"Apple and the crisis of disruption: Clayton Christensen's theory about what determines success or failure in high tech has to be rethought." Fortune 11/28
"Apple's Bigger Slice of the Smartphone Pie: New iPhone Seen Helping Smartphone Maker Regain Market Share" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/28
"Proof That The iPhone 6 Is Killing The iPad" Business Insider 11/28
"Apple vs. Samsung: Patent war reaches key appeals court" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11/28
"Steve Jobs Has Won 141 Patents Since His Death" Business Insider 11/28
"Convenience — Apple Watch's killer feature" iMore 11/28
"Apple Could Drop Google For Bing In Safari" ValueWalk 11/28
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 11/28
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 11/28
"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 11/28
"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 11/28
"IBM analytics show that iOS dominates online purchasing in both transactions and average sale values" 9to5Mac 11/28
"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 11/28
"Apple users outspend Android users on 'Black Thursday'" CNNMoney 11/28
"Shopping on a Phone Is Still Uncommon but Growing Fast" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/28
"Apple Has Snubbed The UK On Black Friday" Business Insider 11/28
"Apple upsets customers by not extending Black Friday deals to the UK" TUAW 11/28
"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
"12.2-inch 'iPad Air Plus' May Launch Between April and June 2015 With A9 Processor" MacRumors 11/28
"Report: Schematics of 12.2-inch 'iPad Air Plus' rumored for April-June launch, iPad Mini 4 upgrade details" 9to5Mac 11/28
"Blueprint of Apple's 'iPad Air Plus,' details of iPad mini 4 reportedly outed in Japanese mag - Rumor" AppleInsider 11/28
"New Details On Apple's Giant-Sized iPad Might Have Just Leaked" Business Insider 11/28
"This could be our closest look yet at Apple's rumored 'iPad Pro'" VentureBeat 11/28
"Apple reportedly set to launch 'iPad Air Plus' and 'iPad mini 4' in second quarter of 2015" AppAdvice 11/28
"iPhone chip orders slowing down, say IC designers" DigiTimes 11/28
"Two-thirds of iPhone and iPad users now running iOS 8.0/8.1" ZDNet 11/28
"iOS 8 is installed on 60 percent of iPhones and iPads despite persistent problems" The Inquirer 11/28
"Clever hack lets CarPlay run on an iPhone 6" Cult of Mac 11/28
"Apple rushes to abandon plastic phone" ONE News 11/28
"Nintendo Patents Game Boy Emulation For Use In Mobile Devices, In-Flight Entertainment" TechCrunch 11/28
"Nintendo patent hints at official Game Boy emulator for mobile phones" 9to5Mac 11/28
"Apple wants to make it easier to switch among wireless carriers" Apple Daily Report 11/28
AppleCare/Helps
"Mac notebooks: All about batteries/Learn more about the battery in your Mac notebook including how to optimize the battery life, troubleshoot, and get service." Apple Support 8:36 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Jet Dudes For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Cradle of Rome 2 HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"ClearWeather -Color Forecast For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Circadia (Puzzle) For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11/28
"Remoter VNC -Remote Desktop For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 11/28
"MetalWars3 For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 11/28
"You Should Play: TwoDots brings a much-needed twist to the match-three genre" Macworld 11/28
"Appidemic: Skater for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 11/28
"'Vigil RPG' Review - An Entertaining Distillation Of Retro JRPGs" Touch Arcade 11/28
"'Framed' Review - Let's Try This One Again, Shall We?" Touch Arcade 11/28
"'Earn to Die 2' Review - Web Game Crossover Hit gets an iOS Update" Touch Arcade 11/28
"Darkness Reborn Review: It's a little mindless but Darkness Reborn is mostly just good fun." 148Apps 11/28
"Master of Tea Kung Fu Review: Master of Tea Kung Fu is a creative and complex caffeinated brawler." 148Apps 11/28
"Proun+ Review: Twitchy racing aplenty in Proun+, an enjoyably tricky title." 148Apps 11/28
"Monster Strike Review: Collect monsters and battle by flinging them across the battlefield in this strangely compelling strategy game." 148Apps 11/28
How-To/Tutorial
"How to manage your iCloud security and Apple Pay settings from the Web" AppleInsider 3:54 PM
"Easy Listening" ["Making your podcast easy to listen to is worth some effort."] Marco Arment 1:07 PM
"How to use Apple Pay to return that sweater your wife hated" VentureBeat 11/28
"Install PSP Emulator PPSSPP On iPhone Without Jailbreak [Video] Redmond Pie 11/28
"How to fix a broken Home button in the iPhone 5c" iMore 11/28
"Ask: How to Fix iTunes Lists on iPad" Mac|Life 11/28
"How To Easily Delete All Screenshots On iPhone To Quickly Free Up Space" Redmond Pie 11/28
"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 11/28
"How to make the most of bringing the iPad to work" ZDNet 11/28
"How to find the lowest prices on Apple's Macs and iPads this Black Friday" AppleInsider 11/28
Tips
"Only want to share your photos once this holiday season? Here's how" Gigaom 12:02 PM
"11 top tips to get the most from iPhone 6 and iOS 8.1" BetaNews 11/28
"Apple-IBM products in November? Not quite" PCWorld 11/26
"Why iPhone 6 Tablet/Laptop Cannibalization Is Overhyped – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 11/26
"How the iPhone 6 Plus is changing people's reading habits" Quartz 11/26
"Apple MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: Which Should You Buy?" LAPTOP Magazine 11/26
Non-Apple
"Cryptography for dummies: To the alarm of some lawmakers, scrambling data becomes easy as encryption turns into the default option on digital devices" The Economist 5:42 PM
"So you want to buy a connected light bulb? Start here" Gigaom 10:19 AM
"Cassandra: Ownership of Images on Social Networking Sites -A Murky World with Little User Benefit" eXtensions 10:00 AM
"Tate museum reimagines works of art as Minecraft maps" Engadget 8:19 AM
"This Man Was Supposed To Become Steve Jobs 2.0 — Here's What Happened Instead" Business Insider 7:47 AM
"A World Without Net Neutrality Already Exists" TechCrunch 11/28
"The Trolls Among Us: If you want to comment on this article, you shouldn't be allowed to be anonymous." Slate 11/28
"What Companies Give Up Staying Private" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11/28
"Changing industry standards: friend or foe?" DesignSolutions 11/28
"What if Your Windshield Was Made of Gorilla Glass? The Beginning of the Glass Age" TG Daily 11/28
Humor/Cartoons
"Caturday: Le magnifique chat devant l'iMac" TUAW 9:18 AM
"Microsoft may be close to launching a Power BI app for the iPhone and iPad" iMore 11:59 AM
"Color Ranger 1.0 released for iOS and Android: Free Additive Puzzle Game" prMac 10:18 AM
"Child Creativity Institute Develops Dynamic iOS & Android Learning Game" prMac 9:59 AM
"Form your ultimate NFL fantasy team in Run Games' Football Heroes: Pro Edition for iOS" AppAdvice 6:02 AM
"Dwelp is a new dot-connecting puzzle game unlike any other" AppAdvice 6:02 AM
"The Witcher Adventure Game brings the new fantasy board game to iPhone and iPad" iMore 9:58 AM
"The Witcher Adventure Game for iPad out now on the App Store" AppAdvice 6:02 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 11/28
"Here's a Massive List of Thanksgiving Game Sales to Stuff Your iPhone and iPad With" Touch Arcade 11/28
"'AppelLocker' Lets You Unlock Applications With Your Face" Modmyi 11/28
"Critically acclaimed console game 'Oddworld Stranger's Wrath' arrives remastered for iOS devices" 9to5Mac 11/28
"Blackout Saturday: Oracle website DIES after mammoth US shopping binge/Mysterious 'technical difficulty' causes service to go titsup" The Register 9:35 PM
"Data Storage Trends in 2014: Pricing, Capacity, More Smarts" eWeek 12:03 PM
"New Details On The Next Version Of Windows Are Coming Soon" Business Insider 11/28
"Windows 10 consumer reveal tipped for January" The Star: Malaysia 11/28
"In Europe, Microsoft and Yahoo Have Started to Forget" WSJ Blogs 11/28
"Windows 10 consumer features to be shown off in January" ITProPortal 11/28
"Windows 10 build 9888 includes additional window animations, context menu improvements and more" WinBeta 11/28
"Report: Microsoft will unveil Windows 10's new consumer features in January" PCWorld 11/28
"IBM: Thanksgiving Online Sales Up 14%, One-Third Of Sales On Mobile Led By iOS" TechCrunch 11/28
"HP Stream 11 review: a $200 Windows laptop meant to be a Chromebook killer" Engadget 11/28
"Hewlett-Packard Profit Declines as Breakup Plan Begins" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/28
"HP's Earnings Match as Sales Fall Short Ahead of Split" Bloomberg 11/28
"HP Stream 11 review: a $200 Windows laptop meant to be a Chromebook killer" Engadget 11/28
"Lenovo cools the Thinkpad Helix with a tiny vapor chamber, no fans necessary" Geek 11/28
"This is how the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix cools itself without a fan" Windows Central 11/28
"Dow Edges Up to Another Record: Retailers' Shares, Led by Wal-Mart, Help Buoy Blue-Chip Index" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/28
"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 11/28
"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 11/28
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 11/28
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