"David Muir Exclusive: One-on-One with Tim Cook Moments After Apple Makes History" [Video] ABCNews 8:19 AM
"It's Tim Cook's Apple Now: The Tim Cook era at Apple emerged onto the public stage today in full force, and it bears subtle differences from Steve Jobs's Apple." Re/code 8:23 AM
"Apple Watch unveiling shows CEO Tim Cook's time has come" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:56 AM
"Apple Boss Makes His Boldest Bets Yet: Apple Inc. wasn't the first company to make a smartphone or a tablet computer. But its iPhone and iPad redefined those products, helping to make Apple the most valuable company in the world. Now, Apple is betting that it again can succeed where others have struggled, by changing the way consumers pay for purchases, how they think about a computing device on their wrists and how much they're willing to pay for a phone." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
"Dr. Apple Takes First Steps Into the Trillion-Dollar Health Sector" Bloomberg Businessweek 9:06 AM
"How Apple Pay Will Destroy the Online-Offline Shopping Divide" Wired 12:38 PM
"Apple unveils big-screened iPhone 6 Plus, all-new Apple Watch and Apple Pay" New York Daily News 8:22 AM
"Apple Under Cook Takes Shape With New Watch, Bigger IPhones" Bloomberg 9:21 AM
"Can Apple Solve Riddle of Mobile Payments With Apple Pay Service? Apple Is Working With American Express, Mastercard, Visa on Payment Service" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
"Apple Said to Reap Fees From Banks in New Payment System" Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"Apple payments service may boost sales of larger iPhones" Reuters 9:20 AM
"Retailers seen unlikely to warm up to Apple Pay" Reuters 5:03 PM
"Why the Apple Watch could completely disrupt the digital watch business" VentureBeat 9:04 AM
"Apple Watch May Not Wind Up Growth" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
"Judge determines Samsung did not willfully infringe Apple's slide-to-unlock patent" Foss Patents 8:41 AM
"Apple's slide-to-unlock patent not willfully infringed by Samsung, judge rules: Samsung had good reason to think the patent invalid, Judge Lucy Koh said" IDG News Service 9:07 AM
"Why Microsoft and Google can never copy Apple's Handoff: Apple's Handoff feature moves tasks seamlessly between mobile and PC, and we may never see anything like it elsewhere" InfoWorld 5:00 PM
"Apple Hires Gap's Number Two Marketer: Marcela Aguilar Tapped as Director Global Marketing Communications, as Apple Watch Launch Looms" Advertising Age 6:45 PM
"Apple Turns to The Gap for New Marketing Executive" The Mac Observer 6:45 PM
"Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:20 PM
"Apple Upgrading Existing iCloud Subscribers to More Affordable Plans" MacRumors 9:52 PM
"U2's new album is showing up on your iPhone whether you want it or not" Ars Technica 9:25 PM
"Apple links new U2 album to iTunes accounts, causes some iOS devices to download without approval" AppleInsider 9:24 PM
"Apple Just Uploaded A U2 Album To Your iPhone And iPad — And Seriously, WTF" TechCrunch 9:25 PM
"Jony Ive, the Man Behind Apple Watch Design, Says Device Went Through 'Millions' of Versions" ABCNews 8:36 AM
"Apple Watch: the fashion verdict/Apple have unveiled the new iPhone 6 - and, more significantly, the long-awaited Apple Watch which heralds the company's first foray into the style arena and wearable technology launch. Lisa Armstrong tried it on for size" Telegraph 1:37 PM
"With new smartwatch, Apple buys itself some time: It won't deliver the Apple Watch to consumers until next year. So who's going to now rush out to buy a wearable from the likes of LG, Motorola or Samsung?" CNET 9:13 AM
"The iPhone 6's New Camera Could Forever Change Filmmaking" Wired 8:28 AM
"Sprint iPhone for Life Plan Offers a New Phone Every 2 Years" LAPTOP Magazine 9:26 AM
"Sprint: It's Time to Lease Your iPhone 6" Mashable 9:08 AM
"The First Game Available On Apple Watch Is For Arm Wrestling" Business Insider 8:09 AM
"Does the Apple Watch adapt for lefties? Mostly" CNET 12:21 PM
"Left-handed? Don't worry: Apple Watch can be set up to be user-friendly to lefties" AppAdvice 8:29 AM
"Your iPhone 5s/5c is officially old hat: Apple Stores now accepting these devices for trade" 9to5Mac 9:27 AM
"Apple launch: who is Scarf Guy? At the launch of the new iPhone 6, the show was stolen by mysterious Scarf Guy and his 'infinity scarf'. But who is he?" Telegraph 8:24 AM
"'Etherlords' Review - Free to Play, and Play, and Play..." Touch Arcade 4:53 PM
"'Max Gentlemen' Review - Beers, Ripped Shirts, and Lots of Hats" Touch Arcade 12:43 PM
"Nerf Hoops Review: Nerf Hoops is essentially Paper Toss with commercial branding. It's not bad, but it's not remarkable either." 148Apps 5:00 PM
"All-Star Basketball Review: Keeping it simple and pure, All-Star Basketball is a fun game for those who just want to score rather than run or defend." 148Apps 12:29 PM
"Gummy Drop! Review: Gummy Drop! is a pleasant if not as special Match-3 game as it would like to be." 148Apps 12:29 PM
"Star Clash: Star Clash doesn't quite live up to the potential of its bizarre gameplay and visual combinations." 148Apps 8:41 AM
"Robot Dance Party Review: Bust some moves in this easy to learn but tricky to master dance game." 148Apps 12:29 PM
Tips
"I don't like iOS 8, can I revert to iOS 7?" Telegraph 12:27 PM
"Join an Apple user group to learn more about your Mac, iPad and iPhone" The Rock River Times 7:52 AM
"Why Doesn't the Apple Watch Have Wireless Charging? Because It Probably Wouldn't Work Very Well." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:21 PM
"A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal (Tons Of Live Photos)" Hodinkee 6:43 PM
"Why Apple Pay won't kill Square" Macworld 12:42 PM
"Here's My Take On Apple's New iPhones, Watch, Payment System, And Stock Price" Business Insider 12:39 PM
"Here's Everything Apple Killed At Its Big Event" Business Insider 12:39 PM
"Apple Watch Is Cool. It's Different. And For Health Care, It's Disappointing." Forbes 12:38 PM
"Signs 'Apple Watch' Is Not Yet Final" RazorianFly 12:35 PM
"What the Apple Watch tells us about Apple's smart home plans" Gigaom 12:32 PM
"How Apple Pay might really pay off for AAPL" iMore 12:32 PM
"But what if I didn't want a bigger iPhone?" iMore 12:32 PM
"So Apple's watch turned out to be a thick, ugly, expensive yawner" ZDNet 12:22 PM
"Apple iCloud Hack's Other Victim: Cloud Trust" InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"U2 Album Giveaway: What's Apple's Angle?" InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"Fear and loathing in Rolex-ville" ["There have been near-luxury products from Apple before, but nothing like the Apple Watch Edition, which I am convinced is the brainchild not of design director Jony Ive or CEO Tim Cook, but of SVP of Retail and Online Stores Angela Ahrendts (former CEO of Burberry) and Patrick Pruniaux, former VP of Sales and Retail at Swiss watchmaker (and LVMH brand) Tag Heuer."] I, Cringely 12:09 PM
"The Apple Watch: What the analysts are saying" Fortune 9:26 AM
"Why Apple Devices Will Soon Rule Every Aspect of Your Life" Wired 9:13 AM
"Apple Watch's Enterprise Opportunity And Lessons" Forbes 9:11 AM
"Apple Proves That Moats Are For Dummies" Forbes 9:11 AM
"Apple's iPhone 6 and Watch are no better than electric perfume/It isn't just me-too Apple that's lost its lustre: Gadget mania is Over" The Register 9:10 AM
"Quit drooling, fanbois - haven't you SEEN what the iPhone 6 costs?" The Register 9:10 AM
"Payment security bods: Nice pay-by-bonk (which NO ONE uses) on iPhone 6, Apple: Retailers won't lose sales 'cos they can't take mobe payments" The Register 9:09 AM
"With Apple Watch, a Naming Tradition Ends" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:07 AM
"U2's Apple deal shows why musicians don't sell music anymore" Quartz 9:07 AM
"Commentary: Apple Watch pioneering user interface will make around 10% of users Think Different" DigiTimes 9:06 AM
"The Apple Watch will be the most viral Apple product ever" The Next Web 9:05 AM
"Apple Watch: To Wear It Like a Man — or a God?" Time 9:01 AM
"Apple's old timey classic Watch needs to be a fashion statement in the age of tech" Memeburn 9:01 AM
"The iPhone 6 feature that's great, but hardly good enough: Wi-Fi Calling" BGR 8:58 AM
"Apple's delayed mobile payment entry explained: It's about the ecosystem" BGR 8:58 AM
"Forget the iPhone 6, this is Apple's most 'successful' product that nobody talks about" BGR 8:57 AM
"iPhone 6: How much, where from and when" V3 8:56 AM
"Tim Cook Overheard After Apple's Event: I Feel 'Victorious'" Business Insider 8:55 AM
"Why ApplePay Isn't a Big Deal in Europe" Kirkville 8:53 AM
"Apple, U2, and a Painful End to a New Product Presentation" Kirkville 8:52 AM
"Apple Watch Battery Life: To Be Determined" DailyTech 8:52 AM
"'Battery life will make or break the Apple Watch': For all the high-tech features mentioned in Tim Cook's Apple keynote event, the battery life of the Apple Watch was notable by its absence, says Sophie Curtis" Telegraph 8:52 AM
"Don't call the Apple Watch a smartwatch, even though it has the same challenges they do" Gigaom 8:42 AM
"My first reaction to the new iPhone and Watch" Chuq Von Rospach 8:41 AM
"Desire and Purpose: I've been thinking about yesterday's announcement of the Apple Watch. Like WWDC '14, it's a lot to process in a single day – you're looking at years worth of design and product vision condensed in two hours of video and a massive website update. I'm not sure I'll fully grasp the potential of Apple's wearable even after its release." MacStories 8:40 AM
"iPhone 6 & 6 Plus... Initial Thoughts" Low End Mac 8:38 AM
"Apple keynote recap: What you need to know (Video)" 9to5Mac 8:32 AM
"Opinion: Is the Apple Watch a hit or a miss?" Electronista 8:31 AM
"Recap: Apple Super-Sized The iPhone 6" Mac 360 7:53 AM
Non-Apple
"One man willingly gave Google his data. See what happened next./Google requires quid for its quo, but it offers something many don't: user data access." O'Reilly Radar 8:40 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Time for Apple Watch? Never!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:58 AM
"Microsoft refuses to hand over foreign data, held in contempt of court: Although the agreement with the U.S. government does not land the technology giant in any trouble for now, it could still face repercussions." ZDNet 10:07 AM
"U.S. court revives Microsoft co-founder's patent suit vs tech companies" Reuters 5:03 PM
"Microsoft Near $2 Billion Deal for Minecraft Maker" Bloomberg 9:14 AM
"Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang: Deal May Come This Week, Value Swedish Company at More Than $2 Billion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:16 AM
"Why Microsoft would pay $2-billion for mega-hit Minecraft" Bloomberg News [Free Registration Required] 9:14 AM
"Microsoft is Trying to Buy Minecraft for $2 Billion, Reports Say" Time 9:01 AM
"'Minecraft' has always cost $2 billion — just ask 2012 Notch" The Verge 12:24 PM
"Microsoft buying 'Minecraft' isn't as crazy as it sounds" The Verge 9:26 AM
"Why Does Microsoft Want to Buy Minecraft?" Bloomberg TV 9:16 AM
"Minecraft Players Shocked at Potential Sale to Microsoft" WSJ Blogs 9:16 AM
"Microsoft Brazil outperforms rest of the world" ZDNet 10:08 AM
"Microsoft is killing the Nokia and Windows Phone brands" The Verge 12:24 PM
"Internet Explorer steals the Patch Tuesday spotlight again: There are four new security bulletins from Microsoft this month, including one critical update that addresses a zero-day flaw" PCWorld 9:07 AM
"Microsoft releases critical fix for Internet Explorer" V3 8:57 AM
"On Apple's big day, Microsoft racks up 1M views with another ad slamming Siri" GeekWire 8:55 AM
"Mayo Clinic works with IBM's Watson on clinical trials" ZDNet 10:07 AM
"HP CEO Whitman At GTDC Summit: We Succeed Because Of The 'Power Of Many'" CRN 9:30 AM
"Intel Shares More of Its Extreme Makeover" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:16 AM
"Intel's Skylake chips set for PCs and tablets next year: Intel says Skylake will deliver better battery life and performance" IDG News Service 9:07 AM
"Intel lets the world in on its next processor architecture, 'Skylake'" Electronista 8:35 PM
"IDF: Intel releases tiny Edison computer for wearables and the Internet of Things" V3 8:56 AM
"Intel Touts Tablets, Moore's Law At IDF" InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"Intel Shows Off Laptop With Second, eInk Screen on Lid" LAPTOP Magazine 8:40 AM
"Intel Points Wearables, Big Data At Cancer Research" InformationWeek 5:04 PM
"We lift the lid on Intel's Pro 2500 SSD. Shock, horror: It doesn't use its own NAND chips" The Register 9:10 AM
"Wire-free laptops will hit the market next year, Intel says: Laptops with Skylake chips will be able to wirelessly charge and transfer data" IDG News Service 5:31 PM
"Wire-free laptops will hit the market next year, Intel says: Laptops with Skylake chips will be able to wirelessly charge and transfer data" IDG News Service 5:31 PM
"Advanced Micro Devices Faces 'Bumps' in the Road Plus Other News" Small Cap Network 9:30 AM
"How we made nearly $1 million on Apple stock: Ning Wang and his wife Ting Qian bought Apple shares in the late 1990s and refused to sell them, even during the dotcom bust and the Great Recession. That faith in Apple has made them nearly $1 million." CNNMoney 12:13 PM
"Apple shares climb a day after watch launch" Telegraph 8:52 AM
Industry News
"Apple, Twitter gains stand out among tech stocks: Apple gets mostly upbeat views on new products; UBS raises view on Twitter" MarketWatch 4:51 PM
"Stocks higher; Apple jumps back above $100" USA Today 12:12 PM
"Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain as Apple, Twitter Surge" TheStreet 4:51 PM
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