"How Apple Built a Chip Powerhouse to Threaten Qualcomm and Intel: The company already makes many of the chips for its iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches." Bloomberg 7:59 AM
"Apple to halve iPhone X production volume in 1Q: Disappointing holiday-season sales see target cut to 20 million units" Nikkei 7:39 AM
"Another January, another misleading iPhone supply cuts story from Nikkei" AppleInsider 10:31 AM
"Why reports of iPhone X production cuts are (probably) not a sign of poor sales" Macworld 1:36 PM
"Recode's Kara Swisher: Nervousness about iPhone X is very obvious" [Video Report] CNBC 10:32 AM
"Can Apple Find Enough Customers Willing to Pay Up? IPhone 'supercycle' more likely to come from higher prices than strong unit sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
"Apple set to break its own record for profitability: Sales of new iPhone X expected to drive double-digit revenue rise for historic result" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:48 AM
"With iOS 11.3, Apple looks to unite patients and their healthcare data: After touting an EMR-sharing feature in its upcoming iOS 11.3 release, Apple said 12 hospitals have signed on to beta test the software, which will allow patients and healthcare providers to interact on iPhones and iPads." Computerworld 7:46 AM
"Gartner Says Worldwide Device Shipments Will Increase 2.1 Percent in 2018" ["Two markets will drive overall growth in device shipments in 2018. First is the mobile phone market, led by the high-end smartphone segment. Second is the premium ultramobile market, where thin and light Apple and Microsoft Windows 10 devices are stimulating higher demand."] Gartner 7:52 AM
"PC not dead, Apple single-handedly propping up mobe market, says Gartner" The Register 7:53 AM
"70.8 Percent of US Phones Sold by Samsung, Apple: Their market share is probably even higher when you look at flagship phones. Here's why." PC Magazine 9:00 PM
"Apple hires Paramount exec as comedy chief" TBI Vision 10:22 AM
"Immersion Reaches Global Settlement With Apple" Business Wire 8:38 AM
"Immersion settles with Apple, reaches license agreements" MarketWatch 8:05 AM
"Apple reaches settlement, licensing agreement with Immersion following iPhone haptic feedback lawsuits" AppleInsider 8:39 AM
"Copyright board boosts songwriters' music streaming fees" ["The new royalties seem unlikely to faze Apple, Google and Amazon — all of whom rank among the world's richest companies and operate their music streaming services as complements to other products that generate most of their revenue."] Associated Press 7:42 AM
"Apple's Alderwood Mall store to close for renovations as restoration progresses on Carnegie Library flagship" 9to5Mac 8:13 AM
"Apple welcomes HomePod with four new ads" Cult of Mac 8:01 AM
"Apple celebrates Brazilian Carnival with lively 'Selfies on iPhone X' ad and more" 9to5Mac 11:26 AM
"Today in Apple history: 'The Diesel' is named new COO" Cult of Mac 8:01 AM
"The 3 Laws of Low End Computing" Low End Mac 8:25 PM
"iPhone X Failure Forces Apple Into Drastic Action" Forbes 5:47 PM
"True or False: Apple Is Cutting iPhone X Production by 50%?" 24/7 Wall St. 12:53 PM
"Five things I want to see in HomePod 2" iMore 10:28 AM
"8 Great iPad Launch Memories and 4 Reasons Why Apple Needs A New Steve Jobs" The Mac Observer 2:24 PM
"Steve Jobs, the birth of iPad, and a first taste of 'insanely great'" The Loop 10:28 AM
"Opinion: HomePod's hi-fi focus is Apple's first serious dive into pro audio — and that's smart" 9to5Mac 1:51 PM
"Comment: How HomePod could be better for early adopters than Apple Watch was" 9to5Mac 11:05 AM
"HomePod still available for Feb 9 delivery, suggesting Apple may have over-estimated demand" 9to5Mac 8:57 AM
"Thanks to Apple, I'm Going to Beat My Type-2 Diabetes" AppAdvice 8:49 AM
"What Apple Must Do to Establish Its New Video Service" MacStories 8:13 AM
"Why does Apple want your attention? One decade since the iPhone, the average adult American now spends almost three hours each day on our smartphone. Why does Apple want your attention?" Computerworld 8:10 AM
"Is There an Apple Plot to Confuse Wall Street Analysts?" The Tech Night Owl 7:43 AM
"I want an Apple iServe with iBeacon accessories" Apple World Today 7:38 AM
"Is The iPhone X Worth The Price Tag? Eight Tech Experts Weigh In" Forbes 7:36 AM
Non-Apple
"Here's How Galaxy S9 Could Rival Apple's Face ID" Tom's Guide 8:50 AM
"What About Social-Media Neutrality? Facebook's algorithms have outsize power, both culturally and economically." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"Hackers are con artists: The perils of social engineering" The Next Web 8:04 AM
"Mark Cuban has a really bad idea for fixing Twitter" The Next Web 8:04 AM
"Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to disable Intel's buggy Spectre fix: If your Windows PC seems buggier than usual after the recent round of Spectre patches, you might want to download this." PCWorld 5:48 PM
"Apple's market value drops $45 billion in a week on fears of plunging iPhone X demand" CNBC 10:35 AM
"Apple shares are falling on fears of plunging iPhone X demand" CNBC 8:49 AM
"Can iPhone X & Services Sales Drive Apple Q1 Earnings?" Zacks 10:22 AM
"Apple, Alphabet and 3 other tech behemoths could spark a $181 billion shift in market cap this week" CNBC 10:25 AM
"Apple stock drops after report of iPhone X production cut" MarketWatch 8:05 AM
Industry News
"Stocks have worst day of the year as 10-year bond yield trades at highest since 2014: Fed meeting, Apple earnings, Trump speech, jobs report on tap" MarketWatch 4:58 PM
"Dow Dives Nearly 180 Points to Finish Lower; S&P and Nasdaq Also Decline: Stocks fall on Monday as the yield on the 10-year bond spikes." TheStreet 4:58 PM
"Nikkei drops to 3-1/2-week low as weakness in Apple suppliers weighs" Reuters 8:58 PM
"Technology companies lead modest pullback in US stocks" Associated Press 4:58 PM
"U.S. Stocks Slide, Weighed Down by Real Estate, Utilities: Investors are looking ahead to the Fed's two-day monetary policy meeting later this week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:57 PM
"Asian markets pull back along with dollar; China slides on regulation fears: Asian stocks pared gains by midday as the U.S. dollar lost some of its early momentum." MarketWatch 7:24 AM
"European stocks end lower as losses for banks, oil firms outweigh AMS rally: European stocks ended a volatile session in negative territory on Monday, with losses for banks and commodity companies outweighing a rally for chip makers that came after Apple-supplier AMS AG reported a major jump in revenue and lifted its sales forecasts." MarketWatch 11:44 AM
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