"App Store 2.0: The App Store changed the way we buy software. Can Apple do it again?" ["In a rare pre-WWDC sit-down interview with the The Verge, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said that Apple would soon alter its revenue-sharing model for apps. While the well-known 70 / 30 split will remain, developers who are able to maintain a subscription with a customer longer than a year will see Apple's cut drop down to 15 percent."] The Verge 12:33 PM
"The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads" Daring Fireball 1:21 PM
"Apple will show off its moves to become a services company next week" CNBC 3:06 PM
"Apple wants a piece of the $100 billion mobile ad market" CNBC 3:40 PM
"Apple: App Store Revamp Or Positioning For Mobile Search?" Seeking Alpha 3:06 PM
"Apple is making major change to the way it splits money with app creators" Business Insider 12:37 PM
"No One Wants to Be Apple: Something has changed in 2016. As the smartphone growth era winds down and we begin to look for the next big thing in tech, there has been a surge in pessimism pointed towards Apple's business model. With many of Silicon Valley's software and services giants doubling down on their core competencies and becoming more vocal as to where technology may be headed, one thing is clear: No one wants to be Apple." Above Avalon 2:45 PM
"The era of tech firms 'copying Apple' is coming to an end: With billions of dollars in the bank, and 35 percent net operating margins you'd think every tech firm would want to be like Apple. But according to analyst Neil Cybart, the envy is wearing off as Apple optimism turns to pessimism, and tech firms no longer want to copy Apple's playbook." ZDNet 4:10 PM
"Apple Management's Greed For Profits And Self Interest Tripping Up Shareholders" ["I must say that trying to milk profits out to each and every product is never ever a bad thing but doing so at the cost of innovation or the fear of cannibalization is scary from a shareholder point of view. We are hearing chatter about a possible all-glass iPhone in the fall of 2017 which is laughable when one sees that Samsung is about to unveil its bendable OLED phones early next year. If true, yet again Apple will be left behind timidly shouting 'me too'."] Forbes 7:14 AM
"CIRP data worrying for Apple, shows Americans slower to upgrade their iPhones, half now keep 2+ years" 9to5Mac 8:30 AM
"Apple could face slower upgrade cycles as study shows iPhone owners clinging to devices longer" AppleInsider 11:51 AM
"Apple: iPhone's Cost Of Ownership Advantage" Seeking Alpha 12:08 PM
"Sources Insist: iTunes Music Downloads Dead In 2-3 Years..." Digital Music News 11:36 AM
"Report: 'Major iTunes overhaul' to be announced at WWDC alongside iOS 10 Apple Music revamp" 9to5Mac 11:36 AM
"Report insists Apple 'keeping options open' on phasing out iTunes downloads" AppleInsider 11:51 AM
"Apple case against Samsung should go back to lower court: Justice Dept" Reuters 8:54 PM
"Latest hint at 'macOS' rebranding of OS X appears in new App Store guidelines" 9to5Mac 8:49 PM
"More evidence of 'macOS' rebranding surfaces on Apple website" AppleInsider 9:00 PM
"Apple Will Live Stream Its WWDC 2016 Keynote on June 13th at 10am PT" iClarified 8:03 AM
"Today in Apple history: OS X Snow Leopard shown off for first time" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
"Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 6 With Bug Fixes and Feature Tweaks" MacRumors 1:08 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"El Capitan discussion includes issues with large storage partitions; performance problems; unwanted disk disconnections and sleep/hibernation; Apple Mail enclosure issues; print preferences; and UserID details." MacInTouch 8:42 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Show Only Unread Emails in Mail for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 1:40 PM
"How To Make Your Macbook Last Longer on a Charge" LAPTOP Magazine 11:41 AM
"Toggle System Settings And Launch Apps Via Text Commands On OS X" AddictiveTips 3:06 PM
"Subtitling longform productions with Subtitle Edit Pro and FinalSRT" fcp.co 8:03 AM
"Editing Video With QuickTime Player" MacMost 8:26 AM
"Got files that won't delete from your Mac's Trash? Here's why" iDownload Blog 8:03 AM
"Nope, you can't tell if someone has received your Mail Drop file: Apple doesn't provide an acknowledgement loop for email attachments sent by Mail Drop." Macworld 8:05 AM
"Put The Mac's Finder Into The Menubar And Pop Up Dialog Boxes" BohemianBoomer 7:09 AM
Op/Ed
"WWDC Rumors: iTunes Redesign Will Only Be A Facelift, No Real Changes Or Revamp" iDigital Times 9:01 PM
"The Pain of iTunes Can Be Traced to Apple's Time Machine" The Mac Observer 4:05 PM
"Seeking Clarification: I have a side project, a Mac app, that I could also do as an iOS app. I have no plans to do so — but the news about subscriptions and free trials makes me reconsider." inessential 2:46 PM
"Sketch's new licensing scheme may cause designers to take a hard look at Adobe XD" The Next Web 12:14 PM
"Ads Coming to Apple's US App Store: Developers can target you based on your demographic profile and your device's location." PC Magazine 3:40 PM
"RIP Apple's original San Francisco store" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
"By 2020, the app market with be worth $102 billion (yes, billion): Increasing adoption in the Asia Pacific region will fuel the growth, according to business intelligence firm App Annie." CNET 9:38 AM
"iPhone 7 Launch Date: Move It Forward To Address Competition" Seeking Alpha 9:37 AM
"Irish Wonder What to Do With Apple Tax If EU Orders a Clawback" Bloomberg 8:37 AM
"Highest Rated CEOs" [Tim Cook #8] Glassdoor 7:17 AM
"Apple Reviews: 7,379 Employee Reviews" Glassdoor 7:19 AM
"Pichai, Zuckerberg, Cook among top 50 CEOs in America: Chief executives of tech companies manage to snag 18 spots on Glassdoor's annual list of the highest-rated CEOs in America." CNET 7:21 AM
"Here are the top-rated CEOs according to employee reviews on Glassdoor — 18 from tech make cut" GeekWire 8:11 AM
"Microsoft throws shade at Apple with its WWDC afterparty" The Next Web 8:14 AM
"iOS Developers Snap Up Tickets for Microsoft's WWDC Party" The Mac Observer 11:28 AM
"Microsoft throwing a WWDC after-party" CNET 11:36 AM
"Watch Out, Apple: Microsoft to Host WWDC Afterparty" Fortune 1:52 PM
"The app boom is over: Your phone is full of apps, and you're done downloading new ones — unless they're Snapchat or Uber." Recode 11:52 AM
"One company dominates Android and iOS app downloads" ZDNet 11:57 AM
"Downsides to wearables: Limited functions, inaccurate data, no cellular connection/Survey finds users want apps for safety and security, more than just health and fitness" Computerworld 8:33 AM
"Woz says Samsung Gear VR 'makes me emotional'/Technically Incorrect: The Apple co-founder seems to be moved by Samsung's virtual reality. He also seems sad that Apple hasn't shown its VR skirts yet." CNET 2:45 PM
"The Indian start-up that may sideswipe Apple Pay" CNBC 11:50 AM
"Apple Pay Adds 34 New Banks and Credit Unions to its Rolls" MacTrast 8:03 AM
"The app that wanted to destroy Apple Pay is effectively dead, and it was doomed from the beginning" Tech Insider 12:01 PM
"Apple Pay rival CurrentC closing up shop for now" CNET 9:37 AM
"CurrentC Beta Test Ends, MCX Postpones Any Future Releases" MacTrast 8:05 AM
"MCX announces it's ending CurrentC beta test, postponing further releases" iDownload Blog 8:03 AM
Non-Apple News
"Google to ape Apple's 'Subscriptions 2.0' payout policy without customer retention stipulation" AppleInsider 8:54 PM
"Samsung Wins a Design Patent for a Desktop Display that Folds to Accommodate Multitouch" Patently Apple 8:59 PM
"Eric Schmidt: Alphabet is 'very confident' in biotech division Verily" ZDNet 2:14 PM
"The Coming Death of Freeware: The simple model that gave us all sorts of cool utilities, add-ons, and entire suites of software has changed drastically." PC Magazine 1:05 PM
"Survey: Tech security pros becoming more confident in safety of cloud" GeekWire 12:34 PM
"Hands-free phone use by drivers 'equally distracting'" BBC 8:38 AM
"Google developing kill switch for AI" BBC 8:38 AM
"Yahoo to sell patents relating to search, advertising and the cloud" Computerworld 8:33 AM
"The inventor of the Web thinks we need a new one that governments can't control" The Next Web 8:14 AM
"Unfollowing social media: You're falling out of love with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter" ZDNet 7:29 AM
"Flattering to deceive: Why narcissists are an easy target for hackers" ZDNet 7:29 AM
"Dato Duo is a simplified synthesizer for kids of all ages: Don't worry, adults can play it, too." Engadget 8:05 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"Clockwise #140: Check Under Your Seat" Six Colors 3:06 PM
"Podcast 511: WWDC predictions, Apple TV love, and free pizza" Macworld 2:45 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-08: iTunes, Downloads, and Rumors for WWDC" The Mac Observer 1:04 PM
"Nemetschek Forms US Strategic Base—Learn What Comes Next" Architosh 7:12 AM
"'Reliable' supply chain source says Apple announcing new MacBook Air this month, but probably minor refresh" 9to5Mac 9:33 AM
"Apple's next MacBook Pros will be thinner than ever, new report hints" BGR 8:15 AM
"Want a new MacBook Pro? Get ready to wait a little longer" Cult of Mac 11:53 AM
"Renderings imagine how the iPhone 7 and 7 Pro may look" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
"Swiping away iPhone apps does nothing for battery or performance, and users should stop doing it, experts say: There's almost no reason to ever do it" The Independent 1:04 PM
"Apple's tvOS apps struggle with retention" ZDNet 11:51 AM
"Phil Schiller: Apple making major changes to the App Store" The Loop 12:10 PM
"Apple's not waiting for WWDC, here are the App Store changes starting today!" iMore 12:09 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:21 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:21 AM
"Withings Body Cardio scale review: Goes way beyond weight, for a price" TechHive 8:05 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-on: Google's Motion Stills app makes Live Photos better and easier to share/Transform those moving pictures into GIFs or movies that you can use to dazzle others with your adorable children and pets." Macworld 8:29 AM
"Avvo review: On-demand legal advice for the iPhone generation" Macworld 8:30 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to convert MKV files to MP4 format" Digital Trends 9:01 PM
"How to use iTunes Store for iPhone and iPad: The ultimate guide" iMore 2:46 PM
"iOS: How to turn Live Photos into GIFs without Google" Computerworld 9:11 AM
"How to run Android on your iPhone, sort of" ZDNet 8:43 AM
"This DIY Case Brings Android OS To iPhone [Video] Redmond Pie 8:32 AM
"How to use iCloud Music Library on Apple TV" iMore 8:15 AM
"How to manage email and mailboxes in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:15 AM
Tips
"Apple World Today 60-Second Video Tip: Enabling data protection in iOS" Apple World Today 11:40 AM
"10 iPhone, Android Apps To Master Work-Life Balance" InformationWeek 7:30 AM
"Cortana comes to Xbox One but Microsoft Needs a Bigger Trojan Horse for the Home" Tech.pinions 8:03 AM
"Microsoft Drops Xbox One TV DVR Plans: 'After careful consideration, we've decided to put development of DVR for Over-the-Air TV on hold,' Microsoft said." PC Magazine 4:11 PM
"Microsoft isn't adding a TV DVR feature to the Xbox One anymore" The Verge 11:39 AM
"Microsoft Surface Membership Plan Targets Businesses" InformationWeek 2:14 PM
"Microsoft to boost Azure SQL Database performance with compatibility level changes" V3 8:18 AM
"Microsoft study uses Bing search queries to identify potential cancer patients" The Next Web 11:53 AM
"Microsoft opens centre in Gurgaon to fight cybercrime: Technology giant Microsoft has unveiled its Cyber Security Engagement Center in Gurgaon in a bid to drive public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime..." Financial Express 1:25 PM
"Microsoft to extend Edge management features in Windows 10 Anniversary Update" V3 8:18 AM
"GigJam, Microsoft's new collaboration app, is now available to everyone" CNET 9:37 AM
"Microsoft is funding a project to make it easier to talk to plants" The Daily Dot 4:52 PM
"Dell readies laptops with wireless charging while Intel retreats from its development" ZDNet 7:29 AM
"Full video: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty at Code 2016/Artificial intelligence will affect every business decision soon, she says." Recode 8:59 PM
"IBM Inks 10-Year Deal with Emirates Airline Worth $300M" Zacks 9:45 AM
"S&P 500 Up for Third Straight Session, Inching Toward Record High: Oil prices continue climbing, while the dollar declines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:06 PM
"China stocks retreat as investors brace for data; Japan stocks rise: Economic data this week on Chinese inflation and industrial profits" MarketWatch 8:39 AM
"European stocks slip, but energy shares gain on oil rally: European bonds hit record lows" MarketWatch 8:39 AM
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