"iPhone 6 Off to Strong Start, iPad Sales Hit 'Speed Bump'" PC Magazine 8:03 AM
"Tim Cook, in his own words, on why the iPad has a bright future" Quartz 8:18 AM
"Tim Cook not worried about China slowdown, says Apple is 'investing like crazy'" VentureBeat 8:16 AM
"Apple Q4 2014 Review: Let The Good Times Roll" Seeking Alpha 8:02 AM
"What Apple isn't telling us anymore: Apple says it won't break out retail store and iPod sales anymore. And forget about detailed Stats on the Apple Watch, due next year." CNET 8:12 AM
"Apple's iCloud Service Is Under Attack in Mainland China: Activists and Security Experts Warn That Passwords And Personal Data Are at Risk" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:16 AM
"Apple says Yosemite's Spotlight Suggestions don't violate your privacy" Macworld 11:22 AM
"Apple's Yosemite Spotlight Snoops on Your Location" Apple Gazette 8:45 AM
"Apple Posts How-To For OS X Recovery" MacPrices 11:06 AM
"Apple responds to iCloud network attacks with guide on verifying browser security" 9to5Mac 3:15 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite experiences and questions include user interface issues; compatibility (e.g. IPSecuritas, BIAS Peak, Steermouse, SonicWALL, Handbrake); Apple Mail issues; Apple IDs in install packages; duplicated network names; firmware changes; display oddities; performance experiences and more." MacInTouch 8:57 AM
"Mavericks - download issues in wake of Yosemite debut; odd Safari problem" MacInTouch 8:57 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Bottom line: Should you upgrade to OS X Yosemite?" Macworld 8:36 AM
"10 OS X Finder tips that still work with Yosemite" Amsys 7:57 AM
"Prevent the WindowServer process from dragging Yosemite down" MacIssues 8:38 AM
"System Preferences in OS X 10.10, Yosemite: Desktop & Screensaver" eXtensions 8:11 AM
"How to enable Dark Mode in OS X Yosemite" iDownload Blog 9:45 AM
"How to Show the Full Website URL in Safari for OS X Yosemite" OS X Daily 8:19 AM
"The Inner Space Alien App: Where Did All The Storage Space On Your Mac Go?" Mac 360 7:56 AM
"Free: Meters For Your Mac's Menubar" Mac 360 7:56 AM
"A Few Words About Mac Text Editors And CSS" McSolo 7:56 AM
"Time Your Tasks For Free On A Mac" Mac 360 7:56 AM
Op/Ed
"When's the next version of Office for Mac coming out? v2" OfficeforMacHelp 8:39 PM
"Beautiful translucency in Yosemite" Watching Apple 8:22 PM
"Don't Upgrade to Yosemite or iOS 8.1 Before You Read This Column" The Mac Observer 3:11 PM
"Yosemite's Continuity features: Handoff and the price of progress" iMore 8:41 AM
Press Releases
"F.lux for Mac Adds Yosemite Support" Lifehacker 3:23 PM
"Civilization: Beyond Earth coming to Mac, Linux this holiday season" Macworld 3:15 PM
"Prosoft Releases Data Rescue 4.1, the Best Mac Data Recovery Software" Prosoft Engineering 3:12 PM
"Continuity Keypad helps you make calls from your Mac" iMore 11:23 AM
"Infuse 3 Released with DTS-HD Audio, mophie Space Integration, and New Streaming Options" FireCore 10:54 AM
"Autodesk's new AutoCAD for Mac 2015 product line is Yosemite-ready but users of AutoCAD for Mac 2014 and 2013 need to hold off until notification of a patch" Architosh 8:38 AM
"Realmac debuts RapidWeaver 6 with all-new design and features, drops Mac App Store version for now" 9to5Mac 8:03 AM
"Apple Watch most exciting wearable on the horizon, consumers say: A new report pegs Apple gadget as the most exciting upcoming entrant in the wearable tech race. But getting consumers to purchase and continue wearing these gadgets will prove pivotal." CNET 8:12 AM
"Apple watchers to be denied watch sales figures" Financial Times 9:39 AM
"Apple Pay Loyalty Program Due to Start Within the Year" Bank Innovation 4:15 PM
"Apple Pay starts — slowly: Our struggle to find users at Whole Foods" MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Apple Pay already works abroad on supported NFC terminals w/ US-based cards" 9to5Mac 9:45 AM
"Continuity, cannibals, and Apple Pay: 6 key takeaways from Apple's Q4 earnings" Macworld 8:36 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook on iPhone's wins, iPad's woes: On a call with analysts, Apple CEO explains why the company's smartphone is doing well but its tablet isn't." CNET 3:16 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook writes to employees after Q4 2014 earnings call" BetaNews 8:35 AM
"Apple reveals 20 acquisitions during 2014" V3 8:16 AM
"Apple clarifies Spotlight Suggestions data collection practices: Responding to user privacy concerns, Apple issues a statement describing the restrictions it places on the collection of customer data." CNET 8:12 AM
"T-Mobile's iPad Air 2 & iPad mini 3 pre-orders open tomorrow starting at $0 down" 9to5Mac 11:22 AM
"Apple launches new service allowing local businesses to get listed on Apple Maps, solicits indoor mapping partners" 9to5Mac 8:28 PM
"Woman's dream job at Apple factory lasts one day" The Arizona Republic 10:53 AM
"Apple wants your Mac laptop to be able to operate in 'e-reader mode'" AppleDailyReport 8:10 AM
"Apple wants you to be able to take Video 'selfies' with your iDevice" Apple Daily Report 8:10 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"The new system 7.0.1 Apple TV has apparently resolved the Internet radio streaming problem whereby playback would stop every ten-twelve minutes with an error message. SOMA-FM has played continuously for the past 45 minutes under the update" MacInTouch 8:59 AM
"iMac Retina - Thunderbolt experiences and comments" MacInTouch 8:58 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"ReRave For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:59 AM
"PhotosPro For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:59 AM
"Sketchworthy -Notes, Sketches, And Ideas For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:59 AM
"iPad Air 2 Review: The Best Tablet Needs to Work Harder/It Has a Quality Screen and Build but It Needs to Go Beyond One-App-at-a-Time Functionality" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:36 PM
"Apple iPad Air 2 review: Magical, not revolutionary" The Verge 8:36 PM
"Apple iPad Air 2: Thin, Beautiful and Powerful" Mashable 8:36 PM
"iPad Air 2 Review: The Best Tablet Available, Now More Portable And Powerful" TechCrunch 8:26 PM
"The iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 review" Engadget 8:39 PM
"iPad Mini 3 Review: Apple's Small Tablet Stays Mostly The Same" TechCrunch 8:26 PM
"Apple iPad mini 3 review: How much is Touch ID worth?" The Verge 8:43 PM
"Retina iMac Review: The Screen That Makes Desktops Relevant Again/Maximum Pixels in Apple's 5K Display for the Most Demanding Photo or Video Jobs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:02 PM
"Prelim Performance Analysis: new iMac with Retina 5K display" Bare Feats 9:53 AM
"Apple's new A8X powered iPad Air 2 smokes new Android tablets, including Nvidia's Tegra K1 Shield Tablet [u] AppleInsider 8:27 PM
"iPad Air 2 Up to 55% Faster Than iPhone 6, Up to 68% Faster Than iPad Air" MacRumors 8:21 PM
"Early iPad Air 2 benchmark suggests tri-core CPU, 2GB of RAM" Ars Technica 8:41 PM
"Apple's iPad Air 2 Features Triple-core A8X Processor, 2GB of RAM" DailyTech 8:40 PM
"Inside Microsoft CEO Nadella's $84.3 million compensation package/Summary: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's total compensation package worth $84.3 million, according to Microsoft's latest proxy statement. Here's the breakdown of what's included." ZDNet 9:21 AM
"Microsoft's Satya Nadella Will Rake In An $84.3 Million Dollar Paycheck According To SEC Filing" HotHardware 8:22 PM
"More lawsuits over 'no poach' deals get filed against Oracle, Microsoft" Ars Technica 3:22 PM
"Ballmer implies he and Bill Gates aren't BFFs: Appearing on CBS News, the former Microsoft CEO also says that Microsoft didn't fail at mobile, but merely got the formula wrong." CNET 12:53 PM
"In interview, Steve Ballmer won't say if he's on good terms with Bill Gates" GeekWire 8:38 PM
"How is Microsoft Azure doing? Some Stats from Satya Nadella and Scott Guthrie" Tim Anderson's ITWriting 10:05 AM
"Why applications are still Microsoft's biggest asset in the cloud" Gigaom 10:06 AM
"Microsoft 'loves Linux' as it makes Azure bigger, better" Ars Technica 6:51 AM
"Microsoft Expands Its Hyperscale Cloud Footprint" eWeek 6:56 AM
"Microsoft teams with Dell to bring 'cloud in a box' to Azure users: Cloud Platform System allows companies to run their own on-premises data centre" The Inquirer 7:05 AM
"Microsoft, Dell team up for all-in-one stack-and-rack system" InfoWorld 7:36 AM
"Microsoft and Dell's cloud in a box: Instant Azure for the data centre/A less painful way to run Microsoft's private cloud" The Register 10:17 AM
"Navy Will Get Its Microsoft Cloud Email From Dell In $2.1M Deal" Nextgov 7:37 AM
"For Microsoft, Cloud Business Looks More Promising Than Mobile" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:35 AM
"Microsoft uses Azure to help fight Ebola" Neowin 7:09 AM
"Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Loves What Steve Ballmer Once Despised" Wired 7:15 AM
"Microsoft Lumia will replace the Nokia brand: An obvious choice" The Verge 7:17 AM
"Microsoft Drops Nokia Name, Sticks With 'Lumia' For Windows Phones" TechCrunch 7:17 AM
"Microsoft Drops Nokia Brand, Replaces It with 'Microsoft Lumia'" Softpedia 7:40 AM
"Microsoft is killing the Nokia Lumia brand, will now use Microsoft Lumia instead" WinBeta 7:40 AM
"U.S. Stocks End Sharply Higher: Apple Gains, Boosting S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:25 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan's Nikkei surges 4% as Asian markets rebound/Stocks in Tokyo staged their biggest rally in 16 months on Monday as investors bargain-hunted despite lingering concerns about global growth that sparked volatility in markets last week." MarketWatch 7:44 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks gain on ECB talk, earnings/Stock markets climbed across Europe on Tuesday following a report that the European Central Bank is considering buying corporate bonds to further stimulate the eurozone's ailing economy." MarketWatch 7:44 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:45 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:45 PM
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