"Apple's Acquisitions in 2018 Cover Some Familiar Ground: In spite of tax reform, Apple has stuck to making smaller technology and talent-focused M&A deals this year." TheStreet 12:19 PM
"Heritage tick for Fed Square jeopardises Apple store plans" Melbourne Age 7:59 AM
"iPhone users conned out of money by 'sneaky subscriptions' – watch out for these App Store tricks" The Sun 8:02 AM
"Why Photoshop on iOS is a huge win for the iPad Pro: It's a huge shot in the arm for the iPad Pro and another sign of where Apple's platforms are going in the future" Macworld 7:09 AM
"It's time for tech giants to retire the 'keynote' — Apple, Google, and others are all making the same mistake with their product launches" Business Insider 9:54 AM
"Apple overhauls its privacy pages, and now lets U.S. customers download their own data" TechCrunch 10:13 AM
"Apple gives U.S. users tool to see what data it has collected" Reuters 10:14 AM
"Apple Launches Portal for U.S. Users to Download Their Data" Bloomberg 12:59 PM
"Apple brings EU data privacy features to U.S., tightens app and web privacy rules" VentureBeat 10:50 AM
"Apple is distancing itself again from Google and Facebook with a new privacy website" Business Insider 10:14 AM
"Apple ID Holders Across China Exposed to a 'Phishing' Hack – Two-Factor Authentication Recommended By Apple" Billionaire365 8:03 AM
"IT repairman seeks home for Apple collection, possibly world's largest" Reuters 11:41 AM
"Apple changes look of bagel emoji after social media complaints" WROC: Rochester, NY 7:59 AM
"Small business music streaming costing music makers billions" Cult of Mac 11:41 AM
"Nearly a quarter of Apple employees plan to delete Facebook accounts" Cult of Mac 8:45 AM
"Graphic 7 minute audio of Jamal Khashoggi's murder again linked to journalist's Apple Watch" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"An iPhone X submerged in the ocean for 8 hours came out unscathed" BGR 8:16 PM
Non-Apple News
"Tumblr discloses vulnerability but says 'no evidence that this bug was abused'" ZDNet 3:45 PM
"Goodbye, Essential? Android creator's startup cuts nearly a third of its staff" Digital Trends 3:43 PM
"Democrats Eye 'Internet Bill of Rights' If They Win the House" Bloomberg 12:58 PM
"China's biggest smartphone maker shows off crazy new smartphone feature: There's a new iPhone rival on the market, and it has some seriously neat tricks up its sleeve. Here's our first look at the novel new tech." News.com.au 8:00 AM
"Google explains how the new Titan M chip makes the Pixel 3 more secure" Android Police 3:57 PM
"Google's Pixel 3 camera rewrites photo rules with nifty new tricks: Attention, photo nerds. Here's exactly how Google's pioneering photo technology helps both mainstream shooters and enthusiasts." CNET 7:30 AM
"Nightmarish fragmentation and expensive phones: Here's how Google's big Android changes could play out" Business Insider 7:11 AM
"Advertisers allege Facebook hid the fact that no one watches video ads" ["According to a newly public filing in an ongoing lawsuit, a group of advertisers now says that Facebook has been willfully withholding information about how much time its users spend watching paid ads—if more people spend more time watching ads, then those ads can command higher rates."] Ars Technica 7:42 AM
"Influential Facebook shareholders back proposal to remove Zuckerberg as chairman" Reuters 11:18 AM
"Yes, Facebook's new Portal display could mine your calls to feed you ads" GearBrain 7:42 AM
"Facebook accused of misleading advertisers, then trying to hide it" CNET 7:10 AM
"When fridges attack: why hackers could target the grid" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:00 AM
"iPhone XR pre-orders, 4K is here to stay – TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-17" The Mac Observer 1:31 PM
"#263: Down With the System, Man! Third-party voice assistants on smartphones, to-do lists and how we stay organized, our first programming experiences, and impressions of the new Palm phone for your phone." Relay FM: Clockwise 12:55 PM
"Macworld Podcast: Join us today at 10 a.m. Pacific" Macworld 10:50 AM
"Apple iPhone XS Max review: Massive and Powerful/Having used the iPhone XS Max for a week, I am really impressed with three key aspects— big beautiful display, powerful processor and the camera. The big-screen model is undoubtedly the best iPhone to date." International Business Times 8:47 PM
"Apple Watch Series 4: A review" Computerworld 10:09 AM
"Apple made the iPhone it should've made last year: Last year, I bought a piece of what Apple was calling the future. It felt half-baked." Quartz 7:41 AM
"Fitbit Charge 3 review: Best fitness tracker of 2018?" Android Authority 10:14 AM
"Fitbit Charge 3 review: easy lift" The Verge 9:42 AM
"Review: Cement chamber makes the Master & Dynamic MA770 sound great" AppleInsider 3:11 PM
"USB-C battery banks, First Take: Iceworks 7000 and Anker PowerCore 20100" ZDNet 6:57 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to prepare for your iPhone Upgrade Program trade-in: Here's everything you need to prepare for the changeover!" iMore 8:02 PM
"How to upgrade to the new iPhone XR if you are on the iPhone Upgrade Program: I enrolled in the iPhone Upgrade Program last year. How do I upgrade to the iPhone XR?" iMore 6:51 PM
"How to get loan pre-approval for the iPhone Upgrade Program: If you're planning on getting the brand new iPhone, you can get pre-approved for your loan before preorders start at midnight" iMore 6:51 PM
"Delete Your Account: How to wipe your personal information from Facebook, Amazon, Google, and other major websites and apps" Business Insider 3:47 PM
"How to Disable Screen Time on iPhone or iPad" OS X Daily 3:15 PM
"How to use the new iOS Comic Book photo filter" Cult of Mac 2:30 PM
"Quick Access To Notifications Settings In iOS 12" MacMost 9:02 AM
"Top Apple insider sheds light on mythical Apple Car and future iPhone models" BGR 8:47 PM
"iPhone users thinking of switching to Android should pick Google's Pixel 3 phones for the best Android experience" Business Insider 3:15 PM
"Apple gives your data away, but only when you request it" Apple Must 12:01 PM
"Analysts change tune, now say $1,000 Huawei Androids are a bargain" Roughly Drafted 10:50 AM
"How China rips off and reinvents the iPhone and Android" The Verge 9:54 AM
"Some of Apple's Forgotten iOS Apps" MacStories 9:41 AM
"eXtensions -The Wednesday File (77): Return from UK; Apple Watch 4; New iPhones in Thailand" eXtensions 7:08 AM
Non-Apple
"This Gorgeous All-Screen Phone Shows How the Notch Dies" Gizmodo 9:44 AM
"Huawei Watch GT: The Huawei Watch GT uses Light OS instead of Wear OS. This choice in OSes allows the watch to last up to 30 days (with GPS and heart rate monitoring turned off)." CNET 9:41 AM
"Why would the Federal Trade Commission snatch defeat from the jaws of victory over Qualcomm?" Foss Patents 8:47 AM
"Why AI and advertisers should team up to fix fake news" The Next Web 8:46 AM
"Google's Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium)" Thurrott 7:45 AM
"Huawei Mate 20 Pro Vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 | Specs Comparison" Digital Trends 7:32 AM
"Good news: Google's Pixel 3 XL has the right kind of OLED display" BGR 8:45 AM
"Luxury device designer offering custom 18K gold Apple Watch Series 4 for as much as $1 million" 9to5Mac 3:11 PM
"Customized gold & titanium $6300 iPhone XS models with clockworks launched by mod shop" AppleInsider 3:11 PM
"This clever $35 iPhone case has a scroll wheel with six built-in lenses — and it turns your phone camera into a Swiss-army knife for taking pictures" Business Insider 12:56 PM
"'PUBG Mobile' Patch 0.9.0 Adds Erangel Night Mode, Halloween, Spectator Mode, and More" Touch Arcade 12:54 PM
"IBM's Drop in Revenue Drags Stock Lower: Slide reflects company's yearslong struggle to change its image to one focused on fast-growing businesses like cloud computing, artificial-intelligence services" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:50 AM
"IBM shares slip as results cast doubt on growth plans" Telegraph 7:32 AM
"IBM slides at the open after revenue miss" CNBC 8:46 AM
"IBM Stock Takes a Dive as Revenue Falls Short" Barron's 3:58 PM
"IBM Is Feeling Blue Over Its Stock Price" RealMoney 9:42 AM
"IBM Investors Should Beg CEO Ginni Rometty to Leave" 24/7 Wall St. 7:15 AM
"Rolls Royce and Intel team up on smart ship systems" ShipInsight 7:54 AM
"Intel-backed startup Paperspace reinvents dev tools for an AI, cloud era" ZDNet 7:54 AM
"Intel's Ninth-Generation Core Processors Target Gamers" Market Realist 7:48 AM
"Intel to break up manufacturing group: Amid struggles to deliver its 10nm technology, the technology and manufacturing group will be split into three parts." ZDNet 8:05 PM
"AMD-powered Cray to speed up Formula One racing" ZDNet 12:19 PM
"AMD 7nm Zen 2 Rumor Alleges 13 Percent IPC Lift Over Zen+ That'll Leave Intel Rattled" HotHardware 3:52 PM
"AMD Zen 2 7nm CPUs Will Offer 13% IPC Gains Compared To Zen+" SegmentNext 7:56 AM
"AMD Zen 2 could offer a 13 per cent IPC gain over Zen+" Hexus 7:56 AM
"AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 benchmarks: performance - at a cost/A good card but too power-hungry and too hot." Eurogamer 7:56 AM
"Microsoft May Rebound To New Record After Pullback" Investopedia 3:15 PM
"Windows 10 October update's new public rollout nears as Microsoft fixes more bugs" ZDNet 7:48 AM
"Windows 10 October 2018 Update Nearly Ready For Rerelease Following Embarrassing Launch Bugs" HotHardware 3:52 PM
"Anonymous Microsoft and Amazon employees speak out on Medium" The Verge 2:30 PM
"HP's 3D Metal Printing Heralds Potential Manufacturing Transformation" Toolbox 7:57 AM
"HP expands premium play with new laptops" PTI 7:58 AM
"Is Apple Too Expensive To Buy Now?" Seeking Alpha 3:12 PM
Industry News
"Stocks edge back into negative territory after Fed minutes: Equities trim heavy early declines" MarketWatch 3:54 PM
"Dow Slips for Fifth Day in Seven, Led Lower by IBM, Home Depot: The Dow trades lower as a slump in shares of IBM prevents the index from a significant move into positive territory." TheStreet 3:54 PM
"Stocks edge lower in volatile session" FOXBusiness 3:54 PM
"U.S. Stocks Drift Down: Bank shares help the market recover from most of its early declines, with the financials sector up 0.9%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:54 PM
"Asian markets jump following Wall Street's big gains: Gains of around 1% seen around region; SoftBank up 3% as Saudi fears ease" MarketWatch 8:05 AM
"Europe's key stock index takes cautious step higher with Brexit 'moment of truth in focus'" MarketWatch 8:05 AM
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