"Apple Held Talks to Invest in SoftBank Technology Fund: SoftBank is raising up to $100 billion to invest in disruptive technologies" ["Apple and SoftBank have discussed an investment of up to $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, who cautioned that nothing has been finalized. The status of the talks couldn't be learned. An Apple investment would connect the world's most valuable company—Apple's market value is nearly $600 billion—with one of the world's largest pools of investment capital."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:41 PM
"Apple in talks to invest $1 bln in SoftBank tech fund - source" Reuters 1:32 PM
"Apple may participate in $100 billion SoftBank fund" TechCrunch 1:23 PM
"How digital photography reinvented itself to become better than ever" ["What is taking its place is an even more democratic world of imagery, where cameras are all around us, selfies rule, and photography is more vibrant than ever. And it's all thanks to Steve Jobs."] Digital Trends 7:17 AM
"MacBook Pro Launch: Perplexing/Once upon a time, Apple was known for its top-tier storytelling skills and the industry's best Supply Chain Management. But the recent MacBook Pro launch, glitchy and undersold, shows worrisome lapses and raises questions about the company's aging culture." Monday Note 12:47 PM
"2016: The year Apple stumbled/And 2017 seems set to be an even tougher year for the Cupertino giant." ZDNet 9:48 AM
"Apple CEO invited to attend tax ruling hearing in Dublin: Oireachtas group will examine European Commission finding on tech firm's tax bill" Irish Times 7:57 AM
"Irish legislature invites Tim Cook, other Apple execs to hearing on $14.5B EU tax ruling" AppleInsider 10:38 AM
"How Apple's Dwindling Fortunes Are Hurting Smartphone Sales" Market Realist 9:43 AM
"Apple, Google Said Set For Trump Tech Summit; Amazon, Tesla, Too" Investor's Business Daily 9:48 AM
"Tim Cook will meet with President-elect Donald Trump this week" Cult of Mac 7:56 AM
"Did the Russians 'hack' the election? A look at the established facts: No smoking gun, but evidence suggests a Russian source for the cyber attacks on Democrats." Ars Technica 4:55 PM
"Amazon workers sleep in tents near firm's Scottish depot to avoid travel costs" Ars Technica 9:48 AM
"You won't feel secure about digital privacy after visiting New York's Glass Room: We visited the Glass Room exhibit in New York City: and now we're more paranoid about digital surveillance than ever." [Slideshow] CNET 7:55 AM
"Samsung to kill unreturned Galaxy Note 7 handsets with software update" V3 7:09 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Background Mode: Interview with Attorney & Mac Power Users Co-Host Katie Floyd" The Mac Observer 4:50 PM
"Apple Talk 18: Death of the smartwatch, with Daniel Bader" iMore 11:35 AM
"Q&A: Shigeru Miyamoto on 'Mario', 'Minecraft' and Working With Apple" Glixel 11:34 AM
"If you don't know what to get your Apple geek friends for Christmas you need to listen to this episode." The MT Show 6:59 AM
"Apple Releases iOS 10.2 With New TV App, New Emoji, and More" MacRumors 12:43 PM
"Apple Ships iOS 10.2 with TV App, New Emojis, and Music Star Ratings" The Mac Observer 12:43 PM
"Apple releases iOS 10.2 for iPhones, iPads. Here's what's new: Fire up your iPhones and iPads because it's time for the long-awaited iOS 10.2 update." ZDNet 12:46 PM
"Apple Releases iOS 10.2 With Single Sign-on, New Emoji, and More [Direct Download Links] iPhone Hacks 1:13 PM
"iOS 10.2 improves Apple HomeKit with expanded smart home notifications" AppleInsider 5:06 PM
"Apple's other wireless headphones are also delayed" BGR 9:40 PM
"Apple botched 2 separate headphone launches this year" Business Insider 10:35 AM
"Apple could give us AirPods for the holidays, but maybe not the BeatsX headphones" CNET 3:41 PM
"Apple Reseller B&H Says BeatsX Earphones Delayed At Least 2-3 Months" MacRumors 7:10 AM
"After AirPods, B&H email suggests BeatsX wireless earphones also significantly delayed" 9to5Mac 7:10 AM
"Japan Display to buy Panasonic-Sony OLED venture: Deal will join Japan's two remaining display panel makers" Nikkei 2:42 PM
"IPhone screen maker said to buy major OLED venture: Japan Display plans to acquire screen maker Joled" IDG News Service 2:42 PM
"Apple's TV guide app has launched — without Netflix, which is working with Comcast: It's not a super-smart guide, but it's a start." Recode 12:46 PM
"Apple releases watchOS 3.1.1 with fixes for notifications, Activity rings, more" AppleInsider 12:43 PM
"watchOS 3.1.1 with Unicode 9 emoji support now available for Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 12:44 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"About the security content of watchOS 3.1.1" Apple Support 4:00 PM
"About the security content of iOS 10.2" Apple Support 4:00 PM
"About the security content of tvOS 10.1" Apple Support 4:00 PM
"Use the Apple TV Remote app: Learn how to use the Apple TV Remote app to control your Apple TV." Apple Support 5:05 PM
"iTunes Store & App Store suffering from outage as users report connectivity issues" 9to5Mac 3:41 PM
"Apple's Latest Fix To Cure A Frustrating iOS Problem" Forbes 11:35 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:47 AM
"Apple first went public 36 years ago today: now up 18,492 percent" AppleInsider 4:56 PM
"Updates to iOS (10.2), WatchOS (3.1.1) and tvOS (7.2.2)" eXtensions 6:51 PM
"Apple engineer reveals the real reason Steve Jobs didn't allow Flash on the iPhone" BGR 5:17 PM
"It only took me three months to lose my iPhone 7 headphone adapter" BGR 5:13 PM
"Trump Tech Summit to Include Tim Cook, Larry Page, More" The Mac Observer 3:21 PM
"Paging Apple: Google, Microsoft And Hulu Have All Just Launched 4K Movie Services" Forbes 12:43 PM
"Milking the iPhone doesn't much matter when it comes to what's next" iMore 11:14 AM
"Comment: AirPods delay highlights risk of Apple pre-announcing products, and it's hardly the first time" 9to5Mac 11:03 AM
"November Was 'Best Month Ever' for Surface" ["It also means that Apple screwed up big time. That two year-old devices from Microsoft are suddenly better than brand-new devices from Apple says more, I think, about what Apple just did than what Microsoft did a year earlier. Put another way, I don't believe that many Apple users were jumping ship to Surface a year ago, though I base than on personal experience only, as I must: I never hear from users who did such a thing, and I routinely hear from readers and listeners from the Microsoft and Apple communities. Suffice to say that disappointment with the new MacBook Pro is both loud and unprecedented. I've never seen Apple truly freak out such loyal customers before."] Thurrott 10:40 AM
"On iPhone Tips And Hidden Secrets" Mac 360 9:19 AM
"Apple's Brand Of Innovation And Microsoft's Last Gasp" BohemianBoomer 9:04 AM
"The Inside Story Behind Pebble's Demise: The CEO of the feisty smartwatch company explains what went wrong, and why Fitbit scooped it up." Backchannel 3:41 PM
"PSA: Several Netgear Routers Have an Easily Exploitable Security Vulnerability, Here's How to Test Yours" Lifehacker 4:01 PM
"These Netgear Routers Are Scarily Easy To Hijack" Forbes 2:42 PM
"How to enable lift to wake, tap to wake on the Pixel" CNET 2:42 PM
"Will Samsung's AI dreams with Viv be hampered by Google, Android? Samsung has big plans for artificial intelligence and acquired a digital assistant named Viv. But a partnership with Google means Google Assistant leads on the smartphone. Samsung, however, sees more AI touch points ahead." ZDNet 9:43 AM
"Microsoft's Surface Hub sales surprisingly strong; it's a huge hardware hit" Ars Technica 3:48 PM
"Microsoft had the best month for consumer Surface sales, partially credits MacBook 'disappointment'" TechCrunch 11:59 AM
"Microsoft says Surface sales are up as people abandon the MacBook Pro" BGR 4:53 PM
"Microsoft investment in Element AI bolsters Montreal's status as AI hub" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 9:01 AM
"Microsoft's $26.2bn LinkedIn acquistion gets green light" netimperative 8:56 AM
"Windows 10 Usage Trends Compared to Windows 7, 8, and 8.1" SuperSite for Windows 6:04 PM
"How Microsoft emerged from the darkness to embrace the cloud" Seattle Times 9:00 AM
"Why Azure's cloud chief believes Microsoft is in prime position" Network World 8:55 AM
"Microsoft announces 16 years of support for Windows, SQL Servers" The Register 8:44 AM
"Signs of a Microsoft fake out" Denver Post 8:43 AM
"Bill Gates insists we can make energy breakthroughs, even under President Trump: Gates tells Recode the time is right to pour big bucks into clean energy." Recode 5:06 PM
"Bill Gates to fight climate change with $1b innovation fund" SlashGear 8:43 AM
"Tech giant Microsoft announces $1 billion campus in Herzliya" Om Malik 8:58 AM
"Microsoft to set up new campus in Herzliya" Arutz Sheva 7 8:40 AM
"Mall of America gets an IBM Watson-powered bot for holiday shopping" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
"Digital India: AI-powered IBM Watson to help fulfil PM Modi's dream" Business Standard 8:17 AM
"IBM MaaS360 delivers powerful, easy-to-use mobility management" Network World 8:16 AM
"AMD chases the AI trend with its Radeon Instinct GPUs for machine learning" PCWorld 12:19 PM
"AMD's Mr. Catalyst: 'AMD drivers suck!' That's an Nvidia user that hasn't touched our stuff for 5-10 years.'" PCGamesN 7:58 AM
"AMD announces first VEGA accelerator" PCR Online 7:56 AM
"AMD RX 460 Unlocked with BIOS Update - Offers 1024 instead of 896 shaders" The Guru of 3D 7:55 AM
"Maropost Takes on Salesforce, Oracle for Online Marketing Deals" Bloomberg 7:49 AM
"Why Cisco Systems is the 'Top Dividend Stock of the Dow' With 3.5% Yield (CSCO)" Forbes 7:48 AM
"What to expect from Cisco in 2017: Cisco will have a great opportunity to flex its enormous networking muscles and move into the next wave of growth" Network World 7:47 AM
"Jabra Integrates With Cisco Finesse Platform" Comms Business 7:47 AM
"Sky, Cisco launch streaming OTT platform" Broadband TV News 7:45 AM
"Dow closes at record as oil surges, tech slump hobbles Nasdaq: Trump tweet weighs on Lockheed shares" MarketWatch 4:03 PM
"Dow Posts Another Record Close but Nasdaq Slips Amid Tech Declines: The Dow posts a record close with the S&P 500 lower, while tech stocks dragged on the Nasdaq as Wall Street looks to a Fed decision on interest rates Tuesday." TheStreet 4:03 PM
"Stocks End Mixed; Which Big Cap Techs Are Joining Apple To Form New Bases?" Investor's Business Daily 4:02 PM
"Stocks close mixed: Dow hits new record high as S&P 500, Nasdaq pull back" Associated Press 4:02 PM
"Financial Shares Pressure U.S. Stocks: Dow industrials tick higher again, while U.S. crude oil jumps as a group of oil producers agrees to cut output" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:02 PM
"Chinese shares tumble, as Shanghai logs biggest daily drop since June: China's crackdown on stock purchases by insurance firms sent shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen sharply lower on Monday, while markets elsewhere in Asia pared early gains made on surging oil prices." MarketWatch 9:05 AM
"European stocks fall from 11-month high as focus turns to Federal Reserve: European stock markets fell from an 11-month high on Monday as investors started to focus on the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting later this week." MarketWatch 12:49 PM
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