"It's Tim Cook's Apple Now: What WWDC 2016 Teaches Us About His Vision For The Company/At WWDC, Tim Cook vacated the stage to present Apple's most ambitious vision yet, argues Rick Tetzeli." Fast Company 6:42 AM
"At WWDC 2016, Apple is finally embracing Not Apple: Apple introduced so many developer-friendly features and policies, it's clear the company knows it can't grow its platforms on its own." Macworld 6:45 AM
"Apple drives apps into services: The key takeaway from this year's WWDC was all about Siri, Messages, Maps and Music." Recode 10:17 AM
"Can Apple Think Outside the Device?" ["More than any other company in tech, Apple prizes physical objects — expensive, perfectly designed, self-contained nuggets of aluminum and glass that you buy today, use for a couple years and replace. Until recently, that view worked quite well. ... Yet Apple's view increasingly feels like an outdated way of thinking about tech."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:47 PM
"Mossberg: Apple is still a world of its own/Unpacking a packed WWDC" The Verge 8:14 AM
"One Infinite Loop: Apple's products are learning to talk to each other—and no one else." Slate 6:41 AM
"The New Power of Siri and Why It Matters" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 10:16 AM
"Apple Tries to Limit Google Incursions Onto Its Devices" Bloomberg 7:19 AM
"Apple Is Making a Hail Mary Play to Save the Smart Home" Time 9:38 AM
"How to create instant slideshows in Photos for Mac and iOS" Macworld 2:45 PM
"How the NetInstall Service works" Macworld 7:43 AM
"Using External Editors With the Photos App" MacMost 10:07 AM
"Backing Up Into Google Photos: Q. Is it possible to have the photos I upload from my digital camera card to my Mac directly backed up online to Google Photos, too?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:59 AM
"Stop Image Capture from launching when you connect your iPhone to your Mac" iDownload Blog 7:24 AM
"OS X: Adding the 'Social' Choice to Notification Center" The Mac Observer 8:42 AM
"How to run Windows or Mac apps from your Chromebook: Now you can rely on the simplicity of Chrome OS for most work, and pay to access Mac or PC apps as needed with services like Fra.me, Paperspace.com, and MacinCloud.com." TechRepublic 10:16 AM
Op/Ed
"Apple is Pouring on The Coals With macOS Security" The Mac Observer 3:38 PM
"macOS Sierra and iOS 10: Leaving the Past Behind" The Tech Night Owl 8:56 AM
"macOS Sierra: What Can Your Mac Do Now? Just Ask." RazorianFly 7:34 AM
"Would Apple consider macOS and iOS both running on a Mac?" Apple World Today 7:20 AM
"Here's how Apple plans to make iOS and macOS more secure" iMore 7:22 AM
"Goodbye To The Mac's HFS+ File System" NoodleMac 6:41 AM
Press Releases
"Qoppa releases PDF Studio 11 - Advanced PDF Editor for Mac" prMac 9:39 AM
"Tropical Software releases TopXNotes 1.8.2" prMac 7:33 AM
"Apple Maps in iOS 10 is watching you, even when you're using Google Maps/Apple appears to have a plan to make Apple Maps more compelling than Google Maps: Have the app watch everything you do, and offer to help when it can." CNET 2:46 PM
"Apple music marches to new beat: Apple may create its own content as a way to increase paid services, reports CNBC's Landon Dowdy." CNBC Videos 7:20 AM
"Android Share Growth Slows After Historic Gains Last Period" ["'And for iOS, this term showed the first increase since October 2015, though modest at just 0.4%, from 34.7% to 35.1%. Android gains came from Windows phone owners switching, a trend that produced nearly 10% of new Android customers, while 21.8% of new iOS buyers switched from Android.'"] Kantar Worldpanel 7:27 AM
"Android continues market share gains around the world as Apple's iPhone slips" VentureBeat 7:27 AM
"Patent trollin': Uniloc sues Apple for patent infringement" Apple World Today 8:22 AM
"Apple Extends 'Back to School' Free Beats Promotion to Europe" MacTrast 7:17 AM
"Trent Reznor throws predictable shade at YouTube" The Next Web 8:10 AM
"Apple's Trent Reznor says YouTube built on stolen content, pushes Apple Music" AppleInsider 8:50 PM
"Apple up for internet hero of the year, Donald Trump for villain" ZDNet 10:17 AM
"Today in Apple history: aluminum Mac mini arrives" Cult of Mac 8:40 AM
Non-Apple News
"Father of Paris Attacks Victim Sues Facebook, Twitter and Google: Lawsuit accuses companies of permitting Islamic State to recruit members; companies cite policies against extremist material" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:17 PM
"Hacker claims credit for DNC breach, posts files online: Security company CrowdStrike still thinks top Russian government hacking groups were involved" IDG News Service 7:31 PM
"Tencent Nears Deal to Buy Supercell, Maker of Clash of Clans" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:54 PM
"Global PC shipments to decline 7.3% in 2016, says IDC" DigiTimes 7:36 AM
"Facebook Will Start Tracking Which Stores You Walk Into" Gizmodo 8:48 AM
"Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be able to read your thoughts" Telegraph 7:22 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Podcast 512: At WWDC 2016, it's all coming together" Macworld 2:44 PM
"Apple Watch gets a reboot. Is it time to hop on the bandwagon? (The 3:59, Ep. 62)" CNET 1:45 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-15: Deleting Stock iOS 10 Apps, Net Neutrality's Win" The Mac Observer 1:38 PM
"Happy Hour Podcast 071 | WWDC 2016 unpacked: iOS 10, macOS Sierra, and more" 9to5Mac 11:20 AM
"The Committed Podcast on iOS 10 and macOS Whatever It's Called, and Apple Music" Kirkville 8:41 AM
"Speaking in Tech: 'Radical dev-docused' work from Apple.../...would be great. But all I want is a new MacBook Pro" The Register 6:54 AM
"Purported iPhone 7 photos claims to show new touch-sensitive Home Button" 9to5Mac 7:13 AM
"Leaked iPhone 7 Photo Shows New Touch-Sensitive Home Button" Redmond Pie 11:22 AM
"WWDC 2016: Apple ramps up privacy - now all iOS apps must encrypt web connections by year end" ZDNet 6:52 AM
"iOS 10 Paves The Way For Advanced Mobile Photo Editing" Digital Trends 7:26 AM
"iOS 10 features: 8 things you might have missed" V3 7:35 AM
"Apple stepping up procurement for new Apple Watch" DigiTimes 7:12 AM
"Apple Watch 2 likely to ship 2 million units per month" Cult of Mac 7:16 AM
"Apple's new OSes will leave a bunch of its older devices in the lurch" The Next Web 7:18 AM
"Apple SVPs Schiller and Federighi discuss Siri, Messages and more in Q&A session" AppleInsider 7:30 AM
"How 'deleting' Apple apps works in iOS 10" iMore 7:24 AM
"Inside iOS 10: Apple doubles down on security with cutting edge differential privacy" AppleInsider 9:37 AM
"iH8sn0w confirms Cydia does not crash on iOS 10" Modmyi 7:43 AM
"iOS 10 tidbit: 'Slide to unlock' is gone, say hello to 'Press home to unlock'" iDownload Blog 11:19 AM
"'Slide to Unlock' is no longer with us in iOS 10" Modmyi 7:43 AM
"New for accessibility in iOS 10, macOS, Apple TV & Apple Watch: Magnifier, Dwell Control, taptic time & more" 9to5Mac 11:20 AM
"iOS 10 warns users when opening legacy apps not encoded in 64-bit" AppleInsider 4:33 PM
"New iOS 10 feature will make it so your iPhone never runs out of storage" BGR 11:20 AM
"iOS 10 will help you save money on the road" Cult of Mac 4:40 PM
"tvOS 10 FAQ: Everything you need to know about the next Apple TV update" Macworld 7:32 AM
"watchOS 3 FAQ: Glances are going away as Watch apps speed up and move to a Dock" Macworld 7:31 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Mac Pro discussion talks about USB3 upgrades for older models and related compatibility and boot issues, plus sleep/wake problems and an apparent power supply failure." MacInTouch 8:27 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:28 AM
"Hands-on: 75 new features in iOS 10 [Video] 9to5Mac 4:33 PM
"How to Get iOS 10 Right Now: Apple's latest update to the iPhone and iPad operating system is available right now; here's how to get it." PC Magazine 4:32 PM
"Hands-on: Apple brings HL7 CCD health records to HealthKit in iOS 10" 9to5Mac 2:45 PM
"Hands-on: iOS 10 + watchOS 3 Home app for HomeKit on iPhone, iPad, & Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 1:43 PM
"iOS 10: Our Complete Overview" MacStories 10:15 AM
"iOS 10 Review: Fun, Smooth, and Smart" AppleBlend 8:44 AM
"See iOS 10's New Photos App in Action" MacRumors 2:44 PM
"Inside iOS 10: 3D Touch-enabled home screen widgets sidestep opening apps" AppleInsider 2:44 PM
"Hands-On With Digital Touch, Bubble Effects, Apps and More in iOS 10's Messages" MacRumors 4:33 PM
"Video: See Apple's overhauled iOS 10 Messages with expressive text bubbles, animations & more" AppleInsider 8:11 AM
"iOS 10 supports inline video playback in Safari on iPhone [Video] 9to5Mac 8:22 AM
"Inside watchOS 3: Apple Watch gets improved glance-ability with new complications, watch faces" AppleInsider 2:44 PM
"Planet 911 review: In case of emergency, tap this iPhone app" Macworld 8:42 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Apple will soon let you request medical records via HealthKit" The Next Web 4:38 PM
"How to follow Euro 2016 on iPad or iPhone in the UK" iMore 10:15 AM
Tips
"Apps stuck on 'Installing...' on your Home screen? Try this" iDownload Blog 7:24 AM
"Why an 'Apple Echo' would be a hit" MacDailyNews 8:53 AM
"WWDC 2016: What We Didn't Get/Apple's WWDC keynote highlighted dozens of new features headed to iPhones, Macs, and other gear, but the company didn't cover everything on our wish list." InformationWeek 8:25 AM
"The iPhone 7 will be a snoozer — but just wait for the iPhone 8 'super cycle'" Business Insider 8:14 AM
"Apple WWDC 2016: Five things you may have missed" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"Can Apple Really Count On India To Drive Its Next Wave Of Growth?" Forbes 8:06 AM
"Apple HomeKit: More Home Automation Waste/Looking for the seal of HomeKit approval? Then you're a chump." PC Magazine 7:34 AM
"The Apple TV finally has a chance to be a gaming platform" TechCrunch 7:32 AM
"Can Apple Maps finally compete with Google Maps and Waze?" BGR 7:20 AM
"Apple's old Mac Pro has to go, and we've designed the perfect replacement: If it looks a lot like the old Mac Pro to you, that's no coincidence." PCWorld 7:08 AM
"Where Facebook and Apple differ: chatbots/Analysis: Apple are adding oodles of features to iMessage this spring, so many that it will soon look a lot like Facebook Messenger." Stuff: New Zealand 7:04 AM
"First Click: My favorite new iOS 10 app is just an Evernote feature" The Verge 6:48 AM
"My List Of Notes From Apple's WWDC" BohemianBoomer 6:41 AM
"The Mother Of Upgrade Cycles Is Coming" Mac 360 6:41 AM
"Microsoft opposes U.S. labor board ruling on contract worker rights" Reuters 9:27 PM
"$26 billion and the incalculable value of LinkedIn: Microsoft got a great deal on LinkedIn. Here's why." Recode 7:16 AM
"Microsoft Deal for LinkedIn Shines Light on Dynamics Business: Acquisition meant to bolster product line that is weak in its markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:32 PM
"Deal of the Week: Microsoft's $26 Billion LinkedIn Purchase Is Hardly a Sure Thing" Bloomberg 7:39 AM
"5 things Microsoft needs to do to make LinkedIn purchase a success: £26.2bn is an enormous sum, but Microsoft could reap rewards if it integrates LinkedIn successfully" V3 7:35 AM
"Why is Microsoft buying LinkedIn? [Q&A] BetaNews 8:09 AM
"Is Microsoft Inc. Overpaying for LinkedIn? The struggling B2B social network could make a lot of money for Microsoft and could bolster Microsoft products." The Motley Fool 1:43 PM
"Microsoft's Massive LinkedIn Corp Acquisition in 10 Metrics" The Motley Fool 8:04 AM
"Would You Pay 650x EPS For LinkedIn? Didn't Think So" Seeking Alpha 5:59 PM
"Microsoft seeks to build smarter business software" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:45 PM
"Microsoft adding new ways for likeminded gamers to team up" Seattle Times 6:51 AM
"Microsoft's Shannon Loftis on E3 leaks, the status of Kinect, and the future of controllers" The Verge 11:19 AM
"Microsoft's Gaming Chief On the Future of Xbox" Time 11:19 AM
"Microsoft Just Made A Huge Mistake At E3" Forbes 6:51 AM
"Microsoft's Project Bletchley will let companies add middleware to blockchains: New 'Cryptlets' make it possible to pull cloud information into secure blockchains" IDG News Service 7:26 PM
"IBM finally reveals why it bought The Weather Company: IBM launches 'hyperlocal' weather forecasts for companies" MarketWatch 1:42 PM
"IBM's AI can predict how we'll react to the weather" Engadget 7:26 AM
"IBM, The Weather Company use machine learning to predict impact of weather" ZDNet 11:20 AM
"IBM Watson Health Tackles Diabetes" InformationWeek 1:48 PM
"IBM and VMWare Team Up with Cloud Offering" Investopedia 1:43 PM
"US charges Chinese ex-IBM worker with espionage" BBC 7:12 AM
"Former IBM employee accused of economic espionage" Engadget 7:26 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Teams Up with Dropbox" Zacks 7:39 AM
"Intel x86s hide another CPU that can take over your machine (you can't audit it)" Boing Boing 8:56 AM
"Intel Corporation To Make iPhone 7 Chips In China, Not Ireland [Report] ValueWalk 8:56 AM
"A Bit More on AMD's Polaris GPUs: 36 & 16 CUs" AnandTech 8:06 AM
"Snapchat Strikes Partnership With Oracle to Prove Its Ads Work" Bloomberg 1:42 PM
"Oracle Stock Rises Ahead of Q4 Earnings" Investopedia 7:39 AM
"The inside story of why Cisco's four most powerful engineers really quit — and why many employees are relieved" Business Insider 1:42 PM
"Cisco wants to monitor everything in your data center, launches Tetration Analytics" ZDNet 4:32 PM
"Cisco slips after Goldman downgrade" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:42 PM
"Cisco Stock Falls on Goldman Sachs Downgrade" TheStreet 8:42 AM
"Tech Giants Race to Develop Machine Intelligence" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:39 AM
"Apple Sets The Stage For Watch's Mass-Market Adoption" Seeking Alpha 6:05 PM
"Was Icahn's China Concern a Good Reason to Exit Apple?" Investopedia 10:17 AM
"Why Apple doesn't have a venture-capital arm: Big investment in Chinese ride-hailing service done without VC infrastructure" MarketWatch 8:15 AM
"AAC Tech: Apple Pushes For Force Touch, Credit Suisse Raises Estimates" Barron's 7:19 AM
Industry News
"Stocks post 5-day losing streak after Fed inaction: 10-year Treasury yields fall to 1.59%; dollar weakens against rivals" MarketWatch 4:30 PM
"Wall Street Loses Gains After Fed's Unsurprising June Call: The results of the Federal Reserve's June meeting were not a surprise. The central bank left rates unchanged just as Wall Street expected." TheStreet 4:30 PM
"Stocks drop late after Fed leaves rates flat" USA Today 4:29 PM
"Wall Street Keeps Momentum After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged" Reuters 4:29 PM
"Stocks Turn Lower in Final Minutes of Trading: Fed leaves rates unchanged but lowers projections of how much it expects to raise rates in the coming years" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:29 PM
"China stocks jump despite MSCI index snub: Region's jittery mood remains ahead of Brexit vote" MarketWatch 8:28 AM
"European stocks bounce back as flight to safety fades: On course to break five-session losing streak, but Yellen lies ahead" MarketWatch 8:27 AM
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