"Apple Looking to Develop Original Shows as Part of New Video Strategy" TheStreet 9:27 AM
"Report: Apple looking to produce its own exclusive TV shows as original content for iTunes" 9to5Mac 9:27 AM
"Apple could unveil original TV shows alongside the iPhone 7" Business Insider 9:45 AM
"Apple's Plan To Hook You On iPhone Upgrades Is Slowly Being Revealed" Forbes 6:50 AM
"Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017" Bloomberg 6:54 AM
"Report: Apple developing long range wireless charging tech for iOS devices" 9to5Mac 6:54 AM
"Apple's Project Titan Hits a Major Speed Bump" The Motley Fool 7:22 AM
"Report: Apple Acquires Ed-Tech Start-up LearnSprout" PC Magazine 9:39 AM
"Apple buys education tech startup LearnSprout to help teachers track student performance" The Next Web 7:24 AM
"Apple Furthers Its VR Plans With Acquisition Of Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 12:19 PM
"Apple builds secret team to kick-start virtual reality effort" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:54 AM
"Apple reportedly has hundreds of people working on a secret virtual reality team" The Verge 2:04 PM
"Apple Acquires Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 2:04 PM
"Apple has assembled large team for VR, has headsets prototyped: Report/Could Apple be taking on Facebook's Oculus Rift with its own virtual reality offering?" ZDNet 2:15 PM
"Apple Targets Augmented, Virtual Reality With Hiring, Acquisition: Tech giant hires industry experts, acquires startup specializing in image recognition" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:20 PM
"Apple Sets Its Sights on Virtual Reality" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:37 PM
"Apple quietly working on virtual reality: report" Relaxnews 9:30 PM
"El Capitan discussion includes notes on migration procedures, floppy disk support (!), a bug fix, Apple's abandoned iWeb, a TP Link compatibility problem, and issues after migration from Yosemite." MacInTouch 11:08 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to disable mouse and keyboard low-battery warnings (you can't)" Macworld 7:11 AM
"How to display an analog clock in your Mac Menu Bar" iDownload Blog 7:13 AM
"Global smartphone shipments up 5.7% on year in 4Q15, says IDC" ["Apple shipped 74.8 million iPhone devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 1% from the 74.5 million shipped a year earlier. For all of 2015, Apple shipped 231.5 million units, representing a 20.2% growth on year."] DigiTimes 7:14 AM
"10 tech giants leading the parental leave policies pack" [Apple #9] Computerworld 6:57 AM
"Apple Ceases Free iTunes Radio Streaming Worldwide" MacRumors 7:09 AM
"As expected, iTunes Radio stations no longer available without an Apple Music subscription" 9to5Mac 7:11 AM
"Apple Planning to Open Third Retail Store in Turkey in 2016" MacRumors 7:25 AM
"Tesla hires exec who played key role in building chips that power Apple's iPhones" BGR 8:18 AM
"Heatherwick and Boris promoted Garden Bridge before 'rigged' TfL design contest" ["The mayor came under further fire after sources close to Apple appeared to contradict his repeated assertion that he could not provide the names of those who took part in the San Francisco pitch because this would compromise ongoing discussions with the firm over potential sponsorship, a claim he also made to the London Assembly's oversight committee last month. A source close to Apple told the AJ: 'Apple has no involvement in this bridge project and is not considering getting involved'."] The Architects' Journal 7:16 AM
"Boris Johnson reportedly tried to get Apple to sponsor London's new Garden Bridge" Business Insider 7:16 AM
"He Shot an Indian Wedding on His iPhone. The Results? Spectacular" NDTV 7:07 AM
Non-Apple News
"Tesla To Ditch SDK In Favor Of Mirroring iOS And Android Apps" Redmond Pie 7:44 PM
"Sony reports big jump in sales thanks to PlayStation 4" Mashable 7:05 AM
"Foxconn raises offer for Sharp to $5.44 billion: WSJ" Reuters 7:05 AM
"Japan fund undecided on Sharp; Foxconn reportedly ups offer" Reuters 7:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Apple's working on long-range wireless charging for the iPhone (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Ep. 24): The iPhone 7 could bring a new dual-lens camera, we're expecting the iPad Air 3 and iPhone 5SE in March, and Apple is exploring virtual reality." CNET 7:32 PM
"Coming January 30: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, of TidBITS, and Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:30 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-28: Goodbye CableCards, Apple Pay at ATMs" The Mac Observer 2:03 PM
"Apple reportedly adding wireless charging to iPhone: You better say goodbye to the Lightning port, and say hello to wireless charging and wireless Beats headphones." ZDNet 7:12 AM
"iPhone 7S will be Apple's first smartphone with wireless charging" The Inquirer 7:07 AM
"Next year's iPhone might have advanced wireless charging" Mashable 7:05 AM
"Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones" TechCrunch 7:18 AM
"Apple Charging Leak Will Boost iPhone Battery Life" Forbes 7:18 AM
"IPhone 5SE / iPhone 6c Specs. No 3D Touch." M.I.C. Gadget 7:23 AM
"Apple's 2016 Roadmap For Updated MacBook, MacBook Air And Pro Revealed" Redmond Pie 10:37 AM
"Apple recalls power plugs over electric shock risk" CNNMoney 6:59 AM
"Apple issues recall for faulty iPad, iPhone and Mac AC power adapters sold over 12 years" V3 7:23 AM
"Safari's now the only major browser supporting Do Not Track on iOS" Macworld 11:39 AM
"Google Chrome on iOS Loses 'Do Not Track' Feature" Digital Trends 2:16 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:03 AM
"Rails For iPad Is Free For The First Time In Almost Two Years (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 10:03 AM
"CALC Smart -The Resourceful Scientific Calculator For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Free For The First Time In Two And A Half Years (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 10:03 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
"Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud: email" Reuters 4:00 PM
"Microsoft has a secret weapon" ["The company announced Thursday that it was on track to generate $9.4 billion in annual cloud-based revenue, up from $5.5 billion a year ago."] Independent Online: South Africa 8:19 AM
"Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud" Rediff 8:21 AM
"Azure Stack, Microsoft's on-premises cloud service, is now available as a preview: It's the Azure platform for your private cloud." Ars Technica 7:19 PM
"Microsoft's Earnings Show Vitality in Both Old and New Lines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:22 AM
"Microsoft Q2 Buoyed By Azure, Office 365 Gains" InformationWeek 8:39 AM
"Microsoft profits fall but cloud success sends share price up" ComputerWeekly 8:39 AM
"Microsoft earnings better than analysts' expectations" Business Day Live 8:36 AM
"Microsoft's cloud-fuelled revival persists as Azure sales jump" Gulf News 8:35 AM
"Microsoft earnings report: Surface saves Windows Phone blushes" ITProPortal 8:33 AM
"Microsoft Shares Jump After Strong Second Quarter Reesults" The New Indian Express 8:21 AM
"Despite Q2 revenue dip, Microsoft is profiting hugely from cloud" SiliconRepublic 8:21 AM
"Enterprises eye a fast switch to Windows 10" Tech Central 8:20 AM
"Cloud revenue saves Microsoft's quarter" Tech Central 8:19 AM
"Microsoft's latest financials show Surface boom, Mobile collapse" Hexus 8:18 AM
"Microsoft Boosted By Intelligent Cloud Growth And Surface Sales" TechWeekEurope 8:18 AM
"Should Google Be Afraid? Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Grows to Record Level" Softpedia 8:24 AM
"IBM Closes Weather Co. Purchase, Names David Kenny New Head Of Watson Platform" TechCrunch 2:16 PM
"IBM boosts digital design practice with Digital Agency buyout" Computer Business Review 8:01 AM
"IBM Dishes on Acquisition Plans for Digital Marketing Company" Mobile Marketing Watch 8:00 AM
"IBM's Chief Gets Options for First Time to Drive Stock Growth" Bloomberg 8:01 AM
"IBM CEO Rometty Getting $4.5M Bonus for 2015" FOXBusiness 8:00 AM
"HP launches 'VR certified' Envy Phoenix gaming desktops" VR Zone 7:56 AM
"Dow soars nearly 400, but all 3 major U.S. indexes end January lower" USA Today 4:02 PM
"January Shaped Up to be Wall Street's Worst Month in Five" FOXBusiness 4:02 PM
"Stocks Soar After Bank of Japan's Surprise Rate Move: 'It just takes a little bit of action for a big move in equities,' says analyst after central bank move" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
"Nikkei jumps after BOJ's rate surprise; China stocks gain: Shares in Japan rose Friday, after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by introducing a negative interest-rate policy." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
"European stocks finish with gains Friday after BOJ shocker, but down in January: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:08 PM
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