"How Apple's iPhone X Could Make Big Telecom Companies Squirm/AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint and T-Mobile US have something new to worry about: Apple is making it easier for consumers to switch wireless service providers and also is giving them more reason to buy the iPhone X at its website." Investor's Business Daily 10:16 AM
"Apple wins EU trademark case against Xiaomi" ["The European Union's second-highest court, the General Court, ruled that Mi Pad should not be registered as a trademark because consumers were likely to be confused by the similarity of the signs."] Reuters 7:45 AM
"Mi Pad or Yours? EU Court Backs Apple in Clash With Xiaomi" Bloomberg 8:00 AM
"Apple wins EU trademark case against Xiaomi" ejinsight 9:19 PM
"Another important Apple technology partner is losing staff to Apple: Apple is continuing to hire away designers and engineers from one of its most important suppliers, British chip firm Dialog Semiconductor, which is currently fighting to persuade investors that its agreement with Apple is safe." Business Insider 8:01 AM
"Residents seek supreme court appeal of Apple's Athenry development: Supreme Court must find case raises issue of public importance before appeal can be brought" Irish Times 8:04 AM
"Athenry objectors to Apple data centre apply to Supreme Court" SiliconRepublic 8:07 AM
"Apple will repay billions in owed taxes to Ireland" V3 8:01 AM
"Ireland to start collecting $15 billion in tax from Apple" Associated Press 7:46 AM
"Ireland forced to collect Apple's disputed €13bn tax bill" BBC 8:06 AM
"U.S. Senator Leahy says Apple has 'moral responsibility' to fight oppression in China" 9to5Mac 8:32 PM
"Later iPhone X Release Hurts Apple Share: The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals that in the three months ending October 2017, iOS share fell in key markets, making clear the impact of the flagship iPhone X not being available to buy in the month of October." Kantar Worldpanel 7:58 AM
"Consumer anticipation ahead of iPhone X dinged Apple marketshare" AppleInsider 11:26 AM
"Apple AirPods Sales Will Double Next Year: KGI" Investopedia 8:00 AM
"Apple has acquired Pop Up Archive, an interesting startup that makes podcasts more searchable" Neiman Journalism Lab 9:27 AM
"Apple reportedly buys podcast search engine creator Pop Up Archive" AppleInsider 9:28 AM
"Apple Reportedly Buys Company that Can Search Spoken Words" The Mac Observer 5:35 PM
"Apple invests in making Siri smarter about sound (among other things)" Apple Must 11:57 AM
"Apple buys Pop Up Archive, a sign it's getting serious about podcasting" Business Insider 10:16 AM
"Apple acquires podcast search engine Pop Up Archive" ZDNet 4:07 PM
"Apple now offers unlocked iPhone X models in the US: For those who don't want to be tied to a major carrier." Ars Technica 8:15 AM
"Apple iPhone X now available unlocked and SIM-free" CNET 7:52 AM
"We're About to Find Out If Mental Health Apps Really Work: Australia's largest ever clinical trial into the effectiveness of mental health apps—specifically for preventing depression in adolescents—just received a big chunk of funding." Gizmodo UK 8:32 AM
"Apple Devices Could Have Reversible Emoji Next Year" MacRumors 8:32 AM
"Get a sneak peek at next year's new emoji collection" Cult of Mac 10:16 AM
Non-Apple News
"Ericsson and T-Mobile attain gigabit LTE" ZDNet 9:19 PM
"Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show" ZDNet 4:07 PM
"Facebook Watch will overtake YouTube as the biggest video platform" Mashable 10:18 AM
"Phablets will become the most popular smartphone type by 2019" Business Insider 10:16 AM
"Trump's FCC gets ready to take a chainsaw to net neutrality" ZDNet 4:07 PM
"Net neutrality complaints were excluded from the FCC's repeal docket: FCC is 'going to great lengths to ignore these documents,' advocate says." Ars Technica 12:22 PM
"FCC won't delay vote, says net neutrality supporters are 'desperate': Pai says FTC will protect consumers—but FTC could lose its regulatory authority." Ars Technica 8:45 AM
"A popular virtual keyboard app leaks 31 million users' personal data" ["The database appears to only contain records on the app's Android users."] ZDNet 8:34 AM
"Sheryl Sandberg worries #MeToo could cause backlash: The Facebook executive shared her own encounters with sexual harassment and urged firms to put in place clearer policies to investigate allegations." CNET 8:11 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Big Apple Pay Cash How To Show -TMO Daily Observations 2017-12-05" The Mac Observer 12:20 PM
"It's not DSLR vs. iPhone — it's DSLR *and* iPhone" iMore 9:28 AM
"Let's Talk iOS 216: A random thing to talk about" iDownload Blog 8:33 AM
"AppStories, Episode 34 – Pick 2: Pixelmator Pro and Things 3" MacStories 8:15 AM
"Tips for the Christmas gift giving season." The MT Show 7:55 AM
"CR's Final iPhone X Test Results: Top-Scoring Camera and Display But Also Some Flaws/Apple shoppers face a tough choice between this phone and the iPhone 8" Consumer Reports 4:02 PM
"Recording the Screen On Your iPhone Or iPad" MacMost 4:01 PM
"How to make Animoji karaoke: The hard part is choosing the perfect song and the right Animoji to perform it" The Verge 8:34 AM
"How to View Weather Information for a Location in the iPhone Maps App News, Mac, iPhone & iPad How To & Reviews" MacTrast 8:32 AM
"Apple Pay Cash lets you send money via Messages; here's how to use it" The Next Web 8:33 AM
"iOS guide: How to use Apple Pay Cash/How to set up and use Apple Pay Cash to send and receive money using iPhone, iPad or even Apple Watch." Computerworld 8:12 AM
"How To Add A Third Party Or IMAP Email To Gmail On iOS" AddictiveTips 11:25 AM
"Gmail for iOS Gets Third-Party Accounts: How to Add Them" Tom's Guide 8:07 AM
Tips
"iOS 11: How to Use Siri's 'Personal DJ' Feature" The Mac Observer 8:07 AM
"Taking selfies in Portrait Mode with the iPhone X" Apple World Today 7:46 AM
"Why More and More Android Users Want an iPhone: Our research suggests there are three main reasons for Android users to seriously consider moving to iPhone." PC Magazine 8:16 AM
"Useless exercises: Opinions on Apple's results" Macworld 8:07 AM
"3 Things Apple Does Right: Apple isn't perfect, but the company consistently performs where it counts." The Motley Fool 8:03 AM
"More Encouraging Estimates of iPhone X Sales" The Tech Night Owl 7:42 AM
"FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign, says Gewirtz: Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review." ["We're talking about the future of the internet here. The destruction of Part 8 is deeply disturbing and the blogosphere has been right to be upset. If you don't want an internet that completely removes the no-blocking, no-throttling, and no-paid-prioritization protections, definitely contact your congress-critters immediately."] ZDNet 11:03 AM
"A Reasonable Argument for Title II Net Neutrality" Macdrifter 8:15 AM
"The honeymoon is over in Silicon Valley: Between Russian meddling, fake news and disturbing content on their platforms, this was a year of reckoning for Facebook, Google and Twitter." CNET 8:11 AM
"Google Pixel Buds vs. professional interpreters: Which is more accurate?" Mashable 8:07 AM
"Australia: Will Amazon's magic work in its newest market?" CNNMoney 7:49 AM
"7 Reasons To Buy A 'PS4 Pro' Instead Of An 'Xbox One X'" Forbes 7:42 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Comic: Machine Learning the Wrong Things" iMore 8:15 AM
"Windows 7 updates stop working as Microsoft takes its eye off the ball" TechRadar UK 6:55 AM
"Windows 7 update causing 80248015 error: Windows 7 update does more damage than good, according to some users" Computing 6:58 AM
"Windows Update is borked for some Windows 7 users: Microsoft is yet to fix, but there's a workaround" The Inquirer 6:58 AM
"Microsoft Revamping Its Silicon Valley Campus" Thurrott 1:23 PM
"Microsoft is reworking the Cortana Notebook UI in Windows 10" Windows Central 6:55 AM
"Microsoft opens up its Windows 10 Whiteboard app for public preview" ZDNet 8:30 PM
"The Asus NovaGO and HP Envy x2 are the first Windows 10 on ARM laptops" OnMSFT 2:06 PM
"HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snadpragon 835" Thurrott 2:36 PM
"HP, Asus announce first Windows 10 ARM PCs: 20 hour battery life, gigabit LTE/Microsoft claims that Snapdragon 835 systems offer the best of Windows 10 and the smartphone." Ars Technica 3:48 PM
"HP Envy x2 hands-on: A Snapdragon-powered, always-on PC/Is this the future of computers?" Engadget 3:10 PM
"Microsoft and Qualcomm unveil Always Connected PCs with built-in LTE and battery life measured in days" VentureBeat 2:07 PM
"Microsoft launches Windows 10 on ARM, with HP and ASUS promising 20+ hours of battery life" TechCrunch 4:01 PM
"An Overdue Tech Correction Doesn't Change the Big Picture: The Nasdaq is still up big in 2017 and the catalysts that have fueled these gains are still generally in place." TheStreet 7:49 PM
"U.S. trade deficit in October rises to $48.7 billion on record imports" USA Today 11:26 AM
"How investors are adjusting their portfolios for tax reform" FOXBusiness 11:26 AM
"Asia stocks pressured by Wall Street losses, dollar sags" Reuters 7:50 PM
"Nasdaq Loses Early Gain; PayPal, Red Hat, Adobe Systems Try To Hold Support" Investor's Business Daily 7:50 PM
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