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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, January 18, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet"  AppleInsider 7:37 AM
  • "Is Apple Entering the Electric Car Market?"  Market Realist 10:14 AM
  • "Will Apple's Weak iPhone Sales Remain Short-Lived?" Market Realist 10:24 AM
  • "Apple, a Critic of Rivals' Ad Efforts, Is Pulling Back From Its Own Ad Business" WSJ Blogs 3:35 PM
  • "Apple demands widow get court order to access dead husband's password: Digital property after death a murky issue, says estate lawyer"  CBC News 7:14 AM
  • "Apple takes your privacy seriously even when you're dead" Cult of Mac 7:15 AM
  • "Tech giants, farmers voice support for Samsung in Apple patent spat" CNET 3:29 PM
OS X
News
  • "Swift is quickly rising in popularity as a developer language ... but how much is Apple using Swift?" 9to5Mac 9:29 AM
  • "Apple Gatekeeper flaw remains open to abuse" ZDNet 7:35 AM
  • "16 Apple Security Advances to Take Note of in 2016" TechCrunch 3:44 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "CleanMyDisk 2 review: Free utility for purging hidden files from external drives" Macworld 8:43 AM
  • "The Logic Pros: 3 overlooked tricks to keep your Logic sessions tidy and efficient" 9to5Mac 7:29 AM
  • "Hands On: Loopback 1.0.1 (OS X)" MacNN 8:42 AM
  • "How to quickly crop an image in Preview on Mac" iDownload Blog 3:43 PM
  • "How To Launch Apps On the Mac" MacMost 11:42 AM
  • "How can you exit a group Messages chat?" Macworld 7:13 AM
  • "Fileloupe for OS X is a convenient photo browser/video player/PDF viewer" Apple World Today 7:14 AM
  • "Got Boomer Hearing? Add Boom To Your Mac To Hear Loud Even Better" BohemianBoomer 7:05 AM
  • "Guess What I Found? A Mac Word Processor For Writers" TeraTalks 7:05 AM
  • "8 Ways To Love This Mac Backup App" Mac 360 7:03 AM
Press Releases
  • "Chief Architect has announced new version—Chief Architect X8" Architosh 3:12 PM
  • "Sidify Announces New Release of Spotify Music Converter for Mac 1.0" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "Fileloupe for OS X is a convenient photo browser/Video player/PDF viewer" Apple World Today 7:54 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Trump claims he'd make Apple build devices in the US" Engadget 4:51 PM
  • "Donald Trump says he will force Apple to build its 'computers and things' in the United States" 9to5Mac 6:16 PM
  • "Trump promises he'll force Apple to manufacture in the US" CNET 8:45 PM
  • "Candidates agree, disagree with Apple's stance on national security & encryption during Democratic debate" 9to5Mac 3:35 PM
  • "Apple Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Full Homepage Tribute" MacTrast 7:10 AM
  • "Beware Phishing Scam that Looks Like Real Apple Email" The Mac Observer 5:54 PM
  • "Apple to spend $80M on Campus 2 visitor center" AppleInsider 5:10 PM
  • "UAE's Top Brands: How Emirates beat WhatsApp, Apple, Samsung/Apple's first stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi helped it edge past arch-rival Samsung in 2015" Emirates 24/7 7:59 AM
  • "Apple topples Samsung in United Arab Emirates top brands list" Cult of Android 7:59 AM
  • "Tim Cook, Apple employees volunteer at San Jose elementary school for MLK Day" AppleInsider 4:30 PM
  • "Apple staff at European headquarters in Ireland evacuated after security alert: Police search finds no evidence of security issue after thousands of staff evacuated" Telegraph 7:08 AM
  • "False bomb threat at Apple's Ireland facilities leads to evacuation of 4,800 staff" AppleInsider 7:28 AM
  • "Apple European headquarters briefly evacuated by police" Reuters 10:25 AM
  • "Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Apple's Ireland Facilities" The Mac Observer 9:28 AM
  • "Apple hikes App Store prices in Canada, Russia, New Zealand & several other countries" AppleInsider 3:36 PM
  • "Tech at the symphony: Boston orchestra loaning patrons iPads" Associated Press 7:33 AM
  • "Boston Symphony Orchestra goes modern with customized iPads" AppAdvice 9:19 AM
  • "9 weird original logos of powerhouse tech companies" Business Insider 8:43 AM
  • "WhatsApp Is Nearing a Billion Users—Now It's Time to Find the Money" Wired 7:33 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung Issues Stealth Fix For Galaxy Note 5 'Reversed' S-Pen Design Flaw" HotHardware 4:30 PM
  • "Tidal is charging ex-customers $19.99 for no reason" The Verge 3:44 PM
  • "Why phone batteries aren't improving" Telegraph 3:44 PM
  • "Rarely Patched Software Bugs in Home Routers Cripple Security: Wi-Fi devices, vulnerable to hackers, show difficulty of updating software after release" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:30 PM
  • "The 2-Year Phone Contract Is Dead: Sprint and AT&T both stopped offering phone subsidies this year." The Motley Fool 10:24 AM
  • "Google I/O 2016 to take place in the Shoreline Ampitheatre" Canadian Reviewer 9:16 AM
  • "Classic Doom returns with new level from game's creator" The Next Web 9:10 AM
  • "How much technology do you have in your pocket?" The Inquirer 7:57 AM
  • "South Korea to spend $66 billion in creating own 'Silicon Valley'" ZDNet 7:56 AM
  • "Hackers have figured out a way to defeat a key protection on online accounts" Business Insider 7:35 AM
  • "Court: With a warrant, cops can search basically anywhere on your phone" Ars Technica 7:28 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The MacNN Podcast, episode 47: Scurrilous rumors, gossip, innuendo" MacNN 9:15 PM
  • "The RPG Reload Podcast - 011 - '9th Dawn' & 'King Cashing'" Touch Arcade 8:44 PM
  • "Mac Power Users: #300" Relay FM 4:51 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With iOS Developer and Book Author Erica Sadun" The Mac Observer 2:06 PM
  • "Death and Passwords: Make a Plan Before You're Gone" The Mac Observer 2:05 PM
  • "Finder tricks galore, both physical and digital." The MT Show 7:00 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple will fix bug that causes iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to show wrong battery charge" The Next Web 7:15 AM
  • "Apple investigates iPhone 6s battery bug: The bug displays inaccurate battery percentage on phones, possibly due to time zone changes" Telegraph 7:08 AM
  • "iPhone 6s false battery reading? Now Apple probes the bug" ZDNet 7:56 AM
  • "Apple (Finally) Acknowledges iPhone Battery Indicator Bug" PC Magazine 3:42 PM
  • "Apple Admits iOS 9.2 Has A New Problem" Forbes 3:29 PM
  • "iOS code shows Apple experimenting with ultra fast, light-based Li-Fi wireless data for future iPhones" AppleInsider 3:35 PM
  • "Apple's iOS code indicates Li-Fi wireless data may work on future iPhones" The Next Web 4:54 PM
  • "iPhone 7 Could Offer Significant Camera Advancements" InformationWeek 9:15 PM
  • "How much does it cost to charge iPhones, Android phones and Macs?" BGR 4:52 PM
  • "Apple Inc. Likely to Tap TSMC for 10-Nanometer A11 Chip Manufacturing" The Motley Fool 8:02 AM
  • "Report: Apple won't release a major Apple Watch update in March" Business Insider 7:35 AM
  • "Revised, 'minor' Apple Watch model on the way?" iLounge 9:41 AM
  • "The history of the iPod nano" 512 Pixels 10:19 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:42 AM
  • "Halftone -Turn Photos Into Comics! For iPhone/iPad Is Free For The First Time In 17 Months (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 11:42 AM
  • "AirAV For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 11:42 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: OWC's 'USB-C Dock' Expands MacBook Connectivity Options With Ten Ports" MacRumors 4:07 PM
  • "Review: Audio-Technica ATH-ANC40BT QuietPoint Wireless In-Ear Headphones" iLounge 3:43 PM
  • "Quick Review: Incase's 12" MacBook Neoprene Classic Sleeve + ICON Sleeve perfectly fit the ultra-slim notebook" 9to5Mac 3:35 PM
  • "Moshi iGlaze for iPad Pro offers lightweight, slim protection for your big tablet" Apple World Today 11:42 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "'Venture Kid' Review - Nostalgia Only Goes So Far" Touch Arcade 3:43 PM
  • "'Swapperoo' Review - Rage Against The Matching" Touch Arcade 3:42 PM
  • "Rust Bucket review: a pig-tastic roguelike puzzler" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to put the Apple TV into retail Demo Mode" iDownload Blog 7:18 PM
  • "How to Disable Siri Suggestions in Spotlight Search on iPhone with iOS 9" OS X Daily 5:29 PM
  • "How To: Mark Your Current Location in Apple Maps for iOS" MacTrast 5:11 PM
  • "The tricks for using Gmail folders vs. labels: The way Gmail's organization works, a label can be a label, but it can also be a folder." PCWorld 3:49 PM
  • "How to flip your Apple Watch for surprise benefits" Cult of Mac 3:22 PM
  • "Finding Your Way Around GarageBand: Q. I am intrigued by the creative potential of the GarageBand app on the iPad, but the program is a little overwhelming for the musical novice. How does one even begin to learn it?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:41 AM
  • "How to change the click speed of the Home button" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
  • "PDF to Word: convert PDF files to Word files on iOS" iDownload Blog 8:13 AM
  • "4 ways to take charge of iOS's Background App Refresh feature" Macworld 7:37 AM
Tips
  • "Finally a way to hide default iPhone apps" CNNMoney 3:30 PM
  • "6 of the best battery saving tips for your iPhone 6S" The Inquirer 8:58 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple Readies iPad Air 3, Minor Apple Watch Refresh" InformationWeek 9:15 PM
  • "1 Secret Behind Apple Inc.'s Massive Chip Success" The Motley Fool 8:44 PM
  • "Why Apple Is So Wrong To Exploit The Image Of Martin Luther King: Maybe the company has good intentions, but its diversity record is terrible."  The Huffington Post 8:44 PM
  • "The Carter Crater: Apple Killing the Headphone Jack, and Leaving Gamers Behind"  Touch Arcade 7:17 PM
  • "Donald Trump says he'd make Apple manufacture products in the U.S." iMore 7:17 PM
  • "Cassandra: Trump will move Apple Manufacturing to the USA -but forgets Dell, HP and the Rest" eXtensions 7:13 PM
  • "Trump Says He Will Force Apple to Manufacture in the US Even Though That Makes Absolutely No Sense" Gizmodo 5:54 PM
  • "Why you should use iOS 9.3's Night Shift feature as soon as you get it" BGR 4:52 PM
  • "Like iTunes Radio? Prepare to Pay or Switch" TidBITS 4:25 PM
  • "The sad, troubled history of Kanye West's MacBook Air" The Verge 3:44 PM
  • "How to survive when Apple gets rid of the iPhone's headphone jack" Tech Insider 3:43 PM
  • "Validating the iPhone 7 Rumors" AppleBlend 11:41 AM
  • "These are the signs Apple is working on the next major computing platform" The Loop 11:02 AM
  • "Sometimes The Grass Really Is Greener On The Other Side - Six Major Things I Think iOS Does Better Than Android" Android Police 10:27 AM
  • "Android fan confesses all the things he likes better about iOS" BGR 10:25 AM
  • "Cassandra: Monday Review -Killing the Goose by Neglect" eXtensions 10:08 AM
  • "Why I'm Not Expecting an Apple iPad Pro 2 This Year" The Motley Fool 9:16 AM
  • "Why I'm Warming Up to iPad Pro, Surface Pro as PC Replacements"  PC Magazine 8:58 AM
  • "Feature Request: Apple TV 4 needs a way to watch TV shows from multiple sources in one universal app" 9to5Mac 8:49 AM
  • "Why handwriting recognition on the iPad isn't a joke anymore"  Macworld 7:38 AM
  • "Apple could be making a big change to the way it updates iPhone software" Business Insider 7:35 AM
  • "Could the iPhone Help You Check Out Faster in Supermarkets?" Kirkville 7:13 AM
  • "The Crazy Thing Apple Does Different" Mac 360 7:00 AM
  • "Apple And The Problem With Bugs And Snoops" NoodleMac 7:00 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Think Tank's Congressional Cybersecurity Lab Would Educate Politicians" The Mac Observer 6:56 PM
  • "The Age Of Autonomy Is Coming: Artificial intelligence meets the Internet of Things." ReadWrite 5:30 PM
  • "Are Silicon Valley Tech Firms Like Google And Facebook Conceding On Encryption? What Hillary 'Heard' Suggests Yes" HotHardware 4:30 PM
  • "On Bots, Conversational Apps and Fin" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9:16 AM
  • "Cyber war isn't turning out quite how it was expected" ZDNet 9:10 AM
  • "What the PC Industry Could Learn From the NRA" TechNewsWorld 8:12 AM
  • "Three things to remember when moving to the cloud in 2016" ZDNet 7:56 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Tile ensures you never lose anything else, ever again" Coolest Gadgets 8:44 PM
  • "Bring your iPhone to the slaughter with Iron Maiden's heavy-metal mobile game" CNET 3:30 PM
  • "Escape the evil mines in the underwater adventure Busy Suby" AppAdvice 9:49 AM
  • "Microsoft is bringing one of the world's fastest keyboards to the iPhone" Business Insider 9:29 AM
  • "talech Certifies Elo PayPoint® for iPad®" Business Wire 9:00 AM
  • "Announcing Triprecall-TV and Triprecall-M for the iPhone and Apple TV" prMac 8:59 AM
  • "Offline Greek to English Language Dictionary, Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 8:43 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft says that all new processors will only be compatible with Windows 10" TechSpot 9:39 AM
  • "Microsoft pushes businesses onto Windows 10 as it is the only OS to work new CPUs" Network World 9:45 AM
  • "Microsoft And Chipmakers To Ensure New PCs Only Run Windows 10" TechWeekEurope 9:19 AM
  • "Microsoft: Future processors will only work with Windows 10" TrustedReviews 7:25 AM
  • "Windows 10 outpaces Windows 7, proves a satisfying upgrade for the majority" TechRadar UK 9:02 AM
  • "Microsoft Starts Issuing Windows 10 Upgrade Notifications To SMBs" TechWeekEurope 9:03 AM
  • "New PC processors will only be compatible with Windows 10" Digital Spy 7:25 AM
  • "Microsoft: newer processors will only run Windows 10 or later" SlashGear 7:24 AM
  • "Microsoft abandons old Windows 7 and 8.1 support for Skylake in latest forced Windows 10 upgrade manoeuvre" Computing 7:29 AM
  • "Microsoft is working with some of its biggest partners to kill Windows 7 and 8" Business Insider 7:29 AM
  • "Microsoft to end support for Windows 7 and 8 on new PC hardware" TechRepublic 7:28 AM
  • "Microsoft won't support next gen CPUs in older Windows versions" Hexus 8:58 AM
  • "New PCs certified for Windows 7, easing enterprise into Windows 10" Tech Central 7:27 AM
  • "Microsoft Says It First Planned to Make a Phone That Can Become a PC 3 Years Ago" Softpedia 8:58 AM
  • "Microsoft's new cloud price cuts benefit top-tier customers most" InfoWorld 9:20 AM
  • "Britain's missile-carrying war submarines run on Windows XP" TrustedReviews 9:47 AM
  • "IBM Watson technology finds its way into travel agency desktops" tnooz 7:51 AM
  • "IBM inks $40 million deal to transform the way people withdraw from ATMs" Business Insider 7:50 AM
  • "IBM and University of Michigan develop human computer" IT PRO 7:50 AM
  • "HP teams with brand experts for print inspiration" Print Week 7:40 AM
  • "Dell Latitude 12 7000 2-in-1 Preview - Surface Pro 4-concurrent met uhd en usb-c" tweakers 7:38 AM
  • "AMD Rips 'Biased' And 'Unreliable' Intel-Optimized SYSmark Benchmark" HotHardware 4:29 PM
  • "AMD confirms high-end Polaris GPU will be released in 2016" ars technica 7:12 AM
  • "AMD Polaris 10, Polaris 11 GPUs to become available mid-2016" Hexus 7:12 AM
  • "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday" Ticker Report 7:12 AM
  • "How AddThis Will Strengthen Oracle's Marketing Cloud Position" Market Realist 5:11 PM
  • "Cisco launches tool to uncover shadow IT in enterprise" Tech Central 7:08 AM
  • "CEO Chat With Kelly Ahuja on Cisco's Service Provider Business" Light Reading 7:08 AM
  • "Kuwait Oil Company opts for Cisco Security Solutions for high-security network" albawaba 7:07 AM
  • "Cisco ASA AnyConnect Bug Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System" Security Tracker 7:07 AM
  • "Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center Input Validation Flaw in Processing Cookie Attributes Lets Remote Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks" Security Tracker 7:06 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple 2016: Bull And Bear Cases" Forbes 3:29 PM
  • "Apple stock may be falling, but don't tell the hedge funds!" Cult of Mac 7:59 AM
Industry News
  • "Woeful earnings threaten to intensify stock-market bloodbath: Another quarter of earnings declines follows worst start of year" MarketWatch 4:52 PM
  • "European firms already making Iran deals: Iran is open for business, and European firms are already moving in." CNNMoney 12:31 PM
  • "Investors wonder: When will the pain end? There are two questions related to the stock market that only come up when stock prices keep going down. Where's the bottom? And, what will stop the pain — and the selling?" USA Today 12:29 PM
  • "Oil Extends Slide Near $30, Brent Hits Lowest Point in 12 Years: The prospect of Iranian oil adding to the global flood of crude pushed prices further down on Monday, with Brent crude touching its lowest level since 2003." FOXBusiness 12:28 PM
  • "Global Stocks Edge Lower on China, Oil-Price Concerns: Global stocks edged lower Monday as lingering concerns about China's economy and a fresh bout of volatility in oil prices kept investors cautious." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:28 PM
  • "China shares end higher as Beijing acts on yuan: China shares edged up Monday following a roller-coaster week, reflecting moves by Chinese authorities to stabilize the yuan and bargain hunting by investors." MarketWatch 6:59 AM
  • "European stocks struggle to find solid direction: European stocks switched between gains and losses Monday, with energy company shares coming off session lows as oil prices pared declines." MarketWatch 12:27 PM

 
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