"2019 Apple Mac Pro vs. 2013 Mac Pro: How Far Has the Hardware Come? With new Radeon Pro graphics, PCI Express expansion slots galore, and the option for up to a 28-core Xeon CPU, the new Mac Pro is light-years ahead of its predecessor. Let's break down the 2019 Mac Pro vs. the 2013 Mac Pro, part by part." PC Magazine 7:07 AM
"Apple Must Ditch the MacBook Butterfly Switch to Regain Trust" LAPTOP Magazine 7:16 AM
"$999 for a Monitor Stand? This Time, Apple May Have Gone Too Far: It created a lot of buzz, but not the good kind." Inc. 2:58 PM
"Project Catalyst aims to bring apps to the Mac, enhance titles for iPad" AppleInsider 3:04 PM
"At Apple WWDC, taking stock of Tim Cook's hits and misses: We break down how Steve Jobs' successor has fared over the past eight years" CNET 6/7
"Apple's next stage is about reclaiming privacy, and a different kind of PC: Software chief Craig Federighi takes us through his thinking about the iPad as a laptop replacement, dark mode and Apple Sign In. Oh, and why he's not superstitious about iOS 13." CNET 6/7
"Apple makes a lot of money out of our apps" ["Not only does Apple dictate all terms and conditions for each app in its store, it also takes ownership of the customer relationship, keeps the valuable customer data, insists on using only its own payment system and imposes a commission of 30 per cent of the fees paid by the consumers."] Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6/7
"It's time for Apple Watch to leave the iPhone behind: WatchOS 6 pushes Apple's smartwatch to greater independence, but it needs to stand completely alone." CNET 6/7
"WWDC: What Apple's biggest announcements mean for the company/A look at where things are headed." Macworld 6/7
"Scammers taking advantage of Apple iTunes phaseout: Sending slick phishing emails to iTunes users" WCPO Cincinnati 6/7
"Apple explains what the closure of iTunes means for you and your music" BetaNews 6/7
"Here are 6 MacOS Catalina security changes coming from Apple this fall: Some of these changes announced at WWDC will look familiar to iPhone owners." CNET 6/7
"macOS Catalina lets you approve even more with Apple Watch" iDownload Blog 6/7
"macOS Catalina brings Screen Time to Mac" iDownload Blog 6/7
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Why your Mac is running slow and what you can do to fix it: It only takes a few minutes to figure out what's ailing your Mac." CNET 6/7
"Apple Kills iTunes: Everything You Need to Know/With macOS Catalina, Apple is replacing iTunes with three separate apps: Music, TV, and Podcasts. What does that mean for your files, and what about those on Windows PCs? Here's what you need to know about the demise of iTunes." PC Magazine 6/7
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to downgrade from the developer beta of macOS Catalina back to macOS Mojave: If you decide the developer beta of macOS Catalina just isn't working for you, you can downgrade back to Mojave." iMore 9:03 PM
"How to make a bootable Mojave drive to downgrade from the developer beta of macOS Catalina: The developer beta of macOS Catalina is the new hotness right now, but you may not want to keep it. You may want to go back to Mojave." iMore 9:03 PM
"Most important MacOS Catalina features coming to Mac this fall: Apple has a lot in store for your Mac, from running your mobile apps to using the iPad as a second screen." CNET 10:02 AM
"Apple's macOS Catalina fixes the most annoying thing about Dark Mode" Mashable 6/7
"Can't import a .peg file? Use the Image Capture app: An old oddity seems to block certain file imports from iOS devices." Macworld 6/7
"Here are 6 MacOS Catalina security changes coming from Apple this fall" CNET 6/7
"Mac User's Guide: How To Set Up And Use Find My Friends Feature?" Apple Gazette 6/7
"How to sync your iPhone and iPad with your Mac in macOS Catalina" iMore 6/7
"Apple's quiet CryptoKit launch could bolster blockchain on iPhones" VentureBeat 6/7
"Apple Store designer submits plans to redevelop Notre Dame with glass roof and spire" Telegraph 6/7
"Sour Apple Harasses iPhone Repair Shop With Relentless Counterfeit Suit" HotHardware 6/7
"Hearing Health in WatchOS 6 is going to open our eyes and plug our ears" ZDNet 6/7
"Music to Apple's and Spotify's Ears: Paid Streaming Expected to Skyrocket" Motley Fool 6/7
"Corporate Equality Index sees Apple score a perfect 100%" 9to5Mac 6/7
"Photos From WWDC 2019: Mac Pro Studio, Get-Togethers, Scholars, Weezer Concert, and Beyond" MacRumors 6/7
"Apple Camp for Kids Returns This Summer, Registration Opens June 17" MacRumors 6/7
"2019 Apple Camp for Kids Registration Opens June 17" The Mac Observer 6/7
Non-Apple News
"Maker Faire ceases operations amid financial trouble: It might not be the end, but it's dark times for homebrew tech." Engadget 6:42 PM
"G20 agrees to push ahead with digital tax: communique" Reuters 7:08 AM
"Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor" Forbes 7:06 AM
"Comcast broke law 445,000 times in scheme to inflate bills, judge finds: Comcast deception leads to refunds and $9M fine, a fraction of the amount sought." Ars Technica 6/7
"Congress is taking on YouTube's pedophilia problem" The Verge 6/7
"Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones" NBC News 6/7
"Russian Jesus gives up food to meditate on how he can improve crypto messenger Telegram" The Register 6/7
"Which ISPs Spend the Most Money on Lobbying?" PC Magazine 6/7
"Robocalls: FCC wants them blocked by default but you may pay extra" ZDNet 6/7
"Google's LGBTQ employees are furious about YouTube's policy disasters" The Verge 6/7
"Google Maps gets a speedometer: Another reason to look at your phone when driving?" ZDNet 6/7
Publications/Podcasts
"WWDC/AltConf -Dave Hamilton On The Mac Pro, HomeKit Routers, and macOS Catalina" MacVoices 2:49 PM
"Apple's New Mac Pro: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, with John Kheit -ACM 515" The Mac Observer 6/7
"The growing chaos at YouTube: A bonus Vergecast episode" The Verge 6/7
"WWDC Day Five – TMO Daily Observations 2019-06-07" The Mac Observer 6/7
"iPod Touch 2019 review: Who still buys an iPod? iPod Touch, huh, what is it good for - absolutely more than you'd think." CNET 7:16 AM
"Review: WaterField's Tech Rolltop Backpack is a durable if pricey status symbol" AppleInsider 7:15 AM
"Apple iPad Pro keyboard review: Logitech, Zagg, Brydge, Apple" The Verge 6/7
"Review: Twelve South's BookBook Volume 2 for iPad" The Mac Observer 6/7
"Hands on: Bose's speaker-equipped Frames sunglasses for the iPhone" AppleInsider 6/7
iOS Apps
"10 features coming to iOS 13 you may have missed: With over 100 new features coming in iOS 13, there are a few that you may have missed. Here are some cool ones you may not have known about!" iMore 6:44 PM
"Everything new with HomePod in iOS 13" AppleInsider 12:08 PM
"Everything you need to know about Apple's upcoming iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS updates: Apple announced all the software updates coming this fall, here's where you'll get all the details." iMore 9:59 AM
"iPadOS: Initial Thoughts, Observations, and Ideas on the Future of Working on an iPad" The Sweet Setup 6/7
"watchOS 6 introduces Audiobooks, Calculator, and other apps to Apple Watch" iDownload Blog 6/7
"iPadOS and iOS 13 bring external drive support, iCloud folder sharing, ZIP, Column view, keyboard shortcuts and more to the Files app" iDownload Blog 6/7
"Hands on with iOS 13 'Look Around' in Apple Maps" AppleInsider 6/7
"Hands on with Apple's new voice control accessibility feature" AppleInsider 6/7
"Hands-on with 200+ iOS 13 changes and features [Video] 9to5Mac 6/7
"Hands on with Apple's new Memoji stickers in iOS 13" AppleInsider 6/7
How-To/Tutorial
"How to set up and use Apple Pay on an iPhone" Business Insider 6/7
"How to create configuration profiles for Apple devices" TechRepublic 6/7
"How to Stop an iCloud Restore on iPhone & iPad" OS X Daily 6/7
"How to use external storage on iPad and iPhone with iOS 13" AppleInsider 6/7
"iOS: How to Manually Configure iCloud Keychain" The Mac Observer 6/7
"Apple Details How The New 'Find My' App Works" Redmond Pie 6/7
"Microsoft deletes massive facial recognition data set: The 'MS Celeb' data set had over 10 million images" TechSpot 8:56 PM
"Microsoft Deleted Their Entire Facial Recognition Database For Some Reason" Hot Air 8:56 PM
"Inside the farm of the future: Microsoft shows us how emerging technologies like the cloud, IoT and artificial intelligence will transform agriculture, helping farms grow more produce and consume fewer resources." CNET 7:10 AM
"Preview: When And Where To Watch Microsoft's Big Xbox Press Conference And What To Expect" Forbes 10:00 AM
"Microsoft adds new calendar-related feature to Outlook for Android" phoneArena 12:14 PM
"AMD — 'We Need to Start Talking About Ray Tracing'" eTeknix 7:07 AM
"Microsoft Reclaims $1 Trillion Mark as Stock Climbs to Record" Bloomberg 6/7
"Microsoft's stock surge lifts market cap above $1 trillion, more than $100 billion above Amazon and Apple" MarketWatch 6/7
"NSA Warns Microsoft Windows Users: Update Now Or Face 'Devastating Damage'" Forbes 6/7
"Windows 10 zero-day details published on GitHub" ZDNet 6/7
"Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform is not dead, but it has evolved over the years" Windows Central 6/7
"Microsoft deletes massive face recognition database" BBC 6/7
"Microsoft takes down huge MS-Celeb-1M facial recognition database" BetaNews 6/7
"Microsoft pulls open facial recognition dataset after Financial Times investigation" The Verge 6/7
"Microsoft Partners With Startup Truffle On Blockchain Developer Tools For Azure Cloud Service" Forbes 6/7
"IBM Confirms Layoffs of 1,700 Workers: The tech giant confirms reports it is planning layoffs that could affect as many as 1,700 workers." TheStreet 6/7
"IBM Terminations May Be Sign of Things to Come" Scoop 6/7
"IBM Layoffs 2019: 12 Things to Know About the Job Cuts" InvestorPlace 6/7
"What's big, blue, and hands out pink slips? IBM on Thursday: Word spreads of job cuts" The Register 6/7
"IBM, T-Systems scrap mainframe venture after German criticism" Reuters 6/7
"Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing" ZDNet 6/7
"Intel's Twin River dual-screen laptop design is an ambitious attempt to change the status quo" BGR India 6/7
"Intel kills off a (minor) product line" SemiAccurate 6/7
"AMD and Samsung's GPU Licensing Deal: A New Era of Collaboration?" AnandTech 6/7
"AMD says 'we need to start to talk about our ray tracing strategy'" PCGamesN 6/7
"Dell Launches XPS 15 7590: Up to 5 GHz and Overclockable, 15.6-Inch OLED" AnandTech 6/7
"Dell Declared As The Most Trusted Brand In India By Brand Trust Report 2019" Gizbot 6/7
"Dell India launches 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop at Rs 1,35,000" IANS 6/7
"What HPE's Acquisition of Cray Means for the Supercomputer Industry" ITPro Today 6/7
"Here's why this analyst is bullish on Apple" CNBC TV 6/7
Industry News
"Dow closes up 263 points, stocks notch best week of the year as jobs report fuels hopes of a Fed rate cut: U.S. economy added just 75,000 new jobs in May" MarketWatch 6/7
"Stocks End Higher as Weak Jobs Report Drives Hopes for Fed Rate Cut: Stocks rose Friday as a weak jobs report gave Wall Street hopes the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates." TheStreet 6/7
"Dow tops 26,000 on Chinese tariff delay, rate cut hopes" FOXBusiness 6/7
"Stocks Rally After Jobs Data, Closing Strong Week: Dow rises more than 250 as lackluster jobs report raises expectations for an interest-rate cut" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6/7
"Asian stocks rise on hopes of U.S.-Mexico deal to avert tariffs: Nikkei gains; markets closed in China" Associated Press and MarketWatch 6/7
"Europe stocks rise as investors digest ECB announcement" MarketWatch 6/7
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