"How Apple and Google plan to revamp their app stores: Ads are coming." Recode 7:09 AM
"Apple Takes Step Towards Reducing Reliance on iPhone Sales: The tech giant will soon sell search ads on its App Store for the first time, and is also reworking its revenue sharing agreement with developers." TheStreet 2:10 PM
"Apple to lower App Store 'tax' for loyal subscribers" BBC 6:51 AM
"FAQ: How Apple's new App Store subscriptions affect you/Apple's pre-WWDC surprise announcement of changes to the App Store's subscription policy has left a lot of questions in the air. We have answers for many." Macworld 6:57 AM
"The All-American iPhone: Political candidates opposed to free trade say Apple should make phones in the United States. Let's see what that would look like." MIT Technology Review 7:19 AM
"Apple has just become an energy company, looks to sell excess electricity into the grid and maybe more" 9to5Mac 10:27 AM
"Your Next Green Power Company May Be Apple" Fortune 3:20 PM
"Apple is making so much clean energy, it formed a new company to sell it" The Verge 7:09 PM
"Apple case against Samsung should go back to lower court: Justice Dept" Reuters 6:53 AM
"Justice Department Urges High Court Overturn Award to Apple Over Samsung Smartphones: A federal appeals court awarded about $500 million in damages to Apple for design patent infringement" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:00 AM
"DoJ weighs in on Apple v Samsung patent case" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:30 AM
"Apple vs. Samsung Case Could Return to Lower Court: The news comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear the long-standing Apple vs. Samsung debate" AppAdvice 7:10 AM
"The secret car that caught Steve Jobs' eye – and may offer clues to Apple's own: Bryan Thompson was hard at work on an industry-disrupting car project when he was told to get to San Francisco to show it to Steve Jobs" The Guardian 7:46 AM
"Apple's Siri can't even understand Woz: The Apple co-founder also says 'machines won the war against humans,' and the most important product Apple ever made was the App Store." CNET 9:03 AM
"Siri Offers Witty Responses to Users Asking About WWDC Announcements" MacRumors 10:28 AM
"Spotify on Apple App Store changes: that's nice, but it's not enough" The Verge 2:07 PM
"Strategy Analytics: Q1 2016 Business Smartphone Flat YoY & Tablet Sales Down 9.8% YoY" PRNewswire 11:10 AM
"Apple, Samsung, Microsoft Lead Tablet Industry in Revenues, says Strategy Analytics" PRNewswire 11:10 AM
"No-name tablets shine in shipments, but profits go to Apple, Samsung, Microsoft" ZDNet 11:00 AM
"Apple releases special 'Shot on iPhone' commercial for European Football Championship" 9to5Mac 11:57 AM
"Apple releases something quite beautiful/Technically Incorrect: A new ad to celebrate the Euro 2016 European soccer championship, which starts Friday, manages to move. Well, move me at least." CNET 2:10 PM
"Apple iCloud phishing scams targeting UK web users, warns FireEye" V3 7:22 AM
"Google to mirror Apple's App Store revenue split – a year earlier – as questions remain" 9to5Mac 7:04 AM
"Google copies Apple's 85/15 revenue split for subscriptions, without 1-year requirement" iDownload Blog 8:56 AM
"Man dressed as Apple Genius steals $16,000 in iPhones from Apple Store" BGR 3:13 PM
"A Band of Thieves Dressed Like Apple Workers Keep Stealing iPhones From NYC Stores" Gizmodo 3:42 PM
"Apple Maps transit directions come to Atlanta, Miami & UK's National Rail" AppleInsider 8:56 AM
"Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs shows off iPhone 3G" Cult of Mac 9:47 AM
"Scammers ask Sugar Grove woman to settle tax debt with iTunes cards" Aurora Beacon-News [Free Registration Required] 2:03 PM
Non-Apple News
"Yahoo to Auction 3,000 Patents as It Continues Its Slim-Down" eWeek 6:46 PM
"This Is The First Project Tango Phone, Shipping In September For $500" TechCrunch 5:28 PM
"We'll soon know Android N's full name" BGR 3:40 PM
"Motorola just beat Apple to killing the headphone jack" TechnoBuffalo 3:21 PM
"NY Attorney General tells TWC its broadband is 'abysmal'" Engadget 3:13 PM
"CurrentC Rolls off its Deathbed and into the Grave" The Mac Observer 10:29 AM
"PC Market Stability Remains Elusive as Markets Continue to Struggle, According to IDC" Business Wire 10:17 AM
"Google Is Building a Big Red Button to Stop the Robot Apocalypse" Trusted Reviews 9:56 AM
"Why robocallers can stalk you on your cell phone: Outdated laws make it easy for telemarketers and scammers to have their way." PCWorld 7:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Road to Macstock -Wally Cherwinski" MacVoices 6:52 PM
"Rebound 89: Turn the Negative Down" Six Colors 3:07 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-09: The Big Dive into App Store Subscriptions and Ads" The Mac Observer 1:53 PM
"ACM 363: The State of Music at Apple, Quality, and iTunes Downloads" The Mac Observer 6:48 AM
"Why I have finally taken off the Apple Watch for the last time: It took me nine months to realise it, but the only useful thing about Apple's £479 smartwatch was the weather notifications" The Guardian 6:49 AM
"Razer Core GPU Expander: Does Gaming at 4K Match The Speed of Desktop Computers?" Bare Feats 11:44 AM
"OtterBox Hybrid Case For iPad Pro 12.9: Folio & Drop Protection With a Slender Design" The Mac Observer 8:22 PM
"Precision Gaming Mouse Round-Up: Tesoro Sagitta Spectrum H6L, Corsair M65 Pro RGB, Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum" HotHardware 11:45 AM
"Fitbit Alta review: My favorite Fitbit by far" Macworld 7:03 AM
"Misfit Ray review: This fitness band looks like a bracelet, but trades function for style" Macworld 7:03 AM
"Naim Audio Mu-so Qb wireless speaker review: It sounds as beautiful as it looks, it just doesn't get loud enough" TechHive 7:04 AM
"Organize your world with the Bluelounge CableDrop Multi" Apple World Today 2:00 PM
"Magnasonic portable Video projector works only with certain devices" Apple World Today 7:14 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Google's New Motion Stills App Improves on iPhone's Live Photos: App stabilizes moving images, makes them more shareable" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:45 AM
"Apple Is Focused On Long-Term Success And Survival" Seeking Alpha 4:08 PM
"The iPad Pro is hobbled by software, and why iOS 10 could knock it out of the park" Lou Miranda 1:55 PM
"Will iOS 10 include new emojis?" Emojipedia 11:07 AM
"PSA: USB-C on Apple's new MacBook is a circus" 9to5Mac 10:10 AM
"Apple's New Rules Are Great, But No One Is Going to Download Your App" Fortune 3:20 PM
"App Store Wars: Why Apple, Google Are Upping App Developer Pay/Apple is changing its revenue split with developers ahead of next week's annual developer conference, and Google is following suit, with a twist." TheStreet 3:19 PM
"App subscriptions were always inevitable: The future will be paid for in small increments" The Verge 10:08 AM
"Apple: service pleas" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:30 AM
"Apple App Store Subscriptions and iMovie/Final Cut Pro X" Alex4D 1:53 PM
"Apple, Google take different paths toward reinventing app model, boosting engagement" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Apple's App Store changes are good for developers but take consumers' power away: You used to be able to decide when and why to 'pay again' for software you'd already purchased once. As apps move to subscription models, those days are numbered." Macworld 8:58 AM
"WWDC 2016: What to expect from Apple's developer conference/The big question: Will the anticipated upgrades to Siri give Apple the AI boost it needs to catch up with Amazon and Google?" ZDNet 7:55 AM
"WWDC 2016: All Fluent's Key WWDC Survey Findings In Full" Apple Must 7:01 AM
"WWDC wish list: Will we see any new hardware? Most signs point to a software show, but that doesn't mean new Macs, displays, or other hardware is out of the question." Macworld 7:01 AM
"Bits&Coffee has released ActivityTracker 2, an iPhone and Apple Watch app that empowers users to quantify their daily activity without draining their smartphone's battery and without wearing yet another fitness gadget." Bits&Coffee 10:01 AM
"QuickerTek Announces Apple Base Station Extreme with External Antenna June Special; Releases Unpublished Steve Jobs Photo" MacPrices 10:01 AM
"Golf legend Annika Sorenstam launches app in Seattle that helps you find fun events and activites" GeekWire 9:56 AM
"iTranslate's new 'Pro' option lets you take your translations offline" iMore 8:58 AM
"Google just made this iPhone feature way better" Time 7:18 AM
"'Cardiogram' App Update Brings Native Apple Watch Support, 3D Touch, and More" MacRumors 7:03 AM
"Heart rate monitoring app Cardiogram goes native with watchOS 2 update" AppleInsider 7:02 AM
"Arabic Dictionary 16.0 Released with Phrase Card and Modified Games" prMac 6:57 AM
"Microsoft's latest Windows 10 preview hones Edge and Windows Ink" TechRadar UK 6:29 AM
"Windows 10 Preview Build 14361 brings Hyper-V containers and lots of bug fixes: Update available now to Fast Ring testers" The Inquirer 11:01 AM
"Microsoft loves FreeBSD so much it has made its own VM image for Azure" ZDNet 6:13 AM
"Microsoft creates own distribution of FreeBSD for Azure developers: Wait, what?" The Inquirer 12:07 PM
"You can download Microsoft's new Windows 10 Mobile Authenticator app, but it's still in beta" Neowin 6:13 AM
"How a Bad UI Decision from Microsoft Helped Macro Malware Make a Comeback" Softpedia 9:38 PM
"Dell celebrates first anniversary of IoT division" infotechlead 6:26 AM
"Dell Plans $3.25 Billion Sale of Junk Bonds: Computer company continues making strides to fund EMC purchase" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:15 AM
"HPE Unveils Converged IoT Systems, Partnerships: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, at its Discover 2016 event, announced a multifaceted strategy for IoT that includes converged systems at the network edge, security, analytics, and partnerships with some of the big players in IoT platforms for business." InformationWeek 12:17 PM
"HPE Getting Developers Involved in Development of the Machine" eWeek 6:40 PM
"Newgen, HP India Joins To Tap Digital India Opportunity" CXOToday.com 6:27 AM
"HPE vs IBM Watson: Machine learning is 'more than an opportunity for expensive consulting' says software GM/'API to API' rivalry continues" Computing 6:28 AM
"Why CTOs have been thinking about intelligence all wrong: 'Don't build it, buy it,' says one of the developers of IBM's Watson supercomputer." Recode 6:17 AM
"IBM Watson Centre, Garage & Design Studio open in Singapore" ZDNet 7:18 AM
"Analyst: Cisco Losing Top Executives is a Positive" Investopedia 6:30 AM
"Full video: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins at Code 2016/Cisco got its start in hardware, but it's moving into more software and services." Recode 6:17 AM
"How Intel Makes a Chip: The development of a microprocessor is one of the riskiest, costliest, and most technically complex feats in business." Bloomberg 6:27 AM
"Intel moves to simplify cloud deployment: Chip designer collaborates with leading cloud software and solution providers" ITP Technology 6:28 AM
"Intel Brings More Security, iPad Support to Unite Conferencing Product" eWeek 6:40 PM
"Symantec Embeds Internet of Things Security in Cars" eWeek 6:12 AM
"A reprieve for Moore's Law: milspec chip writes computing's next chapter: Raytheon's work on gallium nitride semiconductors could have a reach beyond radars." Ars Technica 6:22 AM
"IDC cuts PC shipment forecast" Seeking Alpha 8:38 AM
"New router chips could save open source firmware from FCC rules: Virtualization separates OpenWrt from radio controls, preventing illegal mods." Ars Technica 9:58 AM
": More corporate shared folders in cloud filled with malware, research finds" Ars Technica 9:58 AM
"Apple Stock Rises on App Store Revamp: Apple's stock is higher on updates to the App Store, despite criticism from some doubtful analysts and developers." TheStreet 3:09 PM
"What Apple Has Gotten Wrong in China and Needs to Fix: Apple's stock price has been under pressure over the last few months, and China is a big reason why. This has nothing to do with innovation." TheStreet 9:02 AM
"Carl Icahn: I might consider getting back into Apple if not for China concerns" CNBC 8:56 AM
"Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is concerned about Apple's prospects in China" iDownload Blog 8:56 AM
Industry News
"Stocks Fall Short of Extending Three-Day Winning Streak: Wall Street made its best effort to extend a three-day winning streak into a fourth session on Thursday but last-minute moves toward the flatline weren't enough." TheStreet 4:25 PM
"U.S. stock futures signal a pullback after 3-day rally" MarketWatch 7:34 AM
"Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 4,958.62 down -16.02 points" Nasdaq 4:25 PM
"Stocks Close Lower; Report Says Feds Eyeing Tesla Model S Problems" Investor's Business Daily 4:31 PM
"Stocks drop as bonds rally; LinkedIn shares upgraded" USA Today 4:31 PM
"Wall St Lower as Financials Stocks Weigh, Oil Drops" FOXBusiness 12:20 PM
"Stocks Decline Along With Bond Yields: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note approaches its 2016 low" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:24 PM
"Asian markets wary, with all eyes on U.S., U.K." MarketWatch 7:12 AM
"European stocks slide as oil's pullback weighs on energy shares" MarketWatch 11:10 AM
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