"Apple In China: Best Yet To Come? Apple reported a 31% jump in revenue from Greater China in the latest quarter, and it still has lots of room to grow." InformationWeek 7:48 AM
"They grow up fast: Apple quietly bulks up Swift and Xcode in year two/From error handling to app thinning, Apple continues to nudge devs away from ObjC." Ars Technica 10:29 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Security notes include a warning about a trojan horse called 'Smilebox'; comments on the unpatched Yosemite security hole, and more about safe deposit box access and other issues related to death." MacInTouch 7/24
"Yosemite discussion continues with more Apple Mail experiences, issues and alternatives, plus a question about Yosemite Server." MacInTouch 7/24
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"The Logic Pros: Automate tedious MIDI edits into a single-click with Logic's Transform feature" 9to5Mac 7:43 PM
"Report: Office 2016/font issues and slow startup, plus bloated software sizes (vs. the classic Word 5.1a)" MacInTouch 7/25
"How to show only active apps in your OS X Dock" iMore 7/25
"How to merge OS X contacts into an existing list" TechRadar UK 7/25
"Ask the iTunes Guy: Coping with iTunes features that have disappeared" Macworld 7/24
"Creating Graphic Styles in Illustrator to Accomplish the Impossible" [Video-based Tutorial] Layers Magazine 7/24
"Pro Tip: The easiest way to create a bootable USB drive for OS X El Capitan" TechRepublic 7/24
"How to Find Wi-Fi Network Passwords from Command Line on Mac" OS X Daily 7/24
"How to use Smart Folders on your Mac" MacIssues 7/24
"New Report Says Apple Was in Talks to Use BMW i3 as Basis for Electric Car Project" MacRumors 7/25
"Report: Apple in negotiations to use BMW i3 as basis for its own electric car" 9to5Mac 7/24
"Apple reportedly approached BMW over using i3 as basis for its electric car" iDownload Blog 7/24
"Apple and Samsung dominate smartphone sales, but new entrants snap at their heels" V3 7/24
"Apple Stores Swap Nest Thermostat For HomeKit Devices" PC Magazine 7/24
"Apple pulls the Google Nest smart thermostat from its shelves" CNNMoney 7/24
"Strategy Analytics: Android Wear Falls to 11 Percent Global Smartwatch OS Marketshare in Q2 2015" ["The smartwatch market is growing rapidly from a low base, driven by the expanding Apple watchOS ecosystem, and the market is being seeded with devices that will create fresh opportunities for software developers in the emerging wearables category.'"] PRNewswire 7/24
"Apple Launches 'Why There's Nothing Quite Like iPhone' Web Campaign" MacRumors 7/24
"Apple debuts new web campaign to accompany 'If it's not an iPhone' ads" 9to5Mac 7/24
"Consortium-backed Apple Pay competitor CurrentC to launch 'trial run' in August" AppleInsider 7/24
"Apple Pay Rival CurrentC Launching in Limited Trial Next Month as Exclusivity Expires" MacRumors 7/24
"Pandora CEO says company has seen 'no impact' from Apple Music launch" AppleInsider 7/24
"Ericsson Seeks Discovery with Apple's Korean Supplier Melfas in Patent Infringement Case" Patently Apple 7/24
"Hold on to Your Pants, India, Apple is Coming for You" The Mac Observer 7/24
"First trailer for 'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' shows a bold, brilliant, brutal Apple founder" Mashable 7/24
"'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' Documentary Film Trailer Released" Re/code 7/24
"Trailer debuts for Steve Jobs documentary derided by Apple exec as 'mean-spirited'" AppleInsider 7/24
"Trailer for 'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' Documentary Looks Good" The Mac Observer 7/24
"Watching kids react to the original iPod will make you feel old" Cult of Mac 7/24
"Inside the Macworld Vault: A hidden collection of vintage Macs" [Slideshow] Macworld 7/24
"Apple Employee 10 Year Service Award: A Big Glorious Hunk o' Glass" FairerPlatform 7/24
Non-Apple News
"Apple Pay rival CurrentC to start rolling out next month" Computerworld 8:52 PM
"Chinese police cracks down on firm for making fake iPhones: Chinese police have cracked down on a Beijing-based company which allegedly made more than 40,000 fake iPhones worth about USD 19.6 million this year and arrested nine persons in this connection." Financial Express 8:53 PM
"Pandora CEO: Apple Music has had 'no impact' on our business" BGR 7/25
"The Web-Connected Car Is Cool, Until Hackers Cut Your Brakes" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/24
"AT&T has the FCC's permission to buy DirecTV" Engadget 7/24
"FCC approves AT&T's $48.5 billion acquisition of DirectTV" GeekWire 7/24
"AT&T creates mobile and video giant after sealing DirecTV deal" CNET 7/24
"The iPad mini 4 will be a lot like a smaller iPad Air 2" TechRadar UK 7:52 AM
"Rumor: Apple's iPad mini 4 will be a miniature iPad Air 2, could launch alongside A9-powered iPad Air 3" AppleInsider 7/25
"A New Round of Apple Watch Band Design Patents Surface in China Beginning with Apple's Modern Buckle Band" Patently Apple 7/25
"Rare cases of corruption strike Apple. Data corruption, that is: Update your 2015 MacBook Pro now if you want the disk inside it to live" The Register 7/24
"Apple warns of data corruption on latest MacBook Pro" BBC 7/24
"Mac Systems Sales Surge Expected To Continue Through 2015" MacPrices 7/24
"Apple wants to personalize your TV experience" CBS News 7/24
"Apple patents Apple TV remote with Touch ID" Telegraph 7/24
Price Trackers/Deals
"Apple Back to School 2015: Buy a Mac, Get Beats" Tapscape 7/25
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 7/24
"My Talking Pet For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 7/24
"FX Photo Studio -Pro Picture Editor With Color Filters And Beauty Camera for Perfect Selfie plus Textures, Effects and Camera Frames For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 7/24
"Apple's New iPod: A Touch Short of Useful" Gizmodo UK 7:51 AM
"The best aftermarket Apple Watch bands you can buy right now" AppleInsider 7:52 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs iPad Air 2, advantages of each" Phones Review 11:30 AM
"Someone has finally made a portable Bluetooth speaker that doesn't suck/Op-ed: The simple, portable, and long-lasting UE Roll succeeds where others have failed." Ars Technica 6:48 PM
"iPod touch 6 Vs Every Other iPod touch Ever Released [Video] Redmond Pie 7/25
"The Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners: Apple Watch Sport" The Wirecutter 7/25
"First Look: The ONE Smart Piano" AppleInsider 7/25
"Jawbone UP3 review: Tracking your way to better health" iMore 7/25
"Apple Watch after 3 months: It's still personal/The Macworld staff weighs in on how the Apple Watch has—or hasn't—impacted our lives." Macworld 7/24
"Apple Watch: A brilliant addition to my life" iMore 7/24
"We review the Apple Watch, 3 months later" iMore 7/24
"Apple TV review: For those deeply committed to the Apple ecosystem" Macworld 7/24
"Review: Manfrotto KLYP+, the fun iPhonography kit at perhaps a slightly too serious price" 9to5Mac 7/24
"Kensington KeyFolio Thin X3 for iPad Air 2" PC Magazine 7/24
"Review: Skech Polo Book for iPhone 6 Plus" Run Around Tech 7/24
"Spire review: Every breath you take, Spire will be watching you" Macworld 7/24
"Hands On: Griffin LightRunner Illuminated Universal Armband" MacNN 7/24
"Qbert Rebooted - Hop, Skip, And Jump Into The Future" Apple'n'Apps 7/24
"'Million Arthur' Review - A Rusty Blade" Touch Arcade 7/24
How-To/Tutorial
"Revitalizing an old iPod with OWC's iFlash adapter" Six Colors 7/24
"How to stop Apple and Google tracking your every move using location-based data" Digital Spy 7/24
Tips
"iPhone tips: How to prevent shutdowns during hot summer beach days" BGR 7/25
"A parent's dilemma: Replacing the family iPad on the cheap/CNET's Marguerite Reardon helps a busy working mother figure out how not to break the bank when a work-issued iPad has to go back." CNET 7/25
"Apple Music: Download songs using cellular data" CIO 7/24
"This simple trick vastly improves Apple Pay" Wired UK 7/24
"Lost Your Fitbit? Use Your iPhone to Track it Down" The Mac Observer 7/24
"The Apple Watch secret: What Tim Cook doesn't want you to know!" Macworld 7/25
"What's the real reason Tim Cook is hiding Apple Watch sales?" ITProPortal 7/25
"The 35 best Siri answers on the Apple Watch: Siri, Apple's philosophically downbeat digital assistant, has a host of amusing responses for Apple Watch owners" Telegraph 7/25
"Get photo edit inspirations from Designer with Creative Shape 2.0" prMac 7:45 AM
"Apple 'Back to School' promo expected to go international on August 6/7" 9to5Mac 7/25
"Watch the trailer for 'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine'" Engadget 7/25
"Pinnate Makes it Twice as Fast for Groups to Choose Meeting Dates" prMac 7/25
"Fun Pick-Up-And-Play Soccer Game Kukaball Launches For iOS Devices" prMac 7/25
"Coming July 25: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers of TidBITS, and Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/24
"Honda's first CarPlay-supported vehicle is the 2016 Accord" Macworld 7/24
"App in the Air 5.0 keeps you up to date with your most important travel details" iMore 7/24
"Launching the Best iPod touch Yet - Report on Apple Inc." PRNewswire 7/24
"YouTube for iOS updated w/ support for fullscreen vertical videos, mobile notifications" 9to5Mac 7/24
"Apple Slashes 100 Apps To $0.99 In New Promotion" Digital Trends 7/24
"Keep Your Phone Food-Free With Ikea's New Placemat" Digital Trends 7/24
"10 Ways Windows 10 Will Advance The Internet Of Things: Windows 10 brings functions and features that will change the Internet of Things for the enterprise and individuals." InformationWeek 4:57 PM
"Microsoft Set to Launch Windows 10" ABC News Radio 7:56 AM
"Windows 10 Commercial: One Of Microsoft's All-Time Biggest Facepalms" SlashGear 7:56 AM
"Windows 10 shares your Wi-Fi passwords with friends and contacts by default" Digital Spy 7:56 AM
"Windows 10 Mobile review - hands on: Windows 10 is coming to mobile phones later this year. Here's what to expect" Expert Reviews 7:56 AM
"Intel Skylake could make the dream Surface Pro 4 possible" WinBeta 9:09 PM
"Intel Skylake specs leak; Expect new laptops with 41% faster graphics and insane battery life" BGR 10:42 AM
"Intel Skylake chip offers faster CPU, graphics performance and longer battery, suggest leaked slides: Surface Pro 4 likely to use Skylake chip" International Business Times 7:55 AM
"IBM Watson to Help Cities Run Smarter" eWeek 12:47 PM
"HP Says Court Approves Final Settlement Of HP Autonomy Derivative Litigation" Nasdaq 7:53 AM
"Cisco should aim for 10 per cent share of China market, says outgoing CEO, John Chambers" Australian Financial Review 7:55 AM
"New, Improved Microsoft: Microsoft's transformation to a cloud-based software company could lift the shares 50% in three years." Barron's 7/25
"Windows Search Doesn't Suck Anymore" Gizmodo UK 7/25
"Dow Sees Worst Week Since January in Broad Selloff" FOXBusiness 7/24
"U.S. Stocks Fall as Biotech Drags: U.S. stock indexes fell Friday, capping a week when trading was largely driven by big swings in individual companies following earnings results." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/24
"Asia Markets: Chinese shares fall, but mark third weekly gain in a row/Shanghai ended lower Friday, but capped its third-straight week of gains, while the rest of Asia struggled to shake off a bout of weakness pegged to disappointing earnings in the U.S." MarketWatch 7/24
"Europe Markets: European stocks driven lower, locking in weekly losses/European equities finished lower Friday, with declines among mining and bank shares solidifying the regional market's first weekly loss in three." MarketWatch 7/24
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