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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, March 24, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "15 years of OS X: How Apple's big gamble paid off"  Computerworld 6:54 AM
  • "Macs dent the enterprise, but not by much"  Computerworld 6:54 AM
  • "Report: Apple designing its own servers to avoid snooping/Apple suspects that servers are intercepted and modified during shipping."  Ars Technica 11:34 AM
  • "Apple May Be Worried a Secret Security Threat Lurks in Its Servers" Fortune 1:23 PM
  • "Apple designing its own iCloud servers to avoid surveillance: The NSA is known to intercept tech in-transit through the postal system." ZDNet 4:06 PM
  • "The question is not 'Can the iPad Pro replace 600 million PCs?' but 'Are businesses ready to replace Windows with iOS?': There are 600 million old PCs out there, and Apple wants to see the iPad Pro replace them. But are traditionally cautious IT departments ready to chuck out Windows systems and replace them with iOS devices?"  ZDNet 7:18 AM
  • "Apple Will Cannibalize iPhone as VR Becomes The New Screen, Says Piper" Barron's 8:15 AM
  • "FBI director says fight with Apple about terrorism, not setting precedent: 'You are simply wrong to assert that the FBI and the Justice Department lied....'" Ars Technica 12:47 PM
  • "Mobile forensics company assisting FBI effectively argues that forcing Apple to create 'GovtOS' wouldn't stand up in court" 9to5Mac 11:21 AM
  • "FBI's Comey, officials discount two iPhone hack theories" USA Today 1:52 PM
  • "FBI Director Comey Denies 'NAND Mirroring' Will Be Used to Unlock Terrorist's iPhone" The Mac Observer 8:42 PM
OS X
News
  • "OS X turns 15: The evolution of Apple's Mac OS X through the years" Macworld 10:51 AM
  • "Apple zero-day vulnerability fully compromises your devices: The severe and previously unknown flaw circumvents Apple's stringent security features to compromise devices."  ZDNet 7:17 AM
  • "Apple's Swift comes to Linux: Swift 2.2 includes support for Swift on Ubuntu Linux 14.04 and 15.10." ZDNet 3:03 PM
  • "About the security content of OS X Server 5.1" Apple Support 8:28 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan notes include a procedure for recovering from an OS X 10.11.4 update disaster, plus other reports of issues with the new update." MacInTouch 4:15 PM
  • "OS X 10.11.4 Update Might Break Facetime And Imessage" Digital Trends 11:20 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Using an iPhone 5S When You've Been Sticking with OS X Snow Leopard" Low End Mac 8:28 PM
  • "On the road with Final Cut Pro X and a Jellyfish, the new budget shared storage system" fcp.co 8:51 AM
  • "How to Password Protect Notes on Mac OS X" OS X Daily 8:43 PM
  • "How to filter email: Get control of your messages in OS X's Mail, iCloud, and Gmail." Macworld 8:05 AM
  • "Xe8472 colour correction plug-in keeps apples green and strawberries red" IT.Enquirer 10:31 AM
  • "A Player For Google Music And YouTube" Mac360 8:00 AM
Op/Ed
  • "In Defense Of The Mac's Beleaguered Menubar" McSolo 7:59 AM
  • "OS X 10.12 Fuji features and UK release date rumours: Siri to be headline feature of Mac OS X 10.12 | 9 features missing from El Capitan that we need" Macworld UK 7:11 AM
  • "Cassandra: Teething Problems with English Pages on Apple Online Store for Thailand" eXtensions 6:47 AM
Press Releases
  • "Synology Adds Native OS X Finder Searches and Offline iOS Video Transcoding with DSM6" The Mac Observer 12:38 PM
  • "AutoTrash - Remove Unwanted Files Automatically" prMac 11:34 AM
  • "Docker Released as Native Mac and Windows Apps to Optimize Developer Experience" Business Wire 8:11 AM
  • "NoteList 3.2.2 to manage free format documents on OS X" Tension Software 7:59 AM
  • "A Google Chrome extension will reword your insults" Mashable 7:06 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's First Foray Into Original TV Is a Series About Apps" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:39 PM
  • "Apple has a TV show about apps in development" The Next Web 3:39 PM
  • "Apple Working on Original Television Series About Apps" MacRumors 3:39 PM
  • "Apple is officially making a television show with Will.i.am – and it's about apps" Business Insider 3:43 PM
  • "Apple's Recycling Robot Needs Your Help to Save the World" Wired 6:53 AM
  • "Apple downplaying the Apple Watch Edition in both online and retail stores" 9to5Mac 8:51 AM
  • "Apple Pay reportedly coming to mobile websites later this year" Digital Trends 7:01 AM
  • "Apple and Vice's new series explores the gritty fringes of music" The Next Web 7:02 AM
  • "Nielsen starts breaking down TV streams by device next month" Engadget 7:03 AM
  • "Sony forms ForwardWorks corporation to bring its PlayStation games to iPhone" 9to5Mac 8:04 AM
  • "Sony's 'ForwardWorks' will try PlayStation gaming on mobile, again" Engadget 7:03 AM
  • "Sony sets up a new company to develop mobile games" The Next Web 7:02 AM
  • "Apple Shares New 'The Kiss' Ad Featuring Apple TV's Siri Integration" MacRumors 8:23 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Entire Yahoo Board Would Be Ousted if Starboard Value Gets Its Way" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:32 PM
  • "After Verizon breach, 1.5 million customer records put up for sale" Ars Technica 4:22 PM
  • "France Fines Google Over Right to be Forgotten" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:21 PM
  • "Bezos Prime: Amazon's CEO has driven his company to all-consuming growth (and even, believe it or not, profits). Today, though, as he deepens his involvement in his media and space ventures, Bezos is becoming a power beyond Amazon. It has forced him to become an even better leader." Fortune 3:51 PM
  • "Email is dying among mobile's youngest users" TechCrunch 11:36 AM
  • "Microsoft terminates its Tay AI chatbot after she turns into a Nazi" Ars Technica 10:51 AM
  • "Google reportedly building Amazon Echo competitor as industry eyes your home: With the next tech industry battleground being your home, Google has a 'secret' project to build an Amazon Echo competitor, according to a new report." ZDNet 3:03 PM
  • "Google is secretly developing a competitor to Amazon's Echo" Business Insider 10:50 AM
  • "Gmail's encryption warning spurs 25 percent increase in encrypted inbound emails" The Verge 10:37 AM
  • "Rovi in talks to acquire TiVo, the pioneer DVR and 'time-shifting' company, report says" GeekWire 10:51 AM
  • "TiVo Said to Be in Merger Talks With Rovi" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:37 AM
  • "The best time to buy an Android phone is April" The Verge 8:52 AM
  • "World's biggest startup? Samsung Electronics to reform corporate culture" Reuters 7:11 AM
  • "20 years in tech, through the eyes of 8 women: How these computer scientists made their own way in an industry dominated by men" GeekWire 11:57 AM
  • "These 8 women earned computer science degrees two decades ago — and here's what happened next" GeekWire 11:57 AM
  • "5 women inventors you can thank for making your life so much easier" Mashable 7:06 AM
  • "Wrong house gets torn down based on a Google Maps error" Engadget 6:59 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Live: Is Apple Out Of Ideas? Watch Our Podcasters Debate" Digital Trends 8:39 PM
  • "Turing Award Winner Martin Hellman On Cryptography" TechCrunch 4:23 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-24: Apple Laptops and USB C, Cellebrite and FBI" The Mac Observer 12:58 PM
  • "Apple went small in the spring, and it will need to go big in the fall" The Verge 10:52 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Temporarily Pulls iOS 9.3 Update for Older iOS Devices" MacRumors 8:24 PM
  • "Apple releases new build of iOS 9.3 for users of older iOS devices affected by bricking bug" 9to5Mac 8:48 PM
  • "Everything You Need to Know About Apple's New iPhone and iPad: Apple has two new products that may not be exciting, but they could be important."  The Motley Fool 8:51 AM
  • "Apple iOS 9.3 Is Causing iPad Activation Problems" Forbes 6:49 AM
  • "iPad bricked by iOS 9.3? Don't worry, we'll get through this together" The Register 8:19 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro are now available for pre-order" TechCrunch 7:00 AM
  • "Pre-orders open for iPhone SE, new iPad Pro" Relaxnews 6:59 AM
  • "iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Now" The Mac Observer 6:47 AM
  • "Hands on: Apple takes aim at PC users with 9.7' iPad Pro" AppleInsider 8:24 PM
  • "Macs may go even longer between revamps as Intel kills tick-tock" AppleInsider 12:46 PM
  • "Why Apple's iPhone SE lacks 3D Touch technology" Modmyi 7:17 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Five Popular iOS Battery Hogging Apps Identified In Real-World Tests" Redmond Pie 8:15 PM
  • "Apple support document addresses activation issues some users may encounter after updating to iOS 9.3" iDownload Blog 7:10 AM
  • "Do you have bad RAM? Here's how to find out: Defective RAM can cause all sorts of problems. If you're wondering why your PC isn't behaving, a RAM diagnosis may be in order." PCWorld 6:55 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:47 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:47 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:47 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone SE review: Turns out, good things do come in small packages" Mashable 8:14 PM
  • "iPhone SE review: Bigger on the inside!" iMore 7:16 AM
  • "iPhone SE: Apple's most powerful 4-inch smartphone" Mashable 7:06 AM
  • "First impressions of Apple's new iPhone SE: Baig" USA Today 8:59 AM
  • "Review: Beyond size, what you get and give up with iPhone SE" Associated Press 10:51 AM
  • "iPad Pro 9.7in vs iPad Pro 12.9in" IT PRO 8:15 AM
  • "First look: Apple's new USB 3 Lightning to USB-C cable and Camera Adapter for iPad Pro" AppleInsider 8:23 PM
  • "Logitech just invented a wireless mouse that's faster than wired ones" CNET 6:50 AM
  • "Review: Spyder PowerShadow Battery Case for iPhone 6/6s Plus" iLounge 3:04 PM
  • "Review: Mpow AquaPro Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker" Run Around Tech 7:11 AM
  • "DiRT 3 Complete Edition can fulfill your need for speed (and grit)" Apple World Today 8:04 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Hands On: watchOS 2.2" MacNN 10:51 AM
  • "uKnowKids Premier (for iPhone)" PC Magazine 3:58 PM
  • "Away review: Third time isn't necessarily a charm for slick relaxation app for iOS" Macworld 8:18 AM
  • "First look at gameplay from the upcoming Pokémon Go iOS game" 9to5Mac 10:52 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of tvOS 9.2 Article" iLounge 8:42 PM
  • "Why iPhone Battery is Yellow, What the Yellow Icon Means, & How to Fix it" OS X Daily 8:28 PM
  • "How-To: Create and use app folders on Apple TV with tvOS 9.2 [Video] 9to5Mac 12:47 PM
  • "How to use Apple's new Night Shift mode in iOS 9.3" AppleInsider 10:51 AM
  • "Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of iOS 9.3 Article" iLounge 10:51 AM
  • "Pointers: record your iOS screen for tutorials, demos" MacNN 7:18 AM
  • "How to delete all music on your iPhone at once" iDownload Blog 7:10 AM
Tips
  • "Which iPad Pro carrier and plan should you get?" iMore 3:43 PM
  • "The ultimate guide to protecting your private information in Notes from the prying eyes" iDownload Blog 11:21 AM
  • "iPhone buying guide: Should you buy an iPhone SE, a 6s Plus, or wait for the next one? The new iPhone SE adds to Apple's growing product line, which adds another choice to the mix. Here's our handy guide to help how you choose the best iPhone for you." Macworld 7:00 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple may not like the FBI's new alternative to 'GovtOS'" BGR 9:13 PM
  • "Why Apple is doubling down on health, environment, and more" iMore 3:04 PM
  • "Why Microsoft Corporation Shouldn't Mind Apple's PC Jab" The Motley Fool 3:03 PM
  • "Tim Cook's Proposition: Apple Has Reached Childhood's End" The Mac Observer 2:14 PM
  • "Apple can't really prevent the scary way spies might tap into iPhone data" BGR 1:00 PM
  • "iPhone SE... My Initial Thoughts" Low End Mac 12:49 PM
  • "Who would actually use the selfie flash on a 9.7' iPad Pro?" AppleInsider 12:49 PM
  • "Opinion: Unpacking Apple's March event, pre-ordered iPhone SE, and tech spring cleaning" 9to5Mac 12:47 PM
  • "Insanely Thin iPhone 7 Concept With LCD Home Button [Video] iClarified 12:47 PM
  • "This gorgeous iPhone 7 concept looks too good to be true" BGR 8:51 AM
  • "What The New iPhone and iPad Mean to Apple's Bank Account" Forbes 8:37 AM
  • "iPhone, Meet The End Of Moore's Law" Mac360 8:16 AM
  • "Why An iPad Pro Cannot Replace A MacBook (yet)" PixoBebo 8:08 AM
  • "Apple stared down the FBI and won" BGR 8:05 AM
  • "Are Mac, iPhone, iPad Safe Anywhere?" Mac360 8:00 AM
  • "Microsoft is becoming an Apple iPad Pro accessory" Computerworld 8:12 AM
  • "Apple should be pushing its iWork apps instead of Microsoft Office 363 for the iPad Pro" Apple World Today 7:59 AM
  • "Case Manufacturers Are Happy with Apple's iPhone SE" Kirkville 7:11 AM
  • "Intel Retires Tick-Tock, Apple's Focus on the Cloud, The Fallacy of Apple Revolution" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:10 AM
  • "First Click: Siri and Alexa aren't speaking my language" The Verge 6:59 AM
  • "Why Apple's cloud can't compete" BGR 6:49 AM
  • "Why Apple's iPhone SE Will Tank In India" Forbes 6:49 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Opinion: As a long time stock Android fan, I was pleasantly surprised by TouchWiz" 9to5Google 8:43 PM
  • "Gaming will always be for men until the industry addresses its sexual harassment problem" The Next Web 8:10 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Best Pac-Man ever just landed on Apple TV" Cult of Mac 8:28 PM
  • "Shazam for iOS updated with deepened Apple Music integration" 9to5Mac 4:22 PM
  • "Grab popular journaling software Day One 2 at no charge through the Apple Store shopping app" iDownload Blog 12:48 PM
  • "iTunes U for iOS adds support for Managed Apple IDs, Shared iPad optimization, & Spotlight Search" 9to5Mac 12:47 PM
  • "Throttle Keeps Your Inbox Clutter-Free By Making Your Email Address Private" Lifehacker 10:52 AM
  • "Google Maps for iOS now integrates with popular ride services, Spotlight Search and more" iDownload Blog 10:50 AM
  • "Of course you can buy a 24k gold iPhone SE studded with Swarovski crystals" Pocket-lint 8:15 AM
  • "Forget rose gold-colored iPhone SE: new 4-incher already available in solid gold" Pocketnow 8:15 AM
  • "Angry Birds maker Rovio bringing its ToonsTV cartoon app to Apple TV" VentureBeat 8:14 AM
  • "iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro available from Verizon today" PRNewswire 8:12 AM
  • "Revel Systems Expands National Presence, Opens Dallas Office to Meet Texas Demand for iPad Point of Sale" Business Wire 12:08 PM
  • "T-Mobile Serves Up Apple's New iPhone SE Like Only the Un-carrier Can" Business Wire 8:11 AM
  • "Shall we date? Oz+ Is Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play" Business Wire 8:11 AM
  • "Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet can cut down on your need for power adapters" Apple World Today 7:19 AM
  • "Google Maps iOS app now gives ride fares & pickup times for five more services" 9to5Mac 7:00 AM
  • "Apple is selling Microsoft Office 365 as an accessory for the iPad Pro" The Verge 6:50 AM
  • "iClassics turns Oscar Wilde into Interactive Tales - Born to be iWilde!" prMac 6:54 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft and HPE throw their weight behind Mesosphere: A strategic investment round led by HPE just brought the startup $73.5 million in new funding" IDG News Service 7:24 AM
  • "Mesosphere raises $73.5 million with Microsoft participating, launches Velocity tool" VentureBeat 7:20 AM
  • "Mesosphere raises $73.5M Series C led by HPE, with Microsoft as strategic investor" TechCrunch 8:43 AM
  • "Microsoft is investing millions in a $1 billion startup that rejected its acquisition offer" Business Insider 7:54 AM
  • "Microsoft Office 2016 Blocks Malicious Macros" eWeek 7:28 AM
  • "Windows Phone Usage Stats for March, Plus a Peek at Windows 10 Mobile Upgadeability" Thurrott 10:05 AM
  • "BRIEF-Hewlett Packard Enterprise declares regular cash dividend of $0.055/shr on common stock" Reuters 7:43 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise declares $0.055 dividend" Seeking Alpha 7:19 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard: Look At Enterprises, Not Incorporated" Seeking Alpha 12:18 PM
  • "HP Inc.'s MultiJet Fusion 3D Printer Will Be Open Platform and Encourage Third Party Materials Development" 3DPrint.com 7:43 AM
  • "Intel launches 6th generation Intel Core vPro processors: Security, support for new form factors and collaboration among improvements in the new CPUs" ITP Technology 7:47 AM
  • "Remembering Silicon Valley's First Giant, Intel's Andrew Grove: Unsentimental and tough, he inspired a generation of tech legends." Bloomberg 7:47 AM
  • "Intel IDF Shenzhen to promote IoT" DigiTimes 7:48 AM
  • "Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) to abandon tick-tock chip manufacturing approach" Invest Correctly 8:01 AM
  • "The Morning Download: Oracle Aims New Cloud Service at Companies Spooked by Security, Regulatory Obstacles" WSJ Blogs 8:02 AM
  • "Oracle's cloud computing plan: Bring services to customers on-premises" ZDNet 7:39 AM
  • "Oracle wants to put its public cloud behind your firewall: With Oracle Cloud at Customer, companies get a fully managed service within the data center" IDG News Service 7:24 AM
  • "IBM Cloud, Watson Help Guiding Eyes Breed Superior Guide Dogs" eWeek 7:26 AM
  • "How IBM's Watson Is Helping Train Service Dogs" PC Magazine 12:43 PM
  • "IBM expanding N.B. cybersecurity division, adding 100 jobs: Premier Brian Gallant says the Fredericton area is a centre of excellence for cybersecurity" Canadian Manufacturing 8:00 AM
  • "IBM Takes Stand Against Controversial North Carolina Law" Fortune 8:15 PM
  • "Cisco Systems, Inc. Director Sells $141,400.00 in Stock" The Hilltop News 7:46 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple-FBI fight caused a 20% spike in this firm's shares" CNBC 7:16 AM
  • "Is Apple Inc. Stock About to Decline? Insider Sells 268,644 Shares" The Country Caller 12:48 PM
  • "Shares of PayPal slide amidst rumors of browser-based Apple Pay checkout" AppleInsider 1:52 PM
Industry News
  • "Stocks little-changed at close after rig-count data pares oil loss: Equities snap 5-week winning streak" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
  • "Stocks Make Final-Minute Push in Quieter Session Before Easter" TheStreet 4:08 PM
  • "Stocks finish flat, end their win streak at 5 weeks" USA Today 4:07 PM
  • "5-Week Streak of Gains Snapped for U.S. Stocks: S&P 500 slips back into negative territory for the year, as equities hurt by dollar's gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
  • "Asian stocks slip as dollar strengthens: Declining oil and commodity prices weigh on markets" MarketWatch 7:51 AM
  • "European stocks slump as dollar strength cuts oil, mining shares: European stocks were hit Thursday, looking at a fourth consecutive decline, with commodity shares dropping as the U.S. dollar continued to march higher." MarketWatch 7:52 AM

 
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