"Samsung appeals Apple patent 'windfall' ruling to U.S. Supreme Court: Samsung took to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a last-ditch effort to pare back the more than $548 million in damages it must pay Apple for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone." Reuters 1:59 PM
"Samsung Asks Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Patent Feud With Apple: Supreme Court has not taken a case on design patents in over a century" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:43 PM
"Apple v. Samsung: petition for Supreme Court to take first look at design patent case in 122 years" Foss Patents 3:09 PM
"Samsung makes last-chance appeal to Supreme Court on Apple verdict: The court is being asked to take a fresh look at 120-year-old case law" IDG News Service 3:01 PM
"Samsung asks Supreme Court to hear smartphone design patent case" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:05 PM
"Apple's Irish tax deal faces further scrutiny by Brussels: Brussels has extended its probe into Ireland's alleged sweetheart tax deal with Apple, the US technology company, reducing the risk that a tough verdict in the case could have an impact on Irish elections early next year." ["The commission's investigation is being watched closely in Dublin, where ministers insist that Ireland has no case to answer and that they will take Brussels to court over any negative decision. Apple also denies any wrongdoing."] Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:14 AM
"The European Union is expanding its investigation into Apple" Business Insider 7:32 AM
"Steve Jobs and Apple's iTunes gutted the music industry, Pandora CFO Mike Herring claims" Sydney Morning Herald 7:12 AM
"Apple Manages to Capture First-Time Buyers in China" Market Realist 10:48 AM
"Morgan Stanley: iPhone sales will drop in 2016" Business Insider 7:32 AM
"iPhone sales will tumble in 2016, claims Morgan Stanley analyst" ZDNet 8:15 AM
"Apple saved $4.1 billion hedging against a rising dollar, says Stifel: Tim Cook's Apple adopted an 'extremely well-timed' currency hedging program in the 2nd half of 2014" MarketWatch 2:43 PM
"Watch how Apple's Swift evolved into an open source powerhouse" The Next Web 3:04 PM
"Security researcher claims to have downloaded sensitive data from 13M accounts of scamware app MacKeeper" 9to5Mac 7:13 AM
"Security Research Says he Downloaded Sensitive Data About 13M MacKeeper Users" MacTrast 7:50 AM
"MacKeeper Leaks 13 Million Mac Owners' Data, Leaves Passwords Open To Easy Cracking" Forbes 1:58 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Cassandra: Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 6.18" eXtensions 6:55 PM
"El Capitan discussions include Apple Mail problems; Spotlight problems; an OS X update issue; Core Storage compatibility issues and startup tricks; walled gardens and document- vs. application-centric models and more." MacInTouch 7:54 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"SpamSieve 2.9 review: A must-have spam filter for your Mac email client" Macworld 7:16 AM
"How to remove app purchases from iTunes: You can pick what you want to see in your iTunes purchase history." Macworld 7:16 AM
"Create complete infographics inside Final Cut Pro X the easy way with mInfographics" IT.Enquirer 6:57 AM
"How to script QR and data matrix code generation in OS X" MacIssues 7:26 AM
"Apple Gifts Retail Employees With Apple Music Subscription" MacRumors 5:20 PM
"Apple gives retail employees 9 month free Apple Music subscriptions" AppleInsider 7:59 PM
"Smartphone of the Year: Apple iPhone 6s" Yahoo Tech 8:14 AM
"Apple amps up efforts in India by drastically cutting iPhone 5S price" CNET 7:12 AM
"Samsung Adding Pressure-Sensitive Display, High-Speed Charging Port to Galaxy S7" ["The pressure-sensitive display, for instance, will be similar to that offered by rival Apple Inc. on the iPhone 6s earlier this year."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
"Samsung could add one of the iPhone's best features to its new smartphone" Business Insider 7:31 AM
"Taylor Swift's '1989' world tour film coming to Apple Music" CNNMoney 7:08 AM
"Apple Music wins exclusive video deal with Taylor Swift" Reuters 4:20 PM
"Apple Won an Exclusive Taylor Swift Concert Streaming Deal" Gizmodo 7:30 AM
"Gilt Adds Apple Pay To Court New Shoppers: The luxury flash sales site is integrating Apple's mobile payments service to make it easier for new shoppers to buy." Fortune 7:28 AM
Non-Apple News
"Shareholder names former Yahoo executives among potential Mayer replacements" Reuters 4:20 PM
"Japanese university bans all watches from exams" The Verge 3:44 PM
"What the government should've learned about backdoors from the Clipper Chip: The Obama administration's calls for backdoors echo the Clinton-era key escrow fiasco." Ars Technica 3:16 PM
"New York Launches Probe into Broadband Internet Speeds" The Mac Observer 2:59 PM
"NFL's Johnny Manziel endorses Microsoft's Surface like no one else" CNET 10:34 AM
"The little box that controls half your home's energy use: How Nest's smart thermostat tries to save energy and help the electric grid." Ars Technica 8:13 AM
"The computer virus that blackmails you" BBC 7:55 AM
"Microsoft beats Apple's tablet sales, apologises for Surface 4 flaws" The Register 7:25 AM
"Books vs. e-books: The science behind the best way to read" CBS News 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Weekly Podcast Episode 163: Hello Operator, Do You Wanna Build A Snowman On iOS?" Apple'n'Apps 3:09 PM
"Upgrade #67: Part Spite, Part Strategy" Six Colors 3:09 PM
"An Apple Report Card and Changing Perspectives with Ted Landau" MacVoices 1:57 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-14: iPad mini 4 Upgrade Time, Large File Sharing" The Mac Observer 2:37 PM
"TMO Background Mode: Interview With The Mac Observer's Kelly Guimont" The Mac Observer 1:57 PM
"More updates this week to Apple TV, iOS and Mac. Apple surprised us with some cool new features." The MT Show 7:03 AM
"Hands-on guide to keyboards for iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini" ZDNet 7:27 AM
"Review: iHome Split iBT11 Bluetooth Speakers" MacNN 3:09 PM
"nuyu Wireless Scale great for weighing, but fails at measuring BMI" ["The Health o meter nuyu Wireless Scale looks great, plays well with iOS devices"] Apple World Today 9:43 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Track your mileage and drive more efficiently with Jerrycan" AppAdvice 3:44 PM
"TextFaces review: add Unicode faces to your keyboard" iDownload Blog 7:20 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Use the iOS Keyboard as a Touchpad" LAPTOP Magazine 3:15 PM
"How-To: Find and create Christmas stations + playlists with Apple Music" 9to5Mac 12:23 PM
"Sidefari Adds iPhone Support with Updated Safari View Controller Extension" MacStories 10:39 AM
"How to use iOS or Apple Watch as remote controls with Apple TV" Computerworld 9:42 AM
"Hands-on guide to keyboards for iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini" ZDNet 8:16 AM
"The best Live Photos alternatives for the iPhone: Jealous of all those magical, moving pictures on the iPhone 6s? Get (mostly) the same effect with these apps." Macworld 7:16 AM
Tips
"Check Your Email Settings with Apple's Mail Settings Lookup" The Mac Observer 5:42 PM
"Dell's Finances Show Revenue Decline, Similar to Rivals: Disclosure hints at how computer maker would pay off massive debt it would take on to buy EMC" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 PM
"Dell-EMC merger moves a crucial step closer to completion" SiliconANGLE 3:14 PM
"Dell Still EMC's Only Suitor as 'Go Shop' Period Expires: Sixty days after Dell's $67 billion bid for EMC was announced, no other 'superior proposal' was proposed to the storage giant." eWeek 3:14 PM
"Here's How Dell Wants to Pay Down Its EMC Debt" Fortune 3:13 PM
"Plot Thickens In Dell-EMC Deal As VMware Announces It's Walking Away From Virtustream Deal With EMC" TechCrunch 2:38 PM
"VMware Ends Plans for Cloud Venture With EMC: Venture was announced in October, shortly Dell's deal to buy EMC" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:17 PM
"Dell to offload Perot Systems for $5bn: report/Every little helps in reducing gigantic EMC deal mountain" The Register 3:14 PM
"EMC gives in to shareholder revolt, dumps VMware-Virtustream part of Dell deal" Triangle Business Journal 3:13 PM
"Market Rebounds To Close Higher; Solar Stocks Rally On Climate Deal" Investor's Business Daily 4:18 PM
"Stocks seesaw higher as oil rebounds" USA Today 4:18 PM
"Wall Street Jolted into Close of Trade Ahead of Fed Decision" FOXBusiness 4:18 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Rout Eases: Crude remains near seven-year lows, while fears continue about high-yield bond market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:18 PM
"Asian stocks suffer mostly bumpy session on junk bond, oil worries: Most Asian markets slid Monday amid sharpening worries about the stability of the global junk-bond market and tumbling oil prices." MarketWatch 7:19 AM
"European stocks end lower for fifth session in a row: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:22 PM
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