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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, April 4, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Ireland-Apple tax probe goes on"  Examiner 9:02 PM
  • "Why the FBI Breach of the iPhone Is a Win for Users: Experts say 'lawful hacking' helps make software more secure" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:35 AM
  • "FBI will help US agencies with tools to unlock encrypted devices: The FBI did not commit on using the method tried on the San Bernardino iPhone" IDG News Service 6:25 AM
  • "FBI to help US law enforcement unlock iPhones, report says: Leaked FBI advisory tells state and local law enforcement that they are 'in this together' and federal agency will aid unlocking of iPhones where possible" The Guardian 6:47 AM
  • "Apple confident it'll find and patch the FBI's iPhone hack" BGR 6:39 AM
  • "Why the FBI Breach of the iPhone Is a Win for Users: Experts say 'lawful hacking' helps make software more secure" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:02 AM
  • "Apple confident it'll find and patch the FBI's iPhone hack" BGR 7:20 AM
  • "Apple's India Solution" Bloomberg 6:53 AM
  • "Samsung Lobbies Indian Government to Deny Apple Request to Sell Used iPhones" MacRumors 6:53 AM
OS X
News
  • "Office for Mac is getting a major boost from add-ins" TechRadar UK 6:48 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002" Apple Support 4:47 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Will It Go Round In Circles?" YMP Now 2:04 PM
  • "Turn On FTP on a Mac Running OS X El Capitan" Kirkville 1:59 PM
  • "How To Uninstall Apps In Mac OS X" MacMost 10:31 AM
  • "Fantastical 2.2 for OS X review: More maturity and integration with Exchange" Macworld 6:47 AM
  • "You'll want to be in the GRID driver's seat on your Mac" Apple World Today 7:20 AM
  • "Control A Mac's Clicks Without Clicks" Mac360 8:12 AM
  • "A Free And Easier Way To Do Mac Email" NoodleMac 8:13 AM
  • "How To Track Every Apple Product" TeraTalks 10:23 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Working Around Broken Mac App Store Test Account Switching" MJ Tsai 4:58 PM
  • "Say Goodbye To OS X On Your Mac" Mac360 10:24 AM
Press Releases
  • "1Password 6.2 for Mac adds automatic login naming + upgraded data importer" 9to5Mac 5:03 PM
  • "Ultima releases Commander One 1.5 - Newest version of its File Manager" prMac 12:02 PM
  • "Password Repository 3.3 for Mac" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "MacClean promises to improve security and privacy as well as clean your Mac" BetaNews 6:41 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Stores to transition from traditional plastic bags to paper in latest environmental move" 9to5Mac 6:58 PM
  • "Apple Stores to use paper, not plastic, bags in environmental push, report says" AppleInsider 8:14 PM
  • "Amazon is first, Apple third, in the 2016 RESCUECOM Computer Reliability Report" Apple World Today 9:51 AM
  • "No recovery from 'peak iPhone' this year, total shipments 'likely below 200M units' – KGI"  9to5Mac 7:47 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone shipments 'likely' to fall below 200M in 2016, insider says" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
  • "Siri update offers support for rape victims and suicide questions" Telegraph 6:44 AM
  • "Siri can now answer more of your baseball questions" The Verge 6:44 AM
  • "Apple upgrades Siri to be smarter about baseball, deeper historical knowledge spanning 28 leagues" 9to5Mac 6:55 AM
  • "The TSA spent $336,000 on an iPad app that decides what line you go in at security" The Next Web 6:40 AM
  • "New drone video shows Apple's massive new spaceship campus is coming together" The Verge 6:39 AM
  • "As wearables in workplace spread, so do legal concerns" MarketWatch 6:54 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "China Will Have Self-Driving Cars Before the US, Which Should Surprise No One" Gizmodo 8:02 PM
  • "Shake-up: Two Top Intel Executives in Charge of PC's and the Internet of Things Abruptly Leave" Patently Apple 7:12 PM
  • "This is the flying chainsaw drone you knew was coming: Fu-ture Killa Dronez, we onna swarm" The Verge 7:41 AM
  • "Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to View and Understand" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:42 AM
  • "BlackBerry ditches $1 privacy & control subscription in BBM, makes all features completely free" VentureBeat 7:39 AM
  • "Microsoft BUILD: much to chat about" AFP 7:37 AM
  • "HP taking over from Apple as driver of innovation, claims HP" SiliconRepublic 6:56 AM
  • "HP says its new ultra-thin laptop will out-innovate Apple: Big launch scheduled for Tuesday during a luxury conference" The Verge 6:35 AM
  • "2.6TB Data Leak Reveals Corruption Amongst World Leaders" Gizmodo 6:31 AM
  • "FCC proposes new privacy rules for ISPs" TechCrunch 7:18 AM
  • "In first India deal, Xiaomi leads $25M round for music/movie streaming firm Hungama" TechCrunch 7:18 AM
  • "Facebook's VR firm Oculus offers shipping refund" BBC 9:45 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With Wirecutter's Editor-in-Chief Jacqui Cheng" The Mac Observer 3:54 PM
  • "The Incomparable #294: Science Is Never Frightening!" Six Colors 2:35 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-04-04: iPhone SE Sales, Tesla Model 3" The Mac Observer 2:01 PM
  • "The MacJury Discusses The First Weekend With the iPad Pro 9.7-Inch" MacVoices 10:34 AM
  • "After 40 years is the Mac ready to become a 'truck' and make way for the iPad?" The MT Show 8:14 AM
  • "Out of School: Deploy 2016 - Apps and Accessories" Fraser Speirs 6:32 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Siri security flaw on iPhone 6s & 6s Plus grants access to Contacts and Photos without passcode"  AppleInsider 7:00 PM
  • "Dual Camera Said to Be Exclusive to 5.5-Inch iPhone 7" MacRumors 2:41 PM
  • "iPhone SE Found Less Durable Than 6 Series in Bend, Drop, and Water Tests" MacRumors 7:19 AM
  • "New 15" MacBook Pro in Rose Gold Shows Ultra Slim Form Factor and USB-C Port" TechEBlog 6:57 AM
  • "£120 high street device can unlock an iPhone within hours" Telegraph 6:56 AM
  • "Teardown Shows iPhone SE Recycles Older Models' Components" TechWeekEurope 6:56 AM
  • "The iPhone SE costs Apple £155 to build: Cut-price iPhone is still making firm a decent profit" The Inquirer 6:48 AM
  • "President Obama still not allowed to use an iPhone, but White House tech update mean his aides now can" 9to5Mac 6:43 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Rumours: Specs, Hardware & Release Date Rumours" Know Your Mobile 7:00 AM
  • "FreeBSD 10.3 arrives, adds Skylake support and improves UEFI boot loader" ZDNet 7:19 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "About the security content of iOS 9.3.1" Apple Support 5:03 PM
  • "Touch ID Not Working? Try These Simple Fixes" AppleBlend 12:21 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:57 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:57 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:57 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Top new 9.7' iPad Pro features + a few not-so-great features [Video] 9to5Mac 6:57 PM
  • "iPad Pro 9.7' teardown" iFixit 7:43 AM
  • "9.7' iPad Pro teardown finds 12.9' model's tech crammed into smaller, less repairable package" AppleInsider 1:59 PM
  • "9.7-inch iPad Pro teardown finds Samsung RAM, smaller battery, and same low repairability" 9to5Mac 11:32 AM
  • "iFixit teardown reveals 9.7in iPad Pro is 'kind of a mess': Harder to repair than Apple's 12.9in tablet" The Inquirer 7:43 AM
  • "iPad Pro 9.7 Teardown: This Thing Is Very, Very Full" Gizmodo 6:43 AM
  • "Galaxy S7 Edge vs iPhone 6S review: We pit the two iOS and Android flagships head to head" The Inquirer 7:01 AM
  • "Apple iPhone SE #ExpressReview: Compact size does not affect performance/Apple iPhone SE launches in India on April 8 at a price of Rs 39,000. Here's the first part of our review for this 4-inch iPhone." The Indian Express 6:53 AM
  • "iPhone SE More Fragile than iPhone 6s in SquareTrade Testing" The Mac Observer 5:22 PM
  • "Satechi's Aluminum Mobile Dock and Watch Stand: Solid and useful accessories" Apple World Today 3:53 PM
  • "Review: Apple's Bluetooth keyboard becomes full-size w/ Satechi's wireless aluminum keypad" 9to5Mac 4:59 PM
  • "Apple iPhone SE review: A miniature iPhone 6s for £359/Apple has taken the heart of an iPhone 6s and transplanted it into an iPhone 5s. The result is one of the finest compact phones there is" Alphr 6:38 AM
  • "5 Lightning headphones to buy when iPhone ditches the 3.5mm jack" Pocket-lint 6:55 AM
  • "Review: Audeze Sine" Wired 7:38 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Mile IQ is the BEST App for Logging Your Mileage" Best App Site 9:43 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use trackpad mode on iPhone and iPad" iMore 9:01 PM
  • "How to save iPhone storage by limiting the Messages app" Cult of Mac 5:01 PM
  • "How to switch apps on an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus without touching the home button" Apple World Today 7:43 AM
  • "How to use motor accessibility on iPhone and iPad" iMore 7:41 AM
  • "How to reset your Apple ID security questions and answers" iDownload Blog 7:01 AM
  • "How to switch iOS backup methods: A reader wants to backup and restore an iPad away from his usual iTunes setup." Macworld 6:39 AM
  • "How To Get iOS-Style App Launcher On Windows 10" Redmond Pie 6:34 AM
  • "How to Use One of iTunes' Best Features in Google Play Music" Gizmodo 8:05 AM
Tips
  • "Clear Out Some of Your iOS Device's 'Other' Storage" Kirkville 7:19 AM
  • "Fixing common problems with charging your iPhone or iPad" iDownload Blog 6:54 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Believe it or Not, Apple Could sell its 2 billionth iPhone by 2020" Patently Apple 4:56 PM
  • "Indian smartphone sellers fear iPhone 'snob value' as Apple plans to sell used handsets" AppleInsider 2:01 PM
  • "Can the iPad Pro really replace the PC? Apple thinks so. However, the enterprise tablet is still mostly functioning as a second or third device." TechRepublic 8:06 AM
  • "Apple Offers Two New Videos Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month" MacTrast 8:05 AM
  • "Apple's surge into India may have just hit a roadblock" Cult of Mac 7:20 AM
  • "Fitbit's CEO Thinks that Apple Watch just does Too Much" Patently Apple 7:19 AM
  • "Early Apple Retail Adventures"  Monday Note 7:01 AM
  • "FBI v. Apple: 'Unduly Burdensome'"  Tech.pinions 7:01 AM
  • "Why Apple ads depict a world packed with morning people: Here's why you can safely tune in to an iPhone launch to 40 minutes late and not miss the good bit" Alphr 6:55 AM
  • "10 crazy innovations the iPhone needs to be relevant again" T3 6:48 AM
  • "Apple at 40: Remembering when Steve Jobs went electric/The iPhone keynote was a highlight of Apple's whole ride."  Macworld 6:47 AM
  • "Newsletter Issue #853: Forty Years? Has It Been That Long?" The Tech Night Owl 6:34 AM
  • "The first person to hack the iPhone is working on self-driving cars -- and he just raised money from a big investor" Business Insider 6:47 AM
  • "Apple Went Sneaky On iPhone SE" Mac360 10:22 AM
  • "Dillan's Voice: iPad Helps Autistic Teen See His Words and Hold onto His Thoughts" The Mac Observer 6:06 PM
Non-Apple
  • "7 'popular' Twitter feeds with totally bogus follower counts" The Daily Dot 9:45 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "The Grotesque, Mesmerizing Weirdness Of #Dentistselfies" Wired 7:38 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of April 4: Home Automation, WordPress and iOS Security" The MUG Center 9:51 AM
  • "Notesero 1.0 for iPhone - A Beautifully Crafted Notes App For Daily Use" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "Peter Rabbit Now An Endless Text Runner on iOS" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "Free Driving School 2016 For iOS Puts Users Behind the Wheel of a Car, Truck or Bus" MacPrices.net 7:03 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Satya Nadella has reinvented Microsoft against the odds" Telegraph 9:07 AM
  • "Microsoft continues to bleed browser share at record rates" Computerworld 12:30 PM
  • "Takeaways from Microsoft's BUILD conference" CTV New 9:26 AM
  • "If Microsoft Helps Finance Yahoo, Data Will Drive Better Ads" MediaDailyNews 9:26 AM
  • "Microsoft's Azure cloud growing" Channel Eye 9:05 AM
  • "Microsoft's plan to take over gaming might actually work" TweakTown 9:24 AM
  • "Windows 10 Steals PC Gaming Crown: Now Most Popular OS With Steam Users" Forbes 9:17 AM
  • "Gamers love Windows 10" ghacks 9:05 AM
  • "Windows 10 Ready to Overtake Windows 7 in Some European Markets" Softpedia 9:04 AM
  • "Monkeys go wild: Microsoft makes Xamarin free" ComputerWeekly 9:03 AM
  • "IBM's Bluewolf Buy All About Salesforce Transformation" eWeek 5:02 PM
  • "IBM plans 'cognitive storage' to cut costs for big data and enterprises" ComputerWeekly 8:59 AM
  • "IBM Introduces Cognitive Storage" eWeek 7:13 PM
  • "IBM: A stumbling giant quietly regains its stride" CBS News 8:59 AM
  • "​Queensland govt to pay IBM's court fees in health payroll stoush" ZDNet 8:59 AM
  • "Qld govt ordered to pay legal costs in IBM payroll stoush" iTNews Australia 8:59 AM
  • "HP All-in-One Printer Remote app now available for Windows 10" WinBeta 8:45 AM
  • "Tech Data teams up with HP to help SMBs invest in printer tech" PCR Online 8:44 AM
  • "HP To Introduce A Premium Windows Device Tomorrow" MS Power User 8:45 AM
  • "Tech Data makes HP LaserJets affordable with Finance Scheme" Channel Info 8:43 AM
  • "HP taking over from Apple as driver of innovation, claims HP" SiliconRepublic 8:40 AM
  • "HP EliteOne 800 G2 AIO review" IT PRO 8:40 AM
  • "Blackstone snaps up HP's MphasiS in $1.1 billion deal" ZDNet 8:44 AM
  • "Blackstone buys Mphasis from HP" IndiaTimes 8:39 AM
  • "Blackstone to acquire HP's 60% stake in Mphasis" Live Mint 8:39 AM
  • "Dell Ranks 50 Global Cities Enabling Innovation and Change Through Technology" Dell 8:21 AM
  • "Japan's NTT Data buys Dell unit for $3.06 billion" Live Mint 8:19 AM
  • "HP Inc's Z Workstation line-up gets an Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 upgrade" The Inquirer 8:16 AM
  • "HP Inc updates Z Workstation line-up with latest Xeon chips boasting up to 22 cores" V3 8:16 AM
  • "Intel's Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 10-Core Broadwell-E Monster Processor Breaks Cover, 25MB Cache" HotHardware 9:01 PM
  • "Intel Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition listed in support docs" Hexus 8:15 AM
  • "Intel's Xeon E5 in the Clouds: 3D NAND SSDs Sweeten Deal" EE Times 8:15 AM
  • "Intel releases four new NVMe enterprise drives: Two with 3D NAND, two dual ported" SemiAccurate 4:53 PM
  • "Building a 32-Thread Xeon Monster PC for Less Than the Price of a Haswell-E Core i7" TechSpot 8:15 AM
  • "What Depreciation At Intel Says About Moore's Law" Seeking Alpha 2:02 PM
  • "Intel Says Two Senior Executives to Depart: PC chip head Kirk Skaugen, 'Internet of Things' chief Doug Davis leaving chip maker" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:53 PM
  • "Intel loses execs managing PCs and the Internet of Things: It's a blow to some of Intel's most important work." Engadget 7:13 PM
  • "Intel's New President Oversees Big Management Changes" Seeking Alpha 4:46 PM
  • "Veteran Intel execs Davis and Skaugen to depart" Seeking Alpha 4:47 PM
  • "AMD Earnings Report Suggests New Home Consoles Coming This Year" Softpedia 8:10 AM
  • "AMD Q4 earnings report suggests multiple console launches are set for this year" God is a Geek 8:09 AM
  • "PlayStation 4K, Nintendo NX Hardware in Late 2016, Hints AMD Earnings Report" SegementNext 8:09 AM
  • "Microsoft 'Poaches' Top Linux Executive From Oracle" TechWeekEurope 8:02 AM
  • "EMC's virtue is its VCE, but Cisco and NetApp's Flexpods slightly floppy" The Register 8:00 AM
  • "Cisco recalls switches that could short power to the case. And hurt you: You'll never think of 'Cisco Live' in quite the same way again" The Register 7:59 AM
  • "IoT Will Drive Tech Outside of IT" Re/code 4:53 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple: Even Market Saturation Will Not Stop Their Growth" Seeking Alpha 10:17 AM
  • "Apple Fights With Medium-Term Downtrend Line" Investing.com 6:55 AM
  • "Apple added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse" Seeking Alpha 6:52 AM
  • "Apple stock target raised to $150 as service offerings seen as doubling" MarketWatch 6:46 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks struggle to make headway as volatile oil weighs: U.S. stocks on Monday were dipping in and out of positive territory, tracking volatile oil prices, which overshadowed the positive effects of a recent dovish stance by the Federal Reserve." MarketWatch 11:22 AM
  • "Fed Worries, Crude Oil Team Up to Beat Down Wall Street" TheStreet 3:56 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: Stocks End Off 2016 Highs As Oil, Industrials, Materials Slump" Nasdaq 3:56 PM
  • "Google Play removes app made by the Taliban: The Taliban app was first discovered on Friday by SITE Intel Group, a website devoted to tracking jihadists online. The propaganda product was taken down shortly thereafter." CNNMoney 11:21 AM
  • "Stocks kick off the week lower: Dow drops 55 points" USA Today 3:57 PM
  • "Fed's Rosengren Sees Possible Rate Increases Sooner Than Markets Imply: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Monday that prices in futures markets imply traders may have reacted too strongly to volatility in recent months and warned they could be underestimating the possible pace of near-term rate increases." DowJones Newswires 11:17 AM
  • "U.S. Stocks Slide: Commodities prices slip, a negative for energy and materials shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
  • "Asian markets close mixed after a good-enough U.S. jobs report: Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after solid U.S. jobs data underscored a steady economic recovery in the world's largest economy and kept in play the prospect of gradual rate increases there." MarketWatch 7:39 AM
  • "European stocks end higher; telecoms slide as deal fizzles: European stocks finished modestly higher Monday, but the French telecom sector was hit hard as merger talks between Orange SA and Bouygues SA fell apart." MarketWatch 11:14 AM

 
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