"Apple argues for ban on iPhone 6 to be lifted: Tech giant Apple argued in a Beijing court on Wednesday that its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus mobile designs do not copy a Chinese product and should be allowed to be sold on the Chinese mainland." China Daily 7:37 AM
"Apple asks Beijing court to lift iPhone 6 sales ban, reverse patent infringement ruling" AppleInsider 7:37 AM
"Thinking Through Apple Product Adoption Cycles" Tech.pinions 7:51 AM
"Apple's Robo-Car Letter Reveals 30-Year Detroit Veteran On Its Stealth Auto Team" Forbes 9:47 AM
"The NHTSA May Have Required Apple to Open Up Its AI Research" The Mac Observer 2:43 PM
"Apple's guiding voice(over) helps the blind create software: Kids and adults with visual impairments can use Apple's Swift Playgrounds to learn programming on their iPads." CNET 7:45 AM
"Bloomberg Law Brief: Apple-Samsung Case Decided (Audio)" Bloomberg 8:53 AM
"Wind turbine giant Goldwind in power joint venture with Apple: Wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing Tianrun New Energy Investment agrees to transfer its 30pc stakes in four project companies to US tech firm" South China Morning Post 7:52 AM
"Apple Enters Agreement With World's Largest Wind Turbine Maker for Clean Energy Projects" MacRumors 7:53 AM
"Apple shows enormity of rapidly progressing Campus 2 w/ interior shots ahead of move-in" 9to5Mac 1:13 PM
"The inside of Apple's new $5 billion campus is stunning" Business Insider 1:13 PM
"iPhone Sees U.S. Sales Grow To Highest Level In Nearly Two Years As Samsung Falters" Digital Trends 2:22 PM
"Report: Apple Eyes Early Access to New Movies" PC Magazine 7:57 AM
"Sources: NHL close to finalizing 'major partnership' with Apple" TSN 7:36 AM
"Following MLB deal, Apple said to be close to NHL partnership for iPads on team benches" 9to5Mac 7:36 AM
"Report: Apple close to striking major partnership with NHL" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
"So when is that elusive Apple store coming to India?" Quartz 8:01 AM
"You May Soon Be Able To Rent And Watch On iTunes New Movies That Are Running In Cinemas" Redmond Pie 7:50 AM
"Super Mario Run first month revenue projected at over $70M" TechCrunch 8:09 AM
"Even Apple's 'Get a Mac' ads were kinda influenced by a smart car" Apple Must 1:26 PM
"Oral History of 'Get a Mac' with Justin Long, John Hodgman, and Creative Team" The Mac Observer 7:51 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook to deliver MIT's 2017 Commencement address: Head of world's largest publicly traded corporation will address the Class of 2017 on June 9." MIT 12:40 PM
"iPhone photographer unboxes surprise gift from Apple" Cult of Mac 12:39 PM
"Today in Apple history: Apple's first retailer, the Byte Shop opens" Cult of Mac 8:11 AM
Non-Apple News
"AT&T customers will get an unexpected refund on their next bill" BGR 6:03 PM
"AT&T beginning to pay $88M in refunds to customer affected by cramming scam" 9to5Mac 8:12 PM
"FTC to distribute $88M in refunds to customers impacted by AT&T cramming" AppleInsider 9:22 PM
"Samsung may permanently disable Galaxy Note 7 phones in the US as soon as next week" The Verge 5:12 PM
"LinkedIn notifications in Windows will be a special kind of hell" The Verge 2:22 PM
"The voice coming through your kid's smart doll might be from a creep" Mashable 1:25 PM
"Developers: Will AI run you out of your job?" ZDNet 12:33 PM
"The reMarkable Paper Tablet Makes Writing on an iPad Look Dated" AppAdvice 7:48 AM
"Samsung makes glossy 'black pearl' Galaxy S7 Edge official" The Verge 8:09 AM
"Samsung Galaxy S8 will be 'all screen' on the front, report says" Mashable 7:41 AM
"Samsung to Pre-Empt Apple's 'iPhone 8' With Bezel-Free Display and Virtual Home Button on Galaxy S8" MacRumors 7:38 AM
"Samsung Plans All-Screen Design in New Galaxy S8 Phones" ["The bezel-less displays will provide more viewing real estate while a virtual home button will be buried in the glass in the the lower section, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details haven't been released. The new phones will only come with wraparound displays using organic light-emitting diode technology, the people said."] Bloomberg 7:38 AM
"Bluetooth 5 now available to device manufacturers, offering 2x speed and 4x range improvements" 9to5Mac 7:37 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Smarthome Automation for the Holidays -TMO Daily Observations 2016-12-08" The Mac Observer 12:59 PM
"115: I Got The High Score Every Single Time" The Rebound 10:51 AM
"Happy Hour Podcast 097 | Red iPhone rumors, Tim Cook goes off the charts, new MacBook Pro deep dive" 9to5Mac 9:44 AM
"Shigeru Miyamoto Explains Why Nintendo Finally Brought Mario To The iPhone: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, the creator of Mario speaks about his iconic videogame's iPhone and iPad debut." BuzzFeed 7:51 AM
"'Super Mario Run' and the shape of Nintendo to come — an interview with Reggie Fils-Aimé" TechCrunch 7:40 AM
"Microsoft's reveals its next steps to bring mixed reality to the masses" ZDNet 5:43 AM
"EU Approval Clears Way for Microsoft to Close LinkedIn Purchase" eWeek 5:46 AM
"Microsoft announces Windows-on-ARM partnership with Qualcomm, but done right this time" ExtremeTech 6:02 PM
"Microsoft gives Qualcomm's Snapdragon WARTs: It is called Windows 10 now but it will fail for the same reasons" SemiAccurate 5:41 AM
"Microsoft is about to turn a phone into a real PC: Desktop apps on ARM chips is Redmond's new mobile trick" The Verge 12:17 PM
"Microsoft/Qualcomm partnership will bring desktop apps to Windows 10 phones" TrustedReviews 6:03 AM
"Microsoft, Qualcomm partner on tablets" Seeking Alpha 5:47 AM
"Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 for Qualcomm Chips, 'Project Evo' PCs For Mixed Reality And Gaming" CDR Info 5:59 AM
"Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 for Qualcomm Chips, a Blow to Intel" Bloomberg 6:04 AM
"Microsoft to PC makers: Let's make some Windows 10 ARM-based PCs" ZDNet 5:43 AM
"Microsoft adds an awful new prank to Windows 10" BGR 8:19 PM
"Windows 10 preview lets Cortana play music, turn off your PC: The voice assistant can also figure out what song is playing." Engadget 9:02 AM
"Windows 10 Creators Updates Includes New Security Features" eWeek 8:11 PM
"Some people are reportedly experiencing problems downloading Windows 10 build 14986" Neowin 5:42 AM
"Microsoft outlines some of its plans for competing with Amazon's Echo and Google's Home" Neowin 5:42 AM
"Microsoft is bringing HoloLens to China in 2017" Neowin 5:42 AM
"Intel, Microsoft renew 'Wintel' partnership with Project Evo and VR specs for PCs: As Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering (WinHEC) conference kicks off, the future of the PC is revealed." PCWorld 5:54 AM
"Intel hedges its bets as Microsoft targets Amazon Echo" SiliconRepublic 5:59 AM
"AMD packs more horsepower into GPUs with new Radeon ReLive software: AMD's Crimson ReLive Edition has new features like Chill, which helps keep GPUs cool, and ReLive, a game-streaming software" IDG News Service 8:20 PM
"AMD News & Update: Tech Taking Deal To License Radeon Graphics; Intel For High Performance, Complications Detected?" GameNGuide 6:29 AM
"Qualcomm's new CPU will give AMD and Intel nightmares" TechRadar UK 5:58 AM
"AMD's Radeon RX 460 Graphics: Bargain or just bad?" Rock Paper Shotgun 8:11 PM
"AMD's new Crimson ReLive Edition offers more tools for game sharing" TechCrunch 12:30 PM
"VR Headsets from ASUS, Dell, HP, and More Coming in 2017, Will Run on Intel Integrated Graphics" Road to VR 5:56 AM
"HP Inc rules out smartphone plans as it puts its faith in printers: EMEA chief Nick Lazaridis talks to V3 one year on from split from HPE" V3 5:56 AM
"HPE demonstrates memory-driven computing architecture" Dataquest India 5:56 AM
"NI and IBM bring IoT analytics to heavy industry: NI has joined up with IBM and SparkCognition to bring the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analysis to the maintenance of aging assets in heavy machinery, power generation and process manufacturing." Electronics Weekly 6:27 AM
"10 Things to Know About IBM's Blockchain Ecosystem" eWeek 2:32 PM
"Why IBM sees blockchain as a breakthrough for traceability" GreenBiz 6:02 AM
"IBM beta tests AI cyber security services from Watson for 40 global clients" Tech 2 6:03 AM
"Mizuho and IBM Japan test digital currency to reduce cost of money transfers" Econo Times 6:02 AM
"Siemens Plans Giant Digital Leap: At a recent innovation summit, engineering giant Siemens revealed details of its assault on the digital market. Top of its agenda is pushing MindSphere, its cloud-based operating system for the Internet of things." Handelsblatt Global 5:55 AM
"Hackathons emerge as an outlet for Silicon Valley to channel its frustration in the wake of the election" TechCrunch 7:31 AM
"Bluetooth 5 launches with eight times the capacity and double the speed" The Inquirer 12:30 PM
"History shows that Apple could see a 'surprise' rally in 2017" CNBC 4:30 PM
"Moody's report suggests more than Trump's tax holiday for companies including Apple needed for long-term improvement" 9to5Mac 9:22 AM
"Will the Bullish Apple Pattern Repeat? Watch This Technical Level -- Plus Jim Cramer's Take" TheStreet 8:11 AM
Industry News
"Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Post New Closing Highs as Record-Breaking Run Continues: Wall Street records new records on Thursday as a broad rally in equities resumes." TheStreet 3:58 PM
"Stocks Hit Fresh Records as Dow Transports Rallies" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
"Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Close At Records" Nasdaq 3:59 PM
"Stocks rise as Nasdaq joins Dow, S&P and notch new record highs" USA Today 12:32 PM
"U.S. Stocks Climb, Extending Rally: Investors have been betting the Trump administration will usher in tax cuts and fiscal stimulus" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
"Asian stocks catch a ride on Wall Street's record wave" MarketWatch 6:10 AM
"European stocks edge higher as ECB decision looms" MarketWatch 6:11 AM
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