"Apple calls on UK government to scale back snooper's charter: Tech company makes rare foray into British politics in a submission to the committee on the investigatory powers bill" The Guardian 5:39 PM
"Apple raises concerns over UK's draft surveillance bill" BBC 5:39 PM
"Apple Criticizes Proposed U.K. Expanded-Surveillance Law: U.K. proposal would require companies to be able to remove encryption" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:39 PM
"Ericsson, Apple Settle Patent Dispute: Legal tangle highlights the complexity of corporate relationships in the telecom sector" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
"Apple to pay Ericsson patent royalties on iPhones and iPads: The companies have agreed to end patent infringement disputes worldwide" IDG News Service 7:40 AM
"Ericsson and Apple sign patent deal, settle litigation" Reuters 7:48 AM
"Apple and Ericsson end legal battle over wireless patents: Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson says its legal battle with Apple is over after striking a global licensing agreement covering wireless patents used in the iPhone." ZDNet 8:31 AM
"Apple and Ericsson sign deal to end patent licence dispute" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:41 AM
"Apple and Ericsson agree deal to end patent battle" V3 8:36 AM
"Ericsson, Apple in global patent pact, settle litigation" Associated Press 7:48 AM
"Can Apple still change the world? 60 Minutes Overtime explores the cult of secrecy around Apple's new products, and what the future holds without legendary founder Steve Jobs" [Video Report] CBS News 11:46 AM
"Inside Apple: Charlie Rose interviews Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Angela Ahrendts, Phil Schiller, and more" iDownload Blog 8:24 AM
"Tim Cook says there isn't a trade-off between security and privacy: The Apple CEO said that the company could not provide encrypted information" IDG News Service 7:48 AM
"Apple believes bill creates 'key under doormat for bad guys'" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:37 PM
"Apple says surveillance push risks paralysing global tech sector" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:37 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook on tax debate" CNBC Videos 7:59 AM
"Skilled workers, not cost, lured Apple to China says Tim Cook: Foxconnn, Schmoxconn - it's tool and die makers that get Apple excited" The Register 8:31 AM
"Tim Cook: Steve Jobs' DNA Still In Apple" Benzinga 3:26 PM
"Iger: Apple TV Provides Best User Experience Ever/Robert Iger, chairman and chief executive officer at Walt Disney Company, discusses the company's relationship with Apple and his thoughts on Apple TV." Bloomberg TV 9:33 AM
"Apple App Stores: Now Phil Schiller's Augean Stables/Tim Cook just handed the keys to the Apple App Store to Senior VP Phill Schiller. Will Schiller bring order and intelligibility to Apple's app jungle?" Monday Note 8:49 AM
"2015 Top Security Threats: Data Breaches, Smartphones and Privacy" Intego 4:03 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan discussion offers more tips and experiences with IMAP vs. POP email, conversions and email security issues, along with notes about Apple update problems and more." MacInTouch 5:35 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"No Recovery drive? Three alternatives are available to you." MacIssues 8:49 AM
"How to authenticate a shell script with the OS X GUI" MacIssues 8:50 AM
"How to delete items instantly or selectively from Trash" Macworld 7:55 AM
"Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour Film Is Apple Music's Secret Weapon" TechCrunch 7:57 AM
"The Year We Started Buying Phones Like We Buy Cars" Wired 7:57 AM
"Apple Music racked up more than 54.5M monthly users in 2015, study says" AppleInsider 8:59 PM
"High-resolution audio once more rumored to be coming to iTunes, maybe to Apple Music" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
"New Reports Claim Apple to Deliver High-Resolution Audio Streaming in 2016" MacTrast 8:42 AM
"Apple may be positioning Lightning as the high-res audio port of the future: High-resolution Apple Music streaming rumored for 2016" The Verge 10:46 AM
"Report Claims Apple has Plans for Hi-Res Audio Music Streaming" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
"Apple has 800 people working on improving the iPhone's camera" BGR 8:40 AM
"These Are the Tech Giants That Won 2015" ["Apple's Biggest Prize? China"] Wired 8:29 AM
"Here's how to get a job at Apple, according to CEO Tim Cook" Business Insider 8:48 AM
"Apple and Others Accused of Infringing Upon RF Technology Patents Held by ParkerVision" Modmyi 8:39 AM
"Report: Apple retail stores to start selling accessibility accessories early next year" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
"New 'Apple Museum' in Prague Shows Off Largest Private Collection of Apple Products" MacRumors 12:17 PM
"iPhone 6s captures stunning Robot Koch music video with underwater scenes" 9to5Mac 8:45 AM
"Apple cuts prices of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in India" IndiaTimes 7:57 AM
"Apple continues price adjustments in India, drops iPhone 6s series by up to 16%" AppleInsider 8:49 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google is partnering with Ford to build self-driving cars" Business Insider 7:40 PM
"Investors snub first US-listed Chinese P2P platform" ZDNet 6:29 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook dodges softballs on CBS' 60 Minutes" Digital Trends 1:35 PM
"Senator Accuses Tim Cook of Omitting Facts About Encryption by Omitting Facts About Encryption" Gizmodo 12:54 PM
"No, a new MacBook didn't leak on 60 Minutes" iMore 3:27 PM
"Did Apple leak a new MacBook on 60 Minutes? Probably not" 9to5Mac 11:21 AM
"What'd be wrong with slightly thicker iPhone with more battery life and a flush camera assembly?" MacDailyNews 11:19 AM
"9 Things Android Can Do That iOS Can't" Yahoo 10:20 AM
"Cannibalism is good, and other things I learned from 60 Minutes' Apple report: Charlie Rose talked to Tim Cook on 60 Minutes, and the interview was enlightening." Macworld 12:17 PM
"Video: Apple's secret design studio revealed in '60 Minutes' segment" BGR 11:45 AM
"Tim Cook: Encryption Is Not 'Privacy vs. National Security'" PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Cassandra: Monday Review -Charlie Rose and Political Crap; Error 451" eXtensions 10:17 AM
"Tim Cook says Apple is more secretive than the CIA" The Inquirer 9:46 AM
"Satya Nadella Is Making Microsoft Cool. No, Seriously" Time [Subscription Required for Full Article] 3:51 PM
"Everybody suddenly loves Microsoft — but the turnaround isn't over yet" Business Insider 7:54 PM
"Microsoft has a bright future, says Goldman Sachs" BetaNews 6:03 AM
"Why Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 hard" ghacks 5:56 AM
"Windows 10 to be tuned for Chinese government as Microsoft plans joint venture in Beijing" South China Morning Post 5:55 AM
"Microsoft buys Ray Ozzie's Talko mobile-messaging startup" ZDNet 1:34 PM
"Microsoft buys communication startup Talko, will shutter service in 2016" IDG News Service 3:50 PM
"Microsoft to ban man-in-the-middle adware from March 31: As part of its move to give consumers control, Microsoft has made the decision to remove MiTM adware as it opens up users to security risks." ZDNet 8:51 PM
"Windows 7 Users Finally Making the Move to Windows 10, New Stats Show" Softpedia 5:53 AM
"Exit Interview: Gabi Zedlmayer, HP Enterprise" Green Biz 5:45 AM
"More Fodder For Dell-EMC Deal As Pivotal Buys UK-Based CloudCredo" TechCrunch 10:20 AM
"Dell Issues Patch For Content Adaptive Brightness Control On The XPS 13" AnandTech 7:44 AM
"Dell Security Unit Files for IPO" Light Reading 5:42 AM
"Dell updates Latitude 5000 Series laptops with Intel 6th-gen Core vPro chips" The Inquirer 7:45 AM
"What is blockchain, and can IBM, Intel, and big banks use it to remake the internet?" ExtremeTech 12:28 PM
"Challenge Up IoT start-up programme open for entries: Challenge Up, the start-up programme run by Intel, Cisco and Deutsche Telekom, is open for pre-registration." SiliconRepublic 5:38 AM
"Tech.eu Podcast #23: Predictions for 2016, Cisco's activity, celebrity investors & our person of the year" Tech Eu 5:35 AM
"Stocks end higher at start of holiday-shortened week" USA Today 3:29 PM
"Wall St Ends Higher; Apple, Microsoft Boost" FOXBusiness 3:28 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Selloff: Trading volume is light ahead of Christmas holiday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:28 PM
"China stocks close higher, boosted by surge in property shares: Shares in China finished at their highest levels in nearly a month on Monday, amid expectations Beijing would introduce measures to help boost the country's flagging property sector." MarketWatch 8:16 AM
"European stocks erase gains as oil firms continue slump: European stock markets slumped into the close on Monday, with energy companies dragging markets lower as oil prices continued to slide." MarketWatch 12:07 PM
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