"Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mount" Reuters 7:04 AM
"Forget the iPhone: It's all about iWatch next week" Computerworld 7:07 AM
"Apple recruits designer Marc Newson to work alongside Jony Ive" Digital Spy 7:07 AM
"Look who's now working for Apple Inc." Fortune 7:17 AM
"5 brutal smartwatch problems Apple's iWatch must conquer" VentureBeat 11:33 AM
"What To Expect From Apple's iPhone Event On September 9" TechCrunch 12:49 PM
"Apple's Next Big Focus: Your Health/Tech Giant Expected to Unveil Smartwatch With Sensors to Monitor Vital Signs, Fitness" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/5
"Marc Newson to Join Apple's Design Team (Exclusive): Designer Marc Newson is joining Apple as part of senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive's team, the company told VF Daily on Friday." ["Ive and Newson, who have been close friends for years, have been spending time together over the past year. During that time, they have also worked on some designs for Apple. 'Marc is without question one of the most influential designers of this generation,' Ive said in a statement provided to VF Daily. 'He is extraordinarily talented. We are particularly excited to formalize our collaboration as we enjoy working together so much and have found our partnership so effective.'"] Vanity Fair 9/5
"Superstar Designer Marc Newson Is Joining Apple" Wired 9/5
"Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security Alerts for iCloud Users: Apple CEO Denies a Lax Attitude Toward Security Allowed Hackers to Post Nude Photos of Celebrities" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/5
"Angry Tim Cook says Apple will tighten iCloud security after celeb photo leak debacle" VentureBeat 9/5
"Apple CEO says iCloud security will be strengthened: Two-factor authentication will be enabled on iCloud, along with more warnings for certain account actions" IDG News Service 9/5
"Apple to beef up security measures after nude photo leak" CNNMoney 9/5
"Apple to add security alerts for iCloud users says Tim Cook." Memeburn 9/5
"How the Next iPhone Could Finally Kill the Credit Card" Wired 9/5
"Payment industry says Apple's EasyPay is great news" Computerworld 9/5
"What's at stake for Apple, Tim Cook next week" Yahoo Finance 9/5
"The Problem with Apple's Juice: In the build-up to the new Apple Watch, it is easy to get seduced by the rumored features. Curved screen! Wireless charging! Jony Ive thinks it's slick! But—and I hate to burst everyone's bubble here—the appeal of the world's most highly anticipated wearable computer is going to come down to something a lot more mundane: battery life." The Information 9/5
"Apple Aims to Change the Game Again With Mobile-Payments" Bloomberg 9/5
"Apple employees 'have set low expectations' for 'iWatch' battery life - report" AppleInsider 9/5
"How the iWatch Could Completely Catch the Competition Napping" The Mac Observer 9/5
"Apple, Google appeal rejection of $325 mln hiring settlement" ["Koh 'committed clear legal error' and 'impermissibly substituted the court's assessment of the value of the case for that of the parties who have been litigating the case for more than three years,' they wrote."] Reuters 9/5
"NYT: Larger iPhone will reportedly have one-handed mode" The Next Web 9/4
"Apple Is Hyping This Event More Than Anything In Years" Business Insider 9/5
"Apple expanding invite base for iPhone/iWatch event, focus on fashion reporters" 9to5Mac 4:21 PM
"Apple's massive fall lineup reportedly causing shipping delays for other manufacturers" AppleInsider 6:56 AM
"Competitors expected to miss deadlines as Apple floods Chinese shipping channels with iPhone 6" 9to5Mac 6:57 AM
"Want an iPhone Air? iPhone 6? Get In Line!" Tapscape 3:48 PM
"Apple likely to cause its rivals bottlenecks with its large fall shipments out of China" AppAdvice 6:57 AM
"Apple reportedly prescribes new iPhone payment platform to Walgreens and CVS" AppAdvice 6:57 AM
"Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders: As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly. Their task won't end when the phone goes on sale. As customers line up to buy the device around the world, Apple employees will show up at work to learn how they screwed up—and fix it." Bloomberg Businessweek 9/5
"comScore Reports July 2014 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share" ["Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 42.4 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 51.5 percent platform market share. Facebook ranked as the top individual smartphone app."] comScore 9/5
"Apple Increases U.S. Smartphone Share Ahead of Anticipated iPhone 6 Launch: Apple increased its lead in the U.S. smartphone market as it prepares to unveil its next-generation iPhone, according to the latest data from measurement firm comScore." Re/code 9/5
"iPhone 6 fans start queueing for new Apple smartphone days before it has been unveiled" The Independent 9/5
"Apple & Google both appealing court ruling that anti-poaching settlement was too low" 9to5Mac 9/5
"Apple ups iCloud security following celebrity hack, adding alerts and boosting two-factor authentication" Gigaom 9/5
"Apple Announces New iCloud Security Features" Kirkville 9/5
"Tim Cook: iCloud Security Alerts Coming Up" Apple Gazette 9/5
"Apple Says It Will Add New iCloud Security Measures After Celebrity Hack" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9/5
"Apple takes steps to increase iCloud security post-Fappening" BetaNews 9/5
"Apple CEO Says Better iCloud Security Coming Soon" The Mac Observer 9/5
"Apple's rivals hope its iWatch makes 'wearable' work" Reuters 9/5
"Apple iPhone's Mobile Payments Expected to Include CVS and Walgreens" Re/code 9/5
"iPhone 6 may allow you to pay for your medications at Walgreens, CVS" iMore 9/5
"CVS and Walgreens reportedly on board with Apple's mobile payment plans" 9to5Mac 9/5
"Apple Reportedly Signs Walgreens and CVS to Mobile Payment System" The Mac Observer 9/5
"Apple's next iPhone: it's a lock" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9/5
"Is Apple About To Cash In On Mobile Payments?" CRN 9/5
"Apple serial numbers allow it to trace problems back to individual workers" The Verge 9/5
"This App Is a Support System for Victims of Sexual Violence on Campus" Wired 9/5
"When Steve Jobs Refused To Give Early Apple Employees Stock, Steve Wozniak Offered Them $10 Million Of His" Business Insider 9/5
"Apple computer less powerful than phone could sell for $500K: An original Apple-1 computer valued at $300,000 to $500,000 is up for sale." Seattle Post-Intelligencer 9/5
"Ikea advert parody mocks Apple as it announces 'book' technology" Telegraph 9/5
"See how Mac magically decluttered our desks over past 35 years" Cult of Mac 9/5
Non-Apple News
"Andrew Kay, Pioneer in Computing, Dies at 95" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:35 AM
"Google tests password generator in Chrome browser" CNET 9/5
"If Your Nudes Leak, Vast Majority Of Americans Say It's Your Fault" The Huffington Post 9/5
"Home Depot Card Heist May Be Bigger Than Target's" Tom's Guide 9/5
"Did a 14-year-old Indian boy invent email? Mumbai-born scientist Shiva Ayyadurai launches campaign to persuade public he invented email as a 14-year-old boy in Newark" Telegraph 9/5
Publications/Podcasts
"Our Sept. 9th iPhone 6 and iWatch predictions plus inside The Fappening on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8:56 PM
"Coming September 6: Gene Steinberg meets Jeff Gamet from The Mac Observer, and Jeff Carlson from TidBITS, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9/5
"Apple wearable to run third-party apps, big developers already seeded SDK" 9to5Mac 9:03 PM
"First Amazing Images Of Fully Functional iPhone 6 Appear" AppleBitch 11:32 AM
"New iPhone 6 images appear to show a working device with mobile payments" The Verge 12:47 PM
"Purported working iPhone 6 appears online, shows new Passbook icon depicting mobile payments" 9to5Mac 10:07 AM
"Photos and video purportedly detail working 'iPhone 6,' hint at Passbook-based mobile payments" AppleInsider 5:03 PM
"Intel's new Core M processor could make the next MacBook Air a monster: It's thin, fanless, powerful and the most energy efficient Core CPU in Intel's history – and it's coming very soon" Stuff Magazine 7:15 AM
"Rear Camera of 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 With Optical Stabilization and Other Parts Shown in New Photos" MacRumors 9/5
"Apple's iPhone 6 will go on sale 19 September: Handset set to launch in key regions 10 days after it's unveiled" Daily Mail (UK) 9/5
"iBonanza! Apple's iWatch will have flexible screen and wireless charging when it is revealed next week alongside two new iPhone 6 handsets - and we could even see new iPads as well" Daily Mail (UK) 9/5
"Apple's Support For Voice Messages In iOS 8 Could Tie-In With Wearable" RazorianFly 9/5
"iOS platformer Goblin Sword takes us back to the 8-bit glory days" Cult of Mac 9/5
"All Star Quarterback – A Good Football Game For iOS?" Apple'n'Apps 9/5
"'Diamond Digger Saga' Review - This Diamond's A Little Rough" Touch Arcade 9/5
"Iconic Review: Figure out the famous name from the icon-based clues in Iconic, a fun and simple game." 148Apps 9/5
"Armor Blade Review: Great visuals and an interesting combat engine overcome minimal player interaction in Armor Blade" 148Apps 9/5
"Gemini Strike Review: Shoot everything and loot everything in this entertaining vertical shoot em up." 148Apps 9/5
"Shoot The Moon Review: Stop the moon from singing an annoying song by launching rockets at it." 148Apps 9/5
"Wipeout 2 Review: Doing away with the entertaining rag-doll physics of the previous game, Wipeout 2 soon starts to wear thin as each course starts to prompt a sense of deja vu." 148Apps 9/5
How-To/Tutorial
"How To Clean Lint from iPhone and iPad Ports" The Mac Observer 5:04 PM
"How To: Turn off Auto-Play Videos on Facebook iOS App" Kirkville 9:55 AM
"How can I transfer photos from an SLR camera to an iPad? The iPad and Apple's Camera Connection kit recognises virtually all types of SD card, says Rick Maybury" Telegraph 7:07 AM
"How to replace a broken vibrator in an iPhone 5s" iMore 9/5
"Lost your iCloud recovery key? Here's how to generate a new one!" iMore 9/5
"How to create and use custom presets in Lightroom Mobile" Cult of Mac 9/5
Tips
"Goodbye, iOS 7: Tips for preparing for the iOS 8 upgrade" Gigaom 1:42 PM
"9 Cool Siri Tricks You Never Knew Existed" Business Insider 9/5
"3 Ways Your iPhone Can Make Your Home More Secure" Apple Gazette 9/5
"What to do if you lose your Apple TV remote" CNET 9/5
"Apple Loop: iPhone 6 Expectations, iWatch Predictions, And Maybe The iPad Air 2?" Forbes 7:01 PM
"Is Apple planning a catwalk show for its iPhone/iWatch event? There's a mysterious white building being built at the site of Apple's Tuesday event. Fashion bloggers have been invited. Ergo?" CNET 5:51 PM
"Comparing smartwatches: what Apple has to beat: Five new smartwatches define the current cutting edge and set the bar for Apple to beat with its rumored watch" Computerworld New Zealand 5:03 PM
"Here Are Some Watches Created By Apple's New Rock Star Designer" Business Insider 2:02 PM
"The post-Steve Jobs era of Apple will officially begin on Tuesday. Here's why" Gigaom 1:53 PM
"Cult of Errors: What Is Wrong with These Pictures?" Low End Mac 8:55 PM
"How the iPhone 6 will (and won't) shake up the accessories market" CNET 9/5
"What to expect when you're expecting an iPhone 6 (or iWatch)" Engadget 9/5
"How an Apple iWallet might work: Reports suggest Apple could unveil its own mobile-payments system and an NFC-equipped iPhone 6 at its September 9 event. If so, how would an Apple iWallet actually play out?" CNET 9/5
"12 Visions of Apple Products That Were Fantastically Wrong" Gizmodo 9/5
"The Moto 360 gets the highest compliment an Apple fan can give to a non-Apple product" BGR 9/5
"Will the iWatch's battery life be just as disappointing as the Moto 360's?" BGR 9/5
"Report: The iWatch's Battery Life Might Be 'Disappointing'" Business Insider 9/5
"If This Is The Best Apple's Competitors Can Do, Then The iWatch Is Poised To Be A Massive Hit" Business Insider 9/5
"China Telecom Posts iPhone 6 Pre-Order Page, But Don't Trust Its Pics And Info" TechCrunch 9/5
"How Apple plans to deal with one of your biggest iPhone 6 worries" BGR 9/5
"How Apple can succeed in mobile payments with NFC, iBeacon, the iPhone 6 and iWallet" Gigaom 9/5
"Netflix Vs. Verizon Vs. Consumer: Who Wins?" TechCrunch 9:02 PM
"Turning The Phone Call Into The New Click" TechCrunch 5:47 PM
"Only 5 percent of Android users will switch to iPhone 6, says survey: A survey insists that only a small proportion of Android users will switch to Apple's new phone. But could that change when they actually see the iPhone 6?" CNET 4:02 PM
"Why does Google support a conservative group that opposes net neutrality?" The Daily Dot 8:17 AM
"Intel launches Core M family, targets 2-in-1 devices" PhysOrg 7:14 AM
"Fossil and Intel teaming up to create trendy wearables" Digital Spy 7:14 AM
"Intel Releases New Core M Processor That Will Enable Devices That Are Razor-thin, Fanless And More Efficient" Microsoft News 7:15 AM
"Intel Introduces Low-Power 4.5W Core M Broadwell Chips for Skinny Tablets and Convertibles" Softpedia 7:15 AM
"Microsoft's New Lumia Models Will Make Windows Phone Cool Again" Forbes 7:16 AM
"Polaroid is the latest brand to launch a Windows Phone, the WinPro 5" Neowin 6:36 PM
"Getty Images sues Microsoft over new Bing tool for embedding photos" The Verge 11:37 AM
"Dell's New 27-inch 5K Monitor Packs A Mammoth Resolution Of 5120×2880" Redmond Pie 4:22 PM
"HP Launches New Hybrids And Chromebooks, One With NVIDIA Tegra K1 Inside" HotHardware 7:08 PM
"Hewlett-Packard claims email exposes lies over deal: HP released an internal email to Mr Lynch warning in panicked language that sales of one of a profitable product line were collapsing" The Independent 7:13 AM
"AMD Radeon R9 295X2 gets a 33% price cut" Hexus 7:13 AM
"IBM now hires more in US than India amid tax, visa worries" The Economic Times 7:17 AM
"Will the next version of Windows just be called Windows? Microsoft drops hints in several commercials" The Verge 9/5
"Windows Threshold: Say hello to the notification center" Neowin 9/5
"Windows Threshold Technical Preview: It's all about feedback, feedback, feedback" Neowin 9/5
"Microsoft launches cheaper smartphones to counter Apple and Google" The New York Times 9/5
"Did Steve Ballmer write 'The Blue Screen Of Death' for Windows PCs?" The Economic Times 9/5
"So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class . . ." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9/5
"Microsoft Lumia 735 and 830 coming to the US 'soon'" Neowin 9/5
"HP rivals Acer with Tegra K1-powered Chromebook 14: Also outs Windows 8.1 Envy x2 and Pavillion x2 devices" The Inquirer 9/5
"Hewlett-Packard concerns over Autonomy deals with Washington firm: Details of Autonomy's takeover of MicroLink revealed, as Hewlett-Packard's action continues over alleged 'improprieties'" The Guardian 9/5
"'Everywhere I look ... it's bad': HP claims email shows Autonomy CFO panic, pre-buyout" The Register 9/5
"Dell's 27-Inch 5K Monitor Is Like Filet Mignon For Your Eyeballs" Gizmodo 9/5
"Dell unveils 5K desktop monitor with almost 2x the pixels of your puny 4K display" ExtremeTech 9/5
"Dell kicks your puny 4K monitor to the curb, debuts 27-inch 5K panel" Ars Technica 9/5
"Dell Reveals New Latitude Laptops, Chromebox, and 5K Monitor for Business Users" Maximum PC 9/5
"Dell Business Laptops: Intel Broadwell Inside" InformationWeek 9/5
"Dell packs Core M chip in Latitude 13 7000 tablet/laptop" PCWorld 9/5
"Dell, HP, Emerson, Intel Team Up on Data Center Standard" eWeek 9/5
"Core M Broadwell Speeds, Feeds, And Performance" HotHardware 9/5
"Intel launches Broadwell-Y for a second time: Almost no new Core M details, did you expect real info?" SemiAccurate 9/5
"Intel's Core M chips headed to 20 Windows tablets, hybrids: Intel said tablets or hybrids with Core M could be priced starting at US$699, but the first products are at around $1,000 or more" Computerworld New Zealand 9/5
"Intel's Core M Might Finally Give Us True Laptop-Tablet Hybrids" Gizmodo 9/5
"Intel launches first 14-nanometre processor for thin fanless PCs" BBC 9/5
"Intel's New Core M Processors Will Bring Thin, Fanless Convertible Notebooks This Holiday" TechCrunch 9/5
"Intel's launches three Core M CPUs, promises more Broadwell 'early 2015": U-series Core i3, i5, and i7 Ultrabook chips will be the next ones released." Ars Technica 9/5
"Intel's Core M chips will boost PC battery life by nearly two hours" Engadget 9/5
"Finally, a USEFUL smart device: Intel boffins cook up gyro-magneto-'puter bike helmet/Apple, eat your heart out" The Register 9/5
"3 Things Intel Investors Need To Know" Seeking Alpha 9/5
"Fossil teams up with Intel to produce its line of wearables" Engadget 9/5
"AMD shatters previous CPU frequency record: FX-8370 claims new world record" EPT 9/5
"Judge rejects Apple, Google $325 million anti-poaching settlement, firms appeal/Summary: Judge Lucy Koh has rejected the offer as too low, but the companies aren't taking the decision lying down." ZDNet 9/5
"Disk storage market shows anemic growth: High-end storage sales continue to fall" Computerworld New Zealand 9/5
"Ignore Apple fans and haters — the stock is still a bargain" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
"Apple Upstaged By Samsung... Until Next Week" Seeking Alpha 9/4
"Why the Apple Stock Price Will Go Higher Despite the Noise" Money Morning 9/4
"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 9/4
Industry News
"Apple, GoPro gains help boost tech stocks: IPhone maker rises ahead of big event; digital camera developer climbs 10%" MarketWatch 9/5
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Jobs Report: Slowing Job Growth Has Some Pushing Out Interest-Rate Expectations" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/5
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks fall ahead of U.S. jobs report/Hong Kong stocks closed lower Friday, as investors awaited the closely-watched U.S. jobs report due out later in the day." MarketWatch 9/5
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks hold to losses after Ukraine cease-fire deal/European stocks lost ground Friday, with investors remaining cautious following a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine." MarketWatch 9/5
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 9/5
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