"Apple Wins Dismissal of Suit Over Retail Worker Bag Searches" Bloomberg 6:19 PM
"We've reached – maybe passed – peak Apple: Why the narrative needs to change" The Next Web 10:45 AM
"Ericsson wants to obtain Apple's carrier agreements in order to buttress its patent royalty demands" Foss Patents 7:29 AM
"Apple Rushes to Court to Stop Supplier BYD Precision from Gaining an Order in China to stop iPhone 6 Plus Production" Patently Apple 7:43 AM
"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 11/6
"Apple's real estate rampage across Silicon Valley could dwarf its spaceship campus" VentureBeat 11/6
"Sam's Club Begins Taking iPad Pro Pre-Orders, Citing November 13 Launch" MacRumors 11/6
"Apple A10: TSMC Exclusive, According to KGI Securities" G for Games 11/6
"Is Apple positioning Apple Music's Connect as Vevo/YouTube alternative with new video embed option?" 9to5Mac 11/6
"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 11/6
"Eddy Cue talks Apple's rumored web TV service & creating in-house content in new interview" 9to5Mac 11/6
"Faraday wants you to believe it's not a front for the Apple Car, but probably is" The Next Web 7:36 AM
"Blizzard won't bring their next game, Overwatch, to the Mac" iMore 7:30 AM
"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 11/6
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 11/6
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Get Internet Explorer 11 In Mac OS X" Redmond Pie 8:41 AM
"How to Add a Location to Pictures in Photos for Mac" OS X Daily 11/6
"OS X and iOS: Get Rid of Safari Scam Pop-Ups" The Mac Observer 11/6
"How to verify app signatures in OS X" MacIssues 11/6
"How to move an Apple Photos for OS X library to an external drive" Macworld 11/6
"2 Ways To Encrypt Files On A Mac: Easy, But Not Free; Difficult, But Free" Mac 360 11/6
Op/Ed
"How WordPress developers treat publishers like suckers and marks or why I'm now ashamed to be a WordPress developer" Foliovision 3:29 PM
"My OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 upgrade woes" BetaNews 11/6
"comScore Reports September 2015 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share" ["Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 43.6 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52.3 percent platform market share. Facebook ranked as the top individual smartphone app."] comScore 7:50 AM
"Here's Apple's Latest Amazon Put-down: The petty feuding continues, just in time for the holidays." Fortune 4:18 PM
"JP supports elderly with iPads: Japan Post Co. has started lending Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computers to 1,000 elderly people in Yamanashi and Nagasaki prefectures on an experimental basis to support their health management and shopping." The Japan News 3:52 PM
"HTC mocks Apple's '1984' ad (really)" CNET 3:46 PM
"Report: Apple TV ousts Amazon and Roku to become the leading set-top box" Macworld 11/6
"Apple hires engineer who used to work on digital license plates" Engadget 11/6
"Apple hired a 'secret agent' who is an expert in digital license plates for cars" Business Insider 11/6
"Apple Watch now available in India as the country considers letting Apple open its own stores" 9to5Mac 11/6
"Apple Watch lands in India: But some wonder whether a premium-priced watch will attract buyers in a price-conscious market." CNET 11/6
"Apple is number 32 on the 'Top 50 Most Useful Brands' list (what?!)" Apple World Today 11/6
"Apple Drops Support for PayPal Credit Payment Plans in U.S. Online Store" MacRumors 11/6
"Android Wear is even less popular than the Apple Watch" Business Insider 11/6
"Cult of Android - Google to follow Apple into building its own mobile chips" Cult of Android 11/6
"The inside story on Jobs and Woz's illegal phone phreaking" Cult of Mac 11/6
"Don't look down: Tech unicorns face reckoning as valuations detach from reality/Silicon Valley's startups are being asked to justify investments that have valued them in the billions of dollars. Is this the next dotcom bubble?" Telegraph 4:47 PM
"Verizon Shutters Affordable, Unlimited OmniLynx Wi-Fi Program For Alabama School District" HotHardware 4:46 PM
"Comcast's Data Caps Aren't Meant To Relieve Congestion, It's All About The Benjamins" HotHardware 4:46 PM
"Leaked Comcast memo reportedly admits data caps aren't about improving network performance: Public relations would also prefer that you stop calling it a data cap" The Verge 11:17 AM
"Google Acquires Fly Labs, Video Editing Apps Maker, for Google Photos" Re/code 11/6
"Google adds iPhone video app developer Fly Labs to its Photos team" iMore 11/6
"The FCC won't force websites to honor 'Do Not Track' requests" The Verge 11/6
"Nvidia doesn't want to just dominate the graphics card market, it wants to own it" PCWorld 11/6
"A prominent ad-blocker-blocker served malware to Economist readers" The Verge 11/6
"14 strange but true facts from the history of high tech" [Slideshow] PCWorld 11/6
Publications/Podcasts
"Incomparable #271: Nostalgia Bomb" Six Colors 3:35 PM
"Apple sends 'Shot on iPhone 6' photographers special edition art books containing their work" AppleInsider 11/6
"The Vergecast 178: The state of Android, smartwatches and Twitter hearts" The Verge 11/6
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-06: Amazon Book Store, Apple Car's Digital License Plates" The Mac Observer 11/6
"AppleInsider podcast reviews the new Apple TV, talks 'iPhone 7' & answers your questions" AppleInsider 11/6
"Running without iPhone makes Apple Watch inaccurate" Cult of Mac 8:29 AM
"3D Touch: At Least 3 More Years to Integrate With Apple's Ecosystem" G for Games 11/6
"iPad 2 still most used iPad model, early adoption rates for iPads on decline" AppleInsider 11/6
"Growing reports of Touch ID unlocks being slow or unreliable in iOS 9.1" 9to5Mac 11/6
"Apple's iBackDoor: Dodgy ad network code menaces iOS apps/Nearly 3,000 apps affected by JavaScript phone-home vuln" The Register 11/6
"Some Users Reporting Issues With Touch ID Under iOS 9.1" MacTrast 11/6
"Trouble using Touch ID with iOS 9.1? You're not the only one." Mashable 11/6
"iOS 9.2 to bring Arabic support to Siri following UAE store openings" 9to5Mac 11/6
"New Apple TV Hacked to Run Native tvOS Web Browser" MacRumors 11/6
"New Apple TV hacked to run makeshift Safari browser" 9to5Mac 11/6
"Apple Patents Touch ID 'Panic Mode' for iPhone" Digital Trends 11/6
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 11/6
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11/6
"InstaGranny (Add Random Grannies To Your Photos) For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 11/6
"Sleep Deep Hypnosis Subliminal For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 11/6
"Apple TV (2015) vs NVIDIA Shield Android TV – Comparison [Video] 9to5Mac 3:35 PM
"Apple TV Review: 10 Reasons You Shouldn't Buy One" Forbes 3:36 PM
"New Apple TV review: The new Apple TV packs many innovative features, but its flaws may steer you away from taking the digital plunge." The New Daily 8:33 AM
"Apple TV brings casual games to the lounge room" Melbourne Age 8:33 AM
"Review: Bumpies Minimalist Case/Screen Protector for iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 3:35 PM
"Apple TV Review: 10 Reasons You Should Buy One" Forbes 11/6
"Review: Doubling MacBook Air drive capacity" Computerworld 11/6
"Spigen Rugged Capsule Case for iPhone 6/6s review" iMore 11/6
"Will Apple Opt For iPhone 6C Or iPhone 7C?" ValueWalk 8:46 PM
"iPhone 7: Apple should steal some hardware ideas from Android" CIO 10:51 AM
"Apple SVP Eddy Cue on an Apple-Branded TV Package [Video] iClarified 10:46 AM
"Apple Isn't Going to Buy Sirius XM: The world's leading consumer electronics company would look good with a satellite radio monopoly on its arm, but it's not going to happen." The Motley Fool 10:45 AM
"Underground fruit: Making Apple news with a minimum of ingredients" Macworld 7:29 AM
"Major Tech Companies Are Being Crushed By Their Own OS Strategies" The Mac Observer 11/6
"Conspiracy theorist think Apple owns this mysteryious car company" Cult of Mac 11/6
"Apple now has 32 percent of the streaming TV hardware market" Apple World Today 11/6
"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 11/6
"Why I skipped the iPad Pro and bought the iPad Mini 4 instead" Cult of Mac 11/6
"Apple's Digital License Plates Won't be Coming Soon" The Mac Observer 11/6
"Why Apps Are Getting Complicated Again" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11/6
"The iPad Pro could reverse declining iPad sales thanks to its enterprise appeal" Apple World Today 11/6
"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 11/6
"Are you intrigued by apple's rumored iCar? Steve Jobs was too" Digital Trends 11/6
"How Apple TV Turned Me Into a Game Developer" Medium 11/6
"Google to follow in Apple's footsteps again" BGR 11/6
"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 11/6
"Beware: 3 Headlines Designed To Scare" Mac 360 11/6
"What's The 'Pro' In Apple's iPad Pro?" TeraTalks 11/6
"Why Is Apple Watch Selling So Well?" Mac 360 11/6
Non-Apple
"Potential Issues when migrating to Windows 10" ITProPortal 9:33 PM
"When Does An Old Computer Become An Antique?" Digital Trends 8:46 PM
"BlackBerry's Priv Android Phone Earns Praise, Put-Downs" InformationWeek 10:57 AM
"What Does Amazon's First Brick-And-Mortar Bookstore Tell Us About The Future?" Forbes 8:29 AM
"If you think the Apple Watch is a 'flop', try this estimate for Android Wear device sales" The Overspill 11/6
"It finally happened: There's a wearable that's even creepier than Google Glass" BGR 11/6
"Cellular and Wi-Fi Need to Get Along Better" Re/code 11/6
"I hope the BlackBerry Priv is a big success – and so should Google" BGR 11/6
"Hands-On With Priv, BlackBerry's First Android Phone" TechCrunch 11/6
"Instagram Introduces 3D Touch Ads And Apple Pay" Digital Trends 8:28 AM
"Jumpy Horse Breeding 1.0 - New Equine Game for iPad and iPhone" prMac 7:28 AM
"Parental Control - Make the iPhone and iPad Secure for Kids" prMac 7:28 AM
"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 11/6
"Canabalt creator wants you to strategize through an adorable wasteland" Cult of Mac 11/6
"iFixit to Discuss the Failures of Copyright with Congress" iFixit 11/6
"Apple launches new Shopping category in the App Store promoting Apple Pay" 9to5Mac 11/6
"Mack is a MagSafe-like cable adapter for headphones: The Mack magnetic headphone jack makes clotheslining yourself on headphone cords almost impossible." TechHive 11/6
"Mega – 50GB Of Free Encrypted Cloud Storage" MacPrices 11/6
"Plex is a must-have personal media server for the Apple TV" Apple World Today 11/6
"Google Keep launches share extension on iPhones and iPads" Engadget 11/6
"Walgreens brings Balance Reward loyalty card to Apple Pay" MacNN 11/6
"Eat24 for iOS now supports 3D Touch so you won't be so 'hangry'" The Next Web 11/6
"Google Updates: Maps will shout from your iPhone, bin your Calendar, clever Inbox" The Inquirer 11/6
"Hewlett-Packard Split: How to Play It/HP Inc., the printer and PC half of the newly split Hewlett-Packard, boasts strong cash flow, leading positions in its markets, and a low P/E." Barron's 7:31 AM
"Windows smartphone owners question Microsoft's commitment after OneDrive space reduction" Computerworld 9:33 PM
"Hypocritical Red Hat hopes to leverage patents to cement its Linux market leadership: Microsoft deal" Foss Patents 7:29 AM
"How to stop Windows 10 'spying' on you" ZDNet 7:35 AM
"IBM is trying to solve all of computing's scaling issues with 5D electronic blood" Ars Technica 10:46 AM
"Why IBM Should Keep Its Source Code Secret" Market Realist 7:31 AM
"IBM Conference Explains How Data Can Create A Better Customer Experience" Forbes 10:47 AM
"Lawsuit claims AMD lied about the number of cores in its chips" Engadget 8:47 PM
"Is it time for Windows Phone owners to throw in the towel?" CNET 7:24 AM
"Fast broadband to be classed a 'fundamental right'" BetaNews 7:39 AM
"NSA says how often, not when, it discloses software flaws" VentureBeat 3:45 PM
"Microsoft Envisions A Future Without Passwords" UberGizmo 11/6
"Microsoft may have the most secure smartphone OS in Windows Phone" Neowin 11/6
"Destroy Windows 10 Spying Updated with Threshold 2 Support" Softpedia 11/6
"What to watch for as Windows 10 Fall Update draws near" InfoWorld 11/6
"Stocks end mostly higher, Treasury yields spike" USA Today 11/6
"Ho-Hum Week: No Friday Rally After October Job Gains" FOXBusiness 11/6
"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] 11/6
"Are we in another tech-stock bubble?" MarketWatch 11/6
"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 11/6
"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 11/6
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