"The Sweet Spot On Apple's Racket: iPad sales are falling – but the sky is not. We're merely dealing with a healthy case of expectations adjustment." Monday Note 2:11 PM
"Inside Apple's Next Game-changing Innovation (Hint: It's Not The iPhone 6)" The Motley Fool 2:05 PM
"iPhone 6: mass production of new sapphire screens begins/Apple expected to unveil 4.7- and 5.5-inch smartphones on 7 September, both of which will feature 'unscratchable' screens" The Guardian 2:05 PM
"Windows, iOS or Android: Who will win the business tablets battle?" ZDNet 9:14 PM
"Apple stores user data in China. What does it mean for cybersecurity? Apple has begun storing Chinese users' data in servers on mainland China, making Apple the first major US technology company to do so." Christian Science Monitor 7:17 PM
"Why Did Apple Move Its Chinese iCloud Data Storage to China Telecom?" Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:16 AM
"Apple taps state-controlled China Telecom for storing user data in China" Tech Times 8:30 AM
"Apple taps Israeli Arab to lead Hardware Technologies unit" Israel Hayom 8:33 AM
"Apple's exec page just got a whole lot more Israeli: Global tech giant updates leadership page to include Israeli-Arab Johny Srouji, a former Haifa resident, hailing from Israel's Institute of Technology, the Technion." Jerusalem Post 8:19 AM
"Will Apple's iPhone 6 Save Sprint?" The Motley Fool 8:21 AM
"Why Apple Could Continue to Shine: As the September launch of the iPhone 6 nears, 41% of iPhone users say they might or will upgrade." Barron's 8/16
"iPhone 6: A Big Screen Is Nice, But The Bigger Battery Is Necessary" Forbes 8/16
"25 Million U.S. iPhone Owners May Upgrade To The iPhone 6" Digital Trends 8/16
"Apple iPhone 6 Will Pick Up iPad Sales Slack" Seeking Alpha 8/16
"Gender diversity at Apple: Pro and con/In one stroke, Apple doubled the number of women on its leadership team. Some of its customers could care less." Fortune 8/16
"iPhone 5C is for Midwesterners, 5S is for Northeasterners" Quartz 8/16
"Google to drop Microsoft-designed touch Web spec, stick with Apple tech: Chrome will stick with Apple's Touch Events over Microsoft's Pointer Events." Ars Technica 8/16
"Apple plugs Safari vulnerabilities that left users open to attack" V3 8/15
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Mavericks discussion talks about issues with Apple's Finder and various models for file management, plus issues and procedures for migrating from a hard drive to an SSD for much better performance." MacInTouch 8/16
"Ask: Why Won't My Mac Sleep Properly?" Mac|Life 8/15
"Mavericks - Finder problems and questions; SSD upgrades; laptop batteries" MacInTouch 8/15
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to enable Enhanced Dictation in OS X for streaming speech-to-text with live feedback" iDownload Blog 6:57 PM
"Monitor OS X network, CPU and disk activity in the Dock" TUAW 8/16
"OS X Yosemite: Get to Know Notification Center's New Features" Wired 8/15
"Notebook 4 review: Notetaking Mac app gets an updated, streamlined interface" Macworld 8/15
"Recipes review: A digital cookbook for your Mac" Macworld 8/15
"Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 Tips and Tricks 06" ["To import media into an External storage location, you have to set up your Library before you open the Import Window."] FCPXtv 8/15
"How to enable and disable notification badges on the Mac" iMore 8/15
"Apple wins 2014 'Outstanding Commercial' Emmy Award for 'Misunderstood' holiday ad" 9to5Mac 4:42 PM
"Apple takes home an Emmy Award for 'Misunderstood' commercial" iMore 5:22 PM
"Laptop or tablet? The back-to-school dilemma: Will Ontario students choose tablets or laptops as they head back to school? Many like PCs because they are better at multitasking/As a first-year sociology student at York University, 19 year-old Vanessa D'Andrea lugged her aging MacBook Pro to and from school – until the weight of the 3 year-old laptop became an issue." ["Even though she now drives to school for her second year, D'Andrea decided to purchase a lightweight iPad and wireless keyboard for note-taking during lectures."] Toronto Star 8:13 AM
"Why the most creative people flourish in clutter, website reports: Albert Einstein. Mark Twain. Steve Jobs. What do these three have in common: other than being geniuses? They all had messy offices." New Orleans Times-Picayune 8:15 AM
"The AppAdvice week in review: Apple's 'iPhone 6' and remembering Robin Williams" AppAdvice 10:57 AM
"Users in Emerging Markets Smartphones With 5-Inch Displays or Larger [Chart] iClarified 10:59 AM
"Chinatown tales of an $85 iPhone screen replacement: On undoing your mistakes by risking new ones." Ars Technica 2:04 PM
"Apple working on new Data center on Curacao" AmongTech 8/16
"Apple reportedly expanding global data center presence with new facility in Curacao" AppleInsider 8/16
"iPhone 6 users want screens that don't scratch or crack" New York Post 8/16
"Smartphone at 20: IBM Simon to iPhone 6/On the 20th anniversary of the first smartphone going on sale, Sophie Curtis takes a look at how smartphones have transformed the way we work, live and play" Telegraph 8/16
"Apple hires former Navteq executive to join Maps division" TechnologyTell 8/16
"Apple Poached Its Most Controversial Executive From Adobe, But Adobe Threw Him A Party Anyway" Business Insider 8/16
"Email Address on Store Receipt Sparks Debate" ifoAppleStore 8/16
"Galaxy Alpha Proves Samsung Is Scared Of iPhone 6" Digital Trends 8/16
"Google Buys Jetpac, Ends Apple Support/Google Inc. bought city guide app creator Jetpac and immediately announced it would withdraw its product from Apple's store. The battle between the two app stores continues to heat up." 24/7 Wall St. 8/16
"Sam Sung charity auction raises $2,653 for Children's Wish Foundation" Cult of Mac 8/16
"Sam Sung's Old Apple Uniform Raises More than $2,000 for Charity" ABCNews 8/16
Non-Apple News
"Facebook Thinks You Need Help With Your Sense Of Humor, Rolls Out 'Satire' Tags" HotHardware 6:59 PM
"John McAfee's call to arms: If you want freedom, resist Google (Video)" VentureBeat 2:10 PM
"A Sneaky Mom App Locks Smartphones and Is an Angsty Teen's Nightmare" Gizmodo 11:26 AM
"Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car" Reuters 8:46 AM
"The Amazon Fire Phone Will Probably Do Even Worse Than Expected" Seeking Alpha 8:08 AM
"Check App. Accept Job. Repeat.: In the Sharing Economy, Workers Find Both Freedom and Uncertainty" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8/16
"'Text Neck' Is The Latest Health Craze That's Going to Injure You" Gizmodo 8/16
"New Display Tech Fixes Poor Eyesight; Glasses And Contacts Not Required" Digital Trends 8/16
"Even A Simple Cat Video Can Hack Your Computer" Digital Trends 8/16
"For Its New Shows, Amazon Adds Art to Its Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/15
"Facebook Messenger users gripe and grumble in online reviews" CNET 8/15
"The Future of Oculus Rift, According to the Man Who Invented It" Kotaku 8/15
"The Cable Guys Have Become the Internet Guys" ["Not by much. The top cable guys now have 49,915,000 Internet subscribers, compared to 49,910,000 TV subscribers. And to be sure, most cable customers are getting both services."] Re/code 8/15
"Samsung gets Serious about Home Automation with SmartThings Purchase" The Mac Observer 8/15
"Sprint to Unveil New Pricing Plans: Carrier Tested $50-A-Month Unlimited Offer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/15
"New Sprint CEO Promises Price Cuts And Better Plans" Digital Trends 8/15
"Here's How Google Motivates One Of Its Most Innovative Teams To Move Faster" Business Insider 8/15
"Watch Samsung try to get you excited for its doomed Nook tablet | Business | by Harrison Weber" VentureBeat 8/15
"Premier League tells fans to stop posting GIFs and Vines of goals" Engadget 8/15
"'I'm Sorry,' Says The Man Who Invented Pop-Up Ads" Gizmodo 8/15
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming August 16: Gene Steinberg meets Braydon Moreno, of ROBO 3D, Bryan Chaffin from The Mac Observer, and tech columnist Rob Pegoraro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/15
"Another purported 'iPhone 6' leak suggests Apple's 4.7' model will have larger 1810mAh battery" AppleInsider 8/16
"Now even more shots of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6's 1810mAh battery have leaked" 9to5Mac 8/16
"Apple bolstering 'Report A Problem' Maps options in iOS 8" 9to5Mac 8/16
"Apple wants your iOS device to tell you when it's getting low on power" AppleDailyReport 8/16
Price Trackers/Deals
"Apple cuts prices of all Beats by Dre products by 10% through Aug. 23rd" 9to5Mac 5:23 PM
"Castle Raid For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/16
"Heroes The Game For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8/16
"Re-Volt Classic For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $5.99)" Apple Sliced 8/16
"Paint FX: Photo Effects Editor For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8/15
"ProTracker Plus -Nutrition Value Diary, Database Scanner And Points Calculator For Weight And Exercise Watchers For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8/15
"inStatus -Making Your Photos Gorgeous For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 8/15
"Review: iHome's iBN26 is a classy Bluetooth Speaker/speakerphone that won't break the bank (Video)" 9to5Mac 8:43 AM
"Tablet Faceoff: iPad Mini with Retina Display vs. Galaxy Tab S 8.4" Yahoo Tech 8/16
"Move over, Beats: Master & Dynamic's MH40 headphones win on design, sound, and build quality" CNET 8/16
"Review: The iRig MIDI 2 might be the perfect MIDI interface" TechnologyTell 8/16
"Made For iPhone Hearing Aids: Hands On With Halo, A Mission-Critical Wearable" Forbes 8/16
"Review: Henge Docks MacBook Air Docking Station" Run Around Tech 8/16
"Rayman Origins Mac Gameplay Video" Mac Gamer HQ 8/16
"Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (mid-2014) review" MSN Tech 8/15
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"The best iPhone apps for tracking earthquakes" iDownload Blog 2:03 PM
"What It's Like Having Everything Done For You With An App" Business Insider 10:59 AM
"Here's How To Identify Battery Draining Apps On iPhone" Redmond Pie 8/16
"How to spot birds, planes, and maybe even a superhero with your iPhone" Gigaom 8/16
"Which Apps Are Eating Your Battery? Normal Will Tell You." TechCrunch 8/15
"Macworld Video: Master the Weather app" Macworld 8/15
"The 85 best iPad & iPhone games: Great gaming apps for iOS tablets and smartphones" Macworld UK 8/15
"Appidemic: Don't you know that you are a TourStar" TechnologyTell 8/15
"Airheads Jump Review: Simple and kind of shallow, that doesn't stop Airheads Jump from being a quite fun jumping game." 148Apps 8/15
"'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies' Review - No Objections To This Port's Quality" Touch Arcade 8/15
"Melissa K. and the Heart of Gold HD Review: A casual adventuring, hidden object game with style, Melissa K. and the Heart of Gold is sure to satisfy fans of the genre." 148Apps 8/15
"Word Hack Review: Much like Wheel of Fortune, Word Hack is a fun word game that tests your deduction skills as well as your vocabulary." 148Apps 8/15
"InnerList Review: InnerList can assist in creating a bit of order out of your personal chaos, provided it's not TOO chaotic." 148Apps 8/15
"Red Johnson's Chronicles Review: Red Johnson's Chronicles is an enjoyable, if campy, detective puzzler. With good visuals and engaging puzzles, its only real failing is its cheeseball dialogue." 148Apps 8/15
How-To/Tutorial
"On stage or in the boardroom: How tablets can improve your public speaking" Gigaom 2:03 PM
"How to fight Spam and Rescue your Email Account From the Spam Hordes" GWMAC 1:59 PM
"How to use Notes on iPhone and iPad: The ultimate guide" iMore 10:58 AM
"How to delete videos from your iPhone" iDownload Blog 8/16
"How to restrict account changes with parental controls on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 8/16
"How to view the exact timestamp of a photo or video in Instagram" iDownload Blog 8/16
"How to delete multiple contacts at once from your iPhone" iMore 8/15
"The Novice's Complete Guide to Setting Up and Using an Apple TV - Part 2" Tuts+ 8/15
"How to delete or report a comment on Instagram for iPhone" iMore 8/15
Tips
"Switching carriers? You may be able to take your iPhone 5S with you: Will my Verizon iPhone 5S work on AT&T? That's a question asked by one Ask Maggie reader confused by the puzzling state of device interoperability. This week's column tackles the issue." CNET 7:52 AM
"Can't delete photo albums on your iPhone or iPad? Here's why!" iMore 8/16
"Keep a Record of All Emails Sent from iPhone by Always BCCing Yourself" OS X Daily 8/16
"The Future of Mobile Apps for News: The modern smartphone is 7 years old and yet, when it comes to designing mobile applications, we are still barely scratching the surface. Today we'll see how harnessing technology already embedded in a phone can unleash great potential." Monday Note 2:10 PM
"10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Your iPhone" [Slideshow] Business Insider 10:58 AM
"New Apple TV release date rumours, features: 'new Apple TV next week' rumour" Macworld UK 7:50 AM
"Apple's iTime: Will It Be the Next iPhone, iPad, or iPod?" The Motley Fool 8/16
"Ways in which having an iPad just makes life better" TechnologyTell 8/16
"The iPhone 6: a new kind of Kardashian" TG Daily 8/16
"How to hack and crack the connected home" BBC 6:57 PM
"A brief history of USB, what it replaced, and what has failed to replace it: USB isn't perfect, but it replaced lots of ports we'll never have to see again." Ars Technica 6:57 PM
"Xiaomi's MIUI 6 beta is here and the Android ROM shames Google's stock experience" BetaNews 2:50 PM
"It's 2014, and Android fragmentation is no longer a problem" Entropy 2:50 PM
"What Aereo should do to stay alive and innovate the TV industry" The Next Web 2:49 PM
"Can the Galaxy Alpha Save Samsung?" The Motley Fool 8:19 AM
"MIUI 6 Full Review: Visually Stunning, Stunningly Simple." MIUI 8/16
"4K: Blu-ray discs vs. online streaming/purchasing" AppleDailyReport 8/16
"Do Software Engineers Get Enough Respect?" TechCrunch 8/16
"In 2025, our lovers will be robots: A new Pew Report examines the world in the near future. It'll be one in which robots aren't confined to machine-like tasks." CNET 8/15
"Amazon, Its Friends and Critics" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/15
"Pokemon is coming to the iPad, just not in the way you were probably hoping" 9to5Mac 8/15
"Kickstarter of The Week: SETA Tablet Stand for iPad" MacTrast 8/15
"Beats Music app added to 'Made by Apple' list in iOS App Store" AppleInsider 8/15
"Apple adds Beats Music to 'Apps Made by Apple' list following addition to App Store prompt" 9to5Mac 8/15
"Best wedding planning apps for iPhone: Organize your big day from start to finish!" iMore 8/15
"Final Cut Pro X Virtual User Group -August Meeting" Alex4D 8/15
"Worldwide Personal & Entry Level Storage Market Sees Moderate Shipment Growth in the Second Quarter of 2014, According to IDC" IDC 8/15
"TunesGo Breaks the Barrier Between iTunes and Android: Apple doesn't allow iTunes to work with Androids - TunesGo breaks down the wall between iTunes and Android allowing them to work together, just like iTunes and an iOS device." PRNewswire 8/15
"Yahoo Fantasy Sports gains news stream on iPad and other enhancements" iDownload Blog 8/15
"Give Your Phone Super Powers — It's Easy!" Mashable 8/15
"PadGadget's Flashback Friday: Mega Man X" PadGadget 8/15
"Weather Mate | Live Current Conditions, Hyperlocal Forecast, Radar Maps, Severe Weather Alerts, Weather History, and Travel Planner" DynamoLogic Solutions 8/15
"SwipeExpander Assigns A Shortcut To Each Key On The Keyboard [Jailbreak] AddictiveTips 8/15
"Vimeo app updated with new uploading, private sharing options" iDownload Blog 8/15
"Units Convert goes 3.0 with universal support, iCloud integration and new name" AppAdvice 8/15
"Microsoft urges customers to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' update: One of last week's security updates has bricked an unknown number of PCs running Windows 7" Computerworld 2:11 PM
"Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back" HotHardware 6:58 PM
"Microsoft pulls August Windows update after crashes" PCWorld 6:34 PM
"After Blue Screen of Death reports, Microsoft says to uninstall recent patch" Ars Technica 6:34 PM
"Don't touch that update! Microsoft pulls Windows 8.1 patch after reports of crashes" GeekWire 9:07 PM
"Remond cries uninstall in the wake of Blue Screens of Death™" The Register 6:34 PM
"Can Microsoft beat Apple by being rational? Microsoft's marketing execs believe in the facts, the facts, and the facts. Can this work?" CNET 2:06 PM
"Samsung, MS head for settlement: Samsung Electronics and Microsoft have recently restarted discussions to reach an amicable end to the recent patent dispute." The Korea Times 8:29 AM
"Five Things We Learned from Team Behind Internet Explorer" ABC News Radio 8:27 AM
"Microsoft once actually mulled renaming Internet Explorer to shed bad rep" Tech Times 8:27 AM
"Microsoft rumored to release Windows 9 preview as soon as next month" TweakTown 8:33 AM
"Windows Threshold aka Windows 9 preview in late September? Yes, according to new report" Tech Times 8:27 AM
"Microsoft May Be Looking To Sell Xbox Entertainment Studios To Warner Bros." Forbes 10:57 AM
"Report: Xbox Entertainment Studios could live on with Warner Brothers" Electronista 3:03 PM
"Microsoft Partnership Is Likely To Give Salesforce.com A Headache" Seeking Alpha 8:42 AM
"Like a bad penny, Microsoft scam turns up again" Albuquerque Journal 8:32 AM
"IBM says $2.3 billion server sale gets regulator approval" Reuters 8:36 AM
"IBM Server Sale to Lenovo Passes U.S. Test: Government Agency That Screens Sensitive Deals Ends Review on $2.3 Billion Pact" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/16
"IE's Bad Reputation: Will Microsoft Rebrand? Internet Explorer hasn't been able to shake its reputation as a buggy browser because users refuse to upgrade to cleaner versions: despite their complaints. Microsoft says rebranding is on the table." InformationWeek 8/16
"Intel's new tax breaks make a 30-year guarantee" The Oregonian 8/16
"Intel's tax break: Compare it to other Oregon tech deals/Intel's 30-year property tax exemption, potentially worth $2 billion to the company, is almost certainly the largest deal of its kind in Oregon history." The Oregonian 8/16
"Intel's new Core M chip will pave way for thinner laptops sans fans" Oman Observer 8/16
"50 Cent Teams With Intel in a Move To Take on Beats Electronics" TheStreet 8/16
"Rimini Infringed Oracle's Database Copyrights, Says Court: US District Court dismisses Rimini Street's counterclaims of defamation and unfair trade practices, agrees that it engaged in 'massive theft' of Oracle's intellectual property as trial moves closer." InformationWeek 8/16
"Cisco's 6,000 Job Cuts Drown Out EZchip Profits: Israel Markets" Bloomberg 8/16
"Cisco Races Hard to Stay Even: Arista Networks and Cumulus Networks pose big challenges in the networking industry. Kim Kardashian crushing King Digital Entertainment." Barron's 8/16
"Cisco Hopes Less Staff Means More Revenues" Seeking Alpha 8/16
"Google buying social travel apps designer JetPac" domain-b 8/16
"Reports of renewed conflict in Ukraine wipe out US stock market gain" Associated Press 8/15
"U.S. Stocks Finish Rocky Session Mixed: Fresh Tensions in Ukraine Jolt Global Markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/15
"Asia Markets: China Mobile leads Hong Kong to highest close in years/Hong Kong stocks rose Friday, leaving the Hang Seng Index at its highest level in more than three years, with China Mobile leading the way on strong subscriber growth and 4G expansion plan." MarketWatch 8/15
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks swept lower as Ukraine tensions heat up/European stocks dropped Friday, with German equities turning sharply lower, following reports of a flare-up in tensions between Ukraine and Russia." MarketWatch 8/15
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 8/15
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m" Associated Press 8/15
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 8/15
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