"Exclusive: U.S. FTC asking Apple about health data protection" ["The two people, both familiar with the FTC's thinking, said Apple representatives have met on multiple occasions with agency officials in recent months, to stress that it will not sell its users' health data to third-party entities such as marketers or allow third-party developers to do so. Apple said it works closely with regulators around the world, including the FTC, to describe built-in data protections for its services. 'We've been very encouraged by their support,' Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller told Reuters."] Reuters 3:47 PM
"FTC seeks assurances from Apple on health data privacy" AppleInsider 5:00 PM
"Apple facing scrutiny from U.S. FTC over collection of sensitive health data" 9to5Mac 6:17 PM
"FTC Talks to Apple about HealthKit, Seems Serious about Privacy" The Mac Observer 7:58 PM
"Fortune's Biz Person of the Year: #2 Tim Cook" ["Replacing a legend is an exercise filled with peril. Yet three years into his stewardship of Steve Jobs' company, it is becoming increasingly clear that Tim Cook knows what he's doing as CEO of Apple."] Fortune 11:29 AM
"Shares of Apple reach new all-time high, poised to break record market cap" AppleInsider 8:35 AM
"Apple Stock Is Gaining Today on Higher Price Target" TheStreet 8:45 AM
"Where Will Apple Stock Be In 10 Years?" The Motley Fool 8:51 AM
"Apple Watch: the retail revolutionary" Computerworld 9:15 AM
"Three things Apple should do to get more iPads in the enterprise: The iPad is hitting the enterprise to some extent. If Apple is willing to go outside of its comfort zone, these three actions could have iPads hitting the workplace in bigger numbers." ZDNet 8:51 AM
"This Is Apple's Secret Weapon to Getting Everything It Wants: A peek into the black box that is the tech giant's top strength" Fortune 10:14 AM
"Let the right one in: Apple uses two doors to manage malware" Macworld 3:40 PM
"Yosemite kills third-party SSD support: If you are running a Mac that uses a third-party SSD, then upgrading to OS X 10.10 Yosemite will leave you in a world of hurt as Apple drops support for third-party SSDs." ZDNet 8:56 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite discussion includes tips about email attachment problems; TRIM issues; SSD, RAM and performance; AppleWorks/ClarisWorks documents; display calibration; Handoff; plus notes on graphics and sound anomalies, Calculator problems, printing issues and more." MacInTouch 11:57 AM
"Real benefits of 'beacons' will calm consumers' privacy fears, industry guys say" VentureBeat 3:55 PM
"Hackers exploit NFC phone payment technology: Several bugs in Near Field Communication (NFC) payment systems have been found by security experts." BBC 11:53 AM
"Google's Larry Page: The most ambitious CEO in the universe" Fortune 11:27 AM
"Online Stores Change Prices Depending on How You Shop. Here's How" Wired 8:22 AM
"U.S. government warns on bug in Apple's iOS software" Reuters 12:59 PM
"iPhone owners: Beware of fake-app attack/Hackers can break into iPhones and iPads with bad apps, Quirky and GE make it more affordable to have a smart home, and Instagram lets you edit your mistakes." CNET 1:00 PM
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns iOS users about 'Masque Attack' security flaw" 9to5Mac 3:39 PM
"Shipping Estimates for 27-Inch Retina iMac Slip to 2 to 3 Weeks" MacRumors 12:59 PM
"Chipmakers of Apple Watch supply chain gearing up production" DigiTimes 8:03 AM
"Apple Watch chip suppliers rumored to start production soon, orders at 30M to 40M units" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"Report claims chip suppliers are preparing to ramp up Apple Watch production" 9to5Mac 8:03 AM
"Apple's partner chipmakers reportedly 'gearing up' production for Apple Watch" AppAdvice 8:07 AM
"Hey, Apple! We can land a probe on a comet, but we can't have a 12.9in iPad 'until mid-2015"?" The Register 8:24 AM
"Is Apple Maps Coming to the Web?" PadGadget 3:46 PM
"The best maths apps for children - iPhone, iPad and Android apps for kids: iPhone, iPad and Android apps that help teach kids maths" PC Advisor 8:50 AM
"Hands On: The Great Photo App (iOS)" MacNN 8:22 AM
"Live the American dream of space exploration in Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure" AppAdvice 4:19 PM
"'Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition' Review - Another Remastered Legend Released for iOS" Touch Arcade 4:15 PM
"'Cosmic Crown' Review - It's Good to be King" Touch Arcade 3:47 PM
"'1-Bit Hero' Review - Back and Forth" Touch Arcade 3:47 PM
"'Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores' Review - Take Another Trip To The Valley" Touch Arcade 8:43 AM
"XCOM: Enemy Within Review/The definitive XCOM experience (not counting a certain PC mod) has officially made the trip to mobile - and it's still exceedingly fantastic." 148Apps 8:35 AM
"This is my car – Mechanics for kids Review: This is My Car - Mechanics for Kids is an educational kids app that allows little ones a peek behind the hood." 148Apps 10:11 AM
"GoatPunks Review: For a multiplayer goat combat game, GoatPunks is about as confounding as it sounds." 148Apps 11:55 AM
"Sennheiser Portable Speakerphones: Exceptional Design and Outstanding Quality in a Premium Conferencing Solution" Run Around Tech 3:48 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Add more storage to your iPhone or iPad/Summary: One of the biggest drawbacks of owning an iPhone or iPad is that Apple doesn't offer a way for users to supplement the internal storage with an SD or microSD card like many Android devices do. But here's how you can add more storage." ZDNet 8:51 AM
Tips
"Get Notifications for Specific Email Threads in iOS Mail App" OS X Daily 11:53 AM
"AT&T vs. Verizon vs. Sprint vs. T-Mobile: Who has the best individual plan?" Digital Trends 8:08 AM
"iOS App Install Tracking Comes To Google Analytics" TechCrunch 12:44 PM
"Zagg's new Rugged Book iPad Air case toughens up your tablet" Canadian Reviewer 9:11 AM
"Enigma Recovery Introduces SmartPhone Recovery Pro™ & Restore™ App combination: A world first complete deleted data recovery and restore solution for Apple iOS devices" PRNewswire 8:54 AM
"11 Main, Inc. Unveils New Mobile Shopping Applications for iPhone, iPad and Android Phones" PRNewswire 8:54 AM
"iPad Air 2 Confirmed To Dominate This Holiday Season, Maclocks New iPad Lock Released Just in Time" PRNewswire 8:54 AM
"Jackson Unveils Two New Apps for iPad" Business Wire 11:33 AM
"Calpian Deploys Apple Pay for Merchants" Business Wire 8:52 AM
"FOREVER Releases Updated Apps for iOS and Android Devices" Business Wire 8:52 AM
"YouTube Joins the Streaming Music Market with Music Key" The Mac Observer 8:47 AM
"YouTube for iOS gets new music dashboard and 'Mix' mode for auto-generated playlists" The Next Web 8:36 AM
"SanDisk's newest iOS storage drive comes with Lightning, too" Engadget 8:45 AM
"SanDisk launches Made-for-iPhone 'iXpand' USB flash drive w/ integrated Lightning connector" 9to5Mac 8:35 AM
"2K releases 'XCOM: Enemy Within' expansion as standalone game" iDownload Blog 8:22 AM
"Bracket MacBook Pro Retina Cable Dock" MacPrices 8:21 AM
"A ridiculously cool parkour action game - Kour : Field Agent" prMac 8:14 AM
"Rock Zombie - The beat 'em up of Wii U and Steam comes to iOS today" prMac 8:14 AM
"Improve your ability to Multitask with Source Point - Free Mobile Game" prMac 8:14 AM
"Hi Sibling released for iOS - A Game Created for Kids, by Kids" prMac 8:14 AM
"Microsoft Buys Israeli Hybrid Cloud Security Startup Aorato In $200M Deal" TechCrunch 8:41 AM
"Microsoft acquires cloud-security vendor Aorato/Summary: Microsoft has purchased its fifth non-U.S.-based company this year by buying Israeli cloud security vendor Aorato Ltd." ZDNet 8:41 AM
"Microsoft snaps up Aorato to boost enterprise, hybrid cloud security" Gigaom 10:36 AM
"Homeland Security alerts on end of Windows Server 2003 support/Summary: US-CERT, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is warning that the end of support for Windows Server 2003 is coming." ZDNet 11:40 AM
"Microsoft patches two-decade crack in Windows software" PhysOrg 7:24 AM
"Microsoft patches two-decade crack in Windows software" Relaxnews 8:00 AM
"Microsoft patches 19 year old major security flaw in all versions of Windows" Neowin 8:00 AM
"Windows is vulnerable to web encryption attacks, too" Engadget 7:31 AM
"Microsoft .NET Takes On Java: Now that Microsoft's .NET is open sourced and set to expand to Linux and OS X, can it challenge Oracle's Java?" InformationWeek 8:10 AM
"Microsoft takes .NET open source and makes it available for Linux and Mac: Cautious welcome for Microsoft sea change" The Inquirer 7:34 AM
"Windows' biggest web app framework is coming to Linux and Mac" Engadget 7:31 AM
"Windows 10 enterprise ISO of build 9879 now available" Neowin 7:44 AM
"Hands-on with Windows 10 Preview build 9879/Summary: The latest Windows 10 Preview to be delivered is build 9879. Besides bug fixes, it includes some changes by popular demand, a few controversial design decisions, and one space-saving surprise." ZDNet 7:34 AM
"Could Cortana launch on other operating systems? Microsoft says 'the short answer is, yeah'" Neowin 8:02 AM
"A partial exploit in Windows Phone was found as part of HP's annual Mobile Pwn2Own event" Windows Central 8:20 AM
"IBM shares plans for supercomputing future" PCWorld 4:53 PM
"Intel expands data centre SSDs with smaller form factor and higher capacities" V3 8:16 AM
"Ubisoft Now Blames AMD For Assassin's Creed Unity Poor Performance" HotHardware 8:14 PM
"Amazon: ARM chipmakers are no match for Intel" Seeking Alpha 7:22 AM
"As Microsoft and Amazon battle for developers, the cloud has one of its biggest days ever" VentureBeat 7:59 AM
"Online Labs Designed Its Own ARM Servers To Take On AWS, DigitalOcean" TechCrunch 7:55 AM
"Amazon vs Oracle: a database war/Summary: At the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week, AWS announced several important services. But most important is Amazon Aurora, a new high-performance database engine." ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Amazon Claims New Aurora DB Engine Screams with Speed" eWeek 10:36 AM
"Cisco Revenues Jump, But Challenges Remain" eWeek 7:35 AM
"Cisco CEO Chambers: Obama Internet Plan a Bad Idea" eWeek 7:35 AM
"Cisco Systems Income Falls, but Quarterly Revenue Sets Record as Pressures Mount" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:16 AM
"What goes into calculating the mega-million paycheques of tech CEOs? Summary: Working out what the boss is really worth - from $84.3m for Microsoft CEO's to $1 for Facebook chief" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Are tablets the 'sweet spot' of BYOD policies? Summary: Will tablets become the dominant mobile device used by employees under BYOD policies?" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Apple Hits New Market-Cap Record High" WSJ Blogs 9:23 PM
"Apple + IBM Enterprise Event: What To Expect" Seeking Alpha 5:36 PM
"Congress bets big on Apple, Microsoft stock: Members of US Senate and House have personally invested tens of millions in tech." Ars Technica 4:19 PM
"Apple Is Closing In On $800 Per Share: Apple hit $113.45 intra-day today, November 13, which is the equivalent of $794.15 per share before its 7 for 1 split earlier this year." Forbes 11:32 AM
"Bernstein Raises AAPL Target to $120 on Apple Watch Potential" The Mac Observer 10:10 AM
"Dan Niles: Apple's best cycle in 4 years" CNBC Videos 11:32 AM
"Where Will Apple Stock Be In 10 Years?" The Motley Fool 12:59 PM
"Cramer: Stop Trading Apple -- Instead Buy as It Continues Higher" TheStreet 11:32 AM
"Stock Market Today: Futures Clip Gains as Jobless Claims Rise" TheStreet 8:18 AM
"Wall Street Swings Higher with Earnings, Data in Focus" Dow Jones Newswires 10:27 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise; Dow Hits Record High: Wal-Mart Shares Rally After Upbeat Results" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:26 PM
"Asia Markets: Nikkei hits seven-year high as stocks extend win streak/Japan stocks extended a three-day winning streak Thursday, with the Nikkei hitting the highest point in more than seven years." MarketWatch 8:19 AM
"Europe Markets: Oil shares drop in Europe as Brent falls below $79 a barrel/European stocks turned lower Thursday, with oil and gas shares under pressure as oil prices extended losses to multiyear lows." MarketWatch 8:19 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:46 PM
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