"Discussions with Apple regarding license agreement" Imagination 7:56 AM
"Apple To Develop Own GPU, Drop Imagination's GPUs From SoCs" AnandTech 8:17 AM
"Apple Supplier Raises Patent-Fight Prospects as Shares Tumble: Shares in Imagination Technologies fell as much as 70%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:12 AM
"Imagination Technologies' shares plunge 70 percent after Apple ditches firm" Reuters 9:15 PM
"Apple looses its Imagination, will build its own GPU" Computerworld 7:52 AM
"Apple said to drop Imagination's IP in favor of own graphics chips: Imagination contests Apple's ability to design a GPU without infringing its IP and patents" Computerworld 7:59 AM
"Apple Inc. Drops Bomb on Supplier Imagination Tech: Imagination's largest customer just told it that it will no longer be needing its technology." The Motley Fool 8:12 AM
"Apple is developing its own graphics chips for future iPhones" TechCrunch 8:08 AM
"FY 17 Second Quarter Results: May 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET." Apple Investor News 7:00 PM
"Apple announces Q2 2017 earnings release & call for May 2" 9to5Mac 5:18 PM
"Veteran Apple Designer Leaving: Long time Apple industrial designer Christopher Stringer is leaving the company in another shakeup to Apple's vaunted design team." The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 3:32 PM
"Veteran member of Jony Ive's industrial design team departs Apple" 9to5Mac 5:17 PM
"Veteran designer Christopher Stringer leaves Apple after 21 years" AppleInsider 5:18 PM
"Apple wants to sell customers a 'premium' TV bundle" Business Insider 8:18 AM
"Apple TV could package HBO, Showtime and Starz as a bundle" Cult of Mac 8:29 AM
"Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in new premium TV bundle" The Next Web 8:31 AM
"Apple Scheming for HBO, Showtime, Starz Streaming Bundle" The Mac Observer 8:48 AM
"Apple takes a bite of India with new App Accelerator centre" CNET 8:02 AM
"Apple returns to Indonesia after skipping the iPhone 6S there" Mashable 8:08 AM
"Apple TV penetration hits 5% of all U.S. households with WiFi; chasing Roku, fireTV & Chromecast" 9to5Mac 8:07 AM
"Wellness Apps Evade the FDA, Only to Land In Court" Wired 8:21 AM
"The newest ad for the Apple Watch is all about fitness" Business Insider 8:18 AM
"This week in tech history: iPads go on sale, Instagram comes to Android, and the Nokia N95" The Verge 8:30 AM
"iPhone 7 survives explosive encounter with 25 pounds of gun powder" Cult of Mac 1:11 PM
"Today in Apple history: Macintosh LC 580 is ready for school" Cult of Mac 8:30 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung's Tizen OS may be overrun with security flaws" ExtremeTech 9:00 PM
"AOL and Yahoo are merging into 'Oath,' one giant ball of sadness" BGR 6:28 PM
"ATM hackers release cold, hard cash at the click of a remote button" ZDNet 4:06 PM
"Hackers responsible for $80M bank heist show 'no signs of stopping'" ZDNet 4:05 PM
"Verizon is mashing Yahoo and AOL into a new company called Oath" The Verge 3:54 PM
"Android inches ahead of Windows as most popular OS: Microsoft no longer has a dominant operating system when you look at internet users worldwide, StatCounter finds." CNET 3:32 PM
"Google Wifi Now Lets You Pause the Internet" PC Magazine 3:31 PM
"Amazon wants social media influencers to sell you products" Engadget 1:11 PM
"Google shuts down Map Maker, promises to integrate features into Google Maps" Ars Technica 11:05 AM
"Virginia Tech's DIALDroid shows Android apps steal data through secret collusion" BetaNews 8:31 AM
"Android update makes Google's Pixel C look more like its Pixel smartphones" The Verge 8:30 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Background Mode Interview with Medical Epidemiologist Dr. Steven Lamm" The Mac Observer 3:26 PM
"Smile's Greg Scown Discusses TextExpander and Subscription Software -TMO Daily Observations 2017-04-03" The Mac Observer 12:58 PM
"Exclusive: Apple has ordered 70m units of OLED panels: sources" Nikkei 1:12 PM
"Apple Places Order for 70 Million OLED iPhone Panels From Samsung" MacRumors 1:12 PM
"Apple is developing its own graphics chips for the iPhone" The Verge 8:13 AM
"Apple to stop using Imagination Technologies GPU tech within two years in favor of its own custom architecture, $IMG stock falls by 70%" 9to5Mac 8:07 AM
"Apple, Amazon, Google identified as bidders for Toshiba's NAND flash memory business" AppleInsider 8:27 AM
"iOS 10.3.1 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad: Bugs? Fixed 'em. Security? Improved it." Ars Technica 1:11 PM
"Sway Review: Meditation Through Movement" MacStories 1:11 PM
"Springtomize 4 review: new Profiles feature makes this tweak even more powerful" iDownload Blog 10:09 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Create Ringtones From Music On Your iPhone" MacMost 9:52 AM
"How to view GPS coordinates of any location on iPhone" iDownload Blog 8:30 AM
"How to use Find My AirPods in iOS 10.3: The Find My iPhone app has a new trick in iOS 10.3—locating a misplaced set of AirPods. Well, if they're on and connected, anyway." Macworld 8:03 AM
Tips
"10 iPhone Tips You'll Use Every Day" Apple Must 10:04 AM
"Privacy For Mac, iPhone, And iPad" NoodleMac 10:48 AM
"Apple TV struggles to gain toehold in living rooms" Cult of Mac 10:09 AM
"iPad sales falling for 12 quarters straight? Not quite, suggests Fiksu data ..." 9to5Mac 9:47 AM
"I'm calling it: No spring Apple event this year/Statistically speaking, if you're counting on a big April Apple announcement, you're in for a disappointment. Probably." ZDNet 9:04 AM
"Comparing Unreleased Apple Gear with the Competition" The Tech Night Owl 9:02 AM
"Will phones become the new tablets?" iMore 8:31 AM
"What writing a letter to Steve Jobs taught me about Apple's incredible customer service" The Next Web 8:30 AM
"Apple Maps' 'Koch' Blunder: While directing users over the Ed Koch Bridge, it pronounces the name 'coke,' rather than 'kotch.' Is something political at work?" The New Yorker 8:26 AM
"The Flaw in Tech Companies' AI Strategy" Tech.pinions 8:23 AM
"The 2017 iPad Value Equation" Low End Mac 8:23 AM
"Apple's Semiconductor Prowess" Tech.pinions 11:00 AM
"Apple's Plan for In-house Mobile GPU Design Could Lead to Imagination Technologies Patent Fight" The Mac Observer 10:04 AM
"Can Apple Do Without Imagination?" 24/7 Wall St. 8:08 AM
Non-Apple
"Hands-On With Samsung Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8+ [Video] Redmond Pie 3:55 PM
"Imagination Technologies' shares plunge 70 percent after Apple ditches firm" Reuters 3:31 PM
"Apple reportedly developing iPhone graphics chips in house: Imagination Technologies, which has been making graphics processors for Apple, saw its share price fall nearly 70 percent after the tech giant cut ties." CNET 8:08 AM
"Apple ends deal with Imagination Technologies, share prices tumble" Mashable 8:08 AM
"Imagination Tech Shares Plunge as Apple Ends Deal With British Firm" MacRumors 8:08 AM
"Imagination Techologies plunges as Apple pulls out of supply deal" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
"Why Apple Will Reach $200 Sooner Than You Think" Seeking Alpha 3:55 PM
Industry News
"Stock market closes lower as investors pump brakes ahead of earnings: Nasdaq briefly touches intraday record, then slips" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
"Wall Street Kicks Off Second Quarter on Wrong Foot as Financials Lag" TheStreet 4:08 PM
"Volatile Session Ends As Nasdaq Retreats From Record High, Tesla Breaks Out" Investor's Business Daily 4:08 PM
"Wall St Down on Weak Auto Sales, Doubts About Trump Agenda" Reuters 4:07 PM
"U.S. Stocks Decline After Lackluster Manufacturing Report: A brightening economic outlook helped propel S&P 500 to best quarterly gain since 2015" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Germany's DAX ends lower, fades off record close: Stocks across Europe closed with losses Monday, as they start a new quarter with a heavy week of data, including from the European Central Bank." MarketWatch 11:45 AM
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