"Apple Inc. Seeks Mistrial After $625M Jury Verdict" Texas Lawyer [Subscription Required for Full Article] 6:07 PM
"Apple, Inc has filed for mistrial in $625M VirnetX lawsuit" AppleInsider 6:07 PM
"Apple files for a mistrial in $625 million iMessage and FaceTime patent suit" The Verge 6:37 PM
"Apple asks Supreme Court to reject Samsung's 'unexceptional' appeal" Cult of Android 12:04 PM
"Apple to Supreme Court: You can Skip Samsung's Patent Appeal" The Mac Observer 12:35 PM
"Tim Cook Talks iPhone Sales At Apple Town Hall: During a town hall-style meeting with employees at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, CEO Tim Cook talks about the company's future plans. Cook also spoke about revitalizing the iPad, Apple's future headquarters, and how the company plans to expand in the entertainments market." InformationWeek 11:10 AM
"Here's What Tim Cook Said About Apple Watch Holiday Sales" Fortune 8:07 AM
"Tim Cook talks iPhone growth and teases 'far off' products during company meeting" BGR 8:47 AM
"A Mac for all seasons: Why the Mac has so much staying power/It's always iPhone this and iPad that, but as the sturdy workhorse of Apple's lineup, the Mac deserves some praise." Macworld 6:54 AM
"Opinion: Apple should lead iOS feature adoption, encourage major players to follow" 9to5Mac 12:57 PM
"Bats and badgers hold up Apple's Irish data centre plans: Mac vendor wants to build over a field of Athenry" The Register 7:41 AM
"Apple Loses To VirnetX In Patent Case" Investopedia 7:57 AM
"Tim Cook talks iPhone, Apple Watch, focusing on India and more at employee Town Hall" iMore 7:11 AM
"Apple's iPhone: Still top in US but Android tightens its grip/Apple's iPhone remains the mostly widely-used smartphone in the US, where mobile market penetration now nudges 80 percent." ZDNet 7:10 AM
"Apple sold two-thirds of all smartwatches in 2015" Cult of Android 12:04 PM
"Apple's US Smartphone Subscribers Slide Further in December" 24/7 Wall St. 6:39 AM
"Canalys: Apple likely to have shipped 12 million Apple Watches in 2015" MacNN 12:03 PM
"Nearly 40% of iPhone owners are still using 4-inch devices and smaller" BGR 7:58 AM
"Apple Watch Took Two-Thirds Of Smart Watch Market In 2015, Says Analyst" TechCrunch 9:04 AM
"Apple Pay hits 1,000 US card issuers ahead of planned retail expansions" AppleInsider 9:04 AM
"Apple, Amazon and Google want to stream NFL games" ZDNet 7:48 AM
"Why US tech giants are buying British AI start-ups" CNBC 8:09 AM
"Apple has started selling the View-Master virtual reality headset" Business Insider 11:02 AM
"Apple confirms iPhone-killing 'Error 53,' says it's about security: The iPhone's most mysterious and dangerous bug is tied to Touch ID tampering and unauthorized repairs, at least according to Apple." Macworld 12:04 PM
"'Error 53' fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6" The Guardian 8:47 AM
"iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs" BBC 12:58 PM
"iPhone 6 Killing 'Error 53' Highlights Big iOS 9 Problem" Forbes 8:47 AM
"Outcry over iPhone 'Error 53' and bad USB Type-C cables: Be careful when replacing parts. Poorly made cables can fry a laptop, and iPhones will stop working if the Touch ID button is repaired outside of Apple. It's a lesson some are learning the hard way." CNET 4:03 PM
"Apple acknowledges that third-party home button repairs to iPhone 6 can brick the device" 9to5Mac 8:47 AM
"Mysterious 'Error 53' is bricking iPhones, rendering them useless" Mashable 6:51 PM
"iPhone 5se May Come in Silver, Space Gray, and Bright Pink" MacRumors 6:20 PM
"Broken iPhone? Apple will now offer you trade-in credit" ZDNet 7:49 AM
"Apple might soon let you trade in your beaten-up iPhone" The Inquirer 7:13 AM
"Apple begins offering trade-in credit for damaged iPhones" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:40 PM
"Apple now accepting your banged-up iPhone" Associated Press 10:49 AM
"Apple now accepts damaged iPhones for trade-in" CNET 10:50 AM
"Do You Have A Broken iPhone? Apple Will Let You Trade It In For Credit" Forbes 12:06 PM
"Broken iPhone screen? Apple has new upgrade and protection plans for them" BGR 7:02 AM
"Gaming with Windows 10 on Mac Pros" Bare Feats 12:35 PM
"iPad Pro Vs. 12-inch MacBook Mini-Review: iOS Or OS X For The Road?" Forbes 6:58 AM
"Review: Gumdrop Cases DropTech Case for iPad Pro" iLounge 3:33 PM
"Add iOS storage without the Apple storage tax/I don't often begrudge Apple its 40 percent gross margins - but their extortionate storage pricing is too much. They charge up to $2/GB when SSDs are $0.25/GB. But now there's a workaround for iOS: the PhotoFlash CR8800." ZDNet 7:48 AM
"Apple Inc. shares reach ex-dividend as it gears up to distribute $2.9 billion to shareholders" AppleInsider 8:43 PM
"Apple is 'biggest destroyer of wealth this year'" Cult of Mac 6:55 PM
"Welcome back: Apple is the world's most valuable company (again)" Apple World Today 8:47 AM
Industry News
"Nasdaq slammed as rout in tech drives stocks to largest weekly drop in a month: Nasdaq, S&P 500 post largest weekly drops in four" MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"Buckle Up: Stocks Crumple in Another Marketwide Selloff" TheStreet 3:57 PM
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