"Why Apple Wants to Make a Remote Control for Your Home" ["By developing a software platform, rather than building or acquiring the appliances themselves, Apple is taking on less risk. The biggest challenge for Apple will be convincing device manufacturers to integrate with this new platform. Considering Apple's market penetration and reputation, that shouldn't be too difficult. And because we've all been living with Apple devices in our homes for years, consumers may not be as scared of Apple-connected appliances as they are of, say, Google-connected ones."] Wired 1:06 PM
"Apple seeks to simplify smart homes" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:53 AM
"Apple's next big thing: Your iPhone controls your home" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:27 AM
"Step into Apple iPhone-Controlled Smart Homes Soon" DeviceMAG 8:00 AM
"Apple plans big move into 'smart home' technology" Fortune 8:40 AM
"Apple to channel George Jetson with smart-home system play" MarketWatch 8:38 AM
"How Apple Will Use the iPhone to Crush Google, Samsung" TheStreet 8:46 AM
"Even The Untrue Rumours About Apple Products Are Making Gadgets Better" Forbes 7:54 AM
"Can Apple Win Over a Music Industry Burned by Pandora?" Minyanville 8:46 AM
"Apple to reportedly announce Beats deal this week at lower $3 billion price" AppleInsider 9:15 PM
"Beats Won't Get $3.2 Billion From Apple: The Apple deal with Beats is probably going to happen. The whole affair is likely in lock-down mode until the WWDC Keynote. What's not going to happen, however, is that Beats gets US$3.2B in this deal." The Mac Observer 3:17 PM
"Report: Apple drops Beats deal to $3B, cites low subscription numbers, due diligence" 9to5Mac 9:18 PM
"Apple seeks new trial and sales ban in never-ending patent fight with Samsung" Gigaom 8:45 AM
"Unhappy Apple wants a retrial in Samsung IP case" V3 8:40 AM
"Op-Ed: Apple Under Tim Cook Is On The Defensive And That Isn't Good" AppAdvice 1:04 PM
"WWDC 14: Watch the keynote live. Starting at 10am PDT on June 2." Apple 1:03 PM
"Apple to live stream 'exciting' WWDC keynote for everyone to watch" 9to5Mac 1:03 PM
"Apple Will Stream The WWDC 2014 Keynote Live On June 2" TechCrunch 1:03 PM
"Apple Will Be Streaming the WWDC Keynote Live" Touch Arcade 1:07 PM
"Apple will livestream WWDC 2014 next week" The Verge 1:07 PM
"Apple borks Mac OS X updates with failure to renew SSL certificate" The Inquirer 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to defend against Apple's Oleg Pliss iCloud attack" Computerworld 7:30 AM
"Mavericks discussion includes Apple Mail problems (particularly with rules processing and with spam filtering); multi-monitor and Fast User Switching bugs in OS X 10.9.3; performance problems; and more." MacInTouch 9:07 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Alternative Graphics Applications on the Mac -Bangkok Post, Life" eXtensions 7:47 PM
"Outgrowing the garage: Moving from GarageBand to Logic Pro X" Macworld 8:27 AM
"Crumplepop ColorKit enables colour grading quickly" IT.Enquirer 8:26 AM
"Munki Report PHP introduction and installation" Amsys 11:30 AM
"Animating a tilt-shift effect in Final Cut Pro X" fcp.co 8:39 AM
"Final Cut Pro X Library Manager 2 Rundown: New Features" FCPXtv 8:28 AM
"Receive notifications from iOS apps on your Mac with Notifyr" BetaNews 1:09 PM
"How to Access Screen Sharing From the Dock" Tuts+ 8:42 AM
"Using Pages Numbers and Sections In Pages" MacMost 7:46 AM
"Australian Apple devices hacked and held to ransom: A number of Apple users across Australia have reported having their iPhones, iPads and Macs targeted by hackers threatening to erase their data and demanding US$100 to regain access to devices." CNET 7:56 AM
"Hackers use 'Find My iPhone' to lockout, ransom Mac and iOS device owners in Australia" AppleInsider 7:23 AM
"iPhones frozen by hackers demanding ransom: People around the world have found their iPads and iPhones frozen by hackers who are demanding cash ransoms to unlock their devices" Telegraph 7:51 AM
"Volvo announces the new XC90, no mention of CarPlay just yet" iMore 8:35 AM
"Modern Kids React, Try to Operate an Old Apple II" The Mac Observer 3:09 PM
Non-Apple News
"LG delivers their new G3 Smartphone with a QHD 5.5' Display" Patently Apple 7:40 PM
"Omnicom, Twitter sign $230 mln mobile ad deal" Reuters 4:51 PM
"PC-infecting chat demon quotes the Bible to summon malware plague" The Register 1:09 PM
"Inside Innoconn: Foxconn's new hardware startup incubator/Will this Chinese manufacturer's search for the next big thing pay off? CNET takes a tour of Foxconn's Innoconn Beijing campus to find out more." CNET 8:55 AM
"Apple loses bid for display chip maker Renesas SP Drivers to Synaptics - report: Talks between Apple and Japanese company Renesas over a potential $479 million transaction — one that would have given Apple a controlling interest in the sole supplier of display driver chips for the iPhone — have broken down, a Tuesday report claims." AppleInsider 10:20 AM
"iPhone 6, future iPads said to get Touch ID: All future iPhones and iPads will come with Touch ID, according to one analyst. Such a move would give a huge boost to Touch ID module shipments this year." CNET 7:57 AM
"Your fingerprint will be the key to every new iPhone and iPad that launches this year" BGR 8:40 AM
"iPhone 6: 73% of All iPhones Sold in Q4, Air and Pro Monikers, Price Increase Predictions" G for Games 8:53 AM
"Apple Considered USB Hard Drive Support for Latest AirPort Express?" iPhoneinCanada 4:11 PM
"Apple Tested USB Hard Disk Support for 2012 AirPort Express" MacRumors 4:11 PM
"Foxconn rumored to land 5.5-inch iPhone orders; Wistron gets 4-inch phone orders" DigiTimes 8:43 AM
"5.5-inch iPhone 6 Pro to Cost $100 More Than 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Air?" iClarified 10:20 AM
"German carrier allegedly enticing customers to stay by claiming Sept. 19 'iPhone 6' launch" AppleInsider 7:23 AM
"Deutsche Telekom tells Customers iPhone 6 Coming Sept 19" The Mac Observer 11:31 AM
"The Simple, Text-Based iPhone Game That Will Make You Question Your Own Humanity" Slate 4:11 PM
"Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past Review/Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past is okay at what it does, but what it does isn't very fun." 148Apps 8:45 AM
"Sudoku Junior Review: Sudoku Junior includes different levels of difficulty as well as a choice of picture icons." 148Apps 9:23 AM
"Sago Mini Space Explorer Review: Sago Mini Space Explorer creates a space landscape for young children to explore" 148Apps 1:04 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Shortki: programming for iOs" Shortki Lab 8:09 AM
"Advice from an Apple Tech: How to replace the glass on an old iPad" Macworld 8:02 AM
Tips
"Wield your iPhone's full messaging powers with these useful tips" Cult of Mac 4:12 PM
"How To Find Out How Much Cellular Data Your Apps Are Using" MacTrast 1:08 PM
"iOS quick tips: How to enable and use the Emoji keyboard" AppleInsider 1:07 PM
"Google Glass - a fascinating failure?" BBC 7:57 AM
"Microsoft Cortana EULA contains the Greatest Disclaimer of All Time: Gobby assistant to tell world 'accurate' things you're 'uncomfortable sharing'" The Register 7:50 AM
"Show us the Microsoft Surface Mini, Satya Nadella/Summary: If I could ask Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella just one thing during his Code Conference appearance tonight, it would be to show us the Surface Mini." ZDNet 1:04 PM
"Microsoft announces Windows 8.1 with Bing for low-cost devices: The Bing's the thing" The Inquirer 7:41 AM
"Windows 8.1 update brings life back into Windows 8" Gamer Headlines 8:09 AM
"Microsoft CEO Nadella talks up software (again)/Summary: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showed off a new Skype Translator demo in his latest public appearance. But he talked about a lot more than just the coming beta." ZDNet 9:27 PM
"Microsoft warns against Windows XP security update hack: Hackers discover way to trick Microsoft into continuing to support Windows XP after updates ceased" The Guardian 8:08 AM
"Microsoft cautions against Windows XP update trick" V3 8:19 AM
"Microsoft, Samsung, and the inane battle for Terminal 5: The company formerly known as Nokia keeps up its trollish ways" The Verge 7:47 AM
"AMD drops support for Microsoft's Windows 8" SemiAccurate 7:40 AM
"Windows XP rides again when you tell it that it's a till: Repeated flogging revives dead horse" The Inquirer 7:52 AM
"Microsoft to tweak its Office 365 feature rollout and disclosure processes/Summary: Microsoft is promising to be more transparent with major feature updates coming to Office 365, and is adding an opt-in 'First Release' program for customers to selectively test them internally." ZDNet 7:52 AM
"Intel chases cheap Android tablets, lets another company use its CPU cores:'Strategic partnership' with Rockchip changes the way Intel sells its chips." Ars Technica 2:37 PM
"Intel turns to ARM chip maker Rockchip to expand in low-cost tablet market: Intel will design a variant of its Sofia chip for Rockchip" IDG News Service 2:39 PM
"Intel partners with China's Rockchip to take on Qualcomm/MediaTek" Seeking Alpha 12:46 PM
"Intel: BYOD enterprise Android is OK" ComputerWeekly 8:06 AM
"Intel Endures Resistance Starving Africa's Militia Mines" Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"3 Ways Intel Is Pushing Forward" Seeking Alpha 7:23 AM
"Increasing Investment In China Can Help Expand Intel's Mobile Presence" Seeking Alpha 2:27 PM
"Meg Whitman Has the Hardest Job in Silicon Valley" Time 12:44 PM
"HP may cut up to 16,000 more jobs" Reuters 8:03 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Remains An Attractive Investment" Seeking Alpha 7:22 AM
"HP Omni 10 review: A tablet for working men" IndiaTimes 8:04 AM
"Dell: Solving the Innovation Problem" IT-TNA 8:02 AM
"AMD Goes All in on Eyefinity with the Catalyst 14.6 Beta" SemiAccurate 7:39 AM
"IBM's Watson computer makes a delicious BBQ sauce" Engadget 3:20 PM
"China tells its banks to remove IBM servers over snooping fears: Because they're bound to have back doors" The Inquirer 4:43 PM
"China Said to Study IBM Servers for Bank Security Risks" Bloomberg 8:06 AM
"China ponders ban on IBM servers: Report says Middle Kingdom worried Big Blue boxen bring big backdoors" The Register 8:07 AM
"IBM's latest cybersecurity lab opens in Israel/Summary: The centre, a joint initiative between Big Blue and Ben Gurion University, has now been officially launched." ZDNet 8:07 AM
"IBM sees huge potential for Watson in India" IndiaTimes 8:07 AM
"Report: IBM Pulling Plug on NetApp OEM Deal" Channel Nomics 8:02 AM
"Oracle weaves Fabric for MySQL clustering: MySQL Fabric offers high availibility and the ability to scale out across multiple servers" IDG News Service 2:26 PM
"China accuses Cisco of supporting US cyberwar efforts: China responds harshly to last week's US government indictments of Chinese military personnel" IDG News Service 2:27 PM
"China Pulls Cisco Into Dispute on Cyberspying" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:44 AM
"Toshiba's back-to-school line-up has laptops, tablets, and everything in between" VentureBeat 7:54 AM
"Toshiba's new tablets are aggressively priced, especially its $110 Android slate" Engadget 7:31 AM
"Toshiba Satellite Click 2 coming in June for $587 and up" Liliputing 8:05 AM
"Down on the factory-farm, Japan's electronics makers are turning over a new leaf: Aging farmers and factories have prompted innovation in an industry resistant to change" IDG News Service 7:29 AM
"EU drive to create its own Silicon Valley finds doubters" Reuters 8:32 AM
"Tech Stocks: Apple gains lead rise in tech stocks/Tech giant hits highs not seen in almost two years ahead of upcoming stock split" MarketWatch 10:24 AM
"Stocks: 4 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"Market Hustle: Stock Futures Maintain Gains After Durable Goods Orders" TheStreet 8:12 AM
"Stocks climb after orders for durable goods rise" Associated Press 2:33 PM
"European Optimism Seeps Into U.S. Markets" FOXBusiness 8:13 AM
"S&P 500 Closes at Record High: Index Advances 11.38 Points, or 0.6%, to 1911.91, The 12th Record Closing High Hit in 2014" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly lower, but Japan extends gains/Japanese exporters aided by lower yen/Asia stocks settled mostly lower on Tuesday, but Japanese shares added to their recent run of strong gains." MarketWatch 8:12 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks gain, but AstraZeneca slumps/Aveva up 9% after profit rise/European stocks advanced Tuesday, with the pan-European benchmark hanging at a six-year high, but AstraZeneca PLC shares were stuck in the red after Pfizer Inc. officially walked away from its pursuit of the British drug maker." MarketWatch 8:13 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:46 PM
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