"ITC judge finds Qualcomm's anti-Intel patent assertion campaign against the public interest: Intel-powered iPhones shouldn't be banned" Foss Patents 9/29
"ITC judge denies Qualcomm's request, won't stop iPhone imports: Qualcomm said the decision 'makes no sense.'" Engadget 9/29
"Judge declines import ban on iPhones but sides with Qualcomm" Pocketnow 9/29
"Apple Beats $506 Million Patent Infringement Lawsuit" TechnoBuffalo 9/29
"Apple's $1 trillion value doesn't mean it's the 'biggest' company" New Zealand Herald 9/29
"Apple Watch to be big seller this holiday shopping season say analysts" phoneArena 9/29
"IBM to Assist Banco Inter's Workplace to Adopt Apple MacOS" Zacks 9/28
"FBI solves mystery surrounding 15-year-old Fruitfly Mac malware: Fruitfly malware author used port scanning with weak or no passwords to identify potential victims." ZDNet 9/28
"The Apple DEP flaw explained – and how to bolster security: Researchers have highlighted a vulnerability in Apple's Device Enrollment Program that, in some circumstances, could leave corporate networks and data insecure. But companies can mitigate the danger." Computerworld 9/28
"Apple has at last pushed an update to XProtect's security data" Eclectic Light Company 9/28
"Google deals with fallout over Chrome auto sign-in" Computerworld 9/28
"Apple Releases First macOS Mojave 10.14.1 Public Beta" The Mac Observer 9/28
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"macOS Mojave: SMS message says 'Not delivered', but it is" Houston Chronicle 9/29
"Troubleshooting Continuity on iPhone, iPad, and Mac" iMore 9/28
"The FBI used a suspect's face to unlock his iPhone in Ohio case: There is a legal difference between a passcode and something like Face ID" The Verge 6:05 PM
"Crime blotter: California arrests, a Monster firing, and bulk thefts of new iPhones/A father goes after his ex-wife in court after she took their daughter's iPhone, Find My iPhone finds a stolen iPad, and other news from the world of Apple-related crime." AppleInsider 4:12 PM
"Some people are saying Apple's new iPhone selfie camera automatically smooths your skin in photos — and they're calling it 'beautygate'" Business Insider 9/28
"No End in Sight to Apple-Qualcomm Dispute" Market Realist 9/28
"Android app maker upset at Apple over its use of 'Memoji' name" Cult of Mac 9/28
"Professional queuers left out in the cold at Moscow iPhone launch" Reuters 9/28
"'Dickinson': Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt & Adrian Blake Enscoe Cast In Apple Comedy Series" Deadline 9/28
"Apple plans to open corporate office across from Carnegie Library store, report says" AppleInsider 9/28
"Apple Leases D.C. Office Space Across From New Carnegie Library Flagship" Bisnow 9/28
"17 now charged in Apple store thefts including father and son" KTVU 9/28
"California Apple Store robbery gang stole over $1M in goods, cops say: 9 suspects at large, while 7 men now in custody in Alameda Co., another in Sonoma." Ars Technica 9/28
"Silly Samsung marketing stunt involves a tiny town called Appel" Android Authority 9/28
"Teenage Apple hacker avoids jail for 'hacky hack hack' attack: The self-proclaimed Apple fan stole roughly 90GB of confidential data from the iPad and iPhone maker." ZDNet 9/28
Non-Apple News
"With a Murdoch in Charge, a Start-Up Leads the Way on Mobile Video" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:21 PM
"California Net Neutrality Bill Signed Into Law" Gizmodo 9:07 PM
"Facebook Could Face Up to $1.63 Billion Fine for Latest Hack Under the GDPR" Gizmodo 7:52 PM
"On Crowded London Streets, Councils Fight a Flood of Phone Boxes" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:34 AM
"Musk settles—out as Tesla chairman, owes $20 million in penalties: Avoiding a court case allows Musk to remain as Tesla CEO." Ars Technica 8:09 AM
"FBI: We can't listen to Facebook Messenger voice calls. Judge: Tough luck/Fresno-based federal judge won't force Facebook to help MS-13 investigation." Ars Technica 9/29
"Google CEO will testify before US House on bias accusations: Google has repeatedly denied accusations of bias against conservatives" Reuters 9/29
"California governor signs country's first IoT security law: The new Internet of Things law calls for 'reasonable' security features." CNET 9/28
"Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro announced: 4 cameras, SD 636, and a notch" Android Authority 9/28
"Facebook says it detected security breach after traffic spike" ZDNet 9/28
"The Facebook Security Meltdown Exposes Way More Sites Than Facebook" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9/28
"Facebook Sued in California Over Breach of 50 Million Profiles" Gizmodo 9/28
"Exclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sources" Reuters 9/28
"Proposed law would ban hidden broadband fees and higher-than-advertised prices: Advertised telco prices would have to include all fees if Democrat's bill passes." Ars Technica 9/28
"'LG Watch W7' to arrive alongside LG V40 ThinQ" 9to5Google 9/28
"No, Spotify isn't using your GPS to kick you off your family plan" CNET 9/28
"Spotify asks family plan subscribers to prove they are family" Cult of Mac 9/28
"Spotify criticized for controversial move geared to preventing abuse of family plan" 9to5Mac 9/28
"Senator calls for investigation into Facebook's latest breach" Engadget 9/28
"How to check if your Facebook account was affected by the recent hack" Business Insider 9/28
"Inside Facebook's massive center storing your personal information: It's one of the few places where you can literally touch the social network." CNET 9/28
"Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page will be deleted on Sunday, says hacker" The Verge 9/28
"Google's CEO will testify before Congress about bias and China" Engadget 9/28
"Google Search will make trip planning even easier with more personalized information" Android Police 9/28
"Spoiler alert: Google's would-be iPhone killer Pixel 3 – so many leaks" The Register 9/28
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming September 29: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst of TidBITS and Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:55 AM
"Dragalia Lost Me at That Dang Free to Play Menu – The TouchArcade Show #371" Touch Arcade 9/28
"MacVoices #18200: Scholle McFarland Takes Control of Mojave" MacVoices 9/28
"Apple's Unconventional Product Naming Conventions -TMO Daily Observations 2018-09-28" The Mac Observer 9/28
"We Spoke To An Ex-NSA Hacker Who Has Organized The First-Ever Mac Security Conference: Despite their reputation, Mac computers have bugs, vulnerabilities, and even malware targeted at them. With their rising popularity in the workplace, it's 'the perfect' time for a Mac-only security conference." Motherboard 9/28
"Apple said to be working on fixing 'aggressive' skin smoothing in iPhone XS photos" AppleInsider 9/28
"iPhone XS Users Complain About Skin-Smoothing Selfie Camera" MacRumors 9/28
"iPhone XS Max costs Apple US$20 more in materials than iPhone X, says IHS" DigiTimes 9/28
"Front Camera Lens on Future iPhones Could Be Hidden With Special 'Pure Black' Coating" MacRumors 9/28
"iPhone XS Max: How much profit does Apple really make on each one sold?" ZDNet 9/28
"Apple's watchOS 5.0.1 addresses bug that may prevent Watches from charging" Ars Technica 9/28
"Apple Watch gets a watchOS 5.0.1 update: If you're a fitness fanatic, or your Apple Watch hasn't been charging, this watchOS 5.0.1 update is for you." ZDNet 9/28
AppleCare/Helps
"ChargeGate? Some iOS 12 Devices Including iPhone XS, XS Max Refusing To Charge Via Cable Until Woken" Redmond Pie 7:59 AM
"Passcode bypass flaw in iOS 12 allows hackers to see contacts and photos on a locked Apple iPhone" phoneArena 9/29
"iPhone XS and XS Max users are now reporting charging issues too" phoneArena 9/29
"Apple's iOS 12 update is causing sporadic issues with iPhone charging" AppleInsider 9/29
"Some iPhone XS units won't charge until you wake the screen: It's not clear how widespread the issue is." Engadget 9/29
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices (2018 models)" MacPrices 9/28
"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017-18 models)" MacPrices 9/28
"iPhone XS review: The best iPhone yet, but not for everyone" New Atlas 8:23 PM
"Apple iPhone XS Max: Power comes at a price/The Apple iPhone XS Max is an S year iPhone, which means it's an upgrade on a model that is already there and you should not expect much." Financial Express 6:06 PM
"Comparing Apple's gold finishes on the Series 2 versus Series 4 Apple Watch" AppleInsider 12:49 PM
"Best Bands for the Gold Apple Watch" iMore 11:24 AM
"iPhone XS Max vs Galaxy Note 9 Drop Test Showdown: Which Flagship Is Easier to Break?" iPhone Hacks 7:25 PM
"Galaxy Note 9 v iPhone Xs speed test - One flagship smartphone is a very clear winner: SAMSUNG'S Galaxy Note 9 has been placed against the Apple iPhone Xs Max in the ultimate speed test and there's one very clear winner." Express UK 8:30 AM
"iPhone XS Max vs Galaxy Note 9 Real-World Speed Test" iPhone Hacks 7:25 PM
"These are the top 7 features of the new iPhone XS & iPhone XS Max: There are lots of new features baked into Apple's latest handsets. Instead of outlining everything new, we've picked out our favorite new features that have made the biggest difference day-to-day using Apple's latest phones." AppleInsider 9/29
"Watch the iPhone XS survive drop tests on concrete: It seems to be a tough phone, but you should probably buy a case anyway." Engadget 9/29
"Photo smackdown: iPhone XS Max versus Samsung's Galaxy Note 9" AppleInsider 9/29
"Compared: iPhone XS Max video quality trounces iPhone X" AppleInsider 9/28
"iPhone XS water test: Did it survive the deep end? Water, wine, beer and bay: We tested the durability claims of Apple's new flagship to see how liquid-resistant it really is." CNET 9/28
"Cam Compare: iPhone XS Max gives the Galaxy Note 9 a run for its money [Video] 9to5Google 9/28
"iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9: We compare the big phones" ZDNet 9/28
"The False Musk-Jobs Parallel: Comparing Elon Musk to Steve Jobs makes for easy headlines, but it's not a helpful way to look at Tesla's perennial mix of progress and trouble." Monday Note 7:31 PM
"AirPods 2 Teased By Apple And Coming Soon? Here's All You Need To Know" Forbes 6:48 PM
"The iPhone XS just went for a swim in the ultimate water test, guess how it did: Water, beer, wine — this iPhone XS test took the handset to its aqauatic limit" T3 8:29 AM
"The Apple Watch Can Now Sense When You Fall. This App Says It Can Do More." Slate 8:23 AM
"The Apple Watch Series 4 Looks Like a Smash Hit: One analyst just revised his shipment estimates for the smartwatch upward following the launch of the wearable's latest iteration." The Motley Fool 8:23 AM
"Apple's iPhone XS Has A Third Serious Problem" Forbes 9/29
"Here's the One iPhone XS Feature That Justifies an Upgrade" Tom's Guide 9/29
"Useless comparisons: A battle six years in the making" Macworld 9/29
"Google to pay $9 billion to Apple in 2018, but why?" Deccan Chronicle 9/29
"Pew Research: A snapshot of digital saturation" 24/7 Wall St. 9/29
"Pew Research: A snapshot of digital saturation/Plus: Why Apple is making phones that last longer." Apple 3.0 9/29
"The New iPhones Look Fine. But My Old One Is Better Than Ever." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9/29
"Apple vs. Facebook: One of Those Companies Won't Let You Read This" The Mac Observer 9/28
"iPhone XS Line Capturing Selfies with the Appearance of Skin Smoothing" MacStories 9/28
"Opinion: Snap and Tesla are for sale, and here's who will buy them/Amazon or Disney will buy Snap, and Apple or Google will buy Tesla" MarketWatch 9/28
"What Apple's iPhone eSIM support will mean for you" Computerworld 9/28
"Remembering the original Apple iPhone: A phone that really was ahead of its time" phoneArena 9/28
"Apple Wants To Be Disney In The Future" Seeking Alpha 9/28
"Oh dear, turns out Google Maps sucks in CarPlay" Apple Must 9/28
"Apple's Commitment to the Environment Will Create More Low End Mac & iOS Users" Low End Mac 9/28
"Apple's Screen Time Report Is Not Accurate for Tracking Your Habits" Lifehacker 9/28
"8 industries Apple Watch Series 4 disrupts" Computerworld 9/28
"Here's the Secret Behind Apple's iPhone Release Strategy" The Motley Fool 9/28
"Here's how Apple, Google, and Microsoft can stop robocalls: In the war against telephone spam, only superior firepower will win. But it will require cooperation between the competing tech superpowers and their clouds in order to do it." ZDNet 9/28
"Former Apple engineer claims tech giant was 'toxic' after Jobs death" Telegraph 9/28
"A former Apple engineer reveals how he reacted to Steve Jobs calling his work 'dog s--t'" Business Insider 9/28
Non-Apple
"The war over music copyrights" TechCrunch 9:21 PM
"The rise of retro filmmaking and resurgence of Super 8" BBC 7:35 PM
"Until data is misused, Facebook's breach will be forgotten: Are we numb to hacking?" TechCrunch 12:50 PM
"What the heck is going on with measures of programming language popularity?" TechCrunch 11:32 AM
"How Will.i.am's AI compares to Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Assistant" Yahoo Finance 8:23 AM
"Tesla is outgrowing Elon Musk/Op-ed: Elon Musk is a brilliant entrepreneur—but he's not a great manager." Ars Technica 9/29
"Fascinating Gmail, YouTube, and Maps tips from top Google employees" BGR 9/29
"The Morning After: Facebook got hacked" Engadget 9/29
"Why should anybody trust Facebook with their personal data? We asked CEO Mark Zuckerberg that same question." Recode 9/28
"Linus Torvalds answers 5 questions in BBC letter: In an e-mail to the BBC, Torvalds comes over as a voice of reason in the heated Linux Code of Conduct fights." ZDNet 9/28
"Check out some of the new features coming to the iOS and Android mobile Office apps" phoneArena 6:09 PM
"FL Studio gets its own dedicated music-making hardware: The Akai Fire finally gives the favorite DAW of countless producers the controller it deserves." Engadget 9/29
"Microsoft 365 and the Future of Windows (Premium)" [Free/Paid Registration Required] Thurrott 4:27 PM
"Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 rumored to ditch USB-C ports" Neowin 4:12 PM
"Microsoft kicks off Digital Peace Now initiative to #stopcyberwarfare" Neowin 8:07 AM
"Minecraft: Dungeons will dungeon-crawl through the blockworld" Rock, Paper, Shotgun 7:58 AM
"Salesforce singles out gaps in Microsoft and Oracle's services as its road map for growth" GeekWire 4:31 PM
"HP launches 'device as a service' in New Zealand: Contracts can cover support for a combination of devices, analytics around their use, and tech recycling." Computerworld New Zealand 7:30 PM
"Cisco working with Smartworld to design a smart network for Expo 2020 Dubai" Neowin 4:30 PM
"Microsoft will soon offer slimmed down version of Windows 10 to enterprise customers" MSPoweruser 9/29
"Microsoft reveals Minecraft: Dungeons alongside 'Village and Pillage' update" Windows Central 9/29
"Minecraft: Dungeons announced, coming to PC in 2019" Neowin 9/29
"Microsoft announces Robot Operating System for Windows 10" Neowin 9/29
"Intel says it has adequate 10nm chips this year to meet targets amid supply crunch" Neowin 9/29
"Intel: 10nm On Track For HVM 2019, Investing An Additional $1 Billion In 14nm Production Ramp" WCCFTech 9/29
"Why Intel Is Betting on eSports and Virtual Reality: At EGX, Intel's VR and eSports lead takes PCMag behind the company's mission to grow the eSports community, take virtual reality mainstream reality, and ultimately sell more computers." PC Magazine 9/29
"In Open Letter, Intel Talks Around PC Sales Growth" Thurrott 9/29
"Intel Unloads On Qualcomm Over LTE Modem Rhetoric And IP Theft Accusations" HotHardware 9/29
"Intel Core i9 9900k Ashes Of The Singularity Gaming Benchmarks Leaked — Compared To 8700k" WCCFTech 9/29
"What build for gaming AMD or Intel?" Tom's Hardware 9/29
"Personal Suggestions for you from Google" Ultragamerz 9/29
"HP to pre-empt Microsoft by Reinventing the PC on the 1st October" MSPoweruser 9/29
"Stocks take a breather after tech fueled rally" FOXBusiness 9/28
"Stocks Waffle at End of Third Quarter: U.S. shares on track to end third quarter with big gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/28
"Japan leads Asian stock markets higher in bid to end September on bright note: Samsung drags down South Korea's Kospi" MarketWatch 9/28
"Italy's stocks set for worst day in about 2 years as budget proposal sets up EU clash: Italy's FTSE MIB is down more than 4% intraday Friday" MarketWatch 9/28
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