A happy employee is a productive one. Apple CEO Tim Cook is one to take this motto to heart with a holiday memo sent to all Apple employees, as a special Thanks for their work and dedication. Some of the highlights of the lengthy email mark the 30th anniversary of the Mac, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and of course, the Apple Watch.

Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer on the Apple Watch and smartwatch industry: “...smartwatches represent a challenge to the Swiss watch industry that is comparable to the appearance of quartz technology. We cannot ignore this tsunami that is coming closer.”

Photos, the amazingly simple, yet powerful app introduced with iOS 8 is slated for release as an OS X application. While a definitive date is still tentative, it won’t be long before iOS users can access their photos on iCloud, just as easily on their Macs.

The new MobileFirst, built-for-business iOS apps and cloud services, target enterprise customers exclusively, and are delivered within a secure environment, and built specifically for government and business use, with built-in analytics, and integrating core business processes.