"Apple eyes trillion-dollar market cap" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:22 AM
"How Apple Could Add $100 Billion To Its Market Cap" Benzinga 8:56 AM
"Arizona House OKs credits, exemptions for Apple data center: The Arizona Legislature wants to help Apple Inc. by extending renewable energy tax credits and exemptions to cover the 1.3-million-square-foot data center it plans to open in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa." Associated Press 8:00 PM
"Can Apple win China in a market of cheaper smartphones? Despite explosive iPhone sales in China, low-cost smartphone makers, such as Xiaomi, could slow Apple's growth in the world's second largest economy and elsewhere." Fortune 2:53 PM
"Apple Acquires Popular Instrument and Effect Plug-In Maker Camel Audio" MacRumors 8:24 AM
"Apple reportedly acquired audio software developer Camel Audio in January" 9to5Mac 8:05 AM
"Apple reportedly buys digital instrument effects firm Camel Audio" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"Apple apparently buys company behind respected Alchemy software synth" The Verge 8:23 AM
"Apple acquires audio developer Camel Audio: report" ZDNet 8:31 AM
"Apple scoops up UK audio developer: report: No announcement or confirmation has been offered, but a corporation-listing agency shows that Camel Audio's address now matches Apple's UK headquarters and that Camel's director is employed by the iPhone maker." CNET 9:41 AM
"Apple buys Semetric to up its game in the music streaming market" Market Realist 9:20 PM
"From iPhone to iCar: How Apple Can Take Over the Auto Industry" TheStreet 12:57 PM
"Enter the ICar" ["Now, with a flood of news heralding Apple's move into the electric-vehicle market, it seems Silicon Valley's invasion of the auto sector is becoming a full-blown assault. But as significant as the tech giants' entry into the auto industry is, the vagueness of their plans seems to be causing more confusion than clarity."] Bloomberg View 8:55 AM
"Apple to invest EUR1.7 billion in new data centers in Europe" DigiTimes 8:23 AM
"Windows And Linux More Secure? Mac OS X And iOS Top List Of Most Vulnerable Operating Systems" HotHardware 8:02 AM
"AOL Screen Name Users Must Convert To Apple IDs" The Mac Observer 4:59 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Yosemite discussion includes tips for resolving performance problems (SPODs - a.k.a. Spinning Pizzas Of Death), issues involved in managing Adobe Flash security problems and a question about Yosemite Server and access logging." MacInTouch 4:30 PM
"Steve Jobs: 5 Things We Miss Most/Let's take a moment to remember the work and ideas of the late Steve Jobs, who would have turned 60 today." InformationWeek 6:47 PM
"Tim Cook Commemorates Steve Jobs's 60th Birthday" PC Magazine 4:10 PM
"Happy birthday Steve Jobs: how Apple disciples still worship the modern messiah/The Apple founder would have turned 60 today. As fans commemorate his birthday, how did Jobs become a 21st century idol?" Telegraph 12:56 PM
"Remembering Steve Jobs who would be 60 today" Computerworld 8:33 AM
"Happy 60th Birthday, Steve Jobs" Cult of Mac 8:12 AM
"Tim Cook Commemorates Steve Jobs' 60th Birthday: 'Love What You Do'" MacRumors 9:41 AM
"Steve Jobs talked to Playboy 30 years ago — here are 15 awesome things he said" Business Insider 5:25 PM
"Apple aims to bring order to the Genius Bar with new 'Concierge' system" The Verge 8:24 AM
"Apple may give Genius Bar major overhaul" CNNMoney 8:45 AM
"Apple rumored to overhaul its Genius Bar, add 'Concierge' service" Engadget 8:09 AM
"Apple is adding a 'Concierge' service to its Genius Bar that prioritises customer problems" Business Insider 8:30 AM
"Apple's Genius Bar to get smarter with 'Concierge' -- report" CNET 10:16 AM
"Report: Apple Upgrading Genius Bar Appointment System" PC Magazine 6:47 PM
"Android and iOS Squeeze the Competition, Swelling to 96.3% of the Smartphone Operating System Market for Both 4Q14 and CY14, According to IDC" IDC 1:31 PM
"iOS & Android increase duopoly on smartphone market to 96%, Apple beats market in Q4" 9to5Mac 1:33 PM
"Apple Pay now used by more than 1 million Chase Bank customers" iMore 9:10 PM
"Chase says it has activated 1 million Apple Pay users since launch" 9to5Mac 9:22 PM
"Mercedes-Benz chairman not losing sleep over Apple Car, compares it to car guys making a smartphone" 9to5Mac 3:27 PM
"Mercedes-Benz is the latest car company to laugh at Apple's auto ambitions" BGR 3:27 PM
"Daimler Chairman Continues Auto Industry's Dismissal of Apple Car" The Mac Observer 9:10 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook visiting famous German BILD newsroom today" 9to5Mac 9:52 AM
"Visa announces credit card tech that could speed up Apple Pay's arrival in Europe" The Next Web 8:08 AM
"Apple Pay could benefit from Visa Europe's new security" CNET 12:55 PM
"Google challenges Apple Pay with Softcard partnership" V3 8:23 AM
"Samsung undermines Apple car plans with acquisition" TechnologyTell 8:45 AM
"Samsung holds smartphone lead in India, Apple trails" PCWorld 8:23 AM
"Inside the Rush Around Calendar Apps" ["Google will soon release a calendar app for iOS, its first release of a standalone calendar specifically for the platform, according to a person briefed on the matter."] The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 12:53 PM
"This 23-Year-Old Is Taking on Nike and Apple With a Crowdfunded Sleep Tracker" Wired 8:00 AM
"Hello's Sense Sleep Tracking Hardware Is Shipping Soon" TechCrunch 8:04 AM
Non-Apple News
"Dish Just Agreed To Blanket San Fran With This Crazy New Cellular Tech" Gizmodo 3:52 PM
"Kill the Wireless Contract! Buy Your Own Phone: It's now surprisingly easy to live a fruitful mobile life without a carrier contract" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:35 PM
"Pebble Time: The smartwatch darling gets color, voice, and a new Kickstarter" Macworld 9:41 AM
"MacBook Pro discussion include issues and experiences with Apple's response to problems with defective graphics hardware (including career implications), plus cleaning tips and notes on Mac longevity, along with a few notes about performance." MacInTouch 4:32 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 11:31 AM
"Vintagio For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 11:31 AM
"Air Transfer+ -Easy File Sharing Between PC And iPhone/iPad For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 11:31 AM
"How Much Gold Will the Apple Watch Edition Consume?" TidBITS 7:19 PM
"DOJ Is Right About Apple e-Books: The Journal mischaracterizes the trial court's ruling in the Justice Department's antitrust case against Apple and five e-book publishers." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:18 PM
"Microsoft promises 'surprises' and 'something different' at this year's E3" MCV UK 7:46 AM
"Microsoft Should Craft And Mine More Mobile Games" Seeking Alpha 9:07 AM
"Don't Buy Mr. Softy's Bonds, Or Its Stock For That Matter" Seeking Alpha 6:42 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Says Profit This Quarter, Year to Miss Estimates" Bloomberg 3:51 PM
"Hewlett-Packard Reports Weaker Profit: Results come as firm prepares to separate personal computer business from corporate hardware" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:00 PM
"HP stock slumps 5% thanks to a miss on revenue, and a bleak outlook" Business Insider 3:51 PM
"H-P slumps as strong dollar weighs on outlook" MarketWatch 3:52 PM
"Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs On Hewlett-Packard: Company expects annual revenue to take a hit from currency's recent appreciation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:40 PM
"HP CFO indicates more layoffs after it finishes cutting 55,000 people" Business Insider 7:40 PM
"Deutsche Bank signs multibillion dollar outsourcing deal with HP" ZDNet 7:25 AM
"Deutsche Bank signs multibillion-dollar IT deal with HP" Reuters 7:38 AM
"Deutsche Bank, HP ink multibillion-dollar IT deal" Seeking Alpha 6:42 AM
"How HP Suddenly Became A Buy Again" Seeking Alpha 9:46 AM
"HP: 10 most common security issues in 2014 were from code over two years old/... and sometimes dating back decades" The Inquirer 12:29 PM
"Intel: Successful Local Vendors Are Good Alternative To Samsung" Seeking Alpha 7:09 AM
"Intel's steadily rising cash flows support its dividends" Market Realist 8:23 PM
"Intel plans to launch 7nm chips by 2018" VR-Zone 7:39 AM
"Report claims Intel Skylake desktop CPUs may be delayed" VR-Zone 7:40 AM
"Kazam unveils trio of Intel-powered Windows tablets and eight smartphones" The Inquirer 7:15 AM
"AMD Talks Energy Efficiency, Performance with Carrizo Chip" eWeek 7:11 AM
"AMD outlines power-saving capabilities of Carrizo APU" Electronista 7:33 AM
"AMD's Carrizo chup promises better laptop and desktop performance: Combines CPUs, GPU and multimedia accelerators on a single die" The Inquirer 7:13 AM
"ARM, Freescale and IBM offer a platform for industrial IoT" Gigaom 7:11 AM
"ARM and IBM bolster Internet of Things with cloud-based mbed starter kit: System can channel data from internet-connected devices directly into IBM's Bluemix cloud platform" The Inquirer 7:15 AM
"ARM, IBM offer starter kit for making IOT devices: IOT devices can be built in a matter of minutes with ARM and IBM's mbed starter kit" IDG News Service 6:55 AM
"ARM, Freescale, IBM Team Up on Industrial IoT Dev Kit" PC Magazine 4:11 PM
"IBM Wants You To Make Connected Things Faster Than A Coffee" Forbes 7:35 AM
"IBM Tries to Paint the Computing Cloud Blue" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:23 AM
"IBM InterConnect Day 1 Impressions" Gigaom 12:51 PM
"IBM Forms Partnership With Juniper on Data-Networking Analysis" Bloomberg 12:58 PM
"Oracle Romania expands offices in Bucharest" Romania-Insider 7:46 AM
"RF circuits to go beyond 100GHz" EE Times Asia 6:42 AM
"Lenovo determined 'to make the Superfish situation better'" Neowin 7:16 AM
"Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 Hit Record Levels After Yellen Testimony" MarketWatch 6:18 PM
"US stocks push to record highs as investors are encouraged by Fed, Greece news; Home Depot up" Associated Press 6:17 PM
"Stock Futures Flat Ahead of Yellen Testimony" Reuters 7:59 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise to Fresh Records: Fed chief signals rate increases are drawing nearer as economy improves" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:16 PM
"Stocks: 6 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 7:59 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks at fresh 15-year high ahead of Yellen testimony/ Japan stocks rose on Tuesday to a fresh 15-year high, with the yen weakening against the dollar, as markets awaited Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's testimony later in the day." MarketWatch 8:01 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks waver as Greek reforms go before lenders for approval/European stocks on Tuesday flailed around the flatline after hitting a seven-year high in the previous session, as investors wait to for European officials to respond economic-reform proposals submitted by Greece." MarketWatch 8:01 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:36 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:36 PM
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