"Apple is a hot product for holiday shoppers: Retailers' deals on iPads, Watches and other Apple products indicate this could be a strong holiday start for Apple — even though Apple refrained from offering any of its own discounts." USA Today 6:47 PM
"How Apple's winning Black Friday — at full price: Despite avoiding the Black Friday bustle, Apple is still managing to generate holiday buzz on Main Street and Wall Street alike, an Internet analyst told CNBC." CNBC 3:36 PM
"Consumers lose as banks snub Apple's 'digital wallet' system: The Reserve Bank has been urged to examine potential anti-competitive behaviour in the emerging card-free payments market amid claims the banks have frozen out newcomer Apple Pay." Sydney Morning Herald 7:43 AM
"Australians banks accused of freezing out Apple Pay" Cult of Mac 7:44 AM
"Australian banks accused of anti-competitive behaviour by refusing to allow customers to use Apple Pay" 9to5Mac 7:44 AM
"Apple Can Leverage China's Booming Mobile Payments Market" Market Realist 9:12 AM
"Can Apple Find Success with Apple Pay in China?" Market Realist 9:12 AM
"Face it: You can't beat Apple. So, you might as well join them" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11/26
"Apple Could Make $15 Billion From Winning The NFL's Thursday Night Football Rights" Forbes 11/26
"Why the Internet Could — But Probably Won't — Land a Mega-Deal With the NFL" ["CEO Tim Cook was willing to spend $3 billion to buy a headphone company with a music app. What would he pay for can't-watch-anywhere-else TV?"] Re/code 11/26
"Apple Inc. Wins Gold With New iPhones: Critics say Apple doesn't innovate anymore. Let's explore why this is wrong (kind of) and why this Fool is bullish on the company." The Motley Fool 11/26
"All-in-one PC shipments to drop over 10% in 2015" ["As for the second-largest, Apple, its iMac shipments are expected to grow 5% on year in 2016. iMac's main manufacturer ... In the third quarter, Apple sold about 5.7 million iMacs and MacBooks, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago. For 2015, the sources also expect Apple's iMac shipments to grow about 5% on year."] DigiTimes 11/26
"For Apple and Venmo, China Shows What Lies Ahead: As Apple Pay enters China, the country's lead in mobile payments provides a road map of sorts" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/26
"Is Apple Stepping Up its VR/AR Efforts with Faceshift Buy?" Zacks 11/26
"How Apple could fix the Mac App Store: A few simple changes—and one major change—could improve the Mac App Store experience for both developers and customers." Macworld 7:42 AM
"My coworkers made me use Mac OS 9 for their (and your) amusement" Ars Technica 11/26
Press Releases
"Orb is a slick drag and drop radial contextual menu for OS X" prMac 7:37 AM
"Will This Be an Apple Watch Christmas? IBM says yes. Google says no." Fortune 9:42 AM
"Guess Apple Watch's killer app: Well, usage studies show it isn't email" ZDNet 7:49 AM
"Apple's iOS clenches 78.3% of U.S. mobile online shopping over Thanksgiving, 360% more than Android" AppleInsider 8:33 PM
"Turkey & Mouse clicks: Thanksgiving 2015 e-commerce recap + LIVE Black Friday Update" Custora 8:32 PM
"Even Apple seems to be skipping Black Friday this year" The Verge 3:36 PM
"Backing up Your Music and Videos is Illegal Again, a Year After it Was Made Legal" Gizmodo UK 7:44 AM
"Backing up your own music now illegal for Brits, and Apple Music terms may need to change" 9to5Mac 7:44 AM
"It's illegal (again) to copy music to the cloud in the UK" AppAdvice 9:27 AM
"Apple's Ego Deletes Products From Christmas: Apple has debuted its Christmas advert on YouTube. Featuring Stevie Wonder singing his classic 'Someday at Christmas' from 1967, he is joined by Andra Day, lots of candles, home-made Christmas tree decorations, elf slippers, holly wreaths, and a distinct absence of Apple products." Forbes 7:48 AM
"Chromecast leads global digital media streamer market for fifth straight quarter, says Strategy Analytics: Google's video streaming dongle captures 35% market share of rapidly expanding connected TV device category" [Apple TV with 20% share] PRNewswire 8:42 AM
"Target's Top Ten Best Selling Black Friday Items Include iPads, Apple Watch And Beats Headphones" Forbes 7:32 AM
"Ex-Apple employee wrecked luxury flat causing £10k damage with his own waste" Mirror Online UK 7:49 AM
"Judge: There's no proof Yelp manipulates reviews" Ars Technica 4:57 PM
"NSA to shut down bulk phone surveillance program by Sunday" Reuters 3:49 PM
"Blue tarantulas may help humans make better wide-angle computer displays" The Verge 3:38 PM
"Judge Rules Against Cox Communications in Copyright Case: Federal judge says Internet provider isn't shielded from liability for illegal music downloading by subscribers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Incomparable #274: Rudolph's Hideous Mutation" Six Colors 8:33 PM
"The TouchArcade Show Rewind - 233 - Flashback to When Ravensword Was New" Touch Arcade 8:32 PM
"AppleInsider podcast talks Apple Pencil, official Apple Watch dock and safe payments practices" AppleInsider 11/26
"Is the iPad Pro a half-baked product by Apple? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast Ep. 17): The Best Black Friday deals for Apple goods this year, a look inside the Apple Pencil and where are the true pro apps on the iPad Pro?" CNET 11/26
"Report: Apple plans to nix 3.5mm port on iPhone 7, require Lightning for wired headphones" 9to5Mac 3:39 PM
"Rumor: iPhone 7 to lose 3.5mm headphone port" iDownload Blog 3:43 PM
"Apple rumored to ditch headphone jack on 'iPhone 7' for Lightning connector audio" AppleInsider 4:50 PM
"Apple tells supply chains it will use OLED in upcoming iPhones, says report" DigiTimes 7:54 AM
"Apple reportedly switching over to OLED for iPhone panels in 2018: Report claims Apple likely to move to OLED for mobile devices in coming years" MacNN 7:46 AM
"iPhone 7s may be the first iPhone to boast an OLED display" Cult of Mac 7:51 AM
"Inside the Apple Inc. A9X Chip: Thanks to the folks at Chipworks, this Fool discusses the details of the A9X chip inside of Apple's iPad Pro." The Motley Fool 7:45 AM
"iPhone water damage? Apple locks down ports with new shutter patent" ZDNet 7:48 AM
"Clever Apple invention paves the way for a truly waterproof iPhone" BGR 11:49 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Black Friday App Sales: Hundreds Of iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 8:49 AM
"MacID (Unlock Your Mac With Your Fingerprint/Wrist) For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" App Sliced 8:49 AM
"Multi Measures HD -Measuring Toolkit For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 8:49 AM
"Drop Kitchen Scale Review" ["The Drop Kitchen Scale dose the work for you, and with its accompanying iOS app, it will guide you through a recipe — effectively negating the need for (mis)measuring cups. As long as you don't want to get too exploratory in the kitchen, it works really well."] Digital Trends 11/26
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"WhatsApp... Cross Platform Mobile Messaging" Low End Mac 3:47 PM
"Review: iPass Wi-Fi service for connectivity on the go" TechRepublic 7:54 AM
"Sega scores another goal with Football Manager Touch 2016 for iPad" AppAdvice 8:07 AM
"Carcassonne developer does interactive fiction with One Button Travel for iOS" AppAdvice 3:41 PM
"Kenwood offers choice in aftermarket CarPlay car receivers" Canadian Reviewer 7:29 PM
"Cortana for iPhone is rolling out now to beta testers" The Verge 3:36 PM
"Coming November 28: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy, and Jeff Carlson, from TidBITS, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3:31 PM
"Apple's Beats has splurged out for a sponsored Snapchat Lens this Black Friday" Business Insider 9:43 AM
"IBM's Watson Predicts the Top Products and Trends for Black Friday" ["Available for free download in the Apple App Store, IBM Watson Trend features the hottest 100 consumer electronics, toys and health and fitness products at any given time."] PRNewswire 8:05 AM
"Calvertr2 for iOS: Fastest Units Converter with Calculator from R3app" prMac 7:37 AM
"Less Than 8 - Quick Thinking Number Puzzle on Apple App Store" prMac 7:37 AM
"Test Your Reflexes in this Awesome Endless Puzzler" prMac 7:37 AM
"Happy Bombs transports the player to a bright and colorful puzzle world" prMac 7:37 AM
"Mindfulness, meditation and relaxation for kids: announcing Zen Studio" prMac 7:37 AM
"Castle Croc Released - A new game for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch" prMac 7:37 AM
"Keep Close Pictures for iPad and iPhone Released" prMac 7:37 AM
"Step Back In Time With This New Retro Platformer" prMac 7:36 AM
"U.S. stocks pushed by energy shares, pulled by defensive plays: KaloBios jumps as short sellers face squeeze" MarketWatch 6:42 PM
"Stocks End Short Session Mixed Ahead of Jobs Week: The turkey has been trussed, roasted and eaten and now investors are turning their attention to the labor market in the coming week." TheStreet 12:30 PM
"Stocks end mixed as retailers tally Black Friday, Thanksgiving numbers: Black Friday, the so-called Super Bowl of the retail selling season, is underway, but the stock market was little changed in the holiday-shortened session as investors waited, and waited, for sales results from the kickoff to the holiday shopping season." USA Today 12:28 PM
"Wall Street Ends Flat in Holiday-Thinned Trade as Disney Drops: U.S. equity markets were relatively flat as shoppers hit the streets in search of the best day-after-Thanksgiving deals and traders headed home early after the shortened trading session." FOXBusiness 12:27 PM
"Dow Ends Slightly Lower in Shortened Session: The Dow industrials ended lower in an abbreviated, post-Thanksgiving session Friday, as Disney and energy-company shares weighed on the index." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:27 PM
"Chinese shares plunge 5.5% as authorities probe brokers over violations: Chinese authorities' investigations into two major Chinese brokerages over suspected violations drove shares in Shanghai sharply lower Friday." MarketWatch 6:41 AM
"European stocks ease off 3-month high but log weekly gain: European stocks slipped Friday, pulling back from three-months highs, as commodity shares bore the brunt of the fallout from a slide in Chinese equities and strengthening in the U.S. dollar." MarketWatch 12:26 PM
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