"Editorial: The future of Steve Jobs' iPad vision for Post-PC computing" AppleInsider 8:11 AM
"Apple Reigns as Dow's Best Performing Stock in 2017" 24/7 Wall St. 8:00 AM
"The iPhone SE Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg For Apple In India" Forbes 11:04 AM
"Apple: The Song Remains The Same/The amount of information on Apple on a daily basis is mind-boggling. At the end of the day however, what really matters is the iPhone, which represent 70% of revenue. Services are not [what] will propel Apple's stock higher, share repurchases will." Seeking Alpha 2/25
"Apple's Oscar Moment Is Coming: Amazon made history this year as the first internet company to score an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, but it could soon be overtaken by Apple." TheStreet 2/25
"Apple, Samsung Need to Dazzle in a Slow Market: Smaller players will shine in Barcelona next week as they fight for faster-growing emerging markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Samsung is now taking the second Apple v. Samsung patent case to the Supreme Court" Foss Patents 2/24
"Apple reportedly pays big bucks to buy, shut down iCloud.net: The company recently bought the rights to the domain, which was previously held by an Asian social networking site." CNET 2/24
"Apple is expanding its Seattle offices to focus on AI and machine learning" The Verge 2/24
"A world free of charging cables? It's all up to Apple: Wireless charging sounds like a great idea. Too bad a chaotic number of different players and technologies keep muddling it up for everyone." CNET 2/24
"Apple extending Seattle footprint with new offices dedicated to AI and machine learning" VentureBeat 2/24
"How to back up via a network without using Time Machine: Time Machine isn't the only way to back up your Mac. Here are a few alternatives." Macworld 2/24
"Can iTunes do...? Sometimes the answer is no: Kirk McElhearn works hard to answer your toughest questions about iTunes, Apple Music, and the iOS Music app. But there are times when there are no answers." Macworld 2/24
"These New Tablets Are Samsung's Latest Shot at Apple and Microsoft" Time 12:28 PM
"Google Assistant Goes Beyond the Pixel to Take on Apple's Siri" Bloomberg 8:08 AM
"Apple, other tech giants will support transgender student's case: Microsoft, PayPal, eBay and IBM will also sign the amicus brief to support his legal battle." Engadget 2/25
"How do I choose a UPS? – Mac Geek Gab 646" The Mac Observer 10:48 AM
"Interview: Secret messaging app Confide wins new fans in the Trump era" BGR 2/25
"Happy Hour Podcast 108 | Red iPhone 7 rumors, iPhone 8 'revolutionary' 3D camera, Apple Park & Steve Jobs Theater" 9to5Mac 2/24
"Amazon's Echo First Amendment Rights Fight -TMO Daily Observations 2017-02-24" The Mac Observer 2/24
"AppleInsider podcast talks 'iPhone 8' rumors, a rumored iPad event, and which W1 headphones to get" AppleInsider 2/24
"Final Cut Pro Radio Episode 34: In this episode we talk wth Charlie Austin. Charlie is a trailer editor from L. A. Charlie uses both FCP and Premiere for his job. We talk about what a trailer editor actually does, how he uses Final Cut Pro X in his workflow as well as a bit about coffee, Premiere, Protools, and iMovie." FCPRadio 2/24
"Comment: The need for perspective when iPhones (and other devices) catch fire" 9to5Mac 2/24
"Will Apple add facial recognition or iris scanning to the next iPhone? Rumors abound how Apple could take the next step past Touch ID when it comes to securing our phones." Macworld 2/24
Non-Apple
"This watch company is the perfect example of why Trump's 'made in America' initiative is easier said than done" Business Insider 7:42 PM
"Samsung's New Windows Tablet Is Your Laptop's Worst Nightmare" Wired 1:03 PM
"Hands-on: Checking out the LG G6 w/ its 18:9 display, Google Assistant, more [Video] 9to5Google 11:09 AM
"LG G6 Hands-On Preview: Compact And Gorgeous 5.7-inch QHD Display, Dual Rear Cameras And Snapdragon 821" HotHardware 8:30 AM
"Hands On: Huawei Watch 2 and Watch 2 Classic" PC Magazine 8:06 AM
"Think the Internet Is Polarized? Just Look at the FCC These Days" Wired 8:01 AM
"Nintendo Switch's kickstand isn't very good: You probably won't have to worry about breaking it, though!" CNET 2/25
"Conversational AI and the road ahead" TechCrunch 2/25
"How Nokia made the modern cell phone: Nokia is planning a comeback at Mobile World Congress by releasing its first Android phones. For a company that made so much mobile history, the stakes are high." CNET 2/25
"BlackBerry's new keyboard phone is doomed to be a noble failure" The Verge 2/25
"Hands On: BlackBerry 'Mercury' Becomes KeyOne" PC Magazine 2/25
"Who could be the 'Dark Horse' in Future Tablet Wars? Amazon" Patently Apple 2/25
"Amazon Goes with First Amendment to Protect Alexa Recordings" The Mac Observer 2/24
"Report: Why the big challenges in AI aren't close to being solved" TechRepublic 2/24
"To Tweet Is Human, to Delete Divine" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2/24
"Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to have more power in our lives, and we should resist" Recode 2/24
"Trump's FCC Pick Is Threatening the Jobs His Boss Promised America" Backchannel 2/24
"Google Daydream View: The smart person's guide" TechRepublic 2/24
"Coming February 25: Gene Steinberg meets Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 2/24
"Linea sketching app for iPad updated with new Apple Pencil features, Presentation Mode, more" 9to5Mac 2/24
"Jeep unveils 2017 Compass with CarPlay as Porsche shows off Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid with Apple Watch integration" 9to5Mac 2/24
"PrimaveraReader available on iOS platform" prMac 2/24
"iTunes Remote App gets Two-Factor Authentication Support" The Mac Observer 2/24
"Microsoft CEO condemns bigotry after Indian engineer's death" CNET 4:46 PM
"Google's Project Zero reveals another Microsoft flaw" The Register 9:24 PM
"HP's Elite x3 Windows phone gets a job with Mobile Retail and Mobile Scanning Solutions: With so little market share, you can understand why it's looking hard for things to do." PCWorld 8:40 AM
"HP unwraps new accessories for Pro x2 detachable PCs: The new accessories include a retail case that enables mobile transactions, and a mobile barcode scanner." ZDNet 8:04 AM
"HP's Pro x2 convertible takes on the iPad with vertical accessories: Good luck catching up to the entrenched leader, though." PCWorld 8:40 AM
"New CPUs and accessories define HP's updated repairable Surface clone" Ars Technica 7:07 PM
"HPE, Red Hat Partner on Virtualized Network Infrastructure" PC Magazine 8:40 AM
"HPE's Australian tax failures may have been user error" The Register 4:46 PM
"Intel Reacts To AMD Ryzen Apparently Cutting Prices On Core i7 And i5 Processors" HotHardware 4:03 PM
"Intel Announces Xeon D-1500 Network Series SoCs with QuickAssist, Four 10 GbE Ports" AnandTech 11:13 AM
"Intel Corporation Stock-Price Range As Seen By Big-Money Funds" Seeking Alpha 8:40 AM
"Microsoft protecting Mexican people with new cybersecurity center" BetaNews 2/25
"Intel Begins Price War With AMD Ryzen - Massive Price Cuts on Intel Chips By Retailers" WCCFTech 2/25
"Why This Key Analyst Is Taking a More Bullish Stance on IBM" 24/7 Wall St. 2/25
"Shedding Soviet history, Estonia aims to be world's most pro-tech nation" VentureBeat 2/25
"Microsoft Windows update: Major new redesign coming this year, company confirms" Belfast Telegraph 2/24
"Microsoft Windows set for a makeover" News Talk 2/24
"Microsoft Hosts Successful Conference On Digital Transformation" Jamaica Gleaner 2/24
"Microsoft Surface Phone release date, news & update: Poor performance of Windows mobile operating system a cause of worry" International Business Times 2/24
"As Windows 10 Creators Update nears completion, new build focuses on fixes: Lots is fixed, but some strange glitches persist." Ars Technica 2/24
"Big Data news: University of Texas pulls plug on IBM Big Data project" IT PRO 2/24
"Welcome to IBM Watson's Internet of Things HQ, where the office is an ecosystem and AI is 'augmented intelligence'" The Drum 2/24
"No silver lining in the cloud for HP Enterprise as revenues slump 10pc" SiliconRepublic 2/24
"Personal Computer sales dip 15% in 2016; HP furthers its lead" India Info Line 2/24
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise earnings were a mess: HPE stock downgraded, analysts call report 'ugly' and 'messy' after sales fall short and earnings guidance is slashed" MarketWatch 2/24
"HP Enterprise cuts full-year profit forecast, shares slide" The Star: Malaysia 2/24
"HP Inc. Surged To A New High On Better Than Expected Q1 Earnings" RTTNews 2/24
"Apple still trades like a steel mill on its way out of business" Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 2/25
"Time To Sell Apple? Warren Buffett Says 'No,' But Al Gore Thinks So" Forbes 2/25
"Berkshire's Apple Gain Is $1.6 Billion; Purchase Price Disclosed" Bloomberg 2/25
"Al Gore Just Sold Half His Apple Stock And Made Nearly $40 Million" Forbes 2/25
"Former US Vice President Gore Sells $29Mln in Apple Stock" Sputnik News 2/24
"IBM And Apple: The Truth About Buffett's Technology Buys" Forbes 2/24
"The $9 billion case against Tesla and why investors are betting against Amazon, Apple and Chipotle" Barron's 2/24
"Apple Rally Threatens to End Brief Stock Picker Renaissance" Bloomberg 2/24
Industry News
"Dow posts 11th straight record; S&P 500 sees fifth straight weekly gain: Dow's 11-day streak of records is longest since 1987" MarketWatch 2/24
"Dow Extends Record-Breaking Streak Into Day Eleven in Final Seconds of Trading: The Dow Jones Industrial Average extends its record-breaking streak on Friday in a nail-biting end of the day." TheStreet 2/24
"Dow Nails 11th Straight On Late Rally; Apple, Nvidia Score Upside Reversals" Investor's Business Daily 2/24
"Wall Street Edges Higher, Dow Extends Winning Streak" Reuters 2/24
"Investors Seeking Yield Buoy Utility Stocks: Major indexes spent most of the session in the red before a buying spree in the last half hour of trading drove shares higher" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2/24
"Asian markets dip as investors cash out after dovish Fed minutes: Stocks pull back as U.S. fiscal stimulus seems farther off" MarketWatch 2/24
"German DAX falls nearly 2% as Trump tax-policy doubts lift euro: Vivendi chairman under investigation in Italy, reports say" MarketWatch 2/24
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