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Friday Highlights: Dan Moren explores Apple's new subscription model; Bloomberg's Shira Ovide reckons Apple is in the midst of a business change given stagnating smartphone sales; Adrian Kingsley-Hughes argues the time has come for Apple "to expand into lower-priced categories" with iPhone; it appears Samsung may retain bulk of iPhone screen manufacture as LG said to struggle, but Dan Dilger calls report "sloppy"; will we finally see a Dark Mode in macOS 10.14?; Jonny Evans pores over new Apple's Environmenal Responsibility Report and discovers a slew of "product secrets we didn't know before"; have a gander at Apple's new robot, Daisy, tasked with dismantling iPhones in 18 seconds; rumor out of Japan that we may get new iPhone SE this May, sans headphone jack, but with A10 and Touch ID.
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"Apple's new model: Please subscribe/Apple's Services division has become one of its more successful businesses." Macworld 7:28 AM
"Break Even and Lock In: Apple's Subscription Services Strategy" The Motley Fool 9:34 AM
"Everyone Talks About Apple's Changing Business Except Apple" BloombergGadfly 8:02 AM
"This is why Apple needs a cheaper iPhone: Apple has managed to keep the iPhone a premium brand for over a decade, but now it's time to expand into lower-priced categories." ZDNet 7:53 AM
"Apple's iPhone X will be killed off this year, analyst says" CNBC 7:53 AM
"Apple Struggles With Effort to Diversify Screen Suppliers: Manufacturing problems at South Korea's LG Display could force Apple to rely solely on Samsung for high-end and costly smartphone screens" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 AM
"Sloppy report depicts Apple as struggling with LG as an alternative to Samsung OLEDs on new iPhones" AppleInsider 10:04 AM
"Report: Apple Stuck With Samsung for iPhone OLED Supply/It looks increasingly likely the 2018 iPhones will use Samsung OLED displays exclusively." PC Magazine 8:39 AM
"18+ Apple product secrets we didn't know before" Computerworld 8:53 AM
"Mac icon designer Susan Kare honored with award" Cult of Mac 7:45 AM
"Original Mac designer Susan Kare to receive prestigious AIGA medal" AppleInsider 7:47 AM
"An iPhone thank you letter: 'Live Photo saved my grandmother's laugh'" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
"Siri on Apple HomePods being triggered by ad for NBA on TNT" AppleInsider 9:12 AM
"Apple Retail Store Logos Gain Green Leaves in Celebration of Earth Day" MacRumors 7:49 AM
"Greenpeace Slams Apple's iPhone Recycling Robot Daisy" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
"iPhone terminator: Apple's Daisy teardown robot can rip your phone apart in 18 secs/Apple has a new robot that can recover about 1kg of gold and 7.5kg of silver from every 100,000 old iPhones." ZDNet 7:29 AM
"Say hi to Daisy, an Apple-made robot that recycles old iPhones" Digital Trends 7:45 AM
"Your first look at the new Apple Newton documentary" Cult of Mac 11:00 AM
"Meet Chat, another new Google messaging service that's still not as good as Apple's iMessage" BGR 7:46 AM
Non-Apple News
"This is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don't have an account" Recode 1:18 PM
"No, staring at a screen won't damage your eyes" The Verge 9:34 AM
"Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to Allo, double down on RCS" TechCrunch 7:49 AM
"Seven Artificial Intelligence Advances Expected This Year" Forbes 7:42 AM
"Audit Cleared Facebook's Privacy Practices Despite Cambridge Analytica Leak: Breach of social-media company's data-use rules occurred during time covered by PwC review" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:26 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"No Unified Apple OS for You, Daisy iPhone Recycling Robot -TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-20" The Mac Observer 1:05 PM
"AppleInsider podcast interviews Oliver Seil, Belkin VP of Design, talks iPhone SE2 rumours, and merging iOS and macOS" AppleInsider 7:56 AM
"The Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 27: How to Sell Your Old Mac, iPhone, or iPad" Intego 7:42 AM
"Apple is slipping after Morgan Stanley said iPhone demand is dwindling" Business Insider 10:18 AM
"AAPL rapidly drops more than 3%, likely combined result of TSMC guidance and LG report" 9to5Mac 9:26 AM
"Morgan Stanley: Apple stock may fall on 'materially' weaker iPhone sales, but then it is time to buy" CNBC 8:02 AM
"Merrill Lynch is a buy on Apple, despite June weakness" Apple 3.0 7:49 AM
Industry News
"Stock market edges lower as Trump weighs on oil; indexes set for weekly gains: GE on track for best session since 2015" MarketWatch 10:41 AM
"Dow Falls Sharply as Apple's Slump Offsets Gains in General Electric: Stocks fall on Friday as sharp gains in General Electric are offset by slumping Apple shares." TheStreet 10:41 AM
"Bears Awake, Apple Falls Below Key Level, But This Top Financial Stock Rips Past Buy Point" Investor's Business Daily 10:41 AM
"Tech companies help pull US stocks lower in early trade" Associated Press 10:41 AM
"U.S. Stocks Lower, But on Course for Weekly Gains: Shares were nudged higher this week on a string of upbeat earnings reports, reassuring investors that U.S. companies are on strong footing" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:40 AM
"Asian markets sink, with chip makers leading declines: Taiwan Semiconductor offers disappointing forecast" MarketWatch 8:52 AM
"European stocks fall from 7-week high as consumer-goods shares struggle" MarketWatch 8:52 AM
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