"Apple CEO Tim Cook Reflects on Second Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Passing" AllThingsD 2:09 PM
"What's Apple achieved since Steve Jobs died? Er, quite a lot: Apple can't innovate any more? The evidence suggests otherwise" Macworld UK 7:58 AM
"How Apple has changed since Steve Jobs" CNBC 8:25 AM
"Data bites dogma: Apple's iOS ate up Android, Blackberry U.S. market share losses this summer" AppleInsider 7:53 AM
"SEC ends review of Apple taxes, overseas cash: Four months after raising questions about Apple's foreign earnings and taxes, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its investigation without plans to take any further action. " AppleInsider 8:01 AM
"Samsung Could Be Entering A Whole World Of Pain Over The Apple Patentgate Affair" Forbes 3:41 PM
"Two Years After Steve Jobs' Death, Is Apple a Different Company? At the heart of the debate about Apple's future is the tension between radical innovation and incrementalism" Time 10/4
"How Apple has changed since Steve Jobs" CNBC 10/4
"And Then Steve Said, 'Let There Be an iPhone'" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/4
"Apple officially appeals in ebook pricing case" GigaOM 10/4
"Apple Files Promised Appeal In Book-Collusion Case" Associated Press 10/4
"Apple's 64-bit A7 already powering advanced new audio, video features in apps and games" AppleInsider 10/4
"No longer beleaguered: Apple is Apple again" Computerworld 10/4
"Again, Apple Proves It's Smarter Than a Dumb Crowd" TheStreet 10/4
"Samsung execs may have peeked at secret Apple info: The highly confidential information may have included documents on Apple's patent licenses" IDG News Service 10/4
"Samsung in Hot Water for Leaking Apple Secrets" MacNewsWorld 10/4
"'ALL information leaks', Samsung exec told us – Nokia splutters in filing" The Register 10/4
"Apple's Schiller, Forstall set to testify in retrial over Samsung damages" IDG News Service 10/4
"Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall May Testify in Apple v. Samsung Damages Retrial" MacRumors 10/4
"Former iOS chief Scott Forstall may testify in upcoming Apple v. Samsung retrial" AppleInsider 10/4
"Apple Buys Cue" ["Cue, known as Greplin before it was renamed in Jun 2012, provides mobile app for iOS that collects relevant information from users' email and social/professional networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and displays it on the mobile screen from time to time. This allows users to get all the information through a single app."] Zacks 10/4
"Apple reportedly acquires Cue to fuel battle against Google Now" The Inquirer 10/4
"Citi Hit With $30M Fine Over Leaked Apple Report" Bloomberg TV 10/4
"Apple releases OS X 10.9 Mavericks Golden Master to developers" T3 8:25 AM
"Apple's new non-feline Mac operating system, OS X Mavericks, ready to go: Golden Master released to developers, along with Xcode 5.0.1" The Register 10/4
"Apple seeds 'gold master' of OS X Mavericks to devs: Past practice hints that Oct. 23 is the upgrade's likely launch date" Computerworld 10/4
"OS X Mavericks Goes Gold, Meaning New Retina Products May Be Imminent" Techland 10/4
"Apple releases OS X Mavericks GM to developers" BetaNews 10/4
"OS X Mavericks Golden Master Reportedly Sent to Developers" PC Magazine 10/4
"Apple issues Golden Master build of OS X 10.9 to developers" Ars Technica 10/4
"Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 Update And Supplemental Update" MacPrices 10/4
"Apple seeds OS X Mavericks Golden Master to developers" iDownload Blog 10/4
"Mavericks gold master (GM) seed now available - Developers, go get it!" iMore 10/4
"What's New in OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental, iTunes 11.1.1" FairerPlatform 10/4
"Apple To Launch Its Volume Purchase Program In The Mac App Store" AppAdvice 10/4
"Volume Purchase Program Coming to Mac App Store" FairerPlatform 10/4
"Apple Intros Mac App Store Volume Purchases" The Mac Observer 10/4
"Reader Reports: iTunes 11.1.1/Apple addresses some frustrating problems with podcasts in its initial iTunes 11.1 release (though some user interface issues remain)." MacInTouch 11:30 AM
"Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/Creating workarounds for unsupported text characters, and more covered in this week's Q&A." MacFixIt 10/4
"Bugs & Fixes: When iTunes warns about untransferred items" Macworld 10/4
"Apple OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update Fixes Directory Services Flaw" Intego 10/4
"Apple draws criticism after pulling Chinese anti-censorship app" AppleInsider 9:28 PM
"LA students get iPads, start playing video games" Associated Press 10:43 AM
"Apple's New Job Listing Suggests Imminent Launch Of iTunes Radio In Canada" AppAdvice 7:49 AM
"Tim Cook reflects on second anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing in letter to employees" 9 to 5 Mac 10/4
"Apple's iPhone 5S top buy at all major US carriers in September: Apple's new handset has supplanted Samsung's Galaxy S4 as the top-seller at many US carriers." CNET News 10/4
"iTunes Radio launch in Canada imminent as Apple seeks programmers" 9 to 5 Mac 10/4
"comScore Reports August 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share: Android and iPhone Combine to Account for More than 92 Percent of U.S. Smartphone Market" ["Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 40.7 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 51.6 percent platform market share."] comScore 10/4
"comScore: Apple takes 40.7% share as top US smartphone maker, Samsung gains too; Android back to losing share" The Next Web 10/4
"Power Listicle: Disruptive Bezos Displaces Apple Execs as No. 1 on VF Annual Ranking/Vanity Fair magazine thinks Jeff Bezos is top dog of the digerati this year, giving him the No. 1 spot on its annual New Establishment list." AllThingsD 10/4
"'I'm the original voice of Siri': For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans. ... She is Siri, Apple's voice-activated virtual 'assistant' introduced to the masses with the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011." CNN 10/4
"Voice of Siri Reveals Herself — And Why The iPhone 'Assistant' Sounds So Snippy" Techland 10/4
"This woman from Atlanta is (almost certainly) the voice behind Siri" The Next Web 10/4
"iPhone 5S fingerprint spoof could lead to ID theft, German researchers says" The Guardian 10/4
"Easy access to Airplane Mode an iOS 7 security flaw -- researchers" CNET News 10/4
"Unlikely fingerprint hack plus Airplane Mode from lockscreen prevents remote wipe" 9 to 5 Mac 10/4
"Apple's iPhone 5s shows better availability than iPhone 5 at the same point" AppleInsider 10/4
"Apple to enter smaller Indian towns with iPhones, iPads" The Economic Times 10/4
"Apple wants to boost sales in India by targeting consumers in smaller cities and towns" The Next Web 10/4
"Report: Apple to add 100 standalone stores, SWAS models to India" MacNN 10/4
"Calif. Appeals Court Tosses iPhone Theft Charge as 'Temporary Taking'/An appellate court in Contra Costa County, Calif., has discovered a previously unknown pastime: cellphone joyriding." ABCNews 10/4
"Apple Pulls App That Helped Chinese Internet Users Over the Great Firewall" Slate 10/4
"Apple pulls VPN app, helps censors' job in China" The Register 10/4
"Apple slammed in China for pulling firewall-busting app OpenDoor" CNN 10/4
"Pebble + Glass + iWatch + Gear + FitBit + Fuelband = 64M units shipped by 2017" VentureBeat 10/4
"New Book Erects Photographic Shrine to Apple/'Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation,' documents every Apple product ever created, from the Apple I computer to the iPad mini" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/4
"In HTC, Apple and Samsung Claim Another Victim - Google" 24/7 Wall St. 10/4
"Apple's iPhone 5C now costs $45: RadioShack and Wal-Mart latest to slash prices" MarketWatch 10/4
"Walmart sells iPhone 5C for $45 with two-year contract" CNET News 10/4
"The iPhone 5C's Price Is Cut In Half At Best Buy After" Business Insider 10/4
"Best Buy offering iPhone 5c for $50... kinda" iMore 10/4
"RadioShack Is Selling The iPhone 5c For $50 Now Too [Deal] Cult of Mac 10/4
"Android phone beats Apple to fingerprint enabled payments" ITProPortal 10/4
"Apple's New iPhone 5c print ads focus on color" AppleInsider 10/4
"Hayward: Robber pulls out wire cutter, steals iPhone while store is open" Bay Area News Group [Free Registration Required] 10/4
"Elmo loves iPads: Close to half of Sesame Workshop's audience now uses mobile devices" GigaOM 10/4
"See Steve Wozniak and Trip Hawkins deliver keynotes at Apps World" Mobile Entertainment 10/4
Non-Apple News
"Poor Windows 8, Surface RT performance means pay cut for Ballmer" AppleInsider 9:27 PM
"Google Seeks 'Glass' Patent for Fame and Prescription Lenses" Patent Bolt 6:26 PM
"Cellular Communications Equipment Sues Microsoft with Nokia Patent" Patent Bolt 3:32 PM
"Memories of Facebook cloud Twitter's IPO" Reuters 8:23 AM
"2.9M Adobe User Accounts Stolen in Hacker Attack" The Mac Observer 10/4
"Amazon said to be launching Apple TV competitor before the holidays" iDownload Blog 10/4
"HTC Vs. Samsung & The WinDroid Nuclear Option" TechCrunch 10/4
"Samsung says it's on pace for a record operating profit" BGR 10/4
Publications/Podcasts
"The TouchArcade Show - 125 - Assuming the Executive Position" Touch Arcade 10/4
"Design duel: iPhone 5S takes the Moto X/The Moto X is a good phone, but it doesn't reach the rarefied industrial-design heights of the 5S." CNET News 9:14 PM
"A look at cover and case options for protecting the iPhone 5c" AppleInsider 6:57 PM
"Arkon Water Resistant Bike Mount for Smartphones" Run Around Tech 7:55 AM
"Review - Western Digital My Cloud Review" Electronista 10/4
"Review: Twelve South GhostStand for MacBooks" 9 to 5 Mac 10/4
"Projector Up! Review: Designed for freelancers and small businesses, Projector Up! helps make managing finances a less daunting task." 148Apps 10/4
"Dragon Academy Review: Sticking very close to some familiar source material, it's not so much that Dragon Academy is a poor Match-3 game, more that it offers nothing new." 148Apps 10/4
"Nakama Review: Nakama throws plenty of fast-paced ninja action at players in a blocky 2D landscape." 148Apps 10/4
"Gappy's Mystery Letters Review: Gappy's Mystery Letters is a charming letter drawing app with a fun mystery theme and coloring pages." 148Apps 10/4
How-To/Tutorial
"How-to: Automatically set up an Apple TV by touching it to your iOS Device" 9 to 5 Mac 3:33 PM
"iClarified - iPhone - How to Tweak iOS to Improve the Battery Life of Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch" iClarified 10/4
"iOS 7: How to Decide Which Apps Get to Know Your Location" The Mac Observer 10/4
"Four biggest iOS 7 complaints and how to fix some of them" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/4
"6 Known Issues With the iPhone 5s and iOS 7 — And How to Deal With Them" Wired 10/4
"Using a Raspberry Pi as an AirPlay Receiver" Mactuts+ 10/4
"How to update your iPhone or iPad to iOS 7: The newest iPhone & iPad operating system brings a raft of new features and security upgrades. Here's how to get iOS 7 now" Macworld UK 10/4
"Can I update to iOS 7 on my iPhone or iPad? List of devices compatible with iOS 7" Macworld UK 10/4
"Dear Apple, what's wrong with shenanigans? This week, Apple's Phil Schiller took to Twitter to sniff at Samsung's alleged 'shenanigans.' But, as a CNBC broadcast about JP Morgan underlined, shenaniganing is just part of businessing, isn't it?" CNET News 9:13 PM
"And Then Steve Said, '?Let There Be an iPhone'" ParisLemon 8:59 PM
"Why Apple Bought Cue (Hint: To Build You a Better iWatch)" Cult of Mac 7:18 PM
"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: In Memory of Steve Jobs" MacTrast 4:08 PM
"Apple's Most Important Branding Lesson For Marketers" Forbes 3:42 PM
"Laurene Powell Jobs Continues To Inch Her Way Into The Spotlight" Cult of Mac 2:41 PM
"As MacBook Air ages, Apple rivals show the way to Retina: It's time for Apple to update the Air and/or a thinner, lighter Pro with a Retina screen. It's certainly doable." CNET News 2:15 PM
"Will iOS ever be the most popular smartphone OS in the US?" The Verge 2:08 PM
"Inside the iPhone: Apple's Security-Filled Product Development" PC Magazine 2:09 PM
"iSteve, Rest In Peace; Apple's Future Of Digital Living" USAfrica Online 1:57 PM
"The Story Of The Creation Of The iPhone Explains Why Apple Can't Just 'Innovate' A New Product Every Other Year" Business Insider 11:05 AM
"Terrible reporting about iPhone security leads to people being less secure. Great job, media!" iMore 10:44 AM
"Analogue Meets Digital: Fixing the Media; and a Kodak iOS App for Professionals" eXtensions 9:43 AM
"Steve Jobs Or Elon Musk— Which Legendary Executive Actually Achieved More?" Business Insider 8:17 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Fairness and accuracy in the media" Macworld 7:57 AM
"Apple Stores Stale 'Since Steve Jobs Died'" Tapscape 7:43 AM
"Developing the First iPhone: Behind the Scenes" Mashable 10/4
"The Apple team behind the original iPhone recalls its stressful, terrifying development" The Verge 10/4
"Apple: Sizing Up the Critical Failure Points of the TV Industry" The Mac Observer 10/4
"Why Did Apple Buy Cue? Because Google Now Eats Siri's Lunch" TechCrunch 10/4
"Death by review: Samsung's preemptive strike at Apple's iWatch/Stung by the copy-cat label, Samsung set out to prove it can out-innovate the innovator." Fortune 10/4
"Who Do You Really Trust More? A Den Of Liars, Thieves, And Cheaters? Or, Walt Disney World?" Mac 360 10/4
"The Truth Is Out There: Apple's 64-bit A7 Chip Is An iPhone 'Marketing Gimmick" Mac 360 10/4
Non-Apple
"Rise of the prosumer analyst: How mobile is driving a new brand of business analysis" GigaOM 2:15 PM
"Finland and Nokia: An affair to remember/The company that built a country has lost its aura and relinquished the controls." Ars Technica 12:19 PM
"Science, art collide in amazing psychedelic photos: Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner captures the beauty of basic scientific principles, using sound waves, feral liquid, and magnets to create art." CNET News 10:27 AM
"Why Twitter isn't like Facebook: Twitter wants to be more than a busy town square with targeted ads dropped into the flow of tweets. The company aspires to reach Facebook heights." CNET News 8:03 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition: For Serious Users Only [Review] Mashable 10/4
"Estimating HTC's post-traumatic life expectancy" asymco 10/4
"ConnectMe RDP: Drive your computers remotely" prMac 10:43 AM
"Weave Says Farewell To Faux Stitched Leather And Hello To New iOS 7-Style Design" AppAdvice 10:20 AM
"Easily Book Appointments For Services You Need With MyTime For iOS" AppAdvice 9:19 AM
"Belkin announces the Express Dock for the iPad" AppleDailyReport 7:51 AM
"Native Instruments announces Maschine Studio and Maschine 2.0" AppleDailyReport 7:52 AM
"Official 500px App For iOS Updated With New Design And Other Improvements" AppAdvice 7:49 AM
"Math Mate - Learn & Practice Multiplication & Division" prMac 8:32 AM
"Coming October 5: Gene Steinberg meets The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, and Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' Kirk McElhearn, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/4
"TMO's Jeff Gamet, Dave Hamilton Talk Mobile Tech" The Mac Observer 10/4
"Tiny Tower meets Star Wars in upcoming Tiny Death Star game" iMore 10/4
"Awesome Note Gets Entirely New Design and Features for iOS 7" iClarified 10/4
"Epocrates Bugs + Drugs Informs Users About Different Types of Bacteria" 148Apps 10/4
"10 Sticky iPhone Cases With Good Grip" Mashable 10/4
"New App Emoji Quiz Introduces Emojis In Trivia Games" prMac 10/4
"Build 16 exceptional models with 3D bricks" prMac 10/4
"NuMac LLC announces Optical Disc Burning solution for new Mac Pro" prMac 10/4
"Microsoft was hammered by Six Patent Troll Lawsuits this Week" Patent Bolt 6:04 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer sees pay dock due to Windows, Surface performance" Electronista 7:17 PM
"Microsoft Could Outstrip Apple's Market Value In The Next Year Or Two" Seeking Alpha 7:42 AM
"Skype attempts to whitewash wiretap concerns with improved battery life and cloud services" The Verge 8:19 AM
"Rumor: Microsoft offering to drop Windows Phone license fee for HTC/Form an orderly queue for your free Windows Phone license." Ars Technica 10:20 AM
"Microsoft Surface Vs. Dell Venue: Tablet Rivals" InformationWeek 8:53 AM
"Microsoft is quietly recycling Outlook email accounts" PCWorld 4:29 PM
"Should Microsoft Kill the Surface?" The Motley Fool 6:30 PM
"Dear Intel: Please put your best tech into the PC/In Depth: Its in Intel's interests to give the tech community something to be really positive about" TechRadar UK 4:24 PM
"Heads up, Intel: TI chips bring ARM to Arduino gadget market/A Texas Instruments ARM-based chip means hardware hackers who like Arduino will have another choice besides Intel's Quark for computing projects." CNET News 8:03 AM
"For better or worse, HP has finally found its cloud religion" GigaOM 9:45 AM
"Google in Jeopardy: What If IBM's Watson Dethroned the King of Search?" Wired 7:50 AM
"Google, SAP, Cisco & Samsung Among Potential Tech Buyers For Some Or All Of BlackBerry, Says Reuters" TechCrunch 8:54 AM
"How much did Nvidia pay Origin PC to drop AMD?" SemiAccurate 5:15 PM
"Origin PC Opting for Nvidia Over AMD GPUs for Gaming PCs" Tom's Hardware 8:55 AM
"Dell declares the PC 'undead,' Windows 8.1 starts to shine" TG Daily 10/4
"Dell Turns Down Lights On Finance, Illuminates Products" Forbes 10/4
"The good, bad and ugly: Dell's new laptops, tablets reviewed by techies" Austin Business Journal 10/4
"New Tablets From Dell Officially Launched, Keeps PC Division Alive" Online Gadget Store 10/4
"Carl Icahn Backs Down From Legal Challenge to Dell Buyout" AllThingsD 10/4
"Icahn Gives Up Fight Over Dell Appraisal Rights" New York Times 10/4
"Icahn caves on Dell again, will not seek share rights" Reuters 10/4
"Icahn withdraws appraisal rights in Dell" CNBC 10/4
"IBM Buys Mobile Messenger Xtify To Connect Commerce And Ads" Ad Exchanger 10/4
"IBM buying spree continues with Xtify purchase for mobile marketing" V3 10/4
"IBM announces launch of 12th global research lab in Kenya" Human IPO 10/4
"IBM acquires mobile messaging tool provider" Telecoms 10/4
"IBM To Deliver Smart Grid Solution For Tata Power Delhi Distribution" Silicon India News 10/4
"HP Connects Customers to the Enterprise Through Seamless Integration of Social Media" Marketwired 10/4
"HP Doubles Down on Green Data Center with New Case Studies, Solutions" SiliconANGLE 10/4
"Ballmer's bonus docked due to weak Surface sales" CNNMoney 10/4
"Steve Ballmer's bonus hit by Surface and Windows 8 disappointment" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/4
"Despite early struggles, Microsoft pushes ahead with Surface tablets" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/4
"Microsoft's Surface strategy: Flatten the PC/One tablet to replace them all? That appears to be Microsoft's plan for the Surface Pro 2." PC Advisor 10/4
"Microsoft's new Surface tablets close to selling out" CNET News 10/4
"Microsoft Investors Want To Ctrl+Alt+Del Bill Gates" ReadWrite 10/4
"Microsoft Bings on a challenge to Google in search" USA Today 10/4
"Wall Street Should Accept What Oracle Has Become" TheStreet 10/4
"U.S. Stocks End Broadly Higher: Dow Industrials Fall for a Second Straight Week; Service-Sector Data Disappoint" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/4
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