"iPad Air to sell at Best Buy next Friday at 8 am (Video)" Examiner 10:20 PM
"Apple slims down for Christmas prizefight" The Sunday Times 5:35 PM
"The Most Expensive Macs You Can Buy" PC Magazine 5:22 PM
"Apple Earnings Preview: The Most Exciting Earnings Report Of The Year" Business Insider 9:52 AM
"Apple iPad Air Event: What We Learned" Mashable 11:25 AM
"Apple's Retina iPad Mini Supplies Might Only Meet One Third Of Demand This Quarter" Forbes 9:38 AM
"Apple's revenues expected to decline again" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 8:05 AM
"Apple Vs. Microsoft: Tablet Empire Strikes Back" InformationWeek 8:56 AM
"Walmart Already Discounting iPad Air Ahead of Launch" Tom's Hardware 8:58 AM
"Walmart to sell Apple iPad Air for $479, starts tablet trade-in program" MacDailyNews 10:56 AM
"Apple's Location-Tracking iBeacon Is Poised for Use in Retail Sales" Bloomberg Businessweek 10/25
"Apple's new iPads, Macs, OS X: What the analysts are saying/In an event that went largely as expected, Apple managed to throw in a few curves." Fortune 10/25
"Icahn Turns His Powers of Persuasion on Tim Cook: Despite Carl Icahn's declarations that he's interested only in what's best for Apple's investors, the self-proclaimed champion of 'real corporate democracy' has his doubters. 'All guys like Icahn care about when they say they want to return capital to shareholders is propping up their position,' said Rocco Pendola, director of social media for the TheStreet.com." MacNewsWorld 10/25
"Apple May Be Too Big for Icahn to Fight: Ritholtz" Bloomberg TV 10/25
"How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter? The analysts' estimates range from 29 million to 38 million. Average: 33.4 million." Fortune 10/25
"Here's What Hedge Fund Analysts Expect Apple To Report Monday" Seeking Alpha 10/25
"Five Reasons Why Apple Should Rally After Earnings On Monday" Forbes 10/25
"Lawsuit against Silicon Valley hiring practices gets class action status" ["In 2011, five software engineers sued Adobe Systems Inc, Intel Corp, Apple Inc and Google Inc among others over their hiring practices, alleging that the Silicon Valley companies entered into an 'overarching conspiracy' to suppress employee compensation to artificially low levels."] Reuters 10/25
"Judge grants class action certification in Apple, Google anti-poaching lawsuit" AppleInsider 10/25
"Judge OKs class-action suit against Apple, Intel, Google, Adobe" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 10/25
"Angela Ahrendts Could Become Cook's Most Significant Hire" The Mac Observer 10/25
"Apple - Time To Take Profits As It Cedes Computing Market To Google" Seeking Alpha 10/25
"Why Apple's Mac software isn't really free: Users will end up paying for the new operating system in other ways" MarketWatch 8:51 AM
"OS X 10.9 Mavericks and Ebooks: The Good, the Bad and the Confusing" Kirkville 8:51 AM
"After first day, OS X Mavericks on 1 in 18 Macs: Triple the 24-hour uptake of 2012"s Mountain Lion, says ad network" Computerworld 10/25
"Apple OS X Mavericks Sees Fast Adoption: Apple declares end to expensive operating system upgrades; OS X users appear to appreciate the free software." InformationWeek 10/25
"Chitika Insights Reports Hugely Impressive OS X Mavericks Adoption" AppAdvice 10/25
"Apple To Support Only Mavericks? Good Bye Mountain Lion?" Low End Mac 10/25
"Apple, Microsoft And Free Software" TechCrunch 10/25
"Apple offers free OS X Mavericks Server to iOS developers" MacNN 10/25
"Apple's iWork, iLife updates draw ire from some power users" CNET News 10/25
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Apple's new OS X Mavericks crashes far more frequently for some (including me)" VentureBeat 10/25
"iMovie update has a glitch that turns your video clips red" The Verge 10/25
"OS X Mavericks: Installer doesn't accept blank admin password" Apple Support 10/25
"iMovie (2013): About video card compatibility" Apple Support 10/25
"iCloud Keychain availability by country" Apple Support 10/25
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"The New '90 OS X Mavericks And Legacy Tips, Tricks & Secrets' Launches" AppAdvice 5:31 PM
"Get to know OS X Mavericks: System Preferences" Macworld 8:29 AM
"Apple's new Mac iWork apps: A big step back in workflow automation" iMore 8:27 AM
"OS X Mavericks: Hands-On With New Features & Changes [Review] AddictiveTips 10/25
"Review: Refinements add up in new Mac system" Associated Press 10/25
"Keynote 6 for OS X Makes a Great Leap Forward" The Mac Observer 10/25
"First-look: Keynote for Mac, iOS, and iCloud" Macworld 10/25
"Two More Ways to Create an OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB Drive" Mactuts+ 10/25
"How to improve Mac performance: OS X Mavericks edition" Computerworld 10/25
"How To Make Gmail and OS X Mavericks Play Well Together" The Mac Observer 10/25
"MacMost Now 935: What's New In OS X Mavericks" MacMost 10/25
"How to view the ~/Library folder in Mavericks" Macworld 10/25
"System Preferences in OS X 10.9, Mavericks: CDs & DVDs" eXtensions 10/25
"System Preferences in OS X 10.9, Mavericks: Bluetooth" eXtensions 10/25
"Mavericks: Send Maps Info to iOS Devices" The Mac Observer 10/25
"How To Fix Problems Sending Directions From Mavericks To iPhone [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 10/25
"OS X Mavericks: Checking App Compatibility" The Mac Observer 10/25
"How to find OS X Mavericks' 43 hidden photo beauties" The Register 10/25
"Mavericks - Change resolution of headless Mac Mini" Mac OS X Hints 10/25
"Cassandra: New Versions of iWork and iLife -Old Icons in the Dock" eXtensions 10/25
"How To Stop The NSA From Snooping Your Email" Mac 360 10/25
"If You Like New Features In OS X Mavericks New Finder, You'll Really Love This Super Finder" NoodleMac 10/25
"How To Get AirPlay Video From iPhone Or iPad To Your Mac's Screen" Mac 360 10/25
"Yet Another Free But Powerful Text Editor For The Mac With BeOS Roots" BohemianBoomer 10/25
"How To Resize, Watermark, Convert, And Transform Photos In Bulk On A Mac" McSolo 10/25
"Like Apple Maps On A Mac With OS X Mavericks? Here's How To Get Google Maps For Free" Mac 360 10/25
"4 Reasons Your Mac Needs A Bartender" Mac 360 10/25
"Downie Downloads Videos From YouTube And Everywhere Else*" TeraTalks 10/25
Op/Ed
"Exploring the New iWork for Mac File Formats" Pixel Envy 10/25
"Keynote presentation power users: Don't upgrade to Keynote 6 until you've read my experiences with the new version. You'll save yourself much grief. (The news is not all bad)." Les Posen's Presentation Magic 10/25
"What does Apple's free OS X upgrade mean for Microsoft?" The Verge 10/25
"What will Apple name its next OS X? Here are a few ideas" TUAW 10/25
"Apple Fixed 802.11ac SMB Transfer Speeds With OS X Mavericks [Chart] iClarified 5:34 PM
"iMovie for iOS projects no longer work on the Mac" Macworld 5:34 PM
"Web Traffic Scores in North America: iPad 81% vs. Surface 1%" Patently Apple 5:32 PM
"Shooting a feature-length movie with an iPad: 'Curtis & Dave Are Dead'" TUAW 5:32 PM
"Steve Jobs: You have to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology" iMore 11:49 AM
"An Apple Display Partner Reveals 4K Resolution for Smartphones" Patently Apple 11:58 AM
"iOS called fastest-growing mobile OS, but Android rules" PCWorld 11:18 AM
"How many Macs did Apple sell last quarter?" Fortune 9:51 AM
"Apple's growing presence in Austin starts to come into focus" TMCnet 8:56 AM
"Experts say iPad Air will be healthy for mobile payments growth" Examiner 8:45 AM
"Qualcomm Demotes Exec for Slighting Apple's A7 Processor" Patently Apple 8:22 AM
"Glass Staircase Tread Crashes at New Store" ifoAppleStore 10/25
"Retailers begin tweaking Apple recommended price cuts for previous-generation iPad products" DigiTimes 10/25
"Apple cuts MacBook Pro prices up to 13%: 13-in. Retina MacBook Pro now $400 less than in January" Computerworld 10/25
"Space gray first-gen iPad Mini reaches some Apple stores: The new, gray edition of last year's iPad Mini has started popping up at certain Apple stores, though availability may be limited." CNET News 10/25
"BackPack offers VIP parking for your gadgets and gears on a new iMac" AppleDailyReport 10/25
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Search the Web & Wikipedia from the iOS Home Screen with Spotlight" OS X Daily 5:33 PM
"3 Free iPhone Apps when You're Out in the Wild" The Mac Observer 10/25
"Editorial for iPad review: Text editor ideal for building custom workflows" Macworld 10/25
"Cameo Review: While Vine and Instragram are the hot video apps, there are other apps that give users way more options. Cameo is one of them." 148Apps 10/25
"Tweetbot 3 for iPhone Review: The best Twitter app around gets a massive visual overhaul for iOS 7, but is it and its new features worth the paid upgrade to a new app?" 148Apps 10/25
"Tweetbot 3.0 – My Favorite iPhone Twitter Client Gets Better" Best App Site 10/25
"Better Camera Roll Integration in iPhoto for iOS 7" MacStories 10/25
"Totems review: conquer your enemy and steal his land" iDownload Blog 10/25
"Infinity Danger Review: The situation might be utterly hopeless, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun when meeting our doom." 148Apps 10/25
How-To/Tutorial
"Turn your iPhone into a high-power digital microscope for around $10" TUAW 10:21 PM
"How to Clean Install OS X Mavericks" OS X Daily 5:34 PM
"20 great tips to get more out of the new iMovie for iOS and Mac" iMore 10:57 AM
"How to get rid of the blur effects in iOS 7" iDownload Blog 10:58 AM
"How to automatically generate a password with iCloud Keychain and iOS 7" iMore 9:52 AM
"Can You Access Apple's iCloud Keychain In Your Country?" AppAdvice 8:12 AM
"How to Setup and Use iCloud Keychain on iOS 7" iClarified 8:01 AM
"Tips to restore your iPhone from iTunes" IndiaTimes 8:08 AM
"How to speed up animations in iOS 7 and make your device feel blazing fast" iDownload Blog 10/25
"How To Edit Videos & Save Recording Sessions In Vine For Android & iOS" AddictiveTips 10/25
"Device 6 Is Our iOS Game Of The Week [Editor's Pick] Cult of Mac 10/25
"Moga's iPhone game controller emerges" CNET News 10/25
"Haunting Melissa gets a nice update for iOS 7" TUAW 10/25
"Screens for iOS 7 updated for Bluetooth keyboards, search, hot corners, and more!" iMore 10/25
"IM+ updated for iOS 7, makes Off-the-Record Messaging free for all chats" iMore 10/25
"Tweetbot 3 for iPhone gets an iOS 7 Makeover" The Mac Observer 10/25
"iPin Laser Presenter for iPhone now available" TechnologyTell 10/25
"New iOS 7 Design, Annotation Copy-Paste And More Highlight iAnnotate PDF 3.0" AppAdvice 10/25
"London-based MyTime app launched on iPhones" Telegraph 10/25
"iOS 7 upgrade impacts iPhone app users: If you haven't updated to iOS 7.0.3, your Charlotte Observer app will function as it always had." Charlotte Observer 10/25
"Kids Learn Construction with Virtual Wombi Tower" prMac 10/25
"First Step Grade 1 Math establishes new standards in mobile learning" prMac 10/25
"Chat up strangers anywhere, anonymously and NSA safe - Nocknock for iOS7" prMac 10/25
"Translator 64 Released for iOS 7 - Translate over 64 Different Languages" prMac 10/25
"Brattoo Propaganda Software Introduces Duplicate Annihilator for iOS" prMac 10/25
"Tricks And Treats Blitz - Free Game for iPhone and iPad is released" prMac 10/25
"The Battle Just Got a Little Smaller: Battle of the Bulge, Now Universal" prMac 10/25
"Spin the Bottle - a new edition of the party fun app" prMac 10/25
"Just in time for spooky fun - Halloween Party App is released" prMac 10/25
"Blurify - A new way to turn every day photos into stunning wallpapers" prMac 10/25
"What Is Apple's Implied Move Post Earnings?" TheStreet 5:23 PM
"3 Reasons Apple May Let You Down on Monday" The Motley Fool 11:48 AM
"Is Top-Scoring Big Cap Share Apple Inc. Still A Buy?" The Motley Fool 10/25
"VirnetX: New Bay Capital LLC's And Apple's Contrived IPRs - Part 2: New Bay Retraces" Seeking Alpha 10/25
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Amazon, Microsoft surge; leading tech gains/Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com flexed their muscles Friday and the two tech heavyweights helped the tech sector withstand losses from the likes of Apple Inc. and close the week out on an upbeat note." MarketWatch 10/25
"S&P ends week at an all-time high" CNNMoney 10/25
"Markets Gain as Strong Earnings Outweigh Weaker Consumer Sentiment" TheStreet 10/25
"Stocks rise on profit gains from Microsoft, others" Associated Press 10/25
"Wall Street Jumps as Data Boost Fed Optimism" FOXBusiness 10/25
"S&P Notches Another Record: Strong Tech Earnings Add to Positive Tone" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/25
"Asia Markets: Earnings, China rates weigh on Asian stocks/Asian stocks fell in an earnings-heavy session Friday, handing the Nikkei Stock Average its biggest percentage loss since early August." MarketWatch 10/25
"Europe Markets: Earnings, German Ifo bruise European stocks/Renault shares fall after revenue declines" MarketWatch 10/25
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 10/25
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 10/25
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