"Apple may collaborate with Visa on mobile payments: Apple could use stockpile of iTunes accounts, credit cards on file to expand payments business." MarketWatch 2:58 PM
"Apple, Visa to Accelerate e-Payments Where Google Failed, Says Pac Crest" Barron's 10:49 AM
"Why Did Apple Develop Its Own CDN? Frost and Sullivan Principal Analyst Dan Rayburn discusses how a content delivery network will help boost Apple's business." Bloomberg TV 3:11 PM
"Editorial: Why Apple, Inc. isn't worried about iPad's IDC tablet 'market share'" AppleInsider 8:58 AM
"Here's The Real Reason Apple's iPad Sales Are So Awful" Business Insider 10:48 AM
"Why Apple should pay more attention to indie developers in the App Store" Macworld 9:00 AM
"10 ways Apple, Google and others will change the way you drive" Computerworld 8:57 AM
"Apple closes $3bn Beats Electronics deal: But what will it do next?" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
"Apple hires Angela Ahrendts' confidant & former Nike exec to lead social media efforts" 9to5Mac 2:30 PM
"Are your favorite apps compatible with iOS 8 & OS X Yosemite?" iSource 8:10 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Changes in the Swift Standard Library in Beta 5: Hey, happy Monday, none of your Swift code will compile!" Airspeed Velocity 7:43 PM
"Yosemite discussion examines beta experiences and issues: Sheepshaver, iCloud, Feedback Assistant, migration, installation, Apple Mail, performance, Standard File dialogs, etc." MacInTouch 11:59 AM
"Mavericks discussion includes a rebuilding/recovery tip, a question about migration from Snow Leopard, more about focus theft, and other notes." MacInTouch 11:59 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"5 changes Apple made in OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5" Cult of Mac 7:45 PM
"Telestream's Switch Video Player/Inspector lives up to its promise" IT.Enquirer 8:50 AM
"MacCaption 6: creating captions and subtitles with ease" IT.Enquirer 10:01 AM
"Q2 North American Mobile Update: Apple Users Drive Majority of Usage, Samsung Shows Greatest Growth" Chitika 4:16 PM
"Apple's Arizona Sapphire Facility 'Commencing the Transition to Volume Production'" MacRumors 4:14 PM
"Apple sapphire supplier GT Advanced nears completion of Arizona plant, volume production imminent" AppleInsider 7:38 PM
"Apple tops Samsung in North American mobile Web traffic: The iPhone accounts for a little more than half of all smartphone traffic seen in July by online ad network Chitika, with Samsung in second place." CNET 2:31 PM
"iOS global usage falls behind Android for the first time" 9to5Mac 9:07 AM
"For the first time, Apple iOS usage slips below Google Android" AppAdvice 2:40 PM
"Apple's first price cuts on 2014 MacBook Pros hit, yield $100-$350 savings for Price Guide users" AppleInsider 2:38 PM
"Apple's latest iPhone 5s ad is all about dreams... and how the iPhone can help" BGR 9:05 AM
"Apple Dreams Ad Showcases iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps, Add-ons" FairerPlatform 8:50 AM
Non-Apple News
"Can a plane be hacked via in-flight Wi-Fi? Researcher says it's so" CNET 7:38 PM
"Comcast Confessions: why the cable guy is always late/More than 100 Comcast employees spoke to The Verge about life inside the nation's largest cable and broadband company" The Verge 11:17 AM
"For $400 Million, Microsoft's Surface Will Be The Go-To Tablet For NFL Sidelines" Business Insider 8:30 PM
"NFL coaches, players have a new sideline consultant: tablets/Back in May 2013, Microsoft and the National Football League inked a $400 million multi-year deal to bring Microsoft devices to the sidelines. Well, Surface tablets debuted on an NFL sideline for the first time during last night's Hall of Fame game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants in Canton, Ohio." VentureBeat 11:16 AM
"US May Ban In-flight Calls, But not Over Safety Concerns" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
"Mozilla leaks 76,000 developers' email addresses" Telegraph 9:17 AM
"Xiaomi: China's New #1 Smartphone Vendor" 24/7 Wall St. 9:07 AM
"MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) review: Update offers slightly better CPU performance" Macworld 2:31 PM
"Roundup: USB 3.0 Bus-Powered Single Drive Storage Devices" Bare Feats 7:34 PM
"A Preview of the SpeakerSlide, A Kickstarter Project" MacStories 9:14 AM
"Transcend SSD340 (256GB) Review" AnandTech 9:06 AM
"Precision Touch 'Dart' 2mm Stylus Hands-on Review" PadGadget 10:23 AM
"Slingbox M1 Hardware Review: The Slingbox M1 is an odd piece of hardware that fills a very specific niche, but it fills that niche quite effectively." 148Apps 11:17 AM
"Review: Ztylus Zip-5s Case and RV-2 Lens Combo for the iPhone 5/5s" Run Around Tech 9:24 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands on: See iOS 8 beta 5's new features in action" Cult of Mac 7:45 PM
"Asana review: a full-featured task manager for iOS devices" Macworld 4:16 PM
"GoodReader 4 review: An excellent universal app for PDF management" Macworld 8:59 AM
"Keep it Reel: Record, mix, and release a professional recording on your iPad" Macworld 8:59 AM
"Phoster: A Re-examination of a Favourite iOS App for Creating Posters" eXtensions 8:57 AM
"SocialCafe Audio Photo iPhone App Review" Tapscape 9:24 AM
"Hands-On: BiOShock For iOS [Video] RazorianFly 10:36 AM
"Hands-On with 'BiOShock' for iOS - The World of Rapture in the Palm of Your Hands" Touch Arcade 9:17 AM
"'Revolution 60' Review - This Revolution Should Have Been Televised" Touch Arcade 4:11 PM
"'Super Heavy Sword' Review - Ideas And Problems, In Equal Measure" Touch Arcade 8:32 PM
"Appidemic: 80 Days for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 9:06 AM
"Yarnee Review: Convenient and quick to use, Yarnee enables you to create stories from your social networking entries." 148Apps 2:39 PM
"Crazy Taxi City Rush - Refueling An Arcade Classic?" Apple'n'Apps 7:43 PM
"Crazy Taxi: City Rush Review/Crazy Taxi: City Rush is well-adapted for mobile, but the deluge of ads may make players feel like they're circling Times Square." 148Apps 9:06 AM
"Super Heavy Sword Review: Super Heavy Sword is adorable. However, its frustrating controls and level layout is bound to inspire not-so-adorable tantrums." 148Apps 9:35 AM
"Iron Knights Review: Messy but offering some entertaining dungeon crawling, Iron Knights is inconsistent." 148Apps 2:39 PM
Tips
"PadGadget's iPad Tips: How to See What Percentage of Your Battery is Used" PadGadget 9:35 AM
"Tip: Quick Emoji Popup on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air" iSource 9:14 AM
"Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B: The tablet business has lost money each quarter, and each fiscal year" Computerworld 8:07 PM
"Microsoft Suing Samsung Over Android Royalties" WirelessWeek 8:57 AM
"Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents: Samsung is requires it to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the Android phones it sells" InfoWorld 8:33 AM
"Microsoft vs. Samsung, Explained: Microsoft claims Samsung is trying to renege on its obligation to pay patent licensing fees. Could the billions Microsoft earns from Android-related patents be at stake?" InformationWeek 4:19 PM
"Satya Nadella at six months: Grading Microsoft's new CEO" InfoWorld 8:24 AM
"China reads Microsoft the riot act: Don't mess with antitrust inquiry/Steps up campaign against the U.S. company with public warning" Computerworld 8:07 PM
"China Warns Microsoft Against Interfering In Or Obstructing The Antitrust Probe" Microsoft News 8:54 AM
"Chinese Microsoft staff protest 'hostile' takeover of Nokia unit, 'violent' job cuts" ZDNet 8:06 AM
"China Warns Microsoft Against Obstructing Probe: Regulator Says It Questioned Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Mary Snapp" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 AM
"China regulator says Microsoft should not obstruct anti-trust probe" Reuters 7:04 AM
"Microsoft continues global CRM expansion in battle against Salesforce.com: The company is targeting growth markets, according to one analyst" IDG News Service 2:56 PM
"Why Microsoft is becoming a cloud computing competitor" Market Realist 8:31 PM
"Microsoft and IBM, the two fastest movers in emerging cloud business" The Economic Times 9:21 AM
"IBM wants Watson to orchestrate your next board room takeover" The Verge 8:31 PM
"Cloud revenue jumps, led by Microsoft and IBM Add to ..." The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:56 AM
"IBM steps up HR push, adds consulting, new Kenexa services" ZDNet 9:56 AM
"HP to sue former Autonomy CFO over bungled acquisition settlement" ZDNet 12:16 PM
"Hewlett-Packard to sue former Autonomy CFO" Reuters 11:54 AM
"HP Says Ex-Autonomy CFO Can't Challenge Settlement" Bloomberg 11:54 AM
"HP, Autonomy trade barbs as lawsuit against ex-CFO looms" Reuters 11:54 AM
"Dell develops mood-reading tech for the office and play" BBC 8:09 PM
"Cisco patches traffic snooping flaw in its networking gear: The vulnerability affects the OSPF routing protocol implementation on Cisco networking equipment" InfoWorld 8:30 AM
"Chip Sales Tracking Toward Another Record in 2014: Semiconductor Trade Group Says Sales Rose 11% in First Half of Year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 PM
"Storage maker builds fast SSD to prepare for life after NAND flash" PCWorld 8:09 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rebound as financials rally/Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Monday, bucking a weaker regional trend, as financial stocks rallied on the upcoming test of a scheme to allow cross-trading of Shanghai and Hong Kong shares." MarketWatch 6:51 AM
"Europe Markets: HSBC, AXA among European market movers/The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 XX:SXXP -0.23% fell 0.2% Monday, turning lower as investors appeared to back away from bargain hunting in the wake of the market's nearly 3% slide last week." MarketWatch 11:39 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:36 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:36 PM
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