"Apple's Tim Cook: If we unveiled iPhone X after iPhone 8, people would have said, 'You hosed me.'" CNBC 11:41 AM
"Apple's iPhone X hits the spot as long lines return from Sydney to Shanghai" Reuters 7:28 AM
"Apple engineers the return of iPhone mania as its harvest season begins: Queues form worldwide as consumers vote with their wallets for this year's most anticipated smartphone release. The Apple harvest has begun." Computerworld 7:25 AM
"Long Lines Are Back at Apple Stores for iPhone X" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"Apple Store Lines Return as iPhone X Debuts: Questions remain about long-term demand for $1,000 device" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:06 AM
"'Quite a spectacle' — Apple stores worldwide draw huge lines as iPhone X goes on sale" MarketWatch 7:35 AM
"Apple sees strong holiday sales, smooth sailing for iPhone X" Reuters 7:36 AM
"Apple looking to merry iPhone Xmas" USA Today 8:53 AM
"Apple on track for 'biggest quarter ever' after iPhone X launch" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:28 AM
"Can Apple Sell 100 Million iPhones?" 24/7 Wall St. 7:25 AM
"iPhone X launch draws an enthusiastic line all day at Union Square, San Francisco" AppleInsider 9:07 PM
"Scalpers reselling the iPhone X outside of Apple Stores: Photos" Business Insider 2:33 PM
"IPhone X crowds prove it's a must-have for Apple fans" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 2:34 PM
"A new iPhone? Look who's first in line! Standing at the front of the queue is a time-honored art" Bay Area News Group [Free Registration Required] 2:33 PM
"As iPhone X raises the bar and price of smartphones, some consumers opt to switch to 'dumbphones'" CNBC 8:43 AM
"Apple's record services revenue suggests growth in Apple Pay, Apple Music" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
"Munster Sees Apple X as an Issue of Supply, Not Demand" Bloomberg Video 7:36 AM
"iPhone X arriving in stores around the world" Apple 7:50 AM
"Reports that Apple Stores may have more iPhone X stock than expected for walk-in customers" 9to5Mac 7:45 AM
"iPhone X launch: Apple turns away walk-up buyers in Seattle, tells customers to order online" GeekWire 12:22 PM
"Apple fans line up for iPhone X from Singapore to Palo Alto in first-day buying frenzy" VentureBeat 7:52 AM
"Apple's iPhone X released in Chicago" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 12:18 PM
"Huge lines form early in Tampa as iPhone X goes on sale" Tampa Bay Times 8:53 AM
"iPhone Xs Are Already Being Bought and Sold on Streets of Hong Kong" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
"iPhone X: New Apple smartphone goes on sale, people queue for days: Photos" Business Insider 7:52 AM
"Apple's iPhone X launches worldwide — in pictures" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Apple Celebrates iPhone X Launch Day as Sales and Deliveries Begin Around the World" MacRumors 7:43 AM
"Apple fans form long lines for iPhone X release" CNBC Videos 9:07 AM
"Apple's new iPhone X makes global debut" CNBC Videos 7:34 AM
"People stood outside the Apple store to resell their brand new iPhone X within minutes" Mashable 7:52 AM
"Are people buying the iPhone X just to sell it?" [Video Report] USA Today 8:53 AM
"iPhone X launch day Apple Store queues drastically different from iPhone 8" 9to5Mac 10:57 AM
"Over 300 iPhone X models stolen from San Francisco Apple Store" CNET 7:39 AM
"Hundreds of iPhone X Stolen from UPS Truck: 313 handsets were grabbed worth over $370,000." PC Magazine 7:38 AM
"After report that Apple will drop Qualcomm chips, Qualcomm files a breach-of-contract lawsuit" Foss Patents 10:58 AM
"Qualcomm sues Apple again, accuses it of sharing intel with, er, Intel: Chipmaker claims firm gave Intel access to key information about its technologies" The Inquirer 8:59 AM
"X Marks The Clot: The £999 Apple iPhone Xs are already breaking as clumsy users share pics of their shattered phones less than 24 hours after going on sale" The Sun 10:09 AM
"Broadcom plans unsolicited $90B bid for Qualcomm" FOXBusiness 2:36 PM
"How OnePlus became a force to be reckoned with in the mobile world" Mashable 9:24 AM
"US Court sides with Google against Canadian de-indexing order" ZDNet 9:37 PM
"Google Docs lockout: Sorry, we were just trying to protect you from malware/Google says no humans at Google actually look at your files in Docs and Drive." ZDNet 9:24 AM
"CNN is launching a subscription tier, the era of free stuff on the internet is officially over" Mashable 8:46 AM
"EFF destroys the podcasting patent, one last time" Ars Technica 7:42 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"#47: Super Mario Odyssey Review" Relay FM 3:38 PM
"Apple 2017 Q4 Earnings, iPhone X Production -TMO Daily Observations 2017-11-03" The Mac Observer 12:31 PM
"AppleInsider podcast reviews Apple's iPhone X with Face ID" AppleInsider 10:58 AM
"Playing with the iPhone X on The Vergecast" The Verge 8:47 AM
"iPhone X: The good, the bad, the ugly, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
"Equity podcast: Apple and Tesla report earnings, and IPOs are back" TechCrunch 8:16 AM
"Happy Hour Podcast 145 | iPhone X hype, HomePod SiriKit, and tvOS 11.2 features" 9to5Mac 7:45 AM
"iPhone X secrets revealed: The phone has two batteries and two logic boards" BGR 7:41 AM
"iPhone X teardown puts a spotlight on crazy small motherboard, two-cell battery, decent repairability" Pocketnow 8:53 AM
"The iPhone X Has the Weirdest Battery We've Ever Seen" PC Magazine 10:58 AM
"What Apple Won't Tell You About iPhone X Apps: Many apps need to be updated to look good, or even to work at all, on the iPhone X." PC Magazine 9:46 AM
"Here's why some apps will look bad on the iPhone X" Mashable 10:13 AM
"Tablet Market Declines 5.4% in Third Quarter Despite 4 of Top 5 Vendors Showing Positive Year-over-Year Growth, According to IDC" ["Although Apple still enjoys a substantial premium over competitors, the lower-priced iPad has helped it to cement the first-place position. The latest version of iOS has helped make iPads a more serious PC competitor than ever before but the need for legacy apps (especially in the commercial segment) and strong value offerings from other PC and mobile vendors has prevented iPads from becoming the primary computing device for the masses."] Business Wire 7:54 AM
"Is Apple Ditching Qualcomm Components Next Year?" Market Realist 11:59 AM
"Here Are the Suppliers Powering the iPhone X" Bloomberg 11:41 AM
"First impressions of Apple's iPhone X: Does the iPhone X warrant all the hype, long lines, and expensive price tag? It's too early to say, but it's off to a strong start." ZDNet 3:38 PM
"iPhone X review: The future takes getting used to" CNNMoney 2:33 PM
"iPhone X: Some Early Impressions – Om Malik" Om Malik 2:33 PM
"iPhone X first impressions: Apple's best by far" Cult of Mac 12:48 PM
"I Hate How Much I Love the iPhone X" Gizmodo 12:00 PM
"Review Apple iPhone X is no slam dunk" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:13 AM
"iPhone X review: Early adopting the future/The most expensive iPhone ever is Apple's proposal for the future of mobile." Ars Technica 9:07 AM
"iPhone X review: hands-on/Find out whether the iPhone X is the phone you always wanted or not in our hands-on review of Apple's new handset." Macworld UK 8:55 AM
"iPhone X review: Finally, the rebooted iPhone we've been waiting for" TechRadar UK 8:54 AM
"iPhone X: My Week With the Future of the iPhone" Tech.pinions 8:47 AM
"Apple iPhone X review/iPhone X: The best iPhone challenges you to think different" CNET 7:52 AM
"iPhone X review: If any phone is worth £1,000, this is it" Telegraph 7:39 AM
"iPhone X Review: All Up In Your Face ID" Wired 7:31 AM
"Beating the iPhone X Face ID Is Hard. We Know, Because We Tried" Wired 7:31 AM
"I spent five minutes with the iPhone X – here's my review" BGR 7:41 AM
"iPhone X: Unboxing + comparison photos" iLounge 8:57 AM
"I chose the iPhone 8 Plus instead of waiting for iPhone X and I don't regret it." iMore 11:40 AM
"Apple's extremely wealthy CEO insists that the $1,000 iPhone X is affordable" BGR 12:00 PM
"Tim Cook says spending $999 on the new iPhone X is like buying high-quality coffee" CNBC 10:13 AM
"Why the Long-Term Case for Apple Inc. Depends on Services Revenue: Apple earnings blew past expectations, but Apple Services is the star, not iPhone sales" InvestorPlace 9:37 AM
"The significance of the iPhone X and the return of Apple Store lines" The Loop 9:05 AM
"iPhone X: Why did people queue up overnight?" BBC 8:54 AM
"With iPhone X, Apple reinvents the camera. Again." Cult of Mac 8:45 AM
"IKEA's head of design said Apple has become 'less exciting'" ["Engman, who first joined the Swedish company in 1983, added that the Californian tech giant is failing to 'push and nudge people to behaviours in the way that they did before.' ... 'I'm not here to judge Jonathan Ive and his team at all actually,' he said. 'What they've done is truly great stuff. It's changed the world. Myself, I'm not waiting in line anymore for those things.'"] Business Insider 8:43 AM
"Screw it, I'm pronouncing it 'iPhone eX'" Mashable 8:26 AM
"The 57 Most Important Numbers from Apple's Q4 2017 Earnings" Apple Must 9:03 AM
"Apple's Financials Expose Flawed Mac Sales Estimates" The Tech Night Owl 8:40 AM
"Comment: Apple's earnings report & guidance show that its three-model strategy has paid-off" 9to5Mac 8:17 AM
"If Face ID is Apple's future, where will we see it next? iPhone X is the first Apple device to incorporate Face ID, but it's a solid bet that it won't be the last." Macworld 8:17 AM
"I Was Wrong About Apple, Inc. Earnings" The Motley Fool 8:16 AM
"Cassandra: A Meantime Man -Apple Watch 3 GPS and Other Bangkok Notes" eXtensions 8:10 AM
"Why searches for 'iPhone problems' spike near new releases" Axios 7:52 AM
"How Apple's unconventional iPhone X marketing strategy will make you want one at any cost" Macworld 7:45 AM
"iPhone X: What the Analysts are Saying" Apple Must 10:09 AM
"Apple's boffo Q4: What the analysts are saying" Apple 3.0 7:39 AM
Non-Apple
"Can computers detect emotion and predict how people will react?" ZDNet 3:41 PM
"Xbox One X review: A surprising amount of power in a very small box" PCWorld 7:51 AM
"Xbox One X review: This is the ultimate Xbox" TechCrunch 7:45 AM
"Xbox One X review: A console that keeps up with gaming PCs" Engadget 7:45 AM
"The Xbox One X Is the Perfect Console for Lazy PC Gamers" Gizmodo 7:42 AM
"Xbox One X Review: Unremarkably remarkable" The Next Web 7:42 AM
"Xbox One X review — wait and see" VentureBeat 7:42 AM
"Xbox One X review: Does the 'world's most powerful console' live up to its name?" Telegraph 7:39 AM
"Xbox One X First Impressions: The 4K Era Arrives" Thurrott 7:37 AM
"Why Billionaire Warren Buffett Made the Right Play on Apple: While billionaire investor Warren Buffett has always stayed away from investing in tech companies, he made his first foray into Apple last year and the company's third quarter earnings beat forecasts and proved the largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway right." TheStreet 3:37 PM
"Analyst Mendez Says Apple's Forecast May Be Conservative" Bloomberg 12:56 PM
"Apple firmly on course for $1 trillion valuation: analysts" Reuters 10:13 AM
"Apple crosses $900 billion. Next stop: $1 trillion? Apple's market value on Friday briefly topped $900 billion for the first time." CNNMoney 9:45 AM
"IPhone X Demand Sends Apple Value Past $900 Billion" Bloomberg Videos 9:20 AM
"Apple's market cap comes up just short of $900 billion at the open" MarketWatch 9:07 AM
"Apple is $20 a share away from being the first $1 trillion company" Business Insider 8:57 AM
"With iPhone X Demand 'Off the Charts', What About Apple's Own Chart?" RealMoney 9:25 AM
"iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are hits as Apple sells 46.7 million smartphones in Q4" Ars Technica 8:45 AM
"Apple shares hit record as iPhone X launches" BBC 7:51 AM
"Apple sells 47 million iPhones to achieve record-breaking quarterly results" Digital Trends 7:42 AM
"One of the biggest beneficiaries to GOP's tax reform could be Apple" CNBC 12:00 PM
"As Apple's cash hoard grows to $268 billion, Republican tax plan would make it cheaper to return funds to US" AppleInsider 11:42 AM
"Frankfurt-listed Apple shares up four percent on third-quarter, iPhone X prospects" Reuters 7:35 AM
"Apple hauls in $52.6bn in Q4, iPhone, iPad and Mac sales all up" The Register 7:30 AM
"Analysts are bullish about Apple's strong Q4 earnings" Business Insider 8:43 AM
"Apple Gives Rare Bullish Outlook As iPhone X Hits Stores; Stock At Record" Investor's Business Daily 7:35 AM
"Apple optimism boosts European suppliers" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:28 AM
"Sorry Starbucks, but Apple Will Destroy You in Race to $1 Trillion Valuation" TheStreet 7:35 AM
"If You Had Invested Right After Apple's IPO" Investopedia 12:56 PM
Industry News
"Stocks end at records as Apple results cap strong week of earnings: October jobs report comes in below forecasts, but ISM strong" MarketWatch 3:57 PM
"Apple Rally Drives Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq to New Records: Apple carries the Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader markets to records to close out the week." TheStreet 3:56 PM
"Stocks end at records as Apple results cap strong week of earnings" Dow Jones Newswires 3:54 PM
"Apple Results, Jobs Report Buoy Stocks: Friday's rise helps all three major U.S. indexes notch gains in a data-heavy week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:54 PM
"Australia stocks near 10-year high as Asia-Pacific markets stay largely flat: Asia-Pacific equities struggled for direction Friday, following a lack of movement in most U.S. stocks overnight, as investors seek new drivers after an October to remember." MarketWatch 11:55 AM
"European stocks look for weekly win as German, U.K. shares aim for records: European stocks clung to modest gains Friday, with German and British blue chips trading a record highs, but a clutch of corporate earnings reports and developments limited the gain for the region's benchmark." MarketWatch 7:17 AM
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