"Apple Maps, once a laughingstock, now dominates iPhones" Associated Press 11:26 AM
"Three huge challenges facing Apple in 2016" ZDNet 8:18 AM
"Apple turns stores into classrooms: Apple is using all of its worldwide network of stores as temporary classrooms this week to teach coding." ["Craig Federighi, one of Apple's top executives, says he wants to 'set off a spark' in young learners. He also wants to dispel the geeky image of 'solitary' computer programmers, saying 'it's an incredibly creative medium, not unlike music'."] BBC 6:35 AM
"Apple's secrets: How Apple's legal fight with Samsung revealed a gold mine of top-secret information" BGR 11:22 AM
"Apple turns over stores to the Hour of Code" The Inquirer 8:47 AM
"Apple bumps iTunes Match and Apple Music upload limit to 100,000 songs" The Verge 7:04 AM
"Apple Raises iTunes Match and Apple Music Library Matching Limits to 100,000 Tracks" MacStories 7:15 AM
"Apple Ends iTunes Match, iCloud Music 25,000 Track Limit" The Mac Observer 9:13 AM
"Apple retracts comment that it was first major open source company after criticism" 9to5Mac 11:29 AM
"IBM's Swift Sandbox Lets Coders Try Apple's Programming Language Easily: IBM announced its free, browser-based Swift Sandbox, which lets developers write in Apple's programming language and execute their code in a server environment: on top of Linux." InformationWeek 2:41 PM
"IBM introduces Swift Sandbox, lets developers write and execute code on their browsers" Canadian Reviewer 9:19 AM
"In Berlin—Klaus Vossen Explains Why CorelCAD May Be Right for Your Company" Architosh 7:01 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Poor MacBook Battery Life Caused by Time Machine?" Kirkville 7:15 AM
"El Capitan discussion includes update experiences; a Time Machine battery backup bug; font troubleshooting tips and details; a problem with joysticks; Safari freezes and related issues (including websites embedding Google code); more bad user interface design; Sheepshaver (for running classic Mac software); LibreOffice replacing Microsoft Office and more." MacInTouch 4:04 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to delete photos in iOS when the trash can icon is grayed out: Unlock that maddening trash can by syncing or resyncing with iTunes." Macworld 6:35 AM
"PowerPhotos 1.1 review: Now with library merges, album copy, and search across libraries" Macworld 8:46 AM
"How to disable password prompts for free iBooks downloads on the Mac" iDownload Blog 8:31 AM
"How to Quick Look preview multiple photos at once on Mac" iDownload Blog 11:26 AM
"Prevent All Alerts from Notification Center in Mac OS X Without Disabling the Feature" OS X Daily 3:14 PM
"Apple's MacBook Air takes laptop reliability crown: Consumer Reports' survey shows that just 7 out of every 100 Airs breaks down in the first three years, the lowest rate of all notebooks" Computerworld 8:56 AM
"JDI In Talks With Apple, Ready To Provide iPhone OLED Panels (in 2018)?" G for Games 8:47 AM
"Rumor: Apple again said to use OLED display for 'iPhone 8' in 2018" AppleInsider 11:30 AM
"Japan Display Planning Mass Production of OLED Displays for iPhones in Early 2018" MacRumors 11:31 AM
"4-Inch iPhone With Apple Pay May Be Coming Soon" TechNewsWorld 4:11 PM
"Catcher November revenues hit record" ["Catcher is a main supplier of chassis used in MacBook, iPhone and iPad. It invested NT$16.735 billion in expanding production capacity by 30% in January-September 2015, with the investment increasing 67% on year. It is expected to keep expanding capacity in 2016."] DigiTimes 7:11 AM
"Catcher's sales hit record NT$8.34bn: Catcher Technologies Co, which supplies metal casings for Apple Inc's iPhones, on Saturday reported record sales for last month at NT$8.34 billion (US$254 million) on a consolidated basis." Taipei Times 7:10 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:21 AM
"JotNot Scanner For iPhone/iPad Is Free For The First Time (Normally $4.99)" App Sliced 11:21 AM
"Photo Reminders For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 11:21 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:32 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:32 AM
"MacBook Pro 15in vs Dell XPS 15 head-to-head review: Dell's ultrabook takes on Apple. Can the XPS 15 overcome the MacBook Pro to be top dog?" IT PRO 7:29 AM
"Review: Incipio Performance Series for iPhone 6/6s" iLounge 3:30 PM
"Review: SwitchEasy Monsters for iPhone 6/6s" iLounge 1:45 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"PLEX for Apple TV Review: PLEX organises and plays your personal video, music and photo library on your TV." Macworld UK 9:24 AM
"New apps show off Apple TV's bigger potential" Mashable 7:19 AM
"Get transit 'Live Directions' with updated Moovit app" Apple World Today 1:49 PM
"Need for Speed: No Limits has... some limits, certainly" Macworld 7:22 AM
"Alive! review: add filters and effects to your Live Photos" iDownload Blog 7:13 AM
"Slots – Pharaoh's Fire - iOS Review" Tapscape 8:46 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Apple Pencil not working? Here's how to fix it!" iMore 8:59 PM
"How to switch from Android to iPhone" USA Today 7:15 AM
"How to install Kodi on iOS 9 without jailbreaking" iDownload Blog 7:13 AM
Tips
"Pro Tip: Turn your finger into an eraser on iPad" Cult of Mac 7:52 PM
"Pro Tip: Quick way to find stores that take Apple Pay" Cult of Mac 1:49 PM
"Tips for Traveling with your Tech Toys" The Mac Observer 12:14 PM
"Pointers: Six Call Tips for iPhone" MacNN 11:35 AM
"Recovering a Stolen Gmail Account: Q. Does Google have a precise protocol for restoring a hacked Gmail account?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:14 AM
"11 3D Touch apps to install today" Computerworld 8:45 AM
"Opinion: My two favorite new Apple things from 2015 that will last for years" 9to5Mac 7:51 PM
"Goodbye to one of my favourite apps: I'm fussy about what apps I allow on my homescreen, so I'm sad that I'll have to delete one of my long-time favourites. Zite, an app that aggregates news stories, is closing down this week as it has been bought by Flipboard, a competitor." Stuff: New Zealand 7:49 PM
"Is Apple already prepping a faster, more powerful Apple TV?" Digital Trends 3:14 PM
"Apple: The Android/iOS Struggle, Revisited" Seeking Alpha 1:10 PM
"Saying goodbye to Carousel and Mailbox" The Loop 2:17 PM
"Dropbox calls it quits for two major products: Carousel, Mailbox" ZDNet 1:10 PM
"Dropbox Is Shutting Down Carousel and Mailbox" MacStories 1:10 PM
"Musings on a Comcast set-top box, Apple's streaming service, and acquiring a content provider" Apple World Today 11:35 AM
"The Hidden Convenience in iOS 9" Macdrifter 8:17 AM
"New Apple Leak Will Upset Apple TV Owners: After waiting three long years for the current fourth-generation Apple AAPL +3.36% TV box to turn up, a reported leak from Apple's supply chain suggests that a fifth generation Apple TV will be arriving much more quickly. In fact, the leak claims that trial production of the new Apple TV will start as early as this month, with volume production ramping up over the first quarter of 2016." Forbes 8:04 AM
"What the Apple TV needs to improve: It's personal" Macworld 7:22 AM
"Would you switch to iPhone if you could transfer your paid Android apps?" iMore 7:15 AM
"The Ancient iPhone: Going Backwards Is Interesting, Even Quaint, But Not Much Fun" BohemianBoomer 6:31 AM
"HP Just Did What Apple Seldom Does" Mac 360 6:31 AM
Non-Apple
"Microsoft Band 2 Review: Ugly, Uncomfortable, But Great for Workouts" Gizmodo 11:26 AM
"Some Thoughts on Yahoo" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:22 AM
"Custom Lego figures pay tribute to Steve Jobs" Cult of Mac 7:53 PM
"DxO One iPhone camera gets major updates" Macworld 7:51 PM
"Winter Has Come To Temple Run 2 With New World Update" Apple'n'Apps 3:19 PM
"Volvo's First CarPlay Vehicle in the U.S. is the 2016 XC90, Available Now" MacRumors 2:49 PM
"Volvo brings Apple CarPlay to its XC90 crossover" CNET 2:41 PM
"Our favorites: iOS/tvOS games" Six Colors 1:10 PM
"Google Calendar adds Reminders to iOS, Android mobile apps" ZDNet 1:10 PM
"There's finally a solution that lets you use the iPhone 6s Plus with one hand" BGR 12:29 PM
"Movebubble Makes Renting Suck Less" TechCrunch 11:29 AM
"Dropbox to nix Mailbox and Carousel apps early next year" iDownload Blog 12:31 PM
"Dropbox is shutting down its Mailbox and Carousel apps" The Verge 11:28 AM
"Dropbox announces shutdown of Mailbox and Carousel apps" 9to5Mac 11:24 AM
"Add pizzazz to your photos and share with friends on Flake" AppAdvice 9:19 AM
"Palo Alto Networks Research Shows New Twist On Old Cyberattack Method Targeting Mobile Devices: White Paper from Unit 42 Explains How Cyberattackers Use Malware to Execute BackStab Attacks, Particularly Against iOS Devices" PRNewswire 8:58 AM
"Dunkin' Donuts Makes Apple Pay Available To Its Guests Via Dunkin' Mobile App" PRNewswire 8:56 AM
"Apple Watch 2 release date, rumours, price, news and battery life" TrustedReviews 8:56 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of December 7: Bob LeVitus, Online Shopping Tech and More Parties" The MUG Center 8:36 AM
"Verizon taking customers directly to the IBM Cloud" First Post 7:42 AM
"Is It Too Late for International Business Machines Corp, Cisco Systems to Win the Cloud Wars? Cisco and IBM have room to run in the cloud." The Motley Fool 8:56 PM
"Trifecta of Security Bugs Affecting Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba Products" Softpedia 7:29 AM
"Intel Skylake CPU damage: Here's what Cooler Master, Arctic, Scythe, Thermaltake and more have to say" PCR Online 7:27 AM
"Intel Broadwell and Skylake release dates, price and specs: Intel chips reportedly broken by third-party cooling systems" IT PRO 7:25 AM
"Third-Party Coolers Reportedly Bending Intel Skylake CPUs" UberGizmo 7:25 AM
"Intel spend $2.9 billion on R&D per quarter - but how do NVIDIA and AMD's figures compare?" PC Games 7:21 AM
"AMD will launch AM4 platform in March 2016 says industry source" Hexus 7:20 AM
"Asetek tells AMD and Gigabyte to suspend sales of Fury X, GTX 980 Water Force" VR Zone 7:19 AM
"AMD unveils low profile graphics card" ITP Technology 7:19 AM
"Asetek demands AMD R9 Fury X graphics cards sales cease" Hexus 7:19 AM
"Cisco chairman promises 'win-win' deal with China over network control" Reuters 1:46 PM
"Cisco Systems Inc to partner with Indian startups and other Top Startup news of the day" India Info Line 7:15 AM
"PC shipment decline in 2015 sets bleak record: Down more than 10% year over year, says IDC; contraction will last at least through '16" Computerworld 7:48 PM
"Stocks Tumble As Oil Prices Plunge; Airline, Gun Stocks Take Off" Investor's Business Daily 4:00 PM
"Tumbling oil prices send stocks lower" USA Today 4:00 PM
"Wall Street Ends Off Session Lows After Oil Selloff" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall as Oil Keeps Sliding: Exxon, Chevron log biggest declines in the Dow after OPEC opts not to cut production" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Asian stocks end mixed after U.S. jobs report: Asian markets gave a mixed response Monday to Friday's better-than-expected U.S. jobs report, which is seen as clearing the way for the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week for the first time since 2006." MarketWatch 8:46 AM
"European stocks rebound after worst week in three months: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:05 PM
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