"Did Apple, Inc.'s iPad Finally Return to Growth Last Quarter? The iPad product line finally may have broken its long streak of year-over-year revenue declines." The Motley Fool 2:47 PM
"This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22" Mashable 7:17 AM
"Profile highlights blind Apple engineer working on accessibility tech: A profile published on Sunday details the experiences and work of Jordyn Castor, a blind Apple engineer now developing technologies like VoiceOver with company's accessibility design and quality team." AppleInsider 8:11 PM
"Apple's creating a new sticker economy, and Kim Kardashian is going to dominate it" Quartz 7:03 AM
"Apple hires Khushboo Ponwar for AppStore, iTunes for Indian market: Multinational technology Apple has announced the appointment of Khushboo Ponwar as...." Financial Express 7/9
"Apple Pays $25 Million to Settle Lawsuit With Patent Troll Network-1" iClarified 7/9
"File converter app dangerous Mac malware in disguise" Canoe.com 7/9
"Microsoft Finally Releases 64-Bit Office for Mac: Preview builds of the productivity suite shipped to insiders" Softpedia 7/9
"Apple Posts Searchable WWDC 2016 Video Transcripts" iClarified 7/9
"Apple previews MacOS Sierra to the public: This year's annual upgrade is likely to launch in September" InfoWorld 7/8
"Password-stealing Keydnap malware bugs Apple Macs: Malware creates a backdoor to harvest passwords" V3 7/8
"iPhone 7 and Apple's next Retina Display frontier: Wide Color" AppleInsider 7/8
"Apple makes searchable WWDC 2016 video transcripts available" 9to5Mac 7/8
"Apple releases searchable WWDC 2016 session text transcripts" AppleInsider 7/8
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to install the MacOS Sierra public beta: If you can't wait until the official release of the next Mac OS this fall, then you can use the public beta of MacOS Sierra right now. Here's how to install it." CNET 9:21 PM
"How to download macOS Sierra public beta now: Try Siri on your Mac today/The macOS Sierra public beta has arrived. Here's how to download it" Alphr 2:49 PM
"Should I Download MacOS Sierra Beta? Should you upgrade to the beta of Apple's new operating system? We're (hesitantly) optimistic." PC Magazine 7/8
"A Screenshot Tour of MacOS Sierra, Your Mac's Newest Operating System" Lifehacker 7/8
"Irvine tech firm develops 'smart yard' system to control watering with iPhone app, WiFi" Orange County Register [Free Registration Required] 7:19 AM
"Apple is opening a school for 600 programmers on the coast of Italy" Business Insider 7/9
"The 68 companies (including Apple) that are taking North Carolina's anti-LGBT law to court: The legal filing, in conjunction with the Human Rights Campaign, says the law condones 'invidious discrimination.'" Recode 7/8
"The new era of payment processing will change everything" Business Insider 7/8
"The iPhone drops to fifth most popular smartphone in China" Business Insider 7/8
"Apple's Tim Cook condemns 'senseless killings': The Apple CEO says the killings remind us that 'justice is still out of reach for many.'" Recode 7/8
"Tim Cook Speaks Out Against 'Senseless Killings' of Two Black Men, Sends Condolences to Families of Slain Dallas Police Officers" MacTrast 7/8
"'No,' barista tells Tim Cook, we don't take Apple Pay" Business Insider 7/8
"Pennsylvania Man Sues Apple Over 'Web Carousels' Patent" MacTrast 7/8
"Apple Sued for Using Carousel Effect on Website" The Mac Observer 7/8
"Privacy and Apple are the big winners at ISPA heroes and villains awards" The Inquirer 7/8
"Forget Apple Watch, the next wearable tech will be your skin" The Scotsman 7/8
"Idiot brings gun-shaped iPhone to airport" The Register 7/8
"No, It's Not A Good Idea To Take A Gun-Shaped iPhone Case To An Airport" Digital Trends 7/8
"Samsung Promises Big Things Ahead Of Note 7's iPhone Fight" Forbes 7/8
"Here are the 2016 iPhone Photography Award winners" iMore 7/8
"Don't play Pokemon Go while driving a car, state says: 'No Pokemoning from behind the wheel.'" CNET 7/8
Non-Apple News
"Tesla's Elon Musk has another 'top secret masterplan': Electric-car maker's CEO teases major project is in the works, saying he hopes to reveal more later this week." CNET 6:15 PM
"Holiday snaps get immersive with 360-degree photos and video" AFP Relax News 8:28 AM
"European tech investors spot safe havens from Brexit worries" Reuters 7:02 AM
"Virgin Galactic poised to start its new spaceship's test flights: The first full-powered independent tests won't begin until next year, though." Engadget 7/9
"Pokemon Go player finds dead body in Wyoming river while looking for water Pokemon: The 19-year-old said she was 'trying to get a Pokémon from a natural water resource' when she found the body." International Business Times 7/9
"Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account was compromised by hackers: 'OurMine' previously hijacked the accounts of Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg." Engadget 7/9
"Facebook on graphic violence in Live videos: 'Context and degree are everything'" Business Insider 7/8
"Consumer Reports Dings Rugged Samsung Galaxy S7 Active For Failing Water-Resistance Tests" HotHardware 7/8
"Consumer Reports testing reveals Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a water-resistance FAIL" BetaNews 7/8
"ESPN bosses mull an online streaming package: The company is reportedly working on a cord-cutter package, but only for niche sports." Engadget 7/8
"Heads up, cord-cutting sports fans: ESPN to reportedly sell more online-only programming" GeekWire 7/8
"MaxxBoxx: The Biggest, Most Colorful, Least Known Mac Clones" Low End Mac 9:19 PM
"HP EliteBook Folio G1 review - the Windows 10 Macbook replacement?" Expert Reviews 7/9
"Casio WSD-F10 outdoor smartwatch hands on review: Casio's first Android Wear smartwatch can take on the elements/Here, we go hands-on with the Casio WSD-F10 smartwatch, a smartwatch announced at CES 2016 in Las Vegas and was designed with the outdoors in mind." PC Advisor 7/9
"Apple iPhone 6s review: Apple latest is great, but it's the greatest no longer/A better phone than its predecessor in every possible way - the iPhone 6s is another brilliant smartphone from Apple" Alphr 7/8
"How to Install Apple's iOS 10 and macOS Sierra Public Betas" The Mac Observer 7/8
"How to install the iOS 10 public beta on your iPhone or iPad" BGR 7/8
Tips
"Your guide to secret iPhone codes" The Daily Dot 7/9
"7 tricks that make your iPhone or iPad better" USA Today 7/8
"Keeping Podcasts Under Control: Q. I am a heavy user of the Podcasts app on my 16-gigabyte iPhone 6. In Settings, I can see that the Documents & Data used by the app are taking up almost a gigabyte of space. What can I do?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7/8
"Here's why you'll love iOS 10's QuickType suggestions" Computerworld 7/8
"What's on your Home screen: Cody Lee" iDownload Blog 7/9
"6 tech brands that could challenge Apple" TechRadar UK 7/9
"1 Reason It Makes Sense for Apple to Buy Tidal: Apple would bring in a powerful, artist-friendly executive that can help differentiate the platform." The Motley Fool 7/8
"The Curse of Apple Supporting Older Hardware" The Mac Observer 7/8
"First Click: Can you wait three years to upgrade your iPhone?" The Verge 7/8
"Apple should to do something about useless App Store 'change logs'" iDownload Blog 7/8
Non-Apple
"Still a virtual reality skeptic? Here's why you shouldn't be" TechCrunch 6:16 PM
"A thorny lesson from BlackBerry's sharp rise and fall" Telegraph 5:08 PM
"Is playing Pokemon Go with a drone cheating? Yes, says internet" The Daily Dot 2:49 PM
"GoPro found in water with intact footage of a crab selfie: Watch video of underwater life captured on a lost GoPro found by a fisherman." CNET 7/9
"Six technological breakthroughs inspired by nature: Mollusk shells have led to a high-impact glass design." Engadget 7/9
"Decision-making algorithms: Is anyone making sure they're right? Is it wise to trust important decisions to an algorithm that might not been validated by independent parties?" TechRepublic 7/9
"The Analogue Nt is the best NES that (a lot of) money can buy: If you have $500+ to spend on a 30-year-old console, this is the one to buy." Ars Technica 7/9
"The Brexit hangover has left UK startups drained — Are the brains next?" TechCrunch 7/9
"Dear Silicon Valley, not everything can be solved with apps" Engadget 7/8
"A.I. is coming, but you shouldn't be afraid" VentureBeat 7/8
"Cassandra: eXtensions Blocked by ZScaler -Just United Airlines, Just at Denver" eXtensions 7/8
"3.5 GHz Spectrum: An Opportunity for the U.S. to Lead in Wireless Innovation" Tech.pinions 7/8
"Tidal adds Chromecast support for its iOS and Android apps: The update's out right now on iTunes and Google Play." Engadget 7:04 AM
"Duo launch dedicated app for old pictures" Morpeth Herald 7:03 AM
"Coming July 9: Gene Steinberg meets John Martellaro, of The Mac Observer & Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/8
"Apple Music for Android updated with playback + sorting issue fixes" 9to5Mac 7/8
"WeatherTunes Lets the Climate Choose Your Music" MacStories 7/8
"You Can Now Run Ubuntu Linux with the Unity Desktop on Top of Windows 10As part of the Bash On Windows integration" Softpedia 10:32 AM
"Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Release in 2017 Confirmed?" The Bitbag 10:09 AM
"Microsoft Has a Plan to Improve Edge Web Apps" Thurrott 8:28 AM
"Microsoft introduces CAP: the IFTTT-style natural language processing web app" Neowin 12:11 PM
"Intel Corporation Rises After Upgrade, Price Target Increase" Investing.com 7:18 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise said to consider selling software assets: The divestitures would come from a portfolio of acquisitions made over roughly the last decade, including Autonomy, Mercury Interactive and Vertica Systems" Live Mint 7:19 AM
"Can robots understand our feelings? David Konopnicki, head of emotional recognition at IBM's Haifa research center, tells 'Globes' about use of robots in customer service." Globes 10:09 AM
"Oracle won't give up: Asks judge to find Google guilty of stealing Java" Neowin 2:52 PM
"Bug fixes aplenty in surprise Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14385 release" BetaNews 7/9
"Skype is now usable on Chromebooks and GNU/Linux... sort of" Neowin 7/9
"Microsoft has 'exciting' news to announce July 13 regarding Skype for Linux" Neowin 7/9
"Microsoft launches Power BI 'publish to web' capability, Power BI Embedded coming next week" Neowin 7/9
"Microsoft brings its new 'Your Groove' music playlists to more Windows Insiders" Neowin 7/9
"Xbox Play Anywhere Gets an Asterisk" Thurrott 7/9
"Apple Heading Into A Weak Quarter - Downside Risk Prevails" Seeking Alpha 12:42 PM
"What if Apple Threw an iPhone Party and Nobody Came? The world's leading consumer-electronics company may have a rough go with this quarter's iPhone release, but next year is shaping up as promising." The Motley Fool 7/9
"Apple's stock might not recover until 2017/Short-term buyers waiting until after iPhone 7 launch: analyst" MarketWatch 7/8
"Apple Share Loss In China Likely To Be Qualcomm's Gain" Seeking Alpha 7/8
"This might be the most bearish thing we've read about Apple so far" Business Insider 7/8
Industry News
"S&P 500, Dow log highest closing levels in a year: U.S. economy adds 287,000 jobs in June" MarketWatch 7/8
"S&P 500 Soars to Near Record Close as Jobs Report Brings Relief Over U.S. Economy: Wall Street closed out the holiday-shortened week with a bang. Stocks bagged major gains after a blowout jobs report brought relief over the state of the U.S. economy." TheStreet 7/8
"U.S. Stocks Surge After June Jobs Report: S&P 500 nears record high after nonfarm payrolls increased by 287,000 in June" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/8
"Shanghai, Nikkei end lower as investors eye U.S. jobs report: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 7/8
"European stocks surge as U.S. jobs picture brightens: European stocks swung higher Friday with added lift from an upbeat U.S. jobs report that helped financial shares advance after their tough week." MarketWatch 7/8
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