"Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security Alerts for iCloud Users: Apple Will Alert Users Via Email and Push Notifications" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:20 PM
"Apple's Watch to Usher In Short-Range Wireless: Coming Smartwatch, iPhone Will Have Technology to Provide Tap-to-Pay Features" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:19 AM
"Apple Nears Introduction of Smartwatch and Bigger iPhones" ["The so-called smartwatch will be the first brand-new product unveiled under Apple's new chief, Timothy D. Cook, who took the helm after Mr. Jobs died nearly three years ago. It is expected to come in two sizes and combine functions like health and fitness monitoring with mobile computing tasks like displaying maps, said people knowledgeable about the product. It will have a unique, flexible screen and, like the new phones, will support technology that allows people to pay for things wirelessly."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:50 PM
"Apple's NFC Payments Play Could Make Its Wearable A Computing Friction Killer" TechCrunch 2:58 PM
"Apple Said to Negotiate Deep Payments Discounts from Big Banks" ["Rumors about the deals were first made public by Tom Noyes, a financial technology investor and former head of channels at Citi, and confirmed by Bank Innovation sources. The first thing Apple has done is convince these four FIs to consider transactions from Apple's upcoming payments venture — said to launch with its forthcoming iPhone 6 introduction — as 'card present' transactions, which carry a lower discount rate than 'card not present' transactions, because of lower fraud risk."] Bank Innovation 3:18 PM
"Apple design head Jony Ive ahead of iWatch debut: 'Switzerland is in trouble'" 9to5Mac 7:03 AM
"Jony Ive says 'Switzerland's in trouble' ahead of expected iWatch unveiling" iDownload Blog 7:16 AM
"Jony Ive-designed iWatch could threaten Switzerland's lucrative watch market" iMore 7:17 AM
"Apple chastised for unsafe working conditions in supplier factory: China Labor Watch and Green America say the iPhone maker hasn't lived up to its commitments to improve worker conditions in a China factory." CNET 9:38 AM
"Groups Accuse Apple Supplier of Labor Violations" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:30 AM
"U.S. watchdogs accuse Chinese Apple supplier of unsafe work conditions" Reuters 9:30 AM
"Apple supplier in China accused of violations" Associated Press 9:29 AM
"Apple asks court to order Samsung to pay $6.46 per unit if it infringes 3 patents going forward" Foss Patents 6:57 AM
"Apple demands damages after court denies sales ban on Samsung products: Apple is looking for at least $6.46 per Samsung product that infringes on three patents" IDG News Service 7:15 AM
"Nude celebs on iCloud: Was Apple Inc. at fault? That depends on what you mean by the words 'breach' and 'protect.'" Fortune 11:20 AM
"We'd All Benefit if Celebs Sue Apple Over the Photo Hack" Wired 10:20 AM
"Creator Of iCloud Hacker Tool: I Would Have Warned Apple If It Properly Rewarded Researchers" Forbes 9:40 AM
"Mavericks - Apple Mail problems and migration tips; performance issues" MacInTouch 9:21 AM
"Warning, Warning. Do Not Try This! It will mess up Yosemite so badly that you will have to reformat your HD and reinstall Yosemite. I got 2 Finders to run at the same time" MacInTouch 9:21 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Enable OS X's Enhanced Dictation for on-the-fly transcription" Macworld 11:03 AM
"U2 Denies Involvement in Apple's Sept 9 Media Event" The Mac Observer 8:50 AM
"Rumor: U2 may be involved with iPhone 6 launch next Tuesday" MacNN 7:07 AM
"Greenpeace says everyone should copy Apple" Computerworld 6:54 AM
"iPhone hits major sales milestone in India" Cult of Mac 7:41 AM
"Future Scotland Store Caught In Infinite Loop" ifoAppleStore 7:10 AM
"Worldwide phablet shipments to surpass portable PCs in 2014 and tablets by 2015, says IDC" DigiTimes 7:29 AM
"Apple fans start lining up for the iPhone 6, attention" The Inquirer 7:33 AM
"Apple HomeKit: i-Bell lets you answer your door through your iPhone/i-Bell, a WiFi-enabled camera doorbell, is among the connected gadgets to be approved as one of Apple's HomeKit partners, ahead of the launch of iOS 8" Telegraph 7:30 AM
"Apple Negotiates Lower Transaction Fees With Credit Card Issuers for Mobile Payments Initiative" MacRumors 3:36 PM
"Apple has reportedly negotiated lower transaction fees for mobile payments" iDownload Blog 3:35 PM
"Sex is great in books, lousy in apps, says Apple: New App Store guidelines offer rules for smut and new home automation and health APIs" The Register 7:33 AM
"Eva Longoria on nude photo leaks: Actress claims Apple employee accessed her private details without her permission" The Independent 7:27 AM
"Ikea channels Jony Ive's showmanship to promote its 2015 catalog" Cult of Mac 7:41 AM
"Your 2014 Apple iPhone trade-in guide" AppAdvice 2:56 PM
"Live video from our special event will be right here. And so will a whole lot more.: Join us at Apple.com on September 9 at 10 a.m. PDT to follow every moment." Apple 2:48 PM
"Apple plans to live stream its upcoming September 9 media event" TUAW 2:48 PM
"Apple will live stream their September 9th special event" iMore 2:49 PM
"Apple iPhone 6 live stream announcement: 10 a.m. PDT on September 9th" BGR 2:57 PM
"Apple to Live Stream Sept 9 Media Event" The Mac Observer 3:21 PM
"How to watch Apple's iPhone event live: Don't miss a beat of the action when Apple announces its new devices. Here's how you can tune in and watch the event live." CNET 3:34 PM
Non-Apple News
"Nvidia Sues Samsung and Qualcomm Alleging Patent Infringement: Company Complaints Involve Some Samsung Phones and Tablets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:18 PM
"Google to Refund $19M in In-App Purchases Made by Kids" PC Magazine 3:33 PM
"LogMeIn Acquires Meldium--Start Of The Identity Consolidation?" Forbes 3:33 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"iMore show 418: iPhone event preview LIVE! 11am PT, 2pm ET — Be here!" iMore 2:49 PM
"'iPhone 6' will lack sapphire cover but gain 128GB variant, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says" AppleInsider 10:22 AM
"iPhone 6 May Lose Sapphire Display Cover, Gain 128 GB Storage Option" MacRumors 9:40 AM
"The iPhone 6 Won't Feature An Unbreakable Sapphire Display, Says The Most Accurate Apple Analyst In The World" Business Insider 10:22 AM
"iPhone 6 won't go sapphire but will offer 128GB version: analyst: A sapphire screen isn't in the cards, claims analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, but a larger capacity and other surprises await." CNET 11:03 AM
"iPad Air 2 Also Launching Next Week, Both iPhone 6 Models Will Offer 128GB Storage [Report] Redmond Pie 10:50 AM
"iOS 8 release date: iOS 8 set for official public launch on 9 September" Macworld UK 7:16 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple invents iPhone-based augmented reality navigation with 'X-ray vision' features" AppleInsider 7:15 AM
"Apple invention involves augmented reality apps on iOS devices" Apple Daily Report 7:18 AM
"Apple invents method of hardening sapphire screens to reduce cracking" AppleInsider 7:15 AM
"Apple invents a Visual Reminder System for the iPhone & More" Patently Apple 7:18 AM
"Your iOS device may one day send you reminders based on your location" Apple Daily Report 7:18 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Assassin's Creed Pirates For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 11:18 AM
"Power of Logic HD For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11:18 AM
"Van Gogh For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 11:18 AM
"Hands on with Truffol's reversible USB Lightning cables" iDownload Blog 7:16 AM
"Review: Divoom Voombox Ongo Bluetooth Speaker" Run Around Tech 7:07 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"iOS 8 Messages app feature: Video messages" TUAW 10:22 AM
"Hands-on: Tempo brings its super-smart calendaring to iPad" Macworld 11:03 AM
"Useful Sketching app for iOS Devices: Tremor -Jittery Line Drawing" eXtensions 11:18 AM
"The Ensign Review: The Ensign takes most of its cues from A Dark Room to create a wonderfully weird text adventure." 148Apps 11:21 AM
"Valiant Hearts Review: Valiant Hearts is a beautiful (and educational!) puzzle adventure title, though players will find themselves pulled away from its realism from time to time." 148Apps 2:56 PM
"Duke Dashington Review: Simple to learn, tricky to succeed at, Duke Dashington is a fun platformer in 10 second bursts." 148Apps 2:56 PM
"Tizzy ZigZag Cars Review: Tizzy ZigZag Cars allows children to race cars around a fantasy track, complete with physics engine." 148Apps 10:22 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Disable iCloud's Photo Stream on an iOS Device" Kirkville 7:07 AM
Tips
"Seven Ways to Extend Your Smartphone's Battery Life" Re/code 8:18 AM
"Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Dropbox and the Cloud vs. iWork, Apps, and iCloud: Business? Or, Feature?" PixoBebo 6:53 AM
"The Crazy Wars: How Apple Competes Against $150 Windows Tablets" Mac 360 6:53 AM
"Innovation: Samsung Style vs. Apple Style" Mac 360 6:52 AM
Non-Apple
"Former New York Times Editor Jill Abramson on the Paper's Future" Re/code 9:03 PM
"Raw vs JPEG in Photoshop, a Practical View" Jeff Carlson 6:45 PM
"Not Safe For Not Working On/In the wake of a truly profound compromise of sensitive photographs of celebrities, those of us in Information Security find ourselves called upon to answer what this all means – to average citizens, to celebrities, to a global economy that has found itself transformed in ways not necessarily planned. Let's talk about some things we don't normally discuss." Sky News 6:36 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab 4: Solid But Not Sexy" Tapscape 3:32 PM
"Inside the strange and seedy world where hackers trade celebrity nudes: Security researchers say the images that leaked were just the tip of the iceberg" The Verge 2:57 PM
"Every (Non-Apple) Wearable You Need to Know About This Week" Re/code 7:15 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"We've flown into an iCloud" Telegraph [cartoon] 7:28 AM
"Steve Ballmer wrote the Blue Screen of Death message" The Verge 8:46 AM
"Microsoft's Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 CRM line-up revealed/Summary: Microsoft is readying a barrage of both on-premises and cloud-only CRM deliverables, rolling out in Q4 2014 and Q2 2015. Here's the list of what's coming, by the codenames." ZDNet 12:08 PM
"Microsoft Introduces Three New Smartphones" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:16 PM
"Microsoft adds three new camera-focused smartphones to the Lumia lineup" Gigaom 9:16 AM
"Microsoft's 'selfie phone' is finally here, and comes in two flavors" BGR 7:33 AM
"Lumia 730 and 735 'selfie' phone specs and pricing revealed" Neowin 7:47 AM
"Microsoft targets Apple, Samsung with cheaper flagship Lumia: The Lumia 830 will have a fast camera and run the latest version of the Cortana digital assistant" Computerworld New Zealand 7:34 AM
"Microsoft Pads Windows Phone's Midriff With Three More Lumias" TechCrunch 7:54 AM
"Microsoft Courts Budget-Conscious Shutterbugs With Lumia 830, 730" Re/code 7:53 AM
"Microsoft bills Lumia 830 smartphone as 'affordable flagship'" Electronista 7:36 AM
"Microsoft's Lumia 830 offers PureView imaging at a lower cost" Engadget 7:36 AM
"Lumia 830 specs and pricing revealed" Neowin 7:47 AM
"Meet the Lumia 830, Microsoft's most affordable flagship yet" BGR 7:34 AM
"Microsoft introduces the Lumia 730, aka the 'selfie phone'" Engadget 7:37 AM
"Microsoft says it will mass produce super-sized touchscreens" VentureBeat 8:14 AM
"Bing is testing several new layouts" Neowin 9:18 AM
"Getty Images Sues Microsoft Over New Bing Photo Widget" Re/code 3:35 PM
"A Further Look At Microsoft: This Time, Free Cash Flow" Seeking Alpha 12:09 PM
"Intel unveils 3G snakeskin smart bracelet: The MICA bracelet displays messages and calendar alerts" Computerworld New Zealand 7:34 AM
"Intel's $1,000 Wearable Is a Luxury Smart Bracelet For Women" Gizmodo 7:38 AM
"Nokia and Intel launch innovation centre to spur mobile broadband app development" The Inquirer 7:49 AM
"Lenovo's first Intel-powered Android tablet has a lot to offer for the price" TechSpot 9:09 AM
"Intel unveils the MICA fashion-conscious smart bracelet" IT PRO 9:09 AM
"Intel to introduce its stylish MICA smart bracelet on 7 September: The bejeweled smart fashion accessory will debut at New York's Fashion Week" Stuff Magazine 9:10 AM
"Intel unveils 3G smart bracelet: The MICA bracelet displays messages and calendar alerts" Computerworld 9:10 AM
"Cisco Moves Beyond Blades to Slice Off More Server Sales" WSJ Blogs 8:03 AM
"Imagination takes on ARM and Intel with MIPS chip redesign: Respin of 64-bit MIPS I6400 targets mobile devices to servers" The Inquirer 7:49 AM
"Workday continues push against Oracle, SAP in financial apps: A new Composite Reporting feature could help the cloud software upstart continue its move upmarket" Computerworld New Zealand 10:11 AM
"IBM wants to kill the hard drive it invented" Engadget 5:36 PM
"Lenovo's Helix 2 tablet/laptop gets thinner, extends battery life: The ThinkPad Helix 2 hybrid is also among the first with Intel's Core M processor" IDG News Service 10:11 AM
"IFA: Lenovo unveils a raft of business laptops and all-in-ones/The Thinkpad Helix, Horizon 2s and 2e, the Thinkcentre TIO 23 and the Flex 2 Pro" The Inquirer 9:16 AM
"Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix returns with a thinner design and longer battery life" Engadget 8:49 AM
"Lenovo's latest China-bound phone looks like a layer cake" Gigaom 8:50 AM
"Apple Upstaged By Samsung... Until Next Week" Seeking Alpha 6:17 PM
"Why the Apple Stock Price Will Go Higher Despite the Noise" Money Morning 4:23 PM
"Down again! How low Apple's stock can go/Apple shares got hit again Thursday following their colossal drubbing Wednesday. The question now is: How low can Apple shares go." USA Today 4:11 PM
Industry News
"Apple losses stand out as tech stocks turn south" MarketWatch 3:30 PM
"Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 8:05 AM
"Stock Market Today: Futures Rally as ECB Cuts Rates, Launches Stimulus Program" TheStreet 8:04 AM
"Global stocks lackluster ahead of central bank meeting in Europe, US data; Samsung rises" Associated Press 12:10 PM
"U.S. Stocks End Lower: During Session, Dow Hit Fresh Intraday High" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:58 PM
"Asia Markets: Nikkei snaps 3-day win streak; Hang Seng slips/Stocks in Japan and Australia finished lower Thursday as investors took a cautious approach ahead of the European Central Bank's decision on monetary policy." MarketWatch 8:04 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks stretch higher after ECB cuts rates/European stocks climbed but the euro sank to a more than one-year low Thursday after the European Central Bank opted to cut interest rates as part of the battle against low inflation in the euro zone." MarketWatch 8:04 AM
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