"Seeing Through the Illusion: Understanding Apple's Mastery of the Media" 9to5Mac 12:59 PM
"Apple's New Whiz Kids: Tech Industry on the Hunt for Software Prodigies Producing Apps for Smartphones and Tablets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:38 PM
"Apple eyes pay-by-touch for next iPhone" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:38 AM
"iPhone 6: the jolt that mobile payments need: Apple's rumored embrace of true mobile payments may finally shake up how we pay for goods and services after years of empty promises." CNET 8:17 AM
"Apple may change how you pay for pizza" MarketWatch 2:45 PM
"Why a bigger Apple iPad could counter a potential Microsoft threat" Market Realist 9:17 AM
"Larger iPad could target big biz, save Apple from low-end scrum: 12.9-inch iPad to reverse tablet slowdown?" The Register 8:39 AM
"Code/red: Apple Wearable Won't Ship Until Next Year" Re/code 1:00 PM
"Apple Bets iPhone Magic Will Spill Over to Wearables" Bloomberg 8:27 AM
"Apple keeps fans waiting for wearable device" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:58 PM
"$120M at stake in RPI v. Apple: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy believes its legal fight with Apple over Siri, the innovative personal assistant and voice-recognition system first used in the iPhone 4S, is potentially worth $120 million." Albany Times Union 8:01 AM
"Apple Appeals Judge's Decision to Deny a Ban on Samsung Products" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:58 PM
"Apple appeals judge's denial of Samsung sales ban: Judge Lucy Koh earlier this week ruled not to institute a permanent injunction against Samsung for selling older-model smartphones found to infringe Apple patents." CNET 4:24 PM
"Apple will keep pushing for a sales ban on Samsung products" Macworld 4:03 PM
"Apple and Samsung may have to settle in patent litigation: Apple and Samsung are reportedly close to reaching an amicable conclusion in a long-winded patent litigation battle after the US firm lost another court case against its rival." BetaNews 10:22 AM
"Here's why Apple bought Beats: By 2019, streaming will account for 70 percent of digital music revenue" Gigaom 9:15 AM
"Apple bans iOS developers from selling HealthKit data to ad networks" ZDNet 10:30 AM
"Apple tightens HealthKit privacy policy to protect users' data" Digital Trends 9:24 AM
"4 'iWatch' alternatives Apple could unveil on Sept. 9: Apple may show off a wearable device at its September iPhone event. But don't call it an iWatch just yet. Here's what else Apple watchers say the company could be cooking up." CNET 8:17 AM
"Apple is building a huge, mystereous structure for the iPhone 6 event" BGR 10:09 AM
"Debate: 'Will the IBM/Apple partnership lead to a merger between the two companies?'" TG Daily 10:08 PM
"These are the 8 Android and Windows Phone features we want on the iPhone 6: Apple doesn't hold the patent on good ideas. These hardware and software goodies from other phones would make Apple's next iPhone even better." CNET 10:00 PM
"8 Predictions for Apple's September 9 Media Event" The Mac Observer 7:09 PM
"The most disappointing rumor about the iPhone 6 may have just been confirmed" BGR 3:08 PM
"Apple's September 9 Event Won't be What we Expect" The Mac Observer 2:51 PM
"The bar is high for Apple's Sept. 9 event" Fortune 2:42 PM
"iPhone 6 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know (Updated)" Gizmodo 2:42 PM
"8 Big Apple iWatch Rumors: Specs, Release Date, and More" Digital Trends 2:42 PM
"Apple's iWatch announcement could be big tease, with sales delayed until 2015" Pocketnow 1:01 PM
"Apple's iWatch 'Not Shipping Till Early 2015"'" Forbes 1:01 PM
"iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program Popularity, Crushing Apple Stores" Three Guys And A Podcast 11:22 AM
"Internet Movie Database for iOS adds features, takes a few away" TUAW 3:08 PM
"Coming August 30: Gene Steinberg meets Peter Cohen, from iMore, John Uppendahl, from Parallels, and Josh Centers, from TidBITS, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 2:40 PM
"PC vendors fear an Osborne Effect from Windows 9: Manufacturers threaten to slow down production in the gap between Windows 7 and 9." Network World 10:33 AM
"U.S. judge lifts suspension on Microsoft overseas email seizure" Reuters 4:24 PM
"Did Microsoft help seed the market for Windows Store scam apps?" Computerworld 10:32 AM
"Microsoft to clamp down on 'misleading' apps" Relaxnews 10:33 AM
"Microsoft boots 1,500 apps from its Windows Store" The Inquirer 10:33 AM
"Should Microsoft kill Windows Phone? The company is backing away from Android and doubling down on its own smartphone OS just when the smart move seems to be to surrender" Computerworld 10:42 AM
"Microsoft signals end of MSN services in China by October/Summary: Ten years after its entrance to Chinese market, Microsoft has decided to terminate MSN messenger services in the country – the last one in the world – by the end of October." ZDNet 10:31 AM
"Microsoft offers Azure cloud services upgrade and price cut" ITProPortal 10:32 AM
"HP looks to reimagine the server for compute era with ProLiant Gen 9 systems" V3 10:24 AM
"HP 'reimagines compute' with new server haul" ComputerWeekly 10:35 AM
"HP unveils Intel Xeon E5v3-powered Proliant Gen 9 server systems" The Inquirer 9:25 AM
"HP Previews ProLiant Gen9 Data Center Servers" Top Tech News 10:35 AM
"This Startup Is Eating Adobe And IBM's Lunch" Benzinga 9:25 AM
"Tripping through IBM's astonishingly insane 1937 corporate songbook" Ars Technica 9:23 AM
"Exclusive: Intel hires senior Qualcomm exec to boost mobile business" Reuters 5:05 PM
"Intel poaches head of Qualcomm's Atheros unit for chip R&D" Seeking Alpha 5:05 PM
"Intel Contests $1.4B Antitrust Fine Levied by European Union" Zacks 12:56 PM
"Intel Moves to Excite Extreme PC Speed Freaks" WSJ Blogs 12:56 PM
"Intel Core i7-5960X CPU Review: Haswell-E Debuts" HotHardware 11:36 AM
"Intel launches the Core-i7 5960X: Performance through parallelism..." SemiAccurate 5:04 PM
"Intel gives gaming desktops a boost with Haswell-E" CNET 4:24 PM
"Intel Launches First 8-Core Desktop CPU" Forbes 12:57 PM
"Oracle Denied $1.3 Billion Jury Verdict in Long-Running SAP Case: Oracle Can Accept Lower Damages Or Pursue New Trial" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:39 PM
"Oracle v. SAP: Appeals court rebuffs Oracle bid to restore record verdict" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 12:56 PM
"Oracle loses bid to restore $1.3 billion SAP verdict, could get new trial" Reuters 12:55 PM
"Oracle to face new SAP trial if it rejects new damages award" Reuters 10:39 AM
"Server sales show signs of slight surge: Hooray for hyperscale, which now outsells Oracle and Cisco" The Register 9:58 AM
"Lenovo smartphones launch in 10 EU countries: Here's why western Europe won't get them" ZDNet 10:29 AM
"Aiming For New Markets, ARM Reaches Out" Forbes 9:17 AM
"Linux Has Run Out of Time: The statute of limitations has expired for there to be a killer app for the open-source operating system." PC Magazine 10:04 AM
"Apple continues to rise on iPhone hype: Apple Inc. continued to gain more ground Friday, closing near its 52-week high as anticipation swelled over the coming iPhone 6, and business software companies Rally Software Development Corp. and Splunk Inc. also stood out in Friday's market action." MarketWatch 4:29 PM
"Stock Market Today: S&P Books Best August Since 2000 Despite Geopolitical Threats" TheStreet 4:28 PM
"Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Rises To Record, Nabs Best Month Since February" MarketWatch 4:28 PM
"Wall Street Ends the Month on a High Note" Reuters 4:27 PM
"U.S. Stocks Finish August With Gains: DJIA Ends 3.2% Higher on Month, S&P 500 Rises to All-Time High" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:27 PM
"Japan's Nikkei leads Asian stock declines after weak economic data" Associated Press 10:26 AM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks gain slightly; other Asia markets mixed/Hong Kong stocks broke a three-day losing streak on Friday, after swinging between gains and losses as earnings reports came in, and as other regional markets closed mixed." MarketWatch 6:52 AM
"Europe Markets: Tesco slides after warning; HSBC climbs: Europe movers" MarketWatch 10:25 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:55 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:55 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:55 PM
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