"Will Apple-Hollywood Partner to Offer Original Content?" Zacks 10:09 AM
"Apple, bring back the MacBook Pro 17 and make your laptops great again: Make it bigger and more powerful, and give it a big, fat battery and screen." PCWorld 7:35 AM
"Apple must face claims of monopoly in iPhone app market: A court ruled that Apple has to face charges as app 'distributor'" IDG News Service 7:35 AM
"App Store users can bring antitrust lawsuit against Apple: A court decision will let a group of iPhone users sue Apple for monopolizing the sale of iPhone apps." CNET 10:09 AM
"New Swift project head Ted Kremenek said to be running the show behind the scenes for some time" AppleInsider 12:48 PM
"Safari Users Unable to Play Newer 4K Video on YouTube in Native Resolution" MacRumors 7:15 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to encrypt a bootable clone in macOS: Make sure your Mac's bootable clone is protected." Macworld 7:15 AM
"Hands On: SuperDuper! 2.9.1 backup tool updated for macOS Sierra" AppleInsider 7:23 PM
"How to browse privately and avoid persistent tracking on a Mac, iPhone, and iPad: All browsers let you go incognito when you want to prevent leaving virtual footprints." Macworld 12:48 PM
"How to use albums and libraries in Photos for Mac" iMore 8:17 AM
"Ask the iTunes Guy: Buying music from Apple Music, ripping noisy CDs, file names" Macworld 7:01 AM
"How to customize the 'About This Mac' section of a Mac" iDownload Blog 7:31 AM
"How to easily find and add missing location to images on Photos for Mac" 9to5Mac 11:14 AM
"How to disable LinkedIn birthdays in macOS Sierra Calendar" Apple World Today 7:17 AM
"How To Know Whether You Can Upgrade to Sierra" MacMost 10:00 AM
"The World's Most Popular Mac Browsers" NoodleMac 7:57 AM
"Compress And Decompress Mac Files" BohemianBoomer 7:39 AM
Op/Ed
"Compiling a Mac OS 8 application on macOS Sierra" Cocoa With Love 7:19 PM
"Apple vs. Samsung Lawsuit Over iPhone Design Officially Reopened" MacRumors 10:28 AM
"US appeals court reopens Apple v. Samsung iPhone design suit in wake of Supreme Court ruling" AppleInsider 11:48 AM
"Apple's iPhone Design Lawsuit Against Samsung Reopened" Redmond Pie 8:33 PM
"How wearables knew this researcher was sick long before he did" GeekWire 7:14 AM
"Wearable Tech May Know You're About To Get Sick" Digital Trends 7:01 AM
"Early Apple AirPods Sales Are Huge Despite Supply Constraints" AppAdvice 11:14 AM
"Top Apps of 2016: Spotify, Line, and Netflix Led the Year's Biggest Earners" SensorTower 2:32 PM
"Apple Music to sponsor 'Carpool Karaoke' episodes, will feature Metallica, Ariana Grande, other artists" O'Grady's PowerPage 7:19 AM
"Foxconn-Sharp considering LCD plant in US: Plans 'on the table' in response to Trump's 'Make in America' call" Nikkei 7:12 AM
"Apple suppliers Foxconn, Sharp, TSMC all weigh building manufacturing plants in USA" AppleInsider 7:31 AM
"Cellebrite, the firm that helped FBI hack iPhone 5C, hit by data breach" V3 7:20 AM
"Apple Music rival Pandora cuts 7% of US staff despite upturn in subscribers" AppleInsider 8:38 AM
"Today in Apple history: Bill Gates quits as Microsoft CEO" Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
Non-Apple News
"Bus Drivers Working Alongside Silicon Valley Millionaires Struggle to Afford Rent, Some Sleep in Cars" WBAL News Radio 1090 9:30 PM
"Android co-founder Andy Rubin hopes to reinvent the smartphone — again: His startup, Essential, is working on a phone as well as smart-home gear." Recode 2:24 PM
"Outgoing FCC chief Tom Wheeler offers final defense of net neutrality" The Verge 1:31 PM
"Google RAISR Intelligently Makes Low-Res Images High Quality" PC Magazine 11:15 AM
"Behold what could be the world's first clear view of the Galaxy S8 edge" BGR 10:28 AM
"The best way to put Alexa in every room of your house" BGR 7:31 AM
"Xiaomi: The 'Apple of China' admits it grew too quickly - Jan. 13, 2017" CNNMoney 7:22 AM
"Nintendo will have a Switch app to help with parental controls" Engadget 3:54 PM
"Nintendo disappoints with $299 price for new Switch console" Reuters 7:56 AM
"Nintendo Switch specs are official: All the nitty-gritty details" BGR 7:11 AM
"Backdoor in WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption leaves messages open to interception" BetaNews 7:09 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Consumer Reports Loves the Mac Again, Bigger Apple TV Apps -TMO Daily Observations 2017-01-13" The Mac Observer 1:25 PM
"AppleInsider podcast talks 10 years of iPhone, CES, and more" AppleInsider 8:17 AM
"A New Year, A New Podcast: The AppAdvice Weekly Podcast Episode 01" Apple'n'Apps 7:13 AM
"Apple Sets a Baseline for Hardware in 2017 With the AirPods" Macdrifter 2:24 PM
"AirPods are Apple's most Apple-like product in years" Quartz 11:15 AM
"Boosting GPU Performance of the 'late 2016' MacBook Pro using a GPU Expander" Bare Feats 12:10 PM
"Intel SSD DC P3520 Series NVMe PCIe Enterprise Solid State Drive Review" HotHardware 12:15 PM
"Review: Joli's handmade leather sleeve is a pricey but well-made choice for MacBook Pro users" 9to5Mac 2:33 PM
"Macgo Blu-Ray Player, OWC drive lets you play Blu-Ray movies on your Mac" Apple World Today 7:17 AM
"Mavic Pro: The coolest gadget since the original iPhone [Reviews] Cult of Mac 2:41 PM
"Review: Dreampad, the Bluetooth pillow speaker with impressive tech but limited application" 9to5Mac 10:10 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"WatchPlayer: Play podcast episodes directly from the Apple Watch speaker [Video] 9to5Mac 3:38 PM
"3 iOS apps for learning to code in bite-size lessons: Learning to code, or improving your skills, is a great New Year's resolution. Here are three iOS apps to help you make good on your promise." TechRepublic 3:00 PM
"Glimpse is an Apple Watch app news addicts will love (with reservations)" iDownload Blog 7:31 AM
"Milkmaid of the Milky Way: A cute adventure game that's out of this world!" iMore 10:10 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to preserve your iPhone camera settings" iDownload Blog 3:00 PM
"How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Windows 10 PC" OS X Daily 2:41 PM
"How to customize Podcasts on iPhone and iPad" iMore 12:11 PM
Tips
"How to turn on Siri for third-party apps in iOS 10" AppleInsider 6:07 PM
"Apple's New Plan: 'If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em" TeraTalks 8:15 AM
"Contrary to Expectations, Mac Sales May Be on the Rise Again" The Tech Night Owl 7:39 AM
"With Finie, Apple's Siri could transform banking" Computerworld 7:19 AM
"Mac Pro 2 Concept Takes 'Trashcan' Mac Pro and Expands it, Literally" AppAdvice 7:17 AM
"Apple's obsessive secrecy may have driven out Swift's creator" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
"Apple's culture of secrecy wore down Swift creator & Xcode lead Chris Lattner, say friends" 9to5Mac 7:12 AM
"Sonos needs voice control, and not just Alexa: Jason Snell's current favorite speaker needs to take steps to avoid becoming as obsolete as his last favorite speaker." Macworld 7:01 AM
"Why We Should Care about the Consumer Reports MacBook Pro Rating" TidBITS 8:17 AM
"Consumer Reports changes its tune, now recommends MacBook Pro" Apple Must 6:45 AM
Non-Apple
"Why I'm Worried The Nintendo Switch Is Just Another Wii U" Forbes 10:09 AM
"The Inside Story of Google's Daydream, Where VR Feels Like Home" Wired 7:37 AM
"Is Watching a Movie on a Phone Really So Bad?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:34 AM
"What Was the Last Gadget Standing at CES 2017?" PC Magazine 7:33 AM
"Is a Chromebook the right computer for me?" Recode 7:15 AM
"For these Microsoft workers charged with verifying images of child porn, the strain is too much" Quartz 7:31 AM
"Microsoft staff sue over being force to watch smut" TechEye 8:30 AM
"Microsoft slates end to security bulletins in February: Plans to replace detailed descriptions with online database; promises no cutbacks in information" Computerworld 2:24 PM
"Microsoft details tweaks to its Windows 7, 8.1 patch rollups" ZDNet 3:50 PM
"Microsoft acquires Maluuba, a startup focused on general artificial intelligence" TechCrunch 10:44 AM
"Microsoft affirms commitment to AI with acquisition of deep learning startup Maluuba" The Next Web 12:48 PM
"Microsoft Acquires Maluuba for AI-Enabled 'Literate Machines'" eWeek 8:42 PM
"Apple: Not Clear It's Investible for Five-Year Periods, Says Bernstein" Barron's 12:48 PM
"Trump-proposed corporate tax reform predicted to have minor positive impact on Apple EPS" AppleInsider 11:16 AM
"AAPL Stock: Peter Thiel Delivers a Blunt Reality Check to Apple Inc." Profit Confidential 7:09 AM
"Apple Inc.: This Move Could Lend Great Support to AAPL Stock" Profit Confidential 7:10 AM
"UBS takes a deep dive into Apple's taxes under Trump" Apple 3.0 [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:15 AM
Industry News
"Nasdaq ends at a fresh record, banks gain; Dow retreats from 20,000: J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America all rise after results" MarketWatch 3:53 PM
"S&P 500 Rises on Strength in Financial Stocks, Dow Slips: The S&P 500 moves higher on Friday as financials benefit from better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase." TheStreet 3:53 PM
"Nasdaq Caps Off Strong Start To Year; Netflix Upgraded Ahead Of Earnings" Investor's Business Daily 3:53 PM
"Stocks: Nasdaq hits high, but Dow retreats from 20,000 ... again" Associated Press 3:52 PM
"Stocks Climb as U.S. Banks Start Reporting Earnings" Dow Jones Newswires 3:52 PM
"Stocks Climb as U.S. Banks Start Reporting Earnings: U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, as the start of banks' earnings season reignited buying in the sector after its postelection rally had stalled." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:52 PM
"Asian markets close out the week mainly lower: Nikkei bucks trend, reverses large chunk of previous session's decline" MarketWatch 8:32 AM
"Fiat rebound sends European stocks higher into the weekend: Drugmakers recover after Trump-related drop" MarketWatch 8:32 AM
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