"Apple's Jonathan Ive and Craig Federighi: The Complete Interview" Bloomberg Businessweek 1:20 PM
"Listen Up Apple-Haters: IPhone Sales Eclipse Microsoft and Amazon Revenue" Bloomberg Businessweek 1:57 PM
"France Probes Apple's Contracts With Mobile Operators: Investigation Raises European Pressure on U.S. Tech Company" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:15 AM
"France investigates Apple contracts with telcos - report" Reuters 8:40 AM
"IDC: Apple Will Get Twice Its Size in China Next Year" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:41 AM
"IDC: China smartphone shipments to hit 540M by 2017: The research agency expects raises its initial forecast from 460 million, partly due to a boost in 2014 from Apple's expected deal with the country's largest telco China Mobile and the issuance of 4G licenses." ZDNet 10:19 AM
"If Apple Brought iPhone Manufacturing To The US It Would Cost Them $4.2 billion" Forbes 11:13 AM
"Apple granted right to use iPhone name in Brazil/Apple has been granted the right to use the iPhone brand in Brazil, overturning a previous ruling from Brazilian intellectual property institute INPI which granted exclusive rights to local electronics manufacturer Gradiente, according to press reports." BNamericas 8:28 AM
"Apple-Legal Wins the Right to use iPhone in Brazil on Appeal" Patently Apple 8:29 AM
"Apple wins right to use iPhone name in Brazil" CNET News 12:07 PM
"Gene Munster's iPhone launch estimates off by 5M units for the second year in a row" AppleInsider 8:27 AM
"Apple analysts and the great nine-million iPhone kerfuffle" Fortune 9:14 AM
"How many iPhones did Apple sell last weekend? Analysts dispute the numbers: Odds are good that not all 9 million are in customers' hands" The Verge 2:00 PM
"Supplemental OS X 10.8.5 update to address outstanding problems: Pending update from Apple should fix HDMI, Bluetooth, hard-drive sleep, and FaceTime HD camera issues in the latest OS X release." MacFixIt 7:29 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"AirPlay: May have checkerboard screen when playing a downloading movie" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"Mac Basics: Notification Center" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"Mac Basics: Printing in OS X Mountain Lion & OS X Lion" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"OS X: About Recovery Disk Assistant" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"Keyboard/trackpad inoperative, black screen, or alert messages when installing Windows 7" Apple Support 10:33 AM
"Screen flashes when using iPhoto print products" Apple Support 10:33 AM
"Mac computers: How do I configure PPPoE on a new computer?" Apple Support 10:32 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"What to do when an external display isn't showing full resolution in OS X: There are several reasons why a monitor may not show output at its native resolution." MacFixIt 8:48 PM
"MacMost Now 922: A Look At iTunes Radio" MacMost 10:14 AM
"Inpaint for OS X works well with simple, if not complex, objects" AppleDailyReport 8:11 AM
"How Fast Is That External Drive? Find Out With Disk Speed Test [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:17 AM
"How To Keep Your Mac's Memory Clean" Mac 360 8:10 AM
"A Problem With A Very Good Mac Weather App" Mac 360 8:09 AM
"If Small Is Beautiful, And Less Is More, Then Simplenote Is All The Writing Tool You Need" NoodleMac 8:09 AM
Op/Ed
"iTunes Radio: What You Can and Can't Do" Kirkville 10:13 AM
"A Few Words About The Mac App Store (do you have these troubles?)" TeraTalks 8:10 AM
"A Dying Breed: Adobe's 2 New Mac Apps" Mac 360 8:09 AM
"Smartphone trade-ins starting to hurt Apple and Samsung" CNNMoney 1:23 PM
"iOS 7 nabs more than 50 percent of Apple users in first week: New iOS adoption numbers out of North America from analytics firm Chitika suggest more than half of all iOS users are on the latest OS." CNET News 4:09 PM
"Apple's iOS 7 now accounts for 52 percent of iOS Web share one week after launch" AppleInsider 7:27 PM
"New iOS 7 now installed on up to 63 percent of eligible devices" MacNN 9:11 PM
"New Apple TV 'tap-to-setup' may be first public deployment of iBeacons" AppleInsider 8:18 PM
"Apple's iOS 7 is best for mobile --but Android is a threat: Pfeiffer" Computerworld 8:04 AM
"Bypassing Apple TouchID child's play, hacker says" ZDNet 10:17 AM
"iPhone 5S is three times more popular than the iPhone 5C" TechnologyTell 8:49 AM
"9 in 10 in China bought iPhone 5s instead of 5c" ZDNet 10:20 AM
"Cheeseparing Brits prefer iPhone 5c over 5s more than the entire globe: Device designed for 'emerging markets' top pick in blighted Blighty, say researchers" The Register 9:17 AM
"Liberty TV chief: 'I don't think Apple is going to build a TV'" Electronista 8:54 AM
"Apple Reportedly Mulling Oregon Data Center Expansion" AllThingsD 8:42 AM
"First Hong Kong Store Will Expand—Upward" ifoAppleStore 8:25 AM
"Google Maps No Longer Embarrass Apple Maps" TheStreet 8:41 AM
"Apple Maps leads drivers onto Alaska airport taxiway: Drivers using Apple Maps to get to the Fairbanks International Airport apparently followed directions that told them to turn onto a taxiway and then cross a runway to get to the terminal." CNET News 11:13 AM
"New iPhones hit nine regional U.S. carriers on October 1st" 9 to 5 Mac 10:13 AM
"iPhone 5S, 5C to land at several US regional carriers Oct. 1" CNET News 1:26 PM
"Apple Denies Paying EA to Delay Plants vs. Zombies 2 on Android [Updated] GiantBomb 9:16 AM
"EA denies paid relationship with Apple, brands Plants vs. Zombies 2 debacle an 'unfortunate misunderstanding'" PocketGamer 12:09 PM
"LA students breach school iPads' security" Associated Press 10:13 AM
"Boeing introduces suite of iPad apps for airplane maintenance crews" TUAW 8:23 AM
"Nissan To Be Apple's Exclusive Automative Ad Partner For iTunes Radio" AppAdvice 9:08 AM
"Adobe dabbling with iPad app to rival PowerPoint: The Ginger app for tablets is designed to make it easy for people to tell stories with animated presentations. It looks like a new Adobe effort to capitalize on the growing mobile market." CNET News 9:15 AM
"Los Altos Considering Declaring Steve Jobs' Boyhood Home a Historic Property" ABCNews 8:17 AM
"Cassandra: Redirect Problems in Thailand for Mac and iPhone Users" eXtensions 10:53 AM
Non-Apple News
"PC or TV? No Need to Keep Asking." AllThingsD 12:32 PM
"Pebble goes up for sale through AT&T stores starting September 27th" Engadget 11:13 AM
"Ericsson's new small cell, the Radio Dot, brings the mobile network indoors" GigaOM 9:03 AM
"Samsung takes a swipe at Apple with Galaxy S4 Gold Edition" The Inquirer 9:19 AM
"Samsung plans for curved display smartphone in October, announces gold Galaxy S4" VentureBeat 9:16 AM
"Samsung to unveil smartphone with curved glass in October" CNET News 9:15 AM
"Of Course Samsung Is Now Making A Gold GS4" TechCrunch 8:31 AM
"Samsung counters iPhone 5S with a golden Galaxy S4" The Verge 8:16 AM
"The iPodFather strikes again: Nest's rumored next move on the 'ugly white plastic crap' in our homes" 9 to 5 Mac 8:04 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TUAW TV Live: More discussion of iOS 7, and how about those new iMacs?" TUAW 4:05 PM
"Interview with Gone Home developers, The Fullbright Company" Mac Gamer HQ 3:40 PM
"MacBreak Weekly 369: Unlock Your Nipples" iMore 8:55 AM
"Apple announces iOS 7 'Tech Talks' for app and game developers, coming soon to a city near you" VentureBeat 2:46 PM
"Apple announces 2013 iOS 7 Tech Talks in New York, San Francisco, London, more" AppleInsider 3:22 PM
"Apple announces tour schedule for iOS 7 Tech Talks" TUAW 3:25 PM
"Apple Inc. Whips iPhone Users With Their Own Third-Party Cables: Many iPhone users are finding that their third-party cables won't work with iOS 7, all thanks to another Apple money grub." Minyanville 8:41 AM
"Apple extends AppleCare+ for iOS devices to cover travelers to other countries" The Verge 8:17 AM
"Report: Apple+ Care Plans Now Apply Overseas" PC Magazine 3:22 PM
"Apple patent filing involves potential interfaces for future iPods" AppleDailyReport 8:11 AM
"Apple files patent for the Magic Trackpad" AppleDailyReport 8:11 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"iOS 7 Animations Cause Nausea for Some" TidBITS 1:36 PM
"Apple Releases EFI Update 2.1 for Late 2013 iMac" iClarified 11:13 AM
"Are cheap, non-Apple iPhone chargers safe? Electrical charging safety FAQs" Macworld UK 8:56 AM
"Thunderbolt ports and displays: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)" Apple Support 3:29 PM
"Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (27-inch, Late 2013): Distorted or black screen when waking from AirPlay Mirroring" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (Late 2013): iTunes audio distorts via Thunderbolt display" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (Late 2012 and later): VESA mount compatibility" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (27-inch, Late 2012 and later): Installing or replacing memory" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac: How to remove or install memory" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac: Memory specifications and upgrades" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (Late 2013): Memory specifications" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac (Late 2012 and later): External features, ports, and connectors" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"iMac: Power consumption and thermal output (BTU) information" Apple Support 10:32 AM
"Mac mini (Late 2012), iMac (Late 2012 and later): About Fusion Drive" Apple Support 10:32 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"SLUZZULS -Puzzle Game For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Block Smasher For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Quiver Quest HD For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:50 AM
"Apple increases Mac mini pricing in multiple countries" 9 to 5 Mac 8:19 PM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:15 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:15 AM
"Tower of Fortune 2 brings slot machine RPGs to iOS" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
"Angry Birds Star Wars II review: More of the same, but still great fun" CNET Reviews 8:09 AM
"'I Am Level' Review - Like Seeing Evil Otto Again Except You Get to Smack him Around" Touch Arcade 3:28 PM
"Ancestry Review: Discover ancestry roots anytime and virtually anywhere by building a family tree and uncovering secrets and connections with Ancestry's redesigned app." 148Apps 12:31 PM
"Infinity Blade III Review: Infinity Blade III's new additions fail to improve on the well-worn formula." 148Apps 8:34 AM
"FIFA 14 Review: The Ultimate Team is the perfect way to experience free-to-play." 148Apps 9:38 AM
"Carnage Racing Review: Race against up to 8 friends while warping through time in this chaotic and fun kart-style racer." 148Apps 1:37 PM
"Shadow Vamp Review: Help a group of vampires avoid death by sunlight in this imaginative, challenging, and beautiful adventure game." 148Apps 3:22 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"iOS 7 How-to: Monitor & track your cellular data usage" 9 to 5 Mac 4:04 PM
"Candy Crush, Minion Rush, Simpsons Tapped Out, and more! How to cheat and beat the most addictive iPhone games!" iMore 3:28 PM
"How to track down Print Center in iOS 7" Macworld 10:12 AM
"ImageChange using button pressed in iPhone: In this example we will see how to ImageChange using button pressed. So let see how it will work in our application." The iPhone Developer Resource 8:23 AM
"PadGadget's DIY iPad Project Spotlight: The Ultimate Hippie iPad Case" PadGadget 10:13 AM
Tips
"FaceTime Audio Over a Cellular Connection" Pixel Envy 8:47 PM
"Quickly Emptying the iPhone Camera Roll" Michael Tsai 7:20 PM
"What's That Strange Bar at the Top of iOS 7 Lock Screen?" The Mac Observer 2:47 PM
"Master iOS 7: Get to know iOS 7 using our 30 tips/With hundreds of new features and an all-new design, iOS 7 takes a bit of getting used to! Here are 30 tips to help you master the new iOS" Macworld UK 1:36 PM
"iOS 7 adds support for zipped attachments in Mail, Messages with Quick Look" Macworld 11:11 AM
"As Apple Preps New Devices, A First Look At iPad Trade In Values For 2013" AppAdvice 9:34 AM
"Should I buy an iPhone 5 or buy an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c?" Macworld UK 8:56 AM
"10 Epic iOS 7 Tips: Ready to get productive with Apple iOS 7? Check out this advice regarding its new features." InformationWeek 10:13 AM
"The 10 best new photography features in iOS 7" Macworld 8:52 AM
"10 Cool Features Hiding in iOS 7: There's a lot more to iOS 7 than just a handful of new icons – there are a lot of powerful new features under the hood." Techland 8:34 AM
"Why Amazon could actually beat Microsoft in enterprise tablets" CITEworld 8:25 PM
"Sorry Guys, but Samsung Already Had a Gold Phone First" The Atlantic Wire 10:12 AM
"Is the 'AirPlay killer' already dead?" The Verge 9:03 AM
"Obstacles to future proofing home automation: If home automation is going to grow, we need a standard set of protocols that is used by everybody." O'Reilly Radar 8:35 AM
"My First 100 Days With Google Glass" ReadWrite 8:34 AM
"Trans International a Company known for Maximizing Macs today announced the worldwide availability of Upto 32GB Memory Upgrade Kit [4X8GB] PC-3,12800 DDR3 1600MHz SO-DIMMS for the newly released Apple 27" iMacs [September 2013]." Trans International 9:15 PM
"Using Mailbox for iOS? There's a JavaScript security hole to beware of" BetaNews 1:36 PM
"Mailbox for iOS Has a Huge Security Flaw (Updated)" Gizmodo 1:21 PM
"The 60 Minutes App Receives Its First Significant Update In Three Years" AppAdvice 11:12 AM
"Blur. Gets a New Blurred iOS7 Vision" 148Apps 11:12 AM
"Tennis in the Face Puts a Free Price Tag in Your Face" 148Apps 10:13 AM
"Strava Run fitness app is first app to use iPhone 5s' M7 motion coprocessor" TUAW 12:10 PM
"Strava Run fitness app taps iPhone 5s motion co-processor for longer battery life" Engadget 9:17 AM
"Can't Afford An iPhone 5s? Buy An iPhone 5s Conversion Kit Instead" Cult of Mac 9:16 AM
"Strava Run updates to use the M7 motion coprocessor in the iPhone 5s" iMore 9:16 AM
"Sixense Announces Kickstarter Stretch Goal to add iOS Support for Motion Detection STEM System" PadGadget 9:16 AM
"YouTube's new Audio Gallery gives you 150 royalty-free tracks to use anywhere...not just YouTube" The Next Web 9:08 AM
"Tempo takes its smart calendar iPhone app to Europe, first stop the UK and Ireland" The Next Web 9:07 AM
"Ustyme launches as a video-calling iPad app for playing games and reading children's books together" The Next Web 9:07 AM
"Minus Gets a Positive New iOS7-Inspired Design, Comes With Faster Chatting and Browsing" 148Apps 9:04 AM
"Kickstart Find: The eleMount may be fancier than the device it holds" TechnologyTell 8:49 AM
"From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Jobs" PRNewswire 8:44 AM
"Brother™ Introduces New Lineup Of Scanners For Mobile Professionals And Home Offices, Highlighted By The DS-920DW With Duplex And Wireless Capabilities" PRNewswire 8:43 AM
"Hyper Hippo and Miniclip Offer Exclusive Preview of Upcoming Mech Mice Game" PRNewswire 8:43 AM
"Wolters Kluwer Health Delivers Answers Nurses Need at Bedside with New Lippincott Mobile App" PRNewswire 8:43 AM
"iPad Mini Lock & Cable Kit: Light-Weight Design" newPCgadgets 8:10 AM
"CableJive iBoltz Lightning cables comes in extra short and extra long" Insanely Great Mac 8:09 AM
"PDFpen Scan+ from Smile OCRs your iPhone/iPad photos" Insanely Great Mac 8:09 AM
"Meet the redisegned Circles: Contact and Groups Manager (iOS)" NightWorks 8:08 AM
"New board game based on American Civil War released on iOS" Motion 9 Studios 8:07 AM
"Twids - available on the Apple App Store" prMac 9:37 AM
"Kids Practice Mathematics with New Wombi Math App" prMac 8:34 AM
"TOVVV Studio releases Humanist 2.0 with splendid iOS 7 redesign" prMac 8:07 AM
"Xojo Announces Availability of Xojo 2013 Release 3" prMac 8:07 AM
"Red Sky introduces BeWord 2 - New Word Game Available Now on App Store" prMac 8:07 AM
"Martin Pluisch introduces Tap Ten Trillion 1.0 - Addicting New Game" prMac 8:07 AM
"Hero on the Wall - Heavy Assault: Vikings Defense for iOS" prMac 8:07 AM
"Amazing Google+ and Picasa Photo Experience for iOS7 With Web Albums 4.0" prMac 8:07 AM
"Gates Most Definitely Not Returning to Microsoft as CEO: He says that running his charity is now his full time job" InvestorPlace 10:26 AM
"Dear Microsoft, Please Stop Trying To Be Apple" Seeking Alpha 9:29 AM
"Time To Cut Microsoft Some Slack, Surface 2 Shows They Understand Mobile" HotHardware 12:30 PM
"Microsoft trying to keep its top execs with bonuses of up to 150 percent" Neowin 10:26 AM
"Microsoft's most loyal users ask for Surface trade-in program: One of the top requests in a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' with the Surface team was for a tablet buyback deal to fund purchases of newest devices" Computerworld 8:59 AM
"Microsoft Observations From The Trenches: Despite Microsoft's leadership problems and Windows 8 struggles, there are still huge opportunities for partners and customers." InformationWeek 8:52 AM
"Microsoft left alone with Windows RT as Dell drops XPS 10 tablet" The Verge 10:21 AM
"Microsoft sole Windows RT tablet vendor as Dell's XPS 10 is 'unavailable'" InfoWorld 9:00 AM
"Hope emerges for Nokia's future following purchase by Microsoft" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:29 AM
"Microsoft, Chinese company teaming to bring streamed games, services to Xbox One" Examiner 10:26 AM
"Microsoft's big draw for Oracle on Azure: Simplified licensing/Rent Windows Server instances on Azure and get Oracle's database offerings too: but for how much?" InfoWorld 9:00 AM
"IBM Looks to Transform the Way Organizations Work" ITBusinessEdge 10:23 AM
"IBM's X-Force Team: Attackers Take Path Of Least Resistance" CRN 10:23 AM
"IBM and Deutsche Telekom partner on mobile app cloud service" Business Cloud News 10:23 AM
"Fujitsu will stick with Unix to keep IBM in check, exec says: If IBM gains another cash cow like its mainframe business it will become too powerful, a Fujitsu exec said at OpenWorld" InfoWorld 9:00 AM
"Look out, world! HP's found a use for Autonomy - rescuing Win XP bods" The Register 9:18 AM
"Dell Says Success of Buyout to Be Judged Over 10-20 Years" Bloomberg 1:58 PM
"Dell Powers Rendering Farm For Animation Studio" Texas TechPulse 10:21 AM
"Dell's Oracle OpenWorld Announcement Portends To A Very Close Future" Forbes 11:12 AM
"The Second Coming of Java: Clinton-Era Relic Returns to Rule Web" Wired Magazine 9:20 AM
"Oracle Makes Java More Relevant Than Ever — For Free" Wired Magazine 9:20 AM
"Oracle's cloud strategy: Does it trump Fusion?" ZDNet 10:17 AM
"Oracle Reverses Course, Embraces Cloud To Catch Departing Customers" ReadWrite 9:56 AM
"Oracle, the leader in relational databases, is playing catchup everywhere else" GigaOM 9:03 AM
"Oracle's Cloud: What's Really New? If Oracle's 'new' cloud services sound familiar, that may be because they've been announced before. Here's a rundown on the real cloud news." InformationWeek 8:52 AM
"Cisco launches open-source tool for penetration testers" ZDNet 10:17 AM
"Cisco reveals its Internet of Everything router: Cisco's NCS line aims to address the growth in Internet traffic brought about by cloud, mobile, video, and machine-to-machine communications" Network World 8:59 AM
"Cisco solidifies lead in Enterprise Session Border Controller mkt" CIOL 10:17 AM
"Cisco To Unveil SDN Insieme Plans Early November" TechWeekEurope 10:16 AM
"Cisco Systems, Inc. Is Heavily Banking On The Deal With WHIPTAIl To Bring In Hidden Synergies" US Trade Media 10:16 AM
"Is Cisco Good Enough To Make The USDP?" Seeking Alpha 10:17 AM
"AMD, Nvidia ramp up Linux driver support after Valve's SteamOS announcement" PCWorld 10:33 AM
"DRAM shortages to widen in October" DigiTimes 8:18 AM
"Apple Inc.: The View From The Bond Market" Seeking Alpha 7:25 PM
"Apple European pre-order checks below expectations, says OTR Global" Theflyonthewall 8:40 AM
"Liberty Global CEO Fries Downplays Apple TV Threat" TheStreet 8:42 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Facebook rises, Amazon BlackBerry retreat/Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablets; Facebook draws more bullish views" MarketWatch 3:30 PM
"Stocks fall for fifth straight day" CNNMoney 3:30 PM
"Stocks on Losing Streak Driven by Budget Deadline Jitters" TheStreet 3:30 PM
"Futures Tick Up as Traders Mull Goods Data" FOXBusiness 8:58 AM
"Wal-Mart, Washington worries whack stock market" Associated Press 8:57 PM
"U.S. Stocks Down Ahead of Close: Investors Cautious as Budget Concerns Weigh" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:31 PM
"Stocks: Weighed down by Washington woes" CNNMoney 8:57 AM
"Asia Markets: Banks lead Sydney gains; Nikkei falls on firmer yen/Stocks in Sydney were a surprising standout on Wednesday, outperforming the rest of the region despite a fourth-straight session of losses on Wall Street." MarketWatch 8:59 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slide on U.S. debt nervousness/Carnival shares drop after a broker downgrade" MarketWatch 8:58 AM
"Early Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 10 a.m." Associated Press 10:14 AM
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