"Apple and the crisis of disruption: Clayton Christensen's theory about what determines success or failure in high tech has to be rethought." Fortune 4:42 PM
"Apple's Bigger Slice of the Smartphone Pie: New iPhone Seen Helping Smartphone Maker Regain Market Share" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:09 AM
"Proof That The iPhone 6 Is Killing The iPad" Business Insider 8:16 AM
"Apple vs. Samsung: Patent war reaches key appeals court" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9:59 PM
"Steve Jobs Has Won 141 Patents Since His Death" Business Insider 8:15 AM
"Convenience — Apple Watch's killer feature" iMore 8:32 AM
"Apple Could Drop Google For Bing In Safari" ValueWalk 12:57 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite discussion talks about virtualization, Safari problems (multiple), virtualization to run older applications, firmware changes during updates, system fonts, third-party lockouts, Spotlight causing slowdowns, reverting to Mavericks and more." MacInTouch 4:39 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"iWork '14 review: Still waiting for that great leap forward/No backward compatibility, but the productivity suite is free for all Mac, iOS users." Ars Technica 8:03 AM
"iPads won't be stuffing stockings this year: The way tablet sales are slumping, there's almost a better chance you'll get three French hens or two turtle doves than an iPad this Christmas." CNNMoney 9:45 AM
"Alert: Online retailers thankful for another strong Turkey Day sales session" ["Apple iOS vs. Android: Apple iOS once again led the way in mobile shopping this holiday season, outpacing Android across three key metrics"] IBM 8:33 AM
"IBM analytics show that iOS dominates online purchasing in both transactions and average sale values" 9to5Mac 8:33 AM
"Apple dominates top tech searches for 2014: Apple's iPhones, iPads and upcoming Apple Watch were among the most popular searches of the year made via Yahoo" Telegraph 8:09 AM
"Apple users outspend Android users on 'Black Thursday'" CNNMoney 9:45 AM
"Shopping on a Phone Is Still Uncommon but Growing Fast" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:37 PM
"Apple Has Snubbed The UK On Black Friday" Business Insider 7:46 AM
"Apple upsets customers by not extending Black Friday deals to the UK" TUAW 3:04 PM
"Time for a tablet: Here's how they stack up" Associated Press 11/27
"When iPads fall, Windows tablets rise" BetaNews 11/27
"Bell Employees Planted Glowing Online Reviews Of New Bell App" CBC 11/27
"Square is Figuring Out How to Make Apple Pay Available With Its Service" PadGadget 11/27
"Apple's Latest iPhone 6 Ad Showcases Voice Text in iOS 8" TechnoBuffalo 11/27
"Looks like no Black Friday deals in European Apple Stores – just (RED) donations on Cyber Monday" 9to5Mac 11/27
"Watch Apple's Black Friday iPhone Ads" Time 11/27
"Video: Apple is not done releasing funny iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus ads" BGR 11/27
"You Should Play: TwoDots brings a much-needed twist to the match-three genre" Macworld 7:16 AM
"Appidemic: Skater for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:01 AM
"'Vigil RPG' Review - An Entertaining Distillation Of Retro JRPGs" Touch Arcade 12:20 PM
"'Framed' Review - Let's Try This One Again, Shall We?" Touch Arcade 10:34 AM
"'Earn to Die 2' Review - Web Game Crossover Hit gets an iOS Update" Touch Arcade 3:04 PM
"Darkness Reborn Review: It's a little mindless but Darkness Reborn is mostly just good fun." 148Apps 8:33 AM
"Master of Tea Kung Fu Review: Master of Tea Kung Fu is a creative and complex caffeinated brawler." 148Apps 12:20 PM
"Proun+ Review: Twitchy racing aplenty in Proun+, an enjoyably tricky title." 148Apps 9:40 AM
"Monster Strike Review: Collect monsters and battle by flinging them across the battlefield in this strangely compelling strategy game." 148Apps 10:34 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to use Apple Pay to return that sweater your wife hated" VentureBeat 6:20 PM
"Install PSP Emulator PPSSPP On iPhone Without Jailbreak [Video] Redmond Pie 6:17 PM
"How to fix a broken Home button in the iPhone 5c" iMore 4:42 PM
"Ask: How to Fix iTunes Lists on iPad" Mac|Life 3:03 PM
"How To Easily Delete All Screenshots On iPhone To Quickly Free Up Space" Redmond Pie 8:17 AM
"How to sync your baby with your iPhone: A new Bluetooth-enabled dummy constantly records your baby's temperature and alerts you if they start to get ill, and will even sound an alarm if they wander away from you" Telegraph 8:09 AM
"How to make the most of bringing the iPad to work" ZDNet 8:08 AM
"How to find the lowest prices on Apple's Macs and iPads this Black Friday" AppleInsider 8:01 AM
Tips
"11 top tips to get the most from iPhone 6 and iOS 8.1" BetaNews 8:01 AM
"Coming November 29: Gene Steinberg meets blogger Dann Berg and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9:46 PM
"Here's a Massive List of Thanksgiving Game Sales to Stuff Your iPhone and iPad With" Touch Arcade 6:19 PM
"'AppelLocker' Lets You Unlock Applications With Your Face" Modmyi 12:57 PM
"Critically acclaimed console game 'Oddworld Stranger's Wrath' arrives remastered for iOS devices" 9to5Mac 9:40 AM
"RPG Reload File 016 - 'Ravensword: The Fallen King'" Touch Arcade 8:09 AM
"HandsFree 2 (iOS 8) Released With Official Support for iOS 8, CallBar Support" Modmyi 8:02 AM
"'AppHeads' is an Awesome New Multitasking Jailbreak Tweak for iOS 7 and 8" Modmyi 8:02 AM
"Red Bull Racers updates with new winter levels and vehicles" iMore 8:02 AM
"Version 2.0 of 1Writer features iOS 8 optimizations, iPhone 6 support and more" AppAdvice 7:46 AM
"Awesome iOS 8 widgets that make your Today screen worth tapping" Cult of Mac 7:45 AM
"S&P 500 Captures Six Weeks of Straight Gains as Oil Plummets" TheStreet 10:04 PM
"Dow ekes out record close; oil plummets 10%" USA Today 10:05 PM
"Market Snapshot: Stocks End Mixed; OPEC Sinks Energy Sector" MarketWatch 10:04 PM
"S&P 500 Set for Six Straight Weeks of Gains as Airlines Fly" TheStreet 12:53 PM
"Wall Street Ends Flat, Energy Sector Sinks, Airlines Soar" Reuters 12:52 PM
"US stock market opens mixed as oil tumbles" Associated Press 10:42 AM
"Dow Edges Up to Another Record: Retailers' Shares, Led by Wal-Mart, Help Buoy Blue-Chip Index" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:02 PM
"Asia Markets: Australian shares slump after OPEC decision/Stocks in Australia finished sharply lower Friday, after the world's biggest oil-producing nations rejected calls to cut output, sending crude prices into a tailspin and weakening Asian energy stocks" MarketWatch 7:04 AM
"Europe Markets: European oil stocks hit after OPEC holds production target/European stocks fell Friday, with oil stocks sinking in a sea of red following a decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries not to cut its 30-million-barrel-a-day production target for oil." MarketWatch 10:41 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:39 PM
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