"Apple Warns Developers of Server-Side Data Wipe for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite on July 7th" iClarified 7/5
"Apple hires TAG Heuer sales director. Tick tock tick iWatch?" Tech Times 7/5
"Apple hires Patrick Pruniaux, VP of Tag Heuer Sales and Retail, for iWatch marketing" 9to5Mac 7/4
"Apple poaches Swiss watch exec for iWatch launch: Apple has hired the sales director of luxury Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer to help with the launch of its new iWatch, as the technology group intend on using the prestigious 'Swiss made' label to market its new gadget, the head of LVMH's watch brands Jean-Claude Biver told CNBC." CNBC 7/4
"iWatch 'an opportunity for high-end watch brands' says analyst as Apple hires TAG Heuer exec" 9to5Mac 7/4
"Apple and Google move computing forward in identical-yet-incompatible ways/Op-ed: If you think ecosystem lock-in is bad now, just wait until the fall." Ars Technica 6:40 PM
"Apple makes first distribution deal with Middle Eastern retail outlet" iMore 12:57 PM
"iPhone app offers new social networking experience: College students from Newport News launching a networking application" Daily Press 7/5
"The Scary Supplier Practices of Apple and Samsung" The Motley Fool 7/5
"1 Thing Investors Need to Know About the iPhone 6 Launch" The Motley Fool 7/5
"Unlike Apple, Amazon Refuses to Settle Over In-App Purchases Made Without Parental Consent: Apple agreed to pay $32.5 million in refunds, but Amazon would rather defend itself in court." GameSpot 7/5
"iPhone is the #1 smartphone in U.S. market share" Cult of Mac 7/4
"iPhone seeing steady market share gain in the US" Canadian Reviewer 7/4
"IDC Releases Q1 2014 Smartphone Vendor And OS Market Share Metrics; Apple Sets New Q1 Record" MacPrices 7/4
"Finland's PM Blames Apple's Success for their Financial Crisis" Patently Apple 7/4
"32,000 Mormon Missionaries to Get iPad Minis" Associated Press 7/4
"Mormon church to put iPad minis in the hands of 32,000 missionaries by 2015" 9to5Mac 7/4
"Holy Toledo, 32,000 Mormon Missionaries to get iPad minis!" Patently Apple 7/4
"Apple signs deal with Saudi bookshop in regional first" Al Arabiya News 7/4
"Apple reaches accord with Saudi Arabian retailer to expand Middle East distribution" AppleInsider 7/4
"Apple signs its first retail deal in Saudi Arabia" 9to5Mac 7/4
"Voice Memos glitch in iPhone exposes the peril of relying on free apps: Column Lost audio files show the right kit is worth the money" The Inquirer 7/4
"Music Streaming Eats Downloads With On-Demand Up 42% Over 2013, Digital Sales Down 12%" TechCrunch 7/4
"Decline of music downloads continues as on-demand streaming audio up 50 percent" 9to5Mac 7/4
"iWatch, iPhone 6 and Surface Pro 3: Top 10 tech gadgets still to come in 2014" V3 7/4
"Siri joins Cortana in World Cup predictions: Can Apple's assistant match Microsoft's 8-0 winning streak?" The Verge 7/4
"Own an iPhone or Galaxy phone? Airport security is set to get even more stressful" TechRadar UK 7/4
"Cuppa'tino: Apple's new iCup technician can't be your average Joe" Cult of Mac 7/4
"Are You a 'Wall Hugger'? Samsung Says So, if You Use an iPhone." Apple Gazette 7/4
"Apple Begins Selling Unlocked iPad Air, iPad mini Models In Japan" AppAdvice 7/4
"512K Mac Boots Up After 30 Years in a Box" FairerPlatform 7/4
"Celebrate the 4th with slow motion fireworks captured by an iPhone 5s" TUAW 7/4
Non-Apple News
"Google shows Apple how to buy a music service: Google bought Songza this week and, in doing so, schooled Apple on how to choose companies for acquisition" Computerworld 7/5
"Coming July 5: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and USA Today and Yahoo columnist Rob Pegoraro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/5
"Microsoft on the War Path against Software Piracy with Multiple Cases" Patently Mobile 7/4
"Shocking Study Shows Why Technology Is Not Really Making Us Smarter" Forbes 7/4
"As electronics get smaller, clothes are getting smarter" Gigaom 7/4
"HTC Returns to Profit as Cost Cuts Offset Sales Miss" Bloomberg 7/4
"Google Take-Down Notice to BBC Stirs Confusion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/4
"Google finds right to be forgotten 'difficult', but says it's 'learning': A Google spokesperson confronted by the BBC over the removal of articles from search results admits it is in a 'learning process.'" CNET 7/4
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming July 5: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and USA Today and Yahoo columnist Rob Pegoraro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/4
"iMore show 409: Keep calm and Aperture on" iMore 7/4
"New concept imagines iPhone 6 without ugly antenna lines" iDownload Blog 7/4
"New iPhone 6 Renders Look Amazing [Picture Gallery] OS X Daily 7/4
"Another Report Claims Early September iPhone 6 Launch" AppleBitch 7/4
"New leak offers our best look yet at the next-gen iPad Air" BGR 7/4
"Apple developing system to automatically unlock iPhone at home: Location-based security settings could remove the need for passcode in 'safe' environments" The Guardian 7/4
"Apple to be Foxconn's first client in robotic factory services" TechnologyTell 7/4
AppleCare/Helps
"Getting connection errors in Mail for iPhone or iPad? Here's how to fix them!" iMore 7/4
Price Trackers/Deals
"National Gallery, London HD For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/5
"Mooniz For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/5
"Super Photo Collage and Border For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/5
"Deal of the Day: Qmadix S Series Bumper Case for iPhone 5C" iMore 7/5
"Best Waterproof Cases for the Summer!" TechnoBuffalo 7/5
"Boost 2 For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/4
"Garfield's Escape For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7/4
"Air Supply -1bit Run For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7/4
"How to get a better Mac set-up for less money: The guys at MacFormat review the new 'cheap' iMac and give some tips on how to get something even better for the same price." CreativeBloq 7/4
"Review: Transcend's JetDrives add whopping 240-960GB SSD to MacBook Air at a great price" 9to5Mac 7/4
"The Magnus Mini iPad stand is a minimalist obsession" iDownload Blog 7/4
"Xistera crams every iPhone photo accessory into single awkward package" Cult of Mac 7/4
"Nova: Bluetooth flash for iPhone/The iPhone Nova BT flash is a great idea but it could be improved." Network World 7/4
"PUC Wireless MIDI for iOS and Mac review" The Gadgeteer 7/4
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Wood Joints: A Loving Examination of Skills, Materials and Tools" eXtensions 7/4
"Tinker is a beautifully simple to-do list app for iPhone" The Next Web 7/4
"China approves IBM, Lenovo server deal/Summary: China has approved Lenovo's proposed buy of IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion." ZDNet 7/4
"China approves Lenovo, IBM $2.3 bln server deal" Reuters 7/4
"The Truth About IBM No One Comes Out To Say" Seeking Alpha 7/4
"Secure and sleek: Dell's new OptiPlex All-in-Ones help organisations discover industry's best security" IT Web 7/4
"Intel Broadwell Processors Delayed Again – 'H' Variants (Desktop Processors) will Now be Landing in July 2015" WCCF Tech 7/4
"Intel Chases Sales On Silicon Road To Driverless Cars" Columbus CEO 7/4
"What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 Haswell processor?" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 7/4
"Will Apple, Inc. Crush Estimates Later This Month?" The Motley Fool 7/3
"Why Apple Stock Remains A 'Buy' At TheStreet" TheStreet 7/3
Industry News
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks lifted by strength in U.S. jobs data/Japan's Nikkei 225 JP:NIK +0.58% rose 0.6% to 15,437.13, closing at a fresh five-month high. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 AU:XJO +0.62% rose 0.6% to 5,525.00 Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.06% edged up 0.1% to 23,546.36." MarketWatch 7/4
"Europe Markets: Stoxx 600 takes a breather as Erste Bank drops in Europe/Austria's benchmark equity index slid by the most in four months on Friday, hit hard after market heavyweight Erste Group Bank AG warned of a hefty annual loss." MarketWatch 7/4
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