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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, November 7, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "iDevices Wants To Show The Smart Home World How To Play Apple's Game: Apple is building a closed ecosystem for the connected home. If device makers want to play with the Cupertino tech giant, they better be prepared to spend a lot of time and money revamping their entire product to fit into Apple's specifications."  Forbes 1:20 PM
  • "What happened to Apple's once-great ads?" ["The company that won hearts and minds with an Orwellian '1984' spot introducing the Macintosh computer and the enduring 'Get a Mac' campaign has failed to impress with recent ads, according to advertising professionals who discussed the company's approach. Though Apple's gadgets have gotten sleeker and faster in recent years, the ads have lost their bite, they said. ... Some trace Apple's advertising slump back to the death of founder Steve Jobs, who had an extraordinarily influential hand in the company's campaigns."]  San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 10:30 AM
  • "Irish minister expects EU case against Apple to fail" Reuters 2:37 PM
  • "The Apple Effect: The Leaders Shall Become Followers"  TechNewsWorld 8:19 AM
  • "Apple Pay will generate millions this season"  Computerworld 7:57 AM
  • "Ex-NSA lawyer says encryption will send Apple and Google the way of BlackBerry" The Inquirer 8:38 AM
  • "Apple Accused of 'Bait and Switch': Sapphire Partner GT Advanced Blames 'One-Sided' Deal for Massive Debts"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:22 PM
  • "GT Advanced COO Says Apple Used 'Bait and Switch' Tactic" Bloomberg 4:07 PM
  • "Apple to sapphire supplier: 'Put on your big boy pants and accept the agreement'" Gigaom 1:15 PM
  • "Apple to GT Advanced: 'Put on your big boy pants and accept the agreement' [Updated]/Sapphire maker was eager to land an Apple contract that proved too onerous." Ars Technica 8:14 PM
  • "Unsealed GT Advanced Court Documents Give Insight Into Apple's Business Practices" MacRumors 2:38 PM
  • "SEC investigating suspicious trading activity of GT Advanced shares" TUAW 10:32 AM
  • "SEC Launches Investigation into GT Advanced Technologies Trading Activity" The Mac Observer 9:40 AM
  • "Apple's Angela Ahrendts has increased her visibility" Fortune 2:37 PM
OS X
News
  • "WireLurker Malware Infects Macs, Attacks Non-Jailbroken iPhones" Intego 11:09 AM
  • "Apple Adds Upload to iCloud Photo Library on Beta Site" MacTrast 9:00 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "10 common OS X troubleshooting solutions" TechRepublic 10:35 AM
  • "Time Machine discussion examines hidden integrity problems that result in failures to backup certain folders and files." MacInTouch 12:01 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Keynote for Mac review: Apple's presentation powerhouse now twinned with iCloud Drive performance" Macworld UK 8:18 AM
  • "System Preferences in OS X 10.10, Yosemite: Spotlight" eXtensions 7:58 AM
  • "How to encrypt your Time Machine backups" MacIssues 11:30 AM
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Demystifying artwork, wish lists, and alerts in iTunes 12" Macworld 8:03 AM
  • "How to Navigate the OS X Finder from the Keyboard" Intego 1:33 PM
  • "Ask: How to Disable Autocorrect" Mac|Life 2:38 PM
  • "How To Put Calendar Events And Reminders Where The Sun Don't Shine" BohemianBoomer 7:57 AM
  • "How To Create A Full Screen Desktop Wallpaper Photo Montage On A Mac" Mac 360 7:57 AM
  • "I'm A Sucker For Clever, Free Utility Apps Like This One That Reside In My Mac's Menubar" NoodleMac 7:56 AM
  • "Can You Name This Song?" TeraTalks 7:56 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The State of iTunes 12 Says Something Important About Apple's Future" The Mac Observer 4:44 PM
  • "What's to be done about iTunes? Tweak? Strip? Split?" Macworld 8:07 AM
  • "A 3D interface in OS X 10.11? Probably not — but it's coming eventually" Apple Daily Report 7:58 AM
  • "A Few Words About Photoshop, Pixelmator, And Monthly App Rentals" Mac 360 7:57 AM
Press Releases
  • "Ring Menu for Mac: Ready to replace your dock?" prMac 9:02 AM
  • "Four new plugins for Final Cut Pro X, more light transitions and overlays" fcp.co 8:14 AM
  • "Pixelmator 3.3 Limestone: Redesigned UI, Yosemite Ready, Handoff, etc" FairerPlatform 7:55 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Mac Hits Market Share Milestone in U.S. (What Post-PC Era?)" Re/code 8:52 AM
  • "Mac Achieves Highest U.S. PC Market Share Ever In Q3 2014 According To IDC" TechCrunch 1:16 PM
  • "Final IDC numbers for U.S. PC shipments confirm Mac hit highest ever market share" 9to5Mac 8:06 AM
  • "iPad Web Usage Share Rises Since July, Down Slightly Year-over-Year – Chitika Q4 2014 Tablet Update" MacPrices 10:23 AM
  • "Apple blurs lines between online and retail stores with revamped product support service" 9to5Mac 7:32 PM
  • "Apple integrates Genius Bar reservations to online support options" AppleInsider 9:40 PM
  • "The Story Behind The First Thing Design God Jony Ive Made For Apple" Business Insider 1:35 PM
  • "Spotify is now making some artists more than iTunes" CNBC 8:57 AM
  • "Apple Says It's Blocking Malware-Infected iPhone Apps: Apple moved quickly to combat a massive iPhone hack from a Chinese app store" Time 10:34 AM
  • "WireLurker attacks against iOS devices also launched from Windows PCs" PCWorld 8:41 AM
  • "Apple-Pestering WireLurker Banished for Now" TechNewsWorld 1:35 PM
  • "WireLurker 1.0 tried, failed to climb from Windows to iThings/Mal-volution: How new version wormed its way into Apple" The Register 8:38 AM
  • "United Woos Fliers to Newark With IPads: Globetrotter" Bloomberg 10:31 AM
  • "iPads are mandatory at Newark Liberty International Airport" TUAW 1:34 PM
  • "Move over, Samsung: Lenovo takes the prize for most shameless Apple ripoff" 9to5Mac 8:36 AM
  • "Et tu, Lenovo? The blatant iPhone copying game continues" TUAW 2:37 PM
  • "Apple Suppliers Shunned as GT Bankruptcy Sparks Selloff" Bloomberg 8:56 AM
  • "Everything we know about the upcoming Steve Jobs movie (updated)" Macworld 11:30 AM
  • "Aaron Sorkin appears on Studio 1.0, discusses efforts going into Steve Jobs biopic" O'Grady's PowerPage 8:46 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "'Dark market' websites seized in U.S., European busts" Reuters 3:18 PM
  • "Facebook says 66% of Android phones it sees have iPhone 4 era specs from 2011 (or worse)" AppleInsider 2:39 PM
  • "You might not need a mobile carrier by 2020" CNNMoney 1:34 PM
  • "Cable companies hike broadband prices while losing subscribers" New York Post 9:03 AM
  • "Cable companies shrug off cord cutters by jacking up broadband prices" BGR 9:02 AM
  • "The $11M Tool That Could Help Computers Write Their Own Code" Wired 8:42 AM
  • "This is how your Gmail account got hacked" CNNMoney 8:38 AM
  • "Coming November 8: Gene Steinberg meets Kyle Wiens and Miro Djuric of iFixit, Mike Bombich of Carbon Copy Cloner, and Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 5:46 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Dan Frakes Talks iTunes 12 Challenges, Office Opportunities Lost and iMac 5K" MacVoices 1:12 PM
  • "The Critical Path #130: Determinism vs. Probabilism" asymco 10:26 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple to Change Controller IC of NAND Flash Used in iPhone 6, iPhone 6+" Business Korea 8:16 AM
  • "Apple Said to Be Stopping Use of TLC NAND Flash in iPhone 6 and 6 Plus After Reported Issues" MacRumors 8:15 AM
  • "Rumor: Faulty flash memory in select iPhone 6 & 6 Plus units prompts Apple to make switch" AppleInsider 8:37 AM
  • "No iPhone 6 Plus recall, but Apple is making some changes to avoid crashing bug" BGR 2:36 PM
  • "Upcoming Bluetooth Apple-branded Beats Solo2 headphones revealed by FCC" 9to5Mac 3:06 PM
  • "FCC Document Details New Apple-Developed Wireless Beats Solo2 Headphones" MacRumors 4:07 PM
  • "Apple Follows Through With Plans to Stop Selling Fitbit Devices" MacRumors 10:35 AM
  • "Apple Stops Selling Fitbit Devices" iClarified 10:28 AM
  • "Fitbit fitness tracking lineup dropped from Apple Online Store" 9to5Mac 10:27 AM
  • "Unannounced Beats Solo2 Wireless headphone revealed by FCC, features Bluetooth LE" AppleInsider 5:12 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Tennis in the Face For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:24 AM
  • "MagMaze For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:24 AM
  • "Boson X For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 9:24 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:47 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:47 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:47 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "The Apple iPad Air 2 Review" AnandTech 8:59 AM
  • "Not the upgrade we were hoping for: The 2014 Mac Mini reviewed" Ars Technica 8:37 AM
  • "Shootout: Best iMac GPUs versus Similar Mac Pro Tower GPUs" Bare Feats 3:48 PM
  • "iPhone 6 Plus vs Galaxy Note 4 camera shootout!" iMore 8:36 AM
  • "SanDisk Extreme Pro Solid State Drives Reviewed" HotHardware 1:29 PM
  • "Review: Seidio Surface Case with Metal Kickstand for the iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 8:45 AM
  • "10 cases that will protect your iPhone 6 without ruining Apple's gorgeous design" BGR 10:29 AM
  • "This BodyGuardz product serves as your iPhone's ScreenGuardz" Apple Daily Report 7:57 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "iOS 8 vs Android 5.0 Lollipop Review: 2014"s Biggest Platform War" Forbes 11:43 AM
  • "Microsoft's own Office apps much better on iPhone than Windows Phone 8" AppleInsider 8:06 AM
  • "Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint now more Free on iPad and iPhone" Best App Site 10:23 AM
  • "Accounts Launches A New Address Book For iOS That Tracks Your Many Identities" TechCrunch 1:16 PM
  • "Got iOS iCloud Drive? How Do You Find Files To Open? Use The Cloud Opener" Mac 360 7:56 AM
  • "Roundup: Some of the best iOS 8 app extensions for iPhone & iPad" AppleInsider 10:34 AM
  • "You Should Play: Travel through time in two-part mystery The Silent Age" Macworld 8:07 AM
  • "Hands On: Zombies, Run! (iOS)" MacNN 8:19 AM
  • "'RPG Asdivine Hearts' Review - Credit Where It's Due, This Is Really Good" Touch Arcade 9:02 AM
  • "'Bitcoin Billionaire' Review - I'm Ashamed to Love This Game" Touch Arcade 10:31 AM
  • "Blight's Decay Review: Blight's Decay is a filler game, neither deep nor complex. However, it is still quite fun and excellently presented." 148Apps 1:21 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to make copies of all your old camera's pictures" Macworld 8:37 AM
Tips
  • "5 Tips to Stay Healthy If You Sit at a Computer All Day" Time 8:52 AM
  • "Did you pay for Microsoft Office editing on iPad? Here's how to get your refund" BetaNews 8:36 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "My name is Dan and I had a bent iPhone: But I'm not losing sleep over it" The Verge 2:39 PM
  • "iPhone 7 rumors: Apple planning to use glasses-free 3D display on next iPhone" Tech Times 1:21 PM
  • "Office might be free on iOS and Android, but there tons of restrictions – here they are" BGR 11:44 AM
  • "Apple has already patched the most terrifying iPhone malware yet" BGR 9:00 AM
  • "Controversial math apps won't help kids cheat" Cult of Mac 8:14 AM
  • "Microsoft's New Strategy Is Now Shark Jumping: Free Office On iPhone And iPad" Mac 360 7:56 AM
  • "PC Deal Of The Year: Get A Free Mac With Purchase Of 5K Ultra HD Display" Mac 360 7:56 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Taylor Swift calls Spotify 'A Grand Experiment'" Digital Trends 4:06 PM
  • "That Android-first developer 'trend'" Marco Arment 3:05 PM
  • "Boxing clever? Amazon Fire TV is so close to being excellent: Telly box with gaming for the price of a tank of petrol" The Register 8:46 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Amazon Echo parody: 'I'm a talking cylinder and my existence is utterly meaningless'" GeekWire 7:55 PM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Lawyers Seek Class Action Victims for Apple Pay Suit against Rite Aid and CVS" The Mac Observer 7:44 PM
  • "BeOn Home Security Lighting Lets You Control Your Lights from your iOS Device" PadGadget 1:30 PM
  • "Doodle Jump Goes Comic With DC Super Heroes" 148Apps 1:21 PM
  • "Nest Mobile iOS app pulled from App Store following crashing issue" 9to5Mac 1:17 PM
  • "SphereView: an upcoming iOS SpringBoard launcher with a 3D feel" iDownload Blog 11:44 AM
  • "FiLIP 2, A Smartwatch For Kids, Arrives Today At AT&T For $100" TechCrunch 11:30 AM
  • "PadGadget's Flashback Friday: Atoms NG" PadGadget 10:34 AM
  • "These awesome free iOS 8 tweaks will make you want to jailbreak your phone right now" BGR 10:29 AM
  • "Pocket Casts 5.0 features iPhone 6 support, interactive notifications and more" AppAdvice 10:28 AM
  • "Evercontact Brings Its Automated Address Book Updater To The iPhone" TechCrunch 10:27 AM
  • "HandyKey: a tweak that adds a one-handed keyboard to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus" iDownload Blog 10:35 AM
  • "'HandyKey' Makes it Easier to Type One-handed on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus" Modmyi 9:00 AM
  • "'CBS News' Comes To Apple TV With DVR-Like Recording" RazorianFly 8:46 AM
  • "TetherMe For iOS 8 / 8.1 Released: Dynamically Enables Personal Hotspot Tethering On iPhone, iPad" Redmond Pie 8:46 AM
  • "Microsoft Office Mobile Is Now Free for iOS" Apple Gazette 8:15 AM
  • "Say Play iOS app makes music streaming as easy as speaking the name of the track" 9to5Mac 8:06 AM
  • "BioShock for iOS updated with iPhone 6 optimizations and more" AppAdvice 8:05 AM
  • "Nemetschek Vectorworks 2015 released in Localized Versions in Europe" Architosh 1:19 PM
  • "New ModelPort ArchiCAD plugin now available at AECObjects.com" Architosh 8:03 AM
  • "Rock Pool Gang: The Beach Ball Boogies into the App Store" prMac 8:03 AM
  • "Anix LLC introduces MeowMix 1.0 for iOS - First Game Made by Cats" prMac 8:03 AM
  • "Turn your iOS 8 favorite photos into bookmarks" prMac 8:03 AM
Computer Industry
  • "It really is a new Microsoft: Microsoft's new CEO, Satya Nadella, faced plenty of skepticism when he took the job earlier this year. But even skeptics have to admit that things have changed in Redmond. Here are four things the old Microsoft would never have done." ZDNet 11:31 AM
  • "Microsoft Kinect-based machines look to re-invent the ATM" WinBeta 11:54 AM
  • "Shields up: Microsoft adds antimalware protection for Azure VMs" InfoWorld 11:53 AM
  • "Microsoft updates its mobile-device management timeline, game plan" ZDNet 11:34 AM
  • "Dozens of non-security Windows updates on Patch Tuesday" ZDNet 11:31 AM
  • "Microsoft offers prorated Office 365 refunds to paid subscribers after making mobile editing free" VentureBeat 11:29 AM
  • "Microsoft now lets Windows Phone developers swap ad networks" VentureBeat 11:26 AM
  • "Microsoft's financials: What they say about the company" Market Realist 11:06 AM
  • "Microsoft plans monster security update for next week" Computerworld 8:21 AM
  • "Microsoft teases first non-Nokia Lumia, to be unveiled next week" ZDNet 8:05 AM
  • "Microsoft refreshes Office for iPad, iPhone; more features now free for consumers" ZDNet 8:02 AM
  • "Hands on with Microsoft Sway, the web-savvy, shareable content creator of the future" PCWorld 7:48 AM
  • "Microsoft will unveil its first Nokia-less Lumia on November 11th" Engadget 7:31 AM
  • "IBM Tracks Cloud Deals to Top Ranking" eWeek 4:43 PM
  • "10 IBM Watson-powered apps that are changing our world" Computerworld 8:21 AM
  • "Inside the Apple-IBM deal: How will it work, and what to expect" ZDNet 8:03 AM
  • "Intel's New War On Wires" Forbes 1:30 PM
  • "Lenovo announces initiative to increase computer penetration in India" InformationWeek 7:38 AM
  • "Dell, HP signal desktop reinvention ahead" ZDNet 8:02 AM
  • "Dell To Put Depth-Sensing 3D Cameras In More Android, Windows Devices" Digital Arts 7:37 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Discover Financial Services Is Jilted by Apple, but Don't Give Up on Discover Yet" TheStreet 8:51 AM
Industry News
  • "Zynga gains in mildly upbeat tech session: Social-gaming company gets lift after earnings results" MarketWatch 4:09 PM
  • "Stock Market Today: Dow Scores Third Straight Record Close on Jobs Data" TheStreet 4:09 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks End Week Higher; S&P, Dow Hit New Records" MarketWatch 4:09 PM
  • "Dow, S&P 500 eke out record closes" USA Today 4:09 PM
  • "Wall Street Closes Flat, Sets New Record Highs" Reuters 4:08 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Rise on ECB Stimulus Hopes: ECB Signals Readiness For Further Stimulus" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Australian stocks near two-month high, Nikkei resumes its march higher/Australian shares climbed to a near two-month high Friday and stocks in Japan resumed their recent gains, after the European Central Bank reiterated its commitment to stimulate growth in the eurozone." MarketWatch 7:14 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Stoxx 600 erases weekly gain after choppy day/European stock markets ended a volatile session on a downbeat note on Friday, with the benchmark stock index erasing its weekly gain." MarketWatch 12:32 PM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:29 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:32 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:06 PM

 
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