"What was Tim Cook doing in China this week?" Fortune 8:04 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook chronicles recent China trip on new Weibo account" AppleInsider 6:17 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook shares photos from recent trip to China (Gallery)" 9to5Mac 9:11 AM
"Why I'm Still Wearing My Apple Watch" TechCrunch 12:09 PM
"Apple's green initiative offers a smidgen of hope" ["Considering that we're talking about the world's largest corporation by market capitalization, these are moves that will force people to take notice. They set a powerful example for other businesses. They also show spineless politicians the world over that, yes, it's possible to be socially responsible and still adhere to good old-fashioned capitalistic principles. 'Apple is really out front on environmental issues,' said Jesse Simons, chief of staff of the Sierra Club. 'They're sending a strong signal for the way the world should go.'"] Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 5/15
"Apple is the greenest tech giant according to Greenpeace" BetaNews 5/15
"The final frontier: How Apple TV could connect all the dots" Macworld 5/15
"The Apple Watch's Future Is Bright—And You Can See It In Android Data: We're a social people, so the Apple Watch may be the right product at the right time." ReadWrite 5/15
"Does Apple Need to Worry About Slowing Smartphone Sales in China?" The Motley Fool 5/15
"Apple Still Growing In China Despite Market Slowdown, Analyst Says" Benzinga 5/15
"How Apple Could Help Tesla By Building A Car" Benzinga 5/15
"No Oculus Rift for the Mac, but your Mac couldn't handle it anyway" Macworld 5/15
"Oculus pauses Mac and Linux development, offers PC specs" Engadget 5/15
"Oculus Rift Development on OS X 'Paused' to Focus on Strong Windows Launch" MacRumors 5/15
"I wanted to buy an Oculus Rift — but there's no development timeline for Mac" VentureBeat 5/15
"Early look at Windows 10 on the new Retina MacBook says it runs better than OS X" 9to5Mac 5/15
"Apple HomeKit Devices Arrive in June?" PC Magazine 5/15
"Apple says HomeKit devices to start appearing in June" ZDNet 5/15
"Apple HomeKit: Delayed until June, mumble Cupertino spinners" The Register 5/15
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"iPhoto '09 & iPhoto '11: Improving face recognition results/Learn how to improve face recognition results in iPhoto '09 and iPhoto '11." Apple Support 6:17 AM
"Yosemite - programming problems with version 'numbers'; 'nsurlsessiond'; video playback trouble" MacInTouch 5/15
"Office 2011 - workarounds for Office 2011 14.5.0 update bug with Outlook (plus FileMaker copy-protection in the past)" MacInTouch 5/15
"Virtualization - Migration Assistant issue with Snow Leopard Server; support for older Mac apps (PowerPC) via Rosetta in virtualization" MacInTouch 5/15
"MainStage 3: Reducing latency in MainStage 3" Apple Support 5/15
"Apple Pay pops up in several Trader Joe's locations" iMore 10:28 AM
"Trader Joe's grocery chain preparing to accept Apple Pay" AppleInsider 5/15
"Trader Joe's begins accepting Apple Pay at select retail locations" 9to5Mac 5/15
"iPhones in use in the US rise to 94M, new study suggests/No shock: the iPhone 6 line is off to a strong start. More surprisingly, some 8 million iPhone 4S devices are still in US hands." CNET 5/15
"Apple, AT&T fight sale of RadioShack customer data" CNNMoney 5/15
"Bentley again uses iPhones to shoot latest ad, this time using iPhone 6/Plus" 9to5Mac 5/15
"Apple retail workers hospitalized after contaminated package delivered" MacNN 5/15
"Kiwi company MEA Mobile checks out the Apple Watch" Stuff: New Zealand 5/15
"Spotify May Cut 'Freemium' to Three Months, Sources Say..." Digital Music News 5/15
"Is Apple winning? Spotify might be ending its free music plan" AppAdvice 5/15
"'The Apple of China' is dipping its toe in Apple's home turf" Business Insider 5/15
"Can Nintendo Survive Mobile Without Catering to Whales?" Wired 5/15
"Is Apple Reviving Ping for New Streaming Music Service?" Apple Gazette 5/15
"Wolverton: Your smartphone is a target, so make it secure" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 5/15
"Siri checks in: Welcome to Starwood's hotel room of the future" Macworld 5/15
"iPhone Catches Fire, Burns Teen Who Blames Third-Party Charger: The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but the teen's family believes a third-party charger, purchased at a local gas station, is to blame." PC Magazine 5/15
"Dumb Criminal Jailed For Scamming Apple's iPhone Replacement Scheme To Make $42,000" Digital Trends 5/15
"How to Use Apple's Return Policy to Steal Money...and Get Caught" The Mac Observer 5/15
Non-Apple News
"For the Highest-Paid C.E.O.s, the Party Goes On" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:18 PM
"Cyberattack on Penn State exposes passwords of 18K people" CNET 5/15
"Panasonic Now Selling Firefox-Powered TVs" PC Magazine 5/15
Publications/Podcasts
"'Workin' In Pajamas', With Guest David Sparks" Daring Fireball 6:22 PM
"iMore show 457: First wrist problems" iMore 6:25 AM
"Coming May 16: Gene Steinberg meets Peter Cohen, from iMore, and Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:12 AM
"The TouchArcade Show - 205 - Obnoxiously Checking the Time" Touch Arcade 5/15
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-05-15: Apple Watch Security, Fixing iTunes 12" The Mac Observer 5/15
"AppleInsider podcast tackles the latest 'iPhone 6s' & 'iPad Pro' rumors, Apple Watch water resistance, more" AppleInsider 5/15
"Apple's $10,000 rose gold-plated iPhone 6S: Newly leaked details point to iPhone 6S with more advanced features" Emirates 24/7 6:32 AM
"Apple discontinues 15" MacBook Pro BTO models ahead of Force Touch refresh" AppleInsider 5/15
"Many Apple Watch shipping times improve slightly from July to June" 9to5Mac 5/15
"IHS: iPhone 6s Camera – 12MP But Smaller Pixels" G for Games 5/15
"Smile! iPhone 6s camera is set for a major upgrade" Cult of Mac 5/15
"Next iPhone's camera may get a pixel boost, but there's a trade-off: An industry observer says Apple's upcoming iPhones will increase the pixel count from 8 pixels to 12. The pixels would be smaller, though, which could affect picture quality." CNET 5/15
"Quanta clarifies Apple Watch yield rate rumor" DigiTimes 5/15
"Quanta vice-chairman reportedly acknowledges 'limited shipments' of Apple Watch, says capacity now fully up to speed" 9to5Mac 5/15
"Apple Watch Production Bottleneck Ends, Quanta Now Building at Full Capacity" The Mac Observer 5/15
"Apple Watch: No kill switch could make thieves rich" V3 5/15
"These are the iPhones and Macs that are becoming 'obsolete' next month" BGR 5/15
"Hon Hai Enjoys Big iPhone Bump: Contract manufacturer posts 56% jump in first-quarter earnings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/15
AppleCare/Helps
"If you forgot the passcode for your Apple Watch" Apple Support 5/15
"Wireless input devices: Bluetooth frequently asked questions" Apple Support 5/15
Price Trackers/Deals
"Drawing With Carl For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 10:21 AM
"Arcade Addict HD For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 10:21 AM
"System Monitor -Battery Health, Free Memory, Used Space For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" App Sliced 10:21 AM
"A few headaches and a lot of sweat: Training with the Microsoft Band on iOS/Software headaches aside, it doesn't serve triathletes and loses novices to smartwatches." Ars Technica 11:48 AM
"The Apple Watch Review: Week 1 - A Very Beautiful Less Functional Pebble" Touch Arcade 5/15
"Microsoft's charm offensive is actually working (a little)/Technically Incorrect: Four new ads from Microsoft feature Cortana and are human and amusing. Is this one more step toward a new, more-likable Microsoft?" CNET 6:07 PM
"Why Microsoft Be More Like Apple, Android: Why Microsoft should be more like Apple, Android." Barron's 7:45 AM
"Microsoft: It's time to shoot the lawyers" ZDNet 9:07 AM
"Windows 10 free upgrade will not be available to pirates" MacNN 6:20 AM
"An indecisive day on Wall Street ends with stock indexes mostly higher; S&P 500 at record high" Associated Press 5/15
"U.S. Stocks Close Higher; S&P 500 Sets Record: Traders say there is little enthusiasm among investors about buying shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/15
"Asia Markets: Chinese stock rally cools, but Hang Seng higher/Shares in Shanghai fell Friday as a rally on Beijing's stimulus measures rapidly cooled, while Australia, Hong Kong and Japan posted modest gains after a record close of the S&P 500 index in the U.S. and signs of stabilizing bond markets." MarketWatch 5/15
"Europe Markets: FTSE 100 falls, logs weekly decline as growth worries weigh/U.K. stocks fell Friday, dragged lower with other global equity markets on heightened worries about the health of the U.S. economy, the world's largest." MarketWatch 5/15
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