"Apple Sends Mixed Signals to Hollywood: Earlier this year, Apple executives met with representatives for comedian Chris Rock about a potential video deal, according to two people familiar with the discussions. It was just one example of the kind of meetings Apple executives have been having since they announced they would finance original programming for Apple TV a year ago." The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9:57 AM
"Apple to Cut Fees Video Services Will Pay for App Store, Say Sources" Bloomberg 7:46 PM
"Apple to halve App Store fees for content providers integrated with new 'TV' app, report says" AppleInsider 7:46 PM
"No, Apple's next big thing won't be smart glasses: Rumours abound of Apple's efforts in AR — but how likely are they?" Alphr 8:06 AM
"Apple Is Planning to Expand into Digital Glasses" Market Realist 10:16 AM
"A Donald Trump presidency could raise the price of iPhones" ["'Tariffs are imposed on wholesale price, so if I've got my $1,000 computer in front of me, it came in to the airport wholesaler valued at probably $500 or less,' NYU Stern economics professor Paul Wachtel said. That suggests iPhone prices could rise as much as $97 per phone, but they would likely rise less — maybe $50, as has previously been estimated."] Business Insider 8:03 AM
"China to Apple: Why do iPhone 6 and 6s models suddenly stop working?" Neowin 8:03 AM
"Apple Pay concerns are 'not about safety': The bitter Apple Pay dispute preventing thousands of Australians from using their iPhones for contactless payments is not really about security concerns, experts have reassured the public." The New Daily 8:03 AM
"Apple Cleaned Up App Store, Removed 47,300 Outdated iOS Apps In October" Tech Times 8:03 AM
"Apple removes 47,000 unloved apps from App Store in one month" V3 8:53 AM
"Microsoft Finally Confirms Rumors Visual Studio Coming to macOS" eWeek 7:45 PM
"VR coming to Linux and Mac in 'a few months,' says Valve" Hexus 8:06 AM
"Certs up! Apple and Google take certificates more seriously: As we near 2017, browsers start complaining more about rotten website security, but it's never been easier to assure yourself you're safe." Macworld 7:29 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004: This document describes the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004." Apple Support 5:46 PM
"Troubleshooting some nasty Safari malware: Jason Snell's sister ran into a persnickety pop-up asking her to call an 800 number. Instead she called family tech support!" Macworld 7:30 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to set up the Wiki Service in macOS Sierra Server: Create and edit a Wiki" Macworld 7:30 AM
"Kyno, a screening tool for Video" IT.Enquirer 7:06 AM
"Create a Slideshow With Keynote In Less Than 3 Minutes" MacMost 10:13 AM
"How to create Touch Bar screenshots on the new MacBook Pro + more" 9to5Mac 1:31 PM
"How to add or disable Touch ID fingerprints, Apple Pay cards & view transaction history on MacBook Pro" 9to5Mac 2:12 PM
"How to Customize the MacBook Pro Touch Bar" LAPTOP Magazine 9:57 AM
"Apple's MacBook Pro Touch Bar currently lets users scrub through YouTube ads" AppleInsider 8:46 AM
"How to set up Universal Clipboard on macOS Sierra and iOS 10" Apple World Today 8:13 AM
"Another Way To Manage App Window Clutter On Your Mac's Screen" BohemianBoomer 8:14 AM
"A Free Mac Email App Does Not A Solution To Email Make" Mac360 8:14 AM
"How To Bring The Cloud To The Mac's Finder" Mac360 7:38 AM
"Apple Cuts Mac Automation Manager Sal Soghoian" The Mac Observer 7:38 PM
"Apple dissolves Mac automation management post, Sal Soghoian to leave company" AppleInsider 7:45 PM
"Global Tablet Shipments to Post Moderate Annual Decline of 5.3% in 2017, Says TrendForce" ["Apple will be introducing a more affordable 9.7-inch iPad device in the first quarter of 2017,' said Wang. 'While this low-price model is expected to be the main driver of iPad shipments for the entire year, whether it will be a hit with consumers remains to be seen.'"] TrendForce 9:33 AM
"Apple Expected to Be Top Tablet Company in 2017" 24/7 Wall St. 8:19 AM
"Apple to hold 8.3% of the notebook market in 2017 thanks to new MacBook Pros" Apple World Today 9:33 AM
"A Snag in Donald Trump's Pledge to Make America Make Again: Asia/China's workers and region's supply chain are integral to electronics manufacturing" ["'In no other country can you scale up so quickly,' said John Dulchinos, vice president of digital manufacturing at Jabil, a St. Petersburg, Fla., supplier to companies such as Apple Inc. and Electrolux SA. 'You have the ability to move quickly and there's a really strong electronics supply chain in Asia centered around China.'"] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:28 AM
"Apple's Jony Ive says the iPhone almost didn't happen: The chief of design at Apple says in an interview that the company's flagship product 'wasn't inevitable' and might have fallen through many times." CNET 4:06 PM
"7 Things Sir Jony Ive Told us we Didn't Know" Apple Must 7:06 AM
"In Part Two of Designed by Apple in California, Jony Ive Makes it Personal" Patently Apple 7:53 PM
"Apple's Photo Book of Apple Products Now Available for Up to $300" MacRumors 8:47 AM
"Apple's New $300 Book Is as Slick as Its Gadgets" Wired 7:57 AM
"Here's a new gallery of images from the $300 Apple book people can't stop talking about" BGR 10:17 AM
"Apple had to buy many of its old products for its pricey design book" Mashable 8:00 AM
"17% of people buying Apple's iPhone 7 are dumping Android" Apple Must 2:04 PM
"Nintendo shares rise on Super Mario iPhone game date" BBC 7:27 AM
"Taiwan to ask for removal of Uber apps from Apple, Google app stores" Reuters 7:01 AM
"Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs secures Macintosh name" Cult of Mac 8:46 AM
Non-Apple News
"Smartphone Apps Blamed For Largest Spike In U.S. Vehiclular Fatalities In 50 Years" HotHardware 3:58 PM
"Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:26 AM
"Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs" Wired 7:57 AM
"Samsung might not be done with the Galaxy Note 7" BGR 7:14 AM
"Twitter Adds More Controls to Empower Users against Trolls" The Mac Observer 7:06 AM
"8TB Seagate hard drive reliability data looking good" ZDNet 7:01 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"ACM 386: Apple Coffee Table Book and Design Run Amok" The Mac Observer 6:58 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-11-15: Why is $feature Missing from Apple TV?" The Mac Observer 1:19 PM
"Episode 147: 'Pure Pulp'/We tackle the insanity of an Apple-produced book of photos of their products, then jump into a discussion about the current state of iTunes with our own resident iTunes Guy." The Committed 7:12 AM
"What The Tech 332: MacBook Pro Reviews Roll In" Thurrott 7:09 AM
"New MacBook Pro with Touch Bar begins trickling in to select Apple stores" iDownload Blog 7:53 AM
"Teardown of 13-inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar Reveals 'Cosmetic' Speaker Grilles" MacRumors 7:30 AM
"The new MacBook Pro is more appliance than PC: It's a very efficient design, but don't even think of replacing the power button or SSD." Engadget 1:19 PM
"15-inch MacBook Pro Uses a Non-Removable SSD" PC Magazine 7:05 AM
"Apple's new 'Touch Bar' MacBook Pro is totally un-upgradeable" Business Insider 7:38 AM
"Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar Teardown Hits New Low For Repairability And Upgrades" HotHardware 3:59 PM
"ArsTechnica review explains why Apple had to use AMD GPUs in the 15" MacBook Pro" 9to5Mac 7:31 AM
"Apple to reportedly integrate AR features into Camera app" AppleInsider 8:38 PM
"Apple Job Ads Hint at a Risk to Intel, Says Exane BNP: A flood of Apple wanted ads for CPU and GPU designers suggests the company may be assembling a team to design in-house chips for its MacBooks." TheStreet 10:20 AM
"Apple-authorized reseller in Czech Republic expects AirPods to be available in December" AppleInsider 9:58 AM
"Apple AirPods could come next month" CNET 2:12 PM
"There will be three new iPhones in 2017, report claims" Mashable 7:57 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:12 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:12 AM
"Watch: Unboxing Apple's 13" and 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar...simultaneously" AppleInsider 9:29 PM
"Here's all the hidden differences between the new MacBook Pros" BGR 7:45 PM
"Apple tries the second-screen approach with the MacBook Pro Touch Bar" [Video] CNET 7:37 AM
"We tore down the Touch Bar (and the 13" MacBook Pro attached to it)" ["You can replace your trackpad and headphone jack easily—but that's pretty much it. Everything else requires removing the logic board. Plus, the added (fragile) glass of the Touch Bar is difficult to remove, landing this laptop a 1/10 on our repairability scale."] iFixit 7:54 AM
"MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar Teardown" iFixit 7:11 AM
"Think the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is a gimmick? One feature will change your mind" BGR 5:45 PM
"UAG Monarch for Apple iPhone 7 Plus: Five layer protection includes top grain leather" ZDNet 7:00 AM
"This Wetsuit Impact iPhone case is part of a Dog & Bone-y show" Apple World Today 8:13 AM
"Amazon Echo Dot (2nd generation) review: This is the Echo most people should buy" TechHive 7:09 AM
"OnePlus' Bullets earphones are criminally underpriced: Good sound doesn't always have to be expensive" The Verge 7:22 AM
"Review: Edifier e235 Luna E Speaker System" iLounge 2:35 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-On With the New 'TV' App in the tvOS 10.1 Beta" MacRumors 3:08 PM
"Google Introduces PhotoScan and Updates Google Photos" MacStories 7:03 AM
"Todoist Launches Smart Schedule, an AI-Based Feature to Reschedule Overdue Tasks" MacStories 8:26 AM
"Streetography review: Photo app automatically puts your snapshots on the map" Macworld 7:30 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to transfer your iPhone and iPad photos to Windows 10" iMore 1:31 PM
"Everything you need to know about USB-C & Thunderbolt 3 on Apple's new MacBook Pro" AppleInsider 1:31 PM
"iOS 10: Drawing on Your Pictures in Messages" The Mac Observer 9:15 AM
"Keep Your Email Online or Off: Q. I thought Yahoo and Gmail messages were stored on those companies' servers rather than on my computer. How and why do email messages get stored on the computer?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 1:30 PM
"Protecting Your Digital Life in 7 Easy Steps" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:29 PM
"New MacBook Pro scores poorly on repairability" Insanely Great Mac 5:42 PM
"The Void Within Apple: We've been hearing more criticism lately that Tim Cook has failed in his leadership of Apple, that Cook hasn't been able to fill the shoes of Steve Jobs. The expectation that Cook could become another Steve Jobs was never realistic, but there's an important role that Jobs performed that needs to be filled by someone at Apple. That's the role of product architect." Seeking Alpha 3:07 PM
"The Brushed Metal Diaries: Beyond Software" 512 Pixels 1:32 PM
"With Apple now selling used iPhones, the new phone market may have peaked: Today, buying a smartphone is a lot like buying a car." Recode 1:22 PM
"MacBook Pro Diary: I've come to terms with the fact that it's the end of the line for upgradable MacBooks" 9to5Mac 9:59 AM
"Apple Releases Most Narcissistic Coffee Table Book Ever" Forbes 8:50 AM
"Leak: This is the redesigned iPhone 7 we all wanted" BGR 8:50 AM
"Sorry, Donald Trump: Apple is never going to build iPhones in the United States" BGR 4:05 PM
"Daryanani: Trump trade war is a 'headwind' for Apple/If Trump did start a trade war with China, the effect on Apple investors might be the least of our problems." Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:50 AM
"Why Apple Security Is Important To All In The United States of Trump" NoodleMac 8:18 AM
"The Great 'What Would Steve Jobs Do' Conspiracy" The Tech Night Owl 8:13 AM
"Apple's iPhone is no longer the best Google phone: That may sound absurd, but hear me out." ZDNet 8:05 AM
"Apple makes 2016 MacBook Pro harder to repair and upgrade" BetaNews 10:16 AM
"John Gruber's take on the new MacBook Pro and the overall state of the Mac" The Loop 8:47 AM
"Mingis on Tech: Show-and-tell with the new MacBook Pros/What's it really like to use the Touch Bar on Apple's latest laptops?" Computerworld 7:56 AM
"Is MacBook Pro perfect? No, but it's worth $3,000 to me/Commentary: Complaints about the USB-C-only ports and the butterfly keyboard aren't enough to lead a photo-obsessed Mac user to Windows." CNET 7:37 AM
"Apple And Augmented Reality Smartglasses" Mac360 9:15 AM
"Apple making a better version of Google Glass isn't a crazy idea" BGR 7:14 AM
"How Apple can get users to connect with Apple Music's Connect" iDownload Blog 7:11 AM
"Putting the Price of 'Designed by Apple in California' in Context" Daring Fireball 7:03 AM
Non-Apple
"LeEco's first phone for the US nails the basics but fails on software" Engadget 2:41 PM
"Social Media Is Ruining US Elections: Twitter and Facebook have to go or next time their power could cause serious damage to our society." PC Magazine 7:24 AM
"Could alt-right account bans spell the end of Twitter?" BetaNews 7:17 AM
"The Perfect Ten of Wearables" Tech.pinions 7:04 AM
"Dialog Semiconductor Simplifies Smart Home Device Creation with New Apple HomeKit Bluetooth(R) Development Kit for iOS 10 and watchOS 3 (news with additional features)" Business Wire 8:01 AM
"Zedge Releases New Ringtones App for iOS on iTunes" Business Wire 8:01 AM
"Toms launches Apple Watch wrist bands" AFP Relax News 7:35 AM
"Google Translate now fares better with whole sentences" The Next Web 7:24 AM
"Google PhotoScan turns your smartphone into a scanner for your old photos" BetaNews 7:17 AM
"The End Times Are Here: Microsoft embraces Google, Apple, Samsung and even Linux in one go" Business Insider 9:58 AM
"Microsoft offers EU concessions over its $26 billion LinkedIn bid" Reuters 7:00 AM
"Microsoft acts on EC's antitrust concerns over LinkedIn purchase: European regulators will rule on the deal by 6 December" V3 7:17 AM
"Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators over LinkedIn purchase: Report" ZDNet 7:00 AM
"Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators eyeing its $26.2BN LinkedIn bid" TechCrunch 7:27 AM
"Why Microsoft beat Salesforce to acquire LinkedIn" CNBC 7:33 AM
"Microsoft Drops Tech Bombshell As It Joins Linux Foundation" HotHardware 3:59 PM
"IBM CEO Offers Donald Trump Advice: Open letter offers recommendations on issues including infrastructure and health care" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 AM
"IBM offers Trump its ideas to Make America Great Again" The Register 7:56 AM
"IBM Built a Copy of the Internet for Mock Cyberattacks" PC Magazine 1:31 PM
"This Key Part of IBM Is Growing Again: The IT giant continues to struggle with slumping sales, but its most profitable business has returned to growth." The Motley Fool 7:34 AM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise to outsource global IT team to CSC borg" The Register 1:30 PM
"How Is Hewlett-Packard's Printer Segment Looking in Fiscal 4Q16?" Market Realist 7:34 AM
"HP Inc's tiny workstation is as tall as a cup of coffee but still packs a punch" ZDNet 7:00 AM
"HP Ink shrinks workstations to puckish form factor" The Register 7:56 AM
"Dell EMC cranks Xeon servers into ludicrous mode with Tesla GPUs" The Register 7:56 AM
"Dell Data Protection Secure Lifecycle Encrypts Data in Motion" eWeek 5:46 PM
"Intel's Shooting Star light show drones make US debut" ZDNet 7:51 PM
"Intel and Disney paint the sky: Forget fireworks. The future is drones. 300 drones." TechCrunch 7:52 PM
"Nvidia Ready for Artificial Intelligence, Not AMD" Barron's 3:06 PM
"Cisco Posts Modestly Good Quarter, but Outlook is Soft" eWeek 9:10 PM
"Cisco Q1 solid but segment revenues decrease: Collaboration revenue decreased 3 percent, as did data center revenue, which fell to $834 million with cloud adoption as the likely culprit." ZDNet 3:42 PM
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