"Opinion: Tim Cook is better for Apple than Steve Jobs would be/He's a better executive at a more complex and diverse Apple 2.0" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
"How Might Apple Manufacture a Car? Apple could subcontract the manufacturing required to produce a car and focus on the software, which is becoming ever more important." Technology Review 2:55 PM
"Apple Mac sales down, but the broader PC market is even worse off: Apple is selling fewer MacBooks and iMacs, according to analyst IDC, but declining PC sales across the board means the company actually occupies a larger slice of the market." CNET 7:02 AM
"Mac sales slowest in two years, say researchers, but still well ahead of the rest of the PC industry" 9to5Mac 7:10 AM
"Apple removes some apps from online store over security concerns" Reuters 7:04 AM
"Apple removes apps from store that could spy on data traffic: The company recommends deleting the apps but oddly didn't name them" IDG News Service 6:57 AM
"Apple pulls adblocker that worked on mobile apps such as Facebook" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:49 AM
"Apple borks Apple News ad-blocking app due to 'privacy concerns': Cupertino claims it is working with the developers to get the apps back in the App Store" The Register 6:59 AM
"Fix iBooks missing after upgrading to OS X El Capitan" MacIssues 11:03 AM
"El Capitan discussion talks about Apple Mail problems, Adobe issues, Apple Photos problems, photo import options, fonts and graphics, iCloud calendar problems, a Brother printer driver update, other compatibility issues, update experiences and more." MacInTouch 11:56 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Wolverton: New version of Mac OS X offers welcome tweaks" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 2:59 PM
"Create Smart Playlists to find which of your songs are Apple Music, in the cloud, and more" Macworld 7:34 AM
"iPhone 6s/Plus goes on sale in 36 more countries today, with a further 6 tomorrow" 9to5Mac 7:10 AM
"Apple now sells SIM-free unlocked iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in U.S." ZDNet 4:26 PM
"Using Apple Pay at Starbucks, KFC and Chili's" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:12 AM
"Why The Steve Jobs In Aaron Sorkin's Movie Could Never Have Saved Apple" Fast Company 3:39 PM
"What Everyone Is Missing About Elon Musk's Swipes at Apple: The most important thing Elon Musk said about Apple has been buried." The Motley Fool 11:44 AM
"Tesla vs Apple: Talent war or sour grapes? Silicon Valley recruiters reveal which jobs elite engineers really crave" CNBC 3:45 PM
"Elon Musk: Here's why we call Apple the 'Tesla graveyard'/Apple hires engineers Tesla has fired, Musk tells German newspaper" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
"Elon Musk: 'If you don't make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple'" Mashable 7:09 AM
"Panic over: iOS adblockers fail to trigger the 'adblockolypse'" BetaNews 8:24 AM
"Apple search partner DuckDuckGo takes shots at Google, says tracking isn't needed to profit" AppleInsider 11:06 AM
"The big Hollywood movie 'Steve Jobs' is out today and the critics are loving it" GeekWire 11:15 AM
"How did Steve Jobs' biographer like the new movie?" Fortune 11:44 AM
"Former Apple CEO on making of Steve Jobs movie: Former Apple CEO John Sculley is a long-time fan of Aaron Sorkin. So when the legendary screenwriter approached him for script research on 'Steve Jobs,' Sculley was very happy to help." CNNMoney 7:03 AM
"Aaron Sorkin tells Conan O'Brien he understands why Tim Cook called his movie 'opportunistic' [Videos] 9to5Mac 7:35 AM
"Watch this 2:20-minute scene from the new 'Steve Jobs'" Fortune 7:07 AM
"Apple expands localized YouTube channels to France, Germany, Italy, & Spain" 9to5Mac 2:59 PM
Non-Apple News
"Twitter Shares Slip on Report of Impending Job Cuts" Bloomberg 9:24 PM
"Amazon wants to know why many of its employees are desperately miserable" BGR 9:08 PM
"Meet the virtual woman who may take your job: Cognitive systems are becoming a part of the workforce" Computerworld 3:09 PM
"Obama administration opts not to force firms to decrypt data — for now" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:03 AM
"Analyzing Apple's Statement on TSMC and Samsung A9 SoCs" AnandTech 7:17 AM
"Apple shoots down 'Chipgate' claims that its new iPhones have huge differences in battery life" Business Insider 7:27 AM
"iPhone 6s chips from TSMC and Samsung have similar battery life, says Apple" Macworld 11:06 AM
"iPhone 6S chip controversy over battery life" CNET 3:41 PM
"iPhone 6s battery life varies by just 2 to 3 per cent, Apple says" Telegraph 7:21 AM
"Battery life differences observed between iPhone A9 chip makers" Insanely Great Mac 2:42 PM
"Apple adds Bluetooth 4.2 to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2" 9to5Mac 3:00 PM
"Apple iOS 9.0.2 Has Three New Nasty Surprises" Forbes 11:02 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"About Wi-Fi Assist: With iOS 9, you can use Wi-Fi Assist to automatically switch to cellular when you have poor a Wi-Fi connection." Apple Support 8:36 PM
"iOS 9 Users Having Issues With POP Email Accounts and Attachments" MacRumors 3:10 PM
"iOS 9 Users Getting 'Message Not Yet Downloaded' Error For POP Mail Accounts" Redmond Pie 8:11 PM
"Fix a Missing Camera Icon on iPhone After iOS Update" OS X Daily 3:09 PM
"iPhone/iOS discussion includes obscure settings to control unwanted ringing on non-phone devices, a Recent Calls bug, activation problems, call blocking, unlocked iPhone 6s availability and camera questions." MacInTouch 11:56 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:53 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:53 AM
"Sorkin's 'Steve Jobs' Is a Tart Apple: This caffeinated quasi-biopic casts Apple's co-founder more as one-dimensional perfectionist than nimble genius." PC Magazine 3:46 PM
"In 'Steve Jobs,' Tolerating Tech's Unpleasant Visionaries" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:28 PM
"'Steve Jobs' Review: Good Apple, Slightly Mushy Core" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:28 AM
"'Steve Jobs': As Ambitious As Its Title Character" NPR 3:44 PM
"'Steve Jobs' review: Unconventional, entertaining, but incomplete" Macworld 7:18 AM
"She Loves It, He Hates It: A Couple's Review of the iPhone 6s" iPhone Life Magazine 2:42 PM
"iPad mini 4 review: Finally, the update that you've been waiting for" Macworld 7:18 AM
"iPad mini 2 vs iPad mini 4 comparison: which small screen iPad is the best buy?" Macworld UK 7:27 AM
"Review: AliveCor Mobile ECG lets an iPhone monitor your heartbeat, share with doctors" 9to5Mac 9:06 AM
"Review: Native Union's Anchor is a simple dock for the Apple Watch" AppAdvice 7:25 AM
"Western Digital My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 Review" AnandTech 7:35 AM
"Get more out of your iPhone photos with the Imvio Camera Lens Kit" iDownload Blog 7:21 AM
"How to use the new back button in iOS 9" AppleInsider 3:46 PM
"How to Manage Notes in iOS 9" Tom's Guide 3:46 PM
"How to Create a Checklist in iOS 9 Notes" Tom's Guide 3:46 PM
"How to mute Activity reminders on Apple Watch for the rest of your day" iDownload Blog 11:15 AM
"Find out if your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus has a TSMC or Samsung chip" CIO 11:07 AM
"How to remove root certificates from your iPhone or iPad: Root certificates, when not required, can jeopardize your security and expose your private information." iMore 7:22 AM
Tips
"Why force quitting apps to save battery life is a terrible idea" iDownload Blog 11:44 AM
"iOS 9's 'back to' button helps you master multitasking" Macworld 11:07 AM
"10 more iOS 9 tips you need to know" Computerworld 6:53 AM
"All together now: Would Apple ever go for Microsoft-style convergence? One device to rule them all, or a different tool for every job?" Macworld 3:41 PM
"Tesla's Elon Musk Rant at Apple Means He's on to Something Scary" The Mac Observer 4:31 PM
"No, Your Children Aren't Becoming Digital Zombies: Should parents be worried about smartphones and social media? A new survey of research provides encouraging news" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:09 PM
"Microsoft's strategy for the PC hardware business may finally be working" The Economic Times 8:43 AM
"Microsoft to PC Partners: We Still Love You" Re/code 9:18 PM
"Windows 10 Beats Windows 7 in Two-Month Adoption Race" Softpedia 8:42 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 10 giveaway fails to spark a spike in PC sales" Computing 8:38 AM
"The man behind the Microsoft Surface admits he made one big mistake when revealing it" Business Insider 8:37 AM
"Microsoft Devices: PC Potential, Mobile Struggle" InformationWeek 7:11 AM
"Finnair selects IBM for cloud transformation" ComputerWeekly 8:16 AM
"How IBM Watson Taps Into Today's World of Cognitive Computing" eWeek 6:33 PM
"IBM Power-based Linux servers to be sold over the Web" Tech Central 7:54 AM
"HP split causing 'no drama' for partners" CRN UK 8:10 AM
"HP, SanDisk partner to bring storage-class memory to cloud" InfoWorld 8:11 AM
"HP, SanDisk partner on memristor, ReRAM technology" bit-tech 8:10 AM
"HP and SanDisk partner to develop Storage Class Memory" Hexus 8:10 AM
"Dell Files Confidentially for IPO of Cybersecurity Unit SecureWorks: SecureWorks could begin trading by year-end and may be worth as much as $2 billion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:10 PM
"Dell Files IPO for Cybersecurity Unit" TechCrunch 3:10 PM
"Dell to use VMware to help pay for EMC deal: sources" Reuters 8:58 PM
"Dell offering EMC $27.25/share and special VMware stock: Re/code" Reuters 4:27 PM
"Succession for EMC Chief Joe Tucci in Focus Amid Dell Talks: The 68-year-old has flirted with giving up the CEO spot for several years, but stayed at the helm" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:03 PM
"PC giant Dell seeks to raise $40 billion to buy EMC" Irish Times 8:00 AM
"Dell Is in Talks With EMC Over Possible Merger" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:59 AM
"EMC-Dell talks highlight Elliott's clout across tech sector" The Star: Malaysia 7:58 AM
"Dell looks to EMC deal to boost corporate presence" Reuters 7:19 AM
"EMC-Dell talks highlight Elliott's clout across tech sector" Reuters 7:18 AM
"S&P 500 notches best weekly gain for 2015 as stocks rise for 2nd week: Gap slumps on weak sales; Alcoa drops after downbeat results" MarketWatch 4:30 PM
"Stocks Crawl Into the Weekend as More Earnings Loom" TheStreet 4:30 PM
"Stocks Rally For Week As Earnings Loom; Tesla's Loss Is Apple's Gain" Investor's Business Daily 4:30 PM
"Stocks end higher, Dow notches 6-day win streak" USA Today 4:29 PM
"Wall Street Mixed, Looks to Book Solid Weekly Gains" FOXBusiness 1:05 PM
"Global Stocks Rise as Fed Appears Cautious: Major indexes notch best weekly performance in months" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:29 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian markets rise after Fed minutes cast doubt on rate hike/Markets across Asia rallied Friday after details from the U.S. central bank's latest meeting cast further doubt on the prospect of higher interest rates this year." MarketWatch 6:59 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks log longest win streak since July - MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:48 PM
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