"Apple Fires Up Apple Arcade, the Tech Giant's Subscription Gaming Service: Apple officially launches its Arcade online gaming service that will allow subscribers to play more than 100 games curated by the tech giant for $4.99 a month." TheStreet 7:40 AM
"How Apple Arcade Will Reshape Mobile Gaming: The gaming app ecosystem is built on in-app purchases and ads. What happens when you take them away?" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:13 PM
"Apple Can't Win Its $14 Billion European Tax Battle: Even if the tech giant wins its court appeals, it will have to pay the money—and more—to Washington" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
"Apple's Brand in China Takes a Hit From Backlash Against Trump" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:13 AM
"Apple's reputation is tanking with patriotic Chinese consumers thanks to Trump's trade war" Business Insider 7:38 AM
"Apple Fifth Avenue: The cube is back/The New York City Landmark Returns Redesigned and Reimagined" Apple 9:44 AM
"Apple Fifth Avenue: The Cube is Back" Business Wire 9:44 AM
"Customers Waiting in Line at Apple Retail Stores Around the World for iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max" MacRumors 4:33 PM
"What can Google do to compete with the Apple Watch? Not much" The Verge 7:29 AM
"Bob Iger: Disney might have merged with Apple if Steve Jobs were alive" Engadget 7:37 AM
"Bob Iger Imagines an Alt-History Where Disney and Apple Merge: In his new memoir, the Mouse House CEO claims that if Steve Jobs were still alive they would've discussed combining their companies." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:46 PM
"Can Apple Expand the iPhone Market in India?" Market Realist 10:20 AM
"Amazon's Plan to Leapfrog Apple, Spotify in Music Streaming Race" Investopedia 7:39 AM
"Oprah Winfrey's Apple TV+ show 'could save lives,' says Britain's Prince Harry" 9to5Mac 7:29 AM
Non-Apple News
"Employee dies at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters in apparent suicide" Business Insider 5:24 PM
"YouTube ads now more annoying and obtrusive than ever on TVs (Updated)" Android Authority 11:36 AM
"The Internet of Things Is Still a Privacy Dumpster Fire, Study Finds" Vice 9:44 AM
"Google is testing Incognito Mode for Maps: Sure, it could be used for shady reasons, but it could also help keep someone safe." Engadget 8:29 AM
"Huawei takes on Apple's new iPhone 11 with Mate 30 range" Reuters 8:02 AM
"Huawei announces flagship Mate 30 Pro under cloud of Google uncertainty" The Verge 7:41 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"MacVoices #19219: Bryan Chaffin on Apple PR, Apple Scrutiny, Apple Rights and Wrongs" MacVoices 4:05 PM
"9to5Mac Happy Hour 243: iPhone 11 and Apple Watch review roundups, Arcade launch, iOS 13 release" 9to5Mac 11:29 AM
"Fine Wine: An Interview With Codeweavers About Valve, Windows And The Future Of Gaming On Linux" ["You may know Codeweavers best for its CrossOver products; the company's core focus is making it easier for Windows developers to port their software to Mac and Linux and for end-users to run them."] Forbes 7:48 AM
"An Exclusive Look Inside Apple's A13 Bionic Chip: Here's how the chip in each new iPhone works, and what it tells us about the future of mobile technology." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:07 AM
"Everything we know so far about Apple's A13 Bionic chip" Apple Must 12:46 PM
"iPhone 11 Pro may have extra 2GB of RAM devoted to the camera" AppleInsider 7:12 AM
"Here are the biggest differences between the $1,000 iPhone 11 Pro and last year's iPhone XS" Business Insider 8:30 AM
"iOS 13 is now available to download" TechCrunch 12:13 PM
"Apple Releases iOS 13 With System-Wide Dark Mode, Privacy Updates, Revamped Photos App, Find My App, New Maps Features and More" MacRumors 12:13 PM
"Apple releases iOS 13 and watchOS 6" VentureBeat 12:13 PM
"Apple launches iOS 13, watchOS 6, and Apple Arcade" Ars Technica 12:13 PM
"iOS 13 Arrives, But Not Without Some Bugs" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:12 PM
"What's New in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13" Intego 9:13 AM
"iOS 13.1 is coming September 24, not September 30 as previously expected" iMore 1:58 PM
"Apple Releases watchOS 6 Featuring Exercise Trends, Cycle Tracking, New Watch Faces, More" The Mac Observer 2:08 PM
"iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and HomePod software updates still to come later this year" 9to5Mac 12:24 PM
"Apple Arcade Subscription Gaming Service Goes Live Alongside iOS 13, One Month Free Trial Available" MacRumors 12:24 PM
"Top watchOS 6 features for Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 12:13 PM
"iOS 13 Is Here But the Department of Defense Is Telling People Not to Upgrade Yet. Should You? In an email, the DOD is 'strongly encouraging' its employees and contractors to wait for iOS 13.1" Inc. 8:27 AM
"Apple Advances one of their Video Headset inventions that finally addresses the Prescription Lenses issue" Patently Apple 7:46 AM
"Apple Reveals a Mixed Reality Headset that uses a Direct Retinal Projector System with Holographic Lenses" Patently Apple 7:46 AM
"Holographic elements could give Apple AR headset an immersive experience" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
"Apple patent filing hints that 'Apple Glasses' will need an iPhone to operate" Apple World Today 8:08 AM
"Apple looks into a method for simultaneously streaming different versions of a movie or TV show" Apple World Today 7:59 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"iOS 13 installation: How to troubleshoot common problems" iMore 1:58 PM
"Is Your AppleCare+ Expiring? You Can Now Renew It" TidBITS 1:55 PM
"iOS 13: Bluetooth Not Working on Your iPhone? Here's How to Fix the Issues" iPhone Hacks 12:44 PM
"What Hard Drives Do Macs Have Inside?" Apple Gazette 10:21 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"T-Mobile is the Only Wireless Provider to Offer 3% Daily Cash on Apple Card: Plus, get 50% off any new iPhone with eligible trade-in" Business Wire 8:59 AM
"T-Mobile will give Apple Card owners higher in-store cashback: Its exclusive Apple Card deal will get you three percent instead of two." Engadget 8:07 AM
"iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review: China" Austin Mann 7:09 AM
"Hands on with iPhone 11 Night Mode: iPhone users have been waiting anxiously for better photos in dark settings. iOS 13"s Night Mode seems to have been worth the wait." Macworld 7:11 AM
"Huawei: Microsoft president seeks end to US tech ban" BBC 6:58 AM
"Microsoft announces increase in quarterly dividend, authorizes $40 billion in share buybacks" Neowin 6:47 AM
"Microsoft plans to rearchitect Azure Stack by making it container-based: Microsoft's 'Project Saturn' is an effort to rearchitect its Azure Stack hybrid computing platform and, possibly one day, to allow key Azure services and APIs to run anywhere." ZDNet 12:20 PM
"India's Eros Now ties up with Microsoft's Azure platform" Reuters 12:20 PM
"Surface support shrivels as battery, driver, update problems persist: A wide range of problems, from hardware to drivers to software, continue to dog Microsoft Surface owners. Is Microsoft doing enough to help?" Computerworld 7:17 AM
"Windows 10 Security Warning As Microsoft Confirms Update Breaks Windows Defender" Forbes 7:12 AM
"Microsoft resolves bug that caused Windows Defender antivirus scans to fail after a few seconds: Windows Defender 'Quick' and 'Full' scans failed, leading to numerous complaints" Computing 7:17 AM
"Microsoft: Cyberattacks now the top risk, say businesses/Business leaders have grown more nervous about cyberattacks over the past two years." ZDNet 7:17 AM
"Microsoft: We're bringing high-speed broadband to 9 million in US notspots/Microsoft contributes its 'TV white space' tech to the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF) II broadband program" ZDNet 7:28 AM
"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 32-core CPU is more bad news for Intel: You want more performance? AMD will give you more performance. A lot more." ZDNet 6:47 AM
"AMD announces the 64-core Epyc 7H12 processor" Hexus 7:09 AM
"AMD's Threadripper 3000 Chips Could Demolish Intel's Best" MegaGames 7:09 AM
"Intel falls hopelessly short of the latest 32 core AMD Threadripper 3000 processor to hit Geekbench" Notebook Check 7:09 AM
"China Phone Maker Prices IPO at Sky-High Multiple, Way Above Apple" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:13 AM
Industry News
"Stocks lose steam to end near unchanged after S&P 500 nears record territory: Shares of Microsoft buoyed the blue-chip index" MarketWatch 4:18 PM
"Dow Ends Up After Fed Lowers Interest Rates; Oil Prices Slide: Stocks ended mixed Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's policy-making body, said it would lower the overnight lending rate to a target range of 1.75% to 2%." TheStreet 4:18 PM
"Stocks finish mixed as trade-related headlines provide jolt" FOXBusiness 4:18 PM
"Dow Industrials Give Up Gains, Poised for Modest Weekly Loss: Major indexes still remain within striking distance of their records" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:18 PM
"Asian markets mixed as Fed cuts rates, BOJ stays unchanged: Nikkei up, Hang Seng down as all eyes on central banks" MarketWatch 7:27 AM
"Swiss National Bank leaves base rate unchanged while cutting growth and inflation view" MarketWatch 7:28 AM
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