"Apple's Focus in Israel: Chip Design" WSJ Blogs 8:14 AM
"What's Apple CEO Tim Cook Doing In Israel?" Benzinga 10:59 AM
"How the Apple Watch changes everything" MarketWatch 2:34 PM
"Apple faces second suit from victorious patent firm: Fresh off a $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc, a Texas company is again suing the tech giant, this time over the same patents' use in devices introduced after the original case was underway." Reuters 1:38 PM
"Apple to appeal $533 patent infringement award" AFP 8:14 AM
"Apple Plays Odds for Overturning $533 Million Verdict" Bloomberg 11:00 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Android Captures Tiny 11 Percent Share of Global Smartphone Profit in Q4 2014" ["Android hardware vendors combined took a record-low 11 percent global smartphone profit share, down from 29 percent one year ago. In contrast, Apple iOS captured a record-high 89 percent profit share, up from 71 percent in Q4 2013.'"] PRNewswire 8:44 AM
"iOS grows to 73% enterprise share in Q4 2014, Android drops to 25%, and Windows Phone stays flat at 1%" VentureBeat 8:18 AM
"Apple Took 89% Of Q4 Smartphone Profits With Android OEMs In A Race To The Bottom" TechCrunch 8:44 AM
"Yes, Apple does own the mobile enterprise" Computerworld 9:41 AM
"Apple took a record-high 89% of smartphone profits last quarter" Fortune 10:59 AM
"Apple Brings Web-Based Pages, Numbers And Keynote Beyond The iCloud Beta" TechCrunch 2:34 PM
"Apple Opens Up 'iWork for iCloud' to Everyone, No Apple Device Required" MacRumors 4:22 PM
"And the buggiest OS provider award goes to ... Apple? Count of 2014"s flaws finds more nasties in Mac OS and iOS than in Windows or Linux" The Register 8:09 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Force-quit processes to fix a hot Mac with blaring fans" MacIssues 10:47 AM
"Yosemite discussion includes some interesting notes on performance, a tip for testing plists (parameter lists), disk formatting issues (Core Storage), and more about managing Adobe Flash security issues (and related security notes)." MacInTouch 12:20 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: LastPass for Mac protects your passwords but needs polish" Macworld 2:13 PM
"How to end your online password nightmare" Business Insider 10:39 AM
"Review: Adobe Premiere Elements 13" Mac|Life 1:37 PM
"Design a sharp typographic logo, even if all you have is TextEdit" Macworld 8:16 AM
"OS X Yosemite Hidden Feature Series – Part 3" Amsys 8:55 AM
"How to make third-party menu bar icons look better with dark mode on Mac" iDownload Blog 4:30 PM
"Only 40 Percent of World's Population Has Ever Gone Online: 'The unconnected are disproportionately located in developing countries,' according to Facebook's Internet.org." PC Magazine 12:25 PM
"FCC tightens Internet oversight with new net neutrality rules" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:11 PM
"Get ready for lawsuits over net neutrality" CNNMoney 6:15 PM
"House Republicans Threaten To Curb The FCC's 'Ability To Regulate The Internet'" TechCrunch 4:23 PM
"FCC Reclassifies Internet Providers in Net Neutrality Vote" The Mac Observer 4:15 PM
"Net neutrality rules passed by US regulator" BBC 12:25 PM
"Net Neutrality wins! FCC votes to reclassify ISPs as Title II utilities" The Next Web 12:18 PM
"The FCC votes to enact Net Neutrality" VentureBeat 12:08 PM
"FCC vote: Net neutrality saved, ISPs will be reclassified as utilities" BGR 12:08 PM
"FCC approves Net Neutrality, Title II proposal in 3-2 vote" Electronista 11:29 AM
"FCC Votes to Allow Municipal Broadband, Overruling Two States' Laws: Commission's move sets a precedent for consideration of similar petitions in future" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:11 AM
"Kanye West on why he's inspired by Jony Ive(s)" Cult of Mac 6:03 PM
"Samsung Filed The Most Patents In Europe In 2014, U.S. Led The Field By Country" TechCrunch 8:12 AM
"Samsung to Freeze Salaries: Move comes after the company's profit declined for three consecutive quarters" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 AM
"Xiaomi Mi Note: Apple lookalike with inspired innovations" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Apple's event could be time for more than a Watch: The 'Spring Forward' March 9 Apple event could hold some surprises in store, the FCC votes in favor of Net neutrality rules, and ToeJam & Earl rock Kickstarter to make a funky return." CNET 5:18 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-02-26: Apple Spring Forward Media Event, Net Neutrality" The Mac Observer 1:33 PM
"iMore show 445: Thousand dollar time share" iMore 9:17 AM
"Your Mac Life Archives #1043 for February 25th, 2015!" Your Mac Life 9:05 AM
"Q&A: 'Modern Family' Producer Talks Episode Shot With iPhone" ABCNews 8:47 AM
"Exclusive: Pichai On Google's Vision, Mobile Revenue, Apple and China" Forbes 8:04 AM
"Less Apple Business Is Better for Micron Tech: Apple was commanding lower DRAM pricing from Micron for the Apple iPhone 6/6 Plus." Barron's 8:14 AM
"Tim Cook Reportedly Showers with Apple Watch, Suggesting It's Waterproof" The Mac Observer 7:52 AM
"Apple's presence in Israel growing to expand in-house chip design capabilities" iDownload Blog 10:58 AM
"Upcoming Macs may not use silicon chips" TechnologyTell 8:26 AM
"Apple partner Imagination unveils PowerVR 'super-GPU' with 512 ALU cores for game consoles" AppleInsider 9:51 AM
"Apple hiring senior hardware engineer for virtual reality space" iDownload Blog 9:39 PM
"Brikk Launches Premium Version of Apple Watch in Gold or Platinum with Diamonds" Business Wire 8:45 AM
"Brikk Announces Diamond-Studded Apple Watches Costing Up to $75,000" MacRumors 8:17 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Invents a New Streaming Content App" Patently Apple 10:18 AM
"Apple patent is for secure provisioning of iDevice credentials" Apple Daily Report 9:49 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Security notes warn of a disturbingly close call with credit card account takeover via an Apple Pay hack, where the victim didn't have an Apple Pay account." MacInTouch 12:20 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 10:17 AM
"Brain'up -Social Brain Training For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 10:17 AM
"Phot.oLab -Photo Editing Studio For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:17 AM
"Tap Heroes review: whether you are active or not, your adventure continues" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"TWIST3D puts a new spin on the match-three genre" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"'AG Drive' Review - Doesn't Reinvent the Hover Engine" Touch Arcade 10:57 AM
"RPG Reload File 027 - 'Avernum: Escape From The Pit'" Touch Arcade 8:25 PM
"Flop Rocket – Cave, The Final Frontier" Apple'n'Apps 4:30 PM
"HERO Keyboard Review: Providing a more intuitive way of typing, HERO Keyboard should save you plenty of time." 148Apps 10:18 AM
"Timeline Review: News isn't just about the story of today, but the stories of yesterday that made it possible. Timeline contextualizes it all." 148Apps 1:37 PM
"Kinkle Review: Kinkle is design-savvy but, like other upstarts in this space, lacking content." 148Apps 11:12 AM
"Grudgeball: Enter the Chaosphere Review/Regular Show gets an above average game." 148Apps 9:24 AM
"Microsoft mobile-handset manufacturing consolidation continues: Report" ZDNet 11:04 AM
"Microsoft Garage Brings Productivity Apps: Experimental apps from Microsoft's Garage incubator are designed to enhance productivity." InformationWeek 1:41 PM
"Microsoft's future for productivity: More touch, pen, personal agents" ZDNet 1:41 PM
"Microsoft builds concepts and ideas into features and functionality" SuperSite for Windows 6:41 AM
"Microsoft obsesses over giant displays and super thin tablets in future vision video" The Verge 6:41 AM
"Microsoft shows us the future in its 'Productivity Future Vision' video" Neowin 7:20 AM
"Microsoft brings machine learning to Azure: Hadoop-based big data analytics rolled out, with open source analytics platform for Azure" TechCentral.ie 7:59 AM
"Reports: Microsoft cutting 9K Chinese jobs at two Nokia plants" Seeking Alpha 1:42 PM
"Hewlett-Packard stock falls as stronger dollar hurts earnings" Boston Globe 7:13 AM
"Ask Matt: Is Hewlett-Packard dead money?" USA Today 7:14 AM
"Can Hewlett-Packard Remain Relevant?" Seeking Alpha 6:38 AM
"Intel NUC mini PC with Core i7 Broadwell, Iris graphics coming in Q2, 2015" Liliputing 7:16 AM
"Intel's Cherry Trail Disappoints With Performance: Is This As Bad As It Seems?" Seeking Alpha 1:31 PM
"Intel Introduces New Brand Levels for the Intel Atom Processor" CDR info 7:16 AM
"Intel announces Atom x3, x5, x7 branding" bit-tech 7:16 AM
"Intel to split the Atom into x3, x5 and x7 processor families" Hexus 7:16 AM
"Intel brings the Joy of X to the Atom" Channel EYE 7:16 AM
"Intel's Next Atom CPUs Will Be Called x3, x5 and x7" Softpedia 7:17 AM
"Must-know: There's still hope for Intel investors" Market Realist 8:10 PM
"China Blacklists Apple, Intel and Others from Government Purchases" Reuters 7:17 AM
"AMD's Carrizo To Compete With Intel Broadwell" Tech News Today 7:14 AM
"Judge orders Oracle to keep hosting Oregon's Medicaid system" Miami Herald 7:19 AM
"IBM targets $40 billion in cloud, other growth areas by 2018" Reuters 9:34 PM
"IBM's Leaders: 2015 Is a Transition Year, by Design" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:12 AM
"IBM's Rometty: Focusing on high growth, won't forget core" CNBC 4:20 PM
"Rometty: IBM a high value innovation company" CNBC Videos 4:20 PM
"IBM to pump $4B into cloud, mobile and analytics this year" IDG News Service 8:10 PM
"If in doubt, blow $4bn: IBM says it will fatten up on cloud, mobile, Big Data cake by 2018" The Register 6:07 PM
"Who Wins The Battle of The Disrupted Tech Giants: HP Or IBM?" TechCrunch 4:43 PM
"IBM targets $40 billion in cloud, other growth areas by 2018" Reuters 11:03 AM
"IBM, Juniper Networks work to build networks capable of real-time, predictive analysis" ZDNet 11:04 AM
"IBM Pumps $4 Billion into Cloud, Mobile Initiatives: Tech company shifts spending plans to target faster-growing segments" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:12 AM
"IBM's Rometty pitches 'high value innovation', reinvention, $4 billion more into growth businesses" ZDNet 9:13 AM
"Big day for Big Blue | Watch the video" CNBC Videos 7:58 AM
"IBM, ARM unveil Internet of Things starter kit" ExtremeTech 8:42 AM
"ARM looks to benchmarking to improve performance" ZDNet 7:15 AM
"Like Google in Vietnam, Lenovo tripped up by a DNS attack: Both sites were redirected after hackers tampered with DNS records" IDG News Service 6:37 AM
"China's Lenovo becomes victim of cyber-attack" BBC 6:37 AM
"Lenovo's bad week gets worse: website hacked by Lizard Squad" Neowin 6:40 AM
"Japan focuses self-driving car technology" ZDNet 6:40 AM
"Apple's Recent Decline Offers Investors a Buying Opportunity" TheStreet 10:59 AM
"Apple May Disappoint Investors With Its Updated Buyback And Dividend Programs" Forbes 8:19 AM
"Apple Throws a Wrench Into Nasdaq's Gearbox: Shares of tech company slump, helping to end a 10-day winning streak for the index" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:51 AM
Industry News
"Stocks mixed but Nasdaq moves closer to 5000: Stocks closed mostly lower Thursday amid mixed economic data and a sharp drop in oil prices, but the Nasdaq continues its march upward toward 5000." USA Today 4:35 PM
"Crude Oil Selloff Fails to Scare Stocks From Record Highs" TheStreet 4:35 PM
"Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Weighed By Energy Sector; Russell 2000 Ends At Record" MarketWatch 4:35 PM
"US stock indexes drift mostly lower, led by declines in energy companies as oil prices slide" Associated Press 4:33 PM
"U.S. Stocks End Mostly Lower; Nasdaq Gains: Trading activity muted as earnings season winds down" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:33 PM
"Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 7:29 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks touch 15-year high again/Japanese stocks resumed their winning ways on Thursday, rising to a fresh 15-year high after breaking a five-session winning streak in the previous session." MarketWatch 7:30 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks rise as German unemployment falls/European stocks rose Thursday, with German equities gaining traction after better-than-expected labor-market data from Europe's largest economy." MarketWatch 7:30 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:15 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:23 PM
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