"U.S., French Officials Question Apple Over iPhone Battery Slowdowns: Sen. John Thune writes letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook; Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:11 AM
"A top U.S. lawmaker isn't too happy that Apple is slowing down old iPhones: And Sen. John Thune is pressing Apple to explain its 'feature to throttle' to concerned lawmakers" Recode 8:28 AM
"Senator wants Apple to answer questions on slowing iPhones" Reuters 8:34 AM
"A senator wants more answers from Apple on iPhone slowdown controversy" The Verge 10:23 AM
"Senator questions Apple over intentional iPhone slowdowns: The government of France is looking for answers, too." Ars Technica 10:55 AM
"Sen. Thune Says Apple Needs to Be More Transparent" [Video Report] Bloomberg 3:57 PM
"US senator questions Apple about slowing down older iPhones" CNET 3:57 PM
"US Senator questions Apple about slowing older iPhones: Senator John Thune sent a letter to the company this week." Engadget 7:51 PM
"HMRC forces Apple to pay £137m extra tax: 'Corporate income tax adjustment' made as settlement after multi-year audit by tax authorities into iPhone-maker's UK operations" The Guardian 8:25 AM
"Apple agrees to pay £136m in back taxes to HMRC: Details remain behind closed doors" The Register 7:52 AM
"Apple Sets Date for China Data Handover: Plan to transfer cloud data to local partner, as required by Chinese law, was announced last summer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:25 AM
"Apple: Chinese firm to operate China iCloud accounts" BBC 8:05 AM
"Use iCloud in China? Prepare to share your data with a state-run firm" CNNMoney 7:51 AM
"Apple drops Safari Technology Preview 47 with new APIs, Spectre fixes" AppleInsider 6:52 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"macOS High Sierra's App Store System Preferences Can Be Unlocked With Any Password" MacRumors 10:55 AM
"macOS High Sierra flaw unlocks App Store System Preferences with any password, fixed in latest beta" 9to5Mac 11:38 AM
"Yet another macOS High Sierra bug: Unlock App Store system preferences with any password/Oops! Another major bug that Apple should have caught." Macworld 1:40 PM
"Yet Another Password Vulnerability Has Been Found in macOS High Sierra" Gizmodo 6:07 PM
"macOS High Sierra unlocks App Store Preferences with any password" SlashGear 9:21 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to resize disk partition in macOS: If you've changed the size of a partition, you may be able to fix it without erasing the entire drive." Macworld 8:12 AM
"Stellar iPhone X performance in GB, China & Japan" Kantar Worldpanel 8:10 AM
"Apple's delayed iPhone X gave Samsung a massive boost in the UK" Business Insider 1:40 PM
"iPhone X Sales Were 'Stellar' in Several Countries During First Month of Availability" MacRumors 8:12 AM
"Apple's new iPhones: The return of the Jedi" Apple Must 8:10 AM
"Apple, Samsung Lead List of Most Innovative Consumer Tech Companies" Morning Consult 10:58 AM
"Apple picked as 'most innovative' company in recent US survey" AppleInsider 10:58 AM
"White House ban on personal devices extends to smartwatches like Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 9:20 PM
"Apple Skirts Tech Addiction Issue in Response to Worried Investors" TechNewsWorld 8:18 AM
"Apple's future is pants: Qi charging systems are great for gadgets we don't mind leaving on a mat, but not so good for wearables..." Computerworld 7:48 AM
"Apple to introduce enhanced parental controls to counter iPhone addiction in children" BetaNews 8:29 AM
"Jimmy Iovine says not leaving Apple: Variety" Reuters 8:34 AM
"Jimmy Iovine's NOT Leaving Apple in August, Claims 'A Lot' More to Do" AppAdvice 7:51 AM
"Jimmy Iovine is not leaving Apple after all" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
"Apple Orders 'See', Epic Drama Series From Steven Knight & Francis Lawrence" Deadline Hollywood 5:46 PM
"Apple's newest TV show is a futuristic drama from the director of Hunger Games: Catching Fire" The Verge 5:48 PM
"FBI chief says phone encryption is a 'major public safety issue'" Engadget 9:57 AM
"Warren Buffett still uses a flip phone, despite Tim Cook's best efforts to convert him to an iPhone" CNBC 9:31 AM
"Ohio coder accused of infecting Macs, PCs with webcam, browser spyware for 13 years: Alleged Fruitfly creator faces decades in prison if guilty" The Register 7:32 PM
Non-Apple News
"Segway Robotics' Loomo wants to be your little buddy" TechCrunch 5:38 PM
"CES 2018: Blackout at tech's biggest show" CNNMoney 3:47 PM
"Lights out at CES: Giant trade show plunges into darkness, knocks out Samsung, LG, and other booths" GeekWire 1:54 PM
"Amazon Alexa Could Make These Smart Glasses Way Better Than Google Glass" Time 11:38 AM
"This $16,000 robot uses artificial intelligence to sort and fold laundry" The Verge 8:53 AM
"Samsung commits to unlock the FM radio chip in future phones" ZDNet 1:54 PM
"Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S9 next month" The Verge 8:53 AM
"Nearly half of Americans plan to purchase a smart speaker this year" Digital Trends 8:43 AM
"Sprint customers are about to get a very unpleasant bill hike" BGR 8:27 AM
"When WiFi Won't Work, Let Sound Carry Your Data" Wired 7:54 AM
"Refrigerators, Robots, and the Rest of the Best Gadgets at CES So Far" [Slideshow] Wired 7:53 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"CES 2018 and Voice Appliances, Cool Product Finds -TMO Daily Observations 2018-01-10" The Mac Observer 9:36 AM
"5K iMac vs. iMac Pro: The pro's silent fans made a fan out of me/After a misadventure with Apple's top-of-the-line 5K iMac, the iMac Pro is proving to be the perfect studio machine for podcasters." iMore 8:30 AM
"Hands-on with DJI's Osmo Mobile 2 iPhone stabilizer [Video] 9to5Mac 8:36 AM
"Hands-on with Nanoleaf's new square light panels and dodecahedron remote [Video] 9to5Mac 3:53 PM
"Review: Audience The ONE Loudspeaker" iLounge 3:53 PM
"Stream Games from Your Windows PC to Your iPhone" Gadget Hacks 8:12 PM
"How To Set Up Face ID On iPhone X" AddictiveTips 1:54 PM
"Fix Spectre Vulnerability In iOS 11.1.2 Jailbreak And Below Using SpectrePatch, Here's How" Redmond Pie 10:56 AM
"How to easily check to see if Apple is slowing down your iPhone" BGR 8:39 AM
"How to Fix connection errors in Mail for iPhone or iPad" iMore 8:30 AM
"How to hide incoming calls and notifications while using your iPhone" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
Tips
"Apple Watch Security and Privacy Tips" Intego 1:54 PM
"Adding Gmail Contacts to an iPad: Q. I have my account set up in the Mail app, but how do I find my Gmail contacts list on my iPad?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:56 AM
"Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have always shared this big red flag on technology - screen time for kids is dangerous" Business Insider 7:29 PM
"MacBook Pro? No" ["Let me count the way my latest MacBook Pro is not suitable for professional use, but before I do that, you should know that I've been buying and recommending Macs since 2001. I've spent a fortune on them. I love them, but I only like my latest MacBook Pro (a 2016 model with the Radeon Pro 460). I write this with a heavy heart and a malfunctioning keyboard. This is a story about unrequited hardware love."] Shahid Kamal 7:03 PM
"If Apple Made an iPhone X with a Flip Design, This is What It Might Look Like" TechEBlog 7:29 PM
"This is probably the worst reason to have your iPhone X replaced" BGR 3:53 PM
"The one iPhone feature I use to calm my raging anxiety" Mashable 3:44 PM
"Why Apple's HomePod Doesn't Play by Echo Rules" The Mac Observer 3:42 PM
"Tim Cook failed to sell me on iPhone, says Warren Buffett/Commentary: One of Apple's biggest shareholders says he's sticking with his Samsung flip phone." CNET 1:47 PM
"Apple: Fact-checking Jimmy Iovine's 'fake news' charge/His denial of rumors that he's leaving Apple in August was largely a non-denial—impervious to fact-checking. His stock options are another matter." Apple 3.0 10:55 AM
"Cramer: Apple has unfairly become 'a punching bag' over iPhone slowdown questions" CNBC 10:45 AM
"Note to Apple: We Want This 'iPhone XC'" Mashable 10:45 AM
"Hey, Apple! Here's 1 Way to Boost iPhone Sales." The Motley Fool 10:24 AM
"Sharing Links from Twitter for iOS Appends Garbage to the URL" ["I wondered whether Apple should consider this a violation of App Store guidelines, but it appears that Twitter isn't breaking any rules by appending app-based query parameters to their shareable URLs."] MacStories 8:39 AM
"Comment: As ad industry says Apple will cost it 'hundreds of millions of dollars,' it's time for legally-enforced standards" 9to5Mac 8:13 AM
"eXtensions: The Wednesday File (39) -Apple Photos on the Mac Maturing: A Look at What can be Accomplished" eXtensions 7:48 AM
Non-Apple
"Blockchain will never succeed if it's completely decentralized" The Next Web 9:57 AM
"How will VR and AR affect the future of entertainment?" Engadget 8:48 AM
"Not Everything that has a Voice is an Assistant" Tech.pinions 8:38 AM
"What is Snapchat, now that Story sharing has stopped growing?" TechCrunch 8:37 AM
"It's time to chart a course for 5G success" TechCrunch 8:36 AM
"After a month of Alexa in every room: The good, the bad, and the creepy" ZDNet 8:33 AM
"Selfly Is a Phone Case With a Built-in Selfie Drone: Because the Selfly drone lives on your phone, it's with you at all times, ready to capture all your antics as long as it's charged." PC Magazine 11:11 AM
"JVC reveals affordable wireless earbud, headphone options" iLounge 10:55 AM
"Wireless charging pads are all over CES 2018, thanks to the new iPhones" The Verge 8:53 AM
"Waze's crowd-sourced traffic info comes to Ford Sync 3 cars" Engadget 8:49 AM
"Razer's Hyperflux wireless mouse is powered by its pad" Engadget 8:48 AM
"CES 2018: Matias Announces Wired Aluminum Mac Keyboard With RGB Backlighting" MacRumors 8:19 AM
"Netgear Adds Apple HomeKit Support to the Arlo Baby Smart HD Monitoring Camera" iClarified 8:18 AM
"Feiyu Tech unveils its new stabilizer, Vimble 2, with built-in extendable pole for smartphone at CES 2018" PRNewswire 8:15 AM
"Experimac® Announces Explosive 2017 Growth" PRNewswire 8:15 AM
"'Pokemon GO' Support for iOS Devices That Cant Be Upgraded to iOS 11 Will Be Discontinued next Month" Touch Arcade 8:21 AM
"Pokémon GO will no longer run on older iPhones & iPads as of the next update" 9to5Mac 8:13 AM
"AMD unveils upcoming product plans at CES 2018" DigiTimes 8:54 AM
"Nvidia CEO clarifies its GPUs are 'absolutely' immune to Meltdown and Spectre" TechCrunch 2:21 PM
"Nvidia releases software patches for Spectre flaw" Reuters 8:34 AM
"Nvidia patch release adds to scope of Spectre worries" Reuters 11:11 AM
"Microsoft and Intel reveal just how much Meltdown and Spectre patches slow PCs" BetaNews 8:29 AM
"Microsoft sets novel antivirus prerequisite before offering Windows emergency updates: Windows users are being warned they must have up-to-date antivirus software on their PCs to get updates aimed at fending off attacks that take advantage of the Meltdown and Spectre flaws." Computerworld 8:04 AM
"Microsoft: No more Windows patches at all if your AV clashes with our Meltdown fix" ZDNet 8:32 AM
"Microsoft AI is being used to improve CRISPR accuracy: Microsoft's Elevation tool helps scientists predict where best to edit DNA to avoid side effects." Engadget 5:40 PM
"Meltdown-Spectre: IBM preps firmware and OS fixes for vulnerable Power CPUs" ZDNet 9:43 AM
"IBM's complete Meltdown fix won't land until mid-February" The Register 7:52 AM
"IBM melts down fixing Meltdown as processes and patches stutter" The Register 3:53 PM
"How HP plans to sell laptops to millennials in 2018" Engadget 8:49 AM
"Dell breaks down its new XPS laptops and jewelry debut" Engadget 8:49 AM
"Dell Mobile Connect mirrors smartphone display on PC for easy access" SlashGear 7:29 PM
"Dell is making jewelry with reclaimed gold from recycled computer guts" TechCrunch 8:43 PM
"Cisco solution prevents malware from hiding in encrypted traffic" BetaNews 8:38 AM
"It's still unclear what Apple plans to do with its billions in overseas cash" BGR 9:21 PM
"Why Apple Investors May Shrug Off T-Mobile's New iPhone X Promotion" Investor's Business Daily 3:57 PM
"Apple: Unlikely To Spend Large War Chest" Seeking Alpha 8:38 AM
"Apple's And Microsoft's Shareholder Repatriation Is Not A Sure Thing" Seeking Alpha 7:51 AM
"Apple supplier TSMC posts 3% annual sales increase" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:56 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq flirt with first down day of 2018, but rise off session lows" MarketWatch 1:49 PM
"Dow Rises, S&P 500 Off Lows Following Reports of China's Souring on U.S. Debt: Stocks are mixed following a report that China may be reconsidering its investment in U.S. government debt." TheStreet 1:49 PM
"Wall Street pares losses as financial stocks climb" Reuters 1:48 PM
"U.S. Stock Rally Falters After a Strong Start to 2018: Real estate and utilities shares extend declines; bank stocks rise" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:59 AM
"Asian markets' fast start to 2018 finally hits a wall: Japan, Korea, Australia, Taiwan indexes fall, but Hong Kong stocks hit 10-year high" MarketWatch 8:54 AM
"DAX drops 1% as European stock rally pauses, but bank shares rise: European stocks fall to session lows after report that China is reviewing U.S. bond buying" MarketWatch 8:54 AM
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