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Monday Highlights: iPad crowned device of decade; Apple's Morning Show nominated for Golden Globe awards; got an old Mac, you can breathe life back into it with Linux; IDC stats show Apple Watch maintains pole position in wearables market thanks also to AirPods, Beats headphones; Tim Cook pays visit to Japan for meetings with developers, employees; former Apple engineer who allegedly stole company secrets now accused of stealing Patriot Missile data; iPhone activation lock means some cannot be refurb'd; new Mac Pro, and Pro Display XDR available for order tomorrow; The Guardian reviews AirPods Pro, and Engadget takes Master & Dynamic's MW07 Plus earbuds for a review.
"Apple's Shift on Podcasting Could Upend the Business" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:45 AM
"Apple reportedly planning to fund creation of exclusive original podcasts" TechCrunch 7:41 AM
"Is it a good idea for Apple to buy exclusive rights to podcasts? Why Apple's big podcasting move makes sense—and might not work." Macworld 7:33 AM
"Apple to Invest in Original, Exclusive Podcasts: Report" Billboard 3:42 PM
"Inside Apple Factory Thefts: Secret Tunnels, Hidden Crawl Spaces" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 10:09 AM
"How Apple factory workers steal pieces of new iPhones — and sometimes get away: But Apple is never too far behind" The Verge 3:30 PM
"Apple steps up shift out of China" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:46 AM
"Class action lawsuit against Apple approved by Quebec Superior Court: The class action affects Quebecers who have purchased Apple products with a rechargeable battery since Dec. 29, 2014 and Quebecers who have purchased AppleCare or AppleCare+ since Dec. 20, 2015." Montreal Gazette 7:34 AM
"Apple faces class action lawsuit in Quebec over battery life" AppleInsider 7:37 AM
"What Apple's products could look like without Jony Ive leading design" Mashable 7:42 AM
"Here's a recap of Tuesday's Big Tech antitrust congressional hearing: Lawmakers searched for explanations from Apple, Facebook and Alphabet in a hearing on Tuesday over app charges, data privacy and whether Google demotes search results of rivals." CNBC 7:37 AM
"2019 set to be the worst year yet for smartphone market as lack of worthy upgrades dents demand" The Register 11:20 AM
"'Carpool Karaoke' Renewed by Apple for Season 3" Variety 1:00 PM
"'Carpool Karaoke: The Series' Renewed for Season 3 at Apple" The Hollywood Reporter 12:59 PM
"Apple renews Carpool Karaoke for third series – Reports" Apple Must 1:02 PM
"Apple Renews 'Carpool Karaoke' for a Third Season" MacRumors 1:02 PM
"'Snoopy In Space' First-Look Trailer Lands In Time For Apollo 11 Anniversary; Apple TV+ Series Debuts This Fall" Deadline 3:30 PM
"Snoopy in Space | Coming this fall to Apple TV+" YouTube: Snoopy 3:30 PM
"Apple Card: U.S. launch imminent, UK/European launch in progress – reports" Apple Must 11:56 AM
"Apple Card Release Date is Around the Corner" The Mac Observer 11:57 AM
"Apple, Google continue inclusive push with new emojis" Associated Press 7:37 AM
"Apple Celebrates World Emoji Day With New iOS, Mac Emojis" Business Times China 7:38 AM
"Apple Previews Emojis for 2019 World Emoji Day" The Mac Observer 8:07 AM
"Apple announces 'disability-themed emojis' to arrive in the fall" NBC News 1:00 PM
"The Cultural Phenomenon of Emoji: Key Takeaways from the 2019 Emoji Trend Report." Adobe 8:11 AM
"Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Gives Talk at Apple Headquarters" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:33 AM
"Wedding photographer's anti-iPhone rant strikes a nerve" Cult of Mac 11:26 AM
Non-Apple News
"FaceApp Lets You 'Age' a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? Some security concerns raised about the app at the center of a popular social media trend are exaggerated, but experts say the developer should be more transparent." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:56 PM
"UK workers who lose jobs to AI will be retrained" BBC 8:36 PM
"Netflix Q2 report points to price hikes for lower than expected growth: Just don't say it's competition." Engadget 5:36 PM
"Qualcomm may face second EU antitrust fine over price fight with Icera" AppleInsider 5:24 PM
"Trump's trade war with China is leaving tech with a growing tab, trade group warns: Tariffs on imported Chinese products cost the US tech industry $1.3 billion in May 2019 alone, according to data from the Consumer Technology Association: and the cost is expected to grow." ZDNet 3:30 PM
"Tech Giants Claim Competition Exists. House Dems Don't Buy It" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:20 AM
"A new anti-robocalling bill is headed to the House floor" The Verge 10:30 AM
"Amazon Music Hits 32 Million Subscribers Possibly Crushing Jay-Z's Tidal" Forbes 8:26 AM
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's exchange with Facebook's crypto boss exposed a big problem about who actually controls the Libra currency" Business Insider 1:54 PM
"US Congressman Brad Sherman says Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency 'may do more to endanger America' than 9/11" Business Insider 12:25 PM
"Over 3.5 billion people are on social media; Facebook still biggest with teens; Esports on the rise" The Next Web 7:44 AM
"Major Chinese Android developer booted from Google Play for drowning users in adverts" ZDNet 7:24 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Connected, Episode 252: Full Oracle Mode" MacStories 5:50 PM
"9to5Mac Watch Time podcast episode 2: An unlikely marathon" 9to5Mac 3:30 PM
"Road to Macstock: Registration Volunteers Janet Potter and Cindy Rotz" MacVoices 1:44 PM
"Apple's Engineering Focus, iPod Frustration – TMO Daily Observations 2019-07-17" The Mac Observer 1:00 PM
"Apple tests AirPods production in Vietnam as it cuts China reliance: Tech giant asks suppliers to support factory trials for wireless earphone" Nikkei 7:33 AM
"Apple may adopt ToF camera VCSEL for iPhones in 2020, say sources" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7:30 AM
"Apple Readies 3D Sensing Rear Camera Component Supplies for 2020 iPhones" MacRumors 7:31 AM
"Apple to add Time of Flight 3D feature for 2020 iPhones" AppleInsider 7:39 AM
"Download iOS 13 Beta 4 & iPadOS 13 Beta 4 Now Available for Developers" OS X Daily 12:58 PM
"Elon Musk's Neuralink wants you to type on your iPhone using your brain" The Next Web 7:38 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"How to boost your phone's slow data connection or poor signal strength: Here are some tricks to try when your Android phone or iPhone is having reception issues." CNET 1:01 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
"13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
"The Sad Truth About Sleep-Tracking Devices and Apps: Our personal tech columnist tracked his sleep for two weeks with an Apple Watch and some software. Here's why he concluded it was a pointless exercise." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:27 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Switch or Connect to Wi-Fi Networks & Bluetooth Devices Right from the Control Center in iOS 13" Gadget Hacks 8:48 PM
"Save Your GarageBand Songs as Custom iPhone Ringtones & Alert Tones" Gadget Hacks 7:12 PM
"How to Check Your Laptop's Battery Health" iFixit 11:26 AM
"How to use the new High-Key Mono portrait lighting effect on iPhone in iOS 13" iDownload Blog 8:18 AM
"How to use the new Column view in the iPad Files app" iDownload Blog 7:39 AM
"iOS 13: How to use Look Around in Apple Maps/Apple Maps finally has a feature that resembles Google Maps' Street View, and it's just as easy to use." Macworld 7:33 AM
"The safest way to free up storage space on your iPhone or iPad: Running out of space on your iPhone or iPad? Here's how to free up space on your device without losing files and data that you need." ZDNet 7:24 AM
Tips
"Don't use FaceApp if you want to keep the rights to your photos" AppleInsider 8:23 AM
"Is viral FaceApp stealing your photos? Not all of them" Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
"iOS 13 iPhone connected to iPod? WILL IT WORK?" The Loop 7:19 PM
"iPhone 11 Realistic Models Once More Show Prominent Changes From the Backside in Latest Gallery" WCCFTech 7:05 PM
"If You're an Apple Fan, This Is the Search Engine You Should Be Using" iDrop News 3:41 PM
"From Ink to iPads: The Evolution of the Modern Comic Book" PC Magazine 1:00 PM
"The evolution of the MacBook" [Slideshow] Computerworld 12:57 PM
"Alexa wins the Apple App Store as voice control takes over: Alexa's meteoric climb up the Apple App Store charts should be all the proof you need that the age of voice is here." Computerworld 10:25 AM
"Apple may have a growing iPhone loyalty problem..." Apple Must 10:09 AM
"This beautiful Android R design could make me switch from iOS" BetaNews 8:09 AM
"Is the Apple Card any better than a regular credit card? We asked an expert" Digital Trends 7:44 AM
"Why does Apple hate falafel? More food, more animals, and much more diverse people" The Verge 7:42 AM
"Microsoft's latest holoportation demo shows off its mixed reality, AI, translation technologies" ZDNet 1:03 PM
"Microsoft starts Windows 10's 1803-to-1903 forced upgrade: The company said it's starting the process of upgrading Windows 10 PCs running last year's April update and moving those PCs to the latest version of the operating system." Computerworld 8:17 AM
"Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 18362.10006 to the Slow ring - here's what's new" Neowin 6:41 PM
"Microsoft demos ElectionGuard technology for securing electronic voting machines: New ElectionGuard SDK to be open-sourced on GitHub; provided for free to voting machine vendors." ZDNet 8:55 PM
"IBM Rises on Earnings Beat, In-line Revenue: IBM also reaffirms its full-year guidance, leading to a jump in shares after hours." TheStreet 3:35 PM
"IBM Q2 top expectations, but company says it'll outline Red Hat strategy Aug. 2: If you were looking for color on IBM's purchase of Red Hat you'll just have to wait. For the second quarter, IBM topped bottom line expectations with sales down 4.2%." ZDNet 3:34 PM
"IBM Profit Tops Estimates as Focus Turns to Red Hat for Growth" Bloomberg 3:43 PM
"IBM Earnings Beat, Revenue Misses In Q2" Investing 3:35 PM
"AT&T and IBM have formed an alliance to leverage cloud, communications, and networking technologies" Business Insider 8:20 AM
"IBM Inks Deal With AT&T on Cloud, 5G, IoT & Edge Computing" Zacks 11:25 AM
"AT&T And IBM: Tackling A $1 Trillion Opportunity" Seeking Alpha 1:29 PM
"To the Moon: IBM and Univac, Apollo 11"s integrators" ZDNet 1:03 PM
"Intel invests as much as $500 million in startups each year. Here's what it's looking for in new investments, according to one of its top VCs." Business Insider 11:25 AM
"Intel CEO Pins 10nm Delay on the Company's Aggressive Design Goals" Tom's Hardware 3:36 PM
"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 5 3600X CPU Review Ft. X570 AORUS PRO WIFI" WCCFTech 3:36 PM
"Goldman Sachs raises its price target for Apple, citing overall market momentum" Business Insider 10:29 AM
Industry News
"Stocks close lower as investor sdigest mixed earnings and economic cross currents: Bank of America beats earnings estimates on retail business" MarketWatch 3:59 PM
"Stock Indexes Sell Off Hard Into The Close; Netflix Sinks Late: Key stock indexes closed near session lows in the stock market today as earnings continued to roll in and investors awaited reports from several big names." Investor's Business Daily 3:59 PM
"Stocks retreat on Trump's gloomy outlook for China trade" FOXBusiness 3:58 PM
"Stocks Lower as Earnings Season Starts With Qualms Over Growth: Industrial sector is one of the biggest drags on S&P 500; earnings are due from Netflix, eBay and others." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
"Asian markets pull back as trade tensions resurface: Stocks retreat in Tokyo, Hong Kong as Trump says 'long way to go' for trade deal" MarketWatch and Associated Press 8:25 AM
"European markets subdued on trade war concerns but inflation data buoys stimulus hopes" MarketWatch 8:25 AM
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