Mac Early Bird 020215 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  020215 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. POS Terminals Rich Vein for Gold-Digging Hackers

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81645.html

Note: Small business are very likely targets as the bigger ones have learned their lesson and are moving more and more to protect their system.

2. Apple to developers: Watch apps ready by mid-February

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/01/30/extra.leeway.added.to.test.early.apps.compatibility.battery.life/#ixzz3QOzFgnEh

3. Wal-Mart abandons Apple Pay

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wal-mart-abandons-apple-pay-220529824.html

4. AOL Reportedly Shutting Down TUAW Next Week in Larger Restructuring Move

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/30/aol-tuaw-shut-down-report/

Note: Will be rolled into Engadget.

5. Review: Cellulon’s PicoPro is an iPhone 6 Plus-sized, battery-powered HD projector

http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/30/review-cellulon-picopro-pico-projector/

6. Introduction to Pixelmator for Mac and iPad, Part 2

http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/introduction-to-pixelmator-for-mac-and-ipad-part-2--cms-23107

7. OS X 10.10.2 Wi-Fi Issues Continue for Some Mac Users

http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/30/os-x-10-10-2-yosemite-wi-fi-problems/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29

8. Italy's Antitrust Authority Announced that Apple, Google and Amazon Agree to Change their "Freemium" App Models

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/01/italys-antitrust-authority-announced-that-apple-google-and-amazon-agree-to-change-their-freemium-app-models.html

9. Silver Ring Hard Case de butoir pour l'iPhone 4/4S retenue conception drôle

< http://www.miniinthebox.com/fr/silver-ring-hard-case-de-butoir-pour-l-iphone-4-4s-retenue-conception-drole_p832473.html?utm_source=mb_KelkooBE&utm_medium=PCS&litb_from=paid_pcs_Kelkoo&currency=EUR&utm_campaign=5972&CA_6C15C=620013580000519485>

Note: An iPhone with brass knuckles. Only the French would think of this or many the mafia.

10. You'll want this case next time you drop your iPhone from SPACE

< http://videos.komando.com/watch/7137/kims-picks-youll-want-this-case-next-time-you-drop-your-iphone-from-space?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=tvkim&utm_content=2015-01-21-article-title-e>

Note: This might be a better pick than the case in line 9. Have fun watching this.

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