"15 years of OS X: How Apple's big gamble paid off" Computerworld 6:54 AM
"Macs dent the enterprise, but not by much" Computerworld 6:54 AM
"Report: Apple designing its own servers to avoid snooping/Apple suspects that servers are intercepted and modified during shipping." Ars Technica 11:34 AM
"Apple May Be Worried a Secret Security Threat Lurks in Its Servers" Fortune 1:23 PM
"Apple designing its own iCloud servers to avoid surveillance: The NSA is known to intercept tech in-transit through the postal system." ZDNet 4:06 PM
"The question is not 'Can the iPad Pro replace 600 million PCs?' but 'Are businesses ready to replace Windows with iOS?': There are 600 million old PCs out there, and Apple wants to see the iPad Pro replace them. But are traditionally cautious IT departments ready to chuck out Windows systems and replace them with iOS devices?" ZDNet 7:18 AM
"Apple Will Cannibalize iPhone as VR Becomes The New Screen, Says Piper" Barron's 8:15 AM
"FBI director says fight with Apple about terrorism, not setting precedent: 'You are simply wrong to assert that the FBI and the Justice Department lied....'" Ars Technica 12:47 PM
"Mobile forensics company assisting FBI effectively argues that forcing Apple to create 'GovtOS' wouldn't stand up in court" 9to5Mac 11:21 AM
"FBI's Comey, officials discount two iPhone hack theories" USA Today 1:52 PM
"FBI Director Comey Denies 'NAND Mirroring' Will Be Used to Unlock Terrorist's iPhone" The Mac Observer 8:42 PM
"Apple zero-day vulnerability fully compromises your devices: The severe and previously unknown flaw circumvents Apple's stringent security features to compromise devices." ZDNet 7:17 AM
"Apple's Swift comes to Linux: Swift 2.2 includes support for Swift on Ubuntu Linux 14.04 and 15.10." ZDNet 3:03 PM
"About the security content of OS X Server 5.1" Apple Support 8:28 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan notes include a procedure for recovering from an OS X 10.11.4 update disaster, plus other reports of issues with the new update." MacInTouch 4:15 PM
"OS X 10.11.4 Update Might Break Facetime And Imessage" Digital Trends 11:20 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Using an iPhone 5S When You've Been Sticking with OS X Snow Leopard" Low End Mac 8:28 PM
"On the road with Final Cut Pro X and a Jellyfish, the new budget shared storage system" fcp.co 8:51 AM
"How to Password Protect Notes on Mac OS X" OS X Daily 8:43 PM
"How to filter email: Get control of your messages in OS X's Mail, iCloud, and Gmail." Macworld 8:05 AM
"Xe8472 colour correction plug-in keeps apples green and strawberries red" IT.Enquirer 10:31 AM
"A Player For Google Music And YouTube" Mac360 8:00 AM
"In Defense Of The Mac's Beleaguered Menubar" McSolo 7:59 AM
"OS X 10.12 Fuji features and UK release date rumours: Siri to be headline feature of Mac OS X 10.12 | 9 features missing from El Capitan that we need" Macworld UK 7:11 AM
"Cassandra: Teething Problems with English Pages on Apple Online Store for Thailand" eXtensions 6:47 AM
Press Releases
"Synology Adds Native OS X Finder Searches and Offline iOS Video Transcoding with DSM6" The Mac Observer 12:38 PM
"AutoTrash - Remove Unwanted Files Automatically" prMac 11:34 AM
"Docker Released as Native Mac and Windows Apps to Optimize Developer Experience" Business Wire 8:11 AM
"NoteList 3.2.2 to manage free format documents on OS X" Tension Software 7:59 AM
"A Google Chrome extension will reword your insults" Mashable 7:06 AM
"Apple and Vice's new series explores the gritty fringes of music" The Next Web 7:02 AM
"Nielsen starts breaking down TV streams by device next month" Engadget 7:03 AM
"Sony forms ForwardWorks corporation to bring its PlayStation games to iPhone" 9to5Mac 8:04 AM
"Sony's 'ForwardWorks' will try PlayStation gaming on mobile, again" Engadget 7:03 AM
"Sony sets up a new company to develop mobile games" The Next Web 7:02 AM
"Apple Shares New 'The Kiss' Ad Featuring Apple TV's Siri Integration" MacRumors 8:23 PM
Non-Apple News
"Entire Yahoo Board Would Be Ousted if Starboard Value Gets Its Way" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:32 PM
"After Verizon breach, 1.5 million customer records put up for sale" Ars Technica 4:22 PM
"France Fines Google Over Right to be Forgotten" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:21 PM
"Bezos Prime: Amazon's CEO has driven his company to all-consuming growth (and even, believe it or not, profits). Today, though, as he deepens his involvement in his media and space ventures, Bezos is becoming a power beyond Amazon. It has forced him to become an even better leader." Fortune 3:51 PM
"Email is dying among mobile's youngest users" TechCrunch 11:36 AM
"Microsoft terminates its Tay AI chatbot after she turns into a Nazi" Ars Technica 10:51 AM
"Google reportedly building Amazon Echo competitor as industry eyes your home: With the next tech industry battleground being your home, Google has a 'secret' project to build an Amazon Echo competitor, according to a new report." ZDNet 3:03 PM
"Google is secretly developing a competitor to Amazon's Echo" Business Insider 10:50 AM
"Gmail's encryption warning spurs 25 percent increase in encrypted inbound emails" The Verge 10:37 AM
"Rovi in talks to acquire TiVo, the pioneer DVR and 'time-shifting' company, report says" GeekWire 10:51 AM
"TiVo Said to Be in Merger Talks With Rovi" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:37 AM
"The best time to buy an Android phone is April" The Verge 8:52 AM
"World's biggest startup? Samsung Electronics to reform corporate culture" Reuters 7:11 AM
"20 years in tech, through the eyes of 8 women: How these computer scientists made their own way in an industry dominated by men" GeekWire 11:57 AM
"These 8 women earned computer science degrees two decades ago — and here's what happened next" GeekWire 11:57 AM
"5 women inventors you can thank for making your life so much easier" Mashable 7:06 AM
"Wrong house gets torn down based on a Google Maps error" Engadget 6:59 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Live: Is Apple Out Of Ideas? Watch Our Podcasters Debate" Digital Trends 8:39 PM
"Turing Award Winner Martin Hellman On Cryptography" TechCrunch 4:23 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-24: Apple Laptops and USB C, Cellebrite and FBI" The Mac Observer 12:58 PM
"Apple went small in the spring, and it will need to go big in the fall" The Verge 10:52 AM
"Apple releases new build of iOS 9.3 for users of older iOS devices affected by bricking bug" 9to5Mac 8:48 PM
"Everything You Need to Know About Apple's New iPhone and iPad: Apple has two new products that may not be exciting, but they could be important." The Motley Fool 8:51 AM
"Apple iOS 9.3 Is Causing iPad Activation Problems" Forbes 6:49 AM
"iPad bricked by iOS 9.3? Don't worry, we'll get through this together" The Register 8:19 PM
"Want an iPhone SE? There's Already a Wait" The Mac Observer 10:31 AM
"Apple's iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro are now available for pre-order" TechCrunch 7:00 AM
"Pre-orders open for iPhone SE, new iPad Pro" Relaxnews 6:59 AM
"iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Now" The Mac Observer 6:47 AM
"Hands on: Apple takes aim at PC users with 9.7' iPad Pro" AppleInsider 8:24 PM
"Macs may go even longer between revamps as Intel kills tick-tock" AppleInsider 12:46 PM
"The iPhone SE has incredible battery life" Business Insider 1:00 PM
"Why Apple's iPhone SE lacks 3D Touch technology" Modmyi 7:17 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Five Popular iOS Battery Hogging Apps Identified In Real-World Tests" Redmond Pie 8:15 PM
"Apple support document addresses activation issues some users may encounter after updating to iOS 9.3" iDownload Blog 7:10 AM
"Do you have bad RAM? Here's how to find out: Defective RAM can cause all sorts of problems. If you're wondering why your PC isn't behaving, a RAM diagnosis may be in order." PCWorld 6:55 AM
"Pointers: record your iOS screen for tutorials, demos" MacNN 7:18 AM
"How to delete all music on your iPhone at once" iDownload Blog 7:10 AM
Tips
"Which iPad Pro carrier and plan should you get?" iMore 3:43 PM
"The ultimate guide to protecting your private information in Notes from the prying eyes" iDownload Blog 11:21 AM
"iPhone buying guide: Should you buy an iPhone SE, a 6s Plus, or wait for the next one? The new iPhone SE adds to Apple's growing product line, which adds another choice to the mix. Here's our handy guide to help how you choose the best iPhone for you." Macworld 7:00 AM
"Microsoft and HPE throw their weight behind Mesosphere: A strategic investment round led by HPE just brought the startup $73.5 million in new funding" IDG News Service 7:24 AM
"Mesosphere raises $73.5 million with Microsoft participating, launches Velocity tool" VentureBeat 7:20 AM
"Mesosphere raises $73.5M Series C led by HPE, with Microsoft as strategic investor" TechCrunch 8:43 AM
"Microsoft is investing millions in a $1 billion startup that rejected its acquisition offer" Business Insider 7:54 AM
"Microsoft Office 2016 Blocks Malicious Macros" eWeek 7:28 AM
"Windows Phone Usage Stats for March, Plus a Peek at Windows 10 Mobile Upgadeability" Thurrott 10:05 AM
"BRIEF-Hewlett Packard Enterprise declares regular cash dividend of $0.055/shr on common stock" Reuters 7:43 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise declares $0.055 dividend" Seeking Alpha 7:19 AM
"Hewlett Packard: Look At Enterprises, Not Incorporated" Seeking Alpha 12:18 PM
"HP Inc.'s MultiJet Fusion 3D Printer Will Be Open Platform and Encourage Third Party Materials Development" 3DPrint.com 7:43 AM
"No 'Ink Tax' for HP's Forthcoming 3D Printer" Rapid Ready Tech 7:45 AM
"Intel launches 6th generation Intel Core vPro processors: Security, support for new form factors and collaboration among improvements in the new CPUs" ITP Technology 7:47 AM
"Remembering Silicon Valley's First Giant, Intel's Andrew Grove: Unsentimental and tough, he inspired a generation of tech legends." Bloomberg 7:47 AM
"Intel IDF Shenzhen to promote IoT" DigiTimes 7:48 AM
"Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) to abandon tick-tock chip manufacturing approach" Invest Correctly 8:01 AM
"The Morning Download: Oracle Aims New Cloud Service at Companies Spooked by Security, Regulatory Obstacles" WSJ Blogs 8:02 AM
"Oracle's cloud computing plan: Bring services to customers on-premises" ZDNet 7:39 AM
"Oracle wants to put its public cloud behind your firewall: With Oracle Cloud at Customer, companies get a fully managed service within the data center" IDG News Service 7:24 AM
"IBM Cloud, Watson Help Guiding Eyes Breed Superior Guide Dogs" eWeek 7:26 AM
"How IBM's Watson Is Helping Train Service Dogs" PC Magazine 12:43 PM
"IBM expanding N.B. cybersecurity division, adding 100 jobs: Premier Brian Gallant says the Fredericton area is a centre of excellence for cybersecurity" Canadian Manufacturing 8:00 AM
"IBM Takes Stand Against Controversial North Carolina Law" Fortune 8:15 PM
"5-Week Streak of Gains Snapped for U.S. Stocks: S&P 500 slips back into negative territory for the year, as equities hurt by dollar's gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
"Asian stocks slip as dollar strengthens: Declining oil and commodity prices weigh on markets" MarketWatch 7:51 AM
"European stocks slump as dollar strength cuts oil, mining shares: European stocks were hit Thursday, looking at a fourth consecutive decline, with commodity shares dropping as the U.S. dollar continued to march higher." MarketWatch 7:52 AM
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