"Is Apple Trying to Do too Much Too Quickly?" ["Apple is great at showing us how wonderful our world will be with new products, but they've been less successful lately at delivering on their promises. It's time for Apple to take a step back, slow down, and get things right, instead of just getting things shipped."] Kirkville 8:10 AM
"Apple's Encryption Will Slow, Not Stop, Cops And Spies" Bloomberg 3:23 PM
"U.S. Gov't Seeks to Stop Apple, Google Encryption" Bloomberg TV 3:23 PM
"EU Tax Probes a Priority, Competition Chief in Waiting Says: Tax probes including delving into Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s agreements with Ireland are a priority, according to the woman set to take over as the European Union's competition chief." Bloomberg 3:23 PM
"Reservations for Apple's iPhone 6, 6 Plus in China reportedly hit 2 million in first 6 hours" AppleInsider 7:51 AM
"Apple announced the iPhone 6 and Plus will be the 17th of this month in China officially started selling and cross-sectional, three domestic telecom operators also simultaneously launched the iPhone 6 book work. According to incomplete statistics, at present, the total scheduled three carriers received exceeded 2 million." Google Chinese-to-English: Sina 7:51 AM
"For Developers, Headaches from Apple's New Location Warnings" ["RunKeeper decided to change how the product worked. It now asks users for their location data only when they are using the app. 'We were frustrated that we had to make this change,' says Mr. Freiert, although he says he understands why Apple changed its privacy options."] The Information 9:10 AM
"Apple Pay: An in-depth look at what's behind the secure payment system" TUAW 2:50 PM
"Apple Pay to Be Included in iOS 8.1, Sources Confirm" Bank Innovation 8:02 AM
"Apple Pay 'to launch in US on 20 October with iOS 8.1 update': Apple is reportedly planning to roll out its mobile wallet service in the US later this month, together with iOS 8.1" Telegraph 8:01 AM
"Rumor: iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Launching Oct. 20" PC Magazine 10:54 AM
"Google: Tim Cook is wrong about us/Apple got it wrong: Google is the safest place on the Web, the search giant's chairman says." CNNMoney 8:06 AM
"Apple unveils new perks to attract talent: The iPhone maker rolls out expanded benefits to retain and attract top-notch employees." Fortune 11:18 AM
"Working at Apple just got a lot better, albeit still insanely stressful" BGR 8:55 PM
"Apple releases third beta of iTunes 12 to developers and AppleSeed users on Yosemite" 9to5Mac 4:54 PM
"New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet" Help Net Security 8:17 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Emulating Apple's Healthkit dual gradient design meme in Keynote – a Video walkthrough for those wishing to learn more about Keynote" Les Posen's Presentation Magic 7:39 AM
"SoundBunny lets you independently control open app volumes — with one major caveat" Apple Daily Report 7:40 AM
"A Crazy Good Mac Backup And Sync App" Mac 360 7:31 AM
"Add A Photo Lab To Your Mac (if you dare)" McSolo 7:31 AM
"Unibox: A New Way To Organize Email" Mac 360 7:31 AM
"Code/red: Apple Taps Interim PR Boss" Re/code 1:39 PM
"Apple PR veteran Steve Dowling named interim communications chief" AppleInsider 1:40 PM
"Apple names Steve Dowling as interim PR head following Katie Cotton's retirement" 9to5Mac 1:40 PM
"Apple vet takes reins of Cupertino's PR machine, for now" Cult of Mac 1:47 PM
"Apple names Steve Dowling interim head of public relations" iMore 1:47 PM
"Apple's interim PR chief pick signals a more open Apple" Macworld 2:02 PM
"Apple CarPlay goes live in Pioneer NEX and AppRadio systems, giving real people early dibs for once" Macworld 7:56 AM
"First CarPlay-Compatible In-Dash Systems Now Available From Pioneer" MacRumors 7:55 AM
"Wondering How The Swiss Luxury Industry Will Handle Smartwatches? One Cheeky Watch Maker Proposes This Option" A Blog To Watch 1:40 PM
"Apple Watch Makes Debut at Fashion Store" ifoAppleStore 8:11 AM
"Exclusive: Apple, employees raise $50 million for charity, program to expand globally" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 2:50 PM
"Apple bats away yet another WiLAN patent sueball" The Register 8:03 AM
"WiLAN Hit with Another Loss in Apple Patent Fight" The Mac Observer 10:02 AM
"Apple blacklists tech journo following explicit bendy iPhone vid" The Register 8:03 AM
"Apple Reportedly Blacklists German Magazine for Doing What Everyone Did: Bend an iPhone 6 Plus" The Mac Observer 3:48 PM
"Apple's Marc Newson designs 'revolutionary': draft beer machine for Heineken" Dezeen 8:44 AM
"Marc Newson Hired Part-Time at Apple for Specific Undisclosed Projects" MacRumors 8:45 AM
"Pro-democracy protesters targeted with malware on iOS, Android" Electronista 8:09 AM
Non-Apple News
"Facebook still plans to study you, but promises to 'learn and improve'" Macworld 4:00 PM
"How GNOME 3.14 is winning back disillusioned Linux users" PCWorld 1:45 PM
"Samsung: Galaxy Note 4 won't bend in your back pocket like iPhone 6" 9to5Google 8:44 AM
"Tim Allen gives the BlackBerry Passport a high-profile endorsement on Jimmy Kimmel" BGR 8:44 AM
"Hacked celebs' lawyers threaten to sue Google: Lawyers for the female celebrities whose nude or private images were hacked are threatening to sue Google for $100 million for allegedly failing to remove the images and 'making millions from the victimization of women.'" New York Post: Page Six 8:14 AM
"Celebrities Victimized In The iCloud Naked Photo Hack Want To Sue Google For $100 Million" Business Insider 8:19 AM
"Celebrities hit by 'Nudegate' iCloud hack may file $100M lawsuit against... Google?" BGR 8:14 AM
"Angry Birds Maker Rovio to Cut up to 130 Jobs in Finland: Games Maker to Simplify Organization Around Areas of Growth Potential" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 AM
"Angry Birds maker Rovio to lay off 130 staff" BBC 8:09 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"This Emoji++ iOS Keyboard Might Be The Best Thing In The Universe" TechCrunch 1:40 PM
"Translator Keyboard For iOS Makes Writing Foreign Missives A Breeze" TechCrunch 10:06 AM
"HealthKit app Lark talks to you to help you stay active" Macworld 7:56 AM
"Photo Wizard Pro: Inexpensive Photo Editing App with a Wide Range of Options" eXtensions 1:37 PM
"Appidemic: Prompts for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch" TechnologyTell 8:17 AM
"'The Pyraplex' Review - It's Only Mostly Recycled This Time" Touch Arcade 11:20 AM
"FIFA 15 Ultimate Team Review: This season, EA Sports has decided to offer up a more bite-sized portion of the FIFA experience. Unfortunately it still feels like something is missing." 148Apps 10:57 AM
"The Maze Runner Review: The Maze Runner is a surprisingly enjoyable movie tie-in that will succeed in keeping players guessing." 148Apps 8:43 AM
"Card Dungeon Review: Card Dungeon is a delightful riff on the hackneyed roguelike genre." 148Apps 10:57 AM
"Beatbuddy HD Review: While its puzzles might not be exceptional, Beatbuddy HD's musical score and visual style are pretty great." 148Apps 11:19 AM
"Tiny Troopers: Alliance Review/With a Clash of Clans style flourish, Tiny Troopers: Alliance asks you to build a base and destroy everyone else's." 148Apps 1:45 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"iOS 8: Apple Moves Setting for Notification Center on Lock Screen" The Mac Observer 2:56 PM
"How to Add, Remove, & Rearrange Widgets in Notification Center of iOS" OS X Daily 2:01 PM
"Five Shortcuts for Faster Text Selection in iOS" Lifehacker 8:43 AM
Tips
"Brilliant website tracks iPhone 6 availability in every single U.S. Apple Store" BGR 1:58 PM
"This awesome secret iOS 8 trick will change the way you use your iPhone" BGR 10:05 AM
"Get to know iOS 8: Five convenient new tricks in Safari" Macworld 7:56 AM
"Why the Apple Pay launch means mobile payments have finally arrived" Apple Daily Report 11:13 AM
"Metallica Respects U2's Free Album: It's remarkable how often no good deed goes unpunished. U2 give the world a free album, and everyone gets into an uproar over it. Jeez, talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth." TG Daily 8:18 AM
"Apple And Android Working To Remove Small Smartphones From Your Pocket" Forbes 8:06 AM
"Choosing the best smartphone for your needs" Apple Daily Report 7:40 AM
"A Few Words On Replacing The Mac" PixoBebo 7:31 AM
"Clever iPhone 6 case vows to make snapping pictures easier than ever before" BGR 10:03 PM
"Best credit monitoring and management apps for iPhone" iMore 3:48 PM
"Beecon Is A Free App For Automating Your Home With iBeacons" Digital Trends 1:45 PM
"Can your mobile flashlight app spy on you?" AppleDailyReport 1:37 PM
"GoBuddy+ a iOS Charging Cable, Bottle Opener, Keyfob in One" The Mac Observer 1:37 PM
"What's Next Now That Mobile Payments Are Here to Stay? New Study from Kurt Salmon Lays Out Steps Toward Broad Consumer Adoption" Kurt Salmon 11:14 AM
"Ms.Pac-Man Goes Pink for National Breast Cancer Foundation Campaign" 148Apps 9:14 AM
"Pioneer Expands Apple CarPlay-Compatible Lineup with Next Generation AppRadio 4" Business Wire 8:54 AM
"Pioneer Announces Availability of Apple CarPlay: Apple CarPlay Update Now Available with Firmware for Pioneer NEX In-Dash Receiver Models" Business Wire 8:54 AM
"Event: Nemetschek Vectorworks Brings Experts Together to Discuss 'The Business of Creativity" Architosh 8:45 AM
"After Quietly Acquiring SnapSaves, Groupon Launches Snap, Paying You To Shop" TechCrunch 8:43 AM
"Spotify for iOS updated with support for Apple's CarPlay" AppAdvice 8:17 AM
"Fruit Ninja for iPhone and iPad gets new update with major gameplay changes" iMore 8:12 AM
"Martian Notifier Smartwatch Gets iOS 8 Support, And New Screen Tap Feature" Digital Trends 8:00 AM
"Logitech Type+ iPad Air Keyboard Case: Laptop-Style Typing And Protection" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"Microsoft Hopes Customers Forget the Past by Skipping to Windows 10" eWeek 6:21 AM
"Rumors suggest the reason Microsoft skipped over 'Windows 9' is because of Windows 95" Neowin 6:41 AM
"Is this why it is Windows 10 (not 9): avoiding Windows 95 detection?" Tim Anderson's ITWriting 6:46 AM
"Windows 10 might get its name from lazy 90s coding: Quashes the age old rumour that 7 ate 9" The Inquirer 7:11 AM
"Microsoft Invites 'Insiders' to Preview Windows 10" eWeek 6:21 AM
"Windows 10: Key features of Microsoft's new operating system" The Independent 7:18 AM
"Microsoft rolls out new plans for Office 365 users: Designed for small and midsize businesses, the three new subscription plans offer more features and flexibility than their predecessors, says the company." CNET 12:20 PM
"Microsoft starts rolling out its new Office 365 small and mid-size business plans/Summary: Microsoft is revising its Office 365 plans for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Here's what's included in the three new plans and what they cost." ZDNet 4:32 PM
"Microsoft bets big on tablets for adoption of Windows 8.1" Hindu Business Line 7:19 AM
"Microsoft: The Era Of Sub-$90 Windows 8.1 Phones Has Arrived" Seeking Alpha 8:17 AM
"Romania opens corruption case into nine ministers over Microsoft licensing deal/Summary: Romania's local anti-corruption authorties are examining whether the government overpaid for resold Microsoft licences." ZDNet 6:33 AM
"Microsoft's custom Windows OS now on Galileo Gen2 board: Microsoft has expanded its program to put Windows on smaller, power-constrained devices" IDG News Service 3:20 PM
"Intel beats Qualcomm to lead non-iPad global tablet chip market: Takes a fifth of the market share" The Inquirer 6:22 AM
"Intel buckles to anti-feminist campaign by pulling ads from gaming site: #GamerGate supporters try to silence calls for video game equality" The Verge 12:03 PM
"Intel folds under #GamerGate pressure, pulls ads from Gamasutra" Ars Technica 4:27 PM
"AMD may have a secret weapon in HBM" Lazygamer 7:13 AM
"Oracle: SQL Best For Big Data Analysis/Oracle admits there's a place for Hadoop and NoSQL, but it's sticking with its relational-database-centric view of big data opportunity." InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"Cisco bulks up branch routers for cloud" Network World 7:14 AM
"So farewell then Lotus 1.2.3., spreadsheet extraordinaire/Summary: It had to come. Lotus 1.2.3., the spreadsheet that galvanised a generation is at last no more as IBM announces the end of support for the final version of the software." ZDNet 12:02 PM
"HP unveils Slate Android notebook, desktop, tablet three-in-one: Designed for 'sharing and entertaining', like a good wine" The Inquirer 12:30 PM
"HP sees low-power servers making inroads in niche datacentres" Reuters 7:16 AM
"ARM, TMRC announce plans for 64-bit ARM-based processors on 10FinFET tech/Summary: ARM and TMRC have inked a new agreement to deliver ARMv8-A processor IP optimized for TSMC 10FinFET process technology." ZDNet 6:33 AM
"ARM Extends Into IoT Software: ARM announces plans for IoT device and cloud software under its mbed platform, which is already making waves with embedded software vendors." InformationWeek 7:27 AM
"ARM unveils complete mbed ecosystem for the Internet of Things" V3 7:31 AM
"ARM Develops Free OS for Internet of Things" eWeek 1:26 PM
"ARM's Mbed OS aims to speed up creation of Internet of Things devices: Offers internet protocols, security and standards based manageability in one tool" The Inquirer 8:47 AM
"The future of display technology is flexible" EE Times Asia 5:58 AM
"Toshiba rolls out new NAND, fabricated using 15nm process" Electronista 8:18 AM
"Toshiba launches smallest embedded NAND flash products to date" ZDNet 6:33 AM
"Apple Takes Surprise Analyst Downgrade From Deutsche Bank" 24/7 Wall St. 4:12 PM
"DRJ: Why I decided to short Apple" optionMONSTER 8:19 AM
Industry News
"Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 7:28 AM
"Stock Market Today: Futures Rise as ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged" TheStreet 7:28 AM
"Asia stocks down on US, Europe recovery worries, Ebola report" Associated Press 8:00 AM
"U.S. Stocks End Mixed: Equity Market Fell Sharply on Wednesday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:21 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks fall to one-month low on U.S. losses/Tracking broad declines on Wall Street overnight, Japanese stocks closed significantly lower on Thursday, logging a three-day losing streak." MarketWatch 7:29 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks fall; ECB watched for stimulus details/Stocks across Europe dropped Thursday, with investors waiting to hear from the European Central Bank about what it plans to do next to tackle low inflation levels and stagnating growth in the eurozone." MarketWatch 7:29 AM
"European stocks flop as ECB's Draghi talks stimulus" MarketWatch 10:18 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:40 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:22 PM
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