"Apple Said to Fly Drones to Improve Maps Data and Catch Google" ["Apple wants to fly drones around to do things like examine street signs, track changes to roads and monitor if areas are under construction, the person said. The data collected would be sent to Apple teams that rapidly update the Maps app to provide fresh information to users, the person added."] Bloomberg 6:42 AM
"Apple could be using drones to improve Apple Maps data" TechCrunch 8:48 AM
"Apple Takes Closer Aim at Google Maps" 24/7 Wall St. 7:48 AM
"Report: Apple Eyes Drones to Help Improve Maps/Apple apparently wants to fly drones around street signs and road construction to collect data for Maps." PC Magazine 12:29 PM
"Here's How Apple Plans To Beat Google Maps" Fortune 11:15 AM
"Apple secretly acquired a Finnish company to help it map indoor spaces" Business Insider 7:42 AM
"How Is IBM Helping Apple Sell More Devices? IBM sees huge cost savings by deploying Apple's devices" Market Realist 10:59 AM
"iPhone battery problems are much more widespread than Apple admits, Chinese authorities say: A mysterious problem causing iPhones to unexpectedly shut down is much larger than Apple has admitted to, Chinese authorities say, and affects iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPhone 6s Plus devices—not just the iPhone 6s." Quartz 6:56 AM
"Be Warned: How Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google Could Use Technology to Control the World/Technology is a two-edged sword. But not for the reason you might expect." Inc. 7:30 AM
"Apple Updates Boot Camp Drivers to Fix Major Issue Causing Blown Speakers on New MacBook Pros" MacRumors 11:01 AM
"Apple Says It's Working to Fight iCloud Calendar Spam" The Mac Observer 6:36 AM
"Tor users warned to update after critical Firefox bug allows identities to be discovered" 9to5Mac 6:58 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"The indispensables: Essential tools for fixing your Mac/Here are Jeffery Battersby's must-have items for his Working Mac toolkit." Macworld 6:58 AM
"How to fix iCloud calendar spam" The Verge 10:43 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"PDF Expert 2 review: Goodbye Preview, hello affordable PDF editing on Mac/PDF Expert 2 goes beyond the capabilities of the built-in macOS Preview app, with the ability to edit PDF text, adjust or replace images, all links to text, and much more." Macworld 8:48 AM
"Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Browser To Ride" YMP Now 9:06 PM
"Quickly Close a New Safari Tab With a Swipe" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
"Create Dictation Commands On Your Mac" MacMost 10:43 AM
"macOS Sierra: Launching Apps from Unidentified Developers" The Mac Observer 4:50 PM
"System Preferences in macOS, Sierra: Keyboard (Revised 6 Nov and 1 Dec -changes from 12.1 update and 2016 MacBook Pro)" eXtensions 6:30 AM
"Google Pixel Wins Black Friday" ["Still, the iPhone 7 saw a respectable 13% lift in new device activations versus the prior four weekends, but the iPhone 7 Plus only experienced a 1% lift. During last year's Black Friday weekend, the newest Apple models fared much better. The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus saw lifts of 36% and 29% respectively."] Localytics 6:55 AM
"No, Google's Pixel didn't 'trounce' the iPhone on Black Friday" BGR 6:55 AM
"Tim Cook on Apple's (RED) fight against AIDS" Computerworld 7:49 AM
"Tim Cook: AirPods To Begin Shipping 'Over the Next Few Weeks'" RazorianFly 7:24 AM
"Apple Pay Launches in Spain for Amex and Banco de Santander Customers" MacRumors 6:58 AM
"¡Buenas noticias! Apple Pay Now Available in Spain" The Mac Observer 7:22 AM
"HSBC expands Apple Pay functionality to Singapore, offers incentive to users" AppleInsider 10:43 AM
"Today in Apple history: Too little, too late for Apple III" Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
Non-Apple News
"Pixel Won't Be A Real Moneymaker For Google Anytime Soon" Forbes 3:08 PM
"DirecTV Now is off to a really bad start" BGR 12:23 PM
"Now new Nokia is promising an Android-based 'iPhone killer" Apple Must 12:29 PM
"HMD Global aims to reclaim Nokia's lost cellphone glories, will fight Apple and Samsung" AppleInsider 11:51 AM
"Apple Music rival Spotify on verge of turning a profit, board member says" AppleInsider 10:59 AM
"The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers" Gizmodo 7:30 AM
"Fitbit To Buy Pebble" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 6:58 AM
"FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails" Reuters 9:08 PM
"FBI Gains Expanded Powers To Hack Any Computer It Wants Thanks To Rule 41" HotHardware 4:17 PM
"You can't hide from government hacking: As of Thursday, federal law enforcement can seek warrants to plant malware on a computer even if they don't know where in the country: or the world: it is." CNET 6:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Apple's Tribes and Cloud Services – TMO Daily Observations 2016-12-01" The Mac Observer 12:13 PM
"The mysteries of the GPU in Apple's iPhone 7 are unlocked: Apple's GPU in the A10 Fusion chip used in the iPhone 7 is based on the same architecture used in the A9 chip, with tweaks for the speed boost" IDG News Service 1:50 PM
"Apple reportedly begins to reduce orders for iPhone 7, say sources" DigiTimes 7:36 AM
"Apple may be cutting iPhone 7 orders as demand falls" Cult of Mac 7:30 AM
"iPhone 7 orders reportedly drop as Apple goes big on the iPhone 8" BGR 2:02 PM
"Falling Apple shakes the tech suppliers tree" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:35 AM
"I love you, iPhone 7 Plus, but I'm going back to iPhone SE!" iMore 11:15 AM
"Review: Are AirPod competitor 'SkyBuds' worth the $249 price tag?" The Next Web 12:38 PM
"The Thunderbolt 3-equipped MacBook Pro can use external GPUs, but at a cost" AppleInsider 7:59 AM
"This Mujjo for the iPhone 7 Plus is a great case, but a so-so wallet" Apple World Today 7:01 AM
"Just Mobile's AluCharge 4-Port USB-A Charger Falls Just Short" The Mac Observer 8:57 PM
"Cassandra: Connector Confusion Outrage -the MacBook Pro and USB-C" eXtensions 6:30 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-on with AT&T's new DirecTV Now streaming TV service [Video] 9to5Mac 10:59 AM
"Update to Pure Shot: More RAW on iOS" eXtensions 7:31 AM
"Spectator, the Spectacles Video Player" MacStories 7:31 AM
"Best package tracking apps for iPhone and iPad" iMore 11:06 AM
"What An iPad As Notebook Cannot Do" McSolo 7:56 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Use Voicemail Transcripts on iPhone" OS X Daily 11:52 AM
"How to Download Movies and TV Shows from Netflix on Your iPhone or iPad to Watch Them Offline" iPhone Hacks 10:45 AM
"How to send incoming calls directly to voicemail on your iPhone: Can't take phone calls right now? Zap incoming iPhone calls to voicemail." Macworld 6:58 AM
Tips
"Tips To Quickly Redial Last Number On iPhone" Redmond Pie 11:06 AM
"5 Free Apple Watch Apps to Boost Your Health Even Further" iPhone Hacks 10:44 AM
"This Trick Helps You Free up Storage Space on iPhone without Deleting Photos or Apps" iPhone Hacks 6:37 AM
"The evolution of Apple's laptops, from the PowerBook to the MacBook Pro: Apple's PowerBooks, iBooks, and MacBooks have come a long way in 25 years." Macworld 7:30 AM
"After a brief lull, Apple's advertising game is finally back on track" BGR 7:24 AM
"What if the AirPort Extreme becomes the Siri Speaker? Apple may be discontinuing its AirPort line of routers—or maybe just reinventing them as something new." Macworld 6:58 AM
"Amazon's New AI Tools for Developers" MacStories 11:15 AM
"Pros and cons: Our quick verdict on the Surface Studio/Innovative, but not for everyone." Engadget 11:06 AM
"The False Promises of the Internet: The future of the Internet is grim. But this is what happens if you do not clamp down on the net." PC Magazine 7:24 AM
"Microsoft, Intel, IBM Push Back on China Cybersecurity Rules: Comments offer rare glimpse at tussle between Beijing and U.S. tech companies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:02 AM
"Microsoft on course for $20bn commercial cloud business by 2018 - Satya Nadella: CEO also pours cold water on Surface phone rumours, saying the vendor is focused on providing software to 'other platforms'" CRN UK 10:22 AM
"Windows 10 on track to claim a quarter of PC market by the end of 2016: Meanwhile, macOS Sierra is slow to catch on" The Inquirer 6:25 AM
"Stockholders question Satya Nadella's mobile division strategy at shareholders meeting" Neowin 6:29 AM
"Dell EMC Announces New HPC Services" CIO Today 6:38 AM
"SUSE buys HPE's Cloud Foundry and OpenStack assets" BetaNews 6:39 AM
"HPE gives IoT adoption a boost, teams up with Nokia" ITProPortal 6:39 AM
"HPE Disputes Claims in Rhode Island Suit: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) is defending itself against a lawsuit issued by the state of Rhode Island regarding an unfinished computer system project, reports the Associated Press." Investopedia 4:54 PM
"HP announces a Windows 10 2-in-1 for schools, the ProBook x360 11 Education Edition" Neowin 11:27 AM
"Intel creates Automated Driving Group" BetaNews 8:48 AM
"Intel signs deal with Delphi to supply self-driving computing power" ReadWrite 7:01 AM
"Intel Core i7-7700K CPU Overclocked To 4.9 GHz Hits 100C" SegmentNext 8:51 AM
"Intel Kaby Lake for Laptop, Desktop: New Processors Not as Powerful as Advertised?" TechPlz 8:51 AM
"More Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K benchmarks show up" Fudzilla 8:51 AM
"Intel signs deal with Delphi to supply self-driving computing power" ReadWrite 8:52 AM
"Intel forms automated driving unit" Automotive IT 8:52 AM
"AMD Preps Zen CPU, Reigniting Chip War with Intel" Top Tech News 8:52 AM
"The AMD RX 490 Appeared On A Retailer's Website" SegmentNext 6:58 AM
"IBM Sees Serious Spike in SIP Security Attacks – Get Seriously SIP Smart Before You are Hit" TechReseller 9:08 AM
"Pfizer Partners With IBM Watson To Advance Cancer Drug Discovery" Forbes 9:09 AM
"Mahindra and IBM join hands to develop cloud-based blockchain solution for supply chain finance" Gizmoids 9:09 AM
"Oracle kicks £1.1bn into European computer sciences and digital skills: Firm will train 1,000 Europeans to teach CS, Java and Database" The Inquirer 12:06 PM
"BRIEF-Brainchip Holdings enters deal with Cisco Internet of Everything Innovation Centre" Reuters 6:58 AM
"No, Andy, AWS and Oracle aren't in a database death match" The Register 9:08 AM
"David Tepper Is Back On the Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) Bandwagons" Insider Monkey 5:17 PM
"Apple's Luca Maestri is the second highest paid CFO in Silicon Valley" Apple World Today 8:57 PM
Industry News
"Dow closes at record high, Nasdaq slumps on weak technology stocks: Energy shares rally, but jump in yields hits defensive stocks" MarketWatch 5:40 PM
"Dow Scores New Record as Banks Offset Tech Selloff: The Dow Jones Industrial Average scored a new record close on Thursday as another rally in the banking and energy sectors offset weakness in tech." TheStreet 5:40 PM
"Stocks (thoroughly) mixed as Dow hits new high" USA Today 5:39 PM
"Dow Closes at Another Record High" Reuters 5:39 PM
"Dow Industrials Rise; Bond Selloff Continues: Investors ditched technology stocks and scooped up shares of financial companies Thursday, highlighting the diverging fortunes of the two sectors since the U.S. election." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:39 PM
"Asian shares largely lifted by positive day for Wall Street" MarketWatch 7:25 AM
"European stocks in the red as consumer-goods shares fall, but oil shares rise" MarketWatch 7:25 AM
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