"Inside Apple CEO Tim Cook's Fight With the FBI: In an exclusive interview with TIME, Cook discusses your privacy, America's security, and what's at stake in the battle over encryption" Time 8:27 AM
"The Apple-FBI Fight May Be The First Salvo In A Bigger War" Associated Press 11:31 AM
"The Apple Fight Is About All of Us: A Joint Statement from Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation" Electronic Frontier Foundation 3:25 PM
"Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:34 PM
"German court rules against Apple in video streaming patent case" Reuters 7:51 AM
"Apple judged to be infringing OpenTV's video streaming patents in Germany" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
"Apple signs up to Google Cloud services" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
"Apple said to move part of cloud business from AWS to Google: The move appears designed to diversify Apple's suppliers" IDG News Service 7:47 AM
"Google Gets Apple to Jump Aboard Its Cloud Business (Though It May Not Last)" Re/code 8:15 AM
"Apple Using Google's Cloud, Moving Some Data From Amazon: Major victory for the Alphabet Inc. unit in its battle against Amazon and Microsoft" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:28 PM
"Apple will power part of iCloud with Google Cloud Platform: The rivals reportedly inked a multi-million dollar deal." Engadget 8:02 AM
"Apple's hybrid cloud plan: Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure like most companies" ZDNet 11:10 AM
"Apple reportedly dumps AWS and moves to Google's Cloud Platform" The Inquirer 8:05 AM
"IDC Forecasts Worldwide Shipments of Wearables to Surpass 200 Million in 2019, Driven by Strong Smartwatch Growth and the Emergence of Smarter Watches" Business Wire 1:42 PM
"Apple Watch Predicted to Capture 50% Market Share in 2016 on 14 Million Sales" MacRumors 11:24 AM
"Join us Monday for Apple's iPhone SE event (live blog)" CNET 7:52 AM
"Apple appoints Cookie Monster as its spokesman/Technically incorrect: To make you still pay attention to the iPhone 6S, Apple releases an ad featuring some people's favorite muppet performing his muppetry." CNET 8:03 AM
"In a roadblock for Apple Pay, only 1 in 5 US retailers are using their chip card readers" AppleInsider 2:30 PM
"New Study Seeks to Use Deep Learning to Detect Heart Disease: The developers of Cardiogram, a consumer heart rate-tracking app, have launched a study aiming to use deep learning to detect atrial fibrillation." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:08 PM
"Steve Jobs attempted to make email 'a walled garden' in the 1980s" The Inquirer 7:43 AM
"Steve Wozniak summed up the central weakness of the Apple Watch: '20 watches from $500 to $1100. The band's the only difference?'" Business Insider 8:27 AM
"Steve Wozniak slams Apple Watch for taking Apple into 'jewelry market'" Mashable 8:04 AM
"Woz: World-changers to Apple Watches, why pay for an overpriced band? Apple co-founder questions vanity price tags, says he won't snoop in your undie drawer." The Register 7:43 AM
"Steve Wozniak Believes That Amazon.com Inc. Owns the Next Big Platform: The legendary Steve Wozniak just gave Amazon's Echo a huge endorsement." The Motley Fool 8:15 AM
"Steve Wozniak reddit AMA Touches On iPhone Encryption, How He 'Worries A Little Bit' About Apple" HotHardware 4:20 PM
"5 things we learned about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak from his Reddit AMA: Three emerging technologies Wozniak loves, and what he thinks of Tim Cook" MarketWatch 11:25 AM
"TeslaCrypt ransomware now impossible to crack, researchers say: Victims can either either restore files from a backup or if that's not possible, pay up" IDG News Service 7:47 AM
"Orange CEO fuels hope that Apple may grant 3rd-party apps & services access to iPhone NFC chip" AppleInsider 1:25 PM
"Nintendo's first smartphone app is a social surprise" CNNMoney 7:53 AM
Non-Apple News
"A Government Error Just Revealed Snowden Was The Target In The Lavabit Case" Wired 9:19 PM
"Adobe sees 'record' $1.38B revenue in Q1, adds 798K paying Creative Cloud subscribers" VentureBeat 7:42 PM
"HBO plans to add 600 hours of original programming, taking direct aim at Netflix" GeekWire 5:36 PM
"Young people prefer an Internet connection to daylight/Technically Incorrect: A UK survey suggests that daylight isn't all that: at least in young people's enlightened minds. Neither is hot water. But they do love the idea of more followers on social media." CNET 3:34 PM
"Spotify to pay $21 million in unpaid royalties" The Next Web 3:34 PM
"Casio's rugged Android Wear Smart Outdoor Watch to be available March 25 for $500" 9to5Google 1:26 PM
"The spectacular life of Google founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page" Business Insider 11:09 AM
"YouTube and Google Play agree to join T-Mobile's Binge On Program, following criticism of video throttling" TechCrunch 10:49 AM
"Fitbit taps Amazon Echo to let users check their fitness progress via voice" TechCrunch 8:11 AM
"Most Top Websites Still Don't Use a Basic Security Feature" Wired 8:05 AM
"How Google's AI Auto-Magically Answers Your Emails" Wired 8:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-17: Listener Comments on Siri, 2-factor Authentication" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM
"Rebound 77: Usually Schmusally" Six Colors 11:25 AM
"Leaked image of 4-inch iPhone packaging seems to confirm 'SE' branding and 16 GB storage size option" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
"Potential 'iPhone SE' Packaging Confirms 16GB Base Storage and NFC for Apple Pay" MacRumors 8:11 AM
"Meizu VP debunks recent 'iPhone 7' leak as firm's upcoming Pro 6, posts photos to prove it" AppleInsider 8:12 AM
"Hands-on Video of iPhone SE and iPhone 7 Cases Reveal Differences Compared to Current Devices" MacRumors 10:48 AM
"Alleged cases for 'iPhone 7' & 'iPhone SE' may support rumored features" AppleInsider 4:28 PM
"Leaked iPhone 7 case gives us more clues about the phone's design" BGR 8:27 AM
"The iPhone might be getting an AMOLED screen as soon as next year" BGR 8:28 AM
"AceDeceiver Malware Can Infect Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices" Intego 8:28 AM
"Security firm discovers first iOS malware that can infect non-jailbroken iPhones w/o enterprise certificate" 9to5Mac 8:09 AM
"Your iPhone almost certainly isn't infected with the AceDeceiver malware: And if you don't connect your iOS device to a Windows PC, you're totally safe." ZDNet 11:11 AM
"Apple supplier's weak outlook may be bad news for the iPhone" MarketWatch 1:42 PM
"Flagship Showdown: Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5 vs. iPhone 6s/Should you buy a Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, or Apple iPhone 6s? We break the question down seven ways." PC Magazine 2:21 PM
"OWC USB-C Dock review: Opens up a MacBook's possibilities" Macworld 8:12 AM
"Olloclip: There's a lens for that -Part 2" Apple World Today 7:37 AM
"Review: IK Multimedia iRig BlueTurn" iLounge 4:29 PM
"Paww SoundBox 10 Bluetooth speaker review" The Gadgeteer 7:33 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Scanner Pro 7 Adds OCR and Workflows" MacStories 8:26 AM
"Hands-on: Sonic the Hedgehog for Apple TV [Video] 9to5Mac 2:24 PM
"Hands-on: Miitomo, Nintendo's first iOS game" 9to5Mac 8:09 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to use the Remote app with Apple TV" iMore 11:18 AM
"8 easy ways to speed up older iPads (and iPhones)" Computerworld 8:33 AM
Tips
"Here's how to get your iPhone or iPad ready for iOS 9.3" ZDNet 11:47 AM
"'What Do You Use Your iPad For?'" Apple Gazette 11:24 AM
"Game Center is still broken after six months — and that's not good enough, Apple" Revert to Saved 11:24 AM
"Predictions For Apple's 'Let Us Loop You In' Event" MacMost 11:24 AM
"Apple spring 2016 event: What to expect" Mashable 11:18 AM
"Apple's March 21 iPhone and iPad event: The market background/The smartphone market is maturing and the tablet market is declining: how will Apple's rumoured 4-inch iPhone and 9.7-inch iPad updates fare?" ZDNet 11:11 AM
"Lesson unlearned: Apple behind yet again" Macworld 10:50 AM
"Opinion: Should Apple be more aggressive in its defensive PR to correct misleading allegations?" 9to5Mac 9:10 AM
"Google and Facebook's Battle for Virtual Reality and Apple's Entrance" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:28 AM
"Here's why iPhone focuses on true-to-life photography" iMore 8:27 AM
"Guess Who Does Not Understand Common 21st Century Technology?" Mac 360 8:31 AM
"Mingis On Tech: Apple events, iPads and smartphones, oh my!" Computerworld 7:47 AM
Apple vs. FBI
"What Happens If Key Apple Engineers Refuse to Write GovtOS?" The Mac Observer 9:53 PM
"Put Simply: The Apple vs FBI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" The Mac Observer 7:09 PM
"No One, Tim Cook Declares, 'Should Have A Key That Turns A Billion Locks.'" Digital Trends 3:42 PM
"Tim Cook: Actually, there's plenty of data the FBI can use to spy on people" Tech Insider 1:25 PM
"Tim Cook tells Time: FBI fight is like a 'bad dream'" CNNMoney 1:20 PM
"Tim Cook to Time: 'I feel like I'm in this bad dream'" Macworld 11:46 AM
"Tim Cook: Encryption fight puts Apple in a 'bizarre position'" CNET 11:46 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook in Time Magazine Interview Talks FBI, Encryption" Re/code 11:24 AM
"Apple CEO responds to Donald Trump's call to boycott its products" Mashable 11:19 AM
"11 juicy quotes from Tim Cook's interview on encryption" Cult of Mac 11:18 AM
"Even CEO Tim Cook is suggesting Apple could be forced to build a 'surveillance OS'" Business Insider 11:10 AM
"Tim Cook says he's 'offended' by government smears in latest Time cover story" AppleInsider 10:50 AM
"Ex-NSA Hackers Explain -- Why You Do And Don't Want The NSA To Help FBI Crack iPhones" Forbes 8:15 AM
"Harvard Law professor & former Obama special assistant dismisses FBI's claims – 'the law is clear'" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
Non-Apple
"Spring cleaning: How I scrapped my servers for a hybrid cloud/I have the power of local processing but the flexibility of bursting and storing data on cloud, while minimizing my infrastructure footprint." ZDNet 3:34 PM
"Should you upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile from Windows Phone 8.1? This is what you'll lose if you do" BetaNews 3:26 PM
"Notability gets improved Apple Pencil support, new themes, copy & paste for pages, more" 9to5Mac 1:25 PM
"The Best Moshi iPhone 6 Cases (S, Plus, included)" Mobile Reviews Eh 11:24 AM
"Sonic comes to the Apple TV: The first instalment is available today, but you'll have to wait a short time for Sonic 2 and Sonic CD." Engadget 11:18 AM
"These are the latest Apple Pay banks and credit unions in the U.S. and China" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
"Apple TV 4 gets New Apple Events App" The Mac Observer 10:26 AM
"Official 'Apple Events' app launches on tvOS App Store ahead of 'Let us loop you in' event" AppleInsider 8:11 AM
"MCE Ships PCIe-Based Flash Storage Upgrades for MacBook Pro with Retina" MacPrices 12:50 PM
"MCE Ships PCIe-based Flash Storage Upgrades for MacBook Pro with Retina" prMac 10:48 AM
"Shoot and Share Animated GIFs with Gifstory - GIF Camera and Editor" prMac 8:08 AM
"Join The Revolution with the launch of Emojitones - Emojis that Speak" prMac 8:08 AM
"Facebook's Messenger Bot Store could be the most important launch since the App Store" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
"Encrypted email service ProtonMail comes out of beta, unveils iOS and Android apps" ZDNet 11:10 AM
"ProtonMail brings end-to-end encrypted email to iOS" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
"ProtonMail's encrypted email service exits beta, adds iOS, Android apps" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
"IBM teases alpha test of Sword Art Online: The Beginning" Rappler 7:32 AM
"People Testing IBM's Real-World Sword Art Online" Kotaku 7:15 AM
"Cisco selects Pune as its India manufacturing unit" The Economic Times 7:30 AM
"Easy money! Larry Ellison makes $1billion OVERNIGHT and overtakes Mark Zuckerberg on the rich list: Pushed Facebook CEO, worth $48.3billion, down to seventh place" Daily Mail (UK) 7:34 AM
"These Self-Assembling Nanowires Could Grow Into the Computer Chips of the Future" Gizmodo 7:15 AM
"IT Systems Failing to Scale with Business Growth" eWeek 7:50 AM
"Silicon Valley May Want MBAs More Than Wall Street Does" Bloomberg 9:27 PM
"Dow up 156, positive for '16; S&P 500 is close" USA Today 4:36 PM
"Dow Industrials Turn Positive for 2016: U.S. crude settles above $40 a barrel for the first time since December as other commodities also rally" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:35 PM
"Asian markets close higher as Fed slows pace of rate hikes: But Nikkei falls, down 0.2%" MarketWatch 7:25 AM
"European stocks slide as jump in euro hits exporters: Euro setting its sights on $1.14" MarketWatch 7:26 AM
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