"Apple Is Getting More Bang for Its R&D Buck: Steve Jobs said in 1998 that 'innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have.'" Bloomberg 7:52 AM
"Is Apple's 3.5% of Revenue Spent on R&D Enough?" Bloomberg Video 1:56 PM
"Apple Ranks Near Last on This Measure: As a percentage of revenues, Apple Inc. spends significantly less on R&D than its technology sector peers." The Motley Fool 1:33 PM
"More Apple Car Thoughts: Money, Design UI, Distribution" Monday Note 7:41 AM
"Touch ID Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Apple Pay may be slow to start, but Touch ID will still be a game changer for commerce." ReadWrite 1:34 PM
"Total Apple Watch sales predicted to double this holiday, reaching 12M in 2015" AppleInsider 8:04 AM
"Apple Watches Discounted by as Much as $100 Spur Holiday Sales — Maybe" Re/code 8:26 AM
"Apple Watch and Dissatisfaction: One of the things that interests me most with regards to the Apple Watch owner research I'm involved with as a part of Wristly is the way we are able to observe, on a monthly basis, the behaviours of consumers in a brand new category. To my knowledge, nothing like this has been done before." Tech.pinions 11:17 AM
"Fuming iPhone Owner Demands Compensation After Apple 'Wiped Away His Life'" Digital Trends 7:28 AM
"Retiree Sues Apple For $7,500 for Wiping Honeymoon Photos From His iPhone" DailyTech 11:01 AM
"BassJump 2 subwoofer beefs up your Mac's sound system" Apple World Today 7:25 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Apple Pencil: 5 apps to get you started/These five apps for notetaking and sketching will get you familiar with the Apple Pencil's capabilities. Spoiler: It's pretty impressive." TechRepublic 3:04 PM
"Will Apple Partner With Samsung for OLED Screens?" Investopedia 3:49 PM
"Why Not Everyone Wants The Latest iPhone: Remember flip phones? They're still here." Associated Press 2:35 PM
"Can the MacBook Pro Replace Your iPad?" Fraser Speirs 1:36 PM
"Why Apple should make an Apple car, according to a former Apple executive" Business Insider 11:17 AM
"Apple Sued for Wiping iPhone Data at Genius Bar" The Mac Observer 10:33 AM
"Unhappy customer is suing Apple for deleting his iPhone photos" Cult of Mac 10:33 AM
"We don't need a thinner iPhone: If that means killing the headphone jack" The Verge 3:04 PM
"Your iPhone 7 may come without a 3.5mm headphone jack" Apple World Today 10:20 AM
"Why Apple Inc.'s 2016 MacBook Will Use an Intel Corp. Core M Processor" The Motley Fool 10:19 AM
"Opinion: Get ready to wave goodbye to the MacBook Air, and say hello to additional MacBooks" 9to5Mac 9:41 AM
"This Hidden iPhone Feature Tracks Where You Go And How Long You Were There" Forbes 8:31 AM
"My crystal ball: what to expect in the revamped MacBook Air, MacBook Pro line-ups" Apple World Today 8:24 AM
"Which iPhone Model Is Right For You? iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s?" Know Your Mobile 8:02 AM
"How I spent my Android vacation: Is the grass greener on the other side of the walled garden?" Macworld 8:01 AM
"Comparing the 'Big 6' Consumer Tech Companies" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:48 AM
"How Giant Tablets Could Be the Future of Television" Time 7:43 AM
"Considering a hardware RAID? Here's what you need to know: A hardware RAID can be pricey but it helps prevent data loss and improve performance." Macworld 7:40 AM
"What Price Security, Apple User?" Mac 360 7:00 AM
"Pill + Lets You Share Sound Quality You Expect From Beats Headphones With Friends" TechCrunch 8:30 PM
"Keep your iPhone handy with the Hansnap" AppAdvice 4:11 PM
"Google Docs and Play Books gain new features" iDownload Blog 2:57 PM
"COPD Foundation Introduces StopCOPD App: Novel Application Powered by Apple's ResearchKit Software Offers Cutting Edge Technology for Research Recruitment" Business Wire 3:06 PM
"Apple and Sonos Deliver Apple Music to Every Room in Your Home" PRNewswire 3:06 PM
"Sonos (Finally) Adds Support for Apple Music" Re/code 1:33 PM
"Apple Music Beta Comes to Sonos on December 15th" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM
"Microsoft rolling out Cortana for iOS to beta testers" iDownload Blog 11:01 AM
"9to5Mac's iPad Holiday Gift Guide: best picks for every budget" 9to5Mac 10:09 AM
"Apple Releases (Product)RED Leather Cases for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus" MacRumors 9:41 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of November 30: Abby Stokes, Apple TV and Holiday Parties" The MUG Center 9:40 AM
"Pearl is an iPhone app that shows you the best $1 oyster deals around you" Business Insider 8:59 AM
"Innergie Unveils World's First USB-C Adapter Supporting Four DC Output Voltages" PRNewswire 7:59 AM
"IBM's Watson Predicts Cyber Monday's Top Products and Trends" ["Driven by a surge in mobile shopping, consumers indicate that Samsung, Sony and LG TVs as well as Apple Watch and Beats by Dre are at the top of their shopping lists, according to the IBM Watson Trend App."] PRNewswire 7:59 AM
"Ryder Launches New Fuel Receipt Mobile App for Apple and Android Devices" Business Wire 7:57 AM
"Week in review: Dell computers shipped with root CA cert and private key, analytics services tracking users via Chrome extensions" Help Net Security 7:30 AM
"Dell's new data center to build Sri Lanka's future-ready enterprises" Mirror Business 7:30 AM
"Dell, EMC, VMware Look to Boost Shareholder Support for Deal" eWeek 5:52 PM
"The Banal Truth About IBM's Artificial Intelligence?" TechWeekEurope 7:37 AM
"IBM Predicts Cyber Monday Online Sales To Grow Over 18% From Last Year" Nasdaq 7:36 AM
"Intel® Takes Integration Down a New Path" ABI Research 12:37 PM
"Intel's cheapest Atom x5 chip supports 4GB of RAM after all" Liliputing 12:37 PM
"4 (Four!) New Open-source Machine Learning frameworks from IBM, MSFT, Google and Intel." Gartner 7:27 AM
"What are the names of AMD's Arctic Islands?" SemiAcurate 7:26 AM
"AMD warns of card-cooking Crimson driver bug" bit-tech 7:25 AM
"New Driver Overheats Overclocked AMD Graphics Cards" Kotaku 7:24 AM
"AMD Crimson drivers to get GPU fan speed bug hotfix today" Hexus 7:24 AM
"Oracle Jumps Into The Cloud: Smart Or Foolish?" Seeking Alpha 12:36 PM
"Oracle OpenWorld 2015: An enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a...Wait! I get it!" ZDNet 11:29 AM
"Oracle Has Grand Plans For Cloud Computing, But Is It Too Late To The Party?" Forbes 8:06 AM
"CH2M and Cisco team up for urban planning and smart technology offer in India" TransportXtra 7:21 AM
"Stock benchmarks post slight monthly gains" USA Today 4:17 PM
"Retail, Health Stocks Drag Down Markets" Reuters 4:17 PM
"U.S. Stocks Slide as Retail Shares Fall: Indexes have been in a holding pattern as investors await Fed's rate plan" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:17 PM
"China stock gains in November dragged down by broker probe: Chinese officials' widening investigation into what they deem suspicious or illegal trading activity has put the brakes on a rebound in the Shanghai Composite Index, wiping out much of the market's November gains." MarketWatch 9:06 AM
"European stocks climb ahead of key policy, data week: European stock markets moved mostly higher on Monday as investors geared up for a busy week of economic events, including inflation data and a European Central Bank meeting." MarketWatch 12:13 PM
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