"Will the World's Taste Makers Really Wear the Apple Watch?" MainStreet 8:41 AM
"Apple looks to reignite iPad sales: Company event expected to focus on tablets, and also updated Macs" MarketWatch 11:09 AM
"Carl Icahn Is Right: iPhone Users Will Never Drop Apple" Wired 8:24 AM
"Carl Icahn wants to rescue Apple investors from a record high stock price and flawless balance sheet" ["When Icahn speaks, the market listens. His Apple letter already has had the desired effect—the stock is up 1% today. And the reality is, if there is any sign that the company is going to bow to his pressure, they'll probably go even higher."] Quartz 8:26 AM
"Why Apple Pay is poised to succeed where others failed" TUAW 10:13 AM
"Pizza Hut, Chipotle, and H&M among retailers without plans to offer Apple Pay" The Daily Dot 8:47 PM
"Major retailers show unwillingness to adopt Apple Pay ahead of expected launch" AppleInsider 8:48 PM
"iPhone 6 in China: 3 carriers took 1 million pre-orders in 6 hours" Fortune 9:31 AM
"GT Advanced to Close Arizona, Massachusetts Sapphire Plants: Company Calls Contracts With Apple 'Oppressive and Burdensome'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:57 PM
"Apple Reportedly Preparing to Remove Bose Audio Products From Retail Stores" MacRumors 9:31 AM
"Apple reportedly removing Bose products from retail stores as NFL bans Beats from official interviews" 9to5Mac 10:18 AM
"Rumor: Apple to remove Bose headphones & speakers from its stores amid patent suit, NFL spat" AppleInsider 10:18 AM
"After the NFL sacks Beats, Apple and Bose part ways" AppAdvice 10:52 AM
"FaceTime Farewells: How video calling is changing the way we say our last goodbyes." Slate 10:49 AM
"This Is the First Magazine Cover With the Apple Watch on It" Time 11:08 AM
"Apple Watch gets fashion push with Vogue China cover" CNET 7:10 AM
"Apple Watch makes it to the cover of Vogue China" iMore 7:31 AM
"Apple Watch to grace front cover of November issue of Vogue in China" Electronista 7:24 AM
"The Apple Watch is headed to the front cover of Vogue in China" The Next Web 8:24 AM
"Apple confirms it will live-stream iPad event: You'll be able to watch Apple lift the lid on its new products live as it happens: provided the video stream holds up." CNET 7:11 AM
"Apple to live stream October 16 event, new iPads and Macs expected" iMore 7:32 AM
"Apple to Live Stream October 16 Event" MacStories 8:26 AM
"Apple's Steve Jobs to Jony Ive: You're so vain (Video)" Fortune 8:37 AM
"Jony Ive Once Asked Steve Jobs Why He Was Such A Harsh Critic. Here's What Jobs Said..." Business Insider 8:22 AM
"Jony Ive talks about what he learned from Steve Jobs" Macworld 11:13 AM
"Jony Ive: This Is The Most Important Thing I Learned From Steve Jobs" Business Insider 8:22 AM
"Jony Ive Talks Steve Jobs, Apple Design Process in On-Stage Interview [Video] iClarified 7:32 AM
"Apple's designer accuses copycats of theft" BBC 8:25 AM
"Second Apple Store in Turkey appears to be nearing completion" 9to5Mac 8:27 AM
"iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus to land at Boost Mobile Oct. 17" CNET 10:18 AM
"Apple Says 81M People Have 'Experienced' The Free U2 Album" Digital Trends 7:33 AM
"Is it the end of the line for the password?" BetaNews 7:27 AM
"Coming October 11: Gene Steinberg Josh Centers, from TidBITS, and Rob Pegoraro, from USA Today and Yahoo Tech, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5:06 PM
"New iPhones Drive Record Accessory Sales, According to NPD" NPD 11:12 AM
"iPhone 6 launch led to record accessory sales of $249 million in two weeks" AppleInsider 8:39 AM
"NPD: Accessory sales hit record levels in US following iPhone 6/6 Plus launch" 9to5Mac 11:13 AM
"GT seeks to close sapphire plant and sever ties with Apple: Company's inability to provide sapphire iPhone screens is reportedly the reason." Ars Technica 8:14 PM
"Sapphire supplier files for bankruptcy, points to 'oppressive and burdensome' conditions imposed by Apple" Gigaom 8:25 PM
"GTAT Blames 'Burdensome' Apple Terms in Sapphire Halt" Bloomberg 11:08 AM
"Apple Sapphire Supplier GT Seeks Court Permission to Close Plant" Re/code 7:10 AM
"The Daily Docket: Apple Supplier GT Advanced Plans to Wind Down Sapphire Business" WSJ Blogs 8:40 AM
"GT Advanced Technologies Wants to Close Apple Sapphire Glass Factory" The Mac Observer 10:17 AM
"Report: slow iOS 8 adoption due to storage requirement" TechnologyTell 8:37 AM
"iOS 8.1 Beta Hints at Resolution Upgrade for Next-Gen iPad" PadGadget 8:59 AM
"Smartphone camera shootout: iPhone 6 Plus takes on six top challengers (pictures)" ZDNet 2:49 PM
"The iPhone 6 Plus is great for gaming... if you have two hands free: Extra size makes one-handed gaming a hassle, improves most everything else." Ars Technica 2:52 PM
"Apple's iPhone 6 Plus: A Perfectly-Sized Portable Device" The Mac Observer 10:12 AM
"Blade Upgrade: 1TB Flash Storage for 2012/Early 2013 Retina MacBook Pro and 2012 iMacs" Bare Feats 3:13 PM
"Review: Belkin QODE Ultimate Pro keyboard for the iPad Air" ZDNet 2:50 PM
"Review: Tech 21 Classic Frame Case for the iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 8:24 AM
"Q Card Case for iPhone 6 Includes Slot for Cash, Credit Cards" The Mac Observer 1:29 PM
"Review: Polk Audio 4 Shot headset Review" Electronista 7:26 AM
"Eight' Wooden Acoustic Amplifier Looks Amazing, Sounds OK" The Mac Observer 6:45 PM
"From Apple to Android then Apple again: why I swapped the HTC One M8 for an iPhone 6/OPINION A look at iOS 8 versus Android KitKat" TechRadar UK 8:34 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"This iOS 8 app found a great new way to use the iPhone's fingerprint scanner" BGR 8:36 AM
"Goji is an emoji keyboard that recommends great food and drinks" The Verge 10:49 AM
"Swarm's Notification Center update makes it slightly more useful" Macworld 7:11 AM
"Review: Terra Battle for iOS and Android" TechnologyTell 8:37 AM
"Describe Five: A party that's fun while it lasts" TUAW 8:36 AM
"'Pumped BMX 2' Review - I Want To Ride This Bicycle" Touch Arcade 11:09 AM
"'Galaxy Trucker' for iPad Review - Space Race Board Game Arrives on the App Store" Touch Arcade 8:36 AM
"'Inferno 2' Review - Great Balls of Fire" Touch Arcade 10:50 AM
"'Spirits of Spring' Review - A Powerful, Cathartic Experience" Touch Arcade 9:32 AM
"'The Sagas Of Fire*Wolf' Review - Don't Ask Him About The Asterisk" Touch Arcade 8:36 AM
"Zombie Highway 2 Review: Get ready to hit the hazardous highway again in this upgraded, but just as addictive, apocalyptic sequel." 148Apps 8:34 AM
"Skullduggery! Review: Though players may find themselves stuck on a frustrating sequence or two, Skullduggery is a unique and charming physics/action game." 148Apps 9:32 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Speed Up iOS 8 On Your iPhone Or iPad" Redmond Pie 9:24 PM
"Record Incredible Time-Lapse Video with the iPhone Camera" OS X Daily 1:41 PM
"How to quickly share your location in iMessage for iOS 8" iMore 10:49 AM
"How (and why) to use app-specific passwords with iCloud" Computerworld 7:15 AM
"Microsoft CEO says he was 'completely wrong' on women's pay: Satya Nadella does an about-face after suggesting women in tech shouldn't ask for raises but instead should have faith that the system will take care of them." CNET 4:04 PM
"After gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gender pay gap, male culture" Reuters 4:03 PM
"Nadella Apologizes For Gender Pay Gaffe: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella draws quick criticism for his response to a question about pay gaps between male and female employees." InformationWeek 4:04 PM
"Satya Nadella's Advice on Raises Stirs Wider Discussion Among Women" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:24 PM
"Clamor continues over Microsoft CEO's women's pay comments" USA Today 12:28 PM
"'Bad karma' for a raise? How to fix the women in tech problem" CNBC 12:27 PM
"Microsoft's Nadella, The Tech Gender Gap and Steve Shirley" Forbes 10:38 AM
"Microsoft boss apologises after saying women shouldn't ask for pay rise but have 'faith in system'" Mirror Online UK 10:33 AM
"Nadella's rapid apology limits fallout from sexist gaffe" Yahoo Finance 10:26 AM
"Video - What Microsoft CEO's comments say about tech world: Columnist" CNBC 10:46 AM
"Microsoft CEO apologizes for comments about women and raises" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 10:24 AM
"Microsoft's Nadella backtracks after comments on women pay lead to protests" CITEworld 8:47 AM
"Windows 10 Technical Preview deep-dive: A promise of better things to come/So far, Microsoft's next-gen operating system is looking good." Computerworld 8:39 AM
"Salvation or shell game? It's anyone's guess with Windows 10" InfoWorld 8:30 AM
"Microsoft's Nadella does about-face on women and raises" USA Today 7:47 AM
"Microsoft's Nadella under fire for women pay comments" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:48 AM
"Microsoft CEO Apologizes for Saying Women Don't Need To Ask for Raise" TheStreet 7:48 AM
"Satya Nadella's bad karma over remarks on women's pay" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
"Why HP wants the split to increase its agility in the IT space" Market Realist 7:49 AM
"Why the Intel Core M Broadwell processor is going to be a big deal for laptops" WP Central 10:42 AM
"Intel 'underestimates error bounds by 1.3 QUINTILLION'" The Register 10:42 AM
"Intel Outs BIOS Version 0327 for Its DH87RL Desktop Board – Download Now" Softpedia 10:42 AM
"Video - Cramer's Stop Trading: Buy Intel, not AMD/CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why he is watching Advanced Micro." CNBC 10:27 AM
"GE, forges Internet of things alliances with Verizon, Cisco, Intel" ZDNet 10:43 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Falls: Stock Goes Down 10.1%" Zacks 7:51 AM
"Oracle: The latest target of shareholder ire - Fortune" Fortune 12:29 PM
"Opinion: Oracle CEO keeps cloud effort grounded" MarketWatch 7:52 AM
"SAP and Birst team up to deliver cloud analytics for the enterprise" BetaNews 11:08 AM
"Azure CTO: Why Microsoft is digging Docker and the container revolution/Summary: Recently appointed Azure CTO Mark Russinovich spells out Microsoft's espousal of the container cause on its cloud computing platform and his reservations about Docker security." ZDNet 11:07 AM
"Druva Phoenix: Not your usual cloud backup services" ZDNet 8:15 AM
"Microchip Falls on China Demand; Chip Stocks Tumble" Bloomberg 4:04 PM
"Stock Market Today: Stocks End With a Third Week of Losses" TheStreet 4:07 PM
"Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq Suffer Worst Weekly Loss Since May 2012" Nasdaq 4:07 PM
"US stocks open slightly lower after a big gain" Associated Press 12:13 PM
"Stocks decline again, closing out a turbulent week; S&P 500 had worst week since May 2012" Associated Press 4:07 PM
"U.S. Stocks End Lower; Nasdaq Sinks: Technology Sector Sees Sharp Declines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares drop on oil price decline, growth concerns/Stocks markets in Asia fell on Friday, with Australia and Hong Kong both losing around 2% as oil prices dropped and concerns grew about the pace of global growth." MarketWatch 10:08 AM
"Stoxx 600 eyes worst week in two years amid Germany-led selloff: Europe's benchmark stock index headed for its biggest weekly slide in more than two years on Friday, after a week marred by concerns about the health of Germany's economy and broader weakness in the eurozone." MarketWatch 7:34 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:44 PM
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