"Disable OS X and iOS Contact Email Suggestions to Clean Up the Recipient Field" Lifehacker 3:52 PM
"Exposure X photo manager and editor review" IT.Enquirer 7:38 AM
"Mac and PC have ways to print iPhone text messages/Q: Is there a way to print a text messaging conversation that is on my iPhone?" Houston Chronicle 7:07 AM
"Image Resizer Faceoff OS X: JPEGmini vs Adobe Photoshop vs PhotoBatcher vs ResizeMer" Foliovision 6:49 AM
"Mac And iPhone Photo Effects Apps" Mac 360 6:50 AM
"The Mac Apps That Make Short Work Of Long And Crazy URLs" Mac 360 6:50 AM
"Company of Heroes 2 Mac review" Mac Gamer HQ 2:06 PM
Press Releases
"Mac Developer Circus Ponies Closes Up Shop For Good" The Mac Observer 5:41 PM
"Even if you die, LastPass 4.0 has you covered" AppAdvice 2:07 PM
"SCSC Releases Phoenix version 2.1 OS Tool for Mac OS X" MacPrices 11:26 AM
"Apple is releasing a red and gold Watch just for Chinese New Year" Mashable 10:33 AM
"Apple to Sell Exclusive Apple Watch Sport Models for Chinese New Year" MacRumors 10:33 AM
"Apple leaks two exclusive Apple Watch Sport models for Chinese New Year" 9to5Mac 10:43 AM
"Apple Watch Sport, Beats Solo2 get special treatment for Chinese New Year" AppleInsider 10:43 AM
"Apple Pay picks up 58 new US card issuers, approaches 1,000" AppleInsider 11:08 AM
"Can Fitbit Keep Time With Apple? The high price for the Apple Watch leaves opportunities for more-modest offerings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:45 PM
"These High Schoolers Are Getting Resourceful with Their Broken Phones" iFixit 7:48 AM
Non-Apple News
"Facebook eyes an Android end run around Google" CNET 6:06 PM
"Toyota Announces Leadership for $1 Billon AI and Robotics Team" The Mac Observer 5:52 PM
"Marshmallow sees measly .2% increase in January's Android distribution numbers" 9to5Google 4:10 PM
"Casio's first smartwatch brings Android Wear outdoors" The Verge 3:55 PM
"Casio's first smartwatch is an even more rugged G-Shock" Engadget 3:55 PM
"Microsoft is doubling down on car tech as Google and Apple creep up" Business Insider 3:53 PM
"'Brain-training' app Lumosity will pay $2 million for deceptive advertising" Mashable 3:50 PM
"Sony Shames Microsoft As Juggernaut PS4 Closes In On 36 Million Units Sold" Forbes 12:14 PM
"Here's How the PlayStation 4 Sold During the Holidays" Time 10:36 AM
"T-Mobile's Binge On throttling all video to 1.5Mbps, regardless of source, EFF says" AppleInsider 10:32 AM
"FitBit's answer to the Apple Watch: The Blaze" CNNMoney 10:37 AM
"Fitbit's new wearable is a fitness watch called Blaze" The Verge 10:16 AM
"How Under Armour Plans to Turn Your Clothes Into Gadgets" Wired 8:00 AM
"Never lose your keys again: How tiny trackers are making everyday objects smarter/TrackR's BLE trackers are getting built into pens and wallets, and coming with laptop bags." ZDNet 7:53 AM
"CES Unveiled 2016: Smart jewellery and hair growth helmets" BBC 7:09 AM
"Smart-Home Gadgets Still a Hard Sell" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:02 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"#72: What's a Heart, Really? This week, the boys talk about how Apple could differentiate the next big iPhone and check back in on iOS 9 after several months of daily usage." Relay FM 2:07 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-05: CES 2016 Day 2, Cool Products Finds" The Mac Observer 12:36 PM
"Let's Talk iOS 116: Sketchy rumors" iDownload Blog 7:45 AM
"2 Terabyte Seagate Wireless Plus disk: Not Quite what I had Hoped (Bangkok Post, Life)" eXtensions 7:24 PM
"CES 2016 Roundup: The best iPhone, iPad, Mac, & Apple Watch accessories on show this week" 9to5Mac 5:31 PM
"Hands-On: MacBook Storage Expanding Pear 2.0" LAPTOP Magazine 10:50 AM
"The Tom Bihn Daylight Briefcase Review: The Tom Bihn Daylight Briefcase is not the largest or most robust bag there is, but for carrying my iPad, some key accessories and my personal items to a meeting, coffee shop or coworking space, it's pretty great." Tools & Toys 11:29 AM
"Celtx, the industry's first all-in-one video and movie planning system, has just undergone an extensive upgrade." Celtx 12:02 PM
"Preview Of The New 'Pac-Man Powered By Moff™' Gamified Fitness App Showcased at The 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 6 to 9" PRNewswire 11:35 AM
"Schlage® Announces New Schlage Sense™ Smart Deadbolt Features, Showcases Schlage Control™ Smart Locks at 2016 International CES" ["Apple HomeKit™ technology provides advanced security, with end-to-end encryption and authentication between the Schlage Sense™ Smart Deadbolt and an iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch®, while also allowing consumers to talk to unlock their Schlage Sense™ Smart Deadbolt using Siri® voice control. When paired with an Apple TV® in the home, remote capabilities are also possible."] PRNewswire 11:35 AM
"Covered Call Alerts For Apple, Consol Energy, Skyworks Solutions, Coach and Advance Auto Parts Released By InvestorsObserver" PRNewswire 11:35 AM
"Belkin Launches Watch Valet™ Charge Dock with Integrated Charging for the Apple Watch" PRNewswire 11:34 AM
"The Walk Virtual Reality Experience App Launches On iOS And Android" PRNewswire 11:34 AM
"Ooma Integrates with Apple Watch, Android Wear, Philips Hue, WeMo, LIFX and Dropbox to Enhance the Connected Home" Business Wire 11:34 AM
"Canon U.S.A. Announces AirPrint Support for New Selphy CP1200 Wireless Compact Photo Printer" Business Wire 11:34 AM
"HandScape Showcases the HandyCase™: World's 1st and Only Touch-Sensitive Cases for iPhones and iPads at CES 2016" Business Wire 11:34 AM
"LaCie Chromé Desktop Storage Brings Best-in-Class USB 3.1 Speeds and Elevated Design" Business Wire 11:34 AM
"Next Generation of LaCie Porsche Design Drives Combine Sleek Style and USB-C" Business Wire 11:34 AM
"SureCall Launches EZ 4G Cell Phone Signal Booster at CES" MacPrices 11:26 AM
"MocaHeart monitors your blood pressure and heart condition via thumb scans" Macworld 10:38 AM
"LaCie's $1,100 external SSD is a chrome sculpture for your desk" The Verge 10:31 AM
"This Apple Watch charging dock is very cute" The Verge 10:31 AM
"Bring your own bulb to HomeKit with the iDevices Socket" CNET 10:27 AM
"A hand-cranked iPhone case? Hey, why not?" Apple World Today 8:51 AM
"Incipio debuts ClamCase keyboards for iPad Pro, mini 4 + Air 2, adds power, notifications" 9to5Mac 8:04 AM
"One Music Group Unveils its Smart Piano at CES 2016" Digital Trends 8:03 AM
"Updategate: Windows 10 reaches 200m users; Microsoft lies about Windows 7 safety" The Inquirer 7:16 AM
"Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Now On 200M Devices: Microsoft's announcement of updated Windows 10 activation numbers includes the mention that more than three-quarters of the company's enterprise customers are running an active pilot of the operating system." InformationWeek 11:53 AM
"Windows 10 Mobile on an 8-inch tablet looks like a giant phone" The Verge 9:02 AM
"Microsoft taps Bango to expand carrier billing across Windows 10 devices" VentureBeat 7:41 AM
"Microsoft and Harman want to put Office 365 in your car: Ultimate productivity on the road." Engadget 2:52 PM
"Microsoft's refines auto strategy with productivity, cloud twist" ZDNet 7:13 AM
"Microsoft rolls out its R Server big-data analytics line-up" ZDNet 7:14 PM
"Microsoft: 2016 was a great year for Xbox and Windows/Redmond celebrates a range of victories" The Inquirer 2:53 PM
"Windows 10 powered Samsung Galaxy TabPRO S leaked" Neowin 7:47 AM
"Samsung's leaked Windows tablet looks a lot like Microsoft's Surface" The Verge 7:32 AM
"New Windows 10 flagship arrives: Acer's Liquid Jade Primo" ZDNet 7:52 AM
"China requests more info in Microsoft antitrust investigation" ZDNet 4:50 PM
"HP's new business laptop is stylish enough even for regular folks: 'Enterprise notebook' doesn't always have to mean 'ugly.'" Engadget 7:52 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise eyes growth in flash storage market" ZDNet 7:32 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise eyes growth in flash storage market" ZDNet 7:13 AM
"HP Inc launches 'consumer styled business PC' range: Features to suit every budget and some top notch specs" The Inquirer 2:53 PM
"HP launching 5 new EliteBook laptops this year" VentureBeat 7:46 AM
"HP upgrades its Spectre X360 and Pavilion X2 laptops with larger screens" VentureBeat 7:46 AM
"HP's high-end Spectre x360 laptop now offered with a 4K screen: In addition to a new 15-inch model with eight million-plus pixels, the older 13.3-inch version is getting an optional OLED display." Engadget 7:39 AM
"HP Goes Big With The New 15-Inch Spectre x360" Gizmodo 7:16 AM
"HP launches bigger version of the Spectre X360 convertible, refreshes internals as well" Neowin 9:06 AM
"HP to ship Spectre X360 with OLED screen: HP's Spectre X360 will have a 13.3-inch OLED screen and up to 1TB of SSD storage" IDG News Service 6:56 AM
"HP's EliteBook Folio is like a MacBook that runs Windows" The Verge 7:31 AM
"HP Brings Consumer Cool to Business-Class Notebook PCs" eWeek 7:05 AM
"Can Intel Start Growing Again?" Seeking Alpha 11:53 AM
"Altera Will Help Intel Dominate The FPGA-Based NFV Space" Seeking Alpha 3:26 PM
"Oracle Buys Audience Tracking Firm AddThis For Around $200M" TechCrunch 5:53 PM
"AMD previews next-gen Polaris GPU architecture built on 14nm FinFET process: Boasts improvements such as HDR monitor support and better performance-per-watt" The Inquirer 2:52 PM
"Nvidia Announces New Drive PX 2 'Supercomputer In A Lunchbox' For Self-Driving Cars" TechCrunch 7:23 AM
"NVIDIA unveils the DRIVE PX 2 'supercomputer' for your car" Neowin 9:06 AM
"Nvidia's Autonomous Car Computer Makes 24 Trillion AI Operations a Second" Gizmodo 7:16 AM
"Nvidia's self-driving car computer is as powerful as 150 MacBook Pros" BGR 6:57 AM
"Nvidia creates a deep-learning platform for self-driving cars" VentureBeat 7:31 AM
"Top 15 deals that influenced analogue, sensors in 2015" EE Times Asia 6:52 AM
"PCI DSS Moving Security Ahead in 2016" eWeek 7:06 AM
"A big mystery about Qualcomm's server SoC solved: It's the little things that cause the big headaches" SemiAccurate 7:47 AM
"Wi-Fi Alliance announces the new 802.11ah 'HaLow' standard" Neowin 7:47 AM
"U.S. Stocks Steady After China Turmoil: Shaky start to 2016 points to volatile year for financial markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
"Asian markets fall even as China moves to calm nerves/Erratic swings in Chinese trading pushed Asian markets lower Tuesday, as investors struggled to interpret Beijing's latest cues about its role in the market." MarketWatch 7:45 AM
"European stocks waver after China-led market carnage/European stocks wavered on Tuesday, a day after their worst-ever start to the year, which was triggered by a sharp selloff and trading halt in Chinese equities." MarketWatch 7:46 AM
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