"The facts about parental control apps" Apple 7:55 PM
"Editorial: Will Apple's 1990's 'Golden Age' collapse repeat itself? Once, long ago, Apple Computer, Inc. commissioned a new headquarters in Northern California just as it began losing its position as a leader in personal computing tech in the early '90s. Could history repeat itself in our modern era?" AppleInsider 7:27 PM
"Apple poached Intel 5G leader weeks before switch to rival Qualcomm" Telegraph 3:28 PM
"Apple hired away Intel's 5G modem lead just prior to Qualcomm settlement" AppleInsider 3:44 PM
"What iPhone? Apple's push toward services begins: Apple's said its future is not just selling you an iPhone, but also streaming videos, music, news and even games." CNET 7:14 AM
"Switch from Apple to Samsung? AT&T said don't do it: Can you leave Apple's ecosystem behind and embrace something new and equally simple? Not according to this AT&T store." ZDNet 7:10 AM
"Purged screen time monitoring apps misused enterprise tools, Schiller says: A critical New York Times report on Saturday suggested Apple culls screen time monitoring apps that compete similar first-party features built into iOS. In response, SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller said the titles in question abuse a device management technology designed for enterprise users." AppleInsider 7:32 AM
"Exclusive: Apple Services revs up 15% in March quarter, 13.4% in June (revised)" Apple 3.0 7:13 AM
"Intel wants to sell its smartphone modem business, as Apple didn't buy it" Pocketnow 4/27
"The growing backlash against facial recognition tech: Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft are all mired in controversy over it." Vox 4/27
"Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4/27
"'I feel naked without them': Will AirPods spark the next major computing wave?" GeekWire 4/27
"Apple accused again of anticompetitive behavior" Pocketnow 7:16 AM
"Apple amping up purges of apps that are similar to iOS 12 Screen Time: Apple has eliminated 11 of the 17 most popular screen time monitoring and parental control apps from the App Store, and has done so with increasing frequency since it launched its own monitoring tool, Screen Time, in iOS 12." AppleInsider 4/27
"Apple accused of clamping down on apps competing with Screen Time: Two companies have filed competition complaints with the EU." Engadget 4/27
"Workers Love AirPods Because Employers Stole Their Walls: In the open-plan office, wireless headphones are the new cubicles." The Atlantic 4/27
"Apple Was In Talks With Intel For Acquiring 5G Modem Business" Redmond Pie 4/27
"Apple CEO Tim Cook had an impact on the company before he was even hired" Business Insider 4/26
"Intel admits Apple-Qualcomm settlement influenced its decision to drop 5G" Mashable 4/26
"No Pay, No Gain: Huawei Outspends Apple on R&D for a 5G Edge" Bloomberg News [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4/26
Non-Apple News
"The sim swap the US isn't using: Foreign phone carriers share data to stop SIM swap fraud; US carriers drag their feet." Ars Technica 7:33 AM
"Google staff share claims of company retaliation in town hall meeting: Google claims the stories aren't as they appear." Engadget 4/27
"Amazon is reportedly working on a new high-def music streaming service" BGR 4/27
"The Dispute Over Google's Alleged Retaliation Intensifies" Wired 4/27
"Slack warns investors of a high risk of cyber-attacks impacting stock performance" ZDNet 4/26
"Elon Musk reaches settlement in SEC tweet battle: The SEC is not seeking additional punishments of Musk for a February tweet." Ars Technica 4/26
"Google and Amazon Follow in Apple's and Qualcomm's Footsteps" Market Realist 4/26
"Many Used Hard Drives Sold on eBay Still Contain Leftover Data: Data removal company Blannco analyzed 159 SSD and HDD storage drives purchased on eBay and found that many still contained leftover data from the previous owners." PC Magazine 4/26
"No matter where we live, we all switch apps in similar ways" ZDNet 4/26
"Cox Launches Elite Gamer Service With Reduced Lag For Windows PC Enthusiasts" HotHardware 4/26
"Cox wants gamers to pay an extra $15 for 'elite' internet that isn't actually faster: You might see less latency and jitter, but this seems dubious" The Verge 4/26
"The cameras in Walmart's new AI store produce 1.6TB of data per second" GearBrain 4/26
"Google brings down the banhammer on app developer for producing fake clicks" Android Authority 4/26
"Exclusive: Google Is Banning A Play Store Developer With More Than Half A Billion App Installs/DO Global ban comes after BuzzFeed News revealed it was committing ad fraud and violating other Google policies." BuzzFeed News 4/26
"How Parents Spend Their Digital Time After Kids Are Asleep" PC Magazine 4/26
"iFixit pulls Galaxy Fold teardown at Samsung's request: The drama is unfolding with increasing strangeness" The Verge 4/26
Publications/Podcasts
"iMore show 655: Tech Talk IS Girl Talk/The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac, and Apple!" iMore 10:35 AM
"Gene Steinberg meets outspoken commentator Peter Cohen and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:13 AM
"Faster Together -Puget Systems Designs Custom Computers For Your Needs" MacVoices 4/27
"RIP in Pepperoni Galaxy Fold – The TouchArcade Show #397" Touch Arcade 4/26
"Presentations from the Faster Together Stage at NAB 2019" fcp.co 4/26
"The Dalrymple Report: 4K video, iCloud, and Apple News with Dave Mark" The Loop 4/26
"Apple Design Team Updates, TDO Picks – TMO Daily Observations 2019-04-26" The Mac Observer 4/26
"Vergecast: WWDC leaks and further fiascos from Samsung and Luminary" The Verge 4/26
"Overcast Adds Simple Podcast Video Clip Sharing" MacStories 7:32 AM
"Chat Away With the Best Walkie-talkie Apps for Android and iOS" Digital Trends 4/27
"NotifyWiFi X notifies you when your handset jumps to a new Wi-Fi network" iDownload Blog 4/27
How-To/Tutorial
"How to sync Fitbit data to Apple Health" iMore 9:26 AM
"How to open a tab delimited file in Apple macOS Numbers.app" Gordon's Tech 7:33 AM
"How To Connect Apple AirPods With Android Phones" Redmond Pie 4/27
"How to create and delete alarms and timers with Siri" Cult of Mac 4/26
"Thunderbolt 3 adapter guide: How to connect an iPhone, display, hard drive, and more to a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air" Macworld 4/26
"How to Cancel Apple News Plus Subscription" OS X Daily 4/26
"iOS: How to Create a Table of Contents in Pages" The Mac Observer 4/26
"How To Reset Forgotten Notes Password" macReports 4/26
"How To Update iOS Software on Your Device" macReports 4/26
"How to play songs at the same volume level in Apple Music" iDownload Blog 4/26
"How to use Microsoft Surface with your iPhone" Computerworld 4/26
Tips
"How to decide if investing in a big Homekit setup is right for you: Apple's HomeKit is growing, and there is now a range of smart devices for every function. Yet there are both potential savings and hidden costs that will make or break your decision on whether to invest. Plus, HomeKit is still more complicated than it should be." AppleInsider 12:38 PM
"This tweak can customize Notification Center's 'No Older Notifications' text" iDownload Blog 4/27
"How to make an Apple News replacement with the new Reeder 4 app" AppleInsider 4/26
"Third-Party Parental Control Apps for iOS Devices Are Being Restricted" Pixel Envy 4/27
"3 Ways iOS 13 Will Make You More Productive" Tom's Guide 4/27
"macOS Update 10.15 (2019) News: Rumors, Features We Want" LAPTOP Magazine 4/27
"WSJ: Apple dropped plan to buy Intel's modem biz/From 'Apple Held Talks With Intel About Buying Its Smartphone-Modem Chip Business' ($) in Saturday's Wall Street Journal." Apple 3.0 4/27
"New Concept Shows 7 Features watchOS 6 Needs This Year" [Slideshow] iDrop News 4/26
"Casey Johnston Bought a 2018 MacBook Air and You Know Exactly Where This Is Going" Daring Fireball 4/26
"7 lessons Apple learns from Samsung's Galaxy Fold Fail" Apple Must 4/26
"Amazon could one-up Apple Music with new high-fidelity music tier" Cult of Mac 4/26
"Amazon to offer hi-res streaming music; Apple really should too" 9to5Mac 4/26
"What Apple can learn from the iPhone XR's success: The iPhone XR is Apple's best-selling model by a huge margin. Here are five takeaways Apple should pay attention to." Macworld 4/26
"What I really want is a la carte streaming service from Apple (or anyone)" Apple World Today 4/26
Non-Apple
"First Winning Wars, Only To Lose Them Later" Monday Note 3:25 PM
"AT&T WatchTV vs. Philo: Which is the best cheap live-TV streaming service? Priced well below their competitors, these two services give cord-cutters an affordable live-TV option. But does one stand out over the other?" CNET 7:15 AM
"More on iFixit Pulling Its Galaxy Fold Teardown" Daring Fireball 4/26
"I Love The Facebook Portal And I Don't Care Who Knows: I set up the critically reviled device in the BuzzFeed office and every one was utterly, truly delighted with it." BuzzFeed News 4/26
"How Amazon's Secret Sauce Keeps Plundering Your Markets" Forbes 4/26
"How to install the LinApple Apple II emulator on Linux" AddictiveTips 4/26
"8 once-heavily buzzed pieces of tech professionals are still watching" The Next Web 4/26
"Why Twitter has been slow to ban white nationalists" The Verge 4/26
"All Podcasts Are Shows; Not All Shows Are Podcasts" Daring Fireball 4/26
"What Should We Do About the Past Crimes of Reformed Hackers? The guilty plea of Marcus Hutchins, who slowed the spread of the WannaCry ransomware, shows the challenge facing the legal system." Slate 4/26
"This Is Why Intel Killed Its 5G Modem Project" UberGizmo 7:11 AM
"AMD Ryzen 3000 Zen 2 Expected To Hit 4.5GHz With A Sweet 15% IPC Uplift" HotHardware 4:20 PM
"Into the long grass: Microsoft will reportedly not talk about Windows Lite and WCOS at Build 2019" MSPoweruser 12:42 PM
"Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885 fixes drive letter assignment problems and brings Android notifications mirroring to Your Phone app" BetaNews 7:12 AM
"May's Windows 10 Update Requires Twice as Much Disk Space" Digital Trends 7:37 PM
"SeeingVR: What Microsoft is doing for the visually impaired" VentureBeat 7:36 PM
"What's Up With Microsoft's 365 Freelance Toolkit -- And What Will It Mean For You?" Forbes 12:42 PM
"OneNote UWP to receive a page template feature, page sorting, in upcoming update" OnMSFT 9:27 AM
"IBM Australia banks healthy profit bump for 2018: Net profit for Big Blue's Australian arm almost tripled, while the amount of income tax paid sextupled." ZDNet 8:46 PM
"Week in review: Oracle WebLogic zero-day under attack, a new way to improve network security" Help Net Security 7:36 PM
"Intel Admits CPU Shortages Will Continue Until Third Quarter of 2019" WCCFTech 4/27
"Intel puts modem business up for sale, held talks with Apple — Report: Intel Corp is exploring strategic options for its modem chip business, including a possible sale to Apple or another acquirer." Reuters 4/27
"Intel is trying to sell its smartphone-modem business: Apple and Qualcomm are friends again, so Intel is out." Engadget 4/27
"Acer Predator Triton 500 Packs an i7-8750H and RTX 2080 Into a Thin Form Factor" WCCFTech 4/27
"Bitspower Launches New Monoblock — Features RGB and OLED Screen" WCCFTech 4/27
"Alleged AMD Navi GPU Based Graphics Card PCB Leaks Out — Features GDDR6 Memory, 256-bit Bus For Next-Gen Radeon" WCCFTech 4/27
"AAPL Q2 2019 revenue will be down 5-6%, predict analysts- 9to5Mac" 9to5Mac 4/26
"Brace yourself for Apple's next ugly earnings call" Cult of Mac 4/26
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records as robust GDP data offset tepid earnings: Intel shares tumble on disappointing outlook" MarketWatch 4/26
"Dow Jones Keeps Weekly Losses Small; Will Apple, Disney Outperform Intel In 2019?" Investor's Business Daily 4/26
"Stocks end week at new highs as good GDP data offsets poor earnings" FOXBusiness 4/26
"U.S. Stocks Rally to Put S&P 500, Nasdaq at New Records: U.S. economy expanded at 3.2% rate in the first quarter, helped by higher exports" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4/26
"China logs worst week of 2019, as most Asia markets struggle: Nintendo, SoftBank weigh on Nikkei; Hang Seng up slightly" MarketWatch 4/26
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