"Apple's open source Swift will open the HomeKit door" Computerworld 6:32 AM
"It was Shodan easy! MacKeeper user database left wide open" The Register 6:49 AM
"Apple Seeds First OS X 10.11.3 El Capitan Beta to Developers" MacRumors 3:19 PM
"OS X 10.11.3 developer beta 1 hits the Mac App Store" 9to5Mac 3:19 PM
"Apple seeds first OS X 10.11.3 El Capitan beta to developers" AppleInsider 3:45 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Don't make the same mistake as this guy and set your password as an emoji" The Next Web 7:19 AM
"Does your photo have the wrong timestamp? Here's how to fix it" Macworld 6:45 AM
"El Capitan discussion includes Apple Mail issues (and POP vs. IMAP); a fix for Finder tag problems; user interface issues and confusion; Apple security and support longevity; Dropbox; Spotlight problems; Keychain issues and more." MacInTouch 4:15 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Here's How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is" Kirkville 7:30 AM
"Pointers: Avoiding the scourge of MacKeeper and other 'scamware'" MacNN 9:36 AM
"How to View & Clear the Mac NVRAM Contents from Terminal in OS X" OS X Daily 2:14 PM
"Does your photo have the wrong timestamp? Here's how to fix it" Macworld 6:55 AM
"Apple redesigns Mac in Business webpage, says it's a 'brand new day for business'" 9to5Mac 9:01 PM
"Expansion to new third floor nearly complete at Apple Store in Hong Kong's IFC Mall" AppleInsider 8:24 AM
"Apple's 10 biggest wins, fails, and WTF moments of 2015: New Apple TV? Yes! Apple Pencil delays? Boo. Apple car? Hmm..." Macworld 6:55 AM
"Apple in 2015: The good, the bad, and the ugly" IDG.TV 7:29 AM
"Apple takes three of the top four slots in tech as Google shares Year in Search [Video] 9to5Mac 6:55 AM
"iPhone 6s Tops Google's 2015 'Year in Search' List in Consumer Tech" MacRumors 6:55 AM
"NFL Ready To Accept New Bids For Thursday Night Package, Including Streaming Companies" ["The league also sent RFPs to several digital companies, like Google, Yahoo, Apple and Amazon, to stream the entire Thursday night schedule on a non-exclusive basis, sources said."] Sports Business Daily 4:11 PM
"NFL reportedly hoping to stream 'Thursday Night Football' online" Mashable 4:10 PM
"Apple among possible partners for streaming Thursday NFL games" AppleInsider 4:58 PM
"The First Person to Hack the iPhone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage: George Hotz is building a self-driving car by himself." Bloomberg Businessweek 9:12 AM
"Apple has a secret laboratory where it's developing thinner and brighter iPhone displays" News.com.au 8:27 AM
"Apple Maps gains Los Angeles public transit data integration" AppleInsider 6:55 AM
"Apple's New iPhone 6S Ads Target Owners of Older iPhones" Digital Trends 7:36 AM
"Apple Just Shut Down the Best Way to Search Twitter" Fortune 10:09 AM
"Apple shuts down Twitter analytics service Topsy" The Verge 7:16 AM
"Apple Unceremoniously Shuts Down Topsy" The Mac Observer 10:30 AM
"Be afraid, Apple and Samsung: Huawei's IoT home looks cheaper and better" The Register 6:49 AM
"Jeb Bush Reviews The Apple Watch" Digital Trends 1:40 PM
"'Steve Jobs' film set to get digital, DVD, & Blu-ray release February 2" 9to5Mac 1:23 PM
"Awkward! iPhones are autocorrecting 'lardass' to 'Kardashian'" Mirror Online UK 7:17 AM
"Apple's peculiar Kardashian autocorrect insult" CNET 6:49 AM
Non-Apple News
"Philips Hue: Just Kidding About Blocking Third-Party Bulbs" PC Magazine 8:38 PM
"Pandora, others must raise streaming royalties after Copyright Royalty Board ruling" AppleInsider 8:28 PM
"Adblock Plus updates Acceptable Ads and reveals how it makes money" BetaNews 3:15 PM
"Impressive SSD Endurance has Samsung Singing" Digital Trends 1:41 PM
"EE recalls all Power Bar smartphone chargers over fire risk" Telegraph 11:02 AM
"Republicans in Congress let net neutrality rules live on (for now)" Ars Technica 9:37 AM
"EU passes strict new data collection regulations" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:33 PM
"Britain opts out of EU law setting social media age of consent at 16" Telegraph 9:33 AM
"Facebook native videos perform up to 4X better than all other video formats" VentureBeat 8:26 AM
"Cyber Sacrilege At Christmas -- Android Malware Hiding In Bible Apps" Forbes 8:25 AM
"Xiaomi Chief Plays Down Smartphone Sales Target" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:24 AM
"Congress is still trying to block the US from releasing control of the internet" The Verge 7:16 AM
"Pandora Will Survive, Even if It Has to Pay More for Music" Wired 6:56 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 337: Apple's R&D Machine, the BB8 iPhone App, and Banksy's Steve Jobs" The Mac Observer 8:19 PM
"2015 Holiday Season's Four Most Reliable (and the Four Worst) Technology Brands Revealed in the RESCUECOM 2015 Q3 Computer Reliability Report" ["The best technology to gift this holiday season comes from Apple or Samsung, and each proves once again a strong commitment to developing the most reliable PCs and mobile devices on the market. Lenovo and Asus round out the top four, while the bottom four consist of Dell, Acer, Toshiba, and HP."] PRNewswire 9:36 AM
"iOS 9 now installed on 71 percent of devices" iDownload Blog 8:25 AM
"iOS Trojan 'TinyV' Is Infecting Jailbroken iPhones" Intego 1:22 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:09 AM
"Wide Split Lens For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 11:09 AM
"Attack The Light -Steven Universe Light RPG For iPhone/iPad Is Apple's Free Game Of The Week (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 11:09 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
"Dueling Reports Claim Apple Developing Micro-LED and OLED Display Tech" The Mac Observer 8:24 PM
"Accessible Apple: The 12 Requests of Christmas - Day 3" Apple World Today 11:02 AM
"Symantec Predicts Apple Malware to Continue to Increase" Apple Gazette 9:12 AM
"Cassandra: Mid-Week Review -Another Wall Street Hit; and Control of Whose Internet?" eXtensions 8:54 AM
"Mossberg: Battery tech isn't keeping up/The top feature our digital devices need, but won't get anytime soon" The Verge 8:26 AM
"Apple to add polish, not product lines, in 2016: The tech giant likely will update its current gear, but don't hold your breath for a car." CNET 8:25 AM
"Welcome to the World of Automatic Failures — or Not!" The Tech Night Owl 8:08 AM
"New iPads Denied Apple's Latest Technology" Forbes 7:14 AM
"Samsung Already Has The Features Coming In Apple's 2016 Watch" Mac 360 6:34 AM
"What If The Government Could Unlock All iPhones, Smartphones, Macs and PCs?" Mac 360 6:34 AM
Non-Apple
"Passwords have a decade of life left in them, survey shows" ZDNet 4:13 PM
"Women Who Play Games Shun 'Gamer' Label" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:18 PM
"When a single e-mail gives hackers full access to your network" Ars Technica 10:03 AM
"First impressions of the Moto 360 Sport fitness-focused Android Wear smartwatch" ZDNet 8:26 AM
"Home automation gadgets: Functional, fun, but frustrating and expensive" ZDNet 8:26 AM
"7 Tech Causes Worth Supporting: It's better to give than receive, particularly when your gift supports a worthy cause. Here's a look at seven tech-focused charities and nonprofits that fit the bill." InformationWeek 7:36 AM
"Facebook: the New and Improved AOL? Expect a future where Facebook, which I consider the modern AOL, ruins finding anything online, ever." PC Magazine 7:34 AM
"Windows 10: Driving Enterprise Upgrades, PC Sales/The next two years will bring accelerated adoption of Windows 10 and new devices within the enterprise, which could help the overall PC market, according to new analysis from Gartner." InformationWeek 10:47 AM
"Microsoft is giving 'cash and technology' in its new philanthropic effort" Business Insider 7:20 AM
"Microsoft SmartScreen enhanced in Windows 10 to protect users from drive-by attacks" Neowin 8:23 PM
"IBM doubles down on IoT and Watson with new Munich IoT HQ" SiliconRepublic 8:38 AM
"IBM bets on Watson at global research center" Bloomberg News 8:38 AM
"IBM Unveils Watson IoT Global HQ" Light Reading 8:37 AM
"IBM opens Watson IoT centre in Germany" Enterprise Times 8:37 AM
"Dell says could buy back at least $3 billion in VMware tracking stock" Reuters 9:33 AM
"'Dell came close to selling Perot to TCS'" IndiaTimes 8:40 AM
"How Will Michael Dell Unravel EMC's Tangled Web?" CMSWire 8:40 AM
"Dell Selling Perot Systems To Raise Money For EMC Acquisition?" Press Chronicle 8:40 AM
"Will Dell look to raise cash for EMC by selling Perot Systems?" Channelnomics 8:39 AM
"Intel: Citi Sees Favorable PC Trends into Q1, Little Past That" Barron's 8:31 AM
"AMD launches low-cost FX-6330 Black Edition CPU" KitGuru 8:35 AM
"Oracle's Profits Fall on Stronger Dollar: Software company continues to report growth in cloud-based software" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:11 PM
"Oracle profit beats Street on strong cloud-based software sales" Reuters 4:12 PM
"Stocks finish strong after Fed rate lift-off" USA Today 4:15 PM
"Rates Rise, Stocks Rocket After FOMC Decision" FOXBusiness 4:15 PM
"Stocks Climb as Fed Unanimously Votes to Boost Interest Rates: U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would raise short-term interest rates for the first time in nine years." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:15 PM
"Asian shares pick up global rally baton ahead of Federal Reserve decision: Many investors expect Fed will begin raising interest rates" MarketWatch 8:44 AM
"European stocks turn higher ahead of Fed decision: Inflation rises more than expected in eurozone" MarketWatch 8:44 AM
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