Mac Early Bird 012315 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  012315 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. From 'Windows Phone' to 'Windows 10': Can name change get consumers to notice?

< http://www.cnet.com/news/can-windows-10-patch-microsofts-mobile-perception-problems/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536>

2. Windows 10

< http://www.cnet.com/tags/windows-10/?ftag=CAD9f89b0c&bhid=19987360485431813443298831240330>

3. Verizon takes expected hit on quarterly earnings, posts $2.1B loss

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/22/loss.driven.by.pension.benefits.adjustments.revenue.climbs/#ixzz3PbE189Ji

4. Rumor: Apple shooting for 19 hours of Apple Watch battery life under normal conditions, 2.5 hours 'heavy' use

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/22/rumor-apple-shooting-for-19-hours-of-apple-watch-battery-life-under-normal-conditions-25-hours-heavy-use>

Note: 2.5 hours you have to be kidding.

5. Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $9.2M in Fiscal 2014, Doubling 2013 Compensation

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/22/tim-cook-9-2-million-2014/>

6. BlackBerry CEO Says U.S. Government Should Force Apple to Expand iMessage to Other Platforms

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/22/blackberry-imessage-net-neutrality/>

7. Apple details HomeKit compatibility with competing home automation platforms, rules out rival Wi-Fi gear

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/22/apple-details-homekit-compatibility-with-competing-home-automation-platforms/>

8. Amazon releases Kindle Textbook Creator for Mac, a cross-platform iBooks Author competitor

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/22/amazon-kindle-textbook-creator/>

9. Apple is about to lose a key board member

< http://www.cultofmac.com/309763/mickey-drexler-apple-store-designer-oldest-board-member-retiring/>

10. Apple Patent Reveals that Future iDevices may Adopt New Energy Efficient Radioluminescent or Photoluminescent Backlights

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/01/apple-patent-reveals-that-future-idevices-may-adopt-new-energy-efficient-radioluminescent-or-photoluminescent-backlights.html>

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