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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "A Message from Tim Cook." ["Apple is committed to transparency, which is why we are publishing statistics about the race and gender makeup of our company. Let me say up front: As CEO, I'm not satisfied with the numbers on this page. They're not new to us, and we've been working hard for quite some time to improve them. We are making progress, and we're committed to being as innovative in advancing diversity as we are in developing our products."] Apple Diversity 11:58 AM
  • "Apple - Diversity - Inclusion inspires innovation." Apple Video 7:17 PM
  • "Want a tech job? Apple says it helps to be white and male" Computerworld 1:55 PM
  • "Apple: mostly men, mostly white" CNNMoney 2:06 PM
  • "Apple Discloses Data Showing More Diverse Workforce Than Peers" Bloomberg 5:19 PM
  • "Apple's Cook stresses need to make workforce more diverse" Reuters 5:19 PM
  • "Apple releases promised diversity data: 55% white in US, 7 out 10 male" 9to5Mac 2:03 PM
  • "Apple's Diversity Report Doesn't Satisfy CEO Tim Cook Yet, Though Inclusion Is A 'Top Priority'" TechCrunch 2:04 PM
  • "Apple issues diversity report, but how do Apple Store numbers figure?" Ars Technica 2:06 PM
  • "Apple Diversity Report Offers Mixed Ethnic and Gender Bag" The Mac Observer 3:18 PM
  • "Apple's work force is mostly white and male, too" CNET 2:05 PM
  • "Apple supremo Tim Cook storms: 'As CEO, I'm Not satisfied'" The Register 7:14 PM
  • "Apple reveals most employees are white men, says diversity needs to be improved" AppleInsider 2:03 PM
  • "Rev. Jesse Jackson & Rainbow PUSH Coalition praise Apple for releasing detailed workforce diversity data" AppleInsider 2:05 PM
  • "Apple Posts 'Remembering' Section For Robin Williams" RazorianFly 3:45 PM
  • "Apple Offers Robin Williams iTunes Tribute for Movies" The Mac Observer 6:04 PM
  • "'And You May Contribute a Verse': Robin Williams' Poignant Apple Ad" Mashable 8:59 AM
  • "One of Robin Williams' final productions: Apple 'Your Verse' ad" TUAW 11:23 AM
  • "Good Technology Mobility Index Report Highlights Enterprise Mobility Shift from Devices to Applications" ["The OS breakdown of enterprise app activations shifted this quarter, with Android apps claiming 12 percent of total activations and taking four percentage points of share from iOS."] Good Technology 8:16 AM
  • "iOS holds two-thirds of enterprise market, but drops five points to Android" 9to5Mac 8:15 AM
  • "Apple's iOS leads the enterprise. Android doesn't" Computerworld 8:25 AM
  • "Enterprise continues to embrace iOS, Apple" AppAdvice 9:47 AM
  • "Apple's Dominance Of Enterprise Mobility Slips" InformationWeek 5:20 PM
  • "iOS drops to 67% enterprise share in Q2 2014, Android grows to 32%, and Windows Phone stays flat at 1%" The Next Web 8:53 AM
  • "Apple Store Property Sells For Record Price" ifoAppleStore 8:42 AM
  • "California Apple Store building sells for record-smashing $100 million" Cult of Mac 8:35 AM
  • "It's nearly impossible to spy on iPhones, according to top surveillance firm" Cult of Mac 8:25 AM
  • "iOS scores as most secure mobile OS in spyware report: FinSpy spyware can hack its way into Android, BlackBerry, and older versions of Windows Phone but can't touch iOS unless the device is jailbroken, according to a leaked report from Gamma Group." CNET 9:46 AM
  • "Manchester United's tablet ban brings an end to annoying iPad selfies: Large electronics banned at Old Trafford" The Verge 8:42 AM
  • "Manchester United Ban iPads From Games at Old Trafford" The Next Web 8:53 AM
  • "Apple is offering in-store iPhone 5S screen repairs for £119" The Inquirer 8:54 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Meet the new, reversible USB: The official design for the next-generation, reversible USB has been finalised, and it can be plugged in upside down." CNET 8:40 PM
  • "Clever new Gmail trick will keep you safe from phishing attacks and spammers" BGR 3:46 PM
  • "Why the Public Library Beats Amazon—for Now: As E-Book Subscription Services Grow Their Catalogs, the Age-Old Institution Trumps All" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:06 PM
  • "One year after Apple's A7, Nvidia announces first 64-bit ARM CPU for Android" AppleInsider 8:43 AM
  • "Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill Passes California Legislature, Awaits Governor's Signature" Re/code 8:36 AM
  • "T-Mobile's latest prepaid plan makes pay-as-you-go sexy and flexible" Cult of Mac 8:27 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Slack is killing email: The founder of Flickr built a chat app that might save your workplace sanity" The Verge 10:24 AM
  • "These week we find some interesting things about the Mac's wifi settings and we found some new apps." The MT Show 7:58 AM