"Why Apple iPad Concerns Are Overblown: Stop me if you've heard this one. Apple is losing market share to Google's Android in mobile. Well, it's happening again with tablets, but there's a very good reason for that. No new Apple iPads for a year. Until now." TheStreet 9:23 AM
"Apple's CapEx: $11 billion for plants, equipment and a spaceship/Let's clear up some confusion about a closely watched number in Apple's 10-K." Fortune 8:42 AM
"Apple's Capital Spending to Rise to $11 Billion for Fiscal 2014" Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Apple to Increase Capital Spending With a 57% Boost" Bloomberg TV 8:44 AM
"How the Apple Oracle Predicts the iPad's Future: Gene Munster is known in some circles as the 'Apple Oracle.' As a sale side research analyst for Piper Jaffrey, it's his responsibility to predict what kind of impact a new Apple product will have on the company's stock, as well as what kind of impact it will have on the industry as a whole. Bloomberg Businessweek followed Munster on the day Apple released its newest iPhone to get an inside look on how he gathers information." Bloomberg TV 8:43 AM
"Is Angela Ahrendts Apple's 'Future CEO'?" Cult of Mac 8:34 AM
"The Quantum Leap in Retail: In fiscal 2013 there were 395 million visits to Apple retail stores. In 2012 there were 372 million." asymco 8:52 AM
"Apple censors Lawrence Lessig's discussion of iOS 7 Wi-Fi problems: Threads related to a persistent problem are once again vanishing from Apple's official support forums. But Creative Commons' founder, who had his comments squashed, is not taking it lying down" InfoWorld 8:30 AM
"Mark Thomas notes that some Apple applications are replacing various text strings with others. I noticed this in Mountain Lion in Notes. As noted in an Apple KB article, you can sometimes turn this off using the Edit > Substitutions menu to turn off various transformations. (Whenever I installed a new version of MS Office, the first thing I would have to do is turn off all of this junk. Now it looks like an Apple problem as well.)" MacInTouch 4:03 PM
"I am running OS 10.8.5 Mountain Lion, Mail 6.6, and Safari 6.1. Normal behavior for years has been that clicking on a link in a Mail message would open Safari (if it was not already running) and open the proper link. Now, when I click on a link in an E-mail, I get a dialog message 'Error. No associated application could be found.' It presents a button 'OK' to get rid of the dialog. Can anyone tell me how to correct this problem?" MacInTouch 4:03 PM
"iPhoto 9.5: Syncing albums with Facebook" Apple Support 4:00 PM
"Expanding GarageBand for Mac (v10.0) content with an in-app purchase" Apple Support 4:00 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to restore your old iWork documents" Macworld 8:32 PM
"OS X Mavericks Review – The Wave Of The Future For Operating Systems" Apple'n'Apps 4:00 PM
"Pages 5.0 for Mac review: Apple writes a new chapter for its word processing app" Macworld 8:24 AM
"Apple Store Lines Form Around The World For The iPad Air Launch [Gallery] Cult of Mac 12:50 PM
"Apple Online Store Opens in Turkey With Full Product Lineup" MacRumors 8:22 PM
"iPad Market Share Slips Below 30 Percent" AllThingsD 8:24 AM
"Android Tablets Gain On iPad: No new iPads throughout most of 2013 means Apple's share of the tablet market has dipped below 30% -- its lowest ever." InformationWeek 9:56 AM
"Apple's Share Of The Tablet Market Hits A New Low, Down To Less Than 30% Share" Business Insider 8:51 AM
"How Apple will handle replacements for iPhone 5s units with battery problems" 9to5Mac 3:53 PM
"J.D. Power ranks Samsung tablets better than iPad entirely due to cost" AppleInsider 2:45 PM
"Samsung Tablets Beat Apple's iPad in JD Power Customer Satisfaction (Because It's Cheap)" The Mac Observer 8:08 PM
"iPad Air sales kick off, while wait for Mini remains unknown: Apple's fifth-generation iPad goes on sale in 42 countries on Friday, while an unknown wait remains for the Retina model of the iPad Mini." CNET News 8:38 PM
"iPad Airs start arriving at Apple Stores and resellers as supply expected to be plentiful" 9to5Mac 8:31 AM
"Retailers begin receiving large iPad Air shipments ahead of Friday launch" iDownload Blog 8:32 AM
"iPad Airs Begin Arriving at Apple Stores and Resellers in Large Quantities" iClarified 8:33 AM
"iPad Air release date, specs, price and features" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
"Product Listing Suggests Retina iPad Mini Could Launch on November 21" MacRumors 8:24 AM
"iPad Mini 2 to launch on November 21st?" T3 8:30 AM
"iPad mini Retina: Won't Ship on Black Friday" Tapscape 8:31 AM
"Target Lists November 21 Release Date for the Retina Display iPad Mini" iClarified 8:33 AM
"iPad Mini with Retina Display will be released on November 21, Target says" Unwired View 9:26 AM
"Rumor: Retina Display iPad Mini To Be Released November 21" AppleBitch 9:56 AM
"Apple promises fix for unresponsive 13-inch MacBook Pros" The Verge 8:36 AM
"Apple is working on a fix for the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro's keyboard problems" Engadget 8:37 AM
"Apple working to fix issue with new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:06 PM
"Apple Inserting Entries for Its Own Stock iOS Apps and Services Into App Store Search Results" MacRumors 12:04 PM
"Best Buy recalls replacement batteries for Apple Macbook Pro notebooks" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
"Ad for Apple's redesigned Remote iOS app appears briefly on iTunes Store" AppleInsider 8:07 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Advances their Device Free Fall Protection Invention" Patently Apple 9:32 AM
"Apple Invents Power Management System with Solar Panel Option" Patently Apple 8:08 AM
"Apple investigating built-in solar power converters for iPhone, MacBook" AppleInsider 8:21 AM
"Apple Looking Into Practical Solar Charging For Notebooks, iOS Devices" TechCrunch 8:21 AM
"Apple working on innovative solar charging system for MacBooks, iPads and iPhones" 9to5Mac 8:50 AM
"Apple Developing Portable Solar Charges For iOS Devices" Cult of Mac 8:34 AM
"Apple Invents Auto Adjusting Business Card Exchanges" Patently Apple 8:08 AM
"Apple working on movable trackpads with added functionality" AppleDailyReport 8:10 AM
"Apple files two patents for an USB 3 connector" AppleDailyReport 8:12 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:33 AM
"City Birds For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:33 AM
"Little Skywire For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:33 AM
"You Can Grab $250 Off a New MacBook Pro at Best Buy This Weekend" Gizmodo 8:28 PM
"Samsung S27B971D Monitor Review" AnandTech 11:34 AM
"Review: STM Studio for iPad mini" iLounge 10:46 AM
"Apple iPhone 5/5S Leather Case Review" The Verge 9:22 AM
"Carved Wood Cases for the iPhone 5 and 5s" Run Around Tech 8:31 AM
"Classic ProTouch is a valuable keyboard protector for your Mac" AppleDailyReport 8:12 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Apple Pages for iPad, iPhone review - Streamlined document creator that's made for sharing" Macworld UK 8:25 AM
"Apple Numbers for iPad, iPhone review - New templates make Numbers more practical than ever" Macworld UK 8:25 AM
"Fantastical 2 Review: Fantastical 2 is a redesigned version of Fantastical for iOS 7 with a bunch of added features, making it an even better and easier-to-use calendar app than ever before." 148Apps 4:00 PM
"BlackBerry Messenger For iPhone" Low End Mac 8:57 AM
"Climate Clock review: a minimal hourly weather forecast app" iDownload Blog 8:32 AM
"Kami review: Origami puzzle game soothes the iOS gamer" TechHive 8:54 AM
"Five frightening iPad and iPhone games for Halloween" Macworld UK 8:25 AM
"'Crowman & Wolfboy' Review - Runnin' With the Devil" Touch Arcade 10:18 AM
"Gaming in darkness: 'Papa Sangre II' is a terrifying world made entirely of sound" The Verge 8:37 AM
"Papa Sangre 2 Review: From the creators of the original, Papa Sangre 2 delivers another exceptionally chilling experience like never before." 148Apps 8:32 AM
"Apple's Tablet Market Share" Tech.pinions 9:26 AM
"Apple aims to outfit devices with solar power converters" CNET News 9:26 AM
"Yes, Apple is working on solar power for iPhones, iPads — no, it's not nearly as cool as it sounds" VentureBeat 9:23 AM
"Apple Probably Needs An Entirely New Product For Retail Traffic To Increase" AppAdvice 8:51 AM
"Here's Why They Call Wall Street's Gene Munster The 'Apple Oracle'" Business Insider 8:37 AM
"Apple is losing tablet market share – here's why it might not matter" BGR 8:24 AM
"All downhill for the Mac? I don't think so" AppleDailyReport 8:12 AM
"What Else Should Apple Buy? Microsoft" Mac360 8:11 AM
"How The iPad Air Will 'Kill' The Mac And PC" Mac360 8:11 AM
Non-Apple
"What's right (and wrong) with the Google Nexus 5" ZDNet 2:45 PM
"Lenovo Yoga Tablet Hands-On Preview With Video" HotHardware 1:41 PM
"Dell offers to replace laptops that smell like cat urine" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:51 PM
"How Microsoft is Scroogling its own users with Windows 8.1" BGR 12:04 PM
"Jonny Evans: Technology is sexist/The number of women working in technology is far below the percentage in the workforce at large, and enrollment numbers suggest that improvement isn't imminent" Computerworld 11:31 AM
"How the iPod President Crashed: Obama's Broken Technology Promise" Bloomberg Businessweek 8:42 AM
"Dell Latitude 6430u Users Complain Laptop Smells of Cat Urine" ABC News 9:21 AM
"Dell laptop buyers make a stink over cat smell" USA Today 11:32 AM
"Microsoft reorg: More pieces fall into place/Summary: Microsoft officials are continuing to tweak the reporting structure inside the company, a few months after management announced a corporate-wide reorg." ZDNet 2:54 PM
"Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud hit by worldwide management interuption: The issue is related to a management feature used to deploy services on Azure" IDG News Service 6:50 AM
"Whoopsie: Windows Azure stumbles again" GigaOM 9:17 AM
"What Do Nokia's Results Mean For Microsoft?" Seeking Alpha 1:43 PM
"Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia cleared in India: Microsoft said it would seek regulatory clearances in a number of countries including China" IDG News Service 6:50 AM
"Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 2 tablet" Coolest Gadgets 7:24 AM
"Microsoft, Infineon suits to proceed in Canada, not ADM" Reuters 11:33 AM
"Microsoft Plans to Stop Updating Anti-Virus Software on Windows XP" Softpedia 11:42 AM
"How Microsoft is Scroogling its own users with Windows 8.1" BGR News 2:50 PM
"Microsoft builds big giant Xbox One: A colossal Xbox One console appears on the streets of Canada to celebrate the upcoming console's launch. How big? Well, taller than the average person." CNET News 4:31 PM
"Intel: A New Era Of Mobile Computing Is Here" Seeking Alpha 1:45 PM
"Intel gets serious about 4G LTE with new chip" PCWorld 11:35 AM
"Intel Introduces 4G/LTE Modem for Tablets and Ultrabooks." X-bit labs 11:35 AM
"Intel's first modem with 2G, 3G and LTE is ready to roll in tablets, phones and laptops" Engadget 11:21 AM
"Tech Stocks: Facebook sentiment spotlights tech-sector action/CFO's comments give investors some reason to be cautious after strong results" MarketWatch 10:44 AM
"Stocks Flat as Traders Mull Mixed Data" FOXBusiness 1:37 PM
"U.S. Stocks Finish Lower: Investors Weigh Jobs Data, Earnings Reports, Fed" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:10 PM
"Sony Earnings: Firm Cuts Outlook as It Posts Loss/Weak Results Give CEO a Black Eye, Throwing Turnaround Into Doubt" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:44 PM
"Nintendo's Losses Mount: Sluggish Sales of Wii U Puts Pressure on Console-Focused Strategy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:46 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly lower after Fed statement/Asian markets were mostly lower Thursday as disappointing earnings combined with steady Federal Reserve policy to bring the region down." MarketWatch 7:41 AM
"Europe Markets: Earnings lift Europe stocks, offset Fed update/European stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday, as upbeat earnings from Alcatel-Lucent SA and BNP Paribas SA offset weak euro-zone unemployment data and concerns over the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve's bond-buying taper." MarketWatch 7:41 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:10 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:10 PM
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