"Apple cleans up China with fresh renewable energy projects: Apple hopes the new schemes will drastically reduce the carbon footprint of its partner manufacturers in the region." ZDNet 7:08 AM
"Apple wants its manufacturers and supply chain to go green in China: The company has announced two new projects that will boost its mission to rely on clean energy in China." CNET 7:47 AM
"Apple Reveals Solar Energy Programs To Clean Up Its Manufacturing Partners In China" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
"Apple invests in more clean power for Chinese manufacturing" Engadget 7:41 AM
"Apple Invests in China Clean Energy" 24/7 Wall St. 7:06 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cooks takes steps against climate change" CNBC Videos 7:08 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook: Act now on climate change" CNBC 7:08 AM
"What if Apple's Magic act is just the beginning? If they make that trackpad any bigger, they could fit a whole computer in there." Macworld 7:51 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook's wild prediction about 2015 is looking less and less absurd" Quartz 8:05 AM
"The Monthlification of Apple" ["I think this gradual shift away from one-off purchases and towards monthly payments is inevitable – as I said, it's taken over the software and content worlds already and, especially in the US, the move to monthly payments for phones is also well underway. Apple is wise to embrace this shift rather than resist it"] Tech.pinions 8:15 AM
"Apple's enterprise push will depend on more than just hardware: Apple is getting serious about selling to businesses, but there are still many hurdles to overcome." ZDNet 9:01 AM
"MacKeeper buyers ask for refunds in droves following lawsuit: The number of claimants has surprised even experienced class-action attorneys" IDG News Service 7:51 PM
"Apple Releases iTunes 12.3.1 – Includes Stability & Performance Improvements" MacTrast 8:17 AM
"El Capitan Windows Phone App Fix" Low End Mac 10:42 AM
"1Password is still secure, but you can reduce a potential risk" Macworld 3:34 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Manage lost Mail messages after upgrading to El Capitan" MacIssues 3:44 PM
"When double-click stops working in El Capitan: The ability to open files and folders could be the difference between 'click...click' and 'click-click.'" Macworld 7:50 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Two new plugins: Overlay shot numbers & clip names plus perform morph cuts in Final Cut Pro X" fcp.co 8:16 AM
"Refine Edge Border Trick in Photoshop" Layers Magazine 8:15 AM
"Remove extra application files with AppCleaner: When you uninstall a Mac app, how can you make sure you've removed all of its files? With an app like AppCleaner." Macworld 7:50 AM
"How to know what an emoji means" iDownload Blog 3:45 PM
"How to use the Find My Friends widget in OS X El Capitan" Apple World Today 7:12 AM
"4 Mac Photo Apps: 1 Cheap, 1 Cheaper, 2 Free" McSolo 7:01 AM
Op/Ed
"Editorial: Microsoft is the best Mac developer ever" MacNN 3:36 PM
"Steve Jobs' Keynote work ethic, and Keynote 6.6's new build, 'Line Draw' – learn what it does" Les Posen's Presentation Magic 7:37 AM
Press Releases
"Google Chrome Update Adds Tab Muting" PC Magazine 6:48 PM
"Just Press Record Is a Syncing Voice Recorder for iOS and OS X" Lifehacker 3:40 PM
"Tension Software announces Precise Screenshot 1.4" Tension Software 10:37 AM
"Mireth Technology Corp. has released version 6.0.4 of ShredIt X, its easy to use file shredder and hard drive cleaner software for Mac OS X." Mireth Technology 8:57 AM
"Mini Metro Hits The Mac App Store" prMac 10:36 AM
"RailModeller Express 5.0 - Model Train & Slot Car Track Design for OS X" prMac 7:39 AM
"Retina Kit 3 for Xojo Developers with 64-Bit compatibility" prMac 7:39 AM
"Low wages and long hours persist at iPhone factory, says labor group: New York-based China Labor Watch says more work needs to be done to improve conditions at a supplier-owned factory in Shanghai." CNET 7:46 AM
"Apple manufacturer Pegatron accused of unsafe practices" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:18 AM
"KGI forecasts 23% year-on-year iPhone growth for Apple's Q4, falling in following two quarters" 9to5Mac 7:47 AM
"KGI Forecasts Around 75M iPhone and 4M Apple Watch Sales During Holiday Shopping Season" MacRumors 7:51 AM
"Accurate Apple insider says iPhone 6s not likely to beat huge iPhone 6 Christmas sales record" BGR 5:11 PM
"'Worst is over' as higher price of iPad Pro to offset iPad shipment declines, KGI says" AppleInsider 7:46 AM
"Digitimes Research: Android Pay to become a prevailing mobile payment tool" DigiTimes 8:10 AM
"Android Pay To Prevail Over Apple Pay In The Long-run?" G for Games 8:04 AM
"iPad Tops Holiday Technology Wish List, Apple Watch Ranks 12th" MacRumors 11:03 AM
"Study: Apple's Siri more distracting to drivers than Google Now, better than Microsoft Cortana" AppleInsider 6:28 PM
"Sluggish Chinese economy hasn't dented Apple's confidence in the country, says Tim Cook" 9to5Mac 9:57 AM
"The Story Behind That Mysterious Eye Emoji in iOS" Wired 8:19 AM
"iOS 9.1 Adds Taco, Middle-Finger Emoji" PC Magazine 9:57 AM
"What the creepy new eye emoji actually means" Washington Post 9:07 PM
"Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat Are All In with New Anti-Bullying Emoji" Re/code 8:04 AM
"Abandoned iPads in Nigeria could be Boko Haram bombs" New York Post 10:36 AM
"HTC exec responds to iPhone copycat claims: No, Apple copied us" BGR 3:27 PM
"Apple launches 7 new video ads to help sell Apple Watch in 16 seconds" VentureBeat 8:10 AM
"The story behind Steve Jobs' secret and the man he blamed" CNNMoney 7:04 PM
"Steve Jobs' widow calls new movie 'fiction'" CNNMoney 7:52 AM
"Forget a Clear Backed Smartphone, I Want This Clear Plastic Apple Newton" Gizmodo 11:09 AM
Non-Apple News
"Huawei knocks Xiaomi from top spot of smartphone sales in China" ZDNet 9:04 PM
"Pandora and record labels reach $90 million settlement over pre-1972 songs" The Verge 8:24 PM
"Pandora reaches $90M settlement to continue playing pre-1972 music" 9to5Mac 8:03 PM
"Project Morale Boost! Jack Dorsey Is Giving Away Nearly $200 Million of His Twitter Stock to Employees." Re/code 7:51 PM
"The 11 Worst Internet Scams We're Still Falling For" Yahoo Tech 3:27 PM
"The House That Google Built: Tech executive Wesley Chan and his partner Pat Blute use the company's principles to turn their home in San Francisco's Eureka Valley into a high-tech hub" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:09 AM
"Hands-free technology in cars hardly danger-free, study finds" CBS News 10:36 AM
"MacVoices #15187: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus on El Capitan, Cool Stuff and His New Music Video" MacVoices 5:12 PM
"Ctrl-Walt-Delete: on Steve Jobs the man, the myth, the movie" The Verge 4:20 PM
"#109: Muggle Keyboard/Anticipating Apple TV, Google's new YouTube Red service, iOS stability and bug fixes, and a Magic Devices shopping list." Relay FM 3:38 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-10-22: Apple TV Apps, Instagram's Boomerang" The Mac Observer 3:26 PM
"MacNN One More Thing episode 9: PC Does Whatever" MacNN 8:05 AM
"ACM 329: Apple on CISA, Google Photo Search Stats, and Star Wars" The Mac Observer 6:57 AM
"iOS 9.1 Demonstrates Apple's Superpower Over Android" ["If Google finds a flaw it's going to be there for a long time. Meanwhile, when Apple finds an issue, Apple can send out an update. If that's not a superpower in the smartphone world, I don't know what is."] Forbes 6:55 PM
"Microsoft Profit Top Estimates: Results show strides in cloud-computing; shares climb 8% in late trading" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:28 PM
"Microsoft Earnings Climb, Lifted by Strong Growth in Cloud Computing" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:48 PM
"Cloud services bolster Microsoft results, shares soar" Reuters 6:48 PM
"Microsoft's focus on Windows 10 is starting to pay off: CEO Satya Nadella is relying on the latest version of Windows, and its ability to connect every device to the cloud, to recapture the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers everywhere. His strategy might be working." CNET 5:11 PM
"Retooled Microsoft gets earnings boost" AFP 7:53 PM
"Microsoft's new businesses shine, but PC software still sags" Associated Press 5:11 PM
"Microsoft's Bing search business finally is profitable" ZDNet 6:48 PM
"Bing profitable, but Microsoft revenue down 12 percent as shift to cloud continues" Ars Technica 6:25 PM
"Microsoft's Cloud Business Booms, As Its Windows And Phone Business Struggle" CRN 6:27 PM
"Microsoft sold only 5.8M Lumia Windows Phones last quarter. Now what?" Windows Central 6:27 PM
"Microsoft to pay up to $15K for bugs in two Visual Studio tools: The program applies to .NET Core and ASP.NET, part of Microsoft's runtime and web stack" PCWorld 7:38 AM
"Michael Dell berates Microsoft's Nadella about high price of Surface tablet: Jokes that Microsoft hardware is more expensive than Dell's, but kind of means it" The Inquirer 11:48 AM
"Dell and Microsoft team up for Azure-based hybrid cloud service: Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft will break down barriers for cloud migration" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
"Dell and Microsoft Announce New Azure-Consistent, A Hybrid Cloud Appliance" EconoTimes 7:03 AM
"Dell Introduces New Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft" IT News ONline 7:04 AM
"Intel reveals $5.5B-plan to build 3D NAND in China" EE Times Asia 6:29 AM
"Fossil readies Android Wear, Intel-powered smartwatch called Q Founder" ZDNet 7:18 AM
"New AMD Embedded Processors Aimed at 4K Video Uses" eWeek 6:36 AM
"Oculus, Dell, AMD join forces to power VR-ready PCs" Inter Aksyon 7:03 AM
"Dell launches new threat protection products for the enterprise" ZDNet 7:04 AM
"Dell: Desktop PCs are 'here to stay'" EE Times Asia 6:29 AM
"EMC, VMare to Spin Out Virtustream as Hybrid Cloud Business" eWeek 6:37 AM
"HP improves its Chromebook 14, also drops its price" TechShout 7:05 AM
"H-P to Sell HP TippingPoint to Trend Micro: H-P says it will continue partnership with TippingPoint after $300 million deal" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:48 AM
"HP Kills Public Cloud, Cedes To AWS, Google, Microsoft: HP is abandoning its public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) efforts, a market dominated by AWS, Google, and Microsoft. Here are the details." InformationWeek 12:49 PM
"HP shutters Helion Public Cloud six months after saying it wouldn't: On the plus side, sunsetting clouds will make a great desktop wallpaper photo" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
"HP drops public cloud offering to concentrate on private cloud" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 3:31 PM
"HP to Shut Down Its Helion Public Cloud in January" eWeek 6:37 AM
"IBM's Hardware Segment Is Far from Reporting Revenue Growth" Market Realist 3:31 PM
"IBM Watson Helps Pittsburgh Penguins Advance Fan Experience" eWeek 6:37 AM
"Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, and HP CMOs think you are an idiot: 'PC does Whaaat?!' campaign us underhanded, unethical, and well backed" Semi Accurate 6:50 AM
"Google for Work is free if you're tied to a Microsoft or IBM Enterprise Agreement" The Inquirer 11:35 AM
"Lenovo's Answer To The Surface Book And Their New 27" Tablet" TG Daily 6:49 AM
"Dow surges 320 points on McDonald's, ECB stimulus talk" USA Today 4:21 PM
"Wall Street Leaps as McDonald's Surges, Draghi Talks" FOXBusiness 4:21 PM
"Stocks Surge; Dow Exits Correction Territory: Mario Draghi signals ECB is prepared to expand bond-buying program" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:20 PM
"Asia Markets: China stocks recover ground following sharp selloff/China shares mostly recovered Thursday after a sharp selloff the previous day, but trading was choppy and investors remain focused on signs of weakness in the world's No. 2 economy." MarketWatch 7:12 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks waver before ECB's Draghi steps on stage/European stocks were choppy Thursday as investors waited for what European Central Bank President Mario Draghi may say about economic conditions in the eurozone and what that means for its stimulus efforts." MarketWatch 7:12 AM
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