"Why Apple's obsession with fitness is bad for the Apple Watch" ["The Apple Watch is a well-designed piece of hardware, and — taking into account Apple's signature marrying of software and hardware — I'd go as far to say as it's the best smartwatch money can buy. But as the Apple Watch has evolved, it's become clear that Apple prioritizes some customers over others."] Mashable 7:21 AM
"Apple's WeChat Problem in China: The huge popularity of the WeChat app means Chinese phone buyers can be less loyal" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:44 PM
"Why CIO's must understand Apple's Neural Engine plan: Your iPhone will know you better than you know yourself, but no one else will know what your smartphone knows" Computerworld 7:38 AM
"Apple Working on AI Processor Chip Called Apple Neural Engine" TheStreet 7:59 AM
"Apple iPhones could soon be fitted with artificial intelligence thanks to new 'neural engine' chip" The Sun 10:38 AM
"Can Apple End Its WWDC Losing Streak?" Seeking Alpha 11:12 AM
"Supreme Court rules against Lexmark on patent exhaustion, strengthening FTC/Apple cases against Qualcomm" Foss Patents 12:02 PM
"You Won't Have to Wait for That iPhone 8: One analyst met with Apple suppliers in Asia and sees 'limited risk of a significantly delayed launch' for the new phone, expected out this fall." Barron's 1:55 PM
"How to clean install macOS: Want to clean install macOS on your Mac? Here's how to download and install a fresh copy of Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite or an earlier version of Mac OS X" Macworld UK 7:57 AM
"Steve Martin: Using FCPX to Create a Weekly Webseries" fcp.co 7:37 AM
"Continuity: How to Setup and Use SMS and MMS Messaging on Your Mac and iOS Devices" MacTrast 8:10 AM
"Coming Off a Slow 2016, Smartphone Shipment Volume Expected to Recover in 2017 and Gain Momentum into 2018, According to IDC" ["And all signs point to late 2017 being one of Apple's biggest, if not the biggest, product announcements with the highly anticipated next round of iPhones. Despite"] Business Wire 7:50 AM
"How Smart Are 'Smart' Assistants?" ["According to research conducted by digital agency Stone Temple 'smart assistants' may not be quite as smart as they are made out to be. Take Amazon's Alexa for example: the assistant powering the company's popular line of voice-enabled speakers was able to answer just 20.7 percent of the 5,000 questions fired at it as part of the experiment. Notably, Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana were much more knowledgeable when it came to these factual questions while Apple's Siri performed similar to Alexa."] Statista 11:33 AM
"Nintendo battles Apple for parts as demand for Switch console soars: Companies face industrywide capacity shortage for components" MarketWatch 7:56 AM
"Apple's latest ads promise life is better with iPhone" Cult of Mac 7:36 AM
"I'm Going to Bet on Tesla: Apple Co-Founder Wozniak" Investopedia 7:57 AM
"Woz thinks the next big innovation will come from Tesla, not Apple" BGR 12:54 PM
"North Korean company launches own 'iPad,' ignoring Apple trademarks" AppleInsider 11:33 AM
"Today in Apple history: Apple celebrates massive iPod touch milestone" Cult of Mac 8:11 AM
Non-Apple News
"'One in two' young online gamers bullied, report finds" BBC 7:43 PM
"Nest leaves competition in the dust with new smart camera" The Register 7:43 PM
"Your next gaming laptop could be nearly as thin as a MacBook Air" Business Insider 11:36 AM
"Andy Rubin Unveils Unbreakable Smartphone to Crack Apple's Grip: Creator of the Android operating system to produce $699 Essential Phone made from titanium" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:18 PM
"The Father of Android Is Back, and He's Built the Anti-iPhone" Wired 7:57 AM
"Nice phone Essential, but why is there a hole in the screen?" TechCrunch 7:37 AM
"The creator of Android has finally unveiled his new phone" Business Insider 7:27 AM
"The Essential Phone is Andy Rubin's attempt to disrupt the industry" Mashable 7:22 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Road to Macstock – David Cohen On What You Can Do With A Raspberry Pi" MacVoices 6:01 PM
"TMO Background Mode Encore Interview with Science Communicator Dr. Kiki Sanford" The Mac Observer 6:01 PM
"#144: The Barometer of Happiness/With WWDC just around the corner, the Connected trio share their hopes and dreams for Apple's keynote." Relay FM 3:56 PM
"AppStories, Episode 7 – Tip Jars with Benefits" MacStories 2:29 PM
"Courts and Divulging Passcodes, Essential Home -TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-30" The Mac Observer 12:55 PM
"Let's Talk iOS 189: WWDC fantasy draft 2017" iDownload Blog 7:23 AM
"'Chroma Squad' Review - Like Putties in Your Hands" Touch Arcade 10:28 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Use and Customize the Share Sheet Menu in iOS" Apple Must 10:22 AM
"How to bulk delete images from your iPhone: Deleting hundred of images on your iPhone by tapping individual pictures is tedious. Chris Breen offers a couple of techniques for doing the job quickly." Macworld 7:15 AM
Tips
"Capturing iOS and tvOS screenshots using your Mac Tips" iLounge 4:45 PM
"The 3 Apple Numbers That Are Far More Important Than Marketshare" Mac360 9:22 AM
"Longer Delivery Times for 15-inch MacBook Pro: A Clue?" The Tech Night Owl 9:22 AM
"Apple protests too much about Android in switch campaign" Telecoms 7:58 AM
"Why 2017 Is the Year of Android, Not Apple" MakeUseOf 7:56 AM
"This iPhone 8 Mockup Looks Gorgeous" iClarified 7:37 AM
"Streaming and the Music Business" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7:33 AM
"Veteran Apple analyst handicaps WWDC rumors" Apple 3.0 7:32 AM
"Comment: China shows the future of mobile payment as it hits more than 50% of GDP" 9to5Mac 7:31 AM
"What iOS 10.3 offers the enterprise: The update to Apple's mobile OS expands on device management, bolsters security" Computerworld 7:24 AM
"Not getting it: The tablet confusion" Macworld 7:15 AM
"WWDC 2017 Wish List: How tvOS 11 could drastically enhance the Apple TV experience" Macworld 7:15 AM
Non-Apple
"Is Andy Rubin's Essential Phone, well, essential? The father of Android has his own new take on the phone. But is it enough to make you reconsider the age-old question: iPhone or Galaxy S?" CNET 2:44 PM
"Huawei Watch 2 review: a fitness focus that falls flat" The Verge 7:56 AM
"Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-Core Processor Headlines Beastly Skylake And Kaby Lake Core X-Series" HotHardware 6:12 AM
"Intel claims 30% performance boost for 8th generation processors: Next generation chips will also pack 4 cores and 8 threads into a 15W power envelope." Ars Technica 6:17 AM
"Intel unveils X-series platform: up to 18 cores and 36 threads, from $242 to $2,000/The new X299 platform replaces X99, and scales both lower and higher." Ars Technica 6:17 AM
"Intel unveils monster 18-core Core i9: 'First teraflop-speed' consumer PC chip" ZDNet 6:18 AM
"Intel goes one bigger than AMD with the 18-core teraflop Skylake-X Core i9 CPU: Threadripper? Hah!" The Inquirer 6:14 AM
"Intel's Core i9 Extreme Edition CPU is an 18-core beast: It's the flagship model of Intel's new X-Series chips." Engadget 6:15 AM
"Intel: 8th-generation 'Coffee Lake' Core processors offer 30% performance boost over 7th-gen" Neowin 6:18 AM
"Intel announces Core i9 Extreme Edition, 'most extreme desktop processor ever' with 18 cores" Neowin 6:18 AM
"Intel announces new Core X processors to challenge AMD" Seeking Alpha 8:13 AM
"Intel Tries to Squash AMD Revival With New High-End Chips, Brand" Bloomberg 6:58 AM
"Intel claims 8th-gen chips will be 30 percent faster than 7th-gen: At least, according to one benchmark." Engadget 6:14 AM
"Intel reveals its new 18-core, 36-thread 'extreme' Core i9 processor at Computex" TechCrunch 6:27 AM
"Intel's massive 18-core Core i9 chip will make your creative apps even more powerful" Digital Arts 6:58 AM
"Intel's tiny Compute Card launches today with Dell and LG aboard: It's bringing the idea of modular computing to a wide variety of devices." Engadget 6:15 AM
"Intel's Compute Card, a credit card-sized PC, will ship in August" The Verge 12:54 PM
"Windows XP computers were mostly immune to WannaCry" The Verge 12:59 PM
"Dell Australia reports AU$11.49m profit for 2016" ZDNet 6:14 AM
"Dell brings its 'Infinity Edge' design to Inspiron all-in-ones" The Verge 6:25 AM
"Dell's budget gaming PC won't be budget by the time you spec it out" The Verge 6:26 AM
"Dell unveils new AIOs, gaming desktop at 'Computex 2017"" gizmolead 6:55 AM
"Dell's Inspiron 27 7000 Arrives With VR Support, AMD Ryzen & Upgradable Innards" International Business Times 6:45 AM
"Dell's Inspiron 27 7000 all-in-one is ready for VR: Although you'll probably need to upgrade your graphics." Engadget 6:15 AM
"Dell Launches New Inspiron AIOs and Gaming Desktop at Computex 2017" NDTV Gadgets 6:35 AM
"R-ready Dell Inspiron 27 AIO has a 4K display, Windows Hello, Cortana far-field support" Neowin 8:14 AM
"Dell's New AMD Ryzen Powered Gaming Desktop is Affordable & Perfect for 'Casual Gamers'" WCCFTech 6:35 AM
"Dell's Inspiron 27 7000 Arrives With VR Support, AMD Ryzen & Upgradable Innards" International Business Times 6:36 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) officially confirmed the launching of its Radeon RX Vega gaming GPU in July." Journal Finance 6:54 AM
"HP Inc sees PC revenue grow 10%" Channel Pro 6:46 AM
"HPE SAN behind ATO outage was designed for performance instead of stability" ZDNet 6:14 AM
"Nvidia Max-Q wants to make gaming laptops thinner, lighter, less fugly: Max-Q is kind of like Intel's Ultrabooks, but for gaming. No word on price, battery life." Ars Technica 11:54 AM
"WD's next-gen SSDs add even more speed and capacity: Its new drives are the first to use 64-layer 3D NAND tech." Engadget 12:02 PM
"Wall Street slips as energy, financials lose ground" Reuters 3:58 PM
"U.S. Stocks Pull Back as Energy, Financial Shares Decline: Data for U.S. consumer confidence and personal income and spending are due this week, as is the closely watched monthly jobs report" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
"Nikkei eases as nervous investors push yen higher" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
"European stocks head for 4th straight loss as banks suffer from Italian jitters" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
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