"Apple to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business: Apple and Intel have signed an agreement for Apple to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business. Approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases. The transaction, valued at $1 billion, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, including works council and other relevant consultations in certain jurisdictions." Apple 3:08 PM
"Apple to Acquire Majority of Intel's Smartphone Modem Business" Business Wire 3:09 PM
"Apple plans to buy Intel's wireless chip unit for $1 billion" CNBC 3:27 PM
"Apple to buy majority of Intel's modem chip business for $1 billion" Reuters 3:20 PM
"Apple Pays $1 Billion for Part of Intel's Modem Business" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:44 PM
"Apple to Buy Intel Modem Unit to Jumpstart In-House 5G Plans" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:47 PM
"Apple inks $1 billion deal to buy Intel's smartphone modem business: The purchase gives Apple key technology and 2,200 engineers to build its own wireless chips." CNET 3:21 PM
"Apple acquires Intel's modem business in $1 billion deal" ZDNet 3:53 PM
"Apple buys most of Intel's smartphone chip business for $1bn" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:29 PM
"Apple Music's Next Era — And the New Leader Spurring Global Growth: 'You hear Tim talk a lot about humanity -- how we're at the crossroads between the liberal arts and technology,' says Oliver Schusser. 'It's got to be both.' The new leader of Apple Music (the Tim in question would be his boss, Apple CEO Cook) is relaxing in his sun-drenched corner office at the company's Culver City, Calif., headquarters on a June morning, explaining — in his typically measured way — why the service he oversees hasn't gone all-in on algorithms." Billboard 2:52 PM
"Apple Suppliers See Demand for New IPhones Stabilizing This Year: Apple Inc.'s suppliers are preparing to produce components for up to 75 million new iPhones in 2019's second half, roughly the same number as a year earlier, according to people familiar with the matter." Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:47 AM
"Jimmy Iovine spent excessively as Apple Music head, current service growth slowing, report claims" AppleInsider 3:33 PM
"Apple Suppliers Said to Be Preparing to Build 75 Million New iPhones for 2H: Sources" Bloomberg TV 7:56 AM
"Apple's Suppliers Aiming to Produce 75 Million New iPhones in Second Half of 2019" MacRumors 7:50 AM
"App Stores Could Be Ripe for Regulation. Here's Who Benefits If Commissions Fall." Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:36 AM
"New Global Research Reveals 99% of Retailers Surveyed Have Implemented Mobile Technology In-Store" ["76% of Retail IT Decision Makers Believe Apple Devices Are Better to Use in Retail Than Windows or Android"] Jamf 8:21 AM
"Apple Is Now the Most Valuable Brand Ever Thanks to This 1 Thing (The Good News Is You Can Totally Do It Too): Apple's brand is valued at over $200 billion, in part because of the iPhone. But there's one thing it does that makes it more valuable than the rest, and it's something you can do too." Inc. 10:28 AM
"Corporate Solar Investments Surge in United States, Report Finds: Tech giant Apple is now the leading procurer of corporate solar in the United States with nearly 400 megawatts (MW) of total installed capacity, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association's Solar Means Business 2018 report." Solar Energy Industries Association 7:50 AM
"Apple is America's top corporate user of solar energy" AppleInsider 7:49 AM
"Apple leads corporate American solar energy installers" TechCrunch 8:25 AM
"Apple and Amazon become top U.S. solar users, besting Target and Walmart" VentureBeat 9:57 AM
"Apple takes iPhone privacy billboard marketing campaign to Europe, starting with Germany" iDownload Blog 8:18 AM
"Privacy-focused Apple billboards roll out in third country" 9to5Mac 7:51 AM
"Apple and Microsoft are both investing in SoftBank's newest $108 billion mega-fund for startups" Business Insider 7:58 PM
"Winners of the 2019 iPhone Photography Awards Announced" IPPAwards 8:34 AM
"Thousands of iPhone Photographers Entered This Worldwide Contest — Here's Who Made the Cut" Popsugar 8:33 AM
"Jony Ive Files For 'LoveFrom Jony' Trademark With USPTO" Redmond Pie 8:20 AM
Non-Apple News
"Amazon asks police to advertise Ring cameras as part of partnerships: It's positioning Ring as a potential law enforcement tool." Engadget 5:07 PM
"Democratic hopeful Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over alleged censorship" Engadget 2:54 PM
"T-Mobile won't sell the Galaxy Fold when it is rereleased: It will still work on the network, but it's a ding against Samsung" The Verge 9:57 AM
"Mobile malware attacks are booming in 2019: These are the most common threats/Researchers at Check Point warn of a 50% increase in cyberattackers targeting smartphones compared with last year." ZDNet 8:18 AM
"Before and after pictures of everything Samsung fixed on the Galaxy Fold" BGR 7:56 AM
"If at first you don't succeed, Fold? Nope. Samsung redesigns bendy screen for fresh launch in September" The Register 7:46 AM
"Why Israel leads the world in computer vision" [Video Report] Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:46 AM
"Why Cloud Computing Cyber Security Risks Are On The Rise: Report" Forbes 7:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Macworld's August Digital Magazine: 10 essential iPad features you need to start using now" Macworld 2:56 PM
"#6: Is an iPad You Can't Touch Still an iPad?" Relay FM: Adapt 11:20 AM
"248: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Buy 'Em" The Rebound 10:07 AM
"Above Avalon Podcast Episode 150: A Larger Apple Machine" Above Avalon 8:19 AM
"iPhone and MacBook rumors, what's wrong with the iPhone lineup, your hot takes, and more: Macworld Podcast episode 660." Macworld 7:47 AM
"Apple acquires Intel's 5G smartphone modem business for $1 billion" Ars Technica 5:22 PM
"Tech giants petition FCC for 'Very Low Power' 6 GHz Wi-Fi: A group of tech companies that includes giants like Apple, Facebook, Google, Qualcomm and others, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new, 'Very Low Power' (VLP) category of portable devices for use in the unlicensed 6 GHz band." RCR Wireless News 8:34 AM
"Apple's 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro keyboard expected to shift to scissor mechanism" AppleInsider 12:23 PM
"Apple Expected to Adopt Keyboard With Scissor Mechanism for Upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro" MacRumors 12:25 PM
"Apple's leaked iPhone 11 design finally looks perfect in this new video" BGR 7:57 AM
"Apple supply chain cautious about orders for new iPhones" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:22 AM
"Does iOS 12.4 slow down your old iPhone? Does your old iPhone feel slow? Are you worried that installing the new iOS 12.4 update will make it slower?" ZDNet 7:57 AM
"Apple updating older iPhones and iPads to fix GPS accuracy issue" iMore 10:25 AM
"Apple Maps may add AR view highlighting the route ahead while driving" AppleInsider 7:50 AM
"Apple invents Next-Gen Augmented Reality Maps Requiring Smartglasses or iPhone with AR Camera on Dash" Patently Apple 11:05 AM
"Apple patent filing involves generating an image of a real environment" Apple World Today 7:50 AM
"Review: The 2019 MacBook Air carries the legacy of the line very well" AppleInsider 1:07 PM
"Ikea Symfonisk Table Lamp review: The best-sounding lamp you'll ever hear" CNET 8:28 AM
"IKEA Symfonisk speakers review: Sonos made sure they sound great, but that Scandi-chic lamp design is polarizing" TechHive 8:19 AM
"SONOS and IKEA Blend Sound with Furniture, starting Under $100" The Mac Observer 8:12 AM
"Microsoft's Pro IntelliMouse goes all-in on retro design, for better or worse: Microsoft's only gaming mouse doesn't know when to clock out" Digital Trends 8:38 AM
"Review: PHOOZY Thermal Capsule for iPad and MacBook offers excellent protection" Apple World Today 12:36 PM
"Review: The Omnicharge 20+ is a highly versatile portable battery, just not a very good one" Android Police 12:24 PM
iOS Apps
"Testing 5G: What 5G Speeds Will Be Like When the 2020 iPhones Launch" MacRumors 2:54 PM
"Firewall: Robo Call Blocker review: The app equivalent of Kryptonite against iPhone robocalls/Block robocalls, spam calls, and telemarketers from ringing through to your iPhone." Macworld 7:47 AM
"Sky: Children of the Light is a stunning reminder that we need more controller support in iOS games" Macworld 7:48 AM
"'Hyper Light Drifter' Review – The Legend of Sworcery" Touch Arcade 8:19 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to change Siri's language on iPhone" 9to5Mac 4:41 PM
"How to transfer all your data from an old iPhone to a new iPhone" Macworld 2:54 PM
"How to use Google Chromecast on your iPhone, for streaming video, audio, and images to your TV or another display" Business Insider 11:05 AM
"How to make text easier to read on Android, iOS, and the web: Stop straining your eyes to see what's on your screen" The Verge 10:19 AM
"How to use Safari's website View menu and Per-Site settings on iPad" iDownload Blog 7:56 AM
Tips
"We got smartphone camera tips from a 2019 iPhone Photography Award winner" Digital Trends 8:37 AM
"15 Gmail keyboard shortcuts that'll save you time and make you look like a badass" CNET 8:09 AM
"Tim Cook Plots Spectacular Return Of Your Massive MacBook Pro" Forbes 7:51 PM
"Apple appears to be slashing the Apple Music free three month trial to only one month: Banners are starting to show up on Apple's site that only offer one free month." iMore 4:44 PM
"4 reasons iPhone 11 might cost less than iPhone XS [Opinion] Cult of Mac 4:43 PM
"Experts say that Intel had no choice but to sell its smartphone modem business to Apple for $1 billion, but it was still a lousy deal" [BI Prime] Business Insider 6:54 PM
"Apple acquiring most of Intel's smartphone modem business $1B deal" TechCrunch 3:09 PM
"Intel building chips like human brains: Apparently they 'scale' better." CommsMEA 7:32 AM
"Intel Expected to Face More China Headwinds: What to Watch/Investors will look for news about China, PC shipments and the 5G revamp" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:32 AM
"Intel CEO explains why the company is exiting the smartphone modem business" Yahoo Finance 7:37 AM
"AMD Ryzen 9 3900X prices are surging due to supply shortage: CPU is being flogged for double its retail price on eBay" The Inquirer 7:10 AM
"AMD to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?" ZAcks 7:32 AM
"Data breaches getting costlier, harder to detect and repair says IBM study" Diginomica 12:45 PM
"IBM acquires Red Hat and Inks Trifacta strategic cloud computing Deal" Market Realist 3:04 PM
"Anatomy of a merger: The challenges of real time analysis of IBM's deal for Red Hat" WRAL TechWire 12:45 PM
"IBM offering cancer researchers 3 open-source AI tools" AI in Healthcare 12:46 PM
"IBM Might Slow Down Its Dividends To Remain Competitive" Seeking Alpha 12:45 PM
"IBM: An Example Of Mediocrity!" Seeking Alpha 12:45 PM
"CEO Satya Nadella Defends Pentagon Deal, Says Microsoft Will 'Absolutely' Serve the Government" Cheddar 3:34 PM
"Microsoft Renames Office Online" Thurrott 7:02 AM
"Microsoft drops the 'Online' name from its Office web apps: Because you already know you're online." Engadget 7:10 AM
"Microsoft's Office 365 services are now available from its Africa datacenters" Neowin 12:10 PM
"Hey, Windows Insiders! Sorry about that whole 20H1 build thing. Won't happen again — honest: Microsoft, you still have a problem" The Register 7:51 AM
"Windows 10 looks set to ditch controversial Live Tiles: You've either got, or you haven't got tiles" The Inquirer 7:10 AM
"What is Microsoft doing with Cortana? Cortana isn't dead, but it's no longer an Alexa competitor" The Verge 7:37 AM
"Former Microsoft exec Stefan Weitz wants to build authentic startups, and he's starting with probiotics" GeekWire 12:09 PM
"Dublin Dell unit pays out €172m dividend to parent" Irish Independent 12:43 PM
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise to invest $500 million for India growth: The company said it would begin building a high-tech extension to its campus in Mahadevapura, in Bengaluru." The Economic Times 7:25 AM
"Google owes internet users $1000 each over privacy breaches: The ACCC is investigating Google for a number of potential misleading information cases but Oracle argues it should also work with the Privacy Commissioner." The Australian [Paid Membership Required] 12:40 PM
"TSMC Backs 5G to Drive Demand for 7nm" EE Times Asia 6:47 AM
"Why the former Cisco CEO says Big Tech is going through a 'midlife crisis'" CNBC 12:38 PM
"SK Hynix to cut DRAM production, investment as profit declines 89%/When the chips are down: trade tussle with Japan yet another reason for pessimism" The Register 10:40 AM
"U.S. attorney general, state officials discuss big tech firms' effect on competition" Reuters 5:11 PM
"What to expect from Apple's Q3 results and Q4 guidance" Apple 3.0 12:37 PM
"Apple to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?" Zacks 7:56 AM
"Apple Stock Could Be Hurt by Antitrust Probe" InvestorPlace 5:59 PM
Industry News
"Dow, Nasdaq notch worst day in 4 weeks amid swirling central-bank policy: Tesla shares end the session more than 13% lower after earnings miss" MarketWatch 4:23 PM
"Stocks End Lower as Earnings Disappoint Wall Street: Stocks finish down Thursday, one day after the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed at record highs, as investors retreat from disappointing earnings reports." TheStreet 4:23 PM
"Dow Jones Sinks Less Than Nasdaq; Will These 3 Growth Stocks Soar On Earnings?" Investor's Business Daily 4:22 PM
"Stocks decline on ECB rate cut hint, mixed bag of 2Q earnings" FOXBusiness 4:22 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fall After ECB Signals a Rate Cut: Investors fret the global-easing cycle is gaining momentum" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:22 PM
"Asian markets little changed as investors await central bank decisions: Stocks in Japan, Hong Kong rise slightly" MarketWatch 7:59 AM
"Treasurys and European debt rally after ECB issues dovish policy guidance" MarketWatch 7:59 AM
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