"How Apple Arcade wants to bust up free-to-play games. And why that's a good thing" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:43 AM
"Apple Arcade Makes You Ask, What Is a Videogame Worth? The curated ecosystem can be great for creators, but it alters the perceived value of certain titles." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:49 AM
"Apple Arcade Feels a Bit Like Streaming Services in Their Early Days: Apple's game-subscription service doesn't have many big-budget titles for now. But it's priced aggressively, has some quality titles and comes without ads or in-game purchases." RealMoney 8:50 AM
"U.S. trade regulators approve some Apple tariff exemptions amid broader reprieve" Reuters 8:40 AM
"Apple gets US approval for Mac Pro tariff exemptions" Engadget 4:43 PM
"VirnetX Loses Bid For Fed. Circ. Rehearing In $1B Apple Row" Law360 [Paid Membership Required] 8:43 AM
"Apple iPhone 11 Hits Shelves Around The World, Pre-Orders Suggest Solid Demand: Apple offered its latest smartphone for general sale around the world Friday, with analysts betting the new iPhone 11 will be a key sales driver for the tech giant heading into the key holiday season." TheStreet 9/20
"Here's Why Apple's TV+ Could Be a Winner—It's Playing the Long Game: Apple's aggressive $4.99 price point and one-year free trial mean that TV+ is virtually guaranteed to be in the streaming rotation for many cord-cutters in the short-term, and buys it time to iterate in the long term." TheStreet 9/20
"Demand for iPhone 11 outpacing supply chain expectations" AppleInsider 9/20
"How Apple's ultra-wideband chip could transform its products" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9/20
"Apple launched a new ultra wideband chip that could render Bluetooth obsolete" Business Insider 9/20
"Is Apple Arcade a Foolproof Game Plan?" Market Realist 9/20
"Apple neutered ad blockers in Safari, but unlike Chrome, users didn't say a thing: On the other hand, everyone was busy blasting Google for a similar plan in Chrome." ZDNet 10:17 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Think the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is pointless? These 4 apps make it awesome" Digital Trends 8:43 AM
"What's that file then? How to identify unknown file types" Eclectic Light Company 8:55 AM
"What's Preview on Mac and what can you do with it?" iDownload Blog 9/20
"How to adjust track volume in GarageBand on Mac and iOS" iDownload Blog 9/20
"No crowds as Apple's iPhone 11 hits stores in China" Reuters 9/20
"Apple doubled the size of its flagship store — here's a peek inside: Apple's most profitable store, on Fifth Avenue in New York, has reopened after a 2Ā½-year renovation" New York Post 9/20
"Everything new in Apple Stores for iPhone 11: Window displays, redesigned Avenues, more" 9to5Mac 9/20
"An unlikely friendship: Woz and Steve-O visit the Apple Store" Cult of Mac 9/20
"Last Jedi director thinks iPhone 11 Pro is coolest thing since lightsabers" Cult of Mac 9/20
"iPhone 11 makes the original iPhone camera look like a potato" 9to5Mac 9/20
Non-Apple News
"Google Announces Free Android/Kotlin Developer Courses" Thurrott 10:17 AM
"Young people feel conflicted about the internet and their well-being" Mashable 9/20
"Zuckerberg's visit to DC shows how high the stakes are getting for Facebook" The Verge 9/20
"YouTube stars rattled by verification changes" BBC 9/20
Publications/Podcasts
"iPhone 11 makes powerful first impression [Cult of Mac Magazine 315] Cult of Mac 1:56 PM
"iMore show 674: Shortcuts! The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac, and Apple!" iMore 9/20
"Kelly Guimont Introduces us to RemObjects' Fire and Water Programing Environments" MacVoices 9/20
"The Dalrymple Report: A look at the iPhones 11" The Loop 9/20
"The Apple reviews are in, but tech season is just getting started: This week on The Vergecast, an in-depth look at the iPhone and Apple Watch reviews" The Verge 9/20
"iOS 13 is out and exactly how good these iPhone cameras are, on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 9/20
"Apple said it made improvements in the iPhone 11 to help keep its performance high even as the battery gets old" Business Insider 8:43 AM
"Here's what's inside your new iPhone 11: A teardown of the iPhone 11 reveals some surprises, some potential surprises, and some things that have not changed at all." ZDNet 8:40 AM
"iFixit's iPhone 11 Pro Max teardown finds higher-capacity battery, 4GB of RAM" Ars Technica 4:43 PM
"iPhone 11 Pro Max Teardown Revives Rumors Of 2-Way Wireless Charging, Decent Repairability" HotHardware 4:40 PM
"Siri on iOS 13 now works natively with Google Maps and Waze" Canadian Reviewer 8:49 AM
"Apple's latest iPhones support a new WiFi standard that's faster and better — but you don't need to rush and buy a new router" Business Insider 8:50 AM
"iOS 13 ships with known lockscreen bypass flaw that exposes contacts: Vulnerability was demonstrated one week ago, when iOS 13 was still in beta." Ars Technica 9/20
"Apple releases tvOS 13 GM seed to developers for testing" AppleInsider 9/20
"Apple Seeds tvOS 13 Golden Master to Developers" MacTrast 9/20
AppleCare/Helps
"How to fix iOS 13 Mail bugs on the iPhone: The iOS Mail app has been a bit of a mess throughout the iOS 13 beta process, and it seems that some of these bugs have made it through to the final release." ZDNet 8:40 AM
"iOS 13's three-finger text-editing gesture is playing havoc with games like 'Fortnite' and 'PUBG'" iDownload Blog 9/20
"iOS 13 Mail 'No Sender' bugs: How to fix on your iPhone" 9to5Mac 9/20
"Don't update to iOS 13.0 if you play Fortnite or PUBG Mobile" The Verge 9/20
"About iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max battery and performance" Apple Support 9/20
"iPhone 11 and 11 Pro drop test: We couldn't crack these phones/We put both the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro through a series of drops to see if they would survive. Turns out, they're a lot tougher than we thought." CNET 8:49 AM
"Nomad rugged leather cases: Trio protects your new Apple iPhone 11 Pro in style" ZDNet 8:40 AM
"Apple iPhone 11 first impressions: Faster, better-looking camera setup, ultra-wide angle is a welcome addition" ZDNet 9/20
"iPhone 11 Pro Drop Tested: This Isn't Good" YouTube 9/20
"Apple's iPhone 11 is the best phone Apple has ever produced" Yahoo Finance 9/20
"Worth the upgrade? We review the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro" CNN 9/20
"With Apple's iPhone 11 Pro, Cameras are the Killer App" Time 9/20
"After spending two full days with Apple's new iPhones, I'm convinced the iPhone 11 is the best choice for most people — here's why" Business Insider 9/20
"iPhone 11 Pro Unboxing & Hands On" AppAdvice 9/20
"iPhone 11 goes Pro with photography/One photographer, two days and Apple's three-camera iPhone 11 in San Francisco. The bottom line: If you love taking photos, you're going to love the iPhone 11 Pro." CNET 9/20
"iPhone 11 Pro Diary: To my surprise, I quite like the look of the camera module" 9to5Mac 9/20
"iPhone 11 first impressions: Pretty, powerful, and a perfect shooter" Cult of Mac 9/20
"Why Series 5 might be my first Apple Watch" Cult of Mac 9/20
"The TeamGroup L5 LITE 3D (480GB) SATA SSD Review: Entry-Level Price With Mainstream Performance" AnandTech 9/20
"Pelican Protector EMS Wireless Charging Vent Mount keeps me fine-free and my iPhone chargedĀ " Apple World Today 9/20
iOS Apps
"Every way Apple made iMessage for iPhone better in iOS 13" CNET 8:54 AM
"Sail off to light hack-and-slash fun with Oceanhorn 2 [Review] Cult of Mac 12:07 PM
"iOS 13: The Ars Technica review/There's a lot more to this update than Dark Mode." Ars Technica 9/20
"iOS 13 on the iPhone 6S and SE: New software runs fine on a phone that's still fast/Better battery life might be the most compelling reason to get a new phone." Ars Technica 9/20
"iOS and iPadOS 13: The MacStories Review" MacStories 9/20
"How to Shuffle Music on iOS 13 Music App on iPhone & iPad" OS X Daily 12:07 PM
"Force restart iPhone 11 Pro Max, DFU, recovery mode, SOS, power off" 9to5Mac 8:56 AM
"How to Delete Apps on the Apple Watch Running watchOS 6" Kirkville 8:50 AM
"Secret Apple Watch controls: How to use the Digital Crown and side button!" iMore 9/20
"How to upgrade to your new Apple Watch without losing data from watchOS 6" 9to5Mac 9/20
"How to use the iPhone's new voice control feature" Business Insider 9/20
"iPhone 11: How to Force Reboot" iPhone Hacks 9/20
"How to set up your new Apple Watch the right way" Cult of Mac 9/20
"How to use the new iPhone 11 Camera app" 9to5Mac 9/20
"How to upgrade to your new iPhone without losing data" 9to5Mac 9/20
"How to track your sleep with an Apple Watch" Digital Trends 9/20
"How to move all your data to your new iPhone: Recent updates make it easier than ever" The Verge 9/20
"How to Delete Apps on an iPhone or iPad Running iOS 13" Kirkville 9/20
"iOS 13: How to use Low Data Mode to slim your consumption/A feature formerly part of Low Power Mode can be used for Wi-Fi and cellular connections." Macworld 9/20
"Now change these 4 new security settings in iOS 13" Computerworld 9/20
"How to Downgrade iPhone from iOS 13 to iOS 12.4.1" iPhone Hacks 9/20
Tips
"13 camera tips and tricks every iPhone 11 owner should know" Mashable 8:49 AM
"What to do if you've locked yourself out of access to your SIM card: Ever lock yourself out of your own SIM card by not remembering your SIM PIN? Here's what to do!" iMore 9/20
"iPhone 11 drop tests prove even the toughest glass in a smartphone can break: Drops will most certainly lead to breaking." iMore 9/20
"This iPhone 11 drop test proves why you desperately need a case" TechRadar UK 9/20
"How to move Google Authenticator to your new iPhone" AppleInsider 9/20
"10 New iPhone Features In iOS 13 To Try Out Right Away" MacMost 9/20
"The Best iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Camera Tips and Tricks" iPhone Hacks 9/20
"The 25 Best iPhone 11 Tips and Tricks" iPhone Hacks 9/20
"iPhones 11 and Apple Watch Series 5 Q&A" Daring Fireball 9/20
"Apple Just Put the Final Nail in 3D Touch's Coffin – Enter Its Replacement" iDrop News 2:28 PM
"How iOS App Development Will Change in the Next 5 Years" Apple World Today 9:46 AM
"Cassandra -Weekend Review: iFixit iPhone Teardown; iPhones Seeing Good Reviews; Frustrating iOS Update" eXtensions 9:27 AM
"The 7 most disappointing features in iOS 13" Business Insider 8:43 AM
"iFixit's iPhone 11 Pro Max teardown investigates charging rumors: Did Apple include bilateral charging hardware or not? It's hard to say for sure." Engadget 9/20
"Contradictory iPhone 11 Pro drop tests reveal easily breakable/highly durable glass: A pair of drop tests conducted hours after iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max launched on Friday reveal very different results concerning handset durability, with one evaluation seeing the 5.8-inch version's front glass crack from about three feet off the ground." AppleInsider 9/20
"This Might Be the Best Move Apple Could Make to Revive iPhone Sales: Cupertino is reportedly looking to bring a cheaper device to market." The Motley Fool 9/20
"Why the Apple Store is the worst place to buy your new iPhone 11" ZDNet 9/20
"Batterygate 2.0? Apple Releases New iPhone 11 Performance Management System" Forbes 9/20
"What Dr. Mac Thinks: of the New Apple Stuff" The Mac Observer 9/20
"NYT's Jim Stewart: Apple, Disney should have entered streaming partnership" [Video] CNBC 9/20
"We fact-checked 5 popular conspiracy theories about tech companies, from Apple making iPhones obsolete to Facebook secretly activating your microphone" Business Insider 9/20
"'Apple Arcade Exclusive' Does Not Mean What You Think" Forbes 9/20
"As Execs Move on, Apple Enters a 'Transition Season'" The Mac Observer 9/20
"5 reasons to buy an Apple Watch Series 3 instead of Series 5 (and 3 reasons not to)" Macworld 9/20
"iOS 13 shines with Dark mode and new photo/video editing features" Apple World Today 9/20
"Three places iOS 13 might point to future Apple ambitions: Reading the tea leaves to see where Apple is interested in taking its technology." Macworld 9/20
"iPadOS upgrades Safari, and now I love my iPad/Commentary: Heavy-duty web apps can be way better than overgrown phone apps... as long as you have a keyboard." CNET 9/20
"The New York Times' Brian X. Chen has lost his sh**" MacDailyNews 9/20
Non-Apple
"Inside Bill's Brain Calls BS on Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers Theory: The author and pundit claimed he knew the formula for the Microsoft cofounder's genius. Davis Guggenheim's Netflix doc shows a much more logical equation." Wired 9/20
"'Nerd,' 'Nonsmoker,' 'Wrongdoer': How Might A.I. Label You?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9/20
"Google thinks it wasn't sexist to give its voice assistant a female voice" The Next Web 9/20
"Microsoft October 2019 Event Preview: Surface Pro 7, Laptop 3 and More" LAPTOP Magazine 8:49 AM
"Microsoft chief Brad Smith says rise of killer robots is 'unstoppable'" Telegraph 8:56 AM
"Oracle customers and partners say that Larry Ellison may never achieve his dream of toppling Amazon, but the future of its cloud looks bright anyway" Business Insider 8:50 AM
"Microsoft boss: tech firms must stop 'if it's legal, it's acceptable' approach/Exclusive: Brad Smith says firms must help define and live by standards before they are forced on them" The Guardian 9/20
"Microsoft president calls for stricter regulation in tech" SiliconRepublic 9/20
"Microsoft president acknowledges the age of tech company self-regulation 'is over'" Engineering & Technology 9/20
"Microsoft wants to keep selling software to Huawei: It urged its government to reconsider the ban." ITProPortal 9/20
"IBM sues Zillow, accuses the real estate giant of building key features using Big Blue's tech" GeekWire 9/20
"IBM's new 53-qubit quantum 'mainframe' is live in the cloud" Sophos 9/20
"IBM Unveils the Most Powerful Quantum Computer Yet" Popular Mechanics 9/20
"HP buys Bromium to apply virtualization security to its PCs" PCWorld 9/20
"HP launches Elite Dragonfly laptop with world's longest battery life: A 13-inch buisiness-class laptop which converts into a tablet, the Elite Dragonfly weighs a kilogram and can last up to 24.5 hours between charges." Tech Advisor 9/20
"Intel stepping up EUV equipment, material purchases" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9/20
"Man City, Intel launch immersive highlights" BroadcastSport 9/20
"AMD: Next Gen Threadripper and Ryzen 9 3950X, Coming November" AnandTech 9/20
"AMD's 16-Core Ryzen 9 3950X Chip Gets Delayed to November: The good news is that AMD has confirmed a third-generation Threadripper chip is also arriving in November. However, it'll land with 24 cores, not 32, as some might have hoped." PC Magazine 9/20
"AMD is eating up Intel's CPU market share – but supply issues could spoil the party: Ryzen is going great guns – but could supplies start to run short?" TechRadar UK 9/20
"AMD Threadripper 3 Will Launch in November. Here's the First Official Image" Digital Trends 9/20
"AMD Navi 14 and Navi 12 GPUs should launch before October 15" PCGamesN 9/20
"AMD announces third-gen Threadripper, but confirms supply issues and delays Ryzen 3950X" PCWorld 9/20
"AMD Delays Ryzen 9 3950X Launch: Coming In November With Threadripper 3000" Forbes 9/20
"AMD Takes the Zen Family Tradition Forward" Market Realist 9/20
"Apple's iPhone 11 launch: What the analysts are saying" Apple 3.0 10:16 AM
"Apple Vs. Microsoft: One Is The Better Investment" Seeking Alpha 9/20
Industry News
"Netflix Bloodbath: Why NFLX's Market Cap Plunged $12 Billion in 3 Days" CCN 9/20
"Stocks end lower after trade concerns rattle markets: Quadruple witching day on Wall Street" MarketWatch 9/20
"Stocks End Down as China Trade Officials Cut Visit Short: Stocks finish down Friday after China trade officials cut their visit to the U.S. short." TheStreet 9/20
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