"Demolition making way for new Apple Campus 2, Phase 2 buildings, aerial footage shows" AppleInsider 5:04 PM
"Apple gets closer to opening up its first store in Belgium" 9to5Mac 8:16 PM
"Apple Reportedly Planning an Early Russian Launch for Its Streaming Serivce" Billboard 2:59 PM
"Apple's Streaming Music Negotiations in Russia Confirm Plans for Multi-Country Availability" MacRumors 2:59 PM
"Apple Watch Demand Flattening as 42mm Models Estimated to Represent Over 80% of Orders" MacRumors 1:20 PM
"Tech giants asking Obama to support effective encryption, block backdoor requests" ["More than 140 companies and prominent figures in the tech industry, including the likes of Apple and Google, have sent an open letter to the White House proclaiming that 'strong encryption is the cornerstone of the modern information economy's security'."] BetaNews 8:42 AM
"Your brain's unique response to words can reveal your identity" New Scientist 8:47 AM
"Future phones could be unlocked by monitoring brain waves" Cult of Mac 8:46 AM
"Apple starts advertising Watch as part of connected iOS, Mac ecosystem" AppleInsider 7:58 AM
"Express Clothing Chain Now Accepting Apple Pay" MacTrast 9:12 AM
"Samsung Flow Enters Beta to Take on Apple Continuity" Tom's Guide 12:20 PM
Non-Apple News
"Flickr faces complaints over 'offensive' auto-tagging for photos: Auto-tagging system slaps 'animal' and 'ape' labels on images of black people, and tags concentration camps with 'jungle gym' and 'sport'" The Guardian 9:21 PM
"Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of RadioShack Name and Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:35 PM
"Jack Ma Says Women Executives Are Alibaba's 'Special Sauce'" The Huffington Post 3:47 PM
"Venom Less Toxic Than Heartbleed: The Venom bug 'could enable complicated attack scenarios, but this isn't as big a deal as some other big open source bugs, because a lot of hypervisors either weren't vulnerable to the bug, or the cloud providers have already removed the dead code that enables the bug,' noted Jared DeMott, a principal security researcher at Bromium. 'With Venom, there's a lot of ifs, ands and buts.'" TechNewsWorld 1:20 PM
"Well, look at that: Spotify launches video/The subscription music service has grown to the biggest in the world: with losses to match. Video, with the highest ad rates online, could make its free tier more lucrative, but it risks complicating its format." CNET 11:53 AM
"Hackers cost the US economy $8bn in 2014, reports FBI" V3 10:30 AM
"Now it's even easier to watch illegal movie streams: Popcorn Time, a controversial streaming service for pirated movies, is now easier than ever to use." CNNMoney 8:47 AM
"This Is the Most Annoying Thing Google's Ever Made" Time 8:46 AM
"Why This Woman is Google's Worst Nightmare: Margrethe Vestager says Google is abusing its market dominance and faces more than $6 billion in fines" Time 8:46 AM
"Adblock Plus gets its own Android browser" Engadget 8:40 AM
"Adblock Plus Debuts Mobile Browser That Kills Annoying Ads Automatically" Forbes 8:40 AM
"These Guys Want to Build a Phone the Size of a Credit Card" Wired 8:21 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 307 -Dr. Mac's One Tip for Mastering Your Mac, Apple TV, and the Importance of Encryption" The Mac Observer 8:58 PM
"Jim Dalrymple On Apple Criticism and Expectations, Apple In Music and Apple Watch" MacVoices 2:26 PM
"Podcast: The app economy is amazing and terrible" Macworld 1:19 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2015-05-20: Discovering Podcasts with Spotify & Watch OS 1.0.1" The Mac Observer 12:11 PM
"Tying software and hardware together through art/The O'Reilly Solid Podcast: Andy Cavatorta and Jamie Zigelbaum on art that combines physical and digital." O'Reilly Radar 10:25 AM
"Let's Talk Jailbreak 108: What great timing" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
"Drunk Shopping Helps You Buy Useless Stuff After A Night Out" Digital Trends 8:10 AM
"Apple Watch's biggest problem: Women don't dig it" Cult of Mac 1:20 PM
"Tim Cook: The Apple Watch will finally be in stores 'by June'" Business Insider 8:06 AM
"Tim Cook: Apple Watch in stores by June, Apple Pay coming to China 'soon'" Mashable 3:06 PM
"Apple upgrades some 27" non-Retina iMac orders to 5K model following price cut" AppleInsider 8:12 AM
"Apple releases 15" MacBook Pro and iMac with Retina Display" TechnologyTell 8:16 AM
"2015 Retina iMac: What Does $1,999 Buy?" FairerPlatform 3:43 PM
"iPhone 6S Must Make 5 Essential Camera Upgrades" Forbes 8:40 AM
"Potenitally big Apple Watch vulnerability could let thieves use Apple Pay on stolen watches" BGR 9:25 AM
"Apple Watch Gets First OS Update: Apple Watch OS 1.0.1 includes performance improvements and bug fixes, as well as additional language support." PC Magazine 12:17 PM
"Apple Watch security update fixes Freak flaw and 13 other issues" V3 8:44 AM
"First software update for Apple Watch includes critical security fixes" IDG News Service 8:23 AM
"Apple patches freak-ed out Watch: Cupertino slings patches to kill twin data execution bugs" The Register 8:34 AM
"Apple Watch OS 1.0.1: Speed Bump, Bug Fixes" Tapscape 7:51 AM
"Apple Watch gets first ever update post launch" ANI 8:43 AM
"New iPhone Lightning Dock requires iOS 8 for audio out via Apple headset with remote control" iDownload Blog 9:42 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Resolving the 'Unable to Download Item. Please Try Again Later' Error Message on iPhone" OS X Daily 12:44 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:32 AM
"Death Rally For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 11:32 AM
"Ultimate Ball -Slingshot Puzzles And Amazing Physics Simulation For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 11:32 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:49 AM
"Scanbot update brings a new iPad layout, support for iCloud Photo Library and more" AppAdvice 3:34 PM
"How to Get the Apple Watch Font on Your iPhone" iClarified 2:53 PM
"MD Anderson Cancer Center turns to Apple Watch for breast cancer treatment" AppleInsider 12:46 PM
"The Digital Tape Measure: MagicMeasure is a tape measure on mobile devices. You do not always have a laser or tape measure in your pocket. You always have your phone with you." Sensopia 12:11 PM
"SwiftKey launches premium themes to help monetize its predictive keyboard on iOS" VentureBeat 11:52 AM
"Run for your life in these endless running games for iOS" AppAdvice 11:41 AM
"Mortal Kombat X was April's most downloaded iOS game" VentureBeat 8:33 AM
"Microsoft inadvertently reveals 'Flow by Outlook' chat app for iPhone" AppleInsider 9:42 AM
"Microsoft working on a new Email/IM app for the iPhone, 'Flow by Outlook'" 9to5Mac 7:59 AM
"olloclip Active Lens for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Clip on Ultra-Wide and Telephoto Lenses to Instantly Capture and Share Your Next Adventure" PRNewswire 7:56 AM
"First-Ever Titanium Alloy Curved iPhone 6 Screen Protector Takes Protection to a New Level: Gladiator Glass" PRNewswire 7:56 AM
"Appirio Makes Mobile Innovation Simple with New AppXpress Marketplace" PRNewswire 7:56 AM
"AppHop 1.5 - Handy App for Developers, Bloggers and Marketers" prMac 7:56 AM
"WheelMasks 1.0 for iOS - Create Harmonic Color Palettes" prMac 7:56 AM
"English To Spanish Dictionary Broadcast for IOS app" prMac 7:55 AM
"Ultrapop 2.0 Offers New Filter Packs, Sleeker Interface and Store" prMac 7:55 AM
"Vibes Announces Support for Passbook on Apple Watch" Business Wire 7:52 AM
"Vectorworks Experiencing Rapid Growth in UK—Report Says Leading BIM Charge" Architosh 7:49 AM
"Microsoft to strengthen ties with industry bodies: Global software major Microsoft on Wednesday said it would continue to strengthen its relations with various industry associations across the country to promote the active use of cloud computing, an official said." Ians 8:14 AM
"Will Microsoft explore new highs?" optionMonster 8:57 AM
"Microsoft issues crash warning with latest Windows 10 update" Computerworld 3:23 PM
"New Windows 10 build smooths tablet experience, makes Edge super fast" Ars Technica 7:06 PM
"Windows 10 Mobile: 5 Questions We Want Answered/Microsoft has given Windows 10 for desktop its share of attention. What can we expect from Windows 10 Mobile?" InformationWeek 9:19 PM
"Microsoft Xbox courts cord-cutters with broadcast-TV tuner" Variety Media 9:26 AM
"Fukushima nuclear plant ordered to upgrade its computers from Windows XP" BGR 9:07 AM
"Phil Spencer Admits That Kinect Isn't Really Neccesary For Games On Xbox One" Forbes 9:38 AM
"China's Tsinghua Unigroup Acquires 51% Stake in HP Unit" China Topix 12:06 PM
"Hewlett-Packard Looks Dirt Cheap Compared to Its Long-Term Value" TheStreet 8:57 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Stock Price Dips after Disappointing 1Q15 Results" Market Realist 8:56 AM
"HP VP Stacy Cleveland: Cloud Brokerage an Emerging Concept in FedRAMP" Gov Con Wire 12:05 PM
"HP should 'sue us' not accuse us - MicroTech lawyer" Channelnomics 12:05 PM
"Intel: OpenStack is ready for enterprise-grade deployment" The Inquirer 8:21 AM
"AMD promises 100 gigabyte/second memory" The Register 8:17 AM
"Project Cars dev denies sabotaging AMD performance: Slightly Mad speaks out about 'erroneous' claims that the developer intentionally favored Nvidia." CNET 7:24 PM
"Moore's Law: What Broke the Model/In a sense Moore's Law, or at least many of the benefits it gives, ended years ago around the 90 nm node when Dennard scaling fell apart." EE Times 12:10 PM
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