"Another Insane Apple Advantage: The debate runs deep on whether Apple still innovates. On whether it still leads or now follows Android. ... I can describe Apple's insane advantage with just two words: Resale value." Seeking Alpha 8:47 AM
"The road is paved for Apple's rumored 'iWatch': The market would welcome a polished smartwatch from Apple. The current products in the market are lacking." CNET News 8:42 AM
"Apple's Corporate Culture Might Not Allow Carl Icahn's $150 Billion Payout Suggestion" Forbes 8:39 AM
"Apple should tell Icahn to 'stuff it': Blodget" CNBC 1:55 PM
"Apple Ignores Everyone's Advice, It Needs To Stop Listening To Icahn" Forbes 9:01 AM
"Apple Is About To Miss A 'Golden Opportunity'" Seeking Alpha 8:47 AM
"Apple can push iOS email across German borders again: Apple switched on its push email services for iOS devices in Germany again after posting a bond of €100 million (US$135 million)." IDG News Service 8:09 AM
"iOS push email is back in Germany, a year and a half after Motorola shut it down" GigaOM 8:36 AM
"Apple's iCloud push mail service restored in Germany" ZDNet 11:12 AM
"Apple now hoards 10% of US corporate cash" CNBC 9:18 AM
"Apple alone now holds 10% of all US corporate cash" AppleInsider 10:03 AM
"How Apple became the word's most valuable brand: By Interbrands' formula, Apple's brand value has increased nine fold since the iPhone." Fortune 1:54 PM
"Apple Slams Samsung's Benchmarking 'Shenanigans': The report's findings may have a limited effect overall, but that doesn't mean Apple won't try to make something of them. 'These two companies have definitely taken their gloves off as they fight each other for market share around the world,' explained analyst Charles King. 'It wouldn't surprise me to hear Apple commenting on Samsung's 'deception' again.'" MacNewsWorld 10:37 AM
"Paging Dr Siri: how your iPhone can diagnose disease/The iPhone is the device that can do almost anything and now it can be transformed into a tool to monitor your health and diagnose illnesses" Telegraph 8:08 AM
"Apple should offer Mavericks for free" AppleDailyReport 7:50 AM
Press Releases
"Purchase FileMaker Pro 12 (US$299) or FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced (US$499) Now and Get a Free Copy: Give FileMaker Pro 12 or FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced to a friend, colleague or charity" Business Wire 3:36 PM
"Jack The Ripper - New York 1901 Debuts At MGS" Inside Mac Games 10:11 AM
"Cocktail 6.8.1 (Mountain Lion Edition) has been released" Maintain 8:28 AM
"Collaborate Visio Drawings effectively with VSD Viewer for Mac 4.0" prMac 8:05 AM
"WeatherSnoop 3 - The New Weather Standard for Macs is Here" prMac 8:05 AM
"The Battery Project, LLC introduces FruitJuice 2.0 on the Mac App Store" prMac 8:05 AM
"Maintenance & App Store: DEVONagent 3.5.2" DEVONtechnologies 7:55 AM
"Jean-François Mulé Comes On Board To Work on 'Something Big' At Apple" Multichannel News 7:57 AM
"Apple hires longtime cable exec as engineering director for 'something big'" AppleInsider 7:57 AM
"Apple Snags CableLabs Exec to Work on 'Something Big'" AllThingsD 8:09 AM
"Apple hires veteran cable TV exec to engineer 'something big'" The Verge 8:33 AM
"Apple Hired An Engineering Director From Cable TV, And He Says He's Up To 'Something Big'" Business Insider 9:13 AM
"Former cable TV bigwig joins Apple as part of 'something big': A comment on Jean-François Mulé's LinkedIn page has again spurred questions about what exactly Apple is up to on the television side of the technology equation." CNET News 9:21 AM
"New Apple Hire From CableLabs Says He's Working on 'Something Big'" Mashable 10:05 AM
"As Apple lets radio roll, Pandora listener growth tones down" CNET News 9:21 AM
"New Mall Announces Surprise Apple Store: A small announcement on the Facebook page of The Shops at Nanuet (NY) shopping mall has revealed that an Apple retail store will open there when the mall holds its own grand re-opening October 10th through 13th." ifoAppleStore 2:28 PM
"At Apple Campus 2, security will be a priority" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:14 AM
"Apple plans to utilize iTunes Radio to stream, promote albums before release" AppleInsider 10:04 AM
"New Parents Prefer Tablets for Shopping and Surfing" LAPTOP Magazine 10:02 AM
"BlackBerry concedes it can't compete with iOS, Android" CNET News 8:39 AM
"BlackBerry's death benefits will be paid out to Apple, Samsung" BGR 10:14 AM
"A third of people in the UK now use tablets, latest figures show" GigaOM 8:36 AM
"Virgin Mobile Offering iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c at $100 Off Regular Prices" MacRumors 10:11 AM
"Virgin Mobile Launches iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s with $100 Discount" The Mac Observer 11:10 AM
"iPhone 5s is top electronic product on Ask.com's most coveted holiday gift list" AppleDailyReport 7:55 AM
Non-Apple News
"Lavabit was under FBI pressure to decrypt Snowden connections, court reveals" Engadget 7:40 PM
"Google acquires Flutter to bring Kinect-like features to computers" The Verge 7:22 PM
"When your watch is a camera: Samsung Galaxy Gear is like Glass on a wrist" CNET Reviews 3:41 PM
"Morgan Stanley: 75 Billion Devices Will Be Connected To The Internet Of Things By 2020" Business Insider 3:37 PM
"Camera-smartphone combo aims to make driving safer" IDG News Service 9:00 AM
"Heat it, bend it, slam it and the latest gadget glass won't break" IDG News Service 9:00 AM
"LG Z curved OLED smartphone reportedly enters mass production" The Inquirer 8:47 AM
"How Samsung cranked out the Galaxy Gear: The inside story" CNET News 8:47 AM
"This is what a $6,600 smartphone looks like" CNNMoney 8:40 AM
"WD embraces C word* and hews HDD handles from NAS kit" The Register 9:00 AM
"WD Asks: Why Are You Paying Dropbox for Cloud Storage?" Mashable 8:33 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TUAW TV Live: A bumper crop of new accessories, plus some old favorites" TUAW 4:42 PM
"Josh Apter on Kickstarting The Padcaster Mini and The Padcaster 2.0" MacVoices 1:33 PM
"Introducing Frax, a compelling new iOS fractal app" Macworld Podcast 9:14 AM
"iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 to Be Equipped with 8-Megapixel Rear Cameras" MacRumors 1:56 PM
"Report claims iPad 5 & Retina iPad mini will sport 8MP rear cameras w/ larger aperture" 9 to 5 Mac 1:56 PM
"Report: iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 to feature 8-megapixel cameras" GigaOM 2:29 PM
"Apple's 'iPad 5' and 'iPad mini 2' to sport iPhone-quality 8MP cameras, Sony to supply sensors" AppleInsider 6:00 PM
"Touch ID found to fit snugly in iPad 5, iPad mini 2 parts: Apple's latest touch security technology may be headed to its next round of iPads, a new video suggests." CNET News 2:57 PM
"iPad 5 fingerprint sensor now very likely: Front panel fits iPhone 5S home button 'perfectly" VentureBeat 2:59 PM
"Sharper display Apple iPad Mini faces delay-sources" Reuters 8:00 AM
"Delays hit Apple's 'Retina' iPad mini" [Video Report] Reuters [Free Registration Required] 8:46 AM
"Apple's rumored iPad mini with Retina display could face severe supply constraints" The Verge 8:33 AM
"A Retina iPad Mini Might Be in Short Supply" PC Magazine 3:46 PM
"iPad Mini With Retina Display To Be In Short Supply At Launch, Reuters Reports" TechCrunch 8:35 AM
"Retina-equipped iPad Mini faces delays, says report" CNET News 8:48 AM
"Rumor: Retina Display iPad Mini 2 Could Still Launch This Month With Limited Availability" AppleBitch 2:18 PM
"Apple: iMessage problems to be fixed in upcoming iOS 7 update" Ars Technica 7:59 AM
"Apple on iMessage woes: Message received, we're working on it" GigaOM 8:36 AM
"Apple to fix iOS 7 iMessage glitch with another update soon" ZDNet 8:09 AM
"Apple acknowledges iMessage issue preventing messages from being delivered" BGR 8:07 AM
"Apple Working to Fix iMessage Issues in iOS 7" Mashable 8:33 AM
"Apple Is Working On Improving iMessage Performance In iOS 7" Apple Bitch 7:54 AM
"Apple working to resolve iMessages issues" USA Today 8:48 PM
"Could This Be Apple's Black Bezel, Space Gray iPad 5?" AppAdvice 8:36 AM
"Steve Jobs airbrushed from history by APPLE months before his death" The Register 9:01 AM
"Apple patent filing involves auditioning tools for a media editing application" AppleDailyReport 7:50 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Dealing with the quirks of iOS 7" Macworld 9:14 AM
"Can You Upgrade To The 'Last Compatible' iOS Version" Low End Mac 10:38 AM
"Infinity Blade III review: Graphically sumptuous iPad/iPhone roleplaying game sequel" Macworld UK 10:37 AM
"Fitlist Review: Sick of using Notes or pen and paper to track workouts? Fitlist has simplified the entire process." 148Apps 1:56 PM
"NBA 2K14 Review: Just when you think the NBA 2K series can't get any worse on iOS, they go and totally outdo themselves... and not in a good way either." 148Apps 1:59 PM
"Shadowrun Returns Review: Shadowrun is back, and this time it is here to stay!" 148Apps 11:13 AM
"Dead Man's Draw Review: Dead Man's Draw is a fun deck-building card game that would be a lot more fun if it had multiplayer." 148Apps 1:58 PM
"T.E.C 3001 Review: T.E.C 3001 is a good looking runner with plenty of content to enjoy, but it's saddled with a control scheme that gets in the way of actual enjoyment." 148Apps 3:40 PM
"'BravePiglet' Review - A Plumber and a Pig Walk Into a Bar..." Touch Arcade 11:13 AM
"Daniel Tiger's Day & Night Review: Daniel Tiger's Day & Night allows young children to explore both morning and nighttime activities." 148Apps 1:59 PM
"Naughty Bricks Review: Challenged by physics and taunted by sassy bricks, the sun must 'defend the planet and avenge the moon' in this delightful puzzler from Puck Loves Games." 148Apps 10:38 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Create iOS 7 Parallax Wallpapers For iPhone, iPad And iPod touch" Redmond Pie 10:38 AM
"PadGadget's DIY iPad Project Spotlight: The 50-Cent DIY iPad Stand" PadGadget 10:35 AM
"How to Use iOS 7 Home Sharing and set up an Apple TV" Macworld UK 9:15 AM
Tips
"Restoring Text Messages from an iCloud Backup Article" iLounge 2:57 PM
"iOS 7: What's That Pale Blue Dot Next to App Names?" The Mac Observer 1:34 PM
"Apples and Pears: A Guide to Alternative Apple Accessories" Mactuts+ 10:37 AM
"How to Possibly Fix iOS 7 iMessage Failures Until Apple Does" Techland 10:37 AM
"Quickly Start Playing Music in Shuffle Mode on iOS" Kirkville 10:35 AM
"Looking for a gold iPhone 5s? This tool is your treasure map" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:29 PM
"Still looking for that elusive in-store iPhone 5s? Screen-scraper web app is here to help" 9 to 5 Mac 10:05 AM
"Mail Messages Now Have Linkable, Clickable URLs in iOS 7" Cult of Mac 9:09 AM
"8 Great Hidden Features in iOS 7" Mashable 2:55 PM
"iOS 7: Using Safari's 'Shared Links' Capability" The Mac Observer 7:56 AM
"Technology columnist Walter S. Mossberg answers readers' questions/Q: I have an iPhone 4S and I upgraded to the iOS 7 operating system, but I really dislike it. Is there any way to get the old iOS 6 back?" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:59 AM
"iPhone Users Vulnerable to Suggestion and Mass Hysteria: Hordes of iOS 7 users are claiming the new interface is making them nauseous. Is this legit?" PC Magazine 8:10 AM
"This Gold Digger Has His Eye On Apple's Gold" Mac 360 7:55 AM
Non-Apple
"They're (Almost) All Dirty: The State of Cheating in Android Benchmarks" AnandTech 8:34 PM
"The Overlooked Details of Google's Antitrust Deal" Jessica Lessin 5:45 PM
"Kindle Fire HDX Vs. Tablet Rivals: How does Amazon Kindle Fire HDX stack up against the Apple iPad Mini, Google Nexus 7 and other tablets?" InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"Review: The Kindle Fire HDX Is the Amazon-centric Tablet Finally Done Right" Techland 10:36 AM
"Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 review: A high watermark in tablet performance and value" CNET Reviews 8:47 AM
"My simple Kindle Fire HDX review: What's to like and not to like" GigaOM 8:35 AM
"Kindle Fire HDX 7 hands-on review" The Verge 8:27 AM
"Greg's Bite: Delta 'Surfaces' at what cost?" AppleDailyReport 7:50 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Here's Jimmy Kimmel's Cure For iOS 7-Induced Nausea" Business Insider 10:15 AM
"The tragic tale of the richest man in the cemetery" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:55 AM
"Bill Gates under pressure from investors to step down as Microsoft chairman: Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago, people familiar with matter told Reuters." Telegraph 8:59 AM
"Bill Gates: Microsoft's visionary/Bill Gates standing down as Microsoft's chairman would be a huge gamble, argues Matt Warman" Telegraph 8:59 AM
"Prominent Microsoft Investors Reportedly Pushing For Gates To Go" Digital Trends 9:13 AM
"Is Bill Gates the problem? Report says three big shareholders want him out as Microsoft chairman" GeekWire 10:11 AM
"Microsoft Investors Reportedly Want Board to Drop Gates" PC Magazine 11:12 AM
"First Ballmer Goes, Is Gates Next?" 24/7 Wall St. 9:10 AM
"Hey Microsoft: Pick a CEO already and get on with it" GigaOM 3:42 PM
"Ford CEO downplays rumors he's in line to lead Microsoft" PCWorld 8:59 AM
"Microsoft Surface Chief Says Tablets With 'Multiple Aspect Ratios And Sizes' On The Way" Digital Trends 9:13 AM
"Microsoft confirms more Surface sizes" T3 10:05 AM
"Windows Phone approaches 10% market share in Europe" T3 10:04 AM
"Subscription apps come to Microsoft's Office Store" IDG News Service 9:58 AM
"Microsoft IE11 Release Preview for Windows 7 Now Available" PC Magazine 11:12 AM
"Dell Enters Android Fray With Pair of Venue Tablets" PC Magazine 1:43 PM
"Dell's latest Venue tablets shun Windows RT system" BBC 1:43 PM
"With new Venue tablets, Dell signals its PC division is alive and kicking" Techworld 1:43 PM
"Dell Debuts New Tablets and Laptops Just in Time for (Something)" 24/7 Wall St. 1:43 PM
"Dell gets serious about stealing market share with new consumer laptops and tablets" VentureBeat 1:43 PM
"Dell gives up on Windows RT: Neil Hand, head of tablets at the PC maker, says Dell won't be releasing follow-up Windows RT products." CNET News 1:52 PM
"Dell Venue 8 Pro And Venue 11 Pro Windows 8.1 Tablets Unveiled" UberGizmo 1:43 PM
"Dell Unveils Venue Line of Android and Windows Tablets" Mashable 1:44 PM
"Dell announces Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro Windows 8.1 tablets (hands-on)" Engadget 6:14 PM
"Hands-on: Dell ups its game with new Android and Windows 8.1 tablets/Android and Windows tablets start at $149 and $299. Windows RT is a no-show." Ars Technica 7:22 PM
"IBM research stakes its future on cognitive computing" ZDNet 1:49 PM
"IBM snaps up Dublin data firm as sector's influence explodes" Irish Independent 1:50 PM
"HP shows off Haswell-powered laptops with military-grade durability" V3 1:46 PM
"HP names veteran Andy Isherwood as new UK boss - as we predicted" Channel Register 8:48 AM
"HP unveils Spectre X2 Pro tablet ultrabook hybrid with Intel Haswell" The Inquirer 8:52 AM
"Universities, IBM join forces to build a brain-like computer" PCWorld 9:00 AM
"Oracle scoffs at charge that Ellison is overpaid: CEO Larry Ellison earned $76.9 million in Oracle's fiscal 2013" Computerworld 5:14 PM
"Oracle Pushing Further Into The Cloud" Seeking Alpha 1:59 PM
"Mark Hurd, Oracle's Master Salesman, Wants Your Business" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:08 AM
"Cisco and Facebook collaborating to offer free public Wi-Fi" Reuters 1:47 PM
"Cisco, Facebook to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access at public places" Telecom Lead 1:47 PM
"Facebook, Cisco Target Local Business With Wifi Check-Ins" Advertising Age 9:15 PM
"Cisco CEO Chambers: Expect 'Brutal' Industry Consolidation Around Internet Of Things" CRN 1:48 PM
"Cisco CEO Chambers' Pay Almost Doubles to $21.1 Million" eWeek 1:48 PM
"Cisco, Facebook to work with businesses to expand free Wi-Fi use" Reuters 4:40 PM
"80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers: Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled." Network World 1:48 PM
"Oracle scoffs at charge that Ellison is overpaid" IDG News Service 3:37 PM
"3 Reasons AMD's Moat Is Getting Bigger" Seeking Alpha 9:58 AM
"AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises" ITworld 1:46 PM
"The Coming Market Impact Of Apple's 64-Bit A7" Seeking Alpha 3:46 PM
"What's an Icahn tweet worth? About $8B in AAPL's value ..." 9 to 5 Mac 10:05 AM
"Apple and Icahn: Can $2 Billion Buy $150 Billion?" 24/7 Wall St. 9:10 AM
"Apple hoards 10% of US corporate cash: The technology sector is the most flush of all industries, with the top 4 kings holding a collective $329 billion." MSN Money Partner 5:14 PM
"Apple's ever-growing cash horde pegged at one-tenth of all US corporate dollars" iDownload Blog 10:06 AM
"Apple's Is Sitting On 10 Percent Of All Corporate Cash" AppAdvice 8:35 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry, Autodesk rise; techs slip/Cerberus reportedly interested in BlackBerry; Facebook, IBM slide" MarketWatch 1:40 PM
"Debt ceiling fears hurts stocks: It's day 2 of the government shutdown. And now investors have become more nervous about the ramifications of the political stalemate in Washington." CNNMoney 4:18 PM
"Stocks Slip as Shutdown Endures" TheStreet 4:18 PM
"Futures Slump Amid Mounting Debt Fears" FOXBusiness 8:53 AM
"Stocks fall as fears of protracted shutdown grow" Associated Press 4:18 PM
"U.S. Stocks Close Lower: Soft Jobs Report, Shutdown Worry Investors" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:19 PM
"Asia Markets: Options trade hit Nikkei; other Asia markets rise/Investors in Asia shrugged off yet another fiscal battle in the U.S. while keeping a tight focus on implications for the country's monetary policy." MarketWatch 8:53 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop after ECB call; Italy rallies/European stock markets traded broadly lower on Wednesday as the European Central Bank left its key lending rate unchanged, while Italian stocks rallied on signals Prime Minister Enrico Letta will win a vote of confidence later in the day." MarketWatch 8:53 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 8:20 PM
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