"Apple celebrates one billion iPhones" Apple 3:37 PM
"Apple is about to pass 1 billion iPhones milestone (U: Apple confirms 1b sold)" 9to5Mac 3:44 PM
"Apple Has Sold 1 Billion iPhones" MacRumors 3:43 PM
"Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones" AppleInsider 3:42 PM
"Apple is spending a ton of money on products we haven't seen yet" ["Apple is now spending more on research than most major car companies, and only a little less than companies like Google and Facebook, both of which are building drones, and working on other zany, expensive projects, like household robots, internet-beaming weather balloons, and virtual reality. All of these likely cost a fair bit more than the research required to revamp the next iPad."] Quartz 11:01 AM
"Apple: Innovating Like Crazy" Seeking Alpha 11:02 AM
"iPhone, iPad and Mac sales fall but Apple's Q3 revenue beats expectations: Firm posts revenue of $42.4bn for the quarter and profit of $7.8bn" V3 7:19 AM
"Apple remains optimistic after a tough Q3 2016: iPad revenue finally increases a little, and Apple is spending a lot on R&D, indicating new products in the pipeline." Macworld 7:21 AM
"3 troubling numbers from Apple's Q3 earnings and 3 hopeful ones" VentureBeat 7:29 AM
"Apple is trapped inside a shrinking universe" Business Insider 7:40 AM
"Apple Earnings: Look Beyond the Year Over Year Comparison, Judge Opportunity" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:17 AM
"Apple Announces Q3 FY 2016 Results: App Store Up, Hardware Down" AnandTech 7:26 AM
"Apple 'making great progress' with enterprise push, Cook says: Apple saw its revenue and net profit decrease in Q3" CRN UK 9:56 AM
"Apple shines as investors take a longer-term view" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:56 AM
"Apple's iPad Finally Means Business: Smaller iPad Pro turns out to be a big seller - despite a premium price" WSJ Blogs 2:05 PM
"iPhone, iPad Sales Continue To Slow, Apple's Earnings Drop: Despite ongoing declines in iPhone and iPad sales, Apple CEO Tim Cook says he remains hopeful, and states that the company continues to invest significantly in R&D." InformationWeek 11:02 AM
"Tim Cook finally confirms Apple has Augmented Reality plans" Computerworld 7:57 AM
"Tim Cook Talks Apple's AR Future, Pokémon Go" InformationWeek 12:19 PM
"Transcript: Tim Cook's Opening Statement for Apple's Q3 Financial Conference Now Available" Patently Apple 12:03 PM
"iPhone ASP decline shows Apple's Services strategy at work: Success of iPhone SE impacts revenue, but Apple plans on making it up on the ecosystem-services side" Computerworld 3:47 PM
"In China, Apple's Local Competition Takes a Bite Out of Its Revenue: More advanced Chinese smartphones offer stiffer competition" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:22 AM
"Apple's services category will be the 'size of a Fortune 100 company' next year" BGR 7:30 AM
"Banks team up in Apple Pay talks: Several of the country's big banks are seeking to join forces and negotiate as a bloc with technology giant Apple, which could lead to a collective boycott of Apple Pay, in a bid to offer 'digital wallets' on the iPhone." Sydney Morning Herald 7:21 AM
"Australia's big banks team up to challenge Apple on mobile payment apps" Reuters 7:20 AM
"Australian Banks Ask Competition Regulator to Allow Collective Boycott of Apple Pay" MacStories 7:23 AM
"Australia's big banks apply to join forces to negotiate with Apple" ZDNet 7:36 AM
"How to work between Pages 5 and Pages '09: What to do when you're collaborating with someone and you have different versions of software." Macworld 7:21 AM
"Mimicking current film posters using Title Punch in FCPX from UsefulFX" fcp.co 8:52 AM
"How to create a new contact group on iCloud.com" iDownload Blog 7:29 AM
"How to use Messages to play videos and preview links in MacOS Sierra" Cult of Mac 12:53 PM
"iCloud Tabs not working in your macOS Sierra beta? Here's a fix." The Loop 8:57 AM
"Horcrux makes it a breeze to backup, migrate email accounts" Apple World Today 7:26 AM
"If Apple paid taxes on offshore assets, it'd cover most of the U.S. education budget" MarketWatch 3:43 PM
"Is Gorilla Glass 5 the End of the road for Sapphire Screens? A few years ago, Apple made a very interesting decision to pursue sapphire screens for use in iPhones. The reason is that sapphire is virtually scratch proof and one of the hardest materials next to diamonds" Tech.pinions 7:18 AM
"Apple holds onto second place in slightly increased global smartphone market" AppleInsider 12:53 PM
"Apple Watch sales more than halved so far this summer" ReadWrite 7:25 AM
"iPhone sales in India up by 51% YoY" iMore 7:33 AM
"Apple boosts R&D spending as revenues stabilize" AppleInsider 9:19 PM
"Apple Buys Carpool Karaoke, Will Release Episodes Via Apple Music" iClarified 7:19 AM
"Apple to open retail stores in India, says CEO Tim Cook" CNET 8:53 AM
"Apple preps first Mexican Apple Store ahead of push into Latin America" AppleInsider 7:21 AM
"Apple cooking up first retail stores in Mexico, Singapore" CNET 12:12 PM
"First Singapore Apple Store looks set for November opening as new photos show progress" 9to5Mac 6:57 AM
"This Startup From Apple Veterans Thinks It Can Do Better Than Dropbox" Fortune 10:56 AM
"Today in Apple history: Mac marketing guru Joanna Hoffman is born" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung profits boosted by smartphone sales" BBC 9:19 PM
"What I saw at the SigGraph computer graphics fair: Held across the street from Disneyland, the trade show is the holy grail of computer graphics and, increasingly, for mobile graphics, virtual reality and augmented reality." Recode 2:55 PM
"LeEco Buys Vizio, and Thus the US Market" PC Magazine 7:19 AM
"Using a wireless keyboard? Your passwords can easily be spied on" Telegraph 7:18 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 370: A Deeper Look at Apple's Earnings Report, 3D Printing Fingers" The Mac Observer 5:31 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-27: AAPL Earnings Report, Banning Olympics Tweets" The Mac Observer 1:47 PM
"Apple's doomsday will just have to wait (The 3:59, Ep. 85)" CNET 1:05 PM
"Remaster, Episode 14: Pokémon Go" MacStories 12:52 PM
"Employee #1: Apple: A conversation with Bill Fernandez, Apple's first employee." The Macro 8:53 AM
"Happy Hour Podcast 077 | Carpool Karaoke, iPhone 7 release date, and AAPL earnings" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
"Notebook players less keen to adopt USB Type C" ["Currently, Apple has decided to adopt the USB Type-C interface for its MacBook Air, while Asustek Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are upgrading one of their notebooks' regular USB port to the Type-C. Lenovo, Acer and Dell are still evaluating the option."] DigiTimes 10:30 AM
"MacBook Air With USB-C Again Rumored, Launch Timeframe Unclear" MacRumors 10:30 AM
"New iPhone 7 Rumor Reaffirms Touch-Sensitive Home Button" Redmond Pie 7:20 AM
"Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air Overpowers Apple for Much Less" LAPTOP Magazine 7:33 AM
"Xiaomi's new 'Notebook Air' looks an awful lot like a MacBook" CNNMoney 7:32 AM
"Apple supplier LG Display puts $1.8B into flexible displays" Associated Press 9:09 AM
"Patent Suggests Apple Pencil Might Work With Mac Trackpad" PC Magazine 4:10 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Why Your Phone Battery Dies When It Still Has Juice" Gizmodo 3:53 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:09 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:09 AM
"Review: Jaybird's Freedom Wireless Earbuds Are Tiny While Still Offering Great Sound" MacRumors 3:43 PM
"Here's what it's like to use one of the most expensive 4K monitors out there" Tech Insider 9:46 AM
"ecobee3 Smart Thermostat Review" MacStories 10:56 AM
"Cygnett UrbanStone iPhone Case Protects with Style" AppAdvice 9:30 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Microsoft Pix uses AI to help your iPhone take the best pictures" TechCrunch 8:56 AM
"Microsoft's latest iPhone app is taking on Apple's camera: Born in the company's research labs, Microsoft Pix focuses on taking better pictures of people." Recode 8:53 AM
"Microsoft tries building a smarter iPhone camera app in Pix" CNET 8:54 AM
"Hands-on: Channels for iOS – a beautiful live local TV solution for cord cutters [Video] 9to5Mac 11:06 AM
"Language apps for iOS: Rosetta Stone beats Duolingo and Babbel" Macworld 6:56 AM
"Tim Cook just reignited speculation about Apple's 'bigger' plans for TV" Business Insider 7:27 AM
Non-Apple
"What would you do for an internet connection?" ZDNet 12:18 PM
"Brick by brick: Will modular handsets save the smartphone market, or destroy it?" ZDNet 7:36 AM
"Famous American blogger strikes back against China" I, Cringely 7:30 AM
"Why email is dead to me: I have 110,000 unread messages, and I don't care." CNET 2:27 PM
"Your Email Is Never Going to Be Safe: There is only one way for you, or Microsoft, or the government to really make communications private." PC Magazine 7:19 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"The new iPhone makes some swag!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 6:54 AM
"Wall Street breathes a sigh of relief after Apple's better-than-feared June quarter" AppleInsider 11:59 AM
"Apple On The Verge Of A Breakout: Don't Stand In The Way" Seeking Alpha 11:02 AM
"Jim Cramer: Apple Didn't Order Enough Parts/ Apple surprised Wall Street to the upside in its second quarter report because analysts misread supplier inventories and demand for iPhone parts, says Jim Cramer." TheStreet 11:01 AM
"Beaten-down Apple stock has best day in 2 years" CNNMoney 9:46 AM
"Has Apple Stock Finally Bottomed?" Wall Street Pit 11:00 AM
"AAPL breaks $100 in after-hours trading, as analysts rate the stock a Buy" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
"Apple shares overcome iPhone drop to rally on outlook" USA Today 8:29 AM
"Apple Pleases by Not Disappointing So Much" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:46 AM
"Apple sells more iPhones than expected, shares jump after hours" Reuters 8:13 AM
"Apple Short Interest Keeps Shrinking, but for How Long?" 24/7 Wall St. 6:56 AM
"Apple Stock Still A Bargain If These Three Things Fall In Place" Bidness Etc 9:30 AM
"Why You Shouldn't Buy Into Apple's Stock Rally" Fortune 2:27 PM
"How to Read Weak Earnings at Apple, Twitter" TheStreet 2:04 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 close lower as Fed hints at September rate hike: Twitter shares plunge after results; Apple surges after beating expectations" MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"Fed Boost Fades in Final Minutes, S&P 500 Falls" TheStreet 4:10 PM
"Stocks swing, end mixed as Fed keeps rates steady" USA Today 4:10 PM
"Stocks Fall After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged" Reuters 4:09 PM
"Stocks Little Changed After Fed Statement: The Fed says 'near-term risks to the economic outlook have diminished,' while holding rates steady" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:09 PM
"Nikkei climbs on hopes for bigger-than-expected stimulus for Japan: Apple earnings boost Taiwan stocks" MarketWatch 8:59 AM
"European stocks gain as French shares pop higher, but Deutsche Bank falls" MarketWatch 8:59 AM
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