"Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro: Revolutionary Touch Bar, Breakthrough Performance in Apple's Thinnest & Lightest Pro Design Ever" Apple 1:29 PM
"Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro" Business Wire 1:23 PM
"Apple Unveils New TV App for Apple TV, iPhone & iPad: Discover & Watch TV Shows & Movies from Multiple Apps in One Place" Apple 1:28 PM
"Apple Unveils New TV App for Apple TV, iPhone & iPad" Business Wire 1:22 PM
"Final Cut Pro X: Post-production. Fast-forwarded." Apple 1:32 PM
"An all-star cast of new features. This release debuts the most powerful set of features since the launch of Final Cut Pro X. It starts with a redesigned interface that puts the focus on your video. The Magnetic Timeline 2 adds automatic color coding and groundbreaking new ways to display your timeline based on roles. And Final Cut Pro now supports wide color workflows and the Touch Bar, making it the ultimate way to edit on the new MacBook Pro." Apple 1:32 PM
"Apple Releases Significant Update to Final Cut Pro X: New Magnetic Timeline, Redesigned Interface & Integration with the Touch Bar on the All-New MacBook Pro" Apple 1:29 PM
"Apple Releases Significant Update to Final Cut Pro X" Business Wire 1:24 PM
Apple Event News
"Does the Mac Still Matter: Apple Updates Its Top-Of-The-Line Laptop, The Macbook Pro.: In exclusive interviews, Apple executives explain why it was over four years in the making — and why we should care." CNET 6:45 PM
"Apple Mac event: By the numbers/Executives dished out the latest numerical nuggets at the October event." ZDNet 1:33 PM
"Apple announces new MacBook Pro with touch strip" The Verge 12:40 PM
"Apple introduces brand-new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros: Function keys have been replaced with a multitouch Retina display." Ars Technica 12:48 PM
"Apple unveils all-new, redesigned MacBook Pros with OLED Touch Bar, larger trackpad, USB-C, more" 9to5Mac 12:49 PM
"Apple revamps computer line with new MacBook Pro, adds touch screen keys" Reuters 1:35 PM
"Apple adds new touch as it unveils MacBook Pro update" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:34 PM
"Apple adds Touch Bar to MacBook Pro laptops" BBC 1:33 PM
"Apple refreshes Mac lineup with new keyboard touch functions" Associated Press 1:33 PM
"Apple finally revealed its plan to conquer TV" Business Insider 1:34 PM
"Apple: 400M 'Memories' have been viewed on the iPhone, 60% of users are on iOS 10" TechCrunch 1:33 PM
Apple News
"Apple's new MacBook Pro is expertly timed" The Verge 7:28 AM
"Apple expected to refresh ageing computer line with new MacBook Pro" Reuters 6:54 AM
"Microsoft Surface Studio's Gains Will Be Apple's Loss" Wired 6:59 AM
"Could AR be Apple's Next Big Thing?" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:29 AM
"Google And Apple Knocking On The Car Door? 'No, We Won't Let Them Inside,' Toyota Exec Says" Forbes 6:54 AM
"Italy judge agrees tax probe settlement with head of Apple's Irish unit-source: A Milan judge has accepted a settlement agreement with the head of Apple's Irish-based unit Apple Sales International as part of a probe into allegations the U.S. tech giant failed to pay corporate taxes in Italy to the tune of 879 million euros, a judicial source said." Reuters 7:04 AM
"Italian Judge Agrees to $50K Settlement for Apple Exec in Irish Tax Probe" MacRumors 7:27 AM
"Apple Wants More Enriching In-Store Experiences" RetailWire 7:18 AM
"MacBook Pro 2016: Apple to launch new laptops at event - Live" Telegraph 10:56 AM
"Liveblog: The Mac is back at Apple's 'Hello Again' keynote" Cult of Mac 10:16 AM
"Our Apple MacBook Event Liveblog Is Right Here" Gizmodo 10:16 AM
"Everything You Need To Know From Apple's Fall Mac Event: At what is likely to be its final media event of the year, Apple is expected to unveil a handful of updates to its Mac line, among them a redesigned MacBook Pro with an OLED touch bar and a faster iMac. Join BuzzFeed News at 10AM PT for live coverage." BuzzFeed 9:39 AM
"Our Apple 'Hello Again' Mac Event Coverage Starts At 10am PT, Check Your Local Time Here" Redmond Pie 8:56 AM
"Liveblog: Apple's October 2016 MacBook Event" Wired 6:29 AM
"Liveblog: Apple's first Mac event in ages starts October 27 at 1pm ET/It's been a year and a half since we saw Mac hardware on stage." Ars Technica 10/26
"Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Up 1.0% Year over Year in Third Quarter Despite Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall, According to IDC" ["The new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus drove third quarter shipments of 45.5 million units, down 5.3% from the 48 million units last year. Higher than expected iPhone 7 Plus demand outstripped supply, which should be alleviated through the fourth quarter, helped by new features such as water resistance, faster processing, improved optics, and larger storage capacities."] Business Wire 6:52 AM
"Samsung's Share of Smartphone Market Drops to Lowest Level in Nearly Two Years" ["Apple finished runner-up to Samsung as usual with 45.5 million iPhones sold, down 5.3% versus the 48 million iPhones it sold in the same quarter last year."] MacRumors 6:51 AM
"Samsung still No. 1 smartphone vendor, but Note 7 knocked marketshare back to 2014" AppleInsider 6:53 AM
"How mobile payment adoption can pick up speed" BetaNews 6:56 AM
"Netflix Not Participating In Apple's New TV Guide" AppAdvice 11:00 AM
"Lonely men are increasingly turning to Siri for love and 'sexually explicit' chat" Telegraph 9:45 AM
"Man who went on crazy iPhone rampage in France gets huge fine and suspended jail sentence" BGR 6:29 AM
"Today in Apple history: Dell overtakes Macs in Education market" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google parent company Alphabet beats earnings expectations with $22.5B in revenue" GeekWire 6:35 PM
"AMD Radeon Pro 450, 455, 460 chipsets debuting in the MacBook Pro detailed, benchmarked" AppleInsider 9:29 PM
"Why the new thin MacBook Pro keyboard probably isn't that bad: It's shallow, but quick and accurate, thanks to Apple's special keyboard switches." CNET 9:19 PM
"Video roundup: Hands-on with Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar" 9to5Mac 6:48 PM
"Apple's new MacBook Pro is slim, trim and has a stunning screen" Engadget 4:11 PM
"Hands-on with the new MacBook Pros, their keyboard, and the Touch Bar" Ars Technica 4:09 PM
"First look: Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar" AppleInsider 4:08 PM
"Hands-on: The MacBook Pro's innovative Touch Bar will grab you" Macworld 4:06 PM
"Hands-on: MacBook Pro's Touch Bar gets rave reviews" Cult of Mac 4:06 PM
"Hands-on with Apple's new Touch Bar MacBook Pro" TechCrunch 2:20 PM
"The new MacBook Pro looks and feels so good it's unreal: I'm sold on the Touch Bar" The Verge 2:19 PM
"The 13-inch MacBook Pro vs. the competition: Small but effective/It's the thinnest and lightest one yet, but what do you do if you want an SD card reader?" Engadget 2:44 PM
"The Apple Watch 2 is faster, waterproof—and more overloaded than ever" Yahoo Tech 1:35 PM
"Netgear Orbi AC3000 Mesh WiFi System Review" HotHardware 12:24 PM
"Review: Jaybird X3 Wireless Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones" Wired 6:54 AM
"Penclic Mini Keyboard K2 and NiceTouch T2 review: Input devices not worth your consideration" Macworld 8:52 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"FabFocus kinda brings Portrait Mode to other iPhones" iDownload Blog 7:03 AM
"Review: 7 PDF editing tools for iOS and Android/It's not enough to read a PDF on your mobile device anymore: you have to be able to sign it, copy it or edit it. These apps can help." Computerworld 6:42 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to order the new MacBook Pro in Canada" iMore 4:08 PM
"Hands on with the Surface Studio, Microsoft's first desktop computer: It's sleek, beautiful, but a little bit strange." Ars Technica 5:57 AM
"Microsoft unveils Creative Update and the Surface Studio: Microsoft introduced updates to several current products and while we didn't see a new Surface Pro, we were introduced to the Surface Studio." CIO 6:18 AM
"Microsoft gets creative with Surface Studio desktop PC" Seattle Times 6:18 AM
"Let's praise Surface, not bury it: The PC is dying, but better, richer apps might just save it" The Register 10:07 AM
"Surface Studio shows up the iMac but won't unseat it" ZDNet 10:08 AM
"Microsoft shifts its focus on tools and devices for creative professionals" IT PRO 11:07 AM
"The Surface Studio Is Microsoft's Tipping Point" Gizmodo 6:18 AM
"Microsoft unveils new Core i7 Surface Book, all-in-one Surface Studio PC" ExtremeTech 7:16 AM
"Microsoft Office malware: Now more users get anti-hacker, macro-blocking features" ZDNet 11:08 AM
"Office 2013 can now block macros to prevent infection -- here's how to enable it" BetaNews 11:08 AM
"Microsoft Launches Program Aimed at Securing Azure IoT" eWeek 5:59 AM
"Will the VR revolution be ushered in by Microsoft, of all companies? The company that's said virtually nothing about VR so far appears to have a plan." Ars Technica 9:30 PM
"Microsoft just became the biggest player in VR and nobody noticed" TrustedReviews 11:07 AM
"Microsoft Announced Future Arrivals Of Low-Priced VR Headset From Their Partners" iTech Post 6:06 AM
"Q&A: Soon-to-be VC Bob Kelly on Microsoft-Amazon rivalry, cloud computing in Seattle and Alice in Wonderland" GeekWire 10:07 AM
"Cloud exec Bob Kelly leaves 21-year 'accidental' Microsoft career, joins Ignition Partners to grow modern business apps" GeekWire 10:07 AM
"Seven big questions about Microsoft's new VR headsets: A new kind of virtual reality?" The Verge 8:11 AM
"HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Dell to build VR headsets for Microsoft" Windows report 6:05 AM
"HP confirms upcoming Windows Holographic VR headset" MS PowerUser 6:07 AM
"Cloud giant VMware's financials impress as Dell shift begins" SiliconRepublic 6:05 AM
"VMware do we go from here? Perhaps it's time the cloud pioneers snap up Docker" The Register 6:05 AM
"PC demand to enjoy growth thanks to new processors from AMD and Intel" DigiTimes 6:13 AM
"Intel Introduces Atom E3900 Series Based On Its Latest Generation Goldmont Atom CPU Core" iTech Post 6:17 AM
"AMD will sell server CPUs at Happy Meal prices so you can supersize servers: ARM vs. x86 can wait as first decent Xeon alternatives in ages pressure Chipzilla" The Register 7:08 AM
"IBM buys Bengaluru-based hybrid cloud firm Sanovi Technologies: Sanovi Technologies provides cloud migration, business continuity and IT recovery solutions." International Business Times 6:14 AM
"IBM to acquire Bengaluru-based Sanovi Technologies" The Hindu 6:14 AM
"IBM acquires hybrid cloud firm Sanovi Technologies" ZDNet 6:30 AM
"IBM's Watson-Based Slack Deal to Benefit Developers Long Term" eWeek 6:08 PM
"Oracle takes Java copyright dispute with Google to appeals court: A jury in California had decided that the use of Java APIs in Android was fair use" IDG News Service 6:00 AM
"U.K. economy shrugs off Brexit fears" CNNMoney 6:22 AM
"Stocks Fluctuate as Twitter Loses Post-Earnings <" 11:10 AM
"Stock Losses Accelerate in Final Hour as Defensive Names Sell Off: Stock losses accelerate heading into the market close on Thursday after defensive names slip on a spike in Treasury yields." TheStreet 6:15 PM
"Amazon Investors Primed for More Good News" FOXBusiness 1:55 PM
"Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 5,215.97 down -34.30 points" Nasdaq 6:15 PM
"Dow trades flat despite upbeat earnings" USA Today 1:56 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall Amid Government-Bond Selloff: Yield-sensitive sectors take a hit; earnings and deals also drive prices" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:15 PM
"Weak China economic data help push Asian stocks down" MarketWatch 6:24 AM
"European stocks slip after earnings deluge, weak China data" MarketWatch 6:24 AM
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