"Why Apple is the forbidden fruit of enterprise IT: Users may love Apple products but making them work in business is causing headaches for this tech chief." TechRepublic 7:26 AM
"Apple's real estate rampage across Silicon Valley could dwarf its spaceship campus" VentureBeat 7:13 AM
"Sam's Club Begins Taking iPad Pro Pre-Orders, Citing November 13 Launch" MacRumors 11:46 AM
"Apple A10: TSMC Exclusive, According to KGI Securities" G for Games 7:13 AM
"Is Apple positioning Apple Music's Connect as Vevo/YouTube alternative with new video embed option?" 9to5Mac 1:17 PM
"What is Apple's next big step with TV?" ["In a recent interview I quizzed Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue about this and read between the lines of his answers."] CNNMoney 5:57 PM
"Eddy Cue talks Apple's rumored web TV service & creating in-house content in new interview" 9to5Mac 5:58 PM
"How a mobile app company found Apple's XcodeGhost in the machine: Apple will facing increasingly clever attempts to sneak malware into the App Store" IDG News Service 8:19 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan discussion comments on the loss of choice with the new Apple, plus defective MacBook Pro graphics hardware, email troubleshooting tips, iCloud sync problems, AppleCare support for El Capitan and more." MacInTouch 3:30 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Add a Location to Pictures in Photos for Mac" OS X Daily 3:38 PM
"OS X and iOS: Get Rid of Safari Scam Pop-Ups" The Mac Observer 8:15 AM
"How to verify app signatures in OS X" MacIssues 1:17 PM
"How to move an Apple Photos for OS X library to an external drive" Macworld 7:27 AM
"2 Ways To Encrypt Files On A Mac: Easy, But Not Free; Difficult, But Free" Mac 360 6:47 AM
Op/Ed
"My OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 upgrade woes" BetaNews 7:52 AM
"Report: Apple TV ousts Amazon and Roku to become the leading set-top box" Macworld 3:39 PM
"Apple hires engineer who used to work on digital license plates" Engadget 7:27 AM
"Apple hired a 'secret agent' who is an expert in digital license plates for cars" Business Insider 7:47 AM
"Apple Watch now available in India as the country considers letting Apple open its own stores" 9to5Mac 7:06 AM
"Apple Watch lands in India: But some wonder whether a premium-priced watch will attract buyers in a price-conscious market." CNET 3:38 PM
"Apple is number 32 on the 'Top 50 Most Useful Brands' list (what?!)" Apple World Today 7:48 AM
"Apple Drops Support for PayPal Credit Payment Plans in U.S. Online Store" MacRumors 1:28 PM
"Android Wear is even less popular than the Apple Watch" Business Insider 7:52 AM
"Cult of Android - Google to follow Apple into building its own mobile chips" Cult of Android 11:53 AM
"The inside story on Jobs and Woz's illegal phone phreaking" Cult of Mac 7:08 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google Acquires Fly Labs, Video Editing Apps Maker, for Google Photos" Re/code 3:55 PM
"Google adds iPhone video app developer Fly Labs to its Photos team" iMore 4:26 PM
"The FCC won't force websites to honor 'Do Not Track' requests" The Verge 3:40 PM
"Nvidia doesn't want to just dominate the graphics card market, it wants to own it" PCWorld 10:30 AM
"A prominent ad-blocker-blocker served malware to Economist readers" The Verge 10:30 AM
"14 strange but true facts from the history of high tech" [Slideshow] PCWorld 6:57 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Apple sends 'Shot on iPhone 6' photographers special edition art books containing their work" AppleInsider 7:08 PM
"Coming November 1: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Kirk McElhearn and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:09 PM
"The Vergecast 178: The state of Android, smartwatches and Twitter hearts" The Verge 4:12 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-06: Amazon Book Store, Apple Car's Digital License Plates" The Mac Observer 12:57 PM
"AppleInsider podcast reviews the new Apple TV, talks 'iPhone 7' & answers your questions" AppleInsider 7:47 AM
"Podcast: Apple TV, Call of Duty, Apple Watch" Insanely Great Mac 7:14 AM
"3D Touch: At Least 3 More Years to Integrate With Apple's Ecosystem" G for Games 7:13 AM
"iPad 2 still most used iPad model, early adoption rates for iPads on decline" AppleInsider 11:47 AM
"Growing reports of Touch ID unlocks being slow or unreliable in iOS 9.1" 9to5Mac 7:06 AM
"Apple's iBackDoor: Dodgy ad network code menaces iOS apps/Nearly 3,000 apps affected by JavaScript phone-home vuln" The Register 8:18 AM
"Some Users Reporting Issues With Touch ID Under iOS 9.1" MacTrast 7:52 AM
"Trouble using Touch ID with iOS 9.1? You're not the only one." Mashable 3:38 PM
"iOS 9.2 to bring Arabic support to Siri following UAE store openings" 9to5Mac 10:35 AM
"New Apple TV Hacked to Run Native tvOS Web Browser" MacRumors 11:47 AM
"New Apple TV hacked to run makeshift Safari browser" 9to5Mac 1:28 PM
"Apple Patents Touch ID 'Panic Mode' for iPhone" Digital Trends 11:51 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Security notes cover 'iBackDoor', an iOS infection that involves thousands of apps, and has more notes about about security problems with MacUpdate downloads, plus a rootkit report by El Capitan Cache Cleaner, more about Mac takeovers via screen sharing and a fine for Cox Communications over the compromise of private customer information." MacInTouch 3:30 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:01 AM
"InstaGranny (Add Random Grannies To Your Photos) For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 11:01 AM
"Sleep Deep Hypnosis Subliminal For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 11:01 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:02 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:02 AM
"Major Tech Companies Are Being Crushed By Their Own OS Strategies" The Mac Observer 5:31 PM
"Conspiracy theorist think Apple owns this mysteryious car company" Cult of Mac 8:41 PM
"Apple now has 32 percent of the streaming TV hardware market" Apple World Today 4:59 PM
"It's a rare developer who relies on patronage: Marco Arment's switch to donations to encourage development of his Overcast podcasting app led to lots of discussion. Is he alone in this pursuit?" Macworld 3:39 PM
"Why I skipped the iPad Pro and bought the iPad Mini 4 instead" Cult of Mac 3:39 PM
"Apple's Digital License Plates Won't be Coming Soon" The Mac Observer 11:01 AM
"Why Apps Are Getting Complicated Again" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 10:34 AM
"The iPad Pro could reverse declining iPad sales thanks to its enterprise appeal" Apple World Today 8:58 AM
"iPad Pro: It's just a big iPad/With Apple poised to bring its newest iPad to market, pundits are busily comparing it to the competition for the enterprise market. Truth is, the iPad Pro isn't radically different than existing iPads." ZDNet 8:19 AM
"Are you intrigued by apple's rumored iCar? Steve Jobs was too" Digital Trends 7:52 AM
"How Apple TV Turned Me Into a Game Developer" Medium 7:13 AM
"Google to follow in Apple's footsteps again" BGR 7:09 AM
"Good iPhones can come in small packages: Is the rebirth of the 4-inch iPhone on the horizon? Just look towards the iPad Pro, and it's not as far-fetched as it may seem." Macworld 7:05 AM
"Beware: 3 Headlines Designed To Scare" Mac 360 6:47 AM
"What's The 'Pro' In Apple's iPad Pro?" TeraTalks 6:47 AM
"Why Is Apple Watch Selling So Well?" Mac 360 6:47 AM
Non-Apple
"If you think the Apple Watch is a 'flop', try this estimate for Android Wear device sales" The Overspill 7:07 PM
"It finally happened: There's a wearable that's even creepier than Google Glass" BGR 1:17 PM
"Cellular and Wi-Fi Need to Get Along Better" Re/code 1:11 PM
"I hope the BlackBerry Priv is a big success – and so should Google" BGR 3:39 PM
"Hands-On With Priv, BlackBerry's First Android Phone" TechCrunch 7:07 AM
"Apple launches new Shopping category in the App Store promoting Apple Pay" 9to5Mac 1:17 PM
"Mack is a MagSafe-like cable adapter for headphones: The Mack magnetic headphone jack makes clotheslining yourself on headphone cords almost impossible." TechHive 1:11 PM
"Mega – 50GB Of Free Encrypted Cloud Storage" MacPrices 8:58 AM
"Plex is a must-have personal media server for the Apple TV" Apple World Today 7:48 AM
"Google Keep launches share extension on iPhones and iPads" Engadget 7:27 AM
"Walgreens brings Balance Reward loyalty card to Apple Pay" MacNN 7:09 AM
"Eat24 for iOS now supports 3D Touch so you won't be so 'hangry'" The Next Web 7:07 AM
"Google Updates: Maps will shout from your iPhone, bin your Calendar, clever Inbox" The Inquirer 7:02 AM
"Shoplog 2.5 Advanced Shopping Assistance Services" prMac 7:01 AM
"Horizon for iOS - Introducing filter packs" prMac 7:01 AM
"Cosmos - Infinite Space coming to iOS and tvOS on October 30th, 2015" prMac 7:01 AM
"PlayToddlers releases My First Words for iPad and iPhone" prMac 7:01 AM
"TSpeaker is a Complete new iOS Text-to-Speech App Users Will Love to Use" prMac 7:01 AM
"Stocks end mostly higher, Treasury yields spike" USA Today 4:13 PM
"Ho-Hum Week: No Friday Rally After October Job Gains" FOXBusiness 4:13 PM
"Stock Investors Position for Rate Increase After Strong Jobs Report: Broad indexes finish little changed, but utilities and financials swing sharply" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:13 PM
"Are we in another tech-stock bubble?" MarketWatch 1:18 PM
"Asia Markets: 01:10:45/Chinese shares regained momentum this week, having crossed into a bull market, while Japan shares closed at a two-month high." MarketWatch 7:19 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks end higher as euro slammed to six-month low/European stocks closed higher Friday and nabbed a weekly gain, with a dive by the euro after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report giving a boost to exporters." MarketWatch 11:57 AM
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