Apple iPad Air 2 as World’s Thinnest Is Meh says Paul Kedrosky (video)

Wired Deputy Editor Joe Brown, Lunar Design President John Edson and Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky discuss the launch of Apple’s iPad Air 2 and the purchasing cycle for tablets. They speak on “Bloomberg West” October 16, 2014 (Source: Bloomberg)

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CNET
Apple has big ambitions for tablet sales with iPad Mini
CNET
Log In to CNET; Sign In with Facebook Google Yahoo; Join CNET; Member ... Apple is counting on the $249 iPad Mini to draw you into its stores. .... such as Amazon's $200 devices and similarly priced Google Android devices. ... the iPad Mini 3, the only tablets that support the new payment technology.
Apple SIM has great potential, but widespread changes will take time - PCWorld
Restaurants poised to accept Apple Pay - Nation's Restaurant News
Apple earnings: What investors will be looking for - CNBC


Wall Street Journal
Rivals Slow Google's Money Machine
Wall Street Journal
The growth of Google Inc. 's search-advertising business, the money ... iPad Air 2 IsApple's Shot to Reignite Tablet Growth · Pro Gamers Battle in ... To be sure, Google's ad revenue still dwarfs Facebook's, though Facebook is ... marketing officer at ad technologycompany Marin Software , said Facebook ...


Gizmodo
Go From Google Drive To MS Office By Converting Your Files with Takeout
Gizmodo
Google includes a Takeout tool that lets you export every last drop of data associated with your Google Account—emails, contacts, Hangouts, ...


USA TODAY
Facebook Tells DEA To Stop Operating Fake Profile Pages
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it's not operating any more fake profile pages as ...


ValueWalk
Google Nexus 6 vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus – Specs Comparison
ValueWalk
On Wednesday, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) officially announced its latest phablet-sized device, the Google Nexus 6.

iFixit takes a peek inside Apple's new '5K' iMac
Sure, we were only just introduced to Apple's 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display, but the folks at iFixit are already tearing one apart. Inside they ...

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter?
The analysts estimates range from 11.5 million to 15.4 million. Average: 13.1 million.

Stunning Photos Of Google's Massive Data Centers
Forbes
These pipes carry water in and out of Google's The Dalles, Ore., data center. The blue pipes supply cold water and the red pipes return the warm water ...

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Google Web Search Interest: Yahoo, Alibaba, Google, Apple (stock symbols)

Google Trends - Web Search interest: yhoo, baba, goog, aapl - United States, Past 90 days: Yahoo, Alibaba, Google, Apple Stock Symbols - Google Web Search Trends


Irish Independent
Technofile: Nothing wizardly about Apple Watch
The Post-Standard - syracuse.com
You can say this about Apple: It took guts to make a Mickey Mouse watch and sell it for $350 and up. Actually, this is just the Mickey Mouse theme, one ...

Tick-tock tech: Will Apple Watch dazzle?
Statesman Journal
The Apple Watch and Google Glass are just the beginning of integrating the human experience with technology. They are only a foreshadowing of ...


Zee News
Google Abandons Google+ Sign-Up Requirement for New Google Accounts
PC Magazine
If you're a brand-new Google user, then you might have noticed—or taken advantage of—a new modification that no longer ties your account to the ...


Forbes
Microsoft Delays Xbox One's Launch In China
Forbes
Microsoft Microsoft has waited until practically the last possible minute to delay the launch of the Xbox One in China, originally slated to be released ...


Firstpost
Apple fanboys are finally admitting Steve Jobs was wrong about huge phones
Quartz
This weekend, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale to record pre-orders and insanely long queues. Sure, there's pent up demand from the public, ...


Forbes
The New Apple Wristop Computer: A Missed Opportunity To Define The Internet Of Things
Forbes
All of this was going to change when Apple finally entered the category with its smart watch. ...


The Guardian
The world according to Google
The Guardian
Google is debating the right to forget. Not the right of the individual to forget, of course (they don't have the technology for that, at least not yet). Google ...


Chron.com
Study: Apple's New iPhones Score Big in Durability
ABC News
Apple's new and bigger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are more durable than last year's model and a leading Android phone, a study says. Apple's ...
Study: Apple's new iPhones score big in durability - Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

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New iPads, Yosemite, Apple Event October 21; iPhone 6 Plus Review (video)

iPhone 6 Plus Review: Do You Need a Super-Sized Device?
Bloomberg's Sam Grobart reviews Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus. The smartphone is Apple's biggest yet, which makes for a sometimes uncomfortable phone experience. But do all the new features, from the viewing modes to the camera, make this super-sized device worth the purchase? (Source: Bloomberg-Sept 16)

Apple to unveil new iPads, release OS X Yosemite on Oct. 21: On the heels of announcing two new iPhones and teasing the Apple Watch, Apple has a bit more to say. The company is planning to hold its next event on Oct. 21, where it will unveil two new iPads and announce the release of OS X Yosemite, the next version of its Mac operating system, according to sources familiar with the matter.


Irish Independent
Selling Yahoo For Alibaba? Not So Fast
Forbes
There have been several commentators lately on business TV and on blog posts suggesting that Yahoo Yahoo (YHOO) investors will soon sell their ...
How Yahoo Can Maximize Its $35B Alibaba Stake - Barron's


USA TODAY
Delamaide: Apple Pay may test regulators
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Apple's ambition may have accidentally taken it where most ... But astechnology advances our means of payment — our very ...


CNN
Facebook 'real name' policy stirs questions around identity
CNN
(CNN) -- A Facebook policy that asks users to provide real names on profiles has people from all walks of life worrying their accounts might be in ...


Wall Street Journal
Microsoft's Big Makeover Continues
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is giving the board its biggest makeover in ... Another director, Seagate Technology PLC CEO Stephen Luczo, stepped ...


Tech Times
Apple Pay strikes panic at PayPal
Fortune
The critics on Twitter are having a field day with PayPal's full-page “We the people…” swipe at Apple in Sunday's New York Times (attached). Equating ...


Wall Street Journal
Apple iOS 8 Review: A New Phone Without Buying One
Wall Street Journal
Forget the iPhone 6, Apple's newest software upgrade brings big changes as ... By and large, iOS 8 is focused on making Apple's core apps better and ... aim at popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Google's Hangouts. ... it continues to lag behindGoogle's Android and even Microsoft's Windows ...


Financial Post
Apple iPhone 6: The Review
Mashable
It and the Amazon Fire Phone actually watch you and react to your gaze. Even so, none put it all together in quite the same way. I do miss the edges of ...
Apple Pay Won't Sink Smaller Players -- Here's Why - Forbes
Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: The reviews are in - Fortune

Apple's next product splash slated for second half of October
Though the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch have been formally introduced, Apple is far from calling it quits on 2014, with the company's next major product ...

Google Play Services 6.1
Android Developers
Launched in Google Play services 5.0, Enhanced Ecommerce is an ... To learn more about Google Play services and the APIs available to you ...

Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts and Observations
John Gruber
Apple has long been 'the luxury brand', but it's been an accessible luxury, unlike ... Apple creates and uses technology in incredible ways. .... say, Lenovo laptops or Google's Nexus phones and tablets, would agree, if they're at all ...

Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Josafat
The Stable channel has been updated to 37.0.2062.120 (Platform version: 5978.98.0) for all Chrome OS devices except Acer C7 Chromebook, ...

Microsoft Discusses Its Purchase Of Minecraft

Mark Serrels
Or more specifically Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox division, discusses the Minecraft purchase. And what strikes me most about this short discussion is how committed Microsoft is to maintaining the Minecraft community across all platforms with Spencer even going as far to mention the PlayStation by name...

Google Builds Out Native Ad Solutions, As Smaller Players Gain Speed
Sarah Sluis
Advertisers, Meet Apple Watch Read the .... That puts it in the company of other native technology companies focused on building out ... Yahoo also just entered the market with Yahoo Recommends, AOL has Gravity and IAC has nRelate. There's even talk that Facebook is working on such a solution.

Apple should lead the way between technology, culture and design
Karim Rashid
Dezeen on Facebook Dezeen on Twitter Dezeen on Pinterest Dezeen on Tumblr Dezeen on LinkedIn Dezeen onGoogle Plus Dezeen Feed ... Karim Rashid shares his opinion on Apple's Apple Watch ... Apple drove trends in design and technology and finally managed to create such a distance ...

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iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch (videos)

Featuring a larger, more advanced display, and significant leaps in capability and performance, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus represent the biggest advancement in design and engineering since we introduced the original iPhone. Published on Sep 9, 2014


Apple Watch unites the capabilities of an all-day fitness tracker and a highly advanced sports watch in one device you can wear all the time. Narrated by Jay Blahnik, Director of Fitness, Health Technologies at Apple. Published on Sep 9, 2014


NBCNews.com
What you need to know about the new Apple Watch
Vox
Technology ... The move was hotly anticipated, as Apple enters a competitive and rapidly expanding market. ... There's a reason Apple invited fashion bloggers to the event today. ... It will show Facebook updates and baseball scores, as well as where you left your car (assuming that car is a BMW).
Is it time for Apple smartwatch to jump-start wearables market? - USA TODAY
Apple Unveils Smartwatch, Its First New Product in 4 Years - Wall Street Journal
Is Apple Getting Over Its Allergy To Social Media? - Forbes

Best places to trade in your old iPhone - CBS News: "... If you're more interested in getting actual cash, you've got your pick of sites that take trade-ins online. Sites like Next Worth, Glyde, and Gazelle all work more or less the same way, offering you a competitive price based on the phone model, as well as its condition. There's also the trade-in route, in which you literally exchange your used phone for a discount on your next handset. A slew of retailers offer this convenience, including Apple, Best Buy and Target...."

Baidu Hires Top Microsoft Executive in China - WSJ: "Zhang Yaqin will become Baidu's president for new business, effective Wednesday, the Chinese company said Monday. He previously served as Microsoft's vice president and chairman of its Asian-Pacific research and development group."

Comcast Wi-Fi serving self-promotional ads via JavaScript injection | Ars Technica: "Comcast has begun serving Comcast ads to devices connected to one of its 3.5 million publicly accessible Wi-Fi hotspots across the US. Comcast's decision to inject data into websites raises security concerns and arguably cuts to the core of the ongoing net neutrality debate."

Facebook’s Value Tops $200 Billion on Mobile-Ad Optimism - Bloomberg: "“This latest rally stems from their last earnings announcement, when they reported higher demand and sales numbers for their mobile ads,” said Jeffrey Sica, who oversees more than $1.5 billion in assets as president of Sica Wealth Management, in an e-mail. “If they can continue to grow their mobile ads, they will have a sustainable demand for their stock.”"

EU Asks More of Google - WSJ: "....The decision to reopen settlement negotiations for an unprecedented fourth time marks something of an about-face for Mr. Almunia, who has long insisted that Google's commitments were sufficient to meet his agency's competition concerns. The turnaround comes after the European Commission decided that some concerns raised by complainants in response to letters explaining Brussels' latest settlement with Google were "justified," Mr. Almunia told Bloomberg TV in an interview recorded on Sept. 6...."

Maybe The Stock Market Isn't So Dumb - IBM Reaps A 6% Loss On A $156 Billion Investment - International Business Machines Corporation | Seeking Alpha: "Even with an investment of $156 billion, IBM's market value has decreased by 5.99% in the last fifteen years."


New York Times
Amazon Cuts Struggling Phone's Price to 99 Cents
New York Times
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon's founder and chief executive, announcing the Fire ... usually work,” said Wayne Lam, a senior analyst with IHS Technology. He noted that the so-calledFacebook phone quickly dropped to 99 cents ... Apple, which is releasing its new iPhones on Tuesday, surpasses that every ...

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