"Apple promises 'rethink' for unloved Mac Pro: The rethink, though, may take some time. Until then, Apple gives the Mac Pro a minor spec' boost" V3 7:39 AM
"Apple offers slight speed bump for current Mac Pro, hints at new models in 2018" O'Grady's PowerPage 7:41 AM
"Apple Pay Promised to Make Plastic Obsolete. Then Came Wary Shoppers, Confused Clerks: Just 13% of iPhone users have tried the mobile-payment service, by one estimate; Apple works to recruit, train merchants" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:03 AM
"Apple aims for more control, less cost as it accelerates in chip design" Reuters 8:10 AM
"Apple repair policy under scrutiny in NZ and Australia" Stuff: New Zealand 9:23 PM
"Australian regulator sues Apple alleging iPhone 'bricking'" Reuters 9:23 PM
"Apple shares new demos of its proposed WebGPU browser engine" 9to5Mac 8:32 PM
"Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 27 With Bug Fixes and Feature Improvements" MacRumors 12:32 PM
"Apple updates Safari Technology Preview to Release 27 with Web Inspector updates" 9to5Mac 2:08 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Change the Default Browser in macOS" MacTrast 7:46 AM
"How to change the email address linked to your Apple ID in macOS Sierra" Apple World Today 7:41 AM
"Internal Bookmark Links in Pages" MacMost 9:15 AM
"5 Super Easy Yet Useful Tricks for Mac" OS X Daily 3:53 PM
"Get Cheap Mac Backup Security Online" NoodleMac 7:48 AM
"A Cheat Sheet For Mac Keyboard Shortcuts" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"SimCity: Complete Edition review: Be mayor and build your city from the ground up/This edition of the city simulator for the Mac includes previously-released expansion packs." Macworld 8:18 AM
Op/Ed
"Enabling Find My Mac Might Not Work if Recovery Drive Is Damaged or Missing" The Mac Observer 3:34 PM
"PSA: Find My Mac Has a Serious Security Vulnerability" The Mac Observer 3:34 PM
"Apple discussion talks about the company's surprising admissions and vague future promises about its embarassing Mac Pro product, as well as the company's abandonment of Aperture." MacInTouch 3:58 PM
"Apple's $329 iPad Offers Superb Value For Non Power Users – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 12:24 PM
"We Spent Around $20 Billion Using Apple Pay Last Year" Apple Must 11:02 AM
"Apple's First Truly Smart Watch: The Rumor Guide" Apple Must 10:26 AM
"I'm running out of storage but I can't bring myself to delete my iMessage history" Mashable 9:18 AM
"Sony's new durable SSDs are designed for 4K video" The Verge 11:25 AM
"Gorgeous keyboard brings the typewriter feel to Mac and iOS" Cult of Mac 11:17 AM
"Mitsubishi reveals 2018 Outlander Sport with Apple CarPlay in tow" AppleInsider 10:57 AM
"MindNode for iOS Adds TextBundle Export Option" MacStories 10:57 AM
"Xiaomi Tops Indian Smartphone Purchase Intention" ["Xiaomi 26%, Samsung 12% and Apple are the top three preferred brands for the next smartphone purchase among our Android panel. Micromax despite holding a 9% share of devices in our panel was voted preferred brand for their next smartphone by only 2% of the panel."] PRNewswire 9:11 AM
"The New Truck Generation: Scania is Introducing Apple CarPlay" PRNewswire 9:10 AM
"Apple Music for Android Updated With iOS 10-Style Redesign" AppAdvice 7:42 AM
"Ulysses 2.8 Adds Touch ID Security and More" MacStories 7:35 AM
"Microsoft opens up more on data it's collecting with Windows 10" ZDNet 8:10 AM
"Microsoft finally reveals what data Windows 10 really collects" The Verge 8:26 AM
"Microsoft details new privacy settings in Windows 10 Creators Update" TechCrunch 8:07 AM
"Windows 10 snooping: Microsoft reveals what data it collects about you and why/Ahead of next week's rollout of the Creators Update, Microsoft is releasing more information about the diagnostic data it collects." TechRepublic 12:32 PM
"Microsoft Eases Windows 10 Privacy Paranoia With Better Transparency And User Control In Creators Update" HotHardware 5:53 PM
"Microsoft is finally telling us more about the data Windows 10 collects" BGR 6:57 PM
"The Windows 10 Creators Update is now available for manual upgrading: Update Assistant tool lets you install the new version without waiting for Windows Update." Ars Technica 6:58 PM
"Intel expands partnership with NFL, will install 360-degree replay cameras in more stadiums" GeekWire 8:05 AM
"Intel's 360 replay tech is coming to more NFL stadiums: The technology is already at work in Baltimore, Houston and San Francisco." Engadget 6:58 PM
"Intel Security becomes McAfee (again)" BetaNews 7:55 AM
"AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Review Leak: $200 CPU Beats $350 Intel Core i7-7700K" Forbes 7:32 AM
"IBM will launch Nvidia Tesla P100 GPUs in its cloud later this month" VentureBeat 8:12 AM
"IBM adds Nvidia Tesla P100 GPU to its cloud" ZDNet 8:10 AM
"IBM Cloud to offer NVIDIA's advanced GPU accelerator, vowing to solve previously impossible data challenges" GeekWire 7:50 AM
"HP to ship new printers with inbuilt hacking protection: New range of A3 printers will reboot if attacked and defend themselves against hackers" Irish Times 8:42 AM
"HP Supply Chain Leads the Call for Recycling Transparency" EBN 11:19 AM
"Cisco uses video analytics for passenger monitoring" IoTHub 8:40 AM
"Cisco and Slack Are Joining Google's Patent Network" Fortune 8:41 AM
"Cisco, SAS look to tame data with Edge-to-Enterprise IoT Analytics" Computer Business Review 8:40 AM
"Cisco-Backed Elastifile Debuts Data Fabric For Managing Data From On-Premises To Clouds" CRN 8:41 AM
"Foxconn 4Q16 net profit hits record" DigiTimes 8:26 AM
Industry News
"Stocks swing to lower close after Fed releases March minutes: Sudden drop in financials, energy weigh on market" MarketWatch 4:00 PM
"Wall Street Turns Red in Final Hour After Fed Commits to Tightening: Wall Street ended lower, falling into the red in the final hour, after the Federal Reserve's committed to further monetary tightening this year." TheStreet 4:00 PM
"Wall Street Falls as Fed Minutes Reverse Earlier Rally" 3:59 PM 3:59 PM
"Stocks Give Up Gains After Fed Minutes: Some Fed officials say stock prices look high relative to some valuation measures" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Asian markets perk up as commodity prices rally: Mainland Chinese stocks more than recoup their declines of late last week" MarketWatch 8:29 AM
"European oil stocks advance, but indexes are listless" MarketWatch 8:29 AM
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