback" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:41 AM
  • "Microsoft Plans $40 Billion Buyback, Boosts Dividend" Bloomberg 8:27 AM
  • "Microsoft Corporation : Microsoft to buy back up to $40 billion of shares, raises dividend" Reuters 8:28 AM
  • "Microsoft boosts dividend by 22%, sets $40 billion buyback" CNBC 8:27 AM
  • "Microsoft raises quarterly dividend, starts $40B share buyback scheme" Electronista 11:52 AM
  • "Microsoft Dividend And Share Repurchase - Not That Big Of A Deal" Seeking Alpha 9:56 AM
  • "Microsoft Doing The Right Thing For Shareholders And Gets Slapped In The Face" Seeking Alpha 4:10 PM
  • "Microsoft prices Windows 8.1 starting at $119.99" ZDNet 4:39 PM
  • "Windows 8.1 brings back full retail versions as Windows SKUs change again: Upgrade editions are gone, apparently to make virtualization and home building easier." Ars Technica 4:51 PM
  • "Microsoft launches new Bing logo, design refresh/Summary: Microsoft has rearchitected its logo and its Bing.com site to reflect the fact Bing is no longer just a search engine on a Web page." ZDNet 6:48 AM
  • "Bing refresh brings a new logo, more 'at a glance' info with cards and info from your friends" Engadget 6:53 AM
  • "Can a New Logo and Redesign Make Bing Any More Popular?" Gizmodo 6:53 AM
  • "Microsoft gives Bing a makeover: Along with a new logo and cosmetic homepage changes, the software giant's search engine gets new features and modifications to others." CNET News 6:53 AM
  • "Bing Reveals Its Redesign And Latest Improvements" TechCrunch 7:00 AM
  • "Bing's New Logo Looks More Microsoft-y" Mashable 7:35 AM
  • "Bing gets new-look logo, closer aligned to current Microsoft branding" Digital Spy 7:35 AM
  • "Ballmer's Last Big Move? Acquire Nokia's Mobile Phone Unit" Seeking Alpha 6:44 AM
  • "Five top priorities for Microsoft's next CEO" CITEworld 1:06 PM
  • "Microsoft Paying For Apple's Next Product Cycle" TheStreet 7:31 AM
  • "Microsoft issues fix to stop active attacks exploiting serious IE bug" Ars Technica 4:07 PM
  • "Dell brings big battery life to new $379 Inspiron 11 notebook" The Verge 8:37 AM
  • "Dell introduces $349 Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop" PCWorld 8:32 AM
  • "Dell intros the Inspiron 7000 series, a line of mid-range, thin-and-light laptops starting at $699" Engadget 8:36 AM
  • "Dell Inspiron with Haswell hands on" The Verge 8:38 AM
  • "Dell, Telefonica launch Europe-wide 3G Windows PC bundle/Summary: Dell and Telefonica, the telco behind O2, have expanded the NetReady pay-as-you-go bundled laptop and 3G service to 29 countries in Europe." ZDNet 7:22 AM
  • "HP Portal Crowdsources Security Threat Intelligence" InformationWeek 1:09 PM
  • "HP extends enterprise services to spot serious security breaches within minutes" V3 8:04 AM
  • "HP and AMD Unite for Channel SMB Laptop Sales" Channel Nomics 7:24 AM
  • "Washington navy yard gunman Aaron Alexis was Hewlett-Packard contractor" The Guardian 7:22 AM
  • "Broadwell won't make it to desktop" Fudzilla 10:59 AM
  • "Intel launches family of solid-state drives" infoTECH 7:28 AM
  • "Intel used cheap wine to power a PC accelerometer" Neowin 7:28 AM
  • "Intel Xeon E5-1607 v2 and E5-1680 v2 CPUs launched" CPU World 7:29 AM
  • "AMD claims PC gaming is growing: Consoles are great, but not the only fruit" TechEye 7:24 AM
  • "AMD talks up Hawaii" Fudzilla 7:24 AM
  • "Cisco Jumping into Managed Security Services" Channel Nomics 7:27 AM
  • "IBM and Linux: The next billion dollars/Summary: IBM is renovating its Power computers by investing a billion dollars into making it a full-fledged Linux line for Big Data, cloud, data analytics, and the datacenter." ZDNet 7:31 AM
  • "IBM to pledge $1 billion to boost Linux: WSJ" MarketWatch 7:30 AM
  • "Officials fear IBM job losses over fab plans: Plan to build chip factories near Utica has Duchess County officials worried" Albany Times Union 7:32 AM
  • "Oracle Circling Back to Make Good" TheStreet 7:39 AM
  • "Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld" PCWorld 7:34 AM
  • "New Chips Target 'Internet Of Things': AMD, Cisco and Intel are releasing new processors aimed at a market that is expected to hit $14.4 trillion by 2020" TechWeekEurope 7:29 AM
  • "PC satisfaction scores dip as customers drift to tablets: 'Misalignment of expectations' caused by Windows 8 disconnect with traditional computing devices, says pollster" Computerworld 7:57 AM
  • "Lenovo expected to ship 1.8 million tablets in 3Q13" DigiTimes 10:28 AM
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Apple News
  • "Why Can't Apple's Stock Gain Momentum?" Seeking Alpha 12:55 PM
  • "Is Apple The Great Short?" Forbes 12:01 PM
  • "Apple's Stock Awards Value Has More Than Doubled Over The Past Three Years" Forbes 10:40 AM
  • "Missing iPhone 5c presale announcement causing Wall Street worries" iDownload Blog 8:37 AM
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Facebook, Intel, Microsoft lead techs up/Microsoft gets lift from new buyback program, dividend hike" MarketWatch 9:57 AM
  • "Tech Stocks: Microsoft jumping early" USA Today 8:25 AM
  • "Stock Futures Cautious Ahead of Fed Meeting" TheStreet 7:41 AM
  • "Futures Wobble as Wall Street Eyes the Fed" FOXBusiness 10:01 AM
  • "Stocks End Higher as Fed Meets S&P 500 Near Record High; Microsoft Rallies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 PM
  • "Asia Markets: China leads Asia stocks lower/Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting, led by losses in Shanghai as a long weekend approaches." MarketWatch 7:42 AM
  • "Hong Kong stocks slip, as resources, telecoms fall" MarketWatch 9:20 PM
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks fall from five-year high/European stock markets retreated from multiyear highs on Tuesday, ahead of the two-day U.S. Federal Reserve meeting at which the central bank could start scaling back its aggressive easing program." MarketWatch 7:42 AM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:47 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:33 PM

 
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