"Apple News+ Is Great for Magazine Lovers, But It's Not the Future of News: but there are serious limitations" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:35 PM
"Who's Minding The Macintosh Store?" Monday Note 3:38 PM
"Editorial: Steve Jobs would have been proud of Tim Cook's Apple News & Apple TV event" AppleInsider 7:59 AM
"Coming to an Apple store near you: the harder sell/Now that Apple has fully and openly declared how important services are for its business, can you expect those services to be pushed at your Apple store?" ZDNet 7:07 AM
"Apple hires Tesla VP for electric powertrains" Pocketnow 7:25 AM
"How to choose between iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro: Five options means choosing ain't easy" The Verge 3/30
"AT&T's CEO looks ahead to the end of the phone/Commentary: Can't imagine a world without iPhones and Android? Maybe you're not trying hard enough." CNET 3/30
"Apple TV Channels Is a Big Change to Apple's Subscription Model: The tech titan is a lot more hands-on with TV Channels than with in-app subscriptions." The Motley Fool 3/30
"Apple's lead iPhone chip designer leaves the company: Gerard Williams III led the design of all Apple processors from the A7." Engadget 3/30
"Apple's latest Tesla hire may point to powertrain for full-scale 'Apple Car': Signaling that it's continuing work on a full-fledged electric car, or at least a platform, Apple has reportedly hired Tesla's engineering VP in charge of powertrains Michael Schwekutsch." AppleInsider 3/30
"News app for Mac: The Ultimate guide/Are you looking for a new way to get your favorite news sources delivered to your Mac? Try the News app!" iMore 3/30
"How to convert a DOCX file to Pages on macOS" AddictiveTips 3/30
"Adobe Premiere Pro vs. Apple Final Cut Pro X: What's the Difference? Most professional video editors use one or the other. Here's how these two top-rated programs compare, feature by feature." PC Magazine 3/29
"How to convert a DOCX file to Pages on macOS" AddictiveTips 3/29
"How to record digital audio from your iPhone to your Mac with iDAM" Cult of Mac 3/29
"Evaluating Popular Web Browser in terms of Security and Privacy" ReadWrite 3/29
"How to Leave No Trace on a Borrowed Computer" Gizmodo 3/29
"The Best Mac for Gaming in 2019" Mac Gamer HQ 3/29
Press Releases
"Vectorworks, Inc. Announces GDTF 1.0 Availability—Drives Entertainment Industry Standard" Architosh 3/29
"Data Creator 1.7.1 for macOS, an advanced data generator that can create tables filled with pseudo-random custom content in just few clicks" Ecleti 3/29
"Man pleads guilty to hijacking Apple IDs of rappers and sports stars: Phishing scams helped him go on spending sprees." Engadget 9:17 PM
"Cheaper iPhone, Mac repairs: Apple slightly loosens its grip on who mends your devices" ZDNet 3/29
"5-Year Market Forecast: App Store and Google Play Spending Will Grow 120% to Reach $156 Billion by 2023" SensorTower 3/29
"App Store revenue could more than double by 2023" Cult of Mac 3/29
"App Store Revenue Set to Double Over Next 5 Years" The Mac Observer 3/29
"Global True Wireless Hearables Market Reaches 12.5 Million Units in Q4 2018: Apple was the market leader with its AirPods as premium models continued to dominate the market. However, mid-tier brands started to gain market share." Counterpoint 3/29
"The 50 most beautiful Apple stores outside the United States" Business Insider 3/29
"Hacker pleads guilty to accessing Apple accounts of famous athletes and rappers" The Verge 3/29
"Mac users in China can no longer use Taiwan flag emoji" Cult of Mac 3/29
Non-Apple News
"Hon Hai profit drops for second year: Financial Statement:The iPhone assembler's net profit declined 6.97% annually to NT$129.07 billion last year, but overall revenue grew 12.47% to NT$5.29 trillion" Taipei Times 12:04 PM
"Hacker Rigs New Zealand Shooter's Manifesto With Malware" PC Magazine 3/29
"T-Mobile And Sprint Blockbuster Wireless Merger Faces Potential Roadblock From States" HotHardware 3/29
"Apple leaves Android users with few alternatives as Texture is earmarked for May 28 shutdown: Magzter is about to get a whole lot more popular." PCWorld 3/29
"90 percent of tech companies are vulnerable to email spoofing" BetaNews 3/29
"Hundreds of compromised Wordpress and Joomla websites are serving up malware to visitors" ZDNet 3/29
"Seven out of ten Americans are comfortable with IoT tech in the home" ZDNet 3/29
"First image surfaces of Google Chrome's upcoming Tab Groups feature" ZDNet 3/29
"Google's DeepMind asks what it means for AI to fail" ZDNet 3/29
"Google Assistant integration with Chrome might be coming to Android" Android Authority 3/29
"Google security engineer discloses zero-day flaw in TP-Link smart home routers" ZDNet 3/29
"Google deletes 'conversion therapy' app savaged by the LGBTQ community" Business Insider 3/29
Publications/Podcasts
"The Talk Show: 'I Have Faith In The Rice', With Special Guest Paul Kafasis" Daring Fireball 8:16 PM
"Podcast: Apple Services Event" Seeking Alpha 9:46 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets tech pundits Kirk McElhearn and Peter Cohen, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:19 AM
"An Apple Arcade Extravaganza – The TouchArcade Show #393" Touch Arcade 3/29
"Briefing -The Moshi iGlaze Hardshell Case for 13-inch MacBook Air" MacVoices 3/29
"9to5Mac Daily: March 29, 2019 — the AirPower episode" 9to5Mac 3/29
"New iPhone Rumors, Mojave Gmail Bug Fix – TMO Daily Observations 2019-03-29" The Mac Observer 3/29
"9to5Mac Happy Hour 218: Apple TV+, Card, Arcade, and News+ event" 9to5Mac 3/29
"The Sams Report: Apple Games the Game/On this edition of the Sams Report, Apple has a new gaming service, Edge leaks, and there's a Surface Hub event next month." Thurrott 3/29
"TV+, Card, Arcade, News+, we react to it all, on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 3/29
"Qualcomm & iPhone bans, the Apple Card, Apple TV on Roku and more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 3/29
"Apple Music may soon get Chromecast support in Android app" TechRadar UK 9:16 PM
"Apple Music code hints at Chromecast support: You could stream the service to all kinds of Google-powered devices." Engadget 8:19 AM
"Canceled: Apple's AirPower wireless charging mat will not be released" BetaNews 3/30
"Apple loses engineer who oversaw iPhone, iPad processors: Gerard Williams III, who led the design of every Apple chip core from the A7 to the A12X, departed the company last month, CNET has learned." CNET 3/29
"Alleged Leaked Schematic Depicts 2019 iPhone With Triple-Lens Camera in Triangular Arrangement" MacRumors 3/29
"Leaked iPhone 11 schematics show what may be Apple's new triple-lens camera design" BGR 3/29
"2019 iMac performance ranges from 5% to 66% increase over previous models" AppleInsider 3/29
"Apple Store Pickup Now Available for New iPad Mini and iPad Air" MacRumors 3/29
"AirPods 2nd Generation Teardown: New Features, Still Disposable" iFixit 3/29
"Need to Repair Your New AirPods? Good Luck" PC Magazine 3/29
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple Acknowledges Issues in Latest MacBook Keyboard" Zacks 3/29
Price Trackers/Deals
"In recognition of World Backup Day on March 31 we offering $10 off ChronoSync this weekend." Econ Technologies 3/29
"Why you should pick up the 2017 10.5-inch iPad Pro instead of the new iPad Air" AppleInsider 12:25 PM
"Best laptops for college students in 2019: With picks from Acer, Apple, Dell and Lenovo, we've got an affordable laptop for every student." CNET 12:25 PM
"iPhone XS Max vs. Galaxy S10 Plus: The cameras battle it out" CNET 7:27 AM
"Apple iPad Mini 5 (2019) Day One Review — Same, Same, But Different" VR Zone 7:25 AM
"What Reviewers Are Saying About the New Apple iPad Mini" Barron's 7:25 AM
"Apple iPad Air vs. iPad Mini (2019): Which One Should You Buy?" LAPTOP Magazine 3/30
"Apple AirPods 2019 review: The king of truly wireless earphones is crowned with small enhancements" CNET 3/30
"AirPods 2 Get A Repairability Score Of Zero In New Teardown [Video] Redmond Pie 3/30
"Galaxy S10+ Vs iPhone XS Max: Samsung's 2019 Flagship With Gorilla Glass 6 Loses To Apple's 2018 Flagship In Drop Test Durability" Redmond Pie 3/30
"iPhone XR vs. Pixel 3: Which phone is best? Spoiler: They're both awesome." CNET 3/30
"Best Waterproof Cases for iPad Air 3 in 2019" iMore 3/30
"Hands-On With Apple's New iPad Air 3 and iPad Mini 5" MacRumors 3/29
"I spent a week using Apple's new iPad Air, and I'm convinced it's the best iPad for most people" Business Insider 3/29
"iPad Air 3 (2019) Review: The New Everyday iPad for Everyone" iMore 3/29
"Review: Apple's New AirPods Are Great if You Don't Have AirPods Yet" Time 3/29
"Apple AirPods 2 review: even more wireless" The Verge 3/29
"MacBook Air 2018 vs. MacBook Air 2017: Which one should you buy?" CNET 3/29
"Puro Sound Labs PuroQuiet review: These headphones are designed to protect children's hearing" TechHive 3/29
iOS Apps
"The Elder Scrolls: Blades — Beginner's Guide/This should help you understand the game." iMore 6:38 PM
"Best iPad Games in 2019: Need more fun in your life? Check out these great iPad games." iMore 11:14 AM
"The Best Emails Apps for the iPhone and iPad" Digital Trends 3/30
"Best iPad apps for new owners: Did you just get your first iPad? Looking for the top apps to download next? Here they are!" iMore 3/30
"What's new in iOS 12.3 beta 1 - hands-on with a redesigned TV app [Video] 9to5Mac 3/29
"iOS 12.2 Battery Life Test : Has it improved over iOS 12.1.4?" YouTube: iAppleBytes 3/29
"Comparing AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, & Verizon's 'unlimited wireless plans for iPhone in 2019" AppleInsider 3/29
How-To/Tutorial
"Signing up for Apple Card? Here's how you check your credit score: Your credit score matters for some credit cards, as well as when you rent an apartment and buy a house." CNET 12:42 PM
"Here are the best ways to stream local TV to your Apple TV or iPhone" AppleInsider 3/30
"How to fix AirPods that won't connect to your iPhone" 9to5Mac 3/29
"14 Notes App Keyboard Shortcuts for iPad" OS X Daily 3/29
"How to unlock an iPad you've forgotten the password to (and keep your data)" Business Insider 3/29
"How To Quit Apps On the iPhone X, XR, XS and XS Max" MacMost 3/29
"How to change your message list preview in Mail on iOS and Mac" iDownload Blog 3/29
"How to share Spotify playlists on iOS and Mac" iDownload Blog 3/29
"Why Does Safari Say 'Not Secure' for Some Webpages on iPhone, iPad, or Mac?" OS X Daily 3/29
Tips
"10 things every new Mac owner should know: Your new Mac is easy to set up and use. Make sure you know these important basics after you get started." iMore 3/30
"Apple Card: Here's who will benefit from it most/Spoiler: People who never use Apple Pay are not on the list." Macworld 3/29
"Everything we know about Apple Card" Computerworld 3/29
"Everything you need to know about how to get and use the Apple Card" AppleInsider 3/29
"Apple Arcade FAQ: Games, price, compatibility, and everything else you need to know" Macworld 3/29
"The death of Apple's AirPower' may be the best thing for you and your iPhone/Commentary: I was crushed when Apple cancelled its smart wireless charging pad. Now it's time to move on." CNET 1:40 PM
"What's the Point of Apple Arcade? The new gaming service will run more than 100 games across iOS, macOS, and tvOS devices." The Motley Fool 12:23 PM
"New Apple ecosystem marks step toward privatizing identity" Axios 12:03 PM
"Comment: iOS 13 will be the most important release to date for iPad" 9to5Mac 8:15 AM
"How Apple TV Plus compares to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu" Yahoo! Finance 7:25 AM
"Apple's Services event: What the indie analysts are saying/Excerpts from some of my favorites. Seen any I missed?" Indie Research 7:13 AM
"Cassandra -Weekend Review: Distribution is not a Charity" eXtensions 7:14 AM
"10 Hilarious April Fools Prank to Play on iPhone and iPad Users" iPhone Hacks 7:01 AM
"iOS vs Android in 2019: An Objective Overview" iPhone Hacks 7:02 AM
"The 10 Most Bizarre Things About The FTC-Qualcomm Case" Forbes 7:11 AM
"Forget AirPods 2, Apple Accidentally Leaks Upgraded Rival" Forbes 3/30
"Apple v Huawei: who delivered the biggest innovation punch?" Stuff: New Zealand 3/30
"AirPower Was Likely Doomed by Electromagnetic Interference" Thurrott 3/30
"Apple Card Doesn't Need to Be Revolutionary to Be a Hit" Tom's Guide 3/30
"Why Apple's AirPower had to die: Apple has canceled AirPower. That's not an April Fool's joke. It's not a hoax. It's not a typo. It's not a glitch in the matrix. AirPower is well and truly dead." iMore 3/30
"AirPower fail: The latest victim of Apple's OCD/It was only a matter of time before Apple flew too close to the sun." ZDNet 3/30
"Apple's March 25 Apple News, Apple TV+. and Apple Card event got a bumpy reception from industry and critics: Much of the criticism of Apple's event was focused on how it actually told us very little. Yet even with a 'charm-and-dazzle' show, there was enough to get critics and analysts examining the good and the bad of what Apple is planning." AppleInsider 3/30
"Apple is learning why shortcut security is a bad idea: With its enterprise developer certificate program, Apple chose convenience over security. You can guess what happened." Computerworld 3/29
"I don't care about AirPower because I'm still typing on this sh**ty MacBook keyboard" Mashable 3/29
"Why Apple Never Even Dreamed of Buying Netflix" The Mac Observer 3/29
"The Apple Watch alerted my father to a serious heart condition in the middle of the night" BGR 3/29
"iMac, iMac 4k, iMac 5k, or iMac Pro - which iMac should you buy?" AppleInsider 3/29
"Did Warren Buffett Just Call Apple TV+ a Mistake?" Market Realist 3/29
"Thoughts on Apple's News+, Card, Arcade, and TV+ event — something for everyone" 9to5Mac 3/29
"I Now Have a Cardiologist: With Apple's release of watchOS 5.2, I see the ECG feature is now more widely available throughout Europe and other regions. That's great news." Joe Cieplinski 3/29
"iPhone 2019 rumors: That ugly square triple-camera might actually make its way into the next iPhone" Macworld 3/29
"I deleted all the apps off my phone for a week — and it was harder than I could have imagined" Business Insider 3/29
"How Apple Arcade Could Change How Apple Makes Money from Games" Market Realist 3/29
"Cloud-Streamed Gaming: More Questions Than Answers" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3/29
"Apple's TV Plus put on a hell of a show. It just wasn't for us/Commentary: The star-studded theatrics were mostly for the stars themselves." CNET 3/29
"Facebook gives you more control over what you see in your News Feed: It's also getting more transparent about the ads you come across on the site." Engadget 9:08 PM
"Now that AirPower is dead, here are some of the best wireless charger alternatives" 9to5Mac 3/29
"Now that Apple's AirPower is canceled, here are the best Qi wireless charging pads" AppleInsider 3/29
"'Rumble Stars Soccer' from Frogmind Is Releasing Globally Soon on Both iOS and Android with Pre-Registrations Now Live" Touch Arcade 3/29
"Eye Candy for Architects—Chaos Group Releases New Reel" Architosh 3/29
"Vennetics and Reelgood Partner to Bring Apple TV+ Original Content to IPTV Providers" Business Wire 3/29
"Double-Digit Growth Expected in the Smart Home Market, Says IDC" Business Wire 3/29
"At long last, Gmail's swipe actions are coming to iOS: Swipe to trash, mark as read, snooze, and more" The Verge 3/29
"Gboard 2.0 brings advanced background, key, and glide theming to iOS [Gallery] 9to5Google 3/29
"Gmail for iOS Finally Gets Handy Customizable Swipe Actions" Digital Trends 3/29
"Microsoft is finally selling the Surface Book 2 with an 8th-gen Core i5" Neowin 3:55 PM
"Surface Book 2 with 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor now available to order: The new quad-core Surface Book 2 13-inch entry level is now more powerful" Windows Central 3:55 PM
"Surface Book 2 Now Offers an 8th-Generation Core i5 Configuration" Thurrott 5:25 PM
"Windows 10 Users Are Reporting Weird Test Notifications That Smell Of A Security Issue" HotHardware 6:38 PM
"Microsoft Surface Phone Dreams Return Thanks to New Microsoft Patent: Patent details the hing that Andromeda could use" Softpedia 7:12 AM
"Microsoft Driver Updates For Surface Laptop, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 Launched With Fixes And Improvements" Tech News Watch 7:27 AM
"Xbox One And PC Getting Yet Another Cool New Audio Feature" Forbes 5:08 PM
"Microsoft Bans Internal April Fool's Prank" TechZim 7:26 AM
"Say what? Tips and tricks for Microsoft Excel" IT-Online 7:26 AM
"Microsoft Weekly: A chromed edge, game expansions, and few previews" Neowin 8:32 AM
"Intel 'Xe Unleashed' GPU Lineup Leaked — Xe Power 2 Flagship Graphics Card, Roadmap And More" WCCFTech 8:45 PM
"AMD Predicted To Further Chip Away At Intel Server CPU Market Share With EPYC Through 2020" HotHardware 6:38 PM
"Nvidia's Tom Petersen is heading to Intel, according to report: Petersen ends a 15-year tenure with Nvidia" TechSpot 7:09 AM
"Omen by HP Mindframe Headset: The coolest headphone innovation we've tested so far? Yes, but what about the other features?" GameReactor 7:24 AM
"Lenovo foldable device could have a Surface Book hinge" SlashGear 8:44 PM
"Lilbits 355: Intel's next-gen low-power chips coming in 2020, better graphics in tow" Liliputing 3/30
"AWS continues to invest in AMD's EPYC platform" TechSpot 3/30
"Bank of America Corp DE Invests $35.42 Million in Dell Inc. (DELL)" Fairfield Current 3/30
"Hybrid Cloud Technology Market Is Thriving Worldwide with Key Players: VMware, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc., Microsoft, Rackspace, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM" Market Reprots 3/30
"Apple Stock Gets Boost As App Store Revenue Seen To Double By 2023" Nasdaq 3/30
"Here's How the Apple Card Will Boost the Company's Digital-Payments Strategy: Apple Pay is expanding to include a credit card that's uniquely Apple." The Motley Fool 3/30
"Major Apple Supplier Foxconn Suffers Profit Drop: The performance of the Taiwanese assembler of iPhones offers a window into the U.S. tech titan's operations" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/29
Industry News
"Dow rallies more than 200 points as S&P 500 logs its best quarterly advance since 2009: Lyft shares trim gains after soaring in IPO" MarketWatch 3/29
"Dow Ends Up on 'Constructive' Trade Talks; S&P 500 Logs Best Quarter Since 2009: Stocks closes up Friday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says trade talks he held with China were 'constructive.'" TheStreet 3/29
"US-China trade optimism boosts all major averages" FOXBusiness 3/29
"U.S. Stocks Rise, Notching Best Quarter In Years: After a late 2018 swoon, S&P 500 closes out the quarter with its best gains since the financial crisis" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/29
"Shanghai Composite leads Asia stocks higher after U.S., China resume trade talks: China stocks see best quarter gain since end 2014" MarketWatch 3/29
"London markets up despite falling business investment: Another Brexit vote coming on day U.K. meant to leave the union" MarketWatch 3/29
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