"The Mac Is Back—for Now: A long-awaited new MacBook Air and Mac Mini give Apple lovers two appealing new options. So why does the company keep pushing the iPad Pro as the computer of the future?" Slate 7:24 AM
"Apple's iPads Are Officially More Interesting Than Its MacBooks" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:31 AM
"Apple's Vertical Integration Shines with the New iPad Pro Line" Tech.pinions 8:23 AM
"How the Apple Watch changed the world: Three years later Swiss watches are still hanging on — but for how long?" TechCrunch 11:50 AM
"Apple's disturbing confession" ["When Phil Schiller sat down with Engadget recently, he casually confessed that the S and the R have no real meaning. They're just letters. This news doesn't exactly collapse the space-time continuum. However, it does rattle my personal belief system. Let me explain"] Ken Segall's Observatory 8:18 AM
"Apple Hits 100 Million Active Macs Amid Steep Sales Decline, Aging Lineup" Forbes 7:19 AM
"ITC judge didn't buy testimony for which Qualcomm paid a single expert $3-4 million in Apple dispute" Foss Patents 10:33 AM
"How one of Silicon Valley's hottest startups of the last 5 years blew a deal with Apple — twice" Business Insider 10:56 AM
"Apple's New iPad Pros Are Almost Sold Out" UberGizmo 8:45 PM
"App Buyers 'Have No Answer' To Illinois Brick, Apple Says: Apple on Monday again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a Ninth Circuit decision reviving an antitrust suit from app buyers accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the iPhone..." Law360 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:33 AM
"Apple Showed Diversity as Well as New Products on Tuesday" The Mac Observer 4:05 PM
"iPhones are Allergic to Helium" ["'My immediate thought was that the MRI must have emitted some sort of EMP, in which case we could be in a lot of trouble.' But an electromagnetic pulse would have taken out medical equipment in the facility as well, and they were working fine! He started investigating, and learned that every single impacted device was made by Apple—the technician's Android phones were fine. And it was a wide-sweeping issue, impacting 40 different devices. What the heck?"] iFixit 10:12 AM
"Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility: The bizarre incident happened during the installation of an MRI machine and was a surprise to everyone except Apple." Motherboard 9:40 AM
"Apple Watch business to grow 40% YOY in 2019 with 33M units, UBS predicts" 9to5Mac 11:17 AM
"NEW! 2018 Mobile App Engagement Index: In the first half of 2018, the combined app revenues for the Apple App Store and Google Play broke another record with a 27.8% increase YoY." Liftoff 12:05 PM
"Apple Pay 'Making Up a Lot of Ground' With Competitors Thanks to Success of Apple Pay Cash" MacRumors 10:32 AM
"Mark Zuckerberg: Apple is Facebook's 'biggest competitor by far' in messaging" CNBC 8:17 AM
"Apple promotes creativity at upcoming Champs-élysées store: 'Open to your wildest ideas'" 9to5Mac 7:29 AM
"Feds took woman's iPhone at border, she sued, now they agree to delete data/CAIR lawyer pleasantly surprised: 'We were prepared for much more pushback.'" Ars Technica 8:27 AM
Non-Apple News
"Over 1,500 at Google Plan Walkout to Protest Handling of Sexual Harassment" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7:30 PM
"It's Kind of Brilliant How this Dual-Screen Smartphone Avoids the Notch" Gizmodo 9:40 AM
"Smartphone Makers Bet New Foldable Handsets Have Flex Appeal: Samsung and Huawei lead quest by phone makers to redesign smartphones and reverse sliding sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"Google, YouTube, Samsung are world's top brands, but how do they do in Middle East? Although tech brands dominate everywhere, in the Middle East there are some key differences from the global picture." ZDNet 7:37 AM
"Confirmed: Samsung will reveal how its foldable phone works next week" Android Authority 7:35 AM
"Hate speech is finding a home on Instagram: Another Facebook division is found promoting bigots" The Verge 7:34 AM
"Facebook approved fake Brexit ad 'paid for by Cambridge Analytica'" Telegraph 9:45 AM
"Facebook's user base is declining in Europe and that ought to terrify its American bosses" Business Insider 7:26 AM
"Facebook moves past controversies to focus on its growth story: Mark Zuckerberg pitches analysts on his plan to bring advertisers to its new platforms" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:20 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Halloween Special, New iPads and Macs, Mr. Ricky Cleans House -ACM 486" The Mac Observer 8:29 PM
"9to5Mac Happy Hour 197: MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iPad Pro event impressions" 9to5Mac 2:06 PM
"Modern day mixtapes, new Mac mini feelings – TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-31" The Mac Observer 12:52 PM
"A breath of fresh MacBook Air, and more from Apple's event (The 3:59, Ep. 483): If that's not enough, we also chat about the new iPad Pro and the Mac Mini." CNET 12:36 PM
"The MacJury's Reaction to Apple's Mac/iPad Event" MacVoices 10:28 AM
"Apple's Mac mini, MacBook Air, and iPad Pro event on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 7:30 AM
"Last year's iPhones get controversial processor throttling feature after all: Company previously said 'hardware updates' made them less prone to battery degradation" The Verge 7:30 AM
"Apple adds iPhone 8 and iPhone X to the list of phones it might throttle one day: But don't panic just yet." Macworld 9:40 AM
"Your iPhone X or iPhone 8/8 Plus might one day get throttled by Apple" iDownload Blog 11:50 AM
"Apple Just Can't Stop Throttling iPhones" Gizmodo 11:50 AM
"Apple confirms recent iPhone models might see CPU throttling, but you probably won't notice" BGR 7:23 PM
"New iPad Pro 2018 And Apple Pencil: 7 Things Nobody Told You" Forbes 7:19 AM
"Does the new iPad Pro signal the end for the Lightning port on the iPhone? The new iPad Pro drops the Lightning port in favor of the USB-C port. Does that mean the Lightning port is now on borrowed time?" ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Top-tier 2018 iPad Pro might get more RAM" Cult of Mac 7:33 AM
"Apple to offer MacBook Pros with AMD Vega graphics starting in November" Ars Technica 8:58 AM
"Apple's 2018 MacBooks come a chip that protects against eavesdropping" The Next Web 8:14 AM
"The Retina MacBook Air has a processor like no other laptop" BGR 8:28 AM
"New MacBook Air CPU is Finally Exposed" Thurrott 10:31 AM
"The evolution of the MacBook" [Slideshow] Computerworld 7:32 AM
"The Best New 2018 Mac mini Features" iPhone Hacks 8:09 AM
"The Best New 2018 MacBook Air Features" iPhone Hacks 8:09 AM
"What You Need to Know About the Second Generation Apple Pencil" The Mac Observer 9:37 AM
"Apple Pencil 2 Does Not Support Last-Gen iPad Pro, Offers Free Engraving With Online Orders" Redmond Pie 12:33 PM
"iOS 12 is Now Installed on 63% of Active Devices From the Last Four Years" MacRumors 2:27 PM
"iOS 12 hits 60% adoption in 42 days, Android Pie still under 0.1%" VentureBeat 3:11 PM
"iOS 12.1 adds battery management features to iPhone 8 & iPhone X" AppleInsider 8:42 AM
"iOS 12.1 Extends Battery-Related Performance Management Feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X" MacRumors 9:03 AM
"Apple 'Working On a Fix' for Watches Bricked by watchOS 5.1" Gizmodo 10:55 AM
"Apple Yanks watchOS 5.1 Update After Bricking Numerous Apple Watches" HotHardware 3:59 PM
"Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update after it bricked some Apple Watches" TechCrunch 10:55 AM
"Apple pulls watchOS 5.1 updates after bricking reports" Mashable 7:37 AM
"Apple pulls watchOS update that was bricking some Watches" Engadget 8:06 AM
"Malleus ports iOS 12"s Lock screen shortcuts to jailbroken iOS 11 devices" iDownload Blog 8:24 AM
"iOS 12.1 Breaks Remounting But Developer Working On Fix For Jailbreak" Redmond Pie 7:21 PM
"Apple Seeds First Developer Beta of iOS 12.1.1 With Bug Fixes" MacRumors 12:36 PM
"tvOS 12.1 Released. No New Features But Lots of Security Fixes" The Mac Observer 2:40 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"AppleCare+ for Mac With Accidental Damage Coverage Expands to Canada, Mexico, and Europe" MacRumors 3:10 PM
"AppleCare+ for Mac comes to Canada, Mexico, Europe and beyond: Apple is bringing its AppleCare+ for Mac with accidental damage warranty coverage to several additional markets, giving customers in Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and large swath of Europe extra peace of mind for a price." AppleInsider 7:18 PM
"Apple requires devs to support iPad Pro 3 or iPhone XS Max by March 2019" VentureBeat 1:47 PM
"Apple Watches owners asked to return devices for repair after update glitch" BBC 8:17 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:20 AM
"2018 Mac mini: what you need to know/It's been four years since Apple last updated its Mac mini, but the company apparently heard calls to refresh the beloved headless Mac and on Tuesday delivered a machine worth waiting for." AppleInsider 9:09 PM
"First 2018 MacBook Air unboxing videos hit YouTube: The embargo has lifted on first look videos of Apple's redesigned 2018 MacBook Air, meaning the web is awash with obligatory unboxing content just a day after the laptop was revealed at a special event in New York." AppleInsider 5:18 PM
"Hands On: Why Apple's New iPad Pro Is a Philosophical Shift" PC Magazine 11:13 AM
"The new Apple MacBook Air: Hands-on/The beloved laptop design ran from 2008 to 2018, but its DNA lives on in a radically different iteration." CNET 10:56 AM
"MacBook Air vs. iPad Pro: what is Apple's best new computer?" The Verge 7:31 AM
"Everything you need to know about the new 13-inch 2018 MacBook Air" [Video] AppleInsider 2:37 PM
"2018 MacBook Air Unboxing - The NEW Gold Edition!" YouTube: TechMeOut 2:29 PM
"New Mac mini (2018) Hands-On Video" iMore 8:33 AM
"Apple Mac Mini vs Intel NUC: The littlest Mac challenges Windows mini PCs to up their game/Turns out that Apple didn't forget about the Mac Mini after all." PCWorld 7:31 AM
"Apple MacBook Air vs. Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre x360 13: The battle of the thin-and-lights" PCWorld 7:31 AM
"Surface Laptop 2 vs MacBook Air" Thurrott 9:40 AM
"Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K review: The best streaming dongle for the money" ["So what's that mean in plain English? The Fire TV Stick 4K offers the widest support for HDR of any HDMI dongle on the market, even rivaling set-top boxes like the Apple TV. And as production houses draw lines in the sand, that's becoming increasingly important."] VentureBeat 8:15 AM
"Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K review: hold the remote/Amazon's latest streaming player supports all the important formats and costs just $50" The Verge 8:14 AM
"Review: Amazon's new 4K Stick is the Fire TV you want" The Next Web 8:14 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Block Ads and In-App Purchases From Your Kid's Apps" Associated Press 2:27 PM
"Shortcuts Shenanigans: I'm still trying to bend Apple's Shortcuts app to my will. I probably would have given up long ago were it not for the joy I get from my HomePod when it actually works." Macdrifter 2:26 PM
"Should you get AppleCare+ for your Mac mini? Wondering if you should tack on extra money for AppleCare+ on your Mac mini? Here's what you need to consider." iMore 8:58 PM
"How my iPhone is ideal at helping me organise foreign trips" PalmAddicts 12:44 PM
"Why Apple Is Becoming a Major Obstacle to Facebook's Growth: Including iMessage as the default messaging service severely undermines Facebook's messaging services." The Motley Fool 8:46 PM
"Should you upgrade to the iPad Pro (11 or 12.9)? If speed and having the best drawing features matter to you, Apple's new iPad Pro models are worth your money." iMore 8:31 PM
"Article: Another Bricked Watch in the Fall" SchwarzTech 7:15 PM
"The iPad Pro Measures Our Worth by How We Touch It" The Mac Observer 7:15 PM
"Apple inflation: iPhone, iPad, and Mac prices all surge amid new launches" ZDNet 2:19 PM
"Why the new MacBook Air isn't 'a bigger MacBook'" Engadget 1:48 PM
"50+ things we learned at Apple's iPad Pro, Mac launch event" Apple Must 1:01 PM
"The iPad Pro isn't an Xbox competitor, even with console-like specs" The Verge 12:37 PM
"Adding USB-C to the iPad isn't enough to fix Apple's messy port strategy" The Verge 12:03 PM
"Why Apple Is Finally Ditching Its Proprietary Lightning Connector For USB-C On All iPhones, iPads" Forbes 12:03 PM
"An enterprise take on Apple's 'More in the Making' event" Computerworld 9:43 AM
"iPad Pro Diary: I'm hoping the new 12.9-inch model truly is 'the ultimate iPad'" 9to5Mac 8:59 AM
"The 2018 iPad Pro models are a downgrade in one respect ..." 9to5Mac 8:39 AM
"Think the iPhone is expensive? The iPad Pro has it beat: Apple's new iPad Pro redefines what expensive means for an iOS device, and paves the way for an even more expensive iPhone." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Oh Come On, Apple Could Have Made the 'New' MacBook Air Years Ago" Gizmodo 8:27 AM
"Apple's Aim to Please Event: Thoughts on the 2018 MacBook/iPad Event" 500ish Words 8:23 AM
"The iPad's Blank Slate" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Article] 8:22 AM
"Brooklyn event impressions: The iPad Pro is a computer" Six Colors 8:19 AM
"Why Apple is Facebook's 'biggest competitor by far'" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
"Hopefully, we'll at least get iMacs with updated specs any day now" Apple World Today 8:07 AM
"The New MacBook Air Is Great, But There's One Glaring Flaw" LAPTOP Magazine 8:24 AM
"We don't need both the MacBook Air and the MacBook" Apple World Today 8:07 AM
"The Morning After: iPad Pro, Mac mini and Macbook Air" Engadget 8:06 AM
"8 ways the Apple Pencil 2 is better than the original: The Apple Pencil 2 doesn't look hugely different from its predecessor, but that's merely a well-crafted illusion." Macworld 7:34 AM
"All the ways the 2018 iPad Pro blows away its predecessors" Cult of Mac 7:33 AM
"The 2018 MacBook Air is the iPhone X ASP trick all over again" 9to5Mac 7:30 AM
"Apple's powerful new Mac mini perfectly suits the 'Pro' market, yet the complaints have already started" AppleInsider 7:30 AM
"5 things we wish we could change with the new MacBook Air: There's a lot to like about the new Air, but it's not all sunshine and roses." Macworld 7:30 AM
"The iPad Pro's USB-C port is great: and should be on my iPhone, too/Commentary: Who wants incompatible cables, chargers and earbuds? USB-C fixes that and gives the iPad laptop power." CNET 7:23 AM
"eXtensions -The Wednesday File (79): Announcements from Apple; Apple Watch Arriving in Thailand in Time for Apple's First Store Here -Icon Siam" eXtensions 7:09 AM
Non-Apple
"Why robots will build the cities of the future" BBC 8:58 PM
"Can wearable devices can make construction sites safer?" ZDNet 12:41 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Review: An Android Tablet For Mobile Professionals" HotHardware 12:40 PM
"From the road to your wrist, see how Android has evolved over the past 10 years" Digital Trends 12:34 PM
"Society's Facebook dilemma: Desperately seeking Zuckerberg as savior" ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Miss Those Video Games of Your Youth? The classics can take you back in time — and are probably easier to recapture than you think." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:32 AM
"The Google Home Hub is deeply insecure" TechCrunch 7:31 AM
"Why IBM bought Red Hat: It's all open source cloud, all the time/By buying Red Hat, IBM doubles-down on both the cloud and the open-source software, which powers it." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Red Hat: Take Out Price Seems About Right/IBM's transformative acquisition of Red Hat will create one of the leading hybrid-cloud companies." Seeking Alpha 7:10 AM
"$34B Red Hat Acquisition Is a Bolt Out of Big Blue" E-Commerce Times 8:49 AM
"What to Expect from Apple's (AAPL) Q4 Earnings" Nasdaq 8:45 PM
"Apple 4Q18 Earnings Expectation Meters" Above Avalon 10:32 AM
"Apple Earnings Could Be Key to Stock Market Turnaround" Barron's 8:31 AM
"Apple to Report Fiscal Q4 Earnings: Can it Deliver?" Zacks 8:31 AM
"How the analysts re-tuned their iPhones estimates" Apple 3.0 8:19 AM
"5 things to watch for during Apple's last earnings report of 2018" Cult of Mac 11:50 AM
"Apple Reports Results Under Negative Weekly Chart" Investopedia 8:31 AM
"J.P. Morgan, Rosenblatt positive about Apple following Tuesday's Mac and iPad Pro event" AppleInsider 7:34 AM
Industry News
"Stocks end an ugly October on an up note as S&P 500 suffers biggest monthly fall in 7 years: Nasdaq's 9.2% monthly fall is biggest since November 2008" MarketWatch 4:02 PM
"Dow Delivers Best Two-Day Rally in Two Years, Stocks Led Higher by GM, Facebook: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising Wednesday, looking to close out a tough month that has seen the blue-chip index tumble about 6%." TheStreet 4:01 PM
"October's sell-off: How bad was it? October is set to end as a rough month for the stock market, with all of the major averages sharply lower." FOXBusiness 4:01 PM
"U.S. Stocks Jump as Tough Month Sets to Wrap: S&P 500 jumps 1% on the day, but still finishes October down nearly 7%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:00 PM
"Asian markets rise, brushing off disappointing economic data from China: Nikkei leads regional gains, boosted by earnings, as Bank of Japan leaves low interest rates untouched" MarketWatch 8:40 AM
"Europe stocks rally, but headed for worst month since 2016: Standard Chartered, Banco Santander rally on results" MarketWatch 11:08 AM
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