"Samsung to face allegations of copying Apple once again at next month's damages retrial" Foss Patents 7:49 AM
"The Importance Of The Samsung v Apple Patent Case Is That Imitation Is A Winning Strategy" Forbes 8:08 AM
"Of 1,000 custom enterprise apps, 95% run on Apple's iOS" Fortune 9:01 AM
"Apple Sued Over Automatic Downloading Of iOS 7 Install File To Holdout Devices" AppAdvice 7:33 AM
"Apple Rejects the Allegation of Spying Users' iMessages" I4U News 8:07 AM
"The mysterious failure of Apple's iPhone 5c: Less than a month after it first went on sale, Apple's refreshed, moderately enhanced iPhone 5c has been targeted as possibly being a failure in scores of reports across a wide variety of major news outlets, even drawing comparisons to Microsoft's Surface flop. Can the company survive another 48 hours?" AppleInsider 5:01 PM
"iMessage End-to-End Encryption: We Have to Take Apple's Word for It" Daring Fireball 7:00 PM
"How Apple Is Dressing Up Apple TV for Christmas" Cult of Mac 7:45 PM
"Gore: Tim Cook Is a Fantastic CEO/In an exclusive interview on Bloomberg Television, former Vice President Al Gore commented on the growth of Apple." Bloomberg TV 10/18
"Gore: Apple Is a Joy to Be a Part of" Bloomberg TV 10/18
"Apple Takes A Delicious Bite Of 64-Bit" Forbes 10/18
"Katy Huberty: 'Apple is becoming a clean story again'/Morgan Stanley's chief Apple watcher likes what she sees." Fortune 10/18
"Apple's iPad problem: IPad sales are slumping, and Apple's share of the tablet market is in a tailspin." ["That's because rivals are taking advantage of Apple's lack of major updates: The tablet market share controlled by Samsung, Acer and Lenovo tripled last quarter from the previous year. That kind of wild changing of the guards is common for markets that are in their infancy -- but it still isn't particularly good news for Apple."] CNNMoney 10/18
"Apple's Secret to Success is Hiding in Plain Sight" The Mac Observer 10/18
"9 Ways Apple Can Make the iPad Exciting Again" PC Magazine 10/18
"Apple Needs Ahrendt's Retail Experience: Margolis" Bloomberg TV 10/18
"Video: Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer meets the press/A rare look at a key Apple executive who usually stays well out of the limelight." Fortune 10/18
"Apple's Court-Appointed Watchdog May Not Have Much Bite: Every move Apple makes and every step it takes in the e-book business will be scrutinized by two legal eagles tasked with keeping the company in line with the law. Apple isn't crazy about the idea, but the lawyers may find themselves in an unenviable position too. 'It may well be that Apple will be able to effectively firewall them,' said attorney David Vance Luca." MacNewsWorld 10/18
"Can Microsoft dethrone Apple? Think the death of PCs will kill Microsoft too? Not so fast, says asset manager Cole Wilcox." CNNMoney 10/18
"Apple: No, We Can't Read Your iMessages (And We Don't Want to, Either)" AllThingsD 10/18
"Apple denies iMessage vulnerability after security firm publishes flaw" The Verge 10/18
"Apple can't read your encrypted iMessages, but could if the NSA told it to" 9 to 5 Mac 10/18
"ITC starts first FRAND-related public interest consultation since Presidential veto of iPhone ban" Foss Patents 10/18
"Apple hopes for quick start on new campus to meet 2016 deadline: Apple and the city of Cupertino, Calif., took a moment to catch their breath this week after a 2.5-year process culminated in the unanimous approval of the company's new headquarters." Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/18
"Apple's top bean counter: New spaceship HQ won't emit 'one atom of carbon'/Cupertino's latest torus attraction to be 'best office building ever built'" The Register 10/18
"Apple taken to court over unwanted iOS 7 install download: New complaint asks Apple for a way to remove the automatically downloaded iOS 7 install file on iOS 6 devices and earlier, something that can take up space." CNET News 10/18
"California man sues Apple CEO Tim Cook over automatic iOS 7 update" AppleInsider 10/18
"A Guide to Special Characters on Your Mac" Mactuts+ 10/18
"Take Control of Your Raspberry Pi Using Your Mac, PC, iPad or Phone" Mactuts+ 10/18
"How to find files via the OS X Terminal: If you need to search for files in OS X, one option it is to use the OS X Terminal application and some of its services." MacFixIt 10/18
"How to remove your Apple ID completely: shut down your iTunes Store, iCloud and other accounts" Macworld UK 10/18
"Final Cut Pro X & ProRes: Transcode, Optimize, Render, Share" FCPXtv 10/18
"MacMost Now 932: Using Audio In Keynote" MacMost 10/18
"Alex4D Flashback: A free Final Cut Pro X transition that uses wide and short horizontal wave distortions for a 'Scooby-Doo' flashback effect" Alex4D 10/18
"Apple's Passbook may already be a powerful mobile commerce platform" Mobile Commerce News 8:09 AM
"New Report Offers Precise Details Concerning iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c Production" AppAdvice 7:35 AM
"US Cellular To Offer Apple's iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c From Nov. 8" AppAdvice 7:34 AM
"Ciao for iPhone 5c? The diverging fates of Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c have been widely reported, and our latest channel checks confirm that Apple indeed has cut back 5c production by 35% and increased 5s production by 75%." DisplaySearch Analyst Blog 10/18
"iPhone 5C production cut by 35%, iPhone 5S production boosted 75%" VentureBeat 10/18
"Apple again said to be trimming iPhone 5C production: NPD DisplaySearch says Apple's trimming production of the iPhone 5C, while bolstering production of the higher-end iPhone 5S." CNET News 10/18
"iOS 7 Now on 73% of Devices, But Adoption Rates 'Much Slower' Than iOS 6" MacRumors 10/18
"iOS 7 sees slower launch uptake than iOS 6" MacNN 10/18
"Research shows Sept. quarter iPhone demand at 37M units, though Apple likely shipped less" AppleInsider 10/18
"Dell And HP Beat Apple On PC Market Share Growth" Seeking Alpha 10/18
"Verizon iPhone 5S Customers Wait on Apple Backlog" Bloomberg TV 10/18
"J.D. Power: Verizon is best carrier for iPhone users, worst for everyone else" Engadget 10/18
"J.D. Power's Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings Place Apple, Samsung At No. 1" AppAdvice 10/18
"iPhone tops in J.D. Power smartphone satisfaction survey one more time" TUAW 10/18
"iPhone aces JD Power satisfaction survey" iMore 10/18
"US cellular subscribers like Apple and Samsung best" BetaNews 10/18
"AT&T introduces lower cost iPad data plans" TechnologyTell 10/18
"Apple decorates 22 October iPad event venue with colourful banners" Macworld UK 10/18
"Apple's decoration of Yuerba Buena Center for iPad event marches on" AppleInsider 10/18
"Apple decks out venue for iPad event next week: The company is decorating the windows of San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center to match the design on press invites sent out for an event on October 22." CNET News 10/18
"Facebook Ads On iPhone Generate 1,790% More ROI Than On Android" Business Insider 10/18
"Facebook Ads Are 1,790% More Profitable on iOS Than Android" Mashable 10/18
"Apple reasserts claim it doesn't want to spy on your iMessages" CNET News 10/18
"Apple: We'd Have To Re-Engineer Our Entire System To Read Your iMessages" Cult of Mac 10/18
"Apple iMessage Security: Apple insists it cannot read iMessages" BGR 10/18
"Apple reaffirms security, privacy of encrypted iMessages" AppleInsider 10/18
"Apple Can Read Your Encrypted iMessages (But Probably Won't)" The Atlantic Wire 10/18
"Apple Shoots Down QuarkLabs, Says it Really can't Read Your iMessages" The Mac Observer 10/18
"'Apple can read your iMessages' claims security firm" Telegraph 10/18
"Apple says it's not snooping on iMessages, dismisses 'theoretical vulnerabilities'" GeekWire 10/18
"US Cellular to sell iPhone 5S, 5C on November 8" CNET Reviews 10/18
"U.S. Cellular to carry iPhone 5c and 5s on November 8th" 9 to 5 Mac 10/18
"Apple iPhone 5S and 5C to hit Indian stores on Nov. 1" AppleDailyReport 10/18
"Apple Loses Product Placement Guru and E-Commerce Star" redOrbit 10/18
"iPhone cable pulled from local stores after one overheated" ["We went to The Mac Store in Beaverton to try and buy the cable in question. A sales rep told us it's no longer available because of a design problem. The cable was an off brand, and was black instead of the typical Apple white."] Katu 10/18
"First Magazine Advertisement for iPhone 5s Appears, Highlights Touch ID Sensor" MacRumors 10/18
"You can buy Steve Jobs on a piece of toast for $20 (yes, you read that correctly)" TUAW 10/18
Non-Apple News
"Jack Dorsey holds impromptu art and lifestyle symposium: What Twitter IPO? In an unconventional talk at Y Combinator's annual startup school, the Twitter cofounder and Square CEO read from some of his favorite books and played some music." CNET News 9:18 PM
"Apple inventory snapshot suggests new MacBook Pros imminent, non-Retina iPad mini may live on" AppleInsider 6:57 PM
"Imagining iPad 5 and iPad mini 2: iSight and FaceTime cameras, storage" iMore 3:29 PM
"Apple event predictions from KGI: Thinner, lighter A7X iPad 5 w/improved camera & gold option (no TouchID), A7 iPad Mini w/Retina, Haswell MacBook Pros" 9 to 5 Mac 8:47 AM
"Faulty SSDs force 2012 MacBook Air recall program" Electronista 3:32 PM
"Apple files patent for avoiding calls at 'no-contact' times" AppleDailyReport 10/18
AppleCare/Helps
"Uninstall iTunes completely and then reinstall a new copy: Starting over with a fresh copy of Apple's media-player software requires uninstalling several programs besides iTunes itself." [Windows version] CNET 10/18
"Apple Releases MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.1 For mid-2012 MacBook Airs" MacPrices 10/18
"Have a 2012 MacBook Air? Apple has a firmware update and possible replacement drive for you!" iMore 10/18
"Apple issues firmware update for mid-2012 MacBook Air models" MacNN 10/18
Price Trackers/Deals
"Phit For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Amigo Pancho For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Black Metal Man For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:01 AM
"Pirate Legends TD For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 10/18
"Maximus For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $6.99)" Apple Sliced 10/18
"Galaxoid For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10/18
"Moto X takes Round 2 against iPhone 5S: The Moto X's display proves that OLED technology has made big strides in the last year or so." CNET News 6:39 PM
"SIMPLcase - The Minimalist iPhone Case for World Travelers" Run Around Tech 7:38 AM
"'Rollabear' Review - A Country Bowl Jamboree" Touch Arcade 10/18
"'Level 22' Review - A Metal Gear Tribute" Touch Arcade 10/18
"Spark Camera Review: Spark Camera is beautifully designed but its lack of creative control is disappointing." 148Apps 10/18
"'Rabbids Big Bang' Review - More Of A So-So Bang" Touch Arcade 10/18
"Rabbids Big Bang Review: Rabbids Big Bang takes its wacky charm to outer space in this physics-based game, forcing players to use a planets gravitational pull and a jetpack in order to successfully meet objectives." 148Apps 10/18
"Indigo Lake Review: Scary and spine-chilling, Indigo Lake manages to create the most haunting iOS experience ever." 148Apps 10/18
"Massteroid Review: Massteroid is a bit simple and abrupt to play, but it's great for killing little pockets of time." 148Apps 10/18
"Cavemania Review: Battle prehistoric creatures and reunite warriors in Cavemania; a chest-beating, arrow-slinging, tribal adventure packaged in a match-3 strategy puzzle." 148Apps 10/18
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Quickly Create Beautiful Abstract Wallpapers for iOS 7" OS X Daily 10/18
"How to manage and delete your Mac-only iCloud docs... on iOS 7" iMore 10/18
Tips
"Five useful tips for group communication in iOS 7" GigaOM 12:05 PM
"Top 23 Hidden iOS 7 Features That You Likely Don't Know About [Updated] Redmond Pie 10/18
"The Macalope Weekly: Total failures" Macworld 7:52 AM
"At Apple, gold iPhone 5S is known as 'the Kardashian phone': No, it didn't merely have some secret code name with numbers and letters. Apparently, the (relatively) blingiest of the iPhones was associated from the beginning with, well, a lack of taste." CNET News 11:53 AM
"You'll Never Guess What Apple Employees Internally Nicknamed The Gold iPhone 5s" Cult of Mac 7:39 AM
"Imagining iPad 5 and iPad mini 2: Touch ID, Apple A7, and M7" iMore 10/18
"A Closer Look At Apple's Pricing Strategy" Mac 360 10/18
"What Apple Bought In The 2013 Fashion Shopping Trip" PixoBebo 10/18
"How Apple Squeezes Samsung And Android" Mac 360 10/18
Non-Apple
"Why smartwatches, glasses and other wearable tech are no gimmick" Australian Macworld 9:25 PM
"This Is War (for a Game Industry's Soul)" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:03 PM
"What this year's must-have Xmas gadgets tell us about America: A walk along the exhibits at Pepcom's Holiday Spectacular reveals that this holiday season is all about fighting robots, averting disease, and securing cars and guns." CNET News 7:40 PM
"Evernote CEO on how company was saved at eleventh hour: At the annual Y Combinator startup school, Phil Libin details the most important lessons he's learned from his founding of three companies: and how Evernote stepped back from the precipice of failure." CNET News 4:54 PM
"'Aren't you a little too old for that?' 14 years of playing Pokémon/My deep dark secret: I want to be the very best, like no one ever was." Ars Technica 12:38 PM
"Mind-numbing mobile plans do buyers no favors (Smartphones Unlocked): Carriers' actions and reactions have made calculating the true cost of a smartphone more time-consuming than ever before." CNET Reviews 8:01 AM
"Analysis: What Future For Google's Troubled AdSense Network?" Silicon Valley Watcher 10/18
"Google Without Larry Page Would Still Thrive — Unlike Apple Without Steve Jobs" Wired 10/18
"The Yahoo Email Debacle - Another Thorn In The Brand's Side" Forbes 10/18
"Don't spend $150 to bring Samsung's clunky SmartTV experience to your set" TechHive 10/18
"Glow Doodle !! - Paint, Draw and Sketch with Sparkle Glowing Particles" prMac 7:59 AM
"iRig BlueBoard, a wireless MIDI pedalboard, ships" AppleDailyReport 7:38 AM
"Google's Hangouts iOS App Says Hello To Voice Calling And Other New Features" AppAdvice 7:33 AM
"Hangouts For iOS Gets Free US & Canada Voice Calling & Google Voice Integration" AddictiveTips 7:32 AM
"Google Hangouts For iOS Updated with Support for GIFs" MacStories 10/18
"iPhone users can now call people through the Google Hangouts app" GeekWire 10/18
"Coming October 19: Gene Steinberg meets cybersecurity expert Jason Glassberg, author Joe Kissell, and Laptop magazine's Avram Piltch, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/18
"The new Fitly app for the iPhone 5s taps Apple's M7 coprocessor to keep track of how active you are" The Next Web 10/18
"Seasonally Stupendous Costume Quest Is Kid APProved" Cult of Mac 10/18
"Facebook iOS App Gets Post, Comment Editing" PC Magazine 10/18
"Microsoft yanks Windows RT 8.1 update from Windows Store: Company temporarily pulls its recently released Windows RT 8.1 update for ARM-based devices owing to an unexplained issue." CNET News 3:33 PM
"Windows RT 8.1 update temporarily pulled due to a 'situation': Some devices left unbootable after installing the update." Ars Technica 3:31 PM
"Microsoft pulls Windows RT 8.1 update from the Store/Summary: Microsoft has temporarily pulled its recently released Windows RT 8.1 update for ARM-based devices due to an unexplained issue." ZDNet 4:44 PM
"Microsoft Yanks Windows RT 8.1 Update 'Temporarily' Following Discovery Of A 'Situation'" TechCrunch 5:37 PM
"Apple: Morgan Stanley Sees FYQ4, Q1 Beat; a 'Clean Story' Again" Barron's 10/18
"Have Investors Left Apple for Google?" Bloomberg TV 10/18
"Why You Should Buy Apple Ahead of Earnings" TheStreet 10/18
"10 Catalysts That Are Paving The Way For Apple $700" Seeking Alpha 10/18
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Google surges to new high; AMD slides/Tech stocks posted strong gains Friday, helped by Google Inc. soaring to a record high and Amazon.com rising following an upgrade from UBS." MarketWatch 10/18
"Tech stocks rally as Google surges: Investors are high on Google. Its stock surged more 13% on the back of robust earnings and topped $1,000 for the first time Friday.." CNNMoney 10/18
"Despite Washington, S&P Hits Another Record Closing High" TheStreet 10/18
"S&P 500 pushes further into record territory" Associated Press 10/18
"Fiscal Relief: S&P 500 Logs Fresh Record High" FOXBusiness 10/18
"S&P 500 Ends at New Record: Strong Earnings From Google and GE Boost Shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/18
"Oracle: 40% Upside And More For Patient Investors" Seeking Alpha 10/18
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks end higher after China data/Stocks in Hong Kong and much of the rest of Asia held to gains Friday following a batch of economic data from China that roughly matched expectations." MarketWatch 10/18
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks poised for seven-day winning streak/Upbeat growth data from China and a strong prior-day session on Wall Street helped lift European stock markets on Friday, with the benchmark index on track for a seventh straight day in positive territory." MarketWatch 10/18
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 10/18
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 10/18
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