"What the Apple Watch means for advertising" ["If done properly, the watch could provide rich marketing opportunities. If done incorrectly, ads on the small screen could easily cross a boundary between being helpful and being intrusive and annoying."] VentureBeat 8:16 AM
"Apple Pay is a win for (smart) retailers: When executives at the chain restaurant Panera Bread started having secret talks with Apple in June, they immediately knew Apple Pay was a safe bet." CNNMoney 8:14 AM
"Update: Apple Gets A Gift From Lawyers, Competitors Face Potential Lawsuit/CVS Health and Rite Aid Corporation are under investigation by the law offices of Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe." Seeking Alpha 8:57 AM
"Apple and IBM partnership: Apple and IBM update plan to form alliance and take over your office. iPhone and iPads will be loaded with IBM's data and analytic capabilities." CNBC Video 9:01 AM
"SEC Probing Trading Activity at Apple Supplier GT Advanced: Regulator Seeking Documents Related to Sapphire Business and Securities Trading" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:19 PM
"Bono drops more clues about U2's music partnership with Apple: 'They let us into the labs'" VentureBeat 2:39 PM
"FAQ on how to detect and remove WireLurker from OS X and iOS" MacIssues 2:40 PM
"Yosemite discussion includes tips about Safari search, VPN, memory leaks, Dropbox, and file compatibility glitches, plus notes about printers and scanners; software updates and compatibility issues; duplicated computer names, and more." MacInTouch 1:11 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: Adobe Premiere Elements 13 turns your home videos into something worth watching" Macworld 2:15 PM
"First look: Pixelmator 3.3 with support for 5K iMac, Handoff, Repair extension, more" AppleInsider 8:04 AM
"BBEdit 11: some things change, some don't" IT.Enquirer 7:53 AM
"The Power of Metadata Views in Final Cut Pro X by Philip Hodgetts" fcp.co 8:11 AM
"How to get the best video transcoding results on your Mac" iMore 9:33 PM
"System Preferences in OS X 10.10, Yosemite: Sound" eXtensions 8:01 AM
"Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's School for Innovation: the duo is launching a new academy at the University of Southern California with the goal of inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:05 AM
"Apple rules among OEMs, but Android takes OS crown: comScore" ZDNet 8:16 PM
"iPad still dominates traffic among tablets, with 80 percent share: In North America, the iPad's share of Web traffic is down slightly from a year ago September but up from July, new figures show." CNET 1:06 PM
"Android ups its lead over iOS: Google's mobile operating system is still the dominant smartphone platform in the US, with a 52 percent share of the market, says research firm ComScore." CNET 1:07 PM
"Apple Store, Lille, opening this month as expected – on Sat 15th Nov" 9to5Mac 8:05 AM
"Apple to open 18th retail store in France, located in Lille, on Nov. 15" AppAdvice 8:05 AM
"iPhone 6 Users Switch Over to Enhanced 4G Voice Calls As Apple Device Triggers Consumer Uptake Of VoLTE" MacPrices 7:55 AM
"Apple Pay dominates discussion at Money20/20 mobile payments industry conference" AppleInsider 10:26 AM
"Russia Will Ban The iPhone in 2015, Blames iCloud" Digital Trends 8:15 AM
"Chinese court dismisses data security lawsuit against Apple" AppleDailyReport 8:26 AM
"Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs: You Could Do Ten Movies" Bloomberg TV 8:39 AM
"Aaron Sorkin Discusses Steve Jobs Movies and the Pressures of Writing" MacRumors 10:07 AM
"Spotify is earning some artists more than iTunes in Europe" CNET 8:32 AM
"Apple strap-on wristjob: You won't be able to spend more than $5,000!" The Register 8:24 AM
"CNN anchor denies using a Microsoft Surface as an iPad stand" Cult of Mac 8:34 AM
Non-Apple News
"Amazon Echo: The Personal Digital Assistant Comes Home" Tapscape 1:33 PM
"Family Plan Face-Off: What's the Best Deal?" LAPTOP Magazine 12:13 PM
"Five questions for the athletes making wearables you won't take off" Engadget 8:54 AM
"Dell takes on Apple's iMac with the 'world's first' 5K monitor" The Inquirer 8:14 AM
"iPhone 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Notes: Phablet shootout redux/Now that the Note 4 is out, it's time to revisit our multi-part phablet shootout to see how the new Note compares to Apple's biggest phone ever." CNET 3:50 PM
"Review: The Veil from Caudabe is a case that will keep your iPhone 6/Plus thin and protected (Video)" 9to5Mac 1:07 PM
"iPhone 6 case review: Nodus Access leather folio" TechnologyTell 8:54 AM
"Review: Lumsing 4000 mAh Ultrathin Portable Power Bank" Run Around Tech 8:32 AM
"You'll definitely want to take this iPhone 6 case for a Spinn" Apple Daily Report 8:26 AM
"Hands-on with the new, free-to-use Office for iPhone apps" Ars Technica 7:12 PM
"Review: Microsoft Office, Now Free on Mobile, Is Still Out of Sync Online/New Office Apps on iOS and Android Feel Stuck in the PC Era" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:19 PM
"Forgot your hotel room key? Use your iPhone instead" Macworld 8:04 AM
"Spring will change the way you shop on your iPhone" Macworld 8:04 AM
"Google Maps App Now with Open Table and Uber support" Best App Site 12:48 PM
"NetBase Social Media Study Shows Apple a Leader in the Global Luxury Brand Conversation" Business Wire 8:17 PM
"CBS Launches News Channel on Apple TV, Keeps Quiet about It" The Mac Observer 5:09 PM
"Twelve South Announces SurfacePad Leather Wallet for iPhone 6/Plus" The Mac Observer 3:38 PM
"Philips Hue companion app adds an iOS 8 Notification Center widget" AppAdvice 3:19 PM
"Google Maps Material Design update now available on iOS App Store" BGR 2:16 PM
"Apple releases performance improvement updates for Beats Music, iTunes Connect, iWork for iOS, more" 9to5Mac 2:16 PM
"Google Drive gains Touch ID, iPhone 6/6 Plus support, Storage extension and more" iDownload Blog 2:40 PM
"Google Drive for iOS adds Touch ID unlocking, video saving, iPhone 6/Plus support, more" 9to5Mac 1:45 PM
"iLounge announces its Best of the Year Awards for 2014" iLounge 1:44 PM
"Vainglory will finally roll out for the iPhone and iPad starting next week" iMore 1:44 PM
"Vainglory Launches On iPhone And iPad Later This Month" TechCrunch 1:06 PM
"Weather app Seasonality Go updated with universal support for the iPhone and more" AppAdvice 1:06 PM
"OWC Announces 1.0TB (960GB) Aura SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air 2010, 2011, & 2012 Models - Now Up to 5.1x Faster & Up to 16x Capacity vs. Stock Configurations" Other World Computing 10:22 AM
"Frostbite team shows off Battlefield 4 iOS tech demo made possible thanks to Metal" 9to5Mac 10:07 AM
"Racially Diverse Emoji Are Finally Coming to Your iPhone" Time 10:07 AM
"Runtastic's new iPhone app improves your sleep habits" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"Word, Excel and PowerPoint hit iPhone: Dropbox support, new features, basic editing now free" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
"Microsoft Launches New Office Apps for iPhone, Makes Creating and Basic Editing Free on iOS" MacRumors 8:23 AM
"Microsoft Office for iOS goes free and full-featured on your iPhone" PCWorld 8:22 AM
"The new Office for iPhone is everything it should have been on day one" Engadget 8:22 AM
"Official Swype Keyboard For iPhone, iPad Goes Free For Limited Time, Grab It Right Here [Download Link] Redmond Pie 8:16 AM
"Jailbreak iOS 8 And iOS 8.1 With Pangu On iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5s, iPad, More [Updated] Redmond Pie 8:16 AM
"Opera Mini for iOS gets video compression" TechnologyTell 1:08 PM
"Opera Mini 9 for iOS promises to kill the video buffering wheel" The Inquirer 8:14 AM
"Official Swype Keyboard For iPhone, iPad Goes Free For Limited Time, Grab It Right Here [Download Link] Redmond Pie 8:10 AM
"Pangu 1.2.1 Jailbreak Tool Released, Here's What Is New" Redmond Pie 8:10 AM
"Magic 2015 for iPad updated with new Garruk's Revenge expansion" AppAdvice 8:05 AM
"Slated iOS 8 Keyboard Translates Your Text Messages To Other Languages In Real Time" TechCrunch 8:03 AM
"Pair The Objects for iOS released - Can you match all the Objects?" prMac 8:01 AM
"SavouryPot released for iOS - Recipe Manager and Personal Cookbook" prMac 8:01 AM
"Music Study Bundle for iOS Released" prMac 8:00 AM
"Pegasus: Addictive Game With Funky Graphics and 80s Style Soundtrack" prMac 8:00 AM
"Dubify creates hilarious dubstep synced videos in a single tap on iPhone" prMac 8:00 AM
"Simplex Solutions Inc. Brings Secure Web Surfing via Private Browser" prMac 8:00 AM
"Week numbers, moon phases and more at a glance with Today++ for iOS 8" prMac 8:00 AM
"Main Idea App Makes Learning Fun for Children Who Find Reading Difficult" prMac 7:59 AM
"Gobble The Brains Before the Spiked Stompers Fall in Zombie Stompers 1.0" prMac 7:59 AM
"Convert Documents of any Type to PDF with Ultimate Converter by Nektony" prMac 7:59 AM
"Microsoft named world's second most valuable brand" Neowin 6:43 AM
"Microsoft beefs up Office on iPhone with standalone apps: The company is also letting non-Office 365 subscribers do more with the Office apps on iOS and Android devices" Computerworld New Zealand 9:06 AM
"Microsoft refreshes Office for iPad, iPhone; more features now free for consumers/Summary: Microsoft is making available new versions of its Office apps for iPads and iPhones, and is making more of the core Office functionality available for free to consumers." ZDNet 9:10 AM
"Microsoft kicks off its Office for Android tablets preview/Summary: Microsoft is opening up its preview program for Office for Android and plans to deliver the final version of the suite in early 2015." ZDNet 9:10 AM
"Microsoft makes Office iPad editing free, unveils Android tablet apps" Seeking Alpha 9:27 AM
"Dell rivals HP Sprout with Smart Desk concept to deliver 'workspace of the future': Features multi-touch LCD screen with horizontal digital work surfaces" The Inquirer 6:36 AM
"Dell Shows Off 'Smart Desk' for Artists, Architects" eWeek 10:40 AM
"Dell takes on Apple's iMac with the 'world's first' 5K monitor: But takes the edge as it can be used with any existing device" The Inquirer 6:36 AM
"Dell Cloud Marketplace simplifies selection and purchasing" BetaNews 10:32 AM
"Dell Looks to Become a Cloud Brokerage" eWeek 6:36 AM
"Dell gives Venue 11 Pro an Intel Core M makeover, pricing to start at $799" Gadgetell 11:53 AM
"Dell unveils Intel Core M powered Venue 11 Pro to rival Surface Pro 3" V3 7:07 AM
"Dell unveils DCS XA90 storage server that holds 720TB of data in one chassis: Also reveals PowerEdge FX architecture as 'next-generation convergence'" The Inquirer 8:45 AM
"HP gives StoreServ a speed boost with flashy cachey spit'n'polish: Hybrid flash/disk StoreServs get dedupe" The Register 9:44 AM
"IBM to set up cloud datacentre in South Korea by 2015/Summary: Big Blue is planning to set up its own cloud datacentre in South Korea next year to expand in the local market, reports ZDNet Korea's Cho Mu-hyun." ZDNet 6:42 AM
"Inside the Apple-IBM deal: How will it work, and what to expect/Summary: The Apple-IBM deal set aside decades of rivalry to forge a new path into tapping the enterprise market. But some key industries will miss out. Here's why." ZDNet 12:22 PM
"Intel Core M platform to account for below 10% of notebook shipments in 2015, say sources" DigiTimes 7:07 AM
"In 2015, Intel Will Replace Passwords with Your Face [WSJ] Softpedia 7:07 AM
"Intel Capital invests $62m in 16 new companies with focus on cloud, mobile, IoT and analytics" Computing 7:06 AM
"Intel: 'Taping a cellphone to your wrist is not what I'd call a wearable'" The Guardian 7:06 AM
"Intel funds 13-year-old American boy's budget Braille printer" ITProPortal 7:07 AM
"AMD giving free copy of Civilization: Beyond Earth with high-end GPU purchase" TechSpot 7:05 AM
"Lenovo's Slowdown Spells Trouble" 24/7 Wall St. 7:16 AM
"Lenovo Q2 Profit Climbs, but Revenue Disappoints" Re/code 6:47 AM
"Lenovo Group Quarterly Profit Rises 19%, Revenue Up 7%: Revenue Drop in China, Lenovo's Biggest Market, Offset By Growth in Europe" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:53 AM
"Lenovo sees 2Q profit climb to $262M, ships 35.6M devices/Summary: Chinese hardware maker clocks a 19 percent increase in profit on revenues totaling US$10.5 billion in the second quarter, shipping a 'record' 35.6 million devices. But sales from its mobile division drop 6 percent." ZDNet 6:59 AM
"Lenovo Second-Quarter Profit Climbs, but Shares Dip" Reuters [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:50 AM
"Lenovo is the new king of the PC and tablet hill" Engadget 11:53 AM
"Acer Reports Narrow Third-Quarter Profit on Cost Cuts: Revenue Continues to Fall Amid Global PC Slump" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:50 AM
"With China saturated, Lenovo focuses on foreign markets for smartphone growth: Lenovo bought Motorola Mobility to help it expand internationally" Computerworld New Zealand 6:27 AM
"Another player jumps into the networking/SDN chip market" Semi Accurate 6:47 AM
"When it's time for US to be No. 2 in tech/Summary: Is it time for the U.S. to relinquish its leadership position in the tech industry and hand over the baton to rising star China, or even India? Perhaps, but questions about innovation and market environment will first need to be addressed." ZDNet 6:41 AM
"Internet is becoming a 'dark and ungoverned space', says Met chief: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe calls on technology companies to help protect the public against murderers and terrorists" Telegraph 1:05 PM
"Apple's iTunes Boss Sells $28M in Stock: Eddy Cue, who also oversees the App Store and Siri, sold about 262,000 shares in late October." Barron's 1:44 PM
"Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Close At Record Levels" Nasdaq 4:28 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 edge further into record territory" Associated Press 4:28 PM
"Positive Economic Sentiment Keeps Stocks at Record Levels" FOXBusiness 4:28 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise; Dow, S&P 500 Hit Records: Private-Sector Payrolls Increase by 230,000 in October" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:28 PM
"Asia Markets: Tokyo stocks fall as dollar moves prompt profit-taking/Stocks in Tokyo fell Thursday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as a volatile dollar had investors taking profits in exporters and other yen-sensitive shares." MarketWatch 7:20 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks stay lower ahead of Draghi talk/European stock markets retreated on Thursday after more disappointing German data fueled concerns about the region's growth prospects and the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged." MarketWatch 7:21 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:16 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:15 PM
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