"Apple, Inc.'s Operational Excellence Is Mind-Boggling" The Motley Fool 1:09 PM
"Poor, misunderstood Tim Cook is making all the right moves" Yahoo Finance 8:59 AM
"Apple CEO Cook Says IPhone Maker Will Release Diversity Data" Bloomberg 3:06 PM
"Can Samsung Ever Dethrone Apple, Inc.? Can Anyone?" The Motley Fool 9:00 AM
"Apple's Secret War Against Samsung is Working" The Mac Observer 2:58 PM
"Apple prodded FTC to investigate Google over kids' in-app purchases" Gigaom 10:24 AM
"Apple's top lawyer reported Google to FTC over in-app purchases by kids" 9to5Mac 10:24 AM
"Apple nudged FTC to look into Google Play Store after in-app purchase settlement" AppleInsider 10:24 AM
"Apple loses China patent case, separate suit against Apple continues: A Beijing court has ruled against Apple Inc by upholding the validity of a patent held by a Chinese company, clearing the way for the Chinese company to continue its own case against Apple for infringing intellectual property rights." Reuters 7:41 AM
"Apple loses patent case in China over Siri functions: The company plans to bring the case to a higher court to see if it can reverse the verdict that favors Shanghai-based Zhizhen Internet Technology." CNET 10:49 AM
"Apple suffers Siri patent case defeat in China: Apple has failed in its attempt to get a Chinese company's voice-recognition patent ruled invalid." BBC 8:20 AM
"Siri, did we just lose first bit of voice recog IP case in China? – Apple" The Register 8:23 AM
"Sweat sensor could make iWatch most personal device ever" Cult of Mac 8:04 AM
"From fashion to fitness part II: Apple hires a pair of key Nike FuelBand engineers" 9to5Mac 7:51 AM
"Apple hires two Nike FuelBand engineers, sparking more iWatch rumors" iMore 9:15 AM
"Are Macs Taking Over the Enterprise? More enterprises are embracing Macs, but is OS X actually challenging Windows?" InformationWeek 8:13 AM
"Apple beats Samsung as Galaxy fades" Computerworld 7:23 AM
"Advocates for blind, deaf want more from Apple: Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick to persuade one of their oldest allies, Apple Inc, to close an emerging digital divide in mobile technology." Reuters 7:40 AM
"Mac sales continue to slide in Q2 as overall PC market rebounds" AppleInsider 6:27 PM
"Apple Claims Its Carbon Footprint Shrank 3% from 2012 to 2013" The Mac Observer 9:29 PM
"Flash flaw could allow attackers to steal browser data on Macs, Adobe issues fix" AppleInsider 8:09 AM
"Flash Player Security Hole Allows Attackers to Steal Mac Browser Data" MacTrast 9:03 AM
"Flash vulnerability allows Mac browser data theft" MacIssues 9:16 AM
"Emergency Adobe Patch Fixes Website Login Stealing Security Flaw" The Mac Observer 10:09 AM
"OS X Yosemite beta adoption rate almost 4X that of Mavericks" TUAW 11:20 AM
"Apple's OS X Yosemite Is Already More Popular Than OS X Mavericks" AppAdvice 1:13 PM
"OS X Yosemite Developer Preview usage 4x greater than Mavericks" iDownload Blog 1:13 PM
"Apple turns off legacy AIM access and inadvertently kills it for everyone" O'Grady's PowerPage 7:47 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Mavericks discussion continues on freezes/hangs caused by network glitches, hardware problems, software problems and updates (along with historical perspectives on Mac OS reliability); Apple Mail problems and improvements (with the OS X 10.9.4 update); and an Apple feedback page for influencing OS X 10.10 ('Yosemite')." MacInTouch 10:15 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"AirBeam Pro 1.5 review: Turn your Mac and iOS devices into a home-surveillance system" Macworld 7:34 AM
"Alex Gollner looks at Apple's segmented timeline patent: bringing structure to video editing" fcp.co 8:09 AM
"iOS Is the King of US Web Traffic" Apple Gazette 7:46 AM
"iOS accounts for 61.9% of Branding Brand online visits" Apple Daily Report 8:20 AM
"Tim Cook says Apple will begin releasing diversity data, gives no timetable" 9to5Mac 3:07 PM
"Tim Cook promises Apple will release data on corporate diversity" AppleInsider 3:08 PM
"Apple extends solar farm plans, Greenpeace celebrates moves" V3 9:21 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP Eddy Cue Spotted at Sun Valley Conference [Photos] iClarified 3:15 PM
"Apple makes new moves as it prepares to attack wearables" BGR 7:54 AM
"Apple Poaches Two More People From Nike To Work On The iWatch" Business Insider 9:20 AM
"PC Rebound in Mature Regions Stabilizes Market, But Falls Short of Overall Growth in the Second Quarter of 2014, According to IDC" ["Top 5 Vendors, United States PC Shipments, Second Quarter 2014 (Preliminary)" Apple #4] Business Wire 3:02 PM
"Mac sales continue to slide in Q2 as overall PC market rebounds" AppleInsider 4:11 PM
"Apple Is Dumping Old iPhones for Cheap on eBay: Unlocked iPhone 5 models are selling for $200 less than their original price." Time 9:13 AM
"Roku and Chromecast go head-to-head in streaming race, Apple TV falling behind" Gigaom 9:16 AM
"Former retail chief: Only 1 in 100 Apple store visitors actually buys/In an interview at Stanford, Ron Johnson explains that Apple stores aren't places to sell. They are places to be." CNET 1:26 PM
"Former Retail Chief Recalls The Early Years" ifoAppleStore 8:09 AM
"Apple's former retail chief Ron Johnson talks working with Jobs on creation of retail stores (Video)" 9to5Mac 10:23 AM
"'Apple of China' brand Xiaomi pips iPhone in latest Chinese app usage Stats" 9to5Mac 7:43 AM
"The Original iPhone Film Festival returns" Macworld 7:34 AM
"Farmer loses phone, returned 8 months later: Oklahoma farmer Kevin Whitney thought his iPhone was lost for good when it fell into a grain elevator last year. Eight months later, his phone was returned unscathed after a trip to Japan." Associated Press 9:01 AM
"In depth demo of Apple's CarPlay feature in 2015 Hyundai Sonata (Video)" 9to5Mac 3:52 PM
"Bringing imaginary cities to life with the iPad" Cult of Mac 8:04 AM
"15-year-old girl killed trying to stop iPhone robbery" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
Non-Apple News
"Adidas Joins Wearable Stampede With Fitness Tracker" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:30 PM
"Samsung Wins a Major Design Patent Revealing a Galaxy Note with Multiple Displays" Patently Mobile 8:31 PM
"Wi-Fi hotspots a hotbed for hacker activity" CBS News 4:12 PM
"Google Maps can now tell you the exact distance between two points" The Verge 4:00 PM
"New breakthrough could lead to huge battery improvements" BGR 3:15 PM
"Report: Malware Poisons One-Third of World's Computers" TechNewsWorld 1:12 PM
"Beacons Will Be A Critical Way In-Store Retailers Combat The E-Commerce Threat" Business Insider 1:11 PM
"Samsung Drastically Cuts Galaxy S5 Orders for Q3 While the Korean Press Rips into Samsung's Recent Quarterly Failure" Patently Apple 12:13 PM
"Digital ad spending to reach record level in 2014, report says: More than 25 percent of total global ad spending will be digital this year, according to a prediction from a market researcher." CNET 9:07 AM
"Android SMS bot sets new infection record" BetaNews 9:06 AM
"Warning: Wiping Android phones doesn't actually delete personal data (here's what to do about it)" BGR 9:06 AM
"The Indestructible Smartphone: Closer Than You Think" LAPTOP Magazine 9:03 AM
"BlackBerry Squares Up for a Fight" TechNewsWorld 8:21 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"YML Archives for July 9th, 2014!" Your Mac Life 9:26 PM
"ACM 262: Apple's Threat to High-End Watch Makers" The Mac Observer 8:12 PM
"Roku beats Apple TV: again: on usage, purchases: Roku is No. 1 for set-top-box purchases and usage, and the gulf between it and No. 2 Apple is widening, a study says: but opportunity may rouse the sleeping giant." CNET 4:04 PM
"Apple TV vs Android TV comparison review: a closer look at Google and Apple's television boxes" Macworld UK 8:21 AM
"Structure Sensor review - a Project Tango competitor for iOS" iMore 3:59 PM
"Review: Ztylus Camera Case + RV-2 Revolver Lens for iPhone 5/5s" iLounge 3:15 PM
"Review: JBL Synchros Reflect In-Ear Sport Headphones" iLounge 10:49 AM
"Review: Inateck Dual Port 20W USB Travel Wall Charger" Run Around Tech 9:20 AM
"Lumsing DCH-5U 5-Port USB Travel Wall Charger [Review] BetaNews 7:52 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands on: Structure Sensor turns your iPad into a 3D scanning machine/Nifty clip-on device is more platform than product—and it needs apps to survive." Ars Technica 11:20 AM
"Ampersands the App: Character or Art?" eXtensions 10:09 AM
"Bubble Rival Review: Bubble Rival emphasizes speed over strategy, making for a fast and fun bubble-popping puzzle game." 148Apps 8:09 AM
"SnapMatch Soccer Review: Combining tile matching with soccer playing is a fairly successful combination for this charming if simple game." 148Apps 10:23 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Stupid Autocorrect, How to turn off Autocorrect on your iPad" PadGadget 3:22 PM
"How to get as much battery life as possible on your iPhone or Android phone" BGR 10:22 AM
"How to change the iTunes account on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 8:08 AM
Tips
"PadGadget's iPad Tips: Teach Siri to Pronounce Names Correctly" PadGadget 12:14 PM
"5 Steps To Storm-Proof Your Data: With proper preparation, cloud-based disaster recovery will enable your organization to weather the season of storms and power outages." InformationWeek 8:13 AM
"Microsoft's IE steps back from the brink of irrelevance: Beats the odds, and reverses some of the massive declines of 2005-2011" Computerworld 8:20 AM
"Microsoft Cautions CIOs Against Windows Support Deadlines" WSJ Blogs 10:33 AM
"IBM Launching Big Data, Analytics Programs at Chinese Universities; D.C. Chien Comments" ExecutiveBiz 10:36 AM
"3 Key Highlights From IBM's Online Retail Holiday Readiness Report" Mulitchannel Merchant 10:37 AM
"IBM goes berserk for chips as it announces $3B research initiative" VentureBeat 5:47 PM
"IBM rethinking decades-old computer design with $US3 billion investment: IBM is also looking ahead at a world in which computer chips don't have silicon" IDG News Service 6:07 PM
"IBM Pledges $3 Billion for Semiconductor Research: Computer Giant's Research Will Seek to Tackle Obstacles to Shrinking Circuitry, Develop Alternative Materials" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:05 PM
"PC declines narrow (if not evaporate) in Q2" Seeking Alpha 4:50 PM
"In 2014, 'phablet' is the new tablet: As large smartphones eat into tablet sales, Asia-based manufacturers are shifting resources accordingly, says Digitimes." CNET 7:39 AM
"US senate intelligence group approves cyber-sharing bill despite privacy concerns" V3 9:21 AM
"Why we still need to promote gender diversity in tech" The Next Web 3:22 PM
"Apple Stock: What Samsung's Earnings Guidance Means for Apple and the iPhone 6" The Motley Fool 4:00 PM
"Here's How Apple Plans to Crush Earnings" The Motley Fool 1:10 PM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Cisco, Facebook edge higher; Micron slips/Shares of Cisco Systems and Facebook Inc. rallied Wednesday, but the tech sector was weighed down by slumping shares of Micron Technology." MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"Stock Market Today: Markets Pop as Fed Alludes to End of Easing" TheStreet 4:06 PM
"Smile, stocks have a better day" CNNMoney 4:06 PM
"Alcoa helps lift market after 2 days of declines" Associated Press 1:17 PM
"U.S. Equity Futures Hold Steady Ahead Of FOMC Minutes" FOXBusiness 8:15 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Fed Minutes: Fed Says It's On Track for an October End to Bond Buys" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"The Future Is Cloudy For Buffett's Investment In IBM" Seeking Alpha 9:19 AM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks suffer on China data, U.S. losses/Shanghai stocks drop the most in almost three weeks" MarketWatch 8:14 AM
"Europe Markets: European markets head for fourth day in red/Admiral Group slumps in London after trading update" MarketWatch 8:14 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 1:14 PM
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