Mac Early Bird 070915 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

Mac Early Bird  070915 © Mac Reseller Association 2015

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1. Floating plasma display makes fairies a reality

<http://flip.it/JZP88>

Note: A lot of fun.

2. Artificial Intelligence Dreamtime

http://www.technewsworld.com/edpick/82199.html

3. Smartphones aren't selling like they used to (it's an Android thing)

http://www.cnet.com/news/smartphones-arent-selling-like-they-used-to-its-an-android-thing/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

Note: My phone just came off its two year contract of course right away they called trying to sell me a new phone – my response I pushed the red button that said end call. Why should I buy a new phone that pretty much doesn’t do anything new? No wonder phone sales are slowing down.

4. Microsoft to cut 7,800 jobs, take $7.6B charge as phone woes drag on

http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-reportedly-plans-another-major-round-of-job-cuts/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

5. Judge nixes $533 million iTunes damages, orders new trial

http://www.cnet.com/news/judge-nixes-533-million-itunes-damages-orders-new-trial/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

6. Apple issues third developer betas for iOS, OS X, watchOS 2

http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/07/08/updated.release.notes.detail.numerous.issues.remaining.in.each.129430/#ixzz3fLSgkUXb

7. Apple orders up 90 million 'iPhone 6s' units with Force Touch for 2015 – report

http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/08/apple-orders-up-90-million-iphone-6s-units-with-force-touch-for-2015---report

8. Apple fixes VoiceOver bugs in update to iWork suite for iOS

http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/08/apple-fixes-voiceover-bugs-in-update-to-iwork-suite-for-ios

9. Apple outlines AppleCare service process for downgrading from watchOS 2.0 beta

http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/08/downgrade-watch-os/

10. Apple releases watchOS 2 beta 3 to developers

< http://9to5mac.com/#qJXXHssf0FuiJ9B8.99>

11. Spotify Attempting to Stir Up More Trouble for Apple

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/07/spotify-attempting-to-stir-up-more-trouble-for-apple.html

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