"Apple Steps Back From Its iAd Advertising Business: Six years after launching its advertising platform, Apple is moving to phase out its in-house iAd sales team in favor of a new publisher-driven system." BuzzFeed 2:58 PM
"Apple reportedly gives up on making money with iAds" The Verge 3:54 PM
"Apple to Automate iAd Platform and Dismantle In-House iAd Sales Team" MacRumors 3:54 PM
"Report: Apple 'stepping away' from iAd, giving publishers the reins/Publishers keep 100 percent of the revenue from ads they sell themselves." Ars Technica 5:51 PM
"Apple keeps close eye on potential Time Warner spinoff" New York Post 6:48 AM
"Why Apple Should Buy Time Warner" Fortune 7:03 AM
"Apple could make play for Time Warner to boost TV offering" MarketWatch 7:45 AM
"Why Apple might want to buy HBO from Time Warner: Time Warner isn't for sale, but Apple is reportedly eyeing its assets." Macworld 11:46 AM
"Report: Apple closely watching for Time Warner buyout opportunities to accelerate streaming TV plans" 9to5Mac 6:48 AM
"Lenovo and Apple: PCs' Dynamic Duo, Gobbling Up Share in Downbeat Market" Barron's 6:49 AM
"Apple just keeps beating up the PC market" Computerworld 8:32 AM
"Only Apple had a good holiday quarter for PC sales" Business Insider 7:00 AM
"No Holiday Bounce For PCs In 2015, But Mac Sales Bucked The Trend" TechCrunch 6:47 AM
"Tim Cook reportedly tore into the White House for failing to support encryption" Business Insider 7:01 AM
"Tim Cook voices views on encryption during meeting w/ White House officials" 9to5Mac 6:48 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook pushes White House to take stand on encryption: The CEO makes a case for standing against the use of back doors, or intentional security vulnerabilities that let law enforcement poke into your private information." CNET 3:06 PM
"iPhone demand is strong in China, says BofAML" ZDNet 7:51 AM
"Take an inside look at the new Apple Museum in Prague" [Slideshow] Macworld 6:46 AM
"Apple is the only Big Tech company that hasn't announced a VR product" CNNMoney 11:19 AM
"Schoolgirl, nine, left with an iPhone-shaped scar on her leg after toxic glitter leaked from a New Look phone case onto her leg and gave her a chemical burn" Daily Mail (UK) 7:43 AM
"Pharrell in legal trouble over Beats 1 show OTHERtone" AppleInsider 11:13 AM
"Pharrell's Beats 1 Radio Show Faces Potential Injunction" The Mac Observer 2:57 PM
"Steve Jobs' former college to teach first undergrad computer degree" Cult of Mac 7:08 AM
"Apple Watch political oopsies: Jeb Bush's 'Batphone' interrupts interview, Nancy Pelosi's makes SOTU cameo" 9to5Mac 3:04 PM
"Nancy Pelosi caught checking her Apple Watch during the State of the Union" iMore 7:20 AM
"Nancy Pelosi explains Apple Watch break at State of the Union" Cult of Mac 4:58 PM
"A proposed bill in New York would force Apple to allow backdoor access to user data, or be fined" 9to5Mac 9:14 PM
Non-Apple News
"Google Eyes Extension-Free Chrome Tab Casting" PC Magazine 4:00 PM
"Hackers Target U.S. Intelligence Director" PC Magazine 3:59 PM
"Is Apple's Tim Cook 'Completely Clueless?': If this is what passes for insightful commentary these days, calling Tim Cook a 'bozo,' then we're all in trouble." The Motley Fool 3:51 PM
"Apple Music Plays a Familiar Tune By Richard Saintvilus" Investopedia 12:04 PM
"A sound theory about why Apple's intention to kill the headphone jack is brilliant" BGR 11:28 AM
"This is what I'm still using my Apple Watch for" iMore 11:13 AM
"Would Apple buy Time Warner?" CNBC Videos 11:24 AM
"Report: Apple eyeing Time Warner sale" Six Colors 11:12 AM
"Apple allegedly keeping 'close eye' on possible sale of Time Warner, with streaming TV in mind" AppleInsider 11:12 AM
"Apple could soon own 'Game of Thrones,' Time Warner" AppAdvice 11:12 AM
"Feature Request: It's time for an official Apple Watch 2 Upgrade Program" 9to5Mac 11:03 AM
"Cassandra: Midweek Review -Watch this Space; Trip Chowdry Rides Again" eXtensions 11:00 AM
"Opinion: 8 reasons iPads are losing to Chromebooks in education, and what Apple needs to do about it" 9to5Mac 8:45 AM
"Why Apple Still Sells An Eight-Year-Old Design Laptop – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 8:25 AM
"Apple could streamline its Mac line to just iMac and MacBook categories" Apple World Today 7:41 AM
"iPhone 6C Rumor Roundup: 10 Incredible Features Leaked" Forbes 7:19 AM
"Mossberg: Apple and Google should win the war for the dashboard" The Verge 8:16 AM
"Automakers vs. Google, Apple? Incumbents have edge" ZDNet 7:11 AM
"The Killer App for My Apple Watch" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:10 AM
"Commentary: Challenges facing iPhone suppliers" DigiTimes 7:06 AM
"Behold Apple's New Beta Test System" Mac 360 6:42 AM
Non-Apple
"Why Google Is Changing a Bunch of its Companies' Names" Time 4:55 PM
"How Snapchat is targeting the over-35 crowd" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:19 AM
"Dear Zuckerberg: Dream bigger with your AI butler" ZDNet 7:11 AM
"T-Mobile Just Keeps Digging Deeper With 'Binge On': T-Mobile opened a giant net neutrality can of worms with Binge On; now it's trying to stuff everything back in." PC Magazine 7:10 AM
"Free Windows 10 upgrade hurt 2015 PC sales as shipments fall under 300 million" V3 7:08 AM
"PC market suffers 'biggest decline in history' and Windows 10 is to blame" The Inquirer 6:53 AM
"2015 PC Shipment Decline 'Largest in History'" PC Magazine 9:24 PM
"PC market sees biggest-ever drop in shipments, but don't blame Windows 10" BetaNews 7:04 AM
"PC Market Hits Historic Low: Can Windows 10 Save It?" InformationWeek 11:31 AM
"Pricey gaming desktops and laptops thrive in slumping PC market: PC shipments fell by 10.6 percent during the fourth quarter last year, but gaming PCs fought the trend" IDG News Service 6:57 AM
"The PC market has had its worst year ever" CNBC 6:49 AM
"The Great PC Decline Isn't As Bad As It Looks" Wired 2:50 PM
"Microsoft finally has a proper way to opt out of Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 upgrades: The upgrade will also now be offered to eligible domain-joined systems." Ars Technica 8:54 PM
"Microsoft: Upgrade to IE11 even if you dump our browser/Components embedded in the OS won't receive patches unless users have the newest IE on their PC" Computerworld 6:56 AM
"Microsoft just gave Skype a big update to help it compete with Google Hangouts" Business Insider 7:01 AM
"Microsoft acquires technology assets from Event Zero to boost Skype for Business offering" Neowin 4:25 PM
"First Windows 10 Redstone testing build of 2016 released to Windows Insiders" SuperSite for Windows 4:55 PM
"Computer Mogul Michael Dell Stands to Reap Billions From FCC Auction" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:51 AM
"IBM Has Most U.S. Patents for 23rd Year in Cloud, Watson Push" Bloomberg 6:50 AM
"IBM granted most U.S. patents in 2015, study finds" Reuters 7:54 AM
"U.S. Patent Grants Dip For The First Time In 7 Years To 298K, IBM Remains On Top" TechCrunch 6:48 AM
"Late selloff puts stock indexes in correction" USA Today 3:57 PM
"Stocks Plunge as Consumer, Health Care Names Drop" FOXBusiness 3:57 PM
"Stocks Sell Off Broadly; Dow Hits Lowest Level Since September: Oil-glut anxieties seen weighing on energy sector" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"China shares slide, closing below 3,000 for first time since summer slump: Shares elsewhere in Asia rise as yuan stabilizes" MarketWatch 8:42 AM
"European stocks leap as Chinese data soothe nerves: Aegon shares jump on share buyback plan" MarketWatch 8:41 AM
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