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"Apple changes its iPhone photo contest page to say it will pay winners: It looks like the backlash has had an effect"
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"iPhone XR Biggest Selling Model in US" [2-page PDF] CIRP 2:21 PM
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"iPhone XR best selling model in US, Max outsold XS 2:1 – CIRP" 9to5Mac 2:22 PM
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"iPhone XR accounts for 39% U.S. iPhone sales" Apple Must 2:22 PM
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"Strategy Analytics: China Smartphone Shipments Fell 11 Percent in Q4 2018/According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China smartphone shipments tumbled 11 percent annually to reach 108 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018. Huawei was the star performer and clear market leader, while Apple and Xiaomi lost ground." Business Wire 6:20 PM
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"Chinese iPhone shipments dipped 3.1M in Q4 2018, full year down 2.5M units" AppleInsider 6:59 PM
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"Rembrandt Wireless Technologies, LP v. Apple Inc." Law360 [Free/Paid Membership Required] 2:59 PM
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"Apple sued over Bluetooth communications in devices going back to iPhone 3GS" AppleInsider 3:00 PM
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"Sonos Plans Headphones in Move Outside the Home" ["Sonos will be competing in a growing but crowded headphone market that includes Bose Corp., Sennheiser, Apple Inc. unit Beats, and Skullcandy Inc. Apple is planning its own over-ear headphones for as early as the second half of this year, people familiar with the plans told Bloomberg in June."] Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:57 AM
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"Apple-Branded Over-Ear Headphones Said to Launch as Early as Second Half of 2019" MacRumors 9:58 AM
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"Apple store on riverfront selling for $79 million: The location has become a destination for shoppers and gawkers alike since it opened amid much hoopla in 2017." Crain's Chicago Business 8:05 AM
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"Sale of Apple's Michigan Avenue flagship store will mark one of Chicago's most expensive retail real estate deals" 9to5Mac 8:54 AM
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"Google steals senior Mac OS engineer from Apple to work on Fuchsia OS" Android Authority 8:04 AM
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"Apple poaches a Samsung executive to help lead its own battery work" iDownload Blog 8:33 AM
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"Apple hires Samsung battery exec: It may be trying to wean itself off third-party batteries." CNET 9:51 AM
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"Apple might start making its own batteries for iPhones and Macs: Apple's quest to control every part of its products continues." Ars Technica 4:34 PM
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"Malvertising campaign targets Apple users with malicious code hidden in images: New malvertising group named VeryMal hijacked over five million web sessions to redirect Apple users to sites offering malware-laced software." ZDNet 10:42 AM
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"Mark Zuckerberg wrote 1,000 words defending Facebook, but the most interesting thing about it was where he published it" Business Insider 8:01 PM
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"Internet experiment goes wrong, takes down a bunch of Linux routers: Routers running FRR impacted in first experiment test run. Some ISPs in Asia and Australia affected the second time." ZDNet 6:35 PM
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"A researcher says kids should actually start using screens sooner in life, despite what you've been told" Business Insider 4:40 PM
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"Here's what Sheryl Sandberg's been telling the global elite about the radical change coming Facebook's way" Business Insider 2:22 PM
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"If you bought anything from these 10 companies in the last year, your data may have been stolen" Business Insider 1:16 PM
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"It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real: Network investment is down, layoffs abound, and networks are falling apart. This isn't the glorious future Ajit Pai promised." Motherboard 11:19 AM
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"'Swatting' conspirators charged in US: Three American men have been charged with aiding a hoaxer whose prank led to a fatal shooting." BBC 11:14 AM
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"Watch DeepMind's AI Tackle 'Starcraft 2': The popular strategy game is a difficult challenge for AI. At 1 PM EST today, DeepMind will demo its AI on 'Starcraft 2'." Motherboard 10:42 AM
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"Google Voice VoIP calling is rolling out now, 100% next week" 9to5Google 10:25 AM
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"Right to Repair is already hurling into action in 2019" iFixit 8:52 AM
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"Samsung Galaxy S10+ leak shows headphone jack, dual hole-punch camera" TechCrunch 8:46 AM
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"Macintosh at 35, Mojave Updates – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-24" The Mac Observer 4:02 PM
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"Social Media and Photography, AR's Killer App, Far Future of iPhone, with Andrew Orr -ACM 498" The Mac Observer 4:02 PM
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"9to5Mac Happy Hour 209: Smart Battery Case impressions, Shot on iPhone contest, AirPods for health" 9to5Mac 2:58 PM
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