"Apple may have to pay Ireland 10 years of back taxes" CNNMoney 8:12 AM
"Apple says EC probe could lead to back tax payments" IDG News Service 8:12 AM
"Apple may pay 'material' amount of tax back to Ireland" ZDNet 8:29 AM
"Japan Post Group, IBM and Apple Deliver iPads and Custom Apps to Connect Elderly in Japan to Services, Family and Community" Apple 8:32 AM
"Japan Post Group, IBM and Apple Deliver iPads and Custom Apps to Connect Elderly in Japan to Services, Family and Community" PRNewswire 9:52 AM
"Apple and IBM want to address the world's aging population. First stop? Japan: Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty partner for the second time in less than a year to help Japan Post address its home country's growing population of senior citizens." Fortune 8:25 AM
"Japan Post Teams With Apple, IBM to Better Serve Elderly: Post-office staffers check in on older clients, offer consultation services, report back to family members" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:27 AM
"Apple, IBM to give Japanese seniors 5 million iPads" CNET 8:46 AM
"Apple, IBM announce partnership with Japan Post to improve elderly care" Reuters 8:46 AM
"Apple, IBM Announce Deal to Bring iPads and Apps to Japan's Elderly" TheStreet 8:46 AM
"Apple, IBM, Japan Post team up to improve elderly care" Associated Press 8:46 AM
"Apple-IBM team up: CNBC's Jon Fortt has the update on Apple's partnership with IBM, and whether Big Blue is eying Salesforce.com as a possible takeover target." CNBC Videos 9:51 AM
"Apple says ResearchKit medical apps must get ethics board approval" ZDNet 8:14 AM
"China is rewriting the rules of the mobile game, and Apple is still winning" The Verge 12:27 PM
"China is a fast-growing gold mine for Apple" IDG News Service 3:08 PM
"Private I: Apple's Chinese market share may affect security judgment" Macworld 8:36 AM
"The Phablet Revolution: While mobile app developers have been abuzz about the launch of Apple's smallest screen, the Watch, Flurry Analytics has seen increasing interest in one of its largest screens - the iPhone 6 Plus. Once upon a time, Steve Jobs said 'no one is going to buy' a big phone, and we theorized that phablets were just a fad. Six months since the iPhone 6 Plus debut, we see the new iOS form factor has had significant impact on the global market. To better understand the impact of the iPhone 6 Plus, Flurry from Yahoo examined the 1.6 billion devices it tracks every month to explore usage by screen size." Flurry Insights 11:27 AM
"Apple Invites Developers to App Analytics Beta" The Mac Observer 7:48 PM
"Apple updates iMovie for iOS with fix for incorrectly cropped photos" AppleInsider 4:10 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Here's How to Spring Clean Your Computer in 7 Steps: A periodic polish will keep everything from keys to apps running smoothly" Time 11:17 AM
"Five quick fixes for Wi-Fi troubles in OS X" MacIssues 10:27 AM
"Yosemite discussion also examines Apple's recent user interface design problems (vs. the original Mac Human Interface Guidelines) and also offers troubleshooting tips for kernel panic problems that arose with the OS X 10.10.3 update, plus notes on bug reporting, Apple's new Photos app and Apple Mail." MacInTouch 1:44 PM
"Application discussions include the end of line for Timbuktu; non-subscription Adobe Acrobat; QuarkXpress 2015; Haiku (a BeOS-compatible operating system); Apple's new Photos app; Apple user interface follies; iMac (and Target Display Mode) vs. Mac Mini vs. old/new Mac Pro models and the gap in Apple's product line." MacInTouch 1:45 PM
"Logic Pro X 10.1.1 Release Notes" Apple Support 3:27 PM
"If iMovie doesn't recognize or control your camera or camcorder" Apple Support 3:27 PM
"Topics for Mac Service Certification Exam (9L0-012)" Apple Support 3:27 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"CleanMyMac 3 review: Make more room on your crowded hard drive" Macworld 8:35 AM
"How-To: Clean and speed up your Mac with free, trustworthy downloads" 9to5Mac 12:24 PM
"iCloud Drive: How to Sync Data Between Mac and iOS" Intego 8:44 AM
"Apple Poaches Top Producers From BBC Radio 1 For New Spotify Rival" Music Business Worldwide 8:38 AM
"Apple raided the BBC to hire for its new streaming service" Business Insider 8:39 AM
"U2's Father-Son Album Cover Promotes Homosexuality, Says Russian Lawmaker: A Russian legislator has accused Apple and the band U2 of violating the Russian law 'against gay propaganda among minors' by uploading U2's latest album, Songs of Innocence, to iTunes customers worldwide, including Russia, in September 2014." ["Back in September 2014, U2 explained on its web site that the image was supposed to show 'in the visual language, how 'holding on to your own innocence is a lot harder than holding on to someone else's.''"] Billboard 11:09 AM
"Russian Politician Wants Apple's U2 Album Giveaway Investigated as Gay Propaganda" The Mac Observer 7:49 PM
"Tablet sales slide again in Q1, iPads still lead but sales decline for fifth straight quarter" VentureBeat 8:50 AM
"iPad Continues to Lead Declining Tablet Market in First Quarter" MacRumors 9:14 AM
"IDC Report: Apple's iPad Still the Tablet Champion" Patently Apple 8:00 PM
"Apple Watch rollout slowed by a faulty component: The defective part is the taptic engine, which was designed by Apple to produce the sensation of being tapped on the wrist, a report says." Fortune 8:27 AM
"Here's how much it costs to make an Apple Watch" CNNMoney 2:45 PM
"Apple Watch has as much RAM as iPhone 4" Cult of Mac 11:15 AM
"Apple says tattoos can cause watch problems" BBC 1:27 PM
"Tattoo snafu irks inked Apple Watch wearers" Reuters 8:29 AM
"Apple Watch stops working on tattooed wrists" V3 8:41 AM
"iOS 8 growth slowing, but still enough to shame Android" Cult of Mac 8:40 AM
"Apple Watch release pushes iOS 8 past 80 percent adoption" The Inquirer 8:25 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"Future iPhones may sport both telephoto and wide angle cameras, patent application suggests" AppleInsider 8:31 AM
"Future iPhones may pack both wide angle and telephone lenses" Apple Daily Report 8:08 AM
"Apple continues their Work on an Advanced Telephoto Lens System for Future iDevices and beyond" Patently Apple 8:45 AM
"Apple Patent Tips Intriguing iPhone Camera Upgrade" PC Magazine 3:45 PM
"Apple continues their Work on a Shock-Absorber System Designed to protect iDevice Cover Glass during a fall" Patently Apple 8:45 AM
"Apple continues their Work on Possible Future iDevices with Flexible Form Factors and Displays" Patently Apple 8:45 AM
"Future iOS devices (and perhaps Mac laptops) may be more flexible" Apple Daily Report 8:08 AM
"Apple Working on Bending Beam Sensors for Force Sensor System" Patently Apple 1:51 PM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple Pay FAQ: Apple Pay offers an easy, secure, and private way to pay using Touch ID on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and Apple Watch." Apple Support 9:26 PM
"How to disassemble the Apple Watch yourself in just 10 minutes" BGR 4:19 PM
"The Apple Watch Home screen is a beautiful mess" ["On its website, Apple says that 'the arrangement of apps is simple and orderly,' but I beg to differ."] iDownload Blog 3:09 PM
"Why Apple is poaching Britain's best music radio producers" Fortune 3:08 PM
"Apple's most exciting product since the iPhone" OSNews 1:28 PM
"Apple Watch Could Be a Password Alternative" TechNewsWorld 1:27 PM
"I don't open apps on my Apple Watch" iDownload Blog 1:27 PM
"Apple Watch misses its mark on tattooed arms" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:32 PM
"Ditching My iPhone For The Samsung Galaxy S6" HotHardware 11:19 AM
"This is the stupidest argument against iPhone and Android encryption we've ever heard" BGR 10:27 AM
"Tim Cook wears a unique Apple Watch that nobody else can buy" Business Insider 10:26 AM
"Bogus analogies: Glass and Watch are not the same" Macworld 9:48 AM
"Can Apple and IBM Change Health Care? Five Big Questions" Forbes 9:28 AM
"A day in the life: Ask us anything about Apple Watch" AppAdvice 8:51 AM
"Windows 10 'on track' for summer on PCs, other platforms come later" Engadget 5:05 PM
"Microsoft Confirms Staggered Launch for Windows 10" Thurrott 5:05 PM
"Windows 10 and Windows 10 for phones will launch at different times" Neowin 5:06 PM
"Microsoft's Unionized Contract Workers Get Aggressive" Bloomberg 9:18 PM
"Microsoft to Pay Around $30 Million for N-trig: Company's components used in Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 tablet" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:55 PM
"Windows 'open' for Apple and Android" BBC 6:41 AM
"Windows 10 design lead explains what's changed (and what hasn't)" Engadget 6:44 AM
"Microsoft Intros Visual Studio Code, Bevy of New Tools" eWeek 9:03 AM
"Windows 10 gets 'Arduino-certified' with two new open source libraries" ZDNet 6:45 AM
"Windows 10 is now available for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Intel Minnowboard Max: But Microsoft warns that IoT release is rough around the edges" The Inquirer 7:03 AM
"Raspberry Pi gets a remote Windows desktop client from Parallels: It's for businesses, not hobbyists, but can be used free by three users." Ars Technica 6:41 AM
"'Microsoft Edge' Is The New Browser on Windows 10" Social Barrel 6:48 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 10 browser is officially named Microsoft Edge: And its logo pays homage to Internet Explorer" The Inquirer 7:58 AM
"Microsoft Edge extensions won't be available at launch" Neowin 6:47 AM
"Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure: Azure to feature a data warehouse, a 'data lake' and the ability to pool multiple databases" IDG News Service 6:41 AM
"Microsoft previews template deployments in Azure Resource Manager" VentureBeat 6:54 AM
"Microsoft demonstrates HoloLens by controlling wheeled robot" Electronista 6:40 AM
"HoloLens promo video gives a glimpse of early prototypes" Engadget 6:44 AM
"Windows 10 and HoloLens at Build: Nothing Short of Amazing" TG Daily 6:51 AM
"Microsoft and Salesforce? Why an acquisition might just make sense" GeekWire 11:09 AM
"Getting global giant Dell to run like a start-up drives CIO Walsh: Irishman brings background experience in customer support to senior executive role at Dell" The Irish Times 7:17 AM
"Dell makes computer industry's first recycled computer: In 2014 the company began capturing waste materials from customers' old computers to incorporate into new products" The Guardian 7:18 AM
"CRN Exclusive: Dell Execs On How Enterprise Solutions Group Will Beat Cisco, HP, IBM And EMC" CRN 7:18 AM
"Westside student earns Dell Foundation grant" Independent Mail 7:18 AM
"What Brought Carly Fiorina Down at HP Is Her Greatest 2016 Asset" Bloomberg 7:19 AM
"IBM Just Cracked One of the Biggest Problems Facing Quantum Computing" Gizmodo 6:44 AM
"IBM Shows Off a Quantum Computing Chip: A new superconducting chip made by IBM demonstrates a technique crucial to the development of quantum computers." Technology Review 7:25 AM
"IBM creates quantum super-conductor in square formation: Quantum computing gets a qubit on the side" The Inquirer 10:23 AM
"Intel has ambitions to turn modems into virtual servers and reinvent broadband: A few cores in your modem and OpenStack driving network function virtualisation" The Register 7:24 AM
"Why Now May Be The Time To Buy Intel" Seeking Alpha 10:00 AM
"Cisco Partners Must Collaborate or Die: In the era of digitization, standing alone, selling products, and being a traditional box pusher just isn't going to cut it." No Jitter 7:23 AM
"Oracle, Accenture, in cloudy consulting cuddle: This is how Big Red is going to migrate you to the cloud" The Register 7:26 AM
"Oracle Is Not Courting Salesforce: You can strike Larry Ellison and Co. off the short list of possible bidders — for now." BuzzFeed 7:26 AM
"Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808 doesn't get so hot under the collar: It's a better-behaved chip than the beefier 810, though it drops a few features." Ars Technica 7:58 AM
"Weak earnings help send stocks lower in midday trading; utilities and technology sectors slump" Associated Press 2:23 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply: Biotech and small-cap shares lead declines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:24 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks fall after weak U.S. data/Shares in Asia finished the month on a weak note Thursday, as April's earlier rallies across the region gave way to nervousness about the U.S. economic recovery and as the Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged." MarketWatch 7:38 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks drop for 3rd day, on track for monthly pullback/European stocks fell Thursday and moved toward a monthly loss, as investors weighed a rise in the euro and concerns about slowing global growth." MarketWatch 7:38 AM
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