"What's Apple worth? Sky's the limit! Apple shares are hitting another record high. And it seems like there's nothing that can stop it — not even price targets." USA Today 1:09 PM
"Apple's Greg Joswiak on What Makes Apple Apple (Full Video)" Re/code 3:07 PM
"Tariff Deal Is Big Step for Trade, Tech Firms: Agreement Between U.S. and China Clears Hurdle to Removing Tech Tariffs Globally/Microsoft Corp. , Hewlett-Packard Co. and Apple Inc. are likely to be some of the big beneficiaries if a deal reached between China and the U.S. leads to slashed tariffs on a range of technology products around the world, including videogame consoles, advanced chips and prepaid cards." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:16 AM
"US-China trade deal set to reduce manufacturing costs for Apple, aims to cut prices for consumers" 9to5Mac 8:57 AM
"A new trade deal between the US and China could lead to lower priced iOS devices" AppAdvice 8:57 AM
"Alibaba positive on partnership with Apple Pay in China/Summary: The potential alignment between Alibaba's Alipay and Apple Pay would only concentrate on the Chinese market, according to a senior executive of Alibaba." ZDNet 9:27 PM
"Apple faces lawsuit over missing text messages: Apple is being taken to court by people who switched from iPhones to Android handsets and found that their text messages were disappearing because of a feature called iMessage" Telegraph 9:23 AM
"iMessage: Judge Orders Apple To Face Lawsuit Over Disappearing Text Messages" Digital Trends 8:24 AM
"Apple faces lawsuit over lost texts" [Video Report] CBS News 10:39 AM
"Apple faces lawsuit over iMessage glitch plaguing Android defectors" The Inquirer 8:49 AM
"Apple's iMessage workaround arrives too late to avoid a lawsuit" Macworld 12:45 PM
"iPhone switchers could sue Apple for disappearing iMessages" Cult of Mac 8:23 AM
"Apple to Fiat EU Tax Cases Should Be Finished Ahead of New Ones" Bloomberg 9:11 AM
"Researchers Shine Spotlight on OS X/iOS Masque Attack: The Masque Attack tricks victims into installing malicious apps from third-party app stores. Masque is especially dangerous in enterprises that have BYOD policies; IT cannot distinguish fake apps from original ones: both use the same bundle identifier. Further, attackers can use Masque Attacks to bypass the app sandbox and get root privileges by attacking known iOS vulnerabilities." TechNewsWorld 10:03 AM
"Downtown LA May Host Flagship Store" ifoAppleStore 8:06 AM
"Flagship Apple Store and office space rumored for Broadway Trade Center in downtown Los Angeles" 9to5Mac 8:14 AM
"Apple rumored to turn huge downtown LA building into flagship store, office space" AppleInsider 8:17 AM
"Flagship Apple Store Coming to Downtown LA" Tapscape 8:17 AM
"The last PC replacement cycle is about to start turning: When even senior sysadmins work on an iPhone connected to an Apple TV, the end is nigh" The Register 9:17 AM
"Sculley's Revenge: The $25 iPhone of the Future/A lot of people blame Apple's 1990s doldrums on former CEO John Sculley. But his new smartphone company will get the last laugh. Apple's only hope: Buy Sculley and bring him home." PC Magazine 8:49 AM
"Photographer Who Spent Three Years With Steve Jobs Explains How The Apple Founder Changed His Life" Business Insider 12:52 PM
"Staples rolls out Apple Pay support to 1,400 stores, mobile app" iMore 3:20 PM
"Forget iOS 8, a hacker gets Windows 98 running on iPhone 6 Plus" BetaNews 8:20 AM
"New AT&T ad shows how you can get the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for $0 down" iMore 8:44 AM
"Verizon, Amazon, Apple hand out tech freebies ahead of Black Friday" ZDNet 9:55 AM
Non-Apple News
"YouTube adds subscription service to music mix" Associated Press 8:29 PM
"Microsoft: Xbox One nearing ten million shipments worldwide/Recent drop to $349 has tripled weekly sales in the US, console maker says." Ars Technica 6:23 PM
"Busy Samsung stirs many pots, from smart home to VR to health tech" CNET 2:34 PM
"YouTube Unveils Music Streaming Service, Challenging Apple" Bloomberg 1:06 PM
"T-Mobile CEO John Legere unleashes 11-part 'Tweetstorm' regarding net neutrality" GeekWire 12:54 PM
"Americans Say They Want Privacy, but Act as if They Don't" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:39 AM
"Survey Finds Parents Mostly OK With Kids' Use of Tech" Forbes 8:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Ted Landau on Malware Concerns, Mac Maintenance and More on Yosemite" MacVoices 3:07 PM
"Order visibility highest for Apple, Lenovo notebook shipments for 2015, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 8:24 AM
"How smart is SMART now? Summary: Your disks and SSDs have a self-monitoring function called SMART. But how good is it? The fine folks at Backblaze are back with data on how well SMART works for them." ZDNet 9:56 AM
"Apple job listing hints at new Maps-related web experiences" 9to5Mac 2:34 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:21 AM
"Paper Titans For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:21 AM
"GramCam For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:21 AM
"Neato Adds Note Taking to iOS 8's Notification Center" TidBITS 9:23 AM
"Free: How To View All Your iCloud Drive Files And Folders On Your iPhone Or iPad" NoodleMac 8:06 AM
"A Mechanical Story review: get the gears spinning to solve these puzzles" iDownload Blog 8:44 AM
"LEGO Movie Videogame is fun if a little too familiar" Apple Daily Report 8:01 AM
"Timbo Snake 2 Is an App for the Kids of the 90s" Apple Gazette 8:21 AM
"'Candy Crush Soda Saga' Review - Poppin' Bottles in the Ice" Touch Arcade 3:53 PM
"Candy Crush Soda Saga Review: Candy Crush Soda Saga is the latest of King's match-3 games, and it's just as fun as the rest." 148Apps 1:12 PM
"Day of the Viking Review: It's a bit repetitive after a time, but Day of the Viking is fun in short doses." 148Apps 9:38 AM
"Ghostbusters Pinball Review: We ain't afraid of no ghosts! Too bad the Ghostbusters brand is merely haunting another classic table." 148Apps 8:22 AM
"Zombie Catchers Review: Zombie Catchers is tons of fun to play, though free-to-play timers put a bit of a damper on the game's pacing." 148Apps 12:54 PM
"World of Warriors Review: World of Warriors looks gorgeous and has a 'gotta catch em all' vibe to it, but its in-app purchases feel restrictive." 148Apps 10:38 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to disable WhatsApp read receipts" iDownload Blog 3:21 PM
"How to set up and use Find My iPhone" iMore 3:21 PM
"How to get your iPhone to work with your car stereo" Macworld UK 9:37 AM
"Microsoft Open Sources .NET, Saying It Will Run On Linux and Mac: Satya Nadella's rapid reinvention of Microsoft continues." Wired 9:39 AM
"Microsoft to open source more of .NET, and bring it to Linux, Mac OS X" ZDNet 9:55 AM
"Microsoft starts to open source .NET and take it cross-platform to Mac, Linux" VentureBeat 10:00 AM
"Microsoft open sources .NET, takes it to Linux and OS X" Ars Technica 10:04 AM
"Microsoft Takes .NET Open Source And Cross-Platform" TechCrunch 10:04 AM
"Microsoft fixes '19-year-old' bug with emergency patch" BBC 8:43 AM
"Microsoft fixes 19-year-old Windows bug" Reuters 9:06 AM
"Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 33 bugs affecting all versions of Windows" The Inquirer 8:49 AM
"Microsoft's silent, secret security updates" ZDNet 9:54 AM
"HP double taps into mobile payments; outlines biggest electronic payments hurdles" ZDNet 9:55 AM
"HP and Nokia join forces to build cloud-based networks for operators" IDG News Service 10:06 AM
"Q&A with Bob Mitchell: HP's Supply Chain Foreign Migrant Worker Standard" 3BL Media 10:07 AM
"IBM Watson Group invests in genomics start-up: Resize Text Print Article Comments" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:08 AM
"IBM's Watson Group invests in Pathway Genomics, eyes consumer wellness app" ZDNet 10:08 AM
"IBM Watson invests in personal health company" Gigaom 3:11 PM
"How IBM and Watson Plan to Use Your Genetic Code to Help You Live Longer" TheStreet 10:08 AM
"IBM's Cloud-Based Future Rides on Newcomer Crosby" Bloomberg 9:10 AM
"IBM Watson Powers Mobile App That Gives You Diet Advice" Wired 10:40 AM
"Form 8-K for International Business Machines Corp" EDGAR Online 9:09 AM
"Dell World 2014 introduced me to a whole new Dell" ZDNet 9:55 AM
"Cisco Reports First Quarter Earnings: Return to Growth, Strongest Q1 Revenue in History" Marketwired 3:22 PM
"Cisco Systems Reports Slight Sales Growth: Tech Giant Continues to Try to Expand Beyond Core Networking Business" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:52 PM
"Cisco earnings: 54 cents ex-items vs. estimates of 52 cents a share" CNBC 3:22 PM
"Cisco revenue rises 1.3 percent: Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc reported a marginal 1.3 percent rise in first-quarter revenue, helped by higher orders for its new routers and switches." Reuters 3:51 PM
"Cisco Beats On Revenue And Profits, CFO Steps Down" Business Insider 3:51 PM
"Is Cisco Back To Beating Earnings Regularly Again? (Update For Guidance)" 24/7 Wall St. 3:52 PM
"Cisco First Quarter Beats Expectations, Q2 Outlook Misses" Re/code 5:05 PM
"Cisco Systems Earnings Preview - The Balancing Act Continues" Forbes 8:59 AM
"Obama Net-Neutrality Stance May Spur Fight With GOP: His Call Has Hardened Lines on Web-Traffic Regulation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:01 AM
"Exclusive: Some unhappy Yahoo investors asking AOL for rescue" Reuters 8:53 AM
"Shareholders want Yahoo to merge with AOL as Mayer picks up BrightRoll for $640m" The Inquirer 8:59 AM
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