"New iPhones haven't saved Apple's stock: Despite glowing reviews and strong sales, new iPhones haven't done anything to get Apple's stock out of the doldrums." CNNMoney 8:18 AM
"In A Declining PC Market, Opportunities For An Indifferent Apple" Forbes 8:18 AM
"Designing Men: At Sotheby's New York this November, the world will get a unique tutorial from two masters of design. Collaborating for the first time, Apple's Jonathan Ive and his chum, the equally acclaimed Marc Newson, have selected or made more than 40 objects for an auction to benefit Bono's Product (Red) anti-H.I.V. campaign. Meeting with Ive and Newson, Paul Goldberger explores the shared obsession and philosophy behind everything from iPhones to jumbo-jet interiors." Vanity Fair 1:34 PM
"Apple, Oct. 22 and the Fading Element of Surprise" MacNewsWorld 8:55 AM
"Apple's China Mobile Deal Appears To Be Finally Happening" Forbes 8:18 AM
"PC Growth Choked by the iPad's Arrival" Statista 8:23 PM
"Apple Inc looks to poach BlackBerry Ltd workers in Waterloo" Financial Post 1:37 PM
"Yep, Apple's A7 looks twice as fast: at least for fractal math: A detailed look at the Frax app's 90 percent performance boost on the iPhone 5S shows why Apple's A7 chip isn't a marketing gimmick: even if the advantages aren't strictly because of a 64-bit design." CNET News 1:37 PM
"Apple Campus 2 headed for Cupertino City Council decision on Oct. 15" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:54 AM
"Apple's Airplay and Apple TV are targeted in new Patent Lawsuit" Patently Apple 3:43 PM
"'Barbie Dreamhouse' bug changes Mac, iPhone calendars to gaudy colors: iCloud glitch in August returns, swaps users' custom calendar colors for purple and pink, won't let them manually switch back" Computerworld 8:53 AM
"Judge dismisses class-action suit against Google for bypassing Safari privacy controls" AppleInsider 9:38 PM
"I've applied the supplemental 10.8.5 update to 3 machines (early 08 MBP; late 08 MPB; 07 iMac). All three are functioning normally, except that each of them is taking a much longer time to go to sleep than before. I'd be curious to hear if anyone else has seen this behavior. Thanks!" MacInTouch 2:46 PM
"MacWindows: Windows 8.1 won't fix Thunderbolt issues with Macs" MacWindows 8:55 AM
"Popular 2D Dock Terminal Command Won't Work in OS X Mavericks" TekRevue 8:23 AM
"MacBook Air (2013) Firmware Update Fixes Issues with Windows and Boot Camp" The Mac Observer 3:44 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Make use of the clipboard for OS X commands: OS X includes Terminal commands that can pipe and retrieve data from the clipboard." CNET Reviews 8:22 PM
"Foxconn Admits to Labor Violations at Factory: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. acknowledged that some student interns worked night shifts and overtime at a production site in northeast China in violation of company policy, the latest hit to the labor practices of the contract manufacturer for Apple Inc. and other electronics companies." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 PM
"As iPhone 5c grey market prices fall 30% in China, Apple cuts its production in half" Unwired View 11:31 AM
"Apple reportedly cutting iPhone 5C production in half: A new report claims Apple is scaling back production, citing weaker demand for the company's less-expensive iPhone." CNET News 1:39 PM
"Macs down, PCs up/Here's something unexpected: Of the five major PC makers in the United States, Apple was the only one whose shipments fell last quarter." CNNMoney 1:35 PM
"Chart: Apple's first weak back-to-school Mac quarter since 2002/Both Gartner and IDC show summer Mac sales down as tablets replace PCs in schools." Fortune 9:06 AM
"The Five Year Plan: Gartner reported that PC shipments totaled 80.3 million units in Q3. Subtracting an estimated 4.4 million Macs yields an estimated 75.9 million Windows PCs.[1] asymco 4:31 PM
"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the Third Quarter of 2013 Declined 8.6 Percent, Apple Down 2.3 Percent In U.S." MacPrices 1:32 PM
"Apple's Q3 Mac shipments declined for first time in over a decade" BGR 4:32 PM
"Apple iPhone, iPad, smoke Android devices in speed and responsiveness tests" Computerworld 7:38 AM
"The Mac has up to 14.2% of the U.S. personal computer market" AppleDailyReport 7:36 AM
"Apple seeks engineer who knows way around China Mobile network" The Register 8:18 AM
"How Apple's iPhone rapidly destroyed Nokia's world leading Symbian platform" AppleInsider 8:55 AM
"Amazon lights a fire under the iPad" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 8:17 AM
"Gazelle raises cash payouts on old iPads as leaked Apple event date spikes trade-ins" AppleInsider 1:35 PM
"Apple's iPhone trade-in scheme coming to UK, Europe" ZDNet 8:27 AM
"Apple reportedly expanding iPhone trade-in program to Europe" BGR 8:13 AM
"Apple To Launch Its In-Store iPhone Trade-In Program Overseas In Britain, Europe" AppAdvice 8:24 AM
"Rumor: Best Buy to open new iPhone 5s, 5c incentive program on October 11th, offer $100 credit for any working smartphone" O'Grady's PowerPage 9:05 AM
"Brazil gives Apple Early Approval for iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c Sales" The Mac Observer 9:51 AM
"Korea's Financial Regular Orders Apple to Adopt Korean Payment System on iTunes" Patently Apple 8:26 PM
"Surprise! Roku LT is a better buy than Apple TV: The $50 Roku LT hits the perfect sweet spot of low cost and abundant content, which is why it is CNNMoney's Best In Tech for the set-top-box category." CNNMoney 8:22 AM
"Short films shot entirely on iPhones Forums" The Verge 9:39 PM
Non-Apple News
"Foxconn Interns Forced to Work Extra Hours on PS4" PC Magazine 11:32 AM
"Quarter of mobile users fell victim to cybercrime last year" Telegraph 8:41 AM
"Jeff Bezos biography portrays the Amazon CEO as a tempestuous genius" The Verge 8:24 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Ted Landau Returns To Talk iPhone 5s, Apple TV, New iPad Expectations and More" MacVoices 1:32 PM
"How to factory reset a Mac: If you are selling or donating your old Mac, be sure to secure your data and properly set it up for the new owners." CNET Reviews 8:22 PM
"Apple issues MacBook Air EFI firmware update with fixes for Boot Camp" 9 to 5 Mac 4:32 PM
"iOS 7 update brings more Wi-Fi issues for some iPhone 4S owners" AppleInsider 11:04 AM
"iOS 7 Update is Causing Wi-Fi Issues for Some iPhone 4S Owners" MacTrast 11:53 AM
"iTunes: Restoring iOS software" Apple Support 1:38 PM
"Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections" Apple Support 11:03 AM
"NASCAR: Redline Review/Possibly because NASCAR games don't enjoy the same popularity as other sports games, this title attempts to mix things up by turning a racing game into a simulation. But is that a good thing?" 148Apps 9:05 AM
"Monster Adventures Review: When Foursaken Media decides to create a combination of RPG, Roguelike, action-adventure, and monster-collection, everybody wins." 148Apps 8:55 AM
"Space Qube Review: Space Qube makes it easy and fun to build spaceships. Playing with them is kind of disappointing, though." 148Apps 11:18 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Switch Siri's Voice from Male to Female (and Vice Versa) in iOS 7" MacTrast 4:32 PM
"Transferring an iPhone SIM to another family member Article" iLounge 2:09 PM
"How to block someone from contacting you in iOS 7" iDownload Blog 1:38 PM
"iOS 7 How-to: Customize and use Notification Center" 9 to 5 Mac 1:34 PM
"Understanding iCloud Backups of iOS Devices" Kirkville 8:54 AM
"Master iOS 7: Get to know iOS 7 using our 40 tips/With hundreds of new features and an all-new design, iOS 7 takes a bit of getting used to! Here are 40 tips to help you master the new iOS including turning off nausea inducing parallax effect" Macworld UK 11:20 AM
"iOS 7: Getting Slow Motion Video off of your iPhone 5s" The Mac Observer 11:01 AM
"iOS 7: Set Turn-By-Turn Voice Volume in the Maps App" The Mac Observer 8:42 AM
"Microsoft board said to seek Ballmer successor this year: Special committee working to have a new chief executive in place before the end of the year, sources tell Bloomberg." CNET News 6:48 AM
"Microsoft wants a new CEO by the end of the year" The Verge 7:02 AM
"Microsoft Board Said to Work on Hiring New CEO This Year" Bloomberg 7:38 AM
"Microsoft aims to hire new CEO by year end" MarketWatch 7:42 AM
"Microsoft Windows 9: One Windows to rule all devices, but will the OS come too late?" ITProPortal 7:41 AM
"Microsoft rumored to be making Windows Phone 8.1 a tablet-capable OS" BGR 6:56 AM
"Windows XP enterprise users urged to ditch aged OS now" IT PRO 7:48 AM
"The Cloud Move That Could Pull Microsoft Out Of First Gear" Seeking Alpha 10:27 AM
"Microsoft sold out of Surface tablets in the UK... YEP, all 2,000 units: No word yet on Blighty channel expansion plans" The Register 7:48 AM
"HP and Microsoft in open conflict as they become 'outright competitors'" The Verge 7:10 AM
"HP CEO says Microsoft has gone from 'partner' to 'competitor'" BGR 6:56 AM
"HP CEO: Microsoft is becoming our 'outright competitor'" Neowin 7:42 AM
"HP no longer playing by Microsoft, Intel rules, exec says: With Microsoft and Intel becoming 'outright competitors,' Hewlett-Packard sees most of the PC growth happening outside the Windows market. That means Android, Chrome, and Ubuntu." CNET News 6:48 AM
"HP's Meg Whitman views Intel and Microsoft as competitors, blames them for HP's troubles" VentureBeat 7:17 AM
"Short-selling legend on why he's still short Hewlett-Packard" CNBC 7:32 AM
"HP targets commercial PC growth in Lenovo dogfight/Summary: Hewlett-Packard's plan to bolster its personal systems business is to gain share in the enterprise market — a segment that's strong for Lenovo." ZDNet 7:32 AM
"Intel - Going In Search Of Amazing Internet 'Things'" Seeking Alpha 6:49 AM
"Better Than Expected PC Sales Should Help Intel Beat The Street In Q3" Seeking Alpha 6:49 AM
"Bottoming PC Sales Positive For Advanced Micro Devices And Intel" Seeking Alpha 6:49 AM
"Intel expecting GTAV on PC: Director of marketing says 'I don't think it'll be console-exclusive very long,' believes initial console exclusivity for Halo hurt the brand overall." GameSpot 7:49 AM
"Would Intel Buying Nvidia Make Sense?" Seeking Alpha 7:12 AM
"Chromebooks: Unlikely battlefield for Intel vs. ARM/Summary: Intel has been gearing up to put its processors against ARM, and it's logical that would happen with tablets. New Chromebooks have put the two technologies head-to-head unexpectedly." ZDNet 7:37 AM
"Facebook's Sandberg, IBM's Rometty make Fortune power list: Other tech women on the annual list of the 50 most powerful women in business include Yahoo's Marissa Mayer and Hewlett-Packard's Meg Whitman." CNET News 11:40 AM
"Warren Buffett Loves IBM's Buyback Binge" Seeking Alpha 7:53 AM
"IBM launches research lab for big data applications" VentureBeat 7:17 AM
"NHS tears out its Oracle Spine in favour of open source: Health authority parachutes in Riak, Redis to save on dosh & screwups" The Register 7:38 AM
"Cisco patches vulnerabilities in some security appliances, switches and routers: If left unpatched, the vulnerabilities could enable denial-of-service, command execution or authentication bypass attacks" Computerworld New Zealand 8:14 AM
"Global PC Sales Drop as Industry Faces Layoffs" 24/7 Wall Street 7:51 AM
"Can iPhone Earnings Continue To Grow In 2014?" Seeking Alpha 10/9
"How to watch Apple's 22 October iPad event: Where to watch Apple's iPad 5, iPad mini 2 special event live" Macworld UK 10/9
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Netflix, Facebook pace broad tech gains/Tech stocks surged Thursday as reports of efforts to put an end to the U.S. budget standoff spurred investors' enthusiasm and resulted in a slate of strong gains from the likes of Netflix Inc., Facebook Inc. and Pandora Media Inc." MarketWatch 5:22 PM
"Deal in Sight, Markets Gain Most Since Start of 2013" TheStreet 4:15 PM
"Wall Street exhales as threat of US default eases" Denver Post 4:15 PM
"Stock Futures Rally as Glimmers of Progress Emerge on Fiscal Front" FOXBusiness 7:59 AM
"Stocks Soar on Budget-Deal Hopes: Dow Posts Biggest One-Day Gain Since January" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:16 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly higher; Tokyo up on weaker yen/A weaker yen helped Japanese stocks lead gains in Asia on Thursday, while losses in mining stocks kept Australia in negative territory." MarketWatch 7:59 AM
"Europe Markets: U.S. debt-ceiling optimism boosts European stocks/After three days mired in the red, European stock markets posted sizable gains on Thursday on optimism U.S. lawmakers are getting closer to an agreement on lifting the debt ceiling and reopening the government, as the government shutdown moved into Day 10." MarketWatch 8:00 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:23 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:23 PM
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