"Apple's Tim Cook Is Smarter Than You Think: The world's largest company narrowly missed revenue targets in the quarter. That's hardly a disaster, as long as the company keeps innovating." Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 7:51 AM
"Tim Cook basically admitted that the price of iPhones may be too high for a world that's getting poorer" Business Insider 12:13 PM
"Apple is making big leaps in processor technology — and Intel should be worried" Business Insider 7:26 AM
"Apple Seriously Ramps Up Hiring In Virtual Reality" Forbes 7:51 AM
"Apple Reportedly Has Hundreds Of Workers Dedicated To VR Projects" HotHardware 4:46 PM
"Apple Would've Been The 42nd Richest Country Last Year" Digital Trends 12:13 PM
"Apple Urges FCC To Recognize Made for iPhone Hearing Aids" Mac Reports 12:10 PM
"Apple Looking to Develop Original Shows as Part of New Video Strategy" TheStreet 1/29
"Report: Apple looking to produce its own exclusive TV shows as original content for iTunes" 9to5Mac 1/29
"Apple could unveil original TV shows alongside the iPhone 7" Business Insider 1/29
"Apple's Plan To Hook You On iPhone Upgrades Is Slowly Being Revealed" Forbes 1/29
"Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017" Bloomberg 1/29
"Report: Apple developing long range wireless charging tech for iOS devices" 9to5Mac 1/29
"Apple's Project Titan Hits a Major Speed Bump" The Motley Fool 1/29
"Report: Apple Acquires Ed-Tech Start-up LearnSprout" PC Magazine 1/29
"Apple buys education tech startup LearnSprout to help teachers track student performance" The Next Web 1/29
"Apple Furthers Its VR Plans With Acquisition Of Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 1/29
"Apple builds secret team to kick-start virtual reality effort" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1/29
"Apple reportedly has hundreds of people working on a secret virtual reality team" The Verge 1/29
"Apple Acquires Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 1/29
"Apple has assembled large team for VR, has headsets prototyped: Report/Could Apple be taking on Facebook's Oculus Rift with its own virtual reality offering?" ZDNet 1/29
"Apple Targets Augmented, Virtual Reality With Hiring, Acquisition: Tech giant hires industry experts, acquires startup specializing in image recognition" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/29
"Apple Sets Its Sights on Virtual Reality" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1/29
"Apple quietly working on virtual reality: report" Relaxnews 1/29
"Adobe pushes out betas for version 21 of Flash and Air" BetaNews 10:08 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan discussion includes notes on migration procedures, floppy disk support (!), a bug fix, Apple's abandoned iWeb, a TP Link compatibility problem, and issues after migration from Yosemite." MacInTouch 1/29
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Everything you need to know about the location services built into your Mac" iDownload Blog 12:15 PM
"Friday Q&A 2016-01-29: Swift Struct Storage" Mike Ash 7:45 AM
"How to disable mouse and keyboard low-battery warnings (you can't)" Macworld 1/29
"How to display an analog clock in your Mac Menu Bar" iDownload Blog 1/29
"How To Manage Multiple Photos Libraries On Your Mac" TeraTalks 1/29
"How To Convert Audio, Video, And Image Files On Your Mac For Free" NoodleMac 1/29
Op/Ed
"Lazy Password Storage: When you run an app on your Mac that connects to a secure web service, how confident are you that the password will be treated with care, and protected from prying eyes?" Bitsplitting 12:15 PM
"iPhone prices from around the world: Cheapest to most expensive" BGR 8:03 AM
"Inside the Start-Up That Brings Your Instagram Pics to Life" PC Magazine 7:48 AM
"Global smartphone shipments up 5.7% on year in 4Q15, says IDC" ["Apple shipped 74.8 million iPhone devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 1% from the 74.5 million shipped a year earlier. For all of 2015, Apple shipped 231.5 million units, representing a 20.2% growth on year."] DigiTimes 1/29
"10 tech giants leading the parental leave policies pack" [Apple #9] Computerworld 1/29
"Apple Ceases Free iTunes Radio Streaming Worldwide" MacRumors 1/29
"As expected, iTunes Radio stations no longer available without an Apple Music subscription" 9to5Mac 1/29
"Apple Planning to Open Third Retail Store in Turkey in 2016" MacRumors 1/29
"Apple Watch Dethrones Rolex in Luxury Brands Ranking" Details 1/29
"Tesla hires exec who played key role in building chips that power Apple's iPhones" BGR 1/29
"Heatherwick and Boris promoted Garden Bridge before 'rigged' TfL design contest" ["The mayor came under further fire after sources close to Apple appeared to contradict his repeated assertion that he could not provide the names of those who took part in the San Francisco pitch because this would compromise ongoing discussions with the firm over potential sponsorship, a claim he also made to the London Assembly's oversight committee last month. A source close to Apple told the AJ: 'Apple has no involvement in this bridge project and is not considering getting involved'."] The Architects' Journal 1/29
"Boris Johnson reportedly tried to get Apple to sponsor London's new Garden Bridge" Business Insider 1/29
"He Shot an Indian Wedding on His iPhone. The Results? Spectacular" NDTV 1/29
Non-Apple News
"Acer preps TravelMate B117 Windows 10 education laptop to challenge Chromebooks" ZDNet 8:59 PM
"Official Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Renders Leak Ahead Of Global Debut" HotHardware 4:46 PM
"Twitter experiments with trending tweets in the timeline" VentureBeat 3:43 PM
"Google Testing New Google Fiber Phone Service" PC Magazine 5:55 PM
"Google Project Skybender Will Broadcast 5G Internet Via Solar Drones" HotHardware 4:46 PM
"Report: Google Secretly Testing '5G' Internet Using Flying Drones" PC Magazine 3:42 PM
"Report: Amazon wants to take on Spotify with a new music streaming service" PCWorld 1:58 PM
"Nokia-Samsung patent verdict expected within days" Reuters 12:56 PM
"Browsing at the speed of light: Super-fast internet of the future is coming and it will be open source" International Business Times 7:56 AM
"Facebook admits that it's worried about ad blockers" Business Insider 5:18 PM
"Most Of Your Facebook Friends Are Not Your Real Friends, Says Study" Forbes 7:31 AM
"Tesla To Ditch SDK In Favor Of Mirroring iOS And Android Apps" Redmond Pie 1/29
"Sony reports big jump in sales thanks to PlayStation 4" Mashable 1/29
"Foxconn raises offer for Sharp to $5.44 billion: WSJ" Reuters 1/29
"Japan fund undecided on Sharp; Foxconn reportedly ups offer" Reuters 1/29
Publications/Podcasts
"Incomparable #285: The Answer is One Elephant" Six Colors 3:43 PM
"Podcast: Kantar Smartphones; Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon Earnings; FCC Set Top Box Rules" Tech.pinions 7:43 AM
"Apple's working on long-range wireless charging for the iPhone (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Ep. 24): The iPhone 7 could bring a new dual-lens camera, we're expecting the iPad Air 3 and iPhone 5SE in March, and Apple is exploring virtual reality." CNET 1/29
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-28: Goodbye CableCards, Apple Pay at ATMs" The Mac Observer 1/29
"Apple reportedly adding wireless charging to iPhone: You better say goodbye to the Lightning port, and say hello to wireless charging and wireless Beats headphones." ZDNet 1/29
"iPhone 7S will be Apple's first smartphone with wireless charging" The Inquirer 1/29
"Next year's iPhone might have advanced wireless charging" Mashable 1/29
"Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones" TechCrunch 1/29
"Apple Charging Leak Will Boost iPhone Battery Life" Forbes 1/29
"IPhone 5SE / iPhone 6c Specs. No 3D Touch." M.I.C. Gadget 1/29
"Apple's 2016 Roadmap For Updated MacBook, MacBook Air And Pro Revealed" Redmond Pie 1/29
"Apple recalls power plugs over electric shock risk" CNNMoney 1/29
"Apple issues recall for faulty iPad, iPhone and Mac AC power adapters sold over 12 years" V3 1/29
"Safari's now the only major browser supporting Do Not Track on iOS" Macworld 1/29
"Google Chrome on iOS Loses 'Do Not Track' Feature" Digital Trends 1/29
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 1/29
"Rails For iPad Is Free For The First Time In Almost Two Years (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 1/29
"CALC Smart -The Resourceful Scientific Calculator For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Free For The First Time In Two And A Half Years (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 1/29
"The Success Behind Apple's Worrying Results: Apple's recent results have been portrayed as bad news. Revenue failed to meet targets, targets for the next quarter have been lowered, and iPhone sales dropped to less than one percent year on year growth, compared to almost fifty percent this time last year. If you want to know what is to blame, look no further than the iPhone 6." Forbes 8:23 PM
"KiKi's Sand Painting 1.0 for iPad - Sand Art for Kids and Painting Lover" prMac 7:54 AM
"Digital Painting - The return to the Natural Way of Drawing" prMac 7:54 AM
"A huge competitor to Candy Crush Family is released" prMac 7:33 AM
"Offline Croatian to English Language Dictionary Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 7:29 AM
"MailDeck email app goes 3.0 with alias support, swipe actions and more" AppAdvice 7:27 AM
"AirSpeaker Turns Your iPhone Into An AirPlay Audio Receiver" Redmond Pie 1/29
"Downcast for iPhone adds CarPlay integration for enhanced podcast playback" 9to5Mac 1/29
"Coming January 30: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, of TidBITS, and Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 1/29
"FlexBright – Helps Protect Your Eyes While Using Your Phone Or iPad" MacPrices 1/29
"Want to Endlessly Play Soccer? 'TV Sports Soccer' Is the Game for You" Touch Arcade 1/29
"Google finally launches an AdWords app for iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 1/29
"Google launches dedicated AdWords app for iOS" AppleInsider 1/29
"Spotify's Video Content Hits iOS A Bit Earlier Than Expected" TechCrunch 1/29
"Roomy backpacks can carry a 17-inch MacBook and a whole lot more" Cult of Mac 1/29
"Poncho's daily weather forecasts are coming to an app" The Verge 1/29
"Adobe brings back Bob Ross in 'The Joy of Sketching'" AppAdvice 1/29
"Fight for 'card fu' supremacy in Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny" AppAdvice 1/29
"Google launches official AdWords app for iPhone" iMore 1/29
"Google launches iOS AdWords app for marketers to manage their ad campaigns on the move" VentureBeat 1/29
"Apple Pay and Android Pay coming to ATMs soon, report says" Digital Trends 1/29
"Offline Finnish to English Language Dictionary Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 1/29
"New JumbleFace Release Offers Purposeful Play" prMac 1/29
"Voyage SoftTech Pvt. Ltd. Announces Launch of Mobile Game Jungle Racer" prMac 1/29
"Kono - Abstract Strategy Board Game 2.0 for iOS Now Available" prMac 1/29
"Equalicious Combines Math and Crosswords for a New Gaming Experience" prMac 1/29
"Rox Fling 1.0 released for iOS/Android - A Caveman on a Mission" prMac 1/29
"How Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella did what Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates couldn't" Business Insider 10:01 AM
"Ruthless Microsoft's Smart Decision To Kill Windows Phone" Forbes 10:08 AM
"President Obama unveils computer science initiative – with Microsoft's help" Puget Sound Business Journal 7:34 AM
"President Obama Wants $4 Billion to Bring Computer Science to All Schools" Re/code 7:35 AM
"Obama Pledges $4 Billion to Computer Science in US Schools" Wired 7:35 AM
"President Obama Wants $4 Billion To Bring Computer Science Education To Every K-12 School" TechCrunch 12:07 PM
"Obama wants $4B to help students learn computer science" Associated Press 7:33 AM
"Microsoft supports President Obama's new Computer Science for All education proposal" Windows Central 8:01 AM
"Is Windows Phone Really Dead? Microsoft Keeps Dropping Hints Of A Surface Phone" Tech Times 8:02 AM
"Alphabet Prepares to Challenge Facebook and Microsoft In VR" The Motley Fool 12:12 PM
"IBM Researchers' New Approach To Huntington's Could Lead To Significant Breakthrough In Therapy" Forbes 7:29 AM
"Stick PCs will be hot sellers in the future" IndiaTimes 8:00 AM
"Are Hackers Keeping a Hidden Stash on Your HP Printer's Hard Drive? Unprotected HP printer HDDs can be abused if not protected" Softpedia 8:00 AM
"HP Launching The Isaac Mizrahi Smartwatch, A Wearable Time-Telling Accessory" National Daily Press 7:59 AM
"Tesla hires veteran from AMD, Apple to make self-driving tech" Engadget 8:26 PM
"Oracle Pulls Plug on Java Browser Plug-In" TechNewsWorld 12:58 PM
"Cisco patches authentication, denial-of-service, NTP flaws in many products" Security Asia 7:57 AM
"Morningstar Issues 'AA' Credit Rating to Cisco Systems, Inc." Zolmax News 7:57 AM
"Super demand for Cray's massive computers despite moves to the cloud" Seattle Times 12:09 PM
"Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud: email" Reuters 1/29
"Microsoft has a secret weapon" ["The company announced Thursday that it was on track to generate $9.4 billion in annual cloud-based revenue, up from $5.5 billion a year ago."] Independent Online: South Africa 1/29
"Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud" Rediff 1/29
"Azure Stack, Microsoft's on-premises cloud service, is now available as a preview: It's the Azure platform for your private cloud." Ars Technica 1/29
"Microsoft's Earnings Show Vitality in Both Old and New Lines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/29
"Microsoft Q2 Buoyed By Azure, Office 365 Gains" InformationWeek 1/29
"Microsoft profits fall but cloud success sends share price up" ComputerWeekly 1/29
"Microsoft earnings better than analysts' expectations" Business Day Live 1/29
"Dow soars nearly 400, but all 3 major U.S. indexes end January lower" USA Today 1/29
"January Shaped Up to be Wall Street's Worst Month in Five" FOXBusiness 1/29
"Stocks Soar After Bank of Japan's Surprise Rate Move: 'It just takes a little bit of action for a big move in equities,' says analyst after central bank move" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/29
"Nikkei jumps after BOJ's rate surprise; China stocks gain: Shares in Japan rose Friday, after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by introducing a negative interest-rate policy." MarketWatch 1/29
"European stocks finish with gains Friday after BOJ shocker, but down in January: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 1/29
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