"How to Understand the Google-Apple Smartphone War" ["For Apple, the main threat is that even if it is content with a low market share, there could come a point at which that share dips so low that app developers will stop or slow efforts to create new apps for iOS. Apple may be the BMW of tech — low share, but high prestige and profits — but BMW doesn't depend on such third-party support. This would repeat what happened to Apple's Macintosh computers in the 1990s, when their market share dipped so low that app makers stopped making Mac versions, and focused solely on Windows."] Re/code 2:17 PM
"Person of the Year: Tim Cook of Apple/The technology group's chief executive has faced criticism but he turned things round in 2014" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:25 AM
"Apple goes on offensive in iPod antitrust trial" ["On Wednesday, Apple brought its first witness: John Kelly, a former University of California at Santa Barbara computer science professor, who has his own technology consulting firm. Kelly was very well-versed in the innards of the Apple iTunes software iterations, and spoke directly to the jury about how Apple had to innovate its software code to keep up with music pirates and sophisticated hackers."] CNBC 8:22 AM
"Apple Calls Engineer to Say IPod Tweaks Weren't Nefarious" Bloomberg 8:41 AM
"Canada competition watchdog probing Apple mobile carrier deals: Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating allegations that Apple Inc's Canadian unit used anti-competitive clauses in contracts with domestic wireless carriers, the watchdog said on Thursday." Reuters 1:41 PM
"Competition Bureau investigating allegations Apple used anti-competitive clauses" Canadian Press 4:28 PM
"Apple and IBM --the new enterprise IT" Computerworld 8:00 AM
"Apple, IBM to Develop Apps for iPhone, iPad" Zacks 11:30 AM
"Apple Releases Safari 8.0.2 for OS X Yosemite to Replace Previously Pulled Safari 8.0.1" MacRumors 2:17 PM
"Safari Updated to Version 8.0.2, 7.1.2, or 6.2.2 for Mac Users" OS X Daily 4:20 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Kernel Panics Galore: Unwelcome problems (adapting to change and making changes to images) - Resize, Auto Resize and Simple Resize" eXtensions 7:57 AM
"About the security content of Safari 8.0.2, Safari 7.1.2, and Safari 6.2.2" Apple Support 1:24 PM
"Apple's Online Store Starts Accepting PayPal" Re/code 8:57 PM
"Apple Online Store Now Accepting PayPal Payments" MacRumors 9:24 PM
"Online Apple Store now accepts PayPal payments in US and UK" AppleInsider 9:25 PM
"CEO: Starbucks is 'Frenemies' with Apple Pay" [Video Report] CNNMoney 8:43 AM
"C&F Bank to offer Apple Pay: West Point-based C&F Bank is partnering with Apple to offer Apple Pay for its credit card customers, according to a news release." Daily Press: Hampton Roads, VA 8:52 AM
"Priceline adds Apple Pay to app" MarketWatch 4:25 PM
"Apple Contract Loss Could Hit Google Revenue Big Time: Google has potentially $9.4 billion in gross revenue at risk if it's unable to renew a contract with Apple for mobile Safari toolbar searches, says a Citigroup report, which says potential losses depend on how many Apple customers stick with Google's search engine." Investor's Business Daily 9:21 AM
"How Much Is a First Generation iPhone Worth Today?" Apple Gazette 7:56 AM
"The 1st gen iPhone 2G is now going for $12,500 on eBay" Cult of Mac 8:05 AM
"This Is Why You Can't Find An iPhone 6 Plus: United Airlines Gives 23,000 Out To Its Flight Attendants" Digital Trends 10:05 AM
"23,000 United flight attendants getting iPhones to improve service" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 8:48 AM
"United Airlines to give iPhone 6 Plus phones to 23,000 flight attendants" V3 8:25 AM
"iPhone 6 Plus ready to fly with United Airlines" CNET 1:42 PM
"After School App Again Pulled By Apple After More School Shooting Threats" TechCrunch 8:37 AM
"Apple sold by Jobs fetches $365,000 at auction" AFP 2:56 PM
"Early Apple Computer Bought From Steve Jobs' Garage Sells for $365,000" Time 2:56 PM
"Microsoft beats Apple and Google ... to accepting limited, regional Bitcoin payments: Oh yeah, and you can't actually pay for anything. Oh well." The Register 8:49 AM
"Carson Daly profiles Kevin Russ -- living an iPhone photographer's dream" TUAW 10:01 AM
"Dr. Mac's Tried and True Holiday Gift Guide (Part 2)" The Mac Observer 12:30 PM
"Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014" iLounge 4:20 PM
"Angry Birds turns five: spare a thought for the six hundred billion dead" The Inquirer 8:39 AM
"This is how excited David Fincher was about the Steve Jobs movie: Aaron Sorkin's film is 'two auditoriums, a restaurant, and a garage'" The Verge 4:29 PM
"How an Apple security expert 'bricked' his brand new jeep" Cult of Mac 8:40 AM
"iPhone 5 survives ride on car tire, refuses to die" TUAW 2:16 PM
"More leaked Sony emails reveal possible locations for Steve Jobs biopic" 9to5Mac 6:27 PM
Non-Apple News
"Synaptic' New Fingerprint Sensors Embed In Touchpads" Digital Trends 1:40 PM
"Over 2 billion smartphones will circulate in 2016, report predicts: In 2018, the devices will cross another threshold when more than half of all mobile phones worldwide will be smartphones: up from 38 percent this year." CNET 10:44 AM
"Here's How Sony Is Hacking its Hackers" Time 10:01 AM
"Bringing down Sony was frighteningly easy: The average company is one bad click, misplaced password or disgruntled employee away from getting hacked." CNNMoney 10:00 AM
"Girls Who Code: Teaching computer programming to young women" [Video Report] CBS News 8:39 AM
"Xiaomi Banned From Selling Its Smartphones In India, Here's Why" Redmond Pie 8:23 AM
"Samsung Delays Tizen Phone Launch Yet Again" Digital Trends 8:05 AM
"Apple reverses decision on rejecting iCloud Drive feature in Panic's Transmit app" 9to5Mac 1:22 PM
"Apple decides to allow iCloud Drive upload feature in Transmit app after all" iMore 1:21 PM
"Don't Panic: Apple reverses stance on iCloud Drive in Transmit" Gigaom 4:25 PM
"Apple now requires cases protect devices from 1m drops, meet new environmental standards: Apple recently started requiring case manufacturers in its Made for iPhone (MFi) licensing program follow new requirements that will ensure cases better protect Apple devices and cover glass from impact, according to sources with knowledge of the new guidelines." 9to5Mac 1:23 PM
"Fresh supply chain rumor reiterates Apple Watch headed for mass-production in January" 9to5Mac 7:48 AM
"Rumor: Apple Watch set to begin mass production in January" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
"Apple Solves Yield Issues with Apple Watch Components, Mass Production Now Slated for January Claims Report" MacRumors 8:25 AM
"Apple Watch said back on track for mass production in January" CNET 8:45 AM
"Taiwan Supply Chain Claims Apple Watch Production Will Begin in January" The Mac Observer 7:08 PM
"iPad Air 2 & iPad mini 3 Models with Cellular Networking Available in China Starting This Week" Apple 7:56 AM
"LTE iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 Come to China" The Mac Observer 8:00 AM
"Globalfoundries striving to win orders from Qualcomm and Apple" DigiTimes 8:05 AM
"We're the chips in America: Apple could build A9 processor in the U.S." Cult of Mac 8:05 AM
"Massive, sophisticated 'Inception - Cloud Atlas' malware infects Windows and Android but can't exploit Apple's iOS without jailbreak" AppleInsider 4:21 PM
"Apple supplier Wintek shutters China plants" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:23 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple files patent for flexible display" AppleToolbox 9:59 AM
"Apple's Mac Pro Detailed in Six In-Depth Patents" Patently Apple 8:24 AM
"Apple Invents a Redaction Engine and Tool for Future iDevices" Patently Apple 8:40 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"SimplePhysics For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 9:56 AM
"Demolition Physics For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:56 AM
"The Firm For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:56 AM
"Best smartphones of 2014/2015: The 48 best phones you can buy in the UK - Best Android phones, best iPhones, best Windows Phones - best phones reviews" PC Advisor 10:26 AM
"LifeProof Fre case for iPhone 6 — Waterproof, strong, and thinner than ever" 9to5Mac 1:23 PM
"Review: ScreenGuardz Pure protects the iPad Air / 2 with beautiful glass, but is it worth $60?" 9to5Mac 11:17 AM
"Never forget to water your plants again with the Parrot Flower Power smart sensor" iDownload Blog 8:26 AM
"Review: SHARKK Apple iPad Air 2 Bluetooth Keyboard" Run Around Tech 8:23 AM
"Add A Wireless Keyboard To An iPad And What Do You Get?" Mac 360 7:59 AM
"Wearable Review: Fitbit Charge Activity Tracker" Kirkville 8:26 AM
"Hands On: FlipBelt/Keep belongings close at hand during workouts, jogs with FlipBelt" Electronista 8:26 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Workflow brings an Automator-like experience to iOS for easy and fast automation" 9to5Mac 11:16 AM
"Workflow Review: Integrated Automation for iOS 8" MacStories 11:16 AM
"Workflow: It's Like Automator for your iPhone and iPad" The Mac Observer 7:08 PM
"Robinhood launches on App Store, brings zero-commission stock trading to the masses" 9to5Mac 8:38 AM
"Robinhood's stock trading app for millennials & with zero trading fees is finally here" VentureBeat 8:45 AM
"Robinhood lets you trade stocks for free on your iPhone" The Verge 8:45 AM
"Something new for iOS - Handwriting input with Mazec" TUAW 4:24 PM
"Appidemic: Pro Camera 8 + HDR for iPhone, iPod touch" TechnologyTell 7:56 AM
"Five apps to help with your holiday shopping" Macworld 7:49 AM
"Braveland Wizard review: a turn-based strategy game where magic is king" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
"Hands On: Battle Supremacy (iOS exclusive)" MacNN 8:26 AM
"Review: I should hate Crossy Road, but I love it" iMore 9:15 AM
"'Bean Dreams' Review - Sweet Dreams Are Made of These" Touch Arcade 1:26 PM
"Sago Mini Road Trip Review: Sago Mini Road Trip is an intuitive activity for toddlers and beyond." 148Apps 10:00 AM
"Little Alchemist Review: Little Alchemist is a really fun freemium card game that suffers from typical freemium issues." 148Apps 10:43 AM
"Elune Saga Review: Elune Saga is a slightly unremarkable freemium-based RPG, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun." 148Apps 1:26 PM
"Mister Mushy Review: Mister Mushy is a fairly charming storybook app for young children." 148Apps 8:40 AM
"Boulder Jack Review: This good looking endless runner takes a few cues from Crash Bandicoot, but is otherwise yet another runner." 148Apps 1:41 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"iOS: Save Web Pages to a PDF File Without Using an App" The Mac Observer 4:08 PM
"Restore Missing Ringtones on iOS Devices" Kirkville 2:17 PM
"Health App Dashboard Empty on the iPhone? It's a Quick Fix" OS X Daily 2:17 PM
"How To: Set a Long Passcode on an iOS Device" Kirkville 9:15 AM
"This is how excited David Fincher was about the Steve Jobs movie: Aaron Sorkin's film is 'two auditoriums, a restaurant, and a garage'" The Verge 8:36 PM
"This utterly hideous 1995 Apple watch shows why the company desperately needed Steve Jobs" BGR 2:52 PM
"Apple Fans Love to Hate Sculley, But Why?" FairerPlatform 1:14 PM
"Why did Apple launch a SIM card for its iPads?" Market Realist 11:31 AM
"This is what it's like for an iPhone user to switch to the Nexus 6" BGR 10:06 AM
"Microsoft now accepting Bitcoin at Xbox and Windows online stores" Engadget 6:42 AM
"Microsoft now accepts bitcoin for its digital stores" Neowin 6:56 AM
"Microsoft Begins Accepting Bitcoin For Windows, Windows Phone And Xbox Purchases" TechCrunch 7:01 AM
"Microsoft buys app beta testing startup HockeyApp, plans Visual Studio integration" VentureBeat 8:40 AM
"Microsoft buys cross-platform mobile development service vendor HockeyApp: Summary:Microsoft is spending more of its overseas cash to buy mobile crash-analytics vendor HockeyApp." ZDNet 10:26 AM
"Lumia McLaren 'MixView' UI to supposedly show up in Windows 10 for phones" Neowin 6:55 AM
"Microsoft makes its MSN consumer apps available on iOS, Android, Amazon devices: Summary:Microsoft is continuing its cross-platform push, bringing a number of its MSN-branded consumer apps to iOS, Android and Amazon devices." ZDNet 10:27 AM
"Bing Insights Integrated Into Microsoft Office Word Online: Office Word Online adds Bing Insights to your document creation process." Search Engine Land 12:39 PM
"Fact check: Microsoft executive says Amazon is just half a competitor in the 'hyper-scale' cloud" GeekWire 2:09 PM
"Microsoft Plans to Talk More About Windows 10 at January 21 Event" Re/code 3:44 PM
"Get ready to wait longer for Windows 10" BGR 6:58 PM
"Diversity 2.0: Jesse Jackson Turns Up the Heat on Tech Companies" NBC News 7:15 AM
"Meet the channel's wingmen: Partner services providers sit behind the scenes, quietly supporting the reseller industry. Doug Woodburn celebrates their success" CRN 7:11 AM
"Latest Mobile Phone Study Says Devices Are Safe" eWeek 6:42 AM
"US stock indexes open higher a day after the biggest drop in two months" Associated Press 10:20 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise on Robust Retail Sales: Oil Prices Extend Decline After Wednesday's Tumble" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:45 PM
"Asia Markets: Asian shares rattled by oil's tumble/Stocks fell across Asia Thursday, as a downturn in oil prices overnight rippled through the region, pressuring Chinese state-owned energy companies and major oil producers in Australia in particular." MarketWatch 7:23 AM
"Europe Markets: Euro declines, European stocks flat ahead of ECB loan results/The euro fell and European stocks were steady Thursday, with the moves coming before the European Central Bank reveals take-up of its lending auction, which could set the scene for more stimulus measures." MarketWatch 7:23 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:40 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:28 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:40 PM
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