"Apple's iPhones Trail Samsung, Google Devices in Internet Speeds" Bloomberg 8:04 AM
"Qualcomm: Snapdragon 845 phones destroy Intel modem rivals in speed tests" VentureBeat 8:57 AM
"It's not just Samsung – now Qualcomm is bashing iPhone specs ..." 9to5Mac 8:58 AM
"Apple lags behind its biggest rivals in mobile download speeds" Cult of Mac 9:33 AM
"Apple's HomePod will reportedly be able to make calls soon" The Next Web 8:02 AM
"iPhone X sets new record for resale value, averaging 85% of retail price" 9to5Mac 8:56 AM
"It's Apple vs. Amazon in the Race to $1 Trillion/As we head into the heat of earnings season this week, two technology giants sit at the threshold of a monumental achievement: surpassing $1 trillion in market capitalization." Bloomberg 8:03 AM
"Google joins the race to $1 trillion" TechCrunch 3:33 PM
"Verizon eyes Apple as partner for 5G TV rollout: The communications giant is considering either Apple or Google to serve as its provider for 5G video, according to a new report." AppleInsider 7:33 PM
"Someone Uploaded What Look to Be Apple's Internal iPhone Repair Videos: What appear to be 11 Apple videos describe repair procedures, show special tools, and reference specific material." Motherboard 1:11 PM
"Millennials' favorite brands are YouTube, Google, Netflix" [Apple not in top 21; YouTube, Google, Netflix round out the top three; Steve Jobs' Pixar comes in a #6] Business Insider 1:09 PM
"One of the stars of 'Planet of the Apps' is trashing Apple: 'I was like, f--- this'" Business Insider 8:52 AM
"'Planet of the Apps' Star Gary Vaynerchuk Blames Show's Failure on Apple's Poor Marketing" MacRumors 3:34 PM
"'Planet of the Apps' Star: Apple Responsible for Show's Failure" PC Magazine 4:02 PM
"Over a million Ookla Speedtest sessions confirm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 delivers best cellular performance" ZDNet 8:40 AM
"Qualcomm Touts 'Superior Cellular Performance' of Android Phones With Snapdragon 845 Chips" MacRumors 8:41 AM
"Qualcomm's new chips fix a major problem for 5G phones" CNET 8:41 AM
"Your iPhone X is still worth almost as much as you paid for it" Cult of Mac 1:14 PM
"Apple Singapore looking into fraudulent iTunes charges, dozens of cases reported" Channel NewsAsia 8:44 AM
"Apple's Business Chat signs up five more brands, more tech platforms" TechCrunch 10:56 AM
"iMessage Business Chat Continues Slow Rollout, Adding Multiple New Brands and Supported Platforms" MacStories 10:56 AM
"Apple investigates fraudulent iTunes charges worth thousands of dollars" Cult of Mac 8:44 AM
"Apple Singapore Investigating Multiple Fraudulent Charges to iTunes Accounts" MacRumors 9:07 AM
"Apple Believes TRAI Cannot Ask Telecom Operators To Ban iPhones on Their Network" iPhone Hacks 8:00 AM
"Samsung's latest Galaxy S9 ads are, of course, all about the iPhone X/Change of scenery this time: an imaginary Apple Store" The Verge 8:15 AM
"Today in Apple history: Martin Scorsese helps Apple promote Siri" Cult of Mac 8:43 AM
Non-Apple News
"The Commodore 64 Mini comes to North America on October 9" Neowin 6:52 PM
"Watch a Hacker Install a Firmware Backdoor on a Laptop in Less Than 5 Minutes" Motherboard 3:52 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Watch pops up on company's website, reveals new design and 42mm size" 9to5Google 1:29 PM
"Here's how much money anti-net neutrality members of Congress have received from the telecom industry" Mashable 11:41 AM
"AI is hurting people of color and the poor. Experts want to fix that" CNNMoney 10:14 AM
"Sony's new phone camera sensor will let you take 48-megapixel photos" Mashable 9:31 AM
"Qualcomm Announces Their First 5G mmWave Antenna Module: QTM052, Coming This Year" AnandTech 8:54 AM
"Qualcomm's 5G antennas are primed for next year's phones: It's all about making the tech work reliably in small devices." Engadget 8:41 AM
"Qualcomm delivers 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz RF modules to industry" ZDNet 8:39 AM
"Sony announces world's highest-resolution image sensor for phone cameras" The Verge 8:16 AM
"If Brussels wants Android forks, phone makers aren't helping" The Register 8:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Background Mode Interview with Novelist and Freelance Tech Writer Dan Moren" The Mac Observer 5:47 PM
"New HomePod Features, Understanding MacBook Pro Throttling -TMO Daily Observations 2018-07-23" The Mac Observer 1:30 PM
"Podcast: Consumer Sentiment and Motivations for App Discovery and Commerce" Tech.pinions 8:52 AM
"Hands on: Apple's new 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro with Core i9 processor" AppleInsider 5:55 PM
"MacBook Pro review (2018): Apple plays catch-up" Engadget 11:41 AM
"Fortnite at 5K? Testing out the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar & Blackmagic eGPU" AppleInsider 1:35 PM
"Review: AirVinyl's Leather AirPod Case Offers Snug and Satisfying Protection" The Mac Observer 8:16 PM
"Which Is Faster, The iPhone X or the Galaxy S9?" Forbes 1:35 PM
"Skullcandy JIB Wireless review: $35 earphones that impress" Mashable 10:55 AM
"Why the Logitech MX Master 2S mouse is a perfect complement to Macs" TechRepublic 9:07 AM
"Give your MacBook Pro or MacBook a BaseLift" Apple World Today 8:59 AM
"This great stand turns your iPad into a tiny iMac [Review] Cult of Mac 1:13 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hours is the best time tracking app [Cult of Mac's Essential iOS Apps #41] Cult of Mac 11:06 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to turn off and restrict FaceTime on iPhone or iPad" iMore 3:44 PM
"How to set your caller ID for FaceTime on iPhone and iPad" iMore 3:44 PM
"How To Deal With Robocalls On Your iPhone" MacMost 9:02 AM
Tips
"An Old Scam With a New Twist: If you have gotten a message from someone who claims to have dirt on you — and shows off, as proof, a password you've previously used — here's what happened." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:17 AM
"Why Apple may be staring at its toughest year in India" The Economic Times 9:28 PM
"HomePod Reportedly Getting Major Siri Features In Next Update: Phone Call Support, Find My iPhone, And Multiple Timers" Tech Times 9:28 PM
"Consumer Reports Defends 2018 MacBook Pro Throttling" UberGizmo 9:28 PM
"Apple's Next Big Thing Isn't Another iPhone: Here's What's Coming" [Slideshow] iDrop News 3:52 PM
"AppleInsider shockingly doesn't understand Pixels and Nexuses as products or how they affected Android manufacturers" Android Central 3:35 PM
"Google's Pixel Android strategy is destroying HTC the same way Moto X gutted Motorola" AppleInsider 3:35 PM
"Should Apple ditch the Lightning port? I have a love/hate relationship with the iPhone's Lightning port. But should Apple replace it for USB-C, or ditch it altogether and release a truly wireless iPhone?" ZDNet 10:55 AM
"Concept: Apple Watch Series 4 with bigger, bezel-free display & rounded corners" iDownload Blog 3:52 PM
"Gorgeous concept shows off Apple Watch Series 4's big display" Cult of Mac 10:37 AM
"Microsoft's Value Reaches All-Time High" Business Cloud 8:49 AM
"Microsoft: Within Spitting Distance Of $1 Trillion" Seeking Alpha 8:48 AM
"How Microsoft's earnings reached $100bn" Verdict 8:52 AM
"Microsoft CEO Highlights His Favorite Android Apps" Softpedia 8:52 AM
"It's About Time! Microsoft Windows To Add Leap Second Time Synchronisation Support" VRZone 8:49 AM
"Will Windows 7 Survive Microsoft's Wrath? I'm Pretty Sure It Will" Softpedia 8:53 AM
"Microsoft starts another Windows 7 upgrade campaign" Channel Eye 8:50 AM
"Microsoft Begins Pushing Windows 7 Update Used to Collect Data to All Systems" Softpedia 8:48 AM
"Microsoft opens enrollment for Windows 10 19H1 (Redstone 6) testing" Neowin 6:52 PM
"Microsoft's streaming Xbox will split up games to keep latency low: Streaming device will be one of a pair of next-generation Xboxes." Ars Technica 5:53 PM
"Microsoft reportedly building two new Xbox consoles, including a lower-priced streaming device" GeekWire 7:32 PM
"Sysadmin sank IBM mainframe by going one VM too deep" The Register 8:38 AM
"PCMag Breaks Down Dell's Return to a Public Company" FOXBusiness 8:36 AM
"Dell CIO: IT a Training Ground for Next-Gen CEOs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:36 AM
"Qualcomm taps Ookla data to show Snapdragon superiority over Intel" FierceWireless 8:34 AM
"Qualcomm: Snapdragon 845 phones destroy Intel modem rivals in speed tests" VentureBeat 8:34 AM
"Snapdragon 845 Android phones are significantly faster than latest iPhones in cellular speeds" phoneArena 8:34 AM
"Rutronik offers Intel Core i7+ and 3D XPoint memory speed in HDD PC designs" Electronics Weekly 8:34 AM
"Intel's decision to sell Wind River To TPG Capital has been welcomed by Jim Douglas, the CEO of software company" New Electronics 8:33 AM
"ASUS Announces Intel Mehlow Platform Workstation Products" Guru3D 8:32 AM
"The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor is down to its lowest price" Windows Central 8:31 AM
"HDR causes a 10% bottleneck on Nvidia graphics cards - but not with AMD GPUs" PCGamesN 8:31 AM
"What you need to know about AMD Ryzen" Windows Central 8:31 AM
"AMD Radeon Picasso APU spotted in benchmarks" Hexus 8:30 AM
"React vs. Vue: Clash of the JavaScript titans" InfoWorld 8:05 AM
"SAP targets Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft for supply chain management" The Paypers 8:28 AM
"How much do you think Cisco's paying erstwhile Brit PM David Cameron?" The Register 8:27 AM
"IBM Vs. Cisco: 2 Of The Best Tech Dividend Stocks" Seeking Alpha 8:27 AM
"Cisco invests $100m into UK AI sector" ITProPortal 8:27 AM
"Cisco and UCL plan to build a £77m AI research centre" IT PRO (UK) 8:21 AM
"Cisco invests in UK AI partnership" Channel Eye 8:20 AM
"Apple vs. Amazon: Why race to $1 trillion?" Apple 3.0 10:03 AM
"Crowdsourcing Apple's earnings" Apple 3.0 8:50 AM
"Bank of Montreal raises Apple price target, lowers guidance" Apple 3.0 8:50 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq close higher as banks, tech rally; Dow logs lengthiest skid in July: Tesla comments on report that it asked for refunds from suppliers" MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Alphabet Earnings: Stocks ended mixed Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up modestly while the Dow slipped ahead of an earnings report from Alphabet." TheStreet 3:58 PM
"Stocks Reverse Higher; Nasdaq Leads As Alphabet Earnings Spark Stock Higher" Investor's Business Daily 3:58 PM
"Stocks Rise on Strength in Financial Sector: Tariffs could overshadow earnings season, with more than one-third of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting results this week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Japan's Nikkei leads decliners as most Asian markets fall: Japanese stocks were the poorest performer in a mixed Asian stock trading session Monday as the U.S. dollar's pullback and renewed trade worries hung over the market." MarketWatch 7:16 AM
"Fiat, Ferrarri end lower after Marchionne's exit, weighing on European stocks: European stocks ended the day lower and marked a third straight loss on Monday, as shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and others came under pressure after the sudden departure of longtime chief Sergio Marchionne, while investors juggled a new round of earnings reports." MarketWatch 11:47 AM
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