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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, February 1, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple's Broken Narrative/Tim Cook and Luca Maestri had one goal for last week's earnings conference call: convince Wall Street to begin thinking differently about Apple. For the past two decades, Apple's success has been judged by hardware unit sales growth, a metric that is now becoming increasingly at odds with the long-term strategy being pushed by Jony Ive. Management now finds itself searching for a new Apple narrative as iPhone sales growth slows. Wall Street has effectively declared the old Apple narrative broken."  Above Avalon 2:44 PM
  • "Why Alphabet is more valuable than Apple: Google parent is growing faster and seems to have better odds for more growth" MarketWatch 7:09 PM
  • "Alphabet passes Apple as most valuable firm after hours" CNBC 3:35 PM
  • "Google Just Passed Apple As The World's Most Valuable Company" Forbes 3:36 PM
  • "Alphabet passes Apple as the most valuable company on Earth" VentureBeat 3:36 PM
  • "Alphabet, Google's Parent Company, Grows Briskly to Close in on Apple" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:08 PM
  • "Google parent company Alphabet now valued higher than Apple after beating Q4 earnings expectations" GeekWire 3:38 PM
  • "Here's Why Apple Should Hold Off on Entering Virtual Reality" Re/code 11:32 AM
  • "Apple May Lose Biggest Company Title To Google Parent Alphabet"  InformationWeek 7:49 AM
  • "Apple vs. the world, 2015 edition"  BGR 8:19 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple's Swift language project gains continuous integration" AppleInsider 4:32 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "AirDrop Not Showing Up in iOS Control Center? This is the Easy Fix" OS X Daily 6:42 PM
  • "Experiencing Bluetooth problems on your Mac? Try this" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "El Capitan notes discuss floppy disk support; sync problems; several user interface issues; iWeb; Disk Utility vs. image restore and more." MacInTouch 1:38 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "About OS X System Integrity Protection aka 'Rootless' and how to disable it" iDownload Blog 7:51 AM
  • "When iTunes accounts intermingle: How to separate the data" Macworld 7:40 AM
  • "How to bulk delete attachments from the Messages app on your Mac" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "About OS X System Integrity Protection aka 'Rootless' and how to disable it" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "How to Rotate Videos in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 3:37 PM
  • "Pro Tip: Get higher quality exports from Photos app" Cult of Mac 2:36 PM
  • "Copy files back into a Photos for Mac library" Six Colors 3:41 PM
  • "Using Find and Replace In TextEdit and Other Apps" MacMost 11:14 AM
  • "Cassandra: Alien Settings -Display Calibration" eXtensions 8:21 AM
  • "Yet Another Very Good Way To Backup Up A Mac (sync files, archive, bootable clone)" NoodleMac 8:01 AM
  • "What's That Strange Color On Your Mac's Screen?" TeraTalks 8:00 AM
Press Releases
  • "PFiddlesoft today released new version 3.6.3 of its PFAssistive Framework. The PFiddlesoft Frameworks help developers write assistive Macintosh applications for persons with disabilities using Apple's Accessibility and Quartz Event Taps APIs on OS X v10.7 Lion and newer." PFiddlesoft 12:48 PM
  • "iPad Pro + MacBook + Duet Display = lots of screen real estate" Apple World Today 8:01 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Forget Apple vs. Samsung. There's no stopping China in the smartphone war: The problem comes down to industry commoditization." ZDNet 7:41 PM
  • "Apple May Dump Some of Amazon's AWS, Speculates Morgan Stanley" Barron's 7:00 PM
  • "Analyst warns Apple may ditch Amazon Web Services, taking nearly 10% of AWS revenue with it" GeekWire 4:56 PM
  • "Apple predicted to abandon Amazon Web Services for own data centers, analyst says" AppleInsider 7:00 PM
  • "The great O2 iPhone 6s rip off: Where the handset costs £90 MORE than if you get it from Apple" Mirror Online UK 7:49 AM
  • "See the nearly complete Apple UFO headquarters in this new drone video" Mashable 9:04 PM
  • "Why e-receipts are important for customers & retailers alike: At last, Apple's incredibly useful in-store service of emailing consumers their receipts is becoming common place amongst other UK retailers." Econsultancy 7:52 AM
  • "US & Europe miss deadline for new 'Safe Harbor' agreement on overseas data transfers" AppleInsider 11:20 AM
  • "Porsche CEO has no plans to go down self-driving route" ["'An iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road,' Blume added, saying that Porsche did not need to team up with any big technology companies."] Reuters 11:21 AM
  • "Porsche CEO says 'iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road', dismissing autonomous cars" Electrek 11:22 AM
  • "Aerial Drone Video Offers Close-up Look at Apple Campus 2 Construction [Video] iClarified 4:54 PM
  • "Apple Relaunches 'Shot on iPhone' Marketing Campaign for iPhone 6s" MacRumors 7:39 AM
  • "Man found not guilty after confiscating his child's iPhone" Engadget 8:02 AM
  • "Dad who confiscated daughter's iPhone acquitted on theft charge" CNET 6:43 PM
  • "Bill Gates chooses Beatles song 'Two of us' to sum up his relationship with Steve Jobs" 9to5Mac 7:41 AM
  • "Facebook Hired Me At 17. But My Story Isn't As Perfect As It Sounds." ["From the outside, I'm one of those. I'm a 19-year-old product manager at Facebook. At the age of 13, I started making iOS apps, and I was hired by Facebook at the age of 17. This sounds excellent. But it wasn't all pretty from the start."] MTV 11:17 AM
  • "How a teenage app developer helped support his family using the App Store" 9to5Mac 11:16 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "A Yahoo Employee-Ranking System Is Challenged in Court" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:07 PM
  • "Time Warner Inc. Wants A Stake In Hulu, And An End To Current-Season Streaming" Digital Trends 8:02 PM
  • "Bluetooth wireless range, speed to continue improving: Home automation, IoT drive need for Bluetooth to gain speed and range." IDG News Service 5:55 PM
  • "Gmail now has more than 1 billion active users" VentureBeat 4:16 PM
  • "Gmail now has 1 billion monthly active users: Robots are writing 10 percent of mobile Gmail replies" The Verge 4:14 PM
  • "Following Apple's Move, Samsung Rolls Out Ad Blocking To Android Devices" TechCrunch 11:40 AM
  • "Google Signals Apple-like Direction for Nexus Phones" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:26 AM
  • "We've officially reached peak smartphone, but real innovation is still within reach: As the pace of hardware innovation slows to a crawl, manufacturers must turn to real-world problem-solving to get consumers excited again." Greenbot 8:00 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Upgrade #74: Tablet Incorporated" Six Colors 4:31 PM
  • "The MacNN Podcast, episode 49: not living up to one's potential" MacNN 4:16 PM
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 168: Untangling Apple Inc.'s Highlights" Apple'n'Apps 3:41 PM
  • "The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Rat on a Stick" The Loop 2:44 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With Smile Software's Co-Founder Greg Scown" The Mac Observer 2:38 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-02-01: Maps Search Controversy, Apple's Secret VR Team" The Mac Observer 12:47 PM
  • "Liftoff #13: It's Important to Have a Dryer Sheet" Six Colors 11:20 AM
  • "The good, the bad and the ugly of Apple Music and Apple Radio." The MT Show 7:02 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Worldwide Shipments of Slate Tablets Continue to Decline While Detachable Tablets Climb to New High, According to IDC" ["Apple's reign as market leader continued in 4Q15 though the company faced a -24.8% year-over-year decline. With the successful launch of the iPad Pro, the company was able to curb the decline in iPad revenues as its model mix shifted towards higher priced iPads."] Business Wire 8:20 AM
  • "iPad Pro Outsells Microsoft Surface in Launch Quarter" MacRumors 11:17 AM
  • "More iPad Pros Were Sold Than Surface Pros Last Quarter" Digital Trends 1:22 PM
  • "iPad Air 3 drawing hints at a smaller iPad Pro" Engadget 11:40 AM
  • "Fresh iPad Air 3 leak reveals more details about Apple's most exciting tablet in years" BGR 8:06 AM
  • "Another iPad Air 3 Design Drawing Points to Smart Connector, Similar Dimensions as iPad Air 2" MacRumors 11:40 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Multiple complaints of failed searches in Apple Music in iOS app" 9to5Mac 8:11 AM
  • "Apple Music Search Not Working for Some Subscribers" MacRumors 7:48 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:14 AM
  • "Pomodoro Time Pro: Focus Timer For Work And Study For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Free For The First Time In Almost A Year (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 11:14 AM
  • "Paper Keyboard -Fast Typing With A Printed Paper Keyboard For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 11:14 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:02 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:02 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:02 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "FCPX and the new Retina iMac: Another real broadcast job, real editing and real deadlines" fcp.co 8:13 AM
  • "We tested Apple CarPlay in a 2016 Cadillac CTS-V so you don't have to" Mashable 1:24 PM
  • "Review: Native Union DOCK Lightning" iLounge 3:41 PM
  • "Patchworks ITG Silicate Glass Screen Protector Review – iPhone 6(s+)" Mobile Reviews Eh 11:32 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "iOS 9 review: New features and design changes in iOS 9.1 and 9.2, and whether you should update your iPhone or iPad" Macworld UK 7:52 AM
  • "Review: Channels – watch live TV on your Apple TV with an HDHomeRun [Video] iDownload Blog 7:37 PM
  • "Airmail for iPhone Review: Power User Email" MacStories 8:14 AM
  • "Numbers 2.6.1 for iOS review: Spreadsheet app is now a better competitor to Excel" Macworld 11:39 AM
  • "Popsicolor: Interesting Photo Editor from the Developers of Waterlogue" eXtensions 11:14 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How-To: Keep up with the 2016 U.S. presidential election from iPhone, iPad, and Mac" 9to5Mac 4:17 PM
  • "How To: Disable the Live Photos Version of a Photo in iOS 9" MacTrast 4:02 PM
  • "How To Change Your DNS Settings on Your iOS Device" MacTrast 4:02 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "If Apple iPad Pro is a failure, why did it beat Microsoft Surface in sales?" BetaNews 8:47 PM
  • "The Monthification of Apple: Selling monthly access to the Apple ecosystem has its pros and cons." Fortune 2:48 PM
  • "I just tried an amazing live sports app and I'm convinced it's the future of TV" TechInsider 12:50 PM
  • "Opinion: Apple, Cisco and IBM prove that stock buybacks are a sham" MarketWatch 12:05 PM
  • "iTunes Match subscribers lose free Radio stations" Six Colors 11:40 AM
  • "I bought my mom a Chromebook Pixel and everything is so much better now: My mother loves Steve Jobs so much she got a little teary when I gave her a Chromebook Pixel for Christmas. She didn't open the box for almost 10 minutes, because the idea of having a tech product that didn't come from Jobs bothered her so much." The Verge 11:40 AM
  • "Opinion: With Blackberry's BB10 platform dead, enterprise has more reason than ever to adopt the iPhone" 9to5Mac 11:32 AM
  • "Will Apple Stock Be Helped by Data Center Independence?" TheStreet 11:19 AM
  • "Apple, AAPL, And A Rigged Stock Market" Mac360 8:57 AM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook acts like he's insane, analyst says" MarketWatch 8:11 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Mini: will it really happen?" T3 7:51 AM
  • "Can the upcoming Galaxy S7 seduce iPhone 6s users back to the future? Rumors are that Samsung is returning some cherished features to its flagship phone line. Will they be enough to bring back Apple users and keep Android users from switching? Let's find out." ZDNet 7:49 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Personal computers approach retirement age" BetaNews 7:59 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Harvard Study: The Internet of Things is a Surveillance Playground" The Mac Observer 7:24 PM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Twitterrific for iPhone and iPad gets redesigned profile and Today views" iMore 1:22 PM
  • "Google Search Will Highlight Info About Primary Election Results And Candidates" TechCrunch 12:06 PM
  • "Apple TV just became the best box for streaming live broadcast TV: With the live Channels app, users can now pause, rewind, and fast forward through up to 30 minutes of video." TechHive 11:50 AM
  • "Get your racket-swinging fix with Happy Tennis for Apple TV" AppAdvice 11:28 AM
  • "Global 3D Mapping and Modeling Market Growth at 8.54% Between 2016-2020 - Key Vendors are Apple, Autodesk & Google" PRNewswire 8:20 AM
  • "Enpass for iPhone and iPad picks up numerous improvements in version 5.0" iMore 8:19 AM
  • "The NFL's Super Bowl App Is Entertainment for Lulls in the Entertainment" Re/code 8:08 AM
  • "Shryne for iPhone Lets You Download and Archive Your Own Social History" Lifehacker 8:06 AM
  • "Spotlight: Doculus makes handling documents on an iPhone feel fast and natural" phoneArena 7:59 AM
  • "Airmail lands on iOS, lets you customize your email experience" iMore 7:53 AM
  • "Airmail for iOS is here: the email app that can do everything" The Verge 7:48 AM
  • "SenseSleep Uses Neuroscience to Help People Naturally Get Better Sleep" prMac 8:58 AM
  • "Stick Robo Hero 1.0 released for iOS - Addictive New Adventure Game" prMac 7:39 AM
  • "Offline Slovene to English Language Dictionary Translator 3.0 for iOS" prMac 7:39 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's underwater data center called its 'most intriguing project' in almost 40 years" MarketWatch 8:41 AM
  • "Microsoft Dives Deep With Underwater Data Centers As Environmentally Friendly Cloud Computing Alternative" International Business Times 8:39 AM
  • "Microsoft looks to create clouds out of seawater with a subaquatic data centre" The Inquirer 8:43 AM
  • "Microsoft has a crazy project to build massive data centers under the sea" Tech Insider 7:43 AM
  • "Microsoft sleeps with the fishes with underwater data centre" ITProPortal 7:43 AM
  • "Microsoft sinks to new depths with underwater data centre experiment: Why schlep data cross-country when we live on the coast, near free cooling?" The Register 7:42 AM
  • "Microsoft Launches Project Natick to Build Data Centers Underwater" Softpedia 7:41 AM
  • "'Project Natick' puts Microsoft's data centers at the bottom of the ocean" Neowin 7:36 AM
  • "Microsoft tests underwater data center" Network World 7:36 AM
  • "Microsoft Is Test-Driving a Submarine Data Center" Time 7:35 AM
  • "Just how successful is Windows 10?" BetaNews 12:30 PM
  • "Windows 10 After Six Months: Good or Bad?" Softpedia 8:46 AM
  • "Microsoft's aggressive tactics pay off as Windows 10 overtakes Windows 8.1" BetaNews 12:31 PM
  • "Windows 10 passes 10% market share, overtakes Windows 8.1 and Windows XP" VentureBeat 12:21 PM
  • "Windows 10 is now the second-biggest operating system in the world" Business Insider 8:45 AM
  • "You can run Windows 95 inside your browser now" PCWorld 12:13 PM
  • "19 year old Scottish developer gets Windows 95 running in a web browser" WinBeta 8:49 AM
  • "Windows 10 usage skyrocketed in January" PCWorld 12:12 PM
  • "Windows 10 Beats Windows 8.1 In Worldwide Usage" Nasdaq 8:48 AM
  • "Windows 10 posts impressive user share gains" Computerworld 8:44 AM
  • "Windows 10 market share climbs to 11.85% as of January 2016 – WinBeta" WinBeta 7:45 AM
  • "January 2016 Brought Windows 10 the Biggest Growth Since Launch" Softpedia 7:42 AM
  • "Windows 10 Reaches New Record Market Share As Windows 7 Keeps Going Down" Softpedia 7:35 AM
  • "Windows Phone is Dead: What's Next for Nadella's Microsoft?" Zacks 7:07 PM
  • "Microsoft cloud email services winning the race for enterprise adoption" The Inquirer 8:47 AM
  • "Microsoft Beats Google In Cloud Email Adoption" TechWeekEurope 7:44 AM
  • "Microsoft trumps Google in ANZ cloud email market: Gartner" ZDNet 7:32 AM
  • "Microsoft Jordan introduces Windows 10 in the Kingdom" albawaba 7:31 AM
  • "Microsoft Patent Targets Virtual Nutrition Labels" Discover 7:30 AM
  • "IBM is ditching its contentious employee review system for one that employees asked for" Business Insider 2:43 PM
  • "IBM Acquires Cloud-based Live Video Streaming Services Firm Ustream" The Fast Mode 7:05 AM
  • "Is your HP enterprise printer hosting malware for hackers?" Help Net Security 7:04 AM
  • "HP LaserJet printer could be a gaping hole in your security defences" TechRadar UK 7:04 AM
  • "Intel's security extensions are SGX: secure until you look at the detail" The Register 7:03 AM
  • "Turn a barebones PC into a graphics powerhouse with AMD's new FirePro server GPUs" IDG News Service 5:55 PM
  • "Cisco's CTO charts a new direction" InfoWorld 7:00 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Inc, going for free within 8 years" Kirk Burgess 9:09 PM
  • "The 5 Best Quotes From Apple's Conference Call" The Motley Fool 8:35 PM
  • "Will Apple Inc.'s Earnings Sink These 3 Suppliers?" The Motley Fool 7:46 PM
  • "Alphabet surpasses Apple, now the world's most valuable company" MacDailyNews 3:34 PM
  • "Apple: Think Differently From the Analysts" GuruFocus 2:38 PM
Industry News
  • "Stocks erase losses on lower Fed rate-hike expectations: Dovish Fed speakers, weak data boost sentiment; market shrugs off drop in oil prices" MarketWatch 4:14 PM
  • "Stocks Fight Back Against Crude's Dead Weight" TheStreet 4:14 PM
  • "Stocks end mixed as oil drops 5%" USA Today 4:13 PM
  • "Stocks Shrug Off Weak PMI Data, Oil Selloff" FOXBusiness 4:13 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks End Near Flat, Pausing After Big Rally: The Dow fell as much as 167 points earlier on lower oil prices and further signs of weakness in China" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:13 PM
  • "Japan's Nikkei soars for second day, but Chinese stocks fall: China shares fell Monday amid more signs of weakening in the Chinese economy, but markets in the rest of the Asia region rallied a second straight trading day." MarketWatch 6:48 AM
  • "European stocks start February in the red as manufacturing data soften: European stocks lost ground Monday, weighed down after lackluster manufacturing reports from the eurozone and China." MarketWatch 6:47 AM

 
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