"Apple's mobile privacy letter to Congress omits an awful lot of context: Apple's letter was designed to alleviate congressional fears about the company invading its customers' privacy. But a close reading of the letter does the opposite." Computerworld 7:34 AM
"Apple suppliers struggle to grow profits in saturated smartphone market: Foxconn and peers pin hopes on next-generation technologies" Nikkei 8:19 AM
"TSMC, Foxconn 4Q18 revenues to hit new highs on iPhone shipments: Shipments of new iPhone series to be unveiled in mid-September are expected to reach 70-75 million units by the end of the year, the best performance since the launch of iPhone 6 series, according to industry sources." DigiTimes 7:46 AM
"Is Apple's Soaring R&D A Sign Of Good Things To Come?" Forbes 11:59 AM
"New iPhone X 2018 - New details revealed ahead of launch will excite Apple fans" Express UK 8:26 AM
"Here's What We Know About Apple's iPhone X Successors" Time 1:27 PM
"Tim Cook acquires $123M worth of vested Apple stock, sells $58M" AppleInsider 9:00 PM
"Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update 2 for MacBook Pro (2018)" The Mac Observer 12:42 PM
"Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update for 2018 MacBook Pro Models" MacRumors 12:50 PM
"Apple Offering 30-Minute One-on-One Phone Lessons on Editing Images With Photos App" MacRumors 4:04 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Prepare your institution for iOS 12 or macOS Mojave: If you're a system administrator, you should review this list and prepare for changes before updating to iOS 12 or macOS Mojave." Apple Support 3:43 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Day One 3.0 is here for all of your journaling needs!" iMore 3:17 PM
"How to Install & Run macOS Mojave Beta in a Virtual Machine the Easy Way" OS X Daily 2:29 PM
"How to use Keynote's hidden presentation features to hold your audience's attention" AppleInsider 12:06 PM
"What To Actually Evaluate When Choosing Privacy Applications for Mac" The Mac Observer 11:58 AM
"Understanding Application Quit Options" MacMost 9:00 AM
"Gartner Says Huawei Secured No. 2 Worldwide Smartphone Vendor Spot, Surpassing Apple in Second Quarter 2018" Gartner 7:50 AM
"Huawei elbows aside Apple to claim number-two phone maker spot" The Register 7:28 AM
"And then there were three: Huawei shatters the duopoly" Mobile News 8:20 AM
"Huawei notch comparison with iPhone X notch backfires in ad" Cult of Mac 12:07 PM
"Steve Jobs' widow blasts stepdaughter's memoir" CNNMoney 9:44 AM
"Madonna and Metallica PR veteran joins Apple" Cult of Mac 8:00 AM
"Big Canadian IT services firm: '75% employees want Apple" Apple Must 10:52 AM
"Apple is giving away 200GB of iCloud storage for free" TechShout 8:26 AM
"San Jose family billed $13,470 for half-hour of iPhone internet" KGO 8:22 AM
Non-Apple News
"Report: Amazon is going to launch a free streaming TV channel for Fire TV owners" BGR 8:59 PM
"Bose launches the first real HomePod competitor, a $400 Alexa-powered monstrosity" BGR 8:27 PM
"Google's Play Store crypto-mining ban is not going well" BGR 8:25 PM
"Huawei again estimated to have overtaken Apple as world's No. 2 smartphone vendor" AppleInsider 9:00 PM
"Huawei Slides Past Apple To Take Second Place In Global Smartphone Market Share" HotHardware 4:55 PM
"Spyware Company That Marketed To Domestic Abusers Gets Hacked" Motherboard 1:27 PM
"Net neutrality fight gets ugly with robocalls spreading false claims: The robocalls reportedly target senior citizens in California." CNET 4:04 PM
"Ajit Pai killed net neutrality but still wants you to love the FCC" The Verge 10:52 AM
"Email security systems miss thousands of malicious links" BetaNews 10:22 AM
"Mark Zuckerberg figured out a powerful rule about smartphone apps before everyone else — now we're seeing how important it is to Facebook's business" Business Insider 9:31 AM
"Tumblr to crack down on hate speech and violence" CNET 8:54 AM
"T-Mobile merger with Sprint would cost 28,000 jobs: Union" ZDNet 8:03 AM
"Google responds to Trump, says no political motive in search results" Reuters 12:33 PM
"Google and several other tech companies pushing for a new federal privacy law" Android Police 8:44 AM
"Trump Attacks Google With Claim It is Burying Conservative News" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:58 AM
"President Trump Accuses Google of Rigging Search Results Against Him, Calls It 'Very Dangerous'" ["Update, 10:20am: Google just sent Gizmodo the following statement: When users type queries into the Google Search bar, our goal is to make sure they receive the most relevant answers in a matter of seconds. Search is not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results toward any political ideology. Every year, we issue hundreds of improvements to our algorithms to ensure they surface high-quality content in response to users' queries. We continually work to improve Google Search and we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment."] Gizmodo 9:35 AM
"Trump claims Google is suppressing positive news about him and 'will be addressed'" The Verge 7:50 AM
"Trump pledges to address Google's 'leftwing media bias'" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Let's Talk iOS 254: Let's redesign the line" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
"Intel's newly launched 8th-generation processors could power refreshed MacBook and MacBook Air: Intel has revealed a collection of six U-series and Y-series processors in its 8th-generation lineup, with the group of notebook-oriented processors touting low operating temperatures and Gigabit Wi-Fi speeds, making them good candidates for use in a future MacBook or MacBook Air." AppleInsider 9:01 PM
"2018 iPhone Shipments to Apple This Fall Predicted to Be Highest Since iPhone 6 Lineup" MacRumors 7:47 AM
"Apple Plans Three New iPhone X Clones" CCM 8:19 AM
"Apple Watch Series 4 will be compatible with all your current bands" phoneArena 8:59 AM
"Intel Announces 8th-Generation Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake Processors Suitable for MacBook and MacBook Air" MacRumors 4:04 PM
"Concept art offers a glimpse at a futuristic new MacBook Pro" The Next Web 7:53 AM
"MacBook Pro concept shows giant Touch Bar with dynamic keyboard and trackpad [Video] 9to5Mac 7:53 AM
"Apple researching refinements to sunroofs, seating for 'Project Titan' car" AppleInsider 8:44 AM
"Apple patent is for pressure sensing earbuds that adjust to your ears" Apple World Today 7:54 AM
"Apple Wins 67 Patents today covering the Steve Jobs Theater, Quantum Dot Technology and 3D Sensing for TrueDepth Camera" Patently Apple 8:57 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"20% off Summer Sale: Alex4D Animation Transitions and Alex4D 360° Effects for Final Cut Pro X" Alex4D 12:05 PM
"How iCloud Drive Compares Against the Competition" The Mac Observer 12:43 PM
"What we think we know about the iPad Pro 2018: While most attention is directed at next-gen iPhones, there's lots of reasons to think about Apple's pro tablets." Computerworld 8:14 AM
"Comment: Near-record iPhone sales this year seems a very safe prediction" 9to5Mac 8:00 AM
"Apple might kill off sophisticated iPhone tech that took 5 years to develop – and I'm glad" BGR 8:00 AM
"Alternate reality: Where Apple is behind on AR" Macworld 7:53 AM
"Gassée: Wall Street still doesn't get Apple" Apple 3.0 7:43 AM
Non-Apple
"Opinion: Let's stop trying to will a notchless Pixel 3 XL into existence, it's fine" 9to5Google 3:42 PM
"Smart Speaker Growth, Alexa Screens vs. Google Screens" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Full Article] 12:06 PM
"LG turned the G7 ThinQ into a high-end Android One phone and I want one now" PCWorld 10:52 AM
"Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter" ZDNet 7:02 AM
"Microsoft is the right company to build the 'Netflix of gaming': Traditional consoles won't go anywhere without big investments in streaming. One company is well-positioned to make it happen." Fast Company 8:46 AM
"Microsoft doesn't want Game Pass to be 'the Netflix of games'" Critical Hit Gaming 8:47 AM
"Microsoft OneDrive will use AI to make searchable video transcripts: It'll also recommend files based on your work habits." Engadget 8:26 PM
"New Microsoft 365 Content Storage Features Apply AI, Machine Learning" eWeek 8:49 PM
"Core i7-9700K leak shows it hitting 5.5GHz on all eight cores using water cooling: Resulting in some impressive Cinebench scores" TechSpot 7:47 AM
"Report: Intel's 9th Gen Chip Prices Leak/The prices for Intel's 9th generation processors have started leaking online, and they are nowhere near as high as you'd expect for the chip giant's highest-performance eight core chips (assuming these are the actual prices)." PC Magazine 7:47 AM
"Intel launches Whiskey and Amber Lakes: Kaby Lake with better Wi-Fi, USB/Intel upgrades the integrated chipset, but the rest of the processor is the same." Ars Technica 8:50 PM
"Intel Rounds Out 8th-Gen With Chips for Super Cheap, Super Thin Laptops" Gizmodo 8:26 PM
"Ryzen boss Jim Anderson is the fourth exec to leave AMD, and for once Intel had nothing to do with it" PCGamesN 7:21 AM
"AMD Slashes Threadripper Prices, Get a 12-Core for $466: AMD's Ryzen Threadripper chips are designed for high-performance desktop PCs and now the first-generation processors are being offered at bargain prices." PC Magazine 8:49 PM
"AMD sees a shakeup in leadership as Senior VP of Computing and Graphics leaves" KitGuru 7:21 AM
"AMD's Radeon Pro V340 is a dual-GPU card for data centres: The graphics card could help power game streaming services" The Inquirer 7:14 AM
"AMD Radeon 18.8.2 driver out now, includes Strange Brigade and F1 2018 support" Neowin 7:01 AM
"Nvidia 399.07 WHQL drivers deliver Battlefield V beta, PES 2019 optimizations and more" Neowin 7:15 AM
"GlobalFoundries puts 7nm on indefinite hold" bit-tech 7:46 AM
"GlobalFoundries Radically Restructures, Kills 7nm, Spins off ASIC Design Team" ExtremeTech 7:21 AM
"Continuous innovation, using tech 'superpowers' for good: VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger reflects on the company's legacy of the past 20 years, and its imperative for the future" Computerworld New Zealand 7:03 AM
"S&P 500, Nasdaq finish at records for third straight session as consumer confidence hits 18-year high: Dow exited a lengthy stint in correction territory Monday" MarketWatch 5:15 PM
"Stocks Eke Out Gains as Trade Tensions Ease: Stocks rose slightly Tuesday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq setting closing highs for a third day as trade tension fears took a breather." TheStreet 5:15 PM
"Stocks Rise Slightly as U.S., Mexico Near Trade Deal: The Dow industrials and Nasdaq edge 0.1% and .02% respectively" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:16 PM
"Stocks Mixed as U.S., Mexico Near Trade Deal: The Dow industrials edge 0.1% higher while Nasdaq remains unchanged" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:28 PM
"European stocks fight for gains amid euro strength; Italy pressured: U.K,. metal and mining stocks jump" MarketWatch 8:28 AM
"Asian stocks surge, then fade over U.S. trade news: Nikkei led by exporters; markets in China tread water" MarketWatch 8:28 AM
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