"Apple pays zero tax in NZ despite sales of $4.2 billion: Consumer electronics giant Apple paid no income tax to Inland Revenue over the past decade despite selling billions of dollars worth of iPhones and iPads to New Zealanders." New Zealand Herald 9:01 PM
"Apple Pays Zilch in New Zealand Taxes on $4.2 Billion in Sales" The Mac Observer 9:01 PM
"Apple's desktop Mac lineup: A showcase of old technology/The most prestigious computer company in the world has a top-of-the-line Mac that hasn't been updated in three years. Where's the innovation?" Macworld 7:09 AM
"Infamous patent troll Soverain Software targets Apple products and services in new lawsuit" AppleInsider 7:03 AM
"Soverain Software Hits Apple with Patent Lawsuit over Device Security and Online Transactions" The Mac Observer 2:00 PM
"Apple announced the establishment of a new R & D center in Shanghai and Suzhou: Has planned to invest more than 3.5 billion yuan in China R & D center" Google Chinese-to-English: Apple China 7:01 AM
"Apple Supports 4.8 Million Jobs in China, More Than Double US Total" 24/7 Wall St. 9:37 AM
"Windows 7 Is Still The Desktop OS King" [OS X at 6.19%] Statista 7:19 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Use Migration Assistant to move email from PC to Mac" Seattle Times 7:35 PM
"H&R Block, TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and TurboTax: Which tax program is right for you?" Macworld 7:09 AM
"How to Manually Add and Organize Albums in iTunes: iTunes sometimes puts your music into a folder or assigns it an artist that doesn't fit your preferences. So how can you get the album into the right place and under the right artist name?" PC Magazine 7:22 AM
"How to open a .docx Word file on a Mac, iPad or iPhone: Edit and save documents in a PC-friendly format" Macworld UK 7:39 AM
"Open URLs in either frontmost or default browser" The Robservatory 6:24 PM
"Organizing Windows with Magnet" MacStories 12:25 PM
"Using Twitter Without a Twitter Account" MacMost 10:10 AM
Press Releases
"Visually Stunning Open World Adventure 'The Witness' Lands On Mac" RazMag 7:18 AM
"MacPractice EDU Next Generation Dental School Software Announcement" PRNewswire 7:11 AM
"Apple says to add two more R&D centers in China" Reuters 7:26 AM
"Apple Plans Two More Chinese Research Hubs as iPhone Sales Slow" Bloomberg 7:37 AM
"Apple plans two more research centers in China as challenges continue" CNBC 7:27 AM
"Apple is pumping money into creating an international chain of R&D enters" Computerworld 7:57 AM
"iPhone owners earn more, even in the Third World" Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 6:17 PM
"Apple paid Chance the Rapper $500,000 for a two-week exclusive: A rare look inside a music industry deal." Recode 2:53 PM
"Chance the Rapper shares how much he made from exclusive Apple Music 'Coloring Book' deal" 9to5Mac 2:04 PM
"Apple to Build Two Additional R&D Centers in China" MacRumors 7:20 AM
"Apple plans retail expansion in India with over 100 new Authorized Resellers" AppleInsider 2:04 PM
"Alexa on iOS: Siri's Not Even the Best iPhone Assistant Anymore" Wired 9:43 AM
"Your Future Password Is... Your Entire Body: It started with Apple's Touch ID and Alibaba's 'selfie pay.' Now companies are building deep biological portraits to secure our phones." Backchannel 2:04 PM
"Apple gives indie gamers a permanent home on the App Store" Indie Research 10:14 AM
"Apple resuming iPhone sales in Indonesia after $44M investment meeting local requirements" 9to5Mac 11:55 AM
"Watch Beats 1 Creative Director Zane Lowe give SXSW music keynote" The Loop 7:32 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google Resists Warrant for Data in Minnesota Fraud Case" PC Magazine 6:44 PM
"Infrared light could someday deliver super-fast WiFi" Engadget 6:25 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"Happy Hour Podcast 111 | Apple event hype, iPad rumors swirl, and Apple Watch face gallery" 9to5Mac 8:29 PM
"Taylor Swift Trademarking Swifties while Getting Schwifty - The TouchArcade Show #299" Touch Arcade 8:29 PM
"Road to Macstock -Mike Schmitz On Dealing with Email" MacVoices 11:55 AM
"Meet the artist who turned Apple legalese into a fun comic book" Cult of Mac 10:43 AM
"AppleInsider podcast talks new iPads, wearables, and Apple's coming 64-bit switch" AppleInsider 7:22 AM
"Canon Pixma iP110 review: This inkjet printer's portability comes at a price" Macworld 7:09 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"LiquidText update a must-have for iPad Pro: Annotating PDFs just got a lot cooler, thanks to the latest version of LiquidText. The cleverly designed iPad-only app now allows freehand drawing." CIO 7:38 AM
"Here Comes Another Watch Killer" TeraTalks 7:46 AM
"Apple can conquer the PC World if they want to" Apple World Today 7:15 AM
"The iPad Pro needs a refresh: Here's what to expect/From processor bumps to a new 10-inch model to a rebranded iPad mini, everything's about to change." Macworld 7:10 AM
"Siri, Alexa, and robots could change how we talk: Sentient AI and super-smart robots are a long way off, but forgetting how to talk to other humans? That could happen soon." Macworld 7:10 AM
Non-Apple
"Breaking News: Google Home Users Upset when Google Does Google" The Mac Observer 6:08 PM
"Text Messages Could Be Used To Control Smart Appliances Of The Future" Digital Trends 10:13 AM
"Coming March 18: Gene Steinberg meets 'CrackBerry Kevin' and author Joe Kissell, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9:31 PM
"Top 5 Waterproof iPhone 7 cases - LifeProof, Catalyst, Dog & Bone, Pelican, Ghostek" Mobile Reviews Eh 6:24 PM
"Watch out, Siri, Amazon Alexa is now available on the iPhone" TechRepublic 12:25 PM
"Google Motion Stills Live Photo editing app is updated" Mashable 11:17 AM
"ABC News now lets you stream up to four live video feeds on Apple TV" 9to5Mac 11:00 AM
"Philips expands iOS-connected Hue smart bulbs with chandelier E14 light socket sizes" AppleInsider 9:43 AM
"Custom-painted iPhone 7 Plus gives off vintage Mac vibes, costs 2 grand" phoneArena 7:38 AM
"Twitter posts about 'screenshot alert' in iOS 11 traced to unsupported vlogger claim" 9to5Mac 7:03 AM
"English to Indonesian Translator Dictionary 1.5 for iOS" prMac 7:37 PM
"Pretty Regular Expressions for iOS Now Available" prMac 7:37 PM
"Stock Ranker - An iOS app to aid investment decisions, is now available" prMac 7:03 AM
"Jumping Jack's Skydive introduced for iOS - New Skydiving Game" prMac 7:03 AM
"Here's what Trump could do to lift Apple shares to $175: Critical information for the U.S. trading day" MarketWatch 7:26 AM
"Apple Stock Smashes Previous All-Time High For Second Month Running" MacRumors 7:02 AM
Industry News
"Stock market slides at close but holds on to weekly gains: Financials retreat as 10-year Treasury yield ticks lower" MarketWatch 6:07 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 Decline as Health Care Losses Counter Gains: Wall Street ends a jampacked week little changed as a selloff in health care stocks counters broad gains elsewhere." TheStreet 6:07 PM
"Indexes End Mostly Flat; Tiffany Sparkles; Strong Debut For MuleSoft" Investor's Business Daily 6:07 PM
"Investors see red on St. Patrick's Day" USA Today 6:07 PM
"Wall Street Flat as Banks Weigh; Adobe Rallies" Reuters 6:06 PM
"U.S. Stocks, Government Bonds Notch Weekly Gains: Utilities sector also rising, boosting S&P 500 energy shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:06 PM
"Asian markets largely retreat ahead of G-20 meeting: Investors in Asia turned cautious Friday ahead of a meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies, where U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is widely expected to pressure countries to boost the value of their currencies." MarketWatch 7:53 AM
"European stocks dip ahead of potential trade tension at G-20 gathering: European stocks moved slightly lower Friday, but hovered around their highest levels in more than a year, with investors turning attention to the meeting of Group of 20 finance officials in Germany." MarketWatch 7:55 AM
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