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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Is Your Smartphone Secure? (video)

Mobile Device Threats: Lookout Helps Secure Your Smartphone: Video - Bloomberg:
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Lookout Co-Founder John Hering discusses the cost of mobile security and $150 million in new funding. He speaks on “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg Aug. 13)

Government+ - WSJ: "The Administration admits the genesis of its new U.S. Digital Service—a team of "our country's brightest digital talent"—was the HealthCare.gov tech fiasco that "reminded" officials that technology matters. The White House says the new service will be led by Mikey Dickerson, the Google engineer who was recruited last year to manage the rescue of HealthCare.gov, to the extent it was rescued. Mr. Dickerson and his digital SWAT team will now roam Washington spreading "best practices" and tech "plays" that will ensure a "customer-focused government" with "exceptional service delivery.""

“If Facebook decides to tinker with its algorithms tomorrow, these viral publishers could be gone in the blink of an eye,” said Nate Elliott, an analyst with Forrester Research. Source:
50 Million New Reasons BuzzFeed Wants to Take Its Content Far Beyond Lists - NYTimes.com: "... The company, which now has 550 employees, has been especially successful at distributing its lists and content through mobile devices and through social sites like Facebook and Twitter. The photo-sharing site Pinterest, in particular, now drives more traffic to BuzzFeed’s Life section than Twitter does, Mr. Peretti said. Social media accounts for 75 percent of BuzzFeed’s referral traffic, according to the company..."

Wall Street Breakfast: Amazon Unveils Mobile Credit Card Reader | Seeking Alpha: "Jumping further into the mobile payments market, Amazon has unveiled a credit card reader to take on devices made by Square, PayPal, and a range of other companies. The new gadget expands the online retailer's presence in the brick-and-mortar world, and will give the company data on how U.S. consumers shop offline. Amazon will compete with rivals by charging lower fees per swipe."


Forbes
With Disney Dispute, Has Amazon Gone Too Far?
Forbes
In the latest sign that Amazon is willing to play hardball with suppliers, the ... Apple has a book store and it's easy enough to buy things on Amazon ...

PhoneDog
Amazon Makes Push Into Stores With Payment Service
Wall Street Journal
Amazon unveiled Local Register, a new mobile-payment service that could threaten rivals like Square and PayPal. WSJ's Scott Thurm explains on ...
Amazon Ups Stakes In Payments War, Undercuts Square And PayPal - Forbes
Amazon Takes Shopping Offline With a New Mobile Credit Card Reader - Wired
Amazon undercuts Square and PayPal with its own mobile card reader - Engadget RSS Feed


TIME
This Is the Biggest Threat Facing Google Right Now
TIME
Amazon might be the first company since Microsoft to announce a major ... Which is strange, because without Google's help, the Fire wouldn't exist.


USA TODAY
Purdue, Amazon to offer students savings on textbooks, provide first-ever on-campus pickup services
Purdue Newsroom
Purdue and Amazon have launched the Purdue Student Store on Amazon, a new, co-branded experience where students can purchase lower-cost ...


WVEC.com
How to chat in the Facebook app without downloading Facebook Messenger
Washington Post
If you are one of the Facebook users who's been cranky about Messenger, ... You will be directed to the App Store or Google Play to download Facebook ... Reopen the Facebookapp, and you should have your chats available ... applications and extensions that aren't available from Apple's App Store.


IBNLive
Suppliers for Apple are making new iPads
Washington Post
Apple's suppliers have started manufacturing new iPads, according to people ... In China, 40 percent of mobile gadgets based on Google's Android ...

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