"Apple Officially Granted Trademark For 'Passbook'" AppAdvice 8:45 AM
"AppleCare+ Launch In Europe 'Imminent,' Here Are The Details" AppAdvice 8:44 AM
"EA reports SimCity Mac installation issues have been resolved" TUAW 8:51 AM
"Apple's Late Entry to Music Streaming Could Still Outplay the Field" The Exchange 8/30
"Apple blocking support personnel vacations from Sept. 15-28 for launch of new iPhones & iOS 7" AppleInsider 8/30
"Apple support personnel vacations blocked Sept. 15-28: Apple's new iPhones and iOS 7 are expected to be announced September 10 in San Francisco, with shipments of the products beginning around September 20." CNET News 8/30
"Why Apple And Google Can't Sync Right—And Don't Care If You Suffer: In the Apple-Google war for the hearts and wallets of consumers, you are collateral damage." ReadWrite 8/30
"Apple's iPhone 5S: What to Expect" TheStreet 8/30
"Apple Inc. Sued For Patent Breach Over 'Find My iPhone'" ValueWalk 8/30
"Judge throws out case involving faulty iPhone power button" TUAW 8/30
"Spreading democracy, one iPad at a time: Apple may like to tout its global customer base in those gauzy TV commercials, but not every country has access to the company's gleaming miracle machines. Until recently, Apple products, along with a wide array of communications technologies, were subject to U.S. sanctions and could not be sold, or even brought into, Iran." Slate 8/30
"Bug allows for use of 'sudo' in OS X without a password: A small workaround exists in OS X for the use of the 'sudo' command requiring authentication after 10 minutes of nonuse." CNET Reviews 8/30
"CoreText bug may crash OS X and iOS apps: A flaw in Apple's text-handling routines may cause a number of OS X and iOS programs and services to crash and could be used for potential nefarious purposes." MacFixIt 8/30
"Bug in OS X, iOS can cause crashes, fixed in next releases" MacNN 8/30
"Apple Blocks Mac Java Plug-ins Over Security Threats Yet Again" The Mac Observer 8/30
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Options for checking free hard-drive space in OS X: Running low on disk space can greatly slow down your computer. Here are several ways to look this up on your system." MacFixIt 8/30
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"7 good places to sell or trade in your old iPhone and how much each will pay" Examiner 5:09 PM
"Take a memo; Daedalic's Memoria now available for Mac and PC" TechnologyTell 8/30
"Alex4D Circle Tunnel: Circle Tunnel is a free Final Cut Pro X generator that draws a series concentric circles to form a tunnel" Alex4D 8/30
"Alex4D Blurred Coloured Glass: Blurred Coloured Glass is a Final Cut Pro X effect that blurs, colours and changes the contrast of a rectangular part of a clip." Alex4D 8/30
"Theme Inn Presents an Upgrade to Templates for MS PowerPoint" prMac 8/30
"Shade 3D ver 14 for 3D Modeling, Animation and 3D Printing Released" prMac 8/30
"Plants vs. Zombies: Who's behind this epic corn maze?" GeekWire 8/30
Non-Apple News
"Google Confirms Acquisition of Smartwatch Maker WIMM Labs" iClarified 10:52 AM
"Surprise! It looks like Google's been planning a smartwatch for quite a while: Google quietly brought WIMM Labs, an Android smartwatch company, a year ago." Ars Technica 8/30
"Scoop: Google acquired WIMM Labs to bolster its own smartwatch plans" GigaOM 8/30
"LG unveils a cinematic all-in-one PC with an ultra-wide screen" The Verge 8/30
"Sony's first post-Chromecast Google TV device is a dongle, not a set-top box" Engadget 8/30
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming August 31: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, from TidBITS, and Bryan Chaffin, from The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/30
"Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Online Privacy" MacVoices 8/30
"How To Sell Your iPhone For Max Cash And... iToilets? Don't Miss Our Newest CultCast" Cult of Mac 8/30
"McTube: Play YouTube in Background on iPhone, iPad" FairerPlatform 9:59 PM
"iOS, Android-compatible Sony lens cameras pics, specs leak to net" Electronista 3:30 PM
"Videos show off Apple's new iPhone 5S color options" iSource 8:49 AM
"This Is How Apple's New iPhone Trade-In Program Works" Wired 8/30
"iPhone Trade-In Program Begins—With Limitations" ifoAppleStore 8/30
"Apple Will Pay up to $280 for Used iPhones" WSJ Blogs 8/30
"Apple confirms Apple Store iPhone trade-in program has launched today" 9 to 5 Mac 8/30
"Apple's iPhone Trade-In Program Going Live Across The U.S. Today" TechCrunch 8/30
"Apple rolls out iPhone trade-in program in U.S. stores" Reuters 8/30
"Apple's iPhone trade-in program is reportedly launching across the US today" The Next Web 8/30
"Apple joins the iPhone trade-in game: Apple retail stores offer credit for old iPhones, Facebook adds a music player to the Android app, and AT&T launches a prepaid option with Aio Wireless." CNET News 8/30
"You can trade in your old iPhone at Apple stores starting today" GigaOM 8/30
"Apple Begins IPhone Trade-In Program to Boost Sales" Bloomberg 8/30
"Apple Store iPhone trade-in program launching today" USA Today 8/30
"Apple starts iPhone trade-in program in stores" MarketWatch 8/30
"AppleCare+ launch in UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, & Switzerland 'imminent'" 9 to 5 Mac 8/30
"Parts leaker puts iPad 5 front panel on iPad 5 back, 1% of the way to DIY iPad" 9 to 5 Mac 8/30
"Hate iOS 7? Give it a month: iOS 7, Apple's latest mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad, has a radical new look that will take some getting used to" Macworld UK 8/30
"Apple Asking Developers To Submit App Icons Optimized For iOS 7" AppAdvice 8/30
"Apple's budget iPhone 5C already being undercut by cheaper Chinese knockoff" BGR 8/30
"New Mac Pro release date, rumours and images: updated with Apple's cinema ad" Macworld UK 8/30
"Apple's 'Passbook' is now a Registered Trademark" Patently Apple 8/30
"Apple plans to make it easier for your iDevice to capture Video" AppleDailyReport 8/30
"Apple files patent for automatic configuration of peripherals" AppleDailyReport 8/30
AppleCare/Helps
"A possible fix for your Mac's lost audio alerts" TUAW 8/30
Price Trackers/Deals
"Tug The Table For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8/30
"Zombie Highway For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/30
"An Alien With A Magnet For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8/30
"Keep Your Mac at Peak Performance for Free with BitDefender Mechanic" Mac|Life 3:28 PM
"The Impossible Line Is A One-Trick Pony, But It's A Pretty Cool Trick [Review] Cult of Mac 8/30
"Steep Review: Steep is a tea timer that also includes fun tea facts and ideal steeping temperatures to help tea lovers make the perfect cup." 148Apps 8/30
"Darkmoor Manor Review: With a wide array of puzzles available, some of which may leave players clueless, it won't be easy escaping Darkmoor Manor." 148Apps 8/30
"Kingdoms Fall Review: Sometimes it is best to leave the experiences of the past in the past. Unfortunately an authentic retro experience doesn't always translate to fun." 148Apps 8/30
"Max Steel Review: Offering more than just regular running, Max Steel is a quite fun if demanding take on a popular cartoon series." 148Apps 8/30
"Brave Tribe Review: Not the fastest of village builders by any means, Brave Tribe gets by on charm and basic storytelling." 148Apps 8/30
"How Google and Apple's contrasting styles affect IT" by Ron Miller 8:09 PM
"3 Things Apple Must Do at Its Sept. 10 iPhone Unveiling" The Motley Fool 8:08 PM
"Apple's eBooks Tragedy Reads Like Shakespeare" Cult of Mac 3:29 PM
"9 smart and useful features of Apple's iPhone ecosystem that make it hard to switch" NewsPress 3:25 PM
"What if Apple's iWatch is... a TV?" The Next Web 3:20 PM
"Is Apple Making Another iPad Blunder?" The Motley Fool 10:52 AM
"6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7" PC Magazine 8:36 AM
"Here's How Apple Plans to Control Your Whole World" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:47 AM
"The iPhone 5S and Beyond: What Apple Needs to Do to Catch Up With Android" PC Magazine 9:27 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: The Axis of Dumb" Macworld 8:45 AM
"Apple Remains in Command of U.S. Mobile" The Motley Fool 8:31 AM
"Why FaceTime quality might have dropped, why Apple still hasn't released it as an open standard, and patent trolls" iMore 8:28 AM
"Why the Promise of Apple's Trade-In Program Is Short-Lived: Apple's trade-in program will keep sales up, but that grand idea won't last long." PC Magazine 8/30
"The Apple Store Just Offered Me $204 for My iPhone 4S" Mashable 8/30
"Misty, water colored memories of the way PPC users ARE" hittingthesweetspot 8/30
"How App Store grifters clone an overnight success to make a quick buck: The iOS app A Beautiful Mess suffered a true attack of the clones." Ars Technica 8/30
"Apple should have its own game studio, and here's why" iMore 8/30
"French wine snobs warn Apple not to release a 'champagne' iPhone" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8/30
"Engineers' Writing Classes with iMac and iPhone Input" eXtensions 8/30
"Siri Is Great, But When Will We Get 'Jarvis'?" Forbes 8/30
"Thanks for ruining my life, iPhone 5" TechRadar UK 8/30
"Your iPhone as an Apple TV Remote: What a Concept!" TheStreet 8/30
"Apple's Post-PC Fall begins, Microsoft's doesn't" Computerworld 8/30
"The time is way overdue for Apple to fix the issue of ID management" AppleDailyReport 8/30
"Purported gold and steel gray iPhone casings get shown off on video" iMore 8/30
"Web showered in golden iPhone 5S vid glory - but is it all a distraction?" The Register 8/30
"The Eyes Have It, Convincing Champagne iPhone 5S Videos Surface" Tapscape 8/30
"iBody: Apple After iWatch And iGlasses" Mac 360 8/30
Non-Apple
"Last Year, Google Made An Acquisition That Could Help It Rival Apple's iWatch" AppAdvice 10:51 AM
"Why are virtual assistant apps so shy?" Macworld UK 8:44 AM
"Samsung says Apple's damages claim has increased by 'hundreds of millions of dollars'" Foss Patents 8:41 AM
"Video: How Firefox OS will avoid the app discovery problems that plague iOS, Android" BGR 8/30
"Steve Ballmer and the Innovator's Curse" Daring Fireball 8/30
"Google Wants to Be Inside Your Head. Really" The Mac Observer 8/30
"What Google Glass aspires to be: Making smart glasses isn't Google's primary goal. Glass is a vehicle for its software platform, turning contextual data for each user into digital assistants that are as beloved as a favorite pet and as essential as food." CNET News 8/30
"With Ballmer leaving Microsoft, Bill Gates' reputation has a comeback" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:27 AM
"The Men and Women Rumored to Replace Ballmer at Microsoft" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:34 AM
"Microsoft, Google to sue US government over user data request restrictions" Digital Spy 9:05 AM
"Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries" Hisplanic Business 9:25 AM
"Microsoft Greenlights Gag Order Lawsuit: Citing free speech, Microsoft and Google proceed with lawsuits against government to allow the companies to publicly divulge more information about FISA requests for user data." InformationWeek 8/30
"Microsoft to move forward with NSA surveillance lawsuit" Los Angeles Times 8/30
"Microsoft: Talks with U.S. government on surveillance transparency break down" IDG News Service 8/30
"Microsoft moves forward with NSA surveillance lawsuit after government negotiations stall" The Verge 8/30
"Web snooping talks fail, say tech groups" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8/30
"You're fired! Why Gates dismissed Ballmer from Microsoft Corporation and where he might find a successor" The Motley Fool 8/30
"Steve Ballmer is a casualty of the personal computer's rapid decline" The Economist 8/30
"Big, brash and bullish: how Ballmer's personality kept him at Microsoft's helm" TechRadar UK 8/30
"Make $377,000 trading Apple in one day: A Berkeley professor finds out just how much a certain type of high frequency trading costs the average investor." Fortune 8/30
"Apple is 'dead money' says porn-loving bond king: DoubleLine Capital's Jeffrey Gundlach is bad-mouthing Apple. Again." Fortune 8/30
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Salesforce soars, but H-P, Microsoft slip/Salesforce.com shares jumped Friday, a day after the business software company blew past Wall Street estimates, but the tech sector was weighed down by sliding shares of Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard." MarketWatch 8/30
"Investors say good riddance to August" CNNMoney 8/30
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