"How Tim Cook has changed Apple in five years/How do you replace Steve Jobs? People had tried before and failed: When Apple's founder left amid a boardroom coup in 1985, the string of leaders that filled the void almost brought the company to its knees until Jobs' triumphant return over a decade later." Telegraph 12:48 PM
"Cook must transcend Jobs' legacy at Apple" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:35 AM
"A Design Defect Is Breaking a Ton of iPhone 6 Pluses" ["'The issue is ridiculously widespread and Apple should've issued a recall or maybe a free warranty repair on this problem already,' Huie told me via email. 'If you own an iPhone 6+ and haven't experienced the problem yet, then I think the chances are pretty high that you'll experience it during the lifetime of the phone.'"] iFixit 12:09 PM
"Apple still isn't acknowledging its growing 'touch disease' problem" The Next Web 1:50 PM
"New iPhone Problem Threatens September Launch" Forbes 6:35 PM
"Here's a 'Gliimpse' of Apple Inc. Little Secret" Bidness Etc 8:38 AM
"Australian banks won't rule yet on Apple bank negotiations" Business Insider 7:36 AM
"Steve Wozniak says Apple must fix iPhone 7 Bluetooth or revive its headphone jack" Australian Financial Review 1:17 PM
"Woz doesn't want Apple to remove headphone jack for iPhone 7" CNET 8:59 PM
"Steve Wozniak: An iPhone without a headphone jack would 'tick off a lot of people'" VentureBeat 8:59 PM
"Samsung and Apple Dominate Phone Industry Profits" Digital Trends 7:54 AM
"The Best Smartwatch You Can Buy Right Now (Aug. 2016)" ["Overall Best Smartwatch Runner-Up: Apple Watch"] Paste Magazine 8:41 AM
"Push notifications are more effective than you think" Business Insider 11:20 AM
"For Music Streamers, Playlists Becoming The New Radio: New consumer survey finds that nine out of 10 Spotify and Apple Music users have listened to or created a music-streaming-service playlist, and half of their premium subscribers listen to playlists every time they use the service" MusicWatch 7:39 AM
"Report: Spotify struggling to strike long-term deals w/ labels as Apple Music war heats up" 9to5Mac 7:03 PM
"Apple Music is ruining Spotify's negotiations with record labels" Cult of Mac 7:38 PM
"Apple The Oaks Reopens Next Weekend, CambridgeSide Next Up for Renovations" MacRumors 11:20 AM
"Did Nike just accidentally leak this Apple Watch 2 feature?" Digital Spy 8:38 AM
"The Apple Watch 2 Nike+ Leak that Wasn't" Apple Must 1:33 PM
"Silicon Valley throws big money at Clinton and virtually nothing at Trump/Tim Cook will mark his five-year anniversary as the CEO of Apple by doing something that his predecessor Steve Jobs typically avoided: hosting a fundraiser for a presidential candidate." CNNMoney 8:20 AM
"Today in Apple history: OS X Jaguar roars onto Mac" Cult of Mac 8:30 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google To Penalize Mobile Sites With Intrusive Pop-Ups" PC Magazine 8:57 PM
"ITC judge rules Fitbit did not steal trade secrets from Jawbone" AppleInsider 7:20 PM
"This Election Could Be Hacked, And We Need To Plan For It" Forbes 7:05 PM
"Samsung could be preparing Amazon Echo competitor, FCC filing shows" ZDNet 6:37 PM
"At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality" Wired 6:35 PM
"The World Wide Web Turns 25 Today (Or Does It?): Today is 'Internaut day,' but Tim Berners-Lee says the birth of the World Wide Web is in March." PC Magazine 1:16 PM
"Here's why people are tweeting about Internaut Day and Tim Berners-Lee" Mashable 7:54 AM
"Happy 25th birthday to the World Wide Web/On this day in history: On August 23, 1991, new users for the first time were able to access the World Wide Web. The occasion is known as Internaut Day." CNET 7:46 AM
"MIT scientists think they can make your WiFi 10x faster" CNNMoney 7:46 AM
"AI Is Here to Help You Write Emails People Will Actually Read" Wired 7:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Let's Talk iOS 149: Awesomely scary" iDownload Blog 8:30 AM
"Apple said to have a curved iPhone in 2017, just like Samsung" The Verge 7:39 AM
"Apple to Introduce Three New iPhone Models Next Year, One With Curved OLED Display?" iClarified 7:44 AM
"Apple could launch an iPhone with curved screen" CNET 9:35 AM
"Samsung's curvy phones might get some serious competition in 2017" Mashable 10:40 AM
"Apple Could Finally Remove Ancient Technology In The iPhone 8" Forbes 11:45 AM
"Apple-licensed iPod navigation patent invalidated by US regulatory agency" AppleInsider 8:37 AM
"Primax revenues to hit new high in August, says paper" ["Additionally, the company is also expected to land more orders for dual-camera modules in the second half, triggered by the planned launch of dual-camera iPhone 7 devices, added the paper."] DigiTimes 8:49 AM
"Primax tipped to be building dual-lens camera modules for 'iPhone 7 Plus'" AppleInsider 8:49 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple patent details visual-based AR navigation, confirms Flyby Media acquisition" AppleInsider 7:35 AM
"Apple Wins a Patent for Next-Gen Indoor Mapping Technology based on Visual Inertial Navigation" Patently Apple 8:30 AM
"Apple's AR technology could stop you getting lost in the mall" BGR 7:59 PM
"Apple Wins Patent for Advanced 3D Eye/Head Tracking System Supporting Apple's 3D Camera" Patently Apple 8:30 AM
"Patent Report: Apple looks into a travel guitar for an iPad and iPhone" Apple World Today 8:18 AM
"Apple Granted 46 Patents Today Covering a Beacon Messaging System, iPad Air, Gaming Headset & more" Patently Apple 9:22 AM
"The tough post-PC future for Intel, Dell, and HP" InfoWorld 6:12 AM
"Intel releases Joule developer kit" Tech Insider 6:14 AM
"Intel blasts back at Nvidia, saying Xeon dominates 97% of A.I. servers" VentureBeat 12:13 PM
"Intel foundry takes a helping ARM" EE Times Asia 5:53 AM
"ARM takes on IBM and Intel with new chip design for supercomputers" Computer Business Review 6:17 AM
"ARM Takes Aim at Supercomputing Space" eWeek 7:14 AM
"IBM, AMD and Others Plan Assault on Intel's Chip Dominance: IBM to unveil new details of its Power9 chip; AMD to talk about inner workings of Zen technology" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:18 PM
"IBM's Power9 chip is coming, and here's what you need to know" Computerworld 6:17 AM
"IBM to Set Up Innovation Center in Thailand" Founders Daily 6:18 AM
"How IBM's LinuxONE Has Evolved For the New Open Source Cloud" Linux.com 6:19 AM
"AMD's GPU market share has grown for first time in four years" Hexus 6:10 AM
"Dell Study Reveals Alarming Reliance on Legacy Technology in Government" IT News Online 5:53 AM
"In Reach for Yield, HP Learns to Print Money: As sales and earnings decline, HP's shares have rallied, benefiting from investors' continued reach for yield." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:19 PM
"HP Elite X3 preorders begin in the US with free HP Display Dock; Will you buy the most powerful Windows 10 Mobile smartphone?" Yibada 5:55 AM
"ARM takes on IBM and Intel with new chip design for supercomputers" Computer Business Review 6:13 AM
"Microsoft reveals HoloLens' secret 24-core custom processor" Digital Journal 6:12 AM
"Microsoft HoloLens powered by TSMC holographic processing unit" SlashGear 6:13 AM
"Microsoft reveals secret HoloLens processor specs" The Verge 6:26 AM
"What's Inside The Microsoft's Hololens' Holographic Processor? Now We Know" Digital Trends 12:13 PM
"Microsoft Windows 10 Holographic Edition To Run On 2017 PCs" VR World 6:12 AM
"The marriage of Microsoft and Linux" ZDNet 6:37 PM
"Lenovo Agrees to Preload Microsoft Office, Skype, OneDrive on Its Android Smartphones" NDTV Gadgets 6:19 AM
"Microsoft has figured out a stealthy way to get onto your Android smartphone" Business Insider 6:20 AM
"Microsoft cuts deal with Lenovo to bundle apps on Lenovo's Android smartphones and tablets: As Windows Phone slowly dies, Microsoft seeks out Android partnerships to distribute its apps" Computing 6:20 AM
"Microsoft's latest ruse is bribing you to use Edge in Windows 10" TrustedReviews 6:19 AM
"Microsoft buys start-up Genee to ride the AI wave" telecoms.com 6:27 AM
"Microsoft issues apology over Windows 10 web cam crashes" PCR 6:27 AM
"Cisco plans layoffs on pivot towards IoT and cloud" ReadWrite 5:54 AM
"Apple Stock Higher, Recently in Talks About Lyft Stake" TheStreet 8:17 AM
"Yes, the Apple Cash Hoard Really Is That Big" Newsmax 8:38 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq close near records as housing data boosts stocks: Best Buy shares log biggest daily rise in 15 years" MarketWatch 3:51 PM
"Stocks Fall on Retail Disappointments as Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes: Stocks fall further from record highs on Wednesday morning as disappointments from Target and Lowe's bring down the cyclical consumer sector." TheStreet 3:51 PM
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