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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, December 3, 2015
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Names Its Hottest Products From Cyber Monday" ["iPad Minis: Apple/On its Cyber Week page, Wal-Mart is selling the older 16GB iPad Mini 2 for $199 -- a $70 discount from its list price. ... In other words, demand might be high, but it's only because retailers are sacrificing margins to generate higher sales volume. In the long run, aggressive discounts aren't good for Apple's margins and its reputation as a premium brand. Moreover, selling outdated iPad Minis to bargain hunters doesn't solve the dilemma of iPad owners refusing to upgrade to the latest models."]  The Motley Fool 7:42 AM
  • "Worldwide Smartphone Market Will See the First Single-Digit Growth Year on Record, According to IDC" ["IDC has raised its 4Q15 iPhone numbers by 7.6% based on continued consumer demand for the 6(+) and S6(+) lineups, as well as smooth supply chain foresight. As mentioned in previous releases, the market share forecast for iOS is expected to remain around 14-15% annually, with clear spikes around product launches."] Business Wire 7:40 AM
  • "Worldwide Wearables Market Soars in the Third Quarter as Chinese Vendors Challenge the Market Leaders, According to IDC" ["Apple posted a slight increase from the previous quarter, mostly the result of additional markets and channels coming on line. End-user attention has been going toward its entry-level and least expensive Sport line, to which Apple responded by introducing gold and rose gold models. In addition, Apple released watchOS 2, bringing native third-party applications to the device."] Business Wire 7:40 AM
  • "Fitbit, Apple Lead Wearables Market In Q3, IDC Finds: Wearables continue to increase in popularity, with more than 21 million units shipped in the third quarter of this year, IDC reports. Fitbit and Apple are continuing to dominate, while Samsung is slipping." InformationWeek 6:46 PM
  • "Apple Watch Sales Estimated at 3.9 Million in Third Quarter" MacRumors 2:08 PM
  • "IDC estimates 3.9M Apple Watches sold in Sept. quarter" AppleInsider 2:05 PM
  • "Apple takes mobile phone billing to Russia" CNBC 3:35 PM
  • "For 14th year in a row, Apple achieves perfect score in Human Rights Campaign's LGBT rankings" AppleInsider 9:52 AM
  • "Apple Gets a Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign's LGBT Rankings" MacTrast 10:32 AM
  • "iPhone Remains Flickr's Most Popular Camera in 2015 Ahead of Canon, Nikon and Samsung" MacRumors 2:08 PM
  • "'Steve Jobs' Flops at Box Office, and Silicon Valley Cheers" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:55 AM
  • "Silicon Valley accused of destroying Steve Jobs movie" Cult of Mac 6:55 AM
  • "Taiwan market: Apple begins selling iPad Pro tablets in local market" DigiTimes 7:54 AM
  • "Apple debuts new iPhone 6s ad 'On the Set' with director Jon Favreau" 9to5Mac 7:36 PM
  • "Jon Favreau with 'iPhone 6s -On the Set' Commercial" The Mac Observer 7:59 PM
  • "Jon Favreau gets a little squirrelly in new iPhone 6s ad" Cult of Mac 8:11 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Toshiba, Fujitsu considering PC units merger: sources" Reuters 9:11 PM
  • "Net neutrality could be on the line in Washington court battle: FCC faces 10 lawsuits against its new rules" IDG News Service 9:03 PM
  • "Yahoo Board Is Under Pressure: Directors are urged to challenge CEO Marissa Mayer as they meet to decide fate of core business" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:54 PM
  • "Google's Chromebooks make up half of US classroom devices" CNBC 2:11 PM
  • "Nintendo NX Will Be 'Unique And Different,' Says CEO" Digital Trends 3:41 PM
  • "Nintendo's next console will be a big departure from the Wii and Wii U" The Verge 9:05 AM
  • "Nielsen: Smartphones and the Internet are eating our TV time" Associated Press 8:52 AM
  • "A major internet backbone company is about to make a lot of websites load much faster" The Verge 8:09 AM
  • "New Nanoparticle Fusing Method Could Put Tiny Complex Circuits on Paper" Gizmodo 8:02 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Rebound #63: Why Are You Hitting Yourself, John?" Six Colors 6:56 PM
  • "Nick Mattingly Demonstrates the Multi-Camera Capabilities of Switcher Studio" MacVoices 2:04 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-03: Apple's Ebook Price Fixing Fight, Swift goes Open Source" The Mac Observer 1:38 PM