"Apple's Stock Deserves More Respect: Apple shares deserve more credit ahead of earnings, even as the iPhone growth engine slows" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:11 PM
"Can Apple escape phone fatigue? A year ago, the iPhone 6 helped Apple report the best quarter in its 38-year history. This time around, the company must deal with consumers who don't race to buy the latest smartphone like they once did." CNET 8:21 AM
"Is Apple Becoming Too Dependent on iPhone Sales?" TheStreet 8:35 AM
"Apple's 'Project Titan' at crossroads, team in hiring freeze, source says" AppleInsider 11:24 AM
"Have Apple's iCar Ambitions Run Too Fast?" Investopedia 8:11 AM
"Apple And The Future Of Automation: Why Steve Jobs' Vision Was Very Much In Line With The Next Tech Boom" Benzinga 3:57 PM
"Apple Watch's Killer App Is Already Here: Notifications are the No. 1 reason I would feel lost if I ever forgot to wear the Apple Watch." PC Magazine 9:50 AM
"Apple 1Q16 Earnings Preview" Above Avalon 10:34 AM
"Apple: Here Are the Latest March Quarter Estimates" Fortune 3:58 PM
"Watching Apple's First Fiscal 2016 Quarter" Monday Note 10:23 AM
"Did Apple Sell 75 Million iPhones?" 24/7 Wall St. 7:58 AM
"Apple seeds OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 beta 2 to developers" iMore 3:56 PM
"Apple releases second OS X 10.11.4 beta with Live Photos in Messages, secure Notes, more" 9to5Mac 3:57 PM
"When replacing your Windows 7 PC: Should you switch to Windows 10: or a Mac? If you're going to make a big operating system jump, should you stick with Windows, or move over to the Mac? David Gewirtz details the factors to consider." ZDNet 10:03 AM
"Apple engineer says Safari t.co Twitter fix on the way" Cult of Mac 8:11 AM
"Apple aware of Crash Safari code, looking into a fix" iMore 5:52 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"When AirPort base stations don't appear over Ethernet" Macworld 8:18 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Review: Prosoft Data Rescue ONE" Computerworld 8:57 AM
"Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation" Macworld 8:29 AM
"Moving Your iTunes Library to a New Mac" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:04 AM
"Meet iCloud's great-grandfather: iTools" iMore 10:01 AM
"Rowmote Pro, for your Mac remote controlling needs" Six Colors 3:11 PM
"Tip: export images from Photos for Mac in their original format" iDownload Blog 10:14 AM
""UPGRADE #73: PUT ON YOUR RUMOR PANTS" Six Colors 7:46 PM
"Paint for Mac: How To Find the Free, Hidden Paint App" Digital Trends 2:39 PM
"LastPass fixes some browser-based impersonation weaknesses" Macworld 8:29 AM
"Strata Design 3D CX 8 Winter 2015-2016 Release renders faster, better, with stage models" IT.Enquirer 7:57 AM
"How to Disable (and Enable) Notifications in Chrome" LAPTOP Magazine 10:34 AM
"An Easy Way To Rename, Move, Copy Thousands Of Mac Files With A Click" Mac 360 8:04 AM
Op/Ed
"Apple discussions continue on user interface issues, including an interview by Ira Flatow of former Apple human interface honcho Bruce Tognazzini, plus more about the 4-year old MacBook Pro model that many prefer to later laptops, more on documentation issues, iMessage reliability problems and confusion, Simple Finder options in OS X etc." MacInTouch 10:13 AM
"Apple By the Numbers -- Here's How Big It Really Is" TheStreet 2:00 PM
"Apple CEO visits EU regulator to discuss tax bill: Apple chief executive Tim Cook met European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager in Brussels last week, apparently to discuss the European Commission's investigation into the company's tax affairs." The Register 8:28 AM
"Tech Oligarchs Hold Conclave With The Vatican's Pope Francis" RazorianFly 10:35 AM
"Apple's Chinese retail store roll-out continues gathering pace, fifth this month, 33 in total" 9to5Mac 8:25 AM
"Apple to open 33rd Chinese Apple Store in Qingdao on Jan. 30" AppleInsider 8:34 AM
"Watch out for this new URL that will crash your iPhone and Mac Safari if you click it" 9to5Mac 10:05 AM
"Crash Safari: Prank website wreaks havoc on iPhone users" The Inquirer 10:05 AM
"Fire Breaks Out at Foxconn iPhone-Manufacturing Facility in China" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:23 AM
"Fire Erupts at Foxconn iPhone Factory" The Mac Observer 9:49 AM
Non-Apple News
"Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:32 PM
"Sprint lays off 2,500 employees, largely from customer service" The Verge 7:51 PM
"Twitter has 412 years in cash to fix itself" USA Today 4:13 PM
"GPS for indoors? The smartphone tech that guides you inside big buildings: Italian startup Nextome has patented a technology that promises to make it easier and cheaper to deploy Bluetooth-based indoor geolocation services." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Cracking the Google Profit Code" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:23 AM
"Microsoft Surface tablets 'fail' spectacularly during live NFL broadcast" BGR 8:19 AM
"Amazon's customer service backdoor" Medium 8:08 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Upgrade #73: Put On Your Rumor Pants" Six Colors 7:42 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-25: Apple Loses its Car Boss, Apple Watch 2 Wish List" The Mac Observer 12:26 PM
"The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Complex and Loud" The Loop 11:20 AM
"What we know about Apple's VR plans" CNNMoney 10:05 AM
"iPhone 5se: Sense, or nonsense? Over the past few days a new iPhone rumor has surfaced - SHOCK! - that Apple is preparing to unveil a new 4-inch smartphone called the iPhone 5se. Do the dots join up, or is it just nonsense?" ZDNet 10:03 AM
"London's mayor defends Apple's tax practices in E.U." Cult of Mac 9:50 AM
"Apple: iPad Pro May Not Halt Sales Decline, But It Is The Future" Seeking Alpha 8:34 AM
"We all want Apple to pay more tax: But competition is key, so it's up to national governments to set tax rates – not the EU" Telegraph 8:33 AM
"Apple's Future In A Nutshell (spoiler: 'it could go either way')" NoodleMac 8:01 AM
"The Truth About Google vs. Apple" Mac 360 8:01 AM
"The Head of the Project that Doesn't Exist Leaves" The Tech Night Owl 7:57 AM
Non-Apple
"Sorry but Microsoft's Surface did not fail during the AFC Championship game" SuperSite for Windows 10:32 AM
"Google's UK tax deal is a joke at our expense" The Verge 10:25 AM
"Best practice advice for moving to the cloud: So you want to move it all into the cloud? Then learn from these tips from someone who has already done it." ZDNet 8:30 AM
"Photographic memory made easy: Lifelogging used to be an obscure area of geek research. Now you're doing it every day. Here's how to lifelog even better." Computerworld 8:18 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"The Agency Strikes Back!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:58 AM
"Microsoft's iOS keyboard to feature one-handed mode, coming soon to testers" AppleInsider 5:36 PM
"This is Microsoft's iPhone keyboard" The Verge 5:27 PM
"2 pairs of Lightning headphones you can get in case Apple's iPhone 7 ditches the audio jack" BGR 3:56 PM
"Paper by 53 gains app extension, new text formatting tools on iOS" 9to5Mac 2:38 PM
"Chelsea Handler's New App 'Gotta Go' Gets You Out Of Awkward Situations" TechCrunch 12:30 PM
"Drawing Box Pro 2.0 Drawing App Now Optimized For Apple Pencil" MacPrices 11:19 AM
"Microsoft's iPhone keyboard reportedly includes a one-handed interface" iMore 11:02 AM
"Leviton Introduces Decora® Digital Controls with Bluetooth® Technology: The easy way to dim and time lights directly from a smartphone or tablet" PRNewswire 10:47 AM
"Microsoft's selfie app can actually share your photos now" The Next Web 10:16 AM
"Wado Releases Rotary Card - A Memory Card Game for iOS and Android" prMac 10:16 AM
"Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld releases new diabolical version of Solitaire for iOS" 9to5Mac 10:16 AM
"The UpStand is a gorgeous, if unadjustable, iPad stand" Apple World Today 8:58 AM
"Live webinar: Twinmotion for ARCHICAD" Abvent 7:57 AM
"HP launches rugged Chromebook 11 G4 Education Edition laptop from $199" ZDNet 8:01 AM
"Partnerships Drive Dell's NFV Strategy" Light Reading 8:00 AM
"Dell Sees NFV as Gateway to Telecoms" Light Reading 8:00 AM
"Apple is making big leaps in processor technology — and Intel should be worried" Tech Insiders 7:59 AM
"BIOS Update Fixes Intel Skylake Bug on ASRock Motherboards" Overclockers Club 7:58 AM
"ARCTIC launches Alpine 11 Passive cooler for Intel systems" Hexus 7:57 AM
"Intel fills need for speed in mobile with new Skylake, Xeon chips: The new parts include its top-of-the-line laptop processor" IDG News Service 5:37 PM
"Can Intel's Skylake chip rescue falling PC sales in 2016" ITP Technology 7:57 AM
"Green Hills adds security to 64-bit ARM and Intel processors" Electronics Weekly 7:57 AM
"Intel to produce Cannonlake, Icelake, Tigerlake on 10nm node" Hexus 7:57 AM
"Solus 1.1 to Land Really Soon, Users Needed to Test AMD GPU Drivers" Softpedia 7:55 AM
"AMD, Nvidia jostled for headlines at the VRLA expo this weekend" Hexus 7:54 AM
"Oracle reveals Google's revenue from Android" BetaNews 7:34 AM
"SK Telecom and Cisco will be creating another platform for the Internet of Things" Talk Android 11:55 AM
"Apple set to report flatlining iPhone sales: World's biggest listed company close to losing status as sales of its smartphones forecast to decline later this year" Telegraph 2:00 PM
"Apple Dangerously Close To Being Short Of December Quarter's Revenue Guidance" Forbes 1:28 PM
"Apple Forecasted to Report Record Holiday Quarter Amid Concerns of Slowing iPhone Sales" MacRumors 11:13 AM
"Want to Pick Apple Now? Check Out These Charts" TheStreet 8:11 AM
"Will Apple Stock Soar 50% in 2016?" Forbes 8:06 AM
"Dow loses 208 as oil slips to around $30" USA Today 4:12 PM
"Stocks Extend Declines in Final Hour of Trading: Many investors look to spate of earnings later this week for keys to sentiment" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:12 PM
"Asian markets gain as energy sector makes strides: Shares in Asia closed higher Monday, as earlier gains in the price of oil boosted the region's energy sector." MarketWatch 7:24 AM
"European stocks end lower as oil pulls back below $31: European stocks finished lower Monday as a sharp reversal in oil prices led the way lower." MarketWatch 11:41 AM
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