The $999 Surface Laptop is Microsoft’s take on the regular old notebook | Ars Technica

The $999 Surface Laptop is Microsoft’s take on the regular old notebook | Ars Technica: "Preorders for the new system start today, and it will be available on June 15. A Core i5 model with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD will start at $999; it's only available in the silvery "Platinum" finish."

If it has mSata or similar upgradeable storage, I'm there!

Apple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting sales

Apple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting sales: "The issue may be exacerbated this year because of the alleged scale of Apple's plans. The "iPhone 8" is expected to be a major redesign, with a 5.8-inch OLED screen, a virtual home button, wireless charging, and 3D facial recognition and/or iris scanning."

Am I leaking now?

Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]

Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]: "In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store."

Love the Apple Watch, not missing these ones at all. Strava on, my friend, Strava on.

Bloomberg partners with Twitter to generate 24/7 streaming video news service

Bloomberg partners with Twitter to generate 24/7 streaming video news service: "News titan Bloomberg and Twitter have teamed up to create a service for constant news streaming on the social media venue 24 hours a day."

Only the myopic would suggest that Twitter is undervalued. Amazeballs!

Final Cut Pro X now has over 2 million users, Apple says

Final Cut Pro X now has over 2 million users, Apple says: "Final Cut Pro X —once a controversial redesign of Apple's professional video editing suite —has topped 2 million users, the company announced at this week's National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas."

The love-hate relationship has ended. Only the love remains.

All-new Mac Pro with modular design, Apple-branded pro displays coming in 2018 - Future Apple Hardware Discussions on AppleInsider Forums

All-new Mac Pro with modular design, Apple-branded pro displays coming in 2018 - Future Apple Hardware Discussions on AppleInsider Forums: "In a wildly uncharacteristic move, Apple disclosed future product plans to a group of journalists, including John Gruber of Daring Fireball, at its corporate headquarters. Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller said the company is "completely rethinking the Mac Pro.""

Hoorah, hmmm, hoorah!

Why Firefox? Because not everybody is a web designer, silly • The Register

Why Firefox? Because not everybody is a web designer, silly • The Register: "Would it be different, though? Monocultures are brittle, vulnerable, and difficult to change. Certainly this is true in crops, and it has been true in the past on the web with IE6."

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

UK site The Guardian drops Apple News in bid to boost ad & subscription revenues

UK site The Guardian drops Apple News in bid to boost ad & subscription revenues: ""Our primary objective is to bring audiences to the trusted environment of the Guardian to support building deeper relationships with our readers, and growing membership and contributions to fund our world-class journalism.""

Smartphone App killed the website star.

Data suggests tens of millions of iPhone users ready to fuel 2017 'supercycle'

Data suggests tens of millions of iPhone users ready to fuel 2017 'supercycle': "According to statistics published in comScore's 2017 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus report, Apple's latest iPhone 7 and 7 Plus accounted for 15 percent of the estimated 85.8 million U.S. iPhones — an all time record — in operation as of December."

Thoooperthycle.