"Tim Cook has a really big iPhone problem: Apple has been fighting gravity for years, and it's starting to lose the battle." CNN 8:58 AM
"Apple's Errors: As rare as last week's Apple revenue warning from CEO Tim Cook may have been — the company last issued a revenue warning in June 2002 — the company has had other bad quarters in the iPhone era." Stratechery 8:17 AM
"How Important Is China To Apple's Revenue? Tim Cook pointed to weak Chinese iPhone sales and the China-US trade war as causes for Apple's weak Q1 revenue. Over the past five years, China has become an increasingly important chunk of the tech giant's sales." PC Magazine 6:43 AM
"Apple's China Problem Goes Deeper Than the iPhone" WSJ Video 10:53 AM
"Apple's Message To China: It's Not Me, It's You" Forbes 7:07 AM
"In Apple Loss, How Big A Deal Is China, Really?" Forbes 7:56 AM
"Apple's growing attraction to non-iPhone revenue in one chart: Services now account for 16 percent of Apple sales." Recode 3:19 PM
"Regardless of Qualcomm's patent injunction, iPhone 7 and 8 still widely available in Germany" Foss Patents 8:08 AM
"Qualcomm Braces for Legal Battle with US Antitrust Regulator" Zacks 8:40 AM
"Apple's $145M payout to WiLAN in patent infringement case slashed to $10M" AppleInsider 1:12 PM
"iTunes Integration With Samsung Underscores Services Focus" Loup Ventures 10:33 AM
"Apple changes strategy to stream video on Samsung TVs" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:41 AM
"Apple and Samsung put aside their war and signed a deal that will let people access iTunes on their smart TVs" Reuters/Business Insider 8:13 AM
"Apple's huge CES announcement means AirPlay 2 and iTunes Movies are coming to these Samsung, LG, and Vizio TVs" BGR 11:07 AM
"iTunes video and AirPlay 2 coming to Samsung's Smart TVs" Cult of Mac 7:06 AM
"Apple Is Building iTunes Directly Into Newer Samsung Smart TVs" BuzzFeed News 8:08 AM
"Apple Originals tunes in to Samsung TV" Apple Must 7:57 AM
"Sony to deliver Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to upcoming TVs: Following word that Samsung plans to integrate iTunes and AirPlay 2 into select smart TV models, Sony on Monday said its TVs, too, will add support for Apple streaming and remote control protocols TVs later this year." AppleInsider 8:21 PM
"Apple's Snuck Its Way Into LG's 2019 Televisions" Gizmodo 11:26 AM
"LG is adding Apple AirPlay and HomeKit support to its TVs" TechCrunch 11:26 AM
"pple Music expands song lyrics support to seven countries including France and Germany: Apple expanded Apple Music song lyrics functionality to seven major markets on Monday, with users in France, Germany, Spain and other countries now able to use the capability for both streaming and searching for songs." AppleInsider 8:17 PM
"Apple shows off new smart home products from HomeKit partners" TechCrunch 8:07 AM
"Apple promotes HomeKit at CES with press event to highlight new smart home accessories coming in 2019" 9to5Mac 7:55 AM
"Apple 'in discussions' over bringing RCS messaging to iOS" Cult of Mac 10:57 AM
"Zeroday exploit prices are higher than ever, especially for iOS and messaging apps: As security improves, demand for hacks grows, creating a super-heated market" Ars Technica 5:35 PM
"Trump Tells Apple 'Make Your Product in the United States'" Market Realist 11:04 AM
"Apple Bridgewater closing for renovations January 27th, new Waterside Shops design shown in renders" 9to5Mac 1:12 PM
"Japan's smallest Apple Store closing January 25th after over 13 years" 9to5Mac 7:16 AM
"Package tracking app turns users' devices into a bot farm, violates user privacy" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
Non-Apple News
"Watch Samsung's CES 2019 press conference in 8 minutes: Come for the 8K TV, stay for the health-checking robot." Engadget 8:23 PM
"AT&T misleads customers by updating phones with fake 5G icon" The Verge 1:13 PM
"Withings And Garmin Go After The Apple Watch At CES" Forbes 11:05 AM
"LG's ridiculous retractable TV takes a step closer to reality" TechCrunch 10:53 AM
"Double trouble: Two-pronged cyber attack infects victims with data-stealing trojan malware and ransomware" ZDNet 10:50 AM
"Sprint to debut 5G smartphones with Samsung in summer" Reuters 8:41 AM
"Cable operators will fight off 5G with 10-gigabit cable modems" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
"Tidal will make 'Master' quality recordings available to Android users soon" The Verge 8:15 AM
"Google Assistant flexes on Alexa, announces 1 billion-strong install base" Ars Technica 8:13 AM
"Huawei Is Going After the MacBook Air With Its New MateBook 13" Gizmodo 8:13 AM
"Amazon's next big thing: Prime, but for healthcare? Amazon has been making a series of moves into the healthcare space. Put them together and you have the outline of a plan for a radical shakeup of the industry." ZDNet 6:44 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Background Mode Interview with Journalist & TMO Contributor Charlotte Henry" The Mac Observer 5:05 PM
"iPad Pro bending issues: Apple explains away 'subtle deviations in flatness'/Apple's new support page addresses 2018 iPad Pro's 'imperceptible' bends." ZDNet 6:45 AM
"2019 iPhone XI Renders | Exclusive First look" YouTube: Digit 8:03 AM
"Do you really need an eGPU with a 2018 Mac mini? We combined a Vega 56 full-sized video card with a 2018 Mac mini using the OWC Mercury Helios FX Thunderbolt 3 enclosure. Read on to find out if this is a winning combination." ZDNet 10:23 AM
"NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Review: Reasonably Priced Ray Tracing" HotHardware 10:13 AM
"Hands on with Lutron HomeKit Fan Controller" AppleInsider 1:15 PM
"OWC's Advanced Toolkit makes it easier to service, repair, and upgrade your Apple devices" Apple World Today 7:57 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Video: Hands-on with Sphero's Specdrums, a colorful way to make music" 9to5Mac 10:29 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to lock notes on iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 3:56 PM
"How to set multiple timers on your HomePod" iDownload Blog 1:13 PM
"How to customize pre-made Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad" iMore 10:23 AM
"How to send and receive SMS text messages on iPad and Mac" iDownload Blog 8:18 AM
"Hey Apple, what happens on iPhones doesn't stay there, and your 'clever' CES ad is promoting a dangerous illusion" Business Insider 9:14 PM
"Apple's Very Bad Day: What will it take for Apple to recover from the spate of bad luck it's had these past few months? Two analysts discuss the long-term implications." The Motley Fool 9:04 PM
"Sony slips AirPlay 2 and Homekit into its Z9G Series, A9G Series and X950G Series TVs: Any worries that an Android TV wouldn't allow for Apple's features turned out to be just worries." iMore 8:26 PM
"Using the iPad Pro as my main computer/ I've been an iPad Pro owner since 2016. I've long wanted something like a Wacom Cintiq, where you draw directly into an app, rather than the disconnected feel of a Wacom Tablet, trackpad or mouse. When I first bought the iPad, I wasn't sure if it would satisfy that need, or become the device equivalent of a sandwich toaster – purchased with good intentions but ultimately consigned to gather dust in a drawer." hicksdesign 4:53 PM
"A Look at Apple's Revised Outlook" Market Realist 3:24 PM
"Apple Should Buy Tesla: Ross Gerber" Investopedia 3:22 PM
"Apple's Warning And The Effects On Other Suppliers" Seeking Alpha 10:54 AM
"Apple iPhones are too expensive, hedge fund manager says" ["'The real issue is that they're trying to sell a Ferrari in a market that can afford a Ford,' he said during an interview with FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo on Monday."] FOXBusiness 10:27 AM
"2019 iPhone renders are ugly, but I do want three cameras" 9to5Mac 10:15 AM
"Apple's salty CES ad slogan has a sinister history" Quartz 3:22 PM
"Apple's iPhone privacy billboard is a clever CES troll, but it's also inaccurate: What happens on your iPhone doesn't always or automatically stay there." Macworld 10:15 AM
"CES 2019: Apple's other trade show/Apple has a huge presence at CES with iTunes for Samsung TVs, HomeKit device launches and a strong security message" Computerworld 10:13 AM
"Adding iTunes to Samsung TV is a great move in Apple's long game that it has been playing for years" AppleInsider 9:11 AM
"Apple not having 5G is an even bigger problem because carriers like Samsung are going to: Market expert" Fox Business Videos 8:40 AM
"Hell Freezes Over for Apple (Again)" Kirkville 8:08 AM
"You can blame laziness as much as greed for Apple's New Year shock: Too much iPhone, and not enough innovation" The Register 7:23 AM
"New Year's resolutions for iPhone users: Now is the time to break some bad iPhone habits and start some good ones." Macworld 7:06 AM
Non-Apple
"5G vs. 5G E vs. 5GHz: What's the Difference? These three similarly named technologies are not the same. 5G is a new cellular standard, 5GHz Wi-Fi is an established home networking system, and '5G E' is just AT&T marketing for its 4G network." PC Magazine 3:54 PM
"Acer's Swift 7 laptop feels almost impossibly tiny: There's not much else you can get rid of here." Engadget 3:52 PM
"Kroger, Microsoft Create Futuristic Grocery Store. Amazon, Take Note" Bloomberg 7:25 AM
"Microsoft and Kroger to create data-driven connected grocery stores" VentureBeat 8:40 AM
"Metacritic: there wasn't a single good Xbox One exclusive last year" TechSpot 8:49 AM
"Windows 10 1809 adoption remains in the cellar" Computerworld 7:23 AM
"Microsoft should pay damages for forced Windows 10 update, say Finns" ZDNet 8:49 AM
"Microsoft pulls buggy Office 2010 January updates" ZDNet 8:49 AM
"Why Microsoft (Not Amazon) Could Win The Pentagon Contract" Seeking Alpha 11:02 AM
"Dell refreshes its Alienware m15 gaming laptop" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
"Dell unveils Alienware m17 thin-and-light 17-inch laptop" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
"Dell at CES 2019: Alienware m15 Gets Core i9, GeForce RTX, & 4K HDR400 Display Upgrade" AnandTech 8:02 AM
"IBM's Project Debater AI helps humans process complex arguments" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
"Mainframe brains-slurper sues IBM for 'age discrim', calls Ginny and biz 'morally bankrupt'" The Register 1:30 PM
"Live from Intel's CES 2019 press event! Expect the chip giant to dive into the next generation of computing." Engadget 5:37 PM
"CES 2019: Intel unveils 10nm PC products for AI and 5G/Intel's CES announcements included a new mobile PC platform using its Ice Lake processor; PC innovation program Project Athena; hybrid CPU client platform Lakefield; a neural network processor for training called Spring Crest; and a SoC code-named Snow Ridge." ZDNet 8:51 PM
"Intel's latest Nervana processor is focused on AI inference: It's working with Facebook on the new AI chip." Engadget 8:21 PM
"Intel's Lakefield stacks desktop and Atom cores on a '3D' chip: The company also whispered the words 'Project Athena.'" Engadget 8:21 PM
"CES 2019: Intel's Mobileye signs deal with UK mapping agency/Mobileye and Ordnance Survey have announced that they will collect and share map data for better management of infrastructure aimed at enabling smarter cities." ZDNet 8:47 PM
"Intel, Comcast ink deal to enable 10 Gigabit broadband, WiFi 6 in homes" TechCrunch 9:01 PM
"Intel Aims For AI Throne With New Architecture" Seeking Alpha 8:23 AM
"HP unveils new displays and PCs at CES 2019" Times of India 11:31 AM
"T-Mobile reveals Intel as 5G partner for nationwide 600MHz network" VentureBeat 9:17 AM
"AMD unveils new Ryzen mobile processors at CES 2019" V3 12:45 PM
"AMD Commences 2019 With Latest Ryzen Processors and GPUs" Zacks 8:53 AM
"Why AMD is making Chromebook chips, and how it's beating Intel at the entry-level" 9to5Google 10:15 AM
"Nvidia launches the $349 GeForce RTX 2060" TechCrunch 7:15 AM
"Nvidia announces mid-tier RTX 2060 GPU for $349" The Verge 7:13 AM
"Will Oracle and Accenture Help Secoo Stay Relevant?" The Motley Fool 7:25 AM
"Oracle Power Appoints Former CEO Of Advici Consulting As Non-Executive" Alliance News 11:29 AM
"Oracle and Palantir said diversity figures were trade secrets. The real secret: Embarrassing numbers" Reveal 11:29 AM
"Huawei's 5G security scrutiny pain could be Cisco's gain – analysts" The Register 11:28 AM
"Umno Youth demands Cisco take action against employee over royal insult" Malay Mail 11:29 AM
"We're not the Cisco you're looking for, security firm tells netizens" MalaysiaKini 11:29 AM
"Huawei launches server chipset as China pushes to cut reliance on imports" Reuters 6:45 AM
"Qualcomm expands car computer chip lineup, adds music from Amazon" Reuters 3:21 PM
"Apple's trillion dollar market cap was always a false idol" TechCrunch 5:34 PM
"Apple hasn't been this unloved by Wall Street since 2005" CNBC 3:51 PM
"Commerce Secretary Ross denies Apple's revenue warning is tied to China" CNBC 10:54 AM
"Trump Commerce Secretary says Apple shouldn't blame China for struggling iPhone" 9to5Mac 10:53 AM
"U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: Apple's earnings miss had nothing to do with U.S.-China trade talks" MacDailyNews 8:27 AM
"Apple's Shocking Market Decline In Perspective [Infographic] Forbes 7:07 AM
Industry News
"Stocks close higher for second session as U.S.-China trade talks resume: Partial government shutdown now in its 17th day" MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"Dow Pares Gains Into Close as Wall Street Monitors U.S.-China Trade Talks: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is higher Monday amid improved prospects for a trade deal between the U.S. and China." TheStreet 3:58 PM
"Stock Market Rallies As Netflix, Tech Breakouts Fuel Nasdaq's Surge" Investor's Business Daily 3:58 PM
"Stocks rise as US, China officials hold trade talks" ["Stocks closed higher Monday, giving the major averages a second consecutive day of gains amid hopes that this week's U.S.-China trade talks will produce a deal between the world's two biggest economies."] FOXBusiness 3:57 PM
"Stocks Close Higher as U.S.-China Trade Talks Begin: Investors hope latest round of negotiations will bring Washington and Beijing closer to a resolution" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Nikkei leaps amid broad gains for Asian markets: Japan stocks rise after Abe's reassurance; Tech Stocks rebound in Asia" MarketWatch 8:45 AM
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