"How to Identify High-Performance GPU Apps on the MacBook Pro" TidBITS 1:50 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to rip DVDs and Blu-ray discs with MakeMKV and Handbrake" Macworld 6:29 AM
"Are deleted images in Apple's Photos gone for good? The more you use your Mac, the lower your chances are of recovering any deleted files." Macworld 7:31 AM
"Setapp: Mac users' software purchases just got much easier" TechRepublic 7:05 AM
"Stop Auto-Play Videos from Annoying You in Your Browser on macOS" Kirkville 8:00 AM
"Control inline video—and more—in Safari" The Robservatory 12:21 PM
"Best VPN for Mac: Our 5 top choices/Stay safe and secure when you're online with your Mac" TechRadar UK 8:14 AM
"Switching from Mac to PC: Choosing a laptop/Windows PCs offer many more choices than Macs do. We'll help you sort through the options." PCWorld 6:43 AM
"How to manually check for Spotify app updates on Mac" iDownload Blog 8:25 AM
"Apple Watch can tell you when you're going to get sick" Computerworld 8:41 AM
"Apple's ResearchKit generates reliable health data — at least for asthma patients" The Verge 11:25 AM
"Apple's ResearchKit Proves Valuable to Researchers" Digital Trends 3:26 PM
"How Will a Supplier's Factory Fire Affect Apple Inc.? A fire at a factory of this Apple supplier could lead to a slip in the production schedule of this key, hard-to-make component." The Motley Fool 8:11 AM
"How Android and iOS devices really get hacked: There are many ways to hack mobile devices, but the method people worry about is hard and relatively uncommon. You're more likely to get phished first" InfoWorld 8:14 AM
"Apple brings iOS 10 sticker packs to the real world in latest iPhone 7 ad" 9to5Mac 3:29 PM
"Spicer ambushed by woman in Apple Store" FOXNews 7:30 AM
"iPhone-toting woman assails Sean Spicer in Apple store" Cult of Mac 12:23 PM
"What Did Sean Spicer Buy at the Apple Store and How Quickly Was It Hacked?" Gizmodo 7:04 AM
"Nintendo Switch exploit discovered, leverages old iOS WebKit jailbreak method" AppleInsider 11:09 AM
"Why the Apple Watch is always set to 10:09 in its marketing" iMore 8:25 AM
"Video: The History of the iPod classic" 512 Pixels 11:09 AM
"Today in Apple history: Time's running out for Apple" Cult of Mac 8:25 AM
Non-Apple News
"New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:26 PM
"After rocky tenure, Mayer leaves Yahoo 'tarnished': Yahoo CEO faced uphill battle and stumbles along the way" Computerworld 4:00 PM
"Why laptops won't come with larger SSDs this year: A tight NAND flash chip supply is pushing up prices for SSDs" Computerworld 3:29 PM
"A legal ruckus over Super Mario and his moustache" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:49 PM
"Snap hired Apple News's former media boss to work on its Discover section" Recode 11:14 AM
"Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee lists 3 risks: Fake news, political advertising, control of data" Business Insider 7:35 AM
"Facebook makes an explicit statement against surveillance" Mashable 11:52 AM
"Facebook To Expand Live-stream Sports Coverage With Major League Soccer Deal" Digital Trends 7:30 AM
"New iPad models being tested around Cupertino, logs show" TechCrunch 11:57 AM
"New iPad models in testing near Apple's Cupertino headquarters, data suggests" AppleInsider 12:49 PM
"New iPad Models Spotted in Device Logs" MacRumors 1:13 PM
"Rumors: Apple Testing iOS 11 And Four New iPads" Apple Must 1:30 PM
"Apple Expected to Announce New Products as Soon as Next Week, Supply Chain Sources Say" MacRumors 11:08 AM
"Rumor: Apple's new iPad Pros could debut next week, with or without an event" AppleInsider 11:25 AM
"Apple iMac 2017 could launch before March ends; 5K display and VR support still on board" International Business Times 8:15 AM
"A growing number of analysts say the iPhone 8 won't feature a curved screen after all" Business Insider 8:15 AM
"iPhone 8 (7s) UK release date, rumours, price and news: Apple to DROP Touch ID for larger display/This is why Apple is going to drop one HUGE feature from the iPhone 8" Alphr 8:10 AM
"iPhone 8 Concept Features Dark Mode, Borderless Experience [Video] iClarified 6:42 AM
"Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of iOS 10.3 to Developers" MacRumors 12:23 PM
"How to recover deleted photos on iPhone and iPad" iDownload Blog 7:31 AM
"How to remove ransomware: Use this battle plan to fight back/A combination of common sense, backup, proactive protection, and automated removal tools is a solid defense against the growing scourge of ransomware." PCWorld 6:42 AM
Tips
"5 hidden iPhone features you might not know" Cult of Mac 1:29 PM
"Mass Surveillance On Apple's Customers" NoodleMac 9:24 AM
"Cassandra: Monday Review -The Addiction with Mobile Devices; The Internet of Things Lurching Slowly Forward" eXtensions 9:23 AM
"Just Who Is A Professional Mac User?" Mac 360 9:15 AM
"About Changes to an Unannounced Apple Product" The Tech Night Owl 8:50 AM
"Statistically speaking, what will Apple announce next: and when? A crystal ball for data nerds: David Gewirtz assembles a decade's worth of event data: 26 product announcements: to calculate whether Apple is running late on its spring announcement cadence." ZDNet 8:29 AM
"Darren Hedgley: Addressing the iPad v pension dilemma/Opportunity to close workplace savings gap" Professional Adviser 8:11 AM
"Gabriel Zucman's Interestingly Bad Plan For France To Tax Apple" Forbes 7:36 AM
"If these Apple patents come to fruition, I'll be buying more items from the iTunes Store" Apple World Today 7:31 AM
"Your iPhone Has A Secret Feature You Probably Never Knew About" Refinery29 7:30 AM
"Analysis: What rumors about a new screen on the next iPhone could actually mean for you" Washington Post 7:30 AM
"$1,000 iPhone 8 'Edition' Coming?" Forbes 6:43 AM
"Comment: Making sense of the conflicting reports on the iPhone 8's curved or flat screen" 9to5Mac 6:28 AM
Non-Apple
"Sad fact of the day: Most people still don't know how to protect themselves online" The Register 7:03 PM
"Net neutrality DOA? Here's what's next for the internet: Republicans are saying net neutrality rules are bad for business, while Democrats fear any changes will leave our internet rights vulnerable." CNET 1:33 PM
"Orion Ubuntu Laptop Review: The MacBook Pro Alternative" Forbes 11:19 AM
"Google/Levis Smart Jacket Is Already Ten Years Late" Apple Must 9:24 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"John Oliver details all the ways Samsung products will probably ruin your life" Mashable 7:04 PM
"Tim Berners-Lee's nightmare!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 6:27 AM
"Powermat Developing 'Adaptation Plan' to Ensure Compatibility with Apple Wireless Charging" PRNewswire 8:28 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 13: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, iOS Security, FileMaker Pro, and Social Apps" The MUG Center 8:16 AM
"Microsoft updates Cortana for iOS with a fresh look: The virtual assistant's app gets a redesign to match its Android counterpart" IDG News Service 7:36 AM
"Google launches Uptime collaborative Youtube viewing app exclusively for iOS" AppleInsider 8:57 AM
"Google staff have created an iPhone-only app to watch YouTube videos with your friends" 9to5Mac 7:03 AM
"Offline English to Romanian Translator Dictionary 1.5" prMac 6:59 PM
"Alpha Matrix 1.0 released for iOS and Android - Fun Word Matching Game" prMac 6:33 AM
"Learning English language 1.0 released for iOS - Expand Your Vocabulary" prMac 6:33 AM
"Missiles and Planes 1.0 released for iOS/Android: Fly Dangerous Missions" prMac 6:28 AM
"Intel in $15 Billion Deal for Self-Driving Tech Firm Mobileye" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:31 AM
"Intel Joins Silicon Valley's Race to Make Best 'Server on Wheels': Acquisition marks latest investment by a technology company in the future of autonomous cars" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:01 PM
"Intel, With Play for Mobileye, Elbows Further Into Crowded Race to Self-Driving Cars: Auto makers, tech companies ramp up efforts to develop technology for autonomous vehicles" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:26 PM
"Intel's $15 billion purchase of Mobileye shakes up driverless car sector" Reuters 4:04 PM
"Confirmed: Intel is paying $15.3 billion to acquire Mobileye, a computer vision firm specializing in autonomous cars" VentureBeat 8:31 AM
"Intel Will Buy Mobileye For $15 Billion, In Huge Bet On Autonomous Driving" Investor's Business Daily 8:30 AM
"Intel's 5 biggest acquisitions of all time" VentureBeat 1:05 PM
"Intel Acquiring Mobileye For More Than $15B In Major Move Into Automated Driving" Forbes 8:32 AM
"Intel is buying Mobileye for $15 billion" Axios 8:30 AM
"It's The 1940S Again: Ibm's Scott Crowder On The Infancy Of Quantum Computers" Digital Trends 8:40 AM
"Why IBM's speech recognition breakthrough matters for AI and IoT" TechRepublic 1:50 PM
"IBM sets new speech recognition accuracy record" Android Authority 8:39 AM
"IBM pushes blockchain system for e-transaction" DigiTimes 8:39 AM
"Lloyds plans to transfer over 1900 staff to IBM in £1.3 billion outsourcing deal" Finextra 8:38 AM
"Lloyds looks to move 1,900 staff to IBM to cut costs - union" Nasdaq 8:38 AM
"HP UK offers up to £500 to trade in your phone for its Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile flagship" Neowin 8:34 AM
"Microsoft Hears From WikiLeaks After Data Leak: WikiLeaks is said to have reached out to Microsoft following the data dump." TheStreet 3:28 PM
"Microsoft Could Name Redstone 3 the Windows 10 Mobility Update" SuperSite for Windows 1:29 PM
"Windows 10 will soon let you try apps without installing them first" The Next Web 8:56 AM
"Kernel 4.10 gives Linux support for AMD Ryzen multithreading" PCWorld 8:23 AM
"AMD Vega GPU CompuBench Benchmark Reveals That It Performs Better Than The Nvidia GTX 1080" SegmentNext 8:23 AM
"Oracle earnings: further licensing declines expected as cloud transition continues" MarketWatch 3:44 PM
"The Next iPhone Could Be a Big Catalyst for These Apple Suppliers: These two companies seem to have an inside track on wireless charging." The Motley Fool 8:12 AM
"Why Apple and Pfizer Are Piling Into Taiwan's Bond Market/A coming rule change has triggered a surge of Formosa bonds: Issuance is up 81% year-to-date to $17.1 billion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
Industry News
"Stock market holds its ground as Fed rate decision looms: Health care stocks lead S&P 500 laggards" MarketWatch 4:01 PM
"Stocks Go Nowhere as Wall Street Waits for Fed News: The S&P 500 stalls near its flatline on Monday in a quieter day of trading ahead of a Federal Reserve-focused week." TheStreet 4:01 PM
"4 Factors That Could Drive Stocks Higher Or Lower: U.S. stock indexes ended Monday's session little changed, as volume fell off in the run-up to the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting." Investor's Business Daily 4:01 PM
"Wall Street Drifts Along, Awaits Fed Decision" Reuters 4:01 PM
"Dow Drops as Investors Await Cues From Fed: The Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are set to make interest rate decisions this week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
"Asian markets mixed ahead of busy week for central banks: Global stocks lacked direction at the beginning of the week, with some markets in Asia ignoring a positive lead from the U.S. as local drivers took precedence." MarketWatch 8:11 AM
"European stocks log 4th day of gains in choppy trade: European stocks climbed in volatile trade Monday, but with investors trading cautiously ahead of potentially market-moving events this week, including the Dutch election, the U.K.'s Brexit bill vote and a U.S. interest-rate decision." MarketWatch 12:23 PM
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