"iPad Pro: Wrong Questions/Here we go again, with the iPad Pro this time: Is it a laptop replacement? This seemingly simple question is, simply, the wrong one. What we need to ask is 'what sorts of tasks does the new tablet and its well-executed Pencil make easier?'" Monday Note 10:40 AM
"Apple wins patent case against DRM business ContentGuard" The Inquirer 6:46 AM
"Court Clears Apple of Infringing on Pendrell Anti-piracy Patents" The Mac Observer 8:57 AM
"Here's Why the Apple Watch Will Have a Huge Holiday Shopping Season" TheStreet 9:00 AM
"Samsung Vs Apple's Reality Distortion Field" Forbes 8:07 AM
"Apple Watch Keeps Top Gift Spot Ahead Of Black Friday" asymco 5:03 PM
"Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers In New Legal Battle" TechCrunch 11:22 AM
"Apple celebrates App Store records as it notes iTunes Connect's usual holiday break" 9to5Mac 6:58 AM
"Apple TV ad campaign continues as colorful billboards go up nationwide" 9to5Mac 4:18 PM
"Sword-wielding man causes scare at NY Apple Store" Digital Trends 7:00 AM
"A man with a sword went into an Apple Store and yelled 'I just want an iPhone'" Business Insider 7:05 AM
"Mastercard gifts Apple Pay users with free London travel" Engadget 8:07 AM
"Square rolls out readers to accept Apple Pay" USA Today 8:16 AM
"Now you can click and collect from the Apple Store: No need to wait for the postie to deliver your new iPhone now" TechRadar UK 8:17 AM
"Apple to open 27th Chinese Apple Store this week in Beijing" AppleInsider 6:55 AM
"Pixar president: Steve Jobs would have been 'appalled' by biopic/Ed Catmull, who launched the animation company with Jobs, has criticised Danny Boyle's Oscar-tipped drama" The Guardian 8:16 AM
"Yes, sharpening your Apple Pencil is a stupid idea" Cult of Mac 11:23 AM
"Kind taxi driver travels two hours to return lost iPhone" Cult of Mac 7:10 AM
Non-Apple News
"A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job — including to automatically email his wife and make himself a latte" Business Insider 12:09 PM
"Samsung is going to pay people to use its payment app" Business Insider 7:05 AM
"Google Parent to Ask Subsidiaries to Pay for Corporate Services" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:12 PM
"Google can remotely bypass the passcode of at least 74% of Android devices if ordered" The Next Web 6:55 AM
"Yahoo stops some users accessing emails in ad-blockers row: Yahoo has confirmed that it is preventing some people from accessing their email if they are using ad-blocking software in their browser." BBC 6:46 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Briefing -5 Things To Know About The Logitech Create Backlit Keyboard Case for iPad Pro" MacVoices 2:34 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-23: iOS App Holiday Survival Guide" The Mac Observer 1:19 PM
"Apple's half baked product releases." The MT Show 6:26 AM
"Video: iFixit's all-new Pro Tech Toolkit/A video tour of iFixit's new Pro Tech Toolkit - the perfect loadout for anyone who is in the business of repairing PCs, smartphones, or tablets." ZDNet 7:05 AM
"Apple Music on Apple TV: Why Siri support can't come soon enough/Apple's streaming service gets a remote for its tvOS app, but without Siri's help, everything is more difficult." Macworld 6:58 AM
"The Reason And An Example Of Why It's Difficult To Compete Against Apple" Mac 360 6:28 AM
"DuckDuckGo vs. Google vs. Bing And Billions Are At Stake For Someone" Mac 360 6:28 AM
"Tokens 1.5: Today, we're proud to launch Tokens 1.5. This update brings support for Apple TV apps and marks an interesting point in the development of the app." Token Blog 3:55 PM
"Glance is the first conference dedicated to the business of Apple Watch." Glance 3:36 PM
"Sprint starts sales of LTE iPad Pro with contract & installment options" AppleInsider 12:46 PM
"Dropbox & Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS updated with tighter integration for PDF editing" AppleInsider 11:22 AM
"Skype for iOS updated with data detectors for phone numbers, addresses, and more" 9to5Mac 11:50 AM
"Skype for iPhones, iPads now works with Apple Maps, Calendar for better multitasking" ZDNet 10:35 AM
"'Breaker' mixes content discovery with a messaging platform" Gigaom 10:31 AM
"Relay FM's podcast app for iOS will keep you up-to-date with your favorite shows" The Next Web 10:31 AM
"Sidefari – Split Screen Multitasking In Safari For iPad" MacPrices 10:12 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of November 23: Finder Tips, Swipes, Taps and Clicks, and the Thanksgiving Holiday" The MUG Center 10:11 AM
"9to5Mac's iPhone Holiday Gift Guide: best picks for every budget" 9to5Mac 9:00 AM
"Mount for New Apple TV Launches Worldwide in Apple Stores" PRNewswire 8:14 AM
"Xero launches Apple® Watch app" Business Wire 8:13 AM
"Stocks slip after year's biggest week of gains" USA Today 3:31 PM
"Stocks End Lower Ahead of Holiday-Shortened Week" FOXBusiness 3:31 PM
"U.S. Stocks Slip After Last Week's Rally: European equities tick lower on losses in mining sector" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:31 PM
"Networking Stocks Break Out While Cisco Struggles" Barron's 4:21 PM
"Asian markets end mixed, with Australian stocks on a tear: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 6:36 AM
"European stocks fall, hit by slump in commodity prices: European stocks fell Monday, with commodity shares yanked lower by the persistent rout in metals and oil that's driving their prices deeper into the red for the year." MarketWatch 12:32 PM
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