Mac Early Bird 033015 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  033015 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. BlackBerry shows signs of life, posts surprise quarterly profit

< http://www.cnet.com/news/blackber>

Note: OK I admit I was wrong (don’t tell my wife) I expected them to be gone by now.

2. Next-gen high-res video faces new fees and uncertainty

< http://www.cnet.com/news/patent-group-raises-new-fees-uncertainty-for-4k-video/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536>

3. Four charges of Apple Watch in your pocket.

http://www.hellonomad.com/products/pod-for-apple-watch

4. Apple Byte: Expect the new Apple TV at WWDC 2015

< http://www.cnet.com/videos/expect-the-new-apple-tv-at-wwdc-2015/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536>

5. Micron, Intel roll out new NAND tech allowing for future 10TB SSDs

http://www.electronista.com/articles/15/03/27/flash.cells.stacked.vertically.in.32.layers.for.384.gigabit.tlc.flash.dies/#ixzz3Vi7Kf2pj

6. Apple's new MacBook employs unorthodox keyboard design to achieve maximum thinness

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/28/apples-new-macbook-employs-unorthodox-keyboard-design-to-achieve-maximum-thinness>

7. Tim Cook 'deeply disappointed' by new Indiana anti-gay law

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/27/tim-cook-deeply-disappointed-in-new-indiana-anti-gay-law->

Note: So are many of us who live in this backwards state.

8. Apple moves to dismiss lawsuit over 'misleading' iOS device capacity claims

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/26/apple-moves-to-dismiss-lawsuit-over-ios-device-storage-space>

9. Review: Swapping MagSafe for SnapFit, BatteryBox adds 60Wh of portable power to MacBook Airs, Pros

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/27/review-batterybox-60wh-macbook-air-pro-external-battery/>

10. Millions of British Safari users able to sue Google over secretly-dropped cookies

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/27/british-safari-users-sue-google-over-secretly-dropped-cookies/>

11. My Work Here is Done – IFO Apple Store shutting down.

< http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2015/03/27/my-work-here-is-done/>

12. AT&T’s plan to watch your Web browsing—and what you can do about it

< http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/atts-plan-to-watch-your-web-browsing-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/>

Note: Another thing your can do write your Congressman and Senator

13. What Happens When Apple Buys a Company You Depend On

< http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apple-pulls-plug-tech-company-runs/>

Note: Most of the time your toast.

14. Review: 'Becoming Steve Jobs' looks to dispel accepted Jobs myth

< http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/28/review-becoming-steve-jobs-looks-to-dispel->

Note: They say he was "half genius, half asshole." I think he should be 25% genius, 75 % asshole.

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