"Apple's Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms: Apple is losing its grip on American classrooms, which technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life." ["Mobile devices that run on Apple's iOS and MacOS operating systems have now reached a new low, falling to third place behind both Google-powered laptops and Microsoft Windows devices, according to a report released on Thursday by Futuresource Consulting, a research company."] New York Times [Free Registration Required] 11:56 AM
"Report: Apple's iOS and macOS lose market share to Chrome OS in US K-12" 9to5Mac 3:56 PM
"Patent-holding company's $533M verdict against Apple is dust on appeal" Ars Technica 11:49 AM
"Appellate Court Rules Smartflash Patents Invalid, Saving Apple $533 Million" The Mac Observer 6:37 AM
"Apple won't have to pay $533 million to an iTunes patent troll: A three-judge panel unanimously agreed to throw out a two-year-old iTunes patent ruling." Engadget 7:38 AM
"Apple has $533m verdict against iTunes software patents thrown" V3 12:00 PM
"Apple's U.K. Suit Against Qualcomm Adds to Global Patent War" Bloomberg 2:26 PM
"Apple expands ongoing legal battle against Qualcomm with new lawsuit in the U.K." 9to5Mac 8:37 PM
"Tim Cook's Awkward Challenge To Define The MacBook Pro" Forbes 8:52 AM
"Apple board members receive restricted stock grants worth more than $253K" AppleInsider 8:53 PM
"Tim Cook introduces Al Gore's new movie 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power' in Silicon Valley" 9to5Mac 9:21 PM
"We will be eventually retiring TextWrangler from our product line, and so we encourage anyone interested in TextWrangler to download and use BBEdit instead." Bare Bones Software 4:47 PM
"Bare Bones to Retire TextWrangler, Offer Free Basic Features in BBEdit" Kirkville 1:30 PM
"Bare Bones Software sunsetting TextWrangler, focusing fully on BBEdit text editor development" 9to5Mac 3:48 PM
"Bare Bones Software to retire TextWrangler in favor of BBEdit" AppleInsider 8:45 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Internet speeds killed after installing NAS?" Mac Kung Fu 9:22 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Survivor's guide to taxes: The best tax software for Macs" AppleInsider 11:09 AM
"macOS Server: How to Get Started" Apple Gazette 11:49 AM
"How to use Keychain in macOS Sierra's Safari" Apple World Today 7:05 AM
"How to use Night Shift on your Mac" iMore 9:22 AM
"How To List All Terminal Commands On Mac In macOS Sierra" Redmond Pie 12:00 PM
"How to Enter and Exit Full Screen Mode in macOS" Intego 12:00 PM
"Here's How You Can Enable 'Hey Siri' on Your Mac" The Mac Observer 3:40 PM
"Setting Screenshot File Location" MacMost 10:05 AM
"Wearables Aren't Dead, They're Just Shifting Focus as the Market Grows 16.9% in the Fourth Quarter, According to IDC" ["Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 proved to be a magnificent success for the company as it was the company's best quarter ever in the wearables market. The lower entry price point and the inclusion of GPS on the Series 2 along with a completely revamped user interface have helped the company grow its presence. Apple is one of the few companies that has been able to quickly refocus its watch to gain traction in the consumer market and has also been leading the charge on introducing the smartwatch category to the commercial segment."] Business Wire 2:13 PM
"Apple Watch's Record-Breaking Quarter Was Opposite One of Fitbit's 'Largest Declines Ever'" MacRumors 11:09 AM
"IDC: Apple Watch's record Q4 makes it #3 in wearables market as leader Fitbit declines, #2 Xiaomi widens gap" 9to5Mac 11:09 AM
"Inventergy, listed in Apple's Lawsuit against Acacia as a Conspirator with Nokia, Sues Apple on 7 Counts of Patent Infringement" Patently Apple 12:51 PM
"Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts appearing at next month's Global Retailing Conference [Video] 9to5Mac 11:10 AM
"Corporations Show Support for Transgender Boy in Supreme Court Case" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:01 AM
"Apple among corporations supporting transgender student in Supreme Court case" AppleInsider 7:00 AM
"Apple Among 53 Companies Supporting Transgender Student in Supreme Court Case" MacRumors 7:34 AM
"An 81-year-old woman just created her own iPhone app" CNNMoney 7:33 AM
"Apple Shares 'Home' App Ad on Refreshed 'Home' Webpage" MacRumors 7:04 AM
"Apple Posts New Ad for Home App, Refreshes Webpage [Video] iClarified 7:09 AM
"Today in Apple history: Here comes the Macintosh II" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
"Amazon establishes Alexa Fund Fellowship to support universities researching voice technology" GeekWire 5:45 PM
"Amazon Is Working On An Alexa Home Security Camera According To This Leak" HotHardware 4:50 PM
"Spotify hits 50 million subscribers" CNET 3:49 PM
"With Apple Music at 20M Users, Spotify Hits 50M Paying Subscriber Milestone" MacRumors 3:40 PM
"Apple Music rival Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers" AppleInsider 5:12 PM
"Public university lays off 79 IT workers after they train outsourced replacements" Ars Technica 2:18 PM
"Amazon blames human error for cloud-service disruption" Reuters 1:32 PM
"Virginia is the first state to legalize delivery robots: You better start getting used to a more crowded sidewalk." Engadget 11:59 AM
"Hidden backdoor discovered in Chinese IoT devices" BetaNews 8:51 AM
"Google Has No Plans For More Pixel Notebooks" MacRumors 7:09 AM
"FCC halts data security rules: The rules require providers to take 'reasonable' measures to secure consumer data" IDG News Service 7:05 AM
"Google's troll-hunting AI fooled by typos" BBC 7:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"MacVoices #17075: Road to Macstock – Tom Piper on Pages" MacVoices 3:57 PM
"Avoiding Microsoft Office in 2017 and Apple's View of the Mac -TMO Daily Observations 2017-03-02" The Mac Observer 2:10 PM
"Rebound 126: Having an Episode" Six Colors 11:10 AM
"Apple Talk 24: Big Block of Cheese Day" iMore 9:22 AM
"The Matias Wireless Aluminum Keyboard is the keyboard Apple should be makingĀ [Video] 9to5Mac 6:06 PM
"Tested: Knockoff Apple Watch bands for $20 or less/A real leather band for 12 percent of what Apple charges? A silicone sport band for under $10? I'm sold." Macworld 7:01 AM
"These iPhone lenses work the corners to deliver super-sharp images" Cult of Mac 12:00 PM
"LG G6 VS. iPhone 7 Plus: How Does Hot New Android Compare To Apple's Best?" Digital Trends 11:59 AM
"Razer Core Thunderbolt 3 eGPU works with 'late 2016' MacBook Pro!" Bare Feats 10:04 AM
"Waterfield Design Maverick Leather Laptop Messenger Bag review: A classic bag designed for the latest gear" Macworld 8:52 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"iPad Diaries: Apple Pencil, Notability, and the Joy of Note-Taking" MacStories 11:43 AM
"'The Warlock of Firetop Mountain' Review - Warlock Has Changed" Touch Arcade 11:43 AM
"'Little Lords of Twlight' Review – Turn Based Heroes" Touch Arcade 11:10 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Find the perfect virtual private network for you with The Best VPN's unbiased VPN reviews" Cult of Mac 2:27 PM
"How to Delete and Recover Emails on Any iPhone or iPad (iOS)" Digital Trends 12:51 PM
"How to set up Apple's carrier billing on your iPhone or Mac (where available)" AppleInsider 12:06 PM
"How to Restart Your iPhone | iPhone 7, iPhone 6, Etc." Digital Trends 8:51 AM
Tips
"Nintendo Switch Can Be Used As USB-C Power Bank To Charge 2016 MacBook Pro" Redmond Pie 8:39 PM
"4 handy iOS 10 Phone app tips and tricks" TechRepublic 7:09 AM
"Microsoft vs. Apple: A Fierce Battle for the Best Design" MakeUseOf 7:38 AM
"Bill Gates: We're not quite ready for universal basic income" World Economics Forum 9:20 AM
"Xbox One and Project Scorpio will support mixed reality headsets next year" The Verge 6:31 AM
"Microsoft Readies Windows Mixed Reality Developer Kits" eWeek 4:52 PM
"Microsoft will ship first Windows Mixed Reality kit to devs this month: Firm also confirms AR experiences will be coming to the Xbox in 2018" The Inquirer 6:32 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise core server and storage challenges attributed in part to loss of business from Microsoft" Seeking Alpha 9:35 AM
"HPE refocuses tech services group on cloud, big data: The new Pointnext group will help customers adopt emerging technologies" IDG News Service 12:22 PM
"AMD Ryzen: Taking the fight to Intel" ZDNet 10:32 AM
"AMD's Flagship Ryzen 7 1800X Review Leaked – AMD's Top 8 Core Compared Against Intel's Top 8 Core Processor" WCCFTech 6:58 AM
"Simultaneous Multi-Threading vital for Zen" Fudzilla 6:58 AM
"AMD Ryzen Benchmarks Posted Ahead of Release" Overclocker's Club 7:00 AM
"AMD's moment of Zen: Finally, an architecture that can compete/Intel's architecture is still better, but AMD has significantly narrowed the gap." Ars Technica 10:07 AM
"AMD Ryzen Official Release Date, News, Price & Features: Revealed Ahead Of Its Launch" Auto World News 6:57 AM
"What You Need to Know About Ryzen, AMD's Shot at an Intel-Killing Chip" Gizmodo 11:41 AM
"Intel Achieves 100% Equal Pay for Women and Minorities" The HR Digest 7:20 AM
"Suerte De Capote: Intel's Cannonlake Leaked In A Patent" Seeking Alpha 1:45 PM
"IBM inexplicably granted patent for 'Out of Office' because FFS: Ever gone on holiday? You probably owe IBM money" The Inquirer 11:41 AM
"IBM patents 'out of office' email messages" ZDNet 6:26 AM
"Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) disclose denial of service bug in NetFlow Generation appliances" Benchmark Monitor 6:59 AM
"Cisco Embraces Docker Containers with New Partnership" eWeek 11:40 AM
"How Far Will Apple's Stock Run?" Investopedia 2:26 PM
Industry News
"Snapchat IPO: $24bn messaging app jumps as much as 40pc in blockbuster tech float" Telegraph 9:58 AM
"Snap Sets the Stage for Slew of 2017 Tech IPOs" FOXNews 12:35 PM
"Dow 21,000; Snap IPO; Earnings galore" CNNMoney 7:07 AM
"Snap Shines in Market Debut but Caterpillar Bulldozes Wall Street: The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated from records on Thursday after a surprise selloff in Caterpillar shares weighs heavily on markets." TheStreet 5:22 PM
"What Happened in the Stock Market Today" Nasdaq 5:23 PM
"E-Trade cuts trading fees in escalating price war" USA Today 5:23 PM
"Stocks Slide After Record-Breaking Day: Expectations for higher interest rates boost the dollar and government bond yields" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:23 PM
"Asian stocks rise as optimism grows about U.S. interest rates, Trump" MarketWatch 7:09 AM
"European stocks cling onto their highest level in a year" MarketWatch 7:09 AM
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