"Three big reasons why Americans aren't upgrading their phones: Yes, this has to do with China" The Verge 8:24 AM
"Here are the vehicles and receivers with Apple CarPlay announced in 2018 & 2019: Once an expensive niche option — and still that way in some cases — CarPlay is becoming increasingly common on new cars, trucks, and SUVs, as well as aftermarket receivers. Here's a roundup of the intros in 2018 and 2019, the latest being retroactive upgrades for some Lexus models." AppleInsider 8:19 PM
"Apple, Amazon Show Two Faces of India's Quest to Lure Investment" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:42 AM
"Japan's Seven-Eleven stores will sell Apple's own iPhone accessories" AppleInsider 8:21 AM
"How I.M. Pei helped shape Apple — and Steve Jobs' design tastes" Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
"Jony Ive's latest product is the Apple Stage, a giant rainbow under which Lady Gaga is about to play: Apple quietly filled its campus with rainbows today" The Verge 9:04 PM
"Apple Park Decorated With Rainbow Colors in Celebration of Steve Jobs and Formal Opening of Campus" MacRumors 1:47 PM
"Lady Gaga rumored to be performing at Apple Park opening ceremony" 9to5Mac 10:47 AM
"Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Holmes shared this one 'great talent,' says filmmaker Alex Gibney" Yahoo Finance 11:50 AM
"Battle royale games rake in $2 billion on mobile alone" Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
"Apple's rotten trap: How one mother's determination to gain access to her late husband's digital photos to show their daughter how much he loved her resulted in a tortuous three-year legal battle with the tech giant" Daily Mail (UK) 8:35 PM
Non-Apple News
"Google is tracking your purchases through Gmail: Every time a store sends a confirmation to your Gmail account, Google adds it to your list of purchases." CNET 9:03 PM
"The Use of Cash Dwindles Less Than You May Think" Barron's 8:35 PM
"AT&T defends location data sales in newly public letter: But the company says it's stopped doing so anyway" The Verge 2:14 PM
"Sheryl Sandberg revealed a new argument to stop regulators from breaking up Facebook" Business Insider 1:46 PM
"A smartphone company you've never heard rose to fame by being the opposite of Apple and Samsung. Now it looks like that might be starting to change." Business Insider 11:06 AM
"Huge leak might show us Motorola's foldable Razr in action for the first time" BGR 10:46 AM
"Google Pixel 4 Leaks Suggest Punch-Hole Selfie Camera and Total Lack of Physical Buttons" MacRumors 10:45 AM
"Grumpy cat, the beloved internet celebrity, is dead" Business Insider 7:55 AM
"An insider reveals how the nasty spyware used in the WhatsApp breach lets governments secretly access everything in your smartphone, from text messages to the microphone and cameras" Business Insider 7:55 AM
"Americans Show Bipartisan Support for Breaking Up Facebook" PC Magazine 7:31 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Marzipan, iMessage's Social Media Play, WWDC Spoilers, with Andrew Orr – ACM 512" The Mac Observer 5:19 PM
"The Dalrymple Report: App Store and Portrait vs Landscape video" The Loop 3:45 PM
"How tough are Apple's MacBook Pro laptops? This is a question I get asked a lot. As it turns out, I got the opportunity the other day to find out just how tough they are. And the answer is, they're pretty rugged." ZDNet 7:34 AM
"AMD Radeon VII versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti" Bare Feats 8:00 AM
"Urbanista Stockholm review: The Urbanista Stockholm wireless earbuds look like AirPods while costing an awful lot less, but can the quality compare?" Tech Advisor 11:46 AM
"Review: The $99 Urbanista Stockholm wireless earbuds get the fundamentals right" The Next Web 8:10 AM
"DJI Osmo Action Review: Dual-Screen Action Cam For Selfie Fans" ["While it's nice to control the camera remotely with a larger screen, I find that the controls on the camera itself to be intuitive and simple enough that I generally don't need the app."] Forbes 7:43 AM
"Review: 5.11"s AMP24 backpack can take your Mac or iPad into the brush" AppleInsider 2:14 PM
"Powerbeats Pro Water Resistance Test: Find Out What Happens if You Drop Apple's Newest Earbuds in the Toilet" MacRumors 4:39 PM
"Make Something Cool with a Cricut Cutting Machine" The Mac Observer 3:36 PM
iOS Apps
"Fiery Feeds Adds iCloud Accounts, Three-Pane iPad View, New Customization Tools, and More" MacStories 10:47 AM
"'The Gardens Between' Review – A Short Trip Through Fond Childhood Memories" Touch Arcade 3:45 PM
"Hands-on with Minecraft Earth, Microsoft's augmented reality answer to Pokémon Go" GeekWire 8:30 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to use the Walkie Talkie app on an Apple Watch to quickly chat with your contacts" Business Insider 2:14 PM
"How to set up Outlook calendars on the iPhone" Windows Central 11:50 AM
"How to turn Macs and iPhones into the best and fastest research tools" AppleInsider 11:40 AM
"How to Choose the Right Platform to Run Your Smart Home" Gizmodo 8:38 AM
"How to delete all the audio recordings that Amazon Echo's Alexa has been making of you" AppleInsider 8:36 AM
"Google Docs cheat sheet: Get up and running with Google's powerful online word processing app." Computerworld 7:47 AM
Tips
"Beginner's guide: How to set up and get started with your new Apple TV/Welcome to the future of TV. It's filled with apps and games on your home's biggest screen. Here's how to use it all." iMore 5:06 PM
"Why you sleep through your iPhone's alarm: When you mute your phone before you go to sleep, you might also be muting your alarm. Whoops!" CNET 11:47 AM
"How to Copy and Paste Actions Between Shortcuts" The Mac Observer 10:26 AM
"This Apple Lens concept is so ugly I can't look away" Cult of Mac 11:40 AM
"I've been using Apple products exclusively for 12 years — here are 9 things I realized after giving up Apple for 1 week" Business Insider 8:36 AM
"Three keyboard changes Apple should make—to iOS: The MacBook doesn't have the only keyboard in need of fixing." Macworld 8:17 AM
"Amazon, Roku, and Apple TV 'Channels' are a well-intentioned mess: Having all your streaming TV subscriptions in one place is a great idea in theory, but a headache in practice." TechHive 6:26 PM
"Trump's Huawei ban escalates the US-China trade war into a tech Cold War" Business Insider 7:55 AM
"Trump's Huawei ban 'wins' one trade battle, but the US may lose the networking war" TechCrunch 8:21 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy supercomputer maker Cray in $1.30 billion deal" Reuters 7:33 AM
"HP Enterprise Nears Deal to Buy Supercomputer Pioneer Cray" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:53 AM
"HPE is buying Cray for $1.3 billion" TechCrunch 8:58 AM
"HP Enterprise acquires supercomputer maker Cray in the race to 'exascale' performance: HPE bought Cray for about $1.4 billion" The Verge 2:51 PM
"HP Enterprise to Acquire Supercomputer Pioneer Cray" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:45 PM
"HPE buys supercomputer company Cray for $1.3 billion" ZDNet 10:47 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire Cray for $1.3 Billion" AnandTech 10:44 AM
"HPE will acquire Seattle's Cray for $1.3 billion in merger of storied tech brands" GeekWire 10:44 AM
"The CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise explains how its $1.3 billion acquisition of Cray fits into the master plan — and why it could give it a boost with government customers" Business Insider 3:59 PM
"Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AI" Reuters 7:33 AM
"'Intel' Suggests Semiconductors Ready To Byte The Bullet (Video)" Seeking Alpha 8:50 AM
"Intel regains No.1 slot: Intel replaced Samsung as the number one semiconductor supplier in 4Q18 after losing the lead spot to Samsung in 2Q17." Electronics Weekly 8:52 AM
"Intel budges Samsung out of its seat at the top of silicon-slinger league" The Register 8:17 AM
"How AMD And Others Are Weakening Intel's Hold On X86" Seeking Alpha 8:51 AM
"Is AMD getting ready to make a big mistake? AMD has been enjoying one success after another lately, across its entire range of silicon. But this could be about to change." ZDNet 7:33 AM
"AMD Reiterates 7nm Roadmap: Navi, Matisse, & Rome to Launch in Q3" AnandTech 8:27 AM
"Oracle AI's Eurovision horror show: How bad can it be? Yep. Badder" The Register 7:46 AM
"What you need to know about migrating Oracle enterprise applications to the cloud" ITProPortal 8:47 AM
"Good heavens, is it time to patch Cisco kit again? Prime Infrastructure root privileges hole plugged" The Register 7:46 AM
"Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing" ZDNet 12:03 PM
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