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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, August 20, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Samsung tells Federal Circuit it will appeal Apple's design patent win to the Supreme Court"  Foss Patents 8:41 AM
  • "Samsung will take its legal fight with Apple to the Supreme Court" The Verge 8:54 AM
  • "Apple says only 1 in 5 people have quit Apple Music"  ZDNet 8:54 AM
  • "Apple Music has a stickiness problem: Fewer than half of the U.S. iOS device owners who've tried the streaming service still use it; Apple disputes the low number" Computerworld 3:29 PM
  • "Apple's Female Hire Stats Leave Questions: Apple hired 2,135 women last year, a convincing 65% increase. But in spite of the progress, there are important questions left unanswered by the company and the broader industry. Not one female executive or senior manager was hired by Apple during 2014, in spite of a major push to hire more women in all roles."  Forbes 12:27 PM
  • "Apple Watch To Dominate Smartwatch Market For Years"  Forbes 8:55 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple re-releases seventh developer, fifth public beta of OS X 10.11" MacNN 8:46 AM
  • "Apple Disables Dashboard by Default in Latest OS X El Capitan Beta" MacRumors 9:36 AM
  • "OS X El Capitan Beta 7: Securely Empty Trash, Dashboard Missing" FairerPlatform 8:41 AM
  • "Chrome is finally getting faster on Mac" The Next Web 9:34 AM
  • "Flash's demise continues as Amazon stops accepting Flash ads due to browser settings" 9to5Mac 10:46 AM
  • "Flash gets Another Death Sentence, this Time from Amazon" The Mac Observer 11:02 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "How to manage iNode files in the 'lost+found' directory" MacIssues 9:37 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Parallels 11 Benchmarks vs. Parallels 10 and Boot Camp" TekRevue 8:05 PM
  • "Continued iTunes library testing: all is still not well, but improving" MacNN 10:32 AM
  • "Photoflow: An Instagram Client for the Mac" MacStories 9:38 AM
  • "How to Delete Flash From Windows Running on Your Mac" The Mac Observer 2:18 PM
  • "PowerPhotos Review" Mac|Life 3:13 PM
Op/Ed
  • "Six Windows 10 Features Apple Should Steal"  TidBITS 11:33 AM
  • "Why Apple Won't Bring Back iSync" Kirkville 8:49 AM
Press Releases
  • "Mail Pilot 2 for Mac gets a new look and ditches the clutter" iMore 3:28 PM
  • "Parallels Desktop 11" TidBITS 12:47 PM
  • "Parallels Launches Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac" Architosh 5:31 PM
  • "Cocktail 9.0 Beta 1 (El Capitan Edition) has been released." Maintain 10:30 AM
  • "Onshape now supports 3D Mice" Architosh 5:31 PM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales Recorded Slowest Growth Rate Since 2013" ["Apple recorded strong iPhone replacements in both emerging and mature markets — and particularly in China. Total iPhone sales in China grew 68 percent to 11.9 million units.  Apple's double-digit growth in the high-end segment continued to negatively impact its rivals' premium phone sales and profit margins."]  Gartner 8:51 AM
  • "Apple bucks the trend as global smartphone market declines" Cult of Mac 8:51 AM
  • "Gartner: Worldwide iPhone sales grew 36% YOY, while Samsung sales fell 5.3%" 9to5Mac 8:59 AM
  • "Apple Is Taking Over More Of The World's Smartphone Market" Business Pundit 1:41 PM
  • "Apple Watch takes over Selfridges in London with eye-catching floral display" 9to5Mac 3:13 PM
  • "Gorgeous floral installation comes to life in London to promote Apple Watch" iDownload Blog 3:14 PM
  • "Apple commissions manmade floral art to promote Apple Watch at London's Selfridges" AppleInsider 3:14 PM
  • "Apple TV drops to fourth place behind Amazon's Fire TV" CNET 1:15 PM
  • "Apple TV outsold by Amazon's Fire TV in 2014, now the fourth most popular streaming device" 9to5Mac 7:49 PM
  • "Apple TV sales slip to fourth place in US streaming device market, study says" AppleInsider 7:50 PM
  • "The Apple Car's windscreen could be a giant touchscreen" Business Insider 9:34 AM
  • "After Best Buy in US & Canada, Apple Watch goes on sale at other retailers around the world" 9to5Mac 9:00 AM
  • "Apple bringing its watch to more retail outlets in France" iDownload Blog 9:37 AM
  • "Swatch looks to trademark 'one more thing' phrase made famous by Steve Jobs" AppleInsider 1:32 PM
  • "Vulnerability in enterprise-managed iOS devices puts business data at risk: App settings deployed through mobile device management products can be read by other apps" IDG News Service 10:06 AM
  • "Apple's Siri to use Baidu as its default search engine in China" Apple World Today 8:41 AM
  • "How do tech's biggest companies compare on diversity?" The Verge 9:41 AM
  • "Most Apple Watch users embrace Apple Pay" BetaNews 1:15 PM
  • "Major League Baseball okays Apple Watches in the dugout" Fortune 8:55 AM
  • "Wrapping it right: In praise of Apple's packaging" Macworld 8:48 AM
  • "With Geronimo, loving email again may not be such a leap" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Stephen Hawking's Speech Program Released for Free" Time 7:31 PM
  • "Computers Are Showing Their Biases, and Tech Firms Are Concerned: Software can lead to unintended errors, potentially unfair outcomes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:14 PM
  • "Authors Group Seeks DOJ Probe of Amazon" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:47 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Audio Hijack" MacVoices 1:12 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-08-20: Amazon Dumps Flash, More iPad Pro Evidence" The Mac Observer 12:58 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "Foxconn Rumored To Be Preparing For A November iPhone 6c Release" G for Games 8:47 AM
  • "iPhone 6s spells end of bendgate after withstanding twice the pressure of iPhone 6" Telegraph 8:57 AM
  • "Apple 12.9-inch iPad to use displays from Sharp" DigiTimes 9:01 AM
  • "Supply chain reports back KGI timings of iPad Pro entering production in September" 9to5Mac 8:59 AM
  • "'iPad Pro' Production Reaffirmed for September-October Ahead of Rumored Late 2015 Launch" MacRumors 9:00 AM
  • "iPad Pro release date: everything we know" Telegraph 8:57 AM
  • "With iOS 8.4.1, Apple patches app sandbox vulnerability that could lead to enterprise data theft" AppleInsider 11:33 AM
  • "Apple iOS 8.4.1 Angers Users One Week Later" Forbes 11:33 AM
  • "Apple Invents Advanced Parallax Depth Rendering for Next-Gen 3D Photo/Video Apps and Beyond" Patently Apple 1:53 PM
  • "An Advanced Force Touch Patent for the iPad Surfaces in Europe" Patently Apple 8:47 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 8:52 AM
  • "Collect -Photo Journal For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 8:52 AM
  • "My Measures PRO For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $5.99)" App Sliced 8:52 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:42 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:42 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "An Apple Watch Experience" McSolo 8:42 AM
  • "Review: iHome's Siri-controlled SmartPlug lets you try Apple's HomeKit platform for under $40" 9to5Mac 3:14 PM
  • "Review: Lynktec's updated Rechargeable Apex Stylus adds iPad Air 2 support at an affordable price" 9to5Mac 9:41 AM
  • "Hands On: Misfit Bolt Bluetooth Smartbulb" MacNN 8:46 AM
  • "Review: DODOcase Maritime Collection Multi-Angle Case for iPad Air 2" iLounge 10:46 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Apple Music vs Amazon Prime Music comparison: Which music streaming service is best?" Macworld UK 11:33 AM
  • "Review: Rhapsody redesign takes on Apple Music and Spotify" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
  • "Microsoft Improves Office Document Integration in Outlook for iOS" Thurrott 7:45 PM
  • "10 Art Apps To Inspire Your Inner Creative" TechCrunch 5:29 PM
  • "Pac-Man 256 - Can Pac-Man Truly Be Reborn On iOS?" Apple'n'Apps 4:28 PM
  • "Hands On: TurnTable Pocket 1.0 (iPhone)" MacNN 12:47 PM
  • "Hands On: Depression Test 1.2 (iOS)" MacNN 9:40 AM
  • "Cassandra: Update to Flightradar24 with Apple Watch app" eXtensions 10:30 AM
  • "'Legions of Steel' for iPad Review – Deep Tactics in Deep Space" Touch Arcade 4:14 PM
  • "'Galactic Keep' Review - Keeping Me Up All Night" Touch Arcade 8:58 AM
  • "'RPG Tears Revolude' Review - Sometimes The Way Forward Is To Go Back" Touch Arcade 1:56 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Fix iOS 8.4.1 Battery Life Drain Issue [Guide] Redmond Pie 3:14 PM
  • "How-To: Get the best iPhone trade-in price deal to help buy a new iPhone 6S" 9to5Mac 3:14 PM
  • "Enable Confirmation Before Deleting & Archiving Email in iPhone & iPad Mail App" OS X Daily 1:33 PM
  • "Apple Watch How-To: Use Maps for navigation and directions" 9to5Mac 1:15 PM
  • "How to Improve Apple Music 'For You' Suggestions" Intego 12:27 PM
  • "7 truly annoying iOS features, and how to make them stop" Macworld 9:01 AM
  • "The shocking truth about Proactive intelligence in iOS 9" Computerworld 8:42 AM
Tips
  • "Answering calls on your iPhone from your Apple Watch Tips" iLounge 3:54 PM
  • "Check Which of Your Apple Devices Can Use ApplePay, and Remove Credit Cards Remotely" Kirkville 1:38 PM
  • "Insanely simple iPhone trick lets you instantly free up iCloud storage space" BGR 9:29 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "The iPhone 6S Will Surprise You" Low End Mac 9:10 PM
  • "Apple's Latest -gate: Logogate" Time 7:50 PM
  • "iPhone 6c: Here's the latest rumor about Apple's mysterious third iPhone" BGR 7:28 PM
  • "Swatch Scores One More Thing in Switzerland, not Apple" The Mac Observer 7:29 PM
  • "With streaming media devices on the rise, a new Apple TV would be nice" Apple World Today 7:29 PM
  • "Apple iOS 8.4.1: Should You Upgrade?" Forbes 1:41 PM
  • "Evidence for the iPad Pro This Fall Is Now Ironclad" The Mac Observer 2:18 PM
  • "iPad Pro Coming in November?" MobileBurn 1:40 PM
  • "My crystal ball says no Skylake-equipped Macs before early 2016" Apple World Today 11:56 AM
  • "5 Major Apple TV Leaks Reveal Radical Overhaul" Forbes 10:06 AM
  • "Why you shouldn't install Facebook's iOS apps" CIO 9:49 AM
  • "Un-special K: Another non-iPhone killer" Macworld 9:37 AM
  • "Copying Apple Watch won't make Samsung's Gear S2 any better (or worse)" Macworld 9:01 AM
  • "How Fitbit's outsmarting Apple, at least so far" Yahoo! Finance 8:56 AM
  • "Apple Negative Rumor Mill In High Gear" Forbes 8:56 AM
  • "Dreams of emoji yet to come" Six Colors 8:47 AM
  • "The time is ripe (and getting riper) for Apple's television streaming service" Apple World Today 8:43 AM
  • "In Defense Of Apple's Siri And The Future Of Very 'Personal' Computing" PixoBebo 8:42 AM
  • "Apple's Hidden Secret In One Word" Mac 360 8:42 AM
Non-Apple
  • "7 surprising things you never knew about Google" BGR 9:05 AM
  • "The Four Big Questions for the TV Industry" Tech.pinions 9:05 AM
  • "Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:49 AM
  • "Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web – The New York Times" Kirkville 8:48 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple shares new 'If it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone' ad highlighting Apple Pay" 9to5Mac 8:18 PM
  • "Apple Debuts New 'Apple Pay' Ad in Ongoing 'If It's Not An iPhone' Campaign" MacRumors 8:56 PM
  • "New iPhone ad shows off the simplicity of Apple Pay" iMore 9:14 PM
  • "Peralta Balani Backpack" iLounge 7:28 PM
  • "Google Photos will now show you photos and videos from the past" The Verge 3:14 PM
  • "Outlook for iOS now lets you open, edit, and send attachments with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | Mobile | by Emil Protalinski" VentureBeat 2:02 PM
  • "Winter is coming: Yahoo Weather app adds near-term rain and snow alerts" 9to5Mac 12:47 PM
  • "Ahead of Apple News launch, Flipboard adds voting to its news feed" Gigaom 12:27 PM
  • "Eze Software Rolls Out Mobile Financial Analytics App On iPhone 6" MacPrices 10:44 AM
  • "1Password for iPhone and iPad picks up vault switching and Touch ID improvements" iMore 10:33 AM
  • "Transmission! for iOS - An Ethereal Experience in Gaming prMac" prMac 8:59 AM
  • "PlayScreen launches Geographical Knowledge Game for iOS prMac" prMac 8:59 AM
  • "Keep your iPhone 6 charged at a distance with Bolse's Cloth Jacketed Lightning Cable" iDownload Blog 8:52 AM
  • "You Can Now Use WhatsApp Web on Your iPhone" Time 8:49 AM
  • "Our Apple Music: The Ultimate Guide ebook is available now!" iMore 8:46 AM
  • "Recreate the Low-Quality Magic of VHS Tapes on Your iPhone" Mental Floss 9:14 PM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's Surface Pro 4, Band 2, and new Lumias set for October launch event: A massive hardware event" The Verge 8:26 AM
  • "Surface Pro 4, Band 2 and new Lumia phones set to debut at Microsoft's huge October event" BGR 8:26 AM
  • "Surface Pro 4, new Bands, and Lumia flagships expected in October: Microsoft is expected to make a major hardware refresh in time for holiday season." Ars Technica 2:03 PM
  • "Rumors of Microsoft's big-bang October hardware launch start to coalesce" ZDNet 2:03 PM
  • "Microsoft's update for the Surface Pro's 2 and 3 improves performance & stability in Windows 10" Neowin 6:24 AM
  • "August Firmware Updates for Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3 Improve Windows 10 Graphics Performance" Thurrott 8:01 AM
  • "Microsoft to enable developers to integrate Bing search data directly into their apps" ZDNet 11:33 AM
  • "Windows Hello can identify twins apart, preventing unwanted logins" Neowin 6:23 AM
  • "Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Preview 3 brings containerisation" The Inquirer 1:03 PM
  • "Tablet maker Teclast and Intel out Windows 10 with Bing before Microsoft" The Inquirer 11:33 AM
  • "Intel's five main announcements from IDF this week: New chips took a backseat to robots and 3D cameras" IDG News Service 6:26 AM
  • "Intel on the maker community: 'It's never been a more exciting time to invent the future'" VentureBeat 5:29 PM
  • "ntel Developer Forum: Spiders, Flying Sharks, And Drones" InformationWeek 6:53 AM
  • "Intel to launch unlocked Skylake-K processors for laptops" Hexus 6:46 AM
  • "IDF: Intel RealSense and Project Tango mash-up brings 3D depth-sensing to Android smartphones/To reach select developers by the end of the year" The Inquirer 6:25 AM
  • "Intel Unveils Analytics Technologies for Big Data, IoT" eWeek 6:26 AM
  • "Intel pledges Adaptive-Sync support in future IGPs" bit-tech 6:46 AM
  • "Intel will reportedly support VESA Adaptive Sync technology in the future" TechSpot 6:45 AM
  • "AMD graphics card market share drops to just 18 per cent" Neowin 6:23 AM
  • "Dell Expands Blue Thunder Strategy Via Object Storage Partnership With Scality" CRN 6:43 AM
  • "Dell announces the limited edition Alienware 18" SlashGear 6:43 AM
  • "Alienware Returns To Rule With Its BIG 18 Inch... And Dual GTX 980M Graphics" HotHardware 5:04 PM
  • "Hewlett-Packard Historically Offers Shorts a Better Play off Earnings-Driven After-Hours Moves" Nasdaq 6:43 AM
  • "Submerging markets and HP earnings — 5 things to know today" Fortune 6:44 AM
  • "HP Reports Its Final Quarter Before It Splits in Two" Re/code 11:46 AM
  • "HP to 'struggle' through earnings report: Analyst" CNBC 6:44 AM
  • "HP Forecast Misses Estimates on PC Market Slump Before Split" Bloomberg 3:38 PM
  • "HP forecast misses estimates on PC market slump ahead of split" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 3:38 PM
  • "HP Shares Fall on Sales Miss and Weaker Profit Expectation" Re/code 4:05 PM
  • "Hewlett-Packard Profit Dropped 13% in Third Quarter" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:31 PM
  • "H-P's Earnings, Revenue Slide: Tech firm is set to split into two companies Nov. 1" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:46 PM
  • "HP posts mixed results, issues light guidance" Seeking Alpha 3:33 PM
  • "Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Margaret C. Whitman on Q3 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript" Seeking Alpha 9:14 PM
  • "Oracle to Acquire Mobile-Marketing Startup Maxymiser" Nasdaq 1:26 PM
  • "John Henry Holland, Who Computerized Evolution, Dies at 86" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:35 AM
  • "WD Expands Desktop Hard Drive Line To 6 TB Capacity" eWeek 7:37 AM
  • "China Chipmakers Plague Intel, Qualcomm in ARM-Aided Share Grab" Bloomberg 8:33 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Stock Down as Total Chinese Smartphone Sales Drop" TheStreet 12:26 PM
  • "Why Apple, Inc. Is a Better Dividend Stock Than You Think" The Motley Fool 8:55 AM
Industry News
  • "Markets Fall For Third Straight Day as Fed Fears Continue" TheStreet 3:58 PM
  • "Markets Fall Again on Surprise Swiss Monetary Move" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
  • "Dow Tumbles, Hitting 2015 Low on Growth Worries" Nasdaq 3:59 PM
  • "Dow closes down 358 points as oil slide" USA Today 4:00 PM
  • "Dow Tumbles, Hitting 2015 Low on Growth Worries: Stock losses come as Fed officials appear divided on potential interest-rate increase" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:27 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Asian shares fall; Hong Kong enters a bear market/Shares in Asia fell Thursday, as the outlook for the timing of a rise in U.S. interest rates remains cloudy and investors brace for the impact of the International Monetary Fund's signals that it won't add the yuan to its basket of reserve currencies for at least a year." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks fall, dragged down by oil and China worries/European stocks fell Thursday, heading for a second straight loss, with energy stocks feeling the weight of falling oil prices and worries about China." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
  • "Samsung Makes First Foray Into U.S. Stock Market With Biotech Listing: Planned listing of Samsung Bioepis on Nasdaq taps into rapid growth of biosimilar drugs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:30 AM

 
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