"Apple in 2017: Biggest year ever? A radically redesigned iPhone and updates to other key products could bring the excitement back to Apple." CNET 7:32 AM
"What Does 2017 Have In Store For Apple's iPhone Business?" Nasdaq 3:31 PM
"Apple faced a challenging 2016: The good the bad and the unfulfilled" IDG News Service 7:06 AM
"Microsoft Corporation Is Stepping Up Where Apple Is Lacking" The Motley Fool 7:20 AM
"Beneath The Surface: Digging Into Microsoft's Claims About Momentum And The Mac" Forbes 7:08 AM
"Microsoft's Underdog Tactics Power Surface Book Vs MacBook Pro Battle" ["Microsoft is also leaning heavily on the idea of MacBook users switching away from macOS powered devices and joining the Windows 10 ecosystem. If there's a message to take away, it's that Redmond wants the direct comparison to Cupertino's computers."] Forbes 7:16 AM
"Apple held talks to invest up to $1 billion in SoftBank tech fund: Report/SoftBank's upcoming $100 billion 'Vision Fund' was touted alongside President-elect Donald Trump at a meeting earlier this month." ZDNet 7:27 AM
"Apple Could Sink $1 Billion Into Softbank's Mega Tech Fund" Forbes 9:53 AM
"Apple Reportedly Set to Invest $1B in SoftBank Fund" Zacks 10:11 AM
"Apple ordered to cough up $2m to store workers after denying rest breaks: A California court has ruled in favor of Apple Store workers who accused the iPhone giant of trampling over their employment rights. It is a bittersweet victory." The Register 2:46 PM
"Florida court demands suspect's iPhone passcode: A court in Florida has said a suspected voyeur can be made to reveal his iPhone passcode to investigators." BBC 12:16 PM
"macOS 10.12.2 includes graphics fixes for the new MacBook Pros and more: It fixes lots of problems, but don't expect it to save your battery." Ars Technica 12:14 PM
"Apple removes the battery-remaining estimate from macOS 10.12.2: Mac laptops will still show the percentage of battery life you have left, just not how long you might expect that to go." Macworld 12:15 PM
"Why Apple is removing 'time remaining' battery life estimates following MacBook Pro complaints" 9to5Mac 12:15 PM
"Apple releases macOS 10.12.2 with new emoji, wallpapers, graphics & System Integrity Protection fixes, more" 9to5Mac 12:16 PM
"Apple shift to TMSC for iPhone may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses" AppleInsider 10:12 AM
"Following loss of Apple business, Samsung planning to spin off chip-making division" 9to5Mac 7:03 AM
"Samsung Likely to Spin off Foundry Business Division" Business Korea 7:03 AM
"Apple Just Stopped iPhones Literally Speaking Your Passwords Out Loud" Forbes 11:18 AM
"The World's Best-Value CEOs" [Tim Cook #11] Bloomberg 7:25 AM
"Google, like Apple, will build a Car OS, not a car" Computerworld 9:49 AM
"Former Apple software engineer says Apple tested Flash on the iPhone in 2008" phoneArena 7:20 AM
"Android and iPhone reject female nudity app" BBC 7:04 AM
"Apple posts 'Designed by Apple in California' promo video to YouTube" AppleInsider 5:22 PM
"Today in Apple history: Apple strikes deal with toymaking giant" Cult of Mac 8:51 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google signs internet deal with Cuba's telecommunications monopoly" Reuters 9:25 PM
"Sprint Turns Up the Volume on LTE: 'High performance' LTE will appear first in the presumed Samsung Galaxy S8, with gigabit LTE coming later this year." PC Magazine 5:58 PM
"Music industry asks Trump to crack down on illegal file-sharing and downloading sites" The Verge 4:30 PM
"Android Things is Google's rebranded IoT OS, lets Android devs easily build smart devices" 9to5Google 11:49 AM
"Google bought the firm behind that Amazon Alexa smartwatch: Ex-Googlers who developed an Android Wear alternative are now working on Android Wear." Engadget 7:26 AM
"When Trump Meets Tech Leaders, Jobs Will Be on the Agenda" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:03 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Big TV App Rant -TMO Daily Observations 2016-12-13" The Mac Observer 12:59 PM
"Let's Talk iOS 165: That's when you start asking questions" iDownload Blog 7:18 AM
"iMore show 536: 2016 Year in Review (Part 1)" iMore 7:18 AM
"3 perfect gifts every iPhone lover must have: Hope you have some stocking space left for some of the best iPhone accessories of the year." Macworld 7:03 AM
"Apple's AirPods are shipping, but it skipped the Beats" Apple Must 10:06 AM
"Apple Says BeatsX Earphones Delayed Until February" MacRumors 8:52 AM
"BeatsX headphone delayed until February: Cross 'em off your holiday shopping list. On the other hand, Apple's AirPods are hitting stores next week." CNET 10:39 AM
"Apple publishes 'Use your AirPods' guide for new owners" 9to5Mac 2:35 PM
"Synaptics has a new fingerprint sensor that will mean smoother phone screens" IDG News Service 7:15 AM
"Synaptics Debuts New Fingerprint Sensors Capable of Scanning Through Display Glass" MacRumors 7:18 AM
"Update to iOS 10.2 Right Now to Fix Scary Security Bugs" Gizmodo 8:54 AM
"watchOS 3.1.1 Fixes a Handful of Bugs" TidBITS 9:53 AM
"Apple Invents Automatic Rendering of 3D Sound for Gaming Developers who Work with SpriteKit" Patently Apple 7:18 AM
"Apple patents involve a method for locating a vehicle and an active stylus" Apple World Today 8:43 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"'There is no real plan': A longtime Apple store employee says the iPhone battery replacement plan is a mess" Business Insider 4:30 PM
"Review: Apple Watch Nike+ isn't much different from Series 2, and that's OK" AppleInsider 11:50 AM
"Apple Watch Hermès Series 2 review" iMore 7:18 AM
"Inside 'So Far: The First Ten Years of a Vision'" 512 Pixels 2:28 PM
"First Click: 3 different voices control my home and it's driving me crazy" ["Siri isn't the only dumb one, and I'm constantly frustrated by my daily use of Alexa and Cortana. Sometimes commands fail, or I simply forget the very specific set of instructions I have to feed to each of the digital assistants. Sometimes they understand my natural use of language, but other times they're baffled."] The Verge 7:09 AM
"Review: Logitech Pop Home Switch Starter Pack" iLounge 4:30 PM
"The Audioengine HD3 is a good wireless speaker, an even better desktop speaker" Apple World Today 7:32 AM
"Rock out with the jamstik+ smart MIDI guitar [Review] Cult of Mac 12:39 PM
"Bring your padlocks up to the 21st century with the Dog & Bone LockSmart Mini" iDownload Blog 7:18 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Fuel! review: Ads turn gas station navigation app into dangerous distraction" Macworld 8:52 AM
"Facebook Spokesperson Calls Muslim Registry 'Straw Man'" BuzzFeed 9:28 PM
"Jim Cramer -- I Don't Want a Fight Between Tech and Trump" TheStreet 2:35 PM
"How I Use Android: Android Wear and independent Google designer Virginia Poltrack/A prolific artist with all sorts of Googley endeavors shares the skinny on her own Android-using habits." Computerworld 11:19 AM
"'Apple Support' App Launches in U.S. App Store" MacRumors 9:29 PM
"How to keep AirPods in your ears during physical activity with this $10 accessory" 9to5Mac 5:21 PM
"Amazon releases new shopping app on tvOS Apple TV for Prime members, still no Prime Video" 9to5Mac 4:30 PM
"Play Christmas Songs on the Handbells with Holiday Bells iOS App" MacPrices 2:07 PM
"Apple Publishes Super Mario Run Podcast" MacStories 12:39 PM
"The Top Holiday Gift Ideas and Gift Guide for iPad Lovers" iPhone Hacks 11:06 AM
"Spigen adds a wire to Apple's truly wireless AirPods" iMore 9:53 AM
"Stellar Beginner Guitar Learning App From Justin Sandercoe and Musopia" prMac 8:52 AM
"Tinder launches on Apple TV so your friends can help you find dates" VentureBeat 7:40 AM
"Android, iOS secure ID: Estonia says it's taking digital authentication to new levels/Early next year, Estonia rolls out its new Smart-ID digital identity system, which is not dependent on a SIM card and can be used around the world." ZDNet 7:27 AM
"IBM Lays Out Plans to Hire 25,000 in U.S. Ahead of Trump Meeting" Bloomberg 3:31 PM
"IBM plans to hire 25,000 workers over next four years" MarketWatch 4:05 PM
"IBM partners with Delos to find connections between health and indoor spaces" ZDNet 7:49 AM
"Microsoft translation app vaults over language barriers: A group speaking nine different languages can hold a conversation together: with help from a Microsoft app on their phones." CNET 1:10 PM
"Windows update knocks out internet connections" BBC 9:08 AM
"Windows 10 is dropping WiFi connections, with no fix from Microsoft yet" The Inquirer 9:57 AM
"Talk Microsoft 7: Windows 10 on ARM and streaming Xbox One to Oculus Rift" On MSFT 11:27 AM
"With all the excitement over Windows on ARM, don't forget about Google's Andromeda" Windows Central 11:28 AM
"Microsoft Turns on Azure SQL Performance Tracking by Default" eWeek 7:41 AM
"Microsoft Ventures Focusing Investments on Artificial Intelligence" eWeek 7:41 AM
"Microsoft is testing a new OneDrive fly-out menu" Neowin 7:48 AM
"Microsoft will put Cortana in your smart home: Windows 10 Creators Update will make your fridge or thermostat that much smarter." Engadget 10:48 AM
"Microsoft is bringing Cortana to fridges, toasters, and thermoStats" The Verge 9:08 AM
"Cortana could live throughout the connected home with Windows 10 Creators Update" TechCrunch 10:49 AM
"Microsoft is bringing Cortana to the Internet of Things with the Windows 10 Creators Update" Neowin 7:52 AM
"Microsoft Clarifies Its Surface Hub Sales Numbers" Thurrott 10:49 AM
"Microsoft Surface Phone 2017 Release Date, Latest News & Update: Surface Pen To Compliment 'Juggernaut Alpha'" GameNGuide 8:42 AM
"Microsoft software audits spark the fear" ComputerWeekly 10:50 AM
"Tech billionaires create $1bn fund to accelerate clean energy innovation" Engineering and Technology 11:26 AM
"Bill Gates: 'Full speed ahead' on energy innovation" CNBC 8:46 AM
"Obama: Bill Gates-led $1B Breakthrough Energy fund is a 'smart investment' and good for planet" GeekWire 9:07 AM
"AMD Says Zen, Chip That Must Win, Ready to Compete With Intel" Bloomberg 4:29 PM
"AMD has jumped on AI bandwagon with new GPUs" TechRadar UK 11:27 AM
"AMD Impresses With Newly-Branded Ryzen CPU Demonstrations And Product Details" Forbes 3:31 PM
"AMD To Attack Performance Desktop Market With RYZEN, More Zen Architecture Details Revealed" HotHardware 3:29 PM
"Chuwi to launch 14.1-inch Windows 10 'LapBook' with Intel Apollo Lake CPU, for under $300" Neowin 11:28 AM
"What to expect from Cisco's competitors in 2017: Cisco is in a strong position for 2017, but the company's competitors won't simply allow it to take market share" Network World 8:57 AM
"Cisco to kill its Intercloud public cloud on March 31, 2017: Snuffing OpenStack cloud means it's all hybrid cloud and network function virtualisation from now on at Switchzilla" The Register 8:58 AM
"Trump's 'Made in USA' plan may face legal, supply chain hurdles" EE Times Asia 7:22 AM
"Trump's meeting with US tech leaders might be all about 'asserting dominance'" BGR 8:53 AM
"Apple: Investors Want Them to 'Do Something,' Says UBS" Barron's 11:19 AM
"Pisani: IBM, Apple coming forward today" CNBC Videos 11:19 AM
"Milunovich: Skeptics dominate on Apple/The buyside, he says, is willing to wait until spring." Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:50 AM
"Dow closes at record high for seventh session as 20,000 looms: S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish at all-time high ahead of Fed meeting conclusion" MarketWatch 4:04 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Score New Closing Records on Tech, Energy Rally: Wall Street scored another trifecta of record closes on Tuesday as a rally in the energy and tech sectors drove gains across benchmark indexes." TheStreet 4:03 PM
"Dow closes at record high but doesn't top 20,000 yet" USA Today 4:03 PM
"Wall St Extends Record Rally, Dow Closes in on 20,000" Reuters 4:03 PM
"Dow Rises, Nearing 20000 Milestone: The blue-chip index has hit records several times since the election, powered by financial and industrial companies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:03 PM
"Asian markets tick higher with Fed meeting in focus" MarketWatch 8:34 AM
"Italian stocks lead European equities back to 11-month high" MarketWatch 8:34 AM
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