"Apple Earnings: This Week's Big Tech Story to Watch" The Motley Fool 10:46 AM
"It's Scary How Fast Apple Could Lose Its Dominance" The Motley Fool 10:46 AM
"Former Obama Spokesman Said Discussing PR Job With Apple" Bloomberg 8:22 AM
"Former Obama Spokesman Said Discussing PR Job With Apple" Bloomberg 7:34 PM
"Will Apple Hire a Former White House Press Secretary?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 12:50 PM
"Former White House Press Secretary Carney still considering Apple PR role, Bloomberg says" Bloomberg 8:48 PM
"Stop blaming Apple for an entire industry's sins: Apple hasn't always had an exemplary record on labour ethics or the environment. But going by media reports, you'd think it was the only culprit - and it's absolutely not." Macworld UK 7/19
"The IBM Partnership Makes Apple A Real Enterprise Player In Retail" Forbes 7/19
"Apple and IBM's Partnership Hurts BlackBerry's Comeback" Latin Post 7/19
"Silicon Valley's Women Problem: Only 7% Of Tech Boards Are Female/Apple just added a second female director to its 8-seat board – and in Silicon Valley, that counts as progress." Forbes 7/19
"Why This New Board Member Could Be a Boon for Apple Inc. Stock" The Motley Fool 7/19
"Former Obama Spokesman Said Discussing PR Job with Apple" Bloomberg 7/19
"EU Tells Apple, Google: Limit In-App Purchasing/'Children must be better protected when playing online,' EU Commissioner declares in in-app goods crackdown." InformationWeek 7/19
"9 reasons Apple's stock will keep rising: It's had a big run over the past few months, but it still hasn't reached its full potential." MarketWatch 7/19
"Apple Mail discussion has more today about email being misdirected to the trash (including some issues with IMAP settings)." MacInTouch 7/19
"Application discussion includes performance notes and tips about Apple's Numbers app, plus more about Adobe Creative Cloud issues, backward compatibility, alternatives, and also a problem with an Adobe Safari plug-in: AdobePDFViewerNPAPI." MacInTouch 7/19
"Apple Mail discussion focuses on a problem with emails unexpectedly and wrongly getting put in the trash." MacInTouch 7/18
"Bugs & Fixes: Saving your Notes from disaster" Macworld 7/18
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Explaining Continuity: The tech tying iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite together/Handoff, AirDrop, and more will bridge the device gap—if your hardware is up to it." Ars Technica 8:17 PM
"Run QuickTime Player 7 in OS X Yosemite & Mavericks" OS X Daily 6:17 PM
"Best Free Keyloggers for Windows and Mac OS X" Digital Trends 6:17 PM
"Find Out if Your Mac Will Support Handoff in OS X Yosemite" Lifehacker 7/19
"How to Create a Retina-Ready DMG-Based App Installer" Tuts+ 7/18
"Parcel 1.2.2 review: Where in the world is your package? Use this Mac app to find out" Macworld 7/18
"Adobe Premiere Elements 12: when you need something a little beefier than iMovie" Apple Daily Report 7/18
"Removing the NTSC presets from Final Cut Pro 7" Amsys 7/18
"How to transfer preview signatures to a new Mac" MacIssues 7/18
"Convert Your Aperture Library to Lightroom with this FREE Utility" Terry White's Tech Blog 7/18
"Here's Where Apple's Mac Sales Are Taking Off" The Motley Fool 3:00 PM
"Here's What It's Like To Intern At Apple" Business Insider 8:15 AM
"Apple's iPhone 5 Targeted in new Lawsuit over Speech Recognition" Patently Apple 10:33 AM
"Apple Store draws fans to grand opening: Like entering the first run of a Broadway spectacle or new amusement park ride, about 300 people waited then weaved through stanchions to be the first inside the corporate-owned Apple Store during its grand opening Saturday at The Greene Town Center." Dayton Daily News 10:47 AM
"Cashing In the Chips on TSMC: The giant Taiwanese chip foundry is under pressure from customers like Apple and Qualcomm and rivals like Abu Dhabi's Global Foundry. Why the stock could drop more than 10%." Barron's 7/19
"What are the best tablets on the market?" Canoe 7/19
"The Kim Kardashian Mobile Game Broke Last Night And Fans Of The Game Were Frantic" Business Insider 7/19
"Trent Reznor Talks Apple's Beats Acquisition, New NIN Tour Production, Gone Girl Score" StereoGum 7/19
"6 Steve Jobs stories we learned this month" Computerworld 7/18
"ICYMI: Why Apple and IBM make not-so-strange bedfellows" [Podcast] Gigaom 7/19
"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 7/18
"Roku 3 vs Apple TV: Which Model is the Best Bet?" Gamer Headlines 6:19 PM
"Review - Patriot Aero Wireless Mobile Drive Review" MacNN 11:35 AM
"Cooking with my iPhone: A review of Supermechanical's Range thermometers" Gigaom 10:36 AM
"iHome iDL46 Dual Charging Stereo FM Clock Radio review" TechnologyTell 2:56 PM
"Review: Nio Tag" ["Nio Tag is a small, battery powered device that is the world's first Bluetooth Low Energy security tag. It's compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 enabled mobile phones."] Canadian Reviewer 8:51 AM
"Review: Razer Kraken Pro headset" Electronista 8:17 PM
"'RPG Fanatic Earth' Review - A Buddy Cop RPG In A Sci-Fi Dystopia" Touch Arcade 7/18
"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 7/18
"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 7/18
"Fallen Lords Review: Fallen Lords is a decent game, but its similarity and inferiority compared to Ghost Stories makes it ultimately forgettable." 148Apps 7/18
"Pro Zombie Soccer Apocalypse Pocket Edition: Kick soccer balls at zombies until they explode in this solid arcade game." 148Apps 7/18
"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 7/18
"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 7/18
How-To/Tutorial
"How to take a photo while simultaneously shooting video with your iPhone or iPad" iMore 3:02 PM
"How To Text Emojis To Friends On Your iPhone" Business Insider 2:59 PM
"How to Quit Multiple iPhone Apps Simultaneously in iOS with Multitouch" OS X Daily 2:58 PM
"How to use zoom for visual accessibility on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 7/19
"How-to: Safely delete or change an iCloud account from your Mac or iOS device" 9to5Mac 7/19
"How to make sure you capture unexpected photos of your kids with your iPhone" iMore 7/19
"Kids projects: Make a vacation travel trailer with iMovie on your iPhone or iPad!" iMore 7/18
"How to fix a blown or distorted earpiece in your iPhone: The ultimate guide" iMore 7/18
"How to organize photos and videos into albums on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 7/18
"How to Bulk Remove Many Photos on iPhone Quickly with a Date Trick" OS X Daily 7/18
"Believe the hype: Smartwatches can deliver on their potential" ["One of my frustrations recently has been writers constantly rattling on that the category won't take off until Apple releases it's long-rumored iWatch, but I disagree. Headlines like 'Can Apple's iWatch save smartwatches' are a regular occurrence now, but I don't think the device will be too much of a departure from what is already on sale."] The Next Web 6:18 PM
"Can Apple's iPhone 6 Perform Better Than Its Predecessor?" The Motley Fool 3:00 PM
"An Apple Yankee in Android's court" Gigaom 2:57 PM
"16 Examples Of Steve Jobs Acting Like A Huge Jerk" Business Insider 10:51 AM
"Apple Store Crowd Cheers Man in Underwear Screaming About Love" Matthew Silver 10:38 AM
"Don't Sweat the Rumored 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Delay" The Motley Fool 8:52 AM
"Even after denial, Bloomberg says Jay Carney in the running for Apple PR head" Bloomberg 7/19
"Has Apple's New 12-Inch MacBook Model Hit a Production Snag?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 7/19
"Apple's new iPhone rumored to launch in late September" MarketWatch 7/19
"Here's What We Know About the iPhone 6 So Far" The Motley Fool 7/19
"iPhone 6 Latest Rumors: Rumors about the next generation iPhone have been intensifying in recent weeks and months in response to the fact that the iPhone 6 is expected to be released in September. The most intense speculation has surrounded the screen size of the smartphone, with leaks from the Apple supply chain indicating that the iPhone 6 will be released in two different model sizes." ValueWalk 7/19
"Apple Camp Is Fabulous! We've been really busy this week with Apple Camp this week. My kids did the Stories in Motion camp this past week. It's not a huge time committment in store - just getting up early for a few days and driving to the mall - but we spent a huge amount of time at home working on their projects. And it was totally free." Life Outside the Fishbowl 7/19
"Apple Goes Back to the Future to Fight Google" The Mac Observer 7/18
"Google & Apple: 'If you charge for in-app goodies, you can no longer call your app free'" VentureBeat 7/18
"Apple isn't being parental enough, according to EU" TUAW 7/18
"Apple TV 2014 preview: What to expect from the new Apple TV" Macworld UK 7/18
"Apple Could Destroy This Startup In One Move" Benzinga 7/18
"iOS 8's four most surprisingly useful features" BGR 7/18
"Will an Apple enterprise segment threaten BlackBerry and Microsoft?" TheStreet 7/18
"The one iMac feature cat lovers really want" TUAW 7/18
"iPhone or Canon? A veteran photographer debates digital versus analog" Cult of Mac 7/18
"Tim Cook Tells WSJ He Does 80 Percent of His Work on iPad" Daring Fireball 7/18
"Apple Not So Clear On Where Washington, D.C. Is, Either" Consumerist 7/18
"Why has sexy Apple gone to bed with Big Boring IBM? The Blue Apple affair: Inspired by Jobs, driven by Microsoft and Android" The Register 7/18
"How To Think About The Apple/IBM Deal And BlackBerry" Seeking Alpha 7/18
"5 Features That Apple Took From Android For iOS 8" Words Can Speak 7/18
"How about an automobile with the iPhone as its 'brain'?" Apple Daily Report 7/18
"Apple And My List Of Winners And Losers" Mac 360 7/18
"Renting: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Subscription Services" Mac 360 7/18
Non-Apple
"Samsung Gear 2 Neo Review: This Is The Mainstream Smartwatch For The Summer" Forbes 6:10 PM
"Facebook, you are dead to me ... for now" GeekWire 2:59 PM
"Social shopping experiments continue on Facebook and Twitter. But why?" VentureBeat 11:35 AM
"10 Beautiful Design Details In Google's New Android Software" Business Insider 10:54 AM
"Overcoming the Flawed Paradigm of Social Media Measurement" The Next Web 10:44 AM
"Texting while driving is worse than driving drunk" TechnologyTell 10:37 AM
"Here's Definitive Proof Nintendo's Wii U Isn't Dead Yet" Time 7/19
"Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full credit card numbers: FOIA request turns up 9 years of records, including plaintext credit card numbers." Ars Technica 7/19
"Technology's Rainbow Connection: Silicon Valley's Embrace of the Gay and Lesbian Community" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7/18
"Here's how the future of travel looks, powered by mobile & beacons" VentureBeat 7/18
"Microsoft Reduces Workforce to Focus on Breakthrough Phones" Patently Apple 7/18
"Believe it or not, there are 5 companies with worse customer service than Comcast" BGR 7/18
"'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 7/18
"Scientists Are Afraid To Talk About The Robot Apocalypse, And That's A Problem" Business Insider 7/18
"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 7/18
"Microsoft's Game Plan: Fire Lots of People and Then?" The Tech Night Owl 7/18
"From a Classical Pianist, an App Lets You Graft Your Voice Onto Actual Hit Songs" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:48 PM
"This App Teaches You How To Play Almost Any Song You Can Find Online And It's Awesome" Business Insider 2:57 PM
"Starbucks Will Soon Let You Order a Coffee From Your iPhone" iClarified 11:35 AM
"Kanex Announces Thunderbolt to eSATA and Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adapters" iClarified 10:54 AM
"Visit York County app now available: The Rock Hill/York County Convention & Visitors Bureau has launched its first mobile app 'Visit York County, SC.' It is available in the Apple Store for iPhone users and on Google Play for Android users." York County Herald: South Carolina 10:50 AM
"Download Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.9.4 today for iOS" Product Reviews Net 10:46 AM
"SamKnows home broadband utility app gains iPad support and device selection feature" AppAdvice 10:38 AM
"Timberman: Top 8 tips, hints, and cheats you need to know!" iMore 10:36 AM
"Add Up: New Number Strategy Puzzle for iOS" prMac 8:16 AM
"Sink your teeth into Soccer Biter and become a World Champ" prMac 8:16 AM
"Guitar! by Smule updated with new Alternative Country guitar, new Freestyle Mode and more" AppAdvice 8:15 AM
"Rookie 2.0 boasts professional photo-editing features on iOS" AppAdvice 8:15 AM
"IBM faces chip crossroads: With a whirlwind two weeks' worth of IBM news, the road ahead for Big Blue looks a little clearer, but key questions are publicly unanswered on which road the chip business will take." Poughkeepsie Journal 8:49 AM
"Microsoft Corporation Just Switched Off Xbox TV" The Motley Fool 8:24 AM
"Microsoft's Xbox Isn't Going Anywhere" The Motley Fool 3:01 PM
"Xbox One Sales Doubled in June, Still Trail PlayStation" 24/7 Wall St. 8:23 AM
"This Was Microsoft's Biggest Mistake of the Last 10 Years" The Motley Fool 10:53 AM
"Microsoft quietly kills Nokia McLaren amid major changes" Tech Times 8:39 AM
"IBM - Shifting Focus From Repurchases To Operational Improvements Is To Be Applauded" Seeking Alpha 8:13 AM
"IBM Extends Slump, Cheers Analysts" Seeking Alpha 8:13 AM
"IBM: Turning Around But Overpriced" Seeking Alpha 8:13 AM
"HP Slate 8 Plus, Slate 10 Plus, and HP 10 Plus tablets coming soon (leaks)" Liliputing 8:30 AM
"Dell begins accepting virtual currency bitcoin" IANS 8:28 AM
"Why Intel Popped, AMD Plunged, and NVIDIA Sagged" The Motley Fool 8:31 AM
"Is Microsoft adopting a more agile approach?" TG Daily 7/19
"Microsoft Layoffs Include an End to Original Video Production" The Motley Fool 7/19
"Microsoft Layoffs Hit Nokia Hard and Take Down the X Lineup" Latin Post 7/19
"Microsoft Kills Entertainment Unit, May Shelve Flagship Lumia 'McLaren'" DailyTech 7/19
"Report: Microsoft's cuts include the EMEA Xbox team" Polygon 7/19
"Microsoft betrayed Finland says Finnish Minister of Finance: Microsoft has betrayed Finland, states Mr Anti Rinne, the Minister of Finance for Finland in the wake of Microsoft's recent announcement to dramatically reduce its workforce." iTWire 7/19
"Are Historic Layoffs Best for Microsoft?" Top Tech News 7/19
"Windows 9: Start Menu To Return, Rumored To Be Free/Microsoft's reboot of its operating system is expected to be released at some point next year" ValueWalk 7/19
"The Chromebook gains and Microsoft responds: Chromebooks continue to give Microsoft and Windows trouble. And Microsoft continues to make a case against them." CNET 7/19
"This Is How Drastically Your Windows Computer Has Changed Over The Years" Business Insider 7/19
"Microsoft imposes new rules on contract workers, requiring 6-month break from access" Seattle Times 7/19
"What to Expect From Microsoft's Q4 Earnings" Wall Street Pit 7/19
"Vatican dispute sheds light on HP case in troubled Autonomy deal" IndiaTimes 7/19
"Dell, Newegg start accepting Bitcoin as payment" Digital Trends 7/19
"Lenovo spins 180, says it's still in the 8-in. Windows tablet game: Withdrawal from small-sized Windows tablet U.S. market only temporary, company clarifies" Computerworld 7/19
"Lenovo says it's still committed to small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S." PCWorld 7/19
"Google Has a Huge New Business You Probably Don't Know About" Fortune 7/19
"What if every PC game could run on your tablet? Digital Foundry presents an alternative vision for the future of mobile gaming." Eurogamer 7/19
"Apple Earnings: 3 Things Investors Should Watch" The Motley Fool 10:53 AM
"Apple Supply Cuts Are Killing GT Advanced, but Solar Potential Makes It a Long-Term Buy" The Motley Fool 12:52 PM
"What to Expect in Tech Next Week: Microsoft and Apple Earnings" The Motley Fool 7/19
"4 Possible Winners of Apple, Inc.'s iWatch" The Motley Fool 7/19
"Apple's Q3 Risks Are To The Downside" Seeking Alpha 7/19
"The Surprising Market Where Apple, Inc. Is Missing a Big Opportunity" The Motley Fool 7/18
"Little consensus on Apple's iPhone, iPad sales for the third quarter" AppAdvice 7/18
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 7/18
"Stock Market Today: Markets Shrug Off Escalating Geopolitical Conflict to Close Higher" TheStreet 7/18
"US stock futures creep up after General Electric, Google and other big companies post results" FOXBusiness 7/18
"US stocks mount strong rebound on company earnings" Associated Pressq 7/18
"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] 7/18
"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 7/18
"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 7/18
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 7/18
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 7/18
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