Wednesday, February 28, 2018



Apple floats above the market





Apple shares rise after this key chip supplier posts solid 2018 outlook





Apple to $1.1 Trillion and beyond






Fortune: Apple will sell hundreds of millions of iPhone upgrades in the next 18 months





Apple targeted in NRA boycott


'Damned if Apple TV continues to stream NRAtv, damned if it doesn't.'




Wait times for iPhone battery replacements increasing


Wait Times for iPhone Battery Replacements Increasing - Mac Rumors




Smartphone security comparison gives Apple top billing, only two Android brands do OK






10% of young adult Americans have used Apple Pay in-store, well ahead of rival mobile wallets






Apple Watch a hit on the mountain: 25% of Slopes app skiers and riders start tracking via wrist






Apple Watch Series 3 with watchOS 4.2 now tracks skiing and snowboarding






In China, Apple chose option A







Apple picks up psychological thriller produced by M. Night Shyamalan





Opening Day for Apple Store Austria Brought the Crowds








Apple adds video iPhone tutorials on telephoto shooting & framing







Phone makers are rushing to rip-off the worst part of the iPhone X design








Tuesday, February 27, 2018




Apple Stock price reaches all-time (intraday) high above $180 after Warren Buffet praises iPhone maker





The Number






Look whose Apple price targets are underwater now






Apple lost $120 billion in market value - and gained it right back - in the space of six weeks


bungee jump




Apple launching 'AC Wellness' medical clinics for its employees 







Hmmm?  

There are photos of kids and families.

I couldn't imagine there not being coverage for families.

The blind spot in Tim Cook's vision of employee wellness





Apple said to have lured away Twitter, Palm, Kleiner Perkins veteran Michael Abbott with AI and machine learning






Driverless autonomous cars can now be tested in California






Apple CEO Tim Cook will co-chair China development forum in March






Apple HomePod preorders outpaced all other smartspeakers, except Amazon Echo Dot






Apple plans biggest iPhone yet for 2018: Bloomberg







This will probably come up at the Developer's conference 

Apple's next big software thing: 'Marzipan' is a cross-iOS/macOS framework






Europe wants to force US tech giants like Apple to hand over electronic evidence across borders






Apple confirms using Google servers for iCloud, but Google can't access data






Apple shares new videos aimed at luring Android users to iPhone






The Feds can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence






Photos of various sculpture installations at Apple Sunnyvale campus 













Photos of latest Apple Shareholders meeting in Steve Jobs Theatre



Below: Gigantic immersive, navigable panorama 


Panorama of the Auditorium in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, USA Taken before the beginning of Apple's first shareholder meeting held in the theater.




The Apple Park Visitor's Center is a demonstration of an accessible building






Apple Granted a Patent for a Dual Display MacBook or Second Generation iPad Pro





Like I've said before, this is an after the fact (ex post facto) fantasized tax levy placed on Apple by the EU. 

Basically, it's extortion and has more to do with politics than anything else.

EU says Ireland's Apple complaint will only be dropped if it recovers the full $16 billion in unpaid taxes





Comcast looks to expand content lineup with $30.9B bid for European broadcasting giant Sky






Monday, February 26, 2018




Today is Steve Jobs' birthday 



Today is Steve Jobs' birthday (video) | Philip Elmer‑DeWitt




Warren Buffet: 'We've bought more Apple than anything else' in the last year






Photos of purported 'iPhone X Plus' display assembly reveal LG manufacturing






KGI: Apple developing high-end Apple branded over-ear headphones, launching late 2018 at the earliest






Self-driving test cars with remote control backup could hit California roads in April







Apple-backed Israel Machine Vision Conference to feature talk on iPhone X's TrueDepth camera






Apple Park fire drill for local fire departments







Angela Ahrendts at Vienna store grand opening






Apple Karntner Strasse Vienna Austria 






Crowds at first Apple retail store in Vienna Austria








Apple Store Vienna on Instagram 






Hello, Vienna! Apple Store in pictures









Apple Store Vienna



Second Floor




Apple's Southlake store update to include expansion & outdoor improvements







French socialists have a hissy fit over nothing...

The European Union levies heavy and unfair ex-post facto taxes on Apple.

Apple denied request to ban tax protesters from its stores in France






The French love Apple.  The French hate Apple. (3 videos)






Apple Sunnyvale Central & Wolfe Campus sculptures 








The art that inspired Apple's iPhone X wallpaper is now on display






I don't think they have a choice.

Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears







Apple Australia airs four wedding-themed 'First Dance' ads for iPhone X