"Apple's 'Smartglasses' Opportunity 'Could Be Enormous' Says Bernstein: Apple has the best shot of anyone at this point of making so-called augmented reality actually work, and work well, says Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi, something Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted he wants to do. But the payoff for Apple may not come until it develops AR for a standalone pair of 'smartglasses,' rather than the iPhone, opines Sacconaghi." Barron's 8:32 AM
"Apple Cuts Iran Apps From Store Due to Sanctions, Founders Say" Bloomberg 8:36 AM
"Apple removes popular apps in Iran due to US sanctions: Developers say latest crackdown will have 'drastic effects' on Iran's startup economy" The Verge 8:55 AM
"Iran media report Apple shuts down Iranian apps" Associated Press 10:50 AM
"iOS and macOS: What does the future hold?" Macworld 8:50 AM
"Apple IPhone Defect Suit Over Texting Death Gets Tossed" Law360 [Paid Membership Required] 9:17 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook for president? Here's what he says" Des Moines Register 3:38 PM
"Tim Cook wants you to stop asking if he's running for president" SiliconBeat 3:39 PM
"70 percent of iPhone buyers won't even consider another brand" CNET 3:39 PM
"Leading US community colleges adding App Development with Swift curriculum: Austin Among More Than 30 Community College Systems to Adopt Curriculum" Apple 9:55 AM
"These Community Colleges Want to Help You Be an Apple Developer" PC Magazine 3:57 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook in Austin on Friday to Share Announcement Ahead of September Event [Updated] MacRumors 8:18 AM
"Tim Cook to announce new nationwide training program at press event in Austin today [Video] [U] 9to5Mac 8:37 AM
"Tim Cook Is in Austin, Might Make an Augmented Reality Announcement" The Mac Observer 8:18 AM
"A flagship phone from Apple or Samsung will now cost you almost $1,000" Quartz 8:48 AM
"'iPhone 8' Could Start at $999 for 64GB Capacity" MacRumors 8:51 AM
"Apple's forthcoming iPhone 8 will reportedly cost $999" Business Insider 8:52 AM
"Apple's Newest Products That Will Pummel Your Wallet Are About to Be Revealed" TheStreet 8:58 AM
"Christmas in September? Businesses prep for iPhone launch" CNNMoney 9:33 AM
"Worldwide wearable device sales to grow 17% in 2017, says Gartner" DigiTimes 8:45 AM
"Today in Apple history: Unique Apple-1 computer sells for big money" Cult of Mac 8:37 AM
Non-Apple News
"NASA's $3.5 billion plan could keep Yellowstone from ever erupting again" ExtremeTech 6:33 PM
"WikiLeaks Exposes CIA ExpressLane Spying Tool That Allegedly Steals Data From The NSA And FBI" HotHardware 4:56 PM
"What Amazon knows: 'The war for retail will be won in groceries'" CNNMoney 10:50 AM
"Even Artificial Neural Networks Can Have Exploitable 'Backdoors'" Wired 10:13 AM
"Google is looking into SMS issues Google Voice users are experiencing" 9to5Google 9:32 AM
"FBI wants US businesses to stop using Kaspersky software" BetaNews 8:53 AM
"Galaxy Note 8 to bring in new competition and impacts" DigiTimes 8:45 AM
"Samsung Heir Is Found Guilty of Corruption in Blockbuster Trial" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"'Prison Oreos', With Special Guest Jason Snell" Daring Fireball 8:16 PM
"Jeff Butts of The Mac Observer Details His Hackintosh Adventures" MacVoices 4:59 PM
"iPhone 8's Price, The SciFi World of Twistron -TMO Daily Observations 2017-08-25" The Mac Observer 12:43 PM
"Gadget Lab Podcast: We Discuss the Samsung Galaxy Note 8" Wired 12:16 PM
"The new Apple TV is coming with the iPhone 8 (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 97)" CNET 10:44 AM
"Happy Hour Podcast 134 | iPhone 8 event rumors, iOS 11 prototype, and Live content on 4K Apple TV" 9to5Mac 8:51 AM
"The HomePod needs to run third-party iOS apps. Here's why" Macworld 8:51 AM
"AppleInsider Podcast talks 'iPhone 8' release date, 4K Apple TV, and interviews the CEO of BackBlaze" AppleInsider 8:35 AM
"More juicy iPhone 8 leaks and the Apple Car projects takes a strange twist, on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8:32 AM
"Apple to Debut 4K Apple TV Alongside New iPhones in September" MacTrast 8:36 AM
"Claimed iPhone 7s parts leak, showing logic board and reiterating reports of A11 chip" 9to5Mac 8:36 AM
"Optical lens suppliers benefit from rising demand for multi-lens camera phones" ["The sources said that Apple, scheduled to debut its newest smartphone model iPhone 8 in September, has since July moved to secure massive supply of camera lens modules from Taiwan-based upstream suppliers Largan Precision and Genius Electronics Optical while ensuring timely shipments of finished models from downstream assemblers Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron. This has made the business records of all related makers in the iPhone supply chain trend upward all the way in the second half of the year."] DigiTimes 10:12 AM
"Apple stockpiling 'massive' supply of camera lens modules ahead of 'iPhone 8'" AppleInsider 10:13 AM
"Apple reportedly upgrades self-driving testbed with new LiDAR equipment, more" AppleInsider 9:04 PM
"New Apple SUVs With Expansive Autonomous Driving LIDAR Setup Spotted on the Road" MacRumors 6:04 PM
"Researcher publishes kernel exploit for 64-bit devices on iOS 10.3.1 and below" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
"Everything you need to know about tihmstar's iOS 9.1-9.3.4 jailbreak untether" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Messaging discussion talks about issues with iOS support for groups, as well as iMessage issues with non-iPhone users." MacInTouch 12:54 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"DEVONtechnologies gives 40% educational discount until September 15" DEVONtechnologies 8:19 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 8:43 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 8:43 AM
"12" MacBook Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 8:43 AM
"I wonder why Apple is stockpiling a 'massive' pile of camera modules" BGR 9:03 PM
"The Unspoken Importance Of Augmented Reality To Apple's Future" Seeking Alpha 3:39 PM
"Here's How Many Apple Products You Could Buy with This Week's Lottery Jackpot" iDrop News 3:36 PM
"It Makes No Sense For Apple to Create Original TV Content" The Mac Observer 3:36 PM
"Bloomberg: 4K Apple TV will be announced in September" Six Colors 11:55 AM
"Listen to Siri's voice evolve from iOS 9, 10, and 11" The Loop 10:12 AM
"12 reasons to learn Apple's open source Swift language" Computerworld 9:34 AM
"Will iOS and macOS continue individually? Or will they merge into 'AppleOS'?" Apple World Today 9:33 AM
"Siri on iPhone and HomePod: 'Two very different animals'" Apple 3.0 8:59 AM
"So an Unreleased Apple Product is Too Expensive!" The Tech Night Owl 8:44 AM
"Group Messages on the iPhone are driving me nuts, and I'm so over it" Mashable 8:32 AM
"Is Tim Cook Running For President? The Apple CEO held presidential campaign style events in the pivotal states of Iowa and Ohio on Thursday." NTK Network 8:31 AM
Non-Apple
"Hands-on with the Note 8, Android Oreo, and Verizon's sad new data plans" The Verge 11:32 AM
"Should tech companies be able to shut down neo-Nazis?" Recode 8:58 AM
"6 ways you can improve the lack of trust on the internet" Mashable 8:36 AM
"Microsoft Unveils Real-Time AI for Azure" TechNewsWorld 8:36 AM
"Microsoft PowerShell Is a Hot Hacker Target, But Its Defenses Are Improving" Wired 8:33 AM
"Microsoft and Halliburton form alliance to digitise oil and gas industry" Offshore Technology 9:22 AM
"Microsoft starts rolling out biggest changes in two decades to its Premier customer support program" ZDNet 12:52 PM
"Microsoft officially launches Archive Blob Storage" IT PRO 9:21 AM
"VIA collaborates with Microsoft to accelerate IoT solutions" DigiTimes 8:46 AM
"Inside the lab where Microsoft Surface comes to life" TechRadar UK 3:44 PM
"Microsoft wants you to beta test Windows 10 S" BetaNews 8:53 AM
"Microsoft discontinues original Xbox One" Seeking Alpha 4:58 PM
"Microsoft stops selling the original Xbox One: Xbox Gone" The Verge 4:58 PM
"IBM partners with Walmart, Tyson Foods on food-tracing technology" Express Newsline 9:27 AM
"Gartner: Blockchain for the Masses by IBM – A Missed Opportunity?" DABCC 9:27 AM
"Bright Pattern Selected for IBM's Watson Build Challenge" New Kerala 9:27 AM
"IBM Japan To Help Mizuho Bank Fight FinCrime" PYMNTS 9:28 AM
"HP and Deloitte boost 3D printing for manufacturers" ITProPortal 9:31 AM
"HP, Deloitte Team Up to Transform Manufacturing" IndustryWeek 9:30 AM
"HP, Deloitte accelerate manufacturing digital transformation through 3D printing" ITWeb Africa 9:31 AM
"HP: Solid Results, Lackluster Guidance/3D printing is a topic of significant interest, but many questions remain about HP's place in the market." Barron's 1:24 PM
"Dell to cross into mid-range gaming segment in 2018" DigiTimes 8:45 AM
"Intel Announces 8th Generation Core Processors for Notebooks" NotebookReview 9:20 AM
"Intel names new sales and marketing chief" The Oregonian 9:20 AM
"AMD's Vega graphics card likely to be in short supply until October" Digital Trends 1:10 PM
"AMD Vega graphics cards in shortages" DigiTimes 8:45 AM
"AMD Radeon RX Vega Supplies And Pricing Might Not Stabilize Until October" HotHardware 4:56 PM
"Why Advanced Micro Devices Could Shock the Market Soon" Zacks 8:57 AM
"Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service set to be unveiled" TechTarget 9:24 AM
"Oracle's cloudy cash dash could fall flat, insiders warn" The Register 9:24 AM
"PC sales to fall and fall and fall and fall and fall for the next five years" The Register 10:01 AM
"Wall Street rises modestly following Yellen speech" Reuters 3:58 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise, Notch Weekly Gains: Corporate news continues to drive swings in individual sectors" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
"Nikkei nudges up as Asian markets take wait-and-see approach to Jackson Hole speeches: Analyst expects Fed's Yellen, ECB's Draghi 'to be as boring as possible'" MarketWatch 8:55 AM
"European stocks fight for gains as countdown to Draghi speech begins: Provident Financial rallies 20% after plunge earlier in the week" MarketWatch 8:55 AM
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