Mac Early Bird 011515 © Mac Reseller Association 2014

Mac Early Bird  011515 © Mac Reseller Association 2014

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1. New Formulation Makes Batteries Good to the Last Drop

< http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/fuel-cells/getting-more-out-of-batteries/?utm_source=energywise&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=011415>

2. Apple seeds fifth developer beta of OS X 10.10.2

http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/01/15/returns.to.weekly.update.cycle.increments.build/#ixzz3OtPMofB0

3. Ericsson countersues Apple over LTE patents

<http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/14/negotiations.fruitless.for.two.years.telecom.firm.says/>

4. Firefox 35 includes simplified Hello WebRTC video chat service

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/14/firefox.hello.allows.for.video.chats.to.take.place.within.the.browser/#ixzz3OtQ7GHX7

5. China's Xiaomi challenges iPhone 6 Plus with new flagship Mi Note

< http://fortune.com/2015/01/15/chinas-xiaomi-challenges-iphone-6-plus-with-new-flagship-mi-note/?xid=yahoo_fortune>

Note: I spoke to a fellow who owns most of the Sprint stores in Indy and about a recent trip to China – He wants these phones and wants one to replace his iPhone. He said you will not believe this phone.

6. Samsung offers to buy BlackBerry for $7.5 billion - report [ux2: denied]

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/14/samsung-offers-to-buy-blackberry-for-75-billion---report>

Note: Samy should buy Xiaomi.

7. Why Apple might consider leaving Intel's x86 for its own ARM chips in future Macs

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/14/why-apple-might-consider-leaving-intels-x86-for-its-own-arm-chips-in-future-macs>

8. Wireless Charging Looks to Go Mainstream in 2015

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/14/wireless-charging-mainstream-2015/>

9. Parallels Access gains new file manager, iPhone 6 support & web version

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/15/parallels-access-gains-new-file-manager-iphone-6-support-web-version/>

10. Skype for iPhone updated with UI improvements, limited pre-release program now available

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/14/skype-iphone-update-beta-program/>

11. Here’s What The Original Macintosh Would Look Like If It Was Made In 2015 [Video]

< http://www.redmondpie.com/heres-what-the-original-macintosh-would-look-like-if-it-was-made-in-2015-video/>

Note: Fun

12. Intel, Google, Apple try again to settle employee antitrust lawsuit

< http://www.computerworld.com/article/2868025/intel-google-apple-try-again-to-settle-employee-antitrust-lawsuit.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fnews%2Ffeed+%28Latest+from+Computerworld%29#tk.rss_all>

13. Apple Invents a Home Button that Doubles as a Gaming Joystick

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/01/apple-invents-a-home-button-that-doubles-as-a-gaming-joystick.html>

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