"The Silent Explosion of Apple Inc.'s Enterprise Arm" The Motley Fool 8:04 AM
"Apple TV may have killed all hope for Nintendo games on iOS" The Next Web 10:31 AM
"'Steve Jobs' is a new kind of biopic — and not entirely true" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 5:25 PM
"Has Apple abandoned computers? Apple has released a plethora of new devices lately, refreshing its iPhone range, releasing a new iPad and an Apple TV device. But what about its laptop range? Computers are still relevant and play an important role in our lives, but they are not sexy like smartphones or new like smartwatches." Stuff: New Zealand 5:31 PM
"Apple news-churn app mysteriously stops churning news in China" The Register 8:04 AM
"Apple Cripples iOS News App In China To Avoid Inevitable Censorship Demands" HotHardware 5:32 PM
"Apple reportedly blocks access to Apple News in China" The Verge 10:31 AM
"Apple Appears to Deactivate Its News App In China" Time 2:48 PM
"Apple has disabled the Apple News app in China" Business Insider 10:32 AM
"Apple is Blocking Its Own News App in China" Gizmodo 10:32 AM
"Apple named most 'intimate' brand for UAE consumers" Gulf News 8:11 AM
"Apple's brilliant decision to drop its HDTV plans in favor of a new Apple TV" BGR 10/10
"Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S." Newsday 10/10
"Obama Won't Seek Access to Encrypted User Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/10
"Obama backs away from law to access encrypted information" Reuters 10/10
"The White House Backs Down On Phone Encryption" TechCrunch 10/10
"Apple Is Said to Deactivate Its News App in China: Apple has disabled its news app in China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the most recent sign of how difficult it can be for foreign companies to manage the strict rules governing media and online expression there." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10/10
"Report: Apple Blocking Apple News in China/Rather than having to deal with censoring Apple News in China, Apple is just making it impossible to access—for now." PC Magazine 10/10
"Apple News app disabled in mainland China, works fine in Hong Kong" Mashable 10/10
"Apple confirms it is disabling its News App in China" 9to5Mac 10/10
"Apple execs don't want you to believe Steve Jobs' own memories of himself" Business Insider 10/10
"Fix iBooks missing after upgrading to OS X El Capitan" MacIssues 10/9
"El Capitan discussion talks about Apple Mail problems, Adobe issues, Apple Photos problems, photo import options, fonts and graphics, iCloud calendar problems, a Brother printer driver update, other compatibility issues, update experiences and more." MacInTouch 10/9
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to format a startup drive in El Capitan: Disk Utility has a new look in El Capitan, but formatting a storage device is still as easy as it was before." Macworld 10/10
"How to fix five known issues affecting OS X El Capitan" TechRepublic 10/10
"11 things that could be slowing your Mac down" Business Insider 10/10
"Review: Macphun's Creative Kit 2016 makes boring photos beautiful, for a modest price" 9to5Mac 10/10
"'Steve Jobs' film is a 'painting, not a photograph,' moviemakers say: Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle on Friday during an advance screening of the movie in San Francisco defended why they stretched the truth about the Apple co-founder's life." CNET 10/10
"Inside 'Steve Jobs,' the movie (pictures)" CNET 10/10
"Meet early Macintosh marketer Joanna Hoffman, who was not afraid to stand up to Steve Jobs" Business Insider 10/10
"Here's a young Steve Jobs giving the best advice on hiring, success and failure" Business Insider 10/10
"HTC One A9 dummy leak gives our best look yet at the unreleased iPhone copy" 9to5Mac 10/10
"Filmmakers Shoot Portrait of London in 4K on iPhone 6s" MacTrast 10/10
"Cryptome grudgingly admits to leak of users' ancient IP addresses" The Register 8:32 PM
"Amazon's tablet stuck in no-man's land" Washington Post 7:51 PM
"Kids can now go to preschool online" Washington Post 7:50 PM
"Computer games 'harm children's GCSE chances': Study finds using computers for homework boosts youngsters' performance, but gaming could have adverse effects" Telegraph 7:50 PM
"Report: 65% of Adults Now Use Social Media (From 7% in 2005)" PC Magazine 10/10
"Kemoge Adware Can Root And Infect Your Android Device On Its Own" Redmond Pie 10/10
"Cortana appears on Xbox One preview a little early" The Verge 10/10
"3D printing is a cool, futuristic concept that's not making a lot of money" Mashable 10/10
"While You Were Offline: Who Run the Web? Girls!" Wired 10/10
"Edward Snowden says UK spies can send 'Smurfs' to hack into your phone and gain 'total control' over it" Business Insider 10/10
"Twitter Shares Slip on Report of Impending Job Cuts" Bloomberg 10/9
"Amazon wants to know why many of its employees are desperately miserable" BGR 10/9
"Meet the virtual woman who may take your job: Cognitive systems are becoming a part of the workforce" Computerworld 10/9
"Obama administration opts not to force firms to decrypt data — for now" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10/9
"Apple's iPhone 6s Uptake Is Slower Than Last Year's iPhone 6" Forbes 10:30 AM
"iPhone 6s Chipgate: Benchmarks Create Battery Life Worries" InformationWeek 10/10
"It Doesn't Matter Which A9 Chip Your iPhone Has. Get Over It" Wired 10/10
"Bluetooth 4.2 support comes to iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPad Air 2" AppAdvice 10/10
"Just how waterproof is the new iPhone 6s?" ZDNet 10/10
"Analyzing Apple's Statement on TSMC and Samsung A9 SoCs" AnandTech 10/9
"Apple shoots down 'Chipgate' claims that its new iPhones have huge differences in battery life" Business Insider 10/9
"iPhone 6s chips from TSMC and Samsung have similar battery life, says Apple" Macworld 10/9
"iPhone 6S chip controversy over battery life" CNET 10/9
"iPhone 6s battery life varies by just 2 to 3 per cent, Apple says" Telegraph 10/9
"Battery life differences observed between iPhone A9 chip makers" Insanely Great Mac 10/9
"Apple adds Bluetooth 4.2 to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2" 9to5Mac 10/9
"Apple iOS 9.0.2 Has Three New Nasty Surprises" Forbes 10/9
AppleCare/Helps
"About Wi-Fi Assist: With iOS 9, you can use Wi-Fi Assist to automatically switch to cellular when you have poor a Wi-Fi connection." Apple Support 10/9
"iOS 9 Users Having Issues With POP Email Accounts and Attachments" MacRumors 10/9
"iOS 9 Users Getting 'Message Not Yet Downloaded' Error For POP Mail Accounts" Redmond Pie 10/9
"Fix a Missing Camera Icon on iPhone After iOS Update" OS X Daily 10/9
"iPhone/iOS discussion includes obscure settings to control unwanted ringing on non-phone devices, a Recent Calls bug, activation problems, call blocking, unlocked iPhone 6s availability and camera questions." MacInTouch 10/9
"Steve Jobs review: 'If this movie were about someone else, he'd like it'" Ars Technica 5:31 PM
"'Steve Jobs': A Great Movie But Not About The Man I Knew" Forbes 5:30 PM
"I wore an Apple Watch to this haunted amusement park to see if it's scary: Roller coasters in the dark are awesome and scary; horror mazes, maybe not so much." Ars Technica 2:48 PM
"Rose gold Apple Watch Sport in pictures" iMore 10:30 AM
"Addicted To Case... Why I Love Mophie Juice Packs" Low End Mac 2:48 PM
"The iPhone 6S: How Is It Different? Apple's Latest Smartphone Is Here, Should You Buy It?" Popular Science 10/10
"iPhone 6S Plus review: Bigger is (mostly) better" CNET 10/10
"Solartab, the premium solar charger/battery for iPad and iPhone that actually works" 9to5Mac 10/10
"Steve Jobs movie shows 'brilliant and flawed' man" CNBC 10/10
"Sorkin's 'Steve Jobs' Is a Tart Apple: This caffeinated quasi-biopic casts Apple's co-founder more as one-dimensional perfectionist than nimble genius." PC Magazine 10/9
"In 'Steve Jobs,' Tolerating Tech's Unpleasant Visionaries" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/9
"How to Create a Checklist in iOS 9 Notes" Tom's Guide 10/9
"How to mute Activity reminders on Apple Watch for the rest of your day" iDownload Blog 10/9
"Find out if your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus has a TSMC or Samsung chip" CIO 10/9
"How to remove root certificates from your iPhone or iPad: Root certificates, when not required, can jeopardize your security and expose your private information." iMore 10/9
Tips
"Can't use AT&T's Wi-Fi calling with your iPhone? This could be why" The Verge 10/10
"Why force quitting apps to save battery life is a terrible idea" iDownload Blog 10/9
"'We jokingly call Apple the Tesla graveyard. Cook gets our sloppy rejects. LOL'" The Register 2:49 PM
"'Steve Jobs,' the movie, paints a blurry portrait of Apple's co-founder/Commentary: The creative team behind the new film says it wanted to create something akin to an Impressionist painting rather than a 'photo' of Apple's mercurial leader. It is that: pretty but very blurry." CNET 2:48 PM
"Magid: Samsung unveils new smartwatch" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 10/10
"Should You Use Microsoft Word Or Google Docs?" Digital Trends 10/10
"How to tell if your kid should become a programmer" Business Insider 10/10
"I had to help my dad uninstall Windows 10 over the phone" BetaNews 10/10
"Microsoft's Surface Book commercial doesn't do the product justice" The Next Web 10/10
"Stop hoarding: How to clean up your digital life" ZDNet 10/10
"No, Your Children Aren't Becoming Digital Zombies: Should parents be worried about smartphones and social media? A new survey of research provides encouraging news" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/9
"Get the Beautiful Live Wallpapers from iPhone 6s as Still Wallpapers" OS X Daily 10/10
"Mountek nGroove: a dashboard mount that uses your outdated CD player" iDownload Blog 10/10
"Kibo iOS App Lets You Hide Messages In Your Messages" TechCrunch 10/10
"Coming October 10: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Kirk McElhearn, Adam Engst from TidBITS, and Dr. Timothy C. Summers, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/10
"DynamoLogic Solutions launches Scanify 1.0 for iPhone and iPad" prMac 10/10
"Dark Castle and System 6 Emulator in Your Browser" The Mac Observer 10/9
"Google's app indexing links coming to Safari on iOS by end of month" 9to5Mac 10/9
"Google enables app indexing with deep linking for Safari in iOS 9" AppleInsider 10/9
"Microsoft throws down the gauntlet to Apple" The New Daily 8:11 AM
"Microsoft Short Interest Plunges" 24/7 Wall St. 8:28 AM
"Are Microsoft's New Lumia Phones a Part of Satya Nadella's 'Mobile-First' Strategy?" The Motley Fool 10:29 AM
"Will HP's split help it to source fresh growth in PCs? As HP prepares to split into two companies, the company's president of Personal Systems tells Sophie Curtis it plans to be at the forefront of creating new product categories" Telegraph 2:47 PM
"Can HP's split help it beat the PC slump?" Telegraph 6:18 PM
"SanDisk, HP Push 'Storage Class Memory' To Challenge Intel And Micron's 3D XPoint" HotHardware 5:33 PM
"Intel's Genevieve Bell at Code/Mobile: Why Do We Wear Wearables? (Full Video)" Re/code 2:49 PM
"EMC to shop itself after deal with Dell: sources" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 6:42 PM
"The head of Google Play in Europe told us about the future of Android" Business Insider 8:10 AM
"Google is supporting a pressure group that says the UK is being held back by a lack of immigration visas for tech workers" Business Insider 8:09 AM
"Obama backs away from law to access encrypted information" Reuters 6:42 PM
"Microsoft Is Copying Apple's Strategy, And It Will Work" Seeking Alpha 10/10
"Will Microsoft reemerge as a major mobile platform after losing out to Apple and Google in the first wave?" Business Insider 10/10
"Did Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile Gain Alphabet Inc's Blessing? Rumor has it that Google is going to bring its core apps to Windows 10 Mobile. That'll be good for consumers, but which company has more to gain by the move?" The Motley Fool 10/10
"Microsoft Doesn't Really Want to Sell Windows Phones in the U.S." PC Magazine 10/10
"New Microsoft Surface tablets: Is Lenovo screwed?" TechSpective 10/10
"Dell offering EMC $27.25 per share and special VMware stock" Rapid News Network 10/10
"Dell Inc. to acquire EMC Corp. in a bid to shift its focus away from declining PC market" Street Register 10/10
"How HP's Enterprise Services Performed in 3Q15" Market Realist 10/10
"Apple Short Interest Takes a Breather" 24/7 Wall St. 8:27 AM
"Microsoft Short Interest Plunges" 24/7 Wall St. 8:04 AM
"Why Jabil Circuit, Inc. Gained 15.6% in September (Hint: Can You Say 'iPhone 6s'?)" The Motley Fool 10/10
"Apple Stock Valuation Visualized: Buy, Sell, or Hold?" The Motley Fool 10/10
Industry News
"S&P 500 notches best weekly gain for 2015 as stocks rise for 2nd week: Gap slumps on weak sales; Alcoa drops after downbeat results" MarketWatch 10/9
"Stocks Crawl Into the Weekend as More Earnings Loom" TheStreet 10/9
"Stocks Rally For Week As Earnings Loom; Tesla's Loss Is Apple's Gain" Investor's Business Daily 10/9
"Stocks end higher, Dow notches 6-day win streak" USA Today 10/9
"Wall Street Mixed, Looks to Book Solid Weekly Gains" FOXBusiness 10/9
"Global Stocks Rise as Fed Appears Cautious: Major indexes notch best weekly performance in months" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/9
"Asia Markets: Asian markets rise after Fed minutes cast doubt on rate hike/Markets across Asia rallied Friday after details from the U.S. central bank's latest meeting cast further doubt on the prospect of higher interest rates this year." MarketWatch 10/9
"Europe Markets: European stocks log longest win streak since July - MarketWatch" MarketWatch 10/9
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