"Could Apple conquer the living room in 2016? This year will see media and technology companies step up efforts to bundle services together" Telegraph 11:12 AM
"Will 2016 Be Apple Inc.'s Best Year Yet?" The Motley Fool 11:32 AM
"What to Expect from Apple in 2016: New-Generation Devices, Software, and Update on Services" Christian Post 8:33 AM
"Apple 2016 Outlook: The Sun Can't Shine Everyday" Seeking Alpha 1:38 PM
"What Apple could learn from Windows 10: Microsoft's OS offers advances that rival Apple should consider implementing on its own" Computerworld 8:36 AM
"Apple Raises iPhone and iPad Prices in Germany to Reflect Copyright Fees" MacRumors 8:32 AM
"New copyright fees mean iPhones and iPads are now more expensive in Germany" AppAdvice 8:46 AM
"Apple car: a slice of the pie/Plan is either the worst-kept secret since its watch or a cracker of an inside joke" ["'Project Titan' has generated massive hype for a product that is five to 10 years off. The iCar may be electric and drive itself or not. Few know. But if it does arrive, it will be stylish, tech savvy, integrate with the iPhone and be in demand. Who will build them? Not Apple: it does not build its phones or computers, and building cars is much more complicated — just ask Tesla."] Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1/1
"Apple could launch its 4-inch 'iPhone 7c' as soon as March: Chinese network operator leaks release details during presentation" Daily Mail (UK) 1/1
"A proxy war: Apple ad-blocking software scares publishers but rival Google is target" The Guardian 1/1
"Six Reasons Apple Closed 2015 With a Whimper" Fortune 1/1
"Amid marked improvements, the biggest YouTuber in tech switches to Final Cut Pro X" iDownload Blog 8:42 AM
"Flash has been updated again. Seriously. Really. No joke." Computerworld 8:49 PM
"Software with the most vulnerabilities in 2015: Mac OS X, iOS, and Flash" VentureBeat 12/31
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"I Found an Easy Fix for my Recalcitrant Mac Backup Disk" The Mac Observer 12/31
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Disable Transparency Effects in Mac OS X Interface" OS X Daily 3:11 PM
"Start the year with these Apple polishing tips: As you use the products Apple rolled out this year, here are some tips to getting the most out of devices." Seattle Times 1/1
"How to delete apps on your Mac: New to the Mac? Removing an app from your computer is easier than you think." Macworld 1/1
"How to edit PDFs when switching from Windows" Macworld 1/1
"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 12/31
"Using The Force? No, it's an Apple Watch flying this drone: Flash" Reuters 12/31
"Apple faces $5 million lawsuit over allegedly slowing the iPhone 4S with iOS 9" Mashable 12/31
"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 12/31
"Japanese temple is hoping Steve Jobs' name will revive interest" Cult of Mac 12/31
"A smartphone future with an Apple iPhone UI makes Google's Design Chief very sad" Tech2 12/31
"Crushgate? What happens when 3,500lbs force meets an iPhone 6s" Cult of Mac 12/31
Non-Apple News
"You Can Now Ask Amazon Echo To Help You With Your Workouts" Redmond Pie 7:58 PM
"Polling Data Suggests 56 Percent Of Americans Support Warrantless Surveillance" HotHardware 6:35 PM
"Psychologists warn constant email notifications are 'toxic source of stress': A culture has developed where people must feel they are constantly available for work, study reveals" Telegraph 3:34 PM
"Average U.S. Internet speed has more than tripled since 2011" BGR 3:10 PM
"Anti-ISIS Hacking Group Claims Responsibility For BBC Attack" InformationWeek 1:36 PM
"Cord cutters face a sea of streaming options" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:34 AM
"Cima NanoTech can turn a 65-inch display into a touchscreen" VentureBeat 11:24 AM
"Why Your Fitbit Thinks You're Lazy: A new study sheds light on fitness trackers' accuracy" Fortune 9:05 AM
"At C.D.C., a Debate Behind Recommendations on Cellphone Risk" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:02 AM
"MIT, Adobe Develop Code That Patches Itself" Digital Trends 8:51 AM
"Tech that could change your life in 2016" CBS News 8:31 AM
"What Do You Call a Reckless Texter? People who text while walking need a word to describe them" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"Debian Linux Founder Ian Murdock Found Dead" HotHardware 1/1
"7 technologies that will change the world in 2016" Digital Trends 1/1
"The story of Tidal: How a European startup no one ever heard of got bought by Jay Z and became one of the best-known music companies in the world" Business Insider 1/1
"Trustworthy x86 laptops? There is a way, says system-level security ace" The Register 12/31
"PS4 Hacked To Run Linux [Video] Redmond Pie 12/31
"AT&T's Voice over LTE can now reach other cellular carriers" AppAdvice 12/31
"AT&T Killing Off Two-year Phone Contracts Jan 8" The Mac Observer 12/31
"Universal Zoom: All About Sizes and Distances (for iPad)" PC Magazine 12/31
"I fell in love with the iPhone 6s' Live Photos and you will too" The Next Web 12/31
"App showdown: Roku vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Fire TV vs. Android TV" PCWorld 12/31
How-To/Tutorial
"How to make iOS 9's default apps disappear" AppleInsider 6:38 PM
"How To Fix Photos Not Appearing In Camera Roll In iOS" AddictiveTips 1:38 PM
"How To: Quickly Force Refresh the iOS App Store on Your Device" MacTrast 11:30 AM
"Instantly See Pictures from Last Year on iPhone with a 3D Touch Trick" OS X Daily 1/1
"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 12/31
"How to saber a bottle of champagne with an iPhone" Business Insider 12/31
Tips
"Prevent iOS From Adding Events From Mail To Calendar, Here's How" Redmond Pie 12/31
"Helpful Tips for Using Your Apple Watch" MacTrast 12/31
"Feeling Nosy? Use Your Nose to Interact with iPhone & Apple Watch" OS X Daily 12/31
"Apple TV universal search integration expands to PBS and PBS Kids, suggests API now open" AppleInsider 7:30 PM
"Domino's Pizza brings one-tap ordering to Apple Watch: Request a Texas BBQ from your wrist." Engadget 1/1
"iPhone fitness apps to help you keep that New Year's resolution" AppleInsider 1/1
"Coming January 2: Gene Steinberg meets iFixit's Kyle Wiens and columnist Kirk McElhearn, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 1/1
"Domino's Pizza brings one-tap ordering to Apple Watch" Engadget 1/1
"Offline Estonian to English Language Dictionary 3.0 for iOS" prMac 1/1
"Guess What was just released for Apple TV?" prMac 1/1
"Square Enix to Launch Updated Final Fantasy IX for PC, iOS, Android" PC Magazine 12/31
"Pixite's Union photo app is free right now within the Apple Store app" iDownload Blog 12/31
"3 iPhone accessories to start off your new year right" ZDNet 12/31
"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 12/31
"3 Apps for a Healthier You in 2016 - Guaranteed!" Apple Gazette 12/31
"The 20 best iOS games of 2015" [Slideshow] Macworld 12/31
"Citrus - A Habit Forming App for New Year's Resolutions" prMac 12/31
"Offline Traditional Chinese to English Dictionary 3.0 for iOS" prMac 12/31
"Pattern Soup App Enables Users to Create Unique Collages and Patterns" prMac 12/31
"Satya Nadella Acknowledges Microsoft's Unsustainably Low Smartphone Share And Lack Of 'Elite' Developers" HotHardware 6:35 PM
"Windows 10 powers 164M PCs at end of '15: Growth deceleration continues as Windows 10's five-month adoption pace falls behind Windows 7's" Computerworld 8:36 AM
"Windows 10 Now On 200M Devices, Mobile Plans Discussed: Microsoft Roundup" InformationWeek 1:36 PM
"The CEO of Google's £400 million AI startup is going to meet with tech leaders to discuss ethics" Business Insider 8:44 AM
"CES 2016 Preview: Phones and Tablets" PC Magazine 8:49 AM
"Microsoft to warn users about 'nation-state' intrusion" PhysOrg 1/1
"Windows 10 ends 2015 under 10% market share" VentureBeat 1/1
"Microsoft Unified Windows in 2015. Now, It Needs People to Use It." Re/code 1/1
"EFF Awards Microsoft 'Stupid Patent of the Month': Microsoft is currently suing Corel for infringing a design patent for one of its sliders." PC Magazine 1/1
"Microsoft failed to tell Hotmail users the Chinese government was reading their emails" Mirror Online UK 1/1
"Was YOUR Hotmail attacked? Microsoft WAS hacked but didn't tell any of the victims" Express 1/1
"Investors Buy Oracle Co. (ORCL) on Weakness" Ticker Report 1/1
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains why it doesn't matter if only a handful of people have a Windows phone" Business Insider 12/31
"Microsoft's promise of spying warnings is an empty gesture" BetaNews 12/31
"Microsoft pledges to inform users of state surveillance, account hacking" ZDNet 12/31
"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 12/31
"Microsoft to warn users of suspected government hacking" Seeking Alpha 12/31
"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 12/31
"Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees" Reuters 12/31
"Microsoft will tell users about government hack attacks: Changes tune after Chinese takeaway" The Inquirer 12/31
"Microsoft to begin alerting users about suspected government snooping: Chinese whispers" The Register 12/31
"Microsoft will tell you next time a government is spying on your email" BGR 12/31
"Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees" Reuters 12/31
"Microsoft might launch a slim Xbox One version to take on the Apple TV" BGR 12/31
"Intel gives Xiaomi special deal on notebook processors" DigiTimes 12/31
"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 12/31
"Dell to offer U2417H InfinityEdge Display" The Guru of 3D 12/31
"HP Falcon phone rumored to arrive during MWC 2016" Ecumenical News 12/31
"Google plans to remove Oracle's Java APIs from Android N" ExtremeTech 12/31
"Oracle asked to help people its plans made homeless" TechEye 12/31
"Lenovo Teams Up with Google for Project Tango, New Announcement Coming at CES 2016: Tango technology might be implemented in Lenovo phones" Softpedia 12/31
"The Most Exciting PC Gaming Tech Coming in 2016 – Nvidia, AMD, Intel And DirectX 12 Leading The Way" WCCF Tech 12/31
"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 12/31
"Technology Players Are Rapidly Flocking to Open-Source Software" Market Realist 12/31
"The $5K wood-covered Novena Heirloom open-source laptop ships to backers" VentureBeat 12/31
"Apple Inc. and SodaStream Fall as Stocks Stumble Into 2016" The Motley Fool 1/1
"Apple Shares Close Down on the Year for the First Time Since 2008 [Chart] iClarified 1/1
"Apple's Buyback Spending Was 29.6% of Net Income in 3Q15" Market Realist 12/31
"Brean Capital tells investors to ignore 'noisy' supply chain, focus on longterm iPhone success" AppleInsider 12/31
"Brean Capital praises Apple to investors, cites success of iPhone" AppAdvice 12/31
"Apple Looks To Close Out 2015 On A Losing Note" Forbes 12/31
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 12/31
"Stocks End 2015 With Loss After Year of Sluggish Growth" TheStreet 12/31
"Dow, S&P 500 post first down year since 2008" USA Today 12/31
"Stocks Sputter: Close Out Worst Year Since 2008" FOXBusiness 12/31
"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] 12/31
"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 12/31
"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 12/31
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