"Apple will stop selling some iPhone models in its stores in Germany following ruling in Qualcomm patent case" CNBC 9:41 AM
"Apple pulls some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends global wins" Reuters 2:08 PM
"Qualcomm blocked evidence in German Apple suit that previously led to non-infringement finding in US: In a German lawsuit against Apple, Qualcomm's attorneys refused to agree to hold evidence confidential, preventing it from being evaluated by the court. That same evidence was held confidential by the company's attorneys in a U.S. case, which subsequently found Qualcomm's patents were not infringed." AppleInsider 9:46 PM
"Apple halts sale of iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany: Report/Munich court orders Cupertino to stop sales of two iPhone models in Germany" ZDNet 8:07 PM
"German court rules Apple infringed Qualcomm patent" Reuters 7:55 AM
"Germany to ban some iPhone sales following Qualcomm patent case ruling, but Apple can still appeal" CNBC 8:32 AM
"Qualcomm wins envelope tracker patent case against Apple in Munich, but will the injunction ever be enforced?" Foss Patents 8:12 AM
"Update: Qualcomm Rocks Apple's Core With Court-Ordered iPhone Ban In Germany" HotHardware 3:51 PM
"Apple's iPhone found to infringe on Qualcomm modem patent in German court" AppleInsider 8:23 AM
"Apple confirms some iPad Pros ship slightly bent, but says it's normal" The Verge 7:43 AM
"Receive an iPad with a bent chassis? Nothing to worry about, says Apple" Cult of Mac 7:43 AM
"Your iPad Pro may be bent — and Apple says it's not a defect" BetaNews 7:53 AM
"Apple Says Some iPad Pros Are Bent Out of the Box, Claims It's Not a Defect" Thurrott 8:12 AM
"Some iPad Pros ship a little bent, and Apple says that's normal: The quarter-inch-thin device may bend as a result of its manufacturing process." Ars Technica 2:11 PM
"Can Shifting to a Services Business Model Help Apple Rebound?" GuruFocus 3:27 PM
"Corel Acquires Parallels, Further Accelerating its Growth in Global Software Market: With significant investment from Corel, Parallels has new opportunities to amplify its proven ability to create innovative solutions for businesses and consumers" Globe Newswire 9:39 AM
"Corel buys Windows on Mac virtualisation experts, Parallels" Apple Must 9:04 AM
"Corel buys Parallels for Windows on Mac play" ZDNet 9:39 AM
"Corel buys Parallels, leading Windows-on-Mac emulator developer" VentureBeat 10:17 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Video Duke Shows Promise" YMP Now 4:39 PM
"How to Update All Apps from the Mac App Store, Concurrently" OS X Daily 2:11 PM
"How to set up a Mac and macOS to take advantage of an SSD and external storage setup: If you set up your Mac correctly, you can get the best of both worlds." Macworld 7:47 AM
"Apple changes how it reports U.S. national security requests: Apple Inc on Thursday changed how it reports on U.S. national security requests for user data, bringing its procedures more in line with those of technology rivals such as Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google." Reuters 3:19 PM
"In revamped transparency report, Apple reveals uptick in demands for user data" TechCrunch 3:35 PM
"Apple overhauls reporting of US government data requests, offers more detail with greater delay: Apple on Thursday published a transparency report for the first half of 2018, revising how it breaks down data search requests from U.S. government agencies, as well as the overall design of its transparency subsite." AppleInsider 4:47 PM
"John Giannandrea named to Apple's executive team: Giannandrea oversees the strategy for AI and Machine Learning across all Apple products and services, as well as the development of Core ML and Siri technologies." Apple 1:06 PM
"Apple promotes John Giannandrea to SVP of ML and AI Strategy after hiring ex-Google search chief in AprilĀ " 9to5Mac 1:58 PM
"Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President" MacRumors 1:59 PM
"Apple promotes new SVP of machine learning and AI" Cult of Mac 1:59 PM
"While Apple grabbed attention, Williamson County OK'd an even bigger development deal: Italian-style village to spring up 30 minutes north of Apple's expanding campus" Austin Business Journal 2:06 PM
"Apple plans to lease space in Kendall Square" Boston Globe 1:57 PM
"App downloads across iOS & Google Play up 10% to 113B in 2018, consumer spend tops $76B" TechCrunch 2:00 PM
"Waze says Apple is to thank for its success despite its $1 billion sale to Google" BGR 8:32 AM
"No Echo? No problem—Apple Music to work on other Alexa-enabled devices: Amazon confirmed that the feature's expansion to non-Echo devices is in the works." Ars Technica 8:47 AM
"Google Assistant takes down Siri in 'Smart Speaker IQ' test" 9to5Google 11:28 AM
"Apple Maps transit directions expand to 6 new markets, indoor maps come to more airports" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
"T-Mobile delays rollout of video service poised to challenge cable, Apple & others" AppleInsider 8:47 AM
Non-Apple News
"Feds Take Down 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites: Federal investigators claim the 15 DDoS-for-hire websites seized on Thursday were used to disrupt access to online platforms from financial institutions, universities, governments and gaming firms." PC Magazine 9:43 PM
"Drone Flights Shut Down UK's Gatwick Airport" The Mac Observer 7:49 PM
"AT&T 5G goes live this week with ridiculously overpowered hotspot: Early 5G compatibility gives us a Snapdragon 855 in a mobile hotspot!" Ars Technica 4:46 PM
"Motorola's Entire Moto G7 Android Phone Family Leaked In New Renders" HotHardware 3:51 PM
"Why 'Toxic' Twitter Is Plunging more than 12% Today" Market Realist 3:09 PM
"U.S. senators write to regulators on Robinhood's botched checking plans" Reuters 3:08 PM
"Google Pixel 3, XL owners report problems with call quality, connection issues" 9to5Google 10:18 AM
"Most People Will Quit Facebook for $1,000: A new study shows how much cash it would take to get people off Facebook for as long as one year." Motherboard 10:07 AM
"'I don't miss it at all.' There's life after deleting Facebook, some former users say" USA Today 7:50 AM
"Study: Amazon, Hulu and Netflix probably have too much overlap to subscribe to all three" BGR 9:44 PM
"How AI-powered commerce will change shopping: The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution will drastically change how we shop: from hyper-personalization to voice-powered digital assistants: and it'll be here sooner than you think." ZDNet 9:42 PM
"2018 Was a Damn Good Year for Right to Repair" iFixit 7:43 PM
"Here's a look at Microsoft's abandoned feature phone with Windows Phone UI" Neowin 4:52 PM
"We Tried the First Augmented Reality Laptop, and It's Awesome" LAPTOP Magazine 11:27 AM
"Linux Mint 19.1: The better-than-ever Linux desktop" ZDNet 11:27 AM
"Xbox is poised to dominate the next console generation" Engadget 10:07 AM
"Facebook and Our Data, Public Spaces and Fair Use, Business Model and Jobs to be Done" Tech.pinions 11:27 AM
"Facebook explains why the scandal over third-party access to private messages is overblown" BGR 9:48 AM
"No Virginia, Google Didn't Undermine Microsoft Edge (Premium)" Thurrott 9:41 AM
"I cut Google out of my life for 2 weeks, but the alternatives prove why Google is so much better" Business Insider 8:23 AM
"Why Tetris Effect is my game of the year" The Verge 8:12 AM
"We've Got the Screen Time Debate All Wrong. Let's Fix It" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:34 AM
"iLounge's 2018 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2" iLounge 2:11 PM
"9+ last minute emergency gift ideas for Apple users" Apple Must 1:55 PM
"My Must-Have iOS Apps, 2018 Edition" MacStories 10:18 AM
"Play with Cristiano! Sports Star Launches Official Soccer Game - Cristiano Ronaldo: Soccer Clash!" PRNewswire 9:39 AM
"Google Photos increases Live Album limit to 20,000 photos and videos" 9to5Google 8:02 AM
"Instagram for iPhone XR and XS Max no longer optimized? Here's why" 9to5Mac 3:09 PM
"The latest Instagram update has removed support for iPhone XR & XS Max resolutions" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
"Apple Now Allows You To Gift In-App Purchases To Friends And Family" Redmond Pie 8:03 AM
"Apple now lets you gift in-app purchases" BetaNews 7:53 AM
"The best iPhone and iPad games of 2018: From the action of 'Fortnite' to the art of 'Donut County,' it was a good year for iOS gaming." [Slideshow] Macworld 7:46 AM
"Civilization VI for iOS offers all expansion packs free this month" Cult of Mac 7:44 AM
"FiLMiC Pro adds LogV2 support for greatly improved dynamic range on latest iPhones" 9to5Mac 7:36 AM
"Save cats, uncover secrets & solve puzzles in Cat Rescue: Match Story" prMac 7:36 AM
"12-Star Apps Unveils Its Christmas App Roundup for iPhone, iPad, and Mac" prMac 7:36 AM
"Microsoft delivers emergency patch for under-attack Internet Explorer: Redmond issued a rare emergency security update to fix a zero-day vulnerability — reported by a Google security engineer — in the still-supported IE9, IE10 and IE11" Computerworld 8:18 AM
"Microsoft patches Internet Explorer to stop PC takeover attacks: The browser flaw impacts every version of Windows." CNET 8:44 AM
"Microsoft patches Internet Explorer flaw being used to hijack PCs: It's already being used in targeted attacks." Engadget 8:28 AM
"Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 18305.1003 to the Fast ring with IE fix" Neowin 5:27 PM
"Researcher publishes PoC for new Windows zero-day: This is the third Windows zero-day the researcher dumps online in the last five months." ZDNet 8:37 AM
"Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Internet Explorer Zero-Day PC Hijack Exploit" HotHardware 4:18 PM
"Microsoft announces Project Mu to promote Firmware as a Service" Neowin 8:18 AM
"Microsoft's Chromium-Based Edge Browser Insider Program Is Now Accepting Applications" HotHardware 4:18 PM
"Xbox All Access to go away on December 31, but it's coming back in 2019" Neowin 5:02 PM
"Intel Makes Strategic Investment In Lenovo-Backed Chinese VR Firm Sky Limit Entertainment" China Money Network 8:42 AM
"Intel Creates a 10,000 Square Foot Geodesic Theater Dome" Electronics 360 8:43 AM
"Could AMD's Ryzen Pro give Intel sleepless nights? Chipmaker AMD is finally giving Intel some much-needed competition in the commercial hardware space" Computerworld UK 8:42 AM
"AMD Radeon 18.12.3 driver has bug fixes for new Adrenalin 2019 Edition features" Neowin 8:17 AM
"Dell Technologies Inc (DVMT) Receives Average Recommendation of 'Buy' from Analysts" Fairfield Current 8:41 AM
"Exclusive: China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients - sources" Reuters 4:05 PM
"IBM, HPE victims of Chinese hacking" Reuters 4:05 PM
"Fable: IBM's Oddities/A lot of people have wondered how IBM, with all its technological excelkence, could have let AWS wipe the floor with them in cloud services." Electronics Weekly 8:43 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 3.3% Yield At 52-Week Lows" Seeking Alpha 8:20 AM
"Oracle NetSuite to Aid Denaster Expand International Presence" Zacks 8:44 AM
"Linux Mint 19.1 'Tessa' released into public availability" Neowin 8:27 AM
"Semiconductor Equipment Billings Drop" EE Times Asia 8:16 AM
"Why PC-as-a-Service is the coming thing: Since traditional PC sales are shrinking - and will continue to do so for the next decade or more - what are PC vendors to do? Simply put, they need to sell buyers on PC-as-a-service (PCaaS). Here's why." ZDNet 8:37 AM
"The AI chip unicorn that's about to revolutionize everything has computational Graph at its Core: AI is the most disruptive technology of our lifetimes, and AI chips are the most disruptive infrastructure for AI. By that measure, the impact of what Graphcore is about to massively unleash in the world is beyond description. Here is how pushing the boundaries of Moore's Law with IPUs works, and how it compares to today's state of the art on the hardware and software level. Should incumbent Nvidia worry, and users rejoice?" ZDNet 1:33 PM
"They laughed last August when put a $165 target on Apple" Apple 3.0 10:07 AM
"Apple target cut at Needham amid emerging-market weakness" MarketWatch 7:54 AM
Industry News
"Dow closes down more than 450 points as Fed and government-shutdown fears punish bulls: Investors remain focused on what the market thinks is an overly hawkish Fed stance" MarketWatch 4:19 PM
"U.S. Stocks Take a Nosedive as Trump Christmas Shutdown Looms: The Dow is headed for another 52-week low Thursday on concerns over a partial government shutdown and after the Federal Reserve hikes rates for a fourth time this year. After plunging more than 650 points, stocks pared their losses." TheStreet 4:19 PM
"Stock Market News: Dow Jones Plunges 464 Points; Time To Buy Gold?" Investor's Business Daily 4:20 PM
"Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near?" Associated Press 4:21 PM
"Stocks Fall Sharply as Nasdaq Closes Near Bear Market: Dow Industrials lose 464 points; S&P 500 also retreats as Fed sends ripples through markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:22 PM
"Nikkei leads Asian-market tumble after Fed raises rates: Stocks in Japan down 2%; tech stocks fall in Hong Kong" MarketWatch 8:39 AM
"Italy leads European markets higher; investors hope for a dovish Fed hike: Deal news rallies Glaxo shares; banks gain on Italy optimism" MarketWatch 8:39 AM
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