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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, July 6, 2014
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple and Google move computing forward in identical-yet-incompatible ways/Op-ed: If you think ecosystem lock-in is bad now, just wait until the fall." Ars Technica 6:40 PM
  • "Apple makes first distribution deal with Middle Eastern retail outlet" iMore 12:57 PM
  • "iPhone app offers new social networking experience: College students from Newport News launching a networking application" Daily Press 7/5
  • "1 Thing Investors Need to Know About the iPhone 6 Launch" The Motley Fool 7/5
  • "Unlike Apple, Amazon Refuses to Settle Over In-App Purchases Made Without Parental Consent: Apple agreed to pay $32.5 million in refunds, but Amazon would rather defend itself in court." GameSpot 7/5
  • "iPhone is the #1 smartphone in U.S. market share" Cult of Mac 7/4
  • "IDC Releases Q1 2014 Smartphone Vendor And OS Market Share Metrics; Apple Sets New Q1 Record" MacPrices 7/4
  • "iPad becomes powerful multiple sclerosis management tool" TechnologyTell 7/4
  • "Finland's PM Blames Apple's Success for their Financial Crisis" Patently Apple 7/4
  • "Mormon church to put iPad minis in the hands of 32,000 missionaries by 2015" 9to5Mac 7/4
  • "Holy Toledo, 32,000 Mormon Missionaries to get iPad minis!" Patently Apple 7/4
  • "Apple signs deal with Saudi bookshop in regional first" Al Arabiya News 7/4
  • "Apple reaches accord with Saudi Arabian retailer to expand Middle East distribution" AppleInsider 7/4
  • "Apple signs its first retail deal in Saudi Arabia" 9to5Mac 7/4
  • "Voice Memos glitch in iPhone exposes the peril of relying on free apps: Column Lost audio files show the right kit is worth the money" The Inquirer 7/4
  • "Music Streaming Eats Downloads With On-Demand Up 42% Over 2013, Digital Sales Down 12%" TechCrunch 7/4
  • "Decline of music downloads continues as on-demand streaming audio up 50 percent" 9to5Mac 7/4
  • "iWatch, iPhone 6 and Surface Pro 3: Top 10 tech gadgets still to come in 2014" V3 7/4
  • "Siri joins Cortana in World Cup predictions: Can Apple's assistant match Microsoft's 8-0 winning streak?" The Verge 7/4
  • "Own an iPhone or Galaxy phone? Airport security is set to get even more stressful" TechRadar UK 7/4
  • "Cuppa'tino: Apple's new iCup technician can't be your average Joe" Cult of Mac 7/4
  • "Are You a 'Wall Hugger'? Samsung Says So, if You Use an iPhone." Apple Gazette 7/4
  • "Apple Begins Selling Unlocked iPad Air, iPad mini Models In Japan" AppAdvice 7/4
  • "Celebrate the 4th with slow motion fireworks captured by an iPhone 5s" TUAW 7/4
Non-Apple News
  • "Google shows Apple how to buy a music service: Google bought Songza this week and, in doing so, schooled Apple on how to choose companies for acquisition" Computerworld 7/5
  • "Coming July 5: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and USA Today and Yahoo columnist Rob Pegoraro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/5
  • "Microsoft on the War Path against Software Piracy with Multiple Cases" Patently Mobile 7/4
  • "Shocking Study Shows Why Technology Is Not Really Making Us Smarter" Forbes 7/4
  • "As electronics get smaller, clothes are getting smarter" Gigaom 7/4
  • "First leaked Galaxy F photo reveals... Samsung's biggest iPhone ripoff yet?" BGR 7/4
  • "HTC Returns to Profit as Cost Cuts Offset Sales Miss" Bloomberg 7/4
  • "Google Take-Down Notice to BBC Stirs Confusion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/4
  • "Google finds right to be forgotten 'difficult', but says it's 'learning': A Google spokesperson confronted by the BBC over the removal of articles from search results admits it is in a 'learning process.'" CNET 7/4
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Coming July 5: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and USA Today and Yahoo columnist Rob Pegoraro this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/4
  • "iMore show 409: Keep calm and Aperture on" iMore 7/4