"How Apple Plans to Root Out Bugs, Revamp iPhone Software: The company is shaking up its development program to focus more on key features and push back others to the following year." ["Software chief Craig Federighi laid out the new strategy to his army of engineers last month, according to a person familiar with the discussion. His team will have more time to work on new features and focus on under-the-hood refinements without being tied to a list of new features annually simply so the company can tout a massive year-over-year leap, people familiar with the situation say."] Bloomberg 7:48 AM
"Apple's iOS 12 strategy: Take more time to squash the bugs/New Amimoji and other features to come in the fall release, but others must wait." Ars Technica 9:55 AM
"After ten years, Apple is totally changing how it makes iPhone software — and users should be ecstatic" Business Insider 7:21 PM
"Apple could be rethinking its release cycle for iOS and macOS" TechCrunch 4:38 PM
"Apple joins LG and Valve investing up to $10.6M in OLED display maker eMagin" TechCrunch 7:55 AM
"Apple Inc.'s iPhone Average Selling Price Challenge: Can iPhone average selling price trends keep driving growth for the important product segment?" The Motley Fool 8:08 AM
"Apple asks court to ban tax campaigners from its French stores: Firm claims French NGO Attac's stunts 'vandalises' its shops and 'endangers' staff and customers" The Guardian 4:45 PM
"Apple to expand Apple Music student discount to 82 new regions this month" AppleInsider 7:16 PM
"Apple Music expands college student subscription plan: The company adds 82 markets to the plan, which allows college students to get the music service at a 50 percent discount." CNET 7:16 PM
"Can the crisis of food waste be solved with an iPhone app - or is Too Good To Go too good to be true?" Ecologist 7:46 AM
"We now know why an Apple employee decided to leak secret iPhone code" BGR 8:06 AM
"Apple tells GitHub to fork off: iGiant steps outside DMCA law in quest to halt iBoot leaks" The Register 7:16 PM
"Apple sold more watches than Rolex, Swatch, and the rest of the Swiss watch industry combined" Business Insider 4:40 PM
"Apple topped the Swiss in holiday watch shipments" Business Insider 7:21 PM
"Trump infrastructure plan leaves out rural broadband funding: Lawmakers and broadband providers from rural areas were hoping for dollars aimed specifically at solving the digital divide. They instead got money states can use how ever they want on infrastructure." CNET 7:17 PM
"Amazon lays off hundreds of employees" CNNMoney 7:16 PM
"Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees" Axios 12:38 PM
"FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds: Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one." Ars Technica 12:38 PM
"Qualcomm is dying to tell you how fast the Galaxy S9 is – but don't compare it to the iPhone X" BGR 10:33 AM
"Inside The Two Years That Shook Facebook—And The World: How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all." Wired 10:10 AM
"Study Backs Up Creeping Feeling That Facebook Is Just for Old People Now" Gizmodo 9:16 AM
"The Next Version of Android Will Support iPhone X-Like Notches" Thurrott 8:07 AM
"Google Maps Teardown Reveals Battery Stats Sharing: Soon tracking someone's location in real-time using Google Maps could include knowing if their phone is about to die." PC Magazine 8:06 AM
"Verizon is locking its phones down to combat theft: The wireless carrier has been selling its smartphones unlocked, allowing you to swap SIM cards and use other carriers. A change in the spring will lock phones for a certain period of time." CNET 7:46 AM
"Apple's HomePod Has One Hidden Advantage" ["'Specifically, after asking a question, [Siri] does not repeat the whole thing back to you as is the case with Google Assistant and Alexa, which makes for a subtly smoother process,' Munster said."] Forbes 7:48 AM
"Apple Will Repair HomePod Power Cables For $29, But Warns They 'Should Not Be Removed'" MacRumors 7:52 AM
"Apple's HomePod is 'built like a tank' -iFixit" Computerworld 7:53 AM
"HomePod teardown reveals Apple's least-repair-friendly gadget yet" Mashable 7:57 AM
"Apple HomePod falls short of Google Home Max, Sonos One: Consumer Reports" MarketWatch 10:33 AM
"Consumer Reports: Google Home Max and Sonos One Sound Better Than HomePod" MacRumors 3:23 PM
"Apple working on Animoji in FaceTime and tabs for iPad apps, says Bloomberg" The Verge 8:11 AM
"iOS 12 Said to Feature Animoji in FaceTime, Deeper Siri Integration, and Do Not Disturb Improvements" MacRumors 8:49 AM
"iOS 12 may bring new DND options for auto-rejecting phone calls and muting notifications" iDownload Blog 9:11 AM
"iOS 12 may bring multiplayer support to augmented reality games built with ARKit" iDownload Blog 10:32 AM
"Here is The List of iOS 12 and iOS 13 Features Leaked So Far" iPhone Hacks 7:10 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 7:33 AM
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"Facebook to launch subscription tool in iOS app after resolving dispute with Apple" AppleInsider 9:03 PM
"Facebook works it out with Apple to test news paywalls on iOS" TechCrunch 7:17 PM
"Apple Maps transit directions come to Tucson, Arizona" AppleInsider 4:39 PM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of February 12: Jeff Gamet, Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, Chris Heinonen of The WireCutter, 1 Password, HomePod" The MUG Center 11:50 AM
"Beautiful iPhone adventure Alto's Odyssey is finally coming out this month" The Verge 8:40 AM
"'Alto's Adventure' sequel 'Alto's Odyssey' launches on iOS on February 22" TechCrunch 8:40 AM
"'Monster Merge' by 'Down the Mountain' Developer Umbrella Now Available for App Store Preorder" Touch Arcade 4:46 PM
"'Atlo's Odyssey' from Snowman Is Finally Releasing on February 22nd, Pre-Order Available Now" Touch Arcade 8:05 AM
"Crescent Moon Games Will Release 'Reed', Android-Exclusive Platformer, on iPhone and iPad" Touch Arcade 12:38 PM
"My Wall - Beautiful High Quality Wallpapers for your phone" prMac 7:53 AM
"Stocks gain for second session as Dow rallies more than 400 points: Technology, energy and materials lead the gains" MarketWatch 4:28 PM
"Stocks Rip Higher, Dow Jumps Over 400 Points as Markets Rebound: Stocks rise Monday as equities rebound from their worst week in two years." TheStreet 4:27 PM
"Stocks power higher after a dreadful week; Dow jumps 410" Associated Press 4:27 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Two Turbulent Weeks: Dow jumps 400 points following its largest one-week percentage decline in more than two years" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:26 PM
"Asia markets get off to smooth start after last week's rough patch: Major indexes start off 0.5% higher ahead of Lunar New Year break" MarketWatch 8:44 AM
"European stocks end with gains, bouncing back after biggest weekly drop in a year: Analysts attributed the upbeat action in part to encouraging action on Friday and Monday for U.S. equities, but noted global markets remain down in a big way so far in February." MarketWatch 11:30 AM
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