"Apple Pressured by Investor for Racial Diversity in Senior Ranks" ["A resolution submitted by an investor who lives in New York and London would require Apple to put more 'people of color' in such high-profile roles to increase diversity."] Bloomberg 7:43 AM
"Apple investor's shareholder proposal could force racial diversity among leadership" AppleInsider 7:45 AM
"SEC backs shareholder's call for vote on accelerating diversity among Apple's directors & senior execs" 9to5Mac 7:45 AM
"2015 diversity report card" ["It seems like that commitment is paying off. Over the past year, Apple's gender diversity improved by one percent overall; one percent in tech positions and two percent in non-tech positions. Ethnic diversity has also generally increased by one to two percent across the board. That doesn't sound like much, but when you consider that we're talking about thousands of people, it's an important step."] Engadget 12:12 PM
"Apple turns in first negative year since 2008: Apple, one of the best-performing Tech Stocks in recent memory, snapped a six-year winning streak on Thursday." CNBC 4:46 PM
"Apple stock closes first negative year since 2008, but Wall Street upbeat" AppleInsider 7:09 PM
"Will Apple See Growth in 2016?" Investopedia 7:53 AM
"How Apple might avoid reporting a decline in iPhone sales" Business Insider 7:44 AM
"Apple to pay Italy 318 million euros, sign tax deal: source" Reuters 7:06 PM
"Acquisition ideas for Apple in 2016: Will Tim Cook use massive cash pile to hedge against iPhone decline?" MarketWatch 7:47 AM
"What to expect from Apple in 2016" USA Today 1:25 PM
"Apple products: What to expect in 2016" Yahoo! Finance 7:53 AM
"Apple's iPhone is officially the UK's favourite handset: Tech giant's devices dominate this year's best sellers list" Daily Mail (UK) 7:48 AM
"2015: The year Apple super-sized its ambitions" Cult of Mac 1:00 PM
"Apple's 2015 was a year of transition" BGR 3:42 PM
"Here's Everything That Happened With Apple in December: New 4-inch iPhone rumors, Samsung paying up, leadership changes, and a new lab purchase dominated the month for Apple." The Motley Fool 7:33 AM
"Using The Force? No, it's an Apple Watch flying this drone: Flash" Reuters 8:59 PM
"Apple faces $5 million lawsuit over allegedly slowing the iPhone 4S with iOS 9" Mashable 10:19 AM
"Apple drops £4k on kid's pre-Xmas in-app dinosaur frenzy: The old 'parent is shocked by how much a kid can spend' story..." The Inquirer 7:33 AM
"Japanese temple is hoping Steve Jobs' name will revive interest" Cult of Mac 8:00 AM
"A smartphone future with an Apple iPhone UI makes Google's Design Chief very sad" Tech2 7:48 AM
"Crushgate? What happens when 3,500lbs force meets an iPhone 6s" Cult of Mac 9:18 AM
Non-Apple News
"Trustworthy x86 laptops? There is a way, says system-level security ace" The Register 3:38 PM
"PS4 Hacked To Run Linux [Video] Redmond Pie 12:11 PM
"AT&T's Voice over LTE can now reach other cellular carriers" AppAdvice 10:18 AM
"AT&T Killing Off Two-year Phone Contracts Jan 8" The Mac Observer 9:25 AM
"Universal Zoom: All About Sizes and Distances (for iPad)" PC Magazine 3:26 PM
"I fell in love with the iPhone 6s' Live Photos and you will too" The Next Web 9:18 AM
"App showdown: Roku vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Fire TV vs. Android TV" PCWorld 7:37 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to block numbers from texting or calling you in iOS: If you're running iOS 7 or later, you can stop those telemarketers and chronic wrong-number dialers with this quick and easy trick." Macworld 7:10 PM
"How to saber a bottle of champagne with an iPhone" Business Insider 12:13 PM
Tips
"Prevent iOS From Adding Events From Mail To Calendar, Here's How" Redmond Pie 9:03 PM
"Helpful Tips for Using Your Apple Watch" MacTrast 3:26 PM
"Feeling Nosy? Use Your Nose to Interact with iPhone & Apple Watch" OS X Daily 1:25 PM
"Square Enix to Launch Updated Final Fantasy IX for PC, iOS, Android" PC Magazine 7:10 PM
"Pixite's Union photo app is free right now within the Apple Store app" iDownload Blog 3:51 PM
"3 iPhone accessories to start off your new year right" ZDNet 11:45 AM
"Wearable Device Market Forecasts: Smart Watches, Fitness Trackers, Smart Glasses, Smart Clothing, Body Sensors, Wearable Cameras, and Other Wearable Devices for Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Industrial, Public Safety, Sports, and Other Markets" PRNewswire 10:29 AM
"3 Apps for a Healthier You in 2016 - Guaranteed!" Apple Gazette 9:17 AM
"The 20 best iOS games of 2015" [Slideshow] Macworld 7:45 AM
"Citrus - A Habit Forming App for New Year's Resolutions" prMac 11:46 AM
"Offline Traditional Chinese to English Dictionary 3.0 for iOS" prMac 7:38 AM
"Pattern Soup App Enables Users to Create Unique Collages and Patterns" prMac 7:38 AM
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains why it doesn't matter if only a handful of people have a Windows phone" Business Insider 7:39 AM
"Microsoft's promise of spying warnings is an empty gesture" BetaNews 7:39 AM
"Microsoft pledges to inform users of state surveillance, account hacking" ZDNet 7:10 AM
"Microsoft will warn users targeted by government hackers (update): It's following in the footsteps of other tech corporations like Google, Facebook and Twitter." Engadget 6:57 AM
"Microsoft to warn users of suspected government hacking" Seeking Alpha 6:51 AM
"Microsoft to warn users about government spying after Chinese Hotmail attack: US company reportedly kept quiet after thousands of email accounts were compromised in 2011" Telegraph 7:01 AM
"Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees" Reuters 4:29 PM
"Microsoft will tell users about government hack attacks: Changes tune after Chinese takeaway" The Inquirer 7:01 AM
"Microsoft to begin alerting users about suspected government snooping: Chinese whispers" The Register 7:21 AM
"Microsoft will tell you next time a government is spying on your email" BGR 7:02 AM
"Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees" Reuters 7:10 AM
"Microsoft might launch a slim Xbox One version to take on the Apple TV" BGR 8:24 AM
"Intel gives Xiaomi special deal on notebook processors" DigiTimes 7:20 AM
"Intel-Altera Merger to Strengthen Data Center and IoT Efforts: Needham/Needham & Company bumped up the target price on Intel stock to $38, following the Altera acquisition" Bidness Etc 7:21 AM
"Dell to offer U2417H InfinityEdge Display" The Guru of 3D 7:14 AM
"HP Falcon phone rumored to arrive during MWC 2016" Ecumenical News 7:15 AM
"Google plans to remove Oracle's Java APIs from Android N" ExtremeTech 7:22 AM
"Oracle asked to help people its plans made homeless" TechEye 7:22 AM
"How IBM Can Bounce Back in 2016" TheStreet 7:22 AM
"Lenovo Teams Up with Google for Project Tango, New Announcement Coming at CES 2016: Tango technology might be implemented in Lenovo phones" Softpedia 7:15 AM
"The Most Exciting PC Gaming Tech Coming in 2016 – Nvidia, AMD, Intel And DirectX 12 Leading The Way" WCCF Tech 7:15 AM
"Internet of Things: bigger than your average smart TV/Internet of Things technologies will have the power to help reduce electricity blackouts, wirelessly connect cities, and change the lives of those in developing countries" Information Age 7:19 AM
"Technology Players Are Rapidly Flocking to Open-Source Software" Market Realist 7:35 AM
"The $5K wood-covered Novena Heirloom open-source laptop ships to backers" VentureBeat 12:05 PM
"Apple's Buyback Spending Was 29.6% of Net Income in 3Q15" Market Realist 11:45 AM
"Brean Capital tells investors to ignore 'noisy' supply chain, focus on longterm iPhone success" AppleInsider 7:59 AM
"Brean Capital praises Apple to investors, cites success of iPhone" AppAdvice 10:31 AM
"Apple Looks To Close Out 2015 On A Losing Note" Forbes 11:45 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500 yearly winning streak a coin toss in final session of 2015: Dow industrials need to rise 219.20 points on Thursday just to break even" MarketWatch 3:14 PM
"Stocks End 2015 With Loss After Year of Sluggish Growth" TheStreet 3:14 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 post first down year since 2008" USA Today 3:14 PM
"Stocks Sputter: Close Out Worst Year Since 2008" FOXBusiness 3:14 PM
"Dow Industrials Post First Annual Loss Since 2008: Shares in U.S., Europe and Asia decline modestly on final trading day of the year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:13 PM
"Chinese stocks post biggest gain in Asia in 2015/A decline in oil prices weighed on energy stocks in the Asia Pacific region on Thursday, with the Australian market retreating from a two-month high." MarketWatch 7:25 AM
"U.K. stocks drastically underperform Europe in 2015/The year ended without fireworks for the U.K. equity markets on Thursday, with most stocks ending in negative territory, deepening the benchmark index's loss for 2015." MarketWatch 7:25 AM
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