"Apple's iPad Pro deserves more than iOS provides: As analysts look at the larger iPad, some make a case for 'padOS,' a derivative of iOS optimized for both touch and keyboard" Computerworld 6:49 AM
"5 ways the Apple Store could embrace a luxury vibe: Apple senior VP of retail Angela Ahrendts is on a mission to make the Apple Store more classy. Here's what she should do." Macworld 7:03 AM
"Should Apple buy GoPro? Adobe? How about Tesla? Apple has $206 billion in cash. One Wall Street analyst has some ideas for how CEO Tim Cook can spend it." CNNMoney 9:44 AM
"Wall Street still thinks Apple should buy Tesla" Business Insider 4:05 PM
"Microsoft, Apple and Burying the Hatchet" Apple Gazette 3:11 PM
"Tim Cook defends Apple iPhone Smart Battery Case, says it's not a 'hump'" The Guardian 7:26 AM
"All eyes on the jailbroken as iOS, Mac OS X threat level ratchets up: Number of new problems rising, says Symantec" The Register 6:51 AM
"Safari 9.0.2 Released; Update Now or It Might Be Your Weakest Security Link" Intego 11:37 AM
"Winter Holiday Schedule: As a reminder, we will not be accepting new app or app update submissions from December 22-29. If you plan to release apps during this time, they should be submitted, approved, and scheduled in advance." Apple Developer Connection 1:00 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan discussion talks about a number of Apple Mail problems (and tips) plus some pretty problematic experiences with Apple's latest update to its flagship Mac operating system, as well as notes on SheepShaver and SUIDguard, etc." MacInTouch 12:01 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"OS X 'El Capitan' finally ready for prime time - and here's how to have a trouble-free upgrade: Don't think that public betas make software any better. They don't. The only way to shake out the bugs from something as big as an operating system is real world usage." ZDNet 9:38 AM
"How to Get the Most out of Apple's Safari 9 with El Capitan" Intego 1:29 PM
"Why can't file names be longer than 30 characters? A reader is told his long filenames are unacceptable, despite OS X's support for them." Macworld 7:04 AM
"Cassandra: Affinity Photo Extensions and Reinforcement of Photos on a Mac" eXtensions 10:27 AM
"Serif released Affinity Designer 1.4 and Apple makes Photo Best App of 2015" IT.Enquirer 9:29 AM
"Disable the Mail Swipe Gesture in Mac OS X with a Workaround" OS X Daily 2:45 PM
"Get MacBook Battery Life Percent Time Remaining from Command Line in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 1:26 PM
"Walmart Drops An Atomic Bomb On Its Apple Pay Competitor" ["But the big news, which Walmart neglected to mention in its press release, is that in dropping this midnight bomb just two weeks before Christmas, the retailer isn't targeting Apple Pay. Instead, it's essentially blowing up MCX, the Walmart-led consortium that was formed in 2012 and has been desperately trying to roll out an Apple Pay competitor called CurrentC."] Forbes 6:54 AM
"Wal-Mart to Offer Smartphone Payments in Stores: Retail giant takes on Apple, others with products that facilitate a shift away from cash and cards" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:52 AM
"Walmart Pay Is Going to Stick It to Apple Pay with ... QR Codes?" Wired 3:50 PM
"Walmart Pay Takes on Apple, Google: Walmart Pay is compatible with iOS and Android and major credit, debit, pre-paid, or Walmart gift cards." PC Magazine 1:40 PM
"Apple Maps now 3x more popular than Google Maps among iOS users" BGR 7:12 AM
"Tim Cook talks education at NYC Apple Store, says Chromebooks are nothing but 'test machines'" 9to5Mac 7:07 AM
"Everything You Need to Know About the New Apple TV App Store" appfigures 10:56 AM
"Best iPhone, iPad apps of 2016? Here's Apple's pick of the top 25" ZDNet 7:08 AM
"Cassandra: Apple's Best of 2015 for Thailand -Apps and Music" eXtensions 6:47 AM
"Give prisoners iPads to Skype their families says Justice Ministry adviser" Telegraph 9:39 AM
"The British government could give iPads to its prisoners" AppAdvice 2:22 PM
"Kate Winslet, Michael Fassbender among Golden Globe nominees for roles in Steve Jobs movie" 9to5Mac 1:26 PM
"ASUS and LG mock Apple's 'bumpy' iPhone battery case" 9to5Mac 7:07 AM
Non-Apple News
"New study claims that pirates make $70 million a year by spreading malware" BGR 8:16 PM
"ASA bans sex ads from talking cat kids app" The Inquirer 7:02 AM
"Christmas Lights Probably Aren't What's Wrong With Your Wi-Fi" Wired 6:55 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-10: Walmart Pay, Apple Streaming TV Followup" The Mac Observer 1:08 PM
"Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Introduces Their New Apple TV Photo App, PhotoWall+" MacVoices 9:59 AM
"One More Thing Episode 16: Held Together by Duct Tape" MacNN 7:19 AM
"Brian Rolapp, NFL Media Czar: The NFL's media czar Brian Rolapp talks with Peter Kafka about why Internet companies might (or might not) get the rights to a soon-to-be-auctioned set of games. They also discuss what makes live sports different from other forms of TV and the impact of fantasy sports on the game." Re/code 7:15 AM
"A bigger, curved screen iMac would offer an immersive experience" Apple World Today 7:05 AM
"Tim Cook on iPhone battery case: Don't call it a 'hump'/Apple's CEO would prefer to discuss other aspects of the company's battery-boosting iPhone enclosure." CNET 3:10 PM
"If Apple's battery case is a solution, why are there so many questions?" Macworld 7:04 AM
"A smarter home: My second try at the Internet of things/Jason Snell's first experience with smart-home tech was not a successful one, but this time around, an IFTTT recipe helped make him a believer." Macworld 7:04 AM
"R.I.P. Apple iPhone: 2007 – 2021" Mac 360 6:47 AM
"GoPro App For Apple Watch Released, New Features Added To iOS, Android App" Redmond Pie 7:02 PM
"Griffin's Survivor Play case for the Apple TV's Siri Remote is now available" AppAdvice 3:35 PM
"Pandora Launches on Apple TV" Business Wire 2:55 PM
"Beepi Releases First Ever App to Buy Cars Completely From an iPhone: People Can Comparison Shop & Use Apple Pay or Credit Cards to Buy from Absolutely Anywhere" Business Wire 2:54 PM
"Unibox tries to fill the gap left behind by Mailbox" AppAdvice 1:27 PM
"Tumblr for iOS now supports sharing Live Photos & 3D Touch" 9to5Mac 11:37 AM
"Yahoo's new Video Guide app offers universal search across streaming services" 9to5Mac 11:37 AM
"5 Gadgets That Keep Your Phone Alive All Day" Time 10:01 AM
"GoPro's new Apple Watch app lets you preview camera angle, start/stop recording, tag and more [Video] 9to5Mac 9:00 AM
"Nutrino and IBM Introduce Watson-Powered Nutrition Recommendations for Expectant Moms-to-Be" ["The Nutrino App is available for Download from the Apple Store today."] PRNewswire 7:27 AM
"Walmart Introduces Walmart Pay: Pay with any iOS or Android smartphone, any major payment type and at any checkout lane – all through the Walmart app" Business Wire 7:22 AM
"Koomas BikePro mounts your iPhone 6s to your handlebars" iDownload Blog 7:15 AM
"Facebook app will soon display new content & allow comments even when you're offline" 9to5Mac 7:07 AM
"Medal of Honor vets debut Fantastic Plastic Squad for Apple TV and iOS" VentureBeat 7:04 AM
"Pixelmator Team Brings Powerful Image Editor to iPad Pro" MacPrices 10:29 AM
"Pixelmator gains Apple Pencil, 3D Touch support in latest update" AppleInsider 6:58 AM
"Auxy's Awesome iPad Music-Making App Comes to the iPhone" Wired 6:57 AM
"Pilgrim - Rome Guide 1.0 for iOS - When in Rome, do as the Romans do" prMac 9:45 AM
"Push your brain to the limit with FlipiT" prMac 9:39 AM
"iClassics - A Special Christmas Gift for all Art and Mystery Lovers" prMac 6:57 AM
"Pocket Swipe 1.0 released for iOS - Swipe Up, Down, Left, and Right" prMac 6:57 AM
"Ho! Ho! Ho! Choo Choo Snow is now available in the App Store" prMac 6:57 AM
"Announcing the New LinkedIn Mobile App" prMac 6:57 AM
"Torah Bundle Integrates Jewish Studies and Hebrew Word Processing" prMac 6:57 AM
"Planet Lettra 2.0 - A quirky educational app for iPad and iPhone" prMac 6:57 AM
"Xbox Live keys mistakenly disclosed, says Microsoft" BBC 4:49 PM
"Microsoft and Linux are offering a joint certification for Azure: Three years ago, if you told someone that, they'd have had you certified" The Inquirer 6:05 AM
"Microsoft introduces Linux certification" Neowin 5:56 PM
"Microsoft can now push updates to Windows 10 Mobile without carriers" Neowin 6:18 AM
"Microsoft close to releasing browser extensions for Edge" The Verge 6:20 AM
"Microsoft Posts, Then Pulls, Page Detailing Extensions For Edge" Thurrott 6:20 AM
"Microsoft Edge extensions are imminent as forbidden webpage is found: Won't be long now, it seems" The Inquirer 12:05 PM
"Edge extensions mistakenly revealed by Microsoft" Neowin 6:18 AM
"Novo Nordisk, IBM Watson Health to Create 'Virtual Doctor': Virtual Doctor could dispense treatment advice for diabetes patients" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:09 AM
"A whole new world: How IBM is gearing up for the Internet of Things" ZDNet 6:38 AM
"IBM, Nutrino Launch Watson-Powered Pregnancy App" eWeek 6:26 AM
"IBM Launches Security App Exchange Marketplace" eWeek 6:02 AM
"IBM gets grant to help promote quantum computing research" ZDNet 12:12 PM
"IBM Receives A Research Grant To Develop Quantum Computers" The Monitor Daily 7:09 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Asks Shareholders To Reject 'Mini-Tender Offer' By" The Telegraph Times 6:31 AM
"Raising Money for Dell/EMC Acquisition Gets Thorny" DABCC 6:30 AM
"Dell releases duo of Active Directory backup and recovery solutions" OnWindows 6:30 AM
"Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba Utilities put PCs vulnerable to attacks, says researcher" PC-Tablet 6:30 AM
"IBM tasked by US intel agency to grow complex quantum computing tech: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity filling out its quantum systems development programme" TechCentral.ie 6:34 AM
"Intel Skull Canyon NUC Could be Available Soon" Overclockers Club 6:34 AM
"Cisco launches three new products to celebrate its 20th anniversary in India" Voice&Data 6:33 AM
"Google's biggest hits, misses, and WTF moments of 2015: The mega-company's products and services still managed to shake things up—for better and worse." PCWorld 6:32 AM
"Small Businesses Overwhelmed by IT Security Issues" eWeek 7:08 AM
"A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:58 PM
"IoT Spending to Hit $1.3 Trillion in 2019: IDC" eWeek 5:56 PM
"U.S. Stocks Climb, Paced By Energy Shares: Indexes have been hit hard this week by commodities rout" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:00 PM
"Asian shares fall as investors begin to brace for potential Fed rate hike/Asian stocks sank further Thursday as regional central banks came into focus with less than a week before the U.S. Federal Reserve decides whether to raise interest rates." MarketWatch 6:48 AM
"European stocks slide to 7-week low/European stock markets declined for a third straight session on Thursday, as investors were hesitant of making any major moves ahead of OPEC's monthly oil report and the Bank of England's policy decision." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
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