"Samsung Goes First, Google Experiments And Apple Refines: There's a new rhythm to product releases among the biggest players in mobile tech, and increasingly, Samsung is building a reputation as the most brash and quick-to-act of what I would call the ruling triumvirate, which also includes Google and Apple. Google plays the reasoned experimenter, Apple hangs back and refines the best ideas to come out of the market, but Samsung increasingly seems willing to absorb the costs of diving headlong into new territory, just to prove it can." TechCrunch 8:22 AM
"Apple and the quest for a bigger smartphone screen" Macworld 8:32 AM
"Apple's iPad Announcement Leads To PR Disruption For Nokia and Mirosoft" ["What's clear is that everyone is going to be talking about the iPad in the news cycle, and there's not going to be a lot of room to talk about tablets from anyone else. It's a bit of a downer for Microsoft, as October 22nd is also the day that the Surface 2 RT goes on sale in the United States."] Forbes 10:48 AM
"Apple's iPad Event Could Spoil Microsoft's Surface 2 Party, Nokia's Abu Dhabi Shindig" AllThingsD 3:45 PM
"Tax probe finds nothing rotten about Apple" Irish Independent 7:59 AM
"Apple Moves Closer to China Mobile With Ad Seeking Network Skill" Bloomberg 10:52 AM
"The Apple/Samsung Trade Dispute Can't Be Solved By Trade Policy" Forbes 8:40 AM
"The iPhone 5S is the most complete smartphone—The iPhone 5S is Apple's best iPhone to date—and good enough to make CNNMoney's Best In Tech list." CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"Apple's US mobile surge may not translate to rest of the world: Apple smartphones are No. 1 in the US and iOS is gaining share, but Google's Android platform continues to dominate across the globe" InfoWorld 10:57 AM
"Aperture 3: Using a unified photo library with iPhoto and Aperture" Apple Support 1:10 PM
"iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Photo Sharing and Shared Photo Streams" Apple Support 10:56 AM
"iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar" Apple Support 10:56 AM
"iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting" Apple Support 1:10 PM
"iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads" Apple Support 10:56 AM
"iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting" Apple Support 10:56 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Create a file manager desktop background image in OS X: If you regularly use your desktop to organize files, then you might benefit from creating a custom image to manage your workflow." MacFixIt 8:09 PM
"Review: PhotoStitcher for Mac - Slice, Dice & Maximize Your Shots Into Panoramic Photos!" MacTrast 3:10 PM
"Safari Keyword Search review: Searching made simple and speedy" Macworld 10:59 AM
"DeskConnect is what Apple's Airdrop should have been" AppleDailyReport 7:51 AM
"How to Tell if Your Computer is Secure (in 5 Questions or Less)" Intego 1:06 PM
"Product In-Depth: V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp" Architosh 7:35 AM
"11 tips to get more out of Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks: Apple Mavericks secrets and tricks. Get more from Mac OS X 10.9" Macworld UK 8:31 AM
"MacMost Now 928: Percentages In Numbers" MacMost 10:31 AM
"A Guide to Switching From PC to Mac" LAPTOP Magazine 10:58 AM
"Get A List Of All The Mac Store Apps Installed On Your Mac [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:57 AM
"A Few Words About The Best Mac App Launcher, File Finder Ever Made" BohemianBoomer 7:52 AM
"The Most Underrated App On The Mac App Store Is Absolutely Free For Writers" Mac 360 7:51 AM
"Try The Free Mac App That Does What AppleScript And Automator Cannot: Instant Automation" NoodleMac 7:51 AM
"This Simple Mac App Is Free But I Don't Know Why It Even Exists" Mac 360 7:52 AM
"Free: A Cool New Way To Create Pop Art On A Mac" TeraTalks 7:52 AM
Op/Ed
"iTunes Match Feature I'd Like to See: CD Matches" Kirkville 1:09 PM
"Nancy Solomon and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Calendar" Macworld 8:52 AM
"You Won't Believe How Old Flash Is, And Just Before It Dies Adobe Made It Better" Mac 360 7:52 AM
Press Releases
"Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension Windows, Mac, Linux game" Desura 3:05 PM
"Blast From the Past – Have Fun With This Cloud-Based MacPaint Simulator" MacTrast 10:58 AM
"Prepare for Mavericks Now with Take Control Books" TidBITS 10:58 AM
"Feral to bring Tomb Raider, XCOM expansion Mac-side" iMore 9:15 AM
"Apple's iMac to receive Power Nap feature with OS X Mavericks" TechnologyTell 8:53 AM
"IP Camera Recorder 2 for Mac is Released" prMac 1:13 PM
"Clearapps Is Expanding Its Network Inventory Software to Mac Platform" prMac 11:00 AM
"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the Third Quarter of 2013 Declined 8.6 Percent: The 'Back-to-School' Sales Quarter Experienced Its Lowest PC Volume Since 2008" Business Wire 3:55 PM
"PC Market Beats Expectations with Mild Improvement in Business Outlook, According to IDC" [Apple #3 vendor in US, not in top 5 worldwide] Business Wire 3:56 PM
"Mac shipments continue to shrink as Apple loses ground in US PC market" AppleInsider 3:56 PM
"Gartner: PC shipments slip 8.6% to 80.3m units in Q3 2013, the lowest back-to-school quarter since 2008" The Next Web 3:56 PM
"iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive in Italy, Russia, Spain & More Than 25 Countries on Friday, October 25: Available in India, Mexico & More Than a Dozen Additional Countries on Friday, November 1" Apple 7:53 AM
"iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arrive in Italy, Russia, Spain & More Than 25 Countries on Friday, October 25" Business Wire 7:54 AM
"iPhone 5s And 5c Make Their Way To 35 New Markets Oct. 25, 17 More On Nov. 1" TechCrunch 8:04 AM
"iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will launch in 35 markets on October 25, then 16 more on November 1" The Next Web 8:04 AM
"iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c Coming to 35 More Countries October 25" The Mac Observer 8:49 AM
"iPhone 5C/5S global release dates -past, present and future? (Updated)" Macfixit ZA 3:08 PM
"It's Official: Apple iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c Arriving in Malaysia on Nov 1" VernonChan 1:15 PM
"Apple prepping expansion of iPhone trade-in program to UK, Europe stores" 9 to 5 Mac 3:10 PM
"Apple's iPhone trade-in program reportedly headed to Europe" CNET News 3:59 PM
"Piper Jaffray's Survey Shows iPhone Is Hugely Popular Among Teens" AppAdvice 8:23 AM
"When the iPhone Isn't Enough/If you thought Japan's NTT DoCoMo could reverse subscriber losses by finally offering Apple's latest iPhone lineup to its more than 61 million cellular subscribers, think again." The Motley Fool 8:32 AM
"When will iTunes Radio come out in the UK? When will the UK get iTunes Radio? The latest iTunes Radio rumours suggest that early 2014 is when we'll get this new service." Macworld UK 8:31 AM
"Devs can now use all iPhone 5s colors in marketing" TUAW 10:57 AM
"Ads For iPhone Apps Are About To Get A Little Bit More Colorful" AppAdvice 10:57 AM
"92% of Smartphone Owners Use a Google App" Mashable 8:33 AM
"Jonathan Ive designs Leica camera for Red charity" BBC 8:44 AM
"Because of iPad, 'Little Mermaid' Will Never Be the Same" Mashable 8:33 AM
Non-Apple News
"NBC Shows to Stream From Tweets: Comcast and Twitter Strike a Deal for 'See It' Feature" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:49 PM
"T-Mobile unveils global data coverage in 100 countries at no extra charge" 9 to 5 Mac 8:04 PM
"Language app Duolingo launches crowd-source platform" CNET News 10:53 AM
"Samsung launches smartphone with curved display screen" BBC 8:44 AM
"Samsung unveils Galaxy Round: The curvy 'taco shell' smartphone" The Register 8:43 AM
"The Bible is telling people your passwords" The Verge 8:19 AM
"Cardless ATMs allow you to get cash with your phone" CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"In Digital Era, What Does 'Watching TV' Even Mean? Study Suggests More Time Spent on Smartphones, Computers, Tablets Than Television" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:59 AM
"iKettle Lets You Boil Water With Just a Tap on Your Smartphone" ABCNews 7:57 AM
"Japan mobile device market grows 26.8% in 2Q13, says IDC" DigiTimes 7:54 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 225: Apple's October 22nd Media Event and Office for the iPad" The Mac Observer 8:39 PM
"A Detailed Hands-On Look at Apple's 5th-Gen iPad Design in Space Grey!" Sonny Dickson 10:52 AM
"iPad 5 goes slim, space gray in latest batch of leaked photos" CNET News 1:32 PM
"New photos offer clear look at Apple's upcoming iPad 5" iDownload Blog 3:57 PM
"Apple's iPad Pro will eat the MacBook market, and that's OK" Computerworld 8:06 AM
"iPad rumours: iPhone 5s 64-bit A7 chip could hint at bigger future for iPad, says analyst" Macworld UK 8:31 AM
"DisplaySearch: Retina iPad mini, larger iPhone in the pipeline" iDownload Blog 8:46 AM
"Rumored 4.8-Inch Screen Ignites iPhone 6 Speculation: There could be good reason for Apple to stray toward phablet territory. 'The 4.8-inch is an almost exact 16:9 enlargement of the 4-inch iPhone screen,' suggested Seton Hall University professor Daniel Ladik. If the rumor is true, 'all the app developers that updated for iOS 7 will not have to do anything beyond the norm for the larger screen.'" MacNewsWorld 8:57 AM
"Apple to reveal new iPads Oct. 22: Reports by AllThingD tech blog and others peg the launch event as in sync with 2012"s debut of iPad Mini" Computerworld 8:28 AM
"Apple expected to unveil new iPads on October 22" Digital Trends 8:34 AM
"Apple plans to rain on Nokia and Microsoft with 22 October iPad launch date" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
"Apple iPads to get 22 October refresh" V3 8:47 AM
"Apple to Release iPhone in Thailand on 25 October 2013" eXtensions 10:17 AM
"Qualcomm Decides Apple's 64-Bit A7 Isn't A 'Marketing Gimmick,' After All" AppAdvice 8:23 AM
"Qualcomm says Apple's 64-bit A7 Processor isn't a Marketing Gimmick After all" The Mac Observer 11:22 AM
"Apple Seeks Engineer With Knowledge Of China Mobile's TD-SCMDA Network" Cult of Mac 10:52 AM
"Facebook prepares major updates to iPhone apps as top engineer returns to Apple" 9 to 5 Mac 8:53 AM
"Apple iPads earn the 'most responsive screen' tablet title in tests" GigaOM 11:01 AM
"TouchMarks II: Touchscreen Latencies in Flagship Tablets" TouchMarks 8:08 AM
"Apple's iPad now a Registered TM in Canada after 4 Year Battle" Patently Apple 2:16 PM
"Apple granted patent for user interface for multiple display regions" AppleDailyReport 7:51 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"iOS: Understanding Restrictions (parental controls)" Apple Support 10:56 AM
"iOS 7: About the Always option for VPN On Demand" Apple Support 10:56 AM
"Review: iPhone 5s offers better security today, a peek at Apple of tomorrow/Apple's flagship sets the stage for more powerful, more capable, and more secure devices to come" InfoWorld 3:11 PM
"Review: Should You Buy The iPhone 5s?" AppAdvice 10:57 AM
"iPhone 5C vs iPhone 4S head to head review" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
"Griffin's iPad Mini Survivor Case Has Protection and Convenience" The Mac Observer 5:06 PM
"Pogo Connect Stylus Tips Review: These new tips for the Ten One Design Pogo Connect stylus are more than just a gimmick. The tips provide new ways to interact with the stylus and the iPad. Recommended, with reservations." 148Apps 1:09 PM
"Logitech G602 -- a brilliant gaming mouse [Review] BetaNews 8:31 AM
"Reviews: Incipio DualPro Shine for iPhone 5c" iLounge 3:51 PM
"Reviews: Incipio Phenom for iPhone 5c" iLounge 3:51 PM
"Reviews: Case Scenario Keith Haring Crystal Case for iPhone 5c" iLounge 2:33 PM
"Reviews: Marware Azteka for iPhone 5/5s/5c" iLounge 1:36 PM
"Incipio offGRID Battery Case for iPhone 5/5s" iLounge 1:13 PM
"Reviews: SwitchEasy Hero, Melt, Odyssey + Tones for iPhone 5c" iLounge 11:23 AM
"Reviews: Griffin SportCuff for iPod nano 7G" iLounge 4:27 PM
"Review: RHA MA450i Headphones - Good, Comfortable Sound at a Reasonable Price" MacTrast 8:58 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"OmniPlan 2 for iPad Review: For the person who likes to see their progress in a visual way, OmniPlan 2 helps break down a big job into smaller tasks. This is a micro-manger's dream app." 148Apps 8:57 AM
"Infinity Blade III review: The best yet in the series despite the dated feel on iOS" Macworld 8:52 AM
"Happy Hills 2: Bombs Away Game Review" PadGadget 9:16 AM
"Folder Lock Review: Folder Lock discreetly protects secret media and information and comes with an advanced security system to keep prying eyes from uncovering private information." 148Apps 1:13 PM
"Samurise Review: Fighting the alarm clock takes on a whole new meaning when a samurai swordsman enters the picture." 148Apps 9:16 AM
"How To Fix iOS 7 Keyboard Lag On iPad" Redmond Pie 8:09 PM
"How to Fix the Keyboard Typing Lag with iOS 7 on Older Devices" OS X Daily 1:37 PM
"How to replace an iPhone battery that's not working/How to fix a broken iPhone battery: Your consumer rights and options explained" Macworld UK 11:00 AM
Tips
"Tip: How to Force a Text Message in iOS 7/iMessages not sending in iOS 7? You're not alone. Here's how to force a text message to go through when iMessages fails." PC Magazine 2:21 PM
"An iMessage prank every iPhone owner needs to know about: This simple iMessage-based prank is sure to make you laugh." CNET 1:27 PM
"iOS 7 Tips: How To Block Calls, And Clarify Contacts" Apple'n'Apps 1:24 PM
"Apple giving away Temple Run Oz for free via Apple Store app" 9 to 5 Mac 3:51 PM
"OWC 8GB MaxRAM Certified FB-DIMMS for Apple Mac Pro 2008 (MacPro3,1) unleashes new performance capabilities with up to Double The Factory Memory" Other World Computing 1:38 PM
"Foursquare gives out unsolicited tips on iPhone" CNET News 1:32 PM
"Foursquare adds recommendations with new iOS update" GeekWire 1:28 PM
"What, Me Worry? Track Your Anxiety With iOS App, Worry Watch" Cult of Mac 1:24 PM
"Limited offline viewing coming to YouTube in November" iDownload Blog 1:10 PM
"Wicked Lasers announces the Evo open source laser with iOS control" TechnologyTell 1:10 PM
"Simple's MoneyDrop Will Soon Let Users Transfer Funds Using Bluetooth" TechCrunch 1:08 PM
"H-P CEO Meg Whitman Says Satisfied With Turnaround So Far: She Cites an Improvement in Reducing Products and Accelerating Time to Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:23 PM
"HP's Meg Whitman: Microsoft Used To Be Our Partner But Is Now Our Competitor" Business Insider 1:03 PM
"HP's Meg Whitman: Microsoft turning from partner to rival" GeekWire 1:36 PM
"Take HP's slide personally, CEO Whitman tells employees" Reuters 8:16 AM
"HP CEO expects to steady the ship in 2014, sends shares north" Reuters 3:59 PM
"HP Employees Don't Take Stock Problem 'Personally'" 24/7 Wall St. 7:35 AM
"HP stock rises on CEO Meg Whitman's optimistic outlook" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Meg Whitman Says HP Will NOT Do Another Big Layoff" Business Insider 1:37 PM
"After leak, HP says revenue will dip slightly next year" IDG News Service 3:10 PM
"PC maker HP issues upbeat guidance for 2014" Associated Press 1:27 PM
"Microsoft's $7.2 Billion Nokia Bet Not Luring Apps" Bloomberg 7:59 AM
"Shutdown could delay government's patching of IE, Windows and .NET flaws" Computerworld 8:28 AM
"Microsoft to tap resellers to deliver Surface tablets: Microsoft seems ready to make use of its reseller channel to push its tablets. A distribution program may kick off in Australia first." CNET News 10:48 AM
"Ballmer promises Office on iPad after touch-first apps hit Windows" Computerworld 8:28 AM
"Microsoft confirms Office for iPad touch-based app in development" V3 10:58 AM
"Microsoft releases fixes for Internet Explorer, Word and Excel vulnerabilities" V3 10:58 AM
"Microsoft pays hacking expert a whopping $100,000 for spotting Windows security flaw" Digital Trends 8:33 AM
"Microsoft pays a $100,000 bug bounty" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
"Microsoft Gives Hacker $100,000 For Finding Security Holes" Techland 8:50 AM
"Microsoft hands $100K to Brit who broke through Windows 8.1 defences" The Register 9:06 AM
"Microsoft pays out $100,000 bounty for Windows 8.1 bug" The Verge 9:08 AM
"Happy 10th b-day, Patch Tuesday: TWO critical IE 0-day bugs, did you say?" The Register 8:40 AM
"Windows 7 still makes up 99% of Toshiba's enterprise sales" BGR 8:03 PM
"Windows XP deadline provides silver lining to slumping PC market: PC shipments fell by 7.6 percent during Q3, performing better than IDC's original projection of a 9.5 percent drop" Computerworld New Zealand 8:18 PM
"IBM outlines major cloud computing push on SoftLayer technology" V3 8:47 AM
"IBM begins integration of its cloud portfolio with SoftLayer" IDG News Service 8:43 AM
"IBM Power7+ lives on with new integrated servers: IBM announces new PureFlex System servers with Power 7+ and x86 chips" IDG News Service 8:28 AM
"IBM wants to use big data to predict heart disease long before it strikes" VentureBeat 9:15 AM
"IBM gets patent to battle cloud 'noisy neighbor' problem with SDN" GigaOM 8:35 PM
"Intel's Q3 Results Expected To Confirm Continued Weakness In PCs" Seeking Alpha 8:41 AM
"AMD — Yes, AMD — Paves Way to Computer Server of the Future" Wired Magazine 8:41 AM
"Chambers: Cisco Will Win Tech's Next Elimination Round" InformationWeek 8:48 AM
"PC shipments down again in third quarter, but not as badly as expected" The Verge 8:16 PM
"PC Sales Remain Soft in 3rd Quarter: Business Upgrades, However, Make Declines Smaller Than in Recent Quarters" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:15 PM
"Can iPhone Earnings Continue To Grow In 2014?" Seeking Alpha 8:40 AM
"How to watch Apple's 22 October iPad event: Where to watch Apple's iPad 5, iPad mini 2 special event live" Macworld UK 11:00 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: H-P's surge counters mixed day for tech stocks/At meeting with analysts, CEO says there are signs of stabilizing sales" MarketWatch 4:27 PM
"Tech Stocks: Apple climbs as iPad event revealed" USA Today 10:57 AM
"U.S. Stocks Reverse Course, Gain on Yellen Nomination" TheStreet 2:34 PM
"Yellen News Lifts Wall Street's Spirits" FOXBusiness 8:11 AM
"US stocks drift as corporate profits disappoint" Associated Press 10:19 AM
"Stocks steadier on Yellen nomination" CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly higher on Yellen plans/Japan reversed earlier losses and led gains in Asia on Wednesday, as news that President Barack Obama will nominate Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chairwoman gradually trumped concerns over a partial government shutdown in the U.S." MarketWatch 8:11 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks trim losses on Yellen news/European stocks trimmed losses Wednesday, as investors looked past continued wrangling by U.S. politicians to expectations that Janet Yellen will be nominated as chair of the Federal Reserve later. Yellen is widely expected to keep monetary policy accommodative, which is especially positive for bank stocks." MarketWatch 8:10 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:34 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:38 PM
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