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Sat Aug 31
"Microsoft, Google to sue US government over user data request restrictions" Digital Spy
9:05 AM
"Leaked: New iPhone Color Options"?Forbes?8:36 AM
"Did Apple just raise the value of used iPhones? The company's trade-in program may force rivals to improve deals"?MarketWatch?8:31 AM
"Apple's iPhone Trade-In Program... Desperate Or Brilliant?"?Seeking Alpha?8:27 AM
"Retailers Slash iPhone 5 Price Prepping For Next Iphone"?Digital Trends?8:22 AM
"Apple's iPhone trade-in program to add consumer choice"?CNBC?8/31
"Apple to pay up to $280 for used iPhones"?FOXNews?8/31
"iPhone 5C priced at $649 through Walmart's Straight Talk alongside mysterious iPhone 4C"?iSource?8/31
"Apple Officially Granted Trademark For 'Passbook'"?AppAdvice?8/31
"AppleCare+ Launch In Europe 'Imminent,' Here Are The Details"?AppAdvice?8/31
"EA reports SimCity Mac installation issues have been resolved"?TUAW?8/31
"Apple blocking support personnel vacations from Sept. 15-28 for launch of new iPhones & iOS 7"?AppleInsider?8/30
"Apple support personnel vacations blocked Sept. 15-28: Apple's new iPhones and iOS 7 are expected to be announced September 10 in San Francisco, with shipments of the products beginning around September 20."?CNET News?8/30
"Apple's iPhone 5S: What to Expect"?TheStreet?8/30
"Judge throws out case involving faulty iPhone power button"?TUAW?8/30
"Spreading democracy, one iPad at a time: Apple may like to tout its global customer base in those gauzy TV commercials, but not every country has access to the company's gleaming miracle machines. Until recently, Apple products, along with a wide array of communications technologies, were subject to U.S. sanctions and could not be sold, or even brought into, Iran."?Slate?8/30
"Apple Could Send Out Press Invites For September 10 Media Event, This Week"?RazorianFly?8:32 AM
"France Warns Apple Over 'Champagne' iPhone: Says use of name for color meant only to 'attract all the benefits that surround [the label]'"?WND?8:18 AM
"Apple ups its odds of gaining on Samsung in China"?CNET News?8/31
"A glimpse at Apple's new Bug Reporter [Update: It's back!]?iMore?8/31
"Apple's bug reporting tool redesign goes live (again)"?9 to 5 Mac?8/31
"Apple's Very Clever Trick With The iPhone Trade-In Program"?Forbes?8/31
"Apple inadvertently asking developers for iOS 7-optimized app icons"?9 to 5 Mac?8/31
"Construction Of Brisbane Apple Store Now Back On Track Following Delay"?AppAdvice?8/31
"Text-Based Exploit in OS X, iOS Causing App Crashes"?PC Magazine?8/31
"Now your iPhone apps can be FAT losers: Apple gobbles data diet upstart"?The Register?8/30
Non-Apple News
"The Steve Jobs Movie: Controversy and Nostalgia"?Examiner?8:18 AM
"Google Confirms Acquisition of Smartwatch Maker WIMM Labs"?iClarified?8/31
"Surprise! It looks like Google's been planning a smartwatch for quite a while: Google quietly brought WIMM Labs, an Android smartwatch company, a year ago."?Ars Technica?8/30
"Scoop: Google acquired WIMM Labs to bolster its own smartwatch plans"?GigaOM?8/30
"LG unveils a cinematic all-in-one PC with an ultra-wide screen"?The Verge?8/30
"Sony's first post-Chromecast Google TV device is a dongle, not a set-top box"?Engadget?8/30
Publications/Podcasts
"Coming August 31: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, from TidBITS, and Bryan Chaffin, from The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?8/30
"Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Online Privacy"?MacVoices?8/30
"How To Sell Your iPhone For Max Cash And... iToilets? Don't Miss Our Newest CultCast"?Cult of Mac?8/30
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"With Ballmer leaving Microsoft, Bill Gates' reputation has a comeback"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?8/31
"Microsoft, Google to sue US government over user data request restrictions"?Digital Spy?8/31
"Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries"?Hisplanic Business?8/31
"Microsoft Greenlights Gag Order Lawsuit: Citing free speech, Microsoft and Google proceed with lawsuits against government to allow the companies to publicly divulge more information about FISA requests for user data."?InformationWeek?8/30
"Microsoft: Talks with U.S. government on surveillance transparency break down"?IDG News Service?8/30
"Microsoft moves forward with NSA surveillance lawsuit after government negotiations stall"?The Verge?8/30
"Web snooping talks fail, say tech groups"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?8/30
"You're fired! Why Gates dismissed Ballmer from Microsoft Corporation and where he might find a successor"?The Motley Fool?8/30
"Steve Ballmer is a casualty of the personal computer's rapid decline"?The Economist?8/30
"Big, brash and bullish: how Ballmer's personality kept him at Microsoft's helm"?TechRadar UK?8/30
"Replacing Steve Ballmer won't fix Microsoft"?The Inquirer?8/30
"A vote for Bill Gates as interim Microsoft CEO"?CNET News?8/30
"Nokia CEO Elop bookies favourite to take on Microsoft top spot: Chair thrower to be replaced by iPhone thrower"?The Inquirer?8/30
"As Ballmer Exits, Microsoft Inks Deal With ValueAct That May Lead To Board Seat"?TechCrunch?8/30
"Microsoft lets shareholder activist ValueAct into the tent"?GigaOM?8/30
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