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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, January 29, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Looking to Develop Original Shows as Part of New Video Strategy"  TheStreet 9:27 AM
  • "Report: Apple looking to produce its own exclusive TV shows as original content for iTunes" 9to5Mac 9:27 AM
  • "Apple could unveil original TV shows alongside the iPhone 7" Business Insider 9:45 AM
  • "Apple's Plan To Hook You On iPhone Upgrades Is Slowly Being Revealed"  Forbes 6:50 AM
  • "Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017" Bloomberg 6:54 AM
  • "Report: Apple developing long range wireless charging tech for iOS devices" 9to5Mac 6:54 AM
  • "Report: Apple Acquires Ed-Tech Start-up LearnSprout" PC Magazine 9:39 AM
  • "Apple buys education tech startup LearnSprout to help teachers track student performance" The Next Web 7:24 AM
  • "Apple Furthers Its VR Plans With Acquisition Of Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 12:19 PM
  • "Apple builds secret team to kick-start virtual reality effort" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:54 AM
  • "Apple reportedly has hundreds of people working on a secret virtual reality team" The Verge 2:04 PM
  • "Apple Acquires Flyby Media, Makers Of Tech That 'Sees' The World Around You" TechCrunch 2:04 PM
  • "Apple has assembled large team for VR, has headsets prototyped: Report/Could Apple be taking on Facebook's Oculus Rift with its own virtual reality offering?" ZDNet 2:15 PM
  • "Apple Targets Augmented, Virtual Reality With Hiring, Acquisition: Tech giant hires industry experts, acquires startup specializing in image recognition" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:20 PM
  • "Apple Sets Its Sights on Virtual Reality" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:37 PM
  • "Apple quietly working on virtual reality: report" Relaxnews 9:30 PM
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan discussion includes notes on migration procedures, floppy disk support (!), a bug fix, Apple's abandoned iWeb, a TP Link compatibility problem, and issues after migration from Yosemite." MacInTouch 11:08 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to disable mouse and keyboard low-battery warnings (you can't)" Macworld 7:11 AM
  • "How to display an analog clock in your Mac Menu Bar" iDownload Blog 7:13 AM
  • "Replace the departed free iTunes Radio with free iTunes radio" The Robservatory 10:36 AM
  • "How to Take Advantage of Advanced Features in Safari in OS X El Capitan" Tuts+ 9:40 AM
  • "Here are the 13 most useful Mac shortcuts that will help you do everything faster" Business Insider 7:15 AM
  • "Hands On: Chapters 1.0 (OS X)" MacNN 10:41 AM
  • "How To Manage Multiple Photos Libraries On Your Mac" TeraTalks 7:55 AM
  • "How To Convert Audio, Video, And Image Files On Your Mac For Free" NoodleMac 7:54 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Java's Mac Plugin Goes To Death Row; Can Flash On A Mac Be Far Behind?" Mac360 9:00 AM
  • "Here's why I think we'll see a Mac OS X tablet within two years" Apple World Today 7:29 AM
Press Releases
  • "BBEdit adds iCloud Drive support, Find Differences improvements and more" iMore 11:06 AM
  • "Get A Time-Lapse Video Of Your Designs" Mac 360 7:54 AM
  • "Lightroom CC 2015.4 and Lightroom 6.4" TidBITS 7:24 AM
  • "Badia Software Announces IDML Import 1.0 for QuarkXPress 2015" prMac 7:08 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Global smartphone shipments up 5.7% on year in 4Q15, says IDC" ["Apple shipped 74.8 million iPhone devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 1% from the 74.5 million shipped a year earlier. For all of 2015, Apple shipped 231.5 million units, representing a 20.2% growth on year."] DigiTimes 7:14 AM
  • "10 tech giants leading the parental leave policies pack" [Apple #9] Computerworld 6:57 AM
  • "Apple Ceases Free iTunes Radio Streaming Worldwide" MacRumors 7:09 AM
  • "As expected, iTunes Radio stations no longer available without an Apple Music subscription" 9to5Mac 7:11 AM
  • "Apple Planning to Open Third Retail Store in Turkey in 2016" MacRumors 7:25 AM
  • "Apple Watch Dethrones Rolex in Luxury Brands Ranking" Details 2:04 PM
  • "Tesla hires exec who played key role in building chips that power Apple's iPhones" BGR 8:18 AM
  • "Heatherwick and Boris promoted Garden Bridge before 'rigged' TfL design contest" ["The mayor came under further fire after sources close to Apple appeared to contradict his repeated assertion that he could not provide the names of those who took part in the San Francisco pitch because this would compromise ongoing discussions with the firm over potential sponsorship, a claim he also made to the London Assembly's oversight committee last month. A source close to Apple told the AJ: 'Apple has no involvement in this bridge project and is not considering getting involved'."] The Architects' Journal 7:16 AM
  • "Boris Johnson reportedly tried to get Apple to sponsor London's new Garden Bridge" Business Insider 7:16 AM
  • "He Shot an Indian Wedding on His iPhone. The Results? Spectacular" NDTV 7:07 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Tesla To Ditch SDK In Favor Of Mirroring iOS And Android Apps" Redmond Pie 7:44 PM
  • "Sony reports big jump in sales thanks to PlayStation 4" Mashable 7:05 AM
  • "Foxconn raises offer for Sharp to $5.44 billion: WSJ" Reuters 7:05 AM
  • "Japan fund undecided on Sharp; Foxconn reportedly ups offer" Reuters 7:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Apple's working on long-range wireless charging for the iPhone (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Ep. 24): The iPhone 7 could bring a new dual-lens camera, we're expecting the iPad Air 3 and iPhone 5SE in March, and Apple is exploring virtual reality." CNET 7:32 PM
  • "Coming January 30: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, of TidBITS, and Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:30 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-28: Goodbye CableCards, Apple Pay at ATMs" The Mac Observer 2:03 PM
  • "Has the iPhone peaked?" USA Today 9:39 AM
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks earnings, beta releases, Apple Music, car & more" AppleInsider 9:27 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro Radio Show #4 featuring Chuck Braverman." FCPRadio 6:49 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple reportedly adding wireless charging to iPhone: You better say goodbye to the Lightning port, and say hello to wireless charging and wireless Beats headphones." ZDNet 7:12 AM
  • "iPhone 7S will be Apple's first smartphone with wireless charging" The Inquirer 7:07 AM
  • "Next year's iPhone might have advanced wireless charging" Mashable 7:05 AM
  • "Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones" TechCrunch 7:18 AM
  • "Apple Charging Leak Will Boost iPhone Battery Life" Forbes 7:18 AM
  • "IPhone 5SE / iPhone 6c Specs. No 3D Touch." M.I.C. Gadget 7:23 AM
  • "Apple's 2016 Roadmap For Updated MacBook, MacBook Air And Pro Revealed" Redmond Pie 10:37 AM
  • "Apple recalls power plugs over electric shock risk" CNNMoney 6:59 AM
  • "Apple issues recall for faulty iPad, iPhone and Mac AC power adapters sold over 12 years" V3 7:23 AM
  • "Safari's now the only major browser supporting Do Not Track on iOS" Macworld 11:39 AM
  • "Google Chrome on iOS Loses 'Do Not Track' Feature" Digital Trends 2:16 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:03 AM
  • "Rails For iPad Is Free For The First Time In Almost Two Years (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 10:03 AM
  • "CALC Smart -The Resourceful Scientific Calculator For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Free For The First Time In Two And A Half Years (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 10:03 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:18 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Apple Watch review: Gorgeous smartwatch, but not without its downfalls" Macworld UK 10:37 AM
  • "This Old iMac: Upgrading To The Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD" Forbes 2:05 PM
  • "Review: Naim's first wireless speaker, the mu-so, is worthy of the company's audiophile heritage" 9to5Mac 10:33 AM
  • "Review: Native Union Night Cable Marble Edition" Run Around Tech 7:28 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "App face-off: Apple iMessage vs. WhatsApp Messenger" AppleInsider 9:40 PM
  • "Numbers 2.6.1 for iOS review: Spreadsheet app is now a better competitor to Excel" Macworld 9:27 AM
  • "5 Apple TV fitness apps to get in shape on a budget" Macworld 7:11 AM
  • "Crossy-overs: How Pac-Man, PSY, and more made their way into Crossy Road" Macworld 7:11 AM
  • "'CombineRobot' Review - Mecha Match Three" Touch Arcade 2:16 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Improving the iOS Keyboard Switching Experience for Multilingual Users" MacStories 4:08 PM
  • "How to Use Slide Over Multitasking on iPad" OS X Daily 2:13 PM
  • "How-To: Automate weight logging w/ the Health app using Siri, Workflow, or a smart scale" 9to5Mac 12:07 PM
  • "FAQ: What you need to know about the death of ad-supported iTunes Radio" iMore 11:39 AM
  • "What's the best way to practice iOS and Swift development?" Mashable 10:33 AM
Tips
  • "40+ ways to save storage space on iPhone and iPad" iDownload Blog 4:08 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple Builds Secret Virtual Reality Team, But for What?" The Mac Observer 7:25 PM
  • "What's the Best Gaming Mac in January 2016?" Bare Feats 1:13 PM
  • "Maybe $100 was too much to pay for an Apple Pencil"  AppAdvice 12:20 PM
  • "Apple: The Beginning Of The End"  Forbes 11:40 AM
  • "Apple And The Coming Tech Apocalypse" Mac360 9:00 AM
  • "Editorial: is there a market for a new four-inch iPhone?" MacNN 2:25 PM
  • "The persistence of iPhone" iMore 8:16 AM
  • "How to Buy a Cheap 4-inch iPhone 5SE or iPhone 6c?" M.I.C. Gadget 7:23 AM
  • "Forget thinness – get rid of these bezels" iDownload Blog 7:13 AM
  • "It's interesting that Apple would mention virtual reality" Macworld 7:11 AM
  • "Apple culture hinders recruitment and talent retention efforts, report says" AppleInsider 7:12 AM
  • "Strange Guardian article finds a few people who don't want to work at Apple, presents it as news"  9to5Mac 7:10 AM
  • "Apple – losing out on talent and in need of a killer new device"  The Guardian 7:10 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Cassandra: Twitter Terms -Whose Content is it Anyway?" eXtensions 9:58 AM
  • "This Tablet Can Replace Your Television" Time 9:39 AM
  • "The Augmented Reality Enterprise Opportunity" Tech.pinions 9:39 AM
  • "Unpacked: Using Tech While Watching TV" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:28 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "AirSpeaker Turns Your iPhone Into An AirPlay Audio Receiver" Redmond Pie 9:25 PM
  • "Downcast for iPhone adds CarPlay integration for enhanced podcast playback" 9to5Mac 7:50 PM
  • "FlexBright – Helps Protect Your Eyes While Using Your Phone Or iPad" MacPrices 2:03 PM
  • "Want to Endlessly Play Soccer? 'TV Sports Soccer' Is the Game for You" Touch Arcade 10:37 AM
  • "Google finally launches an AdWords app for iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 10:33 AM
  • "Google launches dedicated AdWords app for iOS" AppleInsider 5:20 PM
  • "Spotify's Video Content Hits iOS A Bit Earlier Than Expected" TechCrunch 10:33 AM
  • "Roomy backpacks can carry a 17-inch MacBook and a whole lot more" Cult of Mac 9:40 AM
  • "Poncho's daily weather forecasts are coming to an app" The Verge 9:39 AM
  • "Adobe brings back Bob Ross in 'The Joy of Sketching'" AppAdvice 9:21 AM
  • "Fight for 'card fu' supremacy in Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny" AppAdvice 7:23 AM
  • "Google launches official AdWords app for iPhone" iMore 4:08 PM
  • "Google launches iOS AdWords app for marketers to manage their ad campaigns on the move" VentureBeat 7:23 AM
  • "Apple Pay and Android Pay coming to ATMs soon, report says" Digital Trends 7:23 AM
  • "Offline Finnish to English Language Dictionary Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 9:26 AM
  • "New JumbleFace Release Offers Purposeful Play" prMac 7:09 AM
  • "Voyage SoftTech Pvt. Ltd. Announces Launch of Mobile Game Jungle Racer" prMac 7:09 AM
  • "Kono - Abstract Strategy Board Game 2.0 for iOS Now Available" prMac 7:09 AM
  • "Equalicious Combines Math and Crosswords for a New Gaming Experience" prMac 7:09 AM
  • "Rox Fling 1.0 released for iOS/Android - A Caveman on a Mission" prMac 7:08 AM
  • "Dreamkind Launches Toy Escape - Endless Arcade Slingshot Game" prMac 7:08 AM
  • "Truck Stops Pro 3.0 has arrived" prMac 7:08 AM
  • "QixSpin 1.0 introduced for iOS - Action Packed Time-Based Puzzle Game" prMac 7:08 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud: email" Reuters 4:00 PM
  • "Microsoft has a secret weapon" ["The company announced Thursday that it was on track to generate $9.4 billion in annual cloud-based revenue, up from $5.5 billion a year ago."] Independent Online: South Africa 8:19 AM
  • "Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud" Rediff 8:21 AM
  • "Azure Stack, Microsoft's on-premises cloud service, is now available as a preview: It's the Azure platform for your private cloud." Ars Technica 7:19 PM
  • "Microsoft's Earnings Show Vitality in Both Old and New Lines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:22 AM
  • "Microsoft Q2 Buoyed By Azure, Office 365 Gains" InformationWeek 8:39 AM
  • "Microsoft profits fall but cloud success sends share price up" ComputerWeekly 8:39 AM
  • "Microsoft's cloud-fuelled revival persists as Azure sales jump" Gulf News 8:35 AM
  • "Microsoft earnings report: Surface saves Windows Phone blushes" ITProPortal 8:33 AM
  • "Despite Q2 revenue dip, Microsoft is profiting hugely from cloud" SiliconRepublic 8:21 AM
  • "Enterprises eye a fast switch to Windows 10" Tech Central 8:20 AM
  • "Cloud revenue saves Microsoft's quarter" Tech Central 8:19 AM
  • "Microsoft's latest financials show Surface boom, Mobile collapse" Hexus 8:18 AM
  • "Microsoft Boosted By Intelligent Cloud Growth And Surface Sales" TechWeekEurope 8:18 AM
  • "Should Google Be Afraid? Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Grows to Record Level" Softpedia 8:24 AM
  • "IBM Closes Weather Co. Purchase, Names David Kenny New Head Of Watson Platform" TechCrunch 2:16 PM
  • "IBM's Chief Gets Options for First Time to Drive Stock Growth" Bloomberg 8:01 AM
  • "IBM CEO Rometty Getting $4.5M Bonus for 2015" FOXBusiness 8:00 AM
  • "HP launches 'VR certified' Envy Phoenix gaming desktops" VR Zone 7:56 AM
  • "How HP tests ink catridges" Alphr 7:56 AM
  • "HP Has Put Its Name On Another Smart-Ish Watch, But This Time It's For Ladies" Digital Trends 7:56 AM
  • "HP now has a stylish, affordable, Swarovski-framed smartwatch designed for women" Pocketnow 7:55 AM
  • "HP outs new designer smartwatch for women, it has sparkly crystals of course" TechShout 7:55 AM
  • "HP's Isaac Mizrahi 'smartwatch' woos ladies with crystals" SlashGear 7:55 AM
  • "Top 10 laptops for 2016: Microsoft Surface Book, Dell Latitude 13 7370 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon" V3 7:48 AM
  • "Dell unveils U2717D UltraSharp WQHD InfinityEdge monitor" VR Zone 7:48 AM
  • "Intel aims to make life easier for small businesses" BetaNews 7:46 AM
  • "Oracle Dropping Java Browser Plug-In in JDK 9" eWeek 7:43 AM
  • "Java plugin will cease to exist by September, Oracle says" IT PRO 7:43 AM
  • "Cisco patches authentication, denial-of-service, NTP flaws in many products" ITworld 12:26 PM
  • "Hadoop turns 10, Big Data industry rolls along" ZDNet 9:36 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Report: Apple creates large virtual reality team, has built headset prototypes" Seeking Alpha 7:31 PM
  • "Which Looks Like the Better Long-Term Growth Stock: Apple Inc. or Alphabet Inc.?" The Motley Fool 7:22 AM
  • "Will Alphabet overtake Apple as No.1?" Investopedia 7:22 AM
  • "Apple vs. Microsoft: Here's who won" USA Today 7:07 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks end sharply higher, but post worst January since 2009: BOJ stimulus boosts global stocks; Amazon tumbles on weak earnings" MarketWatch 4:03 PM
  • "Friday Brings Stock Gains but Wall Street Down For Month" TheStreet 4:03 PM
  • "Dow soars nearly 400, but all 3 major U.S. indexes end January lower" USA Today 4:02 PM
  • "January Shaped Up to be Wall Street's Worst Month in Five" FOXBusiness 4:02 PM
  • "Stocks Soar After Bank of Japan's Surprise Rate Move: 'It just takes a little bit of action for a big move in equities,' says analyst after central bank move" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
  • "Nikkei jumps after BOJ's rate surprise; China stocks gain: Shares in Japan rose Friday, after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by introducing a negative interest-rate policy." MarketWatch 6:50 AM
  • "European stocks finish with gains Friday after BOJ shocker, but down in January: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:08 PM

 
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