"iOS 9 vs. iOS 8: What Is Apple Focusing With The New OS? The next generation Apple operating system will be unveiled in the next couple of months" ValueWalk 7:16 AM
"iOS 9 Monarch – Release Date And Top Features" Ordoh 7:12 AM
"Changing Tactics, Apple Promotes Watch as a Luxury Item" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:10 PM
"Watch and learn: we spent a day wearing the Apple Watch" Time Out London 7:16 AM
"Apple Watch to boost 'glance journalism'" AFP 7:20 AM
"Apple Watch: Why its time has come at last" ZDNet 5:59 PM
"Days of Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab dominance are over" The National 4/18
"Apple brass: A Bargain At $281 Million/5 Executives' Compensation Ranks Best In Pay-For-Performance Index" Bloomberg 4/18
"On The War On General Purpose Computing" ["...What would a so-called 'war on general-purpose computing' actually look like? Its proponents tend to use Apple as an example, and I admit there's something creepy about the near-total control Apple maintains over every facet of its ecosystem–but that doesn't mean the Apple model could ever scale to an entire nation."] TechCrunch 4/18
"Apple starts sending out tickets to WWDC 2015 lottery winners" iMore 4/17
"OS X 10.10.4 14E7f Seeded to Devs, Details Few" FairerPlatform 4/17
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Resolve black frames issues with Panasonic AVCHD and Final Cut Pro X 10.2: Final Cut Pro X 10.2 might display some video as black frames when working with Panasonic AVCCAM cameras at certain frame rates." Apple Support 4/18
"Can't update Office 2011 on your Mac? Here's the fix!" iMore 4/17
"Enable a power charging indicator sound on your MacBook when plugged in" MacIssues 4/17
"Boot Camp: About keyboards and key assignment for Microsoft Windows" Apple Support 4/17
"Final Cut Pro X support resources" Apple Support 4/17
"Regarding Chrome's Power Efficiency On OS X" Daring Fireball 4/18
"iTunes Is Bad at Math, Part 2: The other day, I showed an example of iTunes' bad math. Here's another. Here's the storage available on my iPhone, as shown in iTunes, and on the iPhone itself. QED." Kirkville 4/18
"Opinion: Can an Aperture user be happy with Apple's new 'Photos' software? Digital Photography Review" Digital Photography Review 4/17
"The 10 Best Mac First Person Shooters" Mac Gamer HQ 4/17
Press Releases
"Scientific Applications under Yosemite (Update 24)" Macs in Chemistry 8:54 AM
"Classic Mac adventure game A Mess O' Trouble returns to the Mac" iMore 4/18
"CarPlay will be in future Porsche vehicles" iMore 7:07 AM
"Porsche to offer Apple CarPlay in future models" AppleInsider 4/18
"Report: Apple improves revenue for devs over Android in 2015" Electronista 4/17
"Apple Pay Plans to Launch in Canada This Fall: Apple is in talks with six Canadian banks for mobile payment service's first venture outside the U.S." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4/17
"Report: Apple planning Apple Pay launch in Canada for November" 9to5Mac 4/17
"Apple Pay Is Reportedly Launching in Canada this Fall" The Next Web 4/17
"Report: Apple Pay Headed to Canada" PC Magazine 4/17
"Canadian Bankers Balk at 'Onerous' Apple Pay Terms" The Mac Observer 4/17
"Apple PR Veteran Steve Dowling Promoted to VP" The Mac Observer 4/17
"Apple Grows Its Own Solar Farms in China" WSJ Blogs 4/17
"Want to go green like Apple, but don't have billions in the bank? Cooling data centres without landing in hot water" The Register 4/17
"6 Percent of Adults Want Apple Watch: Men are more than twice as likely than women to purchase Cupertino's new smartwatch, according to a recent poll." PC Magazine 4/17
"Apple's Jony Ive reveals Apple Watch w/ exclusive collection of Sport band colors at Milan Design Week" 9to5Mac 4/17
"Jony Ive and Marc Newson reveal special Apple Watch Sport Band colors at Milan gala" AppleInsider 4/17
"Steve Wozniak didn't have time to buy an Apple Watch" Mashable 4/17
"Snapchat paid ex-iOS chief 0.11pc to be an advisor, leaked Sony email reveals: Scott Forstall, formerly senior vice president of iOS at Apple, was awarded a 0.11pc stake in Snapchat last year, leaked emails reveal" Telegraph 4/17
"Ex-Apple SVP Scott Forstall is now a producer on a Broadway musical" 9to5Mac 4/17
"Smartphone Debate Ends With Stabbings: Apple vs. Android argument turned violent, police report" The Smoking Gun 4/17
"Two roommates stab each other in iPhone vs. Android debate" Business Insider 4/17
Non-Apple News
"Google's Steely Foe in Europe" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4/18
"Moleskine Notebooks Adapt to the Digital World" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4/18
"Apple iPod Touch 6th Generation to Roll Out with the New iPhones in September" Master Herald 7:13 AM
"Apple Unveils Exclusive Apple Watch Sport Bands at Milan's Salone Del Mobile Design Fair" iClarified 4/18
"Developers are pretty excited about Apple Watch" Computerworld 4/17
"Apple Watch Goes on Display in Milan, Phil Schiller and Marc Newson on Hand" MacRumors 4/17
"Apple Watch With Custom Red Sport Band, Folding UK Plug Spotted in New Photos" MacRumors 4/17
"Apple to offer 'Apple Watch Basics' Workshops at retail stores starting April 24" AppleInsider 4/17
"Apple Watch user-interface still seems confusing? There's a workshop for that ..." 9to5Mac 4/17
"Apple suppliers extend Lightning cable production to Brazil and Vietnam" AppleInsider 4/17
"Apple's 12-inch MacBook can use third-party USB Type-C cables" IDG News Service 4/17
"Apple's Retina MacBook bears first fruits of Anobit acquisition with new in-house SSD controller" AppleInsider 4/17
AppleCare/Helps
"Using the USB-C port and adapters on your MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015): Learn about the power, data transfer, and video capabilities of the USB-C port and USB-C adapters for your MacBook." Apple Support 4/18
Price Trackers/Deals
"Axl & Tuna For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/18
"Boom Land For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/18
"City Birds -Birdcage Blowout! For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/18
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 4/17
"Nun Attack For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 4/17
"Ready Steady Play For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 4/17
"Too Embarrassed to Ask: Early Apple Watch Questions" Re/code 4/17
"Apple watch try-ons: Delight and accessibility" iMore 4/17
"Why I regret not getting LTE on the iPad Air 2" ZDNet 4/17
"New retina MacBook gets terrible iFixit score for repairability: Apple's new 2015 MacBook is thin, light and has a new keyboard. But don't expect to repair it yourself. It may be Apple's worst MacBook ever for repairability. But does that really matter to most users?" CIO 4/17
"Apple's Growing List Of Strange Bedfellows" PixoBebo 4/17
Non-Apple
"The force has awoken: what we know about Star Wars Episode VII" Ars Technica 4:02 PM
"With or without Jobs, Mark Rothko strikes a chord with Koreans: First retrospective of U.S. abstract expressionist in Korea presents major works spanning artist's entire career" The Korea Herald 7:17 AM
"Samsung and Supporters are Still Stuck with the Smartphone Shipment Disease" Patently Apple 4/18
"Samsung Galaxy S6 Review: The Camera That Beats The Apple iPhone 6" Forbes 4/18
"Samsung's weapons in the smartphone war: Samsung is hoping the Galaxy S6 and Edge handsets will halt years of faltering mobile sales. Will it be enough, asks Rhiannon Williams" Telegraph 4/18
"How The Facebook Bubble Is Driving Online Startups Into The Arms Of Offline Advertising" TechCrunch 4/17
Humor/Cartoons
"Ben & Jerry's amusingly mocks Apple's 1984 ad/Technically Incorrect: An ad for its new Brrr-ito sees Ben and Jerry's launch a stoned hipster version of Apple's legendary opus." CNET 4/18
"Apple's plan for more Apple users." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 4/17
"'Speaker Check for Apple TV' Puts Your Surround Sound to the Test (Literally!)" Jeff Perrin Music 8:54 AM
"mLogic tape backup sports Thunderbolt and USB 3.0" iMore 7:51 AM
"Introducing ShaBOOYAH - America's Number #1 Natural Hair Mobile App" prMac 4/18
"OneDrive iOS app update lets users see stored photos on their Apple Watch" iMore 4/18
"Pomfort LiveGrade Air - The free iOS App for professional look creation" prMac 4/18
"FAQ Email Composer Makes Customer Support easy" prMac 4/18
"Green Riding Hood is a cheerful fairy tale coming to the iPad" TechnologyTell 4/17
"App Of The Day: ZenDots - Relaxing At The App Store Arcade" Apple'n'Apps 4/17
"Coming April 18: Gene Steinberg meets John Martellaro from The Mac Observer, and Kyle Wiens and Andrew Goldberg from iFixit, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 4/17
"Microsoft demos another important Windows 10 feature for phones" BGR 11:14 AM
"SmartThings updates Windows Phone app to 1.1.0, adds new features" Neowin 7:04 AM
"IBM Project in China Raises U.S. Concerns" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:13 PM
"HP Plans 3D Printing Line, Looks to Future Innovation" eWeek 12:50 PM
"AMD Expects Windows 10 To Arrive In July" Game Debate 7:23 AM
"AMD Hit Hard By PC Market Weakness" Seeking Alpha 7:23 AM
"Analysts Start to Fear the Worst for AMD" 24/7 Wall St. 7:23 AM
"Intel's 5th Generation Unlocked Broadwell Desktop, Socketed Processors To Arrive in Mid-2015" WCCF Tech 7:25 AM
"Honoring technology's power couple: Moore's Law and the network effect" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7:24 AM
"Moore's Law at 50: how his predictions have shaped the future" TechRadar UK 7:24 AM
"50 Years On, Moore's Law Still Pushes Tech To Double Down" Wired 7:07 AM
"Silicon Valley celebrates Moore's Law, looks forward to next 50 years" ExtremeTech 8:55 AM
"The law that predicts computing power turns 50" Engadget 7:40 PM
"Google's Mobile Defense Against European Pressure: European regulators add to existing concerns about Google, but the stock still has plenty going for it." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:54 PM
"Google dominates search. But the real problem is its monopoly on data: The European commission's investigation into Google's shopping service misses the larger point of how much information the company actually owns" The Guardian 7:22 AM
"Russian hackers uses Flash, Windows zero-day flaws: APT 28 reused some of the same infrastructure and encryption keys, FireEye said" Computerworld New Zealand 8:29 PM
"Ex-Microsoft Designer Explains the Move Away from Metro" Thurrott 4/18
"Microsoft Pulls Open-Source Unit Back Into the Fold" eWeek 4/18
"Windows 10 Universal Apps Update Coming To Phones" InformationWeek 4/18
"This is Microsoft's solution for bricked Lumias running Windows 10 build 10051" Neowin 4/18
"Microsoft Releases Its First App For Apple Watch" Redmond Pie 4/18
"AMD reiterates plans to introduce new Radeon R9 300 GPUs in June" Kit Guru 4/18
"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Downgraded To Hold At Ascendiant Capital: Ascendiant Capital lowers AMD stock from Buy to Hold rating while removing price target" Bidness Etc 4/18
"AMD Posts Losses Amidst Low PC Sales" Gaming Bolt 4/18
"Intel Train Is Leaving The Station" Seeking Alpha 4/18
"Asia Markets: China shares rise as investors hunt large caps/China shares finished the week on a volatile note, with Shanghai jumping more than 2% for the second day in a row, while Japan hit a two-week low amid concerns about earnings results." MarketWatch 4/17
"Europe Markets: European stocks mauled by China, Greek worries; DAX logs worst week in 3 years/European stocks dropped sharply Friday, pulling lower along with other global markets, with traders attributing the moves to changes in Chinese trading rules." MarketWatch 4/17
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 4/17
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 4/17
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4/17
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