"Lights, camera, Apple: Filming starts for new Steve Jobs biopic/The film, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, is on location at the former Apple CEO's childhood home in Los Altos, Calif." CNET 7:53 PM
"Filming for Steve Jobs biopic underway at tech guru's childhood home" AppleInsider 8:24 PM
"Google, Apple and other tech giants settle antipoaching case for $415 million: Tech giants Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe have agreed to pay $415 million to settle a conspiracy case that charged them with refusing to poach each others' workers." CNNMoney 8:21 AM
"Apple, Google Reach $415M Antitrust Hiring Settlement" Bloomberg TV 9:09 AM
"Apple, Google Offer $415M in Employee Anti-poaching Settlement" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
"Ericsson may demand 1.5% of Apple's sales from LTE-compatible iPhones and iPads for its patents" Foss Patents 8:31 AM
"Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips" AppleInsider 8:17 AM
"Our relationship with Apple is strong: Intel CEO" CNBC Videos 8:49 AM
"Intel CEO confident chipmaker can keep powering Apple's Macs by innovating" AppleInsider 9:39 AM
"Intel CEO says relationship with Apple strong amid rumors of Apple-designed Mac processors" 9to5Mac 10:12 AM
"iOS versus Android. Apple App Store versus Google Play: Here comes the next battle in the app wars" ZDNet 8:15 AM
"Apple's Swift programming language soars in popularity: Just months after the first ever app created by it, the Swift programming language from Apple has leapt up the rankings of the technologies to watch from 68th place to 22nd" Telegraph 8:37 AM
"With HomeKit on horizon, home automation is about to get real" Cult of Mac 8:48 AM
"Apple employees love CEO Tim Cook, rate company highly on outlook, culture & values" AppleInsider 1:11 PM
"Chipotle 'very interested' in Apple Pay" TUAW 8:06 AM
"Ahrendts Confirms China Openings, Staffing" ifoAppleStore 8:37 AM
"Report: 5 New Apple Stores Expected in China Next Month" PC Magazine 3:23 PM
"Apple opening five new China stores over five weeks: The company, which started its retail-store foray in China in 2008, plans to build up the number of locations there over the next two years." CNET 10:02 AM
"Apple Marketing Chief On Google Glass: 'I Can't Believe They Think Anyone Normal Will Ever Wear These Things'" Business Insider 9:06 AM
"Newly unearthed emails show Apple knew Google Glass was going to flop from Day 1" BGR 11:44 AM
"Pink Floyd drummer blames Apple for music's downfall" Cult of Mac 8:48 AM
"Statement from Dennis Publishing about MacUser: Dennis Publishing is sad to announce the closure of MacUser magazine after nearly 30 years." MacUser 2:23 PM
"Next-generation drones will go where you point your iPhone and never crash, says startup" 9to5Mac 8:17 AM
"RunPee app helps full-bladdered moviegoers avoid missing important scenes" CBS News 10:02 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google in talks to purchase Apple Pay competitor Softcard, report says" AppleInsider 9:17 PM
"ToleranUX: Satirical Linux fork mocks calls for open source diversity/Phony fork mocks feminism, diversity efforts by espousing bad open source ideas." Ars Technica 5:16 PM
"How filthy is your phone? Biology students from the University of Surrey imprinted their phones onto petri dishes as part of an experiment to examine the bacteria each of us carry around on our smartphone every day." Telegraph 11:16 AM
"New Samsung fingerprint scanners may be more like Apple Touch ID" Gigaom 9:37 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"iMore show 439: Ally's selfie wand" iMore 9:17 PM
"Coming January 17: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst of TidBITS and Take Control Books, and Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:41 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-01-16: The Google Glass Hail Mary and Get Ready for HomeKit" The Mac Observer 2:52 PM
"iPhone 6s with optical zoom, autonomous cars, and lots of glitter on this week's CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:28 AM
"Podcast: CES wrap-up of gadgets, ho or no adventures and more" Insanely Great Mac 8:07 AM
"Samsung and Globalfoundries reportedly win majority of A9 orders: Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured a combined 70% of orders for Apple's A9 processors with their 14nm FinFET technology, according to industry sources." DigiTimes 8:44 AM
"What if Windows 10 fails? The success or failure of a new Microsoft operating system version carries major consequences" IDG News Service 2:20 PM
"Microsoft Surface, PayPal Partner for Small Business: New PayPal card readers and Microsoft's Windows 8.1 app for its Surface tablet and other devices will simplify mobile payments for business owners." InformationWeek 8:55 AM
"Microsoft & Paypal link hands, turn round and slap Apple Pay" The Register 8:44 AM
"Why Intel can afford to play the long game in the war for phones and smart devices" PCWorld 10:02 AM
"Intel forecasts disappointing revenue; shares fall" Reuters 8:15 AM
"Intel reports record 2014 revenue, but mobile drops by 85 percent" V3 8:37 AM
"Intel beats Street, guidance light" CNBC Videos 8:16 AM
"Wearables won't rake major revenues just yet: Intel" CNBC Videos 8:16 AM
"Intel CEO: Flatish year for PC business" CNBC Videos 9:02 AM
"Intel Touted New Products Ahead Of Earnings" Benzinga 9:02 AM
"Intel keeps throwing billions down the drain at tablets, phones" Gigaom 2:30 PM
"Intel Reports A Strong 2014, Though Weak Gross Margin Outlook Disappoints Investors" Seeking Alpha 5:50 PM
"Intel: An Uneven Past, An Uncertain Future." Seeking Alpha 6:31 PM
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