"Apple is working with Swatch & others on a 'family' of smartwatches: Apple has been working with at least one partner, Swatch, to release a line of smartwatches in variety of branded styles and price points, a source with knowledge of the situation tells VentureBeat." VentureBeat 4:16 PM
"Why iTunes, apps and services may be key to Apple's future" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:51 AM
"Apple Hints New Products Near With Bigger IPhones Looming" Bloomberg 8:54 AM
"Apple iPhone Rollout Boosts Asia's Component Makers: Apple Suppliers in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea Raise Forecasts Ahead of Expected New iPhone Launch" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:08 AM
"With Yosemite public beta, Apple's more open than ever" Macworld 8:16 AM
"Apple's Cook: 'Best execution' since I took over/CNBC's Josh Lipton spoke to Apple's CEO Tim Cook about earnings, tablets and margins. Cook said he was not concerned iPad sales. CNBC's John Fortt provides insight" [Video Report] CNBC 10:27 AM
"Apple Profit Healthy: All Eyes On Fall/Sales of iPads proved disappointing, but Apple posted strong iPhone, Mac, and iTunes numbers. The big test comes next quarter." InformationWeek 8:58 AM
"Apple's Secret Weapon: App Store Sales" Business Insider 9:42 AM
"Apple margin concerns fade, focus shifts to iPhone launch" Reuters 8:58 AM
"Cook: Apple has made 30 acquisitions thus far in fiscal 2014" MacNN 8:43 AM
"5 takeaways from the Apple earnings call: Apple's doing great in China, not so well in tablets, and R&D spending is increasing" IDG News Service 8:13 AM
"Apple gains China traction, but is it enough?" CNBC 9:56 AM
"The Apple/IBM deal: iOS claims the IoT/The partnership announced last week isn't just about selling more iPhones. It's part of a big push into the Internet of Things." Computerworld 9:05 AM
"Apple's Big Deal With IBM Will Help Boost Its Business Sales" Seeking Alpha 9:45 AM
"Is the Curtain Falling on Tablets? Four Years After First iPad Appeared, Questions Remain About Place in Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:45 PM
"Appidemic: Blackwell 3: Convergence for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 7:56 AM
"'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Review - Never Doubt A Raccoon" Touch Arcade 12:02 PM
"Secret Files Tunguska Review: Offering traditional adventuring with no fear of in-app purchases, Secret Files Tunguska is sure to entertain fans of the genre." 148Apps 8:18 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Use The iOS 7 Compass App" MacTrast 8:42 AM
"How to lock focus in the Camera app for iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:10 AM
Tips
"3 Tips to Prevent iPhone Overheating & Temperature Warnings" OS X Daily 9:46 AM
"5 basic iOS tips everyone needs to know" Cult of Mac 9:28 AM
"'Hearthstone' Curse of Naxxramas Guide - Tips and Decks to Beat Heroic Arachnid Quarter" Touch Arcade 1:20 PM
"Comcast memo: Retention rep from hell 'did what we trained him to do'" Houston Chronicle 9:41 AM
"You Are Being Tracked Online By A Sneaky New Technology -- Here's What You Need To Know" Forbes 9:09 AM
"Review: Fire phone, an improvement on the familiar" Associated Press 12:04 PM
"Can the Amazon Fire Phone Take on iPhone and Samsung?" Re/code 11:59 AM
"The Reviews Are In: Amazon's Fire Phone Is No iPhone Or Galaxy S5 Killer" Business Insider 9:43 AM
"How Amazon's New Fire Phone Stacks Up Against The Competition" Business Insider 9:43 AM
"Amazon Fire Phone Review: Full of Gimmicks, Lacking Basics/Offers Innovations Against Apple's iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy; Also Battery, App Issues" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:33 AM
"Early reviews very chilly concerning Amazon's Fire Phone" Cult of Android 8:08 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Be careful what you tweet for!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:31 AM
"FiftyThree Releases SDK So Third-Party Developers Can Build Apps Around Its Pencil Stylus" TechCrunch 8:18 AM
"First look at Fleksy's upcoming keyboard launching alongside iOS 8" 9to5Mac 8:17 AM
"ECOXGEAR announces Ecostone rugged Bluetooth speaker" Coolest Gadgets 7:53 AM
"Apple co-Founder Threatens To Leave Facebook Over Data Ownership Concerns" SocialSafe 7:48 AM
"Electronic Arts confirms that a new Peggle game for mobile is inbound" AppAdvice 7:48 AM
"FLIR One Thermal iPhone case goes on pre-order" Insanely Great Mac 7:34 AM
"Kingston Digital Ships Large Capacity Near 1TB SSD" MacPrices 7:33 AM
"Can't Manage A Standing Desk? Meet Cubii, The Sitting Exerciser" ["It also includes a Bluetooth radio and there's a companion app — so your underdesk mileage can be quantified. Top marks for tapping the zeitgeist there, Cubii."] TechCrunch 7:29 AM
"Together for iPad and iPhone 1.0 Now Available" prMac 8:52 AM
"MonApps introduces Mouse Hunter 1.0 for iOS - Hunt Down Mice" prMac 7:30 AM
"GO! Messenger: Most Unusual Messenger For iOS" prMac 7:30 AM
"3D Turbo Cross Racing for iOS and Google Android Speeds to the Top" prMac 7:30 AM
"Microsoft's 'one Windows' -- what it really means: Is Microsoft building a single version of Windows that will run on phones, tablets, PCs, and gaming consoles? Nope. Here's a refresher on what's really happening." CNET 11:58 AM
"Microsoft CEO affirms one Windows for all devices: Satya Nadella says in no uncertain terms that the 'three' Windows operating systems will merge into one OS." CNET 7:37 AM
"Microsoft CEO to Bring Windows Software Together As One" Digital Trends 8:07 AM
"Windows development set to be 'unified' by Microsoft" BBC 8:51 AM
"Microsoft's most boneheaded product is about to be killed off" CNNMoney 12:01 PM
"Microsoft tops revenue forecast but profit falls short: New CEO Nadella talked about emphasizing productivity offerings and the cloud, but gave no new details on the company's wide-ranging layoff plan." Seattle Times 9:34 AM
"Microsoft revenue lifted by cloud sales to businesses: Revenue was up by 18 percent, but profits for the quarter were down" IDG News Service 8:13 AM
"Microsoft revenue up 18%, beating expectations, but profits come up short" GeekWire 8:03 AM
"Microsoft's Q4 FY2014 earnings by the numbers" BetaNews 7:54 AM
"Microsoft Earnings: 3 Big Takeaways/Microsoft's cloud business is booming, but devices and consumer mindshare remain problems." InformationWeek 8:58 AM
"Booming cloud business is leading the way for Microsoft: Office 365 and Azure together generating more than $4.4 billion a year." Ars Technica 12:04 PM
"AMD's turnaround hits a snag, repelling investors" MarketWatch 10:29 AM
"Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud: Data-as-a-service offering does the heavy lifting when it comes to delivering consumer data, Oracle says" IDG News Service 8:13 AM
"Oracle sets out to redefine the data-driven enterprise" BetaNews 7:53 AM
"Oracle delivers PRISM for business in the shape of cloud-based Data as a Service" V3 9:48 AM
"Attack of the clones: Oracle's latest Red Hat Linux lookalike arrives" The Register 9:36 AM
"Cisco's John Chambers: What I Look For Before We Buy A Startup" Business Insider 3:07 PM
"Apple riding high on earnings report" TG Daily 3:06 PM
"Why Apple investors should prepare for an iBummer this fall/Pacific Crest: Need a 'huge new profit pool' to keep outperform rating" MarketWatch 1:24 PM
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