"Apple's tax affairs spark a transatlantic face-off" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 PM
"Ireland-Apple tax probe goes on" Examiner 5:57 AM
"Refurbished and old models of iPhones only way for Apple to crack Indian market: The Indian market is very price-sensitive and import taxes are high" IDG News Service 6:03 AM
"Why Your Spending on Apple Tech Could Double in the Next Few Years" Money 9:41 AM
"Apple Creates Apple News Twitter Account, and You Can Read Articles Even if You Don't Have Apple News" Kirkville 2:53 PM
"Apple Services Secret To Growth: Apple's iPhone sales are facing slowing growth, but the company has another weapon in its arsenal to drive growth higher, according to a report by Credit Suisse." InformationWeek 4:07 PM
"FBI Analyzing Data From San Bernardino iPhone for Leads: Senior official says agency won't decide whether to discuss what it has found until examination complete" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:26 PM
"Delete Tracks And Trackers On A Mac" Mac360 7:52 AM
"Drobo adds secure remote access with myDrobo, Drobo Access" Apple World Today 7:15 AM
"Photo Slideshow for Mac lets you easily create impressive slideshows" Apple World Today 6:54 AM
Op/Ed
"TextExpander 6 (Or: 'How NOT to launch your SaaS')" Rhymes with Diploma 7:53 PM
"Apple's Swift programming language: The smart person's guide/Apple's Swift has far-reaching effects on all platforms, not just iOS, OS X, watchOS, and tvOS. We dive into why Swift matters, how to use it, and how it differs from Objective-C." TechRepublic 4:19 PM
"Hazel 3.3.8: Getting Past The Gates" Noodlings 3:45 PM
"Apple Music posts anniversary playlist with 40 songs from Apple ads" iDownload Blog 10:44 AM
"Apple Music featuring commemorative anniversary playlist, songs from Apple ads over the last 40 years" 9to5Mac 10:45 AM
"Apple Pay adds another 32 banks and credit unions across the US" 9to5Mac 12:06 PM
"iPhone SE seen getting off to a 'lackluster' start" BGR 5:56 AM
"Barclays finally rolls out Apple Pay support: It's taken nine months, but the last of UK's big banks is on board." Engadget 5:59 AM
"Barclays adds Apple Pay support 9 months after UK launch" AppleInsider 6:04 AM
"Barclays Finally Supports Apple Pay in United Kingdom" MacRumors 6:07 AM
"Apple Stores Are Switching From Plastic Bags to Paper Bags" iClarified 6:08 AM
"Apple Turns Environmental Eye on Retail with Move to Paper Bags" The Mac Observer 5:11 PM
"New Apple Store Policy: Goodbye Plastic. Hello Paper" Patently Apple 6:19 AM
"Huawei Makes Push to Get Ahead of Apple, Samsung in Smartphone Market: Chinese firm plans to unveil a phone with a dual-lens camera that promises better color, sharper contrast" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:38 PM
"Watch comic legend Jim Lee draw Batman and Joker on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil!" iMore 9:21 PM
"Massive art print contains every Apple gadget ever (again)" Cult of Mac 7:37 PM
Non-Apple News
"Ikea has already found a great use for virtual reality" BGR 9:20 PM
"Amazon to Release New Kindle With Rechargeable Protective Case: Solar-charged Kindle case also being developed" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 PM
"PayPal stops 400-job expansion into North Carolina over religious freedom law" The Register 7:28 PM
"PayPal Cancels Plan for Facility in North Carolina, Citing Transgender Law: Online-payments company CEO says law 'perpetuates discrimination'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 PM
"Samsung's Bad Quarterly News Begins Dripping out of Korea" Patently Apple 3:44 PM
"Former Apple execs Fred Anderson, Avie Tevanian raise NeXT-themed venture capital fund" AppleInsider 10:43 AM
"Sony's next PS4 update arrives tomorrow with game streaming for PC and Macs" The Verge 6:53 AM
"Laurene Powell Jobs's XQ America project enters a new phase this Friday" TechCrunch 6:11 AM
"Laurene Powell Jobs' XQ Institute received 40,000 ideas on how to fix high schools" VentureBeat 6:10 AM
"U.S. senator calls for ban on gun which looks like an iPhone" Cult of Mac 6:21 AM
"Oculus Rift Constellation Teardown" iFixit 6:17 AM
"Your Apple device can travel in style with the Travel Express" Apple World Today 7:29 AM
"Can an iPhone charging cable actually be stylish?" BGR 4:10 PM
"Ampy Move Review: The Ampy Move fails to replace your portable battery or Fitbit" Digital Trends 7:50 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"10 iPhone Apps Worth Buying: Free mobile apps are great, but sometimes the features within an app are worth an additional cost. Here are 10 paid iPhone apps to add to your collection." InformationWeek 6:58 AM
"Review: Zap Zap Math – A Universe of Math Fun for Kids in Grades K Through 6th" MacTrast 6:06 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to customize the keyboard on iPhone and iPad" iMore 7:35 PM
"How to navigate Apple TV with a Bluetooth keyboard" iMore 1:46 PM
"How to Pair a Siri Remote With its 4G Apple TV" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
Tips
"Apple TV and Accessibility: The ultimate guide" iMore 4:19 PM
"On The iPhone And The Women In Star Trek" PixoBebo 9:32 AM
"Watch 'Does Too Much' (from the 'if you can't beat 'em, criticize 'em' crowd)" McSolo 7:38 AM
"The last Think Retro column: Call it Sleep, not Shut Down/Christopher Phin says so long and thanks for all the really old hardware and software." Macworld 7:22 AM
"Why Justin Long (not Steve Jobs) is the real reason for Apple's sucess" Short List 7:22 AM
Non-Apple
"Google Play Store Fail lets Taliban App Slip Through" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"What to Do While Waiting for Your Tesla Model 3" The Joy of Tech 4:09 PM
"Microsoft Moves to Mainstream Blockchain in Financial Industry" eWeek 6:02 AM
"Toyota Teams Up With Microsoft For Connected Car Collaboration" HotHardware 4:24 PM
"Windows Device Recovery Tool images for older devices will not be updated to Windows 10" Neowin 6:06 AM
"Microsoft clarifies potential changes to the Start Menu in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update" Neowin 6:06 AM
"Dark themes may be coming in Windows 10 Anniversary Update" Neowin 6:06 AM
"Toyota and Microsoft Want to Free You From In-Car 'Tyranny of Technology'" Gizmodo 6:20 AM
"HP's Spectre 13.3 laptop is as thin as a AAA battery: At 10.4mm thick, it's the world's skinniest notebook." Engadget 6:20 AM
"HP's world's thinnest laptop is as thick as a AAA battery" VentureBeat 6:26 AM
"HP Spectre Notebook Preview: The World's Thinnest Notebook" Thurrott 6:26 AM
"The HP Spectre is an ultrabook design achievement at 10.4 mm thin" TechCrunch 6:27 AM
"HP's new logo is the awesome one it never used: An abandoned brand redesign project from 2011 is brought back to life" The Verge 6:26 AM
"HP Turns the Luxe Up to Eleven With the New Spectre Laptop" Gizmodo 6:19 AM
"HP unveils some slimmed-down, mid-range Envy laptops: They'll be aimed at back-to-school shoppers when they go on sale later this spring." Engadget 6:20 AM
"HP Envy x360 laptop sports AMD's 7th-generation mobile processor" VentureBeat 6:54 AM
"HP laptop-tablet hybrid is the first with AMD's 'Bristol Ridge' chip: HP will carry an AMD FX processor from the new 'Bristol Ridge' family in its Envy x360 15.6-inch laptop" IDG News Service 6:21 AM
"HP goes for bling with new super-thin, copper-accented Spectre notebook: While taking up minimal space, it promises to deliver on battery life and power." Ars Technica 6:22 AM
"HP is auctioning off gold-plated, diamond-studded versions of its thin new laptop" The Verge 6:26 AM
"HP launches two ultra-thin luxury-designed, gold-plated, diamond-encrusted laptops" VentureBeat 6:26 AM
"AMD's new 7th Generation laptop chips will take on Intel's Skylake: The first 7th Generation chips will be available in HP's Envy X360 15.6-inch laptop" IDG News Service 6:21 AM
"AMD 'pre-announces' 7th-generation Bristol Ridge, plans for Computex launch" ExtremeTech 7:19 AM
"AMD Unveils Bristol Ridge APUs For Notebooks, Launching at Computex – 10% Performance Boost Over Carrizo" WCCF Tech 7:10 AM
"Intel to Revise Format for Quarterly Report: Chip maker to break down results from more segments as it expands" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 PM
"Intel loses veteran IoT and PC execs Davis and Skaugen: Head of firm's mobile chip business also rumoured to be leaving" The Inquirer 7:11 AM
"Intel Shakes Up Executive Leadership in PCs, IoT" eWeek 7:11 AM
"Apple Will Increase Its Dividend This Month, But Don't Get Too Excited" Seeking Alpha 1:46 PM
"A New Dividend Policy For Apple" Seeking Alpha 6:17 AM
Industry News
"Wall Street closes lower for 2nd day as earnings, overseas worries weigh: S&P 500 hangs by a thread in the green; Dow marks largest one-day decline since Feb. 23" MarketWatch 7:20 PM
"Stocks Down in the Dumps a Second Day on Global Fears" TheStreet 4:11 PM
"Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 4,843.93 down -47.87 points" Nasdaq 4:14 PM
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