"Hands-on with Spotlight in El Capitan: Location info, natural language searches, UI tweaks, and more/A look at the tweaks to the built-in search engine in OS X 10.11." Macworld 8/21
"Ask the iTunes Guy: More changes to iTunes 12, more problems to fix" Macworld 8/21
"Stolen iPhone selfies go viral as thieves are hunted online" Cult of Mac 8/21
Non-Apple News
"Smartphone sales slow as Samsung falters: Despite the launch of new S6 models, Samsung's premium phones continued to be challenged by Apple's large-screen iPhones." New Zealand Reseller News 3:14 PM
"Swatch plans multiple smartwatches, but they'll be simple" Engadget 8/22
"Report: Samsung Prepping 18.4-Inch Tablet/The tablet, codenamed 'Tahoe' is reportedly aimed at home living rooms, offices, and schools." PC Magazine 8/21
"Cable TV subscribers down nearly half-million in 2015 Q2" Digital Trends 8/21
"Wake Up! How Tech Can Help Fight Drowsy Driving" PC Magazine 8/21
"Spotify CEO Apologizes for Privacy Policy Confusion" PC Magazine 8/21
"Spotify to Users: Sorry, We Meant to Tell You Sharing Your Data Is Optional" Fortune 8/21
"Spotify defends itself after outcry over data collection" AFP 8/21
"Spotify's super-creepy new privacy policy" CNNMoney 8/21
"Spotify plans to begin looking through your phone, so users are in panic mode" Mashable 8/21
"New Spotify privacy policy angers users and drives some away" BetaNews 8/21
"Exclusive: Xiaomi - ' The Apple Of China' - Will Launch In Africa In Sept" Forbes 8/21
Publications/Podcasts
"iMore show 472: Putting the 'Pro' in iPad Pro" iMore 3:11 PM
"Coming August 22: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst, of TidBITS and Jeff Gamet, of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/22
"The TouchArcade Show - 219 - Shout Out to Flip Phones" Touch Arcade 8/21
"iPad Pro looks to get pushed into late 2015" CNET 8/21
"Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple Music, Rhapsody, Apple Watch hacks, tips" Cult of Mac 8/21
"Adam and Tonya Engst Discuss The New Take Control Books Web Site" MacVoices 8/21
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-08-21: Apple's Neglected Products, Swatch's One More Thing" The Mac Observer 8/21
"Ashley Madison data dumped and Apple picks its headliners in CNET UK Podcast 446" CNET 8/21
"iPad Pro is all but confirmed and the iPhone 6S gets bent on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8/21
"AppleInsider podcast talks 'Apple Car' testing, games on Apple TV, Force Touch and more" AppleInsider 8/21
"Latest rumored iPhone 6c specs include Apple A8 SoC, NFC, & Touch ID" VR-Zone 8:13 AM
"Apple Watch To Get Smart Bands Soon [Rumor]" Redmond Pie 8/22
"Apple launches replacement program for faulty iPhone 6 Plus cameras: Phones sold between September of 2014 and January of 2015 are affected." Ars Technica 8/22
"Apple Offers Free Fix For 'Small Percentage' Of iPhone 6+s With Faulty Camera" TechCrunch 8/22
"Apple is offering free camera replacements on some iPhone 6 Plus units due to blurry photos" The Verge 8/22
"Apple to Replace Blurry iSight Camera Modules in iPhone 6 Plus" MacTrast 8/22
"Apple launches repair program for faulty iPhone 6 Plus iSight cameras" AppAdvice 8/22
"IHS: iPhone 6c Coming This Year" G for Games 8/21
"With iPhone 6S release imminent, fate of 4 inch 'iPhone 6C' still unclear as new rumor claims November launch" 9to5Mac 8/21
"iPhone 6S Pre-Order Date For Apple's Fastest And Strongest iPhone Ever" Forbes 8/21
"'iPad6,8' Shows Up in Analytic Logs Hinting Even More at iPad Pro Release" Modmyi 8/21
"Rumor: Apple working on 'smart bands' for Apple Watch to add new health tracking functions" AppleInsider 8/21
"Apple Watch Sport Users Complain That Lettering And Logo Are Wearing Off" Consumerist 8/21
"Welcome the New Apple Issue: #LogoGate" Apple Gazette 8/21
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple Launches iSight Camera Replacement Program for iPhone 6 Plus" MacRumors 8/21
"Apple announces repair program for blurry iPhone 6 Plus cameras" AppleInsider 8/21
"Apple offers free fix for blurry iPhone 6 Plus cameras" ZDNet 8/21
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 8/21
"Unit Converter For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 8/21
"Sound Catcher-Instantly Identify Songs Playing Around You For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 8/21
"Swatch trademarks Apple's 'One More Thing'? Technically Incorrect: A Swiss trademark webpage appears to confirm that the watch manufacturer has not only trademarked Steve Jobs' favorite phrase, but is also trying to trademark 'Tick Different.'" CNET 8/22
"Is an Apple TV Even Worthwhile at This Point? Would an Apple TV service prove innovative enough to matter amid the rise of 'skinny bundles' from a host of other media and telecom companies?" The Motley Fool 8/22
"Why Apple Is Likely To Continue The iPad Mini" Seeking Alpha 8/22
"Is It Time For Intel To Spin Off The Fabs?" Seeking Alpha 6:13 PM
"Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Loses More Market Share to NVIDIA: New graphics cards from AMD weren't enough to stop the bleeding during the second quarter" The Motley Fool 8:08 AM
"Apple, Inc. Stock Is a Steal: And I Plan to Buy More: Friday's sell-off of Apple stock just made a good buying opportunity even better." The Motley Fool 8:14 AM
"Analyst: We like Apple on this weakness" CNBC 8/21
"Apple can't outrun China worries, stock drops into bear territory" AppleInsider 8/21
"Apple's Stock Is Now Officially In a Bear Market: And things could get even worse for Apple investors" Fortune 8/21
"Sell-off turns real ugly: Dow plunges 531 points" USA Today 8/21
"Crushed: Dow Enters Correction Territory After Biggest Selloff in Four Years" FOXBusiness 8/21
"Dow Plunges 531 Points in Global Selloff: Signs of slowdown in Chinese economy pressure stocks, commodities" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/21
"Asia Markets: China woes spark selloff in Asian markets/China's stock market brushed a new low since the depth of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing." MarketWatch 8/21
"Europe Markets: European stocks post worst week in 4 years, slide into correction territory/European stocks fell into correction territory Friday, enduring their worst week of the year as downbeat Chinese data and Greek uncertainty weighed." MarketWatch 8/21
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