"Apple, Facebook, Google, and Alibaba Take Hollywood: Since Netflix and Amazon proved that outsiders can thrive in entertainment, the world's largest tech companies are getting in on the act." ["The iTunes Lounge was in fact part of a stealth effort by Apple to establish a new, more active role in delivering entertainment. In the weeks that followed, Apple execs were in Los Angeles hearing pitches for original TV series that it plans to launch on an 'exclusives' app on Apple TV and within iTunes. Apple wants to work with 'triple A-list' talent, according to a source, and build up a roster of must-see shows available only on its platform. Naturally, the talks have been veiled in the utmost secrecy. Producers who have met with Apple will refer to it only as the United Fruit Company."] Fast Company 4:35 PM
"Apple courted top Hollywood talent at Sundance for Apple TV original programming effort" AppleInsider 6:13 PM
"Report: Apple meeting with 'triple A-list' talent to create lineup of original TV shows" 9to5Mac 4:34 PM
"Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft pursue strong security, but differing notions of privacy: Giant corporations are now swinging their power in favor of users, but each approach doesn't yield the same outcome." Macworld 7:16 AM
"Apple's Penchant for Consumer Security" Tech.pinions 7:06 AM
"Apple rebuts DOJ's appeal in N.Y. meth dealer's iPhone case: 'Government has utterly failed to ... demonstrate that Apple's assistance is necessary' to crack security, company argues" Computerworld 7:26 AM
"Apple June Quarter iPhone Units May Miss Big, Says Maybank" Barron's 7:31 AM
"TrendForce Reports Global Smartphone Shipments Reached 292 Million Units in First Quarter with iPhone Plunging 43.8%" Business Wire 7:30 AM
"iPhone sales take a massive dive, claims report" ZDNet 4:30 PM
"Apple's data centre in Ireland could increase the country's electricity consumption by 8.2%" Business Insider 7:21 AM
"Japan quakes halt Sony's sensor plant, may impact iPhone production" Yahoo! News 9:19 AM
"HP wants to turn your Mac into a 44-core Windows PC: The Remote Graphics Software turns the Mac into a desktop tuned for graphics" IDG News Service 8:52 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to stop OS X from deleting trashed files immediately" Macworld 7:16 AM
"Precise Positioning and Resizing Of Your Mac Windows" MacMost 10:16 AM
"Here's a secret keyboard shortcut for the iOS Emoji Viewer" Apple World Today 7:27 AM
"This Is The Mac Value Photo App" TeraTalks 8:42 AM
"Mac Drag And Drop, Meet Drag And Drop" BohemianBoomer 8:43 AM
"4 Ways To Manage Split Screens On A Mac" NoodleMac 8:43 AM
"How To Type Faster Than You Can Type" Mac360 8:43 AM
Op/Ed
"El Capitan notes talk about its USB bugs; Apple Mail; HyperCard; reverting to earlier OS X versions; and floppy disk support." MacInTouch 9:56 AM
"User Interface discussion continues with interesting notes about the history of graphical user interface (GUI) innovation; skeuomorphism vs. minimalism; dysfunctional Apple user interface design (and workarounds): hardware (and software) longevity; ROX Desktop; user preferences; closed vs. open systems; Jony Ive; theremins and more." MacInTouch 9:55 AM
"Bill Campbell, Legendary Silicon Valley Mentor, Dies at 75: The former Intuit CEO, known as 'The Coach,' was an adviser to Steve Jobs and Larry Page" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Legendary Silicon Valley Advisor Bill Campbell Dies" The Mac Observer 1:30 PM
"Longtime Apple advisor, board member Bill Campbell dies at 75" AppleInsider 4:05 PM
"Apple runs secret car lab in Berlin with 15-20 employees, report says" AppleInsider 6:48 AM
"Apple Reportedly Running Secret Car Lab in German Capital" MacRumors 6:49 AM
"The Apple Car is reportedly being developed in a secret Berlin lab" Business Insider 7:21 AM
"Apple Car: Secret Berlin Lab Details Emerge" InformationWeek 4:31 PM
"How many Apple Cars does Apple want to sell?" Apple Must 8:42 AM
"Woz says wearables – even Apple Watch – aren't 'compelling': 'It's an expense that bought me a few extra niceties' but shows Apple can swing and miss" ["Wozniak prefers as much functionality as possible to be available in hardware: he said the iPhone 4's voice hardware-based recognition did a fine job of obeying commands like 'Call John', but that once Siri arrived in the iPhone 4S that command required a network connection and therefore became less useful. His Apple Watch, he said, frustrates him in similar ways as he's sometimes tried to pay for items with his Watch only to realise he left his iPhone at home and therefore lacked the network connection needed to complete the transaction."] The Register 7:27 AM
"Woz would have disagreed with Jobs about screen time for kids" Cult of Mac 7:07 AM
"Apple Pay goes live in Singapore with American Express integration, Visa coming soon" AppleInsider 9:30 PM
"Six of the worst toxins Apple says it has phased out of its products" Quartz 7:32 AM
"How Apple recovers millions in gold from recycling old iPhones and iPads" Telegraph 7:08 AM
"Apple has literally extracted a ton of gold from recycling old hardware: Apple has found a pot of gold at the end of its efforts to recycle millions of devices last year under its reuse program." ZDNet 7:26 AM
"Apple's Recycling in 2015 Yielded 35,000 Ounces of Gold" The Mac Observer 11:20 AM
"Hackers use Congressman's iPhone to demo ability to listen into calls, monitor texts, track location" 9to5Mac 6:48 AM
"Congressman's iPhone hacked to show dangerous vulnerability" AppAdvice 8:50 AM
"Taylor Swift features in another new Apple Music commercial, singing along to Jimmy Eat World" 9to5Mac 8:50 AM
"Taylor Swift's newest Apple Music ad is today's dose of '00s nostalgia" Mashable 9:10 AM
Non-Apple News
"David Hockney's iPad art among 700 of his works to show in Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria to survey British artist's past decade of work, including portraits and landscapes created on the iPhone, iPad and video" The Guardian 9:28 PM
"Europe's Ruling to Curb Google Gave It More Power" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:23 PM
"Sony Rebounds as Analysts See Limited Quake Impact on Sensors" Bloomberg 9:23 PM
"The CIA is getting serious about monitoring social media" BGR 8:15 PM
"We're approaching the end of Yahoo as we know it" Mashable 4:34 PM
"Outdated Apps Put 3.2M Servers at Risk for Ransomware" PC Magazine 4:30 PM
"Developer gets full Counter-Strike 1.6 game running on Android" 9to5Google 11:23 AM
"People now spend more Internet time on mobile than desktops or laptops" Business Insider 9:52 AM
"Google Books copyright appeal rejected: The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a group of authors who claimed Google breached copyright laws by scanning books." BBC 9:52 AM
"How to see all the terrifying things Google knows about you" Telegraph 7:08 AM
"See Android N's 3D Touch demoed on one of the most popular launcher apps" BGR 7:06 AM
"Wozniak worried about Uber monopoly: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has expressed his concern over the operations of ridesharing company Uber, saying he wishes there were more alternatives." ZDNet 7:26 AM
"Steve Wozniak is not sure he trusts Uber to do the right thing" Mashable 7:00 AM
"Wozniak Doesn't Like Uber, Either" PC Magazine 4:30 PM
"Video streaming race heats up, Amazon now offers its Prime Video service independent of Prime subscription for $8.99/mo" 9to5Mac 6:48 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Weekly Podcast 179: A Solo Show With Magical Words About A Green App Store" Apple'n'Apps 6:45 PM
"Apple may ditch aluminum for all-glass iPhone casing next year" Cult of Mac 7:07 AM
"Apple Might Turn Back to Glass Case for Futuristic iPhone in 2017" The Mac Observer 6:37 AM
"iPhone with glass casing and AMOLED display coming 2017, says analyst: Don't think there's already enough glass on your iPhone to break? According to a reliable analyst, in 2017 Apple will drop the aluminum for more glass." ZDNet 7:25 AM
"Insider says next year's redesigned iPhone will be unlike anything we've seen so far" BGR 8:51 AM
"New iPhone 7s in 2017 could be made entirely from glass" Telegraph 7:08 AM
"iPhone SE Remains in Tight Supply at Apple Stores and Online" MacRumors 11:24 AM
"Downgrades no longer possible as Apple stops signing iOS 9.3" iDownload Blog 3:25 PM
"The chip the new Mac Pro may have been waiting for is out and ready!" Architosh 3:02 PM
"9.7-inch iPad Pro's display is practically perfect" Cult of Mac 3:24 PM
"Apple confirms QuickTime for Windows at end of life" AppleInsider 4:05 PM
"Apple Files for Figurative 'Add to Apple Wallet' Trademark" Patently Apple 9:21 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Can't activate your iPhone? Here's why and how to fix it" iDownload Blog 7:06 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:58 AM
"Contradictory Rumors About iPhone 7 Create a Real Mystery" The Mac Observer 6:29 PM
"iOS 10 wishlist: Features we want in Apple's next mobile OS" ZDNet 4:30 PM
"'60 Minutes' asked a security firm to hack an iPhone and we're all basically screwed" The Next Web 3:59 PM
"Do you order the Cable buffet or from the Apple TV menu? Is it really cheaper to pay for a lot of channels you don't watch?" iMore 11:24 AM
"Why the 2017 iPhone will be made of Liquid Metal" AppAdvice 9:52 AM
"Live TV options on Apple TV not ready for prime time" The Loop 9:11 AM
"Why Apple Inc. Won't Skip AMOLED Displays: This Fool offers a rebuttal to an argument that Apple won't eventually use AMOLED displays." The Motley Fool 9:10 AM
"Apple is Building a Car, But You Won't Be Able to Buy It" The Drive 8:51 AM
"The Sickening Hypocrisy of Starbucks and Apple" Town Hall 7:18 AM
Non-Apple
"World's two best flagship Android phones face off in real-world performance test" BGR 9:52 AM
"Changing your password regularly is a terrible idea, and here's why: Forcing users to think up new passwords too often could make you less secure, not more." ZDNet 8:50 AM
"SongShift lets you import Spotify playlists into Apple Music with incredible ease" 9to5Mac 4:04 PM
"Apple Maps transit directions can now guide you around Seattle" iMore 3:59 PM
"Symply Unveils First Product Series, SymplyStor and SymplyShare: First-ever Live Demonstration Shows SymplyStor Desktop RAID and SymplyShare for Workgroups at NAB Show" Business Wire 3:01 PM
"Free For Limited Time; XCubes 1.0.1 – Multidimensional Spreadsheet App for iPad Users" MacPrices 1:30 PM
"Stocks shrug off oil drop as Dow tops 18,000 for first time since July" USA Today 4:02 PM
"Dow Closes Above 18K for First Time Since July" FOXBusiness 4:01 PM
"Dow Industrials Top 18000 for First Time Since July: Energy stocks rise the most in the S&P 500, erasing earlier losses" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:00 PM
"Asia markets fall after Doha disappoints; Nikkei down 3.4%: A failed oil deal out of Doha sent stock markets in Asia down Monday, with Japan suffering the steepest losses as it also faced fallout from earthquakes and a renewed surge of its currency." MarketWatch 8:08 AM
"European stocks erase Doha-fueled losses, close higher: European stock markets erased earlier losses and finished in the green on Monday as traders looked beyond the impact of a failed attempt by major oil producers to agree on an output freeze." MarketWatch 11:42 AM
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