"U.S. Wants to End Apple E-Book Antitrust Compliance Monitoring" Bloomberg 8:38 PM
"Apple is having its worst year since the financial crisis" CNBC 12:54 PM
"Federal judge asks Apple to explain why decrypting iPhones would be 'unduly burdensome' as tactic to open debate" 9to5Mac 8:01 AM
"Judge looks to jumpstart public encryption debate with Apple iPhone unlocking case" AppleInsider 11:07 AM
"China Helps Apple Offset Lowest US iPhone Share In The Past Four Years" Forbes 8:13 AM
"Will the Apple-Samsung battle help modernize patent law? Currently, the balance tips in favor of clever lawyering rather than promoting true innovation" Computerworld 8:42 AM
"Apple Snaps Up A Startup With Facial Recognition That Doesn't Invade User Privacy" Digital Trends 1:03 PM
"Apple is blocking its news app from everyone in China, even if their iPhone is registered in the US" Quartz 7:50 AM
"Apple News is blocked in China" CNNMoney 12:03 PM
"Steve Jobs: Memories and Legacy" Monday Note 8:05 AM
"How to overcome your Mac not booting after upgrading OS X" MacIssues 11:22 AM
"El Capitan discussion talks about Apple Mail problems, printing support software, FileMaker compatibility, text auto-correct, EPIC/Citrix compatibility, a problem with a Time Machine backup volume, issues with Apple's Photos app, user interface changes, fonts and more." MacInTouch 11:31 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"8 El Capitan Spotlight search tips you need" Computerworld 7:42 AM
"How to use Mission Control in OS X El Capitan" Apple World Today 7:43 AM
"How to Use 'Secure Empty Trash' Equivalent in OS X El Capitan" OS X Daily 6:29 PM
"Noiseless and Noiseless Pro review: Clean up your photos shot in low-light conditions" Macworld 8:36 AM
"Carrot Weather review: Rain or shine, forecasts with attitude" Macworld 8:36 AM
"How to take screenshots on your Mac: OS X comes with some powerful and useful tools for taking screenshots. Here's how to master them." Macworld 6:04 PM
"Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Hit Me!" YMP Now 8:58 AM
"Creating smooth video from iPhone 6 Live Photos in Final Cut Pro X" fcp.co 8:04 AM
"Apple's luxury watch will become obsolete: Tag Heuer CEO" CNBC 6:19 PM
"Tag CEO: Selling 5 Million Apple Watches Is 'Genius,' but Smartwatches Over $2K Have a Problem" The Mac Observer 6:19 PM
"Apple is reportedly seeing 'disappointing' sales of the iPhone 6s" Business Insider 12:02 PM
"SAP, Apple and Imagine Dragons Collaborate To Support Refugee Humanitarian Project" Forbes 7:44 AM
"Apple supporting refugee crisis aid efforts with exclusive Imagine Dragons single, all proceeds go to charity" 9to5Mac 12:04 PM
"App Store prices rising in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden due to exchange rate fluctuations" 9to5Mac 6:03 PM
"Steve Jobs movie opens with highest per-theater earnings of any movie this year, best ever for Boyle" 9to5Mac 8:00 AM
"Steve Jobs biopic generates $520,942 in revenue from four theaters in first weekend" iMore 8:05 AM
"Steve Jobs movie rakes in cash during limited opening weekend" Cult of Mac 8:05 AM
"Apple voted top brand in the United Arab Emirates" Cult of Mac 8:06 AM
"Finally, Apple to launch its stores in India, at Croma" The Economic Times 7:49 AM
"Apple Retail Stores In India At Last Plus Other Positive Chatter" Forbes 7:40 AM
"Apple partnering with local retailer Croma to set up first stores in India next month" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
"Elon Musk tries to take back Apple insults, ends up insulting Apple again: Musk called Apple a 'Tesla graveyard' and seemed to mock the Apple Watch in his original comments" The Independent 8:40 AM
"GE, Apple Are Fair Game for Activists, but Not These Companies: Activists have targeted some of the biggest publicly traded companies, but their huge appetite for agitation has limits" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:49 AM
"We may soon see the first Oscar-worthy movie shot on an iPhone" BGR 7:52 PM
Non-Apple News
"Teen texting can be just as compulsive as gambling" Engadget 7:23 PM
"More than half of Google searches now come from mobile" Mashable 11:06 AM
"Facebook paid only £4,327 in UK corporation tax last year" The Inquirer 8:29 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Steve Wozniak Separates Fact, Fiction in 'Steve Jobs'" Bloomberg Video 6:25 PM
"Weekly Podcast Episode 155: A Magical Assortment Of Sharp New Apps" Apple'n'Apps 1:02 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-10-12: Elon Musk on Electric Cars, Dell Buys EMC" The Mac Observer 12:56 PM
"MGG 574: For Wireless Networks, Time Is a Hero" The Mac Observer 9:57 AM
"We're back and ready to talk about El Capitan!" The MT Show 7:42 AM
"Samsung vs. TSMC: Comparing the battery life of two Apple A9s/Tests have limits, but the news seems (mostly) good for Samsung-made iPhone 6Ses." Ars Technica 1:02 PM
"iPhone 6s Review: Faster. Better. More Solid" Know Your Mobile 7:49 AM
"EMC deal gives Dell founder big chance at second act: The acquisition, rumored for weeks, should help the longtime PC and server manufacturer move more toward offering business services." Seattle Times 9:10 PM
"Dell to Buy EMC for $67 Billion: Dell Inc. and private-equity firm Silver Lake will buy EMC Corp. for roughly $67 billion in cash and stock, marking the biggest technology-industry takeover ever." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:02 AM
"With EMC Deal, Dell Aims to Compete with AWS" The Information 6:28 PM
"Dell's buying EMC for $67 billion in the biggest tech deal ever" Engadget 12:36 PM
"Dell just bought data storage company EMC for $67B" VentureBeat 12:25 PM
"Dell will buy EMC for $67 billion in record tech takeover" PCWorld 12:20 PM
"After Dell's $67B EMC deal, here are the 5 biggest tech acquisitions of all time" VentureBeat 12:24 PM
"Dell's $67 billion EMC deal will transform it into an enterprise giant" The Verge 12:08 PM
"Dell buys EMC for $67 billion: Will bigger be better?" ZDNet 11:10 AM
"Dell to acquire EMC in $67 billion record tech deal" Reuters 11:06 AM
"Dell Buyout of EMC Could Shift Balance of Power in the Industry: Big industry names will be affected by the newly created enterprise's ability to sell fully integrated solutions." Morningstar 3:44 PM
"What the Dell, EMC merger really means: Despite its $67B price tag, the deal isn't likely to reshape the tech market" Computerworld 3:42 PM
"Why Doug Kass shorted Apple" ["I feel obliged to warn Apple investors that this is what Doug Kass does. He makes a bet in the market that Apple's stock price will fall and then makes a big public show of it. On Twitter. On The Street. On cable TV."] Fortune 8:00 AM
Industry News
"Dow advances for 7th session, longest since December: Eli Lilly shares plunge after termination of drug trial" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
"Stocks Edge Higher as Focus Shifts to Earnings" TheStreet 4:02 PM
"Indexes Close Up Across The Board; Facebook Gains, But Twitter Falls" Investor's Business Daily 4:02 PM
"Stocks End Quiet Trading Day in the Green" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Higher, But Constrained by Energy Sector: Investors begin to turn sights on corporate earnings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:50 PM
"Asia Markets: China shares surge on fresh stimulus plans from Beijing/Chinese markets rallied Monday after the central bank announced fresh stimulus to boost the economy, and expectations build that more could be on the way." MarketWatch 7:01 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks break six-day winning streak/European stocks declined Monday as investors paused for breath following last week's run of strong results for the benchmark index, which posted its longest winning streak in almost three months." MarketWatch 12:37 PM
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