"The iPhone is dominating mobile photography" Business Insider 8:22 AM
"Apple faces class action suit in US over iPhone 5 and 5s excess data usage" International Business Times 8:42 AM
"Does Apple's COO Choice Hint at a 'Healthy' Future?" Bloomberg Video 12/18
"Apple assigns App Store oversight to Phil Schiller in apparent nod to developer issues" AppleInsider 12/18
"Apple Is Excited by the Potential of iPad Pro for Enterprises" Market Realist 12/18
"Apple CEO calls overseas tax rap 'political crap'" ["Cook was agitated when reminded by Rose that many in Congress believe Apple is engaged in a scheme to pay little or no taxes on $74 billion in overseas revenue. 'That is total political crap. There is no truth behind it. Apple pays every tax dollar we owe,' he says. 'We pay more taxes in this country than anyone,' he tells Rose."] CBS News 12/18
"Apple scheming to avoid taxes? 'Total political crap,' says Tim Cook" CNNMoney 12/18
"Tim Cook Calls Perception That Apple Skirts US Taxes 'Total Political Crap'" HotHardware 12/18
"Tim Cook Calls Apple Tax Evasion Claims 'Total Political Crap'" Re/code 12/18
"Tim Cook: Notion of Apple avoiding US taxes 'political crap'" USA Today 12/18
"Apple CEO defends privacy, encryption amidst terrorist concerns: Smartphone users should have both privacy and security, Tim Cook says in interview" Computerworld 12/18
"OS X 10.11.3 Public Beta 1 heads out to testers" iMore 12/18
"Apple issues public betas of OS X 10.11.3, iOS 9.2.1" MacNN 12/18
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Got a Mac that's not behaving itself? Try these troubleshooting tips" ZDNet 12/18
"El Capitan discussion has more details and explanations about IMAP vs. POP email, plus a note about upgrading from earlier OS X versions." MacInTouch 12/18
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How does Photos manage media on an iOS device? A reader wonders the impact of the download icon in Photos on local storage in iOS." Macworld 12/18
"How to securely remove your personal data before getting rid of your Mac" Business Insider 12/18
Press Releases
"Caliminder 1.0 for Mac OS X - A Simple and Effective Task Manager" prMac 7:11 AM
"The Beatles expected to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, others starting Christmas Eve" AppleInsider 5:40 PM
"First person to hack an iPhone says he's built a self-driving car in ONE MONTH, but Elon Musk slams the claim as 'inaccurate'" Daily Mail (UK) 3:10 PM
"How Apple's super-secret Industrial Design team really works" Cult of Mac 1:01 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook gets testy over tax avoidance talk on '60 Minutes'" Mashable 12:46 PM
"Apple, Samsung Bring Mobile Payment Face-Off To China" InformationWeek 10:46 AM
"Report: Facebook M Will Rival Siri, Google Now, Cortana As A Major Digital Assistant In 2016" Digital Trends 10:39 AM
"The 11 best smartphones you should seriously consider buying this holiday season" Business Insider 8:41 AM
"Apple facing second (unrelated) lawsuit over excess data usage, this one for iPhone 5/5s" 9to5Mac 12/18
"Lawsuit alleges Apple knowingly concealed an iPhone Wi-Fi defect" BGR 12/18
"A camera-shy Apple exec is going to give a TV tour of a new Apple Store" Business Insider 12/18
"'60 Minutes' to feature Apple's secret design lab, next-gen Apple Store mockup" AppleInsider 12/18
"60 Minutes Visits Apple's Secret Design Lab Sunday" The Mac Observer 12/18
"Apple's iPhone continues to top Flickr's most popular camera list in 2015" 9to5Mac 12/18
"Apple lets you take your gift shopping to the wire with free overnight delivery & in-store pickup" 9to5Mac 12/18
"Apple is offering free next-day delivery on December 23 in the US" Business Insider 12/18
"Would You Head Back Home If You Forgot Your Wallet? Your Keys? Your Apple Watch?" Fortune 12/18
"Apple and Samsung ink deals to enter China's mobile payments by early 2016" VentureBeat 12/18
"Apple and Samsung are taking on Alipay in China" CNNMoney 12/18
"Apple snubs 'marriage' with Alibaba to launch Apple Pay in China" Telegraph 12/18
"Apple Pay to launch in China from 2016" BBC 12/18
"Apple Pay is coming to China in 2016" The Next Web 12/18
"Apple Pay comes to China in early 2016" Engadget 12/18
"Exclusive: Target in initial development of own mobile wallet - sources" Reuters 12/18
"Target Working on QR Code Mobile Wallet as Apple Pay Holdout Continues" MacRumors 12/18
"Cassandra: Lightning-SD Card adapter -Initial Difficulties but a Handy Device for DSLR Users" eXtensions 10:33 AM
"In Depth: A month with the iPad Pro/Apple's big tablet is the ultimate (literal) laptop, and with the right accessories, a pretty good desktop replacement" Computerworld 12/18
"The iPad Pro is a great device and one of Apple's greatest failures" The Next Web 12/18
"iPhone 6s vs iPhone 6s Plus: Apple's 2015 Flagships Duke It Out" Know Your Mobile 12/18
"Life with HomeKit: Our experiences with Apple's home automation system" iLounge 12/18
"Apple TV toys-to-life: Disney Infinity 3.0 vs. Skylanders SuperChargers" Macworld 12/18
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Alternatives to Apple's Podcasts iOS app" Macworld 12/18
How-To/Tutorial
"How to share Live Photos with non-iPhone users on Instagram and via text" Macworld 12/18
Tips
"Eleven 3D Touch shortcuts in Messages for iPhone" iDownload Blog 10:39 AM
"9 gifts iPhone users will love you for, (2015 edition)" Computerworld 12/18
"Apple's slow App Store slowness has a silver lining: Flash" USA Today 9:33 PM
"Alphabet, Apple, and Samsung's Next Big Battle Could Be for the Ultimate Mobile Device" The Motley Fool 9:33 PM
"Apple Seems To Only Publicly Address Really Important Controversies" Newsy 7:54 PM
"Why You Should Take Advantage of iPhone Fears and Buy More Apple" The Motley Fool 5:39 PM
"Investors Buy Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Weakness" Ticker Report 12:45 PM
"What Chip Will Apple Inc. Use in the iPad Air 3?" The Motley Fool 10:46 AM
"Why Apple's Tim Cook Lost His Cool on '60 Minutes'" Fortune 10:35 AM
"It looks like The Beatles could be coming to Apple Music" AppAdvice 8:40 AM
"As Apple's Tim Cook Points Out, Reform Corporate Taxation: Tax People Not Companies" Forbes 8:25 AM
"iOS 9: The Biggest Problems with the Latest iOS Update" TechnoMauri 8:18 AM
"Apple's rumored display shift could push even more Android vendors to switch to OLED" BGR 12/18
"That Time BlackBerry's CEO Said Nothing While Criticizing Apple" The Mac Observer 12/18
"You May Be Buying a New 5th Gen Apple TV Sooner Than You Planned" The Mac Observer 12/18
"Why the iPhone 7 could (and should!) be waterproof" Macworld 12/18
"When It Comes to UX Design, Simplicity Is Overrated" ["Practically every designer who's used an iPhone relies on it as the hallmark example of simplicity. This is absurd. The iPhone –which handles phone calls, weather reports, to-do lists, maps, text messages, video, photography, audio recording, games, web use, and about a billion other things – is so far from simple, it's unbearable to think of the word being applied to it."] Wired 12/18
"Feature Request: Give Siri access to third-party apps, and (in time) much more" 9to5Mac 12/18
"Why Apple Pay is Going to be Absolutely Enormous" Trade Card 12/18
"The five best Apple gifts for business professionals: Holiday gifting is easier when you possess solid recommendations. Here are safe bets if you're shopping for an Apple pro this season." TechRepublic 12/18
Non-Apple
"Is Dreamweaver a serious web design tool?" Creative Bloq 12/18
"Log into most any Linux system by hitting backspace 28 times" Engadget 12/18
"Dow craters 369 as slowdown reality sets in" USA Today 12/18
"Stocks Dive, Dow Sees Fourth-Worst Day of 2015" FOXBusiness 12/18
"Stocks End the Week With a Skid: Dow drops nearly 400 points, marking lowest close since October" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/18
"Nikkei tumbles after BOJ shocks market with extra easing: though investors' disappointment ultimately sent shares lower, bonds higher and pushed the yen marginally stronger." MarketWatch 12/18
"European stocks end sharply lower ahead of Christmas week: European stocks lost their Federal Reserve-fueled sparkle on Friday and closed firmly lower as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of what is expected to be a directionless Christmas week." MarketWatch 12/18
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