"Apple Tests iPhone Screens as Large as Six Inches: As Apple Inc. prepares to unveil both a new high-end iPhone and a cheaper version for the first time next week, it is already working on something bigger." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:35 PM
"Apple testing 6-inch iPhone models, new report claims: The company is once again said to be testing iPhones with larger screens than current models: up to 6 inches, in fact." CNET News 4:40 PM
"Is Apple working on a 6-inch iPhone?" GigaOM 4:40 PM
"Apple Shows China the Respect It Deserves: If it wasn't already clear that Apple's priorities lie in the East, the company is beating the point home when it introduces its newest products next week." Bloomberg Businessweek 6:39 AM
"Apple's invitations fuel speculation of China iPhone deal" Contra Costa Times 8:17 AM
"Apple event raises hopes of China Mobile deal" Financial Times 8:17 AM
"Apple's Falling China Share Complicates IPhone Deal" Bloomberg 8:34 AM
"Rumor: Apple Poised To Land Japan And China's Biggest Carriers For New iPhone" Forbes 3:06 PM
"Japan's largest carrier DoCoMo & Apple reportedly agree to iPhone partnership, sales start this fall" 9 to 5 Mac 3:06 PM
"Australian teen tests Apple tolerance with new iPhone leak: An Australian teenager who has built an online following by leaking pictures of upcoming Apple Inc products has done it again, showing off the purported fingerprint scanner of the latest iPhone ahead of its expected launch next week." Reuters 7:25 AM
"New iPhone Brings New iOS, Putting Apple's Craig Federighi In The Spotlight -- Again" Forbes 7:22 AM
"New iPhone Predictions Are Precise, But Are They Accurate?" Forbes 11:02 AM
"Apple's Shrewdly Radical iPhone Trade-In Program: Apple's trade-in program ensures that the customer experience starts: and restarts: with Apple again and again. Right now, Apple needs cellular service provider partners. Down the road, however, when these providers end up selling services a la carte, Apple will be ready with products, channels and customers ready to buy Apple and add services later." MacNewsWorld 8:17 AM
"Fearing rivals, Apple eyes iPad Mini Retina in 2013: Analyst/Apple needs to get the iPad Mini Retina to consumers in 2013 to stay competitive, an analyst believes." CNET News 7:26 AM
"KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo provides details on new iPads coming in Q4" 9 to 5 Mac 9:56 AM
"Apple Investigating Worker-Abuse Charges at 'iPhone C' Supplier" AllThingsD 1:12 PM
"Fresh labor violations in Chinese factory producing the 'cheap' iPhone" China Labor Watch 7:54 AM
"Apple Says It's Already On-Site Investigating Reports of Labor Abuse in China" The Mac Observer 8:36 PM
"Labor group accuses alleged manufacturer of Apple's budget iPhone of 'ethical and legal' violations" The Next Web 8:13 AM
"Apple supplier of iPhone criticized for labor violations in China" IDG News Service 8:46 AM
"Alleged Apple Supplier Jabil Circuit accused of numerous labor law violations" 9 to 5 Mac 8:24 AM
"Mobile payments: Apple faces carrier hurdles if Passbook holds the key" Computerworld 7:52 AM
"5 iPhone myths debunked: Don't worry you can't overcharge your iPhone" Salon 4:36 PM
"Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Forecast to Grow 7.3% in 2013 Driven by 1 Billion Smartphone Shipments – IDC" MacPrices 1:09 PM
"iPhone trade-ins: The best deals online/Apple, Walmart, and Best Buy are among the big names willing to trade cash for old iPhones: and lets not forget about eBay. But which offers the best deal?" CNET News 2:51 PM
"Photoristic HD Review: Photoristic HD is a speedy yet flawed photo editing app." 148Apps 3:35 PM
"Event Book Review: Offering simplicity through a clean interface, Event Book is the ideal helping hand for those organizing their lives." 148Apps 1:20 PM
"Bleacher Buddy: Ever wondering when that game will be on TV? Guess no more with Bleacher Buddy. It still won't cure a favorite player's performance issues, though" 148Apps 8:46 AM
"Zombie Highway: Driver's Ed Review/Zombie Highway: Driver's Ed is all about precision driving. And killing zombies." 148Apps 11:12 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Disable Facebook's Creepy Face Recognition Software" Silicon Valley Watcher 8:22 AM
Tips
"How to Check Your iPhone Upgrade Eligibility (AT&T)" The Mac Observer 1:09 PM
"5 ways to stay below your data cap on Android and iOS" TechHive 8:12 AM
"Fingerprints/It looks like my hunch about the iPhone invite was right: new phones are likely to have 'silver rings' that are fingerprint sensors embedded into the home button." furbo 3:03 PM
"Apple's Walled Garden a Big Barrier for Developers" The Mac Observer 1:22 PM
"Should Apple be worried about the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartphone? Will Apple's iWatch be better than the Galaxy Note Gear - without a doubt. Does it matter that it's not here yet - no." Macworld UK 1:19 PM
"How To: Recover the 97% Of Carts Abandoned In Mobile Shopping Apps" Forbes 11:12 AM
"Cassandra: Rumored Apple 17 Watt Charger -Maybe not a Mystery After All" eXtensions 8:58 AM
"Early Adopters: So Right At First And Then So Wrong Later On ?" Bijan Sabet 5:31 PM
"The smartwatch that'll be worth the wait: The smartwatches announced this week are interesting but fatally flawed, says TechRepublic's Jason Hiner. The device that ultimately captures the market will excel at three things." CNET News 3:06 PM
"Microsoft notches up patent victory against Google: Microsoft has won another victory in a continuing and complex patent dispute with Google." BBC 6:27 AM
"Microsoft wins jury trial in patent dispute with Motorola: The jury was to decide whether Motorola breached its agreements to provide certain technology to Microsoft on fair and reasonable terms" Computerworld 7:22 AM
"Motorola wanted a free license -- now Microsoft basically gets one and Google will have to pay" Foss Patents 7:43 AM
"$4 billion Motorola patent demand was breach of contract, jury rules" Ars Technica 2:29 PM
"Cache warfare: Azure and AWS get updated caching services/AWS now comes with Redis, while Windows Azure promises faster response times" Computerworld 6:30 AM
"Microsoft wins damages from Motorola on patent licensing" Telecompaper 6:54 AM
"Microsoft faces quandary in aping Apple and Google" CBS News 6:59 AM
"A Bloody Ballmer and Stalled Discussions on the Long Road to a Nokia Deal" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:45 AM
"Steve Ballmer's Leaked Memo To Microsoft's Management (Fake But Realistic)" Seeking Alpha 6:48 AM
"Microsoft insiders tamp down notion that Elop is on fast track for CEO job" BGR 7:24 AM
"Microsoft CEO search now gets interesting/Commentary: Even if Elop was trojan horse, he's not best candidate" MarketWatch 7:16 AM
"Life after Ballmer: How to fix Microsoft" ExtremeTech 12:57 PM
"Microsoft, Nokia and the sound of colliding garbage trucks: $7.1bn... quite a hefty price tag for joined-up marketing" The Register 7:01 AM
"Microsoft: Xbox One licensing plan was 'a little... ahead' of consumers" Ars Technica 12:05 PM
"Local.com to power Bing's location-based searches, shares jump" Reuters 12:56 PM
"Windows 8 Hardware 2.0 from Lenovo/Summary: The latest systems from Lenovo continue the experimentation in system design that Windows 8 inspired. If they haven't gotten it right yet, they will eventually." ZDNet 7:47 AM
"Lenovo exec: there's no longer a need for Windows RT" Engadget 7:19 AM
"Lenovo exec says Windows RT has no reason to exist" BGR 11:13 AM
"DELL, Intel Partner on New User-driven Laptops, Tablets" This Day Live 6:51 AM
"London college saves with Dell storage infrastructure" Computerworld UK 6:51 AM
"Bulging racks top of mind for Dell's new switch: S6000 drinks VMware's NSX Kool Aid, spaffs data over 40GbE" The Register 6:51 AM
"HP's 'Recline' touchscreen all-in-ones can be used with the screen hanging off the desk" Engadget 10:46 AM
"HP's Moonshot cadence: Intel's C2000 on deck, ARM 'fairly quickly'" ZDNet 6:53 AM
"HP Hungary to add 175 employees" Telecompaper 6:53 AM
"Intel's Bay Trail benchmarked, makes first appearance in Toshiba 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet" ExtremeTech 5:15 PM
"Intel's gesture control tech will be built into PCs from 2014, but here's how to try it sooner" GigaOM 12:05 PM
"Intel pushes speed, reliability claims with new MXC cable: The new optical fiber technology could be a thin, high-speed connector throughout data centers, Intel says" InfoWorld 6:56 AM
"Intel's New Extreme Processors Announced" Overclockers Club 6:56 AM
"Apple Buys Back iPhones to Boost Sales" Zacks 9/4
"Apple's Main Catalyst And Main Risk" Seeking Alpha 9/4
"Cantor Fitzgerald Starts Apple at Buy with $777 Target" StreetInsider 9/4
"Apple Is 'Poised For Liftoff' 'After A Year To Forget' Says Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Brian White" Business Insider 9/4
"Cantor Fitzgerald Now Tracking AAPL with $777 Target" The Mac Observer 9/4
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry, Groupon lead techs higher/New report that BlackBerry is looking for buyer lifts stock" MarketWatch 9:30 AM
"Stock Futures Edge Higher as BlackBerry Jumps on Auction Speculation" TheStreet 8:17 AM
"Stocks rise after encouraging employment reports" Associated Press 10:05 AM
"Futures Dip Ahead of Data Deluge" FOXBusiness 7:36 AM
"U.S. Stocks Add Gains Service-Sector, Jobless Data Boost Sentiment" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:04 AM
"Asia Markets: Asian stocks mixed as China data lifts Sydney/Asian markets were mixed Thursday, with shares in Sydney outperforming on upbeat economic data from China, while the yen's persistent strength continued to weigh on Tokyo shares." MarketWatch 7:36 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks hold gains after ECB, BOE news/European stock markets stayed in positive territory on Thursday after both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept rates at record lows as expected." MarketWatch 7:36 AM
"Early Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 10 a.m." Associated Press 10:03 AM
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