We grade our predictions for 2017 before setting off on a trip down memory lane of the last twelve months of Apple news.

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Accidental Tech Podcast: Chris Lattner interview

Chris Lattner Is Leaving Apple – MacStories

Consumer Reports Fails to Earn MacBook Pro Credibility | iMore

iOS 10.3 to Standardize In-App Review Prompts, Developers to Gain Ability to Respond to Customer Reviews – MacStories

Apple Announces WWDC 2017: Kicks Off June 5 in San Jose – MacStories

Apple Park opens to employees in April - Apple

Taking Pocket Further with Mozilla « Pocket Blog

Remaster - Relay FM

Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “Shiny RED iPhone”

Apple Acquires Workflow – MacStories

On That New $329 iPad – 512 Pixels

Daring Fireball: The Mac Pro Lives

Apple Introducing New Mac Pro, Pro iMacs and External Display Over Coming Years

Early Macintosh Emulation Comes to the Archive | Internet Archive Blogs

The Oregon Trail: MECC: Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Memphis’ revamped Apple Store opens at Saddle Creek – 512 Pixels

Apple Launches Store Redesign and Today at Apple Program – MacStories

Apple Clarifies That Affiliate Program Changes Affect In-App Purchases Only – MacStories

Google I/O: Your Google Assistant is getting better across devices, from Google Home to your phone

iOS 11: iPad Wishes and Concept Video – MacStories

MacStories iOS 11 Concept - YouTube

WWDC 2017 – Tag Archive - MacStories

Interview: Scott Forstall and Original iPhone Innovators @ Computer History Museum - YouTube

iPhone 7 — The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day — Apple - YouTube

Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 5K Resolution – 512 Pixels

Apple Machine Learning Journal

Apple Has Killed the iPod shuffle and the iPod nano - 512 Pixels on YouTube

Carpool Karaoke: The Series Now Available on Apple Music – MacStories

HomePod’s Firmware and the Next iPhone – MacStories

Ulysses Announces Move to Subscription Pricing – MacStories

Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE review: missed connections - The Verge

iOS 11: The MacStories Review – MacStories

One: The Voice Speaker for Music Lovers | Sonos

Release Notes 2017 Conference: Chicago

Connected #164: My Mother Has a Bunch of Keyboards, Live from Chicago - Relay FM

Daring Fireball: Matt Alexander on Apple's PR Strategy for iPhone X

SiriKit Support Will Be Included on HomePod for Certain Third-Party App Domains – MacStories

Twitter officially expands its character count to 280 starting today | TechCrunch

iMac Pro Orders Now Open – 512 Pixels

Apple Introduces Podcast Analytics Beta – MacStories

iTunes Connect: App Pre-Ordering

Under the Radar #111: Universal Mac Apps? - Relay FM

Questions Abound After Bloomberg Reports ‘Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps’ – 512 Pixels

More on Universal Apps – 512 Pixels

A Message to Our Customers - Apple

iPhone Battery & Power - Official Apple Support

Apple Apologizes for Poor iPhone CPU Smoothing Communication, Updates Support Website and Battery Repair Costs – 512 Pixels