"Why the iPhone Is Losing Out to Chinese Devices in Asia: Apple's market share is stagnant or declining in Asia, paving the way for other smartphone makers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
"Apple's Move To Share Health Care Records Is A Game-Changer" Wired [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:08 AM
"Weak iPhone X demand isn't just hurting Apple — it's also causing problems for Samsung" Business Insider 7:21 AM
"Former Windows president defends Apple in 44 tweets" Apple 3.0 7:51 AM
"Apple updates operating systems to fix app-crashing bug: Bug causes apps running on iOS devices and Macs to crash when a certain Indian symbol was displayed." CNET 5:20 PM
"Apple updates all its operating systems to address Indian Telugu crash: The update deals with some issues with iOS devices and external accessories, too." Ars Technica 6:32 PM
"APFS Bug in macOS High Sierra Can Cause Data Loss When Writing to Disk Images" MacRumors 7:20 AM
"Apple's APFS file system is suffering from a disk image flaw that could see users losing data: Software engineers found the data writing bug via sparse disk images" V3 7:06 AM
"A History of the Xserve: Apple's One Rack Wonder" MacStories 10:36 AM
"Apple's 2018 WWDC May be June 4-8 at McEnery Convention Center" The Mac Observer 10:17 AM
"6 Mac tips that will make you way more productive" Computerworld 9:31 AM
"How to Add, Remove, and Rearrange Menu Bar Icons in macOS" MacRumors 7:07 AM
"Window Control with Keyboard Maestro and Moom" Macdrifter 7:07 AM
Op/Ed
"Supplemental Update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.3: is there more to it?" Eclectic Light Company 5:13 PM
"Looking for a Mac App to Replace Twitter's Client? Here are Your Two Choices" The Mac Observer 3:19 PM
"Archival issues is a lively topic, talking about hard disks vs. SSDs, checksums, ZFS, Carbon Copy Cloner, backup testing and more." MacInTouch 8:57 AM
Press Releases
"Twitterrific Adds Multi-Account Features, Follower and Following Lists, and More" MacStories 2:59 PM
"VLCKit 3.0 adds support for H.265, better 4K memory management, and 3D video" 9to5Mac 2:16 PM
"Event: Learn the ARCHICAD to Grasshopper-Rhino Connection in March" Architosh 9:36 AM
"Feral Announces 'Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia' Coming to Mac" MacRumors 7:52 AM
"Install Disk Creator makes it easy to create macOS installer disks" Apple World Today 7:49 AM
"Apple HomePod: the best-sounding smart speaker yet? We reveal our first impressions of the Apple HomePod, with early insights from the lab, and whether it could steal the show with its sound quality" Which? 6:17 PM
"Video: Apple HomePod vs. Sonos One" AppleInsider 5:59 PM
"Guidemaster: Smartwatches worthy of replacing your favorite timepiece/Everything you want to know about the smartwatches you've been itching to buy." Ars Technica 7:52 AM
"Hands on: Promise Apollo Cloud 2 Duo provides network Time Machine, iOS Files compatibility" AppleInsider 9:14 AM
"JBL Boombox portable Bluetooth speaker review" The Gadgeteer 9:44 AM
"Review: Mujjo's premium leather iPhone X case and knitted gloves" iDownload Blog 7:32 AM
"Zolo Liberty+ Truly Wireless Headphones review: Fantastic battery life but mediocre audio" Macworld 7:19 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Introduction to Apple WatchKit with Core Motion — Tracking Jumping Jacks" Heartbeat 7:33 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Make iPhone Speaker Louder Sounding with EQ Settings" OS X Daily 2:59 PM
"Using QR Codes With Your iPhone" MacMost 10:35 AM
"How to set multiple timers with HomePod" iMore 9:23 AM
"WSJ report that the iPhone is floundering in Asia is way off base" BGR 9:28 PM
"Apple 'didn't test the HomePod enough,' design experts claim" BGR 7:07 PM
"Apple Says iPhone X #1 Smartphone, the Rest of the World Talks about Weak Demand" The Mac Observer 6:23 PM
"Life on an iPad" ["That was, as I say, a couple of weeks ago. Since then I've been doing everything I've done on this iPad – a 12in iPad Pro, with Smart Keyboard. That means email, writing articles for papers, editing chapters for my book, composing The Overspill's daily Start Up post, and so on...A few years ago, this would probably have been impossible. I wouldn't have contemplated it. Now? Getting along fine."] The Overspill 5:12 PM
"Apple's Upcoming Handover of Chinese iCloud Data to a State-Owned Company" Daring Fireball 4:01 PM
"The Reliable Simplicity of AirPods" MacStories 3:20 PM
"Why Apple needs to recruit some eagles at Apple Park" Apple Must 2:27 PM
"Concept: Creating a more immersive HomePod store experience with AR and Apple Music" 9to5Mac 2:16 PM
"See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Apple Inc." [3-page PDF] IHS Markit 7:45 AM
Industry News
"Dow futures slip with traders on Presidents Day break: U.S. stock futures were trading lower on Monday, reversing Friday's mostly upbeat action, though analysts warned against reading too much into the moves, given traders are off for Presidents Day." MarketWatch 11:56 AM
"Stocks take a break for President's Day after a torrid run" FOXBusiness 8:54 AM
"European Stocks Stall in Thin Holiday Trading: Quiet day with U.S. and many Asian markets closed for public holidays" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:54 AM
"Asian markets continue to push higher: 'It's kind of a relief rally'/Nikkei, Kospi both up more than 1% following holiday" MarketWatch 8:54 AM
"European stocks end day with losses, driven lower by Daimler and Reckitt Benckiser: European stocks closed lower Monday, dragged down in part by falls for consumer products heavyweight Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and German automobile maker Daimler AG." MarketWatch 11:54 AM
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