"Apple's next US data center will be built in Iowa: Facility Outside Des Moines Will Run on 100 Percent Renewable Energy" Apple 2:51 PM
"Apple's Next US Data Center Will Be Built in Iowa" Business Wire 2:51 PM
"Apple to Bring Two Data Centers to Iowa, Invest $1.4 Billion: Iowa will grant Apple $208 million in state and local tax benefits and in return the company will construct two new data storage centers near Des Moines." TheStreet 4:15 PM
"Why Iowa is giving Apple $208 million for a project that will create 50 full-time jobs" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 6:39 PM
"Apple will build new data center in Iowa, get $200M in tax breaks" Ars Technica 3:45 PM
"Apple's Project Morgan Revealed" ["The codename, the lack of details, and no-comments to the press should be familiar, as Apple often doesn't talk about its projects until they're well under way. Apple would join Google, Facebook, and Microsoft that have datacenters in Iowa."] Seeking Alpha 7:35 AM
"Apple to build Iowa data center, get $207.8 million in incentives" Reuters 11:47 AM
"Apple gets $208M in tax breaks to build Iowa data center" Associated Press 11:03 AM
"State won't say how much Apple will receive in incentives" Des Moines Register 7:49 AM
"Apple's autonomous car tech is 'where Google was three years ago' says someone who has seen it" Business Insider 7:51 AM
"Apple's car project has a long way to go" Business Insider 10:59 AM
"Apple's new iPhone all about augmented reality?" Fox Business Video 11:46 AM
"Gartner Says Worldwide Wearable Device Sales to Grow 17 Percent in 2017" ["Apple will continue to have the greatest market share of any smartwatch provider. However, as more providers enter the market, Apple's market share will decrease from approximately a third in 2016 to a quarter in 2021. The announcement of a new Apple Watch expected in September may enable direct cellular connectivity for interacting with Siri, texting and transferring sensor data when the phone or Wi-Fi is not present."] Gartner 8:37 AM
"Apple To Dominate Smartwatches Through 2021, Says Gartner: Apple will hold onto dominant share of the smartwatch market, as that category of wearable tech maintains its position as the second-biggest single category, behind bluetooth headsets." Barron's 8:36 AM
"Mac Malware Reaches New Highs, Report Finds" Tom's Guide 7:54 AM
"Safari Technology Preview 38 for Mac Release has Beacon API Enabled by Default" MacTrast 8:04 AM
"These Are the Apple Pro App Versions Compatible with macOS High Sierra" The Mac Observer 10:52 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Red Sweater Blog — WPEngine Authentication Issues" Red Sweater Software 3:45 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Windows users just grew yet another reason to get a Mac" [Parallels Desktop 13 review] Computerworld 10:52 AM
"Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac review: Touch Bar control for virtualised Windows apps, and more" ZDNet 8:45 AM
"How To Customize The Touch Bar On A MacBook Pro" AddictiveTips 8:45 AM
"How to Find All Screen Shots on Mac with a Search Trick" OS X Daily 3:45 PM
"How to Make a ZIP File on a Mac" Digital Trends 11:46 AM
Press Releases
"‎Bartels Media GmbH releases new version 4.0 of the software "ShareMouse", that allows users to control multiple Windows and Mac computers with one mouse and keyboard." [3-page PDF] Bartels Media 11:32 AM
"DEVONthink 2.9.15 brings new PDF sidebar and High Sierra compatibility" DEVONtechnologies 8:01 AM
"Jumsoft releases Flat Icons Lab for Mac - New Productivity Assistant App" prMac 7:37 AM
"Mac, Android devices increasingly at risk for malware" Apple World Today 7:36 AM
"Malwarebytes Introduces Malwarebytes for Mac to Protect Against Rising Levels of Mac Malware" PRNewswire 7:30 AM
"Leak shows alleged logic boards for Apple's 'iPhone 7s'" AppleInsider 9:34 AM
"iPhone 8 release: Apple to hold launch event on September 12, reports say" Telegraph 8:02 AM
"Huge Apple iPhone 8 Feature Hinted By Software Code" Forbes 7:35 AM
"iPhone 8 with 512GB storage rumored to be top-end model" SlashGear 8:44 AM
"Apple reportedly looking to price its next iPhone at $999" TechCrunch 6:39 PM
"Safari in iOS 11 converts Google's AMP links back to the original URLs" 9to5Mac 7:39 AM
"iOS 11 Safari Will Remove Google AMP Data When Sharing" The Mac Observer 2:52 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Two more Apple Patent Filings point to Apple Pencil Eventually working with a Future iPhone" Patently Apple 8:02 AM
"Two new Apple patents hints at Apple Pencil compatibility with the iPhone" Apple World Today 8:02 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"#18: A Bit of Déjà Vu/Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note 8. Is the pent-up demand from Note fans enough to move things past last year's disaster? Meanwhile, Apple is reported to be dialing back its self-driving car project, and Jason and Stephen are still thinking about the eclipse they witnessed earlier this week." Relay FM: Download 7:49 PM
"10' iPad Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 9:16 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 9:16 AM
"How Well Do Health Trackers Really Work for Managing Chronic Conditions? Advances in technology only help if patients will use them, and the evidence shows that oftentimes, they won't." The Atlantic 7:58 PM
"The Galaxy Note 8 is the productivity phone I wish the iPhone 8 would be: I hate to admit it, but I want a stylus." Macworld 7:39 AM
"Losing assumptions: The iPhone 8's pre-failure" Macworld 7:39 AM
Non-Apple
"The Big Software Company Hardware Push" Tech.pinions 9:34 AM
"It's Time to Outlaw Texting While in Motion: That text message can wait, but not everyone got the memo. Here's what we should do." PC Magazine 8:02 AM
"Windows 10 Insiders: Microsoft won't tell you about known bugs anymore" ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Windows Insiders get new emojis for Windows phone on the Slow Ring" MSPoweruser 9:48 AM
"Windows 10 'forced downloads': We won't do them again, pledges Microsoft" ZDNet 7:23 AM
"Windows 10 Device Usage: Creators Update Deployment Still Lag" Thurrott 10:42 AM
"Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Mobile build 15240 to the Slow ring, forgets to tell anyone" Neowin 12:07 PM
"Microsoft loses German case over force-feeding Windows upgrades: But will Microsoft extend the ruling to its twice-yearly operating system updates?" Computing 7:24 AM
"Xbox One X demand outpacing expectations, with Microsoft manufacturing as many as possible" Neowin 7:05 AM
"Microsoft patents an augmented reality wand" The Verge 7:08 AM
"Microsoft's Project Brainwave Tackles Real-Time AI Workloads With FPGAs: The low-latency, high-throughput system uses field-programmable gate array chips from Intel to process AI workloads in real time." eWeek 9:10 AM
"Wall Street edges lower with Jackson Hole meeting in focus" Reuters 4:14 PM
"Stocks Muted Ahead of Jackson Hole Symposium: The S&P 500 drifted lower Thursday, as earnings results sent shares of some retail chains higher while food companies fell." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:14 PM
"Hong Kong leads slight Asian market gains: Investors remain wary ahead of Jackson Hole meeting" MarketWatch 12:23 PM
"European stocks post cautious gains as Jackson Hole day arrives" MarketWatch 7:31 AM
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