"Can Apple pull off Apple Music? Apple's new Beats-based streaming service will be called 'Apple Music.' Henry Blodget, Business Insider, and Jon Fortt, discuss whether they can get it right." CNBC Videos 11:35 AM
"Apple agrees to settle legal case with battery-maker: Apple has agreed to settle a case brought over claims it poached staff from a firm that makes batteries for electric cars, court documents show." BBC 8:36 AM
"Apple settles battery maker's scientist-poaching lawsuit: Apple agreed to settle a lawsuit in which it was accused of poaching a lithium-ion battery maker's scientists to work on its own project for an electronic car." Bloomberg News 8:25 AM
"Apple Settles Court Case With Battery Maker A123 Systems" TechCrunch 8:51 AM
"Final Cut Pro 10.2.1 solves bugs causing crashes, Timeline problems" AppleInsider 5:28 PM
"Apple says the first HomeKit devices are coming next month" The Verge 9:26 PM
"Accessories for Apple's HomeKit to hit stores next month" Reuters 9:20 PM
"Apple Says First HomeKit Smart Devices Coming in June" WSJ Blogs 3:55 PM
"First Batch Of Apple-Certified Smart Home Devices Will Launch Next Month" Forbes 3:58 PM
"Apple Says First HomeKit-Enabled Devices Land Next Month" TechCrunch 4:00 PM
"Exclusive: Apple delays HomeKit launch/Apple's connected home platform will likely arrive in early fall, rather than early summer." Fortune 11:35 AM
"Using this camera with Apple Photos could destroy your photo library" ["According to a new advisory, a nasty bug affects the Leica M Monochrom which can cause it to destroy your entire Apple Photos library. Whoa!"] Cult of Mac 8:58 AM
"Google extends Chrome malware crackdown to Windows dev channel, OS X: All Windows, OS X Chrome extensions will have to come from the Chrome Web Store." Ars Technica 10:17 AM
"Google stops developers and Mac users installing unofficial Chrome extensions" BetaNews 8:53 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"If you see a spinning gear in the Mac App Store when you try to update Aperture or iPhoto" Apple Support 7:19 PM
"Intermittent but frequent OS X pauses may be from iCloud syncing" MacIssues 9:55 AM
"Private I: When security products don't actually make you safer" Macworld 8:39 AM
"Yosemite - 'nsurlsessiond' issue; external display glitches; version number glitches; user interface issues; reliability issues" MacInTouch 12:33 PM
"Apple Mail - connection problems with Yosemite and related server settings" MacInTouch 12:33 PM
"Applications - alternatives to Adobe Photoshop subscriptions; Adobe Error 16; Aperture features and replacements; Google changes; calendar question" MacInTouch 12:33 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Seeking Replacements for Aperture (Part 4): Perfect Browse and Perfect Suite" eXtensions 8:31 AM
"How-To: Benchmark your Mac with these three free downloads" 9to5Mac 2:24 PM
"How to whiten teeth in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements" Macworld 8:38 AM
"6 iTunes problems Apple needs to fix" Macworld 8:38 AM
"How to use a PC-formatted drive on the Mac" iMore 9:32 AM
"How to filter iPhone and Apple Watch screenshots in the Photos app on Mac" iDownload Blog 10:26 AM
"Indigo for Mac OS X makes it easy to automate your home" Apple Daily Report 8:30 AM
"How to Turn Off Spell Check in Mail for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 1:46 PM
"Why Mac And iPhone Security Freaks Love To Use MacID" Mac 360 8:29 AM
"Free: How To Encrypt Files On A Mac" Mac 360 8:29 AM
"How To Manage Email From The Mac's Menubar" McSolo 8:29 AM
"A Way To Do Email That's Not Mac Mail" Mac 360 8:29 AM
"Best Buy and Sprint Offer $1,300 Off iPhone" 24/7 Wall St. 8:28 AM
"Apple may include social network for stars in its new streaming music service" VentureBeat 8:44 AM
"Apple is bringing back parts of its long-dead 'Ping' social network for its new streaming service" Business Insider 8:51 AM
"'Apple Music' streaming service may bring Ping back from the dead" Mashable 9:50 AM
"Rdio Select takes aim at Apple Music and other competitors" AppAdvice 9:27 AM
"Monterey Apple Store package that hospitalized 4 people was contaminated at FedEx facility" Monterey Herald 9:38 AM
"Package Covered In 'Unknown Liquid' Prompts Apple Store Evacuation, Hazmat Response In Monterey" CBS SF 9:38 AM
"Apple Store gets evacuated by a hazmat team after a mysterious package makes employees feel dizzy and sick" Business Insider 9:38 AM
"Apple intervenes in Radio Shack sale in effort to protect customer data" AppleInsider 8:51 AM
": Apple asks court to block the sale of some RadioShack data" Ars Technica 5:25 PM
"Will.i.am tells kids: Dream of being Steve Jobs, not me" CNNMoney 8:35 AM
"Aer Lingus switches to iPads, ditches paper manuals" V3 8:54 AM
"Jeb Bush thinks the Apple Watch can help replace Obamacare" Quartz 4:10 PM
"Jeb Bush wants to replace Obamacare with Apple Watch apps" Cult of Mac 2:25 PM
"China's army have been stopped from wearing smart watches" Lauderdale Daily News 8:59 AM
"Hundreds of dollars being stolen from Starbucks app users – weak/duplicated passwords blamed" 9to5Mac 9:31 AM
"Hackers are stealing money through the Starbucks app, ensure your passwords are strong" iMore 9:01 AM
"Too many remotes? Sideclick can help (but don't order one yet)" Macworld 8:37 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google Tries Out New Gmail Login Screen" PC Magazine 2:02 PM
"People Love Watching Minecraft Videos on YouTube: Minecraft content has been watched more than any other title in the decade since YouTube hit the Internet." PC Magazine 9:39 AM
"Sharp Restructuring Plan Fails to Impress: Japanese firm gains respite for now with $1.9 billion lifeline" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:28 AM
"People are talking about whether Facebook and Google might remove all news articles from the web" Business Insider 8:52 AM
"Alibaba Takes Stake in Chinese Logistics Company" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:36 AM
"US House rejects NSA bulk collection of phone data: The US House of Representatives has voted to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records." BBC 8:36 AM
"How Smartphone Startup Light Plans to Replace High-End Cameras" Re/code 8:23 AM
"UBS matches KGI's upbeat forecast for Q2 iPhone sales of 51M, well above consensus" 9to5Mac 8:39 AM
"UBS thinks iPhone sales will shatter expectations this quarter" Cult of Mac 9:22 AM
"Apple Watch's security features protect data but won't deter theft: There's no Activation Lock, and watches can be reset even if passcode-protected." Ars Technica 9:31 AM
"How to steal an Apple Watch: A security hole in Apple's latest device makes it alarmingly vulnerable to thieves." Fortune 8:26 AM
"Thieves can easily reset a stolen Apple Watch" ZDNet 8:26 AM
"The Apple Watch is no harder to steal than a Rolex, but it should be: With resale prices skyrocketing, it's too easy for thieves to sell a stolen Apple Watch" The Verge 11:38 AM
"Your Apple Watch's security can be bypassed pretty easily" Engadget 8:26 AM
"A Cheap (But Risky) Way to Gold-Plate Your Apple Watch" Wired 8:47 AM
"Apple predicted to break new iPhone sales records this quarter" Pocketnow 4:09 PM
"Apple opens up app analytics tool to all iOS developers: Free service now available to all through iTunes Connect" The Inquirer 8:40 AM
"Why Apple's AssistiveTouch feature is used by many more iPhone users than you might expect" 9to5Mac 8:39 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple Advances their OS X 'Quick Look' Feature for iOS iDevices using an Intense Touch Gesture" Patently Apple 8:58 AM
"Apple Explores How Touch ID Input Could Be Used For UI Navigation" TechCrunch 11:34 AM
"Apple's Insanely In-Depth Fingerprint Related Patent Describes new Functionality for Security, Gaming, Scrolling & Far Beyond" Patently Apple 11:39 AM
"Apple granted a patent for user interfaces and touch surfaces" Apple Daily Report 8:47 AM
"Apple granted patent for image displays for online stores" Apple Daily Report 8:32 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Small number of users report Find My iPhone showing unknown devices, could be related to sold Macs" 9to5Mac 3:16 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"Skinboard (Third-Party Keyboard) For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"Zombies, Run! (Exercise App) For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $3.99)" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:27 AM
"Apple Watch fitness review: motivation at its best/The Apple Watch uses gentle coaxing and achievements to make healthy living more rewarding - and it's effective, finds Rhiannon Williams" Telegraph 8:54 AM
"Just How good a *Watch* is the Apple Watch?" 148Apps 9:45 AM
"Measuring the Field of View for the iPhone 6 Camera" Wired 8:36 AM
"Review: Fugoo blasts other Bluetooth speakers out of the water" iMore 8:58 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands On: Where Apple HealthKit does not yet tread" MacNN 3:59 PM
"Sunrise Launches 'Meet', a Custom Keyboard to Schedule Meetings" MacStories 9:28 AM
"How third-party running apps stack up to Apple Watch's Workout" Macworld 8:38 AM
"Cooped Up review: don't let your expectations cage this gem" iDownload Blog 8:53 AM
"Here is the proof that Apple is secretly developing a car battery" Business Insider 11:39 AM
"Why Fitbit Is Wrong to Ignore Apple's HealthKit" Kirkville 9:32 AM
"Gross: A gimmicky 'Dear John' letter for a gadget isn't cute" Macworld 9:29 AM
"Imagining a 4.1mm thin iPhone Air" Cult of Mac 9:22 AM
"The TV Experience: Living in the 1980s? So when Tim Cook complains about the shortcomings of the TV/living room experience, just what is he talking about? Unfortunately, when he's interviewed, there are seldom follow-up questions. They just move on to other subjects, grateful they got to talk to him in the first place." The Tech Night Owl 8:48 AM
"Here's Why Tesla's Battery Is A Big Deal" Quora 12:21 PM
"Tim Armstrong's Magic Trick: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong developed a reputation as a bit of a klutz over the past five years, caught up in a seemingly never ending soap opera of foot-in-mouth public comments, a revolving door of executives and a corporate strategy that lurched from one thing to another." The Information 9:31 AM
"Welcome to the Age of The Modular Gadget" Wired 9:30 AM
"Windows 10 will automatically install Candy Crush Saga, bundleware comes to Redmond" Neowin 3:56 PM
"Microsoft reveals all the editions of Windows 10" The Verge 7:30 AM
"Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Editions, upgrade paths" ExtremeTech 8:07 AM
"Windows 10 Editions: Which One Is For You? Microsoft will release different editions of Windows 10 for various devices and user types, from consumers to large enterprises." InformationWeek 7:31 AM
"Piecing together the Windows as a Service puzzle for Windows 10" ZDNet 5:14 PM
"Microsoft delivers another Windows 10 Mobile preview build for phones" ZDNet 4:02 PM
"Xbox E3 2015 plans have been revealed – here's everything you need to know" BGR 1:34 PM
"Microsoft goes all in with Hyperlapse, launches Pro, Mobile and Azure products" Neowin 8:42 AM
"Microsoft Hyperlapse Speeds Up Your Boring Videos: The Hyperlapse apps from Microsoft transform clunky videos into seamless time-lapse ones across Windows, Windows Phone, and Android devices." InformationWeek 2:45 PM
"Microsoft Hyperlapse creates smooth time-lapse videos on Windows and Android" The Verge 9:49 AM
"China-based hackers used Microsoft's TechNet for attacks" PCWorld 7:32 AM
"Microsoft Releases Pre-Release Windows 10 Drivers For Surface 3" Microsoft News 7:26 AM
"Windows 10: Microsoft reveals nine versions of the one definitive operating system/So hence 9 + 1 = 10. Presumably" The Inquirer 8:06 AM
"Asus: Intel 'Skylake' and Microsoft Windows 10 to debut in Q3" Kit Guru 7:25 AM
"New Intel-powered ASUS ZenPad tablets leak online ahead of launch" Android Central 7:26 AM
"Intel to Integrate ASIC into Xeon Server Chips for Cloud Workloads" eWeek 7:47 AM
"Intel's Matthew Birch on the future of computing at PCR Boot Camp" PCR Online 7:26 AM
"Intel trims manufacturing group with buyouts amid technological and business transformation" The Oregonian 7:47 AM
"Sorry, But This Intel Corporation Road Map Is Outdated" The Motley Fool 7:47 AM
"Intel reveals vision of a high-tech future - in pictures" Telegraph 7:48 AM
"Dell Appliance Delivers Windows Desktop, Office Apps to Chromebooks" The VAR Guy 7:23 AM
"HP is Putin Ubuntu Linux on Russian computers" BetaNews 7:23 AM
"1,000 firms join IBM's threat intelligence platform" Cloud Pro 7:28 AM
"IBM trades cold comfort for hot air in Microsoft-AWS slugfest: Feeling good about yourself in the cloud IBM? Oh, dear..." The Register 7:29 AM
"IBM demos first fully integrated monolithic silicon photonics chip: Electro-optical chips could bring big bandwidth gains and lower power consumption." Ars Technica 7:43 AM
"IBM announces silicon photonics breakthrough, set to break 100Gb/s barrier" ExtremeTech 7:29 PM
"Oracle proposes to deliver Java 9 SDK on September 22nd, 2016: It's a Thursday afternoon, in case you were wondering" The Register 7:31 AM
"Could Salesforce's Benioff Steer Oracle, Post-Merger?" Jewish Business News 7:32 AM
"The old Raspberry Pi gets an overdue price cut" Engadget 8:07 AM
"Raspberry Pi Model B+ price cut to just $25: Sales of Raspberry Pi 2 hit 1 million, but there could be competition from $9 CHIP." Ars Technica 10:52 AM
"Qualcomm Wants to Push Chips Further Into Internet of Things: Plans for chips in light bulbs, air conditioners, washing machines, cars and medical devices" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:27 PM
"'Hearables' could be the next wearables — and with good reason" ExtremeTech 1:34 PM
"Freescale woos developers with tools for building IoT apps: The company's goal is to make it easier for developers to access information collected by sensors" Computerworld New Zealand 1:34 PM
"IT Giants Face the Cloud Era With Their Glory Days Behind Them" Bloomberg 2:50 PM
"S&P 500 hits record close, Nasdaq tops 5000" USA Today 4:24 PM
"S&P 500 Closes at a Record: Markets that had posted sharp recent losses regain ground" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:45 PM
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rise; Tencent leads tech- sector surge/Hong Kong stocks ended Thursday's choppy session higher, with Chinese online major Tencent Holdings leading a strong rally in the technology sector" MarketWatch 7:53 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks volatile; euro climbs above $1.14/European stocks swung between gains and losses Thursday as investors digest gyrations in the euro, assessed corporate financial results and monitored developments in Greece's persistent debt crisis." MarketWatch 7:53 AM
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