"U.S. patent office confirmed all 20 claims of the Steve Jobs patent: bad for Samsung, Google" Foss Patents 11:00 AM
"Apple's Newest Exec Ahrendts Should Shake Things Up, Fit Like A Glove" ["While Browett ran Dixon's, the stock fell 90%. During Ahrendts' tenure at Burberry, shares have nearly quadrupled. Though Apple is a technology company, its website has changed little over the last decade and it has essentially no presence whatsoever on social media. Ahrendts is a tech junkie, making Burberry more digital both in store and online. She's present on social media and has used it as tool to make Burberry relevant again to a new generation. She seems to have the perfect DNA for the position."] Forbes 7:42 AM
"Angela Ahrendts: High-Class CEO - Not For The Reasons You'd Think" Forbes 11:39 AM
"Ahrendts Pick Bodes Well for a Fresh Apple Store Experience/This is what Ahrendts will have to do: Take the in-person Apple retail store experience and make sure that all that fancy glass doesn't turn the Apple experience into cold aloofness. It will be about how people continue to feel as they enter and exit Apple retail stores. Because online is so important now, too, she will also be working on the Apple online store experience, which tends to be cold and flat." MacNewsWorld 8:19 AM
"10 Things To Know About Apple's New Retail Chief, Angela Ahrendts" Cult of Mac 9:30 AM
"Apple Gets Its E-Book Antitrust Monitor" AllThingsD 7:56 AM
"Judge Cote Assigns DOJ Monitor in Apple Ebook Price Fixing Case" The Mac Observer 8:32 AM
"What Apple Must Do To Survive" Apple Gazette 8:20 AM
"WSJ backpedals on iPhone 5c supply chain cuts story" AppleInsider 7:52 AM
"The spaceship is coming – Apple's HQ plans green-lighted by Cupertino council" Digital Trends 8:08 AM
"New iPads face very different competition" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:54 AM
"EU Commission market-tests totally insufficient FRAND commitments offered by Samsung" ["But a press release issued by the EU's top antitrust regulator today shows that there is considerable risk that the ultimate outcome of the EU investigation of Samsung's SEP assertions against Apple, despite a preliminary ruling against Samsung that came down last year, could be thoroughly disappointing"] Foss Patents 8:20 AM
"Cupertino posts Apple Campus 2 approval press conference with Peter Oppenheimer (Video)" 9 to 5 Mac 4:20 PM
"Apple 'thrilled' to have Campus 2 in Cupertino, says CFO Peter Oppenheimer" AppleInsider 9:08 PM
"Apple CFO Oppenheimer Says New Carbon-Balanced 'Campus 2' Will Foster Collaboration" TechCrunch 9:25 PM
"Smoking Guns Sought on IPhones by EU's Antitrust Raiders" Bloomberg 4:22 PM
"2 Ways To Handle App Windows On A Mac" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"A Simple, Easy Way To Archive Mail On A Mac" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"Easy And Free: Audio Notes Made Simple On A Mac" McSolo 7:38 AM
"Best Weather Tracker On The Mac: Seasonality" Mac 360 7:38 AM
Op/Ed
"Changes to code signing in OS X Mavericks and what developers need to know" iMore 9:33 PM
"How to re-enable Apple's Web plugin after updating Java: If you still need Java 6 for Web applets after installing Apple's latest updates, there is a way to restore it and override Apple's preference for the use of Oracle's Java 7." MacFixIt 3:52 PM
"How Steve Jobs Nearly Derailed iTunes for Windows" Mac|Life 9:30 AM
Press Releases
"Apple releases HP Printer Drivers 2.16.1 Mac OS X update, Canon Laser Printer Drivers 2.11 for Mac OS X update" O'Grady's PowerPage 9:36 AM
"NYC TimeLapse for iMovie and FCPX - Now in Mac App Store" prMac 7:42 AM
"KeyCue 7.0 - Search for menu commands with fresh look and new themes" prMac 7:42 AM
"Clearapps Is Expanding Its Network Inventory Software to Mac Platform" prMac 7:41 AM
"iPad Media Event Decorations Begin Going Up at Yerba Buena Center" MacRumors 3:45 PM
"Apple begins dressing up Yerba Buena for Oct. 22nd iPad event" 9 to 5 Mac 3:46 PM
"New Photos Of Apple's Top Secret Desert Data Compound, Code-Named 'Pillar': We crept on Apple's secret Prineville, Ore. data center to see how construction is coming along—from Facebook's roof, no less." ReadWrite 4:02 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5c pricing seen as right move, holiday sales expected to pick up steam" AppleInsider 9:07 AM
"iPhone takes 51% share of smartphone activations at Verizon in Q3, unit sales flat compared to Q2" 9 to 5 Mac 8:12 AM
"Verizon: Apple has an iPhone supply problem/Verizon said Thursday it wasn't able to meet customer demand for new iPhones because of supply contraints." CNNMoney 11:00 AM
"Verizon Could Have Sold More iPhones in the Third Quarter" AllThingsD 3:55 PM
"Verizon activated 3.9M iPhones in Q3 2013, up 26% from 2012" AppleInsider 8:25 AM
"Verizon's iPhone Activations Support 36 Million Sold In The September Quarter" Forbes 9:44 AM
"iPhone Sales At Verizon: Up 26% Over Last Year, Accounted For 51% Of All Smartphone Activations" Business Insider 8:26 AM
"Verizon Could Have Sold More iPhones in The Third Quarter" AllThingsD 10:59 AM
"The iPhone company: The analyses of adoption of smartphones in the US and EU5 are remarkably consistent with each other. They also turn out to be consistent with the valuation of Apple." asymco 8:26 AM
"Apple Surpassing Android With Businesses Writing Custom Mobile Apps" AllThingsD 7:56 AM
"Apple's claim of unbreakable iMessage encryption 'basically lies': A famed iPhone jailbreak software developer says Apple could easily decrypt iMessages, despite the company's claims" InfoWorld 8:09 AM
"Apple's humble beginnings revealed: Steve Jobs' 1976 photograph of the company's first computers seen for the first time" Daily Mail (UK) 7:45 AM
"T-Mobile's Legere: iPad 5, iPad mini 2 Coming" Tapscape 7:38 AM
"T-Mobile US Executive Hints at Cellular iPad Deal Next Week" Mac|Life 8:51 AM
"T-Mobile likely to sell new iPads" iLounge 8:26 AM
"Apple slightly increases prices of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in France" 9 to 5 Mac 8:50 AM
"Apple raises French prices for iPhone 5s, 5c" Electronista 9:44 AM
"eBay poaches Apple's e-commerce head R.J. Pittman as its Chief Product Officer" 9 to 5 Mac 11:50 AM
"Apple loses key Hollywood liaison, e-commerce executive" AppleInsider 4:31 PM
"eBay Hires Apple E-Commerce Chief RJ Pittman for New Chief Product Officer Role" AllThingsD 11:50 AM
"EBay Hires Apple Executive Pittman for E-Commerce" Bloomberg 4:22 PM
"Apple's E-Commerce Chief Jettisons The Mothership For eBay" Cult of Mac 3:45 PM
"Apple finally allowing Games into South Africa App Store" 9 to 5 Mac 3:46 PM
"First iPhone 5s Ad Appears, Shows Off Touch ID [Photo] Redmond Pie 3:46 PM
"Photographer Took iPhone 5S To Patagonia Instead OF DSLR, 'Didn't Regret It One Bit'" Cult of Mac 8:07 AM
"Apple, Google, Facebook don't pay the highest engineer salary: Some of tech's heavy hitters slide down the rankings for the 25 highest-paying companies for software engineers, according to a new Glassdoor survey." CNET News 7:38 PM
Non-Apple News
"More than 40 percent of YouTube traffic is now from mobile: Smartphones and tablets have contributed to a sharp jump in mobile viewing since 2011" Computerworld New Zealand 9:09 PM
"How Anyone Could Secretly Track Your Smartphone" Mashable 4:24 PM
"Google Glass App Lets You Pay With Bitcoins — and Skip the Line" Mashable 10:21 AM
"Google Glass Firmware Reveals Guitar Tuning, 3D Model Features" LAPTOP Magazine 9:19 AM
"Motorola makes a play for iPhone users with one-step iCloud migration tool" 9 to 5 Google 8:25 AM
"Why your Internet service provider wants to nix all-you-can-eat data buffets" ["This is no mere dystopian fantasy: If you're a data-heavy user fond of Netflix, Pandora, and YouTube, chances are good that your bit-gobbling ways are coming under increasing scrutiny from your Internet service provider, and in the near future you may find yourself paying a premium for all those massive downloads and data streams."] TechHive 8:11 AM
"Adidas eyes Samsung with its Android miCoach Smart Run smartwatch" The Inquirer 7:55 AM
"2013 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study--Volume 2: Both Apple and Samsung Lead in Overall Satisfaction Performance among the U.S. Wireless Tier 1 Carriers, Excelling in All Smartphone Experience Factors" J.D. Power 3:48 PM
"J.D. Power ranks Apple's iPhone best on AT&T, Verizon in satisfaction survey" AppleInsider 3:04 PM
"Apple, Samsung top J.D. Power satisfaction survey: Users of the nation's two top wireless services favor Apple, but those who use Sprint and T-Mobile love Samsung, according to a J.D. Power survey." CNET News 3:48 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5S breaks records to become 'fastest phone ever tested' pushing Samsung's Galaxy S4 from first to THIRD" Daily Mail (UK) 9:07 AM
"Apple iPhones, iPads get intrusion-detection and prevention from startup: Skycure's IDS/IPS cloud service for mobile devices currently supports Apple iOS, with Android coming in the future" Network World 8:09 AM
"Contrary to public claims, Apple can read your iMessages: Control of keys gives Apple ability to read iMessages, despite end-to-end encryption." Ars Technica 4:20 PM
"Experts: Yes, Apple and the NSA Can Read Your iMessages" Mashable 3:45 PM
"Researchers Claim iMessage Security Is Not Unbreakable" AppleBitch 1:57 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple's Magnificent New Round of Manufacturing Process Patents" Patently Apple 7:40 PM
"Apple Reveals More Details of Touch ID for iPhone, iPad & beyond" Patently Apple 7:34 AM
"Four New Siri Patents filed under Tom Gruber Come to Light" Patently Apple 10:46 AM
"Apple Reveals New Laser Manufacturing Process for the iMac" Patently Apple 5:58 PM
"Apple to Beef Up their iPhone Hearing Aid Compatibility Features" Patently Apple 10:46 AM
"Apple looks into hearing aid compatible audio device with acoustic noise cancellation" AppleDailyReport 7:35 AM
"Apple works to simplify generation of personalized list of media items" AppleDailyReport 7:35 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple Addresses SSD Data Loss with MacBook Air (2012) Firmware Update" The Mac Observer 7:13 PM
"Apple issues SSD firmware update for MacBook Air: The update fixes a problem with SSD data loss, but if not, then Apple will replace drives free of charge." MacFixIt 8:58 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"The Woods For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"Bitter Sam For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"Asterix: MegaSlap For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:25 AM
"PadGadget's Sound Stage: Hands-on Review of iRig PRO" PadGadget 9:44 AM
"Olloclip 4-in-1 features two macro lens for iPhone (hands-on)" CNET Reviews 7:41 AM
"Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse Gets a Big Thumbs Up" The Mac Observer 5:20 PM
"Dodocase Folio for iPad mini Review: The Dodocase Folio for iPad mini is a impeccably-made protective and functional case for the iPad mini." 148Apps 3:46 PM
"Reviews: Uniea U-Motion Armband for iPhone 5/5s/5c" iLounge 3:49 PM
"Reviews: SwitchEasy Move Armband for iPhone 5/5s" iLounge 3:49 PM
"Looking at the iSkin exo and flex for the iPhone 5c" AppleDailyReport 7:35 AM
"A look at the iPhone 5S 120fps super slow motion" Philip Bloom 4:23 PM
"Launch Center Pro 2 review: iOS utility automates everyday app actions" Macworld 8:11 AM
"Siemens Hearing Test app: Checking for Hearing Loss on the iPhone" eXtensions 8:27 AM
"Review: Catch the Berry, a new original addicting physics-puzzle game made by Random House Digital" 9 to 5 Mac 8:12 AM
"'Mimpi' Review - A Moving Man's Best Friend Platformer" Touch Arcade 9:36 AM
"Real Steel: World Robot Boxing Review/The movie may not have been a hit, but it did create a fantastic mobile game. Its follow up is a knockout as well." 148Apps 8:27 AM
"Soul Gambler Review: Funded by a successful Kickstarter, the revamped Soul Gambler tells the legend of Faust through a glorious interactive graphic novel." 148Apps 11:39 AM
"Paint it Back Review: Help! Repaint missing works of art such as 'Surfing Elephants,' 'Deer Taking the Alligator Ferry,' and 'On the Day of the Apocalypse, Treat Yourself to a Popsicle.' This whimsical puzzler is a gem for all ages." 148Apps 10:08 AM
"Siri's iOS 7 Facelift Proves Virtual Assistants Need to Put Brains Before Beauty" Wired 9:34 PM
"Apple strategy for the next iPhone" The Verge 9:34 PM
"Working Apple I (with Box) from First Batch of 50 to Be Auctioned" The Mac Observer 9:06 PM
"How Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts transformed a company that lost its focus" Obama Pacman 5:43 PM
"Skycure Hacked My iPhone To Prove They Can Protect It" PC Magazine 4:03 PM
"Apple loses some of its magic touch with iOS 7" USA Today 2:58 PM
"Bad News Samsung, USPTO Validates Apple Rubberband Patent" The Mac Observer 1:55 PM
"iOS 7 takes another beating in critique from design expert" ["'The problem is that while they successfully removed (most of) the skeuomorphic approach, they didn't replace it with a design perspective that solidly situates it as Apple and not any of the other players,' Yun said. 'In doing so, they've degraded one of their best assets: having an interface which is uniquely, solely, unmistakably Apple. We're left with an interface that's Apple-ish but could easily be mistaken as Google-ish.'"] BGR 10:06 AM
"The Macalope: Trouble from the get-go" Macworld 9:44 AM
"Consumer Reports Continues to Lose Credibility" The Tech Night Owl 8:51 AM
"Here's More Evidence Android Phones Are Dumbphones In Disguise" Business Insider 8:11 AM
"Freemium is the worst thing in the history of gaming/Or: Shut up and take my money, iOS games developers" Macworld UK 8:08 AM
"Donald Trump Agrees With Me About The iPhone" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"Apple: Coming Soon To A Car Near You" Mac 360 7:38 AM
"What Do You Know About Apple's iPhone That Consumer Reports Does Not?" PixoBebo 7:38 AM
"Could cloud services be Apple's Achilles Heel?" AppleDailyReport 7:35 AM
Non-Apple
"Would you pay $2,000 for a GIF? Tumblr links up with a high-end art auction to turn reblogs into dollar signs" The Verge 5:57 PM
"Cassandra: Software Piracy at the Strangest Places, Perhaps" eXtensions 11:18 AM
"LG G2 Smartphone Review: Snapdragon 800 Powered" HotHardware 11:00 AM
"Why Government Tech Is So Poor: Fixing Procurement Process Is Key to Preventing Blunders Like Healthcare.gov" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"Windows 8.1 Is the First Rough Draft of 'One Microsoft': How a theoretically minor upgrade portends an entire company's new direction." Techland 10:29 AM
"Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 8.1/Summary: Microsoft is beginning the process of making Windows 8.1 generally available worldwide." ZDNet 6:52 AM
"With Windows 8.1, Microsoft seeks redemption of bold, flawed OS redesign: The OS update starts shipping on Thursday and addresses several criticisms made at Windows 8" IDG News Service 7:11 AM
"Microsoft globally launches Windows 8.1, update available to download" Electronista 7:11 AM
"Microsoft releases Windows 8.1, finally brings back Start button" GigaOM 7:21 AM
"Download Windows 8.1 Final Version For Free Now!" Redmond Pie 7:36 AM
"Windows 8.1 released: How to download for free, and a guide to the new features" ExtremeTech 7:19 AM
"Windows 8.1 is here — and it's everything Windows 8 should have been" VentureBeat 7:44 AM
"Windows 8.1 Out Now: Download Microsoft's Free New OS Upgrade" Huffington Post UK 8:24 AM
"Microsoft unleashes Windows 8.1 on world: Ooh, is that a new pair of boots? Classic or Notro bootup – plus the Start button is back" The Register 8:24 AM
"Windows 8.1 Is Now Available to Download: Welcome back, Start button (sort of). Welcome back." Techland 7:41 AM
"How Microsoft's Loss Is Becoming Google's Gain" Seeking Alpha 9:25 AM
"Intel expects super-cheap Haswell tablets, laptops by the holidays" BGR 7:03 AM
"Intel Has No Answer For Qualcomm Snapdragon" Seeking Alpha 1:19 PM
"Intel Treads Water: Bland Benchmarks, No Catalysts" Seeking Alpha 7:39 PM
"Samsung May Be A Threat To Google And A Boost To Intel" Seeking Alpha 7:34 AM
"HP offers big data digital marketing service: Assembles a number of its data-mining programs to create HP Digital Marketing Hub" Computerworld 7:11 AM
"Dell cuts undisclosed number of jobs in Oklahoma City: Cuts come on same week Dell president visited Oklahoma City and said company expects local presence to grow." News OK 7:51 AM
"Intel Blames Broadwell Delay On Manufacturing Glitch: Intel said it has fixed a 'defect density issue', but problem will push Broadwell's launch back by a quarter" TechWeekEurope 7:54 AM
"Intel pushes back production of new 'Broadwell' chips" ITProPortal 7:55 AM
"Future of Technology May Be Determined by Millennial Malaise, Female Fans and Affluent Data Altruists: A new study commissioned by Intel and conducted by Penn Schoen Berland examining global attitudes toward technology innovation challenges existing perceptions on technology champions and hotspots." cellular-news 8:25 AM
"Intel to stick with 450nm plans: Damn the torpedoes" TechEye 7:55 AM
"Xbox One and PlayStation 4 make AMD profitable once more" The Verge 8:25 PM
"AMD rides semi-custom business back to profitability, cites net income of $48 million in Q3 earnings" Engadget 6:19 PM
"AMD CEO says firm is shipping millions of chips for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 consoles" VentureBeat 7:24 PM
"AMD reports a profit thanks to consoles and its custom chip business" GigaOM 6:20 PM
"IBM Hardware Slide Drags Down Q3 Results" InformationWeek 9:48 AM
"IBM seeks to marry biological and artificial computing: Big Blue is basing next-generation computers on the human brain and modeling the brain inside computers. Brace yourself for a supercomputer that's cooled and powered by electronic blood and small enough to fit in a backpack." CNET News 8:27 AM
"IBM's revenue slump stokes growth fears" Reuters 8:27 AM
"IBM Shares Tumble After Sixth Quarterly Sales Decline" Bloomberg 7:57 AM
"IBM's results hampered by slowing hardware sales: System x and Power Systems sales continue to slide, though mainframe sales were strong for IBM" Computerworld 7:11 AM
"Oracle releases bumper security update for Java: Oracle has released a bumper update package for Java that closes lots of security holes in the software." BBC 8:28 AM
"Oracle acquires Compendium to boost online marketing wares: The company wants to expand its offerings for planning, producing, publishing marketing content" IDG News Service 11:12 AM
"Oracle Buys Compendium, A Content Marketing Startup, To Build Up Its Arsenal Against Frenemy Salesforce" TechCrunch 1:41 PM
"Oracle updates cross-platform VM VirtualBox to 4.3, adds multitouch" Electronista 6:19 PM
"Oracle Data Integrator 12c ready for real-time analysis: Oracle Data Integrator 12c can now work with Oracle GoldenGate to provide data warehouses with fresher data feeds" Computerworld 7:57 PM
"Oracle feeds its hunger for content marketing for Eloqua by buying Compendium" VentureBeat 9:07 PM
"Cisco says controversial NIST crypto-potential NSA backdoor: 'not invoked' in products: Dual EC DRBG crypto tech ended up in some Cisco products as part of their code libraries" Computerworld 6:38 PM
"Google Profit Up 36% as Paid Clicks Swell: Stock Rises 8% After-Hours as Company Counteracts Falling Ad Prices in Mobile Shift" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:20 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks gain as U.S. passes debt-limit deal/Asian equity markets rose Thursday after Washington lawmakers voted to reopen the U.S. government and raise the debt ceiling." MarketWatch 8:10 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks fall from five-year high/European stock markets broke a five-day winning streak on Thursday, after U.S. lawmakers agreed to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, but failed to come up with a longer-term solution for the country's finances." MarketWatch 8:10 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:55 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:12 PM
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