"Mergers: Commission approves Apple's acquisition of US headphone maker and music streaming business Beats" [Article at bottom 1/3 of page] European Commission 7:13 AM
"Apple's Beats Acquisition Gets Approval From The European Commission" TechCrunch 7:14 AM
"Apple's Beats Deal Gets Nod From EU: European Union Antitrust Regulators Have Approved the $3 billion Acquisition" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:54 AM
"Apple's $3B Beats acquisition gets EU approval: Regulators say that the acquisition raises no competition concerns because the companies' combined market share is low." CNET 9:09 AM
"European Commission approves Apple's acquisition of Beats" 9to5Mac 8:35 AM
"EU Commission's Approval Is a Good Sign for the Apple-Beats Deal" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 12:55 PM
"Beats sued by Bose over noise-cancelling patents" BBC 8:20 AM
"Bose is suing Apple's Beats over noise-cancellation patents" The Inquirer 8:21 AM
"Apple to Buy Radio App Swell for $30 Million" Re/code 7:51 AM
"Apple's Swell Buy Signals a Focus on Personalization" Billboard 2:07 PM
"Apple to acquire Swell talk radio and podcast app for $30 million" 9to5Mac 7:52 AM
"Apple Will Buy Swell, A Personalized Radio And Podcast App, To Give iTunes A Shot In The Arm" Business Insider 8:38 AM
"Apple said to be buying Google-backed Swell for $30M" CNET 7:53 AM
"Swell. Apple's buying a radio app... for whopping $30m" The Register 8:21 AM
"Apple Doubles Down on Personalized Radio With Swell Acquisition" Wired 7:55 PM
"How Tim Cook is Changing Apple's Image for the Better" Apple Gazette 4:24 PM
"Apple drops cross-appeal, forever accepts denial of injunction in first Samsung case" Foss Patents 2:05 PM
"Apple drops cross-appeal of final judgment in Samsung lawsuit, no longer seeks permanent injunction" AppleInsider 4:25 PM
"Apple drops cross-appeal against Samsung, gives up injunction" Electronista 8:54 PM
"Yosemite's traffic share triples after public beta debuts: But still puny, at 0.6% of all Macs, or 6 out of every 1,000 in North America" Computerworld 3:25 PM
"Public Beta of OS X Yosemite Nearly Doubles Adoption of The Platform" MacTrast 10:12 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How to prepare for a Mac disaster" Macworld 7:42 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"An OS X Yosemite beta survival guide" Computerworld 7:05 AM
"Photoshop CC 2014 review: Image editor gets new time-saving features" Macworld 8:01 AM
"Get Started With Ink's Handwriting Recognition Tool" Tuts+ 8:20 AM
"How to Reduce the Size of Your PDF Without Compromising Image Quality" Tuts+ 8:20 AM
"LogViewer for Time Machine review: Find Time Machine info in OS X system logs" Macworld 7:42 AM
"How to automatically add movies to your Mac media server" Macworld 8:25 AM
"How to Force Quit an App in Mac OS X" LAPTOP Magazine 10:13 AM
"How to Enable Parental Controls on a Mac" LAPTOP Magazine 10:12 AM
"Apple Keeps Blurring Lines With OS X And iOS, But When Do Things Get Too Hazy?" Digital Trends 10:12 AM
"Apple Pro Apps Revenue: 2005-2014" Alex4D 9:45 AM
"Think including a TED talk Video can enhance your Powerpoint or Keynote presentation? Think again and think like a magician" Les Posen's Presentation Magic 9:17 AM
"Why you should care about CloudKit" Macworld 7:42 AM
Press Releases
"Databuzz releases fmSMS v3.5 with FileMaker WebDirect Support" prMac 10:28 AM
"Kasedo Games Announces Brand New Title Crowntakers for PC" ["brand new Strategy RPG for PC, Mac, SteamOS and iOS/Android tablets."] Kasedo Games 10:01 AM
"VLC for Mac 2.1.5 Boosts MKV, Audio, Retina Support" FairerPlatform 7:06 AM
"Apple Stores to soon open up iPhone sales via AT&T Next, T-Mobile JUMP, & Verizon Edge" 9to5Mac 4:28 PM
"Apple has paid out over $20 billion to developers thus far" TUAW 8:53 AM
"James Cook University Hospital workers using iPods and iPads to record patient information" Evening Gazette (UK) 7:57 AM
"iOS device hospital trial leads to lower mortality rates" Cult of Mac 7:58 AM
"Report: Carrier phone financing will come to Apple Stores this year" Gigaom 9:36 AM
"Will Apple's iBeacon Whet German Diners' App-etite?" WSJ Blogs 9:35 AM
"BlackBerry: Apple and IBM partnership is like 'two elephants dancing'" BetaNews 7:59 AM
"Apple welcomes back top Bitcoin wallet app" CNNMoney 10:13 AM
"We Just Got A New Sign Apple Is Embracing Bitcoin" Business Insider 8:17 AM
"Cortana embarrasses Siri in new Windows Phone ad" ["The clever bit in this ad, however, is that Siri loses on an expensive Apple iPhone 5s while Cortana wins on an inexpensive Windows Phone 8.1 device -- it is a Nokia Lumia 635, which goes for as little as $99 off-contract in US -- and not a comparable premium smartphone like a Nokia Lumia 930."] BetaNews 7:59 AM
"Microsoft Is Back To Bashing Apple In Latest Advertisment" TechCrunch 8:24 AM
"iSpy: How a photojournalist became Steve Jobs' official photographer" Cult of Mac 7:58 AM
"A 24-Year-Old Allegedly Used A Simple-But-Brilliant Scam To Cheat Apple Out Of $300,000" Business Insider 11:36 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung is 'hiring like crazy' trying to come up with original ideas" BGR 7:29 PM
"T-Mobile Drops Family-Plan Price in Latest Shot at AT&T, Verizon" Re/code 5:14 PM
"Facebook Isn't the Only Website Running Experiments on Human Beings" Time 3:17 PM
"T-Mobile's new family plan is cheaper than AT&T's, but won't be for everyone" The Verge 2:05 PM
"T-Mobile just put Sprint's 'Framily' plans to shame" BGR 11:36 AM
"Meet the Woman Trying to Protect You From Silicon Valley" Time 11:36 AM
"Lithium Anode Breakthrough Could Double Or Triple Gadget Battery Life" Digital Trends 10:28 AM
"Judges ruling on secret telecoms cases found to own Verizon stock" Engadget 9:30 AM
"Greenpeace slams Amazon for dirty cloud power" The Inquirer 8:32 AM
"Sexism in Tech Runs Deep and Global" TechInAsia 8:22 AM
"Terry Guo overseeing Foxconn preparations for new iPhone" DigiTimes 3:18 PM
"Foxconn pulls out the big guns to ensure iPhone 6 production goes perfectly" BGR 3:18 PM
"5.5-inch iPhone 6 To Be Released In December Along With The iWatch?" G for Games 7:12 AM
"Apple unlikely to release the 5.5-inch iPhone and iWatch in December as rumored" 9to5Mac 7:48 AM
"iPhone 6 'will not be made from sapphire glass': Apple's next iPhone will not be made from sapphire glass due to disappointingly low yields, analysts have said" Telegraph 9:37 AM
"Modest Retina MacBook Pro refresh expected tomorrow, still with GeForce GT 750M but base RAM up to 16GB" 9to5Mac 7:48 AM
"New MacBook Pros with 16GB RAM standard & faster CPUs rumored to launch Tuesday" AppleInsider 7:53 AM
"Report: All 15" MacBook Pros to Receive 16GB RAM Standard Starting Tomorrow" DailyTech 8:31 AM
"Bare Logic Boards for 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Compared in New Photos" MacRumors 8:20 AM
"Next-gen iPhones could have NFC, 802.11ac Wi-Fi" Electronista 12:12 PM
"iPad mini 3 release date rumours: 'iPad mini Air' will be 30 percent thinner than current model" Macworld UK 9:08 AM
"Sign in Chinese store may show next-gen Retina MacBook Pro specs" Electronista 8:19 AM
"Apple Store China Outs 2014 MacBook Pros" Tapscape 10:39 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Zombie Gunship For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:34 AM
"Mr. Runner 2: The Masks For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:34 AM
"Mad Skills BMX For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8:34 AM
"The Great Prank War Review: Though short, The Great Prank War offers an interesting and fun mix of action and tower defense. Get your fish out." 148Apps 12:12 PM
"Traps n' Gemstones Review: Fight mummies, dig tunnels, and ride a runaway minecart to discover ancient secrets in this throwback exploration game." 148Apps 3:16 PM
"The Phantom PI Mission Apparition Review: The Phantom PI is an exceedingly clever and well-crafted adventure game." 148Apps 2:06 PM
"PlanetHD: PlanetHD will keep players busy for a while, though its unpredictable physics are a handful to deal with." 148Apps 8:28 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to print photos with AirPrint from your iPhone or iPad" iMore 4:29 PM
"Make Your Own iPhone Speakers with a Paper Towel Roll & Two Keg Cups" OS X Daily 2:06 PM
"How to use Speak Selection for better accessibility on your iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:53 AM
Tips
"Take iOS gaming to the next level with these Game Center tips" Cult of Mac 4:27 PM
"With Apple's Novel Acquisition, A Chance To Reinvent The Book" TechCrunch 5:15 PM
"Is your iPhone or iPad Backed Up?" MacNews Blog 3:07 PM
"Samsung shows Apple how to open a store (well, maybe): A video showing the opening of a Samsung store in Brazil has music and dancing: maybe too much dancing." CNET 2:07 PM
"Why Apple Will Never Buy BlackBerry" Seeking Alpha 2:07 PM
"Is Apple intentionally slowing older iPhones to make you buy new ones?" ["Even so, Harvard economics Ph.D. student Laura Trucco used data from Google Trends to see when users looked most for 'iPhone slow' the most, finding that periodically, each year near a new iPhone launch the number of queries significantly increased only to dive back to regular levels in the following months."] BGR 11:06 AM
"Swell Purchase A Sign Apple May Be Awakening From Podcast Slumber" Forbes 11:06 AM
"Apple Ready to Buy Swell Talk Show App in $30M Deal" The Mac Observer 10:48 AM
"Apple: Why the big-brother attitude with peripherals? Summary: Cupertino is marching into the peripherals space with its purchase of Beats. However, what kind of a peripherals vendor sells products that may or may not work with your Mac?" ZDNet 8:41 AM
"Here's The Really Weird Thing About The Facebook Page For Apple's iPhone" Business Insider 8:38 AM
"Here's What Apple's Murder of Microsoft Might Look Like" TheStreet 8:38 AM
"Forget the iWatch, Swatch planning its own smart watch for 2015" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
"Apple Continues To Lose Tablet Share But Does It Matter?" Forbes 8:21 AM
"Apple's $30 million Swell acquisition could be big for iTunes Radio" BGR 7:59 AM
"Only 1% of app developers sell in Apple, Google, Amazon online stores" AppleDailyReport 7:48 AM
"Apple And 'The Mother Of All Upgrades" Mac 360 7:44 AM
Non-Apple
"Why HBO won't ditch cable, no matter how much you beg it to" BGR 9:28 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab S Review, Top Shelf Android" HotHardware 12:54 PM
"TWC hilariously claims Google and Netflix are the real threats to net neutrality" BGR 10:32 AM
"Family Plan Face-Off: What's the Best Deal?" LAPTOP Magazine 10:28 AM
"This Is What Tech's Ugly Gender Problem Really Looks Like" Wired 8:40 AM
"Why one developer switched from Java to Google Go: Pivotal's Mark Stine, who was raised on Java, has become an advocate for the Google-built Go language" InfoWorld 8:18 AM
"Amazon's Emperor Has New Clothes" Mac 360 7:45 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"'Another One Bites The Dust' Played Using Disk Drives" The Mac Observer 6:46 PM
"Do the Dynamic Perspective!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:05 AM
"iPad Shade and Privacy Screen" newPCgadgets 8:35 AM
"Apple's iBeacons Come to Lord & Taylor and Hudson's Bay Stores" Mashable 10:27 AM
"Hudson's Bay Company deploys iBeacon experience in The Bay and Lord & Taylor stores" 9to5Mac 8:24 AM
"Hilton to Turn Your iPhone into Your Hotel Room Key" The Mac Observer 4:23 PM
"Hilton Revolutionizes Hotel Experience with Digital Check-In, Room Selection and Customization, and Check-Out across 650,000-Plus Rooms at More Than 4,000 Properties Worldwide" Business Wire 9:18 AM
"Hilton hotels to let you use your iPhone as your hotel key from next year" 9to5Mac 8:24 AM
"Stream Movie Torrents Directly to Apple TV Via TorrenTV" Apple Gazette 8:01 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar of the Week of July 28: The State of Tech, Apple Mail and a 3D Software Overview" The MUG Center 7:46 AM
"Add Up: New Number Strategy Puzzle for iOS" prMac 7:12 AM
"YooSEND - Transfer, Share Files of Any Type or Size for iOS and Android" prMac 7:12 AM
"Bitsoup 1.0 - Real-Time Bitcoin Price Ticker and News Tracking App" prMac 7:12 AM
"Microsoft targeted in China antitrust probe" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:38 AM
"China regulators visit Microsoft offices" BBC 8:55 PM
"China investigates Microsoft for antitrust violations: report" Global Post 9:27 AM
"Microsoft China placed under official investigation as offices in four cities raided: Government investigators have been sent to the company's offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu" South China Morning Post 9:08 AM
"Chinese Officials Visit Microsoft Offices in China: Visits Included Officials From State Administration of Industry & Commerce; Purpose Unclear" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:23 AM
"Microsoft Offices in China Are Targets of Authorities' Visits" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:37 PM
"Microsoft says government officials make sudden visits to China offices" Reuters 7:24 AM
"Microsoft targeted in apparent Chinese antitrust probe" Reuters 4:36 PM
"Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can buy the LA Clippers, judge rules: Owner Donald Sterling's objections ruled against in court" The Verge 6:00 PM
"Why Microsoft Stock Is Declining Today" TheStreet 11:38 AM
"Microsoft Is Back To Bashing Apple In Latest Advertisment" TechCrunch 8:45 AM
"Microsoft will launch another new Surface tablet in October – but not the Surface mini" BGR 5:58 PM
"Stock Market Today: Small Gains For U.S. Stocks as Mergers Overshadow Global Anxieties" TheStreet 4:30 PM
"Stocks finish little changed as traders await key earnings and economic news later this week" Associated Press 4:30 PM
"U.S. Stocks End Little Changed: Investors Await Data, Earnings Due in the Week Ahead" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:31 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks notch three-year high/Hong Kong stocks rose for a fifth straight session on Monday, closing at highs not seen in more than three years." MarketWatch 7:13 AM
"Europe Markets: Ryanair shines in downbeat European market/Ryanair Holdings PLC was among top advancers in an otherwise weak European stock market on Monday, after Europe's largest discount airline reported a 152% surge in first-quarter profit." MarketWatch 11:52 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:51 PM
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