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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, September 13, 2014
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's big iPhones are a big imitation, Samsung says subtly in new ad: Samsung's US wing was troubled this week when its Korean office released somewhat stark ads mocking Apple. Tomorrow, it launches its own attack. It's a little more subtle. A little." CNET 4:19 PM
  • "The 10 Coolest Things Apple Announced This Week" PC Magazine 9:24 AM
  • "eBay scalpers hawk iPhone 6 Plus at prices up to $6K" Computerworld 2:40 PM
  • "iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus preorder delivery dates slip as AT&T sees biggest-ever pre-sale launch" AppleInsider 9:20 AM
  • "Oh noes, fanbois! iPhone 6 Plus shipments delayed in Blighty" The Register 9:54 AM
  • "The Music Industry Is About To Change, And Apple And U2 Are Just The Beginning" TechCrunch 9:29 AM
  • "Apple reportedly considered acquiring Square before launching Apple Pay" AppAdvice 9:21 AM
  • "Apple to get 0.15 percent cut of purchase value for every payment made with Apple Pay" AppAdvice 9:21 AM
  • "Apple Pay is a tidy payday for Apple with 0.15% cut, sources say" The Register 3:28 PM
  • "Steve Jobs's office remains untouched at Apple HQ" Cult of Mac 8:51 AM
  • "Shipping Estimates for iPhone 6 Pre-Orders Slipping to 7-10 Days" MacRumors 9/12
  • "Apple bungles iPhone 6 pre-orders: Online store unavailable, supplies of the iPhone 6 Plus quickly vanish" Computerworld 9/12
  • "Larger iPhone 6 Plus Sells Out, 'Record Number' of iPhone Pre-orders" ["Demand for the new iPhones is higher than that seen in either of the past two years, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told Re/code. ... 'Response to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has been incredible with a record number of preorders overnight,' Apple told Re/code."] Re/code 9/12
  • "AT&T's De la Vega: We've already taken 'hundreds of thousands' of iPhone 6, 6 Plus pre-orders" FierceWireless 9/12
  • "IPhone 6 Plus Pre-Orders Now Face 3-4 Week Shipping Delay" Bloomberg 9/12
  • "Apple iPhone 6 Plus Pre-Orders Appear to Exhaust Supply" Barron's 9/12
  • "iPhone 6 preorders affected by infrastructure glitches" Electronista 9/12
  • "The Biggest iPhone Is Already Sold Out, But Plenty Of The Smaller Phones Are Still Available" Business Insider 9/12
  • "iPhone 6 Plus Pre-orders Sell Out, iPhone 6 Still Available" The Mac Observer 9/12
  • "Customers Clamor For The Largest iPhone Possible: Bigger is better, or at least more popular." ReadWrite 9/12
  • "Apple notifying iPhone 6 customers w/ reservations due to carrier issues to complete purchase within 24 hours" 9to5Mac 9/12
  • "iPhone 6 presales begin: with US Apple Store caught napping: The launch of the new iPhone 6 models is supposed to be Apple's biggest. But the company's online store wasn't up to the task at the start." CNET 9/12
  • "Apple drives the internet insane with failed iPhone 6 pre-orders" The Verge 9/12
  • "Apple's iPhone 6 Preorder Undergoing Massive Fail, Twitter Freaks Out" The Mac Observer 9/12
  • "Apple Reserving iPhone 6 Preorders When Carrier Connections Hang" The Mac Observer 9/12
  • "Apple, carriers and retailers now accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus" TUAW 9/12
  • "Biggest iPhone 6 winner? Sprint" CNNMoney 9/12
  • "AT&T To Get iPhone 6-Friendly WiFi Calling In 2015" TechCrunch 9/12
  • "Apple Pay Details: Apple Gets 0.15% Cut of Purchases, Higher Rates for Bluetooth Payments" MacRumors 9/12
  • "Best Buy, Walmart decline to support Apple Pay" Electronista 9/12
  • "Get Ready for the iPhone 6 – Amazon Trade-in Program Locks in Used Gadget Prices Until October 10" 148Apps 9/12
  • "iPhone 6 tariff comparison table: Compare contract prices for the iPhone 6 in the UK" Telegraph 9/12
  • "Cassandra: Apple Store for Thailand Updated -iPhone 5s Only" eXtensions 9/12
  • "MasterCard Takes A Full Page Ad In The New York Times To Show Off Apple Pay And The iPhone 6" Business Insider 9/12
  • "iPad + Lego + stage magic = brilliance: Simon Pierro has just been engaged as an official iPad Lego stage magician to promote the recently launched Lego Fusion." CNET 9/12
  • "Maker of $6,700 Android phone says the Apple Watch lacks prestige" TUAW 9/12
Non-Apple News
  • "Trying to Hit the Brake on Texting While Driving" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:03 PM
  • "7 Tech Projects That Could Revolutionize Your Daily Life" Mashable 8:45 AM
  • "This Guy Almost Became CEO Of Apple, Google, And Yahoo — Here's What It Feels Like To Miss Out On Big Opportunities" Business Insider 8:42 AM
  • "Why U2's surprise new album won't appear on the Billboard charts" The Daily Dot 9/12
  • "Dropbox lets users know about government activity regarding their data" BetaNews 9/12
  • "Do Your Apps Respect Your Privacy? Probably Not, New Report Says" WSJ Blogs 9/12
  • "Verizon May Launch Have-It-Your-Way Internet TV" TechNewsWorld 9/12
  • "No More Cracked Smartphone Glass: Ultrathin sapphire laminates could lead to durable but affordable next-generation screen covers." Technology Review 9/12
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Vergecast 118: pardon me, is that Apple you're wearing?" The Verge 11:55 AM
  • "Podcast: Talking About Apple's Somewhat Confusing Apple Watch Presentation" Business Insider 8:43 AM
  • "Tim Cook appears on Charlie Rose, talks Steve Jobs, Beats, and Apple TV" 9to5Mac 9/12
  • "How Tim Cook Might Have Introduced Apple Watch, And Exponent Episode 017: Let's End It There" stratēchery 9/12
  • "The Vergecast, live... now!" The Verge 9/12