"Apple doesn't need $178 billion of cash to change the world: In order to see why Apple doesn't need $178 billion of cash for its business, it is crucial to examine how Apple operates and thinks about products." iMore 9:14 AM
"Apple's ResearchKit Targets Fitness, Healthcare Markets: Apple's ResearchKit is an open-source framework designed for the healthcare and fitness markets as a way to collect data and analyze larger groups of patients." InformationWeek 8:57 AM
"Apple Pay Is Just a Big Giveaway to Credit Card Companies" Harvard Business Review 10:41 AM
"Apple Pay Beats eBay and Google in In-Store Mobile Payments" Market Realist 3:17 PM
"Exclusive: Six percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Watch - Reuters/Ipsos poll/About 6 percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Inc's smartwatch according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, with men twice as likely as women to purchase Apple boss Tim Cook's first new major product." Reuters 1:44 PM
"Could the Apple Watch Be As Indispensable As A Stethoscope? How Healthcare Will Feel Apple's Impact" Forbes 9:12 AM
"Will Apple Sell Eight Million Watches?" Forbes 8:45 AM
"Apple Watch Ladders Up Luxury Branding" Forbes 9:12 AM
"Apple Watch: Consumers looking, not buying ... yet" CNBC 10:42 AM
"Apple's LinX imaging acquisition: The Israeli startup that will give iPhones perfect pictures" ZDNet 10:51 AM
"Apple Buys LinX: Better MacBook, iPhone Cameras on the Horizon?" PC Magazine 9:18 AM
"Apple Buys Mobile Device Camera Maker LinX Computational Imaging" The Mac Observer 9:17 AM
"OS X 10.10.3 improves performance for games, report Mac game devs" iMore 7:11 PM
"The future of Mac OS X and iOS to be revealed June 8" Relaxnews 8:03 AM
"Apple's ResearchKit framework goes live to medical researchers" The Inquirer 8:44 AM
"9 new Apple technologies for WWDC 2015" Computerworld 7:39 AM
"Apple boosts WWDC scholarship numbers in bid to increase diversity" 9to5Mac 8:52 AM
"Apple Now Awarding Up to 350 WWDC Scholarships for Students" MacRumors 8:52 AM
"Apple releases iCloud for Windows beta build 410A44" 9to5Mac 8:46 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"f a droplet doesn't open in Compressor 4.2" Apple Support 9:31 PM
"Address available hard drive space skyrocketing after installing OS X 10.10.3" MacIssues 10:46 AM
"Yosemite discussions include user interface issues (with moving mice and windows focus), an About This Mac (System Profiler) bug, Apple Photos and iPhotos compatibility issues, plus problems with Bluetooth mice and more." MacInTouch 9:05 AM
"Application discussions talk about Apple's new Photos app and how it compares with the abandoned iPhoto and Aperture apps, as well as Apple's strategic direction, DVD burning and resolution, VPN / Apple Remote Access issues and more." MacInTouch 9:06 AM
"Find your Mac's serial number in About This Mac or System Information" Apple Support 2:42 PM
"Move your content to your new MacBook" Apple Support 9:23 AM
"Move your content to a new Mac" Apple Support 9:23 AM
"Reboot your server after setting up an Open Directory master or replica in OS X Server (Yosemite)" Apple Support 2:42 PM
"Jerry Seinfeld calls YouTube a 'giant garbage can'" Business Insider 3:48 PM
"Developer wants to make a 'Schindler's List for games': 'It's kind of embarrassing if you look at the video games industry and how they've handled World War II as a topic,' Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler says." CNET 3:47 PM
"This terrifying video was filmed with the world's first self-powered camera" The Verge 12:49 PM
"New malware family attacks retail systems" BetaNews 9:13 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 302: Steve Jobs's Legacy and Pretending Apple Watch Will Fail" The Mac Observer 6:30 PM
"Happy Hour Podcast 010 | WWDC 2015 details, new iOS 8.4 Music app, and Apple Watch try-on experiences" 9to5Mac 2:44 PM
"Apple makes 'last-minute decision' to use TSMC for 30% of 'A9' chip orders for next iPhone" AppleInsider 9:32 PM
"Multiple Methods Now Reveal Expected Apple Watch Sales" The Mac Observer 2:45 PM
"Samsung Is Creating a Team That Will Make Screens for Apple Devices Only Business" Bloomberg 8:50 AM
"Samsung reportedly has new 200 employee team exclusively working on screens for Apple" 9to5Mac 8:50 AM
"With iOS 9 around the corner, iOS 8 adoption stops dead in its tracks" Cult of Mac 9:19 AM
"Apple releases first iOS 8.4 beta with new Music app in tow" BetaNews 11:25 AM
"Apple's new 12-inch MacBook closely guards its secrets with screws, solder, and glue" Macworld 11:13 AM
"The new Retina MacBook 2015: A tour of what's new inside" ZDNet 9:09 AM
"It's MacBook teardown day, as iFixit's version provides better photos & commentary" 9to5Mac 8:52 AM
"IHS report: Galaxy S6 Edge more expensive to make than iPhone 6 Plus" ZDNet 9:09 AM
"Apple Watch: What is ion-strengthened glass and how is it made?" Apple World Today 10:44 AM
"Confused by the Apple Watch user interface? Here's your handy quick-start guide" 9to5Mac 9:33 AM
"Smart wearable device vendors avoid competition with Apple Watch" DigiTimes 9:13 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Find your Mac's serial number in About This Mac or System Information: You can find your Mac's serial number in the About This Mac window and in System Information." Apple Support 8:29 PM
"Manage your iCloud storage: Learn how to manage your iCloud storage if you reach or exceed your storage limit." Apple Support 7:30 PM
"If photos you edited in iOS 7 show up as the original photo after you import to your computer" Apple Support 2:43 PM
"Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Purchasing and viewing movies" Apple Support 2:43 PM
"Mac computers that can use an Apple USB SuperDrive or MacBook Air SuperDrive" Apple Support 9:23 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 10:25 AM
"Ruler Box For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:25 AM
"Pursuit of Light For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:25 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:38 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:38 AM
"HTC One M9 Review: Lollipop, Octa-Core Snapdragon, Boomsound Impress" HotHardware 11:59 AM
"The new Samsung knows it has to be friends with everyone" The Verge 9:12 AM
"BlackBerry Leap: Will this touchscreen smartphone jump onto your wishlist?" ZDNet 9:10 AM
"How Google Could Threaten the Web: Google doesn't have the power to kill the Web yet, but it's worth keeping an eye on to prevent it from getting there." PC Magazine 3:59 PM
"Google Has Gone Certifiably Nuts: Not focusing on what it does best, or at least makes money, has Google spreading itself thin." PC Magazine 8:59 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Rage against Apple's machine" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:35 AM
"China's Biggest Chip Maker's Possible Tie-Up With H-P Values Unit at Up to $5 Billion: Tsinghua Unigroup in talks to buy a controlling stake in Hewlett-Packard unit H3C Technologies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:12 AM
"HP's Still In Public Cloud, But Where? HP's Bill Hilf has rebutted the interpretation of his New York Times statements about the company's public cloud plans, but where does that leave Helion versus Amazon?" InformationWeek 10:51 AM
"HP unveils 'full performance' Omen Pro mobile workstation" V3 9:15 AM
"Inside Intel's Best-Laid Plans: Chip maker Intel moved quickly to address a revenue shortfall, but its new outlook also has new risks." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:17 PM
"As PC sales fall, Intel eyes the data center as its next big hope" Fortune 8:29 AM
"Intel's Struggles Continue In Q1" Seeking Alpha 8:54 AM
"EU set to follow Google case with broader competition crackdown" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:44 PM
"Europe to Pull Trigger on Google Antitrust Charges: Case would be EU's biggest competition battle since pursuit of Microsoft a decade ago" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
"EU says Google hurt consumers and competitors in Internet search case" Reuters 10:51 AM
"EU charges Google in Internet search anti-trust case" Reuters 7:53 AM
"E.U. Charges Google With Violating Antitrust Laws" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:44 AM
"Google faces European charge it abused search dominance: The European Commission opens a legal case that could change how Google search works: and impose a massive fine. It also begins an inquiry about Android." CNET 8:44 AM
"EU Formally Accuses Google of Antitrust Violations" Wired 8:45 AM
"EU accuses Google Shopping of search 'abuse'" BBC 9:06 AM
"Highlights: EU charges Google over shopping searches, to probe Android" Reuters 7:53 AM
"Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google's Regulatory Scold" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:33 PM
"Microsoft Shows EU Charges Could Make Lasting Impact on Google's Culture: After two decades of antitrust litigation, legal compliance has become baked into Microsoft's DNA" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:12 AM
"Android lands on Microsoft's money-machine island fortress" The Register 7:58 AM
"Microsoft starts teasing what's next for Exchange 2016" ZDNet 6:06 PM
"With latest patches, Oracle signals no more free updates for Java 7: The company released patches from 98 security issues in its products, 14 in Java" Computerworld 8:05 AM
"Oracle Launches ODI in April with the Aim to Revolutionize Big Data" Market Realist 8:53 AM
"Oracle Launches New Features for Its Retail Cloud Portfolio in April" Market Realist 9:01 AM
"Cisco CEO: Digitization disruption" CNBC Videos 9:04 AM
"Expect a PC resurgence: Analyst" CNBC Videos 8:29 AM
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