"Apple Pay Gives Glimpse of Mainstream Appeal for Mobile Payments" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:58 PM
"New Chip Credit-Card Standard, Apple Pay Should Help Protect Consumers" TheStreet 8:56 AM
"Best CEO of 2014: Apple's Cook or BlackBerry's Chen? Understatement alert! Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a pretty good year." CNNMoney 11:30 AM
"Facebook, Microsoft, Apple Make Year-End Lobbying Push to Curb NSA Spying" Bloomberg 7:59 PM
"Judge Puts Pressure On Apple By Consolidating Lawsuits Over Undelivered Texts" TechCrunch 2:56 PM
"Apple's iPhone Complicates Retail Sales Reading, Again: The late September release of two new iPhones from Apple Inc. had ripple effects in October's retail sales report. Sales at electronics stores fell 1.6% in October after rising 4.7% in September, from August levels." WSJ Blogs 8:56 AM
"Apple Could Swallow Whole Russian Stock Market: If you owned Apple Inc., and sold it, you could purchase the entire stock market of Russia, and still have enough change to buy every Russian an iPhone 6 Plus." Bloomberg 8:54 AM
"For Apple, slowing watch sales no big deal: Apple will sell millions of Apple Watch units even as demand slides" MarketWatch 3:49 PM
"What Hon Hai's Earnings Tell Us About iPhone Orders" Bloomberg TV 8:54 AM
"Apple Deserves to be Sued Over Lost Android Text Messages" Apple Gazette 9:21 AM
"Apple's Sir Jony Ive interview: Bad design is 'offensive'/Apple's Sir Jony Ive offers a rare glimpse at the ideas behind Apple Watch and the importance of aesthetically-pleasing design, reports Matt Warman" Telegraph 9:14 AM
"Apple comments on 'Masque Attack', reminds users of built-in security safeguards" iMore 8:41 AM
"Apple downplays threat posed by Masque Attack bug: A vulnerability could allow hackers to trick users into downloading fake apps, which could siphon off their personal information, researchers warn." CNET 8:39 AM
"Apple Isn't Aware of Any iOS 'Masque Attack' Incidents Yet" Time 10:39 AM
"Apple Says Masque Attack Security Flaw is a Non-issue" The Mac Observer 9:22 AM
"Masque: The major security flaw that wasn't" Computerworld 11:23 AM
"Apple responds to that scary-sounding Masque Attack: Heed warnings and you'll be fine" The Next Web 10:39 AM
"Apple Seeds Safari 8.0.1, 7.1.1, and 6.2.1 to Devs" FairerPlatform 8:25 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite discussions include Apple Mail problems and alternatives; performance (and RAM); SSD (solid state drives) and new TRIM support problems in Yosemite; Continuity; Okidata printer problems; Dropbox; AppleWorks documents; audio glitches and more." MacInTouch 1:45 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Pro Tip: Installing OS X to external media" TechRepublic 8:58 AM
"First look: Microsoft Outlook 2015 promises few new features but better performance" Macworld 8:37 AM
"How To Disable Screenshot Shadows in Yosemite and Mavericks" The Mac Observer 7:54 PM
"How to make sense of Safari's new Favorites bookmarks" Macworld 8:38 AM
"Video: Did you know your Mac is tracking all you're downloads? Here's how to fix that." Insanely Great Mac 10:10 AM
"Six useful text management panels in OS X" MacIssues 11:33 AM
"My Favorite Mac Screensharing App Isn't Free Anymore But It's Still A Favorite" Mac 360 8:22 AM
"Easy Audio Recording Not So Easy" Mac 360 8:22 AM
"Verizon settles charges that it never gave 'free TVs' to FiOS customers: Verizon has to pay $1.375 million back to Maryland residents." Ars Technica 10:54 AM
"Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam" BBC 10:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The TouchArcade Show - 181 - The Hodapp Family is Dark and Full of Terrors" Touch Arcade 9:44 PM
"iPad Air 2 vs iPad mini 3 comparison: Is the big iPad or the little iPad best for you?" Macworld UK 8:53 AM
"iPhone vs. Android: Which is better?Enough talk. We compared how Android and the iPhone perform 15 basic tasks. See for yourself how they rank." CNNMoney 8:58 AM
"Mac Pro Tower Upgrade: GeForce GTX 980 GPU versus others" Bare Feats 4:03 PM
"First Look at the New Beats Solo2 Wireless Headphones" MacRumors 2:52 PM
"LoopPay CardCase Takes On Apple Pay (Hands-on)" Tom's Guide 11:32 AM
"Review: Get work done anywhere with an iOS device and Logitech's Keys-To-Go" AppAdvice 3:48 PM
"Logitech Keys-To-Go Review: Finally, An iPad Keyboard I Can See Myself Using Long-Term" TechCrunch 10:39 AM
"Moment iPhone 6 lens add-ons are big, bold and feel a bit dangerous" Mashable 8:40 AM
"Review: STM harbour Case for iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 9:15 AM
"Review: Itskins Evolution, Nitro Forged + Venum Reloaded for iPhone 6" iLounge 10:38 AM
"Review: Scosche BoomBottle weatherproof Bluetooth speaker for cyclists" 9to5Mac 8:35 AM
"Review: Plantronics BackBeat Pro Bluetooth headphones" Electronista 8:52 AM
"Pocket SSD is a great, compact solid state drive" Apple Daily Report 8:24 AM
"Review – Audioengine D3 24 Bit DAC/Headphone Amp" Mac Edition Radio 8:19 AM
"What Steve Wozniak Got Wrong About The iPhone 6" Business Insider 9:47 PM
"The Impact of Apple Pay is Greater Than We Could Have Imagined" The Mac Observer 4:43 PM
"How Apple Pay helped me catch a fraudulent credit-card charge: After setting up the service weeks ago, I promptly forgot about it. Then this happened." CNET 3:45 PM
"The logic of a 12-inch MacBook Air" TechnologyTell 1:31 PM
"Sprint iPad for Life Plan: Deal or No Deal?" LAPTOP Magazine 10:54 AM
"Jony Ive: Apple isn't here to make money. And students shouldn't use computers so much" The Register 10:39 AM
"Rumor: iPhone 6S And iPhone 7 To Have Lower Price, Wireless Charging And 3D Displays" Design & Trend 10:38 AM
"Who Knew Tim Cook Would Fight for the American Way?" TechNewsWorld 10:15 AM
"Is It Time to Cut Bait on Banks Excluded from Apple Pay?" TheStreet 10:15 AM
"Apple Pay By The Numbers: Volume 4" PYMNTS 8:46 AM
"On Following A Bleeding Money Trail" Mac 360 8:23 AM
Non-Apple
"Where did Google Glass go? Summary: Google executives haven't yet declared Glass dead, but the developer investment seems to have dried up. Some are beginning to question the future of the high-potential wearable." ZDNet 3:49 PM
"New tech can run your car's infotainment system for you" Engadget 10:55 AM
"Intel's reinvention of the all-in-one PC is slim, portable and still huge" Engadget 8:51 AM
"How Microsoft Is Doing To Itself What It Did To You For A Few Decades" BohemianBoomer 8:23 AM
"IntelliScreenX for iOS 8 is due to touch down tonight, here's our full video walkthrough" iDownload Blog 9:44 PM
"Disney announces Disney Infinity 2.0 mobile built w/ Metal, new ESPN app, and more during today's special event" 9to5Mac 7:59 PM
"Coming November 15: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers of TidBITS, and tech columnist/poscaster Jason Snell, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:54 PM
"You can now use Apple Pay for parking, rent & at more retailers" 9to5Mac 2:55 PM
"PocketCloud End-of-Life Announcement: After 5 years of helping customers access their PC from any device, Dell is announcing the end of life for PocketCloud. Dell and the PocketCloud team sincerely appreciate your support over the years and we look forward to continue making technology work better for our customers." PocketCloud 2:03 PM
"OWC External of the Year, the ThunderBay 4, Named As 2015 CES Innovations Award Honoree" Other World Computing 10:51 AM
"Dash API Docs is the reference every iOS app developer needs" iMore 9:21 AM
"Microsoft's new 'Skype for Web' brings support for IE, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox" GeekWire 10:15 AM
"Microsoft begins inviting users to Skype for Web beta" 9to5Mac 9:16 AM
"Paleo Dieters Developing an Appetite for 'Paleo Challenge' App on iOS" Modmyi 9:15 AM
"VSCO Cam Introduces Major Update, New iPad App" TechnoBuffalo 9:14 AM
"Miss T9 texting on your iPhone? There's an app for that" Cult of Mac 8:53 AM
"adidas Originals offer fashion, sport and protection" TechnologyTell 8:42 AM
"Preheat your oven: Drop's smart scale and iPad app are here" Gigaom 8:57 AM
"Bluetooth-connected kitchen scale and iPad app aim to make baking foolproof (Video)" 9to5Mac 8:37 AM
"MediaShair Wireless Media Hub w/SD/USB Input & Built-in Power Station For iDevice Data Storage Expansion" MacPrices 8:30 AM
"SavouryPot released for iOS - Recipe Manager and Personal Cookbook" prMac 8:32 AM
"Kidz Learn Applications releases Kidzfun-select for iOS" prMac 8:32 AM
"Smart PDF Scanner Pro for iPhone: It's Time to Ditch the Office Scanner" prMac 8:32 AM
"The Story Of Dracolino Helps Kids Believe In The Power Of Their Dreams" prMac 8:32 AM
"Learn To Fluently Multiply And Divide Within 100 With Understanding Math" prMac 8:31 AM
"Pair The Objects for iOS released - Can you match all the Objects?" prMac 8:31 AM
"How The Worm Turns--Microsoft Open Sources .NET" Forbes 11:06 AM
"How to enable Continuum in Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879" BetaNews 9:53 AM
"Microsoft must finish the job of opening .Net" InfoWorld 9:08 AM
"Hidden tricks and fixes in Windows 10 build 9879" InfoWorld 9:07 AM
"Iusacell's $2.5 billion suit against IBM on hold due to arbitration" Reuters 9:05 PM
"IBM and Nvidia win $425M to build two monstrous supercomputers for the Department of Energy" VentureBeat 9:51 AM
"IBM Signs $325 Million Supercomputing Deal With Dept. Of Energy" Forbes 9:40 AM
"IBM's new computers may change how we process big data" Engadget 9:39 AM
"IBM patents privacy engine for cross-border data sharing" ZDNet 8:56 AM
"Intel's reinvention of the all-in-one PC is slim, portable and still huge" Engadget 8:01 AM
"Advanced Micro announced that it was awarded research grants from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling more than $32 mln" Briefing.COM 11:09 AM
"Oracle Stock Gains Today Following $359 Million Court Settlement With SAP: Oracle shares are up 0.26% to $40.82 in early market trading on Friday after the business software manufacturer agreed to rival SAP's $359 million settlement, ending a dispute between the companies over stolen copyrighted instruction manuals." TheStreet 9:41 AM
"Oracle, SAP Reach $359M Settlement In Seven-Year Old Copyright Case" Barron's 9:41 AM
"SAP, Oracle Agree to Settle Long-Running Legal Battle: SAP to Pay Oracle $359 Million to Resolve Case" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
"Buy one, get two free: the EFF's approach to amicus curiae briefs in Oracle v. Google" Foss Patents 2:47 PM
"Cisco Systems Eeks Out an Earnings Win, Disappoints On Forecast" Forbes 9:42 AM
"Why Data Centers Collect Big Tax Breaks: Facebook Opens $300 Million Facility in Iowa, Not Far From Google, Microsoft" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:48 PM
"US DOE To Build Two NVIDIA GPU-Powered Supercomputers Three Times Faster Than The World's Fastest" HotHardware 7:57 PM
"The U.S. is Building the World's Fastest Supercomputers" Digital Trends 3:44 PM
"U.S. DOE to Spend $425M to Build 'Sierra' and 'Summit' Supercomputers" TechnoBuffalo 9:44 PM
"Apple at $112.82: Look whose price targets are underwater now" Fortune 8:56 AM
"3 Leading CEOs I Trust With My Money/There is no denying that the visionary leadership of Steve Jobs helped make Apple the most valuable company in the world once upon a time. Forward-thinking CEOs such as Jobs often have far-reaching effects on the success of a company. In fact, Apple's annual sales tripled and its stock increased more than 1,300% following Steve Jobs' return to the company in 1996." The Motley Fool 8:58 AM
"AAPL Nears $800 Pre-Split Price" FairerPlatform 8:39 AM
Industry News
"Apple, Pandora gains highlight tech activity: Apple hits new highs; Pandora bounces back as CEO buys up stock" MarketWatch 5:51 PM
"Oil's Slide Boosts Stocks as Retailers Joy Is Energy's Burden" TheStreet 5:51 PM
"Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Post Fourth-straight Weekly Gain" Nasdaq 5:50 PM
"US stocks indexes drift; Energy sector recovers as the price of crude oil turns higher" Associated Press 12:28 PM
"US stocks are little changed in early trading" Associated Press 12:27 PM
"S&P 500 Sets Another Record High; Dow Declines Slightly: S&P 500 Hits Its 41st Closing High of the Year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:49 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rise on eve of Stock Connect launch/Hong Kong stocks extended a five-day winning streak Friday, as investors looked ahead to the launch of the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect program on Monday." MarketWatch 7:23 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks slip; eurozone data highlight slow growth/European stocks slipped Friday as investors assessed a round of economic growth data from the eurozone, but the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 managed to eke out a minor gain for the week." MarketWatch 12:22 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:48 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:49 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:25 PM
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