"iPhone 5: The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone." Apple 1:48 PM
"Creating an entirely new design meant inventing entirely new technology. When we envisioned the new iPhone, we landed on a remarkably thin and light design. But it's nearly impossible to make a device so thin and so light without sacrificing features or performance." Apple 1:49 PM
"So much more than before. And so much less, too." [iPhone 5 features] Apple 1:48 PM
"Introducing the new iTunes. Simplicity is a beautiful thing. A completely redesigned player. A newly remodeled store. And even more iCloud features. The new iTunes looks easy, because it is easy." Apple 1:52 PM
"Apple Unveils New iTunes: Featuring Dramatically Simplified Design & Seamless iCloud Integration" Apple 1:58 PM
"iPod shuffle: It's big on color. The colorful, clip-and-go iPod shuffle. With buttons, VoiceOver, and playlists, it's got all the greatest hits." Apple 1:51 PM
"Apple Introduces New iPod touch & iPod nano: World's Most Popular Music Players Reinvented With Ultra-Thin Designs & Amazing New Features" Apple 1:58 PM
"Apple Introduces New iPod touch & iPod nano" Business Wire 1:45 PM
"The new shape of sound" [Jon Ive video introducing new EarPods] Apple 1:55 PM
Apple News
"Apple Shows Taller, Thinner iPhone 5: Apple iPhone 5 includes faster processor, faster Wi-Fi, LTE, better camera, better audio, better battery life, and iOS, version 6." InformationWeek 4:02 PM
"Everything you need to know about the iPhone 5" MarketWatch 4:11 PM
"Interview: Phil Schiller on Why the iPhone 5 Has a New Connector but Not NFC or Wireless Charging" AllThingsD 3:55 PM
"Apple Has Sold Over 400 Million iOS Devices: 9.5% Growth Since March" TechCrunch 1:57 PM
"Analysts set high expectations for iPhone 5 today: 'No matter what it has, it's going to have an enormous launch,' says one expert" Computerworld 8:16 AM
"Will iPhone sales save the economy?" Orange County Register [Free Registration Required] 8:09 AM
"iPhone 5 could fuel year-long Apple sales boom: analysts" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:42 AM
"Why Today's iPhone Event Is So Huge For Apple" ReadWriteWeb 8:53 AM
"iPhone Hype Hits Pre-Launch Frenzy" MacNewsWorld 9:05 AM
"Apple's New iPhone: Will it Stand Out Enough?" Reuters 8:55 AM
"Apple, Samsung Prepare for Next Battleground: 4G/Samsung and Apple are building up their patent portfolios for 4G wireless technology as courtroom battles escalate. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim has the details." [Video Report] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"When iPhone 5 Lands, Samsung's Ready to Pounce" E-Commerce Times 12:37 PM
"Samsung, Apple Amass 4G Patents for Battle" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:29 AM
"Email Trashing May Cost Samsung More Than $1B: The verdict may be in on Apple v. Samsung, but the story hasn't reached its end. Appeals in patent infringement cases are unlike other civil trial appeals. Rather than rely on the jury verdict, the Federal Circuit evaluates the patents on its own in what is referred to as a 'de novo' review. This process effectively gives patent infringement litigants an opportunity to retry their cases on appeal." E-Commerce Times 10:47 AM
"The Undercover Report on How the New iPhone 5 is Made Inside Foxconn Factory" M.I.C. Gadget 7:48 AM
"Undercover reporter details work at Foxconn's iPhone plant" CNET News 9:59 AM
"iPhone manufacturer faces labor complaints: The company that manufactures Apple's iPhones has responded to an accusation that vocational students are forced to work in its Chinese factories by saying Wednesday its agreement with their schools allows them to leave." Associated Press 8:11 AM
"About iTunes 10.7: iTunes 10.7 adds support for iOS 6 running on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. This update also adds support for the latest iPod nano and iPod shuffle models." Apple Support 3:22 PM
"Google helps close 163 security vulnerabilities in iTunes" ZDNet 10:46 PM
"About iTunes 10.7 for Windows 64" Apple Support 3:22 PM
"Apple issues iTunes and iMovie updates" CNET News 7:55 PM
"Apple's iCloud goes titsup, email evaporates for unlucky 1%" The Register 8:16 AM
"Apple confirms 1.1% of iCloud users affected by mail outage" AppleInsider 8:22 AM
"Two-day iCloud mail outage continues to frustrate users" TUAW 9:40 AM
"iCloud Mail Outage Lasts Over a Day" TidBITS 5:07 PM
"OS X 10.8.2 Update nearly ready" FairerPlatform 8:00 AM
"Apple pulls plug on Ping dud on September 30th" MacDailyNews 6:22 PM
"Apple to pull plug on social music network Ping on September 30" CNET News 7:55 PM
"Apple will shutter Ping on September 30: After two years of giving it a go, Apple decides to move on." Ars Technica 8:05 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to prevent sleep in OS X: There are several options available in OS X to keep the system from going to sleep in the middle of tasks." CNET Reviews 11:18 AM
"Apple Mail IMAP: Sent Mail Showing up in wrong folder on second computer" Foliovision 8:02 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac (review)" IT.Enquirer 7:46 AM
"BOOM goes the MacBook [BOOM v1.0.2] YMP Now 7:38 PM
"Tiffen Dfx Video/Film plugin with Final Cut Pro X" IT.Enquirer 7:47 AM
"Command Line Work: New Users and Terminal (1) --A Quick Look Round" eXtensions 10:45 AM
"iStopMotion makes stop motion animation easy" MacNews 9:14 AM
"Put a digital clock in a corner of the screen with GeekTool" Mac OS X Hints 9:50 AM
"Quick Tip: How To Change a File's Default Application" Mactuts+ 8:56 AM
"How To: Disable Notification Center in OS X Mountain Lion" FairerPlatform 12:06 PM
"Free: 12 Easy Ways To Improve Safari On Your Mac" NoodleMac 7:59 AM
"Why Mac Writers Need A Professional Writers Tool (with storyboard and project manager)" Mac 360 7:59 AM
"Free: The 3 Best Mac Utilities To Clean, Repair, Customize, And Unlock Hidden Features" Mac 360 7:59 AM
"A Free App Brings 12 New Functions To Your Mac's Menubar" McSolo 7:59 AM
"How To Use Your Mac To Win At Poker (and get your money back)" BohemianBoomer 7:59 AM
"As Apple rings in a new iPhone, follow the announcement live" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:26 AM
Apple News
"Inside Apple exec's $17 million mansion" Melbourne Age 10:45 PM
"Apple posts video of September 12 special media event" MacDailyNews 8:33 PM
"Where iPhone 5 fits in the latest lineup of phones, tablets: The iPhone 5 debuts amid new smartphones from Samsung and Google, and Windows 8 debuts on Nokia and Motorola. Amazon and others are introducing new tablets this fall." Associated Press 9:41 AM
"You Won't Lose Your AT&T Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plan When You Upgrade To The iPhone 5" Cult of Mac 3:55 PM
"Cell phone carriers will get whacked by the iPhone 5" CNNMoney 8:24 AM
"Apple loses another Siri founder: Engineering director Adam Cheyer" VentureBeat 8:51 AM
"iPhone Is Tops for IT Pros, but Samsung Gaining" eWeek 10:47 AM
"Video: Scene On the Street Outside Apple iPhone 5 Event" BYTE 10:46 AM
"Just one hour to go until Apple's launch event, here's the scene in San Francisco" Engadget 11:24 AM
"Apple turns tables on Amazon, starts discounting e-books" Electronista 8:53 AM
"Is Samsung Reconsidering their War Stance over LTE Patents?" Patently Apple 8:57 AM
"Smartphone Shipments to Pass One Billion in 2016, According to NPD DisplaySearch: Launch of iPhone 5 Expected to Accelerate Growth, Raise the Bar for Smartphone Design" PRWeb 8:08 AM
"Canton co. dials in on iPhone release" Boston Herald 9:18 AM
"Red States vs. Blue States: Apple's iOS vs. Google's Android" MacDailyNews 9:13 AM
"Apple sizes up Genius Bar at expanding NJ locale" CNET News 9:14 AM
"Apple Pushes Ahead With New Genius Bar Layout" PC Magazine 11:18 AM
"First Employee Council Reaps First Benefit" ifoAppleStore 9:12 AM
"Not all Apple products turn out winners [Photos] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:55 AM
Non-Apple News
"A look behind the scenes at Google's NYC offices" [Slideshow] 9 to 5 Google 10:56 AM
"GoDaddy offers users one month credit following service outage" CNET News 11:47 AM
"Adobe has ColdFusion hotfix, could contain remote execution flaw" ZDNet 11:36 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Beam: a projector/smartphone" ZDNet 11:35 AM
"PS4, Xbox 720 to have Avatar-style graphics" TG Daily 11:22 AM
"Dropbox alternative lets firms retain encryption keys: BlockMaster ShieldShare works as server or cloud" Techworld 11:20 AM
"AOL Founder Steve Case On The JOBS Act: Not A Big Deal In Silicon Valley, 'Really Important' In Detroit" TechCrunch 11:17 AM
"Brocade guns for 100G Ethernet supremacy: Unveils chassis-based fabric switch at 4Tbps per slot; extends MLX router and ADX load balancer, too" Network World 11:05 AM
"Acer to Sell Smartphone in China Using Alibaba's Aliyun OS" IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Google, two labels spar on cloud music fees" CNET News 11:47 AM
"Google Unveils Open Source Online Education Software" PC Magazine 11:01 AM
"Nintendo Revealing Wii U Details Tomorrow" PC Magazine 11:01 AM
"Zuckerberg sketches new areas of growth for Facebook" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
"Zuckerberg admits Facebook wasted years" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:32 AM
"HTC introduces smartphones selling in China, Japan to other markets in Asia" DigiTimes 10:28 AM
"The Lowly Rack Rises to New Heights in Cloud Data Centers" InformationWeek 10:04 AM
"Ford Puts Pedal To Metal On In-Car Electronics" InformationWeek 10:03 AM
"Nokia Siemens Networks to begin job cutting in Finland" Reuters 10:02 AM
"Digitimes Research: Kindle Fire HD shipments expected to reach 5 million units in 2H12" DigiTimes 8:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"YML Archives for September 12th, 2012'" Your Mac Life 9:54 PM
"TUAW TV Live: New iPhone, iPods and iTunes coming!" TUAW 4:28 PM
"Gehry Technologies talks to Architosh about GTeam" Architosh 9:18 AM
"iPhone 5 pricing and availability" iDownload Blog 1:17 PM
"Apple Introduces New 'Lightning' Dock Connector for iPhone 5" iSource 12:59 PM
"This Is the Ugly iPhone 5 Lightning Adapter You'll Need For All Your Old Accessories" Gizmodo 12:59 PM
"Siri comes to iPod Touch: The device gets an upgrade in features that mirrors the iPhone 5, plus it comes in a myriad of colors for the kiddies." CNET News 4:04 PM
"Apple updates iPod nano with larger screen, Bluetooth, and an FM tuner" The Verge 1:31 PM
"Apple iMac Buyer's Guide -21.5 Inch -$850 to $1,699 -Best Prices, Reviews, AndInformation" MacReviewZone 7:46 AM
"Apple Mac Pro Buyer's Guide -6 And 4 Core Models... Up To $129 Off New Models" MacReviewZone 7:46 AM
"Closeout, Refurbished & Used Mac mini Buyer's Guide -Prices From $440 To $1,359" MacReviewZone 7:46 AM
"Buy one iPhone 5 skin, get one free/Skinit's BOGO deal can be used for all devices (phones, tablets, laptops, flash drives), but you'll have to act fast: it's good today only." CNET Reviews 2:53 PM
"New MacMall.com Coupon Featured Today for $33 Off the 32G PNY Attache USB Flash Drive" PRWeb 8:08 AM
"Apple: First Impressions of a Sleeker, More Gorgeous iPhone" Barron's 4:30 PM
"Apple iPhone 5: hands on/Apple's iPhone 5 was announced at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, and Shane Richmond was among the first to try it." Telegraph 3:32 PM
"Baig: Apple iPhone 5 makes glowing first impression" USA Today 6:39 PM
"2012 iPod touch 5G and iPod nano 7G - Overview (Video)" Insanely Great Mac 8:39 PM
"Hands-On With The New iPod Touch" TechCrunch 3:24 PM
"MyScript Notes Mobile Review: Powerchip and Winbond both won new terms with banks, a sign they may survive the global DRAM downturn." Macworld 9:15 AM
"Apple's era of secrecy is over: Apple introduced the new iPhone 5 today. It was entirely underwhelming. Why? Because we knew about it well ahead of time." ZDNet 2:01 PM
"iPhone 5: The Most Beautiful iPhone Yet.. And More" Tech.pinions 1:57 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5 event: By the numbers" ZDNet 1:04 PM
"Apple's Top Three IPhone 5 Concerns" [Video Report] Bloomberg 1:01 PM
"Why I'll Buy An iPhone 5 (& Mark Zuckerberg Will, Too)" ReadWriteWeb 12:48 PM
"IPhone fantasies, Android phones realities: Get over it. No matter how marvelous the iPhone 5 will be, far more people will stilll be buying Android smartphones." ZDNet 12:10 PM
"Will Apple's Online Streaming Service Kill Pandora?" Seeking Alpha 11:30 AM
"iPhone mania reaches Justin Bieber proportions, again" PCWorld 11:17 AM
"How excited can you possibly get about the iPhone?" Salon 11:17 AM
"Another new iPhone? Beam me up, Scotty: It's time for yet another big Apple iPhone announcement today, but Cringe just isn't feeling the love" InfoWorld 10:48 AM
"Microsoft preparing for diskless Windows 8 PCs: Microsoft has imagined future computers that don't include onboard disks, but do boot from external USB 3.0 devices, and has prepared Windows 8 so that it can install and operate in such environments." The Register 11:24 AM
"Microsoft shrinks Windows 8 install time" ZDNet 11:35 AM
"Windows 8 App Store Open For Business: With Windows 8 launch less than two months away, developers from around the world can now submit their wares." InformationWeek 10:04 AM
"Windows Store for apps has opened to developers globally: Microsoft also announced some incentives for developers" Techworld 11:20 AM
"Microsoft throws open Windows Store to all developers" The Register 11:26 AM
"Microsoft preps its Office 2013 upgrade program" CNET News 9:56 AM
"Microsoft readies Office 2010 to Office 2013 upgrade program" ZDNet 11:35 AM
"Microsoft Xbox 3D-projected games outlined in patent" BBC 10:12 AM
"IBM Connections Merges Social Business With Big Data Analytics" eWeek 10:31 AM
"IBM Upgrades Connections Enterprise Social Networking Software" IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"IBM updates social Connections tool for enterprise collaboration" V3 11:29 AM
"Intel's Promise to Reinvent the PC Falls Flat" AllThingsD 9:41 AM
"Intel's even thinner ultrabook of the future" CNET News 9:57 AM
"Intel's new Itanium chip, Poulson, to launch later this year: Intel also ship test units of its Ivy Bridge server processors, and renames its Atom server processors with the brand name Atom S" IDG News Service 11:05 AM
"Intel debuts 'Haswell' chippery: from tablets to servers" The Register 11:25 AM
"Intel to etch 22nm Xeons and Atoms in 2013" The Register 11:26 AM
"HTML5 still floundering in 'chicken and egg' era, says Intel" The Register 11:25 AM
"Cisco Releases Cloud IPS, Upgrades Security Products: Network equipment vendor's new products and services focus on improving security for mixed physical, virtual, and cloud environments, as well as BYOD." InformationWeek 10:39 AM
"Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases: Introduces array of products to enforce end-to-end security for high-capacity environments, mobile workforces" Network World 11:06 AM
"Cisco Delivers New Data Center Security Solutions" CRN 10:23 AM
"'Six strikes' piracy warning system to debut in months" PCWorld 11:02 AM
"If Washington doesn't blow it, stronger tech growth possible: Tech spending is getting cautious thanks to 'uncertainty'" Computerworld 10:24 AM
"IEC approves USB charging standard that could be used for laptops" V3 11:30 AM
"Hurricanes, floods, fiber cuts keep IT pros on their toes" Network World 11:05 AM
"Researchers find way to grow nanowires on graphene" ZDNet 11:34 AM
"Ultrafast Chips that Run on Light: Nanoswitch Breakthrough Brings Us Closer" Techland 11:27 AM
"New breed of superfast mobile phones will be available by Christmas" The Independent 10:46 AM
"Ultrabooks with iPhone Siri-like voice interaction to come in Q4" IDG News Service 10:43 AM
"iPhone 5 Promises Big Benefits To Qualcomm" Seeking Alpha 8:10 AM
Industry News
"Facebook leads tech gains; Apple trades mixed/Zynga bolstered by Zuckerberg remarks; Apple unveils iPhone 5" MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"U.S. stock end higher on German court ruling: Possibility of another round of easing from Fed also supports" MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise Amid German Bailout Ruling, Fed Bets" Bloomberg 4:06 PM
"Stocks Seek Direction; German Ruling, Fed Eyed" FOXBusiness 10:38 AM
"Stocks Finish Higher Ahead of Fed Decision" TheStreet 7:49 PM
"Stocks edge higher ahead of Fed" CNNMoney 4:07 PM
"Dow Keeps on Trucking: The Dow industrials inched up to hit another multiyear high, as investors got their first look at the new Apple iPhone and turned their attention to Thursday's Federal Reserve announcement." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
"Stocks to rise on German court ruling" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"BAE Systems surges in London, FTSE 100 ends lower" MarketWatch 7:47 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks jump on China, global optimism" MarketWatch 9:36 AM
"Asian Shares Rise; Optimism Before Fed, German Ruling" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks cheer German ruling; BAE jumps/BAE Systems, Airbus parent EADS in merger talks" MarketWatch 11:40 AM
"European stocks rally after German ruling" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
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