"Apple Sets Theatrical Release Dates for Original Films 'The Banker,' 'Hala' and 'The Elephant Queen' (Exclusive)" Variety 5:18 PM
"Apple Plans to Bring Feature-Length Films to Theaters: Maker of iPhone would keep movies in cinemas for weeks before release on streaming TV" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
"Apple will seek theater deals for movies before streaming: WSJ" Reuters 7:52 AM
"Apple TV Plus movies might hit theaters before streaming service: It's apparently trying to avoid creating industry tension like Netflix." CNET 8:14 AM
"Apple will reportedly release its films in theaters weeks before they come to Apple TV Plus" The Verge 9:26 AM
"Apple's Shift to Services Is Complete. That Might Not Be Good News for Its Stock." Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:45 AM
"macOS Catalina Launch Expected on Oct. 4: Apple seems to have leaked the macOS Catalina launch date in an image for Apple Arcade." PC Magazine 7:52 AM
"Apple rumored to launch MacOS Catalina next week, ahead of October event" Digital Trends 8:36 AM
"MacOS Catalina might be released as early as next week: The Danish version of Apple's MacOS site briefly referenced an Oct. 4 release date." CNET 12:35 PM
"13+ macOS Catalina enhancements you'll want to use" Computerworld 9:57 AM
"Why you should use Google Photos over iCloud Photos: Sharing photos and movies/It's a common problem to want a set of media that you share with another person or your whole family, but iCloud Photos doesn't support it." Macworld 8:36 AM
"How to resize desktop icons on macOS" AddictiveTips 5:21 PM
Press Releases
"Adobe previews improved Photoshop Content-Aware Fill capabilities that are coming 'soon'" Digital Photography Review 1:24 PM
"Apple Has the Hottest Brand in Hearables: The company's Beats brand isn't too shabby, either." Motley Fool 8:44 PM
"Apple Hires AstraZeneca Chief Information Officer David Smoley: Apple Inc. has hired David Smoley, chief information officer of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca Plc, for a vice president role." Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:37 PM
"Apple hires former AstraZeneca CIO David Smoley" AppleInsider 2:44 PM
"Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus Will Enter Europe Playing Catch-Up to Netflix, Amazon" Variety 8:29 AM
"Apple TV+ will struggle to meet European quotas for local content at launch" AppleInsider 8:37 AM
"EU ready to act alone on digital tax if no global deal in 2020" Reuters 2:52 PM
"The 10 best smartphones you can buy right now: Samsung, Huawei, Apple, and OnePlus all revealed the latest smartphones with only Google's Pixel 4 left to appear. Apple regained the top spot, despite some stiff competition from Samsung and Huawei." ZDNet 7:51 AM
"Ashton Kutcher reveals why Steve Jobs' fruitarian diet is a bad idea" Cult of Mac 8:41 AM
"Ghostwriter — Official Teaser Trailer | Apple TV+" YouTube 12:43 PM
"Helpsters — Official Teaser Trailer | Apple TV+" YouTube 12:43 PM
"Snoopy In Space — Official Trailer | Apple TV+" YouTube 12:42 PM
Non-Apple News
"Study Proves The FCC's Core Justification for Killing Net Neutrality Was False: The biggest study yet finds Ajit Pai's repeated claims that net neutrality hurt broadband investment have never been true." Vice 5:21 PM
"Researchers Think They Know How Many Phones Are Vulnerable to 'SIMjacker' Attacks" Vice 2:45 PM
"Whistleblower case opens window into secret computer systems" Associated Press 12:48 PM
"Motorola's Razr foldable will reportedly debut in 2019" 9to5Google 9:26 AM
"The Galaxy Fold is now available for purchase in the US" TechCrunch 9:25 AM
"Google turns 21: How two Stanford University whiz kids accidentally built a tech empire" BetaNews 8:34 AM
"Column: Amazon Care may be to healthcare what Amazon Prime is to shopping" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:13 AM
"Enjoy Free Internet at the Library? You Can Thank This Woman: Librarian Jean Armour Polly along with African pioneer Adiel Akplogan are among this year's 11 inductees to the Internet Hall of Fame." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:13 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"New iPhones! New Watches! New Games! – The TouchArcade Show #417" Touch Arcade 7:43 PM
"Briefing -Fixing Disk Problems Using DaisyDisk" MacVoices 2:49 PM
"9to5Mac Daily: September 27, 2019 – macOS Catalina release date, Siri + Spotify" 9to5Mac 1:00 PM
"iOS Updates, New Amazon Hardware, an Apple Security Advisory, and New Apple Gear" Intego Mac Podcast 12:48 PM
"9to5Mac Happy Hour 244: iPhone 11 impressions and iPadOS 13.1 debut" 9to5Mac 8:46 AM
"iPhone 11 Pro is even better than we hoped! We tell why, on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8:41 AM
"Apple's U1 chip, 2020 iPhone, iOS 13.1, plus Izotope's John Wyner on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 8:41 AM
"New Checkm8 jailbreak released for all iOS devices running A5 to A11 chips: New jailbreak will work on iPhones 4S up to iPhone 8 and X." ZDNet 7:51 AM
"New 'unpatchable' iOS exploit could lead to permanent jailbreak for iPhone 4s to iPhone X" 9to5Mac 7:54 AM
"Checkm8 Exploit Opens Door to Unpatchable Jailbreak on iPhone 4S Through iPhone X" MacRumors 9:44 AM
"Checkm8 exploit promises permanent jailbreak for Apple A5-A11 devices" VentureBeat 10:43 AM
"New iOS exploit checkm8 allows permanent compromise of iPhones" Malwarebytes 2:37 PM
"New iPhone exploit rocks the jailbreaking community" Mashable 1:00 PM
"Apple Releases 10.2-inch iPad (7th Generation) a Week Early" LAPTOP Magazine 8:51 AM
"The 40mm Apple Watch Series 5 comes with a new battery design: It may have enabled the watch's better battery life." Engadget 8:27 AM
"Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.1.1 With Siri and Battery Drain Fix, Keyboard Vulnerability Update and More" MacRumors 12:27 PM
"Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.1.1 updates with third-party keyboard fix" AppleInsider 12:30 PM
"iOS 13.1.1 arrives with fixes for battery drain and keyboard security flaw" Cult of Mac 12:48 PM
"Apple Has Not Forgotten About Its Older Devices, Releases iOS 12.4.2 Update" UberGizmo 8:44 PM
"Use of Swift in iOS 13 has doubled compared to iOS 12" iMore 8:32 AM
"Apple dragged further into woes of Japan Display: Troubled screen maker is one of two suppliers for iPhone 11 and Apple Watch" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:32 AM
"The fastest way to update (and delete) apps on iOS 13" The Next Web 7:11 PM
"Everything You Need to Know About Night Mode in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro" MacRumors 2:43 PM
"How to use Look Around in Maps for a street level view" iDownload Blog 8:51 AM
"Google finally solves this common browser problem. Start using it now: How to save your sanity with one click with Chrome's new Pause/Play feature." CNET 8:26 AM
"Why there are so many TV streaming services? Getting everything you want can be very expensive." Engadget 9:43 AM
"The Apple Watch Series 5 and Battery Life" Kirkville 8:51 AM
"Apple Arcade is the best part of iOS 13. Now Apple needs to open it up: The stellar service shines a light on just how bad mobile gaming has gotten, but exclusivity is holding it back." Macworld 8:36 AM
"Is the writing on the wall for the Apple TV? Does the pricey set-top box still have something to offer?" Macworld 8:36 AM
Non-Apple
"Hands-On With Samsung's New Galaxy Fold" MacRumors 5:20 PM
"Samsung Galaxy Fold: Futuristic, but compromised/Foldable displays just aren't ready yet." Mashable 5:19 PM
"Is Google Play Pass worth it? Depends on who you are" Android Police 2:44 PM
"Chrome OS 101: How to save and retrieve files" The Verge 2:43 PM
"These Mistakes Can Derail a Legacy Software Conversion" ReadWrite 10:44 AM
"Data sharing is key to innovation in health care: To improve people's quality of life and prevent disease, health systems worldwide need to embrace digital platforms." MIT Technology Review 10:04 AM
"Think you can spot a phishing email? Think again" BetaNews 8:35 AM
"Galaxy Watch Active 2 review: An acceptable midrange smartwatch" Engadget 8:24 AM
"Hands on with Marvel Dimension of Heroes: Fun, frantic though repetitive AR gameplay" PCWorld 8:12 AM
"(Virtually) Never Alone: The rise of the virtual sidekick, and what it says about the shift in video game storytelling." Slate 8:11 AM
"Microsoft: If your Windows 10 PC is picked by AI for update, a crash is less likely/Microsoft reckons its machine-learning models are improving the Windows 10 upgrade experience." ZDNet 7:51 AM
"Microsoft could be planning to launch both a Surface 7 and Surface Pro 7" Digital Trends 3:10 PM
"Windows malware turns PCs into zombies: Nodersok malware has already infected thousands of Windows PCs" TechRadar UK 8:43 PM
"Intel provides new Optane, 3D NAND updates" DigiTimes 8:25 AM
"How Intel's Supply Shortage Has Affected Its Business" Market Realist 8:44 AM
"AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Versus Intel Core i9-9900K: What's The Best 8-Core Processor?" Forbes 8:16 AM
"The Killer AMD Threadripper Build You'll Love To Hate" HotHardware 12:26 PM
"Report: AMD's Server Processor Market Share To Breach 10% In 2020, Buoyed By Enterprise Wins" Benzinga 6:16 PM
"HP's new Chromebooks support the universal stylus standard" The Verge 8:46 AM
"Dell's First 6-Core XPS 13 Starts Shipping in October" LAPTOP Magazine 8:51 AM
"Oracle's Autonomous Cloud Security Claims Met with Skepticism" ITPro Today 9:44 AM
"SPARCs fly as Oracle recharges Arm server processor designer Ampere with $40m" The Register 8:40 PM
"Cisco helps ease blight of tourism on Orkney's Wi-Fi hotspot network thanks to £4.3m grant" The Register 8:12 AM
"Cisco Enhances Webex Solutions With Security Capabilities" Zacks 9:43 AM
"Ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers describes Silicon Valley's 'mistakes'" Yahoo Finance 8:45 AM
"Run a computer in liquid: Result? Big power savings, says this cooling-tech startup/You might think electricity and liquids don't mix, but an immersive-cooling company has other ideas." ZDNet 8:31 AM
"Qualcomm striving to excel in Wi-Fi market" DigiTimes 8:25 AM
"Hedge Fund Buys iPhone Suppliers Betting Apple Will Raise Orders" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:28 AM
Industry News
"Stocks close down as investors weigh potential curbs on U.S. portfolio investments into China: Alibaba, Baidu shares sink" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
"Stocks End Down on Report White House Mulling Limiting U.S. Investment in China: Stocks finish the week down following a report saying the White House is considering limiting investment in China." TheStreet 4:08 PM
"Stock Market Falls Again, But Dow Jones On Track For Monthly Gain: The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other key indexes reversed sharply lower in the stock market today. But they closed off session lows to end a volatile week that included a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump." Investor's Business Daily 4:08 PM
"Stocks whip around as US considers limits on flows into China" FOXBusiness 4:08 PM
"Stocks Slump as Investors Parse New Trade Threats: Shares of tech companies were some of the hardest hit, while financial stocks outperformed the broader market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
"Asia stocks Friday as U.S. political turmoil takes a toll" MarketWatch 8:52 AM
"European stocks climb for sixth time in eight trading sessions" MarketWatch 8:52 AM
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