"Apple Tests 3-D Face Scanning to Unlock Next iPhone" Bloomberg 3:26 PM
"Apple Working on Feature to Use Face to Unlock iPhone" Bloomberg Video 7:17 PM
"The next iPhone reportedly scans your face instead of your finger" Engadget 5:43 PM
"Why The iPhone Can't Be Made In The US" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:53 AM
"Tim Cook makes $145 million in 2016, blows CEO competition out of water" SiliconBeat 6:20 PM
"ACCC to question Apple on Westpac chat app payments ban: Technology giant Apple's controversial decision to order Westpac Banking Corporation to disable a mobile banking feature that let customers make payments in chat apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger has caught the attention of Australia's competition watchdog, amid concerns it could be attempting to remove rivals to its own upcoming service." Australian Financial Review 8:52 AM
"Your iPhone 7 may have been manufactured by a coal worker" Business Insider 8:57 AM
"The Powerful Secret Inside Your New iPad Pro: Apple is pitching its new iPad Pro a powerful tablet computer than can replace your laptop computer. Not every agrees with the practicalities of that view, but the silicon inside the tablet certainly deliver the power. To deliver that the iPad Pro has one of the most advanced chips currently on the market." Forbes 8:49 AM
"KGI's Kuo Lists 10 Predictions for the New Apple iPhone" StreetInsider 8:45 AM
"Ming-Chi Kuo Predicts iPhone 8 Will Omit Touch ID Entirely, Come in Limited Color Options" MacRumors 8:44 AM
"The most accurate Apple analyst says the next iPhone will have face recognition and a giant screen" CNBC 8:59 PM
"All 2017 iPhone Models Said to Include Standard 5W USB-A Adapter, With Wireless Charger Sold Separately" MacRumors 5:50 PM
"KGI: iPhone 8 features highest screen-to-body ratio in industry, but lacks Touch ID fingerprint scanner of any kind" 9to5Mac 8:46 AM
"Top Analyst: No iPhone 8 Touch ID, Although Other Features Remain" AppAdvice 8:54 AM
"iPhone 8 will include fewer casing colors, no Touch ID" Cult of Mac 11:00 AM
"Supply chain remains skeptical Apple can embed Touch ID fingerprint sensor into 'iPhone 8' OLED display" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"Supposed iPhone 8 screen frame leaks" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
"Apple considers investment in LG Display's OLED plant" The Investor 8:45 AM
"New iPad Pro's A10X Fusion Processor First Chip Built Using TSMC's 10nm Process" MacTrast 8:54 AM
"TrendForce Says Capacity Expansions from Chinese and Korean Panel Suppliers Will Raise AMOLED Penetration in Smartphone Market to Nearly 50% by 2020: The confirmation of Samsung Display (SDC) being Apple's AMOLED panel supplier for the upcoming iPhone devices has spurred other smartphone brands and panel makers to aggressively invest in this display technology. The latest display market forecast by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that AMOLED is set to become mainstream in the global smartphone market in the near future with the penetration rate reaching to almost 50% by 2020." TrendForce 8:44 AM
"Apple's adoption of OLED in iPhone 8 will see it used in 50% of smartphones by 2020 – Trendforce" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
"New ARKit demos: Tesla Model 3, food ordering & inter-dimensional portal" iDownload Blog 8:54 AM
"ARKit Demos: 7 iPhone Augmented Reality Demos to Get Excited About iOS 11" iPhone Hacks 8:39 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 9:30 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 9:30 AM
"Who Tilted Trump's 2016 Election Victory? Mac, Windows, iPhone, Or Android Users?" Mac360 8:39 AM
"On The iPad's Identity Problems" TeraTalks 8:39 AM
"What iPhone Did To The People Of Earth" Mac360 8:39 AM
Non-Apple
"Tech's mistreatment of women 'not just a case of a few bad actors'" CNNMoney 6:52 PM
"The latest Galaxy Note 8 leak backs up our worst fears about the phone" BGR 3:27 PM
"Limiting time online 'won't protect children'" BBC 1:16 PM
"Kill the Open Internet, and Wave Goodbye to Consumer Choice" Wired 11:22 AM
"Snapshots from a more hopeful time: a day with Haiku, the open-source BeOS/After years of alpha, the open-source execution of BeOS is beautiful but buggy." Ars Technica 10:02 AM
"The (re)making of 'Crash Bandicoot'" Engadget 9:42 AM
"A non-Apple smartwatch that you'll actually want to wear" Mashable 8:58 AM
"Microsoft Announces Global Salesforce, Marketing Reorganization: Microsoft Corp. reorganized its sales and marketing operations in a bid to simplify two large, complex units and provide more skilled, technical staff as part of a shift toward artificial intelligence and the cloud." Bloomberg 1:20 PM
"Microsoft announces global sales-force, marketing reorganization; no layoffs mentioned" Bloomberg News 3:33 PM
"Report: Microsoft To Lay Off Thousands, Enterprise, SME Sales Groups Could Be Affected" CRN 12:25 PM
"Microsoft reportedly axing 'thousands' of jobs in plans to boost cloud computing sales" Computer Business Review 9:10 AM
"Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands of Workers Worldwide" Softpedia 9:02 AM
"Microsoft is reportedly about to lay off 'thousands' of staff" Business Insider 9:10 AM
"Microsoft to unveil global layoff plan next week - report" Telecompaper 9:01 AM
"Microsoft's cloud focus could mean yet more layoffs" Engadget 8:15 AM
"Cloud sales shift as enormo Microsoft reorg continues – sources: Enterprise, corporate sales become one" The Register 12:28 PM
"Microsoft Reportedly Getting Ready to Swing Its Axe" TheStreet 12:27 PM
"Microsoft Calls On Tech Industry To Form 'Digital' Geneva Convention" MediaDailyNews 12:28 PM
"Windows 10 Has 17 Times More Users on Steam than All Versions of Apple macOS" Softpedia 9:08 AM
"Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: France drops Windows 10 privacy case" IT PRO 9:01 AM
"Windows 10 will use protected folders to thwart crypto ransomware - Help Net Security" Help Net Security 9:09 AM
"Windows XP patches cause rise in users as Windows 10 stalls (again)" The Inquirer 9:07 AM
"What WannaCry Infection? 16-Year-Old Windows XP Posts Record Growth Last Month" Softpedia 9:00 AM
"No Free Upgrades, No Growth: Windows 7, Not Windows 10, Top OS Worldwide" Softpedia 8:58 AM
"As the original Windows 10 reaches end-of-service, Microsoft will start pestering you to update" BetaNews 8:12 AM
"Most Windows 10 users still haven't been offered the Creators Update -- even owners of Surface devices" BetaNews 8:11 AM
"18 innovative businesses using IBM Watson: Which companies are using Watson's big data and analytics to power their business?" Computerworld UK 8:43 AM
"IBM Watson ventures into Latin America with latest cancer deal" Pharma Phorum 8:43 AM
"IBM uses AI to serve up Wimbledon highlights" CNET 3:32 PM
"IBM Watson serving up a treat for Wimbledon's biggest fans" The Memo 8:42 AM
"Apple, Google and other Nasdaq Stocks Swing Wildly in After-Hours Trading" Bloomberg 8:17 PM
"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Market: Will Apple, FANGs Triumph Over Banks?" Investor's Business Daily 7:50 PM
"Bite Apple Inc. Stock In Spite of Bland Leadership" InvestorPlace 1:18 PM
Industry News
"Stock market tries to kick off July trade with a bang: Dow transports notch first intraday high since March 1 in early trade" MarketWatch 12:10 PM
"Stock Futures Rise Ahead of July 4 Break, U.S. Car Sales Data" TheStreet 9:02 AM
"Stocks Mixed, Dow Jones Leads, Oil Strong; Time To Sell Microsoft, Intel?" Investor's Business Daily 3:53 PM
"Dow touches record high as energy, bank stocks ignite rally" FOXBusiness 3:53 PM
"Stocks Start Second Half on an Upswing: Broad gains across sectors lift U.S. stock indexes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:52 PM
"Asian markets mixed as China-Hong Kong bond-trading link opens: Equity markets struggled to find direction in Asia as the second half of the year kicked off, tracking mixed signals from U.S. markets." MarketWatch 7:03 AM
"European stocks rebound from 2-month low as banks, oil giants climb: Eurozone manufacturing PMI confirmed at 6-year high" MarketWatch 12:05 PM
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