"Behind Apple's Move to Shelve TV Plans: Apple had dropped its TV plans, but investor Carl Icahn sees the firm entering the market next year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:10 PM
"Apple Suspended Plans to Introduce a Television Set, WSJ Reports" Bloomberg 9:11 PM
"Apple reportedly iced plans to build television set, looks to debut new Apple TV at WWDC" AppleInsider 9:13 PM
"Court rules anyone can copy the iPhone's design: Apple did such a good job designing its iPhone that it now can't protect itself from copycats." CNNMoney 2:11 PM
"Apple Gets Mixed Ruling in First Samsung Appeal" ["Samsung infringed Apple's design patents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. It didn't violate Apple's trade dress, so the $930 million judgment must be adjusted. The opinion was posted Monday on the court's website."] Bloomberg 8:37 AM
"U.S. appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930 million verdict vs Samsung" Reuters 9:38 AM
"Appeals court finds Samsung violated Apple's design patents, but not trade dress" AppleInsider 9:12 AM
"Apple/Samsung ruling reversed: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla reports the latest news regarding the legal dispute between Apple and Samsung Electronics." CNBC Videos 9:37 AM
"US appeals court partly reverses Apple's $930M patent win against Samsung, may reduce award to $548M" 9to5Mac 9:40 AM
"Apple damages at risk in Samsung patent case" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:09 PM
"Apple understands Chinese market: Pro/China is quickly becoming a major growth engine for Apple. Daniel Ives, FBR Capital Markets, provides perspective." CNBC Videos 11:18 AM
"Apple buys precision mapping smarts from Coherent Navigation: Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, a small GPS company that supplies mapping technology to the defense and airline industries." ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Windows 10 'unequivocally better' than OS X on Apple's new MacBook" ZDNet 8:05 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"About Apple Remote Desktop Client 3.8.4: Apple Remote Desktop Client 3.8.4 is an update for Mac clients viewed or controlled from the Remote Desktop app." Apple Support 9:39 PM
"Fix your Mac's network name getting (2) appended to it" MacIssues 9:39 AM
"Everything is broken: Why you shouldn't beat yourself up when troubleshooting" Macworld 8:09 AM
"Apple - Safari problems and 'discoveryd' fiasco; MacBook Pro charger quality; Mac App Store problems" MacInTouch 8:28 AM
"Mac Basics: Browse the web with Safari 7 in Mavericks/Safari is the web browser included with OS X Mavericks. Learn about using Safari, as well as ways to personalize your browsing experience." Apple Support 8:34 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Seeking Replacements for Aperture (Part 7): Phase One's Capture One Pro 8 -The Right Choice" eXtensions 10:40 AM
"Paste review: Clipboard manager's stunning UI helps overcome its lack of features" Macworld 8:09 AM
"5 Apps to Whip Your Inbox Into Shape: If your email accounts are a nightmare, these apps and plug-ins do the dirty work of cleaning them up for you." PC Magazine 9:11 AM
"How to Cancel Printing & Print Jobs in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 3:44 PM
"Creating Passwords With Keychain Access" MacMost 12:50 PM
"Nattress Contrast is fun, inexpensive way to adjust contrast Final Cut Pro X" Apple Daily Report 7:57 AM
"How To Turn Down The Noise In Your Photos With This Mac App" Mac 360 7:56 AM
"Something Wicked Cool This Way Comes To The Mac (think Office; seriously)" Mac 360 7:56 AM
"Mac Backup To Go Is Almost Free" BohemianBoomer 7:56 AM
"Learn A New Language, Improve Your Vocabulary With Wokabulary For Mac" TeraTalks 7:56 AM
"Mac Game Review: Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle" MacNN 8:30 AM
Op/Ed
"A Few Words On Mac Text Editors And Code Snippet Managers" NoodleMac 7:56 AM
"Apple Maps Looks Set For A Big Upgrade With Yet Another Mapping Acquisition" Forbes 8:01 AM
"Apple acquires GPS firm ahead of expected Apple Maps overhaul in iOS 9: Firm likely to add Coherent's precise navigation tech into in-house mapping service" The Inquirer 8:01 AM
"Apple Maps may get boost from extra-precise GPS: Apple buys a GPS company, gaining new location-tracking powers. Meanwhile, a cybersecurity researcher raises concerns of airplane hacking, and Google is said to add a 'buy' button to search results." CNET 7:00 PM
"Apple buys GPS firm Coherent Navigation in mapping move" V3 8:18 AM
"Apple snaps up GPS-startup Coherent Navigation. Happy mapping (at last)" The Register 8:01 AM
"Apple buys GPS startup Coherent to beef up mapping technology: Several Coherent employees have taken jobs working on Apple's map and location technologies" IDG News Service 11:59 AM
"Steve Jobs' vision for Apple realized as iPhones reveal injustice, says Tim Cook" The Guardian 8:06 AM
"Tim Cook's Reveal: What We've Learned About Apple's Private CEO" Bloomberg 3:50 PM
"Tim Cook challenges graduates to help change the world" Associated Press 8:01 AM
"Tim Cook Has a Message for Recent Grads" PC Magazine 8:15 AM
"Tim Cook used a graduation speech to trash Android phones" Business Insider 8:11 AM
"Drone flies low to give first close-up look at Apple's new Campus 2 auditorium (Video)" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
"Apple's 50,000-square-foot retail store in Dubai to open in August" AppleInsider 8:10 AM
"World's largest Apple Store due to open in Dubai in August, says UAE newspaper" 9to5Mac 8:30 AM
"U.S. Grocer Trader Joe's To Begin Accepting Apple Pay" MacTrast 10:00 AM
"'We want to be number two behind Apple': The inside story of Vector, the first really smart watch" ZDNet 8:09 AM
"The 'Steve Jobs' trailer hints at movie worth the wait" CNNMoney 8:00 AM
"President Obama borrows iPhone for first tweet, avoiding BlackBerry embarrassment" 9to5Mac 2:11 PM
"Jay Z fires shots at Apple and Spotify in freestyle rap" Cult of Mac 8:17 AM
Non-Apple News
"Longtime iTunes partner Starbucks goes big with Spotify" 9to5Mac 9:14 PM
"In desperation, many ransomware victims plead with attackers: TeslaCrypt creators negotiated with victims, earned more than $76,000 in two months" IDG News Service 11:59 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The MacNN Podcast, Episode 15: Man down!" MacNN 7:17 PM
"Joe Kissell Takes Control of Passwords, Online Privacy, and Mac User Security" MacVoices 2:23 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-05-18: Apple's Navigation Plans, iPhone Crime Doesn't Pay" The Mac Observer 12:50 PM
"Troubleshooting Photos and Apple Watch Tips" The MT Show 7:55 AM
"Apple readies first significant Apple Watch updates, 'TVKit' SDK for Apple TV" 9to5Mac 10:05 AM
"Updates to Apple Watch OS and AppleTV are in the pipeline" AppAdvice 10:43 AM
"Apple Watch updates, TVKit for Apple TV reportedly on tap for WWDC" ZDNet 3:49 PM
"Apple TV And The Apple Watch Are Both About To Get Smarter: Software updates promise a host of goodies for developers and users." ReadWrite 3:49 PM
"Report: New Force Touch 15-inch MacBook Pro & 27-inch iMac arriving Wednesday" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
"Rumor: Apple to update 15" MacBook Pro, 27" iMac on Wednesday" AppleInsider 8:10 AM
"15-inch Force Touch MacBook Pro may go on sale Wednesday" CNET 10:42 AM
"iPhone 6s To Be Released In August Thanks To Better Than Expected Yield?" G for Games 8:55 AM
"Everything analysts think will be in the next iPhone" Business Insider 10:43 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Cleaning your Apple products: Read recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Apple computer, iPad, iPhone, iPod, display, or peripheral device." Apple Support 9:14 PM
"Get help with iOS update and restore errors: Learn how to solve specific iOS update and restore errors." Apple Support 8:37 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:17 AM
"Blockwick For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 10:17 AM
"Tiny Defense For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 10:17 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:57 AM
"Apple 13in MacBook Pro review (2.7GHz, 256GB, Retina display, Early 2015, £1,199): middle 13in model offers more than extra storage space/Extra capacity in this middle model comes near to doubling write speed performance" Macworld UK 8:15 AM
"Review: Griffin's WatchStand is an inexpensive and well-designed home base for an Apple Watch and iPhone" AppAdvice 8:42 PM
"Pebble Smart Watch... Two Weeks With Mine" Low End Mac 10:10 AM
"Roku 3 review: Voice search is worth shouting about" TechHive 8:09 AM
"Axel Soundscape headphone review" The Gadgeteer 9:05 AM
"Now we know why Apple's getting into the playlist club: Apple may even grab a slice of the music industry's emerging payola for a playlist system as curation becomes the new rock and roll..." Computerworld 8:44 AM
"9 iOS, Android Apps to Boost Productivity: Smartphones might be distracting, but they can also help get things done. Check out our picks for mobile productivity apps." InformationWeek 8:25 AM
"JSplash Studios releases Teleport Game for iOS" State of Tech 8:25 AM
"Kate Spade Partners With Startup Everpurse to Sell IPhone-Charging Bags" WSJ Blogs 8:25 AM
"Kate Spade's new bags have a surprising new feature: Never run out of iPhone battery power again" Fortune 8:22 AM
"Swyft Media Emoji Keyboards Give Every Brand the Chance to Have their Own Emoji" Business Wire 8:51 AM
"YP Brings Local Search to the Apple Watch" Business Wire 8:20 AM
"App that lets Tesla owners pretend to be Knight Rider now #1 Lifestyle app in iTunes" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
"Take Me Personal Pill Reminder for iOS - Ensure You Never Miss a Pill" prMac 8:04 AM
"TAZ is a puzzle game with geometric shapes for iPhone and iPod touch" prMac 8:04 AM
"English To Thai Translator Dictionary App for iOS" prMac 8:04 AM
"More on: IBM approaches 100Gbit/s all CMOS optical transceivers" Electronics Weekly 9:38 AM
"A practical guide to data, mobile, social, cloud and security from IBM's UK chief executive: 15 May 2015 ยท By David Stokes" Real Business 9:37 AM
"IBM reveals new kit designed for hybrid clouds" CRN 9:37 AM
"IBM Cites Fast Progress with X-Force Exchange Threat Intelligent Network: Friday, May 15, 2015 #cloud, Cyber Security, IBM No comments" Converge 9:35 AM
"Forecast update: 410M PCs on Windows 10 in 18 months" Computerworld US 4:54 PM
"Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile Strategy Promises Less Pain: Microsoft is borrowing a tactic from Apple's playbook and will be responsible for delivering system updates to Windows 10 mobile smartphones." InformationWeek 4:00 PM
"When the time comes, you'll be able to make Windows 10 look like Windows 7" PCWorld 11:53 AM
"Latest Windows 10 build leaks online, reveals private browsing for Edge" SlashGear 8:10 AM
"Microsoft Updates Windows 10 Upgrade Notification Tool for Windows 7 and 8.1" Softpedia 8:21 AM
"Microsoft's latest on Windows 10 to pirates: No deal" Computerworld 12:18 PM
"Microsoft: Pirates will be able to upgrade to a pirated copy of Windows 10 for free" The Inquirer 8:23 AM
"Windows 10: Pirated operating systems will NOT get free upgrade" Express 8:18 AM
"Pirates offered paid Windows 10 upgrade, dodgy copies watermarked" TrustedReviews 8:17 AM
"Windows 10 upgrade won't be offered free to software pirates" Digital Spy 8:04 AM
"Whitehall technology chiefs vetoed new Windows XP support deal" ComputerWeekly 8:04 AM
"Being cool makes its way back into Microsoft" Gulf News 8:02 AM
"How Windows 10 will be kept always up-to-date for businesses" TechRadar UK 8:01 AM
"HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn review" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 9:32 AM
"Dell moves to boot T. Rowe from appraisal case" USA Today 9:30 AM
"Dell Inspiron Micro: the Windows alternative to a Chromebox" Expert Review 9:29 AM
"Dell Inspiron Micro puts Windows, Bay Trail in a tiny box" SlashGear 9:28 AM
"Dell outs palm-sized Intel Bay Trail-touting Windows 8.1 desktop" The Inquirer 9:26 AM
"Intel to unwrap 'next-generation' Thunderbolt in two weeks: Intel could put to rest doubts about Thunderbolt's future after Apple did not include the technology in the 12-inch MacBook" Computerworld New Zealand 9:40 PM
"Altera, Intel CEOs Held Talks, Says CNBC's Faber" Barron's 9:26 AM
"Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Dow Close At All-time Highs" MarketWatch 4:02 PM
"Dow, S&P Close at Record Highs as Rate-Hike Angst Abates" Reuters 4:01 PM
"Stocks ease, bringing S&P 500 back below record high: U.S. stocks indexes are edging lower in early trading as the market comes off its latest record high." Associated Press 12:44 PM
"Dow, S&P 500 Close at New Records: Stocks gain, but moves are relatively small" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
"Asia Markets: Banks push Japanese shares higher/The" MarketWatch 7:39 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks gain ground as euro softens/European stocks turned higher Monday, getting some lift from positive developments in Greece's long-standing debt crisis and a weakening of the euro against the dollar." MarketWatch 12:42 PM
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