Mac Early Bird 040115 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  040115 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. Make sure you go to Google maps today. It’s a great April Fool.

2. Microsoft's Surface 3: Stuck in the middle between work and play?

< http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-surface-3-stuck-in-the-middle-between-work-and-play/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536>

3. New QuarkXPress 2015 shipping on April 28

<http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/03/31/upgrade.offer.extended.to.previous.owners.for.249/>

4. Tim Cook, Salesforce, Angie's List take a stand against new Indiana law

< http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tim-cook--salesforce--angie-s-list-take-a-stand-against-new-indiana-law-182000982.html>

Note: This has got to the biggest step backwards, about 50-70 years backwards. Or maybe even a couple of 100.

5. Verizon Wireless Lets Customers Opt Out of Tracking 'Perma-Cookies'

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/31/verizon-tracking-program-opt-out/>

6. Checkout Problems Hindering Growth in Apple Pay Usage

< http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/31/apple-pay-checkout-problems/>

7. Microsoft unveils iPad-priced $499 Surface 3 as Google shows sub $100 Chromebit HDMI stick, $149 Chromebooks

< http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/31/microsoft-surface-3-google-chromebit/>

8. Why Apple Had To Take The NoSQL Plunge

< http://readwrite.com/2015/03/31/apple-foundationdb-nosql-peter-goldmacher>

9. Apple Granted 36 Patent Today Covering Facial Recognition, Beacon-Based Geofencing, Liquid Metal & More

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/03/apple-granted-36-patent-today-covering-facial-recognition-beacon-based-geofencing-liquid-metal-more.html>

10. Apple Granted a Powerful Patent that allows Users to View Maps, Documents, Pictures & Medical Images in a Whole New Way

< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/03/apple-granted-a-powerful-patent-that-allows-users-to-view-maps-documents-pictures-and-medical-images-in-a-whole-new-way.html>

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