"Can Apple Reinvent Itself Again?" Tech.pinions 7:26 AM
"Supplier Responsibility: 2016 Progress Report" Apple [33-page PDF] 1:44 PM
"Supplier Responsibility: There's a right way to make products. It starts with the rights of the people who make them." Apple 1:35 PM
"Apple Hits Milestone On Conflict Minerals Efforts: But there's still a lot of room for improvement on this intractable issue, the company says." BuzzFeed 12:28 PM
"Apple suggests Federal Circuit panel went rogue in patent fight with Samsung" Reuters 11:31 AM
"Apple Gets Closer to Knocking Out $533 Million Patent Verdict" Bloomberg 1:45 PM
"Disgorgement of infringer's profits in Apple v. Samsung and Oracle v. Google: apportionment is key" Foss Patents 7:27 AM
"Apple wants the FBI to reveal how it hacked the San Bernardino killer's iPhone" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:56 AM
"Apple remains in dark on how FBI hacked iPhone without help" Associated Press 6:58 AM
"Race to discover how FBI cracked San Bernardino killer's iPhone" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:59 AM
"Apple could use Brooklyn case to pursue details about FBI iPhone hack: source" Reuters 6:59 AM
"Court vacates iPhone hack order against Apple, focus shifts to New York: The order was vacated after the FBI said it had accessed data on a terrorist's phone" IDG News Service 6:49 AM
"Apple, Google routinely asked to help government access devices: ACLU" Reuters 10:59 AM
"End of Apple-FBI Dispute Could Intensify Larger Fight Over Data Privacy: Companies ramp up security; law enforcement fights to maintain access" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:00 AM
"The Apple-FBI Battle Is Over, But the Crypto Wars Have Just Begun" Wired 7:02 AM
"Apple launches Safari Technology Preview for developers" The Next Web 12:04 PM
"Apple launches Safari Technology Preview, a new browser aimed at web developers" TechCrunch 12:04 PM
"Apple's Safari Technology Preview is a stable test platform for users and devs" Ars Technica 12:28 PM
"Apple's New Safari Technology Preview Gives You A Glimpse Of The Browser's Future" Digital Trends 9:30 PM
"OS X 10.11.4 framework resource found with 'macOS' naming, fueling more speculation about an OS X rebranding" 9to5Mac 7:10 AM
"OS X 10.11.4 hidden framework hints Apple could rebrand it as 'macOS'" AppleInsider 7:51 AM
"Apple's fruitless rootless security broken by code that fits in a tweet: Apple's rootless security mechanism in OS X can be evaded even in the latest version of the operating system, according to a top researcher." The Register 6:54 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Make Sure You're Getting OS X Security Data" TidBITS 3:00 PM
"Common restore errors in iTunes and how to resolve them" iDownload Blog 7:25 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"This Mac app tracks how often you slack off" iDownload Blog 7:25 AM
"OS X: Edit Your Custom Dictionary File" The Mac Observer 8:27 AM
"Fantastical 2.2 for Mac adds native Exchange support, printable calendars, & more" 9to5Mac 11:31 AM
"Sorry Sunrise, I'm switching to Fantastical" TechCrunch 11:34 AM
"How to clear recent calls in FaceTime for Mac" iDownload Blog 12:48 PM
"Want to launch apps faster? You feel the need for Speed(y) for OS X" Apple World Today 7:49 AM
"Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Mac's Keyboard Shortcuts" Mac360 7:50 AM
"Yet Another Good Reason To Dump Quicken From Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:50 AM
"Play The Movies That QuickTime Player Won't" NoodleMac 7:58 AM
Op/Ed
"Computer choices and help discussion includes a bizarre Google Drive issue deep in the bowels of OS X, notes on recovering data from a dead iMac drive, and more about hackintoshes, licenses, market segments and influencers, the 'post-PC' era, electrical dangers, security and privacy issues with the 'cloud', product gaps, router control, Apple software quality and more." MacInTouch 10:55 AM
"Is Apple going to rebrand OS X as 'macOS'?" iDownload Blog 8:48 AM
"Thanks (for nothing), Apple, for removing the podcast creation feature in GarageBand" Apple World Today 7:29 AM
Press Releases
"Maxon showcasing Cinema 4D at 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas" Architosh 10:49 AM
"To Text Converter 1.3 converts various file formats (PDF, HTML, RTF, RTFD) to standard plain TEXT using drag-and-drop" Tension Software 7:50 AM
"Baseball's Latest Recruit Is an iPad: Deal between Apple, Major League Baseball makes tablets, strategy apps available to coaches" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:59 AM
"Apple signs multiyear partnership with MLB to supply iPad Pros: WSJ" CNBC 6:58 AM
"Apple strikes deal with MLB to provide every team with iPad Pros: Sports announcers are finally allowed to call tablets 'iPads'" The Verge 7:04 AM
"Apple strikes a deal with MLB to put iPads in dugouts" TechCrunch 7:08 AM
"Apple, MLB strike deal for iPad Pro in every team's dugout" ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Launch data shows iPhone SE hits the spot in India & China, not so much elsewhere" 9to5Mac 8:25 AM
"Apple's iPhone SE is proving popular among uneducated men" The Inquirer 7:05 AM
"iPhone SE Orders Now Shipping Ahead of March 31 Launch" MacRumors 8:26 AM
"Why Apple teaches its factory workers how to write calligraphy" Business Insider 3:27 PM
"Trump's Plan for American-Made iPhones Would Be Disastrous" Wired 8:25 AM
"Boston Children's Hospital wants your help with a ResearchKit project to measure body temps" 9to5Mac 7:34 AM
"John McAfee: Why downloading free apps is dangerous" [Video Report] Business Insider 12:47 PM
"Spotify raises $1 billion war chest for battle against Apple Music" Ars Technica 8:26 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung Is Opening A Massive Flagship Store That Doesn't Stock Any Products" Fast Company 8:30 AM
"The legal challenge against adblocking is failing over and over" The Next Web 8:26 AM
"1 in 5 employees are willing to hand over their work passwords for money" Business Insider 7:41 AM
"Google unveils landline phone, which lives in cloud" Relaxnews 7:14 AM
"Foxconn confirms Sharp takeover for a reduced price of $3.5B" TechCrunch 7:09 AM
"A Google engineer spent months reviewing bad USB cables on Amazon until he forced the site to ban them" Business Insider 7:40 AM
"Amazon bans the sale of rogue USB-C cables" TechCrunch 7:08 AM
"Amazon tightens US rules over non-compliant USB-C cables" BBC 7:07 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 353: a Changing Apple, the FBI Fight Continues, and North Carolina" The Mac Observer 4:21 PM
"Happy Hour Podcast 060 | FBI standoff concludes, iOS quality control, and new Apple Watch bands" 9to5Mac 3:27 PM
"Podcast 501: The FBI says never mind/What. Just. Happened. Security expert Jonathan Zdziarski helps us process this strange turn of events in the Apple-FBI case." Macworld 1:49 PM
"MacVoices #16089: Bastian Wolfe of Boinx Software Shows Off FotoMagico 5" MacVoices 1:36 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-30: Smartphone addiction, Encrypting Files" The Mac Observer 1:35 PM
"Apple Future Brighter as OLED Screens Ramp Up: An expected surge in iPhones using flexible organic light-emitting diode screens can help lift shares by 20%." Barron's 3:00 PM
"Here's what the new MacBook Pro could look like if Apple scaled up the 12-inch design [Poll] 9to5Mac 7:11 AM
"iOS 9.3 Apple's 'most stable new release in years,' app analytics firm finds" AppleInsider 3:26 PM
"What Do A Rumored 5.8-inch OLED iPhone And Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Have In Common?" Forbes 6:47 AM
"Latest iOS Upgrade Drives Users Buggy" TechNewsWorld 11:41 AM
"Apple's iPhone SE Orders Off To A Good Start" Forbes 11:17 AM
"First iPhone SE Teardown Reveals Mix of iPhone 5s, 6, and 6s Components" MacRumors 8:23 PM
"Apple iPhone SE teardown reveals mashup of iPhone 5 & 6 series chips, few new parts" AppleInsider 8:03 PM
"Apple Introduces Quick USB-C iPad Pro Charging Cable" Digital Trends 1:44 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"There's now a workaround to fix iOS 9.3's broken web links" iMore 7:30 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:52 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:52 AM
"How to switch from Windows Phone to iPhone" iMore 8:26 AM
"How to adjust left/right audio balance in iOS" Macworld 7:33 AM
"5 of the best Google apps for iOS, and how to use them: Not all Google geeks use Android. Bring popular productivity tools to your iPhone or iPad with these native versions of your favorite apps." PCWorld 6:50 AM
Tips
"The Secret Way To Get a Super Cheap Cellular Plan" Time 10:50 AM
"6 ways to enter text on your Apple TV fourth edition" Computerworld 6:43 AM
"Five signs 40-year-old Apple is having a midlife crisis: and five reasons it isn't: Sometimes a comb-over is just a comb-over" IDG News Service 8:26 AM
"A Fully Unscientific Reason Apple Makes More Money Than Anyone Else" Mac360 8:27 AM
"Are Google, Apple, And Amazon Europe's New Villains?" Forbes 8:24 AM
"What iPhone Users Do More Of Than Android Smartphone Users" Mac360 8:09 AM
"Apple iPhone SE: Can it really be luring in more Android switchers?" ZDNet 7:55 AM
"The real reason why 4-inch phones are back in fashion" The Next Web 7:34 AM
"Plot Thickens in Apple vs. FBI Privacy Battle" Bloomberg 1:46 PM
"SCO vs IBM: 13-year-old Linux dispute returns as SCO files new appeal" The Inquirer 7:52 AM
"Zombie SCO rises from the grave again: Files appeal in epic 'Who owns Linux' case against IBM" The Register 6:53 AM
"IBM's 'brain-inspired' supercomputer to help watch over US nuclear arsenal: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory says collaboration project with IBM 'could change how we do science'." ZDNet 7:55 AM
"Microsoft says Windows 10 is now running on 270 million devices: In the opening keynote for its Build conference in San Francisco, Microsoft's Terry Myerson announced that the number of active devices has risen sharply since the start of the year. But can that pace continue?" ZDNet 10:58 AM
"Clippy's Back: The Future of Microsoft Is Chatbots/CEO Satya Nadella bets big on artificial intelligence that will be fast, smart, friendly, helpful, and (fingers crossed) not at all racist." Bloomberg 8:00 AM
"Microsoft's wild vision for the future puts conversations at the heart of computing" The Verge 12:49 PM
"Microsoft launches Bot Framework to let developers build their own chatbots" VentureBeat 12:48 PM
"Microsoft's Satya Nadella dances around controversies, but doesn't challenge any head on" VentureBeat 1:44 PM
"Microsoft envisions a future where Cortana and a legion of smart bots act as our butlers" PCWorld 1:45 PM
"Cortana will become even more powerful with proactive actions, greater contextual awareness" PCWorld 1:46 PM
"Microsoft extends Cortana with Outlook integration, third-party app support" The Verge 12:49 PM
"Microsoft announces the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, coming this summer" TechCrunch 11:20 AM
"Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Anniversary Edition" AnandTech 2:47 PM
"270 million machines are now running Windows 10" The Verge 11:22 AM
"Microsoft's new Windows Ink 'puts the pen front and center'" The Verge 11:22 AM
"Microsoft's Tay AI chatbot wakes up, starts tweeting like crazy. But was it hacked? It appears Microsoft's Tay mishap-prone chatbot may have been hacked. What other explanation could there be for sending thousands of tweets in a 15-minute spamming rampage?" ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Microsoft's racist teen bot briefly comes back to life, tweets about kush" CNNMoney 6:48 AM
"Microsoft's Tay back swearing on Twitter" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:01 AM
"Microsoft's Tay Chatbot Trades Hate Speech For Olympic-Level Spamming In Floptastic Return" HotHardware 4:56 PM
"Microsoft will unveil an army of AI bots today" The Verge 7:26 AM
"Microsoft's Build 2016 conference by the numbers: We watched 2.5 hours of dev conference so you don't have to." Engadget 7:46 PM
"HP Commits To 100 Percent Renewable Electricity" Public. 7:52 AM
"HP wearables moves into smart ID badges" ReadWrite 11:42 AM
"Intel Updates Big Data Platform TAP" InformationWeek 10:59 AM
"Cisco HyperFlex Already 'Sizzling' In Hyper-Converged Market" CRN 11:56 AM
"Lenovo, Nexenta Partner on SDS for x86 Servers" eWeek 7:47 PM
"Google Objects to Oracle's $8.8 Billion Claim for Java Trial" Bloomberg 8:59 PM
"Dow Industrials Notch Fourth Day of Gains: Expectations that U.S. interest rates will remain low propel risky assets around the world" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:24 PM
"Asia markets close higher after Yellen signals caution: But Nikkei falls as yen strengthens against dollar" MarketWatch 8:32 AM
"European stocks rally as Yellen stresses go-slow approach to rate hikes" MarketWatch 8:32 AM
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