Mac Early Bird 012815 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. Microsoft gets hardware foothold as Surface, Lumia sales jump

< http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-finds-foothold-in-hardware-as-surface-lumia-sales-soar/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536>

2. Apple Watch in April, Apple Pay coming to 200K self-service stations

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/27/flagship.product.gets.pushed.beyond.rumored.window/#ixzz3Q48y7VHH

3. Apple posts $74.6B in Q1 revenues based on iPhone, Mac sales

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/27/company.mum.on.ipad.results.in.official.press.release/#ixzz3Q49B0J4N

4. Notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2015 conference call

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/27/notes-of-interest-from-apples-q1-2015-conference-call>

5.10.10.2 is released

< http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1786>

6. Apple releases iOS 8.1.3

< http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>

7. Criminals use Apple Pay to make fake virtual ‘credit cards’

< http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/01/turns-out-apple-pay-cant-solve-credit-card-fraud/>

Note: Did someone say that Apple Pay was secure? Not for the merchant.

Fraud rate 6 times higher than plastic. So if you are a merchant ask for the hard card.

8. Apple Granted 34 Patents Today Covering Slide to Unlock Authentication, Movement Based User Interfaces & More

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/01/apple-granted-34-patents-today-covering-slide-to-unlock-authentication-and-movement-based-user-interfaces-more.html>

9. Apple Granted a Gaming Accessory Patent

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/01/apple-granted-a-gaming-accessory-related-patent.html>

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