"At Apple, Tim Cook leads a quiet cultural revolution" ["Jobs' bi-monthly iPhone software meeting, in which he would go through every planned features of the company's flagship product, is gone. 'That's not Tim's style at all,' said one person familiar with those meetings. 'He delegates.' Still, he has a tough side. In meetings, Cook is so calm as to be nearly unreadable, sitting silently with hands clasped in front of himself. Any change in the constant rocking of his chair is one sign subordinates look for: when he simply listens, they're heartened if there is no change in the pace of his rocking."] Reuters 7:55 AM
"Apple, closer to its vision for a TV set, wants ESPN, HBO, Viacom, and others to come along" Quartz 10:33 AM
"Apple in Negotiations With Content Providers for Internet-Based Subscription Television Service" MacRumors 10:48 AM
"Apple said to be eyeing HBO, Viacom, ESPN as TV partners" CNET News 12:43 PM
"Icahn turns up the heat on Apple stock buyback: He's baaaa-aaaack! Carl Icahn tweeted again on Thursday about pushing Apple to increase its stock buyback, and he claims CEO Tim Cook is on board with the idea." CNNMoney 3:17 PM
"Icahn Says He Will Meet With Apple's Cook on Buyback" Bloomberg 4:06 PM
"Users Experiencing Extended iMessage, iCloud Service Outages" MacRumors 8:59 AM
"Apple iCloud services offline for a few million users: iMessage and other online services have been down for several hours for close to 3 million users, according to Apple's status page." CNET News 7:54 AM
"Apple's iMessage, Photo Stream, Backup and more down for some" Houston Chronicle 8:34 AM
"Apple Inc. iCloud Service Down For Millions Of Users" ValueWalk 8:54 AM
"Apple reports issue with iMessage, iCloud services" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 4:30 PM
"Why Skype still can't compete with iMessage (it's all about greed, grudges, and fear)" TechHive 8:08 AM
"OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 6 gets Us Closer to Official Release" The Mac Observer 9:59 AM
"Apple Releases Another OS X Mavericks Preview" AppleBitch 7:56 AM
"Apple Squashes 5 Bugs with Logic Pro X 10.0.2" The Mac Observer 2:49 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Understanding default permissions in OS X: Creating new files and folders gives them a default permissions set that can allow access to them from other account, which may be concerning at first glance." MacFixIt 12:43 PM
"I've tried to lock ARD's preference file using the Finder. The file still gets deleted and replaced. I also tried locking the file in the Finder, immediately using Terminal to change the ownership/group to root/wheel and giving myself (world) only read permission: the file still got deleted and replaced with a corrupt version. Why on earth would any Apple-written application or process delete a locked file which I don't have write permission to? Because the permissions on the file aren't what control whether or not it can be deleted. The permissions on the containing directory are what control that." MacInTouch 4:05 PM
"Xsan: Available free space incorrect on heavily fragmented volumes" Apple Support 9:44 AM
"Xsan: How to adjust the journal size" Apple Support 9:44 AM
"OS X Mountain Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats" Apple Support 3:59 PM
"OS X Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats" Apple Support 3:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"2013's Best Mac Games (so far)" Mac Gamer HQ 5:41 PM
"The best back to school apps for Mac" iMore 12:43 PM
"How to import and view images in iPhoto" Macworld 8:07 AM
"Switch to Mac: How to find your favorite Windows features in OS X" Macworld 8:21 AM
"Two free and easy ways to share big files" Macworld 8:07 AM
"Hands on with Hype 2's ten new features" Macworld 8:21 AM
"8 Ways to Use Calculator and Grapher as Math Aids" Mactuts+ 8:23 AM
"Can you get Microsoft Office, Windows on a Mac?" Macworld UK 7:51 AM
"Mac Gems: Look ma, no mouse—thanks to Keymo" Macworld 10:32 AM
"Merge Several Finder Windows Into One Tabbed Window With OS X Mavericks Beta [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"iTunes Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts to Save Time Tagging Files" Kirkville 8:21 AM
"Note-C: Is It A Notes App, A Snippets App, Or A New And Modern Mac Word Processor?" Mac 360 7:21 AM
"How To Edit Hundreds Of Photos With A Click" Mac 360 7:21 AM
"Tracking Time For Fun And Profit On Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:21 AM
"Keyboard Maestro: It's How To Type Faster Than You Can Really Type (and more accurate)" Mac 360 7:21 AM
"How To Create Professional Title Art Animations On A Mac For YouTube, iMovie, Final Cut Pro X" McSolo 7:20 AM
Op/Ed
"Scripts for WordPress and BBEdit, Part 2" Dr. Drang 8:53 PM
"How the mobile revolution will transform health care around the world" ["Mobile devices can also be used by the patients as they undergo procedures. For instance, Janet Blank, 65, used an iPad to distract her during knee replacement surgery, which enabled her to take a local anesthetic rather than be sedated. The iPad offers a 'flexible, portable and easily deployed distraction solution for patients choosing to avoid sedation,' according to the South West Regional Anaesthesia Group."] CITEworld 7:59 AM
"iPad with augmented reality app assists in liver surgery" TUAW 8:22 AM
"Apple vs. Android: Calling all Wal-Mart shoppers!" Fortune 3:27 PM
"Apple Poaches Exec From Levi's For A New High-Level Retail Job" Business Insider 8:09 AM
"Apple hires Levi's senior vice president as part of retail team: Apple is believed to have hired former Levi Strauss SVP Enrique Atienza as 'a top director for its US retail market'" Macworld UK 8:22 AM
"Iowa high school equips students with 1,425 MacBook Airs in $1.4 million initiative" AppleInsider 3:14 PM
"First Seven Steve Jobs Schools Opened In The Netherlands" MacPrices 1:27 PM
"iPad and Samsung Galaxy Gain Market Share as Kindle Fire Sputters: Jumptap August MobileSTAT Illustrates Apple's Market Hold" Business Wire 8:49 AM
"Microsoft Mocks iPhone Camera Users With Funny New Lumia 1020 Ad [Video] iClarified 3:26 PM
"The Pentagon as Silicon Valley's Incubator" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:35 PM
"Pandora to drop 40 hour per month limit on free accounts just before iTunes Radio launch" 9 to 5 Mac 5:59 PM
"Pandora to lift monthly free listening limit ahead of Apple's launch of iTunes Radio" AppleInsider 8:53 PM
"Canonical CEO: Expect an Ubuntu phone in early 2014/Despite the failure of the ambitious and record-breaking Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign, Canonical's Jane Silber says the future is ripe for innovation." CNET News 4:40 PM
"Samsung Invents Touch UI with Expandable Menu for Power Users" Patent Bolt 7:21 AM
"Exclusive: High Resolution Photos Of The Rumored Gold iPhone 5S Back Housing" AppAdvice 9:45 AM
"Leaked photos show Apple's rumored gold iPhone 5S" The Verge 7:49 AM
"Gold-colored iPhone pictured alongside white, black models: The device appears to be the same size as the iPhone 5S, but comes with a champagne finish." CNET News 8:28 AM
"Champagne iPhone 5S poses with current model in leaked group shot" Engadget 8:13 AM
"Apple's iPhone C will be scratch resistant and have a dual flash camera to improve the quality of photos" Daily Mail (UK) 3:22 PM
"Refreshed MacBook Pros with Haswell Chips Coming in September?" MacRumors 11:35 AM
"New Update For Find My iPhone Locks Out Non-Developers Without iOS 7 Beta [Update: Working Again] TechCrunch 3:19 PM
"Find My iPhone app update blocks anyone that isn't a developer running iOS 7 beta from using it" GigaOM 3:18 PM
"How to Download iOS 7: Beta 6 of iOS 7 is now available to developers. Here's how to install it on an Apple mobile device." PC Magazine 12:03 PM
"Vintage and obsolete products: Apple has discontinued support for certain technologically obsolete and vintage products." Apple Support 10:48 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Granted 35 Patents Today Covering Touch Technology, Noise Cancellation, the iPad Smart Cover & Much More" Patently Apple 7:52 AM
"Apple Invents Revolutionary Flex Material for MacBooks & Beyond" Patently Apple 8:00 AM
"Will it bend? Newly granted Apple patent shows off seamless, flexible hinge" Ars Technica 11:36 AM
"Apple looks to patent iPhone status sharing system similar to instant messaging apps" AppleInsider 7:51 AM
"Other Patents revealed today Cover Apple's Lightning Connector, an iPhone Status Sharing Feature & New Manufacturing Process" Patently Apple 10:32 AM
"Apple Seeks Patent For Skype-Style Away Status For Phone Calls, But Set Automatically" TechCrunch 7:56 AM
"Apple invention would let you check the status of another iPhone user" CNET News 9:09 AM
"Apple working on a method for storing a password recovery secret" AppleDailyReport 7:22 AM
"Apple looking at multiple microphone switching, configuration" AppleDailyReport 7:21 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"How to clean Apple products: Read recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Apple computer, iPad, iPhone, iPod, display, or peripheral device." Apple Support 4:00 PM
"Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues" Apple Support 4:00 PM
"MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of video" Apple Support 4:00 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 9:43 AM
"Starry Fly For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:43 AM
"BLiP For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:43 AM
"AOC Q2963Pm review - Impressive ultra-wide 29in display with 2560px resolution" Macworld UK 8:23 AM
"Dockem's iProp provides a beanbag for your iPad (and a pillow for your noggin)" AppleDailyReport 7:22 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"These black-and-white photo apps are 50 shades of great" TechHive 8:08 AM
"Review: ReadQuick 1.5 brings speed-reading to the iPhone" 9 to 5 Mac 9:10 AM
"Searching For Wikipedia Articles In Articles For iOS Is Now Easier Than Ever" AppAdvice 7:48 AM
"10 of the best iOS calendar apps" The Next Web 7:47 AM
"The Impossible Line Review – Drawing Out One Unique Idea" Apple'n'Apps 3:17 PM
"M.A.C.E. brings a traditional vertical shoot 'em up to an iOS device near you" iDownload Blog 8:08 AM
"'Asphalt 8: Airborne' Review - An Amazing Arcade Racing Experience" Touch Arcade 8:21 AM
"Asphalt 8: Airborne Review/Asphalt 8: Airborne lifts off the ground and takes players soaring across the skies, offering multiple gameplay modes that provide hours of racing fun." 148Apps 8:24 AM
"Indie Pixel Review: Work together with other players to create shapes from pixels. It's an interesting idea but the people let it down." 148Apps 9:10 AM
"Cloud Spin Review: Its controls could do with some work, but Cloud Spin is still quite the enjoyable delight." 148Apps 11:14 AM
"Little Galaxy Review: Leap from planet to planet collecting stars in this simple to learn one-touch jumping game." 148Apps 4:01 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"Lock your iOS device to a single app" Amsys 8:30 AM
"'Asphalt 8: Airborne' Guide: How to Spend as Little Real Money as Possible" Touch Arcade 8:21 AM
"How to print from an iPad/iPhone over Wi-Fi or a network" Macworld UK 7:46 AM
Tips
"Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this: Is the laptop, desktop, or tablet you plan to buy stuck with a last-gen CPU? That may be a reason to wait: or a way to get a great deal. Here's how to tell." CNET Reviews 4:21 PM
"Plants vs. Zombies 2 Pro-Tips: Power to the Plants" 148Apps 8:34 AM
"Selling your old iPhone? Do it now" CNNMoney 8:04 AM
"Should I get a Mac Desktop or Laptop? Which Apple Mac desktop or notebook to buy is a tough choice. We help you choose between a desktop and laptop" Macworld UK 7:50 AM
"Designing apps for iOS 7? Check out this cheat sheet first" The Next Web 7:47 AM
"Rumors Gone Wrong: The Unfortunate Tale of the 'Black iPhone 5C'" MacTrast 8:22 AM
"Gorgeous Apple iWatch concept design" TechnologyTell 8:21 AM
"Apple Engineers Want Out, Say Recruiters" Business Insider 3:17 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook's Uninspiring Style Is Pushing Employees Away" The Atlantic Wire 11:12 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Portrayed as Quiet, Methodical Leader" Mac|Life 9:48 AM
"Tim Cook made Apple a nicer place to work, but he can still 'skewer you with a sentence'" The Verge 9:43 AM
"Does Apple Have an Employee Morale Problem?" Mashable 8:52 AM
"Reuters on Tim Cook not trying to be Steve, but being tough and decisive when it counts" 9 to 5 Mac 8:51 AM
"If Tim Cook Doesn't Like What You Say In A Meeting, He'll Change How He Rocks In His Chair And Skewer You In One Sentence" Business Insider 8:09 AM
"Gold iPhones: Moving Beyond the Demographic of Me" The Mac Observer 1:27 PM
"Gold iPhone? It wouldn't be Apple's first brush with color" [Slideshow] Macworld 8:08 AM
"ESPN holds 'preliminary talks' over web-based TV, a star in Apple TV's future?" iMore 8:04 AM
"The Revenue Table (imperial units edition)" ["It would be fun to actually lay out all the Apple products on a table to see how big it would be. The trouble is that there are many things Apple sells which take up no space at all. Things like iTunes content or services and AppleCare. So rather than trying to imagine a table full of Apple products (some of which are non-phyisical) I thought a more fitting analogy would be to allocate the revenues from these products to a table and thinking about how much space relative to each other the products would take."] asymco 7:50 AM
"The Apple Business That Nobody But Apple Talks About" PixoBebo 7:21 AM
"Win-Win: How Apple Will Use What It Did To Smartphones To Win Over The TV Business" Mac 360 7:21 AM
Non-Apple
"BlackBerry puts quantity over quality, lets one developer own a third of its app store: BlackBerry 10 is far from a 'thriving ecosystem,' and the company is doing little to fix it" The Verge 5:59 PM
"No Henry, you need to get real about Yahoo. Here are the facts" GigaOM 5:24 PM
"5 Reasons NFL Sunday Ticket Isn't Coming To YouTube" Forbes 8:28 AM
"Greg's Bite: Microsoft's distortion field problem" AppleDailyReport 7:22 AM
"Is Microsoft headed for a Dell-style shareholder showdown?" GigaOM 7:33 AM
"Microsoft Bribe Probe Reaches Into Pakistan, Russia Deals: Justice Department Reviewing Allegations Involving Deals in Five Countries" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:54 AM
"Microsoft now being investigated for alleged bribes in Russia, Pakistan" BGR 9:08 PM
"Xbox One Situation Potentially Not HUMArous For Microsoft" Seeking Alpha 7:22 AM
"Xbox One now served under glass at Microsoft Stores: The upcoming console is appearing under a glass case at Microsoft's retail outlets." CNET News 7:56 AM
"Xbox One now on display at Microsoft Stores" The Verge 7:51 AM
"Windows Phone now the #2 mobile OS in Latin America" TechSpot 8:23 AM
"Former Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky joins Andreessen Horowitz as board member" GigaOM 10:57 AM
"Steven Sinofsky to Set Up Shop at Andreessen Horowitz" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:59 AM
"Ex-Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky joins VC firm: The former Windows head hops onto the board of Andreessen Horowitz, but says he'll continue to 'pursue other business and product development opportunities that arise.'" CNET News 11:06 AM
"Former Windows President Steven Sinofsky Joins Andreessen Horowitz" TechCrunch 12:26 PM
"Lenovo: Got a problem with Windows 8? Try this..." CITEworld 1:17 PM
"Lenovo to preload SweetLabs' Start menu, app store on Windows 8 PCs" ZDNet 10:57 AM
"Nokia's PHAB-ULOUS comeback attempt: Huge WinPho 8 mobe rumoured/And whisperings of a Windows RT tablet, too" The Register 8:06 AM
"HP, Staples, Dell signal a weak Windows 8 PC market: HP and Staples had nothing good to say about PC sales, portending an austere market for Windows 8-based personal computers." CNET News 7:47 AM
"HP CEO on the prowl for acquisitions up to $1.5 billion" Reuters 1:16 PM
"The Incredible Shrinking Company" Seeking Alpha 4:48 PM
"Hewlett-Packard - Bump In The Recovery Road Offers Buying Opportunity" Seeking Alpha 10:49 AM
"Analysts weigh in on H-P earnings" Seeking Alpha 8:10 AM
"HP replaces enterprise chief, posts Q3 sales drop: HP's revenue fell 8 percent, with declines in all but one business unit" Computerworld 7:31 AM
"Seriously, Should HP Try to Buy Dell?" 24/7 Wall Street 11:02 AM
"Google, supplier Continental near self-driving car deal: report/The German automotive technology supplier could be a useful ally for Google efforts to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology. A deal with IBM also is possible, the Frankfurter Allgemeine says." CNET News 7:48 AM
"Report: Google to develop automated driving system with Continental and IBM" Engadget 7:30 AM
"IBM opens new cloud data center in Peru" Andiina 8:20 AM
"AMD HUMA Gives PlayStation 4 Graphics Boost Over Xbox One – Analysis of HUMA Architecture" WCCF Tech 8:14 AM
"PS4 will use its unified architecture to pound Xbox One into the dust – eventually" ExtremeTech 9:50 AM
"PS4 is better because it has a sense of huma, says AMD" Fudzilla 8:15 AM
"Lenovo puts Haswell chips in budget workstations" V3 8:01 AM
"Intel Already Planning Its Next Chess Move In Mobile Market Even As Baytrail Reaches Take-Off" Seeking Alpha 3:27 PM
"Video: The Making of Intel's $200 open-source MinnowBoard" TG Daily 7:58 AM
"Intel launches anti-Qualcomm and Nvidia offensive with Prestigio MultiPhone 5320 Android smartphone" V3 8:03 AM
"Old giants Cisco, Oracle, Intel now finding pretty hard to catch up" New York Times 8:23 AM
"Cisco patches serious vulnerabilities in Unified Communications Manager: The vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or disrupt telephony-related services, Cisco said" Computerworld New Zealand 7:28 AM
"Nasdaq suspends trading due to 'technical issue': The Nasdaq exchange has suspended trading, citing a 'technical issue'." BBC 1:09 PM
"Nasdaq halts trading due to a technical issue" Associated Press 1:03 PM
"Tech Stocks: H-P shares crumble; Microsoft, Yahoo jumps/Tech stocks rise despite big slump at H-P following results" MarketWatch 10:21 AM
"Europe's recovery gaining momentum" CNNMoney 8:27 AM
"Stock Futures Get Lift From Overseas Data; Jobless Claims Rise" TheStreet 8:26 AM
"Stock market gains on better global growth outlook" Associated Press 10:52 AM
"Futures Point to Rebound on Strong Factory Data" FOXBusiness 8:27 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Trading Snag Dow Snaps Six-Day Losing Streak" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:28 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks come off lows after China data/Markets uncertain about when U.S. central bank will cut bond buys/Asian stocks came off their lows Thursday as a surprise improvement in Chinese manufacturing helped cheer investors after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting signaled the central bank was on course to pare bond purchases this year" MarketWatch 8:27 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks rally after upbeat PMIs/European stock markets showed broad-based gains on Thursday, after data showed a pickup in manufacturing activity in both the euro zone and China" MarketWatch 8:28 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:04 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:28 PM
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