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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The App Store gold rush is over as zombies take over the farm" Computerworld 7:38 AM
  • "Apple's September 10 iPhone Media Event Said to Also Include New iPads" MacRumors 9:17 AM
  • "Apple projected to ship nearly 65M 'iWatch' units priced at $199 in first year" AppleInsider 9:17 AM
  • "New Jersey Man Allegedly Burned by his iPhone 4 Files Lawsuit" Patently Apple 12:37 PM
  • "Apple's 'Find my iPhone' Targeted in new Patent Lawsuit" Patently Apple 11:35 AM
  • "Apple is the patent trolls' No. 1 target, with 171 suits since 2009: So-called non practicing entities filed 3,025 lawsuits last year and collected on one out of four." Fortune 8:26 AM
  • "Apple the top target for patent trolls in past 5 years, study says: A new study from PatentFreedom puts Apple at the top of the list of companies that have been targeted in patent lawsuits by companies without products." CNET News 12:38 PM
  • "Apple, Still the #1 Target of Patent Trolls" Patently Apple 5:36 PM
  • "Report: Tablet sales slow in China during Q2 2013 as Android devices threaten to outsell the iPad" The Next Web 8:52 AM
  • "Garmin And TomTom Now Among Top 10 iOS Revenue Generators" Forbes 8:12 AM
  • "Broadcom CEO Doesn't See Apple and Samsung Dominating the Wearable Device Market" AllThingsD 8:15 AM
  • "T-Mobile Scheduling Employee Blackout Dates For September 20th-22nd?" TmoNews 3:41 PM
  • "T-Mobile USA Reportedly Imposing Vacation Blackout Starting Sept. 20th - Just in Time for New iPhones!" MacTrast 3:41 PM
  • "T-Mobile reportedly blocking employee vacations for September 20, fuels iPhone launch rumors" 9 to 5 Mac 5:41 PM
  • "iPhone buyback program likely to launch by Sept., tech expert says" CBS News 9:20 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak's 'Treasonous' Advice To Apple: China Needs A Cheap iPhone Now" Business Insider 3:43 PM
  • "Woz: Apple may have to build a non-iPhone phone" CNET News 4:33 PM
  • "AppleCare+ coming to Europe, report suggests" MacNN 3:42 PM
  • "iPad classes for dogs offered in New York: Dumb chums lured into fanboihood with peanut-butter-smeared fondleslabs" The Register 8:11 AM
  • "Say hello to a teeny tiny working Mac: RetroMacCast co-host John Leake has built a working, miniaturized replica of the original 1984 Mac. And it's terribly cute." CNET News 3:33 PM
  • "Supersize me: Giants of the smartphone world" [Slideshow] CNET Reviews 12:51 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Twitter 'report abuse' button now live on all platforms: The social network makes reporting abusive tweets far easier after a UK activist was harassed and threatened with rape by angry users." CNET News 7:38 PM
  • "Verizon, Vodafone Rekindle Talks Over Verizon Wireless Stake" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:06 PM
  • "Nintendo unveils cheaper 2DS console in bid to secure portable gaming share" AppleInsider 5:41 PM
  • "Facebook releases new SDK to bring 3D iOS & Android Unity games to its 260 million gamers" 9 to 5 Mac 5:41 PM
  • "Broadcom gears up for the wearable revolution: Selling millions of wireless chips to giants like Apple and Samsung is much different than selling to thousands of tiny startups crowdsourcing their hardware on Kickstarter, say CEO Scott McGregor." CNET News 12:37 PM
  • "79 Percent of Mobile Malware Targets Android" PC Magazine 11:07 AM
  • "EA's Peter Moore clarifies stance on online games, says not every title will require your console to be online" Engadget 8:33 AM
  • "Infographic: Back-to-School Tech Spending" PC Magazine 8:24 AM
  • "HTC Developing Smartphone Operating System: Taiwanese Handset Maker Works With China in Bid to Revive Sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:11 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 219: Microsoft's New Path and Samsung's Jump into Wearable Tech" The Mac Observer 8:16 PM
  • "TUAW TV Live: Pre-Labor Day episode" TUAW 4:36 PM
  • "MacBreak Weekly 365: Andy's Fish Ladder" iMore 8:57 AM