"Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results: Results Produce Record Quarterly Profit of $18.4 Billion" ["The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion and record quarterly net income of $18.4 billion, or $3.28 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $74.6 billion and net income of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.1 percent compared to 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter's revenue."] Apple 3:56 PM
"Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results" ["'Our team delivered Apple's biggest quarter ever, thanks to the world's most innovative products and all-time record sales of iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV,' said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. 'The growth of our Services business accelerated during the quarter to produce record results, and our installed base recently crossed a major milestone of one billion active devices.'"] Business Wire 3:57 PM
"Apple iPhone Sales Grow at Slowest Rate Ever: Company sees revenue in current quarter declining at the steepest pace in 15 years" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Apple Reports Slowing Growth for iPhone Sales" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:26 PM
"Tim Cook: We're Seeing 'Extreme Conditions Unlike Anything We've Experienced Before' in the Global Economy" Bloomberg 7:16 PM
"Apple sells fewer iPhones than expected, sees China weakness" Reuters 3:58 PM
"Apple beats on earnings, misses revenue and iPhone units; Q2 sales guidance below consensus" CNBC 3:59 PM
"Apple hit with Q1 mixed bag as iPhone sales slow: Apple was expected to make $3.23 per share on revenue on $76.6 billion." ZDNet 4:26 PM
"iPhone sales stall while the iPad goes into a nosedive: Scratch the veneer off Apple's rosy quarter and dig into the sales data and things don't look good at all. It looks like we've hit 'peak iPhone' and that the time of the iPad has come and gone." ZDNet 4:26 PM
"Apple Forecasts First Sales Drop Since 2003 on iPhone Slowdown" Bloomberg 3:58 PM
"Apple Forecasts First Sales Decline Since 2003" Bloomberg TV 3:58 PM
"Apple reports a quarterly profit of $18.4 billion, the largest in history" The Verge 6:32 PM
"This is Tim: Apple's CEO on Q1 2016" iMore 5:08 PM
"Notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2016 conference call" AppleInsider 4:27 PM
"Apple sees growth in China amid currency headwinds, contraction in US and Japan" AppleInsider 4:27 PM
"Apple's iPad business is shrinking like crazy and the iPad Pro couldn't save it" Business Insider 4:34 PM
"Apple's iPad Pro didn't move Q1 sales needle: Enterprises will take time/Eli Lilly is ditching laptops for the iPad Pro, but a lot more companies have to follow if Apple is going to get iPad sales rolling again." ZDNet 5:26 PM
"iPhone sales stall while the iPad goes into a nosedive: Scratch the veneer off Apple's rosy quarter and dig into the sales data and things don't look good at all. It looks like we've hit 'peak iPhone' and that the time of the iPad has come and gone." ZDNet 5:27 PM
"Foreign Exchange Weighs On Apple's Q1 Sales To The Tune Of $5B" TechCrunch 4:27 PM
"Slowing iPhone Sales Are a Huge Headache for Apple" Time 5:08 PM
"Apple: We're seeing 'softness' in China" Business Insider 5:08 PM
"Sales growth of all three major Apple products is dead in the water" Business Insider 5:07 PM
"Apple Australia revenue jumps 30 percent, claims it is 29 percent less profitable" ZDNet 9:11 PM
Apple News
"Can Apple Save the Day When It Reports Profits?" ["'[Apple is] going to make or break it for the index to some degree,' said Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. 'They are going to be the big news item for the week.'"] WSJ Blogs 7:58 AM
"Has Apple Peaked? It remains the most valuable company—for now." Money 8:06 AM
"Surprise: CrashSafari.com...Crashes Safari" PC Magazine 10:48 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Chapters Makes Quick Work of Adding Chapter Markers to Podcasts" MacStories 10:45 AM
"Citrix ShareFile review: Enterprise-quality file storage and synchronization" Macworld 8:36 AM
"Dashlane 4 review: Easy and convenient password management for your Mac" Macworld 8:01 AM
"MacNN Project: FileMaker Pro part 2: Calling the ER" MacNN 8:37 AM
"Aura for Mac brings Quick Replies to your Gmail conversations" iDownload Blog 10:48 AM
"Yojimbo is one of the best info gathering apps for the Mac" Apple World Today 7:26 AM
"The Mac's Best Weather Utility Is Free" Mac360 8:26 AM
"3 Cool Apps For Safari On Your Mac" Mac 360 8:26 AM
"iLock: Another Layer Of Security For Your Mac" PixoBebo 8:25 AM
Press Releases
"Mac CAD News: IMSI Design releases new TurboCAD Mac V9" Architosh 12:49 PM
"Order of the Thorne: The King's Challenge Adventure by Infamous Quests Ships Today" überStrategist 10:14 AM
"LOGICnow Signals Ambition to be Premier ITSM Solution for Mac" Business Wire 8:57 AM
"With Increased Introduction of Mac Devices Into the Enterprise, Cybersecurity Company Ensilo Makes Real-Time Data Protection Platform Available for OSX" PRNewswire 8:57 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook says virtual reality is not niche, 'has some interesting applications'" VentureBeat 5:08 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: Virtual Reality is 'Really Cool, Has 'Interesting Applications'" MacRumors 5:08 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook: Virtual reality is 'really cool'" CNET 6:11 PM
"Is Apple Forcing Samsung to Release the Galaxy S7 Early?" The Motley Fool 5:08 PM
"Apple Maps service provider in China stores core businesses in Alibaba-owned cloud" ZDNet 5:25 PM
"Apple plans to offer subscription content through News app" Reuters 4:21 PM
"Apple's new iOS center in Naples raises eyebrows" USA Today 10:01 AM
"Get Ready for Patent Wars as IP Europe Consortium Is Unveiled: Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. beware: Europe is getting ready for patent wars." Bloomberg 8:07 AM
"Apple's car in crisis: Project head leaves amid claims design boss Jonathan Ive 'displeased with progress'" Daily Mail (UK) 7:31 PM
"China's fickle fake stores cool on Apple - for now" Reuters 9:53 AM
"Apple's $85 million tax bill is a fraction of its almost $8 billion revenue" Sydney Morning Herald 8:58 AM
"Apple's $59M Australian tax bill in the spotlight as international tax row continues" AppleInsider 8:58 AM
"Apple could be working on its own version of Google's 'Street View'" Business Insider 8:23 AM
"It's okay that Joe Belfiore is using an iPhone" The Verge 8:16 AM
"Microsoft's Windows Phone vice president Joe Belfiore explains why he uses an iPhone ..." 9to5Mac 10:38 AM
"Windows Phone boss is caught tweeting from an iPhone" Cult of Mac 7:57 AM
Non-Apple News
"Pepper the robot is going to staff an entire phone store: Are you happy to buy a smartphone contract from a robot?" Engadget 7:56 PM
"Google turns the lights out on Glass' social media channels" Ars Technica 8:25 PM
"Google Glass disappears from Twitter and Facebook" Mashable 10:48 AM
"Sprint will take $5 off your bill for using this app: Sprint is testing a new way for people to save on their monthly bills while adding a source of revenue." CNNMoney 11:29 AM
"Sprint CEO Promises Network Upgrades Won't Cause Disruption" Re/code 7:59 AM
"Internet advertising industry chief: Adblock Plus is an 'unethical, immoral, mendacious coven of techie wannabes'" Business Insider 7:56 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-26: No, Apple's Car Project isn't Doomed" The Mac Observer 12:38 PM
"The MacNN Podcast, episode 48: One Billion Dollars!" MacNN 8:36 AM
"Episode 113: 'A Pre-Emptive Snow Day'/We talk about still-constrained supply of Apple Pencils and Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro, the sad state of Google's apps on iPad Pro, Apple's Music Memos, and our current thoughts on fitness tracking in general." The Committed 8:34 AM
"Let's Talk iOS: iPhone SE, Project Titan, making music in GarageBand, and more" iDownload Blog 8:33 AM
"I have seen the future of personal computing: It isn't a Windows laptop/Microsoft understands where personal computing is heading. So does Apple." Geekzone 9:14 PM
"Here's why the iPhone always wins" Tech Insider 8:10 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook Jumps on Slowing iPhone Bandwagon" The Mac Observer 7:45 PM
"Microsoft launches 'News Pro' app for iOS" iDownload Blog 7:15 PM
"Best iPhone 6 and 6s tripods for stablizing and mounting" iMore 7:02 PM
"ExxonMobil to accept Apple Pay at the pump through Speedpass" AppleInsider 5:08 PM
"How Microsoft's new iOS keyboard app will improve your texting game" BGR 8:21 PM
"Microsoft launches News Pro for iOS, relevant news for work: While there are plenty of news apps available for mobile devices, News Pro from Microsoft aims to provide work-related news instead of serving you gossip from the latest reality stars." ZDNet 4:38 PM
"You Can Now Use FiftyThree's Pencil With Moleskine's App" Digital Trends 11:01 AM
"How to animate iOS 9's app icons" Cult of Mac 10:46 AM
"Google's Inbox by Gmail just added 2 awesome features you'll want to use immediately" BGR 10:40 AM
"Citizen journalism comes to the living room with Fresco News app for Apple TV" 9to5Mac 10:37 AM
"Want a 24k gold Mac? You can have one for $11,000-plus" Apple World Today 9:10 AM
"Worldwide Smartphone Market Volume to Reach 1.53 Billion in 2016" PRNewswire 8:57 AM
"Moon Dragon: Heroes Game-Novel to Prove Steve Jobs Wrong" PRNewswire 8:57 AM
"You can now live broadcast from your GoPro with latest Periscope iOS update" 9to5Mac 8:24 AM
"'Just in Case' lets you easily record calls on your iPhone" Digital Trends 8:14 AM
"Secretly Record Any Phone Call With This Covert iPhone Case" Gizmodo 8:14 AM
"Barclays lets slip that Apple Pay support is coming in March" The Inquirer 8:10 AM
"Barclays Confirms it Will Launch Apple Pay by Late March" MacRumors 8:00 AM
"Ricochet Theory 2 for iOS is here - Ricochet physics puzzles for all" prMac 10:35 AM
"FlexBright - Help protects your eyes while using your phone" prMac 10:35 AM
"Space Station Challenge now available on Apple TV" prMac 8:00 AM
"Desqueeze app can batch resize photos and videos on iPhone" Canadian Reviewer 7:59 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: It's time to invest 'confidently'" Business Insider 8:25 PM
"Microsoft Open Sources Its Artificial Brain To One-Up Google" Wired 6:40 AM
"Microsoft: Soon, you too can have your own Azure cloud" ZDNet 12:31 PM
"Microsoft is overhauling its research arm so inventions become reality" The Verge 7:29 AM
"Microsoft Surface under pressure during NFL AFC Championship Sunday" TechnologyTell 6:18 AM
"Windows Phone Guru Joe Belfiore Caught Using an iPhone During His Holiday" Softpedia 8:12 AM
"Alleged Windows 10 portable gaming console in the works" WinBeta 10:11 AM
"Surface 3, Surface Pro 3 blue screen of death: Microsoft offers fix for firmware update headaches" ZDNet 6:26 AM
"Microsoft: Recurring Revenue And Stable PC Outlook Support Long-Term EPS Growth" Seeking Alpha 10:11 AM
"Dell vows not to rock the boat with VCE" CRN UK 6:38 AM
"EU regulators to rule on $67 billion Dell, EMC deal by Feb. 29" Reuters 6:39 AM
"EU to decide on Dell, EMC deal by Feb. 29" Seeking Alpha 6:38 AM
"Hewlett-Packard's Share in the PC Space Rose in 3Q15" Market Realist 7:05 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) Given 'BBB' Credit Rating" EMQ 6:39 AM
"IBM Taps Ford Motor CEO For Board Seat: Appointment of Mark Fields is effective March 1" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:08 PM
"IBM Refreshes LinuxONE, Expands Platform's Ecosystem" eWeek 6:19 AM
"As layoff rumors surface, IBM cuts severance pay allowance" WRAL TechWire 6:46 AM
"Western Digital, IBM enter patently cosy deal: WD slurps up 100 patents, inks cross-licensing pact" The Register 6:47 AM
"Western Digital and IBM Announce Patent Acquisition and Cross-License Agreements" Hardware Heaven 6:47 AM
"Western Digital acquires 100 storage patents from IBM" ChannelBiz 6:47 AM
"IBM extends LinuxONE ecosystem with Cloudant and Strongloop: And containers are just around the corner" The Inquirer 9:41 AM
"Intel fills need for laptop speed with new Skylake, Xeon chips: The new parts include its top-of-the-line laptop processor" PCWorld 6:48 AM
"Meet 'Tigerlake,' Intel's Third Family Of 10nm Chips" Tech Times 6:45 AM
"Intel: The Eternal Value Trap" Seeking Alpha 11:16 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Downgraded to Hold at Zacks Investment Research" Zacks 6:41 AM
"Cisco rubbishes Arista's 'bogus' counter-lawsuit: Arista counter-sues Cisco claiming its patent lawsuit is an attempt to 'debilitate' a market challenger" CRN UK 6:42 AM
"Cisco lashes out at 'bogus' Arista counter-lawsuit: Arista counter-suit claims Cisco's patent lawsuit is an effort to damage competition with 'baseless' litigation" Channelnomics 6:39 AM
"EXCLUSIVE: Cisco tells Kiwi SMBs... You're not too small to be attacked/'Many SMBs are keeping their head in the sand, but any computer is a target...'" Computerworld New Zealand 6:05 AM
"Should Amazon and Microsoft be worried? Is Oracle becoming a cloud force to be reckoned with? 'A category of developers love AWS, but enterprise developers don't necessarily love it.'" Computerworld New Zealand 6:19 AM
"Oracle plans Abu Dhabi data centre, 250 regional hires" Gulf Business 6:48 AM
"Apple says it now has 1 billion total active devices" 9to5Mac 4:19 PM
"Apple now has an 'active installed base' of one billion users" Apple World Today 4:01 PM
"Apple Reports Receord December Quarter Earnings. Again." The Mac Observer 4:01 PM
"We're live charting Apple's big first-quarter earnings report" Quartz 3:59 PM
"Apple earnings to show holiday iPhone sales: Live blog" MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"Apple Earnings Live Blog -- Will It Be as Bad as Wall Street Expects?" TheStreet 3:56 PM
"Apple Financial Results - Q1 2016: Join us here on January 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET to listen to the conference call live." Apple 11:53 AM
"This is exactly what Apple investors are worried about" CNNMoney 11:27 AM
"Apple to Announce Q1 2016 Results on Tuesday, January 26th" The Mac Observer 10:09 AM
"Liveblog: Apple's Q1 2016 earnings call happens at 5pm ET today" Ars Technica 9:35 AM
"Here's the chart that predicts Apple shares are headed for $70s" MarketWatch 8:11 AM
"Apple Buyback, Three For Shareholders And One For Tim Cook And Company" Forbes 8:10 AM
"Apple: Over Under For March Quarter Guidance" Forbes 10:48 AM
"Apple Q1 Capitulation to Boost Cirrus, Skyworks" Barron's 11:27 AM
"Bottom Fishing? Apple Lens Supplier Largan May Benefit From iPhone Upgrade" Forbes 8:10 AM
Industry News
"U.S. stocks end sharply higher, lifted by oil's rebound: Sprint surges 18% after strong earnings; 3M, P&G gains boost benchmarks" MarketWatch 3:55 PM
"More Wild Swings For Stocks as Oil Dictates Direction" TheStreet 3:55 PM
"China plunge? Pshaw! Dow gains 282" USA Today 3:55 PM
"Wall Street Jumps as Oil Prices Turn Green" FOXBusiness 3:55 PM
"Stocks End Higher on Oil Rebound: Stronger-than-expected earnings reports also help to lift stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:19 PM
"China stocks close 6.4% lower as sinking oil drags down Asia markets/China shares plunged Tuesday, while other Asian markets dropped as oil prices sank." MarketWatch 6:57 AM
"European stocks under pressure as oil sells off again/European stocks stumbled Tuesday, with broad-based losses spurred by a setback in oil prices, with Brent below $30 a barrel." MarketWatch 6:58 AM
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