Mac Early Bird 021215 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  021215 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. FCC-mandated cellphone unlocking requirement deadline today

<http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/02/11/carriers.must.now.unlock.consumers.cellphones.with.caveats/>

2. 'Secure our Smartphones' commends kill switch, drop in iPhone thefts

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/02/11/initiative.praising.apple.samsung.for.strides.in.anti.theft.measures/#ixzz3RUNUjtUd
Note: No wonder the phone manufacturers were against this, with a drop in stolen phones comes a drop in sales of new ones.

3. Apple Outlines New Ban on Bonded Labor at Supplier Factories in 2015 Progress Report

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/11/apple-2015-supplier-responsibility-progress-report/>

4. Parallels Desktop 10 updated with support for Windows 10 and Microsoft Office previews

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/10/parallels-windows-10/>

5. Crazy iPhone rig shows how Chinese workers manipulate App Store rankings

< http://www.cultofmac.com/311171/crazy-iphone-rig-shows-chinese-workers-manipulate-app-store-rankings/>

6. Jailbreakers beware: iOS 8.1.2 is no longer being signed

< http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/02/10/jailbreakers-beware-ios-8-1-2-is-no-longer-being-signed/>’

7. J.P. Morgan Forecasts 26 Million Units of Apple Watch will be Sold in 2015 vs. 720,000 Android Units Sold in 2014

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/02/jp-morgan-forecasts-26-million-units-of-apple-watch-will-be-sold-in-2015-vs-720000-android-units-sold-in-2014.html>

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