"Apple: Don't Blame Tim Cook" ["In business, we often see a similar theme, that is many call for a CEO's ousting when things fall short of expectations. Recently, that has been the case for Apple CEO Tim Cook, which I think is unjustified at the moment."] Seeking Alpha 11:40 AM
"Apple Concedes That Qualcomm Was the Only 4G-Ready Chip Source: Qualcomm Inc. lawyers got Apple Inc. to concede that when the mobile phone industry transitioned to 4G, the iPhone maker didn't have anywhere else to go for key components." Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:59 AM
"Apple Supplier in Japan Looks to Taiwan for Bailout After iPhone XR Letdown: Japan Display is in advanced talks with Taiwan's TPK Holdings and Chinese state-owned Silk Road Fund" ["Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of organic light-emitting diode displays that allow for more flexible handset design, people familiar with the production plans have said."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:38 AM
"Apple is reportedly planning to change a key component of every iPhone lineup by 2020, and now one of its major suppliers is scrambling" Business Insider 9:02 AM
"Foxconn Looks Beyond China to India for iPhone Assembly: Senior executives plan to visit India in February to discuss plans" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:49 AM
"World's Most Admired Companies" [Apple #1] Fortune 8:13 AM
"Apple Named 'World's Most Admired Company' for 12th Year in a Row" MacRumors 8:12 AM
"The world's most admired company is Apple for 12th year" 9to5Mac 8:33 AM
"Apple Settles Lawsuit With Biometric Sensor Company Valencell That Accused it of Stealing Technology for Apple Watch" MacRumors 7:47 AM
"Lawsuit over Apple Watch's heart-tracking tech has been settled" Cult of Mac 7:50 AM
"Apple Pay coming to Target, Taco Bell and more top US retail locations" Apple 8:13 AM
"Apple Pay expands to Target and Taco Bell, now in 74 of top 100 U.S. merchants" VentureBeat 8:44 AM
"Apple Pay is coming to Target, Taco Bell, Speedway and two other U.S. chains" TechCrunch 8:47 AM
"Apple Pay support now rolling out to Target, Speedway, and more" iMore 8:47 AM
"Backflip with pike: CBA makes Apple Pay available now/Australian iPhone users with Commonwealth Bank and Bankwest accounts can now use Apple Pay." ZDNet 5:45 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook: 'People are not born with the same resources'" Apple Must 12:17 PM
"Armenia PM meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook (Photo)" News AM 12:17 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook in Davos for World Economic Forum, Does Education-Related Interview" MacRumors 5:55 PM
"Climate Change Could Lead to Greater Reliance on iPhones, Says Apple" MacRumors 1:21 PM
"Apple's Security Expert Joined the ACLU to Tackle 'Authoritarian Fever'" Motherboard 11:42 AM
"The world's CEOs are getting increasingly nervous about the state of the global economy, a major new survey shows" Business Insider 7:44 AM
Non-Apple News
"Mystery still surrounds hack of PHP PEAR website" ZDNet 9:01 PM
"LG sends video invite for G8 smartphone, hints at gesture control" ZDNet 9:01 PM
"Security researchers are planning a night of prank calls against tech support scammers: Researchers hope to trick call center operators into revealing details about their criminal operation, which they can later share with authorities." ZDNet 1:08 PM
"Google Made a Quiz to See if You Can Identify Phishing Emails" Motherboard 8:00 AM
"TomTom sells telematics unit for $1 billion to better compete with Google in maps and navigation" VentureBeat 7:45 AM
"Security researchers take down 100,000 malware sites over the last ten months" ZDNet 7:43 AM
"PC security warning: That out-of-date software is putting you at risk" ZDNet 7:43 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Upgrade #229: A More Intentional Folding" Relay FM: Upgrade 3:27 PM
"Return of the iPhone SE, Apple Pay Marches On – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-22" The Mac Observer 1:07 PM
"9to5Mac Daily: January 22, 2019" 9to5Mac 10:03 AM
"Let's Talk iOS 275: You're only cheating yourself" iDownload Blog 7:53 AM
"First-ever DxOMark Selfie scores revealed!" [Overal Scores: #1 Pixel 3; #2 Galaxy Note 9; #3 Xiaomi Xi Mix 3; #4 iPhone XS Max ... #10 iPhone X] DxOMark 10:12 AM
"Tested: Using the iPhone XS Smart Battery Case on the iPhone X" AppleInsider 11:41 AM
"Mixcder E7 wirelesss headphone review: Active noise cancelling for very tight budgets/Just don't expect these ultra low-priced wireless ANC headphones to be Bose or Sony busters." TechHive 7:47 AM
"Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus Review: Optimized For Speed" HotHardware 9:06 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to replace your Apple Pencil tip" 9to5Mac 7:57 PM
"How to access Apple News in any country" 9to5Mac 3:31 PM
"How to listen to FM radio on your iPhone" iDownload Blog 3:28 PM
"How to edit GIFs on an iPhone" AddictiveTips 3:27 PM
"How to get Dark Mode on your iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:44 AM
"DVI Scaler for All Low End Mac and Gaming Needs" Low End Mac 8:00 AM
"What you can do with an internal SSD module from a vintage Mac" Macworld 7:48 AM
"Why Apple iPhone sales are slowing: The iPhone and Android smartphone market is not going away, but its growth is slowing. Users are still happy, but investors are getting nervous. Here's why." Computerworld 8:43 AM
"Opinion: Apple expansion moves show how Silicon Valley is losing its grip on tech jobs" MarketWatch 8:14 AM
"The price is wrong: Making things up about the iPhone" Macworld 7:47 AM
"Here's an idea for Apple to explore: self-adjusting eyeglasses" Apple World Today 7:26 AM
Non-Apple
"Digital Storm Aventum X gaming PC review: The Digital Storm Aventum X is an unstoppable gaming PC. Trust us, we tried" Digital Trends 3:52 PM
"It's Not Enough to Fine Facebook. The Feds Should Fine Mark Zuckerberg." Slate 3:30 PM
"5G and the Next Cycle of Software Innovation" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:27 PM
"Quake 2 is the best argument for Nvidia's ray tracing" VentureBeat 11:41 AM
"Microsoft Seeks to Restrict Abuse of its Facial Recognition AI" Bloomberg 7:57 PM
"Microsoft, Intel Look to Cloud Sales as Earnings Season Begins" Bloomberg 1:22 PM
"Microsoft puts Acer, Dell and Lenovo Windows 10 PCs for students in the spotlight: Seven new Windows 10 PCs, priced between $189 and $320, plus a new Microsoft Classroom Pen made exclusively for the education market, are among Microsoft's big bets for BETT 2019." ZDNet 11:59 AM
"Microsoft: 'Expect a bumpy ride'. These are 2019's top 10 tech challenges" ZDNet 12:00 PM
"Microsoft wants your ideas for better gaming in Windows 10: Like not crashing, for example" The Inquirer 6:29 AM
"Satya Nadella's Microsoft Is Making 'Netflix Of Games', Where You Play PC & Xbox Games On Phone - Indiatimes.com" Times of India 6:48 AM
"IBM Beats Earnings Expectations Although Its Revenue Again Declines: Revenue drops 3.5%, but company swings to a profit for the quarter" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:26 PM
"IBM stock rallies after earnings, annual outlook top Wall Street view: Watson unit revenue surpasses Street expectations, but cloud sales do not as revenue declines for second consecutive quarter" MarketWatch 3:52 PM
"IBM CEO Rometty: This is what could topple the whole digital economy" CNBC 1:13 PM
"IBM And Securitize To Improve Corporate Debt Issuance Using Blockchain Technology" Bitcoin Exchange Guide 6:47 AM
"HP's latest school Chromebooks are built for exploring: The next-gen x360 has an optional rear-facing camera." Engadget 6:30 AM
"HP announced Chromebook X360 11 G2 and Chromebook 11 G7 EE With Military Grade Toughness" Techno Codex 6:45 AM
"HP Updates Rugged Chromebooks with More Powerful CPUs" LAPTOP Magazine 1:13 PM
"Intel earnings: 'A precarious time' as CEO choice, data-center competition loom/Chip maker still without permanent CEO more than 6 months after Krzanich's departure" MarketWatch 3:29 PM
"Intel Just Closed Its Pay Gap Again—This Time Taking Stock Options Into Account" Fortune 6:48 AM
"Intel's Stock May Jump After Results" Seeking Alpha 11:44 AM
"AMD's Radeon VII will support Linux from day one: Good news for Windows-hating PC builders" The Inquirer 7:13 AM
"Core blimey... When is an AMD CPU core not a CPU core? It's now up to a jury of 12 to decide" The Register 3:29 PM
"US government v Silicon Valley: Oracle said to owe $400m to women and minorities" The Guardian 5:26 PM
"Oracle allegedly withheld $400 million in wages from underrepresented employees" TechCrunch 5:26 PM
"Oracle accused of underpaying women, minorities by $400M" Associated Press 7:57 PM
"Oracle to set up its first datacenter in India" Daily Host News 6:49 AM
"Gartner: 37% of organizations now use AI in some form" Neowin 6:35 AM
"China tech spending to hit $273B amidst US trade war, slowing economy: Chinese businesses are projected to spend US$256.61 billion on tech this year and another US$272.84 billion in 2020, focusing their investments on transforming operations and improving efficiencies as they brace themselves for an uncertain geopolitical climate, says Forrester." ZDNet 6:39 AM
"Foundry Market Challenges in the Spotlight" EE Times Asia 7:07 AM
"What To Expect From Apple Earnings" Investopedia 3:28 PM
Industry News
"Stocks snap four-day winning streak as trade worries fester: Longest partial government shutdown enters 32nd day" MarketWatch 3:51 PM
"Dow Sinks as Global Growth Warnings Rattle Wall Street, Nasdaq Tumbles Over 2%: The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumps Tuesday after the blue-chip index had closed higher for four straight sessions." TheStreet 3:50 PM
"US stocks close down on global growth worries, weak home sales" FOXBusiness 3:50 PM
"Stocks Decline as Growth Concerns Resurface: Major indexes take first loss in five trading sessions as Dow industrials shed over 300 points" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:35 PM
"Asian markets slip on global growth worries: IMF cuts 2018 outlook a day after China announces slowest GDP growth in 30 years" MarketWatch 7:02 AM
"Slow annual growth for China pulls European markets down: Airlines lead gainers" MarketWatch 7:02 AM
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