"Apple under siege: Two years after Steve Jobs left us, Apple now wears Tim Cook's imprint and seems to wear it well" The Guardian 8:19 AM
"Why businesses are embracing iOS 7" Macworld 7:54 AM
"Carl Icahn's dangerous dance with Apple" USA Today 4:03 PM
"SEC Clears Apple's Tax Strategy: Four months after opening its review of Apple's finances, the Securities and Exchange Commission has closed it, having found nothing untoward about the company's handling of its overseas cash and related tax policies." AllThingsD 8:13 AM
"Apple's tax strategy passes SEC inspection: The technology giant brushed off claims it had the 'Holy Grail of tax avoidance' by senior US politicians. Now the US Securities and Exchange Commission has the company's back." CNET News 9:32 AM
"SEC finds Apple didn't create 'the Holy Grail of tax avoidance' after all" 9 to 5 Mac 8:43 AM
"SEC says Apple isn't Breaking Tax Laws, but We Already Knew That" The Mac Observer 8:43 AM
"Piper Jaffray: Apple could sell 5-10 million iWatches in first year/In a survey of 799 U.S. customers, 12% of Phone owners said they might buy one." Fortune 8:14 AM
"iWatch won't be 'needle-mover,' but Apple could sell 10M in first year" CNET News 8:19 AM
"Apple predicted to sell as many as 10M 'iWatches' in first year" AppleInsider 8:27 AM
"Apple to Announce Q4 Earnings on October 28th ($AAPL)" The Mac Observer 6:24 PM
"Apple to report fourth quarter earnings on October 28" AppleInsider 7:29 PM
"Apple OS X Mavericks Goes Gold: 11 Major Features/Developers can download what is likely to become the commercial version of Apple's latest desktop OS. Here are the standout features." InformationWeek 8:15 AM
"Apple hiring to improve battery life in future versions of OS X" AppleInsider 2:45 PM
"Stallman's GNU at 30: The hippie OS that foresaw the rise of Apple - and is now trying to take it on" The Register 8:22 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Apple Motion version 5.0.7 suffers from an integer overflow overflow vulnerability." Packet Storm 9:21 PM
"Report: Suppl. Update breaks Nvidia OS X 10.8.5 (12F37) Driver Update" Accelerate Your Macintosh! 10:49 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Get your Mac ready for Mavericks (OS X 10.9)" Macworld 8:09 AM
"10.9 Mavericks -how to easily make a USB installer" Macfixit ZA 7:29 AM
"OmniGraffle 6 Pro still the best diagram/illustration app" IT.Enquirer 8:27 AM
"1Password for Mac introduces multiple and shared vaults, revamps user interface" BetaNews 8:10 AM
"Taking Control of Your Browsing Experience With Stylebot" Mactuts+ 8:05 AM
"Feel the need for speed (tests)? Look into SpeedyNet for Mac" AppleDailyReport 7:29 AM
"Activity Miner – Turning up the heat with Torch and Forge" Macs in Chemistry 7:38 AM
"Convert System OS 9 AppleWorks 6 Files To OS X Pages Files [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:10 AM
"10 reasons why Macs are better than PCs: Why should you choose a Mac over a PC? Martyn Casserly offers ten reasons why Macs are better than PCs." Macworld UK 8:20 AM
"iPhone 5c now just $45 with contract at both Walmart and Radio Shack" TUAW 8:11 AM
"Walmart Wants to Be Your Apple Store: iPhone 5c, $45" FairerPlatform 8:11 AM
"New Photos Take A Closer Look At Apple's Forthcoming Austin Campus" AppAdvice 8:19 AM
"The $10,000 gold iPhone case: Where Steve Jobs's touch meets Midas's" MarketWatch 8:14 AM
"'Iconic' coffee table book is a shrine to Apple" TUAW 7:38 AM
"Apple II Plus: 1 of 20 from A photographic history of Apple products (pictures)" CNET News 4:29 PM
Non-Apple News
"As the digital revolution kills jobs, social unrest will rise: Gartner offers up 10 strategic predictions for the next 10 years" Computerworld 4:58 PM
"Samsung Galaxy J pictures leaked: Cross between S4 and Note 3" BGR 4:06 PM
"Google, Facebook Back Effort to Make Internet Affordable for All" Mashable 2:32 PM
"Hints of an 11-inch Chromebook pop up all over HP's website" PCWorld 10:06 AM
"5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now" PCWorld 8:24 AM
"Product ban looms for Samsung in patent spat with Apple" AppleInsider 2:44 PM
"Samsung tries to establish itself as company that brought the fabled smartwatch to life with new ads" 9 to 5 Google 8:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"More apps are starting to use 2 step authentication so we thought we would explore setting this up. Plus some new Siri tips and tricks." The MT Show 7:29 AM
"21.5-inch iMac (Late 2013) Review: Iris Pro Driving an Accurate Display" AnandTech 7:51 AM
"2013 iMac Review: Apple's All-In-One Benefits Big From Improved Processor, Graphics" TechCrunch 7:56 AM
"Apple iMac 27-inch 2013: An extra hundred quid for what exactly? Do Haswell, updated graphics and optional PCIe SSDs justify the price rise?" The Register 8:22 AM
"'Transport Tycoon' Review - All Aboard for a Great Ride" Touch Arcade 10:49 AM
"'Tanto Cuore' Review - Another Great Playdek Port (Review)" Touch Arcade 4:06 PM
"Pic Scanner Review: Pic Scanner allows users to scan up to three photos at a time, and it's loaded with many great features like special effects, photo albums, and automatic cropping." 148Apps 2:44 PM
"Pocket Casts Review: Browse, subscribe, and play podcasts in style with the feature-packed Pocket Casts." 148Apps 8:10 AM
"The Cave Review: A sad example of not all platforms being equal, especially when poor touch controls are in the mix." 148Apps 12:46 PM
"Gunner Z Review: Gunner Z has plenty of zombie-killing action, but does it ever get to be fun?" 148Apps 10:32 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to set up a FaceTime 'picture phone'" Macworld 6:40 PM
"Launch A Web Search In Safari From Other iOS Apps" MacStories 2:45 PM
"How To: Block Contacts in iOS 7 and Configure Contact Short Names" 148Apps 2:43 PM
"How To Downgrade iOS 7 To iOS 6 (6.1.3 / 6.1.2) [Tutorial] Redmond Pie 10:06 AM
"iOS 7 Tutorials: How to Use Apple Maps" It's All Tech 10:05 AM
"iOS 7 Tutorials: How to Use Calendar" It's All Tech 10:05 AM
"iOS Tutorials: How to Use AirDrop" It's All Tech 9:32 AM
"How to download, install and set great new parallax wallpapers for iOS 7" Macworld UK 8:21 AM
"How to set up a FaceTime 'picture phone'" Macworld 8:10 AM
"A New iOS 7 Feature May Cause Data Usage to Spike" Apple Gazette 8:05 AM
Tips
"iOS 7 video Tip: Where is Apple hiding AirPlay Mirroring?" TUAW 4:03 PM
"Get iOS 7 to run faster on older iPhone" USA Today 10:06 AM
"5 Pranks to Play on Your Friend's iPhone" Mashable 8:03 AM
"iOS 7 beta builds have now expired, here's how to get around those activation errors!" iMore 9:04 AM
"iOS 7 Beta Expiration Bricks Developer Devices, But Here's The Fix" Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
"Are you out of storage space on your iPhone? Here's why!" MacNews Blog 7:33 AM
"Photographic shrine to Apple products aims for the 'Iconic': Jonathan Zufi loves Apple and its products: so much so that he created a Web site of personal product photography and curated a new book as a tribute to the company behind the Mac, the Newton, and the iPhone." CNET News 7:53 PM
"Samsung Hangs Hopes of White House Import Ban Veto on False Equivalence" The Mac Observer 5:55 PM
"Is Apple trying to discourage BYOD?" ZDNet 2:58 PM
"Samsung's Smart Watch Commercial Pays Homage to Early Apple iPhone Ad" MacRumors 2:42 PM
"Samsung Didn't Copy Apple Galaxy Gear Ad" Business Insider 2:42 PM
"iPhone 6 will offer a 4.8-inch screen, predicts analyst" CNET News 12:45 PM
"Apple's next iPhone will have a big 4.8" screen (analyst)" VentureBeat 12:44 PM
"The iPhone 6 Is Going To Have A 4.8-Inch Screen And That's Making A Bearish Jefferies Analyst Completely Change His Mind On The Stock" Business Insider 8:20 AM
"Rumor: iPhone 6 To Have Significantly Bigger Screen" AppleBitch 9:52 AM
"New Rugged G3 Case Protects the iPad and Fits in Schools' Bretford Charging Carts" PRWeb 8:30 AM
"Brain Games Developer Acuity Games Delivers Support for iOS 7" PRWeb 8:29 AM
"RiteFlo™ App - On-the-Fly Pump Calculations From Rain for Rent: A new app that mobilizes hydraulic calculations for the field or office" PRNewswire 8:29 AM
"Research and Markets: Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C Debut and its Strategic Implications - Read More Inside" Business Wire 8:28 AM
"Avira Launches Free Mobile Security App for Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod" Business Wire 8:28 AM
"Fixmo Empowers Hosted Service Providers to Support Apple iOS and Android with 'Defense-Grade' Security" Business Wire 8:28 AM
"Adventures For iPhone Updated With Improved Evernote Syncing And More" AppAdvice 8:20 AM
"Evernote opens up two-step verification for all" iMore 8:11 AM
"10 Covert iPhone 5 Cases With Secret Compartments" Mashable 8:03 AM
"AT&T adds live TV streaming to U-Verse iOS, Android apps" Electronista 8:03 AM
"Sktchy for iPhone invites artists to create portraits of user-submitted photos" The Next Web 8:03 AM
"External Optical Drive For New Trashcan Mac Pro [Retro] Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of September 7: Dave Hamilton, Apple's Aaron Davis, iOS 7 and the Future of Apple" The MUG Center 7:53 AM
"EarthDesk Real-Time Map Released for iOS" prMac 7:53 AM
"Candy Bricks 1.0 Free for iOS - Arkanoid-Style Game for 1 or 2 or Online" prMac 7:52 AM
"Arabic Dictionary 9.0 Released For iOS 7" prMac 7:52 AM
"StepTracker for iPhone 5S Released" prMac 7:52 AM
"Unique Breaking Bad App for Series Finale" prMac 7:52 AM
"Strain your Brain with Pics And Synonyms Pro" prMac 7:52 AM
"Oracle Corporation Was Approached Privately By Avaya" PR 9:50 AM
"With IPO elusive, Avaya explored sale to Oracle this year - sources" Telepresence Options 9:50 AM
"Oracle Corporation To Acquire Avaya's telecommunications equipment business" KP Insider 9:49 AM
"IPO-leery Avaya was hot to flog self to Oracle, but talks 'fizzled' – report: Larry Ellison and Co sizing up network node's books - reports" The Register 9:51 AM
"Memo To Intel Bulls: PC Supply Chain Worse Than It Looks" Seeking Alpha 11:34 AM
"Intel NUC case competition showcases creative modding in miniature" Engadget 9:20 AM
"Intel, Google and Samsung are mulling Blackberry bids" The Inquirer 9:02 AM
"Intel: Frustrating On So Many Levels" Seeking Alpha 8:58 AM
"Nvidia Takes Note Of Advanced Micro Devices' Turnaround" Seeking Alpha 11:34 AM
"AMD's SeaMicro: 'We're the mystery vendor behind Verizon's cloud'/Big win for big box means proprietary hardware ISN'T DEAD, it's only resting" The Register 9:37 AM
"Verizon Selects AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 for Enterprise Class Services: Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage" Marketwired 9:40 AM
"Verizon Taps AMD's Sea Micro Servers" EE Times 9:47 AM
"Verizon builds its cloud with AMD micro servers" VentureBeat 9:47 AM
"Trade-Ideas: Cisco Systems Is Today's 'Roof Leaker' Stock" TheStreet 9:37 AM
"Cisco tosses cash, APIs at software-pushers: Here, make our customers 'appy/Networking giant goes fishing for devs" Channel Register 9:06 AM
"Cisco, Google, SAP in Talks to Buy BlackBerry Bits" InvestorPlace 9:44 AM
"Cisco Concerns Overdone, Says Goldman" StreetInsider 9:44 AM
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