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Friday Highlights: Dan Moren explores Apple's new subscription model; Bloomberg's Shira Ovide reckons Apple is in the midst of a business change given stagnating smartphone sales; Adrian Kingsley-Hughes argues the time has come for Apple "to expand into lower-priced categories" with iPhone; it appears Samsung may retain bulk of iPhone screen manufacture as LG said to struggle, but Dan Dilger calls report "sloppy"; will we finally see a Dark Mode in macOS 10.14?; Jonny Evans pores over new Apple's Environmenal Responsibility Report and discovers a slew of "product secrets we didn't know before"; have a gander at Apple's new robot, Daisy, tasked with dismantling iPhones in 18 seconds; rumor out of Japan that we may get new iPhone SE this May, sans headphone jack, but with A10 and Touch ID.
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"Apple's new model: Please subscribe/Apple's Services division has become one of its more successful businesses." Macworld 7:28 AM
"Break Even and Lock In: Apple's Subscription Services Strategy" The Motley Fool 9:34 AM
"Everyone Talks About Apple's Changing Business Except Apple" BloombergGadfly 8:02 AM
"This is why Apple needs a cheaper iPhone: Apple has managed to keep the iPhone a premium brand for over a decade, but now it's time to expand into lower-priced categories." ZDNet 7:53 AM
"Apple's iPhone X will be killed off this year, analyst says" CNBC 7:53 AM
"Apple Struggles With Effort to Diversify Screen Suppliers: Manufacturing problems at South Korea's LG Display could force Apple to rely solely on Samsung for high-end and costly smartphone screens" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 AM
"Sloppy report depicts Apple as struggling with LG as an alternative to Samsung OLEDs on new iPhones" AppleInsider 10:04 AM
"Report: Apple Stuck With Samsung for iPhone OLED Supply/It looks increasingly likely the 2018 iPhones will use Samsung OLED displays exclusively." PC Magazine 8:39 AM
"Apple sets the Justice Department on AT&T and Verizon due to e-SIM-thwarting collusion attempt" MSPoweruser 10:30 PM
"Tim Cook Shuts Down iOS, MacOS Merger Rumors: 'We don't believe in sort of watering down one for the other,' Cook told The Sydney Morning Herald. 'If you begin to merge the two ... you begin to make trade-offs and compromises.'" PC Magazine 3:28 PM
"WebKit code references suggest dark mode coming to macOS 10.14" 9to5Mac 9:12 AM
"macOS 10.14 May Feature A System-Wide Dark Mode" Redmond Pie 10:23 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to create ebooks with Pages on Mac" iMore 7:29 AM
"How to find your FileVault recovery key in macOS" Macworld 7:35 AM
"A Beginner's Guide To Organizing With Folders On Your Mac" MacMost 10:26 AM
Op/Ed
"Cook insists MacBooks and iPads aren't going to merge together, but do you believe him?" iDownload Blog 8:19 AM
"Tim Cook: People don't want iOS and MacOS merged" Mashable 7:54 AM
"Will iOS and macOS converge? Don't hold your breath..." BetaNews 7:44 AM
Press Releases
"Coremelt Previews PaintX - A Tracking Paint Tool Plugin for Final Cut Pro X" fcp.co 7:50 AM
"18+ Apple product secrets we didn't know before" Computerworld 8:53 AM
"Mac icon designer Susan Kare honored with award" Cult of Mac 7:45 AM
"Original Mac designer Susan Kare to receive prestigious AIGA medal" AppleInsider 7:47 AM
"An iPhone thank you letter: 'Live Photo saved my grandmother's laugh'" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
"Siri on Apple HomePods being triggered by ad for NBA on TNT" AppleInsider 9:12 AM
"Apple Retail Store Logos Gain Green Leaves in Celebration of Earth Day" MacRumors 7:49 AM
"Greenpeace Slams Apple's iPhone Recycling Robot Daisy" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
"iPhone terminator: Apple's Daisy teardown robot can rip your phone apart in 18 secs/Apple has a new robot that can recover about 1kg of gold and 7.5kg of silver from every 100,000 old iPhones." ZDNet 7:29 AM
"Say hi to Daisy, an Apple-made robot that recycles old iPhones" Digital Trends 7:45 AM
"Your first look at the new Apple Newton documentary" Cult of Mac 11:00 AM
"Meet Chat, another new Google messaging service that's still not as good as Apple's iMessage" BGR 7:46 AM
Non-Apple News
"China's ZTE slams U.S. ban, says company's survival at risk" Reuters 3:50 PM
"ZTE Responds to US Government Ban: The now-possibly-banned Chinese phone maker bit back at the Commerce Department, saying the ban will also damage U.S. companies." PC Magazine 3:49 PM
"U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:47 PM
"U.S. Department of Justice Investigating Claims AT&T, Verizon and GSMA Colluded to Prevent Customers From Easily Switching Carriers" MacRumors 3:47 PM
"Facebook's ad business is doing fine, Baird's Colin Sebastian says" Business Insider 3:52 PM
"This is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don't have an account" Recode 1:18 PM
"No, staring at a screen won't damage your eyes" The Verge 9:34 AM
"Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to Allo, double down on RCS" TechCrunch 7:49 AM
"Seven Artificial Intelligence Advances Expected This Year" Forbes 7:42 AM
"Audit Cleared Facebook's Privacy Practices Despite Cambridge Analytica Leak: Breach of social-media company's data-use rules occurred during time covered by PwC review" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:26 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"9to5Mac Daily 065: April 20, 2018" 9to5Mac 6:09 PM
"No Unified Apple OS for You, Daisy iPhone Recycling Robot -TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-20" The Mac Observer 1:05 PM
"AppleInsider podcast interviews Oliver Seil, Belkin VP of Design, talks iPhone SE2 rumours, and merging iOS and macOS" AppleInsider 7:56 AM
"The Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 27: How to Sell Your Old Mac, iPhone, or iPad" Intego 7:42 AM
"Apple is slipping after Morgan Stanley said iPhone demand is dwindling" Business Insider 10:18 AM
"AAPL rapidly drops more than 3%, likely combined result of TSMC guidance and LG report" 9to5Mac 9:26 AM
"Morgan Stanley: Apple stock may fall on 'materially' weaker iPhone sales, but then it is time to buy" CNBC 8:02 AM
"Merrill Lynch is a buy on Apple, despite June weakness" Apple 3.0 7:49 AM
Industry News
"Stocks end lower but eke out weekly gains: General Electric posts better-than-expected results" MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"Dow Falls Over 200 Points as Apple's Slump Offsets Gains in General Electric: Stocks fall on Friday as sharp gains in General Electric are offset by slumping Apple shares." TheStreet 3:58 PM
"Slumping tech companies weigh on US stocks" Associated Press 3:57 PM
"U.S. Stocks Retreat But Post Weekly Gains: Strong advance by GE is offset by selling in technology shares, notably Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:56 PM
"Asian markets sink, with chip makers leading declines: Asia-Pacific stock markets pulled back on Friday after two days of broad gains, with a downbeat outlook from Taiwan Semiconductor prompting declines in technology names." MarketWatch 7:13 AM
"European stocks slip slightly from 7-week high as consumer-goods shares struggle: European stocks ended a volatile session marginally lower on Friday, as losses in the consumer-goods sector contributed to pulling the regional market away from a seven-week high." MarketWatch 12:16 PM
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