"India paving the way for Apple to open first retail store: The moves represent the latest shift for Modi's government, which has sent conflicting signals in recent months over Apple's bid to set up shop in India" Gulf News 6:34 AM
"Apple free to open stores in India thanks to special exemption, report says: The iPhone maker has been deemed 'cutting edge' enough to get a three year exemption from local laws, according to Bloomberg." CNET 6:34 AM
"Apple's China revenues could fall 20%: Baidu report" CNBC 10:08 AM
"Petition launched asking Apple not to implement patent to remotely disable iPhone camera" 9to5Mac 6:33 AM
"Dissatisfied iPad owners take Apple to court over AppleCare+" Digital Trends 6:39 AM
"AppleCare+ class action suit clams refurb devices aren't as good as new" SlashGear 7:21 AM
"The unwritten future of the Apple TV" Computerworld 8:43 AM
"First Brooklyn Apple Store grand opening now set for July 30" 9to5Mac 3:04 PM
"Apple to open first Brooklyn retail store on July 30" AppleInsider 3:04 PM
"Public Beta 2 for iOS and macOS Sierra bring big bug fixes and a few new features" ZDNet 6:31 AM
"Stagefright for iOS and OS X? Don't lower the curtain yet: Five bugs fixed in the latest iOS and OS X releases could allow maliciously crafted images to hijack a device only if a number of hurdles were crossed." Macworld 7:08 PM
"'Apple's Stagefright': iOS And Mac Users Urged To Update Immediately" TechWeekEurope 6:34 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Spy Cam Turns A Mac Into A Spy Cam" Mac360 8:43 AM
"Cheap: Show Hidden Files And Hide Folders In The Mac's Finder" Mac360 8:42 AM
Press Releases
"Polymail for iOS and OS X Drops Invitation Requirement" The Mac Observer 5:30 PM
"Apple Watch falls to 47 percent marketshare, but retains lead among smartwatches" AppleInsider 12:03 PM
"Apple Watch Remains Nearly Three Times as Popular as Samsung Smartwatches" MacRumors 10:57 AM
"How a few iTunes purchases helped bring down an online piracy mastermind" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 4:42 PM
"Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torrent site: Feds charge 30-year-old Ukrainian Artem Vaulin over his involvement in piracy website KickassTorrents." Engadget 6:42 AM
"Apple Helped FBI Identify Alleged Owner of World's Largest Torrent Site" MacRumors 6:09 AM
"Man behind web's biggest illegal film site arrested following (legal) iTunes purchase" TechCrunch 6:13 AM
"Android dominates Apple for global mobile gaming downloads" telecoms.com 8:41 AM
"BlackBerry CEO blasts Apple for not unlocking San Bernardino iPhone" Business Insider 10:08 AM
"Ultra rare Apple-1 computer could fetch up to $1M in auction" AppleInsider 7:13 PM
"Rare Apple I 'Celebration' model hitting the auction block, could go for up to $1M" 9to5Mac 7:13 PM
"Write Anywhere, Any Time With Scrivener for iOS: Your manuscript is on-the-move" AppAdvice 12:04 PM
"Make Positive Change In Your Life With These Habit Trackers" AppAdvice 10:04 AM
"iOS 10: The 10 Things You Need to Know About Your iPhone's New Software" Paste 6:33 AM
"Apple's iOS 10 beta hints at lots of change — not all of it welcome: Many menus and navigation screens have gained extra panels in iOS 10, which have the effect of making each individual pane more simple, but complicate navigation overall" Gulf News 6:38 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to use iCloud Music Library with Apple Music and iTunes Match: The ultimate guide" iMore 4:46 PM
"How to undo iOS 10's most annoying feature" ZDNet 9:14 AM
"How to see every Mac, iPad, and iPhone associated with your Apple ID: Apple's device authorization and management tools are a little hidden—Jason Snell explains." Macworld 7:44 AM
"How to get Microsoft Office on iPad and iPhone: Get Word, Excel and PowerPoint on your iPad or iPhone" Macworld UK 7:08 AM
"Can't connect to iOS App Store | How to fix App Store connection issues: What to do if your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch doesn't load Apple's App Store" Macworld UK 6:38 AM
"NFL Game Pass Now on Apple TV and iOS Devices" The Mac Observer 5:30 PM
"Graebert Shows ARES Touch for iOS and ARES Kudo Progress—More Flexibility Than Rivals" Architosh 3:06 PM
"Withings Thermo Digital Thermometer gets FDA Greenlight" The Mac Observer 10:57 AM
"Microsoft Releases Skype 6.20 for iPhone with Bots and Improved NotificationsNew version now available for download on iOS devices" Softpedia 7:35 AM
"Square Enix is developing Cosmos Rings for the Apple Watch" The Verge 12:03 PM
"Apple Watch's first role-playing game coming from creators of Final Fantasy: Square Enix has launched a teaser site for the first roleplaying game to arrive on Apple's wrist-bound gadget." CNET 7:04 AM
"SwiftKey's Swiftmoji Is An Emoji Prediction Keyboard For iOS, Android" Redmond Pie 6:12 AM
"Microsoft Releases Swiftmoji Keyboard App for Android and iPhone" Thurrott 6:12 AM
"France warns Microsoft to stop snooping on Windows 10 users: Our friends across the channel don't like their dirty laundry being aired" The Inquirer 6:09 AM
"France chides Microsoft over Windows 10 privacy flaws" SlashGear 7:44 AM
"Microsoft Risks French Fines Over Windows 10 Privacy Concerns" SuperSite for Windows 6:14 AM
"Why General Electric Company Is Teaming Up With Microsoft in the Cloud: The industrial giant's Predix solution looks set to generate strong increases in revenue related to the Internet of Things in future years, and partnerships with leading cloud computing platforms are key to its prospects." The Motley Fool 7:36 AM
"Microsoft: 'Demand for Surface Hubs is very strong and exceeded initial forecasts'" Neowin 3:04 PM
"Intel taking its six-core processors mainstream in 2018 with Coffee Lake family" ZDNet 6:09 AM
"Intel begins shipping Kaby Lake as next wave of CPUs nears" TechRadar UK 6:26 AM
"Intel experiments with 3D Xpoint as it ships out SSDs to testers: The company is still looking for a good fit for its 3D Xpoint memory and storage technology" IDG News Service 7:04 PM
"Data centres fuel Intel growth despite PC decline" telecoms.com 6:27 AM
"Intel Starts Shipping 'Kaby Lake' Chipsets" Thurrott 6:12 AM
"Intel remains 'cautious' about PC market as Kaby Lake starts shipping: Q2 results reveal sales of desktops and laptops continue to fall" The Inquirer 6:05 AM
"Intel ships Kaby Lake chips, pointing to PC availability in a few months: PC makers could start announcing Kaby Lake laptops and tablets in the coming months" IDG News Service 6:02 AM
"Intel: The Ugly, Bad, And Not So Good" Seeking Alpha 4:41 PM
"AMD Can Build From a 'Good Enough' Q2: The chip maker has new product ramps and a backdrop of steadily improving PC demand." Barron's 6:25 AM
"Dell patches critical flaws in SonicWALL Global Management System: The flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to take full control of management systems" IDG News Service 5:28 PM
"A hidden account in Dell's security software could allow an attacker to gain 'full control'" Neowin 6:08 AM
"Dell has a revolutionary water cooled HPC rack which allows computer performance to be boosted by 59%" next Big Future 6:22 AM
"Dell retires Alienware X51 line, Aurora, Alpha to carry on" SlashGear 6:22 AM
"Evonik teams up with HP to develop 3D printing materials" EPPM 6:24 AM
"HPE's Itanium server refresh should come in mid-2017: In the wake of the Oracle trial, HPE has reaffirmed its support for Itanium" IDG News Service 3:05 PM
"HP Elite x3 to ship to 47 countries, including India: HP Elite x3 comes wih a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. The smartphone packs Bang and Olufsen audio technology." The Indian Express 6:24 AM
"Cisco bags smart city pilot project in Hyderabad" telecomlead 6:26 AM
"BeSang slashes 3D NAND flash cost to $0.02/GB" EE Times Asia 5:54 AM
"Flaws in Oracle file processing SDKs affect major third-party products: Eighteen flaws in Oracle's Outside In Technology also impact enterprise software products from other vendors" IDG News Service 12:09 PM
"TSMC punts on extreme ultraviolet at 5nm" EE Times Asia 5:55 AM
"Silicon Valley's Yahoo diaspora mourns company's decline" Reuters 6:31 AM
"LG Display plans heavy investment in OLED plant" TechXplore 6:37 AM
"Chromebook shipments are exploding, but not replacing Windows PCs: Chromebook shipments will grow by 18 percent this year, and by double digits until 2019, Gartner says" IDG News Service 4:47 PM
"Dow Snaps Seven-Day Record Streak on Flood of Earnings: The Dow Jones Industrial Average's record-breaking seven-day streak came to a quiet end on Thursday as a mix of earnings came in weaker than expected." TheStreet 5:26 PM
"Wall St Flat as Investors Digest Rally, Earnings Reports" FOXBusiness 12:11 PM
"Midday Update: Wall Street Rally Pauses as Earnings, Economic Data and ECB Dominate" Nasdaq 12:12 PM
"Stocks Take Break As Earnings Roll In; How Did Chipotle, Starbucks Fare?" Investor's Business Daily 5:27 PM
"Stock rally pauses: Dow opens lower after 9 days of gains" USA Today 12:15 PM
"Dow Snaps 9-Session Winning Streak: Materials and industrial companies drag major indexes lower" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:27 PM
"Hong Kong stocks continue rally, near bull market territory" MarketWatch 7:01 AM
"European shares near 1-month high, but miners fall into the red" MarketWatch 7:01 AM
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