"Bank of America has good news for Apple, and it comes from China" ["According to a recent BofAML survey of more than 1,000 respondents in China, the iPhone remains the country's most popular phone brand and there is a good chance people who don't have iPhones will switch over in the next couple of years. 'The survey indicates that a large portion of respondents own both iPhones and iPads, suggesting the ecosystem is healthy and sticky as many Apple users own more than 1 type of Apple product,' analysts led by Wamsi Mohan said."] New Zealand Herald 8:34 PM
"Can education put the spark back into iPad sales? The upcoming iOS 9.3 release, currently in beta, will bring with it a renewed focus on education. Apple is clearly hoping that this will give the iPad a much-needed sales boost, but the question is, for how long?" ZDNet 9:39 AM
"iOS 9.3 Heralds Significant Education Features: iOS 9.3, the not-so-minor update to Apple's mobile operating system, targets educators with tons of new school-focused tools." InformationWeek 4:44 PM
"The Two Apples/There are two Apples: AAPL, the stock, and Apple, the company. While it would seem logical that one is merely a reflection of the other, in reality, the two are guided by vastly different parameters. Over the long run, Apple and AAPL will likely be at odds with each other due to the very nature of Apple's long-term mission of making products that people love." Above Avalon 8:14 AM
"Piper Jaffray lowers March iPhone estimates to 55M, sees return to growth in fall 2016" AppleInsider 7:35 AM
"One of the most bullish Apple analysts on Wall Street has some bad news about 2016" Business Insider 8:03 AM
"Every major Apple analyst is now predicting a decline in iPhone sales" Business Insider 8:03 AM
"Apple is making another move into a market that's controlled by Google: Apple is moving further into the education market, expanding the software that runs on iPads to accommodate more classroom-friendly features, and debuting a special website, housed within Apple.com, that is dedicated to showing off everything education-related Apple has to offer." Business Insider 11:22 AM
"Is Apple Underinvesting in R&D? What Steve Jobs Would Say" The Motley Fool 11:27 AM
"Apple Watch Claims Over 50% of 2015 Smartwatch Market in Less Than a Year of Sales" Juniper Research 10:54 AM
"Apple already owns half of smartwatch market: Research" CNBC 11:57 AM
"Why Women Aren't Buying Smartwatches" Racked 10:40 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption" The Intercept 8:05 PM
"Revisiting the first OS X beta, Kodiak" Macworld 7:48 AM
"Everything you need to know about digital audio files: Don't know the difference between lossy and lossless? What's the deal with bit rates? Let us explain." Macworld 7:48 AM
"How-To: Add iOS 9.3's Night Shift mode to your Mac right now with Flux" 9to5Mac 8:10 PM
"Autoblog At NAIAS: Apple CarPlay Wins Tech Of The Year, Tesla Wins Car Of The Year" Benzinga 10:54 AM
"Of course Apple's working on electric car, says Tesla chief Elon Musk: Apple may be being secretive about its electric vehicle intentions but Elon Musk says you can't hide your plans when you hire over 1,000 engineers to do the job." ZDNet 8:03 AM
"Elon Musk says Apple's electric car will 'expand the industry'" The Verge 7:10 AM
"Apple is definitely building a car, Tesla's Elon Musk says" Telegraph 7:49 AM
"Apple's electric car is an 'open secret,' says Tesla's Elon Musk" Digital Trends 7:49 AM
"Elon Musk Still 'Aspires To Make Compelling EVs' And Welcomes Fierce Competition From Apple's Mythical Autonomous Car" HotHardware 4:25 PM
"Tesla's Elon Musk Discusses Apple's 'Open Secret' Electric Car Project" MacTrast 7:52 AM
"Court Issues New Order in VirnetX - Apple Lawsuit" PRNewswire 8:56 AM
"Apple denied a report that it's building an app to help iPhone users switch to Android" Business Insider 8:03 AM
"Apple Denies Agreeing to Make iOS-to-Android Migration Tool under Pressure from EU" The Mac Observer 5:07 PM
"Apple Hiring for Health Technologies Team Ahead of Apple Watch 2" MacRumors 11:58 AM
"Apple starts work on first retail store in Singapore" iPhone Hacks 7:19 AM
"Apple to Open Paris Retail Store on Champs-élysées" MacTrast 7:35 AM
"Report claims Apple signed lease for new Paris Apple Store" MacNN 7:51 AM
"Apple India enterprise head Sharad Mehrotra quits, starts up with Hyve Mobility" The Economic Times 7:50 AM
"Apple's India enterprise boss quits to sell Android phones" Cult of Android 7:50 AM
"Fitbit Blaze Might be Competition for Apple Watch" Apple Gazette 8:09 PM
"Microsoft dismisses iPad Pro as 'a companion device' and references old Steve Jobs stylus quote" 9to5Mac 7:11 AM
"Microsoft Surface Exec Slams iPad Pro, Says It's 'Always going to be a companion device'" HotHardware 4:25 PM
"Microsoft communications manager slams iPad Pro as merely 'a companion device'" iMore 11:22 AM
Non-Apple News
"President Obama wants US to 'reignite its spirit of innovation'" Engadget 9:27 PM
"Google Maps adds smart 'Driving Mode' that predicts where you're going & gives traffic info" 9to5Google 5:55 PM
"China's iPhone-clone Xiaomi defending its valuation after missing sales targets" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"Zeiss Smart Lenses Get Right What Google Glass Got So Wrong" Wired 10:53 AM
"Silicon Valley isn't trying hard enough to disrupt its sexism problem" The Next Web 11:07 AM
"Survey: 60% Of Women In Tech Report Unwanted Sexual Advances In The Workplace" Forbes 9:33 AM
"David Bowie, tech visionary, predicted social media's rise: In 1999, the pop star was predicting the success of music downloads and ripping wearables" Computerworld 7:19 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-12: iOS 9.3, Robots, and Voldemort" The Mac Observer 12:47 PM
"The MacNN Podcast, episode 46: 'Turn and face the strange'" MacNN 11:07 AM
"Let's Talk iOS 117: This just in" iDownload Blog 7:50 AM
"Skype to bring free group calling to iPhones, iPads, other mobile devices" AppleInsider 4:32 PM
"Ford Aims To Do For Car Owners What iTunes Did For Music Fans With FordPass And FordHubs" MacPrices 12:47 PM
"A special Star Wars edition of DataMan Next has just been released. Now, you can use The Force to control your data usage in a galaxy far away" XVision 11:02 AM
"Popular VLC media player app arrives on the new Apple TV" 9to5Mac 10:55 AM
"Poll: Is iOS 9.3 a big enough upgrade to persuade you to try the beta?" 9to5Mac 9:38 AM
"New App on the Apple Store, Buzz Me In, Is a Virtual Doorman for Urban Dwellers" PRWeb 8:56 AM
"WaterField Designs Unveils Distinctive Staad Attaché for Apple's iPad Pro and 13-inch MacBooks" PRWeb 8:54 AM
"The Zones of Regulation : Exploring Emotions - Teaching Self Regulation" prMac 11:07 AM
"Offline Portuguese to English Language Dictionary Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 8:02 AM
"Charge Your iPhone in 18 Minutes With iTron" Apple Gazette 7:39 AM
"Windows 8.0 support ends today; users instructed to upgrade to stay secure" Neowin 7:28 AM
"The Sorry Legacy Of Internet Explorer" Wired 7:15 AM
"Microsoft no longer supports Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10: Those who don't upgrade will be more susceptible to malicious attacks." Engadget 7:30 AM
"IE 8, 9, and 10 Expire Today and We're Left with...Chrome" SuperSite for Windows 7:49 AM
"From pushy to nagging, Windows 10 upgrade prompts won't go away" Neowin 7:28 AM
"Microsoft CEO Nadella to Attend State of the Union Address" eWeek 7:29 AM
"Atlantis teams with Dell in hyper-converged appliance market" Channel Biz 7:54 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Invests In Object Storage Developer Scality, Expands Global Relationship" CRN 7:55 AM
"Hewlett Packed Enterprise targets European growth with new customer center" ZDNet 7:55 AM
"Will Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Be Helped by First European Customer Hub?" TheStreet 3:01 PM
"Dell and TDAzlan offer storage trade-in programme in Germany: Duo to give customers the chance to swap out hardware for money off Dell kit" Channelnomics 7:54 AM
"Intel admits to Skylake bug that freezes Windows and Linux systems: Could affect industries that rely on complex computational workloads" The Inquirer 7:28 AM
"Intel To Patch Freezing Issues Of Skylake Processors Under Certain Workloads" CDR Info 8:41 AM
"Intel's stock climbs after bullish analyst call" MarketWatch 8:41 AM
"Apple Stock Up on Bank of America Bullish Remarks, Jim Cramer: 'Own It Not Trade It'" TheStreet 8:59 AM
"Apple: Live long and suffer" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
"Apple among market's biggest drags" CNBC Videos 8:02 AM
"Why Apple Is Likely Underperform the Nasdaq in 2016" 24/7 Wall St. 10:53 AM
"Does Apple Inc's Electric Car Make It a Must-Buy Share?" The Motley Fool UK 8:02 AM
Industry News
"U.S. stocks end higher; Nasdaq snaps 8-day losing streak: Oil slumps 3.1% to lowest level since Dec. 2003" MarketWatch 4:46 PM
"Stocks Flip-Flop Again Before Closing Higher" TheStreet 4:46 PM
"Stocks Stage Positive Reversal; Picks Of Buffett, Soros, Danoff Up" Investor's Business Daily 4:46 PM
"Stocks manage 2nd day of gains after late rally" USA Today 4:46 PM
"Stocks Rally to End Volatile Session: U.S. oil prices briefly drop below $30 a barrel, pressuring many energy stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:46 PM
"China stocks recover, Asian markets breathe sigh of relief/Shares in Asia mostly recovered Tuesday, as the Chinese yuan stabilized for the third straight day, though trading remained choppy on the mainland stock market." MarketWatch 8:49 AM
"European stocks rebound after four-day losing streak/European stock markets advanced on Tuesday after a four-session losing streak, as a calmer Chinese stock market instilled more confidence among investors." MarketWatch 8:49 AM
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