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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, August 25, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Now Worth $100 Billion More Than GE and Walmart Combined"  24/7 Wall St. 8:10 AM
  • "Apple Off-Balance-Sheet Commitments of $15.4B Hit a High, Says RBC: RBC Capital Markets's Amit Daryanani today weighs in with a review of Apple's (AAPL) 10-Q quarterly filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which was actually filed back on July 23rd, and concludes that 'AAPL is potentially not just gearing up for iPhone 6 ramp but could be securing capacity for a new product (iWatch?).'" Barron's 10:22 AM
  • "Apple manufacturing costs spike to highest-ever levels, seen signaling huge 'iPhone 6' & 'iWatch' launches" AppleInsider 1:11 PM
  • "iPhone 6: Sorting through fact and fiction around Apple's upcoming smartphone"  CNET 7:52 AM
  • "The iPhone 6 unknowns: What we don't know far outnumbers, and outweighs, what we think we know." Network World 8:51 AM
  • "JP Morgan: Any 'iPhone 6' display shortage would have 'no impact' on sales, device launch" AppleInsider 9:30 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple to restrict CloudKit services to latest iOS 8, OS X Yosemite betas ahead of launch" AppleInsider 9:27 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Readers sees Mavericks ACL problems with OS X Server" MacWindows 8:03 AM
  • "OS X Migration Assistant problems with ACLs" MacWindows 8:03 AM
  • "Lack of OS X ACL File Locking problem points to Deduplication" MacWindows 8:03 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Flash Professional CC 2014 review: Minor tweaks a boon to developers" Macworld 7:52 AM
  • "How to share files between user accounts in OS X" MacIssues 7:45 PM
  • "Product Review: Trimble SketchUp Pro 2014" Architosh 5:28 PM
  • "Periscope Pro review: Keep an eye on your domicile with this Mac surveillance app" Macworld 7:52 AM
  • "Excel shortcuts for Mac-Win side-by-side" MacWindows 8:03 AM
  • "Document Title Bars and Proxy Icons" MacMost 9:48 AM
  • "The top 14 hidden features in Windows, iOS, and Android" PCWorld 8:52 AM
  • "Recover a Mangled URL in the Address Bar of a Browser" The Mac Observer 2:27 PM
  • "Scroll Different On Your Mac: Why You Need A Smarter Scroll App" NoodleMac 7:29 AM
  • "The Fast, Easy, Inexpensive Way To Use A Mac To Protect Your Photos" Mac 360 7:29 AM
  • "12 Things To Love About This Intuitive Mac Outliner App" TeraTalks 7:29 AM
  • "How To Use A Mac To Think (use your hand and fingers and just click)" BohemianBoomer 7:28 AM
  • "Mac Office Suites: Let Dinosaurs Die" Mac 360 7:26 AM
Op/Ed
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "China Telecom leaks the iPhone 6 on Weibo: An official image of the upcoming Apple smartphone gets accidentally revealed by the Chinese carrier on China's version of Twitter."  CNET 7:51 AM
  • "Judge Koh Denies Samsung Request to Invalidate Apple Patents" The Mac Observer 9:06 AM
  • "Apple recalls iPhone 5s for battery woes: Having trouble with your iPhone 5 battery? You might be eligible for a free replacement." CNNMoney 8:49 AM
  • "Apple launches iPhone 5 battery replacement program" Relaxnews 8:13 AM
  • "Apple Replacing Defective iPhone 5 Batteries" TidBITS 8:45 AM
  • "Kill-Switches on Smartphones Now Mandatory in California" Time 8:54 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "California governor signs bill requiring all smartphones to have remote killswitches by July 2015" 9to5Mac 8:59 PM
  • "California governor signs 'kill switch' bill into law, required on all smartphones by 2015" AppleInsider 8:59 PM
  • "China Hopes to Unseat Apple, Microsoft, Google with Linux-Based OS" The Mac Observer 5:27 PM
  • "NSA Created Search Engine Tool To Share Communication Records With Government Agencies" TechCrunch 4:16 PM
  • "Latest Rumor: Twitch Will Sell To Amazon, Not Google" ReadWrite 3:55 PM
  • "Amazon Will Buy Twitch For Over $1 Billion" TechCrunch 3:49 PM
  • "Amazon reportedly set to acquire video game streaming site Twitch for $1 billion" GeekWire 2:30 PM
  • "Amazon is buying Twitch for more than $1 billion, according to reports" Gigaom 2:29 PM
  • "?T-Mobile quadruples data in response to new Sprint pricing" CNET 2:30 PM
  • "Retina revisited: Why LG says you hold your smartphone eight inches from your face" Gigaom 10:33 AM
  • "Jawbone knows how many of its users were roused by the Napa earthquake" Engadget 9:09 AM
  • "Jawbone Looks At UP Data To See How Many Were Woken Up By The Napa Earthquake" TechCrunch 8:58 AM
  • "TiVo Releases A $49.99 Over-The-Air DVR For Cord Cutters" TechCrunch 8:47 AM
  • "Could You Charge a Smartwatch by Shaking It?" Wired 8:02 AM
  • "What You Really Use Your Smartphone For" Gizmodo 7:50 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Yves Béhar Is The Most Influential Industrial Designer In The World" ["High: Early on you worked at Apple, which is quite famous for its product design. Was it intimidating to work for them? Béhar: Well, I think at the time everybody was looking up to Apple. But at the same time, Apple wasn't seen as a successful model. It was often derided and seen as such a minor player that wasn't relevant at all."] Forbes 8:01 AM
  • "This week we discover ways to monitor the health of your Mac and yourself!" The MT Show 7:28 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "iPhone 6 Leak: Meet Phosphorus, The Chip That Will Power HealthKit's Data Aggregation" G for Games 8:53 AM
  • "Next-generation M7 coprocessor, codenamed 'Phosphorus', reportedly shown in iPhone schematics" 9to5Mac 7:51 AM
  • "Document claims to detail 'Phosphorus,' Apple's next-gen 'M8' motion coprocessor" AppleInsider 7:51 AM
  • "10 things we know about Apple's new iPhone 6 A8 chip" Computerworld 9:12 AM
  • "Report: Apple set to announce its next-generation coprocessor, the 'M8'" AppAdvice 8:48 AM
  • "After being cut out of iPhone 5 & 5s, Samsung allegedly supplying Apple DRAM again for 'iPhone 6'" AppleInsider 8:48 AM
  • "New report now claims reversible USB cable won't launch with Apple's 'iPhone 6'" AppAdvice 7:50 AM
  • "Retailer: Apple won't release reversible USB Lightning cable this year, buy ours instead" iDownload Blog 8:10 AM
  • "TSMC to start 16nm volume production in 1Q15, says report" DigiTimes 10:29 AM
  • "TSMC expected to begin 16nm volume production for Apple's A9 chip in early 2015" 9to5Mac 10:33 AM
  • "Rumor: TSMC, Apple working on 16nm FinFET process for 'A9' chips" AppleInsider 11:21 AM
  • "Forget the iPhone 6 – here's the first big iPhone 6s rumor" BGR 3:56 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Known iOS auto-call feature sparks concerns about unintended dialings" AppleInsider 3:48 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "The Journey Down: Chapter One For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 8:08 AM
  • "Word Ring For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:08 AM
  • "Basketmania All Stars For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)" Apple Sliced 8:08 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:36 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:36 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Phonejoy Bluetooth Game Controller Hardware Review" 148Apps 2:30 PM
  • "Review: Magnus Air offers minimal display for iPad Air" TechnologyTell 7:49 AM
  • "Review: MEElectronics Air-Fi Metro2 AF72 Noise-Isolating In-Ear Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headset" Run Around Tech 8:11 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Health in iOS 8: Explained" iMore 11:20 AM
  • "Kdan Mobile's Cloud-Based Apps Are An Alternative To Adobe Products" TechCrunch 7:53 AM
  • "Always see what you're shooting in real-time with Camu on iPhone" AppAdvice 3:49 PM
  • "Best astronomy apps for iPhone: Stargaze like a pro!" iMore 4:15 PM
  • "FireScribe iPhone App Review" Tapscape 8:03 AM
  • "Find out which Apps are Killing your iPhone Battery with Normal" Best App Site 7:29 AM
  • "Appidemic: Learn to dive with Fishy Feathers for iOS" TechnologyTell 7:49 AM
  • "'Gemini Strike' Preview - The Vertical Shoot 'em Up Goes Freemium" Touch Arcade 9:09 AM
  • "'They Need To Be Fed 3' Review - You Are What They Eat" Touch Arcade 10:00 AM
  • "Pentumble Review: Even when it's brutally challenging, Pentumble manages to bring the fun." 148Apps 9:30 AM
  • "Pac-Man Friends Review: Though its controls can be a bit problematic at times, Pac-Man Friends is a neat way to bring puzzle-solving to the House of Pac." 148Apps 8:48 AM
  • "Fudget Review: Fudget is a quick and easy way to log income and expenses on the go." 148Apps 11:21 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to view desktop versions of websites on an iPhone" Macworld 8:52 AM
Tips
  • "How to Show Back & Forward Buttons in Safari for iPhone" OS X Daily 3:55 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "History of iPhone 4: Changing everything — again" iMore 3:56 PM
  • "Apple Fitness Sensors Everywhere: It's More than the iWatch" The Mac Observer 3:47 PM
  • "How Beats Took Over the World" [Video Report] Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:29 AM
  • "Steve Jobs, Larry Page And Rush Limbaugh Walk Into A Bar: A Look At The Future Of Truth" ["A couple years ago, Carmine Gallo wrote a great blog talking about how uber-presenter Steve Jobs relied on the Rule of Three. The 2011 iPad 2 was described as 'thinner, lighter, faster,' while the 2007 iPhone was made up of three new products: 'a new iPod, a phone and an internet communications device.'"] SingularityHUB 10:24 AM
  • "My Wish List for the Apple iWatch" Re/code 9:29 AM
  • "So, Apple won't sell cheap kit? Prepare the iOS garden wall wrecking ball" The Register 8:03 AM
  • "The 10 apps every college student needs to have" TechHive 7:52 AM
  • "Will the iPhone 6 really be as hideously ugly as we've seen in leaks?"  BGR 10:33 AM
  • "The curious case of the iPhone 6's Retina display resolutions" BGR 8:52 AM
  • "Don't Trust China Telecom To Have A Real Image Of The iPhone 6" Forbes 8:49 AM
  • "iPhone 6 in pictures: is this what it's going to look like?" Telegraph 8:12 AM
  • "iPhone 6: The Best List Of Features" Mac 360 7:28 AM
  • "Apple's iOS vs. Google's Fragmandroid" Mac 360 7:27 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Why Amazon's $1B Twitch Buy Makes More Sense Than Its Fire Phone" Wired 8:54 PM
  • "Comcast Really Does Hate Its Customers" TechNewsWorld 9:29 AM
  • "Op-Ed: This early backer appreciates Coin's mea culpa and change of heart" AppAdvice 8:58 AM
  • "Terms and Conditions: Facebook Owns Everything You Post" Kirkville 8:03 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Comic: A history of Apple mice, part one" Macworld 8:47 AM
  • "The real reason there's two iPhones coming!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:35 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Kickstarter: iPhone-connected Starfish child seat sensor aims to save lives" 9to5Mac 6:26 PM
  • "The iPrank Cracked Screen Sticker is not for the faint of heart" Coolest Gadgets 3:56 PM
  • "Dropbox for iOS updated w/ search support within Word and PowerPoint documents, larger GIF support, more" 9to5Mac 3:48 PM
  • "Ralph Lauren debuts iOS-connected fitness & health tracking Polo Tech t-shirt" AppleInsider 3:48 PM
  • "Kill-Switches on Smartphones Now Mandatory in California" Time 8:54 PM
  • "Google releases Slides app for iPhone & iPad, updates to Docs and Sheets" 9to5Mac 1:11 PM
  • "Get the pre-release of The Complete iOS 8 Course With Swift [Deals] Cult of Mac 11:20 AM
  • "SETA iPad Stand Uses NanoSuction Technology to Keep your iPad Secure" PadGadget 10:56 AM
  • "Apple Store App Offers Free Download of Calculator App Tydlig" MacTrast 9:10 AM
  • "Spotify Music App Now Lets You Save Entire Albums to Your Music" iClarified 9:09 AM
  • "Under-Cabinet iPad Dock adds more options for your kitchen" Coolest Gadgets 8:48 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of August 25: Wacom Tablets, A Trivia Contest and Video Production" The MUG Center 8:32 AM
  • "Lacoste Launches First App 'City Tennis' - The Premium Guide to NYC Tennis" PRNewswire 8:17 AM
  • "Bored of the gym? This iPhone app gives Londoners a curated choice of quirky fitness classes" The Next Web 8:11 AM
  • "Otterbox Announces Alpha Glass Fortified Glass Screen Protectors For iPhone 5/5s and 5c" MacPrices 8:08 AM
  • "Crowdsourced app gets CPR volunteers to cardiac arrest victims fast" 9to5Mac 7:51 AM
  • "Shelf Control: Check out Calibre 2.0 for your e-book library management needs" AppAdvice 7:50 AM
  • "A Hungry Mouse updated with New Timing Game Mode and iOS 8 Support" prMac 7:38 AM
  • "Do Up - Free Hidden Object Games Features Great Graphics and 400 Objects" prMac 7:38 AM
  • "Time Lapse! for iOS - Watch Result During Recording - Free for Few Days" prMac 7:38 AM
  • "Candy Jam Rush Offers a Mind Enriching Gaming Experience" prMac 7:38 AM
  • "Deflect Fireballs and Destroy Bombs in Bomb Squadz 1.0 for iOS" prMac 7:38 AM
  • "i4software Announces the Worldwide Release of Prizmia for GoPro" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Valuta+ 1.5 released for iOS - Simple Currency Converter" prMac 7:37 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Will Microsoft Stock React To 40,000 Tablet Sales?" TheStreet 11:37 AM
  • "Microsoft May Be Developing a Streaming Dongle to Compete With Chromecast" Enterepreneur 11:36 AM
  • "Microsoft may include one-click build updates in Windows 9 preview" Electronista 9:54 AM
  • "Wait, Microsoft Is Not Killing The Surface RT Lineup?" Seeking Alpha 9:54 AM
  • "Microsoft cuts prices of Surface 2 in possible sign of new models this fall: Microsoft cuts prices of Surface 2 in possible sign of new models this fall" InfoWorld 8:58 AM
  • "New Windows coming in late September: but which one? Nobody seems to know for sure whether 'Threshold' and 'Windows 9' will be one and the same or separate operating systems" InfoWorld 8:52 AM
  • "What Microsoft needs to do with Windows 9 to win back this Mac defector/Summary: While I still keep up with Windows, and use it in a limited fashion in my work life, I have switched over to OS X as my primary workhorse platform. Will Windows 9 tempt me back to the Microsoft fold?" ZDNet 8:38 AM
  • "Windows 9: Microsoft faces four daunting challenges/Summary: The rumor mill says a public preview of the next big Windows release will appear this fall. But don't get fixated by features. This release isn't a 'big bang' but is actually just the starting gun for the next stage in a very long race." ZDNet 8:35 AM
  • "Microsoft: What caused one of the worst Visual Studio Online outages ever" ZDNet 9:53 AM
  • "China Developing an Operating System to Take on Microsoft, Google and Apple" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:47 AM
  • "Judge Rejects Settlement Proposal in HP's Autonomy Suit" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:03 PM
  • "John Akers, IBM Former Chief, Dies at 79: Former Fighter Pilot Steered Company Through Choppy Period" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
  • "A Few Reasons Why IBM Can Recover From A Flat Performance" Seeking Alpha 4:16 PM
  • "Lenovo rolls out trio of new ThinkCentre business desktop PCs/Summary: The latest models include an all-in-one with a touchscreen option, while all feature Smart USB Protection technology allowing IT staff to control access to the system's USB ports." ZDNet 8:38 AM
  • "Intel launches software defined security controller" ZDNet 12:32 PM
  • "Visteon, ANN, Intel, ARM and Qualcomm highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day" Zacks 7:48 AM
  • "CloudPhysics uses big data to help VMware users benchmark their systems" BetaNews 12:34 PM
  • "The case for the hybrid cloud/Summary: Almost half of large enterprises could be using hybrid cloud within the next three years, says Gartner. What exactly is the appeal behind the platform?" ZDNet 8:39 AM
  • "State of Oregon files lawsuit against Oracle over Cover Oregon portal" Electronista 1:10 PM
  • "Which is the safest home for your data, LAN or cloud? [Q&A] BetaNews 8:46 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "AAPL was 2nd most purchased stock by hedge funds in Q2 2014" Cult of Mac 8:56 PM
  • "Apple shares hit new all-time intraday and closing highs" MacDailyNews 4:16 PM
  • "Pros bet Apple event will rocket shares higher" CNBC 1:11 PM
  • "Why Apple Stock Is Still a 'Buy' at TheStreet" TheStreet 10:32 AM
  • "Apple Stock Surges Past $100, But Is It Still A Buy?" The Motley Fool 8:12 AM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 tops 2,000 for first time ever" CNNMoney 11:33 AM
  • "S&P hits record high but fails to close above 2000" USA Today 4:01 PM
  • "Stock Market Today: Stocks Get Juiced as Yellen Argues for Labor Expansion" TheStreet 4:00 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Jumps To Record Close Just Below 2,000" MarketWatch 4:00 PM
  • "Standard & Poor's 500 hits 2,000 points for the first time, then edges back; Burger King soars" Associated Press 3:59 PM
  • "S&P 500 Closes at a New High, Just Short of 2000: Benchmark Had Hit Intraday Record High of 2001.94" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Japan stocks return to winning ways as yen weakens/Japan stocks ended higher on Monday, returning to its pattern of steady gains after a mild retreat at the end of last week, as a softer yen aided export-related stocks." MarketWatch 7:17 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Dovish Draghi triggers a rally for Europe stocks/European stocks advanced on Monday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's unexpected suggestion at Jackson Hole, Wyo. that further stimulus could be on the way for the region." MarketWatch 11:28 AM
  • "Early Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 10 a.m." Associated Press 11:27 AM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:48 PM

 
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