"Tim Cook visits China again hoping to entice local carriers with upcoming iPhones" 9 to 5 Mac 8:13 AM
"The iPhone Stores: Here are the latest performance figures for the Apple stores" ["Seen in isolation, Apple Stores would appear to be coming to a point of quiescence. But is they should not be seen in isolation. Apple Stores mainly sell Apple products, so if Apple products slow then retail sales should also slow."] asymco 8:32 AM
"Microsoft, Oracle and others side with Apple over US iPhone 4 ban" BetaNews 8:48 AM
"Apple responds to claims over labour abuses at contract manufacturer Pegatron" Computing 8:31 AM
"Apple and Google's Motorola drop 14 patents from litigation in the Southern District of Florida" Foss Patents 8:31 AM
"Apple's iTunes 11.1 dev release features iTunes Radio" TechnologyTell 8:38 AM
"Apple Updates Xcode 5, Remote Desktop Betas for Developers" The Mac Observer 8:15 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to connect via SSH using iCloud's Back To My Mac service: Apple's Back To My Mac service can be used to establish more than Screen and File Sharing services." MacFixIt 4:56 PM
"Prevent an application's Dock icons from showing in OS X: If needed, you can reduce Dock clutter by hiding the icon for persistent background and helper applications." MacFixIt 4:55 PM
"Apple Configurator 1.3 may quit unexpectedly in OS X Lion" Apple Support 6:24 PM
"Apple Configurator: Installing profiles on multiple unsupervised iOS devices" Apple Support 6:24 PM
"iAd Producer 4.0.2: Release notes" Apple Support 3:52 PM
"Final Cut Pro X: Version 10.0.9 release notes" Apple Support 3:52 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"A look at OS X Mavericks and tagging" TUAW 10:15 AM
"iWork for iCloud Beta Gives a Tantalizing Hint of What's to Come" MacNewsWorld 8:31 AM
"Review: Illustrator CC more refined than revolutionary" Macworld 8:31 AM
"Mac Gems: Push to Talk creates a mute switch for your Mac's mic" Macworld 10:16 AM
"Quick Tip: Tweak Time Machine Backup Interval" Mactuts+ 8:19 AM
"How to quickly enable OS X Finder's Simple Finder mode" Amsys 8:35 AM
"Opera Reinvents The Killer App For The Mac" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"How To Create Color Caricatures On Your Mac" McSolo 7:48 AM
"Kill The Cluttered Mac Desktop With A Click" Mac 360 7:48 AM
"The Easiest Way Ever To Clean Up Email On A Mac Is Free" TeraTalks 7:48 AM
"Report: iOS market share still growing in US, UK, France" Electronista 8:17 AM
"Peak Apple: iPad market share hits the skids" The Register 7:33 AM
"Digitimes Research: iPad Sees First On-year Shipment Drop In 2Q13" MacPrices 2:32 PM
"High-Profile Store Receiving Interior Design Tweaks" ifoAppleStore 8:35 AM
"Apple opening new Italian store this weekend in Rimini" MacNN 7:43 PM
"In China, Even Genius Bar Reservations Are Gold" ifoAppleStore 8:35 AM
"Sprint Sold 1.4 Million iPhones Last Quarter but Lost Two Million Subscribers Amid Nextel Shutdown" AllThingsD 7:35 AM
"Ex-workers sue Apple, seek overtime for daily bag searches" Reuters 9:09 PM
"Apple Store employees file lawsuit, claim company not paying for security searches" TUAW 8:31 AM
"Apple Store Workers Sue Over Lost Wages For Having To Wait In Line" The Huffington Post 7:43 PM
"Apple Asks Google To Pull Android's iOS 7 Control Center Port" Cult of Android 8:53 AM
"IDC Refutes Google Claim that Nexus 7 Beat iPad in Japan" The Mac Observer 6:15 PM
"TSMC holds job fair in NY, fueling rumors of new US chip fab for Apple" AppleInsider 8:33 AM
"Foxconn reportedly hiring 90,000 workers to help with iPhone 5S production" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
"Mobile apps are helping land jobs" CNET News 9:10 PM
"Steve Jobs Looked at 'Mac Phones' in 1984 According to John Sculley" The Mac Observer 6:15 PM
"The Steve Jobs 'Boom': A Tribute (Video)" MacTrast 6:19 PM
"Steve Jobs Inspired A Harvard MBA Student To Quit His Job, And Now He's Running A Huge Chinese Startup" Business Insider 10:14 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google: invite a friend to the Google Glass Explorer Program/Exclusive e-mails are sent to owners of the device's Explorer Edition allowing them the opportunity to invite one special friend to buy a Google Glass prototype." CNET News 9:25 PM
"Google Offers Glass Explorers An Invite To Make A Friend A Glasshole, Too" TechCrunch 9:11 PM
"Samsung & LG Design Patents Reveal New Smartphone, Desktop Display and Speaker Dock" Patent Bolt 10:08 AM
"Students spoof GPS signals to send yacht off course" The Verge 8:17 AM
"Microsoft Invents Futuristic Notebook with Transparent Display, Projection System and Holographic Optics" Patent Bolt 7:47 AM
"Toss Your Old Phone? Think Again" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"HotHardware's Two and A Half Geeks Webcast Returns - 2013 MacBook Air, Google Chromecast, EVGA's GeForce GTX 770 and More!" HotHardware 2:32 PM
"iPhone 5C Case Shows Up On Amazon" MacRumors 11:27 AM
"iPhone 5C cases pop up on Amazon: Cases purportedly for Apple's low-cost iPhone are now available for preorder through the retail giant." CNET News 11:27 AM
"iPhone 5C cases pop up on Amazon: Cases purportedly for Apple's low-cost iPhone are now available for preorder through the retail giant." CNET News 3:59 PM
"Low-Cost Plastic iPhone Appears in China Labor Watch Report" LAPTOP Magazine 8:45 AM
"Low-cost plastic-clad iPhone mentioned in China Labor Watch report" Engadget 8:57 AM
"iOS 7 beta 4 clarifies phone buttons with icons, takes FaceTime full screen" AppleInsider 8:07 AM
"Report: Apple iOS 7 Beta 4 Includes Fingerprint Sensor" PC Magazine 10:15 AM
"iOS 7 beta 4 contains key evidence that iPhone 5S will have fingerprint sensor" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"New iOS 7 Beta Supports Fingerprint Recognition In Next iPhone's Home Button" Forbes 7:32 AM
"Apple's Latest iOS 7 Beta Hints at Fingerprint Sensor iPhone" AllThingsD 7:36 AM
"iOS 7 Beta 4: Here's What's New [Video] Redmond Pie 6:25 PM
"New in iOS 7 Beta 4: Fingerprint Sensor Spotted" Tapscape 7:37 AM
"Apple releases iOS 7 beta 4 for the iPhone and iPad" The Inquirer 7:46 AM
"Latest Apple TV beta adds music purchasing and 'touch to setup'" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
"iOS 7 Beta 4 Adds Spotlight Instructions, Home Screen Snoozes" Cult of Mac 8:55 AM
"Apple Faces App Review Backlog After Developer Center Breach" ReadWrite 3:02 PM
"Extended Developer Center Outage May Be Causing App Review Delays [Updated] MacRumors 3:02 PM
"Rumor: Apple Dev Center Outage May Have Created Delay in App Review Process" Mac|Life 3:01 PM
"Apple Maps Now Shows UK Roads In Correct Colors" Cult of Mac 8:55 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Granted 16 Patents Covering a Mystery Handheld Device, an iPhone Feature, Luminance & Chrominance Sensors, More" Patently Apple 8:18 AM
"Apple patents three-sensor, three-lens iPhone camera for enhanced color photos" AppleInsider 7:40 AM
"Apple envisions three sensors to improve iPhone's color photos" CNET News 7:49 AM
"Apple Patents Triple Sensor, Triple Lens iPhone Camera For Better Resolution And Color Accuracy" TechCrunch 8:57 AM
"Apple files patent for outgoing telephone call indication" AppleDailyReport 7:48 AM
"Apple granted patent for search capability implementation for a device" AppleDailyReport 7:48 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Messages: Reporting unwanted messages sent from iMessage" Apple Support 3:52 PM
"Apple cracks down on iMessage spam by allowing users to report messages directly" The Next Web 9:21 PM
"iPad App Updates Blank? Here's a Workaround" FairerPlatform 7:37 AM
"iPod shuffle (4th generation): Checking battery status" Apple Support 6:24 PM
"iCloud: Advanced Calendar and iCal troubleshooting" Apple Support 6:24 PM
"iOS: Understanding group messaging" Apple Support 6:23 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"King's Empire:Return to Magic For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $9.99)" Apple Sliced 8:58 AM
"Domo Jump For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:58 AM
"Slippery Seal For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:58 AM
"'Monsters Invade: Oz' Review - A Pokemon-like Adventure that You Want to Love" Touch Arcade 8:34 AM
"'War of the Zombie' Review -Two (or more) Updates from Greatness" Touch Arcade 9:28 AM
"Quist Review: Offering a daily slice of history relating to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender history, Quist is an interesting read for all." 148Apps 3:22 PM
"Space Bits Review: Space Bits fuses two unlikely genres pretty well, but it's still rather rough." 148Apps 3:02 PM
"TurtleStrike Review: Get ready to fight turtle armies in this fast-paced online turn-based strategy game." 148Apps 10:12 AM
"VISUALARM Review: VISUALARM makes it possible to set and manage multiple alarms thanks to its simple and well-designed interface." 148Apps 8:33 AM
Tips
"Dealing with a blank updates screen in App Store" iLounge 3:53 PM
"Watch Movie Trailers Quickly with Siri" OS X Daily 6:25 PM
"Get Around the 5 Device Connection Limit on Wi-Fi Hotspot for iOS & Android" OS X Daily 3:21 PM
"Get back online at restaurants that boot you off the Wi-Fi after 30 minutes" Mac OS X Hints 11:27 AM
"For reformatting a USB drive from Mac to PC format, the trick is to use Disk Utility to change the partition scheme from GUID to Master Boot Record. You can confirm the Partition Map Scheme used by a drive by selecting it in Disk Utility and looking at the info at the bottom of the window. If your USB drive says GUID Partition Table, then it needs to be changed to Master Boot Record to work with PC's. To do this, select the drive from the list on the left, click Partition (not Erase) from the tabs across the top of the right side of the window, change Partition Layout from Current to 1 Partition, set format to MS-DOS (FAT), click Options and select Master Boot Record, click Apply." MacInTouch 10:44 AM
"What does iOS 7 tell us about iPhone 5S, iPhone 6? iOS 7 gives us several hints about Apple's next-generation iPhone, including its release date and specifications" Macworld UK 12:32 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 10: The South rises again." Slate 4:56 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 9: Apple's stunning final blow." Slate 12:32 PM
"WarGames: Google vs. Apple/Entry 8: Barack Obama finally declares for Google." Slate 12:32 PM
"Rethinking How We Watch TV Intel, Apple and Others Push New Technologies to Take Control of the Living Room" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:16 AM
"The Macalope: Unrighteous indignation" Macworld 10:16 AM
"iOS 7 iPhone Biometric Code: Think Security, Not Mobile Payments" The Mac Observer 2:32 PM
"iOS 7 Beta 4 Is Here and Other News You Need to Know" Mashable 9:27 AM
"Everybody At Apple Really Loves Bob Mansfield, The Exec Who Is No Longer Listed On Apple's Website" Business Insider 8:54 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5S Could Have A Fingerprint Scanner – And We Want That Why?" Digital Trends 8:53 AM
"4K TV: Sony bets on 'Bag of hurt', Apple doesn't" Computerworld 8:50 AM
"There's a rumored iPhone 5C: Does the C stand for 'cheap'?" Houston Chronicle 8:45 AM
"Irish watchdog won't probe Apple, Facebook over PRISM... but could it?" The Register 8:39 AM
"Apple CEO visits China, likely to hash out China Mobile iPhone deal" BGR 10:16 AM
"Where In The World Is Apple's Tim Cook? China, Of Course" AppAdvice 8:56 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook said to be meetings with China Telecom" Electronista 8:47 AM
"Tim Cook reportedly visited China to talk iPhone with the carriers" iMore 8:38 AM
"Tim Cook in China, Talking iPhone" FairerPlatform 8:35 AM
"Too late for iOS in the automative market? I don't think so" AppleDailyReport 7:48 AM
"Cassandra: Apple Down, Up, Down Again" eXtensions 7:48 AM
"The One Key Point Of Differentiation Between iOS And Android That Apple Ignores" PixoBebo 7:47 AM
Non-Apple
"A Future in Denial: What sci-fi isn't telling us about surveillance today or tomorrow." Slate 9:22 PM
"Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S 4" AnandTech 6:23 PM
"Samsung caught being 'creative' on Galaxy S4 benchmarks" VentureBeat 12:33 PM
"Microsoft Surface revenue comes in at $853 million: A regulatory filing shows the tech giant earned $853 in revenue from its Surface tablets. However, this is less than the $900 million write-down it had to pay." CNET News 6:20 PM
"Microsoft losing money on Surface tablets" Reuters 6:21 PM
"Microsoft reveals $853 million Surface revenue, less than its write-down and advertising costs" The Verge 6:23 PM
"Microsoft: The Surface Bust And Windows Slump" Seeking Alpha 8:45 AM
"Microsoft to link schools in South African 'white spaces' project: Pilot will show unused TV bands delivering wireless broadband to rural schools" Computerworld 8:31 AM
"Microsoft Invents Futuristic Notebook with Transparent Display, Projection System and Holographic Optics" Patent Bolt 8:16 AM
"Will Microsoft's Windows Strategy Benefit IT Managers?" InformationWeek 8:45 AM
"Is Microsoft the answer to the cloud quandary? The company could rediscover relevance because it understands that the companies using its cloud services require flexibility first and foremost" Computerworld 8:54 AM
"SkyDrive.com gets a slew of photo and sharing upgrades" Engadget 9:01 AM
"Microsoft's SkyDrive gets new photo, text editing features/Summary: Microsoft is continuing to add regular, incremental feature updates to its SkyDrive cloud-storage service, with new photo and text editing support in the latest batch." ZDNet 9:08 AM
"SkyDrive updated with animated GIF, high DPI, and new sharing support" The Verge 9:08 AM
"Will Microsoft's Windows Strategy Benefit IT Managers?" InformationWeek 12:18 PM
"Microsoft asks Google to remove half a million URLs every month" The Inquirer 9:08 AM
"Microsoft's wishful thinking/Summary: Microsoft's new strategy: be all things to all people - infrastructure, business, entertainment, services. Why would anyone think that would work?" ZDNet 9:14 AM
"Windows RT on ARM chips is 'not promising,' Asus exec says: Taiwan firm plans to focus instead on making devices running Intel chips, report says" Computerworld 11:25 AM
"Microsoft delivers to testers Windows 8.1 Enterprise preview/Summary: Microsoft has made the Enterprise version of its Windows 8.1 preview test build available for download." ZDNet 12:37 PM
"Icahn contests condition in latest Dell offer" Associated Press 9:05 AM
"Icahn rips apart Dell's push for deal changes in open letter" CNBC 9:05 AM
"Dell's potential savior, a $100 Android computer the size of a USB stick, now shipping to testers" BGR 8:25 AM
"Dell donates computers to Limerick school" Limerick Leader 9:04 AM
"New Intel Sandy Bridge-E processor" Hardware.Info 9:11 AM
"Launch schedule of Intel Xeon server processors" CPU World 9:11 AM
"No Reason To Panic Over Intel" Seeking Alpha 8:47 AM
"Intel abandons intrusive facial recognition for your TV - for now: Intel inside... your living room" TechRadar UK 9:11 AM
"Intel Media won't be watching you, after all: TV service ditches controversial camera" GigaOM 12:49 PM
"Intel reportedly drops facial recognition from TV service" Digital TV Europe 9:10 AM
"AMD announces a dual-core 6W x86 chip for fanless applications" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
"AMD's newest chip: Another step toward" The Register 9:10 AM
"IBM Gets Aggressive On Linux Server Sales" InformationWeek 11:21 AM
"Don't adapt old IT security policies for BYOD: IBM" ZDNet 9:14 AM
"TechnologyOne picks up 21 WA agencies from Oracle/Summary: After a report forced Western Australian agencies to dump Oracle's shared services implementation in 2011, TechnologyOne has been able to move 21 agencies to its own platform." ZDNet 9:15 AM
"Oracle deploys lawyers against Solaris fix-it duo" The Register 9:13 AM
"Stocks Turn Red in Afternoon Action" FOXBusiness 2:39 PM
"Blue Chips Edge Down: Stocks End Seesaw Session Little Changed" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:50 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan, Korea stocks fall; Australia climbs/Japanese stocks fell Wednesday, weighed by a firmer yen and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision, while Australian shares gained amid expectations the nation's central bank may cut interest rates further." MarketWatch 9:07 PM
"Europe Markets: European stocks wobble after German data, earnings/European stock markets struggled for direction on Tuesday, as investors weighed a mixed bag of earnings against upbeat German consumer-confidence data." MarketWatch 8:56 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:20 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:20 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:01 PM
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