"Eddy Cue on Apple's TV Plans and Why Netflix Isn't a Competitor: The senior vp also dishes on what he learned from Steve Jobs, why the company won't be buying a Hollywood studio anytime soon and why agents should be 'very, very excited.'" The Hollywood Reporter 10:08 AM
"Here's what Apple really meant to say today about its plans to sell web video: Eddy Cue on skinny bundles, translated." Recode 6:36 PM
"Why The iPhone SE Is Apple's Weakest Link" ["In the old way of things, the iPhone SE is the weak point. If Cook is correct, that weak point is going to be transformed into the fulcrum that will drive Apple forward over the next few years. If he has misjudged it, then the iPhone SE is the signpost to a long, slow descent from the financial peak it currently occupies."] Forbes 7:42 AM
"How Pokémon Go could be the killer app the Apple Watch needs: Catching 'em all would be much easier, and way more fun, if the Apple Watch was involved." Macworld 7:51 AM
"Supreme Court to hear Samsung's appeal over Apple design patent case on Oct. 11" 9to5Mac 7:33 AM
"Supreme Court to hear Apple v. Samsung appeal on Oct. 11" AppleInsider 7:34 AM
"Supreme Court to Hear Samsung's iPhone Patent Appeal Oct 11" The Mac Observer 10:20 AM
"Apteligent Data Report: Apple's Growth in China is Flat/New report focused on Apple iOS reveals: crashes are reduced but fragmentation is greater than commonly believed" Business Wire 8:13 AM
"Facebook is giving a boost to Apple's secret smash hit" ["Now, Facebook is joining the party with the beta introduction of the Facebook SDK for Swift, a new set of tools for adding stuff like Facebook Login and the Share to Facebook button into apps written in the Swift programming language."] Business Insider 10:53 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How-To: Understand the Wireless Diagnostics app on your Mac to analyze and improve your Wi-Fi network" 9to5Mac 11:08 AM
"How to run apps that are not from the App Store in macOS Sierra" Macworld 7:10 AM
"Ways of Getting Active Notifications to Your Mac" Tuts+ 10:53 AM
"How to Disable the OS X Login Screen Saver" The Mac Observer 6:30 PM
"How to fix missing media items in the sidebar: A reader lacks Photos, iTunes, and Movies items in the Open dialog." Macworld 7:51 AM
"Changing where files you download in Safari go on your Mac" iDownload Blog 7:51 AM
"Move Cursor Word by Word in Terminal for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 1:59 PM
"OS X: Using Safari's 'Open Page With' Feature" The Mac Observer 8:48 AM
"How To Read All The Mac's Built In Manuals" Mac360 8:11 AM
"Apple's first reality show, 'Planet of the Apps,' is looking for contestants" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:42 AM
"Microsoft wins Apple-aligned case against U.S. over warrant for foreign emails" AppleInsider 6:34 PM
"Report: Galaxy S7 outsells iPhone 6s as Samsung prepares to launch Galaxy Note 7" ZDNet 7:50 AM
"Feinstein encryption bill, opposed by Silicon Valley, likely dead" Sacramento Bee 7:33 AM
"Apple's Bastille Day tribute is a neat twist on its 'Shot on iPhone' ads" Cult of Mac 8:37 AM
"Clinton & Trump evoke app economics, Pokèmon as Woz & other tech leaders denounce Trump again" 9to5Mac 6:34 PM
"Steve Jobs' beautiful 18-year-old daughter is taking the equestrian world by storm" Business Insider 12:43 PM
"Today in Apple history: App Store hits 10 million downloads" Cult of Mac 8:12 AM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung's Ambitious Foray Into Mining Backfires: Conglomerate's construction arm lost at least $700 million constructing one of the world's biggest iron-ore mines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 PM
"FCC Approves Airwaves for 5G 'Killer Applications Yet to Be Imagined'" Inside Sources 6:36 PM
"T-Mobile is giving its customers unlimited data to play Pokemon Go an unlimited amount" TechCrunch 6:33 PM
"Snapchat is looking at a way to recognize objects in your snaps and serve you related ads" Business Insider 11:54 AM
"5G: Mother of all pipes, or actually useful? For the first time, mobile operators not at centre of ecosystem" The Register 8:00 AM
"Blazing 5G Wireless Is Coming! But Don't Buy a New Phone Yet" Wired 7:45 AM
"Seagate to Lay Off Over 8,000 to Lower Costs" AnandTech 7:10 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-15: Apple's Fall Launches, Apollo's Open Source Code" The Mac Observer 6:30 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-14: Eddy Cue on Apple TV, Samsung goes to the Supreme Court" The Mac Observer 1:50 PM
"Episode 133: 'Double Shredded'" The Committed 7:58 AM
"NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus GTX 1080 in the Mac Pro tower" Bare Feats 11:47 AM
"WaterField Designs Atelier iPad Gear Case and iPad Pencil Case review: Expensive things to hold your other expensive things" Macworld 9:05 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Meet Swift Playgrounds, the learn-to-code iPad app that feels like a puzzle game" Macworld 11:51 AM
"Swift Playgrounds is a Step in the Right Direction for Education Tech" Tech.pinions 11:09 AM
"Swift Playgrounds: Previewing Apple's remarkable new portal to code" iMore 1:59 PM
"Learning to code as a 30-year-old kid with Apple's Swift Playgrounds: A guided tour of the app and a chat with the team at Apple about its goals." Ars Technica 11:09 AM
"We Played Apple's New Game That Teaches Kids How To Code" Time 11:09 AM
"Preview: Apple's Swift Playgrounds is built for kids, but adults might like it too" The Next Web 11:09 AM
"Review: Scrivener for iOS app is finally out next week, and it's worth the wait" 9to5Mac 11:08 AM
"Hands on with Scrivener for iOS" Six Colors 11:08 AM
"Review: Marbotic Smart Letters for iPad" iLounge 6:36 PM
"iPhone's Lockscreen Is A Security Risk" Mac360 8:29 AM
"For Apple, It's All About Differentiation" PixoBebo 8:23 AM
"Tech Guru: 'iPhone Is Ahead Of Android" Mac360 8:10 AM
"Big Picture Lessons from Pokemon Go" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:59 AM
"Why cellular on the Apple Watch 2 will be a feature you'll hate" ZDNet 7:56 AM
"Mingis on Tech: Sierra, Siri and Pokemon, oh my! Apple's public beta of macOS Sierra is out, but Pokemon Go is getting all the attention" Computerworld 7:50 AM
"Microsoft doesn't have to let government access data on overseas servers: Appeals court ruling could have sweeping ramifications for data storage" Wall Street Journal 8:44 PM
"Microsoft Wins Appeal on Overseas Data Searches" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:19 PM
"Microsoft wins appeal to protect overseas data UK" AFP 8:44 PM
"Microsoft wins battle with US over data privacy" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:44 PM
"Microsoft victory protects overseas data from US warrants: Court rules that domestic warrant can't compel Microsoft to provide access to data stored in Ireland." Engadget 9:39 PM
"US Judge Invalidates Warrant for Microsoft's Irish Data Center" PC Magazine 9:18 PM
"Microsoft's Smith on Winning DOJ Suit: It Sends a Message" Bloomberg 8:43 PM
"Windows Phone sees its UK market share halve in 12 months: Android and iOS account for almost 95 per cent of the market" The Inquirer 6:23 AM
"Microsoft starts downgrading OneDrive's free storage to 5GB: You might have to say goodbye to your 15GB camera roll bonus, too." Engadget 6:14 AM
"Microsoft wins: Court rules feds can't use SCA to nab overseas data" Ars Technica 1:03 PM
"Microsoft wins U.S. appeal over warrant for emails held abroad" Reuters 11:27 AM
"Microsoft wins appeal over US government access to emails held overseas: Decision has broad implications for tech companies and consumer privacy" IDG News Service 12:59 PM
"Make Microsoft's Edge browser even faster by turning on this experimental feature" Neowin 6:24 AM
"Microsoft launches data science degree to plug the skills gap, more courses could follow" VentureBeat 6:56 AM
"You have just 15 days left to upgrade to Windows 10 for free - how to get started" Mirror Online UK 6:58 AM
"Microsoft Promises to Upgrade Your PC by EOD or You'll Get a Free PC" SuperSite for Windows 9:52 AM
"A slew of tech firms, including Dell and HP, increase their UK prices in wake of Brexit" TechSpot 6:29 AM
"HP Introduces 'Device as a Service' — Yes, DaaS Really IT!" Spend Matters 6:30 AM
"HP Inc gains on Lenovo in Q2 PC market: Gartner figures show Apple endured a poor quarter" Channelnomics 6:46 AM
"Lenovo and SoftBank just announced a Windows 10 phone for Japan" The Verge 6:33 PM
"IBM Moves Blockchain to the Supply Chain Realm: Startup Everledger, which helps companies track the provenance of diamonds worldwide, is testing IBM Blockchain." WSJ Blogs 8:44 PM
"IBM and AT&T are cozying up to IoT developers: The companies want to make it easier for enterprises to take IoT deployments from concept to reality" IDG News Service 6:11 AM
"Dixons Carphone moves datastores to IBM hybrid cloud" CloudPro 6:55 AM
"IBM beta-tests secure cloud blockchain service: After letting developers experiment with its multitenant cloud blockchain service, IBM is targeting businesses that want to take things more seriously" IDG News Service 9:47 AM
"Intel Security expands partner network" Trade Arabia 6:51 AM
"Intel Security expands its partner ecosystem: The Intel Security Innovation Alliance welcomes 25 partners to its security solutions portfolio" ITP Technology 6:51 AM
"DirectX 12 Support For Civilization VI, AMD and Firaxis Partnership" TechFrag 6:48 AM
"AMD dual-GPU RX 490 could launch soon" ocaholic.ch 6:49 AM
"Cisco to launch manufacturing plant in India, plans company's digital transformation" The TeCake 6:49 AM
"Cisco Gets its Digital Transformation On: Cisco focused this week's annual customer and analyst gatherings not on products, but on digital transformation" No Jitter 6:50 AM
"Cyber security and networking: The big announcements at Cisco Live 2016" Computer Business Review 6:50 AM
"Cisco will help us solve the IoT data-delivery problem: Jasper" ZDNet 6:23 AM
"Oracle hires new CX APAC leader: Brian Donn joins the software company from Verint" ARN 6:58 AM
"Robot Job Stealers: 3 Industries At Risk/When it comes to industries and occupations that face the greatest chance of robots replacing human workers, a recent McKinsey & Co. report provides some insight. Is your job on the line?" InformationWeek 1:01 PM
"Apple Will Likely Continue to Struggle" guruFocus 1:59 PM
Industry News
"S&P 500, Dow close at records as banks rally: Largest string of S&P 500 closing highs since Nov. 2014" MarketWatch 8:59 PM
"Wall Street Racks Up New Records as Rally Continues: What a week. The S&P 500 closed out Thursday's session with its fourth record close in a row as hopes for global monetary stimulus kept hopes high on Wall Street." TheStreet 8:59 PM
"Apple, Goldman Send Dow To Fresh High; Line Is 2016's Hottest Tech IPO" Investor's Business Daily 8:59 PM
"Stocks notch higher closing records, Dow ends up 134" USA Today 8:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Extend Winning Streak To New Record High Close" MarketWatch Pulse 8:59 PM
"Stocks Rise After Strong Bank Earnings, BOE Decision: Dow, S&P 500 again set records amid five-session rallies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:58 PM
"Asian market rally grinds to a halt" MarketWatch 7:08 AM
"European stocks advance before BOE releases rate decision" MarketWatch 7:08 AM
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