"Apple Introduces iPad Air 2—The Thinnest, Most Powerful iPad Ever: iPad Air 2 & iPad mini 3 Now Featuring Touch ID & Support for Apple Pay Within Apps" Apple 1:31 PM
"Apple Pay Set to Transform Mobile Payments Starting October 20: New Service Offers Easy, Secure & Private Way to Pay" Apple 1:31 PM
"OS X Yosemite Available Today as a Free Upgrade: Introduces New Design & Amazing Continuity Features" Apple 1:31 PM
"Apple Introduces 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display" Apple 1:31 PM
"Apple Pay To Be Available to Chase Customers and Merchants: Offering an Easy, Secure and Private Way to Make and Accept Payments" Business Wire 4:07 PM
Apple News
"Apple's iPad Problem: Does Anyone Really Need an Expensive Tablet?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:28 AM
"This Emperor Needs New Clothes: For Tim Cook of Apple, The Fashion of No Fashion" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:16 AM
"Apple opens bridges between OSes with launch of Yosemite, iOS 8.1: Apple desktop and laptop computers will play better with iPads and iPhones via new Continuity integration features on iOS 8.1 and MacOS X Yosemite, available free, starting Monday for iOS 8.1 and today for Yosemite." Macworld UK 8:01 PM
"Apple's OS X Yosemite now available for free download with Continuity features, iTunes 12, more" AppleInsider 6:19 PM
"Yosemite Now Available on Mac App Store" The Mac Observer 6:07 PM
"OS X Yosemite, iWork Available Today as Free Downloads" The Mac Observer 12:45 PM
"Apple OS X Yosemite available today as a free update" Neowin 2:26 PM
"OS X Yosemite Available Today (??), Free" FairerPlatform 3:27 PM
"Apple Schedules iTunes Connect Maintenance" FairerPlatform 11:23 AM
"Apple wants to be able to diagnose, fix Mac, iDevice problems from 'the cloud" Apple Daily Report 7:43 AM
"Tablet sales growth slows dramatically" Macworld UK 1:47 PM
"Apple Store goes down ahead of today's iPad and iMac press event" iMore 7:53 AM
"Apple Online Store down ahead of new iPads and Macs" 9to5Mac 7:13 AM
"Los Angeles Schools Head Expected To Resign Over Rollout Of Program To Give iPads To Students" Business Insider 9:01 AM
"Apple to disable another Health feature as UK and Australian users report blood glucose measurement issues" 9to5Mac 7:22 AM
"Panera Bread Set to Launch Apple Pay Oct 20" The Mac Observer 9:00 AM
"Apple copycats put off by its sapphire woes" Cult of Mac 12:19 PM
Live Coverage of Apple Event
"Apple iPad Air 2, Mini 3 and Mac event liveblog/livestream 'It's been way too long'" 9to5Mac 9:57 AM
"MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple's 'It's been way too long' special event" MacDailyNews 9:37 AM
"Live From Apple's iPad, Mac And OS X Event" TechCrunch 9:10 AM
"Live from Apple's 'It's been way too long iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 & Retina iMac event" AppleInsider 8:56 AM
"Liveblog: Get fixated on Apple's new iPads with Cult of Mac" Cult of Mac 8:56 AM
"How to watch today's Apple event: See Apple unveil iPad 6, iPad mini 3, new Macs in live video stream & blog/Find out how to watch Apple's live video stream of today's special event, and follow our live blog for the latest news and reactions." Macworld UK 7:37 AM
"Apple Providing Live Video of Today's iPad and Mac Event on Apple TV" MacRumors 7:32 AM
"'Apple Events' channel for Apple TV goes live ahead of iPad event" AppleInsider 7:26 AM
"Apple TV channel for live streaming today's iPad event now available" AppAdvice 7:24 AM
"Apple TV channel for today's iPad and iMac event live stream is now available" 9to5Mac 7:22 AM
"Apple's 16 October event live feed" Computerworld 6:59 AM
Non-Apple News
"GT Advanced to axe more than 700 jobs at Arizona sapphire plant" AppleInsider 9:08 PM
"CBS All Access offers on-demand & live streaming content for $5.99 per month" AppleInsider 11:52 AM
"Google Play widens download lead over App Store, but Apple still wins on revenue/Summary: Although Apple's App Store still dominates app store revenues, Google Play is closing slowly but surely catching up." ZDNet 7:54 AM
"AT&T swamped with refund demands over 'cramming' scam; FTC predicts record number of claims" Gigaom 7:51 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 276: So Long Macworld/iWorld and Apple's October 16th Media Event" The Mac Observer 7:33 PM
"New iMac Sports a Brilliant 5K Display and Supercharged Graphics" Wired 5:46 PM
"27-inch iMac With 5K Retina Display Announced: Here's Everything You Need To Know" Redmond Pie 2:20 PM
"Apple Updates 27-inch iMac With 5K Retina Display, Available Today" Re/code 2:20 PM
"iPad Air 2 announced with Touch ID fingerprint sensor and 'world's thinnest' body, available for $499 next week: Apple's flagship tablet gets a new display, a faster processor, and new camera tricks" The Verge 5:46 PM
"Apple iPad Air 2 is thinner and speedier than its predecessors: Apple took the wraps off its next-generation tablets at an event Thursday" IDG News Service 3:26 PM
"Apple Introduces Slimmer iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3" Re/code 2:21 PM
"iPad Air 2 Sports Faster Processor, Thinner Body, Touch ID" The Mac Observer 1:21 PM
"iPad Mini 3 arrives with Touch ID sensor and gold colour option" The Inquirer 3:27 PM
"2014 Mac mini with Thunderbolt 2 Upgrade Ships for $499" FairerPlatform 1:37 PM
"Apple removes Mac mini server from sale, drops 2 TB storage option with new models" 9to5Mac 8:54 PM
"Apple Introduces iMac with 5K Retina Display" The Mac Observer 1:39 PM
"iMac Retina 5K Ships Today, Mac mini Gets Fresh, too" Tapscape 1:56 PM
"Apple Built A SIM Card That Lets You Switch Between AT&T, Sprint, And T-Mobile" TechCrunch 5:46 PM
"Apple Quietly Releases 'Apple SIM' for iPad Air 2 Multiple Carriers" The Mac Observer 5:52 PM
"The new Apple SIM will allow cellular iPad Air 2 users to switch carriers with a few taps" AppAdvice 5:54 PM
"Apple's iOS ranks highest in overall satisfaction among tier 1 wireless carriers" Apple Daily Report 11:28 AM
"Apple expected to unveil new iPads today" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 9:01 AM
"iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and OS X Yosemite live blog" The Inquirer 12:17 PM
"New Retina iMac preview: a first look at what we can expect from the new 27in iMac for 2014" Macworld UK 8:01 AM
"Apple to Unveil New iPads, as Rivals Gain Ground" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:28 AM
"New York Times says the new iPads will support Apple Pay" BGR 11:53 AM
"New Mac Pro release date rumours: New Mac Pros to launch at 16 October press event? The new Mac Pro 2014 is expected to be revealed soon, following the launch of new Intel chips - the next generation of the ones in the current Mac Pro - on 9 September. Indeed, a few clues suggest that the new Mac Pro may make an appearance at the 16 October press event. We examine the rumours and expected release date and specs of the 2014 Mac Pro." Macworld UK 7:36 AM
"iMac with Retina 5K display: Hardware specs/Summary: A look at the tech specs of the new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, the machine that takes the crown as the ultimate iMac." ZDNet 8:10 PM
"Apple's iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3: Hardware specs/Summary: Taking a look at what makes the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 tick." ZDNet 8:11 PM
"How to enable Dark Mode on OS X 10.10 Yosemite: A new dark theme is present in the latest operating system for Macs, but the setting is a little hidden. Here's where you can find it." CNET 9:36 PM
Tips
"Yosemite Tip: Turn Off Transparency Effects" Macgasm 7:27 PM
"In A Memo To Employees, Microsoft CEO Apologizes Again, Suggests He Never Asked For A Raise In His Career" Business Insider 8:15 AM
"Nadella underlines diversity changes to be made at Microsoft in memo" ITProPortal 8:17 AM
"Microsoft adds Apache Storm analytics-processing support to Hadoop on Azure/Summary: Microsoft's HDInsight Hadoop-on-Azure service is getting Apache Storm real-time analytics support in preview form." ZDNet 7:17 AM
"Microsoft Seeks to Make Amends With Early Windows 10 Preview" eWeek 7:30 AM
"Microsoft Wins a Spot on the N.F.L. Sideline" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:19 AM
"Microsoft Brings Storm Stream Analysis To Hadoop: Microsoft Azure HD Insight adds Apache Storm real-time data processing capabilities. Machine Learning service gains free app templates." InformationWeek 2:10 PM
"Intel's Expanding Presence In Mobile And IoT To Help Drive Future Growth" Seeking Alpha 3:45 PM
"Intel releases INDE cross-everything dev tools" SemiAccurate 8:02 PM
"AMD announces layoffs and misses earnings targets in its first quarterly report with new CEO" VentureBeat 8:04 PM
"AMD Q3 misses expectations: New CEO orders restructuring, global job losses; outlook bleak" ZDNet 6:43 PM
"Chipmaker AMD will cut staff by 7 percent: AMD's layoff news comes just a week after Lisa Su took over as CEO" Computerworld New Zealand 9:16 PM
"Google unveils Intel-powered Nexus Player to rival Apple TV: First device to ship running Android TV software" The Inquirer 7:31 AM
"Google unveils Nexus 9 tablet, Nexus 6 phone and: surprise: an Android TV player: The products will serve as the showcase devices for the latest version of Android, Lollipop, until now nicknamed Android 'L.'" CNET 8:00 AM
"Goodbye, webOS: HP will discontinue services for the last remaining devices on January 15" VentureBeat 8:00 AM
"Oracle sued over employee no-poaching agreement with Google: The former Oracle employee charges the company with restraining competition" Computerworld New Zealand 7:30 AM
"Oracle Confirms India Head Has Quit, Denies Report It Was Over Bribery Allegations" International Business Times 8:17 AM
"Public cloud partnerships central to Dell services strategy/Summary: Dell plans to keep public cloud partnerships central to its efforts to bulk up its end-to-end services capability, according to Dell Australia and New Zealand managing director Angela Fox." ZDNet 8:00 AM
"IBM Earnings Preview: What We Are Watching" Forbes 8:19 AM
"How IBM's Watson could be good for your health" VentureBeat 8:14 AM
"Oracle sued over alleged employee no-poaching agreement with Google" Computerworld 8:14 AM
"Cisco job cuts 'the hardest decision' for Chambers/Summary: Cisco CEO and president John Chambers said the decision to cut 6,500 jobs was the toughest of his life, but it was necessary to ensure the future of the company." ZDNet 9:47 PM
"Lenovo to challenge Xiaomi on smartphones with new company in China: Lenovo's new company will sell mobile devices under a separate brand name" Computerworld New Zealand 7:30 AM
"Lenovo adds ThinkCentre M83 Tiny to business desktop lineup/Summary: In addition to its new micro-sized PC, the world's largest computer supplier has also boosted its ThinkCentre E63z all-in-one with an Intel Core i3 processor." ZDNet 7:32 AM
"Tech Stocks: Netflix losses stand out as techs swoon" MarketWatch 3:31 PM
"European markets take a beating" CNNMoney 8:23 AM
"Stock Market Today: Futures Sell Off Despite Drop in Jobless Claims" TheStreet 8:22 AM
"Wall Street Drops on Continued Global Concerns" FOXBusiness 9:31 AM
"U.S. Stocks End Mixed; Dow Drops: S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Eke Out Gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:31 PM
"Asia Markets: Japanese stocks drop 2%, fall victim to global volatility/Japan has emerged as the biggest victim in Asia of a sudden jump in global volatility, with the country's stocks plummeting, and investors rushing to the safety of bonds and the yen." MarketWatch 8:23 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks sell off, diving deeper into correction/European stocks sank Thursday, pushing the Stoxx Europe 600 further into correction and keeping up the recent frenzied selloff stoked by fears that global economic growth is stagnating." MarketWatch 8:23 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:40 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:56 PM
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