"After losing Apple's iPad business, Intel has bled $7 billion while heavily subsidizing cheap x86 Atom Android tablets" AppleInsider 7:23 AM
"Forty eight members of Congress are Apple investors" Fortune 9:56 AM
"Disney, A Mobile Company" ["In his kickoff speech, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger told a story about the first time Steve Jobs showed him the video iPod. Iger had asked Steve to chat about putting ABC content in the iTunes Store. Jobs met with him, slyly pulling Apple's mobile video progenitor device out of a plain paper lunch bag."] TechCrunch 4:56 PM
"Payment Systems Adventures – Part II: Counting Friends And Foes" Monday Note 7:37 PM
"The Web Is Dying; Apps Are Killing It: Tech's Open Range Is Losing Out to Walled Gardens" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:33 PM
"Apple Inc. A8X iPad chip causing big problems for Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia" AppleInsider 11/15
"How Apple got to a (pre-split) $799.26" Fortune 11/15
"Inside the net neutrality dispute, and why it's important to Apple users" AppleInsider 11/15
"Apple Is Now Worth More Than The Entire Russian Stock Market" Business Insider 11/15
"Most People Prefer The iPhone 6, But The 6 Plus Is Selling OK, Says Analyst" TechCrunch 11/15
"Apple Pay Won't Drive Much Direct Revenue, But It Could Boost iPhone Loyalty" Seeking Alpha 11/15
"Apple comments on 'Masque Attack', reminds users of built-in security safeguards" iMore 11/14
"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 11/14
"Apple Isn't Aware of Any iOS 'Masque Attack' Incidents Yet" Time 11/14
"Apple Says Masque Attack Security Flaw is a Non-issue" The Mac Observer 11/14
"Masque: The major security flaw that wasn't" Computerworld 11/14
"Apple responds to that scary-sounding Masque Attack: Heed warnings and you'll be fine" The Next Web 11/14
"Apple Seeds Safari 8.0.1, 7.1.1, and 6.2.1 to Devs" FairerPlatform 11/14
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 11/14
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"OS X Logs Every File You Download, Here's How You Can Delete It" Redmond Pie 11/15
"OS X Tip: Better than 'Paste and Match Style'" Betalogue 11/15
"Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite review: Impressive improvements tainted by issues with Continuity" PC Advisor 11/15
"LightWave 3D is the standard for professional 3D modeling" AppleDailyReport 11/15
"Pro Tip: Installing OS X to external media" TechRepublic 11/14
"First look: Microsoft Outlook 2015 promises few new features but better performance" Macworld 11/14
"How To Disable Screenshot Shadows in Yosemite and Mavericks" The Mac Observer 11/14
"How to make sense of Safari's new Favorites bookmarks" Macworld 11/14
"Video: Did you know your Mac is tracking all you're downloads? Here's how to fix that." Insanely Great Mac 11/14
"Six useful text management panels in OS X" MacIssues 11/14
"My Favorite Mac Screensharing App Isn't Free Anymore But It's Still A Favorite" Mac 360 11/14
"JamesJr is a smooth-running and easy-to-use Mac OS X application that provides all the tools and features you might need: to manage and organize your photo library." MoonApp 11/15
"Apple Adds RAW Support for New Cameras from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic" The Mac Observer 11/14
"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 11/14
"Coming November 15: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers of TidBITS, and tech columnist/podcaster Jason Snell, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11/15
"The Talk Show: 'PEOPLE ARE GAY ALL THE TIME', WITH JOHN MOLTZ" Daring Fireball 11/15
"The TouchArcade Show - 181 - The Hodapp Family is Dark and Full of Terrors" Touch Arcade 11/14
"iPad Air 2 vs Nexus 9 specs rundown" Phones Review 7:23 AM
"First Look: Apple iMac with 5K Retina Display" Electronista 11/15
"Review: Pioneer's AppRadio 4 with built-in support for Apple CarPlay" AppleInsider 11/15
"Review: Logitech m320 wireless mouse, an ergonomic and affordable solution" 9to5Mac 11/15
"iPad Air 2 vs iPad mini 3 comparison: Is the big iPad or the little iPad best for you?" Macworld UK 11/14
"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 11/14
"Mac Pro Tower Upgrade: GeForce GTX 980 GPU versus others" Bare Feats 11/14
"First Look at the New Beats Solo2 Wireless Headphones" MacRumors 11/14
"LoopPay CardCase Takes On Apple Pay (Hands-on)" Tom's Guide 11/14
"Review: Get work done anywhere with an iOS device and Logitech's Keys-To-Go" AppAdvice 11/14
"Logitech Keys-To-Go Review: Finally, An iPad Keyboard I Can See Myself Using Long-Term" TechCrunch 11/14
"Moment iPhone 6 lens add-ons are big, bold and feel a bit dangerous" Mashable 11/14
"Review: STM harbour Case for iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 11/14
"Flickr Find: Apple's first camera now 20-years-old" TUAW 1:27 PM
"Why iPhone With 1GB RAM Performs Better Than Android Devices With 2GB Or More RAM?" Redmond Pie 11/15
"Jony Ive says Apple doesn't aim to make money, hits out at those who copy designs" BetaNews 11/15
"David Ruddock Compares the Nexus 9 and iPad Air 2" Daring Fireball 11/15
"What Steve Wozniak Got Wrong About The iPhone 6" Business Insider 11/14
"The Impact of Apple Pay is Greater Than We Could Have Imagined" The Mac Observer 11/14
"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 11/14
"The logic of a 12-inch MacBook Air" TechnologyTell 11/14
"Sprint iPad for Life Plan: Deal or No Deal?" LAPTOP Magazine 11/14
"Jony Ive: Apple isn't here to make money. And students shouldn't use computers so much" The Register 11/14
"Rumor: iPhone 6S And iPhone 7 To Have Lower Price, Wireless Charging And 3D Displays" Design & Trend 11/14
"Who Knew Tim Cook Would Fight for the American Way?" TechNewsWorld 11/14
"Is It Time to Cut Bait on Banks Excluded from Apple Pay?" TheStreet 11/14
"Why podcasts are suddenly 'back'" Marco Arment 1:26 PM
"Even more proof that Android is for poor people" MacDailyNews 11/15
"The future of UI could be more like listening to music" Gigaom 11/15
"How To: Set up Kindle Family Library" Kirkville 11/15
"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 11/14
"New tech can run your car's infotainment system for you" Engadget 11/14
"Intel's reinvention of the all-in-one PC is slim, portable and still huge" Engadget 11/14
"How Microsoft Is Doing To Itself What It Did To You For A Few Decades" BohemianBoomer 11/14
"Addonics announces 5-IN-3 Drive Chassis" AppleDailyReport 7:22 AM
"Imation launches combination flash drive and power bank for iOS devices" AppleDailyReport 7:22 AM
"CRM direct 1.0 - Mobile CRM, Mail Client and Document Management" prMac 11/15
"IntelliScreenX for iOS 8 is due to touch down tonight, here's our full video walkthrough" iDownload Blog 11/14
"Disney announces Disney Infinity 2.0 mobile built w/ Metal, new ESPN app, and more during today's special event" 9to5Mac 11/14
"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 11/14
"You can now use Apple Pay for parking, rent & at more retailers" 9to5Mac 11/14
"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 11/14
"OWC External of the Year, the ThunderBay 4, Named As 2015 CES Innovations Award Honoree" Other World Computing 11/14
"Dash API Docs is the reference every iOS app developer needs" iMore 11/14
"Microsoft's new 'Skype for Web' brings support for IE, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox" GeekWire 11/14
"Microsoft begins inviting users to Skype for Web beta" 9to5Mac 11/14
"Paleo Dieters Developing an Appetite for 'Paleo Challenge' App on iOS" Modmyi 11/14
"VSCO Cam Introduces Major Update, New iPad App" TechnoBuffalo 11/14
"Miss T9 texting on your iPhone? There's an app for that" Cult of Mac 11/14
"adidas Originals offer fashion, sport and protection" TechnologyTell 11/14
"Preheat your oven: Drop's smart scale and iPad app are here" Gigaom 11/14
"Bluetooth-connected kitchen scale and iPad app aim to make baking foolproof (Video)" 9to5Mac 11/14
"MediaShair Wireless Media Hub w/SD/USB Input & Built-in Power Station For iDevice Data Storage Expansion" MacPrices 11/14
"SavouryPot released for iOS - Recipe Manager and Personal Cookbook" prMac 11/14
"Kidz Learn Applications releases Kidzfun-select for iOS" prMac 11/14
"Smart PDF Scanner Pro for iPhone: It's Time to Ditch the Office Scanner" prMac 11/14
"The Story Of Dracolino Helps Kids Believe In The Power Of Their Dreams" prMac 11/14
"Learn To Fluently Multiply And Divide Within 100 With Understanding Math" prMac 11/14
"Pair The Objects for iOS released - Can you match all the Objects?" prMac 11/14
"When Microsoft becomes the soul of a Google machine" Gigaom 2:51 PM
"Microsoft announces Skype for Business, will retire Lync" Gigaom 3:06 PM
"Microsoft warns of problems with Schannel security update/Summary: The mysterious and critical Schannel vulnerability also contained some new TLS ciphers which are causing problems. Here's how to work around them." ZDNet 6:32 PM
"Microsoft leapfrogs Exxon to become world's second most valuable company: Satya Nadella's changes are paying off" The Inquirer 9:23 AM
".NET Foundation Adds New Governance Model, Projects" eWeek 11:24 AM
"Windows 10: Three things it has to do to succeed" ZDNet 5:39 PM
"Windows 10 Technical Preview, where is the START menu?" ComputerWeekly 7:38 AM
"Dell Research Works at Intersection of Technology, Customer Needs" eWeek 11:58 AM
"IBM and Nvidia to shame Tianhe-2 with 150 petaflop supercomputer" The Inquirer 7:22 AM
"IBM and Nvidia to Build World's Fastest Supercomputers" Capital OTC 7:36 AM
"Intel showcases a working prototype of its 're-invented' portable AIO reference design" WinBeta 7:36 AM
"Google Glass future clouded as early believers lose faith" Melbourne Age 7:35 AM
"US Officials Make $425 Million Investment In Supercomputer R&D" redOrbit 10:17 AM
"France, a Tax Haven? Yes, for Companies From Microsoft to Huawei" Bloomberg 5:30 PM
"What a load of number two! Microsoft is the second most valuable company in the world" BetaNews 11/15
"Microsoft overtakes oil giant Exxon as 2nd largest traded company" Neowin 11/15
"Microsoft Regains Position As World's Second Most Valuable Company" HotHardware 11/15
"Microsoft Finally Brings Skype To Web Browsers; Still In Beta: Microsoft Tests Skype For Web To Simplify Communications" International Business Times 11/15
"Microsoft's defense of OneDrive changes fails to silence critics: No sync placeholders in Windows 10; testers accuse company of again not heeding feedback" Computerworld 11/15
"OneDrive getting worse to get better in Windows 10: One of the best parts of OneDrive's Windows 8.1 integration is going away." Ars Technica 11/15
"Microsoft promises to fix OneDrive sync in Windows 10, with one engine for Business and Consumer" Tim Anderson's ITWriting 11/15
"Now At $50, Where Will Microsoft Shares Go From Here?" Seeking Alpha 11/15
"High-tech HP staffers lend the Santa Claus fund a helping hand: A group of HP workers descended on Santa's secret warehouse to help get gift boxes ready for kids in need." Toronto Star 11/15
"Iusacell's $2.5 billion suit against IBM on hold" Reuters 11/15
"Apple at $112.82: Look whose price targets are underwater now" Fortune 11/14
"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 11/14
"Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Post Fourth-straight Weekly Gain" Nasdaq 11/14
"US stocks indexes drift; Energy sector recovers as the price of crude oil turns higher" Associated Press 11/14
"US stocks are little changed in early trading" Associated Press 11/14
"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] 11/14
"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 11/14
"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 11/14
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 11/14
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 11/14
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 11/14
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