"Chinese court rules in favour of Apple in local design patent disputes" Reuters 10:41 AM
"Beijing court overturns ruling that said iPhone 6 copied design of Chinese phone" 9to5Mac 11:23 AM
"Apple just won a big victory in China" Business Insider 2:03 PM
"Exclusive: How Drake and Apple Music broke streaming records with More Life" The Verge 4:52 PM
"Apple says recent Wikileaks CIA docs detail old, fixed iPhone and Mac exploits" TechCrunch 3/24
"Apple Does Not Negotiate With Wikileaks... For CIA Hack Info: Apple issued a strong statement on Friday after Wikileaks released a handful of documents about Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) malware for iPhones and Macs, saying it was all old material that the Cupertino giant had addressed. But it also issued the toughest statement yet from a tech firm on Wikileaks' demands about how they address the vulnerabilities it claims to have exposed, saying it hadn't negotiated with Julian Assange's organization." Forbes 3/24
"Apple says CIA's arsenal of iPhone and Mac exploits is outdated" BGR 3/24
"Small Sample of iCloud Credentials Provided By Hackers Are Valid, But Questions Remain" MacRumors 3/24
"Report verifies some iCloud credentials held by hacker group as valid" AppleInsider 3/24
"iPad Optics: The iPad has an installed base of over 300 million. This is a far larger audience than that of the Mac (which has somewhere between 100 million and 150 million). And whereas the iPad acquired this audience in about 7 years, the Mac took 33 years." asymco 3/24
"Apple: Macs and iPhones are safe from newly revealed CIA exploits/The iPhone vulnerability was patched in 2009, and the Mac holes were fixed in 2013, Apple said" IDG News Service 3/24
"Apple says it has already fixed CIA's Mac and iPhone hacks revealed by WikiLeaks" BetaNews 3/24
"Microsoft Word macro malware automatically adapts attack techniques for macOS, Windows" AppleInsider 3/24
"New Word macro malware infects macOS and Windows" Cult of Mac 3/24
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Logic Pros: What's new in iOS & Mac music production this week" 9to5Mac 6:48 PM
"How to create a macOS virtual machine easily — and for free" Mac Kung Fu 4:52 PM
"Tech review: Tri-folding portable keyboard is just your type of accessory" Seattle Times 3/24
"We got our hands on the new red limited-edition iPhone 7 Plus" TechCrunch 3/24
"Speck's Presidio Show reveals your iPhone's finish through the back of the case" iDownload Blog 3/24
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Best New iPhone Games to Play Now" Tom's Guide 3/24
How-To/Tutorial
"Here's how to wipe your old iPad/iPhone/iPod touch ready for resale" ZDNet 9:25 PM
"How to use the app that Apple just bought and made free for everyone" Business Insider 8:10 PM
"How to Remove an iPhone Favorite" OS X Daily 4:52 PM
"Here's how to wipe your old iPad/iPhone/iPod touch ready for resale: I've been asked several times over the past few days about how to wipe an iPad ready for resale (presumably because Apple has a new iPad out). Instead of repeating myself over and over, I thought that a post was in order." ZDNet 4:49 PM
"How to unlock your iPhone to use with a different carrier" CNET 10:59 AM
"How to Avoid Toll Roads & Toll Bridges with Maps on iPhone" OS X Daily 3/24
"How to use Gboard dictation to improve iOS dictation" Cult of Mac 3/24
"How to Free up Storage on an iPhone or iPad" Kirkville 3/24
Tips
"Become Tech Savvy: Sizing up a slow iPhone or iPad and what to do next" 9to5Mac 10:58 AM
"If You Haven't Changed Your iCloud Password in the Past Two Years do it Now" The Mac Observer 3/24
"Apple vs. Amazon vs. Google: Who Really Owns Your Home?" TeraTalks 3/24
"Apple Is The Protector Of What Exactly?" NoodleMac 3/24
"Apple is downplaying the iCloud blackmail story — even though Apple users should take it seriously" Business Insider UK 3/24
"Apple's acquisition of Workflow could bring automation to iOS: Here's hoping Apple's doesn't plan to shut down the most powerful automation tool for the iPhone and iPad." Macworld 3/24
"The Pros and Cons of Buying an iPhone Directly From Apple" Consumer Reports 3/24
"Forget turning an iOS device into a laptop; I want my Apple Pod" Apple World Today 3/24
Non-Apple
"A Robotics Competition You Should Totally Check Out" The Mac Observer 3/24
"How to control what data your Android apps transmit" ZDNet 3/24
"Oh man this leaked Samsung Galaxy S8 video is a game-changer. A goddamn game-changer." Mashable 3/24
"Tech Bigwigs Know How Addictive Their Products Are. Why Don't the Rest of Us?" Wired 3/24
"Review: The $229 Moto G5 Plus stands as the king of budget Android (for now)" Ars Technica 3/24
"Coming March 25: Gene Steinberg meets columnist/podcaster Kirk McElhearn and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3/24
"SSD Speeder RAM Disk SSD Life Extender App For macOS Now Available From B-Eng" MacPrices 3/24
"Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana: One Bluetooth Headset From Hong Kong Could Rule Them All" Forbes 3/24
"Dell's 32-inch 8K UP3218K Display Now For Sale: Check Your Wallet" AnandTech 3/24
"Elgato's Stream Deck gives gamers and YouTubers a TV studio style controller for $150" 9to5Mac 3/24
"Benin Radio Live 1.0 for iOS - Release Info" prMac 3/24
"Swipe CRM Brings a Photo-centric CRM Sales App for Apple iPad" prMac 3/24
"Exif Viewer by Fluntro Photography App is Featured by Apple on App Store" prMac 3/24
"The Elder Scrolls: Legends now available on iPads worldwide" 148Apps 3/24
"How Antifragile Is Apple Inc., Really?" The Motley Fool 3/24
"Apple is 'more like Harry Potter than Pixar', says Needham & Co." Computerworld 3/24
"Apple's dividend bump: How big will it be?" Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 3/24
Industry News
"Stock market logs worst weekly loss in months as House scraps health bill: Financials see biggest weekly decline since January 2016" MarketWatch 3/24
"Dow, S&P 500 Slide After Health Care Bill Pulled in Major Defeat to President Trump: Stocks fluctuate in the final minutes of trading Friday before ending mixed after House leaders pulls an unpopular health care bill before a crucial vote." TheStreet 3/24
"Stocks Recover Some Losses After Health-Care Vote Scrapped" FOXBusiness 3/24
"Stocks Pare Declines as GOP Pulls Health-Care Bill: The health bill was seen as a key test of the new administration's ability to implement its wider policy agenda" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/24
"Asia-Pacific markets pick up speed despite delay on U.S. health-care bill: Investors in Asia-Pacific equities regained some risk appetite Friday, despite a delay in Donald Trump's attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, as regional markets maintained cautious optimism ahead of a planned final vote." MarketWatch 3/24
"European stocks end week lower, as traders mull implications of U.S. health-care vote: European stocks closed lower on Friday, with a key health-care-bill vote in the U.S. keeping investors on edge going into the weekend." MarketWatch 3/24
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