"Americans Think Apple Leads in 5G (Spoiler: It Doesn't)/Android phone makers will have a hard time winning iPhone buyers over with their new 5G phones, according to a new survey." PC Magazine 7:08 AM
"New Today at Apple sessions encourage creative optimism" 9to5Mac 9:53 AM
"1984 storyboard – visual plan behind Apple's iconic ad revealed" 9to5Mac 7:20 AM
Non-Apple News
"EU orders recall of children's smartwatch over severe privacy concerns: EU warns that ENOX Safe-KID-One smartwatches contain several security flaws that let third-parties track and call children's watches." ZDNet 8:57 PM
"Google's tumultuous year didn't stop it from making more money than ever: Revenue continues to grow, just not quite as fast as before." Engadget 3:54 PM
"Alphabet tops Q4 expectations: However, shares fell in after-hours trading when the tech giant reported growing losses in its 'other bets' category." ZDNet 3:48 PM
"Alphabet reports Q4 2018 income of $8.94 billion on $39.27 billion revenue" 9to5Google 3:42 PM
"Alphabet revenues are up 22% but the stock is still dropping" TechCrunch 3:36 PM
"Google, plagued by data and privacy issues, still rakes it in: Despite scandals, like its spat with Apple or Dragonfly search project, business is good." CNET 3:33 PM
"Alphabet topped revenue targets in Q4 but rising costs spook Wall Street" Business Insider 3:32 PM
"In 15 years Facebook has amassed 2.3 billion users — more than followers of Christianity" Business Insider 2:13 PM
"Samsung wants to spot breathing problems and lung disease with sensor-covered smart shirt" GearBrain 8:00 AM
"Samsung ends its sketchy Supreme collaboration" Engadget 7:12 AM
"Galaxy S10+ Visits Geekbench with Exynos 9820; Benchmark Score Close to Apple A12 Bionic SoC" MySmartPrice 6:58 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"#231: The Upgrade Cycle Is Extending/What Apple's quarterly results had to say about iPhone sales and prices, Apple reaches a fork in the road when it comes to keyboard design, and just after the official opening of 2019 iPhone Rumor Season comes the official opening of 2020 iPhone Rumor Season." Relay FM: Upgrade 3:32 PM
"Joe Kissell Updates Six Different Take Control Books For Mojave" MacVoices 1:36 PM
"A Dutch Company in Boston—Ultimaker's 3D Printers are Transforming Design and Engineering" Architosh 7:04 AM
"Rumors of new Apple hardware are just starting to percolate" The MT Show 6:58 AM
"To protect users' privacy, iOS 12.2 will limit Web apps' access to iPhone's sensors: The latest iOS beta defaults Web access to motion sensors to 'off.'" Ars Technica 8:36 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Buggy iOS 12.2 Beta 2 Lock Screen Shows Battery Percentage Instead of Date [Updated] MacRumors 3:32 PM
"Some AT&T iPhones Displaying Misleading '5G E' Icon in iOS 12.2 Beta 2" MacRumors 2:17 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iPhone X Models Starting at $769" MacRumors 11:26 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:28 AM
"13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:28 AM
"No Apple Super Bowl ads, one Apple CEO tweet" Apple 3.0 11:27 AM
"Brands like Apple and Molson Coors think a future of extreme weather and climate disasters will be profitable" Business Insider 11:15 AM
"Apple: The Major Decision Is Coming" Seeking Alpha 11:15 AM
"Apple's digital health story is still waiting to be told" Computerworld 11:09 AM
"Do-not-disturb on iPhone really sucks (and how Apple can fix it)" ZDNet 8:22 AM
"12 Apple AirPods 2 Features That Would Make It Totally Worth The Wait" Forbes 8:03 AM
"Where's Apple's collaboration service? Across a range of software and apps, the company already has many of the pieces of a full-service collaboration suite in place. It needs to get busying tying them all together." Computerworld 7:42 AM
"Best 2019 laptops for college students: Whether you're looking for a general purpose workhorse, a gaming system or a convertible that doubles as a tablet, we've got the best laptop for every student." CNET 7:42 AM
"Why I hatefully love Apple Music's Android app" The Next Web 7:27 AM
"Apple, Google have apologized for privacy issues but Facebook is just sorry they got caught" AppleInsider 7:12 AM
Non-Apple
"Fire (and lots of it): Berkeley researcher on the only way to fix cryptocurrency/Nicholas Weaver says bitcoin and other digital coins recapitulate 500 years of failure." Ars Technica 8:40 PM
"How Social Media Can Impact Your Consumption Habits" Forbes 3:32 PM
"Inside Facebook Decisions on Subscriptions, Content Policing" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 2:17 PM
"Here's How Slack's Rebranding Turned Into A 'Swasdicka' Nightmare" BuzzFeed News 11:58 AM
"How to make a basic Android game in Unreal Engine in 7 minutes" Android Authority 11:15 AM
"This 1-minute video highlights the hypocrisy of Verizon's Super Bowl ad about helping firefighters" Business Insider 11:15 AM
"Unboxing AMD's Radeon VII, The First 7nm GPU Unleashed" HotHardware 9:46 AM
"History repeats itself: How 5G's rollout could mimic 4G LTE's messy transition" Digital Trends 9:00 AM
"Why no one really quits Google or Facebook" TechCrunch 8:38 AM
"Huawei MateBook 13 review: A beautiful, premium laptop targeting Apple's MacBook Air" Android Authority 7:28 AM
"Facebook's 15th birthday is clouded by controversies and concerns" VentureBeat 11:19 AM
"As Facebook turns 15, I have a question for Zuckerberg and Sandberg" The Next Web 7:27 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Shame on you Facebook and Google!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 6:58 AM
"Nadella's first five years as Microsoft's CEO: Pragmatism is the watchword/Microsoft named Satya Nadella CEO five years ago today. His tenure has been a pragmatic one, and will likely continue along the same path for the coming five years." ZDNet 11:26 AM
"Satya Nadella made Microsoft relevant again, so why isn't he a billionaire yet?" CNBC 7:43 AM
"Microsoft buys BrightBytes DataSense to bring more data analytics to schools" ZDNet 9:54 AM
"Windows 10 error messages are finally about to become more useful" Digital Trends 2:14 PM
"Microsoft will now be leveraging TomTom's map data across its cloud services" Neowin 5:17 PM
"Intel leads $30 million investment in AI startup: Investors are lining up to get a piece of Catalytic's DIY software, which automates mundane work tasks." Crain's Chicago Business 8:26 AM
"Intel Capital leads $30 million investment in workplace automation platform Catalytic" VentureBeat 9:53 AM
"Intel leads $30 million round in Chicago startup Catalytic" The Business Journals 12:04 PM
"Intel's New CEO's Plan to Tackle Various Challenges" Market Realist 3:36 PM
"Intel's discrete GPU could offer photorealistic graphics, teaser video hints" Digital Trends 11:27 AM
"Intel is really killing off its Itanium server chips this time" The Inquirer 8:28 AM
"Intel appoints seven Israeli VPs, on heels of $11 billion to expand Kiryat Gat facility" Jewish News Syndicate 8:28 AM
"AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement With GlobalFoundries" eTeknix 8:30 AM
"AMD: EPYC'ly Setting The Bar" Seeking Alpha 11:14 AM
"Crowdstrike's partnership with Dell is shaking up the cybersecurity landscape ahead of a planned IPO" Business Insider 8:30 AM
"McCormick taps IBM's AI to develop new flavors, food products" ZDNet 7:07 AM
"IBM and McCormick blend new seasonings with AI" VentureBeat 7:44 AM
"IBM and Clinton Global Initiative collaborate to help impact lives through technology" Business Insider 3:32 PM
"Cisco joins Apple in calling for a US version of GDPR data protection and privacy laws" BetaNews 7:43 AM
"Quantum Computing Doesn't Threaten Good Encryption—Yet" ITPro Today 7:43 AM
"Traditional databases like Oracle now history: Amazon CTO" IANS 8:33 AM
"What to Expect from Cisco Collaboration: It's becoming clear now that they've been busy at Cisco, and we are in for an unveiling in terms of both updates and roadmap." No Jitter 8:31 AM
"Cisco calls for data law as tech split over privacy deepens" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"Why Apple and Sirius Are Both Even Stronger Than They Look: Each reported earnings this week, but the real stories for both are about long-term transformations." The Motley Fool 8:56 PM
"Apple overtook Microsoft as the most valuable U.S. company for a few moments today" Neowin 5:19 PM
"Apple briefly regains title as most valuable U.S. company" Reuters 3:31 PM
"Apple again the world's most valuable company" MacDailyNews 1:37 PM
"Apple: Is Any Market Big Enough?" Seeking Alpha 2:11 PM
"Is Apple Aggressively Buying Back Its Stock? Without Apple doing so well Monday the indices would look much different." RealMoney 11:27 AM
"Why Apple's Rally May Only Be Starting" Seeking Alpha 11:10 AM
"The Tim Cook Indicator: In Which Tim Says The R-Word Under His Breath" Seeking Alpha 7:55 AM
Industry News
"Stock market closes higher as tech shares rally: Papa John's rises after Starboard makes $200 million investment" MarketWatch 3:57 PM
"Stocks Rise Ahead of Alphabet Earnings: Stocks rose Monday amid another rush of earnings reports this week including Alphabet results due after the bell." TheStreet 3:57 PM
"Stock Market Surges As Apple, Microsoft, FANG Stocks Score Gains" Investor's Business Daily 3:57 PM
"Stock indexes higher on rising tech, industrial firm shares: U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, starting a week that will include earnings from 96 companies in the S&P 500." FOXBusiness 3:57 PM
"U.S. Stocks Close Higher, Led by Tech Sector: Microsoft, Apple both added more than 2.5% apiece, helping to boost the blue-chip index as well" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Asian markets mixed amid holiday closures; Sony sinks: Nikkei, Hang Seng advance; indexes in China, Taiwan, South Korea closed" MarketWatch 8:25 AM
"London markets edge up thanks to oil, but miners weigh" MarketWatch 8:24 AM
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