"Apple rings in new era of Services following landmark year: Apple has marked the close of a historic 2019 for its Services offerings, a year that introduced Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, and celebrated the continued success of the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud and more experiences only Apple can create and deliver." ["As a measure of the excitement going into 2020, App Store customers spent a record $1.42 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, a 16 percent increase over last year, and $386 million on New Year's Day 2020 alone, a 20 percent increase over last year and a new single-day record."] Apple 7:47 AM
"Apple's news service reaches 100 million users, App Store sales expand" Reuters 7:50 AM
"Apple touts strong App Store revenue finish to 2019 ahead of Q1 results, strong services, iPhone 11 demand" ZDNet 7:51 AM
"Apple says its App Store hit records in 2019" CNET 8:04 AM
"Apple's app sales hit record $2b in final days of 2019" Bloomberg 9:41 PM
"Apple stock soars to record high after company announces US$1.42 billion in holiday App Store sales: The record-high close follows an 86 per cent gain through 2019" Business Insider 9:42 PM
"Apple could be headed for another battle with the FBI after the agency requested help unlocking 2 iPhones belonging to the suspected Florida shooter" Business Insider 8:20 AM
"Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 98 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements" MacRumors 4:00 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to set up Family Sharing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac: Share purchases and subscriptions with up to five other family members." Macworld 8:20 AM
"iTunes Match can be a problem for switching Apple ID countries: The annual subscription service can only have its renewal revoked, not prematurely expired." Macworld 8:20 AM
"How to toggle Dark Mode with the Touch Bar on your Mac" iDownload Blog 12:31 PM
"How to hide files and folders on Mac with Terminal" iDownload Blog 8:38 AM
"Creating a Form In Mac Numbers Using a Script" MacMost 1:01 PM
"Some Subway Riders Are Being Double-Charged Thanks To Greedy OMNY Scanners" Gothamist 6:40 PM
"Apple Pay glitch saddles NYC straphangers with accidental charges" New York Post 6:40 PM
"Apple Pay Express Transit users hit with unintended charges at New York City turnstiles: A small number of subway riders in New York City this week complained of a bug in Metro Transit Authority (MTA) tap-and-go turnstiles that inadvertently activates the Apple Pay Express Transit feature on user iPhones, resulting in double billing." AppleInsider 6:17 PM
"Some New York MTA Apple Pay Users Are Being Hit With Accidental Charges" UberGizmo 6:36 PM
"Apple Is Now Scanning Uploaded iCloud Photos To Check For Child Abuse" UberGizmo 6:35 PM
"Apple's Privacy Officer Jane Horvath Uses CES Appearance to Defend Company Stance on Encryption and Software Backdoors" MacRumors 8:20 AM
"Apple made a rare appearance at tech's biggest conference and defended encryption on the iPhone" Business Insider 8:19 AM
"Apple's wants privacy laws to protect its users" Computerworld 9:22 AM
"'Mythic Quest' creator Rob McElhenney lauds Apple contributions to creative process" AppleInsider 9:34 PM
"CES sure has changed a lot since Apple was last there in 1992" Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
"An Alleged Spy App Puts Apple in a Bind: Apple and Google both banned ToTok after reports that it was a UAE government surveillance tool. After Google reinstated it, Apple has a hard choice to make." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:04 AM
"Major TikTok Security Flaws Found: The vulnerabilities, which the app says it has fixed, could have let attackers manipulate content and extract personal data." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:51 AM
"TikTok Bugs Could Have Allowed Account Takeovers: As the social media app continues to gain popularity, security researchers are taking a closer look under the hood." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:03 AM
"TikTok Confirms 'Severe' SMS Security Threat: Critical New Update Released" Forbes 7:58 AM
"TikTok Overhauls Community Guidelines to Ban 'Underage Delinquent Behavior'" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:03 AM
"Share your best iPhone Night mode photos: Apple is starting the new year by celebrating more captivating ways to shoot on iPhone with an all-new Night mode photo challenge. Users are invited to share their impressive Night mode images captured with iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max." Apple 8:23 AM
"GLAAD Media Awards Nominations: Netflix Leads Pack That Includes HBO, Disney+ And Apple TV+ – Full List" Deadline 10:30 AM
"Ring of fired: Amazon axes four workers who secretly snooped on netizens' surveillance camera footage" The Register 9:21 PM
"Sonos CEO will testify at a House antitrust hearing next week" Engadget 3:57 PM
"U.S. lawmakers say Facebook steps to tackle 'deepfake' videos not adequate" Reuters 3:55 PM
"France and the US have two weeks to reach a compromise over a controversial tax on Google, Facebook, and other digital companies." Business Insider 3:55 PM
"Quibi versus the world: Can Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman change everything about video on your phone?" The Verge 12:34 PM
"An uncritical Teen Vogue story about Facebook caused bewilderment about whether it's sponsored content before the entire article vanished" Business Insider 12:28 PM
"U.S. to outline strong support for self-driving cars at CES" Reuters 12:25 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"CES Picks, Happy Birthday Aqua – TMO Daily Observations 2020-01-08" The Mac Observer 1:42 PM
"9to5Mac Daily: January 08, 2020 – App Store record, new 'Shot on iPhone' contest" 9to5Mac 12:31 PM
"Michael Phelps interview — How Olympic athletes can take advantage of tech" VentureBeat 9:44 AM
"Apple's Steve Wozniak Reveals His Love-Hate With Tesla, Facebook And The Joys Of Counterfeiting" [Interview] Forbes 8:09 AM
"TiVo's unreleased Roku and Apple TV apps are 'in limbo': The ability to send video from TiVo DVRs to streaming players is on the backburner as TiVo's priorities shift." TechHive 6:35 PM
"TiVo app for Apple TV 'in limbo' due to technical issues, strategy shift" AppleInsider 6:35 PM
"TiVo's Planned Apple TV App 'In Limbo'" MacRumors 6:36 PM
"AirPods will 'just work' with a 10-year-old iPhone" Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:53 AM
"16" & 15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:53 AM
"App Store Year-Over-Year Growth in the Christmas to New Year's Eve Holiday Week" Daring Fireball 3:55 PM
"Forget About The iPhone 11: Why Services Are Apple's Smartest Trick" Forbes 1:01 PM
"Apple Vaguely Claims a Services Bonanza" Thurrott 10:55 AM
"Cybart: Not So Fast on AirPods Revenue" Daring Fireball 10:10 AM
"Even the world's top Samsung insider can't believe how blatantly Samsung just copied Apple" BGR 8:42 AM
"Comment: Latest FBI iPhone case is actually rather good timing for Apple" 9to5Mac 8:28 AM
"Why the iPad needs to embrace mice and trackpads: Using an external pointing device can help make the iPad a better device." Macworld 8:20 AM
"Cassandra -Wednesday Diversion: iOS 13 Photo-sync problems on iPhone 11 Pro -now for the Engineers" eXtensions 7:54 AM
Non-Apple
"Hands on with the foldable Motorola razr" [Video] Mashable 1:01 PM
"Ajit Pai Still Thinks Killing Net Neutrality Was a Brilliant Idea: The FCC boss insisted at CES that ignoring the public and killing net neutrality fixed America's broadband problems. It didn't." Vice 10:30 AM
"Dear Google, as a Play Music user, decide what you want YouTube Music to be" Memeburn 8:45 AM
"Smart tech is coming for your last safe space: the bathroom" The Verge 8:42 AM
"Ivanka Trump disrupted the conversation about women in tech: While saying nothing about them." Engadget 8:39 AM
"Instant translation earbuds aim to bring one of the best 'Hitchhiker's Guide' inventions to life" [Video] Mashable 8:33 AM
"I have seen the AI dystopia and it looks like Neon" Mashable 8:33 AM
"Neon CEO explains the tech behind his overhyped 'artificial humans'" The Verge 8:28 AM
"The PlayStation 5 Should Already Have A Major Advantage Over Xbox Series X" Forbes 8:23 AM
"What is gallium nitride and what does it mean for your tech?" Android Authority 8:09 AM
"CES 2020: JBL debuts soundbar with detachable speakers and Airplay 2 support" iMore 5:44 PM
"Using Apple Pay Express Transit on The London Underground" The Mac Observer 5:47 PM
"WD's prototype portable SSD drive puts 8TB in your pocket: Somehow WD crammed 8TB of NAND into a tiny portable USB drive." PCWorld 12:30 PM
"Linedock for MacBook Pro brings 10 ports with an extra charge and user-upgradable SSD in a sleek package" 9to5Mac 10:10 AM
"August Introduces New Wi-Fi Smart Lock" ["Customers can also remotely check the status of their door at any time with August's exclusive DoorSense™ technology, as well as integrate it with leading hosting platforms, security systems and smart home platforms (including Airbnb, Alarm.com, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit)."] Business Wire 9:53 AM
"Samsung's T7 Touch portable SSD blends blazing-fast speeds with fingerprint security" PCWorld 9:30 AM
"Razer and Gamevice Announced the Razer Kishi Controller for iOS and Android Set to Offer a Modern Console Controller Experience" Touch Arcade 8:45 AM
"Every new HomeKit-supported device announced at CES 2020" iMore 8:38 AM
"Linksys routers will soon monitor your breathing as well as movement" The Verge 8:29 AM
"Apple TV App Coming to Select Sony and Vizio Smart TVs Later This Year" MacRumors 8:20 AM
"CES 2020: Best of hard drives and SSDs" AppleInsider 8:19 AM
"Eve launches first HomeKit Secure Video CCTV system" Apple Must 7:54 AM
"Microsoft Can Go 'Well Beyond' a $1 Trillion Market Value, Analyst Says" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:28 PM
"Microsoft boosts programming language Python's popular VS Code extension" ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Intel and Google are Partnering on High-End Chromebooks" Thurrott 8:45 AM
"Intel's Mobileye Wins Deals in China and South Korea" Zacks 8:32 AM
"Intel's New Thunderbolt 4 Standard Isn't Faster Than Thunderbolt 3" Redmond Pie 9:33 AM
"Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake-H 5GHz Laptop CPU Shipping Window Confirmed" HotHardware 3:56 PM
"AMD CEO interview — Expect a lot more from us in 2020" VentureBeat 1:46 PM
"AMD CEO Lisa Su Confirms Zen 3 For 2020, 'Big Navi', Ryzen Navi APUs And More At CES" HotHardware 3:56 PM
"AMD's third shoe finally drops at CES 2020—7nm Zen 2 mobile CPUs: Intel focused on AI acceleration—but AMD went unapologetically hard on gaming." Ars Technica 8:42 AM
"AMD Ryzen Mobile 4000 CPUs Ready to Take On Intel" Market Realist 12:31 PM
"AMD announces new CPUs and GPUs at CES 2020" DigiTimes 8:24 AM
"'Buyer's remorse' drove HP's legal crusade to go after Lynch, High Court told" The Register 8:04 AM
"HP dismisses Xerox's $24 million financing commitment" ZDNet 7:45 PM
"Dell's Latitude 9510 shakes up corporate laptops with 5G, machine learning and thin bezels" PCWorld 9:31 AM
"Cisco and Palo Alto Networks Cut to Neutral at Bank of America: Cisco Systems and Palo Alto Networks are lower after Bank of America analysts downgrade shares of the tech companies to neutral from buy." TheStreet 8:32 AM
"New-gen PC processors to stimulate demand starting 3Q20" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:23 AM
"Apple shares shrug off war threat as analysts scramble to raise their targets" AppleInsider 10:10 AM
"Here's Why Momentum Investors Will Love Apple" Zacks 12:33 PM
"Apple: Overvalued, But Optimism Warranted" Seeking Alpha 10:10 AM
Industry News
"S&P, Nasdaq close at new records after Trump minimizes Iran strikes; Dow gains capped by Boeing: Stocks recover, oil and gold slump in volatile trading on Mid-East tensions" MarketWatch 3:59 PM
"Nasdaq Closes At Record Highs as Trump Says Iran Appears to Back Off: The Nasdaq closes at a record high Wednesday after Donald Trump says Iran 'appeared to be standing down' after Iranian missiles struck two American military bases in Iraq." TheStreet 3:59 PM
"Stock Market Roars Back After Trump Iran Speech But Fade Late; FANG Stocks Show Some Bite" Investor's Business Daily 3:59 PM
"Stocks Rise on Hopes for Easing Mideast Tensions: Initially sharp moves in stocks, bonds and commodities moderate" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
"Asian markets pull back after Iranian missile attack: Nikkei drops sharply as traders await next move in Middle East" MarketWatch and Associated Press 8:47 AM
"European stocks under pressure after Iran missile strikes rattle investors" MarketWatch 8:47 AM
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