"Can Apple Still Grow In 2016? Of Course It Can" ["Analyst Jim Suva expects 2016 to be a year when the company 'pulls together the fabric of this ecosystem,' expanding its TAM through hardware, software, healthcare, fitness and even financial services through Apply Cloud, Apple Watch, Apply Pay, Apple TV, and possibly an Apple Car in a few years."] Benzinga 8:43 AM
"Why Apple Can Jump 30%: Three analysts, with price-targets between $145 and $150, argue that Apple is significantly undervalued. We agree and like the dividend too." Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 3:25 PM
"Apple Watch by the (estimated) numbers, and 11 claimed myths about the wearable" 9to5Mac 6:52 AM
"Is Apple's CarPlay Aiding GM Sales? Dealers say GM support attracts buyers looking for lower cost navigation system" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:51 PM
"Bloomberg extends iPad Pro's enterprise appeal" Computerworld 6:42 AM
"Mark Cuban says Apple should ban Twitter: Mark Cuban wants Apple to boot Twitter from its app store until Twitter finds a better way of removing 'objectionable' tweets, images and videos from its platform." Fox 59 6:47 AM
"Mark Cuban says Apple should remove Twitter from iOS App Store for objectionable content" AppleInsider 6:58 PM
"Apple Releases iTunes 12.3.2 With Improved Browsing of Classical Music in Apple Music" MacRumors 1:43 PM
"Apple releases iTunes 12.3.2 with changes to Classical listings in Apple Music" 9to5Mac 1:44 PM
"About the security content of iTunes 12.3.2" Apple Support 2:51 PM
"Cybercriminals will target Apple in 2016, say experts" BBC 8:55 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"What to do when Firefox won't quit, and does Apple read crash feedback? When an app has a problem, is it really worth it to inform Apple?" Macworld 6:52 AM
"El Capitan notes include a 'really, really bad' bug with Apple's Mac App Store update, plus more about Spotlight problems; Apple Mail; Sheepshaver (for running classic Mac apps) and also Apple's walled security gardens and document- vs. application-centered design models." MacInTouch 3:03 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Tip: Best Way to Fix OS X's Autocorrect? Turn It Off" Yahoo Tech 12:00 PM
"How to choose a format for an external drive in OS X" MacIssues 7:12 AM
"Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes artwork, iOS Music backgrounds, larger fonts in iTunes Store" Macworld 7:18 AM
"Pointers: Save time with Format Painter" MacNN 10:25 AM
"On Using The Best Easy-to-Use Mac Diagramming App You Can Buy For $10" NoodleMac 6:43 AM
"This Calendar Does What The Mac's Calendar Does Not" TeraTalks 6:43 AM
"This Is What Mac Mail Needs (and it's free)" BohemianBoomer 6:42 AM
"Revenge Of The Couch Potatoes: TV Viewing Heads Back To The Living Room" ["You can thank Apple in part for the back-to-the-couch trend, because big sales of its Apple TV streaming device last holiday and since then–along with sales of great new TVs from Samsung and others–has prompted more people to watch movies and shows on demand using their cable and satellite TV accounts, according to Tamara Gaffney, principal analyst for the Adobe Digital Index."] Forbes 7:16 AM
"The majority of the apps on Apple TV are cheap games" Business Insider 7:01 AM
"Google Is Outperforming Microsoft and Apple in Edtech Sector" Market Realist 8:43 AM
"Apple advertising iPhone 6s to older iPhone owners through App Store popups" 9to5Mac 6:52 AM
"Apple is serving iPhone users with older handsets a pop-up ad asking them to upgrade — and they're not happy about it" Business Insider 9:00 AM
"Twitter gets 1Password integration on iOS" Canadian Reviewer 9:38 PM
"Walmart is Now Selling the Apple Watch Sport" iClarified 9:34 PM
"Google for iOS updated with 3D Touch, iPad multitasking and more" AppAdvice 9:10 PM
"Prismatic is shutting down its news app for iOS, Android, and Web on December 20" VentureBeat 8:55 PM
"Coming December 12: Gene Steinberg meets Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:56 PM
"Duet Display Can Now Turn An iPad Pro Into A Second Display" TechCrunch 12:39 PM
"It's Laundry Day, but what do the symbols mean on the label?" AppAdvice 12:39 PM
"You can now get an Apple Watch Sport from Walmart" iMore 11:43 AM
"RingCentral Arms Mobile Workforce With Apple Watch App" Business Wire 11:13 AM
"Walmart introduces 'Walmart Pay' feature for iOS app" O'Grady's PowerPage 10:50 AM
"Become the largest, luckiest toad on the planet in Toadled" AppAdvice 10:44 AM
"Tesla now using leftover upholstery leather from its cars to make stylish iPhone cases" 9to5Mac 10:15 AM
"CarPlay plans for the 2016 Mercedes lineup leak" iMore 10:15 AM
"Beepi Releases App to Buy And Sell Cars Completely From an iPhone" MacPrices 9:35 AM
"The 12 best iPhone utility apps of all time" Mashable 7:26 AM
"Fishdom: Deep Dive for iOS - a combination of match-3 gameplay with new unique twists, 3D fish that each have their own personality, and breathtaking decorations." Playrix 7:19 AM
"Synology Announces Network Video Recorder NVR216: Up to Nine channels of HD Monitoring with Expandable Storage, and Mobile Apps for Access Anywhere" PRNewswire 1:43 PM
"Bloomberg Delivers First Financial Enterprise App For iPad Pro" PRNewswire 7:15 AM
"App Of The Day: Galactic Pixel Wars - The Farce Awakens" Apple'n'Apps 7:12 AM
"The Hit List GTD app hits it big with iPad support, 3D Touch and more" AppAdvice 6:54 AM
"Gmail support added to Yahoo Mail app, plus split screen for Apple iPad" ZDNet 6:51 AM
"Geocaching - The World's Largest Treasure Hunt, Now Available on iOS" prMac 2:51 PM
"Brides' Alchemy: Sparkle With Joy on Your Wedding Day" prMac 8:32 AM
"Christmas Traditions Quiz 1.0 - New Fast Paced Christmas App" prMac 8:32 AM
"SqueakBack: Interactive In-App Feedback" prMac 6:45 AM
"The Animals Sing about the Birth of Jesus in Joyful The Animals' Carols" prMac 6:45 AM
"New App Recruit Me Set to Change the Face of Temporary Recruitment" prMac 6:45 AM
"Windows 10 Cortana Will Get Smarter With Major 'Redstone' Update, Work With Office Apps" Tech Times 8:56 AM
"Microsoft Corporation Could Disrupt This Enterprise Niche" The Motley Fool 8:50 AM
"Microsoft offers Linux certification. Do not adjust your set. This is not an error" The Register 8:42 AM
"IBM Corp.'s cognitive computing technology finds uses in unforeseen industries" Austin Business Journal 3:15 PM
"Spy Agencies Fund IBM's Quantum Computing Research: Big Blue gets a multi-year grant from the US intelligence community for the development of quantum computing technology. A universal quantum computer could tackle challenges such as safeguarding against cyberattacks and speeding up medical R&D." InformationWeek 3:15 PM
"IBM's open source JVM project could also speed Ruby, Python" InfoWorld 3:16 PM
"IBM Acquires Clearleap To Bolster Its Cloud Portfolio" Trefils 3:16 PM
"S&P 500 Loses Nearly 4% for the Week as Commodities Tumble: U.S. crude falls below $36 a barrel, hitting nearly seven-year low" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 PM
"Missing chairman takes a toll on China, Hong Kong stocks: Asian stocks stumbled Friday as reports that the chairman of China's biggest non-state-owned conglomerate has disappeared shook markets in Hong Kong and China, beating any positive sentiment seen from U.S. stocks' gains on Thursday." MarketWatch 9:19 AM
"European stocks slump to two-month low amid oil carnage: European stocks sank Friday, with a further rout in oil prices knocking sentiment over and driving the benchmark index to its largest weekly loss since August." MarketWatch 11:12 AM
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