"Tim Cook's Epic Growth Challenge at Apple: Cook must make the world's most valuable company more valuable, when conventional strategies would barely move the needle." Fortune 11:17 AM
"Tim Cook Has a Lot to Lose if Apple, Inc. Underperforms Until August" The Motley Fool 11:16 AM
"Apple's bold compensation plan has the company and CEO Tim Cook facing a challenging year" VentureBeat 7:24 AM
"Apple's Top Five Executives Under Cook Were Paid Equally" Bloomberg 12:47 PM
"Apple pay: What Tim Cook and other top execs make" CNNMoney 7:37 AM
"How Much Does Apple Pay Jony Ive?" Fortune 3:55 PM
"Apple Buys Artificial-Intelligence Startup Emotient: Emotient technology is used to assess emotions by reading facial expressions" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:10 PM
"Apple COO: 'No company wants to talk about child labor ... We shine a light on it'" Business Insider 7:17 AM
"Apple COO Jeff Williams says company takes heat on child labor because it goes out looking for it" 9to5Mac 7:17 AM
"Apple shares are falling as iPhone sales become a cause for concern" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:37 AM
"Why supply chain rumors don't necessarily mean bad news for the iPhone: We aren't saying the WSJ report is wrong, but even if it's true, that might not mean the iPhone is in trouble." Macworld 7:21 AM
"Forget the iPhone, Apple's bigger worry may be the Apple Watch" ZDNet 7:27 AM
"Judge: Lawyer who filed class-action suit against Apple is 'manifestly incompetent': Paralegal buys AppleCare with boss' cash, then sues over the 'fraudulent scheme.'" Ars Technica 5:06 PM
"Rupert Murdoch's private Las Vegas meeting features Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel and Apple's Eddy Cue" Quartz 1:57 PM
"Apple's Eddy Cue among speakers at private CES event for Rupert Murdoch" AppleInsider 7:53 PM
"Apple to open 30th Chinese retail outlet next week in Xiamen" AppleInsider 7:17 AM
"Apple's 30th Retail Store in China Opens in Xiamen on January 14" MacRumors 7:31 AM
"App Store reached estimated $6.4 billion of Apple's revenue during 2015" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"Yet more Apple suppliers are suffering because of weak iPhone demand" Cult of Mac 7:16 AM
"Catcher, other Apple suppliers report setbacks rumored to be linked to iPhone 6s production cuts" AppleInsider 10:37 AM
"Swiss watchmaker pokes fun at Apple Watch with $25,000 mechanical imitation & Apple-style video" 9to5Mac 7:17 AM
"This $24k Swiss watch makes Apple feel the burn" The Next Web 7:20 AM
"People Say This Expensive Swiss Watch Is an Apple Ripoff" Time 1:22 PM
Non-Apple News
"John Legere asks EFF, 'Who the f**k are you, and who pays you?': T-Mobile CEO takes on digital rights group that objected to video throttling." Ars Technica 8:56 PM
"Facebook Wants 2016 to Be the Year Messenger Makes Apps Irrelevant" Wired 3:13 PM
"Malicious apps in Google Play made unauthorized downloads, sought root" Ars Technica 2:31 PM
"One More Thing Podcast Episode 20: Strangely Compelling" MacNN 7:27 AM
"Episode 110: 'We All Look Like Geeks': We welcome John Martellaro from The Mac Observer to talk about getting kids interested in developing software, Twitter's interested in 10,000-character tweets, and the current state of 4K televisions." The Committed 7:12 AM
"It's True: Apple Will Drop Headphone Jack To Make The iPhone 7 Slimmer, Says Source" Fast Company 2:23 PM
"Another rumor claims 'iPhone 7' will drop headphone jack, gain waterproofing & wireless charging" AppleInsider 3:13 PM
"iPhone 7 May Feature Thinner, Waterproof Body With No Headphone Jack and Wireless Charging" MacRumors 3:53 PM
"Five years later, Thunderbolt is finally gaining some traction in PCs: Increasing speed and adopting USB Type-C ports seems to be paying off for Intel." Ars Technica 1:16 PM
"Well-known hacker teases iOS 9.2.1 jailbreak" iDownload Blog 7:16 AM
"iOS 9.2.1 Has Been Jailbroken!" iClarified 7:16 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple has an idea for an iPhone that can fix itself while you sleep" Business Insider 7:32 AM
"Future iDevices will be able to Automate Maintenance" Patently Apple 7:33 AM
"Future iOS devices could perform self-maintenance when not being used" Apple World Today 7:42 AM
"Apple invents a new Dual Camera Zoom Lens System for Future iDevices & beyond" Patently Apple 7:33 AM
"Apple exploring new multi-camera optical zoom system for future iPhones" AppleInsider 12:13 PM
"Apple files for patent for a mobile camera system" Apple World Today 7:41 AM
"Apple's Latest Inductive Charging System could Power an Apple Pencil right through to a Kitchen Appliance" Patently Apple 10:45 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:32 AM
"Easy Translation For iPhone Is Free For The First Time In Six Months (Normally $9.99)" App Sliced 10:32 AM
"DailyArt PRO -Your Daily Dose Of Art Masterpieces For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" App Sliced 10:32 AM
"A Bet That Microsoft Will Top Apple Again" Bloomberg View 12:12 PM
"New 3D ray tracing PowerVR GPU likely to bring advanced photorealistic 3D to iPhones, iPads & Apple TV" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"Why Apple Wants to Change Your Headphone Jack" Investopedia 11:17 AM
"Opinion: The iPhone slowdown spells doom for Apple" MarketWatch 11:17 AM
"Will Apple Inc. Skip Skylake for Its Next 12-Inch MacBook? It could make a lot of sense, particularly as it would enable a smooth transition to 10-nanometer products in mid-2017." The Motley Fool 10:44 AM
"Cold as ice: Not shocking that physics affects Apple products" Macworld 10:38 AM
"Let's pause for a moment to acknowledge all the shameless Apple ripoffs at CES 2016" BGR 10:37 AM
"iPhone/iOS notes talk about bugs and deterioration of Apple's software and the idea of a class-action lawsuit over Apple's forced iOS updates." MacInTouch 7:52 AM
"Revealed! The crucial detail that Windows 10 privacy critics are missing" ZDNet 6:55 AM
"Microsoft reveals details of Windows 10 usage tracking" BBC 7:10 AM
"The Scary Part of Windows 10 User Privacy" Social Barrel 5:17 PM
"Microsoft and IAV develop self-driving car that talks to your smartphone" Neowin 6:25 AM
"Microsoft teams up with Rambus to focus on future computing" Neowin 6:29 AM
"Microsoft rolls out new age rating system for Windows Store apps and games" Neowin 8:03 AM
"CES 2016: Dell unveils Latitude business devices inspired by XPS family" V3 6:44 AM
"Dell announces the UltraSharp 30 4K OLED monitor" Hexus 6:44 AM
"Dell's sleek 30-inch OLED monitor is a thing of beauty - but you probably can't afford it" Neowin 11:50 AM
"Dell's Wireless Monitors Change The Way You Work" Tom's Hardware 6:44 AM
"Dell Unveils Latitude, Inspiron Laptops and More at CES 2016" NDTV Gadgets 6:45 AM
"Dell eyes Surface Pro 4 with XPS-inspired Latitude 12 7000 Series: A 2-in-1 with an 8mm-thick tablet that attaches to a separate keyboard dock via magnets" The Inquirer 1:43 PM
"Dell Pushes Business PCs at CES 2016" Thurrott 8:40 AM
"Alienware announces Oculus-ready PCs, teases OLED laptop: More powerful machines and higher quality screens" Engadget 5:47 PM
"HP Inc (HPQ) Hits 52-Week Low on Wells Fargo Downgrade" Bidness Etc 6:46 AM
"HP slumps following Wells Fargo downgrade" Seeking Alpha 10:51 AM
"IBM cuts new Watson deals that push it deeper into health: The company said its work with a medical device maker will help diabetics" IDG News Service 6:19 AM
"IBM's Watson Will Morph Polite Pepper Into an Ultra-Intelligent Evil Genius" Gizmodo 1:18 PM
"IBM's Watson Can Think in Japanese, Help Control Diabetes" PC Magazine 6:55 AM
"Cisco sees double digit growth for India operations in 2016: The global sales head of Cisco Chris Dedicoat feels India can easily leapfrog and fill the gaps in the global tech supply chain" Money Control 6:48 AM
"Chip market cites China as the only region 'in the black'" EE Times Asia 6:14 AM
"Amazon Now Sells Its Very Own ARM Chips" Gizmodo 6:22 AM
"Amazon is selling its own processors now, too: Subsidiary Annapurna Labs has started selling chips for routers, storage devices and internet of things things." Engadget 7:47 AM
"Big Data Poses Challenges, Opportunities for Businesses" eWeek 8:03 AM
"Warning: These 6 big stocks poised to lose" USA Today 6:58 AM
"Dow Tumbles Nearly 400 Points on China Worries: Fears about China pressure commodities prices as well" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:26 PM
"China market tumbles, triggering shortest trading day in its history/A plunge in Chinese stocks and a falling yuan sent markets across Asia sharply lower Thursday, as worries intensified about China's economy and whether authorities had lost their grip on the market." MarketWatch 6:58 AM
"European stocks set for worst day since September/European stock markets moved sharply lower on Thursday on the back of sinking oil prices and more turbulence in China, where markets were halted for trade after significant losses." MarketWatch 6:59 AM
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