"Ding-dong, reality calling: iPhone slump is not Apple's doom/Pressure in a growth-obsessed climate/The sky is not falling. This is not as bad for Apple as 2003 or 1996. But neither does Apple walk on water." The Register 6:45 AM
"Apple hints at big acquisition to cure growth ills: Tim Cook says Apple willing to spend more than previous record" MarketWatch 7:03 AM
"Is Apple on the Hunt for Acquisitions?" TheStreet 11:46 AM
"Apple: Service Unbundling To Drive Ecosystem Expansion?" Seeking Alpha 6:47 AM
"As iPhone sales slump, Apple bets on services from apps to music" Reuters 7:42 AM
"Apple's Beautiful Disaster: Where Do Tim Cook And The iPhone Go Next?" Forbes 6:49 AM
"Tim Cook: Early innings of iPhone/Apple CEO Tim Cook conveyed optimism on the outlook for iPhone sales, with CNBC's Josh Lipton." CNBC Videos 11:21 AM
"Wall Street remains optimistic about 'iPhone 7' & Apple's 2017 after Q2 declines" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
"Apple's nine-year iPhone juggernaut stops with first sales decline" Reuters 7:42 AM
"Why Tim Cook is still optimistic after Apple's growth stalled in Q2 2016: Apple made $10 billion last quarter, but the rapid growth of 2015 has slowed, and Q2 2016 saw the first decline in year-over-year revenue in 13 years." Macworld 7:09 AM
"Apple's incredible 51-quarter growth run has finally come to an end" Business Insider 11:43 AM
"Mac + iPad revenue nosedives, adds to Apple's woes: Combined revenue of the two lines plunges to five-year low" Computerworld 4:08 PM
"Mac sales tumble 12% in second-biggest downturn since '07" Computerworld 4:09 PM
"China Sales Slide Eats Into Apple Revenue: Revenue from Greater China fell $4.3 billion, but iPhone sales in India picked up" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:38 AM
"Apple iPhone, Once a Status Symbol in China, Loses Its Luster" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:14 PM
"Apple upbeat on iPhone SE demand but some Asian retailers, suppliers less cheery" Reuters 7:42 AM
"Apple's China Woes A Harbinger Of Things To Come" Forbes 9:33 AM
"Here's the problem: Apple is ignoring the Mac" Apple World Today 2:55 PM
"Why Does Everybody Hate Flash And Java?" NoodleMac 8:06 AM
"Cut Out Cable TV And Go Mac Only Not As Easy As You Think" TeraTalks 7:56 AM
Press Releases
"Product Manager 2.1 to manage company products on Macintosh" Tension Software 7:29 AM
"Turn to Path Finder when the Mac OS X Finder isn't flexible enough" Apple World Today 7:13 AM
"Aleratec Releases Mac Software for 1:10 USB 3.0 Copy Cruiser Mini" prMac 11:43 AM
"Mahjong Deluxe 3 By EnsenaSoft Is A Tile-Match Made In Heaven On Mac OS" prMac 7:09 AM
"Macphun have today launched a new free Mac app, Filters for Photos. The software works as a Photos for Mac extension, as well as standalone software, giving users the ability to add 30 new filters to their photos in a single click - all without spending a dime." Macphun 6:40 AM
"The Latest: Apple Says Dead Man Was 'Young And Talented'" Associated Press 9:47 PM
"Apple Employee Found Dead in Campus Conference Room" eWeek 9:48 PM
"Apple: Body Found At HQ" ["It's increasingly looking like there were 2 people involved since the fatality was reportedly a Hispanic male ... and we know the person with the head wound was a woman."] TMZ 4:05 PM
"Apple campus death: Employee dead in company conference room in 'isolated incident'" ["Emergency dispatch audio archived online reported that the male was bleeding from the head, and 'possibly has a gun,' and was being escorted by security personnel. A few minutes later, dispatchers reported that 'a body is in one of the conference rooms with a gun.' It is unclear whether those reports are describing the same instance, but both coincide with the timing of the emergency call."] San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 4:06 PM
"Death reported in Apple conference room" KTVU 12:08 PM
"Here's what we know so far about the body found at Apple headquarters" Re/code 4:04 PM
"Police investigating death in conference room at Apple's Cupertino Campus" 9to5Mac 12:09 PM
"Police are investigating a death at Apple's headquarters this morning" BGR 12:08 PM
"Person found dead in conference room on Apple's Cupertino campus" iMore 12:24 PM
"Ground-level video takes us for a walk through Apple's Campus 2" 9to5Mac 6:28 PM
"Apple says FBI gave it first vulnerability tip on April 14" Reuters 7:43 AM
"FBI tips Apple about security flaw in iOS and Mac software ... but it had already been fixed with iOS 9" 9to5Mac 7:10 AM
"FBI Won't Share iPhone Hack With Apple, Report Says: The FBI paid approximately $1 million for a hack into an encrypted iPhone, and now plans to keep the details to itself, according to The Wall Street Journal. The government also dropped case against Apple in Brooklyn: and that has law enforcement fuming." InformationWeek 12:14 PM
"Apple Music notches 13 million paid subscribers: That number is double the 6.5 million from last October as Apple's music business may finally be on the rise." CNET 11:47 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook among those pushing for computer science funding in schools" Apple World Today 7:13 AM
"How Much Would You Pay for Lunch With Tim Cook? This year's auction ends on Thursday, May 5, and the current bid sits at $125,000." PC Magazine 7:33 AM
"Zuckerberg seeks to tighten grip as Facebook results surge" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:09 PM
"Facebook Revenue Soars on Ad Growth" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:09 PM
"There's still no stopping Facebook: The company's latest earnings blew away Wall Street estimates." Engadget 4:04 PM
"Worldwide smartphone growth stalls in the first quarter" ZDNet 2:59 PM
"HTC reportedly building two Android N devices for Google" ZDNet 2:58 PM
"Most breaches are still caused by PEBKAC and ID10T errors like falling for phishing: Open. Clickety click. Pwned. Humans are still the weak security link, falling for phishing even more often than before, which leads to breaches." Computerworld 12:10 PM
"Ad-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers are reacting" Business Insider 7:58 AM
"High-end smartphone sales decelerating, affecting IC orders" DigiTimes 7:49 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Dalrymple Report With Special Guest John Gruber" The Loop 11:43 AM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-04-27: Apple's Conference Community" The Mac Observer 11:10 AM
"The Committed Podcast on Apple, Document Collaboration, Dropbox, and Quitting iPhone Apps" Kirkville 7:15 AM
"12-inch MacBook review: 2016 'rose gold' update!" iMore 9:29 AM
"MacBook 2016 review: Ultraportable laptop satisfies with speed gains/It's not a desktop Mac replacement. The MacBook is ideal for on-the-go use." Macworld 8:17 AM
"Shootout: 'early 2016' MacBook Retina 12-inch versus iPad Pros" Bare Feats 4:01 PM
"Ultimate iPad speed shootout pits all 12 iPad models against each other" BGR 4:02 PM
"Finally, an adjustable standing desk you'll actually use [Reviews] Cult of Mac 4:28 PM
"Review: SanDisk's new Lightning to USB drive for iPhone adds USB 3 & a wraparound design" 9to5Mac 4:23 PM
"Solartab review: A robust solar/battery combo that doesn't scratch most itches/Everything about the Solartab is fine, but it's in search of a solution as a combination product." Macworld 8:16 AM
"Review: Kindle Oasis, an Interesting Ebook Reader" Kirkville 11:19 AM
"Kindle Oasis review: is it better than a book?" Wired UK 7:30 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard (for iPhone)" PC Magazine 2:59 PM
"Hands on with 'Glyph Keyboard' for iOS" Modmyi 7:10 AM
"Are you ready for some football, and much more? The App Store features of plethora of fun and exciting sports games. From soccer, golf, and everything in between, here are some great games any sports fan should love to have on their iPhone or iPad." AppAdvice 7:35 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Schedule Night Shift to Automatically Adjust Colors on iPhone" OS X Daily 4:30 PM
"How to use your old iPhone as a home security camera" iDownload Blog 11:44 AM
"How to use Night Shift while saving power" Cult of Mac 11:20 AM
"Configuring Automatic Downloads on your iPhone or iPad" iDownload Blog 7:36 AM
"How to get directions with Maps on iPhone and iPad" iMore 7:12 AM
Tips
"Make your home screen pop with round iOS folders" Cult of Mac 4:28 PM
"Spotify Is Becoming MySpace, While Apple Music Becomes Facebook" Forbes 9:29 AM
"PCs superior to Macs at content creation: It has been a long held myth in the media industry that an expensive Mac was superior to a PC at handling content and images. However a test of the two has discovered that a PC cleans Apple's clock. SLR Lounge's test saw a custom built PC annihilate a $4,000 Mac in each of the tasks performed in SLR Lounge's Lightroom challenge." Fudzilla 8:42 AM
"Mossberg: When gadgets were king" Re/code 8:04 AM
"The iPhone 7 might cost you money even if you don't buy one" BGR 8:04 AM
"Should Apple Be Run Like A Utility?" Forbes 7:58 AM
"Steve Jobs was an alien, and other myths" Computerworld 7:55 AM
"The Apple Watch Keeps My iPhone Addiction Under Control" Tech.pinions 7:14 AM
"All the panic surrounding Apple's declining iPhone sales is way overblown" BGR 4:04 PM
"The Sky is NOT Falling -And Other Observations From Apple's Quarterly Results" The Mac Observer 2:54 PM
"Making sense of Apple now that everything has changed" BGR 11:20 AM
"Cassandra: Wall Street Still Lacking the Skills to Drive Apple" eXtensions 11:09 AM
"What Direction Should Apple Go Now?" Mac360 8:19 AM
"The End Is Near. God Save Apple. Please!" Mac360 7:56 AM
"The Sad Truth That Apple and Exxon Reveal About Our Economy" Time 7:55 AM
"Calm Down, Apple and the iPhone Are Fine (for Now)" PC Magazine 7:33 AM
"How Did Apple Miss the 4" iPhone Demand?" Kirkville 7:15 AM
"Apple Earnings Fact and Fiction" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:14 AM
"Can we dispense with the 'Apple is dead' meme -- other CEOs would lose a limb to have a bad quarter like this" BetaNews 7:13 AM
"Here's what Apple's godawful quarter means for the company in the long term: 'We look beyond the current cycle,' Mizuho analysts say" MarketWatch 7:05 AM
"Microsoft fingered for Western Euro PC tragedy: The decision to kill off Windows with Bing heaps misery on OEMs/Microsoft last year effectively murdered one part of the mobile PC market that was going gangbusters - Windows with Bing (WwB) - and unsurprisingly this is now reflected in weaker sales across Western Europe." The Register 9:25 AM
"Genetics startup Twist Bioscience is working with Microsoft to store the world's data in DNA" TechCrunch 7:08 AM
"Microsoft experiments with DNA storage: 1,000,000,000 TB in a gram/Reading and writing are a bit of a chore, but it keeps data safe for thousands of years." Ars Technica 6:04 PM
"Microsoft claims it's 'committed' to Windows 10 Mobile" The Verge 7:31 AM
"Microsoft: We're Still Committed to Windows 10 Mobile" PC Magazine 12:14 PM
"Why has Microsoft stopped being beastly to Google?" The Register 8:06 AM
"Microsoft's Office 365 Growth Story in Fiscal 3Q16" Market Realist 8:47 AM
"Is There Value In IBM And Microsoft?" Forbes 11:20 AM
"IBM lines up all-flash storage to help power cognitive computing" IDG News Service 7:41 AM
"IBM Refreshes Its Flash Storage for Cloud Service Providers" eWeek 8:00 PM
"IBM Watson to build tech with Sesame Street" CNNMoney 11:46 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Wanna walk the plank voluntarily? You got it" The Register 11:20 AM
"Intel Layoffs Are 'Significant' In Oregon, The State's Largest Private Employer" NPR 8:44 AM
"Intel reportedly laying off 560 at 2 Chandler facilities" Associated Press 8:44 AM
"Intel CEO Brian Krzanich lays out his vision of the future" SiliconANGLE 8:44 AM
"Intel CEO: Cloud, IoT, 5G, Moore's Law and customer-programmable chips will determine future of restructured company" Computing 8:44 AM
"Intel looks beyond PCs to the cloud and Internet of Things" ZDNet 12:13 PM
"Intel sees its future in shift to cloud computing" domain-b 8:44 AM
"Apple Eyes New Debt For $87B, Eight-quarter Capital Return" Forbes 4:26 PM
"Apple investors officially shave over $40 billion off Apple's market cap" TechCrunch 11:20 AM
"Apple Stock Plunges, Analysts Bearish Amid First-Ever Drop in iPhone Sales" TheStreet 8:48 AM
"What Apple's first revenue decline in 13 years means for the stock market: Apple's after-hours plunge would push the Dow about 60 points lower" MarketWatch 7:03 AM
"Apple Shareholders Continue To Get Shafted While Tim Cook And Gang Merrily Keep Selling" ["Although the tough macro environment is no fault of Apple management but the lack of innovation is their fault, indeed. I have said it before and I say it again, tinkering with size, processor speeds, colors, thickness, etc. is not innovation that is good enough to make existing owners of Apple products run out to buy the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Most importantly, Tim Cook and gang continue with their relentless selling of stock with not one of them willing to step up to the plate and put their own money into the stock."] Forbes 6:49 AM
"The later your earnings, the worse your stock does" CNBC 11:46 AM
"Tough Quarter for Apple, as Expected" RealMoney 7:06 AM
"Does Apple's Decay Make it Picking Season?" RealMoney 9:29 AM
"What's behind Apple's 1st revenue drop in 13 years?" [Video Report] CBS News 7:38 AM
"Executive Edge: Apple's China challenge" CNBC Videos 7:06 AM
"Apple is running into a wall in China" Business Insider 7:58 AM
"Apple Sales Suffer on Fewer iPhones for Less Money" Bloomberg Video 7:05 AM
"Why I'm expecting a roaring comeback for Apple Inc. & Burberry Group plc!" The Motley Fool 7:58 AM
"Apple's earnings were awful, but Wall Street has its eyes on the iPhone 7" Business Insider 7:58 AM
"Apple: Off the tree" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 AM
"Apple drag amplifies worry for once high-flying tech sector" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 AM
"Apple Takes A Southern Vacation" Seeking Alpha 6:47 AM
"Apple suppliers in Asia drop after earnings miss" CNBC 7:05 AM
Industry News
"Dow, S&P 500 end slightly higher as Fed leaves rates unchanged: Apple shares drop, dragging on blue chips, tech stocks" MarketWatch 4:11 PM
"Dovish Fed Teams With Crude Oil to Buoy Wall Street" TheStreet 4:11 PM
"Stocks end mixed as Fed offers little hint of coming rate hike" USA Today 4:11 PM
"U.S. Stocks Gain As Fed Stands Pat On Interest Rate" Marketwatch Pulse 4:11 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Fed Signals No Hurry to Raise Rates: Apple slide weighs on tech shares, pushing Nasdaq lower" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:09 PM
"Japan shares fall on earnings; Asia cautious ahead of central banks: Australian dollar dragged lower" MarketWatch 8:30 AM
"European stocks slip as investors sift through earnings, wait for Fed: Greece, creditors deadlocked; Athex Composite drops" MarketWatch 8:30 AM
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