"China regulator approves Apple's iPhone 6 for sale in China" Reuters 9:21 PM
"What Apple and Spotify still haven't solved: Streaming doesn't pay the bills" ["If Apple wants to swoop in with an industry-changing revolution on par with the introduction of iTunes, then it will first have to solve some problems. Generally the company is good at forging partnerships: look no further than the cadre of banks, retailers and credit card companies it got on board with Apple Pay. For the music world, it may be a little harder this time around for Apple, given that the introduction of the iTunes store accelerated the death of the profit-rich CD -- and left some music industry insiders with a bad taste in their mouths."] Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 4:53 PM
"EU to Publish Details of Tax Deals Benefiting Apple, Fiat on Tuesday: European Commission Opened Probe in June" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:51 AM
"EU to decry Apple's Irish tax deal: The European Commission will set out its case on Tuesday against Apple's tax arrangements in Ireland." BBC 8:02 AM
"Apple Tax Probe Details Set to Be Revealed by EU Watchdog" Bloomberg 4:38 PM
"Apple faces billions in fines in tax avoidance probe" CNET 8:02 AM
"Apple tax probe details to be published by European Commission on Tuesday" PCWorld 8:09 AM
"EU to accuse Ireland of giving Apple an overly peachy tax deal – report" The Register 8:09 AM
"Apple could be fined 'billions' over alleged dodgy Irish tax deals" The Inquirer 8:03 AM
"BendGate fears overblown? New phones prove to be 'pretty tough'" CNBC 10:11 AM
"Triple-A: Android, Anchoring And Apple" Forbes 8:02 AM
"Apple poaches Visa's NFC payments expert to expand Apple Pay in Europe" Cult of Mac 11:39 AM
"Apple files lawsuit against Steven Lamar for calling himself a co-founder of Beats" 9to5Mac 9:19 PM
"Here's How Apple Is Making Its New HQ 'The Greenest Building On The Planet'" Business Insider 9:19 PM
"The Untold Story of How the Apple Store Cube Landed in Midtown" New York Magazine 8:04 AM
"Here's How An Architecture 'Magic Trick' Convinced Steve Jobs To Build A Smaller Glass Cube At Its Iconic Fifth Avenue Apple Store" Business Insider 9:37 AM
"China cracking down on iPhone 6 smuggling" PCWorld 8:09 AM
"Prices drop for iPhone 6 devices smuggled into China: report: Device prices have sunk by up to $1,000 now that the initial hype surrounding the new iPhones has worn off." CNET 10:12 AM
"Teens video bending iPhone 6 Plus in UK Apple store" T3 8:35 AM
"Stupid kids try to bend iPhones at an Apple Store, post video proving how dumb they are" TUAW 12:04 PM
"Kids Stupidly Destroy iPhone 6 Plus In Apple Store To Prove Bendgate Is Real" Digital Trends 9:10 PM
"Apple and French fashion retailer Colette teasing one day in-store 'experience' on September 30th" 9to5Mac 8:13 AM
"Humana to integrate its health application with Apple's HealthKit" Reuters 12:10 PM
"Apple Rejects Launcher, The App That Lets You Launch Other Apps From iOS 8 Notification Center" TechCrunch 11:40 AM
"Microsoft Plans Flagship NY Store Blocks From Apple's" Bloomberg 12:09 PM
"Live from New York, it's a flagship Microsoft Store!" BetaNews 12:06 PM
"The Fappening goes on: Hundreds of nude celebrity photos leak once again" ["Meanwhile, for others it will serve as a source of frequent enjoyment, in no small part thanks to Apple. Its iCloud service appears to be the source of the leaks for most files, and this includes the latest batch, called The Fappening part 3, which just surfaced."] BetaNews 8:33 AM
"Watch: iPhone 6 Plus Gets Run Over By A Car [Video] Redmond Pie 8:41 AM
"Laurene Powell Jobs 28th Wealthiest American, 4th Richest American Woman" The Mac Observer 7:20 PM
Non-Apple News
"AT&T offers double data for family plans, but read the fine print carefully" Macworld 9:38 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"This Is Why I Shoot Squirrels: Andy talks with Dan about his extensive camera testing with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, why a day spent walking outdoors taking photos can change your life, and more." 5by5 1:47 PM
"Ted Landau's iPhone 6 Impressions, the Demise of Macworld Magazine and iOS 8 Keyboards" MacVoices 1:44 PM
"Meet the iPhone cases that can hunt ghosts and build furniture" Macworld 8:13 AM
"Review: Boxwave Classic Book Apple iPhone 6 Case" Run Around Tech 8:43 AM
"Review: JBL Charge 2 Bluetooth Wireless Speaker" iLounge 11:38 AM
"Review: Bowers & Wilkins C5 Series 2 In-Ear Headphones" iLounge 9:36 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Meet the first crop of third-party keyboards for iOS 8" Macworld 8:14 AM
"3 Must Have 3rd Party Keyboard Apps for iOS 8" Best App Site 8:17 AM
"Appidemic: Camera Plus v4 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:12 AM
"Manual: A Camera app that Makes Good Use of the Manual APIs in iOS 8" eXtensions 11:19 AM
"4 Science Oriented Apps that Support iOS 8 Notification Center" The Mac Observer 4:28 PM
"Badminton Player's Diary: more than a backyard game" TUAW 8:41 AM
"'Tactics Maiden' Review - Now It's The Maiden's Turn" Touch Arcade 9:14 PM
"'Cursed Treasure 2' Review - Tried and True TD With Some Twists" Touch Arcade 12:04 PM
"'Valiant Hearts: The Great War' Review - In the Trenches" Touch Arcade 9:37 AM
"Asphalt Overdrive Review: Asphalt Overdrive is a fairly simple auto-running racing game, but one that's clouded by the feeling that there's more to it than that." 148Apps 11:39 AM
"Tactics Maiden Review: Tactics Maiden is strategy comfort food, until it overstays its welcome." 148Apps 9:37 AM
"Galaxy Dash: Race to the Outer Run Review/Galaxy Dash has bags of charm and appeal, but the gameplay is slightly lacking in variety." 148Apps 8:36 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to review and resend iTunes, iBooks, or App Store gifts on iPhone or iPad" iMore 4:57 PM
"Immutable Mean Mutable? What a Country." Daring Fireball 9:15 PM
"iOS 8.0.2 probably not Apple's finest update" TUAW 9:14 PM
"Apple, Innovative But They Have to Stay That Way: Deland" Bloomberg TV 4:38 PM
"Purposely Bending an iPhone Doesn't Mean Bendgate Is Real, It Means You're an Assh*le" Mashable 9:16 PM
"Bending iPhones at the Apple Store only proves you're a twit/Commentary: OK, people, cut it out. Walking into Apple Stores to secretively bend iPhones doesn't help anybody, says Crave's Amanda Kooser." CNET 9:10 PM
"iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate: Fact or Conspiracy? Consumer Reports Lead Electronics Editor Glenn Derene and Gadget Reviewer at Unbox Therapy Lewis Hilsenteger debate their Apple iPhone 'bendgate' findings on 'Bloomberg West.'" Bloomberg TV 4:37 PM
"For Better, or for Worse? How the New App Store has Started to Affect Developer Submissions" 148Apps 11:39 AM
"Stop Bending the Apple Store's iPhones" Gizmodo 11:38 AM
"Why An Apple TV Set Is Still A Bad Idea" Seeking Alpha 11:37 AM
"Kids, Don't Try This at Home: It was a rough week for Apple last week. Or was it? First it was discovered that the iPhone 6 Plus is susceptible to 'bending'. A software glitch to the first iOS8 update quickly followed sending lovers and haters of the world's largest company into a tizzy." Cramer's Shirt 8:41 AM
"Dear Apple: It would make me really happy if you made these two changes to Folders on iOS 8" iMore 8:37 AM
"Why competition between Apple and Google is more brutal than ever: Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has given an interview detailing the 'brutal' rivalry between the search engine and rival Apple" Telegraph 8:36 AM
"The next big step for Apple's iPhone 6" BGR 8:26 AM
"Samsung Is Running Scared Of The iPhone 6 Plus" Forbes 8:24 AM
"These are the iOS 8 'Apps for Health' you need" BGR 8:26 AM
"ABBYY Business Card Reader for iPhone" ABBYY 8:18 AM
"Light 'em Up: Only the smartest can solve the puzzles. Light 'em up is a simple puzzle yet addictive, and challenging with unique puzzle blocks. Tap on the tubes to rotate them, and create a path to power the bulbs and Light 'em Up." Parse App 8:16 AM
"Get Down to Business On Your iPad With Free Nexticy Forms App" MacPrices 8:14 AM
"GoPro's new iPhone-connected Hero4 wearable camera captures 4K video at 30fps" AppleInsider 8:13 AM
"Forge of Empires now optimized for iPhone" TechnologyTell 8:12 AM
"drchrono Integrates with Apple's HealthKit; Bridges the Gap Between Wellness Data & Medical Records" PRNewswire 8:11 AM
"Pivotal Payments Ready for Apple Pay - FlexPoint EMV and NFC-enabled integration platform to support Apple Pay" PRNewswire 8:11 AM
"iMazing 1.0 Released - New iPhone Manager for PC and Mac" prMac 11:41 AM
"Sandton Technologies asks are you good2go with affirmative consent app" prMac 11:39 AM
"DiNiCo releases tinyCalc 1.0 for iOS - New Calculator App and Widget" prMac 8:11 AM
"Pageflip 5 - the smoothest page flip effect has new features" prMac 8:11 AM
"Fruit-Slinger - Wild West Target Practice Available Now on iOS" prMac 8:11 AM
"Reach Your Health and Weight Goals with BMI Explorer Pro 1.0 for iOS" prMac 8:11 AM
"Will the Next Windows Be Good Enough to Save Microsoft?" TheStreet 12:15 PM
"Everything You Need To Know About Windows 9, Microsoft's Next Major Software Release" Business Insider 12:16 PM
"Microsoft's Windows 9 Launch Event Is Tomorrow, Here's What To Expect" Forbes 12:14 PM
"How Will Microsoft Stock React to Chinese Government's Antitrust Probe?" TheStreet 12:13 PM
"Why Microsoft's engineering changes will be the real Windows Threshold story/Summary: Microsoft is building, testing and updating Windows in a very different way, starting with Windows Threshold. In many ways, those changes matter more than the new bits themselves." ZDNet 10:56 AM
"Windows 9 Technical Preview page briefly appears online, named 'Windows TH'" PCWorld 10:43 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 9: What it has to strategically accomplish/Summary: Windows 9 will be the linchpin in Microsoft's future plans for cloud and mobile. Here's a look at the to-do list on the strategic front." ZDNet 8:09 AM
"5 features Windows 9 needs to succeed/Summary: Here are five features that Microsoft needs to add to Windows 9 if it is to have a chance of tempting me back into the ecosystem and dissipating the cloud of negativity that Windows 8 currently finds itself engulfed in." ZDNet 8:08 AM
"Microsoft confirms plans to open Fifth Avenue New York flagship store/Summary: Microsoft confirms it is planning to open its first New York City flagship retail store on Fifth Avenue, just blocks from one of Apple's flagship stores." ZDNet 8:10 AM
"Microsoft plans flagship store blocks from Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store" VentureBeat 7:54 AM
"IBM Teams With Swiss Startup For Solar 'Sunflower'" Forbes 12:17 PM
"Lenovo after IBM server deal: We will fight back vs. HP FUD" ZDNet 10:54 AM
"IBM-Lenovo server deal nearly done" Gigaom 8:38 AM
"Is it time to consider Power 8 for Web workloads? Summary: For some time, industry standard systems have been chosen to support Web, big data and analytics workloads. IBM believes that its Power 8 based systems are enough to change the rules and make a new choice possible" ZDNet 8:09 AM
"Lenovo looks to expand after IBM acquisition: Lenovo looks to boost growth after acquisition of IBM low-end server business" Associated Press 7:23 AM
"Lenovo set to close $2.1 billion server deal with IBM: Lenovo Group Ltd. is setting an ambitious goal of becoming the world's largest computer-server maker, as it expects to complete its $2.1 billion acquisition of International Business Machines Corp.'s low-end server business this week." MarketWatch 7:23 AM
"Lenovo says $2.1 billion IBM x86 server deal to close on Wednesday: BEIJING (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd will close its acquisition of International Business Machines Corp's (IBM) (IBM.N) x86 server division on Oct 1 for $2.1 billion, giving the Chinese tech firm the firepower to win business clients from U.S. rivals." Reuters 7:22 AM
"Lenovo to Pay Less for IBM Servers With Closing This Week" Bloomberg 7:22 AM
"HP launches 'first enterprise-class' ARM-based server/Summary: The server maker expands its Moonshot range with the release of the first ARM-based machines in the microserver family." ZDNet 10:56 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Designates Printing A First-Class IoT Security Platform" Forbes 7:25 AM
"HP Reveals $199 Windows 'Stream' Laptop" PC Magazine 9:18 PM
"HP Adds $99 Windows Tablet, $199 Windows Notebook to Stream Family" DailyTech 9:16 PM
"Intel's China Call Needs a Quick Payoff" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:17 PM
"Why Oracle Stock Is a 'Buy' at TheStreet" TheStreet 12:32 PM
"Larry Ellison Slammed SAP In His Keynote On Sunday" Business Insider 8:42 AM
"Oracle, Cisco Step Up Cloud Battle" SiliconBeat 1:55 PM
"Cisco ramps up Intercloud efforts, adds 30 global partners/Summary: The Cisco Intercloud is the networking giant's effort to connect disparate cloud platforms with secure private access to essentially bridge the gap between cloud service providers." ZDNet 10:57 AM
"How Will Cisco Stock Respond to Global Cloud Computing Network Investment?" TheStreet 8:43 AM
"Cisco sets $1 bln investment for global cloud computing network" Reuters 7:34 AM
"Cisco Puts Meat on Bones of Its InterCloud Push" Bloomberg 7:33 AM
"Six things you may not know about the Cloud/Summary: Six Clicks: Want to know more about the cloud's little known features? We highlight six useful features of cloud services." ZDNet 8:07 AM
"Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Headed for Monthly Drop as Fed Stimulus Winds Down" TheStreet 4:45 PM
"Data Jitters, Hong Kong Unrest Push Stocks Lower" FOXBusiness 1:53 PM
"US stocks slip following drops overseas" Associated Press 12:36 PM
"Stocks Decline on Erratic Day: Markets Fell Steeply at Open, but Investors Move in to Find Bargains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:44 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks slammed as protests escalate/Hong Kong stocks sold off on Monday, falling to their lowest close in more than two months, as massive protests led to the shutdown of some businesses and bank branches in the territory." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks under pressure from Hong Kong, ECB worries/European stocks dropped Monday as investors fretted about taking on risk amid contentious pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong against Beijing. Additional downbeat data for the eurozone ahead of the European Central Bank's meeting this week also weighed on investor sentiment." MarketWatch 10:13 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:24 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:23 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:54 PM
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