"We chatted with Siri, for real, and weren't frustrated with her answers: Susan Bennett has done voice-over for airlines, TV, and radio ads. But none of that compares to being the voice behind Siri, a product loved and hated by millions. CNET chatted with her about being Apple's personal iPhone assistant." CNET News 8:34 AM
"Apple should buy big companies, says ex-boss: Apple should use its enormous cash reserves to make some big-name acquisitions, the company's former boss John Sculley has said." BBC 8:41 AM
"Analyst: Apple Will Struggle to Find New iPhone Buyers" PC Magazine 12:41 PM
"Will Apple's Pricing Strategies Drive Volume Or Water Down The Brand? Maybe Both!" Seeking Alpha 8:40 AM
"iOS 7 apps crashing problem on iPhone 5S not imagined" Phones Review 8:36 AM
"Apple's spaceship is landing in the wrong place: To fans of Apple's important thing is that it will provide Silicon Valley with the landmark it's long lacked." San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:54 PM
"Apple Spaceship Campus: 25 Photos (And One Video) Of The New Campus Planned For Cupertino" International Business Times 9:19 AM
"Why Apple Will Enter the Home Automation Market" Cult of Mac 10/12
"Apple's iWatch to appear in 2014, will RULE your home – new claim" The Register 10/12
"Apple Eyes 13-Inch iPad Hybrid? 8 Signs: As Mac sales fall, clues mount that Apple is prepping a 13-inch iPad-laptop hybrid. Microsoft, HP and Dell can't be happy about that." InformationWeek 10/12
"Coming from Apple in 2014: 12-inch Retina MacBook, sharper iPad, cheaper iMac?" 9 to 5 Mac 10/12
"Making sense of Apple supply chain rumors: Good supply chain analysts offer speculation based on the best available data." CNET News 10/12
"Apple Store Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit over Lost Wages" Patently Apple 10/12
"iPhone IP Wars: Apple & the thorny issues of patent protection" AppleInsider 10/12
"Goodbye, Privacy: Judge Dismisses Safari Tracking Case against Google" The Mac Observer 10/11
"Judge Gives Google An Early Christmas Present, Declares Privacy Suits Must Prove Harm" TechCrunch 10/11
"No harm, no foul: Google wins case over browser tracking" GigaOM 10/11
"Adobe's source code was parked on hackers' unprotected server" IDG News Service 10/11
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"OS X: Active Directory-authorized SMB print queue may display 'hold for authentication'" Apple Support 10/11
"Apple software on Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store" Apple Support 10/11
"Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8" Apple Support 10/11
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Cut, Copy, & Paste Files Directly from Spotlight in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 3:46 PM
"The Unarchiver: One of the best Mac freebies" ResExcellence 10/12
"How-to: Mark up and caption images using Preview on OS X" 9 to 5 Mac 10/12
"Organize OS X fonts using Font Book smart collections: Unlike standard font collections, smart collections will dynamically update based on search criteria." MacFixIt 10/11
"Mac OS X Mavericks vs Mac OS X Mountain Lion: should I upgrade to the new Mac operating system?" Macworld UK 10/11
"Snapheal lets you repair, enhance photos in a fun way" AppleDailyReport 10/11
"Shell script to delete all printers" Mac OS X Hints 10/11
"The Ultimate Font Character Map App Grabs Any Character Or Glyph From Any Font" McSolo 10/11
"A Less Expensive, Less Complicated Alternative To 1Password For Mac Or iPhone" Mac 360 10/11
"FolderToList: It's How To Use Your Mac To Create A List Of Files Inside A Folder" NoodleMac 10/11
"Neatness Freaks Rejoice: Keeping App Windows In Their Place Is A Cinch" BohemianBoomer 10/11
"FruitJuice Manages The Mac's Battery Better" Mac 360 10/11
"Free: How To Control Tabs In Safari On A Mac" Mac 360 10/11
Op/Ed
"My month-old MacBook Pro Retina 15" (MacBookPro10.1) running 10.8.5 with all updates has glitches with power management. I wonder if OS X isn't trying to put chips in power-saving mode too aggressively." MacInTouch 10/12
"Macaw, the Web design tool for programmers, hits Kickstarter. Here's an overview of why it's different" The Next Web 10/12
Press Releases
"Telltale Says The Wolf Among Us Delayed For Mac On Steam" Cult of Mac 8:54 PM
"New PhotoUpLink FTP export plugin compatible with OS X Mavericks iPhoto" Daily App Show 8:39 AM
"Tomb Raider reboot rebooting on the Mac" TechnologyTell 10/12
"Apple Loop: iPhone's Blue Screen of Death, iPad Trade Ins, Apple's Ego-Less Culture" Forbes 2:55 PM
"iPhone 6 With 4.8-Inch Display? An Apple 'Phablet'? This Week In Apple Rumors" The Huffington Post 8:35 AM
"iPhone 5S marks first big iOS 7 change for Apple Inc" Financial Express 8:40 AM
"Go now has iPhone 5s" ["A week after announcing the availability of the iPhone 5c, Go has now announced that iPhone 5s is also now available at its retail outlets in Malta and Gozo."] Times of Malta 8:38 AM
"Homebrew Computer Club turns to Kickstarter for reunion: On November 11, surviving club members who helped spawn the personal computer revolution will reunite to celebrate their legacy." CNET News 2:15 PM
"Iconic: A photographic tribute to Apple innovation" USA Today 8:41 AM
"Apple issuing credits to recent iOS iApp buyers; problems reported: 'Blue Screen of Death' affecting some with iWork apps on iPhone 5s" MacNN 10/12
"Apple credits new customers who bought apps on the cusp of iOS 7's release: Apple is now giving away its iOS iWorks, iPhoto and iMovie apps to customers who activate new iOS 7 devices; the plan was announced during Apple's September event when the company unveiled the iPhone 5c and 5s." iMore 10/12
"Apple offering iTunes credits to eligible iOS users who purchased iWork and iLife apps after September 1" TUAW 10/12
"iPhone 5s Ship Times Improve to 2-3 Weeks" iClarified 10/12
"Legendary Homebrew Computer Club reuniting for one night only" The Verge 10/12
"RT finds out what Apple's Wozniak thinks of the NSA leaks scandal" RT 10/12
"Apple crediting eligible iOS users who paid for iWork, iLife after September 1st" 9 to 5 Mac 10/11
"Apple offering iTunes credit for eligible customers that purchased iWork, iMovie, iPhoto after September 1" AppleInsider 10/11
"Apple demands news site pull copy of iTunes Radio contract, claims copyright infringement" The Verge 10/11
"Apple now says iPhone 5s ships in 2-3 weeks, customers seeing mid-November deliveries" 9 to 5 Mac 10/11
"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 10/11
"iPhone 5s supply declining in US while Apple's iPhone 5c remains fully stocked" AppleInsider 10/11
"iPhone 5s Supplies Tightening in Apple's U.S. Retail Stores Ahead of Upcoming International Launches" MacRumors 10/11
"iPhone 5S supply in US continues to drop, says analyst" CNET News 10/11
"Buying An iPhone 5s Is More Difficult Than Ever Before" AppAdvice 10/11
"iPhone 5s seeing major declines in US availability" Electronista 10/11
"iPhone 5S supply in US continues to drop, says analyst" CNET News 10/11
"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 10/11
"Apple supposedly cutting iPhone 5c production in half due to low demand" iMore 10/11
"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 10/11
"Broadcasters petition Supreme Court to hear case over iPad TV streamer Aereo" AppleInsider 10/11
"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 10/11
"Apple's Foxconn And The Non-Scandal Of The Student Interns On Sony's PS4 Line" Forbes 10/11
"Swap your old iPhone for a new one, Tim Cook tells British fanbois" The Register 10/11
"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 10/11
"Jony Ive and Marc Newson create the MacBook Air of desks" The Verge 10/11
"Aluminum desk designed by Ive, Newson revealed ahead of RED auction" MacNN 10/11
"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 10/11
"iPad Controlled Drones Help Save African Elephants: Does the Work of 50 Rangers" PadGadget 10/11
Non-Apple News
"LG G Flex curved smartphone revealed in press renders, will launch next month" Engadget 9:13 PM
"The first commercial cell call was made 30 years ago on a $9,000 phone" Forbes 5:09 PM
"New Google Wallet NFC Feature Coming to Android Smartphones" Patent Bolt 8:34 AM
"Chip advance could boost thumb drive speed by 50%" PCWorld 10/12
"Cars become mobile gadgets, with all the joys and flaws" CSO 10/12
"Mobile ads double, hit $3 billion in first half of 2013, IAB says" TechHive 10/12
"Don't be fooled by that nice blog post, Facebook's latest privacy change is a big deal" Digital Trends 10/12
"Sony Eyes Wearables as Real Estate Game" WSJ Blogs 10/11
"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 10/11
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 10/11
"This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: BlackBerry, FitBit Force, The New iMac, And Pokemon?" TechCrunch 10/11
"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 10/11
"Type:Rider Review: Even floaty physics and control issues can't derail this absolutely stunning interactive history of typography/platformer." 148Apps 10/11
"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 10/11
"Zaccaria Pinball Master Edition Review: A great core simulation is held back by a less than stellar micro-transaction model." 148Apps 10/11
"'Soul Grinder' Review - A Challenging and Fun Shooter" Touch Arcade 10/11
"'Galaxoid' Review – A Space Invasion for Today's Gamers" Touch Arcade 10/11
"'Fading Fairytales' Review - An Intro to Strategy Games" Touch Arcade 10/11
How-To/Tutorial
"Personal Hotspot Dropping Connections? Try This DHCP Client Fix" OS X Daily 2:55 PM
"How to check if an iMessage was sent under iOS 7, and force it through if necessary" ITProPortal 8:41 AM
"How to Reset SMC (System Management Controller) on a Mac" ResExcellence 8:22 AM
"6 Problems With iPhone 5S, And How To Fix Them (Including The Blue Screen Of Death!)" Digital Trends 10/12
"How to Block Unwanted Phone Calls, FaceTime Calls, and Messages in iOS 7" MacTrast 10/11
"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 10/11
"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 10/11
"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 10/11
Tips
"Your tech questions: Hate iOS7? Can you change back? Do you need a digital camera if you've got a smartphone? And can you dump your computer and live in an 'i' world? Just some of the issues readers have for our expert this month" The Observer 8:42 AM
"Tech Q&A: how can I improve battery life on iOS 7?" Shreveport Times 8:41 AM
"Should You Wait for an iPhone 5s, or Trade Down to a 5c?" The Motley Fool 10/12
"Can I put a prepaid US SIM card in my iPhone 5? Rick Maybury says the safest option for most iPhone users is a pre-paid SIM card from AT&T." Telegraph 10/12
"Moving Into a New MacBook Air" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/11
"Get a Text Alert When the iPhone 5s is in Stock" GottaBeMobile 10/11
"iOS 7: Set Default Navigation Directions in Maps" The Mac Observer 10/11
"7 Ways to Stop iOS 7 From Killing Your iPhone Battery" Mashable 10/11
"Advice from an Apple tech: Battle the dust bunnies" Macworld 10/11
"Apple And Google Will Be Impacted By Government Shutdown" Seeking Alpha 9:52 AM
"Apple blatantly COPIES Windows: Blue Screen Of Death comes to iPhone 5s" The Register 9:51 AM
"Apple has its own blue screen of death (BSOD): finally!" TG Daily 8:37 AM
"Prometheus Unfound: With the new iPhone 5S out, the silent majority of those who don't find an incremental update release of a smartphone to be headline news are flanked on two sides by rather more colorful claims." Lapsus Lima 10/12
"This Is The Only Mobile Payment System I Could Actually See Myself Using" Business Insider 10/12
"A Guide To Fixing The Latest Privacy Attacks From Facebook And Google" Forbes 10/12
"The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX: A tablet apart/The right display, the right silicon, and, maybe, the right tablet." Ars Technica 10/12
"Google Plans to Use Our Pictures to 'Endorse' Ads, Here's How to Opt-Out" The Mac Observer 10/11
"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 10/11
"Is The Microsoft Board Headed For A Steve Jobs Moment?" Forbes 10/11
"Your doctor is going digital: What the rise of medtech means for you" GigaOM 10/11
Humor/Cartoons
"The Definition of Hell [Sunday Comic] Mashable 5:04 PM
"Steps to successful selling on Craigslist" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 10/11
"Batman: Arkham Origins free to play brawler headed to iOS" iMore 12:48 PM
"Simple And Elegant Pinboard Client Pincase Updated With Numerous Improvements" AppAdvice 9:50 AM
"Enhance Your Music Library With Music+ for iOS" prMac 8:44 AM
"Vogue Tales from Nevosoft Now Available on the App Store" prMac 8:44 AM
"Enhance Your Music Library With Music+ for iOS" Daily App Show 8:37 AM
"Google Is Working on Ingress for iOS, but It Won't Be Ready Until 2014" AllThingsD 10/12
"Yelp Overhauls iOS App, Adds Mobile Reviews to Android" PC Magazine 10/12
"Yelp updates iOS app's interface, launches mobile reviews for Android" Engadget 10/12
"Runtastic Releases New App To Help You Get A Nice Set Of Six-Pack Abs" AppAdvice 10/12
"Latest Update To Popular Delivery-Tracking App Parcel Delivers iOS 7 Enhancements" AppAdvice 10/12
"5 Tech Tools For Pet Lovers: You won't find dog-walking robots here, but there are plenty of other technologies pet lovers should, well, love." ReadWrite 10/12
"Unity 4.2.2 brings iOS Game Controller support" Unity 10/12
"Papernomad Tootsie Folio for iPad and iPad mini now available" TechnologyTell 10/12
"The Week in iPad Cases: Artsy" [Slideshow] Macworld 10/12
"Think You Know Your Logos? Prove it with Logos Pop Quiz" prMac 10/12
"Balls Fun 1.0 introduced for iOS - Fun, Addictive and Unique Balls Game" prMac 10/12
"Right Wrong Word Game now available on iPad" prMac 10/12
"Dive into a crochet filled ocean with fun new educational kids app" prMac 10/12
"NuMac LLC announces Optical Disc Burning solution for new Mac Pro" prMac 10/12
"Build 16 exceptional models with 3D bricks" prMac 10/12
"Gumstick™ – The World's most flexible iPhone stand – nearing Kickstarter success" 7/Apps 10/12
"Yelp iOS app replaces Home tab w/ new toolbar for quick access to reviews, photos, and check-ins" 9 to 5 Mac 10/11
"Halloween - Dementia Has Players Using Their Supernatural Powers as They Travel To Haunted Locations" 148Apps 10/11
"Dots for iOS and Android gets a new endless mode for $1.99 in-app purchase" The Next Web 10/11
"This App For iOS Lets You Customize Your iPhone 5c Case With 100% Less 'hon' [Video] Redmond Pie 10/11
"Don't Despair Over The Ugly iPhone 5c Case Any Longer" TechCrunch 10/11
"The Super Simple M7-Powered Pedometer++ Gets Smart In Latest Update" AppAdvice 10/11
"Roon Updated With iOS 7 Design, Rich Markdown Text Editing And iPad Support" AppAdvice 10/11
"Microsoft Took a Big Risk With Windows 8 and It's Starting to Backfire" The Motley Fool 5:15 PM
"Microsoft Mission Impossible: You're Microsoft's new CEO. How do you like staring at the abyss between two mutually exclusive ways of making money? The old business model, Windows and Office licensing, is going away. The Devices and Services future puts you in direct competition against the likes of Google and Apple as well as former licensing vassals such as HP and Dell. Can you take the company to the other side, or will you fall to the bottom of the business model transition canyon?" Monday Note 5:09 PM
"Why Smartphones Will Be A Big Win For Microsoft" Seeking Alpha 8:40 AM
"Ford board meeting ends with no word on Mulally" Associated Press 12:40 PM
"Microsoft admits Surface RT naming caused 'some confusion'" The Verge 8:44 AM
"Microsoft Hints At Cross-Platform Opportunities Between Xbox One And PC" Forbes 12:41 PM
"Microsoft awards hacking expert, repairs browser bug" Reuters 10:03 AM
"HP gets serious about Android and Chrome" CNET News 12:41 PM
"Hey Meg, how much does HP now love Microsoft?" TechDay 4:57 PM
"Intel announces chips and software supporting IoT" EE Herald 4:58 PM
"6th consecutive fall in PC shipments across the world" EE Herald 4:58 PM
"What does Microsoft need in its next CEO? Look to roots and the cloud, experts say" McClatchy-Tribune 10/12
"What if car boss Mulally took over at Microsoft?" Associated Press 10/12
"Mark Hurd as Microsoft CEO? Gimme a break." GigaOM 10/12
"Microsoft's $7.2 billion Nokia bet leaves developers cold" Bloomberg 10/12
"Microsoft shells out $100,000 for Windows bug-finder bounty" IDG News Service 10/12
"What Microsoft Didn't Say on Patch Tuesday" PC Magazine 10/12
"Microsoft CTO slams UK government for prioritising HS2 over broadband" Digital Spy 10/12
"Building the Cloud: Who Wins, Who Loses/Traditional IT suppliers, including EMC, Cisco, and NetApp, are under siege from cloud operators like Amazon and Google. Pricey start-ups abound. A second chance for VMware." Barron's 10/12
"Internet of Everything drives Cisco's focus for Gitex 2013" Oman Observer 10/12
"Web's future taking shape: Cisco UAE chief speaks on the concept of 'Internet of Everything'" Khaleej Times (UAE) 10/12
"Dell to run month long sales promotion campaign 'Dell Se'" IndiaTimes 10/12
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