"Apple needs to advertise its most important product: Privacy/WWDC 2018: Apple needs to show consumers what it's doing to ensure that 2018 won't be like 1984." ZDNet 4:07 PM
"Apple's New Features Take Aim at Facebook: The iPhone maker is improving its media-sharing capabilities while limiting the social-media company's ability to harvest data" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:55 AM
"'We've never been in the data business': Apple said it never took information from Facebook" Business Insider 6:54 AM
"Apple No Longer a Hardware-Focused Business: Bulls" Investopedia 11:37 AM
"11 fantastic iOS 12 features that didn't make the WWDC keynote: Apple's WWDC keynote was so jammed with new features, some of the best ones don't make the cut." Macworld 6:52 AM
"Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2018" VentureBeat 8:03 AM
"Screen Time in iOS 12 shows how badly the iPad needs user accounts/Earth to Apple: A lot of families share a single iPad. But the cool new Screen Time feature only works as intended if everyone has his or her own device." Macworld 6:51 AM
"Apple Ignores What's Wrong With the Mac: There's a lot that's deeply wrong with Mac hardware, and Apple doesn't seem to see it." PC Magazine 7:47 AM
"Bringing iPhone apps to the Mac won't stop its slow march to the grave — the future is the smartphone" Business Insider 7:48 AM
"Apple, Google have similar phone addiction approaches with iOS, Android: Apple and Google plan to deploy similar approaches and dashboards to curb digital addiction." ZDNet 7:07 AM
"WWDC 2018: Apple's Software Chief Details How iOS Apps Will Run on Macs" Wired 10:11 AM
"iOS app porting won't make Mac feel like iPhone, Apple's Federighi says" AppleInsider 11:20 AM
"Craig Federighi Shares More Details on Porting iOS Apps to the Mac" MacStories 12:02 PM
"Apple puts privacy and security foremost in iOS 12, macOS Mojave" Macworld 6:51 AM
"New Safari privacy features on MacOS Mojave and iOS 12 crack down on nosy websites: Apple helps lead some browser makers to rein in website tracking." CNET 7:07 AM
"Apple got even tougher on ad trackers at WWDC" TechCrunch 7:08 AM
"Apple Introduces macOS Mojave With Dark Mode, Desktop Stacks, Redesigned App Store, And More" AppAdvice 7:33 AM
"Apple Announce Mojave, the New macOS 10.14 With Dark Mode at WWDC 2018" fcp.co 7:34 AM
"macOS Mojave Moves Software Updates to System Preferences" The Mac Observer 7:33 AM
"Apple Confirms Mojave is the Last macOS Release to Support 32-Bit Apps" MacRumors 7:47 AM
"Will your devices run iOS 12 or macOS Mojave?" Cult of Mac 11:07 AM
"Apple Deprecates OpenGL Across All OSes; Urges Developers to use Metal" AnandTech 8:55 AM
"Some game developers hint at abandoning the Mac if Apple phases out OpenGL" AppleInsider 3:06 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Hands-on with dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave [Gallery] 9to5Mac 4:06 PM
"How to Learn Which Apps Will Stop Working on Your Mac When 32-Bit Support Ends" MacRumors 7:47 AM
"Getting Around a Common Custom Icon Problem" MacMost 9:11 AM
"macOS: How to Adjust Sound and Brightness in Quarters" The Mac Observer 12:27 PM
Op/Ed
"MacOS and iOS are definitely not getting together, or are they? - Video" CNET 3:09 PM
"Which devices support iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS 12, and macOS Mojave?" Macworld 3:06 PM
"iOS apps on Macs? Gee, that feels familiar...: Welcome to the world of cross-platform convergence, Apple. Come on in — the water's fine." Computerworld 12:02 PM
"What WWDC's 'sneak peek' at project Marzipan could mean for the Mac" Cult of Mac 11:03 AM
Press Releases
"Counter 1.1.1 for macOS the utility to count things when your fingers are not enough" Tension Software 10:15 AM
"24U releases 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In 6.0 for the FileMaker 17 Platform" prMac 10:10 AM
"24U releases 24U SimpleTalk Plug-In 2.0 for the FileMaker 17 Platform" prMac 10:10 AM
"macOS Mojave includes two desert-themed wallpapers, download here" 9to5Mac 9:41 AM
"mimoLive 4.1: PTZ via NDI®, HTML based broadcast graphics" Boinx Software 7:50 AM
"A Miniature German Mittelstand—How the Nemetschek Group is Crushing It In the AEC Software Industry" Architosh 5:13 PM
"'It will be a lose-lose': Tim Cook criticised Trump as he wages trade wars with the world" Business Insider 6:54 AM
"Apple launches another kind of Bootcamp at WWDC, and it's a HIIT" AppleInsider 4:07 PM
"Apple store in LA's Beverly Center relocating to larger space on June 9th" 9to5Mac 4:06 PM
"Apple reveals new App Store Connect webpage, replacing iTunes Connect" The Apple Post 6:35 AM
"Apple Updates App Store Review Guidelines to Address Steam Link, Cryptocurrencies, and Free Trials" The Mac Observer 6:35 AM
"Apple Now Allows Free Trials for iOS Apps: Non-subscription apps can now offer a free time-based trial period before payment is required." PC Magazine 7:47 AM
"Free Trials for All Paid Apps Now Possible Thanks to Updated App Store Guidelines" MacRumors 7:34 PM
"Apple brings Health Records API to developers, researchers: Users will be able to share health data with third-party apps." CNET 7:52 AM
"Redhead Emojis Are Coming Along With Receipts, Toilet Paper, And Llamas" BuzzFeed 7:34 AM
"Apple Design Awards 2018: All The Winners From Florence To Triton Sponge" Forbes 6:43 AM
"PSA: iPhone Users Are Getting Creepy Emergency Alerts in Virginia" The Mac Observer 2:53 PM
Non-Apple News
"Google Pixel 3 And Pixel 3 XL Screen Sizes Allegedly Confirmed In New Leak" HotHardware 4:03 PM
"FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims" Gizmodo 9:42 AM
"Forget WWDC. Asus showed us the sexiest tech of tomorrow/Dual-screen laptops, medical-grade wearables and more: Asus brought the goods to Computex 2018." CNET 8:22 AM
"Here's what happens when you attach a 70-200mm F4 to a Game Boy Camera" Digital Photography Review 7:34 AM
"Apple Announces iOS 12: Siri Suggestions, Faster Performance, 6 Years of Support, & More" AnandTech 8:02 AM
"iOS 12 Changes Hint at Redesigned iPad Pros With Face ID and No Home Button Coming This Year" MacRumors 6:52 AM
"iPad with Face ID leaks in iOS 12 beta" The Verge 6:50 AM
"Report: Multiple faces for Face ID, and Face ID for iPad" Six Colors 11:03 AM
"Brace Yourselves, the iPad is Getting a Notch" The Mac Observer 8:43 AM
"Face ID in iOS 12 can now recognize two different people" The Verge 6:49 AM
"iOS 12 beta reveals some improvements coming to Face ID" BGR 9:36 PM
"Apple Unveils New Siri Customization Tools at WWDC" TechNewsWorld 7:34 AM
"Apple takes augmented-reality gaming to the 'next level' with Lego and slingshot apps" Business Insider 6:54 AM
"Apple CarPlay: iOS 12 will finally let you use Google Maps, Waze/With iOS 12, Apple is opening up CarPlay to third-party navigation apps" ZDNet 7:08 AM
"WWDC: AirPods to get Live Listen support in iOS 12" Apple Must 7:28 PM
"Live Listen to Come to AirPods in iOS 12" MacTrast 7:29 PM
"Apple brings Live Listen accessibility feature to AirPods in iOS 12" AppleInsider 7:29 PM
"watchOS 5 unsupported on original Apple Watch" The Apple Post 7:36 AM
"watchOS 5: Podcasts, Siri face, custom Control Center, more" 9to5Mac 3:07 PM
"iOS 12 users must unlock their iPhones every hour to maintain USB connections" AppleInsider 9:42 AM
"iOS 12 Features Restricted USB Mode To Kill Brute Force Police Unlocking Tools" HotHardware 4:03 PM
"iOS 12 Makes Your iPhone More Secure With Easier Password Creation and Storage" MacRumors 3:06 PM
"WWDC: Apple's Password Manager API puts iOS in the Dashlane" Apple Must 3:01 PM
"Apple Music in iOS 12 adds song search by lyrics, new artist pages" AppleInsider 3:06 PM
"FaceTime may eventually be able to 'hide' your background during a call" Apple World Today 7:44 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Apple stops offering watchOS 5 beta 1 due to 'an issue that occurs while updating'" 9to5Mac 8:45 PM
"iPhone X Face ID misfires resolved with a simple swipe in iOS 12" AppleInsider 3:07 PM
"Google Home Vs Amazon Echo: Which Smart Speaker Is Best For You?" HotHardware 12:27 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-on video walkthrough: 50 new features and changes for iPhone and iPad in iOS 12" iDownload Blog 4:06 PM
"Video: hands-on with iOS 12 on iPhone and iPad" iDownload Blog 7:48 AM
"Speed Test : iPhone 5S - iOS 12 Beta 1 vs iOS 11.4 (iOS 12 Beta 1 Build 16A5288q)" YouTube: iAppleBytes 7:08 AM
"Hands on: Controlling your smart home with HomeKit on macOS Mojave" AppleInsider 3:07 PM
"Walkie-Talkie on the Apple Watch is a clever riff on FaceTime Audio: It's not quite the same thing as old-school cellular push-to-talk" The Verge 6:50 AM
"Apple's multiplayer AR vision of the future works pretty well so far: A whole new world of collaborative AR apps and games are coming in iOS 12. Here's a first taste." CNET 6:43 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"iOS 12: How to create custom Siri Shortcuts" 9to5Mac 8:11 PM
"How to make and use personalized Memoji on iPhone X in iOS 12" AppleInsider 7:37 PM
"How to install an iOS developer beta on your iPhone or iPad using iTunes" iMore 4:09 PM
"How to install iOS 12 beta on your iPhone or iPad right now" The Next Web 8:03 AM
Tips
"Former Apple Partnership Manager Akil King shares tips on ensuring the perfect iOS 12 app launch" 9to5Mac 4:07 PM
"Pro Tip: How to control the iPad video player with keyboard commands" Cult of Mac 4:06 PM
"WWDC 2018: What we didn't get/Our expectations were high going into WWDC 2018, and though we weren't disappointed in what we got, we were a little disappointed in what we didn't get." iMore 9:20 PM
"WWDC: No new hardware, but Apple's platform advantage grows/Apple's focus on software significantly expands what its existing solutions can already do and extends fresh developer opportunities." Computerworld 7:52 PM
"Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Is Free -Here's a Complete List" The Mac Observer 7:30 PM
"Apple reiterates why touchscreens won't be coming to Macs anytime soon" Digital Trends 4:57 PM
"What Happened to Apple's AirPower and iPhone SE 2?" iDrop News 4:07 PM
"Why Apple is having so many problems right now" Business Insider 4:06 PM
"Apple has fixed the most annoying thing about iPhone X" Mashable 4:06 PM
"The best iOS 12 feature by far: No more dumb iPhone X screenshots" BGR 4:05 PM
"iOS 12 and watchOS 5: A Roundup of All the Little Things" MacStories 3:08 PM
"Apple just gave owners of older iPhones a great reason not to upgrade" Business Insider 3:06 PM
"WWDC: Apple TV — The underestimated story/Few are talking about how Apple's plan to become a key platform provider in the TV space is breaking new ground, but it's going to become more important in the next 12 months." Computerworld 12:00 PM
"iOS 12 fixes the most annoying iPhone X gesture" BGR 11:20 AM
"Why iOS 12 Is Huge for Security and Privacy" Intego 11:03 AM
"Apple TV 4K gets Dolby Atmos sound: Three reasons it matters/Aaaaand four reasons it doesn't." CNET 10:11 AM
"No new Mac hardware leaves me feeling pretty dark mode myself: In a world filled with the latest bleeding edge technology, one company has dedicated itself to promising nothing and delivering less, at least when it comes to what was once its flagship line of computers." ZDNet 9:42 AM
"How smart home tech is empowering users to help disabled family members" 9to5Mac 9:42 AM
"Huawei's MateBook X Pro is a MacBook Pro killer" [Video] Mashable 8:59 AM
"Restricted views: Unstated reasons for limited access in iOS" Macworld 8:22 AM
"Five actually useful real-world things that came out at Apple's WWDC: Game-changers? Could be" The Register 8:03 AM
"Here's how the Apple Watch's new 'walkie talkie' feature works" Mashable 8:03 AM
"Jamf CEO Dean Hager comments on all Apple's WWDC announcements" Apple World Today 7:59 AM
"Notice Anything Missing in the WWDC Keynote? (Premium)" Thurrott 7:52 AM
"CMV: Techies will love Siri Shortcuts, but most normal people will never use" 9to5Mac 7:47 AM
"WWDC 2018: The Customer Is Always Right" Loup Ventures 7:33 AM
"Some random thoughts and observations after the WWDC keynote" Apple World Today 7:30 AM
"Siri Shortcuts Highlights Evolution of Voice-Based Interfaces" Tech.pinions 7:06 AM
"Apple's new Siri shortcuts could get annoying fast: That said, it's got one knockout feature." CNET 6:42 AM
"Paul Kent's Houserockers Rock the House at Jim Dalrymple's The Loop Bash" The Mac Observer 7:31 PM
Non-Apple
"Microsoft Acquired GitHub For How Much?" Social Barrel 8:43 PM
"I deleted Facebook, and I really don't miss it" Business Insider 3:06 PM
"Would Conscious Computers Have Rights?" Gigaom 9:42 AM
"LG V35 ThinQ vs. HTC U12 Plus: Which big beauty should you buy?" Digital Trends 9:09 AM
"Gmail's new design: Love it or hate it, looks like you'll soon have to use it/The new Gmail will just be Gmail soon after it reaches general availability." ZDNet 8:03 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Comic: Hello Dark Mode, My New Friend" iMore 8:22 AM
"Intel aims to fix battery woes with low power LCD tech: It co-engineered a one-watt panel with Sharp and Innolux to cut power consumption by half." Engadget 8:30 AM
"5G laptops are coming soon, and they'll have Intel inside" BGR 10:01 AM
"Intel's Got Some New Tricks to Try to Save Your Laptop's Precious Battery" Gizmodo 8:36 AM
"Intel's special edition 8086K CPU can reach 5GHz: And it announced a slew of new models." Engadget 8:30 AM
"Intel's Core i7-8086K is their best CPU yet — and there are 8086 of them up for grabs" Rock, Paper, Shotgun 8:52 AM
"Intel and Sprint team up to sell 5G PCs in 2019: Expect 5G-equipped computers everywhere next year." Engadget 8:30 AM
"Intel And Sprint Announce Partnership For 5G PCs Launching In 2019" HotHardware 4:50 PM
"Intel teases mammoth single-socket 28-core processor for PCs" Neowin 8:33 AM
"Intel Demos 28-Core, 56-Thread 5GHz Monster Core-X CPU, Available In Q4 2018" HotHardware 4:49 PM
"Intel crushes Computex with a 28-core chip, a 5GHz 8086K, two new architectures and more: A 28-core mystery chip. A 5GHz Anniversary 8086 chip. Two new architectures. And that's just the beginning." PCWorld 10:16 AM
"Next Up for Intel: Whiskey Lake, 28-Core CPU/Although its production process is still stalled at 14nm, Intel's new chips will offer better energy efficiency, the company announced at a Computex keynote." PC Magazine 8:42 AM
"Intel teases a massive 28-core, single-socket chip that will launch later this year" TechCrunch 9:12 AM
"Intel will launch a 28-core 5GHz CPU by the end of the year: Who needs 18 cores, right?" Engadget 8:31 AM
"Intel Celebrates x86 40th Anniversary with 5GHz Core i7: 40 years after introducing the x86 architecture and 8086 microprocessor, Intel gives us an unlocked 5GHz limited edition chip." PC Magazine 8:42 AM
"Intel announces its Core i7-8086K chip, along with Amber Lake and Whiskey Lake CPUs" Neowin 8:34 AM
"Intel Core i7-8086K is its first CPU to hit 5GHz in turbo: It's giving away 8,086 free" ZDNet 8:34 AM
"IBM offers SaaS solution for companies on the hunt for GDPR data" ZDNet 11:09 AM
"Apple's biggest manufacturer is buying Toshiba's PC business" Cult of Mac 9:41 AM
Industry News
"Stock market struggles for footing in the green, but Nasdaq sets fresh intraday peak" MarketWatch 11:22 AM
"Tuesday Turnaround: Tech Rally, Carnival and Buffett" TheStreet 5:04 PM
"Almost half of the US housing market is overvalued: CoreLogic" FOXBusiness 5:04 PM
"US Stocks-Nasdaq ends at record close, S&P edges higher on data" Reuters 5:04 PM
"Nasdaq Leads Stock Gains, But Is The Market's Climb Already Fading?" Investor's Business Daily 5:05 PM
"Tech Stocks Lift Nasdaq to Another Record Close: Financial shares are a drag on the S&P 500, as government bond yields slide" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:06 PM
"Twitter to be added to S&P 500 index, shares jump on news" USA Today 8:44 AM
"Asian markets give up some of Monday's gains" MarketWatch 8:45 AM
"European stocks climb as tech sector hits 17-year high" MarketWatch 8:45 AM
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