"Tim Cook's Apple tops $US700 billion valuation with iPhone demand" ["It's a major milestone for Mr Cook, showing he was able to double the company's market capitalisation since being appointed to the chief executive position more than three years ago following the death of Steve Jobs."] Sydney Morning Herald 7:43 AM
"How Apple Becomes A $1 Trillion Company" Business Insider 1:30 PM
"Apple's Bigger Slice of the Smartphone Pie: New iPhone Seen Helping Smartphone Maker Regain Market Share" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:29 PM
"Union pushes for better conditions for security guards on Apple campus" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 6:57 AM
"Rev. Jesse Jackson urges Tim Cook to take a lead in the treatment of low-paid contractors" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
"How Corning won Apple back and built the strongest Gorilla Glass yet" Cult of Mac 7:59 AM
"U.S. judge awards Apple undisclosed royalties if Samsung infringes certain patents in the future: Just after this post went live, Samsung filed a notice of appeal. Apple will do so pretty soon, too." Foss Patents 8:06 AM
"Judge rules Apple entitled to potential ongoing royalties from patent-infringing Samsung products" AppleInsider 8:07 AM
"Samsung might have to pay even more for infringing Apple patents" BGR 9:10 PM
"Should Apple reinvent the iPod?" Tech.pinions [Paid Membership Required] 8:59 AM
"Report: Yahoo, Bing Vie to Replace Google on Safari" PC Magazine 4:05 PM
"Microsoft and Yahoo reportedly trying to convince Apple to dump Google as the default search engine in Safari" TUAW 2:52 PM
"Mac OS X Yosemite features, system requirements, bugs: Yosemite WiFi still not fixed, Apple issues new 10.10.2 beta" Macworld UK 7:48 AM
"Google Chrome drops support for early Intel Macs" ZDNet 7:08 AM
"Apple is getting ready to ditch Google as search engine for iOS and OS X" Cult of Mac 8:21 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite discussion has tips on virtualizing Snow Leopard so that you can continue to use older software; plus notes on deleting Safari history without losing cookies etc.; Safari problems with Apple's own website; Apple Mail auto-detect bugs; a Safari bug opening multiple webloc files; a tip about changing the system font; and more." MacInTouch 4:17 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: IDrive cloud backup and sync service" MacNN 8:01 AM
"How to Start & Stop MySQL Manually in OS X Yosemite" OS X Daily 2:52 PM
"Try Out This Cool Growly Notes App On Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:10 AM
"Use A Mac To Make Today A Better Day With The SmartDay App" Mac 360 7:09 AM
"An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Save Everything On Your Mac, All The Time, Automatically" NoodleMac 7:10 AM
"Free: Dashboard Widget And Weather Radar" BohemianBoomer 7:10 AM
"Click To Get Non-Map Information From A Map On Your Mac" Mac 360 7:10 AM
Press Releases
"LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham coming to Mac on November 28th" Mac Gamer HQ 4:48 PM
"Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is now available on the Mac!" Aspyr 3:59 PM
"Skype 7.2 for Mac released w/ improved readability & fixes for crashing issues" 9to5Mac 2:53 PM
"It's great news for fans of tactical-RPGs, as Daedalic Entertainment announced today that Blackguards 2 will be available digitally for PC and Mac on January 20, 2015." Calico Media 9:32 AM
"Farming Simulator 15 now available on the Mac" TechnologyTell 8:05 AM
"Twitter to start tracking the apps on your iPhone" 9to5Mac 4:44 PM
"Worldwide tablet growth expected to slow to 7.2% in 2014 along with first year of iPad decline, says IDC" DigiTimes 6:58 AM
"One Of The Men In Charge Of Apple Maps Has Left For Uber" Business Insider 6:57 AM
"Some High-End Luxury Watchmakers Crack Down Hard on Smartwatch Faces" DailyTech 8:05 AM
"Finally, an end to the problem of tangled headphones: Two British designers have solved the problem of tangled headphone cables with an iPhone case which has reached its crowdfunding target in under two weeks" Telegraph 7:42 AM
"Justice Department pushes unnamed smartphone maker to help crack passcodes" Cult of Mac 7:59 AM
"10 great gifts for iPhones and iPads" Computerworld 7:11 AM
"iTunes Radio is ad-free for all & offering $5 iTunes credits today courtesy of Verizon" 9to5Mac 1:07 PM
"Natalie Portman In Talks To Join Steve Jobs Biopic" Deadline Hollywood 1:06 PM
"Natalie Portman rumored for troubled Steve Jobs biopic" AppleInsider 1:07 PM
"Natalie Portman latest star expected to join Steve Jobs biopic" 9to5Mac 1:07 PM
"Sir Jony Ive attends fundraiser at Northumbria University" Telegraph 7:18 AM
"Beats' #SoloSelfie ad for Solo2 is a mashup of celebrity donut selfies" iMore 2:52 PM
"Apple, Inc. Beats promotes Solo2 headphones with new celebrity-packed #SoloSelfie campaign" AppleInsider 2:53 PM
"Apple Founder Ron Wayne puts proof of original Apple I manual, other items, up for auction" The Loop 8:21 AM
"Apple Co-Founder Ron Wayne Puts Apple-1 Manual Proofs, Apple II Blueprints And More Up For Auction" TechCrunch 8:21 AM
Non-Apple News
"Frozen's Elsa and Anna teach girls to code" CNNMoney 2:52 PM
"Intel wants to replace all your passwords with Touch ID-style biometrics" Cult of Mac 8:37 AM
"One of Sony's first 'new' ideas is a smartwatch that's all e-ink" Engadget 7:56 AM
"3 Reasons holiday shoppers will spend cautiously" Associated Press 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The MacJury's Holiday Gift Guide #2" MacVoices 1:03 PM
"Black Friday 2014: The Best Mac Deals" The Mac Observer 3:57 PM
"MacMall's Black Friday sale features savings of up to 86% on the largest selection of Macs, iPads, more" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
"MacMall's Black Friday Apple deals include $40 off iPad Air 2 16GB, $798 MacBook Air" ZDNet 8:53 AM
"Lowest Prices Ever: Apple's mid-2014 2.5Ghz 15-inch MacBook Pro (16GB, 512GB, 750M) for $2199, tax-free outside NY (save $500 instantly)" AppleInsider 4:11 PM
"We're starting Black Friday early so you can be ready for the holidays. MacGourmet Deluxe is the recipe management software for the Mac. Organize your favorite holiday recipes, plan your meals, and easily add new recipes - all for $24.97 - a 50% savings off the regular price of $49.95." Mariner Software 10:05 AM
"FRAMED review: rewrite the plot to this espionage story" iDownload Blog 8:05 AM
"Ironkill Robot Fighting Game review" TechnologyTell 1:30 PM
"Hands On: Snoopy's All Star Football (iOS)" MacNN 8:01 AM
"App of the Week: Golfinity - Never Ending Mini Golf" MacTrast 2:51 PM
"Loose Leaf Review: Sketch out ideas with simple drawing tools, courtesy of Loose Leaf." 148Apps 8:24 AM
"Sunburn! Review: Platform through the depths of space to make sure your entire crew dies together in this satisfying and intriguing puzzle platformer." 148Apps 9:27 AM
"VainGlory Review: VainGlory is a really fun and accessible MOBA, but suffers from some slightly sexist elements." 148Apps 10:09 AM
"Tripnary Review: Want to create a travel bucket list? Tripnary is a fun way to do exactly that." 148Apps 1:30 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"iOS 8: Control Which Apps Can Access Your Private Data" The Mac Observer 2:38 PM
"Holiday gift guide: using iPhone and iPad in the car" 9to5Mac 1:07 PM
"Should I buy a refurbished Mac? Why Apple's Refurb Store is the best place to find a cheap secondhand Mac" Macworld UK 7:48 AM
"HP's Fourth-Quarter Sales Miss Shows Challenges Ahead of Split" Bloomberg 7:14 AM
"H-P's Revenue Drops Again Ahead of Planned Split: Profitability Has Risen Under Whitman, but Company Is Shrinking" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 AM
"How Will Hewlett-Packard Fourth Quarter Earnings Effect Its Split" 24/7 Wall St. 8:24 AM
"HP: cash machine" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:15 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss" Zacks 7:15 AM
"Not Sure a Split May Ease Troubles for HP: Srinivasan" Bloomberg TV 7:15 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Estimates Trimmed at Jefferies on 'Mixed' Q4" StreetInsider 8:34 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Results Described as 'Mixed' at Goldman Sachs" StreetInsider 8:34 AM
"HP Earnings Imply Bad News For Intel" Seeking Alpha 7:08 PM
"Where does Watson the supercomputer leave mere human workers?" Financial Times 8:40 AM
"IBM is moving fast in cloud but is it fast enough to matter?" Gigaom 8:20 PM
"IBM unveils cloud-based mobile analytics service" CloudPro 8:40 AM
"IBM Adds Infrastructure Analytics, Virtualization Products to Mobility Portfolio; Rich Esposito Comments" ExecutiveBiz 8:40 AM
"IBM adds mobile desktop-as-a-service offering" Telecompaper 8:40 AM
"IBM Announced Bare Metal PaaS and Private API Catalog" InfoQ 8:40 AM
"Why Intel Corporation's 14-Nanometer Mobile Chips Could Finally Be Game Changers" The Motley Fool 8:36 AM
"Intel reveals future high-performance computing system building blocks" WorldStage 8:36 AM
"Intel's Year-End Holiday Push Wraps Up Big Bet On Tablets" Xconomy 8:37 AM
"Aggressive AMD on commercial landgrab mission: Vendor claims it is eating rivals' market share thanks to deeper channel ties and new vendor partnerships" CRN UK 8:32 AM
"Insider Selling: Cisco Systems Director Unloads 50,000 Shares of Stock" WKRB News & Analysis 8:28 AM
"Cisco Systems SVP Sells $4,770,009 in Stock" Ticker Report 8:28 AM
"Cisco-backed Altiostar emerges from stealth mode, eyes IPO" Boston Business Journal 8:28 AM
"US manufacturer of IT-products Dell expands activity in Azerbaijan" Trend [Paid Membership Required] 8:30 AM
"Dell Venue 8 7000 visits the FCC – more specs are revealed" TabTec 8:30 AM
"PC outlook remains cautious, despite modest 3Q14 gains, says IDC" DigiTimes 6:58 AM
"Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to reach 74.53 million in 4Q14" DigiTimes 6:58 AM
"Tech firms urged to stop exporting software that helps human rights abuse" The Inquirer 8:15 AM
"The US should not be allowed to run the internet" The Inquirer 8:15 AM
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