"After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board/Exclusive: The one-time Apple executive, who will be replaced by BlackRock co-founder Sue Wagner, reflects on his long association with the company and its co-founder, Steve Jobs." Fortune 8:29 AM
"Apple's Reminder of Low Female Board Membership" 24/7 Wall St. 7:56 AM
"Sue Wagner Elected To Apple's Board of Directors, Bill Campbell Retires" MacStories 8:20 AM
"Why Apple's Deal with IBM is the Biggest Tech News of 2014" The Motley Fool 3:26 PM
"Apple, IBM spell out enterprise support for iPhone, iPad: Will split duties, but IBM, which 'speaks enterprise,' will run point in new partnership" Computerworld 11:15 AM
"Apple And IBM - Connecting The Dots, Part 2: Hidden Implications?" Seeking Alpha 9:51 AM
"Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections: Apple has been criticised by the European Commission for not offering any 'concrete and immediate' plans to stop users being misled by 'free' apps." BBC 7:59 AM
"Apple should do more to tackle in-app purchases problem: EU" Reuters 10:01 AM
"EU Finds Apple Lacking in Efforts to Address In-App Payment Issues" MacRumors 10:01 AM
"Europe: Apple couldn't care less about kids' in-app spending sprees" The Register 1:30 PM
"Problems with Hannover Apple Store reportedly resolved, opening in September" 9to5Mac 7:56 AM
"Photos of Construction Material Hint at Scale of Apple's Spaceship Campus" MacRumors 8:59 AM
"Apple's Futuristic Spaceship Campus Is Slowly Coming Together" Gizmodo 8:59 AM
"Cool Samsung video shows how the Galaxy S5 can take you places the iPhone can't go" BGR 3:29 PM
"Can't wait until September? The Goophone i6 is out now, and it will fool your friends" 9to5Mac 7:53 AM
"The 'iPhone 6' Is in the Wild...in China" [Video Report] Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 8:22 AM
"Rendering Sparks Speculation on Future Apple Store" ifoAppleStore 8:48 AM
"Apple fraudsters get jail time for £15,000 phishing scam" V3 8:34 AM
"Flappy Bird Where it Belongs: On the Apple //C" The Mac Observer 10:49 AM
Non-Apple News
"Today's your last chance to tell the FCC how you feel about net neutrality" The Verge 9:21 AM
"Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated)" Engadget 8:48 AM
"No signal? No problem, with new goTenna device: Hikers, festival-goers and - potentially - drug dealers, could be able to stay in contact with friends, family or customers thanks to a new device which connects two mobile phones over a distance of 50 miles even when there is no reception" Telegraph 8:37 AM
"Amazon Moves to Own More of the Ebook Market with Kindle Unlimited" The Mac Observer 9:50 AM
"Watch Amazon's inaugural television commercial for upcoming Fire smartphone" iDownload Blog 9:51 AM
"It's Now Clear Why Amazon Is Making A Phone — And Why People Will Buy It" Business Insider 8:32 AM
"Weak phone sales prompt Samsung's handset bosses to give back some of their bonuses" BGR 8:04 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming July 19: Gene Steinberg meets Bryan Chaffin from The Mac Observer and Jonny Evans, Computerworld's 'Apple Holic' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:34 PM
"This huge iPhone 6 rumor Infographic will tell you what to expect in September" BGR 11:43 AM
"Epic Games builds support for iOS 8 Metal deep into Unreal Engine" iDownload Blog 9:59 AM
"iSense something, a presence not felt since... Apple sketches fanboi-finding infrared sensors: Patent application covers tech to detect man from machine" The Register 8:21 AM
"Apple Might Not Use Sapphire, Short GT Advanced Technologies" Seeking Alpha 11:15 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Breach & Clear For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 8:39 AM
"Hairy Tales For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" Apple Sliced 8:39 AM
"Copter Rescue For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:39 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:49 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:49 AM
"'RPG Fanatic Earth' Review - A Buddy Cop RPG In A Sci-Fi Dystopia" Touch Arcade 1:30 PM
"Overcast: Podcast Player Review/Overcast compiles an impressive set of features and a super simple transfer process that makes it a very attractive proposition for most podcast enthusiasts." 148Apps 1:30 PM
"Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon Review/Smash your way through Space with Marvel's cosmic misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy. Just be prepared for some galactic grinding." 148Apps 9:01 AM
"Fallen Lords Review: Fallen Lords is a decent game, but its similarity and inferiority compared to Ghost Stories makes it ultimately forgettable." 148Apps 1:31 PM
"Pro Zombie Soccer Apocalypse Pocket Edition: Kick soccer balls at zombies until they explode in this solid arcade game." 148Apps 9:51 AM
"Elfcraft Review: I feel like forging elements is really more of a dwarven gig, but Elfcraft is still an enjoyable (if ultimately forgettable) puzzle experience." 148Apps 10:35 AM
"Dirty Depths Review: Dirty Depths is a fun and simple action game that will keep you company while you're lounging by the lake or pool this summer." 148Apps 11:46 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Kids projects: Make a vacation travel trailer with iMovie on your iPhone or iPad!" iMore 2:54 PM
"How to fix a blown or distorted earpiece in your iPhone: The ultimate guide" iMore 10:36 AM
"How to organize photos and videos into albums on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 8:49 AM
"How to Bulk Remove Many Photos on iPhone Quickly with a Date Trick" OS X Daily 8:22 AM
"Believe it or not, there are 5 companies with worse customer service than Comcast" BGR 10:36 AM
"'Verizon made an enemy': FiOS customer mad that Netflix works better on VPN/75Mbps Verizon FiOS service isn't good enough to stream Netflix smoothly." Ars Technica 9:59 AM
"Scientists Are Afraid To Talk About The Robot Apocalypse, And That's A Problem" Business Insider 8:31 AM
"No good alternative for Aereo cord cutters without antennas: In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why the Supreme Court's Aereo decision was bad for those who've ditched traditional TV service." CNET 8:09 AM
"Microsoft's Game Plan: Fire Lots of People and Then?" The Tech Night Owl 8:03 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Apple and IBM's wedding!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:45 AM
"Microsoft Will Scream Under Satya Nadella" Seeking Alpha 9:02 AM
"Microsoft layoffs: Operating systems group chief Myerson's memo to the troops" ZDNet 12:12 PM
"To Help Boost Growth, Should Microsoft Sell Nokia to Lenovo?" Forbes 9:01 AM
"Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year" Computerworld 8:20 AM
"Surface survives Microsoft cuts, but tablet strategy remains muddled: What part, if any, will Nokia have in tablets, analysts ask" InfoWorld 8:03 AM
"5 no-bull takeaways about Microsoft's restructuring: What's the real meaning of Microsoft's job cuts and reorg? Here are the five points you need to know" InfoWorld 7:58 AM
"With Nokia, Microsoft is showing it's not afraid to make bold moves. Just not the right ones" ZDNet 7:40 AM
"Could Microsoft Steal Mobile OS Market Share From Apple And Google Via Cloud?" Seeking Alpha 7:06 AM
"I Love Microsoft Before, Now, And Into Earnings; It's Better Than Apple Or Amazon" Seeking Alpha 7:05 AM
"Microsoft: Should Investors Continue Betting On A Turnaround?" Seeking Alpha 7:05 AM
"Microsoft Job Cuts Prompt Finnish Demands as Recession Hurts" Bloomberg 7:04 AM
"Microsoft's Tough Call to Come on Phones" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:03 AM
"Microsoft to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs: New CEO Nadella Seeks to Remake Company; Layoffs Primarily Among Phone and Tablet Staff, Which Bulged After Nokia Buy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:03 AM
"Microsoft Eliminating 18,000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines" Bloomberg 7:03 AM
"Microsoft Cuts Can't Cool Seattle Hunger for Code Writers" Bloomberg 7:01 AM
"Inside IBM's billion-dollar bet on Watson" VentureBeat 12:07 PM
"Buying Big Blue On A Clean Quarter And Record Q2 EPS" Seeking Alpha 11:14 AM
"IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager enters Gartner's Magic Quadrant/Summary: IBM goes full speed ahead in Gartner's Magic Quadrant report for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances." ZDNet 12:15 PM
"Dow Today: International Business Machines Lower" TheStreet 11:13 AM
"IBM Slumps: What Wall Street's Saying" TheStreet 9:05 AM
"Tech Five: Google shares climbs, IBM sinks" USA Today 9:04 AM
"IBM Beats on Earnings, Revenues; Positive Outlook for 2H" Zacks 9:04 AM
"Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's revenue flattens: But profits jump compared to a year ago, when the company took a restructuring charge" InfoWorld 8:01 AM
"Cost-Cutting Aids IBM's Profit, but Revenue Remains Soft: Computing Giant Continues to Struggle With Shifts in Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:09 AM
"IBM Transformation Continues, Expect The Shares To Trade To $250 By Year-End" Seeking Alpha 7:09 AM
"IBM Shares Grow Scarcer as Buybacks Bring Count Below 1 Billion" Bloomberg 7:09 AM
"Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's revenue flattens: But profits jump compared to a year ago, when the company took a restructuring charge" InfoWorld 8:01 AM
"Exclusive: Vatican dispute sheds light on HP case in troubled Autonomy deal" Reuters 11:16 AM
"Why Meg Whitman's Ascent to Chairman of HP Signals New Beginning" TheStreet 2:54 PM
"AMD's Future Is In The Hands Of Samsung, Global Foundries And... Apple" Seeking Alpha 11:19 AM
"How Will Advanced Micro Devices Stock React to This Analyst Action Today?" TheStreet 11:19 AM
"Advanced Micro Misses Q2 Earnings on Weak Consumer PC Market" Zacks 9:07 AM
"PC market rebound doesn't help AMD's earnings: AMD reports a net loss of $36 million for the second quarter, but that's a big improvement from the same quarter a year ago" InfoWorld 8:02 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices sinks after earnings miss" MarketWatch 7:12 AM
"AMD: Sell-Off Is Warranted As AMD Disappoints So Early In The Recovery Cycle" Seeking Alpha 7:11 AM
"AMD Fell Short Of Expectations, So What Now?" Seeking Alpha 7:11 AM
"Intel Taking Down AMD in the Low End: AMD is ceding material share to Intel in the sub-$399 notebook market." Barron's 2:55 PM
"Can Intel Corporation's Ambitious 2015 Smartphone Plans Compete With Qualcomm?" The Motley Fool 11:21 AM
"Can NVIDIA Outsmart Intel in High-Performance Computing?" The Motley Fool 11:21 AM
"Intel Surges on PC Strength, but Can It Last?" The Motley Fool 11:20 AM
"Some cloud services are more important than others, and should be treated that way" ZDNet 12:14 PM
"Despite Disappointing Mobile Results, Intel Stock Is Still A Long-Term Buy" Seeking Alpha 7:12 AM
"The Surprising Market Where Apple, Inc. Is Missing a Big Opportunity" The Motley Fool 9:36 PM
"Little consensus on Apple's iPhone, iPad sales for the third quarter" AppAdvice 10:02 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Google spurs tech gains following earnings/Tech stocks looked to close the week out on a high note Friday, with Google Inc. rising in the wake of the company's upbeat second-quarter results." MarketWatch 10:36 AM
"Stock Market Today: Markets Shrug Off Escalating Geopolitical Conflict to Close Higher" TheStreet 4:20 PM
"US stock futures creep up after General Electric, Google and other big companies post results" FOXBusiness 8:35 AM
"US stocks mount strong rebound on company earnings" Associated Pressq 4:21 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rebound to Post Weekly Gains: S&P 500 Rises 0.5% For Week, Leaving it Up 7% in 2014" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:21 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks drop most in three weeks after plane crash/Japanese stocks posted their biggest decline in three weeks on Friday, leading regional losses as part of a global market rout following a deadly Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine." MarketWatch 8:33 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks fall; RBS, Volvo among decliners/European stock markets traded broadly lower on Friday, spurred by geopolitical concerns after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops into Gaza." MarketWatch 10:30 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:47 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 8:06 PM
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