"Why Apple Likes Its Inventory Lean and Mean: Years ago, Tim Cook streamlined Apple's supply chain for maximum efficiency, which allows the company to minimize inventory risk in many ways. But it's not a system without downsides." The Motley Fool 6:04 PM
"Why Apple has lost its simplicity/Technically Incorrect: An adman who helped create some of Apple's most famous campaigns suggests Cupertino's brand just isn't as simple as it used to be. Is that a good thing?" CNET 12:57 PM
"Apple hires navigation guru from Harman" Autoblog 8:08 PM
"Apple commemorates Muhammad Ali with homepage tribute" 9to5Mac 7:13 AM
"Music streaming wars heat up as Apple music set to revamp" Toronto Star 2:08 PM
"AT&T Reportedly 'Loading Cannons' With Strong iPhone 7 Promotions This Fall To Rival T-Mobile" Tech Times 8:31 AM
"Apple hopes to spark its developers' enthusiasm" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 6/4
"Apple iPads are getting crushed in a key market by what Tim Cook calls 'test machines'" Business Insider 6/4
"A look at Apple's insanely ambitious tree-planting plans for its new spaceship campus" VentureBeat 6/4
"How Apple Inc's A-Chips Come From All Over the World: The supply chain for Apple's proprietary A-chip processors is incredibly diverse, with companies from the U.K., U.S., and Asia all pitching in." The Motley Fool 6/4
"El Capitan discussion includes problems with Disk Utility, unwanted disk dismounts, Notifications, and email address copying." MacInTouch 6/4
"Storage notes offer troubleshooting tips for performance problems in a 2010 MacBook Pro after an SSD upgrade." MacInTouch 6/3
"How to set a custom order in an album in Photos for OS X: Workarounds for not being able to manually sort photos." Macworld 6/3
"Your top questions to Mac 911—and some answers: Many people write in with similar problems. Here's a super-FAQ to help solve the most common iOS 9, iCloud, and El Capitan issues." Macworld 6/3
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How To Log Off Your Mac After A Set Period Of Inactivity" AddictiveTips 12:58 PM
"Typora is a distraction-free markdown editor" BetaNews 7:36 AM
"Use a Website as a Screen Saver on Mac" OS X Daily 2:07 PM
"There's a hidden volume control in your Mac menu bar: Menu bar applications on Mac give you quick access to your most important settings. But with this trick, you can control even more from the menu bar." CNET 6/4
"How to Use an Animated GIF as Wallpaper on Your Mac" iPhone Hacks 6/4
"Taking OS X Security Seriously" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6/3
"Mac OS X 10.12 'Fuji' features and UK release date rumours: Unlock Mac with Touch ID on iPhone | Siri on Mac | Rebrand as 'MacOS' | To be showcased at WWDC 2016" Macworld UK 6/3
"OS X Fuji: everything we know about OS X (or maybe MacOS) 10.12" T3 6/3
Press Releases
"Excel Software Ships MacA&D 5 and MacTranslator 4 to Software Developers" prMac 10:26 AM
"The stunning, heartwarming reason why people don't use Siri/Technically Incorrect: A new study reveals that people have remarkably human reservations about voice assistants." CNET 7:35 PM
"iPhone's Siri helps to save life of baby girl" Yahoo! 7 News 7:35 PM
"The difference between working with Steve Jobs and Larry Page, according to the ex-CEO of Nest" Business Insider 10:30 AM
"Microsoft and Xiaomi Partner to bring 'iPhone Killer' to US" Breitbart 2:07 PM
"This iPhone App Blocks Behavior-Tracking Ads and Evades Blocker-Blockers" Motherboard 8:41 AM
"Do you recall when the Samsung Instinct challenged the Apple iPhone in these ads?" phoneArena 10:35 AM
"Broadcom expects 20 percent sequential growth on back of 'iPhone 7'" MacNN 10:35 AM
"Apple II goes on sale, June 5, 1977" EDN Network 10:35 AM
"Jeff Bezos's onstage hint about the coming Apple, Google and Amazon product war" Recode 6/4
"Apple, Android, Samsung: Who is winning the mobile pay app race? New study shows Samsung's MST tech is not a hit, Google Wallet more popular than Android Pay." Ars Technica 6/3
"Apple poaches Dr. Rajiv Kumar, a pediatric endocrinologist from Stanford Children's Health" iDownload Blog 6/3
"Apple ropes in navigation system specialist to boost mapping solutions" Computer Business Review 6/3
"Apple In-car Navigation Pro Sinisa Durekovic" The Mac Observer 6/3
"Shahrukh Khan may not be Apple's face in India: Turns out that claims about actor Shahrukh Khan becoming the brand ambassador for tech giant Apple was nothing, but a false alarm." Financial Express 6/3
"False alarm! Shah Rukh Khan may not be Apple's brand ambassador in India" DNA 6/3
"Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan to be Apple's Indian Ambassador" MacRumors 6/3
"Tablets Set to Return to Growth in 2018 Driven by Detachables and Ongoing Need for Slates – IDC" MacPrices 6/3
"Fact: Huawei now outspends Apple on R&D" The Register 6/3
"Competition is finally forcing AT&T to lower iPhone prices" BGR 6/3
"PSA: Many UK retailers now allowing unlimited-value Apple Pay transactions" 9to5Mac 6/3
"Samsung's new wireless headphones are just like the ones Apple is rumored to be working on" Business Insider 6/3
"Android fans, pick up this gadget and you can laugh in every iPhone 7 user's face this fall" BGR 6/3
"Phones store full record of everywhere they've been which can be easily found or deleted" The Independent 6/3
"Retro Apple fan makes 3D miniatures of classic Macs" Cult of Mac 6/3
Non-Apple News
"Verizon's 'Can you hear me now?' guy is back... with Sprint: Sprint nabs Verizon's former pitchman in what might be the ultimate troll move." CNET 8:24 PM
"Pentagon Hires Foreign Chips Supplier: Globalfoundries, based in Abu Dhabi, will make microchips for U.S. jets and spy satellites" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:55 PM
"Attackers Break Into Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest" PC Magazine 7:38 PM
"Zuckerberg's social media accounts targeted by hackers" BBC 7:35 PM
"ISIS Confronts Fake Android Apps: When you don't have a guaranteed, official source to get apps from—like an app store—then you run the risk of dumping malware on your device with a sideloaded .apk." PC Magazine 6:57 PM
"Here's what the symbols on the back of your iPhone mean" Tech Insider 10:36 AM
"I performed open heart surgery on my Mac mini, and it was horrifying: Hell hath no fury like a TR6 security screw" The Verge 6/4
"Apple Wins Two Design Patents for Apple Store iPad Accessory Display Structures" Patently Apple 6/4
"Next generation iPhone features minor upgrades; production volume to decline in 2016, says TrendForce" DigiTimes 6/3
"Apple iPhone 7 Will Have Not One, But TWO Cameras On The Back" Huffington Post UK 6/3
"iPhone 7 Plus release date & new features rumours: Apple to drop 16GB model | Lightning port to 3.5mm headphone jack adaptors appearing" Macworld UK 6/3
"iPad Air 3, iPad Mini 5 rumors: When can people expect the new tablets to show up?" Ecumenical News 6/3
"The end is nigh for iOS jailbreaking: The last iOS jailbreak to be made public was for iOS 9.1. That was back in March. Now it's June, and the latest version of iOS is iOS 9.3.2, and there doesn't seem to be a jailbreak in sight." ZDNet 6/3
"Apple Reissues iOS 9.3.2 for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro" TidBITS 6/3
"Apple App Store and iCloud back online after outage: Apple's status page says that all its online offerings are now back up and running." CNET 6/3
"Apple services back online after outage hits App Store and iCloud tools" V3 6/3
"Apple iOS Photos Glitch Unlocks Infinite Zoom in Playback" Digital Trends 6/3
AppleCare/Helps
"Storage notes talk about notoriously defective drive cables in 13-inch MacBook Pro models, SATA compatibility/performance problems with certain 13-inch MacBook Pros, a tip for doing Secure Erase on SSDs, Samsung 840 EVO bugs degrading performance, and questions about Thunderbolt enclosures and booting." MacInTouch 6/4
"AirPort discussion looks at alternatives to Apple's wireless routers, as well as the advantages of the Apple products and experiences with Apple's latest firmware update." MacInTouch 6/3
"Apple TV discussion has lots of tips and notes about options for 'cutting the cord' and saving money on television services." MacInTouch 6/3
Price Trackers/Deals
"MacBook Pro 12-inch hits lowest price ever: the week's best laptop deals" Deal News 7:35 AM
"How to use Siri with the Music app on Apple TV" iMore 10:28 AM
"How to use Apple Music Memos" TechRadar UK 7:36 AM
"How to Delete All of Your iPhone or iPad Pictures at Once" TekRevue 7:18 AM
"How to type instead of talk to Siri" iMore 7:12 AM
"How-To: Drive a 4K display at 60 Hz on the 2016 MacBook" 9to5Mac 6/4
"How to Set Restrictions on The New Apple TV" About 6/4
"Customize the Background Color, Font, & Text Size in Safari Reader for iOS" OS X Daily 6/3
"How to get better Apple Music recommendations on Apple TV" iMore 6/3
"How to save your Android phone from bad skins and crappy OEM software: Crappy interface got you down? No problem! We can whip your phone into shape." Ars Technica 6/3
Tips
"Power Tip: How to quickly launch apps on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 6/4
"3 tips to quickly create interesting monochrome images using Tonality" iDownload Blog 6/4
"iPhone buyback: Cult of Mac pays top dollar for old iPhones" Cult of Mac 6/3
"Pro Tips: How to use your iPad Pro to create a work of art" Digital Spy 6/3
"Elon Musk is making a big mistake about the Apple Car" Business Insider 7:36 PM
"Are Apple, Google, Microsoft making the right bets on wearables?" ReadWrite 6:05 PM
"These 2 Charts Show Why Apple Is Building an Electric Car to Compete With Tesla" The Motley Fool 6:04 PM
"Apple Watch: Why Let Facts Cloud The Debate?" Monday Note 6:03 PM
"MacBook Look-Alikes Fall Short Of Apple's Real Deal (Opinion)" Forbes 2:33 PM
"With iPhones and computer models, do we still need weather forecasters? As automation continues to claim jobs in new fields, meteorology may be next." Ars Technica 9:33 AM
"Remembering the long-ago days of upgradeable Macs: A toast to all the cases we've opened, RAM we've installed, and processors we've replaced." Macworld 6/3
"The iPhone 7: Five Reasons I Would And Wouldn't Buy It" Forbes 6/3
Non-Apple
"Miguel de Icaza on his journey from open source to Microsoft: 'It's a different company'/'I feel vindicated (about) Mono... turns out that Java is the big problem'" The Register 9:14 PM
"Google shows how Android apps will run on your Chromebook" Engadget 5:45 PM
"The world isn't ready for Google's Instant Apps" VentureBeat 2:07 PM
"The difference between Facebook and Twitter is perfectly summed up 1 line in a job listing" Business Insider 10:26 AM
"A Q&A With Mother Of The Internet Lynda Weinman, Cofounder Of Lynda.com" Forbes 7:12 AM
"Swysh Is a Motion Gesture Controlled Music App for iPhone" Lifehacker 7:36 PM
"Retro Apple Logo WWDC 2016 wallpapers" iDownload Blog 1:04 PM
"Bose goes wireless with the QuietComfort 35 headphones" Engadget 9:33 AM
"Telugu Keypad 2.5 for iOS Offers Customizable Telugu Text Entry" prMac 6:05 PM
"Triposo Launches Walter - The World's First Travel Compass App" prMac 10:26 AM
"Restaurants Driving Sales with Maclocks New Mobile iPad POS Kiosk" prMac 9:33 AM
"New Project: iPads for India/I'm starting a new short-term project to raise money to send iPads to the Barefoot College in India." Fraser Speirs 8:18 AM
"Transform your iPhone or Android smartphone into a satellite phone" ZDNet 7:13 AM
"New Jailbreak Tweaks Released This Week: Rotary Lock, PersonalSpotLight, More" Redmond Pie 6/4
"Slovenian Keyboard 2.0 for iOS Offers Customizable Slovenian Entry" prMac 6/4
"Coming June 4: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, of Kirkville and Macworld, and Jeff Gamet, of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6/4
"Microsoft Corporation Aims For Future Growth Through AI And Conservational Bots" The Country Caller 8:13 AM
"Speculations Indicate Windows 10 Mobile OS And Windows Phone Devices Division To Be Shut Down Soon?" The News Independent 8:14 AM
"Microsoft's commitment to Windows mobile goes beyond apps" WinBeta 9:34 AM
"With eye on Arab Israelis, Microsoft launches Nazareth R&D center" Jerusalem Post 8:14 AM
"E3 2016: Microsoft to Announce Xbox One VR aka Xbox Scorpio, What We Know So Far About the Console" The Bitbag 8:17 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release date hints 4K Display, 16GB RAM and Intel Kaby Lake CPU" PC Tablet 7:44 AM
"Microsoft CEO Nadella backs Burgum based on character, not policy: The head of the world's 23rd-biggest public company believes his former boss is fit to lead the nation's 39th state." The Dickinson Press 8:21 AM
"MEA PC Market Declines but Commercial Segment Offers Hope" ["Similar to previous quarters, the positions of the top three vendors remained unchanged in Q1 2016. Despite experiencing a year-on-year decline of 23.4% in shipments, HP remained the market leader, securing the highest market share ever attained by a PC vendor in the region over the past 10 years. Second-placed Lenovo registered a slightly deeper year-on-year decline of 25.2%, while third-placed Dell suffered the sharpest decline of all vendors, recording a 28.9% fall in shipments."] Dubai Chronicle 7:46 AM
"Smaller Chips May Depend on Vacuum Tube Technology" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:08 PM
"Who Will Buy Intel Corporation's $1,700 Desktop CPUs? Intel launches 10-core CPUs for desktops, but will anyone buy one? Who needs one?" The Motley Fool 1:03 PM
"AMD AM4 Motherboard Spotted With Bristol Ridge A12-9800 Processor – Featured on HP OEM Machine" WCCFTech 7:44 AM
"Big Investors Dumping China Icons Alibaba And Lenovo" Forbes 7:22 AM
"Google and Amazon are slowly killing the gadget as we know it" Business Insider 2:32 PM
"New AI system can tell stories based on photos" Business Standard 8:13 AM
"Scientists trying to give AI storytelling capabilities" IANS 8:13 AM
"After Gamergate, female video game developers on the rise" Associated Press 7:43 AM
"The Cloud Deal Wave Hasn't Crested Yet: A selloff of cloud-software stocks opened doors for M&A activity, but buyers shouldn't expect bargains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:04 PM
"Co-Founder and CEO Tony Fadell Is Leaving Nest: The man behind Apple's iPod co-founded the learning thermostat, but he's now saying his goodbyes" AppAdvice 6/4
"Apple Investor Weekly: Lower Estimates Partially Offset By Positive Third Party Comments" Forbes 7:21 AM
"J&J Supplants Apple as Barron's Most Respected Company" Barron's 6/4
"Apple's Shares Took Two Body Blows But Are Recovering" Forbes 6/3
"White Line Is Apple, Red Line Is Toothpaste Company" Bloomberg Video 6/3
"Apple nets A$1.425bn from three-tranche Kangaroo" Reuters 6/3
"Apple Extends Kangaroo Bond Curve to 10 Years With Second Foray" Bloomberg 6/3
"Apple issues $1.04 billion in second round of Australian bonds" AppleInsider 6/3
"Apple Outlook Dims As Analysts Continue To Cut Estimates" Seeking Alpha 6/3
"Is Gamco's Howard Ward Still Bullish on Apple?" Bloomberg Video 6/3
Industry News
"U.S. stocks end lower after ugly jobs report: Only 38,000 new jobs were created in May" MarketWatch 6/3
"Weak Jobs Report Leaves Wall Street Feeling Bipolar" TheStreet 6/3
"Weak Jobs Data Crush Odds Of Rate Increase, But Stocks Close Off Lows" Investor's Business Daily 6/3
"Stocks yawn at jobs report news, finish week flat" USA Today 6/3
"Despite May Jobs Miss, Opportunities Still Exist in Select Stocks" FOXBusiness 6/3
"U.S. Stocks, Dollar Fall After Jobs Report: Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 38,000 in May" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6/3
"China stocks break 6-week losing streak: Chinese shares jumped this week, ending six straight weeks of declines. On Friday, stock markets across Asia traded up, while in Singapore, shares of Noble Group Ltd. plummeted after the commodities trader announced drastic fundraising plans." MarketWatch 6/3
"European stocks swing lower, logging weekly decline: European stocks swung lower Friday, locking in a weekly loss, as a much weaker-than-anticipated U.S. jobs report stoked worries about global growth." MarketWatch 6/3
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