"iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s: Connecting up the dots in Apple's plans" ZDNet 8:15 AM
"Apple's iPhone Battle Plan: 6 Factors/Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C and iOS 7 could help the company win back some of the market share it has lost to Android devices." InformationWeek 1:12 PM
"Is There Gold in Them Thar Cupertino Hills? Will Apple really break from its habit of offering the iPhone in just black or white? Could a gold-colored iPhone actually be a possibility? Until Sept. 10 arrives, we can only guess. In the meantime, the press and fans are going to town with their speculations. 'Perhaps people have nothing to do during the ramp-up to the iPhone,' analyst Rob Enderle suggested." MacNewsWorld 9:17 AM
"Apple poaches Levi's Senior VP for U.S. Retail as search for chief continues" 9 to 5 Mac 4:46 PM
"Apple said to have plucked Levis executive to run U.S. retail: Apple's hired a former Levis retail executive to help it run its retail operations in the U.S., according to a new report." CNET News 4:51 PM
"Apple appears to have hired Levi Strauss senior VP for unknown retail position" AppleInsider 7:57 PM
"iWatch in 2013? Maybe. Big-screen iPhone 6? Not till 2014 -- Citi" CNET News 8:15 AM
"Apple's iTunes Radio reminds us that music is a weapon" Computerworld 8:22 AM
"iTunes Radio to go live in September, says report" CNET News 1:16 PM
"One device to rule them all? Microsoft and Apple face off" Macworld 8:37 AM
"Apple vs Samsung: iPhone 5C could help Apple take top spot from Samsung in China" Macworld UK 8:33 AM
"Apple's iPhone Design Patent To Be Re-Examined By USPTO" Law360 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 1:18 PM
"Chuck La Tournous and John F. Braun Talk Tech Battles, iCloud, and More" The Mac Observer 1:09 PM
"iMore today: Fingerprint scanners, text editors for Mac, Apple TV, and more!" iMore 9:32 AM
"Discussing the iPad for photographers" Macworld Podcast 8:37 AM
"Interview With A Teletext Artistwe Discuss With Appeal Of Teletext Art – And How You Can Start Creating It – With Artist Dan Farrimond." Digital Arts 8:30 AM
"2013 Q2 Computer Reliability Report; The results are in for RESCUECOM's 2013 Q2 Computer Reliability Report; Samsung continues a significant lead, while Apple shows impressive gains in computer reliability scores." Rescuecom 4:47 PM
"Possible iPhone 5C casing endures damage tests: The potential backing of Apple's upcoming plastic iPhone gets a stress test with some keys and pocket change, but no drops." CNET News 1:13 PM
"Plastic shell purportedly for Apple's 'iPhone 5C' shines in durability test" AppleInsider 1:25 PM
"Taiwan Site Videos Scratch Test of Apple's Unannounced iPhone 5C" The Mac Observer 4:45 PM
"20 days or September new iPhone, Japan released also 'gold' model: It is expected for the new iPhone Apple is developing, be on Friday the 20th September release date in Japan." Google Japanese-to-English: Nihon Shimbun 9:12 AM
"iPhone 5S and 5C said to be launching in Japan on September 20" iDownload Blog 8:42 AM
"iPhone 5S Release Date: September 21st, report says, with iPhone 5C" BGR 9:13 AM
"Apple patent envisions 3D gestures for iPads" iDownload Blog 9:17 AM
"Patents reflect Apple's work on improved browsing, searching" AppleDailyReport 8:00 AM
"Apple working on a 'sequence grabber for audio content" AppleDailyReport 7:59 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"MacBook Air (Mid 2013): Keyboard/trackpad inoperative, black screen, or alert messages when installing Windows 7" Apple Support 10:01 AM
"Apple updates iBooks with iCloud fixes" TUAW 8:29 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Rumble Blob For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"Bumbee For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"Infinity Control: Starseed For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"Animal Voyage: Island Adventure Review/Requiring too much waiting around for all but the very patient, Animal Voyage starts well but quickly turns into a bit of a slog." 148Apps 8:26 AM
"Game Of Watchcraft: Spawn Of Squishy Review/Add one dose of LCD gaming to a hefty splash of World of Warcraft and this is what we get. Seriously." 148Apps 9:31 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to transfer contacts from BlackBerry to iPhone: Move contacts from BlackBerry to iPhone using Mac, Google Sync and third-party app" Macworld UK 8:34 AM
Tips
"Six tips from Apple on how to create better app icons" The Next Web 10:02 AM
"Plants vs. Zombies 2 Pro-Tips: Déjà Vu All Over Again" 148Apps 9:16 AM
"Siri: Searching (and Adding to!) Notes" The Mac Observer 8:00 AM
"iOS 7: Is There Any Reason to Jailbreak Anymore? The ranks of jailbreakers could dwindle, now that Apple's iOS 7 delivers popular features once reserved only for hackers." ReadWrite 8:34 AM
"75 movies about Apple i'd pay to watch: Forget 'Jobs' and that Sorkin chap, here's the real Apple movies that should be made" Macworld UK 8:33 AM
"Apple's iOS 7 could influence great designs in 3rd party applications" TechnologyTell 8:30 AM
"The Most Gorgeous Apple iWatch Concept We've Seen Yet" Business Insider 8:46 AM
"New iWatch Concept Imagines Impressive Flexible Display, iOS 7-Inspired UI" AppAdvice 8:20 AM
"On PC Touch Screens And Apple's Stock Price: 'I Hate To Say I Told You So, But..." Mac 360 8:02 AM
"Gold iPhones and Automobiles" DougIT Design 8:01 AM
"Perhaps the TiVO Roamio can serve as inspiration for an Apple TV DVR" AppleDailyReport 7:59 AM
Non-Apple
"Cassandra: Even the FISA Court Says the NSA is Lying" eXtensions 9:29 PM
"Deciphering the tricks of the Twitter spammers" Ars Technica 7:51 PM
"Three Questions About Facebook's Vague Plan to Expand Internet Access" Bloomberg Businessweek 7:19 PM
"Why hyperlocal has (mostly) flopped: From Patch to EveryBlock, many community-focused sites have struggled or collapsed entirely. What are they getting wrong?" Fortune 1:47 PM
"Can Online Oracle Jeff Bezos Be the Prince of Print?" Variety 1:37 PM
"Cassandra: The Sentencing of Bradley Manning and the Future of Edward Snowden" eXtensions 1:09 PM
"TiVo Roamio vs. TiVo Premiere: Specs Compared" PC Magazine 11:02 AM
"Samsung's Smart Watch Rumored to Come in Five Colors" Mashable 9:32 AM
"HP's Whitman Shakes Up Executive Ranks Ahead of Q3 Earnings" AllThingsD 3:24 PM
"Expect executive shakeup at HP amid Q3 earnings report" ZDNet 2:44 PM
"HP Reportedly Removing Another Top Executive" SiliconBeat 2:43 PM
"HP Earnings: Executive Shakeup, Enterprise Changes Impact Donatelli?" The VAR Guy 2:44 PM
"More big changes afoot as HP as Veghte steps in for Donatelli" GigaOM 2:43 PM
"H-P sales, earnings expected to fall further: Collapsing PC market may be offset by better corporate IT demand" MarketWatch 9:51 AM
"HP Offers Bullish Post-Earnings Trading History for Shorts, Mixed Performance for Longs" Nasdaq 10:16 AM
"HP stock on the rise as it preps for quarterly results" USA Today 1:35 PM
"HP's softer side and much-needed breakup: Analyst" CNBC 9:51 AM
"Microsoft Won't Stop Waging Battle In Tablet Wars" Benzinga 10:20 AM
"Microsoft launches Bing for Schools, offers free Surface RTs: In order to qualify for a free Surface RT, schools need to rack up 30,000 credits through the Bing Rewards program." CNET News 8:56 AM
"Microsoft offers ad-free Bing for the classroom to battle Google" Reuters 9:50 AM
"Microsoft launches ad-free Bing search for schools" IDG News Service 9:33 AM
"Microsoft Sends Surface, Ad-less Bing to Schools" eWeek 2:40 PM
"Microsoft offers classrooms free Surface RT tablets with ad-free Bing for Schools" The Verge 8:21 AM
"Microsoft launches ad-free Bing search for schools: Microsoft's ad-free pilot also takes aim at Google" PC Advisor 10:20 AM
"Microsoft needs your help to fix botched patch KB 2859537: The company is actively seeking users affected by one of last week's six problematic patches that freezes some Windows 7 and Vista machines" InfoWorld 8:39 AM
"Judge won't fast-track Icahn claim against Dell" Associated Press 10:05 AM
"Will Dell Offer Chromebooks, Android If Microsoft Loan Arrives?" The VAR Guy 10:05 AM
"Dell spits up storage revenues after gobbling promising upstarts" The Register 1:35 PM
"Dell Upgrades Foglight for Virtualization Management Suite" eWeek 10:05 AM
"Dell aligns Foglight management tools with VMware stack" The Register 10:05 AM
"Google, IBM to work with German company for 'self-driving' cars" Firstpost 1:35 PM
"IBM Credit Risk System Targets Big Banks: New regulations have added to CFO workloads, but capital management is the biggest challenge for banks. IBM promises quick risk insight." InformationWeek 1:12 PM
"IBM scion's death meal: The 41-year-old son of a prominent former IBM executive died after apparently choking on a piece of steak at an Upper East Side diner, sources said yesterday." New York Post 8:50 AM
"Intel gunning for ARM with new mobile-ready chip designs" Electronista 8:24 AM
"Intel to discuss terabit networking at IDF" ITworld 1:36 PM
"Intel Makes Significant LTE Progress" Seeking Alpha 9:52 AM
"Intel smartphone and tablet chip roadmap leaks: Bay Trail-T the star for Android" SlashGear 1:36 PM
"AMD unveils new multi-core R-series CPUs" ZDNet 10:18 AM
"AMD Releases New Trio of CPUs for Embedded Systems" PC Magazine 10:18 AM
"Report: AMD Hawaii graphics cards to 'mass ship' in October" The Tech Report 10:17 AM
"Cisco layoffs announced in the face of changing networking market" SearchNetworking 9:54 AM
"Goldman Invests $40 Million in Oracle, Salesforce Rival SugarCRM" Bloomberg Businessweek 1:37 PM
"Oracle unveils HTML5-based mobile BI app designer" PCWorld 1:30 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks fall, Indonesia rises before Fed/Tepco tumbles in Tokyo on reports of radioactive water leakage" MarketWatch 8:43 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop ahead of FOMC minutes/European stock markets moved lower on Wednesday, with investors remaining cautious ahead of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest meeting, which could shed more light on a potential tapering of asset purchases." MarketWatch 8:42 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:15 PM
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