"Apple Watch meets marketing: Chasing 'micromoments'/Apple Watch can be a great marketing tool where the notification almost becomes an ad for a brand because it'll be targeted and useful. Rest assured some brands are going to blow it." ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Taylor Swift speaks and Apple listens, how the superstar became music's most powerful voice" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:30 AM
"Apple Yet to Disclose Payments for Artists: Significance of Taylor Swift's win against tech giant will depend on payment rates" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 AM
"Apple's cunning plan to sell gold iPhones in China is working: When Apple first made the iPhone available in gold color—with the 5S in 2013—smart observers identified it as a play for the Chinese consumer. And, Tim Cook says, the glitter has proved golden in the world's largest smart-phone market." Quartz 8:26 AM
"Apple Seeks $15M Fees Over Patent Co.'s 'Kitchen Sink' Suits" Law360 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:06 AM
"Apple seeks over $15M in fees from patent holdings firm for 'frivolous' lawsuit" AppleInsider 8:06 AM
"Apple Wants $15M from Patent Troll for Frivolous Lawsuit" The Mac Observer 11:28 AM
"Here's the real reason Apple's iMessage is misbehaving: Apple is juggling too many balls in the cloud." Fortune 8:26 AM
"Facebook Makes It Free And Easy To Kill Latest Mac And iPhone Zero-Days" Forbes 8:05 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"QuarkXPress 2015 review: Chock full of new features requested by you" Macworld 8:09 AM
"Flashlight Brightens Up Spotlight in Yosemite" TidBITS 1:46 PM
"An introduction to motion tracking concepts" fcp.co 8:11 AM
"Review: Kiwi – Gmail, Unleashed From the Browser" MacTrast 12:37 PM
"Merlin Project has features for seriously complex project management" IT.Enquirer 7:57 AM
"How To Set Logic Pro X's Project Time And Banish That Pesky Leading Hour" 512 Pixels 11:39 AM
"How to put your personal Mac on your work's network" MacIssues 9:32 AM
"How to find the best way to manage all your photos" AppAdvice 8:27 AM
"How to auto-hide the menu bar in OS X El Capitan" iDownload Blog 8:15 AM
"How to empty the Mac's trash and securely delete your files" iMore 8:11 AM
"Trackpad++: Must-have Mac productivity-boosting utility for Boot Camp users/One of the most frustrating things about switching between OS X and Windows is remembering which gestures you can use on which operating system, and at no time is this more of a headache than when you're running Windows on a Mac." ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Best Mac Reminders App: Gestimers is ridiculously simple and cool" BGR 1:44 PM
"Edit Fonts On A Mac With A Free Blast From The Past" McSolo 7:54 AM
Op/Ed
"Frame's new cloud based 'Frame Platform' may shake-up the Mac app market" Architosh 12:41 PM
"Square's Apple Pay Reader Shows How We Pay Is Still in Flux" Wired 8:05 AM
"Apple CarPlay is coming to Buick and GMC, Android Auto not far behind: Three GMC trucks and two Buick models will feature Apple's smartphone integration system in the 2016 model year." CNET 8:26 AM
"Long-time iTunes holdouts Metallica 'feel very safe' with Apple Music from 'the coolest company in the world'" 9to5Mac 8:58 AM
"Google launches free streaming service ahead of Apple Music debut" Reuters 11:33 AM
"Google Play Music Launches 'Free Music For Everything You Do'" The Mac Observer 5:03 PM
"Boss of Jay Z's Music-Streaming Service Tidal Quits: Tidal faces industry criticism of premium business model as competition mounts" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:46 AM
"Tom Ford turns Apple Watch into a pocket watch" CBS News 11:40 AM
"Meet the former Apple engineer who designed 2 apps every iPhone owner has probably used" Business Insider 8:25 AM
"Venezuela: The land where an iPhone 6 costs $47,678... if you can find one" Apple World Today 3:14 PM
"Samsung heir apologizes for MERS spread in South Korea" ZDNet 9:23 PM
"Amazon Echo Wants To Talk With You: With its invite-only beta phase behind it, Amazon Echo will be available for sale in the US next month with several new features, including connected-home options, Google Calendar, and Audible Audiobooks." InformationWeek 9:21 PM
"You're being secretly tracked with facial recognition, even in church" Fusion 3:57 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-06-23: Tim Cook Responds to Racism" The Mac Observer 1:29 PM
"Let's Talk iOS 087: A Swift reaction" iDownload Blog 8:43 AM
"Apple Granted a 3D Camera Patent Focused on Time-Coded Illumination" Patently Apple 8:12 AM
"Apple granted patent for Beats-style gaming headset" VentureBeat 3:37 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Manage your Apple ID email addresses: Learn how to add, change, or delete the different types of email addresses that you can use with your Apple ID account." Apple Support 7:14 PM
"How to Determine Which Charger and Which Connector Goes With Each MacBook Model" The Mac Observer 1:42 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"Instaflash For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"Book Crawler For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 11:28 AM
"The Logitech MX Master: A Fitting Successor to One of Our Favorite Mice" Lifehacker 12:35 PM
"Henge Vertical Dock review: Your Mac laptop stands tall/Instead of fussing with your connectors when you need to take your laptop, all you need to do is slide it out of the Vertical Dock." Macworld 8:09 AM
"Review: Stand by Nomad – A Simple Apple Watch Stand" MacTrast 4:01 PM
"Hands On: Satechi Seven-Port Multi Charging Dock" MacNN 1:44 PM
"Review - iHome iBT74 Color Changing Bluetooth Speaker Review" MacNN 2:13 PM
"Review: blueLounge's Posto is the handsome headphone stand you can still afford after buying Beats" 9to5Mac 2:50 PM
"Torque Audio t096z earphone and t402v headphone review" The Gadgeteer 12:36 PM
"Review: SHARKK Bluetooth Boombox Buddy System" Run Around Tech 8:18 AM
"Will Apple Finally Be Getting Rid of That Annoying Home Button?" Gizmodo 8:43 AM
"Should Apple remove the home button from iOS devices?" CIO 8:24 AM
"Apple's reversal shows that Apple Music really can think different" TechHive 2:51 PM
"Ex-Apple exec rips company for 'arrogant' Apple Music launch" BGR 2:13 PM
"These Taylor Truthers Think the Apple Feud Was a PR Stunt" Time 2:13 PM
"Taylor Swift's Camp Responds to Photographer's Accusations" Digital Trends 12:32 PM
"The One Huge Thing We Still Don't Know About Taylor Swift's Apple Battle" Time 11:34 AM
"Conspiracy theorists thinks Taylor Swift's Apple beef was a publicity stunt" Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
"Taylor Swift Tells Us All to Speak Up: Taylor Swift pointed out that a privileged voice can always make a difference. What will you do with yours?" PC Magazine 8:12 AM
"Private I: The App Store's weaknesses and problems already solved" Macworld 8:09 AM
"5 reasons you're going to want Apple's next iPhone" Computerworld 7:57 AM
"On Breaking Up The Mac And The War Against Apps" Mac 360 7:54 AM
"Love It, Or Hate It, Apple 2015 Is Not Steve Jobs' Apple" PixoBebo 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
"Lexus Video Shows 'Real, Rideable Hoverboard" The Mac Observer 9:25 PM
"The dark web is growing but people have already figured out how to track down its most hidden websites" Business Insider 2:51 PM
"Tidal is still great, except for all the nonsense: Lossless streaming is the real deal" The Verge 8:43 AM
"U.S. Stocks Edge Up; Nasdaq Ends at Record: Optimism over Greece bailout deal boosts markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:33 PM
"Asia Markets: Chinese shares recover after falling nearly 5%/Stocks in China rebounded from their worst weekly selloff since 2008 on Tuesday, after Shanghai slid earlier in the day as investors who have borrowed heavily sold shares to meet loan requirements." MarketWatch 7:26 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks continue to rally as prospects for a Greek deal brighten/European stocks advanced Tuesday, buoyed by expectations that a long-awaited deal between debt-burdened Greece and its creditors was firmly taking shape." MarketWatch 7:26 AM
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