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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, August 23, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Who should we believe about Apple Music usage numbers?" BetaNews 8:14 AM
  • "What to do when Apple Music has its head in cloud" USA Today 8:14 AM
  • "iPhone 6S or 7: super-strong new iPhone 'too expensive'" The Week UK 11:29 AM
  • "Apple has major changes in store for the Apple Watch, and they're going to solve its biggest problems" Business Insider 2:44 PM
  • "Apple's latest triumph: making debt cool" WA Today 7:40 PM
  • "Samsung to Appeal Apple Patent Case to Supreme Court" PC Magazine 8/22
  • "Is Apple really one of the Dow's biggest losers?"  Fortune 8/22
  • "Tesla engineer joins Apple's growing team of automated car experts" VentureBeat 8/22
  • "Apple is sued over their 2-Step Apple ID Verification System" Patently Apple 8/22
  • "9 Features Apple Music Needs To Win Over Power Users" TechCrunch 8/22
  • "Why Xiaomi is Apple's biggest threat in China (and soon, everywhere else)" Engadget 8/22
  • "Does Xiaomi pose a threat to Apple's iPhone empire? Not even close" BGR 8/22
OS X
News
  • "Latest Safari versions address browser hijacking" MacIssues 8/21
  • "OS X El Capitan Recovery Update now available" iDownload Blog 8/21
  • "Apple Seeds OS X El Capitan Recovery Update" MacRumors 8/21
  • "SIGGRAPH 2015: Full Coverage of Computer Graphics Show" Architosh 8/21
  • "Chrome finally becomes memory and power efficient -- you can try it out now" BetaNews 8/21
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Unseen Burdens in Chrome That Can Lead a Mac to Lag" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/21
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Windows 10 + Mac: Parallels 11 Desktop" Thurrott 2:45 PM
  • "How to Enable Mac Dashboard in OS X El Capitan" FairerPlatform 8/22
  • "Mac + Windows 10: Boot Camp" Thurrott 8/21
  • "Hands-on with Spotlight in El Capitan: Location info, natural language searches, UI tweaks, and more/A look at the tweaks to the built-in search engine in OS X 10.11." Macworld 8/21
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: More changes to iTunes 12, more problems to fix" Macworld 8/21
  • "Hands On: Twitter 6.34.2 (OS X)" MacNN 8/21
  • "Hands On: Commander One 1.0.1232 (OS X)" MacNN 8/21
  • "Final Cut Pro X Tip - Repair Compressor" FCPXtv 8/21
  • "Time Tracking On A Mac: From Complicated To Simple To Cheap" TeraTalks 8/21
  • "Think You Know Everything There Is To Know About Drag And Drop?" BohemianBoomer 8/21
Op/Ed
  • "[Objective] C++: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" Realm.io 11:43 AM
  • "A program for those who like keyboards" Radsoft 7:57 AM
  • "Flight schedule reformatting in BBEdit" Dr. Drang 8/22
  • "How photo sharing app Fling rallied from its worst nightmare -- an Apple App Store removal" Business Insider 8/22
Press Releases
  • "Great News! WaterApp Lite 1.0 is Now Available, Free in Mac App Store" prMac 12:21 PM
  • "LightWave 3D Group Releases LightWave 2015 Update 3" Architosh 8/22
  • "Acorn 5: Shape Generators, PDF Import, and More" MacStories 8/21
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple to bring Genius Bar and Workshop scheduling to main website" TechnoBuffalo 1:36 PM
  • "Apple to revamp & integrate Genius Bar, Workshop scheduling into Apple.com"  9to5Mac 8/22
  • "Pangu Team Jailbreaks iOS 8.4.1!" iClarified 8/22
  • "Samsung Is Really Really Really Keen To Convert iPhone Owners To Its Smartphones" TechCrunch 8/21
  • "Samsung offers iPhone users free 30-day test drive of new Galaxy handsets" AppleInsider 8/21
  • "IPhone users can try out Samsung phones for $1" CNNMoney 8/21
  • "Apple TV Slips to Fourth Place in Sales of Streaming Devices" MacTrast 8/21
  • "Amazon just soared past Apple in the streaming TV market" Business Insider 8/21
  • "Android Smartphones Lose Significant Ground To iPhone In Q2 2015 – Gartner" MacPrices 8/21
  • "Apple Posts New iPhone Advert: 'Apple Pay'" MacStories 8/21
  • "If Dr. Seuss wrote Apple ads..." Fortune 8/21
  • "Stolen iPhone selfies go viral as thieves are hunted online" Cult of Mac 8/21
Non-Apple News
  • "Smartphone sales slow as Samsung falters: Despite the launch of new S6 models, Samsung's premium phones continued to be challenged by Apple's large-screen iPhones." New Zealand Reseller News 3:14 PM
  • "Swatch plans multiple smartwatches, but they'll be simple" Engadget 8/22
  • "Report: Samsung Prepping 18.4-Inch Tablet/The tablet, codenamed 'Tahoe' is reportedly aimed at home living rooms, offices, and schools." PC Magazine 8/21
  • "Cable TV subscribers down nearly half-million in 2015 Q2" Digital Trends 8/21
  • "Wake Up! How Tech Can Help Fight Drowsy Driving" PC Magazine 8/21
  • "Spotify CEO Apologizes for Privacy Policy Confusion" PC Magazine 8/21
  • "Spotify to Users: Sorry, We Meant to Tell You Sharing Your Data Is Optional" Fortune 8/21
  • "Spotify defends itself after outcry over data collection" AFP 8/21
  • "Spotify's super-creepy new privacy policy" CNNMoney 8/21
  • "Spotify plans to begin looking through your phone, so users are in panic mode" Mashable 8/21
  • "New Spotify privacy policy angers users and drives some away" BetaNews 8/21
  • "Exclusive: Xiaomi - ' The Apple Of China' - Will Launch In Africa In Sept" Forbes 8/21
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iMore show 472: Putting the 'Pro' in iPad Pro" iMore 3:11 PM
  • "Coming August 22: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst, of TidBITS and Jeff Gamet, of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/22
  • "The TouchArcade Show - 219 - Shout Out to Flip Phones" Touch Arcade 8/21
  • "iPad Pro looks to get pushed into late 2015" CNET 8/21
  • "Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple Music, Rhapsody, Apple Watch hacks, tips" Cult of Mac 8/21
  • "Adam and Tonya Engst Discuss The New Take Control Books Web Site" MacVoices 8/21
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-08-21: Apple's Neglected Products, Swatch's One More Thing" The Mac Observer 8/21
  • "Ashley Madison data dumped and Apple picks its headliners in CNET UK Podcast 446" CNET 8/21
  • "iPad Pro is all but confirmed and the iPhone 6S gets bent on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 8/21
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks 'Apple Car' testing, games on Apple TV, Force Touch and more" AppleInsider 8/21
Hardware/Software
  • "Latest rumored iPhone 6c specs include Apple A8 SoC, NFC, & Touch ID" VR-Zone 8:13 AM
  • "Apple Watch To Get Smart Bands Soon [Rumor]"  Redmond Pie 8/22
  • "Apple launches replacement program for faulty iPhone 6 Plus cameras: Phones sold between September of 2014 and January of 2015 are affected." Ars Technica 8/22
  • "Apple Offers Free Fix For 'Small Percentage' Of iPhone 6+s With Faulty Camera" TechCrunch 8/22
  • "Apple is offering free camera replacements on some iPhone 6 Plus units due to blurry photos" The Verge 8/22
  • "Apple to Replace Blurry iSight Camera Modules in iPhone 6 Plus" MacTrast 8/22
  • "Apple launches repair program for faulty iPhone 6 Plus iSight cameras" AppAdvice 8/22
  • "With iPhone 6S release imminent, fate of 4 inch 'iPhone 6C' still unclear as new rumor claims November launch" 9to5Mac 8/21
  • "iPhone 6S Pre-Order Date For Apple's Fastest And Strongest iPhone Ever" Forbes 8/21
  • "'iPad6,8' Shows Up in Analytic Logs Hinting Even More at iPad Pro Release" Modmyi 8/21
  • "Rumor: Apple working on 'smart bands' for Apple Watch to add new health tracking functions" AppleInsider 8/21
  • "Apple Watch Sport Users Complain That Lettering And Logo Are Wearing Off" Consumerist 8/21
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Apple Launches iSight Camera Replacement Program for iPhone 6 Plus" MacRumors 8/21
  • "Apple announces repair program for blurry iPhone 6 Plus cameras" AppleInsider 8/21
  • "Apple offers free fix for blurry iPhone 6 Plus cameras" ZDNet 8/21
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 8/21
  • "Unit Converter For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 8/21
  • "Sound Catcher-Instantly Identify Songs Playing Around You For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 8/21
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/21
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/21
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/21

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "The Logic Pros: Moog Sub 37 is one of the best hardware synths for the money" 9to5Mac 7:51 PM
  • "Back to school gift guide: Great stuff for Apple-obsessed students" 9to5Mac 9:40 AM
  • "Apple iPod Touch 2015 review: An 'iPad Nano' that's almost too pocket-friendly" CNET 8/22
  • "Sonic Unity Encore Rockmaster Headphones review" The Gadgeteer 8/22
  • "Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard review: An ultra-thin and versatile keyboard for your iPad or iPhone" 9to5Mac 8/22
  • "Review: iHome iSP5 SmartPlug featuring Apple HomeKit support" AppAdvice 8/21
  • "Review: Skiva PowerFlow 7 Port StandCharger + Giveaway" iDownload Blog 8/21
  • "Hands On: Audiofly AF45 In-Ear Headphones" MacNN 8/21
  • "Samsung Level U review: A supercomfortable in-ear Bluetooth headphone for in-ear haters" CNET 8/21
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Updated Outlook for iOS App Works Better With Office Docs" eWeek 11:29 AM
  • "This clever poker app turns your iPhone into your card hand and your iPad into the dealer" Business Insider 8/22
  • "Winter Fugitives – Sneaking Into A New Endless Game?" Apple'n'Apps 8/21
  • "The Guides - Prepare To Test Your Puzzling Skills" Apple'n'Apps 8/21
  • "I've become addicted to this game, and so will you" iDownload Blog 8/21
  • "'Tactile Wars' Review - Charmingly Painted Warfare With a Couple of Missed Brush Strokes" Touch Arcade 8/21
  • "'Blocky Raider' Review - Indiana Crossy Road" Touch Arcade 8/21
  • "'Apocalypse Meow: Save the Last Humans' Review - Do Cats Eat People?" Touch Arcade 8/21
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or iCloud as your main storage" TechRadar UK 9:14 PM
  • "How to play music in iTunes and the Music app" iMore 2:44 PM
  • "How to search Apple Music and your music library" iMore 8/22
  • "Pointers: Getting Things Done with Apple Gear -- Introduction" MacNN 8/21
Tips
  • "Jim Rossman: Tired of your phone's typing suggestions? Turn them off" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 8/22
  • "The best MacBooks for students" iMore 8/21
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Swatch trademarks Apple's 'One More Thing'? Technically Incorrect: A Swiss trademark webpage appears to confirm that the watch manufacturer has not only trademarked Steve Jobs' favorite phrase, but is also trying to trademark 'Tick Different.'" CNET 8/22
  • "Is an Apple TV Even Worthwhile at This Point? Would an Apple TV service prove innovative enough to matter amid the rise of 'skinny bundles' from a host of other media and telecom companies?" The Motley Fool 8/22
  • "Why Apple Is Likely To Continue The iPad Mini" Seeking Alpha 8/22
  • "What do you want to see in the next Apple TV?" iMore 8/22
  • "You got surveyed: Apple up, Samsung down"  Macworld 8/22
  • "Classic Steve Jobs disses you can put on your next resignation letter" ZDNet 8/21
  • "Research Firm Claims Apple TV Has Fallen to Fourth Place in U.S. Sales" Daring Fireball 8/21
  • "Samsung's 'Ultimate Test Drive' is the ultimate gimmick" AppAdvice 8/21
  • "Deep and back linking in iOS 9: Explained" iMore 8/21
  • "5 Killer Types Of Wearable Apps For Companies: How body-worn devices will influence the workplace." ReadWrite 8/21
  • "German Car Makers Wary of Apple but Seeking Cooperation" The Mac Observer 8/21
  • "Apple, Mercedes Benz And Oz" Forbes 8/21
  • "Windows 10: Pushing my MacBook and iPad aside" ZDNet 8/21
  • "Are this summer's blockbuster movie games any good?" Macworld 8/21
  • "Apple TV 2015: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places" NoodleMac 8/21
  • "Apple On Confusion And Choice vs. Trust" Mac 360 8/21
Non-Apple
  • "Firefox Will Adopt Chrome Add-Ons Too" Thurrott 5:08 PM
  • "There Is No Silicon Valley Crash Coming — For A While" TechCrunch 3:18 PM
  • "Dropbox's Wall Street Challenge" TechCrunch 11:54 AM
  • "Tapping Into The Emotional Internet" TechCrunch 9:00 AM
  • "The Problem with Touch controls in the Automotive Industry" SlashGear 8/22
  • "ChromiumOS... Simple. Lightweight. Fast" Low End Mac 8/21
  • "Intel's Edison and the Developer's Dilemma" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8/21
  • "What I Learned From NYT's Amazon Story" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8/21
  • "Spotify Just Learned the Hard Way About Customer Trust" The Mac Observer 8/21
  • "Spotify's New Privacy Policy Is Downlight Invasive" Kirkville 8/21
  • "Spotify's new privacy policy generates unnecessary outrage: A perfect mix of FUD and overreaction" The Verge 8/21
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Comic: I am Prince Apple I, eldest son of King Steven Wozniak" iMore 8/22
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Dr. Dre's Compton Album No Longer An Apple Music Exclusive" UberGizmo 9:15 PM
  • "Online Afghanistan TV 1.0 Customized For iOS" prMac 1:47 PM
  • "Bel Math Apps releases Math Fraction 2.1 - Popular Educational iPad App" prMac 8:03 AM
  • "Fitspur 1.2 for iOS - Find a Fitness Partner to Work Out With" prMac 8/22
  • "One Song Workout Turns Your Music into an Exercise Routine" Digital Trends 8/21
  • "Outlook for iOS can now open and edit attachments with Office apps" The Next Web 8/21
  • "Classic game Q*Bert released for iPhone and iPad; Android coming soon" GeekWire 8/21
  • "Watermarker 2 Adds Annotations, Pixellate Feature, Extension and Dark UI" prMac 8/21
  • "Boss Money 1.0 for iOS - How Much Boss Money do you Waste Each Day?" prMac 8/21
  • "QuickerTek Produces USB-C Cigarette Lighter Charger and USB Expander" prMac 8/21
  • "To Print 2.0 for iOS Adds Printing Sources, Features Expanded Options" prMac 8/21
  • "Maclocks Releases the First Double Locking iPad Enclosure Kiosk" prMac 8/21
  • "Get everyone on the same page with Numerics 4" prMac 8/21
  • "HighPoint now Shipping Petite-Size 16-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Storage and PCIe Expansion Rackmount Solutions" TweakTown 8/21
Computer Industry
  • "Calls for German city that ditched Windows to return to Microsoft" Digital Journal 8:10 AM
  • "Microsoft confirms layoffs in Finland, 2300 ex-Nokia employees to lose jobs" Neowin 12:21 PM
  • "Hardcore Pirates Are Reportedly Banning Windows 10" Gizmodo 9:14 PM
  • "Is It Time For Intel To Spin Off The Fabs?" Seeking Alpha 6:13 PM
  • "Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Loses More Market Share to NVIDIA: New graphics cards from AMD weren't enough to stop the bleeding during the second quarter" The Motley Fool 8:08 AM
  • "AMD's Fury Vanilla – Sapphire Tri-X R9 Fury OC Review" WCCF Tech 8:08 AM
  • "Up For Debate - Price Of PC Gaming Hardware Is Inconsistent Across Territories" Game Debate 8:07 AM
  • "Diversity Reports Only Mask Silicon Valley's Employment Problem" eWeek 11:38 AM
  • "Microsoft Closes Ex-Nokia Plant In Finland, Axes 2,300 Mobile Jobs" TechWeekEurope 8/22
  • "Signs Point to Microsoft Surface Pro Refresh in October" eWeek 8/22
  • "IBM Launches New Bluemix Services for Eclipse, More" eWeek 8/22
  • "Biz Break: HP shares rise; is the worst over?" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8/22
  • "Intel Rolls Out HD Graphics Driver for Some of Its N-Series CPUs - Download Build 4234" Softpedia 8/22
  • "Samsung Confirms it Will Start Manufacturing HBM Tech Starting With 2016" Softpedia 8/22
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple, Inc. Stock Is a Steal: And I Plan to Buy More: Friday's sell-off of Apple stock just made a good buying opportunity even better." The Motley Fool 8:14 AM
  • "Analyst: We like Apple on this weakness" CNBC 8/21
  • "Apple can't outrun China worries, stock drops into bear territory" AppleInsider 8/21
  • "Apple's Stock Is Now Officially In a Bear Market: And things could get even worse for Apple investors" Fortune 8/21
  • "It's not a great time to own Apple stock" Cult of Mac 8/21
  • "Apple's Australia Bond Sale Hits a Record Breaking $3B" The Mac Observer 8/21
Industry News
  • "Stocks plunge on global-growth fears; Dow enters correction: S&P 500, DJIA see biggest weekly losses in nearly 4 years" MarketWatch 8/21
  • "Stocks End Brutal Week as Market Nears Correction" TheStreet 8/21
  • "Sell-off turns real ugly: Dow plunges 531 points" USA Today 8/21
  • "Crushed: Dow Enters Correction Territory After Biggest Selloff in Four Years" FOXBusiness 8/21
  • "Dow Plunges 531 Points in Global Selloff: Signs of slowdown in Chinese economy pressure stocks, commodities" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/21
  • "Asia Markets: China woes spark selloff in Asian markets/China's stock market brushed a new low since the depth of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing." MarketWatch 8/21
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks post worst week in 4 years, slide into correction territory/European stocks fell into correction territory Friday, enduring their worst week of the year as downbeat Chinese data and Greek uncertainty weighed." MarketWatch 8/21

 
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