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"Apple wins 2014 'Outstanding Commercial' Emmy Award for 'Misunderstood' holiday ad" 9to5Mac 4:42 PM
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"Apple takes home an Emmy Award for 'Misunderstood' commercial" iMore 5:22 PM
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"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
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"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
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"The AppAdvice week in review: Apple's 'iPhone 6' and remembering Robin Williams" AppAdvice 10:57 AM
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"Users in Emerging Markets Smartphones With 5-Inch Displays or Larger [Chart] iClarified 10:59 AM
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"Chinatown tales of an $85 iPhone screen replacement: On undoing your mistakes by risking new ones." Ars Technica 2:04 PM
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"Apple working on new Data center on Curacao"
 AmongTech 8/16
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"Apple reportedly expanding global data center presence with new facility in Curacao" AppleInsider 8/16
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"iPhone 6 users want screens that don't scratch or crack" New York Post 8/16
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"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
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"Apple hires former Navteq executive to join Maps division" TechnologyTell 8/16
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"Apple Poached Its Most Controversial Executive From Adobe, But Adobe Threw Him A Party Anyway" Business Insider 8/16
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"Email Address on Store Receipt Sparks Debate" ifoAppleStore 8/16
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"Galaxy Alpha Proves Samsung Is Scared Of iPhone 6" Digital Trends 8/16
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"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
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"Sam Sung charity auction raises $2,653 for Children's Wish Foundation" Cult of Mac 8/16
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"Sam Sung's Old Apple Uniform Raises More than $2,000 for Charity" ABCNews 8/16
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"Facebook Thinks You Need Help With Your Sense Of Humor, Rolls Out 'Satire' Tags" HotHardware 6:59 PM
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"John McAfee's call to arms: If you want freedom, resist Google (Video)" VentureBeat 2:10 PM
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"A Sneaky Mom App Locks Smartphones and Is an Angsty Teen's Nightmare" Gizmodo 11:26 AM
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"Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car" Reuters 8:46 AM
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"The Amazon Fire Phone Will Probably Do Even Worse Than Expected" Seeking Alpha 8:08 AM
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"Check App. Accept Job. Repeat.: In the Sharing Economy, Workers Find Both Freedom and Uncertainty" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8/16
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"'Text Neck' Is The Latest Health Craze That's Going to Injure You" Gizmodo 8/16
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"New Display Tech Fixes Poor Eyesight; Glasses And Contacts Not Required" Digital Trends 8/16
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"For Its New Shows, Amazon Adds Art to Its Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/15
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"Facebook Messenger users gripe and grumble in online reviews" CNET 8/15
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"The Future of Oculus Rift, According to the Man Who Invented It" Kotaku 8/15
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"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
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"Samsung gets Serious about Home Automation with SmartThings Purchase" The Mac Observer 8/15
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"Sprint to Unveil New Pricing Plans: Carrier Tested $50-A-Month Unlimited Offer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/15
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"New Sprint CEO Promises Price Cuts And Better Plans" Digital Trends 8/15
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"Here's How Google Motivates One Of Its Most Innovative Teams To Move Faster" Business Insider 8/15
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"Watch Samsung try to get you excited for its doomed Nook tablet | Business | by Harrison Weber" VentureBeat 8/15
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"Premier League tells fans to stop posting GIFs and Vines of goals" Engadget 8/15
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"'I'm Sorry,' Says The Man Who Invented Pop-Up Ads" Gizmodo 8/15
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"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
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"iMore show 415: Overcompensation, Extremes, and conspiracies" iMore 8/15
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"Podcast: Looftlighter, Sapphire Glass, Robin Williams, Google Customer Service, plus more" Insanely Great Mac 8/15
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