"Can Apple continue to shine?" ["Given Apple's current product set and the general trends in the market, the company will likely have another record quarter to end this calendar year. But how they evolve next year isn't nearly as clear."] USA Today 6:59 AM
"Samsung to Pay Apple $548 Million in Patent Dispute" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:10 PM
"Samsung to finally pay Apple $548 million in patent dispute" Reuters 11:18 AM
"The epic Apple-Samsung patent war is finally nearing its end" TechRadar UK 7:10 AM
"Samsung to pay Apple $548m over patent row" BBC 6:51 AM
"Samsung to finally pay Apple $548M as part of endless patent case: But Samsung notes that it might want that money back—if appeals go in its favor." Ars Technica 2:13 PM
"Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548M in damages: An appeals court had rejected Samsung's bid to review the damages award" IDG News Service 6:44 AM
"Samsung will pay Apple $548m in damages - but then fight to get it back" ZDNet 8:55 AM
"Samsung to (Finally) Fork Over Millions to Apple in Patent Battle" PC Magazine 10:33 AM
"Five years after patent trial, Samsung & Apple reach $548M settlement – but it's not over yet" 9to5Mac 6:58 AM
"This Is Phil Schiller's Grand Unified Theory of Apple" Fortune 3:30 PM
"Why Apple Dumbs Down Your Smartphone: As Apple advances the medical promise of its watch and smartphones, it has also made clear that it's foremost aim is to steer clear of Food and Drug Administration regulation. Many assert that this imperative has rendered the health features in its sensor-laden watch underwhelming. Apple didn't want to cross the lines that would class its new watch as a 'medical device' in the eyes of regulators." Forbes 6:57 AM
"Apple Quietly Increases iTunes Match and iCloud Music Library Limits Above 25,000 Tracks" Kirkville 5:30 PM
"After Apple open sources it, IBM puts Swift programming in the cloud/IBM has already put the Linux port of Apple's Swift programming language to good use, releasing the IBM Swift Sandbox: A way to code in the cloud." ZDNet 10:32 AM
"Apple open sources Swift programming language for iOS, Mac OS X, Linux" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
"Apple tailors Swift for open source" ComputerWeekly 7:12 AM
"Apple makes Swift programming language open source" O'Grady's PowerPage 8:54 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Users complain VIP mailboxes still not working properly in OS X El Capitan" AppleInsider 11:22 AM
"OS X Wi-Fi: Disentangling Yourself from the 'Xfinitywifi' Network" The Mac Observer 8:17 AM
"El Capitan discussion continues on the Time Machine bug with battery backup connections (via USB); plus Keychain issues affecting remote access; Safari freezes and other crashes; font issues; classic Mac OS support (via Sheepshaver et al); Adobe compatibility; Office options (including LibreOffice) and more." MacInTouch 4:04 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to uninstall MacKeeper from your Mac: Some people regret installing MacKeeper but can't figure out how to remove it. We're here for you." Macworld 1:04 PM
"How to restore your Mac to an older version of OS X: Don't want to install El Capitan on a Mac you're restoring? Here's how you can install an older OS." Macworld 6:56 AM
"Incorporating Swirly Design Elements in Photoshop" Layers Magazine 11:54 AM
"Final Cut Pro X Speed Segments Tips and Tricks" FCPXtv 7:39 AM
"Use Your Mac To Track Your Flights" TeraTalks 6:47 AM
Op/Ed
"In-App GarageBand Purchases Top Mac App Store Downloads" Two Guys And A Podcast 3:13 PM
"padOS X for the iPad Pro? Why not simply go with Mac OS X?" Apple World Today 7:44 AM
Press Releases
"IBM Swift Sandbox Allows Users to Write Swift Code in a Web Browser" MacTrast 8:58 AM
"Write Swift code in a web browser with the IBM Swift Sandbox" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
"Total Disc Golf released on Mac App Store" prMac 12:14 PM
"SCSC Releases ClearTime for the Mac OS X Operating System" prMac 6:53 AM
"Apple Makes A Beeline For Carrier Billing In Emerging Markets, Starting With Russia" TechCrunch 8:44 AM
"Apple Watch In Focus: Holiday Sales, A User Survey, And Market Share" Forbes 6:39 AM
"The wearables market has now come down to three players/Research firm IDC has unofficially crowned the Big Three in wearables: Fitbit, Apple, and Xiaomi." Quartz 7:11 AM
"Apple Watch sales enjoying modest growth, says IDC, as Samsung gets knocked out of the top five" 9to5Mac 7:06 AM
"Fitbit, Apple And Xiaomi Are The World's Top Wearables Vendors, Says IDC" TechCrunch 6:56 AM
"Apple Watch Pushes Wearable Sales To New High" TechWeekEurope 7:12 AM
"Apple's US Smartphone Subscriber Share Trimmed" 24/7 Wall St. 7:10 AM
"Worldwide Smartphone Market Will See the First Single-Digit Growth Year on Record – IDC" MacPrices 1:08 PM
"Apple Campus 2 Underground Auditorium Shown Off in New Aerial Video" MacRumors 2:14 PM
"Beats Music subscribers have until Jan. 19 to make the switch to Apple Music" Macworld 11:22 AM
"Wozilla? Tokyo Prepares for Apple Founder's Comic Con." Re/code 2:14 PM
"Apple Watch comes through in an emergency" AppAdvice 4:06 PM
"iPhone may have saved San Bernardino shooting victim's life" New York Post 11:17 AM
"Hackers Target Hello Barbie's iPhone... But It's Good News" Forbes 6:39 AM
Non-Apple News
"Marissa Mayer's Next Headache May Be a Nasty Proxy Fight" Bloomberg 9:23 PM
"Samsung execs are being investigated for possible insider trading" BGR 8:36 PM
"VTech's Android tablet for kids 'hopelessly insecure'" The Register 2:30 PM
"US might roll back its anti-ISIS propaganda after questions from the tech industry" The Verge 12:14 PM
"Judges Challenges Both Sides in Net Neutrality Case: Three-judge panel could uphold part of regulation and overturn part of it, experts say" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:21 PM
"Net neutrality on trial: judges hear lawsuits against FCC" BetaNews 10:32 AM
"You can take a bath with Android's first soap-proof smartphone" BGR 8:21 AM
"One country wants to spy on all its encrypted Internet traffic" BGR 7:04 AM
"Mozilla Is Flailing When the Internet Needs It the Most" Wired 6:50 AM
"Coming December 5: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers of TidBITS, and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 4:45 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-04: Samsung's Patent Judgement, YouTube's TV Series Plans" The Mac Observer 12:56 PM
"How Apple out-innovates the competition, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:12 AM
"Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt and Nilay talk in code" The Verge 8:11 AM
"AppleInsider podcast talks 2016 iPhone & MacBook rumors, Apple Watch gripes, open source Swift, more" AppleInsider 7:46 AM
"Apple Watch comes through in an emergency" AppAdvice 6:00 PM
"It's a Good Thing Apple Didn't Acquire Twitter" The Mac Observer 4:36 PM
"Is Google about to steal Apple's best new iPhone 6s feature?" BGR 3:24 PM
"Is the Force With Analog Devices?" Barron's 2:14 PM
"Why iOS and Android will soon become obsolete: The market is eventually going to move to one product that scales from a smartphone to a PC. Columnist Rob Enderle says it doesn't appear that either Apple or Google will dominate this coming shift." CIO 12:17 PM
"Is Amazon Prime Video App Coming to Apple TV?" Market Realist 8:57 AM
"Apple adds shuffle option for custom Apple Music playlists on Apple TV" AppleInsider 9:02 PM
"Slash Keyboard for iOS for Quick Sharing" The Mac Observer 7:40 PM
"Apple TV gets an app for over-the-air channels (with the right hardware): The new Channels app works with HDHomeRun tuners for watching free antenna-based broadcasts." TechHive 12:55 PM
"Apple camera supplier Sony picks up Toshiba's image sensor business for $155M" AppleInsider 12:04 PM
"Take your iPhone photography to new levels with MaxCurve" AppAdvice 11:55 AM
"Grab your snowboard and Shred It! with a fun holiday update" AppAdvice 11:54 AM
"Apple promotion offers $60 iTunes gift card with Beats headphones purchase" AppleInsider 6:59 AM
"Bird Attack! - Rev 4.00 Apple iOS Universal Game" prMac 8:04 AM
"StarDroid - a 2D pixel art sci-fi action adventure for iOS" prMac 6:53 AM
"Apple Up 2.6% This Morning, What Gives?" Forbes 10:32 AM
"If Apple Leaves, Will We Get the Message? Since 2005, corporate earnings retained overseas have increased from $0.5 trillion to $2.1 trillion (about 300%!)." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:22 AM
"7 days in tech quiz: Amazon, Apple and AMD" The Inquirer 9:14 AM
"Apple, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner" Capital Cube 8:57 AM
Industry News
"U.S. stocks score biggest gains in 3 months: Financials, telecoms lead gains; energy stocks sell off as oil plunges" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"Market Adjusts to Rate Hike but Worries About Next Year" TheStreet 4:07 PM
"Stocks Cap Week With Giant Gains As Apple, Microsoft Lead The Dow" Investor's Business Daily 4:07 PM
"Dow ends up nearly 370 on strong jobs report" USA Today 4:07 PM
"Wall Street Stages Jobs-Fueled Rebound Rally" FOXBusiness 4:07 PM
"Dow Surges 370 Points, Capping Rocky Week: Solid jobs report helps cement case for interest rate increase later this month" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Japanese stocks slide the most in two months after ECB disappointment: Japanese stocks suffered their biggest one-day drop in more than two months, adding momentum to a global selloff after the European Central Bank announced a smaller-than-expected burst of monetary stimulus." MarketWatch 7:59 AM
"European stocks mark worst week in more than 3 months: European stocks fell Friday, with the market logging its worst week in more than three months, as a dive in oil prices dragged down energy shares." MarketWatch 11:45 AM
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