"U.S. Mac shipments shrink 56X more than industry average: IDC estimates Mac Q3 shipments fell 11.2% year-over-year; PC average was just -0.2%" Computerworld 8:23 AM
"5 Charts That Show Apple's Plateau After A Meteoric Rise" Forbes 9:50 AM
"Canonical founder: Apple's 64-bit chip to unify Mac, iPhone/Apple's 64-bit A7 is ultimately aimed at the desktop, Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth opines." CNET News 3:29 PM
"Apple Inc.: Apple Has Many Aces Up Its Sleeve" Seeking Alpha 3:28 PM
"Apps on iPhone 5s Crashing at Twice the Rate as on Other iPhone 5 Models" AllThingsD 8:24 AM
"iPhone 5S apps are twice as likely to crash (and it's not a big deal)" VentureBeat 10:36 AM
"iPhone 5s has 2% app crash rate; crashes half as likely on iPhone 5 & 5c" AppleInsider 8:59 AM
"Study shows apps are twice as likely to crash on the iPhone 5s" GigaOM 9:44 AM
"Job Ad Triggers Heated Apple-China Mobile Speculation: 'Apple understood before many that the job of the iPhone is to push and sell carrier data services,' noted ABI Research analyst Michael Morgan. 'As [LTE] starts to get deployed, China Mobile is going to have to justify the expense of deploying it. The way you justify the expense is by selling data services. To sell data services, you need a phone to drive that. That has always been the iPhone.'" MacNewsWorld 8:57 AM
"Apple's new headquarters: Exclusive images of Cupertino plan" San Jose Mercury News 4:19 PM
"Apple's spaceship HQ goes from drawings to 3D diorama: The tech giant has made mo" CNET News 3:28 PM
"Here Is Apple's Mailer Asking Cupertino Residents To Support Its New Campus Ahead Of City Council Vote" TechCrunch 4:27 PM
"Goodbye, Privacy: Judge Dismisses Safari Tracking Case against Google" The Mac Observer 8:59 AM
"Judge Gives Google An Early Christmas Present, Declares Privacy Suits Must Prove Harm" TechCrunch 10:36 AM
"No harm, no foul: Google wins case over browser tracking" GigaOM 9:44 AM
"Adobe's source code was parked on hackers' unprotected server" IDG News Service 8:58 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"OS X: Active Directory-authorized SMB print queue may display 'hold for authentication'" Apple Support 1:08 PM
"Apple software on Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store" Apple Support 1:08 PM
"Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8" Apple Support 1:08 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Organize OS X fonts using Font Book smart collections: Unlike standard font collections, smart collections will dynamically update based on search criteria." MacFixIt 3:29 PM
"Mac OS X Mavericks vs Mac OS X Mountain Lion: should I upgrade to the new Mac operating system?" Macworld UK 12:44 PM
"Snapheal lets you repair, enhance photos in a fun way" AppleDailyReport 8:15 AM
"Shell script to delete all printers" Mac OS X Hints 9:59 AM
"The Ultimate Font Character Map App Grabs Any Character Or Glyph From Any Font" McSolo 8:18 AM
"A Less Expensive, Less Complicated Alternative To 1Password For Mac Or iPhone" Mac 360 8:16 AM
"FolderToList: It's How To Use Your Mac To Create A List Of Files Inside A Folder" NoodleMac 8:16 AM
"Neatness Freaks Rejoice: Keeping App Windows In Their Place Is A Cinch" BohemianBoomer 8:19 AM
"FruitJuice Manages The Mac's Battery Better" Mac 360 8:19 AM
"Free: How To Control Tabs In Safari On A Mac" Mac 360 8:16 AM
Press Releases
"XCOM: Enemy Within 'Security Breach' Trailer Unveiled" Inside Mac Games 9:42 AM
"Introducing Plethora - Measurement Unit Converter for the Macintosh" prMac 8:04 AM
"Can't Make The Starbucks Run Today? Bring Starbucks To Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:57 AM
"Alex4D Timecode 35mm 4-perf: A free Final Cut Pro X timecode effect that counts 35mm 4-perf film clips in feet and frames" Alex4D 7:56 AM
"Apple crediting eligible iOS users who paid for iWork, iLife after September 1st" 9 to 5 Mac 9:41 PM
"Apple offering iTunes credit for eligible customers that purchased iWork, iMovie, iPhoto after September 1" AppleInsider 9:48 PM
"Apple demands news site pull copy of iTunes Radio contract, claims copyright infringement" The Verge 9:38 PM
"Apple now says iPhone 5s ships in 2-3 weeks, customers seeing mid-November deliveries" 9 to 5 Mac 3:27 PM
"Gold iPhone 5s: Where to Get One" ["Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White is on a tour of Asia, and recently noted that retailers and resellers in Shenzhen, China, were carrying the champagne gold version of the iPhone 5s. 'Surprisingly, the iPhone 5S was frequently available and in many cases the champagne gold was in stock,' White wrote in a research note. 'In some cases, the space gray colored iPhone 5S was out of stock but the champagne gold was available, exactly the opposite of what we have discussed in the U.S. market.'"] TheStreet 8:35 AM
"iPhone 5s supply declining in US while Apple's iPhone 5c remains fully stocked" AppleInsider 8:59 AM
"iPhone 5s Supplies Tightening in Apple's U.S. Retail Stores Ahead of Upcoming International Launches" MacRumors 9:43 AM
"iPhone 5S supply in US continues to drop, says analyst" CNET News 9:50 AM
"Buying An iPhone 5s Is More Difficult Than Ever Before" AppAdvice 9:58 AM
"iPhone 5s seeing major declines in US availability" Electronista 10:14 AM
"iPhone 5S supply in US continues to drop, says analyst" CNET News 12:43 PM
"Apple 'halves production of iPhone 5c': Apple has halved daily production of the iPhone 5c from 300,000 to 150,000 just weeks after launching, according to reports." Telegraph 10:38 AM
"Apple supposedly cutting iPhone 5c production in half due to low demand" iMore 1:08 PM
"Target to trim price of iPhone 5C to $49: Customers can also slash a further 5 percent off the price tag by using a Target REDcard." CNET News 9:48 AM
"Best Buy offering $100 off iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s" iMore 10:14 AM
"Broadcasters petition Supreme Court to hear case over iPad TV streamer Aereo" AppleInsider 5:08 PM
"Analysts 'confident' that a bigger iPhone (or two) will launch next year: The iPhone 6 could come in two new sizes mid-2014, analysts say" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
"Apple's BlackBerry Employee-Poaching Party" AllThingsD 10:44 AM
"Apple's Foxconn And The Non-Scandal Of The Student Interns On Sony's PS4 Line" Forbes 9:47 AM
"Swap your old iPhone for a new one, Tim Cook tells British fanbois" The Register 9:50 AM
"Apple's Jony Ive describes his 'fanatical' approach to design in new interview: In interview with Vanity Fair about (RED) charity auction, Ive says that the most important thing in design is to really care" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
"Jony Ive and Marc Newson create the MacBook Air of desks" The Verge 8:25 AM
"Aluminum desk designed by Ive, Newson revealed ahead of RED auction" MacNN 8:03 AM
"Google Earth and drones help save Kenya's elephants: A fleet of iPad-controlled drones – and chilli powder – is helping conservationists keep elephants away from danger" Bloomberg, The Guardian 11:16 AM
"iPad Controlled Drones Help Save African Elephants: Does the Work of 50 Rangers" PadGadget 11:16 AM
Non-Apple News
"Sony Eyes Wearables as Real Estate Game" WSJ Blogs 10:14 AM
"Smartwatches pose real estate challenges, says Sony CEO: 'The jury is still out on what the consumer expects from a wrist device,' admits Sony's Chief Executive Officer." CNET News 10:14 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming October 12: Gene Steinberg meets The Loop's Jim Dalrymple and Peter Cohen this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:04 PM
"This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: BlackBerry, FitBit Force, The New iMac, And Pokemon?" TechCrunch 4:26 PM
"iPhone 5S users report 'Blue Screen Of Death' reboots" The Verge 8:25 AM
"iPhone 5s Owners Reporting Blue Screen of Death" LAPTOP Magazine 8:57 AM
"Some iPhone 5s users sing the blues over iWork bug" Macworld 10:39 AM
"Apple iPhone 5s Users Complain About 'Blue Screen Of Death' Error" Forbes 9:48 AM
"The iPhone 5S Has A 'Blue Screen Of Death' Just Like A Windows PC" Business Insider 9:10 AM
"Apps on iPhone 5S more crash-prone than other models: Apps crash twice as often on the iPhone 5S, compared to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C." CNET News 9:48 AM
"Apps Are Twice As Likely To Crash On The New iPhone 5s [Report] Cult of Mac 8:25 AM
"Apple wants to simplify the sharing of Videos between iDevices" AppleDailyReport 7:56 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Top 10 Apple iOS 7 problems and complaints" V3 8:58 AM
"Perfect Shot Review: Perfect Shot automatically counts the number of people in the frame and detects smiles and blinking to ensure that photos are always perfect." 148Apps 8:36 AM
"Type:Rider Review: Even floaty physics and control issues can't derail this absolutely stunning interactive history of typography/platformer." 148Apps 9:59 AM
"Office Story Review: Lovers of Game Dev Story will love Office Story; a simulation management game where players can create games and apps to try to conquer the mobile market." 148Apps 10:37 AM
"Zaccaria Pinball Master Edition Review: A great core simulation is held back by a less than stellar micro-transaction model." 148Apps 11:16 AM
"'RPG Infinite Dunamis' Review - Infinite Potential, Average Results" Touch Arcade 11:16 AM
"'Soul Grinder' Review - A Challenging and Fun Shooter" Touch Arcade 3:27 PM
"'Galaxoid' Review – A Space Invasion for Today's Gamers" Touch Arcade 9:16 AM
"'Fading Fairytales' Review - An Intro to Strategy Games" Touch Arcade 8:57 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Block Unwanted Phone Calls, FaceTime Calls, and Messages in iOS 7" MacTrast 8:35 AM
"How to fix iOS 7 glitches: Whether it's iMessages that won't go through, a laggard keyboard or motion sickness from the new parallax effect, you might be hitting a bump or two. Here's how to get the new OS running more smoothly." Computerworld 8:23 AM
"How to improve iPhone battery life in iOS 7 and iOS 6: power-saving tips/How to keep your iOS device running all day. Maximise battery life with our iOS 7 tricks" Macworld UK 8:35 AM
"How to fix a water-damaged Apple iPhone: hoax ad warning/Water damage solutions and advice to save a drowned iPhone, plus fake 'waterproofing' iOS 7 ad tricks users" Macworld UK 8:22 AM
Tips
"Moving Into a New MacBook Air" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:23 PM
"Get a Text Alert When the iPhone 5s is in Stock" GottaBeMobile 10:43 AM
"iOS 7: Set Default Navigation Directions in Maps" The Mac Observer 10:40 AM
"7 Ways to Stop iOS 7 From Killing Your iPhone Battery" Mashable 9:57 AM
"Advice from an Apple tech: Battle the dust bunnies" Macworld 8:58 AM
"Former Apple CEO John Sculley: Tim Cook doing a terrific job" TUAW 8:36 AM
"Death Knell: What Apple Is Doing To BlackBerry" Mac 360 8:15 AM
"The Mac And iPad In Decline: What's Going On? Where's The New Product Love From Apple?" PixoBebo 8:15 AM
"What Apple Needs To Do More Of Than A New iPhone, New Mac, Or New iPads" Mac 360 8:15 AM
"C'mon, Apple, it's time for some love for the Mac" AppleDailyReport 7:56 AM
Non-Apple
"Google Plans to Use Our Pictures to 'Endorse' Ads, Here's How to Opt-Out" The Mac Observer 8:05 PM
"Why I ditched the Galaxy Gear for the Fitbit Force: My wrist has only so much room and the Fitbit Force has won the shoving match against the mighty Galaxy Gear." CNET Reviews 11:16 AM
"Is The Microsoft Board Headed For A Steve Jobs Moment?" Forbes 9:48 AM
"Your doctor is going digital: What the rise of medtech means for you" GigaOM 9:44 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Steps to successful selling on Craigslist" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:56 AM
"IBM to help doctors fight heart disease with smarter use of data" CITEworld 5:07 PM
"The State of HP, As Told by Meg Whitman" IDG News Service 9:13 AM
"HP and Meg Whitman's Vision for Its Future" ITBusinessEdge 9:14 AM
"HP: Microsoft and Intel Are Competitors Now, Not Partners" Softpedia 9:10 AM
"HP celebrates 20 years of HP Indigo press with Indigo 10000 success" Print Week 9:14 AM
"Nirvanix Shutdown: HP Steps In To Move Data" InformationWeek 9:13 AM
"Samsung UK computing chief leaves for HP PC biz" Channel Register 8:51 AM
"Microsoft CEO Search Reveals Board Rifts: Directors Have Approached at Least Two Microsoft Executives and Eight Outsiders, Including Ford's Mulally" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:52 PM
"Microsoft Board Motivated to Hire New CEO Before Activist Joins in Early 2014" CIO 9:09 AM
"Is The Microsoft Board Headed For A Steve Jobs Moment?" Forbes 9:02 AM
"Microsoft PC market share drops 60% in 5 years" TrustedReviews 8:56 AM
"The cookie crumbles: Microsoft, Google and Facebook plot the demise of third-party trackers" Computing 9:11 AM
"Microsoft Eyeing Alternative to Web-Tracking 'Cookies'" PC Magazine 9:00 AM
"Microsoft working on cookie replacement" Telegraph 8:50 AM
"Microsoft Developing Cookie Alternative To Track Across PCs, Smartphones, Tablets, Xbox" redOrbit 8:56 AM
"Microsoft: the Surface RT brand confused customers" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 9:07 AM
"Windows 8.1-based Bay Trail tablets to hit stores next week: Starting prices for tablets running Intel Atom chips will range from $300 to $350" Computerworld 8:08 PM
"Oracle's role in communications infrastructure" Network World 9:17 AM
"Why Oracle Corporation Is An Immediate 'Buy'" Trade Media 9:16 AM
"Oracle Retail Global Business Unit -- Financial Analyst Webcast" Marketwired 8:57 AM
"Oracle Retail Global Business Unit -- Financial Analyst Webcast" Broadway World 9:17 AM
"Teching On The Future: Intel Developer Forum 2013" Business World 9:16 AM
"Stock Downgrades: All Is Not Well Inside Intel" Nasdaq 9:15 AM
"Valve Confirms Official AMD-Powered Steam Machines For 2014" Forbes 8:49 AM
"AMD Will Be Coming To Steam Machines, Says Valve" Gamerfront 9:15 AM
"AMD hardware to power upcoming Valve Steam Machines" ITProPortal 9:15 AM
"Valve's Steam Machines will support AMD, Nvidia and Intel" Polygon 9:14 AM
"Huge call spread takes aim at AMD" Option Monster 8:53 AM
"Akamai and Cisco working together to optimize application delivery over hybrid WAN" CIOL 9:12 AM
"General Electric Company Collaborates With Cisco, AT&T And Intel" Tradfe Media 9:12 AM
"Goodbye, guest Wi-Fi passwords: Cisco taps Facebook for authentication" SearchNetworking 9:11 AM
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