"iCloud for Windows update means PCs can use iCloud Drive before Macs can: Windows users can finally access iCloud data stored by iOS and OS X." Ars Technica 11:05 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Security Update 2014-004 (Mountain Lion and Lion)" TidBITS 3:27 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Change Screen Resolution on Headless OS X Server" Kirkville 8:24 AM
"Turn Your Mac Into A Security Camera" McSolo 8:12 AM
"Instant Access To OS X's Color Wheel" Mac 360 8:11 AM
"Free: Instant Torrent Movies On A Mac" Mac 360 8:07 AM
"A Better Way To Tag Email On A Mac" Mac 360 8:11 AM
"A Few Words About A Free Mac Utility Apple Needs To Put Into OS X" BohemianBoomer 8:12 AM
"This Cheap Mac App Fixes A Glaring Security And Archive Flaw On All Macs" NoodleMac 8:12 AM
"A message from Tim Cook about Apple's commitment to your privacy." Apple 9:12 AM
"Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even with search warrants" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:08 AM
"Apple Says iOS 8 Update Keeps Data Private, Even From the Police" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:53 AM
"Apple says iOS 8 will shield your data from police" CNNMoney 8:53 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook tackles privacy concerns: 'We don't read your email'" V3 8:57 AM
"Apple: iOS 8 will keep your private data safe from the US Government" BetaNews 8:43 AM
"Apple's 'warrant canary' disappears, suggesting new Patriot Act demands: Apple included language in its first Transparency Report to say that it had not been subject to a Section 215 Patriot Act request. That language is now gone." Gigaom 10:22 AM
"No, Apple probably didn't get new secret gov't orders to hand over data" Ars Technica 4:13 PM
"Apple CEO: We Don't Covet Your Data" InformationWeek 9:42 PM
"Apple and Amazon Take Baby Steps Toward Digital Sharing" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:40 PM
"Woz: Hello iPhone 6, goodbye Android/Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he tossed out all the Android devices he's spoken so lovingly of in the past." CNET 10:22 AM
"The great global iPhone 6 sit-in begins!" Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
"Long Lines Forming for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Launch in Australia" MacRumors 9:30 AM
"Analyst: iPhone 6 Launch Weekend Sales to Fall Short, No Big Deal" The Mac Observer 10:37 AM
"Staples to offer iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus" CNET 10:23 AM
"Fortune's Most Powerful Women: 29 Angela Ahrendts" Fortune 11:27 AM
"Your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus questions, answered right here/In a special Ask the Experts: iPhone Overtime edition, CNET's Jeff Bakalar sits down with Scott Stein to answer your questions on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus." CNET 8:51 AM
"'No chance' of finding an iPhone 6 Plus tomorrow" BGR 2:09 PM
"iOS 8 adoption after first day lagging behind previous iOS releases" 9to5Mac 9:13 AM
"Early iOS 8 Adoption Slower Than iOS 7, iOS 6" PC Magazine 4:08 PM
"iOS 8 brings big boost for Web programmers/Apple's newest operating system supports WebGL and IndexedDB, two standards that'll make websites much more capable on its mobile devices. Also new: a faster Web with SPDY." CNET 8:51 AM
"Apple stays close to roots: Improvements in iOS 8 will keep iPhone fans happy" Boston Herald 8:52 AM
"iOS 8 Launch; iCloud Security Boost; Logitech Remotes for Your Home" PC Magazine 8:53 AM
"iOS 8 kills iPhoto and forces a messy transition to Photos" iMore 11:36 AM
"iOS 8 and the Apple TV: Flattening the living room/Gallery: The Apple TV gets a new UI design and a few other iOS 8 features." Ars Technica 9:12 AM
"Apple TV Gets Beats Channel, Family Sharing" The Mac Observer 8:39 AM
"Apple Adds Bundles And Previews To Give App Developers More Ways To Reach An Audience" TechCrunch 9:10 AM
"Apple Watch believed to use Broadcom BCM4334 Wi-Fi" MacNN 4:08 PM
"PanguTeam confirms it's working on iOS 8 jailbreak" iDownload Blog 8:02 AM
"Team Pangu on the iOS 8 jailbreak: 'We are already on the way'" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
"Does this float your boat? Dead Steve Jobs to hijack yachts from beyond the grave: Is there nothing the Apple biz tyrant can't do?" The Register 3:09 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple invents bone conducting EarPods for better iPhone noise cancellation" AppleInsider 10:02 AM
"Apple Files Patents for CarPlay, Touch ID, Deep Audio & More" Patently Apple 11:38 AM
"Apple files for patent for Apple TV user interface involving a keyboard" Apple Daily Report 8:13 AM
"Apple works to make it easier to play media on various OS X, iOS devices" Apple Daily Report 8:13 AM
"Apple patent filing involves a system, method for processing voicemail" Apple Daily Report 8:13 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"WorldMate (Travel) For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $9.99)" Apple Sliced 8:14 AM
"Instapaper For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $3.99)" Apple Sliced 8:14 AM
"FuriouCity For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:14 AM
"Apple tipped $A slide" ["One Australian site crunched the numbers based on an exchange rate of US$1=AU$1.09, and concluded that we were being asked to pay around $100 more than US buyers."] iTWire 8:10 AM
"Why The Competition Is So Afraid Of Apple" TeraTalks 8:07 AM
"Why You Probably Shouldn't Download the iOS 8 Update on Your Old iPhone" Time 11:39 AM
"iPad 2, iPhone 4s Are iOS 8 Ready? Yes, But Probably No" FairerPlatform 11:32 AM
"iOS 8 vs iOS 7: This is how your favorite mobile platform changed overnight" BGR 11:06 AM
"These are the most amazing reactions to iOS 8" BGR 10:01 AM
"The Best and the Worst of iOS 8" Apple Gazette 9:13 AM
"Twitter for iPhone Gets Redesigned Profiles, Interactive Notifications on iOS 8" MacStories 4:14 PM
"iOS 8 Supports WebGL, Check Out These 'Doom III' and 'Quake III' Browser Tech Demos" Touch Arcade 3:00 PM
"How to Completely Delete Your iPhone's Contents With iOS 8 Before Trading in for an iPhone 6" 148Apps 2:10 PM
"Apple Adds New 'Tips' App in iOS 8 for iPad and iPhone, Publishes Official User Guide for iBooks" PadGadget 1:41 PM
"Fingerprints, Apple Pay and Identity Theft: CEO of 5th Dimension Logistics, Matanda Doss, expresses skepticism of the security involved in Apple Pay." PRWeb 1:41 PM
"New Proximity Marketing Tools Utilize GEO-fenced Push Notifications, iBeacons and Wi-Fi" PRWeb 1:40 PM
"MyScript Stack and MyScript Stylus Bring Market-Leading Handwriting Input Method to iOS 8 Users and Developers" PRWeb 1:40 PM
"Flint Adds Mobile Payment Support for Teams & Releases iOS8 Update" PRNewswire 1:40 PM
"MacPractice MD MU Achieves ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR Certification from ICSA Labs" PRNewswire 1:40 PM
"Animoto Update for iOS 8 Brings Collaboration to Video Creation" PRNewswire 1:40 PM
"Tenorshare Updates iPhone Data Recovery with iOS 8 and iPhone 6/6 Plus supported" PRNewswire 1:39 PM
"SwiftKey's iOS 8 Keyboard Hits One Million Downloads in Under 24 Hours" MacRumors 12:55 PM
"CNN iPhone app gets a revamped design for iOS 8" iMore 11:36 AM
"The CNN App is now ready for the iPhone 6's bigger screen" AppAdvice 11:36 AM
"After $2M In Pre-Orders, Osmo Starts Shipping Its Hardware-Based iPad Game For Kids, Rolls Out Customization Features" TechCrunch 11:35 AM
"Reveal Chat For iOS Helps You Build Real, Social Connections Via Anonymous Chat" TechCrunch 11:35 AM
"The Vergecast, live today at 4:30PM ET!" The Verge 11:34 AM
"NewerTech Announces Wireless Aluminum Keypad – The Keypad that Complements the Apple Keyboard You Already Love!" NewerTechnology 10:38 AM
"Convo Brings Chat To Its iOS And Android Apps" TechCrunch 10:18 AM
"Cartoon Network's Treasure Fetch - Adventure Time gives new twist to Snake game" AppAdvice 8:57 AM
"Official running game based on 'The Maze Runner' sci-fi movie arrives on iOS" AppAdvice 8:57 AM
"What makes Apple such a success? -- Free ebook" BetaNews 8:43 AM
"WWDC's amazing Zen Garden Metal demo is out for iOS 8" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
"GarageBand's iOS 8 update adds MIDI over Bluetooth for wirelessly connecting instruments" 9to5Mac 8:22 AM
"Camera Plus 4 for iOS 8 Redefines AirSnap, Brings Extensions and Handoff" prMac 8:21 AM
"Calculate Tips for 240 Countries Quickly and Easily with Fancy Tips App" prMac 8:21 AM
"Toshiba Introduces TransMemory ID High-Speed USB 3.0 Flash Drive" MacPrices 8:15 AM
"Oracle Stock Drops 2.5% On News That Larry Ellison Has Relinquished His CEO Title" TechCrunch 4:41 PM
"End of an Era: Larry Ellison Steps Down as Oracle's CEO" Bloomberg Businessweek 3:25 PM
"Larry Ellison Stepping Down as Chief of Oracle" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:53 PM
"Oracle's Ellison steps aside, co-CEOs Catz and Hurd take over" Reuters 3:52 PM
"Oracle's Ellison steps down as CEO as Hurd, Catz take over/Summary: Oracle's front man will become CTO and hand off to Mark Hurd and Safra Catz as co-CEOs. Oracle delivers another shaky quarter." ZDNet 3:28 PM
"Larry Ellison steps down as CEO of Oracle, retains board chairman spot" Electronista 3:28 PM
"Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle" Re/code 3:35 PM
"Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO: World's fifth-wealthiest person will now be Oracle's 'Executive Chairman' and CTO." Ars Technica 4:56 PM
"Microsoft cuts another 2,100 employees worldwide/Summary: As part of a second wave of cuts announced in July, Microsoft is laying off 2,100 employees worldwide on September 18." ZDNet 1:05 PM
"Pink slips rain down on Microsoft: Another 2,100 employees were let go on Thursday" IDG News Service 3:29 PM
"Microsoft sheds 2,100 jobs in second wave of employee layoffs" Electronista 3:28 PM
"Microsoft cuts 2,100 jobs in its latest round of layoffs" Engadget 3:28 PM
"Microsoft to close Microsoft Research lab in Silicon Valley/Summary: Microsoft Research's Silicon Valley, with about 50 employees, is one of the casualties of Microsoft's latest round of 2,100 job cuts." ZDNet 3:29 PM
"Microsoft lays off 2,100, axes Silicon Valley research" Reuters 3:52 PM
"Microsoft: Party Like It's 1999" Seeking Alpha 7:12 AM
"New Windows 9 Screenshot Leaks, Shows the Same Modern Start Menu" Softpedia 9:38 AM
"Dark theme for next Microsoft Office revealed, Technical Preview build sent to partners" Neowin 7:35 AM
"Microsoft's next version of Office includes a Clippy-like helper and a very dark theme" The Verge 7:47 AM
"Here's Your First Look At The Next Version Of Microsoft Office" Business Insider 7:52 AM
"Microsoft Office 16 to Bring Back Clippy, Introduce Dark Theme" Softpedia 7:53 AM
"Windows Server 2003 Preparing the World for a New Windows XP Moment" Softpedia 9:39 AM
"Opinion: 7 reasons to be bullish on Microsoft" MarketWatch 7:57 AM
"Dell's new LCD monitor to be start of 5K resolution revolution? Summary: The forthcoming UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K and new DisplayPort 1.3 technology will push computer displays past 4K." ZDNet 7:33 AM
"Dell brings work and play screen-mirroring to its Android tablets with Cast/Summary: Tablets may be handy for mobility, but there are times when a bigger screen is a better screen." ZDNet 7:36 AM
"Dell urges firms to embrace a hybrid cloud approach" V3 10:21 AM
"HP Fights Ex-Autonomy CFO's Bid to 'Derail' Investor Settlement" Bloomberg 7:56 AM
"Intel's Haswell-EP Xeons with DDR3 and DDR4 on the Horizon?" AnandTech 7:50 AM
"Intel unveils new dual-screen laptop" BBC 7:52 AM
"Intel's wireless charging bowl coming by year's end: CEO Brian Krzanich reveals origin of the charging bowl for smartphones and electronics but is mum on an expected price." CNET 9:42 PM
"Is IBM fab deal sealed? Website says GlobalFoundries agrees to $2 billion proposal" Albany Times Union 7:51 AM
"IBM extends AT&T alliance to grow hybrid computing services/Summary: The deal brings AT&T's NetBond service to IBMs SoftLayer cloud platform to bolster security and performance in hybrid cloud environments." ZDNet 10:19 AM
"5 things you didn't know about IBM and Ginni Rometty" Fortune 7:51 AM
"Ellison's Oracle to Report Q1 Ahead of Annual OpenWorld Conference" Re/code 10:13 AM
"Google rounds up partners to push and enhance its cloud" Gigaom 8:28 AM
"Toshiba slashes struggling consumer PC business: The laptop maker will leave some markets and cut staff" IDG News Service 7:22 AM
"Toshiba cuts 900 jobs amid PC business restructuring/Summary: The Japanese PC maker will leave the business-to-consumer business in order to refocus its efforts in the enterprise market." ZDNet 8:43 AM
"Squeezing in Moore: Steppers for 10nm, EUV for 7nm" EE Times Asia 7:12 AM
"Mobile DDR SDRAMs prolong battery lifetime in portables" EE Times Asia 7:12 AM
"Mobile Internet use soars, but tablets suffer at the hands of larger smartphones" BetaNews 8:10 AM
"Tech Stocks: Apple, Amazon lead broad tech gains" MarketWatch 11:43 AM
"Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 8:11 AM
"Stock Market Today: Futures Up on Fed's Pledge to Hold Down Rates" TheStreet 8:11 AM
"Stocks Set New Records: Financial Stocks Lead S&P 500 Higher, Sector Posts 1.1% Gain" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:20 PM
"Institutions to get lion's share of Alibaba spoils" Reuters 4:10 PM
"Asia Markets: Japanese stocks climb to eight-month closing high/Following a positive lead from U.S. markets overnight, Japanese stocks rose to an eight-month closing high on Thursday, as the yen hit a six-year low against the greenback, aiding export-related stocks." MarketWatch 8:11 AM
"Europe Markets: Banks climb after TLTRO, Siemens slips: Europe's big stock moves/Here are some of the companies whose shares made notable moves in European trading on Thursday." MarketWatch 8:12 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:05 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:06 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:17 PM
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