"Apple owes $626 million in damages after losing huge patent case: A jury has ordered Apple to pay $626 million in damages after finding that iMessage, FaceTime and other Apple software infringed on another company's patents." CNNMoney 8:21 AM
"Apple Ordered To Pay $625M To Patent Troll In FaceTime Lawsuit" TechCrunch 8:24 AM
"Apple must pay $625 million for infringing patents with FaceTime and iMessage" The Verge 8:29 AM
"Apple walloped with $625.6M in damages from FaceTime lawsuit: The tech giant was the target of a patent troll, a company that makes money by suing other companies." CNET 11:56 AM
"Apple forced to pay $625m to VirnetX in patent infringement case" V3 8:36 AM
"Apple to Supreme Court: Samsung litigation 'may be high-profile, [but] it is legally unexceptional'" Foss Patents 8:32 AM
"What Is Apple Afraid Of? Apple, the company, just had one of its best quarters ever. AAPL, the stock, just had one of its worst quarters ever. What the hell is going on here?" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:02 AM
"Mac is key for any modern enterprise' --SAP" Computerworld 8:18 AM
"Tim Cook holds company-wide Town Hall, talks iPhone dependence, benefits, pipeline & India" ["Cook also noted his excitement over future products coming out of the software, services, and hardware divisions, while teasing some 'far-off' hardware announcements coming beyond this year. Cook said that Apple is using Apple Music on Android as a way of testing the waters for growing its services division through other platforms, opening up the door for more porting in the future."] 9to5Mac 2:09 PM
"Apple's CEO just gave the company a bunch of hints about the future" Tech Insider 3:18 PM
"Tim Cook says Apple is considering bringing its software services to Android" Business Insider 3:30 PM
"Tim Cook hints more Apple apps could come to Android: iCloud and Apple Pay on your Nexus 5X? Maybe." Engadget 4:09 PM
"Foxconn Puts $5.5 Billion Sharp Takeover Bid on Fast Track: Taiwanese company wants to wrap up deal within days after battling Japan's INCJ for control of Sharp since last year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:13 AM
"Apple Pay now accepted at 2M locations, rolling out to Chick-Fil-A, Zappos, & more soon" 9to5Mac 8:19 AM
"Apple Pay Coming Soon to Crate & Barrel, Chick-fil-A and Au Bon Pain" MacRumors 8:14 AM
"comScore: Apple ends 2015 with 42.9% of U.S. smartphone share, Samsung at 28.4%; BlackBerry OS falls under 1%" VentureBeat 10:43 AM
"Mall owner lays blame at Apple's door for dragging down sales" The Register 9:32 AM
"Apple Finally Decides Its Music App Needs To Use MicroSD" ["Right now, the microS-using update to Apple Music for Android simply highlights one of the biggest unique selling points of the Android platform compared to iOS device. There's going to be a lot of iPhone fans looking at Apple's utilisation of microSD on Android and wondering why Apple won't consider the storage expansion for its own smartphones."] Forbes 8:30 AM
"Summon your Tesla Model S using only your Apple Watch [Video] 9to5Mac 12:26 PM
"Evolution of the iPhone: A tour of how the iPhone has changed over the years, starting with the first-generation iPhone released back in 2007." ZDNet 10:42 AM
"Here's which smartphone apps have the most usage on iOS & Android" 9to5Mac 2:08 PM
"The expansion of Apple's Irish empire could be affected by Cork's housing crisis" Business Insider 8:31 AM
"Apple boosts Maps with new Flyover cities, Traffic and Nearby data" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
"Apple Maps adds 5 new U.S. Flyover locations, 15 more international ones" 9to5Mac 8:19 AM
"Apple Music quietly launches for users in Turkey" 9to5Mac 3:17 PM
"Apple said to be in negotiations with the NFL for 'Thursday Night Football' streaming rights" 9to5Mac 8:53 PM
Non-Apple News
"Warner, Sony Say They'll Share Potential Spotify Windfall With Artists" Bloomberg 9:32 PM
"The Super Bowl That Killed Cable" Men's Journal 7:39 PM
"Sony further extends PS4's console sales lead over the 2015 holidays" Ars Technica 7:16 PM
"Google Search Master Amit Singhal Retires After 15 Years, AI Exec John Giannandrea Fills His Shoes" HotHardware 5:01 PM
"USB-C cables are playing Russian Roulette with your laptop: Laptops are getting destroyed because of faulty wiring on cheap cords" The Verge 10:49 AM
"Google now blocking websites that show fake download buttons" Ars Technica 8:58 AM
"Google will slap big red warning on legit sites hosting bad ads: Stepping up its drive to stamp out the distribution of bad ads through its own ad business, Google will now use Safe Browsing tech to block shady ads across the entire web." ZDNet 8:25 AM
"ESPN Says Skinny Bundles Are Big. Comcast Says They're Not. The Future of TV Is Confused." Re/code 8:00 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-02-04: Apple's Hacker Hires, Foxconn Buys Sharp" The Mac Observer 2:02 PM
"The Vergecast will be live today at 4:30pm ET!" The Verge 10:42 AM
"Apple integrates Fox Now, FX Now and Nat Geo TV into Apple TV universal search [u] AppleInsider 6:27 PM
"iTunes, App Store, and other services experiencing outage preventing purchasing" 9to5Mac 10:00 AM
"Apple and Cisco acknowledge that 2.4GHz Wi-Fi is too unreliable and crowded" The Next Web 8:24 AM
"Here's Everything Apple Might Announce Next Month" Time 7:59 AM
"Rumor: Apple working on an iPhone-based VR system and VR headset" Apple World Today 8:15 AM
"Apple Pencils In March 15 for 4-Inch iPhone Launch" TechNewsWorld 8:36 AM
"iPhones, iPads at risk of new lock screen passcode bypass flaw: The flaw affects iPhones 5 and 6, and iPad 2, running iOS 8.2 and later." ZDNet 8:57 AM
"Video shows how to upgrade a 16GB iPhone 6 to 128GB for just $60" BGR 8:58 AM
"Apple Stores poised to start taking iPhones with broken screens for trade-in" iMore 3:19 PM
"Apple to begin taking broken iPhones for trade-in, offer in-store screen protector installation" iLounge 6:26 PM
"Apple to Accept Some Cracked Screens in iPhone Trade-in Program and Install Screen Protectors" The Mac Observer 9:31 PM
Apple Patent Applications
"Apple invention hints at force-sensitive Touch ID button" AppleInsider 7:59 AM
"Apple Inventions Reveal Original 3D Touch System & Future 3D Touch Home Button" Patently Apple 8:36 AM
"Apple researching pressure-sensing Touch ID with 3D Touch type functionality" iDownload Blog 8:37 AM
"Is Apple iPhone's home button about to get directional sensing?" ZDNet 8:57 AM
"Five Original Apple Watch Interface Patents Surface Covering Current & Future Ideas" Patently Apple 9:32 AM
"Apple Revisits a Key Flexible Display Invention that Once Related to the iWatch Bracelet" Patently Apple 10:00 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"About Search on your Apple TV (4th generation): On your Apple TV, you can search for movies and shows in multiple apps simultaneously. Apple Music members can also search for songs and albums." Apple Support 8:49 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 9:56 AM
"Day One 2 Journal + Notes For iPhone/iPad & Mac Is Now Available (50% Off During Launch)" App Sliced 9:56 AM
"Over -Creative Typography, Graphic Design & Photo Editing For iPhone/iPad Is Free For The First Time In Nine Months (Normally $3.99)" App Sliced 9:56 AM
"iPhone 7 rumours: Apple could fix two annoying things about the 6s" Alphr 9:38 AM
"iPhone 7 rumors: It's all about the camera" Macworld 8:22 AM
"Valuations and Trajectories: This week saw Alphabet pass Apple for the title of most valuable company, only to have the situation reverse again later in the week." Tech.pinions 8:03 AM
"Great View of 5th Ave. Apple Store Cube" The Mac Observer 8:36 PM
Non-Apple
"How social media is transforming the fashion industry" BBC 6:49 PM
"Swiftkey deal highlights gulf in artificial intelligence world" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:07 PM
"The Ugly Truth About The Alphabet" Mac360 9:47 AM
"How to eliminate passwords? It can't be done: At the enterprise level IAM and SAML mitigate the password problem. Out on the civilian Internet our best attempts, mainly OAuth and OpenID, have fallen short. Passwords are a problem that will be with us for a long time." ZDNet 8:25 AM
"Chief Justice sells at least $250K of Microsoft stock in advance of hearing: Three justices own individual stocks, and that's created more conflicts recently." Ars Technica 6:49 PM
"Microsoft makes Windows 10 upgrades automatic: 6 things to know" IndiaTimes 7:34 AM
"Microsoft rolls out Office 2016 Insider Preview build 16.0.6568.2016 with new black theme" Neowin 6:50 AM
"Microsoft delivers another foundational Windows 10 Fast Ring test build" ZDNet 7:33 PM
"Microsoft announces their Azure IoT Hub is now available to the public" Neowin 7:56 AM
"Microsoft's Azure IoT hub is now ready for business" ZDNet 6:50 AM
"Surface Pro charger recall follows 56 reports of fiery cables: And 5 electric shock incidents" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
"Microsoft buys SwiftKey for $349 million" iTNews Australia 10:37 AM
"Here's How Microsoft's SwiftKey Acquisition Could Enhance The Firm's AI Efforts" Benzinga 11:23 AM
"Intel exec sees huge potential for Moore's Law post-CMOS" EE Times Asia 6:38 AM
"Intel's annual report shows huge growth in cloud and IoT optimisations: Chipmaker's numbers are a mirror on the sector" The Inquirer 7:15 AM
"Intel's Advancing But Diversity Goals Still Challenge Tech Industry" NewsFactor 7:15 AM
"Intel fails to recruit more black and Hispanic workers" The Inquirer 6:50 AM
"Intel fails to improve proportion of black and Hispanic staff after diversity pledge" HITC Tech 10:04 AM
"Apple to begin taking broken iPhones for trade-in, offer in-store screen protector installation" iLounge 6:26 PM
"AMD CodeXL & NVIDIA GeForce Tools To Help Devs With DX12 Optimization" WCCF Tech 7:14 AM
"Dell partners seeing increase in identity and access management demand: Vendor makes identity and access management offering available to channel at initial release for first time ever" Channelnomics 7:11 AM
"Dell-EMC deal slapped with legal challenge" CRN UK 7:12 AM
"Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest" InterCooler 7:12 AM
"HP Inc. Wins Lifting of Patent Infringement Preliminary Injunction by MEMJET" The Financial 7:13 AM
"IBM Bluemix has 25 new services to make app development and analytics easier" The Next Web 7:21 AM
"IBM (IBM) Announces Broad Expansion of Cloud Data Services Portfolio" StreetInsider 7:21 AM
"What Is International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Upto? 3 Acquisitions in a Week" Invest Correctly 7:22 AM
"IBM Ups Cloud Data Portfolio for Developers, Data Scientists" eWeek 7:06 PM
"IBM Launches Cloud Data and Analytics Marketplace for Developers" Broadway World 8:09 AM
"IBM tries to bolster cloud growth with developer tools" Reuters 8:51 AM
"IBM unveils 25 new services with quadruple Cloud play: 'Data is the common thread within the enterprise, regardless of where its source might be.'" Computerworld New Zealand 6:21 PM
"Converged infrastructure interest heightens, but forget HP, IBM and Oracle, it's Cisco taking charge: 'Vendors will not benefit equally from spending allocations in 2016.'" Computerworld New Zealand 6:27 PM
"Cisco to buy IoT company Jasper Technologies" Reuters 7:14 AM
"Cisco refines IoT strategy with $1.4 billion acquisition" The Stack 7:15 AM
"Cisco-Jasper deal should make enterprise IoT safer" Computerworld 7:15 AM
"Cisco to Buy IoT Platform Provider Jasper for $1.4 Billion" eWeek 6:44 AM
"China bypasses Japan as biggest APAC tech spender" ZDNet 7:04 AM
"A New Ceramic Film Promises Electronics That Fold Like Paper" Gizmodo 9:21 AM
"Concern Grows in U.S. Over China's Drive to Make Chips" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:24 PM
"Stocks close higher for 2nd straight day as Dow rises 80 points." USA Today 4:03 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Beaten-Down Sectors Advance: Struggling sectors such as major banks, industrials and materials gain" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"Asia markets rise alongside gains for oil: Nikkei pares losses as yen loses some strength" MarketWatch 7:08 AM
"European stocks strengthen on dollar's pullback: Euro hits three-month high" MarketWatch 7:09 AM
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